Grand Harinaam Sankirtan/Rain Dance tomorrow at University Avenue, Palo Alto at 6pm

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • HARE KRSNA! • Saturday. March 1 - Grand Harinam Sankirtan/Rain Dance ADDRESS ISKCON OF SILICON VALLEY (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040 Ph #: 650 336 7993 Email: isvconnect@gmail.com HARE KRSNA! Dear Friends Hope this meets you well!  We extend a warm welcome for the Grand Harinam Sankirtan/ Rain Dance tomorrow evening at Palo Alto. Harinam Sankirtan (the congregational chanting of Holy Names) was inaugurated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to freely distribute the divine mercy of the Lord to all the human beings who can elevate their consciousness just by hearing and chanting the Holy Names of Lord Krsna. Congregational chanting of the Lord's Holy Names on the streets is an ancient practice of over 500 years and everyone who participates in this glorious activity immensely pleases Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is none other than Lord Krsna Himself. The more the devotees, the better it will be. Your participation in any way will please the Lord as this was the desire of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to spread his name in every town and village. This timeless sound vibration, enacted from the spiritual platform, purifies the heart of anyone who hears it, gradually enabling them to understand the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord – the source of our very existence, and experience spiritual bliss by being directly in contact with the ‘reservoir of pleasure’, Lord Sri Krishna. Saturday. March 1 - Grand Harinam Sankirtan/Rain Dance HAPPY RAIN DANCE - TO BRING BACK THE RAIN! California, the most populated state in the country, is facing the worst drought in a century of record keeping. On January 20 of this year, California Gov. Jerry Brown, declared a state of emergency, urging everyone to pause and reflect on how we are all dependent on rain and Mother Nature. The Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Sanksrit text and timeless wisdom of India, teaches how production of food  grains is dependent on the rain and rain is dependent on chanting spiritual mantras or hymns, as an offering of gratitude to our Supreme Lord  for providing us with the basic necessities for existence. The chanting of mantras in a call and response style, also known as Kirtan, is an ancient method of invoking sacred energies for bringing prosperity. The tradition of publicly dancing and singing Kirtan was inaugurated by Lord Caitanya, one of the greatest teachers of the school of Bhakti, over 500 years ago. He practically demonstrated how the chanting of these mantras repeatedly can bring all auspiciousness in the lives of people. ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV)  is organizing a happy rain dance on Saturday, March 1 at 5.59pm @ University Avenue, Palo Alto in an effort to end California's drought. The 'Rain Dance' will include singing and dancing accompanied with traditional instruments and everyone can participate. The power of prayers is very strong and coming together to chant and dance as an acknowledgement to the Lord, will not only bring rain but prosperity to the entire state of California. Please join us for the rain dance to bring the back the rain! WHAT: 'Happy Rain Dance' - To End California's Drought WHEN: Saturday, March 1 @ 5.59pm WHERE: University Avenue, Palo Alto CA (Intersection Of University Ave & Emerson St.) 220 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe