De vuelta

4 days, 13 hours ago by ramanretidevidasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudev comienzo mi reporte contestando las preguntas que formuló en la carta pasada. El templo de Chile está bien con muchas devotos nuevos que no conocía jóvenes con mucha energía, estuve haciendo pequeños servicios cocinar a la deidad con madre Ambrita Ganga y limpiar. Muy sorprendida por los hermosos murales que tiene el templo donde devotos lo hicieron con mucho amor para krishna y la comunidad

Con respeto a mi familia somos 4 hermanos, (Francisca, Javier y Felipe) mis padres Julio y yennifer) están juntos hasta ahora y tengo 3 sobrinos (Julieta, Ignacio y Julián ellos viven 2 fuera de Santiago. tengo una hermosa familia con muchos colores cuidados y comunicación les escribo a diario y fue maravilloso verlos, también me dedique hacer trámites qué necesitaba realizar (carnet de identidad, chequeo médico, ver a amigos etc...) con respecto a mi sadhana muy bien rondas cada día, lectura diaria con LAD y las devotas, atendiendo a las deidades (ofrecer alimentos, bañar, vestir y decorar... Además estoy nadando y encontré un trabajo asistiendo a pequeños a nadar y adolescentes a mejorar la técnica de nado tres veces a la semana dos horas diarias, y con orientación una vez a la semana

También fui a sacar la foto y marcar mis huellas digitales para el carnet de legalidad en el país por último LAD mando un reporte de nuestro interés por el proyecto campus de NIOS donde me sumó a lo que puedo hacer en la orientación para niños

Se despide su sirviente Raman Reti Devi Dasi


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All glories to Goura Nitay

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear Gurudev I begin my report by answering the questions he asked in the last letter. The Chile temple is doing well with many new devotees that I didn't know, young people with a lot of energy, I was doing small services, cooking for the deity with mother Ambrita Ganga and cleaning. Very surprised by the beautiful murals that the temple has where devotees did it with a lot of love for Krishna and the community


HpS/ASA - 👍


With respect to my family, we are 4 siblings, (Francisca, Javier and Felipe) my parents Julio and Jennifer) are together until now and I have 3 nephews (Julieta, Ignacio and Julián, 2 of them live outside of Santiago. I have a beautiful family with many colors care and communication I write to them daily and it was wonderful to see them, I also dedicated myself to doing paperwork that I needed to do (identity card, medical check-up, seeing friends, etc...) regarding my sadhana very well rounds every day, daily reading with LAD and the devotees, attending to the deities (offering food, bathing, dressing and decorating... I am also swimming and found a job helping children to swim and teenagers to improve their swimming technique three times a week for two hours a day, and with guidance once a week


I also went to take the photo and mark my fingerprints for the legality card in the country. Lastly, LAD sent a report of our interest in the NIOS campus project where I was added to what I can do in the orientation for children.


His servant Raman Reti Devi Dasi says goodbye



HpS - Very, very nice. I hope our Kapi Dhvaja, Blog and Tweets keep you informed about our Sankirtan and health and we can be of use to your Sankirtan.

Go on expanding more and more.

You have such nice gifts to share.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

6 days, 12 hours ago by rohini in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva

My respected Gurudeva, please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I always wish you the best for your health.


HpS - AgtSP/ A 'healthy' old car??


¡Om namo Bhagavate Narasimhaya!

 I am understanding and I'm realizing my small position, it is a reality that takes time to integrate into our habitual consciousness and for this to be the fundamental basis of our actions;


I am here in my house, in my district, my region, my country, my planet, my planet is among other planets and other components of the universe that influence me, and there are so many universes and everything is material existence functioning.


We also have the spiritual existence, much larger, inconceivable, and functioning. The power of the Supreme with His opulence is great, His energies, His aspects, His messengers.

 

I am a spiritual soul in a material body that I sculpted myself with my feelings, desires, actions, thoughts, by believing that I decided my life; the truth is that I was being driven, guided, oriented, reinforced, rewarded by the enormous power of illusion (Energy of Krsna), in my small position, and by my past and tendencies, me inserted in the wheel of time.

 

The events occur in the time, place, and circumstances decreed by Divine Providence and the mercy of the Supreme.

Right now, I am conversing with you Gurudeva . . . what glory. TLGASrila Prabhupada, TLGABhaktysiddhanta Sarasvati, TLGAThe Disciplic Succession that comes from Krsna (Who is described by His beautiful qualities that He manifests in His pastimes with His associates)

 

Thank you, Gurudeva for the Maha Mantra, the principles, the knowledge, TLGASP. Gurudeva, is every statement about my existence be correct?


Thank you very much for your attention Gurudeva, your time and mercy.

His disciple

Rohini dd


HpS - We are all fortunate to be accepted into the service of Srila Prabhupada in the Parampara!...!...

Very fortunate.

Your above statements seem fine.

Practically we seem to be somewhat influenced by Lord Caitanya's mercy and we can feel Hara, Krsna and Rama's presence when we chant Their Names or see Their deities.

When we can boxes of books to the car, we might also think, that these are Rama and Krsna's books.

So, we might be realizing Krsna in part as Maha-visnu and being surrounded by His material energies.


[... we thought we sent this letter long time ago!!! you are becoming a goswami? can feel the presence of the holy spirit, paramatma.]


Trying to Make Progress

6 days, 12 hours ago by candra108_mukhi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna, beloved Gurudeva, AGTSP, PAMHO.


Gurudeva, You know me. I like to wear designer clothes. And my parents raised me in a way, that I have all what I need and more.


HpS/ASA - Clothes for Deities?


I applied to another university because in my current university I do not earn much.


This university is called UCAL.


The payment is pretty good and besides that it is closer to my Home it is in La Molina.


The thing is that I am afraid of losing my balance between my spiritual life and material life. Sometimes I am overwhelmed


FMS helps a lot. I have classes from Monday to Sunday. I hope that for the next cycle I can leave one university so that I can have more time to practice My spiritual life more intensively.


Please forgive me for my laziness.

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD


HpS - Buy your clothes with your sister at Catholic Thrift Shop 😆 😆 and can take Ulysses on long Japa walks???


16x4!!!!!!!! and you can dress in silk sarees with nimai in nabadvipa in a few days.


Aindavi's brief catch-up

1 week, 1 day ago by aindavidd in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna, dearest Gurudeva, please accept my respects; vanca kalpa...


Please let me offer my obeisances to you, to your sankirtana, to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Srila Prabhupada, to the guru-parampara, to the vaishnavas, to the Holy Name, and to the Holy Dham.


ASA - 💥 💥


I'm generally speaking, doing well right now. I mean, things get crazy here and there, I guess its the nature of this world. But I like to stay positive and open to learn and adapt to change, and ultimately accept what it is.


Sometimes it is painful and uncomfortable, and other times things move smoothly and harmoniously.

My health seems to be good, except for some insomnia that I suffer from (in phases).


I'm not working at the moment, my nanny job ended and I wanted to take a break.


I got my GED and passed with really good scores.

On February 16th I was honored in San Antonio, Tx by the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education with an award as the student of the year of 2023 for the coastal region.


ASA - 🐵 👍 👍 👍


I was granted a scholarship to start a CNA program (certified nurse assistant) which I'll be taking sometime between summer/autumn of this year.

Eventually I'll enroll into collage to get my bachelors in nursing.

Although I'm open to change careers if I find my call in a different path.

Still figuring that out.


HpS/ASA - What about cinema? Movie industry?


Also, still single. I like and do enjoy my singleness, I see a lot of perks of being by myself, on my own, and not involve in a romantic relationship.

Of course, I would like to encounter a nice guy to date first, and eventually if it feels right, then move into a relationship.


ASA - Maybe Krsna is jealous of anyone else, and wants you all for Himself! 😎


I'm taking therapy once a week. I'm spending a lot of time with my sister. I've been making new friends in different social circles as well, and being more active in my social life (which at some point it was null).

I go to the temple at least once a week, and participate in the kirtan program on Thursdays.


I performed Tulasi puja on Wednesdays at the temple for most of the year in 2023.


My sadhana is not great. I chant on japa inconsistently, but whenever I chant is because I really want to chant, genuinely.


I associate with devotees in the community a bit, I have good respectful relationships with them though, I wish there were more people my age, devotee girls that I could make friendship with.


I want to share in an honest and vulnerable way about me and why I didn't come to the temple much, even though you were here.


Sometimes I feel remorseful and kinda disappointed with myself, like I'm a bad disciple, not even a disciple, and that I have let go so many precious opportunities of serving you for not being fully committed to you neither to my spiritual practices.


I know I will never get back that time. Yet other times, I see it as part of my journey, and I don't feel guilty, I understand its something I need at this time in my life. I know life is precious. And I don't want to live with regrets.


For the last 2-3 years I've been putting more effort in reconnecting with myself, I'm in the process of getting to know who I am as a person, as an individual, with the less labels possible, what do I want, what do I like, what am I passionate about, what resonates with me and what doesn't anymore, and so on.


From previous direct and indirect experiences I was burnt out, and a part of me still is.


I have this belief that if I come too close to the temple (meaning the institution, with the rules, expectations, some devotees judging and telling me how to dressed, and so on) I could potentially be dragged in and lose myself again, and that's something I don't want to do again,

I don't want to change myself in the way that doesn't feel authentic to me and free.


But I like Krsna, I like you, I like the process, I admire devotees that are sincere in their practices.


I felt so happy when some of my god-siblings were visiting this yatra for your vyasapuja, it's like everything lighted-up!


I'm moving very slowly and cautiously, but I think I'm on the right track. Yesterday I booked my flight to India.


It's going to be my first time.

It's been one of my deepest heartfelt desires since I joined the movement in 2009. So I'll be flying out from Houston to Kolkata. This year is Maha-abhishek and the grand opening of Sri Nrisimhadeva wing at the TOVP; there's kirtan mela, and a lot of lectures to listening to from senior devotees.

My plan is to join the Navadwipa mandal parikram, and go to the Vrndavan Safari with H. H. Jayapataka Swami, then I will come back to Mayapur most likely to celebrate his vyasapuja.


We are talking about staying there for like 2 months at least.


We'll see how it goes.


I would like to ask for your blessings and your permission to enter the Dham, to really see and be focused there, to be able to experience that connection with guru and Krsna, to deepen in my spiritual practice, and to strengthen my faith.

I do want to experience Krsna with my heart.

I will be following a good sadhana at least for the time I'm there, behave well, and try to avoid making any offenses.


HpS - Or course you have our best wishes, Hare Krsna! Even more I think you have Srila Prabhupada's personal, heartfelt wishes.


I was wondering if there are any places you would recommend me or instruct me to go to, to serve, any songs to sing, any prayers to say either during the whole trip o in a specific place. What would be a nice meditation to have and mindset? May I ask please- what do you pray and meditate on when you are in the Dham?


HpS - Sorry that it has taken so long to answer this letter. Hope our feelings, and all other ASA Sangis has been communicated to you through your heart and by the paramatma in your special meetings in the Dhama.

Nothing really special comes to mind except, write a lot. Keep many, many journal notes, even if they seem mundane and simple, years later they will be windows on the Dhama!


I sincerely want to ask you to please forgive my offenses for breaking my vows. You are a great teacher, and I recognize I'm not following you as I'm expected to.


I hope you are getting well settled in your new place and pray my letter finds your in great spirits.


Ps. I want to thank you for playing mrdanga in mangalaratik last week while I was singing, that memory is very fondly to me. Thank you for showing me how to serve and worship Krsna.


Your [aspiring] "disciple" and well-wisher,

Aindavi dd


HpS - Fix some vow for Japa yajna for some time: Eg I will do 16-rounds, 4-regs all the time on my Yatra to India, but later maybe 4-rounds a day until the next Ekadasi. Something that with intelligent consideration you know you can do. Then do it! When the period has finished reconsider and take another vow.

Getting back to 16-rounds is a personal dealing with Krsna.

Actually doesn't seem that there is anything in our loving exchange with Krsna than our daily Japa vows.

It becomes hard, easy, tasteful, boring ... as part of the most intimate personal relationship we can have.

Do you have nice deities?

If not why not look for some in the Dhama?

Thank you.

Madre Jambabati Ofrenda 💗

1 week, 1 day ago by Radha Japa in Personal Sadhana Reports

"Back home back to God"


Back home, back to God

On this sacred day of your Sri Vyasapuja, please allow me to glorify you by placing your life on the altar of my heart, admiring you as the perfect instrument through which Srila Prabhupada continues to expand Krishna Consciousness throughout the world, helping humanity to emerge from this miserable Samsara of material existence.


HpS - AgtSP. We can accept that we are a perfect instrument as are others in Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON, the same way a very imperfect harmonium can be used as a perfect tool in the hands of a perfect musician, Srila Prabhupada. As far as we are concerned, think we have more work to do from our side before we become an independent 'perfect instrument'. Same for you et al?


 You continue to show us the path that Srila Prabhupada left us: chanting the Holy Names, reading his books, rendering service to Krishna,... in the condition we are in, we are not perfect, you. He does not say: a crooked branch is better than a straight branch... with his personal example and beautiful smile he encourages us by telling us: "come on, we are learning the lesson, following the program is easy and you will be happy with Krishna eternally" jay!!


 After saying goodbye to him in Santa Clara (Peru) with the plan to go to India and stay there until he left the body,... I remained silent trying to understand between tears how Devastating it would be when you. leave this world... it is pathetic to recognize that in my childhood I suffered abandonment from my father and suffering from my mother,


it was a trauma that I wanted to overcome throughout my life,...running away, getting away from everything... I thought I had already overcome it, but, again, the pain and suffering resurfaces,...


I walk away, I run away, knowing that it is and is not cushions my pain,


I know it is a lot of Ego, I am working internally to overcome this condition ,... I implore you to forgive my offenses if I have put you in anxiety..


 I remember reading, when Srila Prabhupada was very serious he told his disciples: there is no reason to cry, the old die, that is natural, so do not cry.... when the disciples told him we will not know how to communicate with you.. Srila Prabhupada responded:

 "Oh, I will communicate with you through your heart, I will come to you in your dreams as caitya-guru"


Between cries I try to understand the sacred principle of Faith that unites us to you. through following his instructions that are the legacy of Srila Prabhupada:


 Chanting the Holy Names, reading their books, doing Service to Krishna in a humble and devotional state of Mind... having full Faith in His Mission, that we will be earning our Ticket to return home, back to God, and continue serving Him. You. Beloved Gurudev and Radha Krishna eternally.

 Hanumatpresaka swami, ki jay!!

 His useless and clumsy servant

 M. Jambavati d.d.

HpS - Thank you. We hope th

at we are doing a little to communicate the vision of Srila Prabhupada and Krsna that this wonderful Vyasa-puja offering contains.


On our altar is the little tryptic of your Gaura-Nitai dieties and [?] Vrndadevi, Gopal; and Piggy. Monkey left his body some time ago and we the remains on a branch of the pear tree that we planted on Radhastami a few years ago.


Please improve your association with devotees. You have so many Mothers and Fathers and Big Sisters and Big Brothers!


Next meeting, Nabadvip with Nimai and Srila Prabhupada!!!!


P.S. We have many other offerings collected into one file. We hope to get to it.

We also have to read the official Disciple Reports to report to Srila Prabhupada.

How much is our fault in doing this lazy, lusty character?

Right now it 🌞

is at 7.49PM. Have a headache coming. So cannot do much more writing.

  • Will join FES with Sri Sri Radha Natabara Sanga.
  • Others might ask to join the Whatsapp Group.

Maybe one more Blog post.

So, many nice ones here.

