Hari !

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

All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay!
All Glories to Srila Prabhuada!
All Glories to you! 

How are you right now? I hope this take you in a veeery good health ! 

HpS - This body does not get diseases, this body is a disease. It is 8.15PM. Got 20-rounds done. Lots of news in th DTC. Fighting eye strain, little stomach upset, but we can write. Have a happy future!! Going to die for Krsna, and you?

Camila- 21 years old

My rounds are OK, not good, just O.K... some days i can't finish them, so in the next day i chant chant, and I chant. Sorry for that...Our stupidity increase every day <img alt="no" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_down.png" title="no" width="23" />.

   HpS - We also, but by practice we get better!
Well, i'm in Argentina, Buenos Aires! We had a VERY nice Radhastami! :) Beautiful!!!!!!  

I wanted to ask you, that if I can send you a private message through Abhimanyu Das (I talked with him, and he has no problem), because there are some things that I want to tell you not in this platform. It would be very nice and usefull for me to do that. So, please...can I do that?. 

Please accept my sincere obeisances at your lotus feet... !!!!!!!!! 

HpS - ASA - Pies de Loco. Try  [email protected], but remember, always do YOUR work and step back and think about your situation from a general perspective and write about it to the Blog. Then we can do OUR work and give a general answer. About 15-more people will get answer to their question and then we can anwer details in private if we have to. A full personal letter takes about 8-minutes and Monkey and Piggy charge about $600/hour lately (they are merciful) so a full personal letter will cost you 8/60 x $600 = $80. Of course, they accept Raisins and P-nuts also!

From Madrid to the Sky

Hare Krisna dear Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. AGTSP.

I hope you’re fine.

We are well by Krisna’s mercy. Now we are preparing the next Ratha Yatra on September 6th, tomorrow.

I miss your Japa Joe and the sanga-chanting with de devotees.

By Krisna’s Mercy and His devotees we have opened the Temple during the August month. All year open!!!!!. Some devotees have been serving all month and the people have been very happy. We have done some new devotees during August, and Mani Manjari Devi Dasi (Marisol) has take Diksa of Bhakti Gauravani Goswami. She is the first devote from my old group (old school of yoga) taking Diksa. She’s a great value in Madrid’s temple. We have more devotees waiting to take initiation; some of them asked you shelter as bhakta Marcos or bhakta Jacobo some months ago.

Now we are beginning some new groups of Bhakti Vriksa en Madrid coordinated by Bhaktin Anna, and the leaders are: Jaramara Hari Das, Bhadra Vardhana Das and Bhaktin Anna. Carcika and me we are beginning a new group of Sattva in Toledo, and we are working with other group in Tarragona (Cataluña).

I’m very very busy with the service. There are many things to have in the mind, speaking and listening to devotees, their problems and disagreements, their projects, etc. Organizing the temple, services, saving costs, etc …

During August, we have done works in the temple (I’m attaching some pictures).

On other hand, Carcika and I are working spiritually and humanly very hard. In July Carcika was pregnant, but she lost the baby. Krisna gave us a child, but then He thought: “They aren’t ready to be parents”.

HpS - Hmmmmmm! Can be so sad! Yet, like you say Krsna has a plan. From what Srila Prabhupada wrote it maybe that some very advance Yogi, devotee, had just a little, little, Karma to finish off, so Krsna put him into the womb of a pure devotee so that he could here her Japa and and hear her heart beat and take Prasadam from her body and then. . . .  enough!  All finished. Back to Goloka. Prepare a place for my last mother also.

Gurudeva, I’m very fallen. I’m not merciful. Krishna tests me a lot, and I don’t exceed Him test. Sometimes the world seems insuperable, the devotees seem insuperable, the karmis seem insuperable, the principles are insuperable, all seem insuperable.

What can I do?

HpS - You can do what I do, pray to the Insuperable! "Hey, God that's it! Reached the limit! HELP!!! Hare Krsna, Hare Rama!".

Then someone comes in the door and says, "Of, Prabhu, don't worry about that problem between, XYZ and me, we talked about it. It's O.K. now!"

Well, thank you for all Gurudeva. I hope to see you soon.

Please, let me keep at your Lotus Feet.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das.
HpS - ASA --- It is so nice to hear from you. We hope you have a very nice Rathayatra that heals many hearts. We have our ticket for South America. It would seem that we would head for Spain and India like 2015 Fall unless something happens first [like a nuclear war between Putin and Obama].

Let's answer two more letters.

About guru ..

