| Wednesday, Aug 10th - Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 |
This Week
Tuesday, August 9th - Arrival of HH Giriraja Swami Wednesday, August 10th - Tamal Krishna Goswami Nectar by HH Giriraja Swami - Srila Rupa Goswami Dis. Day Saturday, August 13th - Lord Balarama's Appearance Day
Upcoming Sunday, August 21st - Sri Krishna Janmastami   |
| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: When people forget or become engaged otherwise, rascaldom, duskrtinah, at that time He comes. He comes Himself or sends His representative to make this rascal know that "Here is Krsna." Tadatmanam srjamy aham. In the form of name, in the form of Deity, in the form of picture, in the, so many ways. If you think of Krsna within yourself, that "Krsna is like this, Krsna's leg is like this, Krsna's flute is like this, Krsna's hand is like this, mouth is like this, He is dressed like this," this meditation is perfect meditation. Not imagination. So that your mind will be gradually absorbed in Krsna."Surrounded By Krsna Atmosphere" 74/06/29 Melbourne, Bhagavad-gita 7.1 |
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Aug 10th Tuesday - HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Nectar by HH Giriraja Swami and other disciples
6:30 pm Gaura Arati Kirtan
7:00 pm Remembrances
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Aug 13th, 2011 - Lord Balarama's Appearance Day & Bhoomi Puja for the Parking Lot
We invite everyone to come participate in the auspicious Appearance Day celebration of Balarama and the Bhoomi pooja ceremony for Sri Radha Kalachandji's Parking Lot.
Program Schedule
10:30 Ground Breaking 11:00 Class followed by Initiation Ceremony Noon Abhishek and Arati 1pm Prasadam
Sponsorship: Prasadam - $501 Flowers - $251 Abhishek - $101
For sponsorships Call: 214-454-5267 or 214 669 3369 Email: info@radhakalachandji.com |
| Aug (15th - 19th), 2011 : Pre-Janmastami programs Programs begin at 7pm with kirtan, then class and light prasadam snack at the end. Program Venue: Mon (8/15) - Mother Rasakeli & Rasaraj Prabhu
5415 Gurley Ave. Dallas, TX 75223
Tue (8/16) - Mother Nancy & Joey Prabhu
1004 Cristler Ave. Dallas, TX 75223
Wed (8/17) - Mother Manjuali & Nityananda Prabhu
5404 Gurley Ave. Dallas, TX 75223
Thur (8/18) - Mother Adi Sakti & Devaprastha Prabhu
9132 Sweetwater Dr. Dallas, TX 75228 FRI - TBA Please call 214-827-6330x216 or 214 669 3369 for additional information |
Extrasensorial experiences?
Q.  Hello I am totally new to all this sacred belief
I only got to know it today, but I do have a question to ask you please. All my life I could feel and see with open eyes objects forming in ether state in my hands, Its like they were trying to form into reality .
Since I was 4 years old I used to get messages from above and feel connected to the stars, all of my life I have a repeated dream that I run a bit, bend my knees and levitate, I dream of it almost every night for years, I am 29 now .
I also can see the air movement if I decide to get into this kind of state of mind, And I always manifest what I wish for, except money ,I can't manifest money I only manifest it in the form of food (suddenly everybody have spare food to give me.) Animals especially birds feel very close to me and we seem to communicate on a mind level. BUT every time I try to carry away with it, to get to a feeling of fulfillment, of the basic and of pure soul, I suddenly get anxieties, those anxieties are very active in my conscious mind, and stop me with false fears every time I try to get closer to my divine side, but it seems like the door to my animalistic fighting darker side is always open and trying to lure me in, and I NEVER go there, never !
I sometimes feel like cursed because from one side I have this strange natural knowledge of manifesting and channeling ,and from the other side i have this dark part inside that is being ignored by me, and its sending my conscious mind anxieties endlessly .
Why is it? What am I experiencing?
Blessed be
STARDOM
A. Hare Krishna.
I have read your email.
It is not possible for me to determine what is that you are experiencing because I do not know you personally. It can be thousands things but I can't tell what is it in your specific case.
Everyone of us has the innate propensity for spirituality. Material life is actually a state of death. Life is actually spiritual. Only spirit has life. Matter is dead. So if we live as we were the material body we live in and we persue material objects, the real feeling we get is a feeling of internel death. It is actualy worst than death, it is a state more similar to a state of living death.
As a result we try anything to give a meaning to life. Some chase wealth, others beauty, other mysticism.
All of this is useless because false.
Real life is life of spirit, realizing our spiritual nature. To accomplish this most cherishable end it is necessary a guide. Some who teaches is called master; the one who teaches the science of spirit is called spiritual master.
Therefore you should sincerily desire to find a bonafide spiritual master to learn the truth.
