Newsletter Number #153  ( Mid-May issue 2005 A.D. Gaurabda 519)
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Fasting for Suddha Ekadasi for Mohini Ekadasi- (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 20th May 2005  in NZ)

Srimati Rukmini Dvadasi

Sriman Jayananda Prabhu - Disappearance   - Tirubhav - 22nd May 2005 in NZ

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Karaka Sankranti (Sun enters Cancer)

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Dvadasi   (Sayana Dwadasi) 19th July 2005

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita:  Chapter 2 - Contents of the Gita Summarized

               TEXT 68

                         tasmad yasya maha-baho
                           nigrhitani sarvasah
                        indriyanindriyarthebhyas
                        tasya prajna pratisthita

                             WORD FOR WORD
   tasmat--therefore; yasya--whose; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; nigrhitani--so curbed down; sarvasah--all around; indriyani--the senses; indriya-arthebhyah--from sense objects; tasya--his; prajna--intelligence; pratisthita--fixed.

                               TRANSLATION
   Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are restrained from their objects is certainly of steady intelligence.

 PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:
   One can curb the forces of sense gratification only by means of Krsna consciousness, or engaging all the senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As enemies are curbed by superior force, the senses can similarly be curbed, not by any human endeavor, but only by keeping them engaged in the service of the Lord. One who has understood this--that only by Krsna consciousness is one really established in intelligence and that one should practice this art under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master--is called sadhaka, or a suitable candidate for liberation.

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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This morning was particularly memorable. The sun was shining brightly through the tall and narrow windows, casting patches of dazzling light on the clean, white sheets on the floor. He sat comfortably in the middle, his legs crossed, right ankle resting on the left knee. His fingers loosely intertwined, he closed his eyes briefly and enjoyed the warmth of the sun as it danced upon his golden form. Seeing the opportunity, Hansaduta, Harikesa, and I sat on either side of him, just happy to be with him in a quiet moment. He began to reflect on the unfortunate state of the world's inhabitants. He explained that due to a lack of knowledge about the Supreme Lord people are suffering. Under the false impression of being independent they commit all kinds of sinful acts, not knowing and not caring for the results, foolishly thinking they are free to do as they like. But when the volume of sinful life becomes too great they suffer the consequences in the form of pestilence or war. They think that by politics and meetings they can avoid such things, but that is not possible. They are helpless to prevent them, and therefore they receive their punishment through the three-fold miseries of life. At just the right moment, nature brings the demons together and engages them in war.

To illustrate the point, he gave an amusing but striking example of how maya works. "In my young days we had one teacher. Whenever there was any misbehavior between the boys, the teacher would stop them and bring them out to the front of the class. He would make them stand face-to-face and each take hold of the ears of the other and on his order make them pull. So the one, he is pulling, and the other is hurting, so he pulls back even harder, and each one is pulling and crying. But they cannot let go because the teacher is ordering, 'No, you cannot stop. You must go on pulling!' Similarly, maya brings together one Churchill and one Hitler. 'Now, rascal, pull!' And neither can stop. And the foolish people glorify them."

The thought of the scene so humored him that even before he finished he began to laugh heartily. His shoulders and belly shook, and his brilliant teeth flashed like pearls in the sun. When Prabhupada smiles the entire room, even the universe, seems to light up. It's a Vaikuntha smile that spreads transcendental effulgence everywhere around. Prabhupada's mood was so open and congenial it seemed, if just for a moment, that we had joined a picnic with Krsna and His cowherd boyfriends, joking and laughing in the forests of Goloka. We laughed with him, glancing at each other in appreciation and wonder as to who this extraordinary personality Srila Prabhupada really is. He is far beyond our comprehension, yet we feel ourselves extremely fortunate to share these intimate moments with him.

It was an entrancing moment, and it occurred to me that Srila Prabhupada must have many friends in the spiritual world with whom he can eternally enjoy happy and carefree days. Yet being extraordinarily merciful he chooses to be here among us. Although the most exalted personality, he appears to like nothing better than to be with his disciples, foolish and neophyte as we are. He gives the impression there is no one in the world he would rather be with and nothing he would rather be doing than sharing whatever he has with us, although we have nothing to give him in return that could possibly be of interest to him. It seems a lopsided relationship, but Prabhupada doesn't mind. He is not looking for anything for himself, only to see what he can give us. As a result, we have obtained more than any of us can ever have hoped for.

- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 1" by HG Hari Sauri dasa

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Prabhupada: Simply for Krsna, there is simply to understand Krsna. Anything else-waste of time. But in Krsna's connection there are varieties. Does it mean, although the dictaphone is there, still I shall write in my hand? Krsna consciousness cannot touch this. We don't follow this nonsense philosophy. Unnecessary vairagya. Suska-vairagya, dry knowledge.
Devotee (1): Suska-vairagya.
Prabhupada: Suska, suska means dry. Oh, it is material, I shall not touch. I shall not touch. Just like that rascal, Ramakrishna, if anyone wanted to give him some money (gesture). (laughter) How, he does not touch money. These rascals, why shall I not touch? Come on, you have got money, George Harrison, spend. Yes, come on, I shall take it, for Krsna. We haven't come to this house for living very comfortably and enjoying. No, we have come here for Krsna's service.
Hamsaduta: This point is revolutionary in spiritual circles.
Prabhupada: Because it is Krsna's property. It is not my property, neither George's property. This is mistake. Everything belongs to Krsna. So it must be utilized for Krsna.
Revatinandana: Simply they don't know Bhagavad-gita.
Prabhupada: Eh?
Revatinandana: They don't know Bhagavad-gita, therefore they don't understand us.
Prabhupada: No, no. Therefore I say, all... Immediately, how you are all rascals. We have got a test. Test tube. As soon as one is not Krsna conscious, he is rascal, he is miscreant, he is lowest of the mankind, he has no knowledge. These, these are groups, they belong to. Na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah. He maintains that he is very big man, Nixon, but we know that he is a rascal number one. This is Krsna consciousness. You can understand immediately what is what. By this test:

na mam duskrtino mudhah
prapadyante naradhamah
mayayapahrta-jnana
asuram bhavam asritah
 [Bg. 7.15]

[break]
Revatinandana: ...you said if he's coming from God, then what difference does it make?
Prabhupada: You can see that you are a fool (but) God is not fool. That is the difference. But God is (indistinct), He'll not speak foolish. Because he is above all this foolishness but you are within the foolishness. That is the difference. Try to answer them like that. You are within the status of foolishness, maya, and God is above maya. If God is also within the maya, as the rascal Mayavadis say, then what is the use of God? We are everything.
Yogesvara: They just accumulate knowledge just for knowledge sake.
Prabhupada: Not just for knowledge because they do not get any knowledge. They have no knowledge. What is the knowledge? They talk all nonsense. What is the knowledge?
Revatinandana: His argument was "Well there's no point in talking about this matter. All of us accept this." He's saying: all big authorities, they accept this point of view, that this was recently written literature.
Prabhupada: No, they don't know who are authorities.
Revatinandana: That's right.
Prabhupada: You manufacture your own authorities. You do not know. That is your misfortune. You do not know who is authority.
Devotee (2): They all smoke cigarettes and they think they're authorities. They're nonsense.
Revatinandana: I met another old authority on Sanskrit and he is sitting behind his desk and his whole body is shaking: "No, I'm not interested in the spiritual side of these Vedas. I'm just interested in the Sanskrit." He's dying you know, and still he's like that. That's their authority. You can't save them but...
Prabhupada: Adhyaki, adhyaki(?), therefore adhyaki(?).
Revatinandana: What's that?
Prabhupada: External. Adhyaki(?). (indistinct) ...one is interested in the body not in the soul. So he is a fool. This, this sculptor, he is simply interested in the outward body, he has no knowledge of the soul. And he wants to become a very famous man, remaining in the category of asses. Because one who is in the bodily concept of life, he is an ass. Go-khara, khara means ass. Sa eva go-kharah [SB 10.84.13]. Yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke [SB 10.84.13]. Anyone who is in the bodily concept of life he is no better than animal. The cats and dogs, they are also in the bodily concept of life. Sa eva go-kharah [SB 10.84.13]. So he has not advanced beyond these cats and dogs because he is in the same conception, that I am this body. A dog cannot understand that you are not this body. So similarly, if the human being cannot understand that he is not this body, what is the difference between him and the dog? So sastra says sa eva go-kharah: [SB 10.84.13] he's no better than the cows and the asses. That's all. And actually it is a fact. The first instruction of Bhagavad-gita, they cannot take it, and they're scholars. That is the most regrettable situation that these fools and rascals under the bodily concept of life, they are become authorities. Actually they are asses. Yes.

