| Wednesday, October 27th - Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 |
This Month Month of Kartik, Damodarastaka in the Temple Room at 8:00 p.m. every night until Sunday 11/21
This Week
Wednesday, October 27th - Wednesday, November 3rd: H.H. Giriraj Swami visits Dallas
Saturday, October 30th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H. Rtadhvaja Swami Saturday, October 30th: Oak Lawn Block Party Halloweeen Harinama
Upcoming
Saturday, November 6th: Diwali Celebration/Govardhana Puja Saturday, November 13th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H. Giriraj Swami
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| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: We should take the position of Arjuna, disciple. When a disciple is serious about making, about making a solution of the suffering, then he requires a spiritual master. And what sort of spiritual master? Krsna, the most perfect man, the most perfect man. So a spiritual master is representative of Krsna. Of course, Krsna is not present before us. But at least we must have a person as our spiritual master who represents Krsna. And who can represent Krsna? One who is devotee of Krsna, in the line, disciplic succession -- "Part 1 - The Unavoidable Battle," March 2, 1966, New York, Bhagavad Gita 2.7-11 Read and hear the entire lecture |
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Incarnations of Krishna by Bhakti Charu Swami Another incarnation of Krishna in the form of sound, that is Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. So when you chant, this is Krishna Himself. If it is difficult to understand that this maha-mantra, this sound vibration is Krishna, then at least you can consider that Krishna instructed us to chant Hare Krishna in this age. Krishna came as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Krishna instructed us to chant the Holy Name. It is also the instructions of the scriptures : "Harer Nama, Harer Nama, Harer Nama Eva Kevalam Kalau Nasty Eva Nasty Eva Nasty Eva Gatir Anyatha" So, these instructions are there in the scriptures. So, that means Krishna is instructing us to chant the Holy Name. So, when Krishna sees that you are chanting the Holy Name, how will Krishna feel ? Won't He be pleased ? So, that is the benefit of chanting Hare Krishna. Krishna is seeing that you are chanting and is Krishna omnipresent? Is Krishna present everywhere ? So, although you are chanting in this room, Krishna is seeing you? And when Krishna is seeing that you are chanting, He will be pleased. So, please chant Hare Krishna with full faith. That this is the yuga-dharma. This is the way to receive Krishna's mercy. This is the way to make spiritual advancement. So please chant the Hare Krishna mantra and become a very good devotee, Read the entire lecture |
Saturday, October 30th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H. Rtadhvaja Swami We will be celebrating the Vyasa Puja (birthday) celebration for Rtadhvaja Swami on Saturday, October 30th. Maharaja will be in attendance. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. with offerings from devotees, and will conclude at 2:00 p.m. with a feast. Special guest will be H.H. Giriraj Swami. Everyone is invited. |
Saturday, October 30th: Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party Harinama There will be a harinama going to the Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party. This is a huge celebration where tens of thousands gather to have a good time! Devotees can gather at the temple room after Damodarastaka. For more information, please contact Sri Rupa at 214-228-3485. Cookies are needed to pass out during the harinama!. Please bake as many as you can and leave them at the congregation office by Saturday afternoon. |
Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, November 21st: Month of Kartik and Damodarastakam Prayers The month of Kartik will begin on Friday, October 22nd. We will celebrate every evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Temple Room by singing the Damodarastakam Prayers and offering ghee lamps. Everyone is invited to participate. |
Ladies' Sangha Group Forming New Ladies' sangha group every Saturday, from 3:30 - 4:30 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. |
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. |
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie Pie filling: 2 cups brown lentils 2 quarts water 2 tbs olive oil 1 tbs fresh grated ginger 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 1 tsp yellow asafoetida powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 3 tbs fresh chopped basil leaves 1 cup grated zucchini 1 cup diced celery 3 tbs fresh chopped parsley leaves 1 tbs salt Potato topping: 8 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 tbs butter or olive oil 1 cup milk or soy or rice milk 1 tsp salt 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 1 tsp of dried rosemary 3 tbs freshly chopped parsley leaves 1 tsp paprika Boil the brown lentils and water. Reduce to a simmer and cook until they become soft. Strain through a colander. Put the lentils aside. Meanwhile, boil the cubed potatoes in water until they become soft. Drain and mash them until smooth. Add butter or olive oil, milk, salt, pepper and rosemary and mix well. Heat olive oil in a pan. When hot add ginger, sauté for 1 minute. Add black pepper, asafoetida, and sauté momentarily. Add the celery, stir well, and cook until soft. Then add grated zucchini, coriander and cumin powder. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and basil leaves and cook for a further 1-2 minutes. Add in cooked, strained brown lentils and salt and stir through. Remove from heat. Spread this pie filling evenly into the bottom of an oven-proof baking dish. Cover with the mashed potatoes, evenly layered over the top. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 300 degrees until the top is browned. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and serve hot. Another tasty option is to sprinkle grated cheese over the top of pie before baking or covering the top with thin cut tomato rings. |
| 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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| | October Feast Sponsorships
Oct 3rd
Dr Singh
Oct 10th
Anonymous | Neel Siddhanth (Ghatrazu's Praveen Punnam Sarika Ghehani) |
Oct 24th Sangeeta & Mukund Patel |
Oct 31st Jashu Ben & Thakor Mistry 1 sponsorship available |
Kindly come forward and sponsor a feast call 214 454 5267 214 827-6330 x216 |
call 214 454 5267 214 827 6330 x 216 |
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