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Head or Heart Is Vedanta

11 years, 11 months ago by msrinu in Personal Sadhana Reports, Sankirtana / Temple Activity Reports, Hot Topics

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisnaces, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

To night I was on my work related issues and I have some free time (as I was kept on hold, waiting for others to finish their work) and I went to "jayarama.us" archives and when I'm reading (Vedic Vs Myth and optical illusion document), somehow I got this question.

What is the ultimate goal of this life, "Knowing the truth" or "feeling the truth". What is the purpose of reading all these Sastra's, is it to gradually to raise to the level of "feeling". Knowing the truth or having the knowledge makes the "heart to respond instead mind".

Or serving the Lord, knowing that, he is Supreme or anything else beyond it, in this yoga.

Please pardon my ignorance in regards to the above question Maharaj. I'm trying to make a habbit of the reading the sastras on a regular basis, some how some days, I feel more motivated and some days more like just reading. How do I make the mind go beyond the lines.

Your humble servant

-Srinivasa from Richmond, VA

HpS - ASA - AGTSP! paoho Is so, so nice to hear from you. More, more. We have letters of recomendation for your inititation and for your good spouse and we will deal them more officially when we get to USA after June 1st. Now we are in the last week of this four month traveling sankirtan! We are in Spain and Monday we go for the education symposium in Belgium.

Your questions are very good. Usually, in these industrialized societies we take "knowing" as what Prabhupada calls, "Jnana". There is very nice essay on this in the Foreward to the Isopanisad, "What is Veda?" Please read it. Modern guys, science, is Rational Empiricism. That is Pratyaksa and Anumana as you read the Isopanisad essay. We see - I know, I see it. And we speculate - algebra, grammar, logic, on that perception.

Feeling for modern man is usually feelings that relate to the body, stomach, etc. When we talk about feelings in the heart it is coming to the fundamental feelings of the Vrajavasis for Krsna. These dont relate t the body. This is the ulitmate goal. In the beginning our heart is clouded so we "feel" in the heart through our intelligence, Buddhi, contemplation. Its very close to the soul.

So, the answer is, that the jnana, rational understanding that Sastra gives, is to help us get off the gross level of Karma, senses, work without understanding. It is useful. We need it. This is jnana, knowing. But the goal is feeling. Not feeling in the stomach, but feeling in the heart. And to start that will mostly be dhyana, meditation, contemplation. We will be able to read Prabhupada's books with attention. We don't have to understand so much. We are there with them.

Is a little clearer? Read the Essay at the start of the Isopanisad!

Urgente

11 years, 11 months ago by Gadai in Personal Sadhana Reports

Todas las Glorias a Sri Caitanya Maha Prabhu!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj, nuevamente mis reverencias, esperando que la presente lo encuentre bien de salud, queria decirle que estamos haciendo Mangal Artik a las 4 : 30 am, siguiendo los 4 principios , cantando 16 buenas rondas y algunas rondas más.

En la lectura estamos leyendo el Caitanya Caritamrta "ADI LILA" cap 11 - Las Expansiones del Señor Nityananda, tratando de entender como es que Nityananda vino con 12 pastorcillos de vaca. También estamos leyendo el Bhagavad - Gita cap 2 - Resumen del contenido del Gita.

También estamos repasando el Bhakti Sastri, pues pensamos que es importante para mejorar nuestra predica en nosotros mismos.

Bueno Guru Maharaj esperamos verlo pronto, nose si en Perú ó en Bolivia, estaremos comunicandonos sobre reportes de Sankirtan y tal ves contemos algunos pasatiempos de Sankirtan.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj.

Gadai Gauranga Das

HpS - TlgaSP- Muy bien. Si, Abhirama Thakura es un Gopa! Quien es en Krsna Lila? Esperamos sus cartas con mucho entusiasmo. Ha Ha! Canto Cuatro es nuestra estudio. Daksa Yajna. El era pensando por que estuvo occupado en el Yajna mas importante para Visnu era el persona mas importante. Cuidado no desarollar esta actitud en Sankirtana, no?!!! Somos devotos ordinario occupado en el mas excelso servicio por arregla del Senor Caitanya. El puede animar qualquiere en esta servicio.

Hare Krsna GuruMaharaja! :o)

11 years, 11 months ago by Bhaktina Romi in Personal Sadhana Reports

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

All Glories to you!
All Glories to devotees

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!
Hope you're fine!! Thanks for reed this letter.
Four principles strictly, 16 rounds, all days but fighting to improve the quality, I start the Bhakti Sastri, only Bhagavad Gita at this time, many things are getting clear right now.. Service, fix decoration of temple dasanudasa fest, and everything I can help. In home keep worshiping SriSri NitaiGaura Nataraj, TulasiDevi and Srila Prabhupada. I have some question to do:

1- If someone leave the body, and the family decides cremate the body, but like 3 or 5 months before, if thet put a Tulasi beads, have the same power, than if they do it inmediatly?

hps - agtsp. question is not clear. he puts on tulasi 5 months before he dies?

