Seek your recommendations on Gyatri Mantras

3 days, 20 hours ago by Gopal C Biswas in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,


 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 All glories to Guru parampara.


 Gurudev, if you would have available in India now then i would have spoken with you 

 in person because discussion is about Gyatri Mantras.


 Don't want to write here much.......should have the discussion 1-to-1 on this.


 Do you have any specific recommendations for advance stages so that we can check that we 

 are on correct track.


HpS - Srila Prabhupada, conversations with Ramananda rai, discusses these things in public, but yes, they remain automatically confidential in terms of our purification.

we have not really seen srila prabhupada discuss these mantras, nor any of his disciples, separately from the realization of the maha-mantras.

skc, pna... hk/hr... haraye namah...


they should become more brilliant as your chanting becomes more brilliant.

you should dance internally with their chanting as we dance externally with harinama kirtan.

because of the birth we have taken, kali yuga sudra, mlecha, yavana et al.

in this life time we will not be able to chant them on a level and in a position independent of our harinama kirtan.

maybe we will take birth in brahmana family in nabadvipa in our next lifetime.

thank you.


Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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3 days, 20 hours ago by agustina.abalos in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna, Maharaj, mis reverencias.

Nanda Gram está en Santander, Sita y Prema vienen a veces de visita y Jara mara Hari Das prabhu viene a visitar, yo en este momento estoy en Madrid, vine hace unos meses por que me enfermaba muy seguido y no me sentía bien, además estuve lidiando con papeles legales y planeo asentarme en Irlanda de el Norte en algunos meses, últimamente no tengo mucha asociación con devotos, solamente nos enviamos mensajes, veo sus clases en la página de Facebook y mis rondas no han sido las mejores, hay días en los que me siento un poco perdida pero sigo cantando para que Krishna me muestre el camino, que puedo hacer para seguir fortificando mi relación con Krishna? También me gustaría saber cómo puedo seguir siendo iniciada si no estoy viviendo en el templo? También tengo un pequeño altar pero quisiera saber si podría tener mi propia deidad para poder hacer aarti todos los días y crear esa atmósfera privada de la que me hablo la última vez.

mis más humildes reverencias. Espero que se encuentre bien y su salud sea buena.


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Hare Krishna, Maharaj, my obeisances.

Nanda Gram is in Santander, Sita and Prema come to visit sometimes, and Jara mara Hari Das prabhu comes to visit, I am in Madrid at the moment,

I came a few months ago because I got sick very often and I didn't feel well,

I was also dealing with legal papers and plan to settle in Northern Ireland in a few months,

lately I don't have much association with devotees, we only send each other messages, I see their classes on the Facebook page and my rounds have not been the best,

there are days when I feel a little lost but I keep chanting for Krishna to show me the way,

what can I do to continue strengthening my relationship with Krishna?



I would also like to know how I can continue to be initiated if I am not living in the temple?


I also have a small altar but I would like to know if I could have my own deity so I can do aarti every day and create that atmosphere that I was talking about last time.


my most humble reverences. I hope you are well and your health is good.

agustina abalos


HpS/ASA - agtsp. hk/he. thank you for your letter.

to get initiated you need approval of temple president or other agent authorized by GBC Secretary.

Introduce yourself to you, geographically closest temple president and explain your situation. they can approve you even without physical residence,

hare krsna.


who is on your altar now? statues and pictures are the same in many ways. they are both authorized by Srila Prabhupada for simple worship. offer incense, flowers, lamp, fragrant oil, food with respect.


as long as you are chanting hk/hr you are making progress in the path. other items eg. 4-principles. m. arati, class, are to accelerate effect of the Mantra,

Hari bolo. join us in next letter.

thank you.

your efforts are heroic. do not think less of yourself. go ahead. every step is permanent purification if you accept.

Sri RadhaKund visit..

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru Maharaj, H. H. Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances at Your sweet lotus feet. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj.


HpS/ASA - AgtSP! paoho. Can you see our 'sweet lotus feet'? 🙂 I guess everyone of us has 'sweet lotus feet; but now are covered. Are they hooves, bird feet, monkey feet, one foot (flower). 😃


Dear Guru Maharaj,

We are so happy to hear about Spain visit...closer to Sri RadhaKund...America is so far away...


Guru Maharaj, we would like to offer our service at your lotus feet by arranging the ticket to Sri RadhaKund, if Guru Maharaj allows us to get this service....for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada. When will be the most suitable date for the visit, we would like to book the ticket as soon as possible.


Visited Sri Dham Mayapur for Gaura Purnima. Thank you for Your mercy Guru Maharaj. We were 10 of us travelling together from Manipur, some of them visiting Mayapur for the first time....everytime it's a new experience for me.


HpS - When we come into the Temple after putting our things in our room, after months, years of not seeing Radha Madan-madhava, we feel like we are dying. Like we have come home.

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We are continuing with our daily morning and evening classes. Going for Mangal arti to temple only on Sundays. Rest of the days we offer our services at home. Chanting 16 rounds and continuing with Gayatri.


Celebrated 75th Vyasa Puja of H. H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaj at devotee's residence. H. H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaj has been so merciful. At Mayapur, had an intense desire to get Maharaj's Darshan....and just in about 2 mins time, Maharaj came by in a big, big auto rickshaw...customized one...how great and merciful are our Vaishnava acharyas...I was left mesmerized and bewildered by the grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


We are subscribing 30 copies of BTG magazine from Vrindavan and started distributing ....thank you again Guru Maharaj...your mercy is boundless...


Sending some photos dear Guru Maharaj...we are eagerly waiting for you at RadhaKund dear Guru Maharaj.


Your insignificant servant always,

Sarad Gaurangi D. D.


HpS - AgtSP.

Such nice news. Thank you. Thank you all.

Travel to Radha Kunda???

We take your offer seriously, but we think about our body and what kind of travel we can do. With your impetus maybe we can make some more plans about a visit to Radha Kunda during the stay in Spain.


Jara Mara Hari Das

1 week, 4 days ago by jaramara in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna, Maharaja:

PAMHO AGTSP

Keep fighting in the SP army.


HpS 💥 super!!!!!!two steps from hell.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtuj8mpoZHA - live orchestra prague.
  • one adaptation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6EceDF5ltc


Nanda Gram is developing slowly but surely.

ASA - one of the five best verses in the SB? https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/47/63/

Hanumatpresaka x Uddhavatpresaka


We are now 10 families and more are planning to come.

The veg gardens and fruit trees are developing.

We host a nice Sunday feast every week and main Vaisnava holidays.


My granddaughter is already 10 months.

My sons 23 and 33.

ASA - Surfing?


Marta is doing fine working a lot on her self and studying arts in university.

ASA - Any special teachers?


We keep with our service to the European youth and more and more youth are benefiting from our projects.

Some times is not easy to coordinate so many devotees from so many countries but the results justifies the efforts, challenges and pain.

ASA - We did tour programs for years!!!! One of the very, VERY, V E R Y, best preaching programs.


Also studying some short of psychotherapy with Doctor Gabor Mate.

It is helping me to better understand my self and also to serve devotees in a best way.

Many times our past traumas block our innate capacity to love and serve.

ASA - In Sanskrita, 'vasanas', no?


Understanding the process of trauma and aceppting our own responsibility is very useful to serve better the lord, guru and others.


We will be very happy and honored if you could visit Nanda Gram as you an SP are the main inspiration to start the project.

We can host you and as many spiritual brothers and sister willing to come during your visit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONcYTsQKA_Q


Well, wish you all the best and hope to see you soon

Your fallen servant

JMHD


HpS - Look under Calendar Development? Got our ticket to visit Spain 11 September to 3 December.

Right in the middle of this letter the landscape master came, virabahu das prabhu returned our calls! We talked for about 45-minutes. Two calls a year. GBC. ISKCON.

See you in a few weeks.

...and the hits just keep on coming...

April 8, 2024


Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,


pamho, AGtSP!


How are you? We’re still serving as best we can... now how efficiently, is even a better plan.


HpS - Yes!!! NoI 7 or 8, no? The Dasas. It becomes constant then more intense, then constant, intense, broad and 💥 Aaaa haaaa [Re):>> we remember who we are!


  Contemplations in Krishna Consciousness (KC) are meditations with ecstatic information. An exercise to maximize our connection with the “powerhouse “of Love, coming from the inside and outside, below and above, the tricky part is how to compensate for our conditioned state. That is where quandaries begin... at least for those listening within.


  Time & time again queries bring the mind to grasp its confines, then viewing Oppenhemier’s film with his astuteness so fine, it keeps some perspective in line. The Lord divine empowers material scientists’ minds due to their karmic inclines, yet forces found they can’t impound, for they are borrowed from our Source most profound.

ASA - He had to use nicotine to control his mind, no?


  This is where I’m impressed, God allows intelligence to guide men and do their best, even when they’re a mess. The efforts of 2,000 scientists orchestrated to make one thermo-nuclear bomb, is it more motivated to create a virus to retire us? Oops, that’s been said and gone (or is it?, still notice the “covid visit” from January’s Texas trip)


In scientific summary, I’ve found that the intelligent society may also be profound, & realize my insignificance and will always be a clown. Regardless, the ability in man is part of God’s plan, so I will continue to try and make a relative stand.


 Speaking of stands, I was brought to my knees by flower-child with the greatest of ease.

 

 Was skipping along in ye’ old hardware store and saw a young colored man and his daughter...eyes met, gave respect, and continued on my way. Then the man’s wife was in the same aisle with her youngest child (4, maybe more) and I gave a smile. The lil’ girl had a blooming plant in a pot and I said, ”Nice flower,” as she smiled a lot, I went to my aisle. I was digging in the garden section, she had followed me. Her Mother kept calling her and I watched in perplexion. As the girl walked to me she held up the little pot, “Well,” I thought, I kneeled & smelled that flower in that pot. Both the Mother and I were construing, like, “What’s her girl doing? Quickly responding, I thanked her fondly, to her Mothers relief, our departure was brief.


Then recalling all this, I realized a moment I missed... had Krishna flyer in my pocket and failed to abide by my lil’ guide. It’s not about me, it’s what’s around me that’s to be... serving in clarity, that’s the key. Thus I’m learning K’s plans and when to get out of the way by joining in the play, a fresh way to enjoy the day.


HpS - Been there. Done that!


Gaura Purnima, Ki Jaya!

  A joyous moment to say the least, do not want to spoil the transcendental feast. We were dhotied up, seeking association with devotee trust, ecstatic in festival lust, surpassing the material energy. All we’re jubilant and in good Spirits was quite the experience. Then my time came, back to the mundane, donning my uniform of fame I continued to pick up the remains, packing all in bags unnamed. 3 trips around the grounds taking in all trash no matter how profound, then jumping in the dumpster till it couldn’t compound, honoring Jayananda’s inspiring training with the Trash-Mash Dance. Complete Seva while in a blissful trance.


ASA[tb] = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsPdVsIXqzU .. .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frwzLFZKCMY . . condidates for Guru Krpa????


  K’ book's now on my iphone, better than any clone, finally have the Krishna Book right where I can look, day or night for any occasion that seems right. Tech has made a transcendental step, guess I should enjoy the depth. The more I look for Nanda-lal, the more He gives what I long... His eternal song, now I best not forget and listen for His flute and duet. 


   B.I. (Bhaktivedanta Institute) has subsided so am doing work as guided, Bhagavan always has provided, now Akrurnatha & Jagarinni have secured an Alachuan home and I’m on my own, sorting jobs to hone at their new abode. The biggest place I think they’ve owned looks like the family has grown.


Was reminiscing of their house's past and jobs that passed and in doing so gained a finger gash from a razor's slash. Best not to dwell on projects that are done... focus on the ones that have come; such are the dangers of the mind, to indulge on company time. Now with the bandages strong, I’m doing fine... so I pine, now stepping into a fractured bone with this foot of mine, the karma is right on time, my seva changes even as I rhyme.



     As you may see, my writing is a bit gleaned, as I age it seems to be an unusual opportunity to jot any obscurity that be, now where is me? Again, the kaleidoscope turns, my vision blurs then focuses on sights to yearn, and then a lesson turns when another epiphany churns. Such are my digressions, so glad to have your instructions and alternate directions to avoid this Tigress of obsession.


  So with all this self-prophecy, I shall leave you in peace, knowing that with surrender some may become a devotee contender and not a bhakti pretender.


your servant in training,

caitanya caritamrta das, das anu das.n


Thank you!


HpS/ASA - Krsna is 'yamuna tira van achari', not too straight forward, no? maybe jehovah and allah are more straight forward. got a letter started for you all.

your news is great. a little sample of a very practical sankirtan.

unflinching warrior.

what is happening in the public propaganda of Temple?


Sadhana, prédica y pregunta

1 week, 4 days ago by piyari_mohan_das in Personal Sadhana Reports

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Thanks to your instructions and your mercy towards me, I have been able to follow my sadhana by getting up at 4.00, little MA and chanting my japa early in the morning.


After making friends with some people I have met in sankirtan at Cabildo, I invited them to a devotional program that I started with my sister.


We meet on Tuesdays. We started with a Bhagavad Gita talk, then a short kirtan, prasadam and chatting to strengthen the bonds.


A question Gurudeva: Is Krishna's manifestation of the lilas in Vrindavan the same as that found in Goloka Vrindavan in the spiritual world?


hps/asa - goloka is in spiritual world. gokula in bhauma lila, manifest in material world. little different. in gokula there are demons, but in goloka there are only rumors of demons. like the italian embassy in chile and the national government in rome.

that is what we understand.


As I understand it, it is an expansion of Krishna, since Krishna does not leave his planet. Or is it Krishna himself who descends?

ASA - Above. 🙂

Hare Krishna

Your servant


Piyari Mohan das


HpS - Thank you! Maybe attend the FMS on line at 4.30AM some times!!