Shri RadhaKrishnabhyan NamahHOLI SADHANA SHIVIR
From 2nd March to 17 March, 2014 at Bhakti Dham, Mangarh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Festivals during Sadhana Shivir 16th March - mahaprabhu Jayanti 17th March - Holi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sadhana Shivir rules will remain the same as previous years. www.jkp.org | www.facebook.com/JKPIndia | www.youtube.com/JKPIndia contact: +91 967048400, +91 9670485000, +91 9919441222, +91 9919601015 The last rites program (Pushpa Visarjan) of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj continued at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu on January 16th, Someshwar Ghat, Nasik, Maharashtra on January 18th and Gomti Ghat, Dwarka, Gujarat on January 20th 2014. Check out JKP Official facebook for full size pictures.
Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj's sacred ashes were immersed at these holy places amid Vedic rituals and congregational chanting of the Holy Names of God by devotees and family of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. In addition, senior disciple of Shree Maharaj Ji, Swami Mukundananda, delivered a Sadhana Shivir at Sri Rameshwaram Dham. Please check out the commemorative newsletter of Shree Kripalu Kunj Ashram, Houston, for a description of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj's ascension by Sushree Braj Banchary Didi. Albany Hindu Temple, New York, proudly presents:
The Essence of the Gita: Chapters 13 - 18. Discourse & Kirtan by Swami Nikhilanand of JKP Radha Madhav Dham. Location & Time: February 2 - 8, 2014 Sun, Feb 2nd: 1.30 - 2.30pm in the Temple Mon & Tues, Feb 3rd & 4th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Cultural Center Wed & Thurs, Feb 5th & 6th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Temple Fri, Feb 7th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Cultural Center Sat, Feb 8th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Temple Address: Albany Hindu Temple, 450 Albany Shaker Road Loudonville, New York 12110 Phone: 518-459-7272 www.AlbanyHinduTemple.org Questions/Assistance: Prashant Kaushik MD (701) 202-7217 “As a flush to sizzle out the sinful earth As droplets of water to a thirsty sailor As a shower to the very desert As guideline & pathway to hopeless travelers As a drop of love to harsh hearts GURU landed as the angel of lord! Happy Jagadguru Diwas ” - Poem by Aaprisha Sharma from Nepal In cities in India and around the world, the celebrations for Jagadguru Diwas 2014 and Makar Sankranti 2014 are huge. On this day, thousands of devotees take a holy dip in the Ganges and other holy streams. People offer thousands of their colorful oblations to the Sun in the form of beautiful kites. The act stands as a metaphor for reaching to their beloved God. In the ashrams of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, we mark this occasion in a joyous and colorful way; even more-so because it is the day when Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, our Guru, was ordained as "Jagadguru" in 1957. On Sunday, beautiful kites filled the skyline of Radha Madhav Dham USA and Radha Govind Dham New York and devotees of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj offered their respects to the lotus feet of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. In other news, Swami Nikhilanand Ji, senior preacher of Radha Krishna and sanyasi disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj delivered a profound series of lectures on the significance of the life of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. The 6-part series was delivered to devotees at Radha Madhav Dham. All speeches are available for viewing at Radha Madhav Dham's youtube channel www.youtube.com/RadhaMadhavDham or Swami Ji's blog. On December 29th, America commemorated Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj, with flower offerings and shobha yatra at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin. Thousands of spiritual seekers who have been inspired by Shree Maharajji joined the special functions.
Bhakti in the age of Instagram Bhakti in the age of Social Media: Several new social media channels have been launched to connect devotees and promote the path of Radha Krishna devotion in America. Most significantly, Radha Madhav Dham, which is the official center of Radha Krishna devotion in the west, has gone virtual with the introduction of Radha Madhav Dham Official facebook page and Radha Madhav Dham Official twitter page. Radha Govind Dham New York has just launched on instagram, one of the most popular apps today, in addition to facebook and other social media. The instagram page contains regular inspirations by art extraordinaire, Bina. Instagram id is RGDNY. We would like all our readers to get active in Radha Madhav Dham and Radha Govind Dham New York social media. Download the app for instagram and get more inspired and connected with devotion. New Year Kirtan at Radha Madhav Dham Devotees of Shree Maharajji in America gathered at Radha Madhav Dham for 24 hour kirtan. Here is a clip of the climax of the long kirtan session for New Year 2014, where devotees expressed their love for Shree Maharajji and Radha Krishna through chanting and dancing. Radha Govind Dham New York best place for New Year celebration (December 31st, 6:00 pm – Midnight)12/30/2013 For devotees living in the East of America, one of the most rewarding and uplifting ways to bring in the New Year is to celebrate it with Radha Krishna at the Radha Govind Dham, the newest and most beautiful Hindu Temple in the New York skyline. The special event will include a sumptuous prasad dinner and 6 hours of continuous and sublime kirtan and meditation. Swami Nikhilanand, a senior preacher of Radha Krishna devotion and a sanyasi pracharak of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj will lead the New Year Sankirtan Program at Radha Govind Dham New York.
Where: 260-01 Hillside Ave Glen Oaks, New York 11004 When: December 31st, 6:00 pm – Midnight Read more about it at The Vrindavan Times News. Getting actively involved with RGDNY, supporting and promoting their programs, means that you are a special part in Radha Krishna's mission, and a valued part in the growth and expansion of one the great spiritual beacons and guiding forces of Radha Krishna devotion in the world. The rewards and blessing are boundless. Start getting involved today by joining them on facebook as well as registering for annual membership. Above, Radha Krishna devotees chanting kirtans composed by Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. Pushpa Visarjan of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj has been continuing at all the important holy places of India, including recently at Haridwar on Dec 12th, Gangasagar on Dec 16th, Puri on Dec 18th and Nabadwip today, Dec 20th 2013. Please visit JKP Official fb page to view pictures in full size. See some glimpses of Allahabad, Kashi and Vrindavan programs at this link. Programs honouring Shree Kripaluji Maharaj for January 2014 include Rameshwaram Pushpa Visarjan on 16th Jan:, Nashik Pushpa Visarjan on 18th January and Dwarka Pushpa Visarjan on January 20th 2013. This Ghat of Shree Ganga is named Kripalu Ghat from now onwards, in honour of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. It is located in Nawadweep, an ancient city in Nadia district of West Bengal. Kripalu Ghat ki jai! Important upcoming events and programs in America
As posted previously, the sacred ashes of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj have been brought to America for special ceremonies and procession on December 29th 2013. The sacred ashes of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj will be placed in a permanent monument dedicated to him at Radha Madhav Dham, his main ashram in the western world. Read more about the Shraddhasuman Pushpanjali program here. All devotees spiritual seekers are encouraged to attend. Radha Govind Dham New York, a beautiful new Hindu Temple in the heart of Queens, New York, will be holding their New Year sankirtan program on December 31st. The New Year Sankirtan program will include a special prasad dinner and 6 hours of continuous chanting of the Divine names of Radha Krishna. Read more about Radha Govind Dham New York's New Year Sankirtan program here. Please visit and like RGDNY's official facebook page and become an active and valued part of Radha Govind Dham New York today to receive daily inspiration and share it with others. All of the Saints of Braj and many other places came to the Shyama Shyam Dham ashram in Vrindavan during the Akhand Sankirtan held on 30th November 2013, to pay their respects to Shri Maharaj Ji, Jagadguru Shree Kripalu ji Maharaj. They offered their flower tributes to Jagadguru Shree Kripalu ji Maharaj during a ceremony. There was also 24-hour continuous kirtan at Shyama Shyam Dham and a parikrama of Shree Maharajji throughout Vrindavan. On December 2nd, there was Brahman Bhoj held at Prem Mandir, Vrindavan for Vishisht Sadhus of Braj; the following day Sadhu bhoj was held at Prem Mandir where around 7000 sadhus were given a feast, money and gift bags. The next day, all of Vrindavan’s 5000 widows were given a grand feast, money, lavish gift bags and medical assistance. After Vrindavan, the commemorative ceremonies are currently being held at the nearby holy town of Barsana Dham. Read more and view pictures at The Vrindavan Times.
All latest news, information and pictures on Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat and Shree Maharaj Ji is available by liking Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Official facebook page. New Mandir in Queens to Carry On Teachings of Jagadguru Shree KripaluJi Maharaj The newest mandir in the landscape of the Indian community in Queens is Radha Govind Dham in Glen Oaks. Radha Govind Dham will open its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, December 7th at 11:00 am. Radha Govind Dham is a center for Radha Krishna devotion, which has been founded based on the teachings of the great rasik Saints of Vrindavan, who have taught selfless devotion to Radha Krishna in an uninterrupted tradition of thousands of years. Most recently, this tradition of rasik Saints was further glorified by the life of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu ji Maharaj, whose scriptural knowledge is so unparalleled that he was named as Jagadguru by the Kashi Vidvat Parishat in 1957. He was only the 5th original Jagadguru in the last 5,000 years. On November 15th, 2013, Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj left this material world. Shree Maharaj Ji, as he was lovingly called by devotees all over the world, was the embodiment of Radha Krishna bhakti (devotion) and spent his entire life teaching and guiding souls to engage in selfless devotion to Radha Krishna. The legacy he left behind will continue to guide and inspire both scholars and devotees for thousands of years to come. Not only was Jagadguru Shree Kripalu ji Maharaj the first Jagadguru to reconcile the philosophies of all the scriptures and previous Jagadgurus, but he also left behind the essence of his explanations in the form of recorded lectures and published books in simple Hindi, so that they are easily understood by the general public. The series of 103 lectures called "Main Kaun Mera Kaun" has been airing on international television for several years. It is so comprehensive and replete with precise quotations from so many scriptures that it has become required listening for the serious students of Sanatan Dharm. Writings such as Prem Ras Siddhant (the complete philosophy of the Vedic scriptures encapsulated in only 200 pages) and Radha Govind Geet (11,111 couplets poetically describing the complete path of God realization) have already become classics in the field of devotional literature and are praised by scholars and devotees alike. The collection of 1008 pad kirtan called "Prem Ras Madira" is a devotional treasure which is being used for study in certain graduate literature programs and which develops selfless devotion in the hearts of those who sing its songs. Suffice it to say that the volume and quality of the literature left behind by Shree Kripaluji Maharaj rivals that of even great Saints like Surdas Ji and Goswami Tulsidas. Inspired by, and in order to promote the teachings of the rasik Saints of Vrindavan as most recently expounded by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, Radha Govind Dham New York is being established. However, as the followers of the path of bhakti grieve the physical departure of Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj, the foremost authority on bhakti at the present time, Radha Govind Dham has decided to postpone the Deity Establishment Ceremony that it previously announced for December 7, 2013. Nonetheless, keeping in mind Kripalu Ji Maharaj's emphasis on the importance of satsang and kirtan, Radha Govind Dham New York will open its doors to the public for the first time on that day and will remain open to serve as a center for Radha Krishna bhakti (devotion). The opening program for Radha Govind Dham New York on December 7, 2013 has been changed to the following:
11 am - 1 pm Kirtan and live discourse by Swami Nikhilanand Ji 1pm - 2 pm Lunch Mahaprasad 2pm - 3 pm Introduction to the mission and vision of Radha Govind Dham New York Swami Nikhilanand Ji will also give live discourses on "The Significance of Radha Krishna Devotion in Kaliyug" from December 8-22, 2013 and January 2-31, 2014. The discourse will be held daily from 7 pm - 9 pm followed by dinner prasad. For more information, visit www.RGDNY.org and www.facebook.com/RGDNY |