Vidylaya link

2 years, 8 months ago by hps in Special Category A

Two presentations on noi/tpp.


"Hare Kṛṣṇa! Dandavats Praṇams. Thank you, Mahārāja, for selflessly sharing your realizations and knowledge with the devotees at the ISKCON Bhagavata Mahavidyalaya. They would like to invite you again before you leave. 


Below are the links to the YouTube recordings. Due to a technical issue, there is no audio during the first four minutes of the lecture on day one.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkwxlGVJp-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkwxlGVJp-E) (day one)


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g2VbI5WptQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g2VbI5WptQ) (day two) "

TPP2

2 years, 8 months ago by hps in Special Category B

Here are some notes on sravama-dasa from NOI 8 from Gokulananda Das!

Regarding the references,


In Bhakti Sandarbha anuccheda 278 JG elaborates on the five stages of smaranam. In case you need them, I have the Bhakti Sandarbha translations by Satya Nārāyana Dāsa and H.H. Bhanu Svāmī in pdf format.


In your lecture, you mentioned that this topic shwos up in the works of Bhaktivinoda Thākura. I checked it up; there are elaborate explanations in Jaiva Dharma, chapter 40 and Harināma Cintamani, chapter 16.


FYI, Śivarama Svāmi wrote a synthesis on these stages in his Nava Vraja Mahima 8.36 (Introduction to Māha Mantra).

Ys,

Gokulānanda dāsa

Radha-kunda Astakam

2 years, 8 months ago by hps in Special Category B

His Grace Krsna loka Das sent the following:

Radha Kundastakam,

 by Raghunath das Goswami 

(1)

vṛṣabha-danuja-nāśān narma-dharmokti-rańgair

nikhila-nija-sakhībhir yat sva-hastena pūrṇam

prakaṭitam api vṛndāraṇya-rājñā pramodais

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(2)

vraja-bhuvi mura-śatroḥ preyasīnāḿ nikāmair

asulabham api tūrṇaḿ prema-kalpa-drumaḿ tam

janayati hṛdi bhūmau snātur uccair priyaḿ yat

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(3)

agha-ripur api yatnād atra devyāḥ prasāda-

prasara-kṛta-katākṣa-prāpti-kāmaḥ prakāmam

anusarati yad ucaaiḥ snāna-sevānubandhais

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(4)

vraja-bhuvana-sudhāḿśoḥ prema-bhūmir nikāmaḿ

vraja-madhura-kiśorī-mauli-ratna-priyeva

paricitam api nāmnā yā ca tenaiva tasyās

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(5)

api jana iha kaścid yasya sevā-prasādaiḥ

praṇaya-sura-latā syāt tasya goṣṭhendra-sūnoḥ

sapadi kila mad-īśā-dāsya-puṣpa-praśasyā

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(6)

taṭa-madhura-nikuñjaḥ klpta-nāmāna uccair

nija-parijana-vargaiḥ samvibhajyāśritas taiḥ

madhukara-ruta-ramyā yasya rājanti kāmyās

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(7)

taṭa-bhuvi vara-vedyāḿ yasya narmāti-hṛdyāḿ

madhura-madhura-vārtāḿ goṣṭha-candrasya bhańgyā

praṭhayati mitha īśā prāṇa-sakhyālibhiḥ sā

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(8)

anudinam ati-rańgaiḥ prema-mattāli-sańghair

vara-sarasija-gandhair hāri-vāri-prapūrṇe

viharata iha yasmin dam-patī tau pramattau

tad ati-surabhi rādhā-kuṇḍam evāśrayo me

 

(9)

avikalam ati devyāś cāru kuṇḍāṣṭakaḿ yaḥ

paripaṭhati tadīyollāsi-dāsyārpitātmā

aciram iha śarīre darśayaty eva tasmai

madhu-ripur ati-modaiḥ śliṣyamāṇāḿ priyāḿ tām


Translation


(1) May very fragrant Radha'-kunda, which, prodded by the gopis' many joking words after Vrsabhasura's death, the king of Vrndavana forest happily built and filled with His own hand, be my shelter.

