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Texas Faith 1: Misunderstanding (my) religion

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Fri, 2009-05-22 00:00

Here is another new series,

Recently I was invited to participate in the Texas Faith Panel. This new column in the Dallas Morning News, William McKenzie/Editorial Columnist describes as follows ,

Katha at Kalachandji's 1: Giriraja Swami on Ratha Yatra

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Thu, 2009-05-21 00:00

Here is a new series of blogs called, Katha at Kalachandji's, talks about Krishna at our temple. In this series I will try to summarize some of the points of the lectures that happen here at the temple.

Sunday feast after Ratha Yatra, Sunday April 26th, 2009,

It is a very beautiful day and we are blessed to have the association of His Holiness Giriraja Swami. Here are some the points of his lecture.

Scriptural stories to inspire our chanting with ungency

Submitted by Karnamrita on Tue, 2009-05-19 16:35

The Gopis remember Krishna in danger
I am sure there are many more stories, but here are the most obvious ones I thought of as a meditation on urgency when chanting (one perspective is to imagine as best we can how we would feel in a similar situation as the devotees in the scriptural pastimes....naturally we won't feel exactly the same, but some idea.) In the picture above the gopis remember Krishna by embracing a tamala tree in their great danger.

Chanting with urgency by remembering we will die--part 1

Submitted by Karnamrita on Sat, 2009-05-16 14:03

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When we chant the Hare Krishna mantra in either japa or kirtana there are certain moods that are favorable for getting the most from chanting. The most basic thing is to really hear the holy names, and gradually developing the proper conceptual orientation and feeling of urgency and finally love. Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur has instructed us that our chanting should not be lip deep, but heart deep. This means that it is not just moving our lips, but engaging our heart that is the most important thing. With the proper attitude amazing things may happen--even defying gravity!

As Relationships Change So Must We

Submitted by Karnamrita on Thu, 2009-04-30 14:10

Writting at Night
Relationships change in time
with others & our own body/mind;
even as Krishna's energy sustains all
being the background and rest
in conditioned life our most
fundamental relationship is our body/mind.

Prayer for Gratitude for the Boon of the Holy Name

Submitted by Karnamrita on Tue, 2009-04-28 12:18

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Considering my childhood history (which I know was arranged from my previous life's unfinished spirituality), becoming a devotee was the natural course of my life. In a sense, there was no other appealing option, so I embraced the life of a devotee as my highest prospect, which included chanting the holy name. In those days we used to do loud street sankirtana (group chanting) for 8-10 hours or more a day and this practice transported me to another world of bliss and intensity--the likes of which I had never know or imagined before.

ISKCON Member Opens Council Meeting With Sanksrit Verse

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Sun, 2009-04-26 00:00

ISKCON Member Opens Council Meeting With Sanskrit Verse Written by Antony Brennan on 25 Apr 2009

The Quest: Beyond Appearances to the Eternal Substance

Submitted by Karnamrita on Thu, 2009-04-23 16:03

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Spending hour by hour
on many days of 2 Retreats
in Prabhupada's Japa Palace
trying to go deeper
in Japa (chanting Krishna's names on beads)
the most basic, yet profound
revealing spiritual practice--
going beyond "normal"
prescribed minimum
though official rounds
now to increase the quality
through lessons, techniques, prayer
building on 16 to 64 or more
by intention & effort
a special sacred space created
internally & externally
by a spiritual community
of like-minded chanters.

Humor, Bliss and the Power of a Holy Place: New Vrindavan Japa Retreat Two

Submitted by Karnamrita on Tue, 2009-04-21 17:06

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April New Vrindavan
Japa Retreat Two
1st 64 round day
in the afternoon
with merciful God
and Goddess in a box

What is with the attire?

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Sat, 2009-04-18 00:00

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Today I was at the post office for many many hours. Dallas Ratha Yatra is happening on the following Saturday, the 25th. So I was there doing the bulk mail out invite. About 2500 beautiful postcards illustrating Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra, the festival in Puri, and Dallas.

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