Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you Guru Maharaja.

Guru Maharaja, we, the devotees in Silchar, Assam are very happy in hearing of your coming to India next year. Please give us strength that we may be able to serve you in your full satisfaction. We are fools, please guide us in proper direction. Our humble request is that Guru Maharaja please stay in India for a longer time during this visit so that we may render vapu seva for a longer time. I heard that Manipuri devotees are also prepared for receiving you there. We are very much eager to see you soon in India. Thank you, Guru Maharaja.

In July this year, during summer vacation, I went to Mayapur for 10-15 days. During my stay in Mayapur, I got the opportunity to serve many senior Vaisnavas. I presented some gifts to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja through his assistants and I was blessed to hear some live classes of Maharaja. And, by the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, I also got the opportunity to render some humble services to HG Jananivasa Prabhuji in 3-4 instances. In the first meeting with Prabhuji, I offered him some Daksina. I prepared a small letter for the next meeting. When I meet him again, I took permission to read out the letter stating “Please bless me Prabhuji so that I may serve my Guru Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada until my last breath”. I read out, presented some gifts and paid obeisances. Prabhuji was so merciful that he put his hands on my head for a long time in such a way that I felt like some spiritual energy was transferring to me. I was so happy that day, Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja, visiting Mayapur is always full of transcendental mellows. 

Guru Maharaja, while purchasing your hearing aid, we did collection of 55,000/- INR and transferred it to HG Devandra Krishna Prabhuji’s Indian account. Thank you, Guru Maharaja, for giving us such kind of personal seva even if you are far away from us. 

I am chanting my rounds regularly. I have been completing 16 rounds daily before 8.00 am. I have been doing book distribution seva also. I visit Silchar Temple regularly even if the temple is far from my place. Guru Maharaja, please give some important instructions of my life. I am an unmarried woman with weak physique. Frequently, loneliness disturbs me very much and affected my sadhana and sevas. Please help me Guru Maharaja.

HpS - AgtSP. Thank you for letter. Chanakhya Pandita says that victory comes from good advice and good advice comes from many counselors.

So, pray to Krsna to get many people to give you advice about these practical things about gender, strength etc.

Of course, Kunti, Gandhari, Draupadi, Radha, yasoda, devaki, no one was happy in material life, but that is good. because material happiness is like try to eat a picture of a mango.

live in the little bubble of time and space created by following the lotus feet of his divine grace, srila prabhupada.

make many people happy with your big, big smile; nice comportment and nice kirtan, sankirtan.

expect Krsna to make arrangements for you to be well situated in his personal sankirtan party.

We just published the fixed entry and exit dates for India, and the proposed dates for travel within india.

We are really only comfortable with thinking that at 77 years old we may leave our body at any moment and so we do not plan much for staying long any one place.

Thank you all, for all your help!!!

Your most fallen servant,

Manjuali Devi dasi

Silchar, Assam, India

CURRENT ASA CALENDAR

2025 OCTOBER 16

Daily

• 12.40AM - Rooster Crows!
• 12.50AM - 3.30AM -- Japa. Online after 22nd September at https://meet.goto.com/898954813.
• 4.30-5.15 AM - Mangala arati, Kirtan, Spanish language reading of NOI, little Japa and chatting at meet.goto.com/jayarama108-vip.
• 5.15AM+ - Flexible: Study, more Japa, on line and local Sankirtan, Consulting.
• 8PM - Radha Natabara Sanga, Nitai-gaura-sundara Das, Zoom Group, about three to four times a week.
• 8.40PM - Sleeeep!
• Those who are Yogis usually eat once a day in the evening or afternoon: Some squash and 1-tablespoon of Chawanprash and ghee.

Regular Events

• Temple SB class Wed/Fri @ YouTube.com "ISKCON Houston"
• Bilingual SB Workshop with Upendra Das and HpS Sunday 7.30-9.00AM: meet.goto.com/jayarama108-vip
• Hawaii SB class once a month at 11AM: e-sanga.org
• ISKCON Board of Examinations, Thursday 9.00AM

October

Base Camping at: 3402 Radha Lane; Houston, TX 77018; USA until 17th December.

