Wednesday, June 8th - Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

At A Glance:

This Week

Tuesday, June 7th & Wednesday, June 8th - His Holiness Bhakti Vikas Swami visits Dallas

Saturday, June 11th - Pandava Nirjal Ekadasi (total fast, even from water if Ekadasi has been broken in the past year). Break the fast the following morning between 6:18 - 11:04,

Upcoming

Sunday, June 19th - Vyasa Puja of His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami

From Srila Prabhupada:

The whole world of science and technology is running on the false idea that life is born from matter. We cannot allow this nonsensical theory to go unchallenged. Life does not come from matter. Matter is generated from life. This is not theory; it is fact. Science is based on an incorrect theory; therefore all its calculations and conclusions are wrong, and people are suffering because of this. When all these mistaken modern scientific theories are corrected, people will become happy. So we must challenge the scientists and defeat them. Otherwise they will mislead the entire society.

Matter changes in six phases: birth, growth, maintenance, production of by-products, dwindling, and death. But the life within matter, the spirit soul, is eternal; it goes through no such changes. Life appears to be developing and decaying, but actually it is simply passing through each of these six phases until the material body can no longer be maintained. Then the old body dies, and the soul enters a new body. When our clothing is old and worn, we change it. Similarly, one day our bodies become old and useless, and we pass on to a new body. -- "The Tiny World of Modern Science" from the Science of Self Realization

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Tuesday, June 7th & Wednesday, June 8th: His Holiness Bhakti Vikas Swami visits Dallas

Program schedule will be as follows:

Tues, June 7th

6:30 p.m. - Home program at Sanjay Goel's

16817 Rustic Meadows Drive,

Dallas, TX 75248

phone 515-419-3966

Wed, June 8th

7:30 a.m - Srimad Bhagavatam class

6:30 p.m. - Bhagavad Gita class in Temple Room

About His Holiness: Based in India, Maharaja is a strong preacher who speaks many Indian languages. He is the author of many books, among which the Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava trilogy, has been widely appreciated by many senior devotees. His books will be available after the programs and he will do book signing as well.

More info: www.bvks.com

Giriraj Swami speaks about Pandava Nirjal Ekadasi

Ekadasi is one of the regular celebrations in the Vaisnava calendar. It is observed eleven days after the full moon and eleven days after the new moon of every month. Even in the thirteenth, or leap month, called adhi-masa or purusottama-masa, which comes every three years, during which no other festivals are celebrated, Ekadasi is observed. Ekadasi is known as "the day of Lord Hari" and is said to be the mother of devotion. Of the sixty-four items of devotional service listed in Srila Rupa Gosvami's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, keeping the fast on Ekadasi is one. In fact, observing Ekadasi is one of the first ten basic principles.

The Nectar of Devotion, Srila Prabhupada's summary study of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, states: In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana it is said that one who observes fasting on Ekadasi day is freed from all kinds of reactions to sinful activities and advances in pious life. The basic principle is not just to fast, but to increase one's faith and love for Govinda, or Krsna. The real reason for observing fasting on Ekadasi is to minimize the demands of the body and to engage our time in the service of the Lord by chanting or performing similar service. The best thing to do on fasting days is to remember the pastimes of Govinda and to hear His holy name constantly.

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A.W.O.L - by Sutapa Das
A young investment banker recently approached me. Frustrated with the corporate climate, demanding lifestyle, and the stresses and strains of worldly responsibility, he was seriously considering giving it all up. Such cases are not uncommon. In numerous passages of the Bhagavad-gita even Arjuna proposes he leave the battlefield and retire into the contemplative, secluded life of a hermit. Would such renunciation be wise? Is it possible to work in this dog-eat-dog world and simultaneously maintain your spirituality? Can one connect to the higher reality via their worldly profession? The Bhagavad-gita offers the "3R" formula, which gives a succinct but comprehensive checklist on how to spiritualize your daily work.

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