Join us with your family & friends for this Sunday, February 22nd 2015 from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Hear and associate with His Grace Narahari Dasa.
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Sunday Love Feast for All

When?

Sunday,Feb 22nd,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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Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.32
krishna-varnam tvishakrishnam
sangopangastra-parshadam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi su-medhasah
Translation
In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform Congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krishna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.


Sun Love Feast Program
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

Monthly Sankirtan Festival
This Sat(Feb 21st 2015) at 12pm,for further details do contact Narahari Dasa 647-863-4356.

Our congregation performs book distribution of vedic literature on weekends, special occasions and during festivals by going out on streets, door to door and at different public places.If you are interested to buy the books,sponsor those to be distributed by our Sankirtan team or want to join the Book distribution Team, please contact Narahari Dasa 647-863-4356.
 

COMING UP AHEAD
 
Amalaki
Fasting.....................on Sat Feb 28th,2015
Breakfast.................on Sun March 1st,2015 b/w 10.04am-10.38am

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.

Gaura Purnima
 Celebration on Thu March 5th 2015 @ 7pm

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, advented Himself as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, appearing in Sridhama Mayapura in the city of Navadvipa, Bengal in the year 1407 AD. Sri Krsna Caitanya manifested his divine mercy in Kali Yuga by delivering the Hare Krsna maha mantra and thereby saving the most fallen souls.
Sri Sri Radha and Krsna are one divine self, or one and the same, but they have taken two bodies. Both Radha and Krsna constantly enjoy each other, and taste the pleasures of divine love. To taste this divine mellow, Sri Sri Radha-Krsna have appeared in one body, as Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.


*For Volunteering please do contact Radha Gopinath Dasradhagopinathdas@hotmail.com.

*For sponsorships/financing the event do contact Amogha lila Dasaalokearora@hotmail.com.
 
**Details of the program will be posted when we come closer to the event**
 
 
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 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

How do we understand contradictions in scriptures?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Goutam Paul P
Sometimes the same story has different endings in different Sastras. For example, in Siva-puran, there are stories where Siva defeats Vishnu and in the description of the same story in Visnu-purana, Vishnu
defeats Siva. Some scholars interpret this as deliberate injections of devotees of Siva and Visnu, so as to protray one's beloved form of God to be superior than others. But how should we interpret it? Sastra should not be contradictory.

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How is shabda-pramana free from four defects?
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From Goutam Paul P
Sabda-praman is the aural reception of spiritual knowledge in disciplic succession. That is also processed through our senses. Then how Sabda-praman is free from the four defects?
There is scope for misunderstanding of the speaker, of the listener and there is scope for addition of noise in different written versions.

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How can we best present the Gita to intellectuals who feel Prabhupada’s Gita is too devotional?
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From Ankur P
My name is Ankur. I’m pursuing PhD in Iowa State University, US. I organize a weekly Bhagavad Gita discussion session which is attended by 4-5 of my Indian friends. The aim of these sessions is to study the message of Bhagavad Gita and seek out ways to apply it our own lives. We study from Prabhupad’s Bhagavad Gita As It Is. However, to have an open discussion, I’ve provided the participants with the option of bringing some other version which they might want to discuss. So some of us also refer and share from Sadhak Sanjivani (Hindi) from Gitapress by Ramsukha Das ji maharaj.

You have very nicely described Prabhupad’s strategy in presenting the purports - why they are centered around the conclusion from the very beginning. Since bhakti yoga is the conclusion of Gita and readers might not read all the 18 chapters to come to that conclusion, I agree with the need for such a strategy. However, I’m faced with the following question - is Prabhupad’s Gita an appropriate version to *read from* when discussing with intellectuals like the participants of the abovementioned Bhagavad Gita session most of whom are pursuing PhD?

I’ve observed that some of them have a liking for Sadhak Sanjivani over Prabhupad’s Bhagavad Gita because the author goes with the flow of Gita whereas Prabhupad emphasizes bhakti even where Krsna does not refer to it. How can such participants relish the Bhaktivedanta purports? Sometimes I answer myself by trying to appreciate the unparalleled compassion of Srila Prabhupada, but then again I get thoughts… may be for these discussions at least, its not the right book to directly read from.

I’m eagerly awaiting for an answer to this dilemma. I’ll be very grateful if you can help in this regard.

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Why does Prabhupada say that Haridasa Thakura is superior to Lord Shiva?
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From Promila Mataji

In one of the purports in BG chapter 2, Srila Prabhupada cites a comparative example that how Lord Shiva was agitated by Parvati whereas Hari Das Thakur wasn't even moved a bit by the prostitute who came to allure him. This was in the context of establishing that devotional service is superior to any other path on the yoga ladder.

SB say Shiva is the best of all vaishnavas. So in a way the comparison is between two vaishanvas. And despite being the best vaishnava Shiva was agitated. Please could you shed some light on this?

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GBC Meeting
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The full GBC body met over a period of seven days for their annual meeting in Sridham Mayapur.

The meetings were extensive covering issues from around the ISKCON world.
Apart from attending the morning program and festivals like Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur’s appearance celebration, the members took a tour of the Temple
Vedic Planetarium
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Reading The Mantra
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I found recently whilst chanting that reading the mantra at the same time is very beneficial for concentration. It seems that the mind becomes very focused on the sound because of the awareness of the words that we are chanting and our pronounciation.

Please try this simple technique and see the results for yourself.

