Letters to the editor

AGTSP paoho & bw...
We are more mad than all of our readers except one.

It is 3.03PM in the afternoon, Friday the 31st of Ocrtober (Different than October).

We look out our window and it is just ten meters to Medical Center Parkway. Cars are going left and right, and right and left on four lanes. Beyond that is the parking plaza in the back of a lower middle income shopping mall that used to be a big place. The Sushi bar opens for lunch and dinner and the Lobster shop has been closed for three weeks.

It is 43 degrees Fahrenheit (9 degress Centigrade) and the dark, dark, rainey sky stands above like a demon. The wind is snapping and biting like an angry dog on his leash and the bright colored leaves of Autumn are being torn from the tree our yard by its force.

Nice people walk by holding their coats and the Karmis think of Friday night, steak and Red Johnny!

Hare Krsna!

We offered Lord Nrsmha-deva Oat-meal and Split green peas with carrots and celery for lunch; and a pot of milk blended with ripe bananas and walnuts and little mango-drink.

He seems to have survived it.

Brother Ass's feet and legs are about 35-55% swollen. We are working to keep him fit and trim to the very end.

We will go to Nitai-gaurasundara Das home at 7PM and there is regular program there. We all carry the load for the music and by that advance in our skills.
 

We have all the mail answered up to 4-days ago!
We took care of our India Visa!
We met Gary at the Boro Book Warehouse and maybe able to do programs there once a month to meet with all the Dudes that take books from our roadside basket in the future.
So, there are many nice programs. We seem to prioritize well, but now it's time to enjoy life or we will sure have a brain stroke and our donkey in a hole in the ground will tomorrow dwell.

~~~Jung. Santiago. Peru. Tarapota. Maimi. Dr. Samaresh, Rama-giridhari. Dandava. Jayanta (the leaves are bright oranges and go by in real waves >>>>>>!), formerly Francisco, Nanda Baba of BsAs, Japa-prati-jalpa, Radha dasi in England; Yadu Swami; Paramadvaiti Swami; Gorilla King Hanuman; ......

Hari Bolo and we will realize the ecstatic role Nitai-Gauranga have for us!

'O'    `o`    '0'

HARE KRSNA DEAR GURUDEVA,

PAMHO,AGTSP!!!,

WE HOPE YOU ARE FEELING HEALTHY WHEN YOU READ THIS LETTER.

IT IS LONG TIME AGO WE WANTED TO WRITTE YOU TO TELL YOU THE NEWS.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE NOW BHAKTI VRKSA PROGRAM EVERY SATURDAY AT HOME (ONCE A MONTH IN THE TEMPLE), IN COOPERATION WITH BHAKTIN ANNA WHO LEADS BV GROUPS FOR MADRID TEMPLE. WE ARE QUITE INSPIRED TO DO THIS ( WE HAVE SOME IDEAS TO DEVELOPE IT).<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

I (SANANDA DD) WILL JUST BE PART OF THE DEVOTEE CARE TEAMS (I WILL NOT LEAD IT ANYMORE, DUE TO SOME HEALTH ADJUSTMENTS I NEED TO DO). WE HAVE NOW TWO GROUPS FOR DEVOTEE CARE (MADRID AND SPAIN) IT IS SO NICE. THIS SERVICE MAKES VERY,VERY HAPPY.

WE ARE WRITTING OUR ESSAY FOR THE FIRST CANTO, IS THE LAST THING TO FINISH IT ( EXAM AND PRESENTATION WAS OK, WE THINK).

APART FROM THIS WE ARE ALLWAYS READY TO HELP IN OTHER TEMPLE ACTIVITIES, SUCH DEITY WORSHIP, SOMETIMES GIVING CLASS, CLEANING...ETC, AS MUCH AS OUR ENERGY AND OTHER RESPONSABILITIES ALLOW US TO DO.

I JUST WONDER IF THIS PLAN IS SATISFAYING TO YOU, FOR  PLEASING YOU IS OUR DEEP WISH.WHAT DO YOU WANT? I OFTEN FEEL LIKE A BLIND PERSON TRYING TO HIT THE DARTBOARD, I WISH TO BECOME A SIMPLE DISCIPLE THAT IS ALL. PLEASE GUIDE US.

YOUR ETERNAL SERVANT

BHADRA VD & SANANDA DD

HpS = ASA - Jaya! AGTSP . . . We just want Srila Prabhupada to be happy, and that way it goes back Krsna in Vrndava with all the Vrajavasis, and all They want is two more ducks to decorate and play with them in  Radha-kunda.

So the first requirement is too escape from The Witches Castle.

Ask yourself: How is my Sanga and job and religion helping me to follow the four regs? Have I given up smoking Havana's and a box of Dutch Chocolates each night before I go to bed, forever?  It sounds like you are living like a Brahmana, but Goswami life is still up ahead.

You have to be a part of a practical plan such as: On the third of November we meet with the planning counsel of Madrid to organize this festival which we know will attract this many people and we will educate them like this!

Have you got that situation yet?

Hare Krishna Maharaja, please receive my humble obeisance, all the glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope that when you receive this letter you are well and receiving all the blessings of Krishna.
Here I'm fine and trying to make my rounds every day with enthusiasm with the help of Krishna. Yesterday I was in a class in Dandava´s house, the next friday we will go to a village near Aranjuez for a Bhakti Vriksha meeting and on Saturday I´ll go to Ciudad Real which is to 150 km from here, with Dandava, Carcika and maybe more devotees because Dandava is going to give a conference there to people that we still don´t know but sure it will be great. So this week is being very intensive.

A few weeks ago Dandava Prabhu told me about buying a japa mala and send it to you to Tennessee. Please forgive me because I still haven´t sent it. I thought it would be easy to get a Japa Mala Japa here in Madrid but in the temple there are only very small Malas so I bought one online at an internet shop called Krishna Store. I'm still waiting it because shipping is shipped from India and takes a time. I hope it gets soon and as soon as it gets i´ll send it to you by express mail.

I´d like to ask you a question. May I chant please your Pranama Mantra before the rounds. If you give me permission I would like to do it.

Is Japajoe working in this moment? Sometimes I use to connect but there are not devotees connected. Please let me know when I can enjoy Japajoe.

Thank you very much in advance. Please forgive me for my English. Greetings from Madrid.

Your servant

Jacobo.

HpS - AGTSP - paoho. Your position seems wonderful. Anyone who can follow these four regulative principles is going to have a life 40-times better than the common modern man. Then you are chanting Hari-nam. This will remove sinful reactions from the core of your heart and lead you to have good vision of Krsna and His abode.

We have a long way to go to get out of the material world completely and ... then... we can progress more and more to Vaikuntha, Ayodhya, Dvaraka, Vrndavan, Rasa-lila...

You standard from you last letter seemed ALMOST perfect.

1) Yes, if we fall behind in our 16-rounds then we can make them up the next day. You have to be completely strict about this. Of course, if you are in a hospital in a coma then we will accept that you don't have to chant 16-rounds on that day.

2) In the Nectar of Instruction, Upadesamrta, and other places Srila Prabhupada, makes it clear, the Parampara makes it clear, that getting up for Brahma-muhurta is a REQUIREMENT for being in this movement. Did not The Dandva Das or Yadu Swami or others tel you this? Hmmmmm. Maybe the devil has established a beach-head in Madrid!

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Next he will be promoting chocolate!

Solve this problem, soldier! Even Krsna, would leave Rukmni in bed and get up for Mangala-arati, Brahma-muhurta (1-1/2 hours to 45 minutes before dawn). This world has been created by God so that we can use it for self realization. If sleep during Brahma-muhurta we will realize a consciousness that will make us take birth as rats in Vrndavana in our next life. Yes, we will be in Vrndavana but we won't be ready for Hari-nama diksa yet.

Send us a report on you fight with the Witch.

Hare Krishna Maharaja, please receive my humble obeisance, all the glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Dear Maharaja I hope when you receive this letter you are well and receiving all the blessings of Krishna.

First I will like to apologize for not writing before. I wrote a letter to Monkey Warrior on May this year. On that letter I shared my desire of seeking refugee on you as my Guru and if it is the desire of Krishna to receive Initiation.

HpS - AGTSP - Paoho. Sorry it has taken us 2-weeks to answer this letter! You have another so we will look at this one and get to the other. After our North America trip and three festivals here one after another we are pretty much back tto a sane work load so we should be able to answer letters more rapidly.

You recommended for me to read the Guru Tattva and give you my opinion about it. I had read the Guru Tattva and I will like to share with you some things.

Last weekend I met with my two Siksa Gurus, Yadunandana Swami and Dandava Prabhu. They told me about the possibility of receiving Initiation from you through the person of Yadunandana Swami. I am not sure if this will happen; since it is a matter that Krishna and you will decide.  In any case, it is something that has gave me a lot of happiness and has fulfilled me with motivation and strength to continue developing my sadhana. Thank you very much.

Three weeks ago I had the mercy of participating in the course for disciples imparted by Yadunandana Swami. It was a very important course for me since it made me realize about the importance and the seriousness of take refuge in a Guru. It also helped me to develop more attachment and admiration towards Srila Prabhupada. I have no doubts to recognize Srila Prabhupada like the Founder Acarya of ISCKON and the main Siksa guru. I had read his books and currently I am still reading the Bhagavad Gita when I go to classes with Dandava Prabhu, almost every week. I also accept the GBC like the most important authority in ISCKON.

I have been following the four regulative principles for some years and I have been chanting the 16 rounds since November 2013. Before this date I was chanting rounds daily but not always  16. I am currently singing at least 16 rounds a day and still following the four regulative principles but, in some occcasions during this year (maybe 4 or 5 times) I have not been able to reach the 16 rounds during some days (3, 4 ó 5). Nevertheless in other occasions I have chanted more than 20 rounds a day. I had shared this matter with Yadunandana Swami, he said that the days I completed more rounds can be considered for those days that I was no able to finish my rounds.

Regards to the Brahma muhurta, currently I wake up at 7:30 am, I chant some rounds and I offer breakfast to the Deities before going to work. I know I should be able to wake up before; at the moment it is my objective. I know I need to change some of my daily routines and go to bed earlier.  At home I do not do the Mangal Artik.  However I always participat in the Mangal Artik when I visit Nueva Vrajamandala. I enjoyed it very.

Two weeks ago I went to Nueva Vrajamandala to do service in the meeting of ISCKON leaders and I felt very lucky to be there next to big personalities. I was very much thankful to Krishna for the opportunity.

Last week I also went to Nueva Vrajamandala for the Course of Devotte Care that was imparted by Yadunandana Swami and Partha Prabhu. It was a very interesting course and I hope to put what I learned into practice.

Currently I´m still collaborating with the Bhaktivedanta Studies Institute and the Temple of Madrid doing the advertising and designs.  I'm also going practically every Sunday at Temple Madrid where I participate whenever I can in the Harinam and do the cleaning of the Temple after the program.

I would like to thank you with all my heart for your interest in my Initiation. In the future, I hope to hold firm in the service to Krishna through the service to my Guru and to Srila Prabhupada and be an instrument to expand Krishna consciousness.

I hope to have the mercy of chanting rounds soon with you and the devotees in the Japajoe.

Thank you very much. Greetings

HpS - o.k let's look at your more recent letter.

hare krsna maharaj,pamho,
IIT B did not access to the journal, but a friend of ours in LOUISIANA STATE university, got it for us.
paper sent to you NIOS id

http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/4640

do u have gmail id?, by that (drive.google.com) you can easily just write Articles you need for you research.
regards,
horse

HpS - AGTSP! Thank you so much! We got the article in our Yahoo account. It will help so, so much! Thank you. We answered with copy to your friend.
Why not just write on our computer?

AGTSP
Paoho

Our brother in Seattle sent this too us. It's very sweet.

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(Irish Luck - Remember to send it back!)

I want this back. It DOES work.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.

There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.  

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 

'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'

'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.

'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.

'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.  

'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted

Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. 



Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin. 

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill ... His son's name?

Sir Winston Churchill 

Someone once said: 
What goes around comes around.  
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

It's National Friendship Week. Send this to everyone you consider A FRIEND.

Pass this on and brighten some ones day.

AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: 
I hope it works...
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
And may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead..


OK, this is what you have to do... Send this to all of your friends.
But - you HAVE to send this within 1 hour from when you open it!
Now.....Make A wish!! I hope you made your wish!

Now then, if you send to:
1 person --- your wish will be granted in 1 year
3 people --- 6 months
5 people --- 3 months
6 people --- 1 month
7 people --- 2 weeks
8 people --- 1 week
9 people --- 5 days
10 people --- 3 days
12 people --- 2 days
15 people --- 1 day

20 people --- 3 hours

If you delete this after you read it, you will have 1 year of bad luck!
But, if you send it to 2 of your friends, you will automatically have 3 years good luck!!!