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Sri Radhastami Festival September 9, 2016

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 in Events
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Deity outfit offered on Janmastami 2016 at SCS Seva Ashram

Sri Radhastami
Divine Appearance of Srimati Radharani

Friday, September 9, 2016

San Jose ~ 12 Noon
Santa Cruz ~ 11 am

(Read the invitation below for details about the evening option and Sri Lalita Saptami classes)

Sushila devi dasiDear Devotees and Friends of the Ashram,

I hope you and your family will be able to attend the holy day of Sri Radhastami, the Divine Appearance of Srimati Radharani in San Jose or Santa Cruz. There will be programs at mid-day as well as a modest program in the evening in Santa Cruz led by Vidura Krishna Prabhu, Vrinda Devi Dasi, and hopefully Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj.

There will be modest programs for Sri Lalita Saptami on Thursday, September 8th. In San Jose Sripad Tyagi Maharaj will go downtown for Harinam Sankirtan and give a class at the temple. In Santa Cruz Sripad Sarvabhavana Prabhu will offer an evening class beginning around 7 pm.

“Srila Swarup Damodar Goswami said, ‘For the divine play of the Sweet Absolute, He wants to divide Himself as Power and Powerful, and that is Radha Krishna.’ When it was manifested we cannot say because it is eternal, it cannot be counted by our time and space theory, it is achintya, inconceivable. Radharani is the divine potency of Lord Krishna and She is giving all the happiness, love and all the affection to everyone for the service of Lord Krishna.”

–Srila Govinda Maharaj
(scroll down to listen to this discourse)

Yours in the Lord’s Service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Spiritual Nourishment from our Divine Guardians:

Audio. Sri Radhastami, Vrindavan, 1999. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj explains that Radhastami is when Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s divine potency Radharani appears in a form for playing with the Lord. Srila Swarup Damodar Goswami said, “For the divine play of the Sweet Absolute, He wants to divide Himself as Power and Powerful, and that is Radha Krishna.” When it was manifested we cannot say because it is eternal, it cannot be counted by our time and space theory, it is achintya, inconceivable. Radharani is the divine potency of Lord Krishna and She is giving all the happiness, love and all the affection to everyone for the service of Lord Krishna. Improved quality audio of Srila Gurudev speaking by phone from Vrindavan to Madhusudan Prabhu in Hawaii on Sri Radhastami, 18 September 1999:
7+ minutes, 1.8 MB mp3 audio

Our Lord’s Beloved Power. “Today is Sri Radhastami, the Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani. In the Scriptures, especially Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita there is much glorification of Srimati Radharani … Where we see the supreme manifestation of madhura-rasa, there we see the manifestation of Srimati Radharani.” Chapter 12 of Affectionate Guidance by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: 150 KB pdf document.


Radharani’s Paramour Love. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj describes the glory of madhura-rasa in Vrindavan. Posted on the Math’s gaudiyadarshan.com website.
Audio: Sri Radhastami. Today’s beautiful, special morning discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our Dum Dum Park Temple, Kolkata. 1 September 2006:
Download, or listen online (46+ minutes, 5.4 MB mp3 audio)
higher quality (10.7 MB mp3 audio)

Video: Sri Radhastami darshan, 2006, the full discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our Dum Dum Park Temple, Kolkata. QuickTime video posted by Jamuna Priya Devi Dasi on her verandaviews.com website.


thumbAudio: Sri Radhastami Discourse 2004 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
“Everything you want to know, you can understand through your Gurudev. And Gurudev’s position is always supreme. In the Scriptures it is said, (sloka) ‘If Krishna will be angry, Gurudev can save that person, Radharani can save that person. But if Radharani will be angry, Krishna cannot save him.’ (Sloka). Then our protection, our environment – everything – through Radharani’s mercy if it will come to us we will be so grateful, so fortunate and so good practitioners. We are practising service to Radha Krishna, and that is called Krishnanushilana: practising the procedure of satisfying Radharani and Sri Krishna.”
21 September 2004, Soquel, USA:
35+ minutes, 8 MB mp3 audio


thumbAudio: Sri Radhastami discourses 2004 by Spd Goswami Maharaj and Spd Janardan Maharaj at the request of Srila Govinda Maharaj.
Then Srila Govinda Maharaj talks briefly then sings Sri Radhika-stava and Sri Radhastaka. 21 September 2004, Soquel, USA:
40+ minutes, 9+ MB mp3 audio


Video. Sri Radhastami discourse 2013, at Villa Govinda given by Srila B.S. Goswami Maharaj who has just arrived in Italy to join the extended 10th Anniversary celebrations of Villa Govinda.
Other video recordings as well as live coverage of particular events there, are available on the Italian Math’s ustream channel.

Vaishnava calendar:

  • September 8, 2016 – Sri Lalita Saptami
  • September 9, 2016 – Sri Radhastami (fast until noon)
  • September 12, 2016 – Fasting on Parshva Ekadasi
  • September 13, 2016 – Paran from 6:51 to 10:58 am. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev and Srila Jiva Goswami
  • September 14, 2016 – Appearance of Srila Sachidananda Bhaktivinod Thakur
  • September 15, 2016 – Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur
  • September 16, 2016 – Visvarup Mahotsav
  • September 26, 2016 – Fasting on Indira Ekadasi

A few photos of Janmastami in the Park

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Vidura Krishna Prabhu

Last weekend’s public program at Ponderosa Park in Sunnyvale, California was very nice. New guests came as well as many members of our local community. Vidura Krishna Prabhu organized the program for the second year in a row. Jai Ram Prabhu and Abha Devi Dasi also gave assistance as well as other devotees. Thanks to everyone who helped!

