K a p i - D h v a j a  (4.2)

Govinda-purnima   -  2010 Februrary 28

 

Sankirtana Forum of the Ańjana Suta Academy.

(www.JayaRama.us)

 

- Dedicated to the Sankirtana of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,

Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

- Academy Head, Hanumatpresaka Swami.

- Kapi Dhvaja Editors, Tom Brown, Buck White et al.

(est. may 1979)

 

 

*American Bhagavata Curriculum*

www.jayarama/kd/abc.txt

1. JAPA JOE

2. BHAKTI SASTRI

3. BHAKTI VIABHAVA

4. SANKIRTANA

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1. JAPA JOE – Sit and breathe properly with the proper attitude. Chant 24-hours a day.

 

2. BHAKTI SASTRI – Hey we’re on vacation, no?   Haw!    Haw!    Actually pushing with Gaudiya-matha, Bhakti-vaibhava, Sannyasa dharma and next Radha-desa, but by the unlimited mercy of Srila Prabhupada and his disciples, Bhakti sastri seem to be moving ahead on schedule.

            a. We finished reviewing Srinivasa’s 2nd Semester Evaluation. We posted it on the Web and you can look-if-you-like:

www.jayarama.us/archives/bs-evalu2.doc

 

            b. CALENDAR for next Semester

 

VEDAS/ASA

Bhakti-sastri

Semester Three Calendar

 

2010

March

15 MONDAY = NOD 5 al 7 (2 weeks). 24 - RAMA NAVAMI

 

April

29 MONDAY = NOD 8-9 (2 weeks)

12 MONDAY = NOD 10-11 (2 weeks)

 

May

26 MONDAY = BG - 7 (2 weeks)

10 MONDAY = BG – 8 (2 weeks)

24 MONDAY = BG – 9 (2 weeks) 26 - NRSIMHA CATURDASI

June

7 MONDAY = BG – 10 (2 weeks)

21 MONDAY = BG – 11 (2 weeks)

 

July

5 MONDAY = BG – 12 (1and ˝ weeks) 11 - BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA

15 THURSDAY = Evaluation 

Total 18 weeks

 

            c. SPACE OPEN: Only Srivasa Pandita Das, Patraka Das and Srinivasa Das are keeping up with the Calendar, so I guess we can take two more Students for the next Semester if anyone wants to do the regular Calendar study with us.  We are here in Vraja with Raktaka Prabhu for example. He knows so much.  We just need to offer general standard for devotees like him, there are a lot. Then they can do the finishing touches on their own and take the examination in December. We give a physical visit to our regular Students.

 

           

3. BHAKTI VAIBHAVA REVIEW - Couldn't get the SB in Manipur so we fell five days behind, but here in Vrndavana they've established a great library in Prabhupada's room. One Mauritius devotee is librarian. We've read to Canto 4, Chapter 25, and as usual our notes are appended to:

www.jayarama.us/archives/tpp-bv.txt

We discovered so many wonderful things.

 

4. SANKIRTANA

Gaudiya Matha Symposium - Continues to develop with Professor Bandyopadhyay. We stayed in the Bagbazar Gaudiya Matha for two nights. It was the first Matha established by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, we think. Was very interesting cultural experience. We are supposed to Chair the Rupa Goswami session and give our own presentation, but the Keynote Speaker left his body so we've been asked to make the Keynote Address at the Inauguration Session also. Easily done you say, but the Governor of West Bengal is inaugurating the function, senior Justices, professors et al will be on the dais with us.  Ooof!  We can just present ourselves as a representative of Srila Prabhupada. The Address is at:

www.jayarama.us/archives/gm-keynote.txt

 

 

 

 

*WANDERING MISCREANTS*

It’s Dvadasi, day after Ekadasi. We are sitting in Pranava’s building in Chaitanya-bihar in Sri Vrndavana-dhama. Vrndavana-dhama is too much to describe. Gotta be here to understand it. Everything is alive and significant. We made a little, little slip in a very tense situation and got angry at a mad fellow and are still suffering for our slip. Aaagh!

 No room for error in the spiritual world. Keep your eyes focused on the ground in front of you, watch each step that you take, don't be distracted by assault, candy or followers. They have to do the same, follow intensely if they want to follow you.

 

Piggy put a lot of stuff in his Diary.

 

Basically, since the last KD, we survived a WORLD CLASS festival of Classical Indian Dance organized by Ajit Das in Manipur. Our hearts are still pounding. Also, cost us a bundle, but we are working with Manipur.

 

Then we made it to Vrndavana dhama. So many friends here. Time is so quick.

 

HpS's health is O.K.

 

We are doing Temple Morning Program, meet with our ASA Traveling Sankirtana Party, Library for Bhakti-vaibhava reading , Lunch with Pranava and all seven of us (M. Natalia and Adi adri are helping Mrs. Pranava cook!), Internet, and more Library and Evening program.

 

Piggy tells it all:

www.jayarama.us/archives/dtcp100210.txt

 

 

 

 

 

 

*CALENDAR*

www.jayarama.us/kd/cal.txt

(Updated 2010 xxx)

FEBRUARY

28th – March 4th    -   Ghaziabad (Gaura-purnima, NOI Seminars)

 

MARCH

2nd  - Morning Program Noida Temple, PM NOI Gaziabhad.

3rd  - Morning Program Delhi Temple, PM NOI Gaziabhad.

4th  > Kolkata, (Gaudiya Matha Seminar).

6th  > Delhi, Radhadesa, Spain.

15th  - Next Kapi Dhvaja

 

FUTURE

Looks like:

March  - Europe,

  April - USA (Tennessee, Boise, San Jose),

    May - Peru,

      June - Chile (Mendoza),

            July - Peru,

          August-October - USA, Mexico

        October-December - South American,

      January >>> India.

If you have any suggestions speak now or forever hold your peace! !  !

 

 

 

 

*LETTERS TO THE EDITATOR*

www.jayarama.us/kd/lte.txt

CURRENT ADDRESSES

-New E-mai! ! ! !!!:

 English - jayarama108-natabara@yahoo.com

 Espanol - jayarama108-govinda@yahoo.com

   In emergeny write URGENT in the Subject Field.

We have answered all the e-mail up to 24th Feb.  Big austerity but nice!

 

-Paper-mail - 304 Astor Way; Franklin, TN 37064; USA

 

-Telephone - +91(India) 97 602 203 47. It's our cell-phone. We try to answer between 9:00-9:30AM daily, or maybe 9:30-10:00AM if we are busy during the early ˝hour.

 

 

 

*BRANCH NEWS*

www.jayarama.us/kd/branch.txt

-NIOS

Laksmana gave Oscar’s film super reviews but still some production work needed. Looks like we stay in Tennessee for two weeks and then run to Boise and San Jose quickly for our Bhakti sastri program.

 

-VEDAS -

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Iskcon Samsthapaka –acarya Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!

Please accept our humble obeinsances

Dear Gurudeva:

 

We already have the Semester Three Calendar for our Bhakti-sastri. We are going to start with the Nectar of Devotion. 15th March we are going to start the Semester.

 

We sent the invitations letters for LOB Symposium, May, to Alas Peruanas University and Quito University. We are waiting for the answers. We sent to you a copy.

 

Gaura-purnima is one of the principal Festivals ISKCON, the devotees are very busy, and they are very enthusiastic too.

Sri Sri Gaura Nitay Ki Jaya!

 

Thanks a lot Gurudeva your patience

Your servant

VEDAS (Rohini dd)

 

ASA – AGTSP   paoho.  Very nice.  I think we have to have a more detailed proposal for these schools, with proposed budget details also, no?

 

 

-SATTWA

Report of Sattva

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva, PFAMHR, TLGASP!!, TLGAHpS!!

In the effort to organize a Mangala artik of Sattva for Goura Purnima we have planned a meting at noon. There we will arrange our schedule of activities (chronogram).

A part from that we have settled the date for your exposition in the Olivar Park for this may 15th at 5:30 pm in San Isidro.

Also we have two activities in mind; we have being thinking about doing two days long seminars during March. One about the nectar of instruction and the second about spiritual ecology, we hope that we can promote our ways thought topic of interest. This is just an idea and we are eager to known your inputs on in?

Any issues with the redaction I apologize, my daughter has tried to help me but maybe I haven’t been clear about what I would like to say

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva, your insignificant disciple, Abhirama das Thakura

ASA – AGTSP  paoho.   Sounds good.  15th May.  Communication in India has been difficult, but purification wonderful.  Seminars sound good.   Just getting up early is 90% the key.  We are caling and planning soon. 

 

 

-ASA CHILE -

No News????

 

 

 

*GURU-TATTWA*

www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt

Three nice b’caris in Manipur took first initiation. Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya.

 

 

 

*PIGGY'S PARTING PEARLS*

$$$ - ASA

IN/OUT

(2010 Jan 30 > Feb 27) [YTD]

Donations+  374[3939]

Donations-   840[2806]*

BBT-   19[190]

Travel-   35[896]

Supplys-   3[29]

Telephone-   21[90]

Bhoga-  0[1]

NIOS-   0[4531]

 

A/C - BALANCE (2010 Feb 27)

Accounts Receivable+ 1,000*

Credit Cards-   20

Cash/Bank+  4759

TOTAL BALANCE+ 5739

*NOTES: Donations- were $223 to Mayapura Pujari, 4840 ISKCON Manipur; Accounts Receivable are $1,000 loan to ISKCON Manipur.

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Oink!   Oink!   Whoop1    Whoop!  11;55AM in Vrndavana dhama.   We started this KD at 8:45AM.     Wow!     We feel tired, but pretty transcendental.  Now we check the links and send it!   This after noon, no books, no librarys, no internet, we are going on the Vrndavana prarikrama.  Three hours walking on the path around Vrndavana.  We are thinkn\ing of so many of you!

Hare Krsna!

Hare Krsna!!!

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