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Sri Sadhu-Sanga ;;)odas fas GCorias a Sri Guru y.Sri Gauranea Sri Sadhu-Sanga CJ3oírtínGJnf ormativo áe � GJafesiaáeC Señor Outiút1t°f A, taCcomo íut siáopresentada por SaraswatiQlftakur: Sri (Jutüanya- SaraswatiS t'idliar SevasFtramáe Xtxico, � � Uol. 1 Año 2 Enero-Febrero de 1997 PARA LA REALIZACION DE NUESTRO ELEVADO SER --TAL COMO LO REf'O'VlENDO SRIM\'i MAHAPRABHl. - ESlI' "i \V\D\VIP DH \\l. SOBRE L \ RIBFRA DEL GA\GES, 1 ll':'l� P\RTI('lI \lntr\TE l'\ \ .\I OR T.\\ GR \�DL --- De la boca de loto de Srila Guru Maharaja: SRI GURU "En una palabra, la solución se encuentra en sadhu-sanga. Debemos asegurarnos la compañía de un alma modelo, realizada; entonces ubicaremos todo correctamen- te. El monarca de los sadhus es el Guru. Gurudev es el emperador de los hombres buenos quienes pueden otorgarnos una guía". De la boca de loto de Srila Maharaja: "Realmente, la única meta en nuestra vida es la Conciencia de Krishna, y esta viene por medio del sadhu, del Guru y del Vaishnava. Proviene de la misericordia de ellos por conducto de nuestra actividad sincera de servicio a ellos". ¡Todas las glorias a Sri Guru y Gauranga! COMENTARIO EDITORIAL 1996: por la gracia de Sri Guru y Gauranga, la Iglesia del Señor Chaitanya en México fue bendecida con servicio, con divina asociación y con dádi- . vas. En nuestro corazón conmemoramos el Centenario de la Divina Aparición de nuestro eterno bienqueriente, Su Divina Gracia Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Srila A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Maharaja Prabhupada. Nuestras vidas se vieron hermoseadas por la bendita visita de nuestro Guru Maharaja, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Srila B.S. SRI SADHU-SANGA Govinda Dev Goswami Maharaja, la misericordia personificada de Sri Constituci6n 951, lnt. 25, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Él derramó Su gracia divina, acompañado de sus Zona Centro, Tijuana, B.C., México. Asociados, en cuatro ciudades del país. Muchos devotos se convirtieron en recipientes de su magnanimidad: por recibir diksa ; por lanzarse en Este boletín informativo es publicado por cuerpo, mente y alma, en el fuego del sacrificio de la dedicación, para La Iglesia del Señor Chaitanya, organizar sus magnánimos eventos de Monterrey, Veracruz, Orizaba y la tal como ha sido presentada por ciudad de México y otros simplemente por verlo y escucharlo en sus Saraswati Thakur: sagrados Oarshans. Los directores de los diversos programas por vez Sri Chaitanya Saraswati Sridhar Sevashram primera se reunieron bajo el ideal dulce y supremo del Sri Chaitanya de México, A.R. (SGAR/363/93), como Saraswat Math y celebraron dos auspiciosas Asambleas, una en la Cd. de una humilde ofrenda a nuestros México y otra en Cuernavaca, Mor, se nombró una Mesa Directiva y se Divinos Maestros, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta fijaron unas metas sagradas para complacer el deseo de nuestros Maes­ Swami Prabhupada, Srita Bhakti Raksak tros Espirituales y de todos los Vaishnavas: un Salón de Reuniones propio, Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaja y Srila Bhakti para las ciudades de México y Veracruz; un programa para candidatos a Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaja. tomar iniciación, un programa para niños conscientes de Krishna; una red de devotos responsables encargados de mantener e incrementar la dis­ Editor tribución y publicación de las obras que contienen el mensaje trascenden­ _(Bajo la dirección del Consejo Directivo Nacional) tal (verdadero tesoro para la humanidad) de Gurudev. El proyecto nobilísi­ Jai Balai Das (Tijuana, B.C.) mo y todo auspicioso de Ticul se reanudó mediante el incansable tesón de Sripad Ashram Maharaja y de sus asociados en Mérida. Bajo el auspicio Producción de nuestros afectuosos hermanos se inició la publicación de este modesto Sriman Janaswami Prabhu (Chula Vista, Cal.) boletín, "Sri Sadhu-Sanga" (para cuya continua publicación mendigaremos la gracia de Sri Guru y los Vaishnavas).Y, así, de muchas maneras, visi­ Diseño Gráfico bles y calladas, los devotos, los seguidores y los simpatizantes mantuvie­ S. Pitambar Prabhu y S. Hari Sharan Prabhu ron el espíritu de servicio en todas las Comunidades, siempre deseando complacer a Guru Maharaja. Las Comunidades en el país están deseosas Colaboradores de incrementar sus programas para el bien propio y de todos. Todo esto Sripad B.P. Janardana Maharaja (Soquel, Cal.) bajo el afectuoso refugio y dirección de nuestros venerables y queridos Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaja (Mérida, Yuc.) Guardianes Sripad Ashram Maharaja, Sripad Janardan Maharaja y Sripad Sriman Atmarama Prabhu (México, D.F.) Sajjan Maharaja, quienes siempre se encuentran sinceramente ansiosos Sriman Gaura-Kinkara Prabhu (México, D.F.) por nuestro bienestar. Por su misericordia, se está difundiendo el cultivo de Sriman Pitambar Prabhu (Guadalajara, Jal.) la concepción de Param Guru Maharaja Srila