Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Pamho!!! 🙏

Hare Krishna gurudeva, I hope you are in good health, sharing a little experiences during the past months.

In December they invited us to participate in the Gita Jayanti Festival in Rio Grande Valley, Tx, we were cooking Mexican food for 150 people, we did harinam and kirtan with Sri Prahlad Prabhu on South Padre Island and toured the orange and carrot groves of New Navadvip Dham,

this place is a new devotional community project in the Texas Valley, Prabhu Sarvajaya Madhava Das from Dallas inviting us to be part of the Food For Life team, so if Sri Krishna allows us and with your blessings... we will be participating in May of this year.

I share with you the page of this community project which H.H. Jayapataka Maharaj and H.H. Guru Prasad Maharaj has already visited, hoping to soon also have your association in this place.

https://newnavadvipdham.org/

HpS/ASA - Will they update the webpage? I is about one month old, no?

Very big professional place.

Got Mangala arati, Temple, SB???

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After the festival we spent Christmas in Harlingen, TX we were able to receive association from H.H. Guru Prasad Maharaj, Chitsukhananda Prabhu (S.P. disciple) and his family.

Then we drive to Houston to receive your association and support Sankirtan events. During this time I was able to meet more godbrothers and sisters and serve and play bhajans with them. I am sending some photographs of these memorable days, definitely Houston is a special place since it has allowed us to serve you once again. Thanks to Sri sri Radha Nila Madhava for this opportunity.

We enthusiastically continue chant Hare Krishna!!!

Your eternal servant

Lalita-radha dd

HpS/ASA - Thank you!!!

You say 'we'? Who else is with you? Just Paramatma?

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Something important

Please Gurudeva kindly accept my humble and respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.

Please, I would like this little message not to be public. please🙏

HpS/ASA - 👦 🐵 🐷 👽 We are b'caris and san-nyasis here, so cannot have private communication with respected members of opposite sex.

So, first look at your message. Extract the general principles eg. I have this problem with my family or with the Temple.

Then send that, and we can make our comment in that regard.

Usually that is 90% of the help, advice, we can give, and usually 90% of the members have on this Blog will gave the same question.

Then.... if there are more specific details, we can eg. make a Whatsapp group with the ladies involved and a Grhasta gentleman!

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And I'm wrong, if so please correct me. I simply long to strictly follow everything our beloved Prabhupada tells us.

. Thank you Gurudev

Nama om visnu padaya 

KRSNA prestaya bhutale

Srimate Hanumat Presaka Swami

Iti namine

I offer my humble obeisances At the lotus feet of my dear GURUDEVA

Who is VERY LOVED by Lord KRSNA because he has taken refuge at HIS LOTUS FEET❤

Beloved and much remembered Gurudeva🙏🏻

We are in a whirlpool of births and deaths

And in the midst of so much confusion...

You have mercifully come!

With His Danda in hand!

To save us from imminent danger

HpS - Do not mistake the mailman for the person who is sending the letter! AgtSP!

Because His Danda is made of wood Reminds me of the arm of mercy

From Sri Jagannatha!!!

You come mercifully

To give us His refuge which lotus shelters the bees who want to drink nectar and not poison

Thank you for tolerating us

While we're walking

Protected by His beautiful feet so many mistakes we make

But you have faith in us

Because we continue this beautiful process

You know that with time

We will reach the goal and lovingly

You take us

The beautiful lotus arm of Lord Jagannatha

He gives us His refuge

It allows us to dress it

And even hug him!

This is how I take the dust of His feet from where I see His Danda

His loving sign Who

took the beautiful Krsna

With body, mind and words!

Because Krsna is really

Our heart is our Everything

We were looking for it

In everyone and everything

And so many lives doing it

With a burning heart...! ..

A great fortune has come!

This movement is so wonderful! Well there is so much to glorify...! And be eternally grateful!

Our dear Srila Prabhupada!

And all His commanders in chief!

He gave us a beautiful process

What can we continue

But it is also the goal

Of our life there!

My heart doesn't feel alone anymore Well he finally learned to see!

I am always accompanied!

..There are many beautiful souls

They are also in love...

We are afraid of glorification

and any activities

That I can even suspect

can you take me away

of the sacred refuge

At His loving Feet

And of our Blue Pied Piper

Therefore, also

Our dear Holy Name

It becomes like honey

If by singing it,

Gurudev We think of you

We think of His refuge

We meditate on His Pranam

He gives us life back

And we want to help others

This is how we heal our hearts Sharing with love

The prasadam of the holy name Which You Kindly Gave Us

This Holy Name That you empowered us to sing

It becomes the essence

Of all the daily activities

With each morning I can see

I have another chance!

To try this sweet name

And never let go!

