Newsletter Number #182  ( Brrrrrrrrrr NZ Winter issue 2006 A.D. Gaurabda 520 )

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Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances (cyber pranams) & Best Wishes To All

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All Glories To Srila Prabhupad.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the on-line HKSRNewsletter, and our humble attempt to render some service to the devotee community. The format of this newsletter is that of a continuous scroll, please see the table of contents where everything is hyper-linked on-line, we hope it's now easier for you all. This newsletter still goes out to way over 3008 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.

Hare Krishna. =>B-) JTCd

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"May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they will think of each other’s welfare. Therefore let us all engage in the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krishna, and always remain absorbed in thought of Him."(Srimad Bhagavatam 5:18:9.)

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The Nectar in this Issue 

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From time to time articles and shlokas (verses) included in this newsletter may require the Balaram font in order to view them nicely. If you don't have the Balaram font installed on your system you can download it for free from our fonts page.

See the events on Interactive Calendar site for details:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2002-2003.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2003-2004.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2004-2005.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2005-2006.html
The present year's Vaishnava Calendar for 2006-2007
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2006-2007.html
(some selected locations are available already below)

...Download the Vaishnava Calendar software VCAL 4.01
...Ekadasi Information - fasting - breakfast times

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... Vegetarianism and Beyond site gets re-vamped
... Gaura Yoga - Wellington
... The Loft Auckland
... The new Auckland Temple now open

... and much more

At Grass Roots: Topical stuff
... Seasonal Greetings.....Happy 2006
... Have a Happy Year - Gaurabda 520

Prasadam Recipes: To slake the thirst of body, mind & soul
...World Vegetarian Day & World Vegetarian Awareness Month of October links
... Religious Stands on Vegetarianism (Vaishnava - Hindu, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism)
... some really useful Vege links and support
... inspiring Vegetarian articles
... Eggless cooking - baking - cakes
... Vegetarian Cheeses - new page (try the Tuxford range...)(updated August 2004)
... Vegetarian clubs
... Hare Krishna Food For Life - local and international food relief
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... 101 reasons to be a vegetarian
... Meat substitutes - Tofu - Soy - TVP - tempe recipes
... White Sugar free from bone char in NZ
... FREE Meet your Meat CDRoms
... How to offer your food to God
... You mean that's in the Bible?
... visit our Vegetarianism and Beyond Award winning web-site
... Kurma's new web-site
... The Meatrix
... Holiday Season & Xmas survival recipes

Krishna conscious - Vedikly acceptable jokes:
... cut loose have a laugh
... serious therapy in humour !!!
... did U ever wonder -  Ways of the world - Strange but true

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Now you can view the FULL years 1999-2000 & 2000-2001 & 2001-2002 & 2002-2003 & 2003-2004 & 2004-2005, and 2005-2006.
All Calendar entries are explained - Appearance or Disappearance days, festivals, fasts, feasts, etc.

View previous years festival dates on the Calendar:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2001-2002.htm
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2002-2003.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2003-2004.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2004-2005.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2005-2006.html
The coming year's Vaishnava Calendar for 2006-2007
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2006-2007.html

The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Kamika Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 21st July 2006  in NZ)

Sri Raghunandana Thakur - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Vamsidas Babaji - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Pavitropana Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 6th August 2006  in NZ)

Sri Sri Radha Govinda Jhulan Yatra begins

Srila Rupa Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Gauridas Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Jhulan Yatra ends on the evening of the Purnima.
Lord Balaram - Appearance - Avirbhav  (Fasting till noon)
Second month of Caturmasya begins. (Fast from yogurt for one month.)

10th Auguest 2006 - Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA 1965 AD.

Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna - 16th August 2006 in NZ
 (Fasting till midnight - breakfast with Ekadasi style prasadam)

Sri Nandotsava - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna

Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Appearance - avirbhav (Fasting till noon) 17th August 2006 in NZ

Simha Sankranti (Sun enters Leo)

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi for Annada Ekadasi (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 20th August 2006  in NZ)

27th Aug 2006 Ganesh Chaturthi - ends 21:48 - do not look at the Moon

Srimati Sita Thakurani (Advaita's consort) - Appearance - Avirbhav

Sri Lalita sasti

Sri Radhastami : Srimati Radharani's Appearance - Friday 1st September 2006 in NZ  (Fasting till noon)

Father's Day -  1st Sunday in September in Aus & NZ - 3rd Sunday in June in US & UK

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Parsva Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 4th Sept 2006  in NZ)

Sri Vamana Dvadasi - Appearance of Lord Vamandeva
(The fast is observed till noon on the Ekadasi.)(Feasting is done tomorrow.)

Srila Jiva Goswami - Appearance - Avirbhav

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur - Appearance  - Avirbhav Utsava (Fasting till noon)

Sri Ananta Caturdasi Vrata
Srila Hari Das Thakur - Disappearance - Tirubhav
8th Sept 2006 - Partial Lunar Eclipse (do not cook, eat, etc. Only Chant Hare Krishna) see eclipses-page

Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava
Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada 1959 AD.
Srimad Bhagavatam Day
Third month of Caturmasya begins.(Fast from milk for one month.)

Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA 1965

Kanya Sankranti (Sun enters Virgo)

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Indira Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 18th Sept 2006  in NZ)

22nd Sept 2006 - Amavasya - Annular Solar Eclipse  (do not cook, eat, etc. Only Chant Hare Krishna) see eclipses-page

Sri Durga Puja

1st Oct World Vegetarian Day (every year)

Sri Ramacandra Vijayotsava (Vijay Dasami)
Sripad Madhvacarya - Appearance - Avirbhav mahotsav

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Pasankusa Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 4th October 2006  in NZ)

Srila Raghunatha Das Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sria Krsna Das Kaviraj Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra
Sri Murari Gupta - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Laksmi Puja

Fourth month of Caturmasya (Karttika mase) begins. (Fast from urad dahl for one month.)

Srila Narottama Das Thakur - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Appearance of Radha Kunda prakat, snan dan
Sri Bahulastami

Sri Viracandra Prabhu (Virabhadra) - Appearance - Avirbhav

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Ramaa Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 18th October 2006  in NZ)

Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Libra)

Sri Dipa dan, Dipavali, Diwali (Kalipuja) - Sunday 22nd October in NZ

Sri Govardhana Puja, Go Puja, Go krda (Worship of Govardhana Hill) - Monday 23rd October in NZ
Sri Bali Daityaraja Puja
Sri Rasikananda - Appearance - Avirbhav

Sri Vasudeva Ghosa - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Disappearance - Tirubhav (Fasting till noon) Thurs 26th October in NZ

Sri Gopastami, Gosthastami
Sri Gadadhara Das Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Dhananjaya Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Srinivasa Acarya - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Jagaddhatri Puja

Srila Gaura Kishora das babaji - Disappearance - Tirubhav was on Ekadasi
(Fasting till noon)(Feasting is done tomorrow)

Sri Bhisma Pancaka

Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Utthana - Devotthani Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 2nd November 2006  in NZ)

Sri Bhugarbha Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Kasisvara Pandit - Disappearance - Tirubhav

Sri Krsna Rasayatra - Kartika purnima
Sri Tulasi-Saligram Vivaha (marriage)
Sripad Nimbarkacarya – Appearance - Avirbhav
Caturmasya vrata ends.(have some urud dal kachoris and urid dal popadam)

This year's full panjikam also now available for viewing:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2005-2006.html
The coming year's Vaishnava Calendar for 2006-2007
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2006-2007.html

All Calender information HERE
http://www.hknet.org.nz/CalendarWhosWho-page.htm

http://panjika.pagehere.com/

Check out the Ekadasi pages with links to every Ekadasi:
(also find out from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada what is, and what constitutes a mahadwadasi)
Find out about Dwadasi and Mahadwadasi here:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/dvadasi.htm

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

kasmad ekadasi jata tasyah ko va vidhir dvija
kada va kriyate kim va phalam kim va vadasva me

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."

Find out what was said HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/ekadasi-page.htm
 

Download yourVaishnava Calendar and make a hard copy for this
All Vaishnava Calendar Information HERE (Downloads, Glossary, Calendars, Eclipses etc)

A New Face Lift for the old VCAL program - info page

Vaishnava Calendar Reminder Services
http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/programs.htm

GBC Vaishnava Calendar Committee - Vaisnava Calendar Calculation
http://vcal.iskcongbc.org/

The present year's Vaishnava Calendar for 2005-2006
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2005-2006.html
(some selected locations are available already below)

Now available:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar2006-2007.html

or if you can't do that and you'd like a Calendar for your longitude, latitude and time zone ANYWHERE in the world I can do that for you and e-mail it to you - FREE    Vaishnava Calendar Software 4.01

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MAKE YOUR OWN CALENDAR FOR YOUR LOCATION,
no more dodgy calendars/panchangas/panjikas from India

...some already made for you http://www.hknet.org.nz/Cals2005-2006-World.html

Vaishnava Calendar maker for your region - on-line:
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Astrologically/Astronomically Accurate and FREE

Please download the software from:
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How to use the VCAL calendar program:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/VcalHow2use.html

mailto:jtcd@xtra.co.nz

Vaishnava Calendar maker for your region - on-line:
http://www.iskcondc.org/cgi-bin/vcalndx.pl

Free Vaisnava Calendar Email Reminder Service
Website URL:  http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info

New service just launched - a Free Vaisnava Calendar Email Reminder Service (BETA) where devotees can sign up and receive automated location sensitive reminders of ekadasi's, festivals, appearance and disappearance days via email.

Festivals on the Vrindavan Calendar
http://www.naturalnirvana.com/Braja-Mandala/Braja-Mandal-Files/Braja-Vrindavan-Festivals.htm

Time Zones and Countries World-wide:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Free Downloadable Vaishnava Reminder for your Desktop
This Vaishnava Calendar Reminder is so simple, so nice and so practical
It has a huge data base of Towns to choose from, and facility to add towns too.
This can be used in conjunction with all other software and URLs mentioned above.

New version 0.55a of Vaishnava Reminder is ready for use. (updated March 2006) (Click HERE for more details)
Check it at the http://vreminder.gauranga.in .

"This software aimed to be a personal information manager of anyone in Krishna's devotee community. Did you ever miss Ekadasi? With Vaishnava Reminder it will not be so easy - it alerts you about fasting days. Also it has built-in vaishnava calendar generator, to-do tasks, custom events, diary and panchang. And it is 100% free - just visit http://www.vreminder.tk and download it. It quietly sits in the system tray and alerts you when needed."

Vaisnava Reminder v.0.501a setup - 520 kb
http://vreminder.gauranga.in/setup-vr0501a.zip

Once you've downloaded it and installed it, you'll never want to be without it, I have it on my machine.

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

Moonrise tool Free Download

Check the time of the Moon Rise locally in your area

Moonrise version 3.5 is a very simple to use, yet very accurate program. If you put it in your Startup folder, it will greet you everyday with the day's sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and twilight times. You can easily see the next series of moon phases, and see a graphic of the current phase. You can find the same information for tomorrow, next week, forty years from now, or the day you were born with a few clicks of the mouse.

