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Kirtida Mataji Leaves Her Body
CHAKRA (Dallas,
Texas) - June 26, 2001: At
3:05 a. m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 Kirtida devi dasi, a disciple of H. H.
Tamal Krishna Goswami, left her body in Radha Kalachandji Dhama in Dallas, Texas
from esophageal cancer. Mother Kirtida was observed by devotees, family and
former co-workers in the medical profession to be blissful, fearless and in
control of her mind up until the time of her auspicious departure. She left her
body with the Govardhan Sila of H. H. Rtadvaja Swami placed on her forehead
while continuous kirtan was being performed. Mother Kulangana, a senior devotee
from Bhaktivedanta Manor, personally observed Kirtida’s departure, and
remarked:
© CHAKRA 27-June-2001
Upcoming
Festival in New Vrindavan
By Jayasri
dasi
A Party in the Country
You are invited to attend a festival at New Vrindavan. Highlights will include Jagannatha rathayatra, 40 kids from Alachau singing, dancing and Theatre, a Palace banquet, Garden Tour, and Cow Milking.
There will be musical performances by
Mangalananda Prabhu, Planet Cow and More.
© CHAKRA 1-July-2001
Twentieth
Annual Baroda Rathayatra Observed by Hundreds of Thousands
By Basu
Ghosh Das
ISKCON Baroda, Gujarat, observed the 20th
annual Sri Jagannath Rathayatra on Saturday, 23 June, 01. The Rathayatra,
which was flagged off by Mayor Bhartiben Vyas at the Baroda Railway station
started with 10, 000 members of the public in attendance.
© CHAKRA 1-July-2001
Los
Angeles ISKCON Policy on Narayan Maharaja's Followers
By ISKCON
Authorities in L.A.
Those attending the
meeting agreed that Narayana Maharaja's words and actions were actively
hostile to ISKCON, its leaders, and its founder-acarya Srila Prabhupada.
They agreed that his teachings contradict those of Srila Prabhupada in
important areas.
© CHAKRA 27-June-2001
Successful
Calcutta Rathayatra 2001
By Tusti
Mohan Krishna das
(Calcutta, India) - June, 23
- 2001, we had an excellent Rathayatra by the mercy of the Supreme Lord
Jagannath, Lord Baladeva and Lady Subhadra, thousands of people were present to
receive darshan from the Lord and to get His mercy and Maha prasadam, everybody
was in ecstasy joining the devotees in the chanting and dancing before the
Deities in a glorious day.
© CHAKRA 27-June-2001
Latest
From Puri (June, 2001)
By Bhakta
dasa
(Jagannath Puri, India) - June 27, 2001:
After a wait of two months, Justice LK Mohapatra gave his decision on
Wednesday, June 19, 2001. Sadly the judge totally ignored the Austrian
settlement, and has denied bail to the accused, who now will face a trial
for a crime that never happened; where there is no complainant and no
victim.
© CHAKRA 27-June-2001
Temple
Opening in Spanish Fork
By Irene
Hsiao (The Salt Lake Tribune)
SPANISH FORK -- The 500
pairs of shoes -- old sneakers, new high heels, worn sandals -- piled at the
entrance represented the range of people and religions at the Sri Sri Radha
Krishna Temple opening Saturday morning.
© CHAKRA 27-June-2001
Huge Crowds at Hindu
Festival
From BBC
World News
The Rath Yatra was first brought to London in 1968 and has grown into the
largest annual Hindu procession outside India.
London
Ratha Yatra Huge Success
By
Vipramukhya Swami
CHAKRA (London, U.K.) - June 24, 2001: Ratha
Yatra was held in London, England, today. Thousands of devotees danced along the
route in the center of the city from Marble Arch to Trafalgar Square. There were
about 5 to 6 thousand onlookers. The BBC, and other TV and radio stations
covered the event. Members of Parliament also spoke before the enthusiastic
crowd.
© CHAKRA 24-June-2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher Volume 3, Chapter 28
By
Indradyumna Swami
March
14-21, 2001
Although
I have passed through America briefly on two or three occasions, for all
practical purposes I haven't been here for 30 years - more than a quarter of
a century. As a result, I felt almost like an immigrant entering a foreign
country. And upon arriving in San Francisco, I even behaved like one! After
passing through Customs and immigration I went to make a phone a call - but
discovered I had no change. Looking closely at the telephone, I saw to my
surprise that one could make calls using a credit card. So I pulled out the
one my son sent me to use "in case of emergencies,” and put it into
the appropriate slot in the telephone. But as it started going in, I quickly
pulled it out - afraid that it might disappear inside! I did this several
times, unaware that the card was meant to stop three-quarters of the way in.
The man standing behind me, waiting to use the phone, looked on in
disbelief! He finally spoke up.
"What
on earth are you doing?" he said.
© CHAKRA 24-June-2001
Abbreviated
Devotional History of Srimati Sunita Devi Dasi
By Tosan
Krishna dasa
"WHATEVER ONE REMEMBERS AT THE TIME OF DEATH, THAT STATE HE WILL ATTAIN WITHOUT FAIL" (She departed amongst friends calling out to Sri Krishna and Srila Prabhupada.)
Sunita was born in Brajadhama in an Aggarwal family in the village of Hatras in 1949. Both her mother and father were born in Mathura.
Her father educated his
children as Vaishnavas. They read Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagawatam, Mahabharat,
Ramayan and Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Sisastak. The family visited Vrindaban very
regularly and often stayed over night. Her father later bought a room for the
family near Bankibihari Temple at the Radha bhavan ashram at the end of
Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg.
© CHAKRA 22-June-2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher
By
Indradyumna Swami
March 7-14
On March 7, I flew from South
Africa to London, where I took one day of rest before traveling on to San
Francisco to begin a five-week tour of our ISKCON temples in America. In
London, I took a hotel room near the airport in order to get sufficient rest
before my flight the next day. I was joined by my disciple, Sri Thakur
Mahasaya, who kindly assisted me during the layover.
© CHAKRA 22-June-2001
ISKCON
Phoenix to Install Deity
By Prayag
Narayan Misra
ISKCON Phoenix, Arizona, USA, is very
pleased to announce the installation of the Shri Nathji deity at Shri Shri
Radha Madhava Hari Dham on Friday August 3, 6:00-9:00 PM and Saturday August
4, 10:00 AM -1:00 PM.
© CHAKRA 22-June-2001
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts
By Bhaktivinoda Thakura (August 20, 1896)
[This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila
Bhaktivinoda Thakura entitled, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and
Precepts." (August 20, 1896)]
© CHAKRA 21-June-2001
ISKCON
Devotees to be Featured on Indian TV
By Bhakti
Vikas Swami
ISKCON devotees giving Gita lectures in Hindi will be featured on Star Plus TV daily from 8 to 9 a. m. Indian Standard Time from 2nd July.
© CHAKRA 22-June-2001
Bhakti
Caru Swami Addresses Controversy Raised by VNN
By CHAKRA
staff
CHAKRA (Bhaktivedanta Manor, England) -
18 June 2001: His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami has submitted the following
for printing on CHAKRA after being ignored by the VNN web site. It is in
response to an article previously posted on VNN in which a man named Mr.
Kay Maharaj complained that he had been cheated by the "Abhaya Charan"
administrative office and some "Hare Krishna Devotees."
© CHAKRA 18-June-2001
Read
CHAKRA on your Handheld Device or Web-enabled phone
By
Vipramukhya Swami
CHAKRA (Bhaktivedanta Manor, England) - June 16, 2001:
Now you can read CHAKRA's latest news on your handheld device or
Web-enabled phone, including the Palm and Handspring.
© CHAKRA 16-June-2001
CHAKRA was
Down
Server Problem Causes Website to Go Offline for 12 Hours
A problem with CHAKRA's server computer in Australia caused CHAKRA to be unavailable for 12 hours on Sunday. The problem has now been corrected. "I will mirror all web sites to another server so this will not happen again," our devotee ISP informs us.
