Once a person prayed to God, "Please give me a flower and a butterfly for my garden". When he opened his eyes, he found a cactus and a caterpillar instead. He was dismayed and wondered why God had misunderstood his request.

The rally, joined by the Mayor of Baroda, the President of the local BJP political party, local Vishwa Hindu Parishad President, local Congress Party leaders and congregational devotees of ISKCON Baroda marched symbolically from the "Santram Mandir", located near the office of the "District Magistrate", aka the "District Collector" and presented him a memorandum seeking the Indian Government's intervention in the situation at Kazakhstan.

THIS COMING MONDAY AND TUESDAY THE OSCE WILL BE HAVING A MEETING TO DETERMINE IF KAZAKHSTAN WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THEIR ORGANISATION IN 2009. THUS ALL COUNTRIES MUST PUSH THE DOCUMENTS TO THIER FOREIGN MINISTRIES AND TO THIER COUNTRIES REPRESENTATIVES TO OSCE PRIOR TO THAT TIME.

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.

A cynic may justifiably ask: if Srila Prabhupada was scornful of democracy, why on earth did he go to America, the bastion of free liberty? Is this not hypocritical conduct?

I would like to draw your attention to the latest musical offering by father and daughter team Jayadev and Gaurangi prabhus. Many of you may already be familiar with their beautiful dulcet musical style – their new CD is out on New World Music label

I therefore suggest that devotees keep an open mind to the type of opportunities that may be available in the future, for an insular and inflexible outlook could prevent devotees from having a role in many areas of society where Srila Prabhupada’s teachings is most needed.

“The demolition of homes of innocent Hindus is outrageous,” said Sonia Chopra, of the United Hindu Jain Temple Association in Washington, D.C. “The hypocrisy of the Kazakh government is becoming evident, and should not be tolerated by persons who value religious freedom.”

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While I am typing this message, I been asked by HG Srutidharma Prabhu to request all the devotees around the world to offer their special prayers for HH Radhanath Maharaja is best health and for all he is medical test result come out favorable to us.

Arrived safely in Kaz and went straight to the farm. Arrived 2am and was horrified by the sight of destroyed uses. I am living in Govinda Maharaja’s house and it feels like living on the edge of a ghosttown.

In the light of the recent development in Kazachstan I request all members of the Euro GBC and ICE to take the following steps...

Please flood the OSCE with grave concern over this issue that they will drive the point home to the Kazakh government.

All informations related to Kazakhstan situation can be found on this new web site...

The OSCE Advisory Council on Freedom of Religion or Belief has been aware of the situation regarding the Hare Krishna community in Karasai District for some time and has been actively exploring the issues that it raises with a view to offering its opinion and, if necessary, recommendations in order to ensure that OSCE commitments concerning the Freedom of Religion or Belief are upheld

Hare Krishna devotees protest over Kazakh Temple demolition

The Kazakh government has demolished more than a dozen homes of Krishna devotees. This follows an earlier thwarted attempt in April 2006. Kazakh officials have claimed that the land was transferred against Kazakh law. ISKCON devotees claim that this is not true and that this is a case of religious discrimination.

Brake from the GBC meeting in Prabhupadadesh - Italy

Not only did Bronson become a devotee, but after reading “The Perfection of Yoga” he explained it to his mother and *she* became a devotee. In India it is not uncommon for a devotee to preach to his mother and bring her under the shelter of Lord Krsna, but in the West it is very rare.

It is with a heavy heart that I beg to inform that our God-brother, Bharata prabhu, left this mortal world at 10 AM today Monday at his home at Almviks Gard, the ISKCON farm outside Stockholm, after a long fight with cancer. He was listening to Srila Prabhupada's kirtan.

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of October: North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors etc., Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5

Four years ago, I got fortune to have a beautiful daughter. This gave me responsibility to raise my daughter and forced me to decide value system in which she should be raised. Islamic followers can convince women to wear veil all the time when they are outside. That means that I can mould my daughters thoughts in a way that I want to a high degree.

The First North American Child Protection Conference was a successful beginning. A group of dedicated devotees interested in increasing child protection met for 2 days for seminars and discussion at a retreat center in the woods of North Carolina.

Srila Prabhupada loved to hear that the devotees were distributing large numbers of his books and he consistently encouraged them to sell more of them. He once wrote, “These books and magazines are our most important propaganda weapons to defeat the ignorance of maya's army, and the more we produce such literature and sell them profusely all over the world, the more we shall deliver the world from the suicide course.

I believe the legacy of Srila Prabhupäda's love and faith in Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaj will forever shine in the pages of Vaisnava history.

The following is an excerpt from an unfinished book about my life in Krsna consciousness. It details the history of how big book distribution began in Iskcon, a history which has not been chronicled in any Iskcon publications. The scene takes place in Vancouver, Canada, November of 1971

For Vaibhavi and I this was a landmark day. Thanks to Justin (16 rounds, 4 months) and Mikela (16 rounds 1 year), and Cary, their connections in the community, their energy and enthusiasm to share, we tasted one very sweet fruit of 20 years habitation in Spanish Fork, the “Livestock Capital of Utah County”.

