Hare Krishna !!!!

All Glories to Guru Maharaj.

All glories to Srila Prabupad.

Please accept my humble obeisance unto your Lotus Feet Guru Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏.

I very happy when I listened your Jop Joe [Japa Joe] and Online classes. This is the greatest opportunity and kindness to listen your Jop Meditation for me Guru Maharaj.

From long times I was searched to listen your Jop Meditation directly, And once day Guru Maharaj you recorded short type video in our What's app group. When I received you video and listen your Jop my mind is full excited and feeling happiness.

So Thank you very much Guru Maharaja you listen my heart beat.

Questions 1: Dear Beloved Guru Maharaj, as a disciple, how can I perform service (seva) so that you will be pleased with your disciples?"

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. So, nice to hear from you. Name of group is "Japa Joe". I think this is the link to the history of the name and our Anjana Suta Academy and some of our philosophy of Japa.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/5/#bb5954 gives nice explanation of Guru and Disciple. Myself, anyone in ISKCON, are disciples of Srila Prabhupada. We all accept him as our uttama adhikari guru, Founder and Acharya of ISKCON.

He defines Disciple as one who follows the Discipline of another. Chanting sixteen enthusiastic rounds minimum and following four principles, taking initiation from one of his initiated disciples according to the rituals, makes us his disciples. Of course, I, you, everyone, have specific disciplines, details we apply under his authority.

I served with the Bhaktivedanta Institute under his authority. That was a discipline which most people don't follow.

Other devotees don't sleep unless they can distribute one book daily.

So, as our disciple, when you are following Srila Prabhupada's discipline, we are very pleased, nourished, by you efforts.

Thank you.

Especially during Kartika he instructs us to offer lamps to Damodara and chant the D'astaka: http://kksongs.org/songs/n/namamisvaram.html.

If you follow our discipline as academically inclined people, then you want to memorize the astaka and learn the word by word meanings.

Just because we have become ISKCON Diksa guru for some, does not mean that we are the only or even ultimate siksa guru for them under Srila Prabhupada's Siksa Guru position. GBC is ultimate managing authority.

Questions 2: Guru Maharaj, how can I perform service (seva) in this holy month of Kartik Damodar to receive the mercy (kripa) of Krishna?"

HpS - Also, nice question. Answer above, no?

Yours most innocent disciple.

Kapidhvaja Das

Tripura, India

HpS - Does our answer help?

More Questions?

Hope you are well situated in ISKCON mission in Tripura!!