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H.H. Bhakticharu Swami: Srila Prabhupada Realizations By Guru Maharaja : South-Africa Retreat 2010Transcription : Bhaktin Ramola Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi Prabhupada Realizations by HH Bhakti Charu Swami – Friday Morning- HH Bhakti Caru Swami -Drakenberg Seminar South Africa Ramayana means the glorious activities of Lord Ramacandra. But to understand the glories of the Sri Ramachandra, we have to understand the glory of Srila Prabhupada. Rather to [...] Australian News: HH Kadamba Kanana Swami is coming: Get your Harinam ready
HH Kadamba Kanana Swami’s Schedule, Sydney 2010 Tuesday 12-Oct Class at Temple 7:30 PM Wednesday 13-Oct SB Class 7:45 AM Thursday 14-Oct SB Class 7:45 AM Harinam in the City 7:00 PM Please come along and bring everyone you know Friday 15-Oct SB Class 7:45 AM Home program 42 Russell Avenue, Wahroonga (RSVP to Aseem prabhu – 0408 010 424) 7:00 PM Saturday 16-Oct SADHANA Retreat, Turramurra Sunday 17-Oct SADHANA Retreat, Turramurra Class at the temple 6:00 PM Check out the facebook Harinam page Harinam every thursday at 7pm come along Share this story your way:          
Australian News: Deities stolen from Houston temple, USA
OUSTON (KTRK) — Valuable statues were stolen from a temple in north Houston. Now, temple leaders say they are willing to pay the person who stole the statues to bring them back. The statues were taken from inside the Hare Krishna Temple at 34th and Golf. It involved the amount of faith invested in the objects inside the temple, and worshippers pleading for them to be returned. It is an ancient religion with precise rituals that revolve around the Hindu god Krishna and a host of deities. Food is offered to their statues several times a day. The figures are dressed in ornate clothing, and throughout the day, people pray before them. Except now, there is an empty spot at the altar where two statues — one of Krishna and the other of his female counterpart — are missing. They were stolen late Tuesday night. “My feeling is that it’s just a senseless type of thing,” temple priest Maha Hari Das said. “Somebody thought they could get a few dollars for it or something.” The statues are made of brass and weigh about 40 pounds each. Less precious than copper, they would bring a small amount of money if sold for scrap. But the temple’s concern is their spiritual value. Replacements take several months to make in India, followed by weeks of installation ritual. “And installation means we invite the lord to come and reside within the deity so that’s why it’s irreplaceable because then we don’t consider it a statue but the lord himself,” temple priest Chaitonya Das said. That’s why the loss is very personal to those who worship here. For now, they say their prayers to a framed picture of the statutes that were stolen, prayers offered for their safe return. Their faith includes the belief in karma, a divine payback for deeds — either good or bad. “Whatever they’ve done, such as sinful activities and they’d get punished for it,” Chaitonya Das said. “And if they return it, God would also forgive them, so the law of karma would work in their favor if they return it.” The philosophy leads the temple to what’s probably an extraordinary offer: the full replacement values of the statues will be given to whoever returns them; that includes the person who stole them in the first place. HPD also has informed all scrap metal businesses in Houston to be on the lookout for them. So far, they have no responses. (Copyright ©2010 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Share this story your way:Australian News: Harinama Party rains down the bliss onto Brisbane Australia: Bringing on the revolution!
The rain could not extinguish the fire from this Harinama Party. A 26 strong team of Devotees attended and chanted for 1.5hrs in Brisbane City pulling down a storm that swept the streets of the city clean. One whole bucket came down full of Prasadam cookies which were then distributed to the passersby who are hungry for spiritual nourishment. Nitai Gaura Premanandi! HARIBOL. We are expecting to see you all out on the streets. Come on! Show Brisbane how it’s done. I dare you, I double dare you!
Australian News: Man these cats really really wail: 24 Kirtan
All the big cats came down to the farm at Millfield in New South Wales on the east coast of Australia and man they really, really, wailed. The roof was blown off on a number of occasions, and the doors had to be kept open to prevent damage. Recently New Gokula Farm in Millfield, near Cessnock NSW, hosted the latest 24 Hour Kirtan festival, and what a festival it was. Devotees came from everywhere to participate in the event in the beautiful surroundings of the farm. The entire event sound mixed by Ekendra Dasa and was broadcast live via the interenet with and audio and video stream powered by Sitapati Dasa of www.kirtanaustralia.com extending the reach of the event to a world audience.
