Newsletter Number #132 -  ( Rathyatra in Puri issue 2004 A.D. Gaurabda 518)
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ki jaya

Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances & Best Wishes To All

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All Glories To Srila Prabhupad.

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Welcome to the latest re-vamped edition of the on-line HKSRNewsletter, and our humble attempt to render some service to the devotee community. As you can see we've changed the format, and everything is here hyper-linked on-line, we hope it's now easier for you all. This newsletter now goes out to way over 2108 receivers. I trust that all is well with everyone by the Mercy of the Lord. However, if anyone would like to be removed please just send me a message requesting me to do so, and I will do it promptly. If you are receiving this from a friend, and would like to be added directly to the mailout please also let me know and I will do the needful there too. Removal and Subscription details at the very end of this newsletter.

NOTE:
Just a quick message to let you all know that I have to put the newsletters on hold for a short time as I will be overseas as from Friday 11th June. Sorry for the inconvenience. I've just put together a quick newsletter to show all up-coming events. Please put all questions and correspondence on hold I'll notify you all when I get back to NZ so that by the mercy of the Lord we can continue.
    Actually my birth mother is in the process of passing away, she's had two strokes over the past two weeks is hospitalized and the hospital gave me the word to come and be at her side. She's done a lot of service over the years; visiting 7 Bury place temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor, Soho street, Melbourne and Auckland temples, she's taken heaps of prasadam, given heaps of donations, she's sat in at yajnas, and weddings, swept temple room floors and prasadam halls, looked after devotee children and even lead kirtans among them and encouraged them to chant and dance in front of the Lord. She wears Tulasi neck beads on her body also.
    At the time of my father's passing away she was chanting the holy names Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare into his ear, each time she did so he grasped her wrist consciously hearing as he slipped away. She then gave a nice donation to arrange for a set of clothes for Krishna Balaram in Vrindavan in his name, sponsored a feast for the devotees in Vrindavan in his name, fed the cows at the goshalla in his name, and sponsored Iskcon Food Relief (the fore runner of Food For Life) in his name. There's no doubt she's a devotee. So we are asking on her behalf that you kindly wish her well on her journey to a new body where she take better take up Krishna consciousness free from her previous material conditioning that held her back somewhat, and with all the service that she did, pray that the Lord bestow His kind blessings upon her.

 väyur anilam amritam
 athedam bhasmäntam shariram
 om krato smara kritam smara
 krato smara kritam smara

TRANSLATION
"Let this temporary body be burnt to ashes, and let the air of life be merged with the totality of air. Now, O my Lord, please remember all my (her) sacrifices, and because You are the ultimate beneficiary, please remember all that I have (she has) done for You." ( Sri Ishopanishad 17. )

Hare Krishna. =>B-) JTCd

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Srila Srivasa Pandita - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Paksha vardhini Mahadwadasi - Fasting  for Yogini Ekadasi (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 14th June 2004 in NZ)

Mithun Sankranti (Sun enters Gemini)

Srila Gadadhara Pandita - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura  - Disappearance - Tirubhav (fasting 'til noon)

Gundicha Marjana in Jagannath Puri

Ratha yatra in Jagannath Puri
(Hera Panchami after 4 days)
(return Ratha yatra after 8 days)

Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Srila Sivananda Sena - Disappearance - Tirubhav

20th June 2004 - Father's Day - 3rd Sunday in June in US & UK - 1st Sunday in September in Aus & NZ

Sri Vakresvara Pandita - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Devasayan Ekadasi  (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 29th June 2004 in NZ)

Guru Purnima - Vyaasa Purnima - Appearance - Avirbhav

Srila Sanatana Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

First Month of Chaturmasya Begins - Fasting from Sak, green leafy vegetables, for one month
(note Chaturmasya is not observed during Purushottam Adhika Masa.)

Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Srila Lokanatha Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

Fasting  for Kamika Ekadasi (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 13th July 2004 in NZ)

Karaka Sankranti (Sun enters Cancer)

Sridhara masa continues after Purusottama Adhika Masa
(Chaturmasya is not observed during Purusottama Adhika Masa.)

Padmini - Vishuddha Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 28th July 2004 in NZ)

Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi Fasting for Paramaa - Shuddha Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 12th August 2004 in NZ)

Sridhara masa continues after Purusottama Adhika Masa (Fasting from green leefy vegetables)

Simha Sankranti (Sun enters Leo)

Sri Raghunandana Thakur - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Vamsidas Babaji - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Fasting  for Pavitropana Ekadasi (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 26th August 2004 in NZ)

Sri Sri Radha Govinda Jhulan Yatra begins

Srila Rupa Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Gauridas Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Sri Radha Govinda's Jhulan Yatra ends.

Lord Balaram - Appearance - Jayanti  (Fasting till noon)

Second month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from yogurt for one month.)

Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA 1965 AD.

Father's Day -  1st Sunday in September in Aus & NZ - 3rd Sunday in June in US & UK

Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna (7th Sept in NZ)
(Fasting till midnight - breakfast with Ekadasi style prasadam)

Sri Nandotsava - Nanad maharaj celebrates the Jata karma of Baby Krishna

Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Appearance (Fasting till noon)

Annada Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 10th September 2004 in NZ)

Kanya Sankranti (Sun enters Virgo)

   Sri Ganesh Chaturthi - 18 Sept in NZ (Do Not Look @ the Moon)

Srimati Sita Thakurani (Advaita's consort) - Appearance - Avirbhav

Sri Lalita sasti

Sri Radhastami : Srimati Radharani's - Appearance (Fasting till noon - 22nd September in NZ)

Trisprsa Mahadvadasi (Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi) - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 25th September 2004 in NZ)

Sri Vamana Dvadasi - Appearance of Lord Vamandeva (The fast is observed till noon on the Ekadasi)(Feasting is done tomorrow.)

Srila Jiva Goswami - Appearance - Avirbhav

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur - Appearance - Avirbhav Utsava
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Sri Ananta Caturdasi Vrata

Srila Hari Das Thakur - Disappearance

Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava

Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada 1959 AD.

Srimad Bhagavatam Day

Third month of Chaturmasya begins (Fast from milk for one month.)

World Vegetarian Day ( 1st October every year)

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ka va pujyatama tatra devata sad-gunarnava
akurvatah syat ko dosa etan me vaktum arhasi

"Oh Gurudeva! When did Ekadasi take birth and from whom did she appear? What are the rules of fasting on the Ekadasi? Please describe the benefits of following this vow and when it should be followed. Who is the utmost worshippable presiding deity of Sri Ekadasi? What are the faults in not following Ekadasi properly? Please bestow your mercy upon me and tell about these subjects, as you are the only personality able to do so."

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18 -  Conclusion : The Perfection of Renunciation

                                                            TEXT 19

                        jnanam karma ca karta ca
                         tridhaiva guna-bhedatah
                         procyate guna-sankhyane
                         yathavac chrnu tany api

WORD FOR WORD
   jnanam--knowledge; karma--work; ca--also; karta--worker; ca--also; tridha--of three kinds; eva--certainly; guna-bhedatah--in terms of different modes of material nature; procyate--are said; guna-sankhyane--in terms of different modes; yatha-vat--as they are; srnu--hear; tani--all of them; api--also.

TRANSLATION
   According to the three different modes of material nature, there are three kinds of knowledge, action and performer of action. Now hear of them from Me.

 PURPORT by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:
   In the Fourteenth Chapter the three divisions of the modes of material nature were elaborately described. In that chapter it was said that the mode of goodness is illuminating, the mode of passion materialistic, and the mode of ignorance conducive to laziness and indolence. All the modes of material nature are binding; they are not sources of liberation. Even in the mode of goodness one is conditioned. In the Seventeenth Chapter, the different types of worship by different types of men in different modes of material nature were described. In this verse, the Lord says that He wishes to speak about the different types of knowledge, workers and work itself according to the three material modes.

Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission.

 - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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Prabhupada Uvacha:
(here's some nectar, sometimes it comes in the form of Srutakirti prabhu's diary, other times from Govinda dasi's diary, or sometimes from a letter, but still nectar...)

Drops of nectar

While Prabhupada was living in Los Angeles in 1969, he got a letter from one of his relatives stating that one of his brothers had died. Prabhupada received this information in the presence of some of the devotees and he informed them, "I have just received this letter saying that my brother died. Previously my other brother died. These two brothers were very nice. They wanted, to live long, healthy lives, but they didn't care so much for Krsna consciousness." "But my sister and I," Prabhupada laughed softly, "we didn't want to live long, healthy lives. We only wanted to do some service, and when Krsna wanted to, He would take us. But now I see that my two brothers are both dead, and my sister and I are living long, happy lives."

Srila Prabhupada was very fond of Mr Panilal Pithi, a friend from Hyderabad. One time Mr Pithi came to Bombay and dropped in unexpectedly to visit Prabhupada. Prabhupada had just begun his lunch. He was glad to see his friend, however, and asked him to sit down and have lunch with him. Prabhupada told his cook, Palika to make up a plate for Mr Pithi. She stared back silently at Prabhupada because she had hardly an extra food for serving another person. But Prabhupada looked back steadily at her and again asked her to make the extra plate. Palika came in with a plate, as best as she could arrange, for Mr Pithi. Mr Pithi then got up to go to another room to wash his hands. But as soon as Mr Pithi left the room, Srila Prabhupada, with the demeanour of a surreptitious child, took his bowl of yoghurt from his plate and quickly put it onto Mr Pithi's plate before he could come back and see.

Prabhupada's disciple Subhaga tells of his first meeting with Prabhupada. Prabhupada noticed him in the temple room and asked him his name. Subhaga answered with a few words in Bengali.
"Oh, you are a Bengali?" said Prabhupada. "Come to my room."
Subhaga followed as Srila Prabhupada entered his room. There Prabhupada began changing his clothes. Keeping his body always covered with cloth, he removed the dhoti while putting on his gamcha in preparation for his massage. Prabhupada continued talking affectionately, asking Subhaga about his life. Subhaga began to feel that he was talking with a near and dear family relative, an affectionate, respected grandfather. It was as if he had known Srila Prabhupada a long time, although he had been in Prabhupada's association for only a moment. While Prabhupada's servant knelt beside Prabhupada and began massaging his head, Prabhupada began to explain Krsna consciousness to the newcomer.

- From the Nectar by HH Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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"Demonic Habits Are Being Killed"

Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.47
Mayapur, April 2, 1976

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Pusta Krsna: "...authorized Vedic knowledge one can see the cause and effect of the cosmic manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, because the cosmic manifestation is also His energy. Both of them are different energies of the Lord and nothing else. The wise man can see how the fire is spread within the wood by consideration of cause and effect. Similarly, persons engaged in devotional service understand, O my Lord, how You are both the cause and effect."

Prabhupada:

rupe ime sad-asati tava veda-srste
bijankurav iva na canyad arupakasya
yuktah samaksam ubhayatra vicinate tvam...

In this book it is vicinate. I think that other book, viciksate?

Pusta Krsna: Vicaksate? And in the other book it says.

Prabhupada: Yes. It doesn't make any difference.

yuktah samaksam ubhayatra vicinate tvam
yogena vahnim iva darusu nanyatah syat
 [SB 7.9.47]

So yogena, this word, is very important in this verse. There are... Yogena means "by the means of," upayena, "by the means of." So as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, Krsna says that bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah: [Bg. 18.55] "Only by devotional service one can understand Me." So here the word yogena should not be understood otherwise. If one says that jnana-yogena, karma-yogena, hatha-yogena, dhyana-yogena... There are many yoga system. One can understand. That is the usual proverb nowadays, that "Any means, you can understand the Absolute Truth." Yata mat tata patha. "You can have your own process or yoga and you can realize God." But that is not possible. Krsna personally says, bhaktya mam abhijanati [Bg. 18.55]. In another place, bhaktya ekaya: "Only through devotional service." And practically we see there are many jnanis and dhyana-yogis, karmis. They have no clear conception of the Absolute Truth. Vague idea. Even in many other religious system they have got some conception of God, not clear idea. But in bhakti-yoga you can understand directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna..............continued

"There is nothing new to be said. Whatever I had to say, I have already said in my books. Now you must all try to understand it and continue with your endeavors. Whether I am present or not present doesn't matter. Just as Krsna is living eternally, the living being also lives eternally. But especially... kirtir yasya sa jivati: 'One who has done service to the Lord lives forever.' You have been taught to serve Krsna, and with Krsna we'll live eternally. Our life is eternal. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire: the disappearance of the temporary body doesn't matter. The body is meant for disappearance. So, live forever by serving Krsna. Thank you very much."

(Srila Prabhupada, Vrindavan, India, 1977)
 

"Glory to the Sri Krishna Samkirtan which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together. Thus the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death, is extinguished. The Samkirtan Movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction Moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it helps us to have a taste of the full nectar for which we are always anxious."

