ISKCON Columbus

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (November 02, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Rambabu Vanama & Family

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule
5.00 PM:Bhajans
5.30 PM:Discourse on Bhagavad-Gita
6.15 PM:Kirtan
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM Temple to Church
8.15 PM Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
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Bhagavad Gita 4.1

sri-bhagavan uvaca
imam vivasvate yogam
proktavan aham avyayam
vivasvan manave praha
manur iksvakave 'bravit

TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku.

PURPORT
Herein we find the history of the Bhagavad-gita traced from a remote time when it was delivered to the royal order, the kings of all planets. This science is especially meant for the protection of the inhabitants, and therefore the royal order should understand it in order to be able to rule the citizens and protect them from the material bondage to lust. Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the executive heads of all states and all planets are obliged to impart this lesson to the citizens by education, culture and devotion. In other words, the executive heads of all states are intended to spread the science of Krsna consciousness so that the people may take advantage of this great science and pursue a successful path, utilizing the opportunity of the human form of life.

In this millennium, the sun-god is known as Vivasvan, the king of the sun, which is the origin of all planets within the solar system. In the Brahma-samhita it is stated:

yac-caksur esa savita sakala-grahanam
raja samasta-sura-murtir asesa-tejah
yasyajnaya bhramati sambhrta-kala-cakro
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"Let me worship," Lord Brahma said, "the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Krsna], who is the original person and under whose order the sun, which is the king of all planets, is assuming immense power and heat. The sun represents the eye of the Lord and traverses its orbit in obedience to His order."

The sun is the king of the planets, and the sun-god (at present of the name Vivasvan) rules the sun planet, which is controlling all other planets by supplying heat and light. He is rotating under the order of Krsna, and Lord Krsna originally made Vivasvan His first disciple to understand the science of Bhagavad-gita. The Gita is not, therefore, a speculative treatise for the insignificant mundane scholar but is a standard book of knowledge coming down from time immemorial.

In the Mahabharata (Santi-parva 348.51-52) we can trace out the history of the Gita as follows:

treta-yugadau ca tato vivasvan manave dadau
manus ca loka-bhrty-artham sutayeksvakave dadau
iksvakuna ca kathito vyapya lokan avasthitah

"In the beginning of the Treta-yuga [millennium] this science of the relationship with the Supreme was delivered by Vivasvan to Manu. Manu, being the father of mankind, gave it to his son Maharaja Iksvaku, the king of this earth planet and forefather of the Raghu dynasty in which Lord Ramacandra appeared." Therefore, Bhagavad-gita existed in the human society from the time of Maharaja Iksvaku.

At the present moment we have just passed through five thousand years of the Kali-yuga, which lasts 432,000 years. Before this there was the Dvapara-yuga (800,000 years), and before that there was Treta-yuga (1,200,000 years). Thus, some 2,005,000 years ago, Manu spoke the Bhagavad-gita to his disciple and son Maharaja Iksvaku, the king of this planet earth. The age of the current Manu is calculated to last some 305,300,000 years, of which 120,400,000 have passed. Accepting that before the birth of Manu, the Gita was spoken by the Lord to His disciple, the sun-god Vivasvan, a rough estimate is that the Gita was spoken at least 120,400,000 years ago; and in human society it has been extant for two million years. It was respoken by the Lord again to Arjuna about five thousand years ago. That is the rough estimate of the history of the Gita, according to the Gita itself and according to the version of the speaker, Lord Sri Krsna. It was spoken to the sun-god Vivasvan because he is also a ksatriya and is the father of all ksatriyas who are descendants of the sun-god, or the surya-vamsa ksatriyas. Because Bhagavad-gita is as good as the Vedas, being spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this knowledge is apauruseya, superhuman. Since the Vedic instructions are accepted as they are, without human interpretation, the Gita must therefore be accepted without mundane interpretation. The mundane wranglers may speculate on the Gita in their own ways, but that is not Bhagavad-gita as it is. Therefore, Bhagavad-gita has to be accepted as it is, from the disciplic succession, and it is described herein that the Lord spoke to the sun-god, the sun-god spoke to his son Manu, and Manu spoke to his son Iksvaku.

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 4:30 PM on this Sunday (October 26, 2008) for celebrating Diwali and Govardhan Puja. The celebrations will be held at the First Unitarian Church.

