Accidental erasing of comments

My apologies to Prem Prakash, Alexander Shenkar, Maccidananda Nath and some other anonymous commentators. I accidentally pressed on delete instead of publish. Your comments are gone forever. I am really sorry. I only read a couple of them.

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Anonymous said…

Ādeśa - Dear Jagadananda Das,

My person also made a mistake yesterday; by sending a satellite image of Vrindavan intended for you to Gadadhar Pran Das’ email instead of your own.

My sincere apology, perhaps Gadadhar Pran Das can kindly forward the email onto you along with its attached satellite image (he is also welcome to study the satellite image as well, or freely circulate it to others).

Take your time looking at the satellite image, eventually what you are seeing will jump out at you (its very subtlety hidden on the landscape in plain sight).

Kind regards,

Śrīmaccidānandanātha
Tuesday, 23 May, 2017
Anonymous said…

One may also be so kind as to forward a copy of the satellite image on to Alexander Shenkar to examine.

My person has to smile and chuckle a little, especially in light of reading your past words:

"I already mentioned somewhere that Satya Narayan said that the historical accident (historically when?) of the Indian culture at the time of Krishna's incarnation perfectly replicates the spiritual world. As though there is some concrete spiritual world that can be found on Google Earth (leaving aside Bhauma Vrindavan and all that)."

Source: http://jagadanandadas.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-on-cultural-specifics.html


Kind regards,

Śrīmaccidānandanātha


Notes

Dear Alexander Shenkar,

Download Google Earth Pro: https://www.google.com/earth/

Navigate to: Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

Turn off all layers in the sidebar (place names etc., etc..) so that you just have the raw unobstructed satellite image.

Select Historical Imagery, then select 11/2/2015

Using the compass tool, orient the satellite image approximately North East and angle the view to about 45 degrees and use the height function function to best effect in order to zoom in and out.

First of all you will see the obvious arm-hand, then head, headdress, hair and breast etc., etc..

Hope this helps,

Best regards,

Śrīmaccidānandanātha
Tuesday, 23 May, 2017
Anonymous said…

It is funny (smile) to think that this (in plain sight) has gone unnoticed under the very noses of the people living in Vrindavan; still mind you, it is only visible to the observer [rūpa, deva-deha] when all the relative conditions are perfect [vastu] to see the bigger picture.

Notes

haṃsa-vedhaṃ vinā naiva karttavyaś-ca kadācana │

īśvara-praṇidhānena sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ║179║

Inhaling and exhaling through both nostrils (and) perceiving the high pitched sound like a bee while seeing (the) light (present [itself]) in the mind, employ the tongue ([freely] at any time) to obtain (take) (the mercury [of the]) moon by moving (the 'energetic' tongue) to-and-fro (179 a).

Claim possession of one’s own self, by going out forth in front into the bright splendour (great light) in original form (of the light body) and laying down the physical body; in this manner become perfect by ones will, attain one’s aim unloosing (like an arrow/missile) made to spring foreword (before the brow) and hit the mark (179b).

Tuesday, 23 May, 2017
Prem Prakash said…
Jagadananda Das ,
My wife wishes to know how she can also delete my opinions once and for all!
Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
Anonymous said…
Ādeśa - Dear Jagadananda Das,

The satellite image may be viewed here:

https://gabfiles.blob.core.windows.net/image/5925eeb9791dc.png

Kind regards,

Śrīmaccidānandanātha
Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
Anonymous said…

Should any one be interested, Śrīmaccidānandanātha may be contacted via GAB:

https://gab.ai/srimaccidanandanatha
Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
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