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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupad's Disappearance Day

2012-01-29T05:41:00.002-05:00

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupad's
Disappearance Day at Radha Damodar
Temple - Vrindavan

Today we share with you a report posted today by prabhu Subal Das at VINA News Blog - http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2012/01/srila-bhaktisiddhanta-prabhupad.html - This time is a beautiful picture report and video of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas celebration by which it was commemorated the 74 disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad at Sri Sri Radha Damodar Mandir in Vrindavan.

Video:

"Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupad - The Greatest Hero of The Divine Love."

This is a video interview with Krishna Balaram Goswami of Radha Damodar Mandir in Vrindavan about the remarkable contribution of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupad to India and the entire world.

In front of Srila Jiva Goswami Samadhi

Pushpa Samadhi of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupad

Hari Katha on the Rupa Goswami Samadhi's Hall

Historical day

Gaudiya Vaishnava Library

Krishna Balaram Goswami talking about Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupad

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Sriman Valihara Das - Bhakti Yoga Sanga

2012-01-17T06:17:00.001-05:00

Sriman Valihara das prabhu
Mission and Preaching - Italy

Today we share with all of you news from the Bhakti Yoga Sanga - Gaudiya Vaisnava Ashram - founded by Sriman Valihara das prabhu, and his mission and preaching in Italy.

In his web site http://www.valiharadas.net/ , it is said:

Valihara das is an experienced teacher of bhakti yoga, the yoga of love, and belongs to a line of authentic spiritual masters in the ancient Vedic tradition known as Gaudiya Vaishnavism. He is the founder of Bhakti Yoga Sanga and for many years taught the science of yoga.

Valihara das was born in Milan in 1955. In his youth searching for a spiritual view of reality led him to make contact with Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who in 1975 accepted him as his disciple and gave him the name of Valihara das. For many years, following the instructions of his master, he undertook to make known the principles of the philosophy of bhakti to a number of people actively participating in the mission founded by his master.

In 1993 Valihara das during a trip to Vrindavan, India, met Srila Puri Goswami Maharaja Bhaktivaibhava, great realized soul, the spiritual brother and friend of Srila Prabhupada. Valihara das was impressed by his spiritual depth and became his disciple, receiving from him deep and inspiring spiritual instruction and a strong spiritual determination to spread more and more the message of Sri Chaitanya.

Bhakti Yoga Sanga

Gaudiya Vaisnava Ashram
Founder Sriman Valihara Das

At the Bhakti Yoga Sanga blog http://bhaktiyogasanga.blogspot.com/ there are several articles published by Bhakta das which show the preaching activities of Sriman Valihara das prabhu.

The Ashram

The ashram is a vital center of spirituality whose members open their hearts to the vision of the Absolute. And 'the place of Divine Love, in which we pray to be able to act in a feeling of neglect under the gentle and careful guidance of the Guru, the divine master.

All shares in the ashram like to be considered always active, possessing the heart of the vocation to be the most insignificant. No one is motivated by selfish interest and exploitation, with a growth of artificial and illusory inner life.

Bhakti Yoga Sanga

Bhakti Yoga Sanga is an association that aims to introduce the techniques of bhakti yoga according to the teachings of the Vaishnava spiritual tradition, Sri Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya.

The members of the association, under the loving guidance of a teacher and expert, learn to perceive the spiritual freedom, collaborating and supporting each other in a simple and natural lifestyle.

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Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaj - Samadhi

2012-01-09T15:02:00.001-05:00

Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaj's Samadhi

Today we share with you a report posted yesterday by prabhu Subal Das at VINA News Blog - http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2012/01/srila-bhakti-kumud-santo-goswami.html

8 January, 1am at Keshihari - Midnapur Dist.

Sanyasis, senior devotees, followers and bhaktas from different parts of India and the world on Sankirtan are waiting to Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaj.

His Divine Grace's body arrived from Kolkata and continuous the parikram procession around the temple.

His dear disciples and associates are decorating the transcendental body.

The most beloved last darshan on mongol artik time.

Devotees from different missions has came to take the last darshan from the last Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupad's disciple who decided enter into the Nitya lila.

Srila Hrisikesh Maharaj and Srila Tapasvi Maharaj the personal servants of Srila Bhakti Kumud Santo Maharaj are giving the last service to his transcendental body on these historical and memorial date.

Srila Bhakti Sundar Yati Maharaj hosting the procession of his beloved Gurudev.

Samadhi Mandir at 5am.

Lovely effort.

at 9am Kirtan and Parikram.

Srila Vishnu Maharaj leading the offerings.

The Maha Samadhi of His Divine Grace Nityalila Pravista Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaj at Sri Gouranga Math in Keshihari, Midnapur Dist. W. Bengal - India.

"Dear Radharaman! You are crossing this ocean at a very young age. Lord Krishna bestow His Mercy upon you"

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad

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Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj´s departure (3)

2012-01-07T16:26:00.000-05:00

A short life-sketch of

Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaj

by Rames Das

The Founder - Acharya of Sri Gauranga Math (Kesiary), Sri Chaitanya Ashram (Kharagpur, Puri, Calcutta) and Sri Gaur Saraswat Santa Gaudiya Math (Chhekati and Baradiya)

Eternally sheltered at the lotus feet of The Founder - Acharya of World wide Sri Gaudiya Math and Jagadguru Om Vishnupad Paramhans Parivrajakacharya 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Thakur Prabhupada .

The appearance of His Divine Grace Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswami Maharaja took place in the auspicious place related to the place of appearance of Srila Shyamananda and Srila Rasikananda, in the Medinapur district of West Bengal. He appeared mercifully on 2nd day of Baisakh of 1921 the first month of Bengali Calendar in the house of well-renowned astrologer, doctor and landlord, Sri Vaikunthanath Roy in the village "Narma". His mother Srimati Ratnamayi Devi was a devout lady absorbed in worships. He was the third and youngest son of his father and his name given by his father was "Radharaman". Usually he used to remain immersed in the worship of Sri Anantdeva and Sri Gopal dev, on contrary of passing time in playing as other children used to.

By the divine planning of Lord Krishna, the stalwart disciples of Srila Prabhupada , like Bhakti Hridoy Bon Maharaja, Bhakti Promode Puri Maharaja, Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaja, could point out the para-normal attitude of the child, Sri Radharaman and got astonished at the same. His father also Sri Radha Madanmohanji, Sri Chaitanya Ashram, Behala Calcutta discussed with devotees about the possibility of the study of Sri Radharaman at the Sri math. When the devotees discussed this point with Srila Prabhupada , the latter readily allowed for the same. To see whether the child can adjust in the math, the eleven year child Sri Radharaman was taken to Sri math by his father.

The child was attracted by the effulgence of divine lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada and showed his inclination to stay with him He was admitted to the New Indian School near Scottish Church College of Calcutta. During his study, he used to participate in the Kirtan and different programs of Sri math. His natural aptitude for Sankirtan and his sweet voice pleased Srila Prabhupada and the then Sannyasis. During his study he was given Sri Harinam. After the completion of the study at the school, he was sent to study Sanskrit by Gour Das Pandit, at Sri Mayapur.

Srila Prabhupada organized a colossal spiritual exhibition from 3rd Feb to 17th March, 1930 at Sri Mayapur and engaged Sri Radharaman in different services in this. Pleased by serving temperament of Sri Radharaman, Srila Prabhupada gave him saffron dress on 20th March of 1930. Srila Prabhupada organized an unparalleled exhibition in Dacca on 6th Jan, 1933 for extending the Vedic knowledge to the mass public. Having seen the unexpected capability of explaining the subject matter of the exhibition on the basis of scripture to the visitors, Srila Prabhupada was pleased at Sri Radharaman and sent him with Sri Srimad Bhakti Hridoy Bon maharaja for preaching program at several places of present day Bangladesh.

Afterwards, Srila Prabhupada entrusted him with the responsibility of Sri Prapanna Ashram, located at Brahmanpara in the district of Howrah. Being satisfied by his efficient and single-handed management and preaching he was sent to Pai-Bareili, Shikarpur, Karachi, Pune etc. for disseminating Krishna Katha in Hindi Language.

Sri Radharaman was sent by Srila Prabhupada to Burma for preaching on 8th March 1936. When Sri Radharaman was leaving for Rangoon, Srila Prabhupada came personally to see him off and he told him while adorning him with his prasadi mala "Dear Radharaman! You are crossing this ocean at a very young age. May Lord Krishna bestow His Mercy upon you". During his preaching at Mandalay, when he read Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita and came across the verse "Jivera Svaroop hoy Krishner nitya das", he was inspired to write an article "Guru dasatva hoy mor parichay". He sent this article to Srila Prabhupada for its publication in "Daily Nadia Prakash".

After going through the article Srila Prabhupada was extremely pleased at the faultless content of the article, blessed Sri Radharaman and ordered Srila Puri Maharaja to print the same in the daily paper.

Later on, Sri Radharaman went for circumambulation of Sri Mayapur, following the order of Srila Prabhupada. Pleased by his selfless service, Srila Prabhupada bestowed his blessing to him giving him the title of "RAGA KUMUD". In the appreciation of Sri Radha Raman he wrote:

geetsevanuraktaya vipulotsahasamyuje

drahmachari padanka SRI radharaman sangyine

dhan pracharinisamsat satyaistasmai pradiyate

rag kumud ityaitadupanamadya sadaram

sunishuvasushuvhramshu shake mayapure vare

phalgun purnimayat sri gauravirvhava vasare

Therefore, the word "Kumud" was latter on used in the sannyas name of Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa Goswarni Maharaja.

Srila Prabhupada installed the Sri Vigraha in Gaudiya Math., Madras on 23rd Jan, 1932. After the completion of Sri Navadwip Dham Parikrama, Srila Prabhupada sent Sri Radha Raman Das to Madras for preaching, with Sannyasis. But, on 1st Jan 1937, at 5.00 a.m., Srila Prabhupada left his disciples drowned in the ocean of separation and distress at Sri Gaudiya math. Baghbazar, Calcutta. This news aggrieved Sri Radharaman, he left Madras at once and returned to Calcutta with Srila Bhakti Dayit Madhav Maharaja and from there went to Sri Chaitanya Math Mayapur.

After the demise of Srila Prabhupada , Sri Radharaman travelled extensively and had darshan of different pilgrimage with Srila Bhakti Bhudeva Srauti Maharaja. After the completion of Tirthatan, he went to his native place and started austerity and bhajan near the temple of Sri Sri Radha Kishori Mohan Jiu. During this time Srila Prabhupada appeared in his dream and ordered him to accept the renounced order of life and preach the teachings of Lord Chaitanya. Following the order of his spiritual master, Sri Radharaman Das took Sannyas from Srila Bhakti Vichar Yayabar Maharaj at the auspicious premises of Lordship Sri Sri Kshira Chora Gopinathji, at Remuna on 12th Feb, 1942. He was named as Srimad Bhakti Kumud Santa. For continuous 32 years, he preached throughout India and directed the Mayapur Navadwip Dham Parikrama along with Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj. He rendered the service of offering melodious bhajans and eloquent lectures for the pleasure of Vaishnavas which is still remembered by the senior Vaishnavas.

His Divine Grace inspired the souls to take darshan of Holy places by organising spiritual tour programs, in which he used to outline the importance of such places elaborately. He went abroad in 1975 for propagating the timeless teachings of Srila Prabhupada and inundated the countries like Great Britain, West Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Belgium with the same.

He installed his loving Deities Sri Radha Gopinath, Sri Sri Radha Govindji and Sri Radha Madanmohanji resp. at Sri Gauranga Math. Kesiary, Sri Chaitanya Ashram Kharagpur and Sri Chaitanya Ashram Behala, Calcutta. They are being served with utmost devotion by him and his disciples. Later on, due to the repeated loving insistence of his disciples, he started Sri Chaitanya Ashram Puri where the deity is called Sri Radha Raman after his Brahmachari name. At Chheketi, located in uttar 24 parganas, Sri Sri Radha Madhav Ji is served with love in Sri Gaur Saraswat Sant Gaudiya Math.

His service to the Vaishnava literature is also worth - appreciating contribution for the vaishnava as well as entire humanity. His books like "Samlape Shiksha", "Patre Upadesh", "Geeta Siddhant Sar", "Sant Vani", "Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhur Jiveni", "Sadhan Kan", "Damodar Vrat Mahatmya", "Bhakti Geeti", "Diksha" have been casting divine light on the royal path of pure devotion. Besides these books, he translated into Bengali a few books which "Moh mudgar" and "Moh Kuthar" are important.

Starting from the tender age of 11 years, he has now completed his 87 years at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada , serving incessantly Sri Guru and Gauranga, Vaishanvas and entire world.

Therefore, on this auspicious occasion of the appearance day of our most reverened Srila Guru Maharaja, we pray at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada that he please keep his glittering lamp burning for a long long time, so that souls like ourselves, engrossed in darkness, may get light for proceeding in the ultimate path of devotion.

Father and Mother of Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaj

Written by Rames Das

Posted by Subal Das

More information here:

http://srilabhaktikumudsantamaharaj.blogspot.com/2011/10/short-life-sketch-of-sri-srimad-bhakti.html

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Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja's Departure (2)

2012-01-07T16:10:00.001-05:00

Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja by Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti

My dear devotees,
Please accept my dandavat pranam.

This is to inform you that Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja, one of the last living disciples of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada has departed for Goloka Vrindavan.

Srila Santa Maharaja was an outsanding preacher through his life. He was very dear to his godbrothers and to his Spiritual Master. Srila Santa Maharaja left the world in Calculta where he had spending the last years in his bed, deeply absorbed in the welfare of all living entities. Despite of his state of being abscend minded from the mundane fares, he still received thousands of visitors and even initiated many new sannyasis into the preaching invitation his gurudeva made to the whole world.

Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja

Strict sannyas general, he capted eiaght eract in giving amazing example. It was also fantastic to see that His disciple, Bhakti Vichar Bharati Maharaja in mayapur, was able to open Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja's glorious Mandir on the Bhaktisddhanta road, just a few months before the final samadhi of Srila Santa Maharaja.

Sri Santa Goswami Gaudiya Math in Sridham Mayapur

Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja has established many beautiful mandirs in India and also traveled around the world preaching the glories of Lord Caitanya in England, Germany and USA. I personally met him many times, because he used to always come to visit Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhara Maharaja and to
Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Maharaja's functions; always describing himself as his juniors. He joined Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada's Mission when he was still a young boy and, as he told me personally, Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Maharaja had been a tutor for him in his early stages of math's life.

Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Maharaja (left), Srila Bhakti Kumud
Santa Maharaja (center) and Srila Bhakti Vigyan Bharati Maharaja (right)

Srila Santa Maharaj was an enthusiastic and fired preacher, who spare no effort to defend the Bhakti - Siddhanta. Anyhow, but on the very personal level he was extremely kind and affectionate and always able in many occasions to rejoice and witness his caring nature. He and His disciples were also caring members of the World Vaishnava Association, even for some many years they were intensely preocupied with his state of health.

Santa Maharaja's glories will be heard all over. Recently I visited Surya Kund in Braj, where one of his sannyas disciple called Madhusudhan Maharaj is taking care of the restored Surya Narayan Mandir, and I saw a big and beautifull picture of Him being worshiped there, that was my greatest joy.

Deity of Surya - Narayan at Surya Kunda

His sannyasis and disciples will continue His legacy which increase power and love getting his backing now directly from the Spiritual World. Even though it is sad that we miss His physicall association now, it is also glorious and extathic how this last great acarya of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, held up the banner of preaching even while lying in the bed.

I want to share with all of you a special thing what happened:
Another sannyasi, also called Santa Maharaja, left the world on the same day in Lima - Peru; he had received his sannyas name Bhakti Vedanta Santo Maharaja in respected memory of Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja for being excelent preacher for more than 20 years.

By mystical arrangement of Srimati Radharani, this two Santa Maharaja left this world practically at the same hour.

Sripad Bhakti Vedanta Santa Maharaja

Srila Bhakti Kumud Santa Maharaja, ki jay!

Dasanudas
B.A. Paramadvaiti - WVA Secretary

More information here:

http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2012/01/srila-bhakti-kumud-santa-maharaja-by.html

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Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj´s departure

2012-01-07T08:16:00.000-05:00

One more star of the Gaudiya sky faded from mundane sight

Today we have read at VINA News Blog a report by Sripad Prahlad Das from Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, which makes us to know that Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj - the last living disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada - has left His body.

http://www.sreecgmath.org/scgmhome/node/56

The report says:

Most Revered Siksha Guru Sri Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj leaves His dear disciples, associates and followers in separation grief today. This is a great loss not only to the Gaudiya Vaishnavas but to the entire world. One of the brightest stars in the Gaudiya sky, Srila Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj took His last breath at 1.05 AM IST today in a private nursing home.

Earlier Srila Maharaj was admitted to the hospital as He had problem in respiration due to severe cold few days ago. Doctors also diagnosed that He had fever, sugar and lever problem. These external things just became apparent cause but ultimately it was His desire to be part of the mid-night eternal pastimes of the Lord. He is the last disciple of Nitya-lila Pravista Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, the Founder of world-wide Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri Gaudiya Math and Sri Gaudiya Missions to leave this planet.

At 9.45 AM IST Srila Maharaj's transcendental body was brought to the Math in Behala, Kolkata and was placed in front of the Deities. He was performed Arati, Pushpanjali. Countless devotees of various organizations visited the math and offered flowers to His body. Later He was shifted to the bhajan kutir in the 2nd floor where devotees stood in queue to get their turn to have darsan of His transcendental body. The grief of the devotees cannot be phrased and expressed in any language of the world.

From our Math Srila Bhakti Saurabh Acharya Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Pangat Sannyasi Maharaj and few other Brahmacharis along with two personal sevaks of Srila Gurudev went to Behala Math to offer flowers and homage to Srila Maharaj. Srila Gurudev sent a flower garland to Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj that was offered to the later by Srila Acharya Maharaj. Srila Gurudev accepted the Prasad garland of Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj with great reverence. Srila Maharaj's transcendetal body will be taken to Narma near Medinipur where Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj appeared. There is a 400 year old Sri Radha Kishore Jiu temple at that place where Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj used to visit in His childhood. From there He would be taken to Sri Chaitanya Ashram in Kharagpur. Later He would be taken to Keshiari where He established Sri Gauranga Math and the final samadhi will take place there.

When informed, Most Revered Srila Gurudev took the message in shock. He remembered Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj's affection to Him in the past and also His recent visit to the Behala Math (http://www.sreecgmath.org/scgmhome/node/46). Srila Guru Maharaj mentioned, "He used to give me Prasad whenever I went there. He used to show lot of affection. This time also when I went I held His hand and spoke but He did not speak anything. He was the only one left among the disciples of Srila Prabhupad but now He also left. Anything may happen anyime." He paused for a while and said again, "Even Sriman Mahaprabhu exhibited the pastimes only for 48 years", probably indicating that it is the desire of the Lord and His devotees to perfrom more pastimes on earth or go back to their original place.

Srila Bhakti Vigyan Bharati Maharaj said, "Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj was very powerful in his speech and very bold too. One time in a Harikatha assembly the guest speaker said that all jivas are non-different from brahman quoting the vedas - jiva brahmaiva na param (living entities are none other than brahman). Immediately Sant Goswami Maharaj stood up and rushed towards the speaker to beat him. He reacted and went aback. Srila Sant Maharaj proceeded towards Him and again showed him the fist as if to beat him. He again tried to save himself. Like this Srila Sant Maharaj feared the speaker 3-4 times and the guest everytime tried to protect himself from the attack. Later Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj said, 'Brahman is nirvikar (unperturbed). If you are brahman why are you getting vikar (perturbed)?' All the devotees and other members laughed and the speaker became silent and ashamed."

Srila Bhakti Saurabh Acharya Maharaj broke into tears while He was giving Jaya-dhvani of Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj after Mangala-arati today. While on the way to Behala Math today he recollected, "Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj had lot of respect and regard to our Gurudev. After Srila Prabhupad's disappearance Srila Sant Maharaj (he was Sri Radharaman brahmachari that time) left the Math and desired to enter household life. He went to a place near Medinipur for marriage. Knowing this our Gurudev walked to that place from Medinipur on an Ekadasi day. Our Gurudev used to observe Nirjala (fast even from water) on all ekadasis. So though He was fasting and tired of programs He walked to the place of Sri Radharaman Das's parents and convinced them. After they were convinced He went to Sri Radharaman Das. As soon as he saw our Gurudev, he stood up in reveration and payed obeissances. Srila Gurudev spoke with him for a while explaining why he should remain celebate for his entire life and propagate the message of Sriman Mahaprabhu. Srila Sant Maharaj felt as if Srila Prabhupad had come in the form of our Gurudev to show him the right path. Later he gave up his family and joined the institute of Srila Prabhupad taking a vow that he will never ever enter household life."

Srila Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj's life sketch could be found at http://bvml.org/SBKSM/index.htm

I offer repeated obeissances at the feet of Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj and pray for His causeless mercy and beg for whatever offences I have committed to His lotus feet both knowingly and unknowingly.

By Prahlad Das at 01/07/2012

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http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2012/01/sri-srimad-bhakti-kumud-sant-goswami.html

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Save Bhagavat-gita

2011-12-29T11:51:00.001-05:00

"Save Bhagavat-gita"

Action by Vrinda Family

in Berlin, Germany Yatra

German devotees and matajees have published at their Kurukshetra blog http://berlintempel.blogspot.com/ They recorded the protest against the threat of ban the Bagavad Gita in Russia on a video called "Save the Gita" uploaded on Quirio TV.

As Bhagavad Gita is facing a ban in Russia, German devotees headed by Gurudeva took this action in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin. While chanting 'Hare Krishna, Hare Rama' to the sound of drums and cymbals, and holding placards and posters Śrīla Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Mahārāja along with his disciples - devotees and matajees from VRINDA Mission - peacefully demonstrated in front of Russian Embassy in Berlin, Germany Yatra, to protest over Bhagavad Gita ban in Russia.

The news story about the fact that Bhagvad Gita is facing a ban and the prospect of it being branded as “extremist” literature in Russia, has been covered here:
http://vedicviews-worldnews.blogspot.com/2011/12/bhagvad-gita-facing-ban-in-russia.html

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http://berlintempel.blogspot.com/2011/12/save-bhagavat-gitaaction-in-berlin.html

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Don't Ban Bhagavat Gita

2011-12-29T11:42:00.000-05:00

ISKCON Desire Tree - Devotee Network
Connecting Devotees Worldwide

In Service Of Srila Prabhupada

Don't Ban Bhagavat Gita

Devotees from ISKCON Desire Tree - Devotee Network have published a report called "Don't Ban Bhagavat Gita", it was added by Shanti Yadav on December 27, 2011, and it is about the protest against the threat of ban the print, possession and distribution of the Bhagavat Gita in Russia. It is composed and produced by Bhaktivedanta Band.

More information here:
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/photo/albums/don-t-ban-bhagavat-gita

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Yamuna Devi's Passing

2011-12-21T20:43:00.000-05:00

Yamuna devi dasi, beloved daughter

of Srila Prabhupada departed

Yamuna devi dasi, beloved daughter of Srila Prabhupada,

departed Dec. 20th on morning of Saphala Ekadasi

Early this morning on Saphala Ekadasi in Florida, our very dear Godsister Yamuna left this world. Don't have any details yet, but Dina Tarini found her asleep with her hand in her beadbag. One of Prabhupada's first and dearest daughters, he said she cooks just like Radharani. So now she must be helping Radharani to cook for Shyamasundara.
Too shocked to say more right now, but on 23rd in Vrindavan, we will have a memorial service! Now let us join with all the devotees around the world and offer prayers to Srila Prabhupada to bring her to his lotus feet.

By Deena Bandhu Das, Vrindavan

Yamuna devi dasi Recording The Hare Krsna Album.

She is well-known for her glorious contributions to the Iskcon society and the world at large. She has authored many fine award winning books on Vegetarian cooking, and is famous as a kirtan leader, and for her beautiful singing of the Govindam Adipurusham prayers that we hear and chant daily in all of the Hare Krishna Centers throughout the world. We offer her our respectful obiesances.

More information here:
http://theharekrishnamovement.wordpress.com/
http://www.chakra.org/announcements2/persDec21_11.html
http://www.dandavats.com/?p=10133#more-10133

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Trascendental Visit to Vrinda Kunja Ashram

2011-11-20T05:29:00.002-05:00

Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

Visited Vrinda Kunja Ashram
Vrindavan Dham, India

Devotees from the VRINDA MISSION - founded by Srila B. A. Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaj - in their Vrinda News Blogspot http://vrindanews.blogspot.com/ have informed about the visit of the current Acarya of the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math and current president of the World Vaishnava Association, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, to their Vrinda Kunja Ashram in Vrindavan, India, on 5 November.

This is a brief report:

In this auspicious occasion, Srila B.A. Swami Maharaj Paramadvaiti gave the following words to all those gathered there:

"I just wanted to say that the phrase 'causeless mercy' is very often heard. However, today we have a practical experience of this causeless mercy.

The message we are getting here is full of nectar: The service must be continuous. Not only now, even after the liberation, the service is forever. Nitya Krishna das. If you are an eternal servant, why not to serve right now then.

Gurumaharaj says: The one who does not like service, can not understand this. We have the examples of our Thakurjis, they are also servants. Srimati Radharani is doing service, mother Yasoda, too; everyone is a good example because they are doing service. Krishna is also doing service; He is playing the flute to invite us to his eternal service.

I can only feel that today, Srila Prabhupada has arrived, Damodhar Maharaj has arrived, Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati has arrived, because Gurudev (Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj) is represented all of them. Because this spirit, to embrace all the Vaishnavas, to embrace love, is unique and so generous. The Vaishnavas are the most generous of all, because they want to invite everyone to enter into the service of Krishna (God).

So for these reasons we fully appreciate the presence of Gurudeva today and we asked him to forgive our mistakes and continue driving us to the lotus feet of Krishna. For that is the safest position.

I thank all the sannyasis, all Prabhus, and all the devotees who came here today".

Srila Tirtha Maharaj y Gurumaharaj are entering the temple, where devotees of the two missions and guests were waiting.

Srila Tirtha Maharaj giving obeisances to Their Lordships Gauranga Radha Vraja Mohan.

Jay Jay Sri Radhe !!!

Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj ki jay !!!

More pictures here:

http://diary.gurumaharaj.net/?p=257

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Report of WVA meeting during Kartik month

2011-11-10T15:27:00.002-05:00

Report of World Vaisnava Association

Main Meeting during Kartik month

Mungeer Mandir - Utthana Ekadasi

Devotees from the VINA News Blog ( http://vinacc.blogspot.com/) have informed about a main WVA Meeting which took place during Kartik month at the Mungeer Mandir.

This is their report:

Participants :

- Sripad Bhakti Bichar Vishnu Maharaja (Sri Krishna Caitanya Mission)
- Sripad Priyananda Bon Maharaja (Madan Mohan Ghera)
- Sripad Bhaktivedanta Sadhu Maharaja (Mungeer Mandir)
- Sripad Bhakti Alok Paramadvaiti Maharaja (Vrinda Mission)
- Sriman Om Prakash Brijvasi (Sri Gopinathji Gaudiya Math)
- Sriman Rasa Bihari Prabhu (Gokul, Janmu)
- Sripad Bhakti Prapann Tirtha Maharaja (Sri Caitanya Sarasvath Math)
- Sripad Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaja (Tirtha Ashram
- Sripad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja (Vrinda Mission)
- Sripad Bhakti Kinkar Damodhar Maharaja (Tirtha Ashram)
- Sripad Bhakti Abhay Sridhar Maharaja (Poland)
- Sriman Janardana Prabhu (Madhava Kunja)
- Sriman Radha Govinda Prabhu (Mumbai)
- Sriman Vrishabhanu Prabhu (Mumbai)
- Sriman Krishna Kirtan Prabhu (Poland)
- Sriman Radha Madhav Das (Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Math)
- Srimati Bhagavati Dasi (Mexico)
- Srimati Prema Mohini Dasi (Chile)

Summary of the meeting :

- A group of four representatives of World Vaishnava Association will go to meet District Manager of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee: B.V. Vishnu Maharaja (Scgmath), Rasa Vihari Prabhu (Gokul Janmu), Krishna Kumar Agrawal (Kolkata).

