Letters to the editor

                     HARE KRSNA, DEAR GURUDEVA,

                     PAOHO, AGTSP!!

                     HOW ARE YOU?

HpS - ASA -  Aaaaaaa!   Suffering like anything.   I guess anyone in this world in suffering. Maybe some think that things aren't so bad because they have very limited vision, but then when the enevitable destructions (of work, wife, family, society) happen they suffer much, much more than we are suffering.
Also, we are reducing our suffering at the root. We learn better and better how to deal with the problems. We guess this will develop into skills that will go to our next lifetime. Same for you?

                      WE HAVE MOVED LIKE FIVE TIMES SINCE BHADRA QUITTED HIS JOB, NOW WE ARE FINALLY STAYING HERE.

                      THE IDEA HERE IN ALMERÍA IS TO FIND A PLACE TO HOLD A MONTHLY PROGRAM, SIMPLE,

                       SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP UP WITH OVER MONTHS, YEARS MAYBE.

HpS - That is nice.  We have little bit of a Monthly program, but our stonger rhythm is our bi-monthly program with the Kapi Dhvaja at the heart. Then we have some pretty regular weekly program and of course daily program.

                      AT THE MOMENT WE ARE CHECKING DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.

                      NARANJO RECEIVED SOLARIS MAGAZINE FROM HECTOR, RODRIGO´S FRIEND. WE JUST SEND

                      ONE TO MANUEL ALMENDRO AND ANOTHER TO ENRIQUE GALÁN.

                      GANDHA MANJARI AND ALFONSO WILL CONTACT NACHO BAÑERAS AND GIVE IT TO HIM ALSO.

                      I ASKED ALMENDRO WHAT  HAPPENED ABOUT THE INTERVIEW YOU WERE SUPPOSED

                      TO HAVE, HE SAID HE IS BUSY AT THE MOMENT WRITTING A BOOK. HE ALSO SENT

                      ME AN ARTICLE I JUST SHARED WITH KALYAN CHAKRAVARTY, TO WHICH E-MAIL  ADDRESS CAN

                      I SEND IT TO YOU?

HpS - [email protected]

                      I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION

                      THAT MY BRIDGE IT´S BEING MYSELF, DOING WHAT I LOVE ACCORDING TO MY NATURE AND SHARE.

HpS - !!!!!!

                      KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS FROM THERE (I AM A THERASPIST, I CAN´T HELP IT).  

                      I BELIEVE NIOS AND SOLARIS INCLUDES THERAPY SO I FEEL IT COULD ALSO BE MY BRIDGE, IF

                      YOU AGREE, OF COURSE. I HAVE FOUND A NEW THERAPY I WISH TO STUDY  FOR MENTAL AND

                      EMOTIONAL HEALTH "DECODIFICACIÓN BIOLÓGICA ", I HAVE EXPERIENCE IT AND IT HAS BEEN HELP-FULL.

HpS - Yes, yes, yes.... we are always looking for new places to do Sankirtan and how to improve the old one is exciting new ways as we have them!!   That is what Goloka means.    Keep your feet on the ground with Brahma-muhurta, Mangala-arati, Kirtan, SB, Good Early Rounds, Strong Four Principles, Good Association, and then go Hog-wild in looking for new preaching areas where you can "be your self".   Everyone is SUFFERING. Share your medicine.

                      I WAS ALSO THINKING A LOT ABOUT STUDYING IN USA WITH YOU, BUT FOUND NO REALISTIC WAY TO

                      DO IT (BHADRA CAN´T LEAVE SPAIN AT THE MOMENT AND I CAN´T LEAVE ON MY OWN), SNIFF!!!

HpS - The Tirupati conference was just cancelled. Maybe we stop over in Spain from 31st Dec - 4th January? We want to teach someplace. We only plan on two more years based in USA, then three in South America, then Three in India, then >>>>  Next Body (Buddy).

We are trying, trying, trying to get English Solaris out. Making progress. Is difficult to do something good, but when you do it it lasts.