Continue to come to isvara.org and if you want to correspond with me. ______________________
Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)
Answered by Manonatha Prabhu from his site www.isvara.org |
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 PRABHUPADA: All living entities possess the required intelligence to execute four principles: eating, sleeping, sexual intercourse and defense. These four principles exist even in the atom. The only difference in the human being is that he has the extra intelligence with which to understand God. This is the difference. Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam cha samanam etat pashubhir naranam. Eating, sleeping, sex life and defense are to be found everywhere. You have seen trees growing. Wherever there is a knot, the bark does not go this way; it goes that way. [Srila Prabhupada gestures to show that a tree's bark grows not over a knot, but around it.] The tree has intelligence: "If I go this way, I will be blocked, so I will go that way." But where are its eyes? How can it see? It has intelligence. That intelligence may not be as good as yours, but it is intelligence. Similarly, a child also has intelligence, though not as developed as his father's. In due course of time, when the child gets a body like that of his father, the child's intelligence will be fully developed and exhibited. DR. SINGH: Then intelligence is relative. PRABHUPADA: Yes. Everything is relative. You have your body, your duration of life, and your intelligence, and the ant has his. Both we and the ant live for one hundred years, but the length of our hundred-year life-span is relative to our bodies. Even Brahma, the longest-living entity in this universe, lives for one hundred years. To us the ant's life-span may seem only a few days. In the same way, on other planets with atmospheres different from the earth's, there are life-forms suited to those conditions. But the scientists try to view everything according to the relative conditions of planet earth. This is nonsense. Why are they doing that? If the whole cosmic manifestation follows the law of relativity, how can the scientist say that the conditions of this planet must apply to life on other planets? The Vedas instruct us that knowledge must always be considered in terms of desha-kala-patra. Deshameans "circumstances," kala means "time," and patra means "the object." We must understand everything by taking these three elements into consideration. For example, a fish is living very comfortably in the water, and we are shivering on the shore of the sea. This is because my desha-kala-patra and the fish's desha-kala-patraare different. But if we conclude that the sea gulls will also shiver in the water, that is nonsense; their desha-kala-patra is again different. There are 8,400,000 different species of life in the material cosmic manifestation, and each species must adjust to circumstances differently. Even on this planet, you cannot go live comfortably in Alaska, although it is America. Similarly, the living entities enjoying life in Alaska do not come here. KARANDHAR: Relativity, then, is based upon our individual situation. PRABHUPADA: Yes. Therefore it is said that what is food for one is poison for another. BRAHMANANDA: Because scientists cannot survive on the moon, they think no one else can. [Recorded on April 18, 1973, in Cheviot Hills Park, Los Angeles. Srila Prabhupada is accompanied by Dr. Thoudam Damodara Singh, Karandhar das Adhikari, Brahmananda Swami and other students.] |
 Weekend Teachings - Nityananda Chandra das
As the days get closer and closer to Janmastami our temple and activities become busier and busier. Last Saturday morning I performed a Nam Karan Yajna, a ceremony by which the newborn baby's name is decided. The name chosen was Lalita Devi, the dear friend of Srimati Radharani. The baby was born during Ekadasi last month right near the Visakha Nakshatra (Visakha is the dear friend of Lalita) and later on found out that her aunty, who is a nice devotee, also has the name Lalita. Also the beautiful baby looked just like little Lalita in the Little Krishna cartoon. After finishing that program I went to what I thought would have been another home program. I was invited a few weeks ago to come and speak at a Bhagavata Saptaha that a Nepali man was organizing. Much to my surprise there were well over 300 people at this event. It was held at the Nepali Cultural Center in Dallas. Entering in the building reminded me of India. It was about 110 F outside and the building's AC was struggling. AC water dripped from the ceiling as the hundreds of Nepalis approached the altar and vyasasana for blessings. Even with the AC maxed out it was quite hot inside. There was a big platform and canopy as a vyasasana and I was motioned to sit and speak. The host asked if I could explain the essence of the Srimad Bhagavatam and its glories. I spoke at first about so called "material qualities" of the Bhagavatam. That there is a chapter wherein it is discussed the the smallest calculation of time based on atomic interaction. Or that there are accurate measurements to the various planets in our solar system, or that you can find accurate descriptions of the growth of the fetus. Then the discussion let to why the Bhagavatam was produced, the story of Vyasa's spiritual maturation and finally the goal, Bhakti. One could see the appreciation that all the Nepali devotees had hearing Bhagavatam Katha. We followed by inviting them to come to the Janmastami festival. Later that evening the whole family and I attend a great lecture by His Grace Manonatha Prabhu who led a question and answers session on Veda and Vedanta and spoke about his upcoming Yoga Sutras discourse. On Sunday morning we had another very nice program. I was invited to speak at the Christ United Methodist Church in Plano. A church with a membership of about 8000. Murari Vallabh Prabhu, accompanied me on this trip to their beautiful facility. The building must have had at least 40 class rooms. We were invited in a room wherein sat fifty 60 year olds. It was to be a class on Hinduism 101. We first gave the explanation of the word Hindu and gave a basic Bhagavad Gita 101. The class was very well received. Many came to thank us after the class and particularly a gentleman came to me and reading his notes stated, "We are a soul in the vehicle of the body, wow this REALLY puts perspective on things." The day was then followed by a wonderful kirtan led by Urjsvat Prabhu at the Sunday Feast. |
| 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. |
| August 14th, Sunday Evening class - His Holiness Giriraja Swami |
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. |
| 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
To place an item in next week's bulletin, please send it by Monday each week |
| | August Feast Sponsorships 7th No sponsors 21st Ananth & Vedant Jashu & Thakor Mistry Soni Family Saha Family 28th 2 sponsorships available | | |
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Sponsorships for Sri Krishna Janmastami Dress (4) $2,501 All Day Events $1,501 Prasadam $1,001 Flowers $501 Midnight Arti $251
Abhishek
$101 All other contributions ---------------------------------- call 214 454 5267 214 827 6330 x 216 |
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