URGENT: 14th report THE ART AND THE SACRED

6 years, 10 months ago by abhiramdas in Other

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

 

The symposium program was defined at 108%:

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM THE ART AND THE SACRED

Mario Vargas Llosa Auditorium of the National Library of Peru-BNP

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24

1st SESSION / Theme: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ART AND THE SACRED

Art as a way to transmit sacred knowledge.

 

DELEITE CONTEMPLATIVE, MEMORIES AND FEELINGS OF A PILGRIM

Hanumatpresaka Swami (USA)

 

SANTOS, ERMITAÑOS AND THE LANDSCAPE IN SACRED ART VIRREYNAL

Ramón Mujica (PERÚ)

 

FOOTPRINTS OF THE NUMINOUS IN ART AND DREAMS

Patricia Llosa (PERU)

 

SACRED ART AND THE ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Héctor Béjar (PERÚ)

 

TRANSCULTURAL PROCESSES IN THE ART SACRO DE LA DANZA CONCHERA IN MEXICO

José Luis Valencia (Mexico)

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

2nd SESSION / Theme: THE NATURE OF BEING AND ART

Eternity, knowledge and bliss.

 

SACRED SOUNDS: MUSIC AS A REVELATION IN THE VAIṢṆAVA TRADITION

Ravi Gupta (India)

 

SACRED WORD AND POETRY: MISTRAL, VIOLETA PARRA AND CHIHUAILAF

Paula Miranda (Chile)

 

SPIRITUALITY IN THE SOUND AND MUSICAL DIMENSION

Dolores Chávez (Mexico)

 

THE CONTEXT OF THE SACRED IN PERUVIAN ART

Juan Pedro Egoavil (PERU)

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

3rd SESSION, Theme: THE SACRED IN THE ART

Knowing the transcendent and enjoying the transcendence

 

THE SACRED ART OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA: its history, philosophy and expressions

Dhruva O'Shea (Australia)

 

EL AYLA - MUSIC AND THE SACRED IN THE ANDEAN POPULAR TRADITION

Nilo Velarde (PERU)

 

THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SACRED IN THE FOLKLORIC DANCES OF THE OLD PERU

Emma Carpio (PERU)

 

FROM THE NATURE OF ART, TO THE ART OF NATURE

Raúl Zevallos (PERÚ)

 

SOLARIS is now in the stage of design and layout really is very beautiful. We have established ART AND THE SACRED in Bolivia and Arequipa the coordinations go well, when you come on the 24th we will refine the details.

That is all for now, HARE KRISHNA GURUDEVA, your servant, Abhiram Thakur das.

 

ASA - We are in the airplane.   Looks good. We will discuss more details when we get Lima tonight!

 

 

 

14avo informe EL ARTE Y LO SAGRADO

 

El programa del Simposio quedo definido al 108%:

SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL EL ARTE Y LO SAGRADO

Auditorio Mario Vargas Llosa de la Biblioteca Nacional de Perú-BNP
 

MIERCOLES 24 DE OCTUBRE

1era SESIÓN / Tema: RELACIONES ENTRE EL ARTE Y LO SAGRADO

El arte como camino para trasmitir conocimientos sagrados.

 

DELEITE CONTEMPLATIVO, RECUERDOS Y SENTIMIENTOS DE UN PEREGRINO

Hanumatpresaka Swami (USA)

 

SANTOS, ERMITAÑOS Y EL PAISAJE EN EL ARTE SAGRADO VIRREYNAL

Ramón Mujica (PERÚ)

 

HUELLAS DE LO NUMINOSO EN EL ARTE Y LOS SUEÑOS

Patricia Llosa (PERÚ)

 

EL ARTE SAGRADO Y LA FILOSOFÍA ORIENTAL

Héctor Béjar (PERÚ)

 

PROCESOS TRANSCULTURALES EN EL ARTE SACRO DE LA DANZA CONCHERA EN MEXICO

José Luis Valencia (México)

 

JUEVES 25 DE OCTUBRE

2da SESIÓN / Tema: LA NATURALEZA DEL SER Y EL ARTE

Eternidad, conocimiento y bienaventuranza.

