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New Santipur Farm, Poland
6 August 2003

For today, August 6, we have a couple photos from here at New Santipura:
 

Sri Sri Panca-tattva Bhagavan, the Five Lords of New Santipura	The temple farmhouse at New Santipura

Like old Santipura at the time of Sri Advaita Acarya, New Santipura is a place where Vaisnavas of low birth are given shelter by the Supreme Lord Himself.

While Haridasa Thakura was staying under the care of Advaita Acarya, he was afraid of the behavior of society in Santipura, Navadvipa, which was full of exceedingly aristocratic brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas. Haridasa Thakura was born in a Mohammedan family and was later recognized as a great Vaisnava, but nevertheless the brahmanas were very critical of him. Thus Haridasa Thakura was afraid that Advaita Acarya would be put into some difficulty because of His familiarity with Haridasa Thakura. Sri Advaita Acarya treated Haridasa Thakura as a most elevated Vaisnava, but others, like Ramacandra Khan, were envious of Haridasa Thakura. Of course, we have to follow in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya, not caring for people like Ramacandra Khan. At present, many Vaisnavas are coming to our Krsna consciousness movement from among the Europeans and Americans, and although a man like Ramacandra Khan is always envious of such Vaisnavas, one should follow in the footsteps of Sri Advaita Acarya by treating all of them as Vaisnavas. Although they are not as exalted as Haridasa Thakura, such Americans and Europeans, having accepted the principles of Vaisnava philosophy and behavior, should never be excluded from Vaisnava society. (C.c. Antya 3.220p)

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At the end of the entry for August 5 I provided you with a hyperlink to a mysterious Internet button that apparently has no function whatsoever; yet in spite of its uselessness, it has become quite the object of fascination for many Web surfers.

Now here again is an Internet button. Unlike yesterday's, this one does have a function. Try pressing it. I hope the result doesn't alarm you. Go to: www.turnofftheinternet.com

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