"KDPC" Translation

4 years, 10 months ago by bhaktanicasio in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

I would like to offer my translation service for your saturday morning lectures. Please kindly accept it. Although You don't need such a service, I would be the most benefited from it.

Thank you Gurudev, for making so much struggle to preach to us!! It melts our stone like heart, to see such an Endeavor in the service to Srila Prabhupada.

Your quarentined miscreant,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - ASA - Esteemed Quarantined Miscreant,

Paoho & Bw! AgtSP!!! Thank you for your offer, but it seems our Spanish is good enough that it can be pretty well understood. When we translate there is a delay by the internet and the ideas flow differently, so we were thinking of doing either Saturday or Sunday Spanish or English. Eg. if Saturday is Spanish then Sunday will be English and vice-a-versa? O.K.? Of course Upendra Das presentation on Saturday would need translation.

Any mystical experience at New Govardhana?

KDPC: SOLARIS and COVID-19 VIRUS "Karuna-Virus"

4 years, 10 months ago by abhiramdas in Special Category A

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, pfanhr, TLGASP!! TLGAHpS!!

SOLARIS and COVID-19 VIRUS "Karuna-Virus"

ANALYSIS OF ITS IMPLICATIONS IN WORLD.

There is consensus among the members of the magazine about the importance of “SOLARIS” should offer a deep reflection about what this covid-19 pandemic means, which has strongly impacted whole humanity. Here is a summary of the first discussion on this topic: 

1.     Héctor Béjar started the dialogue talking about epidemiology concept. He mentioned this is neither the first nor the last pandemic that humanity faces, because it has always had and will have this type of events. Then he said that, since last year, the scientific community had evidence the virus was already active, despite this, this information was not disclosed in order to protect certain interests. 

In relation to the causes of the virus appearance, he mentioned it is very likely that it was caused by mankind abuse towards animals. What he finds ironic and absurd is there is a group of people who blame bats for this disease and not bad practices of humans, or the unnecessary and abusive consumption of animals that they carry out.

He said governments and binding institutions have not invited ethics to dialogue at time to analyze the causes of this pandemic. 

The facts show in imperative way that a change in life's organization and system is necessary, however, are we willing to change? He posed as a theme to develop "what is coming", that is, an analysis of how social relationships are currently developing and how they will be presented in the future. At this point he mentioned there are currents that propose as a solution "flock inmunity", that is to say, the strongest or "suitable" are going to be saved and the weak or "unsuitable" are not.

2.     Then Professor Hanumatpresaka Swami spoke, after greeting the assistants he began his intervention mentioning this is a world of dualities, for example, for there to be construction, first there must be destruction, and vice versa. Then he gave other examples to finally affirm that in all analyzes we must do not forget this is a temporary world. 

Then he argued this pandemic raises the need for at least 90% of the population must to live in villages and the necessity of a good relationship and communication with the city so that everything is properly attended, thus and only in this way generation of others pandemics could be avoided and be controlled when they arise.

 Finally he mentioned coronavirus, or karuna-virus pandemic as he calls it, alluding to the fact that this great problem is also a great opportunity is the central theme of humanity's material life but on a social level there is the theme of woman's role in the world. That is to say, on a material level he presented the virus issue and on a social level the role of Vaisnavis, so his proposal for the next meeting is called “Virus and Vaisnavis”.

3.     In his turn, Miguel Polo indicated we are not appreciating the problem appropriately both globally and systemically. He stated, at the beginning, during and after pandemic, what is surviving are highly harmful behaviors such as corruption. He also indicated societies that have survived pandemics are rural communities that they exist to this day. According to his analysis, next solution will be neither systematic nor individualistic. He maintains, the way in which we must respond is by offering ideas, reflections. He quotes a book in which it is predicted that the Buddha to come is not a person but a community. 

4.     In his turn Jagad Guru das (Javier Armijo) said, to the system, crisis word means living only for eating, since its definition of crisis is the inability of people to not be able to buy other things, slowing down economy. He recognizes this pandemic as the opportunity to establish a common ethical framework, in which all religions could participate. He reflected on the fact this pandemic is a unique moment. 

5.     Finally, Abhiram Thakur das (Alejandro Salazar) argued that this pandemic has created new categories at level of knowledgement: for example, "Virus-ethics" or "ethics during and after the pandemic", "Biopolitics", that is, relations between countries and communities, taking pandemic as the thematic axis. 

Then he reflected on how this pandemic has removed our veil in relation to the fact that we thought technology could “solve everything”. However, this pandemic shows we have been living deceived and all technology we have is not enough to solve a health issue of this magnitude. Then he proposed that current modernity is based on artificiality. Even, in this context, happiness concept is artificial since it is based on virtual and superficial things . 

At the end, all today's society turns around consumption. In other words, happiness and feelings have become artificial consumer objects. Actually, all social relationships already existed, what social networks like Facebook and WhatsApp do is simply put them on a digital platform, but they already existed, therefore, we should not be fooled or alienated. 

To understand the crisis, he quoted Blas Pascal who said: "Man's problems are due to the fact he doesn't like to be calm at home, but he likes to conquer the world." He agrees with Professor Hanumatpresaka Swami and Héctor Béjar stance, in the sense that, if we don't change our way of life, things will be getting even worse than already are. Finally, he mentioned in Lima it is estimated there are 2 million unemployed persons, which serves as a referential framework to understand how this pandemic is affecting the economy worldwide.

Next meeting was at 4 pm Sunday 19 July, dynamic is as follows:

First, Professor Hanumatpresaka Swami will present his exposition based on PP “Virus & Vaisnavi”, then Héctor Béjar will make comments, if any of attendees wish they can also present their comments, then they will consider what to do and what we can do to the future . How society can be or how society should be after this pandemic and take the challenge of assuming our responsibility.

We are waiting for your comments, thank you very much for the opportunity to generate this dialogue that is essential to impact the conscience of many people who are stunned, confused and very anxious at this moment, cause they are afraid about their own lives and they can't understand how to handle themselves under this circumstances we are currently living.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, your insignificant servant, Abhiram Thakur das


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SOLARIS y el VIRUS COVID-19 “Karuna virus” 

ANALISIS DE LAS IMPLICANCIAS EN EL MUNDO.


Existe consenso entre los miembros de la revista acerca de la importancia de que “SOLARIS” ofrezca una reflexión profunda sobre lo que significa esta pandemia del covid-19 que ha impactado fuertemente a toda la humanidad. A continuación, un resumen del 1er conversatorio sobre este tema:

1. Héctor Béjar inicio el dialogo hablando sobre el concepto de epidemiologia. Mencionó que esta no es ni la primera ni la última pandemia que afrontara la humanidad porque siempre ha tenido y tendrá este tipo de acontecimientos. Seguidamente dijo que, desde el año pasado, la comunidad científica contaba con evidencia de que el virus ya estaba activo, a pesar de ello, esta información no fue divulgada con el fin de proteger ciertos intereses. 

En relación a las causas de la aparición del virus, menciono que, es muy probable que este se produjo por el abuso del hombre hacia los animales. Lo que encuentra irónico y absurdo es que hay un grupo de personas que culpan de la enfermedad a los murciélagos y no a las malas prácticas de los humanos, ni al innecesario y abusivo consumo de animales que realizan.

Él manifestó que los gobiernos y las instituciones vinculantes no han invitado a la ética a dialogar cuando se analizan las causas de esta pandemia. 

Los hechos muestran de manera imperativa que es necesario un cambio en el sistema de vida, sin embargo ¿estamos dispuestos a cambiar? El planteo como tema a desarrollar “lo que se viene”, es decir un análisis de cómo se está desarrollando y cómo se presentara en el futuro las relaciones sociales. En este punto aludió que existen corrientes que plantean como solución “la salvación del rebaño” es decir de que los más fuertes o “aptos” se van a salvar y los débiles o “inaptos” no.


