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Ooops. Big wind storms here. State warning. Could not do Europe class. Tomorrow? Post message in Blog of you like. We will see it.

Tuesday is very busy for us. Can we do it on Wednesday same hour?

HpS - Yes!   AGTSP!    paoho...  Thank you.  Wind has gone down....  Wednesday 1.30PM = 8.30PM (Croatia)

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna!!!

Just time to leave for walk with NGD. We have two minutes to write.

We talked for 1-1/2 hours with Laksmana Das this morning. The 1-hour with Hari-lila Das and Radha Krsna Das. Then we offered, Baked potatoes, kitri and two little oranges to Krsna!

The 20-minutes with Radhika raman Das and answered about six letters. The wind has been so bad that it is blowing pieces off the roof and we could not talk for the Europe class. Hope it is better tommorrow!!!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

Following is the summary of 1.3.1 and 1.3.5 as discussed this Sunday.

Verse summaries:

V1: 

• Describing Karnodakasayi Vishnu and 16 principles .
• Living entities are predominated enjoyers.
• Mahat tattva is a cloud in the clear spiritual sky of spiritual world.

V2:  

• Into each universe Lord enters the Garbhodaka Sayi Vishnu.
• Lotus stem that comes from the navel of Garbhodaka Sayi Vishnu is the resting place of 14 planetary systems.  On the lotus Lord Brahma resides.
• Gabhokasayi Vishnu is at the bottom of all the planetary systems. 
• Kshirodakasayi Vishnu is an expansion of Garbhodakasayi  Vishnu.
• Atheists believe in Prakrti but not Purusha.
• Material nature cannot produce anything without Purusha. Women can’t have children without man.

V3:

• This verse describes Virata Purusha.
• Worshipping this is indirect worship. Paramatma is the soul.    
• Epistemology – In the material world also we do not always see things with our eyes. We get the knowledge through other means also.

V4:

• Lord is always visible to the devotees whose eyes have been anointed with the tinge of devotional service. 
• Only with patience and perseverance can we realize the transcendental subject matter regarding the Absolute Truth and His different forms.

V5:

• From Ksirodakasayi Vishnu  all incarnations come.
• From Garbhodaka Sayi Vishnu Brahma and other demigods come.
• Garbodakasayi Vishnu is the Paramatma of the universe. Kshirodakasayi is the paramatma of living entities.

Thank you for your association Maharaj.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - So nice to read these.  We are trying to develop this program!!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

Following is the summary of 1.2.30 and 1.2.34 as discussed last Sunday. Sorry for being Late Maharaj.

Verse summaries:

V30:

• He is all-spiritual and has nothing to do with the qualities of the material world, which are qualitatively distinct from the spiritual qualities of the Lord.

V31:

• In the Vedic literatures it is said that there are two birds in one a tree. One of them is eating the fruit of the tree, while the other is witnessing the actions. The witness is the Lord, and the fruit-eater is the living entity.

V32:

• One is required to approach the proper spiritual master with receptive ears only, and thus divine existence is gradually realized.

V33:

• The gross material body is based on the conditions of the subtle mind, and the senses are created according to the desire of the living being. 
• He is so kind that He constantly remains with the living being as Paramatma and always tries to convert the living being towards the real happiness.

V34:

• The Lord Visnu incarnates Himself in each and every one of the universes, planets and the society of living entities. He manifests His transcendental pastimes amongst them just to create the desire to go back to Godhead.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - Thank you, thank you!

All Glories to Sri A.C. Prabhupada Maharaja, Sri Sripada Maharaja, Sri HpS Maharaja Ki Jay

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay and Gourabhakta Vrnda Ki Jay!

HpS -  Ki Jai!!!

Guruji Maharaja! Thousands times Dandavat Pranam!

HpS - That is a lot of times!!!   You could do Dandavat parikrama of Govardhana with that maybe!

Guruji Maharaja, today is a special day for me in my life. In my dream Guruji lead me to Goloka Vrndavan and join us in the activities of the Gopies for preparation of garland, fruits, and other materials of pujah.

