My struggling attempts

3 years, 6 months ago by yajnasenidd in Personal Sadhana Reports

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP


Maharaj, thank you so much for your time and wonderful guidance despite so many health problems! You dedication to serving Guru and Krsna is unfathomable 🙏!


HpS - Hmmm! 60% sincere??? AGTSP!!!!


My limited capacity, becomes enough due to your guidance 🙏. Trying to maintain decent sadhana. Chant 16 rounds 5:30am (sometimes unable due to insomnia/anxiety caused by marriage. Those days I try to chant up to 32rnds to make up for it). 1hr hearing daily, and 1hr reading (not stable yet). Aartis I haven't been able to include yet. Cleaning and cooking regularly. Trying to add nice words of praise spoken to husband daily to this list as part of my sadhana.


HpS - 🙂 We really really hope that your marriage becomes nice!!! Yet, is Kali yuga so maybe it will be a well fought failure! 😁 Even that is very satisfying and then we die! How many husbands have we had in how many lives??? Krsna is waiting for us and all those husbands and others to get back in the proper place. 🙄


Sometimes his mood is very tough to handle. He has assumed a mood of my way or highway very strongly, so when I find it deeply humiliating I take shelter of hearing. I've decided not to speak any harsh words. I understand any confrontation means I have to yield, otherwise there will be a head on collision. Most unpleasant interactions I have resolved by rerouting my methods of fulfilling my needs to not incorporating him. I experienced unforseen difficulties in above practices when we went out on weekend and shared hotel room (our sleep schedules are almost 4hrs apart) and when I got very sick recently. Some expectation for love and care appeared in my heart, but was met with invalidation. I understood to not expect anything from him even in the worst situations.


HpS - Hmm! That is real love. Love is not a sentimental reaction. It putting the welfare of others first. What was Mandodari's relation with Ravana?


I struggle to assume mood of "how can I serve". Whenever consciousness is deteriorating I hear lecture to survive this phase of marriage. Recently I heard that although Kunti Maharani herself was going through so many difficulties, when she met Krsna she was enquiring about the welfare of others 🙏.


HpS - .... and still she fell victim to the beautiful smile of Surya Deva?? 🙂 After killing Duhsasanan, Bhima addresses him say, 'Farwell cousin, we were not born to be happy."


Such exalted personalities. I'm trying my best 🙏. Some days I feel a lot of dismay, is it going to stay like this forever.


HpS - No.


Then I have to remind myself, nothing stays the same for long.


HpS - Yes! Just a fact!!! What's next???


But this narrative of don't tolerate insult, don't stay where people don't respect you, don't deserve you is so loud at times, it drowns out the be self-satisfied, compassionate, forgive, tolerate for higher principle narrative. Again at such times I try to hear 🙏 and reset consciousness.


HpS - Have some fun. Be enthusiastic to help people in their Dharma, but also have some patience and some nice time with your brother.


We have a question regarding intimacy in marriage, as an application of the 4th relative principle 🙏.


HpS - Ooops! 🙊 🙉 🙈 😎 This doesn't seem like a topic for a Sannyasi. For this you need an Ashrama guru. Nice Ghrastha lady in ISKCON. It is like the Pandavas had Dhaumya and Drona as two different types of Gurus.

We are Diksa gurus, and Siksa gurus in certain terms?

Going to be initiated soon?

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xxx

I guess this letter is an account of my strugglesome, shaking practice 🙏, my lack of spiritual intelligence to fathom how to act in the situation and my many strong anarthas 😔🙏.


HpS - Interesting. That is mostly why we write the Kapi Dhvaja!


We have and continue to survive only by hearing your loving voice in our mind 🙏. Our only motivation now, to not fail you, who have invested so much in us from childhood. All other material reasons to remain in this marriage Krsna has mercifully shattered 😂.


Your aspiring servant,

Yajnaseni DD


HpS - If you have to walk out of any situation on to the street with nothing but your breath, to save your constant Hari Kirtan, do it. Then Krsna will give you a nice place to sit down and after doing more Hari Kirtan he will give you intelligence how to confront the situation, and He will also take a personal hand in the situation while you are out in the fresh air!!

Then they will add our names to the list:

Kunti.

Draupadi.

Mandodari.

...


A new life in Utah!

3 years, 6 months ago by Nityananda-rama dasa in Personal Sadhana Reports

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!


I would like to thank you, Gurumaharaja, for your response to my last letter.


