Author Archives: Aniruddha

About Aniruddha

President of the Hare Krishna Community in Melbourne Australia, amongst other things.

Mindfulness helps, but it isn’t everything…

Posted on 30 December 2019 by Aniruddha

“Bhakti teaches us that joy comes from the awakened heart, not from a controlled and stilled mind. Happiness lies in loving, not in knowing or mindfulness or any sort of mental peace that is the goal of most meditation and … Continue reading →

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Email list extractor

Posted on 25 November 2019 by Aniruddha

Here’s a cool site that solved a little problem I had, in short shrift! I had a bunch of emails in a mailing list that I wanted in simple text format. I cut and pasted the list into a form … Continue reading →

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Janmāṣṭamī — all systems go!

Posted on 10 August 2019 by Aniruddha

There was a lot happening at the temple this morning in preparation for Jhulana Yatra which starts tomorrow, Balarāma Purnima which is on Thursday, and is the end of Jhulana Yatra, and Janmāṣṭamī which is Saturday week. Chandeliers getting their … Continue reading →

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LA Ratha Yatra August 2019

Posted on 10 August 2019 by Aniruddha

Here’s a very enthusiastic appreciation of the Ratha Yatra recently celebrated in Los Angeles. The gentleman who created this video is unknown to the devotees apparently. You’d hardly pick it! Well, apart from the fact that he jumbles the mahā-mantra … Continue reading →

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This is how Melbourne feels today.

Posted on 10 August 2019 by Aniruddha
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8th quality of a devotee

Posted on 9 August 2019 by Aniruddha

kāmair ahata-dhīrkāmaiḥ — by material desires; ahata — undisturbed; dhīḥ — whose intelligence his intelligence is never bewildered by material desires a devotee never sacrifices his auspicious position of steady intelligence, even in the face of so-called material opportunity ŚB … Continue reading →

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Consciousness

Posted on 9 August 2019 by Aniruddha

What is consciousness? It is the effulgence of the soul. It is like the illumination of a lamp. The soul has illumination. That illumination is consciousness. Adapted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture 7.7.22-26 March 10, 1967 San Francisco

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Hare Krishna Valley Spring Cleaning

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Aniruddha

The troops have been working on the hot house getting it ready for a spring planting. Beds dug over and topped up with compost. Old plastic stripped with new cover on its way. $500 for a big roll of plastic. … Continue reading →

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Dream of Mine

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Aniruddha

Here’s a dream of mine. I’m not sure if I’m in love with the idea or the reality of cycling this route in one day. Port Augusta to Quorn, then to Wilmington and back around to the Port! Six and … Continue reading →

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Kīrtana Noise – what’s healthy? What’s not!

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Aniruddha

ISKCON News: Kirtan Sound Engineers Raise Awareness About Harmful Sound Levels [Article] The first step is to reduce the number of instruments. In many kirtans, devotees spontaneously pick up instruments no matter how many are already in session. But Dvija … Continue reading →

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