Seeking Guidance on Grhastha Life and Spiritual Matters

1 year, 5 months ago by milan in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Maharaj Ji,

I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.


As per your inquiry in my last post, I confirm my willingness to discuss my concerns with proper Grhastha devotees and yourself.


Understanding that the ongoing Kartik month likely brings additional responsibilities upon you, I will patiently await your response, Maharaj Ji.


Following your instructions, I have included my email and WhatsApp details:


WhatsApp: +91 637xxx


Thank you for your attention to this matter.


HpS - Thank you Milan.

AgtSP.

We get many letters about similar situations and it is not that it is Kartika. You can see that we answered your other letter.

Usually it takes us about three days minimum to answer Blog Posts. Sometimes longer, and of course, unless there is WiFi connection in the womb of our next mother we won't be answering at all.

Ha. Ha. Ha.

Thank you again!

Gratitude for Acknowledgment: A Heartfelt Thanks to Maharaj Ji

1 year, 5 months ago by ramesh in Personal Sadhana Reports

Respected Maharaj Ji,


Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet, Maharaj Ji.


I am Milan. My heart was in constant pain. The situation in which that devotee placed me was beyond my threshold. Out of desperation, I wrote to you whatever came to my mind. Later, I realized that the format of my message was not proper. I also acknowledge that I could have conveyed the context more politely. However, at that emotional moment, I couldn't control what I was expressing. If any part of my text seemed disrespectful, I beg sincere apology.


HpS - AgtSP!!! Thank you. We certainly do not know that we are any better in our dealings. We are fortunate to have the association of such an Acharya as Srila Prabhupada.


Perhaps my approach was not the best way to convey my message. But I felt there was no other option for me, Maharaj Ji. . . . .


Men's mental health is in crisis, leading to many suicides. I, too, am a victim, and I felt it was Krishna's will for me to inform you.

....

Maharaj Ji, as in my previous post, you requested my email. Here it is. I would be immensely pleased to personally communicate with you.


WhatsApp: +91 637xxx


Sincerely, Milan


HpS - Thank you Milan. From what we have heard from about five different devotees involved in this situation, there is distress amongst many people involved.

We will make a discussion group on WhatsApp to see if we can help a little.

Right now, 7.46PM we are having strong headaches and should not really be doing this work, but of course we will try to do a little.

Hope to see you in WhatsApp, but again, the best help we can give, have received and tested is chant Hare Krsna continuously until Krsna gives us intelligence like He did in BG!

Jaya!

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Personal Sadhana Report

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and the Vaishnavas empowered by the grace of the Guru-parampara like you.


HpS/ASA - And you, and all of our Vaisnava readers!

 

I sincerely hope you are well, as much as this world can allow us. You are always in my thoughts, even though I do not express it so much. I try to compensate for my distancing by always hearing your recorded classes, SP classes, or inspiring Vaishnavas like Bhurijana Prabhu or Amarendra Prabhu.


HpS - Who is Amarendra? Is he from Los Angeles?

 

I have always felt fulfilled in KC, but since the second initiation in Govardhan, all has become more clear that my contribution to the Sankirtan Movement should be in a more steady manner. However, I’m still fighting to find a way of doing it.


Since your last visit to Mexico, many great ideas developed, but we tried to work on getting a key team, it didn’t succeed. Ricardo was helping at the beginning, but his intentions were not pure. A couple of devotees are there, but I have to be honest, I had felt a fade in my energy to continue pursuing Academic/Preaching efforts, I was worried I could be an offender of devotees or disturb their efforts instead of helping.


Raj Bhoga every Sunday to Sri Sri Radha Madhan Gopal, cooking for festivals, or organizing Drama or Kids activities has been our service to ISKCON Mexico.


The last September we attended the Sadhu Sanga Festival here in Mexico. 30 Tava Pache Paches provided by Srinath Krishna Das and Abhiram Thakur were distributed (15 TPP in Spanish ($150 USD collection sent to AbhTD, 15 TPP in English, Collection $150 USD in NIOS Mexico). All devotees were quite happy to have the Spanish version. Also 1 Bhagavatam Set sponsorship and 3 NOIs were distributed.


Ranchor Krishna Prabhu has been in Bhaktivedhanta Ashram Govardhan/India since August assisting Asita Krishna Swami, and will be back on December 1st. He has been actively working with the Indian Communities in Mexico and preaching programs have been quite successful .. I send you photos from Asita Krishna Swami visit and Janmastami Festival in Cueramaro Community (Nueva Bahulavana).


