Newsletter

Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

my wife and I are regularly reading from a small booklet of poems composed by H.H. Sacinandana Swami. The title of this compilation is „Whispering voices“. This caught our attention and we decided to look deeper into this soft, Divine whispering.

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama!

In this newsletter, we would like to share with you a short report on the Bhakti Immersion retreat that took place in April, a Spring awakening in Goloka Dhama, and an invitation to the Youth Sanga Festival.

The Easter Bhakti Immersion retreat is now behind us, and I would like to share a few highlights that still resonate within me. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, warm greetings from springtime Goloka Dhama. We’re celebrating! April invites you – in keeping with the season – to inspiring events and new opportunities to grow spiritually together. In this newsletter, you’ll find an overview of the key dates in April, as well as a preview of our current annual events: the Bhakti Festival in early June and the kirtan course in October. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

when I took part in the Bhakti Immersion Retreat last year, I had no idea how profound, exciting and fun those days would be for me. Long afterwards, the impressions, conversations and new, surprising insights continued to accompany me in my everyday life. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

It is a great honour for me to write something for the February issue of the Goloka Dhama newsletter. Goloka Dhama is a very special place, and by Krishna's mercy, I have been allowed to live in this holy place for thirty years now. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, the new year has just started, but before 2025 disappears into distant memory, let us reflect on some of the highlights of the past year and share some of the highlights to come this year. In 2025 Goloka Dhama was not only filled with the sound of rustling trees and bird song, but also with the sound of hammering, buzzing saws and cement mixers. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama! This August marked a special milestone for our community. We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan, who have made Their home with us in Goloka Dhama for the last twenty-five years. After the festival, we finally undertook a long-desired service: restoring and repainting Their Divine forms as an offering of gratitude for Their golden jubilee. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama! From where I am sitting and writing, I can see across the grounds of Goloka Dhama, with the main building, the temple, in the background. Smoke is rising from the chimney, which means that Bala Govinda Prabhu has just added more wood to the fire. He makes sure that the temple and guest house are warm all year round. […]

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Dear Friends of Goloka Dhama, every year, the devotees of Lord Krishna joyfully gather to celebrate Govardhan-puja, one of the sweetest and most meaningful festivals in our tradition. The occasion commemorates the divine pastime of Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect the residents of Vrindavan, teaching us the futility of pride and the beauty of taking complete shelter in Him. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, today, we would like to tell you about a spiritual phenomenon that is universally effective throughout the world and the universe. It is an aspect of loving devotional service to the lotus feet of our beloved Sri Madan Mohan, an aspect of the multifaceted, merciful hladini shakti... also called Bhakti shakti: The offering and sacrifice of raw and cooked food to Krishna. […]

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Dear friends and well-wishers of Goloka Dhama, This month, something both very special and sweet awaits the followers of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu all across the globe. Most of you most likely know what I am hinting at: The divine appearance of our beloved Lordships, Sri Radha and Sri Krishna and, the glories appearance of our Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. […]

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Dear devotees and friends of Goloka Dhama,

In the sacred and serene atmosphere of Goloka Dhama, the heart of our community naturally beats strongest in the Deity department, where Radha Madan Mohan reside. It is here that loving, hands-on service draws us together in sweet, personal offerings of the heart. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

Tucked in the peaceful embrace of a national park, Radha Madan Mohan temple is more than just a sacred space – it is the heart of a living, breathing community. Here, amidst the trees, meadows, and songs of birds, we are reminded that spiritual life isn’t something we live alone.[…]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

It is April and we are already looking back on two highlights in the Vaisnava festival calendar: On February 10th we celebrated Nityananda's appearance day and on the next full moon Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance day with kirtan, abisheka and delicious prasadam. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama!

I would like to share with you a few questions that are on my mind and where I am looking for answers. Who am I? What is my relationship to life, to the universe, to God? Questions that everyone asks themselves to some degree. In the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, it says: I am part and parcel of God. But what is the soul and who is God? This can be explored more deeply in the temple. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, as I write this newsletter, the new year is just a few days old and the impressions of the turn of the year are still so fresh that I would like to share them with you. From 28 December to 1 January 2025, we hosted the Sanga Mela in the temple. […]

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Hare Krishna dear devotees and friends of Sri Sri Radha Madhana Mohan. A new year has begun, and we welcome 2025 with great inspiration and gratitude. In the past years, Goloka Dhama has been a place of vibrant bhakti, marked by inspiring festivals such as Janmāṣṭamī and Sanga Mela, as well as our daily evening kirtans. Together we have shared spiritual moments that have strengthened and enriched us.. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, this time we would like to share a report live from Vrindavan with you from Gaurahari Dasa: The overpowering sweetness of the Holy Dhama

This year my wife and I got the great mercy of staying in Sri Vrindavana Dhama for a prolonged time. It has been filled with great emotions.  […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama, today I would like to tell you about a regular event in the Krishna Consciousness Movement that has become so commonplace for many that its magical, transcendental nature seems to be somewhat lost in the mists of routine.

