Dear God-brothers / God-sisters,
Hare Krishna! Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila
Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Guru Maharaj.
This year, the Most Blessed Event, the “Sri Vyasa Puja Celebrations” of our
dear Guru Maharaj falls on 14th April 2011.
We are planning to have grand celebrations at Sridam Mayapur and special
seminars on the theme “Deepening Relations – with vaishnavas, guru and
Krishna”. Senior Godbrothers and Senior Sannyasi disciples of Gurudev would
be enlightening us on the various topics related to the theme.
The following is the festival schedule:
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11 Apr 2011 Mo Saptami Arrival of Devotees
12 Apr 2011 Tu Rama Navami Seminars
13 Apr 2011 We Dasami Seminars, Adivas
14 Apr 2011 Th Ekadasi Vyasa Puja Day
15 Apr 2011 Fr Dvadasi Seminars, Interactive Session, Feast
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Srila Prabhupad in the concluding para on verse 4 of NOI says, “..we should
always keep company with devotees, observe the regulative devotional
principles, follow in the footsteps of the a-ca-ryas and in full obedience
carry out the orders of the spiritual master. In this way we shall be able
to develop our devotional service and dormant Krsna consciousness”.
“Cultivating good vaishnava relationships can seem very delicate and at
times challenging, but it is so crucial and rewarding too! This is because
we develop our relationship with Krishna in the company of His devotees.
Krishna is never alone, in a vacuum – He is always surrounded by His loving
devotees and thus to learn to interact and relate properly with devotees is
a very vital aspect of bhakti. Srila Rupa Goswami has given very practical
instructions on how to properly respect different devotees and develop
vaishnava relationships.”
Relationships become the most effective when they are focused by placing
Guru and Krishna in the center, that is, a relationship that enhances and
strengthens each other’s faith and appreciation for our spiritual master and
the glories of devotional service.
We are looking forward to your participation and association in this years
Vyasa Puja festival.
Further details on the detailed program and registration would be published
shortly.
This email is to request you to please send your Vyasa Puja Homages for
2011. Please send them to us before the deadline (23rd March 2011).
Kindly follow these guidelines:
– Send your Homages to <JPS.VP@pamho.net> only.
– Please do not send your Homages to Guru Maharaj, or his
secretaries e-mail IDs or to any of the other Conferences.
(Sending it to Guru Maharaj`s ID – will clog his mail box and he
has to again forward it to us. He will read your homages from the
conference anyway.)
– In the Subject line mention, the Name of the person / s the
homage is from, your Yatra, City & Country.
For ex: Guru Kripa Das, Mayapur, India.
– Please mention (Siksha Disciple) or (Diksha disciple) or
(Aspiring) or (Shelter) or (Well-wisher) as the case
maybe.
– Please send only one homage per mail.
– Please ** do not ** send your homages as *** attachments ***.
– Please don`t type your homages in ALL CAPS.
– You may include a recent picture of yours as an attachement to
your e-mail. (A picture of yours with Guru Maharaj – would be
great!). Please use ** your Name ** as the file-name for the
picture file.
For ex: <guru kripa das Mayapur India.jpg>
– If you want to add a report of any specific service that you are
performing to Guru Maharaj, you may please do so.
If you are a local JSSS Co-ordinator, Area co-ordinator – kindly forward
this message to everyone under your care or make an announcement of the same
in the proper forum.
Homages received would be offered to Guru Maharaj and the same posted on the
website (www.victorflag.org) for everyones pleasure. They would be available
for viewing on the website, from the Vyasa Puja day onwards.
The deadline for sending the homage is ** 23rd March 2011 **.
Please send a separate mail to <sadasivananda.jps@pamho.net>, if you have
any questions or suggestions and please don`t comment on this text.
Hope this finds you in the best of health and bliss.
Thanking you.
Yours in the service of Guru Dev,
Sadasivananda Dasa,
For JSSS.
PS: Homages received after the deadline may not be printed or available for
viewing online on the Vyasa Puja day or immediately afterwards.