Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 MAYAPUR TODAY An E-Newsletter of Sri Mayapur Project Volume 1 No. 1, December 2005 IN THIS ISSUE .. Mayapur/Cambridge Union .. New Websites Launched .. Mayapur Festival 2006 .. Festival Schedule .. Sat Sanga Seminars .. Announcements For the HTML version, please go to http://www.mayapur.com/newsletters/kartik2005/ To please go to http://mayapur.kintera.org/newsletter To share this newsletter with friends go to http://mayapur.kintera.org/sharemayapurtoday ___________ Sri Mayapur International School Secures Cambridge Affiliation Sri Mayapur International School has been officially recognized as a University of Cambridge international examination center. The school - the combined result of Mayapur's former day school and the boy's ashram school - has secured the coveted registration as a center for CIE: the University of Cambridge International Examinations. CIE is the world's leading provider of international examinations and qualifications, with a long history of delivering high-quality academic examinations, now available in over 150 countries. Cambridge syllabuses are recognized internationally. Each year over one million students enter CIE exams, and their teachers receive excellent support and extensive resources to prepare them. The curriculum encourages students both to acquire knowledge and use an exploratory approach to build confidence in solving problems. CIE programs blend easily with other curricula. As long as set outcomes and goals are achieved, they enjoy great leeway for teaching methods and processes, leaving plenty of room for devotional application. Lalita dasi, headmistress of the former Mayapur day school, has worked for ten years to achieve this recognition for the newly amalgamated school. Through ISKCON's Sri Mayapur International School, children in the Mayapur region will, for the first time, have access to an internationally acclaimed educational experience. For more information about Sri Mayapur International School, please visit www.smis.in or email smis (AT) pamho (DOT) net ------ Mayapur Festival 2006: Experience Navadvipa Dhama's Ever Increasing Sakti Srila Prabhupada started the Mayapur Festival in 1972 as a facility for his followers to enter Sridhama Mayapur for enlivenment, empowerment, and purification. From its humble beginnings, the Mayapur Festival has developed dramatically and now attracts thousands of devotees, who, upon entering Mayapur, experience the incredible glories of Kali-yuga's most powerful dhama. Srila Prabhupada often told us that devotional service performed in Sridhama Mayapur earns a hundred (sometimes he would say a thousand) times more benefit than the same service rendered outside the dhama. Furthermore the Navadvipa-dhama Mahatmya states, "The glories of other holy places are present hundreds and millions of times over in Navadvipa in the age of Kali. Navadvipa is filled with ever increasing bliss. All the holy tirthas reside in Navadvipa; therefore by serving in Navadvipa one automatically serves all the tirthas". Our guess is that you will gain insights into these points when you come to the 2006 Mayapur Festival and undergo profound changes in your heart as we celebrate: * The 520th anniversary of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance, * The 500th anniversary of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu starting the sankirtana movement, and * The 40th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada starting ISKCON. In these celebrations, we will organize: * Over 25 MIHE Sat-sanga Seminars without service charges, given by ISKCON's most senior leaders, * The 1st Annual World Sankirtan Festival, * The 2nd Annual Srila Prabhupada Disciples' Reunion with free accommodations and prasadam for Srila Prabhupada disciples, * The Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama, * Free prasadam for everyone except during parikrama, * Unique and unforgettable main stage entertainment arranged by Bhaktimarga Swami and Praghosa Prabhu, * Thrilling and exotic festivities after the parikrama, * The 1st Annual Hare Krishna Film Festival, * The grandest deity worship in the world, and * Great kirtans, sanga and classes. Hearing and chanting, associating with devotees, taking prasadam, and worshipping the deities in the sanctity of Sridhama Mayapur will stimulate deep Krishna conscious realizations that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Please consider this unique opportunity carefully and try to arrange your schedule so you can come to the 2006 Mayapur Festival. Please visit the accommodations section of Mayapur.com to secure the reservations of your choice by using our Accommodations Request Form or by writing Racitambara devi dasi at MGHB (AT) pamho (DOT) net Please write Bhakti Purusottama Swami, our Festival Coordinator, at bps (AT) pamho (DOT) net for general festival inquiries and suggestions. There are no registration fees for the Mayapur Festival and all prasadam is provided free to the visiting devotees, sponsored by Festival donors. The Mayapur Foundation has made it easy for you to join in supporting the festival with your contribution by visiting www.gaurapurnima.com and participating in the Gaura Purnima Offering of Service. ------ 2006 Mayapur Festival Schedule January 30 - March 13 MIHE Gaura Purnima Courses (VTE-style seminars) February 10 Lord Nityananda's Appearance February 16 - 26 GBC Meetings February 18 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's Appearance February 25 Inauguration of Bhakti Tirtha Swami's Samadhi Mandir February 27 - March 2 MIHE Sat-sanga Seminars (Sponsored) 2nd Annual Srila Prabhupada Disciples' Reunion February 28 Mayapur Project Presentation March 1 Congregational Preaching Night March 2 Book Distribution Awards March 3 - 9 Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama March 10 MIHE Sat-sanga Seminars Resume after Parikrama Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Boat Festival World Excellence Awards Distribution March 11 Santipur Festival 1st Annual Hare Krishna Film Festival March 12 Ganga Puja / Immersion of Ashes of Departed Souls March 13 Ratha-yatra March 14 Gaura Purnima / Lord Gauranga's Abhisheka March 15 Jagannath Mishra's Feast ------ Sponsored Sat Sanga Seminars from MIHE to Highlight 2006 Gaura Purnima Festival For the 2006 Gaura Purnima Festival the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education will engage many ISKCON leaders and senior devotees in offering free "Sat Sanga Seminars" that will directly address the needs, concerns, and challenges of ISKCON devotees. What better way to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the sankirtan movement than to associate with ISKCON's most advanced souls? Seminars Available: Holistic Cow Care: Not Just Milk -Balabhadra dasa Understanding Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Teachings through Srila Sanatana Goswami's Sri Brihad Bhagavatamrita -Bhakti Caru Swami The Scientific Presentation Concerning Ultimate Reality of Krishna Consciousness -Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami Brahma Jijnasa: Questions and Answers Concerning Ultimate Reality -Bhakti Vikasa Swami Sri Siksastakam -BVV Narasimha Maharaja Brightside Seminars -Danavir Goswami Brain Gain Seminars -Danavir Goswami Garga Samhita -Danavir Goswami Stability in the Grihastha Ashrama: Making Progress towards Life's Ultimate Goal -Dhirasanta dasa Poetry in Praise of Mahaprabhu: Rupa Gosvami's Caitanyastakas -Dvija-mani dasa Teachings of Lord Rsabhadeva -Gopal Krishna Goswami (3 seminars - to be announced) -Jayapataka Swami Forgive and Forget, or How Can We Live? -Kavicandra Swami Yoga for Kids -Kavicandra Swami Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrindavana -Lokanath Swami Gaura Katha -Radhanath Swami The Unique Gift of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu -Sacinandana Swami The Sadhana of Writing -Tulasi-priya devi dasi Lines that Sell Books and Win Friends for Life -Vaisesika dasa The Internal Art of Book Distribution -Vijaya dasa Basic Child Protection -Tamohara dasa Caring for the Great Souls that Distribute Prabhupada's Books -Manidhara dasa For more details please visit www.mihe.info ------ NEW WEBSITES LAUNCHED www.mayapur.com On the auspicious day of Ramachandra Vijayotsava, the anniversary celebration of Lord Rama's victory over Ravana, volunteers and staff from the Mayapur Foundation launched the new www.mayapur.com website. Mayapur.com is your information gateway to all things related to the sacred land of Sridhama Mayapur. Here you will find a wide variety of sights, sounds, and news of this holy village which is quickly emerging as a major world spiritual pilgrimage site. Mayapur.com is now in it's beta testing stage, inviting feedback from visitors to enhance their online experience. www.panchatattva.com On February 24, 2005, in Sridham Mayapur, thousands exploited a moratorium on all customary passport and visa requirements for entering the spiritual world. That day, the splendid life-size Pancha-tattva Deities appeared in Mayapur, bringing overwhelming ecstasy to thousands of participating devotees. Everyone agreed that a new era of the sankirtan movement had begun. The Pancha-tattva installation shows how Mayapur can serve as a spiritual focal point for the international family of Prabhupada's followers. Whether you were there or not, you can now relive that extraordinary event by visiting www.panchatattva.com. For beginners, the site includes an historical and theological overview of Sri Pancha-tattva. For mature Vaishnavas, the site offers excerpts from the book "Eighteen Days: Sri Pancha-tattva's Mayapur-lila". The book is written in diary form and covers the eighteen day period leading up to the installation, including details of the making of the Deities, and the deep realizations recorded by eye-witnesses to Their arrival and installation. The gallery of stunning photos taken that day will appeal to all. The Sri Mayapur Project offers this website for the spiritual enrichment and pleasure of all devotees, with special appreciation for the one thousand -plus sponsors from sixty countries who made the Pancha-tattva installation possible. These much-appreciated sponsors are listed on the website. ------ ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYAPUR MAGAZINE RETURNS After a "slight" delay of twenty-three years, the Mayapur Magazine returns this Gaura-purnima in a beautiful, full-color, international standard format. For rs to the Journal, it's included in the subscription. (To , go to http://mayapurjournal.com) The magazine is packed full of articles, essays, poetry, artistic photography, regular columns, and features from devotees around the world. Also featured is the new "Writers Group," plus invitations to submit articles, writing, art, photography, and poetry to the Magazine. If you're a r, it's in the mail mid-January, otherwise it's on sale in Mayapur during the festival season. ------ Eighteen Days: Sri Panca-tattva's Mayapur-lila Eighteen Days is a living history of an important moment in ISKCON's evolution; a photographic journal that at once captures the depth of the occasion, and the festival of color and sound surrounding it. To order a copy of Eighteen Days, write to the Mayapur Foundation staff at info (AT) mayapur (DOT) com Our Contact info: Mail: PO Box 747 Alachua, FL 32616 (386) 462-9000 Email: info (AT) mayapur (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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