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nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svaminn iti namine

12 years, 8 months ago by Raulmontreal in Personal Sadhana Reports, Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

AGTSP !

Please accept my humble obeisances

Dear Maharaja

Good to hear about Peru !  Arequipa, Lima etc   and good to hear about the news on San Marcos U !

Here we are again trynig to re-write, edit  a book we were writing in college but looks too karmi to us now, seems we can devotionalize it and it seems to be working.  Inserting texts from the Gita, bhajans, etc  We are also learning how to chant Sri Jagannathastaka,  Sri Siksastaka,  and other bhajans to perform. We hope this link works: (it`s the security on my task bar or something that makes it work poorly) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkOn1VfE0oE&feature=share&list=PLSSSEEfoGqqdgjVEOHW7z4BvPD0q9R6BY

We have been sensing and pondering on your words about Srila Prabhupada. Yes indeed, we feel right now he`s our shelter and most closest relative.  Where will we be right now without his mercy ?  The parampara is way betond our understanding and full comprehension but we feel it working and flowing to us, the most unqualified person.   We will take Diksa and make it stronger if that is your recommendation.  Such mercy is overwhelming.  We humbly accept and hope to be always at the level. We asked Prabhupada about the bhajan Namami nanda nandana and we beleive he is satisfied but thinks we can do better much better.   And with your mercy and His we mat actually achieve it.

jaya !    We would be happy to help in any way in Lima when we go in February and March.   

may the Lord keep you in good health

you most unqualified servant

Raul GC

             HpS - ASA --- Very nice to hear from you also!    AGTSP!!!!!       Yes, undertand Diksa.   It is like goinng beyond smiling at Krsna during Algebra class and actually getting married to Him.

We check the link.
It works well. The presentation of the Siksastakam is nice. With a little humour we might comment that it sounds like a "Spanish Raga", lamentation and heroism.

We noted some of writing work in the DTC earlier!

Where are you in Canada?

HPS visit to ISKCON Barcelona 2013

12 years, 8 months ago by Nimai Pandita Raja dasa in Calendar Development

 

Dear Hanumatpresak Swami

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Jayanta Prabhu called me and asked to me what was my thinking about you comming back to Barcelona, Due to your reply it seemed to him that you were not favourable to go to new places like Malaga.

             HpS - ASA -  AGTSP.   Paoho.     We lament, lament, lament that we can't expand to include places like Malaga!!    But, yes, seems we have to concentrate.

Tradition   Referring Barcelona I must say that for some reason or another it's one of the main temples in Spain were your preaching it's been steady since 1995, actually, it was the first spaniard temple that you ever visited and I was the first devotee to be fortunate enough to offer you a personal service at that time. Long time coming here and long time relations. Please do come to Barcelona. Don't stop it now. We love you. We need you.

Convenience On the other hand I think that, if it is your desire, you should come to Barcelona in first place from Belgium, then go to Madrid and New Vrajamandala, then continue with your preaching tour to the new ksetra. That will make it three places to visit in Spain. instead of 4 or 5.

HpS -  ASA   -   We can fly direct from Belgium to Barcelona???     I hope Jayanta sees this.

 

 

Need of preachers   For Gundica Prabhu and myself is important to let you know that there is almost no preachers coming here to Barcelona on a regular basis, you are the one more steady, wereas there are many, many preachers going continuously to NVM and more available to Madrid devotees due to the Yadunandana Swami and Devashekara management with them.

                HpS -  Hmmm.       Maybe we should focus on Barcelona then and make NvM and Madrid quick visits.. ?        We just want to help your Sankirtana if we can.

 

 

 

 

Need of Support   In Barcelona we've been facing in the last period of time lots of Narayana Maharaja ritvik disciples giving new initiations (with poor standard for the candidates) to some of our congregational devotees, also we had the same activities done by caste Goswamis from Radha Ramana temple, so we are not very prominent in ISKCON preacher's visits , we are having losts with other vaisnava groups, etc. We need ISKCON senior devotees support. If we have one and the one goes, what can we expect?

              HpS - Jaya!

Beloved Disciples Another key point to come to Barcelona is that you have commited disciples here like Varuthapa, Madhumangala, Sharad Bihari, Jharikhanda Gaura (now living in Barcelona temple), Prananatha, all of them are doing some kind of devotional service to Gaura Nitai and ISKCON Barcelona temple.

