Priorities

4 years, 7 months ago by chas d lind in Special Category A

An attempted re-write on classic values.

Just getting started on these, need the therapy. Any high minded critique is very welcome!

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There was...

.... a family in a small Mountain Village and one of their children was sick, so they called the Doctor to see what was wrong. The Doctor examined the child and said the fever is from gangrene, hidden between these 2 fingers, we’ll have to remove them. The Mother was objecting, the Doctor said,” If we don’t sacrifice the fingers the arm will be next”. Her husband looked at her and they understood, “fingers to save an arm.”

After this, all was fine and the family decided to visit relatives in the Valley. After an arduous journey, they made it to their relatives’ town. Even though there were some quarrels going on in the neighborhoods, the family greeted one another with great joy.

They all were reminiscing when noises were heard coming from the outside neighborhood, sounds of explosions, shouting and rioting!

The family all gathered in the hidden cellar below the house and quietly waited. Sounds of the thug's footsteps were heard on the floor above them... they were very still. The Mother was holding her baby in her lap; the child sensed the fear and was attempting to cry. Everyone gazed, the Mother looked back in terror and with tears in her eyes she suffocated her own child, a “child to save the family”

Hours later a battalion of the Army came and vanquished the invaders and some peace was restored. The family fled, while other parts of the city were still under siege. Returning to their home they had great relief and nurtured one other through what happened. As the weeks went by, the battle in the city still was on, the villagers safe in the Mountains continued life warily.

Then one night a village guard observed a couple of invaders trying to sneak-in, taking careful aim the guard put an arrow through one, but the other fled to tell his leader. The news spread quickly and the Lord’s garrison immediately came to the village. They told the villagers their town is the only thing keeping the Invaders from entering into the heart of the country, they must be stopped!

The family knew another sacrifice had to be made. Taking their eldest son’s they gave them to the Lord’s army, then despondently departed for higher ground. A tumultuous fight began as the rogue invaders starting entering the village. Arrows and cannonballs were flying everywhere, along with swords clashing and fires raging. The remaining soldiers and villagers finally succeeded, though there was nothing left of the village, “the village to save the country”

The Mountain family had lost a baby, had lost their son’s, and their village. The Mother was so distraught she collapsed and died. The Father was in shock from losing his wife and decided to see the Lord of the Land and went to his castle. Hearing what happened the Lord offered the father anything in his kingdom, he knew his sacrifice.

Sobbing the man cried, “I need my wife, I need my children, I need my village, what is left in the World for me?” The Lord sensed his great quandary and sadness.

Taking the Father he brought him to a grand hall, there were citizens, families and hurt people from his own village. They were all happily serving one another with food, sustenance and love. The Lord’s Queen came up to the Father and bowed. Astonished the Father asked the Queen, “How did all these people become so joyous?” Smiling at her husband the Queen, touched the father's Heart, saying... they’ve got their Souls back. “Sacrifice the World and regain our Soul.”

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Reading Shakespeare

4 years, 7 months ago by hps in Special Category A

Gaura-vani Das, after previous Shakespeare Blog post:

Just purchased this audiobook from your inspiration. https://smile.amazon.com/How-Read-Understand-Shakespeare/dp/B00DTO3WH2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3WQTE0BG6DAA&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+read+and+understand+shakespeare&qid=1605450253&sprefix=how+to+read+and+understand+shake%2Caudible%2C132&sr=8-1

VIPLAVAH & SOLARIS / Accounts Due

4 years, 7 months ago by abhiramdas in Special Category A

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

I am sending tomorrow (Friday the 13th) a report to the blog about all the pending budgets of the things we are doing for NIOS:

  1. SOLARIS Magazine No 5,
  2. SOLARIS Magazine website,
  3. Five minute trailer for the film "Diary of a Traveling Creature, the Ultimate Voyage"
  4. Arrangements for the indexing of SOLARIS,
  5. Freight to send the magazine to the United States and others.

HpS - ASA - Please include Adminiatrative Expenses for yourself and others in the Budget!

Gurudeva the account of VIPLAVAH 02/04 2020 ($ 200) and VIPLAVAH 03/04 2020 (150) + that of the translator $ 40 which are things paid and delivered, please could you speak with Prabhu Abhisek to have the NIOS treasury take care of these accounts.

