Pequeñas reflexiones

7 months, 2 weeks ago by Cruz Santa in Personal Sadhana Reports, Hot Topics

¡Hare Krsna! Querido Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada y todas las Glorias a sus fieles seguidores, manifestaciones de la ilimitada misericordia de nuestro Divino Acarya. 🌻🌻


Querido Gurudeva, orando siempre porque su energía sea buena y favorable a su sankirtan, con el corazón lleno de agradecimiento hacia usted, escribo después de algún tiempo de no hacerlo. Antes que otra cosa, quisiera agradecer por el maravilloso chat grupal “anveSaka” además de practico es sumamente inspirador, nos recuerda constantemente nuestra relación con Krsna.


Por otra parte, felizmente, enviamos en tiempo y forma nuestra insignificante aportación para la compra de los audífonos (Un amigo lo envió directamente a Devendra Prabhu por Zelle). Siempre estamos deseosos de poder hacer algo para usted, muchas gracias por darnos la oportunidad. ¿Usted, se ha adaptado favorablemente a usarlos? ¿Están facilitando su comunicación?


Aunque sabemos que a cierta edad la pérdida auditiva es apenas normal, también observamos que en ocasiones el volumen del kirtan (especialmente en espacios pequeños) puede poner en riesgo la audición clara, quizá es algo que debemos cuidar en nuestra sociedad. 🤔


Cambiando de tema, celebramos el Vyasa Puja de Srila Prabhupada, escuchamos con especial atención las memorias de varios devotos. ¡La misericordia de Srila Prabhupada nunca deja de sorprendernos y nos motiva a actuar desde la posición en la que estamos! Me maravilla que por el afecto sincero y mutuo que él y sus discípulos tienen, sus discípulos fueron capaces de llevar a cabo tareas hercúleas e imposibles para cualquiera. ¡Guru es la expresión de la misericordia de Krsna! 🙌


Escuchamos con el corazón algunas ofrendas, que esta vez dedicaron algunos Maestros espirituales y devotos, me sentí reflexiva, conmovida y motivada. ¡Nuestra bendita deuda es infinita! Por mi parte, tal como usted indicó, tan solo trato de fortalecer mi relación personal con Srila Prabhupada y sus fieles representantes. Apreciamos que el proceso que nuestro Acarya nos entrego es fidedigno y funciona, en nuestros momentos más oscuros, hemos escuchado a Srila Prabhupada decir “¡canta Hare Krsna!” y ha sido como revivir. También frecuentemente le recordamos a usted diciéndonos “¡Haga lo que le corresponde y Krsna se hará cargo!” y por su misericordia sin causa, siempre ha sido así. Muchas gracias. 🙇


Gurudeva, en la ofrenda que usted dedico a nuestro Fundador Acarya dijo: “Quizá la próxima vez que nos encontremos, Su Divina gracia y todos los miembros de ISKCON estén en Navadvipa con Nimai” Y yo solo puedo orar para poder ser parte de ese coro, oramos por vuestra misericordia para siempre ser empeñados en esta trascendental misión, siendo útiles, cerca de usted, cerca de Prabhupada. 🙏


Muchas gracias querido Gurudeva, siempre a sus órdenes

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi.


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


All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to his faithful followers, manifestations of the boundless mercy of our Divine Acarya. 🌻🌻


Dear Gurudeva, always praying that your energy be good and favorable for your sankirtan, with a heart full of gratitude toward you, I am writing after some time.

First of all, I would like to thank you for the wonderful "anveSaka" group chat. Besides being practical, it is extremely inspiring and constantly reminds us of our relationship with Krishna.


On another note, we happily sent our insignificant contribution for the purchase of the hearing aids in a timely manner (a friend sent them directly to Devendra Prabhu via Zelle). We are always eager to do something for you. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity. Have you adapted favorably to using them? Are they facilitating your communication?


HpS - We feel so guilty that devotees are investing so much time and monkey (money) into our body! We can only hope that it is useful.

Yes, the hearing aids do help.

We are 90% more effective in personal conversations and questions and answers in classes.

It is also a good system for telephone calls and teleconferencing, but a good set of headphones might have handled that also.

We only agreed to this system after three doctors and two software engineers promoted it.

Thank you!!!

I wish we could just use a WhatsApp Group that Tom Brown could manage but we have to burden Steve White, his cousin, because you can't hide phone numbers and real names of people on WhatsApp groups.


