THANK YOU KRISHNA...

8 years, 1 month ago by Bhishambhar Gauranga Das in Special Category B

 HARE KRISHNA GURUMAHARAJji,

Please accept my most humble obeisance.

All glories to GURU and GAURANGA.

Hope your health is ok and I pray to Lord NARASHINGHA, to be always with you... At here we are eagerly waiting for the month of September to come so that we can meet you soooooooon

3:05 a.m. now at my place (Silchar). Tonight due to hot temperature I am unable to sleep, so I clicked to youtube (around 1:30 am) and on my uncle's demand (who is sleeping by my side) searched Srila Prabhupada's lectures in Bangla!

Accordingly, I found one and while hearing to that I slept. The climax was that His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came in my dream!!

(This is for the first time I saw His holiness Srila Prabhupada in my dream)

I saw He came at ISKCON Silchar, giving lectures and I was somewhere there as His assistant. After that program, He came to someone's home and was taking rest during mid-afternoon (probably). I came to my home (which was not my present home also unknown to take rest) and didn't notice any of my family members there. When I went to meet Him again, (on the way I was thinking that it was KRISHNA's mercy that He came to meet me??) it was time for Him to leave for another place and I was helping in arranging things. 

Slowly slowly the time came for Him to depart and I started crying like anything? Even water was also flowing from my nose!!

With this pity condition, I was standing in front of Him and trying to tell Him something but didn't utter any word. My tears touched His hand and cheek. He was persuading me not to cry like that, but I could not control my tears.

In the midst of this situation, (when He was supposed to get into the car) I asked Him when shall we meet again? And he replied He remains busy but assured me that He will meet sometime. And by saying this He and one more senior Maharaj got to a car (Maruti 800 AC, sky blue colored) and departed. I was running behind the car and He turned back did namaskar and waved His hand. The car disappeared in the mob.

After that, I came back to that home where He took rest (broken from inside). A beautiful girl (of my age may be), came to me and she requested me to pluck some ornamental leaves for her. I was not paying heed to her request. She again requested me, I saw there were a little of the leaves available. While plucking I was arguing to myself that why I didn't tell Srila Prabhupada about the problems I am facing to do research with the meteorite and what are my plans to spread KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS with this research work.

Suddenly, that unknown girl started talking to me, she was questioning me that why I didn't take my own car to drop Prabhupada and why didn't I gave Him some money for His journey. I couldn't reply her as she was 100% correct!! I was feeling guilty and suddenly I woke up.

GURUMAHARAJji please forgive me if you are irritated by this mail. I am helpless It's only You with whom I felt I can share and so emailed you immediately and please provide me shelter at Your lotus feet.

Yours fallen servant,

Bhishambhar Gauranga Das

HpS - ASA ---- Very , very nice, letter.  Did Prabhupada give you any instructions?  Did you hear any of the instructions he gave during the lectures??

Madre Gauri de Lima-Perú (Primera Carta)

8 years, 1 month ago by Gumercinda in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krishna amado Gurudeva

Por favor acepete mis humildes reverencias.

¡Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Me siento muy entusiasmada y contenta de poder comunicarme con usted.

HpS - ASA - Lo mismo para nosotros.

Tengo el deseo de formar una asociación de madres en etapa de Vanaprastha con el fin de irnos preparando para la meta final. Queremos protegernos, fortalecernos y cuidarnos unas a otras, y así poder mantenernos siempre en Conciencia de Krishna.

Por favor, si nos podría guiar ¿cuál es el proceso a seguir?  ¿cuál debe ser el primer paso? Este grupo está formado por M. Priya Narma (HpS), M. Prema Tarangani (JpS), M. Isvarani (JpS), M. Yasoda Damodar (Maharaja Virabahu), entre otras. Somos alrededor de 8 madres. Cada una de nosotras está ocupada en servicio en el Templo de Wilson: Pujari, guirnaldas, cocina  y Sankirtana.

Por favor, Guru Maharaja guíenos en esta etapa de la vida y que el Señor nos permita mantenernos a su servicio con la misericordia de Sri Guru y Gauranga. Que el Señor Nrisimha lo proteja siempre.

Intentando servir,

Madre Gauri Devi Dasi

HpS - Claro, Hare Nama, Hare Nama, Harer Nama eva kevalau. No hay bastante Varna Ashrama Dharma en Kali yuga si no esta basdo en Bhagavata Dharma, cantando los Santos Nombre.

O.K.?

First principle is to chant Hare Krsna together, dance and then take Prasadam when you are tired. You can add to that reading Srimad Bhagavatam together. Then everything else will naturally follow. Of course, there are examples of Vanprastha in the Bhagavatam. Ask Yugal-kishor Dasi. She can help you find them and study them.
Please write with your results!

Free Will and Silchar (?)

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj

Dandavat Pranam unto your lotus feet.

HpS - AGTSP!!   Our lettuce feet. We are still in the process of purification also.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu.

Dear Guru Maharaj,

On behalf of my father your disciple Krsna Swaroop Das, I beg for apology for his not being able to communicate with you frequently through this blog as he is not comfortable in handling techy stuff. He remembers you and prays unto your lotus feet everyday.

HpS - We are so happy to hear about him and youer Ashrama and community. Maybe he could write a few words about his Sadhana and Sankirtan and you could pass them.

Guru Maharaj I pray and beg to seek some answer for a question which has been a topic of confusion. As it is well known to everyone that Krsna, the Supreme Lord is omniscient and we as tiny fragments of Him have a freewill; a minute independence to choose. So does Krsna know "EXACTLY" what our choice will be???(say for example what I am going to eat in the morning 10 years from now on Jan 1st,2027). To me, it feels that the way Krsna "knows" is that He doesnot necessarily know all the details but as He knows our nature so chipping in a way He can narrow down to the most likely choice. i.e He does not know in the way 2+2 gives 4. But some devotees they argue that Krsna knows EXACTLY (all details with no room for other possibilities) what my choice will be everytime. This idea of theirs seems to me that it makes us like robots with no freewill at all. I feel there should be some (at least a tiny little) uncertainty (probabilistic way) associated with God's way of knowing things as we are also individuals with a separate identity and a freedom to choose. Some devotees even argue that the answer to this question is subjective i.e the answer depends on the individual's level of understanding. To me it seems like an excuse to avoid being caught wrong.

Please be merciful to me to explain and clarify this subject matter and let me know if I am wrong and kindly correct me. 

Dandavat pranam unto your lotus feet.

Hope it meets you in good health.

Expecting your merciful association.

Your fallen servant

Bishal

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!   Very ancient, very contemporary and very important question. After our summary of our thoughts there is a list of references. I think you can find them all at www.jayarama.us/archives/abc-ndx.docx. We will post this answer in the Archives in our asa-encyclopdeia.

The soul is sat-cit-ananda, so it has free-will. It can do fun, interesting, things that even Krsna doesn't expect. The Gopis are full of unpredictable, intense, emotional states that even they can't predict, nor Krsna, but happy surprises.

Krsna, Krsna's Devotee and Devotional Service (Purnamasi Devi?) all come together and dance and no one can quite figure out who is in control.

We are growing. We can grow faster or slower. That is our choice. Krsna, us, no one knows our potential.

In the material world in the mode of ignorance we are forced to act. Our actions are predictable. Of course, one might be in the mode of goodness in his senses and mind and be in the mode of ignorance in his intellignce, heart, like a Buddhist, Mayavadi monk who is clean, honest, generous, but at heart is fixed in the conception that he will become the supreme, original, transcendental being, God. This is really stupid.

In the mode of passion there are some choices but the impulse act in a certain way is very strong.

In the mode of goodness we can actually make choices. Of course, they are being given by Mayadevi under the order of Krsna, so they may be material options, smoke the cigarette, don't smoke it. Then we set in motion ignorant, passionate or good reactions.

Maharaja Nrga, 10th canto, Krsna book, did lots of materially pious activities and he surmises that that led him to transcendental thought. Why not?  God creates this world so that by dealing with matter, plastic dolls, correctly we can come to deal with real babies.

Of course, Krsna has His free-will also. If we act submissively, friendly, under the modes of nature then He can give us transcendental choices or not.

O.K?

As far a the concepts of "chance, random events" occur in science, we find that the concepts are not clear. We heard that Bertram Russell, the Nobel Laureate, said that the concept of Chance is the most important concept in the 20th Century, because no one has he slightest idea what it means.
What is the etymology of the word?
A chance event is one whose cause can Absolutely not be Known, no?   Does such an event exist?   We have to have Blind Faith (see purport to BG 4.34) in this Axiom, Postulate.

If we accept this Godly entity, Chance, then the result is a philosophy of "neti-neti", no Not this, not this.  What is the Absolute Truth? It is not this, not this, not this; Absoute Ignorace, a Saiva, Nihilist or Mayavadi conclusion.

O.K?    Big topic.

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www.jayarama.us/archives/abc-ndx.docx
Free-will:
   allows chance to understand one’s relationship with God, SB 4.25.26 p
   allows one to change guna and karma in present life, SB 5.1.14 p
   in human life provides opportunity to get out of repeated birth and death, SB 1.16.9 p
   in material existence, SB 2.9.2
   of liberated souls, SB 1.6.37
   So even in the material nature there is a chance of an independent choice by the living entity, and according to his choice the material energy offers him different varieties of material bodies, SB 2.9.2,
   “The living entities are given freedom to make their choice…”, SB 2.7.49

Got TLC in Spanish and brief news

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I received file of TLC in Spanish from BBT.  Once it will be ready imported I will put in online and let you know.

Still working on new version of vedabase.com, currently finishing importing of all SP letters. And today preparing slideshow presentation for one devotee who will use it on following Sunday feast program in Turkey.

Also today we will have meeting with manager of BBT Turkey who seems to be enthusiast about having Turkish books available on vedabase.com.

New version for public will launch on day of Guru (Vyasa) Purnima / Srila Sanatana Gosvami (8th July 2017).

HpS - ASA -- Incredible!!!   Is there a good 'Hello' page for people on different levels who may know nothing about Srila Prabhupada's books and a way to buy them?

[Btw, it will be birthday of vedabase.com as it was also launch on Guru/Vyasapurnima.]

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

ASA - Happy birthday Vedabase.com,    Happy birthday Veabase.com, Happy birthday Veabase.com, Happy birthday to you! !!!   !      How many candles will there be on the cake. We can have a cyber-cake competition. Cyber gifts.

[One question [little confidential [Is vedabase.com a Ghrhasta, Sannyasi, B'cari or Vanaprastha?   Is it s B'cari or a B'carini. Should we offer Saris or Dhoti's for it's birthday.  Hmmmm.]]

Dandavats!!     Any suggestions for our travel in India?????

What do you think of the Vanipedia?

[URGENT]? - Nanuk is spam bot, may I block him?

8 years, 1 month ago by pnd in Hot Topics

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

After reading few letter from Nanuk, I have to say it seems like text generated by spam bots.

Those bots download all text from website, analyse what words or connection of words are used mosts (PAMHO, Maharaja, Hare Krishna, ....), then generate article from Wikipedia or other sites on what he things will be relevant to this page and add most used words from this site (PAMHO, ...).

May I block Nanuk user?  There is possible danger that he will insert some link to virus soon or later.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - AGTSP paoho... What about asking him a questions that a Spam-bot could not answer?   This is exciting, like Terminator Seven our something.

Are you a Spambot Nanuk?

Prahlada Nrsmha Das, do you have any other tests?  I guess he could have himself sniffed by dogs?

In any case, you are the boss, if there is danger to the Blog then we all respect your decisions!!

From Jambavati dd urgent

HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna!!!    AGTSP paoho.   I thought we had already answered this nice letter.  Here we go again.