Since I last wrote, things in my life have changed dramatically, so an update feels appropriate.


ASA - !!! 💨


Due to complications with my partner's job, we have relocated to Ogden, Utah, a town about 45 minutes north of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda's temple in Salt Lake City. I have been chanting at least 8 of my 16 rounds at the temple almost every day. I am attempting to meet the Devotees here so that I will be able to have some association. The temple does not open until 7:00 am, so I am still doing mangala arti alone at home, but once I am situated in our new home I am hoping I can find local devotees with whom to have a proper morning program.


HpS - We have been doing online for like ten years. Yes, live is super, but as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young said, as we remember, if you can't be with the one you love, then love the one your with. Loving online Mangala arati is a conscious process!!!


I also plan on returning to San Diego in early November so that I can celebrate Govardhana Puja with Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari and Their faithful servitors in Their holy dham.


I am chanting 16 rounds, following the four regulative principles, regularly going to the temple and actively seeking out the association of local devotees. Most of my book are in storage, but I am reading daily from Bhagavad Gita and NOI.


Your aspiring servant,

Nityananda-rama dasa


HpS - If you follow this process you will get stronger and stronger!!! More and more awake. Move as fast as you can. Make local people devotees so you can have immediate association!

Read the KRSNA book daily!!!!

Black Rat (FMPBPC) New Asoka Van 1: Various Points

3 years, 6 months ago by candra108_mukhi in DTC

Hare Krsna, beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO


It was really rewarding and thought provoking been there with all of you.


HpS - The same for us! Every day in Bhakti yoga is more intense!!


Chanting rounds in contact with mother nature and my spiritual god sisters and brother, it was really gratifying for our soul. We did some gem therapy with Yugala and Mitravinda. Both were very thankful specially Mitravinda.


HpS - We've mentioned before that we have allergy so often in the Spring, but one year we had a big pearl on our Japa beads and not allergy. The one you gave us kept falling off. 


At lunch on Saturday you mentioned that it will be good if Ananga manjari dd (M Hare Krsna's daughter) may participate in the movie.


HpS - Awk! Not "will be good" but "might be good". Ourselves we don't know how the movie is going to develop. The Director says the same. This kind of documentary starts with a plan but 90% of the content and structure can change after the first serious encounter with the real situation. Eg. if the Philemon Foundation want us to come to London and do a Semester Seminar everything changes!! Yet, the participation of Rupa anuga Prabhu, Prof. Behar, Ananga... would be so important.


I talked to her mother today and both agree. Nevertheless, they want to know, if she is going to perform Sita? or maybe a Raksasi, the color of the outfit, if it should be elegant or simple maybe a little script, or maybe you want another character, what is the main idea?.

And the dates for the filming.


Regarding transportation, she has a car but is only asking that the organization pay for the gas. And prasadam facilities.


HpS - Awk!

please tell them that we are still in the planning stages but will certainly introduce them into the Directors cognizance!!!!  Thank you.


Besides Palika, me, and so forth are working on the idea of your Sri Vyasa Puja 2022. So do you have any idea about the program itself. We will present the suggestion here and start working on it.


HpS - Only idea so far is that Subra devi dasi and Caitanya caritamrta Das are buying ticket so come at that time and participate. Also Priya-sakhi and Jagannatha Carana Das may come from Chile.

It seems that some simple method of accommodation would be nice.

It also seems that we have to beat again and again and again on the fact that it is our, HpS' vyasa puja, only in the perspective of practical glorifying all the members of Vyasadeva's parampara. As much you two as us three (HpS, TB, BW).

  1. What do you want to do? What should you do?
  2. What do you want to, should, do with other who have answered question 1?
  3. Based on 1 and 2, what is a plan, schedule, content?
  4. Based on 1, 2, 3 what resources, size of cake, do we need?

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Again thanks Gurudeva thank you all so much for your association, for me was an undeserved boon to be there with Your very good self and the devotees.


Trying to be useful

CMDD

PS one of my cats Francesco is at the hospital :(


TB - Be sure he gets as much Prasadam and Hari Kirtan as possible. Is casi cierto su proxima vida va a ser ser humano!!!!!



News from Rohini Devi Dasi

3 years, 6 months ago by rohini in Personal Sadhana Reports

TLGASP!

TLGASSHpS!

Jaya Gurudeva!

 

Por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias. Le suplico perdone mis ofensas.

