Houston VCARE Team Distribute Mercy at
the Vosswood Nursing Center
March, 2010
Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna !
Please accept my humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
I would like to thank the following
devotees who devoted their time and
energy chanting for the patients @
Vosswood nursing center:
Mother Vaneesri
Rajasekhar Prabhu
Mother Aljendra
Syamasundar (Jr) Prabhu
Damodar Sharan Prabhu
Six of us went for chanting last
Saturday, 13th @ Vosswood Nursing
Center. All the staff were very
welcoming and the nurses are also happy
to join in for chanting. A nurse: Ola
was very inquisitive and was dancing
with us. We took some cookie prasadam
for staff and later it was distributed
to the patients as well. May be we
should take more cookies next time. They
were very eager to have us again next
month and we promised to go.
We took about 20 (Hare Krsna)
bookmarkers which were popular and
distributed to the patients and staff
while chanting. Prabhuji's were chanting
and all matajis were dancing which the
patients very much appreciated. In fact
one patient was eager to dance and she
was with a walker, but she swayed gently
along with us and enjoyed our company.
Later she was asking about us: who we
are and about our philosophy and she
told me that she believes in God and we
encouraged her to chant the names of
Jesus. We clarified that Jesus is the
son of God and she was complimenting
that I should be a teacher.
Another patient was asking "what is the
mark on your forehead( the tilak)?" and
we explained it to her. We were sitting
and chanting for sometime at the lobby
area in 2nd floor and all the patients
except for 2 in their rooms came out and
joined us. They were with us for 1:30
hrs and listened to the holy names. We
walked little bit up and down the hall
way and chanted as well.
One gentlemen was happy and wishing that
we could come again. After chanting we
went up to him and asked him how he is
doing. He replied "I'm fine and you seem
well. I enjoyed your dancing. God bless
you".
All the devotees were happy that they
could come for this chanting session and
we felt so blessed to let the patients
hear the holy names.
All glories to the Holy Names!
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
Yours servant,
Shoba Kisori dd
Houston, Texas U.S. |
Remembrances of Padmanabha Prabhu
By Gargamuni das
March, 2010
I cannot possibly put into words the loss I
feel with the passing of Padmanbha Prabhu.
Before he moved to Germany at the end of
1983, he lived on this side of the Atlantic,
in a place called New England. Some 27 years
after his move, his departure from this
world has sent shock waves to everyone who
knew and loved him. And make no mistake
about it- to know him was to love him- and
there are many devotees here who dearly miss
him. My remembrances are just one small
account, and not from the very beginning of
his Krishna consciousness, but from a period
between 1981 – 1983, that have left an
indelible mark on my personal life. I hope
the devotees in Europe enjoy hearing a
little bit about this rare soul before he
blessed them with his association in
Germany.
Around the time I joined the temple, he used
to cook the feast by himself in the
Providence temple. He was made the temple
president by default because all the other
senior devotees had moved to other temples.
Although not a managerial type, he had all
the other qualifications to run a preaching
center- he could cook, perform bhajans and
preach very well. He was a bit messy in
those days but his feasts were spectacularly
big and delicious. So much bigger than what
most temples serve out today. Oh my god were
they ever delectable. Pakoras, curded sabjis
galore, savories, fancy rice pulaos,
chutneys, puris and sweet rice were
generally the bare minimum.
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Update on Grahila Prabhu
March 11, 2010
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All
glories to Srila
Prabhupada!
We beg to inform all the devotees that
Sriman Grahila Prabhu,
disciple of His Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada, husband of Guru Seva dasi and
father of Smt. Nitai dasi, has just left his
body at 07.47 AM under very auspicious
circumstances in Sri Mayapur Dhama.
After a restless night symptomized with
rapid breathing Grahila
prabhu left on this auspicious day of
Papamocani Ekadasi surrounded by a room full
of well-wishers, chanting loudly the holy
names of the Lord and praying for his
spiritual perfection. He was lucid and in
clear consciousness and has been blessed by
Srila Prabhupada and the presiding Masters
of Mayapur with the highest benediction.
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga! All
glories to Their dear
servant Sriman Grahila dasa Prabhu!
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for Grahila Prabu... |
Deity Meditations
Sri Giriraj
Terni, Italy
Submitted by:
Sangita devi dasi
(acbsp),
Philadelphia, PA
(U.S.)
