Janmashtami

[Madhuri]

Jai Janmashtami! :flower2:

 

[Madhuri]

I wish that I was able to celebrate in a big temple with the big festival. Have a fabulous spiritual day everyone.

 

[Gaura Priya]

Wohoo! We get a bouncy castle and a little ferris wheel at the ISKCON Vancouver temple here... the only thing is that they are for the little children... :thud:

Anyways, happy Janmashtami, everyone! May God bless you all, and may you all be in tune with the Divine within!

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[kaisersose]

I will be visiting the Iskcon temple in Seattle tonight with a friend. The pooja is at 11 pm.

 

[Gaura Priya]

I will be visiting the Iskcon temple in Seattle tonight with a friend. The pooja is at 11 pm.

I'm wearing my best silk dhoti and kurta... I almost never wear such clothes except on special occasions like today.

 

[Andal]

HAPPY JANMASHTAMI!!!!

I am getting dressed in my favorite saree after class this evening and heading to the Philadelphia Iskcon temple! Can't wait!!!

 

[TTCUSM]

Guys,

The following verses are from Part 3, Chapter 17 of the Chandogya Upanishad:

6. Ghora, of the line of Angirasa, communicated this teaching to Krishna, the son of Devaki—and it quenched Krishna’s thirst for any other knowledge—and said: "When a man approaches death he should take refuge in these three thoughts: ‘Thou art indestructible (akshata),’ ‘Thou art unchanging (aprachyuta),’ and ‘Thou art the subtle prana.’ "On this subject there are two Rik—verses:

7. "They (i.e. the knowers of Brahman) see everywhere the Supreme Light, which shines in Brahman, which is all— pervading like the light of day and which belongs to the primeval Seed. ‘Perceiving the higher light in the sun—which is above the darkness of ignorance—as the higher light in the heart, perceiving the Supreme Light which is higher than all lights, we have reached the Highest Light, the Sun, the most luminous among the gods, yea, we have reached the Highest Light, the Sun, the most luminous among the gods."

 

[Wannabe Yogi]

Jai Janmashtami!

 

[zenzero]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
to dear Krishna!

Does eternal presence/absence have births??
Its all a part of the MIND play!

Whatever it be, Celebration is a certainty and existence itself celebrates with life to which this part of existence too is included.

Love & rgds

 

[Madhuri]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
to dear Krishna!

Does eternal presence/absence have births??
Its all a part of the MIND play!

Whatever it be, Celebration is a certainty and existence itself celebrates with life to which this part of existence too is included.

Love & rgds

We celebrate the day of appearance on Earth, of course, because the Lord is eternal. And because Krishna is the greatest enjoyer, I am sure he loves a birthday party in his honour

 

[Gaura Priya]

Man, Krishna's Appearance Day cake was awesome! And there's a reason why we generally do not call it a birthday and instead an Appearance Day, lol.

And TTCUSM, that is a nice passage from the Sri Chandogya Upanishad!

Here's a short but beautiful verse from the Vaishnava Scripture, Sri Brahma-samhita, translated from the Sanskrit into English by His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.

premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilochanena
santah sadaiva hrdayeshu vilokayanti
yam śyāmasundaram achintya-guna-svarūpam
govindam ādi-purusham tam aham bhajāmi

"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Śyāmasundara, Krishna Himself with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love."

-- Sri Brahma-samhita 5.38

 

[zenzero]

Friend Madanbhakta,

Even the word *appearance* is incorrect for that entity which is eternal.
One should be conscious of every word, its meanings and repercussions as we already find that misuse of words have led people to be blind followers of every religion.

Love & rgds

 

[kaisersose]

Friend Madanbhakta,

Even the word *appearance* is incorrect for that entity which is eternal.
One should be conscious of every word, its meanings and repercussions as we already find that misuse of words have led people to be blind followers of every religion.

Love & rgds

Janma -> Birth.

It is the birth of the avatar Krishna on planet earth. Even if Vishnu has no birth, the avatar is a specific instance and has a point of birth. He was born, grew up from an infant to an adult and died eventually. All these actions are within the frame of time and hence it is not incorrect.

So one can believe in the eternal Vishnu and the avatar Krishna at the same time and therefore, celebrating Janmashtami is not a problem.

 

[ZoyaHayat]

Jai Janmashtami! :flower2:

A very Happy Janamashtami to you Madhuri )))))) mwuah xxx