Although we know that hearing loss is only normal at a certain age, we also observe that sometimes the volume of kirtan (especially in small spaces) can compromise clear hearing. Perhaps this is something we should be more aware of in our society. 🤔


HpS - Yes, Jaya advaita Swami sent a whole essay around to all the Temples a few years ago. I have ear plugs and leave the room if it is too loud. 😃


Changing the subject, we celebrated Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja, listening with special attention to the memoirs of several devotees. Srila Prabhupada's mercy never ceases to amaze us and motivates us to act from the position we are in! I marvel that because of the sincere and mutual affection he and his disciples have for each other, his disciples were able to accomplish Herculean tasks impossible for anyone. Guru is the expression of Krishna's mercy! 🙌


ASA - Srila Prabhupada says that anyone who follows the discipline of another person is that person's disciple! So in that very practical sense if we are chanting 16 enthusiastic rounds daily and following the four principles strictly, we are all Srila Prabhupada's disciples. Of course, 99.999% unless we are hearing, reading, studying, Srila Prabhupada's books properly we are not chanting enthusiastic rounds. From that and the chanting! We will learn how to relate to other siksa disciples of Srila Prabhupada in siksa, administrative and diksa roles.


We listened with our hearts to some offerings, which this time were dedicated by some spiritual Masters and devotees. I felt thoughtful, moved, and motivated. Our blessed debt is infinite! For my part, as you indicated, I am simply trying to strengthen my personal relationship with Srila Prabhupada and his faithful representatives. We appreciate that the process our Acarya gave us is trustworthy and works. In our darkest moments, we have heard Srila Prabhupada say, "Chant Hare Krishna!" and it has been like coming back to life. We also frequently remember you, telling us, "Do your part and Krishna will take care of it!" and through your causeless mercy, it has always been that way. Thank you very much. 🙇


Gurudeva, in the offering you dedicated to our Founder Acarya, you said: "Perhaps the next time we meet, His Divine Grace and all the members of ISKCON will be in Navadvipa with Nimai." And I can only pray that I may be part of that choir. We pray for your mercy so that we may always be engaged in this transcendental mission, being useful, close to you, close to Prabhupada. 🙏


Thank you very much, dear Gurudeva, always at your service.


Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi.


HpS - Thank you so, so much. We added our favorite dog/salute photo. Even dogs were joining Nimai's kirtan, no?

Srinatha Krsna Das and his brother are working on the ASA(e). Maybe the fifth time it will get a practical step forward. Then we can have an encyclopedia of Tom Brown's view of life. I will have hime contact you if you have any work in progress!


Support you right arm bears.

SB workshop ~~ Sunday Morning, August 27, 2025 continue reading CC Madhya 15

7 months, 2 weeks ago by upendra1 in Calendar Development

Dear Maharaja and devotees;

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga.


On Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 7.30am, Houston time (CST ~~ time zone), we will continue reading Chapter 15 (Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya offers Parsadam~~Madhya Lila); verse 15.128 onwards and we might be able to cover about 40 verses.


For August 24th class H.G. Nikunja Bihari Prabhu has graciously agreed to do translation for CC notes and Lakshmana Prabhu has graciously agreed to do translation for Maharaja's class. Thank you to H.G. Mitravinda Mataji for always joining session to be back up translator if there are technical issues.


Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada.


Your Servant

Upendra Dasa


HpS/ASA - 🐵!!

My song "Gopis"

7 months, 2 weeks ago by Radha Japa in Other

Please accept my reverences to your wonderful lotus feet and the entire parampara chain!


All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!


I want to share a song that was born to me recently:


To the Gopis

💖🎶💃🏻💐🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♀️


choir:


🎵Gopis, Gopis Gopis, Gopis

Gopis, Gopis , Gopis, Gopis

where are they?

where are they going?


Are you by the Yamuna River?

Bathing for your great fortune

where are they?

where are they going?


Repeat choir


Are they walking?

Carrying their dairy products?

where are they?

Where are they going?


Repeat choir



They will be dancing!

in the rasa lila singing!

with Govinda. ,

Parāmesvara!!!


Repeat choir


They're walking!

Along the cobblestone paths!

Where are they?

I want to see them!!!


Repeat choir


I want to see Their little feet,

surrounded by Their linen saris

Where are they?

Where are they going?


Repeat choir


Where are they?

Let me in!

Where are they?

I want to help them!!

Where are they?

Parāmesvara!!



Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna

Krsna Krsna

Hare hare


Hare Rama

Hare Rama

Rama Rama

Hare Hare



I want to follow in his footsteps.

Forever in love with Govinda,

Parāmesvara !!!!🎵



End


I hope to be able to sing it soon and record it, with Your blessings Gurudeva


Trying to please her adorable lotus heart, but always first the blessed dust of her lotus feet:


Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi


HpS//ASA - Hare Krsna!!!!






My connection

7 months, 2 weeks ago by Radha Japa in Other

Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus flower feet pushpanjali to them 🌺🪻🌹💐🌷🌺🪻🌹💐🌷🙇🏻‍♀️💖🙏🏻🎵


HpSwami - In our present existence, level of spiritual development we do not have lotus feet. Confuses us when you say these things! Wonder about the perspective of the rest of your questions and comments!!!!!


