Archive for March, 2009
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Ahimsa Silk
HG Muralidhara Priya Prabhu, one of our most ecstatic monks here at the Bhaktivedanta Ashram here in NYC, has written an article detailing something that most devotees may not know about-the process of how their silk cloth (saris and dhotis) are made.I…
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
The Stranger
From a circulating email:
A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Texas town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.
As […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Forgiveness Is Giving Up Hope For a Better Past
I was in a discussion and the topic of forgiveness came up. I had recently heard a great quote so dropped it in. “Forgiveness means giving up on a better past.”
Someone asked me who this quote was from. I couldn’t remember so I Googled it and found two possibilities, both of which were better […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
“Requiem” by Peter Munro
The angels I love
bicker over cod guts and snapper spines.
They joust for flounder skulls and pick the bones clean,
screaming. Their harsh, fine voices
break across my town
in a language lost to my kind,
thoughtless in the clear now of now
without death. Christ, walk down streets paved
with rain to me and you drown in my choir,
my angels beating […]
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Panoramio
Vidya has a craft show she is going to try out in Richmond, Virginia,the 22nd Annual Virginia Spring Show, March 13-15, 2009 (Friday thru Sunday). We will be leaving for it the day after Gaura Paurnima, which is next Tuesday.
Today I was making motel reservations and printing out directions. On the way down and back […]
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Gaura Purnima
Celebrating the 523rd Appearance Day Anniversary of Lord Caitanya!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Everyone is invited to celebrate Gaura Purnima at the temple starting with morning class at 8:00am and kirtans/bhajans from 9:00am - 4:30pm.
4:30pm Harinam parikram — start in front of the temple deities and circumambulate the small lake outside.
5:30pm Lecture by Indradyumna Swami
6:30pm A transcendental […]
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
The Soul of Merton 3-3-09
Inspired by my readings of “Contemplative Prayer” and “Contemplation In A World Of Action” by Thomas MertonLiving in an ashram\monastic environment is a highly revealing experience, in terms of our own self-awareness.Here, amongst the determined and en…
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
First Solar Reaches US $1 Per Watt Milestone
Source
“With this announcement, First Solar continues to demonstrate the ability of thin film PV technology to provide an alternative to traditional fossil fuels and for solar power to provide a meaningful contribution in addressing climate change.”
– Ken Zweibel, Director, Institute for the Analysis of Solar Energy at The George Washington University
First Solar Inc. announced it […]
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Mossy Rocks and Icicle Roots In New Vrindaban
“Sometimes Krsna would go to a somewhat distant place to see the beauty of the forest. Then all the other boys would run to accompany Him, each one saying, “I shall be the first to run and touch Krsna! I shall touch Krsna first!” In this way they enjoyed life by repeatedly touching Krsna.”
SB 10.12.6
Here […]
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
The Ben Stein movie, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is out on DVD. It is about how the bias has swung in the US from a religious Creationist fundamentalism that blocked the Theory of Evolution to a scientific Evolutionist fundamentalism that blocks discussion of Intelligent Design.
While it is a good primer for these discussions, it is […]
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Darwin is Dead!-Judgment Day: ID on Trial
If you would like to contribute to our year-long “celebration” of Darwin’s 200th birthday, please send your articles, editorials, or any other creative and informative pieces to nvclub108@gmail.comOf course, as you may or may not have sensed, this “cel…