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- H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Thursday 10 March 2011--Steady Through Happiness and Distress--and--Krishna Consciousness on the Job
- ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Deity Darshan: Sunday, March 6th, 2011
- ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Kadamba Kanana Swami
- ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana
- H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
- H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Monday, March 7th, 2011
- H.H. Sivarama Swami
- Kurma dasa, AU: The Return of The Big K Burger
- Kripamoya dasa, UK: Stop the Clocks
- Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: How Srila Prabhupada's books are sold
- Maddy Jean-claude Durr, New Govardhana, AU: Revival of Sankirtana Saturday in Radhadesh (Part2)
- Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Prahladananda Swami - Gita Jayanti - The Meaning of the Gita
- Jahnavi, UK: Stop The Clocks
- Japa Group: It Is Also An Offense To Be Inattentive
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Hazel Nut Blooms
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Srila Prabhupada's Letters
- Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Gauranga! Gauranga! Gauranga is coming! Gauranga! (Part 1 of 11)
- Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Gauranga! Gauranga! Gauranga is coming! Gauranga! (Part 1 de 11)
- H.H. Sivarama Swami: Anyone here seen my old friend Harivamsa…
- Deva Gaura Hari, AU: Coming or going - the Dhama gives so much mercy
- Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur
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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Thursday 10 March 2011--Steady Through Happiness and Distress--and--Krishna Consciousness on the Job
A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course(tm) Thursday 10 March 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. Today's Thought: Steady Through Happiness and Distress Uploaded from Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin, Texas USA Just as the seasons regularly change, in this material world we are regularly faced with the dualities of happiness and distress. Just as the seasons cannot be changed, the happiness and distress of this material existence will continue to go on in a cyclical fashion. Therefore we should not allow ourselves to be disturbed in any situation and should continue to execute the duties given to us by our spiritual master in all circumstances. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: Krishna Consciousness on the Job Gurudeva, many of Krishna's devotees have normal everyday jobs. Therefore, can you please explain how the devotees transform their mundane employment into a Krishna conscious activity? Your humble servant, Li Di Answer: Offer the Results to Krishna The devotee makes his job Krishna conscious by engaging the income derived from it in Krishna's service. In this way his job becomes perfectly dovetailed in Krishna's service. In other words, he spends his income in a manner that is pleasing to Krishna. In this way just as Arjuna engaged his job in Krishna's service and became fully satisfied, the devotee also engages his job in the service of Krishna and becomes fully satisfied. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Transcendental Resources: Receive the Special Blessings of Krishna Now you too can render the greatest service to the suffering humanity and attract the all-auspicious blessings of Lord Sri Krishna upon yourself and your family by assisting our mission. Lectures and Kirtans in Audio and Video: Link to High Definition Videos Link to Over 1,000 Lecture Audios Lecture-Travel Schedule for 2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? Check out the resources at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com or write Sankarshan Das Adhikari at: sda@backtohome.com Get your copy today of the world's greatest self-realization guide book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is available at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/store Know someone who could benefit from this? Forward it to them. Searchable archives of all of course material: http://www.sda-archives.com Receive Thought for the Day as an RSS feed: http://www.backtohome.com/rss.htm Unsubscribe or change your email address Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Daily_Thought Copyright 2005-2011 by Ultimate Self Realization.Com Distribution of this material is encouraged. Simply we request you to acknowledge where it is coming from with a link to our sign up page: http://www.backtohome.com Our records indicate that at requested to be enrolled to receive e-mails from the Ultimate Self Realization Course at: This request was made on: From the following IP address:
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ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Deity Darshan: Sunday, March 6th, 2011
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Kadamba Kanana Swami
Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.5 - We are very fortunate to take birth in this particular Kali yuga because Panca-Tattva have broken the seal of storehouse of love of Godhead (sei panca-tattva mili' prthivi asiya).
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana
Now that we are able to go on the altar to take pictures, you can view Their Lordships in slightly different and varied angles.
For example, you can clearly see the half-open lotus in Lord Nityananda's hand and the full-bloom lotus in Lord Gauranga's hand.
Amazing Sri Sri Radha Ballabha have never felt so present.
And we get the full extent of Sri Sri Jagannatha and Balarama's fancy turbans.
Please enjoy the close-ups of today's darsana; it feels like standing right there, in front of the Deities.
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H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Space and Next Year
Mayapura, India
The Russians arrived. As each year passes hundreds and hundreds of them fly to India and then flock to the various places of pilgrimages in the surrounding area of Mayapura. Many pilgrims arrive from all over India as us for the same reasons -to hear from great speakers about the spiritual science of the self. There are Chinese devotees,
people of Hispanic origin, east and western Europe, Aussies, even North Americans.
To accommodate the multi-cultural reality, pilgrims are divided as English-speaking, Hindi and Russian. Promptly, pilgrims board a bus or just walk to their respective places for a days experience of purification. Some have prepared their backpack arrangements for a five day stretch.
Our last performance of "The Three Lives of Bharat" in Mayapura was last night. That makes today tidy-up wind down day before our drama crew leaves for Gujarat. It means I have some time to meditate on future projects. It also means I'm a pilgrim today. It does involve looking at my personal use of space in this dhama (sacred space) in the most relevant way. In particular I'm holding a keen interest on the place that I spend the most time -the samadhi.
In the morning I attend the arati at the samadhi and often end up leading the chant. With the acoustics being what they are (an absolute disaster for musical instruments) I am considering why not put a positive spin to the use of the facility? The cavernous dome is highly non-conducive to drum, harmonium or cymbals but when singing with a soft and slow pace we could perhaps realize that here is a sacred space fit for the beauty of the human voice only.
I was speaking with Vaiyasaki, a celebrated kirtan leader, who travels the globe on a concert circuit. We both came up with the idea of using the samadhi space as Gregorian chanters would do, only here we could call it "Gaurian" chants named after the golden avatara Gaura or Chaitanya. The name sounded right and so now we will experiment with mantras in the space without the echoing musical instruments.
My last point about the samadhi is the lower level where the auditorium is situated. This place is under used and under-rated. It has turned out not to be a bad facility for our dramas. I've been considering using the auditorium to do matinee session hosting all school children in the area to see our dramas leaving them with an impactful message. That's for next year. What do readers think?
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H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Monday, March 7th, 2011
Where Adventure Can Take You
Mayapura, India
A young family man, Arjuna, who came for pilgrimage from Delhi enjoyed the trek through the fields with me. We stuck to the edge and dared not walk on crops. Why this route? Well, it just happened that way. It wasn't intended. A little adventuresome spirit is what we caught ourselves in.
In '78, that is how you ventured to the Ganges via the edge of a field when she was a good ten minute walk away as I recall.
This mighty river changes her course all the time which says something about her adventurous and restless nature.
Arjuna was telling me about his evening's escapade, or rather, the escapade encountered by one of his Delhi companions, who in the middle of the night received an uninvited guest into his ear. During the fellow's sleep a little beetle entered his ear making his way to the ear drum. No doubt the little guy was on an adventure. Unfortunately his new territory was giving pain to the owner, whose evening was most uncomfortable. Unnerving for sure!
Some from among the Delhi pilgrims recommended drowning the intruder and so water was place in the follow's ear, enough of it to cause the little critter to surface and send him on his way. The Delhi baba was relieved.
In the Gita the ear is referred to as one of the nine gates or entranceways into the body. Out of curiosity anything sizable has a chance to explore it. I don't know the story of Alice in Wonderland very well, but didn't the girl enter a rabbit's hole and explore a world far beyond her own? I like the story of Hanuman who through mystic siddhi became miniature in order to fly around in the palace of the notorious Ravana.
Travel can take you to amazing explorations. I'm just glad that one evening in late December in '72 at a restless moment I decided to venture to Bonimart mall when I met fine devotee monks. That crazy adventure led me to the truth and changed me forever.
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H.H. Sivarama Swami
We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.
- Madeleine L’Engle
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Kurma dasa, AU: The Return of The Big K Burger
Anita from Hong Kong writes:
"I have seen your recipe for burgers but I do not intend to make 300 pieces. Can you give me the recipe for a smaller amount. Thank you, Anita."
My reply:
Here's a recipe from my book 'Quick Vegetarian Dishes':
Vegie Burgers "With the Lot"
I was searching far and wide for a quick vegie burger recipe, and found a great one, quite by chance, on an Internet cooking seminar for kids. Here it is, slightly improved, courtesy of Jayasri Devi of Crescent City, California. Makes 16 burgers.
2 cups fine oatmeal, 2 teaspoons Italian mixed herbs, 1 teaspoon yellow asafetida powder, 1½ cups boiling water, ½ cup peanut butter, ½ cup very well-cooked chickpeas, mashed, 2 cups dry breadcrumbs, 5 tablespoons quality tamari or soy sauce, 1½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup very finely chopped celery, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, ¼ cup finely chopped parsley, oil for pan-frying, burger buns and all the trimmings of your choice.
Mix together the oatmeal, herbs and asafetida in a bowl and pour on the boiling water. Mix well and set aside for 5 minutes.
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Kripamoya dasa, UK: Stop the Clocks
A dear friend passed away this morning. I didn’t have time to write anything today, but my daughter Jahnavi did. I thought I’d share it with you here. Please say a prayer for my friend, Harivamsa Das.
Today began with a 4am drive into central London, where a dear friend and uncle was passing away. It was quite unexpected, as these things usually are. We bundled out of the car into the biting March wind, desperately trying to find the main entrance to the hospital. Lights were out, seats empty – reception desks abandoned in the early hours. Unusual things catch your attention in such moments, and I noticed the chorus of birds singing incredibly sweetly just before we reached the sliding doors.
Upstairs in the ICU, close to fifty friends and family had gathered to say a last farewell. Nurses were even threatening to call security as the number swelled and the hallways became packed with clusters of people. I had a couple of minutes to say goodbye – a strange, dreamlike moment amidst the chaos, then back downstairs to wait. It wasn’t long. Death comes fast, especially when you least expect it. According to the culture of bhakti yoga, the most important thing to do in times of happiness or distress is chant the names of God. In doing so we connect with our Divine source, with each other and with our essential nature. So even though it probably turned some heads on a Thursday morning in the hospital reception, we sung our hearts out. Tears streamed and voices rose, some ragged, some strong and powerful, determined to make this moment count. We sang for the safe passage of our dear friend, we sang to honour him, and we sang because that is what we do.
My Dad and I sat for a while when we got home, reflecting on the reality of death, and the lessons we must learn and learn again, each time we lose another dear one. He remarked that whilst we spend so much of life worrying about our own happiness and satisfaction, what ultimately matters at the end is how much we did for others. These moments, the times we serve, the times we care, nurture, assist and selflessly give, accumulate like the tiny particles of pollen on the leg of a bee. Though they may seem insignificant, it is these tiny, golden specks that collect in life’s jar to become the honey. No one knows when their time will come, but whenever it does, the jar will reveal how much you made a difference in the lives of those around you.
As much as death is a sad occasion, it is a cause for celebration. The person that leaves us also gives a gift – the chance to reexamine who we hold dear and cherish them, the chance to look again at the things we choose to prioritise and most of all, the chance to come together and sing in kirtan – the beating heart of the bhakti tradition.
Two years ago I wrote a little adaptation of the famous W.H. Auden poem – ‘Stop The Clocks’. It is quite melancholy, and often read at funerals, but this version speaks more of the way I see this last farewell.
Vaishnava Farewell
after W.H. Auden
The sun will rise soon, throw off your sleep,
Today we will celebrate, we shall not weep,
Leave your houses as bells resound,
Let the drums and cymbals be heard all around.
Let unseen aeroplanes circle above,
Let them gather to hear our offerings of love
Hang fragrant garlands around each door
Give rice in hand to the young and poor
The shore bears witness as we honour you today,
May our prayers be your ferry as the ocean gives way
You have nothing to fear as you leave this place,
Run now, run to his waiting embrace!
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Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: How Srila Prabhupada's books are sold
As we all know, Prabhupada gave a lot of emphasis to book production and distribution. Before '75 most of our books were being imported, but then we started our own book production around June of '75. So we had arranged...we had a member called Mr. Gupta, I believe, he had a very big bookstore in downtown at Floral(?) Fountain. So we had arranged a very big book display for Srila Prabhupada's books. We had Prabhupada's books in the shop in the window, we had a rack with Prabhupada's books, we had posters designed advertising Prabhupada's books, it was a real big promotion. So we ran this promotion for one month. Now, even after one month it was discovered that not many books were sold, not as many as we had hoped would be sold. So I went to Prabhupada and gave the report. So Prabhupada said, "My books are sold because of the enthusiasm of my disciples, and in these bookstores naturally the salesman are not enthusiastic." Prabhupada was not discouraged, but he made it clear that his books get sold because of the enthusiasm of his disciples.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Gopal Krishna Maharaja
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Maddy Jean-claude Durr, New Govardhana, AU: Revival of Sankirtana Saturday in Radhadesh (Part2)
Saturday 23rd, February 2011.
