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The Deities at ISKCON Kolkata (Calcutta)
From Siddhanta dasa Posted March 31, 2003 During the 25th Anniversary of the Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada, Mother Prasanti described that day as her favorite day of the year because that is when stories about His Divine Grace are told. As in the early days when a devotee would return from being with Srila Prabhupada and everyone would gather around wanting to hear the nectar from his or her association with the pure devotee, so it is now that we have the chance to hear from all those devotees in Volume 2 of Memories— Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint. Diary of a Traveling Preacher by Indradyumna Swami Posted March 31, 2003 March 5 - 27, 2003 The war in Iraq began just days after my arrival in America for a two-month preaching tour. As a result, I found a people very receptive to Krsna consciousness. Bhagavad-gita describes four classes of men who turn to God: the curious, those seeking material success, those seeking knowledge, and those in distress. Whether encountering peace activists or advocates of war, I noted an anxious atmosphere pervading America as people grapple with fear, doubt, and apprehension about the conflict overseas and the possibility of terrorist retaliation at home. A Letter Regarding Prominent Link By Dhira Govinda dasa Posted March 31, 2003 March 18, 2003 Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. With regard to the article "On Dhira Govinda dasa," appearing on the Dipika website on March 10, 2003, please know that I hold the greatest respect for Danavir Maharaja. He has extensively guided and instructed me in Krsna consciousness and I am forever indebted to him. Below are some excerpts from Appendix A of the book Srila Prabhupada: The Prominent Link, that further explain this relationship: Why I Posted Dhira Govinda's Letter By Umapati Swami Posted March 31, 2003 Normally, I would not post anything like Dhira Govinda's answer to Danavir Goswami, as it is simply a variation on the ritvik theme, but I felt that I should give Dhira Govinda Prabhu the right to respond. Dhira Govinda's errors are explained in detail in the Response by the Sastric Advisory Council, available for downloading, but I would like to add something. Bhaktivedanta College Saturday 3rd –Thursday 8th May 2003 Facilitator: Rasamandala das Cost: 45 Euro + accommodation* The VTE Teacher Training Course Two (TTC2) is an intensive six-day seminar for devotees wishing to organize and facilitate VTE Courses, or aspiring to teach at comparable levels of competence. It is especially recommended for devotees pursuing ISKCON careers within outreach, training, education, etc. A Response by the Sastric Advisory Council Posted March 31, 2003 For Downloading A surface reading of PL suggests that the author is just saying "let’s put Srila Prabhupada in the center," which is, of course, something everyone in ISKCON will support.... Unfortunately, that is not all that the author is saying. This fact may not be apparent, however, to those who do not read PL carefully. In our deliberations, we found that because the author consciously avoided using the standard siksa- and diksa-guru terminology, a terminology given to us by Srila Prabhupada and the previous acaryas, it was difficult to understand the full implications of his statements in PL. Download The Prominent Link: A Response by the Sastric Advisory Council By Drutakarma Dasa, Gopiparanadhana Dasa, Krsna Ksetra Dasa, Mukunda Datta Dasa, Purnacandra Dasa, and Urmila Devi Dasi This paper requires the Tamal font. New Books by Bhakti Tirtha Swami From Jishnu dasa Posted March 31, 2003 The Hari Nama Press wishes to announce that Reflections on Sacred Teachings, volume II: Madhurya Kadambini, will come off the press in about two weeks. We are ready to start taking orders for it now. The book is in soft cover and is over 200 pages, and the cost is $14.95. Three months later, Reflections on Sacred Teaching volume III: Harinama Cintamani, and Reflections on Sacred Teachings volume IV: Sri Isopanisad, will also be available. Indradyumna Swami's N.A. Preaching Tour Indradyumna Maharaja will be visiting ISKCON temples in North America through May 8th. Devotees who wish to take advantage of Maharaja's kirtana, prachar, and sankirtana stories from the world famous Polish Festival tour, can plan their schedules according to this itinary. Sri Ganga Puja By Tusti Mohan Krsna das Posted March 19, 2003 Dear Devotees, Dandavat Pranams. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to Mother Ganga. In Mayapur today, 16-3-03, we celebrated the auspicious occasion of Sri Ganga Puja. As is traditional, hundreds of devotees in general (with senior disciples of Prabhupada) go to the Ganges in a special procession to bathe His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and to worship Mother Ganga Devi. Diary of a Traveling Preacher By Indradyumna Swami Posted March 19, 2003 February 7-March 4, 2003 I spent two days in Vrindavan recuperating from the close call I'd had at the hands of a bogus taxi driver in Delhi and then traveled to Durban, South Africa. North India had been experiencing its coldest winter in 50 years. By contrast, South Africa was seasonably hot, and as I descended from the plane I welcomed the warm summer air. I use my annual one-month visit to Durban to improve my health in preparation for the intensity of our Festival of India tour in Poland, now only months away. I began this year's routine by rising early each morning to chant and do puja to my Govardhan-sila and Nrsimha-sila, and praying to Giriraja that I may always remember the sweet mood of devotional service in Vrindavan and to my Nrsimha-sila to purify me for the Polish mission.
