DTC Sa(17)

11 years, 2 months ago by hps in DTC


OINK! OINK!        Whoop!   Whoop!
   Oink!    Oink!             Second Day of innauguration. But we also had on-line:

  • Japa Joe
  • 5AM NOI
  • 6AM Peru Class
  • 8AM San Jose Class
  • Educational Administration Panics
  • 11AM Deity Installation Bathing
  • 11.30-2.30 Non-stop Questions and Amswers for India-Abroad, New Western Guests, Indian-Volunteers.
  • War to get proper bhoga for Lord Nrsmha.  
  • NAP.  
  • Answered all letters to 6 days ago.  
  • Now sun in showing slanting rays at 7.15PM so we will go to the Festival, 100-meeters from here, and join the masses, but keep our ear-muffs on and 
  • Finish our last 9/26 rounds.

​We feel that we need to change our emphasis more toward Bhagavata Marg than Pancharatrika Marg. Both are here, but often the most important service is seen as "Srngara tan mandira-marjanadau" rather than "Mahaprabho kirtana (SB) nrtya gita". It has taken years to develop completely organized grounds and buildings, but the lectures and others are being planned at the last minute.

Ha!  Ha! Ha! Its our lack of effort that we have to blame. We have to learn how to do better!!!!!
We can judge our Sankirtan by how the cow protection is improving!
O.K. We made so many general comments in the individual letters. We get so much love and affection from NGD. He is a real doctor.
Caitanya and Subhra are EXCELLENT hosts. Jiva Goswami is our Sankirtan Muscles!
We are meeting so many devotees here!
In some ways it is planning for Atlanta...
           Who will improve things???   There is no alternative to improving things than our own efforts.

Hare Krishna! Reporte desde Chile.

11 years, 2 months ago by Valentina Cortes Pizarro. in Personal Sadhana Reports

<cite><var>Todas las glorias a Sus Santidades Sri Sri Goura Nitay </var></cite>

<cite><var>Todas las glorias a Su Santidad Srila Prabhupada </var></cite>

<cite><var>Mis más respetuosas reverencias a usted maharaja</var></cite>

 

<cite><var>Hare Krishna Maharaja, supe que ha estado enfermo de alergias?!, espero se encuentre mucho mejor de su salud.. </var></cite>

HPS - Si, despues de viajar a Franklin todo desparecio. Posible esfuereza de dieta tambien.

<cite><var>Bueno comenzaré pidiendo las disculpas correspondientes por mandar más de una vez la carta anterior, la mande varias veces porque no estaba segura si la había mandado correctamente; me encuentro cantando mis 16 rondas diarias como mínimo, siguiendo los cuatro principios y con mi servicio fijo; con respecto a las rondas yo le había preguntado como podía hacerlo para cantarlas mejor, asi que estoy llegando más temprano al templo, para así aprovechar de escuchar un poco la clase de la mañana, cantar todas las rondas y dedicarme a limpiar antes de entrar a trabajar. Ya leí el Upadesamrta y me quedarón varias dudas aclaradas, muchas gracias por responder a cada una de mis preguntas.</var></cite>

<cite><var>Sin querer quitarle más de su valioso tiempo</var></cite>

<cite><var>Se despide afectuosamente su aspirante a sirviente Bhaktin Valentina Cortés.</var></cite>

HpS - Si, esforzando cantar mejor rondas Krsna da la inteligencia.

http://vedabase.com/es/sb/1/2/7

Pero, claro, levantar temprano es un "truco" material aun transcendental essential para mejorar las rondas. Meditacion no es lo que piensas! Es mas, cambio de perspectivo. Eso requiere esfuerza!

Moo Chas gracias su associacion y esfuerza para la mission del SENOR CAITANYA! Va a tener gran recompensa! Va a enender quienes Vd!!!

Ya vamos a DTC.

cow protection

11 years, 2 months ago by harsh_horse in Special Category A

hare krsna maharaj, pamho, agtsp
how are you ?

             HpS - AGTSP!!!!   Life is a Battle of Kuruksetra. So far we think Krsna has been able to keep us alive and shooting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8-Hi2N8FcE   . this video shows the state of cattles (buffalo/cow) in india. Its pathetic...

. . . I wanted to ask what is the position of cow protection in ISK sankirtana activities? how do we connect cow protection to chanting of holy names....

regards,
harsh

      HpS - We will take your word for it and the word we have heard from others we trust, and not watch the video. The devotees in Australia had a plan to blow up a slaughter-house near the Temple. They indirectly asked Prabhupada about this when he was there and he answered (we heard this from Caru Das, President), "What is the use. They will simply build a new one. Unless the consciousness, attitude, is changed they will not stop". So that is the answer, no? We have to individually try to improve our efforts to educate the world, our part of the world, as fingers of Lord Caitanya. Of course, Kirtan, personal, and engaging the ignorant is the best way to educate.


Other point is that this is the material world and all the cows who are getting tortured were people who tortured cows. We want to help them very, very much, but they are NOT innocent.

Humble request

11 years, 2 months ago by nataraj in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Dear Guru maharaj

Please accept my humble obesciences, All glories to Srila Prabhupad

I would love to see you at the Houston temple maharaj. Gurumaharaj, Can I get like 30 minutes to talk to you personally when you are at Houston?

Thank you

your servant

Nataraj

HpS- AGTSP. Yes, I guess so. The schedule is a bit hectic here. Call us!!!

Recommendations

11 years, 2 months ago by Mahaharidas in Personal Sadhana Reports, Other

Dear Maharaja:

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I'm Maha Hari das temple president of Buenos Aires Argentina.

            HpS - AGTSP!    Paoho.   We know you!!!     So, so nice to have your association, even by letter!!!!

I'm writting you to recommend two aspirant diciples for formal shelter here in BsAs Mandir.

Bhaktina Belen Salinas

Bhakta Camilo ( currently in Australia yatra)

Bhaktin Belen has been doing service nicely for over 6 months and she is assisting the devotees in the pujari department. She is a nice young devotee that has a lot to learn and we hope you can consider her your servant.

Bhakta Camilo has lived in the ashrama the past year with us and now he traveled to Australia Yatra to live there.

He was doing book distribution and helping with the preaching programs here in B-aires. He followed nicely the morning programs and chant his rounds daily while he was here. Please consider him you sincere servant as well.

I also have news regarding bhakti luis ( AKA the baker)

Luis moved into the temple, he rented a room in the temple and wants to stay for a while with Us to recieved proper trainning. He works at the temple restaurant, few days a week and also do a lot of service in the temple. He has a baby boy Hari who he sees a couple of days  a week. Luis rented his house so he can have some fix income, he uses half of that income to give to his child and the other have to rent a room in the temple. Also he works a the temple restaurant and uses that income for his own expenses.

We are going to take care of luis and help him to advance and rise him up to the level of a worthy  servant  and disciple.

We hope to see you again this year, please let me know when wuold you be coming to baires and please try to plan your visit anytime but december since we want the devotees to focus on the book distribution marathon.
looking forward to see you.
your servant
Maha. Hari das
temple president
ISKCON B-Aires.

               HpS - ASA --- We have good communication with Belen and Marcos. We need their full-names, date of birth and please send their e-mail addresses to [email protected]

We should come to South America for two months during Feb-Apr. In Dec we are already pretty fixed for Tennessee to give some motivation to the preaching here!!!

Check in from San Diego

11 years, 2 months ago by Nityananda-rama dasa in Personal Sadhana Reports

Please accept my humblee obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Gurudeva, I have been chanting and reading. I still have problems getting to the temple, but I have started a Bhagavad Gita study group so that I can have some association. Luckily Lord Jagganatha threw a parade close to my house so I was able to see His smiling face recently.

This semester is drawing to an end and I am actively working on a report in one of my linguistics course to examin how Srila Prabhupada's use of English has effected the English of ISKCON and if second wave devotees are using language in the same was as Prabhupada's diciples. It is interesting to look at all of the subtle ways in which we have been touched by Srila Prabhupada. I hope to extend this project in the future to use as the basis for my master's thesis.

HpS - ASA - Aaaaaah. Such a nice study, but how can you do it without getting to the Temple to study how the devotees use English???  Seems you must be looking at both in their written format?? Is nice..

I have momentarily quite studying Japanese to focus more on my sadhana and my major and spritualizing my linguistics study.

You fallen servant,

Nityananda-rama dasa

HpS - ASA - Super!  Do you say hello to Dayanidhi and his family from time to time???