Initiation Update

4 years, 5 months ago by cdhulipati in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Maharaj.

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


Thank you so much for being willing to initiate me. I am eternally grateful to Krishna and Srila Prabhupada for giving this unqualified soul a great spiritual master like you. I will work hard to follow your instructions and become your sincere disciple.


Regarding the recommendation letter from Temple Authorities, I requested Kamagayatri Mataji for one about three weeks ago. She is willing to recommend me for initiation. She said she wrote a letter and has sent it to you. As for the disciple course, I completed it and received the certification also. Please guide me on further steps for the initiation.


Your aspiring insignificant servant,

Chithkala


HpS - Thank you Chitkala Ji, Here is the e-mail from the ISKCON Boise, Temple Counsel:


Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami,

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

On behalf of the temple council members we would like to formally recommend Chitkala Mataji for formal initiation. Kamagayatri devi dasi and Anadi devi Dasi have been co-teaching with Chitkala on a weekly basis the last 6 months. We both appreciate her steadiness and dedication to this services as well as her natural quality of humility to serve and assist devotees and devotee children. Her patience and enthusiasm to render Sunday school service is also wonderful Vaisnava qualities that she brings to the group. We have also witnessed her attendance of Sunday darshan and Mangal Arati programs. Chitkala has also been a regular Sunday feast and festival volunteer.


Chitkala Mataji has dedicated herself to be a part of the regular Sunday school program the last 6 months. She has taken initiative to teach the children how to recite key verses from the Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita. Chitkala’s regular attendance as a co-teacher has enriched our regular Sunday school program and the teachers, parents, and children have appreciated her dedicated efforts in this important role.


Chitkala Mataji has reported to us that she has completed the new disciple course and has been chanting 16 rounds the last year.


Kamagayatri devi dasi has also witnessed her attendance of Anjana Suta Academy morning mangal aratis and classes. Her close contact with Srinivasa Acarya, Sundari Radhika and Sugopi the last few years also bears witness to her dedication of adhering to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada’s standards. Her sincerity and steadiness as a new devotee is inspiring to our community and we look forward to being able to regularly serve and associate with her in the future.

Please let us know if you have any further inquiries or questions Maharaj.

Your servants,


Kamagayatri devi dasi

Anadi Radha devi dasi

Prema Lila devi dasi

Jiyad Nirsimha dasa


HpS - Jaya! So:

Mail your beads to Hp Swami; 2129 Stratford Rd.; Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Include your full secular name and date of birth.


Who can do the fire sacrifice?

Thank you.

Anual Report of sankirtana creature!!!

4 years, 5 months ago by Panca tattva das in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Reverencias TlgaSP

Querido gurudev!

Este año fue muy bueno para quedarse en el asram y hacer servicio..

# 16 rondas regular

# 4p bajo control

(tengo dificultades con la pizza ,el queso, en nuestra mente todavia hay mucho deseo sexual)

# Mangala arati regular 80 %..(.muchas veces no deso ir por que estoy yo solo con una matayi) eso me des entusiasma.

#Cumplimos con el servicio de reorganizar y orientar el proyecto de Nueva Govardhana.(Vision,misión,plan estrategico,etc).

# Presenté una serie de charlas online para brahmacaris por 3 meses.

# Estudiamos.el Srimad Bhagavatam con compañeros online y presencial en la finca (canto 1,3,4,6).

# Estoy haciendo bhakti vaibhava con Prabhu Devakinanda das HPS y Mitravinda dd su esposa.

# Maratón de distribución de libros 2020...(101 pequeños, 363 grandes y 50 BG).

Este año comencé a hacer sankirtana en la playa y salen muchos libros mas que en la ciudad...siempre salen primero los BG de mis manos. Siento que Krishna esta feliz y se relaciona conmigo atravez del sankirtana.

Con ganas de hacer Sankirtana viajero!!!!

Todas las Glorias a HPS y SP que hacen que este pobre inutil pueda tocar el sol!!!


HpS - Hare Krsna!!!! Gracias sus noticias. Todo su reportaje superior pero...


pero


PERO

now you should start writing some things? Articles, poetry, edited into books. Movies. More permanent documents.

Of course, this pandemic may mutate and in the end all modern civilization be broken, so the ultimate service is to develop Bhakti yoga in all circumstances.

For that we see not just the externally measurable results of Vaidhi bhakti, but coming to Raganuga Bhakti and Bhava Bhakti and fully awake in Prema Bhakti.


How is that developing: Adau sraddha...?


It is good to write here, but of course, you (b'cari, not ladies 😎) can put in confidential content and we won't publish it.


We have been trying to investigate your coming to M'boro as a b'cari and Sankirtan, devotee. NgD et al are enthusiastic.

We caught up with Sesa Das and discusses NIOS strategy and the visas, and he gave some options, but really it is hard if you cannot join the e-mail cycle and we make phone calls, which is hampered by the remoteness of New Govardhana yatra.


Hare Krsna!


Guess it would need a conference call with Nitai-gaurasundara Das.


Thank you.


Waiting for more of your mercy.


Respects to all! Even the lone Pujari.

Jambavati devi dasi's report

4 years, 5 months ago by Germán Vegas in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

PAOHO AGTSP


This is your servant Gandharva das. Our senior god sister, Jambavati devi dasi, has some trouble in sending you her annual report, so she wrote us to help her (Google's translation).

(Some pictures were embedded but it wasn't possible to include them in the attachment)


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NitayGouraPremanande !!! dear and always remembered Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances !!

ALL THE GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA


Sorry for not being able to write to you earlier, my health was so complicated and, above all, someone stole my cell phone, somebody gave me a cell phone that was failing a lot .....

all this time I remembered the first years that I knew Krishna Consciousness, in that

then it was a privilege to see you. Even once a year ... I write youa letter and, waiting with great emotion to receive yourletter, everything was by conventional mail, at that time

there was no Internet, but every minute of my life I kept remembering it ...

I am not surprised about my Health, I met evicted Krishna Consciousness, and from time to time my body collapse to the point of death, I remember in Mexico a devout expert in Reiki healing was pale when checking me and told me: Jambavati has almost no vital signs! Another time m. Catamay asked the temple to pray for me, because both she and her husband who are doctors did not they gave me a long time to live, ... on another occasion I was doing service for Lord Jagannath, and in a Mangal Aratik I could not get up. I was suffocating I could not breathe, I couldn't move, my eyes were red and my eyelids purple ... the president of the temple, he was upset with me, he told me that I should not do sick service .... Krishna is so naughty, then I feel better and continue with the services ... nobody seeing me they believe I'm bad, hahaha .... a devout doctor told me but, you look very good, ... again I don't You think ... hehehe, ... I once heard a class that said (sorry if it is not well written) “Mare Krishna rake ke rake krishna mare ke ”if Krishna says that it is time for you to leave the body, Who can save you? And if Krishna wants to give you protection, who can harm you? Therefore I do not leave the Sankirtan, always Praying to Sena Pati Bhakta not to leave me without his books in my hands, in case the time comes I have a Prabhupada book with me ..... currently in the Collapse of the pandemic I ran out of money and, I went looking for a refuge with my old man Father, Krishna put in my way kind people are Christian preachers but, I They helped a lot, I spent another season at my family's house, working hard to earn myself the right of stay, the good thing was that my father was safe and fed in the middle of the pandemic, also with this situation it has been achieved that my brothers show more sensitive to my father's situation, (thanks pandemic), ....


Finally dear Gurudev, in Separation from you. There has not been a day that has not stopped the distribution of books, it will not be the Marathon distributions of yesteryear, but, even if it's a few minutes of preaching, chatting with people on my way, if they are interested and don't have the laxmi to take the book, I gave them an informative Hare Krishna magazine with the direction of the Center preaching, just before the pandemic began m. medini gave me about 200 magazines and now I hardly have any left ... and my books are also running out, due to their infinite mercy dear Gurudev, my Sadhana I take like this, 8 rounds early, 4 at noon and 4 at night and the 4 regulative principles ...... within the circumstances I worked almost 12 hours daily just to earn a living and have a roof where to hold my father ... that's why my body collapsed was too much effort, thanks to Krishna now I just moved to another

