Varnasrama Village News stories - for New Chakra

[Guest guest]

Personally, I would like to see this conference generate at least one

article a week to be submitted. Prefaced with a scriptural quote about

cows, then a short article, like the calf birth announcement. Maybe

clarify where Prabhupada village is, most people won't know, then the

article as was submitted here. Here is a potential quote to preface it

with.

 

Therefore cow protection is very essential in Vedic civilization. Therefore

we offer respect Krsna: "Krsna is the benefactor of cows and the brahmanas."

Namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. Go-brahmana-hitaya ca. Krsna is

well-wisher first -- go, cow. You'll find Krsna always with cows. Here is

Krsna's picture, you see how He's loving the cow and the calf. He's

personally teaching from His childhood, from His boyhood. So we should

follow. If we want to become Krsna conscious, we must give... The calf is

also seeing to the face of Krsna for protection, and Krsna is giving

protection, "Yes, I'll give you protection."

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.19 -- Hawaii, January 15, 1974

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Noma T. Petroff" <npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu>

Cc: "Cow (Protection and related issues)" <Cow (AT) pamho (DOT) net>; "Manu"

<ekaseder >; "New Talavan" <talavan (AT) fnbop (DOT) com>; "Rajaram

Venkataramani" <v_raja_ram >; "Real" <real (AT) yogya (DOT) wasantara.net.id>;

"Suresvara dasa" <houseofbhakti (AT) juno (DOT) com>

Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:03 AM

Varnasrama Village News stories - for New Chakra

 

 

> We know that you have real cow protection because we hear your the oxen

are

> trained.

>

> This is a nice story, Aradhya, and I encourage you and others who have

news

> about their projects to send them to the newly revised Chakra, which will

be

> much more community oriented than formerly.

>

> There are two special sections which will be of great interest to devotees

on

> this conference: Varnasrama -- and Simple Living. These are forums

where you

> can publicize the on-going work of your projects, and where devotee

communities

> can share how they deal with various challenges of community life.

>

> In the past VNN and Chakra and other sites have given a lot of emphasis to

the

> swamis and leadership, which has it's place. But in that, the voice of

the

> rank-and-file devotee has been lost. Some people become depressed

thinking

> that

> devotees are not doing anything anymore. It's really important for the

general

> body of devotees to hear your stories.

>

> You should send your stories to news (AT) chakra (DOT) org

>

> There is a place for festival announcements, etc., where you will want to

> publish announcements of upcoming festivals, conferences and workshops,

etc.

> But -- we need to hear a lot more about what goes on when there is no

festival,

> what is the work devotee communities are doing to develop farming and to

help

> train young devotee farmers in projects around the world?

>

> So when you send an article, send pictures, and be sure that at least some

of

> them included devotees working on various projects. We need to get

inspired by

> what you are doing -- so send your news soon!

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

>

> "Aradhya (dasi) ACBSP (Prabhupada Village, NC - USA)" wrote:

>

> > Haribol!

> > The first heifer calf ever to be born in Prabhupada Village saw the

light of

> > day on Prabhupada's Disappearance Day. She was born in the pasture,

> > peacefully. Her name is Yamuna.

> >

> > The devotees in charge of the cow protection program here are Krsna

Caitanya

> > Prabhu and his wife Gopal-nandini. They have a small herd of Jersey

cows,

> > and the oxen are trained. One of the oxen, Bhima, goes out on harinama

> > around the community almost everyday, pulling a cart full of chanting

> > devotees.

> >

> > The cows provide milk for most of the devotee families here. Krsna

Caitanya

> > Prabhu sells whole milk, skim milk, cream, yogurt and curd.

> >

> > Please give your blessings to Yamuna, that she may be the mother of many

> > protected cows and oxen, and that she will give lots of thick creamy

milk

> > for Radha-Gopinatha's pleasure!

> >

> > Your servant,

> > Aradhya devi dasi

>

> --

> Noma Petroff

> Academic Department Coordinator

> BOWDOIN COLLEGE

> Department of Theater & Dance

> 9100 College Station

> Brunswick ME 04011-8491

>

> Phone: (207) 725-3663

> FAX: (207) 725-3372

>

> http://academic.bowdoin.edu/theaterdance/

>

>

[Guest guest]

<PRE>good point about putting all the info in an article. Would generate

interest

for folks to consider visiting and possibly moving to communities. if

someone had time to be editor/advisor for articles?? obeisances ekaB