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus, OH 43214

About Govardhan Puja in brief

The day after Diwali is celebrated as Govadhan Puja when Mount Govardhan, near Mathura, is worshipped. Pious people keep awake the whole night and cook fifty-six (or 108) different types of food for the bhog (the offering of food) to Krishna. This ceremony is called annakut which means a mountain of food. Various types of food – cereals, pulses, fruit, vegetables, chutneys, pickles, and salads – are offered to the Deity and then distributed as prasada to devotees.

This festival is in commemoration of the lifting of Mount Govardhan by Krishna. According to a legend, before Krishna was born, Indra, the god of Rain, was the chief deity of Vraj. Then Krishna instigated the people to stop worshipping Indra. Indra wanted to show his power over Krishna and brought about a cloud-burst which flooded the countryside for many days. People were afraid that the downpor was a result of their neglect of Indra. But Krishna assured them that no harm would befall them. He lifted Mount Govardhan with his little finger and sheltered men and beasts from the rain. This gave him the epithet Govardhandhari. After this, Indra accepted the supremacy of Krishna.

Feast Sponsors
Dinesh Jaiswal & family
Vimal Purohit & family
Srinivas Raju & family
Ramesh Chowdary & family
Jitendra & family
Srinivas
Prasant Joshii

To sponsor a Sunday feast or festival, please contact Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Badahari Das
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Class by H.G. Badahari Das
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM: Special drama by Kids
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Kirtan and Govardhan Puja
7:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Damodar prayers and Nrsimha prayers
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Performance by Bhakta Prasant
8:15 PM - 8:25 PM: Performance by Bhaktin Sargam Devi
8:25 PM - 8:30 PM: Announcements
8:30 PM : Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4:00 PM - ISKCON Temple to First UU Church
9:30 PM - First UU Church to ISKCON Temple

Upcoming Events
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Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (October 19, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Naveen Krishna Das & family

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, October 19, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by Bhaktin Amrita & Bhaktin Tulasi
5.30 PM:Speaker: H.G. Tapasvini Devi Dasi
6.15 PM:Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM Temple to Church
8.15 PM Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
October Diwali & Govardhan Puja

Bhagavad Gita 4.1

sri-bhagavan uvaca
imam vivasvate yogam
proktavan aham avyayam
vivasvan manave praha
manur iksvakave 'bravit

TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku.

PURPORT
Herein we find the history of the Bhagavad-gita traced from a remote time when it was delivered to the royal order, the kings of all planets. This science is especially meant for the protection of the inhabitants, and therefore the royal order should understand it in order to be able to rule the citizens and protect them from the material bondage to lust. Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the executive heads of all states and all planets are obliged to impart this lesson to the citizens by education, culture and devotion. In other words, the executive heads of all states are intended to spread the science of Krsna consciousness so that the people may take advantage of this great science and pursue a successful path, utilizing the opportunity of the human form of life.

In this millennium, the sun-god is known as Vivasvan, the king of the sun, which is the origin of all planets within the solar system. In the Brahma-samhita it is stated:

yac-caksur esa savita sakala-grahanam
raja samasta-sura-murtir asesa-tejah
yasyajnaya bhramati sambhrta-kala-cakro
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"Let me worship," Lord Brahma said, "the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Krsna], who is the original person and under whose order the sun, which is the king of all planets, is assuming immense power and heat. The sun represents the eye of the Lord and traverses its orbit in obedience to His order."

The sun is the king of the planets, and the sun-god (at present of the name Vivasvan) rules the sun planet, which is controlling all other planets by supplying heat and light. He is rotating under the order of Krsna, and Lord Krsna originally made Vivasvan His first disciple to understand the science of Bhagavad-gita. The Gita is not, therefore, a speculative treatise for the insignificant mundane scholar but is a standard book of knowledge coming down from time immemorial.

In the Mahabharata (Santi-parva 348.51-52) we can trace out the history of the Gita as follows:

treta-yugadau ca tato vivasvan manave dadau
manus ca loka-bhrty-artham sutayeksvakave dadau
iksvakuna ca kathito vyapya lokan avasthitah

"In the beginning of the Treta-yuga [millennium] this science of the relationship with the Supreme was delivered by Vivasvan to Manu. Manu, being the father of mankind, gave it to his son Maharaja Iksvaku, the king of this earth planet and forefather of the Raghu dynasty in which Lord Ramacandra appeared." Therefore, Bhagavad-gita existed in the human society from the time of Maharaja Iksvaku.

