Newsletter Number #138 -  (Vijaya Dasami issue 2004 A.D. Gaurabda 518)
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All Glories To Srila Prabhupad.

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

World Vegetarian Awareness month ( October every year)

Fasting for Indira Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 10th October 2004 in NZ)

14th October Partial Solar Eclipse (do not cook, eat, etc. Only Chant Hare Krishna) see eclipses-page

Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Libra)

Sri Durga Puja

Sri Ramacandra Vijayotsava (Vijay Dasami)
Sripad Madhvacarya - Appearance

Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 24th Oct 2004  in NZ)

Srila Raghunatha Das Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sria Krsna Das Kaviraj Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra
Sri Murari Gupta - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Laksmi Puja

Fourth month of Caturmasya (Karttika mase) begins. (Fast from urad dahl for one month.)

28th October - Total Lunar Eclipse (do not cook, eat, etc. Only Chant Hare Krishna)
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Damodara Masa, (Karttika mase) begins

Srila Narottama Das Thakur - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Appearance of Radha Kunda prakat, snan dan
Sri Bahulastami

Sri Viracandra Prabhu - Appearance - Avirbhav

Fasting for Ramaa Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 9th November 2004  in NZ)

Sri Dipa dan, Dipavali, Diwali (Kalipuja) (Friday 12th Nov 2004)

Sri Govardhana Puja, Go Puja, Go krda (Worship of Govardhana Hill) (Saturday 13th Nov 2004 in NZ)
Sri Bali Daityaraja Puja

Sri Rasikananda - Appearance - Avirbhav

Sri Vasudeva Ghosa - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Disappearance - Tirubhav  (Fasting till noon) (Tues 16th Nov 2004 in NZ)

Vrscika Sankranti (Sun enters Scorpio)

Sri Gopastami, Gosthastami (20th November 2004 in NZ)
Sri Gadadhara Das Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Dhananjaya Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Srinivasa Acarya - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Jagaddhatri Puja

Srila Gaura Kishora das babaji - Disappearance - Tirubhav  (Fasting till noon)
Sri Bhisma Pancaka

Fasting for Utthana - Devotthani Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 23rd November 2004  in NZ)

Sri Bhugarbha Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Kasisvara Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Krsna Rasayatra
Sri Tulasi-Saligram Vivaha (marriage)
Sripad Nimbarkacarya – Appearance - Avirbhav
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ka va pujyatama tatra devata sad-gunarnava
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"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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Solar & Lunar Eclipses during October 2004:

October 13th­14th, 2004:
A partial solar eclipse, centered on 2:59 UT on the 14th, will be visible from the western half of Alaska at sunset on the 13th, and across northeastern Asia including Japan, northeastern China, and eastern Russia, on the 14th. Greatest eclipse occurs near Kenai, Alaska (southwest of Anchorage), where more than 90 percent of the solar disk is obscured as the Sun sets.
 

October 27th­28th, 2004:
A total eclipse of the Moon, centered on 3:04 UT, will be visible for skywatchers in Europe and western Africa (during the morning of the 28th) and for observers in much of North America and all of South America (late in the evening of the 27th). Totality lasts 81 minutes. Much of Asia and Africa will see the eclipsed Moon setting; the Moon will rise in eclipse for observers in Alaska and on the west coast of North America.

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1

                Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra

                                 TEXT 41

                           sankaro narakayaiva
                         kula-ghnanam kulasya ca
                         patanti pitaro hy esam
                         lupta-pindodaka-kriyah

 WORD FOR WORD
sankarah--such unwanted children; narakaya--make for hellish life; eva--certainly; kula-ghnanam--for those who are killers of the family; kulasya--for the family; ca--also; patanti--fall down; pitarah--forefathers; hi--certainly; esam--of them; lupta--stopped; pinda--of offerings of food; udaka--and water; kriyah--performances.

TRANSLATION
An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped.

PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:
According to the rules and regulations of fruitive activities, there is a need to offer periodical food and water to the forefathers of the family. This offering is performed by worship of Visnu, because eating the remnants of food offered to Visnu can deliver one from all kinds of sinful actions. Sometimes the forefathers may be suffering from various types of sinful reactions, and sometimes some of them cannot even acquire a gross material body and are forced to remain in subtle bodies as ghosts. Thus, when remnants of prasadam food are offered to forefathers by descendants, the forefathers are released from ghostly or other kinds of miserable life. Such help rendered to forefathers is a family tradition, and those who are not in devotional life are required to perform such rituals. One who is engaged in the devotional life is not required to perform such actions. Simply by performing devotional service, one can deliver hundreds and thousands of forefathers from all kinds of misery. It is stated in the Bhagavatam (11.5.41):

                     devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam
                      na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan
                     sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam
                     gato mukundam parihrtya kartam

   Anyone who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, the giver of liberation, giving up all kinds of obligation, and has taken to the path in all seriousness, owes neither duties nor obligations to the demigods, sages, general living entities, family members, humankind or forefathers. Such obligations are automatically fulfilled by performance of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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...)

Short Story

One of Srila Prabhupada's sannyasi disciples had gradually drifted away, stopped strictly following the principles, allowed his hair to grow back, and stopped wearing a dhoti. Despite these changes, the devotee still fancied that he could be a spiritual leader. But when he came to visit Srila Prabhupada in Melbourne, Australia, however, Prabhupada told him he would never succeed unless he followed the standard practice. To illustrate this, Prabhupada told a story.
A servant of a very rich man came before his master one day and told him of an interesting yogi he had seen in the river. The servant said that this yogi claimed he could stay in the cold water of the river all night in the middle of winter without any outside heat. The yogi was willing to wager with anyone to prove that he could do it. When the rich man heard this, he decided to wager against the yogi. So the bet was made to see whether the yogi could stay in the water all night.

The yogi went into the water and the rich man and his servant went home. The next day the word came that the yogi had successfully stayed in the water all night. The rich man went out to see the yogi and indeed he was still standing in the water. Therefore, by all rights the rich man had lost the wager. But then a friend of the rich man said, "Wait! See that light?" He pointed to a small flame far away in the tower of a temple.

The rich man's friend said, "By his mystic power, this yogi had been using the heat of that light to keep warm in the water. So he shouldn't be paid, because the bet was that he would stay in the water without taking any heat.

Taking advantage of this word jugglery, the rich man said, "Yes, I'm not going to pay you. You've tricked me."
Then the rich man and his servant went back to their house. The rich man asked his servant to quickly cook him a nice breakfast, but after waiting for some time, the servant had not produced anything. The rich man expressed his impatience, but the servant replied, "Please wait, I'm cooking." The rich man waited, but it got later and later and no food was brought. When he demanded from the servant, the servant only replied, "I'm cooking. It's going to be ready soon." Finally the rich man became angry and walked into the kitchen. "What is this cooking?" he demanded. And there he saw that the servant had a very strange arrangement for cooking. He had a very small fire on the ground and a tall bamboo tripod to hold the pot he was supposed to heat high by the ceiling. Obviously the small flame would never be able to reach the pot to heat it.

"What do you think you're doing?" demanded the rich man.
"Well," said the servant, "if you claim that the yogi was keeping warm in the water by that light, then I am also cooking." The man could understand that his servant was dissatisfied with the outcome of his wager with the yogi. And so he went and paid the yogi the wager.

When Prabhupada told this story, the devotees kept waiting for a punch line or a further conclusion. It didn't seem very obvious. Then Prabhupada explained it.
"If you want to cook, then you have to cook according to the method. You may have a pot and you may have a flame, but if you don't cook according to the method, then you'll never get the food. It will never work. So he may be chanting Hare Krsna", and now Prabhupada looked to his fallen sannyasi disciple, "but if you're not following the process, then what good is your chanting? If you want to get the result, you have to follow the method."

