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Here are some images sent to me by HG Jaya Tirtha Caran das. They inspired me to write this article. I hope its not too ‘navel gazing’ for anyone out there. For many folks, these days, ‘seeing is believing’. Due to the advancements in scientific achievement we have experienced over the last century it has…

The Libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and The New York Public Library Join with Google to Digitally Scan Library Books and Make Them Searchable Online MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – December 14, 2004 – As part of its effort to make offline information searchable online, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…

Agence France-Presse Wednesday, December 15, 2004 SHIMLA, INDIA — A scion of the Ford Motor family and financial contributor to the Hare Krishna sect is planning to set up a ski resort in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state, a company official said this week. “Alfred Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford, is keen to find…

I’ve just finished the first section of our online Nectar of Devotion Course here: http://moodle.iskcon.com/course/view.php?id=8 Just click the button ‘Log in as guest’ and you will be directed to the course page. Please submit any feedback into the ‘Feedback Forum’ towards the top of the page and/or directly email me: ekendra at devaswami.com Hare Krishna.…

(Newark Star-Ledger) An F-16 fighter pilot on a training mission missed his target at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, instead spraying 25 rounds from his 20mm cannon into the Little Egg Harbor (N.J.) Intermediate School, which is three miles from the range. Luckily, it was 10:00 at night and no children were present. Col. Brian…

Here is something very sweet that indicates the mercy of Lord Jagganatha and His devotees. In south western corner of the state of Michigan lies the tiny town of Niles – population 12,204. Despite the town’s relative obscurity some devotees led by His Grace Prema Bhakti das pooled together and enacted a Ratha-Yatra parade through…

Here are the ever-merciful and ever-beautiful Sri Sri Nitai-Gauracandra who reside here in Christchurch, New Zealand. jive purnodaya yatah karunaya ha ha ravair prarthanam he he krsna krpa-nidhe bhava maha davagni dagdhan janan trahi trahi mahaprabho sva krpaya bhaktim ni jam dehy alam maivam gaura harih sada prakurute dinaka-nathah prabhuh “Having extended His mercy to…

Yesterday we started our Nectar of Devotion study group here in Christchurch. A rare thing took place: everyone who was invited turned up! We are systematically going through the Eastern Ocean section of NOD and each one of us will take turns facilitating a chapter …. quality family time with focused KC association … very…

By Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja This article appeared in issue number 41 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu, the free fortnightly email magazine from ISKCON Gopal Jiu Publications. saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam The spiritual master is honored as much as the Supreme…

By Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja This article appeared in issue number 40 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu, the free fortnightly email magazine from ISKCON Gopal Jiu Publications. One should understand what is sri-guru-carana-padma. The words “sri-guru” are very significant. “Sri” means sobha, beauty; sampada, transcendental wealth, or asset; and srestha, the topmost. “Sri-guru”…