 

(2) May very dear and fragrant Radha-kunda, which, for one who bathes in it immediately creates in the land of the heart a desire tree of pure love rare even among the gopibeloveds of Lord Krishna in Vraja, be my shelter.

 

(3) May very dear and fragrant Radha-kunda, where, yearning to attain the merciful sidelong glance of His queen, Lord Krishna diligently follows Her bathing attendants, be my shelter.

 

(4) May very fragrant Radha'-kunda, which is named after a girl who is a realm of love for He who is the moon of Vraja, a girl who is like the most precious jewel in the crown of the sweet girls of Vraja, be my shelter.

 

(5) The mercy obtained by serving Radha'-kunda makes the celestial vine of pure love for the prince of Vraja, which is famous for bearing the flowers of service to my queen, sprout. May that very fragrant Radha'-kunda be my shelter.

 

(6) May very fragrant Radha-kunda, on the shores of which are many splendid and charming forest groves filled with the sweet sounds of bumblebees and each named after one of Sri Radha's friends, be my shelter.

 

(7) May very fragrant Radha-kunda, on the shore of which, in a pleasant courtyard Queen Radha and Her friends sweetly joke with Lord Krishna, the moon of Vraja, be my shelter.

 

(8) May very fragrant Radha-kunda, where the passionate divine couple daily plays with Their passionate friends in the charming lotus-scented water, be my shelter.

 

(9) To one who is completely dedicated to Queen Radha's service and who happily reads these eight beautiful verses describing Her lake, even in this present body Lord Krishna shows His beloved as he happily embraces Her.

REPORTANDOME

2 years, 8 months ago by Gadai in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!


Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja, por favor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias, después de 8 meses le escribo para reportarme.


HpS//ASA - Aye de Mi! Caramba!



16 rondas

4 principios regulativos

Mi Sadhana comienza a las 3 y 50 am y Mangal Artik 4 y 30 am.

Baño y adoración de las Salagrama Silas y Govardhana Silas.


Lectura del Srimad-Bhagavatam (Canto 4, Cap9, texto 30) "Dhruva Maharaja vuelve a casa".

Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta (Madhya Lila, parte 1) Capitulo 8, Texto 150 "Conversaciones entre Sri Caitanya y Ramananda Raya".


HpS - We heard that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta focused on hearing this before he left his body. We are reading Teachings of Lord Caitanya.


En la actualidad sigo viviendo en Huancayo. Viendo el tema de la casa, hay ideas de querer venderla.


En enero me voy a Tarapoto, viviré por allá, tengo un terreno con agua y quiero sembrar frutas y verduras. El terreno me lo vendió Prabhu Yadu y su esposa.


HpS - Ellos tambien ya estan alla? Otros? Payonidhi Das ha ido a Los Angeles, no?


Me siento mucho mejor, estoy mas tranquilo, el tiempo pasa muy rápido, ya es un año y dos meses estando solo, al comienzo es difícil entender ¡el por que pasan las cosas!!!, ya sean buenas o malas.


Mi refugio fue siempre meditar en lo que dice Srila Prabhupada en Sus Libros "Que todo lo bueno y malo que le pasa a un devoto, termina siendo bueno".


ASA - -[;0]/\___


Bueno, estuve estudiando algo de Jyotish (sinceramente es muy complicado para estos tiempos, quizá puede ayudar en algo a la Prédica).


ASA - Vedic palm reading might be more practical. Good results from some sannyasis in ISKCON.


Después estuve trabajando con un devoto editando algunos libros, haciendo algunos diseños que da en sus cursos de Astrología. Ahora no estoy trabajando, pero volveré a trabajar con el devoto para enero. El trabajo es desde mi casa o desde donde me encuentre (Todo es por Internet) (Diseño Gráfico).


