Latin América Tour Schedule comments

Hare Krishna beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP PAMHO


I was reading the letter about your visit to Latin América. You mentioned that we can comment on that


The schedule proposed seems fines due to the fact that you mentioned You can not be out of the States for more than 30 days


We are not spring chickens anymore we have to be thoughtful and considerate with what you say


I like this topic


HEALING IS NOT SIMPLY REPAIRING THE BODY; IT IS REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE.


Nowadays people are becoming more and more interested in mental health, healing etc


All of us have issues to heal it is a very compelling topic


Thanks a bunch of 🍌 bananas

See you soon

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD


HpS/ASA

HEALING IS NOT SIMPLY REPAIRING THE BODY; IT IS REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE.

Such a great title!

It seems that the same presentation needs different titles for different people.

Same presentation but for different audiences.


Thank you for your input.

It is honestly very valuable.

Discover your mystical, yoga, self beyond Jnana.

4-Week Syllabus: Ground-Level Śāstric Management

Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
This is a response to the letter https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16380/
Thank you so much for your deeply insightful response, your humor, and for testing the practical application of this proposal. Your reflections regarding Tom Brown, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and the everyday reality of our devotees provided immense clarity.
You rightly pointed out that our ultimate objective is kṛṣṇa-prema and that any management framework must teach people "how to peel the banana properly"—meaning it must offer simple, ground-level, practical help for daily devotional life.
Inspired by a recent interview with Gauranga Das on The Namarasa Podcast (https://youtu.be/JNmEfbxGoOA?si=lKa62Ba2BMWP-ikg) and strictly grounded in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s translations of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Śrī Upadeśāmṛta, I have consolidated the core practical points into a concise 4-Session Syllabus (60 minutes per session):

Consolidated 4-Week Syllabus: Ground-Level Śāstric Management

Session 1: Sustaining the Devotee: Urban Sādhana & The Need for Structure
  • Practical Focus: How congregational householders living far from the temple can maintain Śrīla Prabhupāda’s sādhana standards (brāhma-muhūrta, maṅgala-āratī, S.B.) through yukta-vairāgya without burning out. We will discuss why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s internal absorption required Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs to write operational handbooks (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa)—showing that structure is the daily vehicle that protects our purity (CC Ādi 10.90).
Session 2: The Three Pillars of Order & Supporting the Brāhmaṇa
  • Practical Focus: Exploring Śāstra (Prabhupāda's books), Śiṣya (humble attitude, BG 2.7), and Śāsana (clear daily schedules and roles). We will see how a lack of Śāsana causes groups to decline into Śastra (authoritarianism and raised voices). Additionally, we will address how to equip scholarly/spiritual profiles with basic management habits so they are not overwhelmed by complex logistics.
Session 3: Crisis Management: Moving from Drama to Resolution
  • Practical Focus: Understanding the 5 stages of every project: Vision ➔ Planning ➔ Detail ➔ Problem ➔ Drama. Devotees will learn how to stop emotional Drama when technical problems arise, training leaders to calmly review prior steps (Was detail missing? Was planning flawed?) and fix technical errors with tolerance (BG 2.14).
Session 4: The Character of the Servant (Dāsa-tattva) & Non-Reaction
  • Practical Focus: Studying the four qualities of a true servant described in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 17.15) regarding Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya: Su-snigdha (genuine affection), Paṇḍita (practical intelligence), Sādhu (honesty without duplicity), and Ārya (noble behavior). We will connect this with holding a personal Lakṣmaṇa Rekha (Śrī Upadeśāmṛta, Text 1), showing that true spiritual leadership is demonstrated through self-control and restraint during conflicts.

