Again the same thing, what title to choose?

12 years, 2 months ago by jaynityananda in Other

Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami,

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

First of all i wish to express my sincere happiness about and thankfulness for the Japa Joe thing that you offer. It inspires me and also pulls me along sometimes. All glories to the persons who get up at 1:30 in the morning to chant,

           ASA - AGTSP   Paoho...  By our Doctor's orders we don't get up until 2.15AM and start Japa Joe workshop at 2.30AM.    It is big change in life style but we try to follow our Ayur-vedic authority.

.... it requires strength and determination. Interesting to read how that nasty infection keeps lingering. I hope in general your health is fine.

              ASA - Well put the news of Brother Ass in the DTC!

I am very happy to have learned that you will be visiting Belgium early february for almost two weeks, it offers a nice window to come over and have your association. At that time, our child will be around two months old, and i wish our whole family can make it.

Last Japa Joe you directly told me to give Krishna to others, and i would like to know what you ask of me. Personally, i think it implies a more direct meaning, such as telling people about Krishna, or distributing SP's books. What do you mean exactly? I used to like to distribute books on the street, and it is always necessary, but I prefer a more facilitating role, behind the scenes. Not that i will never distribute another book on the streets. 

Your divine order that i should give Krishna to others made me think. I appreciate this order very much, and i feel that i am doing it right now, but not as much as i could (or should). At some point last year i decided that i had it with all this preaching, feeling unworthy and  pretentious to speak to others what to do. I lost my way with it, i guess. Because of foolish and polluted ego i took wrong approach, and i noticed that i often end up telling people what to do and feel offended if they don't, and i regularly noticed loss of taste and other setbacks as a result. I decided to look within to understand more about me, to become a bit more genuine. Fortunately, it helped somewhat, by chanting and God knows what other mercy i received. However, i like this 'being in the back' position. This bigotry mentality is so strong and so annoying! If i could get rid of that, it would surely please my superiors and our Lordships.

I still perform service for the Dutch Krishna Bhakti Magazine, being responsible for content, translating and editing, serving as a sort of organizer for this small bi-monthly magazine. Since a month or two Amsterdam got a new temple president, a disciple of Kadamba Kanana Swami, a brahmacari from Germany in his twenties, who followed up Dhananjaya, who wants to do more preaching and bookdistribution in Amsterdam, in order to expand the congregation. As a result of that, they also want to make more money so that we can (finally) move to a bigger facility, after the new, but still to be prepared, building that they had was taken away because of bankruptcy of one rich godbrother of yours from Amsterdam that donated it. The TP asked me if i can help with the dutch official website, serving under the webmaster, working on the content. These two are my direct services. 

What i would like to work towards is to establish contacts in the educational field who can facilitate speakers of ISKCON. I was reflecting earlier on how i could serve you directly, and this seems an option. How do you feel towards the idea of lecturing in Universities in the Netherlands, coinciding with your visit to Radhadesh for easy logistics? Another reason for thinking about university hosting is this. Yesterday we visited your godbrother Dhanesvara, who is currently touring Europe with his book Spiritual Economics (from the lessons of BG). I worked a bit with the dutch coordinator to facilite him and when we looked for preaching engagements we couldn't get him to speak in any university or high school because we didn't have immediate contacts. We learned how fragmented the Dutch yatra is, people have their own agenda's without good cooperation in this field. Apparently somebody used to maintain contacts with schools, but sadly enough, nobody was able to arrange a speaking arrangement anywhere but in temples and preaching centers. I figured, if i want such a thing to happen, i should work on it myself. I am not familiar with this scene, but my cousin is, so it might work nonetheless. Of course, i would also have to understand the content of your presentations.

Last thing i want to mention in yet another long letter is that i am reading about and slowly finding my way with this guru-tattva and ISKCON 'anomaly' approach to diksa. My japa is fairly good, 4 regs quite stable. I'm happy with how this goes!

Are your current speaking arrangements being recorded and published somewhere? I would like to keep up a bit more with what you are speaking. I wish your engagements are ample and satisfying you, and that you are in inspiring association.

Kind regards,

Your aspiring servant,

Richard

             ASA -  Ooof!   AGTSP   paoho...  Yes, is a long letter, but good content.            People are recording the lectures. Try www.jayarama.us/kd/links.txt there may be a link there to some lectures. Also on Facebook I hear some are posted.  Krsna blocked us from Face Buk.

         "Give Krsna to others."       I don't know any details. It's like you say. We desire to do it then we see how we can best do it. Brahmanas know the filosofy and preach, teach.  Ksatriyas know it but don't give classes.  They facilitate the Brahmanas so that even an insincere Brahmana can have some use.            Who are you?    How can you preach?     I don't know, but what you describe of your service seems like an excellent start.

I don't think we can get away from Spain and Radha desa while we are in Europe.  You will have to be our representative.

jayanta-madrid

12 years, 2 months ago by jayanta in Other

Querido Gurudev: PAMHO. TGSP

 Espero que se encuentre bien cuando reciba este mensaje.  Parece que ya tenemos posibles fechas para España; asi que me gustaría ir concretando cosas. Si lo he entendido bien llega el 30 de abril a Bruselas y,

    HpS - ASA ---  Jaya!   TlgaSP!        ....  Si, 30 Abril 7.50AM.

... a partir de esa fecha podría venir a España  hasta el 23 de Mayo (fecha limite).

   HpS - ASA  ---   Puede ser.  No hay invitacion substancial ir a otro sitio.

Me gustaría saber que lugares va  visitar. Si lo va a hacer como en estos últimos años: Madrid-Navalakunda-NVM- Barcelona o quiere hacer alguna modificación; por ejemplo visitar Malaga en vez de Barcelona. O otra opción, mas tranquila, sería Madrid- Navalakunda- NVMandala.

               HpS -  Hmmmmm?    Honestamente pienso es imposibile aumentar las visitas con visita a Malaga....  {:o(              Pienso Madrid y las dos proyectos rurales son prominente, pero no se de Barcelona que es bueno?   Posible para Nimai, Gundica, Sarad, todos, Madrid y NVM  son suficiente para obtener asociacion de nosotros que quieren ellos.  Es un hecho que no podemos viajar como antes.         Puede hablar con Nimai????          Que vamos a ser en Navalal Kunda???

Tambien quiero saber si tenemos que comprar los tikets aqui (Despues de confirmar el itinerario)

   HpS - Pienso es mucho mejor.   Podemos co-ordinar.  Si estamos en ruta de India a Madrid sin una parada en Brussells es un poco mejor.  Llegamos temprano, entonces podemos cambiar de otro avion casi facil.    Vuelo de India  es 2 maletas, 23 Kg cada uno.

Estamos  todos con muchas ganas de verle y deseando que se encuentre bien de salud.

Sin mas

Su sirviente

Jayanta

           HpS - AGTSP   pfanrh  Es la misma para nosotros. Buen Kirtana en los parques para horas en Mayo estaba algo trascendental.  Disitirbucion de Prasadam, libros, proxima dia muchos visitando al templo para primera vez!  Podemos afilar un buen programa.  Buen Sankirtana.

Tenemos 26 semanas para planificar un Gran Revolucion, Un Nuevo Espana, capaz de dirigir el Mundo.   Bhakta Franco, Bhakt Cervantes!

friendship

12 years, 2 months ago by jaya krishna das in Other

Hari Bol Majaraj, I want to thank you for all the years of friendship and guidence. We first met in the 80's and worked together in san francisco for the first world congress in bombay 1986. Over the years we have grown as friends, you have stayed in my home countless times and for me....I see what a real sanyassi is and what sanyassi life is, I admire your dedication to reading and chanting. I have been fighting my demos with cancer and all that you know of in my life, you always have been and will be an inspiration to me. Me and the pink rhino thank you. your friend and servant, jaya krishna das

              HpS  -   Jaya!  Hari bolo!     AGTSP!!!!               Paoho.....  Hey everybody!   This is the Jaya Krsna Das, Master of the Pink Rhinocerous, that we always talk about.           He is one of the most lovable people that we know.    (Little Crazy)   but who's perfect.    -{:O)+           We are so, so happy to see him here in the Blog.  He can give us a LOT of good, practical advice on things.  He is also looking for some service, in Peru, other places.  He is an excellent manager. Has run multimillion dollar businesses en Miami but wants out of the USA.   Anybody need such a Boss???

