Dandavat Pranam from Manipuri devotees

Hare Krishna, Dear Maharaj,


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


Maharaj, we are sincerely praying to Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra for your good health and long life. 


Hope to get your divine darshan again soon in Manipur.


HpS - As soon, agtSP, as I read this, tears come to my eyes. So, sad, but... it is like https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/11/, our separation is only temporary. We are eternally related.

Krsna goes to Hastinapura for some time but then He returns to Dvaraka!



Last night, in my dream, Maharaj [H. H. B. S Damodara Swami? or us?] was present in the Brahmachari Ashram of ISKCON Manipur, and Maharaj was trying to send some messages to your Blog from my computer and you were indicating me to send it. Thinking that this is an indication to write something to you, I am writing this letter to you Maharaj. Long time I have been out of touch with you. Kindly forgive me for that.


HpS - 😿

We hear that there is a terrible internet block, but fortunately we get some news from Sarad bhihari and Yamunesvara et al.


Recently, few days ago, we had an online meeting with the concerned ISKCON leaders of the Eastern India for the approval of the Guruship of H. H. Bhakti Ananda Haridasa Goswami Maharaj. No positive result from the meeting. We have to again wait for another 6-7 months.


I have been regularly attending our Eastern India’s Divisional Council meetings. What I experience from those meetings is that – most of the leaders are very aggressive, not afraid of criticizing/offending exalted pure devotees, and are not respectful of the devotees.


Whenever, I am in such kind of meetings, I am very much afraid of myself whether I am in the midst of critics/offenders of the devotees. Please guide me on this matter Maharaj.


HpS - Not just, agtSP, you, myself, other Sannyasis and even many GBC Secretaries that we know express their distress with GBC meetings.

That is one point that these are meetings in the mode of passion, administration, men, money, family relations.

Srila Prabhupada says that fighting is a necessary part of family life, so no one should be to disturbed by it.

... but the Sannyasa, Brahminical culture should govern the administrative culture. The strong, pure character of ISKCON Brahmanas, Sannyasis, who do not get too much involved with the details of men and money, should give the perspective to these "dirty and lusty" activities. 🙂

Did you pass stool and urine today?

Of course, I did.

We all do.

It is necessary, but it should be regulated in social, polite perspective by higher Chakras.


Is O.K.?


Participate from Ksatriya-Brahmana perspective as is proper for your character and Ashrama but beyond that don't be involved.

Be sure that your criticisms and requirements as Brahmana are properly expressed and then depend upon Brahminical work like this Blog and Krsna and Balarama's Vrndavana Demon killing activities to take care of the rest.


In Vrndavana (ISKCON?) only Krsna and Balarama kill demons. Of course, they may enter our bodies and minds to do it, but then it is obvious that They have taken control.

Everyone else calls: Hare Krsna! Hare Rama! Hare Krsna! Hare Rama!


We learn love of Srila Prabhupada from our Guru Maharaj. We get strength to serve Srila Prabhupada more and more from our Guru Maharaj. But our Guru Maharaj is no more physically present amongst us. Because of my stupidity, impureness ……, I am unable to feel his physical presence now and then. We are facing a lot problem in his physical absence. And always thinking – how his desires on ISKCON Manipur would be fulfilled in the midst of insurgency problems, communal riots, strong anti-hindu feelings among the Manipuri youths, etc., etc., … and in midst of very narrow minded, envious, non-cooperating management heads of our division? Please guide me in proper direction Maharaj.


HpS/ASA - We get, agtSP, nice perspective from https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/28/ starting with Verse 48. For example, Srila Prabhupada says: "...when he disappears, things once again become disordered. The perfect disciples of the ācārya try to relieve the situation by sincerely following the instructions of the spiritual master."

We try our best then Krsna and Balarama act.

Sometimes Krsna wants Duryodhana, Hiranyakaspur to have external success. So we have have to let there be external defeats.

Maybe ISKCON will just be you, me and Prabhupada 😅

😅 😅. We can try. There will always be results if we try.

Draupadi was complaining often about Yuddhisthira's not taking arms to claim his rights instead of living in the forest, no?

She complained to Krsna, no?

Yet she never lost faith that Krsna was ultimately in complete control and things would work out for the best.


Since Guru Maharaj’s disappearance, you are the only person who comes to Manipur regularly, giving your valuable time and energy for delivering the fallen souls of Manipur. Thank you very much Maharaj for your love of ISKCON Manipur and Sripada Maharaj. Offences we have committed to your goodself during your Manipur visits, kindly forgive us considering that we are fools.


We hope that Maharaj visits to Manipur again and again. Kindly forgive me if I have committed any offence at your lotus feet knowingly or unknowingly.


Your servant

Sadhubhusan Das

ISKCON Manipur

 

 HpS - 😅

you are damn rascal Sadhubusan Das!

Damn Rascal! 😅 😅 😅 We love Manipur. We love Manimandir. We can only make very small contribution. Your comments make us feel like we should be visiting right now, but we know that Krsna Candra is in charge!

If he needs you, me, he will take us there, no?


Did Krsna abandon the Braja-basis and go to Mathura?

Fotos NVM 2

2 years, 10 months ago by yasoda in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

HpS/ASA - AgtSP. Such very , very , very nice photos! You should be a photo journalist. Look at things from a broader perspective and broad cast you perspective, life and travels.

Make 1,000 students!

Respects to The Rukmini Devi Dasi.