• 2(-21)st - Oscar and Anna, Grupo Integro, Mexico.
• 16th - Ekadasi
• 18th - Evening Home Program with Radha Krsna Das.
• 20th - Dvipaval. HpS Lecture 7-7.45PM Youtube.
• 21st - Govardhana Puja!
• 25th - Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada 😕
• 28th - 11AM. E-sanga.org.

November

• 1st - Home Programin Katy.
• 5th - Purnima. End of Karttika?
• 8th - Festival of Bliss, Houston.
• 15th - Ekadasi.
• 26th - Odana Sasti. Vyasapuja of H. H. B. S. D. Swami, Anniversary HpS Sannyasa.

December

• 17th - ASA/HpS, Houston to Nashville.
• 20/Sa - Appearance of Locana Das Thakura, Birthday Anniversary of HpSwami.
• 22/Mo - Disp. Jiva Goswami, HpS/ASA Nashville to Dallas.
• 24/We - HpS/ASA/Santa Claus, Dallas to Madrid. United 5.15P to 9.10AM.

January

• 4th - Madrid to Mumbai - Kuwait Airlines (14.05 -- 22.40) KU 134 and 303

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5-9 - Mumbai, Govardhana Eco Village.

9-11 - Kolkatta, Dr. Samaresh, BRC, Albert Road, Ultadanga, Bhagbazaar.

11/12-15 - Sri Dhama mayapura

15 - 18 Manipura

18-1(Feb) - (Delhi) Radha kunda.

Working with Yadu Swami, Ranchor and Govinda Devi Das on this inland tour. This is a tour aimed to be compatible with VIP friends of Iskcon, ASA, NIOS, NVM.

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February

• 1st - Delhi to Madrid - Kuwait Air (3AM[KU382 and KU 133] to 12.50)

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February 25th to Santiago with Jagad guru Das et al for ISKCON Latin American Third Symposium on Education with participation from Chilean National Leaders etc.

March 15th to Lima.

March 25th to USA.

???

BODY, MIND, SPIRIT

• Body expected to be steady with hearing-aid, heart medication and maybe cataract surgery for three to five years. After that expecting some more adjustments, new body. Maybe die at any moment! 🤔
• Mind has less local awareness but Intellect developing.
• Hari-kirtan/Japa, Spiritual development advancing as Srila Prabhupada promises. Mostly like Hanuman in Kali yuga - Sitting on Arjuna's flagstaff. Roaring from time to time. Dreaming of all kinds of possible Sankirtan. Responding to questions, invitations, sleep-walking.

Involved In

• ISKCON Houston, Cinema Resources and Production Department, development with Dean Pablo, Master Abhaya Joshi and Temple Administration.
• ASA Encyclopedia with Srinatha/Srirama Krsna Das et al.
• NIOS with Dr. Samaresh, Abhirama Thakura Das, Srinivasa Das, Abhisheka Das et al.
• Can go out for local programs if we are back in the same bed by nightfall.

Bi Weekly News

WWW.MONKEYWARRIOR.COM

AND

BREAKING NEWS AT WhatsApp anveSaka Group

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/15534/

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, There was a message on a WhatsApp group where it was stated that you have plan

to travel to India on January 09, 2026. Hope it is true.

HpS - AgtSP. We are working on a VIP Tour with Yadu Swami from Spain.

We are trying to buy the tickets to India tomorrow. Then we can plan the internal dates!!

 So would like to know your stay date in Vrndavan and Shree Radha-Kunda. 

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Thank you. Thank you.

Agt your Sankirtan!!!!!!!!!!

Hare Krishna !!!!

All Glories to Guru Maharaj.

All glories to Srila Prabupad.

Please accept my humble obeisance unto your Lotus Feet Guru Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏.

I very happy when I listened your Jop Joe [Japa Joe] and Online classes. This is the greatest opportunity and kindness to listen your Jop Meditation for me Guru Maharaj.

From long times I was searched to listen your Jop Meditation directly, And once day Guru Maharaj you recorded short type video in our What's app group. When I received you video and listen your Jop my mind is full excited and feeling happiness.

