Dedicated to the transcendental pleasure of Nitya-lila pravista Om Visnupada Paramahamsa 108 Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness

In the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunath Goswamis,

Srila Krsna Das Kaviraja Goswami, Srila Narottama Das Thakur, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur, Srila Baladev Vidyabhusana Prabhu, Srila Jagannatha Das Babaji, Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Srila Gaura Kishora Das Babaji, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Goswami, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder-Acarya ISKCON), Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.

smeram bhangi-traya-paricitam saci-vistirna-drstim

vamsi-nyastadhara-kisalayam ujjvalam candrakena

govindakhyam hari-tanum itah kesi-tirthopakanthe

ma preksisthas tava yadi sakhe bandhu-sange´sti rangah

"My dear friend, if you are indeed attached to your worldly friends, do not look at the smiling face of Lord Govinda as He stands on the banks of the Yamuna at Kesighata. Casting sidelong glances, He places His flute to His lips, which seem like newly blossomed twigs. His transcendental body, bending in three places, appears very bright in the moonlight."

(Srila Rupa Goswami, Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.239)

krsna-bhakti-rasa-bhavita matih

kriyatam yadi kuto

pi labhyate

tatra laulyam api mulyam ekalam

janma-koti-sukrtair na labhyate

"Pure devotional service in Krsna consciousness cannot be had by pious activity in hundreds and thousands of lives. It can be attained only by paying one price - that is, intense greed to obtain it. If it is available somewhere, one must purchase it without delay."

(Srila Rupa Goswami, Padyavali, text 14)

This rare treasure is available at this forthcoming Vraja Bhakti Festival at Neumühle / Tünsdorf in the South-West of Germany from the 1st to the 7^th of December 2000.

We cordially invite you, and your family and your friends to be part of a wonderful week of high—class sadhu-sanga and nectarean pure hari-katha, bhajanas, kirtanas and ecstatic dramas in the blessed association of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.

The location, situated in a beautiful valley near the French and Belgian border, provides ideal facilities for all guests to stay especially for the cold winter season.

LOCATION:

Neumühle
Ökumenisches Zentrum für Meditation und Begegnung
D-66693 Mettlach-Tünsdorf (Saar)
Germany

RESERVATION: Ram Shraddha Das (Narayanan)

INFO Tel: 0049 - 6223 - 973864
Fax: 0044 - 6223 - 74967
e-mail: Surabhi@t-online.de
mobile phone (from 1.-7.12.00):
0049 - 0172 - 449 39 05
Paurnamasi Devi Dasi
Tel: 0049 - 4101- 23931
e-mail: ajayadasa@aol.com

PRICES:

Type of Facility Room rent / per day Prasadam / per day Total/per

per person per person day

1. Groupsleeping with own mats and 25 DM 15 DM 40 DM
sleeping bags
Children up to 16 years 3 DM 7 DM 10 DM
(one sleeping room will be reserved for mothers and children)
2.a) Single-bedroom w. attached shower 68 DM 15 DM 83 DM
b) 2 Persons in a single room 34 DM 15 DM 49 DM
(2^nd person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)
3.a) Single-bedroom w. floor shower 55 DM 15 DM 70 DM
b) 2 persons in a single-bedroom 27.50 DM 15 DM 42.50 DM
w. floor shower
(2^nd person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)

4.a) Double-bedroom w. attached shower 58 DM 15 DM 73 DM

b) 3 persons in a double-bedroom w. 39 DM 15 DM 54 DM

attached shower

(3^rd person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)

5.a) Double-bedroom w. floor shower 45 DM 15 DM 60 DM

b) 3 persons in a double-bedroom w. 30 DM 15 DM 45 DM

floor shower

(3^rd person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)

6.a) 3-bed-room w. attached shower 48 DM 15 DM 63 DM

b) 4 persons in a 3-bed-room 36 DM 15 DM 51 DM

w. attached shower

(4^th person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)

7.a) 3-bed-room with floor shower 35 DM 15 DM 50 DM

b) 4 persons in a 3-bed-room w. 26.25 DM 15 DM 41.25 DM

floor shower

(4^th person w. own mat & sleep.-bag)

8. If you stay less than three nights, please bring your own bedsheets,

otherwise it will be charged with 12 DM.

