PRABHUPADANUGAS FARM FESTIVAL
[https://gopalfarmatsproutcreek.com/]
Invitation to Worldwide Prabhupadanugas
10 day devotee immersive farm festival
NY, USA - SEP 22 - OCT 1
FESTIVAL LOCATION
60 LAUER RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603
SCENIC HUDSON VALLEY
1.5 HRS. NORTH OF NYC
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At ISKCON Inc.'s new 200 acre No-Kill dairy & education farm near NYC - Gopal Farm Sprout Creek. “Our cow-protection program should be the exemplary tandard for the whole world" - Srila Prabhupada.
Dear Prabhupadanugas,
We are Iskcon,inc., Srila Prabhupada’s original society. We are having a massive 10 day Prabhupada Festival along with Sri Radhastami Celebration in NY, USA at our Farm in September . As direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada, we would like to invite you to join us.
As Prabhupadanugas, we ardently embrace Srila Prabhupada as our sole Diksha guru, cherishing his invaluable instructions and divine presence in our lives. This festival serves as an ideal platform for us to unite and immerse ourselves in his transcendental teachings, his extraordinary devotion to Lord Krishna, and his unwavering commitment to spreading the message of bhakti worldwide.
Gracing us with your esteemed presence at the Prabhupada Festival. Visit our website to book your presence at the Festival.
https://www.iskconinc.com/the-prabhupada-festival/
Register for the Prabhupada Festival
200 acre Gopal Farm Sprout Creek -- 1.5 hrs. north of NYC
PURPOSE OF FESTIVAL
To have association of like minded Prabhupadanugas Devotees and come to one conclusion in the matter of preaching Srila Prabhupada's movement by holding open panel discussions on various concerning topics, also to train new disciples of Srila Prabhupada in various skills by holding workshops and devotional courses which will help them in practising Krishna Consciousness and opening centres & preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya throughout the world
MOOD OF FESTIVAL
1. We are all happily coming under one uniting fact, Srila Prabhupada is our ONLY Diksha and main Siksa-guru. We all promote this, support, encourage and facilitate the Vani connection between every new and old devotee to their eternal bonafide maha bhagavad Goloka Vrindavan Resident, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada: “I am the Spiritual Master of this institution, and ALL the members of the Society, they’re supposed to be MY disciples.They follow the rules and regulations which I ask them to follow, and they are INITIATED BY ME spiritually” – (Radio Interview, 12 March 1968, San Francisco)
2. All other differences can please be put aside in that first Prabhupadanuga meeting, use this time to make friends, get to know each other personally, develop relationships with each other and Prabhupada more and more, encourage each other.
Prabhupada: “All of you have come simply to discourage, and I have come only to encourage.
3. Absolutely no fault finding, no criticism, no group sectarianism, forget all your labels, hear Prabhupada and Krishna-katha, talk about our Prabhupadanuga future in peace and unity without fighting and how to cooperate together.
Let us leave this festival feeling Prabhupadas mood for cooperation and unity and how to follow his instructions better and better in our hearts & consciousness. No other topics !! As you all nicely control your mind to focus on the Hare Krishna mantra while chanting similarly we are pleading with you to block all other talks throughout this whole festival & beyond that are not directly about Prabhupada, Krishna and what they want from us now & tomorrow. And especially no topics which can end in personal or other fights!!!
“In the previous verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advised that one should renounce worldly association and keep company with the devotees (sanga- tyāgātsatovrtteh).
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness has been established to facilitate these six kinds of loving exchanges between devotees….
The life of the Krsna conscious society is nourished by these six types of loving exchange among the members; therefore people must be given the chance to associate with the devotees of ISKCON because simply by reciprocating in the six waysmentioned above an ordinary man can fully revive his dormant Krsna consciousness.” (Nectar of Instructions 4: purport)
By the end of this festival, we want everyone to leave feeling so empowered by Prabhupada that they can open there own center, print Prabhupada’s original books and preach anywhere in the world. This should be the result of our association.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Workshops
Devotional activities
Sankirtan
Prasadam cooking and Offering
Farming
Cow Protection
Ayurveda
Panel Discussions w/ Q&A
ISKCON, INC. Constitution
Organizing ISKCON, INC. worldwide structure
Local US preaching strategies
BBT and Printing Original books
Establishment of Daivi
Varnashrama
CONTACT INFO
Please Contact the below devotees if you are interested to attend the festival so we can add you in our festival group and keep you informed with all updates regarding festival.
HG Nimai Pandit Das
President , Iskcon,Inc.
nimai@gopal.com
HG Gauranga Sundar Das
Communication Director , Iskcon,inc.
gaurangasundardasa@gmail.com
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Gopal-Farm-Festival.pdf