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 From Srila Prabhupada -- Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is practically teaching us with His five associates: Advaita, Nityananda, Gadadhara and Srivasadi gaura-bhakta-vrnda. Therefore if we want to approach the Absolute Truth, it is our duty to offer our respect to these five features of the Lord...Therefore, in our Krsna consciousness movement, we first of all worship the Panca-tattva: sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara -- then we chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Then it will be successful. Without going through the Panca-tattva, with the mercy, nobody can understand Krsna. It will remain a myth...You cannot understand Krsna without the mercy of these Panca-tattva. Therefore Krsna, although He came personally, He taught the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and asked people, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. But because we are mudhas, we misunderstood Krsna. We could not take the last instruction of Krsna. Therefore Krsna again came as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to teach us how to approach Krsna. If we read the life of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His acceptance of sannyasa order, His preaching all over India, His chanting and dancing, His living at Jagannath Puri, His activities, His meeting with the devotees, His Gundica-marjana, His Ratha-yatra kirtana -- if we study all these activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, immediately you understand Krsna. -- "Stop Serving The Senses " Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 7.3, Mayapur, March 3, 1974 | |
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class Schedule 7:30 a.m. Wed, Apr 15 Anjana Suta 8.6.14 Thu, Apr 16 Jivananda 8.6.15 Fri, Apr 17 HH Guruprasad Swami 8.6.16-20 Sat, Apr 18 HH Guruprasad Swami 8.6.21- 25 Sun, Apr 19 Recorded Lecture Mon, Apr 20 TBA 8.6.26 - 28 Tue, Apr 21 Gaura Nataraj 8.6.29 - 31 | | 5:30 - 6:30 Arati & Kirtan 6:30 - 6:45 Nrsimhadeva Prayers & Announcements 6:45 - 7:15 7:15 - 7:30 7:30 - 8:30 Feast 8:00 - 9:00 | | | | Thank you to...... Feast Donors Many thanks to the Anonymous donor who sponsored the Sunday Feast on April 12th Your support is appreciated. | Volunteers Needed 1) Assisting the Feast cooks on Sunday in the downstairs kitchen. 2) Weekly and Weekend Services 3) High School Seniors who want to earn some volunteer hours Contact: 214 454 5267 or email Chitra | Food for Life: How you can help Food for Life is now accepting donations of plastic containers to assit in the distribution of prasadam. Bring your clean sour cream, cottage cheese, etc., or other type containers to the front desk during the Sunday Feast, or drop them off at the office. If you are interested in helping out Food for Life in other ways, please call the office at 214-827-6330 x 216, or send an email | | Friday, April 17th: Home Program with H.H. Guruprasad Swami At the home of Sukumar & Sukanya Natarajan. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP at 214-235-6151. The address is 4029 Highland Shores, Plano TX 75024 MAP. | | Sunday, April 19th: Gundica Marjana Prepare for Lord Jagannatha's return by cleaning the temple from top to bottom! The cleaning will begin at 10:00 a.m. and continue for a few hours. Come for all or part of the time and clean your heart while cleaning the temple! | Sunday, April 19th: Ice Cream at Sunday Feast Mother Dhirta Lalita will be selling soft serve ice cream during the Sunday Feast. Treat yourself and support the Deity department at the same time. | Monday, April 20th: Varuthini Ekadasi Fast from grains and beans. Break the fast the following morning between 8:32 and 11:14. | | Note from the Editor: Adding/Updating Emails If anyone wishes to add their email to any mailing list, the easiest and best way to do so is to go to the home page of the Temple's website and subscribe themselves. Also, please note that at the bottom of every email, there is a link for "Update profile/email address." Our mailing list is getting very large (over 700 subscribers), and I am receiving more and more requests for additions and changes. By using Constant Contact's features, it makes things much simpler. Thank you. | Japa Retreats in Texas - June In June, Bhagavat Life will be offering Japa Retreats Levels 1 & 2 near Montgomery, Texas (about 3 hours south of Dallas). The retreats will be led by very special facilitators Ravindra Svarupa dasa, Mahatma dasa, Badahari dasi & Arcana Siddhi dasi, and will ensure you several days in a private and peaceful setting, carefully designed to heighten your Krishna consciousness to new levels. Level 1 - June 17-21, $485.00 early fee, $600.00 standard fee Level 2 - June 23-28, $565.00 early fee, $700.00 standard fee If you would like to enroll and reserve your seat, please RSVP by responding to this survey, or call Divyambara dasi at the Bhagavat Life office: 301-299-0134 or 888-JAPA108. Find out more about Japa Retreats at Bhagavat Life's website | | |
| * Hare Krishna TV show, Whole Life Experience - Dallas cable channel 96 at 8:30 p.m. * Bhagavad Gita Class in the Temple Room at 6:30 p.m. Saturdays * Community Guru Puja & Pancake Breakfast starting at 7:00 a.m. Contact Sri Rupa at 214-228-3485. * Plano Bhagavad Gita Class; locations & times vary. Contact Rasaraja: 214-642-2488 or their website. * Bhagavad Gita Discussion group in Richardson, starting at 6:00 p.m. - 1520 Richardson Drive, Apt 911, Richardson, TX 75080. For more information, contact Anil at 972-992-2697. | Contact Information Main Temple phone: 214-827-6330 Congregation Services: 214-827-6330 x 216 To hear live audio from temple room via phone call: 972-656-6002 To schedule a temple tour, home or school program: Nityananda Chandra 214-669-3369, or email him To sponsor a Sunday Feast or become a Monthly Donor: Chitra Iyengar, 214-454-5267, or email her. To place an item in next week's bulletin, please send it by the Monday before to Lavangalatika
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