Sun Love Feast – Sep 30th, 2018 – Vedic discourse by Her Grace Kamla Gopi Mataji
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Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 

And Be Happy!!

ayur harati vai pumsam
udyann astam ca yann asau
tasyarte yat-ksano nita
uttama-sloka-vartaya

Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one
who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead.
 ~ Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.17




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

COMING UP AHEAD

Indira Ekadasi
Fasting.....................on Fri Oct 5th,2018
Breakfast................  on Sat  Oct 6th 2018 b/w 6:21am – 10:11am


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.By constantly ‘exercising’ our minds through
regular japa we can train our senses to push the threshold of contentment.
English audio glorification of all Ekadasis is available here 




ONGOING PROGRAMS

Adult Education At The Temple
ISKCON Brampton offers various courses and Seminars for adults. The courses take a personal approach to learning. It encourages the student not only to study thoroughly the contents of Srila Prabhupada’s books but also to clearly understand the philosophy and practically apply it. The course focuses on behaviour and character, nurturing students in appropriate Vaishnava values.
Professionally designed and presented, it draws on the principles of Krishna consciousness
and the best of progressive education. In this way, it is true to ISKCON’s heritage and at the
same time relevant to its mission in contemporary society.

For further information, please contact HG Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi @ premagaurangi.jps@hotmail.com


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).


Monthly sankirtan Festival(MSF)
“One who has life can preach, and one who preaches gets life.”(Previous Acaryas)
Every member of ISKCON should have the opportunity to make advancement in Krishna
consciousness by preaching.We encourage everyone to come out and participate and make
Srila Prabhupada happy.

Please contact:
Dharma Dasa- dharandev58@gmail.com-647.892.0739(Mississauga and Brampton regions)


The Mentorship Program

Please note that registration in the Mentorship System is now a mandatory requirement for all initiation requests at ISKCON Brampton.It

1.Facilitates  and nurtures devotees aspiring for first and second Initiation.
2.One-on-One personal follow up on a regular basis.
3.Systematic training to devotees in matters of Philosophy, Sadhna, Vaishnava behavior, etiquette, Lifestyle and attitudes.

To find details please click here


Gift Shop

Are you looking for some amazing gift items which are less expensive and more beautiful for your
loved ones for festivals or many other occasions??
Our boutique is stocked with an excellent range of products, perfect for gifts or as souvenirs of your
visit. It offers textiles, jewelry, 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.

Brahmacari Ashrama
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“A brahmachari should be quite well behaved and gentle and should not eat or collect more than necessary. He must always be active and expert, fully believing in the instructions of the spiritual master and the sastra. Fully controlling his senses, he should associate only as much as necessary with women or those controlled by […]

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Harinam Utsav 2018 Mumbai (Album of photos) “Come one,…
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Harinam Utsav 2018 Mumbai (Album of photos)
“Come one, come all, chant the names of Lord Krsna,” said Lord Nityananda even to the most downtrodden. This holy name of the lord is non-different than him. Chanting his glories with all your heart in the association of like-minded devotees will yield the ultimate satisfaction for Lord Gauranga. Here are some moments of sankirtan we enjoyed.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/59Yzxt

While being in family life how can we be detached?
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Answer Podcast

 

Transcribed by: Sudeep Naik

Question: While being in family life how can we be detached?

Answer: The word detached sometimes have a negative connotation. Sometimes people think that if I become detached I will become uncaring, irresponsible but detachment does not mean becoming uncaring or unfeeling. It simply means that we do not let anything control our feelings.

Dhritarashtra was attached to Duryodhana, and because of his attachment he just went along with whatever Duryodhana wanted. Duryodhana acted viciously and Dhritarashtra consented to that. In Mahabharata when Yudhishthira becomes a king, Narada Muni comes to meet him. Normally when we meet someone we generally say – “how are you”. However, Narada muni asks similar question but in a more informed way. He says, “O King, are you pursuing dharma, artha and kama in balance? Do not pursue dharma at the expense of artha and kama, do no pursue artha at the expense of dharma and kama and do no pursue kama at the expense of dharma and artha.” Dharma refers to our religion or spirituality, artha refers to our profession, kama refers broadly to our family. Mahabharata is telling us to pursue all these three in balance.

By detachment, if we think that I will only be pursuing dharma and neglecting artha and kama then that is a misunderstanding. We have to pursue all three. However, some people are workaholics. They pursue artha so much that they neglect their family, their spirituality. They just become super achievers in their profession but they become utter failures in their life. Their families break apart, children go on a wrong track and they are unhappy. Success in one area of life cannot compensate for failure in another. Professional success cannot compensate for family failure. Similarly, family success cannot compensate for spiritual failure. All these three are separate tracks and we need to progress on all these three tracks in a harmonious way and see that Krishna as God is not just limited to dharma.

It is not that we worship Krishna only when we go to temple, Bhagavad-gita offers us an inclusive vision of God. Krishna says “sva-karmana tam abhyarcya siddhim vindati manavah” (by your work worship the divine). It means that we do not see our family members as just family members but seen them that they are entrusted to us by God. They are also God’s part. Our children are not our children alone, but they are God’s children. We can serve God by taking care of them also. We have certain talent, ability, which we use in our profession. Those talents are gifts given by God to us. Arjuna had archery skill, he excelled in that skill and used it in Krishna’s service. God is not just limited to dharma. If we have proper attitude of service, then artha and kama can be permeated with bhakti bhava. Bhakti integrates dharma, artha and kama, in a spiritual trajectory of our life.

End of transcription.

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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 54 – 10.10.1-9 The curse that takes us away from the things that take us away from Krishna is mercy
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The time to understand time is now
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[Congregation program at Chicago, USA]

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Q&A with KKS: Changes in ashram
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme)

Can you tell us a bit about the time you entered into the grhasta ashram. How was that a factor in your spiritual life?

Generally sanyasis do not speak about their purva janma (previous life) but since you are asking, I will briefly tell you. I was married for 24 years before I took sannyasa. My former wife is also from the Netherlands and she came to Krsna consciousness 1 year after I did. Even though she was drawn to Krsna consciousness, she was not so sure about the movement initially, specifically with respect to the movement’s attitude towards women, which was a little difficult for a capable lady from the West to swallow. But she made it. Anyways, so I was in the grhasta ashram for all those years that I stayed in India.

Were you pushed to taking sannyasa or did you jump?

It was more of a natural progression for me. I was married for a very long time but somehow it worked out that we never had any children. I lived in Vrndavan which is a holy place and after spending so much time there, it somehow started to feel like vanaprastha. So what else was there for us to do? Grow old, hand in hand? I was a leader and a temple president for some years where I had started managing things, but eventually my role was one of managing and coaching people. So it was going in that direction for me where the next step seemed one of spiritual leadership as I was dealing more and more with people.

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Harinama Sankirtana in Union Square park Wednesday September 26th (Album of photos)
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Hare Krishna Harinama Sankirtana in Union Square park Wednesday September 26th (Album of photos) Srila Prabhupada: One must engage his tongue in the service of the holy name. Our Krishna consciousness movement is based on this principle. We try to engage all the members of the Krishna consciousness movement in the service of the holy name. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 8.16 Purport)

New Prasadam outlet at Isodyan guest house opened today (Album of photos)
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Hare Krishna New Prasadam outlet at Isodyan guest house opened today in Mayapur. For only Rs.100, a grand lunch prasad with a menu of 12 items will be served at the new AC prasadam hall at the ground floor of Isodyan bhavan . At the inaugural function today with kirtan, all the management members, division heads honored prasadam and gave blessings for the success of this endeavor by Mayapur Guest house . With the increasing number of guests, this additional venue for prasadam will be highly welcomed by the guests. Next time, on your visit to Mayapur, make sure to have lunch in Isodyan guest house.

Don’t scratch the deities head! (Album of photos)
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Hare Krishna Mayapur Academy: The Deity Dressing Unit in Hindi has started this week. Students first learned the theories of art as well as the importance of not scratching the deities head, not even a practice head. The students were asked to first pin pieces of paper to their classmates head to stress the importance of treating the deity as a person. Each student receives so much hands on assistance during this unit. Head facilitator Kurma Chaitanya prabhu and his assistant Krishna Kanta prabhu spend time with each devotee to make sure they understand how to demonstrate each of the principals of art they have learned earlier in the week. Mayapur Academy would also like to thank the dedicated translators and helpers Bimala Prasad prabhu and Ananda Lila mataji.

Harinam in Ann Arbor, Michigan with HH Indradyumna Swami (2018) (Album of photos)
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Hare Krishna Decades ago, HH Indradyumna Swami met HH Vishnujana Swami and other devotees for the first time in his life right at the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. That started his spiritual journey. Many of us have heard of the famous 'Silver Spoon' story. So it was the dear-most desire of our heart that when Maharaja is in Michigan after such a long time, we would visit that place with him and hear the epic event that changed not only his, but in due course of time, many lives on this planet. So despite heavy rain we went on Harinam because maharaja called for it. We all gathered at the 'Krishna's Corner' of the University campus which is famous for Harinam and Maharaja joyfully lead a very ecstatic kirtan. The rain also made it's appearance from time to time, pouring down tears of ecstasy. Gradually a huge number of people joined and, dancing their way, they learned to sing Hare Krishna. Afterwords, came the moment we all have been waiting for. Maharaja asked everyone to follow his lead and took us under a nearby tree. Then he showed us where it all started. He narrated the whole story glorifying HH Vishnujana Swami. It was such a beautiful story, many of us were in tears. Please relish the pictures of this memorable day.

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 53 – 10.9.18-23 The kingdom of God is the kingdom of love
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Role of self-confidence in bhakti
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[Seminar at ISKCON, Naperville, USA]
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Expressions Of Heartfelt Appreciation (Album of photos)
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Hare Krishna Giridhari Swami: Devotees from Hong Kong, China and the Philippines came together at Vraja Eco Village to glorify Srila Prabhupada through their spoken offerings and song. Some devotees wrote offerings in advance, while others spoke extemporaneously. I could not help but be moved by their expressions of heartfelt appreciation for Srila Prabhupada and all that he done from them. I was reminded of what Srila Prabhupada wrote about this own spiritual master in the preface pages of the Srimad-Bhagavatam: "He lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him."

Thyroid problems and realisation’s in Krishna Consciousness
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In every adversity there is something to learn not only about ourselves but also about material nature and our progression in Krishna Consciousness; sometimes we share these thoughts other times we keep them to ourselves.

Last month I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, I knew all wasn’t well for a while as cronic fatigue set in and slow impairment of cognitive ability declined. But so much to do and after all it’s been a busy time so all will be well upto the point the body and mind collapsed, with the GP signing me off work whilst investigation were entered. So thyroid was the reason and a few weeks into treatment some slow recovery, however I still have to deal with some of the fallout.

As HH Mahavishnu Swami once said “the material body the embarrassment of the spirit soul’s

Indeed it is

But it has given me time to pause, think and gain insight, indeed so captivated by this material body we hardly question it as we progress manipulate and put so much emphasis on me an I untill difficulty. Indeed like many I started to take an interest in Krishna Consciousness due to difficulties why is it?

As my thyroid slowly slowed down I had no real cause for concern and similar in material life we go on with no concern; by good fortune intelligence kicks in and questions are sought until we get the answer needed. My suffering is simply because I wanted independence from Sri Krishna and enjoy, and due to continued participation in material nature we suffer.

So the cure.

For my thyroid it’s medication but it will be life long miss the medication my ability to function both physically and mentally will be compromised. As a devotee the cure for material suffering is a life time if japa and reading and studying along with sharing Srila Prabhupada’s books; so others like me can be cured.

Like me

So I was in denial that there was anything wrong, I’m just a little older and so….. there will be a reason not to seek help; same as when suffering in material nature well it’s like this….
But once we get to the point we sincerely ask and seek help it will be there, but it will be lifelong.

So during this period of absence from work by good fortune I got the association not only of my God Brother and his lovely family but also my own guru Maharaj, both good for the material body and spirit soul. Most notably the words of my guru Maharaj who said finally I was worthy of my name Dhirabhakta Das, but I noted that this does not mean I’ve achieved perfection simply that I must keep on going.

For in all of the recent illness I am reminded that the worst illness of all is not knowing Krishna

Q&A with KKS: Current preaching mission
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme)

Since you accepted the sanyas order, you have been travelling around the world. Can you tell us a bit about your current preaching activities.

For the last 20 or so years, I have been travelling a lot. I started off as a sanyasi in 1997 and then in 2001 I became a spiritual master. Once I started to have disciples, I had ongoing personal relationships with people across the world. So naturally, my travels related to these relationships, so I could stay in contact with my disciples. One thing I do in my travels is to maintain these relationships, and through them, I am trying to push forward Krsna consciousness.

When I started in the movement, it was a very missionary movement, like that in Prabhupada’s time. It was really about changing the world. Nowadays it is not so much about that, but it is more about living a Krsna conscious lifestyle and finding a way as a devotee to be doing that. As a sanyasi, I am still a part of the missionary or revolutionary side of the movement. Here, I am trying to help people get situated in a nice spiritual life, like a nice boat, and after a while, I rock that boat in order for them to do something. Not just to live their life nicely, where they feed the family cat some prasadam and that all the flowers in the garden are offered to Krsna. This is nice, but we want something more than that. We do not just want the cat to take the prasadam, we want the whole world to take it! So this is my mission, to build this revolutionary spirit within all my disciples!

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Отдел экспозиций ХВП представляет …
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Представляем официальный трейлер нашего первого полнокупольного фильма в формате 360 градусов под названием «9 шагов к вечности», показ которого сейчас проходит в полнокупольном кинотеатре в Шри Майяпур-дхаме в Западной Бенгалии, Индии!

Данный фильм был создан нашей собственной командой режиссёров иммерсионного кино из департамента выставок ХВП с использованием (с разрешения) картин из архива Би-би-ти и уникальных работ в формате 3D и 2D нашей группы талантливых художников со всего мира. В настоящее время фильм доступен на английском и бенгали!

Главным вызовом для нас было самостоятельно обучиться производству полнокупольных видео, но мы это сделали! А сейчас – создавать более длинные и качественные полнокупольные фильмы.

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TOVP Exhibits Presents …
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Presenting the official trailer of our first Fulldome 360 film – 9 Steps to Eternity, now playing at the Mayapur Fulldome Theater in Sri Mayapur Dham, West Bengal, India!

This film was developed by our in-house team of immersive film makers at the TOVP Exhibits using (with permission) paintings from the BBT Archives, and unique 3D and 2D content by our talented ensemble of international artists. Currently in English and Bengali languages!

The challenge was to learn the fulldome production pipeline on our own, but we did it! Now to make bigger and better Fulldome films

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Зачем строить ХВП? Нам действительно нужен еще один храм? Часть 2
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В первой части данной статьи мы объяснили, что, если говорить в общем, причина строительства ХВП (или любого храма Вишну/Кришны) заключается в том, что духовное возвышение общества важнее любого мирского служения телу, такого как помощь бедным, открытие больниц и т.д. В этой части мы еще глубже раскроем данную тему и назовем несколько конкретных причин.

Истории из шастр подтверждают вышеизложенный момент, и мы можем сами испытать это в своей собственной жизни. Цель жизни – любовь к Богу, все остальное является результатом этого. Как написано в шастрах, нитйо нитйанам четанаш четананам, единственный верховный, вечный и наделенный сознанием нитья, Бог, поддерживает Свои бесконечно малые обладающие сознанием частицы, нитьянам. В этом нет ничего удивительного, потому что Он – наш божественный Отец. Как Господь Кришна говорит в «Бхагавад-гите», йаджнартхат кармано ’нйатра, все жертвоприношения следует выполнять для Вишну, это принесет нам счастье в материальном плане и высшее освобождение – достижение духовной сферы.

Таким образом, можно возводить неограниченное количество храмов Вишну, даже наш собственный дом может стать храмом. И то невероятное благо, которое человек получает от строительства здания храма Господа, такого как ХВП, несопоставимо ни с чем другим. Об этом Вы узнаете из цитат из «Агни-пураны» и других шастр в третьей части данной статьи. Но вначале, назовем некоторые важные причины, почему мы строим Храм Ведического Планетария:

  1. ХВП олицетворяет собой особую цепь ученической преемственности, исходящую от Юга-аватары этой эпохи, Господа Шри Чайтаньи Махапрабху, в святой земле Его рождения, Шридхаме Майяпуре.
  2. Этот храм будет распространять чистую беспримесную вечную религию, бхагавата-дхарму, сутью которой является чистое преданное служение Верховному Господу, Шри Кришне.
  3. Шрила Прабхупада, ачарья-основатель ИСККОН, в особенности побуждал своих учеников построить этот невероятный храм-планетарий для духовного блага мира и для того, чтобы бросить вызов атеистическим, механическим и материалистическим взглядам ученых на вселенную и жизнь. Его желанием было «привлечь людей всего мира в Майяпур»
  4. ХВП окончательно утвердит Шридхаму Майяпур в качестве всемирной штаб-квартиры Международного Общества сознания Кришны, ИСККОН, и станет главной достопримечательностью будущего великолепного города, сущностью которого будет чистое преданное служение Господу.
  5. Шесть Госвами (и другие ачарьи) все построили для своих Божеств прекрасные огромные храмы во Вриндаване. Этот пример показывает, что даже в одном и том же месте может быть много храмов. На самом деле, Вриндаван известен как деревня храмов.
  6. Пожертвование на строительство храма приносит благо не только спонсору, но и многим его прошлым и будущим поколениям.
  7. Строительство храма приносит благо не только спонсору и его семье, но и паломникам, которые в течение сотен и тысяч лет будут посещать этот храм.
  8. Спонсор также будет получать благо от духовного развития паломников, посещающих храм, который он помог построить, на протяжении всего срока существования храма.
  9. Строительство храма является практическим служением для людей, обладающих достатком, в соответствие с указанием Господа в «Бхагавад-гите»: предлагай Мне все, что ты делаешь, все, что ты ешь, все, что ты раздаешь, а также все совершаемые тобой аскезы.
  10. Служение и поклонение Божеству Господа – самый легкий способ для обычных людей начать свое духовное развитие.

 

НОВОСТИ ХВП – БУДЬТЕ В КУРСЕ

Посетите ХВП: www.tovp.org
Читайте о ХВП: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Смотрите о ХВП: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
Загрузите приложение ХВП для мобильного телефона: www.tovp.org/ru/announcements-ru/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Подпишитесь на новости ХВП: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
Поддержите ХВП: www.tovp.org/ru/donate/seva-opportunities/

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Why Build the TOVP? Do We Really Need Another Temple? Part 2
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In Part 1 of this series of articles we explained that the overall reason for building the TOVP (or any temple of Vishnu/Krishna) is that the spiritual upliftment of society is more important than any mundane services to the body like helping the poor, opening hospitals, etc.. In this part we will elaborate further and present some specific reasons.

