Varnasrama Village News stories - for New Chakra

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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

 

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