Letters to the editor

AGTSP paoho

How are you?
It is 9.46PM, bed time. We have 15/16 rounds done. We will chant one more and take rest.

So many things happen in one day that it is difficult to remember them all.

Good Full Morning Program at startmeeting.com. Candra-mukhi Devi Dasi led the Kirtan. Maybe it was the connection, but the time she allowed for us to chant the response to the Gurvastakam prayers was a little short. When we lead, we chant the response softly to ourselves and I guess that gives enough time for the other participants. She and many others lead nicely.

Is very important to learn the word-for-word meaning of the Astakam. Then you can chant with meaning, feeling, especially if you chant in front of your Deities.

Then we continued with some more Japa.

Guru-puja and apples, cranberrys and yogurt breakfast offer with Musa.

Went over the letters and got very depressed over some of the projects, but we don't lose enthusiasm. We just realize that things are not going the way we want them to, so we try another way. Later, Bean pancakes and peas porridge for lunch offering.
Nappppppp...   Got up with a lot of enthusiasm. Calendar calls to Peru, locally and Full Evening Program.   I wake up Gaura-Nitai here in our Franklin Ashrama and Musa puts Them to rest at 8.30PM. So, we are getting a rhythm: 'Jaya Radhe, Jaya Krsna, Jaya Vrndavan' bhajan and Kirtan, then KRSNA book, then last Tweet/DTC.

We always remember that Nava-yogindra Swami told us that Prabhupada told him that if you chant 16-enthusiastic rounds, follow the four principles strictly, keep a full morning and evening program, and see that everyone under your authority does the same thing, then you will have no problems. Of course, for us it is a big problem when we can't preach. Having applied this we see that it always works.

Happy life. Vraja life.

O.K. Guess that is all for now.
We opened a Yahoo Group for Solaris Editors to work on the Magazine. Oscar has agreed to write an article. Will you?   The Call for Papers will be out soon.    We discussed with ART and we will change the Spanish, Saturday night symposium to 6PM Nashville time, 7PM Lima time, maybe fix a calendar, like 'First Saturday of the month, Pada-padma, Second Saturday...".

Progess.
Good night.

Hare krishna Maharaj pamho agtsp.

I would like to visit NY

Maha-bhavi said at the end of the summer I'll give you a recommendation.

but much time is left for that not ??? :)

maybe trip to london, manor; to the course of disciple.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. 

And the immaculate lotus feet of SP.

Gradually the love of God is awakened.

but that does not mean it takes a long time.

We can start moving now. OK!!!

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna ... !!!!

It depends on the student's attitude.

the instructions of Srila Rupa Gosvami

Nectar of Instruction.

ok, many instructions !!!

but these are special!

the nectar of the instructions.

kali yuga people are animals. I

very difficult.

Jagannatha das Babaji was saying something about it.

I think it's enough ... :)

what is the meaning of all this madness about the stories of Lord Krishna???

ok! harer nama harer nama…   ceto darpana…  trinad api!!! 

And all weapons together!!! 

HARE!!!! KRSHNA! !! HARE KRISHNA…! !!  KRISHNA KRISHNA! HARE HARE !! HARE RAMA!!!!! HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!!!  :)

Maharaj thank you very much for all your support.
Please forgive all my sins I am mad.

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP  paoho.  We are all mad here, but let us reduce the madness. Yes, it takes time but we can experience tangible progress every day!!!!!!!!

"Recomendation at the end of the summer" - for visiting ISKCON New York???

Hari bolo, Hari bolo!

All the mail to 3-days ago answered.

Was bizaarre.  We would answer one and then there would be another one, because every few minutes they were changing from three days only to 4-days old.

Nice letters.   Nice people.   Thank you.

Our vision is failing, so best to get on the phone now and call, Caitanya, Shyama-sundara, Jiva goswami in Houston, Jasoda in Miami, Lokanatha in San Francisco, M. Matsya (with Musa) about tonight.

Do some Lofty Learning: The crocodile lives in the river.

Scan Dr. Samaresha's, NIOS, books [with MUSA]!

We did our laundry. We do it every three days, small load, fast cycle. Musa offered, Tamil nadu bean pancakes and we offer oatmeal with carrots porridge and 1-1/2 cups milk to Lord Nrsmhadeva today.

Cleaned the house for about 30-minutes. We got the wash area 1/3 clean or clutter, dust and a little bit of stuff splattered and plastered on the walls.

Looked for Krsna on the Youtube and found the old Superman television shows from 1954 that we used to watch. Was very, very interesting to see how these created the consciousness of what is right and wrong, intelligent and unintelligent.

O.K. Hare Krsna!!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

All glories to your lotus feet Hare Krishna GURUDEVA Pleace accept my humble obesciences

HpS - Licorice feet.


Hare krishna Gurudeva ,

Yes maharaja we can skype let me know when so i can get online

whats you user name ?