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

Rna-mochana - Prayer to Lord Nrsimhadeva - for Release from Worldly Debts

Sloka 1

dvata-karya-siddhy-artham
sbha-stambha-samudbhavam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

Devata - the demigods.....karya - to be done.....siddhi - perfection.....artham - for the purpose.....sabha - of the assembly.....stambha - from a pillar.....samudbhavam - born.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

"To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who, to rescue the demigods, was born from a pillar in the palace.

Sloka 2

lksmyalingita-vamange
bhaktanam vara-dayakam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

laksmi - the goddess of furtune.....alingita - embraced.....vama - left.....ange - body.....bhaktanam - of the devotees.....varadayakam - the giver of blessings.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who is embraced by Goddess Laksmi at His left and who gives blessings to His
devotees.

Sloka 3

antra-mala-dharam sankha-
cakrab jayudha-dharinam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

antra-mala-dharam - wearing a garland of entrails.....sankha - conchshell.....cakra - cakra.....abja - lotus.....ayudha - weapons.....dharinam - holdings.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who wears a garland of entrails and holds a conch, cakra, lotus, and a host of weapons.

Sloka 4

smaranat sarva-papa-ghnam
kadru ja-visa-nasanam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

smaranat - by remembering.....sarva - all.....papa - sins.....ghnam - killing.....kadruja - snakes.....visa - poison.....nasanam - destruction.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha. The remembrance of Him destroys all sins and counteracts the poison of snakes.

Sloka 5

simha-nadena mahata
dig-danti-bhaya-nasanam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

simha - of a lion.....nadena - by a roar.....mahata - great.....dig - of the directions.....danti - the elephants.....bhaya - fear.....nasanam - destruction.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, whose great lion-roar calms the fears of the elephants who guard the directions.

Sloka 6

prahlada-varadam srisam
daityesvara-vidaranam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

prahlada - to Prahlada.....vara - boons.....dam - giving.....sri - of the goddess of fortune.....isam - the master.....daitya - of the demons.....isvara - the king..... vidaranam - ripping apart.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, the master of the goddess of fortune. He blessed Prahlada and ripped apart the demons' king.

Sloka 7

krura-grahaih piditanam
bhaktanam abhaya-pradam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

krura-grahaih - by the cruel planets..... piditanam - tormented.....bhaktanam - of the devotees.....abhaya - fearlessness.....pradam - giving.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who gives fearlessness to His devotees when they are troubled by cruel planets.

Sloka 8

veda-vedanta-ya jnesam
brahma-rudradi-vanditam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye

veda - of the Vedas..... vedanta - of Vedanta.....ya jha - of yajnas.....isam - the master.....brahma - Brahma..... rudra - and Siva..... adi - beginning with..... vanditam - bow down.....sri-nrsimham - Sri Nrsimha.....maha-viram - very powerful.....namami - I bow down.....rna - from debt.....muktaye - for freedom

To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who is the master of yajnas, Vedas, Vedanta. Brahma, Siva, and all the demigods bow down before him.

Sloka 9

ya idam pathate nityam
rna-mocana-sam jhitam
anrni jayate sad yo
dhanam sighram avapnuyat

yah - who..... idam - this.....pathate - recites.....nityam - regularly.....rna - from debt..... mocana - freedom..... samjhitam - names..... anrni - free from debt.....jayate - becomes.....sadyah - at once.....dhanam - wealth.....sighram - quickly.....avapnuyat - attains

This prayer is called Rna-mocana (Prayer to Lord Nrsimha for Release From Worldly Debts). One who regularly reads this prayer is at once freed from debt."
 

Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya-lila 2:93:

TEXT 93

choöa baòa bhakta-gaëa,     vandoì sabära çré-caraëa,
sabe more karaha santoña
svarüpa-gosäïira mata,     rüpa-raghunätha jäne yata,
täi likhi’ nähi mora doña

SYNONYMS
choöa—small; baòa—great; bhakta-gaëa—devotees; vandoì—I worship; sabära—all of them; çré-caraëa—the lotus feet; sabe—all of you; more—unto me; karaha—please do; santoña—satisfaction; svarüpa-gosäïira mata—the view of Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé; rüpa-raghunätha—Rüpa and Raghunätha; jäne—know; yata—all; täi—that; likhi’—writing; nähi—there is not; mora—my; doña—fault.

TRANSLATION
I worship herewith the lotus feet of all kinds of devotees, both advanced and neophyte. I request all of them to be satisfied with me. I am faultless because I have written herein whatever I have understood from Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé and Rüpa and Raghunätha däsa Gosvämés. I have neither added to nor subtracted from their version.

PURPORT
According to Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura, there are three kinds of devotees, known as bhajana-vijïa (experts in devotional service), bhajana-çéla (devotees engaged in devotional service), and kåñëa-näme dékñita kåñëa-näma-käré (initiated devotees engaged in chanting). The author of Çré Caitanya-caritämåta begs the mercy of all these devotees and asks them to be pleased with him. He says, “Let the neophyte devotees—the devotees who are very expert in arguing though they have no sense of advanced devotional service, who think themselves very advanced because they imitate some smärta-brähmaëa—let such devotees not be displeased with me, thinking that I have committed errors in this regard. I beg their pardon with great humility, but I am submitting that I personally have no desire to add or subtract anything. I have only written what I have heard in the disciplic succession because I am dedicated to the lotus feet of previous äcäryas like Svarüpa Dämodara, Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé and Rüpa Gosvämé. I have only written what I have learned from them.”

Such is our fate
by Sajjan Priya Krishna dasa

We all know that Human life is very rare to obtain but still we do not understand the seriousness of devotional service and tend to procrastinate it.There is a nice story told by His Divine Grace Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada in this regard.

Kaamini Mohan was a very lazy man especially for spiritual activities. He was very much addicted to the comforts of his home. One day his friend asked him. "O Kaamini Mohan ! Let us both go and visit a sadhu. A great personality has come to Sridham Mayapur and he is preaching very nice transcendental subject matters. Your life will be fulfilled upon hearing his instructions." Kaamini Mohan was very reluctant. Then his friend tried to allure Kaamini Mohan, saying, " By the way, there is a great funfair at the bank of Kuliya. It is full of recreations and amusements. So let us go and visit the fair". Kaamini Mohan immediately agreed to visit the funfair at Kuliya for some enjoyment. The friend's plan was to take Kaaminimohan to the bank of Kuliya and then it would be possible for him to take him across the Ganges to Sridham Mayapur. Arriving at the bank of Kuliya, Kaaminimohan enjoyed the funfair for a while.

Then his friend told him, "Just across the river is Sridham Mayapur. Let us go and visit the holy dhaama. There you will find the birthplace of Lord Chaitanyadeva, tomb of Chand Kazi, the great lake of Ballaal Sen and many other places of interest".

Kamini Mohan realized now that his friend had become almost determined to take him across the river for a visit to the holy dhama. So he made a counter-plan and said, "My dear friend, I am very afraid of crossing the river. I am in fact not at all used to traveling on a boat, it gives me nausea, dizziness, I become extremely afraid of drowning and palpitations start immediately. This is rainy season, but in winter, when the river will become dry, then we can easily walk down the river without the help of any boat. At that time I will definitely visit Sri Mayapur and all its interesting places.

Listening to Kaamini Mohan's plea his friend told him " O my dear friend , you say you will cross the river when it will be dry. This is nothing but your insincerity and hypocrisy. The river will never be dry and you won't be able to cross it."

