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Pamho

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Hare Krishna muy querido y siempre recordado Gurumaharaja 🙏🧡🙏

Salimos de Bolivia con la misericordia de recibir asociación de Madre Lila Madhuri, una discípula de Narajana Maharaj que resultó ser la sobrina nieta de Carl Jung😱 (tiene fotos familiares incluso) 😱

Mi papá me ayudó con los trámites finales para el viaje a España y por misericordia de Radhe estoy en España Vrajamandala ☺️

Govinda (mi pareja) y yo estamos viviendo en el templo y todo es muy lindo! En especial las deidades!! En Vrajamandala hay tanto tanto servicio por cumplir dentro del templo que es muy fácil olvidar que existe un mundo fuera del templo.

La realización que puedo tener al llegar a Europa es que todo esté mundo material tiene el mismo patrón de modelo que se repite: personas, animales, plantas, autos, ego y deseos insatisfechos localizados en diferentes lugares (países, etc)

Lo que sí veo que cambia es la forma especial que tiene Krishna y Radharani para atraer nuestra atención y ocuparnos en el servicio devocional...

Soy un alma vieja como usted una vez me dijo, la vida de pareja es un acertijo que me gustaría resolver entender y pasarlo como una prueba pero no sé cuál es la enseñanza de ello...

Mi papá me dijo que se siente más tranquilo al saber que estaré protegida y cuidada por Govinda en España, etc. Mi papá siente que él ya está muy mayor de edad (68 años) él quiere retirarse para vivir en el campo (se compró un pedazo de tierra) pero tiene una nueva pareja que lo visita algunas veces. Mi papá dice que es porque aún necesita asistencia por su salud (mi papá tiene parkinson al corazón) espera no necesitarla dentro de pronto y estar tranquilo según me dice. Mi papá le manda muchos saludos a usted Gurumaharaja y agradecimiento por su ayuda en mi vida espiritual.

En Vrajamandala tenemos el servicio de encargados de limpieza de la hospedería (la economía del templo depende mucho del hotel) me gusta limpiar y en especial el castillo de Krishna donde recibe a tantas personas 😊

Tarangaksi, Rukmini, Devahuti y muchos devotos de Vrajamandala le mandan reverencias y esperan con ansias su pronta visita Gurumaharaja (yo lo extraño demasiado Gurumaharaja 🙏🙏🙏)

Que el Señor Nrsimha lo proteja siempre!!

Aspirando a servirlo

Yasoda Devi Dasi

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Pamho

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HpS - All glories to His Divine Grace, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, author of the book "KRSNA, The Supreme Personality of Godhead".

Hare Krishna, very dear and always remembered Gurumaharaja 🙏🧡🙏

We left Bolivia with the mercy of receiving association from Mother Lila Madhuri, a disciple of Narayana Maharaj who turned out to be Carl Jung's great-niece😱 (she even has family photos) 😱

My dad helped me with the final paperwork for the trip to Spain and by the mercy of Radhe I am in Spain, Vrajamandala ☺️

Govinda (my partner) and I are living in the temple and everything is very nice! Especially the deities!! In Vrajamandala there is so much service to be performed within the temple that it is very easy to forget that there is a world outside the temple.

The realization that I may have, upon arriving in Europe, is that all of this material world has the same repeating pattern: people, animals, plants, cars, ego and unsatisfied desires located in different places (countries, etc.)

HpS/ASA - All the movies have the same plots over and over again!!! 😏

What I do see changing is the special way Krishna and Radharani have to attract our attention and engage us in devotional service...

ASA - Ohhh! 🐵 🐹 It is just Their nature and, even though the two most amazing things are Radha and Krsna, even They are amazed by . . . . Sri Vrndavana Dhama!

I am an old soul as you once told me,

the life of a couple is a riddle that I would like to solve, understand and pass it as a test.

but I don't know what the lesson is...

My dad told me that he feels calmer knowing that I will be protected and cared for by Govinda in Spain, etc.

My dad feels that he is already too old (68 years old) he wants to retire to live in the country (he bought a piece of land) but he has a new partner who visits him sometimes. My dad says it's because he still needs assistance for his health (my dad has Parkinson's heart disease) he hopes he won't need it anytime soon and he tells me to be calm. My dad sends many greetings to you Gurumaharaja and thanks for his help in my spiritual life.

HpS - Everyone in the ASA monkey troupe wants to know, "Who is Govinda?"! Does he have five heads? Is he spider man?

