Europe’s 2nd Brahmachari Convention Inspires, Revives

Seventy-five saffron-clad celibate monks known as brahmacharis, from European countries as diverse as France, Ireland, Poland, Norway, Finland and the UK, converged on Bhaktivedanta Manor near London from June 18th to 23rd this year, to attend the second annual European Brahmachari Convention. Born from an idea by ISKCON guru Prahladananda Swami, the Convention aims to [...]

The May 2010 Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter is now online

Initiation – A personal commitment – By Jagannath Sharan das. During the auspicious month of Purushottama, on the eleventh day of the waxing phase of the moon, known as Padmini Ekadasi, fifty candidates received initiation from His Holiness Radhanath Swami, a spiritual teacher and travelling monk, author of the autobiographical “The Journey Home.” The following [...]

Letting the cows out

Every year in spring time, March/April, we let all our cows and bulls out, back to the pasturing fields. The cold weather during the winter necessitates keeping the cows indoor so that they keep in good health. The letting out of the cows is a very picturesque sight for the eyes as the cows are [...]

March – April 2010 Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter

During the Winter Book Distribution Marathon, the devotees of the Manor distributed 20,000 copies of Srila Prabhupada’s books to interested members of the public, the highest amount in Europe! At the Manor, Saci Kishore das distributed the most copies, including 2539 copies of Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. Madhurya Gaurangi dasi came top among the [...]

Brahmacari Convention at Bhaktivedanta Manor UK 2010

We know this is what you’ve all been waiting for? Its gives us great pleasure to announce the dates for the second UK & European Brahmacari Convention at Bhaktivedanta Manor. Dates: 18th – 23rd June In a hopeful attempt to communicate this event to the whole of the UK & Europe, we obtained emails from [...]

Introductory Course / Bhakta Programme

Dear Devotees, I am writing to you on behalf Manor Training and Education Department [MTE] and Bhaktivedanta Manor Brahmacari Ashram to join us for our next Bhakta Programme – introductory education in Krishna Consciousness philosophy and practice. This is a three month residential course starting on the 12th April 2010 and completing on the 20th [...]

Diwali in London evening of thanks

Bhaktivedanta Manor hosted a special thank you evening for all those who organised Diwali in London (DIL) in 2009. In attendance were representatives from the ten Hindu organisations that were involved, as well DIL Committee Members and Trustees. ISKCON was the Chair of the DIL Committee in 2009 and was also a founder member eight [...]

Maha Yajna for Gita Jayanti

An annual highlight in Bhaktivedanta Manor’s calendar, Gita Jayanti is a celebration of Lord Krishna’s timeless dialogue with Arjuna. In the run up to the event over 1800 Bhagavad Gitas were sponsored by individuals and businesses for distribution. Several hundred people braved icy and dangerous driving conditions to participate in this year’s celebration at Bhaktivedanta [...]

Chinna Jeeyar Swami visits England

Vaishnava sannyasis from the deep south come to the far north Recently, on a south India train journey from Tirupati to Chennai, a middle-aged man sat down opposite me. His distinctive tilak markings made it obvious which philosophical school he belonged to: the Tenkalai sect of the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya. It wasn’t long before we [...]

Faiths join for local environmental project

As part of National Interfaith Week (15th- 21st November), devotees from Bhaktivedanta Manor joined members of the Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue as well as local Christians to clean up Maxwell Park in Borehamwood. “It was a great morning for an environmental clean-up and the sun was shining,” explained Sita Rama das. “It was enlivening [...]

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