Desde mi trinchera

1 week, 2 days ago by Cruz Santa in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna! Muy querido Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias sean a nuestro comandante en jefe; AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Fundador Acarya de ISKCON y todas las glorias a los miembros de este trascendental ejército! 🙇

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Querido Gurudeva, orando siempre a nuestras Señorías le otorguen la energía suficiente para continuar con Su Sankirtana. Agradezco de todo corazón cada esfuerzo que usted realiza para involucrarnos en esta trascendental misión. Solo por su misericordia sin causa consigo esforzarme, tanto como puedo, por vivir conforme a sus instrucciones (estoy repleta de fallas, pero me esfuerzo con entusiasmo, determinación y confianza en el proceso) Soy solo una partícula en este inmenso ejército, y mis batallas son así de pequeñas, tan solo intento que cada experiencia me conecte con nuestro Señor y compartir Conciencia de Krsna, a quienes conozco.


- 4/16, FMS, FEP... Srimad Bhagavatam, es la panacea, diariamente nos refugiamos en Él a través de los significados Bhaktivedanta, de vuestras clases y las de maravillosos vaisnavas. La asociación de buenos vaisnavas nos brinda guía, contención y apoyo, les estoy muy agradecida.


- Intento adorar y cuidar de nuestras Señorías, desarrollando amor. (Observo que no estoy dándoles amor, porque la idea que tenía del amor estaba condicionada a distintas experiencias materiales; expectativas, ilusiones y traumas, poco a poco vamos descubriendo la diferencia entre el oro y el hierro.)


- Aun hay dolor tras la muerte de buenos amigos, pero intento refugiarme en la misericordia de Krsna. Escuchamos una clase muy iluminadora sobre el suicidio, de Rambhoru Devi.

( https://youtu.be/dfSK_gXMRCs?si=en8qrqW_pkQxTJqS ) 


- Como es normal, la salud de este cuerpo se deteriora. Estos últimos meses hemos padecido inflamación cerebral, ahora parece más estable, aunque tengo muy, muy poca energía, tanto que casi no he podido conectarme al ASA FMS, estoy realizando el programa matutino un poco más tarde (5 am).


Gurudeva, creo que más que morir, me asusta la posibilidad de permanecer en un estado de inconciencia, porque es muy probable que no sea capaz de recordar a nuestro Señor, me asusta pensar, cuánto tiempo podría pasar en esa condición y a dónde me llevará mi baja conciencia😕


Por ahora ese es el reporte desde esta pequeña trinchera, intentamos tener una lucha digna, batallando entre dolor, temor, quizá un poco de amor, pero con mucha confianza en nuestro misericordioso Señor y Sus representantes.


Eternamente agradecida con usted, siempre a sus órdenes.

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi


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Hare Krishna! Dearest Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances.


All glories to our Commander-in-Chief, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of ISKCON, and all glories to the members of this transcendental army! 🙇


🌺


HpS/ASA - 




... Dear Gurudeva, I always pray that Our Lordships grant you enough energy to continue Your Sankirtana. I wholeheartedly appreciate every effort you make to involve us in this transcendental mission. It is only by Your causeless mercy that I strive, as much as I can, to live according to Your instructions (I am full of flaws, but I strive with enthusiasm, determination, and confidence in the process). I am just a particle in this immense army, and my battles are that small. I am simply trying to connect with our Lord and share Krishna Consciousness with those I know.


🐵 🐒

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🐒 ASA ! 



...... - 4/16, FMS, FEP... Srimad Bhagavatam is the panacea. We take refuge in Him daily through the Bhaktivedanta purports, your classes, and those of wonderful Vaishnavas. The association of good Vaishnavas provides us with guidance, support, and encouragement; I am very grateful to them.


- I try to worship and care for our Lordships, developing love. (I notice that I am not giving them love because the idea I had of love was conditioned by different material experiences: expectations, illusions, and traumas. Little by little, we are discovering the difference between gold and iron.)


- There is still pain after the death of good friends, but I try to take refuge in Krishna's mercy. We listened to a very enlightening class on suicide by Rambhoru Devi.


(https://youtu.be/dfSK_gXMRCs?si=en8qrqW_pkQxTJqS)


- As is normal, the health of this body is deteriorating. These past few months, we've suffered from brain swelling. Now it seems more stable, although I have very, very little energy, so much so that I've barely been able to connect to ASA FMS. I'm doing the morning program a little later (5 am).


Gurudeva, I think more than dying, I'm afraid of remaining unconscious, because it's very likely I won't be able to remember our Lord. I'm afraid to think how long I could spend in that condition and where my lowered consciousness will take me.


