ISKCON - Worldwide Enlightenment Day and Srila Prabhupada Book Marathon

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Denver Temple Weekly Bulletin Vol 2: Issue 49  December 03, 2009    Iskcon WorldWide Enlightenment Day   Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Marathon   New Raja Bhoga Arati Time at 12:00 noon              Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura   February 6, 1874 - January 1, 1937  (solar)   The spiritual master of ISKCON's Founder-Acharya   His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.       Pleaseforward this newsletter to a friend. To subscribe to this weekly email,  please click  here Update Profile/Email Address  Please do not reply directly to this newsletter, please reply to this email address: ISKCONdenver@gmail.com     Upcoming Holy Days and Temple Events and Notices for the week of December 04  to December 10:   Special month-long event:    December 1-31: ISKCON worldwide Srila Prabhupada book distribution marathon; you can sponsor books to be dsitributed; see Tusta Krsna Prabhu.   Read about the history of the Prabhupada "Christmas" Marathon here.  December 5-Saturday: Disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the guru of Srila Prabhupada; fast until noon; puspanjali at 11:45am, noon arati and prasada      Upcomming Special Events:     December 12, Saturday-World Enlightenment Day for ISKCON book distribution around the world; distribute as much literature on this day as you can for the benefit of people worldwide ( this is a yearly event since the Srila Prabhupada Centennial in 1996).   New Year's Eve Harinama on 16th Street Mall, Denver- December 31; meet us at temple at 9pm or at the mall; bring your car so that we can drive everyone down to the mall.        Effective Immediately:   The Raja Bhoga Arati is now at 12:00 noon instead of 11:30am       HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE            Bhagavadgita Verse of the Week:    Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 2.63   krodhad bhavati sammohah sammohat smrti-vibhramah smrti-bhram´sad buddhi-naso buddhi-nasat pranasyati SYNONYMS krodhat - from anger; bhavati - takes place; sammohah - perfect illusion; sammohat - from illusion; smrti - of memory; vibhramah - bewilderment; smrti-bhram´sat - after bewilderment of memory; buddhi-nasah - loss of intelligence; buddhi-nasat - and from loss of intelligence; pranasyati - one falls down. TRANSLATION From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool. PURPORT Srila Rupa Gosvami has given us this direction: prapañcikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi-vastunah mumuksubhih parityago vairagyam´ phalgu kathyate (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.258) By development of Krsna consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord. Those who are without knowledge of Krsna consciousness artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, although they desire liberation from material bondage, they do not attain to the perfect stage of renunciation. Their so-called renunciation is called phalgu, or less important. On the other hand, a person in Krsna consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a victim of material consciousness. For example, for an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good eatables, a devotee knows that Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and that He eats all that is offered to Him in devotion. So, after offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasadam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized, and there is no danger of a downfall. The devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. The impersonalist, therefore, cannot enjoy life, due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of the mind pulls him down again into the pool of material existence. It is said that such a soul, even though rising up to the point of liberation, falls down again due to his not having support in devotional service.       HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE            Srila Prabhupada - a photo from the early days     Srila Prabhupada - "Now I am trying for printing arrangement and this book also can be nicely printed provided you take charge of distribution. I am very much anxious for sale of my books. It has to be organized; please think over this matter. If the books are not properly sold how can I print so many books?"   Letter to Kirtananda , 27 April 1967    Weekly Preaching Report:   This week the Denver Devotees distributed  over 313 of Srila Prabhupada's books to the public. Through the Gita Jayanti Celebation 520 Bhagavadgitas were sponsored by the congregation.     OM AJNANA-TIMIRANDHASYA JNANANAJANA-SALAKAYA CAKSUR UNMILITAM YENA TASMAI SRI-GURAVE NAMAH    "I was born in the darkest of ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances to him. "     You are invited......: We would like to invite you, your family and your friends to attend this coming Sunday Feast at the Denver Hare Krsna Temple.  Starting at 5:00 pm, be prepared for an ecstatic Krishna Kirtan, Transcendental Srimad Bhagavadgita lecture and free sumptuous vegetarian feast. We are located at 1400 Cherry Street in Denver, CO 80220.        Map to the Temple   Temple Daily Schedule     JAI-SRI-KRSNA-CAITANYA PRABHU-NITYANANDA SRI-ADVAITA GADDHARA SRIVASADI-GAUR-BHAKTA-VRINDA     Thanks to our Sponsors:   Thanks for our Sponsor for devotee prasada for November 26, 2009: Sudama dasa and Sveta Manjari devi dasi Thanks for our Sunday Feast Sponsors for November 29, 2009: Krishna dasa and family   Thanks for our Deity Seva Sponsor for November 29, 2009: Bijay and Murari Shrestha   If you would like to become a Sunday Feast Sponsor click here for more information.           HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE      Temple QuickLinks:   Dandavats.com - News about Iskcon Devotees from around the world ISKCON NEWS - The News Agency of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Govinda's Buffet Menu Calendar - current edition, permanent link can be bookmarked! Denver Temple Website - the Denver Temple website Back to Godhead Magazine Website - the original magazine of the Hare Krsna Movement www.boulderkrishnahouse.com   - the new boulder krishna house website Prabhupada Memories  Devotee Projects  Bhaktivedanta Institute Website - The Scientific branch of The Hare Krsna Movement    Interesting Websites/videos:   LA LIVE- The Los Angeles Temple live on the internet My Sweet Lord   - Mayapur Deity slide show gourangatv.com A collection of classes and Bhajans a site dedicated to the gurukuli community KrishnaTube.com - Hare Krishna video sharing community  Iskcon Desire Tree Multimedia Portal About Srila Prabhupada - Wikipedia   NEW:   What's happening with Krsna Consciousness around the world - click here

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