At the present moment we have just passed through five thousand years of the Kali-yuga, which lasts 432,000 years. Before this there was the Dvapara-yuga (800,000 years), and before that there was Treta-yuga (1,200,000 years). Thus, some 2,005,000 years ago, Manu spoke the Bhagavad-gita to his disciple and son Maharaja Iksvaku, the king of this planet earth. The age of the current Manu is calculated to last some 305,300,000 years, of which 120,400,000 have passed. Accepting that before the birth of Manu, the Gita was spoken by the Lord to His disciple, the sun-god Vivasvan, a rough estimate is that the Gita was spoken at least 120,400,000 years ago; and in human society it has been extant for two million years. It was respoken by the Lord again to Arjuna about five thousand years ago. That is the rough estimate of the history of the Gita, according to the Gita itself and according to the version of the speaker, Lord Sri Krsna. It was spoken to the sun-god Vivasvan because he is also a ksatriya and is the father of all ksatriyas who are descendants of the sun-god, or the surya-vamsa ksatriyas. Because Bhagavad-gita is as good as the Vedas, being spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this knowledge is apauruseya, superhuman. Since the Vedic instructions are accepted as they are, without human interpretation, the Gita must therefore be accepted without mundane interpretation. The mundane wranglers may speculate on the Gita in their own ways, but that is not Bhagavad-gita as it is. Therefore, Bhagavad-gita has to be accepted as it is, from the disciplic succession, and it is described herein that the Lord spoke to the sun-god, the sun-god spoke to his son Manu, and Manu spoke to his son Iksvaku.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (October 12, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Naveen Krishna Das & family

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, October 12, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by H.G Kalanipuna DD & Bhaktin Gurjeet
5.30 PM:Speaker: Bhakta Krishnakumar

Topic: Devotees are the best transcendentalists
We will discuss Si Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's explanation of the celebrated Srimad Bhagavatham verse
atmaaraamascha munaya
nigrantha api urukrame
kurvanthi ahaituki bhakthim
ittham 'bhuta guno harih

6.15 PM:Kirtan by Bhakta Krishna Balaram
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM Temple to Church
8.15 PM Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
October Diwali & Govardhan Puja

Bhagavad Gita 3.43

evam buddheh param buddhva
samstabhyatmanam atmana
jahi satrum maha-baho
kama-rupam durasadam

TRANSLATION
Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to material senses, mind and intelligence, one should control the lower self by the higher self and thus--by spiritual strength--conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.

PURPORT
This Third Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita is conclusively directive to Krsna consciousness by knowing oneself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, without considering impersonal voidness as the ultimate end. In the material existence of life, one is certainly influenced by propensities for lust and desire for dominating the resources of material nature. Desire for overlording and sense gratification are the greatest enemies of the conditioned soul; but by the strength of Krsna consciousness, one can control the material senses, the mind and the intelligence. One may not give up work and prescribed duties all of a sudden; but by gradually developing Krsna consciousness, one can be situated in a transcendental position without being influenced by the material senses and the mind--by steady intelligence directed toward one's pure identity. This is the sum total of this chapter. In the immature stage of material existence, philosophical speculations and artificial attempts to control the senses by the so-called practice of yogic postures can never help a man toward spiritual life. He must be trained in Krsna consciousness by higher intelligence.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (October 05, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Rambabu Vanama & family

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, October 05, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by Bhakta Krishnakumar & Bhakta Rambabu
5.30 PM:Speaker: H.G. Harinamananda Das
Topic: Bhagavad Gita 9.19

tapamy aham aham varsam
nigrhnamy utsrjami ca
amrtam caiva mrtyus ca
sad asac caham arjuna

TRANSLATION
O Arjuna, I control heat, the rain and the drought. I am immortality, and I am also death personified. Both being and nonbeing are in Me.

PURPORT
Krsna, by His different energies, diffuses heat and light through the agency of electricity and the sun. During summer season it is Krsna who checks rain from falling from the sky, and then, during the rainy season, He gives unceasing torrents of rain. The energy which sustains us by prolonging the duration of our life is Krsna, and Krsna meets us at the end as death. By analyzing all these different energies of Krsna, one can ascertain that for Krsna there is no distinction between matter and spirit, or, in other words, He is both matter and spirit. In the advanced stage of Krsna consciousness, one does not therefore make such distinctions. He sees Krsna only in everything.