In Vrajamandala we have the cleaning service of the hostel (the economy of the temple depends a lot on the hotel) I like to clean and especially Krishna's castle where he receives so many people 😊

Tarangaksi, Rukmini, Devahuti and many Vrajamandala devotees send their obeisances to him and look forward to his soon visit Gurumaharaja (I miss him so much Gurumaharaja 🙏🙏🙏)

May Lord Nrsimha protect you always!!

Aspiring to serve you

Yasoda Devi Dasi

HpS - Josselyn, Yahaira and Jennifer? What a long and twisted road it has been, yet it is not over until we have killed our false ego!!😡

We feel envious of you. We remember so much transcendental bliss in NVM. What magical pastimes do Radha Govinda candra and Their friends and Yoga maya plan to try next?

Dear Hanumat presak Swami

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to His Divine Grace!

Thank you for your always purifying reply.

Yes,Bht.Wang Pan has fulfilled all the criteria for Harinam Diksa and would like to be Initiated by your holiness.

What are the next steps? Shall we send you the japa beads?

Recommendation letter and Disciple course she has send few letters before.

Your servant Narayan pandit das and other members of Iskcon Singaraja, Bali .....are eagerly waiting for your reply.

HpS - Swami Ji, 😃 (Prabhupada, says that in Bengal, wife addresses husband as "Swami").

Was the recommendation letter attached to a previous Blog post?

Can you just give us the reference number?

Just click on your user name, "Rukmini" and a list of previous letters should result.

Seems that is all that is required, we just see that, then details.

Mailing beads might be difficult, no?

In Peru, several aspirants were to be initiated by, H. H. Jayapataka Swami. Maharaja was in India, so he asked me to chant on the beads and take the vows.

I guess I was a Ritvik Guru.

😅

Is there a regular ISKCON Diksa guru visiting there?

We can join the ceremony by Internet?

¡Hare Krsna! Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis entregadas reverencias. 🙏

¡Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada y todas las glorias sean a sus fieles seguidores, que son como potentes lunas, iluminando este oscuro bosque!🌙

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Orando siempre porque su salud sea favorable para su Sankirtana, y orando también para poder tener siempre su misericordiosa guía. Le agradezco de todo corazón haberme brindado el refugio de sus instrucciones, gracias porque usted me ayuda a - de algún modo - conectar mi vida con nuestro Amoroso Señor.

Externamente, mi vida parece ser la misma que hace unos meses; danzamos entre adversidades, enfermad, dolor, perdidas, carencias, diferencias con algunas personas… Sin embargo; por su misericordia, la de otros buenos vaisnavas y por supuesto, por la misericordia infinita de nuestro Srila Prabhupada; podemos apreciar que ahora reaccionamos de manera muy distinta ante esas dificultades, esta vez no se trata de algo forzado o artificial, parece ser que simplemente cambiamos de “anteojos” y yo misma me sorprendo de lo diferente que se ve todo ahora. ¡La misericordia de los devotos es inconcebible!

Muchas Gracias Guru Maharaja, sé que este es solo un pequeño descanso, y que vendrán muchas más pruebas que habrán de forjarme. Solo ruego por ser capaz de atravesar cualquier experiencia bajo la guía de los misericordiosos vaisnavas; de usted, querido Gurumaharaja, que ilumina el camino dejado por nuestro Divino Acarya y de los buenos miembros del ISKCON de Srila Prabhupada. Solo por vuestra misericordia, será posible obtener la gracia de nuestras Señorías. 🙏

Cambiando de tema, le comento que este año celebramos el maravilloso festival de Jhulan Yatra desde casa, una de mis hermanas construyó el columpio, y felizmente lo celebramos en compañía de familiares y amigos. Quizá fue un poco austero, pero participamos con gran emoción, muchas gracias por la inspiración que nos brinda.

Por otra parte; Guru Maharaja, desde hace tiempo he visto con pesadumbre su calendario en el Kapi Dhvaja, me gustaría mucho poder tener su maravillosa asociación física, pero (aunque lo deseo) veo muy distante la posibilidad de viajar a Houston o España, por lo que, desde hace tiempo tengo la inquietud de preguntarle, ¿Cree que sea posible una visita (aunque fuese breve) a México o algún lugar de Latinoamérica? Por favor disculpe el atrevimiento, me avergüenza preguntar ya que conozco las dificultades corporales que significan los viajes para usted, quizá estoy actuando egoístamente y le ruego que me disculpe, solo consideré necesario expresar esta inquietud.

Deseando no importunarlo, le agradezco mucho su atención.

Siempre a sus órdenes.

Su aspirante a discípula

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna! Dear Gurudeva please accept my dedicated obeisances. 🙏

All glories be to Srila Prabhupada and all glories be to his faithful followers, who are like powerful moons, lighting up this dark forest!🌙

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Praying always that his health is favorable for his Sankirtana, and praying also that I may always have his merciful guidance. I thank you with all my heart for having given me the refuge of his instructions, thank you because you help me to-in some way-connect my life with our Loving Lord.

