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Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Todas las glorias a Srila Gurudeva.

Invitación para discípulos de habla hispana 

Queridos hermanos espirituales de habla hispana; por este medio, les hacemos llegar la invitación a los Yatras de España, México, Perú, Chile y Argentina, a participar en la gloriosa pre-celebración del Vyasa Puja de gurudeva el día 11 de enero del 2024. Contar con su valiosa participación, hará de este día un evento completo y amoroso. 

Compartimos con ustedes los datos necesarios de la participación online, misma que les ayudará en la respectiva organización de cada país. Muchas gracias por la paciencia 🙏. 

Participación online:  

Los países participantes España, México, Perú, Chile y Argentina, podrán contribuir con un video grabado, mismo que deberá contener los siguientes lineamientos para la eficiente gestión del evento:

• Duración de 12 min. como máximo; de no ser así, se tendrán que editar los videos para no salirse del horario destinado. 
• Video en formato MP4
• Audio modulado
• En versión video horizontal
• Con intro del país perteneciente
• Con colocación de bandas tipo subtítulo en los nombres de cada uno de los devotos para que Gurudeva identifique.
• Alguna toma de las deidades regentes.
• Las ofrendas pueden ser libres, ya sea: poéticas, saludos, preparaciones de bhoga, presentaciones artísticas cortas.
• Puede ser archivo o link a drive de descarga

La fecha máxima de entrega será el día 8 de enero del 2024. Después de ese tiempo, no podrán ser incluidas en la transmisión. 

Deberán ser enviadas a: Govinda Pramodini DD [email protected]

NOTA IMPORTANTE: 

ASA CARNAVAL transmitirá todo el evento en vivo 

https://www.facebook.com/asacarnaval?mibextid=LQQJ4d

El link de zoom para el horario de participación online, por confirmar.

Muchas gracias por su valioso tiempo. Hare Krishna 🙏

Hare krishna, le ofresco mis Respetuosas reverencias todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada todas las glorias a usted🙏

Como esta?

Gurumaharaja sigo haciendo 16 rondas sigo los 4 principios, lei el tava pache pache, estoy leyendo el canto tercero - parte primera del srimad bhagavatam, el bhagavad gita capitulo 4, también leí las enseñanzas místicas de la reina kunti, el libro de la reina kunti lo empecé a leer después que fui iniciada por usted, ya que las pruebas empezaron, la prueba más grande fue que no me podía levantar temprano al programa de la mañana que usted realiza virtual, al parecer después de tanta lucha y muchas oraciones al señor nrisimha, estoy más estable en mi servicio.

Le canto y hago oracion al señor nrisimha por su salud para que usted pueda seguir con el movimiento de sankirtana del señor caitanya bajo la guia de Srila prabhupada, también oro para que proteja su servicio devocional.

Espero que cuando lea está carta se encuentre muy bien, estos son mis deseos, ya que al estar usted bien me hace muy feliz.

Su aspirante a sirvienta

Jaya Prema Sakhi Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna, I offer my Respectful obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada all glories to you🙏

How are you doing?

HpS/ASA - Every day, agtSP, paoho, is a Battle of Kuruksetra, no? Get shot with arrows. Lose some fights. Not a brave as we should be, but make some effort, get the mercy of His Divine Grace, see progress in our sense control, becoming Goswamis, and perfect servants of our Sankirtan Leader, Saccinandana!

Gurumaharaja:

1. I continue doing 16 rounds, I follow the 4 principles,
2. I read the tava pache pache,
3. I am reading the third canto - part one of the srimad bhagavatam,
4. the bhagavad gita chapter 4,
5. I also read the mystical teachings of queen kunti,

The book of queen kunti I started reading it after I was initiated by you, since the tests began,

the biggest test was that I could not get up early for the morning program that you do virtually, apparently after so much struggle and many prayers to Mr. Nrisimha , I am more stable in my service.

HpS - Wonderful. Santa Teresa of Avila is pleased with you!!

I sing and pray to Lord Nrisimha for your health so that you can continue the sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya under the guidance of Srila Prabhupada, I also pray that you protect his devotional service.

I hope that when you read this letter you are feeling very well, these are my wishes, since your being well makes me very happy.

Your would-be maid

Jaya Prema Sakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - Where are you? Who are your associates? How do your maintain yourself? What is your Sankirtan? 🙂

Thank you!

Be a Great Saint

PAMHO, Mis reverencias querido gurudeva

Te escribo para informarte de algunos avances en la organización de la celebración de VP en español. Como tú lo has pedido y sé que es muy importante que todos contemos con mayor información. 

He hablado con Aindavi y algunos otros hermanos espirituales en México y el grupo de madre Sundari. Con respecto a la celebración del día 11 se a compartido lo siguiente: 

Celebración del día 11 de enero

✔️Participaciones online. Los hermanos espirituales de habla hispana, podrán participar con una ofrenda grabada con duración de 12 min, como máximo; de esta manera, abarcaremos una hora en total. 

✔️Se a enviado la invitación y la información a los devotos encargados de cada yatra y algunos otros podrían verla por este medio y contactar a Govinda Pramodini para tal efecto. Todas las especificaciones de la participación online ha sido incluida en la invitación. 

Hay alguna información extra que debamos saber? 

El programa del día 11, es él siguiente; de acuerdo a la información que madre Sundari a confirmado contigo: 

-10 am Bhajan/kirtan

-10.15 am Clase corta de Gurudeva

-10.40 am Ofrendas online, en el siguiente orden: España, Argentina, Chile, Perú y México. 

-11.40 am Ofrendas escritas (devotos latinos en Houston) 

-12.30 am Canciones del guru Parampara BSST

Los devotos latinos que estaremos en Houston podremos preparar alguna ofrenda de bhoga y me gustaría saber, qué te gustaría comer ese día? Además de los habituales tamales🫔. 

En otro correo te envío la invitación que se envío con información para la participación online. Para que quede disponible esa información en el blog. 

Por el momento no tenemos mucha información de la celebración del día 13, sólo que el team latinos hará tamales♥️🫔. Estamos a la espera que madre Sundari nos proporcione mayor información.  

Hay algún comentario u observación que tengas de estos avances?

Disculpa si te doy más trabajo. Espero ser de ayuda para los hermanos que necesitan estar al tanto de tus actividades. Muchas gracias por tu tiempo. 

Tu sirviente Gopi Radha DD. 

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PAMHO, My obeisances, dear gurudeva

I am writing to inform you of some progress in the organization of the VP celebration in Spanish. As you have requested and I know that it is very important that we all have more information.

I have spoken with Aindavi and some other godbrothers in Mexico and mother Sundari's group. Regarding the celebration of the 11th, the following has been shared:

Celebration of January 11

✔️Online participations. Spanish-speaking spiritual brothers may participate with a recorded offering lasting a maximum of 12 minutes; In this way, we will cover one hour in total.

✔️The invitation and information has been sent to the devotees in charge of each yatra and some others could see it through this means and contact Govinda Pramodini Devi Dasi for this purpose. All specifications for online participation have been included in the invitation.

 Is there any extra information we should know?

The program for the 11th is as follows: according to the information that mother Sundari has confirmed with you:

-10 am Bhajan/kirtan

-10.15 am Gurudeva short class

-10.40 am Online offerings, in the following order: Spain, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico.

-11:40 am Written offerings (Latino devotees in Houston)

-12.30 am Guru Parampara BSST Songs

The Latin devotees who will be in Houston can prepare some bhoga offering and I would like to know, what would you like to eat that day? In addition to the usual tamales🫔.

In another email I send you the invitation that was sent with information for online participation. So that this information is available on the blog.

At the moment we don't have much information about the celebration on the 13th, only that the Latin team will make tamales♥️🫔. We are waiting for Mother Sundari to provide us with more information.

Are there any comments or observations you have about these progress?

Sorry if I give you more work. I hope to be of help to the brothers who need to be aware of your activities. Thanks for your time.

Your servant Gopi Radha DD.

HpS - You, agtSP, paoho, can see that we just posted a post from M. Sundari radhika Devi Dasi with same information, but in English. Thanks for the additional news!!

Seem like a simple practical arrangement for the formal program.

I think the fundamental thing to remember is that it is our attempt to glorify the Parampara from Krsna to you and your disciples.

So, the offerings should enlighten us about Parampara, Srila Prabhupada, HpSwami, Godbrothers, and following generations.

Thank you!!!!

