| Wednesday, January 5th - Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 |
This Week Programs with His Grace Mukunda Datta Prabhu (see schedule below) Sunday, January 9th - Tuesday, January 11th: His Grace Gadadhar Pandit Prabhu visits Dallas Upcoming Saturday, January 22nd - Sunday, January 23rd: Dallas 24 Hour Japathon (see more info below) Wednesday, January 26th - Sunday, January 30th: North American GBC/Temple President's Meeting |
| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: Krsna worship, everyone. Just like we worship also ordinary man if it gives us facility to worship Krsna. We go to somebody and worship him, flatter him, because he will give some money, and it will be engaged in Krsna's service. The man is not worshipable, but he will help us to worship Krsna. Thereby he will be helped and we will be also helped, and Krsna will be satisfied. Krsna will be satisfied that "My devotee has brought some money from this rascal. All right." -- "Good and Not so Good Brains," Morning Walk, January 11th, 1974 Read and hear the entire morning walk |
| | | | | | His Holiness Bhakti Marg Swami - Blog Entry January 2nd, 2011:  The Year Of Love?
Could 2011 be the Year of Love? Let's try! Skeptics and cynics will say 'no' to anything, but for the spiritualist there will always be optimism. For them there will be an attempt at seeking and creating loving exchanges. But let's not be green behind the ears. There is no excuse for naivety regarding this material world.
The Bhagavad-gita cries out its ancient wisdom, "dukhalayam asasvatam'. There is misery in this world. Just consider the agony of being trapped in a mine for 69 days like those heroes in Chile this past year. Against all odds, ecstasy of knowing survivors were living off of hope of seeing their loved ones. Love does keep people alive. Love does make the world go 'round.
Love is powerful. People have declared wars over its passion and have fought in defense to protect those they love. It's just awfully shameful that love clashes as one camp will be totally malicious towards another out of love for kith and kin. If love could be extended beyond the tribal attitude to include the whole universal family we would be in better shape. This might sound idealistic but when love can work beyond the inside of a box then earth has a chance.
In a message delivered to a crowd at the ISKCON Centre, the topic was just that, about the cliche term 'love' which is really a type of lust. Love becomes perverted or self-centered as lust.
I like the definition of the word love coming from one of the great ksatriyas (warriors) of the epic, "Mahabharat". King Bhuma says, "Love means reposing one's affection completely upon one person."
In a devotional context this love which is pure and distinct from the lust of this world, this relationship with its natural reciprocation is in connecting to the Supreme Divine.
The bottom line is that love is a craving that everyone is seeking to fulfill. It's up to each individual to find what is meaningful in this regard. May 2011 be prosperous in the Divine love-making department.
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| Programs with His Grace Mukunda Datta Prabhu
Wednesday, January 5th, 7:00 p.m: In the Temple Room Bhagavad Gita Class,17.23-28 The Om Tat Sat Verses
Friday. January 7th, 6:30 p.m: Srimad Bhagavatam Study, Canto 1 Chapter 16, Deva Darshan's House, 4029 Highland Shores, Plano, TX 75024, (972) 294-5701
Saturday, January 8th, 6:00 p.m.: Kirtan Program at Sanjay Singhania, 1308 Valley Vista Dr. Irving TX 75063, (407) 252-7998
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Sunday, January 9th - Tuesday, January 11th: His Grace Gadadhar Pandit Prabhu Visits Dallas
His Grace Gadadhar Pandit Prabhu will be visting Dallas this week. Here is some information about him, the first Hindu Chaplian that has ever served at New York University and Columbia University.
Pandit's commitment to the Columbia University community is based on his heartfelt desire to cultivate and create dynamic spiritual community, bearing results and fruits that benefit the larger community as a whole. He is the current Hindu chaplain at Columbia University, the first individual to hold that title. At Columbia, Pandit facilitates a number of interactive and enlivening programs designed to give the community a real taste and understanding of the contemporary benefits of Vedic culture, as he lives it and knows it. He is also actively involved in outreach/activities within the Columbia interfaith community as well as with the larger interfaith community of New York City.
Pandit is also the first Hindu chaplain in the history of New York University. At NYU he is an active presence, facilitating spiritual discussion groups and yoga workshops/seminars designed to help the active students of this progressive urban community understand the practical benefits of developing a spiritual perspective on life. Through his services there, he offers his friendship and guidance with the motivation to create a sustainable spiritual vision in service to the NYU community as a whole.
If you would like to host a program with him, please reply to this email. Any other programs with him will be announced as they are arranged.
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Appreciating Kalachandji's Community From Advaita Acharya dasa: Thank you Sri Rupa Prabhu and the Dallas Community for showing us the spiritual world last weekend for the 24 Hour Kirtan.
p.s. all of them [the San Antonio devotees] are fired up to come again.
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Hosts Needed for GBC/TP Meetings January 26th-30th
We are requesting devotees to open up their homes and host devotees who will be attending the GBC/Temple President's Meetings from January 26th - 30th. If this is something you would be interested in helping with, please contact Lavangalatika at 214-448-3331 or Nrtya Kisori at 214-660-0899.
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Announcement for Parents
Please ensure that your children are accompanied by an adult at all times. During recent Sundays and at other times, we have seen too many children running around unsupervised, which causes distractions and disturbance to those doing service. Available options are that the children can play in the prasadam room or the park, as long as they are supervised by an adult. |
Saturday, January 22nd - Sunday, January 23rd: Dallas 24 Hour Japathon Starting at 5:00 p.m. on January 22nd, and ending at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd, Dallas will be hosting it's first 24 hour Japathon. This will consist of chanting japa in unison in the temple room. We are asking for sponsors and volunteers to sign up to lead the chanting in 1/2 hour increments. We will also need volunteers to help sponsor and cook prasadam for the participants. There will also be special guest leaders participate via Skype. If you cannot personally attend, the entire 24 hours will be shown on Krishna.com. For more information, or to sponsor, please contact Bhaktin Alex at 214-476-3983, or Nityananda Prabhu at 214-448-3403, or send an email. |
| 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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| | January Feast Sponsorships
2nd Rangarao Bommisetty 9th 16th Anupam Nilabh
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