B. Sridhar Dev Goswamt Sriman Vrajanath Prabhu (Orizaba, Ver.) Maharaja. Ellos siempre están ocupados en ver cómo servir la orden y el Sriman Vijayananda Prabhu (Mérida, Yuc.) deseo de Srila Param Guru Maharaja y Srila Guru Maharaja; por lo tanto, Srimati Madhuchanda Devi Dasi (Veracruz, Ver.) nuestras insignificantes actividades y nuestras humildes aspiraciones Srimati Vrinda Duti Devi Dasi (Orizaba, Ver.) encontrarán su digno cumplimiento bajo su auspiciosa dirección. Sadhu-Sanga - ¿EMOCION O DEVOCION? Su Divina Gracia Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaja De una plática informal en el Sri Chaitanya consideraba muy buen doctor. Podía ofrecerle Saraswat Math de Londres, el 26 de Octubre de una ayuda al pobre, pero sentía que no podía 1993. (Tomada de la revista Counterpoint, Vol. 1 hacer nada menos que eso. De todos modos, No. 6, publicada por los devotos de Londres ) después de escuchar el nombre de la medicina de parte del Señor Shiva, me sentí libre en mi mente evoto: Quiero saber si está bien el leer los y supe después de esto que Guru Maharaja no libros superiores de los Goswamis, que nos abandonaría. Mientras tanto, Prabhu Hari Ddescriben los pasatiempos íntimos de Charan me llamó por teléfono, "Srila Guru Radha y Krishna. Maharaja está desmejorándose; no tiene pulso, Srila Govinda Maharaja: Nosotros no hacemos sólo un latido débil y no tiene presión san­ eso. En mis cuarenta y dos años con Srila Guru guinea". Yo, en realidad, le dije a él, "Prabhu, no Maharaja (Srila Sridhar Maharaja) yo nunca oí te preocupes. Ahora mismo he recibido del Señor una sola vez que nos diera permiso para eso. Shiva una medicina. Dásela a Guru Maharaja y se Conozco muy bien varios de los libros a los que aliviará. Llegaré en seguida". Tomé el último tren usted se refiere; es decir, mi posición fue algo que salía de Calcuta, el cual estaba atrasado, y, diferente. Srila Guru Maharaja es un Vaishnava casi a la medianoche arribé al Math, y cuando paramahamsa y yo fui su sirviente personal hasta llegué allí vi a Guru Maharaja sentado en su silla, alrededor de 1983, cuando tuve que ocupar a otros tomando prasadam con su propia mano. Le pre­ para su servicio personal. En ese entonces la gunté a Guru Maharaj a, "¿Qué pasó? Hari responsabilidad de mi seva incrementó de una Charan Prabhu me dijo que usted estaba desme­ forma tan grande que me fue imposible servir jorándose". Y Guru Maharaja corttestó, "Sí, lo siempre en persona a Guru Maharaja; sin embar­ estaba, pero Hari Charan Prabhu me administró go, yo siempre estuve cuidando su salud. Desde la medicina que le dijiste, y ahora tú puedes ver". 1973 estuve atendiendo a Srila Guru Maharaja Así que él recobró su pulso, y su presión san­ como su doctor. Guru Maharaja estaba tan enfer­ guínea se normalizó, y Guru Maharaja dijo, mo que todos los doctores habían dicho que "Desde este día tu serás mi doctor". Todo los doc­ ninguna medicina podría producir efecto en su tores de Guru Maharaja consintieron en ello; no cuerpo, y aseguraron que abandonaría su cuerpo obstante, yo pensaba que Guru Maharaja era tan en pocos días o en una semana a lo mucho. Por grande que alguien me corregiría, "¿Por qué no supuesto, el cuerpo de Guru Maharaja es siddha llamas al doctor? ¿Por qué tú atiendes a Guru (perfecto), no obstante, los doctores más califica­ Maharaja?". Estaba un poco temeroso, y con todo, dos, todos dijeron que estaba más allá de su no podía considerarme como un doctor muy capacidad curarlo. Por eso, un día, mientras esta­ bueno. Entonces Guru Maharaja dijo, "Todos los ba bañándome, yo lloraba y llamaba al Señor doctores ya han dicho que ninguna medicina ten­ Shiva, "Oh, Señor Shiva, tú has dicho que soy tu drá efecto en mí; por eso, en estas circunstancias, hijo, y realmente siento que lo soy. Tú eres el tú puedes atenderme felizmente". Por consigu­ dueño de toda medicina; así que, por favor, mi iente, me convertí en el doctor de Guru Maharaja, Señor, dame una medicina para mi Guru y tras lo ocurrido, la principal enfermedad que Maharaja". Después de mi desesperada súplica persisitió en él fue un dolor de cabeza. Él había escuché el nombre de una medicina, como desde sufrido de este dolor desde la edad de diecisiete, el aire. Al principio pensé que había confundido y cuando llegó a los veintidós se volvió muy el sonido del agua de la regadera como el nombre fuerte. Cuando Guru Maharaja sufría de este de la medicina; por lo tanto, supliqué de nuevo, dolor no podía comer nada. Sólo tomaría agua, y "Por favor, permíteme escuchar otra vez ese nom­ constantemente vomitaría. Algunas veces esto bre, para que pueda estar seguro". Y nuevamente duraría tres días, otras seis, y a veces hasta doce se escuchó el sonido del nombre de esa medicina. días. Así que empecé a investigar y finalmente le Yo conocía ésta, pues en esa época ejercía como dije a Guru Maharaja, "Maharaja, ahora su dolor doctor de Homeopatía, pero hasta entonces nunca de cabeza tendrá que desaparecer.
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