Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and U!!!!!

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

Yes... It's been a long time since my last letter. I apologize for not writing as often as I should.

These past few months have been very interesting and educational for me.

HpS/ASA - 🐵

At home, we already have an established and fixed standard for the worship of deities. The whole family is part of this activity.

We are chanting the rounds at all times. Prabhu Caturatma inspires us greatly, as whenever we see him, he always has his japa in hand. He is a great example for us.

I am still waiting for two minor surgeries before I can be placed on the waiting list for a new transplant.

Meanwhile, my nutritionist has given me a diet to maintain my weight. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible for me to follow a 100% vegetarian diet. So I have had to add eggs to my diet, as I am low in protein. It seems that this diet is helping me to avoid dialysis treatment.

HpS/ASA - Awk!! Must be some better food for protein than chicken ovum. They include all kinds of unecesary elements necessary for the chicken baby to grow! Keep looking!!! Beans? Bhima burgers??

The chickens of the world will thank you.

Things at school are going very well. This August, we will begin social work with visually impaired students. My students and I will give some classes for them.

Well, that's all for now. I hope to be more attentive and write to you more often, telling you how things are going.

Your servant

Patraka Das

HpS/ASA - Thank you!!!

Struggle to be a paramahamsa! Become President of Peru if necessary. Little thing. So much respect to Your family.

Hare Krishna Querido Gurudev. Acepte mis humildes reverencias TLGASP.

En mis ultimas cartas le escribí que estaba haciendo ropa para la deidades de amigos y escribo para compartir fotografías como usted me comento que le gustaría ver.

Además menciono que quería ver una foto de mi altar, así que también dejare un registro. Mi asociado Nitaipada me ayudo a conseguir una deidad de Señor Dhamesvara, mucho tiempo solo tuve cuadro de Radharkrishna y de las deidades del templo de Santiago GauraNitai.

Le comento que continuo ayudando en la cocina de la fiesta de Viernes de Srila Prabhupada, es un lindo servicio. Mis rondas van estables, aunque a veces tengo dificultades y las pospongo durante el día, sin embargo intento esforzarme para poder cumplir.

Estoy leyendo el libro de Carl Jung Psicología y religión para poder hacer una reseña para Nios.

Le dejo aquí algunos registros del Prasadam De la fiesta de viernes.

Espero que el señor Narasimha siempre lo proteja 🌺

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Muchas gracias por todo lo que nos entrega!

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Hare Krishna, Dear Gurudev. Please accept my humble obeisances. TLGASP.

HpS/ASA - Paoho.. AgtSP.. Thank you for this letter and your association.

In my last letters, I wrote to you that I was making clothing for friends' deities, and I'm writing to share photographs, as you mentioned, that you'd like to see.

ASA - 🐵

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I also mentioned that I wanted to see a photo of my altar, so I'll leave a note for that as well. My associate Nitaipada helped me get a deity of Lord Dhamesvara. For a long time, I only had a painting of Radharkrishna and the deities from the Santiago GauraNitai temple.

I'd like to tell you that I continue to help in the kitchen for Srila Prabhupada's Friday feast; it's a beautiful service. My rounds are going steadily, although sometimes I have difficulties and put them off during the day. However, I try my best to be able to keep up.

I'm reading Carl Jung's book, Psychology and Religion, so I can write a review for Nios.

Here are some records of the Prasadam from Friday's feast.

I hope Lord Narasimha always protects you 🌺

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Thank you so much for everything you give us!

HpS - If we do not finish our rounds, we must keep an accounting and later complete them, no?

It is a vow we make to Krsna in a transcendental status from our free choice. Avasya raksibe krsna. Krsna has given me this service so surely He will give me all necessities to complete it!

Jaya!

Nice pictures. Nice Dieties!!

Respects to Nitai pada, Ji!

What books of Jung are you reading? What do you think of them?

Hare Krishna, remembered Guru Maharaja! Please accept my respectful obeisances at Your kind lotus feet!

HpS - AgtSP

I hope you are always happy in the company of our beloved Govinda❤️

I wanted to ask you: Lord Balarama meets with Krishna's gopis to teach them how to dance. And I've also heard that He has His own gopis. Are both statements true?

HpS - I remember reading a commentary on the Caitanya Bhagavata by Srila Bhakti siddhanta while I was in the B'cari ashrama in Spain where he said that Lord Balarama never dances with Gopis in the mood of an enjoyer, husband. He always acts in the mood of Guru, dance teacher.

So, some gopis He may be showing for the first time what it is like to dance with Krsna. Some may progress to join the Rasa lila with Krsna, and some may stay in that mood of students, admirers and group forever.

Regarding reading the 3rd cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam onward, I have no one other than Gopal and Franco when they want to join me. I don't have a connection, only WhatsApp, and if I do sometimes, it's very limited and doesn't last long. I only associate with them, and in the mornings I go out to make sales and talk to people. That's all my in-person association. So, can I read with them sometimes and sometimes alone?

HpS - Yes.

I was thinking of writing my songs for Govinda here while I find time to record. I read that you said we have to pay to play them.

HpS - I don't remember saying that! Maybe Monkey or Piggy said it. You can post for free.

How should I pay? And also, please tell me an account number where I can deposit a small dakshina from me to you. I can send it to you via Western Union. Can you give me your ID and I'll send it to you.

HpS - Ask Abhirama Thakura Das. Otherwise it may be too expensive.

Thank you so much for inspiring us, beloved Gurudeva.

Trying to please his adorable heart that melts with the beautiful name of Krsna:

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you. Going with Gopinatha Das to Lowe's hardware store to buy a lock for our video equipment.

do you want to hear a song?

that Krsna sings at dawn

as He takes the cows out early.

He is ever fresh beauty.

color schemes that make the eyes and heart dance.

the cows and boys they almost feint,

just to see His paint.

He is so full of happy energy that He skips along as He heads out.

everyone knows that they must start a little early, because it is a goodly walk to get to where they will be pasturing today.

the sun is delighted that he can shine on them as he rises on the way.

Balarama, Subala, Sridama, all, are moving along with great determination, and also begin to play.

Flutes, clapping hands.

singing funny friendly remembered songs.

the village folk see them disappearing and almost feint.

only thing that keeps them alive is that they want to cook some more things for them and send them by messengers.

running, walking, dancing, singing,

so much practical work to do.

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get a study partner or some plan for students.

even with a study partner have a plan for student.

wisdom will not work.

this is the last age, the iron age and wisdom does not work.

learn to teach not beach.

the book is divided into like five parts:

teachings to rupa and sanatana goswamis,

talks with sarva bhauma, prakashananda sarasvati and ramanand roy.

how many of the five were devotees before the classes or conversation? What was the philosophical position of the others before?

what was the result of each conversation or class? Eg. change in social status, wrote which books?

get the hardbound copy. it is like a sensuous companion. you can curl up with it on the couch and read it every day to escape from the world of business and administration. it will fit into your briefcase or purse.

is it a good substitute, extract, essence of the caitanya caritamrta?

do you love it?

is it in your top ten of your personal attachments to the BBT library?

do you you recommend it to others? who? why?

under what circumstances and in what frame of mind did Lord Caitanya meet the above five personalities?

How are His Preaching Strategies demonstrated in the meetings with the above five? How do, can, you use these strategies?

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ISKCON WARP WORLD NINE

Jack Bentels banged the door on his aging husbunder's carriage door and climbed up into the pilot's seat to make the last hop to his waiting cargo ship.

he had been loading on earth for a run to Betelguese Five and the only money (monkey (hah, hah!)) that he had was about 250 Solar Credits.

He'd used up everything else to buy a few cases of the BBT, 'Teachings of Lord Caitanya'.

his rat, Milikan, ran around the control panel, seemingly satisfied with the buss link, and with a yellow light they we off to the jump point, and with a green light they blasted off earth, and ploughed into a flight path for the 'Bulley Begone', his freighter.

it was not much of a freighter, but it basically ran well and had structural integrity. his concern was yoga and for that he needed some anonymity, solitude and a little steady income.

buy cheap, sell high.

he didn't have much business savey, but that motto and a few others kept him upright and making a small profit margin.

he could repair the 'begone' but had no need to save for a new vessel, because he figured he'd be dead about the same time she was ready for recycling.

and he strictly followed the American Motto, 'In God we trust, all others pay cash'.

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cargo-hold secure.

milikin in place, and jack smashed the hyper-drive button and off they went.

there was the initiation g-force acceleration to five parsecs per fortnight. then the shuddering bump to the Steady Level and they were in motion.

he undid he harness, set miliken free and headed for a little breakfast. it had been about 18-hours since he had had a full meal and he was hungry.

rye and barley soup with acorn squash.

chopped up celery and almonds.

hare krsna.

hare krsna.

offering everything to his Ista devata, lord Narayana, and milikan stopped spinning abound the deck to stand up for the offering while the bells rang.. 'nama om visnu padaya, krsna presthaya...'.

besides milikan, who was the immediate guidance and life support technician, there was Randolf the bull who looked after the main thrusters.

they were cruising at about warp 2 and it would be at least six days before they got to the Betelguese system.

jack had promised a promotional flyer to go with 'the teachings of lord caitanya' so he got into that even while he was taking his breakfast.