Murali_Mohan_das Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The week after the departure of Srila Govinda Maharaja, the mood at the Seva Ashram is a bit subdued (somber even). Sripad Janardan Maharaja speaks heartfelt, gentle words of comfort for the devotees and guests. Embedded: <embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8949838591698664026&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed> Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8949838591698664026 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerServant Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The week after the departure of Srila Govinda Maharaja, the mood at the Seva Ashram is a bit subdued (somber even). Sripad Janardan Maharaja speaks heartfelt, gentle words of comfort for the devotees and guests. Embedded: <embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8949838591698664026&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed> Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8949838591698664026 I met Janardan Maharaja 1998 in the soquel Seva Ashram .. the very place of this video. Yudamanju introduced me to him at that time. We talked a bit about the connection of the Holy Spirit and Paramatma. Another time, I got the darshan of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in the upstairs of the guest house. I prostrated myself at the doorway and when I looked up His Holiness was motioning to me (with his hand) to come sit next to him (closest to him). Some of the devotees that were waiting there a long time for his darshan, I could tell got disturbed that I "hijacked" the "best spot". But it was peaceful. I can still hear his voice utter "Hare Krsna". HerServant and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murali_Mohan_das Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I was wondering whether you'd had any contact with Srila Gurudeva's sanga, but I didn't wish to pry. Thanks for sharing your experience! I'm ashamed to say I never made it up for darshan during this visit, though I got to see Gurudev in the Temple on a couple of festival days and my own Gayatri initiation. I know what you mean about the "transcendental" competition to get a good spot in the small "veranda" in Gurudeva's quarters!! I don't know if I got a recording of it, but Avadhut Maharaj had us all rolling on the floor on the visit of Srila Gurudev prior to this one. He mentioned that, when he first met Sripad Janardan Maharaja, he didn't like him at all. In time, though, he saw how much affection Srila Gurudev had for Janardan Maharaja, and he came to develop a friendship with him. I felt the same way at first. For those of us accustomed to Sripad Goswami Maharaja's almost imperious manner, Sripad Janardan Maharaja might come across as too reticent. However, over time, I've come to appreciate Janardan Maharaja's humility, sincerity, and learning. Sripad Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaja ki jai!!!! I met Janardan Maharaja 1998 in the soquel Seva Ashram .. the very place of this video. Yudamanju introduced me to him at that time. We talked a bit about the connection of the Holy Spirit and Paramatma. Another time, I got the darshan of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in the upstairs of the guest house. I prostrated myself at the doorway and when I looked up His Holiness was motioning to me (with his hand) to come sit next to him (closest to him). Some of the devotees that were waiting there a long time for his darshan, I could tell got disturbed that I "hijacked" the "best spot". But it was peaceful. I can still hear his voice utter "Hare Krsna". HerServant and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I saw my old friend Jagadananda prabhu in that video. Probably, he was the dearest friend I ever had in relationship to Krishna consciousness. I have since seen him in dreams and woke up in tears. Damn, I really cherish my old friendship with Jaggy. We have a history. He probably thinks I am off the deep-end now. He is probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerServant Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 ... I am off the deep-end now. nice to know we are in the same club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 nice to know we are in the same club nice to know I am not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Very humble and wonderful speaker. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murali_Mohan_das Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Here are audio-only recordings of the same event (from a CD-recording--much better quality than the web-cam audio). High-Quality Audio: <table bgcolor="#000000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><embed quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000" width="328" height="94" src="http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/esnips_player.swf" flashvars="theTheme=blue&autoPlay=no&theFile=http://www.esnips.com//nsdoc/27da0472-236c-403f-bce7-44a198a2115d&theName=Sunday Feast - Sripad Janardan Maharaja - December 2, 2007 - High Quality&thePlayerURL=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/mp3WidgetPlayer.swf"></embed></td></tr><tr><td><table cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-left:2px; color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none ; ; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold"><tr><td><a style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none " href="http://www.esnips.com/CreateWidgetAction.ns?type=0&objectid=27da0472-236c-403f-bce7-44a198a2115d"> Get this widget </a></td><td style="font-size:7px; font-weight:normal;">|</td><td align="center"><a align="center" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none " href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/27da0472-236c-403f-bce7-44a198a2115d/Sunday-Feast---Sripad-Janardan-Maharaja---December-2,-2007---High-Quality/?widget=flash_player_esnips_blue"> Track details </a></td><td style="font-size:7px; font-weight:normal;">|</td><td><a align="center" style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none" href="http://www.esnips.com//adserver/?action=visit&cid=player_dna&url=/socialdna"> eSnips Social DNA </a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> Standard-Quality Audio: <table bgcolor="#000000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><embed quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000" width="328" height="94" src="http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/esnips_player.swf" flashvars="theTheme=blue&autoPlay=no&theFile=http://www.esnips.com//nsdoc/9c86afa4-67b3-41fd-acdb-94ef6ac92469&theName=Sunday Feast - Sripad Janardan Maharaja - December 2, 2007&thePlayerURL=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/mp3WidgetPlayer.swf"></embed></td></tr><tr><td><table cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-left:2px; color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none ; ; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold"><tr><td><a style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none " href="http://www.esnips.com/CreateWidgetAction.ns?type=0&objectid=9c86afa4-67b3-41fd-acdb-94ef6ac92469"> Get this widget </a></td><td style="font-size:7px; font-weight:normal;">|</td><td align="center"><a align="center" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none " href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/9c86afa4-67b3-41fd-acdb-94ef6ac92469/Sunday-Feast---Sripad-Janardan-Maharaja---December-2,-2007/?widget=flash_player_esnips_blue"> Track details </a></td><td style="font-size:7px; font-weight:normal;">|</td><td><a align="center" style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none" href="http://www.esnips.com//adserver/?action=visit&cid=player_dna&url=/socialdna"> eSnips Social DNA </a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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