Format, Scope & Request for Your Guidance

  • Audience & Reach: This online seminar is open to all ISKCON members, managers, and aspiring preachers across North America, Latin America, Europe, and beyond. It will be offered bilingually (English/Spanish).
  • Duration & Platform: 4 Weekly Virtual Sessions of 60 minutes total via Google Meet / GoToMeeting. Each session will consist of a concise presentation followed by an interactive iṣṭagoṣṭhī (Q&A and discussion).
Gurudeva, while this is a formal proposal inspired by the insights shared on The Namarasa Podcast, I deeply value your realization, wisdom, and guidance above all. If you approve of this streamlined 4-session direction, I would be deeply grateful for your thoughts, input, or any specific instructions on how we can better assist the devotees in maintaining the standards Śrīla Prabhupāda envisioned for us.
Your servant,
Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - AgtSP.
Srila Prabhupada says that old age is a good friend for a devotee.
In our youth we managed and organized incredible complex systems, like the Gurukula in Lima for one year etc.
Zonal Financial Officer for Hansadutta Swami.

Just looking at the complexity of the four sessions stops us cold in our tracks.
However, it does look much, much, better than last time.
If others want to join and manage their minds through this format, then we are very, very, very, very happy to join with specific topics for any or all of the sessions.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you!!!!

The Bhagavata Podcast

1 week, 1 day ago by madhumanjari in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj.

Please accept my humble obeisances and gratitude.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to your exemplary sankirtan, sadhana and merciful effort to give care and inspiration to us all.


The purpose of this message is to share with you and readers of the blog (devotees?) about 'The Bhagavata Podcast", https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxspSZeIYq_ZZaW89hhnptA?sub_confirmation=1


It is an interesting and insightful fortnightly podcast; it is a scholarly and devotional approach to Srimad Bhagavatam. Every episode addresses one chapter of the SB, and renowned devotees (academically and devotionally qualified) are invited to present and discuss it.

Personally, I find a lot of inspiration and a broader and deeper perspective; big-picture = better understanding of Srimad Bhagavatam, which in turn nourishes and pushes me toward a more meaningful relationship with Krishna (Srimad Bhagavatam = Nama, Rupa, Guna, Lila).


Hope this can motivate and inspire devotees (readers) to listen to The Bhagavata Podcast and also receive the spiritual benefits from this special podcast.


On the other hand, I would like to offer my humble obeisances and gratitude to HG Balabhadra Prabhu for his recent posting (message), where he mercifully opens and shares his heart. Oh, Krishna.. Thank you for this gift.


Thank you, Gurumaharaj.

Ys,

Madhumanjari DD


HpS - AgtSP. Thank you!!! So nice for all of us to hear from you. You are from Cusco, no? Now you have been living successfully on the other side of the earth for decades spreading KC!!

We will look at the pod cast.

We are very anxious to associate with SB in a systematic fashion that is scholarly but especially puts us in our proper association in this movement.

Houston community of Bhagavata studies has been great.


ASA Calendar 260817

1 week, 1 day ago by hps in Calendar Development

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ASA - Calendar (Tom Brown, Secretary, Anjana Suta Academy)

ACRONYMS

  • ACT = ASA Camp Time. Eg if we Camped in Boise, Idaho, it will be Boise, Idaho time.
  • EP = Evening Program
  • GTM = GoToMeeting, https://meet.goto.com/382688053. Using your phone, +1 (571) 317-3122, Access code: 382-688-053
  • MOE = Ministry of Education


NEWS

  1. Breaking Sankirtan News: WhatsApp Group, ASA chatter.
  2. Daily Sankirtan Reports: www.monkeywarrior.com.
  3. Monthy Sankirtan Report: www.JayaRama.US


PLANS

Daily:

  1. Japa Joe: 16-rounds before Mangala Arati, 1:30AM+ @ GTM
  2. Full Morning Program (FMP): Local Temple/Camp 4.30AM @GTM


Weekly:

~ASA Sunday Morning SB Workshop: HpS/Upendra Das, 7.30AM Houston Time @GTM


Calendar:

August

Base Camp Houston until 2 September.

23 - ekadasi begin jhulana yatra. Radhika raman Das retires as Department Head.

25/tu - Hawaii SB

27[th] lord balarama appearance!

29/sa - Sugarland, Ksiti Kapoor Ashrama.