Moonrise is available in either 32 or 16 bit versions. You may download a free trial version from the download page.

http://htdconnect.com/~bsidell/download.htm

You will need to enter the latitude, longitude and time zone for your location. If you don't know yours

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Melbourne temple blog - Hare Krishna movement:
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New Govardhan Newsletter (Murwillumbah)
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Sydney Temple Newsletter:
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Other Journals, Newsletters, & KC WeBlogs:
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad's Blogspot - All letters:
http://sangalog.blogspot.com/

Aisvarya prabhu's 'blog:
http://www.livejournal.com/~icemonger/

Aniruddha's blog: There's more comes out of the beadbag than just the finger...
http://www.iskcon.net.au/aniruddha/

Bala Gopala's Mrdanga (formerly Ekendra's Mrdanga)
http://www.gopala.org/
This is my new journal where I hope to contribute something worth reading to the world. The inspiration for this comes from Nectar of Devotion wherein it is stated that to reveal one's mind in confidence is one of the loving exchanges between Vaisnavas. Ekendra dasa.

CafeKrishna.com run by devotees from Pandava sena in the UK
http://cafekrishna.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

Candidasa dasa' Deltaflow Blog
http://www.deltaflow.com/index.php

The Conch newsletter - Radha Giridhari temple Auckland
http://www.hknet.org.nz/TheConch-newsletter.html (old)
http://www.iskconnz.com (The Auckland temple new site)
The Conch Newsletter is a subscription newsletter that is sent out in PDF format either as a printable attached file through e-mail, or hard-copy by snail mail. The newsletter is monthly, and compiled by Amrita-pani devi dasi in conjunction with the editorial advisor HH Mukunda Goswami.

Gauranga Sundara prabhu in Leicester (UK) Newsletter can be found at:
Current issue http://www.gauranga.org/files/newsletter_06.PDF
Back issues and all future issues can be found at: http://www.gauranga.org/newsletter_backissues.htm

Gopala Guru prabhu's blog on MSN - Religious Worship; Ever wonder what's it like to live the life of a Hare Krishna monk?
Visit this Space to find out.:
http://whatsyourstory.msn.com/
http://spaces.msn.com/members/gopalaguru/PersonalSpace.aspx

Hare Krishna Cultural Journal - Krishna-Kirti dasa in USA - A commentary on the culture, views and progress of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
http://siddhanta.com/weblogs/culture/

Indradyumna Swami's "Diary of a Travelling Preacher" blog:
http://blog.worldsankirtan.net/IDS/

ISKCON News.Net -  Blog Updates a compendium of news, with notices sent out by e-mail
http://www.iskconnews.net/

Jayadvaita Swami's blog - satyam param dhimahi
http://www.jswami.info/

Kavichandra Swami's Blog
http://www.kavicandraswami.info/
http://kavicandraswami.info/node/feed

Krishna conscious Podcasting
http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/?page_id=1405

Kurma prabhu's Travel Diary Blog:
Hello there ! I have a new Blog (weblog) Travel Diary. Follow my very latest culinary travels: http://www.kurma.net and click on the blog link right side of page.
Hope all is well with you. Happy cooking, Kurma

Prahladananda Swami's Health blog: On the road, Journal, Audio, Health, Photos etc
http://prahladanandaswami.net/blogs/index.php

Rati Manjari mataji - Every Town & Village - newsletter, which consists of a collective contribution from preachers throughout the UK. To view or download it click the link below:
http://www.gauranga.org/files/etav_02.PDF

You may need to install the latest version of Adobe's Acrobat Reader:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Sit Properly dot com - go to extras 4 the blog - lots of useful info especially for new devotees throughout site
http://www.sitproperly.com/index2.html

Umapati Swami's Blog - http://www.umapati.net/
You can contact me by e-mail at swami@umapati.net. I won't be publishing any comments, but I would be glad to hear from you if you would like to let me know what you think about the blog or if there is any topic you would like me to write about.
Your servant,  Umapati Swami

THE VEDIC THEATRE COMPANY - BRINGING THE ANCIENT VEDIC CLASSICS TO LIFE
http://vedic108.blogspot.com/

Vaishnava Blog Feeds
http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/

From the Virtual pen of Sita-pati dasa http://blog.worldsankirtan.net/sitapati/
News and views from Sita-pati dasa in Brisbane Australia.

Waves of Devotion | Journal - Writings and Realizations of His Holiness Dhanurdhara Swami
http://www.wavesofdevotion.com/journal/index.html

The International Society for Education in Krsna Consciousness http://www.isekc.com/ has a Blog called Vaishnava Sanga which one can access from the ISEKC home page.

News stories, articles, comment, insights, features, and Vaisnava perspectives available on-line from http://www.iskcon.com/new/

Vraj journal
http://www.vrajajournal.com/

prausthapadyam paurnamasyam
hema-simha-samanvitam
dadati yo bhagavatam
sa yati paramam gatim

Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita:   Chapter 6 - Dhyana-yoga

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                           sri-bhagavan uvaca
                         anasritah karma-phalam
                         karyam karma karoti yah
                         sa sannyasi ca yogi ca
                         na niragnir na cakriyah

   WORD FOR WORD

   sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Lord said; anasritah--without taking shelter; karma-phalam--of the result of work; karyam--obligatory; karma--work; karoti--performs; yah--one who; sah--he; sannyasi--in the renounced order; ca--also; yogi--mystic; ca--also; na--not; nih--without; agnih--fire; na--nor; ca--also; akriyah--without duty.

TRANSLATION

   The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic, not he who lights no fire and performs no duty.

PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad:

   In this chapter the Lord explains that the process of the eightfold yoga system is a means to control the mind and the senses. However, this is very difficult for people in general to perform, especially in the Age of Kali. Although the eightfold yoga system is recommended in this chapter, the Lord emphasizes that the process of karma-yoga, or acting in Krsna consciousness, is better. Everyone acts in this world to maintain his family and their paraphernalia, but no one is working without some self-interest, some personal gratification, be it concentrated or extended. The criterion of perfection is to act in Krsna consciousness, and not with a view to enjoying the fruits of work. To act in Krsna consciousness is the duty of every living entity because all are constitutionally parts and parcels of the Supreme. The parts of the body work for the satisfaction of the whole body. The limbs of the body do not act for self-satisfaction but for the satisfaction of the complete whole. Similarly, the living entity who acts for satisfaction of the supreme whole and not for personal satisfaction is the perfect sannyasi, the perfect yogi.

   The sannyasis sometimes artificially think that they have become liberated from all material duties, and therefore they cease to perform agnihotra yajnas (fire sacrifices), but actually they are self-interested because their goal is to become one with the impersonal Brahman. Such a desire is greater than any material desire, but it is not without self-interest. Similarly, the mystic yogi who practices the yoga system with half-open eyes, ceasing all material activities, desires some satisfaction for his personal self. But a person acting in Krsna consciousness works for the satisfaction of the whole, without self-interest. A Krsna conscious person has no desire for self-satisfaction. His criterion of success is the satisfaction of Krsna, and thus he is the perfect sannyasi, or perfect yogi. Lord Caitanya, the highest perfectional symbol of renunciation, prays in this way:

                      na dhanam najanam na sundarim
                       kavitam vajagad-isa kamaye
                        mama janmanijanmanisvare
                    bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi

   "Almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor to enjoy beautiful women. Nor do I want any number of followers. What I want only is the causeless mercy of Your devotional service in my life, birth after birth."

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

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Prabhupada Uvacha:
(here's some nectar, sometimes it comes in the form of Srutakirti prabhu's diary, other times from Govinda dasi's diary, Hari Sauri prabhu's Transcendental Diary, or sometimes from a letter, or other related source, but still nectar...)

April 27th, 1976

For his morning walk the devotees took Prabhupada out to the Domain, a local park with small ponds, walkways, and various statues. One depicted a Viking warrior on horseback blowing a horn. Yasomatinandana asked if the Vikings were ksatriyas.

"No," Prabhupada said. "The ksatriyas fought on religious principles. They were noble warriors, not murderers."

"What about the modern soldiers?" Yasomatinandana inquired. "Do they go to the heavenly planets when they die on the battlefield?"

Prabhupada shook his head. "They are simply demons fighting demons for economic reasons. How can they go to heaven? They go to hell-both sides."

- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 2" by HG Hari Sauri dasa

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"Shortcut to Spiritual Knowledge"

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.32-35 -- London, July 25, 1973

Listen to the entire lecture on-line:
http://prabhupadaradio.com/M3U/Gita/m3u/GT022.m3u

Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc.):

kim no rajyena govinda
kim bhogair jivitena va
yesam arthe kanksitam no
rajyam bhogah sukhani ca

ta ime 'vasthita yuddhe
pranams tyaktva dhanani ca
acaryah pitarah putras
tathaiva ca pitamahah

matulah svasurah pautrah
syalah sambandhinas tatha
etan na hantum icchami
ghnato 'pi madhusudana

api trailokya-rajyasya
hetoh kim nu mahi-krte
nihatya dhartarastran nah
ka pritih syaj janardana
 [Bg. 1.32-35]

Translation: "O Govinda, of what avail to us are kingdoms, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed in this battlefield? O Madhusudana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and all relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, then why should I wish to kill them, though I may survive? O maintainer of all creatures, I am not prepared to fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds, let alone this earth."

Prabhupada: So Arjuna is thinking in terms of his own sense gratification. He is posing himself as if he does not know what is the plan of Krsna. Yes. The plan of Krsna is explained by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita.

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tad atmanam srjamy aham
 [Bg. 4.7]

 paritranaya sadhunam
vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge
 [Bg. 4.8]

The plan is already known to everyone how the management of the cosmic manifestation is going on. The cosmic manifestation is there. This material world. It is, although temporary, it has got a purpose. The purpose is to give chance to the living entities who are rotting in this material world to revive his Krsna consciousness, or original consciousness, and go back to home, back to Godhead. This is the plan. This material cosmic manifestation is there, bhutva bhutva praliyate [Bg. 8.19]. The nature is, it is sometimes manifested and sometimes it is dissolved, annihilated. Everything material, that is the way. Just like our body. It is created at a certain date, and it will be annihilated at a certain date. Similarly, this gigantic body... That is also body of the Supreme Lord, virat body. Virat means gigantic. Krsna will show His virat-rupa to Arjuna. So this external body, exactly just like we have got our this external body. Internal body. The soul is covered by two bodies, the external and internal. External means these gross elements -- earth, water, air, fire, sky. And internal means the mind, intelligence and ego. They are also material. Just like our body is covered by shirt and coat, similarly, the soul is encaged in two kinds of bodies. When this gross body is finished, the subtle body, mind, intelligence and ego, they are there. The soul is covered. The gross body is finished. That is called death. But people do not know that there is no death for the soul. The outward cover is finished, the inward cover is there, and the inward cover will carry the soul to another gross body. That is called transmigration. The mind is creating, as we are making our consciousness in this life, so we are making our next life also. Yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah [Bg. 9.25].

So we have got two kinds of bodies, gross and subtle, and within that, I am living, you are living, soul. Dehino 'smin yatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara [Bg. 2.13]. Asmin dehe, within this body, there is the dehi, the proprietor of the body. So people do not understand that this finishing of this gross body is not actually death or annihilation of the soul. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire [Bg. 2.20]. Even annihilation of the subtle body does not mean death of the soul. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire [Bg. 2.20]. There are two kinds of bodies. So when the gross body is annihilated, the subtle body carries me to another gross body. Just like the air carries the flavor of a certain place. If the air is passing over rose garden, it carries the flavor. Although we cannot see, but we can smell. We can understand the breeze is so fragrant, means it is coming over a rose garden. Similarly, filthy place, a bad smell, the air carries. So the subtle body carries the mental situation of the soul and puts him into a particular body according to that mental situation. Yam yam vapi smaran bhavam tyajaty ante kalevaram [Bg. 8.6]. At the time of death, the mental situation will give me chance for another gross body. If we have created my mind Krsna conscious, then he will give me, the mental situation will give me a body by which I can make further progress. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita: sucinam srimatam gehe yoga-bhrasto 'bhijayate [Bg. 6.41]. Yoga-bhrastah. Suppose one has begun yoga. Yoga means attempt to link with the supreme. That is called yoga. And viyoga means without any relationship, or without any attachment for the Supreme. Yoga means plus, and viyoga means minus. So plus. Plus means, one plus one equal to two.