All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories , all Glories, all glories !!!!!

All Glories to You my adored Spiritual master eternal!!


Here I just wanted to tell you that:


I've found a way to bring the signal from outside to inside the house, so I feel very happy!


Franco actually made a system that uses a car battery to charge our phones and provide some light in our home at night. We live without electricity, and I've always wanted to live this way, very simply. Because of where we are, sometimes when there's a very thick cloud cover and it's overcast, I don't get a signal, not even outside the house.


I just hope there aren't any cloudy days so I can connect with Your lovely person. You help us so, so much!!! If I don't return to God, I'm a big fool!


I could do you some service, please ask me: Your attempt at being a servant:

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

HpS - AgtSP. Your public contact is already so nice. Service for Gopal and Franco Swami. Send a clip of 25-maha-mantras of Japa kirtan.

Congratulations on your advance in the cellular connection!

Living simply like that sounds very nice.

Have you got a garden?

Neighbors?

A girl

7 months, 2 weeks ago by Radha Japa in Other

Please accept my obeisances to your lotus feet

All Glories To Srila Prabhupada!!!


I wanted to tell you:


When I fell ill with Dengue, I began to see on the wall of the room where my son and I sleep, some figures of gopis, one making mudra on her eyes, a girl running and smiling very happily and another gopi! .. what happens is that the wall, being made of mud, some cracks form. I felt accompanied and very happy to see them! But after I recovered from Dengue, I could no longer see the three of them. But I feel immensely fortunate to see one of them until now, it is a girl running very happy, her smile brings happiness to me. And only when I have completed my basic rounds I can see her. Sometimes I can't see her and then when I chant more, I can see her.


Please forgive my offenses, if there are any.



always trying to follow in his lotus footsteps:


Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi


HpS - "You have seen Radha Krsna, now you must learn to love Them", Srila Prabhupada in similar circumstance.

Festivals

7 months, 2 weeks ago by Radha Japa in Personal Sadhana Reports

Adored Gurudeva please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.


All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to You, My Beloved Gurudeva! 🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♀️💐🌻🌺🪻🌹🎵


Thanks a million for making this program, Ade Japa Joe. I feel incredibly lucky to have your partnership as my first meal of the day! Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♀️🙏🏻💐🙇🏻‍♀️🌹🪻🌺


Now, I just woke up and saw His Divine Grace. During my dream, I was with a group of girls and boys in some kind of hall with chairs. We were sitting there, and suddenly His Divine Grace came in, sat down, and began to talk about the preach ❤️🙏🏻 Jay!!!!!


Recently, about two weeks ago, I had the good fortune to dream about you. I had opened a preaching center somewhere, and you came to bless it. I've always wanted you to come to my humble home. But this place where I opened this center wasn't in my current home. In the dream, many devotees came, and each one came to support me with their art, what they knew how to do. There were musicians, etc. I saw the preparation of a fire ceremony, and then I woke up.


I'm actually dying to do festivals. After the two Indian festivals that were held in my neighborhood, the local people and the kids ask me when we're going to do another one. They tell me it would be great, and the kids want to come back to try the sweets they ate there.


There are some obstacles. And I'm thinking that if I can use cunning rather than force, I can overcome these obstacles and continue holding these festivals. Please pray for many people to benefit here.


As I told you, every day that I go out to sell, (Monday to Saturday or Monday to Friday) I always try to preach. So there are a lot of people who really want to know what I'm talking about... because I'm crazy and happy😊😊😊🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♀️💖🎵


Three days ago, a lady I spoke to about Krishna consciousness went to the program!!! She was able to see His Holiness Dhanvantari Maharaja who came to Córdoba! And she told me that she was fascinated by the program and now she wants a Guru. She told me that my words had impacted her and that's why she came. Jay!! Allow me to continue being an instrument to please the adorable dust of your feet Gurumaharaja and of our beloved acarya Srila Prabhupada!!


She asked me if there are female Gurus, and I told her I didn't know. Is there a Gurumaharaja? We are in communication with Her. She asked me how you know who your Guru is, and I explained my personal experience... so lovely to have met You. There are no words to describe the feeling, you just know you want nothing more than to follow Him eternally.


I hope I'm doing things right. I'm just really doing the best I can. Hoping to please you eternally, your aspiring disciple who seeks that nectar from the dust of your adorable feet. Thank you for being who you are, Gurumaharaja. Thank you for coming into our lives!


Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi


HpS - There are, agtSP, lady Siksa gurus in ISKCON, formally anyone who has taken Second Initiation is a guru in ISKCON.

Get in touch with some of them.


I see that I enjoy the chanting from a level of celestial sense gratification. I experience Krsna and Guru like Brhaspati and Indra.

I have to struggle to pronounce the Holy Names clearly with attention to the actual form of the mantra!!