Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education

Issue-009 1st Jan ‘08 The VOICE Messenger

In This Issue…
Srila Prabhuabhuabhupada Uvacha... 1 Nistha Camp-2007 2
Easy meet ---2007 1 Ashraya Camp-2007 4
Preaching for M.tech Students at NIT Surathkal 2 Upcoming Events 4

Srila Prabhupada Uvacha

Material existence consists of pious and impious fruitive activities. As long as one is engaged in any kind
of activity other than the devotional service, it will result in the happiness and distress of this material
world. When we enjoy life in so called material happiness, it is to be understood that we are diminishing
the resultant actions of our pious activities. And when we are put into suffering, it is to be understood that
we are diminishing the resultant actions of our impious activities. Instead of being attached to the
circumstantial happiness and distress resulting from pious or impious activities, if we want to get out of
the clutches of this nescience, then whatever position we are put in by the will of the Lord we should
accept. Thus if we simply surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we shall get out of the
clutches of this material existence.

Easy meet----2007 The program started with an interview of Prof

EASY stands for “Enlighten Aimless Suffering Kanchan Chaudhary, HOD cryogenics dept, IIT
Youths”. VOICE preaches to non-earning members Kharagpur. His presentation was full of
of the society such as college students, children appreciation for Vedic culture & how VOICE is
etc. Hence most of our programs for them have to offering a holistic training while simultaneously
be subsidized with the help of donations from grooming students as ideal son / daughter,
others. Hence EASY scheme was started in 2001 husband or wife, corporate and a noble citizen.
with this idea in mind. All the alumni of VOICE who
are holding good positions in society voluntary
contribute a fixed amount of money every month.
Since last 6 years this donation collected has been
funding all our activities such as subsidizing books,
spiritual picnics, camps, publishing, one time
programs, six session certificate courses, staying
facility for students to practice Krishna
consciousness together, weekend meetings,
prasadam and many more.
On 15th Dec 2007, we had EASY get-together -"An
evening of gratitude & enlightenment" for EASY
members and students of VOICEs all over India. HG Radheshyam Prabhu speaking to youths

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HG Kanai Thakur Prabhu gave a powerpoint After the book distribution, the students were
presentation on the evolution of VOICE over the invited for a seminar on “Art of Self
years, its different wings, and branches at different Management” by HG Sundar Chaitanya Pr. Many
of the students were inspired by the seminar, and
universities and in prestigious technical institutes.
registered for the 4-day course on
The presentation was followed by a thrilling drama
“Fundamentals of Spirituality”. On an average
by teenage VOICE students. This drama very of 30 students attended all the seminars.
graphically depicted how VOICE is helping the Book Distribution Details
misdirected youths. Taking an example of a student Sl. Group Members Books
who had self-destructive habits because of the bad No
1. Aditya & Chandra Shekar 28
association, and how he got transformed and came
2. Puran Singh & Chandra Sekhar 14
out of his frustration and bad habits and became 3. Venkatesh & RaghuVamsee 38
serious in his studies by coming in contact with 4. Puran Singh & Sudhir 49
VOICE members. TOTAL 129
The boys were very enthusiastic and inquisitive
After a short speech by HG Radheshyam Prabhu
about spirituality. One of the boys Mr. Mrinal
about the virus of materialism spreading all over the
Sharma was mentioning that he got convincing
world, the wide spread degradation, and then the answers for all his questions. The boys liked the
activities of VOICE towards the goal of making a Culture of VOICE and sweet dealings among
significant change in improving the condition of the student devotees. Sudhir, from NIT Surathkal
society, we heard from the guest speaker, HG says, “Going into the hostel, talking to the boys &
Dwarkadhish Prabhu who is practicing Krishna distributing books is an amazing experience”.
-Puran Singh (B.Tech,NIT Surathkal)
Consciousness since 1983 while serving as doctor at
the Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai. First explaining
Nistha Camp----2007
the significance of the land of India, i.e., Bharata
varsa, he told how VOICE is doing the best social The 2nd phase of Nishta camp started with
service following expertly in the footsteps of Srila Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Radhanath
Prabhupada who converted even the Amercian Swami Maharaj at ISKCON Chowpatty Mumbai.
Hippies and Chinese atheists into pure Vaisnavas. He “Personally I was touched by the video of Simple
ended by requesting the audience to offer their best Temple in which Maharaj mentions that a temple
services and monetary help to spread the mission of is not made of bricks and stones but by the
Srila Prabhupada and thus receive immense devotion and relationship between devotees”-
blessings of Krishna because Srila Prabhupada very Says Raghav a B.Tech student of IIT Kharagpur.
much wanted the temples to be spiritual universities
& modern youths embracing Krishna Consciousness.
For more details of about EASY, please mail at
[email protected] or call Arjuna Gopa Das at
9881235254.
-Aditya (IVth Year Comp, NIT Surathkal)
- Pradeep Kumar (Software Engineer-IBM)

Preaching for M.Tech students

at NIT Surathkal
The student devotees at NITK Surathkal recently
ventured into M.Tech preaching after a very good
response from the B.Tech-2007 batch. The
response was much more than that of last year’s.
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj leading kirtan
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Then came Prerna festival addressed by HH
Radhanath Swami Maharaj and HH Giriraj Swami
Maharaj, on “Passion to Compassion”. HH
Radhanath Swami Maharaj told that highest form
of compassion is to become instrument of
compassion in the hands of guru and Krishna.
Besides this other senior devotee of Sri Sri
RadhaGoipinatha Temple like HG Radhagopinath
Prabhu, HG GaurGopal Prabhu , HG Vrajabihari
Prabhu and HG Sridama Prabhu also gave their
valuable and inspiring association to participants.
HG Sridama prabhu spoke “This is external, go
deeper” where he mentioned devotional service
is not activity based but consciousness-based. Sri Sri Radha Giridhari at Mira Road, Mumbai
HG Vamshi Vadan Prabhu spoke from Nectar of
Instruction how spiritual life is not a mental
speculation or imaginative ecstasy but it is
practical devotional service. He also told that while
practicing devotional service we should be
enthusiastic, patient and determined.

Students singing bhajans

At ISKCON Juhu HG Mukunda Madhava prabhu
enlightened us on how one should try to utilize
his best expertise in the service of Krishna and
that itself will lead to greater purification of
heart. Then HG Bhima prabhu spoke on how Srila
HG Viswarupa prabhu interacting with students
Prabhupada worked hard for the establishment of
HG Radheshyam Prabhu speaking from the life of
temple at Juhu. Seeing “Heaven on earth” project
Dhruv Maharaj mentioned how material desires are
was the special attraction.
like aspiring for broken pieces of glass & aspiring
At Mira road temple HG KamalaLochan prabhu
for devotional service is like aspiring for diamond.
told that intelligent youths should not get
In the concluding lecture HG Radheshyam Prabhu
cheated by materialstic civilization but take KC
urged devotees to dovetail their talents in
seriously.
Krishna’s service and follow principles of pure
We also visited “BhaktiVedanta Hospital”. It was
devotional service under the guidance of Spiritual
amazing to see how this hospital gives both
master and not indulge in prohibited activities for
Physical and Spiritual care for all the patients. It
sense gratification. Siddharth-a Final year B.Tech
was more of a temple than hospital. Everyday
student from IIT Kharagpur says- we are very
Jagannath cart going to each patient for giving
thankful to VOICE for giving us such a faith giving
darshan and charnamrit was very special. Lastly
association, encouragement and providing all that
we visited Gopal’s garden and interacted with
is needed for blissful stay in Pune and Mumbai.
children growing in KC atmosphere.
–Chandrashekar(B.Tech-Comp,NIT Surathkal)
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HG Rampriya Prabhu gave a presentation on “Eight
Ashraya Camp----2007 effective attitudes for effective leadership”, where
The second phase of Ashraya Camp started with he said that the leader must ensure to give love &
series of lectures by HG Gauranga Prabhu on the shelter to the people under him. Love means
Caitanya Charitamrita verse “krishna nama genuine concern. We also attended the Kothrud
nirantara sabara vandane”, where he explained Ratha yatra and New Vedic Cultural Center (New
the five meanings of ‘nirantara’ in relation to its Temple) corner stone laying ceremony.
application in sadhaka’s life. He also explained the –Satyadarshi (B.Tech, Electronics,
necessity of practicing the cult of bhakti ‘nirantara’. IIT Kharagpur)
HG Chaitanya Prabhu shared how to hear Krishna’s
voice- teaching, revealing, instructing, promising,
and warning us while reading the Bhagavad Gita.
HG Radheshyam Prabhu gave a power point
presentation on “Lessons from the pastime of
Dhruva Maharaj”, where he taught us 24 practical
lessons from Dhruva’s life.
Speaking about Commitment, HG Jai Gopal Prabhu
said that Material commitment leads to frustration,
no matter how much one is committed, whereas
commitment is Krishna Consciousness is always
fruitful because Krishna is committed to his
committed devotees.

Compiled by -Rajshekhar
(M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur)
Upcoming events….. Professor of Electronics,
VIT Pune

Sr.No Name of the Event Date

1 Poitive Thinker test 13th Jan,5 pm - 8 pm
2 Sankalpa Camp for all India student at Pune 18-20th Jan 2008
3 Sphurti camp for all Pune students at Pune 19,20th Jan 2008
24th Jan afternoon to
4 Pune Yatra (only for 16 rounder
27th Jan evening ’08
devotees)–Deadline for registration is 15th
Jan 2008.
For Registration contact Bh. Rajshekhar
(09225520807) or Yatra coordinator of
your YOGA / VOICE

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