The chasquis of Mahaprabhu, 28th October, 2012, Vrindavan

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Guru Maharaj decided to dictate this Sunday Chat from the Holy Dham of Sri Yamuna Kuñja. The embassy of the devotees of Chile in Vrindavan Dham, Center of the Vrinda community to all International Vaisnava community.

Yamuna Kunja is located in Parikram Marg, a place where thousands of pilgrims walk daily. Parikram Marg is the border of a circle that is around Vrindavan. It is a path that circles the Holy Dham and where all vaisnavas from the past have touched with their lotus feet. 

Yamuna Kunja is the office of the World Vaisnava Association which serves all devotees, principally the sannyasis. It is found right next to the mystic monument of Imilitala Mandir of Vrindavan. One of the magic spots of the Dham where we can meditate in the merciful appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So, today the chat will be dictated from this center full of mysticism.

Guru Maharaj is in good health and todays program will be attended by approximately forty devotees who came to hear the Sunday Chat, all united here to share the happiness of Vrinda Family: the mercy of our spiritual master in the shape of his message of love to humanity.

Srila Guru Maharaja ki, jay!

Dear devotees,

Please receive my affection from Yamuna Kunja

Sri Vrindavan Dham ki jay!

We were remembering the importance of chanting the Holy Names in all levels. A few days ago, I was in "Sierra Nevada" in Colombia, in a wonderful and incredible meeting with native leaders of the four indigenous groups of Colombia. There we sang the Holy Names in different languages. The essence of everything is to see Krsna everywhere, and this concept means to see Krsna in the rivers, forests, waters, etc. That is a very powerful worship to mother nature and it is not impersonal, it is a conception  of being conscious of God's presence.

In Sierra Nevada, we noticed that indigenous people are constantly making offerings. The value of offering, they call it "payment". But it is just the same as we learnt it from Srila Prabhupada, that everything belongs to Krsna, so we must offer everything to Him. It means to give the correct appreciation to God's divine presence. In our Gaudiya Vaisnava Tradition, we are surrounded by a culture of offerings, even prasadam we offer and then we worship it. And that's is how we remember one more time that we must be together as brothers and sisters in order to celebrate everything that God has given us.

And with that in mind I want to encourage all of you to participate I want to in the "Chasqui Fest", which is a festival to celebrate the happiness of being  together in this process of waking up our consciousness. These festivals have the same essence that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us in his message, the same message of Srila Prabhupada, and it is opened to everyone who is doing something for the development of consciousness.

"Chasqui" stands for a very happy and convinced person who spreads throughout the message of love and takes care of everything we have received. We must urgently begin to become responsible of everything and everyone. Mahatma Gandhi said, we must be the change that we really want to see. That is the ideal of this "Chasqui Fest", a festival of happiness, that makes us feel a lot of enthusiasm and happiness which comes from love. It is just as Srila Prabhupada used to say to the hippies: Chant Hare Krsna and you will always keep high. We don't need drugs to feel like that. The Maha Mantra will allow us to feel love when we see each other, and to worship nature and to discover all the wonderful things that are around us.

For instance, one of the most wonderful things of this creation is the feminine power of reproduction. It is a true miracle. And that miracle can also be seen within nature. It is in how mother Earth can produce seeds, the blooming of plants and trees-If we do not have respect for that then we will not be capable of appreciating what we have. We must be very careful not to offend such a divine creative power. Our society is dominated by that consciousness of exploitation, to not take care of anything nor protect any creative power and it is because we do not protect that feminine energy, we just exploit it.  

                            And that is what life is about: care
                                  Take Care of Mother Earth
                                  Take Care of our Rivers
                                  Take care of our Children,  
                                  Take care of our mothers. 

But the sickness of this age is that we do not want to recognize that feminine energy and we do not want to protect her, we want to enjoy as masculine energy, but the unique enjoyer is Krsna, the spiritual souls just exist as an offering to him.

That is why chasquis must spread this message of protection to everone in the form of conscious festivals. Chasqui means "the one who give what he receives", so our chasquis must spread the message. 

This is a new project that we are officially launching today. Apparently it is  different from a vaisnava festival, because a vaisnava festival is a festival in order to spread the Holy Names in a free way. A vaisnava festival is a festival without profit, but the chasqui fest, needs a very solid organization, and needs some money to pay the participation of musicians and conscious artists, publicity, etc.

So I ask you, in every city, to the people that will be in charge of these festivals, please do it in a very organized manner in order to have big and nice festivals. 

Some years ago, we performed a marriage within the Conscious School of Art  and within the program of the Spoon Revolution. That means that in every activity of the Conscious School of Art there must exist prasadam distribution and an active promotion of vegetarianism. The same with any events of the Spoon Revolution, there must be a space for the Conscious School of Art and prasadam distribution. 

So, consider these  three aspects:

- Good presentation of prasada

- Spread the truly love spirit

- Spread the wake up of consciousness

So, do the best you can to spread these festivals, and do it continuously to create the desired impact. We have many materials to support these messages. We must have the Original Kingdom passport, so people that come can feel closer to this program.

Today from Yamuna Kunja, a day before of Sarat Purnima, the sacred day of Kartik. I invite you to be part of the development of the universal love through these festivals. Just as Bv. Harijan Maharaj and Bv. Mangal Maharaj that are here, they are doing very nice programs in Hungary and Brazil too. Remember one thing, we are the chasquis of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu running from one place to another to spread His sacred message.

I hope you have a very auspicious beginning of kartik and realize a successful "chasqui fest".

Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Sri Sri Guru Gouranga Radha Vraja Mohan, ki jay!

Sri Yamuna Devi, ki jay!

Sri Vrindavan Dham, ki jay!

Conscious Global Pact from Colombia 10/21/12

 

                                               Conference from Colombia.

Dear devotees

We have designed a logo for Ancestral Wisdom University. The University of Ancestral Wisdom is is notably a university of ancestral wisdom and love, we also include other symbols of the center of Mother Earth, as well as the swastika, the sun, serankua and seynekum are represented here. Plus the four principles of dharma, the four regulative principles, the four ashrams: brahmacari, grhasta, vanaprastha and sannyasi. The wisdom of attachment, the divine feminine, the divine masculine, represented twice by the Serankua that represents the divine feminine in the faith and in the spiral is also represented.

Therefore, we practically were able to put in this logo the joyous oriental wisdom and ancestral andean especially the Sierra Nevada and the Apus, the sacred mountains, as well as the rivers of the cosmic system to bless the world. We defend the animals and do not usually defend the oppressed, but they have a lot of wisdom, if we do not give special recognition to them, we would be in a category of settlers, who are invaders, not to mention insensitive thugs, a word that has no positive connotation, and who pays the bill is Christopher Columbus.

In America the indigenous names were lost, the names of the continent changed so why is America called America? It was named by Americo Vespucci, who was the first to cross in a boat on the southern point. But in Mexico, everywhere there are indigenous names and what to say of Paraguay, which has survived the Guarani language as the official language.

Everywhere in the world, Krishna sends me some good bodyguards and to increase the relationship with all the devotees of the Colombian coast, Gambhira is gaining importance. Sierra Nevada also makes this area of ​​the world a very auspicious pilgrimage shrine, and that's very important to protect. For example, in Gambhira the basin is extremely dry and must be protected, in fact, the Sierra Nevada calls the attention of the capitalist predators that want to reach in and are very noticeable in their desire to exploit it and in that sense our service here is very important...

Our work of the Conscious Global Pact with the chasquis comes at a very lively moment, and with the 8000 drums event, is also an ongoing process. The commitment of all members is to continue to convey this message of universal love; we must record this in at least two languages, so it is not a thing of Latinos only. This is to help the world realize that something is happening here, that there is a positive development, great and to be distributed to the entire world.

Now I'm going to India, preparing for the presence of the Kumba Mela in the conscious world in Alabad and we will take the logo, the emblem of the Conscious Global Pact to ask for the mercy of the Ganges so this movement can protect the land. We can also take some extra themes to the Holy River against predatory mining, agricultural pollution with toxins and document it and accompanied by drums. There will be a presentation with yu Nagar who are the most notorious in the Kumba Mela. They are renounced, they do not wear clothes but are covered with ashes from the crematorium and their leader is a close friend of mine and we agreed to work together, to carry the flag. This would be something spectacular, we will have posters that will be displayed in the camp, to intensify awareness, to end discriminatory sectarianism, that purifies television from violence and sex, also against the abuse of animals and 10 banners to combat lies and selfishness, we have to plan the campaign.

Today people read very little. Let's discuss it, it will be fun, this should be in Hindi and English, with good images to represent them. This will be the most mentioned Kumba Mela, and if we make a good presentation, it will be an advertising impact.

 November 14, which is the Govardhan puja it had been proposed to Om Shanti Mela to do an installation. This is very important and there are some rules to observe, in the corner where there is  kirtan or bhajans for 24 hours it must be done in a soft voice, sweet and melodious and not passing passions with 5 simultaneous mrdangas. You can hear sounds that heal; where on can invite different people from different mystical traditions to explain what should be the music or meditation of a person when they leave this world.

The installation of Govardhan Puja is to make a hill of prasadam and this can be disguised as Govardhan hill and underneath the prasadam, a large hill decorated, and in the end all can eat, a great sacrifice in Vedic yajna, where there is celebration and dancing, and others sitting around, so to see the art. Since Indra comes on a white elephant, there can be a paper mache elephant, and a cow. There should also be a play that lasts about 2 hours where there will be an exhibition of the elements of different traditions exposing their visions of how to heal with sound. In the scenario there may be different special music, a tent called Q & A of Om Santi Mela and another of the Conscious Global Pact to remove conflicts with peace and love.

In combination with the Chasqui Fest which is another festival that we are taking forward, which is an event to launch the music of CART records.

Thank you very much for being here in this Chat.

Srila Prabhupada Ki Jay

Your always wisher

Swami B. A. Paramadvaiti.

Confessions on the Road (excerpt) from Peru 10/7/12

Dear Devotees, 

Am I going in the right direction? Am I doing what is right? What have I done to receive love? All the benefits I have gained in my life have been delivered by a hand that has guided me and that I had ignored until now. (This conference has excerpts from the book called Confessions on the road). And I ignored all the things that are beyond my power of understanding and action, is very well organized, and deeply coordinated. I have lived my life as a slave to sensual temptations. I should be ashamed because I am the embodiment of ingratitude. In actuality I know nothing about compassion. I've always avoided caring for others in need. I just wasted many hours of my precious life in shameful and imaginable foolish ways. I've never asked what should I do to make my life worth living.

I never asked if the world gave me something-something that provides the power to achieve positive procession for my eternal soul. Captured by the bright bottles of ads, I abused my health and I have wasted my money. Now, at the end of my life I try to reflect. Is there anything I can do for my appeal? Is there something that can be done to redeem myself from my own ignorance? Is there someone who can forgive my countless negligent acts and offenses? Will I have the opportunity for the people and animals which I've hurt my whole life, give me their forgiveness?

Will there be a big source powerful enough to straighten my crooked existence? Weeping and lamenting without hope for all the wrong I've done, I come to the universal source of love crying from the deepest corner of my heart for mercy. Be merciful to me. Lift me from the dark region of messy tangles of my mind. I am a prisoner of my own cultivation of lust, anger and greed. Now I’m asking for what I’m not worthy of, to be given to me. I pray for this grace without cause, for there is no cause in my life to receive any grace.

I want to do what is right now, Lord of my love, I pray that you pave the way for me. Lead me so that I do not return to the place where one is prone to mistakes. Is there anything I can say in my own defense to plead for another chance? I can blame the dark times and say that I was a mere puppet of my lust but that would not be enough. Only grace can be obtained surrender. Total surrender with a white flag, with complete repentance, and zero conditions, with a willingness to give submissive cooperation. Surrender in love in gratitude, and hope.

Recognizing my desperate condition and accepting my embarrassing situation I offer my act of surrender as my only promise. I'm not a wise soul who has come to surrender. I'm just a selfish defeated and frustrated egoist, smashed by the accumulation of my sinful attitudes. I would like to invoke the beautiful vocabulary of the devotees of God. They talk about surrender to God as the culmination of their devotional efforts, but in my case it is in not having any other alternative. It is the final and only option unless you want to forget all about it and I go to pay for all my mistakes. Are you capable of forgiving me, my Lord? I have heard that you are the most powerful of all. People describe you as the unlimited, omnipotent and omniscient God. Will you be capable of giving me a special exception? Can you give me your grace, or is my plea totally out of place? Do I first have to go and pay for all the wrong I have done? You have every right to break my heart and crush it repeatedly. I ask that you for a short ordeal though I have no right to demand it.

Thank you very much for being here. Srila Prabhupada Ki Jay.