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What's So Special About Chanting Hare Krishna?
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Hare Krishna is NOT "a Cult":
Is ISKCON a Cult or part of the "Hindu Culture" or Something Else?
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Hare Krishna is NOT a Cult letter by Kunti dd editor of Hare Krishna World:
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38 Years of Krishna Consciousness through Iskcon.........
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Very nice articles and numerous links on the About Hinduism web-site.

What is ISKCON ???
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Is Iskcon a Cult?
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Iskcon and Hinduism
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Agama Tantra and the Vaishnava Samskaras as a way of life:

Recently I was asked, "Don't you find it an inconvenience to always be checking to see when is the right time to do this or the best time for that?"

In simple terms my answer was and still is; if you go to the bus or railway station or airport it is probably an intelligent venture to enquire about the times and routes of vehicles than to just hope that one will be along soon, or one is going in your direction.

There are subtle influences in the Universe that, for thousands of years gone by, advanced cultures have honoured, respected and utilised. Before the corruption of the Vedik literatures by the Christian and Moslem invaders to India all these things were used; Ayurvedik Medicine; Vedik Astrology; etc. Today there's a rennaisance among many to revive these arts.

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aham kratur aham yajnah
svadhaham aham ausadham
mantro 'ham aham evajyam
aham agnir aham hutam

"But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb,
the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering."(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 9.16)

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UFOs - http://www.hknet.org.nz/UFOs.html
Vegetarianism & Beyond - http://turn.to/Vegetarianism
Articles for newcomers to Krishna consciousness - http://www.krishna.com/newsite/main.php?id=87
Self Help and Motivational pages - Deals and Affiliate programs: - http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-selfhelp.html
Myth of the Aryan invasion by Dr. David Frawley: - http://www.hknet.org.nz/Aryan-invasion-mythDF.html

.........many other articles - http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-articles.htm

and from there go to the Main Index http://www.hknet.org.nz/index.htm

“I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Kåñëa], who is always situated in various incarnations such as Räma, Nåsiàha and many subincarnations as well, but who is the original Personality of Godhead known as Kåñëa, and who incarnates personally also.” (Brahma samhita 5:39.)

The Devotee List - Iskcon and Gaudiya math(s):
(It's still being developed, and a lot of devotees are not here......)
http://devotee.s5.com/index.html

Vedik World Heritage pages

Read enlivening articles
See pictures of exhumed relics
Understand conspirital deceptions...
Join the renaissance to rebuild the Golden Age in the Kali-yuga
Find out about Vedik heritage items all around the world.....

Send in your articles and news:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html

updated 21st February 2004

See more similar pages and links http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html and http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-Vedik.htm

Vedik Culture list
 mailto:vediculture-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

A selection of interesting Krishna conscious articles from New Panihati - Atlanta temple USA:
http://newpanihati.tripod.com/NewsGroup/KCNectar/KCNectarMain.htm

Paradigms - where things are not all they seem

Krishna conscious Dramas and plays:
A collection of 88 transcendental dramas assembled and presented for the pleasure of
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/default.htm

Wonderful modern Krishna conscious plays:
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/TableOfContents.htm

These are great for Sunday feasts, or school programs or street presentations, or just for our own understanding.

Read here what Prabhupad says about such plays and dramas:
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/PlaysP2SPquotes.htm

The Formidable Audio page - Bhajans, Kirtans, Lectures many Iskcon devotees:
http://www.iskcon.com.au/Audio.html

and

Bhajans and Kirtans
http://chantandbehappy.com/bhajans/index.html

and

Download latest Real Player for Free:
http://software-dl.real.com/22e4968a89f121132020/windows/mrkt/AUN03D/RealOnePlayerV2GOLD.exe

Listen to audio and view videos on-line here:
http://www.prabhupada.org/prabhupadadesh/a_deposito_oggetti/Archivio_Audio-Video/index.php?q=t&t=EN
http://www.prabhupada.org/prabhupadadesh/a_deposito_oggetti/Archivio_Audio-Video/index.php?q=f&f=%2FAudio
There's literally hundreds of bhajans, kirtans and videos segments to check out.............try all the folders too.......

Nectar for kids and adults alike:
http://www.rasa-music.com/Bodies/body-shop.html

Articles of Interest

How Hindus Are Targeted With "Friendship Evangelism"
http://www.hvk.org/hvk/articles/0302/160.html

USA, June 6, 2004: This is an old article, available in full at "source," originally published in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, April, 1994. It's on the subject of "friendship evangelism," that is, the method of making friends with a prospective convert as a method of gaining access and trust sufficient to begin the actual conversion attempt. The original article has a long list of do's and do not's in dealing with Hindus. Hindus are difficult to convert, missionaries often complain and the complex psychology of this approach is one attempt to gain more success. Some excerpts:

Friendship evangelism is usually easy to initiate with Hindus. Most Hindus esteem religion in general and are free and open to speak about it. A sincere, nonjudgemental interest in all aspects of Indian Life will provide a good basis for friendship.

DO NOT:

Criticize or condemn Hinduism. There is much that is good and much that is bad in the practice of both Christianity and Hinduism. Pointing out the worst aspects of Hinduism is hardly the way to win friends or show love. It is to the credit of Hindus that they rarely retaliate against Christians by pointing out all our shameful practices and failures. Criticizing Hinduism can make us feel we have won an argument; it will not win Hindus to Jesus Christ.

Do not argue or debate on points where we must disagree with our Hindu friends. Most Hindus sit lightly to their theology or philosophy. God is above our definitions and debates, and the man of God should stand above human disagreements. Often points are raised to deflect a conversation from Christ and his compelling demands; keep a focus on him and avoid debate.

Never allow a suggestion that separation from family and/or culture is necessary in becoming a disciple of Christ. To insist or even subtly encourage a Hindu to leave his home and way of life to join the "Christian" way of life in terms of diet and culture, etc., is a denial of biblical teaching. (See 1 Cor. 7:17-24.)

Avoid all that even hints at triumphalism ("the doctrine, attitude, or belief that one religious creed is superior to all others") and pride. We are not the greatest people with the greatest religion, but some Hindus are taught that we think of ourselves in this way. We do not have all knowledge of all truth; in fact we know very little (1 Cor 8:1,2). We do not desire all India to become "Christian." (Think of what that means to a Hindu--India like America or Europe!) But we do desire all India to find peace and joy and true spirituality. Be careful in using testimonies of Hindus who have found Christ, since triumphalism is often communicated and offends Hindus. Testimonies must be given with evident humility, and with love and esteem for Hinduism.

