New Zealand Hare Krishna Spiritual Resource Network Newsletter 6 Archive:
New Zealand Hare Krishna Spiritual Resource Network Newsletter
Number #006 (December 1999 - )
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_0/\, ( PAMRO to you all)

_0____,   All glories to Srila Prabhupad.

I'd like to Officially welcome everyone who is receiving this
either directly from me or second or third hand from friends to
our Network. Many of you will have had a chance to view our
WWW-site by now - and the feedback has been appreciated. As we
expand the facility of resource more pages will appear, and with
the intent of assisting you all in the smooth execution of your
individual prescribed duties/services/functions. I trust that all
is well with everyone by the Mercy of the Lord. However, if anyone
would like to be removed please just send me a message requesting
me to do so, and I will do promptly. If you would like to be added
directly to the mailout please also let me know and I will do the
needful. Hare Krishna. =>B-) JTCd

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IN THIS ISSUE:

   WWW - news and views: Calendar Updates.
                        Millennium Festival Sth Island.
   Deals for members: More amazing deals for everyone.
   Missing Links:  are you here?
   Advertisements: check them out...
   Words of Wisdom - Shastra & Shastrakaras speak:
   (Srila Prabhupad & the previous Acaryas)
   At Grass Roots: Y2K - topical stuff
   Prasadam Recipes: To slake the thirst of body, mind & soul
   Krishna conscious - Vedikly acceptable jokes:

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The Interactive Vaishnava Calendar page is comming along nicely:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/CalendarWhosWho-page.htm
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Check out the Ekadasi pages that are coming together, with links
to every Ekadasi:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/ekadasi-page.htm
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Some interesting Youth and Young devotees / young Hindus sites.
coming off the main index page:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/index.htm
http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/YoungFOLK.htm
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                  "New Millinium Travelling Festival"

HH Indradyumna Swami has asked me to inform all of you regarding
the details of the upcoming travelling festival program on the
South Island of New Zealand. We welcome as many devotees as would
like to come.

The travelling festival will take place from January 10th - 30th.
The theme will be 'Spiritual Solutions to Material Problems'.
We will be meeting various dignitaries and VIPs along the way to
offer guidance and advice for a new millenium.

To keep costs down and make everything simple and easy, we will
generally be staying in public campings. Devotees are expected to
bring their own tents and pay for their own fees at the camping sites.
In a couple of places (ie: Christchurch and Dunedin) we will organize
devotee's and friends' homes for free accomodation.

Devotees must also make their own travel arrangements. We expect many
devotees to travel by public transportion from place to place (bus).

In order to make bookings for campings, we need to know by December
10th (at the latest) exactly how many adults and children will
be coming ...and for how many days.  It is very important that you
contact me on, or before this date, if you plan to come. We cannot
guarantee that late reservations will be accepted.

Everyone who joins us will be asked to contribute $5 per day for
prasadam, children under 12 will be free of charge.

We will have incense, blissballs and stickers available for
distribution, if you need to raise funds as you go.

All devotees will be required to do menial tasks to help with
the general running of the festival;  cleaning duties,  kitchen
service,  bhoga shopping, etc.

Devotees will also be expected to strictly follow a devotional
morning program.

The planned itinerary is as follows.

