Wait, won't you git in trouble with the Golden Dome Police if you go to a hare krishna deal?
I can understand why the TMO would object to Dome-goers attending Hare Krishna stuff, they don't want the TMO's life abnegating hindoo dogma to be replaced by the hary krshna's brand of life abnegating hindoo dogma. Interesting story of Arjuna here - I once went on an Ananda retreat with that old fraud J. Donald Walters better known to his goggle-eyed followers as Swami Kryananda - in one meeting he told everyone that Yogananda once told him that he (Yogananda) had been Arjuna in one of his previous lives. I took it with all the salt necessary, more than a grain. ________________________________ From: Buck <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:25 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Free Feast and Flight, Saturday, May 11th Dear Om Tat Sat; It is a remarkable thing about this little town of Fairfield, Iowa that there is so much spirituality going on all the time. 'So much to do, so little time'. And so many choices at any moment. I would love to attend your kirtan and meal. Except that I have an obligation to attend the May Fair today at the same time. I may drop by your satsang afterwards for left-overs. This is so Fairfield. Welcome to the spiritual marketplace which is Fairfield. It's a joy, -Buck in the Dome --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Martin A Rosenthal <rozenthalm@...> wrote: > > Dear Friends: > > Please honor us with your presence at > today's kirtan, lecture, and feast at 105 S 3rd Street in > Fairfield, Iowa, beginning at noon today, Saturday, May 11th. If you can not > come in body, then come in mind in spirit in your > heart, simply by reading the adventure below. > > I have promised to deliver a lecture of > flying in the Vaishnava (those who believe in Vishnu as supreme) > tradition. Here is one such example among many. The lecture will > begin at 12:30, after Hare Krishna kirtan, which will begin at 12 pm. At 1:00 > we shall all enjoy a six course feast of food prepared for > the pleasure of Krishna and offered to Him with loving devotion. > Once Krishna has enjoyed our offerings by His merciful glance, it is > transformed into Bhagavat Prasadam, which bestows love of Krishna > upon all who experience it. Even those who hear with faith about > such a feast are elevated in Krishna Bhakti Yoga, or pure love for > God, Who is know in countless traditions by countless names. > > Recently, Krishna's Kindom of Dvaraka, > has been discovered, off the west coast of India. > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KkDMBhrAD4 ) > > Once, in truth, in Dvarak, Krishnas > city which recently has been discovered off beneath the sea . India, > there lived a holy brahmana who desired to have sons. He had eight > sons, but as soon as each was born, the infant died In those times, > the king was considered responsible for the safety of all of his > citizens, and so the the brahmana took each of his dead infant sons > and placed them before Maharaja Ugrasena, who did all within his > power to rectify conditions within his kingdom so that such things > would not occur again; just as in the modern day saintly kings engage > their citizens in auspicious activities such as meditation upon the > Supreme, yajna to the devatas, and other pure practices which promote > the welfare of the individual and society at large. > > But try as he may, Maharaja Ugrasenda > was unable to protect the sons of the brahmana, who therefore > concluded that the king was lax in his duties to the Lord and the > devatas but instead was enjoying his royal position only to gratify > his senses and for the pleasure of his court. > > Arjuna, who Krishna had instructed in > the Bhagavad Gita, as we all well know, could not bear to hear these > criticisms of the king, and he promised the aggrieved brahmana that > he would protect the next child. But the brahmana was so upset that > he accused Arjuna of empty boasting, just as many leaders make > promises to us which they are unable or unwilling to fulfill. But > Arjuna had good reason to believe that he could protect the child, > for he had direct association with the devatas, such as Indra, the > King of Heaven, who had given Arjuna his powerful and spiritually > empowered bow, Gandiva. Since Arjuna was a great warrior, and the > son of Indra himself, he vowed that he would enter into fire if he > could not protect the child. > > But the child died, and Arjuna, true to > his word, prepared to sacrifice himself. However, Shri Krishna, the > friend of Arjuna, personally came and persuaded Arjuna not to give up > his life. “We shall go and find the child.†he assured him. > There are many yogis in this world who can travel into outer space, > but Krishna, who always enjoys the company of His devotees, summoned > His horses and chariot, and He and Arjuna traversed the universe in > search of the child, who could not be found, even in the court of > Yamaraja, the superintendent of death. Krishna therefore decided to > search beyond this universe, so he directed His chariot across the > dense darkness which covers all the living beings in this world. > > Due to this darkness, we are thinking > that this is just another story, whose truth is simply allegorical. > But Krishna evoked His Sudarshan Chakra by whose glowing effulgence > the darkness was dissipated. This disk of light is also a > personality, and its name, Sudarshan, indicates that it provides good > (su) audience or vision (darshan). A power, big wheel indeed! > > Following Sudarshan, Krishna and Arjuna > approached Lord Narayana, whose name indicates that he is the source > of all naras, or personalities. Now, I shall quote directly from > Shrimad Bhagavatam, available online at www.Vedabase.net. > SB > 10.89.58: > [Lord MahÄ-Viṣṇusaid:] I brought the brÄhmaṇa's > sons here because I wanted to see the two of you, My expansions, who > have descended to the earth to save the principles of religion. As > soon as you finish killing the demons who burden the earth, quickly > come back here to Me. > SB > 10.89.59: > Although all your desires are completely fulfilled, O best of exalted > personalities, for the benefit of the people in general you should > continue to exemplify religious behavior as the sages Naraand NÄrÄyaṇa. > SB > 10.89.60-61: > Thus instructed by the Supreme Lord of the topmost planet, Kṛṣṇaand > Arjunaassented by chanting oḿ, > and then they bowed down to almighty Lord MahÄ-Viṣṇu. > Taking the brÄhmaṇa's > sons with them, they returned with great delight to DvÄrakÄby the same path > along which they had come. There they presented the brÄhmaṇawith his sons, > who were in the same infant bodies in which they had > been lost. > SB > 10.89.62: > Having seen the domain of Lord Viṣṇu, Arjunawas totally amazed. He > concluded that whatever extraordinary power a > person exhibits can only be a manifestation of ÅšrÄ«Kṛṣṇa's > mercy. > Please come to our kirtan and festival, > and fly with us beyond the confines of this material world. The > more, the merrier, so bring your friends. Or visit us simply by > giving us your prayers and blessings. > > Jai Gurudeva. > Hare Krishna. > OM TAT SAT. > Fairfield, 4/11/13 >  >  Free  Online  Accredited  College  Courses! > > Fairfield Center for Autonomy and Self Learning >   www.FCASL.com      (985) 768-7060 > CEO: Martin A Rosenthal, M.Ed. > >  > > > > The English Teacher And The Golden Avatar  TeacherAndAvatar.com > Short Stories From Renaissance High  RenHigh.com >  > HealthMartin.OrGanoGold.com  > > > w.www,AhimsaCOWramels.com >
