Letters to the editor

Please accept my humble obeisances dear gurudeva.
All glories to Sri Sri Adi Gaura Nitai! All glories to Srila Prabhupada
How is your health?

ASA - Common question.   We answer it often. Basically it is good. We have bee having stomach pains for few days but honoring a lot od yogurt prasadam seems to have reduced them Everyone has these situations.   Of course, our Donkey is 67-years old so he is starting to diminish. That is good.  We will have another.   Only hope that it is in the shadow of Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet.   ISKCON>

I feel very good for many things. One of them because I can be on japa joe again, taking your wonderful and merciful association which inspires me a lot. Really.
There are many changes in my life now. I moved to the temple and I'm living here with bramacarinis (very good devotees with a lot of cualities) more than 2 months ago and I will stay till I go to Mayapur on November. This has been my challenge before I left and as any challenge, Krsna test us all the time. Specially our false ego. But anyway, I can learn a lot about myself all the time. Devotees helps us to do it and even sometimes hurts I'm very grateful for that because they help me to see my faults, my attachments and then I can realize what is what I have to improve. 

Studying BG opened my mind very much. I can realize one thing about my obstacles: everything is related with my false ego. Whatever bother me is because of this. If everything is being controlled by Krsna, why should be there something to bother me? So, I can to be rational and understand this but sometimes my feelings are very influenced by my mind and to deal with any situation may take me few hours till I deal well with my mind . My question is If I try to let go all these feelings, thoughts and disagreements, Is this detachment? Or, How far one should let them go and not involve oneself knowing that our service is not to correct others? not see their faults but faults in ourselves...?

On the other hand I remembered that you told me what we are doing is karma-misra-bhakti yoga, but I understood karma yoga as to follow varna-asram-dharma which is imposible in Kali yuga. (at least varna because we are lees that sudras). And those who usually has followed their dharma as ksatryas, sudras, brahmanas or vaisyas were very advanced and commited men with very high principles which doesn't exist now. We have only the tendencies but nothing more. So, according to my understanding, We could say that we are doing bhakti yoga contaminated with material desires? Is that a good meaning? I would like to learn more about varna-asrama-dharma. I think is a very interenting topic.

I know you like to know news about this yatra but I don't know so much.. The most important thing is that the authorities is changing from now till the end of this year.

I'm glad that you will be in India from February to May. It would be such mercy being there with you guru maharaja. We could make a short film or something. (Thank you again for bring me the camera. It's a good one.)

Please guru maharaja, tell me what can I do for pleasing you or at least what do you expect from me?

your servant...

who has much affection to you, 

Bhaktin Belen

ASA - One devotee commented to Prabhupada that all of the devotees in the Western world were Sudra, and Prabhupada said like, "Yes, but there are tendencies."

We just read it in the Gita purport that Srila Prabhupada says that at first we are attached to a certain kind of service: Be a Mother, be a King ... Art ...   Yes, karma-misra-bhakti-yoga is materially contaminated Bhakti yoga.   But we know the goal. We see it in intense Kirtans, Srila Prabhupada's association - pure love of the Gopis, Vraja vasi.      But we are still attached to our mode of working.  ​Arjuna can give up the fruits of the battle. Duryodhana cannot, but Arjuna is still acting like one attached to the MODE of working.  Later when the intellectual understanding is strong we can do a service even if it is contary to our Karma.

Then our connection becomes meditating on Krsna all the time and finally just purifying our motives.

You are a lady. That has not disappeared in Kali yuga, so that is part of your Karma yoga.  If you are advanced to pure Bhakti yoga you don't have to adjust your Karma, Jnana or Dhayana.    They just follow automatically.

O.K?     Follow the process. Krsna will give us intelligence how to relate to other devotees. Some are 50% crazy so we have to become expert at avoiding their crazy moments and being friendly with their sane aspects.

We will be in BsAs in a few days. January.

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga y a su sankirtana eterno

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj, PAMHO, estámos en Perú - Puno, después de una Marathon en Bolivia organizado por P. Maturesha y P. Jagadbandu, fué inolvidable y hermoso  tener la asociación de buenos devotos sankirtaneros, 8 chicos pocas chicas , clases de sankirtana de p. jagadbandu reestableció mi fé en sankirtana y de tratar de incluirnos en el rasa del sankirtana  quedé último lugar jejeje lo siento fuí muy floja, mi hermano burro base 30 años se sentía muy cansado física y mentalmente, llevamos viajando desde febrero y quedando poco tiempo en un lugar y pensé en algún momento volver al lado de mi padre para tomarme un descanso y hacer otras cosas, la mente está atacando mucho por preocupación del cuerpo pero como soy muy indecisa me repongo y digo que tengo que cumplir al menos este año en seguir viajando. Gurudeva, perdone mi falta de madurez.