The meditation centre is kindly allowing one extra person per room in order to reduce the cost (see all b

s above).

All the rooms available on the basis of first come — first booked!

ARRIVAL: Of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja (affectionately called Srila Gurudeva)

Frankfurt Airport

1^st December 2000

7.10 a.m.

Flight LH 761 (Lufthansa)

From New Delhi

The party will proceed straight to the meditation centre by car.

Please note that whoever wants to also welcome Srila Gurudeva at Frankfurt Airport has to arrange for his own transportation to the meditation centre.

Seats available in the provided vehicles are strictly reserved for Srila Gurudeva´s party. In this regard we are hoping for your kind understanding and cooperation.

DEPARTURE: Frankfurt Airport

7^th December 2000

10.30 pm

Flight RG 741

To Brazil

Final darshan and class will be held on the morning of 7^th December. After breakfast prasadam all rooms have to be vacated by 11:30 a.m. on 7^th Dec. to avoid extra charges.

FESTIVAL DETAILS:

Travel by car ® see map

Public Transport facilities:

1. If you fly into Frankfurt, take the train from Airport to Merzig (ca.3h) and then the Bus from Merzig to Tünsdorf (see 6.).

2. If you fly into Luxembourg, proceed to Luxembourg Rly. Stn. (by taxi) and then take the train to Merzig (ca.2h). From Merzig take the Bus to Tünsdorf (see 6.).

3. If you fly into Strasbourg, proceed to Strasbourg Rly. Stn. and take the train to Merzig (ca.2,5h). From Merzig take the bus to Tünsdorf (see 6.).

4. If you are flying from Stansted to Hahn Airport, proceed to the next Rly.Stn, then by train to Merzig. From there take the bus to Tünsdorf (see 6.).

5. If you fly into Saarbrücken, proceed to Saarbrücken Rly. Stn. and from there take the train to

Merzig. From Merzig take the bus to Tünsdorf.

6. Buses from Merzig Rly.Stn. direction Orscholz:

Buses leave from 7.25 a.m. every two hours (9:25, 11:25 etc.). The last bus is at 22:25.

Additional buses are leaving at 10:37 a.m. and 18:45.

Get out at Tünsdorf / Ortsmitte and walk up 400m in the direction Orscholz / Neumühle.

Or ask the busdriver to drop you at Neumühle, since some of the buses pass by there directly.

PAYMENT:

Single-, double- and triple-bedrooms will be given to families or elderly persons as priority.

All payments towards reservation of rooms and prasadam must be done in full by

10. November 2000 with details of name/s of person/s by bank transfer to the following account under:

code: „Neumühle" (This is very important. Please don´t forget it!)

receiver: Narayanan

bank: Deutsche Bank 24 Heidelberg

account No.: 0104604

bankcode: 672 700 24

Please note that all charges towards bank transfer must be entirely borne by you and must be credited in Deutsche Mark (DM) only (no Dollars or Pounds etc.).

Otherwise the room reservation will not be confirmed. Please fax us the receipt of the bank transfer.

We shall be greately thankful to those devotees, who, on top of the room rent and prasadam per day, want to come forward with a generous or even humble donation towards the service of the vaisnavas, guru and the festival. Please credit the donation under code "fesival donation" to the same above account.

Unfortunately we are not able to provide free rooms or sleeping place in exchange for services as it is not feasible for us financially. Please come with required laksmi to be part of the festival. No offense to anybody and we hope for your kind understanding.

We shall not be able to provide prasadam before 1st of December, but if you wan to come earlier, rooms are available also before 1^st of December.

During the weekend of 1^st to 3^rd December there will be less beds available due to a parallel seminar which takes place simultaneously.

This should be especially noted by those persons who will be able to attend the festival only during the weekend.

Please make your reservations immediately, the earlier, the better.

All reservations have to be placed and payed for latest by November 10^th 2000

Hoping to hear from you soon and see you all at the festival to be able to render service to the full satisfaction of vaisnavas.

your vaisnava-dasanudasa

Ram Shraddha Das