The holy name, the best sweet

A sweet that does not cloy

Rather it takes you

To dance with Govinda tomorrow

I really don't know how to glorify

Its wonderful qualities

Just chanting the holy name

I can write these things

His great Wisdom, His great Humility

And so many other qualities!!!..

Just like patience To support

Read this letter and more! 😊

I want to give you eternal thanks

But never be constant

In saying goodbye to my Guru

Well the meeting will be ahead

ALL THE TIME

through Of our eternal SANKIRTAN

Thanks to you we can reach

To the sacred abode

Where we will glorify him even more!

And we will never get tired...!

Jay Gurudeva! , Jay Prabhupada!

Eternally with you!

Yesterday Today and Tomorrow!

Trying to please His adorable lotus heart: Radha Japa Prati Jalpa Devi Dasi

Note:

I sent him such beautiful art from Franco: the lamps that are burning in the month of Damodara, he made them himself... by hand...! And a photo of the fire in front of our house... this is how my heart is now due to lack of communication with My beloved Gurudeva... we have been left without internet at home for now. I am missing your association very much🙏

HpS - Thank you for letter. It, the Sun, is at 3.36Post Meridian, here in Houston. We leave for 1-/12 hour drive to College Station at 4.45PM. Then do lecture, questions and answers, and drive back.

How to stay K. C. while driving with Nandulal Das and Jaya hari Das?

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Ofreszco mis humildes reverencias 

A los pies de loto de mi querido GURUDEVA 

Quien es MUY QUERIDO por el Señor KRSNA 

debido a que ha tomado refugio 

a SUS PIES DE LOTO❤

Amado y muy Recordado Gurudeva🙏🏻

Estamos en un remolino 

de nacimientos y muertes

Y en medio de tanta confusión...

Usted misericordiosamente ha venido!

Con Su Danda en la mano!

A salvarnos del peligro inminente

Debido a que Su Danda es de madera

Me recuerda al brazo misericordioso

De Śri Jagannatha !!!

Usted Viene misericordiosamente

A darnos Su refugio

 cual loto abriga a las abejas 

Que desean tomar nectar

 y no veneno

Gracias por tolerarnos

Mientras estamos caminando

Al resguardo de Sus hermosos pies

Tantos errores cometemos 

Pero Usted nos tiene Fe

Debido a que seguimos 

este hermoso proceso

Usted sabe que con tiempo

Llegaremos a la meta

Y amorosamente

 Usted nos lleva

El hermoso brazo de loto 

del Señor Jagannatha

Nos da Su refugio

Nos permite vestirlo

E incluso abrazarlo!

Asi me tomo del polvo de Sus pies desde donde veo Su Danda

La amorosa señal Suya

Que tomó al hermoso Krsna

Con cuerpo, mente y palabras!

Debido a que Krsna es realmente

Nuestro corazón, es nuestro Todo

Lo andubimos buscando

En todos y en todo

Y tantas vidas haciéndolo

Con el corazón ardiendo...!

..¡Una gran fortuna ha venido!

Este movimiento es tan Maravilloso!

Pues hay tanto que glorificar...!

Y Agradecer eternamente!

Nuestro querido Srila Prabhupada!

Y todos Sus comandantes en jefe!

Nos dió un hermoso proceso 

Que podemos seguir 

Pero también es la meta 

De nuestra vida alli !

Mi corazón no se siente más solo

Pues por fin aprendió a ver!

Siempre estoy acompañada!

..Hay muchas hermosas almas

Que también están enamoradas..

Nos asusta la glorificación

Y cualesquiera actividad

Que pueda siquiera sospechar

Me puedan alejar  

del sagrado refugio 

A Sus amorosos Pies

Y de nuestro Flautista Azulado

 Por ende, también

Nuestro querido Santo Nombre

Se vuelve como miel

Si al cantarlo, Gurudev

Pensamos en Usted

Pensamos en Su refugio

Meditamos en Su Pranam

El Nos devuelve la vida

Y queremos ayudar a los demás 

Asi sanamos nuestro corazón

Compartiendo con amor

El prasadam del santo nombre

Que Usted bondadosamente nos Dio

Este Santo Nombre 

Que Usted nos apoderó a cantar

Se vuelve la esencia

De todas las actividades diarias

 Con cada mañana puedo ver

Tengo otra oportunidad!

De probar este dulce nombre

Y No soltarlo jamas! 

El santo nombre, el mejor dulce

Un dulce que no empalaga

Mas bien te lleva 

A bailar con Govinda Mañana

Realmente no sé como glorificar

Sus cualidades maravillosas

Solo cantando el santo nombre

Es que puedo escribir estas cosas

Su gran Sabiduria, Su gran Humildad 

Y Tantas otras cualidades mas !!!..

Asi como la paciencia 

Para soportar

Leer esta carta y más ! 😊

Gracias eternas quiero Darle 

Pero nunca ser constante

En despedirme de mi Guru

Pues el encuentro estará delante

TODO EL TIEMPO

 a través

De nuestro SANKIRTAN eterno

Gracias a Usted podremos llegar

A la sagrada morada

Donde lo glorificaremos aún más!

Y no nos cansaremos jamás...!

Jay Gurudeva! Jay Prabhupada!

Eternamente con Ustedes!

Ayer, Hoy y mañana!

Intentando complacer Su adorable corazon de loto:

Radha Japa Prati Jalpa Devi Dasi

Nota:

Le envio un arte tan bonito de franco: las lamparas que estan ardiendo en el mes de damodara, las hizo El mismo.. a mano..!

Y una foto del incendio frente a nuestra casa.. asi se encuentra mi corazon ahora por falta de comunicacion con Mi adorado Gurudeva.. nos hemos quedado sin internet en casa por ahora. Estoy extrañando muchisimo Su asociacion🙏

Pranam Guru Maharaj,

I am Nandi Mukhi

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. AgtSP!!!. This robot says that the last report we received from your good self was one year ago!!! 🙂

You must be living on higher planetary system. One month = One earth day.

How is your Sadhana?

Japa.

Principles.

Mangala arati - Morning Service.

How is your Sankirtan?

Who is your association?

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Hare Krishna, Siksha Guru Maharaja, please kindly accept my most humble obeisances; all glories to Srila Prabhupada; all glories to your good self for your own exemplary devotional service, which has been a great inspiration in the lives of so many others: including even such attached and foolish souls as myself.

HpS/ASA - Thank you Siksa Guru Bala Bhadra Das, who have sincerely been inspiration to us in your self sufficient determination to serve Guru and Gauranga.

I wanted to follow your advice and check out the Houston community of devotees, and having done so, I was genuinely very pleased with what I found. I made some very nice new friendships there, and was warmly received and looked after by Srinivasa prabhu and his family: their kindness was overwhelming, to say the least.

I knew that I would be challenged with the idea of wanting to move there, and I was nervous, because in my own heart I am very attached to my living situation here in Boise: in spite my poor history with the Boise temple for the past 24 years.

My sadhana was seriously challenged since late last summer, although it seemed somewhat steady.

I was genuinely nervous, wondering how I would survive if this downward trend in my deviotional practice were to continue: Going to Houston, having your personal association, and having the friendship of devotees has really helped me in this regard.

HpS/ASA - Seems like all the above mentioned are just instruments of Guru and Gauranga!

I came home feeling ready to move on in my devotional service. In Houston I was amazed to discover that I could still rise on time for 4:30 mangala arotika.

It reminded me of my earliest years as a full time devotee: sometimes my rounds were completely done before mangala arotika, at least back then. Now that I am back home, I have been able to rise at a more proper time, although not as early as I did in Houston: by 4:30 on average I am up. I have changed much of my morning routine so that on most days my rounds are completely chanted; or at least with only a couple of rounds remaining, before moving on to my worldly duties.

ASA/HpS: Episteme. The ground on which we stand.

I am able to distribute a book every now and then as a driver for Uber. I have a new student for holding Bhagavad gita classes, and a possible second new student: both of whom I have met whilst driving for Uber.

They don't want online classes so we are meeting in my home once a week.

I was invited to hold a class or seminar in someone's place of business: that is still pending at the moment, as I am trying to find the strength to add to my already busy days.

My ongoing conventional mail correspondence with inmates is still going on, keeping me very, very busy. I came home to a small stack of letters just waiting to be opened and replied to.

HpS 🙂

My online Bhagavad gita classes on Tuesday evenings have resumed, as have my online attendance of morning and evening classes from Hawaii, as well as my online readings that happen on Sunday mornings.

At present we are still reading from the Sri Chaitanya Mangala by Locana Dasa Thakura, and we are about two thirds through with that book.

HpS - We have started Maha-nidhi Swami's Kindle version!

The next book will be Sri Nityananda Charitamrita, by Srila Vrindavan Dasa Thakura.

Usually it's only my wife, Mother Malati from Colorado Springs and I who attend the Sunday morning readings.

I do have some interest in presenting stories from the Mahabharata online, but I am struggling with finding enough stamina to increase my activities. I get moded out real easy with being tired.

In Houston there was very nice appreciation about my PowerPoint Mahabharata stories from the adult devotees. And the children were especially very keen with excitement; but I guess children usually are, when it comes to story telling.

It is only by your mercy that all of this has been made possible: my being more attentive to my practice of early morning sadhana, and my ongoing efforts to share Krishna consciousness whenever, wherever, and however possible.