Externally, my life seems to be the same as a few months ago; we dance between adversities, sickness, pain, losses, shortcomings, differences with some people... However; by his mercy, that of other good Vaisnavas and of course, by the infinite mercy of our Srila Prabhupada; we can appreciate that now we react very differently to these difficulties, this time it is not something forced or artificial, it seems that we simply changed our “glasses” and I myself am surprised at how different everything looks now. The mercy of the devotees is inconceivable!

HpS - In one drama of Mahabharata, when Bhima kills his own cousin, Dhusasana, he tells Draupadi, "We were not born to be happy!"

We are born to do austerities.

Thank you very much Guru Maharaja, I know that this is only a small rest, and that many more tests will come that will forge me. I only pray that I am able to go through any experience under the guidance of the merciful Vaisnavas; from you, dear Gurumaharaja, who illuminates the path left by our Divine Acarya and from the good members of Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON. Only by your mercy, it will be possible to obtain the grace of our Lordships. 🙏

HpS - The situations just wake us up to our original nature! Will you play the role of Draupadi in the next incarnation?

Changing the subject, I tell you that this year we celebrate the wonderful festival of Jhulan Yatra from home, one of my sisters built the swing, and we happily celebrate it in the company of family and friends. It was perhaps a bit austere, but we participated with great emotion, thank you very much for the inspiration you give us.

Besides; Guru Maharaja, for a long time I have seen with regret your calendar in the Kapi Dhvaja, I would very much like to be able to have your wonderful physical association, but (although I wish) I see the possibility of traveling to Houston or Spain as very distant, for which, from I have been wondering for a long time to ask you, do you think a visit (even if brief) to Mexico or some place in Latin America is possible? Please excuse the audacity, I am ashamed to ask since I know the bodily difficulties that travel means for you, perhaps I am acting selfishly and I beg your pardon, I only considered it necessary to express this concern.

HpS - Gadadhara and Asta sakhi Das asked us about this, and we answered there. Did you read it? Maybe when we get to Houston we will be able to travel to Mexico, but would have to be stronger than now,

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Wishing not to bother you, I thank you very much for your attention.

Always at his command.

Your would-be disciple

Karuna Shakti Devi Dasi

HpS - I think you are Guru to many people. You give them some window on Srila Prabhupada.

Let us look at one more letter and then maybe we go walking with NgD.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva, AGTSP, PAMO

I know by reading the subject line, it might have hurt you a lot.

HpS-ASA - AgtSP. No, want to understand why.

Our avoidance is not due to Srila Prabupada's work, but due to our own limitation and experience.

When we heard Srila Prabhupada, a sense of urgency of achieving the purpose of human life develops, which develops in to mode of Passion, and we become rash.

While reading books, there are so many concepts/ ideas to be pursued we got lost

like SB 1.17.38 gives the manifesto ..

there is mention of girls marrying by 16 and boys by 25 or use of contraceptives etc.

we dont see any one working in that direction, we see happy married couples (initiated) using contraceptives-- ok thats there business-- but now should we also use it. and whenever we read books, section like these give rise to doubts. a dwand is always there.

Books are used to understand/feel/apply -glories of Krishna/holyname/ Guru-Parampara, histortical facts (hearing past times).

Moreover somehow our mind is repeats "the purpose of books is convince us that chanting is the only thing". https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/7/71/"

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, “My dear sir, kindly hear the reason. My spiritual master considered Me a fool, and therefore he chastised Me.")

somehow we are just trying to chant.

due to our limitation, we are looking for intermediary between him and us, so that we can

apply his teachings .

-- I know Srila Prabhupada always live in his books, he talks through it, but we may not know how to talk through books.

we thank you for this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smz7zghQLaY (Prabhupada Singing )

in letter 14226 your esteemed self asked

"may be [email protected] might help to find answers to questions

HpS - Who's address is this?"

Parth Pratim Das (PPD) disciple of Bhakti caru swami who talked with you on whatsapp

in letter 14243, your esteemed self asked,

"I knew a Harsh pradhana, but he died! Hope he has not become a Zombi."

we are not doubting your statement, but sharing our experiences,

"there are flashes of life before initiation, people around him are still referring to him as Harsh Pradhan" there might be changes but this soul can not observe.

personally we think we become Hayagriva Avatar Das, when we come to second initiation platform (probation confirmed, experiment successful)

dwindling between Harsh Pradhan and Hayagriva Avatar Das

HpS - Hare Krsna. AgtSP!