Do not speak quickly on hell, or on the fact that Jesus is the only way for salvation. Hindus hear these things as triumphalism and are offended unnecessarily. Speak of hell only with tears of compassion.  Point to Jesus so that it is obvious he is the only way, but leave the Hindu to see and conclude this for himself, rather than trying to force it on him.

Never hurry. Any pushing for a decision or conversion will do great harm. God must work, and the Holy Spirit should be given freedom to move at his own pace. Even after a profession of Christ is made, do not force quick changes regarding pictures of gods, charms, etc. Be patient and let a person come to full conviction in is own mind before taking action.

Do not force Christian ideas into passages of Hindu scripture. We must be scrupulously honest in interpreting the scriptures of all religions, and must diligently study the larger context of all quotations. There are abundant points of contact between Christian and Hindu scriptures on broad thematic issues; claiming references to Christ where none exist only hurts our credibility.

DO:

Work into your life the traditional Hindu (and biblical) values of simplicity, renunciation, spirituality, and humility, against which there is no law. A life reflecting the reality of "a still and quiet soul" (Psalm 131) will never be despised by Hindus.

Empathize with Hindus. Appreciate all that is good, and be truly sad about error and sin (as sad as you are about error and sin in Christianity). Learn to think as the Hindu thinks, and feel as he feels.

Know Hinduism, and each individual Hindu. It will take some study to get a broad grasp of Hinduism, and patient listening will be required to understand where in the spectrum each Hindu stands. Both philosophical and devotional Hinduism should be studied with the aim of understanding what appeals to the Hindu heart. Those who move seriously into Christian work among Hindus need to become more knowledgeable in Hinduism than Hindus themselves are. Some study of the Sanskrit language will prove invaluable.

Remember the biblical pattern from Acts 17 of introducing truth to the Hindu from his own tradition, and only secondarily from the Bible. For example, the biblical teaching on sin is repulsive to many modern Hindus, but their own scriptures give an abundance of similar testimony. Bridge from Hindu scripture to the Bible and Christ.

Lead in prayer and worship together with your Hindu friend. Hinduism has a grand tradition of deep spirituality, and so it is only by deeply spiritual means that we can expect to bring Hindus to the feet of Jesus Christ. Worship in spirit and truth and communion with God in prayer will open our Hindu friends to the riches of the spirituality available to the followers of Christ. This is the atmosphere most conducive to the Holy Spirit's work of bringing Hindus into discipleship to Jesus.

A Hindu who professes faith in Christ must be helped as far as possible to work out the meaning of that commitment in his own cultural context. Often a new follower of Christ is ready to adopt any and every practice of Western Christians, and needs to be taught what is essential and what is secondary in Christian life and worship. For example, it can be shown that the Eastern practice of removing shoes in a place of worship has strong biblical precedence despite the fact that shoes are worn in Western churches. A new believer should be warned against making an abrupt announcement to his or her family, since that inflicts great pain and inevitable produces deep misunderstanding. Ideally, a Hindu will share each step of the pilgrimage to Christ with his or her family, so that there is no surprise at the end. An early stage of the communication, to be reaffirmed continually, would be the honest esteem for Indian/Hindu traditions in general that the disciple of Christ can and does maintain. Approaching Hindus on these lines does not result in quick conversions and impressive statistics. But a hearing will be gained from some who have refused to listen to traditional Christian approaches. And new disciples of Christ can be taught to deal more sensitively with their contexts, allowing them to maintain an ongoing witness to their family and society. As the leaven of the gospel is allowed to work in Hindu minds and society, a harvest is sure to follow in God's own time.

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

See our Inter Faith pages http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-InterFaith.htm

30 May 2004

By AMIE RICHARDSON

Meat workers have a higher risk of developing cancer, possibly because of exposure to cancer-causing viruses carried by sheep and cattle, new research shows.

In a comparison with the general population, a group of 6647 meat workers was found to have a higher risk of developing all cancers and almost double the risk of getting lung cancer. The risk was increased when workers were exposed to biological material in animal urine, faeces or blood.

The new Massey University research, which supports previous international studies that showed an increased risk of leukaemia, lymphoma and cancers of the lung and larynx among butchers and slaughterhouse workers, has alarmed the meat union and Green MP Sue Kedgley, who say more research needs to be done to identify the cause of the cancers.

The study, by Dave McLean from the university's Centre for Public Health Research, tracked the health status of people who worked in the meat processing industry for an average of seven years between 1981 and 1998 from three plants in the North and South islands. He compared their health to that of the general population.

It found cancer mortality rates were higher than normal - 69 deaths compared to 61 expected - while lung cancer rates were almost double - 23 deaths compared to 13 expected.

Comparisons within the group showed an almost trebling effect for developing lung cancer when workers were exposed to biological material. McLean found one possible cause was workers were being exposed to tumour-causing viruses or bacteria carried by the animals.

"There has been quite a lot of previous evidence - none of it conclusive - and this study certainly adds quite a bit to it," McLean said.

McLean said one obvious limitation with the study was smoking as a form of bias. But even if meat workers smoked enough to have higher lung cancer rates than the rest of the population, it would not be "of the magnitude" shown in the research findings.

McLean said the findings were significant for public health policy making because of the high number of people employed in the meat processing industry (about 23,000 now, down from 34,000 eight years ago), but further research was needed to find the causes so they could be eliminated.

"Any occupational causes for diseases are preventable so it's an unnecessary risk if it's being caused by people's work. It would be very interesting to do further research to find out what the cause is so that it can be eliminated."

Meat Workers Union health and safety officer Maevis Watson had spoken to meat workers about the findings and indicated more research needed to be done.

"I'm not saying to them categorically that they will get lung cancer but the research indicates there are some problems and potential risks. The reasons for the increases are largely unknown and we need to find these out."

Kedgley said the government needed to take action to protect their workers by funding more research into the area. "We need to focus on how to reduce the exposure. Very little money or research is being put into reducing (cancer) risks."

The Meat Industry Association will invite McLean to present his findings at the next forum meeting on July 8.

"The health and safety of our workforce is extremely important to us. The meat industry, in partnership with ACC and other agencies, has devoted significant resources to protecting the health and wellbeing of our people, and any research that provides further insight on additional areas to focus on is welcomed."

Research Finds Link Between Meat Workers And Cancer
http://www.sundaystartimes.co.nz
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2924025a6442,00.html

NEW ZEALAND, May 29, 2004: (HPI note: More reason not to eat meat...)
New research shows meat workers have a higher risk of developing cancer, possibly because of exposure to cancer-causing viruses carried by sheep and cattle. In a comparison with the general population, a group of 6,647 meat workers was found to have a higher risk of developing all cancers and almost double the risk of getting lung cancer. The risk was increased when workers were exposed to biological material in animal urine, feces or blood. The new Massey University research, which supports previous international studies that showed an increased risk of leukemia, lymphoma and cancers of the lung and larynx among butchers and slaughterhouse workers, has alarmed the meat union and Green MP Sue Kedgley, who say more research needs to be done to identify the cause of the cancers. The study, by Dave McLean from the university's Centre for Public Health Research, tracked the health status of people who worked in the meat processing industry for an average of seven years between 1981 and 1998 from three plants in the North and South islands. He compared their health to that of the general population. It found cancer mortality rates were higher than normal--69 deaths compared to 61 expected -- while lung cancer rates were almost double--23 deaths compared to 13 expected. McLean said the findings were significant for public health policy making because of the high number of people employed in the meat processing industry (about 23,000 now, down from 34,000 eight years ago), but further research was needed to find the causes so they could be eliminated.

Courtesy of  http://www.HinduismToday.com/

Visit our main page Vegetarianism & Beyond http://turn.to/Vegetarianism

As Oil Prices Go Up, Natural Diesel Alternatives Look Better
http://www.goodnewsindia.com/Pages/content/discovery/svo.html

BANGALORE, INDIA, June 1, 2004: Prof. U Shrinivasa's SuTRA is demonstrating the power and simplicity of straight vegetable fuel oils, according to this report at GoodNewsIndia.

 In 2001 when GoodNewsIndia reported on the work of Prof. Udipi Shrinivasa and his organization SuTRA, at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, he had already proven the idea of using straight vegetable oils [SVO] as diesel engine fuels. He had demonstrated over a 40 square kilometer area that SVO can deliver power to homes and farms. How was this promise going to be taken to an India out there, we had wondered. The professor however, had no doubts: "It will happen, sir," he had said softly. He is a man who knows his India. Two years on, he is proving right.

The report describes how he sought to bring electricity to a remote village. Two off-the-shelf gensets of 7.5 kva each were installed in a hut in Chalbardi village. The hamlet was wired. Karanji oil engines powered a decorticator and an oil mill (that is, the village produced its own biodiesel). And in June, 2001, right in the middle of a forest, with no pylons, no pollution, no down-time and no bills to pay, darkness made way to light. People whooped in joy. Children raced round and round. And were delightedly, sternly told that it was time for them to sit down and spend some time learning. This self sustaining miracle cost just $10,000.

Read the rest of the uplifting report at "source" above.

Courtesy of  http://www.HinduismToday.com/

HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 24, 2004: A small study suggests yoga can help ease the sleep disruptions that often accompany cancer treatment. Researchers from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, studied 39 people who were either being treated for lymphoma or had finished their treatment in the past year. Half were assigned to take 7 weeks of Tibetan yoga classes, while the others were given no special intervention. At the end of the study, the patients who did yoga reported falling asleep faster, sleeping better and longer, and using fewer sleep medications than people in the other group. The results were reported in the journal Cancer (Vol. 100, No. 10: 2253-2260).

 "Although there's not a lot out there on sleep in cancer, the few studies there are suggest that sleep is quite disrupted in cancer patients, so to improve a patient's sleep is quite a remarkable thing to have accomplished," said lead researcher Lorenzo Cohen, PhD, director of M.D. Anderson's Integrative Medicine Program. But Cohen wasn't entirely surprised by the results. The yoga may have helped patients sleep by helping them cope with the stress caused by their illness, he said. "Patients undergo a tremendous amount of stress, both from the psychological aspects of dealing with a life-threatening illness and the side effects of treatment," said Cohen. "These types of modalities that incorporate not just physical aspects, but also spiritual and mental aspects, can be useful to help manage a lot of these issues."

The stretching and poses in yoga, for instance, can help patients regain some of their physical conditioning and manage fatigue, Cohen said. The breathing and relaxation techniques can help patients deal with intrusive thoughts or fear of recurrence or death. The Tibetan type of yoga used for the study may have been especially helpful, Cohen said, because it combines all of those features: gentle exercise, focused breathing, and meditation. "All of the postures can be done sitting on a chair or on the floor," explained Cohen. "They're all very low-impact, simple movements done when a person is being mindful and working on breath control." The movements can be adapted for people with limited arm or leg mobility, he added. And unlike Hatha yoga, which is more commonly practiced in the United States, the Tibetan program used in the study included no stretching, balancing, or inverted poses that can be problematic for people with cancer.

Still, Cohen said, any yoga program that incorporates this mind-body-breathing combination is likely to benefit a cancer patient. But before starting any yoga program, patients should consult their doctor first, he said. People who are having problems with balance, for instance, may want to skip some of the yoga poses that require balancing; patients with bone metastases need to be careful of weight-bearing poses, which could pose a risk of fracture.

Courtesy of  http://www.HinduismToday.com/

Joshi Rejects Criticism of Education Changes
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=31787#compstory

ALLAHABAD, INDIA, May 25, 2004: Lashing out at his critics who accused him of saffronising India's education system, senior BJP leader and former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi has said he undertook revamp and modernization of education to suit national interests. "The education system had been revamped and modernized by incorporating human values, the duties of the citizens towards the nation, awareness about ecology and inclusion of the ethos of sarv dharma sambhav," he told reporters at his residence here on Monday night. Rubbishing allegations on saffronisation, Joshi said the accusations were misplaced as modernization of the national curriculum, introduction of astrology as a subject in the universities and steps taken for minority education had from time to time passed the scrutiny of the judiciary. The former minister also took a swipe at his critics for charging him with tinkering with the NCERT books, particularly history, and said "correct inputs" were incorporated in the history books so that the students got to know "the correct history of the country since the ancient times."

Courtesy of  http://www.HinduismToday.com/

See our pages supporting these views HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html
Western Indologists been exposed page:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/WesternIndologists-page.htm
How British Misguided World on Vedic History
http://www.hknet.org.nz/MotiveBritishRajMissionaries.html

See more on Darwin and Evolution HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Darwin-out-page.htm

Articles from Back to Godhead Magazine:
http://krishna.org/?related=Back%20to%20Godhead%20Magazine

Listen to Krishna Radio on various subjects on-line:
http://www.krishna.com/newsite/main.php?id=260

Hundreds of devotional songs by various artists - singers - performers - and many more coming soon:
http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/

Amala Bhakta dasa reciting Srimad Bhagavatam on-line:
http://www.prabhupadavani.org/SB_index.html

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Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Panca-tattva.

