Week Ahead 23 February – 2 March

Dear Friends

 

You are requested to keep His Holiness Indradyumna Swami in your prayers. Maharaja will be undergoing an operation on Friday, 24 February. 

 

Govinda's Pizzeria operation times:

Fridays 5–8pm

Saturdays 4–9pm

Sundays 11am–3pm

 

Your Week Ahead

 

Friday, 24 February

Maha Shivaratri Festival @ 7pm 

Talk by His Grace Shyam Ghata Das

Light prasad will be served. 

 

Saturday, 25 February

Monthly Sankirtan Festival

You can expect first class arrangements. Programme includes breakfast, training, distribution of book spots, transport, and a lunch feast. Registration is essential. We will also have sweets to hand out. The dress code is comfortable. If you feel confident, you may wear devotional dress. Kindly register via temple@iskcondurban.net. We encourage you to come for the morning program to get the full benefit of the festival.

Monthly Sankirtan Festival Line up:

4:30am Morning Programme Begins

8:30am Breakfast

9:00am Orientation

9:30am Book Distribution at pre-arranged spots (Devotees will be going out in groups)

12:00pm Pack up and return to Temple

1:00pm Lunch and sharing of experiences

 

Sunday, 26 February

Love Feast @3pm

Reflecting on Half a Century – Recollections of Srila Prabhupada

by His Grace Tattvavit Das 

 

Monday, 27 February

Disappearance Anniversary of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaja

 

We look forward to seeing you at the temple.

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

 

Date to Note

 

Sunday, 5 March

Love Feast

Astounding Bhagavad-gita with His Grace Madhusevita Das

Madhusevita Das, a BBT trustee, GBC and initiating guru in Italy, has embarked on printing a 2,8m by 2m Bhagavad-gita, which will make it the largest printed sacred text in the world. This Bhagavad-gita will be a landmark in the history of Vaisnavism in general, and of ISKCON in particular. It will be an unprecedented offering to Srila Prabhupada and the previous Acaryas comparable only to the Temple of Vedic Planetarium.

Week Ahead 16–23 February

Dear Friends

His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami will be giving the morning class every day until Friday. 

 

Govinda's Pizzeria operation times:

Fridays 5–8pm

Saturdays 4–9pm

Sundays 11am–3pm

 

Your Week Ahead

 

Friday, 17 February

Kirtanuity Night with Kadamba Kanana Swami

Kindly register for this event via https://goo.gl/forms/zCpm4cpl7NZgAwo43

 

Saturday, 18 February
Maha Harinam with His Holiness Indradyumna Swami 

Durban Beachfront @ 10am.

Dress in your finest Vaishnava attire, sunglasses, sunhat and dancing shoes. Do not forget sunblock. The Harinam begins at Mini Town.

A bus will leave Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple at 9:30am. 

 

Bhakti Theatre @6pm

Line Up:

5:45pm    Kirtan

6:15pm    Game Show

6:45pm    Bharatanatyam Dance - Adi Apadem by Natya Kalai Merilyn

6:50pm    Hip Hop Poetry with Saunaka Muni

7:05pm    Interval

7:15pm     Drama – Caitanya Yuga

7:45pm    Kirtan with Kadamba Kanana Swami

 

BYS Cafe will be serving light snacks and drinks. 

 

Sunday, 19 February

The Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture 2016 Graduation

Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple @3pm

Graduates are requested to register at the BCEC Reception Desk in the Foyer by 2:15pm. 

 

Wednesday, 22 February

Ekadasi – Fast from all grains, beans and legumes.

 

Thursday, 23 February

Ekadasi Break Fast: 05:42 – 10:00

 

We look forward to seeing you at the temple.

