Soy una hoja seca y Krsna es el viento.

6 years, 2 months ago by petti in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Maharaj

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Por favor, reciba mis reverencias.

En mi carta anterior le consulte si era conveniente irme del templo, tome su consejo y realice ajustes, Krsna realizo los ajustes. La autoridad Amara Gouranga fue muy receptivo con mi situación y se tomaron medidas equitativas para proteger la integridad de cada devoto.

Krsna esta haciendo con mi vida un camino inesperado, siento que nada de lo que planifique se está dando, Krsna me toma como una hoja y me lleva a donde él quiere. Hace dos semanas tuve que dejar de vivir en el templo porque mi vida familiar (mis padres) necesitan de mi apoyo económico momentáneamente.

Durante los 4 meses que viví en el templo (en este año) pasé ansiedades por mis responsabilidades económicas con mis padres, las estuve cubriendo, pero estaba a punto de llegar al fin de mis ahorros económicos, tuve mucha ansiedad por tener que dejar el templo y volver a trabajar 10 horas diarias y todo lo que implica el hecho de no escuchar acerca de Krsna todo el día. Soy fanática de escuchar sobre Krsna todo el día, me desespero cuando no es así.

Hace tres semanas recibí una llamada telefónica (mágicamente), me ofrecieron un trabajo en mi profesión con un buen sueldo y con buenas personas, acepté este empleo agradeciendo a krsna por enviarme la herramienta para cumplir con mis responsabilidades del momento.

Actualmente estoy compartiendo departamento con una pareja joven (mormones) que de forma “mágica” me contactaron a través de una red social al saber que yo estaba buscando un lugar nuevo donde vivir. La primera noche en esta casa, compartí mi cena con unos misioneros mormones que son amigos de esta pareja mencionada anteriormente, y hablamos de Krsna y Radha durante dos horas. Hoy domingo por la mañana acompañé a mis compañeros de casa a su templo, queda a la vuelta del nuevo departamento.

Aún estoy confundida y a veces caigo en lamentación por tener que irme del templo y ya no escuchar kirtan todos los días, sin embargo, siento que krsna me ha protegido al permitirme compartir casa con sus devotos mormones. El nuevo empleo es favorable para mi vida espiritual, mis compañeros de casa también lo son, y aunque se que debo seguir preparándome constantemente, estoy contenta de saber que krsna me envía muchos aprendizajes en distintos idiomas. Ahora aprecio mas lo que viví en el templo, todas las situaciones difíciles me prepararon para este presente. Y agradezco mucho su misericordia Maharaj, la de Prabhupada, Radha y Krsna.

También quería contarle que esta ultima etapa en el templo me ayudo a sentir mas gusto por los santos nombres, por la asociación con devotos, ahora mi Sadhana fuera del templo ha mejorado, aunque estoy muy lejos de ser una aspirante cualificada.

 El 30% de mi sueldo será destinado a un ahorro para mi vida espiritual, quiero poder viajar a algún templo donde exista una disciplina de estudio de las sastras, un estudio de forma constante y progresivo, estoy viendo opciones como la finca en España, o Brasil para estudiar Bhakti Sastri. Me gustaría recibir sus recomendaciones.

Maharaj yo no tengo gusto ni apego por cantar mis 16 rondas, prefiero leer las sastras y cantar kirtan en lugar de cantar japa. Siento mucho cargo de conciencia cada día, ya que no valoro suficientemente el canto de japa, estoy obsesionada por conocer a Krsna desde una forma intelectual, escucho una clase de gurus al menos 1 vez al día, y escucho sus clases maharaj al menos 3 veces por semana, tengo lecturas cortas de las sastras en varios momentos del día, escucho kirtan al menos 30 minutos del día pero no tengo gusto por cantar japa, me esfuerzo mucho por tomar el rosario y cantar en solitario, mi mente inquieta me hace desesperar. Aunque me ayuda mucho visualizar sus pies mientras canto japa, últimamente coloco como fondo la voz de Prabhupada para sentirme en compañía y cantar japa. No es fácil para mi cantar 16 rondas, pero continúo esforzándome. Lamento mucho mi falta de determinación, deseo tanto poder cualificarme para recibir su misericordia y poder predicar.

Cuando estoy muy triste o desanimada en mi avance con la japa tengo sueños con usted, y con los devotos, Krsna (o tal vez mi mente) me regalan ese poco de dulzura en sueños al ver su imagen. Entonces me levanto muy animada a cantar.

Deseaba mucho escribirle, siempre ha sido así desde que lo conocí, solo que no me agrada hacer publicas mis asuntos mentales, no es de mi gusto que todos puedan leer esta carta, pero me apego a su forma de relacionarse con nosotros y esta bien, aunque yo no lo entienda del todo, comprendo que existen muchos aprendizajes tácitos, sobre todo para el desarrollo de la vida espiritual.


Agradezco su atención.

Atentamente,

Petti.

Stefani S. Michelena

Esta es una carta muy bonita pero larga para nuestra inteligencia limitada. Somos monos, cerdos y brahmacaris. así que usamos translate.google.com y escaneamos a través de él.

gracias.

ser poeta Escribe las letras y luego vuelve y concentra tus ideas.

Tu situación parece o.k. Visitando el templo tanto como sea posible. quedarse los fines de semana si puedes. viajar después de que te inicies está bien Pregunte a los devotos locales a dónde ir. Tal vez peru o argentina primero. Vendrá el gusto. Llegamos a esta forma humana de vida después de cientos de millones de otros nacimientos.


Preach to the people you work with in a practical way. DO 16-nice rounds even by some force. It will come.

Regional representantion report 05 (URGENT)

6 years, 2 months ago by Germán Vegas in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to your Sankirtana!


I am sending you the program proposal for the June educational meeting in Chosica (The Gateway to the Andes). Please, review it and let me know your suggestions and modifications. The programs and speakers have all been confirmed.

Saturday, June 15

HpS - What about Friday night, June 14th???

Seminars

  • 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - MOE Perspective & Programs: Gandharva das (all seminars includes questions & answers) (Do you agree to begin with this seminar about MOE's activities and perspectives??)
  • ASA - Yes. We agree.
  • 10:40 - 11:40 / Facilitator and Student interaction: LAD
  • ASA - What is this? The Students throw banana cream pies at LAD?
  • 11:50 - 12:50 / Education in the ancient east: Isvari dd. (she must focus her subject to something specific)
  • ASA - Sounds good. She was there? She saw it?
  • 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam
  • ASA - Really, after all these years, we have to say that these programs are very, very difficult for us unless they are translated phrase, by phrase. So maybe we should not attend these sessions???? It will slow them down? Simultaneous translations takes a professional usually, no? No programs about educating children?

Workshops

  • 14:30 - 15:30 / GBC College Workshop (to define): Karuna Krsna das
  • 15:30 - 17:00 / Montessori Workshop for parents & kids: Priya Carana dd.
  • HpS - Aaaah! The parents.
  • 17:00 - 18:00 / Uncle Gismo Art Workshop: HH HpS
  • 18:30 / Sandhya aratik

Sunday, June 16

Seminars

  • 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - Who is an educated person?: HH HpS
  • 10:40 - 11:40 / Varnasrama & Education: Karuna Krsna das
  • 11:50 - 13:00 / Reception (Gurupuja at the temple? Cookies?) Father's Day
  • HpS - Guru puja is not allowed only once a year on ISKCON property.
  • 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam
  • 14:30 / Departure to Callao

Friday, June 28

  • 18:30 - 19:00 / Sandhya aratik
  • 19:00 - 21:00 / LOB Movie & Comments by HH HpS

Saturday, June 29

Seminars

  • 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - How do we learn?: HH HpS
  • 10:40 - 11:40 / Japa & Kirtan: Anandamaya das
  • HpS - ??? After full morning program??? Seems this schedule we can adjust after we get to Lima, no?
  • 11:50 - 12:50 / Pending... (we have some options)
  • 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam

Workshops

  • 14:30 - 15:30 / KC and Coaching: Padmavati dd.
  • 15:30 - 17:00 / Cooking Workshop: Jana Pavana das
  • 17:00 - 18:00 / Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Nitya Kisori dd.
  • 18:30 / Sandhya aratik

Sunday, June 30

  • 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - Closure by HH HpS
  • 10:40 - 12:15 / Artistic Program by Caitanya Candrodaya & friends
  • 13:00 - 13:45 / Interviews
  • 14:00 / Departure to Callao


  • Gurumaharaja, you should know that HH Purushatraya Swami Maharaja will visit Peru at those dates, so if so, we will make some adjustments to the programs and schedules to be included in the activities of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16. What do you think about this?
  • HpS - Very nice. Maharaja is very nice person.
  • What about the Lima - Houston Children frienship Society? How can we take the initiative in this matter?
  • I write them right now with copy to you.
  • Do you want the whole event to be broadcast? HpS - As you think proper.
  • Where? HpS - Same.
  • What seminars do you want in English? HpS - The one's we attend. Ha! Ha! Ha! This looks like a lot of work!! Maybe have to rest from some of the Seminars. Should be lots of short Kirtan, free-time in between Seminars. Juice breaks, no?

Waiting for your answer

Your tiny servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Seems pretty good. Like we say, Kirtan in between sessions, no? Maybe wait to fix the details of the second session until after the first. Ask people what they want, no?

Can we have a flip chart for our Workshop? Lots of paper and pens for everyone? What is the fee to join the program? Maharaja and I can stay in the new Sannyasi Ashrama.

Gate to the Andes!!

wild Weekend in Sri Dhama Mayapura -Part Two.

6 years, 2 months ago by hps in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

... cont'd from Part One.


After a super, all ghee lunch prasadam tali, in Govinda's restaurant, I joined the Russian Hari Nama Party.

Last week I had been having difficulty on Sankirtan. Trying to stop tourists and sell them Prabhupada's books were hard coconuts to crack.

During the Hari Nama sankirtan the crowd went wild and were dancing and chanting profusely. Then I went out with Prabhupada's books and people were snapping them up. "So this is how its done," I thought. The Russki Hare Krishna's are a small group, but being white as the snows of Moscow they are very entertaining to the Bangalas.

In the evening Srila Jayapataka Swami gives a Farshan lecture on the roof of the lotus building. These are always ecstatic. He tells many stories of Lord Nityananda, how Nitai wants to give His mercy but we have to want it. We have to stop thinking that material happiness is the goal of life.

Lord Nityananda says "Just chant the name of Gauranga and dance without anxiety. There's nothing equal to the happiness that I am giving. That happiness is pure, eternal ecstasy, beyond all illusion!"

Also was Madhavendra Puri's appearance day on top of everything else. Jayapataka Maharaj told us how Madhevendra Puri appeared in northeast Bangladesh, and had mahabhava emotions like those of Srimati Radharani. He went on to explain Madhavendra Puri's contribution as incalculable in our param para going back to Madhavacharya.

That liberation attained by Brahman realization at other holy places is obtained simply by bathing in the Ganges river at Mayapur. So every day I go to Prabhupada Ghata nad take a dip in its soothing waters. I have swam in rivers, lakes, oceans and pools all over the world, but nothing compares with the wonderful effect of diving into the ganga.

To get there I take the local bus. At 7 rupees ($.18 cents) it is the best deal in town. It only has one real stop, "ISKCON Mandir." All other stops consist of the ticket taker banging on the side of the bus. One bang to stop, two to go.

Mayapur Dhama is full of knowledge and bliss and is completely spiritual. One who sees only the activities of material nature in Mayapur Dhama is a conditioned soul under the influence of ignorance and illusion. Those people who always reside in Mayapur Gauda mandala are the most fortunate in the world.

I passed some men who were paving the road from ghrastra village to the goshall. I told them that they were doing a good job, "apnara balo kaj koren" and they exclaimed that it was because of the mercy of Bhagavan Sri Krishna as they pointed to the sky.

On this domingo fiesta day of 19 May 2019, I hope this meets you well. Mishra Bhagavan Dasa

HpS - Hare Krsna! Thank you Guru Ji! Please bless us with your brave, Sankirtan, spirit. How is your family? Starting to get hot. Are you moving?

Spiritual world

6 years, 2 months ago by harsh_horse in Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports

Hare Krsna maharaj.

PAMHO AGTSP.

Some questions

What happens to food particles Krsna eat in his world? He absorbs them?

HpS - AGTSP! Paoho! I don't know. I guess many people have had the same thought. What is it like being eaten by Krsna~~

The spirit world is ever expanding? Means newer souls are created everyday?

HpS - Also don't know. They are innumerable to start with! There is no linear time on that platform.

Hawaii Class Thursday

6 years, 2 months ago by Ramananda in Calendar Development

HH Hanumatpresaka Swami will give class on Thursday, May 30th, continuing the history of Dhruva. Dhruva becomes so much in tune with the Supreme Personality of Godhead that when Dhruva restricted his breathing the whole universe stared to suffocate. Such was the weight of his influence. Join us in listening to Hanumatpresaka Swami class this Thursday at 6:00AM Hawaii time. Here's how:

https://e-sanga.org/classes/srimad-bhagavatam/

Dial-in number (US): (319) 527-2528

International dial-in numbers: https://stme.in/i/esanga

Online meeting ID: esanga

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