The theme "Make Vrindavana Villages" is the continued vision of Srila Prabhupada's essay on Gita Nagari wherein he urges us to live in a place following the teachings of Bhagavad-gita. This is the essence of the Vedic culture, the essence of the varnasrama culture: live as Krishna and the residents of Vraja lived 5000 years ago in the simple yet sublime atmosphere of Vrindavan Dham, depending on the land, the cows and Lord Krishna.
We have yet to realize the 50% of Srila Prabhupada's mission, that of establishing varnasrama dharma. Modern day society is feverishly running after materialism through increased sophisticated technologies, complicated mechanization and global urbanization, thus forgetting the real purpose of life. Vedic culture propounds the glories of simple technologies and spirituality through a predominantly localized agrarian lifestyle based on the principles of simple living and high thinking. The ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry (IDVM) of India has been established for that purpose; to bring awareness to individuals and society at large on the urgent need to lead our lives based on the tenets of the eternal scientific teachings of the Vedic knowledge whose foundational instructions we find in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
By bringing such awareness we hope to inspire more people to take up this simplified lifestyle. There is an urgent need to protect existing village communities in India and around the world, beginning with the protection of mother cow. There is a need to create new communities as well. We therefore hope to attract individuals who can join us in the many on-going and unfolding outreach programs of the Ministry. We very much want you to be part of this exciting 4th wave of Srila Prabhupada's mission.
Learn more about the activities and programs of IDVM at ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry website. To contribute to this newsletter and to the activities of the please write to idvm.newsletter@gmail.com.
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