Haribol my dear devotees, I give you my dandavats from the Big Island, Hawaii

All classes recorded will be uploaded to www.bapcast.org in the near future, please email me at chaitanyadas108@gmail.com if you would like to be informed of when the classes have been posted.

Also please visit www.esnips.com/web/classes to listen to all of the music performed and all classes as well. more classes from miami will be added later.

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the visit of B.A. Paramadwaiti to the Big Island From May 4th to May 7th was a very enjoyable experience for all who attended .

On Wednesday He gave class at the temple in Hilo, the subject of this class was the forming of the vishvam raj sabha. His words gave us all a sense of unity and appreciation for the vaishnavas.











On Thursday morning we visited tidepools near the house of Mr. Carlos, a very dear friend of the devotees.












After having amazing prasadam prepared by Mother Brihan and Mother Lalita, we visited Prabhu Goursundar at his home in Eden Rock. Gurumaharaj gave a very heart felt class about how we should appreciate the mercy of the vaishnavas and use every moment in Krnsa's service.

In the evening Gurumaharaj gave a lecture on searching for divine love at the yoga studio of Prabhu Paramahamsa and his wife Anandini located in Honoka'a.


The next evening, Gurumaharaj gave a class at New Thought Center cebrating the appearance day of Mother Sita, the Divine Mother. Before the class there was a musical performance by the Mantra Dance Project, followed by songs sung by Gurumaharaj in honor of Sita Devi.

The following morning, He gave a class on contributing to the Organic Food movement by asking everyone to please contribute to this cause of Vaishnava Health

By the grace of B.A. Paramadwaiti Swami, many friends were made during this time, and everyone could understand that something special had happened during these days here. For me, it was the most transcendental experience of my life, to be able to hear so much nectar and recieve so much of His association without deserving either. Please chant Hare Krsna and be Happy, it is the only solution to all of the problems of this material world. HARIBOL!!!

Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1

Translation:

Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.

My thoughts:

This Mantra explains that Krsna owns everything, and He controls everything that happens to what He owns. We should accept only what is necessary, what has been set aside for us (for example: only take as much food as you need, don't eat more than necessary). What has been given to us is what the Lord deems necessary for us to do our service for him. An example of how to see everything as Krsna's and use it in His service is if you have a car. You should take care of your car, keep it clean, make sure that the engine is serviced regularly, drive carefully, things like that in order to show that you care for the car. When you act in this way, you have realized that the car is actually Krsna's, not your's; therefore you take care of it more. If you think that the car is your's, then it is ok to you have a dirty car, because you dont mind so much if there is some dirt on the floor or bottles and papers on the seats. Also, many people drive carelessly, they're in the mode of passion, they're in a hurry to go where they want to be and don't really care if they get a little dent in the side or make someone swerve out of the way to avoid an accident; this is the wrong way think about the car.

A dear friend of mine by the name of Govardhan das leaves the office of B.A. Paramadvaiti swami in Lima. He will continue his service to our dear Gurudeva in Germany where he will show him what he has been working on since the B.A.P. Vyasapuja festival from October 9th to 12th.

Working alongside him here in the office has been a special mercy for me; his determination to practice what he preaches and constantly tries to be in the service of Gurudeva in ever way possible has inspired me to try to do the same. He has also helped with me and others here in the office to learn the programs that we use to make web pages, videos, virtual tours, and other presentations used for preaching vaisnavism and vegetarianism around the world. He will be missed here at the office, and we all wish him luck in his service in Germany. Haribol, mi secretario.

All Glories to Srila Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Swami!!!

The disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaja

Yesterday we celebrated the disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaja as well as the birthday of Madre Parvati at her house in Lima, Peru.

Today in the chat on Hotline ( go to vrinda.org for download information) Gurudeva praised Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Goswami Maharaj for his help with the WVA. After hearing my Gurudeva B.A> Paramadvaiti Swami praise someone with so much love in his words, I decided to do some research on the internet on who this pure devotee is. I found this brieg biography below @ VNN.org


Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, the present President-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, is the 11th Acarya in the preceptorial channel (Guru Parampara) of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Born on 24th April, 1924, at Amalapatti-Gwalpara, Assam (India). Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja joined the Institution in 1947, after completing his Masters degree in Philosophy from Calcutta University, (India). He served Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math as its Secretary and took Sanyas in l961.

After the disappearance of the Founder-President-Acharya, as per his nomination and direction, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja became the President-Acharya of the Math in l979. Working eighteen to twenty hours a day, he is incessantly engaged in the propagation of the Divine Message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Acknowledged by all senior Acharyas of Sri Mayapur dhama, as the most exalted spiritual personality among the second generation (Prashisya-Varga) of Srila Saraswati Thakura, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj is an authority on Gaudyiya Vaisnava Philosophy. He never goes even one centimeter outside the four corners of prescription of the Shastras (holy scriptures). ŒExample is better than precept', is his way of preaching.

For the last five decades, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj is engaged in the propagation of the all-embracing doctrine of transcendental Divine Love of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to counter the present trend of violence and cruelty, and to bring unity of hearts amongst all irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

Today is the disappearance day of Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaja's disappearance day. We here in the office of B.A. Paramadwaiti Swami are fasting till noon, and then following Uttama Ekadasi for the rest of the day. Om Visnupada Srila Gaurkishore Das Babaji Maharaj appeared almost 160 years before at a village named Bagjan, in the district of Faridpur [at present in Bangladesh]. He appeared in a Vaisya family and his previous name was Bamsidas. His parents arranged for his mariage in an early age, and he stayed in household life up to the age of 29. While at home, he used to work as an agent in the grain market. After his wife expired, he left business and accepted paramahansa sannyasa [babaji initiation] from Srila Bhagavat Das Babaji Maharaj, a disciple of Srila Jagganath Das Babaji Maharaj. After accepting the sannyas order of life, he spent almost thirty years in different villages of Vrajamandal and performed devotional services. Sometimes he used to travel to different Holy places in North-india and Gauramandal. Out of his few friends in Srikshetra there was Srila Swarup Das Babaji Maharaj, and in Kalna there was Srila Bhagawan Das Babaji Maharaj, and in Kulia there was Srila Caitanya Das Babaji Maharaj. He knew almost all famous personalities of Vraja-mandal of that time, who were known as great devotees. He knew all of them, but he never allowed even a slight hidden effort of material enjoyment in them. Remaining aloof from all such association, he always used to render pure devotional service.