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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Sunday 4 September 2011--Be a Liberated Person from the Very Beginning--and--How to Overcome Negativity?A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course Sunday 4 September 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. (Click on photo to see a larger image.) Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. For Transcendental Association Connect With Other Members of this Course. Join this Conference: http://groups.google.com/group/sda_students Today's Thought: Be a Liberated Person from the Very Beginning Uploaded from Sofia, Bulgaria It is not difficult to become a liberated person. When we say, liberated we mean liberated from the clutches of the material nature. We are not speaking of the so called liberation of the sense gratifiers, which is nothing but bondage in disguise. Becoming such a genuinely liberated person is not at all difficult. Srila Prabhupada very nicely describes this in his purport to Bhagavad-gita 4.42: The Lord is definitely the supreme person, and His activities are transcendental. One who understands this is a liberated person from the very beginning of his study of Bhagavad-gita. So all that is required to be a liberated person, even as one begins this path of Krishna bhakti, is to understand that Krishna is definitely the supreme person and that all His activities are transcendental. If one hears submissively from a bona fide spiritual master and serves him with love, it is not at all difficult to understand these points and become a liberated person. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: How to Overcome Negativity? I'm Lord Kishna's devotee, and I have a problem of negative thinking. My point of view is negative. No matter how many times I try to think Krishna consciously, bad thoughts ultimately come to my mind. Due to all this negativity, bad things keep coming true in my practical daily life. My chanting is also declining. Why Krishna is not helping me? Please guide me. Manisha S. Answer: Take Advantage of Key to Spiritual Success There is nothing wrong with negativity if you utilize it properly in Krishna's service. To become liberated from material bondage, requires both negativity and positivity. Negativity means to give up the association of worldly people because it is the pathway to hell. And positivity means to accept the association of devotees because it is the pathway to the spiritual world. To get rid of bad thoughts--which come in in the categories of lust, greed, anger, madness, illusion, and envy--you should constantly chant Hare Krishna and read Vedic literature as much possible. Your mind has been contaminated for thousands and millions of lifetimes. So you must now be very determined and patient as the process of Krishna consciousness gradually clears the contamination out of your mind. Whatever bad things happen to you are actually good things in disguise because through the so-called bad experiences you are burning off the reactions from your past sinful activities. So don't be disturbed by the so-called bad things. They are part of Krishna's plan to make you qualified for returning to His spiritual kingdom as soon as possible. The key to spiritual success is to remain completely sinless by strictly avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxicating, and gambling as well as chanting at least 16 rounds daily of the Hare Krishna mahamantra. This will qualify you for spiritual perfection as soon as possible. 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Radhastami Celebration@Hare Krishna Temple Monday 5th September, 2011(fasting till noon) Time: 6.00 pm – 8.15 pm Address: 1 Quick St, Ainslie, ACT Program: Abhisekam, Bhajan, Arati, Kirtan, Reading, Feast Prasadam Sponsorship Opportunity Flowers for altar decoration $251 Feast Prasadam $208 Abhisekam Paraphernalia $108 All donations are tax deductible. Look forward to welcoming you. Your Servant, Click here to be transported to the Hare Krishna Canberra.com website Share this story your way:           • Email to a friend • •
ISKCON Klang, MalaysiaLatest update on http://iskconmalaysia.com: Upcoming Events: 1. App: Sita Thakurani, Consort Of Advaita Acarya 2. Ratha Yatra: Sitiawan September 3 3. Radhastami September 5 4. Ekadasi Nirjala Fast September 8 5. Sri Vamana Dvadasi, App. Srila Jiva Gosvami September 9 6. World Holy Name Festival September 10, 2011 to September 20, 2011 Photos: 1. Wonderful Jagannatha [...] • Email to a friend • •Australian News: Sri Radhastami 2011 – Sydney Australia
Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha Temple 180 Falcon Street, North Sydney Monday, September 5th · 5:00pm – 9:30pm On the 5th of September, Monday, we will celebrate Sri Radhastami at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, North Sydney. Please come and join us for this auspicious occasion. Program Schedule: 5pm: Kirtan Click here to see the ISKCON Sydney newsletter Check it out on Facebook: When: Sep 5, 2011 (5:00pm - 9:30pm) HARE KRSNA !!! Where: Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha Temple 180 Falcon Street, North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia » View map DANDAVATS !!! AGTGM !!! AGTSP !!! On 05th of September, Monday, we will celebrate Sri Radhastami at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, North Sydney. Please come and join us for this auspicious occasion. Program Schedule: 5pm: Kirtan 6pm: Class by Sri Prahlada Prabhu 7pm: Arati 7:30pm: Abhishek (Kirtan by Sri Prahlada Prabhu) 8:15pm: Feast Ys Somendra Krsna Das • Email to a friend • •Australian News: Brihadmrdanga.com – Follow Us on Facebook
Share this story your way: • Email to a friend • •Australian News: World Holy Name Week Harinam – Imagine how great it will be
Please Come and Join Us out on the Streets over this Auspious Occassion! World Holy Name Week is from the 10th of September to the 20th September. We have a Harinam party going out Thursday and Friday Nights from 7pm & from 10am on Saturdays and Sunday, from the Cnr of George St & Bathurst St in the City, going to all the most scenic tourist venues the city has to offer Click here to check it out on facebook "World Holy Name Week," a celebration of the spiritual practice of chanting God's names will be celebrated on six continents beginning September 2. The event is coordinated by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). It will also mark the 50th anniversary of the date that ISKCON's founder-acarya, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada took vows of renunciation, or sanyasa, thus launching his mission to spread the chanting of God's name as a core spiritual practice around the world. Swami Prabhupada came to America by cargo ship at the age of seventy in 1965. He is honored as the first to carry the millennia-old tradition of Krishna worship–with its special emphasis on the Hare Krishna mantra, or sacred chant– outside of India. Although the Hare Krishna mantra is rooted in the ancient Vaishnava faith, a monotheistic denomination within the broad Hindu tradition, the practice of chanting – individually and congregationally – is found in most faith traditions. Organizers of the World Holy Name Week are encouraging interfaith gatherings in which different names of God are also glorified. "The Lord has millions of holy names and you can chant any one of them." Swami Prabhupada wrote, "Each and every name of the Lord is full of potency." The Hare Krishna mantra, which translates as "Oh Supreme Lord, Oh Divine Energy of the Lord, please engage me in Your service," was first popularized in the west by Krishna followers singing on public streets. The mantra was also featured in the Broadway musical "Hair," and endorsed by pop culture figures such as Beatle George Harrison, who included it in his hit song "My Sweet Lord." In recent years, the mantra has gone mainstream with recording artists chanting to packed auditoriums world-wide. World Holy Name Day will be marked in a variety of ways by the more than 400 temples and centers affiliated with ISKCON, popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement. Activities will include 24-hour chanting marathons, public festivals and chanting demonstrations, and seminars and workshops on the significance behind the chant. Chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra goes back thousands of years. However, it gained prominence in the early 16th century, when a Bengali mystic named Chaitanya Mahaprabhu revitalized the devotional tradition by introducing an expansive spiritual movement that swept India. Central to this renaissance was Chaitanya's emphasis on the chanting of Krishna's name. Chaitanya challenged the taboos of caste-conscious orthodox Hindus by bringing the chanting into the public square, and by awarding equal access to chanting for women, outcastes, and non-Hindus. ISKCON is a vibrant continuation of the movement Chaitanya began. Following in Chaitanya's footsteps, when Swami Prabhupada arrived in America he sat beneath a large elm tree in New York City's Tompkins Square Park and held the first outdoor chanting session outside of India. In 2001, the city of New York recognized this historic event by officially naming the elm the "Hare Krishna Tree" and erecting a plaque describing its significance. Share this story your way: • Email to a friend • •Australian News: Thousands Stunned as Lord Krishna Manifests at the Corrimal Spring Festival
The Grand Parade will be the highlight in the morning, starting at 10am. It will proceed down the Princes Hwy from Collins St and end in Railway St. The Parade is a spectacle of colour and sound, designed to usher in the warmth and renewal that is Spring in the Suburb of Corrimal. This year ISKCON`s World Holy Name Week (WHNW) will take place between September 10th and the 20th, 2011. The sole purpose of WHNW is to celebrate the Holy Names globally and share this treasure with others. “If the surface of the globe is over-flooded with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, the people of the world will be very, very happy.” (Srila Prabhupada – Purport SB 4.24.11) Click here and find yourself at the Facebook page Share this story your way: • Email to a friend • •Japa Group: The Earrings Of Radha
Today I would like to pray to Srimate Radharani to protect us in our service and help us to advance in the path of service. May the queen of Vrindavana bless us with Her amazing qualities. Here is a verse of the Radhastakam by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. The beauty of Her body is enhanced by Her twenty-five transcendental qualities, which hang as a flower garland on Her body. The ecstasy of love for Krishna is known as dhira and adhira, sober and restless. Such ecstasy constitutes the covering of Sri Radha´s body, and it is adorned by camphor. Her transcendental anger toward Krishna is embodied as Her braided and ornamented hair, and the tilak of Her great fortune shines on Her beautiful forehead. The earrings of Sri Radha are the holy names of Krishna as well as the hearing of His name and fame. Gitavali Song 5 Wishing a wonderful week of chanting. your servant, Aruna devi  • Email to a friend • •Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: "Krsna's Radharani"Krsna is not alone. Krsna is always with His friends, either gopis or the cowherd boys, or with His father, with His mother. You'll never find Krsna alone. Just like here is Krsna. Krsna is not alone. Krsna is with His Radharani and with His devotees. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.13 -- Bombay, November 13, 1974 • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama SwamiKrsna is always prepared to give special favor to His devotees who take special risk to spread His name in the far away places and who do not care very much for the comfortable surroundings. - Srila Prabhupada • Email to a friend • •Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: A questionable character, concert mayhem and a prayer in the morning1. You Never Know Prabhupada Marathon 2010: One night at about 8 o'clock a sketchy-looking fellow called me over into the shadows of the Miami street side. He opened up his heart and told me about the problems he was facing in his life. He seemed slightly crazy or intoxicated. I considered ending the conversation when I thought it was going nowhere, but I decided to give him a little more time and condolence. After a few more minutes I insisted he take a book, telling him it would really help him. He gave me quite a large donation -- so large, in fact, that I was able to give him a whole set of the books I was carrying. He expressed his deep appreciation as he stumbled off. 2. Relying on Krishna Warp Tour, Summer 2011: One concert became so loud and frenetic that no one could hear me calling out to them to stop. So I tried taking shelter of all-attractive Sri Harinama. In desperation I abandoned all "hooks" and techniques and began simply yelling "Krishna! Krishna!" at people. Lo and behold, practically every person immediately stopped, as if hit by lightning, looked me straight in the eye, and inquisitively approached me. Amazing. 3. Hidden Mystics Late Summer 2011, San Diego: I met a mother the other day who didn't express much interest in buying any books but was eager to tell me about her spiritual journey. My meditation on book distribution these days is in the mode of triage -- I spend less time with goners and more time with those who may be saved. So by this standard I should probably have cut the conversation short, but there was something about her that convinced me to spend a few minutes speaking with her and hearing her story. She was raised a Christian but became interested in spiritual life, mainly Taoism, in her 40s. Her son, who was with her, was going through an agnostic phase. I briefly told her about my own journey to Krishna, and by the end of the conversation she decided to take a Bhagavad-gita and a Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1! As she took her books, she explained to me how just that morning she had prayed to God to reveal Himself to her and her son in truth, beyond any religious designation. Praise the Lord! More to come soon, hopefully. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Your servant, Krishna Kumara dasa • Email to a friend • •Book Distribution News: A questionable character, concert mayhem and a prayer in the morning1. You Never Know Prabhupada Marathon 2010: One night at about 8 o'clock a sketchy-looking fellow called me over into the shadows of the Miami street side. He opened up his heart and told me about the problems he was facing in his life. He seemed slightly crazy or intoxicated. I considered ending the conversation when I thought it was going nowhere, but I decided to give him a little more time and condolence. After a few more minutes I insisted he take a book, telling him it would really help him. He gave me quite a large donation -- so large, in fact, that I was able to give him a whole set of the books I was carrying. He expressed his deep appreciation as he stumbled off. 2. Relying on Krishna Warp Tour, Summer 2011: One concert became so loud and frenetic that no one could hear me calling out to them to stop. So I tried taking shelter of all-attractive Sri Harinama. In desperation I abandoned all "hooks" and techniques and began simply yelling "Krishna! Krishna!" at people. Lo and behold, practically every person immediately stopped, as if hit by lightning, looked me straight in the eye, and inquisitively approached me. Amazing. 3. Hidden Mystics Late Summer 2011, San Diego: I met a mother the other day who didn't express much interest in buying any books but was eager to tell me about her spiritual journey. My meditation on book distribution these days is in the mode of triage -- I spend less time with goners and more time with those who may be saved. So by this standard I should probably have cut the conversation short, but there was something about her that convinced me to spend a few minutes speaking with her and hearing her story. She was raised a Christian but became interested in spiritual life, mainly Taoism, in her 40s. Her son, who was with her, was going through an agnostic phase. I briefly told her about my own journey to Krishna, and by the end of the conversation she decided to take a Bhagavad-gita and a Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1! As she took her books, she explained to me how just that morning she had prayed to God to reveal Himself to her and her son in truth, beyond any religious designation. Praise the Lord! More to come soon, hopefully. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Your servant, Krishna Kumara dasa • Email to a friend • •Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Ashalata devi dasi's offering to Srila Prabhupada on Vyasa-puja  nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svaminn iti namine namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my most humble obeisances on to your lotus feet again and again on this auspicious day. Thank you for making us Krishna Conscious; making us understand the meaning of life; and showing us the path to home – back to Godhead. Without you we would have lost our way. You gave us Krishna Consciousness which is sweet like sugar candy. It does not matter which way we lick it, it is sweet all around. Whether chanting, kirtan, book distribution, doing arati, reading books, eating prasadam, celebrating festivals or serving the deities – it is all sweet. Without you introducing Krishna Consciousness to us, we would not have had this nectar. I am proud of being part of your ISKCON Family. You have made this whole globe as one family; wherever we go the ISKCON Mrdanga is going on. Your lotus feet have travelled the globe 14 times; isn’t it a miracle? This miracle is done by you only. Only you could do it. You wrote so many books. This is not an ordinary human feat, but you are divinely empowered. It is nectar to read and distribute your books. Because you are so pure; your purity is still making ISKCON grow more and more. Only you are Jagat Guru, Srila Prabhupada! At such a mature age, you came when normally people take retirement. You took the job to spread Krishna Consciousness with nothing in the hand but sincerity and the order of your Guru and Krishna’s blessings. What a wonderful Guru of ours and what a wonderful disciple of Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur. I am so fortunate to have you as my guru. Srila Prabhupada, you planted the seed of ISKCON and raised it with so many austerities, difficulties, and hardships. Despite all the obstacles and hinderances, you kept going on to fulfill your mission. We are all enjoying the fruit of your efforts. Srila Prabhupada, please make us follow your footsteps. Srila Prabhupada, we will try our best to serve you and your ISKCON. So please give us the strength to do so. Thank you for accepting me in lotus feet. Thank you for giving us unlimited mercy and I am always seeking your mercy. Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya! ISKCON Ki Jaya! Your worthless servant, Ashalata Devi Dasi     • Email to a friend • •Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: My personal offering to Srila Prabhupada on Vyasa-puja The catch up continues... Last Tuesday we posted the family offering to Srila Prabhupada written by Minakshi d.d. on behalf of all 12 of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar's servants in Richmond Hill. However below is my personal offering to Srila Prabhupada which I read to Srila Prabhupada at ISKCON Toronto. ISKCON Toronto is my initial link to Srila Prabhupada and it is in that building Srila Prabhupada said to me "...can I stay here forever..." and I feel his presence there forever. My Godbrother Krishna dasa Kaviraja das had me speak of this memory and a few more as well so that all the devotees can be closer to Srila Prabhupada and feel his continued guidance over ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada's availability to all devotees.   nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svaminn iti namine namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to your divine grace. On this auspicious occasion of Sri Vyasapuja, I would like to offer some words but no pen or number of pages can justify your unlimited mercy and kindness towards us fallen souls. Only because of you, Srila Prabhupada, are we in ISKCON – the Krishna Consciousness family that you have established. Before you, Srila Prabhupada, Krishna consciousness was limited to India nd even that was not always with the understanding that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But you, Srila Prabhupada, took this out of India and distributed the love of Krishna to anyone and everyone throughout the entire world. Today, because of your efforts people all over the world are being attracted to Krishna Consciousness and transforming from malechas to devotees. Just like Bhagiratha brought the river Ganga from the celestial planets down to the earth planet, you have flooded the whole world with bhakti-yoga. What you have done, Srila Prabhupada is even a greater treasure than what Bhagiratha has done. In the Chaitanya-caritamrta, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Himself predicts “Prthivite ache yadi nagaradi grama, sarvatra pracara hoibe more nama” (“My holy name will be chanted in every town and village”) and in 1896, Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura predicted that a great personality would come to the west and preach the message of Lord Gauranga and fulfill the prediction of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprubhu. You, Srila Prabhupada, are that great personality and you did ensure that Lord Krishna’s names are known and sung in every continent across the globe. Srila Prabhupada, before we met you, we did not know that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that each and everyone of us has the opportunity to go back home, back to Godhead. This information has been given only by you, Srila Prabhupada. You gave us the process to achieve this. You, Srila Prabhupada, gave us the formula to get out of this material life. Therefore, there is no way to repay what you have given us. Srila Prabhupada, whatever little I know is because of your mercy. I still remember your sweet memories, your pastimes and your personal association. These are memories that I wish to never forget. Srila Prabhupada, I would like to thank you again and again and again for your causeless mercy to me, my wife Ashalata devi dasi and my children. Srila Prabhupada, you are our only hope to be rid of this material world. Please, please, please do not forget me and always keep me in your lotus feet. Please shower us with your blessings and mercy and keep us in your service and Srimati Radharani and Lord Krishna’s service forever and ever. Please grant us the determination and strength to continue to follow your instructions and serve you and your ISKCON. Srila Prabhupada, thank you, thank you, thank you! Your worthless servant, Subhavilasa das          • Email to a friend • •Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Midnight door opening video. A Krishna infused melee with a nectarean treat at the end...Just saw this video from a young devotee, Rashmi from ISKCON Toronto. It is a nice follow up to the last post and gives you an idea of the ecstasy in the air as Gopinatha reveals Himself at midnight...  