2. Luego hizo uso de la palabra el profesor Hanumatpresaka Swami, despues de saludar a los asistentes comenzó su intervención mencionando que este es un mundo de dualidades, por ejemplo, para que haya construcción, primero tiene que haber destrucción, y viceversa, luego dio otros ejemplos para finalmente afirmar que en todo análisis no debemos olvidar que este mundo es temporal. 

Seguidamente argumento que esta pandemia plantea la necesidad de que al menos el 90% de la población viva en aldeas y que haya una buena relación y comunicación con la ciudad de manera que todo este atendido, así y solo así se podría evitar la generación de otras pandemias y el control de esta. 

Finalmente menciono que la pandemia del corona-virus o karuna-virus como él lo llama, aludiendo a que este gran problema también es una gran oportunidad es el tema central de la vida material de la humanidad pero que a nivel social estaba el tema del rol de la mujer en el mundo. Es decir, a nivel material planteo el tema del virus y a nivel social el rol de las Vaisnavis, por eso su propuesta para el próximo encuentro se llama “Virus y vaisnavis”


3. A su turno, Miguel Polo indicó que no estamos apreciando el problema de manera apropiada tanto global como sistémicamente. Planteo que, al inicio, durante y posterior a la pandemia, lo que está sobreviviendo son los comportamientos altamente nocivos como la corrupción. Igualmente indico que las sociedades que han sobrevivido a las pandemias son comunidades rurales que existen hasta el día de hoy. De acuerdo a su análisis la solución que viene no será ni sistemática ni individualista. El sostiene que la manera en la cual debemos responder es ofreciendo ideas, reflexiones. Cito un libro en el cual se pronostica que el Buda que va a venir no es una persona sino una comunidad. 


4. A su vez Jagad Guru das (Javier Armijo) indico que, para el sistema, la palabra crisis significa vivir solamente para comer, ya que su definición de crisis es la incapacidad de las personas de no poder comprar otras cosas, desacelerando la economía. Reconoce a esta pandemia como la oportunidad para establecer un marco ético común, en el cual pudiesen participar todas las religiones. Reflexiono sobre el hecho de que esta pandemia es un momento único. 


5. Finalmente, Abhiram Thakur das (Alejandro Salazar) sostuvo que esta pandemia ha creado nuevas categorías a nivel de conocimiento: Como por ejemplo “Virus-ética” o “la ética durante y posterior a la pandemia”, “Bio-política”, es decir, las relaciones entre países y comunidades, teniendo como eje temático la pandemia. Luego reflexiono sobre cómo esta pandemia nos ha quitado el velo en relación a que pensábamos que la tecnología lo podía “resolver todo”. Sin embargo, la pandemia demuestra que hemos vivido engañados y que toda la tecnología que tenemos no alcanza para resolver un tema de salud de esta magnitud. Luego propuso que la modernidad actual esta basada en la artificialidad. Incluso, en este contexto, el concepto de felicidad es artificial ya que está basado en cosas que son virtuales y superficiales. Al final toda la sociedad actual gira en torno al consumo. Es decir que la felicidad y los sentimientos se han convertido en objetos de consumo artificiales. En realidad, todas las relaciones sociales ya existían lo que hacen las redes sociales como Facebook y WhatsApp es simplemente ponerlas en una plataforma digital, pero ya existía, por lo tanto, no debemos dejarnos engañar, ni enajenar. Para entender la crisis cito a Blas Pascal que dijo: “los problemas del hombre se deben a que no le gusta estar tranquilo en su casa, sino que le gusta conquistar el mundo”. El concuerda con la postura del Profesor Hanumatpresaka Swami y de Héctor Béjar, en el sentido de que, si no cambiamos de forma de vida, las cosas se van a poner peor de lo que están. Finalmente menciono que en Lima se calcula que hay 2 millones de desempleados lo cual sirve como marco referencial para entender cómo esta pandemia está afectando la economía a nivel mundial.

La próxima reunión será a las 4 pm, la dinamica es la siguiente:

Primero el profesor Hanumatpresaka Swami presentara su exposición en base a PP “Virus & Vaisnavi”, luego Héctor Béjar hace un comentario, si alguno de los asistentes desea también puede presentar sus comentarios, seguidamente se planteará que hacer y que se puede hacer para el futuro. Cómo puede quedar la sociedad o como debiese quedar la sociedad después de esta pandemia y tomar el desafío de asumir la responsabilidad que nos compete.

Esperamos sus comentarios, muchas gracias por la oportunidad de poder generar este dialogo que es fundamental para impactar en la consciencia de muchas personas que están aturdidas, confundas y con mucha ansiedad en estos momentos, ya que temen por su vida y no saben cómo manejarse en circunstancias como las que vivimos.

Hare Krishna GURUDEVA, su insignificante sirviente Abhiram Thakur das

Respetuosas reverencias Maharaja HPS

4 years, 10 months ago by haroldfsc in Personal Sadhana Reports

AGTSP

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!

Su sirviente solo reportándose... empezando a entrenar al Hermano Burro en conciencia de Krishna.

Rondas (iniciando proceso de 16)

Adoración de Deidades (Continuando con ese servicio de hace ya más de 20 años)

4 principios regulativos ( iniciando cuidando escrupulosamente los 4)

Tomando el curso para discípulos de ISKCON ( hemos iniciado )

esperando Muuuuuy confiado que la misericordia llegara de darme Refugio en los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada!

Esperando se encuentre bien, sano y fuerte como el poderoso Hanuman que conocí hace casi 30 años.

Reverencias 🙏🏻

su siervo y siervo de todos

Dr. Harold Schofield

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AGTSP

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!

His servant only reporting ... beginning to train Brother Donkey in Krishna consciousness.

Rounds (starting process of 16)

Deity Worship (Continuing that service more than 20 years ago)

4 regulatory principles (beginning by scrupulously caring for all 4)

Taking the ISKCON disciple course (we have started)

Waiting sooooo confident that mercy would come from giving me Refuge at Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet!

Hoping you are well, healthy and strong like the mighty Hanuman I met almost 30 years ago.

Bows 🙏🏻

his servant and servant of all

Dr. Harold Schofield

HpS - Willie, Margot & Harold, no??? What have you done since then? I suspect your father has gone to "his reward"??? I remember you so well. Mexico you studied medicine and were afraid to go down the cliff to look at the dead body, no?

What kind of deity worship you do?

Please send posts following the protocol at www.JayaRama.US/kd/lte.htm !!!


[KDPC] Tratando de predicar...

4 years, 10 months ago by Gadai in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias a Srila Prabhupada y a Usted.

Estuve haciendo planes para poder hacer un Sankirtan viajero, lamentablemente la cuarentena se alargó en algunas ciudades del Perú, incluido Huancayo.

Estamos amablemente tratando de prédicar a los vecinos, cosa que es muy difícil pues tienen costumbres muy cerradas pero almenos siempre les damos algo de prasadhan y ellos corresponden con algo de bhoga (trueque).

HpS - This is a challenge from Krsna, no? How to preach to our neighbors. It is different than with meeting people for a short time. Aim is book distribution but now is different way, no? One book deeply to one person rathe than 50-books quickly to 50-people.

Estamos preparando la tierra para sembrar, abonando, deshierbando, etc.

Luchando con mi asquerosa mente...

También estoy haciendo una pintura para un devoto (una ventana espiritual), usar el arte en la prédica.

HpS - Super. To be an Acharya you must know how to preach with all modes, no?

