| Wednesday, June 9th - Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
Wednesday, June 9th Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance Gauranga Fest Presentations at Royal Preston Library 1-2pm
Friday June 10th - June 13th Kalachandji's Summer camp for children
Gauranga Fest Presentations at Church Hill Recreation Center 10-11:30am
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| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: This life is meant for learning how to engage our senses in the service of the Lord. That is the mission of human life. In other lives the senses are engaged for sense gratification. And in the human life, when we have got developed consciousness, at that time the senses are meant for being engaged in the service of the Lord -- "Doghouse or Igloo-Sweet Home" Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.19, Los Angeles, June 14, 1972 |
| | | | | | Diary of a Traveling Preacher Vol. 3 Ch. 31, by Indradyumna Swami
April 1-6, 2001 (continued from last week) On April 4 we drove north to Dallas where we were nicely received by the temple president, Nityananda dasa, a senior Indian disciple of Tamal Krishna Maharaja. A very qualified devotee, with a degree in law, Nityananda has faithfully served in a number of ISKCON temples. As we sat and took lunch that afternoon, I was intrigued with his story of how he came to Krishna consciousness. In 1978, he was a businessman living with his family in Lautoka, Fiji. One day the devotees moved in to the house next door. They promptly put large speakers on all four corners outside their new "temple" and loudly broadcast all seven aratis a day. Their intention was to cause the neighbors to move away so they could buy their houses. But Nityananda, who had not met the devotees before, became defiant and decided to take them to court. His relationship with his new neighbors worsened as the volume of the broadcasts increased daily. By the time the case went to court, his brother, who had connections with the opposition party in the Fijian government, was becoming impatient. One day he said he could easily arrange to have the devotees' house blown up. Nityananda disagreed. He also wanted revenge, but felt the problem could be resolved legally. He told his brother not to worry, they had a solid case against the devotees and would surely win. Meanwhile, Nityananda was constantly praying to his worshipful Deity, Lord Siva, to help them defeat the ISKCON devotees. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Siva and often read the Siva Purana for strength and inspiration. One day while reading that sastra, he found several verses that said one should seriously search out a bona fide spiritual master. The verses stated that if one didn't find such a guru, he would have to wander for 10, 000 births in the material world before getting the chance again. Nityananda resolved that despite his many responsibilities, including the legal battle with the devotees, he would try his best to find a spiritual master. Continuing to read, he was surprised when Lord Siva said that such a guru may appear as older, or even younger than the seeker. Such a guru may appear as a friend, or he may even appear as an enemy. The Siva Purana said that if one is sincere, the Lord will reveal his spiritual teacher to him. The next day, after a grueling session in court fighting the case against the devotees, Nityananda went home. A close friend was waiting for him there and requested he come to a public program that evening and meet a genuine spiritual master. When his friend told him the speaker would be Tamal Krishna Maharaja from the Hare Krishna movement, Nityananda couldn't believe it! His friend wanted him to go to a lecture given by his bitterest opponent in court! He adamantly refused, but later reflected on Lord Siva's statement in the Siva Purana, that one might even find his guru in his supposed enemy, and decided to go to the program. When he and his friend arrived at the hall, the devotees surrounded them, thinking they had come to harm Tamal Krishna Maharaja. But Nityananda humbly insisted that they had come only to hear from him. He sat at the back of the hall and listened attentively to Maharaja's discourse. He was impressed with Maharaja's skillful and devotional presentation of spiritual knowledge, but he didn't keep his animosity towards the devotees a secret when his friend later asked him how he liked the lecture. He replied, "He spoke well. But let us remember we are at war with these people in court!" That night an amazing thing happened to Nityananda. He dreamt that Lord Siva appeared before him and told him that the speaker that evening was in fact his spiritual master! Nityananda woke up in a sweat, dumbfounded by the dream. He thought, "A guru in the Hare Krishna movement is my spiritual master! How could that be?" But being a true and loyal devotee of Lord Siva, he took the dream to heart. "It may have simply been a dream," he reflected, "but it was no ordinary dream, and I take it that Lord Siva has kindly given me some direction in my spiritual life. " He contacted the devotees and asked if he could meet Tamal Krishna Maharaja personally. A meeting was arranged, at which Maharaja continued to impress Nityananda dasa. Maharaja concluded the meeting by making a challenge to Nityananda. He said he should seriously try the chanting of Hare Krishna and study Srila Prabhupada's books for three months. If at the end of that period he had not developed a serious attraction for Krishna consciousness, then he could give it up. However, if he did develop an attraction he had to put an advertisement in the newspaper stating that he had dropped all litigation against ISKCON and become a devotee of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It didn't take three months for the holy name to melt Nityananda's heart. Within a month he had tasted the nectar of chanting Hare Krishna and surrendered to Tamal Krishna Maharaja. As requested by Maharaja, he dropped his litigation against the devotees and became a regular visitor to the temple next door. After sometime he took initiation and became an active member of our ISKCON movement in Fiji. madhura madhuram etan mangalam mangalanam
sakala nigama valli phalam cit svarupam
sakrd api parigitam sraddhaya helaya va
bhrgu vara nara matram tarayet krsna nama "Krishna's name is the sweetest of sweet things, the most auspicious of auspicious things, the transcendental fruit of the vine of all Vedic literature. O best of the Bhrgus, chanted even once, either with faith or contempt, it delivers the chanter. " [Rupa Goswami - Padyavali, Text 16] Today Nityananda Prabhuji is serving as:
1) The Chairman of the North American GBC and Temple Presidents Executive 2) Regional GBC for Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas 3) Temple President of Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Dham, Dallas, Texas |
Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura Wednesday the 9th is the appearance of a very important personality, Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, the author or the Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata. In the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 11.55 the following description is given. "Śrīla Vyāsadeva described the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The Vyāsa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Vṛndāvana dāsa." PURPORT Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was an incarnation of Vedavyāsa and also a friendly cowherd boy named Kusumāpīḍa in kṛṣṇa-līlā. In other words, the author of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, the son of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura's niece Nārāyaṇī, was a combined incarnation of Vedavyāsa and the cowherd boy Kusumāpīḍa. There is a descriptive statement by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura in his commentary on Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata giving the biographical details of the life of Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. |
Appreciating Kalachandji's Community In appreciation of Rupa Madhurya Prabhu  His Grace Rupa Madhurya Prabhu is a great asset for Kalachandji's temple. Many of you may know him for his popular site, Rupa.com. The best site and practically the only site on the internet to get very high quality full length videos of lectures and bhajans. It is also a wonderful site to find great quality bhajans and kirtan to download for you mp3 player. This is because that is the trademark of service done by Rupa Madhurya Prabhu, everything he does for Krishna, he does in a high quality fashion. Perhaps you have seen him at the temple with a trunk full of recording equipment. Rupa has also helped extensively with our online video and radio, our website, our sound system, our security system, and our Sanctuary sound system. If our temple were to pay for his many services that he offers month after month the bill would be in the thousands. He is also the webmaster of the popular youth site Gurukuli.com
When Rupa is not at the temple doing service he is working at home as a computer programmer. In his work he updates government databases used by agencies to catch criminals & terrorists
Our sincere thanks to Rupa prabhu for all his wonderful service rendered towards Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Dham and for facilitating the spriritual sounds and video darshan of the deities/festivities, to reach our humble abodes your humble servants, Congregation Office |
Gauranga Fest Presentations Wednesday June, 9th 1-2pm
We are proud to announce a special children's cultural presentation by the devotees of Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji Dhama this Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 at the Preston Royal Public Library!
We are planning to conduct a full-length one hour presentation which will include an Odissi Dance performance, an interactive music and dance kirtan piece, a beautiful display of hand-embroidered silk Deity costumes, costume modeling and face and henna hand painting for kids by one of our temple artists, a puppet show from the Panca-Tantra, and a fun interactive yoga and martial arts class for Kids! Kalachandji's will be providing some Indian treats and we will donate a number of beautifully illustrated books about Indian culture to the library!
Each of these performing artists offers after-school classes for children and adults!
For more information please visit us on-line at: www.gaurangafest.org
The auditorium program is from 1 - 2 PM. Please bring your friends!
Preston Royal Branch Library
5626 Royal Lane
Dallas, Texas 75229
Aimee Van Heyst - Host Librarian
Aimee.vanheyst@dallaslibrary.org
214-670-7133
Friday June, 11th 10-11:30am
Church Hill Recreation Center, located at 6906 Church Hill Way, Dallas, Texas 75228 - Tel. (214)670-6477
We are invited to perform for their Summer Camp children, as well as, inviting the surrounding recreation centers Summer Camp kids to attend.
We are scheduled to conduct a 90 minute presentation from 10 AM - 11:30 AM Friday, June 11th, 2010. We finalized the program to included a presentation on the cultural of India, an interactive Yoga presentation, a classical Indian dance and music presentation with interactive dancing and singing, a puppet show, a drum presentation, and a children's modeling show of traditional Indian costumes. We will also offer the children the opportunity to have their hands painted with beautiful Indian Mehendi designs and we will have Kalachandji's restaurant cater the event with Indian snacks and treats!
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Kalachandji's Summer Camp (Jun 10 - Jun 13) Learn Vedic heritage through art, philosophy, music, dance, drama and more and more fun!!! Registration Fee: $100 Age group: 5-14 Picnic & Presentation on June 13th For more information contact: 214-454-3949 / 972-618-8280 or |
Sankirtan Scores for May 2010 Small Soft - 50 Medium Soft - 24 Hard - 1 Big Soft - 21 Hard - 50 Maha Big Hard - 25 |
| Recipe Corner: Mint Raita
Ingredients: 2 C mint leaves
3 C yogurt
1 t jalapeno, minced
1 t roasted cumin powder
salt to taste Blend the mint leaves with salt. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well and serve with any rice or flat bread. Health Benefits: Mint soothes the digestive tract, relieves symptoms of nauseau and headache, and germicide and aids in fungal and bacterial control, excellent as a mouth freshner |
| Contact Information | Main Temple phone: 214-827-6330, Congregation Services: 214-827-6330 x 216
Email for general questions and information
To schedule a tour, home or school program: Nityananda Chandra 214-669-3369, or email him
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| | Patadia Family Sunil Patel Family Raghu Nathan & Family June 13th
Nirav Jayaswal Srinivas Shettigar In memory of Chandrapathi Patel Sanjay Parikh & Family Sponsorships open Enriquez & Parikh Family Sponsorships open |
Temple Altar Air Conditioner Project Status: Work In progress Completion Date: Week of 7th Of June Many thanks to all the donors who contributed towards this project. |
Sri Krishna Janmastami 2010 Sponsor A KALASH ABHISHEKA Mother Yashoda and Nanda Maharaja, bathed Krishna on His appearance. We would like to invite you to also participate in this pastime and get Their blessings Sponsorpships for Kalash $2,501 $1,001 $501 Sign up today 214 454 5267 |
call 214 454 5267 214 827 6330 x 216 |
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