"Smile, open your eyes, and love" - Poem about Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj

"Smile, open your eyes, and love" - Poem about Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj by Bhavana, Architecture Student and satsangee  Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj, Delhi

"Smile, open your eyes, and love" - Poem about Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj

You can shed tears that he is gone.

or you can smile because he had lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that he'll come back

or you can open your eyes and see all he has left.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

or you can do what he'd want: smile, open your eyes, and love.

Texas' first of a kind Ayurveda Workshop to be held at Radha Madhav Dham (Sept 20 - 22)

World renowned ayurvedic teacher, speaker and author Dr. Marc Halpern is to deliver an Ayurveda Workshop at the Ancient Yoga Center of Radha Madhav Dham ashram from Sept. 20 – 22, a first of it’s kind event for Texas. Dr. Halpern is the author of the critically acclaimed Healing your life, lessons on the path of Ayurveda and is respected as a powerful speaker who has devoted his life to applying Vedic knowledge for physical health.

The weekend ayurveda workshop will help participants learn how to integrate ayurveda in daily life and is particularly recommended for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, nutritionists and dietitians, holistic practitioners and healers, care givers and ayurvedic enthusiasts.                                                                            

Some of the benefits participants will receive from attending the weekend workshop include the chance to enjoy ayurvedic meals for all body types, attend ayurvedic “dosha pacifying” yoga classes, hear inspiring reflections from Dr. Halpern’s own healing journey, relax and learn in the picturesque, retreat-like ashram setting of Radha Madhav Dham, learn through stimulating discussions how to integrate ayurvedic principles into daily living, explore ayurveda and how to apply the science of ayurveda to the holistic practice of yoga and yoga therapy for humanity.

Dr. Marc Halpern, D.C.,C.A.S.,P.K.S., (Ayurvedacharya) is one of the pioneers of Ayurveda in the West and is considered to be a pre-eminent practitioner and teacher of Ayurveda in the United States. He is one of the few Westerners ever recognized in both the United States and in India as an authority on the subject of Ayurvedic Medicine and was awarded the All India Award for Best Ayurvedic Physician.

Fellow author and ayurvedic scholar David Frawley writes:

“Prepare yourself for an amazing journey, as Dr. Marc Halpern walks by your side as you walk the Ayurvedic path of healing.”

Online registration is now available, and anyone who signs up before Sept. 10th will avail of an early-bird reduction.

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Free Secular Education

Kunda, situated in district Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the lowest ranking regions for literacy in India. With an overall population of around 194 million, the majority of families are in an enormous struggle merely to survive. To get a decent job to have a decent life and hope for a brighter future is something far beyond from their understanding and imagination. As a result, complete education for daughters is rarely, if ever considered by most families. Most young girls in this socio-economic group stay at home to help run the household or get married at an early age so that the family has one less person to feed. Investing in their daughter's education is almost nonexistent.

Keeping this in mind, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP) has established a charitable educational institution for girls, which provides 100% free education to all students. The institution offers quality secular education opportunities at 3-levels:

Kripalu Mahila Mahavidyalay, an undergraduate and postgraduate institution with approximately 700 students, and offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Master of Arts and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications;

Kripalu Balika Intermediate College, a middle and high school, operating from classes 6 to 12 with approximately 700 students and Kripalu Balika Primary School, operating from LKG to Class 5 with approximately 700 students.

JKP Education's objective of offering education for free has resulted in an institution which has become a guiding force for the educational upliftment of not only the underprivileged girls living in this region, but also the surrounding communities. In addition to receiving free education, students receive free transportation, including free distribution of bicycles to those students who travel long distances, along with free distribution of uniforms, school bags, and other school-related requirements,with the aim of removing any obstacle to the girl's education that is likely to be induced by poverty.

Pushpa Visarjan of Shree Maharajji and upcoming programs in India and America

Pushpa Visarjan of Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj in Puri

Pushpa Visarjan of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj has been continuing at all the important holy places of India, including recently at Haridwar on Dec 12th, Gangasagar on Dec 16th, Puri on Dec 18th and Nabadwip today, Dec 20th 2013. Please visit JKP Official fb page to view pictures in full size. See some glimpses of Allahabad, Kashi and Vrindavan programs at this link.

Programs honouring Shree Kripaluji Maharaj for January 2014 include Rameshwaram Pushpa Visarjan on 16th Jan:, Nashik Pushpa Visarjan on 18th January and Dwarka Pushpa Visarjan on January 20th 2013.

This Ghat of Shree Ganga is named Kripalu Ghat from now onwards, in honour of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj. It is located in Nawadweep, an ancient city in Nadia district of West Bengal. Kripalu Ghat ki jai!

Ghat of Shree Ganga has been named Kripalu Ghat in honour of Shree Maharajji

Important upcoming events and programs in America 

As posted previously, the sacred ashes of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj have been brought to America for special ceremonies and procession on December 29th 2013. The sacred ashes of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj will be placed in a permanent monument dedicated to him at Radha Madhav Dham, his main ashram in the western world. Read more about the Shraddhasuman Pushpanjali program here. All devotees spiritual seekers are encouraged to attend.

Radha Govind Dham New York, a beautiful new Hindu Temple in the heart of Queens, New York, will be holding their New Year sankirtan program on December 31st. The New Year Sankirtan program will include a special prasad dinner and 6 hours of continuous chanting the Divine names of Radha Krishna. Read more about Radha Govind Dham New York's New Year Sankirtan program here. Please visit and like RGDNY's official facebook page and become an active and valued part of Radha Govind Dham New York today to receive daily inspiration and share it with others.

Pushpa Visarjan of Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj in Gangasagar

Pushpa Visarjan of Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj in Haridwar

The Essence of the Gita: Discourse & Kirtan by Swami Nikhilanand

Albany Hindu Temple, New York, proudly presents:

The Essence of the Gita: Chapters 13 - 18.
Discourse & Kirtan by Swami Nikhilanand of JKP Radha Madhav Dham.

Location & Time:
February 2 - 8, 2014

Sun, Feb 2nd: 1.30 - 2.30pm in the Temple,
Mon & Tues, Feb 3rd & 4th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Cultural Center
Wed & Thurs, Feb 5th & 6th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Temple
Fri, Feb 7th: 6.30 - 7.40pm in the Cultural Center
Sat, Feb 8th: 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Temple

Address: Albany Hindu Temple,
450 Albany Shaker Road
Loudonville, New York 12110

Phone: 518-459-7272
www.AlbanyHinduTemple.org

Questions/Assistance: Prashant Kaushik MD (701) 202-7217

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