Urban Monk - Book Review

10 years, 11 months ago by hps in Special Category A

From: HpSwami

To: Sriman Gadadhara Paandita Das,
www.urbanmonkbook.comm

Paoho. AGTSP! I just finished going through your book. It was easy to read.

It seems that is designed for newcomers and not devotees. As a devotee I skimmed over the presentation of philosophy etc and followed your personal spiritual development and the history of your Sankirtan efforts.

Of course, devotees like ourselves should read it so that we can distribute it to proper people.

So many of the Sankirtan experiences that you recount we have seen other places also, in the BI for example. Also Prabhupada gave specific instructions to B. S. Damodara Swami to do some of the things you did with success!

Are you on the level of constant remembrance? Seems like you fully Krsna conscious but now you have to become fully and INTENSELY K.C., no?

Finally, we are working with Sesa Das and the Ministry of Education for all this educational development, so we hope that we can all be of mutual benefit to each other.

Thank you so much.

Engage us in you service as you can!

Substance Abuse and Guru Friendship

10 years, 11 months ago by hps in Personal Sadhana Reports, Hot Topics

On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 8:42 AM, XYZ Wrote

hare krshna dear gurudev pamho tlgasp

el motivo de escribirle esta carta es para informarle que no estoy
siguiendo todos los principios lamentablemente tengo serios problemas con
la intoxicación

es un problema muy serio el cual ya estamos haciendonos responsables  por
que queremos completr proyectos los cuales este factor no es un aliado . . . quiero avanzar en la vida espiritual por eso le cuento todo
esto mis rondas mejorando de a poco retomando los botos de 16 rons ,

con respecto a la relacion guru discipulo
veo que muchos devotos hablan asi como si fuese una relacion muy fuerte
incluso discipulos suyos dicen tener sierto rasa con ud
cual es enrealidad y esos rasas son axternos los que escucho hablar??
 

en lo personal a mi me gustaria tener una relacion mas intensa con ud .
usted cual es su punto de vista con respecto a eso y de que manera lo puedo
servir de manera extra de seguir los 4 principios y cantar 16 rons
por ultimo  e pensado que quiero situarme en varnaasram y . . .

todas las glorias a srila prabhupada

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. 

Utiliza "https://translate.google.com/"

Thank you for your letter. First, Prabhupada had over a thousand disciples. I was like 1,111 or something like that. So, an intense relationship with the spiritual master does not mean physical or exchange of a lot of individual letters. As need there can be that.

Lord Caitanya had 4 intimate associates: Svarupa Damodara, Ramananda Rai, Sikhi Mahiti and Sikhi Mahiti's sister. Of course, since he was a Sannyasi He never spoke or even came close to SM's sister. Still she was one of the 4 most intimate amongst thousands.

So, the intimate connection with the spiritual master or any devotee is to try to understand their service and help them.

We are trying to serve people by counseling like this, answering letters. It is only possible through the Blog. If you just adjusted your letter a little bit, not naming your material addiction specifically then you could post your letter on the Blog, then this answer could go for at least 15-more devotees to see who have 97% the same problem as you. Then our letter load is reduced from 450 per month to 150 per month.

Of course, these addictions: sex, power, fame, intoxication, mental pleasure, are different for different people. You have to do your own work of using the tools that Lord Caitanya has given us to pull up your individual weeds. Some are very very deep.

Of course, full morning and evening program are essential process. Are you doing that? Are you getting up early and having time for your spiritual life?

We have to force our mind by hard work to taste spiritual pleasure then it will not be attracted by the material rasa which is a shadow.

 One very specific technique is to chant Hare Krsna all the time you are preparing to indulge in the vice, while doing it and then, maybe even one time of going through the experience like this you will see the stupidity of the attraction and give it up.

O.K. Please write to the Blog in a general sense or open an account with another name eg. Captain Peacock.

We will edit this and put it on the Blog but your identity will be eliminated.

Jaya! Hari bolo! Krsna needs lots of help!!!!

Haribol!

10 years, 11 months ago by Bhaktin Camila R. in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to you! 

Please accept my sincere obeisances at your lotus feet Maharaj (Potatoe feet), I hope that your health is well right now...

Camila, 21 years old, Santiago-Chile.

Maharaj, I now that you're constantly doing things to serve in the Srila Prabhupada's mission, so I really doesn't want to bother you with my things, so I'ma going to try to do this letter short. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Well, everything is going good. I'm learning very fast, many things, i'm more quiet...like more in "peace"  I guess, with all the things that are happening in my life. I've decided to stop studying Social Work, i've realized that i don't like it, and that I want to do other things in my life, so it's OK. We're changing things...Also, I've decided to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina...like, starting a new career and live there...that's makes me feel very nervous, but extremly happy, cause when I was there in December-January I've discovered very nice association :) very nice devotees, female devotees (Palika dd, Bhktn.Belén, Ter Kadamba, Sharad Bihari, Jahnava dd,Rati Manjari dd, Etc.) So, I wanted to tell you that. ¡We are going to BS AS in the final week of August!

  HPS - ASA - Ah Ha!  What is the result?

This last month I have been waking up at 4:00 am unconscious manner, other days at 5 or 6. Is  very strange, cause sometimes I slept only for 3 or 4 hours, I don't know what's happening, ha! ha ! ha ! <img alt="cheeky" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tongue_smile.png" title="cheeky" width="23" />

Well, I think that's all I Have to say... I'm reading : Spiritual Warrior II of BTS. AWESOME book. 

And finally, I have a question:  ¿Things happens because Krsna's desire, or because Krsna pleased our sincere wishes? ¿Is alright to ask for things to Krsna? ¿In what point things happens because KARMA, and not for krsna's desire or vice versa ? 

HpS - When we want to live in the Kingdom but don't want the King to interfer with out life, then that is Karma. When we want to honestly work with the King, that is devotional service. Pretty much is start so happen as soon as you want it to. You show you want it by hearing and doing what and Acharya (Srila Prabhupada) says.

Chant Hare Krsna and see how Krsna is by your side.

PlEASE PlEASE PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE OBEISANCES MAHARAJ! 
Thank you for reading this... I sincerily ask for your blessinng in this new project in my life.. <img alt="blush" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/embarrassed_smile.png" title="blush" width="23" /> 


 

DTC Mo(1)

10 years, 11 months ago by hps in DTC

AGTSP........ . . .   Paoho.. . . . .
A very nice devotee we have known, for many years, Ganga-mantri Das, has come to visit Nashville and really is looking to re-locate here. We had very nice discussions with him last night and this morning. He parked his van next to our mobile home and used the shower and we had morning program together.

Is hot here, 85% F. Puts pressure on us when we try to work but with the fan is not too bad.

Really getting settled after this tour. We did 14-citys in 5 weeks.

We checked in with Saranga thakura Das in Houston. Patrakito asked for details. We basically talked about the contacts that we made while traveling, devotees who wanted to start schools or who might be able to be North American Ministry Regional Respresentatives.

We also discussed the Calendar for January and February. Looks good for Rama-giridhari Das, Executive Secretary for Ministry, to visit Chile last week in January, first week in February. The essence of education is ecstacy and the essence of ecstacy is congregational chanting of the glories of the Lord.

Then we had to help move the tent for our 12-hour Kirtan and symposium for next weekend and were busting our brains to plan for the Celebrate Nashville Festival next month.

Finally, we mostly caught up on our essays for Canto Five for Bhakti-vaibhava. It is fun but our eyes just can't handle the computer anymore. Seems like we are more useful hearing things from people and giving our opinion over the phone.

Hare Krsna Hare Rama.

Our internet connection in the office is down but AT&T says they will have it working by Wednesday. Then we can use Start Meeting more for on-line Japa etc! We are doing this at Nitai-gaurasundara Das' home at 8.51PM. Every night we go for a walk in the same route. It always amazes me. It is like exactly 44.5 minutes every time! Amazing! Five minutes faster or five minutes slower???  No, exactly 44.5.

O.K. We answer one letter and then head to our cottage.

Oh! The TppCB8 is ready to ship. Anyone want a plain copy for reading and distribution?

Jaya Radhe!  Hare!

Urgent- itinerario Argentina

10 years, 11 months ago by Ambarisa Maharaja Das in Calendar Development

Hare krsna 
Agtsp
All glories to you guru dev

Ceto darpana marjanam
Bhava maha davagni nirvapanam 
Sreyah kairava candrika vitaranam
Vidya vadhu jivanam
Anandambudhi vardhanam prati padam
Purnamrtasvadanam
Sarvatma snapanam param vijayate
Sri krsna sankirtanam

Sankirtan yajna ki jay!!! 
Thank you for your example, guidance, tolerance, personalism, and love.

   HpS - ASA - - AGTSP!


Guru dev we are organising your argentina s itininerary for january 2015 with sarad bihari dd (buenos aires) and nikunja bihari prabhu ( mar del plata). We need the arrive and departure information about your fly tickets from lima to buenos aires and buenos aires to santiago de chile to develop your itinerary and presentations, as soon as we recive it i will sent to you the propouse of the itinerary. 
Thank you 
your servant ambarisa m das

Lima to BsAs - 7 January, Wednesday - 14.55 Hours, EZE, LAN 4601
BsAs to Santiago - 7.50AM, AEP, January 21st.

We are working very seriously on this Carl Jung Project and of course all the education initiatives. Save the world.

Urgent blessings

10 years, 11 months ago by Govinda Sundara in Personal Sadhana Reports

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 
Gurudeva please accept my humble obeisances 

We pray to nrshimhadeva. take care of yours Devotees and great soul like gurudeva, keep them in the preaching and closer closer to you. 
Please forgive my neglects, i don't write you often. 
We start to work in Goswami academy last week, sooo much work! But we are Happy. 
The last month visited my family in Monterrey, was our first Jala Yatra (boat festival, rainy day, jaganatha baladeva and subadra and everybody finished wet ) everything exciting. We set up a kids area, very successful.
The Family its Good, everybody engaged in service to Krishna; mom its a little worry    , she wants me married by next year.  O.o
I was visiting Mexico city in Balaram purnima, and participating in the seminar of education with the report of the nortamerican  symposium of education. Mexico mandir devotees are really interested especially in homeschooling, sunday school and the possibility to start a official school ( like Asa Mexico we want to investigate the details to set up this kind of school in Mexico, cost, permissions etc ). More Information and details about the franchise could be great to know.

Rounds 16 (this days difficulties to have good rounds)
4 principles ok.
Reading ..this days...lazy :(    Just El gran mantra para la meditacion mistica Urmila's mataji book (spanish version). And BG class in temple.

Today is the orientation meeting with the parents in Goswami Academy and next Tuesday Radhastami appearance (ki jay!)  Radha giridhari gonna visit the school to give us blessings 
Please give us your blessings too, only in that way we can continue 

Your aspirant 
Govinda Pramodini DD 

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Thank you for all the news. We had a long talk with Saranga Thakura Das about the Ministry and this tour and Houston and YOU. We hope you get your Visa, can represent Mexico in Houston and Krsna kidnaps you and takes you home to Dvaraka to become the 16,109th princess. (I guess you can take your Mother with you??)

Certainly send us all news of the education work in Houston. It seems that San Jose wil be the next USA center.