Initiation

3 years, 7 months ago by yajnasenidd in Personal Sadhana Reports

Dearest Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!


Yes Maharaj, I really do want initiation from you, but I feel so fallen. I still cannot wake up early. A large part of that has to do with my husband staying awake till 3am. Sometimes I feel weighed down by responsibility for our spiritual advancement. At several sleepless occasions I've tried communicating to him gently that I can't sleep with someone awake in the house. He says he can't do anything about it, it's my problem, and i should just go to sleep and stop harassing him.


Maharaj, is this what you mean by not being able to do Hari kirtan. I feel I can never wake-up early like this. I feel contaminated in this marriage. It's so hard for me to give up this feeling of despair. I find my mind frightened that our children will be more difficult because of our weak sadhana. Sometimes I wonder why Krsna gave me this marriage. I'm not very good at helping him. And my own sadhana remains weak.


Maharaj, question in my heart, charging students to teach or perform or shoot, is that incorrect?


HpS - Thank you for your letter!!!! Thinking of you often. Our mail clerks are not very expert in handling the mail, so when there is Priority Code from the Kapi Dhvaja that gets their attention.

Of course, Prahlada Maharaja was able to take a quick nap when they were throwing him off cliffs, or trampling under elephants, so that is the ideal, and we should admit that there is room for us to improve things from our side, but on the other hand, Prabhupada directly said that we cannot imitate these actions.

So, I don't know what to say.

Try to make some adjustment, but, without violence, we have to chant our rounds and follow the principles.


I can't understand the last question. You want your dance students to charge their stun guns and shoot people.

Respects to the Varuna! Please, tell him that we are always happy to hear in the Blog his experiences about life in the real world, and modern India.


Your aspiring servant,

Yajnaseni

Carta de recomendacion para refugio.

Hare Krsna Gurudev

🙏

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Todas las glorias sean a usted. 

Por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus pies de loto.


HpS - Pies de (mitad) loco.


Espero que al momento de recibir esta carta lo encuentre muy bien de salud. 


Quería contarle que me encuentro en un momento estable, con un Sadhana y conciencia firme para expandir la misión de Srila Prabhupada. 


He seguido sus instrucciones, y esto me a llevado a una mejoría completa, tanto a mi como a mi entorno social y familiar. 


Gracias a su misericordia logro dia a día poder predicar en mi trabajo y en el lugar donde estudio sobre la misión de Srila Prabhupada, repartiendo libros e invitandolos a programas. 


Particularmente hoy tengo una sensación hermosa en el corazon, el cual se debe a qué siguiendo tanto sus instrucciones, cómo la de devotos mayores de mi Yatra local, me entrego a su infinita misericordia, luego de tomar el curso y el examen de discipulo, me acerco a usted con el fin de pidirle su refugio formal. 


Agrego también una copia de la carta de recomendación de Prabhu Lakshmana Das (presidente de templo Iskcon Buenos Aires)


Su eterno sirviente Bhakta Ever.


HpS - Felicidades. Por supuesto, considerando las circunstancias, estamos muy felices de tratar de servirle como diksa guru en ISKCON bajo el refugio de Srila Prabhupada. En cuanto a las formalidades administrativas, lo aceptamos como refugiado, y ahora lea el Kapi Dhvaja y envíe informes cada dos meses con preguntas, comentarios, con los códigos de prioridad, para que podamos estar seguros de verlos, y luego después de las seis. meses más, 1ª iniciación.

Super!!! Felicidades!!

KD - PC - Diksa

3 years, 7 months ago by bhaktamarcotorres in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna, Gurumaharaja, acepte mis humildes reverencias, Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Gracias por la respuesta y misericordia.


Me informan que S.S Guruprasad Swami vendrá al templo de ciudad de México hasta el próximo año.

Madre Govinda , viajará de México a Perú del 17 de Diciembre del presente año al 4 de enero.

Ella me puede hacer el favor de hacerle llegar a UD la Japa y también traerla de regreso a México, está sería otra opción si a UD le parece bien.


