Bhaktivedanta College in Radhadesh (Belgium) has a temporary opening for the position of Academic Secretary. The position is vacant from mid January, 2012, and is available for 9 months with a possibility of extension. This would cover for our present secretary’s maternity leave.
The service amounts to 20 hours per week, and you’ll be provided with accommodation (a single room in the new College building), prasada, and an allowance for personal expenses. We accept applications up to 10 January, 2012.
If you want to be a part of an enthusiastic and experienced team offering a vibrant service to Srila Prabhupada in a well-established spiritual community, please contact us by email at College@pamho.net. We would be happy to send you additional information and/or arrange a time for an interview. Thank you very much.
With best wishes for the upcoming year,
Your servants at Bhaktivedanta College
I am very happy to announce the 2012 Communications Seminar in Radhadesh from the 22nd of April till the 25th of April. It will be a great opportunity for devotees doing communications to associate with each other, learn skills and get inspired by sharing experiences and information. The topics to be discussed will be announced end of January but I can tell now that they will be very relevant and interesting to most of you. There will be well known guest speakers and senior devotees as well. Anuttama prabhu Global Communicatiosn Minister will be present and we hope that this year can be a breakthrough in developing the Communications Services through out Europe.
Since the topics will be so relevant and interesting I am sending you this early reminder so that you can book these dates in your busy agendas. And most important the Seminar will be totally free (Prasadam, Lodging in shared rooms in the Guest House and Seminar itself). All you need to do is get
here!!! I will be posting the full information withing a month but please we would be very happy to many devotees participating in this important gathering. Radhadesh 22, 23, 24, 25 April 2012.
Looking foward to serving you at Radhadesh,
ys,
Mahaprabhu dasa
On Monday, December 19th, in Tomsk, Russia, a historic court case is taking place. Some of our movement's detractors are making a major court case, attempting to establish that Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is is is "extremist literature" and on these grounds have it banned throughout the country. The implications for ISKCON in Russia and even in the former USSR are far reaching.
If the devotees lose this case all Srila Prabhupada's books may be banned because they are full of quotations from the Gita. Seeing all of our activities are based on Bhagavad Gita it could conceivably lead to attempts to close our movement in some places.
*Today We Have the Power: Spirituality and the Seattle WTO Protests* is about to be launched and our first events are a couple of sneak preview screenings at a theater in Seattle to commemorate the anniversary of the event. Please help us promote this event by spreading the word with any contacts you have in Seattle! Or pre-order a DVD on our website if you haven't already through the kickstarter campaign. It is incredibly difficult for a film to break through these days so all everyone's help is greatly needed and appreciated! All the information is below.
Thanks for all your support,
Radhavallabha das
aka Christopher Timm
This is to inform you that the next farm conference will be held in New
Vrajamandala Farm Spain (near Madrid) on the 7th, 8th and 9th of May 2012.
New Vrajamandala is the largest farm project in Europe with 300 hectares of
land. The farm is set in a hilly region with beautiful scenery, mountains,
forests, two rivers and a developing rural community. In 2011 the European
Ministry of education established a college with a number of students taking
courses on theology and varnasrama subjects.
Worldwide, friends of Krishna are studying Vedic writings, and although most are eager to study systematically, they're not always able to spend a few months to relocate and take the courses in a classroom setting.
Dear devotees, mountaineering and hiking lovers!
It's my honor to invite you all to 3rd Extreme Japa Walk Winter Camp.
3 days of chanting, walking, snow fun (hopefully), morning SB lectures, evening BG lectures, comune cooking, associating with devotees, evening bhajans by woodstove fire.
Place: same as last year, i.e.: mountain hut Frbezari, in the heart of Gorski kotar mountain chain in Croatia. It's situated nearby small mountain town of Cabar. Hut capacity is 50 beds, in 2 bedrooms and 1 common dormitory in attic.
Hut is equipped with 2 toilets with showers (separate men and women), kitchen and big common tract, everything wood-stove heated.
Time: December 24th, 25th and 26th (Christmas time!)
