Letters to the editor

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

There are two questions on my mind that i would like to put forward.

First is about the equality of Man and God, such as Srila Prabhupada proposes when he compares a gold particle to the goldmine, or a drop of seawater to the sea. How does that go together with the 50 qualities the jiva has in comparison to the 64 of Lord Krishna?

HpS - ASA - Ahh!  Haww!  (Ray!).   We had the same question. I guess it would mean that we are like Krsna in small amount in the first 50 qualities.

Second is about verse 17.4. It mentions how men in the mode of ignorance worship spirits. Is there any relation here to the red indians, who were worshipping spirits,  or are those more spirits in name only, not really spirits such as disembodied beings but actually they are worshipping heavenly bodies, such as pantheists? I am reluctant to generally accept red indians as people in the mode of ignorance, but that could be a romantic idea because of how they are portrayed in literature.

HpS - ASA - There was one, "red indian" devotee who was my friend. I think his name was Nityanatha Das. He left his body a few years ago. He was describing some regular rituals, austerities, piercing the skin with sticks and hanging on ropes after fasting with drums and chants going on certain days to get a "spirit guide". It sounded, and he agreed that the "spirits" that adopted you may be of many, many different species:

apsaras, kinnaras, bhutas, pretas, kusmandas, viniyakas etc.  A kitten may be adopted by one of many different species of higher life e.g. a horse, cow, man, child.

Thank you for your reply. We like to read your updates on Monkeywarrior. We ourselves are back on the road in our company car, and it is inspiring our Krishna Consciousness, so we are happy with that.

Your insignificant servant,
Raghava Pandit das

HpS - Taxi wala???
We can get adopted by Srila Prabhupada or throug him, Rupa manjari.
 

ASA - Just coming from earlier letter.

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

    Gurudev, Thank you so much for Ruminate and approval of my name for Brahmin diksha, can not express this moment in words.

    This came as a pleasant gift, which will help me to take me forward towards the next step of spiritual life.

    Thank you so much for showing your believe in me and I will not disappoint you for the chance I am given.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Now we have to get practical time for you to sit in a local fire sacrifice and then we give you the SECRET MANTRAS over the telefone!

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet..

ASA - AGTSP, More accurate, "Potatoe feet".
 

    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, Thank you so much.

    As you asked, "Look for Sankirtan Leaders, Partners. Does not have to be an eternal relationship, but practical partnership in Sankirtan".
    (Ref : http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/5401).

    So please guide me, how can i find a Sankirtan Leaders, Partners? Who can be Sankirtan Leaders, Partners? Should they be from Local Temple?
    If they should not be from Local Templ then would you be my Sankirtan Leaders, Partners?

    What is the purpose of Sankirtan Leaders, Partners?

HpS - For example we were working with B. S. Damodara Swami as our Sankirtana leader with Manipuri group and BI. I hope we can always be together under Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet, but as my Sankirtan leader it was a certain arrangement in ISKCON, maybe has eternal aspects.

    Regarding, Ranga-niketana group!! You mean to say, you are stil working with this group,
    URL : http://www.ranganiketan.com/index_files/Home.htm

HpS - I don't remember saying that!     I have not worked with them for many years. I don't know if they even exist and more.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Let's look at your other letter!

Adorado Guru maharaja please accepte my respetuosas eeverencias a sus feets of lotus.

ASA - AGTSP. We have feets of gira-sol by Guru-krpa.

