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Final Cover_June 2019.indd 3 6/9/2019 3:00:28 PM facebook.com/official.yogamag 3 5/7/2019 9:34:18 PM5/7/2019 9:34:18 PM I’d just like to say on behalf of all the team here at YOGA YOGA at here all the team on behalf of say just like to I’d of your and appreciative grateful are Magazine that we we This month in our magazine. dence support and confi and spiritual legacy the life of feature to delighted are spread goal to whose passionate Bhaktivedanta Swami success. great with was realised yoga and teach His with also left meeting and collaboration a up with Nick also catch Boragi, We lasting legacy in the UK. sought Our Siddhi, one of the most for Director Design ‘spirit’ creative The brands. lifestyle yoga after and original is self-evident in the company into invested ‘love’ and loved nitely defi We its cutting-edge and ethos. designs everything do too. hope you about Our Siddhi and subjects a wide range of diverse that June issue features got We’ve an intrinsic partform lifestyle. of the yoga tips and more guidance, experts A-list advice, providing on a range of subjects including practices, in yoga, yoga, Yoga, Mindful use essential to how Happiness, Bathing, Wellness practice, international Special Needs, for Yoga meditation, oils for and lots more. Teachers Yoga for Tips Travel nd some fi full swing you’ll summer approaching With Joanna inside. and workouts practical exercises yoga great just some of and Ravi Singh are and Ana Brett Cowper step by with step you providing contributors our stellar work to instructions and exercises on summer work-outs centres. energy on your Dear YOGA Magazine readers, Magazine YOGA Dear Editor (OUR SIDDHI) (OUR Lots of love Lots Dr Malik Yogi inspire one another...... inspire the purpose of why yoga is practised: yoga the purpose of why others...... We believe that style and spirituality can not only coexist but that style not only coexist believe and spirituality can We others...... – to dedicate and the time we to our practice dedicate between the time we that power should drive us to enrich the lives of others. We believe in the ripple believe We of others. us to enrich the lives should drive that power I’d like to just to quote here a part of Our Siddhi’s ethos, which is also a reminder to everyone about to which is also a reminder ethos, a part here quote just to of Our Siddhi’s like to I’d an ancient practice is just as relevant today as it was then. We believe in balance in balance believe then. We was today as it as relevant is just an ancient practice eff ect – that small acts of kindness can reverberate exponentially. We believe that We believe exponentially. reverberate ectcan – that small acts of kindness eff We believe that everyone possesses a unique power within themselves. We believe believe We themselves. within that everyone possesses a unique power believe We 8 Editors Letter YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 3YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 3 YOGA June2019 Issue(final)-press upload.indd 4

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temples globally. philosophy hascreated hundreds of oversold 500million copies and his bhakti to world. the His have books for revealing timelesswisdom the of gratitude to Bhaktivedanta Swami millions around express globe the their within borders the of India. Today, consciousness,Krishna washidden richthe culture of bhakti-yoga, or life of followers of bhakti. cleanliness, are allcore practices for a of mercy, truthfulness, austerity, and in away that upholds principles the sanctifi ed vegetarian food, and living minded spiritual aspirants, eating Bhagavatam such asthe ( accompanied by music (japa For teachings millenniathe and ) or incommunity by chanting ). Th e study sacred of texts Bhagavad , associating with like- Srimad and Srimad he hasto just on depend Him. happens by and willof the that God soulthe iseternal and everything gave explaining himsolace that He wasdeeply aff ected, but hisfather hismotherhim when diedsuddenly. reality of life continued to confront diff erent, one of suffering. Th e harsh devotion. But world the outside was Abhay’sperson. world, wasone of consciousraised aGod hisson to be follower of Lord Krishna,and he is fearless at lotus the feet of Lord. the named himAbhay Charan, one who was Rajani, ahome maker. Th ey aclothDe, merchant, and hismother India. His father wasGour Mohan 1st September 1896inCalcutta, Bhaktivedanta Swami wasborn on A childhoodofdevotion Gour Mohan wasadevout 5/7/2019 9:38:33 PM facebook.com/official.yogamag 37 5/7/2019 9:38:41 PM5/7/2019 9:38:41 PM With his spiritual teacher, teacher, spiritual his With Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Bhaktisiddhanta could become wealthy, he could he could become wealthy, could then use propagate to his money and mission, teacher’s his spiritual him in his encouraged this thought by known later Abhay, profession. c A.C. Bhaktivedanta the honorifi the next spent Prabhupada, Swami his journey to for preparing 32 years the West. Bhagavad Bhagavad and spoke of being guided by its its being guided by of spoke and One day in 1922, a friend of One day Bhaktisiddhanta by moved Deeply Education and meeting his and meeting Education spiritual teacher college a prestigious to went Abhay in majors in 1920 with graduated and economics. and philosophy English, movement the time this During independence was gathering for he was especially and momentum Gandhi. of in the philosophy interested a carried always Gandhi philosophy. a bhakti-yoga to him took Abhay’s the of the presence into and centre spiritual and scholar prominent Sarasvati. Bhaktisiddhanta leader, a liking took Sarasvati Bhaktisiddhanta and Abhay young the devout towards meeting rst their very him on asked fi the through bhakti-yoga spread to is Th in the West. language English uential be to most infl proved meeting calling. future Abhay’s young on wisdom, and devotion Sarasvati’s student became his formal Abhay carry to resolved in 1933, and a instruction. As his teacher’s out did salesman, Abhay pharmaceutical especially in rail by travelling of a lot if he that thought He India. North Gita In his room at at room his In Radha Damodar Damodar Radha temple in in temple YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 37YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 37 YOGA June2019 Issue(final)-press upload.indd 38

facebook.com/official.yogamag FEATURE 38 and hehad fulfi his lled duties towards were there also to provide support life. His sons were allsettled, relatives felt it wastime to retire from family away. later Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati passed ironically lastone the too. Two weeks received from hisspiritual teacher and fiwas the rst instruction Abhay had of life. this as to purpose the Th is confirmation. He now had no doubt world.the Abhay letter took this asa Abhay to spread bhakti-yoga allover given fi they when rst met. He asked repeated hehad same instruction the Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati he inwhich In 1936,hereceived aletter from If you get ever money, print books.” “I hadadesire to print some books. disciples, hesaid directly to Abhay, Kund with Abhay and other several walking by the sacred lake of Radha day asBhaktisiddanta Saraswati was took place inVrindavan in1935.One meetings with hisspiritual teacher In 1950, at age the of 54,Abhay One of Abhay’s mostsignificant yogamagazine.com the missionthe of hisspiritual teacher. publishing and books prepared to fulfi l He seriously then took up writing and the title, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. order of life in 1959, and wasgiven writing. He accepted renounced the for years several indeepstudy and Damodar.Radha Th ere he engaged historicthe temple medieval of humblein very circumstances in city of Vrindavan, where helived duty towards world. the his family and now hehadto fulfi lhis He travelled then to holy the Calcutta to New York. board acargo ship, theJaladuta,from Company to allowhimfree passageon Steam oftheEastIndia the chairman age of69,hemanagedto convince manyAfter attempts, in1965,atthe howthiswould happen. did notknow hadbecomeanobsessionbuthe It

Matchless Gift s, New York However, wasnot ahead journey an the fulfi l his spiritual teacher’s mission. Jaladuta free passage on board acargo ship, the India Steam Company to allow him to convince chairman the of East the 1965, at age the of 69,hemanaged happen. Aftmany er attempts, in but hedidnot know how would this York. It an had become obsession known, oft endreamt of going to New Bhaktivedanta Swami ashewasnow Crossing theseaswithfaith At opportunity lasthehadthe to , from to New Calcutta York. 5/7/2019 9:38:48 PM facebook.com/official.yogamag 39 5/7/2019 9:38:55 PM5/7/2019 9:38:55 PM July 1966 July th Finally, on 13 on Finally, to become serious students of the of become seriousto students of the help With tradition. bhakti-yoga Swami Bhaktivedanta these students, York’s New on a small storefront rented East use to as a temple. Side Lower Bhaktivedanta Swami established established Swami Bhaktivedanta Society Krishna for the International the for (ISKCON) Consciousness the “checking of purpose he stated and in the world values of imbalance peace”. and unity real for working in Tompkins in Tompkins in loft s on the s Bowery in loft sailed into New York York New into sailed Jaladuta In New York, he faced great he faced great York, New In Commonwealth Pier where the ship the ship where Pier Commonwealth to proceeding y before briefl stopped 19th On 1965, September York. New the had Swami Bhaktivedanta Harbour. arrived in America. nally fi began his mission and hardships the classes on giving by humbly Bhagavad Gita kirtan leading and peace of message and His Park. Square young many with goodwill resonated forward came whom of some people, was respected. But But was respected. reached Boston’s Boston’s reached Jaladuta Bhagavad Gita in America it would be diff erent, he he erent, be diff would in America it with foreigner a lone be no one, would sacred of his translations a trunk of Rupees. forty only and texts Sanskrit in America Arriving to be treacherous proved e journey Th attacks heart two ered he suff and er a 35-day journey, aboard. Aft the easy one. He was going to an unknown unknown an to was going He easy one. country. unwelcoming an probably and he was respected, in India saint As the YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 39YOGA June 2019 Issue (final)-press upload.indd 39 YOGA June2019 Issue(final)-press upload.indd 40

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Arrival reception in London Krishna. At reception aChristmas of ways to to chant get Beatles the Hare time, thinking devotees the hadbeen Harrison For of Beatles. the along devotees: ameeting with George came afortunate break for London the Beatles. chanting with the 1968, and by were they Christmas came to London on 1 Th Beatles. the couples e and onebaby biggestmeet the band world inthe - dream acentre to start inLondon and empoweredthen three couples with a Swami original wasthe pioneer who on apioneering spirit. Bhaktivedanta Th e Hare movementKrishna was built Reigning over London In middleof the awinter of struggle st September 5/7/2019 9:39:03 PM facebook.com/official.yogamag 41 5/7/2019 9:39:11 PM5/7/2019 9:39:11 PM Th e stage was set. Th e time had was set. stage e Th televised show with glee. It was, he glee. It with televised show the greatest of “one remarked, later life.” thrills in my to character the principal for come ambassador Krishna’s Lord enter. to last coming was at the West, to who had the six devotees For England. in London, bhakti-yoga pioneered struggle. now had beenit But a long impossible their seemed once it that had ey true. Th coming were dreams Swami Bhaktivedanta for a place found a temple they had obtained and live, to London. of in the centre August 1969, the “Hare 1969, the “Hare August th On 29 Krishna Mantra” single was released released single was Krishna Mantra” reviews in the favourable received and on airplay constant and papers British release, the its of day rst On the fi radio. entered and sold 70,000 copies record two 20. Within number at the charts twelve the number to rose it weeks, in a week 20,000 copies selling spot, most popular England’s alone. London , Pops the of Top show, television chanting devotees twice broadcast go-go by Krishna surrounded Hare dry-ice of clouds swirling and dancers the nationally watched mist. George

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