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Private: Request for siksa

13 years, 11 months ago by Fallenservant
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    Your Holiness Hanumat Presaka Maharaj,

  • Hare Krishna! Dandavats!

    Please accept my most humble obesences.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupda! All glories to Nitai-Gauranga and His sankirtan mission!

    I am writing to you today to ask for your most needed blessings and most kind help in bringing me up from the material existence into the light of Krishna consciousness. I have been reading Srila Prahbupda's books for approximately one year now, attending temple and rising early for japa around 4am also (16 rounds daily). I have been strictly observing the four regulatory principles and am currently heading up the book distribution efforts here in Houston since July. I have had many challenges but Krishna has always been beside me to push me onwards.

    I most desire to find a spiritual master to aspire to in the next year, and wish to request from a few of Prabhupada's learned disciples to have mercy on me, a fallen servant. Thus I am would sincerely request from you, Maharaj, to accept my request to formally take you as my siksa guru.

    I have enjoyed the classes you have given throughout this year here in Houston. Also, I have been listening to you speak on Skpe on The Nectar of Instruction, Srimad Bhagavatam and watched or listened to many lectures and classes online. Your teachings are vey clear to me and I take a wonderful example from your devotion to the Supreme Lord. Please contact the Houston temple president Syamsundara Das Prabhuji for any reference at: [email protected] or 713-459-4327.

    I will be spending some time in Sri Vrindavan Dham during this Kartik. Your wonderful disciple Jiva Goswami Prabhu is a good friend and he suggested that I come in October when you are also to be there. I have booked a ticket for mid-October to be there also, along with a visit to Sri Mayapur Dham.

  • I pray this message finds you in good health and good spirits. I also pray for the kindness of your frank reply and thank you in advance for such causeless mercy.Please excuse my rude interruption in your service, but I only ask for your forgiveness and kind instruction for here forward.
  • Awaiting your honest reply, I remain always your insignificant servant,

    David Garvin
    Sugar Land, Texas
  • HpS - ASA -  Jaya.  Please forgive the one week, two day delay in answering.   We are in Peru and with a ton of work.  It is the mercy of God that this moron embecile can write to you at all.  In general, we do not take Siksa-guru role aa formality. Especially before initiation.  Then it is Vartmana pradarsika Guru.      He is a really fine link for some discussion of Guru by Srila Prabhupada.
  • http://vedabase.net/sb/4/12/32/en
  • I am cursed that I cannot exactly remember you, but your name sounds really familiar.  We get to USA next Wednesday, so maybe we can talk then. Our cellular should be 209 505-3219.
  • Our schedule for India etc is at our Calendar site:
  • www.JayaRama.us/kd/cal.txt
  • Basically I recommend have a clear idea of Prabhupada as the Founder Acharya for you, me and anybody else in ISKCON and then on that basis get shelter of Diksa-guru and Siksa-guru.
    Any other questions?

HARE KRSNA GURUMAHARAJA ...HELP HELP!

13 years, 11 months ago by dany_mexico

TGSP, PAMHO.

ASA - HpS - TlgaSP  Pfanrh. No vemos la "Help Help" o estamos respondiendo mas rapido!

querido gurudeva, en esta ocacion le escrivo para pedirle ayuda :( necesito de su guia y consejo,estoy pasando por una cituacion muy dificil propia del mundo material,eh recivido una gran descarga de dolor muy muy fuerte,pff ..... tres familiares muy cercanos han dejado el cuerpo y entre ellos mi hermana hace 10 dias ,la verdad me siento muy triste,quizas un poco confundido,lo que mas me a lastimado es ver el dolor tan profundo que mi madre esta experimentando,trato de estar bien y fuerte para apollarle y el refujio en el santo nombre y krsna me estan confortando y alentando a seguir adelante..es realmente imprecionante ver ala muerte  tan cerca de ti,me da miedo y ala vez refuerza mi fe en krsna y en el control supremo que el tiene sobre el universo entero.

