November 2011 ISKCON-London Community Newsletter

News from ISKCON-London’s Radha Krishna Temple The November Edition 2011

November Highlights o Gopastami o Maha Counselee Sanga o 42nd Anniversary of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara o Youth Preaching Report o Book Distribution o Srila Prabhupada’s Books o Graduation Ceremony o 40th Anniversary DVD Now Available o Chakram Album o Govinda’s Restaurant o Radha’s Boutique o Food for Life o Outreach

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Gopastami Gopastami was celebrated on the 2nd.

Gopastami marks the day that Krishna enters the pauganda age (boyhood) and is given permission to herd the cows.

In Chapter 15 of Krishna book Srila Prabhupada desctibes this transcedental activity: “In this way, Sri Krsna, along with His elder brother Balarama, passed the childhood age known as kaumara and stepped into the age of pauganda, from the sixth year up to the tenth. At that time, all the cowherd men conferred and agreed to give those boys XIP IBE QBTTFE UIFJS mGUI ZFBS DIBSHF PG UIF cows in the pasturing ground. Given charge of the cows, Krsna and Balarama traversed 7SOEBWBOB QVSJGZJOH UIF MBOE XJUI ʾFJS footprints.”

On this day Krishna feeling great separation from Radhrani asked his dear friend Subala to bring Radha to meet him. Subala is very expert in these activities. He found Srimati Radharani and came up with a plan. Subala would dress as Radharani and take her place while Radharani would dress as Subala and go to the forest to meet Krishna.

Devotees were treated to a very special darshana on this day. Srimati Radharani was dressed as a gopa.

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Maha Counselee Sanga ISKCON London’s counselees came together GPS B NBIB TBOHB PO UIF UI ĘžF UIFNF PG UIF event was ‘dramas.’

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If you are interested in joining the spiritual counsellor system at ISKCON London please contact Bhava Bhakti devi dasi on: bhava.bhakti@gmail.com

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42nd Anniversary of Sri Sri RadhaLondonisvara ĘžJT ZFBS UIF EFWPUFFT SFUVSOFE UP $POXBZ Hall to celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara. ĘžF FWFOU XBT FOUJUMFE A.Z 4XFFU -PSE ĘžF FWFOJOH XBT QBDLFE GVMM PG FYDJUJOH FOUFSUBJONFOU ĘžF FWFOU CFHBO XJUI B MJWF

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Candramauli Swami opened the proceedings with a wonderful talk. Jayadeva dasa brought IJT .BOUSB $IPJS UP UIF TUBHF UIFSF XBT B dance, a drama and an address given by our UK GBC Praghosa dasa, who joined us for the evening.

Bringing the evening to a close was Kripamoya dasa who sung a melodious kirtan while Srila 1SBCIVQBEB XBT PèFSFE BSBUJ BOE UIF EFWPUFFT danced in ecstasy.

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Youth Preaching Report

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ĘžF DPODFQU PG SFJODBSOBUJPO BOE B SFWJFX PG the teachings and character of Srila Prabhupada were revisited on separate sessions due to a number of new attendees to the programme.

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Response ĘžFTF TFTTJPOT BSF CFJOH DVMUJWBUFE BU *NQFSJBM College and the School of Asian and African Studies (SOAS).

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Book Distribution During the month of November we distributed 3,234 books, collected ÂŁ6,143 for a total of 2,179.75 book points. ĘžF TDPSFT BSF BT GPMMPXT

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Srila Prabhupada’s Books In anticipation of the upcoming Prabhupada book distribution marathon we have got two new books.

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ʾF OFX TNBMMFS WFSTJPO PG UIF #IBHBWBE (JUB also know as the hotel Gita, and now back in print Prabhupada - Your Ever Well Wisher.

Both of these books and many many more are available in the temple shop - Radha’s Boutique!

Graduation Ceremony On the 27th we held a graduation ceremony for our resident brahmacaris who successfully passed the Bhakti Sastri course:

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40th Anniversary DVD Now Available

Chakram Album Radha Krishna Records has recently released ‘Chakram’ a devotional album featuring Kripamoya Prabhu. It is currently available through various outlets including:

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With highlights of the week long celebrations you can re-live this special event when ever you like.

Don’t forget to get your copy before they run out.

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When played together at a quiet time, the songs on the album take the attentive listener on a journey UISPVHI EJèFSFOU DPMPVST PG spirituality. ʞF QPXFSGVM 4BOTLSJU NBOUSBT contained within the songs, and the ideas expressed within them, form a series of lessons that can help one advance along any chosen QBUI "OE UIF NVTJD JT SFGSFTIJOHMZ EJèFSFOU 4QJSJUVBMMZ VQMJGUJOH BOE mMMFE XJUI QSPUFDUJWF mantras, Chakram has something for the yoga practitioner, the meditator, and the world music enthusiast.

I hope you will enjoy it and share it with your friends.

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Govinda’s Restaurant

Outreach ĘžF GPMMPXJOH PVUSFBDI BDUJWJUJFT XFSF carried out by Jai Nitai dasa during November.

Govinda’s Restaurant takings for November:

1st - Conducted a meditation session for the over 50’s at Wimbledon Libary. Ten people attended the event and some joined the monthly events held in Wimbledon.

ÂŁ50,782.35p from the above amount: Catering ÂŁ150 and Books ÂŁ 60.80

4th - Program in Crawley *************************************************** 5th - Taught the Guru Disciple course. Twelve devotees attended.

Total for Govinda’s restaurant:

11th - Home Program with the Dattanis.

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£ 50,571.55p *************************************************** * 30 working days. * Average per day for restaurant: £ 1,751.12p. * Govinda’s made £ 7,625.71p more compared to November 2010.

15th - Due to the success of the meditation session at the beginning of the month Wimbledon Libary requested another session PQFO UP B MBSHFS HSPVQ ĘžF TFTTJPOT XJMM OPX take place every two weeks on a Tuesday evening between 5.30 and 6.30pm.

19th - Attended UK strategy meetings at the *4,$0/ OBUJPOBM PĂŤDF JO 8BUGPSE

Radha’s Boutique

29th - Conducted Wimbledon meditation session.

During the month of November Radha’s Boutique collected £6,923.88.

Food for life During November we distributed approximately 1275 plates of prasadam in Lincolns Inn Field.

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Radha-Krishna Temple 10 Soho Street London W1D 3DL

T: 020 7437 3662 E: london@pamho.net W: www.iskcon-london.org

International Society for Krishna Conciousness Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada