Don't have all the details yet, but Oprah Winfrey visited Vrindavan earlier today. Oprah is a major celebrity and has a lot of influence. In recent times she has espoused benefits of a plant based diet and done shows on being Vegetarian/Vegan. She got into a fight with the cattle industry and even recently did a Vegan show showing the grotesque method cow slaughter to the public. So nice to see her visit the land of Krishna and His cows :) CommentsPurnima Ramkellawan 01/19/2012 8:55am
Wow, she is so so amazing, please send more details,
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Mohan 01/19/2012 9:02am
Hare Krishna
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Luciano macchiavello 01/19/2012 9:25am
Hare Krsna!
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Anne 01/19/2012 9:35am
She looks lovely, Champion of Compassionate eating....XX
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Kamal 01/19/2012 10:28am
She received some mercy. Cool.
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Mahavisnupriya dasi 01/19/2012 10:44am
Oprah always ranks in the top 10 of wealthiest Americans. Probably the richest woman in America due to her savvy business dealings.
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Nilacala Candra Das - Saratoga Springs 01/19/2012 10:53am
Hari Hari Bol!!!
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bhakta don 01/19/2012 11:42am
Bhakta Don: Don't get too excited Oprah is on a very clever Obama vote getting campaign aimed at secular religious voting pacts (New Vr. is Hindu she thinks or was told). She recently locked up the Amish, Orthodox Jews, Minnonites etc. for her boy. Slam dunking his re-election. There's no way she's gonna let Obama lose..ain't gonna happen ..period! I saw someone call her out on it and she sheepishly denied the timing of it all saying it was just her and her curisoty..that's all. In an election year! Suspicous. She also was seen in a Amish dress. Took flat bread in Jewish Communion. Its politics politics, politics.
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Narad Guide Essel 01/19/2012 12:00pm
No wonder Oprah is blessed so much with prestige, wisdom, grace and lots more. Her presence at ISKCON and against cow slaughtering says a lot about her. She doesn't only preach about doing the right thing on TV only, but practices as well. God bless her for showing her fans the right way.
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kyra 01/19/2012 12:26pm
Regardless of her reasoning..its pretty cool that someone of her stature and wealth has come to Vraj!!! It can be something amazing..thousands of people will chant the Lords Name,just because she visitied,and not to mention ,the mercy of the Lord bestowed upon her from stepping on Holy Land..she got there before me!!! Jaya..it kinda makes me happy..I grew up in Brooklyn watching her with my Mama...my mom will be more interested in Krsna!!! Heh...
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`Kerren Bennie 01/19/2012 12:35pm
Hare Krishna
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kalpana 01/19/2012 1:01pm
wonderful love to hear that ,amazing places ,who did god try to go there very speciel place.HARE KRISHNA :))))
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random anonymous 01/19/2012 1:41pm
We do love the cows and we want to see them being looked after and not used the way they are now, conditions are much worse for them and while i don't agree that cows milk is only for cows, the other reasons for veganism are fair. all vegans i've spoken too agree with cow protection and cows being treated with love, they give to their calves first and then the rest someone needs to take. everythought is progressive, we can cooperate with vegans because we have a similar interest in cow protection, why be divided. surely we can harmonize,
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01/19/2012 1:48pm
Haribol
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Hari dasa 01/19/2012 2:09pm
Bhakta Don, as she was in ISKCON Vrindavan, India (not New Vrindavan, USA) I don't see what this trip would have to do with American politics and the presidential elections.
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cindy 01/19/2012 2:34pm
Hari Bol !
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Panjalli dasi 01/19/2012 5:49pm
wow that's amazing..I went to krsnas place about 30 times...hehe
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Alice Martin 01/19/2012 5:51pm
Hari Bol!!that's wonderful....I'm not from iskcon but I apriciate all societies...
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devendra pendse 01/19/2012 6:05pm
jay Ho Rada Rada
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Jadhavacarya Das ACBSP 01/19/2012 6:12pm
All of you are missing the point. Srila Prabhupada always courted the rich and famous, because they have influence over others. "Whatever a great man does, common men will follow." Oprah is blessed, and she can understand that she has received the Lords blessings. Now, she can come to understand God in His fullness through Krsna consciousness, but just as in the past ISKCON members have created so much bad press due to ignorance and arrogance, rather then being humble and serving the greater community. Be happy that she has taken advantage of this opportunity in Vrindaban. This arrangement was strictly between her and Krsna and Radharani.
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msn article link with mention of ISKCON temple visit 01/19/2012 8:23pm
http://news.in.msn.com/exclusives/it/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5768856
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Rajat 01/19/2012 8:46pm
Finally Almighty has showered his unconditional grace on to another fallen soul....
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Radhe 01/19/2012 8:47pm
is she still in Vrindavan Dham? how long she will be in Vraja?
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arisoma 01/19/2012 8:57pm
so nice and beatifulll
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akshay 01/19/2012 11:40pm
hare krsna
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abhishek 01/20/2012 2:16am
Its very difficult to understand that we all love lord krishna and he used to own more than 1000000 cows and now in INDIA COW SLAUGHTER IS THE COMMON AFFAIR NOT ONLY THEY SLAUGHTER THEM BUT GIVE THEM EXTREME PAIN
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ravigodhat 01/20/2012 2:19am
she is coming,to all of srila prabhupad glories.....
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Enrico Pasquali 01/20/2012 2:51am
Why do you think that this new is relevant?
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01/20/2012 2:56am
I am very happy that Krishna blessed Mrs Oprah,meaby now with God blessing,she can do realy samething bigest for the whole world. Thank you very much!.Your friend Mahananda,Iskcon devotee, from Portugal.
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01/20/2012 2:59am
thak you very much Krishna!Mahananda d. dasi,Lisbon,Iskcon.
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01/20/2012 7:12am
I knew it , i saw that show on 0prah I knew Krishna was holding her close to him, after all she is a great service to the world.Hare Bohl.
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Peyush 01/20/2012 7:33am
Hari Bol!!,
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Dikshavati 01/20/2012 9:09am
I have been with the Krsna movement for 40 years. There is a Temple in Soquel close to Santa Cruz, CA. We would be so honored and ecstatic to have a visit by Oprah Winfrey. It's in 26 acres in the mts of Santa Cruz, and just 5 mins. from the Ocean. Please let us know (831) 332-4883 Dikshavati We have a small more intimate community where ms. Oprah may feel more comfortable.
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Yashoda Devi dasi 01/20/2012 11:37am
In one of her shows, she was glorifying disabled persons who, in dispite of difficulties, manage to keep their high spirit, fighting against all odds to make positive changes around them and also to make a better world.
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RadhaShyamasundar Blog 01/20/2012 11:39am
The below is a copy of the comment just pasted on Facebook to give some further thoughts on this...
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Madhva Muni das 01/21/2012 2:47am
@Luciano macchiavello "But i am not sure that some one who promotes veganisim is good for K.C. as taught by Srila Prabhupada! "
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Aya Devi Santamariaa 01/21/2012 5:22am
ES MARAVILLOSO: AUN SI SE PROMUEVE EL VEGANISMO...BUENO S.P NOS INICIO EN VEGETARIANISMO,PERO TAL VEZ MUCHOS PASEN DE AKI A SER VEGANOS TODO ESO ES MUY BUENO, POR KE SE RESPETA EN AMBOS KASOS LA VIDA DE LOS ANIMALES, EN ESPECIAL LA DE LAAS AMADAS VAKITAS DE KRISHNA.
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Harinarayan Singh 01/21/2012 9:59am
She has bestowed great mercy upon Vrindavan by her presence! Jai!!
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01/21/2012 10:57am
Simply wonderful! All glories to Srila Prabhupada, our sole diksha guru! Wish her all the best.
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RadhaShyamasundar Blog 01/23/2012 7:30am
Harinarayan: Actually Vrindavan dham has bestowed great mercy onto her. It is the other way around. Despite her fame, etc. she is simply a conditioned soul attracted to Krishna who has all fame, wealth, etc.
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Roger 01/24/2012 7:03pm
Yes it was Oprah's destiny, always...
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Jaya Gura Dasa 01/31/2012 12:34pm
wow this is very nice Oprah Winfrey at one of iskcons largets temples wow hope by krishnas mercy she starts chanting Hare Krishna...
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Kamal Majumdar(Kanakabja Das) 02/01/2012 5:14pm
Hare Krishna.I am so happy to be with you all.Please keep in touch.08972022754
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devyani 02/02/2012 8:35pm
hari bol,she is so lucky person so she did darsan in vrindavandham.
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Steven L. Schwartz 03/26/2012 10:27pm
Does Oprah know who this is about?
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