Guru Maharaja,
you wrote:
We have very, very powerful desires to see new pastimes eg. Netflix, Hulu... just chant and watch emergencies.
What means to watch emergencies here ?
HpS - Gosh!!! You have such good intelligence, but we cannot understand the context of the statement. It looks like a typographical error. What kind of work are you doing? Able to preach in the environment?
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my most humble obeisances!
Hare Krishna Maharaj! How are you? How’s your health? Where are you now?
HpS - Read the Kapi Dhvaja. 😁😁😁
I’vee seen some pictures of your Radha Kunda’s ashram! Maharaj you are so blessed! I was happy when I heard the news of it’s inauguration. How’s it going? And how’s your movie going?
Well here I’m doing well thanks to Krishna and the devotees! I’ve been
Watching some of your classes on YouTube, it’s been a while since I wanted to write you a letter.
I wanted to thank you for your advices, I’ve been practicing punctuality and cleanliness as you recommended in one of your preachings, and it was like a magic key, that lead me to be more organized, and along with all that came a more intense spiritual practice. I’ve been also trying
to speak naturally to Krishna, and he has been a real friend, helping me out and accompanying me.
Maharaj I’ve read the Matsya Avatar chapter in the Srimad
Bhagavatam you told me, would you be so kind to recommend me another thing to read?
HpS - Have you read first, second, third canto??? Go through systematically like that as you can, but anywhere you open and read is purifying. Read chapters, 4, 5, 6,,, canto one, and make a report here.
Everything in my life is going on tracks, everything…Including the psychiatric area, it is going
so much better! This wednesday I have a consultation with a new Vaidya from India in order to continue the Ayurvedic treatment I quit some years ago.
I’m feeling hopeful and enthusiastic about that :)
I’ve been also assisting an English group for language exchange here in Cordoba, and I’m improving my speaking.
I always reminded of you when I used to speak your native language.
Maharaj I would like to please ask you a few questions, I’ve heard that Dronacarya and some of the Pandavas sometimes used to visit the heavenly planets, so didn’t they came when they returned to earth to a much advanced in time moment of history, because
of the accelerated time in the
heavenly planets?
HpS - Don't know. Good question, but there must be different ways to adjust these things, like people using scuba outfits to stay with the fish.
And how much are
we supposed to pray during our daily life, I mean whilst performing our duties, can we live actively praying to Krishna all the time?
HpS - Can just chant. Engage our tongue and jaw. Then the mind will follow with attention. then we will want to see the diety, put a picture of our deities on the kitchen wall, then.... we will start to realize Krsna's qualities eg. He is very lazy!
Then we will see Him with associates and then.... we will see pastimes that we never read in any of Srila Prabhupada's books.
thanks for all the help Maharaj!
HK!
Federico
Thank you! Your austerities and good planning are purifying the world.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I am chanting 16 rounds everyday and following the 4 regulative principles. (I still have multiple rounds left from the 3 days we were busy with the wedding Guru Maharaj. I will catch up on them asap)
The wedding went really well Guru Maharaj and i am now a Grahastha. Please bless us both to progress nicely in Bhakti and serve you and Prabhupada's mission to the best of our abilities.
HpS - Are you going to take your new bride to visit all the places of celestial enjoyment in the universe like Karadama Muni? 😎 Well, you can take your Deities to the beach for a nice day of fresh air sunshine and sand castles. with other grhastas.
Me, Vishaka, my wife, and her parents have come to Sri Rangam to take darshan of Sri Ranganathar.
I will be leaving India on 4th February. Vishaka will come in the third week of March after completing visa formalities. I am planning to come to Houston at the end of February to meet you Guru Maharaj. Hope you had a comfortable journey back to the States.
Thank you. We get news from your good brother and others also. We were thinking of your wedding while we were in the air at 33,000 feet!
Hope to see you in Houston, Nila madhava Dhama, but don't make undue strain!
Congratulations!!
I have ordered Gaura Nitai deities from Vrindavan, Guru Maharaj. The deities were delivered but they were damaged, so i had to send them back for replacement deities. Vishaka will bring them when she come. I would like to visit you along with Vishaka in April Guru Maharaj, when you're back in the Boro.
Waiting eagerly to meet you in person soon, Guru Maharaj.
Your humble Servant
Srirama Krishna Das
HpS - Brass deities damaged? Interesting. Must be some deep meaning!
HARE KRISHNA MAHARAJA please accept my humble obeisances ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA AND ALL HIS LOYAL DISCIPLES LIKE YOU, who inspire us to sincerely try to follow and practice his instructions.
In these last 2 months, the social and employment situation in Peru have been very complicated. This situation prevents ARTD from smoothly managing academic sankirtana in universities (for example, the master's degree in Sanskrit with the University of Bombay and San Marcos through NIOS-BRC), and he has also had health difficulties with gastritis and lower back pain, but by the mercy of Guru and Gauranga everything is improving. Also, his internal health is improving, especially he is trying to chant his rounds more attentively and thus listen to the Maha-mantra with favorable feelings.
Well let's start, this report is about all the progress on SOLARIS No 7, the next one will be about DTC-UT port of call USA. The content of SOLARIS No 7 is as follows:
1. Ravi Gupta: Transcending Context and Contextual Transcendence: Carl G. Jung and Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur.
2. Héctor Béjar: War and Peace.
3. Fabian López: Salvationism in Hinduism
4. Dolores Chávez: The importance of signs in Carl Gustav Jung and in Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur.
5. Miguel Polo: Zhuang Zi and life as a dream.
6. Claudia Lira: Resonance, serenity and synchronicity: Jung and classical Chinese thought.
7. Gonzalo Dávila: Ecology and the sacred: universities and technology transfer.
8. María Julia Córdova: Beekeeping and the sacred.
In relation to the content, we have a question: The topic, SCIENCE, PSYCHE AND SPIRITUALITY, THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN CARL JUNG AND BHAKTISIDHANTA SARASWATI will be commented on his "perspectives" page that comes after the presentation of the journal that Professor Miguel Polo makes or it will be done besides, as an essay?
HpS - We can try to do it any place and format that you like.
Another point, the Cultural Portal of this issue is dedicated to the homage to Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay held in Kolkata, India, on September 16, 2022. We have the 70-page document that Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay prepared with the support of from Mother Govinda Pramodini. With the director of SOLARIS, Dr. Miguel Polo and the editor ARTD, they are editing this material. Once the editing is finished, they will contact Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay to give his approval to the document.
We are already finishing the layout of the magazine; we hope to have it ready by the last week of February to be send to Mexico.
HpS - BIG PROBLEM. The copy that was sent to you was only a partially edited version sent as a emergency to Govinda and HpS if Dr. was hospitalized. It has many, many errors as far as Prof. says. Now, finally he and Subhadra mayi are doing the final editing this week.
That's all for now, the next report about the DTC-UT/USA film we hope to do in 2-3 days.
By your mercy we hope to better tune our antennas and better tune in to Krishna consciousness, so we humbly apologize for our limitations and slowness. HARE KRISHNA
ASA - These reports are life and death. Please keep Harinama movement alive! Thank you.
SADAI NIMAY-NITAY KI, JAYA!!
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TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SRILA PRABHUPADA Y A TODOS SUS DISCÍPULOS LEALES COMO USTED que nos inspiran a tratar de seguir y practicar con sinceridad sus instrucciones.
En estos 2 últimos meses, la situación social y laboral en el Perú están bien complicadas. Esta situación impide que ARTD pueda hacer, fluidamente, las gestiones del sankirtana académico en las universidades (por ejemplo, una maestría en sanskrito con la universidad de Bombay y San Marcos previstas a través de NIOS-BRC), además él ha tenido dificultades con una gastritis y lumbalgia, pero, por la misericordia de Guru y Gauranga todo va mejorando. También su salud interna está mejorando, sobre todo está tratando de cantar las rondas con más atención y así escuchar el Maha-mantra con sentimientos favorables.
Bueno, empecemos, este informe es sobre todos los avances en SOLARIS No 7, el próximo será sobre DTC-UT port of call USA. El contenido de este número 7 es el siguiente:
1. Ravi Gupta: Transcending Context and Contextual Transcendence: Carl G. Jung and Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur.