We are starting a new conference called Panca-tattva Nectar on PAMHO, so devotees can share their realizations and memories of the recent festival in Mayapur.

During the course of conversations, it was realized that there are so many stories out there, so many different understandings and realizations, so many small and big incidents to share, that we should endeavor to record them all and share them amongst everyone who wants to hear.

Last night, in the Deity Sewing Room upstairs from Sri Panca-tattva's altar, HG Jananivas prabhu was talking with Ramadevi mataji, the Deities' seamstress, along with Lilasamayi devi (from Italy) and Jalangi devi (from China), and myself, and there were endless stories, just between the four of us. We realized that these stories should be shared. Ramadevi suggested a conference, and Jananivas prabhu said it was a wonderful idea, so this is what we are now doing.

Please share the news with others in your zone who have returned from Mayapur, and those who did not come to Mayapur but who want to share the nectar. So many things have happened in the lives of so many devotees since the arrival of Sri Panca-tattva. It is obvious that we are entering a new phase in ISKCON, and these stories are an encouragement and an inspiration to everyone. Please write in to the conference and share the mercy...

Your servants
in Mayapur Dham

HH Bir-Krishna Goswami's site
http://www.bkgoswami.com/

HH Devamrita Swami
http://www.devaswami.net/home.htm

HH Gopal Krishna Goswami:
http://www.geocities.com/gopalkrsna/

HH Indradyumna Swami
http://www.traveling-preacher.com/
http://www.harekrishna.asn.au/speakers/indradyumna_swami/indradyumna_swami.htm

HH Jayapataka Swami
http://www.hearjps.com/
http://www.jpsoffice.com/
http://www.harekrishna.asn.au/speakers/jayapataka_swami/jayapataka_swami.htm
http://www.victoryflag.com/
Many lectures by HH Jayapataka Swami and HH Radhanath Swami
http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/

HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
http://www.geocities.com/kksaudioministry/

HH Prabhavishnu Swami
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Biographys/ISKCON_Gurus/Srila_Prabhavisnu_Swami_Biography.html#Prabhu

HH Prahladananda Swami
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Biographys/ISKCON_Gurus/Prahladananda_Swami_Maharaja.html#mod

HG Prithu Prabhu:
http://iskconworldwide.com/pda/

HH Romapada Swami
http://www.prastha.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/renderphilo.pl?ndx=2

HH Sacinandan Swami
http://www.saranagati.net/

HH Satswarup Goswami
http://www.gnpress.net/gn-index.html

HH Sivaram Swami:
http://www.sivaramaswami.com/

HH Sridhar Swami (the late Sridhar swami)
http://www.jollyswami.net/home.php

HH Suhotra Swami
http://www.use.cz/ss-archives/index.htm
http://www.in2-mec.com/
This takes the surfer to the startpage where they can see the cool animation.

HH Trivikram Swami
http://www.tvswami.sotiko.pl/

HG Vaiyasaki dasa Adhikari
http://www.kirtan.org/index.html

If you know of any other senior Iskcon devotee web-sites please send their URL to us to share with others through this media mailto:jtcd@xtra.co.nz

Here's a short list with some links - sadhu sanga ki jaya
http://krisna-volgy.hu/sadhu/

What's Going On Where & Adds

FESTIVAL EVENTS AND VENUES:

The New Iskcon Auckland temple

.....is now open

for more information and some wonderfrul pictures of the event see our page:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKAuckland-page.htm

photos updated 12th March 2004

Hare KrishnaSchool & Playgroup

Krishna Conscious education for children

Hare Krishna School in Riverhead, Auckland is a government funded school that runs from 9am – 3pm five days a week. We cover all core subjects in the New Zealand Curriculum and in addition teach Sanskrit, Sastra and Vedic arts. Children who come to this school get everything that children at state schools get plus Vedic culture and values in a serene rural environment.

We also run a preschool program for children 3 and up.

A school bus service provides transport from Auckland suburbs.

For enrolment information please contact:- HKSchool@xtra.co.nz

Ph: 09-412-6325
Mob: 021-265-7587
Fax: 09-412-6325
Find out what the NZ Government Education Review Office thinks of the Hare Krishna School. Click the link below.
http://www.ero.govt.nz/publish/reppub.ns4/Institution/98CA326F2C53BF0CCC256B7500174198/$File/4204.htm?OpenElement
 

Balgopal Krishna Conscious Preschool in Henderson Auckland prepares children for school with a nurturing academic and character development program founded on Krishna consciousness.

 For details please contact-

Vishnupadi dasi Ph.836-1214

Gaura Yoga Centre
First floor
175, Vivian Street,
Wellington

Phone:  (04) 801-5500

Learn about the Krishna conscious life-style
Learn Yoga
Learn about Vegetarianism
...all in a non-threatening friendly atmosphere.

http://www.gaurayoga.co.nz

Contact us: mailto:info@gaurayoga.co.nz

Subscribe to newsletter: mailto:gaurayoga-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Sunday Love Feasts - contact your local temple, or community for details
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-int.htm

http://www.hknet.org.nz/NZKiwi-yatra.htm

http://www.hknet.org.nz/aussie-yatra.htm

Harinaam Kirtan and Bhajans in Tauranga BOP.
Every Saturday in the Red Square by the Strand (or Mt. Maunganui)

Come and join the throng 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

...for more details contact Trivikrama dasa

mailto:touchstone@clear.net.nz (for Trivikram prabhu)

Vegetarian Clubs
Waikato University - Hamilton campus

2 days per week serving about 100 plates each day.

for more information contact Mangala Vaishnava dasa
mailto:bhaktamark@hotmail.com

Auckland Veda club.
Auckland University - Wellesley St. campus

Its a simple weekly program thats been running for a few years, at Clubspace,
where we have a vegetarian prasadam lunch and sometimes show a video.
Srila Prabhupada's books are available to browse or buy.

