Nityananda is coming. Trip to Sta Eulalia

3 years, 4 months ago by bhaktanicasio in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krishna, Beloved Gurudev!!

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

HpS - AGTSP!!!!!


Five days until visit to Perú,

Main goal for going is taking advantage from the closest tirtha, Sadhu Sanga, Sadhu Sanga, Sadhu Sanga, Krishna Katha, Krishna Katha, Krishna Katha.


It's good idea talking to Eric about his father's library, and how giving it the best use in service.


We can speak about Ayurveda in the kali yuga, also we want to discuss rural development, vedic civilization in the modern world, Gurukula and puppet shows.


See you all soon,

At your service,

Nikunja Bihari das.


HpS - Now just two days before you arrive. With three devotees from Argentina Yatra here we hope to have nive Sanga with the yatra by your news and televicommunications.


You can see from these letters how intense things are!

We feel like this video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SncapPrTusA&t=26s



[Nityananda is Coming] HPS VYASAPUJA Cordoba, argentina

HARE KRSNA

PAMHO

AGTSP

All Glories To You Guru Dev


Thank you for your association, thank you for the ASA programs.


Thank you for giving us the opportunity to celebrate Vyasapuja and connect with Guru Parampara.


On the day of your Vyasapuja we met with the god brothers who live in the Valley of Punilla, Cordoba. We were there to remember you and share experiences from your Sankirtan, it was very inspiring and beautiful.


HpS - AgtSP!!! paoho.... !..


We organized it in the house of Madhavendra Puri das which together with his family Yasoda Mayi and his daughter Lalita asist to the celebration, also attended by Prabhu Devakinandana and some devotees friends; Gaura, his wife Radhika yogini and his daughter Saraswati.

Vrsabhanu Nandini dd, Hari Vamsi dhari and myself also attended.

We offer for the celebration Bhajans, Puja, Puspanjali, Offering reading abut you and Guru and parampara, and prasadam.


The preparations were: sorrentinos stuffed with mozzarella and olives, green salad (avocado, celery, lettuce), banana cake with, peachs, dulce de leche, cream also fruits (kiwi, ladhus, bananas, peach and oranges) and juice.


HpS - Super.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. Nikunja bihair Das and Adi-yajna Das are coming day after tomorrow. We hope to have lots of association with Argentina ISKCON with their help!


Thank you!

Next letter with your association?


Thank you very much Guru Dev

We hope to be useful in your Sankirtan

your servant Ambarisa m Das and Vrsabhanu Nandini dd


HpS - You are very useful. We hope Hari-vamis and your tower both grow up straight and tall.

Brahmana busca floresta pacífica - Nityananda está llegando

3 years, 4 months ago by YugalaKD in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hk pamho querido Guru Maharaja, ojalá sólo Ud. pueda contestarme las cartas, pensar en la respuesta de otra persona por más cualificada que estuviera, nunca sería lo mismo. 

En esta venida de Ud. en un momento al regreso de asokavan me sentí condenada sin derecho a defensa, puedo esperar eso de cualquiera menos de Ud. Lo voy a explicar con este ejemplo.

Mi peor experiencia en colegio, fue en uno donde las tutoras, sin preparación en docencia, generaban discordia entre alumnos y profesores. En ese entonces era muy nueva en ese servicio, escuche las recomendaciones de las tutoras, una de ella calificó de la peor forma a una estudiante, generando que yo tuviera un pre-concepto de la jovencita, después las profesoras y psicólogas explicaban que esas tutoras eran las peores de la institución, que yo debería descubrir y entablar desde cero el trato con una persona. Sin tacharla, antes de conocerla, aprendí mucho de esa experiencia. Por eso, al negarme la oportunidad de recibir sus consejos, me deprimí, decidí escribirle con detalle los sucesos, sin deseos de quedar bien con Ud. sino con el sincero deseo de aclarar la situación, decir la verdad de los hechos, sólo a Ud. Y a nadie más. ....


HpS - ASA - Edited


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sinceros, confío en eso.

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kisora Dasi.


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HK, pamho, dear Guru Maharaja, I hope only you can answer my letters, thinking about the response of another person, no matter how qualified, would never be the same.


In this coming of you at a time when I returned from asokavan I felt condemned without the right to defense, I can expect that from anyone but you. I will explain it with this example.


My worst experience in school was in one where the tutors, without preparation in teaching, generated discord between students and teachers. At that time I was very new to that service, I listened to the recommendations of the tutors, one of them described a student in the worst way, causing me to have a pre-concept of the young lady, later the teachers and psychologists explained that those tutors they were the worst in the institution, that I would have to discover and establish a relationship with a person from scratch. Without crossing her out, before I met her, I learned a lot from that experience. That is why, by denying me the opportunity to receive your advice, I became depressed, I decided to write you the events in detail, without wishing to make a good impression on you, but with the sincere desire to clarify the situation, to tell the truth of the facts, only to you. And no one else.


HpS - We have read the letter to this point, but you say that you want to "to tell the truth of the facts, only to you" but as we explain in the link in the Kapi Dhvaja about Letters to/from the Editor and have so often explained her, since we ar Brahmacaris and Sannyasis in this ASA we are only allowed short term contact with cultured members of the opposite sex, such as your esteemed self, only for short times.

So, we will edit the rest of the letter since it may contain things that you do not want published

and

you sent such a nice letter about these topics to us through Gandharva Das.

I think the concern is that certain devotees are encouraged, allowed, to make physical visits to us here in New Ashokavan and not others.

From the very begnning this has been a challenge. It has not diminished and will be more and more intense as we move toward boarding the United Airline's flight to Houston, Texas on March 7th.

With a large smile, I assure that what ever pressure you are experiencing in your service, we are experiencing with great intensity also.

We have gone through experiences in the last few days that force us to consider thar our entire life in Krsna consciousness, persona effort to serve Srila Prabhupada has been a failure.

Enough stress for you?

(Still smiling)

It has been heavy but...

.. also very purifying, things that we can even take with us to our next life, back to our service in Goloka!

I think we have honest understanding of your good self.

We want more.

Today Karuna krsna Das was here with Mathuresa Das and of course we were talking amongst many other things about the Ashrama in Chosica and he was contrasting the service of the devotees and mentioned your service with great respect but also pointing out that you have challenges.

Some people comment that Yugala kishora Dasi is a very social communicator (smile). Your nature is to get out and visit others.

O.K.

Others stay in the Ashrama and don't have chance of becoming contaminate.

Both positions have their good and bad aspects.

We have to learn how to purify our nature and connect it with Krsna.


Adjusting who is visiting, who is not visiting. Making final adjustments to the movie. Planning for Houston etc.

Keeping Full Morning and Evening Program daily is becoming great challenge.

By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Nityananda you must become a devotee on the level of Visnupriya.


Now it is 10.23PM.

Today we were up about 1AM. We chanted some strong rounds. We worked on our art techniques.

FMP.

Joined and learned so much from Srinivasa Das' class.

Talked with five different devotees from Houston and got the calendar 90% undercontrol.

Met with Mathuresa Das and Karuna Krsna Das for about 2-1/2 hours to deal with all the Yatra necessities and enrich our personal frienships.

Nap...... Up and joined the program from Nashville which was heart touching. We really miss them and are all counting the days until we meet, 19th March.

Then few minutes to try to deal with this wonderful ASA Blog Sanga, then map from 11PM to 1AM and then the fun begins again.

As you suggested in our exchange with Gandhava Das, the three of us can talk. Would be very nice.

Basically everythings seems fine, normal, disease in recuperation.

Thank you for your association.

Purify your service.

Learn to use devotees as consultants with clear understanding of their particular points of view.

Thank you.

Hare Krsna!


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Edited

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His daughter who adores him:


Yugala Kisora ​​Dasi.

Nityananda is coming!

Hare Krishna Maharaja!


Please accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


I just wanted to write a quick note before bed to tell you that I am very excited to serve you!! I am very much looking forward to it!!


[[[ASA - Ha! Ha! Ja! He doesn't know us.]]]