Very thanks for your request. GM. Le envie una carta el 15 de mayo cuando Usted estaba in India. Pudo leerla? Le envie mi reporte del mes de mayo y unas fotos de la danza en el centro cultural. Este mes tuvimos algunos cambios nos mudamis al centro de la ciudad( para mi es casi lo musmo din tener un templo y programas cerca) gopalito se puso mal de un ojito despues k lo deje llorando solo x 20 minutos y lo llevamos al medico.. fue terrible. Me senti tan irresponsable.. quise protegerlo del frio polar pero.el dolor por no estar conmigo ese momento le desvio un ojo. Algumos trato en el hospital eran terribles. estuvimos internados dos dias y cuando salimos s casi escapando senti que nos escapabamos de una carcel.!! Franco busco en internet sobre el tema y un medico naturista ecplicaba que la xsusa es completamente emocional, completamente opuesto a los medicos alopatas que no que no me creian que su ojo se puso adi despues de dicho incidente. Felizmente ahora con ejercicios y mucho amor esta mejorando!! :) es increiblecomo rl cuerpo himano enferma basicamente por causas emocionales. Asi que viajamos a byenos aires a ver al medico y comprar mercancias para venta. And in tha travel your su ojose puso complet good!. Asi k.solo seguimos las indicaciones del medico por internet que son exercises. Sr mama me ayuda tanto a srr mas responsable y tambuen vivir en familia me ayuda tanto a no ser egoista, a pensar no solo en mi buenestar sino en el del otro en todos los aspectos. Para mi intentar ser grjasta ser byena compañera me ayuda a cer mis defectos y a admitirlos me ayda a ser mas humilde. Ver como toleran mis defectos por amor y aprendo mucho. Vivir in Cordoba es para mi como un encurntro conmigo mima . Tuve que ver cosas no resueltas de mi pasado y admitir lo que senti para perdonar entender y dejar ir. Muchos sentimientos encontrados tambien con la maternidad que creo que a toda madre la hace mas sensible aun. Por ahora estoy muy contebra pirque empeza a llevar libros a SP a las personad que me compran en la colecta y voy distribuyendo varios libros!! Me paso algo muy fuerte: le iba llevar un libro a una chica que tenia buen corazon y favorable y me demire en pasar por ella ... cuando fui.. me cuenta su compañera de trabajo que ella habia fallecido por sus dialisis mal hechas..!! No lo podia creer. Es tan inestable todo aqui y uno quiere acomodar las cosas para quedarse..Esto me impulso a llevar todos los los libros de SP conmigo. Ahora estamos esperando el tren. Prabhu Ajit de Manipur me respondio por fin. Lo glorifico en Su vyasa puja GM!!. Cuando supe que Usted estaba en India me alegre tanto! pense en cuando tendremos la bendicion de ir. Espero sea muy pronto!! Que el señor hermoso de ojos de loto lo proteha Mucho. Su dicipula que lo tiene siemore oresente: japa prati jalpa Radha. Le envio una foto de gopalito haciendo como que toca una fkauta viendo el video krsna tocando the flute!!

HpS - ASA --- TlgaSP.  Carta muy bueno. Poco desafio por nuestra cerbrio de burro, pero super.

1. No tengo carta de Mayo.

2. Oooof!  Espero las austeridades del Ojo de Gopal tiene resultados buenos y eternos.

3. Hola, Franco!   Espero mejor communidad Vaisnava para Vds.

4. Ajit de Manipur. Pienso es buena persona de muchas maneras pero ahora ha dejado ISKCON, GBC, Presidente, Committee del Templo y tiene su propio cosas.

5. Hari Bolo!   16-rounds,  4-principles strictly y su alimentacion para su familia va a ser nectar. Una segunda Draupadi.

hare krishna Maharaj pamho agtsp.

->because I'm working. the company is called Eurosign; basically my job is to clean.
I Guess I'll leave the temple; I do not know; I want to do other things; pretty service here; and I have no independence.
thank you very much for everything, I hope you do well.

a greeting

Hare Krishna

HpS - AGTSP.  paoho.  Yes, Temple can be good for living arrangement for some times, but another Ashrama may be good for other things, but don't leave the service of ISKCON Temple Deities!!!!!! Devotees (NOI 5).

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Very good with 4 priciples and Sankirtan,

Have to improve a lot in rounds and Fmp,

Adjusted work load, but we realize it is not a matter of time but of being focused. Wandering mind!!

Feeling mental fatigue!! so many responsibilities.

I have no other shelter than the holy name and your divine guidance,

struggling to improve, to develop a pinch of Krisna Consciousness,

At your lotus feet,

Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - ASA --- I am facing the same problems as you. The mind is like a muscle. It only has so much strength and then we have to rest it. At least 16 good rounds and then, Boom,  BOOM,     B O O M, we have very fine intelligence. Lot of work to do. Some major mistakes to correct. Spread KC all over the planet.