Welcome to Houston

3 years, 7 months ago by hps in Calendar Development

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Maharaj we want to take your Darshana..

Please let me know what time is good for us to meet you..


Your aspiring servant

Sumitra Sharma🙏


HpS - ASA: AgtSP! Thank you Mataji, Prabhu et al. We are just getting our selves settled.

Yesterday, Thursday, we were so exhausted from the packing, toe injury, travel obstacles that all we took a lot of rest with our elevated toe.

4.38PM - Friday, things are getting a little clearer.

Of course, we would like to see you also!

We will attend the Temple morning program until 6.45AM daily and come back for some of classe, but we will join other SB programs on some days.


Devotees have come from Dallas with some publishing projects to do.

Of course, we are organizing our work with Hari-lila Das et al, and Gopinatha Das.

Caitanya and Subra are like our hosts, so we can begin to get a more final schedule through this weekend.

We will be here all next week and leave on Saturday.

You can see our Temple classes listed on line and our ASA News, Kapi Dhvaja with its own calendar goes out on day.

Please just post letters etc here, then we can deal with them. Whatsapp and phone texts are difficult to handle except for ntoice of URGENT texts posted here or some private details.

Of course, since we are Sannyasis and Bćaris here it is necessary that whatsapp, text, messages pass with the association of a nice father-husband-son.

Thank you!!

It is so nice to hear from you all!  🌻 🙂

DTC 13(Mo)

3 years, 7 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna!!


AgtSP


paoho.


Our eyes are really strained. We see so many letters we would like to read, but it is 8.51PM on Radha astami and our body is finished. We opened several and glanced at them. Very important. Interesting, but no strength here. If we just chant Hare Krsna at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada we will get all knowledge what to do, who to be, no?


We have been working to pack for six months in a small town in Peru. We can take our under-the-set bag and two suitcases of 50-pounds each.

  • What should we take?
  • What is the essence of our office here?
  • What will we be doing there?
  • What things can we get there?
  • What things will get dried out if we do not take them?
  • How can we pack everything safely and efficiently?
  • How much do the cases weigh now?
  • Where can we even get good suitcases????


Ooo!


Listened to very nice class this morning! Very nice. but too weak to comment.

Did the final banking.

Made Radha-Krsna lunch: Two ripe mangos; chopped celery with Mrs. Desai's superexcellent home-made yogurt and fresh walnuts, salt and pepper; boiled split peas; frozen banana puree!


Now hot milk and Krsna book.


Hare Krsna.


Tomorrow we will try to finally close the suitcases, [It was extra big challenge to pack the camera and other valuable things in the cabin bag 🙂] and pack up the auto for six months [we should put the battery on a trickle charger timed to come on for one hour each day].


💪🦆 🦆 🦆 💪 Muscle Duck's Adventure in Travel to the South.




Lalita Madhava D

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

All glories To Srila Prabhupada

Jay Jay Sri Guru and Gouranga

Dandavat Pranam Dear GuruDeva

 

I beg your pardon for not writing so often, although I meditate on his lotus feet daily.


I am praying that his health is good and allows him to continue in his mission of preaching with all the enthusiasm of all time.

Since the beginning of the pamdemic we keep with Majulali (Manjuali) DD in the distribution of Prasadam in various ways daily lunches, cakes and bakery, my mother helps us with some things when she can.

The music: The presentations were almost nil, now she is reactivated a little, but, everything is still very slow, I have

I recorded some Vaishnava songs in video format to keep me somewhat active.

The service: In the temple very little since it is going through different times, although at home I am with daily service

to the deities that my mother, manjulali and I. I will be helping the temple with a very security and emergency plan. necessary in any situation that you need such as controlling a fire, evacuating in case of earthquake, safety in kitchens, pujari room and salons.

Majulali DD: A day ago she took the exam for the initiation, I spent time reinforcing her knowledge and serenity to leave the result in the hands of Krishna, including a series of letters of commitment and declarations.

After everything that happened in our temple, my faith in Krishna consciousness, Srila Prabhupada, you and the devotees

has not changed, I believe that these situations bring us closer to the reality that we live in this material world and increase our desire to stop suffering by following the examples that you give us daily, thank you very much for all your effort and sacrifice for us.

Hoping to be helpful in your mission and putting myself fully at your service, your servant

Lalita Madhava Das 


HpS - Thank you . It is just like walking with you around the Temple in Santiago in the afternoon with the long autumn sun rays.

You are on the right path. You loving ability will reawaken taking all these lessons.

Urgent! Kapi dhvaja 6th September 2021

3 years, 7 months ago by Patrak das in Special Category A

Hare Krishna, Dear gurudeva!!!!!!!!!!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to you.


