Archive for January, 2010
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Farmers Are The Founders Of Civilization
From an email I received:
“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” Daniel Webster
Which echoes Prabhupada when he says:
“Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled.”
Srimad Bhagavatam 8.24.5
Cow protection includes agriculture because the dung […]
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Thoughts For The New Year by Radhanath Swami
By Radhanath Swamiwww.radhanathswami.comwww.radhanathswamiweekly.comwww.radhanathswamionline.comRadhanath Swami’s Facebook pageRadhanath Swami’s MySpace pageRadhanath Swami’s Twitter pageRadhanath Swami’s YouTube page A Talk by Radh…
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Food For Life Global Helping In Haiti
By Madhava Smullen on 23 Jan 2010From ISKCON News Image: CBC News Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed and people’s livelihoods devastated. Hare Krishna Food For Life Global is joining forces with several ISKCON te…
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
A New Book For Mother Cow
Bhakta Chris Evans: We are pleased to announce the release of the latest book by Dr Sahadeva dasa, “Cow and Humanity – Made For Each Other.” This book discusses the vital role of cows in peace and progress of human society. Among other things, it…
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda Thursday, Jan. 28th
Dear Devotees,
PAMHO! AGTHDSP! Next Thursday, Jan. 28th is the auspicious
appearance day of Lord Nityananda. This is always one of NV’s most wonderful and intimate festivals. Especially in view of all the current issues in the world, and in our local world, it will be a wonderful […]
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Saturday, January 23 is Yoga Day USA
Saturday, January 23 is Yoga Day USA. The word “yoga” is an ancient Sanskrit word that means “linking with the Supreme.” New Vrindaban Community is dedicated to the science of bhakti yoga, or the science of devotional service to God. Here is the schedule of events for Yoga Day USA:
12:30 […]
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Where’s The Guru?
This picture is of when Prabhupada was arriving at the Pittsburgh airport in 1974 on his way to New Vrindaban.
The question is which three devotees in this picture later became ISKCON gurus. Click on the thumbnail to try your luck.
One of them practically everyone in ISKCON will recognize and this will be a treat for […]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Garden Conversation New Vrindaban June 22, 1974
(Pusta Krishna was reading from the 13th chapter of Bhagavad Gita and Prabhupada was commenting. See the full conversation here.)
Pusta Krishna: It’s just like, say here’s a field, and it’s full of wood, so a farmer comes and he cuts down the trees and then he plants grain, and then it comes up as wheat. […]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Preserve The Holy Dham
If you haven’t seen this yet…Click here to sign the petitionNamaste dear Swamis, Mahants, brothers and sisters, friends and well-wishers: We are collecting signatures to encourage the local administration and the Indian government to secure World Her…
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
How To Break A fast
By Tom Coghill of Fasting.ws
For those who insist on returning to their old toxic diet undoing the revitalizing of fasting, here are some tongue-in-cheek suggestions.
Toxic Diet Tip 1
Slowly begin to reintroduce harmful foods. Suggestions are potato chips, pizza with extra cheese, white bread, milk, milk shakes from edible oil products, fried chicken, fries deep-fried in […]
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Feasting On Juices Day 16
“In vyabhicari ecstatic love for Krsna there is sometimes madness, dexterity, fear, laziness, jubilation, pride, dizziness, meditation, disease, forgetfulness and humbleness. These are some of the common symptoms in the stage of vyabhicari ecstatic love for Krsna.”
NoD 42: Fraternal Loving Affairs
Day 14 arrived and it was evaluate time. Checked my blood sugar and blood pressure […]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Millions Drink Tap Water That Is Legal, But Maybe Not Healthy
Click here to read the full article from the New York TimesClick here to check out a related video piece for the article.The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are …
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
The New Carnivores
By Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa)At first I thought it was my imagination: Walking New York City streets, I heard more than a few people talking about newfound flesh delicacies, from brains to brisket. “Maybe it’s a coincidence,” I thought. “Perhaps …
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Krishna On USPS Postage Stamps
Usa-postage.com has created 7 spiritual designs targeted to the Indian community in the United States. For the first time, real U.S. postage depicting Sai baba, Lord Venkateshwara, Lakshmi, Murugan, Vinayaka, Shiva – Parvathi and Sri krishna is available on beautiful 20-stamp commemorative sheets. These are exclusive designs not available anywhere else.
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Energy From Osmosis
http://www.nordicenergysolutions.org/inspirational/renewable-energy-where-salt-water-meets-fresh-water
The Norwegian company Statkraft opens the world’s first facility for osmotic power generation. Statkraft says a full-scale commercial osmotic power plant could be ready by 2015.
Salt is good for you. When salt and fresh water mix, you can generate clean energy. (Photo: Statkraft)
Osmotic power could contribute around 1,600 TWh on a global basis annually. Only […]