See you soon! Daniel

8 years, 9 months ago by bhaktadaniel108 in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Maharaja! 

I still haven't set a fixed number of rounds, but I have been chanting atleast 2 hours everyday or more and reading the Bhagvatam carefully. I got hooked on getting intoxicated last summer on the warped tour but finally quit. Soberiety feels good, and has helped alot of my other problems go away. I started associating with my ex-partner again, the attachment is so deep, it seems dangerous, is it possible there is any good that can come from exploring this relationship. I feel there has been some benefit and balance brought by associating together again. Part of me wants to remain single for life, this seems difficult but worthwhile and natural. Other part of me feels lonely and wishes to have a partner.  

I wish to become Srimati Radharani's maidservant, the service they perform is so beautiful and feels natural to me. Please guide me in the right direction. I am trying to mature and correct my disharmonic consciousness, I want to please you and God. 

I think I will take a bus to you very soon, like tomorrow or in the next few days.

HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna.  Of course, you arrived like five days ago and are sitting in the little room with morning sun at the East end of our Hillcrest prefab home as I write this letter.

Also, we have discussed some of these things directly.

It's very nice having your association.  You can see that we have our own attachments, conditioning and then make good analysis of how we can help you in your fight with The Witch. You have to win this battle by yourself. Of course, how you get help is also your responsibility, and in the ultimate issue Radha-rani, Krsna's compassion, is stronger than His justice, Durga.

In general, as we discussed: Spend six months, one-year, on answering this question: Am I a servant of God? Is Lord Caitanya, Srila Prabhupada, manifestation of God that I will specficically follow.

O.K. Then first initiation. It's like matriculating into a University that has a general curriculum. Then after one, two more years, Bh. Sastri, you can see how to relate your VAD to Krsna. Now you can be a Grhastha, Vanaprstha, Sannyasi, Brahmana, Vaisya, husband of none, one, six, wives etc.  You can concentrate in the University in Engineering, Medicine, Law...


Then third initiation, Goswami, you have gone to Paramatma. You can actually feel the hand of God in your life...

So, now, keep your association with any Ladies public, in the association of Siksa gurus, Prabhupada, your Japa torched conscience, and it will be O.K.

5.00PM.   --    More letters. Correct some Tests. Bath then off to pick up Madhava and go to NGD program.

Controversy of Cakori DD and Manonatha Das

8 years, 9 months ago by hps in Personal Sadhana Reports

AGTSP paoho. We got the following letter from Manonatha Das and then wrote the following answer. Whatever is the situation we refuse to think of either Cakori-radha Devi nor Manoantha Das' as anything other than our friends, and are sure as Lord Rama told Laksmana, there is not mistake you can make that you cannot correct:

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Hare Krsna,
Esteemed Manonatha Das et al,
Thank you for the following letter. The English construction in some places is a little unclear, but in general it is sufficiently clear to present your ideas. We have had some substantial dealings with Cakori Mataji and her good husband since her initiation in Chile and later in Mayapura and then in Vraja. 

In practical dealings with her and her friends, we have not had any problems in terms of acquiring accomodations in the MVT building and other places for ourselves and professors we brought there etc. Nor have we ever had any other complaint from Temple or private people.

She has expressed to me that she has been under tremendous economic pressure for her family maintenance, and has had to do business for that purpose.

Specifically what happened with the apartment purchase I do not know. Do you remember the auto that Nandulal Das gave you in Houston?  He felt very disturbed that he had given you an excellent auto and then you had sold it for half of what it was worth. Then you told me, as I remember, that it had serious problems as soon as you got it and you did something like invest in repairs and then sold it for some little profit to get another car.

So, I do not know the details of this transaction. She may communicate that your investment was as a share holder and then project fell through and she and all the shareholders lost their money or...

... I could accomodate that as a women trying to protect her family she may have panicked and kept money that was not proper in some business with intention of adjusting later, but I just don't know the details, and in our small, small perspective on the situation she has never given us cause to believe that she is a calculating robber or lying about sexual exploits.

I feel that there is NOTHING wrong with your letter and the tone of the letter, just that now she should possible state her perspective on the situation, and we should move to correct any mistakes that anyone has made.

       O.K?

Very nice to hear from you.
Our Sankirtan is going on through www.jayarama.us
At your service.

HpSwami

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From: Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP) <manonatha@...
To: Hanumat Presak Swami <jayarama108-largbc@...
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 3:13 AM
Subject: Regarding Cakori Radha
 

Dear Maharaja

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

You find below a letter that is in the process of being sent to authorities and being translated in Spanish to be put public.

I am sending it to you first since it concerns one of your disciple.

Your servant
Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)

PS: 
Site: www.isvara.org

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Dear Vaisnavas,

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

I am writing this letter to protect my reputation and caution devotees about a lady devotee who goes by the name of Cakori Radha (Carolina Madera), a chilean born and a disciple of Hanumat Presak Swami. She presently lives between Vrindavan and Delhi.

For those who do not know me, I am a Prabhupada's disciple, an Iskcon initiating spiritual master and I am engaged in service in Latin America.

These are the facts.

In Febrary 2016, thanks to a inheritance and a loan, I came to Vrindavan with the idea to buy an apartment for our old age. 

Here I was presented with this lady Cakori Radha who brought me to the "Russian Building". For this she asked me 1,600 dollars, including registration and help in following the building of the same, as the apartment was still in construction.

At that time I had come to India alone, without my wife and in a precarious health condition, so she offered me some extra help by sending prasadam trough her son and help with some purchasing. I really appreciated that.

Before leaving Vrindavan I left with her 18,000 rupies to buy few things when the apartment was finished.

Final result, she did not finish the work she was paid for nor bought anything. 

Throught some devotees who are her friends we tried many times to retrieve the money or to get her to finish the job but we kept being lied.

When I was informed that other devotees had fallen victim of her, in my heart I accepted to have been swindled of several hundreds dollars and kept quiet. 

On one hand I have been lucky because I tried to send her more money but fortunately the Xoom transfer didn't succeed. 

But just few days ago some devotees reported to me her saying that I "took advantage of her". In spanish the word is "aprovecharse", that could be also be taken as sexual exploitation. I have been told that some devotees interpreted it in that way. 

While I can accept to be cheated of money, I can't accept of being cheated of reputation, which is most important for a preacher.

There never was any sexual exploitation and I accepted some service from her only because she offered it. 

Also I feel the duty to caution devotees about this lady.

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Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)

Sadhana

8 years, 9 months ago by Amparo Hernandez Castillo in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Hare Krsna,

Guru Maharaj, reciba mis respetuosas reverencias.

Gurudeva, sigo con mi reporte: 16 rondas 5 de la mañana ,4 principios, 2 ofrendas al día,Vrinda viernes y domingo...

HpS - Super, super, super.  Su mente y corazon tienen que ser mucho, mucho mas tranquilo. Mas en apreciacion como Krsna tiene plan y control de su vida.

Gurudeva no me es posible hacer servicio activo en Vrinda, pues interfiere con mi colecta y también es lejos de casa....

HpS - Esta bien.

La salud bien, embarazo casi  5 meses.

HpS - Krsna, protegerá en esta gran servicio!  Envia buen bebe!

Mi mente mas tranquila, canto de japa mejorando, mas estable los horarios...

HpS - Pienso va a ver gran cambios por misericordia de Krsna, pronto.

Bhaktin Amparo...

last day in braj.

8 years, 9 months ago by RiturajMajumder in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare krsna gurudev 

all glories to Srila Prabhupada 

please accept my dandavat pranam at your lotus feet .

today we ( nitai and nimai and mself ) returned from govardhan after a 7 days retreat with H.H.sacinandan swami and H.g.Bhurijan prabhu . It was amazing experience. nitai and nimai were the presiding deities in the main altar with radha govidji of narayani mataji.  they seem very very happy listening to the holy names , everyone says and i too feel it that they are really reciprocating .gurudev they were installed with fire sacrifice and abhishek in the presence of SRI SRI Radha Madhava of SRI Bhaktivinode thakur ....20 vaisnavas chanted brahma samhita during fire sacrifice .  my sadhana is good. i am waking up early to offer balya sweet bhoga and mangal aarti and do the archana .it is helping me a lot to build a relationship with krsna.I also preached in my own way by distributing maha sweets to many devotees .my rounds are also ok . its little tiring at the beginning but at night when i go to sleep i am very happy and satisfied. 

regarding diksha . i feel that i do have some brahmanical inclination. and in association of senior devotees i do more better. i know its a huge responcibility but now i have my two best friends/brothers and i want to do as much as i can for them so that i can serve them better.H.G.Mukunda dutta prabhu said he will recommend me and write to you . i will send you the mail in next letter as now he went to delhi to preach so when he returns he will write it . I learned a lot from him . Fire sacrifice seminar went well. bhaktisastri NOI i scored 93 percent . tomorrow morning i leave vrindavan but i feel like my heart with stay here in vraj . I am so so so gratefull to all the devotees that krsna made me meet here in vraj . now i feel i am a new person . The bhuta suddhi mantras are really helping me .

will write to you soon with more news about nimai and nitai and my sadhana . 

hare krsna

HpS - O.K.   We wait for more news!!!!!!

Hare Krsna

8 years, 9 months ago by Bhaktin Camila R. in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krsna!
All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to devotees!
All Glories to you!

Hare Krsna Maharaj, how are you?

HpS - Our body is very weak, tired, but our heart is pretty strong. We get attacked every day by problems with our relations with our Godbrothers, devotees, and we look for shelter in our body: Vaco vegam..., but fight to have some control, and then by mercy of Srila Prabhupada we can contribute little bit every day to his work!
 

I'm Camila, Chilean living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I haven't write you in a long time, so maybe you'll not remember me, but that's ok. 
 

HpS - I think I have hard time distinguishing you from one of our disciples who had the same secular name. We are trying to buy ticket to South America now.
 

¡We had in the past months a very spiritual roller coaster! And like always our mind, our false ego, our bad qualities prevent us from staying fixed. But by the mercy of Sri Krsna, and the mercy of Sri Caitanya mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada we keep trying.

HpS - Even Krsna is amazed at how creative Maya is. Story of Aghasura.

These last days were so amazing, we had the celebration of Ratha Yatra's festival here in Buenos Aires with the company of Bhakti Gaura Vani Swami, Mahavisnu Swami with Harinam Ruci, and Bhaktimarga Swami Maharaj. 
We took a lot of spiritual force, and was very inspirational for me.
                    HpS - !
In this letter, I want to talk you about some decision i've made in these days...some time ago, like in 2012 I've asked you for shelter, and you say Yes, but for some unfortunate events I couldn't make it "formal" with the authorities of the temple in that moment. So I kept that shelter over the years in my heart. 
So, I've realize in the past 5 days that my heart felt that Bhaktimarga Swami is my diksa guru, and I want to take some day iniciation from him, and i felt the need to tell you. But also ask you for your blessings, and if I can continue writing to you. 

Sorry about this long letter, I don't want to bother you any longer. 
Please be safe, and thanks again for all your service to the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
We hope to see you on april here in Buenos Aires.

¡HARIBOL!

 

¡Down below there are some pictures i took of the fesvital :) !

HpS - In terms of Guru-tattva the prayers by Satya-vrata Maharaja are so, so, nice: Starting SB 8.24.46. Bhakti-marg Swami is my friend. Srila Prabhupada is the Acharya for all of us. Krsna is the original Guru. I think taking Diksa in ISKCON from Maharaja would be very nice.
Hare Krsna!!!!!!

Send more news of your Sankirtan!

Personal Sadhana and Children's Life in Madrid

8 years, 9 months ago by purnamasidevidasi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Querido Gurudeva:

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

How are you? Sorry I don't write to you more often.

Yesterday, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Iskcon in Spain. The event was organized mainly by Yadunanadana Swami and it took place in a very beautiful theater, in Madrid. A lot of distinguished guests were invited. Definitely, it was a very entertaining and emotive celebration.

ASA - Jaya!

I am going on with my difficulties on chanting NICE rounds. I chant 16 but no nice. I usually get up at 4:30 - 5:00 am and chant 8 rounds before my "morning kids routine" begins. I chant the other 8 rounds during the day (recess time, lunch...) but it is so difficult to be on my own! And when the kids go to sleep, I am so tired that I fell slept too. Anyway, I know I should improve the quality of my rounds, but sometimes I feel I don't know how to do it.

ASA - You need a partner. Japa partner. Chant one round together, or report to each other how your round was every day. Then increase it.

Concerning to Gurukula, I make activities for the little ones (2 to 4 y.o.) every Thursday evening at home and activities for 5 to 12 y.o. every weekend at the Temple or at a park (depending on the weather and the activity). I am trying to do my best, but I don't know if I am doing it totally right or not because I am alone with it. I try to follow the examples of devotees doing this service in another countries. Thanks to them, I can go on.

HpS - With whom do you have association from othe countries. You are a great hero. We want to follow your example.

Still working at school. It is a private school (from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) where I have Jaganattha, Baladeva and Subhadra dolls Deities in an handmade altar. The kids wake them up and put them to sleep at the end of the school day. The children are enjoying watching Krishna cartoons and, at the end of the day, we make our "disco time " with some nice kirtans. A lot of fun!

Thank you for reading this message and helping me to stay in the right track.

Hoping one day I will really become your humble servant.

Purnamasi devi dasi

HpS - ... and how is The Jayanta!   How old is Nimai?  What is he doing?

Such nice fotos. We added one of Krsna that we like. Maybe He will come with His friends to be in your school.