“I felt the festival was a success for one standout reason,” Says Nimai Hawkins the driving force behind the New Golkula festival. “Everyone gave kirtan everything they had.” Nimai sees a connection between the 24 Kirtan series and street Harinam. According to Nimai 24 hour kirtan is not a mater of preaching to the converted. “Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu locked the doors of Srivas Angam when they held their all night kirtans. Not only were there no ‘newcomers’ present but they were banned. The hidden presence of a relative of one of the devotees was nearly made punishable. We are of course not banning newcomers from our programs but welcoming them with open arms. Yet still, why did Mahaprabhu do this?” Nimai says. “To me the answer is,” Nimai continues, “that Mahaprabhu wanted to set an example of how to inspire devotees. If we’re always preaching and we forget that we have to remain inspired ourselves and go back home back to Godhead in this lifetime then what’s the benefit? When we associate with our intimate friends and fire each other up to get out on the street than we remain in such a state of enthusiasm and never lose devotees along the way.” “These are my realizations on this program of chanting and dancing,” Nimai says. “All devotees should pursue a life of Harinam Sankirtan in the close intimate sadhu sanga of 24 hour kirtans or in the revolutionary spirit of saving the world on harinam.” “I am 1000% behind the Harinam sankirtan revolution,” Nimai says. “There is not a flicker of doubt in my mind that this is the only way to save not just our society but the entire world from the perils of the onslaught of Kali yuga. I am seeing all my friends, who were just a year or so ago not so interested in Krishna consciousness, pursue chanting with a determination unrivaled anywhere in the world.”
The farm is the home of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda. These beautiful deities share the altar in the temple with Gaura Nitai, Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Lady Subhadra and the parampara of ISKCON. The farm is nestled on 500 acres pn the edge of a leafy forest at the base of a large tree covered hill. The luckiest cows in the coutry live here under the loving care of Kaliya Krsna Dasa. Check out the New Gokula web site by clicking here. Re-live the event by watching the final kirtan
Australian News: Happy Birthday John Lennon
Dear John Lennon, Happy Birthday to you mate. I hope Prabhupad is letting you stay at his place, after you so gracioulsy let him stay at yours ‘All those years ago,’ and say hello to George for me. ‘Tell him I love him.’* Antony
*I once read that in his last days, Srila Prabhupada took a ring from his finger and said to the devotees attending him: “Give this to George, tell him I love him.” Share this story your way:Bhakta Chuck, CT, USA: Friday Night Oxen #25Hello Everyone, to see a picture from Erika’s archive of J & J 2008 (click their tab and scroll) Tolerance
Please take a some time to visit the Care For Cows website, read the October Newsletter, watch some videos, become inspired. Best Wishes, in service to the Oxen, Chuck Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare         ISKCON News.com: Ganges recreated at ISKCON Juhu for World Holy Name Week
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Kadamba Kanana SwamiSrimad Bhagavatam 11.25.14 - It is lust only, the all-devouring sinful enemy of this world. Japa Group: Attachment To Krishna Himself
Chanting of Hare Krishna is meant to bring us attachment to Krishna Himself, to please Krishna and eventually to invoke our pure love for Krishna. We should chant with that in mind. From Viraha Bhavan #94  ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Bonfire Kirtan!Recently, members of our Toronto Temple Council, along with Bhaktimarga Swami joined representatives form ISKCON Centres across Canada for the Annual Canadian Leaders Meeting in Wakefield, Quebec. In this video HH Bhaktimarga Swami leads a rocking kirtan by the bonfire one evening. Video courtesy of Radha Krishna devi dasi.