place and, I can work fewer hours ..... all this time I have not felt alone, a Sankirtanero by the grace of Prabhupada is always with people talking about Krishna, and experiences so much Nectar, lately I coincide with a Venezuelan devotee who goes from passenger when I am doing Sankirtan on the buses he is a nurse, and he met Conscience of Krishna 8 years ago in Caracas his name is b. Edgar meets s.s.GuruPrasad Swami and s.s. Bhakti Sundar swami with whom he maintains a lot of communication seems to be aspiring to be disciple of Maharaja because he is very interested in Maharaja coming to Peru .... And, many

more nectars with more people !! In the old days when there was no Internet he always remembered to the devotees who are chanting the Holy Names all over the world and that filled me with much enthusiasm to sing my Japa, now as before seeing photos of devotees and devotees in Sankirtan I take on a lot of enthusiasm ..... Infinite thanks dear GuruMaharaja because you, he always prays for me and gives me so much mercy !!! You once

He told me that there is more mercy for the most fallen, you. He's so compassionate to this useless soul and fall, eternally grateful to his divine lotus feet !!!


Radhe, Radhe, Radhe .........

Your useless and clumsy servant

m. Jambavati d.d.


HpS - Hare Krsna. We are crying a little as we read your letter. We only hope that we can be of a <<little>> practical service to you. We have been trying to contact you for weeks, months. Your pictures of Gaura Nitai, Vrnda, Gopal are on our altar, and your Monkey and Piggy guard to walls.

Thank you for your association.

Krsna can send people.

Krsna can send inteligence.

... at any moment. So, all we can say is that you are certainly one of the most well protected people in the universe. It would be hard to find anyone in ISKCON who does not respect you as a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya.

Chant Hare Krsna, and be happy.

Be very happy.

Let Krsna illuminate your service and give you more and more proximity with devotees.

Thank you.

End of Dicember Marathon!!

4 years, 5 months ago by brian tellez in Personal Sadhana Reports

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


We just finished the December marathon, we made 29 Harinamas, a group of 10 devotees, and distributed approx. 6300 medium books and 300 bg. this was the honeymoon with my wife😂😂😂


HpS - ASA - You married Santa Rosa of Lima!


Gurudeva my wife's name is Aleksandra 👫 she is from SA Petersburg, she aspires to Niranjana Swami, She did Bhaktisastri in Mayapur and lived in the temple of lodres as Brahmacarini, she also participated with the Group from Harinama Ruci from Flourma Sankirtan,📚📚💃🕺🎤

now she is studying for the initiation exam and His Guru Maharaja asked us to go to Mayapur after finishing the marathon,


I have realized that I do not have much to offer to you more than my service and my Japa 🧘‍♂️📿🚧👷🧰📚, I am an enjoyer and maya punishes me every so often for that😈😣, I can't even call myself his disciple but I hope to get up again in Mangalaratika, I feel the constant purification😫, I have understood that I am a prisoner who is beaten🕰️⏳ and I must accept this with humility someday and keep trying to serve you whatever happens Gurudeva🐾🐈. 


HpS - Chanakya says that poverty cannot stay where there is constant endeavor, ignoraance cannot stay where there is constant recitation of the Vedas, and sinful reaction cannot stay where there is constant recitation of the Name of Hari.


Regarding Giriraja Mahajaraja and Srimati Radharani, we have generated a lot of attachment, it is what keeps us getting up early and keeps our family together👨🗿👧, we try to make things in our home revolve around Giridhari, in these times there are no qualified brahmanas, but we are trying to occupy our lives in the service of Harinama Sankirtan and maintain a standard of cleanliness🧽🧼🧹🚿 and punctuality⏱️ as we were taught in the temple with our deity, we also worship Pancatatva and Nrsmha deva, Lord Hanuman and Tulasi devi every morning, serving Guru Param Para and you Gurudeva and my wife's Guru HH Niranjana Swami.


HpS - As we understand, unless you are following four principles strict, like a Brahmana, worshipping Giriraja shilas can be dangerous. He is like a little child. He will get angry and kick things and even kill people!


After Mayapur we will go to Jaganath puri 🏯👑to continue with Harinama Sankirtan with His blessings🎣🙆‍♂️🙆‍♀️🙏🙏♿, so I will send you preaching reports when the month ends. 🎵🎼💯


HpS - !!