Hare Krishna devotees,

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

The schedule for January 11th Vyasapuja for Spanish devotees is:

10.00 AM (CST): Bhajan/Kirtan

10.15 AM (CST): Short class by Guru Maharaja

10.40 AM (CST): Video recorded offerings of countries in the following order

1. Spain 2. Argentina 3. Chile 4. Peru and 5. Mexico

11.40 AM (CST): Offerings of Spanish devotees who are visiting Houston for Vyasapuja

12.30 PM (CST) : Guru Parampara song by Bhakti Sidhanta Sarasvati Thakur.

Thank you so much,

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS / Thank you. AgtSP. Paoho. So far it seems very practical. Of course, we can do things on other days also, have informal meetings.

Let us see the response from devotees, from these countries, and then we can work on details like physical and teleconferencing addresses.

Thank you.

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja

Accept my respectful Reverences

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

All Glories to your incredible service.

I hope that our Lord keeps your health, eyesight, ears, skin well, have you been able to go to a doctor, with the company of a devotee? Has the doctor made any recommendations for care?

HpS - AgtSP! We went to the skin, eye, ear... doctors for our annual check-up. They all said that we can make it for one more year withour hearing aid, surgery etc and that for our age we are in top 10-15% of health, but body is getting old.

Why hang on to an old body when you next one should be good?

Let's all die soon and go to Nimai in Nadiya! With Srila Prabhupada!!!

We are blessed to have your partnership always available, we just have to strive to take it 🙏🏻

Responding to the previous letter and questions that arose:

Did Sriman Lalita madhava Das go with us to Manipura one time?

✓Lalita Madhava das says, he has not yet had the mercy to travel with you to Manipur. His health has not been very good, problems with some spinal discs, he is going to a kinesiologist, that and some family problems make us very sad, for my part I try to contain him and give him space in his meditation.

HpS - Super! Thank you. All body problems are good friends for a devotee.

How long have you been on the Diksa community [Committee]?

✓I will complete 6 years of initiation in March 2024, and in September of this year I completed 2 years of Second initiation.

HpS - We thought you were on the Committee that was evaluating and helping candidates for initiation.

Did you make an arrangement with GBC et al for how long you would do it?

✓The truth is that we did not make any type of agreement on how long I would be in this service, since Prabhu Jagat-Guru offered me to be part of the Initiation Committee where there were mainly 4 members, of which 3 resigned after a month, leaving only me, Then we invited Prabhu Jagannatha Caran with whom we are currently performing the service.

HpS - Super! This is normal! Do not be surprised who goes (and returns) but be surprised who stays.

Our service flows, I have learned a lot in many aspects, putting them into practice is the difficult part, but I have the desire and attitude to improve.

Regarding the answer you gave to Prabhu Sadhubhusana of Manipur in his letter, which was closely related to the one I wrote to you, I read it, and I understand very well your instruction Guru Maharaja, perhaps there are times when we are not acting in the correct way. As you have said, participate as Ksatriya-Brahmana and get involved in what I can solve with the help of the Lord, He takes care of the rest.

Any news from, dreams of your father?

✓My father occasionally appears in my dreams, I always feel him so warm, his warm fatherly hug, it feels so real.

On the other hand, when my mother dreams about Him, she tells me that she always feels far away and that she feels as if He has already forgotten her. My mother then says, it must be because he is in a better place.

HpS - 😮 How could he forget her? She gave him a daughter like you and so many other things, no? A big mystery.

In Summary Guru Maharaja currently we continue with the initiation service and I have found it much more pleasant, we reviewed exams asking 3 brahmanas for help in their revision and together with Prabhu Jagannatha Caran, we notified the administrative Board of Iskcon Chile in which Prabhu is also Jagat-Guru, our president of Iskcon Chile, in this way the determination of whether the applicant is recommended or not is reached.

Many for all service and time

I say goodbye, your would-be servant.

Manjuali Devi Dasi

Santiago de Chile, Saturday December 9.

HpS - You are going to die in your position! That is a soldier, no? Die in their position with all the rest of the of the soldiers!

Don't leave. Don't deviate!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie

There must be something similar in Vedic world.



Hare Krsna Gurudeva.

Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

You say that the body is a disease, I ask Your Lordships to always protect it, and that despite adversity, you are as always, enthusiastic in your sankirtan.

HpS - Protect our disease? 🙂

Yet, our Lordships can use it for a tool in this world, no?

Thank you.

The last time I wrote to you was when I was in Brazil, since then I have been painting a lot. At the request of devotees I was even able to paint Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra on the kitchen wall of the Ciudad del Este temple in Paraguay before traveling to the Bahamas.

ASA - 😯

Wonderful! How many people will see Them and be happy?!

Now I'm in the Bahamas working, Sita Lalita (my daughter) has also been here for a while, and she found a job for me. We live nearby but we see each other once a week on our day off…

We are going to be here for a while, maybe in the future we can settle somewhere, we are evaluating where to establish a base, and if we can travel from time to time...

I continue with my daily sadhana 16 rounds, 4 principles, gayatris, S.B, I make a bhoga offering for Krsna - Balarama - Giriraja, and Nrsimhadeva for photos…

On Saturdays I do a Manasa puja to Nrsimhadeva and also sing His mantras on the recommendation of the astrologer.

I continue working with my mind, when I look inside I usually don't like what I see, I hope to be a better person soon.

HpS - Some of this craziness will continue until Bhava, completely mad for Krsna, but even now we can tolerate it if we are engaged in service, no?

In October 2024, during my vacation, I hope to be able to see you again in India (I hope) and perform practical service for you, perhaps cook for you as before.

HpS - 🙂

We hope to see everyone in Nabadvipa in our next life time with Nimai!

Gurudeva, I have a question. Is suffering necessary for our spiritual advancement? A while ago you asked me if I wanted to be like Kunti or Draupadi. Despite all the hardships they went through, they never stopped taking refuge in Krsna.

HpS - We are sick and the bitter medicine is making us better. We are happy to take the bitter medicine.

When we are advanced the suffering is very wonderful. Separation of Sita, Visnu-priya, from their husbands was very intense, wonderful. They obtained a connection with them even more intense than they were with Them.

On spiritual platform the suffering enhances the enjoyment eg. meeting, and we actually enjoy both at the same time.

Someone we love has big moral problems! We may think, this had to come. It can happen to me just as well. Now they can get free from this attachment forever.

Here I send you some photos of the paintings I made, because you asked me for them in the response to my previous letter.

HpS - Thank you!!! They are wonderful! 👍 👍 👍

❗

How is Mrs. Sita-lalita Devi Dasi?

Please forgive my offenses.

May Krishna, Balarama and Giriraja always protect you.

           karuna Mayi devi dasi.

                            kmdd 🐒

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Hare Krsna Gurudeva.

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. 

Usted dice que el cuerpo es una enfermedad, ruego a Sus Señorías que siempre lo proteja, y que a pesar de las adversidades, Usted se encuentre como siempre, entusiasta en su sankirtan.

La última vez que le escribí fué cuando estaba en Brasil, desde entonces estuve pintando mucho, por pedidos de los devotos incluso pude pintar Jagannath, Baladeva y Subhadra en la pared de la cocina del templo de Ciudad del Este en Paraguay antes de viajar a Bahamas. 

Ahora estoy en Bahamas trabajando, aquí también está Sita Lalita (mi hija) ya hace un tiempo, y ella encontró un trabajo para mí. Vivimos cerca pero nos vemos una vez a la semana en nuestro día libre…

Vamos a estar un tiempo aquí, quizás a futuro podamos establecernos en algún lugar, estamos evaluando dónde establecer un base, y si se puede viajar de vez en cuando…

Yo continuo con mi sadhana diario 16 rondas, 4 principios, gayatris, S.B, hago una ofrenda de bhoga para Krsna - Balarama - Giriraja, y Nrsimhadeva por fotos… 

Los sábados hago un manasa puja a Nrsimhadeva y tambien canto sus mantras por recomendación del astrólogo. 

Sigo trabajando con mi mente, cuando miro hacia adentro no me suele gustar lo que veo, espero ser mejor persona pronto. 

En octubre 2024, en mis vacaciones espero poder volver a verlo en India (espero) y realizar servicio práctico para Usted, quizás cocinarle como antes. 

Gurudeva, tengo una pregunta. ¿Es necesario el sufrimiento para nuestro avance espiritual? Usted hace un tiempo me preguntó, si quería ser como Kunti o Draupadi. Ellas a pesar de todas las penurias que pasaron, nunca dejaron de refugiarse en Krsna.

Aquí le envío algunas fotos de las pinturas que hice, porque usted me las pidió en la respuesta a mi carta anterior.

Por favor perdona mis ofensas.

Que krsna, Balarama y Giriraja siempre lo protejan.

              karuna Mayi devi dasi.

                           kmdd 🐒