Conclusion of the story by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Swami Prabhupada:

"Many of us think that we may devote enough time for listening to transcendental preaching from some saintly person, after completing all our business in the field of our domestic material entanglements concerning our family members, their desires and wants, diseases and other things. But in fact these entanglements will never go. Devotional practices will never be  undertaken unless we make it point to start devotional practices immediately."

We all have this procrastinating tendency. It is referred by Lord Krishna in Gita 18.68 as dhirgha-sutri, ie., one who postpones the activity or take longer time to complete that activity which can be done very quickly. The reasons are three fold:

1. Our inherent lack of genuine interest in the activity (mainly devotional practices)
2. We keep thinking that we will live for a long time and there is enough time to do them.
3. We assume that till the end of our life we will be hale and healthy.

We can implement the following instructions of Pure devotees like Srila Prabhupada to make our lives successful:

1. Arise and do Mangala arati in the Brahma Muhurta and chant lovingly Krishna's names.
2. Study Srimad Bhagavatam seriously and meditate on the verses, applying them practically in our lives.
3. Work Hard for Lord Krishna in devotional service.
4. See the hand of Krishna in everything and every situation.
5. Do not be critical of others, and blame only yourselves for the mishaps in your life.
6. Be happy and peaceful in devotional service always.
7. BE LOVING IN YOUR DEALINGS WITH ALL - be united and cooperate with each other to further the holy name.
8. Be always aware that THIS WORLD IS A TEMPORARY SHELTER for us and we have to leave alone one day.

kindly sent to us by Karnamrita dasa

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The wonders of Vraja Mandala Parikrama
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Pictures of Prabhupad in Australia and Indonesia:
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taken by Amogha prabhu ACBSP

Prabhupad photo gallery - US:
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Prabhupad in Vrindavan picture Gallery
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Krishna Balaram temple in Vrindavan
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Krishna Balaram mandir Festival Photo galleries
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Mayapur Chandradoya mandir - Festival etc 2005
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European Krishna conscious festivals - photo galleries:
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Foto galleries of Latino America with Rasananda Swami
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Picture galleries from India - totally wonderful
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Krishna conscious instructive dramas - plays:
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"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)

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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:
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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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Download songs
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Krishna Vision of Krishna Prema dasa ACBSP Sound Track Vol. 4 samples:
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Sydney temple Audio page
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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:
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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.

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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Young Friends Of Lord Krishna
 http://www.hknet.org.nz/YoungFOLK.htm

ete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù
kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam
indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà
måòayanti yuge yuge

“All the lists of the incarnations of Godhead submitted herewith are either plenary expansions or parts of the plenary expansions of the Supreme Godhead, but Kåñëa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28)

rämädi-mürtiñu kalä-niyamena tiñöhan
nänävatäram akarod bhuvaneñu kintu
kåñëaù svayaà samabhavat paramaù pumän yo
govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi

“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):
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A selection of interesting Krishna conscious articles from New Panihati - Atlanta temple USA:
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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:
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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:
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and

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and

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Blessing The Lumber Before Making Chariots For Puri's Jagannath Festival
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=81865&cat=India

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, May 12, 2005: Nearly a hundred traditional carpenters worshipped three big logs in Orissa's temple town of Puri in an annual ritual that precedes the carving out of three gigantic wooden chariots for the Jagannath festival in July. "We have already got the first lot of logs to begin work, the rest will come phase wise," temple official Bhaskar Mishra told IANS. As every year, the wooden logs arrived in the temple town, 56 km from here, on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya Wednesday. "The carpenters worship them before beginning work on the chariots as part of tradition." The temple administration arranges over 1,000 big wooden logs and the construction work goes on for two months. The carpenters are those who have inherited the craft from their forefathers. A senior priest of the temple touched the logs with a golden axe and offered ceremonial prayers. A fire ritual was also performed on the road where the logs have been kept. Now carpenters can begin cutting logs to make the chariots, the official said. The temple organizes a grand festival every year on the auspicious day of Asadha Dutiya when the three gigantic chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra roll out from the 12th century temple to another shrine called Gundicha, located one and a half kilometers away, in a procession. After nine days, the procession is reversed and the deities are taken back to their primary residence. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world gather to watch and take part in the procession. The festival is known as Ratha Yatra and will start July 8 this year, the temple official said.