- 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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" You Can't Demand Peace "

Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.112
Bombay, November 24, 1975

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Prabhupada:

visnu-saktih para prokta
ksetrajnakhya tatha para
avidya-karma-samjna anya
trtiya saktir isyate
 [Cc. Madhya 6.154]

So we were discussing other night about the three principal energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are multi-energies. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. From sruti we understand that the Supreme Lord is full of potencies. Even we are. We are a small particle of the Supreme Lord; still, we are full of potencies. Just like you shave today, and tomorrow morning, by your own potency, the hairs again grown. We see actually things are happening. How it is happening, that we do not know, even in our body. But it is a fact it is happening. Things are happening. That means due to my potency. As soon as I leave this body there will be no more hair growth. The potency is gone. So as we are a small particle, mamaivamso jiva-bhutah... [Bg. 15.7]. Jiva, the living entity is a very small particle, one ten-thousandth part of the top point of hair. Kesagra-sata-bhagasya satadha kalpitasya ca [Cc. Madhya 19.140]. So such a small particle, atomic particle of the Supreme Lord, has got so much potencies. We see different varieties of life, different intelligence all over the world. What is that? Potency. So if we have got so much potencies, just imagine what Krsna, the Supreme Person, has got, potency.

So He has got potency. He is not nih sakti. He has got sakti. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate svabhaviki jnana... [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. Everything is happening on account of His potency. Just like in your body so many things are happening on account of potency, similarly, the gigantic universal form of the Lord -- His potencies are working. Everything is happening. The tree is coming out, the fruit is coming out, the flower is coming, the color is painted -- everything. Svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca. Na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate. He hasn't got to do anything personally, but His potencies are acting. Na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate. Na tat-samas cabhyadhikas ca drsyate. Nobody can be equal to Him or greater than Him. Sama. Asama urdhva. In the Bhagavad-gita it is explained that Krsna is asama urdhva. Nobody is greater than Him, and nobody is equal to Him. So anyone who is claiming equal to Him, they are less intelligent. They have no intelligence. Asama urdhva. Na tasya samah. Nobody is equal to Him, neither urdhva. Krsna says, mattah parataram nanyat: [Bg. 7.7] "Nobody is greater than Me." Therefore God is great. If somebody is equal to Him or greater than Him, then he is not God. God is Krsna.

isvarah paramah krsnah
sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah
anadir adir govindah
sarva-karana-karanam
 [Bs. 5.1]

He is the original cause of everything. So he has got... He is working the whole cosmic manifestation is exhibited by His potency. That is described here: visnu-saktih para prokta [Cc. Madhya 6.154]. That is spiritual potency.

...............continued

By the sacrifice of the congregational chanting of the holy name, I worship the deliverer of the living entities of Kali-yuga, Sri Gaurangadeva, who constantly sings the name of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His angas (bodily limbs in the form of Nityananda and Advaita Prabhu), upangas (parts of limbs like Srivasa Pandita), astra (weapon in the form of the holy name), and parsada (associates like Svarupa Damodara, Raya Ramananda, Gadadhara, and Govinda). When will the son of Sacimata appear within the path of my eyes? He has accepted the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, who are like bees at His lotus feet, as His personal associates. Like a father, He gave them instructions to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra counting a fixed number of rounds. The Supreme Absolute Truth, Sri Hari, has manifested His golden form in Navadvipa to deliver the living entities of Kali-yuga. Along with His associates, He has given the treasure of love of God by introducing the chanting of the holy names of the Lord the religious practice for the age of Kali. Congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord is an eternal activity of the living entity.

Shikshastaka (1):

ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam (11)

Glories to the Sri Krsna sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together. Thus the fire of conditioned life, of repeated birth and death is extinguished. This sankirtana movement is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it helps to have a taste of the full nectar for which we are always anxious. By performing congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra, one can destroy the sinful condition of material existence, purify the unclean heart, and awaken all varieties of devotional service. The result of chanting is that one awakens his love for Krsna and tastes transcendental bliss. Ultimately, one attains the association of Krsna and engages in His devotional service, as if immersing himself in a great ocean of love.

