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5 years, 5 months ago by ramanretidevidasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

todas las gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Guru. M., le escribo nuevamente para contarle como estuvo su vyasapuja. salió todo muy bello, íntimo, en casa del p ananda vardana. con alankriti y manjari nos dedicamos a decorar y hacer las guirnaldas de Srila prabhupada, los seis Goswami y usted todo trajeron cooperación para el pasadam, yo di una pequeña clase, quede muy conforme.

HpS - Jaya!!!!!! Jaya!!!!!! Eternamente en los pies de Srila Prabhupada ofreciendo girnaldas y Kirtan!!!!!! Reverencias a todos....

Banana Santa (Llama) VP offering

5 years, 5 months ago by bhaktanicasio in Special Category A, Other

Hare Krishna Dear Gurudev !!

 Please accept my humble obeisances,

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 In the torrent of mercy of the previous Acaryas, you function as a dam, graduating it and releasing it to the right extent for the benefit of all of us, your disciples. The glory of the Guru param para is a living reality in my existence thanks to your infinite patience and mercy upon me.

 Your life is a source of inspiration, the constant flame that illuminates our path to Krishna. You build a bridge between Iskcon and secular society for the benefit of all, just as Lord Ramacandra laid a bridge to Lanka to rescue Sita. You are the Bhagavata devotee. I surrender to your lotus feet, the perfection that satisfies all desires. Because those lotus feet take me to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada, the safest shelter on the way to Krishna. Your instruction is very clear, the force that helps overcome all obstacles in the spiritual life. It inevitably leads us to stick to devotional service.

 All Glories to the Sankirtan of His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami !!

 Trying to serve you,

 Your fallen disciple,

 Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna!!!!! Krsna Krsna!!!! Hare Hare!! 

We can only hope that your Sankirtan is super!!!!! See the world behind this world.

Hare Krishna Estimado Gurudev!!

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias,

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

En el torrente de misericordia de los Acaryas previos, usted funciona como un dique, graduando la misma y soltándola en la medida justa para el beneficio de todos nosotros, sus discípulos. La gloria del Guruparampara es una realidad viva en mi existencia gracias a su infinita paciencia y misericordia para conmigo.

Su vida es una fuente de inspiración, la llama constante que ilumina mi camino hacia Krishna. Usted tiende un puente entre Iskcon y la sociedad secular para beneficio de todos, así como el Señor Ramacandra tendió un puente hacia Lanka para rescatar a Sita. Usted es el devoto Bhagavata. Yo me rindo a sus pies de loto, la perfección que satisface todos los deseos. Porque esos pies de loto, me llevan a los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada, el refugio más seguro camino hacia Krishna. Su instrucción es muy clara, la fuerza que ayuda a superar todos los obstáculos en la vida espíritual. Nos lleva indefectiblemente a apegarnos al servicio devocional.

Todas las Glorias al Sankirtan de Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

Intentando servirlo,

Su caído discípulo,

Nikunja Bihari das.

Worship of Acharya is best!

5 years, 5 months ago by sacsingh in Hot Topics

It might be a possibility or most likely is a fact that an institutional guru which the GBC HAS voted in as an INSTITUTIONAL ISKCON guru IS BOGUS!

HpS - Oink! Oink!!!! As far as I know the last GBC rule was that they were not voting anybody as Guru. They were just giving a non-objection statement.

..... The rest of this letter was too, too, long for us!! First thing for me is: Are you taking Srila Prabhupada as your Acharya? If yes, then are you chanting 16-nice rounds daily and following the four regulative principles strictly...

BANANA LLAMA Ofrenda de Vyasapuja_AmD

5 years, 5 months ago by anandamayadas in Special Category A

Hare Krsna querido Gurudeva!

Por acepte nuestras humildes reverencias.

Todas las glorias Srila Prahupada!



nama-srestham manum api

saci-putram atra svarupam

rupam tasyagrajam uru-purim

mathurim gosthavatim

radha-kundam giri-varam aho

radhika-madhavasam

prapto yasya prathita-krpaya

sri gurum tam nato ´smi


Me postro ante los hermosos pies de loto de mi maestro espiritual, por cuya misericordia sin causa he obtenido el supremo santo nombre, el mantra divino, el servicio del hijo de Saci-mata, la asociación de Srila Svarupa Damodara, Rupa Gosvami y de su hermano mayor Sanatana Gosvami, de la morada suprema de Mathura, la bienaventurada morada de Vrndavana, del divino Radha-kunda y de la colina de Govardhana y el deseo dentro de mi corazón por el servicio amoroso a Sri Radhika y Madhava en Vrndavana.


Este verso es muy hermoso, lo cantamos a diario después de nuestro guru puja, hay algunas bendiciones reales ahí para nosotros, y algunas nos faltan realizar aun, pero tenemos la fe y confianza que gracias a su misericordia lo podremos alcanzar algún día.


Querido Gurudeva permítenos ofrecerte esta ofrenda de palabras... es un ensayo de nuestro seminario “Krsna Surya sama” por el auspicioso día de tu aparición, como un homenaje al representante fidedigno de Srila Vyasadeva:

“Krsna está ahí siempre en su nombre como un sol radiante en el cielo alumbrando el jardín de nuestro corazón. En muchos casos esa luz es oscurecida por las nubes de nuestros anarthas que surgen de los deseos separados de Krsna, y en otros la oscuridad es más densa gracias a la niebla de nuestras ofensas al Nombre. Aún así nuestro corazón es un terreno fértil para nuestros deseos, algunos han crecido como árboles en el transcurso de muchas vidas y hay mucha mala hierba crecida por falta de cuidado. La desafortunada alma espiritual puede pasar trillones de vidas con ese panorama. Solo por la buena fortuna sin causa, la jiva que tiene la oportunidad de relacionarse con un maestro espiritual fidedigno, recibe en su corazón el hermoso regalo de la semilla del servicio devocional. Esta semilla del Bhakti se vuelve fuerte gracias al riego y cuidado del jardinero experto, quien debe podar el jardín de los deseos y debe regar su semilla con el canto constante de los Santos Nombres. Ninguna Jiva puede volverse un experto jardinero si no ha sido formado por el maestro espiritual, quien a su vez es un sadacari, un practicante honesto. Si la jiva no practica el canto, la semilla del bhakti se mantendrá débil y vulnerable. Solo el canto constante puede regar su raíz y hacerla crecer por encima de la niebla de las ofensas. Si ese canto puede liberarse de las ofensas, el cielo del jardín se verá alumbrado por una luz tenue, provocada por las nubes de los anarthas. El sol del Santo nombre está ahí radiante, pero aún no puede ser percibido a plenitud, sin embargo esa luz que se filtra a través de las nubes disipan el cielo del jardinero experto que practica el canto con mayor sinceridad que al comienzo, y la semilla que se ha convertido en una gran enredadera que crece sin parar, gracias a la misericordia del Guru fidedigno, alcanza el árbol de los deseos de los pies de loto de Krsna, quien está situado eternamente en el planeta Goloka Vrndavan, en la región más elevada del mundo espiritual”.



sakale sammāna korite śakati,

deho' nātha! jathājatha

tabe to' gāibo, hari-nāma-sukhe,

aparādha ha 'be hata


Oh Señor y amo! inspíreme con el poder de honrar apropiadamente a todas las entidades vivientes. Solamente entonces cantaré el Santo Nombre con gran éxtasis y todas mis ofensas cesarán.


En la víspera del auspicioso día de su aparición, su aspirante a sirviente, Anandamaya das.


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Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva!

For accept our humble obeisances.

All glories Srila Prahupada!


nama-srestham manum api

saci-putram atra svarupam

rupam tasyagrajam uru-purim

mathurim gosthavatim

radha-kundam giri-varam aho

radhika-madhavasam

prapto yasya prathita-krpaya

sri gurum tam nato ´smi


I bow down before the beautiful lotus feet of my spiritual master, by whose mercy without cause I have obtained the supreme holy name, the divine mantra, the service of the son of Saci-mata, the association of Srila Svarupa Damodara, Rupa Gosvami and his elder brother Sanatana Gosvami, of the supreme abode of Mathura, the blessed abode of Vrndavana, of the divine Radha-kunda and of Govardhana hill and the desire within my heart for the loving service to Sri Radhika and Madhava in Vrndavana.


This verse is very beautiful, we sing it daily after our guru puja, there are some real blessings there for us, and some of us still need to realize, but we have the faith and confidence that thanks to his mercy we can reach him someday.


Dear Gurudeva let us offer you this offering of words ... it is an essay of our seminar "Krsna Surya sama" for the auspicious day of your appearance, as a tribute to the reliable representative of Srila Vyasadeva:

“Krishna is always there in his name like a bright sun in the sky lighting the garden of our heart. In many cases that light is obscured by the clouds of our anarthas that arise from Krishna's separate desires, and in others the darkness is denser thanks to the fog of our Name offenses. Even so, our heart is a fertile ground for our desires, some have grown like trees over the course of many lives and there is a lot of weed grown for lack of care. The unfortunate spiritual soul can spend trillions of lives with that panorama. Only for good fortune without cause, the jiva who has the opportunity to interact with a trustworthy spiritual master, receives in her heart the beautiful gift of the seed of devotional service. This seed of the Bhakti becomes strong thanks to the irrigation and care of the expert gardener, who must prune the garden of desires and must water its seed with the constant song of the Holy Names. No Jiva can become an expert gardener if he has not been trained by the spiritual master, who in turn is a sadacari, an honest practitioner. If the jiva does not practice singing, the bhakti seed will remain weak and vulnerable. Only constant singing can water its root and make it grow above the fog of offenses. If that song can be freed from offenses, the garden sky will be illuminated by a dim light, caused by the clouds of the anarthas. The sun of the Holy Name is there radiant, but it still cannot be fully perceived, however that light that filters through the clouds dissipates the sky of the expert gardener who practices the song with greater sincerity than at the beginning, and the seed which has become a great vine that grows nonstop, thanks to the mercy of the trustworthy Guru, reaches the wish tree of the lotus feet of Krsna, who is eternally located on the planet Goloka Vrndavan, in the highest region of the spiritual world. "


sakale sammāna korite śakati,

deho 'nātha! jathājatha

tabe to 'gāibo, hari-nāma-sukhe,

aparādha ha 'be hata


Oh Lord and I love! inspire me with the power to properly honor all living entities. Only then will I sing the Holy Name with great ecstasy and all my offenses will cease.

On the eve of the auspicious day of his appearance, his aspiring servant, Anandamaya das.

HpS - AGTSP!!! These are very chastising words for us. It is so easy for us to fall into bad rounds unless we chant!! We hope you become a paramhamsa very quickly! You were going to go to Mexico with Mataji as Pujari's, no? Guru prasada Swami told me that he wanted you to come but there were problems organizing it with the Temple managment!

Banana Cathedral: More than words

5 years, 5 months ago by candra108_mukhi in DTC

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

I wish I were in Houston with all of U.

I have been realizing that in all these years of association. I haven't taken advantage of your kindness, intelligence, humor, mercy. And whenever I have a bad experience or even a bad day I just recall one of your phrases or I listen to You and immediately I gain faith again.

Thank you Gurudeva for all your support and inspiration. I feel so fortunate to have you as my Spiritual Master. I wanted many times to drift apart. But you with your jokes, intelligence. With just one word, one sight. You enthuse me to continue. And in a way I do not know why.

Thanks for the great soul that you are.

Happy Sri Vyasa Puja

Lo quiero y admiro más Gurudeva

Trying to be your disciple

Chandramukhi dd

HpS - AGTSP!!!!! We are such a burden on him!!!! Yet, just like you say, we just chant one line from a Bhajan while we are doing our normal activity, such as washing or cooking, then ... we are happy.

It all accumulates, year after, after year, after year and some day you will dance with Krsna!!!

Maybe something like this?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoHlrQScWl0

Banana Llama......Thank you once again Guru Maharaj!!

5 years, 5 months ago by Sarada Gaurangi Devi Dasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj!! Please accept our humble obeisances at Your Lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Today is solar eclipse.....hope you would allow me to share a sweet realization ....

HpS - Yes, yes, but the bitter realizations are very nice also.

Yesterday we were informed by one of our senior temple devotees that we would follow the Govindaji Temple norms....of not giving darshan about 3 hrs before the eclipse , which meant...we would not be getting mangal arti darshan.....we were so upset. We thought we would at least sing the Vaishnava songs . When we reached the temple, just 4 of us, including our temple president, HG Radhacharan Das Prabhuji attended. No songs....just pujaris doing the offerings behind closed doors...soooo upset. Then we 4 decided to chant together. We chanted ...and by the time we completed 2 beautiful rounds....could hear and feel our Srila Prabhupada chanting with us....I thought it was an auditory hallucination...but the voice continued for such a pretty long time till our group chanting ended . Thank you Guru Maharaj for your immense mercy. Only you can do this for us Guru Maharaj...

HpS - Night of the Living Prabhupada!!!! I thought that there was no deity worship, neither behind or without closed doors, during the influence of eclipse. For sure we can chant the Gurva astakam during those times, no?

Our online bhakti sastri is with The Mayapur Institute. HG Padma sundari DD is taking our Module 1 classes. Other teachers are HG Yugala Preeti DD, HG Padmanayana Das, HG Krishna Keshav Das.We are informed that NOI classes will be taken by HG Vidvan Gauranga Das. All from Mayapur institute.

HpS - Very nice!!!!

Started reading the CC from today. Please give us the mercy to understand the pastimes of Gauranga and to serve with love and devotion.

HpS - We read it right before Mangala arati daily. We are in a 7-page long purport where Srila Prabhupada presents the refutation by the acharyas of sankara acharya's mayavadi commentary on the vedanta sutra!

Your ignorant servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - Can you make a frog from chemicals!!! What about a tadpole??? (small one?). Can you make people smile?