For more information contact Auckland temple:
mailto:radhik@e3.net.nz

Otago University - Dunedin - Vege Club
Room 2., Clubs & Societies Building
Albany St.,

contact Jambavati dasi (03) 477 8277
mailto:jambavati85@hotmail.com

http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKDunedin-page.htm


Auckland
http://www.hknet.org.nz/AuckFFL-page.htm

Christchurch
http://www.hknet.org.nz/CHCH-FFL-page.htm

See more about Food For Life and how you can help HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKFood4Life-page.htm

Food For Life - Auckland
Monday to Friday  11:00am to 8:00pm
Saturday  11:00am to 3:00pm

Catering for students, shoppers, office workers, and the needy - all will find full satisfaction for the body, mind and soul.

Saturday Evenings at “Food for Life” from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Come along to join in an evening of Chanting,
Philosophy and a Vegetarian Dinner.

On alternate Monday nights H.H. Mukunda Goswami will be present to speak and answer your questions.

Phone Food for Life, 268 Karangahape Road (K-rd), Auckland, for more information, (09) 300 7585

Higher Taste
Amazing Vegetarian Cuisine At Down to Earth Prices!

Salads
Organic Fruit Juices
Delicious Curries
$ 5.95
$ 7.95
$ 9.95

Hare Krishna Higher Taste Restaurant
Level 1 Will Bank Court 57 Willis St Wellington

 Phone: 0-4-472 2233
mailto:jagjeevandas.mvgm@paradise.net.nz

New CD of Bhaktivinoda Thakur bhajans

by Ashok Krishna das and Syamabiharini dasi

By the mercy of Guru, Gauranga and Radha Krishna, (after our first bhajan album Bhajanamrtam) we have managed to produce a new CD entitled "Bhaktivinoda", a collection of bhajans of Saccidananda Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and other Vaisnava acaryas in Orissi classical ragas.

The CD includes 8 bhajans and a 12-page booklet with all lyrics and a translation of the songs:
Gurudeva! Kabe Mora Sei Din Habe
Hari Hari, Kabe More Hoibe Sudina
Kabe Sri Caitanya More
Radha-Kunda-Tata
Narada Muni
Janama Saphala Ta'ra
Brajendranadana, Bhaje Jei Jana
Kabe Ha'be Bolo

Price, inclusive of shipping, is 15 Euros per CD. If you want to order this CD, please transfer the amount to the following account (and send us your shipping address by mail or email):

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"The Lord in His incarnation of Dhanvantari very quickly cures the diseases of the ever diseased living entities simply by His fame personified and only because of Him do the demigods achieve long lives. Thus the Personality of Godhead becomes ever glorified. He also exacted a share from the sacrifices, and it is He only who inaugurated the medical science or the knowledge of medicine in the universe." (Srimad Bhagavata Purana 2.7.22 )

 
 
 

Prasadam Recipes

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Ekadasi Book Cooking - new book coming:
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Ekadasi Recipes - preps without grains or beans etc:
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Vrata ka khaana - Fast Foods cook book 4 sale (all ekadasi preps - some samples here):
http://www.niruskitchen.com/books/book_vrat.htm

Fast Food of a Different Kind:
http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp

Non-vegetarian aditives and non-ekadasi food aditives list:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Non-Vegetarian_Food_Additives_for_Australia.htm

Meat Free Zone:
http://www.all-creatures.org/mfz/mfz-free.html

A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet:
http://www.mediarama.it/sanga/html/recipes.htm

FIRST~CLASS PRASADAM - A COLLECTION OF RECIPES & INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.harekrsna.com/science/taste/prasadam/recipes.htm

VEGETARIAN CHEESES - NO ANIMAL RENNET only VEGE RENNIN
(even Parmesan and other favorites)
Not just cheeses also vegetarian yogurts and other dairy produce.
updated 1st May 2004

All the Meatless Pasta preparations you'd like to prepare:
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(we bought some Stilton, Parmesan, Edam, Swiss and a few others - LOL - you have to check out these pages and then go to your Woolworths, Countdown, Pak'nSav, New World or local Deli.....believe me it's worth it - =>:-)))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html updated to help you

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Allow the Meatrix to download fully before attempting to observe.............

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Spanish Lasagne
Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients:
6 pieces Lasagne, uncooked
2 tsp. vegetable oil
2 red bell peppers, diced
2 tsps hing
1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. salt
1 10-oz. package frozen peas, thawed
Pinch saffron strands
Grated zest of 2 oranges*
3 cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

Cook lasagne according to package directions; drain.

Preheat oven to 350-o F. Warm the oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and hing. Saute until peppers are very soft. Add tomatoes, saffron, orange zest and salt. Remove from heat and set aside 1 cup of tomato mixture.

Spread a little of the tomato mixture in the bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish. Cover with four pieces of lasagne (three lengthwise, one widthwise) and then continue by adding cheese, peas, tomatoes and lasagne. Top with reserved tomatoes and cheese. Bake uncovered until browned on top and bubbly, about 40 minutes.

*The "zest" of an orange is the outermost part of the peel. Do NOT use the white part of the peel (the "pith").

OLIVE-RICE SALAD
6 servings
Ingredients:
3/4 cup raw medium-grain brown rice
1 cup cooked corn kernels
1/3 cup chopped black olives
1/3 cup chopped green olives
1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
1 1/2 cups finely shredded white cabbage
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
Juice of l/2 lemon, or more to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Bring 2 cups of water to simmer in a saucepan. Stir in the rice, return to a simmer, then lower the heat and cook, covered, until the water is absorbed, about 35 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork then let it cool completely.

Combine the rice with the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and toss together thoroughly.

Per serving: Calories: 146;  Total fat: 5 g;  Protein: 3 g;
Carbohydrate: 24 g;  Cholesterol: 0 g;  Sodium: 137 mg

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CORNY FRENCH TOAST  by Nancy Berkoff
(Makes 3 slices)
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons silken tofu (30 ml)
1/4 cup vanilla soy or rice milk (60 ml)
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (1 ml)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (2 ml)
1 cup cornflakes (239 ml)
3 slices whole wheat or raisin bread
vegetable oil spray

In a bowl, combine tofu, milk, nutmeg, and cinnamon until smooth.
Crumble cornflakes (you're not looking for cornflake flour; crumble until each flake is broken in two or three pieces.) Spread flakes on a dinner plate.

Dip bread in the tofu mixture until both sides  are coated. Place each slice of bread (both sides) into the cornflakes. Press down slightly so they stick.  Spray frying pan with vegetable oil and fry bread until each side is golden brown. Serve with sliced bananas, fruit preserves, or syrup.

