Letters to the editor

Guru-Lila (Part 2)

Rama-Giridhari Prabhu's home is there in a multi-storied building, he stays on 4th floor with his good wife and the parents, he made arrangements for us to stay on 2nd floor, we were in an apartment whose owner, another devotee, had gone to Vrindavan, so his apartment was fully available for us to use.  The best room was given to Guruji, but as you know, he has no attachment for any luxury, he is haapy in any condition.  And I was staying in the room next to him, so only two of us.  Guruji took bath and put on clean clothes, and then we went two stories up to the home of RG Prabhu. There and then, RG Prabhu introduced guruji to his parents and his good wife was also there.  Guruji had some herbal drink there with little sweets. Remember, guruji is eating once a day his main meal, then, in the evening, sometimes, he has some milk or little fruit, came back to our residence, and rest.

19th March 2016-Ekadashi-I woke-up at 3'o' clock, but guruji was already up, probably 01am or even before that, he is on the way to becoming Goswami, conquering the habit of eating and sleeping, glories.  We went upstairs to RG's home for Mangal Arti, rang the bell, but no response. We came down, did mangal arti at our place, Guruji sang Sansaar Daavaanal  and  I sang Nrisingha prayer and then chanting of our rounds.  Later, we went to RG's Office at 1st floor and there, guruji gave class on one of the very famous Bhagvatam verse starying with Aho Bakiyam stan Kaalkutam, and had Ekadashi prasad, came back to our place. Afternoon, RG Prabhu took us to his Goloka Education office and there was some program, Guruji gave lecture in English and I had the good fortune to do some Hindi translation, there was some sago pakoda prasadam and I don't think that guruji took any, but as you know, I am lusty for prasadam and I did not miss the opportunity.  In the evening, another program on ground floor of another building near our residence, guruji's lecture was very much loved by the people and it was translated again, and no need to mention that there was nice Ekadashi prasadam which guruji did not honour, but on behalf of guruji, his disciple did, all glories to Guruji! and came back and rest and the day is over.

Photo description :-Guruji honouring Ekadashi Prasad, Rama Giridhari Prabhu honouring prasad, Guruji making funny face knowingly while I take his photo, another photo of guruji and two photoes  at Goloka Education Office with the staff members and sitting next to Guru, the parents of RG Prabhu

Hare Krishna Maharaj!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

I am glad you are settling down for a bit and hope you are recovering from all your travels. I was listening to a lecture of yours from Radhadesh from 2011 and wanted to discuss the psychological aspect of something.

 So of course, one of the goals of yoga is to control the mind. But today, there is almost an excuse for everything. For instance, ADHD has become a diagnosis for the fleeting attention span of the brain. I would like to know what you think of such a “diagnosis”   and what you suggest to control it besides medication.

HpS - I don't know enough about this to give precise analysis. From what I know, there are many cases in modern Psychiatry where giving a name to a syndrome is not really identitifying the situation. As long as there is no idea of a person controling the Buddhi and then the Manas, there cannot be much good understanding of how the Brain works.

Maybe some neurological problem, maybe Buddhi or Manas or Atma problem. We would have to dig to find the answer.

The other part of the lecture talked about addiction and rehab programs that keep one clean have a spiritual basis. I was intrigued by this statement because there is a particular person who is super spiritual but can’t give up chewing  tobacco (Indian bodied- old army habit).  He chants, does full fledged aarti multiple times a day, fasts every ekadasi (but still takes the tobacco on ekadasI) and I’m just wondering what could be done to help him…if he is in fact very spiritual, this addiction shouldn’t be so strong, should it?

ASA - Again, don't know details so cannot give detailed answer, but you may have three little weeds are all two inches tall but as you start to dig up the root you find that one is two inces deep, one 15-inches deep and one OVER 24-inches deep. Some gross attachments are based upon deep psychic attachments.

It would be really cool to get your view on this.

ASA - Whoop!   WHoop!   Oink!  Oink!   C=2pi x D!

Thanks again and hope you are recuperating well in Nashville! Thank you for causeless mercy!

Your aspiring servant,

Sarita

HpS - ASA -  Who is your Temple President. Think we got a letter for you to be initiated!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his sankirtana !!!
Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my obeisances again and again.

Thank you very much for the previous letter, and we returned it to the siva linga, with great respect, I am now worshiping my personal deities, reading vastu sastra (feng shui) and cooking for sankirtan devotees; Gadai P. and P. Adveita, I like seeing them happy when they take prasadam, is a service that I always wanted to do it, feel it feels serve the sankirtan and good foot still limping a bit, we hope to be better for another week and go dancing in the streets and try to help find her Krishna Radhe.
with respect to menbresia it is like a permit that grants ISKCON centers nama hatha, then I wanted to know if that's important to or can only be as a Gauranga Club, like you. once told us.
In conclusion, Club Gauranga need a document, permit or authorization Iskcon?
Here in the land there is plenty of space, and we hope to build him a house when you. Visit Huancayo.

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva, Gadai sends greetings

Nadiya Nivasi Dasi.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!   As Grhasthas you can open a center, but you cannot call it a formal ISKCON center. O.K?  Just keep good communication with local GBC, President, Senior devotees and ask them if they have any administratvie needs for you to take care of.

Hope the Nadiya-vasi Dasi is dancing in the streets soon also!!!

Hare krsna gurudev .

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you gurudeV.

Dandavat pranam at you lotus feet.

I need a letter of recomendation from you. Can you send it from the form below?

Thank you.

Your servant 

Rituraj krsna das

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[HPS - This is O.K?]

Recommendation Letter for the VIHE Bhakti-sastri Course

This is to certify that Rturaja-krsna Das from Shillong, Guwahati, India is an active member of the Congregation since the year  2011. Hehas been regularly chanting 16 rounds and strictly following the four regulative principles since 2013 years. His services to ISKCON include: Temple cleaning , deity pot washing , cooking for deity during festival time, nagar sankirtan and preaching to college juniors and bhakti briksha every Sunday

Hehas undergone the no formal courses or training within ISKCON but has a desire to learn more. He regularly associates with devotees at least four times per week.
 

As far as we know he has a good standing and record within the Temple devotee community and has never been charged for any kind of non-vaisnava behaviour. 
I recommend him for the VIHE bhakti-sastri course so that he may get good association on an intenese basis and learn the logic of Krsna consciounsess.

Based upon is record and character I assure you that he will agree to abide by all the norms and rules of your institute and will be ready to provide voluntary service as per his/her capacity during the course. In case of disciplinary difficulties, please contact me. 

Please enrol him/her for the Bhakti-Sastri Course for the year 2016. 

Hanumatpresaka Swami, 2016 April 28

(Details of the person recommending)
Name: HpSwami, Sannyasis, diska-guru, member Ministry of Education Executive Committee, Latin American Regional GBC.

Phone no.: +1 209 505 3219
Email address: [email protected]

What is your relationship with the candidate?  Friend, servant, counselor, diksa guru.

Since how long do you know him?  About two years.

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

    Gurudev, Hope you are good in health.

    Have sent you a mail to your mail ID. we seek your input.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - We saw it but rushing to send legal docs to Peru!

We'll get to it.

Thank you!

There once was a butcher named Barbara,
Who ran with a sword in the sun.
His mind was seared with great violence.

Where does his great power come from?q

We see this capture
Jung's concern,
It will not fill
The golden urn.
On The Potter's wheel
Another turn.