 JANUARY 2000.
 Mon 10 -- CHRISTCHURCH
 Tue 11 -- CHRISTCHURCH - Mandira and Sri Govinda's wedding
 Wed 12 -- leave for DUNEDIN --
 Harinam in Ashburton, Temuka, Timaru-stop for lunch, Oamaru
 Thu 13 -- DUNEDIN Harinam
 Fri 14 -- DUNEDIN Harinam
 Sat 15 -- DUNEDIN Harinam & Program
 Sun 16 -- DUNEDIN Sunday Feast
 Mon 17 -- INVERCARGILL Harinam
 Tue 18 -- INVERCARGILL Harinam & Program
 Wed 19 -- QUEENSTOWN
 Thu 20 -- QUEENSTOWN Harinam
 Fri 21 -- QUEENSTOWN Program
 Sat 22 -- WANAKA Harinam -- to WEST COAST -- HOKITIKA Harinam
 Sun 23 -- GREYMOUTH Harinam & Program
 Mon 24 -- NELSON
 Tue 25 -- NELSON Harinam
 Wed 26 -- NELSON Harinam & Program
 Thu 27 -- TAKAKA Harinam
 Fri 28 -- TAKAKA Harinam & Program
 Sat 29 -- BLENHEIM Harinam -- KAIKOURA Harinam
 Sun 30 -- CHRISTCHURCH Sunday Feast

 RSVP Jambavati Dasi, c/- justine.fuller@stonebow.otago.ac.nz OR:
 14 Cochrane St
 Mornington
 Dunedin
 New Zealand
 ph. 0064-3-453-0150

Your servant,
Jambavati dasi

See you there........
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Bhakta-pus is now reaching out with his arms to find deals, and
make advantages for devotees who want to use our network. As new
things happen and become available we'll keep y'll informed
about discounts and how to have access to them - what to do.

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/index-deals4-devs.htm

This is a totally free service, we have worked hard to organise it
please make good use of it for you development of Krishna Seva.

We have just received a shipment of books from HH Bhaktivikash
Swami of some of his books in print at present:

Glimpses of Traditional Indian Life: NZ$22 including postage in NZ

"Journey to the REAL India. Discover the wisdom and devotion at the
heart of Indian life. Meet people brought up in an atmosphere of
Godliness. Find out how it shaped their character and enriched their
lives. Explore also the effects of technological development, the
downfall of hereditary culture, and other causes of India's
present degradation."

Find out about:

Ideal Family Life
Intercaste Harmony
Uncommon Scholarship
Simple Living & High Thinking
Dependence on God and Nature
Woman; Subordinate Yet Respected
   ...and more...

Only a few left.
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My Memories of Srila Prabhupada: NZ$17 including postage in NZ

HH Bhakti Vikas Swami recalls his few, but precious, memories of
the most significant person to grace the earth in recent times.

And a bonus in the same cover:
On serving Srila Prabhupada in Separation
Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

We just have three left, get them while you can...
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Basilicum Cafe - vegetarian / prasadam restaurant is up for sale.

Right on the main street in Wellington's Petone shopping centre.

Contact: Rakish@hotmail.com
Ring:  021 922221  or +64 4 939-CAFE

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/BasilicumCafe-welcomesU.htm
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Bhava & Kamalaya prabhus from Auckland have a great deal for all
of us ALL over New Zealand.

Great Savings on Computer Products through macroSCOPE Ltd, I am now
able to offer my friends and business associates some buying
opportunities.  MacroSCOPE has dealer accounts with several major
suppliers of Computer Software, Hardware, Faxes, Modems and
Consumables.

Check out our site, maybe we have something for you!
   http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/macroSCOPE.htm
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Seems there are a few devotees getting this in Australia too, G'Day.

We've made a link to help you too, we plan to develop this site too,
to help all of you get what you want where and when you need it to
help the flow of your individual or even collective services.

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/aussie-yatra.htm

Please get back to me to be included.

North Sydney Temple shop site coming soon... they're presently in
India getting good deals 4 us/you All.
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Amazingly devotees in Canada, USA, India and Singapore are also
receiving this newsletter - respectful namaskarams/vanakams/Haribols.
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Do you have any services or products to advertise here ?

