Kirtan Oasis 2018, Classes & More this week @ ISV!

WEEKLY UPDATES: JAN 8 - JAN 14 2018 View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Patrons Hope this meets you all well and experiencing Lord Krsna's love.  Real knowledge and education is not about storing masses of data in our brain; it means to have the wisdom to see every human being with equal vision. Have a fantastic week ahead! This week we have: Wednesday: Gita Wisdom by H.G Vaisesika Das Friday: Monthly Kirtan Oasis - Jan 2018 @ Palo Alto Saturday: "Co-operation: Srila Prabhupada's Key Principle for ISKCON" - Special seminar series by H.G Vraja Vihari Das Sunday:  Sunday Feast Talk by H.G Vaisesika Das Watch us Live! In case you are unable to make it, you can also join us through audio conference or watch live broadcast. The details are available at www.IskconSiliconValley.com. WEDNESDAY , JAN 10 - GITA WISDOM   Please join us tonight for an evening of Gita wisdom and Kirtans.  We invite you, your family and friends to take the opportunity to engage in the auspicious hearing of Krishna Katha, ecstatic Bhajans and Kirtans, partake in Krishna Prasadam.  6.00pm: Gita Wisdom by H.G Vaisesika Das 8:00pm: Sandhya Arotik followed by Announcements & Prasadam   FRIDAY, JAN 12 - MONTHLY KIRTAN OASIS   We cordially invite you to participate in our first Kirtan Oasis festival of 2018 in downtown Palo Alto this Friday, January 12th at 6.59 PM.  Come and take advantage of this very special opportunity to participate in the chanting of holy names on an Ekadasi day. Please invite your family and friends. The more the merrier!! When: Friday, January 12th @ 6.59pm (Please come as early as possible) Where: Lytton Plaza on University Avenue (220 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301) CC Ādi 3.77 sankirtana-pravartaka sri-krsna-caitanya sankirtana-yajñe tanre bhaje, sei dhanya Translation:  Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya is the initiator of sankirtana [congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord]. One who worships Him through sankirtana is fortunate indeed.  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 - SPECIAL SEMINAR SERIES ISV is excited to host a special seminar by ISKCONResolve expert, H.G Vraja Vihari Das on January 13, 2018.  WHAT: Seminar on "Co-operation: Srila Prabhupada's Key Principle for ISKCON" WHEN: January 13, 2018  7:15-8AM: Greeting the Deities and Guru Puja 8-8:30: Breakfast 8:30-10: Session I 10-10:20: (realistically may be 10:30) break 10:30-12: Session II 12-12:45: Lunch 12:45-2: Session III WHERE: ISKCON of Silicon Valley The seminar will cover: Srila Prabhupada on Conflict, Communication and Co-operation Dealing with Assumptions How to Have Difficult Conversations Creating an ISV standard for communications and co-operation Learning our individual approach to dealing with others Overcoming Unwanted Habits/Acquiring Good Habits The Power of Listening And more.... Vraj Vihari dasa joined ISKCON in 1976 in Ann Arbor while attending the University of Michigan. After 12 years doing the service of sankirtan as a brahmacari, he married Ananda Vrindavanesvari Devi and the two of them moved to Vrindavan where he served as the director of the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education. He lived in India for 21 years teaching sastra and workshops on the practical application of sastra. In 2002, he started ISKCONResolve, a global effort to help devotees deal with conflicts in a constructive way. As ISKCONResolve grew, his work caught the attention of the legal community in India and in 2006, he began working for the Supreme Court of India training judges and senior advocates in mediation. After all those years in India, with their son choosing to go to college in America, he and his wife moved back to the United States in 2011. She serves as the Temple President in Washington DC and Vraj Vihari continues teaching sastra, developing ISKCONResolve, and working as the Ombudsman for the US Federal Government. SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 -  SUNDAY FEAST We welcome you and your family to join us for Sunday feast program this week filled with bhajans, spiritual discussion, arotik and delicious feast.  3:00pm - 5:00pm: Talk by H.G Vaisesika Das 5:00pm: Sandhya Arotik followed by Announcements & Prasadam   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 BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS - Chapter A Day (CHAD) "As Arjuna set aside his bow and arrows, let us set aside any sense of confidence in our own abilities so that we may hear Krsna's words with full heart and attention.This kind of submissive hearing is the primary requirement for advancement in spiritual life. The devotee who hears Krsna's words with a submissive heart immediately feels an ingress of causeless knowledge and detachment." – H. G. Vaisesika Prabhu CHAD is a worldwide alliance of devotees who chant at least one chapter of Bhagavad-gita As It Is every day.  Please dial in everyday @ 5:45am. BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER 7 (12 Jan  - 9 Feb 2018) Recite with devotees by joining daily conference calls BHAGAVAD GITA Every day @ 5.45am  PST Dial in #: 1-563-999-2090 Access code: 123936 BHAGAVAD GITA Everday @ 6.15 am PDT Dial in #: 1-712-432-3496 Access code: 327605 Online Meeting Link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/sanatanagandharvika Email: recite.chad@gmail.com Website: www.readchad.com   KIRTAN MELLOWS AT YOUR HOME We often have melodious hari kirtan and bhajans at devotees' homes in the bay area. Below are a couple of sample videos of the blissful program:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82WSp_FVEr8&index=1&list=PLW6aF2mZXK_kRawXEr42Dw1vzjZ26KpNp https://www.youtube.com/embed/82WSp_FVEr8?list=PLW6aF2mZXK_kRawXEr42Dw1vzjZ26KpNp See Kirtan Examples: bit.ly/kirtanexamples See Kirtan Feedback: bit.ly/kirtanfeedback If you would like to experience the sweet taste of holy names, please call Govinda Das at 925 808 5439. ISV's (New) NAVADWIP PRESCHOOL Navadwip Preschool is a new education initiative of ISV that is meant for kids of age 3 to 5 year old. It is  open Monday thru Friday full day and is located in Sunnyvale.  The curriculum is based on California (CA) state standards educational structure as well as Vedic Culture. A foreign language Sanskrit with structured instructions will also be a part of the curriculum. Maximum of 15 children can be enrolled in this session.  For further info, please visit the website www.nineislandsschool.com or email us at info@nineislandsschool.com. Vedic Academy offers Sunday School for kids from age group 3 - 15 yrs every Sunday from 4 - 6pm where kids learn about Vedic Culture, Slokas, Stories & Lessons from Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam etc., Bhajans and participate in Arts & Crafts, Dramas and much more.   For more information, please visit www.vedic-academy.org  or send an email to vedicacademy108@gmail.com or call 408 718 1588   Copyright © 2018 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information regarding our events and programs Our mailing address is: ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View, Ca 94040 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list