"We do not condemn modern civilization but we don't like to get it at the cost of God Consciousness, that is suicide."
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The Beauty of Beans
"One acre of beans produces ten times more protein than an acre of pasture set aside for meat production." -Higher Taste
Moundsville, West Virginia
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ISKCON Gita Nagari Farm Community
Port Royal, Pennsylvania
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ISKCON New Goloka Farm Community
Hillsborough, North Carolina
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ISKCON New Talavan Farm Community
Carriere, Mississippi
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ISKCON Saranagati Eco-Village
British Columbia, Canada
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ISKCON Gaura Vrindaban
Paraty, Brazil
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ISKCON Krishna Valley Farm Community
Somogyvamos, Hungary
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Bhaktivedanta Eco-Village
Sagar Taluq, South India
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ISKCON Cow Protection
"There are so many facilities afforded by cow protection, but people have forgotten these arts. The importance of protecting cows is therefore stressed by Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhavajam [Bg. 18.44]). Even now in the Indian villages surrounding Vrndavana, the villagers live happily simply by giving protection to the cow. They keep cow dung very carefully and dry it to use as fuel. They keep a sufficient stock of grains, and because of giving protection to the cows, they have sufficient milk and milk products to solve all economic problems. Simply by giving protection to the cow, the villagers live so peacefully. Even the urine and stool of cows have medicinal value."
-Srila Prabhupada
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Filed under: Vedic Ecology
“Just as the first glimpse of offenseless chanting clears up all the fog and doubts in the heart, so the first rays of dawn awaken the different species of the dhama. The first song of the waking birds heralds the beginning of a new day, a new life, in the service of the Lord.
As the dawn approaches, the birds first awaken and by their song proclaim throughout the land that the day has begun. As others emerge from their slumber in response to the birdsong, all living entities manifest their particular manner of serving the Lord. Those who are birds begin their new day by singging. In time they will manifest their true dharma and will even fly.
There is only one true flight from this material world. It is not an escape from suffering and conflict, but rather an ascension to beyond this world of pain. The dawn gives us a clue to the awakening of the soul.
The dawning of reality is marked by the appearance of the eternal song of love, the maha-mantra, who has descended from Goloka-dhama to shine in the sky of the heart of all beings. As the first dim glimmer of the Name grows nigh, all fog and confusion dissipate from the heart.”
-HH Varsana Swami
Earth Day 2008: Something We Can All Believe In
In coordination with the National Council of Churches, the Religious On Earth Day 2007, EDN was successful in creating 12,000 sermons |
Filed under: Vedic Ecology
“At night, by the grace of the moonlight, the clouds in the sky can be seen moving. Yet the moon itself also appears to be moving, just as a living being appears to be moving because of false identification with matter.”-Light of the Bhagavata, Verse 16
Filed under: Vedic Ecology
“The lightning becomes unsteady in its friendship, failing to remain faithfully in any one of the clouds, although they are the friends of the entire world, just as lusty women do not remain steady even in the company of men who possess excellent qualities.”-The Light of the Bhagavata, Verse 14
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“In the rainy season some of the roads are not frequently used and become covered with long grasses, and thus it becomes very difficult to see the road. Similarly, in this age the transcendental scriptures are not properly studied by the brahmanas. Being covered by the effects of time, the scriptures are practically lost, and it becomes very difficult to understand or follow them.”
-Light of the Bhagavata, Verse 13
