 From Srila Prabhupada -- "So today, appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Lord Nrsimhadeva appeared on this Nrsimha Caturdasi on account of His devotee, Prahlada. As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata, abhyutthanam adharmasya [Bg. 4.7]. Paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam, sambhavami yuge yuge [Bg. 4.8]. The Lord appears with two purposes. Paritranaya sadhunam: just to give protection and rescue the devotees, and to kill the demons, vinasaya ca duskrtam. So Prahlada Maharaja, five-years-old boy, his only fault was that he was Krsna conscious. He was devotee of Krsna. That was his only fault. And the father was so unkind to a child, even five years old. He could not excuse, "Oh, let this boy do whatever, chanting Hare Krsna." No. The demons are so much against God consciousness that even at his home he would not allow his own child to become God conscious. This is demoniac civili... So you'll find many critics, many enemies, because you are making progress in Krsna consciousness. So the demons are always against this Krsna consciousness movement. That is the whole history. Just like Lord Jesus Christ, he was crucified. What was his fault? He was preaching God consciousness, that's all. This society is so cruel. So Prahlada Maharaja was tortured in so many ways." -- "Divinity, Demon & Devotee." 5/27/72, Los Angeles
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class Schedule 7:30 a.m. Wed, May 6 Narottamananda
8.7.12
Thu, May 7
Nityananda Nrsingha Caturdasi
Fri, May 8 Gaur Nataraj 8.7.13-19
Sat, May 9
Mathuranath 8.7.20-21 Sun, May 10 Recorded Lecture Mon, May 11 TBA 8.7.22 Tue, May 12 TBA 8.7.23-24 | Wednesday Bhagavad
Gita Class Topic 6:30 p.m. Ch. 7, Text 26-30 Krsna knows all and is thus different from foolish living entities who are born into delusion and are bewildered by dualities arising from desire and hate.
Pious persons, freed from dualities arising from delusion engage in devotional service with determination and attain liberation. | | 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 | | | | | Many thanks to Ramila, Maulesh & Kisori Shah for sponsoring the Sunday Feast on May 3rd. 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 | | Thursday, May 7th: Nrsingha Caturdasi We will be celebrating Nrsingha Caturdasi, the Appearance of Lord Nrsinghadeva, Krishna's half man/half lion incarnation. Schedule will be as follows: The morning program will begin at 7:30 a.m. with Greeting of the Deities. The evening program will begin at 6:30 with Abhisheka, Kirtan, class on Lord Nrsinghadeva and a feast. | | Sunday, May 10th: Mother's Day Home Program All mothers in the community are invited for a Mother's Day celebration with Kirtan and Chaat (Indian snack) party on Sunday May 10th at 11:30 a.m. at Rasaraja's house. Please no children, though little babies are OK. Please RSVP at 972 618 8280. | | Monday, May 11th: Meeting for Tamal Krishna Goswami's Vyasa Puja There will be a meeting to begin planning for H.H. Tamal Krishna Goswami's Vyasa Puja on Monady, May 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Darshan room. In particular, all disciples are asked to attend. | | New Bhagavad Gita Home Program in Flower Mound Day and Time : Saturday at 4:00 PM Frequency : Every other Saturday Location : 6000 Grand Meadow Ln, Flower Mound TX 75028 Contact Rasaraja: 214-642-2488 or Atul: 972-800-8279 | | Krishna Summer Camp: June 5-7 There will be a Krishna Summer Camp for children 5-13 years from June 5th through June 7th, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. It will be held at TKG Academy. Activities for the children will include learning: bhajans, sloka recitation, art presentations, acting and drama. The fee for the camp is $75, and includes lunch and snacks. The camp will conclude on Sunday with a picnic and a spiritual presentation by the children at the Sunday Feast. For more information or to register, send an email, or call: 927-618-8280, 214-827-4306 or 214-821-6402. Please register ASAP. Enrollment is first come first serve. There are ONLY 30 slots available. | Update Japa Retreat: Early Registration Expiring Dear Prabhus,
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