Janmastami Celebrations 2016

In spite of the space challenges due to the new kitchen construction, we still had a grand Janmastami festival this year. As always, thousands of visitors streamed in to take darsan and offer arati to the Lord on His birthday. What we lacked in space, we made up for with grander decorations and a larger, more delicious feast for all!

Some photos of the event and behind the scenes fun!

Janmastami Road Closure Information

On Thursday August 25, from 5pm-11pm Danks Street will be closed from Kerferd Road to Boyd Street to facilitate the Janmastami celebrations at Hare Krishna Melbourne.

Prasadam will be served in the Marquee erected on Danks Street closure from 5pm - 10 pm.

To avoid parking issues, you can park at Albert Park Lake and take a free bus ride to the temple from 6 pm onwards.

See the attached posters below for more information.

2016 Janmastami FOLK News Magazine Published

The 2016 Janmastami FOLK News Magazine is out! Packed with exciting articles on Lord Balaram, Srimati Radharani and ISKCON's 50th year celebrations, this issue has a special write-up by H.H Jai Advaita Svami as well! Also look out for the kids activities and the new kitchen update.

The online version of our magazine is available for all to read in our Folk New Archives at the bottom of the Members page.

For subscribers, the hard copy will be in your letter box after 19th July!

Enjoy your FOLK!

Love!

So-called love here means that "you gratify my senses, I'll gratify your senses," and as soon as that gratification stops, immediately there is divorce, separation, quarrel, and hatred. So many things are going on under this false conception of love. Actual love means love of God, Kṛṣṇa. SSR Ch7

Genuine Guru

The genuine guru is God's representative, and he speaks about God and nothing else. The genuine guru is he who has no interest in materialistic life. He is after God, and God only. That is one of the tests of a genuine guru: brahma-niṣtham. He is absorbed in the Absolute Truth. SSR Ch2

In the beginning...

In the beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one may not fully discharge the injunctions of the Lord, but because one is not resentful of this principle and works sincerely without consideration of defeat and hopelessness, he will surely be promoted to the stage of pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Bg 3.31

Food Van Donation

Bhakta has been working with Bhakta Jason to design a food van for Hare Krishna Food for Life prasādam distribution. Here's an idea of the kind of machine he is looking at.

COMPLETE FOOD VANS from Focus Film Wedding Videography on Vimeo.