HpS - Yes, $390. The work has been excellent, but was there also not costs for shipping things to the USA?

Hare Krishna Guru-Maharaja, his insignificant servant, Abhiram Thakur das.


Dwarfs in the ASA Cave

4 years, 7 months ago by hps in Special Category A

Hare Krsna.

[It would be nice if there was no extra space with each paragraph return no?? Can put it in manually if you want to. Is is possible?]

We are all considering that a brahmacari joining us at 902 Hillcrest, Murfreesboro, Tennessee would have a lot of good point.

Sending the current DTC(p) to Pancha-tattva Das to give some idea of life in the Boro.

If he can investigate the Immigration work and getting enrolled as a student at Middle Tennesse University or just taking individual classes. That would be great step forward.

Revista para los vecinos - Santiago de Chile

4 years, 7 months ago by bhaktapiero in Special Category A

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

 Please accept my respectful obeisances

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 I have spoken with some devotees to carry out the magazine for the neighbors of the temple.

 Bhakta Luciano Machiavelli suggested that I go to the municipality to get a permit so that I could set up a table with Prasadam and books near the temple, in this way, meet the neighbors, talk to them, find out their interests, etc.

At the moment I am going out for sankirtan in the afternoons after the temple program. I go to the square in front of the supermarket, since it is the center most frequented by the neighbors and I talk to people, take their contacts and try to make friends with them.

On the other hand prabhu Jagad Guru has proposed to make an invitation to the temple for the neighbors. This includes prasadam and a talk explaining who we are. After that, questions and answers and at the end, show them a preview of the magazine and ask them what they would like to add to it.

 We want to be able to carry out this service, and who knows, maybe this magazine will later expand to all of Chile and can be distributed in sankirtan.

 I remember you said that we can write about what Prabhupada talks about Jesus Christ, we could start with it for Christmas, but I don't know if it will become a magazine in such a short time. maybe we can do some Christmas carols like you said and present them in the plaza.

Hare krishna

 Your servant

HpS-ASA - Thank you! Your inspiration is inspiring for us! We have wanted to do a magazine for our neighborhood. We give a link where you can see what our stree, Hillcrest looks like:

https://www.google.com/search?q=google+maps+902+hillcrest+37129&rlz=1C1CHBH_enUS920US920&oq=google+maps+902+hillcrest+37129&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.17171j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

It is not much through traffic and other features make us think that it may inspire people to get to know each other. All that is needed for KC to develop is for people to get to know each other in the association of devotees.

We were thinking of 'The Hillcrest Howler" as a name for the news letter, Howlers are Monkeys from Brazil.

We hope we get our Microsoft Word program this evening so we can work on projects like this.

 Piyari Mohan das.


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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada



He hablado con algunos devotos para llevar a cabo la revista para los vecinos del templo. 


Bhakta Luciano Maquiavelo me propuso ir a la municipalidad para sacar un permiso para así poder poner una mesa con prasadam y libros cerca del templo, de ese modo, conocer a los vecinos, hablar con ellos, saber sus intereses, etc. Yo por el momento estoy saliendo a sankirtan por las tardes luego del programa del templo. Voy a la plaza que queda frente al supermercado, ya que es el centro más concurrido por los vecinos y hablo con las personas, tomo sus contactos y trato de hacer amistad con ellos. 


Por otro lado prabhu Jagad Guru ha propuesto hacer una invitación al templo para los vecinos. Esto incluye prasadam y una charla explicativa de quienes somos. Luego de ello preguntas y respuestas y al finalizar mostrarle un avance de la revista y preguntarles qué les gustaría agregar a ella. 


Deseamos poder llevar a cabo este servicio, y quién sabe, tal vez esta revista luego se expanda a todo Chile y se pueda distribuir en sankirtan.


Recuerdo que usted dijo que podemos escribir sobre lo que Prabhupada habla sobre Jesucristo, podríamos empezar con ello para navidad, pero no se si alcance a ser una revista en tan poco tiempo. tal vez podemos hacer unos villancicos cómo usted dijo y presentarlos en la plaza.


Hare Krishna

Su sirviente

Piyari Mohan das.