I S K C O N S Y D N E Y

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder-Acarya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

 

kadacit kalindi-tata-vipina-sangitaka-ravo
mudabhiri-nari-vadana-kamalasvada-madhupaha
rama-shambhu-brahmamara-pati-ganesharcita-pado
jagannathah svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me

“Sometimes in great happiness Lord Jagannatha, with His flute, makes a loud concert in the groves on the banks of the Yamuna.
He is like a bumblebee who tastes the beautiful lotus-like faces of the cowherd damsels of Vraja, and His lotus feet are worshiped by great personalities such as Lakshmi, Shiva, Brahma, Indra and Ganesha. May that Jagannatha Svami be the object of my vision."

 

H a r e  K r i s h n a !

Welcome to ISKCON Sydney's e-newsletter.

From today, June 30th, His Holiness Ramai Swami will be in Sydney until Wednesday. Maharaja will be giving classes on Srimad-Bhagavatam each morning at 7.45am – please come and hear from him if you can.

Coming up this Saturday July 5th is the annual Liverpool Ratha-Yatra. Organised by ISKCON devotees in Western Sydney the festival was a great success last year appearing in 2 local newspapers, and we hope again this year to make a big impact on the city. Please come and take part in the festival to receive the great blessings of the Lord of the Universe and spread the mercy of Krishna consciousness to the people of Liverpool and beyond.

We have a very special guest in Sydney this month – His Holiness Bhakti Vidya-Purna Swami. Maharaja is a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada and a senior devotee in ISKCON. He is the principal of the Gurukula school in Mayapura and very learned in Vedic culture and knowledge. He will be in Sydney Temple between July 10th and 17th giving morning classes and some evening seminars on The Nectar of Devotion and Vaishnava Relationships. Maharaja hasn't been in Australia for many years so please come and take advantage of his association and broad knowledge of applying Krishna consciousness in our daily lives.

On July 19th we will hold a 24 hour Kirtan in the Temple Room, from 8.45am on Saturday 19th July until the following morning program. Anyone wishing to lead kirtans contact Vara-nayaka on the number and email given below. Please come for part of the day at least and experience the bliss of chanting the Holy Names continuously!

Recently, on June 18th, we celebrated Snana-Yatra – the bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. Traditionally, Their Lordships are bathed 2 weeks before They go on the procession known as Ratha-Yatra. Thanks to everyone who attended the festival and got the chance to personally bathe the Deities. Unfortunately, as part of the Lord's pastimes They got transcendentally sick, which is another opportunity to serve Them by offering get well soon cards as well as ginger, lemons and honey to make herbal tea. This week is the last week to offer gifts and prayers for Their recovery so they can bless everyone with Their darshan and enjoy being pulled through the city streets on Their beautiful chariot.

We have a Community Forum online to discuss topics related to Krishna consciousness. We invite everyone to participate in the online talks. Click here to go to the forum >

Every Sunday the Bhakti-Yoga program runs as usual from 4.30pm–9.15pm. Please see the details of all our events below.

Below are listed all our donors for last month. Anyone wishing to contribute money can click the PayPal logo to donate online. Thank you for your support.

I am away in the UK until the end of July so this newsletter service will resume then – sorry for any inconvenience.

Hope to see you all again soon!


quick links

JULY 2008
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

 

 

1

DVADASI
Break fast
07:02-10:20




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3

Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura
& Gadadhara Pandit disappearances
(fast till noon)


4

Gundica Marjana




5

RATHA-YATRA
Liverpool 10am


Svarupa Damodara Goswami & Sivananda Sena disappearances

Shiksha Program
classes 3pm-6pm

6

Sunday Program
4.30pm


Blacktown Hall Program 5.00pm




7

 

 


8

Vakresvara Pandit
disappearance



9

 

 


10

 

 


11




12

Shiksha Program
classes 3pm-6pm


Childrens Program
Hornsby 6pm

13

Sunday Program
4.30pm





14

Sayana
Ekadasi

 


15

DVADASI
Break fast
06:59-10:20

 

 

16

Karka Sankranti

(Sun enters Cancer)



17

 

 



18

Guru (Vyasa)
Purnima

Sanatana Goswami
disappearance

First month of Caturmasya begins (fast from green leafy vegetables for one month)

19

Sridhara Masa begins

24 Hour Kirtan
from 8.45am

Shiksha Program
classes 3pm-6pm

20

Sunday Program
4.30pm

 

 

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23

Gopala Bhatta Goswami
disappearance



24

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

26

Lokanatha Goswami disappearance
Shiksha Program
classes 3pm-6pm


Adult & Childrens Programs
Hornsby 6pm

27

Sunday Program
4.30pm

Liverpool Hall Program 5.00pm

The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

28




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30

Kamika
Ekadasi



31

DVADASI
Break fast
06:50-10:18










Links courtesy of New Zealand Hare Krishna Resource Network

u p c o m i n g  EVENTS...