En las tardes estoy llevando algunos cursos de Diseño Gráfico para actualizarme.


También en la actualidad, por las mañanas, estoy distribuyendo los libros de Srila Prabhupada y con respecto a la distribución de libros, bueno, hoy en día esta más complicado y difícil distribuir los libros de Srila Prabhupada y vivir de ello, la economía en el planeta esta más complicada y difícil, sumado a todo eso el costo de los libros de la BBT-PERÚ ha subido mucho.


HpS - Entonces, adjustamos, no? Mas libros pequenos. Inspirando la gente invertir in grandes por que Krsna va a provener el dinero para esta inversion tan bueno!

Mas libros! Mejor economia!

Comunidad Vaisnava Peru dirigiendo el mundo!


Pero bueno siempre hay algunos libros que salen, quizás no es lo que uno espera, pero, de eso se trata, depender de la misericordia de Krsna, y cuando hay tiempos difíciles ese DEPENDER de Krsna se vuelve una meditación más fuerte "Conexión".


ASA - !


Quisiera comprar una moto para poder movilizarme, sería un buen ahorro, los pasajes están caros, y gasto mucho en pasajes, quizá tener una moto ayude. Una movilidad para la distribución de libros y para muchas cosas. Quizá podría funcionar siendo muy cuidadosos al manejar.


¿Como esta usted Guru Maharaja? ¿Como esta su Salud? India, Radha Kundha, Vrindavan, me gustaría ir algún día.


HpS/ASA - Estamos annotando aqui y cada dos semanas in el Kapi Dhvaja! Jai!


En lo personal mi salud estuvo algo complicada por el tema de la altura, problemas respiratorios y del corazón, problemas digestivos, quizá uno de los motivos por los que me voy a vivir a Tarapoto.


Bueno Guru Maharaja, me despido, que Nrsimha lo proteja siempre.

Hare Krsna.🙏

🐵


Gadai Gauranga Dasa



HpS / ASA - Thank you! I hope the other letters in the Blog have important news for you also.

Become a big man in the spiritual world.

Wake up!

So much to do.

So much opportunity to change Peru now, the world.

Recovering from disease/ Recuperandome de la enfermedad

2 years, 8 months ago by bhaktanicasio in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva,


Hare Rama, esteemed K. B. Das et al.


Please accept my humble obeisances,


All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,


Thank you so much for being a straight pathway to Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet. Your vani accompanies me all the time, and is a huge help for everyday endeavors.


HpS - Hopefully we are at least 77% clear pathway to Srila Prabhupada and we certainly beg you to find other ways to reach him also Eg. Books, Other ISKCONdevotees.


You summarize all of them in "Get up early and get your rounds done", and I say to myself what else do you need?. After all this time I can realize that your potency comes from your flawless sadhana, FMP, FEP, reading and chanting everyday, you are an exemplary disciple of Srila Prabhupada and you were able to overcome successfully every obstacle that appeared in your spiritual practice within Iskcon.


HpS - We are struggling to honor Prasada properly but SP indicated that even for him it was a challenge. He took the expense to travel with a cook so that he would have consistent Bhoga.


I’m so unfortunate that although I know this I can not practice it everyday. It scares me, but I can not do nothing but keep trying and praying for the mercy of Guru parampara.


HpS - No! Every day make a little improvement. Eg. We pushed our bed back five inches so that now it touches the wall. Now we sit up straighter and chant better.

Every day make some progress in solving your problems, no?


When I returned home, after Europe, I found out I had to leave my workplace. The owner did not renew the rent. That put me in a huge stress, had to find another place in 30 days. On August another facial palsy arose, like the one I had in 2011 before going to India. Took me three weeks to recover my face, but the mind is cancala!!

On Janmastami I found a new place, smaller, simpler. I saw it as Krishna's plan to myself, a new phase in my life.

I envision my life entering a more steady phase. Last four years were expansion, bigger asrama, work projects, and a new baby girl. Now I just want to maintain everything and chant Hare Krisna, read, preach, play, serve devotees.


