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Many ISKCON devotee parents are finding that traditional schools do not offer a spiritually nourishing environment for their children, and an increasing number are choosing to homeschool. This guide will help these parents instill in their children strong Krishna-conscious values while giving them a solid academic education.

The Vaishnava Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) is inviting all the serious students to a transformational Bhakti-sastri course taking place from July 19 to November 2012, in Vrindavan, India.

ISKCON`s Congregational Development Ministry will hold its first Bhakti Vriksa Convention for Leaders on August 18th and 19th, 2012 in Sri Dham Mayapur.

Hare Krishna School in Auckland has a position vacant from the second of July 2012 for a qualified and motivated devotee educator. The position will come with some aspect of school management which will be appropriately rewarded.

Last weekend ISKCON celebrated the appearance day of one of Krishna`s incarnations, Lord Nrsimhadeva worldwide. Photographer David Crick has put together a beautiful slide show about the festivities held at Bhaktivedanta Manor in the United Kingdom.

ISKCON`s Congregational Development Ministry informs the readers that after 14 years, the new Bhakti Vrksa Manual is now available.

The first Kirtana Mela of the Baltic states will take place on 13 – 15. of April 2012 in Tallinn, Estonia, in the ISCKON Estonia center Sri Harinam Mandir.

Sri Mayapur International school is a unique school which provides a broad educational program. Its aim is to give the students a strong spiritual foundation, build their character and develop their academic studies.

Sri Mayapur International School Teaching vacancies starting August 2012: English First Language and English Literature, Biology, Mathematics, Thinking skills and secondary school teachers.

You are invited to participate as a Vendor at Festival of Inspiration on May 11, 12 & 13th (set up allowed on the 10th) New Vrindaban, WV, USA.

Akhandadhi Das is a regular speaker on UK`s BBC radio show `Thought for the Day.’ On March 14th he spoke about the importance of vegetarianism. The program has 4 millions of listener each morning.

On the appearance day of Sri Caitanya on the 8th of March, 2012, to help all of Srila Prabhupada's followers, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has uploaded Lord Caitanya`s main biography, the entire English language Caitanya Caritamrita at their website as a free e-book.

The Executive Committee of ISKCON`s Governing Body Commission suggests ISKCON devotees be aware and get involved in the Saving Yamuna Campaign.

The late Tamal Krishna Goswami`s Ph.D. thesis entitled as A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti: The Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is going to be released soon by Oxford University Press, USA. The book includes a critical introduction and conclusion by Graham M. Schweig.

On behalf of the BBT, the Bhakti Writer Community is sponsoring a poetry competition.

Every devotee needs peer association and intimate relationships on the spiritual platform. Many a times it is difficult for ISKCON female devotees to have such association in their daily lives.

On January 29, Sunday (midnight UK time, 7pm New York time on January 28), Wikipedia features on its front page under the "On this day" section the 45th anniversary of the Mantra-Rock Dance event in San Francisco.

The 320 page book by Director of Food for Life Global, Paul Rodney Turner (Priyavrata das) is the result of many years of research and crafting while teaching the art and science of food yoga around the world at vegetarian conferences.

The world is in search of an economic system that works for the people and the Planet. And this search has been going on for the last one hundred years without much success. We may like it or not, but our time and options are running out. Our present economic paradigms are leading us fast on the path of self-annihilation.

Native to Jaipur, India, Krishna Priya dasi has prepared thousands of sweets for offering to Krishna. Sharing her experience and expertise, the author, a gifted and celebrated confectioner, shows us how to make 56 of her favorite traditional Indian sweets.