FMP/Cervantes y Vyasa – La libertad I

3 years, 10 months ago by Cruz Santa in Special Category A


Hare Krsna, querido Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis rendidas reverencias.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias a Usted y a todos los fieles seguidores de Srila Prabhupada.


Deseo se encuentre en buena salud. Muchas gracias por brindarnos su misericordiosa asociación diariamente. ¡Es la fuerza que nos mueve!... Estoy siguiendo las recomendaciones que me dio en mi carta anterior y por su misericordia sin causa, parece que me estoy adaptando mejor a las deficiencias en mi cerebro. Muchas gracias.


HpS/ASA - TlgaSP!!


Gurudeva, en reiteradas ocasiones he escuchado su deseo de realizar un encuentro ontológico entre Cervantes y Vyasa. Aunque Don Quijote de la Mancha es uno de los libros que me ha acompañado desde la infancia y que he leído en varias ocasiones, tal tarea me parece titánica y no sabía cómo alguien podría comenzar.


Sin embargo; Si a usted le parece bien, tal vez yo podría compartir con ustedes algunos puntos que me parecen trascendentes de la obra y la proximidad que yo encuentro a las escrituras (Quizá alguien más pueda pulirlos) 

Me permito enviar una muestra:


HpS / ASA - One aspect of beginning might be to take specific isolated incidents in Don Quixote's travels and then compare and contrast those, no? Many other way to comenze also should be good. Let us see what you have done!!!

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Cervantes y Vyasa: "Busca la libertad"


ANTECEDENTES:


Como sabemos, Cervantes permaneció en cautiverio en reiteradas ocasiones a lo largo de su vida, Incluso la primera parte de su mayor logro literario (Don Quijote de la Mancha) fue escrita durante uno de estos episodios, por tal motivo no es de sorprenderse que mantenga a la libertad como el centro medular sobre el que gira buena parte de su portentosa creación.

Por su parte, Vyasa Deva recopilo los Vedānta-sūtras y el Bhāgavata Purāṇa, con miras a presentar la crema del conocimiento védico a quienes deseen salir del cautiverio material. Por lo que, en cierta forma, la libertad trascendental constituye la motivación primordial de su magna obra.


HpS - Aqui bueno hablar un poco como eso es bien relacionado a nosotros y nuestra mundo actual, no?


Si bien, en apariencia, el cautiverio que buscan eludir es distinto. Ambos se encuentran en la búsqueda de la liberación como fin primordial. En mi opinión, la libertad es en suma, la clave de la poética de ambos autores. Por este motivo, decidí iniciar con este aspecto “La libertad”.


APROXIMACIONES:

A continuación presento algunos extractos en los que el lector tal vez pueda, al igual que yo, encontrar algunas convergencias entre ellos.


Cervantes: — La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos; con ella no pueden igualarse los tesoros que encierra la tierra ni el mar encubre; por la libertad así como por la honra se puede y debe aventurar la vida, y, por el contrario, el cautiverio es el mayor mal que puede venir a los hombres….  (DQDLM, Capitulo LVIII) —


Vyasa: — “Ciertamente no ha habido jamás nadie, en ninguna época y en ningún país, que, sin conocer a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, haya podido liberarse del cautiverio material. Al contrario, los que carecen de conocimiento acerca del Señor se ven atados por las leyes materiales. Son adictos a la complacencia de los sentidos. Por eso, ustedes, deben mantenerse aparte de esas personas, y aceptar el refugio de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, Nārāyaṇa, el origen de todos los semidioses, pues la meta final que alcanzan los devotos de Nārāyaṇa es la liberación del cautiverio de la existencia material.” (SB 7.6.17-18) La finalidad del Ser humano es investigar acerca de la Verdad Absoluta  (SB 1.2.10) Todas las ocupaciones y labores tienen por objeto indudablemente la liberación final (SB 1.2.9)


Cervantes — Digo esto, Sancho, porque bien has visto el regalo, la abundancia que en este castillo que dejamos hemos tenido; pues en mitad de aquellos banquetes sazonados y de aquellas bebidas de nieve me parecía a mí que estaba metido entre las estrechezas de la hambre, porque no lo gozaba con la libertad que lo gozara si fueran míos, que las obligaciones de las recompensas de los beneficios y mercedes recebidas son ataduras que no dejan campear al ánimo libre. (DQDLM, Capitulo LVIII) — 


Así, Don Quijote deja al descubierto cuan pesarosas resultan las deudas materiales que se adquieren con nuestros “Benefactores” y el deber de corresponderles. Del mismo modo Vyasa Deva, hace referencia a tres deudas que un Brahmana adquiere tan pronto como nace:


Vyasadeva “Prajāpati Dakṣa dijo: Mis hijos no estaban en absoluto libres de sus tres deudas. En verdad, no han considerado debidamente sus obligaciones… pues su deuda con las personas santas, con los semidioses y con su padre, aún no está saldada. (SB 6.5.37)


Ambos dejan de manifiesto que -la gratitud de los beneficios que recibimos, constituye una fuerte atadura - aunque también nos dan la clave para desatarla…


Cervantes — ¡Venturoso aquel a quien el cielo dio un pedazo de pan sin que le quede obligación de agradecerlo a otro que al mismo cielo! (DQDLM, Capitulo LVIII) — 


VYASA La cadena de acciones fruitivas se termina cuando uno ve al yo como amo. (SB 1.2.21) Aquel que se ha entregado por completo a los pies de loto del Señor deja de tener deudas con sus antepasados, con los grandes sabios, con la sociedad humana, con los hombres comunes o con las entidades vivientes en general SB 11.5.41


De este modo, ambos nos dicen “¡Busca la libertad!”. Así que, la pregunta natural es: —Una vez que se obtiene ¿Qué hacer con ella? ...


Como mencione antes, estoy segura que existen muchas otras citas que puedan ampliar nuestra visión y agradeceríamos su contribución.

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ABREVIATURAS

SB         = Srimad Bhagavatam - Vyasa Deva

DQDLM = El ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra


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Guru Maharaja, por favor disculpe la extensión de esta carta. Esperamos ser de utilidad. Si a usted le parece bien, tal vez podría continuar con otros episodios de DQDLM que me encantan. (Me esforzaría para que sean mucho más cortos)


Muchas gracias, muy admirado y querido Guru Maharaja.

Su Sirviente

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi


HpS - Super. No puedo leer los citaciones en detalle, sino parte del primero. pero aparece bueno. Ya esperamos para comentarios de otros.

Ramon Mujica, amigo de nosotros, es miembro del Fundacion Real Cervantes de Espanya, lo cual tiene mision difundir la idioma Espanyola en el mundo.

Claro, nuestra esfuerza esta bien relacionado con eso.

DTC 21[mo]

3 years, 10 months ago by hps in DTC

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AgtSP!!!!!!!!! paoho.....

We have had a 90% good day. We stumbled a few times but Srila Prabhupada got us back up.


We talked with Prof. Horse about the ASA-Encyclopedia and our gardener came with his great machine and was cutting the grass. We ran to our back across the road and after one year the lobby was open.

Walking, Talking, NoI class... Recovering from super stress yesterday.


Do you make progress every day?


Now, 9.15PM let us rest the machine, no.


Happy Ekadasi!

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FMP cause I am a daughter!!!

3 years, 10 months ago by candra108_mukhi in Other

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP PAMHO 🙏☺️💕🐒


More than words ... Pictures

Happy Father's day.

Yesterday I installed a frame of your Hanuman deity in my altar. It is said that if you worship Lord Hanuman you develop humility. I need to work on that a lot.

Thanks for the inspiration

See you in class

Your servant

CMDD


HpS - By your pious activities you father and mother are becoming liberated from bad reactions and proceeding in their happy life. Maybe you will see them in your community as young children!

Seeking Blessings for Marriage

3 years, 10 months ago by gauragadadhara in Personal Sadhana Reports

Dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you.


HpS - ASA -- Agt The Assembled Devotees. So nice to hear from you after such a long time. AYou still a Dhama-vasi! Is that the result of all your years of austerity?


Greetings from Sridham Mayapur. I hope you and everyone are in good health.

Guru Maharaj, As conveyed by Laxmana-agra-ja Prabhu to you, The auspicious date for Yajna for my marriage to Vira Gopal Prabhu has been confirmed by the astrologer for 22nd of August 2021.


HpS/ASA - Jaya! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qbMDxniSg&t=7429s (at 31-minutes)


I humbly seek your permission and blessings of all the Vaishnava's and God siblings for the same.


My future husband, who is a disciple of H. H. Krsna Kshetra Swami, is also desirous to introduce himself to you , please advise If that's o. k., and how he may establish communication.


Your humble servant

Gaura Gadadhara Dasi


HpS - Jaya! Yes, of course. We are very happy to talk with Prabhuji by What'sapp. Laksmana. a. Das has our contact number.

Of course, he will have to shoot the eye of the fish suspended from the ceiling to win such a valuable daughter in marriage, no?

🤔


Divorce, the Mirage of Bliss?

3 years, 10 months ago by hps in Special Category B

vad;grhasta ashrama


AgtpS ! ! !

paoho.


Tom Brown, Buck White and Uncle Gismo,

We get asked to give advice about marriage relations, and like any ordinary people, we automatically think we are qualified to give it. Why? Because we are being asked to do so.


Then our association with Srila Prabhupada and Krsna gives us perspective and we actually come to a more accurate perception.

  • By nature and situation we are in the Sannyasa order. Our first advice is almost always renounce. If there are problems in your relationship renounce them. That is the natural fault of a Sannyasi, false renunciation. We, by nature and situation, are not qualified to give specific advice on Grhasta relations.
  • We are uniquely situation to give good advice because we are not closely involved in the situation viz. No one knows who discovered water, but it probably wasn't a fish.

We are thinking of one particular situation directly in front of our attention right now that will hopefully allow us to give some useful advice.


Our first advice is, along with Krsna and Srila Prabhupada's books, get Ashrama gurus eg. Parents or other family members who are battle tested. They've been through it and have come out successful.

You will need them in the beginning, middle and end.

ASHRAMA GURUS


Divorce is no more realistic than pulling our your teeth, because you are having trouble eating. Some cultures who are recently following the American lead will think that cell phones, nuclear weapons, birth control pills and divorce are good.

We Americans come from a culture that is now 3rd world in marriage relations, and having been involved with divorce since birth I can say that it does not work.

The Vedas say that it does not exist.

If a boy and girl have reasonable consultation before marriage (by people who have two hands, two legs, and can hold down government jobs) and then say, "I do", before a priest and succeed in living together for 3-5 years with out killing each other, then divorce won't work.

Your too much connected.

You've grown your second set of teeth. Your babyhood is over.


There is no divorce.


Vedic description of psycho-physical nature of girls is that they can only give themselves once.

You can only grow your adult teeth once.


Well, you may ask, what about your HpSwami who is divorced, and it is a good example?

Yes, paste the devil on the wall.

  1. He did not apply for divorce, his wife did.
  2. He entered into Sannyasa life and never returned (which justifies his wife getting remarried after six years [good woman <bet a good second husband also>].
  3. His mind returns to his son, wife every day and tries to create a happy family life. He looks like he went through marriage in a sincere, Krsna conscious, fashion so he will be able to extract the deep attachments while in Sannyasa ashrama, but if he had been able to go through the complete cycle it may have been more natural.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE



From the Dude's, point of view, if he follows the advice given by the Sannyasa and Ashrama gurus in conversation with all involved, and it is not working out, then seems he might take a second wife. This can be legally adjusted in terms of the current legal system but in Vedic perspective, he has to continue to love, protect, his first wife eg. Offer a good Ashrama situation like seeing that here father and brother are looking after her. She is getting descent income from her service. All the world knows that he/she are still fulfilling the obligations accepted in the Marriage Vows and she is not a


👹! DIVORCEE 👹 !

VEDIC FUNCTIONS LIKE DIVORCE



Second-wife will be like a set of false teeth, but in some rare cases this is better than the real ones.


There is no Romeo, there is no Juliet. The best we can do is Kardama and Devahuti, and they both had great qualities, and the conclusion was that they both realized that marriage is a therapeutic relation only for mentally ill people and as soon as we can help each other go through it and get back to our real family life in Goloka as nicely curved blades of grass we should do it.


You may have noticed that this letter does not cover a million different things, but that is that nature of Grhasta ashrama, it may take 25-years to perfect it.


That's all for today.

UG/TB/BW (et al).



DTC Sa[19]

3 years, 10 months ago by hps in DTC

agtsp

paoho/bw!!! 🌴 🐵..

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home program [h. g. tandavika das] = 2-hours

forest walk/talk [ngd, dr. desai, many rabbits, two ghosts] = 1.5-hours

house keeping, blog-mail, 16-rounds


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