My family

10 years, 1 month ago by Juan Carlo Rosas in Personal Sadhana Reports

HpS - ASA  -  O.K. TlgaSP.   Si estamos oyendo de su Rathayatra aqui tambien. Quien es su familia? Que hacen? Son devocionales?

Hare Krishna  Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to your devotional service

Excuse me maharaja i hope you dont mind me speaking in english, My family is very small it consist of my Mom with whom i lived she is 62 years old she works at a national TV Channel in the area of publicity managment,she is faithful catholic but she respect a lot other faiths . She is really opened and respectful that i believe in Krishna conciousness.

HpS - ASA --- I think you other letter stopped here.

My dad he is 76 years old he is retired he was a University professor in the field  of economy and statistics and lives at another city 5 hours from here, he is not very devotional , he doenst believe in any especific area he is kinda like an agnostic. He believe in mother nature being respectful with nature and animals but he aint a vegetarian.

HpS - Pantheism. Chapter 10 Bhagavad gita and Canto Two, Chapter One for him, no?
 

Besides them i have very close cousin who was raised by mom She is  42 and lives at Canada with her 2 children and her Husband she work in a area for walmart but the offices i think some area of managment i dont remember quite , she is also a catholic .

Also i have 2 cats Jabon and Nintendo

haribol 
Bhakta Juan carlo 

ASA - Prasadam milk for the cats, no? Keep a little register of your Japa for one week and then send it for us to read!!!

My family

10 years, 1 month ago by Juan Carlo Rosas in Personal Sadhana Reports

HpS - ASA  -  O.K. TlgaSP.   Si estamos oyendo de su Rathayatra aqui tambien. Quien es su familia? Que hacen? Son devocionales?

Hare Krishna  Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to your devotional service

Excuse me maharaja i hope you dont mind me speaking in english, My family is very small it consist of my Mom with whom i lived she is 62 years old she works at a national TV Channel in the area of publicity managment,she is faithful catholic but she respect a lot other faiths . She is really opened and respectful that i believe in Krishna conciousness.

HpS - Thank you!   AGTSP!    Has she read Thomas Akampis, "Imitation of Christ"? It is biggest selling Christian book after the Bible. Is nice. Is hundreds of years old.  You could read it together.

My dad he is 76 years old he is retired he was a University profesor in the field  of economy and statistics and lives at another city 5 hours from here ,he is not very devotional , he doenst believe in any especific area he is kinda like an agnostic. He believe in mother nature being respectful with nature and animals but he aint a vegetarian .
 

Besides them i have very close cousin who was raised by mom She is  42 and lives at Canada with her 2 children and her Husband she work in a area for walmart but the offices i think some area of managment i dont remember quite , she is also a catholic .

Also i have 2 cats Jabon and nintendo

haribol 
Bhakta Juan carlo 
 



 

About sila´s adoration, part II and sadhana

10 years, 1 month ago by pratibhanu in Personal Sadhana Reports

AgtSP, plase accept my most humble obeisances.

Hare Krishna dear Guru-maharaja! Here Pratibhanu from Chile (currently living in Campina Grande-Brazil, with Maharaja Danvantari Swami)

I hope you are fin about health in these days. 

I wrote a very long report, I don´t know if you received it, if you don´t, I´ll write it again in my next letter.

HpS - AGTSP!!!! Paoho.   No, I don't have any old letters from you!

We are living in a comunity of devotees here, and here is a very good devotee -like all the devotees- : Atmanivedana prabhu, a Dhanvantari Swami´s disciple: he told me that he wants to give me one of his silas, a saligrama, because me and my wife want to workship silas. So, this prabhu wants to know if you agree with this. What do you think about this? Then I can give to him youranswer.

At your lotus feet, 

Pratibhanu das

HpS - ASA --- It is very serious thing, like having children. Have you been regular in chanting your rounds, mangala arati, gayatri's?

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AgtSP, pamho. Dear Gurudeva: 
A few minutes ago, I wrote a very long letter! then the page has an error, so:..

I need to know, how is your health? I´m very happy and grateful for your association those days in Santiago-Chile. I´m so sorry for not to be the lats day before your trip, Ananda Vardhana told me that you were asking for me.
With my wife, Radhika Ramana dd, we are living since March in Campina Grande with Dhanvantari Swami.
Oue sadhana: wake up 4:00 or 4:30 am; mangala arati in the temple; SB class; 16 rounds in the morning; every gayatri every day.

I´m pujari here and Radhika is my assistant. Maha Goura Nitay here are amazing!! I hope that you´ll be here one day.