                      I AM SORRY TO MAKE THIS LETTER SO LONG, I WANTED TO WRITTE YOU FROM SOME TIME AGO...

                      WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR ASSOCIATION AVAILABLE EVERYDAY.

                     ASPIRING TO SERVE YOU BHADRA VARDHANA DAS AND SANANDA DEVI DASI

HpS - What happened to Yasodananadana and family??   Your letter is very nice!!!   What is Bhadra-vardhana Das' Mission in Life (which of course will drag in his wife)

 Paoho.  We are giving classes every Thursday for the Hawaii Temple at e-sanga.org. It is a very interesting arrangment. There are many senior devotees there, so it is good peer association for us. They make it accesible for anyone from around the world and I think archive them well.

Here is a letter from Ramananda Das, Director, and our answer:

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From: Ramananda ACBSP
To: HpSwami
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 10:53 AM
Subject: lots of verses

Maharaja,
I hope you don't mind me giving you a lot of verses.  None of them have a purport that is more than one or two sentences if any.

Hare Krsna.

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HpS - AGTSP.

Hare Krsna!!!

Before we got the link to the verse. Now your letter just has an unopenable file.    Hmmmm???    We like getting your association in any way.   We just go to the e-sang.org page and then look up what you have posted for us.

Then we plop the basics into a pptx.,post it to our cell-phone calendar and work on it through the week.

I hope that our classes are contributing to the Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada and specifically your Hawaii Temple.

What is the demographics of the Hawaii Yatra?  Where are the ISKCON Temples?  Is there a Temple on the Big Island?   Do you live there?    Do you live next to a volcanoe???

Can you join our Blog and put our letters there?!!!   That would broadcast these classes 600-times more effectively - www.hps.monkeywarrior.com

Hare Krsna.

We found a website with Srila Prabhupada's letters. Then we found our initiation letter:

Letter to: Bhakta dasa
—
Bombay
24 November, 1974

74-11-24

San Francisco

My Dear Bhakta dasa:

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 10, 1974 with enclosed photographs of the Hare Krishna Restaurant. It is very nice. I had been there to Stanford University. So you can get Mr. Malkani in New York to help you in the restaurant. He went there to start a restaurant, but now he is cooking in the New York temple, so you arrange for him to help you. Are books being sold also in the restaurant?

Regarding the Ratha Yatra Festival, keep it always gorgeously alive, but do not change the principle. The principle should go on as usual. Yes, it is all right to make something in the park as you have suggested. Why you want to change the wheels? This is unnecessary. Don't do this. Keep the old system strong, and if necessary repair it. Don't change from this to that. That is your American disease. This is very serious that you always want to change everything. Spoked wheels will never be as strong and hard as the old way. Never do this. Neither there should be any separate float as you have suggested for me.

Regarding having the crowds come forward to touch Lord Jagannatha's feet, that will also be impossible to manage. So for the time being this program may not be taken.

Regarding the devotees you have recommended, I am pleased to accept them as my disciples and their names are as follows: Marilyn—Manini devi; Jamie—Janjapukandhi devi; Carol Hansen—Kelilalita devi; Carol Tungate—Kalpalatika devi; Huber—Hanumatpresaka dasa; Steve—Satkrta dasa; Lou—Lankesa das; Kirk—Kalanidhi dasa. Also I accept the following as twice born initiated brahmanas: Vatsala dasa; Sasikhala devi; and Vaisesikha dasa. The sanctified threads and the mantra sheets are enclosed. Hold a fire sacrifice, and the gayatri mantra should be heard through the right ear from my tape recording. I am glad to see that you are taking these initiations seriously.

I hope this meets you in good health.

Your ever well wisher
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

ACBS/bs

According to G-cal, 24 November 1974, was Dasami, the day before the disappearance of Gaura-kishora Das Babaji, during Kartika. Interesting.

Hare Krsna!

Another ordinary day in hell/heaven.   First we got up a little late, 3.24AM from fasting, nirjal, ekadasi. Then wonderful, wonderful, FMP. Then call from Australia: Raktaka Das has found his place in the heavens.
Then some preaching left and right by the phone.

