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hare krsna maharaj, pamho, agtsp

this is regarding formal aspirant, http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/3774.  we have going  o chowpatty and juhu temples.. but were never able to contact admin authorities there.
in mumbai we contact Prana Pr, Ram Giridhari pr and other devotees for counselling....
in such cases any other person apart from Temple president can be authority.
if not.. then we will see

regards,
horse

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AGTSP! paoho.
This is the GBC and also Srila Prabhupada's arrangement. We have to have a practical relation with ISKCON for Sankirtan etc.  Are you in contact with devotees from Boise or places like that? Can you start to cultivate a practical relation with ISKCON institution?
Maybe Ramagiridhari and Prana Das can make some suggestions.
Chant Hare Krsna / Rama and They will help us!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada !

Please accept my humble obeisances

Dear Maharaja

First  answer you questions and recomendations.  We are still in Wash DC visiting parents but unable to get books from the DC Temple,  we sent a letter through their Facebook account but no response. As far as we know no devotee lives near my parents place,  the only rides we can get to the temple are from my sisters who can't spare that time, family, work, etc   So we are focusing on our rounds and Gita, bhajans plus watching classes on youtube, we found a good number of your lectures and classes there, jaya !  Also we are putting our faith out in the open and presenting it to my family,  mother is very open and even enthusiastic, she even remembers you from Lima back in the 90's.  We offered prasadam cooked by her and spoke about Krsna and the Gita to father, mother and sister.  We accompanied sister and niece yesterday to the natural history museum (full of people) and after some stroll around the exhibits, including the new Genome hall, we sat and chanted on our japa while sister watched an ice age movie.  The realization flowed to us on the purpose and importance of the Vedic Planetarium project in Mayapur, The Gita Museum in LA and Srila Prabhupada's wish to have a Vedic-Bhagavata dharma  museum or exhibit here in DC  right next to the Mall where all the big ones are. We contemplated the consciousness that this places enhance on people the "matter and science  is all"  really partial view of nature and science,    sad the Wash DC temple had to move out to MD Potomac cause there is no center in DC now and no devotees distributing books on the metros or streets except on especial occasions. (but they do have sponsorship programs)  On a positive note we gave a Gita and a Higher Taste books to sister at home.  We are paying closer attention to the NIOS program,  understanding the methodology etc   we found interesting links to  "Beyond Illusion and Doubt"  and  Life comes from Life,  as well as the careful presentation of Vedic cosmology and philosophy of nature in your essays and powerpoints.    We go back to (caveman) Montreal the 9th,  we live there what can we do,  Toronto is actually the happening place for all things beyond matter and illusion but haven't been there since July.

your humble servant

bhakta Raul

                        HpS - AGTSP. Very nice. Our "Secret Agent" in D. C. You seem to be doing really well. When are you going to "get married" to Krsna? Initiated?

  TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SRI SRI GAURA NITAI,  TLGSP,  Y MIS RESPETUOSAS REVERENCIAS A USTED GURUMAHARAJA!! 

GRACIAS POR SU CARTA! Y GRACIAS POR LAS BENDICIONES, MAHARAJA JAYA PATAKA SWAMI YA LE DIO PRIMERA INICIACION A MI HERMANO (PARAMANANDA NITAI GAURA DAS) 

AL FINAL MI VIAJE A BRASIL FUE TAN PLANEADO QUE NO PUDE IR, VIAJO MI MAMÁ..NUEVAMENTE ME ENFERME DE LOS PULMONES  Y NO PUDE VIAJAR, PERO EN FEBRERO ESTARE VIJANDO AL SUR DE ARGENTINA PARA RENOVAR MI AIRE :) !!!!

ESTOY SEGURA QUE ME ENFERMO POR QUE SOY UNA PERSONA MUY PECADORA Y CONSTANTEMENTE CRITICO A LOS QUE SIRVO, ENTONCES MI SERVICIO ES MUY BAJO :(  SIEMPRE CREO QUE AVANZO PERO TERMINO LLORANDO ;(  POR QUE MI SADHANA ES BAJO ..SIGO CONSTANTEMENTE LOS PRINCIPIOS Y LAS  16 RONDAS PERO SIN CONCIENCIA, MI MENTE SIEMPRE ANDA CONFUSA Y CAIGO EN OFENSAS.

SIGO LEYENDO EL CAITANYA CARITAMRTA(MADHYA) Y NOI ...TRATANDO DE ENTENDER .

ESPERAMOS SU VISITA A BUENOS AIRES! GURUMAHARAJA ESPERO QUE SE ENCUENTRE MUY BIEN, SIEMPRE TRATANDO DE SERVIR SU ENDEUDADA SIRVIENTA bhaktina teresa. 

                HpS - AGTSP We had very nice meeting with you today. [Utiliza Google Translate]. We hope to see you more while we are here and that all the discussions we had today will be useful and this Saturday your initiation!!

Hare Krsna Respected Guru Maharaj,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Answering the following questions :    

    1. Were you able to follow the four regulative principles strictly this year?
 
       Yes. We are following the four regulative principles strictly.

    2. Able to chant 16-enthusiastic rounds?

       Yes. Able to chant 16-enthusiastic rounds. Normally we are trying to chant 20 rounds every day.
       Some time we chant for 6-7 hours.