HpS - "Unconscious" may mean Conscious of the material elements eg. water, fire, earth and nothing else. We are absorbed in looking at something stupid, but... if we want it, we can be detached from that absorption and realize that behind the material nature is paramatma... and He is manifestation of that rascal son of Yasoda, whom we all love like anything!

All the work you have done develop that consciousness is fully appreciated by Krsna.

!FULLY!

Last verses of Isopanisad. You will not be unconscious.



For now, that's the report from this small trench. We try to have a dignified fight, battling through pain, fear, perhaps a little love, but with great trust in our merciful Lord and His representatives.


Eternally grateful to you, always at your service.


Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi


ASA 🐒 - Death is God's way of saying, 'it's time to slow down!'

Pain is not letting go our our prestige and rejecting just crying like a helpless baby for KRSNA!

Seeing, agtSP, you every minute.

Hare Krsna

1 week, 2 days ago by Gadai in Special Category A

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!


Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, por favor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias.


Por lo pronto sigo en Huancayo-Perú, no se si me mude a otra ciudad de Perú, quizá lo haga para mediados de año de éste 2025, pero mientras tanto continuo por esta zona.


Salgo a distribuir los libros de Srila Prabhupada una o dos veces por semana. Esto me apena mucho, lamentablemente el lugar donde vivo es muy lejos, y el gasto es mucho mayor para mi, siento que estoy haciendo muy poco por mejorar mi Sankirtan, ante está situación voy a analizar y tomar una decisión para mejorar mi distribución de libros. Le pido que por favor me de sus mejores deseos y bendiciones para tener la inteligencia adecuada para mejorar mi sankirtan y poder satisfacer a Srila Prabhupada 🙏


Mangal artik 4 y 30 am conectándome a Goto con usted, por ahí alguna ves no puedo conectarme por problemas en la red, 16 rondas de yapa diarias, 4 principios, lectura del Krishna book, también estoy estudiando el Bhakti Vaibhava con Prabhu Laksmana Agraha, algunas veces falla la red, el motivo es por lo lejano del lugar donde vivo, pero, veremos que ocurre.


También sigo estudiando Jyotish y Samudrika, ahora Jyotish y Samudrika enfocado al Ayurveda. Son ciencias que me gustaban desde muy joven. Por ahí estuve haciendo algunas lecturas de Jyotish y Quiromancia a unos familiares a forma de práctica y felizmente todo muy bien, dándoles como remedio algunos libros de Srila Prabhupada.


Mis padres ya dejaron el cuerpo en el 2024, felizmente pude comprender la situación y predicar a mi familia y todo gracias a Srila Prabhupada y sus libros, no fue fácil, tuve que fortalecerme externamente e internamente a pesar de que internamente tenía muchos sentimientos encontrados, usted sabe, muchos recuerdos de ellos, risas, lagrimas, pero, así es, es parte de la vida, nacimiento, enfermedad, vejez y muerte, comprender lo que es la vida y la muerte solo lo puedes comprender con las palabras de Srila Prabhupada, no hay más!!!

Estamos de pasada, lo más probable es que yo sea el siguiente en la lista, y por mis actos, es seguro que vaya un buen rato al infierno, pero, mientras tanto seguiré en servicio devocional hasta el final de mi existencia.


Se podría decir que éste es como mi reporte de los cuatro primeros meses del año 2025.


Bueno, me despido Guru Maharaja, que el Señor Nrsimha lo proteja y nuevamente mis respetuosas reverencias.🙏


Hare Krishna.


Gadai Gauranga Das



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All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!


Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja, please accept my respectful obeisances.


For now, I'm still in Huancayo, Peru. I don't know if I'll move to another city in Peru. Perhaps I will do so by mid-2025, but in the meantime, I'll continue in this area.


I go out to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books once or twice a week.


HpS - ASA - ! 🙂


This saddens me greatly. Unfortunately, the place where I live is very far away, and the expense is much greater for me. I feel like I'm doing very little to improve my Sankirtan. Given this situation, I'm going to analyze and make a decision to improve my book distribution.

I ask that you please give me your best wishes and blessings so that I have the intelligence to improve my sankirtan and be able to satisfy Srila Prabhupada 🙏


HpS - Please do the same for us! All of us.

Hare Krsna!!!


Mangal artik 4:30 am connecting to Goto with you. Sometimes I can't connect due to network problems. 16 daily rounds of Yapa, 4 principles, reading the Krishna book. I'm also studying Bhakti Vaibhava with Prabhu Laksmana Agraha. Sometimes the network fails, the reason being because I live so far away, but we'll see what happens.


I'm also continuing to study Jyotish and Samudrika, now focusing on Ayurveda. These are sciences I've enjoyed since I was very young. I've been doing some Jyotish and palmistry readings for some relatives as a form of practice, and fortunately, everything goes very well, giving them some of Srila Prabhupada's books as remedies.