 

SONIDOS SAGRADOS: LA MÚSICA COMO REVELACIÓN EN LA TRADICIÓN VAIṢṆAVA

Ravi Gupta (India)

 

PALABRA SAGRADA Y POESÍA: MISTRAL, VIOLETA PARRA Y CHIHUAILAF

Paula Miranda (Chile)

 

LA ESPIRITUALIDAD EN LA DIMENSIÓN SONORA Y MUSICAL

Dolores Chávez (México)

 

EL CONTEXTO DE LO SAGRADO EN EL ARTE PERUANO

Juan Pedro Egoavil (PERÚ)

 

VIERNES 26 DE OCTUBRE

3era. SESIÓN, Tema: LO SAGRADO EN EL ARTE

Conociendo lo trascendente y disfrutando la trascendencia

 

EL ARTE SAGRADO DE LA AUSTRALIA INDÍGENA: su historia, filosofía y expresiones

Dhruva O'Shea (Australia)

 

EL AYLA – LA MÚSICA Y LO SAGRADO EN LA TRADICIÓN POPULAR ANDINA

Nilo Velarde (PERÚ)

 

LA MANIFESTACIÓN DE LO SACRO EN LAS DANZAS FOLCLÓRICAS DEL ANTIGUO PERÚ

Emma Carpio (PERÚ)

 

DE LA NATURALEZA DEL ARTE, AL ARTE DE LA NATURALEZA

Raúl Zevallos (PERÚ)

 

SOLARIS está ahora en la etapa de diseño y diagramación realmente esta muy bonita. Hemos establecido El ARTE Y LO SAGRADO en Bolivia y Arequipa las coordinaciones van bien, cuando usted venga el 24 afinaremos los detalles.

Eso es todo por ahora, Hare Krishna Gurudeva, su sirviente, Abhiram Thakur das.

response to urgent

6 years, 10 months ago by SoleOyarce in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
All Glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay

My obeisances Maharaja.

I want to thank you for your always so clarifying answers, I appreciate it. I will have more progress in this topic and I will tell you how I have been working on it. I want to use Vaisnava psychology and philosophy for this, is it adequate?

HpS - Yes. Being an ISKCON devotee. Following the general process. Is great. If you need some specialized physical or mental help then being a devotee you can see that and then have good intelligence who to pick for a doctor.

On the other hand, I want to tell you that in the month of November Maharaja Dhanvantari Swami visits us, apparently they will be together on the same date in our yatra. I have thought about taking advantage of the instance and asking for refuge, although I think that would be complicated since I am involved in supporting the cases of sexual violence that have occurred, for which we have been very badly cataloged for creating protocols and forming a protective team Vaisnava I hope that this is not a difficulty, please give me your blessings so that with the mercy of Srila Prabhupada I can take refuge in my spiritual master and go forward on this path, which I promise that every day I do my best.

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!   We will be very happy to see Maharaja!

No more to say for now! I say goodbye Maharaja. Already counting the days to have your association in our country.

ASA - Photos attached.

Letter from the Forest

6 years, 10 months ago by hps in Personal Sadhana Reports
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On ‎Tuesday‎, ‎September‎ ‎18‎, ‎2018‎ ‎02‎:‎34‎:‎28‎ ‎PM‎ ‎CDT, 
 
 
Please accept my humble obeisances dear Gurudeva
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories to you!
HpS - Actually the formal etiquette in ISKCON is that we should be addressed as Maharaja (or Dude). Initiated disciple can use "Gurudeva", but we certainly don't want anybody to think that we are "Gurudeva" for them in any way that eclipses our real Gurudeva, Srila Prabhupada.
 
Maharaja we are emailing you to stay in touch.. We want to thank you for your association in Boise. We apologize for being so selfish and not being able to serve more nicely while you where sick there. Please forgive my offenses.
HpS - Please, please, please write to our Blog. You can find it through our Web-page: http://www.JayaRama.US.    Direct link is: http://www.MonkeyWarrior.Com <img alt="Emoji" class="yahoo-emoji-wrapper" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f913.png" style="padding:0px 2px; vertical-align:middle; width:16px; height:16px" title="Emoji" />
 
 
We are coming to grips with the fact we have gotten ourselves into this nasty predicament and getting some understanding how to pull ourselves out of it. We have been trying to cheat and have been caught red handed stealing enough times we are seeing we just can't trick Krsna (Karma Kanda? and 4th class intelligence?). Imagine that! We can't trick Krsna, What a fool we are HAHA.
HpS - Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar et al also tried.
 
This grihastha ashram is certainly one of those situations. However, we are accepting it and getting some understanding of how it works. Again can't cheat! Learning how we can preach in this capacity. The more we surrender the more Krsna helps us see that it isn't as bad as we think/make it sometimes and there is some advancement to make!
HpS - Rama and Krsna were both Grhasthas!
 