2. Héctor Béjar: La Guerra y La Paz.
3. Fabian López: El Salvacionismo en el hinduismo
4. Dolores Chávez: La importancia de los signos en Carl Gustav Jung y en Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur.
5. Miguel Polo: Zhuang Zi y la vida como un sueño.
6. Claudia Lira: Resonancia, serenidad y sincronicidad: Jung y el pensamiento clásico chino.
7. Gonzalo Dávila: La ecología y lo sagrado: las universidades y la transferencia tecnológica.
8. María Julia Córdova: La apicultura y lo sagrado.
En relación al contenido tenemos una pregunta: El tema, CIENCIA PSIQUE Y ESPIRITUALIDAD, EL ENCUENTRO ENTRE CARL JUNG Y BHAKTISIDHANTA SARASWATI lo comentara en su página “perspectivas” que va después de la presentación de la revista que hace el profesor Miguel Polo o lo hará aparte, como un ensayo?
Otro punto, el Portal Cultural de este número está dedicado al homenaje al Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay realizado en Kolkata, India, el 16 de septiembre del 2022. En este sentido tenemos el documento de 70 páginas que el Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay elaboro con el apoyo de la madre Govinda pramodini. Con el director de SOLARIS, Dr. Miguel Polo y el editor ARTD, están editando ese material. Una vez terminada la edición, ellos entraran en contacto con el Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay para que dé su Visto Bueno al documento.
Ya estamos acabando la diagramación de la revista, esperamos tenerla lista la ultima semana de febrero para enviarla a México.
Eso es todo por ahora, el próximo informe acerca de la película DTC-UT / USA esperamos hacerlo en 2 o 3 días.
Por tu misericordia esperamos afinar mejor nuestras antenas y sintonizarnos mejor con la conciencia de Krishna, por eso, humildemente te pedimos disculpas por nuestras limitaciones y lentitud. HARE KRISHNA.
SADAI NIMAY-NITAY KI, JAYA!!
hare krishna Gurudev dandavat pranam
all glories to Srila Prabhupada...¡
Me gustaria escribirle en español entendiendo q ahora esta ud. en España, el año pasado nos mantuvimos haciendo mucho seva en diferentes sangas como diferentes lugares ayudando a
todos en la cocina, en la predica, en el canto y siendo alguna fuente de inspiración para ellos. distribuimos mucho prasadam (panes) a los amigos vecinos y familiares haciendo un pequeño
negocio para mantener nuestra adoracion diaria a nuestras Nitay sacidulal y silas, ademas claro manteniendo nuestro ashram de grihasta alado de nuestra esposa Radharani Gopi y de Soren
Prahlada (ya tiene 3 años y mejor de salud).
En este nuevo año estamos asumiendo nuevos desafíos tomando la oportunidad de expandir nuestro sankirtan..volveremos en Febrero a la India (por 1 mes)para continuar nuestro seva de hacer dramas
bajo la dirección de ss Bhakti Marga Swami, luego a nuestro regreso nos quedaremos en Europa buscaremos una estabilidad ahi y trataremos de buscar una casa para q luego mi familia me acompañe el prox año. Es importante muy necesario hacer estos esfuerzos en este momento de nuestra
vida porq la situación caótica del mi país lo amerita, porq mi hijo pronto empezara los estudios y porq tengo deseos intensos de q mi familia tenga mejores experiencias y asociación alado de devotos.
Se muy bien q el mundo material es lo mismo en todos lados con sus desafíos y necesidades, pero siempre me caracterice por ser una persona emprendedora q busca algo mas y para alguien mas...por eso fue tambien q me volvi hare krishna jaja anyway...estamos bajo el refugio de Srila Prabhupada y tomamos las bendiciones de nuestros maestros, familiares y amigos para esta nueva etapa.
nos mantendremos comunicados.
muchas gracias por sus bendiciones y buena asociación
con esperanzas nuevas su sirviente
Parama Karuna das
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hare krishna gurudev dandavat pranam
all glories to Srila Prabhupada...!
I would like to write to you in Spanish understanding that you are now. in Spain, last year we kept doing a lot of seva in different sangas like different places helping
everyone in the kitchen, preaching, singing and being a source of inspiration for them. we distribute a lot of prasadam (breads) to neighboring friends and relatives making a small
business to maintain our daily worship of our Nitay sacidulal and silas, also of course maintaining our grihasta ashram alongside our wife Radharani Gopi and Soren
Prahlada (already 3 years old and in better health).
