Letters to the editor

Dear Swamiji

PAMHO, AGTSP. If you feel 2 days is too short then can we plan for later next year?

Your servant,

Ken

HpS - We are just looking at general circumstances now that you asked.

Dear Swamiji

AGTSP, PAMHO. Any amount of time that you can come would be great! Please let me know by the dates. You will be flying from. Calcutta? Devotees will be happy to have you here for any amount of time.

Your servant,

Ken

HpS - What is the airport near you??   Denspar?    From where in India is it best to come?    Delhi - Denspar is only serviced by Jet Airways as far as we can tell.  ~ $650

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

    Gurudev, can we perform "Agnihotra". If yes, what kind of? If no, then what are the reasons?
    
your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP. paoho.   You know the answer to this question, no????   In ISKCON temples we do Agnihotra for Initiations, Weddings etc.
Maybe we don't understand the question.... Hare Krsna!

AGTSP!

Paoho...    At your lotus and lettuce feet.  Here we are in our cave.  It is 7.11PM and now DARK ourside.  Only insane people go out walking at this time. The cars move around like they have no drivers, but we have the Maha-mantra and your association.  Was so, so busy today: BG 15, Fifty-minutes of Vaisesika Das lecture...   NGD and everyone just got back from the ISKCON Doctors Conference at Gita Nagari. We are letting them rest tonight so we will pass the evening alone here.
 

O.K!   Thank you for your association.  We ahswered about five letters.  Many times we are just exhausted and don't know what we can do, but the desire to do something, a little bit of anything comes along and then we go forward. We will all die soon and then have another body. Only if Krsna comes and meets us will we meet Him and each other again, and then go on with new fun!

HpS - Everywhere people report using Vedabase.com.  What happened to the Share Line, Tweet, button that was on each page. We used it. If it is too much of a problem that is o.k.    Also, as you get more and more languages it seems that you are going to have to put them in a Pull Down List, no?    Do you get Book Distribution Points for every hit?

Yes, new version uses dropdown so screen is kept clean. I removed Share Line because added more languages. Tried to put back widget but for some reason it doesn't work anymore. 

No book distribution points :) But this month we broke round number of 55000 record (in last 30 days it is 55,823 unique visitors).

HpS - Very nice!!!   We were hoping to hear from you!   So, you settled back in Sridama Mayapura?

I will try to post news more often. We are in Mayapur only temporarly. Planning to go to Europe as in case of pregnancy medical care here is unacceptable and Mataji who was doing homebirths (with many years of experience and over 1300 birth) had to leave Mayapur this year due to situation. So February, March or April we will be moving to Slovakia for some time it seems.

We read that some devotees got a public apology and cash, but you didn't get any cash. (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

I didn't want to go there, but Jayapataka Swami was only manager who contacted and spoke with me and then he send one of his servent and ask me to come, so couldn't refuse him. Was funny as 2 hours talks were just about that to use violance against devotees is not good :)  Two of attacker who got indentified went to apologize. My mental state is better although when I am on mangala arati my mind comes with all different scenarios what will happen, who will attack or kill whom. So generally I don't like to be in temple much.

Can you send your annual financial report for NIOS.  Where the money came from and where it went to?
 

Will prepare it and send you.

Our respects to your good wife.  Are you going to live as Vanaprastha couple??

I hope not, at least not in next 20 years. We would like to get children, but due to period intervals (2 or 3 month) we didn't get much oportunities. Just before last calculated day my wife got heavy ear infection, so had to cancel. I am somehow ok as I have faith Krishna will send us children one day who will be devotees, but my good wife is getting stressed. One devotee friend also suggested that maybe somebody using black magic or some curse on us. Let see what is Krishna's plan.

Your servant Prahlad-nrsimha das

HpS -  Black is beautiful!      Took Nanda and Yasoda a long time to get a son, but they did pretty well.       Just keep so busy, with early Japa at the basis that there is not time for speculation, then you will eventually become a Great Wheel in the Big Machine!!!!     Has your father found any interesting bells lately??

Hare krsna gurudev

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my pranams at your lotus feet.

HpS - Wow!   AGTSP!!!   Everyone keeps writing that we have lotus feet, but we sure don't see that. We are wrestling with desires to drown our sorrows in Sweet Rice, but keep some control.    We hope we are useful servants to Srila Prabhupada. May he be glorified in our lives.

Braj dhama is very merciful like mother and also strict like a father. My sadhana is again unstable but trying to become stable again. Sense control is also not good but will try better. You asked how long I plan to stay ? Maybe if krsna and your mercy stays then maybe till Kartik 15 th November or atleast till 10th November. But don't know if krsna will allow.

I am planing to shift with other devotees. I was living alone before so I think mind and body was not allowing me to do bhakti properly. If I stay with devotees then maybe under them I may improve. They are very sincere so might be I will become sincere.

HpS - It certainly shall help.

I am learning slowly about myself. Should we love ourselves?

HpS - Of course, but just enough to serve Krsna!  He is very unhappy without our service, friendship!

If with all the faults and unnatural perverted tendency should I love myself. Does spiritual life means dislike towards one's body. We are not the body but should we dislike ourselves?

HpS - Again, it is not so much a matter of like or dislike. It is a matter of understanding: This is the kind of body, mind, Karma that I have.  Everything comes from Krsna. How can I use it for Krsna's service.   Of course it is always an individual challenge!  Always new. Different. You are not a spefici type of dog. You are a new type of dog.

Gurudev, I got  Gaura Nitai deities and am arranging the paraphernalia for their worship. Maharaj kindly give them a name and pray for Them to come in the deity. Mukunda Dutta Prabhu taught me deity worship .The sodaso upachara  puja.

HpS - Well, they are not really, "Deities". They are Gaura Nitai. Thing is to get to know Them as soon as possible so They can be comfortable in your home.

Below are their picture. Kindly give them a name and please request to appear into the deity . I am not qualified to worship them but somehow please you and Srila prabhupada allow me to assist you in your service to them.

Always trying to be a servant and indebted to you and Srila Prabhupada .

Rturaja krsna das 

Vrindavan

HpS - Start with the names Nitai and Nimai and see how They like that. Better get some clothes for Them before they freeze to death!