My desire is to enter more in a harinam mood, theater and puppet shows, less rational, more heart.


I felt like I had a lot of dhal and rice, but no chapatis.


HpS - Jaya!


Wife and children are ok, my sons are good guys, respectful, with a service attitude. My wife is so happy with her daughter. I feel Krisna is giving me a good opportunity to work with this family attachment.


HpS - What happened to your, her, dog? Went to better body?


This health problem created havoc in my personal sadhana. I could sense a depressed mood when I couldn't chant. SP is right. In kali yuga, the only thing worthy is Sadhu sanga and Krisna katha. Living with devotees saved my spiritual practice. Now I'm struggling to recover good japa, FMP.

I'm in charge of the pujari on wednesdays. I continue giving classes at university. I'm not lecturing until I strengthen my spiritual practice. I realized there hasn't been a single week in which I didn't give out a SP book. My work is a great opportunity to witness how everybody is suffering in different ways in this material world. Is an everyday reminder and great opportunity to preach.


Two weeks ago we went to a yoga festival. Almost a thousand yoguis from argentina. Adi Yajña Prabhu gave a very nice lecture about yoga, then there was a wonderful kirtan and we distributed 155 books, 16 BG, 1 noi, 2 first canto of SB, 1 SP biography and many more. Photos attached.


This is pretty much what happened with my life these last months.


We purchased tickets to go visit you in mexico. We will be there from 3 to 11th of march.


Is amazing that you are reading this letter while you are near Radha Kunda, here at New Govardhan AQI is 18, perfect, but not as many senior vaishnavas as where you are!!


It will be great meeting you after your India tour!!

Thank you Gurudev, for being such a bright light house,

Struggling to become your disciple,

Nikunja Bihari das.


ASA // Thank you your lucid letter. Your descriptions of the whole situation seem so accurate.

You seem to be a person who walks a tight rope. Doing a lot of precise work.

A little slip and you have face palsy etc.

More chapatis seems to be the answer.


Put Mexico dates on our Calendar.


Try to coordinate with devotees there, Gadadhara Das et al about village development - Monterrey / Mar de Platanos.


How is Pancha tattva Das' Pizzeria?


Next letter.



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Hare Krishna Amado Gurudeva,


Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias,


Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada,


Muchas gracias por ser un camino directo a los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada. Su vani me acompaña todo el tiempo y es de gran ayuda para los esfuerzos diarios. Las resumes todas en "Levántate temprano y canta tus rondas", y me digo ¿qué más necesitas?. Después de todo este tiempo puedo darme cuenta que su potencia proviene de su impecable sadhana, FMP, FEP, lectura y canto todos los días, eres un discípulo ejemplar de Srila Prabhupada y fuiste capaz de superar con éxito cada obstáculo que apareció en su práctica espiritual dentro de Iskcon . Soy tan desafortunado que, aunque sé esto, no puedo practicarlo todos los días. Me asusta, pero no puedo hacer nada más que seguir intentándolo y orando por la misericordia de Guru parampara.

Cuando regresé a casa, después de Europa, descubrí que tenía que dejar mi lugar de trabajo. El propietario no renovó el alquiler. Eso me puso en un gran estrés, tenía que encontrar otro lugar en 30 días. En agosto surgió otra parálisis facial, como la que tuve en 2011 antes de ir a la India. Tardé tres semanas en recuperar la cara, pero la mente está cancala!!

En Janmastami encontré un lugar nuevo, más pequeño, más simple. Lo vi como el plan de Krishna para mí, una nueva fase en mi vida.

Me imagino mi vida entrando en una fase más constante. Los últimos cuatro años fueron expansión, asrama más grande, proyectos de trabajo y una nueva niña. Ahora solo quiero mantener todo y cantar Hare Krisna, leer, predicar, jugar, servir a los devotos. Mi deseo es entrar más en un estado de ánimo harinam, teatro y títeres, menos racional, más corazón. Sentí que tenía mucho dhal y arroz, pero nada de chapatis.