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

Delhi given 1 week to take cows off roads
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505020344.htm?headline=Delhi~given~1~week~to~take~cows~off~roads

New Delhi, May 2. (Observer News Service): Armed with stun guns and large nets, officials will be out on the streets of the Indian capital in their hundreds this week as the capital gets tough in its mission to eradicate stray cattle.

The problem of New Delhi's rampaging cow population has become so severe that the High Court has issued city authorities with a one-week ultimatum to clear the streets of illegally roaming animals.

The crackdown is likely to end in violence as the owners of the city's 3,500 illegal street dairies fiercely resist all attempts to round up the beasts.

Although tourists are charmed by the sight of traffic brought to a standstill by cows grazing on the city's highways, Delhi's residents are increasingly disgusted by the disruption and danger that cattle pose.

Almost every week new stories of their savagery hit the front pages. Last February, a retired railway official and a maid were gored to death by a wild bull, and in March a Hindu priest was attacked and killed by a cow.

Despite a two-year clean-up campaign, officials estimate 32,000 cows remain. Failure to solve the problem led to this week's court ultimatum.

Last Thursday, April 28, Chief Justice BC Patel ordered the head of the New Delhi Municipal Council and other senior officials to appear in court `if the problem of stray cattle is not solved within a week'.

Officials' reluctance stems not from respect for the cow as a holy Hindu animal, but from fear of reprisals.

At the heart of the problem are the city's illegal dairies whose owners allow the cattle to graze untended during the day before rounding them up for milking in the evenings. These small businesses are often protected by powerful local interests, and have responded with gang violence to attempts to confiscate their animals.

`Our officials are beaten up whenever they go to catch stray cattle,' a lawyer for the municipal council told the court.

Officials have been attacked by mobs and their vehicles vandalised. The council asked the court for better police protection during this week's intensive campaign but its request was not granted.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505020344.htm?headline=Delhi~given~1~week~to~take~cows~off~roads

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 4, 2005: Britain has sanctioned a grant of US$67,000 pounds to the Hindu Council, UK, part of which would be used for its cultural projects for children. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Fiona Mactaggart, said the grant was for meeting the cost of the Hindu Council website and its pilot cultural projects for children, according to an official communication on Saturday night. Founded in 1994, the Council works towards providing an effective voice on policy matters with the government while enhancing mutual understanding among major faiths in the UK. It is invited to consult on government policy from time to time.

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

Hindu Council of UK http://www.hinducounciluk.org/

A banana a day keeps the doctor away... and the dermatologist...and the psychologist... and if current research can be trusted... death. It seems there's almost no ailment that the banana can't help cure. The word "banan" is Arabic for finger.

The banana is unique among fruits. Rather than growing on trees, bananas come from the world's largest herb, Musa sapientium, which is directly related to the orchid family. They are believed to be the first fruit farmed by man. Available all year round, they are currently the most popular fruit in North America.
 
In February 2002, the International Banana Association reported that 60% of respondents in a recent study had a banana for breakfast at least once a week. The Mr Breakfast Institute of California (MBIC) recommends that bananas be included with breakfast at least twice a week.

According to a 2003 research project conducted by MBIC, bananas may aid in alleviating a very long list of ailments.

What Bananas Cure:
Anemia -- Because of their high iron content, bananas have the ability to stimulate hemoglobin production in the bloodstream.

Bone Mass Decay In Salt Eaters - A study at the University of California at San Francisco discovered that "The potassium [found in bananas] appears to counteract the bad effects of high-salt diets by preventing bones from decaying at a fast rate."

Constipation - If you're blocked up, stick a banana in your... mouth. The banana's high fiber content helps to restore normal bowel function. It also contain pectin, a water-absorbing nutrient which aids in firming your stool.