 H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 953:50 A.M.From Namamrta by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: “While chanting the holy name, one should not desire material advancement: [Isvara Puri to Lord Caitanya]: “‘Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are known as the four goals of life, but before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal, these appear as insignificant as straws in the street.’” “While chanting the holy name of the Lord, one should not desire the material advancements represented by economic development, religiosity, sense gratification and ultimately liberation from the material world. As stated by Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the highest perfection in life is to develop one’s love for Krishna (prema pumartho mahan sri-caitanya-mahaprabhor matam idam). When we compare love of Godhead with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation, we can understand that these achievements may be desirable objectives for bubhuksus, or those who desire to enjoy this material world, and mumuksus, or those who desire liberation from it, but they are very insignificant in the eyes of a pure devotee who has developed bhava, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.84) Chanting Hare Krishna should not be done for achieving material happiness. It is a process intended for something much higher. The goals of material achievement are considered as not important to those who chant Hare Krishna. The great followers of Lord Caitanya gave up seeking material achievements when they turned to being followers of the Lord. Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami and Raghunatha dasa Goswami gave up posts of opulent material wealth when they followed the Lord. They were satisfied to live as mendicants with very little material possessions. They had the possession of bhava and found material life distasteful. Certainly they did not chant Hare Krishna trying again to achieve material enjoyment or liberation. Chanting of Hare Krishna is an entirely different thing intended to please Krishna and bring the chanter to the preliminary stage of love of Godhead. Lord Caitanya says in Siksastakam that He does not desire wealth or beautiful women or followers, but all He wants is the Lord’s devotional service, life after life. There is a deliberate avoidance of the material advantages for the chanters of Hare Krishna, since they see these things as impediments to spiritual advancement. The opposite is never true: that chanters perform their japa and kirtana in an attempt to gain material advancement. I awoke this morning with a headache at 1:30 A.M. It was sharp, and I took medication and began chanting with impairment. I have been in a slump in recent weeks in terms of speed. I do not know the cause of it, but the chanting is slower than I want it to be, and when it is slower it tends to be less attentive. I will discuss it with Narayana Kavaca when he comes back in a few days and see if I can come up with a solution. From 1:30-3:30 A.M. I barely chanted 12 rounds, and they were not the best. Do not chant H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: One Hundred Prabhupada Poems
One Hundred Prabhupada Poems, #52 Funny the ways of your disciples, Prabhupada, You remain the center of the Hare Krishna movement Odd how I forget you and come back to you. So many mistakes and still so that Krishna will see you and be pleased.” H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: Everyone Can See KrishnaKrishna is avyakta, unseen by handsome and dangerous, He’s present fully in His He hears us when we The complete, surrendered art Don’t say He can’t be seen. H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: Something to ReadFree write
I turned at random to Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 1, Chapter 19, verse 32: “You are the spiritual master of great saints and devotees. I am therefore begging you to show the way of perfection for all persons, and especially for one who is about to die.” Unless one is truly anxious to inquire about the way of perfection, there is no need to approach a spiritual master. Some people accept a spiritual master as a kind of pet just to say they have a guru, but they don’t really inquire from him about the absolute, nor do they follow any austerities or orders given by a bona-fide spiritual master. The pseudo-disciple and pseudo-spiritual master go to hell. Maharaja Pariksit is the right kind of disciple because he puts forward questions which are of concern for all people, especially for the dying. Maharaja Pariksit knew that he had seven days to live, but we don’t know if we have even seven minutes to live. We should be anxious to inquire about what a person should hear, chant, remember and worship, and what he should not do. This question put forward by Maharaja Pariksit is the complete thesis of the Bhagavatam, and we should study how the great master replied. It is not just for Maharaja Pariksit but for everyone, because everyone is about to die. Saci read me about the relationship of Lord Caitanya and Jagadananda Pandita, which is like the relationship between Krishna and Satyabhama. Jagadananda Pandita brought aromatic oil from Navadvipa, but Lord Caitanya refused to use it. Jagadananda Pandita smashed the jar in the courtyard and went home and locked himself in his house. Three days later Lord Caitanya went there and asked Jagadananda Pandita to cook for Him. Jagadananda happily cooked a wonderful lunch and made Lord Caitanya eat ten times more than He usually ate. In another incident, Jagadananda Pandita made a comfortable bed for Lord Caitanya out of red silk fibers with a pillow. The Lord refused to use it. Svarupa Damodara made a simpler bed out of banana leaf fibers, and the Lord accepted it. Jagadananda was angry. He asked for permission to go to Vrndavana, and the Lord reluctantly allowed him to go. They had a very close relationship, but it was often expressed in quarrels. Can you go deeper? I am what I am. “Are you a pure devotee?” Vishnujvara asked me in front a roomful of disciples. I gave some evasive answer. “Are you on the spiritual plane?” another man asked me. What you see is what you get. If I knew, I wouldn’t tell you. Wise-guy answers to impertinent questions. Taken