Nueva Bahulavana is located in Guanajuato Mexico a very cultural state, the families there have worked hard to have an amazing Cathedral Temple, the workers supposed to travel during COVID pandemic to Rome, but Krishna arranged for them to serve in the construction of the temple.


BBT Latinamerica office and ILAEV School are also based on its premises, an ashram for students, Devotee houses, a Hostel, and recently the cows. A very nice community.


HpS/ASA - We visited several times over the years!


For the month of Karthik, I will be staying in a small cabin in Nueva Bahulavan, since is away from big cities, but still within one hour from the city of Leon.


Mexico City feels heavy on me, the traffic, people rushing, pollution, and all the constant rush sicken my body easily, so we are considering moving to a calmer community like Nueva Bahulavan. But of course, we would like to read your thoughts on this.


Actually, you visited the farm in the 90s when there was nothing but the desire to create a community, Trilokanath Prabhu (The founder and owner of the property) showed me the photographs, and since then your wise instruction to devotees has been to acquire land to develop communities under the principles of KC and Srila Prabhupada teachings.


Since this year I was unable to visit physically Vrindavan, I'm reading Ananda Vrindavan Champu with my dear friend Premarani from Canada via Zoom to try to keep our minds there, obviously is very advanced for me, but is just so so beautifully poetic that I have enjoyed grasping at least a millimetric surface of it. We are currently reading about the seasons in Vrindavan. So we hope to stay engaged during Karthik.


HpS - Jiva Goswami, no?

 

Gurudeva, please keep accepting our small efforts of Japa, and keep engaging us in your sankirtan because we are weak by ourselves. As every day grihastha struggles, we try to balance work, finances, sadhana, and personal relationships… so forgive us if we are attached to our individual pursuits.


In one of your recent classes, you mentioned that Houston Nilamadhava Dham is planning seminars in Spanish, which sounds very exciting, please let us know if is any opportunities for service.


Also, as the trend in the letters, many disciples are enthusiastic to know where your Vyasa Puja will be held. We are drops in the petal flower, so any of your association on such auspicious occasion is very dear to us.

 Writing this letter with some melancholy (Joep Beving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qQ5OLwg5f4 ) that I have not written you often and when we communicate, we speak about the secrets of food. Don’t want to let pass another day without telling you that, I feel in real debt to you and Srila Prabhupada, and that I love you deeply. We are learning to kiss the feet of the master.

 

Your aspiring disciple

Govinda Pramodini Dasi


HpS - Thank you. Sorry little slow to answer.

You can see our response to The Ranchor Krsna Das, no?

Chant as much as possible.

Chant out loud so others can hear.

Read Prabhupada's books to others.

Hare Krsna. Hare Rama.

Thank you.


Bought a house by Krishna's mercy.

1 year, 5 months ago by sriram in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


I am chanting 16 rounds and following the 4 regulative principles. Attending weekly bhakti vrikshas, Sunday program at the temple and daily reading of Srila Prabhupada's books. Trying to do FMP for Paramananda Gaura Nitai every day. So sankirtan is going nicely Guru Maharaj.


Vishaka is taking good care of Paramananda Gaura Nitai with nice dressing and prasadam every day.


We had such a wonderful time in Boise Guru Maharaj. Thank you for spending so much time with me.


We spent Bhaktivinod Thakur's appearance day at Radhika Raman Prabhu's house in Logan and had a great time with him, mataji, chaitanya and purushottam.


The verse book is coming along nicely. All the verses are ready and we are formatting it now based on your suggestions. Planning to finish it by end of November so we can do multiple rounds of edits and release it on your Vyasa Puja day.


We are buying a house here in Atlanta - https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7346-Cardigan-Cir-NE-Sandy-Springs-GA-30328/35937623_zpid/


We will close on 31st and move in there sometime between 1st and 3rd Guru Maharaj. Please bless us so that we can use the house nicely in Krishna's service. Vishaka wants to name it Srivas Angan.


We are leaving for India on the 4th of November and will be there till December 16th. We are visiting Mayapur from 23rd Nov to 27th Nov during Kartik, Guru Maharaj. I am so excited to visit Mayapur after 6 long years.


Please let me know if I can bring anything for you from Mayapur, Guru Maharaj.


We will visit Houston in January for your vyasa puja, Guru Maharaj.


Eagerly waiting for that day in January to have your association.


xxx


HpS - ASA - AgtSP. Thank you so much!

This Text and the previous are interesting. Even Funny:

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/14/6/


All this service in Grhastha Ashrama, any Ashrama, is really like playing in a puppet theater. It is for people who cannot talk directly to each other.