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

"Glory to the Sri Krishna Samkirtan which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together. Thus the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death, is extinguished. The Samkirtan Movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction Moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it helps us to have a taste of the full nectar for which we are always anxious."

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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,
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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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Paradigms - where things are not all they seem

Krishna conscious Dramas and plays:
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thanx again Shyam'

Hare Krsna!

In the download section of my website  http://tinyurl.com/9er95 you will find a copy of Ganguly's complete English translation of the Mahabharata (originally in 13 hardback volumes) in HTML format. It is in a 7.5 MB zipped file.

The Mahabharata explains by example how Lord Krsna's Vedic culture and Varnashrama Dharma are meant to work. Where the Manu Smriti is a concise book of laws for Mankind the Mahabharata shows how those laws are applied. The Mahabharata along with the Ramayana have been the main foundation for the continuation of Vedic culture because they are easily accessible to the masses. The Mahabharata was actually written for the unfortunate people of the Kali Yuga to help uplift them. A close study of the Mahabharata and Ramayana in conjunction with the Manu Samhita would serve as a good guide on how to implement Varnashrama Dharma. And, in conjunction with the Srimad Bhagavatam, insight into Daivi Varnashrama Dharma. The Mahabharata is thus an essential text for anyone interested in implementing VAD.

The Mahabharata is a vast treasure house of Brahminical knowledge and as the Mahabharat itself says: "What is found in the Mahabharata may be found in other texts; whatever is not found in the Mahabharata is not found anywhere."

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

In 1999 the devotees in Kazkhstan purchased a beautiful farm outside of the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Since that time substantial strides have been made in creating an agricultural community, a home for many vaisnavas, and the venue for a wonderful summer yearly festival attended by devotees from Central Asia and Russia.

Since October 2004 there have been many attempts from the government of Kazakhstan to push us from this property. This has been done by smear campaigns in the media and ongoing litigation in the courts.

On March 29, 2006 a case was conducted in the Almaty Oblast Court. Prior to issuing the ruling the judge declared that the legal arguments of the government land agency had no substance and that the arguments presented by the advocates representing our society were correct and in accordance to the Kazakhstan legal code.

But after private discussion in their chambers the judges emerged and issued a ruling against our society in which it is stated that the land be confiscated and returned to the government. This ruling was illegal and not based on legislation of the government of Kazakhstan.

We purchased the land at the market value in 1999. In 2004 we privatised the land according to the laws of Kazakhstan in. Since this time the value of this land has increased dramatically. The situation we have is that the powerful government land barons want to eliminate us by any illegal process that they may possess the land, again sell, and make astronomical profit.

We have neither time nor options left. Our last option is the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, but need-less-to-say, the legal system does not work in this country. It is either a matter of paying for the decision or having a powerful person order the decision.

Thus we are requesting devotees throughout the world to assist us in different ways:

First, we are requesting you to send this letter to all the contacts you have.

Second, we are requesting you to print the following letter and send to the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan requesting him to intervene in this case.

Third, we are requesting you to contact the heads of religious organisations, the foreign ministries in your countries, international human rights agencies, and register an appeal that they will voice concern to the government of Kazakhstan.

And at last, we are humbly requesting that you will all pray that this situation may be reversed and our farm, Sri Vrindavan Dham, will not be stolen by the government of Kazakhstan.

The President of Kazakhstan has gained international respect for having hosted an international religious forum in 2003. Yet, despite the talks of religious equality and openness, he is allowing a religious society to be illegally evicted from their legally acquired property. It is an injustice performed in the name of religious equality.

With affectionate regards,

BB Govinda Swami

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To the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. N.A. Nazarbayev

Government palace, Levoberezhye,

Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Or ...

Presidential Residence:

To the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. Nazarbayev N.A.

Akorda, Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan.

President's e-mail: sitePRK@global.kz

Dear President Nazarbayev,

It is with deep regret that we have been informed of your government's attempted confiscation of the land which is owned by the Kazakhstan Society for Krishna Consciousness.

The land has been legally purchased and privatised according to the land codes of Kazakhstan.

But since 2004 there has been ongoing litigation in an attempt by government officials to steal the land where the Kazakhstan Society for Krishna Consciousness has been officially registered, and situated, for the past seven years.

On March 29, 2006 a hearing was conducted in the Almaty Provincial Court.

The judge in charge of the case explained that he had carefully studied the case and that there was no substance in the arguments of the Government Land Committee and District Hakimat.

Yet, when the decision was read it was ruled that the land at issue be returned to the land reserve of Kazakhstan. The decision of the court was enacted due to executive pressure as it violates legislative and procedural rules of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Mr. President, you want that your fine country come into the rank of the leading nations of the world.

You have shown your open mindedness by conducting your International Religious Forum in 2003. Yet in this case we have a glaring example of a religious society being destroyed by the greed of self motivated officers.

Sir, we are respectfully appealing to you to intervene in this case.

Please stop the abuse and destruction of the one element of Indian religion which is active in your nation.

Please allow these people to live peacefully on their property in accordance to the vision of religious equality that you have presented for the nation of Kazakhstan.

Sincerely,

Dear All,

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

Since I last communicated with you all there has been no change on our situation here in Kazakhstan.

On Wednesday 24 May there was an ordered television report. I will attach a transcript of the interview. In the interview a government officer described us as “wolves in sheeps clothing.”

A team of devotees from Europe and America has pulled together to discuss strategy for the Kazakhstan campaign.

The team consists of Anuttama Prabhu, Saunaka Rsi prabhu, Gauri and Romapada Prabhus, Sivarama Maharaja, and myself. We have been having discussions to develop our presentation for government agencies, religious, and human rights organisations.

AT THIS MOMENT THERE IS AN IMPORTANT WAY IN WHICH YOU CAN HELP US:

Kazakhstan wishes to become the Chairman of OSCE in 2009. Thus the Kazakh government is hosting an OSCE conference in Kazakhstan on June 12-13, 2006.

Prior to the event we want to create an international awareness of our issue so that it will be discussed during this important conference.

PLEASE HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

1. We are requesting that you look at the three documents that I will attach.

a. Appeal letter http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/wp-content/uploads/Appeal_for_OSCE.doc
b. Chronology http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/wp-content/uploads/Chronology_of_Events.doc
c. Legal Injustice Brief http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/wp-content/uploads/Legal_Injustices_Brief.doc

2. Next we are requesting that you will fax and email those three documents to Vienna, Austria to the OSCE Ambassador who represents your country. file:/C:/COM/Users/CitrakaA/FILES/Ambassadors_to_the_OSCE_in_Vienna.doc

3. We are also requesting you to fax and email these documents to the OSCE offices in your respective countries. I have attached a list of member nations of OSCE . You will have to search their email and fax address within your country. http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/wp-content/uploads/OSCE_Representatives_around_the_World.doc
Then please send it to the appropriate person.

4. The next step will take place on June 6, 2006 when we request that you please fax and email the same package to different officers in the Kazakh government, Their names and addresses are as follows:

Abykaev Nurtay Abykayevich, Chairman of the Parliament's Senate Fax +7 3172 333892

Tokayev Kasymzhomart Kemelevich, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fax +7 3172 720293

Muhamedzhanov Ural Baygunsovich, Chairman of the Parliament's Majlis Fax +7 3172 243532

We hope that this attention will bring the Kazakh government to the point of helping us to peacefully resolve the issue with our project here in Kazakhstan.

With affectionate regards,

BB Govinda Swami

I am sending you a very good Kazakhstan Package that has been prepared by the devotees at the Bhaktivedanta Manor in London.
http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/wp-content/uploads/Kazakhstan_International_Package.pdf

This can be used by temples around the world in assisting our situation in Kazakhstan.

Thank you very much.

With affectionate regards,

BB Govinda Swami

PS … Please keep up your prayers and efforts to assist us. As yet there is no official word coming from the Kazakh government that there will be any change in policy.

We are requesting meetings with officials to enter dialogue on the issue. Still there is no sign from their side.

His Holiness Subhag maharaj is recovering from the accident that put him in hospital:

Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Sri-Sri Guru and Gouranga.

Dear Prabu and Mataji... thank you for your kind empaty, simpaty,
prayer and financial donation for suporting His Holliness Subhaga
Mataji at Jakarta. Maharaja very pleasant and very thankfull with your
kind service. With this letter we are all devotee in Jakarta want to
make a confirmation about the condition Maharaja now. His Holliness
Subhaga Svami already in the temple since yesterday, Monday 11th of
July 2006. And this morning with better condition Maharaja will going
to Denpasar Bali, 12 th of July 2006 at 10.am by plane with
Sundarananda das Prabu and two disciple from Australia and India.
So... The latest news about the condition Maharaja will be confirm by
Prabu Sundarananda das next.
Hope you can distribute this letter to many devotees and keep praying
for the better condition of Maharaja. Once again... thank you for
everything!

Your lowest servant,
Sarva Laksmi devi dasi  (mailto:sarva_laksmi@yahoo.co.in)
at Hare Krsna ISCKON Temple in Jakarta
Sri Nawa Nilacala Ksetra Dhama

http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/?p=2575

Undersea Temple Found Off India's East Coast
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=306560&sid=FTP

VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH INDIA, July 3, 2006: Archaeologists in Visakhapatnam claim that a centuries-old temple exists two kilometers from Visakhapatnam coast, on the sea bed. While the eastern coastal city of Visakhapatnam is steeped in history, few know that there was a temple called "Visakeswara Temple" off the coast of the city. Many centuries ago this temple went under the sea due to geological adjustments. According to Professor Gangadharam, who is working on facts regarding this temple, the temple existed centuries ago, but got submerged in the sea. "From the research I did, I found out that the Buchca Rama Lingeshwara temple which right now exists on the coastline is in the same alignment with that of Visakeswara temple under the sea. I have spoken to many old people and fishermen who told me that their forefathers used to confirm that there is this temple under the sea. " According to the priest of Buchcha Rama Lingeshwara temple, the Visakeswara temple existed before Kalyug. "Yes, in Shastras and Puranas there's a mention of this temple. It is believed that before the Kalyug began this temple was submerged into the sea." Professor Gangadharam's further research, which involves under sea exploration, is on hold as he is looking for financial support in his quest to find the temple.

Courtesy of Hinduism Today http://www.HinduismToday.com

The whole world is shocked by the horrible terrorist attack on Mumbai killing over 200 innocent people in trains. These people were just like one of us who was rushing home to be with loved ones after a hard day at work & all of a sudden they were embraced by death. there are over 700 injured being treated at various hospitals in Mumbai & some of them are really in critical situation. One of these bomb blasts was near Bhayendar which is like 5 km away from Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mira road. The Bhaktivedanta Hospital received 42 patients in critical state of which 15 could not survive due to severe bleeding & deep injuries. We have discharged 11 patients after treatments & diagnosis, but we still have 16 innocent persons fighting for life.

At 6.45 p.m. on July 11th. scores of injured began arriving at the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in rickshaws, private vehicles, and ambulances from the bomb blast site of Mira-Bhyander only 5 km away. Immediately a team of over 100 staff doctors, nurses and paramedical staff jumped into action putting the severely injured on stretchers and wheeling them into emergency care and ICU.

