ISKCON Columbus

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 (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!

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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 (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!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (January 18, 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 (NaveenPotham@hotmail.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
Topic: "Cultivating right spirit for chanting"
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by Bhakta DhiraLalitha
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
None

Bhagavad Gita 4.14

sri-bhagavan uvaca
na mam karmani limpanti
na me karma-phale sprha
iti mam yo 'bhijanati
karmabhir na sa badhyate

TRANSLATION: Blessed Lord said: There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who understands this truth about Me also does not become entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.

PURPORT As there are constitutional laws in the material world stating that the king can do no wrong, or that the king is not subject to the state laws, similarly the Lord, although He is the creator of this material world, is not affected by the activities of the material world. He creates and remains aloof from the creation, whereas the living entities are entangled in the fruitive results of material activities because of their propensity for lording it over material resources. The proprietor of an establishment is not responsible for the right and wrong activities of the workers, but the workers are themselves responsible. The living entities are engaged in their respective activities of sense gratification, and these activities are not ordained by the Lord. For advancement of sense gratification, the living entities are engaged in the work of this world, and they aspire to heavenly happiness after death. The Lord, being full in Himself, has no attraction for so-called heavenly happiness. The heavenly demigods are only His engaged servants. The proprietor never desires the low-grade happiness such as the workers may desire. He is aloof from the material actions and reactions. For example, the rains are not responsible for different types of vegetation that appear on the earth, although without such rains there is no possibility of vegetative growth. Vedic smrti confirms this fact as follows:

nimitta-matram evasau srjyanam sarga-karmani
pradhana-karani-bhuta yato vai srjya-saktayah

"In the material creations, the Lord is only the supreme cause. The immediate cause is material nature by which the cosmic manifestation is visible." The created beings are of many varieties, such as the demigods, human beings and lower animals, and all of them are subject to the reactions of their past good or bad activities. The Lord only gives them the proper facilities for such activities and the regulations of the modes of nature, but He is never responsible for their past and present activities. In the Vedanta-sutras it is confirmed that the Lord is never partial to any living entity. The living entity is responsible for his own acts. The Lord only gives him facilities, through the agency of material nature, the external energy. Anyone who is fully conversant with all the intricacies of this law of karma, or fruitive activities, does not become affected by the results of his activities. In other words, the person who understands this transcendental nature of the Lord is an experienced man in Krsna consciousness, and thus he is never subjected to the laws of karma. One who does not know the transcendental nature of the Lord and who thinks that the activities of the Lord are aimed at fruitive results, as are the activities of the ordinary living entities, certainly becomes entangled himself in fruitive reaction. One who knows the Supreme Truth is a liberated soul fixed in Krsna consciousness.

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 11, 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
Vamshee Gunturu & 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 Bhakta Krishnakumar
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Narottam Das
Topic: "A Discussion on Reincarnation"
We will be discussing the topic of reincarnation as it has appeared in different religious traditions as well as some of the current research in this area.
6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Narottam 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
None

Bhagavad Gita 4.13

sri-bhagavan uvaca
catur-varnyam maya srstam
guna-karma-vibhagasah
tasya kartaram api mam
viddhy akartaram avyayam

TRANSLATION: Blessed lord said: According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me. And, although I am the creator of this system, you should know that I am yet the non-doer, being unchangeable.

PURPORT The Lord is the creator of everything. Everything is born of Him, everything is sustained by Him, and everything, after annihilation, rests in Him. He is therefore the creator of the four divisions of the social order, beginning with the intelligent class of men, technically called brahmanas due to their being situated in the mode of goodness. Next is the administrative class, technically called the ksatriyas due to their being situated in the mode of passion. The mercantile men, called the vaisyas, are situated in the mixed modes of passion and ignorance, and the sudras, or laborer class, are situated in the ignorant mode of material nature. In spite of His creating the four divisions of human society, Lord Krsna does not belong to any of these divisions, because He is not one of the conditioned souls, a section of whom form human society. Human society is similar to any other animal society, but to elevate men from the animal status, the above-mentioned divisions are created by the Lord for the systematic development of Krsna consciousness. The tendency of a particular man toward work is determined by the modes of material nature which he has acquired. Such symptoms of life, according to different modes of material nature, are described in the Eighteenth Chapter of this book. A person in Krsna consciousness, however, is above even the brahmanas, because a brahmana by quality is supposed to know about Brahman, the Supreme Absolute Truth. Most of them approach the impersonal Brahman manifestation of Lord Krsna, but only a man who transcends the limited knowledge of a brahmana and reaches the knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, becomes a person in Krsna consciousness--or, in other words, a Vaisnava. Krsna consciousness includes knowledge of all different plenary expansions of Krsna, namely Rama, Nrsimha, Varaha, etc. However, as Krsna is transcendental to this system of the four divisions of human society, a person in Krsna consciousness is also transcendental to all divisions of human society, whether we consider the divisions of community, nation or species.

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 04, 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
Srinivasulu Konda & 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 Bhakta Govinda
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by Bhakta Krishnakumar
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
None

Bhagavad Gita 4.12

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kanksantah karmanam siddhim
yajanta iha devatah
ksipram hi manuse loke
siddhir bhavati karma-ja

TRANSLATION: Blessed lord said: Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world.