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

Week Ahead 7 – 18 February

Dear Friends

We celebrate an unusual incarnation of the Lord, Lord Varaha. Srila Prabhupada explains: “The incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not forced to act by the material laws of nature. The word sveccha is used here to indicate that He appears out of His supreme will. The conditioned soul is forced to accept a particular type of body according to his karma given by the laws of material nature under the direction of the Supreme Lord. But when the Lord appears, He is not forced by the dictation of material nature; He appears as He likes by His own internal potency. That is the difference. The conditioned soul accepts a particular type of body, such as the body of a hog, by his work and by the superior authority of material nature. But when Lord Krishna appears in the incarnation of a boar, He is not the same kind of hog as an ordinary animal. Krishna appears as Varaha-avatara in an expansive feature which cannot be compared to an ordinary hog’s. His appearance and disappearance are inconceivable to us. In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly said that He appears by His own internal potency for the protection of the devotees and the annihilation of the non devotees. A devotee should always consider that Krishna does not appear as an ordinary human being or ordinary beast; His appearance as Varaha-murti or a horse or tortoise is an exhibition of His internal potency. In the Brahma-samhita [Bs. 5.37] it is said that one should not mistake the appearance of the Lord as a human being or a beast to be the same as the birth of an ordinary conditioned soul, who is forced to appear by the laws of nature, whether as an animal, as a human being or as a demigod. This kind of thinking is offensive.”

—Srimad Bhagavatam 4.8.57, purport

Lord Nityananda Appearance Anniversary Festival Sponsorship

Sponsorships begin at R508. If you would like to offer some service to the Deity worship, kindly contact Kamala-sundari on 031 403 3328 or tck@iskcondurban.net

Your Week Ahead

Wednesday, 8 February

Appearance Anniversary of Lord Varaha

Ekadasi Break Fast: 05:30 – 08:01

Thursday, 9 February

Appearance Anniversary of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

(Fast until noon)

5:30pm Prasad (Kindly note: prasad serve out is until 7pm. No prasad will be served thereafter.)

7:00pm Kirtan

7:30pm Class by His Holiness Indradyumna Swami

Sunday, 12 February

Love Feast with His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami @ 3pm

Wednesday, 15 February
Appearance Anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur
Fast until noon.

Friday, 17 February

Kirtanuity Night with Kadamba Kanana Swami

Saturday, 18 February
Bhakti Theatre @6pm

We look forward to seeing you at the temple.

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

Service Opportunity in

Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Deity Department

Would you like to offer some of your time to render personal service to Sri Sri Radha Radhanath? Kindly contact Deva Deva Das on 076 178 6850

ISKCON Disciples Course

Registration is essential: Merumala Devi Dasi on 083 676 0844 or merumaladd.kks@gmail.com.

Course fees: R200.00. Concessions are available.

Here is the online option for those who can’t make the course this year:

http://bhakticourses.com/iskcon-disciple-course-material/

Week Ahead 2 – 9 February

Dear Friends

We honour members of the Panca Tattva, beginning with Sri Advaita Acharya, who is an incarnation of Maha Vishnu. He is responsible for the Lord's descent in the Age of Kali.

Your Week Ahead

Friday, 3 February

Appearance Anniversary of Sri Advaita Acharya

(Fast until noon)

Morning class (7:45 am) by His Grace Swarup Damodar Das

Festival at 7 pm with His Grace Tattvavit Das

Sunday, 5 February

Love Feast with His Grace Kshudi Das @ 3 pm

Tuesday, 7 February

Ekadasi–Fast from all grains, beans & legumes.

(Fast until noon for Lord Varaha)

Wednesday, 8 February

Lord Varaha's Appearance Anniversary

(Fasting is done on Tuesday, 7 February)

Ekadasi Break Fast: 05:30–08:01

Thursday, 9 February

 Lord Nityananda's Appearance Anniversary

 (Fast until noon)

 Festival at 7 pm.

ISKCON Disciples Course

Registration is essential: Merumala Devi Dasi on 083 676 0844 or merumaladd.kks@gmail.com.

Course fees: R200.00. Concessions are available.

Here is the online option for those who can't make the course this year:

http://bhakticourses.com/iskcon-disciple-course-material/

Writers Workshop with His Grace Tattvavit Das

6–8 February

6:30pm – 8pm

Tattvavit Prabhu is an associate editor for the BBT and was involved in the production of Back To Godhead magazine. He has also worked on books by His Holiness Tamal Krishna Maharaja and other senior devotees.

Note: registration is essential for this workshop.

You may register with Rasa-sthali Dasi: rasasthali@iskcondurban.net

Dates to Note

Wednesday, 15 February

Appearance Anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur

Fast until noon.

Saturday, 18 February

Bhakti Theatre @4pm

We look forward to seeing you at the temple.

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple