http://newvrindabanbloggers.org The New Vrindaban Blogosphere Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:40:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Malati Devi Due to a forceful winter, there is a lot of “getting ready” needed before the opening of New Vrindaban’s Pilgrimage Season, which kicks off with Festival of Inspiration (May 7,8,9th). Our wonderful landscaper, Matreiya das, is an aging trooper who could use the help of a couple younger ... http://www.brijabasispirit.com/2010/03/11/country-get-away-new-vrindaban-looking-for-temporary-landscape-assistance/ I want to thank Tapapunja prabhu for organizing a stellar event for the visiting students (both college and high school) and some of their teachers. The day here included four break out sessions (lead by Jamuna dd, Jayasri dd, Rupanuga and Tapapunga), tours of the Palace by Bhakta Tom, a ... http://nytsanga.blogspot.com/2010/03/students-visit-new-vrindaban.html My witch hazel has finally bloomed. Some years it blooms as early as January but before this year it has always bloomed in February. It needs several sunny days above freezing and we never had that this year in February even though that is normal. It is always exciting to ... http://walkingthefenceline.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/witch-hazel-and-tree-pruning-at-last/ "The anti-science crowd use smoke and mirrors to distract as many people as possible, but the rest of us need to listen to the science and keep our eyes on the prize — reversing greenhouse gas emissions trends as quickly and rapidly as possible."Click here to read, ... http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/illustrated-guide-to-latest-climate.html Pe By ROSS DOUTHAT Published: March 7, 2010 in the New York Times Mysticism is dying, and taking true religion with it. Monasteries have dwindled. Contemplative orders have ... http://jivacow.blogspot.com/2010/03/mass-market-epiphany.html From an email: INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW……………………… Blood Clots/Stroke – They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue I will continue to forward this every time it comes around! STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters…..S.T.R. My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something ... http://walkingthefenceline.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/blood-clotsstroke-they-now-have-a-fourth-indicator-the-tongue/ From our friend Madhava Ghosh's blog "View From A New Vrindaban Ridge"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 ... http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/farmers-are-founders-of-civilization.html This has been a harsh winter. Due to heavy snow fall we did not have electricity for one week and the road to our farm has been snowed in 3 times for a few days each time. Just walking to the barns through the snow in the ... http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/iscowp-update-february-2010.html From National GeographicYour human footprint is how much of the world you use in your lifetime. Calculate how much you will consume and see how that measures up with the rest of the world. http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/human-footprint.html I see him moving, in his legendary fleece, Between the superhighway and an Algonquin stone axe; Between the wild tribes, in their lost heat, And the dark blizzard of my Grandfather’s coat; Cold with the outdoor cold caught in the curls, Smelling of the world before the poll tax. And between the new macadam and the ... http://walkingthefenceline.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/the-buffalo-coat-by-thomas-mcgrath/ By David Derbyshire A factory farm housing more than 8,000 ‘battery cows’ will be built in the English countryside. Under the controversial plans, Britain’s largest ever dairy herd will be kept in industrial-scale sheds with little access to pasture or sunshine. The cows will be milked around the clock ... http://walkingthefenceline.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/battery-farm-for-cows-8000-animals-to-be-housed-in-milk-factory/ By KRISHNA POKHARELFrom The Wall Street JournalVARANASI, India—More than a million devout Hindus bathed in the Ganges River Friday, braving the risk of terrorist attack, stampede and petty crime for the chance to wash away the sins of a lifetime and open the gateway to heaven ... http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/indias-holy-ganges-to-get-cleanup.html In Union Square, Manhattan, on your average sankirtana afternoon, they rush and swoop and meander by, all shapes and colors and demeanor, all in a rush to be somewhere, perhaps to be nowhere."Excuse me sir, we're showing this wonderful book of spiritual wisdom, the Bhagavad-Gita....Sorry, I've got no time...I'm in ... http://jivacow.blogspot.com/2010/03/no-time-disease-of-common-man.html Living consciousness ploughs on infinite railways Its traveler tediously moves towards ever vanishing horizons. The way stations spanning birth to death piles up along the treks The traveler can never make a permanent settlement along the way Due to the irresistible demands of the unknown destinations. His consciousness has developed affinity But being a lost and ... http://www.brijabasispirit.com/2010/03/06/time-ploughs-on-infinite-railways-by-hayagriva-das-acbsp/ By JAMES KANTER Published: January 24, 2010 in the Green Inc blog in the New York Times BRUSSELS — Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month ... http://yogaofecology.blogspot.com/2010/03/stop-eating-meat-and-save-planet.html