| | | Denver Temple Weekly Bulletin
Vol 2: Issue 50 December 10, 2009 New Year's Day Celebration at The Temple | |
Baby Krishna sits lovingly on Mother Yasoda's lap
| 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: | Upcoming Holy Days and Temple Events and Notices for the week of December 11 to December 17: December 11, Friday-Saphala Ekadasi-fasting from grains and beans and increased hearing and chanting
Disappearance day of Sri Devananda Pandita-devotee of Lord Caitanya who is Bhaguri Muni in Lord Krsna's pastimes.
December 13, Sunday-Disappearance day of Sri Mahesa Pandita, devotee of Lord Nityananda and one of Lord Balarama's 12 Gopalas in Lord Krsna's pastimes.
Disappearance day of Uddharana Datta Thakura, also devotee of Lord Nityananda and one of the 12 Gopalas
December 15, Tuesday-Amavasya(new moon)
December 16, Wednesday-Appearance day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura, devotee of Lord Caitanya who wrote Caitanya Mangala
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 .
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. New Year's Day Celebration at The Temple: Please Join us for New Years Day Sankirtan, January 01, 2010. Starting at 10:30am and ending at 8:00pm There wil be various devotees leading kirtan through out the day. You, your friends and your family can join in on this most auspicous event. We are extending invitaions to all singers who are interested in participitating. Please call ahead to sign up for a time slot. If interested, please contact the following devotees: Tusta Krsna Das - 720-941-2763 Chaitanya Chandra Das: 303-355-5222 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 2.64 rāga-dveṣa-vimuktais tu
viṣayān indriyaiś caran
ātma-vaśyair vidheyātmā
prasādam adhigacchati
SYNONYMS
rāga - attachment; dveṣa - and detachment; vimuktaiḥ - by one who has become free from; tu - but; viṣayān - sense objects; indriyaiḥ - by the senses; caran - acting upon; ātma-vaśyaiḥ - under one's control; vidheya-ātmā - one who follows regulated freedom; prasādam - the mercy of the Lord; adhigacchati - attains.
But a person free from all attachment and aversion and able to control his senses through regulative principles of freedom can obtain the complete mercy of the Lord.
It is already explained that one may externally control the senses by some artificial process, but unless the senses are engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord, there is every chance of a fall. Although the person in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness may apparently be on the sensual plane, because of his being Kṛṣṇa conscious he has no attachment to sensual activities. The Kṛṣṇa conscious person is concerned only with the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa, and nothing else. Therefore he is transcendental to all attachment and detachment. If Kṛṣṇa wants, the devotee can do anything which is ordinarily undesirable; and if Kṛṣṇa does not want, he shall not do that which he would have ordinarily done for his own satisfaction. Therefore to act or not to act is within his control because he acts only under the direction of Kṛṣṇa. This consciousness is the causeless mercy of the Lord, which the devotee can achieve in spite of his being attached to the sensual platform.
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Srila Prabhupada - having fun with a young child
Srila Prabhupada - "Although I am practically on the path of death, still I cannot forget about my publications. I wish that if I live or die you should take very serious care for my publications" Letter to Hayagriva , 10 June 1967 This week the Denver Devotees distributed over 199 of Srila Prabhupada's books to the public.
Sri Gita Jayanti Celebration On Saturday November 28th, 2009: Dear Devotees and Friends:  Hare Krsna! This year we had a very successful Gita Jayanti program where many congregational devotees turned up for reciting Srimad Bhagavadgita. Recitation started at 9:00am and was completed by 2:00pm. We started a second reading at 2:00pm and this was completed by 7pm. We would sincerely like to thank all of the participants, and especially to those who sponsored Gita's for distribution to the public. Last count shows that 520 Bhagavadgitas were sponsored by the congregation. This free distribution of literature is only possible by the generous donations of all of the congregational members. Thank you once again. Yours in the service of Sri Krsna: Chaitanya Chandra Das | 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 Sunday Feast Sponsors for Sunday December 06:
1. Krishna dasa and family
2. Ram Gopal Ramaswamy and Sudha Ramaswamy in memory of father U.K. Ramaswamy
3. P. Upadhayay for the pleasure of Lord Krsna
If you would like to become a Sunday Feast Sponsor click here for more information.
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