Archive for Sunday Feast

New time for the Sunday Feast starts September 22nd

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 in Events

Beginning September 22nd the Sunday Feast in Soquel will be held a little earlier. Recently we have begun with arotik at 12:30. Now the sermon and class will begin at 10:30. Arotik will be offered at 12:30 and then the feast will be served directly afterwards. This schedule is more consistent with the daily program at the Ashram.

It is our hope that this change will be more convenient for the servitors and guests who like to attend.

Sunday Feast in Soquel

New schedule:

10:30-12:30 Sermon and class

12:30- 1 pm Arotik and worship of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari

1 pm Vegetarian feast

Sunday Feast Lecture – 120527 Exploitation, renunciation, and dedication

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120527 Exploitation, renunciation, and dedication.mp3 (44 minutes, 25.2 MB)

In this Sunday Feast lecture Srila Janardan Maharaj explains that there are three planes of reality: karma or exploitation, vairagya or renunciation, and then bhakti or devotion. Bhakti is independent of exploitation and renunciation as stated in Srila Rupa Goswami’s verse:

anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttama
(Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu: 1.1.11)

Srila Janardan Maharaj tells the story of the appearance of Lord Vamanadev to illustrate the meaning of saranagati or full surrender to the Lord. He also discusses at length the nature of vairagya, or renunciation, and what yukta vairagya means for vaishnavas. This is a very nice lecture for long-time practitioners as well as a great introduction for beginners.

Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj at the Sunday Feast

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)

These are a few pictures from the Sunday Feast on April 22, 2012. Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj was visiting and Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj had just returned from India.

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The Sunday program starts with arotik (kirtan and worship) of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridharijiu

and Srimati Tulsi Devi

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj led the chanting

and everyone happily followed his lead

Kalachandji, Murali Mohan and Sarvabhavana Prabhus listen to the discourse

Swarnangii Devi Dasi and Brajanath Krishna Prabhu

Laksmipriya Devi Dasi makes fresh flower garlands

Some of Srila Govinda Maharaj's dear disciples

From the left: Sripad Sarvabhavana Prabhu, Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj...

Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharam, our guest of honor

and Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, our affectionate leader here at the Soquel Seva Ashram

Many of the honorable ladies in our community

The program ends with lovely kirtan led by Srila Ashram Maharaj

Finally everyone leaves the temple to honor prasadam

Jairam Prabhu speaks for a moment with Srila Ashram Maharaj

and his children Lavanika and Nabh present drawings to Srila Janardan Maharaj

and Srila Ashram Maharaj

Tim, who described himself as "the new recruit" was very happy to receive the holy literature Srimad Bhagavad-gita

James, now Jivan Krishna Das and Varsabhanavi Devi Dasi visiting from the East Coast

arrived that day to have the association of Srila Ashram Maharaj

Some devotees gathered informally outside the temple after the feast

Sunday Feast Lecture–110508 Causeless And Irresistible

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

110508 Causeless And Irresistible.mp3 (50 minutes, 34.7 MB)

In this Sunday Feast lecture Srila Janardan Maharaj reveals his personal struggle to understand one aspect of Krishna Consciousness. He is very humble and honest in revealing that he never felt like his service could be “unmotivated and uninterrupted” even though he often spoke the following famous verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (1.2.6):

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhokshaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati

“The supreme occupation, dharma, for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.”

Srila Sridhar Maharaj solved his dilemma by explaining to him a wonderful new meaning of that verse. His answer is illuminating and deeply satisfying. In summary, he says that divine service itself is “causeless and irresistible”. Causeless in that it is independent and irresistible like a tsunami.

More Lectures by Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

His Grace Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj is the Sevaite-Acharya of our Santa Cruz Seva Ashram. An expert preacher, he embodies the principles of bhakti-yoga and self-surrender. The following recordings include lectures from Sunday feasts, festival days, preaching programs, and daily classes on the holy scripture Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. To read his biography click here.

If you are unable to listen to these files on your computer, please send an email to Info@SevaAshram.org. We may be able to send you an audio or mp3 CD in the mail.

Lectures delivered on Festival Days:

110910 Bhaktivinod Thakur Appearance.mp3 (38 minutes, 26.3 MB)

Daily Morning Reading from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita:

110826 Adi Ch 11 Branches of Lord Nityananda.mp3 (43 Minutes, 29.7 MB)

110829 Adi Ch13 Appearance Lila.mp3 (30 minutes, 20.3 MB)

110830 Adi Ch14 Childhood Lila.mp3 (40 minutes, 30.2 MB)

110901 Adi Ch16 Dig Vijai Pandit.mp3 (58 minutes, 40.4 MB)

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