We raced down for our Saturday cooking shift. Nimai jumped in to cook up a khitchri, full of flavour and goodness, so all I had to do was chop up some vegies, while Krsna Dasa whipped up an awesome salad. I didn’t mind the change of role, being a bit run down and I would need all the energy I could get for the upcoming Sankirtana Saturday. Whilst we were cooking, we had Partha Sarathi’s class on the radio. He was making some nice points to encourage devotees in preaching and in their day to day lives of service to Radha Gopinatha.
The troopers all met on the front steps in a timely fashion. We had massed enough people now that we had to use three cars! Twenty four devotees were ready to go out and distribute Srila Prabhupada’s literature to the masses. We quickly loaded our books, our lunch snacks (made by Kumari Mataji and co) and our bodies into the vans. Off we went, back again to Maastricht.
We parked in a backstreet and the devotees all jumped out to load their book bags. Before we could even blink, Partha distributed a book to a man and his dog. The dog’s name was Rocky; a dog is a man’s best friend so if you make friends with his dog you make friends with him. Two cars drove into the centre to drop off the distributors, while our carload walked, some distributing on the way. Everyone was fired up and had big smiles on their faces.
I came to the square (where the action usually is for the first part of the day) to see what was going on. Santusha had stopped one little boy and asked him about reincarnation. To her surprise the boy managed to explain the whole process all the way up to liberation (or Nirvana in his terms). Partha decided to engage him further and had a good laugh, hearing the intelligent anecdotes the boy came up with. I considered the boy some kind of spiritual practitioner from a previous life, because he seemed to be way ahead of his times.
Eventually I teamed up with Krsna Dasa to feed off his inspiration. He had been going out a lot since our last Sankirtana Saturday and was becoming more and more inspired in the missionary spirit. I still technically knew some things about distributing from previous experiences but I really needed the kick start of inspiring association, thus I thought it would be a good team. We had the bottle neck out front of a large mall and we stopped whoever we could. I focused on putting books in people’s hands and let Krsna Dasa engage them with his elaborate speeches. People were mesmerized by his speech and his effulgence; all I had to do was add the comic relief.
We began to walk around and find the other distributors. The girls were in one group, marching like soldiers and stopping people whenever they could. We found Nimai distributing in Dutch, like a lightning bolt, to every wandering soul. His sankirtana spirit had also been soaring in the last month or so and now he was flaring it on the street. It was pleasing to note on this point that a third of our distributors were second generation youth. More and more the European youth were taking seriously the mission of Srila Prabhupada, wielding the banner of Lord Caitanya’s mercy as their own.
As we walked, we all of a sudden noticed that the crowds of people next to us had almost frozen and were walking in slow motion. Eventually the group expanded as more and more began to follow their slow trend. I caught sight of multiple cameras and realized that it was some kind of publicity stunt. One man from the crowd began to talk to us. “You are out and should strive to get back in.” He was a little crazy but I caught the drift of the whole operation. Maastricht was a mass consumer area and they were trying to point out the zombie-like followings of the world in modern times. Basically they were trying to point out that everyone was in Maya. It was pleasing to see that we weren’t the only propagators of the need for a change of consciousness. Partha Sarathi even talked with a political group that was propagating cow protection so it was quite encouraging for us. It seemed that the world was starting to make a consciousness shift that was in line with the needed rise of Krsna consciousness.
Eventually the rain sunk in but the book distributors continued. Partha commented that the rain signified the demigods being pleased with the sankirtana yajna. I concurred and circled the area with him, checking on all the distributors. It was hard to find a face of a sankirtana devotee that wasn’t smiling. Eventually we had to wrap up the operation but it seemed difficult to stop them from all distributing. Finally we stuffed them all back in the cars and made our way home.We finished the night at the restaurant, for complimentary meals and announcements. Partha gave everyone a piece of wood from the first Rathayatra cart of ISKCON, built by HG Jayananda Prabhu in the early days. He also handed out little bags filled with dirt from Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Samadhi. We all left with a full heart and a full belly. There had been over three hundred books distributed and we all felt like contributors. The magic just seemed to expand in our revival of Sankirtana Saturday.
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Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Prahladananda Swami - Gita Jayanti - The Meaning of the Gita
Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Prahladananda Swami - Gita Jayanti - The Meaning of the Gita
Prahaladananda Swami speaking at the conclusion of the reading of the Bhagavad Gita during GIta Jayatanti. He speaks on the Meaning of the Gita.
Dallas, TX
2010-12-16
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Jahnavi, UK: Stop The Clocks
Today began with a 4am drive into central London, where a dear friend and uncle was passing away. It was quite unexpected, as these things usually are. We bundled out of the car into the biting March wind, desperately trying to find the main entrance to the hospital. Lights were out, seats empty – reception desks abandoned in the early hours. Unusual things catch your attention in such moments, and I noticed the chorus of birds singing incredibly sweetly just before we reached the sliding doors.
Upstairs in the ICU, close to fifty friends and family had gathered to say a last farewell. Nurses were even threatening to call security as the number swelled and the hallways became packed with clusters of people. I had a couple of minutes to say goodbye – a strange, dreamlike moment amidst the chaos, then back downstairs to wait. It wasn’t long. Death comes fast, especially when you least expect it. According to the culture of bhakti yoga, the most important thing to do in times of happiness or distress is chant the names of God. In doing so we connect with our Divine source, with each other and with our essential nature. So even though it probably turned some heads on a Thursday morning in the hospital reception, we sung our hearts out. Tears streamed and voices rose, some ragged, some strong and powerful, determined to make this moment count. We sang for the safe passage of our dear friend, we sang to honour him, and we sang because that is what we do.
My Dad and I sat for a while when we got home, reflecting on the reality of death, and the lessons we must learn and learn again, each time we lose another dear one. He remarked that whilst we spend so much of life worrying about our own happiness and satisfaction, what ultimately matters at the end is how much we did for others. These moments, the times we serve, the times we care, nurture, assist and selflessly give, accumulate like the tiny particles of pollen on the leg of a bee. Though they may seem insignificant, it is these tiny, golden specks that collect in life’s jar to become the honey. No one knows when their time will come, but whenever it does, the jar will reveal how much you made a difference in the lives of those around you.