    3. Who is your ISKCON administrative authority in this Sankirtana institution of Srila Prabhupada?

       H H Hanumatpresaka Swami (Our Guru Dev).

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho. We are your spiritual authority in terms of following Srila Prabhupada's system but Prabhupada established the GBC same time he described the duty of the Sannyasis. Who is your Temple President? His representative that you work with?

    4. Any other comments up to 100 words.

       Preparing plans for more reading and preaching.  

    Annual Report:

        1. Morning or Kindergarten activity :
        - Wake up Time - 5:00 AM
        - Chanting - 16 rounds
        - Mangala acharana, Mangala Arti, Guru Puja, Narshingh arti, Tulsi puja/arti and five vaisanava songs at home.
        - Reading - BG, Padmapurana
        - Breakfast - Fruits

    2. Four-regulative principles as usual.
    3. Study - NOI, Prabhupada's small book
    4. Bhakti Shastri not started yet.
    5. Limited/Reduced temple activity - Just do Prasadam service some time on Sunday.
    6. Always remember you & Lord for every thing & mercy.
    7. Read your blog almost every day - Always try to learn from your comments in letters.
    8. Visit ISKCON web sites for lectures - specially mayapur.tv & Vrindavan webcast.
    9. Spend 9 hours at office in working days.
    10. Trying to prepare a group of devotee for Study purpose.
    11. Trying to focus more on Study rather temple activity.
    12. If any one ask for any seva in temple or outside temple, i accept and do respectfully.
    13. Time-being stopped fund collection activity.
    14. I go office with dark tilik.
    15. Breakfast - fruits, lunch - fruits & dinner - boiled vegetable.
    16. Have re-planned preaching activity.

    There is association of local temple bramachari for quiries.

     Also i am continously touch with H G Gopendra Das, Vrindavan temple for all kind of quiries.

     Guru Dev, ...will wait for your advise on the above.

    
your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

                    HpS - ASA ---- Aaaaah. More details.  Second initation, Third initiation... Let's go forward. Through Parampara we can experience direct relationship with Krsna: Girivar. do this, so that!!!

Please post short data on the Report Tab above if you have not done it!

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP

Hope you have reached Peru and are celebrating/preaching christmas in summaer. We have met both Prana Pr and Ramagirdahri Pr. goloka education seems to be very big long term project.

We have been chanting 16 rounds for five years only problem was illicit sex. it gradually decreased over the years.for last six months we are able to avoid it. As you will be not visiting India again in thsi year, will it be possible to take intiation in this trip of yours in India.

HpS - AGTSP. Is really rule of ISKCON, GBC, that candidate has to be following for one year, but... you MUST contact your Temple President and get letter of authorization now to be a Formal Aspirant.

Having taken this intiative, we are scared. we may be born in India, we are also filled dirty thoughts, like westenres as u mentioned in ur annual report. we are happy if we falldown, we will be getting the reactions ourself and parampara will not be bothered. our biggest worry has been not our falll down , but karma that parampara has to take.

anyway we would serve you, in our best capacities. even dog can serve in this movement regards, 
harsh

               HpS - Jaya! nehabikramo naso sti... all the effort you are taking is eternal. Krsna is not only just, He is GENEROUS. Maybe seems progress is slow, but we are trying to do something that will last FOREVER. O.K. Letter from you Temple President.

All Glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

P.A.M.H.O.

Dear Gurudeva, I hope you find yourself improving your health every day.

Well, this report is because I didn’t fully understood egis year anual report structure, so I guided myself in oldest reports models.

Anual report,

1. Was able to follow the four regulative principles this year?

  Answer: yes I strictly followed my principles this year, but I had a week rounds period.

2. Was able to chant 16 enthusiastically rounds daily?

  Answer: To be fully honest Guru Maharaj, I had a bad season of lazy rounds, finishing late, even with days that I couldn’t finish my 16 rounds chanting in the next day the remaining rounds of the day before, it was in the middle of the year, but everything is back to normal now.

3. Who is your administrative ISKCON authority in this Sankirtana institution of Srila Prabhupada?

  Answer: My administrative authority as temple president is Amara Gouranga das(JPS)

4. Any other commentaries.

  Answer: Everything is OK with my spiritual life, I worship my deities, always keep the devotees association, go to the temple programs in Santiago, and for almost 2 years now I visit the city of Sao Paulo - Brazil almost every two months. I go there to the temples and the programs.My relationship with my fiancé and his family is very good, and also with my family everything is doing great.Thanks to Krsna I have beautiful associations with the devotees, now organizing everything for next year, making plans to work and study. This past year I didn’t have a steady service in the temple, I helped in what they needed every time I visited. I also try to do sankirtana adapted to me, I believe I’m really shy and that is really strong in me, when I go out I try to leave some books in the airplanes seat pockets, or papers with information, and like this I try to contribute in Srila Prabhupada’s mission :) .

Well this is my 2013 yearly report of 2013,

So please once more accept my humble obediences , Thanks for your time reading this yearly report,

Your humble servant,

Candrarekha devi dasi<img alt="blush" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/embarrassed_smile.png" title="blush" width="23" /><img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

(Santiago - Chile)

HpS - O.K. AGTSP. Please post your report on the Post An Annual Report tab also if you have not done!!