Crazy people. 🙂

So, Krsna engages our attachments for purification, and as we advance then he uses our puppet work to help in the purification of others.

Jaya!

AgtSP.

For Krsna it is play, but for us it is very serious reality?

Thank you!!

Best wishes for your Tirtha Yatra also!


Your humble servant

Sri Rama Krishna Das



Priyasakhi dd

1 year, 5 months ago by priyasakhi in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!


Gurudev, espero que se encuentre muy bien.

En esta carta solo quiero comentarle algunas cosas.

Salí del "comité de educación" y "comité de festivales" debido a que quiero concentrar mi energía en un proyecto más grande. Sin embargo, continúo impartiendo Bhakti Sastri a los devotos y devotas del Yatra. El próximo año terminamos con el último grupo.

También estoy dando un curso "introductorio de Bhakti Yoga" a una devota nueva, no como curso oficial de ISKCON Chile. Ella me pidió ayudarla a entender más la filosofía y la estoy ayudando. Me inspira mucho preparar material del curso introductorio, porque hace mucho tiempo no lo hago.

Continuamos con el estudio del SB (BvB) con Param Padam Prabhu. Vamos en 4to canto capítulo 3. Muchas lindas e importantes reflexiones.

Seguimos con nuestro sadhana en casa y servicio. Veo que Sukadeva e Indira están creciendo, y están interiorizando más la conciencia de Krsna. Es muy lindo ver como ellos se inspiran en la vida espiritual, preguntan sobre las prácticas de la CK, y lo hacen parte de sus vidas.

Está de visita SS Bhakti Sundar Goswami, y hemos escuchado sus clases y bhajans.

Nos hace percibir Vrndavan y recordarlo a Usted.


Muchas gracias GM por Su tiempo.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi dd



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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!


Gurudev, I hope you are well.


HpS/ASA - It, agtSP, the Sun is at 6.15PM. Sunset was at 5.52PM. 😟 Let us stop for our Gayatri!!!

. . .

. . .

. . .


6.23PM

Chanted with the stop-watch in front of us. Four seconds for the longer Mantras and one second for the short ones.

Lot of room for improvement.

We have Reformed Hippy Mind.


In this letter I just want to tell you a few things.


ASA 🐵 🐷 🗿..... 👍

I left the "education committee" and "festival committee" because I want to focus my energy on a bigger project. However, I continue to impart Bhakti Sastri to the Yatra devotees. Next year we finish with the last group.


ASA: 👍


I am also giving an "introductory Bhakti Yoga" course to a new devotee, not as an official ISKCON Chile course. She asked me to help her understand the philosophy more and I am helping her. She inspires me a lot to prepare introductory course material, because I haven't done it in a long time.


We continue the study of SB (BvB) with Param Padam Prabhu. We go to the 4th Canto, chapter 3. Many beautiful and important reflections.


ASA - Krsna's legs!


We continue with our sadhana at home and service. I see that Sukadeva and Indira are growing, and are becoming more internalized in Krsna consciousness. It is very nice to see how they are inspired by the spiritual life, ask about the CK practices, and make it part of their lives.


HH Bhakti Sundar Goswami is visiting, and we have listened to his classes and bhajans.


HpS - He is a very close friend. The Arab and the Austrian?


He makes us perceive Vrndavan and remember You.

Thank you very much GM for your time.

Your would-be servant

Priyasakhi dd


HpS/ASA - Other family? Partners in the Yatra?

Feminism.

Rural Development?

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REPORTE DESDE CUSCO MANDIR

Querido Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor, acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Deseándole lo mejor y agradeciéndole por toda su infinita misericordia hacia nosotros, que sin su guía e instrucciones no podríamos mantenernos en este hermoso proceso de Conciencia de Krishna.

Primero quiero enviarles un resumen de la situación actual del Templo del Cusco en el último año:

1. El año pasado, el padre GoraRupa, por motivos personales, renunció a la presidencia del Templo. Les pidió a los devotos que ya no podía ceder el espacio de su casa que había dado para los programas del Templo porque tenía que venderlo, y pidió que lo quitáramos. la parafernalia del Templo.

2. Una parte fue llevada a la casa del Sr. Girisutarani y el Altar de las Deidades lo llevé a mi casa. Querido Gurumaharaja, después de regresar del P. Maldonado, estuve apoyando el programa, y como sucedió en el 2014, una vez más me confiaron las cosas del Templo y su Señoriar Goura Nitay.

