{"id":4910,"date":"2007-12-10T14:28:32","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T13:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2007-12-10T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T13:32:57","slug":"4910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=4910","title":{"rendered":"Puri Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dhruva Maharaja dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n

 Please join us in the holy dhama of Jagannatha Puri from Feb. 17 (Bhaimini
\nEkadasi) thru Feb. 21 (Purnima), which includes Varaha Dvadasi (the 18th),
\nand Nityananda Triodasi, (19th), to study the esoteric conversations between
\nLord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya daily from 3-5pm.<\/p>\n

Here are some inspiring quotes from CC –
\n\u201cThe activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhua are like condensed  milk, and
\nthe the activities of Ramananda Raya are like large quantities of sugar
\ncandy. Their meeting is like a mixture of condensed milk and sugar candy.
\nWhen they talk of the pastimes of Radha and Krsna, camphor is added. If one
\ntastes this combined preparation, he is most fortunate.
\n\u201cThis wonderful preparation has to be taken aurally. If one takes it, he
\nbecomes greedy to relish it further. By hearing talks between Ramananda Raya
\nand Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one is enlightened to the transcendental
\nknowledge of the mellows of Radha and Krsna\u2019s pastimes. Thus one can develop
\nunalloyed love for the lotus feet of Radha and Krsna.\u201d (CC Madhya 8.304-307)<\/p>\n

Tuesday the 19th is Lord Nityananda\u2019s Appearance Day, therefore the seminar
\nwill begin at 5pm and later we will honor Lord Jaganantha\u2019s maha-prasadam!
\nFeb. 21st is Narottama dasa Thakura\u2019s appearance day; if devotees who lead
\nnice bhajans attend we will dive deeply into the moods of not only Ramananda
\nRaya and Lord Caitanya, but will sprinkle our hearts with Narottama dasa
\nThakura\u2019s inner moods before once again honoring Lord Jagannatha\u2019s
\nmaha-prasadam under the full moon.<\/p>\n

Note: Senior devotees please look at the schedule below and let me know if
\nyou would like to speak on a particular subject. We\u2019d love association with
\nmany senior devotees during these readings to enhance the experience for
\neveryone.<\/p>\n

The proposed schedule:<\/p>\n

Feb. 17 \u2013 Meeting of Lord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya, conversation covering
\nvarnasrama dharma to 18.54 (brahma-bhuta prasannatama) of the Bhagavad-gita.<\/p>\n

Feb. 18 \u2013 Lord Brahma\u2019s prayer (SB 10.14.3) thru madhurya-prema (Spontaneous
\nLove)<\/p>\n

Feb. 19 \u2013 Srimati Radharani & Radha-Krsna<\/p>\n

Feb. 20 \u2013 Prema-vilasa-vivarta and the gopis<\/p>\n

Feb. 21 \u2013 Revelations of Ramananda Raya \u2013 Bhajans by Narottama dasa Thakura<\/p>\n

The cost of the seminar is only USD $25 (payable thru PayPal) which covers
\ndaily transportation to and from ISKCON\u2019s Bhakti-kuti to ISKCON\u2019s 26 acre
\nparcel where the seminar will be held, plus evening prasadam each night at
\nISKCON\u2019s Gaura-Nitai-Jagannatha Temple. Also included is Lord Jagannatha\u2019s
\nmaha-prasada on the 19th and 21st. If you\u2019re not staying at Bhakti-kuti, but
\none of the hotels listed below (except the Mayfair Hotel), the Jeep can pick
\nyou up along route.<\/p>\n

Jagannatha Puri is a pleasant seaside resort with hundreds of hotels, from
\nsimple rooms with common bath to Luxury Hotels, so we couldn\u2019t possibly list
\nall of them. Here are a few located near ISKCON with contact details, listed
\nin order from simplest to luxury:<\/p>\n

ISKCON\u2019s Bhakti-kuti Temple\/Guest House – ISKCON.Puri@pamho.net
\n<\/u><\/font>
\nBirla Guest House – (91) 06752-231311<\/p>\n

Hotel Prabhupada (not an ISKCON establishment) – HotelPrabhupad@yahoo.com
\n<\/u><\/font>
\nNiladri Hotel \u2013 Manager Rama\u2019s mobile phone – (91) 0986-144-7710<\/p>\n

Hotel Shree Hari \u2013 hotelshreehari@sancharnet.in
\n<\/u><\/font>(http:\/\/www.hotelshreehari.com<\/a><\/u><\/font>)<\/p>\n

Hans Coco Palms Luxury Hotel \u2013 hanscocopalms@hanshotels.com
\n<\/u><\/font>(http:\/\/www.hanshotels.com\/puri\/index.html<\/a><\/u><\/font>)<\/p>\n

Mayfair Luxury Hotel – puri@mayfairhotels.com
\n<\/u><\/font>(http:\/\/www.mayfairhotels.com\/puri\/index.asp<\/a><\/u><\/font>)<\/p>\n

Jagannatha Puri is only a 90 minute drive to Bhuvanesvar Airport, and also
\nconveniently connected by trains to Kolkatta and Dehli, so it\u2019s an easy
\nstop-over for devotees going to the Mayapur Festival.<\/p>\n

Payments must be made before Feb. 10th through PayPal to:
\nDhruvaMaharaja.ACBSP@pamho.net<\/u><\/font> so we can properly organize your
\ntransportation and prasadam. For more information, contact the same email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"HareBy Dhruva Maharaja dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please join us in the holy dhama of Jagannatha Puri from Feb. 17 (Bhaimini Ekadasi) thru Feb. 21 (Purnima), which includes Varaha Dvadasi (the 18th), and Nityananda Triodasi, (19th), to study the esoteric conversations between Lord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya daily from 3-5pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}