Since Krsna is both matter and spirit, the gigantic universal form comprising all material manifestations is also Krsna, and His pastimes in Vrndavana as two-handed Syamasundara, playing on a flute, are those of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM Temple to Church
4.15 PM Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
October Diwali & Govardhan Puja

Bhagavad Gita 3.42

indriyani parany ahur
indriyebhyah param manah
manasas tu para buddhir
yo buddheh paratas tu sah

TRANSLATION
The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher than the intelligence.

PURPORT
The senses are different outlets for the activities of lust. Lust is reserved within the body, but it is given vent through the senses. Therefore, the senses are superior to the body as a whole. These outlets are not in use when there is superior consciousness, or Krsna consciousness. In Krsna consciousness the soul makes direct connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore the bodily functions, as described here, ultimately end in the Supreme Soul. Bodily action means the functions of the senses, and stopping the senses means stopping all bodily actions. But since the mind is active, then, even though the body may be silent and at rest, the mind will act--as it does during dreaming. But, above the mind there is the determination of the intelligence, and above the intelligence is the soul proper. If, therefore, the soul is directly engaged with the Supreme, naturally all other subordinates, namely, the intelligence, mind and the senses, will be automatically engaged. In the Katha Upanisad there is a passage in which it is said that the objects of sense gratification are superior to the senses, and mind is superior to the sense objects. If, therefore, the mind is directly engaged in the service of the Lord constantly, then there is no chance of the senses becoming engaged in other ways. This mental attitude has already been explained. If the mind is engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord, there is no chance of its being engaged in the lower propensities. In the Katha Upanisad the soul has been described as mahan, the great. Therefore the soul is above all--namely, the sense objects, the senses, the mind and the intelligence. Therefore, directly understanding the constitutional position of the soul is the solution of the whole problem.

With intelligence one has to seek out the constitutional position of the soul and then engage the mind always in Krsna consciousness. That solves the whole problem. A neophyte spiritualist is generally advised to keep aloof from the objects of senses. One has to strengthen the mind by use of intelligence. If by intelligence one engages one's mind in Krsna consciousness, by complete surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then, automatically, the mind becomes stronger, and even though the senses are very strong, like serpents, they will be no more effective than serpents with broken fangs. But even though the soul is the master of intelligence and mind, and the senses also, still, unless it is strengthened by association with Krsna in Krsna consciousness, there is every chance of falling down due to the agitated mind.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (September 28, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Prashanth, Joshii

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, September 28, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by Bhakta Hari & Govinda
5.30 PM:Speaker: H.G. Kamagiri Dasi
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan by Dhiralalitha Das
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM Temple to Church
4.15 PM Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
October 1st, 2008 Transcendence 2008
Contact Gurjeet babbar_2@yahoo.com for more information
October Diwali & Govardhan Puja

Bhagavad Gita 3.36 & 3.37

arjuna uvaca
atha kena prayukto 'yam
papam carati purusah
anicchann api varsneya
balad iva niyojitah

TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?

PURPORT
A living entity, as part and parcel of the Supreme, is originally spiritual, pure, and free from all material contaminations. Therefore, by nature he is not subjected to the sins of the material world. But when he is in contact with the material nature, he acts in many sinful ways without hesitation, and sometimes even against his will. As such, Arjuna's question to Krsna is very sanguine, as to the perverted nature of the living entities. Although the living entity sometimes does not want to act in sin, he is still forced to act. Sinful actions are not, however, impelled by the Supersoul within, but are due to another cause, as the Lord explains in the next verse.

Bhagavad Gita 3.37

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kama esa krodha esa
rajo-guna-samudbhavah
mahasano maha-papma
viddhy enam iha vairinam

TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material modes of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring, sinful enemy of this world.

PURPORT
When a living entity comes in contact with the material creation, his eternal love for Krsna is transformed into lust, in association with the mode of passion. Or, in other words, the sense of love of God becomes transformed into lust, as milk in contact with sour tamarind is transformed into yogurt. Then again, when lust is unsatisfied, it turns into wrath; wrath is transformed into illusion, and illusion continues the material existence. Therefore, lust is the greatest enemy of the living entity, and it is lust only which induces the pure living entity to remain entangled in the material world. Wrath is the manifestation of the mode of ignorance; these modes exhibit themselves as wrath and other corollaries. If, therefore, the modes of passion, instead of being degraded into the modes of ignorance, are elevated to the modes of goodness by the prescribed method of living and acting, then one can be saved from the degradation of wrath by spiritual attachment.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead expanded Himself into many for His ever-increasing spiritual bliss, and the living entities are parts and parcels of this spiritual bliss. They also have partial independence, but by misuse of their independence, when the service attitude is transformed into the propensity for sense enjoyment, they come under the sway of lust. This material creation is created by the Lord to give a facility to the conditioned souls to fulfill these lustful propensities, and when they are completely baffled by prolonged lustful activities, the living entities begin to inquire about their real position.