- All assembled devotees concluded that to fight for a Braj without plastic and chemicals is not social work or Karma kanda, it is in the line of our Guru Varga.

- Devotees from Mumbai will bring a group one time at month for Cleaning Parikrama.

- Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaj will be the leader of cleaning seva in Govardhan.

- WVA office in Yamuna Kunja will maintain the web site for this project.

Sripad Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaja, Sripad Bhakti Bichar Vishnu Maharaja and Sripad Bhakti Prappan Tirtha Maharaja.

Sripad Bhakti Kinkar Damodhar Maharaj, Sripad Bhakti Alok Paramadvaiti Maharaja and Sripad Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaja discussing about Govardhan cleaning project.

WVA committee meeting on 7th November,

Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Math - Vrindavan

In another report, published by VINA News Blog ( http://vinacc.blogspot.com/), there are more news about the continuation of the Mungeer Mandir meeting of World Vaishnava Association.

This is the report:

The continuation of the Mungeer Mandir meeting of World Vaishnava Association took place in the room of the secretary of Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja, where there was a meeting between Bhakti Vichar vishnu Maharaja, Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaja, Pahlad Dasa, Bhakti Alok Paramadvaiti Maharaja and Praneshwara Dasa.

In that meeting it was confirm that volunteers who like to participate in the cleaning program of Govardhan will be welcome in the new project of Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Math which is just on the side of the Govardhan city direction to Radha Kunda on the return part of the parikrama.

This beautifull new building has many rooms with all facilities to those who wants to come to Govardhan and volunteer in the cleaning project.

Bhakti Prasun Madhusudhan Maharaja has the plan to systematically organize this project envolvingmany of the local people. Those who are interested in volunteering in this Holy Place can contact the devotees in charge of the project through the page: volunteerworkindia.blogspot.com

The initial stage of this project requires pioneer devotees who are ready to help starting this Govardhan Cleaning Project which hopefuly will accomplish a cleanner situation for Govardhan.

More information here:

http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2011/11/report-of-wva-meeting-during-kartik.html

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World Vaisnava Association Meeting in Vrindavan

2011-10-25T05:55:00.003-05:00

World Vaisnava Association
Meeting and Debate at the
Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math

Devotees from the VINA News Blog ( http://vinacc.blogspot.com/) have informed about a WVA Meeting and Debate which took place some days ago at the Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math in Vrindavan. This is their report:

At the Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math, Old Dauji Temple, in Vrindavan was celebrated a new meeting of the WVA the past 15th of october. The event was focus on "Podium, discussion and debate on appropiate relations among Gaudiya Missions"

Almost 30 representatives of the different Gaudiya Missions assisted for discussing diferent topics, but the main was the need to situate Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada as the greatest hero of divine love in all India. In that way it was presented a new web site about Srila Prabhupada, and here is the link for everyone interested in know more about this great soul - www.bhaktisiddhanta.com .

More information here:

http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2011/10/world-vaisnava-association-meeting-at.html

WVA meeting: Looking for ways to glorify
Prabhupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati

In another report, published by Prabhu Krishna Kirtan Das at the VINA News Blog ( http://vinacc.blogspot.com/), there are more news about this great meeting of the World Vaishnava Association at the Gopinath Gaudiya Math, in Vrindavan, India, which have been published at the Vrindavan Today site ( http://www.news.vrindavantoday.org/ ) . This is the report:

Vrindavan, 2011.10.16 (VT):

At a meeting of the World Vaishnava Association at the Gopinath Gaudiya Math in Gopishwar Mahadeva, Om Prakash Brajvasi said that all the branches of the Gaudiya Math are the result of Prabhupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati's preaching, but that his contribution was yet to be fully recognized by the wider public.

Bhakti Aloka Paramadwaiti Maharaj said that there are more than 100 ashrams and maths in the Braj area that are connected to the Gaudiya Saraswata family. "We could be a powerful force and get a lot of things done if we were able to work together," he said. He listed a number of tasks related to the environment and the Yamuna River in which the World Vaishnava Association could play an important role. "But we are addicted to acting separately," he said.

He unveiled a website for the express glorification of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur and said, "The only way we can find unity is if we agree to work together to establish the heroic role that he played in Bengal."

Bhakti Swarup Sannyasi Maharaj of the Gaudiya Mission said that he wanted to build a "Prabhupada Museum" in Kolkata for precisely that purpose. It was noted that in Kolkata, the ghats on the Hooghly River near the Bagh Bazaar Math are named after people like Lokanath Brahmachari, who may or may not ever have come there, but that a saint with the international influence of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada remains unrecognized.

Mahavir Swami suggested why not a Chaitanya Museum here in Vrindavan, and he offered to give 400 square yards of land near Govinda Kund for that purpose.

It was also proposed that a fortnightly publication called Prabhupada Vani should be started for disseminating the news of all the branches of the Gaudiya Math and missions worldwide. Mahavir Swami agreed to take responsibility for the publication and asked that all the maths provide materials to be published.

The thorny problem of the annual procession at the time of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati's appearance day was tackled with little resolution. Last year another association of Gaudiya Math Vaishnavas held a procession on that occasion with the stipulation that only Srila Prabhupada Siddhanta Saraswati's picture was to be allowed. When some participants came with other pictures and banners, they were torn by zealous defenders of the rule. This led to heated exchanges and bad feelings.

Bhakti Bibudh Bodhayan, president and acharya of the Gopinath Gaudiya Math suggested a compromise solution of allowing Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati's disciples' picture on the main rath, but nowhere else.

Paramadwaiti Maharaj disagreed and said that each math should come out in full force with the pictures of their gurus and festoons and banners. "If we show how many different groups belong to this family of Saraswata Gaudiya Vaishnavas, how many saints and powerful preachers have come through this line in such a short time, then people will begin to grasp the importance of Saraswati Thakur's role in spreading Krishna consciousness. That he was the true root of this international movement which has had such an influence on Vrindavan today. All the disciples should be allowed to glorify their own gurus as vibhutis of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati."