In this new year we are taking on new challenges taking the opportunity to expand our sankirtan..we will return to India in February (for 1 month) to continue our seva of drama making
under the direction of ss Bhakti Marga Swami, then upon our return we will stay in Europe, we will look for stability there and we will try to find a house so that my family can accompany me next year. It is very important to make these efforts at this time of our
life because the chaotic situation in my country deserves it, because my son will soon start his studies and because I have intense desires for my family to have better experiences and association with devotees.
I know very well that the material world is the same everywhere with its challenges and needs, but I always characterized myself as an enterprising person looking for something more and for someone else... that's why I also became a Hare Krishna haha anyway ...we are under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada and we take the blessings of our teachers, family and friends for this new stage.
we will keep in touch.
thank you very much for your blessings and good association
with new hopes his servant
parama karuna das
HpS - Jaya!!! Thank you for writing to us. Your life is an inspiration. New Vraja Mandala, here, is a nice community. Maybe you know it. Has Gurukula with many little people, et al.
Starting, joining a rural community where you can visit the city to work from tuesday after noon to friday morning, sounds like a nice option. family staying in nice place, papa going to city to work few days and other days working locally and online.
If city temporarily chaotic, stay in the rural community. have 3-months of self sufficient resources.
city won't stay chaotic because people need it now.
Good plan??
Hare Krsna, half way house.
Start with orchards!
Respects to family. See you on internet from Mexico.
Hare Krishna maharaja, please kindly accept my most humble obeisances; all glories to his divine grace, Srila Prabhupada, our founder acharya. And all glories to your good self, for you are extending the mercy of Srila Prabhupada to fools like myself.
I was doing mangala arotika one morning, when instead of focusing of the ceremony, I found myself thinking "What if something happened to me, and suddenly I was no longer able to do something as simple as offering arotika? I have built so much of my devotional life around this simple, and yet meaningful and profound event? It is a mainstay shelter in my devotional life; what if Krishna took it all away? " I found myself realizing that such a thing could easily happen. I have personally come to realize that when there is old age, the body doesn't need an excuse to break down or succumb to disease: the glories of old age.
It's so strange how it is that we have lived enough years to see the how TIME slowly removes all of our faculties and our abilities, steadily bringing us closer and closer to death, and yet we still look the other way, in fear of inevitable death. I have always been aware of the Bhagavad gita's teachings of how the body is temporary, and that we are not this body but eternal spirit souls. Yet my awareness still hasn't matured to where I am prepared to meet my own demise, in spite of all the warnings that come with old age. I reflect more soberly on Srila Prabhupada's words that were spoken to his very young disciples, when he was lying on his deathbead: "Don't think that this won't happen to you."
I find myself thinking about the verse in the 2nd chapter of Bhagavad gita, wherein Krishna says "For one who has taken his birth, his death is certain; and for one who has died, his next birth is also certain." Years ago, when I first read the 3rd Canto and the chapter entitled "Movements Of The Living Entity," about how the soul survives and suffers whilst in the womb of his mother, I thought to myself "I can't let myself go through all of that again. That is pure and total hell." But lo and behold, I don't know how I am going to escape another birth, because I am still not yet Krishna conscious. How odd that these thoughts should come to my mind when I am supposed to be worshipping Krishna because of arotika.
I hope that all is going well for you in the Holy Dhama. I miss your association very much. I find myself enlivened to listen carefully when I am in your association. Perhaps you can return for yet another visit.
Your lowly servant,
Balabhadra dasa
HpS - Just answered your last letter and now this one. We left Braja on January 4th and then India about two weeks later and got here, Spain like about 24th January.
Staying here in one place.
Adi bhautic
Adi atmic
and Adi daivis all here.
Yet, go enough situation to do Sankirtan.
Back in Houston the 24th!
Don't worry!!!!! Krsna will arrange high speed internet for us in our next womb and Translate.googl.com will translate "Moo", "Moo", "Moo" from our parents into "Spot sqwalling and drink your milk!"
Get ready.
🙂