Visit to India… Karttika Yatra 2012…
We have spent a week in Vrndavana, the place where Krishna appeared 5,000 years ago, enjoying the celebrations of the final days of the holy month of Karttika. Vrndavana is a small town which becomes
Visit to India… Karttika Yatra 2012…
I left Melbourne with a small group of Hare Krishna devotees to spend five weeks in the holy sites of India. Our first stop was Mayapur, on the bank of the Ganges in West Bengal.
Enlightenment…
During the week the new lighting for the Temple building arrived, and was installed by our friendly electrician Heath. The new lights are LED, so they are eco-friendly and create a softer mood within the
A Pleasant Weekend…
This weekend at Hare Krishna Valley we hosted a Bhakti Yoga Ayurveda Retreat, which was attended by an enthusiastic group of participants from around Melbourne and Geelong. Four of the participants had attended one or
Feeding the masses…
On Saturday we headed off to the local town of Birregurra to cater for their annual festival. Many people came up to us and said that they wait all year to have one of our
Half yearly wood chop…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley, we engaged in our half yearly wood chop. A group of our kind friends from Melbourne came down to the farm to help us cut 35 tonnes of wood
Almost There…
My brother Christian has been working on his house at the front of Hare Krishna Valley practically every weekend this year, and he is planning to move in by January. This will give a major
Planting the Summer Crops…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley we began preparing our market garden for the summer crops. This involved cleaning up the weeds that had become prolific over winter. On Sunday we travelled to the Melbourne
Bhakti Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat with Keshava dasa and Vanessa Lee…
Do you ever feel like spending a relaxing weekend in the fresh country air, soothing your body, eating fantastic food, enjoying wonderful company... Then this is for you! 6pm Friday 19th to 3pm Sunday 21st