ISKCON Columbus

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (May 11, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! Please note that this week, the Sunday Feast program will be held at the temple and not at the First United Unitarian Church. The temple is located at :

ISKCON Columbus
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Feast schedule for Sunday, May 11, 2008
5.00 PM: Bhajans
5.30 PM: Speaker: Bhakta KrishnaKumar
Topic: The Science of Real Religion
According to acedamic parlance, science is limited to those 'relative' truths that are either directly / indirectly discernable through the gross senses or the subtle mind/ intelligence within the rigid framework of observation, hypothesis, experimentation and deduction. This presentation shall point intrinsic defects this very conception of 'science' based on information presented in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God - Lord Krishna). The real science of understanding the Absolute Truth (Lord Krishna / Lord Vishnu) via personal transformation will also be discussed.
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan & Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Looking forward to seeing you all at the temple!

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 (May 04, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, May 04, 2008
5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta KrishnaKumar
5.30 PM: Speaker: H.G. Vrajabhakti Devi Dasi
Topic: Medicine for the Sick Mind
In the age of kaliyuga our minds are getting distracted with so many things in the world.The mind is always busy and getting sick of thinking of so many things which are eventually diverting us from the actual understanding of who we are? So We will discuss about the importance of maintaining the harmony between the mind ,body and the soul.
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan & Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Narottam Das
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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 (April 27, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, April 27, 2008
5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhaktin Tulasi, Bhakta Govinda & Bhakta Hari
5.30 PM: Speaker: H.G. Tapasvini Devi Dasi
Topic: Bonafide authorities in spiritual life
About significance and importance of Guru, Sadhu and Sastra in our spiritual lives, with the emphasizes on Sastra (scripture), the importance of reading and how that effects our advancement. I will go over points that will explain how do Guru, Sadhu and Sastra connect and how does one influence the other ones and will speak about how do we accept their authority in a proper way
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan & Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. RadhaVijay Devi Dasi
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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 (April 13, 2008) for celebrating the appearance of Lord Ramachandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast program! This celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Millions of years ago in the age called Treta-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna descended as a king: Lord Rama, or Ramachandra. His adventures were written down by the poet Valmiki in the 24,000-verse Sanskrit scripture Ramayana, the world’s oldest book.

The purpose of Lord Rama’s advent is to attract us conditioned souls to the timeless, transcendental path of Bhakti-yoga, devotional service, and to establish the principles of religion, morality and righteousness. By reading the Lord’s pastimes in the Srimad-Bhagavatam or Ramayana, and by hearing of His exceptional prowess, even the unsophisticated soul becomes drawn to the blissful security of genuine spiritual life.

Since time immemorial each of us embodied souls has been revolving through the cycle of rebirth—samsara. To deliver His servants trapped in the net of maya (illusion), God comes Himself or sends His avatar for our salvation from the delusion of material ignorance. Attraction to the lotus feet of the Lord, acceptance of His divine shelter, and the joyful singing of His name open the door for going back home, back to Godhead. To read more about Lord Ramachandra, please click here.

Feast schedule for Sunday, April 13, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Dhira Lalitha Das, Bhakta Hari & Bhakta Govinda
5.30 PM: Speaker: H.H. Hridayananda Goswami Maharaj
6.15 PM: Arati & Kirtan
6.45 PM: Sri Nrsimha prayers
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

GAURA PURNIMA is the annual celebration of the appearance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. “Gaura” refers to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s golden complexion, and “Purnima” refers to the full-moon night on which He appeared. In a special appearance, Krishna personally came in A.D. 1486 to Sridhama Mayapur, West Bengal, India as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and acted as His own devotee. He appeared in this world to spread love for Krishna through the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Sri Chaitanya’s teachings cover three main topics:

1. Knowledge of the soul’s relationship with Krishna.
2. The method of awakening that relationship.
3. The awakened state of that relationship (pure love of God).

Most of all he taught us that we can gain full enlightenment simply by chanting the holy names of the Lord:

To celebrate his glorious appearance, festivals are held throughout the whole world every year, and especially at His birthplace - Sridhama Mayapur.