September

2[we] - HOUston to Nashville to Tandavika Das ashrama and Abhiseka Das ashrama.

4[fr] - janmastami, Sri Sri Radha Natabara ashrama.

9th - Nashville to Houston.

16[we] - Radha-astami!

23[we] - vamana dvadasi to madrid with

anantesvara Das for Ayurveda documentary.

26 - Madrid to Udipi, India, Ayurveda treatment and interviews.


October

10[sa] - Maitreya Ayurveda Ashrama to Bangaluru, arrive for noon Sandhya. Sadhu sanga and maybe academic symposium on saturday and sunday, 10th and 11th.

See you there!

12[su] - BangaLuRr to MADrid at 6.50AM.

20[tu] - New Vraja Mandala (NVM) to Madrid, Spain.

21[we] - ekadasi. continue trip, Madrid to Dallas.

26[mo] - Houston to Peru,


November

6[fr] - lima to santiago

18[we] - SanTiaGo to MEXico City

24[tu] - Mexico to Houston.


REST

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PROJECTS

  1. Science & Vedanta - Ayurveda Documentary
  2. Media Resource Center - Houston.
  3. Sastri Education - MOE.
  4. ASA Encyclopedia.
  5. Kirtaniya Sada Harih.
  6. Srila Prabhupada came to us in a vision and made us an ISKCON GBC Secretary (of our Bead Bag).
  7. Wherever you go whom every you meet tell them about Krsna.

vedanta

2 weeks, 1 day ago by hps in Personal Sadhana Reports

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DE ACUERDO

2 weeks, 1 day ago by Gadai in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada🙏


Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, por favor reciba mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias 🙏


Tengo todo listo, bueno espero que todo salga bien 👍


HpS - Simplemente intentábamos ilustrar un punto que Srila Prabhupada mencionó sobre nuestra enfermedad estadounidense, y luego aplicarlo a sus noticias. Latinoamérica sí se ve influenciada por Estados Unidos y sus enfermedades a veces, ¿no?

Por lo tanto, hay que tener cuidado de que el cambio de lugar, trabajo, etc., forme parte del mismo sistema y principios, y que simplemente se trate de mejorarlo. No se trata de destruir lo establecido para crear una "nueva idea".

¿DE ACUERDO?


Estoy completamente DE ACUERDO con lo que usted me dice, no tengo otra cosa que decir. Prácticamente sin querer estaré como un monje dentro de un templo.


Como dijo San Francisco de Asís: "Yo necesito pocas cosas y las pocas cosas que necesito, las necesito poco".


Mis ofensas hacen que no pueda despertar, para mi es muy difícil dejar de cometer ofensas, es la verdad, ¿si no soy sincero cómo me ayudaría el Señor Krsna?, pero, el Señor Krsna fue muy bondadoso cuando puso sus pies de loto sobre la tierra de Vrindavana que hasta las enredaderas de los arboles le colocaban sus frutos grandes con miel en los pies de loto del Señor, también se dice que las pastoras de Vraja se preocupaban por los dulces pies del Señor, pues tenían el temor de que las espinas lastimaran los pies de loto del Señor, pero estas espinas se volvían blandas al sentir los pies de loto del Señor Krsna.


Yo me pregunto ¿algún día dejare de ser ofensivo para que los pasatiempos amorosos del Señor Krsna moren en mi corazón?


Mientras tanto sigo aquí tratando de despertar!!!


Bueno Guru Maharaja, disculpe y perdone mis ofensas y perdone por ser tan ofensivo y solo ver defectos y cometer ofensas hacia los devotos y las entidades vivientes, algún día seré una mejor persona🙏


Guru Maharaja me despido y que el Señor Nrsimha nos proteja a todos. 🙏


Hare Krsna.


Gadai Gauranga Das


HpS - I think Krsna is always trying to engage us in His pastimes in our heart. Yet, we feel we have so many other duties in the Sankirtan movement.

He will take care of many of them.

We just need peaceful time for Radha lila.