Archive for March, 2010
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
The Green Bus Tour
For more and to help out, click here for the Green Bus Tour websiteThis summer a group of visionary musicians & artists, social entrepreneurs, yogis & healers, and health & sustainability educators will set off on a tour to inspire and em…
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Garden Progress
“Springtime then appeared in Markandeya’s asrama. Indeed, the evening sky, glowing with the light of the rising moon, became the very face of spring, and sprouts and fresh blossoms virtually covered the multitude of trees and creepers.”
Srimad Bhagvatam 12.8.21
I still haven’t finished pruning my various trees and shrubs which with a warm spell in the […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Balaram Rasayatra
We will celebrate Balaram Rasayatra in the temple room on Monday, March 29th.
At 5:30 PM ,Lord Balaram will be offered abhishek. Everyone will be allowed to bath Lord Balaram in honey.
At 6 pm, His Holiness Varsana Swami will speak about Balaram Rasayatra.
At 7 pm, Arati!!!!
At 7:30 pm, feast served in honor of Lord Balaram !!!!!!!!
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at […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Deity Kitchen Cleaning
You are cordially invited to a Super Spring Cleaning Event. On Wednesday, March 31st, we will meet in Radha Vrindaban Candra’s kitchen at 3 p.m. to have the privlege of serving Their Lordships by cleaning their kitchen. We will clean for a few hours. The more participants that come earlier, the more […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
From Mrs. Obama’s Garden
Published: March 24, 2010 in the New York Times editorial section A year ago, Michelle Obama and pupils from a Washington elementary school dug up a patch of the South Lawn to plant a White House vegetable garden. Mrs. Obama’s stated goal …
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
A Base For War Training, And Species Preservation
Click here to read the full article from the New York Times”Under crystalline winter skies, a light infantry unit headed for Iraq was practicing precision long-range shooting through a pall of smoke. But the fire generating the haze had nothing to d…
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
“The King is Coming” by Bill Gaither – Gloria Gaither – Charley Millhoff
The market place is empty,
No more traffic […]
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Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Competitionless
“In the material world there is keen competition between animals, men, communities and even nations in an attempt to gratify the senses, but the devotees of the Lord are above all this. Devotees have no need to compete with materialists because they are on the path back to Godhead, back home where everything is eternal, […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead in US
Construction to begin on thousands of charging stations for ‘clean’ cars.
Source: Washington, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
What’s billed as the biggest rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in the world is about to begin in the United States.
Urban planners are deciding where to locate more than 11,000 charging stations in 11 major cities. They […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Energy Diversification: A National Security Imperative
From our friend Madhava Ghosh…Source by T.J. Buonomo, Former U.S. Military Intelligence Officer According to the Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imports about 60% of its oil, with more than two-thirds of it used for transportation. Oil …
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Sweet Vanilla Butterfly Flower
How could I not buy a plant with a name like Sweet Vanilla Butterfly Flower? “Its sweet vanilla smell draws butterflies and hummingbirds, but this is one tough, versatile plant. Suitable for moist soil, such as next to a lake, but also tolerant of dry conditions. Excellent for everything from large landscape […]
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Solar Industry Learns Lesson In Spanish Sun
Lourdes Segade for The New York Times Eusebio Sáez Mozos, a farmer from El Villar, Spain, near Puertollano, sold a piece of land that was used for a solar installation during Spain’s solar industry boom. More Photos »From The Green Inc blog on …
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Stopping The Aging Process
Adult man asks the sorcerer:
— Do you have anything that stops the aging process?
— Sure. What kind of disease would you like?
Filed under: Jokes 
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Membership?
I enjoyed reading Kaunteya’s clear and thoughtful comments on the topic of ISKCON membership.
http://kaunteyadas.posterous.com/iskcon-membership-what-i-wrote-to-gbc-discuss
Just want to interject a few additional thoughts.
Once upon a time, you had to move into the temple, give whatever you had to the temple, get initiated and serve the temple 24 hours a day to be considered a member. Obviously those standards have fallen away and the movement is continuing without that mindset and is actually florishing in many places. But I’d like to understand why now is there a need to define membership? What is the purpose?
In regards to the analogy of citizenship, Prabhupada always said that the trees, cows and other animals were also citizens and should be afforded the same rights of protection as any citizen. A citizen in good standing certainly abides by the rules of the land. As a citizen, one also has certain rights and privileges. What privileges will a members of ISKCON have? To vote? To receive an ISKCON pension? Healthcare? The children of citizens also have the same rights as their parents when they grow up. Citizenship is probably not a good analogy for membership because in most cases citizenship does not require a active decision by the citizen.
Here in New Vrindaban, as I’m sure at other temples, we have long time supporters who strongly identify with the efforts of the community. They might consider themselves members. Will the move to define membership alienate our supporters and well wishers? What category do they fit in? What privileges will ‘members’ that they don’t have?
Our supporters already naturally honor initiated devotees and temple residents. By doing so, they make advancement. Why artificially accentuate this distinction with member and non member status? Will we end up like to Mormons where only members in good standing can enter the Church?
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
A Theoretical Approach To Understanding The Origins Of The Sacred Cow In India
From our friend Ali Krishna…By Alysia Radder (Ali Krishna dd), University of Florida Amidst rush-hour traffic, in a city boosting over 19 million people, a large cow and her companion cross the street with reckless abandon. Brakes squealing, horn…