News from June 2010

Temple Profile: Govindadwipa Inisrath Island Northern Ireland

Name: Govindadwipa Dhama Address: Inisrath Island, Derrylin, County Fermanagh, BT92 9GN, Northern Ireland. Phone: +44 (028) 6772 1512 Email: govindadwipa@pamho.net Websites: www.krishnaisland.com, www.lakeisleretreats.com Presiding Deities: Radha-Govinda, Nitai-Sachinandana. President: Manu Dasa Opened on: July 20th, 1986 Temple style: Victorian mansion, built in 1854. Location: 22-acre island on Upper Lough Erne, 22 miles from Enniskillen town, rural [...]

Strawberry Festival

The Strawberry Festival is the perfect summer kickoff! Jam packed with fun for all ages. Beyond the bountiful berries served in tons of imaginable ways, wherever you go on the Festival grounds you’ll find multiple ways to ripen your experience with participation. From the Bullock Cart Ride and Strawberry Eating Contest to the extensive food [...]

London’s Ratha Yatra illuminates the city

Highlight: London’s ‘Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returned to the streets of the capital on Sunday 20th June 2010. London was illuminated by the wonderful colours and sounds of the annual Hare Krishna festival, a vibrant celebration of Indian culture and spirituality in our city. Thousands of festival-goers, pilgrims, and devotees from all over the world [...]

London’s Ancient Festival of Chariots – Sunday 20th June 2010

When: Sunday 20th June 2010 Where: Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square Time: Procession starts 12 noon from Hyde Park, South Carriage Drive Arrival Trafalgar Sq. 2.30pm Festival ends 5.30pm Highlight London’s ‘Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returns to the streets of the capital on Sunday 20th June 2010. London will be illuminated by the wonderful [...]

Seeing the spiritual nature

Once Srila Prabhupada was in discussion with a scientist who was averring that nature was the cause of all phenomena. “Why do you propose a God?” he asked. Prabhupada replied, “But when you say nature you must also say whose nature. It cannot exist independently” It is an interesting point. We all have different natures, [...]

“Out of the Woman Comes the Man, Spends the Rest of His Life Getting Back When he Can”

This is a line from a song I listened to during my misspent youth. Indeed it is now clear that I not only had a misspent youth but unlimited misspent previous lives. I cannot really say for sure what the author of these lines intended them to mean but prior to me having the privilege [...]