ISKCON Columbus

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (April 26, 2009) 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
Open

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Narottam Das
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Tapasvini Devi Dasi
Title : The Truth behind the rituals - understanding the principles of Vaisnava tradition and their application in our daily life (why we offer certain things to Krishna, significance and meaning of items offered during daily worship,offering obeisances etc).
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhakta Dhira Lalitha
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
05/02 & 05/03: Radhamuralidhar reunion in New York city
05/06 10.00 AM to 7.00 PM: Transcendence 2009 at OSU campus, Columbus
05/07 6.00 PM to 8:00 PM: Thursday feast at temple with H.G. Dravida Das
05/08 thru 05/10: Festival Inspiration at New Vrindavan

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 19, 2009) 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
Dinesh & Isha Jaiswal

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by Bhaktin Amrita
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. VrajaBhakti Devi Dasi
Title : Importance of Determination & Inspiration in Spiritual Life
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. SriKishore Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
05/02 & 05/03: Radhamuralidhar reunion in New York city
05/06 10.00 AM to 7.00 PM: Transcendence 2009 at OSU campus, Columbus
05/07 6.00 PM to 8:00 PM: Thursday feast at temple with H.G. Dravida Das
05/08 to 05/10: Festival Inspiration at New Vrindavan

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 12, 2009) 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
Gautam Choudhury & Sunita Arya on the occassion of their son Krishna Madhav's birthday
Kiran Voruganti
Sainath Kesari & Madhavi Kesari

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Krishnakumar
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by Bhakta Piyush
Title : Cause of Bhakti
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhakta Krishna Balaram
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
05/02 & 05/03: Radhamuralidhar reunion in New York city
05/06 10AM to 7PM: Transcendence 2009 at OSU campus, Columbus
05/07 6PM to 8:00PM: Thursday feast at temple with H.G. Dravida Das
05/08 to 05/10: Festival Inspiration at New Vrindavan

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 05, 2009) for celebrating Lord Ramachandra's appearance! The celebrations will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Open

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.H. Giriraj Swami
6.15 PM - 7:00 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM: Performance by kids
7:10 PM - 7:30 PM: Bhajan Performance by Bhakta Krishna Balaram & band
7.30 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Lord Ramachandra
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. Please visit krishna.com for a detailed story

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

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 (March 22, 2009) 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
Sainath Kesari & Madhavi Kesari

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Krishnakumar
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Harinamananda Das
Title : The need for change!

We approach God why? Because there is a need in our lives that only Krishna can fulfill. It takes a strong person to acknowledge this need and submit themselves before God. But what do we do after that?

6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
04/03:Sri Rama Navami

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 15, 2009) 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
Dinesh Jaiswal & family

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Kala Nipuna Devi Dasi
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Sri Kishore Das
Title : Conquering the mind by Action in Krishna Consciousness Part - II

Our mind plays an important role in our daily activities and in deciding our existential identity or status quo.. All bona fide revealed scriptures of the world regard the controlled mind as the best friend and the uncontrolled mind as the worst enemy. Going against the mind is always painful, but the Acaryas or spiritual preceptors have given simple techniques and sublime understandings to help a new practitioner to slowly mold the mind to one's advantage. These techniques which are easy to understand and simple to practice, if purposefully known, can deliver powerful results for our human existence.

6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
March 08:None

Srimad Bhagavathan 7.5.23-24

śrī-prahrāda uvāca
śravaṇaḿ kīrtanaḿ viṣṇoḥ
smaraṇaḿ pāda-sevanam
arcanaḿ vandanaḿ dāsyaḿ
sakhyam ātma-nivedanam
iti puḿsārpitā viṣṇau
bhaktiś cen nava-lakṣaṇā
kriyeta bhagavaty addhā
tan manye 'dhītam uttamam

TRANSLATION:Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṇu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) — these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṇa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge
Hare Krishna!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (Febuary 15, 2009) 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
Prabha Mohan & family

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Narottam Das
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Archana Siddhi Devi Dasi
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhakta Dhira Lalitha
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: Temple to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
March:Gaura Purnima

Bhagavad Gita 4.18

sri-bhagavan uvaca
karmany akarma yah pasyed
akarmani ca karma yah
sa buddhiman manusyesu
sa yuktah krtsna-karma-krt

TRANSLATION:Blessed lord said: One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities.

PURPORT A person acting in Krsna consciousness is naturally free from the bonds of karma. His activities are all performed for Krsna; therefore he does not enjoy or suffer any of the effects of work. Consequently he is intelligent in human society, even though he is engaged in all sorts of activities for Krsna. Akarma means without reaction to work. The impersonalist ceases fruitive activities out of fear, so that the resultant action may not be a stumbling block on the path of self-realization, but the personalist knows rightly his position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore he engages himself in the activities of Krsna consciousness. Because everything is done for Krsna, he enjoys only transcendental happiness in the discharge of this service. Those who are engaged in this process are known to be without desire for personal sense gratification. The sense of eternal servitorship to Krsna makes one immune to all sorts of reactionary elements of work.
Hare Krishna!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (Febuary 08, 2009) for the celebrations of the appearance of Lord Nityananda! The program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Prashant Joshii

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G Kalanipuna Devi Dasi & Bhaktin Gurjeet
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Tapasvini Devi Dasi

Topic:
Pastimes of Lord Nityananda and discuss why Lord Nityananda is important for devotees.