The recorded histories in the shastras prove the above point, and in our own personal lives we can experience this. The goal of life is love of God; everything else comes as a result. As stated in shastra, nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam, the one supreme eternal, conscious nitya, God, is maintaining His infinitesimal eternal, conscious parts, nityanam. There is no mystery in this because He is our divine father. And as Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, yajnarthat karmano nyatra, all sacrifice must be performed for Vishnu and that will bring about our happiness on the physical plane and ultimate liberation into the spiritual plane.

So there can be unlimited temples for Vishnu, even one’s own home can be made so. And the astounding benefits of personally helping to build an actual temple structure for the Lord like the TOVP are incomparable to anything else as you will read in Part 3 of this article from the Agni Purana and other shastras. But first, here are some other important reasons as to why we are building the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium:

  1. The TOVP represents the specific line of disciplic succession from the Yuga-avatar, Lord Sri Mahaprabhu, at the sacred land of His birth, Sridhama Mayapur.
  2. This temple will disseminate the pure, spotless, eternal religion of Bhagavat Dharma, pure devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.
  3. Srila Prabhupada, the Founder/Acharya of ISKCON, specifically urged his disciples to build this incredible temple/planetarium combination for the spiritual welfare of the world and to challenge the atheistic, mechanistic and materialistic scientists’ view of the universe and life. His desire was, “to attract the people of the whole world to Mayapur”.
  4. The TOVP permanently establishes Sridhama Mayapur as the World Headquarters for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, and will become the main attraction of an eventual grand city of pure devotional service to the Lord.
  5. The six goswamis (and other acharyas) all built immense and beautiful temples for their deities in Vrindaban. This example shows that there can be many temples even in the same location. As a matter of fact, Vrindaban is known as the village of temples.
  6. Donating to the construction of a temple not only benefits the donor, but his family members for many generations in the past and into the future.
  7. Building a temple benefits not only the donor and his family but the pilgrims who visit it for years to come.
  8. The donor is also benefited by the accrued spiritual advancement of the pilgims who visit the temple he helped to build for as long as the temple exists.
  9. Building a temple is a practical service to engage those who have wealth, and follows the Lord’s instruction in Bhagavad-gita to offer Him all that you do, all that you eat, all that you give away, as well as all austerities you perform.
  10. Service and worship of the deity of the Lord is the easiest way for the common man to begin their spiritual progress.
  11. TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH

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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 52 – 10.9.13-17 Krishna’s form appears finite but is infinite
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Sunday Krishna Fest, September 23, Dallas
Giriraj Swami

Giriraj Swami read and spoke on Bhagavad-gita 9.14 during the Sunday Krishna Fest.

“This verse is the summary of the previous verses. The Lord tells Arjuna that those who are purely in Krsna consciousness and do not know anything other than Krsna are called mahatma; yet there are other persons who are not exactly in the position of mahatma but who worship Krsna also, in different ways. Some of them have already been described as the distressed, the financially destitute, the inquisitive, and those who are engaged in the cultivation of knowledge.” (Bhagavad-gita 9.15 purport)

Contradictions in modern Christianity
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"You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. - John 14.28

"The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. - Mark 12.29

By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. - John 5.30

Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ - John 20.17

Modern Christianity
Jesus is God - contradicts John 14.28
God exists as a trinity (in three) - contradicts Mark 12.29
Jesus is All Powerful - contradicts John 5.30
Jesus is the only son of God. - contradicts John 20.17

I think it is important to know that Jesus spoke according to time and circumstance. To think that Jesus and Krishna are one and the same is ignorance and also offensive. The verses spoken by Jesus clearly indicate his position in relation to his father. I am sure there may be other verses claiming Jesus's position but certainly these verses are clear as day and cannot be ignored or unnecessarily interpreted.

Hare Krishna

Understanding, identifying and managing the mind
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