Welcoming Gaura Purnima by reading Caitanya Caritamrita today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Dear Friends

Pray this meets you all well. Gaura Purnima (Appearance day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu) is fast approaching and we at ISV invite you all to join us on a conference call today and tomorrow to hear the glories of Lord Caitanya who is Lord Krishna Himself, incarnated in the age of Kali to deliver the conditioned souls by establishing the Sankirtana movement.

HG Vaisesika Prabhu will be reading some nectar from Caitanya Caritamrita. 

When:
    Monday, March 18: 8-9pm

    Tuesday, March 19: 8:45-9:30pm

Conference Dial-In Number:  (559) 726-1300

Participant Access Code: 831035#

Please join us to hear about the super excellent glories of Lord Caitanya, the mercy personified. 

On the account of Gaura Purnima, we at ISV have made available the entire set of "Caitanya Caritamrita" (8 books) for sale at only $99. These are no ordinary books for it contains the top most secrets for attaining unflinching devotion to the Supreme Lord.

Caitanya Caritamrita is the definitive history and biography of Sri Krishna Caitanya, who pioneered a great spiritual movement in India over five hundred years ago, which continues to spread its worldwide influence even today. As a young boy, he overwhelmed astounded scholars, establishing his own school at the age of sixteen. Within his lifetime, Sri Caitanya transformed India in four respects: 

* philosophically, by defeating the greatest philosophers of his day

* socially, by opposing the blindly rigid caste system

* politically, by organizing India's first civil disobedience movement by against repression by the Mohammedan government

* spiritually, by freely distributing non-sectarian love of God.

If you are interested in getting a set (8 small books) of Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, please write to Sri Krishna Purushottam das : skpd_brs@yahoo.com or Malini devi dasi : malini_rns@yahoo.com

Thank you!

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COUNTDOWN Started : Get your Tile in Million Dollar Wall and send your message/ text ASAP

Dear ISV Well Wishers

Please accept my respectful obesisances. 
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We received messages/ inscription for over 75 but still some of you have to send the text.

Kindly send this ASAP

We started the process of packing goods at rented facility  at Bascom to move  to our Temple Property at Latham Street, Mountain View.

Kindly send your text to devotees in cced.  ( Hitender Prabhu, Ballav Prabhu and me)

So far we have sold only 165 Tiles. Each Tile is $2000.

Please contact us if you wish to get a Tile.

Glories of Helping Build Temple for Krishna

One who builds a beautiful temple for Lord Sri Vishnu will be freed from all sinful reactions and he will enter the Vaikuntha planets - Narasimha Purana.
On building a Temple of Sri Madhava one can attain the eternal Vaikunthaloka - Vamana Purana

ISV offers specialized services to different segments of society like children, teenagers, youths and corporate professionals. In these humble attempts to serve God and humanity, we depend on noble-hearted people and organizations for their generous contribution towards this venture. The contributions made towards this glorious cause will help bring spiritual light and love in the hearts and lives of thousands of people.

 

By patronizing this cause, not only will you and your organization become a magnanimous benefactor for thousands, but will also be ensuring a brilliant spiritual future for whoever come forward to help in this great venture.

 

We will be extremely grateful if you could extend your valuable cooperation in assisting us in this noble mission.

The details for the Tile in The Wall are also finalized.

It would be 2 X 8 inch Tile and can have Max of 130 characters ( including spaces)

It is best if your message / Names can be within 100 characters

The as of now Glorious ISV Million Wall Donors are 

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Temple cleaning tomorrow to prepare for the new temple move

Come Tomorrow to help the Temple Move Pre Planning

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From: Ramananda-sakha Dasa <ramananda.sakha@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Subject: [IskconSV_General] Temple cleaning tomorrow to prepare for the new temple move
To: IskconSV_General isv <IskconSV_General@yahoogroups.com>

 

Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

This is to remind you that tomorrow we are holding a grand festival of cleaning the temple in preparation for the new temple move. This will be a fun-filled event. We request everyone to participate. There will be a jumper for the kids. So even the kids will have a lot of fun.