The Bhaktivedanta hospital was a faced a hurricane of activity as the staff was bombarded with patients with severe head and brain injuries, mutilated extremities, fractures, shrapnel wounds, deafness, eye injuries and internal injuries all the way up until 4 AM in the morning.

While the staff performed operations continuously throughout the night an information kiosk was set up to facilitate patients relatives updating the condition of each patient while providing relatives friends and volunteers with hot food and refreshments. Family members of the dead and dying were provided support from qualified counselors and all treatments and medicines were provided free to the patients.

Hospital director Dr. Ajay Sankhe said “The Trustees and management of Bhaktivedanta Hospital greatly appreciate the cooperation and service rendered by the staff and the many individuals and volunteers of various organizations and thank them for their support. We also thank the government officials and the media for their support and understanding”

In the face of this great tragedy Bhaktivedanta Hospital renewed it’s commitment to assuring palliative and spiritual care to the dead and dying and continues to provide spiritual care and counseling for the patients and their relatives .

Local newspapers like Mumbai Mirror covered our efforts of grief counseling with the help of Bhagawad-Gita

Pictures from Bhaktivedanta Hospital: http://community.webshots.com/album/552193694liRuzx

There were more than 10 dead bodies inside the compartment - Citizen Journalist Harish Matabonu was on the Borivali Fast (train) when the blast occurred.
I was one compartment ahead of the one that was blasted.

Somehow I was late for office and so I caught the 5:58 pm Borivali Fast from Grant Road station. I had 4 rounds left (Japa Mala ‘ beads that I chant my rounds on). I use to travel in 1st class but lately I had realised that the 1st class is more crowded than the second class compartment.

So last week when I renewed my Railway pass I took second class season ticket for 3 months. (If I would have taken 1st class pass I would have been in the same compartment where the bomb blasted).

I was chanting my rounds and some how managed to get a place to stand near the door.

By the time the train reached Bandra Station I finished my 4 rounds. I kept my bead bag inside my Office Bag and was singing the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra. I was singing and practicing the new tune which I had heard from Jay Sacinandan prabhu. Few minutes when the train left the Bandra Platform I heard a huge sound.

In our childhood we use to blast rassi bomb (Fire Cracker). When we use to be very close to the bomb it use to hurt our ears. Although I was 1 compartment far from the blast the sound was soo huge that for a moment I could not think and realize what sound that could be and I immediately saw behind (since I was standing at the edge of the door)

The scene was terrible. I saw three people flying in the air and falling on the tracks. I was shocked. I immediately screamed and told the people sitting inside to pull the chain since there is a bomb blast first they did not understand and when other people also started screaming they pulled the chain. Before even the train could stop.. people started pushing me; I jumped from the train (fortunately it was running very slow by then). When I turned behind I saw the 1st class compartment was ripped apart and few people were getting down with blood all over their face and body.

I was confused as to what to do, I was shivering and my whole body was trembling; I immediately called up 100 (Police Helpline) I informed the police who attended the call, since this was the first bomb that exploded he was shocked when I said that there is a bomb blast.

I described him the exact location and place and the severity and told him to inform the railways to stop all trains; the idiot police men replied back saying.. “aap railway mein phone karo;’ (you call up railway and inform them) I told I don’t have their number. He gave me a 7 digit number. I knew it would be a wrong number because all local numbers in Mumbai are 8 digits. However I tried calling railways but it did not get through. I hung up.

I was missing my camera cell phone which I lost few weeks back in the same local trains. I wanted to click pictures and take video of the entire scene. However I realized that it is foolishness to think in such a situation to take pics. I was confused as to what to do.

There were many things coming in my mind; I was thinking of forgetting everything and going to office as Tuesdays is the busiest days for me as I have to attend the Leadership meetings and send the reports to VP’s and AVP’s of my company as well as our Clients (DELL, Earthlink etc.)

My mind was running faster than I could ever remember. I immediately dropped the plan to go to office as the best way to go to office is trains and by this bomb blast I realized that all trains might have been halted and roads will become Jammed with traffic.

Since the entire scene was chaotic. It was very difficult to see who is injured and who is not. When I went near the compartment I saw the impact of the blast. There were more than 10 dead bodies inside the compartment.

I saw one person whose hand was ripped apart and only his last finger was hanging and he was crying for help with his other hand. I saw other person who was hanging between the ripped iron sheets of the train and the tracks. I had never seen such a scene.

I saw one person with his elbow ripped open and his raw bone was visible with his veins hanging. I saw much more grave injuries which I think I should not mention in this email.

After seeing these I immediately prayed that there should not be any devotee inside this compartment. I started looking everywhere to see if there is any help coming from anywhere.

I saw people passing water bottles to the injured .. when I saw them doing that, I remembered my recently visited Jagannath Puri Rath yatra where approx 1 million people come and me and some of my devotee friends were helping everyone to pass water bottles to all devotees who were thirsty. I immediately decided to do that service again and I started asking everyone for water and passed to people who were injured.

After doing this for few minutes I saw that there were hundreds of people who were just watching and doing nothing. Now when I think of that I realized that there were 4 categories of people.

1. People who realized that it’s a bomb blast and just ran away from the scene.

2. People who were just shocked to see that they were traveling in the same train in which the blast happened and were standing there watching dumb founded.

3. People who were phoning their relatives and near and dear ones and taking pictures and videos from their camera phones.

4. People who were helping others removing the bodies from the compartment.

I went through all four phases. I realized that this is the right time for me to help someone and I went near the compartment again. There were some people stuck between the iron sheets of the train and the tracks so we tried to pull apart the iron sheet of the compartment so that people who were stuck can come out. There were some brave people who entered the compartment and were pushing bodies outside. One person from inside handed me a huge Iron rod; I immediately took that and asked someone to throw it aside but then one person said that we can use it to support the iron sheet when we pull it out. So then we used that rod to support the ripped iron sheets (you can see the same photo of the ripped iron sheet of the compartment being supported by a iron rod in front of many news paper)

When we pulled the iron sheet one body just fell on the ground and we realized that it was a dead body so no one touched it. We wanted to save the people who were at least half alive or injured.

Then few brave people went inside and got a persons body which was alive but his hand was ripped apart; I saw that 4 people were lifting that body and they were asking someone to help. I felt like going and helping but when I saw his hand I was afraid to touch that body. I really appreciate the bravery of the people who were helping that person. Later on I saw one person who was lying on the compartment and was looking towards me and asking for help and seeing that his entire body was naked and burnt I turned my face away. I knew that he was about to die; but even then I did not help him. I was afraid !!

I then decided to help atleast people who can walk a little and take them to hospital. By this time many local people from surrounding areas came and were helping. I saw a young boy who came near the compartment door. Some people helped him to get down and then I immediately went to him and I decided that I will take him to hospital. His entire face was blackened and his sports shoes was full of blood. He was wearing black t-shirt (atleast that’s what It looked like) and he had worn blue denim jeans but the front portion of his jeans had disappeared (burnt in the blast). He could not walk properly and he wanted to sit right there on the tracks. I told him that there is no way we can sit on the tracks and he need to go to the hospital.

I supported this boy and was walking on the tracks with him; he could not walk properly but still I encouraged him .. I told him that he should thank god and should chant Hare Krishna. When I said that he immediately looked at my face. I told him just chant the names of the lord. Then I asked him what was his name ; He told Pankaj.

I told pankaj that he is very fortunate and he did not say anything. I told him again to chant the names of the lord. Then he said that he cannot hear anything. Then I realized that all the people in that compartment might have gone deaf with the sound.

I started asking people to guide me to a hospital and they said that I should take pankaj to BABA Hospital. As there were hundreds of people on the way I screamed as much as I could to make way and then we somehow came out of the tracks and near the road. There were people who were calling Auto Rickshaws (3 wheelers) I got one of the rickshaw and me and pankaj sat inside. Then I saw few people were carrying a body and asking me to vacate the rickshaw and then I saw the body which they were holding. It was the same body whose right hand’s last finger was left and everything else was missing.

I vacated the rickshaw, then I got another rickshaw and I sat besides Pankaj. Just then another person with this head covered with blood asked me for a seat. I immediately got out and sat next to the rickshaw driver. The rickshaw driver could not take a U turn as there were hundreds of people blocking it somehow he did it. It started raining heavily. I prayed Thank GOD ! I am inside this vehicle. ( however I was getting wet because half my body was out of the vehicle.)

The rickshaw driver took us as fast as he could to BABA Hospital. When we reached there the scene was worst than I thought. BABA is a Municipal Hospital. I need not explain how municipal hospitals are in INDIA. There were people sitting with head injuries and blood all over their body and no one to attend. There were very few doctors. Since it was the nearest hospital all the injured people were coming here. I saw the same person with his last finger being taken inside by 4 people.

When I took Pankaj and the other person inside I realized that we did not have a place to sit. So we came out and sat on the stair case.

I immediately decided that I will take them to Lilavati Hospital (It is very renowned hospital and many film stars get admitted here) I told Pankaj that I will take him to Lilavati and he said yes ! the other person vanished somewhere.

I took pankaj and caught a rickshaw again and told the driver to take us to Lilavati. In 10 minutes we reached Lilavati (1 second was like hours.. I could realize the importance of time). When we reached Lilavati.. we were the first to reach there so the police started asking me “Kai Jhala ani Kuthe challe” (what happened and where are you going) I told we are Bomb Blast patients and we want to go to casualty ward.

He was surprised, but when he saw Pankaj he did not ask me anything and showed us the path. As soon as I opened the door of Casualty ward everything seemed perfect they had enough beds, doctors and nurses. They immediately took care of Pankaj.

Pankaj had given me his cell phone and asked me to call up his DAD. I asked pankaj are you feeling ok and he said his EAR is bleeding and his thighs were paining.

I started calling up Pankaj’s dad and friends. I was trying hard but all the phones were jammed and network not reachable.

After sometime one more person came in lilavati with his whole body stained with blood and his hands covered with a handkerchief and blood dripping from the cloth.

He saw me and we laid him on the next bed and he told that his name is Chintan Gandhi and gave me his cell phone and asked me to call his parents. I was trying to call pankaj and chintan’s relatives and parents. I could not get through. I myself was feeling weak by now.

I immediately called up Amit Hingorani (son of producer ‘ Arjun Hingorani) as he stays very close to Lilavati Hospital.

He immediately came rushing thinking that I am injured but when he saw me he was happy then I told him everything.

I wanted someone to emotionally support me. I hugged him and then I saw Doctor Gurucharan. I did not knew that he practices in Lilavati Hospital. I got energy after seeing 2 devotees with me.

Since Amit Hingorani’s mother is sick and alone at home I told that he should go home again.

He left only after convincing me to come to his home after I complete my formalities in the hospital.

There was one more unattended patient who was completely bleeding and could not hear anything.

He too wanted me to help contact his relatives and gave his mobile. His name was Vivek.

I waited for the next few hours in the hospital. Slowly the news came that there are around seven bomb blasts and as I was waiting for any of the relatives of Pankaj, Chintan and Vivek.

Slowly one by one the relatives came. I handed them their childs mobile, Gold chains and wallet which were handed to me by the doctors to take care.

First person I met was Chintans dad. Since I had spoken to him on phone .. he knew my name and when he saw me he was literally crying with tears flowing from his eyes and he was saying thank you ! thank you !

I took him to Chintan, and by now Chintan had a plaster on his left hand and the nurse was cleaning his face. He was shivering like a leaf. I met Chintans mom and many of his aunty’s and uncles.. they were all crying and thanking me but I just told them that its Lords mercy.