This inquiry is the beginning of the Vedanta-sutras, wherein it is said, athato brahma-jijnasa: one should inquire into the Supreme. And the Supreme is defined in Srimad-Bhagavatam as janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas ca, or, "The origin of everything is the Supreme Brahman." Therefore, the origin of lust is also in the Supreme. If, therefore, lust is transformed into love for the Supreme, or transformed into Krsna consciousness--or, in other words, desiring everything for Krsna--then both lust and wrath can be spiritualized. Hanuman, the great servitor of Lord Rama, engaged his wrath upon his enemies for the satisfaction of the Lord. Therefore, lust and wrath, when they are employed in Krsna consciousness, become our friends instead of our enemies.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (September 21, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location
Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Feast Sponsor
Prashanth, Joshii

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, September 21, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by Bhakta Hari & Govinda
5.30 PM:Speaker: H.G. Narottam Das
Topic: One Simple Way to Start Running into God's Mercy Instead of Away From It
In this message, we will look at the one simple step we need to take that will make us notice how God - our dearmost friend - is personally working in our life.
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan by Dhiralalitha Das
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers and Announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
No shuttle service as this week's program is at the temple

Upcoming Events
October Diwali and Govardhan Puja

Bhagavad Gita 3.27

Sri-Bhagavan uvaca
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni
guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ
ahańkāra-vimūḍhātmā
kartāham iti manyate

TRANSLATION
The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature.

PURPORT
Two persons, one in Krsna consciousness and the other in material consciousness, working on the same level, may appear to be working on the same platform, but there is a wide gulf of difference in their respective positions. The person in material consciousness is convinced by false ego that he is the doer of everything. He does not know that the mechanism of the body is produced by material nature, which works under the supervision of the Supreme Lord. The materialistic person has no knowledge that ultimately he is under the control of Krsna. The person in false ego takes all credit for doing everything independently, and that is the symptom of his nescience. He does not know that this gross and subtle body is the creation of material nature, under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such his bodily and mental activities should be engaged in the service of Krsna, in Krsna consciousness. The ignorant man forgets that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is known as Hrsikesa, or the master of the senses of the material body, for due to his long misuse of the senses in sense gratification, he is factually bewildered by the false ego, which makes him forget his eternal relationship with Krsna.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (September 14, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! Please note that this week's Sunday feast program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location

Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Feast Sponsor

Naveen Krishna Das & family

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, September 14, 2008

5.00 PM:Bhajans by H.G. Amrita & Krishna Balaram Prabhu
5.30 PM:Speaker: HG Tapasvini Prabhu
Topic: Sunday 9/14 is Srila Prabhupada's sannyas anniversary and 9/13 is disappearance day of Srila Haridasa Thakura. Tapasvini prabhu will be briefly talking about Prabhupada's Sannyas anniversary, Haridasa Thakura and may discuss about one of Haridas Thakura's songs
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Prabhu
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers & announcements
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service

No shuttle service as this week's program is at the temple

Upcoming Events

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Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Sri Brahma-Samhita 5.1

īśvarah paramah krsnah
sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahah
anādir ādir govindah
sarva-kārana-kāranam

TRANSLATION

Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.

PURPORT

Krsna is the exalted Supreme entity having His eternal name, eternal form, eternal attribution and eternal pastimes. The very name "Krsna" implies His love-attracting designation, expressing by His eternal nomenclature the acme of entity. His eternal beautiful heavenly blue-tinged body glowing with the intensity of ever-existing knowledge has a flute in both His hands. As His inconceivable spiritual energy is all-extending, still He maintains His all-charming medium size by His qualifying spiritual instrumentals. His all-accommodating supreme subjectivity is nicely manifested in His eternal form. The concentrated all-time presence, uncovered knowledge and inebriating felicity have their beauty in Him. The mundane manifestive portion of His own Self is known as all-pervading Paramātmā, Īśvara (Superior Lord) or Visnu (All-fostering). Hence it is evident that Krsna is sole Supreme Godhead. His unrivaled or unique spiritual body of superexcellent charm is eternally unveiled with innumerable spiritual instrumentals (senses) and unreckonable attributes keeping their signifying location properly, adjusting at the same time by His inconceivable conciliative powers. This beautiful spiritual figure is identical with Krsna and the spiritual entity of Krsna is identical with His own figure.

