Newsletter #12
World Vaishnava Association
Vishva Vaishnava Raj Sabha
World Vaishnava Association
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
All glories to Jagadguru Sri Srimad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada and Guru Parampara!
Respected sannyasis, vaishnavas and vaishnavis,
Please accept our humble obeisances from the WVA-VVRS' Internet Committee.
Invitation: Next WVA Meeting
We would like to invite you to our next WVA - Vishva Vaishnava Raj Sabha Meeting that will be held on the 6th November, after the celebration of Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami Maharaja's mahotsav, at the Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math, Dauji Mandir, Vrindavan.
Report: WVA Secretary Meeting on Rama Ekadasi, 2014
On 19 October, 2014, the Secretary meeting of the WVA was held during Sri Rama Ekadasi. The meeting took place at Srila Bon Maharaja’s Bhajan Kutir in Madan Mohan Ghera. Representatives from different parts of India and all over the world were present. The senior adviser of the WVA, Srila Gopananda Bon Maharaja, gave his blessings and directed the meeting.
See the slideshow of pictures of the meeting:
Speech of Srivatsa Goswami on inauguration of the Srila Prabhupada Museum
Historical speech given by Srivatsa Goswamiji Maharaja, sevait of Sri Radha Raman mandir and Sri Radha Gokulanand mandir, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Museum at Radha Gokulananda Temple, Vrindavan, 9th October, 2014.
Petition: Don't Merge Vrindavan in Mathura Nagar Nigam
The WVA - Vishva Vaishnava Raj Sabha requests all devotees and friends of devotees to sign this petition created by the Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance that will be taken to the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav. Please, share it with all your friends, collect the maximum signatures as possible. Let us together fight for the protection of the Holy Dham and our culture, by also giving a chance to all devotees and friends to participate on this great Dham Seva.
Click here to sign the petition.
Read the letter that will be sent to the chief minister along with the signatures in which are listed the negative changes that will be implanted in the Dham here.
Chaitanya Dwar to be built to mark 5th Centenary of Mahaprabhu’s arrival
A huge concrete gate will be built in memory of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on the occasion of the 500th years of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s arrival in Vrindavan. This Chaitanya Dwar will be built on the Mathura-Vrindavan Road near Akrur village, which is where Mahaprabhu first came. The procedures to get the permission from the government departments are being followed.
Tulsi Gabbard's Diwali Greetings, 2014
Tulsi Gabbard, the first hindu and gaudiya vaishnava congress woman in the USA Congress, gives her message for Diwali.
President Obama's Diwali Message 2014
President Obama: For the Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists celebrating Diwali this weekend, the Festival of Lights reaffirms the things in life that matter most. Dancing, celebration, and good food remind us that life’s greatest joys are the simple pleasures that come from spending time with people we love.
Govardhana-Dharan-Lila (The lifting of Govardhana)
The Original Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Himself has revealed the ontological aspects and glories of Sri Govardhana. It has been especially narrated in the most ancient history and civilization of India mentioned in the Rig Veda that Indra, the presiding deity of the clouds, was worshipped on the Earth so that crops could be grown and reanimated by rainfall. We hear from the Srimad-Bhagavatam that according to human tradition and custom, annual worship of Indra was introduced in Vraja-dhama so that there could be cultivation of land and protection of the cows. That was the only means of livelihood for the residents of Vraja-dhama.
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In the service of Sri Guru, Vaishnavas and Bhagavan,
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WVA Internet Committee