By Mukunda-anghri das
The ISKCON/TAIWAN yatra celebrated the 50years of the establishment of ISKCON by holding a grand retreat at the resort in Daxi which is about 50km from the capital Taipei.
Devotees from all over Taiwan and visiting devotees from HongKong,China and Philippines attended this 2 nights 3 days celebration.The hall was decorated nicely with a Murti of Srila Prabhupada and posters all over the hall highlighting the achievement of ISKCON worldwide in last 50years.
The celebration was organized under the leadership of HH Giridhari Swami and HG Krishna Baldeva Prabhu.
HG Krishna Baldeva Prabhu spoke on the Markine Bhagavata Dharma Prayers which Srila Prabhupada wrote as a poem on the 18th of September at Boston Harbour.Krishna Baldeva Prabhu explained the mood of Srila Prabhupada when he arrived first at Boston and the deep philosophical meaning behind these prayers.All the devotees were very touched and moved to hear the deeper meaning of this prayers and realized how difficult it was for Srila Prabhupada when He first came to USA alone.
HH Giridhari Swami spoke on the 7 purposes of ISKCON in details.He nicely engaged the devotees during the talk as to how these purposes can be applied for the purpose of practical peaching purposes.Devotees were very encouraged by this talk.
Ecstatic kirtans were performed by the devotees from Taiwan and Philippines.
All the devotees were motivated by the association and helped them to realize the deeper concepts and appreciate the efforts made by Srila Prabhupada to make this a successful worldwide movement.
Devotees of the Taipei Yatra have also made a resolution to do 50 outdoor harinams this year to commerate the 50years of the establishment of ISKCON.
Hare Krishna,
You can watch a short video of the retreat by following the below link
Source : http://www.dandavats.com/?p=29553
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