HpS - We understand that Bhanu Swami also uses these as a way of meeting people and bringing them to Vedic culture.


My parents passed away in 2024. Fortunately, I was able to understand the situation and preach to my family, all thanks to Srila Prabhupada and his books. It wasn't easy. I had to strengthen myself externally and internally, even though I had many mixed feelings inside—you know, many memories of them, laughter, tears—but that's how it is, it's part of life: birth, illness, old age, and death. Understanding what life and death are can only be understood through Srila Prabhupada's words, nothing else!


We're just passing through. Most likely, I'm next on the list, and based on my actions, I'm sure I'll go to hell. . .


[This is not Hell?! 😲

]


... for a while. But, in the meantime, I'll continue in devotional service until the end of my life.


ASA - That's not permitted! We will continue to do our service... life after life, or in eternal life!!!


You could say this is my report on the first four months of 2025.


Well, I bid you farewell, Guru Maharaja. May Lord Nrsimha protect you, and once again, my respectful obeisances. 🙏


Hare Krishna.


Gadai Gauranga Das



Sadhana & Contemplations

Hare Krishna, Siksha Guru Maharaja; please kindly accept my most humble obeisances; all glories to Srila Prabhupada; all glories to your good self, his exemplary disciple;


HpS//ASA --- AgtSP. Paoho. we feel like 87% egoistic morons, so any advice we can give will be mostly from SP in spite of us!


all glories to all the devotees of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I trust that all is going well with you in your own devotional service.


HpS/ASA - 😆


I finished my rounds this morning.


HpS/ASA - It 🌞

is at 3:18 Post Meridian, pushed both long, hard and sharp this morning for our Japa, and we still need to finish 8-rounds. Yet, the quality of the Japa is better than ever.


There was a feeling of surprise when I did, as if saying to myself "is that all? Shouldn't there be more?" Lately, I have had to wait until late in the evening to finish my rounds. I get very disturbed when I fail to finish my rounds in the morning. I keep vowing to not let it happen again, but I am embarrassed to say that sometimes it does. I have so much sinful karma and so many anarthas in my heart.


HpS/ASA - Ditto except we don't feel any real, "is that all". A little passes our mind, but we are so satisfied being able to do the Vaidhi bhakti that we are permitted to do.



Lately, I sometimes find myself feeling rather cold and heartless towards the world around me, not caring for the troubles of others so much, nor the political intrigue sensationalized in the media. Neither am I interested in the accomplishments and preaching efforts of the greater, worldwide ISKCON: which is probably a very offensive for me to think and feel. I feel so removed from all caring, like I'm in another world.


By your grace my daily sadhana is still happening, with Deity worship, Tulasi prayers and prayers to the spiritual master.


HpS - Our grace???? His Divine Grace? Yes, His Divine Grace and your and my and Niti-sara Das grace added like little peanuts to His Divine Grace's grace?


My daily readings of Srimad Bhagavatam and my japa are still ongoing. My online attendance of the Hawaii classes each morning is still happening, pretty much every day-unless something unexpected arises. My evening online attendance and my hosting classes on Bhagavad gita 3 times a week is still ongoing. I'm still maintaining my Prison Ministry preaching via conventional mail. And lastly, my distribution of books whilst driving for Uber continues, as modest as it may be.


HpS - As the black doctor told Janis Joplin when she described her daily drinking standard, "Honey, you do'in jus fine"!


I will close here, so as not to annoy you further with my lunacies.


ASA 🐒

- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4064


Please kindly bless us so that we can remember Krishna in our final moments. I wonder if I will be so fortunate as to remember Krishna in my moment of death. I think about such things a lot: I'm 74.

Yls, Bbd 🙏🙏



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- Honey, you do'in jus fine! ... Yet, gotta keep push'n. Wanta be Nabadvipa vasi, Radhakunda grass in next life. Or just closer to Srila Prabhupada's sankirtan, no?

An artist never finished the car, he just stopped working on it

1 week, 5 days ago by i8themaha in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krishna dear GuruMaharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


Earlier today, by Srila Prabhupada's mercy, I sold 3 Srimad Bhagavatam sets!

He wanted to remain anonymous, though.


HpS - ASA - 🐷

Oink!


Then Sarvabhauma Prabhu and I had a great time serving Prasad at the art car appreciation lunch.


The announcer got NilaMadhava's maha garland!

HpS - Can't get anything even close unless you go to Hawaii, no?


Then I got to stop by the farm to sing happy birthday to Abhay. He loves the Tava Pache Pache that you got him!!

ASA 🐵 Hope it is like beans with his bread!


At the art car lunch, we also distributed a Hard Gita, an SSR, and some Chant and Be Happy's.


It was a great day!

See you in the temple!