Jain monks have compassion to all beings; avoid what is sinful; abstain from food especially prepared or them; abstain from
wicked deeds and from injuring living beings.
Maxim of the Monks (Jainism)

With the three means of punishment, words, thoughts and acts, ye shall not injure living things.
Jaina Sutras (Jainism)

He who harms animals has not understood or renounced deeds of sin ... Those whose minds are at peace and who are free
from passions do not desire to live at the expense of others.
Acharanga Sutra (Jainism)

All beings hate pains; therefore one should not kill them. This is the quintessence of wisdom: not to kill anything.
Sutrakritanga (Jainism)

Viler than unbelievers are those cruel ones who make the law that teaches killing.
Yogashastra (Jainism)

Beings which kill others should not be killed in the belief that the destruction of one of them leads to the protection of many others.
Purushartha Siddhyupaya (Jainism)

Gambling, eating meat, wine-bibbing, adultery, hunting, thieving, debauchery - these seven things in this world lead to the hells.
Sanskrit Shloka (Jainism)

Propagate the religion which is a blessing to all creatures in the world.
Acharanga Sutra (Jainism)

In this world of misery, disease, old age, and death, there is no other protection, refuge or help than our own practise of the truth. Others are powerless; as we sow we reap.
Quoted by Warren in 'Jainism'

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha (B.C. 568-488)

True happiness consists in making happy.
Bharavi's Kiratarjuniya (Hindu)

Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue - these are the means of success, not caste or family.
Mahabharata (Hindu)

Let him not destroy, or cause to be destroyed, any life at all, nor sanction the acts of those who do so. Let him refrain from even hurting any creature, both those that are strong and those that tremble in the world.
Suita-Nipata (Buddhist)

One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods ...
Dhammapada (Buddhist)

He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.
Dhammapada (Buddhist)

The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
Menchius (?732-?289 BC) (Confucian)

This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee, would cause thee pain.
Mahabharata (Hindu)

When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.
Buddha (563? - 483? B.C.)

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.
Udanavarga (Buddhist)

O Father! O Lord! O Personality of Godhead! The living entities in the material world can never have any happiness because they are overwhelmed by the three kinds of miseries. Therefore they take shelter of the shade of Your lotus feet, which are full of knowledge, and we also thus take shelter of them.

The Vedas describe the truth of the holy name in these words, from the Rg-veda:

One who chants om, which is the closest form of Brahman, approaches Brahman. This name liberates one from the fear of the material world, therefore it is known as tarak brahma. O Visnu, your self-manifest name, om, is the eternal form of cognizance. Even if my knowledge about the glories of reciting this name is incomplete, still, by the practice of reciting this name I will achieve that perfect knowledge. He who has unmanifested potencies and is fully independent, manifests the vibration omkara, which indicates Himself. Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan are the three forms He manifests.

The three letters comprising omkara a, u, m specifically represent the three names Hari, Krsna, and Rama respectively. The name Hari is nondifferent from Hari Himself. His eternal form, svarupa, is known as vacya, and the transcendental name of Hari is known as vacaka. These two forms, vachya and vachaka, fulfill all kinds of desires. Therefore in the Chaitanya-bhagavat it is stated:

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, “While counting the number, all of you chant this maha-mantra which I have given you. Everyone will achieve all perfection from this chanting. No other rules and regulations are there, except that one should always chant”

pratisthasa dhrsta svapacaramani me hrdi natet
katham sadhu-prema sprsati sucir-etan-nanu manah
sada tvam sevasva prabhu-dayita-samanta-matulam
yatha tam niskasya tvaritam iha tam vesayati sah (21)

O mind, you are like a shameless, low-born prostitute who eats dog meat and is flagrantly dancing in my heart in the form of desire for fame. How then can pure love of Krsna ever find a place in my heart? Just serve the devotees of Krsna, who are His dear unparalleled commanders, so they can drive out this prostitute and enthrone pure love within my heart.

Manah-siksa (7):

"A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite."
- Leo Tolstoy

"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different"
Hippocrates

Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the flesh of another.
- Pythagoras

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet"
-Albert Einstein

"In all the round world of utopia there is no meat. There used to be. But now we cannot stand the thought of slaughterhouses. And in a population that is all educated and at about the same level of physical refinement, it is practically impossible to find anyone who will hew a dead ox or pig. We never settled the hygienic aspect of meat-eating at all. This other aspect decided us. I can still remember as a boy the rejoicings over the closing of the last slaughterhouse."
H.G.Wells  - A MODERN UTOPIA

"To be a vegetarian is to disagree --  to disagree with the course of things today. Starvation, world hunger, cruelty, waste, wars --  we must make a statement about these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it is a good one."
~Isaac Bashevis Singer

"Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends"
- George Bernard Shaw

"If a slaughterhouse had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.  We feel better about ourselves and better about the animals, knowing we're not contributing to their pain."
- Paul and Linda McCartney

"If we live in peace and love, we will not kill our fellow creatures for any reason, even to obtain food.  There is no need to do so when other foods are available to us that are both healthful and delicious."
- Peter Max

"We must be reminded that each morning as dawn breaks, millions upon millions of animals are slaughtered for food in town and village the world over: death on produciton lines, death en mass, industrial death; they see it, smell it, they know its coming.  Niether their sight nor their instincts deceive them.  They know."
- Brigitte Bardot

"We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth."
- Henry Beston, circa 1925

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it.
    - Anthropologist Margaret Mead

"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."

(Every Town & Village, album cover)

On-line Virtual Arati to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai - check it out
http://www.in2-mec.com/GNpuja.html

http://www.hknet.org.nz/harernam-page.htm
http://Harinam/rulestheweb.com

What's So Special About Chanting Hare Krishna?
By Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandan dasa ACBSP):
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/chanting_hare_krishna.htm

Hare Krishna is NOT "a Cult":
Is ISKCON a Cult or part of the "Hindu Culture" or Something Else?
http://www.hknet.org.nz/not-a-cult.html

Hare Krishna is NOT a Cult letter by Kunti dd editor of Hare Krishna World:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HK-no-cult.html

38 Years of Krishna Consciousness through Iskcon.........
http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa081201a.htm

Very nice articles and numerous links on the About Hinduism web-site.

What is ISKCON ???
http://www.iskcon.org/main/twohk/iskcon/what.htm

Is Iskcon a Cult?
http://www.hknet.org.nz/not-a-cult.html

Iskcon and Hinduism
http://www.hknet.org.nz/IskconHinduism.html

SONGS AND MANTRAS by Vaishnava spiritual masters:
http://web.tiscali.it/no-redirect-tiscali/gopala/Vaishnava-Songs/index.html

Vaishnava Song Book:
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/f_vs.html
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/vs_other.html

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Listen to or download Prabhupad lectures and bhajans
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Devotional Bhajans and kirtans
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Hundreds of devotional songs by various artists - singers - performers - and many more coming soon:
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Sydney temple Audio page
http://www.iskcon.com.au/Audio.html

Leicester Temple UK Audio page - many bhajans and kirtans
http://www.gauranga.org/audio_page.htm

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

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.

We have been trained and studied to be able to provide these services. See some of my sites:

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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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“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.)

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HELP IS HERE AT LAST.

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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
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and

Download latest Real Player for Free:
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Listen to audio and view videos on-line here:
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There's literally hundreds of bhajans, kirtans and videos segments to check out.............try all the folders too.......

