Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Got reply from Spanish BBT. Waiting for book. Once we got it we will start to import it.
Prahladanand Das
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ASA - HpS --- O.K! We look for Editor's
HpS - ASA --- Can you put TLC up on Vedabase.com in Spanish???
Prahlad-nrsmha Das -- Yes. I will write to Spanish BBT if they can send me latest files for TLC.
My wife can import TLC book if nobody will be available, but it will be better and faster if Spanish speaking devotee could import it. It is very easy (non-technical person can learn in few minutes), yet time consuming task.
Would you like to help us with posting message on blog to get some helpers? Maybe some devotees will like to help and can import TLC and any other Spanish books, as for new version everything needs to be imported to have paragraph synchronization with other languages and also we got files for Srimad Bhagavatam where many errors were corrected.
HpS - ASA --- This is fantastic opportunity, no? Join Vedabase.com.
Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias, estamos reportandonos después de su visita a México, una vez mas muchas gracias por aceptar estar presente en la ceremonia de matrimonio nos sentimos muy afortunados y bendecidos....Amara Prabhu y yo estamos tratando de ponernos más serios respecto a la adoración de la deidad en casa y yo retome mi servicio en el pujari los sábados por la mañana en el templo, tratamos de que Lilavara escuché lo más posible el maha mantra.
HpS - ASA -- It is very nice to do service in the Temple. It gives nice contrast to see the standard in your house.
Hace ya una semana nos regalaron una Govardan Shila , y quiero pedirle permiso para adorarla, Amara Prabhu hablo con su maestro espiritual SS Guru Prasad Swami y el le autorizó adorarla, pero yo quiero saber que piensa Usted respecto a que yo lo haga de la misma manera, me siento sin ninguna cualif icación para hacerlo y no quiero hacer nada sin su autorización.
Su aspirante a sirviente Saranagati Dasi
HpS - Adorar Govardhana Sila es muy serio. If the Sila is offended there can be great loss of money, debts, legal problems and death in the family. If you have clean character; nice rounds, strict principles, then it is very easy. It is like having a child in the family. You can't feed him when you want to. It is not a toy! Ooof! But is can also be very, very, very nice and natural if your character is good, if you are a lady and gentleman.
All Gloris to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu
Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay
Dandavat Pranam, Guruji Swami Maharaja!
HpS - ASA -- Sri Sri Sri Sri Manipuri Bhakta-vrnda, Ki Jai!!
Please accept my humble obeisances unto Shree Guruji's padmacharan that I had read Guruji's letter with asirbad and informed to all bhaktas and matagis. Now, I have to complete the reading of the book "Maya : The Divine energy of the Supreme" written by Bhakti Purusattam Swami. As Guruji already told me that Maya has two forms : Yoga -maya (Radharani) and Maha-maya (Druga). After reading this book I have some ideas of what is Material World and how we could cross this deep and vast material ocean. In every relegious books of ISKCON, it is clearly mentioned that Guru is the only means to relief from this material world. Under His guidance, we should surrender to Guruji and Krsna. According to our degree of surrendering and service to Krsna we can become a true or pure bhakta. It is the only means.
HpS - Lord Nityananda, Balarama, is the original Guru. all others are His representatives. Lord Jesus Christ did austerities for 40-days then the Devil came and personally tempted him into evil, bu he resisted, but he did not start his preaching. He traveled to where Saint John, the Baptist, (Diksa) was giving Diksa to many many people. When Jesus approached him for Diksa, John could see that he was Shakti-avesa avatar and told Jesus that he was not qualified to give him Diksa, that he, John, was not qualified to touch his shoes.
Jesus said, 'Yes, it is a fact, but so that everything is correct, it must be done.' So even Lord Jesus Christ accepted a Diksa guru.
I am answering Guruji's questions. My best time for chanting is after santhya prayer : after returning from office. In the morning after mangal arati at home, three rounds are compulsory. Guru bandana, Siksha Astakama, five sloka of Brahma Sanhita, All Slokas of NOI, the eight names of Gosvamis, eilght names of Mahantas, eight names of Sakhis, Manjaris, eight names of sevas, eight names of dress of a sanyasis, eight names of directions, eight names of Yoga.
I am going every Sunday at Thoubal Mandir not Imphal. Our team contributes one Sunday's prasadam of the bhaktas. Shortly we will start sankirtana before starting the normal programmes of the Ashram.
From time to time, please advice us to increase our spiritual knowledge.
Yours fallen servant
Yamunesvara Das.
Further, I want to know Gurudeva, how we can be a medium adhikari (bhakta) from a kaniska adhikari?
Before this book I had read Shree Shree Premacandrka of Nartotam Thakur Pranit translated in to Manipur by S. Gouramani Sharma. In this book the three characters of Shri Lokanath Goswami, Shri Nivas Acharya and Shyamananda Prabhu. The bhakti marga darshan of prabhu Narotam Das. This book is realy a book of bhakti seva of Krsna. It is very helpful to me.
