Dear ISV Devotees
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We have Harinama Tonight staring at 6:59 PM at Palo Alto Downtown, intersection of University Ave and Emerson
Be part of Big Harinama performance with massive book distribution. His Grace Vaisesika Prabhu wrote in one of His emails earlier
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The work of going door-to-door, town-to-town to distribute Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, and so on, is the highest welfare work.
Not only that, it is the yuga-dharma, the specific sacrifice prescribed for Kali-yuga in the Vedas and confirmed by the great Acaryas.
Karabhajana Muni says:
"Those who are actually advanced in knowledge are able to appreciate the essential value of this age of Kali. Such enlightened persons worship Kali-yuga because in this fallen age all perfection of life can easily be achieved by the performance of sankirtana." (SB 11.5.36)
According to our Acaryas, Sankirtana includes not only the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord; it also includes the distribution of transcendental books, or written kirtana. In 1974, Srila Prabhupada wrote:
"So I am always emphasizing book distribution. It is the better kirtana. It is better than chanting. Of course chanting should not stop, but book distribution is the best kirtana." (SPL to Srutadeva dasa, 24th October, 1974)
And in his purport to Srimad-bhagavatam 3.25.21, Srila Prabhupada describes the mood of the devotees who go out to distribute transcendental knowledge to the public:
"A sadhu, as described above, is a devotee of the Lord. His concern, therefore, is to enlighten people in devotional service to the Lord. That is his mercy. He knows that without devotional service to the Lord, human life is spoiled. A devotee travels all over the country, from door to door, preaching, `Be Krsna conscious. Be a devotee of Lord Krishna. Don't spoil your life in simply fulfilling your animal propensities. Human life is meant for self-realization, or Krishna consciousness.' These are the preachings of a sadhu. He is not satisfied with his own liberation. He always thinks about others. He is the most compassionate personality towards all the fallen souls."
Please join us! we will meet in Palo Alto, (University and Emerson) to congregationally chant the holy names.
On Saturday and Sunday, we will all be going out to distribute books around the Bay Area in a variety of spots.
There are at least four ways that you can participate:
1. Join the book distribution team.
2. Come out for Harinama Sankirtana.
3. Donate money to support the book distribution.
4. Volunteer for backup services.
The human form is especially given to us for performing yajna, sacrifice. By doing the proper sacrifice, we can attain the highest goal of life.
Take advantage this weekend and be counted by joining this historic event celebrating the life of one of our greatest Acaryas, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Param vijayate sri krsna sankirtanam!
With gratitude and affection,
"
Also Other programs in this week are
Saturday morning, Sep 15, 7:30 am - 10:30 am: ISV Temple at 951 S Bascom Ave, San Jose.
Sri Brahma Samhita recitation and discourse on Srimad Bhagavatam by His Grace Akruranath Prabhu followed by Prasadam*. Devotees will go out for book distribution. Please contact His Grace Sri Krishna Prabhu or Her Grace Malini Mataji if you wish to go out for books distribution.
Saturday evening, Sep 15, 5:30 pm to 7 :00 pm: ISV New Temple at 1965 Latham Street, Mountain View
Great Opportunity to get association of His Holiness Radhanath Swami on Saturday. Kindly come early as large number of guests are expected and do not miss this historic event. A brief bio of Maharaj at the end of email. A separate email is send for this event.
Event: Yoga of the Heart
When: Saturday Sept 15th, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Where: 1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040
RSVP : siliconvalley@radhanathswami.com or register online at http://www.yogaoftheheart.us/#!register/csgz
Sunday Feast Program, Sep 16, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm: ISV Temple at 951 S Bascom Ave, San Jose
You are invited for a very Special Sunday Feast Celebration with us that provides nectarian association with His Holiness Radhanath Swami leading the Spiritual discussion followed by Kirtan, and Prasadam
Monday, Sep 17, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Stanford
Bhakti Yoga club of Stanford along with PLA invites you for a thought provoking spiritual discussion lead by His Holiness Radhanath Swami on "Our world: Time for a Positive Change?"
Time: Monday, Sept 17 2012, 7PM-9 PM
Venue: Building 320, Room 105, Braun Corner, Stanford CA 94305
RSVP: bhaktiyogastanford@gmail.com or 650-704-6861
Venue for this program is different from other Stanford events. Attached are the driving and parking instructions from El Camino/Stanford Ave and Caltrain station, along with the program flyer.
Your servants
ISV Communication Team
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Date: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Subject: Japa Workshop -Wed, Associate with HH Radhanath Swami on Sat, Sun and Monday
To: Announcements ISKCONSV <announcements@iskconsv.org>
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Dear esteemed ISV Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We are going to be very lucky this week with many opportunities to associate with His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj. Each year all of us eagerly wait for Maharaj visit to Bay area and get further acceleration in our devotional life.
As one of our goals for the current MSF is to hold classes on Improving Devotional Skills, this Wednesday's class by His Grace Satyadeva Prabhu will include a special workshop on improving Japa.
Besides we are having Harinama on Friday and massive Srila Prabhupada's book distribution this weekend.
The detailed schedule is as follows:
9/11 is a special day at ISV. Our Lordship Sri Sri Laksmi Nrshingadeva came to ISV on 11 Sep. Please come and pray to the Lord to remove all material desires in our heart and advance in devotional service.
Wednesday evening, Sep 12, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: ISV Temple at 951 Bascom Ave, San Jose.
As part of MSF, His Grace Satyadeva Prabhu will conduct a very special workshop that will improve your Japa.
Come and Join us for this special class followed by Kirtana and Prasadam.
Friday evening, Sep 14, 6:59 PM : Public Harinama at Palo Alto Downtown, intersection of University Ave and Emerson
Be part of Big Harinama performance with massive book distribution. Be there to Get Free Mercy overflow that is on sale at the Market Place of Holy Names.
Saturday morning, Sep 15, 7:30 am - 10:30 am: ISV Temple at 951 S Bascom Ave, San Jose.
Sri Brahma Samhita recitation and discourse on Srimad Bhagavatam by His Grace Akruranath Prabhu followed by Prasadam*. Devotees will go out for book distribution. Please contact His Grace Sri Krishna Prabhu or Her Grace Malini Mataji if you wish to go out for books distribution.
Saturday evening, Sep 15, 5:30 pm to 7 :00 pm: ISV New Temple at 1965 Latham Street, Mountain View
Great Opportunity to get association of His Holiness Radhanath Swami on Saturday. Kindly come early as large number of guests are expected and do not miss this historic event. A brief bio of Maharaj at the end of email. A separate email is send for this event.
Event: Yoga of the Heart
When: Saturday Sept 15th, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Where: 1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040
RSVP : siliconvalley@radhanathswami.com or register online at http://www.yogaoftheheart.us/#!register/csgz
Sunday Feast Program, Sep 16, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm: ISV Temple at 951 S Bascom Ave, San Jose
You are invited for a very Special Sunday Feast Celebration with us that provides nectarian association with His Holiness Radhanath Swami leading the Spiritual discussion followed by Kirtan, and Prasadam
Monday, Sep 17, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Stanford
Bhakti Yoga club of Stanford along with PLA invites you for a thought provoking spiritual discussion lead by His Holiness Radhanath Swami on "Our world: Time for a Positive Change?"
Time: Monday, Sept 17 2012, 7PM-9 PM
Venue: Building 320, Room 105, Braun Corner, Stanford CA 94305
RSVP: bhaktiyogastanford@gmail.com or 650-704-6861
Venue for this program is different from other Stanford events. Attached are the driving and parking instructions from El Camino/Stanford Ave and Caltrain station, along with the program flyer.
We look forward to your association at ISV this week.
In case you cannot come to ISV Temple at 951 S Bascom Ave, we have extended plans for you to be associated with us remotely.
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Brief Bio of Maharaj
A bhakti yoga practitioner for more than 30 years, Radhanath Swami is a spiritual teacher, community builder, activist, and acclaimed author. He is the founder and director of the Radha Gopinath Ashram in Mumbai, India. Under his inspiration and guidance, the project has grown to include missionary hospitals, orphanages, eco-friendly farms, schools, temples, emergency relief programs, and a food distribution program that feeds more than 250,000 indigent children in downtown Mumbai every day. In spite of his many responsibilities, he also travels widely, teaching Eastern philosophy and spiritually throughout Europe, Asia, and America. He has been featured as a guest speaker in universities such as Harvard, MIT, Columbia and Stanford, and in corporations such as Microsoft, Intel and Oracle.
His memoir, The Journey Home (Mandala Publishing, 2008), chronicles a young man's emergence into a deep state of personal and spiritual awareness, providing a penetrating glimpse into the heart of India's rich mystic devotional tradition. Rooted in this tradition, Radhanath Swami's message is as profound as it is simple: by cultivating a rich inner life of self-awareness and a genuine practice of service, we can become instruments of compassion and agents of sustainable change in the world.
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Please accept my respectful obesisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Your humble servant
Damodara Vamsidhari Das (Deepak Chandani)
Damodara Vamsidhari Das (Deepak Chandani)
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