BANANA BORO URGENTE AmD

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

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Pamhr. TLAGASP!

Hace unas semanas Abhiram Thakur prabhu se comunicó conmigo, para informarme que estaba tratando aún con el Señor afectado en el accidente, al que no se le había cancelado la indemnización, . ... una falta de atención en los mensajes por correo electrónico. . . .

Abhiram me pidió que le informará de este detalle en el que involuntariamente estamos involucrados, espero esto no cause muchos problemas.. . . .

Nuevamente perdoné nuestras torpezas, su aspirante a discípulo Anandamaya das.

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Pamhr TLAGASP

HpS - ASA --- Gracias sus noticias. No se mucho de esta asunto y espero que Krsna es adjustando cosas. Yo soy mas torpe que Vd. Si no tenemos un jefe todo poderoso, nosotros peones va a destrur el mundo!

Report to Dr. Samaresh

5 years, 5 months ago by hps in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Esteemed Professor Dr. Samaresha et al,

Awk! Hare Krsna.

We are like 97% dead, but happy.

We have had arthritis in our shoulders the last few weeks. It may go away.

We have to talk carefully or our throat becomes in flamed.

We have wanted to report for so long but don't know how to summarize things.


Personally, we have been able to maintain this Japa Vrata of 16-good malas/day and this Dharma vrata of our four principles from the SB(https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/17/38/) and Guru. If we did not our Karma would carry us away very quickly like your Fullbright son whose attraction to alcohol killed him very quickly.

It is hard, it takes time, but withour 16/4 we would be even more useless than we are.


We have been working very furiously with the Ministry of Education and this Sastric Studies development, the four diplomas that Srila Prabhupada and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta outlined.


We have been working on the Ministry of Education newsletter, Viplavah, and our NIOS newsletter, Solaris, and developing the symposia for Education and the Sacred.


Just for example, day before yesterday:


Full morning program on line, with Mangala arati, reading Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Japa together for 30-minutes, answering about five quick questions in the Chat.


1/2-hour preparing for SB class.

1-hour presenting class and discussions.

1/2-hour each with Rama-giridhari Das and Radhika raman Das about political problems in ISKCON, calendar for travel and projects, family issue..

1-4.30PM preparing and meeting with Prog. R. Messier, one of the foremost expert on Islamic studies in USA. He is wonderful person. We had so much to talk about. I showed him Pracyaprajna, Bharati Sanskkrti, Siksa Drsya, Stapathya, Light of th Bhagavata, Solaris. He was very enthused and showed us his current work. He is a historian and doing two original digs in Morocco, and did his doctorate in Numismatics! He is 68 years old.

Our practical relation is developing more and more.

Then we came back from Prog. RM home and went for a walk in the near freezing weather with Ravi and Dr. Kiran Desai and discussed all the NIOS and ISKCON work and answered the many dogs in the neighborhood.

So, we become exhausted, and have to force our selves to rest and read historical novels sometimes.

O.K.

That is a little update.

I hope to call soon unless our voice disappears altogether.

We are always trying to take advantage of the mercy you have shown to us and NIOS.

Best regards to your out esteemed family and hope that your influence is spreading more and more.

HpS

Hermanos Espirituales Mayores

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

Gracias por la carta. Pido disculpas por haber tardado 10 días en responder. Nos ha llevado tiempo recuperarnos de los viajes y, por supuesto, todos sabemos que las fuerzas físicas y mentales del pasado 55 han terminado. Ahora tenemos que trabajar con nuestra inteligencia.

No le hemos pedido específicamente a nadie que se encargue de guiar a nuestros discípulos en ninguna pais. Claro Jayapataka Swami, Radhanatha Swami toma esta papel diferente que yo in detalle, pero personalment no le hemos pedido específicamente a nadie que se encargue de guiar a nuestros discípulos en ninguna pais.

Cualquiera que conozca la ciencia de Krsna puede dar consejos. Si hemos tomado segunda iniciación y estamos siguiendo el proceso, entonces ciertamente podemos dar consejos, pero cualquiera que conozca la ciencia puede dar consejos en términos de su desarrollo, ¿no?

Además, esperamos que aquellos que han sido iniciados durante muchos años en ISKCON hayan desarrollado un buen conocimiento de esta ciencia, pero ese no es siempre el caso. Podemos venir con conocimiento, no podemos seguirlo tan estrictamente como una persona más joven.

Yo soy funcionando como Diksa guru para unos, pero para nosotors ese es como el sacerdote, Brahmana, quien haz la matrimonio. Es un fomalidad pero no sin significado. Tambien estoy funcionando como Siksa guru. Es normal como tomamos Diksa guru a uno quien es nuestra Siksa guru prominent.

Si no son transparent a Srila Prabhupada, todo tipo de servicio como 'Guru' es invalido.

Entonces, puede tomar Siksa, consejo, de otros discipulos, Diksa de nosotros, o de discipulos de otro Diksa gurus. Todos son modos ser discipulo de Srila Prabhupada y ultimament El Guru Supremo, Krsna!

DTC Su(19)

5 years, 6 months ago by hps in DTC

AgtSP Paoho


We could not connect to www.startmeeting.com to broadcast our "keynote address" for the Bhaktivedanta Medical Association symposium from here at ISKCON Houston.

Ooof! You feel bad. We feel bad, very bad!! Very bad.

Ooof! Ooof! I guess the only solution is to admit that we are not the Paramatma, Supreme Controller of the material nature, nor are completely sincere servants of God.


Humph!!! Hurray Krsna!!! Hurray Krsna!!!... 3.50AM. We head for the Temple, Nila-madhava Dhama in a few minutes. It is five minute walk from the Sannyasi ashrama. Yesterday we did the Keynote, then we met with Giriraja Swami et al, then we went with NgD et al on a tour of the Goswami Academy with Subra devi dasi and Caitanya-caritamrta Das and in the evening five like interviews were arranged with three to seven people. Then... hot milk but not so much Krsna book.

We saw an educational video on how to repair cars.

Well.... Hare Krsna.... Our intelligence, plans, projects, will only be as organized as the Maha-mantra desires. Draws the mind (Man Tra) into shape.

Today we give the SB class at 7.30AM local time.

See you there.

See you in Mangala-arati!!!!!

Hare!!!!!

<KDPC> Ofrenda de Vyasa Puja

5 years, 6 months ago by Victoria in Other

Hare Krsna Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances ____o_

All glories to Srila Prabhupada🌷

All glories to you🌼

Because of you, I begin to understand Srila Prabhupada's books. I remember hearing your classes for the first time and feeling how everything became to have sense and depth meaning.

Because of your effort to keep us busy in Krishna consciousness, to constantly inspire us, to be so exemplary and transparent is reason that I can make some advance in spiritual life.

Your words guide me through this vast philosophy, in which I would be lost if it weren't for the perspective you show us.

The power of your realizations give strength to my faith.

HpS - AGTSP paoho We have only been able to make any physical or intellectual progress because Srila Prabhupada keeps pulling us! Personally we are lazy, greed, selfish, cruel! AGTSP!!! By his mercy we can hope to make progress and become and angel again!

You are a living proof that this process is genuine and works. Your unconditional love, your patience and generosity feed my bhakti creeper, which struggles to grow in the middle of so many weeds.

I want to offer you my existence, I want to leave all selfishness, illusion and obstacles to be a useful particle in this great Sankirtan movement.

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Your apprentice servant

Vrshabhanu Nandini dd

P/D: Happy Birthday!!

HpS - Thank you. You are a good mother, good wife, good devotee (of course you have some few things to improve. 😂) Thank you for your association. Take Krsna and give Krsna wherever you go!!!


Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias,

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada,

Todas las glorias a Usted.

Gracias a usted es que pude comenzar a entender los libros de Srila Prabhupada. Recuerdo escuchar sus primeras clases y sentir como todo cobraba sentido y mayor profundidad. 

Gracias a su esfuerzo en mantenernos ocupados, en constantemente inspirarnos, en ser tan ejemplar y transparente, que yo puedo hacer algún avance. 

Sus palabras me van guiando en medio de esta filosofía tan vasta, en la cual estaría perdida si no fuera por la perspectiva que usted nos muestra. 

La potencia de sus realizaciones fortalecen mi fe.

Usted es la prueba viviente de que este proceso es genuino y funciona. Su amor incondicional, su paciencia y generosidad alimentan mi planta del bhakti, que lucha por crecer en medio de tantas malas hierbas.

Quiero ofrendarle mi existencia, Quiero desprenderme de todo el egoismo, de la ilusion y las trabas para ser una partícula útil en este gran movimiento de Sankirtan.


Su aprendiz de sirviente

Vrshabhanu Nandini dd

<KDPC>_ GRACIAS POR SU RESPUESTA, SOBRE MEXICO Y OFRENDA

5 years, 6 months ago by anandamayadas in Personal Sadhana Reports

HpS - AGTSP!!! These are very chastening 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!

AmD - Hare Krsna Querido Gurudeva, por favor acepte nuestras reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!! Perdone la tardanza al enviar la ofrenda, el viaje a Arequipa y el Sankirtan nos distrajo un poco, pero mejor tarde que nunca.

HpS - Ibas a México con Mataji como Pujari, ¿no? ¡El gurú prasada Swami me dijo que quería que vinieras pero que había problemas para organizarlo con la administración del Templo!

AmD – Por ahora se enfrió esa posibilidad, todo iba bien, nosotros pedimos consejo a Aravinda Prabhu, Asta Saki mata, Janardana P. y otros, y en la comunicación con Kesava Swami y una Mataji encargada de la gestión no se pudo definir el servicio y facilidades que nos iba a corresponder allá, y la comunicación se cortó ya hace un tiempo.

Por otro lado en Arequipa los devotos quieren abrir un centro de predica, solo tienen que hacer unas gestiones. Y hemos conversado acerca de eso, quizás sea una bonita posibilidad establecer nuestra base de predica en Arequipa. Usted piensa que México podría ser un buen lugar para nosotros? Que le parece lo de Arequipa?

HpS - Ambos aprecen bien. Hare Krsna!!!!! Claro, es bueno viajar a otro pais para experimentar el mundo de Krsna!

Por nuestra parte, con mucho temor hemos aceptado ser mantenidos por Krsna y viajar un poco, y a pesar que nos falta fe y confianza en Él, Él se está encargando de nosotros. Puedo experimentar que por intentar seguir sus consejos, querido Gurudeva, todo sale bien. Por ahora hay menos ansiedad, concientes que va a haber dificultades en este mundo, pero esperando los arreglos que nos tiene Krsna, nos gusta las aventuras...

Gurudeva la ofrenda que le enviamos es para glorificar al Guru fidedigno representante de Srila Vyasadeva, pero al igual que Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Usted siempre se presenta muy humilde.

HpS - AGTSP !!! Estas son palabras muy castigadoras para nosotros. ¡Es muy fácil para nosotros caer en rondas malas a menos que cantemos! ¡Esperamos que te conviertas en un paramhamsa muy rápidamente!

AmD - Es justamente esa cualidad suya que entre todas las que tiene resalta con notoriedad. He visto como muchos se esfuerzan por ser humildes, pero eso para Usted no significa esfuerzo, le sale natural. Cuando un corazón purificado como el suyo carece de deseos materiales, el cielo de su jardín se torna despejado, y aunque por la influencia del cuerpo, las modalidades y otras particularidades materiales aún puede que permanezcan ciertas nubes que de vez en cuando parezca que oscurecen el Sol del Santo Nombre, aquellos rayos radiantes del sol disipan la oscuridad permanentemente con el canto, y el devoto de ese nivel tiene constantemente asociación con el Nombre puro, que es Krsna mismo. 

Particularmente me siento muy bendecido de solo considerar que soy un discípulo suyo, aunque en realidad aun lo seguimos aspirando. Mi corazón tiene nubes y niebla, y solo aspiro a sujetarme a sus pies, estoy seguro que por hacerlo podré mantener su asociación y la de Srila Prabhupada, y algún día con su bendición podamos ver algunos rayos filtrarse. Gracias por aceptarme a pesar de mí desgraciada naturaleza. Su aspirante a discípulo AmD

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, right? Guru prasada Swami told me that he wanted you to come but there were problems organizing it with the Temple managment!

AmD - Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva, please accept our obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!! Sorry for the delay in sending the offering, the trip to Arequipa and the Sankirtan distracted us a little, but better late than never.

HpS - You were going to Mexico with Mataji as Pujari, right? Prasada guru Swami told me that he wanted you to come but that there were problems organizing it with the administration of the Temple!

AmD - For now that possibility was cooled, everything was going well, we asked for advice from Aravinda Prabhu, Asta Saki kills, Janardana P. and others, and in the communication with Kesava Swami and a Mataji in charge of management could not define the service and facilities that would correspond to us there, and the communication was cut a while ago.

On the other hand in Arequipa the devotees want to open a preaching center, they just have to do some work. And we have talked about that, perhaps it is a beautiful possibility to establish our preaching base in Arequipa. Do you think Mexico could be a good place for us? What do you think about Arequipa?

For our part, with much fear we have accepted to be maintained by Krsna and travel a little, and although we lack faith and trust in Him, He is taking care of us. I can experience that by trying to follow your advice, dear Gurudeva, everything goes well. For now there is less anxiety, aware that there will be difficulties in this world, but waiting for the arrangements that Krsna has for us, we like adventures ...

Gurudeva the offering we send to him is to glorify the reliable Guru representative of Srila Vyasadeva, but like Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur You always appear humble.

HpS - AGTSP !!! These are very punishing words for us. It is very easy for us to fall into bad rounds unless we sing! We hope you become a paramhamsa very quickly!

AmD - It is precisely that quality of yours that among all that it has stands out with notoriety. I have seen how many strive to be humble, but that does not mean effort to you, it comes naturally. When a purified heart like yours lacks material desires, the sky in your garden becomes clear, and although due to the influence of the body, the modalities and other material peculiarities there may still remain certain clouds that occasionally seem to obscure the Sun of the Holy Name, those radiant rays of the sun dissipate the darkness permanently with the song, and the devotee of that level constantly has association with the pure Name, which is Krsna himself.

Particularly I feel very blessed to just consider myself a disciple of his, although in reality we still continue to aspire. My heart has clouds and fog, and I just aspire to hold on to his feet, I am sure that by doing so I will be able to maintain his association and that of Srila Prabhupada, and someday with his blessing we can see some rays seep. Thank you for accepting me despite my unfortunate nature. Your aspiring disciple AmD

HpS - Wow! AGTSP. This letter was translated so many different times that we lost track of which was the translation and which was your answers, but we think we understand. Hare Krsna, Hare Rama!!!