Letters to the editor

All Glories to A.C. Prabhupada and Sripada

Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisaces unto Guruji's padamacharan that after getting Gurujis amirtabany - reply of my previous letter I am so happy and clear all my darkness. Actually, I am not suitable  for any position or level whichever Guruji mentioned. Simply I am enquiring to Guruji Maharaja the system of Manipuri Goudiya Sampradaya. In the book Prema-vilas translated into Manipuri some quotations are enclosing whichever I have read. The question and answer between Lokanatha Gosvami and Narotama Das about bhakti, seva, sakhi, manjuri, kunja etc.

Lokanatha Gosvami told Narotama Das “ Radha-Krsna should be worship by Sidhi (Manasik). We should imitate the systems which Lokanatha Gosvami taught to Narotama Dasa that we should worship the human form of Krsna two handed and the age of 15 or16 and Radharani the age of 14. Lalita and Bishakha are the closes among the shakhis and shakhis called Radharani as friends but Manjaris did the closes works  (seva) of confidential both for Radharani and Krsna. We should try to worship Jugala Rupa in all the eight times (asta kala). According to asta kala the sites also eight places they are Nandisvara, Javata, Sangket Kunja, Barsan, Srikunda, Nirvita Kunda, Rasmandal. If we do not see the exact lila played by Radha-Krsna how we will serve Them. According to Their lilas, kalas, and places I should join and serve Them by my manasik sakhi and manjari through the head sakhi and manjari of the Yutha. We should wait the sign and signal of the sakhi and follow the manjari head of the site. 

After hearing all these instructions from his Guruji Lokanatha, Sri Narotama Dasa enquire further that in which kala, kunja and by which mantra – Krsna-Mantra, Radha-Mantra, Yugal Mantra, Kama-vija, Kama-gaitri we will worship pujah?  Guruji replied, it is a very confidential rasa and it is unavoidable.

All such systems are calling Ragatamika. We have so many systems to be taught through the Spiritual Master, but we have missed everything due to distance and unavailability of sitting together with the disciples.

We should follow the Parkiya bhaba, following sakhis, thinking the sakhi bhaba, imagining the rupa of Raha-Krsna by manasika.

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!   In NOD - Chapter 15  from  Bhakti-rasa-amrta-sindhu 1.2.270-287, Rupa Goswami explains the process of Raganuga Bhakti. First we have to become competent at Vaidhi bhakti. That means we follow the four principles: No meat, fish or egg; no illicit sexual relations... and do Japa vrata, 16-malas daily, nicely... Brahma-muhurta seva such as Mangala arati etc. Then we become purified and these things become spontaneous. Then we can start Raganuga Bhakti, to follow a Ragatmika devotee in Vraja. At that point the attraction is spontaneous. It is not something that someone has to tell you. At that point we must already be Goswami and, "BG-chapter six: Jitatmana prasantasya, paramatma samahita", if we are Goswami the Paramatma, clear inspiration from Krsna, is there. Our relation with Guru, Sampradaya, is also spontaneous. We can tangible feel the presence of Narottama Das while we are chanting his songs.
So you must see if you have perfected Vaidhi-bhakti. Are you always up for Brahma-muhurta, sixteen nice rounds daily???

Another question is who is Srimati Chandrabali? What is her role in Vrndaban lila? Please highlight me the story.

HpS - She is described in Rupa Goswami's literature, no?   She is like Radharani's cousin. They love each other like anything, but they fight over how to please Krsna best. This is fight like two best friends. They fight because that is good way to get things straight. She is very submissive and cries with Krsna talks to other girls. Radharani is aggressive and chastises Krsna.
In Dvaraka she id Rukmini and Radha is Satyabhama. See the difference?  In the feast we like sweets and spicey things.

I want to follow some steps for advancement of spiritual knowledge. Please guide me.

Your fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Managala arati, rounds... regular, good??

Maharaj. Thank you for your reply. A few things I’ve gotten to know about myself are, as much as I crave intelligence and mental stimulation, I can’t sit and read (or study) for hours at a time. I figured that was why Krishna arranged for me to leave graduate studies and start working right away. At the time I considered going back for a masters…I studied for the GRE which I hated every moment of.

And then since the score got cancelled, leading to delay in applying for this admissions cycle, I figured Krishna was saving me from loathing academics again. I don’t even know what field I am supposed to move forward in. I have so many interests. I formally studied and graduated undergrad in clinical  medicine, but self taught myself coding and computers and now work in a decent job in IT. I have a life and sadhana in this field (even though it’s not as fulfilling as medical work was)… but I figured moving forth with this would allow for more stable life.

 I don’t think im capable of doing service in the academic field : (

Help Krsna....

HpS - AgtSP.   Paoho.   As far as we understand, in the age of kali, VAD, everything is messed up. the only thing that works is Bhagavata Dharma. Chant Hare Krsna...   If you do that you will know what to do (vidya vadu jivanam). Maybe what you will realize is that you should chant more. Maybe that here is a plan for the next few weeks and it will put us in a good position to take several options in the future, but more than that even Krsna doesn't know what we should do.

