yoga? www.radhadesh.com

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> > > There's nothing "Vaisnava" about this brand of home-grown yoga, made

> > > up by the guy who's selling it.

> >

> > Then why is it being advertised, and presented in ISKCON centres? One

> > cannot just advertise in iskcon some of his own business speculations,

> > is it? Whatever is officially advertised, must be bonafide and

> > recomended to all.

>

 

Now, as you well know, I'm all for kicking a man when he is down, and I

would love to join in.

 

Unfortunately for me, I have visited Radhadesh in Belgium, where the course

is being held. All courses there are developed under the guidance of

Praghosa prabhu who is the GBC, and Ambarish (Mr. Ford) is part of the

exciting educational developments going on there along with other

distinguished vaishnavas. They have a plethora of courses, you can find them

at www.radhadesh.com. The faculty council of Bhaktivedanta College is made

up of:

 

Akhandadhi Das

Anuradha Dasi, MST (Oxford)

Hanuman Das, PhD (University of Barcelona, Spain)

Kadamba Kanana Swami

Kartamasa Das, BA (University of Florida)

Kripamoya Das

Krsna Ksetra Das, PhD(Oxford)

Locana Das, PhD (Mainz University, Germany)

Pranava Das, MA (University of Gothenburg and University of Stockholm)

Radhika Ramana Das, MST, (Oxford)

Rati Manjari Devi Dasi, MST (Oxford)

Rasamandala Das

Ravindra Svarupa Das, PhD (Temple University)

Sacinandana Swami

Sita Rama Das

Sesa Das, Juris Doctor (University of California, School of Law

Vraja Lila Dasi, MA (Berkeley University

 

In the hands of such senior vaishnavas as these, I am sure that anyone who

attends the course on Atma Yoga will find that they have a very useful

additional skill for preaching Krishna Consciousness in the West due to the

interest in yoga, and it could provide an income related to Krishna

Consciousness for devotee Grihasthas, a very commendable activity. As an

example I am sure you know, Srila Prabhupada taught sanscrit when he arrived

in the US as a means to interest people in Krishna Consciousness. So yoga is

entirely the same idea.

 

The courses are also raising funds for the Chateau in Belgium, allowing

grihastas to earn a livelihood and educating interested members of the

public and devotees on many subjects at the same time.

 

Radhadesh is an amazing chateau, in a continent which has being scarcely

surviving in Krishna Consciousness since Bhagavan messed things up. Germany,

for instance, now has Ravindra Swarup commuting from America to manage, and

devotees travel weekly from the UK to do the worship in the Chateau in

France. Somehow Radhadesh with repeated attention from devotees like Bhakti

Caru Swami and Radhanatha Swami has managed to maintain itself and is

finding its feet. And it is a most wonderful place to stay - and, of course,

take prasadam. The deities of Jagannatha Baladeva and Subhadra were

installed by Srila Prabhupada. Big lila about that.

 

Antardwip das