AgtSP

Paoho

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We have 75-10/12 years old body. We have been expecting, planning, to leave this material, possible spiritualized, body at 76-years old. That time has come.

So, we are consolidating our Sankirtan, personal, legal, social, institutional relations, day by day. What consolidating we have done, agtSP, so far, is pretty substantial, but we should try to do more. This is Srila Prabhupada's example, no?

Our editing and publishing on our Blog of past and recent letters direct to us is part of that eg. trying to make public all of our administrative involvement in the Peru Yatra. That is what an old man should do, no?

Of course, we have made mistakes even due to increasing dementia, so we sincerely apologize. Several devotees have misunderstood our situation and we have posted some things that may have been too confidential for our Blog, but in some respect we can say that we feel it is a fault of the current Krsna consciousness movement that this knowledge of Sannyasa, and how to relate to it, is not common to even to leaders who are institutionally and socially responsible for so many others.

So, we certainly want to correct any mistakes we have inadvertently made, but anything that is sent in private letters that you feel is too confidential for arenas like our ASA Blog, should be noted as such BEFORE speaking, writing it, especially anything dealing with women [politics (money)].

🐒🐒🐒🦍 As far as we are concerned whatever we have posted has been about 70- 80% correct and should be on the Blog.

The Blog is for ASA Friends and Members. If others read here then it is at their own risk, whether they are envious hogs and dogs [https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/25/283/] 😂 or members of fanatical Kanistha Adhikari guru cults. [Which includes some so called Scientists].

After rereading this and editing it and praying at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada, it seems a little strong, but otherwise people complain that we are not clear about the confidentility of our communications.

Thank you.

Please respond here, in the 🐸 ASA Blog with any questions, comments, complaints or donations.

HpSwami

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva reverencias nos gustaría saber si su Vyasapuja se realizará en Houston? Para comprar nuestros pasajes .

Su sirviente Rohini Kumar Días 🙏

ASA-HpS- AgtSP, yes. 🙂

Hare Krishna Maharaj, 

Paoho! AGTSP! I see, so Jan 11th falls on a Thursday. Is this a set date or is there possibility for celebrating Friday 12th or Saturday 13th. Just a thought … I know MLK Jr Holiday is on Monday so might be long weekend for those who may want to come visit from around the U.S or Mexico. Just a thought? Please let us know what you think? 🙏🙇🏽‍♀️🫣

HpS/ASA - We, agtSP, think it is a very good question, and should be shared on the Blog.

1. We look at HpSwami Vyasapuja as a chance for us to glorify the Param para including Krsna, Radha, Vyasa, us, you et al. 🦚🐒🦍🙂🐒

2. We are happy to celebrate informally 11 January or several other practical dates, but GBC rule, as we know, is that it can only be celebrated once a year on ISKCON property. 🦍🪷🦍

3. Let us see if there are any other suggestions on this Topic within this Category? ⚖️

No, agtSP, news of Yasodanandana Das since his visit with Monica.

We, TB, will link this Post to his phone.

Hare Krsna. Hare Rama.

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Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaja!

I think I was having technical difficulties...

I'll try again!

And this is my favorite picture of Srila Prabhupada because he's playing the gong.

TB - Gong back home, back to Godhead!

CC Madhya 11.57

bāhya-jñāna nāhi, se-kāle kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni,

āliṅgana karibena tomāya ‘vaiṣṇava’ ‘jāni’

bāhya-jñāna nāhi — without external consciousness; se-kāle — at that time; kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni’ — by hearing the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āliṅgana karibena — He will embrace; tomāya — you; vaiṣṇava jāni’ — taking you to be a Vaiṣṇava.

“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will be in a mood of ecstatic love, without external consciousness. At that time, as you recite those chapters from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, He will embrace you, knowing you to be a pure Vaiṣṇava.

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Dear Guru Maharaja,

In Bengali wordings says kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni. Synonym says by 'hearing the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa'. Translations says 'recite those chapters from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam!'

I appreciate how SP is giving purport(s) already in the translations and also how, on spiritual plane, some activities looking different from outside are same from inside (exoteric and esoteric?). There is no mention of SB in the verse, even though, there is mention about it before in context of a whole situation.

Another phrase from the verse āhya-jñāna nāhi — without external consciousness. In translation SP adds in a mood of ecstatic love.

From these situations, I remember Bhaktivonoda Thakura who wrote something like: we should understand the spirit of sastra and not (just) words.

Could you comment on this?

HpS - AgtSP. Thanks from everyone here for such nice questions. It is big topic. We hope we can add a little to your investigation in trying to know Srila Prabhupada, his words.

It is very clear to all scholars, external or internal to ISKCON, that Srila Prabhupada's Translations differ from what is in the WFW. Srinivasa Das brought this up in a class in Boise and then Radhika-ramana Das, our Oxford Sanskritist, commented with enthusiasm that Srila Prabhupada tends to translate with the commentaries of Sridhara Swami and write the Purports with the commentary of Jiva Goswami.

So, Translations may be in context of the surrounding verses, maybe they include the comments of our Acharya's like Visvannatha, Bh. Vinode Th, Bh. Siddhanta Maharaja.

Maybe, maybe, maybe Srila Prabhupada's personal ecstatic visions.

That's what I know and how I go ahead with my study of our ISKCON Acharya. We listened to the dictation tapes for the KRSNA book and it was enlivening to see the editing to the first big KRSNA book. Now there are later changes.

Radhika-ramana Das has been on the like 10-man committee that is going through looking at each book and making final edits that then should be the official ISKCON version.

As he describes it, it is going too slow, yet expects good results.

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Changing the subject - You tweeted on 8th Nov: 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class dust? May I ask what you mean by that, in context of the pastime and / or generally? What comes to my mind is that different kinds (energy) of mercy is received from and by different devotees. But cannot connect that to the specific pastime.

HpS - Yes, that is what we were thinking. We can take the dust, offer our respects, listen submissively to devotees in terms of their advancement.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/3/#bb5869

Then NoI-5 gives how much each different level is authorized. Eg. at annual Rathayatra for our Temple we se Bhakta Beauford who we know is a very nice guy. Comes to temple, chants some rounds on his beads, but not 16, has some attachment to marijuana etc.

He asks, "Hey, Nama, what's this I hear about Krsna Das (temple president) getting to loose with the ladies".

Nama Swami answers: "There are problems everywhere and devotees are analyzing the situation in a pretty sober way. Hope there is some publich resolution about things for everyone's well being soon that you and I can hear".

If it is Madhyama Adhikari asking then we can discuss in more intimate detail judging their position.

If it is Srila Prabhupada asking then we tell him whatever we know without reservation.

You can bottle it and sell it: 1st, 2nd and 3rd class dust form the feet of Vaisnavas?

Thank you!

Your servant Namacarya Das

HpS - May all your cottages be rented!!! 🙂 More mercy as you can,