Initiations It's very important that the local congregational members of ISKCON can become also inspired seeing new devotees getting initiated by ISKCON gurus. Otherwise due course of time if more new devotees and Krishna's friends are coming to ISKCON temples but no gurus are coming, no preachers are coming, no intiations are to be seen by the whole congregation. And no senior support is there, other Vaisnava groups will take advantage of it. And to the most unripe it will be an urge to become initiated at whatever cost. But if new devotees aproaching ISKCON are witnessing that new devotees like them are doing favourable devotional service in the temple, they are learning, geting some basic training, and finally they are getting blessed with initiations by ISKCON Gurus, the mesage in their minds and hearts will be: Well is possible! I can also do it! my friend has done it, why not me? (Sadhu sanga and bhajana-kriya will take place in a natural way) on the contrary the plant will be dried up.  Now days we have a nice lady devotee ready to get first initiation, she has shown a steady and comited service attitude, and a will for learn. She has approached us asking for recommendation letter. We all are happy to recommend her to be initiated by you and we understand is super important that she becomes intiated here in Barcelona enfront of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, enfront of all her friends from the congregation, totally supported by her local senior devotees and bless. Again we are asking these austerities from you to come to Barcelona and give your blessings to all of us. 

Your humble servant

Nimai Pandita Raja dasa

ISKCON Barcelona temple secretary

 

HpS -  AGTSP    pamho.  So, we visit Barcelona.   What exact times do you suggest?  Look at www.jayarama.us/kd/cal.txt and you can see how much time we have after we get to Brussels before we have to get to Radha desa for the meetings.    How much time in each place?

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VISITA A ESPAÑA

12 years, 8 months ago by jayanta in Calendar Development

Querido Gurudev: PAMHO. TGSP

Espero que se encuenre bien de salud cuando reciba este mensaje.

Gracias por su carta y por su disposición para venir a Madrid-NVM.

Todos estamos muy contentos.

He hablado con Nimai acerca del itinerario; parece que él va a hablar con usted. En mi opinión (no se si vale de mucho) la prioridad principal debe ser una combinación de la prédica y su propio bienestar personal, sin separlas.

Pienso que NVMandala y Madrid sería la mejor opción. Una opción mas  tranquila y aprovechable para todos. Tanto para sus discipulos como para usted.

La última decisión será suya. Hablando con Tirtha Kirti y Laksmana (que ahora viven en mi casa de madera cerca de Navalakunda) y otros devotos de Madrid, todos pensamos que lo mejor es que no viaje tanto. Cuando forzamos el cuerpo, aunque nos convirtamos en heroes y nos hagamos mas famosos, bajan las defensas que son necesarias para la lucha efectiva.

Cuando se concreten las fechas y el itinerario empezaremos a mirar lo de los tikets.

Sin mas y esperando mejore se calidad de vida se despide

su sirviente

Jayanta

                   ..................... .................. ...............  TlgaSP.   TlgaSP!       TTTTTTT  lg a SP!         Y los recipientes de su misericordia com Vds....            Si, esperamos noticias de Nimai.         Basicamente la unica manera que cosas va a pasar bien es si Srimati Radharana occupanos en servicio potente a Govinda Candra!!!  Como esta Murari?????   Hari, Hari, Bolo!     Esperamos de Nimai o otros de Barcelona.  Posible solamente fin de semana en Barcelona.  Algo simple!

Reporte, Santiago Chile

12 years, 8 months ago by rspatidas in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, espero que se encuentre mejor de salud, queria informarle los servicios que estoy realizando. Hace un año y medio que le cocino a la deidad todos los miercoles, tambien hace como 2 mese quede a cargo de la cocina de la deidad y me vine a vivir al templo. Sigo trabajando en el restaurant de Gopa Raja. Con todo esto ya no queda tiempo para practicar artes marciales. Todo se a vuelto muy intenso, pero siento que es la mejor medicina. ME despido con mucho cariño y afecto.

Rshipati Das.

P.D.: Estamos todos esperando su venida al Ratha Yatra de Santiago en noviembre.

              HpS - ASA ---  TlgaSP   pfanrh....  !     Puede practicar un poco cada dia.  Puede desarrolla su propio rutina, Kata, para practicar cada dia.     Hare Krsna.  Hanuman Lucha con Los Raksasas!

                    Si, llegamos pronto a Chile con T. Brown, B. White, Tio Gismo, Hermano Asno...

mahabharata

12 years, 8 months ago by joel rivera in Other

Todas las reverencias a srila prabhupada

Por favor querido gurú maharaj  acepte mis mas humildes reverencias

gurú maharaj tengo una duda acerca del mahabharata, cuando los pandavas tienen que pasar el ultimo año de su exilio escondidos sin que  nadie los pueda reconocer de lo contrario volverían al bosque. Mi duda es que, cuando llegan al reino de virata para pasar el ultimo año el ultimo año de su exilio y yudhisthira es aceptado por el rey como su consejero personal como es que nadie reconoce ha yudhisthira si  por ser una persona que nunca había mentido flotaba siempre 10 centímetros sobre el suelo como es que nadie se dio cuenta de ello?

Desearía que me ayude ha despejar esta duda  querido gurú maharaj hare krsna.

         HpS - Jaya.  TlgaSP.  Pfanrh.   Hablamos en INgles.  Utiliza traductor!    Hrdayananda Gos said that Madhvaachary said tha the Mahabharata that we have is corrupted.  The Gita is fine, but the in the other parts things have been added, things have been taken out and things are in the wrong place.

So, we can't be sure about M. Y.  floating as he walked.  Did P'pada discuss this?  Haven't seen it in his books!??

Second, this was Dvapara yuga, and so many people had mystical powers. Asvattama had a jewel that grew from his head like teeth grow in our mouth, right?  So many different people had different  magical abilities. Thus maybe wasn't unique that M.Y. walked off the ground. Others could have done it also.

Jaya!  Hari Bolo!

maharaja, sadhana y preguntas

12 years, 8 months ago by Bhakta Italo in Personal Sadhana Reports

Mis repetuosas reverencias a Srila Prabhupada¡¡

Mis respetuosas reverencias a usted maharaja¡¡

Aqui en Tacna, me propuse 3 rondas fijas, aunque hago 6 rondas; continuo leendo krishna book, SB, BG, y otros libros; siguo cantando los aratik, pero no a su debida hora, cuando hago todo esto experimento paz en la noche.

Maharaja:

En el SB 1.17.18, Dharma le dice a Pariksit Maharaja '' es muy dificil determinar quien es el malechor.... ya que estamos confundidos con toda clase de filosofos teoricos'' ; entonces ¿en que opinion nos basamos nosotros los Hare Krishna?

             HpS - ASA -  TlgaSP!       No se, pero como yo entiendo, la contaminacion basica es que pensamos podemos entender: Por ciencia, por music, poesia....   No tenemos potencia de entender solo.  Somos moo   moo   chachos pequenos.    90% nuestra conocimiento es basado en ACCEPTAR bien la intelligencia nos envia!                  O, leer bien los libros de Prabhupada regulararmente!

¿porque dice en el krishna book que la mente de las gopis se ''perturba'' cuando oyen la flauta tracedendal de Krishna?

             HpS -  Huh!   Eso es obvio no?   Cuando yo miro helado mi mente pertuba!             Entonces las Gopis piensan de Krsna de una manera muy personal cuando oyen el flauta, piensan como realizar differentes servicios para Krsna, cosas que Lo encantan!

En el krishna book relata que las gopis tenian envidia de los ciervos, ¿existe envidia espiritual?

              HpS - Aparece que si, pero pienso que Ellas solamente anhelen tener esta facilidad que tiene las ciervas.  No quieren matar las ciervas, para eliminar esta competencia.

en el sentido de que dormimos ¿que es el sueño?

               HpS - ASA --  Sueno en la dia, sueno en la noche.  Tenemos ambos, no?   Todo la dia la mente es con cuentas, imagenes, como en la noche.  Pero en noche no hay competencia de imagenes de los sentidos, entonces podemos ser mas involucrados en las ideas, imagines, pensam., etc en la noche.   Despues de sueno (supti) pasamos a  (susupti)  descana profundo.  En esta etapa no hay suenos.

¿se puede cantar y alabar a Jesus y la virgen Maria?

             HpS -  ASA    -     One devotee asked Prabhupada, are the Christians going back to Godead?  P'pada answered, "Yes, if they follow Lord Jesus's instructions".

Devotee - How will they know His instructions?

P'pada - One Priest will tell them.       (I forget who told me this)

               SO,    we SEE  you IN chile Pronto!