NitayGoura Premanande, querido y siempre recordado Guru Maharaja,

por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias!

todas las glorias a Patita Pavana "Srila Prabhupada"

                                                   estos últimos meses, se presentaron algunas complicaciones tanto en la salud como en la vivienda, desalojaron la casa donde vivíamos un grupo de devotos, estuve buscando un lugar para rentar sin éxito , decidí encargar mis cosas con unas amigas y dedicarme al Sankirtan viajero (mucha austeridad para un cuerpo enfermo).......pero, siempre los devotos misericordiosos me reciben contentos en sus casas.... 

                                                    La semana pasada en la ciudad de Uruapan recibimos la Santa Asociacion de S,S. Bhakti Sundara Maharaja,....M, Jagannatha Lila a Donado una casa  en esa ciudad para que sea un Centro de Predica  y Maharaja gustoso dio una clase de inauguración.....también se organizó una conferencia en la Casa de la cultura en el centro de la ciudad con muchos asistentes allí Maharaja dio una Conferencia sobre " La Ciencia del Alma", yo instale una mesa con libros y los discipulados de maharaja distribuyeron prasada, fue todo un éxito.

                                                   A comienzos de año invite a varias devotas externas al programa " Las osas también pueden bailar" a lo que aceptaron con mucho entusiasmo, el programa consiste que el lapso de dos meses se mantengan haciendo sadhana una vez a la semana en sus casa o en el templo y que distribuyan un libro de Prabhupada al día o 7 a la semana, las devotas que terminen el programa con éxito, recibirán los regalos que usted bondadosamente me dejo. de las 7 madres que entusiastamente aceptaron, ninguna de ellas lo concluyo, me dijeron que se les presentaron muchos inconvenientes pero que van a tratar de reanudarlo. 

                                                    Ahora me encuentro en la Cd. de Morelia en casa de madre Araceli y su esposo, ellos también muy entusiastas dicen que lo van hacer....... ella es catedrática e La Universidad Michoacana y su esposo es asesor de un partido político, la madre ayer vino muy entusiasta y me dijo que había distribuido 4 libros a sus alumnos, y su esposo distribuyo dos libros, este sábado les daré una pequeña orientación de como hacer un sadhana y también les orientare para que instalen un altarcito en su casa, tengo la corazonada de que ellos si van a cumplir con el reto de " Las osas también pueden bailar".

                                                    A mi padre también se le presentaron varias complicaciones tanto en su salud como en su vivienda, pero siempre orando a krishna para que lo cuide y lo proteja..... mi padre dentro de todas las pruebas que el esta pasando, no lo olvida  y siempre me pregunta por usted y me dice, que cuando usted valla a Perú el quiere ser el primero en ir a recibirlo, siempre tiene la foto que usted le regalo con él y también su Bhagavad Gita.

                                                    en estos próximos meses estaré en el norte del país en la CD. de Monterrey y otras ciudades mas en Sankirtan, para reunir el Laxmi para comprar el boleto para ir a Lima.

                                                    Muchas gracias querido Gurudev, por que por sus oraciones Krishna no me abandona y siempre me encuentro protegida bajo la asociación de los devotos, eternamente agradecida a su inmensa compasión de ocuparme en servicio.                                                                                                              Radhe, Radhe, Radhe.........

Su inútil y torpe sirvienta  

M. Jambavati d.d.

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!   Mataji. Did you see the photos of Vrnda-kunda? We will try to attach them here.
Thank you so much for the news.   There are so many things happening that the only way to keep our position in the movement is to chant our rounds well and follow four principles strictly.  .  .  Sankirtan!

Will we see you in the 21st?  We will be in Mexico city for about six hours.  Then we go to Peru.  You will go on the same flight?

Always work to make book distributors rather than to just distribute books, no?

Hare Krsna.
Be as kind as you can to us and send more news like this. It gives us strength.
Can your father get a room in Callao near Abhirama Das?