Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear Gurudeva, AGTSP, PAMHO __0_

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna, Govardhana Das.  Es bien raro. Inmediatamente antes de su carta es carta de Amala!   Su ciudadano.

Como esta!!  Como esta el Capital del Empiro!  Vamos a Ingles. Utiliza www.translate.google.com.

Desando que se encuentre bien de Salud, le envío mi reporte personal, seguimos trabajando en Puerto Maldonado, nuestro contrato es de 6 meses, viajamos cada 15 días a Cusco, y nos reportamos a nuestra autoridad y devotos, nos comprometimos con las clases de domingo los días que estaremos en Cusco.

HpS - Y la familia!!!?

Aquí en Puerto vive un devoto, Govinda das, discipulo de SS Pralahdananda Swami. nos estamos asociando con él y quedamos en juntarnos  los miércoles para lectura del BG, como su familia está aquí,

HPS - SUper!    GOvardhana Das, the traveling Brahmana preacher.

...está haciendo muchos planes (programas) y esperamos ayudar en algo. Nuestro sadana está mejorando, nos estamos levantando más temprano y tratamos de terminar nuestras rondas antes de salir a la calle, entramos al trabajo a las 7:00 a.m.

HpS - Su salud, su trabajo, su predica TODO va a mejor en la manera mas fuerte si mejorar su Japa. Claro temprano es casi guarantizado mejor.

La familia está bien [o. k. respuesta], Nilacandra está iniciando la primaria en el colegio Salecianos (Don Bosco), y Vrisabanu nandani sigue en kinder y B. Ayda está trabajando, la comunicación es muy buena con ellos, todos los días hablamos por telefóno y video llamadas por Whapsap, estamos muy bien, por la misericordia de Sri Krishna.

HpS - Claro, todos estos son robots. No somos estos cuerpos. En el futuro vamos a dejar para siempre estas cuerpos, pero son buena media renovar nuestra cuerpo, vida, real!

Estamos mejorando mucho,  la idea es hacer programas aquí en Puerto con Govinda das, no solo debemos hacer actividades fruitivas, prédica, ya le estemos comentando sobre como vamos, lo que pensamos hacer en Cusco lo podemos hacer aquí también, la idea es estar activos en Servicio Devocional. 

Quisiera compartir algo personal, en estas últimas semanas ha sido frecuente verlo en mis sueños, sentado en la Vyasana del Templo de Cusco, lo reverencio, y esos días me inspira mucho para cantar mis rondas, es una gran misericordia para alguien tan caido como yo.

ASA - Hansadutta Swami nos dijo qu Prabhupada dijo que el guru no haz nada especial: Da clases, dirigir Kirtan, pero por medio de El, El Paramatma hace cosas fuertes. Convierta en Guru!

Dear Gurudeva, muchás gracias por su tiempo, estamos pidiendo al Señor Nrishimha que siempre lo proteja, por favor denos su misericordia para estar siempre iluminados y estar siempre en servicio hacia UD. Que la Misericordia de Sri Krihna se derrame siempre sobre UD.

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja

HpS - ASA -- Nos vemos en unos semanas.

Jaya Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Jaya Srila Prabhupada

 Beloved Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances .

I do not [know] if You received my previous letter,  this is a new [one], this is a new stage in my life, and continuing with my sadhana.

HpS - Again, we couldn't answer all the letters while traveling in India!  We are somewhat lazy.

I am almost ending up [finishing] with outstanding debts, at least of this life, as You know, I was banned from  entering the temple of Iskcon Cusco in June of last year, I have taken refuge all this time reading and singing japa, my parents are elderly, but they have resourses to maintain the rest of  their lives, my only daughter Radha Krsna leads an independant life, or as You once  told me, Krsna takes over, and gave me the example of Your life and Peter.

My Prabhu, I beg You from the  depthts of my heart bless me so I may be able to continue advancing in Krsna consciousness,  many things have  happened in this time, I would to live in a temple again, if possible in India.

Gurudeva, You are coming to Peru and I am crazy to see You soon, and  take dDarsana and receive instructions. I have read the Mana Siksa, Harinama Citamani and "El terraplen de la separacion" of Srila Goura Govinda Swami, and  am finishing reading the Adi lila of Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, all of this only by Your merci.

I was thinking about my favourite verse, maybe tavaivasmi tavaivasmi, na jivami ... but I reached the conclusion my favourite verse is your pranam, Nama om visnu padaya...   Hanumatpresaka Swamin iti namine. Because You are the manifestation of Krsna on earth.

Always praying for your mercy, your useless servant. 

amalakaruna das.

