Nitai-Gauranga: Ksatriya in Braj consciousness

4 years, 8 months ago by harsh_horse in Special Category A

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP,

Its great to see dedication of Brahmana and Vaisnava in you.

this is regarding node 11516

"What should we do?

In Braja only Krsna and Balarama kill demons - The rest of us can all chant, "Hare Krsna!!! Hare Rama!!", and Krsna and Balarama will take care of the situation, and, yes, they may empower us to deal with it."

I have personally experienced this even to being physically violent with insane visitors at times.

We will see that Krsn took physical charge of my senses like in Kurukshetra. Or that Krsna gives us unavoidable, clear intelligence how to do our part and we see simultaneously He does his part. We have had strong experience of this.

"Yes, in the beginning force may be necessary, physical or verbal, but unless it is done expertly, empowered by Krsna, then there will be a bad taste for everybody."


we are little perplexed with impressions in our mind by Mahabharat and other kings, whether they take charge of situation/controller. whether in Braja all we have to do is Hare Rama and Hare Krsna.

secondly can you elaborate on "Krsn took physical charge of my senses".

HpS - Not time to do it now. Too long to write. Maybe is some verbal situation!! Class!

suicide bomber

HpS - Better guided bomber!

URGENT Lila Sakti from Valparaíso passed away last night -

4 years, 8 months ago by jagad.guru.das in Other

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Dear Guru Maharaja,

I came here to tell you that unfortunately for us Lila Sakti Devi Dasi left her body last night WITH 92 years old, and advanced alzheimer.

HpS - ASA - She was so great. We wondered what had happened to her. One time we came over from Santiago to VP on the bus and when we got of, three of us, we didn't know which way to go to get to here flat for the weekend.

Then some Dude, walks up ans sees us in Vaisnava dress and say, "You looking for Mama Lila-shakti", and we said, "Uh, yes... ", and he says, "Come with me, I show you. I show you."

Yet that is still the situation. She still is so great! Unfortunate for us but she has gone to excellent destination, no? Where is she now? What is she doing??

She was a dear devotee by all the community here in Chile.

Disciple of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami, she was a devotee who performed tireless service for Krishna, who welcomed and trained many devotees and devotees in the "Región of Valparaíso", and with her example of humility and compassion inspired many people on the path of Bhakti Yoga.

For many years she conducted a program in Valparaíso, inviting new people, with Bhagavad Gita readings and cooking delicious dishes for all the guests. This program was the place where many people met Krishna and where many devotees continued to cultivate their faith.

Doing fast numbers, one of her vartmana-pradaksaka disciples, Madhava Priyasakhi devi dasi, said to me that more or less there are 15 active devotees now that met Krishna Consciousness because of Lila Shakti devi dasi.

Even ourselves we went there with you several times. She appreciated you a lot. Thank her contact with a director of a school we spend several days in one school on one summer in 2007 I think. Very nice programs in Biblioteca Severin, Conference in one Centro Cultural, Harinamas, et al. All the devotees remembered that program a lot.

HpS - Yes!

ISKCON Chile official post: "Last night Lila Sakti left this world leaving behind a life full of service and Bhakti. We will remember her with much affection, love and admiration. "

Ananda Vardhana commented:

Devotee's treasure !!!!! Great and resplendent Krishna consciousness programs in Valparaíso !!!!!
Dozens of memories in my heart with your Prasadam and big heart !!!!!
Hospitable host for every lucky guest who came to her home, a perfect example of a Krishna temple.
Guru Maharaj Hanumat Presaka Swami has great appreciation for her.
My sterile eyes moisten, thinking that she represents that devotee who speaks little, and does much.
All glories to mother Lila Lila Sakti, maker of Devotees !!!!!

HpS- The little train used to climb the machine in front of her flat!!! With Tulasi on the balcony and beautiful altar.

So, please, Guru Maharaja, a lot of her vartmana-pradarsaka disciples requested from you, if possible, your blessings and good desires to her. Keep her in your holy prayers.

HpS - Why do you even ask!??? She was always admired and appreciated by us. We hope to meet her again, to preach in Valparaiso again!!!!

Regards,

Your servant Jagad Guru Das


DTC we(23)

4 years, 8 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama


4.28PM. R(12).

Is unique being alone like this, but it does not bother us much.

You?

I guess if you are content in this lock-down you would be content in a coffin.

(If you had internet).

We see so many opportunities for Sankirtan.

Our eyes have reached a limit.

Nice letters today. Happy with today's class. COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN with Bali-mardana Das! He was to be Chairman of our ASA Curriculum Development Committee!

Yet, we always go on with Daily SB Class and that is 90% of all success in Sastri Studies, no?

... . . . We have maybe 42-pages done in the current DTC(p) and we always feel that it is improving. Hare Krsna // Hare Rama. Viplavah :>> One more. Solaris will>>>> .

That's enough Kapi Dhvaja (Blog (NIOS (ASA-GBC)))!

Chant two rounds. 5.00PM make bath, laundry, travel to walk/talk with NgD and Dr. Desai.

Read GBC paper on Lady Diksa Guru.

4.40PM

Por una Ventana Sur

4 years, 8 months ago by ramanretidevidasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

Todas las gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Hare krishna Gurudev,

disculpe por reportarme tan tarde

no pude hacerlo la plataforma

no lo permitía comienzo mi reporte respondiendo lo que pregunto, mi familia bien, están esparcidos por varios lugares del país, Valdivia al sur de chile mi hermano Javier con Julieta mi sobrina y en Valparaíso mi hermana Francisca con Ignacio son buenas personas trabajan cada uno en sus respectivos ámbitos completame diferentes

uno es muralista mosaico, y ahora experimenta con escultura de arcilla(artista) trabaja en proyectos con la municipalidad de La region, para hacer murales en las escuelas,

Francisca, trabaja en un laboratorio y mi hermano menor Felipe también es muralista (artístita), pero trabaja en construcción,

mis padres estan juntos hace 42 años son unas bellas personas

Krsna me dio un gran fortuna al tenerlos. mi madre está pensando dejar la carne, es de apoco su avance pero es sincero, en algún momento fue al templo le emociona mucho estar en Govinda se sabe la traducción tiene una foto de Govinda en su oficina cada mañana ponía esta canción ,

hoy está en casa por el tema de la pandemia junto a mi padre, a sido un tiempo maravilloso para conocernos,

ella es la jefa de hogar mi padre siempre tuvo problemas de salud así trabajaba esporádicamente nos cuido cuando pequeños lo agradezco mucho

me enseño muchas cosas.

además de esta biografía familiar le cuento que comenzaré hacer lecto escritura a pequeños de 5 años por zoom, es algo nuevo para mi lo experimente y me gustó espero hacer un buen trabajo y siempre progresar en mi servicio,

ademas de esto continúo predicando a travez del teléfono comenze a leer el upadesamrta como un servicio extra para ellas y mejorar mi lectura en voz alta estoy contenta y veo como ellas se entusiasman al leerles,

muchas gracias Gurudev por toda la inspiración que da para siempre mejorar mi servicio se despide su humilde sirviente Raman Reti devi dasi

hps - asa --- TlgaSP!!! Tiene un vision salvar todo el mundo si KRSNA su desea?

ASA Encyclopedia

4 years, 8 months ago by sugopiradha in Special Category A

Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaja,

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

If you feel I am qualified to serve Lord Narasimhadeva and Uncle Gismo in relation to the ASA Encyclopedia, it will be my great fortune.

Your insignificant servant,

Sugopi Radha Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!!! paoho..... Thank you for volunteering! Who was the youngest person to lead a national army?

  1. We are trying to structure our ASA literary work. The ASA Encyclopedia seems like a good idea, but until we finish with our MOE and NIOS admnistrative responsibilities it may be too much.
  2. Another approach is to work on OUR index to the NOI. That may be a better way to organize stuff.
  3. Because of our Ashrama situations: Sanyasis and Brahmacarini, we would have to include someone or several others. Ambarisa Das and Vrsnbhanu n. D. D. are already great supporters of this work!! Of course, your esteemd parents. Let us see if others respond to this topic.
  4. Here we have Letter types, Category A and B. We were thinking that Category A should be stuff to be considered for the Kapi Dhvaja and Category B should be stuff considered for the ASA(e).

Let us see what others think.

It would be ASA (e), not HpS(e).

Nitai Gouranga ! (jayanta)

4 years, 8 months ago by jayanta in Special Category A

Hare Krisna a todos los blogueros, locos y cuerdos. Pamho.

Quiero dar mi perspectiva sobre varna-asram-dharma-iskconiana.

ASA - Translation/Commentary Google: At -=-=-=-

Hace algún tiempo que quería comentar algo al respecto y cuando Laksmana Agraja prabhu hizo su comentario me anime a decir algo:

.- Llevo 22 años en servicios administrativos en ISKCON y pienso dejarlo en 2022. He sido Encargado de Departamento, Presidente de Templo, Secretario del Consejo Nacional y Presidente del Consejo Nacional en España. Es una experiencia cuando menos interesante. Por un lado sueles asociarte con devotos buenos, entregados a la misión y con experiencia ( o sea los administradores de otros proyectos, GBGs,etc). También tienes el estimulo que produce la prédica en si misma y estás informado de cosas que suceden en otros lugares, incluso si son confidenciales, etc.

Pero eso tiene un precio y, como dice Gurudev, estás metido en un sistema donde administrar se parece un poco a tratar de coordinar a una manada de gatos. Tienes que acostumbrarte a ser el blanco de las criticas, etc; en fin, a todo trabajo lo cubre algún tipo de defecto.

Podríamos decir que mi perspectiva es básicamente desde el punto de vista del administrador mas que del administrado. Aunque siempre tenemos a alguien por encima.

En primer lugar quiero recordar que la mayoría de nosotros entró en contacto con la Conciencia de Krisna a través de los libros, pudo asociarse con los devotos gracias a los templos y también encontró devotos que lo ayudaran en su vida espiritual dentro de este organigrama administrativo al que le debemos la mayor parte de nuestro progreso. Todo esto fue posible gracias a la buena, regular o mala administración de ISKCON.

Dicho esto voy a opinar brevemente sobre las reflexiones de Laksmana Agraja prabhu.

1) - ¿El administrador es un ksatriya?

Salvo situaciones de emergencia y breves lapsos de tiempo la cualidad predominante en el administrador debe ser la pasión (idealmente seguida de la bondad). Pero la pasión debe ser predominante. Si la cualidad predominante y clara de uno es la bondad debe dedicarse a leer, cocinar, tomar prasadam, hacer fuegos, y dar clases, cursos y seminarios pero no debe dedicarse a administrar.

2) - ¿ Cual es su cualificación?

Debe acercarse lo máximo posible a las caracteristicas del B.G. 18.43.

A) Es mas importante la naturaleza que la preparación. La preparación se puede adquirir, la naturaleza ya está adquirida. Por supuesto que un Raja Risi sería lo ideal, pero quizás es pedir demasiado. (Si tenemos un problema con la justicia no necesitamos a una buena persona que sea abogada sino a un buen abogado que sea persona). Necesitamos un buen administrador para administrar y si no es muy bueno dando charlas para eso están los brahmanas. El único hombre orquesta que conozco, que sabe hacerlo todo perfecto es Bhaktivedanta Swami.

3) Protección y cuidado de los devotos.

Coincido plenamente con prabhu Laksmana que esa es la prioridad: "Cuidar a tus hombres"(devotos de asram, congregación, mujeres, niños, etc., porque los templos no son llevados por un presidente sino por un equipo que lidera el presidente.

Por supuesto el lider debe tener un sadhana ejemplar y público siempre que sea posible. De ahí adquiere la fuerza (visión, determinación, confianza, etc) necesaria para continuar con su servicio.

El lider debe saber que va a ser criticado, con razón y sin razón. Eso forma parte del cargo y tiene que asumirlo. Cuanto mas purificado esté menos conflictos personales tendrá que resolver.

Mi opinión es que antes de criticar a un devoto que tiene una función administrativa: ya sea lider de pujaris, jefe de sankirtan, comandante o presidente de templo, GBC, etc., deberíamos haber pasado por las situaciones que están pasando ellos y luego criticar o callarnos según corresponda.

Es evidente que hay o habemos muchos devotos desempeñando puestos y posiciones ( administrativas, docentes, espirituales, etc.) para los que no estamos cualificados, pero nadie salta por la ventana y se convierte en el Presidente de Templo. Hay un proceso para ello.

