WVA Newsletter #8
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
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Welcome to the 8th edition of our fortnightly newsletter.
The Right of all Human Beings
From a Letter by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada
According to shastra, everyone has a right to receive spiritual initiation. It is not confined to a particular sampradaya, as is the case with ordinary worldly initiation. I am quoting here some scriptural evidence. Kindly explain the meanings to pandit mahasaya.
Srila Raghunandana Thakur
vyuhas tritiyah pradyumnah priya-narma-sakho’bhavat
cakre lila-sahayam yo radha-madhavayor vraje
shri-caitanyadvaita-tanuh sa eva raghunandanah
The third member of the catur-vyuha, Pradyumna, took part in Radha Madhava’s lila in Vraja as Krishna’s intimate friend or priya-narma-sakha. He has now appeared as Raghunandan, whose body is not different from that of Chaitanya.
(Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 70)
Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaja by Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja
Audio of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja giving an informal discourse on Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaja's Tirobhav Mahotsav, in 1985.
"He was the only 'sadhu' who had recognition from our Guru Maharaja as sadhu - Vamsi Das Babaji. He was living in the strict sense the life of a babaji, indifferent to the world."
Video: Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja's Lectures
A playlist with many lectures of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja from 1981.
Hariyali Teej Festival in Vrindavan
Hariyali Teej is a festival celebrated in Shukla-paksha in the month of Shravana (August) during the rainy season. Hariyali relates to green and teej represents three. It means that the green festival is celebrated on the third day of Shravana. At this season, the fields turn lush green and the festivity is an invitation to prosperity. Some people regard it as a harvest festival.
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Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra
Om Shanti Mela Festival, Mexico City
On July 19th and 20th, the Om Shanti Mela Festival for Peace took place in Mexico City. The event was put on by the World Vaishnava Association, whose primary objective is to spread the ancient Vaishnava wisdom to the west.
Petition: Make India a better place for tourism
Every year, the ancient culture and places (such as temples and palaces) all over India, attracts a lot of tourism to the country. Nevertheless there is big problem which discourage many people to return: the garbage.
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WVA Internet Committee