A Devotee of the Lord Cannot Give up the Service of the Lord, May 5, Potomac
Giriraj Swami

05.25.15_PotomacGiriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.8.6 and Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta.

“This was exhibited by Lord Nityananda when He delivered the two fallen souls Jagai and Madhai, and similarly Lord Jesus Christ was crucified by the nonbelievers. But such difficulties are very gladly suffered by the devotees in preaching because in such activities, although apparently very severe, the devotees of the Lord feel transcendental pleasure because the Lord is satisfied. Prahlada Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is because a pure devotee of the Lord is so purified in his heart that he cannot leave the shelter of Lord Krishna in any circumstances. There is no self-interest in such service. The progress of culturing knowledge by the jnanis or the bodily gymnastics by the yogis are ultimately given up by the respective performers, but a devotee of the Lord cannot give up the service of the Lord, for he is ordered by his spiritual master. Pure devotees like Narada and Nityananda Prabhu take up the order of the spiritual master as the sustenance of life. They do not mind what becomes of the future of their lives.”

— SB 2.8.6 purport

Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.8.6, Potomac

Escape the illusion
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 July 2012, Modra, Slovakia, Lecture)

dbn_26March2015In so many ways, maya (the illusory energy) is infiltrating our lives. Maya is everywhere. They say maya is a witch. For the male, maya takes a female form and for the female, maya takes a male form. In this way, maya has only one purpose which is to bind the living beings. Different chains are being used; chains of greed, chains of anger but the strongest chain of all is known as mayy āyuṅktām anugraham (Srimad Bhagavatam 3.14.11), the chain of sex! That is maya’s most powerful weapon because that makes us think that the material world is a place to enjoy.

 

Sunday Love Feast – June 7th, 2015 – 11:00am to 2:00pm — Hear and associate with His Grace Srinath Das.
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Sunday Love Feast for All

When?
Sunday,June 7,2015
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 9.34
man-mana bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yaji mam namaskuru
mam evaishyasi yuktvaivam
atmanam mat-parayanah
Translation
Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.



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
  1.30 _  2.00     Sanctified Free Vegetarian Feast

Kirtan with Hladini Kirtan Band at your home
Hladini is a local kirtan group consisting of spiritually inclined musical enthusiasts with a vision to encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God, as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Over the last couple of years, the group has successfully engaged spiritually minded people in mantra meditation and Vedic chants. Hladini would be glad to bring auspicious vibrations to your next home program, yoga studio or traditional ceremonies.
Please contact Amogha Lila Das at hladini_kirtan_group@googlegroups.com


COMING UP AHEAD

Yogini
Fasting.....................on Fri June 12th,2015
Breakfast.................on Sat June 13th,2015 b/w 5.35am-10.43am

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.
English audio glorification of all Ekadasis is available here 


ON GOING EVERY SUNDAY
 

Sunday School

To register,contact us
Email:sundayschool108@gmail.com
Call:647.893.9363

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).

Gift Shop

Our boutique is stocked with an excellent range of products, perfect for gifts or as souvenirs of your visit. It offers textiles, jewellery, incense, devotional articles, musical instruments, books, and CDs inspired by Indian culture.We're open on all Sundays and celebrations marked in our annual calendar.
 

Please note that ISKCON Brampton is a peanut 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

Krishna.com Store Opens Up New Avenue of Outreach
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Krishna.com – “the temple on the web” – has discovered an unexpected but surprisingly effective way of introducing spiritual seekers to Krishna consciousness – through its online store. Krishna.com, launched in 1996 as the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust’s official website and staffed almost entirely by second generation devotees, has two distinct sections.

Miraculous Meetings
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Every day we experience a small miracle. Last week, on our way to Torquay, the driver lost his bearings and we accidently parked up in Paignton, a small neighbouring town. As we got onto the high street, we realised we were in the wrong place!

50th Anniversary Briefing Pack Launched to Help Local Temples Plan Celebrations
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On June 2nd, 2015, the ISKCON 50 Global Office launched an International Briefing Pack to help centres around the world plan their local celebrations for the 50th Anniversary. The briefing pack provides a list of potential events and ideas so that local temples will find it easy to customise and plan what they wish to organise for their regions.

Harinam – Tel-Aviv, Israel (Album with photos) Srila Prabhupada:…
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Harinam - Tel-Aviv, Israel (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by someone well aware of its power. Similarly, one may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, but if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.18 Purport)
See them here: https://goo.gl/Czmdfx

Hare Krishna! Various Significance of Founder Acharya Since…
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Hare Krishna! Various Significance of Founder Acharya
Since Srila Prabhupada’s passing away in 1977, the GBC has sought to codify ISKCON’s ongoing relationship with its founder. The GBC wants to preserve Srila Prabhupada’s legacy and ensure that future generations do not lose sight of Prabhupada’s historical, religious, philosophical and institutional stature — as well as his importance in the personal spiritual development of every ISKCON member. Srila Prabhupada himself took on the title of Founder-Acharya (acharya meaning one who “teaches by example”) and mandated that it be placed on all ISKCON Temples and publications, as well as all publications of his Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Prabhupada was concerned to ensure that ISKCON remained firmly fixed on teaching and upholding the standards of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, as originally presented by the 16th Century saint Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and handed down through a chain of spiritual preceptors to Srila Prabhupada, and from him to the ISKCON society.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=17741

TOVP Daily Tour Diary Day 71 – Charlotte, North Carolina TOVP Program
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On Thursday, May 21st we spent more time on office and tour related work and then prepared for the TOVP presentation in Pavitra Gaura’s home that evening.

The devotee congregation in Charlotte is quite large and there are several Bhakti Vrksha programs going on weekly. Around 50 devotees came and after a puspa abhisheka of the Padukas and receiving the Sitari on their heads, they all sat to listen to Radha Jivan and Jananivas prabhus. After the presentation pledges started coming in and in the end almost $100,000 was pledged. Prasadam was then served.

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Hare Krishna! Reveal the Beauty of Vraja The exultation of being…
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Hare Krishna! Reveal the Beauty of Vraja
The exultation of being at Govardhana filled me with joy as I absorbed the beauty of this land. But then we got a little closer, explored a little deeper, and we felt sobered. Sobered by the poverty. Sobered by the scattered and piled trash. Sobered by pollution streaming into the sacred waters. It was with sadness that we discovered the troubles beneath the beauty. All the stories we’d heard of Govardhana, the mental imagery that drew us to move to this ancient land, became like jeweled sparkling pictures in broken and moldy frames. In helplessness, we sat at Radha Kunda. And we prayed. How could we, insignificant and overwhelmed, make a difference? How could we reveal the beauty of this famed and sacred land, so that in time, for future pilgrims and long term residents, there’d be no troubles to discover?
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Seberang Jaya – Temple Update 5/June/2015
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BY SIMHESWARA DASA

Click on this link for a video of an aerial view of our temple.

SEBERANG JAYA - And at the Temple Project at Prai, Penang, we only have another about 80 days to complete more than 80  items of temple opening work. Pray for and help us. And on 29th August it is Balaram Purnima which will coincide with our temple opening. Kumbha Abhisegam will at 1 p.m.

The entire opening and Sri Sri Radha Krishna Installation ceremony will.commence at 6am. Detailed and official invitations will be sent soon.

 

 

Ir. Rupa Ragunatha Dasa on site visit to check the technical aspects of the dome strength

 

The ISKCON youth of Malaysia are working hard on developing the Srila Prabhupada gallery at our temple and they now have a brochure to inform everyone of what the gallery is and why they do it, dedicated to the Founder Acharya of ISKCON, HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Anyone who is interested to contribute or make any kind donations to the gallery is most welcome. The donation scheme is as follows:

Jaladutta sevak RM108
Thompkins Square Park sevak RM1008
Bhaktivedanta sevak RM5001
Prabhupada sevak RM10,008
Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati sevak RM 20,001

Activities in Malaysia – 5/June/2015
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BY SIMHESWARA DASA

KUALA LUMPUR - The past week was full of action. When asked why he printed a daily spiritual newspaper entitled Nadia Prakash, Srila Sarasvati Thakura replied, "If an insignificant city can produce five daily newspapers, then why can't we publish a newspaper every 'Second about the eternal, ever-fresh transcendental activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His unlimited spiritual planet, Goloka Vrindavana?" We can see how popular the Person Lord Sri Krishna is from the preaching news around the world. So a newspaper every second about HIM is no exaggeration. Every split of a second there is mention of His name, pastime activities, form, place and qualities.

In Malaysia we have the following report of preaching activities for the past few days.

Abhishek at Sri Jagannatha Mandir, Kuala Lumpur

On 2nd June Their Lordships were bathed and Their pastime of getting cold, isolated and cared for till public appearance again for Their Chariot festival in Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Mertajam and Johor Bahru simultaneously.

Youth from various parts of Malaysia visiting Sirosuka Dasa at our farm in Lanchang

The Lordships at the farm

Youth Camp participants  at the farm

Our green youths at New Godruma Dhama farm attending a week's youth camp from 1st to 5th June will be held at our farm. Activities will include Gita & moral uplifting classes, sadhana (mangala arati prayers, mantra chanting and yoga), Palanquin procession, teambuilding excercises, visit to National Elephant sanctuary, boating and swim at waterfalls.And most of all not to forget, participants will be taught about importance of agriculture and take part in practical farming such a planting trees and cultivating vegetable plots. A longer camp is scheduled for Nov-Dec holidays.

While reporting on our activities I just got news of Sabah earthquake. As the Srimad Bhagavatam mentioned, there is danger at every step in this material world. samasrita ye pada-pallava-plavam mahat-padam punya-yaso murareh bhavambudhir vatsa-padam param padam padam padam yad vipadam na tesham For those who have accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Murari, the enemy of the Mura demon, the ocean of the material world is like the water contained in a calf's hoof-print. Their goal is param padam, Vaikuntha, the place where there are no material miseries, not the place where there is danger at every step

Sri Jagannatha Mandir, Kuala Lumpur is taking part in the Global Indian Festival from 3-7 June. For all your spiritual needs, books, CDs, posters, etc. you can visit our booth.