Touching Base

2 years, 8 months ago by kitri das in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Maharaja, PAMHO, I hope you are well in mind and spirit... so sorry for not being in touch these last 7 years, Forgive my stupid username hah. You studied improv at second city? that is just too cool! I have ventured into that alley quite a bit these last few years and I love it.


I have recently been thinking of different ways of serving you and the community, by bringing them the mantra directly- I feel a chanting workshop would be a good event to run, though I'm staying for 3 months only in japan, but we shall try, nevertheless.


I have been recently back home in Argentina after almost 9 years and it was nice to connect with devotees again and being able to help by playing mridanga and leading kirtan in the programs. Again,I am in Japan (studying Japanese) and so far quite regular with my 7 daily rounds I know there is a long way to go but it is what keeps me sane these days so trying to make the most out of it as I had periods of not being too regular with saddhana,etc. This trip has helped me realize a lot of things spiritually and about people, devotees, iskcon, krishna and my relationship and duty with all that, so I am grateful that it finally happened, thanks to Gaura-Nitai ofc.


Well, I dont mean to write a long letter(a lot has happened, clearly) but I wanted to touch base and wish you well, I've heard that you will be settling in India, if so, I should most definitely attempt to visit you and finally speak with you face to face.


Should you require any service,

I'll be here.

Sincerly,

Camilo.


AgtSP.


HpS - ASA -- Thank you, Camilo.

Can you make it 8-rounds a day. 🙂

Personal Sadhana

2 years, 8 months ago by Yamuneswar Das in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Guru Parampara,

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

H. H. HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam!

H. H. B. S. Damodar Swami, Ki Jai!

Srila Prabhupada, Ki Jai!


Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s Padama Charan. I am so happy to get Guruji Maharaja's reply so soon, and it is the same address written not to write in this blog.

What is the underlying story of crusting cursing (sarp) Krishna by Sridama for the separation of Srimati Radharani for 100 years?


HpS - ASA - Very nice to hear from you. We felt bad that we did not get more association from you while in Imphal.

I have heard this story of separation for 100 years but I don't remember where!!! I don't remember it is Srila Prabhupada's books. I think it was in Sivarama Swami's book about Krsna returns to Vrndavana.

Hard to get it now.


Another thing is that I have collected different flowers but have no experience in making garlands in the process of Sri Krishna bhakti.

Please guide me in increasing bhakti sadhana.


HpS - Yes, is nice making garlands for you Deities.

Basic Sadhana is 16-enthusiastic rounds, 4-principles strictly, up for Brahma muhurt and doing Mangala arati and Kirtan, reading Srimad Bhagavatam, then doing our regular work eg. fighting battle of Kuruksetra of Manipur University, for Krsna.

Doing all these?


Your fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das


HpS-ASA - Another letter in the Blog about travel to Northeast in January. Please look at iit.

India Visit and Vyasapuja

2 years, 8 months ago by srinath in DTC, Personal Sadhana Reports, Calendar Development

Dear Guru Maharaja.


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


We hope you have settled down in your ashram in Radhakunda and all you travels were successful. We saw some pictures of your welcoming in the Delhi temple and they were fantastic.


We will be traveling to India in November and will be there till end of February. Divya is leaving on 9-Nov and I am planning to arrive closer to thanksgiving. Her health is fine. She has been engaged in lots of services, especially dressing our deities here and she is getting good at it by your mercy.


There are lots of things happening in India during our visit this time. It has been 3 years since we went back. Divya’s sister in law is expecting and her due date is around 20-Nov. This would be the first child in Divya’s side. On 1-Jan, we are celebrating a function for my father’s 70th birthday called Bhimaratha Shanthi. On 18-Jan is our visa appointment and on 27-Jan, Srirama is getting married. It is taking a few weeks for the passports to come back from the consulate. So we will return at the end of February once we get our passports back.


ASA - You are going to India in November but you are getting your Visas in February? Do you mean that you will leave India with your Indian passports and then get your USA work Visas renewed from the Indian consulate after you get there and then be able to come back to USA on a work Visa?


One mataji here has been behind me to be her “mentor/siksha guru”. I don’t know how to deal with it Guru Maharaja because she is not just asking her questions on just Shastric understanding but also on people and situations here. I have told her many times that I don’t feel comfortable nor qualified doing it but she is relentless. Because since I am running the educational initiatives here and give many classes, many ppl think of me for more than who I am. I am honest with them about my position and yet they keep looking at me at a higher position . How should I deal with the situation Gurudeva?