His Holiness
Ramai Swami

IN SYDNEY 30th June - 2nd JULY 2008

 

Morning Lectures each day at 7.45am on Srimad-Bhagavatam

Ramai Swami

Ratha-Yatra Liverpool

"Festival of the Chariots"

Saturday July 5th

10.00am

Street Parade

Cultural Stage Show

Free Vegetarian Feast

 


Lord Jaganatha has again agreed to personally come and give darshan to everyone in the famous city of Liverpool on Saturday, 5th July 2008 at 10am.

Ratha Yatra, the festival of the chariots, is a procession of Lord Krishna in his form of Jagannatha, Lord of the Universe. Traditionally held during the month of July, in Puri, eastern India, where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims sing and dance in the procession, the festival now takes place in cities all over the world.

We are planning to pull this 2 tonne, 6 metre high Ratha from Bigge Park, George St, Northerlumberd Rd and Macquarie St, Liverpool. We need a lot of people to come and help pull this Ratha.

The Vedic scriptures state that anyone who sees Lord Jagannatha or pulls His chariots achieves immense spiritual benefit, attaining liberation from the material world and entrance into the eternal blissful pastimes of the Lord. Anyone who has experienced the Rathayatra has surely experienced ecstasy. The mood of the day is charged with devotion, excitement and complete surrender as devotees brush the streets before the chariot. The sea of people in the procession call out loudly for the Lord´s attention as they eagerly await their turn to pull the cart or sweep the streets. The entire atmosphere is one of happiness, joy and celebration.

Jagannatha Swami nayana pata gami bhavatu me!
"O Jagannatha, Lord of the Universe, please be visible before my eyes."

Don't miss this opportunity to personally pull Lord Jaganatha and rapidly progress in your spiritual life!

Bring your family and friends along. All are welcome! Free Admission!

Please forward this email to your family and friends.


Sponsor one of the following events for the festival:

Marquee and chairs - $1600

Fiji Times - 2 issue advertising - $600

Indian Link - 3 issue advertising - $1400

Indiandownunder - 1 issue advertising - $275

Indus Age - 1 issue advertising - $330

Punjab Times - 1 issue advertising - $440

Hindi Samachaar Patrika June 2008 issue - $440


Harinama every week till the Rathayatra in Liverpool.
There is a Harinama in Liverpool each Saturday at 11am for the upcoming Liverpool Ratha Yatra.

Place: Liverpool, starting from NRMA car park.

For details contact Ananda on 0412 474 295
or email Arvind.Baldeo@optus.com.au


His Holiness
Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami

IN SYDNEY 10th-17th JULY 2008

 

In Sydney for the first time in over 5 years!

Seminar from the 6th chapter of Nectar of Devotion

Friday, 11th of July
Start at 7:30pm

Saturday, 12th of July,
First session 6pm-7pm
Second session 7:30pm-8:30pm

Monday, 14th of July
Start: 7:30pm

Morning Lectures each day at 7.45am
Theme: Vaisnava Relationships


24hr Kirtan

19th July 2008

Starts at 8:45am till 4:30am on the 20th of July

Devotees willing to lead kirtans should contact Vara-nayaka das at vara108@gmail.com or 0404 187 390


r e c e n t  EVENTS...

His Holiness
Jayapataka Swami

Sydney visit May 2008

 

View the 3 group photos here >

Recent Festival Photos

click here for photos >

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NEWS...

Large Radha Krishna Fountain for Auction

This statue is on auction. Starting bid is $80. It is a bit broken at one end, but the damage is so minor that no one would even notice that, plus it is possible to fix it.

The actual price was $130. Auction ends on Sunday 6th July at 8:30pm in the temple foyer. If anyone is interested please ring Hemang on 0421 632 345 or Sunil on 9959 4558.


