Join us for Sunday Feast and hear from His Grace Radha Govinda Hari Dasa "The Glories of Navadvipa Dham,birth place of Mahaprabhu"
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Sunday Love Feast

When?
Sunday, April 27th
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 3.5.13
sā śraddadhānasya vivardhamānā
viraktim anyatra karoti puṁsaḥ
hareḥ padānusmṛti-nirvṛtasya
samasta-duḥkhāpyayam āśu dhatte
TRANSLATION
For one who is anxious to engage constantly in hearing such topics, kṛṣṇa-kathā gradually increases his indifference towards all other things. Such constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa by the devotee who has achieved transcendental bliss vanquishes all his miseries without delay.
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 Monthly Sankirtan
This Sat @ 12.00pm-2.00pm
We encourage everyone to come out and participate and make Srila Prabhupada happy as this service is highly recommended by His Divine Grace.Please be @ the temple before 12.00pm to leave out with the Sankirtan Team

For more details please  call @ ISKCON Brampton # 416.648.3312.

"In this age, chanting of Hare Krishna Mantra is the prime business of the devotee, and preaching of this Hare Krishna Mantra by outdoor Sankirtana and propagation of literature is our more important business. Side by side, Deity worship is recommended, but when there is a question of accepting one of them, we shall prefer to accept chanting of Hare Krishna Mantra first."
Srila Prabhupada(Letter to Hamsaduta – Hamburg 5 September, 1969.)

Mohini Ekadasi
Fasting..................... on May 10th
                 Breakfasti................ on May 11th b/w 5.56am-10.48am
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

If you'd like to help with this event,please ask Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi how.

Sponsor Kalash
If you'd like to participate in the Maha Abhiseka Ceremoney of Lord Nrsimhadeva,you may sign up for  Kalash[108 $]for a family.
Note:we've limited no of Kalash,so first come first serve.

To sponsor/finance this event,please contact Krsna Smaran Devi Dasi @ the temple or via kavitabalram@yahoo.com.

ON GOING EVERY SUNDAY
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!

Texas Faith 128: How should we suffer?
→ Nityananda Chandra Das' Blog, ISKCON Dallas

Dallas Morning News,

Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box.

The Lenten season is closing now in Holy Week. It comes around each year to remind Christians of Christ’s suffering and the suffering that we all endure in life. But, of course, the question of suffering extends to all faiths and is experienced by people regardless of religion.

David Brooks wrote recently in the New York Times that, in a culture chasing happiness, it is suffering, and suffering well, that truly defines us.

We suffer, and people suffer around us, in so many different ways. Some of it is widespread, the suffering of whole societies under war. Some of it is deeply personal, the death of a loved one or a divorce or a financial collapse. Whatever the circumstance, suffering can be profound.

How can faith sustain us through suffering and how should suffering inform our faith? Is suffering essential to being whole as a human? And what does it mean to accept suffering rather than reject it?

NITYANANDA CHANDRA DAS, minister of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), Dallas 

Suffering comes about as a karmic reaction for past deeds to encourage the self to not act against the laws of nature. Because a saintly person realizes that he is not the body, he does not identify with sufferings related to his body and mind.

A simple example is man who works hard and is very attached to his car, when the car gets damaged he practically feels pain. Another man, perhaps extravagantly wealthy, in the same circumstances does not feel the same pain as the man with great attachments to his car.


Therefore, those who are spiritually rich with practical realization of the self beyond the body do not suffer like those who are in the bodily conception of life.

To see all responses of the TEXAS Faith panel click here.

Did Prabhupada sanction the post-publishing editing of his books?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From K Jayadeva Das:

Between the first release of the MacMillan edition and the year 1977 in which Srila Prabhupada disappeared there would have been many reprint of Bhagavad Gita As it is, why these changes were not incorporated at those times?

Where is the documentary evidence that Srila Prabhupada wanted those changes made to his Bhagavad Gita As it is?

Now justifying the changes is like argument between lawyers where the more powerful in arguing wins no matter what the truth is.

We don't need sophisticated flowery language nor the best use of the English language. For us the words come out from a pure devotee is enough that will do everything required spiritually. Please leave us with the original manuscript, we don't want the book written in your best Language.

Making changes is not the issue, but it should have been approved by the Acharya Srila Prabhupada. Now how does one know whether the changes are authorized? Leaving the decision to the readers is not acceptable, because we are not pure devotees.

The book should have been left "As it is" because even without those so called 'corrections' the potency of a pure devotee Srila Prabhupada's words will never be diminished and there is no doubts that the readers' heart will be cleansed in spite of the absence so called corrections.

If at all the changes were made, it should NOT have been marketed in the original name used by Srila Prabhupada, instead it should have been sold with Bhagavad Gita with the devotee who made the changes as the author.

Answer Podcast

Relevant quote

http://bbtedit.com/prabhupada_order_to_revise

Srila Prabhupāda knew there were mistakes in his books, and he wanted those mistakes fixed. Consider this excerpt from a class in Hawaii (January 1, 1974):

 Prabhupada [interrupts the word-for-word reading]: Hm? Purusadaih—by men? Purusadaih. . .  purusadaih means raksasa, the cannibals. So there has been. . . ‘Cannibals,’ it should be. You [Pradyumna, presumably] can have a notebook. . .  Whenever there is some discrepancy, you note in the next [that is, for the next printing]. Purusadaih means ‘by the cannibals, raksasas.’ [word-for-word reading continues]

 

 

 

Did Krishna become many? HH Giriraja Swami’s wonderful answer!
→ Dandavats.com

HH Giriraj Swami's wonderful answer! Lord Krishna and His energies exist eternally, simultaneoulsy, but because Krishna is primary and His energies are subordinate, we say that they come from Him. For example, we say that the sunshine comes from the sun, because the sunshine is secondary to the sun, but as long as the sun has existed, the sunshine has also existed. Read more ›

Recordings from Durban Ratha Yatra, 2014
→ KKSBlog

chariots_dbn_2014Please find below recordings of Kadamba Kanana Swami’s participation in the 26th annual Ratha Yatra festival in Durban.

You may listen online via the media player or download by right-clicking on a title and save target as.

 

 

 

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Ratha Yatra in Durban, 2014
→ KKSBlog

kks_dbn_ry_procession_2014Easter is a time of family gatherings and feasting for those of the Christian faith. However in Durban, Easter also represents a time of celebration for Hare Krsna devotees as it is time for the annual Ratha Yatra festival. The four day festival took place from 18-21 April and is widely considered to be the largest of its kind outside India. A great fascination about this Ratha Yatra is its sheer size in terms of the number of people that attend.

Devotees travelled from all over South Africa to be part of it. There were also many prominent international guests including BB Govinda Swami, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Partha-Sarathi Das Goswami, Rama Govinda Swami, Veda Vyasa Priya Swami, Bhakti Brhad Bhagavat Swami, Bhakti Marg Swami, Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami and Madhava Prabhu. For the eighteenth consecutive year, Kadamba Kanana Swami participated as well.

The festival started-off with the Ratha Yatra itself. As it happens every year, Maharaj took lead of one of three kirtans that accompanied each of three massive chariots mounted by Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. Singing for two hours under the blazing African sun, in front of Baladeva’s cart, Maharaj had the crowd dancing in ecstasy.

This festival has become famous for many exhibitions that have endured over the years, for example: the main stage cultural entertainment, Q&A tents, an onsite Jagannatha temple and various Govindas food stalls. Some newer features of the festival were the youth tent called Bhakti Cloud – Up Your Soul Game and Kirtanuity tent which as the name suggests had ongoing kirtan through the duration of the festival. This year Bhakti Marg Swami directed the local youth in two dramas called Big Fish, Little Fish and Little Big Ramayana.

dbn ry 2014 (64)On Sunday, 20 April an initiation ceremony took place. Kadamba Kanana Swami initiated six devotees (one first initiation and five received second). Anisha from the KKS Blog team is now Amrtavani devi dasi! In this address to the initiates and audience, Maharaj emphasized the importance of receiving mercy in our lives.

Just as it started, the festival ended with a Ratha Yatra procession on Monday night and an ecstatic final kirtan. There are many pictures in the slide-show below trying to capture the spirit of this wonderful event. We hope that you will enjoy it. If you cannot view the slide-show then please visit flickr.

After a very busy tour of South Africa, on Tuesday night Kadamba Kanana Swami departed for Europe. The celebration of his Vyasa Puja takes place today (25 April) in Radhadesh and tomorrow is the world famous Kingsday Harinam in Amsterdam.

 

 

 

How exactly are “those in Krishna consciousness not responsible for their actions”, as Prabhupada states?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Sushant Kulkarni

"Those who are in complete Krsna Consciousness are not ultimately responsible for their actions." (Purport of verse 14, chapter 18 of Bhagavad-gita As It Is)
You have stated in a previous QA podcast (What is the meaning of 'cause' in the verse 2.47), that we are responsible for our actions. You gave the farmer analogy that if the farmer sows bad quality seeds he will obtain bad quality grains.
So how do we reconcile the two statements?

Answer Podcast

Who is the actual doer according to the Gita?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Sushant Kulkarni

Krishna says in the Gita: "Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities." (2.47)
If we are not the cause of the fruit of our work then what is the cause of the fruit of our work? Is it only the material nature as mentioned in the verse 5.14, or is it all the five factors of action collectively as mentioned in the verse 18.14?
Answer Podcast

How can we reconcile the Gita (3.4) – don’t give up work – and the Bhagavatam (1.5.17) – give up work?
→ The Spiritual Scientist

From Sushant Kulkarni

Krishna says in the Gita (3.4) "Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one achieve perfection."
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.5.17) we have- tyaktva sva dharmam caranam bujam harer...
So how to understand these seemingly contradictory instructions?

Answer Podcast

New Vrindaban Daily darsan @ April 24, 2014.
→ New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

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Sri Radha’s charming teen-age maidservants in Vrindavana have braids that swing to and fro, beautiful broad hips, slender waists, splendid necklaces decorating the flower buds of their beautiful breasts, various splendid ornaments and garments, glistening golden complexions the color of saffron, and youthful beauty that is as sweet as nectar. Please meditate on Sri Radha’s maidservants in this way.

[Source : Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrindavana-dhama by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, Sataka-2, Text-22, Translation.]

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Telling Stories
- TOVP.org

Rudyard Kipling wrote, “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Perhaps he was exposed to the rich tradition of story-telling in Gaudiya Vaishnavism during his time in India. Indeed, stories are an honored means to understand the pastimes and philosophy of this spiritual practice.

What of ISKCON’s history? How will future generations of devotees imbibe not only Srila Prabhupada’s persistent determination, but also appreciate the dedicated service of his disciples and their disciples? The TOVP serves as a monument to Prabhuapa’s vision and sacrifice and commemorates those devotees whose united efforts built it. The temple carries stories of Prabhupada’s ambition while each day of construction accrues new tales of their own. Noteworthy are those of the main dome, the latest being that the second tier has just been completed and the third segment will begin being raised by the end of the month.

Grounded in the roots of ISKCON’s history, the temple will also play an integral role in the development of its future. It will be a home for discussion and sadhu sanga. Devotees are the troubadours, poetic lyricists spreading transcendental knowledge across the plains.