We are all, already half dead. 😃


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 "De vuelta a casa de vuelta a Dios"


De vuelta a casa de vuelta a Dios

en este sagrado dia de su Sri Vyasapuja, por favor permitame glorificarlo poniendo su vida en el altar de mi corazon, admirandolo como el instrumento perfecto a travez del cual Srila Prabhupada continua expandiendo Conciencia de Krishna en el mundo entero, ayudando a la humanidad a salir de este miserable Samsara de la existencia material.


Ud. nos continua mostrando el camino que Srila Prabhupada nos dejo: cantar los Santos Nombres, leer sus libros, rendir servicio a Krishna, .. en la condicion que estemos, no somos perfectos, ud. no dice: es mejor una rama torcida a una rama derecha .. con su ejemplo personal y hermosa sonrisa nos alienta diciendonos: "vamos, vamos aprendiendo la leccion, seguir el programa es facil y seras feliz con Krishna eternamente" jay!!



Despues de su despedida en Santa Clara (Peru) con el proyecto de ir a India y quedarse alla hasta dejar el cuerpo, .. permaneci en silencio tratando de entender entre llantos lo Devastador que sería cuando ud. parta de este mundo ...  es patetico reconocer que en mi infancia sufri abandono de mi padre y el sufrimiento de mi madre, fue un trauma que quize superar a lo largo de mi vida,..huyendo, alejandome de todo .... pense que ya lo habia superado, pero, nuevamente, el dolor y sufrimiento vuelve a aflorar, ... me alejo, huyo, saber que esta y no esta amortigua mi dolor, se que es mucho Ego, estoy trabajando internamente para superar esta condicion ,... le imploro perdone mis ofensas si lo he puesto en ansiedad ..



Recuerdo haber leido, cuando Srila Prabhupada estaba muy grave les dijo a sus discipulos: no hay razon para llorar, los viejos muere, eso es natural, asi que no lloren.... cuando los discipulos le dijeron no sabremos como comunicarnos contigo ... Srila Prabhupada respondio: 

" oh, me comunicare con uds. atravez de vuestro corazon, vendre a uds. en sus sueños como chaitya=Guru "



Entre llantos trato de entender, el principio sagrado de Fe que nos une a ud. atravez de seguir sus instrucciones que es el legado de Srila Prabhupada:

El canto de los Santos Nombres, leer sus libros, hacer Servicio a Krishna en humilde y devocional estado de Animo..  tener plena Fe en su Mision, que estaremos ganando nuestro Boleto para volver a casa, de vuelta a Dios, y seguir sirviendole a ud. Amado Gurudev y a Radha Krishna eternamente .

Hanumatpresaka swami, ki jay!!

su inutil y torpe sirvienta

M. Jambavati d.d.

Report - AmD - Diario 02

2 weeks, 5 days ago by anandamayadas in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.



 For a long time we have prayed to Nrshimhadeva of Mayapur for his [your?] health... Now we have Him here very close...



 I send you this report, which is actually a copy of my diary:


ASA -🐵 🐖🐖🐖 Thank you!


From Deli to Calcutta by plane and from Calcutta by taxi to Mayapur... We arrived in the afternoon and after a bath we went to ask permission from Lord Siva to allow us to enter the Dham... The altar of Lord Siva was closed, but you could see it from the window in the temple of one of the Vaisnava Gaudiyas (there are many temples around here) and then we went to take darshan at the Iskcon temple...


We have seen Panca Tattva, Radha Madhava, through photos and videos for so many years.

Astasaki, and Nrshimhadeva, seeing them in person was a very difficult experience to tell...


ASA - 🐒 Can break even a stone like heart!


From some signs, I always thought that I was more attracted to Vrndavan... Actually I don't know... But I feel very good here in Mayapur...


HpS - Mayapura is a confidential part of Vrndavana, where Lalita and Visakha try to explain to Krsna the feelings that Radha has for him, no?


There is something to Chosica, where I lived for more than fifteen years... We have already visited several historical and sacred places... And I would like to stay... But I still have to see Vrndavan...