Dear gurudeva,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to you
Please accept my humble obeisances.

Than you so much for your answer. I was reading SB and thinking a bit about it. I want to share you... 

So, from what I understand, the real spiritual master is just one: Krsna. But because we are conditional souls with lusty desires in our heart, we can not understand, love neither surrender to him. As he is so kind that help us sending pure devotees that represent him, for we can surrender to them. And in this way, surrendering to those souls is like surrender to Krsna himself, regardless the kind of guru (siksa, diksa, etc).

      HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!!    Yes, this is how we under stand the situtation. Very well expressed. You must have been a great Sannyasi last lifetime who was too much attached to a certain girl! This time you have to resolve the situation! Only thought is that we surrender to different kinds of Gurus differently.
 

So, disciple following Krishna's instructions through these souls. And technically the only difference between this devotees is that diksa-guru is who take our hand and bring us into the parampara. But as much diksa as and siksa gurus should be very important because by their mercy, they help us to return home, back to Godhead through their instructions. "The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth."

   ASA - Diksa guru is like a Monk who marries the boy and girl, Krsna and Jiva. Siksa gurus are like those who give advice. Of course, the Diksa guru is active the the relation after the ceremony. He is not just a Ritvik. He is the active link to the Parampara. Principle Siksa guru (Vartmana pradarshika guru) usually becomes the Diksa guru, but not always. Maybe he is too old, can't take the Karma. Maybe is a lady (http://vedabase.com/en/sb/4/12/32). So, usually Diksa guru is one of the Siksa gurus also. One of our disciples is a book distributor. She naturally tooks so much association from Bhakti Bhusan Swami but we were responsible for seeing that she didn't neglect her rounds.
Maybe you will decide that you actually should be a Mormon. Maybe you will take this person aor that person as Diksa guru. Basis is to advance in our service to Radha Krsna and the it will all be satisying to everyone!


Then, as you say, while in spiritual world someone follow Candravali or Radha and some are mixing both, something like this happens in this material world too. While I am accepting gurus who follow the path of instruction given by Lord Krsna to Arjuna, everything will be right. Is it? I mean "gurus" because I don't have only one. I already can see my Gurus clearly: SP, Mhtma and you. Then, I am not following just one... also I am mixing both relationships in the same direction: that of Srila Prabhupada =D Is it right?

HpS - If you are ready to accept Srila Prabhupada as your Sampradaya Acharya and not Lord Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. I know very nice Sufi guy in Mar de Plata. He left Argentina looking for a Guru. Eventually in the Middle East he met a very nice person, Guru, and asked, "What are you?". Guru said, "I am Sufi". He said, "That's what I want to be."
If he had joined ISKCON he would have been a GBC Secretary by now. Very nice person.

On the other hand, another topic... A devotee that is living in the temple now, wants to give me her deities to take care. They are Gaura Nitai. Do you think that I am able to do it ? ... That it will be good for me to have them?

Hp S - ASA - I think so. Ask local Brahmanas what they think. She will be traveling and you will just care for them like an Aunt? 

Thank you for teach me always lovingly,
Mangala aratik with you by SM is such nice. Thank you for that.

Ys,
Bhktn Belén

HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!  Paoho.    Oink!  Oink!!!

Report Dear Guruji

9 years, 8 months ago by abhimanyu das in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my most humble obeisances :) . Now we are working and studying a lot about psychology, still in University. I feel that I don't have much to tell you, I don't want to waste your time, but also I wanted to write you, and tell you that we're trying to serve you in what we can.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP! Ha! Ha! Ha!  and we could have written exactly what you wrote above to us, to you. Our Carl Jung program is going ahead satisfactorily.

I would like to share with you one experience I had in january and february of this year. I was in a team of traveller sankirtan, with Panca Tattva Das, Oscar of Chile, Adi yajña Das, and Prema-rasarnava, in Viña del Mar and Pichilemu. Everything was so mistical, because Krsna send us many people who leter become devotee, also we've distributed many books, and also we celebrate Nityananda Trayodasi in Pichilemu (one city ..*****), were we did a jajña, a class, a beautiful kirtan and prasadam. I really felt that Srila Prabhupada and Nityananda prabhu felt satisfied with this service.

Another thing that I would like to say to you, is that in the University I'm going very well, thanks to Krishna, Prabhupada and his mercifull inspiration. I still maintein the best grades of my generation class. Also I had the opportunity to gave classes of Vedic Culture and Psychology as assistant proessor, in my university and in another. So in both universities the students of Psychology knew about Srila Prabhupada's teachings, and they had to explain in their exams...is such a nice thing the universitary preaching.

Finally, my spiritual life it's OK, with high and low, but always trying to do an effort with trust. I remembered that you told me that I should buy "covers" for the glasses of my Deities when you came to have lunch in my house. And now, they have so many things, and of course, their covers in their glasses! also beds, and necklaces. For my part, I'm living in a moment of changes, and to grown up like a person, I'm trying to be strong, for that I'm asking you for your blessings to become a better devotee.

I send you a hug, wishing you are well with your health and with your service to the Acarya, your ever well-wisher and servant Abhimanyu Das. 

HpS - AGTSP. Thank you so much. We are thinking about you also, and reading this letter calms our worrys. Again, we are also trying to do this Psychology Sankirtan for you and others. We are all very small compared to Srila Prabhupada.

Santiago mandir !

Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada !

 Todas Todas  las Glorias sean a Ud Guru Maharaj !!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj quiero contarle que me siento muy agradecido e inspirado de poder estar asociandome siempre con devotos..  Aun me encuentro viviendo en el asram de el Templo de Santiago- Chile . asistiendo siempre a Mangala-arati  haciendo todo el programa de corrido.  y cubriend0 todos los servicios necesarios , tambien  cocinando a las deidades con mi esposa.. como servicio fijo.   Continuamos saliendo de Sankyrtan todos los dias  minimo aunque sea un poco .. muchooo nectar . cada vez me doy cuenta de cuan afortunado somos de poder estar realizando este servicio para Srila Prabhupada , y no quiero dejarlo NUNCA. en Septiembre viajare de nuevo a Argentina para definir mi situacion alla. queremos realizar sankyrtan viajero , conocer nuevos templos y mas devotos. .  siguiendo principios y respectivas rondas =)  y durante sankyrtan cantandoo mass rondas,  tambien estamos tomando la asociacion  de Gunagragi Maharaj.. hace 2 semanas esta aqui.. y tomando ejemplos de Vijaya Prabhu. quien tambien  visito el Templo.. ayer me tope con un libro que me llamo la atencion "Garga-Samhita" .. ud considera que pueda leerlo ¿¿??

HPS - AGTSP! Paoho. I don't think there is anything bad in the "Garga-samhita". They use it on the Vraja mandala Parikrama to describe pastimes. I read it, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned by any of our Acharyas, so it is a little strange.

por otro lado  recuerdo que ud me dijo que definiera de que manera quiero desarrolar la forma de predicar... y ultimamente eh estado estudiando Etiqueta Vaisnava por Radanatha Swami ,y tengo una inclinacion de querer enseñar con el ejemploy  poder volver mi vida impecable para poder predicar y ayudar tanto a devotos como a persoonas que recien se acerquen al movimiento.. y simultaneamente me encontrado con situacion que confirman estos pensamientos.. ya que en el templo aqui escasean los devotos activos en servicio..

quisiera saber si es que sabe en que tiempo vendra aqui . por que deseo mucho su asociacion personal 

HpS - WWW.jayarama.us/kd/cal.htm .. 21 January to 7 February??

la deuda que tengo con ud y Srla Prabhupada es impagable asique por favor ocupeme en servicio constantemente.

le estoy muy agradecido por el tiempo que dispone en contestar estas cartas y en estar dandonos tantos buenos ejemplos con su vida propia.

 - Hare Krishna Hare Krishna - Krishna Krishna Hare Hare - Hare Rama Hare Rama - Rama Rama Hare Hare -

su eterno sirviente Garga-acarya Das

Jaya Srila Prabhupada!  Love exists because Krsna is so kind!

Persiguiendo un sueño

9 years, 8 months ago by YugalaKD in Personal Sadhana Reports, Hot Topics

Querido Guru Maharaja. PAOHO

Las noticias de su venida son las mejores y las más esperadas.

Hace poco en una clase de literatura, la profesora contó la historia de Ramayana, la conto mal pero me sorprendió que la conociera, otro profesor que hablaba de la creación del mundo y criticaba el dogma católico, luego de conversar con Él  me dijo que los Tahoistas y en los vedas hay respuestas, los profesores inocentes inquisitivos son las mejores personas para predicar.

