Can we perform "Agnihotra"

8 years, 6 months ago by Gopal C Biswas in Other

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, can we perform "Agnihotra". If yes, what kind of? If no, then what are the reasons?
    
your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP. paoho.   You know the answer to this question, no????   In ISKCON temples we do Agnihotra for Initiations, Weddings etc.
Maybe we don't understand the question.... Hare Krsna!

Re: Report

8 years, 6 months ago by pnd in Personal Sadhana Reports, Other

HpS - Everywhere people report using Vedabase.com.  What happened to the Share Line, Tweet, button that was on each page. We used it. If it is too much of a problem that is o.k.    Also, as you get more and more languages it seems that you are going to have to put them in a Pull Down List, no?    Do you get Book Distribution Points for every hit?

Yes, new version uses dropdown so screen is kept clean. I removed Share Line because added more languages. Tried to put back widget but for some reason it doesn't work anymore. 

No book distribution points :) But this month we broke round number of 55000 record (in last 30 days it is 55,823 unique visitors).

HpS - Very nice!!!   We were hoping to hear from you!   So, you settled back in Sridama Mayapura?

I will try to post news more often. We are in Mayapur only temporarly. Planning to go to Europe as in case of pregnancy medical care here is unacceptable and Mataji who was doing homebirths (with many years of experience and over 1300 birth) had to leave Mayapur this year due to situation. So February, March or April we will be moving to Slovakia for some time it seems.

We read that some devotees got a public apology and cash, but you didn't get any cash. (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

I didn't want to go there, but Jayapataka Swami was only manager who contacted and spoke with me and then he send one of his servent and ask me to come, so couldn't refuse him. Was funny as 2 hours talks were just about that to use violance against devotees is not good :)  Two of attacker who got indentified went to apologize. My mental state is better although when I am on mangala arati my mind comes with all different scenarios what will happen, who will attack or kill whom. So generally I don't like to be in temple much.

Can you send your annual financial report for NIOS.  Where the money came from and where it went to?
 

Will prepare it and send you.

Our respects to your good wife.  Are you going to live as Vanaprastha couple??

I hope not, at least not in next 20 years. We would like to get children, but due to period intervals (2 or 3 month) we didn't get much oportunities. Just before last calculated day my wife got heavy ear infection, so had to cancel. I am somehow ok as I have faith Krishna will send us children one day who will be devotees, but my good wife is getting stressed. One devotee friend also suggested that maybe somebody using black magic or some curse on us. Let see what is Krishna's plan.

Your servant Prahlad-nrsimha das

HpS -  Black is beautiful!      Took Nanda and Yasoda a long time to get a son, but they did pretty well.       Just keep so busy, with early Japa at the basis that there is not time for speculation, then you will eventually become a Great Wheel in the Big Machine!!!!     Has your father found any interesting bells lately??

Ranchor Krishna Das

8 years, 6 months ago by Govinda Sundara in Other

Hare Krishna Dear Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine feet, All glories to Guru and Gauranga, Hope you are fine in your health.

HpS-ASA  -- Don't look divine.    Guru-Gauranga, Ki Jai!    Our health is O.K., but we are mentally deranged, conditioned soul, you know.

This is Ranchor Krishna Das from Vrindavan Dham. I know you don't know me. I just want to introduce myself to this family and want to tell about my relationship with Govinda Pramodini Dasi.

I was born in Mumbai near Radha Ras Bihari Ji temple (which is also called Srila Prabhupada's office).  My whole family stay there and father have a small business there. So, I used to go to temple from my childhood because my school was in front of ISKCON Gate. So I was attending everyday Darshan Aarti before School.. dancing with Saffron Brahmachari, offering flowers to Prabhupada and that special delicious Sweetrice Prasad and later I also started to go Sandhya Aarti everyday and then I came in contact with my Shiksha Guru His Grace Praneshwar Das, he was head of ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) and then after meeting with him I started to chant 16 Rounds everyday at that time I was in 8th grade,  slowly I became a part of IYF and started to serve, assit in preaching and also started to serve Praneshwar Prabhu personally.