PURPORT There is a great misconception about the gods or demigods of this material world, and men of less intelligence, although passing as great scholars, take these demigods to be various forms of the Supreme Lord. Actually, the demigods are not different forms of God, but they are God's different parts and parcels. God is one, and the parts and parcels are many. The Vedas say, nityo nityanam: God is one. Isvarah paramah krsnah. The Supreme God is one--Krsna--and the demigods are delegated with powers to manage this material world. These demigods are all living entities (nityanam) with different grades of material power. They cannot be equal to the Supreme God--Narayana, Visnu, or Krsna. Anyone who thinks that God and the demigods are on the same level is called an atheist, or pasandi. Even the great demigods like Brahma and Siva cannot be compared to the Supreme Lord. In fact, the Lord is worshiped by demigods such as Brahma and Siva (siva-virinci-nutam). Yet curiously enough there are many human leaders who are worshiped by foolish men under the misunderstanding of anthropomorphism or zoomorphism. Iha devatah denotes a powerful man or demigod of this material world. But Narayana, Visnu, or Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, does not belong to this world. He is above, or transcendental to, material creation. Even Sripada Sankaracarya, the leader of the impersonalists, maintains that Narayana, or Krsna, is beyond this material creation. However, foolish people (hrt-ajnana) worship the demigods because they want immediate results. They get the results, but do not know that results so obtained are temporary and are meant for less intelligent persons. The intelligent person is in Krsna consciousness, and he has no need to worship the paltry demigods for some immediate, temporary benefit. The demigods of this material world, as well as their worshipers, will vanish with the annihilation of this material world. The boons of the demigods are material and temporary. Both the material worlds and their inhabitants, including the demigods, and their worshipers, are bubbles in the cosmic ocean. In this world, however, human society is mad after temporary things such as the material opulence of possessing land, family and enjoyable paraphernalia. To achieve such temporary things, they worship the demigods or powerful men in human society. If a man gets some ministership in the government by worshiping a political leader, he considers that he has achieved a great boon. All of them are therefore kowtowing to the so-called leaders or "big guns" in order to achieve temporary boons, and they indeed achieve such things. Such foolish men are not interested in Krsna consciousness for the permanent solution to the hardships of material existence. They are all after sense enjoyment, and to get a little facility for sense enjoyment they are attracted to worship empowered living entities known as demigods. This verse indicates that people are rarely interested in Krsna consciousness. They are mostly interested in material enjoyment, and therefore they worship some powerful living entity.

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 (December 28, 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
Dinesh Jaiswal & Isha

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

Feast schedule
5.00 PM:Bhajans by H.G. Kalanupuna Devi Dasi
5.30 PM:Devotional Music Program by H.G. Gadadhar Pandit
6.15 PM: Arati Kirtan & Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Sri Kishore Das
6.55 PM: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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Bhagavad Gita 4.11

sri-bhagavan uvaca
ye yatha mam prapadyante
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham
mama vartmanuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah

TRANSLATION
All of them--as they surrender unto Me--I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Prtha.

PURPORT
Everyone is searching for Krsna in the different aspects of His manifestations. Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is partially realized in His impersonal brahmajyoti effulgence and as the all-pervading Supersoul dwelling within everything, including the particles of atoms. But Krsna is only fully realized by His pure devotees. Consequently, Krsna is the object of everyone's realization, and thus anyone and everyone is satisfied according to one's desire to have Him. In the transcendental world also, Krsna reciprocates with His pure devotees in the transcendental attitude, just as the devotee wants Him. One devotee may want Krsna as supreme master, another as his personal friend, another as his son, and still another as his lover. Krsna rewards all the devotees equally, according to their different intensities of love for Him. In the material world, the same reciprocations of feelings are there, and they are equally exchanged by the Lord with the different types of worshipers. The pure devotees both here and in the transcendental abode associate with Him in person and are able to render personal service to the Lord and thus derive transcendental bliss in His loving service. As for those who are impersonalists and who want to commit spiritual suicide by annihilating the individual existence of the living entity, Krsna helps also by absorbing them into His effulgence. Such impersonalists do not agree to accept the eternal, blissful Personality of Godhead; consequently they cannot relish the bliss of transcendental personal service to the Lord, having extinguished their individuality. Some of them, who are not situated even in the impersonal existence, return to this material field to exhibit their dormant desires for activities. They are not admitted into the spiritual planets, but they are again given a chance to act on the material planets. For those who are fruitive workers, the Lord awards the desired results of their prescribed duties, as the yajnesvara; and those who are yogis seeking mystic powers are awarded such powers. In other words, everyone is dependent for success upon His mercy alone, and all kinds of spiritual processes are but different degrees of success on the same path. Unless, therefore, one comes to the highest perfection of Krsna consciousness, all attempts remain imperfect, as is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam:

akamah sarva-kamo va moksa-kama udara-dhih
tivrena bhakti-yogena yajeta purusam param

"Whether one is without desire [the condition of the devotees], or is desirous of all fruitive results, or is after liberation, one should with all efforts try to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead for complete perfection, culminating in Krsna consciousness." (Bhag. 2.3.10)

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