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Namahatta in Corralitos at Chinmoyananda’s

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)

March 2, 2012

Just before Sri Gaura Purnima, Chinmoyananda Prabhu invited the devotees to his house in Corralitos for kirtan, krishna katha and prasadam. Sarvabhavana Prabhu related some of the points he heard from Srila Govinda Maharaj over the years about the glories of the holy name, the ten offenses to the holy name, and how to avoid those offenses. Here are a few points that were mentioned:

“We don’t need a dictionary definition of humility. We just have to look at the vaishnavas like Ramai Prabhu and Janardan Maharaj…

Ego robs us of all happiness in spiritual life; for example, when we miss out on so much love and affection because we think we were right about a small point and won’t let go of it…

Giving honor is a gift to us because it makes us feel so uplifted–good qualities come to us if we look for them…dwelling in faults we get dragged down and the faults come to us…”

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Everyone mercifully posed so I could photograph the whole group

Chinmoyananda, Sarvabhavana and Ratan Krishna Prabhus chanting

Ratan Krishna Prabhu playing mridanga nicely

Jatindra Prabhu and Rasangi didi

Enthusiastically singing lovely vaishnava songs...

reading their English translations...

and playing karatals

Damodar Prabhu with Tulsi and Sureshwari didis...

who sing happily

Sarvabhavana Prabhu is very inspired

"We do not know anybody’s position so we must be tolerant and we have to find a way to praise everybody."

"We are in a boat with all the devotees. Srila Acharya Maharaj and Srila Janardan Maharaj are helping us and Srila Govinda Maharaj is the captain."

Sarvabhavana Prabhu also sings very nicely

"Hari haraye nama krishna..."

"...jaya jaya gurudev!"

Chinmoyananda Prabhu in a contemplative mood

Tulsi didi is happy to have kirtan in the company of devotees

Damodar Prabhu as well

Sureshwari didi serves the generous feast prepared by Ratan Krishna Prabhu

Rasangi and Tulsi didis line up as Sureshwari didi serves the kichuri, puris and more

Everyone gets ready to strike a pose before it's time to leave

All glories to Chinmoyanada Prabhu!

Paradevi’s Namahatta in Berkeley

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, March 19th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)

Winter 2011-2012

Paradevi mercifully organizes monthly namahatta programs at her home in Berkeley for devotees who live in the East Bay. Here are photos from her two most recent namahattas. Bhakti Lalita Devi was the guest of honor at one and Vimala didi at the other. There are quite a few devotees from our community who live in the East Bay. If you are interested in meeting them write to info@SevaAshram.org. The next namahatta in Berkeley is scheduled for the last week of March.

Photos by Braja Mohini didi:

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Bhakti Lalita Didi reads to a happy audience including Annapurna and Lilasundari didis

Mahalakshmi didi listens attentively

The book is Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Loving Search for the Lost Servant

Yogeshwar and Jayanta Krishna Prabhus on the couch

Paradevi and Bhakti Lalita didis

Kumaris Radhadasi and Shyamamohini...

...with kumaris Sita and Anjana

More recently Vimala didi was the guest of honor

Mahalakshmi didi, Ekala, and Nowla Kishor Prabhus join Vimala didi in kirtan

Anupama didi, Madhavindra and Jayanta Krishna Prabhus

Vimala didi shares Srila Gurudev's message of divine love

Yogeshwar Prabhu is also at the program

The other Mahalakshmi didi and a nice view of Paradevi's altar

Vimala didi is always praying to be an instrument of Srila Gurudev's mercy

Although initially shy to speak in front of the devotees...

she becomes very animated

The devotees listen peacefully

And chant the glories of the Lord and His devotees

Now everyone is happy

All glories to Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj!

Namahatta at Sridhar Prabhu’s Home

Posted by Hasyapriya Das on Friday, December 30th, 2011 in 2011 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)

In July Sridhar Prabhu and Madhumita Devi invited Srila B.P. Janardan Maharaj, Sripad B.S. Vaishnav Maharaj, and Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj to a namahatta at their house in the South Bay. Srila Janardan Maharaj told stories about Srila Gurudev’s world tours and answered questions posed by guests. The prasadam was lovely and everyone was happy.

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Namahatta with Sripad Puri Maharaj at Braja Mohini’s Home

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 in 2011 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)

March, 2011

Last Spring Braja Mohini Devi Dasi and Jayanta Krishna Prabhu invited Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaj to their home in San Jose. Their elegant Craftsman bungalow, the former 17th St. temple seemed to glow with affection and dedication. Srila Govinda Maharaj personally visited that house as for many years it was the center of our devotional community. Everyone was therefor very happy to reunite in that blessed house for Harinam Sankirttan, sadhu-sangha and prasadam. Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj had just returned from Sri Nabadwip Dham and enthusiastically told stories about his travels, especially about the grand inauguration festival in Sri Ekachakra Dham.

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