LATEST UPDATE (3 JAN 2012)

Hare Krishna.

Programmes confirmed for HG Sruta Kirti prabhu  :-
 

Your servant,
Simhesvara dasa

Latest news! HG Sruta Kirti prabhu to visit Malaysia for a series of Srila Prabhupada Katha. More information on his actual itinerary will be published later. For now please note that his visit will be from January 4-9 and again from February 9 -14. His good wife Visakha mataji will also be accompanying him.

Appended is a brief introduction of HG Sruta Kirti prabhu. For sure his Prabhupada Kathas will make you tag behind him wherever the programme.

Joined temple in April of 1971 and spent first year in New
Vrindavan and initiated in July of 1971 in Brooklyn temple. In September
of 1972 became Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant and over the next 2 ½
years traveled around the world with him 5 times.  Main services at this
time were cooking and giving Srila Prabhupada massage among other duties.
In 1974 managed the first Govinda’s restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii and
later became temple president there. Over the years managed Govinda’s
restaurants in various parts of the USA. Then began writing his memories about
Srila Prabhuapda in 1996 and in 2004 it was finally printed with the title,
‘What is the Difficulty?’ which were the first words Srila Prabhupada spoke
to him when he first met Srila Prabhupada.

Ove the last 8 years he has again traveled around the world to temples and
fesitvals and spoke on his ime with Srila Prabhupada. The book has been
printed in English, Spanish, Portugeuse and Russian and will soon be
available in a Hindi addition.

Currently based is in Govardhan, India where he is living with his wife for
the last 8 months and plans on making  Govardhan his base and travel from this
place to continue glorifying Srila Prabhupada as much as possible.

Parade of wooden chariots

By HAFIZ MARZUKHI 
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Hare Krishna.This is inform everyone that there has been changes in SJMKL Management.
The change was instituted by Co-GBCs of Malaysia, HH Srila Jayapataka Swami and
HH Srila Prabhavisnu Swami.

The change is the top management office is not the Presidential Council
anymore.
That body has been disbanded when the members resigned.

The top management is now the Office of Temple President. The new Temple
President is HG Kripa Sindhu Krishna Prabhu (Brahmacari).

HG Kripa Sindhu Krishna Prabhu has been a member of ISKCON since 1988 when HG
joined the Brahmacari ashrama. He is from Pelam Estate, Malau, Kedah - a place
which has produced so many stalwart devotees.

Kripa Sindhu Krishna Prabhu is a world class kirtaneer [mentioned by HH Srila
Lokanatha Swami] and has been with ISKCON Kuching for past 17 years. Under his
able guidance the temple is now fully recognized by Sarawak State Government
which gave State and Federal monetary grants and land to ISKCON Kuching.
Recently he completed building the a great hall adjacent to ISKCON Kuching
temple.

HG Kripa Sindhu Krishna Prabhu has also traveled to many western countries like
France, Switzerland, Italy, Hing Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Brunei, Sabah, and Indonesia preaching the message of Lord Caitanya
and distribute books there.

In 2008, HG Kripa Sindhu Krishna Prabhu completed Bhakti Sastri Degree at
Mayapur Institute of Higher Education with honors.

We request all devotees to fully cooperate with our new Temple President to
spread the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

your servant,
santi vardhana caitanya dasa
Assistant General Secretary
ISKCON Malaysia

Kripa Sindhu Krishna dasa prabhu (left) leading kirtan at the 2011 Cameron Highlands Ratha Yatra

Hare Krishna. Please be informed that there will be a Bhakti Vrksa Festival from 21st to 24th of January 2012 at the Janda Baik Resort. Seminars at the festival on Bhakti Vrksa Cell preaching will be conducted by HG Vijay Venugopal and his good wife Prema Padmini devi dasi. All are invited. Please get in touch with HG Sasi Mukhi devi dasi (017-5826455) or Amrta Sakhi devi dasi (010-5395592) for further details and for registration.

Vijaya Venugopala das and Prema Padmini dd were initiated in the year 1989
by HH Jayapataka Swami. Since then they have been preaching in the Middle
East country codenamed Mathuradesh. Since 1996, they have been developing
the Vaishnava community there on the basis of the Bhakti Vriksha system, and
have had tremendous success - there are at any time about three thousand
devotees live there - over one thousand five hundred devotees have received
initation there.

They travel all over the world and give leadership training and Vaishnava
community building seminars based on the Bhakti Vriksha system, as well as
grihasta seminars. They have counselled scores of married  couples in
leading a successful grihasta life.

They have authored the following books: Bhakti Vriksha Modules, Bhakti
Vriksha Members Handbooks, The Bhakti Vriksha Leader, The Sector Leader, The
Third Partner, A Vaishnava In Every Neighbourhood, Counselling in Bhakti
Vriksha, and Free to Preach which gives an account of how they established a
Vaishnava community in Mathuradesh.

They have also compiled and edited the following books by HH Jayapataka
Swami: Vaishnava Vani - 1, Gauranga Meditations, and Taking Shelter of
Krishna.

They are both members of the GBC Devotee Care Committee. Vijay Venugopal
Dasa is the Chairman of the JPS Seva Forum and JPS Seva Committee also.

They have returned to India in 2006 and live in Bangalore. They continue to
take care of Mathuradesh and also travel all over the world. They have about
ten new bhakti vriksha groups there which report to them, and they assist
all the three Iskcon managed temples in Bangalore.

Hare Krishna. His Holiness Prabhavisnu Swami (Co-GBC for ISKCON Malaysia), HH Bhanu Swami (GBC Chennai) & HH Janananda Goswami (ISKCON Malaysia pioneer preacher and currently world travelling preacher) will be in Malaysia for December Ratha Yatras and will also be visiting ISKCON Malaysia centres for preaching programmes respectively.

Appended below are the swamis preaching itineraries.

His Holiness Prabhavisnu Swami

17 - Sat – 5PM - Klang Ratha Yatra
18 - Sun – 8AM – Class at Sri Jagannatha Mandir KL. 10AM - Visit ISKCON's new 20 acres farm at Janda Baik, foothills of Genting Highland. 12noon to 4PM- Attend National council meeting at the same venue.
19 - Mon – 8PM - Kuala Lumpur Caitanya Caritamrta class
20 - Tue – 8 PM - Class at Teluk Intan
21 - Wed – 8 PM - Class at Ipoh
22 - Thu – 8 PM – Class at Sungei Siput
23 - Fri – 5PM – BCC, Prai Ratha Yatra
24 - Sat – 5PM - Penang Ratha Yatra
25 - Sun – 10AM – Programme at Gelugor Centre Penang
25 - Sun - Bukit Mertajam Ratha Yatra

His Holiness Bhanu Swami Maharaj

18 - Sun – Taman Sentosa evening class

19 - Mon – Spiritual discourse at Seremban
20 - Tue – Kuala Lumpur class on Srimad Bhagavatam 5^th Canto - Geography
21 - Wed – Taiping Class
22 - Thu – Sungei Petani Class
23 - Fri - BCC Ratha Yatra
24 - Sat - Penang Ratha Yatra

25 – Sun – Morning class at BCC

25 - Sun - Bukit Mertajam Ratha Yatra

26 – Mon - Morning drive to KL with Simhesvara dasa.

His Holiness Janananda Goswami
 

14 – Wed – Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

15 – Thu - Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

16 – Fri - Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

17 – Sat – Klang Ratha Yatra

18 – Sun – Fly to Penang

18 – Sun – BCC programme

19 – Mon – Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

20 – Tue – Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

21 – Wed – Namacharya Haridas Thakur class at SJMKL

22 – Thur – Class at ISKCON Nibong Tebal

23 – Fri – BCC Ratha Yatra

24 – Sat – Penang Ratha Yatra

25 – Sun – BM Ratha Yatra

26 – Mon – Morning drive to KL with Simhesvara dasa. Catch flight to Melbourne. Time of flight - 22.30 from KL

Please click on contact menu and speak to the respective leaders of the ISKCON centres for more information about preaching programmes.

Your servant,

Simhesvara dasa

Regional Secretary

ISKCON Malaysia