On this special day, Sri Giriraj, a
Govardhana Sila, arrived at the home of
Lilavilasini Devi Dasi in Terni, Italy.
Lilavilasini is a dedicated disciple of
HH Jayapataka Swami. She has many of her
beautiful Deities on videos at YouTube
if you would like to take darshan of her
lovely Lordships.
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If you
have a photo of the Deities in your temple
or home that you would like to share with
our readers, please send it to:
jusaniya@vaisnavascare.com. Please
include your name and where the Deities
reside.
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Congratulations
Mother Kaulini Dasi, from
New York/Gita nagari and is
on the Board of Directors
for Vaisnavas CARE, is now a
first-time grandmother! Her
son Rama and wife Amber from
Northern California recently
had a baby girl. Weight: 6 pounds, 1/2 ounce. Mother
and baby (and father) are
all doing well. A name for
their daughter has not been
decided on yet.
We wish them all a healthy
and spiritual life in
service to Lord Krsna and
Srila Prabhupada.
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Chanting at a
Local Hospice
Very
Inspiring Letter
from Vaisnavas C.A.R.E.'s Houston Care Team Leader, Kalindi
dasi
 Please
accept my humble obeisances. All glories to
Srila Prabupada!
This afternoon we went with a
small group of devotees to the Houston Hospice
at 1905 Holcombe to chant for the patients
there. This was arranged by Maushmi Savjana, who
has done volunteer work there, and who has also
volunteered at our temple for the Kid's meals on
Sundays.
Since none of our youth group
could come, we had to make some last minute
improvisations. Luckily Krishna was so kind to
send these nice young talented devotees going on
a bus tour to mexico to Houston today, so they
helped us to make it a very nice event.
We did some chanting at the
nursing station first, and 2 of the patients had
invited us in their rooms. Altogether we chanted
for about 40 minutes, 20 minutes in the Hallway,
and 5-10 minutes in each room with the patients.
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Entering Autumn
with Wisdom and Grace
By Dhyana Haber CAS. PKS.
(Dauji Krsna dasi)
Ayurveda teaches us how to
live our lives to nature’s
rhythms. We being a part of
nature will then feel connected
to the earth and our true
selves. The ancient yogic
texts of India describe how when
one has a clear, steady mind and
thus being connected to the
higher part of oneself, they are
very unlikely to get sick. The
higher-self guides one to make
the right choices which keep us
healthy. In times of
distraction, stress and chaos,
it is difficult to listen to our
body’s needs and thus we create
dis-ease.
Let’s start this season by
making the right choices to be
healthy from the inside out!
Our lives and the earth have
natural cycles, beginning with
Kapha and ending with Vata.
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Srila
Prabhupada's Teachings on Going Back
to Godhead
March,
2010
Bhagavad gita As It
Is
Chapter 2. Contents
of the Gita
Summarized
TEXT 12
na tv evaham jatu
nasam
na tvam neme
janadhipah
na caiva na
bhavisyamah
sarve vayam atah
param
TRANSLATION
Never was there a
time when I did not
exist, nor you, nor
all these kings; nor
in the future shall
any of us cease to
be.
PURPORT
In the Vedas, in the
Katha Upanisad as
well as in the
Svetasvatara
Upanisad, it is said
that the Supreme
Personality of
Godhead (Krishna) is
the maintainer of
innumerable living
entities, in terms
of their different
situations according
to individual work
and reaction of
work. That Supreme
Personality of
Godhead is also, by
His plenary
portions, alive in
the heart of every
living entity. Only
saintly persons who
can see, within and
without, the same
Supreme Lord, can
actually attain to
perfect and eternal
peace.
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 The
Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke
If you think you are having a heart attack
or stroke, call 911 or contact the emergency
response system in your country immediately.
If you are with someone who is experiencing
these symptoms and cannot reach 911...
Read more...
 Common
Signs of a Stroke:
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm
or leg, especially...
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Our Philadelphia Vaisnavas Care Team
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Rita Gupta
Bhagavatananda says that assisting the dying is
helping him “cash in on the blessings” he
received from one of Srila Prabhupada’s departed
disciples, Tribhuvanatha dasa.
Bhagavatananda met Tribhuvanatha near the end of
Tribhuvanatha’s life, when he was emaciated and
wheelchair-bound. “But his eyes were huge
saucers of spirituality,” says Bhagavatananda...