Winter is coming up here in the Northwest and we think we can feel and see the collective conciseness of the area starting to fall asleep. In the past we have fallen into what we used to call "depression" but we pray with your, SP's and Natai Guranaga's mercy not to go there this time and make it something different! Time for some serious advancement while others sleep????
HpS - Yes!  Do a lot of internal programs!   Puppet shows! <img alt="Emoji" class="yahoo-emoji-wrapper" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f601.png" style="padding:0px 2px; vertical-align:middle; width:16px; height:16px" title="Emoji" />
 
We also have been getting some understanding of what we have been told is "bipolar". We been diagnosed as "bipolar" and we think this so called Bipolar maybe a gift if we can use it for serving Krsna or see it as Krsna's mercy? Or maybe it just goes away? Or maybe some of both? What do you think Maharaja?
HpS - Best thing is to try to use it for Krsna. When you are in the high side you are a fanatic with lots of energy. O.K. Fly for Krsna, and when you are in the down side you can't even answer the door. O.K. Get ready for death. It is a very 'depressing' situation, but .... you can still chant, and now it is your soul that is chanting, not just your mind and intelligence.
 
In the past we have gotten these big ideas and with it has come some huge frustrations for us. We have gotten ourselves in a BAD situation and aren't very happy a lot of times. However, we were listening to a Srila Prabhupada lecture and he was explaining if we build a nice diamond throne for Krsna in our heart and ask him to sit there, then we bath his feet then THIS IS NOT FALSE! Oh what relief this has given us. We are building temples, making preaching programs in our heart and offering it to you, SP and Nitai Guaranga. We understand we need enthusiasm and are praying to Krsna to make us fit to help the mission. Things are getting more clear. We are hoping for a trip to India this winter, if not maybe we travel there in our heart and offer the best serves we can to Lord Jagannatha! 
 
While in Boise you mentioned that association with devotees can be making Handkerchiefs for Jahanmastami and distributing them. We weren't able to tell you at that time but we have some screen printing equipment in our garage that we received by some arrangement quite awhile ago and have been pondering what is the use for it. It needs a few pieces for the whole process of screen printing but shouldn't take a lot of money to get together. It's with deep sadness that we weren't able to do something for this years Jahanmastami, however, this is in our heart to make proper use of it and in hope please you, SP and Krsna. What do you think Maharaja?
HpS - It might be easier to give the design to others to do, but taking it up as a experiment might be very nice. Engage the whole family.
 
Oh and this is very funny to us. You mentioned that in the Srimad Bhagavatam it is said that women will appreciate their breast when lusty (i believe it was lusty?) and men their genitals. We had a very difficult time for quite awhile before hearing this that women would put attention to their breast while we where speaking to them or just being around them and we would think we aren't looking at them LADY!  We would get all kinds of disturbed by it. Now after you explained it we just giggle and move on. HAHA! 
 
It saddens us how bad of situation we have gotten ourselves into that we aren't able to serve you, SP and Nitia Guaranga better. When we think about you saying you may leave your body soon or 2024 we tear up from embarrassment that we have gotten so tangled up in non-since that we may not ever be able to take initiation. BUT WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN! We pray to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna to make us fit to serve you and chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra with the best attentiveness we can and strive for advancement in that.  We are working on our enthusiasm, confidence and patience!
 
Hari Bol! Hare Krsna! 
 
Bh. Big Foot
 
HpS - ASA -- That was a sitation from Prabhupada that lust is usually aroused in female body in the breasts, and in men in the genitals. I was especially citing it to show that Prabhupada exposes the naked truth about this reality. He acts as a Sannyasi sometimes.
Really your situation seems pretty good. Just learn how to be a Grhastha and make your current situation more Krsna conscious, then Krsna will give you intelligence how to proceed, eventually taking Sannyasa.
We will post this in the Blog with a different name.
 
 

DTC Tu(18)

6 years, 11 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna.

AGTSP

Paoho.. We have been very distorted. The Pita, fire element, in our body has been too, too, high and out of place.   This is from too much agitation: Travel, work, NIOS accounting, NIOS car kidnapped, Indradyumna Swami's show production, preparing to travel for two months, etc. etc.

So, we take shelter of Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet and HK/HR   Jaya Sri Vrndavana DHama.

We are really still traveling and answering mail is still a problem.

We have to rest the body or we will get throat cancer.

But we are still doing the important things.

Die fighting The Witch.