HpS - Aparece bueno! Es deficil correro Peru a Mexico, obteniendo Japa aqui. Posible funciona DHL. Peru ell viene en solamente tres semanas.



Me gustaría saber su opinión Maharaja.

Quedo pendiente a cualquier instrucción que UD decida darme.

Infinitas gracias Gurumaharaja por su gran misericordia.

Su aspirante a sirviente. Marco Antonio Galván.


HpS - Muy feliz conocerte. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Esperamos unos devotos de Mejico nos visita en Houston.





PCM-CP, KD-CP Letter of Franco Bone

3 years, 7 months ago by Radha Japa in Personal Sadhana Reports, Special Category B


All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga:


Please accept my humble obeisances dear Gurudev, I wish you a happy Damodara month.


I wanted to ask you if you are doing any treatment for your tired eyes? Have you tried placing cucumber slices or aloe vera leaves cut in half and without thorns, placed on the closed eyelids?


HpS - The best treatment is to look at Radha Mandana bihari and not to work hard. Then they are fine.


Thank you for your blessings to be able to sing the rounds, it really is magic. I have not chanted the rounds for a long time and now I sing every morning, I am amazed by the blessings of the spiritual master.


HpS - ASA - AgtSP!!!!!


In this month of November we are going to visit the devotee who has the deities of Jaganatha, Baladeva and Subhadra to see if he can lend them to us for the Ratha Yatra, I think there will be no problems.


I am writing to you on November 5 at 1:49 in the morning, I will sing a few rounds and then you rested a bit, I have finished digging the wallipini. I am growing cherry tomatoes, butter lettuce, round tomatoes, bell peppers, peas and soon I will plant other vegetables.


With Radha JPJ and Gopal we are offering our wicks to Damodara every day, in the morning and in the afternoon.


It is a shame that we cannot go to see it, but it is sure that it is in our hearts.

I am very happy that I am in Peru with the devotees there, they have a good heart.


You asked me about my relationship with the neighbors, I have a relationship of respect and cordiality, they are generally good people.


I don't have much news to tell, dear Gurudev, I have a fairly routine life. Now I am building the house bathroom that has no roof and no door, you can see the stars while taking a bath😄


With no further news to report, my best feelings for you,

Please forgive any offense committed in this letter inadvertently.


Your would-be servant: Bhakta Franco


HpS - So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, ..... so, so, so, ............... nice to hear from you.


asa[e] - Rathayatra

You news is very, very enlivening. Srila Prabhupada gave so much emphasis on Rathayatra.

Our God sister, Keli-lalita Devi Das, saw a poster advertising Rathayatra in San Francisco n Golden Gate Park. She went with her husband and it was attractive: Beautiful carts, Jagannatha, dramas, many nice booths, Prasdam and a devotee sold here a book.

She said that she took it home, read a little bit and put it in here bookshelf and probably would have never read it again.

The next day or so she was driving from San Francisco to Santa Cruz in the mountains in her Volkswagon Beetle with her husband as passenger.

The steering wheel came off!

Car crashed and she was tossed out.

Car caught on fire and her clothes caught on fire with the broken gas tank.

Her husband was inside and partially unconscious. She tried to pull him out but the flames became to intense and so the last thing she remembered was her husband screaming as he burned to death.

She woke up in the hospital some days later and the first thing she was conscious of was the smell of cooked meat. Then she realized who was the cooked meat, her own body, and the first thought that went though her mind was, Lord Krsna, if I think I am this body I am going to go mad.

Her face and body were seriously scared. Not enough to frighten children but remarkably. She went to the Temple.

They didn't look at her from a bodily point of vew.

She moved in. Distributed hundreds of books. Collected and donated more money than what it had cost to organize the whole Rathayatra.

So.... good luck with your Rathaytra. If you and Krsna make even one devotee it can be complete financial and Sankirtan, book distribution success.


Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las glorias a Sri Guru y Gauranga:


Acepte mis humildes reverencias querido Gurudev, le deseo un feliz mes de Damodara.


Le quería preguntar si está haciendo algún tratamiento para el cansancio de sus ojos?

ha probado colocarse rodajas de pepinos u hojas de aloe vera cortadas por la mitad y sin espinas, puestas sobre los párpados cerrados?


Gracias por sus bendiciones para poder cantar las rondas, realmente es magia. Estuve mucho tiempo sin cantar las rondas y ahora canto todas las mañanas, me sorprende las bendiciones del maestro espiritual.


En este mes de noviembre vamos a visitar al devoto que tiene las deidades de Jaganatha, Baladeva y Subhadra para ver si nos las puede prestar para el Ratha Yatra, creo que no habrá problemas.


Le estoy escribiendo el día 5 de noviembre a la 1:49 de la mañana, cantare unas rondas y luego descansaste un poco, ya terminé de cavar el wallipini. Estoy cultivando tomate cherry, lechuga de manteca, tomate redondo, morrón , arverja y próximamente plantaré otras hortalizas.


Con Radha JPJ y Gopal estamos ofreciendo nuestras mechitas a Damodara todos los días, por la mañana y por la tarde.

Es una pena que no podamos ir a Verlo , pero es seguro que está en nuestros corazones.

Estoy muy feliz que esté en Perú con los devotos de ahí, tienen un corazón bueno.


Usted me preguntaba mi relación con los vecinos, tengo una relación de respeto y cordialidad, son buena gente en términos generales.


No tengo muchas novedades para contar querido Gurudev, tengo una vida bastante rutinaria. Ahora estoy construyendo el baño de casa que no tiene techo ni puerta, puede ver las estrellas mientras se baña😄


Sin más novedades que reportar, mis mejores sentimientos para Usted,

Perdone por favor cualquier ofensa cometida en esta carta sin querer.


Su aspirante a sirviente:

Bhakta Franco



Hispanoamerican Symposium 02 (PC Tulasi)

3 years, 7 months ago by Germán Vegas in Special Category A, Calendar Development

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our sincere obeisances

Jay Srila Prabhupada!


After making some inquiries and consulting with my fellow representatives of the Ministry, some alternatives arose according to your guidelines:


  • Your suggested speakers: SS Hanumatpresaka Swami, SS Yadunandana Swami, Radhika Ramana das, Subhra devi dasi.


Speakers and topics suggested by us:


  • Dhanvantari Swami: I would be willing to give a talk about the Bhakti Sastri program offered at the Jaladuta institute.


  • Prema Rupa das (Argentina): has a very successful online sastric program, especially aimed at grhasthas. Could contribute to this topic (DVAD). I spoke with him, very kind and willing to collaborate. Sends you his obeisances.


  • Mitravinda devi dasi (Representative of the Ministry in Brazil) She directs the online educational program of the Jaladuta institute of Dhanvantari Swami. Very capable. She can emphasize this pedagogical format.


  • Sarvabhauma das (Brazil) is operating a community and educational program for Vanaprasthas in his country. He wants to attract devotees to collaborate with him. (Needs a translator, but there are vailable)


  • Harinam Gauranga das (Colombian and Representative of the Ministry in his country, Venezuela and Panama) He can explain the challenges and strategies that it means to start / formalize a pedagogical program where it does not exist (an authentic pioneer!).


  • Param Padam das (Argentina and representative of the Ministry in his country, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) Proposes 2 workshops: 1) a teacher training seminar (accreditation processes and how to build your online course) / 2) a meeting-debate (on pedagogical methods and facilitation of tools for the presentation / teaching of controversial topics). In this case, it is about participatory programs, separately on two different days.


  • Subhadra devi dasi (Brazil) is in charge of a very successful childhood education program for the children of devotees of different ages, she also directs the educational program for the National Board of Brazil. (Needs a translator, but there are vailable)


  • Gandharva das (Peru and representative of the Ministry in his country, Ecuador and Bolivia) 'Pramanas and learning experiences', in which I propose learning strategies of contemporary education linked to Vedic epistemology.