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Newest Prayer Requests
UPDATE on
Prema,
Sudarma's Daughter
March 17, 2010
Submitted by:
Kaulini dasi
Prabhus,
Prema’s tumor was successfully removed and hardware placed in her
back.
She will have some movement of the neck, though limited. The
doctor’s say it
was as successful as they could have hoped for.
Prema went into surgery at 8am this morning and came out at 6pm. She
is in
ICU for 24-48 hours and will spend the next 5-6 weeks in the
hospital in
recovery and rehabilitation.
Please continue to pray for Prema and her entire family.
Prayer Request for
Sudharma's Daughter
March 17, 2010
Submitted by:
Kaulini dasi, Gita nagari/New York
Dear Devotees:
Prema, the 15 year old daugher of Sudharma dasi and the
late Sundarupa dasa is undergoing a 10 surgery to remove a large
tumor from
her spine that is impinging the spinal cord. This is happening in
Shands
Memorial Hosp., Gainsville, FL.today, March 16th. The doctors
determined
that she was days away from becoming irreversibly paraplegic if
surgery
didn't occur immediately. It is a serious situation with life long
ramifications (such has having steel bars implanted in her neck
which will leave her
permanently unable to ever move her head in any direction, up or
down, for the
rest of her life). The alternative to not implanting steel bars
would be a
brace that would have the same effect as otherwise, her head would
"flop."
This is a brief rundown as her condition is extremely complicated
and has
been going on with out a successful diagnosis for several years now,
leaving Prema in pain and completely bed ridden the last two years.
While
Sudharma has not asked for anything beyond prayers, if anyone is
able to offer
support any support, I am sure it would be gratefully received.
Please
remember Sudharma in your prayers as well. This is not an easy thing
for a
mother and recent widow to endure.
Sudharma c/o Susan Weiland
18103 NW CR 239
Alachua FL 32615 USA
Yr servant,
Malati dasi
Offer a prayer for Prema
Dear Devotees,
We are requesting your
prayers for Caitanya Nitai, the son of
Advaita Candra dasa (Torchlight
Publishing, MVT project, etc.). and Radhasundari
dasi Caitanya,
age 20, who was a student in Mayapur and
lived there for four years, was
seriously injured on January 14th when
he fell SIX stories from a building in
the holy dhama. He miraculously survived
the fall and was taken to a local
hospital and then to the intensive care
unit at a major hospital in Kolkata. He
was diagnosed with badly broken ankles
and wrists, but apart from that and a
small crack in his pelvis bone there
were no other injuries. This is actually
quite extraordinary considering the
extent of the accident.
Caitanya was operated on his ankles
which were found to be severely damaged.
Many pins and plates were put in to hold
the many broken bones together. Then
surgery was done on his wrists and
several plates and pins were placed to
stablize his wrists and hands.
Advaita Candra Prabhu wrote, "By the
grace of Krishna and the continued love
and light pouring into our hearts and
surrounding us from all of you in all
corners of the globe, we feel we are
truly witnessing a miracle."
Please submit your prayers for Caitanya
and his entire family who are
experiencing the effects of such a
tremendous accident. We pray for a
quick recovery for Caitanya and solace
for the entire family.
Your servant,
Sangita devi dasi
Offer a prayer for Caitanya
Nitai dasa
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Health & Well-being
Articles by Dr
Gupta
(Premvilas das)
February, 2010
Hare Krishna devotees
Please accept my humble obesainces, all
glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Many of you might have felt depressed by
this long winter in which we have been
snowed out. Many devotees experience
symptoms ranging from irritability,
lethargy, excessive need for sleep to full
blown major depression. There is a medical
term for this group of disorders called
seasonal affective disorder(SAD henceforth)
and lets review what it is, what are its
symptoms and possible solutions.
Definition of SAD
SAD, or the seasonal pattern of depression,
is most simply defined as recurring
depression with seasonal onset and
remission. It is not considered a separate
mood disorder...
Written by:
Piyush Gupta, M.D.
(Premvilas das)
Columbus, Ohio (U.S.)
Complete Article....
Questions?
Write to
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These various colored ribbons
represent different types of
cancer. Please say a prayer for
someone who is battling with
cancer at this very moment.
Thank you!
(Click on picture for larger
view)
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare
Hare Rama
Hare Rama
Rama Rama
Hare Hare
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Living Wills/Advanced
Directives
 What
medical interventions would you want
done if you suddenly suffered a stroke
that left you brain-damaged and unable
to swallow? Would you want physicians to
provide you with artificial nutrition
through a surgically inserted feeding
tube? If you were injured in a car
accident and unable to breath would you
want...
