77th issue Nitya-seva Newsletter

 January, February, March 2025. - 77th issue

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Jaya Rādhā-Śyāma!

Kṛṣṇa Valley Wins Sustainability Award
We are delighted to begin by sharing some joyful news: at a recent conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Budapest, the Indo-European Business Council honoured Kṛṣṇa Valley with a special award: the "Most Sustainable European Eco-Village."
 
The Council was founded by Arti Syal and her husband, both long-time well-wishers and regular visitors to Kṛṣṇa Valley. Their aim is to build cultural and business relationships between India and Europe. They have consistently appreciated the exemplary work being carried out in Kṛṣṇa Valley.
 
Indian investor Mr. Rajin, who presented the awards, offered heartfelt thanks to the Hungarian devotees for their valuable contribution in promoting India’s spiritual heritage and religious values. It was heartening to see the community’s efforts being appreciated by a wider audience.
 
Kṛṣṇa Valley – A Living Model of Spiritual Sustainability
Although first and foremost, Kṛṣṇa Valley is the divine residence of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Śyāmasundara, and thus a manifest replica of Goloka Vṛndāvana in Hungary, it is also notable as a working model of ecological and social harmony.
 
It proves that the lifestyle given by Śrīla Prabhupāda, rooted in the principle of "simple living and high thinking," can offer a genuine solution to the urgent issues of our age—climate change, environmental crises, and the disconnect from nature.
 
Kṛṣṇa Valley vividly demonstrates that when we live in harmony with Kṛṣṇa—following His eternal lifestyle both in the spiritual world and when He appears in this world—we naturally create conditions that are not only spiritually uplifting but materially ideal as well.
 
Young Group Offers Nitya-sevā with Grateful Hearts
We’re also pleased to introduce the newest Nitya-sevā donors—a group of university students and young professionals from the UK.
 
Last year, Niścinta Dāsa and Śyāmaraṇī Devi Dāsī, both disciples of Śrīla Śivarāma Swami and active in sharing Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the youth, brought a group of fifteen to Kṛṣṇa Valley. Their visit coincided with the Rādhāṣṭamī festival, making their experience even more memorable and spiritually enriching.
 
The students were deeply touched by the beauty and sweetness of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Śyāma, the devotional atmosphere of the festival, and the serene environment of Kṛṣṇa Valley. They were so very inspired by their experience, and eager to give back, that the group came together to offer a collective Nitya-sevā contribution to Their Lordships. It was a surprise to us all, and testament to the mesmerising effect of Rādhā-Śyāma.
 
We are truly grateful for their devotional gesture and pray that the merciful blessings of Rādhā-Śyāmasundara and Dayāl-Nitāi Vijaya-Gaurāṅga may manifest abundantly in their lives, and yours too!
 
On behalf of the Nitya-sevā team,
Your servant,
Mohana Dāsa

18th April, 2025., Somogyvámos