Thank you for your daily classes and those of your disciples every morning I listen to them when we are in the service to the deity through the Facebook of Asa Mexico🌮🇲🇽🌯, because of the schedules I cannot connect live, (the presentation or criticism of Sankia's book was very good) thank you very much for feeding me every morning with your teachings💦🌱. 


intend of his servant Vrajendra Kumara Das,🐷🎹🍨


HpS - Sorry we are so lazy!! Of you continue as you are doing you will achieve all success!

Urgent: Educator here

4 years, 5 months ago by Rukmini in Personal Sadhana Reports

From the request: Atul-krsna Das writes:a Maharaja dandavats!...We are looking to gather a team of devotees to put together a module of teacher training specifically for online teaching...Under our current circumstances, obviously required urgently....Could you possibly consider some of your students who might be qualified and available to be involved?

ASA - Anyone can help? Don't be timid.


Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!


If it's possible, I'd like to take part on this team. I have experience in online teaching, specially with ICT tools, and organizing online projects. I'd like further information and details.


Thanks a lot!

Trying to serve,

Rukmini dd


ASA - What is your whatsapp number? 🙂 We wil send you his, and not publish yours.

Report 2020

4 years, 5 months ago by Govinda Sundara in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our humble obeisances 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all his ISKCON army.


ASA - https://www.google.com/search?q=army+of+rama&rlz=1C1CHBH_enUS920US920&sxsrf=ALeKk02D8oDLBBAYfXsoAQOdE3wy4Q65yQ:1611279005758&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAoJaGsq7uAhWQY98KHXyQBxMQ_AUoAnoECBoQBA&biw=1163&bih=525


All glories to you and your services


Please accept our report of this year as a sincere endeavor of improving our actual consciousness. This year was great in terms of introspection and learning about our Anarthas.


Living again with my parents and Ranchor Prabhu has been an Intense experience. I’m a very intolerant and angry being, I recognize that is mostly for tons of unfulfilled desires…i desire to control others, I desire respect and power, I desire comfort and family connections, I desire a convenient Grihasta life. But thanks to Krishna I’m NOT getting that, and I’m learning to get detach from those desires and attachments.


HpS - Want to be Draupadi in your next life. There is an opening for the role.


The first thing we do in our day is look for closer shelter of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions for our life as you suggested, and every day we hear him on Prabhupada box, We feel so happy after hearing his voice, his instructions to keep us strong in sadhana whole day, his sense of humor and intolerance for rascalism. 


Ranchor prabhu set up a nice daily Dinacharya for us—-> 

FMP, Japa, Radha Govinda and Nama Prabhu service with fruits, almonds and flowers @7am, prayers @7:30, SB/BG reading, Yoga, Breakfast, Nap, Diary/Journal writing, Cooking and hearing HpS class, Bhajans, Gratitude journal writing, Milk and Sleep.


ASA - Wow! Super man! 


I’m currently studying Srimad Bhagavatam with my friend Premarani (We read on Skype, almost finish Canto 3). Also I started a job as a Science Teacher for Junior High Students, Teaching Math, Biology, Physics and Chemistry, which has been nice but a bit frustrating because the curriculum force us to teach Evolution and mechanistic view of the world. But kids are sweet and inquisitive, one day we discuss about our temporary body-permanent soul, so is not all bad.


HpS - ... and other girls are being raped an butchered in Nairobi! So, nice your life!! So nice. Find ways to get the truth across, just like Prahlada when he was in school.


Gurumaharaja this year we learned to slow down and trust Krishna’s plans, to plan less and surrender more, to desire less and chant and pray more and go deeper in our spiritual life. 


We would like to offer all our actions and services during this year to your lotus feet, our only goal is to please you and Srila Prabhupada, begging to get your causeless blessings always


Still working on becoming worthy disciples

Always hankering for your service and association


Your fallen servants,


Govinda Pramodini Dasi & Ranchor Krsna Das


HpS - Thank you. Keep chanting and looking for the inspiration of how you can fit directly into the preaching. Now just being Brahmanas, but be Goswami's, Krsna driving your chariot: Shoot here, duck, hold on for this turn.