Haribol!!Answer

12 years, 2 months ago by Candrarekha Devi Dasi in Other

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

All Glories to Goura Nitay!!!

P.A.M.H.O.

Gurudeva, 

I'm really happy that you're getting better, and praying for the treatment to work well.

Answering yours questions about my last report, my japa is being enthusiastic and improving a lot.

In the matter of my boyfriend Nitay, He is 22 years old, and I'm 26. He has not been doing any fixed service, since they closed Sao Paulo's Adi Templo, and the other's temples are to faar away, since he works, monday to sunday.But before the temple closed he usualy did regular donations. When he goes to Nova Gokula, he usually helps as assistent pujari, cleaning the kitchen. He goes to the namahatta every week, and have strong association with devotees, also helping BBT buying books from then to donate and for sankirtan.

Thank you very much for your time reading this letter, and for your interest.

Please accept one more time my humble obediences,

Your humble and eternal servent,

Candrarekha devi dasi, Santiago-Chile

             HpS - ASA ---  Ooooooooooooooooooof!        AgtSP...       paoho......   Ooooof!          Prabhupada said that if the wife is older than the husband the relacion will NEVER work.  It will be impossible for her to be submissive to a younger husband.

I have seen that this is a fact again, and again, and again.  I see a relationship between very good devotees and think, "O.K. She is three years older than him and Prabhupada said ..., but they are very good devotees and they will overcome this problem".

They are divorced.     The wife got the house and the dog, the devotee got the car and his career.           I would like to be optimistic, I would like to not be opposed to the flow of things, but this is advice from Prabhupada as I have heard it and as I have seen it again, and again, and again and...                 So, what do    YOU    say???         It doesn't mean that the realation with the devotee is false.  You can very much have respect and affection for each other,  but probably better as Brother and Sister.   Big Sister and then help each other in your respective Grhastha Ashramas.

O.K.    Jaya  Gurudeva...

Estimado

12 years, 2 months ago by Schwarzesteine in Other

Estimado Hanumatpresaka Swami:

Me enteré hace poco que estuvo con algunos problemas de salud. Espero que no haya sido nada grave y que en estos momentos se encuentre bien, ya que somos muchos los que esperamos verlo acá en Chile en noviembre, para poder conversar con usted y poder compartir, y además disfrutar de sus clases y su presencia inspiradora, especielamente ahora que se viene el festival RathaYatra.

He seguido las instrucciones que me dejó en el primer correo que le envié. Me siento cada vez más inspirado y siento que eso me ha ayudado mucho a seguir avanzando en conciencia de Krsna. Además he participado en un par de ocasiones de su programa de Japa Joe, a pesar de que el horario me complica un poco debido a mi trabajo (3am hora de Chile).

Le cuento que además estoy comenzando a escribir un pequeño artículo en donde relaciono ciertos aspectos de la sicología, las neurociencias, y conciencia de Krsna. Para eso me gustaría saber su opinión acerca del libre albedrío y el Karma dentro el mundo material, y la manera en que eso afecta la interpretación que hacemos del mundo material que nos rodea.

      HpS - Jaya!   TlgaSP    Pfanrh.   Es una tema muy detallado.  En resumen: 1) Conoce "Homunculous" en la neurosicologia?   Es bien relacionado con la Japa.  Puede buscar para imagines en Google de "homunculous".  Mientras estamos en Chile podemos trabajar bastante en esta area.   2) En Ignorancia no hay opcion.  Tenemos que actuar de una manera, como animal o planta.  En pasion hay opciones pero los impulsos material son muy fuerte. En bondad podemo realizar opciones reales.  Aun material, podemos realizar el bueno o mal, y entonces cramos nuestra propio futuro abajo los modalidades.  Si Krsna quiere puede ofrecer opciones trascendental mientras estamos en bondad. Claro los sentidos, la mente y la inteligencia puede cada uno ser en diferente modalidad.  Entonces podemo hablar mas en unos dias!

Espero pueda darme su opinión, acompañada de citas de algún texto védico en donde se trate el tema, ya que me interesa mucho el tema de cómo interpretamos el mundo, y de como este mundo cobra forma a través del proceso que realiza nuestra conciencia. Es uno de mis temas favoritos, ya que estudié sicología en la universidad y ahora estoy terminando un magister en sicología de la educación.

HpS - Si, yo tambien. BG "prakrteh kriyamanani..."

Esperando que mi correo lo encuentre bien de salud, se despide atentamente.

Pablo Gallardo A.

             HpS -  Jaya!   Muy bien.  Nececita MUY FUERTE hablar con Madan mohan Das en Chile!!!!   Es psicologo professional.

bhaktina teresa (BUENOS AIRES)

12 years, 2 months ago by bhaktina teresa in Other

TODAS LAS GLORIA A SRI SRI GAURA NITAI ,TLGSP, Y TODAS LAS GLORIAS A USTED GURU MAHARAJA Y MIS RESPETUOSAS REVERENCIAS A USTED!!!!!!!!

GRACIAS POR SU RESPUESTA SIEMPRE VOY A ESTAR ETERNAMENTE AGRADECIDA!

LE QUERIA COMENTAR COMO ESTOY RELEYENDO LA REINA KUNTI ESTA LA EXPLICACION DE QUE EL  SEÑOR NITYANANDA ES LA MANIFESTACION DE EL SEÑOR CAITANYA , Y DICE QUE SRI ADVAITA ES ENCARNACION DEL SEÑOR CAITANYA ¿CUAL ES LA DIFERENCIA ENTRE MANIFESTACION Y ENCARNACION? HAY DEVOTOS QUE DICEN "LA MANIFESTACION ES POR QUE APARECE DE PRONTO" PERO NO TERMINO DE ENTENDER (I`M DONKEY) :)

                 ASA -  TLGASP.    Puede leer con gran detalle en los primero capitulos de CC, donde habla de ellos.   Expansiones son muchos:  Krsna en Dvaraka.  Krsna en la Rasa-lila, pero incarnaciones son los expansiones al mundo material, solo.  no son manifestados elternamente!

GURU MAHARAJA ANTES NO TENIA TANTO PLACER POR CANTAR LAS RONDAS Y HOY DIA CUANDO CANTO LAS RONDAS SIENTO UN GUSTO DULCE EN MI BOCA! :) ME PASO EL DIA DE RADHASTAMI Y NO ME DEJA DE PASAR  Y LEER LAS SASTRAS ES TAN HERMOSO ME SIENTO MUY FELIZ CON LA CONCIENCIA DE KRISHNA Y CON ASOCIACION DE DEVOTOS/AS AUNQUE AVECES KRISHNA TE PONGA PRUEBAS DIFICILES.....

TAMBIEN TOMO CLASES DE MRDANGA, UNA VEZ POR SEMANA VOY A PSICOLOGA (CON LA MADRE MERUDEVI DD) ...Y EMPESARE CON CLASES DE INGLES POR QUE CREO (I THINK) QUE  HABLAR ALEMAN MUCHO NO ME AYUDA EN EL TEMPLO SOLO CON FAMILIA AMIGOS O KRISHNA!!!!  ESPERO QUE ESTE MUY BIEN GURU MAHARAJA..ORANDO POR USTED SU SIRVIENTA teresa.

                                                                                                                                 HARIBOL!

           asa - vd.  aparece como santa teresa de avila!   :O)     !                 Eso es el sendero correcto.  Mucho aprender de SB, CC!!!!      Adelante!