Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Jaya Sri Guru and Gauranga! Jaya Sri Vraja Mandala ki jay! VIHE is happy to announce that this year after Kartik Semester in Vrindavan (see http://vihe.org/kartik.htm) we are scheduled to begin our first Japa Retreat in Varshana. We are going to reside at Varshana, visiting places like Ter Kadamba (Sanatana Gosvami's bhajan place in the forest), Ucchagaon (Lalita Devi's residence), Maur Kutir to chant in these special sites. The whole retreat, as the title suggests, is focused on quality japa. Special classes/workshops related to the Holy Name will be given by HH Sacinandana Swami, HG Bhurijana Prabhu and other senior devotees. The dates are November 10 through November 15. All serious aspirants are invited. To register or to find out more details, please write to vihe (AT) pamho (DOT) net. Only the registered devotees will be admitted to the Retreat. There are special concessions for those who attend also the Govardhan Retreat. Our sixth *Govardhan Retreat* is scheduled to run from November 17 through 24. This is an intense spiritual program aiming at a deep personal transformation through the mercy of the five most potent forms of devotional service. We stay at the lap of Sri Govardhan and, besides a sweet morning program and delightful evening kirtans interspersed with Gaura-lila, we have two long sessions/workshops with Krsna-katha in the forest near the merciful Giriraj. The main teachers are HH Sacinandana Swami, HG Bhurijan Prabhu, and HG Jagattarini Mataji, with guest teachers like HH Bhakti Vijnana Gosvami, HG Madhavananda Prabhu and possibly others. Special topics for the previous years included: Difficulties as Krsna's mercy; Qualities of Krsna; Holy Name as our main practice; Going beyond mechanical chanting; Trees of Vrindavan; Birds of Vrindavan; Visiting Holy Dhama; Bhagavatam as a solution and many others. We also visit some special places in the area of Giriraj. You can get unlimited mercy of Sri Govardhan. Find some descriptions/pictures of the last year's Govardhan Retreat at http://www.vihe.org/giri Please book in advance if you want to come. The program is designed for the registered participants only. Please inform your friends and temples about this opportunity! Your servants at VIHE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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