All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
Auspicious visit to China
Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram invited Damayanti Devi Dasi and Rasa Mayi Pandita Devi Dasi to come from India to give association to the new generation in China.
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Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj happily blessed their journey and was very pleased to receive their pictures and news. |
April/May 2006
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| Arriving in China, (from right to left) Damayanti Devi Dasi and Rasa Mayi Pandita Devi Dasi are given a warm reception in the taxi by Jayavati and Devirani Dasis as they head from the airport to the city.
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Arriving to the altar in the apartment of Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram... |
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...and to greetings from Srila Govinda Maharaj's disciple, Purnachandra Prabhu. |
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| Fresh from India and the lotus feet of Srila Govinda Maharaj, Damayanti Devi Dasi shares recent pictures and news from the home of home comfort. |
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Yudhamanyu Prabhu treats the young guests and visitors to prasad - Chinese style. |
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Straight into seva, the following day is spent at the adjoining university, where students learn English and today also learn about Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. Jayavati Devi Dasi translated and, herself, enthusiastically explained about the message of Srimad Bhagavad-gita.
Pandita Devi Dasi sent this dispatch:
I can't properly explain what kind of enthusiasm is surrounding us here in China, it's really unbelievable. Yudhamanyu Prabhu has so many friends here who are naturally attracted by Krishna consciousness. They are helping him, and many new people are coming. There is a constant flow of newcomers coming over and wanting to talk about Krishna, and expressing how enthusiastic they are.
Last Friday we spent the whole day at Yudhamanyu Prabhu's university. We went to three classes, and in one class in particular we practically only talked about Krishna consciousness.
Basically we are really happy to be here, and it is so good spending time with Yudhamanyu Prabhu and all the other devotees here. We are learning so much from this trip, it is such a wonderful and inspiring experience.
Every day we had really successful mini-informal programmes. We had great conversations, and discussions that went on into the night.
Yudhamanyu Prabhu tells them everything very clearly and sweetly. His message is urgent and honest: to search under the shelter of Sri Guru for Sri Krishna, Reality the Beautiful.
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| In a later class, Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu introduces the visiting American students of devotion. |
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| Damayanti Devi Dasi shares experiences. |
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Yudhamanyu Prabhu sits with some of the students for a photo. |
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| Visiting local Temples and seeing local culture. |
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Lord Buddha sits happily... |
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...with Lord Krishna playing His flute nearby. |
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An interested newcomer enquires and listens... |
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...and Jayavati Devi Dasi on her way back from the tour. |
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| Slideshows and discourses of the most substantial kind in an MBA class.
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| Back at Yudhamanyu Prabhu's flat, new visitors learn about Srila Govinda Maharaj and the holy land of Nabadwip.
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| Visitors can see Scriptures in English and Chinese, as well as videos including the recent DVD (with Jayavati Devi Dasi's voiceover in Chinese) of Srila Govinda Maharaj's Sri Vyasa-Puja in Nabadwip. "The film was a total success, and we showed it constantly to all the students visiting." |
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Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip