DTC 2(th)

5 years, 10 months ago by hps in DTC

The Boeing 777 has two engines.

Each one produces about 130,000 pounds of thrust.


We got a seat on one (the 777, not one of the engines). It was about to take off. Chocks-off, Push-back, Rotate.

Guess it rotated at about 140 mph.

Then Bertram Russell, the Duck, who was sitting on my right, asked the Baboon on his right if he minded if he smoked. The Baboon said, "Yes", it disturbed him greatly. He could not breath properly!

Bertram said that he also did not smoke, that it was the same with his breathing, but he wanted to know if the Baboon was a clean fellow.

"Oh", said the Boon, "Good question. Glad you asked".

They then began to take off their shoes and sit up in Ardha-cakra-asana and chant.

Hare Krsna.

Hare Krsna. . . .

Hare Krsna.

Hare Krsna. . . Hare Rama.... Hare Rama.... and the plane went faster and faster.

"Do you know where you are going", asked Duck?

"Well, of course," said Boon, "don't you"?

"No, not really", said Duck, "we are just following the Anjana Suta Academy instructions given in their Blog".

Oh, said, Boon. What do they say?

Boil some potatoes, add 1/3-cup of p-nut butter and three tablespoons of oats, and boil-it, -D.

Then - B?

Let it cool a little and offer it to Lord Nrsmhadeva, -D

Then - B

If He leaves any remnants, we honor them and get amazing, feathered, magnificent powers, to spread the Sankirtan movement of Srila Prabhupada, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.

Everyone will go to Krsna and be able to convince others to go there also, Goloka, His planet. For example, take for example, we live in a place called Moo Freeze Burro. We get up by 4AM and sit by the riverside and chant the sacred, 15th century, Bengali, Guru astakam and dance in ecstasy before our altar to God. - D

Isn't it cold -B?

No, it is inside a building, the river is an electronic river. Then we read the KRSNA book or other BBT books and then we go out and Krsna sends innocent people to hear the Gospel of Sri Caitanya! Hari Bolo!

Recently one lady came over from the Boy's and Girl's Club across the hollow and asked if we could come and talk about God to all the Staff and Kids. We said, "Yeah", and went back with her and told them that when God came to India about 5,000 years ago, He showed His very intimate abode, forest.

Yeah, He has shown His abode, like heaven, in the Koran or Bible where He is called Visnu, but there He has to be THE KING and everybody goes, "Uuuu! Aaaaa!" and bows to Him and can't understand that it is Love that attracts Him and not respect.

"What is love, " asked one of the Kids.

"Well, says I (Bertram Duck), you can experience it your self. I'll chant a Mantra, Hymn, that I got from my Bishop, Guru, you listen, and then you chant it, and I'll listen. That way we can share the picture.

"A mantra, a hymn, is like a picture made of sound, You just listen and then you can see God, Krsna's, own abode.

So, we chanted for about one hour and then somebody had a question, "What do the words mean"?

-D, "Hare" is "Oh, Hara". She is like Quan Yen, Mary. She is the merciful Mother who connects us to the Father, "Krsna", and "Rama" is the Logos, Teacher, Guru, who connects us to God.

-K, what is the difference, if they both connect you to God?

-D, one is like the Mother and the other is like the Brother. They both know the Father, but they are just different ways to love Him.

-K, Oh. Some of us go home now. Can we teach the Mantra to our family?

-D, Yes,

-K, Thank you. See you soon??

-D, Yes, yes, we are just in the trailer home across the dell.

-D, so that's how it happens. The Boy's and Girl's Club, the old shopping mall across the street.

Hmmm! Hrrrrrng! Clack...

They all chant'n Hare Krsna, and never look'n back.

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Uncle Gismo - Imagine your neighborhood all becoming devotees. Don't think it won't happen! Don't think it won't happen!!!

Banana Cathedral: More than words

5 years, 10 months ago by candra108_mukhi in DTC

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

I wish I were in Houston with all of U.

I have been realizing that in all these years of association. I haven't taken advantage of your kindness, intelligence, humor, mercy. And whenever I have a bad experience or even a bad day I just recall one of your phrases or I listen to You and immediately I gain faith again.

Thank you Gurudeva for all your support and inspiration. I feel so fortunate to have you as my Spiritual Master. I wanted many times to drift apart. But you with your jokes, intelligence. With just one word, one sight. You enthuse me to continue. And in a way I do not know why.

Thanks for the great soul that you are.

Happy Sri Vyasa Puja

Lo quiero y admiro más Gurudeva

Trying to be your disciple

Chandramukhi dd

HpS - AGTSP!!!!! We are such a burden on him!!!! Yet, just like you say, we just chant one line from a Bhajan while we are doing our normal activity, such as washing or cooking, then ... we are happy.

It all accumulates, year after, after year, after year and some day you will dance with Krsna!!!

Maybe something like this?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoHlrQScWl0

DTC 31(Tu)

5 years, 10 months ago by hps in DTC

We stop chanting because we become accidentally seduced by "other projects" or because we chose to do something else: Accidental fall-down, intentional fall-down.

