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Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja

Por favor acepte mis más respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

Todas las glorias a usted.

Gurudev, espero que se encuentre muy bien junto a la asociación de Maharaja Yadunandana Swami, y devotos y devotas en Nueva Vrajamandala.

Siempre es tan encantador la compañía de los devotos y servir junto a ellos.

Quiero contarle que hemos abierto un almacén de productos veganos y vegetarianos, y estamos vendiendo varios productos hechos por devotos. Prasadam y libros de Srila Prabhupada. Esperando hacer un poco de Sankirtan. Krsna permitió hacer esto, quizá permita hacer cosas más grandes mientras esto avanza.

Ya se fue un libro, y mucho prasadam 😊

Donde? Musica? Hermosa muestra de literatura? 🦍👍👍👍

También quiero contarle que hemos creado una página web para cursos de Bhaktas, Discípulos y Bhakti Sastri. Aún no está disponible el aula virtual. Esperamos abrirla el año 2025. Así puedo seguir con los cursos.

Super bueno si es semi-presential! Sanga físico una vez cada semestre.

Continuamos con BVB.

Los niños están cantando 1 ronda cada día, y cada año aumentarán 1 ronda más. Pade pade...

Participamos en la mesa de libros para la conferencia de Radhika Raman Prabhu en IF, y organizamos junto a Ekangi dd y Krsangi dd una taller de Homeschooling dictado por madre Amrta Keli.

Bueno, esas son algunas noticias.

Muchas gracias por leer Gurudev.

Aquí seguimos cumpliendo nuestros votos.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi dd

HpSwami ASA - 🦍🦍🦍🌞👷‍♂️. . 🐂🐄🐄🐄🐕 .🐒🌴

Super👍👍👍 buen fotos.

Prof Claudia Lira, no?

All Glory to Srila Prabhupada, and All Glory to Sankirtan Movement by Sri Gour Nitay.

Please accept my humbles obeisances unto your lotus feet.

HpSwami/ASA - Very inspiring, agtSP, to get your association.

I think we still have lettuce feet covering our lotus feet.

You?

Dear Girudeva:

I hope you are in good health, thank you for your visits to India and Spain, they are very inspiring and fill us with enthusiasm to continue chanting the rounds and for take association with devotees.

I have been studying the TPP, reading the Krsna book, and I have been carrying out the month of Kartik in association with the devotees of the cultural center Radha Govinda.

HpSwami/ASA - Who, Where are they? 😃

I have heard that there are no very difficult rules for chanting the Holy Name in Sik-Astak, and I know that the most basic thing to practice Krishna consciousness is to chant the japa, I also remember that you have instructed us to get up early and chant the rounds, to strive to do good rounds. About everything related to the Sankirtan process, again I have questions:

*What is needed to start chanting rounds? Is a certain age required, physical conditions, clothing, schedule, doing them in a certain direction, or with a specific position or having a Guru? What are the minimum requirements.

HpSwami/ASA - Anyone, agtNG, can chant. Even a dog can take part dance in ecstacy.

Chant Holy Names is like eating food. There will always be an effect, like eating food if we eat according to a nice standard there will be more result.

Follow the four principles more and more strictly. Chanting with better:

Sankirtan associates,

Daily schedule,

Pronunciation,

Meaning,

Love ❤️.

*In NOD about Japa say: Chanting a mantra or hymn softly and slowly is called japa... How slowly should they be chanting?

HpSwami ASA - Not so slowly that your mind wanders nor so fast you don't chant with meaning

*How important is it to avoid the 10 offenses when chanting the Holy Name?

HpSwami ASA--Like avoiding pour water on the wood when you are trying to start a fire.

Greatest offense is to stop chanting, no?

*Can rounds or any rounds be substituted for a period of Kirtan?

Olive oil substituted for Ghee.

*What are the minimum requirements to belong to ISKCON?

Life Membership. Initiated members. Each Temple has particular ethos for Congregating members.

Some not members but friends and guests.

What topics should be avoided with devotees from other sangas?

NOI 4-6 has good details, no?

Lord Jesus Christ belongs to Catholic sanga, no? He is described in NOI 5?

Thaks a lot for your very valuable attention, your crew member. ⛵️. ⛵️. .⛵️

AniruddhaKrishna Das

Thank, agtSP, you.

4.50pm 🌞 here in NVM, Madrid, Guadalajara, Brihuega, Spain.

Prepare to go for BIG Home Program 🏠🏡🏡 now.

Gadadhara Das and family.

Wish you [all] where here.

See you soon in Nabadvipa with Nimai?

HK Dandavats Pranavs Maharaj! PAMHO AGTSP!

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!

How are you?

HpS/ASA --- Probably, agtSP, just like you. Advancing in serving Krsna in this hospital!!

It’s been quite a while since I don’t write you, I was following you via the Monkey Warrior WhatsApp group and it has been good to see you what seemed to be happy in that country side temple, with Guru Prasad Swami was it??

HpS - Was Yadunandana Swami. Yes, we also slow to answer. Went to Radha kunda for three weeks!

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Well here I’ve been feeling better thanks to your advice and the local devotees support, I kept myself away from my ex and I’m getting better. I’ve been working on my Sadhana, waking up at 3am, 3:30 sometimes, and I’m doing some morning and simple yoga routine, followed by a Japa session, and before that I’m worshiping my Gaura Nitai deities, and a picture of Radha Krishna (in the meanwhile I’m recovering economically in order to acquire Radha Krishna murtis) and also Nrishimhadev.

I have had certain subtle attacks time ago, and Prabhu Sankirtaneshvara told me I should worship Narasimha, and read the Narayan Kavacham chapter from the SB.

So I’ve been working very happily on my routine as I told you and discovered that I have to be very strict with what I eat for instance. So I keep associating with the devotees, doing service and attending to regular Sunday programs. Ans I’m hearing Prabhupada’s lectures daily! That gives me a punch of energy!

Maharaj I’m keeping myself as far away as possible from external mayas, but internal mayas appear to have gained some extra strength, I’m trying to figure out how to become chaste, could you please give me some advice regarding that?

HpS - For us, agtSP, it was great help when we started offer bath to our picture of Radha and Krsna on our altar in Sacrament.

Even though with a very nice wife, we found our sex, romantic, desire satisfied when we offer Radha and Krsna nice clothes, bath, perfume etc.

At least clean their altar and look for flowers.

Sex desire :>>

Maharaj there’s another thing I would like to please ask you, as I told you some years ago I wasn’t quite following vaishnavism, and was by then when we had our daughter with Ivanna, and well now I feel, as I told you, our relationship would be impossible, we have taken different paths, so I’ve heard from Dhanvantari Swami that marrying more than once entangles oneself even more to samsara, so my question is, should I remain unmarried the rest of my life? Should I get married in order to have some support for raising my child?

HpS - Everyone is different. For me, one nice wife with nice scratching and biting was enough.

We both tried our best to be married couple, but could see it was not going to work at that point.

So, I headed to Sannyasa and after six hears she remarried.

Get married or don't get married. Look at the weather forecast and take an umbrella or don't take and umbrella.

Practical decision.

Prayer to Krsna for advice... Hare Krsna Hare Rama...

Talk to nice people, devotees who know you.

See all the advice in SP's books, and make some choice.

Not too important.

but..

99999 x more important.

Chant Hare Krsna.

... on beads,

.... following four princely pals,

... regular Temple morning program,

... perfect you Sankirtan in Srila Prabhupada's orchestra!!

Thank you!!!

THe whole world thanks you.

thank you very much for everything!

HK!

Federico Molnar

Por favor. acepte mis reverencias

todas las Glorias Srila Prabhupada y al movimiento de Sankirtan de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Agradecemos a la Suprema personalidad De Dios Govinda por permitirnos su asociación y poder aspirar a volvernos vaisnavas . después de estar ausente por algún tiempo estuve pensando y reflexionando como ser un mejor sirviente , y entendí que el trabajo y el esfuerzo externo solo genera ansiedad y perturbación de la mente . adicto al café mi inteligencia estuvo confundida pero por la misericordia sin causa nos restablecemos en el servicio estable través del estudio de srimad bhagavatam y 16 Rondas. ahora empezamos Bhaktivaibhava tercer canto con Radhika Nagar Prabhu y nuestra inteligencia se esta purificando. al ver oka Humildad de Vidura., tus clases son buena referencia para estudiar y tener un buen entendimiento .

logramos constituir una Asociación Civil , Nueva Govardhana Montemorelos , ante el gobierno de Mexico gracias a la ayuda de miembros dedicados a obtener resultados (Guna Vira Prabhu. y Bhakta Diego) conformamos presidente , secretario y tesorero , hay miembros vitalicios que aportan mensualmente económicamente. , . el próximo mes de octcubre estará llegando Prabhu Hari Cakra dicipulo de Prabhupada , el esta en Málaga España ,pero el siente una responsabilidad DE PREDICA en Latinoamérica y quiere que distribuyamos libros y nos asociemos para establecer un programa fuerte en Montemorelos .

nuestro sistema de agricultura esta funcionando poco esfuerzo y mucho resultado , el restaurante y el Hostal cada ves mejor ,,estamos importando al Chef Narayan Para prabhu de argentina. nuestro hermano espiritual esta interesado en ventor. a Monterrey a trabajar en el restaurante.

Gurudeva lo extraño mucho y en cualquier momento voy a buscarlo a Radha kunda y escuchar su kirtan , perdone por mis ofensas estoy madurando y entendiendo el gran tesoro de Bhakti .

estoy reportando al GBC mis actividades. y le agradezco por apreciar mi entusiasmo y resaltar que es mejor la acción que la inacción. o la pasión que la ignorancia , el santo nombre aporta los nutrientes para cultivar bondad y servir mejor .

La vida en familia es como una fortaleza que me protege y me ayuda a estar a salvo , con la ocupación constante y la supervisión de mi esposa puedo ser moralmente ejemplar sin duda ahora aprecio mas que nunca era ashram de grihasta , tengo muchas memorias y consejos que guardo en mi corazón y estoy eternamente agradecido a usted por ABRIRME LOS OJOS CON TANTO AMOR Y SABIDURIA. .

seguimos. haciendo planes y arreglos para conquistar y seguir en la lucha en el Sankirtan , entendemos que ISKCON es una institución joven con conocimiento milenario y estamos entendiendo nuestra posición , soy lento entendiendo pero no claudico en mi proceso ,solo necesito tiempo para pensar y tener una mejor perspectiva.

agradecemos y estamos para servirle.

su aspirante a sirviente el caído Gadadhara Gosai Das de Mexico

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Please accept my obeisances

All Glories Srila Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Sankirtan movement.

We are grateful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Govinda for allowing us his association and being able to aspire to become Vaisnavas. After being absent for some time I was thinking and reflecting on how to be a better servant, and I understood that work and external effort only generate anxiety and disturbance of the mind. Addicted to coffee my intelligence was confused but by causeless mercy we are restored to stable service through the study of Srimad Bhagavatam and 16 Rounds. Now we are starting Bhaktivaibhava third canto with Radhika Nagar Prabhu and our intelligence is getting purified. Seeing Oka Humility of Vidura, your classes are good reference to study and have a good understanding.

HpSwami / ASA --- AgtSP!! Paoho. We must echo a lot of what you say.

We have not been able to answer posts here in the Blog, your posts, even though we want to.

No coffee but too many popsicles.

Now we are in Spain, rural community like your Monterrey community but older.

So much they have learned.

Hope you all can visit here sometime and Yadu Swami and others visit you.

The world is obviously terrrible, so, so many people are looking for solution.

You have it.

We have it.

We were able to form a Civil Association, New Govardhana Montemorelos, before the Mexican government thanks to the help of members dedicated to obtaining results (Guna Vira Prabhu and Bhakta Diego). We are the president, secretary and treasurer. There are lifelong members who contribute monthly financially. Next October, Prabhu Hari Cakra, a disciple of Prabhupada, will be arriving. He is in Malaga, Spain, but he feels a responsibility to PREACH in Latin America and wants us to distribute books and join forces to establish a strong program in Montemorelos.

ASA -- Hope you can get at least one more person to be Secretary/Treasurer!!!

Our agricultural system is working with little effort and a lot of results. The restaurant and the hostel are getting better and better. We are importing Chef Narayan Para Prabhu from Argentina. Our spiritual brother is interested in vending. He will come to Monterrey to work in the restaurant.

ASA - He is also champion Judo teacher!!

Gurudeva, I miss you very much and at any moment I will look for you at Radha Kunda and listen to your kirtan. Please forgive my offenses. I am maturing and understanding the great treasure of Bhakti.

I am reporting my activities to the GBC and I thank you for appreciating my enthusiasm and emphasizing that action is better than inaction. Or passion than ignorance. The holy name provides the nutrients to cultivate goodness and serve better.

Family life is like a fortress that protects me and helps me stay safe. With the constant occupation and supervision of my wife I can be morally exemplary. Without a doubt, I appreciate the Grihasta ashram more than ever. I have many memories and advice that I keep in my heart and I am eternally grateful to you for OPENING MY EYES WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND WISDOM.

HpS - 🐵 👍 👍 👍

Let's continue. Making plans and arrangements to conquer and continue the fight in Sankirtan, we understand that ISKCON is a young institution with ancient knowledge and we are understanding our position, I am slow to understand but I do not give up in my process, I just need time to think and have a better perspective.

HpS - 😃 We remember that Srila Prabhupada said, "So, you can make plans for serving Krsna, but better to just chant Hare Krsna.".

Plans for Sankirtan!!!

16/4 for Sankirtant ❣ ❗

We are grateful and we are here to serve you.

Your aspiring servant, the fallen Gadadhara Gosai Das of Mexico.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada..AGTHPS.

Dear Guru Maharaj,

I am Nicinta Nityai devi dasi from Manipur. I had dearly wished to be at Radhakunda for your darshan, but due to my poor health, I am unable to make the journey.

Please accept my humble obeisances from afar. I had been engaging in my loving devotional service from home, chanting and Srimad bhagavatam class to the best of my ability. I pray that you are also in good health by the mercy of the Lord.

Your servant

Nicinta nityai

dd.

HpSwami--AgtSP. Please accept our humble obeisances.

Thank you so much for this news.

We hope to meet you soon and repeatedly.

All glories, by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, to His Holiness B. S. Damodara Swami, who has and is our doorway to the wonderful Vaisnava land of Manipur, Assam etc.

Thank you.

Krsna is certainly watching you and purifying you to participate in His eternal lilas and maybe you will have important part directly in Nabadvipa in some universe in your next birth and others of us!

Our body and laziness also make letter writing slow, we are all together in Hari kirtan.

Please send photo of your self, altar, yatra!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja!

Please accept my respectful obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It's a great pleasure for me to receive your association in Nueva Vrajamandala, a beautiful place and tremendous Vaishnava community project. I'm very happy for this new opportunity that God gives me to be close to you.

Below I'm writing the report of the first visit of Radhika Raman Das to Chile (Professor Ravi Gupta) from October 23 to 26, your disciple who is now in charge of leading the academic preaching of NIOS. Radhika Raman came to Chile accompanied by his family, his wife Amrita Keli, their two children and his father Ananta Rupa.

HpSwami ASA--He is 'in charge of'?

We had not heard this.

Is it a post given by President, Directors?

There are so many nice preachers in NIOS, including you.

Of course, Prof. Ravi Gupta is a unique example!

None of us would like to work in NIOS without his energy!

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Your disciple Arjuna Das again naturally took charge of the leadership of the coordination and management for the events at the universities, IF and Iskcon Chile.

On Thursday, October 24th at noon, the first talk was held at Universidad Católica. There was no audience, so Radhika Raman decided to change the format and instead of giving the conference, a very entertaining conversation spontaneously developed between him and Claudia Lira about the main topic “Ecology and the Sacred” and other related topics. Vishvanatha from Dhatri school of yoga was the translator. Lily Jiménez, professor at Universidad de Chile in the area of ​​Art and Religious Studies and from the Center for Judaic Studies, also participated. I met professor Lily in 2018 just a week after “Art and the Sacred.” She is a student and active participant in Dhatri and that time when she told me that her specialty is religious art, we connected and wanted to work together someday.

Same Thursday by night, the conference “Ecology and the Sacred, the care of the environment from the ancestral Vaishnava philosophy” was held at IF. Vishvanatha was the translator. Your disciple Jagad Guru Das was the host. Your disciples Manjuali Devi Dasi and her husband Lalita Madhava Das were in charge of the cocktail and once again surprised everyone with a luxurious prasadam. There were about 70 people in the audience, most of them new people, some influential people, businessmen, academics, artists. The conference was held at a new IF headquarters in Las Condes, an upper middle class area in Santiago, near to the Las Condes Cultural Center where we produced the "Psychology and the sacred" in 2016 and one of the days of the "Art and te Sacred" in 2018

On Friday 25th at noon the conference “Ecology and the Sacred, principles of environmental care from a Vaishnava theology, theoretical and methodological perspectives” was held at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Universidad de Chile, thanks to the efforts of Professor Lily Jiménez and her friend, Professor of Anthropology Francisco Araos, who is focused on the practical development of the concept of Conservation Anthropology, focusing on research and dissemination of the human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. About ten students from this school came. Your well-wisher Sruti Priya Devi Dasi was the translator.

We had very little time to do the production and promotion. I found out at the end of August that Radhika Raman was coming to Chile to organize these events. So, although the participation at the universities was very low, I consider that the events were successful. With better organization and more time for production and adequate economic resources, we will be able to organize larger events with Professor Ravi Gupta, including a tour of Chile visiting different universities.

In any case, academic events have ceased to be attractive in Chile, as we have been told by professors from different universities with whom we have a relationship, even important events organized by the same university have very low attendance, is the tendency after pandemic. Perhaps it's necessary to think about and design a new strategy for academic preaching.

After the Universidad de Chile we went to the temple to take prasadam and during the afternoon Amrita Keli mataji gave a conference about Homeschooling at Iskcon Chile and after Gaura Arati Radhika Raman gave the Bhagavad-gita class.

On Saturday 26th, after Mangalarati and Govinda, Radhika Raman gave the Srimad Bhagavatam class, the temple was almost full. After breakfast we took the whole family to get their luggage and for a sightseeing tour of different attractive places, such as the Church of the Dominicans and San Cristobal Hill. They got on the cable car, they seemed happy and enthusiastic about getting to know a little of the city quickly, because then we took them to the airport to take their flight back to Utah.

The congregation in Chile greatly appreciate Radhika Raman and his family, they are lovely and he had a very positive impact on the teachers and scholars with whom he had direct contact during the conferences. Radhika Raman is a very special devotee, he is a genius and a very loving and humble human being, and he is also a master, he is a Guru.

Ananta Rupa Das stay at Iskcon Chile until Friday November 15.

Thank you very much Guru Maharaja for the opportunity to do this service and allow me to associate with such special devotees.

Please accept my respectful obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Your aspiring servant,

Carlos.

ASA - Thank you for this fantastic journalism.

If you continue like this Krsna will kidnap you and you will become one of the Newscaster green parrots on Vrndavana?

Krsna will decide when to send the people, massive crowds,

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our job is to be academically prepared to receive them, and invite them as best we can?