  • Laksmana-agraja das (Peru) Teaching-learning process in SB classes.


  • We can also summon Aravinda das (Argentina / Mexico) and Karunya Nitai das (Ecuador), both renowned educators.

You can make a selection of those participants that seem most suitable for the event.


Ys

Gandharva das


HpS - Wow! AgtSP. Paoho.

Are you in contact with the ISKCON Ministry of Education? How often? Who? What Official positions?


We hear some real concern from Members of Peru Yatra management that they feel lack of communication. When we last time you were in contact with Director of Education for Peruvian National Council?


We are specifically asking ISKCON Chosika to be a co-sponsor of this December 15th to January 7th ASA Symposium on Education.


Then we hope to organize another in Houston March 7th-17th. Then.... others in USA, Spain July 15th to October 7th, India Kartika.


So, we can make a commitment take things slowly and progress.


With the proposed time we have, three weeks, we can accommodate so many people. We will want to consolidate things for our movie: DTC-UT.

Subra devi Das and Radhika ramana Das will be coming mid-December and 25th December so they can be focus for VAD education, Kinder to Kollege, but we need good work on general principles of education eg. What is the goal of education? What is an educated man?


O.K?

You will be staying with your in-laws for some of these days and be visiting regularly?


Please discuss all these things with Karuna krsna Prabhu and give us some news here.

Thank you so, so, so much. Your Monkeys are just as much alive our our dinning room table as the first day they came.


P.S. We forgot to add, Patraka Das, CMDD, Rohini Devi Dasi to the list!!

FMP PC- News from Switzerland

3 years, 7 months ago by Bhaktin Carolsita in Personal Sadhana Reports

Dear Gurudeva:


All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances


Many changes have happened since my last letter, I am sorry I did not write sooner. This will be a small report with the news.


HpS/ASA - 🙂 🙏


I got married on November 5 and have been living in Switzerland for a month and a half. That day was Govardhan Puja, so after the wedding we went to the temple to celebrate.

Now that we got married i applied for residency. We are done with the procedures, now we just have to wait for permission to be granted.


HpS/ASA - All of us four Brahmacaris here salute you!!!! May you help your husband progress to complete Sannyasa and follow him in body, speech, and mind. Read the marriage of Kardama and Devahuti together, Canto Three?


Switzerland is different from Argentina in many ways, so I am still adjusting. I live in a small village called Wängi, in the countryside, there are many animals, mainly cows, there is a small forest where I go to chant rounds with my husband Philip.


He is a nurse, he works in a home for people with disabilities, taking care of them. The shifts are rotating, so it is somewhat difficult to have a routine when the schedules change every day. If his work allows us, on Sunday we go to the temple and cook for the festival, sometimes we go to other programs in the houses of devotees.


HpS - You are a very, very lucky girl!


It is not possible for me to connect regularly to gotomeeting due to the time difference, I think when I get used to these new schedules I will be able to connect more frequently.


Meanwhile I miss your association very much. Here the devotees are very friendly, I felt well received. The head pujari invited me to serve as a pujari, I would like to start next year, so I have a little more time to adapt to all the changes.


I am trying to be a good wife, I would like Philip to always feel inspired and happy in Krishna consciousness, if you could give me some advice on how to keep other devotees inspired or any other advice associated with my new situation I would really appreciate it.


HpS/ASA - We have no magic formulas. Just can remind you of what you already know. Please do the same for us. If you follow four principles strictly, chant 16-nice rounds daily, keep a full morning and evening program and see that anyone under your authority and you you inspire others to do it, you will have NO POROBLEMS. You will have effective preaching and preaching opportunities!!!! Details and options in the KRSNA book.

Thank you. Congratualtions.

Our best wishes to Nurse Phillip.

Your aspirant servant

Kirtida Devi Dasi