Newsletter Number #145  ( mid-January issue 2005 A.D. Gaurabda 518)
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Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances & Best Wishes To All

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All Glories To Srila Prabhupad.

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Welcome to the latest re-vamped edition of the on-line HKSRNewsletter, and our humble attempt to render some service to the devotee community. As you can see we've changed the format, and everything is here hyper-linked on-line, we hope it's now easier for you all. This newsletter now goes out to way over 2108 receivers. We trust that all is well with everyone by the Mercy of the Lord. However, if anyone would like to be removed please just send us a message requesting me to do so, and we will do it promptly. If you are receiving this from a friend, and would like to be added directly to the mailout please also let us know and we will do the needful there too. Removal and Subscription details at the very end of this newsletter.

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WWW - news and views: Calendar Updates & Events - Festivals, Feasts, Fasts & Functions:

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Vaishnava Calendar for 2005-2006????
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... Boxing Day Asian Tsunami Disaster Food (prasadam) Relief Appeal

... and much more

At Grass Roots: Topical stuff
... Seasonal Greetings...Happy 2005
... Have a Happy Year - Gaurabda 518

Prasadam Recipes: To slake the thirst of body, mind & soul
... some really useful Vege links and support
... inspiring Vegetarian articles
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The Interactive Vaishnava Calendar page of Fasts, Festivals, Functions and Feasts.
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Now you can view the FULL years 1999-2000 & 2000-2001 & 2001-2002 & 2002-2003 & 2003-2004 & 2004-2005.
All Calendar entries are explained - Appearance or Disappearance
days, festivals, fasts, feasts, etc.

View previous years festival dates on the Calendar:
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Vaishnava Calendar for 2005-2006????
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2005-2006.html
(some selected locations are available already below)

The present year's calendar:
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Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 21st January 2005  in NZ)

Sri Jagadisa Pandit - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Sri Krsna Pusya abhisheka

Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Sri Jayadeva Goswami - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sri Locana Das Thakur - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 5th February 2005  in NZ)

Sri Ganga Sagara Mela

Sri Vasanta Pancami

Srimati Visnupriya Devi - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Srimati Sarasvati Puja

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Sri Raghunandana Thakur - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Sri Raghunatha Das Goswami - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Kumbha Sankranti (Sun enters Aquarius)

Sri Advaita Acarya - Appearance  - Avirbhav (Fasting till noon)

Sri Bhismastami

Sripad Madhvacarya - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sripad Ramanujacarya - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 20th February 2005  in NZ)

Sri Varaha Dvadasi - Appearance of Lord Varaha deva
(The fast is observed till noon on the Ekadasi)(Feasting is done today.)

Sri Nityananda Trayodasi - Appearance of Nityananda Prabhu (Fasting till noon - 22nd Feb in NZ)

Sri Krsna Madhura utsava

Srila Narottama Das Thakur - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Sri Purusottama Das Thakur - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Srila Gour Govinda Swami -- Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupad - Appearance  - Avirbhav (Fasting till noon)

Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi- (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 7th March 2005  in NZ)

Sripad Isvara Puri - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sri Shiva Ratri - Appearance Day of Lord Shiva

Srila Jagannatha Das Babaji - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sri Rasikananda - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Sri Purusottama Das Thakur - Appearance  - Avirbhav

Mina Sankranti (Sun enters Pisces)

Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 21st March 2005  in NZ)

Sripad Madhavendra Puri - Disappearance  - Tirubhav

Holi

Sri Krishna Chaitanya (Gauranga) Mahaprabhu - Appearance - ( 26th March 2005 in NZ )
Gaura Purnima - (Fasting Ekadasi style untill moonrise)

Jatakarma Festival of Srila Jagannatha Misra for Birth of Baby Lord Chaitanya

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ka va pujyatama tatra devata sad-gunarnava
akurvatah syat ko dosa etan me vaktum arhasi

"Oh Gurudeva! When did Ekadasi take birth and from whom did she appear? What are the rules of fasting on the Ekadasi? Please describe the benefits of following this vow and when it should be followed. Who is the utmost worshippable presiding deity of Sri Ekadasi? What are the faults in not following Ekadasi properly? Please bestow your mercy upon me and tell about these subjects, as you are the only personality able to do so."

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Here's a few Vaishnava Calendar locations around the World friends asked for us to post !!

2004-2005

Adelaide - Australia Hong Kong  - China Muscat - Oman
Atlanta GA  - USA Johannesburg - RSA New York - NYC - USA
Auckland  - New Zealand Katikati  - New Zealand Perth  - Australia
Bangalore - India Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Singapore
Bangkok - Thailand Kuwait Suva - Fiji
Boston - MA - USA London  - UK Sydney - Australia
Brisbane  - Australia Los Angeles - CA - USA Toronto - Canada
Calcutta - Kolkata - India Madras (Chennai) Trinidad
Caracas - Venezuala Malawi - Africa Vrindavan - UP - India
Christchurch  - New Zealand Manchester - UK Wellington - New Zealand
Delhi - New Delhi - UP - India Mauritus Whakatane - New Zealand
Dubai  - UAE Mayapura - W.Bengal - India
Durban - RSA Melbourne  - Australia Any others??????????????
Glasgow  - Scotland Monte Video - Uruguay
Hamilton  - New Zealand Munich (Munchen)  - Germany

2005-2006

Adelaide - Australia Hamilton  - New Zealand Melbourne  - Australia
Atlanta GA  - USA Hawera - New Zealand Monte Video - Uruguay
Auckland  - New Zealand Hong Kong  - China Moscow - CIS - Russia
Bangalore - India Jakarta - Indonesia Munich (Munchen)  - Germany
Bangkok - Thailand Johannesburg - RSA Muscat - Oman
Boston - MA - USA Katikati  - New Zealand New York - NYC - USA
Brisbane  - Australia Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Perth  - Australia
Calcutta - Kolkata - India Kuwait City  - Al kuwait - Kuwait Singapore
Caracas - Venezuala London  - UK Suva - Fiji
Carterton - New Zealand Los Angeles - CA - USA Sydney - Australia
Christchurch  - New Zealand Madras (Chennai) India Toronto - Canada
(New) Delhi - Delhi - UP - India Malawi - Africa Trinidad
Dubai  - UAE Manchester - UK Vrindavan - UP - India
Durban - RSA Mauritus Wellington - New Zealand
Glasgow  - Scotland Mayapura - W.Bengal - India Whakatane - New Zealand
...just a few places where our readers are located.


 

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Dear friends,

Hare Krishna.  ISKCON Food for Life is working to give assistance to those
who are suffering from this immense disaster.

Please read more on the FFL website, http://www.ffl.org.

We pray that the Lord will comfort those who are in need or who have lost loved ones.

I am sure you  are all aware of the recent earthquake off the coast of Indonesia and the subsequent Tsunami waves that have devastated Sri Lanka, India and Africa, and have taken the lives of more than 125,000 people.  The death rate is rising by the hour, and Food for Life is responding to this disaster with all the resources we have available in several countries involved.
We will bring you more information on our efforts soon.

If you would like to help our relief efforts donations may be given through the web http://www.ffl.org, or the Auckland temple office can forward on your behalf, or see Iskcon Sri Lankan appeal below.

Your servant in Lord Krishna's service,

Thank you for your friendship, from FFL Global Director, Priyavrata das


ISKCON Sri Lanka is providing cooked prasadam (food) for the tsunami victims. The victims are desperate. They have no facility to cook food. They have no place, they have no utensils and it is a necessity for us to provide them with cooked prasadam (food).

Mahakarta Dasa (Prabhupada's disciple) is the temple president of ISKCON Sri Lanka, and he is the coordinator of this Food for life relief program for the tsunami victims.
    The program started from 31st December 2004. The Temple President has gone to Trincomalee (worst affected area) this morning to directly supervise the program with some congregational devotees where prasadam will be cooked and distributed to the victims, beginning from 5000 plates per day and increasing rapidly to 20,000. We are starting from Trincomalee and it is the worst affected area in Sri Lanka.

The rate of prasadam distribution is now more than 30,000 per day, providing cooked meals and fresh drinking water as well as some medical aide http://www.ffl.org  See other articles in this issue.

This food for life program will continue for a long period and the program will expand to the other affected areas in the country and for this your help is very much needed.

Sri Lanka was among the worst affected by the recent earthquake in Sumatra (Indonesia) and the subsequent tidal wave which has affected many countries in this region. The tide was 40ft high. In the recent news this morning, the death rate has increased to more than 25000 and many thousands are still missing. Over a million are refugees. The refugees have taken shelter in hospitals, schools and temples. Hospitals have been washed out along with the patients and doctors. To continue this, we need assistance and we have to also go to different affected areas. Another rising problem is the thousands of orphans.

His Holiness Indradyumna swami and over 45 other Iskcon devotees are now in the area feeding over 30,000 prasadam meals a day and helping to heal the disrupted lives of the orphans.

So the food for life project by ISKCON (Sri Lanka) should provide a minimum of at least ten thousand plate per day or it will be insufficient for the victims.

How to donate

100% of the donations will be given to the tsunami victims. We will also supply medical items, sleeping mats, bed sheets etc as we receive.

We need assistance from you also for this humanitarian service. Please donate generously for this cause and inform your friends to donate for this purpose. Contact us for further information.

Mahakarta Dasa (Prabhupada's disciple) is the temple president of ISKCON Sri Lanka, and he is the coordinator of this relief program for the tsunami victims in Sri Lanka.

We are the only authorized ISKCON center in Sri Lanka :

Address:  Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple (ISKCON Sri Lanka)
               188, new chetty street,
               Colombo 13
               Sri Lanka

e-mail: iskcon@slt.lk
phone: (00941) 2433325
fax: (00941) 2471099

GBC: H.H.Jayapataka Swami
Co GBC: H.H.Bhanu Swami

Your donations could be sent by draft/cheque/ money order on behalf of the ISKCON account mentioned below to the ISKCON Sri Lanka address:

ISKCON Sri Lanka, 188, New chetty street, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka

Bank account name: ISKCON
Account no: 1050669901
Bank name and address: Commercial bank company Ltd
Kotahena branch
Colombo 13
Sri Lanka

Or,

If you deposit the cheques or drafts in any bank of your country (eg. western union) it will be transferred to the bank here.

Or,

If you wish to send the money through your credit card, you could also do that the same precedure via the bank in your country directing it to the ISKCON account here in sri lanka.

But you should mention the bank and the branch name and address where the money is to be transferred.

Please contact us via email for further information.