HpS - How are the Four(teen) regulative principles?  Have any Krsna conscious association?  Relations with your recent wife, who had cancer? We will be in Cusco for some time as now planned?
What happened to your ENORMOUS deities of Jagat Bandhu!?   Paramadvaiti Swami????

All Glories be to Your Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitay!

All glories be to Srila Prabhupada!

Please Maharaj, accept my most respectful obeisances!

My name is María de los Ángeles, from Iskcon Santiago, Chile, I am writing to tell you a little about what I feel and what I have been doing during this last time, as I said in my previous letter, I remain enthusiastic in my service. Garlands for your Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitay. I feel very fortunate to have such beautiful service.

I must add that by blessings of Krishna and devotees it will almost be a month and a half that I am living in the temple, it has been a magnificent and extremely inspiring experience for me, every day take darshan of the deity, have association of Great devotees, feel support and concern for me, from older devotees, I feel happy.

ASA - Jaya!

 I am reading the teachings of Caitanya Mahaprabhu as you suggested to me through your instruction, it is an extremely powerful book.

I try to strive to be more sincere day by day, concentrate on services, always think about Radha Krishna and his servants, I am very happy when I knew that it [you] will be at the end of June here Krishna.

My obeisances

Bhaktina María de los Ángeles

HpS - ASA --- Thank you for this news. Send a Report on the Temple. Who, when, where, why, what!!!   Six strange things that happened there.

Close-up foto of Lord Nityananda for three days in a row!

Dear Maharaja: 

All the glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna
All the glories Srila Prabhupada
All the glories to you
Please accept my humble obeisanced

This is the second time I write, the first time I didn't receive an answer, so here a copy of that letter.
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Dear Maharaja:    
How are you?!  
This is the first time I write. I´m Carol, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm 25 years old, I'm dressmaker.
I have many questions, but I’m going to leave them to another opportunity. The main cause for this letter is to telling you about a delicate situation that I´m going through, because of this reason I need your wisdom.
A friend is very ill, she is going to leave the body soon, during this illness, I asked myself: How would I live if I had short time?
So I said myself, I would chant Hare Krishna everyday, I would spend time with devotees, I would eat a lot of prasadam. In that time I wasn´t chanting 16 rounds neither going to the temple regularly.
Then another question appeared: why would I wait to the end to live like this? I can do it now.
Now i´m chanting 16 rounds, following the four principles, and doing service every time I have the chance.
My association got better, I made awesome friends who help me so much in my spiritual path, my life is sweeter, but I still having sadness for losing a beloved friend, I can´t explain how much I love her nor the pain that makes me feel.
I don´t know how to deal with this and I need a guide. 
I promise to write about prettier things soon.

HpS - ASA --- Thank you for your letter. The one that did not get a response probably came while we were traveling in India.
We just got back from traveling in Spain so letters are also a little delayed because of that also.

We also lose the association of people we like. We always give the example of one comment that we heard from Srila Prabhupada. Maybe it is like 1925. Your father is going to go from your home in San Francisco to work in China for 15-months. It is a very lucrative and important work. Everyone goes down to the big steam ship to say good bye. You and your brothers and sisters, mother, aunts, uncles, cousins...  are all there.  Of course, you feel separation, but it does not mean that there will not be letters, phone calls and eventually you will meet again with many presents exchange, many prizes that you won to show your daddy etc.

Losing a friend is a good lesson. Do you really want to get closer to your friend?  Then you are going to have to get out of this superficial view of life. Death tells you that, "Learn how to love people, not just their bodies and things".

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I'm happily doing service, I'm going to Harinama every Friday, and to the Temple's Kitchen on Sunday. I really enjoy it.
I was thinking I always dreamt about love, at the beginning I only had a romantic idea about that, I think the society's concept of love is wrong. Now for Srila Prabhupada's mercy I know love is service, is on our eternal relationship with Krishna.
I read that Lord Krishna only can be conquered by devotees's love, and at the same time the devotees can be conquered by Krishna's love. I want to be conquered for him in such way that I can't think in anyone else, can you help me with that?

HpS - ASA -- By directing you to our Guru, Srila Prabhupada...   Chant your rounds for him.

Thanks Maharaja for your mercy
To serve you
Bhaktin Carol

ASA - So nice to meet you. Send pictures!

Querido Gurumaharaja:

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Leimos el Kapi Dhvaja pero no supimos leer bien el calendario.

Ya encontré los datos

June 21^st – July 26^th – Mexico, Peru, Chile, Bolivia,

21[We] – IAH – MEX (6.00AM – 8.30AM), MEX – LIM [5.00PM – 10.45PM] In Mexico City for at least six hours.