Circumstances: Interested devotees please make your reservation prior to December 15th on my e-mail: radha.madhava.ids@pamho.net, or mobile: 095 822 02 98
Your servant, Radha Madhava das
Dear Kirtan lovers,
Some of you i saw in Vrindavan a few weeks ago, like Santusha, Hari Priya, Manukanya, Krsna das Schleusener, Manu and others. I don't know if you are already back in Radhadesh. I hope you had an inspiring time in India.
Hereby i like to invite you for the first Kirtan Event in The Netherlands. There's been a succesful try-out at bhakta Miso's house a few months ago. Inspired by by the Radhadesh Mellows and Kirtan Mela events and this try-out we will try to organise a 6 hours Kirtan Event in The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands Saturday 24th of December 2011.
Bhaktin Santusha made a nice digital poster. The printed posters and flyers can be found in Radhadesh soon. Bimala Prasad, Madhava das Overgoor, Krishna das Bosch, Arvind Netra , Janmastami and Jagadananda prabhus have already confirmed their participating. We have also invited Krsna das Schleusener, Gopinath and Paula Prabhus for Kirtaniyas. We hope you are coming too! Hereby you are invited!
Location:
Eekta Bhavan (a big hall with nice facilities)
Boylestraat 20
Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Since I joined the Hare Krishna Movement, in 1973, I had cultivated the desire to offer a few songs in praise of my Spiritual Master A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Actually one of the songs had been written right at the time of my joining the Movement, but for nearly four decades I practically did not have the time or the concentration to practice or do anything in relation to music.
A short while ago, realizing that my body is nearly 60 years old, and that my senses will soon become too weak to do anything, I resolved to try to put something down, and here is the result.
For the recording I just used GarageBand and very simple instruments, and I sung and played two or three times at the most for each song.
The devotees of the Lord are very merciful, though, and they can extract the nectar of rememberance of Srila Prabhupada’s Lotus Feet even from an however mediocre performance like mine. Thank you.
You can preview and read the words on www.madhusevita.com and download them
at www.madhusevitadas.com
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Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 10, 2012. Following the ISKCON GBC Society's Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by a GBC member, to be submitted by December 10, 2011. This will allow adequate time for the GBC Secretariat and Deputies to prepare the proposals for presentation at the meeting.
Please follow the Standard Format for GBC Proposals posted below. We have also included an appendix with detailed guidelines on how to write a proposal. If you need any clarification please do not hesitate to ask at proposals@pamho.net.
Please assure that your proposal is concise, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound and contains all required basic information: why, who, where, how, when.
We request you to submit your proposals, in the proper format and sponsored by a GBC member, by the above deadline. The proposals may be sent by email to proposals@pamho.net.
Hare Krishna.
Your servant,
Ananda Tirtha Das
GBC Corresponding Secretary
Bhaktivedanta College's (VTE) Bhakti Shastri Course Online (Bhagavad-gita - Jnana-yoga module: Chapters 13-18) will start on October 24th and end on December 11th.
The module is open for enrollment, and it can be studied independently of other Bhakti Shastri modules.
To better facilitate your online learning, we will also include videos of our visiting teachers Hanumatpresaka Swami and Suresvara Prabhu addressing key topics of the Bhagavad-gita.
Teacher: Bhaktavasa Govinda Dasa
Registration can be done here:
http://www.bhakti-sastri.com
Spread the word! We offer a wonderful opportunity to serve in the Radhadesh Publication Service as a translator, editor and/or graphic designer. The beauty of this service is that you do not have to physically live in Radhadesh in order to be part of this vibrant community. We provide accommodation in Radhadesh for your spiritual breaks in accordance with the level of your commitment and availability of the Guesthouse and dormitories.
Get to know news first-hand, before it is even printed. Experience the joy of translating Krishna conscious texts, in the footsteps of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Contribute to Srila Prabhupada’s mission by designing and making the lay-out for several publications. Taste the nectar by joining our team at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha.