Note: If you don't have vanilla flavored soy or rice milk, use plain, and add a half teaspoon of vanilla extract and a quarter teaspoon sweetener. Also, if you're  not a fan of frying (or you want to have breakfast cooking while you do other things), you can bake this  recipe. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, while you prepare the bread. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the prepared bread on it. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden and puffy.

CREAMY CARROT SOUP by Nancy Berkoff
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
1 pound peeled and thinly sliced carrots (454 g)
1 cup carrot juice (canned or fresh) (239 ml)
1 teaspoon vegan margarine (5 ml)
2 teaspoons orange juice concentrate (10 ml)
1 teaspoon curry powder (5 ml)
2 cups carrot juice (480 ml)
1 teaspoon lemon zest (5ml)
1 cup silken tofu (239 ml)

In a large pot, simmer carrots, carrot juice, vegan margarine, concentrate, and curry powder until almost all the liquid has evaporated, approximately 45 minutes.

In a blender or food processor, puree cooked carrots, carrot juice, lemon zest, and tofu and process until very smooth. Refrigerate soup for at least 2 hours or freeze until ready to eat.

Mock Tuna Salad
Ingredients:
1 - 15oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2T. soy mayonnaise or pureed silken tofu
1T. sweet pickle relish
2t. spicy brown mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In small bowl, mash chickpeas. Add soy mayonnaise or silken tofu, pickle relish, mustard, salt and pepper and mix well. This is wonderful in a whole-wheat pita with sprouts and some chopped tomato! Makes 4 servings.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cherry Pudding Cake
Ingredients:
2 quarts pitted fresh red sour cherries*
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Whipped cream or ice cream (optional)
* May substitute drained canned sour cherries or frozen cherries.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, combine cherries with 1 1/2 cups of the sugar and almond extract. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, milk and oil; mix well and pour into prepared pan. Spoon cherries over batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into cake portion comes out clean.
Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
Serves 12 to 14.

Cream Cheese Glaze
Ingredients:
8 ounces (250 grms) cream cheese
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon each, lemon and orange zest - finely minced 1 1/4 ~ 1 1/2
cups sifted confectioner's sugar (icing sugar)

Method:
Glaze: soften cream cheese and cream with butter. Stir in lemon juice, vanilla and citrus zest. Fold in confectioner's sugar (icing sugar) to make a soft, drippy glaze. Drizzle over cooled cake. Allow to set. Recover excess and glaze again.

Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert
Ingredients:
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 12 squares)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling

In a bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Divide among eight dessert dishes, about 4 rounded teaspoonfuls in each. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add milk until blended.
Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Spoon 1/4 cup into each dish.
Top with pie filling, about 1/4 cup in each. Yield: 8 servings

The Animal Spirit Newsletter - Issue #2 -  4/21/03-4/27/03

 Krishna Conscious - Vedikly acceptable Jokes

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Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision.

Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.

 Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH - I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH-OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

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So pride makes fools of us all. On the other hand ....

SB 5.12.2 : Maharaja Rahugana to Jada Bharata
 O best of teachers, my body is filled with dirty things, and my vision has been bitten by the serpent of pride. Due to my material conceptions, I am diseased. Your nectarean instructions are the proper medicine for one suffering from such a fever, and they are cooling waters for one scorched by the heat.

PURPORT by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The conditioned soul has a body full of dirty things - bones, blood, urine, stool and so forth. Nonetheless, the most intelligent men in this material world think they are these combinations of blood, bone, urine and stool. If this is so, why can't other intelligent men be made with these ingredients, which are so readily available? The entire world is going on under the bodily conception and creating a hellish condition unfit for any gentleman's living. The instructions given to King Rahugana by Jada Bharata are very valuable. They are like the medicine that can save one from a snakebite. The Vedic instructions are like nectar and cool water for one suffering from scorching heat.

Your most puffed up snakebitten servant,
Ekendra das
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When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 310."

Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter.

Revelation 320 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 310 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."

Operator: "Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your..."

Customer: "Hi, I'd like to order... "

Operator: "May I have your NIDN first, sir?"

Customer: "My National ID Number, yeah, hold on, eh, it's 6102049998-45-54610."

Operator: "Thank you, Mr. Sheehan. I see you live at 1742 Meadowland Drive, and the phone number's 494-2366. Your office number over at Lincoln Insurance is 745-2302 and your cell number's 266-2566. Which number are you calling from, sir?"

Customer: "Huh? I'm at home. Where d'ya get all this information?"

Operator: "We're wired into the system, sir."

Customer: (Sighs) "Oh, well, I'd like to order a couple of your All-Meat Special pizzas..."

Operator: "I don't think that's a good idea, sir."

Customer: "Whaddya mean?"

Operator: "Sir, your medical records indicate that you've got very high blood pressure and extremely high cholesterol. Your National Health Care provider won't allow such an unhealthy choice."

Customer: "Damn. What do you recommend, then?"

Operator: "You might try our low-fat Soybean Yogurt Pizza. I'm sure you'll like it"

Customer: "What makes you think I'd like something like that?"

Operator: "Well, you checked out 'Gourmet Soybean Recipes' from your local library last week, sir. That's why I made the suggestion."

Customer: "All right, all right. Give me two family-sized ones, then. What's the damage?"

Operator: "That should be plenty for you, your wife and your four kids, sir. The 'damage,' as you put it, heh, heh, comes $49.99."

Customer: "Lemme give you my credit card number."

Operator: "I'm sorry sir, but I'm afraid you'll have to pay in cash. Your credit card balance is over its limit."

Customer: "I'll run over to the ATM and get some cash before your driver gets here."

Operator: "That won't work either, sir. Your checking account's overdrawn."

Customer: "Never mind. Just send the pizzas. I'll have the cash ready. How long will it take?"

Operator: "We're running a little behind, sir. It'll be about 45 minutes, sir. If you're in a hurry you might want to pick 'em up while you're out getting the cash, but carrying pizzas on a motorcycle can be a little awkward."

Customer: "How the hell do you know I'm riding a bike?"

Operator: "It says here you're in arrears on your car payments, so your car got repo'ed. But your Harley's paid up, so I just assumed that you'd be using it."

Customer: "@#%/$@&?#!"

Operator: "I'd advise watching your language, sir. You've already got a July 2006 conviction for cussing out a cop."

Customer: (Speechless)

Operator: "Will there be anything else, sir?"

Customer: "No, nothing. oh, yeah, don't forget the two free liters of Coke your ad says I get with the pizzas."

Operator: "I'm sorry sir, but our ad's exclusionary clause prevents us from offering free soda to diabetics.

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