So, chant Hare Krsna, get first initiation. Chant Hare Krsna, get second initiation (formally of informally) and then your VAD job will become clear eg. I want to marry Krsna, I want to enter a Vanaprastha relation, I want to marry a cool Ksatriya Dude and send him off to war to fight for the Homeland for Krsna. 

Chant Hare Krsna and be happy.

We talked to Braja-bihari Das about dates for D.C. but seems he had to wait to get back there to fix them. We will text him right now.

                 DEAR GURUDEVA,

                 PAOHO,AGTSP!

                MANUEL ALMENDRO JUST CAME BACK TO SPAIN, HE SAID THE BEST WOULD BE FOR YOU TO CONTACT

                HIM  STRAIGHT AWAY TROUGHT MAIL:  xxx

                HE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF ENRIQUE GALÁN (WHO IS NOT BEING REPLYING TO OUR E-MAILS FROM SOME MONTHS AGO),

                HE EXPLAINED ME THAT ENRIQUE IS GOING TROUGHT SOME TROUBLES (DUE TO HIS FAMILY...).

                HE ALSO SAID THAT MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK ON HIS WEB SITE "Oxígeme".

                HE LIVES IN GUADALAJARA SO ONCE WE HAVE THE MAGAZINE, WE AGREED WE WILL PERSONALLY VISIT HIM.

                HE SPEAKS FLUENT ENGLISH.

                IS THIS OK WITH YOU?

                THANK FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY.

                WE ARE NOT GROWING VEGETABLES, IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

               ASPIRING TO SERVE YOU

               SANANDA DD & BHADRA VD

HpS - Super. We will contact him.  Is anybody growing anything?

HpS - Ooops!  We Copied the e-mail and skype address but then it would not paste. Can you send it again???

                    HARE KRSNA DEAR GURUDEVA,

                    PAMHO,AGTSP!!

                    WE CONTACTED CLAUDIO NARANJO AND ENRIQUE GALÁN ...AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE

                    THE MAGAZINES WE WILL SEND IT TO THEM (WE WILL TRY TO GO PERSONALLY IN THE CASE OF ENRIQUE

                    GALÁN).

                    WE ALSO CONTACTED MANUEL ALMENDRO DR. EDUARDO GASTELUMENDI´S GOOD FRIEND (HE IS THE FIRST OF

                    FOUR OTHER CONTACTS). HE REPLIED REALLY FAST AND HE IS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW (ON THE PHONE

           OR SKYPE) IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,

                     HE GAVE US HIS PERSONAL  NUMBER. HE IS IN PERU AT THE MOMENT...

                     IS IT OK WITH YOU?, I JUST ASKED HIM IF HE SPEAKS ENGLISH AND OFFER HIM HELP WITH TRANSLATION IF

                     NEEDED...

                    PD: WE THINK THE IDEA OF VISITING YOU IS WORTH TAKING A DEEPER LOOK, WE TRIED TO CHECK

                     REQUIREMENTS TO STUDY    THERE, BUT FOUND OUT DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES MAY HAVE DIFFERENT RULES.

                     HOW CAN WE FIND A MORE ACCURATE   INFORMATION? IS THERE ANYONE WE COULD ASK FOR HELP TO?

                      THANK YOU FOR THIS SERVICE, IT MAKES US VERY HAPPY.

                      ASPIRING TO BECOME YOUR DISCIPLES

                      SANANDA DD & BHADRA VD

HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna!!!      Try www.mtsu.edu and see if you can find any information. Get the Biography of Jung from Enrique and you all can read it if you like. Take notes and write a commentary.

Yes, it would be very nice to talk with Manuel if he is available. We are in the same time zone as Peru. Except for the regular times for classes etc., listed in the Kapi Dhvaja, we are available now.

Also might look at 

Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee

<cite>www.vanderbilt.edu/</cite>

<cite>Are you growing things at NVM?</cite>

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

The beads have arrived and the initiation is scheduled for this Friday (19 August).

Thank you. Hari-haribol.

Your servant,

Jay.

HpS - AgtSP. Paoho. Very nice... Please write us as soon as you finish the ceremony, morning our time.

Sit'n downtown in the Murfree's Boro Ashrama, one step ahead o' my mind!

TB/BW here.   6.30PM. R(17/18).   Pretty good day. Pigged-out a little bit on frozen orange juice, but the stress from the heat is great and we still haven't fine-tuned our auto.

Listening to Hawaii classes every day while we iron our clothes, write letter to Vais and Srivasa and Hari Lila.

Lokannatha Das called an recounted the SFO Rathyatra.   GREAT success.

He has Parkinson's: (UG) The mind uses the brain, uses the body. The mind has a vasana, fear, trauma, from childhood or previous life and it keeps that stored around a muscularly debilitated hand, because we got unfairly slapped in the hand.

We store stuff in our while body.

Then we drive our body into convulsions with sex or drugs and shake off the mind. Or we can get electro-shock treatment from the psychiatrist. Or we can get it through ecstacy in basketball or Kirtan hymns. How does this sound. Ecstacy, orgasm, is a necessary part of good physical heath. But when done with illict sex it destroys the endorphine producing organs.

Letters from Daniel and others to answer.  Peru yatra managers. Solaris promoters.
Scheduled to talk to Rama-giri-dhari Das at 11AM tomorrow.

Hari bolo, Prabhus!!!