Please contact me for discussing your opportunities to serve with us, and how we can practically assist you.
Your servant,
Anasuya Devi Dasi <anasuya108@gmail.com>
Head of the Radhadesh Publication Services
It is with pleasure we invite you to the 10th annual Brighton Rathayatra which will be held on Saturday 10th September, when the large Jagannatha Deities from ISKCON Birmingham make the 400 mile round trip for Their day out by the sea!
The procession will start on Hove Promanade (opposite the Victoria Memorial) right next to the beach at around 12pm for about 2 hours.
To help us develop further programs, Bhaktivedanta College Radhadesh designed a survey that we hope will give us a better picture of how to serve our students. We would greatly appreciate a few minutes of your time in completing this simple survey. Thank you!
After filling the questionnaire you will have 15% discount on the next coming online course: Bhagavad Gita - Jnana Yoga (Chapters 13-18) which starts on October 17 2011.
Sunday 4 September we are facilitating a benefit programme for the new temple in The Hague, starting from 13:30 till approx. 18:00 hrs in venue "Ons Huis". There will be several stage performances and a lecture + bhajan & kirtan from H.H. Lokanatha Swami.
Of course all the devotees are welcome to attend. To reach them we are requesting you, if you could post this flyer on your website and announce this benefit programme at the sunday love feast this afternoon.
Thank you very much and CU all next week, address is: Beatrijsstraat 120, The Hague.
Rahhe Radhe,
Jalakeli d.
SEPTEMBER 10th -20th
The annual World Holy Name festival is fast approaching.
Please put these dates on the calendar and as much as possible organize or participate in increased performance of sankirtan and japa during these 11 days. More devotees going to more places, to hold more sankirtan festivals on the streets, in halls, in homes, in temples - any way you can. Increased Japa, It is a golden opportunity to focus more on the yuga dharma - Harinama sankirtan.
We would like to call nominations for the third ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards (IEEA) for the year 2011. IEEA are meant to recognize the sincere devotees and projects who have dedicated their lives to the mission of Srila Prabhupada in Europe. These awards are to encourage such exemplary devotees.
The last year's winners can be viewed here:
http://www.eurorgb.com/category/post-tags/iskcon-europe-excellence-awards
Bhaktivedanta College's VTE Bhakti Shastri Course Online (Bhagavad-gita - Bhakti-yoga module, Chapters 7-12) will start on August 22nd and end on October 16th. The Module is open for enrollment, and it can be studied independently of other Bhakti Shastri modules.
To better facilitate your online learning, we will include new videos of Krishna Ksetra Prabhu and Radhika Ramana Prabhu addressing key Bhagavad-gita topics.
Teacher: Dinadayal Dasa
ISKCON Scotland requires a competent devotee to act as Vice President at Karuna Bhavan in Scotland. The temple is presently expanding its buildings to incorporate a large prasadam hall - seminar hall - shop - indoor and outdoor childrens play area etc. The community and temple project is quickly expanding and there is an opportunity to take up this important service.
Accomodation and a basic wage will be provided.
Interested parties may contact Prabhupada Prana Dasa @
pprana1008@yahoo.co.uk
Only devotees with administrative experience and a minimum of 2 years ashram life may apply.
Thank you very much.
Your servant,
Sakhyarasa Prema Dasa
Regional Expansion Director
We have a vacancy to be filled in our temple in Swansea, UK, and are inviting applications to fill this role. Please note this role is only available as service - we cannot give any wage for this position.
Role Description : To facilitate the development of the cohesion between the female congregation and resident community of devotees. To lead preaching programs at the temple. To do whatever is necessary for the development of the project.
Pay : This role is only available on a voluntary basis. There will be no pay but the devotee will be able to stay at the temple and all prasadam and clothing will be provided.
Qualifications : the devotee must be strictly following all the regulative principles. They must have been a fully practising member of ISKCON for 3 years and served at an ISKCON project for at least 1 year. They must have experience of interacting with congregation members and be able to relate to
our congregation - i.e. a UK based congregation and therefore have very good English language skills.