3. Estábamos a cargo del programa, M. Girisutarani devi dasi y P. Govardhana, quienes con los devotos de Yatra llegaron a un acuerdo: realizar programas de Nama Hatta y hacer colectas hasta que pudiéramos tener nuestro propio local, conociendo las limitaciones económicas del Yatra.

4. Estos programas de Nama Hatta no eran constantes, pero los festivales de Balarama y Janmastami se celebraban en la casa del Sr. Giri y en nuestra casa.

5. La primera reunión que tuvimos en la casa de la Madre Giri en 2022, realizamos un abhisek para su señoría Goura Nitay donde participaron algunos devotos. Fotos más tarde.

6. Este año, los programas de Nama Hatta continuaron realizándose, no con mucha frecuencia, pero las fiestas se celebraron como el año pasado.

7. Estimado Gurumaharaja, todas estas actividades se realizan con la supervisión del P. Mathuresh, quien nos invitó a formar parte de la Junta Nacional y gestores temporales del Yatra Cusco, el mismo que venimos participando en las reuniones semanales (cada 15 días).

8. De acuerdo con las políticas del GBC Regional, en una ciudad puede haber 2 o más namahattas, por ahora están los programas que hacemos y el programa que hace P. Goura Rupa.

9. Empezamos a hacer programas de predicación en las calles, hace dos sábados hicimos Sankirtan. El Señor Krishna hizo arreglos para los trabajadores municipales. Hay una Madre muy entusiasta, participan en todos los programas con su esposo Erick, ella está haciendo el curso INTRO con LAD y es candidata a iniciación. También un amigo del Templo B. Jesús, que a pesar de sus problemas sigue participando en los programas y nos ayudó a conseguir una carpa a juego con los puestos de la feria donde íbamos a vender libros, el Señor Krishna se manifiesta de muchas maneras. . Era muy estático y eso inspira y emociona a los devotos, publicamos todo en nuestra página de Facebook.

10. We will continue to organize more activities and hope that more devotees will participate in the service for the sake of the Yatra. That's all I can report.

Personalmente, les agradezco de nuevo su infinita misericordia y por permitirme participar en su FMP, que es muy importante para nosotros. Por ahora no estamos trabajando en una empresa sino como contable independiente, el mercado es muy competitivo, otros compañeros cobran muy barato, pero estamos más o menos bien. Mi esposa está trabajando en Abancay, a 4 horas de Cusco, están con mis hijos, ella es parte de la Carrera Docente, es decir, trabaja para el Gobierno, de ese lado somos muy buenos, viajo con frecuencia a Abancay para asociarme con ellos.

En cuanto a la adoración a la Deidad, debido a mi situación, no la hago a diario, sino que la hago cuando los devotos vienen a hacer el programa, dos veces al mes. Pero mentalmente ofrezco el bhoga para Sri Sri Goura Nitay.

Querido Gurumaharaja, estamos en una situación complicada, no sabemos si somos la persona adecuada para hacer este servicio, pero aquí estamos, el Señor Krishna nos puso en esa situación (así creemos). Solo recordamos la última vez que pudimos servirle en Cusco, cuando nos dijo: "Una vez Srila Prabhupada envió a un discípulo, sin ninguna experiencia, a dirigir un templo, el devoto tenía muchas dudas, pero SP le dijo que no descuidara a Mangala Arati y sus rondas, entonces todo estaría bien"...

Querido Gurumaharaja, te agradezco tu tiempo y paciencia al dirigirte esta carta, siempre estaré en deuda contigo, y te ruego que, aunque esté en el infierno, me permitas seguir sirviéndote desde allí. Que el Señor Sri Krishna derrame Sus Bendiciones sobre vosotros. Jay Gurumaharaja.

Hare Krishna.

Su inútil aspirante a sirviente

Govardhana das


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PD: Querido Gurumaharaja, las fotos son de los programas celebrados este año, en Goura Purnima, Janmastami y Balarama Purnima (M. Girisutarani dd House), el programa de distribución de libros se ve en Bhn Margot y Bhk Jesus.



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Dear Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Wishing him the best and thanking him for all his infinite mercy towards us, that without his guidance and instructions we could not maintain ourselves in this beautiful process of Krishna Consciousness.


HpS/ASA - AgtSP!!


First I want to send you a summary of the current situation of the Temple of Cusco in the last year:

1. Last year, Father Gora-Rupa, for personal reasons, resigned from the Temple presidency. He asked the devotees that he could no longer give up the space in his house that he had given for Temple programs because he had to sell it, and he asked that we take it away. the paraphernalia of the Temple.