As much as death is a sad occasion, it is a cause for celebration. The person that leaves us also gives a gift – the chance to reexamine who we hold dear and cherish them, the chance to look again at the things we choose to prioritise and most of all, the chance to come together and sing in kirtan – the beating heart of the bhakti tradition.
Two years ago I wrote a little adaptation of the famous W.H. Auden poem – ‘Stop The Clocks’. It is quite melancholy, and often read at funerals, but this version speaks more of the way I see this last farewell.
Vaishnava Farewell
after W.H. Auden
The sun will rise soon, throw off your sleep,
Today we will celebrate, we shall not weep,
Leave your houses as bells resound,
Let the drums and cymbals be heard all around.
Let unseen aeroplanes circle above,
Let them gather to hear our offerings of love
Hang fragrant garlands around each door
Give rice in hand to the young and poor
The shore bears witness as we honour you today,
May our prayers be your ferry as the ocean gives way
You have nothing to fear as you leave this place,
Run now, run to his waiting embrace!
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Japa Group: It Is Also An Offense To Be Inattentive
It is also an offense to be inattentive while chanting. The mind is always going this way and that, but we have to chant and bring the mind back under the control of the higher self. If you don’t at least struggle to control the mind, your chanting will be a very lackadaisical thing.
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1969 March 9: "The instruction is absurd. Don't be carried away by all this nonsense advice. You should not give attention to any outsider's advice because they are completely unfit to give you advice. So far authority is concerned, I am prepared to go to your center for preaching any time you call me."
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1969 March 9: " Krishna's Mercy is always bestowed upon one who is sincerely serving Him. Take it from me that I am always praying to Krishna for your success in Krishna Consciousness movement.Our only shelter is Krishna. Stick to this principle and success is sure for you."
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1970 March 9: "You and several other advanced students will go to India for preaching Krishna Consciousness. That will be a lesson to our secular government. I came to America with this purpose, so you have to fulfill my desire. I think it is coming to be true by the will of Lord Caitanya."
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Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Hazel Nut Blooms
I was outside yesterday utilizing my passive solar clothes dryer and I glanced over at a hazel nut tree I planted last year next to it. Hazel nuts can be grown as a bush or trained to a single trunk and be a small tree. Here the tree form is better because it needs to grow higher than the deer — anything below 4′ (1.2 m) belongs to them unless it is fenced and I don’t want to have a fence around them.
Mentally going through the process of opening up the cage around the hazelnut and evaluating what branches to prune, I was pleasantly surprised to notice that it was blooming. I am not that familiar with hazel nuts and didn’t know they were so early.
I had bought 3 hazelnuts last year from England’s Orchard and Nursery. He had said the hazelnuts were precocious, but I didn’t know what that meant. Now I do.
: exceptionally early in development or occurrence
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: exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early ageWhich would be descriptive of it blooming in only its second year after being planted out.
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As for the early blooming:
“Unlike other fruiting trees, the hazelnut tree blooms and pollinates in the middle of winter. Wind carries the pollen from catkins (male flowers) to small red female flowers, where pollination occurs. The flowers remain inactive until spring, when fertilisation occurs and the nuts begin to develop…”
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1966 March 9: "Tritiya. Today I went to see the Nepalese Ambassador then I saw Mr. Larry Bogart. I lost my cap on the bus. Then I went to Paragon. They have received 35 sets. Meeting held from 7 to 9/30 pm. Eight members attended the lecture on Geeta & Kirtan
Income by contribution & books -- $13.00, Expenditure Bus fare .60"
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1970 March 9: "Dear Sri Birlaji, I am preaching strictly the cult of Krishna Consciousness worldwide and have established already 26 centers. There are many thousands of disciples and I am not only establishing Temples, but I am creating the devotees of the Temples. So I am in need of many hundreds of pairs of your Radha Krishna Murtis."
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1970 March 9: "Our history begins from the beginning of the creation because the creation takes place with the birth of Brahma. We do not accept Darwin's theory. Darwin and similar mental speculators are rejected so far Vedic knowledge is concerned."
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1970 March 9: "A rascal may be accepted provided he agrees to stop his nonsenses. To be reformed, one must agree to the reforming process. Always chant the prescribed sixteen rounds of beads daily without fail. This is essential for insuring your spiritual progress."
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters
1970 March 9: "Lord Nityananda is Guru but ultimately it depends on the disciple. A doctor may say "Do this, don't do this," but if the patient doesn't follow, what is the result? One must agree not to be a rascal any more - then his rascaldom can be reformed."
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Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Gauranga! Gauranga! Gauranga is coming! Gauranga! {Part 1 of 11}
Gauranga is coming! In just a few days we get to celebrate the advent of the Golden Avatar, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So over the next 11 days we are going to post 2 verses every day of the Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram by Sarvabhauma Bhattachaharya.
In this way we will take 108 names of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and we will accompany it with 108 different pictures of the Golden Avatar. Gauranga! Gauranga!
Each picture which brings you ectasy...say Gauranga! Gauranga! Even if you are at your office desk or at school simply say Gauranga! Gauranga!
Share the bliss and mercy of Gauranga with everyone!
Gauranga bol! Gauranga bol! Gauranga! Gauranga!
1) namaskritya pravaksyami deva-devam jagad-gurum namnam-ashtotara-shatam caitanyasya mahatmanaha
After offering my respectful obeisances unto the Lord of Lords, Who is the spiritual master of the entire universe, I will now narrate 108 holy names of Lord Chaitanya, the great soul.
2) vishvambharo jita-krodho maya-manusha-vigrahaha amayi mayinam shreshto vara-desho dvijottamaha
Vishvambhara--He sustains the universe
Jita-krodha--He is victorious over the influence of mundane anger
Maya-manusha-vigraha--He assumes the illusory form of a human
Amayi--He is bereft of fraudulent behavior
Mayinam Shresta--He is the foremost of transcendental cheaters
Vara-desha--He appears in the best of lands
Dvijottama--He is the ultimate brahmanaSubhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga está viniendo! ¡Gauranga! (Parte 1 de 11)
¡Gauranga está viniendo! En apenas algunos días celebraremos el advenimiento del Avatar de Oro, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Durante los 11 días próximos vamos a poner 2 versos diarios en el post, procedente del Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram de Sarvabhauma Bhattachaharya.
De esta manera haremos los 108 nombres de Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu y lo acompañaremos con 108 diversas imagenes del avatar de oro. ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga!
¡Cada cuadro le traerá el éxtasis… di solamente ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga! ¡Incluso si usted está en su despacho en la oficina o en la escuela simplemente diga ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga!
¡Comparta la dicha y la misericordia de Gauranga con cada persona! ¡Gauranga bol! ¡Gauranga bol! ¡Gauranga! ¡Gauranga!
1) namaskritya pravaksyami deva-devam jagad-gurum namnam-ashtotara-shatam caitanyasya mahatmanaha
Después de ofrecer mis respetuosas reverencias al Señor de los señores, que es el Amo Aspiritual del Universo Entero, comenzaré a relatar los 108 Santos Nombres de la Gran Alma el Señor Chaitanya.
2) vishvambharo jita-krodho maya-manusha-vigrahaha amayi mayinam shreshto vara-desho dvijottamaha
Vishvambhara--Él Sostiene el Universo
Jita-krodha--Él es victorioso sobre la influencia de la cólera mundana
Maya-manusha-vigraha--Él asume la forma ilusoria de un ser humano
Amayi--Lo privan de comportamiento fraudulento
Mayinam Shresta--Él es el primero de actuadores trascendentales
Vara-desha--Él aparece en el mejor de tierras
Dvijottama--Él es el último brahmana
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H.H. Sivarama Swami: Anyone here seen my old friend Harivamsa…
H.H. Sivarama Swami: Anyone here seen my old friend Harivamsa…
March 9th, 2011
8:05
I think I know where he’s gone.
H.H. Sivarama Swami: Anyone here seen my old friend Harivamsa…
3 Responses to “Anyone here seen my old friend Harivamsa…”
Shankar says:
March 9, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Haribol,
A dear friend, philosopher and guide in krishna consciousness has passed away, a very humble and soft spoken devotee always smiling with lots of banter, making every one comfortable, touching many hearts and introducing many families in UK to ISKCON, HG Harivamsa prabhu will be dearly missed by all, we pray to their lordships Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda who have beckoned him to serve at their lotus feet in Goloka Vrindavan and pray for Krsnapurna mataji and family. Hare Krishna !!
gaurangi dd says:March 9, 2011 at 10:32 pmthank you for this, guru maharaja
MP says:March 10, 2011 at 11:42 amWe’ve known Harivamsa since childhood, and he have seen and experiences him guide us and MANY MANY others along the KC path. We’ve lost a very special person indeed; totally irreplaceable.
I think I know where he’s gone.
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Deva Gaura Hari, AU: Coming or going - the Dhama gives so much mercy
Its so easy to take for granted living in Mayapur – to take for granted the spiritually surcharged atmosphere, the beauty of the cultivation fields with pairs of bullocks yoked together to wooden ploughs in the ancient yet thouroughly practical tradition, the locals threshing grains by the side of the road (and sometimes, as in the case of coriander seeds, putting the fresh plants heaped in the middle of the road so the cars driving over them will separate the seed pods from the plants), the beautiful cows grazing here and there, the simple village life of Mayapur.
But leaving Mayapur one always appreciates the mercy and gravity of life in the Dhama; it’s not long until one is in the hubbub of Kolkata, and soon the Dhama’s shelter is far behind, and once again one is back in the kali yuga, with all kinds of allurements meant to bewilder the mind of everyone.
By the time you reach the airport you are half way back to the Western world and its culture: there is cricket playing on every television, shops stocked high with the latest liquor, and advertising promoting happiness through consumerism in every free space.
Mayapur is different at festival time: so many devotees coming from overseas. You can see their faces drinking the nectar of their first entrance into the Dhama. Lord Caitanya is so merciful to open His storehouse of love in the form of Navadvip Dhama to all of us. I think back to 1996, when I first came to the Dhama and wanted to stay. I wasn’t qualified then, and I still aren’t, but some 15 odd years of chanting has had an effect. Things that I found intolerable back then don’t trouble me: the heat, smoke, dust, horn-blaring bus juggernauts packed with hundreds of sweaty bodies, rubbish, eternal lines for government functions; all these just seem like a pretty insignificant backdrop to the real activities of the Dhama – the mercy of the Lord and his devotees flowing freely everywhere, every day. Krishna gives so many lessons living in the Dhama how we are not these bodies and minds.
One of my Godbrothers now stays in Vrindavan. He says that he likes the “slap factor” of Vrindavan. He said Mayapur is so merciful that he can get into maya here (I am sure his maya is probably my standard of serious Krishna consciousness), but in Vrindavan the Lord gives you a slap as soon as you get off the path.
For me I love the mercy of Mayapur Dhama, it is a cushion against this world and my anistha bhakti and fumbling attempts at anartha nivritti, and at my stage I feel that Mayapur has a pretty good “slap factor” compared to living in the West, where there are so many crutches available to let one forget the realities of life, both spiritual and even material.
Today, while four different parikramas are going out to circumambulate the Dhama, I am in a new Scorpio heading to Kolkata ariport. I have to go back West for a couple of months to maintain the ashram, a solo venture, the Dhama will take of the family while I am away. I had made a solemn vow to do regular puja while West to maintain spiritual focus this time, and Krishna reciprocated amazingly: I saw one of my siksha gurus for the first time in several years just the day before leaving to go West. By his mercy, and that of his servant, the Lord decided to personally accompany me to the pascatya desa. How merciful He is. Here He is, the most recent addition to our little Krishna conscious family, the most merciful Gopala-candra. May we always remain His humble servitors.
Jaya Govinda, Jaya Gopala, Keshava Madhava, dina doyala!
sitala-kirana-kara kalpa-taru-guna-dhara
taru-lata sada rtu-soba
purna-candra-sama jyoti cidananda-maya murti
mahalila-darsana-lobha
“The groves of Vrndavana are charming with soothing moonbeams. The six seasons beautify the
forests wherein the trees fulfill all desires. The blissful personality of Krsna is more effulgent than the
full moon, and one should be eager to have a glimpse of His wonderful pastimes.”- from Prema Bhakti Candrika by Srila Narottama Das Thakura
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Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur
On the first day of the 2011 sankirtan seminars in Mayapur, Navina Nirada Prabhu related a nice story about a Russian sankirtan devotee. While distributing books he met another devotee distributing, so he asked him, "Which temple are you from?"
The other devotee asked, "Temples? There are temples?"
It turned out that the young man had received a book from someone and had become very inspired by reading it. And when he read in the book how important it is that this knowledge be distributed to others, he went to a print shop and had a hundred copies of the book printed so he could distribute them! It was those books he was distributing when the sankirtan devotee met him. The young man had never met a devotee before and didn't know there were devotees and temples, but he became a devotee and a book distributor just by reading one of Prabhupada books.
Navina Nirada then said he had heard that Vaisesika Prabhu recently gave a Sunday Feast lecture at a temple in the USA in which he emphasized the importance of the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta. Vaisesika ended up selling forty sets to the guests and collecting over $6,000.
Anakadundubhi Prabhu from Italy spoke about contact sankirtan, saying we should keep in touch with people who are interested in Krsna consciousness. Once a year he contacts the hundred or so people on his list who he knows are favorable. He calls them, writes them, and visits them. About thirteen years ago he began visiting a family with a young boy about five years old. Every year he would visit this family, so he saw the boy grow into a young man. Last year when Anakadundubhi visited, the young man said that this time he was eagerly waiting for him to visit because he had been reading the books Anakadundubhi would bring and was very interested. He said his parents weren't reading them so much, but that he found them fascinating, and that he was now chanting japa also. All glories to contact sankirtan!
Paramesvara Prabhu from the USA spoke next. He said, "Once I distributed books inside a WalMart because it was too cold outside. Later I learned that one of the young men I had distributed a book to had liked the book so much that when he read in the address list where the nearest temple was he would walk for an hour to the temple while reading the book, and then when he went back home he would do the same thing -- walking and reading. This was when it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit outside! When the devotees at the temple heard what he was doing, they let him move into the temple. Now he's a full-time devotee."
Paramesvara continued: "I had an interesting dream when I was taking a fifteen-minute nap/break while on book distribution at a concert. I dreamt I was in a temple somewhere, and I saw the murti of Prabhupada on the vyasasana. Out of affection I touched Prabhupada's shoulder, and the murti moved. It came to life! It was of course very moving for me to see this. So I thought the best thing to do was to ask Prabhupada if there was anything I could do for him. All of the sudden in the temple room there were a lot of people moving about, so Prabhupada asked me, 'Could you stop someone and bring him here? I want to preach.'
"I tried to stop someone but I couldn't, so I said to Prabhupada: 'Prabhupada, I'm not able to stop anyone. Maybe we could find someone who is standing still.'
"So he got up from the vyasasana, and we were walking together to find someone for him to preach to. One fellow saw me and said, 'Oh, you're the book guy. I want that "Science of Self Realization."'
"So I said 'OK' and gave him the SSR, and he gave three dollars for it. Then I told him, 'There's this amazing spiritual master who wants to speak to you. He's the author of the book.' Prabhupada was right there. Then the fellow opened the book, and Prabhupada was gone in an instant, and the dream broke and I woke up.
"I learned from this dream the truth of Prabhupada's statement that 'I am in my books.' I really realized it after this dream. Prabhupada and I were looking for someone for him to preach to, but as soon as the guy opened the book, Prabhupada disappeared, indicating that he is preaching to people through his books."
Another story from Paramesvara: "Recently I was distributing in Texas when I approached a group of young people, and as soon as I showed the SSR one guy said excitedly, 'Get that book! Oh my God!' He was totally lit up. He said, 'I got that book yesterday and started reading it in class. I was up all night long talking to my friend about it.' He said to me, 'Dude, I was an atheist before I read that book; I hated people. Now I know there's a God and I love people. And now I know there is a way to fix the world.' He was glowing. His hair was even standing on end. Then sure enough, all his friends around him took books. Then he pulled out his wallet and gave me fifty dollars and didn't ask for anything in return. Of course I gave him more books. It was so amazing. I started crying right on the spot, he inspired me so much. It was unbelievable. This is the power of Prabhupada's books."
your servant, Vijaya das (Text D:4464875) -------------------------------------------
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Book Distribution News: Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur
On the first day of the 2011 sankirtan seminars in Mayapur, Navina Nirada Prabhu related a nice story about a Russian sankirtan devotee. While distributing books he met another devotee distributing, so he asked him, "Which temple are you from?"
The other devotee asked, "Temples? There are temples?"
It turned out that the young man had received a book from someone and had become very inspired by reading it. And when he read in the book how important it is that this knowledge be distributed to others, he went to a print shop and had a hundred copies of the book printed so he could distribute them! It was those books he was distributing when the sankirtan devotee met him. The young man had never met a devotee before and didn't know there were devotees and temples, but he became a devotee and a book distributor just by reading one of Prabhupada books.
Navina Nirada then said he had heard that Vaisesika Prabhu recently gave a Sunday Feast lecture at a temple in the USA in which he emphasized the importance of the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta. Vaisesika ended up selling forty sets to the guests and collecting over $6,000.
Anakadundubhi Prabhu from Italy spoke about contact sankirtan, saying we should keep in touch with people who are interested in Krsna consciousness. Once a year he contacts the hundred or so people on his list who he knows are favorable. He calls them, writes them, and visits them. About thirteen years ago he began visiting a family with a young boy about five years old. Every year he would visit this family, so he saw the boy grow into a young man. Last year when Anakadundubhi visited, the young man said that this time he was eagerly waiting for him to visit because he had been reading the books Anakadundubhi would bring and was very interested. He said his parents weren't reading them so much, but that he found them fascinating, and that he was now chanting japa also. All glories to contact sankirtan!
Paramesvara Prabhu from the USA spoke next. He said, "Once I distributed books inside a WalMart because it was too cold outside. Later I learned that one of the young men I had distributed a book to had liked the book so much that when he read in the address list where the nearest temple was he would walk for an hour to the temple while reading the book, and then when he went back home he would do the same thing -- walking and reading. This was when it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit outside! When the devotees at the temple heard what he was doing, they let him move into the temple. Now he's a full-time devotee."
Paramesvara continued: "I had an interesting dream when I was taking a fifteen-minute nap/break while on book distribution at a concert. I dreamt I was in a temple somewhere, and I saw the murti of Prabhupada on the vyasasana. Out of affection I touched Prabhupada's shoulder, and the murti moved. It came to life! It was of course very moving for me to see this. So I thought the best thing to do was to ask Prabhupada if there was anything I could do for him. All of the sudden in the temple room there were a lot of people moving about, so Prabhupada asked me, 'Could you stop someone and bring him here? I want to preach.'
"I tried to stop someone but I couldn't, so I said to Prabhupada: 'Prabhupada, I'm not able to stop anyone. Maybe we could find someone who is standing still.'
"So he got up from the vyasasana, and we were walking together to find someone for him to preach to. One fellow saw me and said, 'Oh, you're the book guy. I want that "Science of Self Realization."'
"So I said 'OK' and gave him the SSR, and he gave three dollars for it. Then I told him, 'There's this amazing spiritual master who wants to speak to you. He's the author of the book.' Prabhupada was right there. Then the fellow opened the book, and Prabhupada was gone in an instant, and the dream broke and I woke up.
"I learned from this dream the truth of Prabhupada's statement that 'I am in my books.' I really realized it after this dream. Prabhupada and I were looking for someone for him to preach to, but as soon as the guy opened the book, Prabhupada disappeared, indicating that he is preaching to people through his books."
Another story from Paramesvara: "Recently I was distributing in Texas when I approached a group of young people, and as soon as I showed the SSR one guy said excitedly, 'Get that book! Oh my God!' He was totally lit up. He said, 'I got that book yesterday and started reading it in class. I was up all night long talking to my friend about it.' He said to me, 'Dude, I was an atheist before I read that book; I hated people. Now I know there's a God and I love people. And now I know there is a way to fix the world.' He was glowing. His hair was even standing on end. Then sure enough, all his friends around him took books. Then he pulled out his wallet and gave me fifty dollars and didn't ask for anything in return. Of course I gave him more books. It was so amazing. I started crying right on the spot, he inspired me so much. It was unbelievable. This is the power of Prabhupada's books."
your servant, Vijaya das (Text D:4464875) -------------------------------------------
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Yoga of Ecology, Bhakta Chris, USA: Shoppers Wary Of GM Foods Find They're Everywhere
You may not want to eat genetically engineered foods. Chances are, you are eating them anyway.
Genetically modified plants grown from seeds engineered in labs now provide much of the food we eat. Most corn, soybean and cotton crops grown in the United States have been genetically modified to resist pesticides or insects, and corn and soy are common food ingredients.
The Agriculture Department has approved three more genetically engineered crops in the past month, and the Food and Drug Administration could approve fast-growing genetically modified salmon for human consumption this year.
Agribusiness and the seed companies say their products help boost crop production, lower prices at the grocery store and feed the world, particularly in developing countries. The FDA and USDA say the engineered foods they've approved are safe — so safe, they don't even need to be labeled as such — and can't be significantly distinguished from conventional varieties.
Organic food companies, chefs and consumer groups have stepped up their efforts — so far, unsuccessfully — to get the government to exercise more oversight of engineered foods, arguing the seeds are floating from field to field and contaminating pure crops. The groups have been bolstered by a growing network of consumers who are wary of processed and modified foods.
Many of these opponents acknowledge that there isn't much solid evidence showing genetically modified foods are somehow dangerous or unhealthy. It just doesn't seem right, they say. It's an ethical issue.
"If you mess with nature there's a side effect somewhere," says George Siemon, CEO of Organic Valley, the nation's largest organic farming cooperative, which had more than $600 million in sales last year. "There is a growing awareness that our system makes us all guinea pigs of sorts."
The U.S. government has insisted there's not enough difference between the genetically modified seeds its agencies have approved and natural seeds to cause concern. But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, more so than his predecessors in previous administrations, has acknowledged the debate over the issue and a growing chorus of consumers concerned about what they are eating.
"The rapid adoption of GE crops has clashed with the rapid expansion of demand for organic and other non-GE products," Vilsack said in December as he considered whether to approve genetically modified alfalfa. "This clash led to litigation and uncertainty . . . Surely, there is a better way, a solution that acknowledges agriculture's complexity, while celebrating and promoting its diversity."
Vilsack later approved the engineered alfalfa for use — along with sugar beets and a type of corn used in ethanol — to the disappointment of the organic industry, but he said the department would do additional research on ways to prevent contamination of natural seeds and improve detection of contamination.
Organic companies have praised Vilsack for even acknowledging the issue, as large seed companies like Monsanto and the substantial chunk of agribusiness that use their seeds have long held sway at USDA.
The organic industry has a lot to lose. USDA regulations do not allow genetically modified seeds to be used in organic production, and organic farmers say that as engineered crops become more common, it will be harder to prevent contamination. The industry also is concerned fears of contamination could hurt its sales, especially in Europe, where consumers have been extremely hesitant about biotech foods.
While opponents of engineered foods haven't found federal agencies overly receptive to their concerns, they've been able to delay some USDA approvals with lawsuits. The alfalfa decision followed a lengthy court battle that was closely watched not only by the organic industry, but by consumers — a development that opponents believe will help their cause.
"We're seeing a level of reaction that is unprecedented," says Jeffrey Smith, an activist who has fought the expansion of genetically engineered foods since they were first introduced 15 years ago and written two books on the subject. "I personally think we are going to hit the tipping point of consumer rejection very soon."
Many consumers also have followed the Food and Drug Administration's consideration of an engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as the conventional variety. If the FDA approves the fish for sale, it will be the first time the government has allowed genetically modified animals to be marketed for humans to eat.
Consumer interest in the issue has magnified in the past five years, along with interest in eating locally grown and organic foods, said Organic Valley's Siemon. Young, educated consumers who are driving much of the organic market have no interest in eating crops derived from a laboratory, he said. With as much as 80 percent of the foods in grocery stores containing some sort of engineered ingredient, according to the food industry, some companies have started labeling foods as non-modified to grab onto that share of the market.
Genetically modified crops were introduced to the market in 1996. That year, engineered corn accounted for less than 5 percent of the total crop. Last year, the USDA estimated that 70 percent of the nation's corn acreage was planted with corn engineered to resist herbicides and 63 percent had been planted with insect-resistant seeds. Rates for soybeans and cotton are even higher.
The federal government approves genetically modified plants and animals on a case by case basis, with the FDA and USDA looking at the potential effects on food safety, agriculture and the environment. Critics say the process needs to be more thorough and more research should be done with an eye on potential dangers. Agencies often rely on companies' own data to make their decisions.
