Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj HPS,

Dandavat Pranam Guru Maharaj,

Kindly accept my humble obeisances at your sweet lotus feet [ASA - lettuce feet].

I had been wondering the past few days whether my letter reached Guru Maharaj or not.....a little anxious ...but all the while leaving everything to Krishna. Oh yes!! Yesterday I did pray to Hanumanji on his birthday...please!! please!! would You please let me hear from Guru Maharaj!! Today, during my break time at the hospital, as I was going through the 5th volume of Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta, I received this beautiful reply...and I am feeling so happy and abundantly blessed!Thank you so much. Guru Maharaj ki jai!!

Last Sunday, we started our Kirtan from Govindaji Mandir and had to pass through a number of meat shops mostly run by Muslims. I am sorry for specifying the community . To my surprise, all of them accepted the little prasadam offered to them. An elderly Muslim gentleman even gave his blessings....it was simply amazing!! On some earlier occasions, I have found them refusing  Krishna prasadam and we had to patiently explain to them .....feel very hurt when some of them still refused after all our efforts. Same with some of our Christian followers. Kindly give us Your blessings Guru maharaj.

Banamali Prabhu leads the group most of the time. He has prepared pamplets for distribution . All of us are too busy and too absorbed in the Kirtan that we forget to take snaps. This Sunday I will try my best to take some snaps and upload them ASAP.

Oh....one more thing , Guru Maharaj....which books will be best for distribution during Nagarkirtan? Usually...I carry some spiritual items...like incense sticks, Stickers, Chandan, lockets.....besides, of course, the Prasadam.

Thank you so much Guru Maharaj,

I remain,

Your humble servant...forever seeking guidance and protection,

Sarada Gaurangi Devi Dasi.

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!   Thank you for your wonderful news from the wonderful land of Manipur!!!!   I don't know what books are available.  Of course, some small books that people might consider looking at quickly and then taking. "Krsna, the reservoir of pleasure", in English is very nice. Prabhupada said that we can even photocopy certain purports that we like and distribute them. Ask people to take them, help with a small donation for our printer if they can and then if they like them just contact you and you can give them more for their friends and contacts.

Are you working??  Do you have any contact with Sriman Yamjnesvara Das in Thoubal?   How is Brahmacari, Sadhu Das??

PAMHO

AGTSP

My dear guruji:

Long time since I wrote to the blog, but as I told you when you were here in Vrndavan, it has been very difficult for me to login, finally I got it, wow, I cannot believe it, these hi-tech devices make me crazy.

ASA - We must become mad like Gauranga!

First, I want to thank you very much for allowing me to serve you while in Delhi and Vrndavan, it has been very refreshing for me to listen to your lectures and to have personal answers to my questions, please forgive all my offenses.

ASA - '@'ink~~

Recently I had the opportunity to visit Navadvipa and Jagannath Puri,  [Jaya!] it was amazing to see all those beautiful places where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was living, his birth place, the place where he met Nitai, the house of Srivas where they used to make sankirtan, the Ghambira, Sarvabhauma Battacarya's place, the place where Nitai broke Mahaprbhu's danda, so many beautiful places full of pastimes and the magnificent temple in Mayapur, with the Panca Tattva and Radha Madhava with all the gopis. In this trip Goura-Nitai gave me the big mercy to understand just a little bit more of their lilas.

HpS - Ecstacy!!!!

Now, back in Radhakund, trying to be more engaged in serving Radha-Kunja Bihari.

       ASA - Shhhh!

Some days ago, Gopi Radha from Mexico was here giving me the opportunity to associate and try to serve one of my beloved godsisters, we had very nice days, doing parikrama to Govardhana, to Radhakund, we also went to the Janma bhumi of Krsna in Mathura, thank you my dear Guru Maharaja, for propitiating this association.

Now, I am trying to reinitiate my seva in Radhakund and I have a request to all my godbrothers and godsisters who can help me donating and bringing me at least two "pool cleaners" that kind of nets are very useful to clean the kunda to take out all the prasadi flowers, these nets are not available in India, that is why I am asking for your help. If somebody want to make this service, Radharani personally will bestow on him all her mercy.

HpS - They have the nylon mess in India, no??   Maybe make one there??  But also can bring!

Thank you again and again, my dear guru maharaja, for all your causeless mercy to this fallen soul.

In another letter, I will try to send my humble tribute to our beloved Raktak prabhu, which I mentioned to you.

Your (trying to be humble) servant

Tungavidya devi dasi

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It was a shock for me to know about the disappearance of our beloved godbrother, and I feel the necessity of writing about him.

HpS - Ooof!

He was the embodiment of a perfect disciple, always engaged in serving his guru maharaja, accomplishing all his needs, cooking for him when required, trying to be with him all the time he could, but specially, his complete surrender.

HpS - He had some attachments (smile)!

He has a lot of the qualities of a good disciple, tolerance, silence, simplicity, humbleness, among others, and as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam, “the disciple should learn giving mercy to the suffering, showing friendship to equals and showing humility and respect towards superiors”.