Esposa e hijos están bien, mis hijos son buenos muchachos, respetuosos, con actitud de servicio. Mi esposa está muy feliz con su hija. Siento que Krisna me está dando una buena oportunidad de trabajar con este apego familiar.

Este problema de salud creó estragos en mi sadhana personal. Podía sentir un estado de ánimo deprimido cuando no podía cantar. SP tiene razón. En kali yuga, lo único digno es Sadhu sanga y Krisna katha. Vivir con devotos salvó mi práctica espiritual. Ahora estoy luchando por recuperar la buena japa, FMP.

Estoy a cargo del pujari los miércoles. Sigo dando clases en la universidad. No daré conferencias hasta que fortalezca mi práctica espiritual. Me di cuenta de que no ha habido una sola semana en la que no haya entregado un libro de SP. Mi trabajo es una gran oportunidad para presenciar cómo todos sufren de diferentes maneras en este mundo material. Es un recordatorio diario y una gran oportunidad para predicar.

Hace dos semanas fuimos a un festival de yoga. Casi mil yoguis de argentina. Adi Yajña Prabhu dio una muy buena conferencia sobre yoga, luego hubo un maravilloso kirtan y distribuimos 155 libros, 16 BG, 1 noi, 2 primer canto de SB, 1 biografía SP y muchos más. Fotos adjuntas.

Esto es más o menos lo que sucedió con mi vida estos últimos meses.

Compramos boletos para ir a visitarte a México. Estaremos allí del 3 al 11 de marzo. ¡Es increíble que esté leyendo esta carta mientras está cerca de Radha Kunda, aquí en New Govardhan AQI es 18, perfecto, pero no tantos vaishnavas mayores como donde está! ¡Será genial encontrarlo después de su gira por India!

Gracias Gurudev, por ser un faro tan brillante,

Luchando por convertirme en su discípulo,

Nikunja Bihari das.


Perspective

2 years, 8 months ago by yajnasenidd in Personal Sadhana Reports

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!


Thank you Maharaj. I will endeavor to avoid biting interactions.


Something amazing happened yesterday, read a very old chat with my husband. I saw how harsh my response was to his shortcomings. I was trained for 25 yrs to be with a very different kind of man. Felt like a ballerina paired with a dancer still training. I felt constant stress over his shortcomings. My shocked interactions with him were neither because he’s bad or I was bad. But it definitely took a long time to readjust my expectations (and now second shock, being thrown away so heartlessly). Today I’d never respond that way because I’ve accepted it’s reality and especially seeing how damaging it felt to him to feel inadequate. I apologized again to him yesterday. He accepted but still feels ‘he’s not right for me, can’t make me happy’. Anyhow, let’s see where Krsna leads us. As soon as I imagine him and I being together and the world falls silent, I feel this veil of insecurity or uneasiness due to his lack of commitment spiritually.


Bhrigu Naadi this year told me if my husband doesn’t return by Diwali, not to hang on. Someone new will come (they came and left also). And Agastya Naadi from 10 yrs ago told me there will be seperation, then by mercy of guru and Krsna, you will overcome, you have to change your attitude and then there will be no marital problems.


Excited to see what Krsna has in mind for us 🙏. In some ways we want new person because the relationship will feel more natural. But then we feel duty bound to our husband, in a way like can’t leave him and go enjoy a nice life.


I also have a few questions:

1) what service should I engage this life in?

2) I feel a desire to do BS, BV etc study NOD under your direction. Is this something should pursue? Are there any lecture recordings for these courses?


Thank you so much for this shelter. It’s so much more natural. So much empowerment 🙏, strength. I can’t express enough gratitude.


your servant,

Yajnaseni DD


HpS-ASA

AgtSP!!!

Paoho.

Take second initiation.

If you don't, get some nice conversations with your brother.

🙂