Guest guest Posted March 26, 2002 Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 >ISKCON Seattle <iskconseattle >ISKCON Seattle Devotees <iskconseattle >March 28: Gaura Purnima Celebrations >Tue, 26 Mar 2002 02:36:29 -0800 (PST) > >Hare Krishna, > Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to >Srila Prabhupada. > > Please see the attached message on Gaura Purnima >Celebrations. > >Hare Krishna, >your servant, >jayendran. > > > >===== >Please Chant > Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare > Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare > ... and be Happy! >For Temple address, driving directions and other >information, please visit http://www.iskconseattle.com > > > > Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® >http://movies./ _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Mar-28: Gaura Purnima Celebrations Tue, 26 Mar 2002 02:25:43 -0800 Thread-Topic: Mar-28: Gaura Purnima Celebrations Thread-Index: AcHUsJSoLyPRQ7kOQYKK4OYTGJyFXA== "Naren Gunna" nargun iskconseattle Gaura Purnima Lord Caitanya's Appearance 12.0pt;display:none"> height:240.0pt"> height:240.0pt"> height:11.25pt"> On Thursday, Mar 28th height:187.5pt"> Venue: ISKCON Fasting Till Moon Rise 6.00 pm - Kirtans 7.00 pm - Gaura Arati 7.45 pm - Lecture on Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes 8.30 pm - Prasadam height:240.0pt"> height:11.25pt"> On Saturday, Mar 30th height:187.5pt"> Venue: Capitol Hill Starting from James St. and Broadway. 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Harinam Sankirtan height:240.0pt"> height:11.25pt"> On Sunday, Mar 31st height:187.5pt"> Venue: ISKCON 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Recitation from Caitanya Caritamrita 12.30 pm - 4.00 pm Regular Sunday Feast Program Who Is Lord Caitanya? Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Sri Krishna Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He appeared in the Kali yuga (the present age), 516 years ago in 1486 AD, in the mood of His own greatest devotee, Srimati Radharani. The fact that Caitanya Mahaprabhu is non different from Krishna is substantiated by the scriptures such as the italic">Srimad Bhagvatam (11.5.32), by the sadhus (saintly persons) such as Srila Advaita acarya, Nityananda prabhu and the six Goswamis of Vrindavan. Finally it is substantiated by all the gurus in bona fide disciplic successions. Since it is independently verified by the scriptures, sadhus and guru, we should also accept that Caitanya Mahaprabhu is an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in this yuga to demonstrate the means for the people to return to Godhead. In the present age of Kali, that began about 5000 years ago, people have short life spans, weak intellect and a propensity to quarrel and cheat. Out of compassion for the fallen souls in this age, Sri Krishna incarnated, as Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to establish the process of Sankirtan Yajna to help people return back, back to Godhead. To enact His mission, He appeared with His associates. Thus Sri Krishna Caitanya is often worshipped in His form as pancha-tattva, accompanied by His immediate expansions, Nityananda prabhu, Advaita acarya, Gadadhar pandit and Srivasa Thakur. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu As Revealed In Scriptures Although Lord Krishna is the original Personality of Godhead, He Himself descends on earth to bestow upon His pure devotees the boon of devotional service. He descends sometimes as Lord Krishna as He is, and sometimes as Lord Caitanya. Both are leaders of the pure devotees. Srimad Bhagavatm, 1.9.32 purport Why Lord Krishna appears as Lord Caitanya Since all the great sages and devotees apply all energy and all activities in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, there must be some transcendental pleasure in the toes of His lotus feet. The Lord licks His toe to taste the nectar for which the devotees always aspire. Sometimes the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself wonders how much transcendental pleasure is within Himself, and in order to taste His own potency, He sometimes takes the position of tasting Himself. Lord Caitanya is Krishna Himself, but He appears as a devotee to taste the sweetness of the transcendental mellow in Himself which is tasted by Srimati Radharani the greatest of all devotees. Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.33.4 purport Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although Krishna Himself, taught us how to approach Krishna as a devotee. It is said, apani acari' bhakti sikhainu sabare. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed others in the process of devotional service by setting the example Himself through His own personal actions. font-style:italic">Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.23.18 purport Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the incarnation for this age of Kali, as confirmed in many places throughout the puranas, the Mahabharata, Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Upanisads. The summary of His appearance is given in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 6.99) as follows: kali-yuge lilavatara na kare bhagavan ataeva 'tri-yuga' kari' kahi tara nama In this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Bhagavan) does not appear as a lilavatara, an incarnation to display pastimes. Therefore He is known as tri-yuga. Unlike other incarnations, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appears in this age of Kali as a devotee of the Lord. Therefore He is called a concealed incarnation (channavatara). color:#663333;font-style:italic">Srimad Bhagavatam, 5.18.35 purport krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah In Kali-yuga, intelligent men worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is always accompanied by His associates such as Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa. The entire Krishna consciousness movement is based on the principles of the sankirtana movement inaugurated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore one who tries to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the medium of the sankirtana movement knows everything perfectly. He is sumedhas, a person with substantial intelligence. italic">Srimad Bhagavatam, 11.5.32 Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu should therefore not be considered one of us. He is Krishna Himself, the supreme living entity, and as such He never comes under the cloud of maya. Krishna, His expansions and even His higher devotees never fall into the clutches of illusion. Lord Caitanya came to earth simply to preach krsna-bhakti, love of Krishna. In other words, He is Lord Krishna Himself teaching the living entities the proper way to approach Krishna. He is like a teacher who, seeing a student doing poorly, takes up a pencil and writes, saying, "Do it like this: A, B, C." From this one should not foolishly think that the teacher is learning his ABC's. Similarly, although Lord Caitanya appears in the guise of a devotee, we should not foolishly think He is an ordinary human being; we should always remember that Lord Caitanya is Krishna (God) Himself teaching us how to become Krishna conscious, and we must study Him in that light. Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi lila introduction The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, after displaying His pastimes as Lord Krishna, thought it wise to make His advent in the form of a devotee to explain personally the transcendental mellows of reciprocal service and love exchanged between Himself and His servants, friends, parents and fiancées. According to the Vedic literature, the foremost occupational duty for humanity in this Age of Kali is nama-sankirtana, or congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The incarnation for this age especially preaches this process, but only Krishna Himself can explain the confidential loving service performed in the four principal varieties of loving affairs between the Supreme Lord and His devotees. Lord Krishna therefore personally appeared, with His plenary portions, as Lord Caitanya. color:#663333;font-style:italic">Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi lila Chapter 3 introduction The Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in different incarnations, but His appearance in the role of a devotee is more beneficial to the conditioned souls than the other incarnations, with all their opulences. Sometimes a conditioned soul is bewildered when he tries to understand the incarnation of Godhead with full opulence. color:#663333;font-style:italic">Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi lila 6.97 purport Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the supreme controller, the one Personality of Godhead, has ecstatically become a devotee, yet His body is transcendental and not materially tinged. color:#663333;font-style:italic">Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi lila 7.10 Worshiping the Panca-tattva, Lord Caitanya in five features I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Krishna, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation, devotional manifestation, pure devotee and devotional energy. font-style:italic">Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi lila 1.14 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the form of a devotee, Nityananda Prabhu appears in the form of a devotee's spiritual master, Advaita Prabhu is the form of a bhakta (devotee) incarnation, Gadadhara Prabhu is the energy of a bhakta, and Srivasa Thakura is a pure devotee. Thus there are spiritual distinctions between them. The bhakta-rupa (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu), the bhakta-svarupa (Sri Nityananda Prabhu) and the bhakta-avatara (Sri Advaita Prabhu) are described as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, His immediate manifestation and His plenary expansion, and They all belong to the Vishnu category. Harinam Sankirtan On 30th March: We'll go on the streets of Capitol Hill in Seattle, distributing the causeless mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting the Holy Names of the Lord: color:blue">Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna color:blue"> Krishna color:blue"> Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 12.0pt">We'll also distribute Prasadam and Srila Prabhupada's books during the Sankirtan. You can join us either at the Temple or directly at the venue where the Harinam will start. If you need directions or further information, you can call 425-830-5782. 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