Gaura
Purnima Festival in Indiana The Hare Krishna Center of Michiana will be holding its first public celebration of the non-sectarian Hindu festival commemorating the appearance day of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (the Golden Avatara) in South Bend, Indiana. Come celebrate this inspiring event on Saturday 3/15/2003 at 3PM EST Location: First Unitarian Church Dedicating TKG's Samadhi in Mayapur
Photos of the dedication of the samadhi of Tamal Krishna Goswami in Mayapur on March 5, 2003, the first anniversary of his disappearance from this world.
By Danavir Goswami Posted March 10, 2003 In 1989 I initiated Dhira Govinda dasa (aka David Wolf.) In 1998 he began writing papers: The Humble Guru (1998), Srila Prabhupada, the Direct Link (2001), Srila Prabhupada, the Prominent Link (2002), and a new, revised Srila Prabhupada, the Prominent Link (2003). Finding those papers to contain deviant ritvik philosophy using but slightly altered terms, I refuted them in writing through The Humble Disciple, (published on the former Chakra website) and the books Diksa Diksa as well as Poison Antidote. In personal discussions too I have clearly expressed my total disapproval of his Prominent Link theory. Moreover, the GBC body wrote that "The Prominent Link deviates from Srila Prabhupada's teachings and instructions." Dhira Govinda dasa has effectively rejected me as his spiritual master in word and deed through profusely publishing views, advice, and written material for over four years that directly opposes my wishes, instructions, and teachings. By Madhava Prasada dd Posted March 10, 2003
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, Matajis, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krsna. It is very painful for us to give you this news, but for five years Uddharana Prabhu (ACBSP) has needed the help of all you. In 1980 (more or less) several cows and bulls of the arrived from Gita-Nagari at the ISKCON property near the city of Tulancingo, Hidalgo (three hours from Mexico City). In 1988, unfortunately, the property was closed and sold, and the cows and bulls were left without a home. By Ananda Vrndavana dd Posted March 10, 2003 Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School, Vrindavan, is opening two new residential sections for the school year beginning April 2, 2003. Two teachers are required to oversee the home care and spiritual program. Good command of English, teacher training, and experience preferred. Favorable working environment and renumeration offered. By Sarvabhavana das Posted March 10, 2003
Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. I just wanted to reach some of you who may need Sudarshan Chakras for your homes or temples and let you know that in a matter of some weeks, I'll be moving permanently to India with my family and won't be able to make Chakras anymore, so if anyone is interested in ordeing a Chakra, please do so now, before I am gone. An Appeal From a Devotee Inmate By Jivananda dasa Brahmacari Posted March 10, 2003 Dear Vaishnava devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Guru. All glories to Sri Sri Gauranga. I am a devotee inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, USA. I am the voice of many crying in the spiritual wilderness of this nation's prison system, one of many voices begging the devotees to come into the prisons with a weekly program of sankirtana, classes, spiritual counsel, and association. By Pandava Vijay dasa Posted March 10, 2003 "Become Transcendental" with Dharma Dasa (attorney), Shelter, Madonna. Madonna starts the show chanting mantras and wearing tilak at the MTV awards program. Dharma dasa, an attorney at law, is interviewed by Anandini, a young devotee, and speaks of how a person can leave the bodily identification and rise to the transcendental platform of existence in his everyday life. He explains how it has worked for him. The viewer is shown a hatha yoga posture by Damodar. Srila Prabhupada explains how a person goes from one body to another at the time of death. There is music by Lotus at a large festival and the Shelter band. Pandava vijaya dasa [pandava@ev1.net] [Article complete on this page] Selling Restaurant in Greensboro By Apurva das Posted March 10, 2003 Restaurant business and equipment for sale in rental location at fantastic price. Half a block from UNCG campus. 15,500 students and faculty. 82,000 people living within a three-mile radius. Restaurant is 2000 sq feet in high traffic area. Seating capacity 72 persons. Extremely beautiful decor and spiritual ambiance. Fully equipped kitchen, restaurant equipment worth $15,000 in great running condition. All stainless-steel pots. |
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