Easter Mela - ki jay! One year we had
to wait until our yearly Easter trip with our beloved Gurudeva to Neu Sammit
(Northern Germany). From Wednesday, April 16th 2014, till Monday, April 21st
2014, we all went to a little place close to a beautiful lake and great forest.
The days were packed with programs, walks, surprises, delicious prasadam,
family feelings being surrounded by so many Devotees, and, of course, our
Gurudeva, Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami.
Here are some impressions:
Last morning lecture by Gurudeva in Berlin before our trip to Neu Sammit.
... we are going to the Mela!
Preparations for the trip on Wednesday, April 16th.
Arrival
in Neu Sammit. And it goes on with building up and installations.
Harikatha-Ashram on the Mela:
Producing and Distributing. Ki jay! Listening from the pure source: Veda - the
sacred wisdom. (www.harikatha.de)
Easter Mela 2014: Mp3 in German and English with the
lectures about the Srimad Bhagavatam and other spiritual topics (e.g.
"sexuality and spiritual consciousness") by Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami.
You can get/order the CDs from Harikatha-Ashram (either
directly from the Harikatha Ashram in Berlin - every Sunday from 4 - 9 pm in
the Radha-Krsna Temple Berlin - or via Internet www.harikatha.de).
The Swedish Yatra visits Berlin and comes with us to
Neu Sammit - to see their Spiritual Master and his Devotees.
) Paramatma d. from
Hungary/Switzerland with his transcendental delicacies, many stories and
informative comments to the Vedic scriptures. He also translated most of the
lectures of Gurudeva for the international guests from Sweden, Poland,
Bulgaria, South America, Italy, Switzerland, Latvia, Austria, Great Britain and
France. You can get his translations of the Mela 2014-lectures on the new
Mp3-CD (either directly from the Harikatha Ashram in Berlin - every Sunday from
4 - 9pm in the Radha-Krsna Temple Berlin - or via Internet www.harikatha.de).
We had a variety of lectures, workshops, seminars,
concerts and cultural events on the Easter Mela in Neu Sammit, e.g. a Harmonium
Class by Draupadi d.d. or a class by Gangamata d.d. about "How to organize
the daily life with Krsna."
Besides the programs beautiful Devotees were caring
for vegetarian feasts and offering them to the Lord, means Prasadam/Mercy. - Ki
jay!
Rehearsals for the children theatre play.
The ecstatic beginning of the Mela: Kirtan and jolly
dances. Haribol!
Lectures
in the Temple Room in Neu Sammit: topics about the theory and nowadays praxis
of the Holy Scriptures.
Mataji (Women) Meeting with our Spiritual master. We
discussed topics of and about Matajis: family, society and general daily issues
of women. Moreover, behavior with the Deities and the Spiritual Master. We have
had even a birthday mataji: Prem Sita from Sweden! Ki jay!
) Initiations on the Easter Mela 2014 - ki jay! A new
life section starts with the search for God, for the truth and love, together
with a Spiritual Master and a spiritual community. Values like "Simple
living high thinking" and being a
Vegetarian are important to think about and to realize. We only can talk from
love when we are responsible for that what we do. - Means, when we are treating
the other living entities with love, care and respect.
Snapshots on and around the Easter Mela 2014.
Gurudeva left Berlin on April, 21st
2014, for His way to Venezuela. Beautiful times with his Sadhu sanga with love
and compassion for all beings, beyond limitations. Jay Gurudeva!
Thanks to the Lord, our Gurudeva and
all the Vaishnavas that we had such great time with our beloved Srila B.A.
Paramadvaiti Swami.