from Writing Sessions, the scrapple of the apple. Nutty. Evidence. In walked Bud. Giant steps. After the rain. We could make beautiful music together. All the things you could be by now if Sigmund Freud’s wife was your mother. They goof around. Some more Hare Krishna devotees moving into the neighborhood. A man moving up here because his ex-wife and new husband moved here, and he wants to see his children on the weekends. Marital strife. Krishna digs down deep in the mine. He crawled into the long tunnel where the king of bears, Jambhavana, lived. He fought with him about 28 days until the gorilla or bear admitted to himself, “This must be God,” and he gave up. He turned over the jewel and his daughter to Krishna. Krishna digs deep. He stuck His tusk into the demon Hiranyaksa, or rather He picked up the earth in His tusk. He fought in different avatar forms. Stuck His red-hot fist down Kesi, the horse-demon’s, throat. Brought Trnavarta down from the sky by becoming heavier than lead. He punched Kamsa to death. Our dear protector. He delivers the demons, gives them transcendental situations. Our dear beloved, captured the hearts of all the young women. They all wanted to marry Him. He married 16,000 wives captured by Bhaumasura. He gave them each a palace to live in in Dvaraka. He is the impersonal brahmajyoti and the Supersoul. We’ll get through the storms and if I perish, please post this writing on Facebook for the benefit of readers so they don’t have to read People magazine or Time, or even an interpretation of Vedanta-sutra. Make it easy. ISKCON News.com: Bishops Criticise Holding of Abortion Seminar
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Akrura das, Gita Coaching: THE ONLY CONSIDERATIONIn Vedic literature it is said that God, Krsna, simply accepts your bhāva or your situation, how much you have developed your attraction for God, or Krsna.  Akrura das, Gita Coaching: DHARMAYou have got love within you. You want to love somebody. A young boy tries to love a young girl, young girl tries to love another young boy. This is natural, because the love is there. But we have created certain circumstances that love is being frustrated. Why? Everyone is frustrated. Husband, wife, boys, girls, man to man, states to states, everywhere, the love is not being utilized properly. Why? The missing point is that we have forgotten to love the Supreme Person. That is the disease.  Kripamoya dasa, UK: Upcoming FestivalsHere are the flyers for our upcoming festivals of The Burning of Ravana (Dusherra) and The Festival of Lights (Diwali). I have recorded three short video clips to explain about these two festivals, and also about the month of Kartika (23rd October to 21st November) and the celebration of Govardhana Puja (Annakuta). You can see them at www.krishnatemple.com. At least the first one is up at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqJCXU86gfw
        ISKCON News.com: The Logic of the Absolute
Kurma dasa, AU: Yamuna Devi Recipe # 16 : Cardamom Shortbread Cookies (Elaiche Gaja)Yet more recipes by my cooking guru, Yamuna Devi. Before attempting to cook any of her recipes, make sure you are aware of the difference between US measures and Australian/metric measures. See below*
This buttery cookie bears some resemblances to Scottish shortbread. To the basic recipe, try one of the following additions: ¼ cup ground pecans, cashews, almonds, pistachios or walnuts or 3 tablespoons puree of dried mango, apples, cherries or papaya. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes, Baking time: 1 hour, Makes: 2 dozen small bars. 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, 1 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds or 2 teaspoons fresh ginger paste, ½ cup (110g) superfine sugar or jaggery, 2½ cups (300g) unbleached white flour, ½ cup (85g) fine semolina (pasta flour), ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon baking powder. Preheat the oven to 250 F (120 C). Cream the butter and cardamom or ginger in a mixing bowl, then gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. (If you are using a dried fruit puree, work it into the sugar-butter mixture). Combine the flour, semolina, salt and baking powder on a sheet of waxed paper and mix well. (If you are using nuts, add them to the dry ingredients). Add the dry mixture to the butter and work with your hands until thoroughly blended into a dough. Alternatively, place all of the ingredients in an electric mixer, and with a dough hook, mix on low speed until thoroughly blended. Press into an 8x10–inch (20x25cm) rectangle on an ungreased baking tray. Score the surface to make 24 cookies, and prick the surface with fork tines at 1-inch (2.5 cm) intervals. Bake for about 1 hour or until pale gold but not brown. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Carefully cut again over the scored markings. (If you want to sprinkle the surface with sugar, do it as soon as it comes out of the oven).*Note that since Yamuna wrote her recipes using US measurements, the weights are in US with metric in brackets. More importantly, her tablespoons are US (15ml) whereas Australian/metric tablespoons are 20ml. So if you follow these recipes using metric measures, your tablespoons should be scant. Similarly, the US cup is 240ml as distinct from the Australian/metric 250ml cup. The same scant measuring should thus apply to Australian/metric cup users. The teaspoon is a universal 5ml. ISKCON News.com: An Ancient Power
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Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Bhajan - Mukunda das - Hare Krishna - 3/5
Mukunda das singing a Hare Krishna bhajan at a home program. Mukunda (vocals), Kapil (drum), Gopinath (flute) Dallas, TX Download: 2010-07-10 - 3 - Mukunda das - Hare Krishna.mp3 Dandavats.com: Yeah! Another Saturday night Hari NamaParasuram das: Singers are Giri Dhari Prabhu and Govinda Prabhu. The Saturday night Hari Nama is made up of individuals who don't live in Temples. It's a spontaneous job. There are many Hari Nama parties going out every day in London - Yeah! But they don't rock like us |
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H.H. Bhakticharu Swami: Srila Prabhupada Realizations By Guru Maharaja : South-Africa Retreat 2010
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