Nice time to read

2 years, 8 months ago by narotam_armijo in Personal Sadhana Reports, Other

Hare Krishna!!!

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Narotam Armijo from Chile


I hope the good health is whit you and the cold winter dont hit so hard.

This is my first sadhana report of the year, I'm now in vacations in the beach whit my family, is kinda crasy but I use this time in the best activitie posible: Sankirtan, in this days I give 127 books, unfortunaly no Bhagabad-Gita but still be a good number for just 4 days in sankirtan.


And a last thing you have some advice for sankirtan? Like a place were you think that is necesary to go or will make good results.


Please accept my humble obeisences.

Hari bol Guru maharaja, have a nice day.


HpS-ASA. - Hare Krsna. Thank you for great letter.


Only one small Sankirtan suggestion comes to us. Try to distribute five books rather than one book.


If they think that they must act in Jana yoga, learn something it is wrong for Kali-yuga, but if they think as Sankirtan men, give the books to others, friends, encounters in life, then that is natural, Yuga-dharma.

Thank you.

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2 years, 8 months ago by Namacarya das in Other

con't from here https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/13871/


HpS - Did not know about blind fellow. Just one student? What do you do for him?


ND - Yes, one kid, that is the program for this kind of disability. He is going to regular elementary school with 500 other students. I help him walk and move around (he usually uses a stick but in the school that is impossible as school is a small building full of kids, so it is very crowded), emotional support, help him follow the classes (for example telling him what is written on the board or presentation), make digital documents for him from teacher’s presentations and papers (he has kind of a tablet adjusted for blind men), etc.


Able to preach in the environment?

I chant HK (before/after job) and then smile at people, and if they ask why I am so calm and serene, I reply according to circumstances.


HpS - Smile, comportment, Kirtan. Three Sankirtan tools Srila Prabhupada says we have and should use, no?

Can you introduce pantheism in your professional work eg. taste of water, light of the sun?


ND - Not really. Mostly to the boy. With him yes. As he is blind but intelligent, although teenager. When we are alone, he asks questions. We talk. We covered different topics, God has many names, vegetarianism (not just for health but because suffering of the animals), man woman attraction, …


Regarding this point of sharing Krsna consciousness - I gleaned from listening to Radhika Ramana Prabhu and his childhood, how different is USA from Pula, Croatia. Multi cultural vision, specially sharing spiritually or faith is very much more closed here than in USA. Sure, it can be done, but there is no supported possibility (ex. presentations in town palace, radio, TV, news web portals) and when doing it, not much people will come.

Why is so?

Between other things, it could be not just because people are very demoniac. Could be because devotees are not finely developed so -preach- fanatically (above their understanding and realisation - birds can fly as their wings allow), not according to kala desa patra and put emphasis on aspects that are not needed at the moment. 

Also, town is small, SP left Butler and went to New York ...

However, all that being said, maybe/hopefully the sharing is not big in numbers but is penetrating subtly and maturely by devotees smiling in their workplaces. 


HpS - Yes, that is new aspect of this movement. Srila Prabhupada says that Chapter Two of BG is not sufficiently detailed for Arjuna to apply, so Chapter Three is 'vrtti', professional devotional service. What we are talking about in terms of peoples professions.

Most people need to see the example, no?


Sannyasa?


ND - So many aspects/thoughts to it. Some of it are:

  • Forbidden in kali yuga. 
  • Adjusted for kali yuga. 
  • Markata vairagya. 
  • Srila Prabhupada : “no more sannyasa”. Which follows dress “rules” - SP : “No more this showbottle, cheating. It is very ludicrous. Even there is a promise that "We shall not fall down again," that is also not believable. What is the use? Better go and speak philosophy in your gṛhastha dress, not this dress, but you have nice coat, pants, gentleman. Who says no? I never said. Rather I shall be glad to see that up-to-date (my emphasis) gentlemen with tilaka and śikhā are speaking. That is very prestigious everywhere. Why this false dress? What is the wrong to become gṛhastha? …”


HpS - Here is citation about 'forbidden in Kali-yuga'https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/6/13/

I am talking about the formalities in VAD and ISKCON, but especially about the natural spiritual development that VAD presents.


It is a big and deep topic. As is Krishna consciousness, bhakti yoga. Wide, deep and individual, as well as collective (Hari Nama sankirtana).


Thank you for engaging in correspondence with me. I understand we are miles away by air, but hopefully 'packed together' as per SP (you chant here, I chant there...)


YS ND


HpS - Thank you. We are packing..... !!! ... Fly tomorrow.

Mis disculpas, ahora, a usted - PMd

2 years, 8 months ago by bhaktapiero in Other

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.



Now my apologies go to you. You have accepted me as a harinam diksa disciple and I am sorry for making this horrible mistake after stopping my medication. I am burdening you with my sinful activities and I feel bad about it. I will strive not to trip over the same stone again and thereby harm those around me.



Sorry Gurudeva, I am stupid, but by your mercy and Srila Prabhupada's, I am advancing step by step to meet Krishna.



Your servant, Piyari Mohan das.


HpS - Jesus told the people who were going to throw stones at the prostitute, "Let he who is amongst who is without sin throw the first stone".


They all paused for a while, then put down their stones and went away.

The prostitute thank Christ with intense gratitude, and the accepted her prayers, but he said, "Now go, and sin no more".


Thank you.


Try your best to fight against big problems and always make some progress.



Al fin puedo escribirle

2 years, 8 months ago by Yulisa Yugala in Other

HK PAMHO

Querido Guru Maharaja, mil disculpas por no haberle escrito, mi vieja computadora colapsó, por ello perdí la contraseña y no podía escribirle, busque y busque y nada. No quería perder las anteriores cartas. Pero mi deseo de continuar la comunicación con mi maestro espiritual, es más grande. Así que estamos de regreso.

El año pasado fue muy intenso, me metí en un colegio negrero, nunca tenía tiempo para nada, por un lado, frustrante, por otro lado, me mantuvo muy activa, con la frescura de los niños de primaria, sus muy buenas cualidades y sufrimientos. En más de una vez, quería consultarle mil cosas. Felizmente no me renovaron contrato, parece que ese es mi destino, ir de un lado a otro, como si me llevara el viento ¡Qué felicidad!... no podría vivir así por mucho tiempo, no es fácil. Así que estuve este primer mes del año, descansando, visitando al dentista, disfrutando de comer prasadham sin apuros, retomando la adoración diaria de mis deidades chotas, el año pasado sólo las adoré los fines de semana, retomando mis lecturas, la colección de la vida de Srila Prahupada. A veces, me parece que me instruyera de cómo actuar en tal o cual circunstancia, néctar, esa lectura es hasta histórica, muy interesante para cualquier persona.

Aun no tenía claro qué hacer, pero poco a poco, veo una luz en el camino, veo la mano de Dios otra vez dándome instrucciones, así que estoy emocionada, agradecida y declarando que será un año genial.

Noticias de la última semana, el Sr. Jagannatha vuelve a Miraflores y quien desee puede enviar su propuesta. Así comunicó P. Mathuresa. Se tomó con buen ánimo esta noticia en todo el Yatra, por favor sus bendiciones para que estos cambios se den armoniosamente y para la nueva administración.

Le dejo unas fotos de la celebración del vyasa puja que se realizó en Chosica, fue un servicio muy lindo que hicimos con Gaura Karuna, me escapé de mi trabajo, toda una aventura. Fue muy emotivo. Gaura decoró con frutas a Monkey y Piggy. Todos salieron muy felices. Y no dormí viendo su vyasa puja en Vrndavana. Al día sgte. Enfermé. Todavía estoy en Chosica.

¡Todas la glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Espero escucharlo pronto en Gotomeeting los sábados.

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kisora Dasi (Un sobreviviente)


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HK PAMHO


Dear Guru Maharaja, a thousand apologies for not having written to you, my old computer crashed, that's why I lost the password and I couldn't write to you, I searched and searched and nothing. He did not want to lose the previous letters. But my desire to continue communication with my spiritual master is greater. So we're back.


Last year was very intense, I got into a slavery school, I never had time for anything, on the one hand, frustrating, on the other hand, it kept me very active, with the freshness of primary school children, their very good qualities and suffering . On more than one occasion, I wanted to ask him a thousand things. Fortunately, my contract was not renewed, it seems that this is my destiny, to go from one place to another, as if the wind were carrying me. What happiness!... I could not live like this for long, it is not easy. So I spent this first month of the year, resting, visiting the dentist, enjoying eating prasadham without haste, resuming the daily worship of my chota deities, last year I only worshiped them on weekends, resuming my readings, the collection of the life of Srila Prahupada. Sometimes, it seems to me that it instructs me on how to act in this or that circumstance, nectar, that reading is even historical, very interesting for anyone.


I still wasn't sure what to do, but little by little, I see a light on the road, I see the hand of God again giving me instructions, so I'm excited, grateful and declaring that it will be a great year.


News of the last week, Mr. Jagannatha returns to Miraflores and whoever wishes can send his proposal. This is how Fr. Mathuresa reported. This news was taken in good spirits throughout the Yatra, please give his blessings so that these changes occur harmoniously and for the new administration.


He left you some photos of the vyasa puja celebration that took place in Chosica, it was a very nice service that we did with Gaura Karuna, I ran away from work, quite an adventure. It was very emotional. Gaura decorated Monkey and Piggy with fruits. They all came out very happy. And I did not sleep watching her vyasa puja in Vrndavana. The next day I got sick. I'm still in Chosica.


All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


Hope to hear from you soon on Gotomeeting on Saturdays.


His daughter who adores him:


Yugala Kisora Dasi (A survivor)


HpS - Super SUPER

S U P E R!

Thank you for such concise news.

We are getting ready to fly back to USA and then its suburb, Mexico!

All your news is very interesting.

We can only think that each of these jobs are spiritual education in your waking up and returning to Krsna.

Bring your bad material qualties under control and develop your good qualities, then spiritualize them all!


If we are Goswamis, going with no home in the material world and will die quickly, O.K.

Go news ... YKD left her body!!

In the woods

2 years, 8 months ago by i8themaha in Special Category A, Other

Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


Yes Maharaja,


Thank you! I am seeing some of the news. I wasn't quite able to follow all the "political stuff", but I am thinking the conversations with Basu Ghosh Prabhuji and others were about female diksa gurus?


HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. Seems that is the basis then the resultant political activity. Of course, it it SP's institution, so we should do our work in terms of our ability to see that it is healthy.


Emojis!!


,😡😱🤣🧐😁🙀🤯


Anger wonder comedy chivalry mercy horror shock!

ASA - Super! Wonder and Horror look the same! Mercy looks like intense self-satisfaction. Shock and Chivalry look pretty good.

All our opinion, but very good work, thank you.

I like doing poetry illustrated with emo level art.

Authorized servise.

Maybe we see you when we get to USA.

🌝

Jaya Maharaja!


Your servant,

Jaya Hari Das

meaning of "watch emergencies"

2 years, 8 months ago by Namacarya das in Other

Guru Maharaja,

you wrote:

We have very, very powerful desires to see new pastimes eg. Netflix, Hulu... just chant and watch emergencies.


What means to watch emergencies here ?


HpS - Gosh!!! You have such good intelligence, but we cannot understand the context of the statement. It looks like a typographical error. What kind of work are you doing? Able to preach in the environment?