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On Monday, March 24, 2014 10:54 AM, Sujata Srikanteswaran <[email protected]> wrote:

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga and Srila Prabhupada.

I have a question regarding this verse : What does "The embodiment seen on the eyeballs is called the adhibhautic person" mean. Can you please explain this to me.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.8

yo 'dhyātmiko 'yaḿ puruṣaḥ

so 'sāv evādhidaivikaḥ

yas tatrobhaya-vicchedaḥ

puruṣo hy ādhibhautikaḥ

SYNONYMS

yaḥ — one who; adhyātmikaḥ — is possessed of the sense organs; ayam — this; puruṣaḥ — personality; saḥ — he; asau — that; eva — also; adhidaivikaḥ — controlling deity; yaḥ — that which; tatra — there; ubhaya — of both; vicchedaḥ — separation; puruṣaḥ — person; hi — for; ādhibhautikaḥ — the visible body or the embodied living entity.

TRANSLATION

The individual person possessing different instruments of senses is called the adhyātmic person, and the individual controlling deity of the senses is called adhidaivic. The embodiment seen on the eyeballs is called the adhibhautic person.

Thank you,

Yas,

Sujata

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. This is a great question for our Blog: www.hps.monkeywarrior.com. I will post it all there. We get 500 letters/month without the use of the Blog, but when the questions and answers go public there we get only 150, manageable for  a lazy guy like us.

We are the Atma, we have eyes, ears etc.

The Deities who control all the eyes in the universe are the Daiva person. Like all the fire in the universe is the body of the 49-fire gods. They have a big body. As we control this big personal body made of many cells they control the Body of Fire in the universe as there body and the fire in our bodies is like cells of that.

Then there is the Bhautic or gross world. And that is the things we feel with our hands and the things we see with our eyes.

O.K?

mis respetuosas reverencias a Srila Prabhupada¡¡¡

mis respetuosas reverencias a SU Santidad¡¡¡

Maharaja, talvez no le llego la carta que le envie a fines del mes de enero, aqui le escribo nuevamente.

                  HpS - TlgaSP pfanrh. Demasaido viaje. No respondinendo a cartes, pero ya respondiendo a nuevos y y y poco a poco viejos. 

Aqui en Tacna continuando con el sadhana, 3 rondas fijas por la mañana, y por el dia hasta 16, aun no puedo someter el deseo sexual, pero siempre estoy fijando unos dias para seguir los 4 principios. Lecturas de libros Baghavad Gita, Krishna Book, Nectar de la devocion, Srimad Bhagavatam, CC. Adi lila. En el Bhagavad Gita voy en el capitulo 17, y es la segunda vez; en el Srimad Bhagavatam por segunda vez en el primer canto y en el capitulo 5 ; en el Nectar de la Devocion en el capitulo primero ya leido todo 4 veces; EL Krishna Book, vamos leyendo con mi abuela 2 veces y estamos en el capitulo ultimo "resumen de los pasatiempos del Señor Krishna". En el CC. Adi lila recien voy terminando  el capitulo 2. De vez en cuando el Upadesamrita, y otros libros devocionales pequeños.

Saliendo a Sankirtan tambien, no todos los dias. Cantamos Artik 2 veces al dia. Tomamos prasadam. Prabhu Mahajana una vez mas esta de visita y  nos esta acostumbrando a hacer fiestas, hace poco festejamos Goura Purnima y preparamos muchos diferentes platos.

Maharaja, encontramos una ceramica  de Hanuman sentado muy bien pintado con su yelmo, masa en un mercado-feria.  Lo hemos puesto en el altar y le estamos ofreciendo platanitos y agua pura; Maharaja desde que El señor Hanuman esta en el altar me he entusiasmado a seguir mejor el celibato, es dificil pero trato de soportar ese deseo tomandolo como si fuera dolor, y verdaderamente se siente un gran sufrimiento pero de esta manera esta mejorando mi servicio, entiendo que lo hago por la satisfaccion de Sri Krishna, tambien me ha hecho dar cuenta que no es necesario satisfacer el cuerpo con los deseos que se presentan en mi mente, ya puedo controlar mejor la ira, envidia, y otros deseos innesesarios. De todas maneras no me es posible soportar esa ansiedad por muchos dias, pero para estar mejor,se me ha hecho necesario sufrir soportando este dolor de esta manera; Maharaja no se si esta experiencia es buena practicarla me es nesesario que me diga si esta bien.

Mi abuelita esta cantando siempre 16 rondas,le gusta escuchar lo libros devocionales que le leo todos los dias, pero no con mucho exito. Cantamos el artik juntos, pero ella todavia no a aprendido las oraciones en sanscrito, solo canta Hare Krishna, y algunos versos mas. Ella Cocina para Krishna, y ya aprendio a predicar, a veces distribuye libros y le informa y sus amigos y familiares que no deben comer carne y que canten Hare Krishna. Ella se siente muy bien en el proceso y quire irse al mundo espiritual.

Maharaja, tengo una pregunta : En el Srimad Bhagavatam lei que el alma no puede estar separada del disfrute, estaba pensando y recorde que Krishna es el centro domo la raiz de un arbol, es verdad que al ofrecer con devocion algo a Krishna se siente algo agradable, entonces ¿ yo debo de tratar de disfrutar de esa manera?.

            ASA - Si...  !...

y ¿con que mentalidad debo de tomar prasadam?, es devocional pero escuche que cuando es muy sabroso y se come para degustarlo es complacencia de los sentidos.

                     Es una gran tema. Va a encontrar mucho en los libros de Srila Prabhupada de eso. Lea "La Brahmana Sudama Bendecido por Sri Krsna" en el libro Krsna.  Vamos a honrar Prasadam para obtener esfuerza para nuestra Sankirtan.

Adorar la deidad regularmente. Banarlo. Busca flores, adornos con trabajo practico es como venzer deseos disfrutar rasa por actvidades sexual necios.

Muchas gracias su carta. Tu eres un gran alma. Adelantar sus cosas. Reverencias a su Abuel!

Hare Krisna, Dear Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Thank you for responding at my last letter. Thank you so much for your dedication, effort and understanding. It’s a lot of time to until you get to Europe (August 2015) but you must care yourself and Krisna will tell us what he wants of us.

HpS - AGTSP paoho. Thank you your efforts. If we do Sankirtan together and don't get to Europe until August 2015 it will seem like it was not enough time. We needed still more time to prepare for the visit.

We are thinking about to open other temples in Madrid. I think it would be good to open another in a couple of years. There are many empty locals in Madrid. First, may be renting it, then buying it.  Now Madrid has no lakshmi to rent or buy another building, all money went to Navalakunda's project. But Madrid’s Temple has resources to make more lakshmi.

HpS - Maybe many smaller local projects like Espiritu Santa around Madrid and then one larger center like Naval kunda for big festivals near Madrid. Why not expect thousands of people joining over next few years.

Now we are working with the Congregation in two ways:

• Congregation development.
• Devotee care.

We are having many courses to educate congregational mentors, devotee care, etc. Akrura Das are helping us to develop this. We want to create a very strong congregation and Ashram established. We want to develop a matajis group, the beginning of the an ashram for matajis. If we have a strong and established prabhu’s ashram and the beginning of the other for matajis, we can open other temple. But it’s necessary devotees involved for developing this.

Now there are four fixed devotees living in the ashram, and three are been integrating. Many weekends the ashram is full, like next weekend. We will work to develop this with Krisna’s mercy  and yours.

Gaura Purnima's Festival was wonderfull. Program during all day. Many devotees and no devotees coming, a lot of Prasadam. Harinama for 2 hours. One class in the morning and other in the evening, etc. All people and devotees happy, Goura Nitay Happy Happy.

Well, Gurudeva. I don’t take you more time.

Please, let me keep at your service.

Thank you very much for all.

We are waiting to August – Sept 2015 get in. We hope to offer you two temples for preaching.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das.

                  HpS - ASA -- Similar news from Jara-mara HD. Hope for news from Naval Kunda also!!! Our respects to Akrura Prabhu. We had a little contact with his programs in Peru and Chile and Australia. His approach was very innovative, intellectual with practical application. I wonder how he has been able to push his effort forward.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Todas las Glorias al movimiento de Harinama Sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Querido Gurudeva!

Mis reverencias a Ud!

Como esta ud?

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paohho. Lea el DTC para nuestra bienestar!! Traducido en espanol por patraka das.