Kulis commit themselves to a number of initiatives following the success of the first Kulimela event held in New Vrindavan this summer. Kulis from around the world have all pledged their energy and time to press forward with future gatherings using the formula of Kulimela.

Following Srila Prabhupada DVD 2. DVD 1 was shown simultaneously on Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day in 150 ISKCON temples worldwide with the highest accolades!!!

Soon after getting the news of demolition of temple and houses of devotees in Kazakhstan and throwing out the devotees in the snowing weather, devotees of Iskcon, Ludhiana and other Hindu organizations started collecting in the temple and strongly condemned this inhuman and unconstitutional tragic incident.

Finally, on 2nd Nov evening he was taken to the dressing room at Kolkata Hospital. Within 3 minutes, the people from the dressing room rushed out and took his parents in side. To their surprise, they saw Chakravarthy standing in the room and there was no mark of any injury on his face.

The condition of the witnesses can be described as shock. The condition of the people who were thrown from their destroyed houses to the dirt and snow cannot be described. Neither the Hakim, nor the police chiefs, nor the bailiffs would listen to the arguments that the governmental commission established to solve the issue around the Society for Krishna Consciousness has not yet come to final decision.

At 8:00 AM the president’s motorcade entered the mall to approach the entrance of the building. At that time the Hindus rushed the motorcade and were practically next to the cars, shouting slogans and waving banners. The police were taken by surprise and immediately came forward to allow the cars to proceed to the building.

Kazakh police have knocked down part of a village housing Hare Krishna followers, the group said on Wednesday calling the move an attack on religious freedom.

Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the followers of Lord Krishna took to the streets in Ludhiana on Wednesday (November 22, 2006) to protest the alleged demolition of Lord Krishna's temple in Kazakhstan.

I wanted to announce that there is now a Yahoo group set up for devotees who suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) like Crohn?€?s and Colitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

The Directors, Management, and assembled international devotees in Mayapur offer their deepest sympathies to each of you in this most awful of times, during this extreme situation you have been placed in. You should know that our prayers are with you daily.

With this letter we want to express our sincere concern for the devotees in Kazakhstan facing the situation with the Government bulldozing our legally acquired property. We humbly request GBCs, Temple Presidents and others to take action and help our fellow devotees in Kazakhstan in every possible way.

The chanting in front of the beautiful forms of Sri Sri Radha Govinda was led by His Holiness Sivarama Swami and Madhava prabhu. It really isn't an exaggeration to say by 9pm on the second day devotees were in a collective state of bliss. For sure they were a little tired physically but the big grins on their faces indicated that spiritually there were energised! Batteries fully recharged.

The film Water ends by blaming Manu's laws for the condition of India's widows. At its conclusion, the film shows a frame with only this caption: There are over 34 million widows in India according to the 2001 Census. Many continue to live in conditions of social, economic and cultural deprivation as prescribed 2000 years ago by the Sacred Texts of Manu

A team of devotees, coordinated by His Holiness B.B. Govinda Swami, is working diligently on a campaign to help our brothers and sisters in Kazakhstan. Today's Early Day Motion in British Parliament was part of that campaign; similar efforts are underway elsewhere in the world.

Video from November, 21st Hindu commune demolition and Photo from November, 21st Hindu commune demolition

That this House, prior to the visit of the President of Kazakhstan, condemns the harassment of and discrimination against Hindu minorities in Kazakhstan; notes that Hindus in the Karasi district have had land, barns and cows confiscated, have been threatened with demolition of their houses, and denied the right to own land;

24 hours after 200 riot police appeared at the their farm community, the devotees are sifting through the ruins of their homes trying to salvage clothes and belongings. The Omon riot police threw the personal belongings of the Hindus into the mud and snow, while loading the furniture on the back of trucks.

As you may have heard, several houses of devotees in Kazakhstan were bulldozed hours ago. Forum 18 News has a detailed report. The demolition contradicts earlier Kazakh official assurances that all actions in the authorities long-running attempt to take over the commune would be frozen.

A Norwegian based religious freedom group reported that authorities in southern Kazakhstan today began the demolition of the only Hare Krishna commune in the former Soviet Union. Forum 18 quoted a Hare Krishna spokesman, Maksim Varfolomeev, as saying riot police sealed off the 48-hectare farming commune before the bulldozing began.

All 11 homes were destroyed today by the Kazakh Government. They cut the electric cable at the farm. Thus there is no light, heat, or water for the devotees. Also today our documents were recieved at 10 Downing Street to be presented to Tony Blair. He has agreed to bring up the issue when he meets Nazarbayev today. Tomorrow there will be demonstrations at the London Stock Exchange when Nazarbayev visits there in the morning.