Letters to the editor

Querido Gurumaharaja 

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Muchas gracias por su respuesta, la noticia es una gran alegría para todos, formaremos un equipo de trabajo para la organización del festival de los Goswamis pensando también en la hospitalidad para los devotos del extranjero que quisieran asistir. 

La propuesta de fechas parece buenas, queremos preguntarle si sería conveniente llegar un poco antes del 8 de Enero, ese día es la aparición de Lochana Das Thakur y posiblemente el viaje y el mismo festival puedan representar un día exhausto para un viajero de sankirtana. 

También se retomarán los programas de predica que se venían planeando. Se estarán enviando los reportes.

El antiguo Distrito Federal (D.F.) la capital de México, se convirtió en Ciudad de México en el 2016 y ahora puede ser México Siddhi, la ciudad que alcanzará el éxito del sankirtana por la misericordia de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada de los vaisnavas como usted.

Quedamos atentos a sus instrucciones.

Muchas gracias

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

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HpS/ASA - Jaya! TlgaSP. Por favor utiliza google.translate.com para enviar el original en Espanol y una traduccion en Ingles. Gracias.

Dear Gurumaharaja,

Please accept our respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you very much for your reply; the news brings great joy to everyone. We will form a team to organize the Goswami festival, while also considering hospitality for devotees from abroad who might wish to attend.

The proposed dates seem good; however, we would like to ask if it would be advisable to arrive a little before January 8th. That day marks the appearance of Lochana Das Thakur, and the journey itself—combined with the festival—might prove exhausting for a *sankirtana* traveler.

We will also resume the preaching programs that were previously planned, and we will send you reports on them.

The former Federal District (D.F.), Mexico's capital, became Mexico City in 2016; now it can become "Mexico Siddhi"—the city that will achieve *sankirtana* success through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada, and Vaishnavas like you.

We await your instructions.

Thank you very much.

Your eternal aspiring servant,

Asta Sakhi dd

ASA - Dorotea en busca del Mago del Mexico Siddhi!!! Estuvimos pensando mejor viajar 6 Enero como Vd. dice. Dias de descansa antes el festival.

Salimos con caja de LOB NOI TLC para una programa in casa despues de 7 minutos!

Please Gurudeva accept my humble obeisances 🙏👣🪷🌹🌷🌹 All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We have read everything carefully, and I am incredibly grateful for your willingness to support this program; I feel even more enthusiastic now. We have put together a brief. Could you send us the table of contents? I was just reviewing the LOB, and we noticed there aren't any titles for the 48 individual verses, so if you have the indexes, that would be great! Please send me whatever you would like included, and we will add it to the brief.

We had sent emails to the coordinator, but they weren't getting through; I finally managed to contact her via WhatsApp.

Please forgive the delay, Gurudeva; I wanted to establish smooth communication with her so we could move forward

In response to your question, the person we are speaking with is named Daniela Funes; she is the Vida 21 Coordinator at Siglo 21 University, as indicated beneath her name in the email reply she sent us.

Her profile picture shows her mountaineering or doing something similar. I simply went to the university and asked at the information desk about the possibility of holding a free spiritual event for students, and they gave me her contact details. Judging by her reply, it seems the information I sent is going to be presented to someone for approval—perhaps the rector, or someone like that.

trying to please him: rjpjdd

HpS - AgtSP. Some struggle to get it but very worthwhile.

Hare Krishna Gurudev

PAMHO

AGTSP

AGToYou

Gurudev, a question arose for me regarding one of your posts on Anvesaka.

Bhismadeva's situation is difficult to understand. He is a pure devotee, in fact he is one of the 12 mahājanas:

"svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ

kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ

prahlādo janako bhīṣmo

balir vaiyāsakir vayam

dvādaśaite vijānīmo

dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ

guhyaṁ viśuddhaṁ durbodhaṁ

yaṁ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute"

ŚB 6.3.20-21

He (Bhisma), truly knows the religious principles. Know the Dharma (both material Sva-dharma and Bhagavata-dharma...). However, he fought for the wrong side, the impious sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, out of loyalty to the Kuru dynasty and the kingdom of Hastinapura (as I understand it...).

Although the kingdom of Hastinapura was full of adharma, he remained there. He even said nothing when they tried to strip Draupadī naked (I heard Krsna told him not to say anything...) and then he fought against his beloved pious grandsons, the Pandavas.

I have some questions, these are for understanding the pure devotee, Bhishma:

Why didn't he leave the kingdom and thus avoid participating in the conflict?

Why didn't Bhishma leave the vicious assembly, where they tried to strip Draupadi naked, and go on pilgrimage (as Vidura did, for example, when he was insulted)?

Did Bhishmadeva fight "from within" to correct the sins being committed in the kingdom of Hastinapura?

And a question arises, drawing a parallel with ISKCON...

What attitude should we adopt in the future if the institution doesn't faithfully follow the guidelines established by the Acharya?

Well Gurudev, these are the questions that come to mind right now...

Thank you very much, Gurudev. Pamho. AgtSP

HpS - This is an entire symposium. 🙂

Relevant Chapter and specific verse:

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/9/12/

Thank you.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis más respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Estimado Gurudev, le escribo para entregarle noticias de NIOS Chile.

HpS/ASA - TlgaSP!!! Puede comunicar la estructura de NIOS Chile y la relación con NIOS en EEUU aquí.

La estructura es la siguiente: Presidente: Arjuna Das, Vice presidente: Lalita Madhava Das, Secretaria: Manjuali DD y Priyasakhi DD, Tesorera: Havihsara DD y Damni DD, Directores: Jagad Guru Das y Parasuram Avatar Das.

Hoy tuvimos una reunión como NIOS Chile, y avanzamos mucho 😊

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Estamos comenzando a organizarnos. Prabhu Jagad Guru es director en NIOS EEUU, por lo tanto nuestra relación será a través de él.

Entendemos que debemos trabajar con proyectos e ir reportando los resultados a NIOS EEUU.

Prabhu Arjuna ha avanzado con los trámites legales, pronto tendremos que hacer las firmas con un ministro de fe.

Con respecto a mi padre...

ASA - La enfermedad es buen impulso para realizar vida en la etapa espiritualidad, no? Esta perspectiva sugiere con su padre????

Si, hace un tiempo hablamos de eso; sobre enfocarse en Dios. Él es católico. Cuando joven quiso ser seminarista, pero luego ya no lo hizo.

Hoy por primera vez disfrutó el kirtan "bailando" en su cama. Llevé unos cuadros del Señor Nrsimhadeva y Panca Tattva y quiso que los colgara en la pared para verlos mejor desde ahí.

También le mostré las imágenes del Bhagavad-gita y le expliqué cómo es que solo el cuerpo cambia mientras que el alma sigue existiendo eternamente.

Bueno Gurudev, eso es por ahora.

Esperando poder ser útil.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - AgtSP. Please send again with English translation.

Thank you!

Previous https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16435/

Hare Krsna Maharaj , PAMHO, AGTSP

We were not able to understand meaning of previous letter. We thank you for quick reply.

We r not able realize how can we preach/teach when we ourselves are so fallen

Staying alone, hoping for miracle.

Not knowing why we should live, always confused how to behave with others.

Always confused what standards to apply

only hope things are temporary, are dual

only good thing that we met Srila Prabhupada, and HpS.

hope we realize the potency of holy

HpS/ASA - If we think we are fallen on the basis of scriptures, we have some knowledge. We can share it with others who do not have it.

🙂

Prabhupada was skin and bones but still playing on the Big Mrdanga and the sound was going all over the world.

Preach within your limits!

Hare Krishna GuruMaharaja!

Please accept my respectful obeisances!

All glories to You!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Here is the August book report:

1 Gujarati Srimad Bhagavatam

1 children's Krsna book

1 case (160) Light of Bhagavata

1 case (16) Krsna book

5 Hare Krishna Cookbook

5 Vegetarian Dishes

3 Devotional Dishes

6 Tamil Bhagavad Gitas

5 Telegu Bhagavad Gitas

20 Hard Science of Self Realization

20 Soft Science of Self Realization

I am slowly giving away books from my collection as well.

I found a couple nice homes for some of my BBT first edition archive books!

Some of the archive books that I gave away:

Collected Lectures Bhagavad Gita

Collected lectures Srimad Bhagavatam

Collected teachings

Also, Conversations with Srila Prabhupada

So! The collection is already smaller, GuruMaharaja!

I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!!

Your servant,

Jaya Hari das

ASA - 🐒 🐷 oink! is the one who always shares photos 📸

Next step is teach people how/why to do what you are doing.

9.15pm. Bed time.

90% recovered from Tennessee Sankirtan season.

💪💪🙂‼️