Haribol

Juank

HpS - ASA --- Foggy brains and shaking canes, what can we do in this world. You are on our Contact's list? If no, then send a request "hanumatpresaka.swami".

11/02/15  Haribol Guru Maharaja!  Kindly accept all respects and prayers for your spiritual and physical health.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Having checked with the Board, ISKON Sac.re lecture dates- from April to end of the year, all dates available for your visit(s) with exception of Memorial Day weekend and the Sat b 4 Ratha Yatra we don't have a program as many devotees go to San Fran the day b 4.

Dave P. and me will likely visit grandchildren in Colorado and So.Cal sometime during Summer vacation, but no dates set yet.   Anyway, You may stay as long as you like on each trip.    I could suggest dates.  However, since they are all available, that doesn't make much sense. We can help with plane tickets and have Cherrios ready for Monkey and Piggy when they arrive.

Re. your request for photos.  I've requested Prabhu take care of that since he will do it better than me.   I hope they will be sent this week.   Wait 'til you see how beautiful Radha-Gopinatha are. Takes your breath away!!  That's it for now.  ps... (We can do mid week home programs as well.)    yus,    Kalindi Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA -  -  AgtSP.  Paoho.   As far as we can tell, with

our limited forsight. We get to USA about 1st week of April, and then sit down after three months of travel and see if Brother Ass is going to travel anymore at all. If he does we are like committed to like visiting, like Nrsmha-caturday, like 20th May. So, may be we just stumble on forward to the foothhills of the Sierras.

[You can't take IT with you, but you can take Them with you, no?]

Wating for photos!

Hare Krishna, 

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

First month completed with success. I am still commuting on my bike regularly as I am allowing the brahmacaris to use my vehicle for their programs and other needs. That has been a little bitter sweet. I'm very happy that I can use a portion of my income to allow the devotees to be able to execute their service more conveniently. But, my body is getting tired! Last week I didn't make it to the morning program on the weekends due to lack of strength, and lack of sleep. The little studio I currently live in is surrounded by other tenants that enjoy staying up late and being loud on the weekends. I stayed at the temple all day this Sunday to try and do a little more service since I missed out last week.

HpS - What about sleeping (zzzzzzzzz) at the Temple on the weekends?

I have been working mostly with the brahmacari/ashram leader in regards to my seva/sadhana. Tushta Prabhu is often very engaged, so it is more practicle to work with Vinoda. My first 6 month letter of recomendation will probably be a combination from both of them. I have also spoken with the two of them and am trying to rearrange my situation so that I can vacate my current studio and live in the temple. I'm praying that it happens easily and very quickly! 

Japa has been good. There were two days this month that I did not complete my rounds and had to make up later. But in contrast I'm chanting more of my rounds in the morning. There is a very clear, distinguishable difference in quality when chanting during brahma muhurta vs any other time of the day! Harinam is still going on minimum once a week nicely.  

I have found a PDF version of Waves of Devotion. I am still going through and studying NOD, and have just started using WOD as a guide. This is certainly providing a lot of good topics of discussion. Srimad Bhagavatam reading is also posing good questions and good realizations. Most recently we are trying to discern if some of the words are just beautiful poetry or exact science. Right now we are in canto 2 chapter 10 wherein the Lord is creating all things (specifically sense organs) by his own desire. He desired to speak and taste, so he create the tongue. He desired to feel, so he created the skin. But then it sages that due to the desire of the great sages' desire to hear, the Lord then created the ears for hearing. Is it to be understood that the sages' desire to hear was the impetus for the creation of the ears and that their desire came before the Lord desired to hear (although I also understand that there was no chronological point in "time" when any of these things came into creation)?

HpS - Details, no?   Require detailed study. Of course, each day when we wake up we have to "recreate" the three worlds in our own bodies, no?   So, we can exam it then also.   Our body is an echo of Brahmaloka, Svargaloka, Go Go Goloka!

I'm learning that I have a tendancy to be meticulous and analytical when it comes to studying sastra (maybe that's a bad thing?).

HpS - If you are using to find artificial reasons not to surrender to Krsna it is bad. Otherwise, that is how we become Uttama adhikaris, developing our logic, but Jesus Christ is the "logos", so our analaysis has to be PERSONAL, no?

Another example is that in NOD is [it] says explicitly that we should worship banyan trees and Lord Ganesha. But it is my understanding that we are not neglecting them with our current ISKCON practice as given to us by Srila Prabhupada. I suppose I'm just anxious to find more in sastra that confirms my understanding. 

HpS - Look at Dhanurdara Swami's comments. I think he makes some points about this!

I was reading Srimad Bhagavatam on my phone through causelessmercy.com. But I recently dropped my phone and cracked my screen all over, making it slightly difficult to read. I'll be just purchasing a set of SB for my own reading and studying. 

Anxiously awaiting any advice/instruction.

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Adrian

HpS - Very nice to hear from you!!   Very, very nice.  You seem to be better off than you every have before. Any news from Utah or The Rebecca???
The Temple class SB is on the same topic?