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Two important cultural aspects of Prabhupada's Original Krsna Consciousness Movement
1)The introduction and popularization of vegetarianism (through the Sunday feast, Food for Life, and other prasadam (sanctified food) distribution programs.
2)The establishment of farm sanctuaries and self sufficient farm communities as an example of the ideal lifestyle for spriritual/material prosperity.
Real Gita-nagari is the story of the origins of farm sanctuary in the USA.
Prabhupada implemented the vision of self sufficient farm sanctuary communities as early as 1967 at New Vrindavana. However, due to short sighted and failed leadership, they were not up to the task of protecting cows and producing food as Prabhupada had envisioned.
As a matter of fact the ownership of the land at New Vrindavana was never legally under Prabhupada's control.
As a reaction to this failure Real Gita -nagari was started in 1975 in Spruce Hill, PA. I hope these videos give a glimpse into the beginnings of Farm Sanctuary in the USA and the pioneers who helped make it happen.
For a brief history of some of my involvement in Real Gita-nagari protectacow.typepad.com/goshalla/2020/04/sanctuary-history-protectacows-ralph-laurino-in-an-article-by-a-major-farming-magazine-grass-farmer.html
Article excerpt
"In a private meeting with Rabindra Svarupa (head of the GBC and chief architect of Iskcon's fake reform which saw the number of "gurus" grow from 12 to 65) he informed me the fate of Gita-nagari was sealed. The cows were to be sent "down south", the farm was to be sold. I was shocked and saddened. When I pressed him for more information he revealed the true purpose of planning an uncertain future for the cows and the farm. The farm was to be sold, the money would be used to build a yoga retreat center and his personal headquarters close to Philadelphia Pa. This would allow his "disciples" to more "conveniently worship him". Then, the final insult to injury, he blurted out grinning and laughing, and in a demonic voice said, "What's the big deal !!!"...
Prabhupada's Geeta Nagari prophecy protectacow.typepad.com/krishna/2005/01/back_to_godhead.html
Excerpt
The Geeta Nagari will therefore be the main preaching centre of the Supreme Authority of Sree Krishna the Personality of Godhead. It shall be proclaimed from that place that Sree Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Enjoyer of all benefits derived from all kinds of work, sacrifice, cultivation of knowledge; that He is the Absolute Proprietor of all the manifested universes and that He is the unalloyed friend and philosopher of all living entities namely the gods or rulers, the general people, the beasts, the birds, the reptiles, the plants and trees or the aquatic animals residing in every nook and corner of the great universe. When such knowledge will be fostered from the vantage of Sree Geeta Nagari, at that time only, real peace and prosperity will usher in the world so anxiously awaited by all kinds of people. Unfortunately the present trend of human civilization is conducted just on the opposite direction of the above views. The human being has declared himself as the supreme enjoyer of everything and the proprietor of the world. He has declared himself foolishly as the friend and philosopher of the people in general enamoured by material power and wealth, which is bringing in ruination for himself and his followers. Every human being is imagining himself as an independant God and foolishly trying to guide the activities of his so-called followers without knowing the art and science of such leadership business. Such leadership for the actual benefit of the people in general can effectively be conducted when the leaders themselves will know the art and science of surrendering unto the lotus feet of Sree Krishna and shall be able to convince their followers that God alone has the absolute prerogative in the above-mentioned three main functions.
Geeta Nagari Prophecy Original Document
protectacow.typepad.com/goshalla/2008/11/gita-nagari-prophecy-original-document-1.html
Two important cultural aspects of Prabhupada's Original Krsna Consciousness Movement
1)The introduction and popularization of vegetarianism (through the Sunday feast, Food for Life, and other prasadam (sanctified food) distribution programs.
2)The establishment of farm sanctuaries and self sufficient farm communities as an example of the ideal lifestyle for spriritual/material prosperity.
Real Gita-nagari is the story of the origins of farm sanctuary in the USA.
Prabhupada implemented the vision of self sufficient farm sanctuary communities as early as 1967 at New Vrindavana. However, due to short sighted and failed leadership, they were not up to the task of protecting cows and producing food as Prabhupada had envisioned.
As a matter of fact the ownership of the land at New Vrindavana was never legally under Prabhupada's control.
As a reaction to this failure Real Gita -nagari was started in 1975 in Spruce Hill, PA. I hope these videos give a glimpse into the beginnings of Farm Sanctuary in the USA and the pioneers who helped make it happen.
For a brief history of some of my involvement in Real Gita-nagari protectacow.typepad.com/goshalla/2020/04/sanctuary-history-protectacows-ralph-laurino-in-an-article-by-a-major-farming-magazine-grass-farmer.html
Article excerpt
"In a private meeting with Rabindra Svarupa (head of the GBC and chief architect of Iskcon's fake reform which saw the number of "gurus" grow from 12 to 65) he informed me the fate of Gita-nagari was sealed. The cows were to be sent "down south", the farm was to be sold. I was shocked and saddened. When I pressed him for more information he revealed the true purpose of planning an uncertain future for the cows and the farm. The farm was to be sold, the money would be used to build a yoga retreat center and his personal headquarters close to Philadelphia Pa. This would allow his "disciples" to more "conveniently worship him". Then, the final insult to injury, he blurted out grinning and laughing, and in a demonic voice said, "What's the big deal !!!"...
Prabhupada's Geeta Nagari prophecy protectacow.typepad.com/krishna/2005/01/back_to_godhead.html
Excerpt
The Geeta Nagari will therefore be the main preaching centre of the Supreme Authority of Sree Krishna the Personality of Godhead. It shall be proclaimed from that place that Sree Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Enjoyer of all benefits derived from all kinds of work, sacrifice, cultivation of knowledge; that He is the Absolute Proprietor of all the manifested universes and that He is the unalloyed friend and philosopher of all living entities namely the gods or rulers, the general people, the beasts, the birds, the reptiles, the plants and trees or the aquatic animals residing in every nook and corner of the great universe. When such knowledge will be fostered from the vantage of Sree Geeta Nagari, at that time only, real peace and prosperity will usher in the world so anxiously awaited by all kinds of people. Unfortunately the present trend of human civilization is conducted just on the opposite direction of the above views. The human being has declared himself as the supreme enjoyer of everything and the proprietor of the world. He has declared himself foolishly as the friend and philosopher of the people in general enamoured by material power and wealth, which is bringing in ruination for himself and his followers. Every human being is imagining himself as an independant God and foolishly trying to guide the activities of his so-called followers without knowing the art and science of such leadership business. Such leadership for the actual benefit of the people in general can effectively be conducted when the leaders themselves will know the art and science of surrendering unto the lotus feet of Sree Krishna and shall be able to convince their followers that God alone has the absolute prerogative in the above-mentioned three main functions.
Geeta Nagari Prophecy Original Document
protectacow.typepad.com/goshalla/2008/11/gita-nagari-prophecy-original-document-1.html
