oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate hanumatpreṣaka-svāmin iti nāmine
Who is my spiritual master? He is a great Vaiṣṇava standing among generations of Sampradāya Ācāryas. Is he an uttama-bhakta? Only a pure devotee possesses the vision to recognize it; however, if we observe the six steps of surrender (Śaraṇāgati) described in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (11.676), we perceive in him, at the very least, a madhyama-bhakta of the highest stature. In any case, his guidance always leads us to the lotus feet of the pure devotee, his (our) spiritual master, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
That combination of humility and incalculable wisdom provides us with a safe and stable refuge. For it is a profound truth that both the Mādhurya-kādambinī and the commentary on the Bhagavad-gītā by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura expand and assist us in understanding even more deeply the glorious "Bhagavad-gītā As It Is" by Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Who else but him brings the Ācāryas into our daily lives with such vivid examples? He reveals the pastime of Dakṣa and Satī through the figure of an ISKCON temple president and his daughter, or shows us the relevance of Dharma in the figures of Hamlet and Arjuna, or in the mystical encounter between Cervantes and Vyāsadeva. It is he who emphasizes the importance of the Upadeśāmṛta, showing us that Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura invites us to take shelter in the six Goswāmīs to truly comprehend the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
My spiritual master, His Holiness Hanumatpreśaka Swami, revealed to me the bridge between East and West by comparing the lives of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī and Carl Jung. He has instructed me that our process is Gandharva Veda: that theater, dance, and music are the supreme ways to preach to the masses. And finally, he has always emphasized that chanting sixteen rounds very early—ideally before maṅgala-āratik—is the only way to achieve a chanting full of Enthusiasm.
He is a great Vaiṣṇava who grants us protection through his divine instructions; they are the key to accessing that bastion of bhakti which is the Guru Paramparā of the Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya, our sacred lineage, to which we surrender our existence!
Always attempting to take shelter in your divine instructions,
Your passionate disciple,
Nikuñja-bihārī dāsa
HpS - AgtSP! Thank you. We keep thinking that wars are not fought, won, by good looking, well dressed super soldiers, who have all their equipment in order.
Who are fighting a a perfect formation with clever tactics with their 100% proper companions.
They are fought by wounded soldiers who get back up and put the 60% energy they have available fully back into the fight.
Who are facing an intelligent enemy who has damaged their tactical arrangements.
We need to associate with the devotees of ISKCON to get perspective on who we are. Thank you for these comments.
Lord Caitanya says that exaggerated praise is another form of blasphemy.
Seems that if we are going to go out and try to serve Lord Caitanya's mission in even the simplest sense we have to present ourselves as some kind of Guru. Then we will get criticism. We need to see the critics carefully so that we can evaluate their criticism.
We hope that Krsna gives you good intelligence to balance your personal esoteric development, family, community.
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate hanumatpreṣaka-svāmin iti nāmine
¿Quién es mi maestro espiritual? Él es un gran Vaiṣṇava erguido entre generaciones de Sampradāya Ācāryas. ¿Es un uttama-bhakta? Solo un devoto puro posee la visión para reconocerlo; sin embargo, si observamos los seis pasos de la rendición (Śaraṇāgati) descritos en el Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (11.676), vemos en él, como mínimo, a un madhyama-bhakta de elevadísima estatura. De cualquier manera, su guía siempre nos conduce hacia los pies de loto del devoto puro, su (nuestro) maestro espiritual, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
Esa amalgama de humildad y sabiduría incalculable nos brinda un refugio seguro y estable. Pues es una verdad profunda que tanto el Mādhurya-kādambinī como el comentario al Bhagavad-gītā de Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, expanden y nos auxilian para comprender aún más profundamente el glorioso "Bhagavad-gītā tal como es" de Śrīla Prabhupāda.
¿Quién sino él nos trae a los Ācāryas a nuestra vida cotidiana con ejemplos tan vívidos? Él nos revela el pasatiempo de Dakṣa y Satī a través de la figura de un presidente de templo y su hija, o nos muestra la vigencia del Dharma en las figuras de Hamlet y Arjuna, o en el místico encuentro entre Cervantes y Vyāsadeva. Es él quien nos enfatiza la importancia del Upadeśāmṛta, mostrándonos que Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura nos invita a refugiarnos en los seis Goswāmīs para comprender, verdaderamente, los pasatiempos de Rādhā y Kṛṣṇa.
Mi maestro espiritual, Su Santidad Hanumatpreśaka Swami, me ha revelado el puente entre Oriente y Occidente al comparar las vidas de Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī y Carl Jung. Él me ha instruido en que nuestro proceso es Gandharva Veda: que el teatro, la danza y la música constituyen la vía suprema para predicar a las masas. Y, finalmente, siempre ha enfatizado que cantar las dieciséis rondas bien temprano —idealmente antes del maṅgala-āratik— es la única forma de alcanzar un canto colmado de entusiasmo.
Él es un gran Vaiṣṇava que nos otorga protección mediante sus divinas instrucciones; ellas son la llave para acceder a ese bastión del bhakti que es el Guru Paramparā de la Brahma-Mādhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya, nuestro sagrado linaje, ¡por el cual entregamos nuestra existencia!
Siempre intentando refugiarnos en sus divinas instrucciones,
Su apasionado discípulo,
Nikuñja-bihārī dāsa