Greetings from Vancouver, B.C.

2 years, 7 months ago by bhakta_edward in Other

Hare Krsna, Hanumatpresaka Maharaj!


I am writing to you in hopes that you may have some small memory of me.


I met you at the Vancouver, B.C. ISKCON temple where I served as a young bhakta. I was dear friends with Bhakta Jeremy, who became one of your disciples. His spiritual name was Jananivasa dasa.


HpS - AgtSP. Paoho. What happened to him? He left his wife and that was the last i head of him!!


It has been many years since I left the movement but I was recently reintroduced to Krsna Conciousness through a family friend.


I am very interested in reading and hearing Srimad Bhagavatam and currently listen to classes by Srila Prabhupada.


I would also love an opportunity to converse with you about the Vedas and spiritual life in general.


Thank you so much for your time.


Warm Regards,

Edward Dinsley


HpS - We keep this Blog and from our webpage www.jayarama.us you can see our fortnightly news letter.

I guess along with those and the mercy of God we can stay in touch.

This is a wonderful path!

Primera carta

2 years, 7 months ago by estefania in Other

Hare Krishna Maharaja, mis reverencias!! Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Escribe Estefania de Santiago , Chile. Tengo 31 años y soy psicóloga de profesión . En 2018 lo conocí en el simposio "El arte y lo sagrado" , y en su última visita a Chile pude asistir a sus clases, desde ahí me interese por la conciencia de Krishna y estoy eternamente agradecida por despertar en mÍ el deseo de ser consciente de DIOS. Cada día intento mejorar mi canto de Rondas y organizar mi rutina para aspirar a lograr un buen canto de 16 rondas.

Me he mantenido ayudando al templo de santiago de manera económica y gestionando diferentes donaciones. De manera práctica un tiempo estuve haciendo servicio en el cuarto de pujari, pero el templo de santiago tomo un pausa en ese entones y no he podido retomar ese servicio aún por motivos laborales, sin embargo hace un par de semana me integre en la cocina para la fiesta de Prabhupada de los días viernes, es algo que me está haciendo muy felíz.

Espero que Krishna le otorge muy buena salud para poder seguir disfrutando de su asociación y sabiduría a través de sus clases y si Krishna quiere volver a verlo. Me despido reiterando mi admiración y humildes reverencias.

🌼🌼🌼🌸🙏🌸🌼🌼🌼


HpS - Thank you. AGTSP. Any specific friends, guides, in the Temple community?

Do you do psychotherapy?

What kind?

Hare Krishna PAMHO AGTSP from Nanda Gram

2 years, 7 months ago by jaramara in Special Category A

Hare Krishna

Hope you and all your monkeys army are happily engage in the pastimes of Radha Krishna in Rada Kunda.

We keep suffering in north Spain in Nanda Gram.


AgtSP!!! Happy? We are just like you, but suffering in Par Colony 8-1/2 minutes from Radha Kunda, and with same opportunity to engage in Hari Kirtan!


By Krisna´s arragement the ladies asram is now taking over Nanda Gram.

Some 6-8 matajis are mantaining all the temple operations. Manisi Rati (Sita´s Mother) is leading the ladies army.


asa - https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/8/20/#bb14997


Nila Madhava (Sita´s sister), Sri Manjari and nikunja Rani (From Ukraine), Premagni from Argentina, Narayani, Nitay Priya and Rocio from Spain.


The grihasta family is also growing:


Dharmavatsala and Arantxa

Prema Rasarnava and Sita

Ananta Sesa and Natalia (Ukrania)

Sutapa and Marissa DD (Argentina)

Fede and Josefina (Argentina)

JMHD and Marta


Besides the Asram (https://goo.gl/maps/HmnzDknDzg5B5agGA )

We have developed a guest house (https://goo.gl/maps/m7BHzSEStFaDvNbj8 ) la Casa del Buda.


So you are very welcome to rest after your trip to India if you want.

We can provide proper acomodation, High speed internet, and a lot of rural peace.


See you soon

Hare Krishna 🙏🙉🙊🙈🙏


hps- asa -- thank you for this news. our body is too old to travel by itself. we need to go on some elses donkey cart.

if that takes us to new nanda gram that will be great.

hope your project and nvm stimulate each other and all of spain.


more news soon!

Alankrti DD desde Chile

2 years, 7 months ago by btna andrea in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Sri GauraNitay!!!!

 All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!

 All Glories and my most humble and respectful obeisances to you Gurudeva!!!! I wish you a very happy Kartik month!!!


 Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva I hope you are very well in health and in all aspects, I am glad to know that the film recordings were a success and that you are already installed in the ASA ashram near RadhaKunda, when I think of you and everything what he does to serve Srila Prabhupada I can see all the teachings of Upadesamrta put into practice, that is a constant inspiration for my spiritual life, and encourages me in times when I need strength and determination. Hope to see you next year we want to go with Guru Govinda and Srutipriya to Vṛndāvana for the next month of Kartik.