The genetic engineering industry says its products already receive far more scrutiny than most of the food people put in their mouths. It also says 15 years of consumption with no widely recognized health problems shows much of the concern is overhyped.
David B. Schmidt, who heads the International Food Information Council Foundation, a food-industry funded group that has polled consumers on genetically modified foods, said their responses depend on how the issue is framed. When pollsters tell consumers that some foods can be engineered to have health benefits — such as biotech soybeans designed to reduce trans fats in soybean oil — they become more open to them. Most consumers are more open to modifications in fruits and vegetables than in animals, he added.
Still, many people don't know what to think. About half of the consumers the foundation has polled recently have either been neutral on the subject or didn't know enough to have an opinion.
Dan Barber, a well-known New York chef who grows his own food and sits on President Barack Obama's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, said the growing popularity of organic foods has given an "economic legitimacy" to the criticism.
He believes messing with nature will always have collateral damage. And, the more genetically modified crops are used, he said, the more pure crops will become compromised.
"Once you head down that road you don't turn back," Barber said.
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Devadeva Mirel, Alachua, USA: Same Old Same Old : New Blog
It’s way late at night and I am in bed next to the cutest baby in the world. My breasts are surging with milk and I know it is only minutes, if not some good moments, until she begins throwing … Continue reading
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Mayapur Online: Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day1
On the first day of Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama, Russian Party started from Godrumdvipa to Svarup ganj. The international party also walked in the island of Godrumadvipa, visiting Narasimhapalli and halted for the day at Harihara Ksetra. The Hindi party started off from Madhyadvipa, visiting Hamsa vahan, Naimasaranya and proceeded for Maha Harinam at streets of Koladvipa. The Bengali Namahatta Party (biggest party with 2500 devotees) peformed their parikrama in Simantadvipa and camped for the day at Rajapur.
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Australian News: Sydney Ratha Ratra Festival: 19 March – You’ll be glad you came along.
Don’t miss out on the Ratha Ratha this year. On 19 March, 2011, the parade will start at 12:30pm in Hyde Park at the Maquarie Street end. Their Lords Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra will mount the chariot along with Srila Prabhupad in his Murti form, and we will all take turns pulling the chariot through the streets of Sydney
All along the way, as we pull the ropes that move the chariot along, there’ll be Kirtan with singing and dancing. Way pull the chariot all the way down to Darling Harbour at Tumbalong Park where there will be further entertainment and refreshments.
Come and meet us at the Maquarie St end of Hyde Park, in Sydney, on March 19th and from 12:30pm – to approximately 3:30pm we will sing and dance our way to the spiritual world. Come along and join the Festival of The Chariot and celebrate the annual Ratha Yatra parade.
Click here to get on to Facebook and let us know you are coming.
last year the weather participated in the festival by providing a great day and the people of Sydney joined in as usual with their enthusiasm and appreciation. The Ratha Yatra is a great opportunity for the wider community to come into contact with the deities of Lord Jagannatha, Subhadra and Baladeva and with the devotees of Lord Krishna.
During the parade in 2010 books about Krishna consciousness and sanctified food, or prasadam, were distributed to people who are attracted by the sights and sounds of a Ratha Yatra.
Parked at the entrance to Sydney’s Hyde Park the Rath cart was profusely decorated with flowers and balloons. Srila Prabhupada’s murti and the deities arrived and great care was taken to make sure their dress and jewellery was just right so everyone looked their very best for the festival. Much care was also taken to help Srila Prabhupada and the deities aboard the cart.
Last year HH Kadamba Kannana Swami and Sri Prahlada started the kirtan and the crowd began to build. Many people who were passing began to participate in the worship of the deities who have pride of place on the cart with Srila Prabhupada. HH Bhakti Charu Swami also joined the parade singing and dancing along the entire route.
Singing the Mahamantra, and dancing to the transcendental sound of the music, devotees and friends pulled the cart through the streets of Sydney, immediately attracting the attention of people everywhere.
Members of the public had cameras, phones and video cameras out and all the way along the parade route people line the street taking photos. Before the sun has set on the day Facebook joins into the Ratha Yatra festival as onlookers and devotees alike upload what they’ve captured of the days proceedings to share with their friends and family.
Bystanders cheered and waved as hundreds of devotees showered the city streets with sound and colour. Many people joined in singing and dancing along. Everyone is encouraged to take a turn pulling the cart by the ropes, and quite a few people have a go.
Some people get really happy when they see the cart carrying deities and devotees singing and dancing joyfully. On the way a construction worker caught up in the transcendental moment danced in front of his co-workers, jumping up and down. All the people on the street began to take photos of him.
Each year devotees are involved in many ways to ensure the Sydney Ratha Yatra is a success. For the last few years Prananatha Dasa has organised the security team. To obtain a permit for the parade the authorities require the organisers to assist with directing the participants and ensuring things go as safely as possible.
“People respond to the security team very well,” Prananatha says. “They listened to us and carried out any instructions we gave. It’s really exciting to be able to do this service and ensure that the Ratha Yatra goes smoothly and without incident.”
The police are always very happy with the Ratha Yatra. “The head policeman even shook my hand,” Prananatha says. “It seemed to me everyone was very happy. Srila Prabhupada seemed happy, the devotees were happy, the general public were happy and I think Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subahdra were also happy, I am looking forward to next year and the chance to organise security again.”
Each year as the parade reaches its destination at Sydney’s Darling harbour it signals the beginning of the annual two day Holi festival, organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Last year Bhakti Charu Swami led a kirtan and gave a talk on Krishna consciousness to Holi festival audience. A very long line formed as soon as the prasadam distribution began.
Ratha Yatra is celebrated at various locations in the Sydney region. Srila Prabhupada attended the first Ratha Yatra festival in Australia, held in Melbourne, in June, 1974.
Click here to see last years photos on Facebook.
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Dandavats.com: Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir! HH Bhaktivaibhava Swami
By Bhakti - vaibhava Swami
This is why Srila Prabhupada wanted this Mayapur festival, this Vrindavan festival to that we can cultivate the association of as many devotees, Vaisnavas as possible and receive their blessings. Then there is great hope that we can do something wonderful when we co-operate with each other
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The ten offences in chanting the holy name. The mercy of Krsna comes to the material world through the Holy Name (golokera prema-dhana hari-nama-sankirtana)
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