Por otra parte P. Gadai Gauranga quedó 2do lugar y P. Adveita Thakura 1er lugar en la marathon, tanta energía que tienen para hacer sankirtana mis hermanos espirituales siempre me inspiran, y yo lamento mucho tener este cuerpo de mujer y ésta mente!!!, pero ahí estámos dando libros en las calles, moriremos en el campo de batalla que mejor que dar la energía al sankirtana que entregarnos en la vida material.  

Ahora en Puno, estamos recuperando fuerzas, tuve que ir al doctor nada grave, espalda y cintura mucho mejor, un poco de ejercicios para este cuerpo oxidado, y hatha yoga y descanso, menos horas de sankirtana pero ya reponiendonos para entrar a bolivia nuevamente y hacer una maha marathon de 20 dias con Gadai Prabhu. También debo decirle que estamos viendo los pasajes a India, una página muy buena y fidedigna donde devotos ya viajaron, ésta semana compraremos el pasaje de sao paulo a delhi India entre 20 de enero al 5 de febrero de 2016 y verlo en india!!!, ufff!!! no paro de meditar en éste viaje con gadai prabhu, gadai es un buen amigo y devoto que dá fuerzas, protección y ayuda espiritual.

Sadhana; 25 rondas (tratando de cumplirlas el mismo día o sino al dia siguiente), 4 principios estrictos no deseamos hijos gurudev, nuestro cuerpo es debil para traer un niño, las silas son nuestro mejor hijo, lectura de la ciencia de la autorrealización (soy muy sinverguenza porque distribuí mucho este libro pero no lo leí) tambien S.B. canto 1 cap. 7 castigo del hijo de drona, mangala artik 5:00am el sol sale muy rápido aquí y aveces nos está ganando, vamos a mejorar esto y 3 gayatris, buena vista de la casa de nuestro amigo percy; lago, sol, luna, estrellas y ovnis filosofamos un poco.

pasatiempo de sankirtana; le diré que los policias ahora se han vuelto nuestros amigos tanto en bolivia y peru y nos dan más libertad para poder entregar el amor de Srila Prabhupada personificado en sus libros y ahora paro a cualquier persona en la calle y no hablo tanto solo le pido donaciones y se llevan en menos de 1 minuto. Muchas gracias querido gurudeva por tratar de incluirme en éste servicio tan hermoso es prema mismo el sankirtan y yo todavia no lo concibo en mi ser tanto amor que srila prabhupada me está dando con sus libros.

Su hija que trata de entender la misión más sublime que dejó Srila Prabhupada

muriendo de a poquito pero feliz... :)

Nadiya Nivasi Dasi 

HpS - ASA ---  !     !    !             Va a India solamente para 15-dias?  20 Enero hast 5 Febrero?

Pienso es cierto que todos que leyen esta Blog son claro en sus mentes que solamente le gusta ayudar Vd en su servicio como pueden.  Ser abierto cambiar su modo de Sankirtan acuerdo de sus abilidades. Sigue lo que Krsna quiere: Morir en lo calles, o recibir y entrenyar otros en un templo etc.​
 

Todas las glorias a Sri Caitanya y Nityananda

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias.

Quisiera comenzar pidiendo una disculpa a usted y a los devotos que puse en ansiedad con mi Situacion personal,

ASA - HpS -- Es un honor ser occupado con su situacion personal. Vd es una buena persona.

. . . es cierto que he tolerado muchas situaciones pero pienso que Krishna me ha puesto aqui por una razon. Mi poca inteligencia me hace dudar cual es mi utilidad. Gurudeva, Solo pido su bendicion para poder rendir mis sentidos y deseos a su servicio. Mi intento por protegerme a mi misma  de las garras de mis deseos es una guerra perdida. Quisiera poder entender cual es el significado real de rendicion al Guru, rendicion a los deseos de Krishna.

Disculpe mi egoismo al tratar de terminar mi servicio en la escuela. He decidido continuar; cancelé mi ticket a India por ahora. Fue una decision impulsiva.  Mi deseo de visitar el Santo Dham sigue vivo, pero quiero hacer lo correcto, estar preparada para ello.

Esta experiencia me mostró que soy muy debil sin Sādhana y el santo nombre. Mi canto de japa ha sido muy desatento ultimamente, estoy regresando a intensificarlo,  tambien mis oraciones.

Gurudeva, perdone a este discipulo que aun no puede levantar los brazos hacia Krishna

solo nos queda la esperanza de que al final Draupadi levanto los brazos

Mis humildes reverencias Guru Maharaja.

Su sirviente,

Govinda Pramodini DD
HpS - ASA -- Eso es su servicio. Cantar 16-rondas entusiastas cada dia y seguir los cuatro principios fuerta mente.  Entonces va a ser tan glorificado como Reina Kunti, Draupadi, Rukmini.....    Todo esta movimiento depende y su fuerza. Con buen Japa y 4-principios es claro, su inteligencia va a ser claro, buen indicacions de libros y consejo de otros, y va a ser bien clar que hacer!​

I think you have been doing well in all your decisions.

Hare Krishna,

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

I'm David Leyton, I'm writing you from Santiago de Chile. how are you and your health Maharaj?

HpS - ASA - Normal

Thanks for your aswers. In the last letter, you told me i should talk to Madan mohan Das about my therapies but i haven't seen him yet.

Sorry maharaj, but i would like to ask you a last question about it. My last therapy was Biosintesis, in this session two therapists analised my inner energy and they look back and interpreted my past lives. One of them told me that i was a Franciscan monk and i took a poverty vow that it is still in effect. How could i know if this is true?, if it was true, How could i finish this vow?

ASA - I don't know. Personally I would be very, very doubtful of such claimed powers as to see into previous lives.   Chant Hare Krsna under Srila Prabhupada's protection and everything nice will follow.

About service, Gita devi dasi is a Bhakti Vriksa Leader and she wants me to run a new Bhakti Vriksa group. We are very happy (My bride-to-be and I) about it because i feel that it is a very important experience to give all that i've learnt to others. Please give me your bleasing for my new step. What would you recommend me to do?

ASA - I don't know what are the requierments to be a Leader, but it sounds O.K. in general. Try it with a clear understanding of the responsibilities between her and a few others and then judge by the results.

Thanks for your patience and for reading my letter.

Haribol!

 ASA - Jaya!!!      Let us​ the results of your Bhakti-vrksa work.

Radhe syam!!!

Agtsp Pamho Dear gurudev

Sorry for the urgent letter everything its going nice in vraj, our visa its getting expired.....so I have to go out of vraj :0( next year.

Today a friend called me to tell me that Bhakti dhira Damodar swami will be giving initiations, so I wanted to ask you if you think it's possible to enter in the fire for the bramin diksa.

As you said before....more responsibilities.....to be prepared. The ceremony will be tomorrow at 8:00am if you are agree even that you know it's a big step for this burro.

Please Send me a short mail to show to maharaj that you are agree as same as paca gaura p.

This is my E-mail xxx  See you tomorrow japa!!!!! Ys Radha Caran

HpS - ASA -   Here is a copy of the letter we have sent to your indicated address with copy to Girivaradhari-gopal Das:

AGTSP

Esteemed Radha-carana Devi Dasi et al,

Of course, please take second initiation tomorrow. You must then contrive to get a printed copy of the Mantras and then some arrangement so that I can pass them to your right ear by telephone.

We had already discussed this along with Girivaradhari's second initiation and Tungavidya Prabhus letter.

Your humble servant,

Hanumatpresaka Swami

AGTSP

AGTSP!    Paoho....  Oink!   Oink!        Whoop!    WHoooPP!

Monkey / Piggy here.

It is getting dark outside.  Traffic on Medical Center Parkway is decreasing.   All the people, rats, in their homes, clubs.  Mode of ignorance starting.

We go to NGD's home a little later tonight because he has some emergency psychotherapy.

7.30PM is our BG class.​

In the Kapi Dhvaja we said we would make a daily report (Guru tattva) of our daily activities this fortnight:

TUESDAY = FMP; Chat with Partha-sarathi Das; Kapi Dhavja; Nap; Gayatri, File Purge; Rama-giri-dhari Das (Harsh); Dr. Samaresh; Daniel (our guest Bhakta); Lunch G-2; Santiago, Argentina Ticket; Blog; WCL (World Classical Literature (We are looking at the fantasy bookshelp in gutenberg.org)); accounting; NGD (Nitai gaurasunara das, evening walk, Radha-Natabara darshan, Lilamrta G-3); home; WCL rest.

WEDNESDAY = Up at 1.30 (Japa writing, reading); FMP; B'fast (lots of yogurt, and home made bread and milk); reading "Good to Great" - Lilamrta' G-1; Nap; Post ASA $$$ to Blog; BG 13-14 (for this evening); Cut Grass; bicycle to Good Will store and Krsna krip, a $65, roller-bag brief case, overnight bag for only $7 with a zipper missing on front pocket!); Hawaii class with Hrd Goswami; Bath; lunch offering (Apple juice and pnut butter and prunes); WCL; Nap; Bath; Blog!

Hare Krsna.   Lot more work to do, but now G-3, Kirtan for Lord Nrs and head to NGD home.  See you at the class.

Thank you so much for all the very nice letters.  It gets very lonely without your association.  We are trying to join the Sankirtan movement!!!