HpS - Srila Prabhupada says that Krsna does these things through Guru even without his knowing.  So, nice!

The journey was so long and difficult way of jungles. We go there not on foot, seems to fly openly without any instrument. It is around 2.00 a.m. when I make conscious. As Guruji advice, I wake up and go the bathroom for morning works and after that I started chanting complete 20 rounds, after that I continue my mangal arati and  other morning activities.

In the Bhagavatam 8.22.33  indrasena maharaja, Vamana called O Bali Maharaja [Indrasena]. What it really meant? Is there any underlying story of Indrasena. If yes, please explain.

HpS - I do not know. The simple Sanskrit tanslation would be "Indra's Army". Maybe we can ask Sukadeva Goswami when we meet him.

One of our (most important) initiated bhakta of our Mandir, Sri Nanda Suta Das inform me to ask Guruji these two questions in Manipuri and I am translating in English.

1. When Jiva started getting karmafal (result of activities)?

HpS - Do we me the result of his spiritual activities or his material activities. The basic principle is that we get reactions for everything we do know. Matter, even at a mental or social or level of devatas, reacts to our actions. Of course, how that happens is big subject. Can you ask him more details?  Does he mean, "How did our material life begin?"

2. When & how Jiva was bewilther by Maya (Matter-Prakirti)?

HpS - Aaah!  Maybe this is the question. Basically we become bewildered by Maya when we start trying to compete with Krsna. We are at a very nice party for Krsna arranged by the Gopis. Maybe his birthday party. Everything is for Krsna: The people, the land, the cooking,the singing, but some how or othe we begin to think, "What about me!".  If we persists then we see in one part of the party there is an old black and white television with bad reception, but is about US!!!  So we start watching the TV show of our adventures as a famous Spy, King ... and of course we forget about the party. That is Maya! O.K?   More details.

Now I am reading the book “The Glories of Sri Navadvipa-dham : Sri Navadvipa dhama Mahatmya By Srila Sac-cid-ananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura presented by Bhanu Swami Pundarika Vidyanidhi Dasa.

In the chapter – 5 : Shri Mayapur and Antardvipa; it is clearly mentioned that Vanisivadana is none other than Krsna’s dear flute, by whose mercy the living entities become attracted to Krsna. They then develop great thirst, to attain the rasa dance. Sri Jiva Gosvami asked Nityananda the meaning of Antardvipa. Nityainanda replied at the end of Dvapra yuga Brahma undertook austerities here with a desire to achieve Gouranga’s mercy. The present Navadvipa is the Vrndavan of Dvapara. Thinking this Brahma began meditation and performing austerities in Antardvipa.

HpS - !!

Another point having given up the illusion that I want to take birth in Your association and sing Your glories. “Hearing Brahma’s prayer, Lord Gauranga benedicted him saying, “So be it. When My pastimes become visible on earth, you will take birth in a yavana’s house. Your name will be Haridasa Thakura, and you will be famous for your humility and completely free from all pride. You will chant three hundred thousand names a day, and when you pass from this world you will be seein Me. And at the end of the second one hundred tillion years of your life, you will attain Navadvipa and be absorlbed in eternal rasa”. I am continuing …..

HpS - Thank you so much.  Next week is disappearance day of Jayananda Das. We had so much association with him. Prabhupada spent so much time with him. I think that maybe he was an incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja.  Of course, these are very advanced things to investigate, but in general he showed us how to chant and work without sleeping or eating for long times.

A team of 10-12 initiated bhaktas and matagis of our Mandir are planning to take part the full Navadvipa Parikrama (20 days before Gaura Purnima) next year. The programme will be Imphal to Kolkatta to and fro by flight and stay at Mayapur until the end of the parikrama. Guruji! Have You participated such parikrama in the past?

HpS - The second ISKCON one!