Hindus Divided On “The Love Guru” Movie

http://www.religionnews.com/

USA, July 20, 2008: The latest character to test the good humor of Indian Americans is Mike Myers’ “The Love Guru,” a narcissistic spiritual leader whose goals in life are to meet girls and appear on “Oprah.” The film opened Friday (June 20) in theaters nationwide.

Enough is enough, some Hindu activists claim. For them, lampooning a guru crosses the line from acceptable social satire to mockery of a minority religious culture little understood by Americans. Some Hindu groups have asked Paramount Pictures for an apology and other initiatives. Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain from Nevada and a vocal protester, said “the problem is that cinema is a powerful medium, and people who are not well-versed in Hinduism get misinformed.”

But opinions differ inside the Hindu community. The Washington-based Hindu American Foundation had taken a wait-and-see approach and after a screening in Minneapolis on Thursday, board members found it “vulgar, crude … and tasteless” but nonetheless few screeners thought it “anti-Hindu or mean-spirited.” Vijaya Emani, former president of the Federation of India Community Associations in Ohio, had plain-spoken advice to Hindu protesters after seeing the film: “Lighten up.”

In the movie, Myers portrays the Indian-trained “Guru Pitka,” who oversees a self-help empire built on books such as “If You’re Happy and You Know It, Think Again.” Much of the humor seems to be aimed at 8-year-olds, with scores of attempts to elicit laughs based on bodily functions. Most reviews have been unfavorable, and the New York Times called the movie “unfunny.”

Deepak Sarma, an associate professor of religious studies at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, expressed concern that the film could fuel “a kind of jingoistic Americanism” that makes fun of those who are different. “The amount of damage for the understanding of Hinduism in America will be tremendous,” said Sarma, editor of “Hinduism: A Reader.”

Virginia Lam, a spokeswoman for Paramount said the new film is in the same spirit as Myers’ Austin Powers films. “No one could confuse, or has confused, this film as intending to tackle serious issues surrounding faith and religion just as no one confused Austin Powers as being a commentary on globalism and trans-Atlantic relations,” Lam said in a statement. While some advocate a boycott, others see the controversy as an opportunity to better explain Hinduism to an attentive media. “Sometimes, it takes perceived provocations such as this address topics such Hinduism in front of a larger audience,” said Brent Plate, an associate professor of religion and the visual arts at Texas Christian University. “In a strange way, they get us talking about these issues.”

courtesy of Hinduism Today http://www.hinduismtoday.com


ISKCON North America’s Official Statement on The Love Guru

http://namahatta.org/en/node/8012

On June 20, 2008, Paramount Pictures releases The Love Guru nationwide. The film tells the story of Guru Pitka (Mike Myers), a westerner raised at an Indian ashram, who grows up to be a high-profile and eccentric holy man come west.

While the level of humor contained in the film is crass, the comedy has drawn significant attention even before its official opening—both pro and con—and from Hindu-Americans concerned that it violates appropriate boundaries in dealing with a religious subject.

On behalf of the North American chapters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Vaishnava, or devotional Hindu organization with an ethnically diverse membership, we understand that many Hindus are concerned that the film may mock their faith. At the same time, having seen the film in its entirety, we find it to be a typical satire that does not intend to hurt religious sentiments.

While we respect the rights of others within the community to draw their own conclusions, we disagree with the calls to protest or boycott the film. We encourage the Hindu-American community to view the film in its context as a comedy, and to draw on the tolerance and broadmindedness that are hallmarks of our faith.

The Love Guru is a satire, a genre that typically replaces reality with contradictions and exaggerations. If however, some mistake satire for truth, then rather than be angered, we could take the opportunity to clarify misrepresentations and educate others about our authentic traditions. If approached in a constructive and proactive way, the film may even lead to increased tolerance, dialogue, and understanding between Hindus and non-Hindus.

We believe that pressuring filmmakers to censor , re-rate, or otherwise limit their artistic freedom is generally antithetical to the spirit of pluralism and tolerance within the Vedic, or Hindu culture. We recognize that, in certain cases, media depictions may so egregiously distort or maliciously denigrate our faith that boycotts, petitions, and other acts of protest are warranted. The Love Guru, however, is not such a case.