A brilliant seclection of K.C. Postcards - pics Srila Prabhupad, Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta, Srila Bhaktivinoda, Dasavataras, Narasimha Mayapur
http://www.e-mandir.org/postcards/

The Ramayan in RealAudio Story form - by Amala Bhakta dasa -
very highly recommended
http://radiostories.com/ramayana/ramayana-1a.html
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Purchase Deities on-line:
http://sites.netscape.net/arindama/YetNetscape.htm

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>>>> FreeMem Standard: Thanks for the memory:
Do your applications have the memory they need?
This helpful freeware utility lets you easily free up the memory
that your PC needs to run efficiently.
Among other things, FreeMem lets you free up any amount of RAM
with a simple mouse click. The commercial "Professional" version
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Note: (For Windows 98/95/NT). 162 kilobytes.

Go to:
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Naviscope accelerates your surfing via "prefetching" of Web pages, as
well as other techniques, such as DNS resolution caching.
Naviscope offers many other features as well, including synchronizing
your computer's clock to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's Atomic Clock.

Note: Works with Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer and Opera.
(475 kilobytes). For Windows 98/95 and NT.

Get it at:
http://naviscope.com

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Y2K is just less than a month away, are you preparing???

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/Y2K-information-page.htm
http://www.y2k.govt.nz/households/checklist.htm

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Do you want to meet your friends on-line?

ICQ net meeting software -- download from for FREE

http://www.icq.com
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used on land in last 10 years, plenty room for horses, cow(s), etc.,
suit couple or family interested in simple country life. No house but
plenty of sites.  Price negotiable (market value $70 000) and finance
available. Possible work available in devotee business(s).

Contact Buddhi Manta prabhu   mailto:buddhi@xtra.co.nz

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/HKNorthland-page.htm

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            Finding Spiritual Solutions to Material Problems

Lieutenant Mozee: Do you have any feelings about crime here in the
United States as opposed to the crime in your own country of India?

Srila Prabhupäda: What is your definition of crime?

Lieutenant Mozee: Any trampling on the rights of one person by another
person.

Srila Prabhupäda: Yes. Our definition is the same. In the Upanishads
it is said, ishäväsyam idam sarvam: “ Everything belongs to God.” So,
everyone has the right to utilize whatever is allotted to him by God,
but one may not encroach upon others’ property. if one does so, he
becomes a criminal. Actually the first crime is that you Americans are
thinking this land of America is yours. Although two hundred years ago
it was not yours, you have come from other parts of the world and
claimed it as your land. Actually it is God’s land, and therefore it
belongs to everyone, since everyone is a child of God. But the vast
majority of people have no conception of God. Practically speaking,
everyone is godless. Therefore they should be educated to love God.
In America, your government has a slogan: “in God we trust.” Is that
correct?

Lieutenant Mozee: Yes.

Srila Prabhupäda: But where is the education about God? To trust is
very good, but simple trust will not endure unless it is backed up
with scientific knowledge of God. One may know that he has a father,
but unless he knows who his father is, his knowledge is imperfect.
And that education in the science of God is lacking.

Lieutenant Mozee: Do you feel that it’s lacking only here in the
United States?

Srila Prabhupäda: No. Everywhere. The age we live in is called
Kali-yuga, the age of forgetting God. It is an age of
misunderstanding and quarrel, and the people’s hearts are filled
with dirty things. But God is so powerful that if we chant His
holy name we become purified, just as my disciples have become
purified of their bad habits. Our movement is based on this principle
of chanting the holy name of God. We give everyone the opportunity,
without any distinction. They can come to our temple, chant the Hare
Krsna mantra, take a little prasädam as refreshment, and gradually
become purified. So if the governmental authorities give us some
facilities, then we can hold mass sankirtana. Then, without a doubt,
the whole society will change.

Lieutenant Mozee: If I understand you correctly, sir, you are saying
that we should emphasize a return to religious principles.

Srila Prabhupäda: Certainly. Without religious principles what is
the difference between a dog and a man? Man can understand religion,
but a dog cannot. That is the difference. So if human society remains
on the level of dogs and cats, how can you expect a peaceful society?
If you bring a dozen dogs and put them together in a room, will it
be possible to keep them peaceful? Similarly, if human society is
filled with men whose mentality is on the level of dogs, how can you
expect peace?