I'm chanting all my rounds, FMP daily, and I'm following the 4 "princely pals". 🙂


ASA - Related to the three Kings of Orient they are.


Oh! Also, there was a new family that came to the temple asking for a tour, and I gave them that, and they left with a Bhagavad Gita and an entire Srimad Bhagavatam set!!


ASA

Oink!


Mangal attendance has increased!! We're up from 3 or 4 to sometimes 7 or 8!


ASA - Great! Nine is sublime.


Oh plus, Gopal Prabhu has really inspired everyone. He asks us to Really Look at Radha Kalachandji.... and then he gives us a quiz before Tulasi Puja.

It's so fun! I love it! And now I can see if Radha and Govinda have matching ruby rings, does Lord Balaram have His club today, etc!!


Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva!

Your aspiring servant,

Jason


ASA - Jaya, Gopal!!


See you in The Temple,

Nitya-ananda Trayodasi.

Nityananda está llegando Chayadevi

3 years, 4 months ago by Asta Sakhi Devi Dasi in Personal Sadhana Reports


Querido Gurumaharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

¡Todas las glorias a la próxima celebración de Nityananda Trayodasi!

Nuestras oraciones al Señor Nrisimhadeva para su energía rendida al Sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu.


Hace un tiempo leí la traducción de un manuscrito de SS. Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Sri Caitanya daya - los diarios de Harideva y su esposa Chayadevi - ellos son contemporáneos pero no son devotos íntimamente relacionados con Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu sin embargo la misericordia del Señor tuvo prominencia en la vida de ellos, así como en nosotros a través de la misericordia de Srila Prabhupada. 


En el manuscrito narra que Harideva había sido el pujari principal del templo de Laksmi-Narayana, me parece que en Citranagar, él había tenido una caída con el sexo opuesto fuera de su hogar, una caída importante pero no terrible sin embargo era la perdida del prestigio y el sentimiento de la vergüenza que le agobió y le llevó a alejarse y degradarse más y más, su esposa pudo mantenerse bien a pesar que el peso de la caída de su esposo de alguna manera cayó sobre los dos ante la sociedad. 


En cierto momento Harideva tuvo la oportunidad de tener muy buena asociación de un devoto seguidor de las enseñanzas de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu que le inspiró a llevar el mensaje de las glorias del Señor a los pueblerinos vecinos y prepararlos para tomar el darshan del Señor en la ruta de regreso al Norte, el ex jefe de pujari tomo el servicio como una oportunidad de expiar su pecado y alcanzar el darshan del Señor Caitanya. 


En el diario de ese viaje se leen los desafíos diarios de alguien que está siendo probado por maya busca salir de ese enredo oscuro con el proceso de harinam y sadhu sanga, en el camino encontró a otros devotos viajeros y entendió que la mejor expiación era el canto de los santos nombres de Krsna. Muchas ideas iban a su mente en torno a su caída, la vergüenza y su deseo purificado por tomar el darshan del Señor, después de varios días con el beneficio de la asociación y peregrinación decidió regresar a su pueblo, él no logro ver al Señor Caitanya pero su esposa si lo logró. 


Mientras Harideva estaba de peregrinación su esposa Chayadevi se había quedado en el pueblo y entendiendo la necesidad de su esposo estuvo muy activa, se dedicó a cantar más rondas, escuchar Hari katha, también pudo hacer servicio en el templo y cada vez que pudo informó a las autoridades que su esposo se estaba purificando con el proceso y solicitaba la posibilidad de que regrese al templo y pueda hacer servicio nuevamente, el tema estuvo en discusión de la Junta de ese entonces. 


Mientras Harideva se encontraba fuera Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu llegó al pueblo donde se encontraba su esposa, desde un techo y a distancia Chayadevi pudo verlo, ella escribió: "Desde mi lugar en el techo, lo vi quizás a cien yardas de distancia, caminando a través de un arrozal. Tenía un aspecto tan brillante como el de mil soles. Lo cubría una ropa azafrán. Era de cuerpo grande y muy fuerte, un maravilloso sannyasi.

