Spain Trip Confirmed

7 months, 2 weeks ago by hps in Hot Topics, Calendar Development

'ibero-banco' and 'bank of america' finally resolved their protocols, and our credit card shows that the ticket for spain visit has been confirmed.

sep 11 - dec 3.

expect to be in spain, 'nvm', at least until the start of kartika, 17 october. then, if KRSNA, or the Yamaduttas, personally drag us to radha kunda, we will have the extreme honor of the visit.


for any accommodations, service to RADHA GOVINDA-CHANDRA, contact Their servants, Yadu Swami et al!

Thank you!

paoho... !

Searching for scriptural references about three topics

8 months ago by Namacarya das in Hot Topics


Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my obeisances 🙏

All glories to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada! 🌷


🌱

Hare Krishna 🌸


I’m searching for three scriptural 📜

references, specifically the verse(s) itself, not the commentary.


  • That the living entity is always a person, i.e. in any possible situation never loses the individual identity
  • A constrain to this search is to be apart from BG slokas 2.12 and 18.61 and Upaniṣadic nityo nityanas cetanas cetananam, 

HpS - What about, "nitya siddha krsna prema sadhya kabu naya..". Cited in NoI.


  • That jiva was in paravyoma with Krsna and left it, the spiritual world and Krsna's association there, by his/her/its own volition,

HpS - I cannot think of any specific verses, although the same verse above says that, no? I think we collected some citations on the topic of "Origin of the Jiva" and posted them in our ASA Encyclopedia: https://www.jayarama.us/archives/asa-e.docx


  • And a verse that says that when saying something, that statement should be backed by sastra.

HpS - We can remember many purports where Srila Prabhupada notes this idea. What about the verses in SB 1.2?


I am aware of purports by Srila Prabhupada stating that(those) point(s). But, as I said, I am looking for a verse(s).


Not at all to minimise what Srila Prabhupada is saying, just would be nice to have a direct sastric reference. Because BG 17.15 purport "The process of speaking in spiritual circles is to say something upheld by the scriptures. One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying."


HpS - I was thinking of the same thing. Also, maybe in the conversation of Lord Caitanya with Sarva bhauma and Praksananda Sarasvati.


One reason why I search for these is that I can remember or find references for, according to myself, principal activities and topics for and about practicing Krsna bhakti. For example, the power of a holy name, the significance of proper association (and proper dissociation), diet, sastra, etc. 

However, for the mentioned three topics I am not sure where they can be located.


It, the solid truth of religious principles, could be found in the heart of a mahājanas/big persons/self-realized predecessors. Yet, my understanding is, these mahājanas give statements supported by sastra. And, whatever someone says should be substantiated by sastra. As shown above BG 17.15 purport "One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying."


I hope the inquiry is clear.


Please, if it is OK with you, and you think I can understand, share about this matter(s).


Thank you very much.


Your servant Namacarya Das


HpS - Please report and results!



seeking blessings and Request for twitter access

Hare Krishna Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada


I am pranjal (brahmchari) from ISKCON NEWTOWN, Kolkata. I serve in ISKCON YOUTH FORUM at Bhaktivedanta Research Center and conduct sessions for youth in JADAVPUR UNIVERSTIY.


In weekends I am conducting Ramayana Course for children.


HpS/ASA - Making statues of Ravana and having them beat it with sticks!!! ???


I got your darshan when you visited here . Since then I am periodically following the blog and kapi dhwaj. I am deeply inspired by the content.


I intend to become regular reader Nectar of Instruction with help of TPP book. As advised in the book I aspire to complete the study each fortnight and in this way go through it around 25 times from this gaur purnima to next. I seek your blessings for fulfiling this aspiration.


Secondly In order to get access to your twitter post, I recently made an account there. My user id is titled sarisrip. Can you kindly grant me access


HpS/ASA - Awk! 💥

Gonk! 💥

💥

Brack! 🐵

We don't get notifications from Twitter [X] when there are applications. We dug them up and found six. We approved you are three more.

Didn't approve "Guam" or "Yuri".

Who is Yuri??? Write to us, Yuri.


thank you very much

your aspiring servant

Pranjal


HpS - It was so nice staying in BRC. Thank you. Send photo!!!

TPP Verse Book

9 months, 2 weeks ago by sriram in Hot Topics

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,


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


By Krishna's and Your mercy, we have published the verse book of all verses Prabhupada cites in Nectar of Instruction which You collected in Tava Pache Pache.


This is the link for purchasing the book on Amazon, Guru Maharaj:


https://a.co/d/7XLybi1


Your humble servant

Sri Rama Krishna Das

Vyasapuja offering

10 months, 1 week ago by pnd in Hot Topics

AgtSP. Thank you for your report and kind words. We are collecting these in one document and will edit and publish them with our humble comments.

HpSwami