Lieutenant Mozee: If some of my questions sound disrespectful, it
is only because I do not completely understand your religious beliefs.
I mean no disrespect whatsoever.

Srila Prabhupäda: No, it is not a question of my religious beliefs.
I am simply pointing out the distinction between human life and
animal life. Animals cannot possibly learn anything about God,
but human beings can. However, if human beings are not given the
facility to learn about God, then they remain on the level of cats
and dogs. You cannot have peace in a society of cats and dogs.
Therefore, it is the duty of the governmental authorities to see that
people are taught how to become God conscious. Otherwise, there will
be trouble, because without God consciousness there is no difference
between a dog and a man: the dog eats, we eat; the dog sleeps, we
sleep; a dog has sex, we have sex; a dog tries to defend itself,
and we also try to defend ourselves. These are the common factors.
The only difference is that a dog cannot be instructed about his
relationship with God, but a man can.(A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupad. discussion with Lt. Mozee. Science of Self Realisation
Book Chapter 6.)
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"Hold your horses" is a very interesting term. The senses are compared
to horses in the Upanishads.

Therefore we should "Hold our horses." How are they held? By good
intelligence through the medium of the mind. Whenever we see some
object of enjoyment, these horses rush at it, wanting to enjoy.

The horses are controlled by the intelligence gained from the association
of devotees who are well versed in, and fixed in the life-style
Srila Prabhupada's books.
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C     _)  \_///        |  Hare Krishna   |            )(.(.)(((((
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  \__/___/ /           |  life will be   |      \\\_/ ))\=   /(((
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  | consideration of truths regarding religious principles.___/
  | Those who consider their own religious principles as ||  /
  |    real dharma and others religious principles as    (( |
  | irreligion or subreligion are unable to ascertain the|| \
  |  | truth due to being influenced by prejudice. Actually  |
  |  religious principles followed by people in general are|_/
  [__different only due to the different qualifications of/_\)
 (_____))   the practitioners, but the constitutional  ((___/Y
      religious principles of all living entities are one."
        (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sri Krsna Samhita.)
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Here's another amazing little essay by Srila Sac-cid Ananda Bhaktivinod
Thakur Prabhupad in 1896 AD.

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/Mayic-world-page.htm
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Something on Positive Association, and an inspirational letter from
Srila Prabhupada:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/positive-assoc-page.htm
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Pramanas - the accepted methods of understanding the truth:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/pramanam-page.htm

...some truly interesting nectar here (no pun intended)
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If you have any news, events, functions, deals, etc., that you would
like to share with members then please do so by sending what you have
to us, we can pass them on in the next newsletter.

Check out this page:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/NMAC-8page.htm

Sri Nrsimhadev Martial Arts - Carterton, Wairarapa.
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After some nice discussion with some of our younger devotees we have
made a forum to inspire and assist the youth and young adults in their
development of Krishna consciousness, as well as their devotee
relationships.

Please check out the page at:

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/YoungFOLK.htm

If you have any suggestions, things to add you are welcome to do so.

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Please visit this site - it costs YOU nothing, but may help someone.

http://www.causeanaffect.org/.

For every click on that site, the site will be donating some money
to the Orissa Cyclone.

This is our chance to help the people, without actually paying anything.

* Please forward to others

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Iskcon's Hare Krishna Food For Life is feeding thousands daily.

http://members.xoom.com/hknetworks/HKFood4Life-page.htm

See Hare Krishna Food For Life pages and international links.
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SPINACH PATTIES

Ingredients:
1 10oz bag spinach
Salt and pepper to taste
4 Table spoons thick yoghurt
2 T finely chopped parsley
1 T all-purpose flour
2 T Parmesan cheese
1 c plain dry bread crumbs
2 T olive oil

