Monthly Archives: April 2014

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
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Toronto, Ontario
Go It Together
I received a call from Michael who took to the Trans Canada Highway in 2001/2002 on foot with a backpack.  We made an agreement to go it out together on the road for a three week stint. 
Starting in mid May we plan to drive to Taber, Alberta, the spot from where I left off last summer.  We will stop a bit along the way, put on our shoes (I, with Crocs), while he will be equipped with camera, hopeful to capture the beauty of the road, the rhythm of walking, and all that visual vista stuff that people usually see as post cards.  The filming will be like a reenactment of the walk I did last summer, until we arrive at Taber, when business will be as usual to complete a fourth trek, bringing me to the edge of British Columbia.
I’m really looking forward to it because in addition to having the usual company of support person, Daruka, and his blue front Amazon parrot, there will also be Michael, a most amiable person.  Up for the challenge will be those occasional cool prairie breezes, and then the intermittent warming Chinook winds coming from the Rockies.  There will be the upward downward trends of pacing once hitting those lovely mountains.  I will not be surprised to hear the jazz of the road, that is, the last clumps of snow, sliding off the arms of the coniferous trees, and the feet making the beat gritting the gravel on the highway shoulder.  It will also be the time of invigoration, rebirth, of so much life springing into action. 
Michael knows the road I’ve tread, he’s done it before – the Crow’s Nest Pass.  And, of course, we’ll be seeing smart crows in flight, and I’ll be dreaming of smooth sailing swans during naps which will take place by the side of the road that will offer a peace like nothing else.  Hare Krishna! 
Thanks for calling, Michael, it’s a deal.  We’ve nailed down the date, May 17th. 
May the Source be with you!
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A day of celebration
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Although the official Vyasa Puja festival of Kadamba Kanana Swami will take place on 25 April 2014 in Radhadesh, the 12th of April is still a special day as it is his appearance day according to the solar calendar. Maharaj will travel to Durban today and has been requested by his disciples to attend a house program […]

Join us for Sunday Feast starting 11.00am-2.00pm with another Guest Speaker
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Sunday Love Feast

When?
Sunday, April 13th
Program starts at 11 am

Where?
6 George Street South
Brampton, Ontario
L6Y 1P3, Canada
Park underground(free) @ City Hall
Phone:416-648-3312

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 Bhagavad-gita As It Is 3.9
yajnarthat karmano ‘nyatra
loko ‘yam karma-bandhanah
tad-artham karma kaunteya
mukta-sangah samacara

TRANSLATION

Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain unattached and free from bondage.
 
Program Schedule
11.00- 11.15      Tulsi Puja                                           
11.15 – 11.30     Guru Puja                                            
11:30 –11:55     Aarti & Kirtan                                      
11.55 – 12.00    Sri Nrsingadeva Prayers                  
12.00 – 1:00     Vedic Discourse 
  1:00 –  1:30      Closing Kirtan

COMING UP AHEAD
 
ISKCON Brampton Festival of Chariots

This summer we will have another major event organized by ISKCON Brampton. It is a pleasure for us to organize our second Ratha Yatra in August in Downtowm Brampton and just like last year, we’re expecting this event to be a milestone in the city of Brampton. With the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Giridhari, Lord Jagannath and Srila Prabhupad, we all have the opportunity to serve and make this event successful, which we’re hoping will be even bigger than last year.

You’re all humbly requested to join the committee this Sunday at the temple. We will have a meeting after prasadam to discuss the assignment of tasks for the various activities involved.
 

Varuthini Ekadasi
Fasting………. on April 25th
Trayodasi/Breakfasti.. on April 26th b/w 6.17am-10.56am
every fortnight, we observe Ekadasi, a day of prayer and meditation. On this day we fast (or simplify our meals and abstain from grains and beans), and spend extra time reading the scriptures and chanting the auspicious Hare Krishna mantra.

Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva
on May 13th….celebration @ 7.00pm

ON GOING EVERY SATURDAY        
Bhagavad-Gita Classes 

Join Bhagavad Gita Course with His Grace Vaisnava Dasa from 9.00am-12.00pm and get certified from Bhaktivedanta College at the completion of this course towards Bhakti Sastri Degree. To register please contact Vaisnava Dasa Prabhu in person or via email[vaishnavadas@icloud.com]

ON GOING EVERY SUNDAY

Govinda’sNatural Foods Snack Bar

Govinda’s has always been a giver of love and friendliness, food with a home cooked feel, Check out this Sunday your own Govinda’s Snack Bar at ISKCON Brampton for dine in or take out. This snackbar definitely has the best selection of cruelty-free eats with a bang for your buck.
Nutrition Help & Diet Tips

Mother Rashmi Ahuja is offering free one to one consultations and development of Individualized Nutrition Plans on Sundays between 1:30 – 3pm. Please contact (416)569-6373 or (905)488-7272 to book an appointment.
Sunday School

The Sunday School provides fun filled strategies through the medium of music, drama, debates, quizzes and games that present Vedic Culture to children. However the syllabus is also designed to simultaneously teach them to always remember Krishna and never forget Him.
The Sunday School follows the curriculum provided by the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture (BCEC).

 

Please note that ISKCON Brampton is a nut free environment in order to support those with allergies. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Chant and Be happy!

Animals can kill without incurring Sin, Humans cannot
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Human beings are not meant to quarrel like cats and dogs. They must be intelligent enough to realize the importance and aim of human life. The Vedic literature is meant for humanity and not for cats and dogs. Cats and dogs can kill other animals for food without incurring sin, but if a man kills […]

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Unconscious Competence
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Sometimes it seems so hard to change. The ‘lower nature’ returns to haunt us, we easily slip back into bad habits, and annoying desires (which we thought were dead and buried) somehow re-appear. It’s frustrating and disappointing when one falls short of the spiritual ideals they seek. They know where they want to be, but it seems a far and distant reality. Will I ever come to the standard of purity I earnestly seek? Are these descriptions of the perfect character simply utopian ideals? How do I progress to perfection?

Lucky for us, the Bhagavad-gita is a book of supreme optimism. Even when faced with the disappointment of failure, there is still reason to take heart and smile. How so? At the lowest stage of ‘unconscious incompetence’, one’s deficient character, destructive desires and wayward habits aren’t even a cause of concern. Only when one progresses to the stage of ‘conscious incompetence’, however, do they become aware of their defects and consciously feel the need to improve. That’s quite a jump indeed. Even if one’s behaviour hasn’t changed, the change of values is itself a great sign of progress.

Yet that should eventually mature into a change of character. From the stage of ‘conscious incompetence’, one next embraces the platform of ‘conscious competence’. Here, one makes a concerted effort to act in the proper way; often mechanically and forcibly, one trains themselves in a way of living that mirrors their aspiration. Even though it may feel mechanical and artificial, one is learning to be natural. Finally, in deep spiritual maturity, the proper behaviour and attitude becomes manifest from within, and one lives their ideals spontaneously, effortlessly and joyously. This perfected stage is known as ‘unconscious competence’.

Kirtan Training Workshop with Sri Prahlada
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13 April 2014 Glebe Life Balance 181A Glebe Pt Rd Glebe Nsw, Australia The first of a series of kirtan training workshops. You will experience: 1. How to play one Kirtan chant from the CD One Voice, One Heart (by Harmonium, but other instruments can be accommodated please enquire). 2. Sri Prahlada’s captivating stories about […]