2. A part was taken to Mrs. Girisutarani's house and the Altar of the Deities I took to my house. Dear Gurumaharaja, after returning from Fr. Maldonado, I was supporting the program, and as happened in 2014, once again I was entrusted with the things of the Temple and its Lordship Goura Nitay.


ASA - 👏 👏 👏

As you take care of Them, They will take even more care of your and your community.


3. We were in charge of the program, M. Girisutarani devi dasi and P. Govardhana, who with the Yatra devotees reached an agreement: To carry out Nama Hatta programs and take collections until we could have our own premises, knowing the economic limitations of the Yatra.


4. These Nama Hatta programs were not constant, but Balarama and Janmastami festivals were celebrated in Mrs. Giri's house and in our house.


5. The first meeting we had at Mother Giri's house in 2022, we held an Abhisek for her lordship Goura Nitay where some devotees participated. Photos later.


6. This year, Nama Hatta programs continued to be held, not very frequently, but the holidays were celebrated like last year.


7. Dear Gurumaharaja, all these activities are carried out with the supervision of Sr. Mathuresh, who invited us to be part of the National Board and temporary managers of the Yatra Cusco, the same one in which we have been participating in the weekly meetings (every 15 days).


8. According to the policies of the Regional GBC, in a city there can be 2 or more Namahattas, for now there are the programs that we do and the program that P. Goura Rupa does.


9. We started doing street preaching programs. Two Saturdays ago we did Sankirtan. Lord Krishna made arrangements for the municipal workers. There is a very enthusiastic Mother, they participate in all the programs with her husband Erick, she is doing the INTRO course with LAD and is a candidate for initiation. Also a friend from Temple, B. Jesús, who despite his problems continues to participate in the programs and helped us get a tent to match the stalls at the fair where we were going to sell books. Lord Krishna manifests himself in many ways. It was very static and that inspires and excites the devotees, we posted everything on our Facebook page.


10. We will continue to organize more activities and hope that more devotees will participate in the service for the sake of the Yatra. That's all I can report.


Personally, I thank you again for your infinite mercy and for allowing me to participate in your FMP, which is very important to us. For now we are not working in a company but as an independent accountant, the market is very competitive, other colleagues charge very cheaply, but we are more or less fine.


My wife is working in Abancay, 4 hours from Cusco, they are with my children, she is part of the Teaching Career, that is, she works for the Government, on that side we are very good.

I frequently travel to Abancay to associate with them .


Regarding the worship of the Deity, due to my situation, I do not do it daily, but I do it when the devotees come to do the program, twice a month. But mentally I offer the Bhoga for Sri Sri Goura Nitay.


Dear Gurumaharaja, we are in a complicated situation, we don't know if we are the right person to do this service, but here we are. Lord Krishna put us in that situation (so we believe).

We only remember the last time we were able to serve him in Cusco, when he told us: "Once Srila Prabhupada sent a disciple, without any experience, to run a temple, the devotee had many doubts, but SP told him not to neglect Mangala Arati and his rounds, then everything would be fine"...


Dear Gurumaharaja, I thank you for your time and patience in addressing this letter to you, I will always be indebted to you, and I pray that, even though I am in hell, you allow me to continue serving you from there. May Lord Sri Krishna shower His Blessings upon you. Jay Gurumaharaja.


Hare Krishna.

Your worthless would-be servant

Govardhana das


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PS: Dear Gurumaharaja, the photos are from the programs held this year, on Goura Purnima, Janmastami and Balarama Purnima (M. Girisutarani dd House), the book distribution program is seen at Bhn Margot and Bhk Jesus.


HpS/ASA - Your work, agtSP, is certainly inspiring at even the highest levels of Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON. Please accept our humble obeisances.

We read everything and as much as we can help we certainly want to do so.

The more you purify and educate yourself in Bhakti Yoga, the more you can do the same for others.

If we are sincere, then we can expect at least 15% of the population to become KC.

What we said was what we heard from Nava-yogendra Swami. who was sent to foreign country to be Temple President, that Srila Prabhupada told him:

  1. "Just chant 16-nice rounds
  2. Follow the four principles strictly
  3. Keep a full morning and evening program
  4. See that everyone under your authority does the same

and you will have no problems."


For us, it is a problem unless we get a chance to preach every day, so we were sure to see that this was one of the opportunities that the above four requirements.

Of course, the FMP and FEP need to be adjusted to your tastes! Krsna book is wonderful part of FEP!!


Send another report at least end of the year? Start of next year?

If we distribute books, do Sankirtan, in Cusco it goes all over the world, no? So many spiritually inclined tourists visit there.


Let us go to another post! :>>>>>