Actually my parents were not positive with of My Krishna conscious life they were always chastising me even sometimes beat me for going to temple I was feeling so sad to be in home I had desire to become full-time to help in Srila Prabhupada's movement. So I am just waiting to be 18 and then join Ashram but my Siksha Guru not supported me and told me to finish my studies and then join,and I agreed with him and continued my studies..some years passed like this but slowly my father became so Anti ISKCON. And he started to become more violent on me, not allowing me to go to temple and also chant, at this time I was in High School in 12th grade, at that time I decided to ran from home and joined Temple with the blessings of my Siksha Guru.

So,I joined Sridham Mayapur as full time Brahmachari at age of 18, I was serving in Mayapur Institute department there and after year so, my Siksha Guru took me to another preaching project in middle India, I was serving there for next 4 years as a Youth Preacher in colleges with him before coming to Vrindavan, meanwhile I got my both Harinaam and Brahmin initiation from his holiness Radha Govind Goswami Maharaj. 2 years before I decided to change my ashram and started to serve in Braj Mandal Parikrama and started to do some Restaurant business with my friends.

Last year my Shiksha Guru told me about Govinda Pramodini. Actually he is online Bhakti Sastri teacher, he has online Bhakti Sastri group in Dallas, Texas and then we started talk nearly everyday and share about Krishna consciousness and started to read Srila Prabhupada's books together.. teachings of queen Kunti,Krishna Book and share our realisations. We really like each Others thoughts and everything. I met Govinda Pramodini for the first time personally in India at with my Siksha Guru ,we spent some time everyday together and I took her everywhere in Braj, she did her first Vrindavan and Govardhan Parikrama, we were so happy together. actually I didn't met such a wonderful devotee in my life with such a wonderful service attitude towards Krishna and also Vaishnavas.

These days, I really feel deep in my heart that she is the one and together we can serve Krishna nicely and I also got approved her from my Siksha Guru and together me and Govinda with my Shiksha Guru and my guardians decided to get engaged and get paper marriage.

And after taking blessings from My Gurudeva, My Guardian and Govinda family, her parents and all the Vaishnavas we got engaged on July 5th, in ISKCON Noida temple.

Actually, Maharaj we know ,we did everything in rushing and fastly but at that moment I was thinking I don't want to lose her, I was afraid and finally we did everything.

I'm really sorry that I didn't took your blessings at that time. Please forgive me and consider, accept me like your fool Son and Please shower your mercy on us. so, that we can serve in Srila Prabhupada's movement nicely.

Begging for your Mercy,

Your Humble Servant, Ranchor Krishna Dasa

HpS - Very interesting.    It seems like an ISKCON novel.     I think everything will be very nice if at heart  you just take marriage like Deity worship. It is a service that you do to Krsna and you have to learn how to do it. In the beginning the specific personal relations are important but just as important is the dedication to taking marriage as a service to Krsna.

Please send us news from time to time about your service!!!   Very nice to meet you and hope to be of great service to you, and hope that Krsna's plans for you are revealed in a very practical and steady way!!

DEVAS AND SEVAS. Budanath das

8 years, 6 months ago by H.Rama in Personal Sadhana Reports, Hot Topics, Other

AgtSP

Agt Guru and Gauranga

Jay Sri Sri Radha-Krsna

Hare Krsna Maharaja

Budanath das from the little mountain.

I hope you are fine in all aspects.

HpS - ASA  ---  Hare Krsna. This is the material world, no?  It is painfully hot, we have allergy, hay-fever, for many days now. Today it is especially strong. We are surrounded by vikarmia and karmis et al, but we have your association and so, so many other nice devotees. Krsna is in our hearts, cave, NGD house, SB!

Throughout these weeks I have had many good days, others less so, and this last week a lot of work.

I have not read too much, I have to adjust my schedule better and obligations.

I tried to write every day the most important things to tell you when I want to write, but in the end I never remember writing it. Whenever I have the feeling that I will not write something right, and take long to write.

I have had many accomplishments, really, and every day I am happier with my life, like I could die happy now, or something.

HpS - Sadhan Bhakti has two divisions: Relief from material distress and the everything starts to become harmonius, aspicious. Then comes Bhava bhakti.