So Thank you very much Guru Maharaja you listen my heart beat.

Questions 1: Dear Beloved Guru Maharaj, as a disciple, how can I perform service (seva) so that you will be pleased with your disciples?"

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. So, nice to hear from you. Name of group is "Japa Joe". I think this is the link to the history of the name and our Anjana Suta Academy and some of our philosophy of Japa.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/5/#bb5954 gives nice explanation of Guru and Disciple. Myself, anyone in ISKCON, are disciples of Srila Prabhupada. We all accept him as our uttama adhikari guru, Founder and Acharya of ISKCON.

He defines Disciple as one who follows the Discipline of another. Chanting sixteen enthusiastic rounds minimum and following four principles, taking initiation from one of his initiated disciples according to the rituals, makes us his disciples. Of course, I, you, everyone, have specific disciplines, details we apply under his authority.

I served with the Bhaktivedanta Institute under his authority. That was a discipline which most people don't follow.

Other devotees don't sleep unless they can distribute one book daily.

So, as our disciple, when you are following Srila Prabhupada's discipline, we are very pleased, nourished, by you efforts.

Thank you.

Especially during Kartika he instructs us to offer lamps to Damodara and chant the D'astaka: http://kksongs.org/songs/n/namamisvaram.html.

If you follow our discipline as academically inclined people, then you want to memorize the astaka and learn the word by word meanings.

Just because we have become ISKCON Diksa guru for some, does not mean that we are the only or even ultimate siksa guru for them under Srila Prabhupada's Siksa Guru position. GBC is ultimate managing authority.

Questions 2: Guru Maharaj, how can I perform service (seva) in this holy month of Kartik Damodar to receive the mercy (kripa) of Krishna?"

HpS - Also, nice question. Answer above, no?

Yours most innocent disciple.

Kapidhvaja Das

Tripura, India

HpS - Does our answer help?

More Questions?

Hope you are well situated in ISKCON mission in Tripura!!

TlgaSP Pamho! 

Amado Gurudev por favor acepte nuestras reverencias! Feliz Damodara Masa para Usted! Disculpe demora en responder. 

Con mi hija estamos bien, tratamos de mantener una buena consciencia y servicios. 

Estamos muy felices porque tendremos su asociación presencial, es una gran misericordia y motivación.

 Yí Lin está muy emocionada.

He comenzado a estudiar online para obtener un título de Terapeuta. Ésto me permitirá acompañar a niños y adultos que enfrentan ansiedad, traumas y demás. 

Espero tener las bendiciones para ser útil en servicio y ayuda. 

Yí Lin le envía muchos cariños, le gusta mucho verlo por goto. 

Gracias por su infinita bondad

Con cariño, una aspirante a discípula

Edd

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TlgaSP. Pamho!

Beloved Gurudev, please accept our obeisances! Happy Damodara Masa to you! Sorry for the delay in responding.

My daughter and I are doing well; we try to maintain a good conscience and service.

We are very happy to have your in-person association; it is a great mercy and motivation.

Yi Lin is very excited.

I have begun studying online to obtain a Therapy degree. This will allow me to accompany children and adults facing anxiety, trauma, and more.

I hope I have the blessings to be useful in service and help.

Yi Lin sends you much love; she loves seeing you on Goto.

Thank you for your infinite kindness.

Love, an aspiring disciple.

Edd

HpS/ASA - Thank you. Yes, agtSP!!! How old is Yi Lin? Is her family heritage of she of Chilean origin?

Dear Maharaja and devotees;

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to Guru and Gauranga.

Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 7.30am, Houston time (CST ~~ time zone)

We will continue reading Madhya Lila; 16.156 onwards.

The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vrindavana)

We might be able to cover about 40 verses.

Thank you to H. G. Nikunja Bihari for willing to doing Spanish translation for class on October 19, for reading notes of CC and also Maharaja's class.

H. G. Mitravinda Mataji will be back up for H. G. Nikunja Bihari prabhu, in case there are some technical issues.

Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada. Your comments for email notification helps the students to think about incorporating new changes in class; thank you for your guidance and your valuable association.

Your Servant

Upendra Dasa