Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

 You asked which temple. I am based in ISKCON DC (Potomac). I spoke to Radhika Raman Prabhu for some advice as well as not to over-step any lines. Please forgive me. 

Maharaj, I would really, really like to receive my beads and new name from you directly. What is the best and most convenient way for you…?

HpS - Well, by mail, SKYPE live video teleconferencing etc. We can certainly do it. Of coures, in any case we will chant on the beads and choose the name!

Radhika Raman Prabhu also suggested one should not delay from something so auspicious, but I’ve been picturing this moment since I was 16 and you were physically there. It would mean all the worlds if you could be present. You will be in the US for the next month, if there is any time that you can allow, I can fly you out? We can make every possible arrangement with temple authorities. 

 I will do as you see fit and whatever Krishna desires. Please excuse my debatable behavior.

Your fallen servant,

Sarita

HpS - Looking at flights, etc, it is really difficult. Of course, during the fire sacrifice you could also be "dreaming" we are there. Ha! Ha! Ha!

When is the priest available? Weekend of Sadhu-sanga??? What about Houston, Texas, 14th June?

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada ki jay !!

Pamho.

Dear Gurudev, i just want to inform you  that i´m not chanting japa and i´m not chanting my gayatri mantra , i´m not doing pujari seva , i´m not studying and i´m not teaching. so its means that i´m not a bramana and i took out my bramana thread- Úpavita. well i have had good experience as a bramana but in this moment i´m not good and i prefer to be sencirewith u,  its hard for me to tell u about this and  i thought a lot. 

My health is bad and it make me feel sad and tired, i´m trying to think positive and i will heal soon by krishna´s mercy.  

Vanca kalpa !!

Jay Sri Radheeeeeeeeeee Shyam !

HpS - ASA -  HAre Krsna!!!    What ARE you doing?   If you can breath you can chant. If you want to become the husband of The Witch and forcer Her to serve your sense gratification then there is not much to say, but if you want to realize the beauty of Krsna and serve Him then there is always a way to move forward!!!!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Porfavor asepte nuestras humildes reverencias gurudeva 

Estamos en Monterrey yatra,

ASA - TlgaSP.  Y es un gran placer oir de Vds despues de mucho tiempo!

...despues de una mudanza y cambio de casa ahora estamos tranquilos y ya establecidos viviendo cerca del templo y area de trabajo (restaurante Hare krishna), nos encontramos bien de salud gracias  krishna y oramos siempre a krishna por usted siempre leemos sus reportes en el blog, gracias por mantenernos inspirados aun que somos muy insisgnificantes, estamos entuciastas cantando 16 rondas y 4 principios regulados.

ASA - En Kali yuga eso es austeridad servo, con resultado infinita! 

Mi esposo Gadadhar gosai prabhu esta muy bien este mes lo tomo como un voto de llevar algunos dias en la semana  a los devotos  a aprender hacer sankirtan en aulas de las universidades, y aveces es dificil para el con el trabajo de cocinar para el restaurante pero esta muy feliz y pide sus bendiciones para continuar predicando en Monterrey el tiempo que Krishna nos permita ser un poco útiles.<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" />

ASA - Cuidado, la vida es muy larga, si no puede ensenyar varios veces cada semana, una vez esta bien, no?   Pero, NOI 3, entusiasm es mas importante de paciencia!!

Ahora nuestro servicio esta en el hogar, mangalartik, ser madre, esposa, atender nuestro altar, cocinar, limpiar, leer, etc.... muchas actividades para solo 24 horas del día pero nos mantiene ocupados  y no la mente jejeje.

Jay Govinda esta muy grande ahora ha tenido muy buena salud y empieza ser muy inquieto, travieso estamos tratando de enseñarle lo poco que podemos de una manera positiva y deacuerdo a su edad ahora el juega, nos ayuda a darle agua a las plantas, le encanta colorear y tocar tambores kartalos, horas de lecturas del krishna book, porsupuesto le encanta el prasadam, tenemos mucho gusto por este servicio aunque no siempre las personas piensan que es un labor muy importante, creemos que la educación y cuidado de los niños es una base fundamental para una buena conciencia de krishna y pedimos sus bendiciones para que krishna nos de inteligencia de poder dar guia a este pequeño alma que nos dio para cuidar y enseñar, hablamos con madre Gopi radha d.d. de México sobre el tema con los niños pero por ahora las madres en Monterrey que tambien tenen hijos no tienen mucho compromiso para formar un grupo de recreación para los peuqeños así que esperaremos y por ahora dedicaremos nuestro tiempo a Jay Govinda.

ASA - Ooof!  Continua como puede y esperamos su ejemplo va a animar ellos!!!!

 viajaremos con Jay al festival de Ratha Yatra porfavor sus bendiciones para poder dar servicio y que nuestro pequeño conosca mas sobre conciencia de krishna y tratar de servir a sri krishna y sus devotos,  Jay Jaganath jay Baladev jay Subadra !!!! 

en en centro de prédica continuan con programas los domingos y algunos dias entre semana, lectura de Bhagavad gita, kirtan y  cada semana se realiza food for life en area de hospitales y centros de rehabilitación.

agradecemos su tiempo y sus valiosas palabras Gurudeva.

Atte su insignificante aspirante a sirviente Ananda Maya devi dasi 

ASA - HpS - SUPER!     S U P E R !!!       Nos gustaria se alla con Vds. Levanta te temprano y cumplir con sus rondas (bien).   Ploop!       Entonces toda la dia va ser bueno.

Quienes son unos de los devotos principales alla (para Vds (y la Yatra)).  Realmente es muy fuerte la austeridad que realiza Vd!  Reverencias al Gadadhara gosai!!!!  Das.....         Esperamos mas noticias de esta tele-novela de Monterrey.

Hare Krsna Guru maharaja!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances
 

I'm sorry for writting you as urgent, but as i told you in my last letter, i had plans to marry on 19th of May, due to my fiance is from Peru, we needed her civil papers certificated to be used in Mexico for the wedding, so we made de arrangement with her family, still, the letter hasnt arrived yet and there is no guarantee that they would arrive at time to make proper arrangements with civil registry to get a space at that date...
we dont want to cancel or pospose the date of the wedding because we have plans to travel together at June, besides, the astrologer who made our compability chart said that date is the best planetary arrangement in this months for us particularly, and also we had some guests making changes on their job to be able to assist..

So, our Grihastha shiksha, Radhika Mataji said we can keep on the planning and make a Gandharva wedding propperly asisted by Aravinda Prabhu to have as witness of the formality a Sinior devotee of ISKCON, and to get the blessings of the most Vaishnava possible at the date which is more auspicious, of course, with the understanding that whenever the letter arrive to our city we will inmediattly go to the office to make civil wedding accordingly to the society.
Aravinda prabhu asked me to send you this letter because he is not so sure that arrangement is in concordance with ISKCON's view, even though he said that if you aprove it, he will participate joyfully.

I just want to say, that even though i know the importance of the civil laws, it is not the case that we didn't wanted to marry by those laws, but we could not made the propper arrangements at time; speaking for me, i have related with Sri Radha as my wife for the last 6 months we have been sharing laxmi, plans of life, taking care of each other, etc. So my personal view is that making the Gandharva wedding on 19th May and then civil wedding at the moment we recieve the documents would be as when Srila Prabhupada recommended that if you have to travel at an inauspicious to travel, then just make your luggage and put them out the day before, and then continue with travel next day... But please, correct me if im wrongly understanding or speculating.
 

We will be happy to make whatever you decide.
Your aspirant to service
Krsna-kirtana Dasa

HpS - ASA -   AGTSP paoho & bw!   It seems fine to us. You are consulting with a lot of sane people. How do you biological families feel about this?  Have you got the blessings of the Temple Authorities?  Main things is chant 16-good rounds daily and follow the 4-principles strictly, then you can't make any big mistakes. After that have full morning program together.
Fine point is to read and discuss the marriage of Kardama and Devahuti together and even as a small seminar with other Grhasthas. Make comments and even puiblish it all.

O.K?

Mathuresh dasa writes:

Dear Maharaja:
Pamho, agtSP
Thanks for writing. Yes, pls visit us at that time.
I was looking at flights and the direct flight in avianca rrives al 1:30 am.
So, I would like that you consider the following:
Coming the 28 and doing a stop over in Cusco for the evening. Devotees there will be very enlivened to see you and organize a preaching program that evening in Cusco. On the 29 you come early in the morning to La Paz. The proposed itinerary is:

Detalles del vuelo
28/6/16
15:20 Lima, Jorge Chávez (LIM)
16:30 Cusco, Tte. Alejandro Velasco Astete (CUZ)
Tiempo de vuelo: 1h 10min
Aerolínea Peruvian Airlines| Nro de avión 212|
29/6/16
07:40 Cusco, Tte. Alejandro Velasco Astete (CUZ)
09:40 La Paz, El Alto (LPB)
Tiempo de vuelo: 1h
Aerolínea Peruvian Airlines| Nro de avión 331|

Retorno
5/7/16
10:40 La Paz, El Alto (LPB)
12:20 Lima, Jorge Chávez (LIM)
Tiempo de vuelo: 2h 40min
Aerolínea Peruvian Airlines| Nro de avión 330|

Please let me know if you are confortable with this idea.
We can do programs in La Paz on Wed, Thu and Fri you fly to Cochabamba until next monday when you return to La Paz in the evening to catch your flight next day back to Lima.
Awaiting for your comments, I remain your servant,
Mathuresh dasa

ASA - Hare Krsna! Very nice to hear from you. We posted you letter to the Blog so we can get the opinion of the Monkey Horde.

Is it possible to communicate through that media, ASA Blog?

Your proposal sounds SUPER-EXCELLENT. Let's make a profound contribution toward Lord Caitanya's movement in Cusco, La Paz and Cochabam ba ba.

Awaiting comments on the Blog.

Hare Krishna

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA!
All Glories to you.
All glories to devotees.

Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet, my shelter.

Guru Maharaja like i told you in my last letter i have a relationship with Nitai Gaurananda Prabhu, these last times was hard, learning lessons... changing my life other ganization, new planning... everything is new for us. We have a meeting with H.H. Srila Virabahu Maharaja who share with us his experiences and realizations about Grihasta asram. I want to know if you agree if i can take shelter in his intructions, because he is the Guru Maharaja of my fiance. He is taking care of us and giving advices about the aproppiate behavior in Grihasta asrama. I want to know what do you think about that. 

HpS - I think he is very good guide for you.

We're so convince about our join and we decide to get married soon after that we will move togheter and for give this step I really need your blessings. 
My life is yours because of that I think is propper talk about that. I need to know if you agree. And what you think about that.

Thanks for your time dear Gurudeva. 

Your daughter

Rati Manjari DD

HpS - Follow Virabahu Das advice and talk with other sane people.