Narsimha Chaturdashi 24th May 2013 On the 24th May 2013, ISKCON Sydney will celebrate Lord Narsimhadeva's appearence day!   Detailed Program is as follows:       6:00 pm  Glories of Lord Narsimha                     by Sri Prahlad Prabhu      7:00 pm  Gaura Aarati      7.30 pm  Kirtan by Shri Prahlad Prabhu      8:00 pm  Free Vegetarian Feast (Prasadum)   Please come and join us with your friends and relatives and enjoy this most auspicious day!      42nd Anniversary of       Shri Shri Radha Gopinatha  on the 26h May 2013 A great opportunity to hear about His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and how Shri Shri Radha Gopinatha arrived in Sydney from the disciples of His Divine Grace directly.       6:00 pm Discourse by H G Kurma Prabhu      7:00 pm Gaura Aarati      7.30 pm Kirtan by Shri Prahlad Prabhu       8:00 pm Free Vegetarian Feast (Prasadum)                          "Difference Between           Devotee and NonDevotee"     Lecture By HDG Srila Prabhupada Srimad Bhagavatam  7.9.10      Vrndavan, July 12, 1968 Prabhupada: viprad dvi-sad-guna-yutad aravinda-nabha- padaravinda-vimukhat svapacam varistham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitartha- pranam punati sa kulam na tu bhurimanah  [SB 7.9.10] This verse we have been discussing in the last meeting. It is one of the many verses in the prayers of Prahlada Maharaja to Lord Nrsimha. So Prahlada Maharaja says that a person who has dedicated his life, tad-arpita-mano-vacana... Arpita means dedicated. Mana means mind. Vacana means words. So we act in this body, we act with our mind, with our words, and with our body. Mind, body, and words. This is the medium of exchanging our activities. So Prahlada Maharaja says, "One who has dedicated these three things, mind, body, and words, to the service of the Lord, I think he is best." How best? Viprad dvi-sad-guna-yutad. He's better or the best than anyone. In this material world the brahmana, the most intellectual person with twelve good qualifications Satya, sama, dama. He's truthful, he's controller of the senses, controller of the mind, he is simple, he is tolerant, he is full of knowledge, he is full of scientific knowledge, he knows everything of Vedas. These are the qualities of a brahmana. But Prahlada Maharaja says that in spite of having all these qualities, if one is aravinda-nabha-padaravinda-vimukhat, if one is averse to the service of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then, even though he's a qualified brahmana, even though he's the most intellectual person, he is rejected. And better than him is he who even born of a very low family, svapacam. Svapacam means the dog-eaters. The dog-eaters. There are different kinds of flesh eaters. So there are dog-eaters also. That I have already explained, that dog-eaters are considered the lowest of the mankind.                                                  Continue