Pankaj was stripped naked and was covered with blankets as his clothes were burnt. I gave the burnt clothes and his blood soaked shoes to his dad. Slowly his mom came and when one of pankaj’s friend told her mom that I got Pankaj to the hospital she cried and she said “ aap mere liye bhagawan ho’ You are God for me. I immediately said no! and tears started flowing from my eyes.

Seeing their emotions I could not contain myself thinking of all the people who might have lost their fathers, husbands, brothers, friends, sons and employees.

Vivek’s relative also came and he too was very grateful to me for helping and he realized that I am from Hare Krishna as I was wearing Kanthi Mala (neck beads) and I loudly said yes I am from Hare Krishna.

(I wanted all the people around me Chintan’s mom/dad, relatives. Pankaj’s mom/dad, relatives and friends and Vivek’s relatives and friends to know that I am from ISKCON ‘ Hare Krishna)

They all asked me for my number and I gave them my card.

I met Gurucharan and left the scene. I went to Amit Hingorani home and he and his mom were waiting for me. Although her mom was sick she gave me nice hot prasad and Amit Hingorani gave me his T-shirt and his favorite shorts to wear and took me to his room.

It was 23:00 hrs by now we immediately lied down after arguing as to who will sleep on the bed and who will sleep on the floor. Naturally Amit Hingorani literally forced me to sleep on the bed but I forced him and I slept on the floor in front of his beautiful home deities (Sri Sri Radha Rasbihari). I closed my eyes and the entire episode, the blast sound, the right hand, the burnt faces etc.. was flashing in my mind. I could not sleep.

WASHINGTON, U.S., July 10, 2006: Curbing tobacco use and taking other steps to eliminate some of the most common risk factors for cancer could save millions of lives over the next few decades, health officials said Monday. Tobacco alone is predicted to kill a billion people this century, 10 times the toll it took in the 20th century, if current trends hold. "In all of world history, this is the largest train wreck not waiting to happen," aid John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society. Reducing tobacco use would have the single largest effect on global cancer rates, Seffrin and other health officials said Monday in unveiling two reference guides that chart global tobacco use and cancer. Changing diets to contain fewer saturated fats and more fruits and vegetables, as well as reducing infection by cancer-causing viruses and bacteria, could also cut rates dramatically, they said. "We know with cancer, if we take action now, we can save 2 million lives a year by 2020 and 6.5 million by 2040," said Dr. Judith Mackay, a World Health Organization senior policy adviser.

Today, tobacco accounts for one in five cancer deaths, or 1.4 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the new Cancer Atlas. When deaths from tobacco-related cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are included, the yearly death toll rises to nearly 5 million and it's expected to keep going up. Public health officials also said Monday that the number of teenagers smoking is again on the rise, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. For the first time in a decade the number of teen smokers grew--from about 21.9 percent in 2003 to 23 percent in 2005. Seffrin says lawmakers are blowing it by cutting funding for prevention efforts and refusing to regularly raise taxes on cigarettes--a proven way to discourage teen smokers. An estimates 1.25 billion men and women currently smoke cigarettes, and more than half of them will die from the habit, according to the newly issued second edition of the Tobacco Atlas. The two atlases were released Monday at an International Union Against Cancer conference. The two statistics-packed guides are meant as reference guides for doctors, politicians, academics, students and attorneys who work on cancer and tobacco control.

Courtesy of Hinduism Today http://www.HinduismToday.com

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June 7, RUSSIA (PRAVDA) — Millions of people are taught that the fossil record furnishes proof of evolution. But, where are there fossils of half-evolved dinosaurs or other creatures?

The fossil record contains fossils of only complete and fully-formed species. There are no fossils of partially-evolved species to indicate that a gradual process of evolution ever occurred. Even among evolutionists there are diametrically different interpretations and reconstructions of the fossils used to support human evolution from a supposed ape-like ancestry.

Even if evolution takes millions and millions of years, we should still be able to see some stages of its process. But, we simply don't observe any partially-evolved fish, frogs, lizards, birds, dogs, cats among us. Every species of plant and animal is complete and fully-formed.

Another problem is how could partially-evolved plant and animal species survive over millions of years when their basic organs and tissues were still in the process of evolving? How, for example, were animals breathing, eating, and reproducing if there respiratory, digestive, and reproductive organs were still evolving?

In fact, precisely because of this problem more and more modern evolutionists are adopting a new theory known as Punctuated Equilibrium which says that plant and animal species evolved suddenly from one kind to another and that is why we don't see evidence of partially-evolved species in the fossil record. Of course, we have to accept their word on blind faith because there is no way to prove or disprove what they are saying. These evolutionists claim that something like massive bombardment of radiation resulted in mega mutations in species which produced "instantaneous" changes from one life form to another. The nature and issue of mutations will be discussed later and the reader will see why such an argument is not viable.

The fact that animal and plant species are found fully formed and complete in the fossil record is powerful evidence (although not proof) for creation because it is evidence that they came into existence as fully formed and complete which is possible only by creation.

Evolutionists claim that the genetic and biological similarities between species is evidence of common ancestry. However, that is only one interpretation of the evidence. Another possibility is that the comparative similarities are due to a common Designer who designed similar functions for similar purposes in all the various forms of life. Neither position can be scientifically proved.

Although Darwin was partially correct by showing that natural selection occurs in nature, the problem is that natural selection itself is not a creative force. Natural selection can only work with those biological variations that are possible. The evidence from genetics supports only the possibility for horizontal evolution (i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, horses, cows, etc.) but not vertical evolution (i.e. from fish to human). Unless Nature has the ability to perform genetic engineering vertical evolution will not be possible.

The early grooves in the human embryo that appear to look like gills are really the early stages in the formation of the face, throat, and neck regions. The so-called "tailbone" is the early formation of the coccyx and spinal column which, because of the rate of growth being faster than the rest of the body during this stage, appears to look like a tail. The coccyx has already been proven to be useful in providing support for the pelvic muscles.

Modern science has shown that there are genetic limits to evolution or biological change in nature. Again, all biological variations, whether they are beneficial to survival or not, are possible only within the genetic potential and limits of a biological kind such as the varieties among dogs, cats, horses, cows, etc.

Variations across biological kinds such as humans evolving from ape-like creatures and apes, in turn, evolving from dog-like creatures and so on, as Darwinian evolutionary theory teaches, are not possible unless Nature has the capability of performing genetic engineering.

Biological variations are determined by the DNA or genetic code of species. The DNA molecule is actually a molecular string of various nucleic acids which are arranged in a sequence just like the letters in a sentence. It is this sequence in DNA that tells cells in the body how to construct various tissues and organs.

The common belief among evolutionists is that random mutations in the genetic code over time will produce entirely new sequences for new traits and characteristics which natural selection can then act upon resulting in entirely new species. Evolutionists consider mutations to be a form of natural genetic engineering.

However, the very nature of mutations precludes such a possibility. Mutations are accidental changes in the sequential structure of the genetic code caused by various random environmental forces such as radiation and toxic chemicals.

Almost all true mutations are harmful, which is what one would normally expect from accidents. Even if a good mutation occurred for every good one there will be thousands of harmful ones with the net result over time being disastrous for the species.

Most biological variations, however, are the result of new combinations of previously existing genes - not because of mutations.

Furthermore, mutations simply produce new varieties of already existing traits. For example, mutations in the gene for human hair may change the gene so that another type of human hair develops, but the mutations won't change the gene so that feathers or wings develop.

Sometimes mutations may trigger the duplication of already existing traits (i.e. an extra finger, toe, or even an entire head, even in another area of the body!). But mutations have no ability to produce entirely new traits or characteristics.

Young people, and even adults, often wonder how all the varieties and races of people could have descended from Adam and Eve as the Bible teaches. Well, in principle, that's no different than asking how children with different color hair (i.e., blond, brunette, brown, red ) can come from the same parents who both have black hair.

Just as some individuals today carry genes to produce descendants with different color hair and eyes, our first parents, Adam and Eve, possessed genes to produce all the varieties and races of men. You and I today may not carry the genes to produce every variety or race of humans, but Adam and Eve did possess such genes.

All varieties of humans carry the genes for the same basic traits, but not all humans carry every possible variation of those genes. For example, one person may be carrying several variations of the gene for eye color (i.e., brown, green, blue) , but someone else may be carrying only one variation of the gene for eye color (i.e., brown). Thus, both will have different abilities to affect the eye color of their offspring.

Science cannot prove we're here by creation, but neither can science prove we're here by chance or macro-evolution. No one has observed either. They are both accepted on faith. The issue is which faith, Darwinian macro-evolutionary theory or creation, has better scientific support.

What we believe about life's origins does influence our philosophy and value of life as well as our view of ourselves and others. This is no small issue!

Just because the laws of science can explain how life and the universe operate and work doesn't mean there is no Maker. Would it be rational to believe that there's no designer behind airplanes because the laws of science can explain how airplanes operate and work?

Natural laws are adequate to explain how the order in life, the universe, and even a microwave oven operates, but mere undirected natural laws can never fully explain the origin of such order.

The law of entropy in science shows that the universe does not have the ability to have sustained itself from all eternity. In other words, the universe cannot be eternal and requires a beginning.

There is, of course, much more to be said on this subject. Scientist, creationist, debater, writer, and lecturer, Dr. Walt Brown covers various scientific issues ( i.e. fossils, biological variation and diversity, the origin of life, comparative anatomy and embryology, the issue of vestigial organs, the age of the earth, etc. ) at greater depth in his website at www.creationscience.com. Another excellent source of information from highly qualified scientists who are creationists is the Institute for Creation Research (http://www.icr.org) in San Diego, California.

On his website, Dr. Brown even discusses the possibility of any remains of life on Mars as having originated from the Earth due to great geological disturbances in the Earth's past which easily could have spewed thousands of tons of rock and dirt containing microbes into space. In fact, A Newsweek article of September 21, 1998, p.12 mentions exactly this possibility.

It is only fair that school students be exposed to the scientific arguments and evidence on both sides of the creation/evolution issue.
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NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 14, 2006: This humorous news piece about Indian men failing to wear traditional dress gives food for thought while entertaining the reader. Author Jerry Pinto speaks out, "I wonder why all of us men of the East have no confidence in our own traditions as far as dress codes go. Japanese men won't wear kimonos to work and Indian men won't wear kurtas. As soon as a young man earns his MBA, he retires all his Indian clothes and gets himself a wardrobe of suits. Never mind that the suit is completely unsuitable for tropical climates." Then Pinto goes on to say that in youth these same men crawl into jeans which are hot in summer and completed unsuited to rainy weather because they never dry out when they get wet. He asks whether Indian men lack confidence or do they simply like to be hot and uncomfortable. Pinto concludes by saying, "The argument is that men in Indian clothes do not look businesslike. I don't understand this argument, and I don't buy it. If a woman in a salwar-kameez looks businesslike, then a man in a kurta should look businesslike. If a woman in a sari looks like she is ready to take on the world, a man in a sherwani should look like he is ready to schmooze with foreign clients. This is one of those few instances, in which the world works better for women and where being a male works against men. A kurta would keep you cool in the sun; it would keep you warm in the office. And the cut of the outfit is far more flattering to Indian men than Western clothes. Put a pot-bellied old plutocrat into a well-cut kurta and a multitude of sins of commission (too many buffets, too much chaakna, too many expense account martinis) and sins of omission (days skipped at the gym, the golf course or wherever), will be flatteringly hidden."

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I wonder why all of us men of the East have no confidence in our own traditions as far as dress codes go. Japanese men won’t wear kimonos to work and Indian men won’t wear kurtas. As soon as a young man earns his MBA, he retires all his Indian clothes and gets himself a wardrobe of suits. Never mind that the suit is completely unsuitable for tropical climates.