Here are the festivities planned at ISKCON Columbus for 23rd March (Sunday)

Venue: First Unitarian Church,
93 West Weisheimer Road,
Columbus, Ohio

4:30 - 5:15 - Bhajans
5:15 - 5:30 - Drama by Bhaktin Tulasi
5:30 - 6:15 - Realizations by Srila Prabhupada's disciples
6:15 - 7:15- Class by H.H. Varsana Swami Maharaj
7:15 - 7:45- Drama entitled “Age of Kali and Lord Chaitanya Sankirtan Movement”
7:45 - 8:30- Aarti Kirtan
8:30 - 8:40- Narasimha Prayers and Announcements
8.40 pm- Prasadam

Sponsorships for the event is $151, please write the check in the name of ISKCON COLUMBUS, we highly appreciate your generosity in making this event wonderful.

We will like to cordially invite you and your family, friends, associates, paraphernalia to this once in a year event, please come and celebrate!

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:00 pm: Temple to UU
9:00 pm: UU to Temple
10:00 pm: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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 (March 16, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, March 16, 2008
5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Govinda & Bhakta Hari
5.30 PM: Speaker: Bhakta Piyush
Topic: Review of Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 10 (The Opulence of the Absolute)
6.15 PM: Arati & Kirtan by H.G. Dhiralalitha Das
6.45 PM: Sri Nrsimha prayers by H.G. Dhiralalitha Das
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Due to bad weather conditions, we will have our weekly Sunday Feast on the 9th March, at the ISKCON Columbus temple and not at the First UU Church, starting at 5.00 pm.

The temple address is as follows:

ISKCON Columbus
379, W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

The schedule remains as it is. Looking forward to seeing you at the temple.

Hare Krishna!

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

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (March 09, 2008) for the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast celebration! This Sunday feast program will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, March 9, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Govinda & Bhakta Hari
5.30 PM: Speaker: Bhakta Carl

A discussion based on Bhagavad Gita 4:40 -- About the kinds of doubts in spiritual life...those that fuel the growth of the flame of knowledge, and those that want to extinguish it. Certain psychological doubts are defects of personality, and are not "logical" in the true philosophical sense. This basic attitude towards life, and the tug of war between trust and suspicion, is at the root of a person's worldview, his or her ability to develop deep relationships, and ultimately his spiritual destiny.

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

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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 pm this Sunday (February 24, 2008) to celebrate the appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakura. The celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, February 24, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Govinda, Bhakta Hari & H.G. Dhira Lalitha Das
5.30 PM: Class on the glories of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakura by Bhakta Krishnakumar
6.15 PM: Arati & Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Das
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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 4.45 pm this Sunday (February 17, 2008) to celebrate the appearance of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. The celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

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

Feast schedule for Sunday, February 17, 2008

4.45 PM: Greeting guests
5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhaktin Marian
5.10 PM: Drama "The Sankirtan Adventures of Srila Haridas Thakur and Lord Nityananda"
5.40 PM: Class on the glories of Lord Nityananda Prabhu by many senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada
6.25 PM: Arati & Kirtan
6.55 PM: Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7.00 PM: Announcements
7:05 PM: Pushpa Abhishek & Bhajans
8.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His first expansion is Lord Balaram. Around 1474 in the village of Ekacakra, (present day West Bengal), this same Lord Balaram appeared as the son of Hadai Ojha and Mother Padmavati. He was so loved by the people of the village that all the pains of life seemed to disappear just by seeing Him. When the Lord was named some people wanted to call Him Nityananda, while others wanted to call Him Rama, so He was called Nityananda Rama.

Nityananda Rama is the eternal companion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu the Supreme Lord. He is the original guru, and is known as the most compassionate incarnation of the Lord. One cannot attain the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya without first receiving the shelter of Lord Nityananda.

Please come and receive the mercy of Lord Sri Nityananda and get fired up through ecstatic association of senior disciples of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201