 Many things have happened Gurudeva in this time, at one point I felt very lonely some of my devoted friends went to live outside of Chile and my closest friend moved away from the temple that was very difficult I pray for her because I know that finally Krishna will always he will be present in your life for all the service he has performed and at some point that relationship will flourish again. I was praying and taking refuge in Radharani to have a good association, I have never been a person of many friends but thanks to Krishna I have been able to make friends with wonderful Vaisnavis, we do service together and that has given a new impetus in my spiritual life.

 My report of this last time is 16 daily rounds, 4 regulative principles, mangalarati at home, and worship of our deities at home, doing the Bhakti Sastri, my current service in the temple for a year is cooking for the deities, in addition I joined the cooking group of the deities in charge of Guru Govinda where we cook for the festivals now we are organizing everything for Govardhana Puja and we have been doing service for Nrsimha Caturdasi, Balarama Purnima, Janmastami and Radhastami it has been a very beautiful service, a lot of mercy and good association.


 At home we worship our deities together with the family, reading Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita, if there is not so much time I listen to some class or pastime recorded from the Krishna Book and now we are celebrating the month of Kartik as a family, my children are already grown up Manjari the eldest will study next year at university and Giridhari will soon finish school, we work together with my husband Vrajesa cooking prasadam at home and we leave it in my friend Maha Anandini's business everything we do people love prasadam it's magic.


 Gurudeva some time ago I wanted to tell you that I have the desire to take second initiation to be able to deepen my devotional service, serve the deities, decorate them, make their clothes and jewelry, I love knitting vests, for the winter I was knitting cloaks and hats for the Srila Prabhupada's murti that is on the altar, many devotees have inspired me to firmly make this decision including my friends Maha Anandini, Guru Govinda and Srutipriya, and according to the temple board they also agree that so be it if you accepts it and gives me his blessings.


 I am calm Gurudeva, thanking Krishna for all the service and for all the facilities we have to support our family, I feel eternally indebted to Srila Prabhupada and you for always inspiring us to move forward.


 I say goodbye dear Gurudeva, thank you very much for everything, for his constant efforts to be able to deliver Kṛṣṇa Consciousness wherever he goes, my eternal obeisances at his lotus feet.


 His would-be servant Alankrti Devi Dasi


 *I hope my gift from Lord Varaha and Baby Hanuman has arrived, I think they traveled the world.


HpS - Yes, we got them. We appreciated them very much but since we are Sannyasi we have very small personal luggage. We can only carry one extra Dhoti some times.

So we were thinking of good home for them and finally we sent them back with Jayanta Das to his esteemed wife, Paurnamasi Devi Dasi, for all the children she teaches.


 * Due to the kindness of the godbrothers who accompanied him I was able to follow his journey step by step through the incredible Manipur, Delhi, Mayapur and the wonderful Vṛndāvana Dham, thanks to them we were able to listen to his classes, see videos and beautiful photos which was a great food For the soul.


 *Take some vratas for this month I have to take advantage of the mercy of this auspicious month to purify myself from my many anarthas.


HpS - We are making eternal friendships in the "prison" with other prisoners who want to take advantage of the process and go back to our service!!! However, we also have eternal associates in the spiritual world who are calling to us when we are alone and can listen to them.

Wake up to your real life.

Personal sadhana

2 years, 7 months ago by Yamuneswar Das in Personal Sadhana Reports


All Glories to Sri Guru Parampara,

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

H. H. HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam!

H. H. B. S. Damodar Swami, Ki Jai!

Srila Prabhupada, Ki Jai!

Please accept my humble obeisance unto Guruji's Padmacharan that in my previous letter I had mentioned collecting flowers and making garlands. This is not simply general garland. It means, pujah (worship) of deity (Murti). I have read some books, listen to something for senior bhaktas, and learn different mantrans and gaitries but it needs a systematic process. Not only that, it is a must to get permission from the initiated Guru. Guruji reminds me "Basic Sadhana is 16-enthusiastic rounds, 4-principles strictly, up for Brahma muhurt and doing Mangala arati and Kirtan, reading Srimad Bhagavatam, then doing our regular work eg. fighting battle of Kuruksetra of Manipur University, for Krsna.

Doing all these?


Yes, I am continuing all these, and in the Mangala Aarati I don't know the process of pujah in the proper way. The prayer Jaya Om Visnu Padaya .... Sangasara Dhava is it sufficient? To whom I will approach first and which Mantra and Gaitry? It makes me trouble. Please guide me from the darkness. Again there are some differences between Manipuri Gouriya system and ISKCON.


Your fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das


HpS - AgtSP!!! Yes, for Grhastha the diety worship is essential. Make it opulent in terms of your opulence.

Ask Banamali Das and other Mani Mandir Pujaris for instructions, no?

I think they can also give suggestions how the process can be applied in the specific circumstances in your Ashrama.

Hare Krsna.

Hare Rama.