Auspicious Occasions…
I went for a week to our sister farm at Murwillumbah to relax, and while there I drove on the Sunday to Brisbane to attend the disappearance anniversary of my spiritual master, Tamal Krishna Goswami.
Respecting our Seniors…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley we had a visit from our old friend Bhaktisiddhanta Swami, who stayed with my brother Christian and held an evening programme of chanting and philosophy which was attended by
Spiritual Community…
At the Sunday Feast we held this week at Hare Krishna Valley, we had an attendance of around 120 guests, which made for a lot of work but also for a great deal of satisfaction
The Krishna Monk…
Last week I traveled through Torquay on the way back to the farm to drop off posters for our upcoming hall event. We will give a public presentation called "How to find Inner Peace in
Tranquil Retreats…
We had to cancel the retreat we had planned last weekend at Hare Krishna Valley due to the hot weather. A number of families with their children were booked to attend the retreat, but they
Hare Krishna Valley Report Gaura Purnima 2014 – Rasanandini Dasi
As we get ready to print FOLK news early in December, the Valley devotees are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first three Brahman cows. These beautiful cows will be bred back to the original
Hare Krishna Valley Report Diwali 2013 – Rasanandini Dasi
It’s a sign of the times. July was the hottest on record. The almond tree at Giriraja Govardhana Ashram bloomed in early August. Normally it wouldn’t flower until September, but because of global warming Bhumi
Hare Krishna Valley Report Janmastami 2013 – Rasanandini Dasi
Hare Krishna Valley hosts a series of retreats over autumn and winter. This year they included retreats on Vegetarian Cooking; Vedic Astrology; Japa, Kirtan and Krishna-katha (with Bhurijan Prabhu and Jagattarini Mataji); Student Retreats with
Hare Krishna Valley Report Gaura Purnima 2013
Things have been busy at Hare Krishna Valley. Besides our regular Sunday Feast Program, well attended by guests from the local area, in January we catered at the Tranquillity Fair in Ocean Grove. There we
Hare Krishna Valley Report Diwali 2012
Over winter the devotees at Hare Krishna Valley busily continued to develop ISKCON's farm project. The micro-community hosted a series of well-received Retreats, with special guests including Devamrita Maharaja, Bhurijana Prabhu and Mother Jagattarini. World-famous