Members of most faith traditions are sensitive about aspects of their tradition being used as sources of humor. However, The Love Guru reminds us that it is wise for people of faith to also maintain a sense of humor-and to take the time to laugh (even at ourselves) once in a while.

Anuttama dasa
ISKCON Minister of Communications

Sample video snip of the movie:
http://news.iskcon.com/node/1071/2008-06-22/hare_krishnas_weigh_in_on_the_love_guru_controversy


Winds of change for ISKCON France

from http://www.dandavats.com/?p=5986 by Srinath das

From India to Ireland, Scotland to South Africa, America to Australia, Moscow to Mauritius, ISKCON (popularly known as the Hare Krishna Movement) is accepted as a bona fide religious organization around the world and is recognized among learned academics (e.g. University of Cambridge, England). In France however, the influential anti-cult bureau (funded by the French government) has successfully introduced laws and policies constricting the activities of minority religious organizations and in 1989, has unfairly and unlawfully branded the Hare Krishna movement a dangerous cult, thereby creating unfounded fears in the public against us and curtailing our efforts to serve French society.

Two communication teams have been created in Paris & New Mayapur and they have met with the government representative for observing the cult issue and dealings with religious minorities. She has spoken positively on the Hare Krishna movement on French TV channel 2 and some more meetings will take place with her and the communication team.

Establishing Krishna Consciousness in Paris had not been easy due to discrimination for many years but there are positive signs now due to a number of auspicious things:
* The devotees have acquired a fully owned property for the new Temple in Paris.
* The French authorities will not allow us to open the temple unless our visitors have some space to park their vehicles. We have found such a car park, close to the temple and we are negotiating with the owner in order to get it.
* One devotee has been kind enough to buy a 50 square meter storefront for a preaching center on Rue de Pontoise, near one of the most famous restaurant in Paris La Tour D’Argent and near to the Notre Dame Cathedral.
* Better relationships with the government representatives.
* The new President of France, Mr.Nicolas Sarkozy is establishing better relationship with religious minorities and also with other faith organizations like Hinduism.
* Devotees have attended some Interfaith meetings regularly, particularly in New Mayapur area.
* Harinam in the Paris Metro is going on everyday and is known as the Metro Yoga ( http://metroyoga.fr ). People appreciate it so much that they often clap hands after the performance.
* The magazine ‘Bhakti’ is coming up again in French. The first special issue is titled - Le Rem de la Violence (Remedy for Violence).
* On the new year’s eve more than a thousand people followed the devotees chanting on the world’s most glamorous street the Champs-Elysees.

“If anyone wants to really experience bliss or as close to it as you can imagine - then take a break in Paris and go on Harinam. Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower. It’s terrific the place is crawling with thousands and thousands of tourists and locals and they really love the devotees, at least when they are dancing and chanting”. - Janananda Gosvami.

For pictures and videos - http://krishnaparis.com

- Srinath das


Five year old blind Korean girl plays piano

Check out this five year old girl who is an expert pianist, who in her short life was never taught to play, but who at three years old began to play incredibly complex pieces of music. Not only that but sings quite philosophically meaningful songs at the same time, she also can expertly play any song or tune by just hearing it once. They call her Genius Mozart, but who knows who she was previously in a previous birth to have carried her skills into this life:
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2200.html
YouTube has better quality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntReE2n15bo

Blind Pianist Ye Eun & Connie Talbot - listen to the voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bppXP91b4nE

or this three year old child artist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrdRrAjpcDM&feature=related

Or these three kids, titled "Talent on Loan from God"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYAHps2HmI&feature=related

Read more on Reincarnation HERE >


Time to go Vego?

http://www.atmayoga.com.au/blog/?p=311
June 5, 2008
[via the BBC]

“The best solution would be for us all to become vegetarians”.

So suggested the head of the UN climate agency, Yvo de Boer, who is attending UN-led climate talks in Germany this week. He was responding to criticism that measures to tackle climate change are partly to blame for the rise in food and energy costs. Carbon-cutting biofuels, for example, use food crops to make alternatives to gasoline.

Meanwhile, Patrick Wall, chairman of the European Food Safety Authority, has questioned whether it is “morally or ethically correct” to be feeding grain to animals while people starve. Speaking to the Times, he argued that it’s time to end the EU ban on the use of animal remains to feed pigs and chickens. Lifting the ban would allow grain to be diverted to millions of starving people.