But then it seems to start young, with men. First, they climb into jeans, which don’t suit our climate either. They are so hot in summer that when you take them off, you actually feel the trapped heat escape. In the rains, they get wet and take ages to dry which means you walk into an office – which has been air-conditioned to keep the men in suits cool – and you stay wet and cold all day. In the winter, they’re fine but how many cities in India have a winter?

And yet we don’t think of anything except triple spun cotton as denim. We want to be hot and uncomfortable. We choose it. What is this about? Masochism? Or simply a lack of confidence?

The argument is that men in Indian clothes do not look businesslike. I don’t understand this argument and I don’t buy it. If a woman in a salwar-kameez looks businesslike, then a man in a kurta should look businesslike. If a woman in a sari looks like she is ready to take on the world, a man in a sherwani should look like he is ready to schmooze with foreign clients. This is one of those few instances, in which the world works better for women and where being a male works against men. (The other instance I can think of is being a male model!)

I am not arguing this from some swadeshi stance, although I do think India produces some pretty nice things and we should use them. I am not arguing this from some strange ‘Indianness’ position, because I would not be able to define it or even describe it. I am arguing this from the position of comfort, of ergonomics.

A kurta would keep you cool in the sun; it would keep you warm in the office. Pyjamas of some natural fabric would let you breathe, and they would dry fast if you got them wet in some thundershower. And the cut of the outfit is far more flattering to Indian men than western clothes. Put a pot-bellied old plutocrat into a well-cut kurta and a multitude of sins of commission (too many buffets, too much chaakna, too many expense account martinis) and sins of omission (days skipped at the gym, the golf course or wherever), will be flatteringly hidden.

Now, all we need is for someone with a great deal of self-confidence to go and do it. The rest wouldn’t follow. The rich and powerful are status quo-ist at best and at worst, afraid of change. But it would be a beginning.

And we would all be a lot more comfortable.

Jerry Pinto

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Researchers Study the Correlation Between Money and Happiness

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WASHINGTON, USA, June 30, 2006: The well-used adage 'Money can't buy happiness' has been objectified in a study completed by Princeton professors, economist Alan B. Krueger and psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, as well as colleagues from three other universities. The news release explains, "The researchers developed a tool to measure people's quality of daily life known as the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM), which creates an 'enjoyment scale' by requiring people to record the previous day's activities in a short diary form and describe their feelings about the experiences. For the new study, the researchers examined data from a 2004 survey, which surveyed 909 employed women in Texas. The researchers found that role of income is less significant than predicted, and that people with higher incomes do not necessarily spend more time in more enjoyable ways. "

The researchers reached the following conclusions, "The belief that high income is associated with good mood is widespread but mostly illusory. People with above-average income are relatively satisfied with their lives but are barely happier than others in moment-to-moment experience, tend to be more tense, and do not spend more time in particularly enjoyable activities. Despite the weak relationship between income and global life satisfaction or experienced happiness, many people are highly motivated to increase their income. In some cases, this focusing illusion may lead to a misallocation of time, from accepting lengthy commutes (which are among the worst moments of the day) to sacrificing time spent socializing (which are among the best moments of the day)."

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Choosing Baby's Sex to be Outlawed in UK

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LONDON, ENGLAND, July 12, 2006: Sex selection of babies for non-medical reasons is set to be outlawed in the UK under Government plans for a shake-up of embryology regulation. Health Minister Caroline Flint told MPs she was minded to introduce a "clear and specific ban" on the use of new techniques to choose one gender of baby. Allowing parents to pick sex for reasons such as "balancing" the make-up of their family could be the start of a "slippery slope" to designer babies, she warned. But the ban would not prevent British people going abroad where such practices were legal, she accepted.

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In the West we think we are a human being having a spiritual experience.
In the East we know we are a spiritual being having a human experience.

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Many  people may know about Buddhism, but few seem to understand its connections with  Vedic culture and how many aspects of it have origins in the Vedic philosophy.  To begin with, it was several hundred years before the time of Lord Buddha that  his birth was predicted in the  Srimad-Bhagavatam: "In the beginning  of the age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear in the  province of Gaya as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana, to bewilder those who are  always envious of the devotees of the Lord." (Bhag.1.3.24)

This  verse indicates that Lord Buddha was an incarnation of the Supreme who would  appear in Gaya, a town in central India. But some historians may point out that  Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was actually born in Lumbini, Nepal, and that his  mother was Queen Mahamaya. Therefore, this verse may be inaccurate. But actually  Siddhartha became the Buddha after he attained spiritual enlightenment during  his meditation under the Bo tree in Gaya. This means that his spiritual  realization was his second and most important birth. Furthermore, Siddhartha's  mother, Queen Mahamaya, died several days after Siddhartha's birth, leaving him  to be raised by his grandmother, Anjana. So the prediction in the  Bhagavatam is verified.
When  Lord Buddha appeared, the people of India, although following the Vedas,  had deviated from the primary goal of Vedic philosophy. They had become  preoccupied with performing ceremonies and rituals for material enjoyment. Some  of the rituals included animal sacrifices. The people had begun to sacrifice  animals indiscriminately on the plea of Vedic rituals and then indulged in  eating the flesh. Being misled by unworthy priests, much unnecessary animal  killing was going on and the people were becoming more degraded and  atheistic. The  rituals that included animal sacrifices, according to the Vedas, were not  meant for eating flesh. An old animal would be placed in the sacrificial fire  and, after the mantras were chanted, it would come out of the fire in a new and  younger body as a test to show the potency of the Vedic mantras.
However, as the  power of the priests deteriorated, they could no longer chant the mantras  properly and, therefore, the animals would not be brought back to life. So in  the age of Kali all such sacrifices are forbidden because there are no longer  any brahmanas who can chant the mantras correctly. Thus, Lord Buddha appeared  and rejected the Vedic rituals and preached the philosophy of nonviolence. In  the Dhammapada (129-130) Buddha says, "All beings fear death and pain,  life is dear to all; therefore the wise man will not kill or cause anything to  be killed."
The  Vedic literature also teaches nonviolence, but Buddha taught the people who used  the Vedas for improper purposes to give them up and simply follow him.  Thus, he saved the animals from being killed and saved the people from being  further misled by the corrupt priests. However, he did not teach the Vedic  conclusions of spiritual knowledge but taught his own philosophy. Buddha  was born in the town of Lumbini in Nepal as the son of a king of the Shakya  clan. He is generally accepted to have lived during 560-477 B.C. but has been  shown to have been born in 1887 B.C. and died in 1807 B.C. Check the article  _Reestablishing  the Date of Lord Buddha_
(http://www.stephen-knapp.com/reestablishing_the_date_of_buddha.htm)  for more evidence of this. His  mother, Queen Mahamaya, before she conceived him, saw him in a dream descending  from heaven and entering her womb as a white elephant. After his birth his  father sheltered him from the problems of the world as much as possible. Later,  Buddha married and had one son. It was during this time that he began to be  disturbed by the problems life forced on everyone, especially after he had seen  for the first time a man afflicted with disease, another man who was decrepit  with age, a dead man being carried to the cremation grounds, and a monk who had  dedicated himself to the pursuit of finding a release from the problems of  life.
Soon  after this, at the age of 29, he renounced his family and became a wandering  beggar. For six years Buddha sought enlightenment as an austere ascetic. He  would eat very little food, sometimes only one grain of rice a day, and his  bones would stick out as if he were a skeleton. Finally giving that up, thinking  that enlightenment was not to be found in such a severe manner, he again became  a beggar living on alms. When he started to eat more regularly, the five  mendicants who were with him left him alone, thinking that he had given up his  resolution. During this time he came to Gaya where he determinedly sat in  meditation under the Bo tree for seven weeks. He was tempted by Mara, the Evil  One, with many pleasures in an effort to make Gautama Buddha give up his quest.  But finally he attained enlightenment. It was then that he became the  enlightened Buddha.
Buddha  at first hesitated to teach his realizations to others because he knew that the  world would not want them. Of what use would there be in trying to teach men who  were sunk in the darkness of illusion? Nonetheless, he decided to make the  attempt. He then went to Benares and met the five mendicants who had deserted  him near Gaya. There in the Deer Park, in present day Sarnath, he gave his first  sermon, which was the beginning of Buddhism.

Buddha  taught four basic truths: that suffering exists, there is a cause for suffering,  suffering can be eradicated, and there is a means to end all suffering. But  these four noble truths had previously been discussed in the Sankhya philosophy  before Buddha's appearance, and had later been further elaborated upon in  Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. So this train of thought actually was not new.  Buddha  also taught that suffering is essentially caused by ignorance and our own mental  confusion about the purpose life. The suffering we experience can end once we  rid ourselves of this confusion through the path of personal development.  Otherwise, this confusion and ignorance causes us to perform unwanted activities  that become part of our karma that must be endured in this or another existence.  When karma ceases, so does the need for birth and, naturally, old age, sorrow,  and death. With the cessation of birth, there is the cessation of consciousness  and entrance into nirvana follows. Thus, according to this, there is no  soul and no personal God, but only the void, the nothingness that is the essence  of everything to which we must return. Although this was the basic premise from  which Buddha taught, this theory was mentioned in the Nasadiya-sukta of  the Rig-veda long before Buddha ever appeared. However,  Buddha refused to discuss how the world was created or what was existence in  nirvana. He simply taught that one should live in a way that would  produce no more karma while enduring whatever karmic reactions destiny brought.  This would free one from further rebirth.

In  order to accomplish this, Buddha gave a complete system for attaining  nirvana that consisted of eight steps. These were right views  (recognizing the imperfect and temporary nature of the world), right resolve  (putting knowledge into practice or living the life of truth and nonviolence  toward all creatures, including vegetarianism), right speech (giving up lies,  slander, and unnecessary talk), right conduct (nonviolence, truthfulness,  celibacy, nonintoxication, and nonstealing), right livelihood (honest means of  living that does not interfere with others or with social harmony), right effort  (maintaining spiritual progress by remaining enthusiastic and without negative  thoughts), right mindfulness (remaining free from worldly attachments by  remembering the temporary nature of things), and right meditation (attaining  inner peace and tranquility and, finally, indifference to the world and one's  situation, which leads to nirvana). This, for the most part, is merely  another adaptation of the basic yamas and niyamas that are the  rules of what to do and what not to do that are found in the Vedic system of  yoga.
However,  because of Buddha's lack of interest in discussing any metaphysical topics, many  interpretations of his philosophy were not only possible but were formed,  especially after his disappearance. The two main divisions of Buddhism that  developed were the Hinayana, or lesser vehicle, and Mahayana, or greater  vehicle. The Hinayana was more strict and held onto Buddha's original teachings  and uses Pali as the language of its scriptures. It also accepts reaching  nirvana as the goal of life. Hinayana stresses one's own enlightenment and puts less emphasis on helping others, and Mahayana emphasizes the need of  enlightenment for the good of others while overlooking the need to realize the  truth within. The Mahayana accepts Sanskrit as the language for its texts and  integrates principles from other schools of philosophy, making it more accessible to all varieties of people. Gradually, as followers came from numerous cultural backgrounds, Mahayana Buddhism drastically changed from its original form.

The  ideal of the Mahayana system is the bodhisattva, the person who works for  enlightenment for all other living beings. The personification of this enlightened compassion is one of the major deities of Buddhism, Avalokiteshvara, who is represented in a variety of forms and images. The mantra that is the sound representation of this enlightened compassion is om mani padme hum, which is chanted on beads by aspiring Buddhists. The vibration of this mantra evokes compassionate qualities and feelings in the heart and consciousness of a  person who chants it.