Depression - Like turkey, bananas contain tryptophan, a protein that converts to the neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin is instrumental in facilitating relaxation. Low levels of serotonin are believed to cause mood disorders including depression.

High Blood Pressure - The U.S. Food and Drug Association recently allowed the banana industry to make official claims that bananas reduce the risk of blood pressure problems.

Nervousness - Bananas are high in the B-complex vitamins, which are known to have a calming effect on the nervous system.

Strokes -- A study of 5,600 people revealed that those with the lowest intakes of potassium were 50% more likely to suffer a stroke. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that adding banana to your regular diet can cut the risk of death by stoke by as much as 40%.

Ugliness - The Body Shop uses some 250,000 bananas each year in the manufacture of its beauty products. In Central America, mashed bananas are used to relieve dry skin. Other homespun banana beauty treatments include exfoliating masks (blend mashed bananas with cosmetic clay), hair conditioner (combine mashed banana with a few drops of almond oil) and hand moisturizing lotion (mash a banana with 2 pats of butter).
Numerous other conditions are said to be cured by bananas by old wives, if not yet by scientists. Consider using bananas to relieve hangovers (blend with milk and honey), heartburn, morning sickness, mosquito bites and warts (apply the inside of peel to irritated skin).

The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes the term "going bananas" as a comical series of actions associated with moneys picking bananas. But the only comical monkey in these days of modern science is a fool who doesn't eat bananas.

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More to drive yer bananas here:
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BEATS HEROIN:
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FEELING GRUMPY? HAVE A BANANA!
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, May 12, 2005: The Guruvayoor Temple, India's second-richest shrine after Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) has revoked the new dress code it introduced last month following pressure from devotees. Temple rules introduced in April said that for security reasons, men would have to enter the sanctum without their shirts. Earlier, male devotees were allowed to take off their shirts and sling it over their shoulders. Another temple order banning children above the age of five from wearing short pants has also been withdrawn after protests from devotees. Though female devotees have been demanding the right to wear dresses of their choice, the temple authorities continue to insist that they either wear saris or pavadas (long skirts) within the complex. Pilgrims from other parts of the country have registered complaints about the uncomfortable dress code for women, but for the moment, the status quo remains.

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

DNA Study: Europeans Arrived Via India
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NEW YORK, USA, May 13, 2005: By studying the DNA of an ancient people in Malaysia, a team of geneticists says it has illuminated many aspects of how modern humans migrated from Africa. The geneticists say there was only one migration of modern humans out of Africa; that it took a southern route to India, southeast Asia and Australia; and that it consisted of a single band of hunter-gatherers, probably just a few hundred people strong. Because these events occurred in the last Ice Age, when Europe was at first too cold for human habitation, the researchers say, it was populated only later, not directly from Africa but as an offshoot of the southern migration via India. The people of this offshoot would presumably have trekked back through the lands that are now India and Iran to reach the Near East and Europe.

The findings depend on analysis of mitochondrial DNA, a type of genetic material inherited solely through the female line. They are reported today in Science by a team of geneticists led by Dr. Vincent Macaulay of the University of Glasgow. Everyone in the world can be placed on a single family tree, in terms of their mitochondrial DNA, because everyone has inherited that piece of DNA from a single woman, the mitochondrial Eve, who lived some 200,000 years ago, states this article. There were many other women in that ancient population. But over the generations, one mitochondrial DNA replaced all the others through the process known as genetic drift. With the help of mutations that have built up on the one surviving copy, geneticists can arrange people in lineages and estimate the time of origin of each lineage. With this approach, Dr. Macaulay's team calculates that the emigration from Africa occurred 65,000 years ago, pushed along the coasts of India and southeast Asia and reached Australia by 50,000 years ago, the date of the earliest known archaeological site there.

The Malaysian people whom the geneticists studied are the Orang Asli. the term means "original men" in Malay. They are probably descended from this first migration, because they have several ancient mitochondrial DNA lineages that are found nowhere else, continues the article. These lineages are 42,000 to 63,000 years old, the geneticists say. For the full article, click on "source" above.

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

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