Prahladananda Maharaja Initiates Tirthapada Dasa

From ISKCON Melbourne: Yesterday Prahladananda Maharaja accepted Bhakta Tim as his disciple, giving him the name Tirthapada dasa.
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We all hope he achieves the goal of human life, and follows the example of his Guru Maharaja in reviving his service relationship with the Holy Name.
Here is a slide show of the highlights of the initiation ceremony and fire sacrifice.
See you at Ratha Yatra

Melbourne, Australia

I have been here in Melbourne, Australia for over a week, which lately is a long time for me to spend in one place.  The article that was recently published on the “Sampradaya Sun” was written by me about 4 or 5 years ago for the European Leadership and Management meeting that takes place each year.  The idea was not to criticize the leadership of ISKCON, but to see ways of improving it.

Upon arriving in Melbourne, I went to the New Nandagram farm about 2 hours away and give a yoga seminar with lectures on Krishna consciousness to about 15-20 people.  As Kali-yuga progresses, we can only expect people to become more and more receptive to Krishna consciousness.

Tommorrow, I go to Sydney and to the project at Govinda Valley where I will give lectures to the devotees and teach them some yoga.  This year I passed my certification test for Iyengar yoga.

Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada,

Prahladananda Swami