Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
“Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Glory be to God for dappled things –
… For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
……. For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
….Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough;
……..And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
….Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
….,…With […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
All There is To Know About the Smart Grid and Renewables
In this article, we highlight a four-part audio podcast series about what smart grid theories, technologies and applications mean for renewable energy.
by Stephen Lacey, Podcast Editor and Staff Writer
New Hampshire [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
If demand on today’s electrical grid looks like a rough landscape of high peaks and low valleys, demand on tomorrow’s “smart grid” will look more […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Darwin Is Dead!-The Dawkins Delusion
If you would like to contribute to our year-long “celebration” of Darwin’s 200th birthday, please send your articles, editorials, or any other creative and informative pieces to nvclub108@gmail.comHG Narasingha Gurudas (a.k.a Martin Lyons) was gracious…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Milk Offsets
From a recent email discussion group exchange:
“I understand, you think that the GBC should be more concerned about devotees NOT DRINKING MILK from cows that will be slaughtered because without putting cow protection first all else will go to hell as per the many references you have kindly posted in the past […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
24 Hour Kirtan June 20th 2009
June 20th 2009
The event we’ve all been waiting for. The third annual 24 Hour Kirtan in New Vrindaban. This year promises to be even bigger and better than before.
What is the 24 Hour Kirtan Festival?
The New Vrindaban 24 Hour Kirtan Festival started in 2007. The idea is to chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra continuously for […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by mg
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Ravindra Svarupa’s Photo Journal Of His Trip To New Vrindaban
Check it out here.
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by mg
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Couldn’t Hook A Cant Hook
My neighbor out the end of the lane that goes through my property, about a half mile (1 km) past Balabhadra (ISCOWP) sold his farm and is moving out to a place that is easier to maintain. He had a 270 acre farm we couldn’t get any devotees interested in buying which was a sad […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Giriraj Swami At The Japa Retreat
Before the Festival of Inspiration, a japa retreat was held in New Vrindaban. This is when devotees get together, stepping back from their day to day lives and focus on japa, including a day when they chanted 64 rounds. I have heard only good things from participants who came out of the retreat reenergized and […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by mg
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Late Frost
Our average last frost date is May 7th. The safe date, the day it is considered safe to plant tender plants like tomatoes, is May 15th. When you have a frost after the 15th, like we did May 18th, it is commonly a record low for the date, as this one was. We had another […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Video Of New Vrindaban
Manorama das of New Vraja Dhama made a video of his recent visit to New Vrindaban. View it here.
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by mg
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Gosh Learns a Little About Grafting
It rained hard here Saturday, 1.60 inches (40.6 mm) in a short period of time, with some hail. I didn’t see any hail damage in my garden, but I missed the rain itself because I was with Soma northwest of Columbus, Ohio at a grafting seminar put on by the Ohio Paw Paw Growers Association […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Monday, May 18th, 2009
The Story of Stuff
It’s a visionary, dynamic, and even confrontational short film on where we get our stuff from-”The Story of Stuff” by environmental activist Annie Leonard.If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, click here to view it on their awesome and interactive…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
The Soul of Merton 5-17-09
Inspired by my readings of “Contemplative Prayer” and “Contemplation In A World Of Action” by Thomas MertonAs we continue our discussion from Contemplation In A World Of Action, and the final article “Is The Contemplative Life Finished?”, Thomas Merton…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Live Broadcasts
Hare Krishna,
This weekend New Vrindaban hosts the North American GBC and Temple Presidents’ meetings which means we have a host of senior devotees giving the morning Srimad-Bhagavatam classes. Now, via our webcam and live audio features, you can tune in and participate from anywhere in the world! Please visit www.krishna.com/nv at 8:00 am EDT and […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by ATD
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Cartoon About Cows
F Minus
Posted in Cows and Environment, Jokes 