And the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, hosting a much publicised summit in Rome this week, has warned of global catastrophe unless food reaches parts of the world where it is needed most.

So, does the global food crisis demand a radical rethink of how we distribute food? Should we worry less about feeding our animals and prioritise getting grain to people suffering food shortages - even if that affects the availability of meat?


Is it time for us all to become vegetarian?

BBC Newsnight vegetarianism
http://www.dandavats.com/?p=5901

Radha Mohan das: Please visit this blog and make comments. Last night Nightnight on the BBC discussed the issue of vegetarianism because the issue came up in the UN Conference.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/is_it_time_to_turn_vegetarian.html
­
ys Radha Mohan das
Bhaktivedanta Manor Communications Secretary


Dozens of Krishna Conscious Videos and More at SastraDana.com

View all videos here:

http://sastradana.com/html/video1.htm


Listen to Bhagavad-gita Online

If you like listening to Gita online you can do so on the following link.

http://www.gitamrta.org


For more news in the world of ISKCON, please visit:

ISKCON News, PlanetISKCON.com,   Dandavats.com & Sastra Dana.com


r e g u l a r  EVENTS...

Bhakti-Yoga – Every SUNDAY4.30pm to 9.00pm

Bhakti-Yoga

In order to better facilitate the interests of people visiting the temple on Sundays, a new program has been established. Now devotees and guest visitors can choose to participate in kirtan, discourses and meditation workshops, Deity darshan, and prasadam in their own time. The program is as follows:


Darshan Continuous darshan of Their Lordships from 4.30pm

The altar of Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha, Jagannatha, Baladeva & Subhadra, and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai


Kirtan & Bhajan Chanting of the Holy Names 4.30pm – 6.20pm, and 7.00pm – 7.30pm

Come and take part in all-night glorification of Krishna by chanting the Holy Names in the temple room.
Main kirtan starts 7.00pm.


Philosophy & Meditation

5.00pm – Bhagavad-gita Workshop (Upstairs)
6.20pm – Bhagavad-gita Class (Temple Room)


Prasadam served in the restaurant between 5.30pm & 8.00pm

Large plate – $6


PLUS transcendental bazaar in the foyer area with books and other paraphernalia

Come and join us every week and take part in this dynamic program – call 9959 4558 for more details.


Seva Club – Volunteer Program

Fill out the form online to become a volunteer member of ISKCON Sydney. Click here >


Hall & Home programs  

Sat 28th of June 5 pm Prahlad School, 6 pm Sadhana Program (Completion of Chapter 2 questions)

The Palm 34 B No. 179 Reservoir Rd, Blacktown. Kirtan, BG Discussion, Arati and Prasadam.

Residence of HG Lalsa Mayi Mataji and Steven prabhuji.

Sat 19th July: 6 pm onwards – Alpha Park Centre Alpha St Blacktown.

Hosted by Sameer prabhuji (Mobile 0403 197 228). Birthday celebrations for prabhuji's son

 

Sat 2nd August: 6 – 9 pm – Unit 13/ No.2 Hawkesbury Rd Westmead 2145

(Host HG Premkumar Prabhuji 0425 219 473)

Program: Kirtan, Class, Birthday Celebrations of Thanuja, Arati/Prasadam

Sat 19th July: 6 pm onwards

Alpha Park Centre Alpha St Blacktown. Hosted by Sameer prabhuji (Mobile 0403 197 228). Birthday celebrations for prabhuji's son


Hornsby Hall Programs – Willow Park Commuity Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby

1. Childrens Prerana program: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday
2. Adult Program: 4th Saturday of every month

The website for Hornsby program is www.hornsbykrishnas.org.au


BHAKTI YOGA MEDITATION
and the Jagannatha School for the kids

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 2PM TO 4PM

CHANTING, DANCING, MANTRA MEDITATION AND A FREE FEAST

If you are in need for transport please call us, we will arrange for you. Thank you very much.

Sri Jagannatha Ashram
24B Chestnut Crescent , Bidwill NSW 2770.
Tel: (02) 98350219
Email: jagannathasram@iprimus.com.au

Every day morning program also being conducted. Devotees who attend for mangala arati can help in preparation for 'greeting the deities' such as picking flowers, making garlands and dressing the Lordships.