T
hirty devotees from ISKCON farms all over Europe attended the fourth annual ISKCON European Farm Conference from May 10th through 12th this year, hoping to gain inspiration as well as practical advice for their various rural projects.
Devotees hailed from farms in England, Sweden, Czech, Slovakia, New Mayapur in France, and Hungary. Some wanted to establish ox programs, some were developing businesses based on selling vegetables and other natural products, and some simply wanted to learn more about the principles of agriculture and sustainable living.
While previous farm conferences were held in Prabhupadadesa, Northeast Italy, and New Vraja Dhama, Hungary, this year’s was hosted by Bhaktivedanta Manor, England.
“The Manor has probably the second most active farm in ISKCON, after New Vraja Dhama,” says conference organizer Shyamasundara Dasa, who also serves as ISKCON’s European Minister for Cow Protection and Agriculture, and has overseen cow protection at the Manor since 1992.
Download: Paper on kirtans withing ISKCON.
Dear devotees and friends of Krishna, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Job Description: Preaching to our congregation (going to homes, programme halls, temple etc), creating/attracting new members (going out door to door, approaching people on the street, public congregational chanting) etc. Mandatory attendance of the full morning programme. Deity worship.
Qualifications: attend and completed ISKCON Bhakta Programme, following four regulative principles - no meat eating (meat, fish and eggs), no intoxication, no gambling, no illicit sex, chanting a minimum of 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna Mantra. Understood the essence of Srila Prabhpada’s teachings and are dedicated to Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Fluency in English, basic Sanskrit, excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, hard working, ability to work in a team, leadership skills, commitment to following a vaishnava spiritual life, ability to provide ISKCON UK vaisnava counselling. Good musical skills (with traditional vaisnava instruments). Knowledge of vedic mantras from our main Scriptures.
Working Hrs: 7 days a week/ 40 hrs
Salary: full lodge and boarding
Dear sweet devotees,
By the grace of our long-nailed and short-tempered Lord, on this all auspicious day of Narasimha Caturdasi our www.gorangacamp.com site is launched (working properly).
Our sweet/sacred Goranga camp will again gather all those who seek after something. In the linden grove temporarily inhabited by wonderful seekers, one may find what is long forgotten, what is recently dreamt of, or what was not at all planed. There will be many temptations and the strong ones will be tested severely. Those who seek the sweet taste of the Absolute, could easily be tricked by the sweet taste that come from our forest kitchen, for example.
Dates: September 5 to December 22, 2011
Music copyrights:
V.S. Narasimhan - "Mozart visits India" - puts his new art form of arranging traditional Carnatic pieces for the string quartet format on full display. The use of harmony in Carnatic music has been done for the first time! www.stringtemple.com
Rob Costlow - "Meant to Be" - another beautiful song by Rob Costlow, one of the best contemporary pianists in my opinion. Check out the album "Woods of Chaos" in Jamendo: www.jamendo.com
Director and Camera: Filip Cargonja. http://filipcargonja.com/
Editor and sound: Suravarya. http://lovacnabilje.com
CEO: Kumari Kunti and Visvambhar Caitanya.
Villa Vrindavana (Florence), in June, will hold its first 24hours kirtan "Sravanam Kirtanam , keep your faith alive by hearing and singing".
The program will start on the 10th of June with a Maha Harinam in Florence, followed by 24hours Kirtan on the days 11th and 12th.
Schedule:
10th of June - Harinam in Florence
11th and 12th of June - 8:00am Breakfast
9:00am to 21:00 Kirtan
13:30 lunch
21:00 light dinner
Special guests:
H.G. Madhava dasa
H.G. Chakrini dasi
It will be the festival of the Maha Mantra and Its spreading through congregational hearing and chanting - we are advertising the event also in yoga centers, cultural centers and Universities to bring as much people as possible to the Harinam Sankirtan.
We are waiting for you!
