Blogs - Daivy Varnasrama

Battle for Cow Protection has begun

By Rajaram Dasa With the continuous ten-minute shankhnad (Blowing of Conch) by world-renowned shankhwadak Shri Shavantha, the 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra began from historic Kurukshetra on September 30. About 50,000 people inclu… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on October 14, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

QUERIES ON VARNASRAMA

FROM MAURITIUS - JUNE 13, 2009 (1) What is the difference between "varnasrama" and "daivi varnasrama"? (2) In Satya Yuga there was only one caste or varna called hamsa, so who were doing the administrative and agricultural duties? (3) What does Srila Prabhupada means when he says "...we should try to introduce this varnasrama, not that we are going to be candidates of varnasrama. It is not our business"? Response from Bhakti Raghava Swami QUESTION (1) What is the difference between "varnasr… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on June 14, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

'Cows with names produce more milk'

London (PTI): Bizarre it may seem, but a new study has suggested that cows with names can produce more milk than those who are not named. Researchers at Newcastle University have carried out the study and found that naming cows as well as treating them as individuals can help in increasing their milk production, the Anthrozoos journal reported. Lead researcher Dr. Catherine Douglas said: "Placing more importance on knowing the individual animals and calling them by name can significantly incre… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on January 29, 2009 at 11:19am — No Comments

Varnasrama Workshop at Iskcon New Talavana . USA

His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami, originally from Canada, was here at New Talavana, MS, USA for the weekend of Sep 12-14th, 2008 to convey the urgency of implementing varnasrama dharma as envisioned by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Maharaja informed the assembled devotees that as far back as 1949 Srila Prabhupada wrote a letter to the then Deputy Prime Minister of India, the Hon. Sardar Dr. Vallavbhaijee Patel, detailing his four-point program to establish a house in which all the people o… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on September 19, 2008 at 11:48am — No Comments

Varnasrama Resource Guide

Written By H.H. Bhakti Raghava Swami Global Varnasrama Educational Social and Cultural Organization 1. Books 2. Essays 3. Bulletins 4. Websites 5. Pamphlets 6. Interviews 7. Magazines 8. Compilations 9. Important Videos 10. Articles of Interest 11. Power Point Presentations 12. Conferences INTRODUCTION The Varnasrama Resource Guide pamphlet is especially meant for those who desire to present well prepared material to help promote the Global Varnasrama Mission. This article gives… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on August 25, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Varnasrama College Course in South India

GLOVESCO (Global Varnasrama Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization), pioneering the global varnasrama mission, is pleased to announce its first varnasrama course, entitled "Land, Cows, and Krsna-Part I: Applied Varnasrama Practices." This historic three-month educational adventure will be conducted at GLOVESCO's fourteen-acre ashram and headquarters, situated at Sahyadri Sri Krsna-Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK), in the foothills of the famous Sahyadri Mountains, near the town of Hebri (in the… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on August 19, 2008 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Reconnecting with Krishna

Mr. Sarorn is our official Tuk-Tuk Driver here in Cambodia. For those not familiar with the term Tuk-Tuk, well, it's the local means of transportation for most people in the towns and cities; basically it's a carriage that can accommodate up to four people and that is drawn by a motor-bike, something a little unique to Cambodia. We first came in contact with Mr. Sarorn some time last year when he we looking for an apartment and "accidentally" came in contact with one of our devotees who naturall… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on August 5, 2008 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Selected Writings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on Varnasrama

SRI BHAKTYALOKA by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Six Faults that Destroy Bhakti 208 dharmaù svanuñöhitaù puàsäà viñvaksena-kathäsu yaù notpädayed yadi ratià çrama eva hi kevalam "The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor, or prayäsa, if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead." Therefore karma-prayäsa is contrary to devotional principles in the same way as jnäna-prayäsa. The conclusion is that karma… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on August 5, 2008 at 2:26pm — No Comments

GET – INVOLVED WITH GLOBAL VARNASRAMA EFFORTS

By : Bharat Chandra Prabhu (This article is part of the Get-Involved efforts of GLOVESCO (Global Varnasrama Educational Social & Cultural Organization). Join GLOVESCO online Conference. We have to understand that it is within our reach to make possible a complete overhaul of the society that is most necessary and urgent for this ailing world of false economy, misappropriate resource consumption, ecological imbalance, agrarian crisis, water scarcity, health challenges and civil unrest. The… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on July 22, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Instructions of the previous Acaryas - Varnasrama Purports-

"Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, however, wanted to reestablish daiva-varnasrama. In daiva-varnasrama there cannot be acknowledgement of social status according to birthright because in Bhagavad-gita it is said that the determining considerations are guna and karma, one's qualities and work. It is this daiva-varnasrama that should be established all over the world to continue a perfect society for Krsna consciousness. This may be astonishing to foolish critics, but it is one of the func… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on July 3, 2008 at 9:50am — No Comments

Introduction to Vedic Conception of Health by Gaura Nataraja dasa

MODERN CONCEPT OF HEALTH According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is defined as “complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely absence of disease and infirmity”. This definition underlines the need to consider multiple factors in the evaluation of health outcomes. The word “disease” means not to be at ease i.e. dis-eased. The mention of body and mind means that both are equally important. Physical means all bodily organs functioning normally according to one’… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on July 2, 2008 at 10:52am — No Comments

A Comparative Study of Gurukula and Pondok Pesantren Traditional Educational S ystems

ABSTRACT (Bhakti Raghava Swami) REAL L. J. GAGNON: A Comparative Study of Gurukula and Pondok Pesantren Traditional Educational S ystems: A Case Study of Three Gurukulas in India and Three Pondok Pesantrens in Indonesia. Thesis. Yogyakarta: Graduate Study Program in Informal Education at State University of Yogyakarta, 2003. The purpose of the case study was to compare 6 specific institutions within two traditional educational systems of gurukula in India and pondok pesantren in Indonesia. Spec… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on July 2, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

Essay on Gita Nagri By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Prabhupada [Most of this article appears in Back to Godhead magazine Vol. III Part VI published May 20, 1956. It has been edited for publication.—Ed.] *** Re-arranged by Bhakti Raghava Swami-November/2005 Conception of Gita-nägaré Part 1 On the Principles of Gandhi 1. The Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna appears Himself in this mortal world by dint of His internal potency in order to be visible to the conditioned souls especially to the human being, although in essence He is eternally unchan… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on July 2, 2008 at 10:41am — No Comments

STARTING GLOVESCO CONFERENCE

(Global Varnasrama Educational Social & Cultural Organization) Conference As part of the "Get-Involved" efforts of GLOVESCO (Global Varnasrama Educational Social & Cultural Organization), a forum has been established on PAMHO.net for devotees to discuss, share, disseminate, and get-involved with various activities in order to fulfill Srila Prabhupada's Varnasrama Mission all over the world. The conference will deal with various issues from concepts to practical implementation such as:… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on June 23, 2008 at 10:03pm — No Comments

Why Cities are Not the Best Places to Stay? (Part - 1)

"Abominable Products of the Modern World" This is a series of article taking up one topic at a time to systematically build up the secular support for the mission of MAKE VRINDAVAN VILLAGES. PART 1: Abominable Products of the Modern World Behold the information while I describe the systematic onslaught of culture and victimization of innocent people (especially Vaisnavas) towards using abominable products of the modern world. This article will fall short of describing the multitude of areas th… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on June 23, 2008 at 10:01pm — No Comments

Iskcon's Four Movements : Now the Fourth Wave : A Classless Social Movement

I S K C O N ’ S FOUR MOVEMENTS INTRODUCTION The Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, identified four “movements” to be introduced systematically within society to help alleviate the “harshness and bitterness of the present world”. These were identified even before Srila Prabhupada journeyed to the West and remained his focus of attention right up until his very last breath. The four movements are: 1. The Sankirtana Movement 2. The Temple Worship Movem… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on May 23, 2008 at 11:47am — No Comments

Animal food is a primary cause of land degradation, air pollution, water shortage, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and not least of all, global warming.

By Kathy Freston for The Huffington Post (USA) on 12 May 2008 President Herbert Hoover promised "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage." With warnings about global warming reaching feverish levels, many are having second thoughts about all those cars. It seems they should instead be worrying about the chickens. Last month, the United Nations published a report on livestock and the environment with a stunning conclusion: "The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three mo… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on May 14, 2008 at 8:31am — No Comments

New Books on Varnasrama by Varnasrama Book Trust

By Bharat Chandra das BRS (Hyderabad - IN) The following three new books related to Varnasrama Dharma and traditional education have been released by Varnasrama Book Trust: 1. Varnasrama Education - In Support of Traditional Education 2. Implementing Varnasrama - GL… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on May 12, 2008 at 9:24am — No Comments

UNVEILING FIRST VARNASRAMA SHIKSHALAYA!

UNVEILING FIRST VARNASRAMA SHIKSHALAYA! Life is Education and Education is Life. This profound Vedic maxim is the sum and substance of sanatana dharma or varnasrama dharma, an ideal setting and lifestyle for continuous progress in material and spiritual development. The ancient system of education, consisting of gurukula as the formal educational system and the varnasrama rural setting acting itself as the non-formal educational medium, was gradually replaced by the modern curricula and practic… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on May 9, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Class Given by HH Bhakti Ragava Swami on 13th March 2008 at Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir - Transcript

Date: March 13, 2008 Verse: Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.13.26 Speaker: HH Bhakti Raghava Swami By Ananda Tirtha (das) PVS (Mayapur - IN) tesam satam veda-vitana-murtir brahmavadharyatma-gunanuvadam vinadya bhuyo vibudhodayaya gajendra-lilo jalam avivesa TRANSLATION: Playing like an elephant, He entered into the water after roaring again in reply to the Vedic prayers by the great devotees. The Lord is the object of the Vedic prayers, and thus He understood that the devotees’ prayers were meant for Him… Continue

Added by Mahvir Das on May 6, 2008 at 2:29pm — No Comments

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