Gandhi’s birthday last week prompts rememberance of the Bhagavat Gita, the #1 scripture of Hinduism. The famous civil disobedience leader (also in the news due to his influence on the occupywallstreet movement) was an aquaitance of ISKCON-Founder Srila Prabhupad, who taught him Bhagavat Gita As It Is in a famous letter.http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Letters.html
Honolulu’s monthly First Friday/Chinatown event becomes important Hare Krsna-public-police love-in in contrast to block-parties elsewhere.
Hare Krsna back to #1 single? Hare Krsna has been hitting the headlines all week nationally and locally.
George Harrison biographic-documentary by Martin Scorcese prompted virtual participation in kirtan/Hare Krsna chanting to millions of American’s
Steve Job’s death brought many re-tellings of his former practice of attending the sunday feast for a free meal, prompting millions of repetitions of hare krsna by journalists, readers, and others.
OccupyWalllstreet looks like a perfect opportunity for mass nagar sankirtan prediced to bring in the golden age of the golden avatar in 2012.
OccupyWalllstreet looks like a perfect opportunity for mass nagar sankirtan prediced to bring in the golden age of the golden avatar in 2012.
As tens of millions of Americans practice Hinduism in its forms as yoga, meditation, ayurveda, indian vegetarian cusine, and hare krsna chanting, the issue of India’s relationship to America has never been so clear. Or has it? In fact, Columbus WAS looking for India, not America. Because India was the fabulous land of ancient wealth to the Europeans, Africans, and Asians, being the source of their original cultures/religions.
Last night in Honolulu’s only Hindu/Hare Krsna temple, ISKCON at 51 Coelho Way, longtime American devotee Bhayahari Collen performed a 19th century English poem by Kedaranath Datta/Bhaktivinode Thakur, in true victorian tophot and lilt. Bhaktivinode Thakur was the main inspiration to 20th Cent. Vedic Revivalist AC Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupad), for the Thakur’s revolutionary bridging of Indian and European cultures.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtB6gkpB76U
Even in Australia’s major daily newspaper, Indian religion features prominently:http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/the-young-nuns-tale/story-e6frg8rf-1226160087708
New ISKCON-Honolulu temple president Govinda Datta presides over historic return to focus on Gauranga the golden avatar’s mood of unification/reconcilation of all diffeences in the acintyabhedaabheda-absolute reconcilaionat of all difference/non-difference into fully accepting prem (love).
India News: Famous bhajan-singer Jagjit Singh dies 
gurukuli news:
Gurukuli sanyassi BV Vishnu Swami performs wedding and gives harikatha in Honolulu.
Vijay Krsna of The Kirtaniyas leads ecstatic Radha-Ramana kirtan at a transcendetnal Vaishnava festival in Russia.
The Mayapuri’s headline Kuli-Catchup in Sydney, Australia, a local get-together in furtherance of the momentum started by Kuliemala Australia 2010-2011
Headline
Vrn Parker of Vedic Empire productions, long time truth activist and cultural entertainment producer of Hawaii has recently returned from a succesful US-India tour promoting the preservation of Bharat-Mata (Mother India)’s cultural heritage.. Vrn, why do you believe America’s future lies with India. You mentioned recently how Obama gave a speech before India’s parliament and ended with “Jai Hind!”.
International Affairs:
Israel/Palestine UN Vote reveals hidden opportunity for India-Israel Relations.
Domestic Front: OccupyWallstreet heads to Honolulu ahead of APEC
Hawaii/Local News:
The honolulu youth ministry of the hare krsna population has been experiencing strong growth, prompting one research aide to comment : “possibly the fastest growing youth movement in modern honolulu”
Australia faces record public attention to its legalized gambling, prostitution, drug laws. -is this a hidden source of Australias economic ascendancy in Asia?
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