For more informations
Dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are honored to inform You about the upcoming seminar:
Venue: Bhaktivedanta college / ISKCON Finland, Helsinki
Time: 1-9.of July
Teacher: HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Maharaj
Topics:
- Vedic leadership and management position of varnasrama in the Lord's creation
- authority of sastra
- position of a teacher
- training of a brachmacari
- consideration of a marriage
- standards of householder life
- perspective of vanaprastha and sannyasa ashrams
- duties of kings
- considerations of law and establishing a court
- principles of law
- considerations when one's natural duty is available
- laws for husband and wife
- purification of improper action
- transcending the modes of nature
- questions concerning application of Manu according to time, place and circumstance
For further information like fees, accommodation etc, please contact us.
On the behalf of ISKCON Finland
This seminar is supported by the Euro RGB
Invitation letter by Yadunandana Swami:
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
During our last ELM conference a presentation was made on Child Protection in regard to the book "My Karma, My Fault" published by an european ex- gurukuli, who was physically, psychological, and sexually abused in ISKCON schools and communities.
During this discussion, it was emphasized the importance of creating awareness and educating leaders, teachers, community members, parents, and children on this matter, in order to prevent to the best of our ability future cases of abuse. As the saying it goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, and Fellow Devotees of Lord Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are glad to inform you that the Croatian summer festival will take place in camp Klenovica near the town Novi Vindolski (6 km) at the Adriatic coast during the period from 25th Jun to 03rd July 2011.
The organizer of this festival is ISKCON Croatia represented by the Croatian National Council (CNC). The members of the organizing committee are Sunandana dasa, Sundarananda dasa, Nilacala candra dasa, Siddhi Sadana dasa i Ananta Sesa dasa.
We sincerely hope that after receiving this information you will have enough time to adjust your plans for coming summer, apply for vacations or organize your preaching activities so that we gather all together for this promising event.
Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
It is with great sadness that I am announcing the passing away from Sadanandi Devi Dasi.
For more than ten years she was totally dedicated to her secretary service to Srila Sacinandana Swami. Since few years already her health was seriously deteriorating.
Today Srila Sacinandana Swami was singing for her during the entire day and this evening I came to replace him for this service. After chanting Hare Krsna Maha mantra for few hours, we started to sing the glorification of her deities with the melody of Srila Prabhupada (like we usually do at the end of our kirtan). At that time Sadanandi's breathing became extremely peaceful and she open her eyes before giving her last breath.
Thank you for all your prayers and support to this wonderful and exemplary Vaisnavi.
Your servants from Gaura-bhavan.
Sun 17 April: Cult. celebr. of Ramnavami in Radhadesh
22-27 April: Seminar with Sacinanda Swami in Radhadesh
Fri 29 April: Vyasa puja Kadama Kanana Swami in Radhadesh
Sat 30 April: Queenday in Nederland
Sun 15 May: Membersday in Radhadesh
24-29 May: Vyasa puja Bhakti Vijnana Swami in Radhadesh
Sat 18 June: Ratha yatra in Antwerpen
Sat 2 July: Ratha Yatra in The Hague
Sat 9 July: Ratha Yatra in Eindhoven
4-7 July: Padayatra in Belgie
11-17 July: Padayatra in Nederland
11-31 July: College Summercamp 1 in Radhadesh http://www.radhadesh-summercamp.com/
sat 30 & sun 31 july: summerfestival in Radhadesh
1-8 aug: Vyasa puja Bhakti Caru Swami in Radhadesh
Sat 6 aug: Ratha yatra in Koln
Sun 14 aug: Ratha yatra in Amsterdam
9-27 aug: College Summercamp 2 in Radhadesh
Sun 21 aug: Cult. celebr. of Sri Krishna Janmastami in Radhadesh
Do you speak French? Would you like to live in a community of devotees in the beautiful Belgian countryside?
The ISKCON temple, Radhadesh, is looking for a French-speaking devotee who would like to give guided tours around the castle. Training will be given.