Please accept our humble obeisances.


HpS - ...We really hope your whole family can follow four principles, chant 16-nice rounds, under the authority of Srila Prabhupada and be his initiated disciples...

Ptrk - Thanks a lot for your hopes and wishes. We (family) are working on that.


As of every two weeks:

* Bulletin is now upload on Facebook (English & Spanish), it is also in Google Groups as listed at: http://www.jayarama.us/hello.htm


Our life and routine is very simple... We are basically at home. worshipping deities in the morning and reading SB before class at school.My older brother bring us the supplies every 2 or 3 weeks. My sister study for a degree in Languages. I work in a school and study for a degree. My mom cooks and also study.


Thanks a lot for this Wonderful bulletin.

EDT (Patrak das & Antuanette )


HpS - THank YOu... What does a degree in languages include? Is she a dentist?


Urgent - Permission for taking second initiation

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

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to you, All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Sorry Guru Maharaja for not writing for so long…

Hope you are doing well…

I am daily chanting my sixteen rounds and following four regulative principles…and by your mercy doing few seva in Kalachandji Temple… and somehow trying to serve our deties Nitai Navadwip Chandra..


Guru Maharaja as per your instruction in the previous letter I have started reading Bhagvatham, and now in completed 14th Chapter in the First Canto.

We have also made a small Bhagavatham study group where we daily read Bhagavatham for about 40 mins. We have finished till Chapter 7 of the first canto.

Somehow by your mercy I am able to read daily and get some association of Srila Prabhupada through his books.


Guru Maharaj I have completed my Bhakti Shastri course with Gopal Hari Prabhu and he also informed us that he will soon receive the certificates.

If you think I am ready for second initiation, I wish to take second initiation, when we meet you in Houston, so that I can cook and dress the deities in the temple.


We are eagerly waiting to come to Houston and to see you and get your association.


Please always keep me in your service Guru Maharaj.


HpS - AgtSP Seems fine to me. Romapada Swami is giving initiations on 17th morning as far as I understand. Maybe Saranga Th Das and Maharaja will let us join the same fire. Ask Saranga Th. Das.

We need a letter from Temple President, Nityananda Das. He might ask Saranga Th. Das.



Taking Shelter

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

Hare Krishna Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisance in your Divine lotus feet..

All Glouris to you

All Glouris to Shrila Prabhu Pad ji..

I want to wish you A Very Happy 125th Apparence Day of Our beloved Shrila Prabhu Pad ji..

Today I am missing you lot..

I really need your kind Mercy..

When I met you in May 20th..in Houston temple.. from that day..I am reading all letters here..and very inspiring and very very helpful for me..

I am following All your instructions.

Maharaj my English is Not good..

That's why I didn't write any letter..

Can you please share your email address..so, I can write personally..

Maharaj.. Yesterday we celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami Festival.

Today we are going to celebrate our beloved Shrila Prabhu Pad ji Apparence Day..

Maharaj.. I Love to cook..

Since last 10 years I am cooking here for All devotees in Houston,.

All devotees like my cooking..

But unfortunatly I can Not cook for Shri Shri Radha Nila Madhav..

Yesterday so many devotees cook for Shri Shri Radha Nila Madhav, but I can't..

I serve 3000 devotees..but I want to serve Krishna also..

Maharaj..

I am begging your mercy..

Please accept this unfortunate soul also.. I know you're so merciful..but I am very sinful ..

Please forgive me and All my bad karma 😭

Please accept me like your daughter and very foolish servant 🙏🙏

Thank you so much Maharaj

Sumitra Sharma Houston


HpS - AGTSP paoho Your English is not good and I only have two eyes. 😁 With the company of a gentleman we are happy to have detailed discussion with ladies, but only after the topics are discussed in general in our very respected Blog.

Eg. Maybe you are having a problem with the Temple President, so here you write: Maharaja, how do we deal with situation when our ISKCON administrative authorities seem to have this that problem. . .

85% of the answer we can give will be in our answer to these general questions and 3-4 other people will have the same question answered by seeing our answer to you.

Before we had this Blog we were getting 400-500 letters/month. With the Blog it is ony 150/month.

After the general discussions we can certainly pass a few efficient minutes in a private email with ladies and their kind protectors.

Is O.K.? We talked with Gopinatha and Saranga Thakur about first initiation for your good self and other.

Formally would need letter from Temple President and then spend six months exchanging some letters like this to get to know each other in this relationship. So, that is one possibility. we meet with Saranga and get recommendation letter and communicate even with the help of others who speak English well, then when we return to Houston in six months we do the first initiation.

Let us see what Sarang Th. Das says.

Thank you.

Krsna eats at your house!