By Caru DasIn this temple visitors purchase a ticket for a pot of jaggery, sweet water with cardamon and pepper, to be offered through a brass mask of Narasingha placed over a hole in the mountain.
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- 14 Feb 2007
By Malati Devi DasiThe secret destination turned out to be Jagannath’s Mandir and I personally could not have been more pleased since I had not been able to visit Them last year. These Deities of Jagannath, Subhadra and Baladev are very powerful and are known for Their benevolence in granting boons. There are many authentic experiences supporting this claim, many of them recent. We performed a bhajan and kirtan lead by H H Lokanath accompanied by Madhava das (world reknown mrdanga player).
...- 14 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaNext there was a debate about the best way to serve and honor prasadam. Hridayananda Maharaja's team defended eating on the floor and using one's fingers. Devamrta Swami's team argued that a Western style of eating (at a table, with silverware) is essential for effective preaching. The argument that a pizza is a self-realized capati got a lot of laughs.
...- 13 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaToday's agenda: morning presentations about Kazakhstan, the Child Protection Office (CPO), and Mayapur. The new temple will fit on the ISKCON trust land. There will be triple the park-and-garden space we have now. Srila Prabhupada wanted the main dome to resemble the Capitol in Washington, D.C. or the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, and it does.
...- 12 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaTwo initiatives are being undertaken: The "six-month initiative" will focus on the first six months of new devotees in ISKCON, when they accept Srila Prabhupada as their siksa guru. A curriculum will be produced that helps new devotees establish a solid siksa relationship that continues throughout their lives. The team also proposed a "hearing from Srila Prabhupada initiative," to teach new devotees how to listen to and hear from Srila Prabhupada.
...- 11 Feb 2007
By the GBC ChairmanThe GBC will be available for all ISKCON devotees by scheduling an Open Door Day. The Open Door day will be in Sri Mayapura Dhama during the Annual GBC Meetings on Tuesday, February 13th from 10.00am until 12.15pm in the GBC room on the top of the Conch building.
...- 10 Feb 2007
By Payonidhi dasWe have just found these prayers to Lord Narasimha on the Acaraya folio, they are prayers offered by Saturn Personified, Sri Sani deva, who is so much feared in India. Actually he is great devotee of Lord Narasimhadeva.
...- 10 Feb 2007
By Caru DasLast Monday from my office window I noticed a sole Indian gentleman circling the temple verandah on foot. He had apparently tried entering from the upstairs, but that door is often stuck in winter due to cold expansion.
...- 10 Feb 2007
By Lalita Madhava devi dasiFirst of all, on behalf of the unofficial "team" that has been coordinating this fundraising effort - gurukulis Madhvacarya, Radha-priya and Dhanista, along with "first generation" devotees Kirtiraja Prabhu and myself - I wish to thank the many devotees who have sent generous donations and words of encouragement. We are most grateful.
...- 10 Feb 2007
By bhakta MartinFor several years I suffered from almost suicidal pains in my head and tried different doctors and therapies, ate many chemical pills but nothing helped. Then I tried to search for the cause through astrology and I found the website of Shyamasundara Prabhu, disciple of Srila Prabhupada
...- 9 Feb 2007
By David JormI would like any advice on running a successful university program. Here in Melbourne, Australia, we do not have a presence at any of the universities and the word from the devotees is they have been 'hard to crack'.
...- 9 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaThe main agenda item for the next three days is planning ISKCON’s future. If you have a vague idea of what strategic planning is, you will better understand it after reading this report. At the morning session today, the GBC discussed strategic planning for two and a half hours. Gopala Bhatta Prabhu enthusiastically facilitated the discussion and helped the GBC members open their hearts and focus on the issues.
...- 9 Feb 2007
By Shyama - krishna DasDevotees from around the world are aware that a dispute between ISKCON, Vrindavan and the Goswamis of Radha Damodar Temple, in respect of Srila Prabhupada's rooms in Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan, is presently being heard in the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad, India.
...- 8 Feb 2007
By Janananda dasThis letter is a request to its readers to be as kind as to reply to me on the following topics regarding the Vanaprastha ashram in ISKCON. This letter is more of a feeler. We would very much appreciate feedback from young and old.
...- 8 Feb 2007
By Sri Nanda - nandana dasa If we are going to succeed in becoming free from the influence of Kali-yuga and use the Golden Age within the first 10,000 years of Kali-yuga in the best way possible, then we must cooperate in allowing for a new species of humanity to enter this world.
...- 8 Feb 2007
By Krishna Premi dasiDear Prabhus, could you help me get in touch with a devotee named Anantashakti dasa
...- 7 Feb 2007
By Lalita Madhava Devi DasiI am writing to make you aware of the tragic situation with Baladeva dasa and his wife, Bhaktin Christina, that is unfolding here in the Greater Alachua community, and to appeal to you all for your help.
...- 7 Feb 2007
By Mayapur CPTWe are trying to keep things tight again so we may avoid incidents of child abuse in particular and any illicit activity involving our youth. Most festival visitors are respectful and well behaved,coming only for purification and association. Unfortunately there are the unscrupulous few who come with a view to exploit and abuse.
...- 7 Feb 2007
By Bhurijana dasaThe Yamuna River bank calms the mind and offers peace and shelter to all, including those souls in the attached photo who are sitting peacefully at the bank of the Yamuna as the sun begins to set.
...- 7 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaBhaktivaibhava Swami (GBC chairman) began the meeting by advising the GBC members that they need to direct their comments and discussions more carefully in order to be more effective as a body. Offering an example, he said that during a discussion of a proposal, if a member withholds criticism until the last minute before a vote, this undermines the GBC's ability to build on constructive criticism or can obstruct progress. Thus he asked a deputy to provide guidelines for the day's straw-voting process.
...- 7 Feb 2007
By Tattvavit DasaThe GBC chairman, Bhaktivaibhava Swami, opened the well-attended meeting. Only a few members were absent this year, some because of illness. The day’s agenda: a summary of the autumn GBC meetings in Italy and a discussion of book distribution. The chairman first presented an overview of the GBC’s work in 2006.
...- 6 Feb 2007
By Jesse OlsenI am among the hundreds of devotee dishwashers in North America. It has become painfully aware to me the need for good dishwashing gloves. I recently discovered what I consider to be the best dishwashing gloves on the market.
...- 6 Feb 2007
By Dharmatma dasI felt very safe being wheeled into the operating theater hearing Srila Prabhupada chanting from speakers in every room and space in the hospital. Imagine our amazement when during recovery there was a knock on our door and Lord Jagannath appeared on a beautiful throne before us.
...- 6 Feb 2007
By Ratisha DasThe appearance day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami was celebrated for the first time at his birthplace, Srirangam, Tamil Nadu on the 8th of January 2007.
...- 6 Feb 2007