krsna Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 "The common man, if he has no time to worship the Lord, may at least engage his hands for a few seconds in washing or sweeping the Lord's temple. Maharaja Prataparudra, the greatly powerful king of Orissa, was always very busy with heavy state responsibilities, yet he made it a point to sweep the temple of Lord Jagannatha at Puri once a year during the festival of the Lord. The idea is that however important a man one may be he must accept the supremacy of the Supreme Lord. This God consciousness will help a man even in his material prosperity." . (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.3.21, Purport) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 "The common man, if he has no time to worship the Lord, may at least engage his hands for a few seconds in washing or sweeping the Lord's temple. Maharaja Prataparudra, the greatly powerful king of Orissa, was always very busy with heavy state responsibilities, yet he made it a point to sweep the temple of Lord Jagannatha at Puri once a year during the festival of the Lord. The idea is that however important a man one may be he must accept the supremacy of the Supreme Lord. This God consciousness will help a man even in his material prosperity.". (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.3.21, Purport) "The idea is that however important a man one may be he must accept the supremacy of the Supreme Lord. This God consciousness will help a man even in his material prosperity.":pray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 money? who needs it? I have nice little shack in florida near the biggest Hare Krishna temple in the western hemisphere. what more could a man ask? poverty is bliss......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 money?who needs it? I have nice little shack in florida near the biggest Hare Krishna temple in the western hemisphere. what more could a man ask? poverty is bliss......................... Alachua, Florida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alachua is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,098 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew rapidly to 7,557 History The largest Hare Krishna community in the Western Hemisphere is located in Alachua, with satellite communities throughout North Florida. Alachua was established in 1884 on a line, after the railroad had bypassed nearby . Alachua got a in and was incorporated as a on , at which time it had a population of 526 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Alachua, Florida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alachua is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,098 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew rapidly to 7,557 History The largest Hare Krishna community in the Western Hemisphere is located in Alachua, with satellite communities throughout North Florida. Alachua was established in 1884 on a railroad line, after the railroad had bypassed nearby Newnansville. Alachua got a post office in 1887 and was incorporated as a city on 12 April 1905, at which time it had a population of 526 people. but, I live in High Springs about 5 miles north of Alachua. High Springs is much nicer than Alachua. Alachua is falling to the developers. High Springs is years behind Alachua on that level of political and rural decay. We don't even have a sewer system in High Springs. That is holding back the developers............. thank God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchandra Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 sriman guruvani prabhu: High Springs is much nicer than Alachua. "The Hare Krishnas have given up their radical beginnings in return for a place in America's pluralistic religious landscape". Burke Rochford's new book, "HARE KRSNA Transformed" E. Burke Rochford - New York University Press, 2007. - 288 P. http://indologica.blogg.de/eintrag.php?id=1155 Most widely known for its adherents chanting "Hare Krishna" and distributing religious literature on the streets of American cities, the Hare Krishna movement was founded in New York City in 1965 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Formally known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, it is based on the Hindu Vedic scriptures and is a Western outgrowth of a popular yoga tradition which began in the 16th century. In its first generation ISKCON actively deterred marriage and the nuclear family, denigrated women, and viewed the raising of children as a distraction from devotees' spiritual responsibilities. Yet since the death of its founder in 1977, there has been a growing women's rights movement and also a highly publicized child abuse scandal. Most strikingly, this movement has transformed into one that now embraces the nuclear family and is more accepting of both women and children, steps taken out of necessity to sustain itself as a religious movement into the next generation. At the same time, it is now struggling to contend with the consequences of its recent outreach into the India-born American Hindu community. Based on three decades of in-depth research and participant observation, Hare Krishna Transformed explores dramatic changes in this new religious movement over the course of two generations from its founding. [New York University Press] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I actually worked for the City of Alachua for a few years. I designed the playground at the central city park in downtown Alachua. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchandra Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I designed the playground at the central city park in downtown Alachua. Burke Rochford : "Based on three decades of in-depth research and participant observation, my book Hare Krishna Transformed explores dramatic changes in this new religious movement over the course of two generations from its founding." [New York University Press] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Burke Rochford : "Based on three decades of in-depth research and participant observation, my book Hare Krishna Transformed explores dramatic changes in this new religious movement over the course of two generations from its founding." [New York University Press] The vision that you glorify in your mind,(Sri Vrindava Dhama) the ideal that you enthrone in your heart -( KRSNA Prema bhakti) this you will build your life by,(Sri KRSNA-Nama Ruci) and this you will become.( gopi bhartu pada-kamalayor dasadas anudas) -- James Lane Allen (1849-1925) American Author Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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