2- When we bought something, is not prasadam, manufacturated like cookies or something like that, I only offer it with 3 Maha Mantra, because I don't think is prppertly to offer to you and Srila Prabhupada.
asa - NOI ¨visayera anna kaila, haya dusta mana", one who eats grains cooked by material enjoyers, his mind becomes wicked. only offer fruits, roots, milk and nuts. other stuff only what is cooked by devotees. cook a lot of cookies on sunday and the share them all week.

2b- Why when the devotees take prasadam, sometimes say about we eat the Conciousness of chef? Suppouse that the cook is angry. For offer the food to Krsna, Why the food would be impregnated of the cook conciusness?

asa - if we touch something the virus on our hands can mix with it. the world is made of thoughts and consciousness as well as matter. so the consciousness of the cook, he who lights the fire, goes into the cooking. of course, when it is offered to Prabhupada he adjusts it. but still the basic ideas of the cook can be there. there are different kinds of Prasadam even. but if Prabhupada offers it then it is basically Prasadam.

3- I hear some devotees who chant the holy names in japa and when a new round commence, say more things than the PancaTattva Mantra or say it 3 times. Is it ok? is not a desviation? Why Srila Prabupada only give us the Panca Tattva Mantra, to commence a new round?

asa- actually I never heard Prabhupada do or say that we should chant the pancha tattva mantra befor each. round. before chanting hare krsna, yes. so some devotees chant "nama om.." some mix Japa with siksastakam verses.

I wont write a long letter, but my bad english push me, many words to explain my idea. I'm sorry. Hope you're fine Gurudeva, I learning every day of you mercy and your dedication.

Trying to serve in Krsna Conciousness.
Rati Manjari Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA - Trying and doing. How is your Varna ashrama effort going? You introduced us to your prospective Grhastha ashrama partner. How are things developing? Nice pictures!!

Humble obeisances from Mar del Plata

11 years, 11 months ago by Panca tattva das in Personal Sadhana Reports

AGTSP.PAMHO.

HARE KRSNA OUR BELOVED GURUDEV.

It had past a long time from the last letter I wrote you, sorry....I keep a way from computers... We are OK!!! but still in this Burro!! and in the same material world.We are working very hard at the loft and the proyect of the farm at Sierra de los Padres.We are about to to move into the farm and start with the construction of the Bramacaris ashram and the temple...Last weekend we did the ceremony of grownd breaking and install Ananta Sesa,today I'm performing a Pumsavana ceremony for a couple of devoties of the yatra...I am very busy and is the only way I can be in Krishna Conciences....or at least try to..

I'm a bit scared because I'm going to the farm and there is no prgram and any deities,so I have to make my one sadhana. Every Sunday I take care of the deities at the Loft so that is would be my stronger program.....

We are very enthusiastic with your future visit to Mar del Plata Yatra...

And we read every day your blog....

What else we can do?????

Your servant Panca tattva das

asa - hps - jaya. tlgasp. paoho. you seem to be doing very well. we all start life from a little bit wet-wood perspective. the first steps don't produce much fire. rather they just make the wood dry. then the wood can burn. we can be in ecstatic mood all the time. of course like that we can warm and ignite others. seems we can take it that Krsna is putting you on the farm so that you can get in touch with Him personally, get ready for Sannyasa. Keep a record of your Sadhana and report each weak, one line even to us or others.
What books are you studying? We are studying SB 4.7 this weeks.
We have been physically exhausted yesterday and today. Don't know why? Initiations? Hare Krsna.
Big struggle to get to this internet connection ie. using temple computer, but now is working fast and we have a key to the office. Sooo try to work with what you can. Share your results, successes and problems with others, use your intelligence to see the help Krsna is sending. How does Mar work fit into Lord Caitanya's mission? How is Nicassio? Still in USA? When ever we see Lord Nrsmha Deva and His beautiful painting we think of the devotee in Mar who did it. What is his name? How is he??

Pamho.PabloParikrama.

11 years, 11 months ago by PABLOPARIKRAMA in Personal Sadhana Reports, Other

AgtSP!

Agt Guru y Gauranga!

Agt All Devoties!

Hare Krsna!

Hola Maharaja, soy Bhakta Pablo del Parikrama, de España.

