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HARE KRSNA- EVERY MORNING THESE DAYS, DURING AND AFTER MONGOL AROTIK, THE DAIRY COWS ACROSS THE ROAD COME AND HEAR ME SING, RING THE BELLS,AND THEN I OFFER AROTIK TO THEM ALL. SOMETIMES THEY ARE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FENCE LOOKING THIS WAY, WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE. SOMETIMES I FEED THEM PURIS AND HALAVA, BUT MOST OF THE TIME I JUST CHANT TO THEM. THIS IS WONDERFUL AND AUSPICIOUS HAVING THEM ACROSS THE ROAD. SOMEDAY, BY KRSNA’S MERCY, I WILL AGAIN HAVE COWS OF MY OWN……

DAMAGHOSA DAS

Glories of Mother Cow (Vedic Quotes) … FROM SAVE THE COW WEBSITE

Krishna and a cow

Gopal Krishna

All glories to Krishna, the son of Mother Yasoda, the cowherd boy Gopal, Govinda who gives pleasure to the cows! All glories to the conqueror of Cupid, Lord Hari, who takes away all inauspiciousness, who is unlimited, and the awarder of liberation!

(Gitavali, Sri Krishner Vimsottara-Sata-Nam, Song 6, Verse 1 Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Trans. Dasaratha-suta dasa. Nectar Books, 2002.)

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of lakshmis orgopis.

(Sri Brahma-samhita 5.29, translation and purport by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. Los Angeles: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1989.)

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For the third year in a row, we chanted down the main streets of our rural town which was seen by thousands of people. This time was quite different than the past years, in that Maya presented herself…

Below are two youtube videos of our third year at the loggerodeo 4th july parade in Sedro Woolley Wash USA

What did YOU do on this Independance day ( for celebrations??)

Hare Krsna

damaghosa das

This human form of life is so so short, we have to take advantage of it….

https://youtu.be/YPDg-FsqXjU

https://youtu.be/nwTXZMR2a0o

this was shot about a month ago. corn and beans

this shot today July 2 2015-corn is about 4-5 feet high, beans getting to 5 feet now. There are over 300 corn plants here
more than enough for fresh corn on the cob daily for two months and the rest we will dry for flour later.

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Prabhupada: Wasteful, yes. Therefore I say they have no brain. All,
they are rascals. Rascal leaders. A little labor in agriculture will
be sufficient to produce the family’s food stock for the whole year.
You can stock. You work only three months, and you get sufficient food
for your whole family. And less nine months, you chant Hare Krsna. But
these rascals will not do that. They will work hard like ass simply
for eating. Nunam pramattah kurute vikarma yad indriya-pritaya
aprnoti. They will not accept easy life.

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Prabhupada: No, no. These varieties… Suppose you grow half a dozen
different types of vegetables. So from this half a dozen you can make
three dozen varieties. If you are a good cooker. So the varieties of
enjoyment will be fulfilled. We have got some desire of different
quality of varieties. That you can make. From milk, vegetable, grains,
the three things, you
can make three hundred varieties.

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… Yes, naturally. If this man is fed up with this industry, he can
go back to village and produce his own food. But he is attached to
this industrial activity because he is thinking that “We are getting
more money for wine and woman and meat. Let me enjoy.” That is the
perfect, imp… But if he chants Hare Krsna maha-mantra, his
consciousness will be purified and he will be made not interested this
kind of work. He will go back to village and
produce food.

One of many miraculous encounters we’ve had whilst out touring the country distributing Srila Prabhupada’s Books. James Bird, who is from the sunny south coast of England explains to us how his entire…

Hare Krsna to all

Below is a video link of our early summer gardens out back.

4th july parade is coming this weekend-all are invited to take part and then
picnic out back afterwards.

Parma Vijayte Sri Krsna Sankirtan !!
Srila Prabhupada ki Jaya !!

damaghosa das

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-X5xkm9emk&feature=youtu.be

Below we have a short segment of one conversation where Srila Prabhupada tells TKG and Satsvarupa NOT
to criticize important well known people-especially done in writing, in a book. This will only
create enemies, of which we already have many.