Thanking you
Your humble servant
Nandarani dd
Secretary
ISKCON Sri Lanka




Festivals Coming Soon

Vasant Panchami - 13th February in NZ

Appearance Day of Srila Advaita Acharya  - 15th February in NZ

Varaha Dwadasi - Monday 21st February in NZ
Appearance Day of Lord Varahadeva

Sri Nityananda Trayodasi - 22nd February in NZ
Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada's Appearance Day
1st March in NZ


Srila Gour Govinda maharaj's Disappearance Day (1996)

Shivaratri - Appearance Day of Lord Shiva

Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami's Disappearance Day (1946 - 2002)


Sri Gaura Purnima - Advent of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
26th March in NZ

Sri Ramanavami - Appearance Day of Sri Ramachandra Bhagavan
30th March in NZ


Disappearance Day of Jayananda dasa Adhikari

Sri Nrsimha Chaturdasi - Appearance Day of Lord Narasimhadev

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita:  Chapter 2 - Contents of the Gita Summarized

                                 TEXT 55

                           sri-bhagavan uvaca
                          prajahati yada kaman
                        sarvan partha mano-gatan
                         atmany evatmana tustah.
                        sthita-prajnas tadocyate

   WORD FOR WORD
   sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; prajahati--gives up; yada--when; kaman--desires for sense gratification; sarvan--of all varieties; partha--O son of Prtha; manah-gatan--of mental concoction; atmani--in the pure state of the soul; eva--certainly; atmana--by the purified mind; tustah--satisfied; sthita-prajnah--transcendentally situated; tada--at that time; ucyate--is said.

TRANSLATION
   The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O Partha, when a man gives up all varieties of desire for sense gratification, which arise from mental concoction, and when his mind, thus purified, finds satisfaction in the self alone, then he is said to be in pure transcendental consciousness.

 PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad:
   The Bhagavatam affirms that any person who is fully in Krsna consciousness, or devotional service of the Lord, has all the good qualities of the great sages, whereas a person who is not so transcendentally situated has no good qualifications, because he is sure to be taking refuge in his own mental concoctions. Consequently, it is rightly said herein that one has to give up all kinds of sense desire manufactured by mental concoction. Artificially, such sense desires cannot be stopped. But if one is engaged in Krsna consciousness, then, automatically, sense desires subside without extraneous efforts. Therefore, one has to engage himself in Krsna consciousness without hesitation, for this devotional service will instantly help one onto the platform of transcendental consciousness. The highly developed soul always remains satisfied in himself by realizing himself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord. Such a transcendentally situated person has no sense desires resulting from petty materialism; rather, he remains always happy in his natural position of eternally serving the Supreme Lord.

 - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission.

 - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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(here's some nectar, sometimes it comes in the form of Srutakirti prabhu's diary, other times from Govinda dasi's diary, or sometimes from a letter, but still nectar...)

Gardener

In 1969 when Prabhupada stayed at John Lennon's estate, he liked to walk in the misty morning through the gardens and groves. It was there that Prabhupada met the head gardener, an old English gentleman who used to wear a tweed suit jacket even when digging in the earth. The gardener had shown no interest in the philosophy or the devotees, but when Prabhupada came he was interested to meet him. On Prabhupada's first morning walk the head gardener presented himself. Prabhupada was also dressed in a gentlemanly way, wearing a long black coat, black hat, and wellington boots.
"I am the head gardener here." said the man. Prabhupada said he was glad to meet him and asked him, "What are you growing?" The gardener eagerly showed Prabhupada some of the plants and fruits he was raising in the greenhouse, including watermelons and varieties of flowers. He also pulled out trays from underneath a greenhouse table and showed Prabhupada his mushrooms.
"O, we do not eat this," said Prabhupada. "This is fungus." The man admitted that it was a fungus. Prabhupada explained that mushrooms do not have a good taste, and because they grow in a dark, damp place, they are considered food in the mode of ignorance. Srila Prabhupada then suggested that the gardener should try to grow ladyfingers, but the man didn't know what Prabhupada meant. Prabhupada pointed to his own fingers. "You should grow these ladyfingers." He gave the Hindi word, bhindi, which the man also couldn't understand. Finally the gardener understood that Prabhupada was talking about okra. Prabhupada asked if the man could grow mangoes, but he said he couldn't, not even in the greenhouse.
"What is your age?" asked Prabhupada.
The gardener replied that he was sixty-six.
Prabhupada said, "Do you still have all your teeth?"
The gardener seemed to be a little embarrassed, but replied, "No, I don't. I have all false teeth."
"My age is seventy-two," said Prabhupada, "but I have all my teeth." Prabhupada opened his mouth and showed.
The gardener replied, I've lost all my teeth because I like sweet things too much."
"I also like sweets", said Prabhupada. "I eat many sweets myself - rasagulla, gulabjamuns. But I am eating the right kind of sweets. You should also eat these sweets."
After that, when taking his morning walk, Prabhupada regularly greeted the gardener with a few words, or at least, whenever the gardener was working at a distance, they exchanged a wave of hands.

- From the Nectar by HH Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

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"Fact, Faith, Foolishness"
Room Conversation with U.N. Doctor -- September 29, 1976, Vrndavana

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Prabhupada: Na taj janesu abhijnesu. Abhijnah janesu, no attachment. Vyasadeva, Sukadeva Gosvami, Narada Muni, all the acaryas, Ramanujacarya, they have no respect for these. They're creating their howling habits, that's all. How there can be peace?
Doctor: Now when the Krsna mantras...
Prabhupada: Why do you say Krsna pantha?
Doctor: No, mantras. I have come to mantra. Klim krsnaya govindaya gopijanavallabhaya namah. Is that not a very powerful Krsna mantra?
Prabhupada: Yes.
Doctor: That is better than Hare Krsna.
Prabhupada: No. Hare Krsna is therefore called maha-mantra.
Doctor: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare.
Prabhupada: Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Doctor: This you regard as the, higher than any other...
Prabhupada: Oh yes. Therefore it is called maha-mantra.
Doctor: But I was told that the Sudarsana-cakra words, mahamala parakramaya maha patanivaya bhakta jane kalpanaya,(?) that is a very powerful mantra.
Prabhupada: Yes. Everything in relationship with God is powerful. But the name in this age is the most powerful. Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet [SB 12.3.51].
Doctor: And the word om has been praised in the Upanisads, but...
Prabhupada: Om, veda, pranavah sarva-vedesu. Krsna says that raso 'ham apsu kaunteya prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh pranavah sarva-vedesu [Bg. 7.8]. Pranava is omkara. Sarva-vedesu, "That pranava I am." That is sound representation of Krsna.
Doctor: Then that one word as a mantra, is it not...
Prabhupada: Yes.
Doctor: ...the highest sort of word?
Prabhupada: No. If you keep Krsna, that "This pranava is the sound representation of Krsna," then it is all right. If you think it is separately powerful than Krsna, that is nama-aparadha.
Doctor: I understand.
Prabhupada: Yes. If you accept it as Krsna says, that "I am pranava," if you do remember Krsna by chanting omkara, then it is all right.
Doctor: Otherwise, om is only given to sannyasis?
Prabhupada: Not necessarily. It is not mentioned there. Anyone chanting Vedic mantra, he has to begin with omkara.
Doctor: All mantras begin with om.
Prabhupada: Yes, omkara. So sarva-vedesu. Pranavah sarva-vedesu. This is beginning. Just like we take Bhagavata, om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
Doctor:
etad aksaram brahma
etad aksaram param
etad aksaram jnatva
yati ceti...(?)
Prabhupada: The difficulty is that we consider Krsna is different from omkara.
Doctor: That is a mistake.
Prabhupada: That is a mistake.
Doctor: But then Krsna is not different from Brahman.
Prabhupada: If you take this omkara as Krsna's sound representation, then it is all right.
Doctor: Then it is as good as chanting Krsna.
Prabhupada: Yes.
Doctor: But it does not give...
Prabhupada: But because Krsna is remembered, if you take omkara as Krsna's sound representation then Krsna is remembered.
Doctor: But Krsna is three letters. Om is one.
Prabhupada: That doesn't matter.
Doctor: In the last minute when you are dying you can feel it, easily feel it.
Prabhupada: Krsna has many names. Krsna has name Govinda. It is not three letters. It is more than that. Krsna has so many thousands names. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta. So therefore Krsna advises for the beginners, "Just try to remember Me in this way-raso 'ham apsu kaunteya [Bg. 7.8] -- I am the taste of the water." The water you must be drinking twice, thrice, four times. So when you drink water, the taste satisfies your thirst. So if you simply remember, "This taste is Krsna," that is Krsna conscious.

...............continued

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I don't say, "Follow me." I say,"Follow Krsna."

Krsna says, "Surrender unto Me."I say, "Surrender

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is simply repeating because Krishna says,"Anyone

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indriya-kulam atigUDhaM
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tan-madhyAd api cittaM
harato nR-harer na hAryaM kim?

“The inner senses are well hidden away, concealed behind the eyes and other external organs; of them all, the mind is the most cleverly hidden--yet Krishna steals even that. So what is He not capable of stealing?”(Gopala Champu 1.7.48)

na desha niyamo räjan na käla niyamas tathä
vidyate nätra sandeho vishnor-nämänu-kirtane
kälo'sti däne yajne ca snäne kälo' sti saj jape
vishnu-sankirtane kälo nästyatra prithivitale

          O king, there are no rules governing the time and place wherein the holy name of Vishnu can be chanted. Of this there can be no doubt. Charity and sacrifice are governed by various rules regarding time and place, as are the taking of one's bath and the silent uttering of different mantras. But the holy name of Vishnu can be chanted in saìkértana at any time in any place on earth. (Hari-bhakti-viläsa 11.412, 413)

na desha-niyamas tasmin na käla-niyamas-tathä
nocchishthädau nishedho 'sti shri harer-nämni lubdhaka

          O hunter, there are no restrictions on when or where the holy name of Sri Hari may be chanted and no prohibitions regarding the uncleanness of the mouth from which the holy name comes forth. (Hari-bhakti-viläsa 11.408)

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"IN EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE the chanting of the Holy Name of Krishna shall be heard. This was the forecast made by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu almost 500 years ago in India. Today, as the Hare Krishna Mantra -- Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare -- resounds in Bombay and New York, Nairobi and Sydney, and in Paris and Hong Kong, the prophecy of Lord Caitanya stands fulfilled. The universal import of this "Samkirtan Movement" (the congregational chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord) was expressed by Lord Caitanya as follows:

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aham kratur aham yajnah
svadhaham aham ausadham
mantro 'ham aham evajyam
aham agnir aham hutam

"But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb,
the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering."(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 9.16)


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ete cäàça-kaläù puàsaù
kåñëas tu bhagavän svayam
indräri-vyäkulaà lokaà
måòayanti yuge yuge

“All the lists of the incarnations of Godhead submitted herewith are either plenary expansions or parts of the plenary expansions of the Supreme Godhead, but Kåñëa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28)

rämädi-mürtiñu kalä-niyamena tiñöhan
nänävatäram akarod bhuvaneñu kintu
kåñëaù svayaà samabhavat paramaù pumän yo
govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi

“I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Kåñëa], who is always situated in various incarnations such as Räma, Nåsiàha and many subincarnations as well, but who is the original Personality of Godhead known as Kåñëa, and who incarnates personally also.” (Brahma samhita 5:39.)