Kirtan Mela Mayapur 2015, Videos
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KKS_feb2015An ecstatic Kirtan Mela took place in Mayapur this past week with many of our great Iskcon kirtan leaders having participated. Hundreds of devotees traveled to India to be part of the experience while thousands from all over the world watched online.

Kadamba Kanana Swami brought down the house a few times. As he mentioned in the intro to his kirtan yesterday (20 February), “Peacefully chanting is something I am not famous for…”

Here are the videos in case you missed out or if you would like to relive the experience!

 

Videos

KKS Day 1 – Kirtan Mela – Mayapur

KKS Day 2 – Kirtan Mela – Mayapur

KKS Day 3 – Kirtan Mela – Mayapur

KKS Day 4 – Kirtan Mela – Mayapur

KKS Day 5 – Kirtan Mela – Mayapur

 

 

Bhagavatam-daily 128 – 11.08.44 – Worldly desire is the cause of suffering and is itself suffering
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Hare Krishna! Sannyas ceremony at ISKCON Mayapur While others…
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Hare Krishna! Sannyas ceremony at ISKCON Mayapur
While others are forced to renounce belongings at death, sannyasis do so voluntarily for Lord Krsna and attain Him. A sannyasi in bhakti cult is characterized by having full absorption in hearing & preaching glories of Lord Krishna. He emphasized that sannyasis in our movement following Srila Prabhupada are parivrajkacarya meaning they constantly travel and preach. Whereas a mayavadi sannyasi tries to give up activities and may engage in study of vedanta/ sankhya philosophy.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=15712

First Time Ever Ekadashi Cook Book By BBT Mumbai Dear Devotees, …
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First Time Ever Ekadashi Cook Book By BBT Mumbai
Dear Devotees, Hare Krishna This is to announce the release of a first time ever Ekadashi Cook Book by BBT Mumbai. The book is written by Krishna Priya Devi Dasi and features 260 Ekadashi Recipes. It’s a 454 page four color book that is beautifully designed. The book can presently be obtained from temples in India and also from www.indiabbt.com Bhima Das
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=15709

Sanyas ceremony at ISKCON Mayapur
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  On 21st February morning, a sanyas acceptance ceremony was held at Panca Tattva Hall. Two devotees namely HG Dhirasanta Prabhu (a disciple of Srila Prabhupada in England, http://dhirasanta.com/) and HG Ananda Caitanya Prabhu (from Lithuania) received sanyas from HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami. Many devotees including sanyasis were present on this occasion. First of all, […]

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Did the Pancha Tattva Deities shed tears of ecstasy due to the ecstatic kirtan mela?
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On whatsapp, photos of Pancha Tattva Deities with some moisture are being circulated. How do we know whether this is an authentic miracle?

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HG Bhaktisiddhanta Das: his involvement with the conceptual…
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HG Bhaktisiddhanta Das: his involvement with the conceptual designs of the TOVP (10 min video)
Bhaktisiddhanta prabhu (ACBSP) explains his personal journey to becoming a devotee and eventually ending up in India for 37 years as a diorama and murti-maker, manager of Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi, to his involvement with the conceptual designs of the TOVP. He deeply believes that the building of the TOVP is under the direct guidance of Srila Prabhupada. We are just his instruments and he is with us at every moment.
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/Yx9Eu9

Hare Krishna! Huge Mayapur Sankirtan award ceremony for Mayapur…
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Hare Krishna! Huge Mayapur Sankirtan award ceremony for Mayapur book distributers
A Sankirtan award distribution ceremony took place in Temple on 19th February morning. This year Mayapur Temple enjoyed a special success by securing the first position worldwide for annual distribution in 2014. The ceremony took place to honor top book distributors connected to Mayapur.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=15705

Why do ISKCON devotees pronounce Sanskrit words differently from traditional pronunciations?
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From Anuj A P:
For example, why is the nasal Nrsimha pronounced as Narasimha?

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Lecture on disappearance day of HH Tamal Krishna Goswami
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On 18th February, HH Bhakti Charu Swami gave a lecture on disappearance day of HH Tamal Krishna Goswami. Below is transcript of the lecture. Hare Krishna. When Srila Prabhupada went to the West, Krishna actually created the perfect arrangement for Srila Prabhupada. The United States of America, at that time, was in a perfect situation […]

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A Most Sacred Place (Album 99 photos) Indradyumna Swami: The…
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A Most Sacred Place (Album 99 photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The famous temple of Trimbakeshwar is situated 25 kilometers from the city of Nashik, in the state Maharashtra. Inside the ancient temple is one of the 12 famous Jyotirlingas, self manifested deities of Lord Siva, found in India. It has been a place of pilgrimage since time immemorial. The Pandavas stayed there for sometime during their exile and Lord Caitanya visited the temple during His tour of South India. While there He bathed in Kusa-varta, a small kunda which is formed from the waters of the Godavari, considered one of India’s most sacred rivers. By the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada we were also able to visit this holy place. While in the temple I prayed to Lord Siva to be kind and grant me eternal residence in Sri Vrindavan Dhama.
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Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban: Spiritual Education
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New Vrindaban Prabhupada Bhagavat Dharma Discourses 1972 ISKCON

Srila Prabhupada delivering his Bhagavatam Dharma discourse at Bahulaban in New Vrindaban, 1972.

“To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.” Srila Prabhupada, Seven Purposes of ISKCON, 1966.

Click here to read the other purposes at the ISKCON.org website.