Srila Janardan Maharaj and Sripad Sarvabhavana Prabhu led beautiful kirtan and Srila Janardan Maharaj gave a lecture. The lecture has been posted online as an audio file that you can stream or download at your convenience: listen to lecture

Photos by: Vidura Krishna Prabhu

Sarvabhavana Prabhu’s classes are now Monday and Thursday evenings

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 in Events | Comments (0)
Sushila devi dasi

Dear devotees and friends,

If you come to the evening classes at the Soquel Seva Ashram please note that Sarvabhavana Prabhu’s classes will now be Monday (instead of Tuesday) and Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. Sarvabhavana Prabhu reads the books of Srila Govinda Maharaj and Srila Sridhar Maharaj such as Affectionate Guidance, Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion, etc..  Lately he has been reading the most recent book published by Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sharanagati: Surrender by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur.

Vidura Krishna Prabhu’s class will be held Tuesday nights (not on Mondays). He also reads the books of our acharyas such as Sri Guru and His Grace and Search for Sri Krishna: Reality the Beautiful. Vidura’s classes are especially good for younger members of the community.

Every other night of the week Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj reads a chapter of Srimad Bhagavad-gita: the Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute at 8pm. Bhagavad-gita is an essential scripture and it’s very wonderful and nourishing to hear a chapter every day.

Also, the morning classes are amazing. Srila Janardan Maharaj reads through Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita from cover to cover, which takes about three months. He is particularly interested in making sure that listeners catch the sequence of the story and lila. He has been reading Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita for decades and clearly has very great appreciation for the scripture.

If you have questions, please call us: (831) 462-9471. If you don’t have questions because you’ve been involved for many years, please forgive any offenses I may make in trying to present the subject of the classes for new people.

–Sushila devi dasi

Current Class Schedule in Soquel

Mornings at approximately 7:45 every day:
Srila Janardan Maharaj reads Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita

Evenings:
Monday: Sarvabhavana Prabhu 7:30
Tuesday: Vidura Krishna Prabhu 6:30
Wednesday: Sripad Parvat Maharaj 8:00
Thursday: Sarvabhavana Prabhu 7:30
Friday: Sripad Parvat Maharaj 8:00
Saturday: Sripad Parvat Maharaj 8:00
Sunday: Sripad Parvat Maharaj 8:00

Invitation to Janmastami in the Park (at Ponderosa Park in Sunnyvale)

Posted by Vidura Krishna Das on Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 in Events | Comments (0)
Vidura Krishna Prabhu

Vidura Krishna PrabhuDear devotees, friends, and seekers,

Please join us for Janmastami in the Park this Saturday in Sunnyvale. It is a public program; everyone is invited and it is a great informal way to get to know the devotees as well as to have the nourishing association of Srila Janardan Maharaj. I hope to see you there! All the information you need is posted below.

Affectionately,
Vidura Krishna Das

P.S. Janardan Maharaj’s talk last year was about how “Krishna bhakti will give everyone everything, including all happiness.” It has been transcribed and posted online. View article…

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Photos of Vidura Krishna Prabhu’s Class on The Golden Volcano of Divine Love

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Vidura Krishna Prabhu

The last few months Vidura Krishna Prabhu has been giving class on Monday evenings at the Soquel Seva Ashram. After several weeks studying the six limbs of surrender in Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam and the ten offenses to the Holy Name, the class read Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s commentary on Sri Sikshastakam in The Golden Volcano of Divine Love. Sri Sikshastakam are eight verses composed by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Every week the class reads about one of the verses. Vidura’s practical conclusion of this class on the last verse of Sri Sikshastakam was that we all need association with devotees in order to make progress in Krishna Consciousness. The following is Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s final comment on the last verse of Sri Sikshastakam  in The Golden Volcano of Divine Love:

‘sadhu sanga, sadhu sanga,’—sarva shastre kaya
lava-matra sadhu sange sarva-siddhi haya

“The conclusion has been given in the scriptures that all perfection can be attained by the help of the saints. Good association is our greatest wealth in reaching the supreme goal.”

Monday Evening Classes with Vidura Krishna

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery, Events | Comments (0)
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Cover of Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam
The beautiful cover of Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam by Srila Sridhar Maharaj
March 19, 2012

For many years Vidura Krishna Prabhu led a popular weekly youth class. Now he has resumed leading one of the evening programs; however, the new class it is not only for young people. It has a new theme. Every week he covers a chapter of Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam, which is a very special book full of scriptural quotations about the six limbs of surrender. Everyone in the class is memorizing the six limbs of surrender (acceptance of the favorable, rejection of the unfavorable, full confidence in the Lord’s protection, embracing the Lord’s guardianship, full self-surrender and surrender in humility) and takes turns reading some verses. Vidura Krishna Prabhu shares insightful comments that he has heard from our guru varga about the verses and their themes.  After this book is finished he says the class will read Sri Sikshastakam (Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s eight prayers) and then the ten offenses to the Holy Name. His goal is to review the basics of Krishna Consciousness philosophy so that we can apply them in our daily practicing lives.

Scroll to the bottom of the photos to view or download a pdf of the whole book Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam.

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