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The ISKCON Vrindavan Goshala makes an urgent appeal to its worldwide community of devotees, the goshala which houses over 385 cows, bulls and calves are in urgent need of 30 acres of grazing land, winter and summer sheds, upgraded medical care,and other facilities.

Whether you are riding a wave of success in your devotional service or you are overwhelmed with life's challenges, please seriously consider fortifying and empowering yourself by attending the Mayapur Institute's Bhakti-sastri or Bhaktivaibhava Courses beginning November 10th in Mayapur.

The tenth issue of Varnasrama Newsletter, THE EIGHT PETALS for Trivikrama Mas has been released. The present issue of the newsletter revolves around ‘medicine’.

There will be full live online coverage of the huge Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor from 6:00pm GMT to midnight arati on Thursday 2nd September. Also from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Sunday 5th September.

In celebration of Janmashtami 2010, Krishna.com will be re-launching the Deity Photo Gallery in its Photos section.

BBT announces new revisions for Prabhupada`s Bhagavad-gita Chapter Five.

After receiving a tremendous response for the print edition of “Śrī Bhaktisiddhānata Vaibhava”, the publishers are pleased to present this composition as an eBook.

The Grihastha Vision Team presents its free teleconference call for August where people can call in and ask questions and listen to everyone's answers about grihastha ashrama. The next topic is: “Four things that can destroy any relationship, and how to avoid them”.

It is With a heavy heart that we inform you that Svayambhu Swami, a disciple of Gaura Govinda Swami Maharaja, passed away from this world on the 11th of August 2010 at 4:15pm in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

The Forum for Hindu Awakening, a nonprofit, tax exempt, budding Hindu organization extends its invitation to the upcoming California Hinduism Summit.

The August 2010 issue of our Care for Cows Newsletter has been posted. In this edition of 23 pages there are reports on another victim of reckless driving that leads to amputation, and a tribute to the passing of Aindra Prabhu.

After the successful "Spiritual Warrior" trip to Guyana (ISKCON News, July 15) Vilasa-Manjari Dasi and Paramananda Das are organizing another preaching mission to Guyana, South America in September, 2010. This project is entitled "Food For Life: the Spiritual Warriors Feed the Children Marathon".

Recently, volunteers of The Pancajanya Project (www.MotelGita.org), a branch of ISKCON established a project dedicated to place at least 1 million Bhagavad-gitas in guest rooms across the U.S. A few days ago, Vaisesika Das from San Francisco was interviewed about this initiative by CBS Television.

The North American Grihastha Vision Team (GVT) offers a FREE teleconference facility every month for devotees who are seeking help with or more information about relationships. The panel consists of qualified devotee experts, counselors, therapists or marriage educators who are committed strenghtening devotee marital relationships.

The BBT will be holding its fourth annual art seminar in Vrindavana, India, from November 5 25, 2010. Once again, the seminar will led by veteran ISKCON artists Dhriti Dasi and Ramdas Abhirama Dasa, teaching both new and repeat students practical techniques as well as the mood essential in producing devotional art.

Over the past six years the parikarama has been conducted very successfully, with an increasing number of attending devotees from all over the world. Last year more than 6.500 devotees participated, listening to sannyasis and Srila Prabhupada`s disciples speaking about the pastimes of Lord Jagannatha and Lor Gauanga every day.

Beginning on July 3rd 2010, at ISKCON`s Simhachalam Farm in Germany there will be two training courses for ladies.

The Mayapur Institute is going to start this year’s curriculum in November 2010 and will continue until February 2011.

The eighth issue of the Varnashrama Newsletter, THE EIGHT PETALS for Madhusudan Mas has been released.

A new educational website has been launched to help parents to raise their children in Vaishnava faith.