| | | Denver Temple Weekly Bulletin
Vol 3: Issue 03 January 21, 2010 Lord Nityananda's and Lord Varahadeva's Appearance Day | |
Lord Nityananda blesses Raghunatha by ordering him to make a festival and feed all the devotees present with chipped rice and yogurt
| 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, Temple Events and Notices for the week of January 22 to January 28: Please note: any of these events are open to the public - please join us. Jan 22, Friday-Appearance day of Srila Advaita Acarya, associate of Lord Caitanya from the Panca-tattva; an incarnation of Maha Visnu and Sadasiva. Fast until noon. Puspanjali at noon in temple room and prasada.
Jan 23, Saturday-Bhismastami, appearance day of Sri Bhismadeva, the Grandsire of the Pandavas, considered one of the greatest warriors of the Mahabharata.
Jan 24, Sunday-Disappearance day of Srila Madhvacarya, great Vaisnava acarya, considered to be an incarnation of Vayu, the wind god.
Jan 25, Monday-Disappearance day of Srila Ramanujacarya, great Vaisnava acarya of the Sri Sampradaya, considered to be an incarnation of Laksmana, the brother of Lord Rama
Jan 26, Tuesday-Bhaimi Ekadasi, fasting from grains and beans and increased hearing and chanting; fast until noon for Lord Varahadeva, Whose appearance day is tomorrow.
 Jan 27, Wednesday Varaha Dvadasi, Appearance day of Lord Varahadeva, the boar incarnation of the Lord ( fasting was done yesterday because the Ekadasi fast must be broken today. Puspanjali at noon in the temple room.  Jan 28, Thursday-Appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu , associate of Lord Caitanya, of the Panca-tattva; He is Lord Balarama. Fast until noon. Puspanjali at noon in temple room.
| 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 2.70 apuryamanam acala-pratistham´ samudram apah pravisanti yadvat tadvat kama yam´ pravisanti sarve sa santim apnoti na kama-kami SYNONYMS apuryamanam - always being filled; acala-pratistham - steadily situated; samudram - the ocean; apah - waters; pravisanti - enter; yadvat - as; tadvat - so; kamah - desires; yam - unto whom; pravisanti - enter; sarve - all; sah - that person; santim - peace; apnoti - achieves; na - not; kama-kami - one who desires to fulfill desires. TRANSLATION A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires - that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still - can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires. PURPORT Although the vast ocean is always filled with water, it is always, especially during the rainy season, being filled with much more water. But the ocean remains the same - steady; it is not agitated, nor does it cross beyond the limit of its brink. That is also true of a person fixed in Krsna consciousness. As long as one has the material body, the demands of the body for sense gratification will continue. The devotee, however, is not disturbed by such desires, because of his fullness. A Krsna conscious man is not in need of anything, because the Lord fulfills all his material necessities. Therefore he is like the ocean - always full in himself. Desires may come to him like the waters of the rivers that flow into the ocean, but he is steady in his activities, and he is not even slightly disturbed by desires for sense gratification. That is the proof of a Krsna conscious man - one who has lost all inclinations for material sense gratification, although the desires are present. Because he remains satisfied in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he can remain steady, like the ocean, and therefore enjoy full peace. Others, however, who want to fulfill desires even up to the limit of liberation, what to speak of material success, never attain peace. The fruitive workers, the salvationists, and also the yogis who are after mystic powers are all unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. But the person in Krsna consciousness is happy in the service of the Lord, and he has no desires to be fulfilled. In fact, he does not even desire liberation from the so-called material bondage. The devotees of Krsna have no material desires, and therefore they are in perfect peace.
| | HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE | | 
Srila Prabhupada - smiling while listening to a question
Srila Prabhupada - "Please try to introduce our books in the colleges and schools as well as local libraries. I have received word from other centers that our literatures are very well received and often they are being used as course textbooks in the schools and colleges.You are already preaching on the college campuses, so you add this book distribution to your program and make it complete with preaching, chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra, distribution of prashadam and literatures. I know how well this program is received by the students because they are very intelligent. You are also a very intelligent boy ad devotee of Krsna and Krsna will give you even more intelligence in proportion to your endeavor to serve Him faithfully." Letter to Narayanabhirama, 26 October 1970 This week the Denver Devotees distributed over 353 of Srila Prabhupada's books to the public.
| 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 GADADHARA SRIVASADI-GAUR-BHAKTA-VRINDA | | Thanks to our Sponsors: Thanks to our Sunday Feast Sponsors for Sunday Janurary 17th:
1. Krishna dasa and family
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3. Chetan Jain for his family and in loving memory of his mother in law Hema Gupta
4. Sharma family for Dinesh, Dishita and Upasana
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