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Radhika-rama Das Endowed

12 years, 2 months ago by hps in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports
Dear Guru Maharaja,
 
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your wonderful service to him.
 
I am writing to request your blessings and permission to make a major move for my family and career. Just today I was formally offered the Charles Redd Endowed Chair in Religious Studies at Utah State University. This represents a major step up in my academic service, since very few professors receive endowed chairs during their career. But more importantly, it will provide us an opportunityto move back to Boise. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah---only four hours' drive from Boise.
 
Our current plan is that Amrita Keli and the children will live in Boise, and I will come back to Boise during the weekends. This will help the children grow up in a Krishna conscious environment and provide service opportunity for Amrita. Presently in Williamsburg, we struggle to maintain our spiritual life, since the devotee community is more than an hour away.
 
We would leave Williamsburg in the middle of May, and my new position would begin in August. We humbly request your permission to make this move.
 
At the same time, all the devotees in Virginia are very much looking forward to your visit during Labor Day weekend---especially Srinivasa and Kameswari Mataji, who are praying to become your disciples. I will also try to visit Richmond for Labor Day weekend this year.
 
I hope your travels in Bengal have been going smoothly. If you meet Prof. Bandyopadhyay, please convey my humble respects and warm greetings to him.
 
your servant,
Radhika Ramana dasa

DTC We(13)

12 years, 2 months ago by hps in DTC

AGTSP    paoho
Here we are in Imphal again. We just got back from four daze in the jungle. We were at Ananda-bazaar. The nearest internet was 28-km away. It was hard, hard, hard, hard work. We have ample headache, but being careful.  Lots of results.  Don't know how long internet will work so we send then right away. Tommorrow we go to Thoubal and stay for a week.  It is like jungle also.

TB - BW.

We try to send the KDh and more news if the intenet lasts. We are O.K.  health good, for 65 year old donkey, doing our rounds, MED writing, lots of local programs.

Jara Mara Hari Das

12 years, 3 months ago by jaramara in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krisna Maharaja et all:

Jara Mara Hari Das reporting from Madrid Temple Spain.

After 15 years of 4regs-16 rounds and then 3 years of no rounds I´m trying to reengange in the service of Mr Caytania´s Army.

Right now I am living in the temple serving the lotus feed of Sri Sri Gaura Nitay and Jagad Mohan Das.

MaharajaI miss you a lot 

I miss serving Srila Prabhupada trough your grace

I hope you can acept the service of this fallen servant again.

Hope to see you soon in Madrid.

Haribolo

Jara Mara Hari Das

                   HpS - ASA   -   AGTSP!          Ooooof!    After so much time we get your association.  We have really missed your association.  Your old grandmother who used to smoke a lot, mother, father, wife, son... What's the news in a short summary?         Any report from the japa?   Experiences???

Desde Chile...

12 years, 3 months ago by btna andrea in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri GouraNitay!!!!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!!

Todas las Glorias y mis más respetuosas reverencias a usted Gurudeva!!!!!

Espero se encuentre usted bien de salud, siempre orando al Señor Nrsimhadeva por su protección.

Nuestro último reporte fue para su vyasa-puja, actualmente seguimos cantando 16 rondas diarias, siguiendo los 4 principios regulativos estrictamente, nuestro servicio semanal en el templo ( guirnaldas para Sri Sri GouraNitay), estudiando los libros de SP, en marzo comenzamos el curso de Bhakti Sastri, en casa estamos adorando a nuestras deidades, Jagannatha, Baladeva y Subhadra, además llegaron SriSri GouraNitay, son muy misericordiosos, Nitay nos ha robado el corazón,  estamos cuidando por un tiempo las deidades de Raman Reti ( Gopal y GouraNitay), estamos haciendo sus ropas y joyas para todos….mucho servicio!!!! diariamente realizamos Govinda, y estamos haciendo mangalarati unas 3 a 4 veces por semana….lo cuál nos ha ayudado mucho a cantar mejores rondas…

Hemos tenido muchas realizaciones estos últimos meses, mucho desapego de este mundo y más apego a la vida espiritual,  estamos cerrando un ciclo y empezando otro, he tenido la oportunidad de distribuir mucho prasadam a todo tipo de personas!!!! Gurudeva cada día me doy cuenta que no soy capaz de hacer nada por mi misma, que dependo absolutamente de su misericordia y de las bendiciones de los vaisnavas…. Estamos preparándonos para la iniciación, tratando de ser más conscientes de nuestros actos, de cantar mejor nuestras rondas, de hacer el servicio con una mejor conciencia, sobre de todo de cantar buenas rondas, la base de todo…apegarse al canto del Santo Nombre del Señor, gracias Gurudeva por toda la misericordia que usted nos esta dando, gracias a usted estamos haciendo algún adelanto en la vida espiritual!!!!!!!