Espero que este super super bien en España en todos los aspectos.

Antes de nada pedirle perdon por no poder ir a verle, he intentado arreglarlo pero va a ser imposible finalmente. Pero voy a conseguir Internet para comunicarnos por Japa Joe y otros. Es lo unico que puedo hacer. Voy a llamarle a su movil de España. Espero no molestarlo.

Tengo que pedirle un favor, Su Consejo.

-Hace 1 ó 2 años, un familiar de un viejo amigo mio, es Vidente de la Virgen de Lourdes. Ella puede hablar con los antepasados y con su Guia, una Sirvienta de la Virgen.

Sin yo decirle nada y sin conocer nada de mi, le dijo a mi amigo que me dijera, que mi mujer Virginia no estaba dispuesta a que yo estuviera con mi hijo Varuna, y que por eso sufriria " grandes problemas ", y que rezara y pidiera para que cambiara la manera de pensar de mi mujer.

Yo no he estado rezando por que cambiara su mentalidad, pensando que con su nuevo matrimonio, el embarazo y el nuevo niño, estaba mucho mejor, fuera de su depresion profunda. Pero creo que me equivoco.

-Mi pregunta es; Como puedo rezar por mi mujer y pedir por Su cambio de mentalidad??

Que tengo que rezar para cumplir el deseo de mi querida Virgen, Madre de Jesus.???

La Virgen tambien la llama " mi mujer ". Voy a sentir siempre los pensamientos de Virginia por nuestra union o desapareceran despues de los 5 años del Manu-samhita en los divorcios???

Es muy duro sentir los pensamientos de otra persona que ahora solo intenta hacerme daño, y que ademas hace cosas muy feas.

Perdone por solo pedirle cosas y no ayudarle en nada. Intentare ayudarle en algo.

Hare Krsna!

HpS - ASA --- TlgaSP. Hay muchas diferentes rayos del Sol, Dios. Todos son buenos. No hay ninguna desacuerdo entre Jesus-cristo ni Srila Prabhupada. Ambos solamente quiere el bien para todos. Si vamos a tomar apoyo de Srila Prabhupada rendirse a Krsna para Kirtan de los Santos nombres es el mejor oracion. No tenemos que hacer algo especifica para adjustar la mente de otros. Krsna misma va a tomar responsibilidad para nuestra familias todo. Pero..... Si Krsna quiere que estamos trabajando para El, como Krsna quiere Arjuna luchando para El, muy bien, va a instruyir nosotros hacer, rezar, algo especifica. Tiene que preguntar del santo Cristiano que estan enviando esta mensaje a Vd. como orar para ella.

A.S.N.F (A Son Never Forgets)

11 years, 11 months ago by Patrak das in Personal Sadhana Reports

HARE KRSNA DEAR GURUDEVA…

all glories to Srila Prabhupada and U!!!

pamho _____0_

hope u ar ok…

first of all I would like to apologize because I don’t write so often…

actually I feel more comfortable when talking to U on Skype

By the mercy of Radha and Krsna we have interesting experiencies in our life… we just try to understand and accept them as they are (their mercy)… <img alt="" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/04.gif" title="" />

Our sadhana (16R,4P, 4AM, worship, reading) is ok… we would like it to be better so we are working on that…. a little bit away from devotees because of our ego… but keeping our service in pujari twice a week so it give us as a good excuse to see them and associate with some of them…

As I told U before I got a part-time job cooking for a family..i really feel it is Krsna’s hands cause for me it is very difficult to get a job… it is going very well I have the opportunity to give them prasadam…

Bhakti Sastri is great!!! I am not a good teacher but the students are so nice that I learn a lot from them… we have a very good group of matajis in Chile that culminate the course this year, and one godbrother from Tarapoto who started this year…

Brother Ass… well we can only say that we are here by Krsna’s mercy and of course yours too… as u told me before this body doesn’t get a disease, this body is a disease

Some projects for studying but let see what krsna wants from us…

forgive me again for not writing so often on the blog…

thanks a lot for your patience…

always thinking a way to be useful for ur Sankirtan!!!

your servant Monkey warrior

Patrak Das <img alt="" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/22.gif" title="" />

ASA - Jaya! AGTSP. paoho. Yes, SKype is nice, but is also so important to post news here. Your news is very nice. This is new for us a lot. What about NIMSAR? There was going to be an "Identity" meeting with your CMDD, RDD et al and then you were going to contact us after you discussed what were the purposes, members etc of NIMSAR. We called LAD. Health is so much better. We try to get computer for him, internet! Really Krsna wants us to be fully engaged to our limit!

SUch nice fotos!!!!

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