Primero,quiero saludarlo por Gaura Purnima. Aqui en Bs As tuvimos un hermoso festival con bombos y platillos!! y  Sri Sri Gaura nitai estaban muy complacidos y los devotos muy felices.

En Iskcon sigo sirviendo en la parte de comunicaciones y en la organización de Kirtans y bhajans para los festivales.

Aqui estoy, siempre tropezando y golpeandome contra el suelo, pero intentando hacer mejor el servicio y mejorar el sadhana.

En lo personal, estuve con algunos problemas familiares, pero pude salir adelante. Con mi asociada estamos bien, pero tomamos la decision de vivir en hogares separados por un tiempo. Quizas es lo mejor para madurar.

Ahora estoy buscando regularizar mi situación económica, sobre todo por mis hijos que merecen un buen sustento de parte mía.

Estoy intentando enfocarme mas en el sadhana, 16 rondas y 4 principios, y no cometer ofenzas a dios. Por las noches antes de dormir, leo un poco BG, Krishna book, Mahabharata, etc.

Por favor disculpe mi modo de escritura, creo yo, es infantil, pero intento ser lo mas espontáneo posible.

Gracias por leer mi carta y por brindarme su asociación

Perdone mis ofensas

su aspirante a sirviente

Devarsi Narada das

HpS - ASA - Super carta gracias. Recuerdo con mucho emocion visit a BsAs y su asociacion, en vuelta del Templo.  Si, es bueno no vivir con sexo opuesto si no esta casado. Adelante.  Mas Maha mantra = Mas Varna ashrama Dharma.

Toma apoyo de la pureza de sus hijos, familiares para empetu de desarrolla economica.  Si ellos son lobos no va a ser mucho impetu ganar mucho dinero para ellos. Ellos va a recibir lo que merecen automaticamente. Si son sisnes va a ser mucho impetu para trabajar bien para ellos.

Dinero volando en todos partes. Con buen conciencia facil capturar en buen cuantidad y ser situado en la revolucion de Mahaprabhu!!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja
All Glories to HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
All Glories to You.
Please accept my humble obeisances to your feet.

Want to ask:
Do you know the estimated date you arrive to Argentina?
Is it confirmed? 
I ask it, only for commence to work and have more chances for seminars.  Thanks a lot! 

your servant, who want to learn serve.
Rati Manjari Devi Dasi

http://vimeo.com/88555228
Summary of PT Maha Abhisekam only 6.3 min. send u on my last letter. 
attach some Gauranga pictures! :) 
Hare Krsna!

HpS - ASA --  AGTSP paoho.   Thank you for your assoicaion in Japa Joe each day. Wonderful looking video link. Look at the letter to Jara-mara hari Das next to this one for our travel plans!!!

Also, in the DTC we will put more details.

Hare Krisna HPS

PAMHO AGTSP

I hope you recive this letter full of health.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho. We are with more energy after recovering from all the travels!!!

I am sorry for the delay of comunication but there was really a lot to do here in Madrid-Spain.

As you may know we had some changes here in MAdrid.

Jayanta and his team decided to center their efforts in Navalakunda Project.

GBC decided to let them take 128,000 € from Madrid accounts so they can develope the project nicely.

MAdrid temple is now poor but we are working hard for krisna.

Right now the relationship with the previous administrators is not at its top level but I hope this will change soon.

Avesa Rupa DAs, Jayanta Das, Adiras DAs, Yaga Mohan [Jagamohan], Purnamasi Devi DAsi Et all made a great service, Sacrifice and austerities for so many years, They are all great souls, I hope we can expand our relationship in a lovely Vaisnava way daily.

I pray for Navalakunda project every day and Hope with the deepest of my heart that this project developes nicely for krisna.

Now Madrid:

Things are developing very nicely in Madrid:

THe atmosfere is very suportive and lovely care.

Congregation is getting involve and help a lot.

Education is now a very strong leg of madrid temple The bhaktivedanta institute is ofering Introduction to Bhakti yoga, Bhakti Shastri and Bhakti Vaivava courses allready.

We have clases every afternoon from monday to friday.

Also a servian devoty named Akrura das is staying in Madrid and helping a lot in developing comunication, devotee care and managing areas.

Bhakta program is developing nicely - Bhakta Marcos, Bhakta Pedro (rumania), Bhakta kike-1 and bhakta Alejandro are livig in the temple and taking bhakti shastri course.

All of them are rending and enormous service to Srila Prabhupada´s Mision. God bless them All.

We have also external bhaktas like Mihail,  KIKE-2 and others that visit regularly, offer service and stay ocasionally in the asram.

Kike-2 is coming with me everyday and distributing many books.

The atmosfere in the asram is very friendly and family kind.

Jharikanda Gaura is doing a great effort in taking care de deities, he is making a lot of progres in improving his relationship among others.

He is also in charge of the unbeliveble breakfast.

Jhanardhan Prabh (CUBA) is a young(23) but amecingly mature devotee his teaching math in the university Carlos 3 of Madrid and is really erudite hi is giving most of the formative classes, he is a great soul.

Jiva goswamy(Peru) Kepps cooking as an angel and every body loves his job.

OLders devotees like Yadunandana Swami, And Jiva tattva and Gundica visit us regularly and give us their asociation, care and wisdom.

Also GBC are very supportive Hridaya caytania das and Bhakti GAuravani Swamis.

Dandava And carchika are doing and amacing job and are really suportive with every body.

YAsoda is cooking to days per week and is developing a regular daily harinam Program. He also started a devotional Salsa project with Jarikanda.

ekadristy make the dress for the smaller deities in goura purnima and is taking care of her mom, children and Husband.

With the hep of Maha LAxmi we hope that from apbril will be harinam every day in the streets of Madrid.

Sunday harinam is developing very nicelly under the care os Sveta and MArkandeya Risi DAs we allready have the flags with de counch and the "Maza" and a very nice blue Maha MAntra emblema.They also designed and make the new dress for the deities in Gaura purnima.

Sananda and Bhadra Bardana and makig incredible efforts to develope congragational preaching and devotee care programs, working close with Akrura Das, also helping a lot with the sanga sankirtan project and tañing care of the deities.

With the support of Maha Laxmi Devi DAsi we hope to open a lady asram in apbril.

The plans are to settel up the temple at the maximum of his potencial and then when the family is ready we will jump to a new temple manteining this one. We all know that to open a new temple is esential but first things first. We must grow as a team and family, we must mature, I hope we wiill be ready for a new twmple in 18 or 24 months. We have a very good team now.

Sankirtan is going nicely Marta and I had a Really Bad car Accident, We are ok but the van was destroy.

We see it as a Krisna arragement, now I am very happy distributing SP books.

My personal shadana is goin very nice 16/4 and every day managala artik and full program, then some administration, then Sankirtan !!!

The congragation is growing are becoming a fundamental resource for the temple, devotees like Bhaktin Marisol, MArta, Shadana, helmut, Raquel, Arjuna, Marcos-2 and many others are helping a lot.

We are working in a very cooperitivly mood with the farm.

We are selling maha prasadam from Radha govinda candra and is a going really well. The most famous are the berfis from protected cow´s milk.

Well, so we have plans to change the world, changing or selfs first.

every body is working really hard internal and externally.

It will we great if you may come this year.

Is not a joke the plans are to conquere the world, but we need you asociation.

Please come!!!!!!!

Any personal Advice ????

Yor fallen servant

JMHD

                HpS - ASA --- Wonderful news. AGTSP! paoho. We have news from many devotees, have daily association in the Japa workshop on line with Bhadra-Sananda, Yasoda-Ekadrsti, Paurnamasi, Sati-mani-sita Dasi et al. The vision you describe sounds practical. It seems that you have to refine it, not make any large change.

How is your morning program? Fun? Basically simple? With whom?

NOTE: The GBC agreed that the name "Bhaktivedanta Institute" should only be used by the science group headed then by Sadaputa, BS Damodara Swami et al. I will write to Yadunandana Swami.

Thank you for naming so, so many devotees. I think the morning program is the essential focus now for  you. We have many other thoughts but that seems to be the center.

I don't know when we can come in our body now.

Honestly we came very close to a brain stroke or heart attack during this last marathon of travel. Now we have to rest, rest, rest the body and work, work, work the intelligence. Only one trip planned until end of July. So, in some few weeks we should begin to see who and how we are and then make plans on that basis.
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