Request to admit for Matriculation

4 years, 6 months ago by harsh_horse in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP,


The letter might be uncivilized, you can edit according to audience.


Now finally we think we can give you vow of 4 rules and 16 rounds chanting. Been following for six months.


Morning program + reading. We can not give vow currently, but when it will be there we would approach you for Brahaman Initiation.


Kindly your grace tell us the formalities that are required, to formalize this relationship between you and me, especially in the times of pandemic, where your/my travel will be restricted.


We were thinking that we can just continue as a Siksa disciple but now we see the importance of Diksa also.


But your mercy and Parampara's mercy will required to elevate us, always , even when you leave Brother Ass. The mercy was always there, but we are insincere ( naming it as fear, circumstantial ) .


We are two legged animal, not cultured or civilized or sophisticated or refine. But still as soul having a material body, we can throw some pebbles and trees to fight Ravana.


Please recruit us and train us to be monkey warrior.


Kneeling down,

Horse,

Suicide Bomber.


HpS - There us no doubt that Krsna is conscious of all your efforts.

Maharaja Bharata took one life as a deer, then got human form again.

So, maybe we are designated to live one life as not initiated devotee and then take birth in Nadia with Nimai.


Who knows.


Trying to to advance formally and take initiation.

Four principles strictly and 16-enthusiastic rounds and basic standard, but Srila Prabhupada says that we cannot remain enthusiastic, chant inetusiastic rounds without getting up early. He gives the example of how the streets of Vrnadvana are full of people moving to the Temples before 1-2 hours before sunrise.

How is your morning program?

Napolean and Saocrates were up and doing work then, no?

Received Recommendation Letter For Initiation From ISKCON Atlanta

4 years, 6 months ago by sriram in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,


Dandavat Pranams. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


This is in relation to the previous letter i had sent: https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11796/


In that i had mentioned that i had passed the IDC [Iskcon Disciple Course] and i am waiting for the recommendation letter from ISKCON Atlanta for Initiation.


I just received the recommendation letter today guru maharaj. I have emailed both the letter and the IDC certificate to your email: [email protected].


I am also attaching them both here.


I am eagerly awaiting the day that i can take initiation at your lotus feet guru maharaj.


Your Servant

Sriram Arunachalam


HpS - AGTSP. paoho. Mostly we are just trying to connect people in Siksa and Dikssa to our Acharya, Srila Prabhupada. It seems that your are ready for initiation!


Mail your beads to HP Swami; 2129 Stratford Rd.; Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Ask the local authorities about a fire sacrifice.

Very nice.

Any questions?

Urgente idioma de presentación de libro

4 years, 6 months ago by Asta Sakhi Devi Dasi in Calendar Development

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Hare Krsna querido Gurumaharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.


Le envían el anuncio de la presentación del libro.


La plataforma será gotomeeting para su mayor comodidad pero será sin participantes por favor, únicamente el equipo de trasmisión y un invitado traductor le acompañará para asistirle, desde allí se compartirá a facebook live de la librería Gonvil a todo público.


https://www.facebook.com/LibreriasGonvill/


¿Gurumaharaja prefiere hacerla en español o bilingüe?


HpS - ASA --- Gracias para su esfuerza en esta area. Si podemos hablar in Espanyol es bueno, pero con un traductor presente para ayudar con unas palabras si es necesario. O.K.? Mejor traducir? A veces la connecion no es estable.


Miércoles 30 de Diciembre

Tiempo de Nashville y México

4:55 pm prueba de trasmisión

5:00 pm trasmisión en vivo

Duración total: 45 minutos

Breve auto-presentación del expositor ( se sugiere abrir la cámara)

30 minutos de presentación del libro

( Puede usar ppt)

15 minutos de preguntas y respuestas por facebook

*El invitado traductor asistente leerá las preguntas.


ASA - En nuestra calendario. Hay tiempo para preparar. Esperamos no hemos perdido el libro, pero hay tiempo. Ya terminado el Kapi Dhvaja.


El BBT y otros medios ya empezaron a difundir. 

Todos podemos colaborar compartiendo la invitación con nuestros amigos y conocidos y ser parte del sankirtana que Gurumaharaja ofrece a los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada en este marathon. Cada libro es una invitación a Goloka Vṛndāvana  !Todas las glorias! 