Muchisimas gracias por la corrección!!

En días pasados platicamos con los hermanos espirituales, si Usted esta de acuerdo podemos ir a la casa de Saranagati.

ASA - Por que no, casa del Presidente?   Enrique Peña Nieto?    Cual es el humor de la gente en esta estacion?   Todas han ido a la playa??    Programas culturales, artisticos?  Professores, alumnos, politicos, abogados disponible para un almuerzo Miercoles?

Alguna instrucción para nosotros?

HpS - Glorifica Srila Prabhupada mejor! 

Algún vaisnava que requiera ver en particular ese día?

HpS - Todos que podemos, no?

Japitas para Perú?

HpS - Ya hay suficiente. Esperamos pasar por migraciones, aduana rapido. Solamente equipaje de mono.

Disculpe nuestras ofensas por favor.

HpS - ASA -- No es posible. Tiene que pagar una gran multa de tamales para Sr. Nrsmhadeva!

Vuestra eterna servidora 

Asta Sakhi dd. 

HpS - ASA --- Reverencias a todos!    Esperamos sus respuestas!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

Following is the summary of 1.2.22 and 1.2.29 as discussed on Sunday.

The theme of this section is “Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and one should only worship Him”

Verse summaries:

V22:

• Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the svayaṁ-rūpa Personality of Godhead, and all other forms of Godhead are Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s plenary portions and integrated parts.

V23:

• From Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the next manifestation is Baladeva. From Baladeva is Saṅkarṣaṇa, from Saṅkarṣaṇa is Nārāyaṇa, from Nārāyaṇa there is the second Saṅkarṣaṇa, and from this Saṅkarṣaṇa the Viṣṇu puruṣa-avatāras.
• Purusa Avataras : Maha Vishnu, Garbhodaka Sayi Vishnu, Ksirodakasayi Visnu
• Guna Avataras : Brahma(can be a living entity), Vishnu(Supreme Lord), Siva( No Living entity can occupy this post)

V24:

• Fire wood – ignorance, Smoke – Passion, Fire – Goodness
• one has to rise to the platform of the mode of goodness (sattva) so that one can be eligible for the devotional service of the Lord. 
• Even from the platform of tamas, can gradually rise to the sattva platform by the expert direction of the spiritual master.

V25:

• Except for the mahājanas, or the authorized agents of the Lord, no one knows the purpose of religion. 
• Mahajanas: Brahma, Narada, Siva, Four Kumaras, Kapila, Vyasa, Bali, Sukadeva Goswami, Bhishma, Yamaraja, Prahlada and Janaka

V26:

• One should never classify the Vishnu Tattvas, or the plenary portions of Narayana, the Personality of Godhead, in the same categories with the parts and parcels.
• Kala Bhairava, Smashana Bhairava, Chandi, Sani – worshipped in the mode of ignorance
• Brahma, Siva, Surya, Ganesha – worshipped in the mode of passion
• Vishnu Tattvas - worshipped in the mode of goodness
• Highly qualified Brahmanas don’t worship any forms other than Vishnu Tattvas but they respect them.

V27:

• Material enjoyment should be accepted only up to the point of the bare necessities of life and not more or less than that.
• One should work hard and worship the Supreme Lord by the fruits of one’s hard labor for existence, and that should be the motto of life.

V 28-V 29:

vāsudeva-parā vedā
 vāsudeva-parā makhāḥ
vāsudeva-parā yogā
 vāsudeva-parāḥ kriyāḥ

vāsudeva-paraṁ jñānaṁ
 vāsudeva-paraṁ tapaḥ
vāsudeva-paro dharmo
 vāsudeva-parā gatiḥ

• One should accept voluntary bodily inconvenience for the sake of knowing Vāsudeva because that is the way of real austerities. Otherwise all forms of austerities are classified as modes of passion and ignorance. 
• No one should bother himself with fruitive activities or dry speculation about transcendental knowledge. Everyone should at once engage himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.
• The Lord is always transcendental to the laws of the material world

Next week’s syllabus is 1.2.30 – 1.2.34. Sorry Maharaj, it was a lot of time crunch resulting in my confusion when I called you.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - ASA -- These summaries are so nice. We noticed many of the same points. It is 6.23AM here in the Castle in Spain. Our clothes are almost dry. We have 10-rounds done. Now we will pack and at 7AM wwe leave for Madrid and the airport. Then Atlanta we change planes and guess we get to our cave in Murfreesboro at 5PM, which will be 12AM midnight here, so we will be traveling fromm 7AM to 12-midnight.

The technical stuff is getting adjusted very well also.

When does our Leader, Ananta-rupa Das, return?

HpS - ASA