Cuando Lo miré, mi cuerpo tembló y el canto de “ ¡Krsna!” salió de mí con amor extático. Luego lo supe, “ ¡El es Krsna!”, a pesar de la felicidad también se lamentó que su esposo no estuviera ahí. 


Después de esa visita todo el pueblo se convirtió en vaisnava, todos querían ir a ver al Señor a Jagannatha Puri, después de deliberar temas importantes decidieron que no podían dejar el pueblo vacío, los pujaris de Laksmi Narayana y algunos más se quedarían mientras que los demás emprenderían el viaje a Jagannatha Puri en pada yatra llevando con ellos a Radha Gopinatha las Deidades que se habían empezado a adorar después de la visita del Señor, Harideva y Chayadevi iban a cargo, todos habían entendido que Krsna es el origen de todo y no había disputas con la adoración de Laksmi Narayana, así prácticamente todo el pueblo emprendía aquel viaje rumbo a Jagannatha Puri para encontrar a Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 


Lamentablemente no se encontraron manuscritos de la llegada a Jagannatha Puri... 


Disculpe por favor que escriba mucho, me agradó ver la castidad y fuerza de Chayadevi ante la adversidad mostrando que la vida de grihasta es también individual, que cada uno tiene su bhava pero también se debe apoyar al esposo en las dificultades, aquí me surge algunas preguntas situandome en una realidad más actual en donde a veces no hay el esfuerzo por dejar algunos anarthas. 

¿En qué momento la esposa puede identificar una castidad en la modalidad de la ignorancia? 

¿La esposa debe compartir la caída de un esposo arriesgando su propio avance ? 


El SB dice que la actitud casta ante el mal temperamento del esposo representa la victoria de la esposa pero qué sucede cuando el esposo es asati ? 


Hubieron comentarios en ese entonces que la caída de Harideva se debía a ofensas contra los vaisnavas, las ofensas habían despertado los impulsos lujuriosos de aquel pujari. 

Recuerdo que Usted una vez mencionó que el jefe de pujari y el sirviente del Guru tienen mucha posibilidad de sufrir una caída.


Hace poco me preguntaba ¿las ofensas que pueda cometer un pujari al adorar a Giriraj en el altar del templo puede perjudicar también al yatra? 


También me llamó la atención el peso de la vergüenza de Harideva porque hemos experimentado, es cierto que la vergüenza por un error a veces nos lleva a cometer más errores y enredarnos más y más, es un sufrimiento fuerte por ser señalados pero Usted siempre menciona citando al Señor Ramacandra y Laksman que no hay error que se pueda cometer que no se pueda corregir, mi especulación dice que no podemos condenarnos perpetuamente sin embargo nuestro condicionamiento nos situa como nitya baddha porque no sabemos en qué momento seremos liberados así que el trabajo es diario y constante para abandonar una posición caída y retomar nuestra constitución original en nuestra relación con Krsna siguiendo las reglas y regulaciones e instrucciones del maestro espiritual en cualquier ashrama.



Gurumaharaja disculpe por favor lo extenso de la carta. 


Su eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd


HpS - TLgASP. Pfanrh. Puede hace un resumen de su estimada carta? Tomano de inteligencia de Tom Brown & Buck White???

!


[Nityananda is coming]. Feb Check In

3 years, 4 months ago by bhaktabigfoot in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja

ASA/UG - AGTSP!!! Paoho. There should be a comma after "Hare Krsna".


Please accept my humble obesiances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Guru Maharaja I am very happy that you will be in Houston next month. I can't wait to see you.


ASA - That's what the ...... wolf told Little Red Riding Hood.


I will be there as much as possible. I am also happy to hear that although you had Covid you didn't have any symptoms. I am going to have to take credit for this as I pray to Lord Radha-Kalachandaji to protect you.


I am just playing of course, you are very dear Lord Krsna and Srila Prabhupada and they always take care of Their unalloyed devotee.


HpS - Him whom the Lord favors looses all his clothes!


Kalachandaji is very strong, his shoulders are very broad , he would be the best of football players and the star of the Dallas Cowboys and the whole league. Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys, would be wise to pray to Krsna that he descend to earth and play football for them and they would win every Super Bowl for as long as He wanted. I wonder what kind of austerities he would need to preform.


ASA - Football in our favorite sport. Stop to think. Plan.


I appreciate your response to my last letter, the yearly report. I have been doing Brahma muhurta alone, I get up about an hour before it starts. Wash up, do Gurvastakam, Kirtan and chant my 16 rounds. Takes about 2.5hrs. Sunrise right now in Dallas is 7:21am. I did go 3 days without going at one point. I really felt my enthusiasm decrease, my heart wasn't softening, I didn't like that. It felt bad.


I am really going to work on if I miss a day that at least I get up the next day for sure.


No more multi days off. Of course the goal is not to miss any days. As for reading Krsna book, I have been listening to the dramatic narration audio book by Amala Bhakta Swami. Is that ok?


HpS - Sure! He is the BIGGEST CLOWN in Iskcon. All we smaller clowns dance at his feet. {Photo Attached} He is such a nice friend.


I also been keeping a Journal. Right now its mostly just what I have read and done for the day. I figure its a start and I will get better at it. I started this 13 days ago. I noticed it gives me a chance to keep some stats.


They say in baseball that stats won't win you the game but good stats sure give you a better chance to win.


I have written some stats below. I am hoping that its something you like.


HpS - Unless I write what I did in a day I always chastise my self very unfairly for being a lazy, useless, hypocrite who does nothing.


Stats for Jan.

Brahma muhurta - 15/23 = .653

I started keeping track of this after you instructed it. I will work to improve it this month.


31 books distubuted


$216 donated to Radha-Kalachandaji ($108 each ekadashi)


These are from the last 12 days of Jan when I started the journal

Rounds per day = 313 (26.08 avg)

Noon Arati = 9/12 (.750)

Listened to

NOI 2.5 times

Krsna Book 29 chapters

Srimad Bhagavatam w/ purports 2 chapters (1.10 & 11)

Srimad Bhagavatam translation only Cantos 1&2

10 Srila Prabhupada lectures

Valmiki's Ramayana 48 chapters


ASA - Oink!!


When I work, I get to listen to audio books. I do about 8 hours or more of listening to audio books by Amala Bhakta Swami or Srila Prabhupada lectures. Then during lay overs between my routes I get to chant some extra rounds. There is sometimes when I can't focus as much as is appropriate of course but still it really has done a lot to improve my consciousness.


ASA - Whoop! Whoop!


One of my focuses lately has been "Keep your eye on the ball" I say this to my mind and it can help to re focus. The ball in KC being the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna/Hare Rama, Krsna's


Lotus Feet, Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet, Your lotus feet. Keep your eye on the prize they say. Did you know that a baseball players has about .45 seconds to decide if they are going to swing or not when a ball is pitched? To know what pitch is coming hitters read the rotation of the seams on the ball, then they can know if its a fastball or a curve ball. That's quite a bit of focus.


Guru Maharaja I was looking on your disciples list and noticed that I wasn't on it. If you think it appropriate can I please be added?

If so my bio is.


ASA - My God!!!

MY GOD!!! Of course. . . Thank you and any others for helping us with our efforts to serve Srila Prabhupada!


Nathen Ray Wanty 07/22/1979

Initiated on March 22 2020.


Guru Maharaja I am looking at going to India in Oct. to join you and the devotees there if you would approve. Would that be ok? If it is ok with you, my situation is I have limited vacation time from work and was thinking it maybe best to use it for India. I would love to go to Spain to meet you and the devotees then go to India but I don't know considering the time restriction. What do you advise Gurudeva?


HpS - https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/13113/

Now we run to the locker room to get our bath (3.35AM), put on our uniform, rush to the stadium to turn on the lights, and play the game.


We are coming from Dog and Hog Karma. Meat eaters and murders. Unless clean our bodys and minds daily for several hours we again become those things. People from 1st class countrys don't have to work so hard.

Thank you so very much!


The challenge, The victory, Guru and Krsna's Mercy!

Your servant,

Nanda-braja das