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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Bhakti Yoga at ISV

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HARE KRSNA!

Dear Friends,

Hope this meets you all well.

My dear Lord, You are glorified by the selected verses uttered by great personalities. Such glorification of Your lotus feet is just like saffron particles. When the transcendental vibration from the mouths of great devotees carries the aroma of the saffron dust of Your lotus feet, the forgetful living entity gradually remembers his eternal relationship with You. Devotees thus gradually come to the right conclusion about the value of life. My dear Lord, I therefore do not need any other benediction but the opportunity to hear from the mouth of Your pure devotee -SB 4.20.25

This week we have:

Wednesday: Discourse on  the BG by HG Sunderananda Prabhu

Friday: ISV Movie Night.

Saturday: Discourse on the Srimad Bhagavatam by HG. Srivas Pandit Prabhu

Sunday morning: Visit to Watsonville Farm

Sunday:  Krishna Katha by HG. Vaisesika Prabhu

We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to join us for the classes and event this week at ISV!

WEDNESDAY, Nov 12th - Bhagavad Gita Class

 Everything one needs to live a peaceful and successful life is given in the Bhagavad Gita. Join us as we study its verses in this Wednesday's Gita Class.

Speaker: HG Sunderananda Prabhu

Time: 6.00 – 8.00pm

Discourse will be followed by Sandhya Arati and Prasadam

Friday, Nov 14th - ISVWood Movie Night

We welcome all of you for the special movie night by ISVWOOD this Friday evening!

Venue – ISKCON of Silicon Valley
Date: Friday Nov 14th at 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 7:59 pm: Kirtan + Prabhupada pastimes
7:59 pm - 8:19 pm: Sandhya Arati
8:19 pm - 9:19 pm: Prabhupada Movie Night (Prasadam served during this time)

SATURDAY, Nov 15th - Understanding the Absolute Truth

The first sloka in the first chapter of the Srimad Bhagavatam starts by Glorifying the Absolute Truth. Learn more about the Absolute Truth and its qualities and attributes in this special introduction to the study of the Srimad Bhagavatam.

7:15: Guru Puja

7.30am: Brahma Samita followed by lecture on 'Understanding the Absolute Truth" by HG. Srivas Pandit Prabhu

10:00am: Prasadam

SATURDAY- Nov 15th - THE COMPLETE YOGA PACKAGE

You are invited to a holistic approach to rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. This complete yoga package includes enlivening Yoga asanas, refreshing  breathing exercises (pranayama), introspective meditation, and Vedic wisdom. Yoga asanas like Sun Salutation increases vitality, overall health and improve the immune system.  Pranayama eliminates stress, helps develop a sense of inner peace and calm. Meditation helps in overcoming negative emotions, facilitates a calm and peaceful mind. Discussion on Vedic wisdom from Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam facilitates personal  discovery,  growth and advancement in our spiritual journey.

When: Saturday, Nov 15th, 2014, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
VEDIC ACADEMY KRISHNA CLASSES :  Parallel Session for Kids which includes Vedic stories, Yoga, Vedic Math, Music Lessons and much more.

Volunteering Opportunities : thecompleteyoga.com/volunteer
RSVP and more info : thecompleteyoga.com/register
Email : cyp.connect@gmail.com or Call  408-834-0612
Fee Information : There is no fee for these sessions, voluntary donations are accepted.

SUNDAY, Nov 16th- Visit to Watsonville Farm

The Thanksgiving season is upon us.

Please join us to support and appreciate the efforts of Farmer Tom and his team at Live Earth Farm this Sunday Nov 16.

Live Earth Fram
172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville, CA 95076

We plan to be at the farm by 11am and have a tour, meet with the farmers and care-takers of Mother Surabhi, honor prasadam and be on the way back by 3pm for the evening program at the temple.

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-hariguru das

SUNDAY Nov 16th - Krishna Katha by HG Vaisesika Prabhu

We welcome back HG. Vaisesika Prabhu from his annual trip to Vrindavan. Join us for his first lecture at ISV and listen to nectarian Krishna Katha.

4:30 to 6:00pm:  Krishna Katha by HG. Vaisesika Prabhu
6:00pm Sandhya Aartik followed by Announcements and then Sunday Feast

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

Coming Up- Nov 6th- Gita Champions 2014- A Variety of Kids Contests on Bhagavad Gita

Vedic Academy is excited to announce GITA CHAMPIONS – The annual children’s contests based on the Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s literary and spiritual masterpieces.

We at, Vedic Academy, believe that spiritual education culminates in character and integrity and therefore would like to extend an opportunity to all the children in Bay Area to read, understand and apply the teachings of Bhagavad Gita in their lives and become powerful agents of change in this world. The Bhagavad Gita is a perfect road map for human life. It teaches the children how to overcome all the inevitable challenges, impediments, and crises that will come in life and it will help them to grow in the process.

