Here is the IP dasa...

8 years, 3 months ago by Nanuk in Personal Sadhana Reports

Another intense letter, that we read, but too intense to publish.

We had all kinds of problems on the Braja mandala Parikrama with Rocks, Witches and other evil things, but we developed the Mantra: In Braja, only Krsna and Balarama kill demons (Others chant, 'Hare Krsna!!  Hare Rama!). KB may empower us to use force, but then there will be no bad after taste for any body. We can go to the authorities and ask them to use violence to protect the weak from the strong if good arguments fail!

Report of Isvari dd (April-2017)

8 years, 3 months ago by Isvari devi dasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO. AGTSP!

 I hope your spiritual energy is increasing.

Sorry for not writing before.

ASA - Hare Krsna!!!

Our meetings with the study group (Hari bhakta sanghan: Tarangaksi dd, Indira dd, Nitya kisori dd, Rukmini, isvari dd, Gandharva d, Abhinanda d. Juan) are going well.

ASA - Super!

We try to give the best of ourselves by practicing Krsna katha. We already have tasks, as they are done we will inform you.

With regard to the educational team (Tarangaksi dd, Abhinanda d, Rukmini, Isvari dd), our organization will be in stages.

For now my participation in the temple for this year is minimal, only pujari and class once a month, I help organize classes. Both Tarangaksi. Mitravinda and Rukmini are collaborating in preaching.

The family is fine, Rajani and Sarasvati sing 6 rounds for now. Abhinanda d takes good care of us.

ASA - If  you all take Sannyasa when children grown then he can take care of your perfectly. Go hand in hand to Goloka.

I find it very interesting how Brahma performed austerities to please Krsna before doing his service. I meditated how I could follow this example to improve my service and I started by improving the chanting of my japa and it seems that Krsna is helping.

HpS - ASA --- JAYA!

This year I started taking a curriculum, I am studying SBG and TLC and also a training course to teach as well as English. It has always taken me time to learn something, unlike Abhinanda d (he learns fast). For this I need more hours, and to be able to fulfill all my duties I saw the need to reduce hours in sleep, at first it was difficult but I remembered srila prabhupada and gave me strength to do it. I feel happy in some way Krsna allows me to do Some small austerity and helps me to do it.

ASA - Always learning.  Goloka.

Lad and Yugala want to reopen NImsar, both communicated with me, for now I can participate as a collaborator for them (They have their rhythm and I have mine ), they have a lot of enthusiasm,  they are going to run and I take some time before running. I have asked them both to talk since they have very similar ideas and if they reach an agreement they save efforts. And if they do not reach an agreement, well, everyone will take their course.

I am preparing the best I can, I would like to preach like you, I hope Krsna helps me, I am not very skilled, but if Krsna wants to help me I can do it, and if it will not be for the next life.

Thank you very much for all the inspiration you give us. Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you.

with affection and gratitude

ys and spiritual niece

Isvari d d

ASA - Thank you for the news. What job does Abhinandana Das do? What Prasadam do you all have for breakfast?

Physically I haven't never seen your disciple Ter Kadamba

8 years, 3 months ago by Nanuk in Personal Sadhana Reports

ASA - Excellent letter from Nanuk, but he seems to be gyrating in cyberspace and too much repulsion for drug addicts who entice others et al. For private O.K. but for Blog, to intense.

He asked what does DTC mean?   ---  Monkey read Indradyumna Swami's Diary of a Traveling Preacher and liked it so much he started his own Diary of a Traveling Creature. Piggy said that some of it might be called Diarrhea of a Traveling Creature, and Monkey acquiesced and asked him to edit those parts.

We all need editors!   Please edit us!

Attached photo seems great.

The Land is Yours......

8 years, 3 months ago by Sarada Gaurangi Devi Dasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj HPS!! Guru Maharaj ki Jay!!

ASA - All glories to all the assembled Vaisnavas.

Kindly accept my humble obeisances at Your sweet Lotus feet...cool green lettuce ....packed with minerals and antioxidants!!!

ASA - The same to you and more of it.

Thank You Guru Maharaj for the reply. Here's the latest from Manipur. An elderly couple has donated a piece of land ,2.50 acres to ISKCON....this place (Kakching), is about 20kms from Imphal. We shall perform the Bhoomi puja on 5th May...as we are informed by Banamali Prabhu that this is an auspicious date for Mandir construction.

ASA - Oh, His Divine Goodness!  Were the innaugurators the Brahmana-Vaisnavas who will live there?

As I am associated more closely to Radha-Krishna-chandra Manimandir, I am not in direct contact with Yamuneshvar Das Prabhu who is based at Thoubal. Sadhubhushan Prabhu is out of station at the moment. Hopefully, he will be with us for Narashimha Chaturthi.

Sending you pics shortly.....the files  are too big..let me find a way out. Open them with 

ASA(UG) - We opened the Gopal that was 6MB, then Edited it with Resize, chosing, Web and the Saved As and now it is 234KB.

Yes Guru Maharaj , I am working as Professor of Physiology at a Medical Institute here at Imphal.

I remain ,

Your humble servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

ASA - Please complete the following paragraph: Once upon a time, long, long ago in a different Yuga, a little girl went to a distant village with her Grandfather and she saw _____

DTC 3(We)

8 years, 3 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna!

AGTSP! Paoho.
Only backlog of eight letters in the Blog!  Now to work on the Disciple Reports!   Also, our Bh.Vai, essays etc. So much preaching, teaching, learning. Gardening.

We have cut away about 5-meters of hard, infected, plants that werenchoking our windows. James family came today and we finished reparing the two leaking faucets and the broken door, $180.09. We like doing this work but we don't have all the tools and some of the plumbing is too advanced for us.

Gopinatha Das from Houston, who gives us 50% discounts on HP Computers is coming in 6-minutes. He regularly comes here from Houston to work. We will visit, go to market, river Japa walk and class at NGDs home this evening.

Talked with Sesa Das for 30-minutes about the Seattle conference and everything. Very intense.

Talked with Lokanatha Das in Berkeley about visit.

Listened to the Hawaii class so that we can give a good class.

Had European workshop with The Namacharya Das!

Etc.

Also, played solitaire on our cell phone. It relaxes our brain! We will find better refrain!

Letters are nice!

Introducing - Venkatesh Bhandary

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Hope you are good in health and doing well.

HpS - Health of body is O.K.  Health of soul needs work!

    Introducing - Venkatesh Bhandary.

    Name : S Venkatesh Bhandary
    Date of current birth: 15th January,1994
    Current family: Based at Suratkal, Mangalore(40km from Udupi Dham), Karnataka state, South India

    Languages: English, Hindi, Konkani(Mother tongue), Kannada, Tulu.

    Upbringing at home was in a pious 'brahmin' family environment, Gowd Saraswat sect, a branch of the Madhvacharya lineage. But there weren't
    much spiritual inputs at Home, it was all pious rituals. Real Good fortune arose when he got an ISKCON devotee's association in class in 11th
    &12th Grade(2009-2011). Philosophy was attractive, but couldn't really pick up as he was still doubting if the organization was authentic. The most
    significant touch came when he heard from an ISKCON initiated devotee, HG Haripad prabhu(ACBSP) at a students program(26th January,2013)
    hosted by student devotees at Manipal, Udupi- That was close to his engineering college. Simultaneously, he got in touch with student
   devotees(C/o ISKCON Pune) at National Institute of Technology,their center was 20min walk away from home.

    As you confirmed over call for to share the blog details so I would forward blog details to him for his direct communication with you.

   your fallen servant,
  Girivaradhari-Gopal Das


HpS - Jaya! How is your own perspective?  Are you looking to take Sannyasa in a few years? Thank you for introducing us to a new friend!