Our catering at the Meredith festival was a roaring success with enthusiastic volunteers and consumers. The punters were eager to honour the prasadam and our crew were well placed and prepared to cater for their needs. On Friday night alone we distributed 800 of the 4,000 total plates.

One unfortunate downside of the event was the bingle the boys got into with the van.

The human form of life affords us the opportunity for spiritual advancement but the path of spiritual realisation is difficult, like a razor's edge. One moment of inattention can bring disastrous consequences.


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Danger at every step!

An interesting take on Halloween from Vyenkata Bhatta Dasa our Communications director in the US. Read the comments...

fresh on the heels of my Halloween hypothetical about the bona fides of dressing up as a Hindu deity, a real-life example of the ultra-fine line between good-natured fun and tasteless pot-shot. I give you...



... the Hare Krishna Halloween costume.

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Halloween-Hare-Krishnas - Om Sweet Om

Is your preaching lacking a little spark? This could solve your problem...

"With a simple touch, make a fluorescent bulb glow on and off at your command, make confetti move, charge a spoon and watch as it shocks a volunteer!" says one online magic shop selling the device.

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Police seize magic trick from preacher - ABC News

The potency of Prabhupada's books...

A little later, in the distance I spotted a gentleman heading towards me with the book in his hand. Expecting trouble, I politely met him. He was enraged, loudly claiming I had cheated his wife and demanded I return their money. He also complained that, "this book is not even in Swedish."

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Foremost enemy - Dandavats

Some humourous signs of the times from Bhakta Dave...

Here is a little collection of signs that made me go "oh yeah, this is kali yuga alright!". I try not to be too cynical, but a bit of kali yuga bashing is a healthy reminder of the reality of things.

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Dr. Dave on Consciousness, Science & Philosophy - News > Kali Yuga Signs

This is a total waste of time and a distraction. Click on the link above to be taken to Youtube. You have been warned...

It's also quite funny. You can count the number of times the name Krsna is used!


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12 Days of Christmas

From Kel Richard's WordWatch on ABC News Radio...

English is famous for borrowing words from other languages. Today: a list of words English borrowed from the Hindi language (mostly during the time of the British rule of India).

India has given us: great cricketers, great curries, and lots of words!

"Jungle" is a good place to start. The Indian sub-continent has plenty of jungle, and that's where the word came from (back in 1776). "Shampoo" comes from Hindi word that originally meant "a massage". "Punch" -- the party drink composed of lots of flavours -- is thought to come from the Hindi word for "five" (suggesting there were originally five ingredients). In fact, the list of Hindi words now found in English includes "bungalow", "veranda", "thug", "pundit" -- and when you call your little rowing boat a "dinghy" you're using a Hindi word. If you cook with clarified butter and call it "ghee" you using another Hindi word. And that's just the start of the list.

I can think of a few words myself. How about "guru"?

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ABC NewsRadio: wordwatch, Hindi words

Read the comments. No one wants to believe them. I wonder why?

A Princeton University study has confirmed that the link between money and happiness is exaggerated and an illusion.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line / Does money buy happiness?

I've just subscribed to some new feeds from the ABC's News Radio. There is one humourous weekly segment by Kel Richards which is worth a listen or in this case a watch. It's called WordWatch.

First we had "vegetarians" -- people who don't want to eat anything that had a mother, which means no meat or fish. Then came the "vegans" -- strict vegetarians who also avoid animal products (such as milk, cheese or eggs). Now we have a new group: the "freegans"

Isn't it interesting? We were doing this well before it was fashionable back in the sixties and seventies.

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ABC NewsRadio: wordwatch, Freegan

I've always loved this poem. I paraphrase it often when speaking to school groups. In fact, I've always wanted to learn it off by heart. It would make an entertaining soliloquy. Check out the full poem...

It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

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Six Blind Men & the Elephant - Utah Krishna's

You might recall I blogged about the authenticity of a clip purportedly of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in February. I had my doubts then and have them confirmed now by this video produced in Croatia recently.

The 15 minute video minutely examines the original 30 second clip which was a part of the documentary on the life of Bhaktisiddhanta. With wit and technical know-how, Devarsi Narada makes a convincing argument for the segment being a piece of computer manipulation.

We aren't hearing much from those who were advocating its authenticity now! I especially like his example which is near the end of the clip showing how the picture of the Caitanya Matha which is purportedly ninety years old looks exactly the same as an earlier picture in the same film of the temple as it stands today. You'd think the trees would have grown a bit in ninety years, but no, they look exactly the same!

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Bhaktisiddhanta Video a Fake? - ISKCON News

This is self explanatory. Some light relief...

KOLKATA: Indian justice is often delivered at a glacial pace but a 173-year-old decision over who owns thousands of hectares of land and buildings north of Kolkata has broken records.

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Court wrestles with 173-year-old conundrum - smh.com.au

Here’s a funny story from Ekendra’s blog.

We hear many stories of devotees receiving special treatment from people who used to attend the Krishna Lunch program — bank managers, police officers and many more have gone out of their way to show their appreciation. This ongoing column will highlight the best stories about the power of prasadam.

In our first installment, Badrinarayana Prabhu, Governing Body Commissioner tells about his experience with a former Krishna Lunch patron.

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