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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on Jul 8, 2020 16:33:53 GMT -6
Sorry I'm a bit delayed on this as we've had five new members to The Caitanya Symposium since May. Welcome to: biswadeep , @vrajavilasadas , krodharaja, kd91 (Krishnadas), and @pheasant ! Thanks for joining us and/or rejoining us if that's the case! If you like (and haven't done so already), please tell us more about yourselves on this thread: caitanyasympos.proboards.com/thread/7/introduce-groupJai Sri Radhe! |
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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on Dec 30, 2020 6:21:10 GMT -6
Radhe Radhe and good morning from New Jersey, USA! We have number of new members since I posted back in July and I wanted to welcome them all (and please see below)... We're happy to have the following join us: satyabauli (Satya Didi) madhusudan angliese - I apologize as I've forgotten your initiated name, please see below. surat krishnadas108 sleepingjiva (Jon) minu322 and 108108 Obviously I don't know everyone on this list, but I encourage you all to please introduce yourselves on our thread 'Please Introduce Yourself to the Group' here: caitanyasympos.proboards.com/thread/7/introduce-group(In that thread) Please tell us a bit about yourself, where you're located, your history practicing Bhakti, what brings you here to the Caitanya Symposium, and anything else you'd like to add or ask. This Symposium was started and is managed primarily by Sri Nitai Das-ji (Dr. Neal Delmonico) Nitaidas . A disciple of Srila Prabhupad Tinkodi Babaji Maharaja, Nitai is a Sanskrit and Bengali scholar who has done and continues to do immense translation/publishing work of the traditional Caitanya Vaishnava canon. You will find all kinds of hidden gems here! Translations of various texts, discussions of various philosophical points, questions and answers, updates/announcements for the Blazing Sapphire Press, and some heated debates too! (Please don't be discouraged or dissuaded by those, the benefits to be found here far outweigh the negatives in my opinion.) I want to say 'we're all human' but more accurate to say we're all having this human experience - learning our way through the imperfections to the holy dust of Vraj! The more good company the better! I'm looking forward to hearing from you all and getting to know you. Thanks again for joining us. Sadhu sanga ki jaya! Jaya Radhe Jaya Shaym! |
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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on Mar 22, 2021 5:25:52 GMT -6
Radhe Radhe and good morning from New Jersey, USA! Looks like I'm on a quarterly schedule for welcoming new members. My apologies for the delay in those of you who've been here a while. That said... Welcome to the Caitanya Symposium!! We're happy to have you here! Specifically I'd like to welcome the following new members: asimak1991 jadug @deepvaranasi tarun (from Canada I believe) and last but not least rdev1008 All of you please introduce yourself on the following thread and let us know something about you, where you're from, your experience(s) with Caitanya Vaishnavism, and anything else you'd like to share: caitanyasympos.proboards.com/thread/7/introduce-groupAlso, please peruse there for introductions by other members and certainly if you would like to know anything about anyone, you can always ask. As an FYI, this forum is dedicated primarily to those who are interested in pursuing Caitanya Vaishnavism per the traditional, authentic parivaras descending in unbroken succession from the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is to say, this is not a place to discuss issues related to ISKCON/Gaudiya Math (IGM). Of course, most of us have gone through IGM to get here. I think it's safe to say we have gratitude to IGM for pointing us in the right direction. However, in going through IGM, we've picked up some unwanted baggage and misunderstandings. Some of the forums here you will find us trying to shed that baggage. So you will find some IGM-related discussion here and there, but it is with the aim to get rid of IGM conditioning and to develop prema bhakti as per how Sri Caitanya and the Gosvamins taught it. Any questions, discussions, and debate are also welcome. For that is how we sort things out and refine our understanding, realization, and practice. But again, please keep it civil. You will find some heated debates here that have taken place from time to time. You may even find some of it distasteful. However, myself and most of us here feel that the benefit of sanga from this forum far outweighs any negatives. Again, happy to have you here. Jai Sri Radhe!!! |
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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on May 18, 2021 4:24:53 GMT -6
Radhe Radhe! I'd like to welcome the following new members to the Caitanya Symposium... vrk paysee babajishyamsundardas - Is this the disciple of Muraridas Babaji?? kcp108 (Krishna Caitanya Dasa) from Canada If each of you would kindly introduce yourself on this thread --> caitanyasympos.proboards.com/thread/7/introduce-group that would be great and would let everyone know a little about you and what brings you to the Caitanya Symposium. Also in that thread you will find a lot of the introductions of other members here and where you don't find one, I would encourage you to contact anyone for their introduction. This Symposium is dedicated to and for the use of those who are interested in pursuing Caitanya Vaishnavism per the traditional, authentic parivaras descending in unbroken succession from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is to say, this is not a place to discuss issues related to ISKCON/Gaudiya Math (IGM). Of course, most of us have gone through IGM to get here. It's safe to say we have gratitude to IGM for pointing us in the right direction. However, in going through IGM, we've picked up unwanted baggage and misunderstandings. Some of the forums here you will find us trying to shed that baggage. So you will find some IGM-related discussion here and there, but it is with the aim to get rid of IGM conditioning and to develop prema bhakti as per how Sri Caitanya and the Gosvamins taught it. Any questions, discussions, and debate are also welcome, for that is how we sort things out and refine our understanding, realization, and practice. But again, please keep it civil. You will find some heated debates here that have taken place from time to time. You may even find some of it distasteful. However, myself and most of us here feel that the benefit of sanga from this forum far outweighs any negatives. Again, happy to have you here. We look forward to hearing from you. Jai Sri Radhe!!! |
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Post by Nitaidas on Dec 30, 2021 16:05:57 GMT -6
Welcome to two new members of the forum: jaigopaland chandrabinduPlease introduce yourselves to the other members of the forum in the thread for that purpose (under Announcements) and make yourselves at home. This forum has been around for years and there are many paths down which to tread. It is like a maze. Please explore, comment, ask questions, and reinvigorate some of the old threads if you find them of interest. जय राधे ! |
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Post by meeno8 on Jan 8, 2022 8:28:44 GMT -6
স্বাগত
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Post by meeno8 on Jun 3, 2022 11:18:37 GMT -6
Please share as much about yourself as your care to here.
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