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The Final Journey
Complete Hospice Care for Departing
Vaisnavas
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It
was a delight to read The Final
Journey—Complete Hospice Care for Departing
Vaisnavas by Susan Pattinson, RN (Sangita
devi dasi) for three reasons. First, her
obvious professional knowledge and
experience in hospice care make this book a
serious presentation on the subject. Thus it
will serve as a practical tool for all
concerned, as well as a reminder of how
sensitive and qualified one should be for
this service...
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Online Caregiver Course
Our online
course now directs you to links to videos
for better understanding!
 The
V-CARE online instructional course is
designed to give you basic knowledge in
order to help you care for a Vaisnava, or
any terminally-ill friend or family member, but
it is supplemental material and is not
intended to replace our in-person workshops
and seminars. It is also not meant to
replace home visits from hospice
professionals who can offer invaluable
services to the patient and family. There
is no fee for this course...
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Amazing Stories
 Lord
Nrisimhadeva - Recent Pastime with Devotee's Relative
Submitted by Nagapatni devi dasi
California (U.S.)
Lord Nrsimhadev shows His mercy
even to a non- devotee. Yasoda Mata's 85-year-old foster
father passed away two months ago.
During his stay in the hospital, Yasoda Mata prepared a
tape recorder and played the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra all
day long in his ward. Her foster father was actually in
semi-coma, but miraculously when he heard the Maha
mantra, gradually he awoke and with closed eyes he
appeared to enjoying the music and the sound vibration.
He started to follow the tempo
by tapping his hand on the edge of his bed. His finger
ring made the sound like "don, don, don, don don....."
He looked like he was totally meditating on the Maha
mantra. Suddenly he spoke, "Look! There is a huge 5
clawed man, and his head looks just like a lion's,he is
coming into my ward. Don't you see him? He is coming
...." The foster father still with eyes closed said "Oh,
yes, I forgot you all cannot see him, but he is really
here. I do not know who He is?"
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Become a V-CARE
Volunteer
It is explained in The
Nectar of Devotion that "A person
who is unable to bear another's distress is
called compassionate."
Presently,
Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. Inc. has a database of
devotee volunteers who offer their
assistance, within their own communities,
for those who are facing imminent death.
Since 2001 our number of volunteers have
increased worldwide. We continue to
expand our Vaisnava network by raising
awareness of its inevitable need. Our hope
is that our team of volunteers will
eventually stretch around the globe to reach
any devotee who is in need, regardless of
where he or she resides.
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Seeking Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. Volunteers in Australia
Nitya Nadia Bihari devi dasi and her husband
Bhakta Michael with their two children, Nila
Madhava and Priya Sundari.
Dear Devotees,
Nitya Nadia Bihari devi dasi, a Naturopath in
Queensland, is enthusiastically trying to start a
Vaisnavas Care Team near the ISKCON Brisbane temple
in Australia.
If you would like to offer emotional and spiritual
care to those devotees who are facing the end of
life due to a terminal illness by bringing a Deity
garland or chanting bhajans or reading scripture to
those Vaisnavas who are preparing to leave this
world, or simply hold the hand of a family member
who has lost a dear loved one, then we need you to
join the Brisbane Vaisnavas Care Team.
If you have a kind and compassionate heart and are
interested in reaching out to your congregation of
devotees by sending Get Well Cards and notes to
those who are sick, making a phone call when a
devotee's child is ill, or perhaps visiting a
devotee who is hospitalized, this service is for
you. These are just some of the many ways in which
you can offer your assistance and show your care and
concern for our extended family of vaisnavas. It
does not take a lot of time. It just takes a desire
to serve those devotees in need of support.
Our motto at Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. is, "Helping one
soul at a time!"
Please remember that one person can make a
difference, but together we can move mountains!
Thank you so much.
Your servants at Vaisnavas C.A.R.E.
(Please Note: If you live in another
part of the world and are also interested in forming
a local Vaisnavas Care Team there, please contact us
at: jusaniya@vaisnavascare.com for
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Puspa Samadhi for Jayananda prabhu
Sent in by Bhaktin
Rita
New Vrindavan, (U.S.)
February, 2010
Vishoka dasa: All Glories to Sri Guru
and Gauranga!
