Wednesday, May 18th - Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

At A Glance:

This Week

Saturday, May 21st - Maha Kirtan Program at Madhava Hari's House

Sunday, May 22nd - Sri Isopanishad Class begins

Upcoming

Saturday, May 28th - Monday, May 30th: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami visits Dallas

From Srila Prabhupada:

So it is the government's duty to see that people are very nicely ruled so that they become all pious. That is the duty of the government..Because if the king, monarch, is properly instructed, and if he orders that "My subject, my citizens, should follow this order," then it will be automatically followed out. By king's order...So in the Kali-yuga, this age, there is no such king. There is no such government. Therefore people are becoming polluted. It is the duty of the guru, the duty of the parents, duty of the government to train people in such a way that they may become pious, sinless. But they do not believe, even in the next life, that "If we act impiously, then we have to suffer next life." They avoid to believe that there is next life. But there is next life. In the morning we were talking about this. How you can say there is no next life? The child has got next life: a boy. The boy has got next life: a young man. And the young man has next life, to become old man. Similarly, the old man has got next life. It is very common logic. And it is spoken by Krsna, the supreme authority. Even if you do not understand, your dull brain, but we have to accept the words of Krsna. That is the critical point. If we take Krsna's instruction, everything will be solved. There will be no problem. -- "Barking Like a Dog," Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.19, May 19, 1976, Honolulu

Read and hear the entire lecture

Saturday, May 21st: Maha Kirtan Home Program

At the home of Madhava Hari & Madhavi Gopi from 4:00 p.m. until midnight. 6549 Copperfield Ln, Plano, TX 75023. Prasadam will be served

May 28th - 30th: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami visits Dallas

H.H. Indradyumna Swami will be visiting Dallas from May 28th through 30th. Following is the schedule for programs:

Indradyumna Swami

Saturday, May 28th, 7:00 p.m.: Program at the East Plano Holiday Inn

Sunday, May 29th, 9:00 a.m.: Vyasa Puja Celebration in the Community Hall

Monday, May 30th, 7:45 a.m.: Initiation in Kalachandji's Park; 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Kirtan in Temple Room

Don't miss out on these very special events! For more information, please contact Deva Darshan dasa at 972-897-2567.

"Let the Calamaties Come Again and Again," from Maharaja's website

The Power of the Holy Name, January 1, New Dwaraka, Los Angeles

Making an auspicious start to the New Year, Giriraj Swami spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.2.33 about the life of Ajamila.

"I recently heard a lecture Srila Prabhupada gave in London in which he talks about parrot-like chanting. He said that we should chant with enthusiasm - with love, with priti - not just parrot-like. He gave the example that a parrot may learn to chant, 'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,' but that if a cat comes and catches its neck, the parrot will cry, 'Kaw, kaw, kaw!' No more Krishna. Srila Prabhupada said that if we just chant externally, artificially, and our minds and hearts are somewhere else, then at the time of death there will be no 'Hare Krishna' - just 'kaw, kaw.' So we have to practice and come to truly chant with enthusiasm, affection, and feeling. Then we will be able to actually chant and remember Krishna at the time of death. Otherwise, it is not so easy."