Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva.

This is a gentle reminder for you to please send your Vyasa Puja Homages for 2013. Devotees are requested to submit their offerings to <JPS.VP@pamho.net> by 20th March 2013 so that the offerings can be collected and the book can be prepared in time.

This year, the Most Blessed Event “Sri Vyasa Puja ” of our dear Guru Maharaj falls on 22nd April 2013.

The following is the festival schedule:

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19 Apr 2013 Fri Saptami Arrival of Devotees

20 Apr 2013 Sat Rama Navami Seminars

21 Apr 2013 Sun Dasami Seminars, Adivas

22 Apr 2013 Mon Ekadasi Vyasa Puja Day

23 Apr 2013 Tue Dvadasi Seminars, Interactive Session, Feast

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Kindly follow these guidelines:

Please pay strict attention to the below details -

- Send your Homages to <JPS.VP@pamho.net> only not to any other email address.

- Please do not send your Homages to Guru Maharaj, or his secretaries e-mail IDs or to any of the other Conferences. (Sending it to Guru Maharaj`s ID – will clog his mail box and he has to again forward it to us. He will read your homages from the conference anyway.)

- If you want to add shlokas etc please type them out. Do not copy from vedabase directly.

- In the homage Subject line please do not write your full address, tel no. etc. mention the Name of the person / s the homage is from, your Yatra, City & Country

For ex: Guru Kripa Das, Mayapur, India.

- Please send your Facebook and Twitter ID Links.

- Please send your postal address, and your present Tel.no, Mobile Numbers, to update Jps Office Database @ the end of your offering.

- Please mention (Siksha Disciple) or (Diksha disciple) or (Aspiring) or (Shelter) or Well-wisher) as the case maybe.

- Please send only one homage per mail.

- Please ** do not ** send your homages as *** attachments ***.

- Please don`t type your homages in ALL CAPS.

- Please do not use the return (enter) key at the end of every line.

- You may include a recent picture of yours as an attachment to your e-mail. (A picture of yours with Guru Maharaj – would be great!). Please use ** your Name ** as the file-name for the picture file. Please send high resolution picture for printing in book

For ex: <guru kripa das Mayapur India.jpg>

-If you want to add a report of any specific service that you are performing to Guru Maharaj, you may please do so.

- Devotees should send their offerings *only once*

- Devotees should not compare Gurudev to his Godbrothers, Srila Prabhupada, previous acharyas to his advantage.

- If you are a local JSSS Co-ordinator, Area co-ordinator – kindly forward this message to everyone under your care or make an announcement of the same in the proper forum.

Homages received would be offered to Guru Maharaj and the same posted on the website (www.victorflag.org) for everyone’s pleasure. They would be available for viewing on the website, from the Vyasa Puja day onwards.

The deadline for sending the homage is **20th March 2013 **.

Please send a separate mail to <sadasivananda.jps@pamho.net>, if you have any questions or suggestions and please don`t comment on this text.

We are looking forward to your participation and association in this year’s Vyasa Puja festival.

Further details on the program would be published shortly.

Hope this finds you in the best of health and bliss.

Thanking you.

Yours in the service of Guru Dev,

SadasivanandaDasa,

For JSSS.

PS: Homages received after the deadline may not be printed or available for viewing online on the Vyasa Puja day or immediately afterwards.

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Guru Maharaja!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We would like to inform you that His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja is planning to give Harinam and Brahminical  Initiations  on Nrisimha Caturdasi, 2013. Devotees wish to get initiation during this occasion are requested to go through the following guidelines.

Date of Initiation: 24th May 2013 (Friday)

Devotees willing to take initiation on Nrisimha Caturdasi have to register with JPS office, for which the last date is 10th May (Friday), by sending an email to: jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com /or call on Phone: 03472-245277 during the office hours from 10am -5.30pm.

For Harinam and Brahmin initiations; candidates need to write the philosophical test either under the supervision of the temple authorities under which they are practicing devotional service or they may write the test at the JPS Office Mayapur. The temple authority should conduct the test by taking all the measures to assess the individual philosophical knowledge or they may contact the JPS office for getting the details of conducting the philosophical exam for initiation.

Candidates who wish to take the exam at JPS office have to fix a convenient date for writing the exam. Usually the candidate has to write the exam a couple of days before to enable the JPS office to supervise the test and evaluate the philosophical test followed by interview.

The last date of registration is 10th May for the 2013 Nrisimha Caturdasi initiations. The candidates or concerned ISKCON temple authorities are requested to be in touch with the JPS office before booking the tickets to Mayapur for initiation purpose.

All are requested to co-operate with the JPS Office to ensure a smooth initiation event.

STEP 1

::: PLEASE FURNISH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS BY MAIL OR CALL US FOR INITIATION REGISTERATION:::

Note: Information to be furnished only in CAPITAL LETTERS

The aspiring Harinam initiation candidates have to send their personal and spiritual details to the JPS Office <jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com >

a. LEGAL NAME:

b. DATE OF BIRTH/AGE:

c. GENDER:

d. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

e . Phone/Mobile:

f. NATIONALITY: MARITAL STATUS (single/engaged/married /widow

g. PRESENT ADDRESS:

h. Email.

i. NAME OF THE TEMPLE / YATRA / BHAKTI VRIKSA / NAMAHATTA, the candidate belongs  and the NAME OF THE RECOMMEDING AUTHORITY WITH TITLE (DESIGNATION):

j. THE DEVOTIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE TEMPLE/BV/NAMAHATTA:

k. Date of Shelter from HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and name of the recommended authority for the shelter:

l. Indicate the choice of Lila (for initiation name) eg. (Krsna lila/Gaura Lila/ Rama Lila /Nrisimha Lila/GM’s choice):

STEP 2.

Please download the following 1st initiation (Harinam) forms and fill them in CAPITAL LETTERS Only and avoid overwriting.

a. Cover sheet

b. Recommendation sheet (The recommendation sheet should be signed by the concerned temple authority along with the office stamp of ISKCON).

c. Biodata (in English form this is in the recommendation sheet only as a separate part)

d. Comprehensive Check list. (This should be filled only in JPS Office – DO NOT fill up by yourself)

e. Practical questionnaire.

f. Essay question:  you should write answer “why do you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja?

g. Initiation Oath:

The signature of the candidate along with the two first initiated candidates witness signatures and phone numbers are required.

h. One passport size photo.

Note: If you have completed the ISKCON Bhakti Shastri course, you can attach a copy of the certificate along with your initiation forms.

Step 3.

Oral interview: On successful completion of the written exam they will be interviewed by the JPS Office and the information with evaluation of JPS Office will be sent to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

The above filled in forms can be sent to JPS Office, 106 Chakra Building, ISKCON Mayapur, and District: Nadia, WB, PIN: 741313. Or you may send a scanned copy or attach the filled in copy in the word format to jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com

This helps us to verify your documents quickly.

For 2nd initiation candidates:

Step 1:

The aspiring 2nd initiation candidates have to send their personal and spiritual details to the JPS Office <jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com>

a. LEGAL NAME

b. INITIATED NAME:

c. DATE OF BIRTH/AGE :

d. GENDER:

e. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

f. Phone/Mobile:

g. NATIONALITY:

h. PRESENT ADDRESS:

i. MARITAL STATUS (single/engaged/married /widow):

j. Email:

k. NAME OF THE TEMPLE / YATRA / BHAKTI VRIKSA / NAMAHATTA, the candidate belongs and the NAME OF THE RECOMMEDING AUTHORITY WITH TITLE (DESIGNATION):

l. THE DEVOTIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE TEMPLE/BV/NAMAHATTA:

m. Date of Harinam initiation from HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and name of the recommended authority for the Harinam initiation:

STEP 2.

Please download the following 2nd initiation (Brahmin) forms and fill them in CAPITAL LETTERS only and avoid overwriting.

a. Cover sheet

b. Recommendation sheet (The recommendation sheet should be signed by the concerned temple authority along with the office stamp of ISKCON).

c. Biodata (in English form this is in the recommendation sheet only as a separate part)

d. Comprehensive Check list. (This should be filled only in JPS Office – DO NOT fill up by yourself)

e. Recommending signature from three Brahmanas (optional)

f. Practical check list (to be left blank and will be filled in at the time of oral interview)

f. Essay question:  you should write answer “why do you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja?

Candidate has to write an essay on the above subject mentioning the clear purpose and objective of taking the second initiation. Illiterate candidates also should get it written by someone, but the initiation candidate’s objectives and purpose of taking the 2nd initiation must be mentioned.

g. One passport size photo.

Note: If you have completed the ISKCON Bhakti Shastri course, you can attach a copy of the certificate along with your initiation forms.

Step 3.

Oral interview: On successful completion of the written exam they will be interviewed by the JPS Office and the information with evaluation of JPS Office will be sent to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

The above filled in forms can be  sent to JPS Office, 106 Chakra Building, ISKCON Mayapur, District: Nadia , WB, PIN 741313. Or you may send a scanned copy or attach the filled in copy in the word format to jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com

This helps us to verify your documents quickly.

Initiation forms are available in English, Bengali, Hindi, Russian and Spanish languages at the JPS office website. To access the forms please click on the following link:

http://www.jpsoffice.info/?page_id=3

The candidates are expected to know by heart all prayers & mantras and to have read all the books mentioned the prescribed number of times.

The candidate or ISKCON authority is requested to kindly be in touch with the JPS office for any clarifications or for any further assistance.

Kindly book your tickets and rooms in advance, so that you can be present here on time.

For any query please contact:

JPS OFFICE

106, CHAKRA BUILDING

SRIDHAM MAYAPUR

NADIA, WEST BENGAL

PIN: 741 313

E-mail: jpsofficedatabase@gmail.com

Phone: +91 3472 245277

Dandavats, Pranams, Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya! Guru Maharaja ki Jaya!!

There are many devotees who will be missing attending the vyasa puja in person, as live in a place where no vyasa puja is held.

We are planning to hold an online vyasa puja on Sunday the 21st April at

10:00 am (EST), 9:00 am (CST) 6:00 am (PST) 7:30 pm IST (others may calculate their timings).

They will have to write to me (subuddhi@gmail.com) as I will be sending a link to join via email.

Few devotees have already given their names.

Please do it now as there is little time left.

Thank you,

Your servant,

Subuddhi Krishna das

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his followers. All glories to our Guru Maharaja.

As we all know, the 64th Vyasa-puja celebration of our beloved spiritual master His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja is on April 22, 2013. We warmly welcome you for this auspicious occasion where we can spiritually recharge ourselves simply by being present for it.

As with every year, we emphasize mass distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s transcendental books to help Srila Gurudeva please Srila Prabhupada. Guru Maharaja always reminds us, “My disciples expect some special instructions from me. Srila Prabhupada had instructed me to distribute 10,000 big books and 100,000 small books every month. So I need a lot of help. I don’t know how much that is now with interest because that was told in the 1970s, so with interest, maybe that is much more now. The Mayapur Sankirtan parties help me by distributing books but anyone here can help me pay my debts to Srila Prabhupada.”

As disciples of our beloved Guru Maharaja, it is our foremost duty to help him. In order to facilitate your attempt to serve him, the Vyasa-puja Committee has made a special plan by which all of us can please our Guru Maharaja.

Please see jpsdisciples Home Page for further information.

Venudhari Das

Phone: +91-9434760402

Panchatattva Prakash Das

Phone: +91-9735212380

On behalf of Vyasa puja committee

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Guru Maharaja!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We would like to inform you that His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja is planning to give Harinam and Brahminical Initiations on Gaura Purnima, 2013. Devotees wish to get initiation during this occasion are requested to go through the following guidelines.

Date of Initiation: 27 March 2013 (Wednesday)

Devotees willing to take initiation on Gaura Purnima have to register with JPS office, for which the last date is 12^th March (Tuesday), by sending an email to: jpsoffice@pamho.net /or call on Phone: 03472-245277 during the office hours 10am -5pm.

For Harinam and Brahmin initiations; candidates need to write the philosophical test either under the supervision of the temple authorities under which they are practicing devotional service or they may write the test at the JPS Office Mayapur. The temple authority should conduct the test by taking all the measures to assess the individual philosophical knowledge or they may contact the JPS office for getting the details of conducting the philosophical exam for initiation.

Candidates who wish to take the exam at JPS office have to fix a convenient date for writing the exam. Usually the candidate has to write the exam a couple of days to enable the JPS office to supervise the test and evaluate the philosophical test followed by interview.

The last date of registration is 12^th March for the 2013 Gaura Purnima initiations. The candidates or concerned ISKCON temple authorities are requested to be in touch with the JPS office before booking the tickets to Mayapur for initiation purpose.

All are requested to co-operate with the JPS Office to ensure a smooth initiation event.

STEP 1

:::PLEASE FURNISH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS BY MAIL OR CALL US FOR INITIATION REGISTERATION :::

Note: Information to be furnished only in CAPITAL LETTERS

The aspiring Harinam initiation candidates have to send their personal and spiritual details to the official Email id JPS Office <jpsoffice@pamho.net >

a. LEGAL NAME :____________________________________________

b DATE OF BIRTH/AGE: ________________________________________

c. GENDER: __________________________________________________

d. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: ___________________________

e . MARITAL STATUS (single/engaged/married /widow): ____________________

f. NATIONALITY: __________________________

g. PRESENT ADDRESS:: ______________________________________________________

h. NAME OF THE TEMPLE / YATRA / BHAKTI VRIKSA / NAMAHATTA, the candidate belongs and the NAME OF THE RECOMMEDING AUTHORITY WITH TITLE (DESIGNATION): __________________________________________

i. THE DEVOTIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE TEMPLE/BV/NAMAHATTA: ___________________________________________________

j. Date of Shelter from HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and name of the recommended authority for the shelter: ___________________________________________________

k. Indicate the choice of Lila (for initiation name) eg. (Krsna lila/Gaura Lila/ Rama Lila /Nrisimha Lila/GM’s choice): ________________________________

STEP 2.

Please download the following 1st initiation (Harinam) forms and fill them in CAPITAL LETTERS Only and no overwriting.

a. Cover sheet

b. Recommendation sheet (The recommendation sheet should be signed by the concerned temple authority along with the office stamp of ISKCON).

c. Biodata (in English form this is in the recommendation sheet only as a separate part)

d. Comprehensive Check list. (This should be filled only in JPS Office – DO NOT fill up by yourself)

e. Practical questionnaire.

f. Essay question: you should write answer “why do you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja?

g. Initiation Oath:

The signature of the candidate along with the two first initiated candidates witness signatures and phone numbers are required.

h. One passport size photo.

Note: If you have completed the ISKCON Bhakti Shastri course, you can attach a copy of the certificate along with your initiation forms.

Step 3.

Oral interview: On successful completion of the written exam they will be interviewed by the JPS Office and the information with evaluation of JPS Office will be sent to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

If you are sending the forms from India, the above filled in forms can be sent to JPS Office, 106 Chakra Building, ISKCON Mayapur, and District: Nadia, WB, PIN: 741313. Or you may send a scanned copy or attach the filled in copy in the word format to jpsoffice@pamho.net

This helps us to verify your documents quickly.

For 2nd initiation candidates:

Step 1:

The aspiring 2nd initiation candidates have to send their personal and spiritual details to the official website of JPS Office jpsoffice@pamho.net

a. LEGAL NAME :____________________________________________

b. INITIATED NAME: ___________________________________________

c. DATE OF BIRTH/AGE : ________________________________________

d. GENDER: ___________________

e. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: ____________________________________

f. MARITAL STATUS (single/engaged/married /widow): ________________________

g. NATIONALITY: _____________________________

h. PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________

i. NAME OF THE TEMPLE / YATRA / BHAKTI VRIKSA / NAMAHATTA, the candidate belongs and the NAME OF THE RECOMMEDING AUTHORITY WITH TITLE (DESIGNATION): ________________________________________________________

j. THE DEVOTIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE TEMPLE/BV/NAMAHATTA: ______________________________________________________________

k. Date of Harinam initiation from HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and name of the recommended authority for the Harinam initiation: __________________________________________________

STEP 2.

Please download the following 2^nd initiation (Brahmin) forms and fill them in CAPITAL LETTERS only and no overwriting.

a. Cover sheet

b. Recommendation sheet (The recommendation sheet should be signed by the concerned temple authority along with the office stamp of ISKCON).

c. Biodata (in English form this is in the recommendation sheet only as a separate part)

d. Comprehensive Check list. (This should be filled only in JPS Office – DO NOT fill up by yourself)

e. Recommending signature from three Brahmanas

f. Practical check list (to be left blank and will be filled in at the time of oral interview)

f. Essay question: you should write answer “why do you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja?

g. Essay “Why I want to take 2nd initiation”

Candidate has to write an essay on the above subject mentioning the clear purpose and objective of taking the second initiation. Illiterate candidates also should get it written by someone, but the initiation candidate’s objectives and purpose of taking the 2nd initiation must be mentioned.

h. One passport size photo.

Note: If you have completed the ISKCON Bhakti Shastri course, you can attach a copy of the certificate along with your initiation forms.

Step 3.

Oral interview: On successful completion of the written exam they will be interviewed by the JPS Office and the information with evaluation of JPS Office will be sent to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

If you are sending the initiation forms from India, the above filled in forms can be sent to JPS Office, 106 Chakra Building, ISKCON Mayapur, District: Nadia , WB, PIN 741313. Or you may send a scanned copy or attach the filled in copy in the word format to jpsoffice@pamho.net

This helps us to verify your documents quickly.

Initiation forms are available in English, Bengali, Hindi, Russian and Spanish languages at the JPS office website

www.jpsoffice.info

They are expected to know by heart all prayers & mantras and to have read all the books mentioned the prescribed number of times.

The candidate or ISKCON authority is requested to kindly be in touch with the JPS office for any clarifications or for any further assistance.

Kindly book your tickets and rooms in advance, so that you can be present here on time.

For any query please contact:

JPS OFFICE

106, CHAKRA BUILDING

SRIDHAM MAYAPUR

NADIA, WEST BENGAL

PIN: 741 313

E-mail: jpsoffice@pamho.net

Phone: +91 3472 245277

GURUDEV KRIPA BINDU DIYA (November 2012)

CONTENTS

*Message to Disciples
- Srila Gurudeva’s personal letter to all his disciples

*Unless you become serious you will go nowhere
- Part-2 – continued from previous issue

* Your Questions Answered
- Srila Gurudeva answers queries reason for falldown, reincarnation, mood of a disciple, etc

* Transcendental Vibration from Guru and Krishna
- A disciple shares the importance of hearing from guru, sadhu and sastra

* The Glories of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

- Featured message – Srila Gurudeva’s Bengali poem as an offering to Srila Prabhupada on the occasion of his 2012 Vyasa Puja

*Nectarian Showers
- Excerpts of various spiritual topics taken from the lectures of Srila Gurudeva

* Gaura Katha
- Srila Gurudeva narrates the nectarian pastime of the sacrifive of Gadadhar Pandit for Lord Caitanya’s mission

* Godruma Kalpatavi
- A Serialized extract from Sri Godruma Kalpatavi, written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and translated by Srila Gurudeva

Contact: Vaishnavananda Nitai Das – (gurudev.kbd@gmail.com)

We would like to inform you that Guru Maharaja is planning to give
initiations on the last day of Bhisma Panchaka, 28th November, 2012  which
falls on Rasa Purnima. Devotees wishing to get initiated at that time are
requested to kindly go through the following guidelines:

Date of Initiation: 28th November 2012 (Wednesday)
Last date of registering your details with JPS Office (Email:
jpsoffice@pamho.net / Phone: 03472-245277): 10th November 2012 (Saturday).
Registration can be also done by coming to the office personally.

The last date of registration is 13th November for Rasa purnima initiations
2012.

First and Second initiations: Candidates need to write the philosophical
test either under the supervision of the temple authorities or at the JPS
Office. The temple authority may contact the JPS office for getting the
details of the exam, etc.

When a candidate wants to write the exam at the JPS office, a convenient
date for the exam should be proposed and fixed by the candidate in
consultation with the JPS office. These candidates should also attend an
oral interview at the JPS office.  The prospective candidates for initiation
or ISKCON authorities are requested to be in touch with the JPS office for
any clarifications or for any further assistance. All devotees are requested
to co-operate with the JPS Office to ensure a smooth initiation event.

GUIDE LINES FOR FIRST INITIATION CANDIDATES:

The aspiring 1st initiation candidates have to send their personal and
spiritual details to the JPS Office <jpsoffice@pamho.net>  It must include
the following information:
a. Legal name
b. Date of Birth / Age
c. Gender
d. Educational qualification
e. Marital status (married / single etc)
f. Nationality
g. Present address
h. Name of the temple / yatra / bhakti vrksa / namahatta, the candidate
belongs to
i. Name of the recommending authority
j. When did the candidate take shelter from HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and
who recommended the shelter
k. Which lila would you like your name from? For Example:
(Krsna lila/Gaura Lila/ Rama Lila /Nrsimha Lila)

All the above information should be sent in CAPITAL LETTERS. Information in
other formats would be rejected. All temple authorities are requested to
kindly see that you send the list of candidates as mentioned above.

2. Please download the following 1st initiation forms from
www.jpsoffice.info and fill them out according to the guidelines given:

a. Cover sheet
This must be filled out in CAPITAL LETTERS. Other formats would be rejected.

b. Recommendation sheet
The recommendation sheet should be signed by the temple authority along with
the stamp of their official ISKCON branch.

c. Biodata (in English form it is attached to the recommendation sheet)
This page must be filled out in CAPITAL LETTERS. Please do not overwrite in
any of the sections.

d. Comprehensive Check list. (to be left blank and will be filled in at the
time of oral interview)

e. Practical questionnaire.

f. Essay question: Why do you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja?
The candidate should answer all the questions mentioned here. Illiterate
candidates should answer orally, whereas others can write their answers on
this sheet.

g. Initiation oath
The signature of the candidate along with the two first initiated candidates
witness signatures and phone numbers are required.

h. One passport size photo.

All the above forms should be filled out properly and should be sent to our
office by courier (DTDC courier is preferred since its branch is available
here in Mayapur) or brought with you to the JPS Office.

The office will verify all your documents .

Resident devotees qualified to take initiation can contact the JPS Office to
fix the date to write the exam and attend the oral interview.
They can begin to contact the JPS office right away to finish off the
initiation procedures at the earliest.

For 2nd initiation candidates:
_________________________
The aspiring 2nd initiation candidates have to send their personal and
spiritual details to the JPS Office <jpsoffice@pamho.net>
It must include the following information:
a. Legal name and Initiated Name
b. Age
c. Educational qualification
d. Marital status (married / single, etc)
e. Nationality
f. Present address
g. Name of the temple / yatra / bhakti vrksa / namahatta the candidate
belongs to.
h. Name of the recommending authority
i. Date of first initiation from HH Jayapataka Swami

2. Please download the following 2nd initiation forms from
www.jpsoffice.info. Fill out all the forms carefully using the guidelines
given below:

a. Cover sheet
This document must be filled out in CAPITAL LETTERS. Other formats
will be rejected.

b. Recommendation sheet
The recommendation sheet should be signed by the temple authority along with
the stamp of the official ISKCON branch that is giving the recommendation.

d. Bio-data (in English form it is attached to the recommendation sheet)
This page must be filled out in CAPITAL LETTERS. Please do not
overwrite in any of the sections.

e. Signature from three Brahmanas

f. Practical check list (to be left blank and will be filled in at the time
of oral interview)

e. Philosophical exam
If you are qualified as the holder of a ISKCON Bhakti-Shastri Certificate
and would like to be exempted from writing this philosophical test, then you
must enclose a copy of the Bhakti Shastri Certificate.

f. Practical questionnaire: Candidate has to fill it up correctly.

g. Essay   “Why I want to take 2nd initiation? ”

The prospective candidate has to write an essay on the above subject
mentioning the clear purpose and objective of taking second initiation.
Illiterate candidates also should get it written by someone, but the
initiation candidate’s objectives and purpose of taking the 2nd initiation
must be mentioned.

3. Oral interview: All candidates are interviewed by the JPS Office if the
candidate passes the written examination. If candidates are interviewed by a
competent body, a certificate or letter should be provided to this effect to
the JPS office.

Forms are available in English, Bengali, Hindi and Spanish languages at the
JPS office website www.jpsoffice.info

All the above forms should be filled out properly and should be sent to our
office by courier (DTDC courier is preferred since its branch is available
here in Mayapur) or brought with you to the JPS Office.

The office will verify all your documents.

If any devotee or candidate is already in Mayapur, then their interviews and
examination can take place now.

It is IMPORTANT that the guidelines in the CHECK LIST must be followed
strictly by all candidates.

They are expected to know by rote all prayers & mantras and to have read all
the recommend books, the prescribed number of times.

The candidate or ISKCON authority is requested to kindly be in touch with
the JPS office for any clarifications or for any further assistance.
Kindly book your tickets and rooms in advance, so that you can be present
here on time.

E-mail: jpsoffice@pamho.net
Phone: +91 3472 245277

Your servants,
JPS Office staff

Please accept my blessings.

From Saturday,18th August 2012 to Sunday,16th September 2012, we observed
the Purusottama month,the month that has been personally adopted by Lord
Krishna. It is the month of pure bhakti, which is free from all karma and to
which the Lord has given His special mercy.

In the glories of Purusottama month, it says that if one observes this month
then one leads a fairly happy and comfortable life in this world, and at the
end of life goes back to Goloka Vrindavan. We hope that all the devotees
have had a transcendental and blissful time observing the Purusottama month.

A few days ago, we celebrated Radhastami. We are very thankful to Radharani
because She came and established Navadvipa dham. This beautiful dham of nine
islands, was not only created by Radharani, but She created it to attract
Krishna. Krishna was so blissful in Navadvipa dham that He decided to take
the form and mood of Srimati Radharani when He appeared. Therefore He
appeared as Lord Krsna in the combined form of Radharani, or Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. This holy dham is very special because it is constantly giving
out unlimited mercy. It is the audarya dham, or the holy place of mercy.
Vrindavan is the madhurya dham or the place of great sweetness.Jagannatha
Puri is the aishvarya dham, or the place of opulence.

Here, in Mayapur dham, one can get mercy very easily. What is that great
mercy? It is love of Krsna, which is only seen in Vrindavan, and is awakened
in the heart by Lord Chaitanya’s and Lord Nityananda’s mercy. Therefore, one
can get this love of Krishna and appreciation for Vrindavan by serving in
Mayapur. Lord Caitanya’s devotees get the special blessings to
simultaneously appear in Navadvip dham and Vrindavan dham. This is a great
blessing. We hope that all the devotees will take advantage of the
opportunities that arise to give out Krsna’s mercy to others. Not only
should we follow the regulative principles and chant our sixteen rounds, but
we should also try to give out the mercy to others. In this way, our own
happiness increases more and more as we are able to help all those whom we
come in contact with, to get home, back to Godhead. One of our acaryas has
said that in this material world, you can get some happiness. Friendship,
family, and love will give some happiness, but that happiness is like being
in the desert and requiring litres and litres of water, but only being able
to get a few drops. What is the use? Like that, we need so much happiness,
but in the material world, happiness is limited. But through bhakti yoga, we
can get unlimited happiness. yasyad brahma-saukyam anantam. With this
unlimited happiness, we will never hanker for temporary happiness!

We hope that everyone takes the mercy of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda
to heart. We hope that everyone takes advantage of this opportunity to chant
Hare Krishna and enter into a spiritual rasa with Lord Krishna. Normally, it
is very hard to get such special mercy, but by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya,
one can naturally develop one’s love for Radha and Madhava. One gets love of
Radha and Madhava simply by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya.

Here in our temple of the Vedic Planetarium, the central Deity will be the
Pancha-tattva, and to the right will be Radha-Madhava and the
eight sakhis. On the left will be the Guru parampara. In this way, one can
get spiritual blessings from Lord Chaitanya to understand the real purpose
of life and to get love of Krsna, which we are always hankering for.

I hope that you are seeing the posts in some of our websites, made by some
sincere disciples. In August, we had an international Bhakti Vriksha
convention in Mayapur. In the month of August after Janmastami and Vyasa
puja and after staying in Mayapur for some days, I went to Patna to see the
temple construction there. After Patna, we went to Delhi, and from Delhi, we
flew to Malaysia. We stayed for about a week in Malaysia in the beginning of
September. In the last days, we went to North Malaysia and did an
inauguration of the  Bukit Mertajam temple. This was my first visit to North
Malaysia after the stroke and the devotees were very happy to see me. In
future visits to Malaysia, we will try to visit some other places which were
not yet visited.

From Malaysia, I went for two or three days to Singapore. There we saw
Devakinandana prabhu’s program, and then Haladharapriya prabhu’s program.
Each program was attended by about five hundred people. From Singapore, we
went to Perth and Adelaide. In Adelaide, many devotees came from Melbourne,
Sydney, and the east coast, Brisbane and New Govardhan. It was an ecstatic
visit to the west and south of Australia. Then I returned to Mayapur for
Radhastami, where there were many activities going on. Besides Radhastami
festivities, there is currently a brahmacari retreat in progress for East
India, also a district Nama Hatta program. Anyway, I will keep you informed
of my activities.

We hope that you visit us on Facebook JPSlive in which we are actively
participating. If you have some website you would like me to visit, please
tell me and I will try to visit there and participate with you there. We
hope that all of you are tasting some bliss while you are doing some
devotional service. This bliss is given out freely by Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. We hope that everyone will get bliss by following in the
footsteps of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

We sing whenever we get an opportunity, “If there was no Prabhupada, what
would there be?”, the song that we composed for Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa
Puja 2012 and give out some purports to this song. Some devotees have given
their rendition of this song. We hope that this song will be accepted as
something to sing on the glories of Srila Prabhupada. I was thinking if
there was no Prabhupada, what would there be? Prabhupada has given us
extreme mercy, and still to this day his mercy is raining down upon us. I
hope that every one of you may develop a very close relationship with Srila
Prabhupada and engage in serving him through the disciplic succession.

Your well-wisher always,
Jayapataka Swami