Se despide quién aspira a ser su sirvienta

Bhaktin Andrea

                ASA -  Muy bien.  Muchas gracias a Srila Prabhupada, no?  Adelante.  Va a ver que todos sus austeridades va a recibir una recompensa increible!             >>>>>=====>

Estimado Hanumatpresaka Swami

12 years, 3 months ago by Schwarzesteine in Other

Acabo de ver una foto suya en compañía de Ananta Gouranga Das de Chile, lo cual me motivó a escribirle esta pequeña carta.

     ASA -  TlgaSP!   Pfanrh.   You mean us, Monkey, or HpSwami??  Of course, we use the same body...

Simplemente quería saludarlo y contarle que voy a comenzar a trabajar haciendo clases de sicología en una Universidad llamada Universidad Autónoma de Chile, lo cual me tiene muy entusiasmado y un poco ansioso. 

Todavía estoy tratando de asimilar bien el contenido de "El néctar de la devoción", y eso que ya es tercera vez que lo estoy leyendo jejeje!!

           ASA - Necesita!!!  Waves of Devocion por Danurdhara Swami!!

Sin embargo considero que tiene enseñanzas perfectas y necesarias, para cualquier persona que desee avanzar en su camino espiritual y su relación con Dios.

También le cuento que estoy terminando de grabar un disco con mi grupo de rock. El grupo se llama Ruinas, y las letras hablan acerca de experiencias de vida y desarrollo personal. Esperamos con el resto del grupo que nos vaya bien con el disco que vamos a editar.

Y bueno, me despido. Espero que se encuentre bien, y como siempre quiero darle las gracias por haberme mostrado lo maravilloso que es estar en conciencia de Krsna. 

Muchos saludos!!

            Thank you Mr. Schwarsenstein.     Cocina sin Karma!!!!!!!          Buena suerte!!!      Maas norticias del uniiversidad!

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Madman Lalita madhava das

12 years, 3 months ago by LalitaMadhavadas in Personal Sadhana Reports
All glories to :
Bhaktivendanta swami Prabhupada !
Sri Goura Nitay !
Sri Radhe syam !
Eternal thanks and service Guruji 
Here we are, gurudeva, trying to survive in this materialistic system again.
Things have improved thanks to his advice and blessing,i feel much better in all aspects.
We continue with the program 12 hours kirtan and service to the deity.
Improving rounds and sacred mantras.
Preparing to return to study in college and hearing a lot the bilaskhani todi raga,bhakti and devotional Rasa 
As always missing its rejuvenating spiritual impulse to see it.
Vrindavan always like my coveted place of service.
Studing this song:
 
(1)radhe radhe japo cale ayenge bihari
radhe radhe rato cale ayenge bihari
ayenge bihari cale ayenge bihari 
(2)radhe meri canda cakor hai bihari 
(3)radharani mithayi to swad hai bihari
(4)radha meri ganga to dhar hai bihari
(5)radharani tan hai to pran hai bihari
(6)radharani sagar taranga hai bihari
(7)radharani mohani to mohana bihari
(8)radharani gori to sanware bihari
(9)radha bholi bhali to cañcala bihari
(10)radharani ratani to kangana bihari
(11)radharani murali to tan hai bihari 
TRANSLATION
1) Chant “Radhe! Radhe!” and Bihari (Krsna) will come! Bihari will come, Bihari will come!
2) Radha is my moon, while the cakora bird is Bihari
3) Radharani is the sweet food, while Bihari is that good taste.
4) Radha is my Ganga, while Bihari is the shore.
5) Radharani is the body while Bihari is Her soul.
6) Radharani is the ocean, while Bihari is the wave.
7) Radharani is the enchantress while Bihari is the enchanter
8) Radharani is the fair complexioned wife of the sanwara husband Bihari.
9) Radha is very young and beautiful and restless is Bihari.
10) Radha is the jewel, while Bihari is the bracelet.
11) Radharani is Lord Krsna’s flute while Bihari is the melodic fill.
 
As your servant dear guruji 
Lalita Madhava Das  
 
                Monkey - Pigggy -  AGTSP   paoho.     Oink!   Oink!               We hope to establish ISKCON Pigs for Krsna in Vrndavana.  No more garbage, just wild roots!               We are in Manipur.  They are so traditional here in their music and literature.  But also very simple mountain people. We wrot emore in the DTC..  We see you soon!!
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