Dear Friends,
I'm sorry for still not back-posting on here. Ratha Yatra (which was fantastic by the way) took its toll on my health, work and sadhana, so I am struggling to recover. I promise to be back as soon as I can.
(BB Govinda Swami on left, Indradyumna Swami on right)
What can I say? Govinda Maharaj is awesome -- very personable, loving, kind, gentlemanly, dedicated, realized, inspiring, and hilarious! His upbeat persona and animated re-telling of Borat anecdotes almost makes you forget the horrific reality of what the devotees are going through in Kazakhstan.
Krishna willing, I will post up some nectar (pix, anecdotes, maybe a Top Ten list) from his visit soon.
Having Govinda Swami here helps to deal with the sadness of not seeing Radhanath Swami at New York Ratha Yatra this year. It has become a little unspoken tradition that on NY Ratha Yatra day, Krsangi prepares Radhanath Maharaj's lunch and I usually get to assist in serving him the prasadam at the park. This year, of course, we missed that opportunity. Krishna is kind however, and allowed us to serve BB Govinda Maharaj. Its funny, but somehow while serving Govinda Swami, we felt very connected to Radhanath Maharaj this weekend as well. We could actually feel, from within the heart, that Radhanath Swami is pleased that we are trying our best to serve the devotees and especially his dear godbrothers and godsisters nicely.
As exhausted as we are, there is a certain buzz you get from serving Krishna's devotees. Krsangi is particularly blissful, and getting more and more attached to having Govinda Maharaj and his disciples (who speak little English but make up for it with their sweet smiles and gracious gestures) around. I've already caught her getting teary-eyed at the prospects of Maharaj leaving us to go on to the next part of his tour.
Hope to write more soon!
ys,
Vyenkata Bhatta dasa
I'm sorry for still not back-posting on here. Ratha Yatra (which was fantastic by the way) took its toll on my health, work and sadhana, so I am struggling to recover. I promise to be back as soon as I can.
One of the highlights of this "busy time" has been hosting His Holiness BB Govinda Swami at our place for the last few days. Thanks to Yasoda-dulal and Sri Radhika Prabhus, Krsangi I have been deliriously happy serving the "King of Kirtan" as our special guest. I had spoken to Govinda Maharaj on the phone and over email before, while working on the campaign to save the ISKCON community in Kazakhstan, but this has been my first opportunity to interact with him personally.
(BB Govinda Swami on left, Indradyumna Swami on right) What can I say? Govinda Maharaj is awesome -- very personable, loving, kind, gentlemanly, dedicated, realized, inspiring, and hilarious! His upbeat persona and animated re-telling of Borat anecdotes almost makes you forget the horrific reality of what the devotees are going through in Kazakhstan.
Krishna willing, I will post up some nectar (pix, anecdotes, maybe a Top Ten list) from his visit soon.
Having Govinda Swami here helps to deal with the sadness of not seeing Radhanath Swami at New York Ratha Yatra this year. It has become a little unspoken tradition that on NY Ratha Yatra day, Krsangi prepares Radhanath Maharaj's lunch and I usually get to assist in serving him the prasadam at the park. This year, of course, we missed that opportunity. Krishna is kind however, and allowed us to serve BB Govinda Maharaj. Its funny, but somehow while serving Govinda Swami, we felt very connected to Radhanath Maharaj this weekend as well. We could actually feel, from within the heart, that Radhanath Swami is pleased that we are trying our best to serve the devotees and especially his dear godbrothers and godsisters nicely.As exhausted as we are, there is a certain buzz you get from serving Krishna's devotees. Krsangi is particularly blissful, and getting more and more attached to having Govinda Maharaj and his disciples (who speak little English but make up for it with their sweet smiles and gracious gestures) around. I've already caught her getting teary-eyed at the prospects of Maharaj leaving us to go on to the next part of his tour.
Hope to write more soon!
ys,
Vyenkata Bhatta dasa
2 comments:
i heard this class by Narsingha Kavach prabhu from melborne australia this week on diety worship and he mentioned..
if you offer a small bowl of sweets and fruits to the Lord that is wat he will eat...but if u take that same bowl of sweets n fruits and offer it to the Lord through the guru parampara then think this- u make a plate thinking Krishna likes a particular sweet, ur guru will add an item to that plate thinkin of wat the Lord may like, n his guru will add something else and so on...by the time it gets to the Lord its not jus a bowl of fruits n sweets but a big feast!
idk if this has to do wid much but thought id share =)
-Payal
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