Nectar for kids and adults alike:
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World Vegetarian Day 1st October yearly
&
World Vegetarian Awareness Month - October

http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD.html

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

Dear Fellow Vegetarians,
        As you'd know WVD is very close and in these troubled times I'd like to invite you all to share with us a mood of mutual co-operation in getting our message across to the world. For those who are not vegetarian it is an opportune time for us to reach them especially given the present climate. In the words of George Bernard Shaw:

Sanitarium Research Results 2001
http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/stats.htm

To mark World Vegetarian Day this year the Sanitarium Nutrition Education Service researched* New Zealanders' attitudes to vegetarian meals and our non-meat eating habits. Some of the results are highlighted below:
Compared to 5 years ago about a quarter of New Zealanders (25%) eat more meals without meat (red meat, poultry and fish), and just over half (55%) are eating the same amount.
Around a quarter (25%) of New Zealanders eat meals both with and without meat on an equal basis.
It appears that singles like their meatless meals, as a quarter of this group often or only ever eat meals without meat (compared to the 17% population average)
The myth that vegetarian food is boring was refuted by New Zealand consumers, 46% said they totally disagree with this statement.
Around 1/5th of New Zealanders expressed a preference for eating meals without meat (21%); with females more likely to express a preference for meatless meals (this includes those who currently include meat in their diet)
Nearly 50% of meat-eating New Zealanders had between one and three meals which excluded red meat, poultry or fish in the last seven days (before the survey)
Amongst those who eat meat, 15% actually prefer meals without red meat, poultry or fish. A further 7% of meat eaters also prefer meatless meals, but do include poultry and/or fish in their diet.

Top New Zealand chefs agree that the demand for vegetarian dishes has quadrupled over the last five years.
This trend is confirmed by research undertaken by ACNielsen* which indicates that, compared to five years ago, over a quarter of New Zealanders (26%) aged 15 years and over eat more meals without meat.
Head Chef at MJs in Auckland, Michael James, has seen a marked increase in the number of vegetarian meal requests.
"Over the last five years vegetarian requests have tripled and to match that we have increased the vegetarian options available on our menu", he says. "I think people are choosing vegetables over meat as they see the vegetarian option as a health conscious move."
Chefs throughout the country were questioned regarding their changing menus, including Michael James of MJs in Auckland, Adrian Woodhouse of Braisserie Flip in Wellington, Jason Robinson of Annies Wine Bar in Christchurch and Michael Coughlin of Bell Pepper Blue Restaurant in Dunedin.
The research also indicated that 17% of the 15 years plus population often eats, or only ever eats meals without meat. Of those surveyed, 46% stated that meals without meat are not boring.
Kim Stirling, Sanitarium's Nutrition Education Service Manager, says that this research suggests New Zealanders are becoming more conscious of their health and well being. "There is plenty of evidence that eating more plant food can offer significant health benefits," she says.
A balanced, healthy diet based on a variety of plant foods such as whole grains, nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables and legumes is important for everyone following a vegetarian diet.

*Research was conducted by ACNeilsen between September 5 and 11, 2001

ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, September 30, 2004: Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi will present a 11.5-kg gold crown to the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on Thursday. The Sankaracharya and his junior acharya, Vijendra Saraswathi, will hand over the crown, worth about US$340,000, to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in the temple. Temple sources said the Deity would be adorned with the crown, studded with diamonds and other precious stones, after an abhishekam [ceremonial bath].

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

Never forget Gaura who is more merciful and benevolent than Krsna. Krsna is like a just ruler who takes into account your offences in his administration of justice . Gaura does not take into account your offences. Whereas, Krsna is more interested in the dispensation of justice, Gaura is more interested in the distribution of mercy.
From this point of view, Gaura- Kirtan is more useful than Krsna - Kirtan. Gaura Kirtamn means : Sri Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasidi, Gaura Bhakta Vrnda. Krsna is the Avatara of Dvapara- Yuga. Gaura is the Kali yuga avatara. We should sing the name and glories of the avatara in whose age we live; just as in a kingdom we praise the ruling king." Jai Sacinandana Gaura Hari, Jaya Sacinandana Gaura Hari

I thought you might find this interesting It seems to be that there are many angles of vision to the reflected rays of the Daimond like holy names.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Posted: 9:53 AM EDT (1353 GMT)

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Which is more harmful to your health -- a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour.