Directions:
Place spinach with the water clinging to its leaves
in a pot and add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and cook on medium heat, for 5-7 minutes or
until spinach is wilted. Drain. Coarsely chop spinach
and place it in a bowl. Add yoghurt, parsley, flour,
cheese and 1/2 cup of bread crumbs.
Mix well and add more seasoning if desired.
Spread the remaining bread crumbs in a pie pan.
Form the spinach mixture into patties.
Dip each patty into crumbs, turning to coat on each side.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
Place as many patties in the skillet as will fit without crowding.
Cook for 2-3 minutes or until medium brown.
Turn and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes or until
medium brown.
Transfer to platter. Serve hot or chilled.
Serves 6

~ Talk of the Town Recipes
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BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES

Ingredients:
16 cups (4 L) thinly sliced cucumbers
1 medium crispy cabbage,  thinly sliced
1/2 cup (125 ml) pickling salt
5 cup (250 ml) sugar
2 Tbs (30 ml) mustard seed
1 Tbs Hing
2 tsp (10 ml) turmeric
1 tsp (5 ml) celery seed
5 cups (1.25 L) cider vinegar

Method:
Mix the cucumbers and cabbage with the salt and 2 quarts (2 L) of
cracked ice and let them stand, covered with a weighted lid, for 3
hours.  Drain thoroughly and put the vegetables in a large kettle.
Add the sugar, spices and vinegar and bring almost to a boil, stirring
often with a wooden spoon, but do not boil.  Pack the pickles into
sterilized jars and seal.  Makes about 4 quarts (4 L.)

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SIMPLE EKADASI STYLE SOUFFLÉ:

3 cups milk powder
3 cups white sugar
250 grms unsalted butter melted.

A pinch of allspice
A pinch of ground cloves
A pinch of cinnamon powdered
A pinch of cardamom powdered.

Mix all together and roll mixture out into a tray.

Alternately you can add walnuts, pecans, cashews, macadamias
chopped to this mix (or even currents) before you roll it out.
Or you can make into balls like simply wonderfuls and then
flatten them to make cookies.

Either way put into a medium oven for about 15-20 mins or
until the top is golden brown.

This is a great Ekadasi sweet.

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...and the Magic ingredient - Offer it to Krishna........
...with L'n D (love and devotion)
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Please re-direct this message on to any people you know
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There once was a young brahminical priest
Who ate up some bread made with yeast,
Then he got on a jet liner
And travelled to China,
Determined to rise in the East.
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In some traditions they say prayers before eating their food. And
when you look at what they eat it's not surprising. In Krsna
consciousness however we also say a prayer but asking to control
the tongue so we don't over do it, and then in love relish what we
have as Krsna prasadam, the Lord's mercy.
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We were all siting taking prasadam, when one devotee who had just
come back from India started telling of some of his encounters.
 You know the East is so mysterious, and did you know there
are still so many practicing mystics. Once when we went down to Kerala
we found this old temple, must have been at least ten thousand years
old by the smoothness of the stone. Anyway there was this really old
baba there. He seemed to be maintaining the temple, because there was
incense bellowing out from near the altar, and no-one else was around.
 It appeared that the old man couldn't walk because he was
supported by two crutches. He was very unsteady and his legs looked
all knarled. He stood there praying, and chanting sacred mantras in
what must have been Malalaylam. After an hour or so, he suddenly
threw away one of his crutches. Then he stood there for another half
an hour praying, after which he got really excited and threw away the
other one of the crutches.

"Then what, .......Then what,......", all the devotees asked in
anticipation.

"Well what happened then?" he continued. " ......was the poor old
baba fell flat on his face!"
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Once there was a brahmin who was going to pass stool. He went to the
field wrapped his brahmin thread around his right ear and began to
pass. He then cleaned himself and was about to walk away. When he
turned and did the unthinkable, he looked at the stool. "Yuk", he
cried. To his surprise the stool spoke to him as follows. "Don't you
say Yuk, how dare you, until I came in contact with you I was Maha
Prasadam."
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