Letters to the editor

HARE KRISNA!

Por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias.

ASA - TlgaSP......

¿Qué tal está, querido Guru? Espero que bien.

ASA - Esforzando, como Vd!

Yo estoy feliz sirviendo a Krisna. Este verano ha sido muy bueno porque he podido ir a todos los festivales que se han celebrado en N. Vrajamandala. Fuí por primera vez al Holy Name y me pareció maravilloso. Hubo doce horas de Kirtan dos de los días y fuimos a Madrid a hacer un Harinam. Eramos muchos y la vibración fué estupenda. Luego Janmastami, día de Prabhupada y fiesta de la vaca, todo fantastico. Pude seguir con mi servicio allí en pujaris planchando, cosiendo, ayudando a cocinar y limpiando. Es increíble poder servir a Krisna a través de los devotos pujaris de N. Vrajamandala. Son unos devotos maravillosos y me están enseñando a ser una buena pujari en el futuro ya que ese en mi deseo, si también es deseo de Krisna.

También asistí a un curso de desarrollo congregacional impartido por Kripamoya Maharajas. Fué muy bueno y completo. Aprendí muchas cosas para mejorar mi manera de hacer Sankirtan y cómo crear gurpos con las personas que voy conociendo. De momento tengo el teléfono de seis personas que se llevaron un libro y que están interesadas en venir al templo algún día o asistir a algun Kirtan de los que organizo por aquí por mi pueblo. Mi intención es seguir realizando estos Kirtan periodicamente junto a Jaganta y Purnamasi,  los niños y madres del Gurukula y todos los devotos que lo deseen. También quiero ir a hacer Sankirtan a diferentes ciudades. La primera en la que he pensado es Segovia. Ya he hablado con algunos devotos y de entre ellos varios se vendrían. Mi hermana mayor me está apoyando y ayudando mucho y mi hija se apunta a todo lo que puede. Ya le iré contando.

Este verano he distribuído cerca de cien libros y seguiré distribuyendo con su bendición, la de Caitanya Mahaprabhú y la de S. Prabhupada quién me acompaña siempre.

Hare Krisna. Siempre a su servicio.

HpS - Muy bien.   Muy bien.      Aparece todo esta bien con Vd.  No tiene que ampliar mucho mas su programa, solamente tiene que intensificar lo que esta realizando.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

Thank you for that Maharaj. The initiation date was 26 September 2016 (Appearance day of Śrīla Prabhupāda on the 50th Anniversary year of ISKCON).

HpS - ASA --- Jaya!  We just looked and Namacharya Das has posted it on the Disciple list on the Web-page.

Yes Maharaj, I am very much looking forward to your personal association in Jan/Feb of 2017.

Please also advise how I may remain patient in Krishna's reciprocations, as I am very weak in this area despite His generosity.

HPS - Do you mean that He doesn't "reciprocate" as fast as you like?  I think that is the opinion of many of us devils in the material world. Patience is decribed in Text Three of the Upadesamrta, but enthusiasm is more important that patience. Always be cultivating attitude of taking advantage of whatever facilities you have and then it becomes natural to become patient about the big results that you want because you will see that patience is just another aspect of enthusiam.
Ultimately we don't need any patience, just enthusiasm, but in the beginning we have to execute some informed restrain, patience, along with our passion for progress.

I am planning on getting the weekends off to focus on samkirtan, and should be commencing 24/09 with your blessings.

HpS - Super.  One step after another...    1st, 2nd, 3rd ...  initiation,.

Your servant,

Janardan-hari das.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP!

I was on internet yesterday and I saw this clip. Normally I do not watch actor's opinions but this caught my attention

This is an argentinian program. Susana Jimenez is interviewing a famous mexican actor. And suddenly he started to say how Jesus changed his life. And for 8 years he is practicing celebacy. He says that the most important thing is to serve God not become famous. He prays with his rosary everyday and goes to the church. Everybody is impressed how a handsome and popular man thinks like this. He says: when I meet my future wife I will tell her. I was being faithful even before I meet U. 

For me is worthy to share because this man has more faith in his rosary than me. And he has strong believes [beliefs] and character, something that may inspire all of us. And also how can we by our behaviour inspire others

Thank U Gurudeva and please kindly forgive my stupidity

Trying to be useful

Candramukhi dd 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10210779932433028&id=1191853456

HpS - Thank you!!!   We need to find the inspiration that is all around us. That is the spiritual world, always being completely surrounded by inspiration. Otherwise how can we maintain our service?

My dear Maharaj, 

Dandavat pranam Maharaj. 

Please accept my/ our most humble obeisances. All glories to SPP, SG, SSG & LSK. 

Hare Krsna Maharaj, first of all forgive me the delay on my part to keep you in touch always. However, I am always alert/active to receive your message through your very dear disciple Mukta or Jamuneswar for which I keep myself a bit free from frequent communication with you. Forgive me Maharaj, please never mind of it. It is not like that I forget you. No Maharaj, no, never. I would ever remain grateful to your lotus feet for the mercy extended to me. Before hand, I have written three/four times but your above email address could not receive but it has shown failure of delivery system every time, then I keep contact with Jamuneswar Das regarding where about & what about Maharaj.

Now, I would like to pray your lotus feet that if possible, Maharaj may kindly let us pay darshan of your lotus feet under the following schedule :

1. After 7th to 10th Jan'17 programme at Madras, Maharaj may either proceed to Sridham Mayapur for some days rest there or come straight forward to Agartala or Imphal. In this regard, Agartala is preferable because we can proceed with our programmes systematically & smoothly......

4 or 5 days in Agartala / Tripura.

2. Silchar, Cachar. .......4 or 5 days.

3. Guwahati, Assam / Shillong, Meghalaya. ....... 3 to 4 days.

4. Manipur .........5 days or 1 week time.

Then we may/will proceed to Sridham Mayapur to attend the SANGA of Guru,  GBC, Sannyasa etc.

Hare Krsna Maharaj, kindly look into the above tentative programme and please confirm your scheduled programme so that necessary Air Tickets are arranged before hand as per the schedule of your journey in N/E regions with me.

For your kind information Maharaj, I am now in Lagos for one month mission to West Africa and my mission will complete by 9th Oct'16, then by 11th Oct'16, I would arrive Delhi / Radhakunda to attend the programme of Samadhi temple inauguration as well as the Tirobhav Tithi of Guru Maharaj. 

Thanking you and assuring you of my best cooperation always. 

Your servant, 

Hari dasa, 

Manipur ISKCON, Imphal.  

Date : Lagos, West Africa the 17th Sep'16. 

Hare Krsna!

We are trying to get our Chanting, Dancing, and Feasting organized to a practical level and then the Study of Prabhupada's books. The CDF seems pretty good today and then we got to Evaluating two of the Pada-padma Tests that we gave after out Seminar in January and February. Here is the letter we sent to Srinivasa Das with his Test Evaluation.
In general, our participation in the BhVai Diploma development seems quite progressive. We feel we can get things organized to have powerful impact with the academic aspect of the study of Srila Prabhupada's books

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AGTSP
Esteemed Srinivasa-acharya Das, paoho

Well, just seven months after you took the test, here are the results. We were doing well keeping to the schedule in giving the classes and the examination, but we couldn't finish evaluating them before we left for India etc, and then we were on the road continuously after that. Now, we thought that with these three months based in Tennessee we could catch up, and it seems to be true.

We hope to talk with you about the broad Sankirtan strategy and specific application to you, your family, Yatra etc.

Please call and contact us with your inspirations etc as you like, especially in the Blog.

Attached is your Evaluated Test. Please send and questions or comments.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj.

Dandavat Pranam unto your lotus feet.

HpS - All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.   It is so, so nice to hear from you. I think we have lettuce feet but just like you, working toward lotus feet.

PAMHAO. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu.

As I am not very skilled in e- communication, i feel much difficulty in having correspondence with you.

HpS - Yes, it is more natural to live in the village and all see each other personally, but this media is working pretty well.

Daily, by your mercy, I am able to chant 32 rounds and read Vedanta book for 1 hour with regular mangal arati and sandhya arati. After professional duty, I get very less time so i keep only one or two house preaching programs.

Guru Maharaj, although you are too far way, I have full faith that you must have received my daily bhakti and worship unto your lotus feet as my relationship with you is transcendental.

HpS - I am like the village post-man for Srila Prabhupada, and yes Krsna keeps confidential connection through the heart for regular devotees, formally like second initiated devotees.

Guru Maharaj, urgently please grace me by informing the following:

1. Date of vyasa puja(your day of appearance for 2016-2017)

HpS - It is always the day before Jiva Goswami's disappearance day. Possibly he calculated that with our advent things were hopeless and went to do some work where it was more practical.  This year it is 30th December here.

2.Your mobile number where I can send sms.

HpS - +1 209 505 3219 and yours (we will not publish it)

3.Please teach me the way how I can send money sometimes for the Lord's service.

HpS - I guess best is to deal with that when we visit India.

Guru Maharaj forgive me. There may be fault in me as I am the most fallen with no spiritual knowledge. Again dandavat pranam unto your lotus feet. Your most fallen servant

Krsna Swarup Das

Silchar

HpS - Thank you so much for your effort. It is having lasting result for you and eveyone.

What is your work now?    Do you have a Study Partner?   That is so important, to be able to read and discuss with another devotee. It can be by telephone or even exchanging some letters etc.

With what other devotees are you in contact?

Are you able to read the Kapi Dhvaja each fortnight. We struggle to get it out. Of course, it is available at "News" at our web-page, www.jayarama.us, and information about how to receive it regularly through e-mail is at the same web-page under "Hello".

We will be in India from 1 January to 15 February. The first week or two will be in Tirupati and Chennai for university symposium and then the last week in Mayapur. We are trying to take everyone's requests and visit Mumbai, Kolkatta, Vraja, North East during the interveening days. What do you suggest?

Can you become President of the United States?  I think you would do a better job than the two candidates that are now running.a