Archive for April, 2010
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Krishna Janma
In a Village in India, one masterji is teaching the ‘krishnajanma’ part of Mahabharat Katha to class 6 students. Masterji: ‘Kansa heard the akashwani that his sister’s 8th child is going to kill him. He was furious. He ordered to put Vasudev n Devki behind the bars. First son is born, and kansa kills him […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
New Vrindaban To Observe “National Day of Prayer”
On Thursday, May 6, New Vrindaban Community will dedicate its 7:00pm worship service to observing the National Day of Prayer. “Prayer is an integral part of the Hare Krishna faith,” said Malati Dasi, GBC in New Vrindaban. “We believe in a personal God who hears our prayers, just like a loving parent who […]
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
You Are What You Grow
Click here to read the article from the award-winning journalist Michael Pollen from the New York Times”A public-health researcher from Mars might legitimately wonder why a nation faced with what its surgeon general has called “an epidemic” of ob…
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Powwow Dancing
Back when I was growing up I loved to dance but white guys weren’t part of Native American culture then so I joined the Hare Krishnas instead for the dancing. Here are some powwow videos. FYI, in competition dancing if any part of your costume falls off you are disqualified. If you don’t stop completely […]
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Silence In Crowds
“But in moments of silence, of meditation, of enlightenment and peace, one learns to live in the atmosphere of solitude even in the midst of crowds. …One opens the inner door of his heart to the infinite silences of the Spirit, out of whose abysses loves wells up without fail and gives itself to all. […]
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Why Climate Change Doesn’t Matter
by Stephen Lacey from RenewableEnergyWorld.comThis winter, I was out on the streets of Boston interviewing random people about their thoughts on the outcome of the Copenhagen conference. I was very surprised at what I heard: 7 out of the 10 people w…
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Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Among Weathercasters, Doubt On Warming
By LESLIE KAUFMAN Published: March 29, 2010 in the New York Times var articleToolsShareData = {”url”:”http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/30\/science\/earth\/30warming.html”,”headline”:”Among Weathercasters, Doubt on Warming”,”description”:”Meteorol…
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Scaling Up Renewables and the Smart Grid
Posted on March 30, 2010 by Alison Wise, National Renewable Energy Lab There are many experts who feel that the market potential of renewable energy will only be fully realized if smart grid technologies and services are successful. But first, we need to define the smart grid. In the broadest sense, “smart” refers to a […]
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Jam-Packed Schedule Set for Festival of Inspiration’s 10th Year
By Madhava Smullen
Devotees from all over the USA and the world will congregate at New Vrindaban, West Virginia to attend the tenth anniversary of the Festival of Inspiration on Mother’s Day Weekend this May 7th, 8th and 9th.
The event was first held unofficially in 2000, when Sudharma Dasi of ISKCON Women’s Ministry suggested extending New […]
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
At 40, Earth Day Is Now Big Business
From the New York Times Published: April 21, 2010 var articleToolsShareData = {”url”:”http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/22\/business\/energy-environment\/22earth.html”,”headline”:”At 40, Earth Day Is Now Big Business”,”description”:” Many groups no…
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
New Vrindaban Hosts Harvard’s Pluralism Project
By Bhaktin Rita Gupta
This past weekend, New Vrindaban Community hosted 36 students from the Global Leadership Center (GLC) at Ohio University it Athens, OH. Dr. Greg Emery, the GLC’s Director, is an affiliate of Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, which studies religious diversity in the United States, focusing on communities and religious traditions […]
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Electric Cars Charge Ahead In The US
Happy Earth Day from the Yoga of Ecology! May our efforts to better our own internal and external environment through our collective spiritual power reap many wonderful (and even edible) fruits!From our friend Madhava Ghosh…Construction to begin on …
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
“Song in a Minor Key” by Dorothy Parker
There’s a place I know where the birds swing low, ……And wayward vines go roaming, Where the lilacs nod, and a marble god …..Is pale, in scented gloaming. And at sunset there comes a lady fair …..Whose eyes are deep with yearning. By an old, old gate does the lady wait …..Her own true love’s […]
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
ISCOWP Update #2-April 2010
Happy Earth Day! Everyday is Earth Day!Click here for the latest update from our friends at the International Society for Cow Protection (ISCOWP)!www.iscowp.org (with a beautiful new webpage)
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
The Birthday Paradox
Written by Alan Bellows on 09 February 2006 I have never had a very good relationship with Mathematics. I used to think it was me… I thought that perhaps I was just a bit put off by Math’s confident demeanor and superior attitude, and by its tendency to micromanage every tiny detail of my universe. […]