Drutakarma
(Michael Cremo) Lectures at Microsoft
By Lori
Erbs
Forbidden Archeology
Hello again, after so long a time! As
Michael Cremo (Drutakarma dasa) prepares to embark upon his Summer 2001
European tour we notice that the world is hopping with anomalous
discoveries, alternative investigations, and new explanations. As always,
we welcome your contributions to facilitate critical thinking and
networking amidst our diverse community of Forbidden Archeology
compatriots.
© CHAKRA 16-June-2001
Glories
of Tribhuvannatha Prabhu
By Naran
Narayan Viswakarma das
I
wish to offer my humble obeisances to Tribhuvannatha prabhu.
I
remember him from 1971, as the 18 year old president of the Bury Place temple.
The temple president , and later the treasurer, had "blooped" taking
all the money from the temple treasury and leaving the temple in deep debt.
Tribhuvannatha
did not hesitate. He acted with the assumption of success although there was not
even a shred of evidence to support the prospect of the temple remaining open
for even one more month.
© CHAKRA 15-June-2001
Correction
Needed
By
Locanananda dasa
Dear CHAKRA Staff:
Please
accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you very
much for posting the wonderful description
of our dear godbrother Tribhuvannatha Prabhu's devotional service. There
is, however, a sentence in your article that you may want to rewrite:
© CHAKRA 15-June-2001
ISKCON
UK Petitions Narayana Maharaja
Submitted by Sivarama Swami, GBC
for UK
Dear Srila Narayana Maharaja,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We, the members of
ISKCON UK, humbly write this letter to clarify our position as followers
of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Knowing you to be a
senior Vaisnava, absorbed in service to your Gurudeva, we beg your
permission to speak our hearts without reservation. We pray that you will
forgive our familiarity, as an uncle forgives the familiarity of his
nephews.
© CHAKRA 14-June-2001
Open
Letter to the Followers of His Holiness Narayana Maharaja
By ISKCON,
Baltic Region
We, representatives of ISKCON community in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are appreciating your desires for the preaching message of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We are also agree give you all possible encouragement and support for spreading the Holy Names. However we do not appreciate your attitude in terms of using ISKCON facility for your preaching. We also do not appreciate your attempts for preaching to the devotees and congregation of ISKCON Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Thus we humbly
requesting any of you who have connection with followers of B.V. Narayana
Maharaja not to visit ISKCON Temples in the area of Baltic for the purpose
of preaching and making contacts with the local congregation. ISKCON's
facilities are reserved exclusively for the ISKCON approved preachers, and
if you intend to use them in future you must seek approval in ISKCON GBC.
© CHAKRA 14-June-2001
Vrindavan, Badrinath, Kedarnath Pilgrimage
Submitted by
Lokanatha Swami
Approximately
180 devotees from various ISKCON Maharashtrian temples set out for the
Vrindavana-Badrinath-Kedarnath tirtha yatra on 21st May 2001 with HH
Lokanath Swami Maharaj. Our first stop was Gokul (Nandabhavan). We saw
beautiful deities of Lord Krishna, Nanda and Yasoda and also in the temple
were 84 ancient pillars constructed by the demigod Viswakarma. It is said
that by circumambulating these 84 pillars we get freed from entering the 8.4
million species of life forms. From this place we walked for 5 minutes doing
kirtan to the place where Lord performed the Damodar lila, there we saw the
ancient grinding mortar to which the Lord was tied (bound with ropes) by
Mother Yasoda for stealing butter. Gokul is situated in Mahavan (one of the
12 forests of Vrindavana)
© CHAKRA 15-June-2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher - Vol. 3 Chapter 24
By
Indradyumna Swami
February 20-23
"May my eyes become
overwhelmed with ecstasy by seeing the nectar waves of Vrindavan's beauty.
May my intelligence drown in the nectar ocean of Vrindavan's glories. May my
body become agitated by the swiftly moving currents of ecstatic bliss and
thus roll about on the ground of Vrindavan. Falling down like a stick, may I
offer my respectful obeisances to all the residents of Vrindavan. " [Vrindavan
Mahimamrta, Introduction, Text 14]
© CHAKRA 15-June-2001
Diary of
a Traveling Preacher
By
Indradyumna Swami
Volume
3, Chapter 25
February
25-28
I
arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, after an exhausting 33-hour journey
from India. After a few hours' rest, the devotees whisked me away to a
Sunday Feast program in a large auditorium near the temple. Somehow I
delivered a lecture to the mainly Indian audience, emphasizing that they
should not give up their original Vedic philosophy for Western culture.
The devotees presented a nice play afterwards, but halfway through I was
so tired that I fell asleep, so the devotees took me back to the temple.
© CHAKRA 29-Nov-2003
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher, Chapter 26
By
Indradyumna Swami
Volume 3, Chapter 26
March 1-3, 2001
On March 1, I
woke up with my left eye quivering. I remembered reading somewhere in Srila
Prabhupada's books that such quivering is either an auspicious or
inauspicious omen. I wanted to check the books to find out which one it was,
but by the time I finished my rounds and did my puja it was time to go on
sankirtan. Mahesvara dasa, a disciple of Bhakti Caru Maharaja, picked me up
at 9am and we left for our appointments.
© CHAKRA 14-June-2001
See the New Traveling Swami Page
Chakra has inaugurated a new Traveling Swami page!
© CHAKRA 12-June-2001
Sri
Mayapur Dham Sevak Program
By
Vrajanath dasa
In
Mayapur a new program called "Sri Mayapur Dham Sevak program" is
started. By becoming the member of this program you can become the close
associate and friend of Sri Dham, even physically staying away from it.
The seva's are
Through
this program you directly supporting the spiritual activities of Sridham
Mayapur like Deity Worship, festivals, Prasad distribution, decorating the
Dham with parks, maintaining them, protecting Krishna's cows and spreading
the Holy Name.
© CHAKRA 29-Nov-2003
Visit
New Vraja Mandala
By Kadamba
Kanana Swami
Welcome to sunny Spain. In Europe Spain remains a popular destination, and for a good reason - the sun shines. We try to take advantage of that situation to organize Krishna conscious festivals and activities and to invite you to participate.
New Vraja Mandala is a 300-hector property
with a number of large, traditional Spanish farm buildings. It was
originally purchased by ISKCON in 1979 and at that time functioned as a
commune.
© CHAKRA 12-June-2001
Passing
of Sunita Dasi
By Pranada
Devi Dasi
Our
dear Godsister Sunita dasi, left her body yesterday around 2:30pm. Almost
the entire Alachua community is deeply grieving the loss of her
association.
© CHAKRA 09 June 2001
Festival
in Jeopardy
By
Indradyumna Swami
I
woke up yesterday prepared for an exciting day of preaching, but I had no
idea that before the next 24 hours had passed I would be forced to make
two of the most difficult decisions I could imagine.
© CHAKRA 01 June 2001
Glasnost
and the Rabbit Mind
By Nscala
devi dasi
I would like to thank
the CHAKRA editors very much for posting up my last letter, as well as
this one. I didn't think either would be posted at all, so I take it as a
good sign, a trend towards glasnost, or openness. Thank you. Openness, glasnost, is
the only remedy for the anartha of diplomacy, kutinati, which has served
to cover our problems, and perpetrate our illusions. By not facing and
learning from our problems, we inevitably repeat our mistakes, remaining
firmly rooted in the same diseased soil, even while we mouth reform with
ever increasing intensity.
© CHAKRA 12-June-2001
Tribhuvannatha
Prabhu Prepares to Leave England
By
Vipramukhya Swami
CHAKRA
- Bhaktivedanta Manor, England (June 9, 2001): Tribhuvannatha Prabhu, one
of Srila Prabhupada's first disciples in the United Kingdom, is preparing
to leave England after refusing surgery to treat an advanced stage of
stomach cancer.
© CHAKRA 10 June 2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher, Chapter 23
By
Indradyumna Swami
Our
entourage of myself, Gaura Sakti, and Mickey and Sherry Goldman reached
Jaipur on the morning of February 18. There we were joined by Sri Prahald
and Rukmini Priya from Vrindavan. Mickey and Sherry were eager to see the
sights of the Pink City.
© CHAKRA 10 June 2001
Devotee
Cartoons on the Web
By Shom
Michalak
My
name is Syamasundar. I draw devotee cartoons.
© CHAKRA 10 June 2001
Recipe
Request
By Bhakta
B.T. Hunt (Houston, TX)
I recently tried several recipes from your
website, and I am writing to you to suggest a minor improvement to the
recipe section - recipe submission guidelines.
What
Happened in Mayapur - Part Three - Reactions of Devotees
By Sri
Rama Dasa
Following
this letter are a batch of texts I'm forwarding to the conference,
representing reactions of devotees to the GBC resolutions, the official
and unofficial explanations of the GBC in response to our questions, and
other reports and related information.
© CHAKRA 10 June 2001
Ratha-Yatra
2001 in Los Angeles
By New
Dvaraka Ratha-Yatra Committee
We
are happy to inform you of the forthcoming 25th Annual Ratha-Yatra 2001 at
Venice Beach, California on August 5, 2001, Sunday.
© CHAKRA 10 June 2001
Religious
Freedom at Risk
By
Vaishnava Communications Institute, Oxford
The
French National Assembly voted this afternoon in favour of a controversial
new law that is designed to 'reinforce the repression of groups with a
sectarian character'.
© CHAKRA 09 June 2001
Narasingha
Deva in a Blue Form
By Bhakta
Krish
Remembering
an article I saw on Chakra a while ago about a blue form of Sri Narasingha
Deva by Bhakta Don. I have been clearing out my loft today and by the
grace of Sri Kirshna, I have found an old picture (belonging to my
Grandfather) Of Sri Narasingha Deva
© CHAKRA 09 June 2001
Where
is the Mercy
By Garuda
Dasa
This
happened during the appearance day of lord Narashimhadeva at an ISKCON
farm /temple somewhere deep in the southeast U.S.. I was in line to bathe
the Deity of lord Nara-Hari, and just behind me was a kinda hippie fella,
though He came to the line to offer abhiseka, He was told by the Mataji
temple president that He couldn't bath the Deities
© CHAKRA 08 June 2001
Official
Launch of www.BlueMonsoonMusic.com!
By
Uttamasloka Dasa
We
are pleased to announce the launching of our website...
http://www.BlueMonsoonMusic.com
Blue
Monsoon Music is a record company dedicated to producing high quality
spiritually oriented music for the general public.
© CHAKRA 08 June 2001
Ancient
Murtis Stolen From Vraj
By Deena
Bandhu Dasa
Last
week two ancient murtis were stolen from one of my favorite places of
pilgrimage in Nandagram, Hau Bilau. There were four mortis of Hau, two of
them broken and two complete sitting at that place said to have been
placed there 5000 years ago by Lord Krishna's great grandson, Vajranabh.
© CHAKRA 08 June 2001
Child
Protection Training Seminar
By Malini
Dasi and Dhira Govinda Dasa
From
September 24 to September 27, 2001, the ISKCON Child Protection Office (ICOCP),
also known as the Association for the Protection of Vaisnava Children (APVC)
will be conducting an intensive training in child protection in Alachua
(FL).
© CHAKRA 08 June 2001
2001
Festival of Chariots
By
Ramabhadra Dasa
New
York ISKCON cordially invites all devotees and friends to join us for an
ecstatic week of hearing, chanting, feasting and sadhu-sanga to celebrate
the annual Ratha-Yatra celebration and Festival of India in New York City.
© CHAKRA 05 June 2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher, Chapter 22
By
Indradyumna Swami
On
February 13, Sri Prahlad, Rukmini Priya and myself arrived in New Delhi
from Moscow. I will be spending 10 days in India, resting and recuperating
from our trip to Russia, before embarking on a preaching tour in Africa.