TB - ASA

Question Abaut Abortion and Initiation in ISKCON

6 years, 11 months ago by Gaurananda.dasa in Special Category B

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja Hanumatpresaka Swami;

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
HpS - ASA --- Please forgive us for not answering this sooner. We had INTENSE trip back from Madrid and immediately we had intense work with our accountant for the government filings for NIOS and INTENSE local Sankirtan festival with Indradyumna Swami's 40-man troupe visiting and... but this topic is important.

I hope your health is strength,

HpS - Actual our 'energy' is little low and our pitta element is out of balance, but we are fighting to correct it.

. . . I’m writing for ask about a issue thats worries me, some devotees support the abortion law and do public comments in internet stating their approval. Some months ago I ask to Baladeva Prabhu (our communication leader in ISKCON Arg) to elaborate an article which explain our position about the abortion topic, based on Srila Prabhupada speak about that.

I’ve talk with our GBC, H. H. Srila Virabahu Maharaja, about that and he told me “nobody who support the abortion law, can be recommended for initiation” His Hollines supervise personally, to all members of “administrative head” don’t be in favor of abortion.

I want to ask because in the list for formalize the refugee, one devotee from here want to get it, but we cannot recommend if these person continue supporting that law.

How do you explain it to your disciples?

HpS - ASA --  Well if the GBC Secretary has made this rule then we have to follow it, of course it is an administrative rule and if don't agree we can talk with him and then if we still don't agree we can go three othe GBCs then the Executive Committee. I know devotees who have done this and won their case.

On the other had there is the philosophical perspective. I can give my ideas for anyone who wants to look at us as their teacher.

In SB 1.9, Bhismadeva tells Yuddhisthira how to administer th kingdom. In the purport Srila Prabhupada says that the Brahmanas should know Manu samhita and Parasara's dharma sastras in order to give advice to the Kings. I found a copy after hard research and then I heard Srila Prabhupada quoting from it in room conversations.

Parasara gives different atonements for different sins but when he comes to abortion, for that girl who voluntarily aborts her own embryo, he says that for this there is no atonement possible. She should be reject from her  community and what to speak of talking with her, anyone even looks at her becomes sinful.

It seems to be the same as killing cows.

One of our disciples in Mexico's wife's embryo was miscarrying and the doctors were recommending abortion. We talked about it. They said that if the degredation of the embryo advance it could kill the mother also. Our suggestion was that she should wait for as long as she felt secure, because there was a small chance the embryo would recover, and then have the abortion.

So there are different circumstances.

It is killing someone.

If the girl was with her father and three guys knocked him unconscious in a descent place and raped her then maybe it is justified in that situation also, Parasara gives details.

Was she willing, was she protected by her family, what is the charater of the father?

That is all we know. Besides Parasara I think the same idea is there in Srila Prabhupada's direct books.  Of course, Brahmana means that we are always ready to learn something new.

Do they consult you?

HpS - Sometimes. On this topic, no.

I hope I do not take much time from you and I am very grateful to you Maharaja.

Hare Krsna


Your servant Nitai Gaurananda das

initiation committee

ISKCON Buenos Aires.

HpS - Thank you for you work!!!!

Report visit of Baladeva Prabhu in Peru (August)- Urgent

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO AGTSP!

ALL glories to service of Sankirtana!

I hope that Krsna will allow us to learn more from you.

Briefly inform you that Baladeva p was in Lima from August 1 to 15. During his visit he carried out the following activities:

-He gave the TTC2 course from August 2 to 8. Passed the course: Gandharva d, Jiva sakti d, Abhinanda d, Laskmana Agraja d, Rupagosay d, Isvari dd, Yugala Kisora dd. The course was  given at the Wilson temple. Authorities gave facilities for Baladeva's stay there.

HpS - Jaya!

_ He also visited Cuzco and gave classes of SBG and BG and Communications and Marriage workshops on Krsna Consciousness.

_ Handled a case of conflict resolution in Wilson

We learned a lot from Baladeva prabhu, especially the example of how to be a good facilitator, be appreciative, work as a team and look for the common good at all times. The motto that always accompanies it is: Work together despite the differences.

We are very pleased with your visit and we are realizing the importance of good association and deep appreciation for Srila Prabhupada.

I appreciate your mercy Maharaja, nothing would have been possible without the strength and inspiration that you give us. Every day you strive to become us conscious of Krsna and this example is the engine that drives me to improve.

Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you

with respect and much appreciation

ys and spiritual niece

Isvari dd

HpS - Thank you!  We are in complete panic with accounting for NIOS, getting our car back from mechanic, big local Sankirtan, MOE, packing to travel to Peru.