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Krishna conscious Dramas and plays:
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Wonderful modern Krishna conscious plays:
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These are great for Sunday feasts, or school programs or street presentations, or just for our own understanding.

Read here what Prabhupad says about such plays and dramas:
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FFL is the world's largest vegetarian food relief
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Priyavrata das, director of Food for Life Global, requires devotees for relief work in areas affected by the recent Tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka. On January 14, Indradyumna Swami will arrive in the capitol, Colombo, to assist local devotees in setting up an infrastructure to distribute prasadam at refugee camps throughout the disaster areas.  Presently, Mahakarta das, temple president for Colombo and local devotees are distributing 30,000 plates of prasadam daily in just one area affected by the disaster.  But the scope for distribution is unlimited as hundreds of thousands of people remain without home or shelter along the coastal areas hit by the Tsunami.

Food for Life has made an appeal for volunteers on it's website: WWW.FFL.ORG and over 60 non-devotees have replied.  Many are professionals in various fields of medicine, education and social services. Priyavrata and Indradyumna Swami are presently choosing 48 of them to assist in prasadam distribution in different refugee camps, beginning January 16.

FFL Global is appealing for expert devotee cooks and kitchen helpers to volunteer for service in this relief effort. Those with first hand emergency relief experience are especially desired.

Devotees should be aware that they will be working in a disaster area and that conditions may be very austere. All accommodation, food and water will be provided and FFL Global will cover all expenses related to volunteering, except travel. Devotees will have to pay their own way to Sri Lanka. American citizens do not require visas, if they intend to stay less than one month.

Interested volunteers are also advised to take the necessary inoculations such as Typhoid and Cholera.

For more information, and to volunteer for this "experience of a lifetime" service, please visit WWW.FFL.ORG - or call Priyavrata das on (1) 301 987 5883 or 1 571 277 2329

Food for Life Global was established in 1994 by Mukunda Goswami and myself to support Food for Life projects all over the world. To date we have helped numerous temples around the world either start a new FFL program or improve on what they already had established. FFL Global does this quietly in the background through correspondence, grants and the creation and distribution of FFL training and promotional materials.

Our office was originally based at the Potomac Temple in Washington DC, however, we are now based from my home in Gaithersburg, MD, about 20 minutes from the Potomac temple. My wife Radha Seva and I run the office. Both of us are volunteers. I have my own graphic design and web development business that maintains our family. My work with FFL is voluntary.

Over the last 10 years, FFL Global has networked extensively with the vegetarian and vegan movements, raising awareness that FFL is the world's largest vegetarian food relief. As a result of this networking, which included making presentations about FFL at International Vegetarian Conferences, many vegetarians around the world now actively support FFL programs. We receive most of our donations from the vegetarian community who visit our web site www.ffl.org .

Over the last 5 days, thousands of people have visited the FFL Global web site to donate money to help the Tsunami Relief. As of January 1, 2005 we have raised more than $15,000 from the web site alone, with much more expected from checks we will be receiving in the Post Office box. 100% of these donations are being sent to support the FFL teams in Sri Lanka, Chennai and any other relief efforts going on to help Tsunami survivors. Not one penny is being kept for our administration. We routinely collect all the many small donations we receive throughout the year, and then wire a bulk donation to needy FFL projects, thus minimizing bank charges and government beaurocracy.

Food for Life Global actually has a membership program that supports any administration costs we may have throughout the year. Membership is $35/year. Members receive a t-shirt and sticker and of course all donations are tax deductible.

The response to this disaster has been overwhelming. Many people are calling our office asking how they can help. Whether its going over their personally or organizing a food, clothing or water drive at their school, campus or business. It is very touching to read people's emails. One man said, "Rock on, this is my last 10 dollars for some time. Put it to good use." Food for Life Global has set up a Volunteer page that provides some guidance to those that are not able to donate money at http://www.ffl.org/html/volunteer.html

One other positive thing that has come out of this calamity, is the raised awareness of Hare Krishna Food for Life. Many prominent web sites are posting banners and announcements to their site visitors and members to help Food for Life. It is this kind of appreciation and awareness of the positive social contributions that ISKCON devotees are making that is an important part of FFL Global's purpose.

We pray that one day FFL Global can fully fund all FFL projects as needed and that prasadam distribution expands unlimitedly as Srila Prabhupada desired. We hope you will support us in this mission.

The servant of prasadam distributors,

Priyavrata das
Food for Life Global
http://www.ffl.org

Ancestral early warning systems saved Andaman janajaati
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=54372

Ancestral early warning systems saved Andaman janajaati: ASI

The five aboriginal tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, our last missing link with early civilisation, have emerged unscathed from the tsunamis because of their age old "warning systems".

"The tribals get wind of impending danger from biological warning signals like the cry of birds and change in the behavioural patterns of marine animals. They must have run to the forests for safety. No casualties have been reported among these five tribes," ASI Director Dr V R Rao told .

This has promted the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) to propose its immediate documentation to save coastal populations from similar disasters in future.

His team in the badly-hit islands reported the well being of all five aborigines tribes -- Jarwas, Onges, Shompens, Sentenelese and Great Andamanese.

Early warning systems developed by their forefathers and adapted successfully by the tribals must have sent the first alarm signals and given them time to run for safety, he said.

These tribes could be traced down to the mesolithic and upper paleolithic era (from 20000 to 60000 years ago), he said. They had inherited a wealth of indigenous knowledge that had not yet been recorded.

"Anthropologists have been recording these aspects for long. But the question is to properly document them and find means to create a national resource base upon which a coastal signalling system can be operated.

"We have proposed to the Centre to take up immediate documentation of these systems and geomorphological changes triggered by the tsunami since these would be fresh in the memory of the tribals now," Rao said.

Nataraja Darshan saves lives of 4000 fishermen
http://www.rss.org/New_RSS/index.jsp

While thousads lost their lives in the Cuddalore coast to Tsunami, close to 4000 fishermen belonging to some 20 villages like Killai, Pichavaram, Kavarapattu neighboring the Chidambaram region escaped. They had left their villages to attend the annual ritual of "Arudra Darshan" at the world famous Nataraja Mandir in Chidambaram. As has been their practice for generations, they were involved in the pulling of the Mandir Car. When they returned to their villages post Tsunami, they found their entire villages ravaged beyond recognition. Sri Srinivasakumar a member of the fishermen community told us that they were saved because of the grace of Nataraja. He stated that inside the Chidambaram Mandir, they did not find any impact at all. He concluded " all of us owe our lives to Him".

VSK CHENNAI
Trust in god saves you from any danger (full fill your needs).

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'Smell of death keeps them away from meat'
http://www.newindpress.com/coastalcalamity/News.asp?Topic=-367&Title=&ID=IE920050114030622&nDate=&Sub=&Cat=&
Friday January 14 2005 13:27 IST

REUTERS

BANGKOK: The gruesome task of retrieving the bodies of tsunami victims has turned many Thai rescue workers vegetarian, the “Matichon” newspaper said on Friday.

''Our operations in the first days weren't going smoothly,'' Chatchawan Suthiarun, who led a team of 70 in Khao Lak where about 4,000 people, more than half of them foreign tourists, were killed on December 26, told the Thai-language newspaper.

''After we turned to vegetarian food and lighting jossticks to the spirits asking for help, the job has become much easier, he said.

Matichon said vegetarian food was all the rage in one nearby village, where a makeshift relief kitchen produced about 1,000 boxes of meatless food a day.

The newspaper quoted a survivor as saying that the smell of death had put her off meat.

Opening hearts, wallets for disaster relief funds
http://www.sitapati.info/index.php?p=135

Filed under: Syndicate Media Watch @ 7:37 am

On another front the Hare Krishna Movement’s Food for Life organisation has embarked on a food relief project for Tsunami victims in Sri Lanka.

His Holiness Indradyumna Swami, an international leader of the society, will accompany 45 other Hare Krishna devotees to the devastated country where they will set up food distribution camps.

Instead of sending money to the victims, Food for Life will provide them with hot meals. According to a spokesman, the meals will consist of rice, dhall and vegetables.

Daily News - Opening hearts, wallets for disaster relief funds http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=500&fArticleId=2370840

Hare Krishna sponsors doctors for tsunami-hit areas
http://www.sitapati.info/index.php?p=134

The Hare Krishna temple in Hertfordshire has sponsored a team of doctors and volunteers to treat the victims of the Asian tsunami.

Since December 26, a team of 60 doctors and 100 volunteers has treated more than 4,000 victims and provided 1,500 stoves in southern India.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu has also distributed more than 450,000 hot meals.

Newindpress.com - Coastal Calamity
http://www.newindpress.com/coastalcalamity/News.asp?Topic=-367&Title=&ID=IEH20050112091541&nDate=&Sub=&Cat=

Hare Krishna sponsors doctors for tsunami-hit areas
Thursday January 13 2005 08:02 IST

IANS

LONDON: The Hare Krishna temple in Hertfordshire has sponsored a team of doctors and volunteers to treat the victims of the Asian tsunami.

Since December 26, a team of 60 doctors and 100 volunteers has treated more than 4,000 victims and provided 1,500 stoves in southern India.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu has also distributed more than 450,000 hot meals.

Said Gauri Dasa, president of Bhaktivedanta Manor: "Doctors and volunteers from ISKCON...Mumbai were some of the first to reach the disaster area to provide hot meals and medical treatment.

"In addition to immediate relief we are now focusing on adopting entire villages where we will provide housing reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Bhaktivedanta Manor has launched an appeal in Britain to collect funds for tsunami victims in India.

Indradyumna Swami from food distribution in Sri Lankha
http://blog.world-sankirtan.net/IDS/

Silver lining in a dark cloud:

January 2005 - Sri Lanka

I have been quite moved by what I have seen and experianced during my two weeks of disaster relief work here in Sri Lanka. I have travelled the world as a monk ( sannyasi ) for 35 years and have seen many disturbing situations; war in Grozny, the aftermath of war in Sarajevo, hunger in Sudan. But to echo the recent words of Colin Powell, I have never seen anything as devastating as the tsunami disaster here in Sri Lanka.

I traveled along the coast from Colombo to Galle yesterday and saw devastation worse than war. Whole villages had disappeared. Hardly a home was left standing. Bridges were destroyed, train tracks uprooted. Everything was rubble - for hundred of kilometers. I was stunned by the force of the Tsunami wave.

Myself and party were going to do food relief in the refugee camps. When we arrived the army assisted us. However, I soon saw that the refugees, for the most part, were not hungry. Soon after the disaster the government, aided by generous donations from around the world, had began providing food for the victims of the tragedy. I inquired further and learned that there is no scarcity of food in any of the refugee camps throughout the country.

Neither have there been any epidemics. There are medical personel available in all refugee camps.