We worked hard on correcting our Bh. Vai., Pada-padma tests and it is a lot of work. It forces us to refresh our own memory of the First Two Cantos. It is like waking up your heart to real life again. I guess it won't be an academic exercise in the future, it will just be a part of our home town.

Hair cutting (every dvadasi only).

Now it is 7.01PM. We recorded another song. We Tweet the links. It is essential for us. We are alone here in Murfreesboro. It is an extremely depressing, grey, light industrial, low-income shopping mall area and the surrounding houses for lower income people.

It is very, very good in some ways. There is no stimulation for material enjoyment. Usually Dr. Desai, Visnu-carana's family, NGD, are all here, but they start coming back on Sunday. Even still that doesn't solve the onological loneliness. Having nice house, car etc. only stimulates the mind and senses in crazy ways unless either the poverty or opulence is related to Krsna.

The only reason to do austerity is to get closer to Krsna. He is the only person who is an independent enjoyer.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

I thought I best update you as to what is happening in my world.

I am now working with Adi Kesava Prabhu (the same Swissman from Chile) three days a week at Food for Life in Brisbane whilst looking for legal work part-time (there may be a development in that department there soon also).

We are also now doing a 'loft' style program there on Friday evenings at 18:00. You may be familiar with the location (Food for Life, 226 Brinswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane). Its a simple program which we inaugerated last Friday 18 November with five visitors, consisting of kirtan, class and prasadam. We will try to get some sannyasis there soon :)

I find it a little much to stay in Brisbane the entire week so I simply commute back to Murwillumbah ISKCON on the weekend for recuperation. 

Otherwise everything is copasetic.

I am looking forward to getting married, I just work out who the bride is going to be :P

HpS - Has she also worked out that you will be the husband?

I very much would like to make it to Mayapur for your sanga but have serious financial commitments with my occupation. Perhaps Krishna will allow anyway.

Your servant,

Janardan-hari das.

HpS - Thank you for the news, thank you for the news, thank you for the news.      So nice to hear from you. Sounds like you are in the totally correct path, it is just a matter of picking ups speed.  See how high your can reach in the nation with your Kirtan. Please offer our respects to Adi-kesava Das. It has been TOO long since we had any contact with him.  We wait for more news!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada 

Porfavor asepte nuestras humildes reverencias querido y recordado gurudeva. 

Lamentamos no haber tenido mejor comunicación sobre el nacimiento de nuestro segundo hijo, pasamos complicaciones de salud pero agradesemos su infinita misericordia para con nosotros y bendecir al nuevo integrante de la familia con un nombre para el. 

el bebe es niño,  nacio el jueves 24 Noviembre a la hora 11:34am, gracias a la infinita misericordia de krishna el bebé esta muy bien de salud pedimos sus bendiciones para poder guiar a esta alma que krishna nos dio en cuidado hacia conciencia de krishna <img alt="ángel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="ángel" width="23" />  nuestro pequeño Jay Govinda parece gustarle la idea de su nuevo hermano muy cariñoso, Jay esta muy bien ya tiene 1 año 11 meses un niño con mucha energia  y prabhu Gadadhara muy feliz él empezara la maraton de Sankirtan y tambien humildemente le pedimos sus bendiciones para el poder conectar mas almas con krishna el es una fuente de inspiración para nosotros en nuestra vida deseamos tener una pronta recuperación para poder presenciar su visita a CDMX  a finales de año gracias por la infinita misericordia <img alt="ángel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="ángel" width="23" />

porfavor perdone nuestras faltas y ofensas 

su insignifacante aspirante a sirvienta Ananda maya devi dasi.

HpS - Oooof!   Muchas gracias. Mama!     Realmente hablamos con astrologo y el puede discriminar el primero letre para el nombre. Pero no tener esta facilidad, Jiva-krsna-das es lo que aparece en nuestra mente.  Esperamos ver el nuevo Sankirtanero en una mes en DF pero no molesta si es demasiado esfuerza!