Por bendición de Krsna pese a todo problemas transitorios, las nuevas juntas, la subida del alquiler, que pongan en ansiedad a devotos, medidas arbitrarias como que las deidades no vayan Chosica en las fiestas principales, etc. vivimos en un templo así que siempre estoy en asociación  con devotos, despierto con ellos y me duermo viéndolos, este años si continuaba con mil servicios como antes, nunca podría cumplir la meta de la pirámide de Maslov, y según creo salvo los estudiantes de las escrituras que son pocos, no tengo mucha asociación de intelectuales y es necesario si uno desea enseñar asociarse con educadores, es por eso que después de pensar detenidamente en nuestra conversación a principios de año sobre estudios, vi una oportunidad de continuar mi formación estudiando educación, es mi deseo, me fascina la literatura y la historia, entonces voy ´por ese camino, ahora ayudo a mantener a mi padre junto con mis hermanos y no dispongo de muchos ingresos, por segunda carrera algunas estales te cobran, algunos tontos piensas que los que distribuimos libros somos ricos no es cierto no es lo único que hacemos, entonces estoy empezando desde cero voy a tratar de ingresar a una universidad, una que queda cerca del templo y tiene prestigio, así podré estudiar sin pagar, es el plan, si Krsna quiere lo lograré pues las matemáticas no son mi fuerte, el que quiere celeste que le cueste, debo fijar mi mente en este objetivo. Es una etapa muy bonita, soy la estudiante más entusiasta, amo el conocimiento y si por el momento no voy mucho a Chosica es natural vivo Wilson, un templo muy activo, observo mi vida y veo algo muy bueno, pero falta equilibrio, mi madre siempre fue un ejemplo de profesora y así me inspiro, no es como la religión católica que mantiene a sus devotos monjes, en ISKCON cada uno debe buscar la forma para sobrevivir, no es exageración. Y la manera más bella de vivir para mi es estudiar y enseñar, Ud. también nos inspira con su empuje constante a la educación, entonces debo prepararme, estar a la altura de las exigencias del mundo moderno.

Bueno soñar no cuesta nada, una vez más pido sus bendiciones sin ellas no hay sentido para seguir.

Estamos refelices por su venida, ojala podamos darle buenas noticias muy pronto!

Hari bolo!

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

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Dear Guru Maharaja. PAOHO 

The news of his coming are the best and the most anticipated. 

Recently in a literature class, the teacher told the story of Ramayana, the counted wrong but I was surprised that knew her, another teacher who spoke of the creation of the world and criticized the Catholic dogma, after talking with him he told me that Tahoistas and the Vedas are no answers, inquisitive innocent teachers are the best people to preach. 

By blessing of Krsna nevertheless transient problems, new gaskets, rising rent, put anxious devotees, arbitrary measures such as the deities not go Chosica in major festivals, etc. live in a temple so I'm always in association with devotees awake with them and fall asleep watching this year if he continued thousand services as before, I could never meet the target pyramid Maslov, as I believe except students from scriptures that few, I have little association of intellectuals and is necessary if one wants to teach partnering with educators, is why after carefully thinking about our conversation earlier this year about studies, I saw an opportunity to continue my education studying education, it is my desire, I love literature and history, then I'll'por that way, now I help keep my father along with my brothers and I do not have much income for the second race some STATE, charge you, some fools think the we distribute books we are rich is not true is not all we do, so I'm starting from scratch will try to enter a university, which is near the temple and has prestige, so I can study without pay, is the plan, if Krsna wants'll make it because math is not my forte, he wants the sky to cost you, should I set my mind on this goal. It is a very nice stage, I am the most enthusiastic student, master the knowledge and if We do not often go to Chosica is natural living Wilson, an active temple, I see my life and see something very good, but lacks balance, my mother it was always an example of a teacher and inspired me so, it's not like the Catholic religion that keeps its monks devotees in ISKCON each must find a way to survive, is not exaggeration. And the most beautiful way of life for me is to study and teach you. Also inspires us with his constant push to education, then I must prepare myself to live up to the demands of the modern world.

Well dreaming is once again ask for your blessings without it there is no sense to continue. 

We are refelices by his coming, hopefully we can give you good news soon! 

Hari bolo! 

Your daughter loves it: 

Yugala Kishora Dasi

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HpS - AGTSP Entendemos español como los niños, así que tenemos que utilizar translate.google.com para las cartas más largas. Cuando nos escribe nos idioma que el robot será capaz de traducir fácilmente. Por lo que entiendo, debe tratar de ir a la escuela. Busque buenos maestros más que un plan de estudios specfic. Discuta con otros devotos y ver cómo le está ayudando en su Sankirtan. Usted es una buena persona, por lo que tomar buenas decisiones.