Gurudeva espero de todo corazón este Ud. muy bien.

Hoy en día, rondas, principios, Lectura sistemática del Srimad Bhagavatam con devotos (Cultura del Bhakti).

Además, Gurudeva estoy buscando una explicación a mi camino devocional. Yo estaba al 100% en rondas, principios, estudios, y servicio. Por favor Gurudeva ¿Qué paso conmigo? ¿Me faltó inteligencia para mantenerme? ¿Qué sucedió conmigo?

Quedé enferma y muy deprimida durante todo este tiempo. Fue como una pesadilla. Ahora me estoy recuperando. Sería muy bueno si me ayuda a responder esta pregunta, y así continuar con mi vida devocional.

Me postro a sus pies y espero su misericordia.

Su discípula

Rohini dd.

 

TLGASP!

TLGASSHpS!

Jaya Gurudeva!

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisance. I beg you to forgive my offenses.

Gurudeva I hope with all my heart that you are very well.

Nowadays, rounds, principles, systematic studying of Srimad Bhagavatam with devotees (Cultura del Bhakti).

Also, Gurudeva I am looking for an explanation to my devotional path. I was 100% in rounds, principles, studies, and service. Please Gurudeva, what happened to me? Did I lack intelligence to support myself? What happened with me?

I was sick and very depressed during all this time. It was like a nightmare. Now I am recovering. It would be great if you help me answer this question, and continue with my devotional life.

I prostrate at his feet and await his mercy.

His disciple

Rohini dd.


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HpS - ASA -- AgtSP... Paoho... Of course we are remembering you and Draupadi Devi Dasi and The Ananga-manjari Devi Dasi often and wondering, "What has happened to these nice devotees?" "What has happened?", but we are actually very little people and don't have the power to be the Supreme Friend!!

So it is Krsna who saves us: https://vedabase.io/es/library/bg/5/29/ but, of course, He is motivated by the desires of His devotees and uses His devotees.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


Why we fall away from the path back to Krsna may have many causes, no? We have heard that every psychological circumstance we can meet is in the SB. There is the fall down of Bhrata Maharaja, Vyasadeva writing so many indirect spiritual guidance.... We come to this human body after millions of lifetimes, so if we have different educational side-trips then it is no so surprising, no? We only hope that all of our experiences are determined by Srimati Radharani and Krsna and they have very deep significance and effect.

It is so nice to hear from you!!

We hope that this Blog and the Kapi Dhvaja will be very useful in the next steps in your life!! That we are all with Srila Prabhupada in his Sankirtan in our next chapters!!!

Logo Proposal

3 years, 6 months ago by Parasurama Avatar Das in Special Category B

PAMHO

AGTSSGN

AGTSP

Dear Gurudev, hoping your health is fine and your sankirtan will please to Srila Prabhupada.

I wanted to show you this work.

At the request of CMDD, I made this Logotype for the project in Peru, which could be used for any purpose.


Your Servant and eternal well-wisher, Parasurama Avatar Das.

Santiago-Chile.


HpS - ASA - Es super hermoso, concentrado! ! !

Piyari mohan y eventos en ISKCON Chile.

3 years, 6 months ago by priyasakhi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna GM.

PAMHO.

AGTSP!!!


Muchas gracias por Su respuesta.

Jagannatha y 2 devotos más visitaron a Piyari Mohan el viernes pasado. Tomaron prasad con él y su familia, cantaron y conversaron. Estuvieron con él como 6 horas. Esperan visitarlo otra vez. El esta bien, con su psiquiatra y siguiendo su tratamiento.

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Extrañamos Sus visitas a Santiago Mandir, quedarán en nuestro corazón.

Si todo sale bien, podremos visitarlo en enero junto a mi familia en Ashoka Van, y si Krsna quiere podremos estar para el día de Su Vyasa Puja.


Jagannatha hace lo mejor que puede en el servicio de la administración, junto a los devotos (Maha Anandini Radha dd y Dina Dayal das).


Y me gustaría distribuir libros en diciembre, veremos qué se puede hacer.


Gracias GM.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priya Sakhi dd


HpS - Muchas gracias. Piyari tiene mucho hacer para corregir esta situacion tan, tan grave con la pobre Mataji!

Ooof.

Mundo material.


Esperamos noticias acerca del calendario de Enero pronto.


Es super que ISKCON tiene reputacion ayudar todos sus miembros, aun a veces ayudar es un fuerte pata en .... .