When these people open their mouths we immediately can tell if they are Krsna
Conscious or not. We say what Krsna says, and never what rascals say. And we do not give these people any importance by saying we “know of them”. We say, never heard of them, which means ,they are not that important.
But Krsna/God–everybody has heard of.. And winning first place for the books of the Bhaktividanta Book Trust at the annual national library convention –THAT he said– was our “triumph”!!

Hare Krsna
damaghosa dasa
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Vrndavna July 5 1977
Tamala Kṛṣṇa: The karmīs. They don’t know what is what. They don’t know what is good for them. If they have their choice, they won’t immediately talk with a devotee. But we are like the doctors. We don’t consider what the patient says. Somehow we have to administer the medicine because we know it will be good for them. There’s a letter that just came from Satsvarūpa. ….

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Hari Bol,

please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBriNVvwejk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1oFt1a8ro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_XRuCjp0Ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-2UkoD3LQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yCYZbv2YFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_NRhcN7yg

Wonderful memories!

Katha from the early days of ISKCON.

Bhakta Robin

Anyone can be purified if he takes shelter of a pure devotee and molds his character according to the pure devotee’s direction.

SB 6.12.20

This is the real paradigm shift, the one that everyone is talking about but have no idea ( as of yet ) how it is unfolding. They are now benefiting and will soak up more of the nectar as time moves forward.

Great compilation here, many thanks.

Ys Hasti Gopala Dasa

Natural Brotherhood (Bhaktivinoda Thakura):

“Gradually, when the offensive portions of the established religions are destroyed, there will be no more differences in the bhajana performed by the various Sampradayas nor any quarrel between them. Then as brothers, the people of all castes and countries will spontaneously chant the Holy Names of the Supreme Lord together. At that time, no one will hate anyone or consider others dogeaters; nor will anyone be overwhelmed by the pride of high birth. The living entities will not forget the principle of natural brotherhood.”
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Hare Krishna
PAMHO AGTSP

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It is with great saddness that I wish to inform you all that our dear god-brother Brahmananda Prabhu passed away this afternoon at 3:31 pm IST in his room in Vrindavan Dham.

Gargamuni Prabhu, Mahadevi Mataji along with Dr. Ashu, Saranga Thakur Das, Dharmatma Das and few other devotees were present when he passed away.

Dharmatma Das, a devotee of the ISKCON Vrindavan temple, has been taking care of Brahmananda Prabhu for the past few years. Dharmatma called me yesterday to inform that Brahmanada Prabhu’s condition was serious and a local doctor was attending to him.

I then spoke to Brahmanada Prabhu on the phone and told him that I would be sending a doctor from Delhi to examine him. Dr. Ashu, who was sent from Delhi, conducted the initial examination and felt his condition was very serious and was of the opinion that he should be moved to the Apollo hospital in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Dr. Krishna Priya from the Delhi temple had spoken to his friend who is a senior doctor in the Apollo hospital for making the necessary arrangements.

This afternoon the local devotees in Vrindavan had called the ambulance and were getting ready to bring Brahmananda Prabhu to Delhi. But he collasped before they could take him out of his room and into the ambulance.

Last night when I was on the phone with Brahmananda Prabhu, I suggested that he come to Delhi to undergo medical tests. But he was very reluctant to the idea of leavining Vrindavan.

And Krishna fulfilled his desire to leave his body in Vrindavan Dham and that to on the most auspicious day of Srila Vakresvara Pandit’s appearance day.

Saranga Thakur of the Vrindavan temple is now working on obtaning the permissions from the police and US Embassy for his last rites which would probably be performed tomorrow morning.

Your servant,

Gopal Krishna Goswami

Aprakrita Dasa

Hare Krishna Society

Cows-Krsna’s favorite companions‏

Glories of Mother Cow (Vedic Quotes) … FROM SAVE THE COW WEBSITE

the real 4th july Independance day celebrations-chanting Hare Krsna Maha Mantra‏

2 garden photos sequence

the power of getting just one of Srila Prabhupadas books upon one soul-w/o devotee association‏

Short Govinda’s Garden video

Srila Prabhupada explains how to preach Krsna Consciousness-‏

Memories for HG Brahmananda Prabhu by his Brother KB Mandir Vrindavana‏

Anyone can be purified if …

Important insigths from Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura, our great purva acarya‏

Departure of Brahmananda prabhu‏