Call from Priya. Very nice, young woman we all met at program in Monterrey, Mexico.

Of course, since we are in this Sannyasa Ashrama, we can't meet, converse, without company of respectable householder.

So answered with this text message:

"Hare Krsna. 

Working on our movies.

How can we serve you?" 

Then the Priya texted:

"Hare Krshna, Am wondering how you travel when you visit other ISKCON centers/temples in other states. Do you go by car?'

So, we will post here and then send the link to her, and hope that she can join our Blog, because this cut and paste will kill us.

😄

"It depends where we are going. Sometimes walking, sometimes in car with others. Of course, across the USA or South America or India we go by plane.

Before we traveled Economy Class alone, but now we are too old, so we will only go out of the neighborhood if someone picks us up and drops us off ! "

He Govinda.

🙂

Tired

(See picture of Dog attached)

One hour intense meeting with project director for the four movies, DTC - The Ultimate Trip. and then one hour meeting with Ambarish and Vrsabhanu Devi Das, directors of the third and therefor heart of the four movies.

Then walking, talking with NgD, Dr. Desai, full evening program with Radha Natabara.

One hour of eye straining, heart gaining, editing of SOLARIS/Cultural Portal, Dr. Samaresh.

Few Blog, St. Elmo Fires.

and now the Kapi Dhvaja.

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/ / / 🐒 Ha! Ha! Hare. Just can't do it, and tomorrow is regular Saturday workshop and Sunday, Raul and Ambarisa meeting. Hmmmm.

I think we keeping a pretty good work load.

9.51PM

Good night.

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,

pamho, AGtSP!

Please excuse my use of acronyms, shooting for time revelations, too much Seva! Guess now discretion is needed even more, Raja-Guna all around.

Regardless, am grasping moments of refreshing enlightenment & delved into the “Gayatri Book” from Sacinandana Swami. Although I’ve only just started the book I am in over my head. Tremendous information and excellent research have gone into this publication, quite deep will have to swim through this one slowly.

Chapter one, text five elaborates on Bhagavata-marga (way of the Srimad Bhagavatam) and Pancaratrika-vidhi (way of Temple Arcana), seems to be another case of “Acintya Bheda Bheda Tattva,” Lord Caitanya’s magical philosophical formula. This is just the first few pages, and my brain is already being tested.

Ascertaining the qualities and applications of these foundational and advanced practices takes some sincere consideration. To begin with the platforms of bhakti need to have developed for essential appreciation and experience and this can be through devotional service. The inceptive qualities in Buddhi yoga and the absorption of Bhakti yoga may both bring understandings of the Lord’s mercy.



“Bhagavata Marga” is the go-to manual, seeming more Buddhi yogish’ whereas the “Pancaratrika-vidhi” acts like Bhakti, though it is dealing with Arcana. Now we are informed these two are the other way around. Now to clarify will assist in more understanding of Spiritual contraindications in mystical moments. Very interesting for advancing devotees keep getting more intrigued by the Lord’s hidden messages.

From what samples I’ve gleaned thus far is that the message is the same on the sciences of self-realization and that is, sincere service to our Guru’s matures our realizations and also strengthens our faith in the Sampradaya. The mutual connections are our insurance of getting devotional service correct and also still allow new joys of spontaneity. Such is Krishna consciousness, life with living knowledge that does not stop, so much to look forward to.



Meanwhile, trudging along the treadmill of construction work at the Bhaktivedanta Institute, home maintenance etcetera, and while it seems like an ongoing, daunting dilemma, japa comes to jolt our lulls of monotony, reminding us this is why we’re here... then a happy event is approaching here in our little temporary domain...Ratha Yatra in Jacksonville this weekend!. Seems the good Lord keeps us from too much of the mundane and this time I’m able to freely participate. San Francisco’s Ratha Yatra consumes me with service... both of these festivals bring so much joy, hope to die while dancing in the Spiritual platform. We’ll see what Sri Krishna has planned. 

HpS - Thank you! We saw pictures of the Rathyatra? Must have shocked the people in the Village of Jack's Son ie. Jacksonville.

[Who was Jack, anyway?]

Then, of course, you and the Subhra Devi Dasi are going to actually visit us for two days and two nights! In will be a Memorable Weekend.

Thank you so much for taking the hard, hard journey to visit. We hope that it can be so productive in your Sankirtan that it will be worth the effort!

hare krsna. brown tom here.

the sun is at 6.55pm.

starting to get dark outside.

saturday night. everyone going to their club to enjoy kali yuga delights.

• fms!
• sb with upendra das and hpswami
• bbt of spain 51st anniversary
• 3-hours with abhaya for nios accounts. 60% done.
• cooks vegetable soup for lord.
• jaya hari das finished sorting dtcs for last two years and cleaning and organizing kaos in the garage!

consolidating everything so that the ashrama is in order and the sannyasi can leave something in writing.

HARI BOLO

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Lettuce answer some letters.

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Hare Krsna, Hare Rama.

Got our feet on the ground here in The Boro.

Got some clear community relations.

Got some plans.

Some kind souls wanted to visit, but we asked them to wait a little, but now we seem to be able to relate to visitors here.

Visit us for Nrsmha Deva Avibhava-mahotsava.

May

3 - Disapp. Jayananda Das.

4 - App. Lord Nrmsmha Deva.

5 - Purnima.

6 - NIOS Nashville Festival (Poster just now coming).

We can accommodate a b'cari like Jaya Hari and Nandu Lal Das in our own rustic Ashrama. Maybe one can stay for a fortnight. We can do some ASA Sankirtan. Consolidate things.

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We answered all the mail three days and older.

Few newer posts, but none marked "Urgent".

Today was great regular SB workshop with Upendra Das and HpS gave report and plans for the ASA Sankirtan.

Then we directly talked with Radhika-rama Das about the current need of human society.

16-rounds!!!

Dr. Desai is just back from the hospital so could not walk. Vijaya Ji goes to children and grandchildren for the weekend in Hendersonville.

Just NgD and HpS along the river. It's a little spooky. So much dark, swampy forest.

🙄

Yet, you see so many people and chance for Sankirtan.

Really it is walking & talking about NIOS etc for us. Only chance we have human contact many days here.

Are we going to develop a community here?

Are we going to get land here?

Are we going to turn Lank into a Vaisnava kingdom?

Hari bolo.

Try to go to the Sri Sri Radha Natabar Zoom Sanga now.

On Fridays we have a youtube link.

If you want to receive Zoom link, you can contact Abhiseka Das.

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AgtSP paoho

After nine months of hard, productive travel we are back in our Base Camp.

HpS knew that there would be advantages and disadvantages.

1. After nine months, we can cook for our selves, our Diety, Lord Nrsmhadeva, our gross body. Yet, we also have to adjust to all the Boga and Prasadam that local devotees generously send.

Only here for few nights.

Campsite, water, fire, roof are good! Thanks to Tandavika, Ladies!! Getting car fixed. Getting into local rhythm and perspectives.

Getting online classes and calendar fixed.

Now is three minutes to local online FES.

We will try to put all these details in the Kapi Dhvaja so you all can join if you like or visit.

Yet, we are doing pretty well keeping this Blog up, so write here. Then others can see the answers and comments.

Hari bolo!