Requirements:
Speaks fluent French
Good sadhana
Friendly and enthusiastic
Team worker
Representative
We offer:
Prasadam
Accommodation in the ashram
Devotee association
If you are interested, please send an e-mail to Gokula Vrindavan at
krsna.tour@pamho.net
Dear prabhus, Pamho. Jaya Srila Prabhupada.
Please help me in engaging my talents for the pleasure of your temple residents and congregation.
Below a letter of Bhakta prabhu, who invited me to Melbourne in February and a few reviews of others, who have invited me in the past and a few from some of the participants of drama workshops that I gave in London and Radhadesh.
Hare Krishna.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada.
Parividha das
Lake Isle Retreats host retreats on Inis Rath Island in Ireland, which is owned by ISKCON NI Ltd. We do weekend retreats in spirituality, Vedic wisdom, yoga, meditation and vegetarian cookery for the general public (who are mostly Irish or British citizens). We are seeking a devotee hatha yoga teacher, perhaps a 'second generation' devotee, who has an enthusiastic bhakti yoga mood to come for occasional weekends. We will pay for flights (within Europe) and transport to island, plus share with you a minimum of 150-200 euro for your time and experience over the weekend.
You should be: (1) reliable (2) have a pleasant devotional service attitude (3) be reasonably expert at hatha yoga exercises.
Send C.V. with photo and/or some text about yourself (also mentioning what you do on a day-to-day basis now) with your bhakti and physical yoga experience to Tim at lakeisle@gmail.com
Our website: www.LakeisleRetreats.com
Couple of Brahmana needed for full time puja service in New Mayapur .
- Krisna Balarama , Gaura Nitai or Radha Govinda Madhava to take care .
- Appartment ( one big room , bath room , kitchen) in the Castle .
- allowance , 500 Euro monthly for a dedication of one year .
- wonderful Iskcon community
- great summer festivals in perspective
Contact: gaudamandala@orange.fr
Is the day-to-day life keeping you imprisoned without giving you the freedom to break out of the usual norms? Do you feel the urgent desire to come closer to your own self? Then prepare yourself for a spiritual adventure. In the Swiss mountains we are looking forward to go with you to an inner journey.
Krishna Bhakti in a relaxed holiday mood - charge yourself with Bhakti-Shakti!
If you come alone or with your children, whether small or big, it will become exciting for everyone. A children´s care team is going to look for our children (from 4 years onwards).
SEMINARS
"Stories from Vrindavan"
H.G. Deena Bandhu Prabhu
"will be announced"
H.H. Kadamba Kanana Swami
On the flyers there was also announced that H.H. Sacinandana Swami will give seminars. Unfortunately can he not participate in our holiday camp this year. Thank you for your understanding.
FURTHER EVENTS
o 12h Bhajan
o Workshops
o Children´s programme
o Evening programme
o Bathing expeditions and walks in the nature
o more informations will follow on www.krishna.ch
Bhaktivedanta College Radhadesh has an opening for the position of Promotion/Fundraising Manager and Receptionist. If you want to be part of an enthusiastic team offering a vibrant service to Srila Prabhupada, in a well-established spiritual community, then please announce your interest. We would be happy to send additional information. This is a full time position, but we may consider other options for a mature devotee with the right qualifications. We are accepting applications up to 25th of March 2011. Contact email <bc.info@pamho.net>
Applications should be send until 15th of May 2011.
More about the Vaishnava Theology Undergraduate Programme 2011/2012 read here.
The VTE Nectar of Instruction module is starting on 28th of March. We will have no more than thity participants in the class and at the moment five more places still open (8th of March).
We are preparing for you few more exciting online projects. Soon we will offer some of the Bhaktivedanta College Theology modules, but keep you informed about it.
Wishing you a wonderful learning experience of our online Bhakti Sastri! Good luck!
www.bhakti-sastri.com
If it were up to the summer campers, it would stay summer all year long! Last year, BhaktivedantaCollege hosted a summer camp in June and July with great success. Many youth left transformed, enlivened, and with warm feelings for their summer home.
