| Wednesday, July 20th - Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 |
This Week
Sunday, July 24th - Incorporation of ISKCON in 1966 (45 years)
Upcoming Saturday, August 13th - Lord Balarama's Appearance Day Sunday, August 21st - Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: That is the resultant action. If one is polluted, if he comes in contact with Krsna, or Krsna's pure devotee, he or she will be purified. Krsna is never allured, neither Krsna is become a victim of anything material. Krsna's position is different. That is stated in the Isopanisad. Apapa-viddham. Krsna is never afflicted by any kind of contamination. He is purnah suddho nitya-muktah. Similarly, those who are advanced devotees, they are not allured. But the result is that one who comes to allure a devotee or one who comes to allure Krsna, he or she becomes purified. He or she. Kamat krodhad bhayat. Some way or other, if one comes in contact with Krsna, then he becomes purified. Tejiyasam na dosaya. Apparently, it appears that Krsna is dancing with the young girls at dead of night. But it is not that Krsna is contaminated. They become purified. On the... ""See Whether Your Life Is Perfect"Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.5.32 August 13, 1974, Vrndavana |
| | | | |  Valedictorian Speech of a Hare Krishna Youth
Abhimanyu Wolf was the valedictorian of the 2011 graduating class of Santa Fe High School, in Alachua County, Florida. Several thousand people attended the event and heard Abhimanyu speak about Srila Prabhupada and the vital importance of spiritual inquiry. Below is the transcript of his valedictorian speech delivered at the commencement program on June 4, 2011, at the University of Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Santa Fe High School valedictorian speech given by Abhimanyu Wolf: "Henry Ford once said, 'Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.' We have a natural tendency to focus on the obstacles between us and our goals, but when we fix our consciousness on the goal itself, the obstacles practically fade away." Read full article here |
| A Mustard Seed in a Bag of Mustard Seeds
Dr. Singh: Srila Prabhupada, biologists tell us that there are many species of life that can reproduce without sex. Do the Vedas agree with this?
Srila Prabhupada: Oh, yes.
Dr. Singh: So we cannot curtail their reproduction? Srila Prabhupada: No. How could we? There are so many living entities that have come into this material world to enjoy life, and therefore reproduction must continue. This material world is like a jail. You cannot put an end to jails. As soon as one man leaves the jail, another is ready to enter it. This same question was discussed by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.[21] One of His devotees, Vasudeva Datta, said, "Please take all the living entities of this entire universe and release them from material bondage. And if You think they are too sinful to be rectified, then just give all their sins to me." But Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Suppose I were to take this entire universe and all the living entities with it. This is only one of innumerable universes. It is just like a mustard seed in a huge bag of mustard seeds. If you removed one seed from the bag, what would be the difference?" So reproduction cannot actually be stopped. Living entities are unlimited in number, and therefore it must continue. Dr. Singh: You have said that this material world is like a correction house to teach one to get out of material entanglement and the cycle of repeated birth and death.
Srila Prabhupada: Yes. Therefore you must practice Krsna consciousness.
(Recorded Talks of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada with Dr. Thoudam Damodara Singh, Karandhara dasa Adhikary, Brahmananda Swami and other students.
Recorded on December 2, 1973, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, near Los Angeles. )
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| Kalachandji Community News  Kunjabihari prabhu is not keeping good health and is currently awaiting the results of his biopsy. He begs for forgiveness for all his offenses and is requesting that the devotees pray for his good health. His contact number is 972 988 9447 |
| UPCOMING: Japa Retreat with His Holiness Romapada Swami There will be a Japa Retreat with H.H. Romapada Swami over the Labor Day weekend from Friday, September 2nd - Sunday September 4th at the Brazos Bend State Park (near Sugarland, TX). More information to follow, or call Radha Ballaba das at 832-215-1866. |
| July 24th, Sunday Evening class - TBA |
Live Video from the Temple Room on your iPhone
It is now possible to stream the live video from the Temple Room onto your iPhone. Go to Kalachandji's homepage to download the application. |
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