4.30am - mangala arati
5.15 am - Japa meditation
7.30 - greeting the deities
7.45 - Guru puja
8.00 – Reading/ discourse on Srimad Bhagavatam
8.30 am - Breakfast prasad.


Sadhana Program

We are starting formal sastra study of Srila Prabhupada's books at our homes in a structured manner for 2008. This will supplement the Prahlad School held at the Hall programs. To get full benefit, try to attend all the programs as the first text, The Bhagavad Gita As It Is will be studied sequentially and systematically with pre-reading assignments communicated by this forum. Thus, the Prahlad school will also be held at homes in conjunction with the adults Bhagavad Gita study through the home-based Sadhana program. Below is the schedule till June.

Looking forward to your association and study, Taral Vilocana Krsna das.

12 JULY
RADHIKA & SUDESH
6 TURIN PLACE,
PRESTONS


26TH JULY
SHIKA & ANJAN
10 MONS AVE WEST RYDE


9TH AUG
ANUPAMA & SUDIPTA DEY
5 MENDI PLACE
GLENFIELD


23RD AUG
SARANDHA & TARAL
2A SNOWSILL AVE, PADSTOW

13TH SEP
LIPIKA & ANIL NATH
203 NORTH ROCKS RD, NORTH ROCKS

27TH SEP
ANSHU & NAVIN BALDEO
15 GLEN PLACE
YAGOONA

11TH OCT
LALASMAI & MADHAVI MATAJIS
34B/179 RESERVOIR RD
BLACKTOWN

25TH OCT
TANUSHREE & TAPAN PAUL
2 LONGWORTH CRESENT, CASTLE HILL

8TH NOV
ANUPAMA & SUDIPTA DEY
5 MENDI PLACE
GLENFIELD

22ND NOV
LIPIKA & ANIL NATH
203 NORTH ROCKS RD, NORTHROCKS

13TH DEC
VIRAJ & PRAGNYA JAMNADAS
32 ROTH ST
CASULA


To host a home program kindly send an email tvkdas@bigpond.com to receive booking information via email and
phone Taral Vilocana Krsna das (0431 787 077) to discuss, as good communication means better service.


SPIRITUAL SEEKERS - YOUTH FORUM

More program
details and photos at www.spiritualseekers.com.au


P h o t o  G a l l e r y
ISKCON Sydney Deity photo archive – please click here

Photographs of Their Lordships can now be purchased online from FujiFilm Australia, thanks to Prakash Subramanian.
They can also be emailed as Photo eCards to friends and family.


View/Purchase Photos here >

Anyone with photographs of Their Lordships from Sydney's past
please contact me at iskcon_sydney@yahoo.com.au – Thankyou!


t r a n s c e n d e n t a l  MEDIA

M E D I A   S I T E

iskconsydney.multiply.com

Blog, Photo Gallery, Lecture & Kirtan downloads

We have just started a site which will be a library for transcendental media. All the photos, video and audio will be there permanently to view and download. Note - to download audio you have to sign up, which is free, quick and simple.

Please take advantage of this site, we hope to bring you more material as time goes on.

AUDIO

now playing

Exit Signs (Kunja-bihari das) – This Dream

(www.myspace.com/108108)

(To download, right click here and 'save target as' – Requires Quicktime Player to hear - download here)

Anyone who wants to contribute to the Audio library please email me the details.


Recommended WEBSITES

New Zealand Spiritual Resource Network Newsletter

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ISKCON Melbourne site   ISKCON Brisbane site   ISKCON Canberra site

PlanetISKCON.com   Hare Krishna News

Hare Krishna Media Library   Picture galleries: www.bharatavarsa.net


Sydney Temple Shop


Saris and other clothing, jewellery, incense, Deities and paraphernalia, CD's, DVD's, and much more!!

Contact Sraddhavan Prabhu on 9929 5461 or 0425 322 325/0425 250 888 for details and prices of gift shop items

Temple Shop page   email: sraddhavan@hotmail.com



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Many thanks to the donors for the month of June.
May Their Lordships. May Their Lordships bestow their blessings on these devotees.

Virendra Singh – donated $1,200
Pankaj Kumar/Kulptaru – donated $2,501
Ashok Gour – donated $5,001
Arun Soni – donated $1008
Sridharan Shankaran – donated $912
Suzy – donated $815
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