Archive for June, 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Soul Of Athens

Every Spring Quarter the Visual Arts college does a multimedia project called “Soul of Athens”. This year the devotees from Athens were all over it. Many students spent entire days and weeks with us shooting for their projects. Some of them made it others did not. The theme this year was wellness, so naturally the […]

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Monday, June 30th, 2008

Minor Flooding in New Vrindaban

Snan Yatra was at the temple 11 am Sunday but we couldn’t make it on time because of flooding. After a rainy week, Saturday night there was a lot of rain so the ground was saturated. Sunday morning we had a thunder storm, the heavy duty kind referred to as a gully washer. The […]

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Monday, June 30th, 2008

Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #5

As the worms pop out of the dirt and say hello, we do the same to you, our loyal and beloved readers, and we let you know whats going on this week in the gardens of New Vrindaban Dham
And yes, the thinking was high up. For example…
As HH Radhanath Swami mentioned in a very inspiring […]

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Monday, June 30th, 2008

Simple Living, High Thinking #5

For the week of June 23rd-June 29th, 2008As the worms pop out of the dirt and say hello, we do the same to you, our loyal and beloved readers, and we let you know whats going on this week in the gardens of New Vrindaban Dham.What we got done(Thanks to …

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Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Kripalu Days

I am at Kripalu now. If you don’t know about Kripalu check it out www.kripalu.org. I arrived last Thursday.
After the Bhakti Tirtha Swami festival, HH Radhanath Swami went to Chicago and I went to Kripalu. Actually I hung out in Gita Nagari for a number of hours and ate pancakes at Mother Tarunis house then […]

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Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Tirupati Gomataram Conference

“The entire culture of ancient India was based on cows and cow progeny.  Cow Protection means to protect  the cows and bulls too from slaughter or physical harm According to Vedic standards  cows and bullocks are “AGHNYA”,one which must never be killed.”
The following is a bit of a long read but if someone is interested […]

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Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Jagannatha’s Snan Yatra

Dear Devotees,
Please join us Sunday 6/29 at 11:00 a.m. for Lord Jagannatha’s Snan Yatra.
We anticipate Their Lordships may not be feeling well after the ceremony, so we plan to seclude Them in the Jagannatha Pujari Room for 15 days of rest.
During Their recovery, you are invited to bring offerings of tea, honey, juice, […]

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Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Prabhupada Letter Oct 23, 1969

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
October 23, 1969
Jai Kirtanananda Maharaj Kijai!
Jai Kirtanananda Maharaj Kijai!
My Dear Kirtanananda,
Please accept my blessings. I am so glad to receive your letter dated October 20, 1969. Now I am very much hopeful that New Vrindaban will develop very nicely under your good […]

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008

vegan food spot check.

Vegan Food Spot Check
I love doing food “research”. You know, checking out what is on the market out there. We have to know how to present our “kitchen religion” in the most modern ways. In order to do that, we have to get out there and check those vegan restaurants out(before they close down).
A few […]

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008

New Vrindaban Rathyatra July 12th

New Vrindaban Community wishes to invite family, friends and well wishers to New Vrindaban’s Country Rathyatra on Saturday July 12th beginning at 11 am up on the Ridge past the Palace across from Nityo Dita’s log siding-home…come rain or shine we will pull the Lord in His rathyatra chariot!
Our honored guest will […]

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008

“Plain Living and High Thinking”: An English Lesson with Srila Prabhupada

The following is an excerpt from Ravindra Svarupa’s blog wherein New Vrindaban is mentioned:
Any student of Srila Prabhupada will at once recognize the phrase “plain living and high thinking.” It occurred frequently and memorably in his discourse. It functioned as kind of motto or slogan to epitomize Prabhupada’s vision of a natural spiritual culture, an […]

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Internet Argument

http://xkcd.com/438/

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Friday, June 27th, 2008

a whole day of singing to God.

This last weekend was the 24 hour kirtan festival in New Vrindaban. I can honestly say it was the best festival of the year. Flat out. If anyone would like say differently I would appreciate hearing your reasoning although I wont agree.
The festival was direct and to the point. It provided opportunities for 1. Developing […]

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Friday, June 27th, 2008

somethings i do on time others i do not.

I am sitting in a large house in the Berkshire mountains right now thinking, “should I do my yoga practice or not? I’ve finished my japa and I can either eat something for breakfast or do my practice. I can take the noon vinyasa class at Kripalu or even wait until the 4 oclock one…. […]

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Friday, June 27th, 2008

HH Radhanath Maharaja’s visit to Bahulaban

Shortly before his departure from New Vrindaban Dham on Tuesday morning, HH Radhanath Maharaja took a short tour, led by HG Soma Prabhu, of Bahulaban.
As part of the Bahulaban Restoration Yatra, Soma Prabhu showed Maharaja around the old temple and the prasad hall, revealing plans for the restoration, taking advice from Maharaja on certain aspects […]

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