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Welcome to ISKCON Manchester. This site is all about Hare Krishna Temple at:

20 Mayfield Road , Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8FT. Ph. 0161 226 4416. EMail: contact@iskconmanchester.com

Friday, 29th January 2010

Speaker: HG Brajendralal prabhu

Topic: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1

Timings: 7.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m

Sunday, 31st January 2010

Speaker: HG Radha Mohan prabhu

Topic: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2

Timings: 5 p.m to 6 p.m

DAILY ARATI

7 a.m: Morning Arati

7 p.m: Evening Arati

SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAM

4.30 a.m: Mangala Arati

5.10 a.m: Tulasi Puja

5.30 a.m to 7.00 a.m: Japa Meditation

7.00 a.m: Dhoop Arati

7.15 a.m: Guru Puja

7.45 a.m: Srimad Bhagavatham Class

9.00 a.m: Maha Prasadam

SUNDAY FEAST PROGRAM

4.00 p.m: Guru Puja

4.45 p.m: Pravachan

5.45 p.m: Drama or Movie (occassional)

6.15 p.m: Gaura Arati

7.00 p.m: Maha Prasadam (vegetarian feast all you can eat)

HARINAM PROGRAM

On Second Sunday of every month:

Venu e: Picadilly Gardens

Time: 2.00 p.m to 4.00 p.m

NAMHATTA

On Saturdays:

Venue: Bolton
Timings: 7 p.m to 9 p.m
Contact: Vrajendralal Das
Mob. 0795 643 8711
EMail: viri.patel@ntlworld.co.uk

On Wednesdays:

Select text color Venue: Stoke-on-Trent
Timings: 7 p.m to 9 p.m
Contact: Radha Mohan Das
Mob: 0772 078 4690
EMail: rmd_rns@hotmail.com

FRIDAY BHAGAVAD-GITA CLASS

Venue: ISKCON Manchester Temple

7.00 p.m: Gaura Arati

7.30 p.m: Kirtans

8.00 p.m: Bhagavad-gita Class

9.00 p.m: Maha Prasadam (Vegeratian Feast all you can eat)

KIDS ACTIVITIES

Every Sunday:

3.00 p.m to 4.00 p.m

Bhagavad-gita Sloka Recitation

4.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m

Drama Rehearsals

Vaishnava Calender

Madhava Masa, Gaurabda 523
DATE TITHI FAST

1 Jan 2010 Fr Pratipat

First day of Madhava Masa

4 Jan 2010 Mo Pancami

Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance

5 Jan 2010 Tu Sasti

Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance

6 Jan 2010 We Saptami

Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

10 Jan 2010 Su Ekadasi (suitable for fasting) *

Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

11 Jan 2010 Mo Dvadasi

Break fast 08:20 - 10:58 (LT)

14 Jan 2010 Th Amavasya

Ganga Sagara Mela

20 Jan 2010 We Pancami

Vasanta Pancami

Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance

Sarasvati Puja

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance

Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance

Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance

Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance

22 Jan 2010 Fr Saptami *

Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance

(Fast till noon)

23 Jan 2010 Sa Astami

Bhismastami

24 Jan 2010 Su Navami

Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance

25 Jan 2010 Mo Dasami

Sri Ramanujacarya – Disappearance

26 Jan 2010 Tu Ekadasi (suitable for fasting) *

Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi

(Fast till noon for Varahadeva, with feast tomorrow)

27 Jan 2010 We Dvadasi

Break fast 08:02 - 10:55 (LT)

Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva

(Fasting is done yesterday, today is feast)

28 Jan 2010 Th Trayodasi *

Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

(Fast till noon)

29 Jan 2010 Fr Caturdasi

Last day of Madhava Masa

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Prabhupada Vani

Soul's constitutional postion:

One who knows the constitution of the soul , he is called brahmana. Because the soul is Brahman. Soul is not matter. So one who knows the constitution of the soul, he is called brahmana. We have already discussed this matter, that brahmana does not mean a particular class or born in a particular country. A brahmana means who knows the position of the soul, or the constitution of the soul. He is brahmana. Just like a person who is conversant with medical science. He is called medical man or a doctor. It doesn't matter whether he is born in India or born in America or whether he is black or white. It doesn't matter. One must have the qualification of a medical man, and he is called a doctor. Similarly, Bhagavad-gita also accepts the brahminical culture, the brahminical culture. Brahminical culture means the social position in which everyone is assisted to elevate himself to the highest position of understanding the position and the constitution of the soul. That should be the aim of human society.

Human society is not animal society. The difference between animal society and human society is that a human being, whoever he may be, he can, if he is taught, if he is given training, if he is educated, he can understand his real position, that he is not this body, but he is pure consciousness; he is spirit soul. But in the animal society, however a big animal may be, either he may be a lion or a tiger or an elephant or any other big animal, he cannot be taught about the constitution of the soul, although he has got the soul also. A lower animal, he has also got the consciousness. He has got also a soul. But unfortunately he hasn't got the facility, the bodily facility or developed intelligence by which he can understand that, what he is. So that is the difference between animal and human being. So in the human society, if they do not care to understand this factual position of his soul or consciousness, then he is no better than the animal. Yes. That is the Vedic version.

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