| | | | HARE KRSNA! | | | Dear Friends, Hope this meets you all well. Living in a world filled with distractions, stress, anxiety and violence makes it difficult to experience positivity and fulfillment in life.It has become an essential need for every person in this world to live a positive life physically, mentally and spiritually, beyond the constant anxiety of facing this material world every moment. The formula is "Simple Living High Thinking". Our condition is exactly like a fish out of water. If a fish is taken out of the ocean and put on land, it will flop around in great anguish until it is thrown back in. Similarly, when human beings are out of their natural spiritual environment, they also feel a deep-rooted anxiety that can be relieved only by returning to the life-sustaining atmosphere of a spiritual society. With great happiness in our hearts, we welcome you to the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) where you can nourish your soul and live a positive spiritual life. We would like to invite you to the ISKCON of Silicon Valley for the events and classes this week. | | | Wednesday, March 26 - Bhagavad Gita Class PRAYERS FOR PURE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE - PART II ALONG WITH READING OF RAMAYANA Prayer is a very powerful tool to submit ourselves and connect with God. But it is important to have the right knowledge of how to pray and what to say. In Srimad Bhagavatam, there are many instances in the Third and Fourth Cantos in which devotees pray to the Lord simply to be engaged in His service, and nothing else. (SB 3.4.15, 3.25.34, 3.25.36, 4.8.22, 4.9.10 and 4.20.24) Speaker: H.G. Vaisesika Dasa Time: 6.00 – 8.00pm Discourse will be followed by Sandhya Arati and Prasadam | | | Saturday, March 29 - Srimad Bhagavatam RECITATION OF RAMAYANA CONTINUED Join us as we continue to read Ramayana, the great epic and glorify the wonderful pastimes of Lord Ramachandra to commemmorate the upcoming Sri Rama Navami Festival! Speaker: H.G Damodar Vamsidhari Das 7.30 – 10.00am: Brahma Samhita Recitation & Recitation of Ramayana 10.00 am: Guru Puja 10.30 am: Continuation of Ramayana Recitation followed by Prasadam | | | Saturday, March 29 - Harinaam Sankirtan @ Palo Alto |  | | Join us for a happy dance party and musical chanting of the Lord's Holy Names at University of Palo Alto this Saturday evening! The Yuga dharma for this Age of Kali is "Nama Sankirtan", the congregational chanting of Lord's names. Harinaam Sankirtan, also known as Nagar Sankirtana, was inaugurated by Lord Caitanya over 500 years ago to publicy chant these names and not only benefit oneself but also give it out freely to others. This chanting of the holy names can unite people as everyone is looking for peace in today's violent world. We welcome you to join us for this wonderful event! When: Friday, March 29 @ 6.59pm (Please come as early as possible)
Where: Palo Alto, University Avenue (220 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301)
(The cross street will be either Emerson or Bryant, depending on the best facility available. So if you don’t see devotees at University and Emerson, go east toward Bryant and look there!) | | | Sunday, March 30 - Sunday Feast |  | | "PEARLS OF BHAGAVATAM" PART I : THE ADVENT OF SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM Srimad Bhagavatam, the greatest spiritual literature, is known as amalam puranam, spotless Purana as there is no comparison. It contains eighteen thousand verses and is known as the explanation of all Vedic literature. Being a immense treasure house of knowledge, ISV is excited to present a series of sessions based on this Supreme Vedic literature called the "Pearls of Bhagavatam". We invite you to the first session of the series this Sunday evening! Speaker: H.G. Srivas Pandit Dasa 4.00 – 5.45pm: Presentation on "The Advent of Srimad Bhagavatam" 6.00pm: Arati followed by Sandhya Arati and Prasadam First held in 1966 at the request of Srila Prabhupada (the founder of the Hare Krishna movement), the Sunday Love Feast has evolved as an integrated celebration of Lord Krishna’s pastimes: chanting, hearing spiritual knowledge, dancing, eating and generally sharing the bliss of Lord Krsna’s presence. Since then, this weekly Sunday Love Feast festival is celebrated in all Hare Krishna temples around the world. We extend a warm and hearty welcome to you, your friends and family. Please join us at ISV for this wonderful event every Sunday. Furthermore, to offer sumptuous prasadam to the devotees is an auspicious activity. If you would like to sponsor a Sunday Feast, to commemorate a special occasion (like birthday or wedding anniversary) or just in general, please write to us at isvconnect@gmail.com. We will offer the bhoga to the Deities and serve prasadam to all the devotees in your name. Donation amount for the Sunday Feast is $301 only. | | | | | |
