Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
A Windmill For Prabhupada?
I was away for the weekend at the Ohio Gourd Show in Greenville, Ohio. Vidya went up on Thursday to set up for the show which started Friday. I don’t have the energy to be gone for a long time so Soma drove me there, arriving Saturday. He then hauled back a bunch of gourds […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Prabhupada Letter Feb. 22,1971
ISKCON – Akash-Ganga building; 7th Floor; Warden Road; Bombay
February 22, 1971
My Dear Hayagriva,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 30th January, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. At present I am staying at Gorakhpur, an important city in northern India and […]
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Radicals Push For Vegan World
From Australia:
RSPCA radicals push for vegan world
By David Nankervis
September 28, 2008 02:30am
A RADICAL push has been staged within the RSPCA to endorse vegan diets as the best way to prevent cruelty to farmed animals.
One of the supporters of the push has been elected to the board of the RSPCA SA branch […]
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking #14
For the week of September 22nd-28th, 2008
Watch your step…oops! Yes, that’s fresh tomato juice in between your toes. It’s all part of a week’s work at the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.
For instance….
The season-concluding harvest continued up top at the Garden of Seven Gates, as we were able to finish off […]
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking #14
For the week of September 22nd-28th, 2008Watch your step…oops! Yes, that’s fresh tomato juice in between your toes. It’s all part of a week’s work at the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.What we got done-This week’s Farm Circle…
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
I need a laptop…..
What is this? A so-called brahmacari asking for a laptop?Indeed, your senses do not deceive you.Since this is the 21st Century, some of my services (such as the Club 108 blog and the “Simple Living, High Thinking” newsletter) require that I use a compu…
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Saturday, September 27th, 2008
“Agnus Dei” by John Rutter
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
dona eis requiem.
grant them rest.
Man that is born of a woman
.,.hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery.
He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower;
he fleeth as it were a shadow.
Agnus Dei, qui […]
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
Even Four Month Olds Recognize Impossibility
Escher-themed nurseries? Even four-month-olds can recognize impossible objects
“Impossible objects” like the etchings of M.C. Escher have fascinated adults for centuries. You can’t help but stare and wonder at a drawing like this, which seems to defy the laws of nature:
The drawing seems strange to us because our visual system tells us that when an object […]
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Top Ten Reasons To Hang Out Your Clothes
Electric dryers use five to ten percent of residential electricity in the United States!
(Learn more…)
10) Save money (more than $100/year off electric bill for most households). FN1
9) Conserve energy and the environment. FN2 
Clothes and sheets smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment. FN3
7) Clothes last longer. Where do […]
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Seeing The Green Tomatoes
Focusing and unfocusing my eyes
I see the green tomatoes I am to pick in the vines also green
It’s subtle to say the least
Like the wise hockey playing soccer playing blogging cow loving sage once said
If you can’t see into the trees when you’re driving
How can you see Krsna?
He is The Most Subtle
Subtle, not loud, He’s […]
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Register To Vote
For those concerned about the environment, or anyone else for that fact, voting for environmentally aware candidates can make a difference.
To vote, you need to register if you aren’t already.
Deadlines for registering:
West Virginia — October 14
Ohio — October 6
Pennsylvania — October 6
You can register with the County Clerk at the County Courthouse, but often […]
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Gas Leases In New Vrindaban
The latest topic stirring up discussion in New Vrindaban is the idea of leasing the gas rights.
See here for a taste of the NV community discussion and here for some idea of the discussion in the broader community.
This is a very emotional topic. Personally, since finding out about the current opportunity, I have had numerous […]
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Looking Older
Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking, surely I can’t look that old. Well, you’ll love this one….
My name is Alice Smith and I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma, which bore his full name. […]
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #13
For the week of September 15th-21st, 2008
The chill of the fall night soothes and refreshes the soul. Let us refresh your browser in the same way with this week’s updates of the goings-on here at the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.
It’s never boring…for instance
In what is becoming a project akin to building […]
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
New Vrindaban Natural Gas Drilling Meeting Notes 9-15-08
Natural Gas Extraction in New Vrindaban Moral, Ethical and Philosophical Considerations Community Meeting, 15 September 2008
Notes taken by H G Labangalatika devi dasi (Malati’s assistant)
Discussion revolved around basic factors of A) Our purpose and responsibility as heritors of Srila Prabhupada’s mission, and B) Prevailing reality and our best strategy given conditions we are facing. The central philosophical issue, as enunciated by […]