This world is a shadow of the real world.

We don't have to stay here.

It will go on without us.

Renounce all activities unless they promote Harinama anukirtanam, according to your vow under the lotus feet of Krsna!

~ "I can't chant! It is easier to write", TB

~ HpS - You can chant. If you can breath, you can chant. Maybe only within the core of your heart, hrdaya kandare (CC 1.1.4), but let all else slide. Any act that is not based on, generated from, Harinama anukirtanam is without foundation.

~ "Other devotees may have other basis eg. book distribution", TB?

~ HpS - Yes, we think so, but they are related. How can you distribute books that preach Harinama-anukirtanam unless you engage in the process or are in favor of developing it.

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Good bye!

Today we die, to Goloka fly.

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Yesterday . . . we talked with Abhirama Das for one hour about Dr. Samaresha B. visit to Peru, Solaris, Vyasapuja in Chosica. We were very exhausted from all this travel. Little recovery.

Our Base Camp . . . . is pretty good. Met with Tandavika and Ng Das yesterday. Cold!!! Dark!!!! Lonely (not bad!). Reviewed the Blog mail. Lot of Vyasa puja offernings!! Several URgent letters. We don't respond to them urgently, only those with the Kapi Dhvaja Priority Code.

Some mail in Yahoo. Will try to get to it.

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Hare Rama!!!

Hare Krsna! ... :>>> Bath Kirtana. See you in GotoMeeting in 34-minutes!!

México - Resultados

5 years, 11 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna. TlgaSP. Pfanrh.

Una viaje bien fuerte de México Houston.

Saranagati Devi Dasi, puede escribir aquí con su dirección de email?

También los candidatos para iniciación y refugio?

Todo los reuniones públicos fueron bueno, productivo - Diálogo Inter-fe, Educación y lo Sagrado. La misma para los programas de NoI en el templo, reuniones con devotos, ASA, NIOS, retiro en Cuernavaca, Harinam…

… DISTRIBUCIÓN DE L I B R O S !

Muchas gracias todos. Recordando todo, todo, todo el apoyo!

Escriba aquí. Nos vemos pronto.

GURU Tattva discussion

5 years, 11 months ago by sacsingh in DTC, Special Category A

Dear Maharaj, PAMHO! AGTSP!

Hare Krishna from Sacramento.

Please watch: https://youtu.be/Bw-MhN90bVk

From your primary siksa guru, Hansdutta Prabhu have you met him recently?

HpS - Been in transit! Hansadutta Das is one of our primary Siksa gurus. 🙂 I watched the video. Its nice but I think we have discussed all these points before.

I had a conversation with him and recorded it for your you above, Hansdutta says nobody in Iskcon is guru, that means HPS is only a formalities guru not the diksa guru. Srila Prabhupada only appointed ritviks, and confirmed by Puri Maharaj.

HpS - 😀 again I think we have discussed Alok this before.

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oETO0KzbRk

And finally this:

https://www.akincana.net/2019/12/06/7502/

ISKCON GBC ritviks discussion - will most likely be approved IN 2020!

Whats HPS view on this you accept or need further discussion?

Please note to HPS disciples: I hope you boys and gals aren’t offended by my questions to HPS. My intention is to establish Srila Prabhupada and strengthening people’s connection with Srila Prabhupada this is seriously lacking because the gurus don’t educate disciples to accept Srila Prabhupada as diksa and siksa guru both. I see my questions has raised some doubts or questions among HPS disciples that is HPS really a diksa GURU or only siksa GURU. My opinion is he is only officiating and siksa guru after the ceremony HPS becomes your god brother essentially.

Now comes the part of tṛṇād api sunīcena!

Some preaching material from Sacramento - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjjMvqIa1SI

HpS - Jaya! Again. Again. Again. These are all things we have discussed here before. I hope our opinion is clear. We go on discussing it but for us you are not presenting anything new, so we are happy to talk in person some time but we seem to have exhausted this forum sad much as possible in terms of mutual understanding.

AgtaSP! Sixteen good rounds, four principles strictly.

DTC Monday (25)

5 years, 12 months ago by hps in DTC

Hare Krsna.

AGTSP paoho......

We just anwered about 10,000 letters, no? Well seems like a lot. We have good computer on loan from Jagat guru Das's bossm but even still now we are getting eye strain and a head ache. Death is God's way of telling you it is time to slow down.

  • We need to make a video for Maharsi Das, MOE, etc about increasing reading and distributing books.
  • We need to answer Dr. Samaresh's chat!
  • We need to go to Temple, we GET to go to the Temple for Arati and NOI class.
  • We need to post a summary of the "Education and the Sacred" (just had some heart arthymias. Ie heart missing beats. Really we can die at any moment now.) so that Radhika can approach Francis Clooney, we can write to Shonu Shyamdasini et al!!
  • We feel that if chant our rounds better we will understand how to do all this with priority.

O. K. Bath and go to Temple. Japa, Arati, Class!!!