I must say that it is a credit to the people of the world, who reacted so swiftly and with such generosity, that hunger and disease have been avoided here in Sri Lanka. I have heard that the situation is the same in the other 10 countries affected by the Tsunami. It is wonderful that so many barriers have been broken down ( at least temporarily ) as a result of the disaster. I believe it is unprecedented. If only such sentiments of cooperation could continue in the world. History has shown they often don’t.

I believe the real issue now at hand - as regards relief work - is the many orphaned children in this country. Personally, I am redirecting ISKCON’s efforts here from food relief, to taking care of orphaned children. It simply breaks my heart to see them crying in the refugee camps.

Here in Colombo, our local Hare Krsna temple runs a successful orphanage with 100 children. My efforts will now be to raise funds to expand that orphange so that it can accept another 100 children whose parents died in the disaster. I will even request the orphanage to take several children I have personally met in my travels; kids whose big eyes, sad faces and desire for love have captured my heart.

I am not sure what the media is reporting these days, as I have no access to television. But I have been to the ravaged coast and cried my tears of sympathy for the dead, the dying and the injured. I have walked through the refugee camps, spoken to the people, heard their stories and given them my shoulder to lean on. And significantly, I seen first hand the result of unprecedented world sympathy for the victims. People are being taken care of - as best one can under such circumstances. Food is here, medicine is here and homes are slowly being built for the people to return to. Of course, no one can replace their loved ones. And only time may help them to recover from the trauma they experienced.

I am leaving here soon. I will take with me an enduring impression of the cruel face that material nature sometimes shows, but the assurance that sometimes, if ever so rarely, the human race can work together in a spirit of love to help each other. This can only be God’s grace.

Yours,
Indradyumna Swami

PS If you would like to assist in some way you are welcome to donate directly to our ISKCON Colombo Temple. For more information write to mailto:iskconsrilanka@pamho.net

"Here in this world there are thousands of newspapers and magazines reporting the stale, repetitious happenings of this limited space. So for reporting the news of the unlimited spiritual realm, concerning the eternal, ever-fresh Supreme Personality of Godhead, we could publish a newspaper at every second, what to speak of daily."

- Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad.

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Vedic Heritage Still Survives
http://www.swamishyam.org/everyguide-vedicherit.html

The home of this eternal wisdom and universal lifestyle was India. India's ancient name was Bharata, which means,

bhàyàm ratah bhàratah
Being totally dedicated to a way of life
based on divine knowledge.

Even today, the official name of India is Bharata. This name has a great significance. Bharata is the name of a renowned Vedic King born in the Solar Dynasty. He observed the Vedic lifestyle precisely, achieved great wisdom, and eventually attained enlightenment.

In the Vedic Age, whoever adopted the universal way of life to become established in this Supreme wisdom, was called "Arya". Nowadays this term has become misunderstood and manipulated by various groups. The Nazis used it to promote their super-human race, knowing that the Aryans were once the world's most advanced, invincible civilization. Today scholars use this term to denote a race of people coming from the bank of the Danube or the Volga Rivers, or somewhere in Central Asia, who later invaded India. But all of these misconceptions are due to intellectual circumspection devoid of intuitive satoric capacities and Vedic knowledge. Rather than adding anything to the world, they have caused a great havoc.

Aryans were the original residents of India living at the foot of the Himalayas, and the first inhabitants of Earth(1). Over time, people left the country voluntarily to live elsewhere or were banished, populating other areas of the world. Later, masters of this civilization were sent to different parts of the world to help these individuals maintain the Vedic way of life. The renowned Emperor Manu stated,

etaddesaprasùtasya sakàsàdagra janmanah
sve sve charitram sikseran prthivyàh sarva mànavàh

All the inhabitants of the world should receive an education in the Aryan lifestyle from the knowers of Absolute Truth, born in the land of Bharata.

Confusion concerning this expansion of civilization is due to misrepresentations of world history, misconstrued around vested interests and improper interpretation of mystical Sanskrit expressions.

Yet, even with this misrepresentation, the educated West has become aware that the Vedas are the world's most ancient and esoteric literatures. The Vedas form the nucleus around which the Vedic civilization revolved.

The Vedicans or Aryans enjoyed life's richest possibilities in one Intergalactic civilization. Much of the Vedic civilization was either destroyed or converted from approximately the First Century on, by Christian and Moslem zealots, who were out to gain wealth and power in the name of religion. Rulers all over the world have repeatedly obliterated world history with a view to subjugating the masses, since knowledge is power. In this context, thousands of manuscripts have been burned, millions of people tortured, thousands of buildings and cities converted into modern religious sites, with their artifacts buried in the dusts of time. Some famous expungings include:
240 BC: The Chinese Emperor Dic Huyang destroyed all of the books on history and science he had access to;

146 BC: The Romans burnt the Library in Carthage which contained 500,000 manuscripts. It burned for 17 days;

? BC: Library at the Temple of Ptah, the Divine Lord in Memphis was burned destroying many palm-leaf manuscripts;

? : In Asia Minor the library at Peragmus was burnt containing 200,000 texts;

48 BC: Julius Ceaser burned the famous library in Alexandria, Egypt which contained 700,000 manuscripts;

6 BC: Pisistratus in Athens was burnt; only Homer's epics were salvaged;

? : The Bibractis Druid College's Library in Autun, France was destroyed by Roman troops;

? : Emperor Tsin-She Hwangeti of China had thousands of ancient manuscripts burned;

? : Leo Isarus burned down a library of 300,000 volumes in Istanbul;

296 AD: Dioclisian burned a large number of Aegyptian and Greek manuscripts;

312 AD (approximately): The first neo-convert Roman Christian Emperor Constantine swooped down on the Vatican (then Vedican) destroying a number of Vedic manuscripts. It is believed that he also slew the Vedic pontiff and installed a Christian in his place.

1555 AD: A European Christian ruler, Franciso Telod, in Peru destroyed all the records and manuscripts throwing light on the ancient civilization of the Americas in his access.

1600 AD: Bishop Diago de Landa destroyed most of the ancient literature and sacred books of Mexico(2)

1860-1940 AD: British rule in India effectively destroyed the public educational system and robbed thousands of valuable manuscripts, destroying the rest. Even with all of this, there are numerous facts which still point to the glory of the Vedic Age.

Some of these include:

The existence of Vedic calendars extending back thousands of years and more, such as the Yudhistira Calendar(3) wide-spread use of accurate time-measurement and astrological calculations(4); Sanskrit names used all over the world for countries, cities, towns, rivers, and people(5); the existence of ancient Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda(6); Mayasur the oldest architectural text in the world(7); war policies(8); ethics, history, and philosophy(9); mathematics(10); grammar(11); physics(12); and astronomy(13). These ancient Vedic systems parallel and surpass what our modern 21st Century advancements have given us.

In the two Vedic epics of India, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata(14), similar to the Iliad and the Oddysey, capitals are mentioned which were in existence until just recently, or which are still centers of attraction(16). Their traditions, methods of time-measurement, architecture, dressing style, ornamentation, cooking style, and religious observances deeply resemble those of ancient India. This is also true of various parts of ancient Russia, Egypt, Greece, and Japan.

Researchers in the journal of the Polynesian Society, Volumes 13, dated 1904, and 26, dated 1917, state that the Maories (aborigines of Australia) seem to be a branch of ancient Vedic society, as their language is akin to Sanskrit and their deities seem to be from the Vedic pantheon. Another researcher named Treager published a book in 1885 entitled, The Aryan Maori.

(JTCd's note: there's a typo in the above section, it may be intended to be (and aborigines of Australia), or the writer doesn't know his Iwi from his Abo'.)

In the well spread Vedic civilization of the Golden Age Iran, Asia Minor, and Iraq followed the Vedic way of life. In the second century of the Christian era, Japan, China, and central Asia adopted Buddhism without any violent threats to convert. Buddhism arose from the Vedic civilization. Eastern and Northern Africa were also very close to Vedic living.

Brihadaranyaka Upanisada was written before 3100 BC. It describes an esoteric science called Madhuvidya, expounded by Rishi Dadhichi. He was born forty seven generations before Poutibhasya. If we take even fifty years for one generation, Dadhichi's time goes back to 2350 BC, before Poutibhasya's time, which was 3500 BCE(17). This would indicate that at least five thousand eight hundred fifty years ago, the Vedic civilization existed in its full glory and grace.

In 1000 BCE the Vedic civilization was still predominant in India. At that time India was as large as Europe, excluding Russia. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Khotan, Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Bali, the Philippines, and Simhal were all living the Vedic lifestyle.

Greek ambassador Megasthenes to Emperor Selukas, who lived in Bihar, India at the end of 400 BCE, wrote:
"India, being of enormous size, is populated by races both numerous and diverse of which not even one was originally of foreign descent, but all were indigenous, and more over, that India neither received a colony from abroad nor sent out a colony to any other nation(18)."

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THE MAN WHO TRIED TO CHEAT YAMARAJA

There is a popular story from India of one man who tried to cheat Yamaraja.  He consulted one astrologer, and he found out the exact day that he was going to die.  So he was a sculptor, and he knew how to work with clay very nicely.  He made nine clay images of himself.  He painted them and dressed them expertly.  If you weren't an artist you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.  They all looked exactly like him.  The moment came when he was supposed to die, so he lined them up and stood very still amongst them.  Yamaraja came, and he was very confused.  "Hey, wait a minute.  This person is supposed to be leaving now, but which one is he?"  He was puzzled, and for a long time he was thinking, "This man is going to be the first person to cheat death."  But Yamaraja is one of the twelve mahajanas, so he's very intelligent.  So he said, "Actually, whoever has done this has made a really lousy job.  It's bad work.  I've seen much better sculptures than this.  It doesn't look like the original artist at all."  Suddenly the sculptor became very upset, and he came out of the row of images, saying, "What do you mean?  It looks just like me!"  "All right," Yamaraja said, "Come with me."

MORAL: You cannot cheat death.

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 PRABHUPAD FESTIVAL, MUMBAI

"GLOBAL KRISHNA:  PRABHUPAD'S LEGACY LIVES!"

VENUE - CROSS MAIDAN
FEBRUARY 12 - 20, 2005

A GRAND-SCALE PRABHUPAD FESTIVAL WILL BE CELEBRATED THIS WINTER, IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE 1971 CROSS MAIDAN PANDAL, IN THE VERY HEART OF DOWNTOWN MUMBAI.

The goals of this Festival are:

(1) In the 108th year of his birth, to re-affirm Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad's pre-eminence as the single greatest Indian-born spiritual messenger of modern times.

Over the past 33 years the consciousness and worship of Radha and Krishna have increased greatly all over India. Yet the names Bhaktivedanta Swami and Prabhupad remain unfamiliar to many citizens. The name ISKCON is well recognized, but has been lumped with other Hindu societies as just another religious institution. Other personalities dominate the public image as great torchbearers of Hinduism, while the real Hero responsible for single-handedly reviving the spiritual life of India in its purest form and spreading it all over the world, has been largely forgotten.