The event is called: The Sunday Feast. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

One week before Janmastami, there was a knock at my front door. Standing before me was an acquaintance from the days of the Heidelberg Temple. She seemed tired, exhausted and joyless. She needed to get out, needed a few days to recharge.  […]

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Dear friends and devotees,

We hope this newsletter finds you in the best of health and happiness. We would like to warmly inform you of some wonderful events that have recently taken place in our beloved Goloka Dhama and other special moments that await us in the coming month. […]

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Janmastami in the Heart
Dear devotees and friends of Goloka Dhama, we are happy that once again we can share a few words with you that will hopefully inspire all our hearts.  As we are preparing for the most auspicious and eagerly awaited time of the year, the appearance day of Lord Krishna, we are reflecting on welcoming the Lord to the place where we eternally experience mutual loving reciprocation - our own hearts. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

As we are starting to write this article the roses started blooming beautifully, apple trees are full of growing fruits, the air is clean and when the sun occasionally comes out everyone feels happy. We are very grateful to be able to experience this spiritual peace and atmosphere of dedicated service to Their Sweet Lordships daily, and for all the inspiring community of devotees. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

Those of you who have travelled to Vrindavan know that it is recommended to visit the temple of Shiva at the beginning of your stay, as it can give you access to the spiritual Dhama. So we will soon be given the opportunity in Goloka Dhama to add a new dimension to our visit to this place. […]

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Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

We are happy to greet you all with another edition of our monthly newsletter! We would like to share with you something about a very important upcoming festival on our Vaishnava Calendar. As most of you might know we are speaking about Sri Narasimha Caturdasi which falls on 22 May this year. […]

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Please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

In this newsletter we would like to inform you about the great activities of our Sunday feast team, an inspirational article about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (who´s appearance day is this month) by Jaya Sacinandana Prabhu and an article about new beginning from Gaurahari dasa. […]

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Please accept our best wishes for this new year 2024. May this year be rich with spiritual insights and opportunities to grow and mature further on our life´s journey.

We have just ended a fantastic Sanga Mela festival with around 150 guests who got a beautiful recharge of blissful Krsna consciousness. To also give you a minute chance of Maharaja uplifting association, we would like to share with you his wonderful new year message. […]

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Hare Krishna dear Friends and Well-Wishers of Sri-Sri-Radha-Madana-Mohan, please accept our most respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Somehow or other we missed last month’s newsletter, we apologise for that. So many things needed to be taken care of during the month of Kartik. Nevertheless we hope to make up with this one. […]

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Dear devotees and friends of Goloka Dhama,

Please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

This month we like to share with you a small report on the youth camp, an article from Adisesa about the Ratha yatra and an invitation for the Bhadra Purnima. […]

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Dear devotees and friends of Radha Madana Mohan,

Please accept our best greetings, all glories to our founder acarya Srila Prabhupada! We are nearing two major events of the year in Goloka Dhama with a great youth camp (supported by the Erasmus program) that will host 74 participants and one of the greatest festivals of the year, Sri Krishna Janmashtami. […]

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Dear devotees and dear friends, please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Summer time is always the busiest time of the year because we get the chance to receive more visitors. During the last month, in addition to individual guests, we hosted 50 Indian Pilgrims on their European tour, one great marriage of a Vaisnava couple and also the visit of Harinam Mandir. […]

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Dear devotees and dear Friends,

Please accept our greetings and good wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! Finally, summer is knocking at the door! Here in Goloka Dhama, many extra services are becoming available in Radha Madana Mohan´s garden! This month´s newsletter will have a particular thematic: “Visible and Invisible”. […]

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 Dear devotees and Friends,

Please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! In this newsletter we would like to share with you a small report on the Bhakti Immersion Retreat, an inspiration from Nitya Kisori and Visnu Priya who had recently visited the Holy Dhama, and about the benefits of Journaling. […]

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Dear friends and lovers of Radha Madan Mohan,

Please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We hope this newsletter finds you in good health and happy devotional spirit. This devotional spirit is certainly very precious and quite rare for a conditioned soul. But most of all it is a gift from the Lord and his servants. […]

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Dear devotees and friends of Goloka Dhama,

Please accept our best wishes, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Being just before the appearance of the Golden Avatar – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu – this newsletter will present and inspiring approach for this grand festival. You will also receive updates about the upcoming “Bhakti Immersion Retreat” (for Easter) and some of the upcoming events that we are hosting. […]

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