Tom Brown - Drink Coca Cola during the Sunday Feast. Ha! Ha! Ha! ASA - This is a problem as old as the moon. People trying to push you into artificial positions. An Uttama adhikari reacts to it effectively in a spontaneous manner. Doesn't have to work on it. A Madhyama adhikari becomes expert at avoiding the materialistic tendency of people to make artificial Gurus so they can become "intimate associates" of a GREAT guru.

Work on it. It is a problem for everyone. It is like learning to be a husband. Takes time.



We are planning to book our tickets to Vrindavan closer to your Vyasapuja and wanted to confirm the dates so that we can book the tickets and accommodation soon.


ASA - Our Vyasapuja, effort to glorify the Parampara from Krsna to you, to your disciples, is on the Appearance day of Locan Das Thakura. I think that is 24th December. We can plan various events around that time.

We don't even want to thnk about it unless Srila Prabhupada is clearly illuminated as accepted by any of our disciples as their principle Uttama adhikari guru.


Please bless us that we may gain entrance into Vraja to meet you.


Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa


HpS - Thank you on behalf of everyone for nice letter.

It is 8.20PM.

Got up at 1.15AM. Started DTC and Japa.

Takes us about 10-minutes or even more for each round now. Our voice is weak.

Went for the Diksa ceremony for four disciple. Read about it in the Kapi Dhvaja.

We will try to post it after we send then letter.

That was from 8Am to 1PM.

Had to do it in the Goshala and cow urinated on our Yajnashal!

Back. Ate a little too much Banana bread. Learning.

Nap.

Sorting correspondences.

Gaura arati with Vipin Bihari Das and Tungavidya Devi Dasi and another Mataji whom we are ashamed we can't remember her names (!!).

Now this letter.

Try to post Kapi Dhvaja

and our eyes are getting strained.

Hare Krsna!

Ram Vijay, Mahotsaba! LAD

2 years, 8 months ago by laksmana-agraja in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna, dear Gurudev and devotees. Pamho, AGTSP!

Today we have celebrated Ram Vijay at home, Raman reti dd and I, with a nice offering for our beloved Nitay Caitanya candra along with Laxmi-Nrsimha and everyone else in our humble altar. As we say in spanish: The house is small but the heart is big.


We rose very early in the morning (2.50 am); Chanted our rounds; performed Mangalartik for our Deities; read NOD; finished rounds, prepared breakfast for Nitay CC; read Caitanya C; RR read for her groups while I was making a cake for L-N; offering (we fasted until noon); Listed to Nirantara Prabhu class at ISKCON Chosica live videos from some days ago. Then, a little rest, some house chores; noon offering; shared results with my family; ate sumptuously and rest for the afternoon. Now, 4.30 pm (Perú time) Im writing this simple report.

It´s so satisfaiyng having a nice KC day.

Increases your utsaha...

We are celebrating this festival in the temple on sunday and the beginning of Damorada mas.

Thanks for your asociation.


your servant

LAD


HpS/ASA - Thank you so much for sharing this! It is amazing when we learn that we don't have to organize big events with Big People prsent in large numbers.

All we have to have is one persona present.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/kb/86/#bb92504


Such an honor to join you!

Ambo/Vrsa/Hari-vamsi Report

Hare krsna pamho agtsp agthps. Hope your staying in Radha Kunda will be very lovely and beutiful. Thank you for engage us in service. Now we are stay in the jungle tower in Cordoba. We are organizing with the activities here school, work and we start with the edition of dtc-ut spain. Thank you.


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Thank you! Were all talking about your Sankirtan in some detail yesterday and hoping for this report.

HpS/ASA

Peru Legal Situation

2 years, 9 months ago by hps in Personal Sadhana Reports, Special Category A

AgtSP!!!!

Paoho


Thank you for this letter CAGD.

We are in Vrndavana.

We worked very strictly on the legal funcioning of ISKCON Peru for many months, years.


To us our style of management would have been more rigid application of laws and principals


I think this might be related to some inherent impersonalism in our Sannyasa character, but it might also be an aspect necessary for healthy functioning of the Peru Yatra.

I don't know.

My eyes are failing.

Mind,

Everything.

Consolidating our work and exepcting to leave this body in about two years.

Given these parameters, if you feel we can help then please contact us individually and give us the mercy of devotional service.

Thank you,

H. P. Swami