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13 years, 7 months ago by nadiavillar

<cite>Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaj! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! </cite><cite>Please accept my humble obeisances and please, forget my offenses. </cite>

This is Nadia Villar from Santiago, Chile. I haven’t written to you since long time. It’s sooo inspiring to know that you are in the Holy Dham!!  I Hope to get the mercy to go there one day.  

<cite>Many things have happened to me this last month. Health problems, lots of work and emotional troubles. Because of that, I have done many offenses. (or may be it’s the other way round) I haven't chanted rounds for days…  I can notice that my level of conscious is not the same as it used to be. After your visit, I was very happy because I had a fixed service in ASA Chile and in Congregational Department, I used to get up at 4:30 almost every day, offer incense and flowers, chant rounds and then go to work full of energy. My service seemed to go nicely. But I don’t know what have happen to me... some devotees have told me that spiritual life full of troubles  but the important things is to get up, shake off the dust and keep going. I can understand it, but these words haven’t been able to inspiring me enough. At the bottom of my heart there is still a strong wish to learn to love Krishna and serve you and the vaishnavas nicely. Am I just incapable to do it, or may be it's only a bad moment? What can I do to take up again my service?  I am really afraid because I don’t want lose it! </cite>
<cite>I feel ashamed of daring to tell you all this, I know that is not something to be proud of, but believe me,  I need your advice. I hope one day good things come out from this fool. </cite><cite>Thanks for your patience with me...</cite>
 
<cite>Your servant, </cite>
<cite>Nadia Villar.</cite>
<cite>HpS - ASA</cite>
<cite>1. Take a vow to chant a fixed number of rounds/ day until the next Ekadasi.  Something you know you can do without fail: 1-round a day, 4, 6, 16, and then do it!   Don't let you mind defeat you.</cite>
<cite>2. You have to read a little bit to get strength to chant.</cite>
<cite>3. Then use your intelligence to get a little good advice about how to participate in Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtana.</cite>
<cite>4. Report back!!!           Yes, you have been bumped by Maya, out of the battle!</cite>
<cite>Boomp!    Like Hanuman, up, shake off the arrows, roar and back into it!    Your service is your Sadhana, from that will come Karma yoga, working with your hands!</cite>

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva!!!

13 years, 7 months ago by Candrarekha Devi Dasi

Dear Gurudeva<img alt="mail" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/envelope.gif" title="mail" /><img alt="smiley" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gif" title="smiley" />

I hope you are in good health, as well as your activities.<img alt="yes" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.gif" title="yes" />

in this report I can tell you, my 16 good round, good my four regulative principles, My reading is a bit weak, only upadesamrta for now and some kinds of Bhagavad Gita in the temple.<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/34.gif" title="" />

HpS - ASA   ---    AGTSP!     Plooomp!      Then is for sure your rounds are not so good and you are running risk of falling down from four principles!!!     How can we chant good rounds without Srila Prabhupada's association.  We went to BG class last night and had SB class with devotees on Parikrama.   Then we read little in the evening!

I'm really in college activities, It's been a difficult year, with almost no time for anything, I continue in my service garlands, but I'm thinking about switching service, because sometimes I can not do them, will be left without time during the week in college, I hope my schedule to accommodate for this.<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

HpS ASA ---  Priorities.    In school, work, our first service is 16 good rounds, then full morning program, the our school, college, Sankirtana!   It will all fall in proportion. You will become respected student, effective in business!

my sadhana, I get up at 6 am every day, on weekends I relax a little, because I am very tired and need to sleep a little more.<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/22.gif" title="" />

in short my life is quiet, with many things to do, but I need to further develop more my spiritual life, I would love to take some Bhakti Sastri course if possible.

HpS - ASA - Is only useful if it increases your association with the local devotees!

I am meditating to visit some temples in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, if all goes well in January I would like to visit Brazil, to visit the ashram, doing service, and after visiting Peru and Argentina if it so desires also krsna<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/37.gif" title="" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/36.gif" title="" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/38.gif" title="" />

I have great motivation in Krsna consciousness, willingness to work and grow spiritually, but often need a little motivation to help me move sometimes I get tired and would like to leave all my activities and devote only Krsna, but also am very responsible and is that we deal with all, responsibilities and daily activities should not be abandoned.<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/57.gif" title="" />

Gurudev, I appreciate your time to read this report, excuse my delay in writing, but I'm always very honest and I strive every day to stay in the spiritual life<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/a04.gif" title="" />

always very grateful to you and your sweet association

(excuse my bad English)<img alt="cheeky" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tounge_smile.gif" title="cheeky" />

His eternal servant

Candrarekha Devi Dasi<img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/a38.gif" title="" /><img alt="wink" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.gif" title="wink" />

Santiago - Chile

HpS - ASA  ---   !!!!!   Super Report.    Please send another one with news of how our advice was useful!!!!     You are on the path to becoming a great Saint!

DTC Friday/14

13 years, 7 months ago by hps

 AgtSP!

D I A R Y
of a
Traveling Creature

Vrndavana
1.48AM   R(2)
Jaya Radhe,      Jaya Krsna,      Jaya Vrndavan!       This is Buck White (Pigee) writing. We are in the flat in Pranava Das' building in Vrndavana. It is like a 12 minute walk from the ISKCON Krsna Balarama Temple.    We did the interior Parikrama of Vrndavana town yesterday with about 9-devotees.  It was O.K.
We just got here three nights ago and it is possible to stay connected with the ecstatic situation of Vrndvana all the time.

Our health, our work, are of little thrift.

Our only effort is to always see what diversions capture Nanda's son and participate in His expanding fun (for His expanded fun).

We will chant some more rounds and

Answer some more Blog Posts!

Jaya!   AgtSP.

Agt Sri Sri Radha Shyama and Krsna Balarama!
 

MOVING AGAIN

13 years, 7 months ago by Sananda

DEAR GURUDEVA,

PAMHO, AGTSP,AGTHPS!

I HOPE YOU ARE FEELING IN GOOD HEALTH.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP   pamho We will write a DTC after this welcome letter with details!

I FEEL VERY INSPIRED FOR PREACHING PROGRAMS, IN THE UNIVERSITY WITH CONCERTS (MAYBE

 JAYA SHAKTI AND MICHI WILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE!),BOOKS!!!, PRASADAM!.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW MY DESSIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION

OF ANOTHER SIMPOSIUM, BUT IN MADRID AS I AM MOVING THERE FOR THE WINTER.

ARE YOU PLANING TO COME?, FROM NOVEMBER TILL MAY-JUNE WE COULD DO IT IN THE

UNIVERSITY, YADUNANDANA MAHARAJA HAS A CONTACT IN "FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS" I THINK.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO STAY IN PERU I WISH AT LEAST YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY THE ASSOCIATION

OF YOUR BEST DISCIPLES.

YOUR ETERNAL SERVANT,

SANANDA DEVI DASI

HpS - ASA -  If we come to Europe again it will be like Fall of 2012!    In any case we are trying our humble best to develop Light of the Bhagavata Symposium, so if you have any possibilities we would like to help as we can, even if we are not physically present immediately. Thank you so. so, so much for your efforts and continued determination. With Srila Prabhupada's Sadhana you will be able to purify yourself and then so many others!!!!!   We see you soon!   More news!

Reverencias para Gurudeva!

13 years, 7 months ago by rodrigo hernandez piceros

TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SRILA PRABHUPADA

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis más respetuosas reverencias.

Le escribe Bhakta Rodrigo Hernández de Santiago de Chile. Hace mucho tiempo que yo no escribía a usted (27 de agosto 2011).

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP!    Feliz cumpleanos!

Espero que usted esté muy bien. Mi salud está muy bien. Con la llegada de la primavera hay más luz y eso mejora mi ánimo! Como en invierno hay poca luz es más difícil vivir tranquilo. Primavera y verano  me ayudan mucho.

He estado haciendo muchas cosas. Esperamos tener lista Utsaha 2 para ser distribuida en Diciembre para la maratón de libros de Srila Prabhupada.

He tomado contacto con Back To Godhead USA y Back to Godhead India. Prabhu Nagaraja (BTG USA) me dijo que él era buen amigo de usted. El devoto me dijo que usted y él hicieron mucho servicio juntos.

Esta semana tendremos listo el afiche del Concurso de Poesía devocional. Usted en Santiago me dió la instrucción de hacer este concurso.

Estamos trabajando en ASA Chile. Hay muy buenas ideas, pero No es fácil hacer realidad todas las ideas o proyectos. Se necesita tiempo, trabajo y laksmi, pero tenemos entusiasmo.

Hasta ahora en ASA Chile participan: Arjuna dasa, Madre Nadia Villar, Prabhu Manuel Poblete, Prabhu Ignacio Gonzalez de Valparaíso, otros devotos y yo.

Pienso mucho en usted y en Srila Prabhupada. Hoy es mi cumpleaños, sólo pido a Krishna llegar a ser un buen devoto y me libre de mis anarthas (por ejemplo me cuesta levantarme temprano y cantar mis rondas). Sólo pido a Krishna 16 rondas toda la vida y 4 principios toda la vida. Mi mente está más tranquila. Mis sentidos y deseos están más tranquilos. Un poco menos de pasión en el corazón.

Arjuna me entregó el libro de PABLO NERUDA (english version and spanish). Ese es un buen libro, pero ahora con las notas y comentarios de usted ese libro es una joya!

Querido Gurudeva gracias por todo lo bueno que usted hace por nosotros. Por favor deme su bendición para aprender a hacer servicio devocional para Krishna, Srila Prabhupada y para usted.

Su aspirante a discípulo que lo ama con todo el corazón,

Bhakta Rodrigo Hernández Piceros

ASA - HpS    -    Dandavat!      Muchas gracias sus noticias.  Pienso esta en el sendero correcto, Krsna va a dar a Vd. todo la inteligencia que necesita advanzar su servicio!   Vamos a publicar el Kapi Dhavja!

HARE KRISHNA!!!!!!

13 years, 7 months ago by berniebg

pamhr, tgaSP!!tgaHPS!!....KIIII JAYYYY!!!!!

OH MAHARAJA ESPERO QUE AL RECIBIR MI MENSAJE SE ENCUENTRE BIEN !!!!!

BUENO LE COMENTO  COMO VAN LAS COSAS POR MADRID,  EN REALIDAD TODO SIGUE IGUAL JAGA MOHAN PRABHU EN LO SUYO, CON LA ADMINISTRACION DEL TEMPLO Y SU PROGRAMA DE DISTRIBUCION DE PRASADAM.ESTA SEMANA TENEMOS LA VISITA DE SU GRACIA LILA SUKA PRABHU DANDO UN SEMINIRAIO ACERCA DE LA AFLICCION QUE EXPERIMENTAMOS EN ESTE MUNDO EN BASE  AL SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM! EL FIN DE SEMANA QUE PASO TAMBIEN TUVIMOS LA VISITA DE HARI CAKRA PRABHU MUCHO NECTAR MUCHAS HISTORIAS Y EXPERIENCIASSSS!!!!

EN GENERAL LAS COSAS VAN MARCHANDO BIEN,  POR MI PARTE ME REINCORPORE AL TRABAJO, HACE UNA SEMANA TUBE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE DAR UNA CLASE DE BHAGAVAD GITA  Y LA EXPERIENCIA FUE BUENA , ESPERO PODER SEGUIR FORMANDO PARTE DEL PROGRMA ESPIRITUAL DE MADRID, YA QUE ES UN SERVICIO QUE ME APASIONA Y LO VEO  SUPER BENEFICIOSO,PIDO HUMILDEMENTE SU BENDICIONES PARA PODER SACAR ADELANTE ESTE SERVICIO Y ASI PODER SATISFACER A SUS SEÑORIAS SRI SRI GAURA NITAY Y A USTED MAHARAJA. TAMBIEN ME HE PROPUESTO QUE LOS SABADOS QUE NO TENGA QUE TRABAJAR SALIR A DISTRIBUIR LIBROS COMO LO HICE ESTE SABADO QUE PASOOOO,  DANDOME CUENTA QUE UNO PUEDE REALIZAR MUCHAS COSAS CON ESTA ACTIVIDAD TRASCENDENTAL!!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU MISERICORDIA Y POR TODO  LE ENVIARE LAS TRES FOTOS LO ANTES POSIBLE!!!! 

PD: TAMBIEN ME GUSTARIA PODER ENVIARLE UN MAIL COMENTANDOLE ALGUNAS COSAS!!

SU SIRVIENTE BHADRA VARDHANA DAS!!!

HpS - ASA    ---    TlgaSP    Pfarnh.   Segunda dia en Vrndavana.  Levantando temprani, 1.30AM, ya tenemos 32 rondas, presente el clase de SB sin aviso! Relacionando con muchas devotos y ya enviamos el Kapi Dhvaja en Ingles.

Si, Madrid es super predica. Con tan muchas cosas pasando tiene que expandir muy bien!!!