Gurumaharaja muchas gracias por permitirnos ser parte. 

Que Sri Nrisimhadeva siempre le proteja. 


Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd


HpS - ASA -- Espero que su Sankirtan es mas y mas fuerte y todos sus asociados mas y mas involucrado en ella! Podemos hablar mas de detalles de la presentacion como mas cerca la fecha.

Attachment

4 years, 6 months ago by jagatbd in Special Category A

Hare Krishna beloved Guru Maharaja, today I was listening to your class in the morning where you describe the time of death of Bishmadeva. You also were describing that the attachment to material things is bad because it creates lust for instance. So then I thought if getting attachment to the guru isn´t something subtle too, for instance sometimes we or some devotees believe we are your eternal associates, Is that true?


HpS - ASA --- Thank you for this letter. Becoming attached to Krsna or Balarama or Krsna's flute or His messenger such as Guru are all fine, but we may become attached to Prasadam because it tastes good, so that is a weed growing along with our pure attachment, and that will keep us in the material plane.

To know our sva-rupa, form in spiritual life and eternal associates, is some thing we cannot really until the Bhava stage. Of course, as Krsna gave special mercy to Narada Muni in SB 1.6, so Krsna can show us things, but we can only appreciate them as impetous for purification, not practical work.


How do we know we are your eternal servants, I think this is some sort of sentimentalism. It is fine to think we deserve your shelter, but I do not think we are about close to be your eternal associates unless we are too much advanced in devotional service, I am not at least. We of course should aspire to be close to your lotus feet though.


HpS - Yes. Of course everyone is different, but we can have clear vision of our sva-rupa in Bhava. Described in Southern part of NOD.

Before that, always nice rounds, 4-regs strict, mangala arati, feeling Krsna's guidance as the Super soul.


What should we desire at the moment of death Gurudeva? I think just to remember Krishna and guru would be enought to finish our path on this material life, What do you think and how do we know what is the correct thing to do?


HpS - It is different for different people. The word is 'smaranam', meditation more than remembering some fact, or picture.

At the time of death we should be doing whatever regular duties we have in this world, while increasing our internal development.

Text 8 of NOI is of course perfect description.

Usually old age precedes death and that is proper stimulous for preparation for death.


Your very many fallen servant,

Jagat Bandhu Jagannatha Swami dasa

I am not associating to anybody, answering your previous question from my last letter. Krishna probably cursed me hahaha


HpS - Keep your self pure by Srila Prabhupada's Sadhana and then look for the innocent people Krsna sends and give them your association so that they can progress.

DTC 18(fr)

4 years, 6 months ago by hps in DTC

Srila Prabhupada gave us the KRSNA book and so much more. He was managing his chemical factory and then became a full time Brahmana absorbed in writing and teaching!

We worked on the 'Viplavah' today. We finished editing Vaisesika Das' interview.

It is amazing how we got it transcibed so quickly.

It took a fair amount of editing but it is so nice.

Maybe we can finish 'Viplavah' tomorrow.


Have not been able to get to too much more mail.


Our eyes just won't handle too much more screen work.


-4 degrees Celscius here at night.


Every night 45-minute brisk walk with NgD.


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"Ayodhya" comes from "yudhya", to fight. So, a-yodhya means an undefeatable city!


We prepare for local Kirtan and class. Will send the youtube link at 7.25PM.


Hari Bolo!! Purify the three worlds with your Sankirtan.

Krist Mas Marathon

4 years, 6 months ago by hps in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

AGTSP

paoho


H. H. Guru-prasad Swami being enthused by H. G. Aravinda Das has sent us an e-mail asking us to enthuse our disciples to buy many books for the Krist Mas Marathon!


We are not sure what 'disciple' means in this context. It could mean the devotees who sent in their Annual Reports and were following Srila Prabhupada's standard for initiated disciples last year.


However, I guess the most practical definition would be the readers of this Blog who are not reporting their scores to another ISKCON Temple etc.


Buy a case of BBT books yourself, or write here that you will share a case with others, and how they can contact you.


Then, become a wise man from the East, giving gifts (books) all year, 2021, to the followers of Baby Jesus, wherever you go, however you meet them.


We buy cases of Light of the Bhagavata, Nectar of Instruction and Teachings of Lord Caitanya (hardbound) regularly.