Smoky bars and casinos have up to 50 times more cancer-causing particles in the air than highways and city streets clogged with diesel trucks at rush hour, according to a study that also shows indoor air pollution virtually disappears once smoking is banned.

Conducted by the researcher who first showed secondhand smoke causes thousands of U.S. lung cancer deaths each year, the study found casino and bar workers are exposed to particulate pollution at far greater levels than the government allows outdoors.

"This paper will help localities pass smoking bans," predicted the author, James Repace, a biophysicist who works as a secondhand-smoke consultant after spending 30 years as a federal researcher. "It shows how beneficial smoking bans are for hospitality workers and patrons."

Repace tested air in a casino, a pool hall and six taverns in Delaware in November 2002 and in January 2003, two months after the state imposed a strict indoor smoking ban.

His detectors measured two substances blamed for tobacco-related cancers: a group of chemicals called particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PPAHs, and respirable particles -- airborne soot small enough to penetrate the lungs.

"They are the most dangerous" substances in secondhand smoke, said Repace, a visiting assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.

Repace said his research also showed that ventilation systems -- sometimes touted by tavern, restaurant and casino groups as an alternative to smoking bans -- cannot exchange air fast enough to keep up with the smoke.

The study, published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, was partly funded by the nation's largest philanthropic organization devoted to health care, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of Plainsboro, New Jersey.
Health benefits of smoking bans

Repace found an average level of respirable particles of 231 micrograms, or millionths of a gram, per cubic meter of air in the eight nightspots in Delaware. That is 15 times the 15-microgram Environmental Protection Agency limit for outdoor air, and 49 times the rush-hour average on Interstate 95 in Wilmington. It even tops the 199-microgram rush-hour level at the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel tollbooths.

View the full article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/20/smoking.pollution.ap/index.html

Temple Worship Integrates Cultures of North and South India
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040826/asp/calcutta/story_3669036.asp

CALCUTTA, INDIA, August 26, 2004: A priest in a dhoti greets you at the entrance of Sri Ganesh and Sri Murugan Kovil (Temple). The hospitable fragrance of camphor, coconut oil and flowers makes the visitor feel transported to a remote village in South India. The near half-million South Indians in Calcutta have enriched the country's cultural capital and have themselves become bona fide Bengalis.  The city now has six South Indian temples - Sri Ganesh and Sri Murugan Temple, Sree Guruvayurappan Samajam, Rama Mandir, Veda Bhavan, Shastha Samooham and Shankara Institute of Philosophy.  T. S. Srinivasan of the Ganesha and Murugan Temple trust says South Indians are proud to be associated with the city. "We are more Bengali than South Indian. But we've maintained our identity. Local residents, Bengalis, Marwaris and Jains, have recognized our efforts and are helping us run the temples." T. Ranganathan adds that the Gurvayurappan Samajam - built on the lines of the main temple in Kerala - is visited every day by devotees from all communities. The temples mainly belong to two denominations - Shakta and the Vaishnav. Priests - Shantis from Kerala and Gurukal from Tamil Nadu - perform the abishekham and pujas before the traditional South Indian deities. There are nearly 300 visitors daily and more than a thousand devotees on festival days. Temple trusts also contribute to social causes. Priest Meenakshi Sundaram Gurukkal said: "I have fallen in love with the city and its people. Though I cannot communicate with all of them, as I do not know any language apart from Tamil, I feel at home and have realized that Bengalis and Tamils share similar values and are rich in culture."

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

Any agriculturalist will tell the earth can produce enough food to feed ten times the present human population. Yet political intrigues and wars, unfair distribution of land, the production of cash crops like tobacco, tea, and coffee instead of food, and erosion due to misuse ensure that millions go hungry, even in wealthy countries like the United States.

According to information compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture, over ninety percent of all the grain produced in America is used for feeding live stock -- cows. pigs, lambs and chickens -- that wind up on dinner tables.

The process of using grain to produce meat is incredibly wasteful. Information from the USDA's Economic Research Service shows that only one pound of beef is produced for every sixteen pounds of grain consumed.

In his book "Proteins:Their Chemistry and Politics," Dr. Aaron Altshul notes that, "In terms of calorie units per acre, a diet of grains, vegetables and beans will support twenty times more people than a diet of meat.

If the earth's arable land were used primarily for the production of vegetarian foods, the planet could easily support a population of twenty billion and more.

In a report submitted to the United Nations World Food Conference (Rome, 1974), Rene Durmont, an agricultural economist at France's National Agricultural Institute, made this judgement , "The over consumption of meat by the rich means hunger for the poor."

sent in by Hemant Agrawal

Australian Parliament to Host Deepavali Celebrations
Hindu Council of Australia

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, October 4, 2004: Hindu Council of Australia Ltd is pleased to announce the first-ever historic celebration of Deepavali at the Federal Parliament House in Canberra on Saturday, November 13, 2004. The Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Australia has agreed to celebrate Deepavali, the Hindu festival of lights in the Parliament at Canberra. This is a historic event for the Indians and for all Hindus across the world as it is the first time ever that the biggest Hindu festival, Deepavali will be celebrated in the Federal Parliament of Australia. The north facade of the Parliament house will be illuminated  with different color lights on the November 12, 13 and 14, 2004. A function is being organized inside the Great Hall of the Federal Parliament on Saturday, November 13, 2004. The program will start in the evening at 4:30PM with addresses by the members of the Parliament. Prime Minister and the Leader of the opposition will be invited to address the gathering. There will be cultural performances including Bharat Natyam by Ananya Samarpan and Ram Lila by Raghvan Nair. Plans are under way for a special Punjabi folk dance group from India to visit and perform on the occasion. Light refreshments will be served followed by illumination by a leading Member of Parliament and supporter of Hindu cause in Australia. Hindus from Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and from Perth are expected to join the parliamentarians in the celebrations. Hindu Council of Australia, a federation of Hindu organizations with members from all major cities has been celebrating Deepavali Mela for last 5 years in Sydney. Last year, Hindu Council was instrumental in organizing the first ever Deepavali celebration in NSW State Parliament. This year it is making history again by initiating the celebration of Deepavali at the federal Parliament House in Canberra. Hindu Council will be running special bus service between Sydney and Canberra on that day. Special buses are also being planned from Melbourne to Canberra. If you would like to join these celebrations, please contact any one of the following to obtain tickets Dr. Bala at Hindu Council office on 02 9746-7789.

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

Pakistan Government to Renovate Krishna Temple in Lahore
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/868899.cms

LAHORE, PAKISTAN, September 30, 2004: Lahore's famous Krishna Mandir is getting set for a makeover with Hindu festivals of Dussehra and Diwali around the corner. According to the Daily Times, the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) of Pakistan has announced plans to spend US$21,000 on the temple's renovation next month. Faraz Abbas, the administrator of the ETPB, was quoted as saying that the temple and other Hindu edifices had been badly damaged in communal clashes in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in December 1992. Now a thought was being given to renovate them as Hindus had been demanding a proper place for worship and prayer, he added. Abbas claimed that it had renovated the temple several times after partition and a number of proposals had been sent to the higher authorities for the renovation of other temples for the minorities in the province.

HPI adds: According to the website of Human Rights Without Frontiers, Int., http://www.hrwf.net/html/pakistan_2004.html, The Evacuee Trust Property Board is a government body of the minorities affairs ministry that is supposed to look after properties abandoned by fleeing Sikhs and Hindus when the Indian sub-continent was partitioned in 1947.

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

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Donkey in the well
A parable about life.

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and that the well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn't worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his neighbours to come over and help him.

They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.

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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

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

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

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/

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175, Vivian Street,
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Waikato University - Hamilton campus

2 days per week serving about 100 plates each day.

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