6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Sri Kishore Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: Temple to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
02/14:Japa Retreat

Bhagavad Gita 4.17

sri-bhagavan uvaca
karmano hy api boddhavyam
boddhavyam ca vikarmanah
akarmanas ca boddhavyam
gahana karmano gatih

TRANSLATION:Blessed lord said: The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is, and what inaction is.

PURPORT If one is serious about liberation from material bondage, one has to understand the distinctions between action, inaction and unauthorized actions. One has to apply oneself to such an analysis of action, reaction and perverted actions because it is a very difficult subject matter. To understand Krsna consciousness and action according to the modes, one has to learn one's relationship with the Supreme; i.e., one who has learned perfectly knows that every living entity is the eternal servitor of the Lord and that consequently one has to act in Krsna consciousness. The entire Bhagavad-gita is directed toward this conclusion. Any other conclusions, against this consciousness and its attendant reactions, are vikarmas, or prohibited actions. To understand all this one has to associate with authorities in Krsna consciousness and learn the secret from them; this is as good as learning from the Lord directly. Otherwise, even the most intelligent person will be bewildered.
Hare Krishna!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (Febuary 01, 2009) 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 Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Narottam Das
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Harinamananda Das

Topic: Bhagavad-gita 18.68
We've all received some chain mail sometime in our lives, some inspiring story with a benediction at the end like, send this letter to 15 people within the next 24 hours and something good will happen to you. Well our acharyas have given us an unbroken spiritual chain letter in the form of transcendental books. They tell us clearly and Krishna supports the fact that, anyone who hears and transmits this spiritual knowledge to others will attain pure devotional service.
As seekers of the Absolute Truth, we are often confronted with amazingly wonderful realizations. For some, it may take years of spiritual practice through trail and error to come to a higher platform of devotional service, but once there, such seekers are egear to share their expirience with anyone who will listen.
The clear pattern given by the Acharyas of Each one Teach one has been followed within our ISKCON movement and we would like to continue this process and continue to get the blessings of the pure devotees of the Lord.

6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhakta Krishna Balaram
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: Temple to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
02/08: Lord Nityananda Appearance Day Celebrations
02/14:Japa Retreat

Bhagavad Gita 4.16

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kim karma kim akarmeti
kavayo 'py atra mohitah
tat te karma pravaksyami
yaj jnatva moksyase 'subhat

TRANSLATION:Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction. Now I shall explain to you what action is, knowing which you shall be liberated from all sins.

PURPORT Action in Krsna consciousness has to be executed in accord with the examples of previous bona fide devotees. This is recommended in the 15th verse. Why such action should not be independent will be explained in the text to follow.

To act in Krsna consciousness, one has to follow the leadership of authorized persons who are in a line of disciplic succession as explained in the beginning of this chapter. The system of Krsna consciousness was first narrated to the sun-god, the sun-god explained it to his son Manu, Manu explained it to his son Iksvaku, and the system is current on this earth from that very remote time. Therefore, one has to follow in the footsteps of previous authorities in the line of disciplic succession. Otherwise even the most intelligent men will be bewildered regarding the standard actions of Krsna consciousness. For this reason, the Lord decided to instruct Arjuna in Krsna consciousness directly. Because of the direct instruction of the Lord to Arjuna, anyone who follows in the footsteps of Arjuna is certainly not bewildered.

It is said that one cannot ascertain the ways of religion simply by imperfect experimental knowledge. Actually, the principles of religion can only be laid down by the Lord Himself. Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam. No one can manufacture a religious principle by imperfect speculation. One must follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, Manu, the Kumaras, Kapila, Prahlada, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja, Janaka, Bali Maharaja, etc. By mental speculation one cannot ascertain what is religion or self-realization. Therefore, out of causeless mercy to His devotees, the Lord explains directly to Arjuna what action is and what inaction is. Only action performed in Krsna consciousness can deliver a person from the entanglement of material existence.
Hare Krishna!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (January 25, 2009) 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
Sruthisagar & Ramya

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Dhiralalitha
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Malati Devi Dasi
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: Temple to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
February: Lord Nityananda Appearance Day

Bhagavad Gita 4.15

sri-bhagavan uvaca
evam jnatva krtam karma
purvair api mumuksubhih
kuru karmaiva tasmat tvam
purvaih purvataram krtam

TRANSLATION:The blessed lord said: All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding and so attained liberation. Therefore, as the ancients, you should perform your duty in this divine consciousness.

PURPORT There are two classes of men. Some of them are full of polluted material things within their hearts, and some of them are materially free. Krsna consciousness is equally beneficial for both of these persons. Those who are full of dirty things can take to the line of Krsna consciousness for a gradual cleansing process, following the regulative principles of devotional service. Those who are already cleansed of the impurities may continue to act in the same Krsna consciousness so that others may follow their exemplary activities and thereby be benefited. Foolish persons or neophytes in Krsna consciousness often want to retire from activities without having knowledge of Krsna consciousness. Arjuna's desire to retire from activities on the battlefield was not approved by the Lord. One need only know how to act. To retire from the activities of Krsna consciousness and to sit aloof making a show of Krsna consciousness, is less important than actually engaging in the field of activities for the sake of Krsna. Arjuna is here advised to act in Krsna consciousness, following in the footsteps of the Lord's previous disciples, such as the sun-god Vivasvan, as mentioned hereinbefore. The Supreme Lord knows all His past activities, as well as those of persons who acted in Krsna consciousness in the past. Therefore He recommends the acts of the sun-god, who learned this art from the Lord some millions of years before. All such students of Lord Krsna are mentioned here as past liberated persons, engaged in the discharge of duties allotted by Krsna.

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201