ISKCON Gurus Message

 By H.H. Lokanath Swami

naca, gao, bhakta-sange kara sankirtana
krsna-nama upadesi’ tara’ sarva-jana

 “My dear child, continue dancing, chanting and performing sankirtana in association with devotees. Furthermore, go out and preach the value of chanting Krishna-nama, for by this process You will be able to deliver all fallen souls.”
(CC Adi 7, Text 92)

I would like to express my gratitude to all the senior devotees of ISKCON who have come forward and responded to my appeal that we all join hands to promote World Holy Name Week.

I would especially like to thank the devotees who are performing the sacred service of diksa guru for helping by encouraging their disciples to participate and especially for being exemplary leaders by personally participating in this program themselves.

By all of us joining together to cooperate to spread Krishna-nama, we can please Srila Prabhupada.

Srila Prabhupada's greatest desire was to spread the chanting of the Holy
Names all over the world.  To fulfill this desire, the GBC established World
Holy Name Day during Srila Prabupada Centennial in 1996.   Taking charge of
the program at that time, was my beloved friend and godbrother, H.H. Bhakti
Tirtha Swami.  World Holy Name Day, was a tremendous success.

This year we are celebrating World Holy Name Week and the response has been extremely encouraging from ISKCON’s leaders.  ISKCON Gurus actively supporting the program and promoting it amongst their followers include:

·   H.H. Romapada Swami
·   H.H. Sivarama Swami
·   H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami
·   H.H. Prabhavishna Swami
·   H.H. Vedavyasapriya Swami
·   H.H. Sacinandana Swami
·   H.H. Mahavisnu Swami
·   H.H. Bhakti Vikasa Swami
·   H.H. Bhakti Caitanya Swami
·   H.H. Candramauli Swami
·   H.G. Matsyavatar Prabhu
·   H.H. Kadamba Kanana Swami
·   H.H. Bhakti Vijnana Goswami

Many spiritual leaders in ISKCON are coming forward to participate in this program and promote it amongst our communities.  I apologize for not specifically mentioning everyones’ here.  However, we plan to publish everyone’s reports, photos, etc, on our website.

This is a unique offering to Srila Prabhupada on the 50th Anniversary of his Sannyasa, as this is the first time, to my knowledge, that so many ISKCON gurus are joining together to promote a preaching program, since Srila Prabhupada’s Centennial in 1996 and Srila Prabhupada’s 108th Appearance Anniversary in 2004.

World Holy Name Week fulfills the mandate of ISKCON because it specifically addresses number four of the seven purposes of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness incorporated on July 11, 1966:

(4) To teach and encourage the sankirtan movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

World Holy Name week has the potential to help spread the holy name to every town and village of the world, thereby fulfilling the prediction of Lord Caitanya.

Prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama
Sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

“In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard.”

My realizations of this program, even before it officially begins on September 2nd (and some temples have already started) are very sweet.  Communicating with all of ISKCON gurus and leaders has been a special occasion to associate with senior devotees that I usually don't get an opportunity communicate with.  This has been very enlivening and relishable.

I hope that this becomes a trend:  gurus communicating and cooperating and working together to achieve common aims with common resources.

I’m very pleased by the positive response. I hope that this continues in the future.

Leaders often are busy in management and big festival programs and sometimes have less opportunity to fully absorb themselves for extended period of time in the Holy Names.  I hope that in the coming week, of September 2 - 11, 2009, you can take a Holiday or make it a Holyweek of World Holy Name Week.

In conclusion, I would like to wish everyone a blissful World Holy Names Week.

Thank you very much.

Your servant in the service of Srila Prabhupada and the Holy Name,

Lokanath Swami

http://www.worldholynameweek.org
http://www.whnw.org

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare…

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His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami

Dear Lokanath Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Thank you very much for taking such an active role in spreading Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's sankirtan movement. Srila Prabhupada will indeed be very pleased with you.

I will also try to actively give my input in this. Where will you be during that week?
I hope this meets you well.

Your servant,
Bhakti Charu Swami

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His Holiness Sacinandana Swami

Dear disciples and friends and well-wishers,
Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yesterday I received a wonderful letter from His Holiness Lokanath Maharaja, my long term guru bhai and great example of someone who has dedicated his life to chanting and spreading chanting. I think you know that since I am also a "Holy Name-man" I very much value his service and his association. He has asked me to request all of you to participate in the world Holy Name week. Imagine, for one week all over the world devotees will come together and make a special endeavor to glorify the Holy Name. Wonderful. I believe that when so many devotees chant together the atmosphere of the world will change and you will be able to derive a special strength and encouragement for your own participation in the chanting. All the vibrations of our mutual chanting either in japa or kirtana will circulate the globe and give it strength and much needed shelter.