Pienso que ISKCON tiene un handicap con el tema administrativo, guru tattva, etc, que tiene que solucionar; pero no creo que sea algo tan sencillo en una institución tan grande y con varias generaciones y perspectivas diferentes conviviendo juntas.

vuestro sirviente

Jayanta das.

P.D.- He sentido necesidad de dar mi opinión sobre este asunto para sentirme bien yo mismo. En ningún momento pienso que soy poseedor de la verdad absoluta sobre el tema, y estoy seguro de que otros devotos tendrán visiones mas claras que las mías. Mis opiniones son fruto de mi vivencia; nada mas.

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I wanted to comment on this for some time and when Laksmana Agraja prabhu made his comment he encouraged me to say something:

.- I have been in administrative services at ISKCON for 22 years and I plan to leave it in 2022. I have been Head of Department, President of Temple, Secretary of the National Council and President of the National Council in Spain. It is an interesting experience to say the least. On the one hand, you tend to associate with good devotees, dedicated to the mission and with experience (that is, the administrators of other projects, GBCs, etc.) You also have the stimulus that the preaching produces itself and you are informed of things that happen in other places, even if they are confidential, etc.

But that comes at a price, and as Gurudev says, you're in a system where managing is a bit like trying to herd a pack of cats. You have to get used to being the target of criticism, etc; Anyway, all work is covered by some kind of defect.

We could say that my perspective is basically from the point of view of the administrator rather than the managed one. Although we always have someone above.

First of all I want to remember that most of us came into contact with Krishna Consciousness through books, was able to associate with devotees thanks to the temples and also found devotees to help him in his spiritual life within this administrative organization chart by that we owe him most of our progress. All this was possible thanks to the good, regular or bad administration of ISKCON.

That said, I will briefly comment on the reflections of Laksmana Agraja prabhu.

1) - Is the administrator a ksatriya?

Except for emergency situations and short periods of time, the predominant quality in the manager should be passion (ideally followed by kindness). But passion must be predominant. If one's predominant and clear quality is kindness, he should engage in reading, cooking, taking prasadam, making fires, and teaching classes, courses, and seminars, but he should not engage in administration.

2) - What is your qualification?

It should be as close as possible to the characteristics of the B.G. 18.43.

A) Nature is more important than preparation. The preparation can be acquired, nature is already acquired. Of course a Raja Risi would be ideal, but perhaps it is asking too much. (If we have a problem with the law, we do not need a good person who is a lawyer but a good lawyer who is a person). We need a good administrator to manage and if he is not very good at giving talks, that's what the brahmanas are for. The only male band I know who knows how to do everything perfectly is Bhaktivedanta Swami.

3) Protection and care of the devotees.

I fully agree with Prabhu Laksmana that this is the priority: "Take care of your men" (asram devotees, congregation, women, children, etc., because the temples are not run by a president but by a team led by the president.

Of course the leader should have an exemplary and public sadhana whenever possible. From there he acquires the strength (vision, determination, confidence, etc.) necessary to continue his service.

The leader must know that he is going to be criticized, rightly and wrongly. That is part of the job and you have to take it on. The more purified you are, the less personal conflicts you will have to resolve.

My opinion is that before criticizing a devotee who has an administrative function: be it leader of pujaris, head of sankirtan, commander or president of temple, GBC, etc., we should have gone through the situations that they are going through and then criticize or shut up as appropriate.

It is evident that there are or we have many devotees holding positions and positions (administrative, educational, spiritual, etc.) for which we are not qualified, but no one jumps out the window and becomes the Temple President. There is a process for it.

I think ISKCON has a handicap with the administrative issue, guru tattva, etc, which it has to solve; but I don't think it is something so simple in such a large institution and with several different generations and perspectives living together.

your servant

Jayanta das.

P.D.- I have felt the need to give my opinion on this matter to feel good myself. At no time do I think that I am the holder of the absolute truth on the subject, and I am sure that other devotees will have clearer visions than mine. My opinions are the fruit of my experience; nothing more.

ASA - Cool! Super. Mailman of God as well as Temple President who retired without having been assassinated. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/14/31/