Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Bouncy House Remanifests
Hey Kids!
The Bouncy House is returning this week end! In fact, it will be here this afternoon….so, Kid’s, come on down and bounce around!
Hari Bol!
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Saturday SB Class Venue Changed
Dear Devotees:
Please note that Srimad Bhagavatam Class will be given under the lodge this coming Saturday. The speaker will be Jayapataka Swami. The reason for change of venue is that the Sound Engineer needs to set up for the 24 hour kirtan yajna in the temple during the same time as SB class.
Chairs will […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
News From the Village: Surprise Guests At Morning Program
By Sukhavaha dasi
On a Tuesday I was surprised to see two young local boys (25 years old) visiting the temple morning program. Upon inquiry one boy expressed that he used to come out here often when he was younger and hang out with some of the devotee kids his age. He commented that […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Real Renunciation
“In the Brahma-samhita (5.38) it is stated that when one’s eyes are smeared with love of Krsna (premanjana-cchurita), he always sees Krsna, outside and inside. This is confirmed here; one should be freed from all other vision, and in that way he is freed from the false egoistic identification and sees himself as the eternal […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Baby Announcement
Atma devi dasi and Madhupati das wish to honor their newborn son by announcing his arrival on Sunday night, June 15, 2008 at 9:35p.m. He was born in the Wheeling Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces and about 21″ long. They are waiting to receive a special name for him from Radhanatha Swami.
Both mom and […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
The New Matrix?
“ I feel for the most part those who have never played games that can cause such a dedication, might dismiss the fact that their friends and family are addicted as just a petty obsession. Without intervention I think that a lot of these addicted players might never seek help for themselves.“
by Markendeya
(a term paper […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
New Deity Pujaris
Sometimes we may feel like a fan that has no life. And then we discover that we are unplugged. Just by plugging in that fan and connecting to the source (our heart) miracles can happen. Rupanooga experienced this. He revealed his heart by opening his mouth and making some requests in […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Invitation For All Locals
Rasa Caitanya and Archana personally invite you to a special gathering which include,
A celebrate the auspicious event of advent, health and well-fare of our daughter, Isha.
At Radha-Vrindaban-Chandra’s Temple
Wed. June 18th at 5:30 PM
Activities & Ceremonies:
5:30 to 6:00 PM is the Fire Sacrifice
6:00 to 7:00 Varsana Maharaja gives Lecture
7:00 PM Gaura Arati
7:30 Sumptuous Prasdam […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #3
In this week’s issue, a strong revelation appears!
Some of us have developed a compulsion…something we never thought we would have…a very strong desire to weed!!! Now, even when we take a walk through the forest, our first instinct upon seeing a perfectly natural arrangement of weeds is to grab our shovel and have at […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking #3
For the week of June 9th-June 15th 2008Hop on the milk crate and join us for another week on enlivening green-thumb seva, live and with dirty hands from New Vrindaban DhamWhat we got done-HG Shanka Prabhu finished up his yearly nectar planting seva in …
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Hints Of “Time Before Big Bang”
“The Maha-Visnu lies on the Causal Ocean, and when He exhales, millions of universes issue from His body as bubbles and then develop.”
Path of Perfection 6: Perception of the Supersoul
Source for the following:
A team of physicists has claimed that our view of the early Universe may contain the signature of a time before the Big […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Prabhupada Letter September 22 1969
Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
September 22, 1969
My Dear Kirtanananda,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter (undated), and I have noted the contents carefully. I am very pleased to learn of your successful preaching work in Antioch College.
Your idea of obtaining […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Vidya Hangs With The Young Guys
After the soccer game at Vidya’s birthday party she hung out for a while with the young guys. Who knows what was on her mind, after all my position in this body is precarious. She is swimming 1.5 miles (2.4 Km) a day and walking 4 miles (6.4 Km) a day so will probably outlive […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
News From the Village — First Prabhupada DVD Night
Last night was the first Prabhupada DVD night and there were a few devotees who attended. We had maha prasadam instead of popcorn and want to plan on popcorn for the next time. In fact, we want to announce that the next time will be Thursday night, June 19th at 5:30p.m. to […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
“his laughter was oceanic.”
In the memories of Sally Aggarwal she states that when Srila Prabhupada would laugh “his laughter was oceanic”. I always remember that description.
This morning I woke up in Point Pleasant New Jersey. I hopped on my bike and rode the mile or two to greet the rising sun as I reached the beach off of […]