tambien puedo decirle que experimente tantas cosas maravillosas.llenas de luz y devocion, se que todo enla vida  es una enseñansa,pero es muy duro entender el propocitode las cosas y el plan de dios

los devotos organisan un jajña para el beneficio de mi hermana y lo aremos en estos dias proximos,

por otro quiero aprobechar para pedirle millones de disculpas por mis ofensas y por no ser un buen dicipulo, pero estoy tratando y luchando por hacer las cosas bien,pero tengo temor de fallar. mi mente es mas loca que nunca,necesito de usted mi querido padre eterno.

jaya prabhupada

su tonto aspirante a sirviente Deva Dharsan Das............mexico

ASA - Ooof!   Desculpa no responder mas pronto!    Pero es uno hecho estamos muy occupado, pero tenemos que mejorar.
El dolor es dejar nuestras planes. El familiar es parte de nuestras planes para longevitud, todo. Es super oportunidad apreciar ton intimentamente estamos conectado con esta cuerpo material. Nada muere, solamente continuamos en sueno, barco del mente confundido, a otro cuerpo. Entonces cantando Japa, Kirtana, BG/SB, con foto de su hermano presente vale, mucho para s bien estar. Su Madre tiene que hacer estas cosas para la benficio de su hijo!

Guru Gauranga Jayatah

13 years, 11 months ago by GauraLilaDas

Jaya Nimai! Jaya NItai!

__/\o_

What's some nice advice you'd give a young man like myself on the subject of 2nd Initiation?

ys, Gaura Lila Dasa (RTS)

HpS/ASA - AGTSP  Paoho.  Here we are in Lima, Miraflores (Peru).  It's 9.29PM. We have head ache, neck ache, eyestrain and and a brain dead, but still we answer your letter because we are in human, Monkey and Piggy.

Really in doesn't matter much at all. In this age Srila Jiva Goswami says that Hari-nama diksa is sufficient, but to be fixed in goodness and make our chanting more effective it is useful. It is useful as an example ot non-devotees that the Hare Krishmas are Brahmanas, or guys fixed in ethical and moral standards.
Hari Bol (We mispelled Krishna itentionally to give the impression of the kind of dudes who know a little of Krsna, but not  too much but can appreciate honesty).

Ambarisa M Das

13 years, 12 months ago by Ambarisa Maharaja Das

PAMHO AGTSP All glories to you Guru deva  i hope you be fine!

  i have one question i dont remember the meaning of the 6 son of Devaki before Balarama. i know that balarama appears before Krsna to purified the womb.  the first 6 son represent sins.no?, wich ones? the mercy of Guru make it possible the presence and appearance of Krsna.

HpS -  AGTSP!!  Pamho.  I also don't know.  First time I hear this.  Is very interesting! Especially before Janmastami.  Hope Janmastami takes place in our heart!

i m here in Barcelona, I continue doing service in the temple, sankirtana, book distribution, SB classes and following all the

programs.

HpS - Super Dog!day after day i apreciate more the mangala arati. the chanting of japa is fine and aspiring to chant without offense and increase the service in that plataform,  beginning to understand and see  the strengths and good qualification of the persons more than the "defect" or bad things. And in meditation of the mood of GAura Sundar who act in the mood of Sri Radha Giving to all the Jivas the chance to participate in the movement of Srila Prabhupada.

we buy the ticket to manipur, and we are investing in equipment to film better in manipur and the dhams.  we need the help of krsna to invest in same things for the camera. by your blessings and the desire of Krsna  will be posible

HpS - I am feeling pressure to finalize visit to Manipur. I will send letter so everyone can send their information for entering Manipura, and start to organize some Sankirtana with them!this is a link for a event that we record. about the interreligious dialogue of the UNESCO. this is a corol in barcelona. singin Hare Krsna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75hDw7b8mp0

another question who is the main sakhi who is in charge of make and decorate the swing of Radha Madhava?

HpS - I don't know!    Wonderful question. I am still trying to learn how to cook pakoras for Them!thank you very much for your mercy.

aspiring to be a disciple of you your servant Ambarisa M Das.

HpS - The same from us and more of it!   It is 9.00PM  Time to rest our brain.  Read the KRSNA book that falls like gentle rain!!!!  LOB one night a week: "Come everyone and hear the sweetest truth!".

PABLO OF THE PARIKRAMA-URGENTE??

13 years, 12 months ago by PABLOPARIKRAMA

Pamho, agtSP.

I am Pablo of the Parikrama, from Spain.

I wish You are good in all conditions.

Please, forgive me for taking so long to answer Your nice request, but I am very concerned becouse I don´t know how many I can do, sure sure.

I think, I can do 8 rounds...sure..??

I wish try my best.

At Your feet.

Thanks you very much.

HARE KRSNA.

ASA - Piggy -  AGTSP  pamho.  Let's fix 6, no!  Until Radhastami!   Two weeks after Janmastami a little offering to Srimati Radharani on Her Birthday!

Bolo Hari !

13 years, 12 months ago by Bhaktin Camila R.

ALL GLORIES TO SRI SRI GOURA-NITAY!!!!<img alt="heart" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.gif" title="heart" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA!!!!<img alt="heart" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.gif" title="heart" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

ALL GLORIES TO BALARAAAM !!! <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/a35.gif" title="" /><img alt="heart" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.gif" title="heart" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

ALL GLORIES TO YOU ! <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" /><img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

Happy Balaram Purnima ! <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/04.gif" title="" />

HI ! how is your health? how are you ? Did you swing Radha-Krishna? <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/18.gif" title="" />

Here i had a succesfull ekadasi <img alt="yes" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.gif" title="yes" />! I'm going everytime i can to the Srimad Bhagavatam classes, and also im going to the program in the afternoon. I've swing radha-krishna ! Devotees decorated very weell the temple, amazing  decoration. I'm chanting my 16 rounds, following the 4 principles, and i keep on the service of garnalds, deities kitchen, and pujari assistant!
I'm reading Nectar Of Devotion!  It's a very beautiful book! Your Servant, Abhimanyu Das, it's going to do a class of Nectar Of devotion, and Upadesamrta(i'm not sure)...Dvija Ragunatha it's coordinating that....If the class is realized i'm going to go <img alt="laugh" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.gif" title="laugh" />,... UTSAHA. UTSAHA. UTSAHA. 

Im realizing more and more that Sri Sri Goura Nitay are like humans...i can't understand why people can't see that... they are so kind, and beautiful. I looove them! <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/01.gif" title="" />

I have a question... but in spanish... jajajaja.
Cómo puedo yo seguir la etiqueta vaisnava, sin reprimir mi personalidad? Ya que debo actuar de una manera que quizás no va de la mano con mi persona. Creo que a veces no soy fiel a mi misma(actuando de una manera la  cual me es impuesta) , y me pierdo en una identidad, que quizás no es la mía, entiendo lo de la autoregulación, pero debe llegar al punto en que me niegue totalmente? 

MUCHAS GRACIAS! 

FELIZ BALARAM PURNIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <img alt="" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/09.gif" title="" />

HARIBOL !  HARE KRISHNA / HARE RAMA ! 

Your aspirant to servant, Bhaktin Camila Rubio.

ASA - HpS -  Ooof!  TlgaSP  pfanrh.   No puedo recordar Vd de Chile!!!!     Pero super pregunta.    Los leyes y regulacions son para recordar a Krsna. "smartavya satatam visnor...."      Todos leyes y regulaciones son servientes de estas dos leyes:  Siempre recordar a Krsna y nunce se le olvido.  Es como un juego. El profesor elige unas reglas para un juego como podemos manifestar nuestra character, no restringer.

No comer comida no ofrecido a Krsna es desarrolla nuestra caracter real, que es cocinar para Krsna, no para nuestra bolsa de excremento electrificado!  Claro el burro tambien tiene que comer.

Eso es el principio basica.

Claro con nuestra Yoga podemos apreciar mas y mas.

Chicas no tiene que ser timidas, tiene que ser reservadas. Es natural para una chica guardar cosas intima en su corazon y no compartir con todos. Ella es como una mina de joyas y felicidad.