Source: Vrindavan Today - published by Krishna Kirtan Das
http://www.news.vrindavantoday.org/2011/10/wva-looking-for-ways-to-glorify-bhaktisiddhanta-saraswati/?mid=504

More information here:

http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2011/10/wva-meeting-looking-for-ways-to-glorify.html

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50th anniversary sannyas of Srila B.B. Tirtha Maharaj

2011-10-24T10:54:00.000-05:00

Celebration of the 50th
sannyas anniversary of
Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj

Devotees from the VINA News Blog ( http://vinacc.blogspot.com/) have informed about 50th anniversary of the sannyas ceremony of Srila B.B. Tirtha Maharaj. This is the report:

The glorification of a pure devotee is always a moment to rejoice, even more if we are talking about the 50th anniversary of the sannyas ceremony of Srila B.B. Tirtha Maharaj. On the 11th of october, at the Govardhan Temple of the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, we participated of the celebration of this great and beloved vaisnava, who is furthermore the president of the World Vaisnava Association. Hundreds of people came to offer their reverences and to honor him. The festival also was attended by several representatives, acharyas and sannyas, of different missions.

Srila B.B. Tirtha Maharaj gave darshan and beautiful hari-katha to all the presents, enhancing his Guru Srila B.D. Madhav Maharaj and the vaisnavas in general. The ceremony concluded with a delicious prasadam party.

More information here:

http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2011/10/celebration-of-50th-sannyas-anniversary.html

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Preaching tour of Bhakti Vicar Vishnu Swami Maharaja in Europe

2011-09-24T07:59:00.001-05:00

Srila Bhakti Vicar Vishnu Swami
Maharaja in Germany and Czech Republic

Devotees from the Kurukshetra team - Vrinda Mission - have informed about the transcendental visit of Bhakti Vicar Vishnu Swami Maharaja in Berlin, Germany and he also is visiting Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic . He stays in Berlin up to September 26.

It was announced that Maharaja gives lectures about Vedic philosophy in their Ashram in the mornings, from 06.00 and in the evenings from 19.30.

The events are taken place in Vrinda Mission - Kurukshetra Ashram, at:
Invalidenstr. 145, 10115 Berlin, Germany.

More information here:
http://berlintempel.blogspot.com/

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Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj and Srila Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

2011-09-20T06:44:00.003-05:00

The President Acharya of All-India Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj meets the only living disciple of Jagadguru Srila Prabhupad, Sree Sreemad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj on September 16, 2011 at Behala, Kolkata, India.

Srila B. B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaj takes blessings

of Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj

Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj's intense desire to have darsan and blessings of Parampujyapad Tridandiswami Srimad Bhakti Kumud Sant Goswami Maharaj had taken many of his disciples from the Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math to the Math in Behala, Kolkata.

Srila B. B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, Srila Acharya Maharaj along with near about 10 devotees had left for Srila Sant Maharaj's darsan at about 3.30 PM IST on September 16. After reaching there Srila B. B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaj offered his obeissances to Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj and offered flowers to his lotus feet and garlanded him with fragrant flowers. Srila B. B. Tirtha Maharaj in a choked voice prayed to Srila Sant Maharaj, "Please protect me, please protect me."

Later Srila B. B. Tirtha Maharaj placed the hand of Srila Sant Maharaj on His head and held it for a while.

Srila Sant Maharaj, though exhibiting the pastimes of illness, responded to the touch and words of Srila B. B. Tirtha Maharaj and opened his eyes blessing all the devotees present there.

Disciples of Srila Sant Goswami Maharaj offered Srila B. B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaj and His entourage rich, delicious and sumptuous Prasad. There were about 15-20 recipes prepared and offered to all of them.

More information, please visit:

www.sreecgmath.org

http://www.sreecgmath.org/scgmhome/node/46

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"WVA Archive Center" is Ready For You

2011-09-13T05:58:00.001-05:00

WVA File Center

New Resource for All Vaishnavas

At the WVA File Center - http://wvafilecenter.blogspot.com/ - you can find all files, videos and designs that World Vaishnava Association is making for the preaching of all Gaudiya Maths.

Since this site is thought to serve you, feel free of download, print and distribute all the material. The magazine and books are in *.Pdf format, so it is easy to download them, just clicking over the image or on the "download" link.

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Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja's Vyasa-Puja 2011

2011-09-01T20:25:00.000-05:00

Sri Narasingha Maharaja's Vyasa-Puja

Founder Sevaite-Acarya:
Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja

Today we share with all of you a piece of news published at Sri Narasingha Chaitanya Ashram http://gosai.com/ It is about the celebration of the holy appearance of Srila Narasingha Maharaja, which was celebrated on Sunday 28th August at Govindaji Gardens.

Over 100 devotees and guests attended the function from Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Srirangapatna, Australia, USA and Mexico.

Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke briefly about the meaning of Vyasa-Puja and then listened to some of the offerings by the assembled devotees. Later, Srila Narasingha Maharaja presented some of the devotees who had significantly helped with this years Janmastami festival with shawls and photos of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava.

After guru-puja, devotees stepped forward to present their Guru Maharaja with various gifts. Srila Narasingha Maharaja then joined all the devotees in honoring bhagavata-prasadam in the prasadam hall.

Many pictures here:

http://gosai.com/events/srila-guru-maharajas-vyasa-puja-2011

http://gosai.com/

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Deena Bandhu Prabhu Visits Colombia

2011-08-19T18:21:00.001-05:00

Special Program in Seva Mandir
Deena Bandhu Prabhu

Visits Bogota, Colombia Yatra

Today we want to share with all of you information posted by members of the Vrinda Mission, Seva Bogotá, Colombia Yatra http://sevabta.blogspot.com/

The Editorial Service of the Vaishnava Acharyas inform about several preaching events which took place last week and the visit of a prominent devotee, too.

On Wednesday August 10th, a great festival was held at Seva Mandir in Bogota, Colombia Yatra. Kicking off the Festival of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Julan Yatra, the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Seva Mandir enjoyed the visit of Deena Bandhu Prabhu, a great devotee who is a very dear friend and spiritual brother of Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami, who has personally asked to give a very warm welcome in Colombia to this special guest.

Here is a brief biography.

In 1969, a couple of months after his 20th birthday, during the festival of Janmastami, Deena Bandhu Prabhu visited the ISKCON temple in Boulder, Colorado, and met His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. And he was instructed by him, Deena Bandhu Prabhu stayed in the temple and never left. On January 25, 1970, Srila Prabhupada gave him spiritual initiation in the same temple. In 1984, he came to Vrindavan and stayed there for the last twenty seven years. His holy presence in Bogota was a great blessing.

Deena Bandhu Prabhu attended these events organized by devotees from Vrinda Bogota:

Wednesday: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Seva Mandir (Harinam)

Thursday: Restaurant Loto Azul

Friday: Sri Gornitay

Saturday: (Feast Sri Balarama) Govinda's Las Nieves

Sunday: Varsana Festival

More info:

http://sevabta.blogspot.com/2011/08/programa-especial-de-miercoles-en-seva.html

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206063716117674

http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Seva-Editorial/100002555330309

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Latin American WVA Meeting

2011-08-17T07:56:00.002-05:00

Mexico Vrinda Yatra invited

and hosted the WVA meeting

A new WVA meeting is being held in Mexico Vrinda Yatra

WVA vice-president Srila Bhakti Vicar Visnu Maharaja addressed the meeting with wonderful words. He compared that dividing the Vaisnavas by rejecting others who preach the same message you do is the process which will spoil our own approach to Lord Krishna.

Durlabha Prabhu spoke about the importance of helping each other in Mexico.

Swami Paramadvaiti spoke about the importance of WVA to protect all missions and have the general public see Vaisnavas as a world religion: "New centers are opening of different Vaisnava missions. We consider that a great success of the mission given by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Visnu Maharaj had been invited by a governor of Nuevo Leon to assist the government in resolving many problems as an adviser. If we stand together on joint needs we will be able to touch more hearts. Even the secretary of the governor of Zakateca requested Maharaja to stay more time that he would arrange permanent visa for him. If the vaisnavas quarrel with each other in the temples or in between missions we will only create offense and the material desires will increase again. Be pure and give the example to others."

Bhaktivedanta Parivrajaks Maharaja spoke about the local mission. Coming from Chile he compared that even things are more difficult in Mexico the people receive the message very spontaneously. Morelia Yatra has been given a chance to speak about drugs in the university where many people including teachers are consumers of drugs under the title Yoga against drugs people get new ideas about life. Healing sounds was the key ingredient to help people heal from addiction.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja from Vrinda Mexico spoke about the need of preaching with quality: "Our meeting from time to time is the loving relationship. We have a good intention to solve the real problems of this world and we honor all Vaisnavas."

Some discussion was about the Ratha Yatra festival of Mexico. Kali Maharaja creates quarrel amongst devotees to stop the preaching. As a solution it was decided to organize a new united Vaisnava festival. Avoiding the conflict area and let the Ratha Yatra continue by the mission who wants to do it without other missions’ participation.

Bhakti Vicar Visnu Maharaja said to harmonize: "Prahlad Maharaja endured so much difficulties but Lord Narasingadeva waited such a long time before he appeared personally. The same happened to the Pandavas, but when time came, Krishna drove the chariot to their victory. Following the example of Nityananda Prabhu we should forgive those who offend."

The meeting went to the Sri Sri Radha Madhava Mandir for giving talks to the visiting Vaisnavas and celebrate with mahaprasad for all devotees. Local chapter meetings of the WVA give joy to the local Vaisnava community.

More information here:
http://vinacc.blogspot.com/2011/08/latin-american-wva-meeting.html

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Dhanvantari Swami will visit New Gokula on August 06

2011-08-05T07:06:00.002-05:00

Sociedade Internacional para Consciéncia de Krishna

ISKCON - Nova Gokula, Sao Paulo - Brazil

Today we share news published by Iskcon Nova Gokula - http://www.novagokula.com.br/ about the next visit of His Holiness Swami Dhanvantari on August 6, Saturday in New Gokula, Sao Paulo Brazil.

A disciple of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON initiating spiritual master and is currently responsible for the design of the Seminar Hare Krishna Philosophy and Theosophy in Campina Grande. (http://www.seminario.iskcon.com.br/)

His Holiness Swami Dhanvantari will deliver classes at the Nova Gokula Temple:

On August 6, 2011 Saturday, at 18 am, for the afternoon class.
On August 7, 2011 Sunday, at 7:30 pm, for the morning class.

Blog Nova Gokula News Notícias:
http://www.novagokulanews.blogspot.com/

Nova Gokula Tv NovaGokula.TV:
http://worldtv.com/nova_gokula_tv/

More information here:
http://www.novagokula.com.br/wordpress/?p=9049

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Srila Bhakti Vigyan Bharati Goswami Maharaja in Bangalore

2011-08-02T20:18:00.005-05:00

Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math

Founder Acharya:

Om Vishnupada 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj

Holy arrival of Parampujyapad
Srila Bhakti Vigyan Bharati
Goswami Maharaja in Bangalore

Today we share news published by Arjun Das prabhu at the Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math website http://www.sreecgmath.org/scgmhome/ This time they report that Parampujyapad Srila Bhakti Vigyan Bharati Goswami Maharaja arrived in Bangalore at 1.15 pm on 28th July 2011 to a warm and simple welcome at the airport lounge.

It was prasadam time for Parampujyapad Srila Maharaja. It was touching and wonderful to see His sevaks holding his plate, doing a makeshift table with their hands at the lounge!!

After rest for few minutes it was long drive of 40 kms from the airport to Vijaynagar for aarati reception. Srila Maharaj and his sevaks will shower their blessings at Arjun Das and Ram Prasad's prabhus residence for next 10 days.

Daily Programme:

6.15 AM - 6.45 AM Mangalacharan
6.45 AM - 7.30 AM Harikatha by Srila Bhakti Kinkar Damodar Maharaja, Srila Bhakti Sambandh Sadhu Maharaja and Sripad Adi Keshava Prabhu

The webcast will be from http://www.voxli.com/punesatsang

7.00 PM - 7.30 PM Kirtans
7.30 PM - 8.30 PM Harikatha by Parampujyapad Srila Maharaja

Follow the webcast on the website http://www.sreecgmath.org

As and when there are special programmes they shall announce accordingly.

More information, here:

http://www.sreecgmath.org/scgmhome/node/42

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His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami Visits San Diego

2011-07-28T11:48:00.010-05:00

Today we share with you a post published by ISKCON, San Diego at http://www.krishnasd.com/ They feel fortunate to have yet another exalted guest: His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami.

His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami
visits ISKCON (Hare Krishna) of San Diego

His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami was born in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and took diksha initiation from His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Swami in 1986. In only a few months, he became part of the management committee and later the President of Lagos State Chapter of ISKCON. He was nominated as the Regional Secretary for Nigeria and the West African sub-region in the spring of 1990. In February 2009, Bhakti Vasudeva Swami received sannyasa initiation from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami in Mayapur India. Maharaja travels extensively lecturing on Bhakti Yoga.

Maharaja’s schedule is as follows:

    July 23rd: ISKCON San Deigo Family Picnic. 1:30 pm Mission Bay.
    July 24th: Srimad Bhagavatam lecture at the temple. 7:30 am – 8:30 am.
    July 24th: Sunday Krsna Fest Lecture at the temple. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
    July 27th, Wednesday: Srimad Bhagavatam lecture at the temple. 7:30 am – 8:30 am.
    July 29th, Friday: Srimad Bhagavatam lecture at the temple. 7:30 am – 8:30 am.

More information here:
http://www.krishnasd.com/2011/07/visit-by-his-holiness-bhakti-vasudeva-swami/

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Nandafalva Mela 2011

2011-07-26T18:25:00.003-05:00

International Vaishnava Melas
in Nandafalva, Hungary Yatra

The Mela at Nandafalva is an ideal place for Vaishnavas, families, children & friends of the bhakti tradition to meet each and every year.

The Mela at Nandafalva is an inspiration for the whole year for big and little ones. It is also an opportunity to “take a holiday from your habits”. A chance to step out from the daily grind, in the association of kindred spirits for one week to pamper one another and exchange an intensive spirit.

