Japa Retreats

Glastonbury Retreat 23rd-30th september 2011

Christchurch, New Zealand 2010

Dandavat Pranamas to all devotees.By the mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, we have just completed our third Japa Retreat here in New Zealand with great success and happiness.It becomes more apparent, with each successive retreat, that the boundless mercy bestowed within the holy names of the Lord, are certainly filled with endless, liberal [...]

Kostroma, Russia. 1st Retreat January 2010

Russia, Kostroma Japa RetreatJanuary 24th -30th 2010 Dandavats Prabhu’s and friends.By the causless mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, we have successfully completed another japa retreat program.This retreat was situated in the far north of snowy, very cold Russia, in Kostroma, 500 Kilometres north of Moscow, beside the frozen Volga river.By great fortune we [...]

First Lithuanian Retreat. Kaunas 2nd- 7th January 2010

Dandavats Prabhus and all friends By the causless mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, we have just completed another successful Japa retreat, this time in Kaunas, Lithuania. Amidst heaps of snow and sub zero temperatures, the devotees were packed into quite a small, simple, yet very warm home, on the edge of a dense [...]

Polish Japa Retreat December 2009

Japa Retreat Poland December 24th-31st 2009 Dandavat Pranamas All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga. Over the Christmas break, while many in Europe and America were suffering disruption to travel conditions etc, brought about by the sudden snow storms, the devotees in Poland were happily taking warmth from the precious fires of some exclusive [...]

Glastonbury England November 2009

Appreciations of the Glastonbuty Japa retreat November 2009 Dandavats to everyone.By the causeless mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, this most recent retreat in Glastonbury was an astonishing success. Success in the sense, that all the 18 people who took part, very clearly benefited enormously from the powerful influence of the Holy name.This power [...]

Japa Retreat Sicily July 2009

Dutch Japa Retreat May 2009

Dandavat PranamsAll Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.This years Dutch Japa retreat took place in the very beautiful ashram of Sada Siva Dham.Set deep within the forest, the devotees were able to find time to chant their japa in a natural setting.The exchanges between the devotees grew more sweet as the time passed, and [...]

Christchurch NZ Retreat report

Dandavat Pranamas.By the causeless mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga we have just completed our Japa retreat here in the South Island in New Zealand, at Governors Bay, half an hour south of Christchurch.Fifteen of us stayed together in the beautiful “Old Vicarage” house beside the picturesque Governors Bay harbour.The retreat was a complete [...]

Navadvipa Gaura Purnima Festival

Hare Krsna readersBy the mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, we have spent the last 7 days wandering amongst the nine islands of Sri Dhama Navadvipa during this years 2009 Gaura Purnima festival. Almost continuously the holy names of Krsna and Gauranga Mahaprabhu have filled the entire atmosphere with sweet, divine transcendence. The effects [...]