A  third division of Buddhism is the Vajrayana sect. This has the same principles  as the Mahayana, but the Vajrayana bases its process for achieving enlightenment  on the Buddhist Tantras, which are supposed to reveal a quicker path to  enlightenment. The Vajrayana path is one of transforming the inner psychological  energy toward enlightenment by the use of various types of yogic techniques.  First they try to change their conventional perceptions of this world by  identifying themselves with the Buddhist deity that they feel affinity for, and  to view the mandala of the particular deity as the world.  Ultimately,  this form of meditation, as well as other techniques used in this system, is  meant to give one the experience of what is called the "clear light." This clear  light is said to be experienced by everyone shortly after death, but most people  hardly notice it because they are not prepared for it.
The idea is that if one  is prepared for it before death, it can help one to be ready to merge into it  when he sees it after death.

As  Buddhism flourished, the Hinayana spread through the south in Ceylan, Burma, and  Thailand, while the Mahayana spread to the North and East and is now found  primarily in Tibet, China, and Japan. The Mahayana school still uses knowledge  of kundalini and the chakras in its teachings, other topics that  are traced to the Vedic system. It is this Mahayana school which has now developed more than twenty sects with a variety of teachings that, in some  cases, especially in the West, have become so distorted that it is impossible to distinguish the original principles that were established by Buddha. Besides  the Vedic similarities in Buddhism already mentioned, there are many additional  correlations between the Vedic literature and the Buddhist religion of the  Far East. For example, the word Ch’an of the Ch’an school of Chinese  Buddhism is Chinese for the Sanskrit word dhyana, which means meditation, as does the word zen in Japanese. Furthermore, the deity Amitayus is the origin of all other Lokesvara forms of Buddha and is considered the original  spiritual master, just as Balarama (the expansion of Lord Krishna) in the Vedic  literature is the source of all the Vishnu incarnations and is the original  spiritual teacher. Also, the trinity doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism explains the three realms of manifestations  of Buddha, which are the dharmakaya realm of Amitabha (the original  two-armed form is Amitayus), the sambhogakaya realm of the spiritual  manifestation (in which the undescended form of Lokesvara or Amitayus reigns),  and the rupakaya realm, the material manifestation (which is where the  Buddha in the form of Lokesvara incarnates in so many other different forms).  This is a derivative of the Vedic philosophy. Thus, Lokesvara is actually a  representation of Vishnu to the Mahayana Buddhists.  Furthermore,  all the different incarnations of Vishnu appear as different forms of Lokesvara  in Buddhism. For example, Makendanatha Lokesvara is the same as the Vedic  Matsya, Badravaraha Lokesvara is Varaha, Hayagriva in Buddhism is the  horse-necked one as similarly described in the Vedic literature, and so on. And  the different forms of Lakshmi, Vishnu’s spouse as the Goddess of Fortune,  appear as the different forms of Tara in the forms of White Tara, the Green  Tara, etc. Even the fearful forms of Lokesvara are simply the fearful aspects of  Lord Vishnu, as in the case of the threatening image of Yamantaka, who is simply  the form of the Lord as death personified. The name is simply taken from  Yamaraja, the Vedic lord of death.

Many  times you will also see Buddhist paintings depicting a threefold bending form of  Bodhisattvas and Lokesvaras much the same way Krishna is depicted. This is  because the Bodhisattvas were originally styled after paintings from India,  which were prints of Krishna. Most images of Tara are also similar to paintings  of Lakshmi in that one hand is held in benediction. And Vajrayogini, the Buddha  in female aspect, is certainly styled after goddess Kali or Durga. Kuvera, the  lord of wealth in the Vedic culture, is Kuvera Vaishravana in Buddhism. There  are many other carry-overs from the Vedic tradition into Buddhism that can be  recognized, such as the use of ghee lamps and kusha grass, and the offerings of  barley and ghee in rituals that resemble Vedic ceremonies. In this way, we can  see the many similarities and connections in Buddhism with Vedic culture, which  is the origin of many of the concepts found within
Buddhism.
Therefore, after the disappearance of  Lord Buddha, the authority of the Vedas and Vedic culture was reinstated  by such scholarly personalities as Shankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya,  Nimbarka, Baladeva Vidyabushana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and others.
Also see, _A  Buddhist's Pilgrimage_ (http://www.stephen-knapp.com/a_buddhists_pilgrimage.htm) , a photographic pilgrimage with 22 photos of the  Holiest
places of Buddha, including Lumbini his birth place, Bodhgaya where he  became enlightened, Sarnath where he gave his first sermon, and Kushinagar where  he left this world.for a photographic visit to the major places of Buddha, including Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar.  Available at:  (http://www.stephen-knapp.com) .

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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango available, from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.

Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people's problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.

He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man. Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was furious: “If I could just come down, I would show you… !”

That's what everybody wanted. That he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn't. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge.

He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed. “Where is the sage?!” - exclaimed the rescued man. “Oh, he is a wise man. So he didn't wait for you to beat him,”- said the villagers. “I will really smash him completely!” “Hey, wait a minute. He is the only one who helped you. He is the one who provoked you, who induced you to help yourself.”

The mango freak stopped for a second, thought for a moment and admitted: “Yes, all your good intentions and compassion didn't help me. But he expertly induced me to give my best and save myself. I should be thankful and not angry.” So this is an instructive leadership story. A real leader makes us, although sometimes in strange ways, take initiative in our life and give our best. We have to give our best shot, if we want extraordinary results. The best leader makes you a leader by making you responsible for your life.

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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 Bhaktivaibhava Swami
http://www.vyasapuja.com

HH Bhakti Vikas Swami
http://www.bvks.com/

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

HH Devamrita Swami
http://www.devaswami.com/main.php
http://www.devaswami.com/main.php?&displayPage=home
Lecture Catalogue - free downloads:
http://mp3cd.gaurayoga.co.nz/cat/

HH Gopal Krishna Goswami:
http://www.geocities.com/gopalkrsna/
http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/quarrybank/78/news/news.htm

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

HH Jayadvaiata Swami:
http://www.jswami.info/

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.kkswami.com/
http://www.geocities.com/kksaudioministry/

HH Kavichandra Swami:
http://www.kavicandraswami.info/

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

HH Prahladananda Swami
http://www.prahladanandaswami.net/
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 formerly in Bombay)
http://www.jollyswami.net/home.php

HH Suhotra dasa Tapa Vanacharin
http://www.suhotraprabhu.com/

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

HH Umapati Swami:
http://www.umapati.net/

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

See the Blogs above also for some interesting reads and feeds from other senior devotees too:

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

What's Going On Where &Adds

FESTIVAL EVENTS AND VENUES:

The New Iskcon Auckland temple

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

page updated September 2005

Iskcon Auckland's new official web-page

Hare KrishnaSchool & Playgroup

Krishna Conscious education for children
http://www.harekrishna.school.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.

A school bus service provides transport from Auckland suburbs.

For enrolment information please contact:-

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

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

Vegetarian Clubs
Waikato University - Hamilton campus

2 days per week serving about 100 plates each day.

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).

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]

- 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 )

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 happened last year http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD2004.html

see what we hear is to be happening this year

See our previous World Vegetarian Day issue of the newsletter for a wide range of Vegetarian issues
2005 World Vegetarian Day newsletter
Shaligram Tirtha Pradarshini newsletter October 2005 - Theme Prasadam

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

This list is about vegetarian kitchen crafts. This list is created for postings regarding back to basics vegetarian kitchen crafts. When we say vegetarian we mean no meat, fish or eggs. When we say back to basics, we mean tips on making yeast, bread, gluten, tofu, sprouts and so forth. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkcrafts   Post a Message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkcrafts/post
 
 

Cheddar Crust Pastry

Yield: Two 8" or 9" pie crusts or one 10" crust

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable shortening
4 to 5 tablespoons ice water

In a medium bowl mix the flour, shredded Cheddar cheese and salt. With a pastry blender or fork, cut in the vegetable shortening until the pieces are the size of peas. Stir in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough just holds together.

General Rules On Pie Crust(s)

1) Have Ghee or Butter and Water Very Cold. Solid vegetable shortening - the sort that comes in a can - may be at room temperature.

2) Chill Dough After Mixing. If you have time, chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. It will be easier to handle, less likely to shrink, and bake up flakier.

3) Use a Hot Oven. High heat explodes solid fat particles in the Ghee or Butter (you chill dough to harden the fat). The explosions create steam which lightens and crisps the pastry. At lower oven temperatures, the fat just softens and melts - no explosion, no crisping steam.

GAURANGA (GOLDEN) POTATOES
This recipe is from “Great Vegetarian Dishes from Around the World.” by Kurma prabhu
Ingredients:
8 med. potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
1 Tbsp. olive oil
¾ tsp. yellow asafetida powder (hing)
½ tsp. ground dried rosemary (more is good too)
¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
½ tsp. turmeric
3 Cups. vege sour cream (3 Cups yogurt)
1 Tbsp. melted butter
2 tsp. salt
½ C. water
1 tsp. sweet paprika
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped

Method:
1. Boil the potato slices in lightly salted water in a quart sized saucepan until they are cooked but firm. Remove and drain.
2. In a separate pot put the olive oil to a medium saucepan over moderate heat and when hot, add the asafetida. Sauté momentarily.
3. Add the rosemary, black pepper, and turmeric and stir briefly.
4. Add the sour cream, melted butter, salt and water. Whisk it into a smooth sauce and remove from the heat.
5. Combine potato slices and sour cream (or yogurt) mixture into a casserole dish, sprinkle with paprika, and bake at 390 degrees for 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
6. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.

A variation is to bake cheese over the top once the yogurt or sour cream has permeated the entire prep dying a little.

BREAD – LIKE THE BAKERS MAKE – BUT BETTER.

This recipe is from the "Kurma" cookbook "Great Vegetarian Dishes" page 34.

Preparation Time: 50 mins
Dough Rising Time: one and half hours
Baking time: 45 mins
Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:
6 teaspoons (30 ml) fresh yeast
1 tablespoon (20 ml) brown sugar
2 1/2 cups (625 ml) warm water
1/2 (125 ml) gluten flour
2 teaspoons (10 ml) salt
6 cups (1.5 litres) wholemeal flour
1 tablespoon (20 ml) oil
little milk
sesame seeds

1/. Combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water in a small bowl, crumbling the yeast and mixing it well. Leave this bowl undisturbed in a warm place for 10 minutes or until frothy.
2/. Combine the gluten flour, salt, and half the wholemeal flour in a large bowl. Add the yeast and the oil. Mix with a wooden spoon until well combined. Let it stand, covered, for 30 minutes.
3/. Stir the mixture. Add flour to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead it for 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elasitc.
4/. Wash and oil the mixing bowl. Roll the dough into a ball, coat it with oil, and place it in the bowl, covered. Let it rise in a warm place for one hour or until it has doubled in size.
5/. Punch down the dough with your fist and knead again lightly. Shape it into 2 loaves. Place the loaves into oiled loaf tins and cover them, placing them in a warm spot for another 30 minutes or until doubled in size. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 Centigrade/Celsius - 390 F.
6/. Brush the risen loaves with milk and sprinkle them with sesame seeds. Place them in the hot oven and cook for about 45 minutes or until golden,
crisp, and hollow-sounding when tapped. Remove the tins from the oven and let stand for 10 miutes.
        Now you can carefully invert the bread tins and turn out the loaves, placing them on cooling racks. When the loaves are completely cool, slice and use as required.

