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ISKCON UK – October newsletter

ISKCON UK  
October newsletter

Darshan of Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda at Bhaktivedanta Manor on Radhashtami
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GALLERY: UK Temples celebrate Janmashtami

Temples from across the UK celebrated Janmashtami on 5th September – the biggest celebration in the Vaishnava calendar. Photos below from Bhaktivedanta Manor, I
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Krishna-The Butter Thief

2515030778?profile=originalLecture on Krishna-The Butter Thief by HH Indradyumna Swami on 29 Sep 2015 at Mongolia

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)

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Came to Give the Highest Truth

2515030704?profile=originalLecture on Srila Prabhupada came to give the Highest Truth by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 30 Aug 2015 at Northern Ireland

(HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. )

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2515030981?profile=originalLecture on Sunday Feast-Oceanic Glories of Srila Prabupada by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu at Los Angeles on 04 Sep 2015

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Physical and Metaphysical Reality

2515030601?profile=originalLecture on Physical and Metaphysical Reality by Hridayananda Das Goswami on 30 Aug 2015 at Berlin

(Hridayananda dasa Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is one of the most senior and respected spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).)

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GRC Molds Approved for TOVP

GRC Molds Approved for TOVP

Sadbhuja Das's photo.Sadbhuja Das's photo.
Sadbhuja Das's photo.Sadbhuja Das's photo.Sadbhuja Das's photo.

The TOVP management team went on site and gave approval for the production of GRC (Glass Reinforced Concrete) molds to begin. At the moment we are focusing on 4 different areas where the GRC molds will be used; the 24 Kalash brackets, the Chatri ribs, the 7 meters utility floor columns, and main base cornice of the Kalash brackets.

The management, art team and Sadbhuja prabhu have given full consent, and are very satisfied with the mold making and its

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By Parijata Dasi
The TOVP management team went on site and gave approval for the production of GRC (Glass Reinforced Concrete) molds to begin. At the moment we are focusing on 4 different areas where the GRC molds will be used; the 24 Kalash brackets, the Chatri ribs, the 7 meters utility floor columns, and main base cornice of the Kalash brackets.
The management, art team and Sadbhuja prabhu have given full consent, and are very satisfied with the mold making and its progress. Once finished, GR
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The Eye of the Artist- By Indradyumna Swami

By Indradyumna Swami 

We are indebted to Ananta Vrindavan dasa for his amazing photography and excellent videos covering our travels here in Mongolia this past month. As our adventure winds down and we start heading back to the capital, Ulaan Bataar, we share a few more of his photos taken this last week on the road.

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Can an ant touch the Moon?

KK Bindu #360: Can an ant touch the Moon? The answer in this issue of Bindu is yes!The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. Topics include:* IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER ASSOCIATION – Instructions from the writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.* NOTES ON THE BHAGAVATA – Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode speaks about the mentality necessary for understanding Srimad Bhagavatam: “most readers are mere repositories of facts and statements made by other people. But this is not study. The student is to read the facts with a view to create, and not with the object of fruitless retention.”* FIRE OF SEPARATION – A verse composed by Srila Rupa Goswami describing a prayer to Krishna from his cowherd boyfriends of Vraja.* RESPECT TO ALL – Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja comments that a sincere devotee will see everyone except himself as a devotee.* WHEN WILL I GO TO VRINDAVAN? – A fresh translation done for this issue of Bindu from a song by the Gaudiya poet Radhamohan Das.* THE ANT AND THE MOON – Is it possible for an ant to touch the Moon? A first time translation done for this issue of Bindu from a little known Sanskrit book called, “Subhasita-ratna-bhandagara”. It can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/bindu360

Can an ant touch the Moon?

The answer in this issue of Bindu is yes!
The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. Topics include:
* IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER ASSOCIATION – Instructions from the writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
* NOTES ON THE BHAGAVATA – Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode speaks about the mentality necessary for understanding Srimad Bhagavatam: “most readers are mere repositories of facts and statements made by other people.

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NY Union Square Harinama

NY Union Square Harinama (Album with photos)The “most happening place” in the city. Dedicated devotees engaged in following Srila Prabhupada’s simple process of Harinama, Book distribution and Prasadam distribution. So inspiring to be in the company of such focused and serious devotees, especially the youngsters, who amazed us by their sincerity, determination, humility and sweetness. Rama Raya prabhu is managing wondefully in Aindra prabhu’s footsteps. If you’re in the city please do join them, you will be very nicely welcomed and thoroughly enlivened. Photos by Dvijapriya dasi.Find them here: https://goo.gl/E28WmU

NY Union Square Harinama (Album with photos)
The “most happening place” in the city. Dedicated devotees engaged in following Srila Prabhupada’s simple process of Harinama, Book distribution and Prasadam distribution. So inspiring to be in the company of such focused and serious devotees, especially the youngsters, who amazed us by their sincerity, determination, humility and sweetness. Rama Raya prabhu is managing wondefully in Aindra prabhu’s footsteps. If you’re in the city please do join t

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Teaching the chanting of Hare Krishna in Mongolia (7 min video)Indradyumna Swami: Five hundred years ago Lord Nityananda opened a market place of the holy names. Two days ago we took that sublime commodity of chanting Hare Krsna to the market places of Uliastal here in Mongolia. First we were invited to chant inside a large modern supermarket. Afterwards, with a police escort, we chanted outdoors in what the local people called the infamous, “Black Market.” Whatever danger there may have been was immediately neutralized by the loud chanting of the holy names. So powerful and so pure are the holy names of Krsna that soon we had many people in the market chanting and dancing alongside us. The miraculous effect of kirtan never ceases to amaze me. All glories to Sri Krsna Samkirtan!Watch it here: https://goo.gl/T1ojyw

Teaching the chanting of Hare Krishna in Mongolia (7 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Five hundred years ago Lord Nityananda opened a market place of the holy names. Two days ago we took that sublime commodity of chanting Hare Krsna to the market places of Uliastal here in Mongolia. First we were invited to chant inside a large modern supermarket. Afterwards, with a police escort, we chanted outdoors in what the local people called the infamous, “Black Market.” Whatever danger there may have bee

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Harinama in Russia (Album with photos)

Harinama in Russia (Album with photos)Srila Prabhupada: If one somehow or other chants the Hare Krishna mantra, he will immediately be purified, just as one who takes a potent medicine will feel its effects, regardless of whether he takes it knowingly or unknowingly. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.19 Purport)Find them here: https://goo.gl/nbbgGw

Harinama in Russia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one somehow or other chants the Hare Krishna mantra, he will immediately be purified, just as one who takes a potent medicine will feel its effects, regardless of whether he takes it knowingly or unknowingly. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.19 Purport)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/nbbgGw

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Iskcon Of New Jersey Bhumi Puja And Groundbreaking Video (7 min video) The new temple building will be modern and functional and will be accented with elements of classical Vedic architecture. The following are the key components of the planned temple: • Vedic Temple Architecture • Spacious Darshan Hall (3,500 sqft) • Educational Facilities • Community Hall and Auditorium • Commercial Kitchen • Library • Vedic Books and Gifts Boutique • Ashram • Parking for 140+ vehicles • Beautiful Landscaping • Organic Garden Watch it here: https://goo.gl/yW0ISe

Iskcon Of New Jersey Bhumi Puja And Groundbreaking Video (7 min video)
The new temple building will be modern and functional and will be accented with elements of classical Vedic architecture. The following are the key components of the planned temple: • Vedic Temple Architecture • Spacious Darshan Hall (3,500 sqft) • Educational Facilities • Community Hall and Auditorium • Commercial Kitchen • Library • Vedic Books and Gifts Boutique • Ashram • Parking for 140+ vehicles • Beautiful Landscap

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The Best Birthday Present!


This is about how the biggest book distributor in the USA, Bhakta Jaya Khush, came to Krsna consciousness. At his tenth birthday party, someone gave him as a present: Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad Gita As It Is. At the time he thought, “Who has the nerve to give me a book for my birthday?”

Ten years later, he’s a music producer traveling around with a famous musician. This musician is quoting the Bhagavad Gita to Jay Khush, who’s shocked that a famous African-American is quoting the book of his

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Sankirtana Musings Or Praise Among Friends

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By Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen)

Associate editor for Back to Godhead Magazine and founding editor, The Journal of Vaishnava Studies

Today, when I think of Sankirtana—and by Sankirtana I mean the process in which men and women go out and distribute spiritual literature or prasadam to people in general—I must admit that my opinions about this singularly transcendent activity have come full circle.

Initially, as a young devotee, I saw Sankirtana as spiritual activity par excellence, and there

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