Mela means learning, serving & vacationing in Nandafalva together with Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Govardhan, Radha Gopivallabha, with the Acaryas, with the spiritual Masters, the Sadhus, the Vaishnavas, the families, friends and last but not least, with the children to celebrate. Mela also means commemoration; it’s a feast, a festival with loving exchange, for giving and receiving.

http://nandafalva.hu/index_en.htm
http://mela.nandafalva.hu/?lang=en

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Eighth annual Mediterranean Traveling Festival of India

2011-07-25T14:14:00.001-05:00

Mediterranean Festival Tour Boldly Takes the

Holy Name Where No Harinama Has Gone Before

By Madhava Smullen for

ISKCON News on 23 Jul 2011

Twenty devotees from all over Europe as well as the USA and Mexico have departed from the ISKCON temple in Karlovac, Croatia on July 15th for a great spiritual adventure: the eighth annual Mediterranean Traveling Festival of India.

The festival tour will travel along the coast of the Adriatic Sea, visiting around eighty cities in ten countries: Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania, where it will conclude at the end of August. In each city, devotees hope to enliven streets and squares with their colorful displays of devotion and beautiful singing of the Hare Krishna mantra.

The festival’s humble beginnings in 2004 saw five devotees cram into one car, along with their Deities, musical instruments, food, and books, and hold “harinamas”- public street chanting shows - along the Croatian coast. But with every passing year, the tour grew, becoming one of the biggest contributors to spreading the Holy Name in ISKCON.

The unique specialty of the tour, which is organized by the Avadhuta cultural association in cooperation with ISKCON, is to hold harinamas in cities and even countries where the Holy Name has never been publicly chanted before.

The experience is exciting, but also dangerous, for the history of ISKCON’s efforts in many of these countries has been fraught with problems with their governments and fanatical dominant religious groups.

Mohan feels sure of the Lord’s protection again this year, when the tour will be holding Harinamas in the cities of Bihac, Bosnia, which is 90% percent Muslim, and Durres, Albania which is 100% Muslim. It will also be visiting the only remaining European country where Harinama has never been held before - Kosovo, which is half Muslim and half Orthodox.

“We expect all the local people to be chanting and dancing in ecstasy,” Mohan says. “Every tour, something amazing happens. For instance last year, we were invited to the wedding of seventy-two couples in a mountain forest of Macedonia. The wedding was under the Orthodox Church, but still everyone responded happily and with enthusiasm while we sang the Maha-mantra.”

“The Hare Krishna mantra is so powerful,” Mohan says. “Sometimes we are positively awestruck by the miracles it causes… Year after year, we constantly see people and cities so easily transformed by its potency. Our audience each year is 500,000 to 600,000 people, and we feel that there is no greater joy, and no greater service, than giving Krishna to so many. It is such a beautiful feeling to go to some new country under the flag of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and give new people His mercy.”

For more information about the tour, with the schedule, news, and photos visit: http://avadhuta.hr/index-eng.php

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002536827953

To donate towards the tour, please visit:

http://avadhuta.hr/donations.php.

Read more:
http://news.iskcon.com/node/3786#ixzz1T93U7eHh
http://news.iskcon.com/node/3786

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Sripad Bhakti Vichar Vishnu Maharaj Preaching in Europe

2011-07-21T12:20:00.003-05:00

Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math

Preaching Program

Today we share two videos from the preaching touring Sripad Bhakti Vichar Vishnu Maharaj and Sripad Srikanta Das Prabhu from the Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math to Europe.

Nagar Sankirtan July 2011 with BV Vishnu maharaj SCGM.wmv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtCCwJEOk2I

Srila BV Vichar Vishnu Maharaja

Rohini speaks about Vrindavan - vimeo.com

http://vimeo.com/26541572

Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math

Founder Acharya:

Om Vishnupada 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj

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Srila Swami B. V. Visnu Preaching Tour

2011-07-17T09:24:00.002-05:00

Srila Swami B. V. Visnu
Visits Mexico

The Academia Vaisvana Mexico from VRINDA - Vrindavan Institute for Vaisnava Culture and Studies, mission founded by Srila Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaj - has announced the visit of Srila Swami B. V. Visnu in Mexico City, Mexico.

Srila Bhakti Vicar Visnu Maharaja is the vice-president of the World Vaishnava Association (WVA), disciple of Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaja, founder acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, and he will lecture on "The Responsibility and the Spiritual Path"

Date:
Monday, July 18

Time:
6:00 pm

Venue:
Allende 33 Col. Centro
Casi Esquina Belisario Dominguez
Mexico City, Mexico

Contact:
TE: 5529 5375/7563
www.vrinda.com.mx
mxacademiavaisnava@gmail.com

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More on Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Maharaja's Preaching Tour

2011-07-14T08:26:00.005-05:00

The Sri Gopinath Math's Blog (http://gopinathmath.wordpress.com/) has informed that Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhajan Maharaj, the current president and acarya of the Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math (Founder Acharya: His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami Maharaj) - http://www.gopinathmath.com/, continues his ecstatic preaching tour through America.

Today we share with you news reported by Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhajan Maharaja himself:

Safe Arrival in Costa Rica

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Dear Devotees,
Dandavat Pranams.

All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupada and Guru-Parampara (disciplic succession).
Please accept the blessing of my beloved Srila Gurudeva, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami Maharaj, and convey the same to all members in your congregation.
I have reached in Costa Rica timely and safely. My present cell (PP) phone number is +50686858840 and +50688971259. I will leave this place on 12th morning and start for Miami again.

Haribol.
Sincerely yours in the services of the Supreme Lord and His associates,

BB Bodhayan

www.gopinathmath.wordpress.comwww.gopinathmath.com
www.gopinathmath.com.ua

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WVA European Meeting

2011-07-13T07:21:00.001-05:00

INVITATION FOR
THE WORLD VAISHNAVA ASSOCIATION
MEETING IN BERLIN, GERMANY

Dear Vaisnavas
Koti Pranams

It is my pleasure to invite you to a European meeting of WVA secretaries and supporter.

It is so nice that we can openly talk about any topic of our common concern.
We will present the WVA portrait for unified presentations in Europe.

In the age of education a common platform is a natural step forward to show to the world who Vaisnavas are and what they have to offer.

It would be our pleasure to host your delegates. Please tell us in advance how many and whom we may expect.

All glories to all Vaisnava Acaryas.

Date:

17. July 2011

Venue:

Kurukshetra Asram - Invalidenstr. 145, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Program:

16. July

Arriving day and Brahmahotsava festival of their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Govindasundaram

17. July

WVA Meeting starts after Prasadam at 09.30 with the WVA portrait and different points collected by the secretaries.

18. July

Departure day

For further information please contact:
balabhadra@gmail.com
0049 30 91688883

More information here:

http://berlintempel.blogspot.com/2011/07/invitation-for-world-vaishnava.html
http://www.facebook.com/notes/sanketvan-devi-dasi/invitation-for-the-world-vaishnava-association-meeting-this-week/247494691928822

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