Timings: 11:00 am to 5 pm

During this festive event we'll accomplish the following:

1. Identify everything that will be moved to the new temple and clean them. This includes utensils, furniture, appliances, etc. i.e. everything. For items that will be moved to the new temple, we can box the item if we believe that we will not use the item in the next two/three weeks.

2. For things that we don't need to move to the new temple
      - if the item can be sold, we'll put them in one pile (and sell them later)
      - if the item can be given away to our devotees, we'll put them in another pile
      - if the item can be thrashed, we'll put the item in the big garbage container (which we are going to rent for this purpose)

We'll work in every room including the altar room. Everyone will be amply fed and hydrated. Please come. Thank you.

Your servant,
Ramananda-sakha Dasa.

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Your humble servant
Damodara Vamsidhari Das (Deepak Chandani)

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Art of Cooperation - HG Vaisesika Prabhu's Lecture Excerpts

Date: March 13th 2013

Topic: The Art of Cooperation

Speaker: HG Vaisesika Prabhu

Location: ISKCON of Silicon Valley

Definition & Benefits

•   The word ‘Cooperation’ means ‘to work together’.
•   Cooperation is highly valued in this material world. In spiritual life also there is a high premium for cooperation.
•   Cooperation for serving Lord Krishna is very pleasing to Lord Krishna.
•   When we suspend our egoistic needs and are willing to cooperate, Lord Krishna is pleased. Example: Cooperation between Precatas. “The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships among you. All of you are engaged in one occupation — devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.” - SB 4.30.8
• Real Unity is the unity of the individual souls attempting to satisfy the Supreme Lord.
• Those who remember the Precatas every evening of every day will become friendly with their brothers and with all other living entities” -  SB 4.30.9

Inspiring Quotes

•  Ability to cooperate in order to please Lord Krishna is synonymous with Bhakti!
• We should be independently thoughtful and also cooperate with other devotees
•   Cooperation is automatic when there is trust
•   "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." – Henry Ford
•   "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."  Harry S Truman
•   If at least one person in the team has the deep desire to cooperate in order to please Krishna, that attitude is the  starting point towards success.
•  The cycle of cooperation =  dependence->independence->interdependence . This is usually seen in the lives of some devotee kids who are raised in Krishna consciousness since birth.

3 principles from HG Kalakantha Prabhu

•   amanina mana dena -  Look for one better quality in others & appreciate that quality. This was the assignment given to Duryodhana by Dronacarya, and he could not do it – finding  somebody who is superior to him in some way. Duryodhana could not find anyone higher than him. Yudhistira on the other hand was told find somebody who is inferior to him. He also came back empty handed. Drona said "you are fit to rule the world." 
•    yena tena prakarena,manah krsna nivesayat - First of all, think about Krsna, the rules come later. 
•    anandamayo abhyasat -  If we feel loved, then we feel happy. If we give love we feel even more happy.

 Our real designation

•    Foundational principle of ISKCON is LOVE & TRUST 
•     Renounce the anartha to get credit and notice how Lord Krishna reciprocates in a real big way. 
•       If we are aware of the fact that Lord Krishna is the witness for all our activities, then who cares if others notice our   service or not.
•    If someone is in a leadership role, then one should take credit for the sake of service. (Eg:HH Bhaktisiddhantha Saraswati Thakur Pastime in which he accepted glorification &  Srila Prabhupad emphasizing himself as the Founder Acarya of ISKCON) 
•       By cooperation with stomach all the parts of the body are nourished & happy otherwise they will be weakened.
•     Do not expect that in the Krishna Consciousness Society there will be Utopia. Visesha or variety is the wonderment of   Lord Krishna’s creation. Everyone is an individual.
•  Our real designation is that we are neither the creator nor the enjoyer, but a cooperator. 

Spirit of cooperation – House on Fire

•         “When there is fire in a house, the inmates of the house go out to get help from the neighbors who may be foreigners, and yet without knowing the language the victims of the fire express themselves, and the neighbors understand the need, even though not expressed in the same language. The same spirit of cooperation is needed to broadcast this transcendental message of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam throughout the polluted atmosphere of the world.” -  Srila Prabhupad’s purport to SB 1.5.11
•        In gardening, HG Vaisesika Prabhu observed that different species when planted next to each other thrive. The more we are challenged during preaching, the more we become eager to hear, chant & associate.
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•        Every organization needs a leader.  Though it is a very difficult task for a Vaishnava to accept praise, he takes it as a service on behalf of his spiritual master. Vaishnava leader’s mood is like that of a viceroy who is honored as good as the king but he perfectly understands that every honor belongs to the king and it actually goes back to the King.

Tips to cooperate when people do not share common goals – HG Satyadev Prabhu

•    If we are living in an environment where everyone has a different goal then we should have open communication to understand the commonalities. For example, even if everyone in the family are not aiming to please Lord Krishna, the common goal could be to stay together to be safe and raise good children etc.
•  Unless we communicate we lose the cooperative spirit.
•  Take time of understand people.
•  Look for commonalities even if your mind always tends to look for differences.
• Try to find the commonalities at a level where you can harmonize.
•   Cooperation for mutual benefit is possible when there is open communication and we try to understand the other person.
•  When we give up the selfish desire for recognition then there is a sense of freedom.
•  If we consciously give up selfish motive then we will naturally love others.
• Selfless cooperation is not based on neglecting your own needs, but it is based on making a conscious choice to voluntarily cooperate at a higher level.

 The highest principle of cooperation

•   Lord Caitianya’s advice is to associate very intimately with like-minded devotees who are more advanced than oneself.
•   Narada instructed  the principles of cooperation to Dhruva in SB 4.8.34 - “Every man should act like this: when he meets a person more qualified than himself, he should be very pleased; when he meets someone less qualified than himself, he should be compassionate toward him; and when he meets someone equal to himself, he should make friendship with him. In this way one is never affected by the threefold miseries of this material world.” .
•  Ultimately, the highest principle of cooperation is Sarva dharman parityajya – surrendering to the Lord.
•  A fanatic is simple minded. But a mahatma sees the nuances and still appreciates on spiritual level. Lord Krishna is not a  religious fanatic who says , “you surrender otherwise no option”, He gives choice.
•  Deeper cooperation means intense love.

You are invited! Inspiring week ahead with HG Vaisesika Prabhu on Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday

  

   Address: 951 S Bascom Avenue San Jose CA 95128 

   http://iskconsiliconvalley.com/

 

 

	Wednesday, March 13 2013  The Art of Cooperation  Join us to learn the secrets of co-operation: how to let others have the credit; humility; true appreciation of the qualities and skills of other What is co-operation? Why is it such an austerity? * Srila Prabhupada emphasized co-operation. * Srimad Bhagavatam says that Krsna is pleased when His devotees cooperate. Speaker: HG Vaisesika Dasa Venue: ISKCON of Silicon Valley Time: 6.00 – 8.00pm Discourse will be followed by Arati and Prasadam
	Saturday, March 16 2013 Liberation by Transcendental Sound Realizations According to scriptures, one can attain liberation even while living in a material body. *The source of transcendental sound *Discussion about the Maha-mantra and Gayatri mantras *How to keep the transcendental vibration going in one's life  Speaker: HG Vaisesika Dasa Venue: ISKCON of Silicon Valley 7.30 – 10.00 am: Brahma Samhita recitation & Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse 10.00am – Guru Puja followed by Prasadam
	Sunday, March 17 2013 Grow by Giving *Which flow you are in, the flow of giving or taking? *Why giving brings satisfaction and frees one from anxiety?  Speaker: HG Vaisesika Dasa Venue: ISKCON of Silicon Valley 4.00 – 5.45pm: Bhagavad Gita Discourse 6.00 pm: Arati followed by Prasadam

   

We look forward to your association at ISV this week.

 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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