What do you think about the sila?

I´m always remember you Gurudeva, I hope to be a good disciple and devotee some day.

At your lotus feet.
Pratibhanu das

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  If Maharaja thinks it is O.K. and you understand that is like taking responsibility for a real child, then I think it is very nice. As we understand, the Silas are not worshipped by big rituals or lots of paraphernalia. They are worshipped by the character of the devotee. So if you have good character then everything is very nice, but if you start becoming materialistic then there will be all kinds of bad reactions.

Like going from a bicycle to a Formula One car.  Zooooooooooom!

hare krishna

hare krishna Maharaj agtsp pamho.

-here are the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees and can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

"Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja, the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, says that all good qualities become manifest in the body of a Vaisnava and that only by the presence of these good qualities can one distinguish a Vaisnava form a non-Vaisnava. Krsnadasa Kaviraja lists the twenty-six good qualities of a Vaisnava:  (1)  He is very kind to everyone.  (2)  He does not make anyone his enemy.  (3)  He is truthful  (4)  He is equal to everyone.
(5)  No one can find any fault in him.  (6)  He is magnanimous.  (7) He is mild.  (8)  He is always clean.  (9)  He is without possessions.  (10)  He works for everyone's benefit.
(11)  He is very peaceful.  (12)  He is always surrendered to Krsna.  (13)  He has no material desires.  (14)  He is very meek.  (15)  He is steady.  (16)  He controls his senses.  (17)  He does not eat more than required.  (18)  He is not influenced by the Lord's illusory energy.  (19)  He offers respect to everyone.  (20)  He does not desire any respect for himself.  (21)  He is very grave.  (22)  He is merciful.  (23)  He is friendly.
(24)  He is poetic.  (25)  He is expert.  (26)  He is silent."

a nice congregation, very friendly; around about 30 devotees.
President of the temple is Maha Bhavi Prabhu, a disciple of HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaj. others are Disciples of HH kadhamba Kanana Swami Maharaj. his great aspiration is to buy a farm for Krishna. they have been very good to me, they are good people.

Maharaj thank you very much for your association.

haribol...

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP   paoho.    We forget where you are. You are not is Spain now, no?  Sweden???

DTC Fr(19)

10 years, 1 month ago by hps in DTC

AGTSP    paoho    &  bw.....        How are you.  We are dead as usual.  Spent all day doing the banking, for NIOS and ASA. When you have to close the books for the year it takes time. We are helping. Not so hot today. Overcast.  Finally got ahold of Tom Osborne, general repari guy. He is incredible.  But he is in Seattle!   So, we have to tackle our wrecked deck our selves. Should be O.K.    Really we started to write for Chaitanya, RRD's son. He like six years old or so. I guess by the time we write somethng usefull he will be old enough to read it.

Monkey: I know how kids think!

Piggy: Yeah, that's becaue you have the mind of a ten year old.

O.K. We go to NGD's Ashrama and chant rounds before the Evening Program. About 20-people are there every Friday. It fills up the room!  See you at Start Meeting.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

Mail answered up to 3-days ago.

Also, sent of Visa letters for Mexico!!

Hare Krishna Gurudev (from DC)

10 years, 1 month ago by sarita108 in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Prabhupada! All glories to you. 

 Sorry I'm still getting the hang of this blog..

HpS - We also.   HpS - ASA - We also. 

I posted something a few days ago but it didn't show up.  It was a copy of the letter I emailed to you. I've been meaning to post for a  while but just got back from NYC Rath Yatra and the Radha Govind Mandir festival. And to add to the adventure, tomorrow I move to Houston, TX. I wish to hear from you soon. I was talking to Kishore Rico (from the Mayapuris) and his lovely wife Radha who were going on and on about you at the Panihati festival. Had I known- I would've definitely made my way down there. They told such nectarian stories from your time in South America. I cannot wait to one day have your mercy directly. Krishna willing - soon.

Just in case I need to post the letter again on the public form,  here it is below. 

Thank you so much maharaj for your every drop of mercy.  

Please keep me engaged in your service, please keep me sheltered at your divine feet, and thank you for your causeless mercy. 

Your aspiring servant, 

Sarita 

ASA - HpS -- No, the first letter was there. We try to answer within three days. That letter was running 4-days. We also try to put in the DTC how old are the letters that are waiting.

If it is Urgent, write that in the Subject Field.
Basically just look at www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt and it gives our basic undersanding of Guru.

O.K???    We wait to hear from you.  You seem like you are in an extremely auspicious position after millions of lives in the material world.