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1975 September 3: I am in due receipt of the master plan. Who has drawn up this big scheme? And, where to get the money? What is Nature Cure Hospital? I wanted simple life. First scheme should be to get food grains."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1975 September 3: "I never said. They misunderstand me. Unless it is there from me in writing, there are so many things that "Prabhupada said." If they can remain together for one year, then there can be fire sacrifice. But changing three times in a month husband and wife, that is not good."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1973 September 3: "Some years ago Australia would not allow any colored men to enter but now Caitanya Mahaprabhu has entered and inundated the whole country with Hari Nama Sankirtana. One day I hope Pita Varanara Gaura will rule over the whole of Australia."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1975 September 3: "Sukdev and Vilvamangal Thakura developed the conjugal ecstacies later on. Regarding your difficulty in rendering Caitanya Bhagavata, yes you are right that you are overstepping your position. Better to stop it."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1969 September 3: "To approach a bonafide Spiritual Master is the Vedic way of understanding. Aroha means to understand God by one's own effort, and avaroha means to understand by disciplic succession. Even Lord Krishna and Lord Caitanya accepted a Spiritual Master."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1965 September 3:  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1974 September 3: "My health is improving by the grace of Krsna. Thank you very much for taking so much care of my health by praying to Nrsimhadeva. He is very kind. By all your prayers He will surely take care of me."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1974 September 3: "No proposal for rental of even a pinch of land shall be entertained by you. Strictly this should be followed. No more tenants. Do not entertain any proposal for tenancy for any corner of any pinch of land."  • Email to a friend • •Mayapur Online: Srimati Lalita Devi's AppearanceToday is the divine appearance of Srimati Lalita Devi, Lalita Devi was born in the village of Karhala, and later on her father brought her to Uccagaon, which is known as the place of her pastimes. There are still many remains of her having lived there, like a rock containing the imprints of her lotus feet. • Email to a friend • •New Vrndavan, USA: New Vrindaban Janmastami Celebration Weekend ProgramPlease bring offerings to Radharani by 5:30 pm at the latest, on Sunday evening. Thank you very much. Saturday, Sunday, Monday Sep 3,4,5- 2011 5.00am Mangala Artika 5:45am Japa session 7:30am Sringar Darshan 7:40am Guru Puja 8:00am Srimad-Bhagavatam by HG Shankaranand Das 9:00am Breakfast 10:00am Dramatic Story telling by H.G.Sankirtan pr 11:00 am Activities for Children (Temple Hall) 12:00 pm Kirtan 12:30pm Arati 1:00pm Bhagavad-Gita lecture by HG Gaura Nataraja Das 1:30pm Lunch 4:00pm Shanti Havan for Kalash Donors 5:00 pm Go Puja (Goshala) by Rasa Chaitanya Dasa 5:30 pm Swing Festival 6:00 pm Entertainment 6:30 pm Arati 7:00pm Kalash Abhisek 8:00 pm Dinner (For Kalash Donors) 9:15pm Swan Boat Festival (Lake Side) Sunday, Sep 4, 2011 Radhastami (fast till noon) 5.00am Mangala Artika 5:45am Japa session 7:30am Sringar Darshan 7:40am Guru Puja 8:00am Srimad-Bhagavatam by HH Barsana Swami 9:00am Breakfast 10:00am Dramatic Story Telling by H.G.Sankirtan Pr 11:00 am Quiz and Singing on Krishna for kids (Temple Hall) 12:00 pm Kirtan 12:30pm Arati 1:00pm Bhagavad-Gita lecture by HG Prema Bhakti Das 1:30pm Simple Lunch Prasadam (for breaking fast, Feast in Evening ) 4:00pm Shanti Havan For peace and prosperity for Kalash Donors 5:00 pm Go Puja (Goshala) by Rasa Chaitanya Das 5:30 pm Swing Festival 6:00 pm Drama 6:30 pm Arati 7:00pm Kalash Abhisek 8:15 pm Feast 9:15pm Swan Boat Festival Monday 5th September 5.00am Mangala arati 6:00am Japa 7.30am Guru puja 8.00am Bhagavatam class By H.G.Yugal Kisore Das 9:00am Breakfast 10:00 am Dramatic Story Telling by H.G.Sankirtan pr. 11:00 Program for kids 12.30pm Arati 01.30pm Bhagavad Gita Lecture • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama Swami: Being aware of the decision we make in inaugurating any action
• Email to a friend • •Australian News: Melbourne Harinam – The Video
There is nothing like Sri Harinams Melbourne Manifestation. This video will have your feet dancing and your face smiling.
