Unforgettable Nectarean Bhakti Yoga Retreat

The bhakti yoga retreat we just experienced from 11-13 July, 2014 up in Vail, Colorado was a truly unforgettable nectarean experience. Vail is situated at a very high elevation, over a mile-and-a-half above sea level. But we went even higher by diving deeply into ecstatic Hare Krishna chanting (kirtan), by relishing delicious and sumptuous prasadam (spiritual food offered to Krishna) and by discussing Krishna conscious topics. Thousands of lifetimes of anxieties and delusions were washed away from our hearts as we dove deeper and deeper into the nectarean ocean of Krishna bhakti (devotion to Krishna.)

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Transcendental Rocky Mountain Picnic--12 July 2014

Appreciating the Splendorous Beauty of Krishna's CreationSankarshan Das Appreciating the Beauty of Krishna's Creation

Explaining Krishna Bhakti to a Devotee's MotherSankarshan Das Explaining Krishna Bhakti to a Devotee's Mother

Ecstatic Hare Krishna Kirtan by the CampfireSankarshan Das Ecstatic Hare Krishna Kirtan by the Campfire

Singing "The Existential Blues" by the RiverSankarshan Das Singing "The Existential Blues" by the River

Relishing a Twilight Prasadam Feast by the CampfireSankarshan Das Relishing a Twilight Prasadam Feast

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Does the Sun Orbit the Earth?

Please accept my accept humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I was listening to a young doctor who was saying that according to the Vedas the sun is orbiting around the earth and not the other way round. This young doctor is an ISKCON devotee and was speaking at a university in India. Is his claim true? And if so where, is this, that most in the audience refused to believe in, stated?

Your humble servant,
Prav

Answer: The Sun Has an Orbit

It is clearly stated in the Brahma-samhita that the sun has an orbit. So is the earth revolving around the sun? Or is the sun revolving around the earth? The answer is that both viewpoints can be taken as correct. It is simply a matter of perspective. The relationship that the earth and sun have with each other as they move through space can be scientifically explained from either perspective.

According to the heliocentric viewpoint the earth revolves around the sun. And according to the geocentric viewpoint the sun revolves around the earth. The various positions of the planets as they move throughout space in what we call our solar system can be accurately described by both a heliocentric and a geocentric model. In this connection the great Vedic scientist, His Grace Sadaputa Das, has written as follows, "If we intuitively prefer to think of large masses as stationary and small masses as moving, rather than the other way around, then we will prefer the heliocentric viewpoint."

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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