The very intensely blended entity of eternal presence of felicitous cognition is the charming targeted holding or transcendental icon. It follows that the conception of the indistinguishable formless magnitude (Brahman) which is an indolent, lax, presentment of cognitive bliss, is merely a penumbra of intensely blended glow of the three concomitants, viz., the blissful, the substantive and the cognitive. This transcendental manifestive icon Krsna in His original face is primordial background of magnitudinal infinite Brahman and of the all-pervasive oversoul. Krsna as truly visioned in His variegated pastimes, such as owner of transcendental cows, chief of cowherds, consort of milk-maids, ruler of the terrestrial abode Gokula and object of worship by transcendental residents of Goloka beauties, is Govinda. He is the root cause of all causes who are the predominating and predominated agents of the universe. The glance of His projected fractional portion in the sacred originating water viz., the personal oversoul or Paramātmā, gives rise to a secondary potency — nature who creates this mundane universe. This oversoul's intermediate energy brings forth the individual souls analogously to the emanated rays of the sun.

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (September 07, 2008) for celebrating the most auspicious occasion Sri Radhastami, the appearance of Srimati Radharani. The program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location

Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Srimati Radharani's Appearance

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on September 7. This special day is known as Radhashtami. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:

“On a half-moon night in the month of Bhadra, King Vrishabhanu came to the Jamuna to bathe and found himself engulfed in a golden aura, the golden aura of pure love. It was emanating from a lotus, which had a baby girl standing on its whorl. When the king returned to the palace with the baby, Queen Kirtida was delighted. She was also shocked that the girl was blind.

“Lord Krishna’s mother, Yashoda, heard that her best friend Kirtida had a baby, so she came to visit along with her husband and her son. Krishna crawled up to the cradle and pulled Himself up and looked in. At that moment, Srimati Radharani’s eyes fluttered and opened wide and blossomed like lotuses. It seems that she did not want to see anything of this world, only the form of Sri Krishna. Everyone was delighted.

“Srimati Radharani is the mother of the universe, the spiritual mother of all souls. And the concept of mother is the most sacred symbol—that of purity, selflessness, caring, sharing, nurturing, and love. That is why our sacred mantra is the holy names. It is the holy names in the vocative. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

“‘Hare’ means ‘Radhe.’ It is a plaintive, desperate cry for the mother. ‘Radhe! Please wake us up from this nightmare of mortal life! Remind us of the father we have forgotten and take us home!’”

In the Krishna consciousness movement, devotees carefully worship Srimati Radharani as the bestower of devotional service to Krishna, by attentively chanting her name in the maha-mantra, by worshiping her deity form, and by following the instructions of the most merciful Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the combined form of Radha and Krishna.

“(Therefore) Radha is parama-devata, the supreme goddess, and She is worshipable for everyone. She is the protectress of all, and She is the mother of the entire universe.” —Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi 4.89

Feast Sponsor

Rambabu, Satya & Kruthi

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sri Radhastami, September 07, 2008

4.30 - 5.00 PM:Bhajans
5.00 - 5.45 PM:Abhishekam & Bhajans
5.45 - 6.00 PM: Kids Performance
6.00 - 6.45 PM:Class
6.45 - 7.30 PM:Kirtan
7.30 - 7.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7.45 - 8.00 PM:Auction & Announcements
8.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service

No shuttle service as this week's program is at the temple

Upcoming Events

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Hoping to see you all at the temple on the auspicious occasion of Sri Radhastami!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (August 31, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This week's Sunday feast program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location
Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Feast Sponsor
Open

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sunday, August 31, 2008
5.00 PM:Bhajans by H.G. Kalanipuna & Bhaktin Tulasi
5.30 PM:Speaker: Bhakta Piyush Prabhu
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Prabhu
6.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhaktin Gurjeet
7.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
No shuttle service as this week's program is at the temple

Upcoming Events
09/07 Radhashtami

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Feast!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201