Wishing you all the best and lots of spiritual strength,
Sacinandana Swami

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His Holiness Mahavisnu Swami

I am  hereby requesting all my disciples to get involved in the  World Holy Name Week to "Save the Earth Now".If you are grehasthas you can  please try and do your jappa and at least have some daily kirtans  with the family members too and if possible invite friends and neighbours sometimes.You can also try and visit the temple programmes this week.Even a short one man or woman and kids harinam up and down your street will be effective to purify the neighbourhood.A bhajan on the front lawn may  also create a stir and bring the kids around. At work you can devise ways to pollute the atmosphere with Harinam as much as possible without getting fired.You can also sing more loudly the mahamantra in the bath and on the loo*Firemen can chant whilst putting out fires.

*Graffiti artists can splash out with innumerable Holy Name styles in amazing places so that everyone becomes  intriqued with what's going on.
*Sportsfolk can start their football and other matches  by  having their teams chanting the mahamantra.Preferably forget the match and just have a big kirtan.
*Boozers can have harinam pub songs inside   and out on the streets and when inside the lockup they can also sing.
*Mountaineers can chant up and down and at the top of mountains* Suicides can chant as they jump off*Terminal patients can be surrounded by chanters as they pass away their life ultimately successful.Politicians can begin and end their rallies and speeches with  the transcendental vibration of the Holy Names.
*Musicians and DJs can play the mahamantra on their gigs and programmes .
 *Soldiers can chant whilst they pull the triggers and drop bombs.
* Crooks can chant the Holy names when they rob banks.
* Cancer cells can also chant
* Trees plants and other vegetables can chant in their own way.
*Birds can chirp the Holy Names and snakes can hiss Them.
*Fishermen can chant whilst fishing .
*Frogs can croak "Hare Krishna!"
*Lovers can chant whilst embracing one another
 *Cooks can keep chanting.
*Gardeners can chant to the plants .
* Clouds can chant thunderingly.
* Streams and brooks can babble the Holy names
*Drivers can chant at full speed.
* The wind can  breeze  and sigh the Holy names through pine forests
*Shop assistants can chant to their customers.
* Factory workers and bposses can chant in ecstasy.
*There are no hard and fast rules  for  chanting the Holy Names.

Srila Prabhupada wrote in his Jaladuta Diary:-

tara iccha balavan pascatyete than than
hoy jate gauranger nam
prthivite nagaradi asamudra nada nadi
sakalei loy krsna nam

By his strong desire, the holy name of Lord Gauranga will spread throughout all the countries of the Western world. In all the cities, towns, and villages on the earth, from all the oceans, seas, rivers, and streams, everyone will chant the holy name of Krsna.

tahale ananda hoy tabe hoy digvijay
caitanyer krpa atisay
maya dusta jata duhkhi jagate sabai sukhi
vaisnaver iccha purna hoy

As the vast mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu conquers all directions, a flood of transcendental ecstasy will certainly cover the land. When all the sinful, miserable living entities become happy, the Vaisnavas' desire is then fulfilled.Jaladuta Dairy 8.1: Prayer unto the Lotus Feet of Krsna.

Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

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His Holiness Prabhavisnu Swami

Dear ISKCON devotees and leaders,

Please accept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for all the individual services that you have rendered over the years.  This year, I would like to encourage all of you to perform an additional service together - World Holy Name Week.

krsna varnam tvisakrsnam
sangopangastra parsadam
yajnaih sankirtana prayair
yajante hi sumedasa

In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krishna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.  (SB 11.5.32)

Srila Prabhupada's greatest desire was to spread the chanting of the Holy Names all over the world.  To fulfill this desire, the GBC established World Holy Name Day during Srila Prabupada Centennial in 1996.  Taking charge of the program at that time, was my beloved friend and godbrother, H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami.  World Holy Name Day, was a tremendous success.

I would like to request all of the devotees to join hands with their local ISKCON centers to celebrate World Holy Name Week 2009 to their maximum capacity.

World Holy Name Week 2009 is from September 2 - September 11th.  Your planning of your participation should start now.

Here is what I would request you to do:

Visit the World Holy Name Week Website:
http://www.whnw.org
http://www.worldholynameweek.org

*  Please participate and help your local ISKCON center to organize the 50 Devotee Plus Harinama Sankirtan Procession on Sept. 4!
*  Please participate in and help your local ISKCON center to organize the
World Internet Sankirtan Party on Sept. 5 and 6.
*  Please personally GO ON LINE at
www.WorldHolyNameWeek.org
and make a pledge to chant during the Japathon.  Initiated devotees can pledge their 16 rounds or more.  Uninitiated devotees can also pledge according to their capacity.

I humbly would request you to do whatever you can to assist in organizing World Holy Name Week around the world.  Depending on your capacity, you could be an organizer on three different levels:

1.  Continental / Country Organizer
2.  Regional Organizer (Overseeing two or more centers)
3.  Local Organizer (Helping to organize your local ISKCON center or
    namahatta)

Please plan to participate in World Holy Name Week 2009, and reply to me and
also add the WHNW global coordination team at kirtan@krishna.com  as CC
receivers of your reply.

Please practically assist the WHNW team to spread  Srila Prabhupada's movement by participating in, and promoting, World Holy Name Week.

Thank you very much.

Your servant,

Prabhavisnu Swami

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