Deidades de Radha y Krishna - PMD

2 years, 10 months ago by piyari_mohan_das in Hot Topics

Hare Krishna Gurudeva


Accept my respectful obeisances


All glories to Srila Prabhupada



I am happy to be able to find you in this ocean of death and that by your mercy I now have the fortune to be in line to enter the spiritual world.



Of course, it is up to me to make the desire to serve Krishna become stronger and stronger, to become cleaner and cleaner.



A few days ago a group of devoted friends gave me a collection of Srimad Bhagavatam while we were sharing at a gathering. But not only that, but one of those devotees gave me some deities of Radha and Krishna.



I told him that he would receive them but would not worship them until you give me authorization.



They are small, the height of 4 fingers.



I have daily worship at home to my pictures of the Panca Tattva and the disciplic succession. I offer the basics, an incense and a flower.



The deities come in the form of clothing, I am ignorant regarding these issues of worship, I don't know if they should be put on clothes or not, what would be the standard to worship them, etc.



What do you say? Is it good that I adore them? What would be the type of worship that should follow?



Thank you

Your servant

Piyari Mohan das


HpS - Hare Krsna. Hope our news here as DTC is useful. Very nice to hear from you. Hope your relations with Temple and such are becoming clarified also.


As we have heard from Jayananda Das and Tamal krsna Goswami, quoting Srila Prabhupada in the BG As It is, it is okay for most anyone who is following Srila Prabhupada to have pictures, statues, of Radha Krsna in their home.

It is not to worship them as installed deities, but keep them clean and can be on your altar of Prabhupada and pancha tattva and receive Bhoga offers and Arati like them.

O.K.?


PQPA meeting

2 years, 10 months ago by i8themaha in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Maharaja,


Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


I had a lunch with BrahmaThirtha Prabhu today. He's a wonderful preacher and I learned a lot!


But what was I doing there with philosophers, scientists, and astrophysicists...I was way out of my league. I'm not anywhere close to being intellectual...


He wants to write the book with you...he says he's getting a team together to help.


There is a promising Brahmacari ashram in Alachua...the Bhakta leader is very knowledgeable.


I was planning on checking out Krishna Life, but I haven't been able to connect with anyone for the arrangements yet, so it might be a short visit? And I will probably pass through Tennessee this weekend, if you need anything?


I'm very close to leaving the apartment as well...


And I need to stick to the simple plan you gave in the last letter...


Thank you for all the guidance!


Aspiring to serve

And grateful for you,

Jaya-hari das


16+/B4 -4/4p


HpS - Thank you!!

We will call you.


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LAD Bhakti Vaibhava Examination, urgent!

2 years, 10 months ago by laksmana-agraja in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna, dear Gurudeva, Pamho, AGTSP!

I am writing to inform you that I had a very good conversation with Atul krsna prabhu about Bhakti Vaibhava. He sent me all the information and I qualify to take a special exam as a long-time preacher (22). He also sent me a bank of questions for the exam. I explained him that I studied Canto 1 to 6 with you, even up to Canto 11, following your “tava pace pace” study guides, which, although they are not official documents, are of great value and splendidly illuminate the Bhaktivedanta purports. I sent the information to your WhatsApp, but you probably missed it.

I want to ask you a big favor, if you could give me some suggestions for taking this exam. It would be great if we could have a special session to discuss the topic. Please grant me that mercy. I know you have many issues to discuss, I still implore your mercy.

I told Atul prabhu that I have had students too, but the thing is that the exam is in English and first I want to qualify myself and then continue working on the issue of making Chosica official as a Bhakti Vaibhava center, so that I can officially train my students, old ones and create a new generation of students with all the requirements of the official course.

At this moment I have classes from Monday to Friday and also my service with you on Saturday mornings. I need time to concentrate on the topic of the Bhakti Vaibhava exam. Therefore, I think I will take it sometime in January of next year because in February I start all the courses I teach again.

I did not spread the news of this grace that Prabhu Atul is giving me, because the documentation and the conversation was private and I am not authorized to talk about this topic, I think.

Waiting for your prompt response to the topic, your servant says goodbye,

Laksmana-agraja das


HpS - Super. We fell on our head while walking to the shower in the dark this morning and our toe appears to be only swollen not broken.

Seems like our body will make it one more year without eye, skin, ear, hear surgery is we are careful, but generally it practical estimate that we will be moving to the next within 2024 unless we die before that.


I would suggest that you get a study partner and do the Bhakti-vaibhava God Father Diploma study with them as a review of Cantos one-six using the questions as a study guide.

Involve as many others as you can.

Give classes with your partner(s) on the material you are studying.

There are nice devotees like Karuna Krsna Das et al who speak enough English to join, no?

Thank you!

More news as you can.

dtc th[10]

2 years, 10 months ago by hps in DTC

THURSDAY 9th November


  • japa/writing.📿 📓📖
  • fms - amd/cagd/dvd/kmdd/et al/et al. 🚹🚺🥁🔔
  • atul/boex - moe web-page development.
  • ramananda/madan - 5.19.23.. prayers by d'gods glorifying bharata varsa [iskcon].🙂
  • dr. sashidhara/40% deaf. four kinds of medicine. difficult driving to dr. office. 🚙. $4,000 for good hearing aid. 😆
  • Cell-phone amplifier [?] & Headphones. Sign Language.


What luggage did Dhruva take?

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/12/ Text 14+++


Narada takes his guitar?

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/6/37/

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/6/32/