If not, we want to participate the parikrama with You next year instead of coming directly in Imphal because we have no time to serve Guruji and hear Guruji’s Amtavani (Advice). It is our simple suggestion please doesn’t take otherwise. We are waiting Guruji’s openion.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

* This is the reminder of the same letter posted on the 6th April, 2017 

HpS - I thought it sounded familiar!!!    But is bette the second time!  Trying to come to India for 26th September and stay for five weeks with a side trip to Australia.

AGTSP

Hare krishna dear GM, I hope this better of your health, and that every day your bhajans is growing in your heart. A long time ago I had not written a product that I honestly do not feel very motivated to share my personal life with all those who read this blog, but still strange to have your feedback and your association with respect to my life.

I am now working as a psychologist in a state program that is responsible for assisting people living on the street, and I have been able to know many complex and distressed life histories, which always makes me think of the focus of our life which is to progress spiritually in the love of Krishna.

With Soledad we are very happy together and as you already know we will marry, and that is why I wanted to write to you so that you know that we already have a clear date, it is July 8, and we would like you please if you were there with us, Particularly you are the most significant person in the world, in what are my life processes, that is why I would very much like to have your presence, is this possible?

HpS - Sure seems like it. We are scheduled to be in Chile! Can you just let Jagat-guru Das know so that he doesn't start planning for us to go to Valpariso or something that day!  Congratulations!

These months that have passed and that I left the university I felt that I already fulfilled his instruction that he gave me 6 years ago on studying psychology, and I feel that now I need to know better my course besides my occupations as grhastha and psychologist, I That you would indicate me as subject, what instruction could you give me now in this period of my life?

HpS - Of course, this is like a boy asking how he can grow well, and of course the answer chant 16-enthusiastic rounds a day minimum, follow the four principles strictly, keep a regular morning program, engage in Sankirtan in Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON and evening program. Jaya!

How to do Sankirtan in your work of course requires some detail, but being psychology counselor it is easy to come to the questions of deeper aspects of people's lives. Keep some notes and start writing to the Blog about your job and how to tell people about Krsna based upon BG and SB. We can make comments. We already made some in the letter we just wrote to Srimati Soledad!  Jaya!!!  Expect rapid progress!

In relation to my spiritual life this is still trying not to offend anyone, following all the principles and with the singing of rounds very negligently, as I have sincerely realized that I have not developed in these years a true taste for The holy name, I believe that there is the main problem of my spiritual life, what advice can you give me?

HpS - In the letter I wrote to your good wife, I mentioned the basic principle, association. Make a partnership with others to chant together on the phone...  We have the www.startmeeting.com every day with about 13-people average from 4.30-5.30AM. Is great!  It is only $20/month and can share Powerpoint. Take turns chanting!

I also wanted to tell you that with Soledad we are doing a program every month in our house, in order to generate a space for self-care for devotees, the point is that many serious mental health issues that require attention have arisen (for example people with possible Psychoses in progress), and Krishna consciousness is being a crop of this type of psychopathology product of the mystical aspect that is often understood in a fantastic and psychotic way, so I needed to ask you What actions should be taken with a devotee who is practicing But that your own practice of sadhana is being harmful because it develops psychotic symptoms?, is it sometimes good to keep someone from spiritual progress to take care of this type of ailments?

HpS - That is a very detailed question!  Maybe again, write with your specific experiences from work and religious community, ISKCON, and we can make general, some specific contributions. Yes, if we artificially push Vaidhi bhakti, Japa for example, weeds can grow with the creeper and it can result in many crazy things. I knew several cases of where people stole the tape of Prabhupada chanting the Gayatri mantra and listened to it and then went crazy.

Without more to tell you I hope when I [you] come to Chile I can talk with you some doubts that I have about the consciousness of Krishna and I know that only you can solve these doubts.

HpS - I bet Bh. Vijna Swami from Russia could also solve them!  Haw!   Haw!      Write. Let's generate a good book here from dialogs. The world needs it.

His eternal servant Abhimanyu Das