Dear devotees of Lord Krishna,
We’re going to build a puspa samadhi for
Jayananda prabhu, in Mayapura soon.
Krsna Mangala prabhu is the main
organizer of this project. We need some
personal article of Jayananda, like a
bead bag, or some item like clothing, or
some personal effect, to use for the
puspa samadhi, and we will purchase, or
accept donation of such item. If any
devotee would know where we might
procure such item, we would be extremely
grateful, and Srila Prabhupada and Lord
Krishna will be very pleased as well.
The devotees in LA auctioned Jayananda’s
effects to devotees after he departed.
If there’s any devotee out there who
knows any of the devotees who bought
some item at this auction, and can
direct us to that devotee, so that we
might procure such item, we would
greatly appreciate such help. If such
devotee could supply us with a phone #
or email address, it would really help
us.
Thanking you in advance, and all glories
to your service,
You can contact either me or Krsna
Mangala dasa, at my email, vishoka@juno.com,
or Krsna Mangala’s email - prahlada@mail.ru
Hoping this meets the devotees of Lord
Krishna blissful in their service.
Your servant, Vishoka dasa
Ps I host a website on Jayananda.com
I had to move from geocities to yahoo
webs, and having trouble managing site
so far, so you must go to bottom of the
dot com page and click Jayananda website
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The Paradoxical Commandments
Submitted by Bhaktin Rita Gupta, New
Vrindavana
March 6, 2010
People are illogical, unreasonable, and
self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you
of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win
false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten
tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you
vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the
biggest ideas can be shot down by
the smallest men and women with the
smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only
top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be
destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack
you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and
you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
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In Memoriam
Obituary for Sripad
Chidananda das
Written by: Pusta Krishna dasa
On
February 1, 2010, our Godbrother and friend Chidananda das
passed on after a battle with metastatic cancer. Chidananda
Prabhu was one of the first disciples of Srila Prabhupad,
joining in San Francisco in 1967.
He was a
very dear friend of Jayananda Prabhu. They were best friends, so
if one is known by the company they keep, it may give you an
indication of the quality of Chidananda Prabhu. He was always a
very humble devotee, and never sought privilege or position for
himself. He was as happy cleaning an ashram as he was preaching,
doing everything in the service of the vaishnavas. His cancer
started as a small squamous cell cancer of the lower lip and
despite 3 operations, and radiation therapy, his disease was not
arrested. Eventually, due to the massive swelling in his face
and throat, he was unable to breath or eat, thus he required
tracheotomy and gastric feeding tube. He was surrounded by many
beautiful devotees of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Santa
Cruz who cared for his physical needs until the end.
I was
reminded of Srila Prabhupad’s illness and how he instructed us
with his condition that this can happen to us as well. We must,
therefore, take our moment to moment life seriously. He was
encouraged to take Sanyas from Srila Govinda Maharaj a number of
years ago, and was known as Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti
Maharaj. He was a very beautiful and kind-hearted devotee. He
always spoke of Srila Prabhupad, and never deviated from Srila
Prabhupad’s inspiration and guidance, although he found service
in his later years through the Math.
His
cremation took place today in Santa Cruz, California,
accompanied by kirtan and the tears of many who loved him.
Tomorrow, in accordance with his wishes, his ashes will be
spread in the ocean off the Santa Cruz coastline, remembering
that Sriman Mahaprabhu bathed in the ocean of Jagannath Puri so
many thousands of miles away. I believe that His Grace has gone
back to Godhead, for the humble and dedicated life of service
which he lived must attract Sri Krishna, and his well-wishers in
Goloka Vrindaban. Hare Krishna.
Samadhi ceremony for
Maha Visnu Goswami
Written by: HH Kavicandra
Swami
Submitted by: Bhaktin Rita
Gupta, New Vrindavan
The samadhi ceremonies were
very blissful.
Many devotees gathered in
Nasika. HH Mahavishu Swami was carried to the New ISKCON temple in
Nasika where he was welcomed beautifully under the direction of HH
Radhanatha Swami.HH Bhakti Caru Swami lead “Je Anil Prema Dhana” very
soulfully. From there we proceeded to the land where HH Mahaavishnu
Swami requested to have his samadhi.It a bit far from the city.Bahkti
Caru Swami nicely directed all the preparation while beautiful kirtans
purified the atmosphere.Everything went smoothly.
After the samadhi was
completed we glorified His Holiness.Radhanatha Swami, Navayogendra
Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Kavicandra Swami, Jashimatinandana Prabhu,
Devakinandana Prabhu and Shyama Prabhu (s/o) Mahavishnu Swami spoke. All
glorified his love for Srimad Bhagavatam and all devotees.His son
stressed on his fondness for ISKCON.
His leading disciple
Devakinandana (Singapore) gave a beautiful concluding
presentation and opulent
prasadam was served for all.
Now his disciples are begining
to do something to fulfill his desire to have a nice temple and project
there.
Your Servant,
krsne matir astu
Kavicandra Swami
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March, 2010
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Vaisnavas C.A.R.E.
Hospice Seminar on DVD
We are presently taking orders for DVD’s of
the Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. Hospice Seminar --
Part 1-- given this year in Houston, Texas.
This is a four hour seminar that teaches the
basics of end-of-life care for the devotees.
The seminar is presented by Sangita devi
dasi, RN, CHPN, and Certified Hospice
Educator.
This is something every community should
have for those devotees who wish to learn
the art of giving emotional and spiritual
care to the dying Vaisnavas.
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Are You Struggling With Addiction?
Written by: Sarad bihari dasa
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
We are all
addicted to temporary sense
gratification in one way or
another. I know many devotees who
struggle with addiction while trying to
enter into the temple of bhakti. This
illness can kill like cancer and
tends to carry a stigma in society
because it destroys health,
families, occupations, as well as our
foremost opportunity to make spiritual
progress.
I am an addiction counselor as well as a
member of the Philadelphia Vaisnavas
Care Team. Please contact me at my
e-mail address or by phone for further
discussion or support. Names will remain
anonymous.
My
email address is:
Sankarsan @net
zero.com. My phone
number is:
267-987-2644. Please ask
for Sarad.
Thank you. All glories to Srila
Prabhupada and the assembled
devotees.
Your servant,
Sarad bihari dasa |
The
Winston-Salem Vaisnavas Care Team--A
Family Affair!
July 23, 2009
On
July 13, the Arora family drove from
their home in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina to the beautiful Gita nagari
farm in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. Their
main goal was to attend the Vaisnavas
C.A.R.E. seminar on end-of-life care.
Milan Arora, his wife Seema (Sriji
dasi), and their 14-year-old daughter,
Akanksha, liked what they heard. In
fact, they became even more inspired
than before and so they decided to form
the new
Winston-Salem Vaisnavas Care Team
in order to assist the terminally ill
members in their community. They would
like to bring healthy
prasadam meals to the patients
and families, as well as speak with them
about Krsna consciousness and the
meaning of "dying a good death" by
taking shelter at the lotus feet of the
Lord, especially at the most important
time in ones life. In addition, they
will offer to read to them from Srila
Prabhupada's transcendental books as
well as chant Hare Krsna
bhajans with them.
In
addition to rendering this very
important and much-needed service to his
community, Milan Prabhu works as a Data
Architect for a mortgage and insurance
company in Winston-Salem. Sriji dasi is
a disciple of HH Giriraj Swami and works
as a Teacher's Assistant in a first
grade classroom at the Forsyth County
School. Their daughter Akanksha, a
freshman in high school, is a sweet girl
who is very mature for her age and has a
natural caring and compassionate
personality. Therefore, she is eager to
join her parents in this project. We
wish all of them well in their service
to their congregation and community and
thank them for being such an exemplary
family.
If anyone would like to
contact them, please write to:
srijidasi@gmail.com.
336 Ivy Park Ln
Winston Salem, NC 27104 |
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"You are all helping me in pushing
forward this mission of Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, coming down by
disciplic succession to my Guru
Maharaj. So whatever you have
spoken, it is simply due to them. I
am simply the via media to receive
them, on behalf of my Guru Maharaj,
His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Goswami Maharaj
Prabhupada."
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and Daughters" in London on August
15, 1971
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Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the most
merciful incarnation of Lord Krsna,
who appeared over 500 years ago in
India. Lord Chaitanya taught the
chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra
as the means for self-realization in
this present age of Kali (quarrel
and disturbance).
Please Chant:and
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Certainly that heart is steel-framed
which, in spite of one's chanting
the holy name of the Lord with
concentration, does not change when
ecstasy takes place, tears fill the
eyes and the hairs stand on end.
Srimad
Bhagavatam 2.3.24 sloka
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