A recorded morning class by Jaya Pataka Swami (YouTube upload) focusing on the spiritual importance of the Bhagavad Gita, its public distribution (calendars and free book campaigns in India and elsewhere), and related ISKCON activities. The talk references the cultural practice of giving Gitas at year-end, large distribution efforts in places like Delhi, the upcoming 500th anniversary of Lord Chaitanya (noted for 2010), pilgrimage sites tied to Chaitanya, and travel/initiation logistics for devotees. The recording mixes devotional teaching, organisational updates, and Q&A with attendants.
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November 29, 2009.
2010.
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So today we're celebrating the Bhagavad Gita's get a longer class in the afternoon. I was thinking a little bit though you see us the Dago Gita is one of the most important looks. Bhaga is the song of God. It is sung by Krishna himself. The Lord Chaitanya ordered his followers they should chant Hare Krishna or Sri Krishna and read the teachings of Krishna. This was the order of Krishna explained that there are two kinds of Kaeksha. One is by Krishna and one is Adore Krishna is a dark Krishna and Dai Krishna. And usually the Bhagavad Gita appearance falls in December but this year I was here early. I. I don't know for sure but someone can confirm that.
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December in Asia where Christianity is not the in the West Krishna is a cause for the for the Narakan. But in India the main cause is the appearance of the Bhagavad Gita. India Asia.
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In India it's very common to get calendars the gifts Diwali or at the time of the end of the year. So now they're also giving Rawad Gitas and in some of the places like Adeli and dan Lake are 200,000 Bhagavad Gitas. And one month so has like 10 zans you out mainly they distribute 130,000.
The 200 because in Delhi they get.
One guy gets the government officers to Sansa 20005000 books at a time.
So we hope in the future the.
Chinese together will also thousands of Bhagavad Gitas for their citizens. They write princes are not allowed to understood religious things. They describe cultural, historical, educational books which is all true.
It's educational, it's cultural and it's historical. So the ISKCON has a land at Kurukshetra at a place where the Dharad Gita was spoken just during the was.
Very important to have that place.
There's a Chi there which is standing for 5,000 years and the same treaty as in there.
Krishna.
Who has gone to see that.
There'S also.
So that's one one of the places you should eventually go in any case. So yesterday was the day of the anniversary of the singing of Bhagavad Gita.
It's a rare thing to have the.
Actual words spoken by Krishna.
And there's no distilled.
Except maybe one or two verses. Everybody agrees that all the verses are all right. There are so many versions of Revival of Hearts that are running commentaries on Bhagavad Gita but the root verses are the same. So I hope that all of you. I asked they should try to read the Bhagavad Gita at least twice before they take any chance. I don't know very strictly of the Chinese but generally this is one of the rules. There's the glories of the Gita given by Srila Triprati chanter by chanter. I was thinking what to say, not getting ideas. I was thinking what to say. Now I'm getting some ideas also. Next year 2010, it's the 500th anniversary. A large Chaitanyas taking Sannyas. I don't know if I can speak something about that. A hustle this year because of the.
500 anniversary of Lord Church.
I like to hear what. In any case it's very crowded and if you haven't looked your rooms, good luck because.
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So that we're also. These are excursions through Katwa, the place where Lord Chaitanya takes. There also is a Tsunade to Lord Chaitanya's hair. Many are devotees objected when he was cutting his hair. And the Leela with the barber is something that's very moving. There's also the. And it's the tsunami of the barber who cut Lord Chaitanya's hair. The sladi are to the larva. The larva who cut the hair of Lord Chai. Tanya Lord chaitanya who is 500 years old. He was established by one of the associates of Lord Chaitanya.
Apparently they went to the country after they were delivered. They had taken initiation from Lord Nityananda. They used to sing and dance on the way to the Ganges crying in ecstasy. Sa so it's also one of the places of Lord Chaitanya's test times which this year gets a lot of focus because of the 5 next year rather because of the 500 anniversary of Lord Chaitanya's. Very glad to see all the devotees. You take a great fellow to come here this evening from China. Also happy to see the devotees from Hong Kong. So may Krishna give you all the strength to continue on with your Ka consciousness. So you can using CTS call JTS learning.com or JTS office. Otherwise like in Nayadpur or in Los Angeles they have some temple on Earth site say thank goodness in the temple and then it's broadcast on the temple website which usually we try to mention at the JTS Lani you can also send in questions give priority to the Internet questions. Are you on Internet now? How many are watching? I don't know.
This is new for me a few.
People because it's too early in the.
It'S like two in the morning in South America and American.
Morning or night so on the west it's in the office but now because it's one o' clock here it's like one in the morning in America.
Pinchan Maharaj Dashan.
But now it's a good time in India and Asia but they already did advertise it where we don't know what to program is so they probably didn't advertise it. Today they're having initiations in Argentina in about 12 hours. So six devotees are taking initiation over the Internet. Recommend somebody from Beijing, some elderly lady. So during this time of my achievements I'm giving initiation either in Maya Thor or over the Internet. However I have to dig so what.
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So the doctor said I should avoid long flights and take halting flights. So one of my houses Hong Kong so next stop will be Honolulu and then Los Angeles. I arrived in Hawaii before I leave International Dateline Night erection morning the same day I heard Genoa and Ekachekra phoned up by the doctor tell that they found one very good echo hersher person in Beijing. They didn't talk to me, they talked to him. He's not entertaining any new treatments until I go through the American treatment Anyway China is always treatment. Take care. So anyway, I talked to her much longer than I should have. I want to again welcome all of you and thank you. I'll be here for two days too much today, tomorrow and then next day I have to go on.
I'm just telling them that you're coming to the temple tonight for the program and then tomorrow at 11 o' clock also in the temple and then again.
Something in the evening.
How many will be there? Wow. Wow. So I'll be very enthused to see all of you Think of your questions ahead of time. If you have any questions.
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