We nhave been here in Mayapur for almost a moth and we have been very busy serving in the Bhakti Marga Swami theater team, this year "The Age of Kali" will be presented, which they say was presented before and Srila Prabhupada liked it very much...

 Here in Maharaj's team there is also Parama Karuna [Das!], he is the lead, he is Kali in the theater, and he was the one who recommended me to Maharaj... I am taking charge of the lights...


 Yesterday the official presentations of "The Age of Kali" began and many great personalities, Gurus, sannyasis, SP disciples, Kirtaniyas, etc. came.


ASA - Outside guests? In the Samadhi Auditorium?


 We will be from March 6 to 12 here in Mayapur and from the 13th there will be a small tour ending on March 18 in Deli... That day our service ends and we are thinking of going to Vrndavan for a few days to return for Gaura Purnima to Mayapur ...


HpS/ASA - 👳 🐒🐒 You are so fortunate. Hope all you friends and family are following you and so many personal relations being corrected.

Mother Saci even committed offense to Advaita Acharya and had to ask for forgiveness!


 Please bless me to enter Vrndavan, we don't know what will happen when we are in Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi or when we see Gaura Nitai, Krsna Balarama and Radha Shyamasundar in person... We have longed for that moment for a long time...


ASA - ... and Govardhana❗❗


 I hope to see you again here in the Holy Dham, I hope that is one of Krsna's plans for me...

 Your aspiring AmD servant.

HpS/ASA - AgtSP!!! Hare Krsna.


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Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva, por acepta mis humildes reverencias, todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.


Desde hace mucho tiempo le oramos a Nrshimhadeva de Mayapur por su salud... Ahora a Él, lo tenemos aquí muy cerca...


Te envío este reporte, que en realidad es copia de mi diario:


De Deli a Calcuta en avión y de Calcuta en taxi a Mayapur... Llegamos en la tarde y después de un baño fuimos a pedir permiso al Señor Siva para que nos permita entrar al Dham... El altar del Señor Siva estaba cerrado, pero se podía ver desde la ventana en el templo de una de las Gaudiyas Vaisnavas (hay muchos templos por aquí) y luego fuimos a tomar darshan al templo de Iskcon... Hemos visto por foto y videos tantos años al Panca Tattva, Radha Madhava Astasaki, y a Nrshimhadeva, que verlos personalmente fue una experiencia muy difícil de contar... 


Por algunas señales, siempre pensé que me sentía más atraído a Vrndavan... En realidad no lo sé... Pero me siento muy bien aquí en Mayapur... Tiene algo a Chosica donde viví más de quince años... Ya hemos visitado varios lugares históricos y sagrados... Y me gustaría quedarme... Pero aún tengo que conocer Vrndavan...


Ya estamos casi un mes aquí en Mayapur y hemos estado muy ocupados sirviendo en el equipo de teatro de Bhakti Marga Swami, este año se presentará "La era de Kali" que según dicen fue presentado antes y a Srila Prabhupada le gustó mucho...


Aquí en el equipo de Maharaj también está Parama Karuna, él es el protagonista, él es Kali en el teatro, y fue quien me recomendó con Maharaj... Yo estoy haciendome cargo de las luces... 


Ayer empezaron las presentaciones oficiales de "La era de Kali" y vinieron muchas grandes personalidades, Gurus, sannyasis, discípulos de SP, Kirtaniyas, etc. 


Estaremos del 06 al 12 de marzo aquí en Mayapur y a partir del 13 habrá una pequeña gira terminando el 18 de marzo en Deli... Ese día se termina nuestro servicio y estamos pensando ir a Vrndavan por unos días para regresar para Gaura Purnima a Mayapur...


Por favor bendiceme para poder entrar a Vrndavan, no sabemos que va a pasar cuando estemos en el Samadhi de Srila Prabhupada o cuando veamos en persona a Gaura Nitai, Krsna Balaram y Radha Shyamasundar... Hemos añorado ese momento por mucho tiempo...


Espero volver a verte aquí en el Santo Dham, espero que ese sea uno de los planes de Krsna para mí...


Tu aspirante a sirviente AmD.