This year the camp will be held three times to allow for more young people to attend and experience the spiritual community of Radhadesh in the Belgian countryside. Activities, workshops, events, and visiting senior devotees will be featured at the camp, promising a fun-filled time with friends in a spiritual atmosphere.
The summer camp is run and managed by the Bhaktivedanta College faculty and students as a scholarship fund-raising program. Students are mentors and organizers for the international group of campers, and in turn they receive scholarship money for their college fees. Mentors bring a variety of skills to the camp from their previous work experiences and their hobbies.
Meet four students of Bhaktivedanta College coming from all parts of the world. Hear them share their experiences of the college so far--some are sad of finishing their third year, others enjoying the prasad, kirtan, and devotee association--but all the same are happy with their studying and stay in the Radhadesh community.
There is presently a need at Villa Vrindavana - Florence - Italy for a brahmana initiated and also for pujari-helpers (for them also without first initiation). Preferably from the EU-countries since in that case there are no leagal difficulties. We are looking for a long-term stay (1year and more) but also for a short period of time ( month).
Temple will provide accomodation, prasada and all basic needs. Written reference from ISKCON authorities is requested. Send your letter to Karuna Rasa d.d. (head pujari) karunarasadd@hotmail.it -
pujari@villavrindavana.org
your servant,
Parabhakti das TP Villa Vrindavana
please visit www.villavrindavana.org
0 - 5 years – learning to renounce nappies and use the toilet independently
5 - 12 years - primary school and dodgy school dinners
12 - 16 years - secondary school, GCSE’s, bullies
16 - 18 years - sixth form, college, first car (crash), part-time work
18 - 21 years of age – university, weird societies, clubbing
21 - .. looking for a different kind of experience?
Do you want see if there is anything else out there?
Are thinking of taking a gap year?
Are you finishing your studies? Had enough of the 9 to 5 and need a break?
Can you spare 6 or12months from January 2011 till December 2011?
The Strategic Planning Team (SPT) of the GBC is doing a study on how other religious and spiritual groups are set up. The SPT is looking for devotees to help with the research. If you have some or all of the skills listed below and would like to help with this project, please contact Kaisori Dasi at makingadifference@pamho.net to discuss the work in detail.
o Ability to understand the purpose behind the scanning questions provided and frame them, if necessary, for the particular groups being approached.
o Ability to cull information from a variety of sources and assimilate and present it in a useful way.
o Internet/library research - know how to gain access to and use primary and secondary source materials.
Would be nice if we could at least to some degree coordinate our camps, festivals etc in year 2011. Many guest speakers and participants would like to be on many festivals and if the festivals are at the same time that gets complicated.
I hope the list of receivers is complete.
For year 2011 in Slovenia we have the following termins planed plus I add Kirtan mela from Germany.
23.6.2011 - 26.6.2011 Padayatra mela - kirtans in New yoga pith temple
Ljubljana( Madhava das)
28.6.2011 - 14.7.2011 Padayatra SLovenia http://www.harekrisna.net/ekokaravana/
9.8. 2011 - 14.8.2011 Yatra ( camp in the mountains) Slovenia http://www.harekrisna.net
29.8.2011 - 4.9.2011 Kirtan mela - Germany http://www.kirtana-mela.com/
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Dear Disciples and Followers of Sripada BV Narayana Maharaja, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.
We, the Executive Committee of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission, wish to hereby express our bereavement on hearing of the passing of Sripada Narayana Maharaja.
As a disciple of His Divine Grace Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, the Godbrother and sannyasa guru of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, Sripada Narayana Maharaja had been a long time acquaintance of our Srila Prabhupada. He assisted him in his early days in the United States, assistance for which Srila Prabhupada expressed his appreciation.
At this time we remember Narayana Maharaja as a dedicated and powerful preacher. He traveled around the world to deliver the message of Srimad Bhagavatam and spread Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission. He also translated important Vaisnava texts.
Sripada Narayana Maharaja lived a long and fruitful life in devotional service and was an inspiration to many. We pray the Lord will give comfort to his disciples and followers in this difficult time.