One thing I wonder. Once I read in the books of Srila Prabhupada, I do not remember whether in translation or meaning, when one encounters the Devas or celestial entities, must continue without entertained with them because it can slow down your spiritual advancement. But at the same time mystic yogis seek these meetings to check on that platform are performing.

When the devotee tries to see Krsna in everything, and it begins to perceive more and more, I guess that goes through these phases in a natural way, relating it to Krsna directly. finally, after all, are the qualities of Krsna embodied with matter in the material platform ... right?

HpS - ASA - Try http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/2/2/21    The answer to this question can have many different aspects. Arjuna acquired mystical powers, deva-shakti, weapons for fighting for Krsna, but as you say it is also a way to see if we are advancing in devotional service. The surest way is to see how much we are attached to Krsna-katha!!!!

If one perceives the Devas, you can also perceive the mighty asuras, their opponents in the same plane right? My question whether, is right that the devotee use his friendship with the Devas to fight the asuras, but I'm wrong is normal in traditional Vedic culture, right?

HpS - As we mention above this can be normal thing, use divine powers to fight the Asuras FOR KRSNA.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu didn´t use their weapons against Jagai and Madai, and Nityananda told him it was not his incarnation to kill asuras, but I imagine it was also because Jagai and Madai repented and threw themselves at his feet thanks to Nityananda.

HpS - Yes!

My question is, is not a something different feature an incarnation that comes to relieve the weight of the darkness of the universe, as justice in person, that the person who defends the devout and the innocent from harm from the bad? I have always read that a devotee is not indifferent to the suffering of others, and not allow damage to the devotee or innocent.

HpS - In terms of "material" good and "bad", organic food, giving charity to poor people, a devotee does this in a civilized fashion, seeing that these are beginning steps to go to Bhakti yoga. So it is natural to act in this way. Arjuna was right, he should have revenged Draupadi and Yuddhisthira, but that by itself was not enought. He had to fight because it was a part of a larger plan for Krsna.

Thank you so much for everything and hope not to bore you.

I think a lot about your person, I hope to spend some time in the future with you in Peru or India. Have your association.

Manjaris are growing in the tulasi forest.

Yours, one fool of this world.

HARE KRSNA MAHARAJA, GOOD DAY, I SEE YOU IN THE TIME OF THE SOUND INSIDE THE HOLY NAMES AND MEMORIES. SOOO NICE YOURS NEWS. NECTAR.

HARI HARI!!!

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!!

A herd of 21 cows?

8 years, 6 months ago by ysdamodar in Other
Hare Krishna Hanumat-Presaka Maharaj,
 
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
 
From 2000 to 2005, I was serving in the brahmacari ashram in Vancouver. I hope you remember me.
ASA - AGTSP   paoho.   Hmmmmm?   Not immediately!

I have a question for you. If you would kindly take a few minutes of your precious time to answer it, I would greatly appreciate it.
 
I heard, either from you directly or from another devotee quoting you, that if you managed a herd of cows and you wanted to constantly have milk, you needed to have 21 cows.
 
Could you please explain the reasoning behind that number? Or, in-other-words, how did your calculations bring you to that number?
 
Looking forward to hearing from you,
At your service,
Damodar Gopal das
 
HpS - As I remember, one Bhakta, Mark Chatburn, did his Master's Thesis on the topic and his conclusion was that at 20 cows, the number of births and deaths is equal. Of course, this is a general principle.
If half are ladys cows, and they give milk naturally 1/3 of their life, then at anytime in  herd of 20 cows there willl be 3-1/3 giving milk. And that is suficient for 20 families of 4.  SO each family has to see to the happiness of one cow.
O.K?

[maybe urgent] Dialectic Spiritualism - Jung

8 years, 6 months ago by pnd in Other

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

In this letter https://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/6911 you wrote

We have so many projects: 1) Transcribe Prabhupada's comments on Jungian philosophy in Dialectic Spiritualism.

If that will help you here is part about Jung from Dialectic Spiritualism in Unicode:

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Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - Worth a Million Dollars.   Thank you for the donation.   We scanned it and ran it through an OCR but still requires a lot of clean up.  This is one more tool in the effort to preach in this area.