Reminder - Gaura Purnima

[Guest guest]

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

 

Gaura Purnima

 

Monday, March 17, 2003

Time: All Day

 

Gaura Purnima

 

Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya MahaPrabhu

 

Fast till moonrise

[Guest guest]

Haribol quick questions, is breaking with non grain

better?

 

Also I was wondering whats our view on playing holi at

ISKCON temples?

 

Thanks

 

Vijay Hirani

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

achintya, Vijay <gurudasa> wrote:

>

> Haribol quick questions, is breaking with non grain

> better?

>

 

I have far from an authoritative answer on this. But I was taught in

general that, when breaking a fast, one should break with prasaadam

that has no grains or beans (i.e. Ekaadashi prasaadam). However, I

think this is more for health reasons than spiritual reasons. Again,

I could be wrong about that too. Has anyone heard differently? Or

heard the same thing but with a different rationale?

 

> Also I was wondering whats our view on playing holi at

> ISKCON temples?

 

Again, this is hearsay until proven otherwise. But my understanding

is that the pastime of holi is originally something played by Krishna

and the gopikas, so for that reason we don't usually do it. Of

course, many people in North India may wish to do it since it's part

of their culture. The question then arises, is it somehow

inappropriate to do it (because it would amount to imitating the

pastimes of Krishna)? I don't know the answer to this question. But I

welcome other thoughts on this.

 

ys,

 

- K