Chickpea Spread

6 to 8 servings

This is excellent stuffed into or spread on pita bread, as well as on crispbreads and crackers. I like it best on fresh pumpernickel bread.

Ingredients:
One 16-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/3 cup soy mayonnaise
1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Mash the chickpeas well (either by hand with a fork, or pulse on and off in a food processor until coarsely mashed­don’t puree!). Combine them in a serving container with the remaining ingredients. Mix together well, and serve.

Vermicelli Paayasa (shaavigi Paayasa)

Ingredients:
     2 cups of roasted vermicelli (roasted in a tbsp of ghee)
     1 and 3/4 cup of sugar
     1/2 tsp of saffron threads
     1 and 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder
     2 tbsp of cashews
     2 tbsp of raisins
     4 cups of whole milk/2% milk

Preparation:
Roast cashews and raisins in a tsp of ghee and keep it aside. Pour required amount of milk and allow it to boil. To the boiled milk add roasted vermicelli. Once the vermicelli gets cooked in the milk, add sugar. Then add roasted cashews, raisins, ground cardamom, and saffron threads. Allow it to boil and serve it warm or cold.

Shira (unlike kshira of Bengal or Orissa)
Ingredients and Method:
Pleae refer to Rava Kesari.
The only differences are as follows:
1. Do with pure and happy heart.
2.Do not add food colors (saffron will do)
3.Finally add one finely cut banana and mix well.

Rava Kesari
Ingredients:
     2 cups of roasted cream of wheat (roasted in a tbsp of ghee)
     1 and 3/4 cup of sugar
     1/2 tsp of saffron threads
     1 and 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder
     2 tbsp of cashews
     2 tbsp of raisins
     4 cups of whole milk/2% milk

Preparation:
Roast cashews and raisins in a tsp of ghee and keep it aside. Pour required amount of milk and allow it to boil. To the boiled milk add roasted rava. Once rava gets cooked in the milk add sugar. Then add roasted cashews, raisins, ground cardamom, and saffron threads.If necessary add orange food color. Allow it to boil and serve hot

 
 

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

The book "Living a Good Life" normally selling at $21.95 is now going at the $14.95 price, .http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/livingGd.htm

 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

To read more about Hasya visit our pages

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)...

PROOF TECHNIQUES

written by Armen H. Zemanian, published in The Physics Teacher, May 1994.

The usual techniques for proving things are often inadequate because they are merely concerned with truth. For more practical objectives, there are other powerful - but generally unacknowledged - methods. Here is an (undoubtedly incomplete) list of them:

Proof of Blatant Assertion: Use words and phrases like "clearly...,""obviously...,""it is easily shown that...," and "as any fool can plainly see..."

Proof by Seduction: "If you will just agree to believe this, you might get a better final grade."

Proof by Intimidation: "You better believe this if you want to pass the course."

Proof by Interruption: Keep interrupting until your opponent gives up.

Proof by Misconception: An example of this is the Freshman's Conception of the Limit Process: "2 equals 3 for large values of 2." Once introduced, any conclusion is reachable.

Proof by Obfuscation: A long list of lemmas is helpful in this case - the more, the better.

Proof by Confusion: This is a more refined form of proof by obfuscation. The long list of lemmas should be arranged into circular patterns of reasoning - and perhaps more baroque structures such as figure-eights and fleurs-de-lis.

Proof by Exhaustion: This is a modification of an inductive proof. Instead of going to the general case after proving the first one, prove the second case, then the third, then the fourth, and so on - until a sufficiently large n is achieved whereby the nth case is being propounded to a soundly sleeping audience.

More proof methods: Proof by passion: The author gives the proof with a lot of passion, expressive eyes and vigorous movements...

Proof by example: The author gives only the case n = 2 and suggests that it contains most of the ideas of the general proof.

Proof by intimidation: 'Trivial.'

Proof by vigorous handwaving: Works well in a classroom or seminar setting.

Proof by cumbersome notation: Best done with access to at least four alphabets and special symbols.

Proof by exhaustion: An issue or two of a journal devoted to your proof is useful.

Proof by omission: 'The reader may easily supply the details.'  'The other 253 cases are analogous.'  '...'

Proof by obfuscation: A long plotless sequence of true and/or meaningless syntactically related statements.

Proof by wishful citation: The author cites the negation, converse, or generalization of a theorem from literature to support his claims.

Proof by funding: How could three different government agencies be wrong?

Proof by personal communication: 'Eight-dimensional colored cycle stripping is NP-complete [Karp, personal communication].'

Proof by reduction to the wrong problem: 'To see that infinite-dimensional colored cycle stripping is decidable, we reduce it to the halting problem.'

Proof by reference to inaccessible literature: The author cites a simple corollary of a theorem to be found in a privately circulated memoir of the Slovenian Philological Society, 1883.

Proof by importance: A large body of useful consequences all follow from the proposition in question.

Proof by accumulated evidence: Long and diligent search has not revealed a counterexample.

Proof by cosmology: The negation of the proposition is unimaginable or meaningless. Popular for proofs of the existence of God.

Proof by mutual reference: In reference A, Theorem 5 is said to follow from Theorem 3 in reference B, which is shown from Corollary 6.2 in reference C, which is an easy consequence of Theorem 5 in reference A.

Proof by metaproof: A method is given to construct the desired proof. The correctness of the method is proved by any of these techniques.

Proof by picture: A more convincing form of proof by example. Combines well with proof by omission.

Proof by vehement assertion: It is useful to have some kind of authority in relation to the audience.

Proof by ghost reference: Nothing even remotely resembling the cited theorem appears in the reference given.

Proof by forward reference: Reference is usually to a forthcoming paper of the author, which is often not as forthcoming as at first.

Proof by semantic shift: Some standard but inconvenient definitions are changed for the statement of the result.

Proof by appeal to intuition: Cloud-shaped drawings frequently help here.

Methods for getting people to believe you (as good as, if not better than, proof).  A collection of proof techniques that will prove invaluable to both mathematicians and members of the general public.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #1 - 'Proof By Induction'

     1.  Obtain a large power transformer.
     2.  Find someone who does not believe your theorem.
     3.  Get this person to hold the terminals on the HV side of the transformer.
     4.  Apply 25000 volts AC to the LV side of the transformer.
     5.  Repeat step (4) until they agree with the theorem.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #2 - 'Proof By Contradiction'

     1.  State your theorem.
     2.  Wait for someone to disagree.
     3.  Contradict them.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #3 - Fire Proof

     1.  Summon all your inferiors for a departmental meeting.
     2.  Present your theorem.
     3.  Fire those who disagree.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #4 - The Famous Water Proof

     1.  State your theorem.
     2.  Wait for someone to disagree.
     3.  Drown them.

     NB.  This is closely related to the 'bullet' proof, but is easier to make look like an accident.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #5 - Idiot Proof

     1.  State your theorem.
     2.  Write exhaustive documentation with glossy colour pictures and arrows about which bit goes where.
     3.  Challenge anyone to not understand it.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #6 - Child Proof

     1.  State your theorem.
     2.  Encapsulate it in epoxy and shape it into an ellipsoid.
     3.  Put it in a jar with all the other proofs (one with one of those Press-to-Open lids).
     4.  Give it to a professor and challenge him to open it.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #7 - Rabbit Proof

     1.  Generate theorems at an altogether startling rate, much faster than anybody is able to refute them. Use up every
         body else's paper.  Run away at the slightest sign of danger.
     2.  Leave any crap in small, easily identified piles, in prominent places where you no longer are, and it cannot in
         fact be proven that you ever were.

PROOF TECHNIQUE #8 - Fool Proof

     1.  State your theorem.
     2.  Invite colleagues to comment.
     3.  If they don't agree, exclaim loudly, "You Fools!"

sent in by Yagnesh Rajani in Malawi....maybe Lena mataji doesn't know hahaha

Two senior ladies met for the first time since graduating from high school.
One asked the other, "You were always so organized in school; did you manage to live a well planned life?"

"Oh yes," said her friend. "My first marriage was to a millionaire, my second marriage was to an actor,
my third marriage was to a preacher, and now I'm married to a mortician."

Her friend asked, "What do those marriages have to do with a well-planned life?"

"One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go!"

Did you ever wonder?
The new Supermarket near my house has an automatic mist machine to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of a thunderstorm.

When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cackle.

I have been too afraid to go down the toilet paper aisle.

yummy.......that's healthy marketing

Bombay, India - Dell Computers has taken the next step in providing its customers with fast phone support.  “We’ve had complaints in the past, but this new system will allow us to provide ultra cheap and berry fast service to our customers,” explains John Smith, Dell’s Customer Service Vice-President.  “Now everyone in our village can participate, and the most best thing is that we all can share the $3 per day provided to us by the most honorable Dell persons,” explains a newly trained customer service agent. http://www.fauxnews.com/

In California's Sonoma Valley, where vineyards cater to wine snobbery, a woman phoned the classified ad department of a newspaper.
She offered for sale what sounded like "well-aged Caumeneur."

The ad-taker was unfamiliar with that particular wine, but was used to the infusion of French words into the local vocabulary.

"Could you please spell that?" she asked.

"You know," said the woman impatiently, "C-o-w M-a-n-u-r-e."

maybe not the best of advertisement boards..........

An uncertain and nervous witness was being cross-examined. The lawyer thundered, "Have you ever been married?"

"Yes, sir," said the witness in a low voice. "Once."

"Whom did you marry?"

"Well, a woman."

The lawyer said angrily, "Of course you married a woman. Did you ever hear of anyone marrying a man?"

The witness replied, "My sister did. Three times!"

......it said so on the back of the rickshaw !!!!!

The ways of this material world - strange but true

I was once asked to choose my favorite body part. So, I picked my nose.

shhhhhhhhheeeeeeeesh - now there's a sign of the times we live in !!!!!!

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences. It consists in "reading character" in the wrinkles made by closing the hand. The pretence is not altogether false; character can really be read very accurately in this way, for the wrinkles in every hand submitted plainly spell the word "dupe." The imposture consists in not reading it aloud.

Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/

.......more optical illusions and paradigm twists here:

The children begged for a hamster, and after the usual fervent vows that they alone would care for it, they got one.

They named it Dhanny.  Two months later, when Mom found herself responsible for cleaning and feeding the creature, she located a prospective new home for it.

The children took the news of Dhanny's imminent departure quite well, though one of them remarked, "He's been around here a long time--we'll miss him."

"Yes," Mom replied, "But he's too much work for one person, and since I'm that one person, I say he goes."

Another child offered, "Well, maybe if he wouldn't eat so much and wouldn't be so messy, we could keep him."

But Mom was firm. "It's time to take Dhanny to his new home now," she insisted. "Go and get his cage."

With one voice and in tearful outrage the children shouted, "Dhanny? We thought you said Daddy!"

A spoof of the following article

Ref: http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10390141

The person who threw the stone said they had no intention to hurt anyone

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer. When disturbed by his voice the ancient echoes clamor appropriate responses most gratifying to his pride of distinction.

Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/

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

You might like to check out Krishna-conscious jokes - http://vedaveda.com/anglais/joke/deux.html
Also check out the Humour section of the Main Index: http://www.hknet.org.nz/index.htm

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A special thanx for the devotees who were sponsoring the site over 2004-2005, and to Yagnesh Rajani prabhu for taking it up to 2007

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Every little is VERY much appreciated, and is what allows the service to continue regularly. Thanx

Donations can be made on-line at http://www.hknet.org.nz/donations.html  through our PayPal account.

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