Sunday Morning Srimad Bhagavatam workshop class, reading Sri Caitanya Caritamrta. On coming Sunday (June 30, 2024), we will continue reading CHAPTER Eight: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya, verses 8.251 onwards. We will be reading about another 20 verses

Thank you to H. G. Ambrish Prabhu and Jagad Gury Prabhu for doing translation for class on June 23, 2024.

It is the mercy of Maharaja, to engage everyone in reading books of Srila Prabhupada.

YS

Upendra dasa

HpS - It is mercy for "Maharaja" to hear books. Hoping that the reading can go on more and more with reading notes etc.

the sun is at 10.39PM.

we are with a little vertigo.

very tired, but rather peaceful.

for ISKCON

Devotee

Every day seems to be

a

Battle of Kuruksetra, no?

We have to fight with Maya,

but

we make

eternal

progress.

Our wounds heal mostly,

but we can see there is permanent damage to our gross and subtle bodies and in the end this body will dissolve into the original five elements, eg. all the water in this body will evaporate and merge back into the original cluster of water, and the bones will dry out and turn to powder and stone chips.

we look at the mail and wish we had strength to do more.

many nice looking letters eg. one from Smt. Asta sakhi Devi Das.

but...

lot of local work.

with Sri Hari Das and now with the rest of the family: Shyama Sakhi and Subhadra mayi Devi Dasi.

Getting a shooting schedule ready for our next movie: Reporting of Sita to Rama.

Community development.

Building Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan team.

So much expert work to do!

ISKCON is in the Third Level.

Lettuce look at three letters😃

THank yoU 🐵

HpS/ASA - Very nice letter, edited a little by Monkey//Piggy.

Hare Krishna, Maharaj 

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

Again

thank you

for allowing me to serve you.

I am glad you liked it.

ASA - Fully reconditioned, 1st Class, HP Elite Book, Back-up Computer.

Now about Sangkirtan,

• I read and listen to Srila Gurudeva and Prabhupada's classes.
• I also listen to classes on
• Bhisma stuti,
• Caitanya Bhagavat
• and many of H. H. Radha Govind Maharaj's disciples.

Specially during Bhisma study, Gajendra lila and Caitanys Bhagavat, I become very emotional.

Not sure why but it is very forceful experience.

I like to chant alone and all the time in mornings.

I get up around 4:15 everyday and till my rounds are done I do not turn on computer.

ASA

❗

Like Srila Gurudeva stated, I do not like to be controlled by dumb machine, PC or phone. 

Since original Temple management dissolved Temple Management Committee, I do not have any temple meetings. New Administrators have not formed any management structure.

Temple cameras, vidios and audios I hand it over to Abhaya for past year and a half.

Right now my daughter creates weekly temple darshan along with programs videos, that I play on temple monitors.

I set up two notebooks that play most of araties, kirtans and classes in temple room.

One computer for the pleasure of Sri Sri Jaggannath, Balava and lady Subhadra in Their separate Chapel. 

But that is all about it.

Let me know any corrections or changes for my sadhana.

HpS/ASA - Thank you very much for this practical picture. I think there are a lot of devotees in ISKCON like you... and me... We are basically involved in Vaidhi Bhakti, but have glimpses of Raganuga Bhakti.

We don't need to really change anything.

We will get inspiration for change just from the natural experiences, personal encounters, that happen by Krsna's attention.

It is not so much what we do but how we do it at this stage.

Also, how we find ways to preach in our regular work environment.

Our smile, our comportment, our words and three powerful tools we have for preaching, says Srila Prabhupada.

All of these can be used in our regular social dealings.

We can smile when everyone else is angry or sad.

We can stand and move with alacrity when everyone else is drooping.

We can talk about life from Gita and Bhagavata.

Chapter 10 - Among animals I am the lion!

Chapter 11 - Paramatma. Carl Jung. Meditation.

Krsna book and TLC for real Christians and real Muslims.

O.K.???

Hare Krsna Gurudeva.

 Pamho, TlgaSP!!!

 I begin this report by thanking you for inspiring all my mornings to wake up and participate enthusiastically in the FMP.

HpS/ASA - ... and we thank, agtSP, H. H. Nava-yogendra Swami for recounting how Prabhupada told him in terms of his service as Temple President that if he chanted 16-nice rounds, followed the four regulative principles strictly, and kept a complete morning and evening program, and saw that everyone under his authority did the same thing, he would have, no problems.

We tried it and it worked.

For us if we cannot preach, teach, Sankirtan, any day it is a problem, so we saw that keeping the above formula, we also, always had chance to participate in the Gaura-sankirtan.

 I tell you since my last letter that I continue working in Nassau, Bahamas. I hope to collect a little and settle somewhere. I'm still not sure where, the compass is still moving.

 I am complying with my principles, rounds, gayatris, but I stopped listening to the SB a little, due to the work routine. It is a little stressful not having so much time to make a spiritual life more peaceful, but I am aware that it will only be for a while. 

HpS/ASA - Read a little bit before breakfast, while waiting for this activity at work to start. If you read on page of Caitanya-Caritamrta/Day, that will be how many pages after one year?

 On Saturdays I worship Nrsimhadeva and Ananta Sesa, (Our first family deities). 

 I realize that now I am more aware of my dependence on Krsna and I talk to him at night, in my prayer, it is a very pleasant moment for me. And it is strange because I did not experience this before when I was doing more service and more time for the spiritual life.

 My plans were to travel to India this year, but I think I still need to give up more. Due to lack of visa to the US, I will not be able to go this year, since flights from the Bahamas have a stopover in the USA. 

 I am very sorry to lose your association. I can only recover by remembering all the times we have served him, and I feel so happy and lucky for those great moments that are impregnated in my heart... I hope I have the fortune again in this or my next lives to be able to serve him and help him in his Sankirtan.

 How can I not go to India, or to Spain. On June 14, I will travel to Peru for a couple of months and then I will return to the Bahamas to continue my work. 

 We are always very grateful to you for keeping us active and enthusiastic in our morning program.

 May Lord Krsna bless you, as always. 

 Jay Srila Prabhupada!!!

 His disciple...

   Karuna Mayi Devi Dasi

HpS/ASA - Thank you so much. We are rather tired. Our Brains, Eyes, Teeth, Ears, respiration, knees are going. Not just each year, but now it seems each month.

It is very nice. It allows us to focus on purifying, enlivening, our heart.

I hope we can finish a Kapi Dhvaja in the next few days.

When you get a chance, let us know about Arjuna, Sita everyone. Type of work. Associates.

Thank you.

-0-0-0-

                           kmdd🐒

Hare Krsna Gurudeva.

Pamho, TlgaSP!!!

Empiezo este reporte agradeciéndole por inspirar todas mis mañanas a despertarme y participar entusiasta del FMP.

Le cuento desde mi última carta qué continuo trabajando en Nassau, Bahamas. Espero colectar un poco y establecerme en algún lugar. Aún no estoy segura dónde, la brújula sigue andando.

Estoy cumpliendo con mis principios, rondas, gayatris, Pero dejé un poco de escuchar el SB, por la rutina de trabajo. Es un poco estresante no tener tanto tiempo para hacer una vida espiritual más tranquila, Pero soy conciente que será solo por un tiempo. 

Los sábados adoro a Nrsimhadeva y Ananta Sesa, (Nuestras primeras deidades familiares). 

Me doy cuenta que ahora tengo más conciencia de mí dependencia en Krsna y hablo con él por las noches, en mi oración, es un momento muy placentero para mí. Y es extraño porque esto no lo experimentaba antes cuando realizaba más servicio y más tiempo para la vida espiritual.

En mis planes estaba viajar a India este año, pero creo que aún me falta rendirme más. Por falta de visa a EEUU no podré ir este año, ya que los vuelos de Bahamas hacen escala en USA. 

Lamento mucho perder su asociación. Solo puedo reponerme recordando todas las veces que lo hemos servido, y me siento tan dichosa y afortunada por esos momentos tan grandiosos que están impregnados en mi corazón... ojalá tenga nuevamente la fortuna en esta o mis siguientes vidas de poder servirle y ayudar en su Sankirtan.

Cómo no podré ir a India, ni a España. El 14 de junio viajaré a Perú, por un par de meses y luego regresaré a Bahamas para continuar con mi trabajo. 

Estamos siempre muy agradecidos a Usted, por mantenernos activos y entusiastas en nuestro programa matutino.

Que él Señor Krsna lo bendiga, cómo siempre. 

Jay Srila Prabhupada!!!

Su discípula...

        karuna Mayi Devi Dasi

                            kmdd🐒

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Please, accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet..

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

This is the fortnightly schedule of devotees for leading kirtan on ASA / Full Morning Service :

● MONDAY: H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami.

● TUESDAY: Govardhana das, Mitravinda devi dasi.

● WEDNESDAY: Yugala Kishora dasi, Jagad Guru das.

● THURSDAY: Caturatma Goura das, Jagadisvara das.

● FRIDAY: Abhinanda das, Deva Vrata das.

● SATURDAY: Isvari Radha devi dasi, Karuna Sakti devi dasi, Guru Govinda Dasi.

● SUNDAY: Candramukhi devi dasi, Parasurama Avatara das, Vrsabhanu Nandini devi dasi.

I have shared with the leaders devotees your last instructions about leading kirtan:

ASA - Everyone, agtSP, who is leading is getting up by 4am regularly, attending Mangala arati, performing Kirtan, reading SB etc.? 🙂

Thank you, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Your aspiring servant:

Mitravinda dd.

HpS/ASA - Has everyone read https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/17/123/

Some leaders chanting from firstly four lines of song by Narrottama Das Thakura.

Is nice, but is more like Bhajan than Sankirtan, no?

🦧

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! PAMHO AGSTP!

Jay Maharaj HK! How are you??

HpS-ASA-- Immortal, cognizant, blissful , but our body is reacting to Tama Guna.

I’ve been somehow disconnected from your classes, but still trying to follow your advice, been trying to chant HK boldly as you instructed me, and there’s been a great improvement in my life, I’ve been organizing myself a bit more, I’m writing my sadhana habits in order and inserting gradually new ones in that list.

So far I’ve started to apply the tilaks every single morning, performing Kirtan most of the days, began to chant Nrishimha Pranams some days, started doing some Hatha yoga excercises which led to less aches and pains, and I feel this routine has given me a greater sense of freedom, happiness and achievement.

I really thank Krishna, sometimes I feel so blessed. My Japa has improved a lot, and I’m trying to figure out why when I’m visiting my parents in Buenos Aires I wake up from bed much more easily and earlier. Also I was feeling there more enthusiastic. Do you have any clue what could it be? I was thinking that maybe there’s something at home, in Cordoba, that’s affecting me, something like 5G antennas, maybe it’s the water…

You know the other day I was talking to a workmate, he started a treatment with a nutritionist, and he told me be he was feeling better, however he was feeling a bit down whenever he goes to the supermarket because he cannot eat most of the products sold there. So I was reflecting about that and I thought, well when we embark ourselves in the Krishna conciousness movement, at least here in the western countries, it feels like that with most of the outside world.

I mean, as per Ayurveda it’s recommended a lifestyle that even differs with a lot of the fashion market’s plastic products, so in this plastic age, as you said Kali Yuga is, what is our portion? For instance, If we should only take grains cooked by devotees, I feel I should live inside my home, in a temple, or in Mayapur, and I have a toddler, we like going out, going to the mall, and sometimes it’s dinner time or we are hungry and we’re not at home, so what should I do, also I feel sometimes I could carry some home made snacks, so how can I gain some energy in order to dedicate myself more to the kitchen labors and less to spending money on restaurants??

I would like to thank you specially for something, for some years I’ve been feeling that my English improved somehow or another because of your presence in my life.

Well hope you are always fine :)

Hare Krishna!

Federico Molnar

HpS-ASA - Most of your questions can only be answered by senior devotees who live, and know you personally.

O. K.?

Just call them up and talk on the phone about KRSNAA and Yoga.

Techniques of hearing and chanting.

Yes... minimize grains cooked by Karmis. If your situation requires it, then make sure that public grains do not at least have meat fish or egg products.

🙂🙂🙂

The life style you are describing is fantastic.

Share your self with others with confidence.