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"China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. This article is both hilarious and sad, looking at the lengths to which a government will go to regulate thought through censorship. It also goes into some of the more subtle politics of the current 72-year-old Dalai Lama as he thinks about his political and spiritual successor. The Dalai Lama 'refuses to be reborn in Tibet so long as it's under Chinese control.'"

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On the 10th August 2007, His Holiness BB Govinda Swami came to Soho Street Temple to give some wonderful bhajans and a review and update on the Kazakstan situation plus a fundraising at the end.

This is the first time I have seen this Maharaja, and I really loved his Kirtans, I had made several videos so do watch them below! On the Kazakstan situation, it appears to be going nowhere, but Maharaja did say that for the United Kingdom Devotees, it took 15 years (?) of campaining to prevent Bhaktivedanta Manor from closing down. What a long, tough road the Kazakstan devotees may have to traverse...please pray for them!

Part 1: Guru Puja

After a long while, I finally uploaded the video of His Holiness Bhakti Chaitanya Swami doing an amazing Harinama through the streets of London. You just have to watch it! The video is about 30 minutes long.

INMATES at a jail in southern India are eating so well many are reluctant to leave and other convicted criminals are trying to move in.

The Parappana Agrahara prison in Bangalore is crowded with 4700 inmates, more than twice its capacity, because petty criminals are refusing to apply for bail, the Bangalore Mirror says.

Juvenile offenders are also overstating their age to qualify as adults and get in.

The reason is the healthy food served by Hare Krishnas, who began serving pure vegetarian fare on May 21, under contract from the prisons department.

Lunch and dinner typically include piping hot rice, two vegetables and a spicy lentil dish called sambar and buttermilk. A dessert is added on festival days and national holidays like Independence Day, and also once a week.

"When we are getting tasty, nutritious food three times a day here, why should we go out and commit crimes?" said prisoner Raja Reddy, who has been arrested 20 times in 30 years for theft, robbery and burglary.

"Our going out of the prison will only benefit pawnbrokers who purchase stolen items at a throwaway price from us, advocates who fleece us to fight our case and the police who collect bribes." - AFP