HpS - Yes, seems like very nice book!!! You become Madhyama adhikari by doing the same thing that you do as a Kanistha adhikari, but with more purified senses, mind, heart. NOI Text 7 > NOI Text 8. At second initiation we are just becoming Madhyama adhikari. Do you have regular Deity worship at home? What schedule? Details??
HARE KRSNA, DEAR GURUDEVA,
PAOHO, AGTSP!, AGT YOU!
HpS-ASA - Some few, few, few glories to us. We eat to many organic popsicles.
AT THE MOMENT MY MIND FIGHTS TO GET STEADY AND USED TO THE NEW SITUATION, THIS JOB IT´S A BIT WEIRD.
AS I HAVE TO DO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.
MY BOSS ASKED ME WHAT DO I LIKE TO DO, SO I SAID I PREFER ENTERTAINMENT AND RECEPTION, RATHER THAN WAITRESS, BUT THERE IS A BIG CHANCE I WILL HAVE TO SERVE MEAT AND ALCOHOL AT ONE POINT (THIS WORRIES ME A LOT). ALTHOUGH HE SAID HE WILL TRY TO AVOID THIS AS MUCH AS POSIBLE (THAT WAS NICE).
HpS-ASA -- !!!!! Read http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/1/7/37 !!!! What do you think!???
I WILL WRITTE ABOUT THE SCHOOLS PROYECT TOMORROW AS YOU ASKED ME TO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ATTENTION, I KNOW I AM SUPPOSED TO SERVE YOU, BUT I FEEL MANY TIMES IT HAPPENS THE OTHER WAY ROUND ( I WANT THIS TO CHANGE!)
YOUR DISCIPLE (ON PROCESS) SANANDA DD
HpS - We look to your other letter! But cited text is heavy!!!!!
Dear Maharaja
PAMHO. AGTSP. All glories to your service.
Firstly I must apologise. I was having trouble with my Internet connection while attempting to post my last letter (first world problems) and posted several versions of the same letter. I was not getting any conformation so I was concerned that the letter would not arrive. The last attempt I just copy-pasted the body of a word document and forgot to add formalities. I am very sorry for the disturbance.
HpS - ASA - Hain't no disturbanz, Mate!
HpS - AGTSP paoho. Thank you! Have you seen our clip on YouTube of the last big program?
Yes. I have also subscribed to the NIOS channel. You didn’t appear in the 10 minute video?
HpS - ASA -- Radhika says enough.
HpS- When should we come? September??
I think September would be great. September takes up a good part of the second semester but we must be aware that Sat 23rd Sep – Tue 3rd Oct is mid semester break so generally Universities are rather quiet at this time. Maybe we should aim for the first 3 weeks of September?
HpS - ASA -- Durga Puja is Sept 26th.
Rama-vijaya is 30th.
Bengal is on holiday until 30th, I think.
So, 29th August, Radhastami in Hawaii, 3rd September in Australia, Vamana-dvadasi and three more BIG holidays. Hmmmm????? Any comments from anyone????
HpS- Once you have some Participants, Organizers, who are a little interested we can talk to them personally and see what their interests are.
Yes. I’m currently gathering contact details of the organisers and will forward them shortly<sub>. </sub>
<sub>HpS-ASA -- If possible just meet some people personally and introduce yourself, and then give them the link to the Peru conference and then if they want more we can have a conference call etc.</sub>
HpS - We could do a Tour with the same theme the whole way. Academic program and cultural program, distribute. Also, Conference on Cultivation of the Human Spirit is also good, Light of the Bhagavata.
Distribution TLC. NOI.
This all sounds great. Excitement is developing here awaiting your visit.
HpS- Krsna has two dogs, no?
Yes I heard this twice last week. I didn’t know that before. Bonney the Bulldog is a great devotee. She does Japa with me everyday.
Your Servant
Dhruvananda Das
HpS-ASA -- As far as we can understand we have to keep ourselves pure: rounds, regs, Sadhana; the Govinda sends innocent people for us to enlighten; and they have to be patient to listen to us >>=====>SANKIRTAN.
Go to Dog Shows and WIN!
RR
Remembrances of Das Raktaka
One time we were in Fazilka with RD, his home town. It was small. You could pass from one side to the other just by walking in 20-minutes. He took us to the Hanuman Temple. It is the biggest temple there. Maybe three stories to the flag. He told us that they were very, very poor when he was a child. Exiles from the civil war in Pakistan. He would go on Tuesday night as a little child with friends. That is the special day of worshiping Hanuman. Many people would come that night and the would beg Maha-prasad. In the morning he would have a big bag of it and his Mother and Brothers and Sisters would try to con him into sharing it with them, but he was very greedy and kept most of it for himself.