The contests will be held at the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) @ 1965 Latham Street Mountain View on Saturday, December 6th 2014 from 10 am – 4 pm. We request you to register at the earliest so that it will help us in planning the contests. Participation is by registration only.  Register before November 20, 2014. Entry fee $5/Child for each contest. If registered after November 20 or on spot, the entry fee will be $10 per contest.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

CHAD Challenge Performance Report

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Record your - CHAD PERFORMANCE REPORT

Hare Krishna Dear CHAD Performers,

Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

Out of many souls who are suffering, there are only a few intelligent humans who are actually inquiring about their awkward position and seek a solution to resolve thier problems. Out of many solutions that are available in this world, Bhagavad Gita provides the ultimate solution. "One may cleanse himself daily by taking a bath in water, but if one takes a bath even once in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gita, for him the dirt of material life is altogether vanquished." (Gita-mahatmya 3)

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all our CHAD members who understood the essence of this instruction & took up Kartik 2014 CHAD challenge & dedicated a few of their valuable moments reading one chapter of Bhagavad Gita everyday.

Now is the time to report your performance by filling out the following form http://goo.gl/forms/cWFxBQlH0N & receive a special gift from our founder HG.Vaisesika Prabhu for your enthusiastic participation in the CHAD program!

With Gratitude,
Gandharvika Radha

On behalf of ISV CHAD Team

Friday, November 7, 2014

"Launching “The Gosvāmī Package” – An offering to six Gosvāmīs of Vṛṇdāvana"

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"Launching “The Gosvāmī Package” – an offering to six Gosvāmīs of Vṛṇdāvana"

Dear Esteemed Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

With the blessings of their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā Madan Mohan, Śrīman Mahāprabhu, Śrī Śrī Laxmī Nṛsiṃha Deva, our Founder-Ācārya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and under the expert leadership of our Temple President His Grace Vaiseṣika Prabhu, we are please to announce the launch of “The Gosvāmī Package” – an offering to six Gosvāmīs of Vṛṇdāvana, to propagate their teachings in the form of their literatures, which have been so adeptly translated by Śrīla Prabhupāda and his disciples under the auspices of BBT – the heart of ISKCON.

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:

rūpa-raghunātha-pade ha-ibe ākuti
kabe hāma bujhaba se yugala-pīriti

“When I am eager to understand the literature given by the Gosvāmīs, then I shall be able to understand the transcendental loving affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.”

Highlighting this importance of literatures written by Six Gosvāmīs,

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in his Preface to Nectar of Instruction: “Therefore, to understand the mission of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and follow in His footsteps, one must very seriously follow in the footsteps of the Six Gosvāmīs – Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa Raghunātha.”

The package comes in a hand made box, designed as a portable home altar – with a beautiful picture of Six Gosvāmīs ornately decorated on the top of the box and Mahāmantra card within the box. The feel and look of the box takes you back to the days of the yore – in the countryside of Vraja Dhāma near the dwellings of the Six Gosvāmīs.

Content: Gosvāmī Literatures:

Śrī Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta [3 Volumes]

Kṛṣṇa Līlā Stava
Tattva Sandarbha
Nectar of Devotion
Nectar of Instruction

Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī Samādhi’s Dust:

“Taking a blade of grass between my teeth, I repeatedly beg that birth after birth I may obtain the dust of lotus feet. (Śrīla Rūghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī’s Śrī Dāna-keli Cintāmaṇi 175)”

The package comes with a vial containing the sacred dust from the Samādhi Mandir of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in Śrī Śrī Rādhā Dāmodar Mandir in Śrīdhāma Vṛṇdāvana.

Audio Lectures: The package is also equipped with a USB containing lectures on lives and teachings of Six Gosvāmīs by Śrīla Prabhupāda, various Sannyasi Gurus and Scholars in our movement.

Ordering:

The sets come for a minimal price of 350$ (plus 25$ shipping within US). This a limited edition of 25 sets and already 6 have been booked, so please place your orders soon to avail this opportunity.

For orders, kindly visit http://iskconsiliconvalley.com/gosvamipackage/. On receiving your order confirmation and payment we will start processing the request.

For any questions, kindly contact harivamsadas.rns@gmail.com or call 6507046861.

Your Aspiring Servants in the Service of Śrīla Prabhupāda
ISV Sankirtan Team

 

Record your - CHAD PERFORMANCE REPORT

Hare Krishna Dear CHAD Performers,

Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

Out of many souls who are suffering, there are only a few intelligent humans who are actually inquiring about their awkward position and seek a solution to resolve thier problems. Out of many solutions that are available in this world, Bhagavad Gita provides the ultimate solution. "One may cleanse himself daily by taking a bath in water, but if one takes a bath even once in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gita, for him the dirt of material life is altogether vanquished." (Gita-mahatmya 3)

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all our CHAD members who understood the essence of this instruction & took up Kartik 2014 CHAD challenge & dedicated a few of their valuable moments reading one chapter of Bhagavad Gita everyday.

Now is the time to report your performance by filling out the following form http://goo.gl/forms/cWFxBQIH0N & receive a special gift from our founder HG.Vaisesika Prabhu for your enthusiastic participation in the CHAD program!

With Gratitude,
Gandharvika Radha

On behalf of ISV CHAD Team