VIplavah # 5.2

7 years, 1 month ago by hps in Special Category B

What is the best book to read? Here is a quick summary (of his excellent books) -- 

-- Godel's Mistake, Quantum Meaning, and Moral Materialism are very technical - primarily focused on science and not for a beginner

-- Signs of Life is focused on Evolutionary Theory and its alternative -- again not a topic if you are not keen on this subject

-- Mystic Universe is specifically focused on cosmology -- but you mentioned already this is too involved 

-- Sankhya and Science is all about philosophy of science -- especially about the philosophy of empiricism and its revision in Sankhya

-- Uncommon Wisdom -- this is a scientific critique of atheism by picking out the scientific problems in the ideas on which atheism is based

-- Six Causes -- this is a quick survey of Vedic philosophy of creation -- after a while it gets somewhat in depth, but it maybe a starting point

-- Is the Apple Really Red? -- this is meant to be an introduction -- it is a short about 100 page book and comprised of 10 short essays

There are 10 short essays, and each essay is self-contained (almost). Here is a essay by essay summary to see what the book is about:

https://www.ashishdalela.com/books/apple-really-red/

I joined your website and Yahoo groups. Will see how I can best contribute! 

Hare Krishna!

Ys, Rsiraja das

New PPTX

7 years, 1 month ago by hps in DTC

OoopS !     4-got to tell you. We just posted a new PPTX that HpS used for the Saturday workshop!

   http://www.jayarama.us/archives/trash/death-sounds.pptx.   

 If you squeal and grovel and throw a tantrum and promise to give him corn on the cob, Monkey will probably get the link to the lecture for it also.

DTC Su(6)

7 years, 1 month ago by hps in DTC

Hare
Krsna

HareRama...   Monkey/Piggy from Alabama, or rather Tennessee.     This state borders on eight other states!

We have done a lot of werke 2-day: Blog. Yahoo. FMP. Sent the "Art and the Say-cred" file to Ambo Rsi Das...  (It took 30-minutes to upload and 15% of our Data for the month!  Yet, it was WORTH it. [When Ambo getz it up, it will knock of your ksockz off!!!]).

It is a nice Sunday here. 2.30PM.     We're sitting on the floor in our little, little, living room in our little, little Mobile Home looking out the front door at OUR little, little pear tree. and green grass. and cars racing by on Medical Center Park way.    (Sunshine on our shoulders makes us happy...)

At 5PM we will go-for-a-walk with NGD and the Murfreesboro All Boys Marching Club.

* * *THE EYES don't ache or tear too much any more but Foe Kus is still crud and so we can't use the computer too much.

***Getting so much work done every day!

Hare Krsna!

You see from the other letters what's happening.

By God's mercy we got 18/21 rounds done!   We had five left over from yesterday!!

Oink! Oink!   Whoop!    Whoop!
Krsna wants to play night and day. We want to help as we may.
Srila Prabhupada knows,

how,
with our help,
the fun it grows and grows.

That's all.

Hare Krishna hare Rama

7 years, 1 month ago by Bhakta Jorge España in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna MAharaj pamho agtsp.

Maharaj now I am in Los Angeles temple I landed here on 18 of April. Am doing services here and living in the asrama. I can stay legally here three months so that’s my plan for now.

Communication whit the Manor was good but Parama karuna Prabhu told me that for them to recibe me was ok at the middle of May  but I was having a very difficult time there in Barcelona so I couldn’t wait and I decided to visit the prabhupad disciples here in LA.

Am writing  this from my phone so please forget any mistakes I just wanted to let you now what’s happening. Hare Krishna.

HpS - ASA -  AgtSP!   Agt Rukmini Dvarkadisha!   Svavasa Prabhu, Gauda-canda Prabhu.   So nice to hear from "Rey Jorge".      As long as you can breath the L.A. air the Temple has always been a great place for spiritual advancement. Of course, it is a great place to get entangled in Maya with Hollywood, Venice Beach, Beverely Hills.  Devotees say that L. A. can also stand for Lost Angels, no?    -[;o)/\____

Become our investigative journalist in New Dvaraka. Send us news about the efforts to find where Ravana has taken Sita for us!

Response

7 years, 1 month ago by Nick Delffs in Personal Sadhana Reports

Thank you for all of your enlivening  responces, Maharaja.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!!!!   Sorry it has taken a week to answer this letter!   Traveling we are constantly meeting with devotees and no time to handle anything but URGENT mail!!!  We are back in our Base Camp now.

PAMHO

The sun is rising at 6:52 here in Boise. I have been waking up at 4am. I am trying to see the bed as an enemy and cultivate the desire to play in Prabhupada’s band.

HpS - Super Dog!!  (See attached photo).

My apologizes for the two letters that were similar. I thought the first one didn’t get posted so I wrote it again. I am still getting acquainted with the blog here.

HpS - ASA ---  Another sign of a pure devotee . . . NOI Three. 

I will give you an update in a month. 

AGTSP!

Thank you again, Maharaj. 

Your aspiring servent, 

-Nick

HpS - You seem to be on the right path and making enormous progress. At this pace we shall get to The Emeral City in just a few more days and then meet The Wizard of Oz and he can tell us how to get back to Kansas (or rather Goloka!).   Thank you so much.   Will your family come for the initiation???

Rohini Kumar das

7 years, 1 month ago by Rohini kumar das in Personal Sadhana Reports

Haré krsna GuriGur por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias

Seguimos en vrindavan es una bendición estar aquí , los ekadasis vamos a Govardhan parikram por las mañanas tengo servicio en la cocina para los devotos . Ayer que fue ekadasis fuimos a parikram y un baba me regaló una sila, me dijo que se llamaba Gopal Giriraj, entonces mi pregunta es si usted me da sus bendiciones para adorarla?

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!    Have you been following a strict Brahminical standard for six years???   It is very serious thing. It is like having a baby. You can't just forget Him because you are tired of Him!!

También quiero informarle que deseo formalizar mi relación con una devota que conocí en paraguay y que me ha acompañado hasta en mi viaje a india es discípula de Hridayananda Maharaja , es de paraguay su nombre es Nitya Rupa dd.

HpS - Awk!   Esposa, Sila!!      What do you mean "me ha acompañado hasta en mi viaje a india". You are traveling alone with an un-married girl!!   Dios Mio!   Es un escandulo!   Please more details. Do here parents, Temple President, Guru, know that the two of you are exchanging smiles and intimate talks?  Both the Sila and the Wife could be O.K. but let's be careful here!

Estamos viendo que será lo que Krsna nos tenga preparado , por ahora la idea es regresar a Asunción-Paraguay y distribuir prasadam y además estamos llevando deidades y lo necesario para un centro de prédica . Usted que piensa Gurudev?

HpS - ASA --  translate.google.com ---    It could all be very, very nice!   Of course it could be a catastrophy also. Waiting for your answers. Follow what you read in Prabhupada's books, chant 16-nice rounds and discuss your plans with sane devotees and sane people, and you should be O.K.  Super!

Perdone mis ofensas y siempre agradecido por su guía y inspiración que me permiten seguir adelante .

Su teterno sirviente Rohini kumar das.

ASA - Your association is always very nice for us!!!  Cooking for devotees in Braja is no small honor!