© CHAKRA 05 June 2001
International
Conference of the Bharatanatyam Dance
By Srivani
Dasi
The
First International Conference of the Bharatanatyam Dance - Bharatanatyam
in the Diaspora Spiritual, Classical, Contemporary September 6-9 2001.
As
a Bharatanatyam Dancer I want to invite you to participate in that
historical event.
© CHAKRA 05 June 2001
Comment
on Don't Place the Blame on Others
By
Maitreya Christian
Thank
you for speaking out in such a straight forward manner. I can only add
double dittos.
© CHAKRA 05 June 2001
What
Happened
In Mayapur?
By Sri
Rama Dasa
Our
GBC Restructure committee requests an Official point-by-point explanation
from the GBC Executive Committee explaining why the GBC Body chose to
reject our proposal for restructuring and reform.
© CHAKRA 03 June 2001
Want
to Stay In Mayapur
By Hari-sauri
Dasa
Hari-sauri
dasa and Sitala dasi have a 2-bedroom fully furnished apartment available
for rental in ISKCON Mayapur-dham at a reasonable rate.
© CHAKRA 03 June 2001
Krishna
Temple to Open
By Carrie
Moore, Deseret News Religion Editor
They
are Utahans from a variety of backgrounds, wielding shovels and rakes,
wearing t-shirts and work gloves and jeans. Many have been Latter-day
Saints and know little about gurus or Krishna, Sanskrit or mantras. Most
pray to a vastly different god. But a temple-there’s a concept they can
understand.
© CHAKRA 03 June 2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher, Chapter 21
By
Indradyumna Swami
Last
night we had to fly to St Petersburg from Moscow because of the large bomb
that exploded in the Moscow train station yesterday. We are four devotees,
and the flight was much more expensive, but we didn't want to risk taking
the train.
© CHAKRA 03 June 2001
Hare
Krishna Convention in Malaysia
By Tusti
Mohan Krishna Dasa
Today
May 25th was the inaugural ceremony of the 4th Hare Krishna
Convention in Malaysia with more than 700 devotees assisting from all over
Malaysia and Singapore and other countries.
© CHAKRA 03 June 2001
Royal
Family of Nepal Are Killed in Palace Shooting
By Barbara
Crossette
The
Associated Press
In
a wholesale killing of royalty not seen since the deaths of the last czar
of Russia and his family in 1918, the crown prince of Nepal shot the king
and queen and several relatives in their palace in Katmandu last night,
then killed himself, Nepalese officials said.
© CHAKRA 02 June 2001
Bryan
Adams in India
By Prithvi
Real
life can be stranger than fiction and dreams are the stuff that life is
made of. Recently the singer Bryan Adams was on a trip to India to give
concerts in different places. His concert in Bangalore, India was held on
May 5 2001.
© CHAKRA 02 June 2001
Who
is Following Who?
By V.
Jamnadas
This
article on why the preaching of Narayan Maharaja is different from what
Srila Prabhupada had given for ISKCON - is the most convincing I have read
so far - all the other articles are simply blasphemous and do not follow
the right etiquette of debate and discussion.
© CHAKRA 02 June 2001
Pujaris
and Cook Wanted in Almvik, Sweden
By
Sriprada Devi Dasi
In
within a few months our present pujaris and a cook will be leaving Almvik
to their new services and we are searching for devotees who would be
interested in taking their present services here.
© CHAKRA 02 June 2001
Diary
of a Traveling Preacher, Chapter 20
By
Indradyumna Swami
On
the way to visit the Moscow gurukula this morning, we received an
impassioned call from Sakatara dasa, who was at the train station
purchasing our tickets to St Petersburg. In a distressed voice he said
that a powerful bomb had exploded in the station on the level just below
him.
© CHAKRA 02 June 2001
Festival
in Jeopardy
By
Indradyumna Swami
I
woke up yesterday prepared for an exciting day of preaching, but I had no
idea that before the next 24 hours had passed I would be forced to make
two of the most difficult decisions I could imagine.
© CHAKRA 01 June 2001
Srila
Prabhupada