You cared for me, knowing how much distress I was in over the years. Knowing that you cared has made all the difference in the world: for both my wife and I.

It's not possible to express any gratitude for your kindness; still, it is my duty to try.

HpS - We are just donkeys put in front of a pail of water and we drink! Srila Prabhupada 99.999...% is our only hope!

With that being said, "How can I serve you?" This is all I ask.

I should close here, hoping to always be blessed with your kindness and mercy.

Your lowly servant,

BbD

HpS - If you can see any service we/asa need, please let us know. Then, never give up on the Boise Temple. Maybe hang bananas on the door knob once a month at midnight but help as you can!

Thank you.

Look for one more Blog letter.

¡Hare Krsna! Querido Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

¡Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada y sus significados Bhaktivedanta!

¡Todas las Glorias a los Fieles seguidores de nuestro divino Acarya!

Querido Gurudeva, orando porque que su energía sea favorable a su Sankirtan, escribo como parte del equipo ASA Carnaval en relación a los 3 siguientes temas:

1- ASA – Enciclopedia: 

En el más reciente Kapi Dhvaja, usted preguntó si podemos trabajar en ASA-enciclopedia.

Por lo que sus sirvientes, nos permitimos reiterar nuestra disposición para hacerlo. Si usted lo desea y es posible, tal vez podríamos tener una breve reunión para aclarar algunas dudas que tenemos a este respecto.🙏

(Por supuesto, en presencia de Abhinanda Prabhu).

2- Vyasa Puja Doc:

En el dtcb28[su] https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14725/ usted escribió:

“now just couple pages of v-puja offerings that need to be opened, cut and pasted into a word file for later editing. can anyone do that? help us?”

Por favor, háganos saber si podemos colaborar de algún modo. 🤓

3- Solicitud de diapositivas PPT´s

Querido Gurudeva, nos gustaría editar algunos videos, incluyendo las diapositivas que usted ha realizado en sus más recientes presentaciones en ISKCON Houston. Para tal efecto, preguntamos humildemente, ¿Es posible que comparta con sus nosotros las siguientes presentaciones?

A) Ephiphany

B) Happy New year – ISKCON Houston

C) PPT´s de Biblioteca Bhaktivedanta – (Gita jayanti, Etc)

Si usted lo desea, puede compartir lo anterior al correo [email protected]

Muchas gracias por su amable atención, guía e instrucción.🙇

Siempre a sus órdenes, su aspirante a discípula.

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi 

ASA Carnaval

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[Equipo coordinador de ASA Carnaval: Abhinanda D /Isvari Radha DD/ Karuna-Sakti DD]

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Hare Krishna! Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances.

All Glories be to Srila Prabhupada and his Bhaktivedanta Purports!

All Glories to the Faithful followers of our divine Acarya!

Dear Gurudeva, praying that his energy be favorable to his Sankirtan, I write as part of the ASA Carnaval team in relation to the following 3 topics:

1- ASA – Encyclopedia:

In the most recent 'Kapi Dhvaja', you asked if we can work on ASA-encyclopedia.

Therefore, your servants, we allow ourselves to reiterate our willingness to do so. If you wish and it is possible, perhaps we could have a brief meeting to clarify some doubts we have in this regard.🙏

(Of course, in the presence of Abhinanda Prabhu).

ASA/HpS - Yes! Usually we have short meetings after breakfast around 9.45AM, and then longer meetings between 3.45and 5.45PM.

2- Vyasa Puja Doc:

In dtc 28[su] https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14725/ you wrote:

“now just couple pages of v-puja offerings that need to be opened, cut and pasted into a word file for later editing. can anyone do that? help us?”

Please let us know if we can collaborate in any way. 🤓

HpS/ASA - Thank you. Nandulal Das did it while we worked on a package for Bh. Maite and Spain.

3- Request for PPT slides

Dear Gurudeva, we would like to edit some videos, including the slides that you have made in your most recent presentations at ISKCON Houston. To this end, we humbly ask, is it possible for you to share the following presentations with us?

A) Epiphany

B) Happy New Year – ISKCON Houston

C) Bhaktivedanta Library PPTs – (Gita jayanti, Etc)

If you wish, you can share the above to the email [email protected]

asa/hps - we, agtSP, cannot find the exact shows we might have used, but we sent what might be relevant to the asacrnval whatsapp group.

we can try to share new shows more frequently.

Thank you very much for your kind attention, guidance and instruction.🙇

Always at your command, your aspiring disciple.

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

ASA Carnival

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[ASA Carnival Coordinating Team: Abhinanda D /Isvari Radha DD/ Karuna-Sakti DD]

HpS/ASA - Thank you. We only hope that whatever we do glorifies the book "KRSNA - The Supreme P' of G'head".

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