Russel Prabhu makes fantastic videos of Melbourne Yatra, see them here http://www.youtube.com/user/russellprabhu • Email to a friend • •Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Forgiveness vs. Getting One’s FavorThe following arrived in my email and is another perspective on the process of forgiveness. Forgiveness vs. Getting One’s Favor An illustration of how the principle of anugraha works is this: Someone steals your car. Later you find out who it was, and the thief knows that you know. The thief comes to your house and very humbly apologizes, "I did it. I made a mistake. I wasn't in a proper state of mind, but I did do it and I beg forgiveness." The owner of the car forgives the thief. That is ksama, forgiveness. Anugraha, gaining the favor of the offended party, is different. In the act of forgiveness one has given up anger or agitation concerning the theft, but that does not constitute anugraha, getting the favor of the wronged party. What constitutes anugraha is this: The next step after begging for forgiveness is that the offender works overtime, raises money, buys the same kind of car that the owner originally had, and brings it to the rightful owner. This is the difference between the two. The extra step of rectifying the situation beyond the apology must be there for forgiveness to be complete and for favor to be bestowed upon the offender. In the one case forgiveness was granted, but the offender had not really changed the situation, even though the offended party did not hold any grudge and never did. Nevertheless, the situation had still not been completely rectified. The offended person no longer had a car even after having forgiven the person. The situation had not been placed in order because the car was still missing. This is one of the reasons why sometimes a person may carry a scar from offenses even when the other person who was offended does not accept it as an offense and even if one is wise enough to make an apology. Filed under: News, Ramblings or Whatever         • Email to a friend • •ISKCON News.com: Titiksava Karunika: A Mantra Rockin' Good Time
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• Email to a friend • •Mukunda Charan das, SA: Krishna TattvaKrishna Das Kaviraja Maharaja explains in Chapter 2 of Caitanya-caritamrita Adi-lila that Lord Narayana possesses all six opulences in full – sad-aisvarya-purno. He then distinguishes between Krishna and Naryana: ‘Narayana and Sri Krsna are the same Personality of Godhead, but although They are identical, Their bodily features are different’ [2.28] ‘This Personality of Godhead [Sri Krsna] has two hands and holds a flute, whereast the other [Narayana] has four hands, with conch, wheel, mace and lotus’ [2.29] Kaviraja Maharaja then quotes Lord Brahma’s Prayers from the 10th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.14: ‘O Lord of Lords, You are the seer of all creation. You are indeed everyone’s dearest life. Are you not, therefore, my father, Narayana? Narayana refers to one whose abode is in the water born from Nara [Garbhodakasayi Visnu], and that Narayana is Your plenary portion. All Your plenary portions are transcendental. They are absolute and are not creations of maya’ [2.30] Kaviraja Maharaja gives three proofs that Krsna is the source of Narayana from Brahma’s prayers from 2.31 to 2.57. He establishes that Narayana is the source of the purusa avataras. The culmination of his reasoning is that Narayana is the vilasa or pastime feature of Lord Krsna [2.58]. He then quotes the maha-vakya verse of the Bhagavatam again. The maha-vakya verse is the principle verse of a scripture or portion of a scripture. This verse gives the predominant conclusion of the work. Jiva Goswami calls this verse the paribhasa sutra or ‘the emperor verse’ of Srimad Bhagavatam. There is no verse in Bhagavatam that contradicts this verse. Krsna Das Kaviraja Goswami completes his argument by quoting it: ete camsa-kalah pumsah/krsnas tu bhagavan svayam/indrari vyakulam lokam/ mrdayanti yuge yuge ‘All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra’ [CC 2.67 from SB 1.3.28]
Filed under: Srimad Bhagavatam Tagged: emperor verse, krishna das kaviraja maharaja, krishna tattva, lord brahma's prayers, postaweek2011, Srimad Bhagavatam, tattva         • Email to a friend • •ISKCON News.com: Srila Prabhupada - The Teacher Behind the Hare Krishna Revolution
• Email to a friend • •Japa Group: Giriraja Swami Japa Lecture PT.2Here is Part 2 of Giriraj Swami's very inspiring lecture about chanting.  • Email to a friend • •ISKCON News.com: 40th Installation Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha
• Email to a friend • •Gouranga TV: Radhanath Swami Janmashtami lecture series 22_08_11 8-00.mp4Radhanath Swami Janmashtami lecture series 22_08_11 8-00.mp4 • Email to a friend • •Dandavats.com: Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Monthly - Special Festival Pictorial Issue
Don't miss reading this special issue which includes pictures and details of various festival celebrated at ISKCON Juhu, Srila Prabhupada's Office |
Sri Radhastami 2011 
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A reply to Kerek Ibolya Zsófia’s question about sacrificing her vegetarian lifestyle.
By Parijata Devi Dasi