Your aspiring servant,

Jaya Hari das


HpS - We all liked the festival from our perspective also. It was very loud but we had ear plugs that Abhimanyu Das gave us November in INdia!

Also, we can see how there is so, so, so much room for improvement on the Sankirtan of the Holy Names.

See you now in your Vani. It 🌞 is at 5.38 Past the Meridian. We have prepared a PPTX for class tomorrow. Responded to a few of the many great Blog posts. 🐸...

Hare Krsna

Hare Rama

HARE KRSNA... HARE RAMA

H A R E K R S NA .. H A R E RAMA! ! !

Health and Purity

1 week, 5 days ago by AKD in Personal Sadhana Reports

All glories to Srila Prabhupada & All glory to Sankirtana Movement by Gaur Nitay & All Glories to ISKCON's devotees.


Please accept my humble obeisances, and dandavas unto you.

HpS/ASA - The same to you and more, more, more of it!!


Dear Gurudeva, I hope that everything is always good for you, I am very glad and motivated by your activities.

Thanks to your mercy and example I have continued chanting the rounds, I also continue to read and study the SP lectures and books, I continue to share what I have learned with all who listen to me. for example in Bhagavatam Srila Prabhupada say: ... The body can be maintained by any kind of foodstuff, but cow’s milk is particularly essential for developing the finer tissues of the human brain so that one can understand the intricacies of transcendental knowledge. A civilized man is expected to live on foodstuffs comprising fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and milk...(SB 3.5.7) the vegan diet has made much emphasis that dairy is bad for health, and there are even doctors who say that sugar is the cause of many diseases.

There is a proliferation of keto diets for being very healthy, and promotes the consumption of meat, also much is said that grains such as wheat, rice and corn are very harmful, contrary to Bhagavad Gita 3. 4, Although it speaks well of the consumption of healthy fats, which are mentioned in the BG 17.8.

Are cereals and milk really very harmful?


ASA - Brown and White - 🐵 🐷 We don't eat beer or pickles made with vinegar. We do chant and dance and dance and dance!

If you chant and dance then you can digest almost anything.

Yes, get the cleanest grains, the best milk for KRSNA.

Then He, mother Yasoda, adjust the problems in the food.


If you are a brahmana living in the forest then you may not have, need, milk. your wife and kids may be just as brahminical as you. Your neighbors.

But if you are a brahmana living in the city, have to THINK. give practical advice to Putin, Trump, Pope.... then you need milk to feed your mental (not intellectual) activities.


Mooo! 🐮


What do you recommend to preach a healthy prasadam diet?


Two very dear devotees with whom I had very good association, Prabhu Jay Gadadhar and Radha Raman, have left the body, now it is very difficult for me to find good associations, I appreciate very much the efforts of devotees who preach and pray for good association.

Thanks for your attention, your crew member AniruddhaKrsna Das.


HpS - You will be following them soon! 🙂

You will find new, young people coming to this movement who are more intelligent and sincere than we are. Good association.

Krsna is our only friend!

Gandharva das's report

1 week, 5 days ago by Germán Vegas in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada


I hope you are in very good health.


HpS/ASA - and... AgtSP... we hope you are richer than Bill Gate, stronger than Superman and the next Pope of the Catholic church! 😆


I have not lost hope that you will be encouraged to return to Peru at some point so that we can receive the mercy of being able to see you, serve you and enjoy your association.


HpS - Why not rent the Yatch Hanuman for the weekend and sail to Houston?


We have been chanting the Maha Mantra again for a few months now, resuming our studies and service to the Deity and we are complying with the principles and regulations. As I mentioned before, for the time being, due to work responsibilities and my master's degree, I cannot commit much more to Srila Prabhupada's service.


HpS ASA --- Hey! Do your thesis for Srila Prabhupada. Make money for Krsna. Maintain your family and body for Krsna.



For the moment, I can only wonder about such basic issues as what association with devotees means, or what the inability to connect the details of my life with Krishna's will represents. In the meantime, I ask you: we stopped chanting the Gayatri Mantra and would like to know if you could give us the opportunity to chant it again. Indira Sakti dd and I would like to return to the standard of worship we once had and at some point offer service to Radha Madhana Bihari. This can only happen under your auspices and with your permission, so we humbly ask for your instruction in this regard.


HpS - As far as I know, if you haven't chanted for one year then you have to hear it again.

Also, if you had gross.

GROSS.

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Fall down from the brahminical life like Ajamil, then takes like a year of following before taking up the deity worship again.


If you all take to Srila Prabhupada's education, you can be tremendous help to so many people.

Lord Caitanya was always happy!!!!

Heartily happy!!!!

Thank you for you association.

Write to us on WhatsApp for confidential details!!!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you!

You have already done so much!



Always grateful to you

Your servant, Gandharva das


ASA - Nice photos! We added a boat for you to use!!!