He had a proper conduct, he was a truthful representative of our guru maharaja and at the same time, he was very gentle towards us, his godsisters and godbrothers, always smiling, observing and hearing our problems and trying to advise us the best, always remembering and inspiring others to remember Krsna.

I remember last time I saw him he told me “from this year on, I will be with Guru Maharaja in every vyasapuja, no matter in which country it is held, I will do that because I want to be with him in that special day and also to meet more godbrothers and godsisters all around the world and to take a lot of pictures to share with all of them”.

I read in a sastra “just as the spiritual master is – so is the disciple, and of course Raktak Prabhu acquired all his qualities trying to emulate our guru maharaja.

HpS - Yeah!  We also have "some attachments".

As Guru Maharaja said in the blog, ‘we will miss him, but we won’t miss him”, we will remember his teachings, his smile, his advises, his gentleness but the most important thing is not only to remember him but to try to emulate him, to be a little bit like him, to learn how a good disciple should be, how to behave with our guru maharaja and so we can get his causeless mercy and at the same time of Radhe-Syam.

I am sure that Krsna needed a soul like him to engage him in his personal service and that is why he decided to take him back home. 

My dear godbrother, thank you very much for your association.

Your (trying to be humble) godsister

Tungavidya dd

HpS - Yes, we think a lot about visiting Australia just to see his friends there also.   We are very tired, now. Little head ache coming, but maybe one more letter.  Join us.    We want to call Jagmohan. Our respects to your family. We hope your cow is fine. Can see our suggested India visit in letter to Dhruva, Australia. 27th Sep - 18th Oct

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Deity seva going excellent. Actually you are doing the seva, i am just assisting you.

    Deity seva takes me to a different world. It is very personal. Lord reciprocate, i would provide you all the details when
    we meet next time.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    An un-favorable update.

    i have checked with some senior b'chari in temple that there will be HH Radhanath Swami's Vraja trip in Kartik this year.
    So most of the B'chari and Grihasta (householder) or congregation devotee won't be available in Pune at that time.  

    So senior b'chari requested not to schedule your classes at that time as they all want to hear you.
    They don't want to miss your classes. Also they want, you stay in old temple (Sri Sri Radha Kunja Bihari Temple).

    I am bit in dilemma that if we invite you during Kartik most of the devotee won't be able to hear you.
    And those who will be in Pune, would be very busy in services (ad hoc services).

    Please advise.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Jaya!  Giri-vara-dhari!   Jaya Pune Yatra!!!  Just writing to you takes us there.   All you need it Kirtan, Japa, SB and Murti-avatara!!!       If you look at the letter Australia today you can look at the efforts to plan the India, Australia, Hawaii trip.  What do you think of those dates. We would be for several days at the GBC meeting. I guess it would be in Bombay.  Maybe before Kartika.  What do you think of that.  Think GBC meeting, Delhi (Vraja), Kolkatta >>>>>

HpS - ASA -- Ah!  Ha!!  Aqui es la carta antigua!

Querido Gurudev: Pamho. TgSP y sus seguidores fieles.

Me alegra saber que su viaje de regreso a Atlanta fue bien. He intentado contestar el mensaje pero no he podido. Referente al bastón, cuando Purnamasi se dió cuenta se lo dio a Jharikanda para que se lo diera a usted pero ya no lo encontró en el aeropuerto. Usted dirá que hago con él. Si quiere que Adiras se lo lleve a casa de Satsvarupa Maharaja puede hacerlo el 24 de Abril, o puedo guardarlo para cuando vuelva otra vez, o puedo quedarmelo yo como recuerdo ( mi opción preferida). Lo que usted diga estará bien.

Le agradezco muchisimo su asociación personal y aunque el servicio que le he prestado no ha sido muy bueno, pienso que ha tenido algunas cosas buenas. Su asociación es una fuente de inspiración para mi, para mi esposa y para muchos otros devotos. Espero que, al menos, se hayan cubierto los gastos del viaje. En la proxima ocasión haremos los arreglos de otra forma mejor.

Le envio algunas fotos de su estancia y le vuelvo a repetir que su visita es algo muy importante en nuestras vidas espirituales.

Sin mas se despide su sirviente

Jayanta das

HpS - ASA -- Nice photos!

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Prabhupada and NIOS.

I have started reading the article "Happiness: A post-materialist insight" by Cecilia Montero.

ASA - In the English edition of  'Solaris'.

This article is very well-written. I got drawn reading the introduction. The article reads very well and has a lot of good insight. I myself was very inspired and will thus continue reading it.

Yhs,

Aja Govinda das

HpS - ASA -- So write for Solaris.    Write for this Blog.   What do you have to tell us about this material world?  Are we all products of atoms and molecules?

Jayanta das

HpS - Era mucho menos de Euros 1,200. y los donaciones sufiente generos.  Era super visita para nostros.  Guardan baston, donativo con Vd hasta nuestra proxima encuentra.  Predica durante su trabajo?