Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and sri gaura nitai 

Hare Krishna guru maharaja

I hope you're well, my letter is anonymous this time, I do it for one reasons.

So no one will be offended and will not disturb the mind of any spiritual brother, and my mind. Gurudeva I respectfully write this, and I hope you can understand me and guide. 

I am a disciple of you, I have a quiet spiritual life, with ups and downs like everyone else, but always conscious of Krsna, chant my 16 rounds and follow my principles, I have consistently sadhu sanga with some friends and devotees who visit the temple often, I am almost 10 years in this beautiful movement Srila Prabhupada, I've always been a calm and quiet person, I never like to be popular, or destacar in any activity in the temple, whenever my services were in love and selflessness, always follow all the devotees of senior devotee to new bhaktas, for me was always the same respect, At first it was difficult to adjust to some people, the yatra is a little strange, people talk a lot of other, inventing things, speaking ill of one for the other, and honestly I was raised differently, my education and values family is completely based on otherwise, often cry  for this situation, but my faith and love for Krishna were provided are larger, and ignore all these situations.

and I was always conscious of Krsna, I always stood my ground, always follow your advice, and so I could get where I am now in my spiritual life. I lived every stage of these years with my strong faith, I have gone through many stages in my spiritual life, beautiful moments,  difficult times too, I've state of bride, with devotee, and not to result in anything, by that currently devotees make what they want and already nobody wants commitments, my best friend's devotees, became distant people, I think it bothers them my personality or my life, I have good economic and spend little time I realize that it makes them uncomfortable, my parents have always given me the best, and I really like  study, be presentable and more, apparently my friends and other people that are uncomfortable, but I do not understand why this situation ever happened, by the grace of Krsna, I have had the privilege of meeting other yatras outside my country too.

I told you a little about my life for my yatra, which a lot has happened and I'm still present in this beautiful movement, but you know, since almost my 30 years old, I realize that there are things that do not make me completely happy, I'm happy when I go to the temple, I see the deities, but then I feel uncomfortable. I struggle more with my mind, and feel not good in my yatra, for which I am grateful to be received at the house of Srila Prabhupada, I love being a devotee of Krishna, I love to  sadhu sanga with all the difficulties and moments that are not pleasant to me.

but I'm at a point where I wonder how I can feel better? Krishna and the rounds are my only friends, why I keep standing firm, but you know this is a bit strong to say and every time I think about it I apologize to Krishna, there are people who are not devotees of Krishna (Karmis), which behave much better and politely that some devotees and this causes me a big impression, I know very well that I'm not perfect, nobody is perfect and does not judge anyone, and I have never discussed with anyone but you now. My question to you is, if I do not feel good in a place where I wanted help with my services, and which took nearly ten years and have never seen a change good for the yatra,  I can find a new yatra where I can feel comfortable, maybe not 100%, because there are conflicts everywhere, but perhaps feel that beautiful temple to feel like my home.

 what you think, you guru maharaja my current situation? I feel bad for having these feelings, I hope you do not feel offended by my letter, and I hope to help more devotees sit well with your response.

what advice you give me, and that guidance would be best in this situation?

Gurudeva Thanks, and sorry for the extended menu.
excuse my bad English and thank you very much for being my guide, thanks to my family, Krishna, Srila Prabhupada, and thanks to you, I have my active spiritual life.

says goodbye, your eternal servant.

Haribooool

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP. Thank you for you English. It is 97%  comprehensible. You question is a big question and it is not answered in a brief letter. One thing is that to give detailed advice we have to know details of the situation, and that is not so easy unless we live in the situation also.

So first suggestion is that you should talk about this with local devotees, people.

Second is SB 5.18.12. Sometimes karmis, jnanis, yogis appear to have good qualities, but put them in the same situation as devotees and you see that these are only superficially good qualities.

Another thing is that ISKCON is not the only religious community on earth. So  we can find people who are devotees from other religious groups also who can have good qualities, but if start to participate in their community like you are participating in ISKCON then you will see the same problems.

This is the material world. When Srila Prabhupada was asked by a reporter in Berkeley, "are there problems in you temples?", Srila Prabhupada said that, "this is the material world. There are problems everywhere". Even when KRSNA was personally present in VRNDAVANA there were demons coming and cause MISCARRIAGES for the girls!

You Yatra is not Vrndavana and Krsna is not personally present, no? So we can expect problems. They push us to get out of this place.

Best change of Yatra is to go back home, back to Godhead.

Soooo.... Yes, always look for better association. Preach to people who are in a lower situation if you can and if they don't want to listen then show a good example.

Don't expect perfection. Look for Yatra, within your Yatra, of nice people.

I see sooooo many problems in ISKCON, with devotees my age. I try to correct them, work with devotees like you.

Keep giving us your association through this Blog! This is a Yatra.

AGTSP!!!  Write again as you need to! We will try to help as we can!!!

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva
Please, accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I hope you're fine, I wish your sankirtana is best than ever and your health is good.

It's gong to be wonderfull to have your association this summer I hope I can serve you as I did in your last trip. My life is going fine, reading quite a lot.

This year I've finished The Mahabharata, the Srimad Bhagavatam's first two cantos, I read the Bhagavad Gita for a second time and I'm currently reading the Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila and the Light of the Bhagavatam when I travel by bus.

Reading means to me that I have time for doing it, and when I have time, it means tha something in my life is running well and this feeling pervades the rest of my activities, becoming a virtuous circle. Hopefully I can keep it, it's so delicate!

Do you think that knowledge and conviction travels the same path? In which way do knowledge increases willpower? Is this only my perception or it happens effectively? 

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP!!!  Try these answers:
https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/1/2/7
https://www.vedabase.com/en/bg/10/11  

In the beginning we can develop knowledge, knowledge with wisdom and act on that with conviction, but as soon as we get a little connection to devotional service, chanting, service the Diety, buy things for the Deity, then knowledge, wisdom, will automatically come from that more and more.
The first result of Dev. Ser. is freedoms from distress. Then everything becomes harmonius, auspicious... then... 

The readings have raised a number of questions, actually. But one of the most persistent have to do with our perception of Lord Govinda: Is the impersonal Brahman perceptible through our senses? Is Paramatma, the partial manifestation, who enables the perception of impersonal aspect? How, do the three aspects of the Absolute Truth are present in chanting the Holy Name?

HpS - Once upon a time a man named Jose (whose wife was named Maria, and who also happened to be a carpenter) moved to another country. This happend long ago in a different universe, but one very similar to ours.
When he got to the country he found the people were honest, the economy was good, religious life was practiced in many churches, people looked forward to life and even death with no fear. They wanted to learn.

After living in the city for some time he was noticed for his ability and sincerity and was asked by some friends if he would like to work on a project doing civic design. He said, "Yes", and very soon was even in meetings with the King whom he had heard of earlier and even seen in events. As he expected it was the character of the King that generated all the effects that he had seen in the Kingdom, but now he got to see him and know him in detail.

Then, one day after one meeting, the King approached him, they had already been formally introduced and even made exchanges during meetings, but now the King asked him, "Sr. Jose, you are from Alderbran, right?"

"Yes, your majesty"

"Do you have and aunt named, Lucinda?"

"Yes, your Majesty"

"Ho, ho, ho! We are cousins, and please stop calling me, "Your Majesty". Alf, will do. Do you have a moment, can you come for lunch with me today? Maybe you will invite me and Maharani to lunch in a few days"

Do you see Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavam realization? Are your questions answered by this?         Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
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Next year, we are going to live in Chosica. The Lord has allowed me to make arrangements to come to Lima to teach classes only two days a week dedicating the remaining time to devotional service. He is very generous with us, despite being so foolish and stupid. We are excited about this change of circumstances. I've started the online Disciple's course given by Param padam prabhu, today I had my second class. We met through a Google video conference provider. The course is interesting and, despite being a course online, he is very helpful with us for the understanding of all the issues discussed.This online sessions are complemented with further readings and forum written discussions, very similar to what I've seen in this kind of virtual academic activities at the university. NIMSAR's idea is to entrust me the the dictation of this course in a future, now that is mandatory for the first iniciation. I hope to have better conclusions later. 

I say goodbye to you, hoping not to bother with my inquiries.

Haribolo Guru Maharaja.

Your servant

Bhakta Germán

HpS - Thank you very much. All respects to your good wife also! !     !

Hare Krsna beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP 

PAMHO ¡¡

 I hope this meets U in really good health ¡¡¡¡

Our Sadhana is ok fixed in mangala artik, 16 rounds daily, our reading MUST improve ¡¡¡ But the new BV semester will help a lot ¡¡¡ 

Our life has changed a lot, we are not in charge of pujari anymore but we have service as pujari in wilson, also we go to chosica once a month, but we guess that on December we will go all Saturdays due to on January we will go the ASA TOUR ¡¡¡ and will be absent for two months ¡¡¡

We continue helping Jagad Guru for the Latin American Congress in Education ¡¡¡ we like really like the meetings and the group we work with ¡¡¡

Being in a relationship is really nice we learn a lot from each other, specially to be tolerant, and symphatetic. For me is a new service. I try to do it with patience and dedication. We as ladies  protect them  and get strong by being chaste right Gurudeva?? What else can I do to help him???

 HpS - ASA - Well, AgtSP!     Paoho....  You are (almost) Bhakti-vaibhvin, no? So, what have you learned practically about Stri-dharma in your studies? Starting from Upadesamrta, NOD, BG, Isopanisad, SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: Canto One, Canto Two ... Three...  Where are there good instructions how to execute your Dharma.
Everyone is waiting for your answer!
 

It is really nice try to do service together. On Govardhana puja we did service in pujari and the whole festival was really nice ¡¡¡ NBD has so many good qualities that is very easy and natural for us to serve him. But we have a lot of challenges to face also.  However we know that by putting Krsna in the center, worshiping the deitiy and being fixed on Sadhana everything will be all right. Please Gurudeva any further advice may U have???

ASA - Same as above to start with, no?

Tomorrow is Ratha Yatra ¡¡¡¡¡¡ uffffff many many devotees specially young devotees made a lot of effort to carry on with this festival ¡¡¡

We hope that Lord Jagannatha may be at least a little please with us ¡¡

JAYA JAGANNATHA ¡¡¡

We are attaching also one picture from Rama Vijaya we did the flower dress for Sita (the small one)

Thank u for your daily associaton ¡¡

Trying to be your disiciple [disciple] '0'

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA -  We add some Rathayatra photos. It is very special chance to go from Vaidhi-bhakti to Raganuaga Bakti to even Vraja-bhakti in the mood of Radharani. Pull Then back to Vraja.
CC Madhya 13.120-133. Then Lord Jagannatha is in Vrndavana for two weeks or more after the Rathayatra, so Wilson will be Vraja for two weeks. Prabhupada requested a festival every day during this time and then a return Rathayatra. You could take little Deities back. If we try to arrange all these festivals Laksmi Devi will help us.

Remstadh the Arab lived in a house by the sea.
He worked in the town called Bar-lay-lee-ya, and sold bananas and tea.
Ginger and anise were among the teas he ground thrice, no caffeine in the powders he sold.

Each day to the Temple the worship was simple, with music and dancing galore.
The mercy of Gaura-Nitai filled their hymns and their capers; and the
storys of Kaviraja Goswami quelled their minds.

KRSNA IS WAITING FOR US TO HURRY UP AND BECOME CLEAN SO WE CAN JOIN THE NEXT PROJECT HE HAS IN MIND.

VAIKUNTHA IS LIKE A DISNEYLAND ONLY 7% COMPLETED.

All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
All Glories to all devotees!
All Glories to you!

Hare Krsna Maharaj, please accept my sincere obeisances at your lotus feet, I hope this find you in a veeeeeeeery good health. 

Camila-21years old- Chile/Argentina 

I do not know how much time has passed since the last time I wrote to you, and the last time that I did, was for private message...also I don't know if you published the letter... But really, doesn't matter too much. 
Well, I want to tell you, that We're chanting everyday our 16 rounds, they aren't good, but I know that if I still fixed at my japa bead, the taste will come...but always praying for that.. Also We decided to adorate deities, their names are : <img alt="heart" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png" title="heart" width="23" />NITAY GOURA SUNDAR<img alt="heart" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png" title="heart" width="23" />(BhaktiMarg Swami puts their names). (Enclosed in this letter a picture of them). In the morning I attend them :)))))))) ...is so beautiful, I'm really happy...I wanted this for so long. 
We're not doing any "formal service" for now (in the temple), but soon I will. 
In the other side, in my "normal" life I'm attending to classes of Contrabass/Double bass, music is everything. <img alt="heart" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png" title="heart" width="23" />

Many things were around in my head after the letter that I wrote. And the answer that you gave me ... my poor intelligence would not let me fully understand your advice and instruction, I turned to Abhimanyu Das, who is like my older brother, and he tried to show me what you meant. I don't know really if I'm ready to get married (formally), I'm always doing things in the wrong way...I'm not able to live in the temple, I see that sometimes devotees do that so easily, and I saw that isn't for me.. is that bad? I'm in the lowest position for that? 
The relationship that I'm keeping now, is so beautiful, We're worshiping the deities, reading about krsna, chanting our rounds...my spiritual life has become more stable. Maybe I'm the kind of person that needs to have someone next...

 I don't know how this affect my relationship with you, the person who I feel and know that is my Guru, my Spiritual Master. ¿Do you want to me to do something? ¿How can I sincerely serve you? I'm such a fallen soul, always making mistaken, one after another... The only thing that keeps always in my mind is: Attach to the chant of your japa. 

Well, This letter is TOO long, PLEASE EXCUSE ME for that, I wanted to make it short, but I couldn't ... Excuse my bad english.
¨Please accept again my sincere obeisances. 

¡All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HpS - AGTSP paoho. Thank you for the letter. It is nice to hear from you. We all like you. Who is your male associate? Does he have a name? Our best wishes to him also.
In Kali-yuga there is no other way for spiritual advancement than chanting of the Holy Names. Of we should first chant the Pancha-tattva mantra and by the interaction of the mercy of these five Acharyas we can get free from offenses and then chant the Hare Krsna mantra in ecstacy.
Santa-rasa is the first level of service. It means detachment from matter and attachment to Krsna. Material attachement basically means the four sinful activities, illicit sex, intoxication. . . We use these to have a Rasa with our senses so we can turn our back on Krsna.

How terrible!!!

So, we have to chant and try to give up the four sinful activities. If we engage in them we will see that they make us poor stupid and greedy. Krsna never suggests anything impractical.

O.K?

Aim toward chanting Holy Names with partner, devotees, self and following 4-principles strictly, then you will understand how to have a superior relationship with partner, family, devotees, countrymen... Mmmmmm! Go to Goloka!
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Por favor acepte mis mas humildes y respetuosas reverencias

Todas las glorias a srila prabhupada.

Querido gurudeva disculpé mis ofensas por ser tan negligente en mis votos , a pasado tiempo que no le escribía pero siempre lo llevo en mi corazón , pase tiempo sin terminar las rondas pero ahora estoy cantando las 16 , debido al excesivo trabajo fui negligente al querer hacer mas de lo que no podía ,ahora estoy mas trankilo y puedo cantar mejor , mi esposa esta embarazada y esperamos un niño esta pronosticado su nacimiento para el 25 de diciembre nos gustaría que usted le de el nombre a nuestro hijo. Att su aspirante a sirviente Gadadhar Gosai das

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. [translate.google.com] Chanting 16-enthusiastic rounds is a personal sacrifice we have promised to offer to Krsna. It is like someone promising to bring you water every day but then not bringing it. Krsna wants our service and He demands our service.

Yes, we have accidental falldowns like Ajamil or even intentional neglect like Maharaja Bharata, but then Krsna shakes us and wakes us up. Did you keep a record of how many rounds you have missed? If not make a good estimate and gradually chant extra rounds each day to recover your promise to Krsna. He will appreciate it very much.
Without chanting enthusiastic rounds daily we have become like Duryodhana more and more. He worked very hard but it created a problem for Krsna.
O.K.
Falldowns happen, but then let's get back up in a glorious fashion. You know how many people need Krsna. Their lives are hell and because of ignorance they try to solve the problem by making it worse. You know this better than me.

Thank you so much for the letter. Please send us more news. You have a lot of work to do.

Kasisvara is a good name, no? He was personal associate of Lord Caitanya. When Lord would go to the Temple he would clear the path for him. Really the first letter of the name should depend on the day of the week the child is born.