(2) To inspire a cultural renaissance among Indian youth; to become the preferred spiritual guides for India's new generations;

Thousands of Indian youth--including a great many hi-IQ students and young professionals--are being attracted to Krishna Consciousness, especially in Mumbai.

(3) To bring together ISKCON devotees from all parts of the globe in a joyous celebration of Srila Prabhupad; from Mumbai devotees can travel onwards to the Mayapur Festival in early March.

2004's deity installation gathering in Mayapur was a major eye-opener: to have so many thousands of global ISKCON devotees assembled in one place was a blissful experience beyond compare.

THEMES:   BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPAD'S 108th YEAR!
          PRABHUPAD'S CHILDREN: 33 YEARS LATER!

    The format of the 1971 event will be followed in all respects. Each day different ones of Prabhupad's most advanced disciples from around the world will give morning and evening lectures, just as Prabhupad did back in '71. International devotees will perform kirtans under the leadership of famous kirtan leaders.
Gorgeous Radha-Krishna deities will be housed and worshipped around-the-clock.
A "Vedic Global Village" tent will be constructed where the public can view big-screen videos and check out displays and presentations by individual temples from different parts of the world.
Drama groups will stage performances.
A "Life of Prabhupad" photo display, dioramas, book stalls and information booths will surround the main pandal tent.
Krishna prasadam will be distributed throughout the day.

Public Impact:     Being in the heart of India's most populous city, there is a ready-made audience of many thousands of people per day. A widespread advertising campaign will be launched to insure large public participation. Media coverage will be extensive.

 "By the Grace of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha and Krishna our recent festival in Cross Maidan Exhibition Ground has been counted a grand success, and quite noticeably the spirit of bhakti has been actively revived in  Bombay. My blessings go especially to all of you who have joined with us in service." ---A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, April 1971.

 "On behalf of those who were blessed to witness Srila Prabhupad's wondrous pastimes  conceiving, organizing, managing-and starring in-the 1971 Cross Maidan event, I am appealing to all Devotees, especially the old Bombay hands, to help us make this 2005 show a similar resounding success!" ---Shyamasundar das, 33 years later.

Contributions, inquiries or ideas can be addressed to:

Shyamasundara1967.ACBSP@pamho.net
Telephone:  +91-22-2369-7228
ISKCON Radha-Gopinath Mandir
7, K.M.Munshi Marg,
Chowpatty, Mumbai
India 400 007

Co-Chairmen, Prabhupad Festival:    H.H. Radhanath Swami,  H.H. Giriraj Swami, Shyamasundar dasa


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Problems with Ghosts, Evil Eye, Curses, Black Magic etc etc
http://www.pagalbaba.com/

Continuous illness - All medical treatments fail.

Constant worries, Suicidal tendencies, or Desire to move away from home and family.

Continuous illness of any member of the family.

Tiredness and weakness like M.E.

Eating disorders associated with obesity and anorexia.

Being short tempered. Sterility, without any physical

deficiency or without any medical reason.

Repeated miscarriages or death of children.

Sudden unnatural deaths in the family.

Problems in the construction of new houses, new factory or any other building.

Shortness of money, in spite of hard labour.

No desire to live. Feels suffocated. Life seems useless.

Apathy, no desire to rise In Life.

Achievement of objectives seems impossible.

Sudden quarrels between brothers or the members of the family, without any reason.

Unexpected loss in the business of property.

Ill health and under development of children.

Loss of peace due to the fear of enemies and their evil designs.

Discord between spouses or the family.

Greatest efforts always resulting in failure.

Lack of Govt, favours, promotions and the desired raises or transfers.

Poverty, in spite of hard work.

Mental disorders - Insanity - Craziness.

These are some effects which prove that one is under the spell of the supernatural or black magic.

Even though Intelligent, one still fails to find solutions to such problems.

It is only due to "Black Works" that all your wisdom, all your strategies and all your intelligence fails.for relief
http://www.pagalbaba.com/


To see the Online 2004 Vyasa Puja Book visit:
http://www.krishna.com/vyasapuja

http://www.dipika.org/2004/05/20/13_online_vyasa_puja_book/

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa pujan in Mayapur 2003 pictures:
http://64.28.101.188/2003/08-26-03/

Go to Links to Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Pujan

Some Official web-sites of senior Iskcon devotees:
HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami
http://www.btswami.com/ (UK)
http://www.ifast.net/  (Institute for Applied Spiritual Technology)
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Biographys/ISKCON_Gurus/Bhakti_Tirtha_Swami.html#mod (Perth Aus)

HH Bir-Krishna Goswami's site
http://www.bkgoswami.com/

HH Devamrita Swami
http://www.devaswami.com/main.php
http://www.devaswami.com/main.php?&displayPage=home

HH Gopal Krishna Goswami:
http://www.geocities.com/gopalkrsna/

HH Indradyumna Swami
http://www.traveling-preacher.com/
http://www.harekrishna.asn.au/speakers/indradyumna_swami/indradyumna_swami.htm

HH Jayapataka Swami
http://www.hearjps.com/
http://www.jpsoffice.com/
http://www.harekrishna.asn.au/speakers/jayapataka_swami/jayapataka_swami.htm
http://www.victoryflag.com/
Many lectures by HH Jayapataka Swami and HH Radhanath Swami
http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/

HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
http://www.geocities.com/kksaudioministry/

HH Prabhavishnu Swami
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Biographys/ISKCON_Gurus/Srila_Prabhavisnu_Swami_Biography.html#Prabhu

HH Prahladananda Swami
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Biographys/ISKCON_Gurus/Prahladananda_Swami_Maharaja.html#mod

HH Romapada Swami
http://www.prastha.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/renderphilo.pl?ndx=2

HH Sacinandan Swami
http://www.saranagati.net/

HH Sivaram Swami:
http://www.sivaramaswami.com/

HH Sridhar Swami (the late Sridhar swami)
http://www.jollyswami.net/home.php

HH Suhotra Swami
http://www.suhotraswami.com/ (new)
http://www.use.cz/ss-archives/index.htm (old)
http://www.in2-mec.com/
This takes the surfer to the startpage where they can see the cool animation.

HH Trivikram Swami
http://www.tvswami.sotiko.pl/

HG Vaiyasaki dasa Adhikari
http://www.kirtan.org/index.html

If you know of any other senior Iskcon devotee web-sites please send their URL to us to share with others through this media mailto:jtcd@xtra.co.nz

Here's a short list with some links - sadhu sanga ki jaya
http://krisna-volgy.hu/sadhu/


 
 

The Peace Formula
http://www.hknet.org.nz/PeaceFormula.html

The Real Peace Formula
http://www.hknet.org.nz/PeaceRealF.html

See more on Yoga and Meditation HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-yoga.html

What's Going On Where &Adds

FESTIVAL EVENTS AND VENUES:

Magick Earth Festival
http://magickearth.port5.com

A two day celebration of the Earth and Nature based faiths, religions and beliefs. Stalls, lectures, workshops, discussion forums and a general get together! The festival will be held at Scoutlands, 316 Kaitoke Road, Wanganui, NZ on the 19th-20th of March 2005, opening with a dawn ceremony on the Saturday morning.

Day entry will be $2 for adults and $1 for children. Sorry folks but no animals please.
A dollar per entry will go towards Scouting Wanganui for generously allowing the use of their grounds for the duration of the festival. Day Entry fees don't include entry to workshops or lectures. Entry to these two activities are a gold coin donation which will go directly to the lecturer (either as a monetary or grocery donation, depending on their preference).

For those that need accomodation, take a quick squiz at the accomodation page for options and prices. Scoutlands has powered sites, camping sites and cabins and is actually in the middle of a bird sanctuary! Plus for those that need a more gentle style of accomodation, there are several hotels and motels available a short distance away.

Any queries or suggestions are welcome so drop us a line at:

Magick Earth Festival
c/o Pamoana Station, RD3, Parapara Highway, Wanganui, New Zealand
Phone 021 243 1912
Email traditionsnz@orcon.net.nz

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT!
 
 


The New Iskcon Auckland temple

.....now open one year.

for more information and some wonderfrul pictures of the event see our page:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKAuckland-page.htm

photos updated 12th March 2004


Hare KrishnaSchool & Playgroup

Krishna Conscious education for children
http://www.harekrishna.school.nz
http://hkschool.orcon.net.nz/

Hare Krishna School in Riverhead, Auckland is a government funded school that runs from 9am – 3pm five days a week. We cover all core subjects in the New Zealand Curriculum and in addition teach Sanskrit, Sastra and Vedic arts. Children who come to this school get everything that children at state schools get plus Vedic culture and values in a serene rural environment.

We also run a preschool program for children 3 and up.

A school bus service provides transport from Auckland suburbs.

For enrolment information please contact:- HKSchool@xtra.co.nz

admin@harekrishna.school.nz

Ph: 09-412-6325
Mob: 021-265-7587
Fax: 09-412-6325

Find out what the NZ Government Education Review Office thinks of the Hare Krishna School. Click the link below.
http://www.ero.govt.nz/publish/reppub.ns4/Institution/98CA326F2C53BF0CCC256B7500174198/$File/4204.htm?OpenElement

Balgopal Krishna Conscious Preschool in Henderson Auckland prepares children for school with a nurturing academic and character development program founded on Krishna consciousness.

 For details please contact-

Vishnupadi dasi Ph.836-1214

Gaura Yoga Centre
First floor
175, Vivian Street,
Wellington

Phone:  (04) 801-5500

Learn about the Krishna conscious life-style
Learn Yoga
Learn about Vegetarianism
...all in a non-threatening friendly atmosphere.

http://www.gaurayoga.co.nz

Contact us: mailto:info@gaurayoga.co.nz

Subscribe to newsletter: mailto:gaurayoga-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Sunday Love Feasts - contact your local temple, or community for details
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-int.htm

http://www.hknet.org.nz/NZKiwi-yatra.htm

http://www.hknet.org.nz/aussie-yatra.htm

Harinaam Kirtan and Bhajans in Tauranga BOP.
Every Saturday in the Red Square by the Strand (or Mt. Maunganui)

Come and join the throng 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

...for more details contact Trivikrama dasa

mailto:touchstone@clear.net.nz (for Trivikram prabhu)


Vegetarian Clubs
Waikato University - Hamilton campus

2 days per week serving about 100 plates each day.

for more information contact Mangala Vaishnava dasa
mailto:bhaktamark@hotmail.com

Auckland Veda club.
Auckland University - Wellesley St. campus

Its a simple weekly program thats been running for a few years, at Clubspace,
where we have a vegetarian prasadam lunch and sometimes show a video.
Srila Prabhupada's books are available to browse or buy.

For more information contact Auckland temple:
mailto:radhik@e3.net.nz

Otago University - Dunedin - Vege Club
Room 2., Clubs & Societies Building
Albany St.,

contact Jambavati dasi (03) 477 8277
mailto:jambavati85@hotmail.com

http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKDunedin-page.htm


Auckland
http://www.hknet.org.nz/AuckFFL-page.htm

Christchurch
http://www.hknet.org.nz/CHCH-FFL-page.htm

See more about Food For Life and how you can help HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HKFood4Life-page.htm

 268., Karangahape Road., Auckland

Delicious hot inexpensive Vegetarian Meals !

Pure Vegetarian Restaurant

$5 Combo Meal

Open Mon-Fri 11am-7.30pm

Sat 11am-2.30pm

Phone (09) 300 7585

SPIRITUAL MASTER INSPIRES FOOD DISTRIBUTION

Seven hundred plates of free prasadam (food offered to the Lord) were distributed to an appreciative public and to 50 devotees who took part in a central city Harinam (chanting in the streets).

Nimananda das and his wife Suchitra devi dasi, Organisers of the Food for Life Restaurant in Auckland City, celebrated Srila Prabhupada’s 108th Birthday, by following the request of their spiritual master, Tamal Krisna Goswami, to distribute prasadam to the public.They have been performing this act of charity regularly for 19 years in Fiji, Wellington and now Auckland.

Come Hungry and Bring a Friend.

11am – 8.00pm from Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays 11am – 3.00pm

Catering for Students, shoppers, office workers, and the needy.

All will find full satisfaction for the body, mind and soul
(09) 300 7585.

Saturday Evenings at “Food for Life” from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Come along to join in an evening of Chanting,
Philosophy and a Vegetarian Dinner.

On alternate Monday nights H.H. Mukunda Goswami will be present to speak and answer your questions.

Phone Food for Life, 268 Karangahape Road (K-rd), Auckland, for more information, (09) 300 7585

Higher Taste
Amazing Vegetarian Cuisine At Down to Earth Prices!

Salads
Organic Fruit Juices
Delicious Curries
$ 5.95
$ 7.95
$ 9.95

Hare Krishna Higher Taste Restaurant
Level 1 Will Bank Court 57 Willis St Wellington

 Phone: 0-4-472 2233
mailto:jagjeevandas.mvgm@paradise.net.nz

New CD of Bhaktivinoda Thakur bhajans

by Ashok Krishna das and Syamabiharini dasi

By the mercy of Guru, Gauranga and Radha Krishna, (after our first bhajan album Bhajanamrtam) we have managed to produce a new CD entitled "Bhaktivinoda", a collection of bhajans of Saccidananda Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and other Vaisnava acaryas in Orissi classical ragas.

The CD includes 8 bhajans and a 12-page booklet with all lyrics and a translation of the songs:
Gurudeva! Kabe Mora Sei Din Habe
Hari Hari, Kabe More Hoibe Sudina
Kabe Sri Caitanya More
Radha-Kunda-Tata
Narada Muni
Janama Saphala Ta'ra
Brajendranadana, Bhaje Jei Jana
Kabe Ha'be Bolo

Price, inclusive of shipping, is 15 Euros per CD. If you want to order this CD, please transfer the amount to the following account (and send us your shipping address by mail or email):

Account number 3125628, Ashok Jagram, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bank details: Postbank, Foreign operations, P.O. Box 1800, 1000 BV Amsterdam [Swiftcode: PSTB NL2]

For more information, email us: ajagram@xs4all.nl or ajagram@wanadoo.nl

Check out this amazing new Krishna conscious music CD

by Navayauvana dasa ACBSP in Holland
http://www.hknet.org.nz/JivatmaExpress.html

Rasa Productions
The Musik of Bhakti Rasa dasa
http://www.rasa.p.webbase.net.nz


Welcome to the world of
Indian Art Music
http://www.ragaculture.com/

Here you will learn about the features of this glorious and sophisticated form of music.
You will also meet here with two of its most authentic and senior practitioners,
who are at once concert performers, scholars, composers and teachers --


Please find the Nokia Hare Krishna Ringtone code
at the ISKCON Ahmedabad website at
http://www.iskconahmedabad.org/download.htm

Bollywood and Hindi and English "do it yourself" ringtones for cell phones
http://ringtones4u.freewebspace.com/


Practicing Krishna Consciousness at Home:

http://www.iskcon.org/kchome/index.html

See your local groups of devotees and see how you can do it too


East Meets West @ "The Loft"
Enjoy an enlightening time associating with energetic devotees. Explore the similarities of ancient and modern surroundings through Krishna consciousness in a friendly non-threatening atmosphere.

Wellington Loft (Gaura Yoga centre)
http://www.gaurayoga.co.nz
mailto:info@gaurayoga.co.nz

Christchurch Loft
http://www.geocities.com/theloftchch
Hanuman dasa:
mailto:theloft108@hotmail.com

The Loft - Auckland

First Floor, 103 Beach Road,
Auckland City

http://www.theloft.org.nz

ph (09) 379-7301

mailto:contact@theloft.org.nz

Brisbane Loft (Brisbane Australia)
2nd floor
99 Elizabeth St, City
Brisbane

ph 3379 7307

http://www.theloftbrisbane.info/

mailto:sitapati@worldsankirtan.net

Sydney Temple (Aus) Shop On-line:

http://bne004i.webcentral.com.au/catalogue/vs35292/frame-main.html

Subscribe to Sydney's E-newsletter – http://www.iskcon.com.au/Mailing_list.html
and Streaming MP3 classes and music – http://www.iskcon.com.au/Audio.html

more options in the marketplace HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-market.html

Sydney temple:
http://www.iskcon.com.au/Contents.html

Australian yatra:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/aussie-yatra.htm (...across the ditch )


...the site for Shaligram, Govardhan, Dwaraka and Tadiya shilas and Their Sevaks
Why not come on in for Cyber-darshan

There's so many new participants (GBCs, Gurus, Sannyasis, et al), new incredible pic's, capturing and enlivening articles and stories, pilgrimage diaries - check it out - believe me you won't be disappointed.

Thousands of Salagrams, Govardhan, Dwarka shilas from ALL over the world.

READ Salagram kosha on-line.......
 Hari Bhakti Vilas segments
 Padma Purana
 Garuda Purana

NEW ADDRESS:
http://www.salagram.net/Sri-Shaligram-Tirtha.htm

mirrored @
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Sri-Shaligram-Tirtha.htm

http://www.silas.alturl.com
or
http://silas.areCool.net

Visit the Site and join our Quarterly Newsletter:

If you'd like to send in an article, picture(s), story or experience with Shilas please send it to me:
mailto:salagram@xtra.co.nz

last updated 18th January 2005



- HEALTHY ISSUES - Ayurveda:-
Visit Vaidya Yolande Manson's Ayurvedic practice - in Hamilton:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/YM-Ayurved.html

dhanvantaris cha bhagavan svayam eva kirtir
namna nrnam pururujam ruja asu hanti
yajne cha bhagam amrtayur avavarundha
ayusya vedam anusasty avatirya loke

"The Lord in His incarnation of Dhanvantari very quickly cures the diseases of the ever diseased living entities simply by His fame personified and only because of Him do the demigods achieve long lives. Thus the Personality of Godhead becomes ever glorified. He also exacted a share from the sacrifices, and it is He only who inaugurated the medical science or the knowledge of medicine in the universe." (Srimad Bhagavata Purana 2.7.22 )

Receive the Waikato Ayurveda Group Newsletter
RADIANCE AYURVEDA HEALTH CENTRE
5a Bader Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
ph +64-7-843-5566, fax +64-7-843-3974
ayurveda@wave.co.nz

Got health challenges...........???
Please contact me!

Radiance Ayurveda mailto:ayurveda@wave.co.nz
(...and or Receive the Waikato Ayurvedic Group newsletter)

Visit Vaidya Yolande Manson's Ayurvedic practice - in Hamilton:
http://www.radianceayurveda.co.nz

http://www.hknet.org.nz/YM-Ayurved.html

Dr. Pratap Chauhan - Social Welfare through Ayurveda - Faridabad India
http://www.jiva.org/

See our marketplace link off the main index:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-market.html

This material world is described as padam padam yad vipadäm,
which means that at every step there is danger.
Please be a little careful - everything is not always as it seems in the Matrix:

Sun Protection: Slip slop slap wrap

Sunsmart - http://www.sunsmart.co.nz/

NZ Cancer Society http://www.cancernz.org.nz/page.php3?32

Sun protection @ work http://www.everybody.co.nz/docsq_w/sunandwork.htm

Summer Season Fire Safety

http://www.fire.org.nz/home_kids/campaigns/summer.htm

http://www.woodendfire.onthe.net.nz/fire__safety.htm

http://nrfa.fire.org.nz/


Water Safety

http://www.watersafety.org.nz/

http://www.rivers.org.nz/education/safetycourses.php

http://www.nz-rafting.co.nz/feature.html

http://xtramsn.co.nz/health/0,,8006-1844782,00.html

Out-door activities Safety

http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/courses/courseinfo.html

http://www.enzed.com/tramp.html

On-line Safety

Kids - Be Safe On-line:
http://www.safekids.com/

http://www.vachss.com/help_text/internet_safety.html

New Zealand and Tsunamis - not to be forgotten:
http://www.niwa.co.nz/rc/prog/chaz/news/tsunami

What are Tsunamis - how they appear - warnings:
http://www.wsspc.org/tsunami/HI/school00.html



Do you have any services or products to advertise here for FREE ?

If you have any news, events, functions, deals, etc., that you would like to share with members of the greater Vaishnava community then please do so by sending what you have to us, we can pass them on in the next newsletter mailto:jtcd@xtra.co.nz



Sacred Vegetarian Recipes - Prasadam


World Vegetarian Day 1st October each year

World Vegetarian Awareness Month - October

http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD.html

see what's already happening this year http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD2004.html

See our World Vegetarian Day issue of the newsletter for a wide range of Vegetarian issues

Vege update:
Social scientists and law enforcement officials have identified animal abuse as a symptom of emotional illness and a precursor to violent crimes against human beings. To allow individuals guilty of perpetrating such cruel acts to go unpunished or not sufficiently punished would be to sanction these horrific crimes and would permit them to go on to possibly commit violent crimes against humans.

The Animal Spirit Newsletter - Issue #2 -  4/21/03-4/27/03

Making Food Sacred - Offering our food to Krishna:
....excerpt from lecture by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.1-3 -- San Francisco, March 28, 1968

The Vedic literature says like this, that God has no leg, no hand. Therefore the impersonalists take advantage of it. "Oh, here it is stated God has no legs, no hands." But the next line is, javana grhita: "He can accept everything which you offer Him in devotion."

