| Wednesday, October 13th - Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 |
This Week Pasankusa Ekadasi (fast from grains and beans). Break the fast the following morning between 7:34 - 11:19
Upcoming Friday, October 22nd: Beginning of Kartik
Saturday, October 30th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H. Rtadhvaja Swami
Sunday, November 6th: Diwali Celebration/Govardhana Puja
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| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: This meditation means bhakti-yoga. Meditation, that is the real meaning. Nowadays meditation has become a fashion, but meditation is described in the Vedic literature.... The yogis, they meditate...the mind becomes fully absorbed in Krsna consciousness, tad-gatena. Tat means transcendental Absolute Truth, om tat sat. So tad-gatena manasa, mind being... Our mind is very restless, so it is very difficult. Five thousand years ago, when Krsna instructed Arjuna to concentrate his mind, meditate, or meditate upon Supersoul, so Arjuna frankly admitted that it was not possible for him. He said to Krsna, "My dear Krsna, You are advising. That is nice. But it is not possible for me."..."Mind is so restless, just like wind blowing. So to capture the mind, to make him pacified, it is very difficult job. I don't think I shall be able to do it." Arjuna refused. But Arjuna was a great devotee; therefore Krsna encouraged him. Arjuna did not know anything except Krsna, always thinking of Krsna. Then He encouraged him, that "My dear Arjuna, for you, you are the best yogi."...simply thinking of Krsna, mad-gata. Antar-atmana, within the core of heart, always thinking of Krsna....So we are teaching this. Krsna consciousness movement means we are teaching our disciples how to think of Krsna twenty-four hours. This is Krsna consciousness. And the simple method is to chant: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare - "Seeing Krsna 24 Hours a Day," Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.2-4, Durban, October 14, 1975 Read and hear the entire lecture |
| | | | |  Lord Jagannatha by Bhakti Charu Swami
"Jagannatha Swami, nayana pathagami, bhava tu me." O Lord Jagannatha You appear in the pathway of my vision. We don't see the Lord. The Lord appears very mercifully to give us His darsan. We must see the Lord with that consciousness, with that understanding. We are limited spiritual sparks, insignificant spiritual sparks and the Lord is the Supreme Personality. So how can the minute perceive the Absolute? Is it possible for the minute to perceive the Absolute? But He mercifully appears to our perception. He allows us to see Him, touch Him and serve Him. We have to understand that out of His causeless mercy He allows us this prerogative. So with that we must see the Lord, "Jagannatha Swami, nayana pathagami, bhava tu me,' nayana means eyes patha means path. Our eyes are creating one path - path of our vision and Lord Jagannath is appearing there. Who is Lord Jagannath? From the name itself we can understand. If you know Sanskrit or Hindi, Jagannath - Jagat means the material nature, the world, the universe, the entire creation and nath means the Lord. He is the Lord of the universe. Not only the universe He is the Lord of the entire creation. He is not only the Lord of the entire material creation. He is also the Lord of the spiritual sky, which is eternal, which is endless, which is unlimited - doesn't have any beginning, doesn't have any end. Material nature has its beginning and its end. So Jagannath is not only the Lord of one universe, not only the Lord of the entire material creation. He is also the Lord of the spiritual sky. And He performs His pastimes. The pastimes of the Lord have two purposes. One is to have a loving exchange with His devotees. And through this loving exchange He derives joy and He allows His devotees to also enjoy. Love and joy are interrelated. It is through love that one experiences joy. The real joy is experienced through special kind of love. That is the loving exchange with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the real joy. Read the entire lecture
Who is Bhakti Charu Swami? Read his biography
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Radhanatha Swami's Appreciation of Dallas
Radhanath Swami: "Of all the places that I have visited so far, my best experience has been in Dallas"
Many thanks for all the devotees for receiving Radhanatha Swami so nicely with so much love and affection, and also many thanks to all the devotees who worked so hard to arrange all of Maharaja's programs during his stay.
Radhanath Swami Maharaja ki jaya! |
Appreciating Kalachandji's Community Taken from a paper written by TCU student Phoebe Agundis for her "Understanding Wolrld Views" class after visiting the temple during the Sunday Feast: "I have heard people in the Christian world say we accept everyone, God loves everyone no matter what color. Although they say that so often, I have never witnessed it to the extent I had seen at the Hare Krishna Temple. The temple is truly a worship site of many faces. So many different types of people were there and no one seemed to mind that anyone was different." |
Help Needed Evenings in Prasadam Room Everyone is cordially invited to come help clean up the prasadam room after 9pm Tuesdays thru Saturdays. Please call Kunti or Shalagram for more information. |
Ladies' Sangha Group Forming New Ladies' sangha group every Saturday, from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. in the Temple Room. Please joing us for a japa session, discussion on Srila Prabhupada's books, and bhajans of the previous acharyas. All ladies are invited. If you have any questions, please contact Ratna Radhika at 214-864-7906.
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TKG Academy Website and Blog
TKG Academy's website is up and running, so please give it a look over. Here is the link to their blog, with academic and festival news, which is updated frequently. Here are some recent blog posts: |
Temple's Facebook Page  The Temple now has a Facebook Page. Everyone please go there and click the "Like" button.
From this page, one can get all the updates of Kalachandji Katha, along with invitations to festivals and other special events. |
Quinoa cakes This recipe is suitable for ekadasi, as quinoa is not a grain. Ingredients:
2 cups cooked quinoa (1/2 cup dry quinoa cooked with 1 cup of water)
1 zucchini, peeled & grated
1 yellow squash, peeled & grated
1japanese eggplant, peeled & grated
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1 medium carrot, grated
2 tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp dried sage
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1/2 cup ground, unsalted sunflower seeds (unhulled)
1 heaping tbsp ground flax
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350f and spray muffin pans with oil or liners.
Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add celery and carrot and saute for about 2 minutes. Add the rest of the vegetables, the spices and the water. Stir and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables begin to be translucent and the water is beginning to soak in.
Grind the sunflower seeds in a blender or coffee grinder until coarse. Put in a large mixing bowl, add the vegetables from the skillet, then add the flax and the quinoa. Stir together until completely mixed. Spoon into muffin pans and bake for about 45 minutes, or until they begin to brown on top. Makes 12 cakes. |
| 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
To place an item in next week's bulletin, please send it by Monday each week |
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