Seguimos conectandonos en Mangal Artik con usted, 16 rondas de Japa y algo más, 4 principios, lectura Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tulasi la Amada de Krsna, atendiendo a las Deidades, Salagrama Sila y Govardhan Sila, también asistiendo a clases del NOI con Maharaja Yadunandana Swami.

HpS - What is the content of Maharaja's classes?

Bueno Guru me despido, que Nrsimha lo proteja siempre. Hare Krsna.

Gadai Gauranga Dasa.

HPS - ASA - !!!! Do you have animals???

[kdpc]" Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

4 years, 10 months ago by bhaktadamian in Personal Sadhana Reports

 Hare Krishna Maharaja

Por favor, acepte mis humildes reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las glorias a usted


Soy Bhakta Damián, de Traslasierra, Córdoba, Argentina.

(Espero me recuerde, abajo le adjunto una foto)

HpS - Yes, I remember you. Cordoba. We talked one time at the program with the candidate for Mayor, no? Yo are train conductor? Several times we talked at Madhavendra's house?

Espero que usted se encuentre bien de salud y contento.

Hace varios días que quiero escribirle, y en realidad no quería ocupar su tiempo.

HpS - ASA - We are your servants.

Pero después pensé que quizás sea bueno contarle un poco más sobre mi vida y mi situación actual...

Como le dije, estoy cantando Hare Krishna desde 2016 y desde el 1/1/2020 cumpliendo con las 16, a veces bien cantadas, a veces bastante distraído.

Con respecto a mi vida espiritual, tengo días que estoy muy entusiasmado en conciencia de Krishna. Leo mucho, hablo de Krishna con todos los que puedo, etc...

y otros días, debido a alguna que otra frustración material, mi fe se debilita bastante, y entro en un estado de sin sentido en la vida bastante grande... pero igualmente, trato de cumplir con mi sadhana lo mejor que puedo (lo mejor que me permite la mente).

Gracias a Krishna, al otro día ya estoy motivado otra vez... Son ciclos...

HpS - It may be because we are not perfectly connected to Krsna. We are like a person still in the water but holding on to a rope from a safe boat. When the big waves come we go under (Mode of Ignorance) but it is different being under the wave with no rope, and being under it with strong rope, no? What is the rope? (16-nice rounds, 4-principles strictly).

Es muy difícil vivir en este mundo. Y es difícil lidiar con la insatisfacción material, cuando aún el sabor espiritual es en cuentagotas...

HpS - Yes, we have to understand what is this world better and then change our habits and then we can get complete success here. This world is a school for mentally sick people, no?

Un día, en la clase de la mañana de gotomeeting, yo le hice una pregunta:

“por qué tomamos una decisión TAN MALA de venir a este mundo (¿a disfrutar?) donde no hay manera de disfrutar…” Una decisión muy tonta hemos tomado…

Y usted, en su respuesta, al final me dijo: “Tú no eres Krishna… y yo no soy tu Radha”…

Nunca voy a olvidar esa respuesta...

Puedo darme cuenta cuánto envidio a Krishna y su estado de bienaventuranza eterna. Junto a Radha.

¿Alguna vez dejaré de envidiar a Krishna y de hacerle reclamos por mi infelicidad?

Maharaja, quiero preguntarle, si usted me acepta como aspirante a sirviente suyo.

Quiero refugiarme en sus pies. Y servirlo. Espero poder estar a la altura de las circunstancias, si usted me acepta…

Me gusta estudiar. Leer los libros de Srila Prabhupada, el Bhagavad Gita y el Srimad Bhagavatam.

Me gustaría hacer una grabación del canto 1 y 2 del Srimad Bhagavatam.

Quizás sea algo bueno que pueda hacer. ¿le parece útil?

Muchas gracias por todo

A su servicio

Bhakta Damián

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Will I ever stop envying Krishna and making claims of my unhappiness?

HpS - You already have started to take your medicine. You have made a lot of eternal progress. Just have to continue. You are on a true path.

Maharaja, I want to ask you, if you accept me as an aspiring servant of yours.

HpS - Only if it is in the service of our Acharya, Srila Prabhupada!!! O.K.??

I want to take refuge on your feet. And serve it. I hope I can rise to the occasion, if you accept me ...

HpS - You read www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt?

I like studying. Read Srila Prabhupada's books, the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.

I would like to make a recording of chant 1 and 2 of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Maybe it's a good thing I can do. Do you find it useful?

HpS - Try one section first. Eg. Chapters of Krsna leaving Hastinapura and entering Dvaraka. Then try adding music and a few images.

Thank you so much for everything

At your service

Bhakta Damien

ASA - Thank you!!!!!!! See you soon. Respects to all the Cordobians.

Personal Sadhana Report

4 years, 10 months ago by Yamuneswar Das in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Guru Parampara,

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

H. H. HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam!

HpS - Sri Sri B. S. Damodara Swami, Ki Jaya!

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Guruji Maharaja’s Padama Charan that now after promotion to Assistant Registrar, I was posted to the Examination Section-E, and newly connected Internet facilities with a set of computer.

During this period, I could not communicate with Guruji Maharaja. No extra function for promotion like convocation, because it is internal arrangement with the acceptance of Executive Council of the University.

Excuse me for delay of responding Gurujis reply. I am reading Bg 11.2.50. mainly discussing Maya the external energy of Sri Krsna.

HpS - This verse (https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/11/2/50/)? So nice!!!


The activities of ISKCON Manipur is continuing as normal but due to Locked Down the public functions of Sunday was not allowed publicly.

Two months back one of our senior devotee name Yugalakishor Das; (who presented you chandan ladu thinking that it is sweet ladu) was expired . . .

HpS - Yes! I remember him. We did not see him during our last visit and I was wonderng what happend to him!

. . .and performed his saradha separately from our side and on that day Prabhu Partha Sarathi Das narrated Bhagavatam. Due to Corona lockdown, the number is less but successful.

HpS - He was such a super nice person. He must have taken birth in Gaura-lila or some place where he can be close to Lord Gauranga's lotus feet to advance his service!

My chanting of rounds increasing, daily mangal arati and sadhu sanga. It is quite helpful in my spiritual activities. Guruji! what is Guru Mantra? One of my sadhusanga asked me, you should remember your Guruji with Guru Mantra. Please clear my darkness about this matter.

HpS - Maybe refering to the the 2nd and 3rd Mantras in the "Gayatri" mantras we chant each day? Of course, Pranam mantra, "nama om visnu padaya..." is "Guru mantra also".

Once, Guruji Maharaja told us that Guruji will come to India and will stay at Vrindaban in the year 2022. Is it correct? If so we will get an opportunity to serve Guruji every year or so.

HpS - World is changing, no? Maybe Krsna is saying, "O.K. I gave you people powers like demi-gods. Fly here and there. Send your messages all across the world. Have great physical and military powers.

All through, "industrialization", but you have used them very, very badly, and now you are destroying the world! So, I will send viruses that you can only avoid if you start to base your life in the village again."

So, then we may be based locally, but make one more big trip to South America and stay there for some time and then to India????

This world is Dukhalayam asasvatam (BG). A place for tapasya, not enjoyment, and always changing.

Guruji! please give us asirvat so as to enable us to concentrate our spiritual activities to surrender to Krsna. Without His Marcy, no one could imagine his Ananda Swarupa, see His sweet voice. He only can give His eye, ear, knowledge, sparsa, gandha etc. etc. It is only my request.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamuneswara Das

HpS - So, nice to hear from you!!! Please send little news about everyone: Sadhu-sanga, Brahmana Teacher Disicple, Temple Authorities, Manu...

Please (!) send letters following the protocol at www.JayaRama.US/kd/lte.htm