Now how He can accept? If He has no hand, how He can accept things from us? That means He hasn't got a hand like us. His hand is different. Therefore even though He is situated in the spiritual world, which is far, far away from us, still, He says in the Bhagavad-gita, it is said,

patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah

Krsna says that "A little flower or little water or a little leaf, whatever My devotee offers Me in love and devotion, I accept it." And tad aham bhakty-upahrtam. "And because he has brought it with great devotion, therefore I eat." Tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami. Asnami means "I eat." Now you can say, "All right, I'll offer these fruits and flower to God, but it is the same. It is remaining. How He is eating?" But His eating is not like my eating, because He hasn't got a body like this. This body is material. If you bring me a plate of fruits, this body immediately swallows it. But He has got spiritual body. He eats... Simply as soon as He knows that you have offered it in devotion, He eats immediately.

Go here to follow the simple system for offering foodstuffs to the Lord
... and always with the Magic ingredient - Offer it to Krishna.....
... with L'n D (love and devotion)
http://www.hknet.org.nz/How2offer.htm

Cooking for Krishna
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Cookin.html

Why do we offer our food to God before eating?
http://www.bhojan.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=11

Pure Vegetarianism - booklet from Food For Life Global FREE
http://www.ffl.org/Pure_Vegetarianism.pdf



Download your FREE  EGGLESS Cake Recipe Cookbook
 - with 100 EGGLESS recipes
http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip

EgglessDotCom - A site for vegetarian baking without eggs.
http://www.eggless.com/

NEW EKADASI RECIPES:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/ekadasi-page.htm

Ekadasi Book Cooking - new book coming:
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/iwr/14.1/books/ekadasi.shtml

Ekadasi Recipes - preps without grains or beans etc:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/8761/f15.htm

Vrata ka khaana - Fast Foods cook book 4 sale (all ekadasi preps - some samples here):
http://www.niruskitchen.com/books/book_vrat.htm

Fast Food of a Different Kind:
http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp

Non-vegetarian aditives and non-ekadasi food aditives list:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Non-Vegetarian_Food_Additives_for_Australia.htm


Meat Free Zone:
http://www.all-creatures.org/mfz/mfz-free.html

A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet:
http://www.mediarama.it/sanga/html/recipes.htm

FIRST~CLASS PRASADAM - A COLLECTION OF RECIPES & INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.harekrsna.com/science/taste/prasadam/recipes.htm

VEGETARIAN CHEESES - NO ANIMAL RENNET only VEGE RENNIN
(even Parmesan and other favorites)
Not just cheeses also vegetarian yogurts and other dairy produce.

Tararua Lite Sour Cream for Vegetarians hits the shelves Sept 1st 2004.

(we bought some Stilton, Parmesan, Edam, Swiss and a few others - LOL - you have to check out these pages and then go to your Woolworths, Countdown, Foodtown, Pak'nSav, New World or local Deli.....believe me it's worth it, especially the Tuxford range; Cheshire, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Wensleydale varieties from the UK  =>:-)))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html updated to help you

updated 16th Sept 2004

All the Meatless Pasta preparations you'd like to prepare:
http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/meatless.html

The Meatrix - this you have to see to believe - take the red pill see reality - The Meatrix it's all around you:
http://www.peta.org/feat/meatrix/


Allow the Meatrix to download fully before attempting to observe.............


These recipes are specifically used in the Brahma-Madhwa Vaishnava community for shaaka haara vrata - first month of Chaturmasya where one fasts from Greem leafy vegetables - spinach: http://www.hknet.org.nz/Chaturmasya-vrata.html

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar-glossary.htm#Chaturmasya
 

 
Vegan and Vegetarian recipes
 
http://vegweb.com/recipes/
http://www.veganchef.com/
http://www.vrg.org/recipes/ 

Baked Zucchini with Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 as a side

Ingredients:
2 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese or Tasty Cheese; shredded
1/8 tsp ground white pepper

Place the sliced zucchini into a large bowl.
Combine the remaining ingredients and toss well.

Pour into a lightly oiled 2-quart casserole.

Bake at 350F. for 35-40 minutes.

Tofu Bacon

Ingredients:
Firm Tofu
Soy Sauce (or Tamari)
Salt & Pepper if desired

Preparation time: 30 Minutes.

Directions:

This is a wonderful bacon substitute that is very simple. This works best on sandwiches.

Slice a cake of tofu in long strips that are about 1/4 inch thick. Fry them in a little oil, slowly, until they are golden. Next, douse a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce into the pan. Make sure your heat isn't too high and just let them cook until they are crispy and firm, turning them occasionly. They need to cook a while so your tofu isn't mushy. Makes wonderful B.L.Teases!

Spanish Omelette

Ingredients:
1/4 cup chickpea flour
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp white pepper or to taste
1 small white cabbage heart sliced finely
1 or 2 potatoes (depends how hungry you are)
1 broccoli stalk (or other vegetable; You can experiment)
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp hing

Directions:
This recipe sounds kind of gross, but you have to make it to appreciate how wonderful it is.

Make a mixture with water and chickpea flour in such a proportion to get an 'egg-like' batter. Start with 1/2 cup of water, add the chickpea flour, stirring constantly, and progressively increase the amount of water and chickpea flour until you get about 1 cup of batter. The amounts I have indicated above are approximate. Season it with salt and pepper. Boil the potatos 'al-dente', then slice.

In a pan, stir-fry the white cabbage heart (sliced) in 1 TSP. of olive oil. Add the sliced potatos and stir until golden. Add the broccoli florets and pour the batter along the vegetables. Put a lid on top and simmer until the bottom is golden, then turn (a plate can help - if the pan is non-stick it will make the turn a lot easier) and cook the other side.

Serve hot or cold.

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 20 min

Tofu Omelette

Ingredients:
1 brick of firm tofu
1 tsp hing
1 Tbsp minced green or white cabbage heart pulp
1/8 tsp turmeric
salt and pepper to taste
fillings of choice

Directions:

Serves: app.2.

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

The key to a tofu omelette is to grate the tofu and then very gently mix in the seasonings (cabbage pulp, hing, turmeric, salt and pepper). The long strands of tofu create a lattice that gives the omelette structural integrity. Once the tofu is mixed, pour off any water that has collected in the bottom of the bowl and then arrange the tofu in two omelette-shaped patties on a heated, oiled nonstick or well-seasoned skillet. Cook the omelettes at a medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until much of the moisture is evaporated and the edges look a bit dry. Fill with whatever you like, fold, offer and serve.

Russian Rugelach

This old European recipe with its flaky pastry dough and brown sugar and cinnamon filling is simply delicious!

Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
8oz/1 cup butter
8oz/2 cups flour
1 over ripe banan mashed
6oz/3/4 cup sour cream
For the Filling:
6oz/3/4 cup chopped pecans
6oz/3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4oz/1/2 cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla
icing (confectioners) sugar

Method:
Cut butter into the flour. Add mashed banana and sour cream, blending until smooth. Cover and chill overnight.
Cut dough in halves. Keep one half in refrigerator until ready to use. Roll other half of dough into a 10 to 12in circle on a floured board.
Combine all filling ingredients together. Spread filling into dough from the centre towards the outside of the circle. Cut into 16 wedges. Roll each piece from wide end to centre. Press seam down on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 oven for 25 minutes.
Allow to cool then roll in icing (confectioners) sugar.
Serve with fresh cream or ice cream if desired.

Fresh Fruit Smoothie

Smoothies are delicious, make you feel good, and are good for you! You can make them in a blender with any combination of fresh fruit.
(Note: Most bars put either banana or mango in each of their smoothies).
 Serves 1

Ingredients:
4 fresh strawberries, hulled and wiped clean and frozen
1/2 banana peeled and sliced
1 Tbs. honey
1/2 cup/4fl oz orange juice
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1/2 cup/4fl oz vanilla yogurt (or vanilla frozen yogurt)
2 Tbs. protein powder, or powdered milk, if desired * (check that no egg powder is inside)

Method:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Offer immediately

* TIP: If you are having a smoothie instead of a meal, add protein powder or powdered milk.
If you are having a smoothie as a snack, add a cup of ice cubes so it isn't so rich.
Try experimenting with flavourings such as vanilla, almond extract, lemon juice and honey.


 
 

Vege update:
Social scientists and law enforcement officials have identified animal abuse as a symptom of emotional illness and a precursor to violent crimes against human beings. To allow individuals guilty of perpetrating such cruel acts to go unpunished or not sufficiently punished would be to sanction these horrific crimes and would permit them to go on to possibly commit violent crimes against humans.

The Animal Spirit Newsletter - Issue #2 -  4/21/03-4/27/03


Higher Taste cook book FREE on-line
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/col/books/VEG/ht/

All the Meatless Pasta preparations you'd like to prepare:
(some need some adjustment, as they contain onion and garlic)
http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/meatless.html

Different Shapes of pasta:
http://www.ilovepasta.org/shapes.html

OVER 100 EGGLESS CAKE recipes can be found on our Main index and
on many other pages at: http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip


Visit our Award winning site - Vegetarianism & Beyond
Interesting articles - information - history - arguments - links............ (been re-vamped)
...in fact everything you want to know about Vegetarianism and Beyond:
http://turn.to/Vegetarianism
... last updated 1st October 2004

Nutrition and Health - vitamins, a balanced diet, through prasadam:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html

Vegetarian Update - newsletter from NZ Vegetarian Socity in Wellington:
http://www.i-send.info/Host/10/index.html?

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“If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
That’s the single most important thing you could do. It’s staggering when you think about it.
Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.”
--Sir Paul McCartney

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Check out heaps of information on Vegetarianism, Prasadam-ism,
download books, Vegetarian Recipe programs, and more.

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veges-Beyond5page.htm
http://turn.to/Vegetarianism

HERE'S HUNDREDS OF USEFUL LINKS COMPILED  4 U:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.htm

Points of View
I don't know if Shel was actually a vegetarian or not, but he did do some pro-veg works like the following:

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless,
Christmas dinner's dark and blue,
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.

Sunday dinner isn't funny
Easter feasts are just bad luck,
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of the chicken or the duck.

Oh, how I once loved tuna salad,
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops, too,
Till I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.

Shel Silverstein - song writer (he wrote all Dr Hook and medicine show's lyrics)

A Beginners Guide to Vegetarianism:
http://people.qualcomm.com/sriharid/info/vegetarianism/veg.html

How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat - very nice Vegetarian pages:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html

Vegetarian recipes:
http://www.vegweb.com

101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian:
http://www.vivavegie.org/vv101/index.html

Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking Recipes:
http://www.vegsource.com/articles/chari_veg_chili.htm

Excellent "Meat Substitute" recipes
http://vegweb.com/food/subs/

Hundreds of Vegetarian recipes
http://vegweb.com/whatsnew/

Fat-free vegetarian meals:
A lot of inspiring Vegetarian preparations here, some have onion and garlic in,
so replace that with hing or omit that altogether as you see fit, still this page is well worth a serious look for ideas.
http://www.fatfree.com/new.html

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR - LET ME KNOW...!

"You Mean That's in theBible" - expose on meat eating:
http://www.textfiles.com/occult/CHRISTIAN/ymtitb.txt

Religious Stands on Vegetarianism

Vaishnavism - Hinduism - Jainism
Islam
Christianity - Bible - Book of Morman - 7th Day Adventist
Buddhism
Judaism
- oxymoron of the yuga:
http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/

Protect both our species, two-legged and four-legged. Both food and water for their needs supply.
May they with us increase in stature and strength. Save us from hurt all our days, O Powers!

Rig Veda Samhita 10.37.11.

Download one of Bhakti Rasa prabhu's songs for FREE
"Don't Eat Your Friends" (It Ain't Nice)
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/mp3/akarma4.mp3

and visit Bhakti Rasa prabhu's site:
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/


Check out Kurma prabhu's new web-site:
http://www.kurma.net/

check out what he's doing during October 2004
http://www.kurma.net/classes/austwide.html


XMAS Recipes @ http://www.hknet.org.nz/XmasMadness.html
We wish you a Vege Xmas...and a Hari new year.

Wellington Vegetarian Society' Newsletters
http://www.i-send.info/Host/10/index.html

You'll also notice that we have a book sale of our Living a Good Life book, and it is ideal for vegetarian families - it covers pregnancy, childcare and the teen years, not to mention adults and the elderly.  We've just reprinted more copies as a result of recent demand, and these are selling well, with the proceeds going to vegetarian products including a farm animal sanctuary down our way.

The book "Living a Good Life" normally selling at $21.95 is now going at the $14.95 price which lasts until just after Xmas, although we could consider extending it if anyone were to approach us after them with this reference.http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/livingGd.htm


 


Auckland's New Zealand Vegetarian Society
....has a myriad of excellent books for sale on vegetarianism
http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/booklist.htm


http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/history.htm

see their mention on our 2004 events

Vegetarian and Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants throughout New Zealand
http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/rest_list.htm

Play the new Diamond Jubilee Vegan Game - Spot The Vegan

http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=649

Challenge a friend to - Spot The Vegan

http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=friend&op=FriendSend&sid=649

http://www.spotthevegan.co.uk

How did you do?


According to recent communications with ChelseaSugar group - NZ Sugars their Sugars are now free from "Bone Char" bleaching process and so devotees can again use and offer White Sugar safely.

See more details HERE
http://www.hknet.org.nz/veg-sugars.html

Warning:
As of last week in November 2003 Yopliat the yogurt people now put gelatine in their products
See here for pointers of okay ones http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html


McDeath - the facts about Ronnie McDonalds:

http://www.hknet.org.nz/mcdeath.html

Meet your Meat FREECDRoms
This is a must for those who live in the illusion of animal killing is somehow acceptable or humane.

I have converted the "Meet your Meat" video into a CD rom & will send a copy of it for free to anyone with a Cd burner & a pledge to make at least 4 copies to give to their meat eating friends.

http://www.hknet.org.nz/V-meetURmeat.html

Meet your meat - shocking live footage of the TRUTH in the meat industry:
http://www.meetyourmeat.com/

This is the new version
I sent out a total of over 750 CD's last year to 60 different countries. My goal in 2003 is to double that number.
I would appreciate if you would forward this message to your readers.
Anyone willing to participate, please forward my mailing address as mailto:Chalissa1@aol.com

THIS HAS TO BE SEEN AT LEAST ONCE - SHOW YOUR MEAT EATING FRIENDS
IF THEY ARE WORTH KEEPING AS FRIENDS THEY WILL GIVE UP THE MEAT HABIT

Vegetarians BEWARE of Orange Softdrinks
http://www.shreeswaminarayan.org.uk/academy/vegeter.htm
Coca-Cola (manufacturer) - Not suitable for vegetarians; lists the following products as not vegetarian
These products contain traces of fish gelatine, which are used as a stabiliser for beta-carotene colour.

Fanta Orange
Diet Fanta Orange
Lilt Pineapple & Grapefruit
Diet Lilt Pineapple & Grapefruit
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/stumbling.html

Soft Drinks - Some canned Orange drinks use gelatine as a carrier for added Beta Caratine.
(This would not appear on the ingredients panel).
(Text PAMHO:5891790) ---------------------------------------

According to recent communications with Chelsea Sugar group - NZ Sugars their Sugars are now free from "Bone Char" bleaching process and so devotees can again use and offer White Sugar safely.

See more details HERE
http://www.hknet.org.nz/veg-sugars.html

Warning:
As of last week in November 2003 Yopliat the yogurt people now put gelatine in their products
See here for pointers of okay ones http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html


 Krishna Conscious - Vedikly acceptable Jokes


Healing with humour: Taking better care of ourselves  =>;-))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/healthNhumour.html
Visit our Hasya Rasa pages

Laughter Therapy - its no joke:
http://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/yod/march98/news.htm

FOR YOUR INTEREST: This one is not a joke but I thought you might like to know. These are the names of Lord Caitanya taken from the book "Sri Caitanya Sahasra Nama Stotra", i.e. "A Thousand Names of Lord Caitanya" by Srila Kavi Karnapura (as translated by HG Kusakratha Prabhu from the Krsna Institute)...

        So Lord Caitanya is known as the one:

 - hasya-kari  &  hasya-yuk  ==> who laughs & jokes

 - hasya-priya  ==> who is fond of joking

 - hasya-nagara ==> who is the hero of those expert in speaking joking words

 - hasya-grami  &  hasya-kara  ==> is expert at joking

 - pushpa-hasa  ==> whose smile & laugh are as charminng as flowers.

Lord Gauranga's smiling & laughing qualities ki...

                                                ys Radhe Govinda dasa

P.S. One of the qualities of Srimati Radharani is that she is very expert in the art of joking.

This is a MUST READ =>;-Q
http://www.digitalsawdust.com

Four Wives parable:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/4wives.pps

 Learn from the mistakes of others.
 You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

Reflecting on the nature of the world:

If You're Talking To God It's Praying

But If He Talks To You, You're Crazy

......no he didn't fall out of an Indian Airline's plane, and no he hasn't lost his car keys,
he's trying to prove a point. This is not the yuga dharma.


Health insurance is just like one of those hospital gowns.
You only think you're covered.

There were these 4 guys, a Russian, a German, a Britisher and a Frenchie, who found this small genie bottle. When they rubbed the bottle, a genie appeared. Thankful that the 4 guys had released him out of the bottle, the genie said, "Next to you all are 4 swimming pools, I will give each of you a wish. When you run towards the pool and jump, you shout what you want the pool of water to become, then your wish will come true."

The French man wanted to start. He ran towards the pool, jumped and shouted "WINE." The pool immediately changed into a pool of wine. The Frenchman was so happy swimming  and drinking from the pool.

Next is the Russian's turn, he did the same and shouted," VODKA" and immersed himself into a pool of vodka.

The German was next and he jumped and shouted, "BEER." He was so contented with his beer pool.

The last is the British. He was running towards the pool when suddenly he steps on a banana peel. He slipped towards the pool and shouted,
"oh SH.......!!!!!!!........." Well you know the rest of this story.

Today's Lesson - Think twice before you say something, because sometimes what you say accidentally does happen.

Did you ever wonder?

......well that's what a few dinners said about the food.


At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the U.S. attorney general said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.

He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

"Al-gebra is a fearsome cult," the attorney general said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'there are 3 sides to every triangle'."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President George W. Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes!!!"

 


Poland's worst air disaster occurred today when a small 2 seater plane crashed into a cemetery this morning.
Polish search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that the number will climb as the digging continues into the night.

The ways of this material world - strange but true

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Mexican.

"Well, then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs...I have a full life."

The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When . your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?"

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take siestas with your wife, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

Thanx to Shyamasundara prabhu ACBSP for that gem

My wife's friend, a teacher, was discussing compound nouns with her class.  "They're made up of two or more words," she said.  "For example, 'townhouse' or 'boxcar.'  Can anyone think of another one?"

One boy raised his hand and offered, "Asphalt."

from Reader's Digest
 



A grandfather bought a hobby horse by mail order as a Christmas present for his granddaughter. The toy arrived in 189 pieces. The instructions said that it could be put together in an hour. It took the old man two days to assemble the toy. Finally, when it was all put together, he wrote a cheque, cut the cheque into 189 pieces and mailed it off to the company.

Out of the mouth of babes..........

on NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a Woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mum! That lady isn't wearing a seat belt!
HONESTY
My son  4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he'd dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. He stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush. He held it up and said with a charming little smile, "We better throw this one out too then, 'cause it fell in the toilet a few days ago.
OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a Note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."
KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup to come out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "It's the Minister, Mummy," the child said to her mother. Then she added, "Mummy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle."
MORE NUDITY
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"

Thanx to Pauline Archell-Thompson in UK for that

........think you got is down, think life just isn't challenging enough - try the 15th, 16th, and 17 holes on this golf course !

Some officials were trying to persuade an elderly lady not to make a long trip to India, fearing for her health.

She said, “I vant to go to India.”

“ No, no Mrs. Goldstein, India is a very hot and harsh place for an elderly woman.”

“But I vant to go to India.”

“No no Mrs. Goldstein, it is so hard to get cabs and get good food there, and there’s no toilet paper!”

“But I vant to go to India.”

“Well, Mrs. Goldstein, ok, there’s nothing we can say to persuade you otherwise, here is your passport for India.”

So Mrs. Goldstein flew to New Delhi and traveled on train for many hard miles to a small town far away in the northern mountains and had to even take an oxen cart for a long journey, and she finally reached the famous yogi’s ashram. There were throngs of people there waiting to have a brief interview with the famous guru. Mrs. Goldstein waited in a long line of people for eight hours, and finally she was nearing the end of the queue. She could see people prostrating and supplicating before the yogi who was sitting on a throne-like cushioned seat. When she was almost to the end of the line, the assistants of the yogi told her that since there were so many people coming to see the famous guru, that she could only speak 6 words, and 6 words only.

Finally she stood face to face with the yogi, and his servants prompted her, reminding her to speak only 6 words, and she said, “Sheldon, its your mother, come home!”

A husband and wife are having dinner at a fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open-mouthed kiss, then says she'll see him later and walks away. The wife glares at her husband and says, "Who the hell was that?" "Oh," replies the husband, "she's my mistress." "Well, that's the last straw," says the wife. "I've had enough, I want a divorce." "I can understand that," replies her husband, "but remember, if we get a divorce it will mean no more shopping trips  to Paris, no more wintering in Barbados, no more summers in Tuscany,  no more Infiniti or Lexus in the garage, and no more yacht club. "But the decision is yours." Just then, a mutual friend enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm. "Who's that woman with Jim?" asks the wife. "That's his mistress," says her husband. "Ours is prettier," she replies.

The Moral to this story is........


 

......she went that a way 
 

.......and always remember (don't forget...)

SMILE IT MAKES THE WORLD WONDER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO ;)

Please Try our little Colour Test - Right Brain vs Left Brain:
http://www.njagyouth.org/colortest.swf
 


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