Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna.

Everybody and their God-dog have been here.

Now they are leaving and it is s

o painful.

Also, have stomach aches and a thing growing on our nose.

Maybe we will lose our nose.

That will be good for preaching.

Sannyasis is meant for showing the naked truth about material life.

Haw! Haw! Hare! 😆

Still a lot of letters that we want to read and answer here in the Blog.

So much help from Parasurama, Deva vrata, Kunji, Abhi, ladies and others.

So much to learn from Yadu, Navina, Dhanvantari, Param...

So much shelter from Jagad, Arjuna!

Hare Krsna.

8.16PM.

Camp is 90% established.

Air is good. Just a little hot.

Lost our little apricot flute today. Maybe we will find it.

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna.

Hellish sounds in the street of car alarms going off: Help, Master, Help. They are stealing me.

Time for Gayatri sandhya.

Hari bolo.

New Vraja Mandala!

Radha kunda.

Hare Krsna Gurudev

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please Accept my humble obeisances to your feet. 

Gurudev, we really miss you in Argentina. We hope to be part of your itinerary on your next visit. I can help with the organization in Buenos Aires if you agree to bless us with your presence.

Here I am working hard, with many family and work responsibilities, and lovingly caring for Tulasi Vrinda, who has just turned two (terrible twos). I am slowly trying to return to my sadhana, but always with the desire alive in my heart to serve you and Krishna.

I watch your videos or look at your picture and show my daughter that you are Gurudev, so now you have another aspirant 😅

My daughter has become a source of devotional inspiration. We were teaching her not to accept food from strangers on the street, and we asked her, "When someone gives you a cookie on the street, what should you say?" Instead of the resounding "no" we expected, she replied, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna!" She was going to offer it, haha. I found it a very sweet anecdote, and at the same time, it revealed a bit about her consciousness. Even as a baby, she was already thinking about Krishna, and that was very motivating for me as her mother.

I'm getting back into my japa, I'm following the principles and trying to stay firm in my devotion. It's been a little difficult for me to attend the temple, but the times we go I feel very grateful. Tulasi doesn't enjoy it as much yet because there are a lot of people and she's not used to it.

N. Gourananda also accompanies her so she can develop an interest in the music.

Thank you, Gurudev, for reading my letter and for the WhatsApp channels where we can see your updates. We adore you with all our hearts and hope to see you soon.

Your servant

Rati Mañjari DD

(traducido con Google Translate)

HpS - Thank you!

Chant 16-nice rounds for you baby, so she can grow up to be a perfectly pure person and do wonderful things for society.

All respects to N. Gaura Ananda Das. Buenos Aires temple.

Hope you can go much much more.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

Espero que se encuentre muy dichoso en conciencia de Krsna junto a los santos en el lugar santo.

Le escribo para contarle que tuvimos la visita de SS Bhakti Sundar Goswami y de SS Purusatraya Swami. Participamos de los programas junto a la familia.

Hemos estado en reuniones con la familia espiritual para la organización de Su visita. Las cosas han ido avanzando.

También le quiero comentar que estoy tomando clases de mrdanga y los niños de armonio, así que estamos visitando el templo casi cada domingo.

Comenzaré un nuevo curso de discípulos y estamos armando nuevo curso Bhakti Sastri.. por favor deme Sus bendiciones para poder lograrlo.

Estamos muy cansados... es difícil que los niños duerman temprano porque hace mucho calor, entonces no estamos descansando bien.

Adjunto algunas fotografías de los programas.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories be to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you are very blissful in Krishna consciousness with the saints in the holy place.

HpS - Of course, agtSP, we have come back from India and Spain, and are now with you all in your physical forms here in Chile.

During all these times we sometimes feel blissful. It is not because of any physical circumstance usually. It is just more and more our condition.

Usually we feel like we should do our duty and go to Mangala arati. Chant our rounds early. Write in the Blog or die.

Of course, chanting, dancing, Blogging, has very nice aspects, and we feel that is cleaning our heart little, by little, by little at a deep level.

I am writing to tell you that we had a visit from His Holiness Bhakti Sundar Goswami and His Holiness Purusatraya Swami. We participated in the programs with the family.

We have been meeting with the spiritual family to organize His visit. Things have been progressing.

I also want to tell you that I am taking mrdanga lessons and the children are taking harmonium lessons, so we are visiting the temple almost every Sunday.

HpS - Kids need smaller harmoniums, no? 🙂

I will be starting a new disciples' course and we are putting together a new Bhakti Sastri course. Please give me Your blessings so that I can accomplish this.

We are very tired... it is difficult for the children to go to sleep early because it is so hot, so we are not getting enough rest.

HpS - Death is God's way of saying, you have to get more rest. 😊

I've attached some photos from the programs.

HpS - They are so, nice. Thank you.

Your aspiring servant,

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - This Congress has been so intense! Cannot remember anything more intense. Now maybe we have a few days rest and chance to talk of other things.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to this wonderful Gauranga sankirtana that is saving my life, for if I had never known ISKCON, my life would be meaningless.

Please accept my humble obeisances at your wonderful lotus feet, which are my eternal refuge. Dear Gurudeva, I am infinitely grateful to you for receiving your beautiful association; it has truly helped me so much.

I have recovered my 16 rounds and my sadhana, which I was losing a little. You and Maharaj Yadunandana Swami have given me back my life, and I feel very happy in Krishna consciousness.

My life has no meaning without spiritual life and without the association of the devotees, and above all, the connection with the guru is very important. I felt that I reconnected with you.

Thank you very much. Dear Gurudeva, I am not a good person; my character has become difficult, but if I can say something good about myself, it is that I have unwavering faith in Krishna, the guru, and the devotees.

I would never leave this connection. In every moment, good or bad, I have never thought of leaving ISKCON, so I will always try to hold on as tightly as possible to Prabhupada's and your dhoti. My health is not good right now; I have too much stress and anxiety, perhaps due to my very high thyroid levels, but I am going to cure myself with Ayurvedic medicine, japa mala meditation, sadhana, deity worship, and Hatha yoga.

I have a tendency not to express what I feel and to keep my pain to myself and not talk about it, but I feel that this affects my thyroid even more, so I will try not to stress myself and express myself better.

HpS - Jaya!

And my current partner gives me a lot of affection, helps me in my spiritual life, makes it easy for me to travel and do parikrama in India, I receive from him the affection of both a mother and a father 😅, and I feel that my life depends on him.

He provides me with a lot of protection, so I'm fine in that sense. Please forgive me if I don't talk much in person sometimes, but I want you to know that I admire, respect, and appreciate you very much, Gurudeva.

It's been 15 years since my initiation, with ups and downs in my spiritual and material life, but my faith is always loyal to Srila Prabhupada and to you. Thank you for these 15 years of connection to Sanatana Dharma. I know that your body is tired, especially your eyes and ears, but please forgive me for sending a rather long letter this time, and I will make the next one shorter. Thank you very much for your love, care, and protection that you are providing to all of us. Thank you for helping us advance in our spiritual life little by little, because without a guru, nothing is possible in this world, absolutely nothing. Your disciple who clings to your lotus feet, Nadiya Nivasi Dasi.

HpS - AgtSP! Thank you for your association. From our point of view you seem to be doing O.K.

Yes, ups and downs, but I don't know if I could have done better if I were in your position.

Even if we don't perfect our service in this life we will take our progress to the next life.

Become a pure devotee as soon as possible!

Hare Krsna!!!!

Send us more news as things develop.

Think you have many interested readers here.

ASA-E -- Guru, Diksa, HpSwami

Hare krishna 🙏

por acepte mis humildes reverencias 🙇

Todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada

Todas las glorias a usted

Espero se encuentre muy bien de salud,hace unos días estando conectada en el horario de japa joe en línea,usted me pregunto si tenía nombre espiritual (Diksha) le contesté que aún no, que esperaba fuera muy pronto,la verdad es que mi respuesta fue esta porque considere que no era el medio apropiado para hablar más sobre el tema.

Hace algún tiempo hiba a escribirle para pedirle que usted fuera mi maestro espiritual iniciador (Diksha) pero empeze a leer las cartas publicadas en el blog que usted ya no estaba iniciando y por tal motivo ya no le escribi.

Considero importante mencionarle que estoy en conciencia de krishna aproximadamente hace nueve años y desde hace ocho años hago 16 rondas diarias y llevo los cuatros principios regulativos, siempre que tengo la oportunidad me conecto a japa joe y al programa de la mañana mangala arati , dependiendo del lugar donde usted se encuentre,escucho sus clases que quedan grabadas, a las clases del día domingo casi no me he podido conectar por temas de trabajo...

S.S Hanumatpresaka swami 🙇Usted tendría la bondad de darme refugio y ser mi maestro espiritual iniciador por favor 🙏..

Su Aspirante a Sirvienta

Claudia Garcia Hernandez

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Hare Krishna 🙏

Please accept my humble obeisances 🙇

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you

I hope you are in good health. A few days ago, while I was online during Japa Joe time, you asked me if I had a spiritual name (Diksha). I replied that I didn't yet, but that I hoped it would be very soon. The truth is, I answered this way because I felt it wasn't the appropriate medium to discuss the matter further.

Some time ago, I was going to write to you to ask you to be my spiritual initiator (Diksha), but I started reading the letters posted on the Blog and saw that you were no longer initiating anyone, so I didn't write to you.

I feel it's important to mention that I've been in Krishna consciousness for approximately nine years, and for the last eight years I've been doing 16 rounds daily and practicing the four regulative principles. Whenever I have the opportunity, I connect to Japa Joe and the Mangala Arati morning program, depending on your location. I listen to your recorded classes. I haven't been able to connect to the Sunday classes much lately due to work commitments.

His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami, would you be so kind as to offer me refuge and be my spiritual guide and initiator? 🙏

Your Aspiring Servant,

Claudia Garcia Hernandez

HpS - Hare Krsna! AgtSP. Thank you so much for your letter.

It is just a fact that our body is old and cannot handle the Karma of initiation. Srila Prabhupada says that anyone who does a ritual ceremony takes Karma.

We were supposed to die about December 23, 2024 but we started taking cardiac medicine, following Ayurvedic prescriptions etc and that seems to have helped.

So, we started traveling again.

Then, there are people like yourself, like Carlos Rold here in Chile, who have been aspiring for initiation from us for years and are finally ready, and we thing, "Well let us just initiate them as a special case", but then we think of the result, like thinking of the result of eating one more piece of pizza and the result it not good.

Your request seems kind of like asking a six year old to please drive you to the market in the auto.

😆

On the other hand, we can act like Siksa guru, give advice, even how to relate to Diksa guru.

Any devotees you know who are initiating?

Thank you.

Are you in Mexico, Leon?

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We have moved to Dallas Guru Maharaj. We moved here first week of February and our house in Atlanta sold on 23rd February. By Kalachandji's mercy, the house sold in record time for the area. We also found a house for rent in walking distance to the temple. 823 S Beacon st, Dallas. So everything worked out nicely by your and Kalachandji's mercy.

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. In walking distance of Goloka.

Now we are able to visit the temple everyday and our sadhana has also become much better because of that. We are in the association of devotees everyday which helps us focus better on bhakti.

I had a question Guru Maharaj. Sometimes they don't have speakers for the evening Bhagavad Gita class and they asked me if i can give class but i told them I'll start after i finish my Bhakti Sastri which I'll finish this September or October. Should i wait until i get my bhakti sastri or should i try to start giving class? I dont know if i am qualified to give class Guru Maharaj. Please guide me.

HpS - Yes. Just read the purport with attention and then discuss it with the participants. If you finish that then go to the next verse or another verse and read it.

Simple.

Effective.

Your humble servant,

Sri Rama Krishna Das

HpS - Lettuce look at some more Blog posts, no?

It is 7.26PM here in Santiago.

85 degrees.

Congress on Education was super, super, super intense. Thousands of participants, leaders, Spanish, Three Sannyasis.

Our body is very old and delicate.

Krsna keeps allowing us to make little, unique contributions.

We see so, so, so many problems in ISKCON. This is natural, no? We see that hamoniums, accordions can deviate us to sense gratification from hearing the Holy Names.

Have to be used with care, no?