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Hare krishna dear GM, I hope this better of your health, and that every day your bhajans is growing in your heart. A long time ago I had not written a product that I honestly do not feel very motivated to share my personal life with all those who read this blog, but still strange to have your feedback and your association with respect to my life.
I am now working as a psychologist in a state program that is responsible for assisting people living on the street, and I have been able to know many complex and distressed life histories, which always makes me think of the focus of our life which is to progress spiritually in the love of Krishna.
With Soledad we are very happy together and as you already know we will marry, and that is why I wanted to write to you so that you know that we already have a clear date, it is July 8, and we would like you please if you were there with us, Particularly you are the most significant person in the world, in what are my life processes, that is why I would very much like to have your presence, is this possible?
HpS - Sure seems like it. We are scheduled to be in Chile! Can you just let Jagat-guru Das know so that he doesn't start planning for us to go to Valpariso or something that day! Congratulations!
These months that have passed and that I left the university I felt that I already fulfilled his instruction that he gave me 6 years ago on studying psychology, and I feel that now I need to know better my course besides my occupations as grhastha and psychologist, I That you would indicate me as subject, what instruction could you give me now in this period of my life?
HpS - Of course, this is like a boy asking how he can grow well, and of course the answer chant 16-enthusiastic rounds a day minimum, follow the four principles strictly, keep a regular morning program, engage in Sankirtan in Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON and evening program. Jaya!
How to do Sankirtan in your work of course requires some detail, but being psychology counselor it is easy to come to the questions of deeper aspects of people's lives. Keep some notes and start writing to the Blog about your job and how to tell people about Krsna based upon BG and SB. We can make comments. We already made some in the letter we just wrote to Srimati Soledad! Jaya!!! Expect rapid progress!
In relation to my spiritual life this is still trying not to offend anyone, following all the principles and with the singing of rounds very negligently, as I have sincerely realized that I have not developed in these years a true taste for The holy name, I believe that there is the main problem of my spiritual life, what advice can you give me?
HpS - In the letter I wrote to your good wife, I mentioned the basic principle, association. Make a partnership with others to chant together on the phone... We have the www.startmeeting.com every day with about 13-people average from 4.30-5.30AM. Is great! It is only $20/month and can share Powerpoint. Take turns chanting!
I also wanted to tell you that with Soledad we are doing a program every month in our house, in order to generate a space for self-care for devotees, the point is that many serious mental health issues that require attention have arisen (for example people with possible Psychoses in progress), and Krishna consciousness is being a crop of this type of psychopathology product of the mystical aspect that is often understood in a fantastic and psychotic way, so I needed to ask you What actions should be taken with a devotee who is practicing But that your own practice of sadhana is being harmful because it develops psychotic symptoms?, is it sometimes good to keep someone from spiritual progress to take care of this type of ailments?
HpS - That is a very detailed question! Maybe again, write with your specific experiences from work and religious community, ISKCON, and we can make general, some specific contributions. Yes, if we artificially push Vaidhi bhakti, Japa for example, weeds can grow with the creeper and it can result in many crazy things. I knew several cases of where people stole the tape of Prabhupada chanting the Gayatri mantra and listened to it and then went crazy.
Without more to tell you I hope when I [you] come to Chile I can talk with you some doubts that I have about the consciousness of Krishna and I know that only you can solve these doubts.
HpS - I bet Bh. Vijna Swami from Russia could also solve them! Haw! Haw! Write. Let's generate a good book here from dialogs. The world needs it.
His eternal servant Abhimanyu Das
