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Wednesday, October
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This
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Pasankusa Ekadasi (fast from
grains and beans). Break the fast the following morning between
7:34 - 11:19
Upcoming
Friday, October 22nd: Beginning of Kartik
Saturday, October 30th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H.
Rtadhvaja Swami
Sunday, November 6th: Diwali Celebration/Govardhana
Puja
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From Srila
Prabhupada: This meditation
means bhakti-yoga. Meditation, that is the real meaning. Nowadays
meditation has become a fashion, but meditation is described in the
Vedic literature.... The yogis, they meditate...the mind becomes
fully absorbed in Krsna consciousness, tad-gatena. Tat means
transcendental Absolute Truth, om tat sat. So tad-gatena manasa,
mind being... Our mind is very restless, so it is very difficult.
Five thousand years ago, when Krsna instructed Arjuna to
concentrate his mind, meditate, or meditate upon Supersoul, so
Arjuna frankly admitted that it was not possible for him. He said
to Krsna, "My dear Krsna, You are advising. That is nice. But it is
not possible for me."..."Mind is so restless, just like wind
blowing. So to capture the mind, to make him pacified, it is very
difficult job. I don't think I shall be able to do it." Arjuna
refused. But Arjuna was a great devotee; therefore Krsna encouraged
him. Arjuna did not know anything except Krsna, always thinking of
Krsna. Then He encouraged him, that "My dear Arjuna, for you, you
are the best yogi."...simply thinking of
Krsna, mad-gata. Antar-atmana, within the core of heart, always
thinking of Krsna....So we
are teaching this. Krsna consciousness movement means we are
teaching our disciples how to think of Krsna twenty-four hours.
This is Krsna consciousness. And the simple method is to
chant: Hare
Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama
Rama Hare Hare - "Seeing Krsna 24 Hours a
Day," Srimad-Bhagavatam
1.7.2-4, Durban, October 14, 1975
Read and hear the entire
lecture
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 Lord Jagannatha by Bhakti
Charu Swami
"Jagannatha
Swami, nayana pathagami, bhava tu me." O Lord Jagannatha You appear
in the pathway of my vision. We don't see the Lord. The Lord
appears very mercifully to give us His darsan. We must see the Lord
with that consciousness, with that understanding. We are limited
spiritual sparks, insignificant spiritual sparks and the Lord is
the Supreme Personality. So how can the minute perceive the
Absolute? Is it possible for the minute to perceive the Absolute?
But He mercifully appears to our perception. He allows us to see
Him, touch Him and serve Him. We have to understand that out of His
causeless mercy He allows us this prerogative. So with that we must
see the Lord, "Jagannatha Swami, nayana pathagami, bhava tu me,'
nayana means eyes patha means path. Our eyes are creating one path
- path of our vision and Lord Jagannath is appearing there. Who is
Lord Jagannath? From the name itself we can understand. If you know
Sanskrit or Hindi, Jagannath - Jagat means the material nature, the
world, the universe, the entire creation and nath means the Lord.
He is the Lord of the universe. Not only the universe He is the
Lord of the entire creation. He is not only the Lord of the entire
material creation. He is also the Lord of the spiritual sky, which
is eternal, which is endless, which is unlimited - doesn't have any
beginning, doesn't have any end. Material nature has its beginning
and its end. So Jagannath is not only the Lord of one universe, not
only the Lord of the entire material creation. He is also the Lord
of the spiritual sky. And He performs His pastimes.
The
pastimes of the Lord have two purposes. One is to have a loving
exchange with His devotees. And through this loving exchange He
derives joy and He allows His devotees to also enjoy. Love and joy
are interrelated. It is through love that one experiences joy. The
real joy is experienced through special kind of love. That is the
loving exchange with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is
the real joy.
Read the entire
lecture
Who is Bhakti Charu Swami?
Read his biography
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Radhanatha
Swami's Appreciation of Dallas
Radhanath
Swami: "Of all the places that I have visited so far, my best
experience has been in Dallas"
Many thanks for all the devotees for receiving Radhanatha Swami so
nicely with so much love and affection, and also many thanks to all
the devotees who worked so hard to arrange all of Maharaja's
programs during his stay.
Radhanath
Swami Maharaja ki jaya!
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Appreciating Kalachandji's
Community
Taken
from a paper written by TCU student
Phoebe
Agundis for
her "Understanding Wolrld Views" class after visiting the temple
during the Sunday Feast: "I have heard people in the Christian
world say we accept everyone, God loves everyone no matter what
color. Although they say that so often, I have never witnessed it
to the extent I had seen at the Hare Krishna Temple. The temple is
truly a worship site of many faces. So many different types of
people were there and no one seemed to mind that anyone was
different."
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Help
Needed Evenings in Prasadam Room
Everyone is cordially invited to come help clean up the
prasadam room after 9pm Tuesdays thru Saturdays. Please call Kunti
or Shalagram for more information.
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Ladies'
Sangha Group Forming
New Ladies' sangha group every Saturday,
from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. in the Temple Room. Please joing us for a
japa session, discussion on Srila Prabhupada's books, and bhajans
of the previous acharyas. All ladies are invited. If you have any
questions, please contact Ratna Radhika at
214-864-7906.
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TKG
Academy Website and Blog
TKG
Academy's website is up and running, so please give it a
look over.
Here
is the link to their blog, with academic and
festival news, which is updated frequently.
Here
are some recent blog posts:
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Temple's
Facebook Page
 The Temple now has a Facebook Page. Everyone
please go there and click the "Like" button.
From this page, one can get all the updates of Kalachandji
Katha, along with invitations to festivals and other special
events.
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Quinoa
cakes
This
recipe is suitable for ekadasi, as quinoa is not a
grain.
Ingredients:
2
cups cooked quinoa (1/2 cup dry quinoa cooked with 1 cup of
water)
1
zucchini, peeled & grated
1
yellow squash, peeled & grated
1japanese
eggplant, peeled & grated
2
stalks celery, finely diced
1
medium carrot, grated
2
tbsp canola oil
1/2
cup water
1/2
tsp dried sage
1/4
tsp dried oregano
1
tsp salt
pepper
to taste
1/2
cup ground, unsalted sunflower seeds (unhulled)
1
heaping tbsp ground flax
Directions:
Preheat
oven to 350f and spray muffin pans with oil or liners.
Heat
the oil in a medium skillet. Add celery and carrot and saute for
about 2 minutes. Add the rest of the vegetables, the spices and the
water. Stir and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables
begin to be translucent and the water is beginning to soak
in.
Grind
the sunflower seeds in a blender or coffee grinder until coarse.
Put in a large mixing bowl, add the vegetables from the skillet,
then add the flax and the quinoa. Stir together until completely
mixed. Spoon into muffin pans and bake for about 45 minutes, or
until they begin to brown on top. Makes 12 cakes.
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| Contact Information |
Main Temple phone: 214-827-6330, Congregation
Services: 214-827-6330 x 216
Email for general questions and information
To schedule a tour, home or school
program: Nityananda Chandra 214-669-3369, or email him
To place an item in next week's bulletin,
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call
214 454
5267 214 827 6330 x
216
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