Visit the ISKCON Of Silicon Valley to welcome the "Bless"-ful New Year 2014!

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Dear Friends,

Hope this meets you all well.

As 2013 draws to a closure, we at the ISKCON Of Silicon Valley (ISV), want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our patrons, guests and well wishers for your continued help and support. This year has been an ecstatic year for ISV, for we stepped into our very own new temple at Mountain View. With this new temple premises, we are slowly and steadily increasing our efforts to spread Lord Caitanya's Sankirtana movement through our various projects and activities for the benefit of the Silicon Valley residents. We feel joyful to see the increasing number of guests coming to ISV's weekly programs as our purpose and goal is to help people make steady progress on their spiritual path and make their lives all auspicious by taking to the process of Krsna consciousness.

A new year is a land mark in our lives and a time for reflection on where we have been, where we are and where we want to go. We live in an age of mass distraction with the increasing number of sensory inputs we absorb in one day. Canned music in every shop, advertising on every available surface, endless streams of emails and texts to our smartphones, what to speak of TV, newspapers and magazines. It's no wonder it's hard to sit still for a while without pulling out our phones or switching on the TV. In the midst of all these connections, we are increasingly disconnected as human beings. To achieve meaning filled success in our lives, we need strength beyond ourselves and association of sincere souls. It's important that we meditate on our purpose in life and that will guarantee an eternal life, beyond the temporary existence of this world.

With immense joy, we welcome you all to the ISKCON of Silicon Valley and request you to show your continued presence at our events, thereby making a positive transformation in your lives. One more year has passed and as we step into a new year, we would like to extend a warm invitation to you and your family to come to ISV and give a strong foundation to your life and make the forthcoming years positive and successful by taking steps to progress on the spiritual path. It is indeed a joyful experience!

CLASSES AT ISV THIS WEEK

       Wednesday, January 01 2014

WELCOMING AUSPICIOUSNESS IN OUR LIVES IN THE NEW YEAR

We welcome you to our first discourse of 2014 and thereby give an auspicious start to the new year!

Speaker: H.G. Sundarananda Das

Venue: ISKCON of Silicon Valley

1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040

Time: 6.00 – 8.00pm

Discourse will be followed by Sandhya Arati and Prasadam

                                                                                                                              

Saturday, January 04 2014

REGULARLY READING THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES

By regularly reading the Vedic scriptures, one can receive pure transcendental knowledge by which a person overcome all that is troublesome to the heart and become fixed in devotional service. Please join us to hear the benefits of regularly reading the scriptures!

Speakecoer: H.G Akruranath Das

Venue: ISKCON of Silicon Valley

1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040

7.30 – 10.00am: Brahma Samhita Recitation & Discourse on "Regularly Reading the Vedic Scriptures" 

10.00 am: Guru Puja followed by Prasadam

 Sunday, January 05 2014

SUNDAY LOVE FEAST 

THE OFFERING OF RESULTS OF "GIVE THE GITA" CAMPAIGN/ MSF OF "MIRACLE ON LATHAM STREET"

 

The devotees at ISV were engaged in a three month campaign of distributing 19,065 Bhagavad Gitas to the people of Bay area and outside, to commemorate the Gita Jayanthi Festival in December 2013. With a huge target, it was a difficult task at hand. During this time, the Gitas were placed in motels, hospitals, prison houses apart from distributing the books at local events and door-door. As we draw close to the end, we would like to complete the campaign by offering the results to our Deities and our founder Acharya, Srila Prabhupada on Sunday. We welcome you all to join us for the first Sunday Feast program of 2014!

Speaker: H.G. Vaisesika Das

4.00 – 5.45pm: Bhagavad Gita Discourse followed by Offering of "Give the Gita" campaign results

6.00pm: Arotik 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.

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

 

 

 

  

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