Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaja,

PAMHO AGTSP

We have been following you a little in real time. I have managed to catch some of you lectures in Chile. One kind devotee has been posting them on YouTube. I’m hoping to gain more access to your lectures in real time. Do you record your own lectures?

How’s your health? Can you reach us here in Australia, October? Can you give me dates with a good amount of certainty? I would really like to start making bookings for your accommodation and for programs.

We hosted Atul Krishna prabhu in are home last week. It was very nice.

Looking forward to hearing from you at your next convenience.

Your servant

Dhruvananda Das.

HpS-ASA - You are very kind. We would  like to buy tickets ASAP. Looks like leaving from  Mumbai on the 11th of October and return there on the 21st.

 What city should we fly to and from in Australia? Suggest some airline?

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja !

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias !

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada !!!

Bhaktín Dalya de Cuzco me pidió que publicara esta carta en el Blog :

Hare Krishna, Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada, Majaraja Hanumat Presaka Swami por Favor Reciba mis Mas Humildes y Respetuosas Reverencias.

Soy bhaktin Dalia Jimenez y le escribo desde Cusco Peru, para decirle que las autoridades correspondientes ya me han dado la carta de recomendación para tomar iniciación con usted, ahora yo estoy haciendo servicio en el templo de Cusco, los sabados hago guirnaldas, también apoyo ,en las actividades variadas que hay en el templo y estoy aprendiendo ha hacer la adoracion a la deidad Madre Gaura Gadhadara me esta enseñando, en mi vida profesional estoy guiando como guía oficial de turismo en frances e ingles, y en cuanto se refiere al arte ahora estoy llevando un taller de teatro que comenzó en abril de este año con uno de los mejores profesores de Cusco esto con el fin de realizar teatro en actividades de predica .Tengo la meta de ser kirtaniya y poder predicar cantando los Santos Nombres del Señor. Conozco ISKCON desde el año 2006,  he pasado por un proceso intensivo ahora ya puedo seguir con las exigencias de lo que significa ser devota . Por favor le suplico que me de su misericordia y pueda Ud guiarme un mi vida espiritual. 

Su Sirviente Baktin Dalia Jimenez Carrasco.

HpS - Hare Krsna!   We have known each other for many years, no?  You are that "Dalia"?    If you have have been following the principles strictly and chanting 16-enthusiastic rounds daily, minimum for at least one year and participating in the ISKCON temple programs then with a letter of recommendation from the Temple it seems very nice to us that you take initiation, but... the Temple knows that they cannot recommend you unless you have taken the official ISKCON Disciple Course and passed the examination, no?

Waiting for news. We will be in Lima on Wednesday.

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja.

PAMHO. AGTSP.

I have read that your body is suffering from fever, usually fever is a mechanism of defense of the body before an infection or notice of an inflammation of some organ of the body, it would be good to see a doctor.

HpS - AGTSP!     paoho.   Thank you for your concern, but just seems to be normal reaction to all this change in climate etc.   Very cold here. Yes, maybe infection being fought of. We reduced the fever by Yoga within three days and now we just have rather swollen throat. Hard to talk. By the time you read this that will probably be finished and we will have something else.
 

I know that you are very transcendental to this and perhaps see a doctor is for you something not necessary, plus I as a spiritual niece worry me and your spiritual sons too; If he considers it appropriate, can be coordinated for a doctor to see you in Lima.

Briefly my query is as follows:
I intend to propose to Karunakrsna d to invite some authorities of the National Board to attend as a listeners the conversation of day 14, may be Ganga dd and Yamunesvara d. This is because most administrators do not understand what the educational issue is about but if they listen to our proposals and concerns they may be able to understand us.
Does that sound good to you?

HpS - Yes, yes... Very nice.  We have alwasy tried to do this.

I see you on the 14th, my gurumaharaja is traveling to Arequipa from 12 to 14 and I will also go.

HpS - I hope we get nice chance to associate with Maharaja on the 14th!

May the force of Sri Nrsimhadeva always be with you.

with affection

ys and spiritual niece

Isvari dd

ASA - Hare Krsna!.

Hare Krsna,

Hare Krsna,

We are in Hell, how about you?
Are you shivering and coughing as you read this too?

Our fever is 95% defeated by the armies of the Yoga Damned.

Tonight is the "Night of the Living Prabhupada and Carl Jung".

Last night was super, super, super successful program with National Poet Laurreaute, heads of National Libararies etc here in Santiago. It was so exciting: Hamlet and Arjuna, violin, sitar, prasadama, marble arches, greatest authority on Hamlet translation in the Spanish world. Ooof. Still reeling from the shock.

Answered all the mail. Got 15 rounds done. Need to call one devotee about local politics. Go for harinama sankirtan at five with two feet o jackets.

How are you?   Sankirtan trumps our crazy political mind everytime.

KapiDhvaja goes tomorrow?

O.K. Here we go.

Make a big sound for Srila Prabhupada.

Dear Guru Maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It has been a while since my last letter. Family life is a little busy for me right now. Our third baby is due in about a month so it will be busier than now!

HpS - Very nice. AGTSP.

I am still in Calgary but have been struggling with spiritual life- not too much association with devotees in our similar life situation and age. We will be moving to a different community next year where there are more young couples with children and a small gurukula. My husband is planning on teaching there. We are looking forward to it. I try to motivate my mind by listening to lectures by you. It helps a lot. 

Japa is not very consistent at the moment due to family demands. But I make it my goal to complete my rounds everyday. That's the only thing that keeps me going.

HpS - Get up early and get your rounds done. Have a partner by telephone. That wakes you up or you wake them up.

I do have a question- I see that there are a few devotees who sell tulsi beads that look very fancy and all. Some of the devotees go to yoga shows or conventions and set up a table to sell. My question is, can non-devotees who buy tulsi, not knowing anything about tulsi, wear these necklaces?

HpS - As far as I know it is O.K. It is like taking charanamrta without knowing it. Probably not good to mistreat the beads but neutral affection for them seems to be a greater benefit. We don't know for sure.

I was curious about this because I would also like to do the same thing. 

your aspiring servant,

Rasa-mandali dasi

HpS - Dhananjaya Das told us that Prabhupada said that he could package Gaura-Nitai deities and sell them as (Indian) Good Luck Statues and tell people that if they took care of them properly they would bring good luck.

Vijitatma Das. Our god brother who has been a fanatic book distributor forever sells tulasi beads to attract people then books.

I wish they would start exporting them from Peru. She grows very big there.

More news next month. Unless you are chanting good rounds you are giving your babies powdered milk. Ha!   Ha!  Hare!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!   All Glories to Sripada!!   All Glories to Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

All Glories to Guru Maharaj HpS!!

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto HpS Guruji Maharaja’s padama charan that I had read Sarada Gourangi DD letter with the photos of Ratha Jatra in Imphal and surrounding and Gurujis reply.

HpS - We all liked the description so much. You are very fortunate to live in Manipur. You have to take care of everyone.

Yestarday, the 5^th July, 2017 ( Engen 12^th – Harisoyan) my newly constructed house was inaugurated in our Manipuri Tradition.

Jaya!  Is not a part of the material world, no?   It can go to Goloka.

On this auspicious day, Banamali Prabhu, Nabadwipchandra Prabhu, Brajabhakta and another bhakta (Mrdanga bitter) came and participated the function. It is beyond our expectation that Bonomali Prabhu handed over me a chitrabot – full size of Radha-Krsna and two other Gopis in both sides with a bunch of agarpati. Suddenly, Navadwipchandra Prabhu proposed to do Kirtan for some time but I have not mridanga. From where I will collect? It is big question in my mind. In the meantime, I remember one younger brother He has Mridanga. I contact him with mobile and send one of my fellow and we have two pairs of karatala. Within 10 minuts the sankirtan started and participated all the invitees of ISKCON bhaktas and arranged prasadam of above 350 invitees.

Sounds like story from Caitanya-caritamrta.

Nabadwipchandra Prabhu offered Prasadam to the daity and aarati. I think, all such small but strange things happen with the inspertion of Sri Krsna.

Yours fallen Servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - I am so happy to hear all this that I am almost crying. We think of your association. Manipura, Thoubal, Silchar...

We need to hear from Australia so we can fix that ticket. Then our East side visit.