Most Wonderful Opportunity - Last 5 days of Kartika!

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward ISKCON OF SILICON VALLEY • Most Wonderful Opportunity - Last 5 days of Kartika! • Bhishma Panchak • Inner Surrender • Steps to join CHAD • Srila Prabhupada on Chanting and Reading the Bhagavad-gita ADDRESS ISKCON OF SILICON VALLEY (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View CA 94040 Ph #: 650 336 7993 Email: recite.chad@gmail.com Most Wonderful Opportunity - Last 5 days of Kartika! Dear Friends, Thank you very much for joining CHAD & we hope you are relishing the nectar of CHAD during this all-auspicious Kartik. At ISV, many of the CHAD performers, in spite of their busiest schedule are finding time to do CHAD everyday.We are sure Srila Prabhupad and Lord Krishna will bless all the performers with their causeless mercy. Bhishma Panchak Tomorrow marks the beginning of Bhisma Panchaka, the last five days of Kartika (Nov 22 - Nov 25) & are very dear to Lord Krishna.The Padma Purana says that one gets relieved of grievous sins and pleases the Lord and makes spiritual advancement by doing devotional austerities. Let us intensify our devotion & purify ourselves so we may do exemplary service in Sri Caitianya Mahaprabhu's army. Even if we have been irregular in our sadhana, reading, chanting and CHAD habits we can try be regular for these five days and get tremendous benefits. Inner Surrender As our CHAD founder HG Vaisesika Prabhu writes "Krsna is attentively watching us at every second and is ready to guide and shelter us. Therefore, today, and everyday, may we recite the divine slokas in Bhagavad-gita not by rote. Rather, with the urgency of a man or woman trapped in a burning house, let sing them aloud, calling for Krsna’s protection." Steps to join CHAD Step 1:  Make a vow to recite Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 16 every day until 25th Nov 2015. Chant all the Sanskrit slokas; or all the English translations; or both the Sanskrit and English. Step 2: Register yourself at  http://www.readchad.com/join-chad/ . Please provide as much details as possible so we can send you a beautiful CHAD membership card and the gift for your enthusiastic participation and recitation of Gita during this Kartik. Step 3: Access 16 th chapter in CHAD format from http://www.readchad.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BG-Chapter-16-The-Divine-And-Demoniac-Natures.doc print it and carry it with you or access the link  from your mobile device wherever you go. (Waiting in a long queue? Instead of getting frustrated you can peacefully recite your chapter!) Step 4: Record your progress online http://www.readchad.com/mychadprogress/ Optionally, you may also recite with devotees by joining daily conference calls. Access http://www.readchad.com/daily-chad-conferences/ for more details. Srila Prabhupada on Chanting and Reading the Bhagavad-gita Here are a few things that Srila Prabhupada said about chanting and reading Bhagavad-gita: “If one commits any of the above offenses, [offences to be avoided while worshiping the Deity are listed] one must read at least one chapter of Bhagavad-gita. This is confirmed in the Skanda-Purana, Avanti-khanda.” (SB 7.5.23 Purport) “Please try to read this Bhagavad-gita As It Is. It is science of God. You will understand… You will realize. And chant this Hare Krsna mantra. This Hare Krishna mantra will cleanse your heart. And after cleansing your heart, if you read one chapter of Bhagavad-gita, you will understand gradually what is God, what you are, what is your relationship with God. And when you understand all these things and you develop your love of God, you become perfectly happy.” (SP conversation May, 12, 1969) “Anywhere Bhagavad-gita is chanted, that place becomes a tirtha [a holy place].” (SP quoted in Lilamrta) “When you study very carefully all of the literatures which are available, especially Bhagavadgita As It Is, you will have in your grasp answers to all questions that may be put to you. Please encourage the others to read this Bhagavad-gita at least one chapter every day.” (Letter to Upendra, January 6, 1969) Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe