Now That's Sanga

01-14-2007, 02:30 PM

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

When Radhanath Swami describes the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, each detail
brings us more and more into the presence of the Lord and His divine
associates. No one makes the Lord's pastimes come alive with such attention
to details! Those who come to the Mayapur 2007 Gaura Purnima festival will
be blessed with the opportunity to hear Radhanath Swami talk about Lord
Caitanya's wonderful pastimes every afternoon for the first four days of the
festival, February 16-19.

When we invite you to come to Mayapur, more important than our personal
request, is the desire of the great souls we are trying to represent. In
reality, Bhaktivinode Thakura and Srila Prabhupada are inviting you to come
to Mayapur for the Gaura Purnima festival!

Srila Prabhupada writes, “Bhaktivinode Thakura desired that American
disciples would come to Mayapur to take advantage of the birthplace of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu” (Letter to Brahmananda, July 7, 1969).

“. . . because Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura wanted it that the American and
European devotees should come to Mayapur, therefore I am trying for it”
(Letter to Madhava Maharaja, January 21, 1970).

“Also, you come to Mayapur on Mahaprabhu's appearance day as many as
possible at least for a week” (Letter to Sudama, December 10, 1973).

“Next time you come to India, you must come to Mayapur in March, not only
you but many others” (Letter to Kirtanananda, October 10, 1973).

“But in any case both of you do not forget to come to Mayapur during
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's birth ceremony” (Letter to Tusta Krishna, November 9,
1975).

Sridhama Mayapur is a special place where genuine love and happiness can
easily be found because, in this dhama, which manifests ever-increasing
sakti as the age of Kali-yuga progresses, devotional service is easier to
perform and such devotional service benefits the devotee a thousand times
more than if performed elsewhere.

. Gaura Purnima 2007: The Festival of Loving Exchanges Schedule .

February 15 Devotees Arrive

February 16 Festival Inauguration

February 16 - 19 Sri Panca-tattva Abhishek of the Holy Name
Sponsored MIHET Sat-sanga Seminars
(No Service Charges)

February 18 Tamal Krishna Goswami's Disappearance:
- Je Anila Prema Dhana Prayers after Mangalarati
- Other Ceremonies to be Announced
Congregational Preaching Night

February 19 Book Distribution Awards

February 20 - 26 Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama

February 25 Bhaktitirtha Swami's Vyasapuja

February 26 - March 2 Festivities and Cultural Programs

February 27 - March 2 Sponsored MIHET Sat-sanga Seminars
(No Service Charges)

February 27 Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Boat Festival
World Excellency Awards Distribution

February 28 Santipur Festival

March 1 Ganga Puja / Immersion of Departed Souls' Ashes

March 2 Ratha-yatra

March 3 Gaura Purnima / Lord Gauranga's Abhisheka

March 4 Jagannath Mishra's Feast

March 5 Devotees Depart

. Pre-Festival Schedule .

January 20 - March 2 MIHET Gaura Purnima Courses
(VTE-style Courses with Service Charges)

January 31 Lord Nityananda's Appearance

February 5 - 15 GBC Meetings

February 7 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur's Vyasapuja
Gour Govinda Swami's Disappearance

Sri Panca-tattva Abhishek of the Holy Name

ISKCON's best kirtaneers will leadkirtans in the Sri Panca-tattva temple
room February 16–19 from 4:30 p.m. till 10 p.m. with a break for evening
arati. Please contact Gopal dasa at gopalaji108 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com for details.

Mayapur Institute for Higher Education and Training (MIHET)

Upcoming Course Offerings and Gaura Purnima 2007

"Everything is in my books."
- Srila Prabhupada

2007 MIHET Gaura Purnima Courses
(VTE-style Courses with Service Charges)

January 19 - 30 Sri Isopanisad
Lokanath Swami, Nanda devi dasi

January 19 - February 4 Vedic Cosmology in the 5th Canto
Ravindra Svarupa dasa

January 19 - 21 (women) Let's Make Friends with the Holy Name, Level 1
January 22 - 24 (men) (Sponsored - No Service Charges)
Srimati dasi

February 1 - 4 (women) Let's Make Friends with the Holy Name, Level 2
February 9 - 12 (men) (Sponsored - No Service Charges)
Srimati dasi

February 9 - 14 VTE Teacher Training Course One
Atul Krishna dasa

Mridanga According to the Vaisnava Acaryas One
Bhima-Karma dasa

February 16 - 19 Sri Siksastakam
Lokanath Swami

February 16 - 20 Temple Worship, Level One
Jananivasa dasa, Pankajanghri dasa,
Nrsimha Kavaca dasa

The Transcendental Art of Deity Dressing
Jananivasa dasa, Kurma Caitanya dasa

February 16 - 21 VTE Teacher Training Course Two
Atul Krishna dasa, Su-gita Vani devi dasi

Mridanga According to the Vaisnava Acaryas One
Bhima-Karma dasa

Mridanga According to the Vaisnava Acaryas Two
Bhima-Karma dasa

February 22 - 25 Nectarean Pastimes of Lord Jagannath
Krishnabhishek dasa
(Sponsored - No Service Charges)

February 22 - March 2 Temple Worship, Level Two
Jananivasa dasa, Pankajanghri dasa,
Nrsimha Kavaca dasa

February 23 - 25 Comma Sutra: Avoiding 108 Common English Errors
Tattvavit dasa

February 25 - March 2 Mridanga According to the Vaisnava Acaryas Two
Bhima-Karma dasa

February 26 - March 2 VTE Bhakti-sastri Teacher Training Course
Atul Krishna dasa

February 27 - March 2 Ayurvedic Self-healing One
Dr. Liladhar Gupta

February 27 - March 2 Comma Sutra II: Editing
Tattvavit dasa

Sat-sanga Seminars
(Sponsored - No Service Charges)

Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami Receiving Charitable Gifts

Bhakti Vikasa Swami Srila Prabhupada's Preface to
Nectar of Instruction

Candramauli Swami Loving Exchanges in Lord Caitanya's
and Lord Krishna's Pastimes

Danavir Goswami Personal Development

Danavir Goswami Relationship Improvement

Danavir Goswami Vedic Cosmology Research DVD

Danavir Goswami Brain Gain (Benefits of Celibacy)

Danavir Goswami Krishna-lila from Garga-samhita

Devamrita Swami Sanga in Separation:
Lord Caitanya's Puri Pastimes

Dhirasanta dasa Stability in a Devotee's Life

Gopal Krishna Maharaja Teachings of Lord Rsabhadeva

Hridayananda Goswami Can You Trust Devotees?
Can Devotees Trust You?

Janananda dasa An Ocean of Compassion (Haridasa Thakura)

Janananda dasa Life Begins at 50? (Vanaprastha Asrama)

Jasomatinandan dasa Devotional Exchanges in Caitanya-Lila

Jayapataka Swami Mahaprabhu's Loving Exchanges

Jayapataka Swami Congregational Development Workshop

Jayapataka Swami To be Announced

Krishna-kripa dasa Problems with Popular Scientific Theories

Madhavananda dasa Mathura Meets Vrindavan:
The Pure Devotion of Vraja

Radhanath Swami Gaura Katha

Tamohara dasa Basic Child Protection Seminar

Vijaya dasa Determination, Compassion, and
Humility on Book Distribution

Visuddha-sattva dasa The Vedic Understanding of the Universe
and its Structure

For details on Gaura Purnima 2007: The Festival of Loving Exchanges, please
visit http://www.mayapur.com.

Curriculum Development Workshop, Cantos 5 & 6
March 12 - June 16, 2007

Adi Purusa dasa Atul Krishna dasa
BVV Narasimha Maharaja Janmastasmi dasa
Madhavendra Puri dasa Narayani devi dasi
Praneshwar dasa

2007 - 2009 MIHET Systematic Sastric Study Schedule

March 3, 2007 Gaura Purnima

March 12 - June 16, 2007 Curriculum Development Workshop, Cantos 5 & 6

May 16 - June 14, 2007 Month of Purusottama, in which devotees derive
more devotional benefits from austerities than
during Kartika.

July 16, 2007 Jagannath Puri Ratha-yatra

November 14, 2007 Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance

November 21, 2007 - Bhakti-sastri Course &
February 23, 2008 New Bhaktivaibhava Course, Cantos 1 - 3*

March 6, 2008 Mayapur Festival Begins

March 21, 2008 Gaura Purnima

March 31 - June 28, 2008 Curriculum Development Workshop, Cantos 7 - 9

July 4, 2008 Jagannath Puri Ratha-yatra

November 2, 2008 Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance

November 9, 2008 - Bhakti-sastri Course,
February 11, 2009 New Bhaktivaibhava Course, Cantos 1 - 3*, &
New Bhaktivaibhava Course, Cantos 4 - 6*

February 23, 2009 Mayapur Festival Begins

March 11, 2009 Gaura Purnima

March 23 - June 17, 2009 Curriculum Development Workshop, Canto 10, Part 1

June 24, 2009 Jagannath Puri Ratha-yatra

*Prior to entering this Bhaktivaibhava Course module, students will complete
a 13-week Preliminary Home Self-study Unit using distance-learning
technologies on the MIHET website.

Please visit http://www.mihet.org for details.

Hope to see you in Mayapur.

Your servant,
Krishna-kripa dasa
MIHET