Very interesting letter.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

Chanting Hare Krsna to get plans for acting, chanting Hare Krsna while applying those plans as a way to confirm them.

That is about all I know.

Does BG As It Is also have the same over exciting results from reading?

It is basic principles, no?

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

H. G. Maniradha Devi Dasi left her body on the morning of the auspicious day of Balarama Purnima (8/31/2023) in India. I just saw your message and wanted to send you this before I go to make offering to Nila Madhava.

Your insignificant servant

Srinivasacarya dasa

HpS - Mataji was mother of Sundara radhika Devi Dasi, wife of Srinivasa Das. She was initiated at very advanced age, but took to chanting with seriousness. In last few years she was disable even in recognizing people, but this will happen to all of us at the time of death anyway, no? It is the change of heart that is important.

Please chant Maha-mantra for her while keeping auspicious attention on here picture.

Thank you!

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna . . .

HK Dear Maharaja, TgaSSGN . TGASP.

I share the moment that I have to live

Living in the material world

Like a crazy person

I accept the fate that I meet at every step

Trying to conquer the mind in elation or facing “misfortune” HK-HR

My head may be separated from my body at any time.

Or that this body of a donkey lying on an operating room stretcher perishes.

Or that my approval rejoices my senses while dreaming at night I see myself flying like a bird that overcomes the gravity of the atmosphere with its effort.

We know thanks to SP (all glories at his lotus feet) that:

Bg. 9.31

kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā

śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati

kaunteya pratijānīhi

na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati

- He soon becomes virtuous and achieves lasting peace. O son of Kuntī, boldly declare that My devotee never perishes. –

Dear Lord… I beg you to accept me as Your devotee.

And may this heart of stone turn to sand and melt like transparent glass free from all malice.

My cowardice is great and my fear is like an unforeseen arrow that crosses this capricious mind and poisons it.

May my desire to serve you be sincere in the perfectible transit of this human life.

And may my memory never forget the words of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura who describes surrender to the Supreme Lord as follows:

mārabi rākhabi — I icchā tohārā

nitya-dāsa-prati tuyā adhikārā

«My Lord, now I have given myself to You. I am Your eternal servant; if you want, you can kill me, and if you want, you can protect me. In any case, I am fully delivered to You».

Dear Majaraja Thank you for this space that you so kindly give us.

His mercy should have no limit. Because otherwise we wouldn't be so lucky.

All glories to you.

HpS / ASA - I am sorry that I don't speak Spanish well enough to contemplate your words even more deeply.

They are very inspiring for me.

Maybe we will meet in Sankirtan dreams with Srila Prabhupada.

I'm sure everyone would like to hear more of your ideas as you see fit.

Thank you!!!

HK Querido Maharaja, TgaSSGN . TGASP.

Comparto el instante que me toca vivir

Viviendo en el mundo material

Como un loco

Acepto el destino que encuentro a cada paso

Tratando de conquistar la mente ante el júbilo o enfrentando la “desdicha” HK-HR

Puede que mi cabeza sea separada de mi cuerpo en cualquier momento.

O que perezca este cuerpo de burro tendido en la camilla de un quirófano.

O que mi beneplácito regocije mis sentidos mientras soñando por la noche me vea volando como un pájaro que vence con su esfuerzo la gravedad de la atmósfera.

Sabemos gracias a SP (todas las glorias a sus pies de loto) que:

Bg. 9.31

kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā

śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati

kaunteya pratijānīhi

na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati

- Prontamente él se vuelve virtuoso y consigue una paz perdurable. ¡Oh, hijo de Kuntī!, declara osadamente que Mi devoto nunca perece. –

Querido Señor… te ruego que me aceptes como Tu devoto.

Y que este corazón de piedra se vuelva arena y se derrita como el cristal transparente libre de toda malicia.

Mi cobardía es grande y mi temor es como una flecha imprevista que atraviesa esta mente caprichosa y la envenena.

Que mi deseo por servirte sea sincero en el transito perfectible de esta vida humana.

Y que nunca mi memoria olvide las palabras de  Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura que describe la entrega al Señor Supremo de la siguiente manera:

mārabi rākhabi — yo icchā tohārā

nitya-dāsa-prati tuyā adhikārā

«Mi Señor, ahora me he entregado a Ti. Soy Tu sirviente eterno; si quieres, puedes matarme, y si quieres, puedes protegerme. En cualquier caso, estoy plenamente entregado a Ti».

Querido Majaraja Gracias por este espacio que tan amablemente nos brindas.

Su misericordia no ha de tener límite. Porque de otro modo no seríamos tan afortunados.

Todas las glorias a ti.

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