Letters to the editor

AgtSP, plase accept my most humble obeisances.

Hare Krishna dear Guru-maharaja! Here Pratibhanu from Chile (currently living in Campina Grande-Brazil, with Maharaja Danvantari Swami)

I hope you are fin about health in these days. 

I wrote a very long report, I don´t know if you received it, if you don´t, I´ll write it again in my next letter.

HpS - AGTSP!!!! Paoho.   No, I don't have any old letters from you!

We are living in a comunity of devotees here, and here is a very good devotee -like all the devotees- : Atmanivedana prabhu, a Dhanvantari Swami´s disciple: he told me that he wants to give me one of his silas, a saligrama, because me and my wife want to workship silas. So, this prabhu wants to know if you agree with this. What do you think about this? Then I can give to him youranswer.

At your lotus feet, 

Pratibhanu das

HpS - ASA --- It is very serious thing, like having children. Have you been regular in chanting your rounds, mangala arati, gayatri's?

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AgtSP, pamho. Dear Gurudeva: 
A few minutes ago, I wrote a very long letter! then the page has an error, so:..

I need to know, how is your health? I´m very happy and grateful for your association those days in Santiago-Chile. I´m so sorry for not to be the lats day before your trip, Ananda Vardhana told me that you were asking for me.
With my wife, Radhika Ramana dd, we are living since March in Campina Grande with Dhanvantari Swami.
Oue sadhana: wake up 4:00 or 4:30 am; mangala arati in the temple; SB class; 16 rounds in the morning; every gayatri every day.

I´m pujari here and Radhika is my assistant. Maha Goura Nitay here are amazing!! I hope that you´ll be here one day.

What do you think about the sila?

I´m always remember you Gurudeva, I hope to be a good disciple and devotee some day.

At your lotus feet.
Pratibhanu das

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  If Maharaja thinks it is O.K. and you understand that is like taking responsibility for a real child, then I think it is very nice. As we understand, the Silas are not worshipped by big rituals or lots of paraphernalia. They are worshipped by the character of the devotee. So if you have good character then everything is very nice, but if you start becoming materialistic then there will be all kinds of bad reactions.

Like going from a bicycle to a Formula One car.  Zooooooooooom!

hare krishna Maharaj agtsp pamho.

-here are the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees and can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

"Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja, the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, says that all good qualities become manifest in the body of a Vaisnava and that only by the presence of these good qualities can one distinguish a Vaisnava form a non-Vaisnava. Krsnadasa Kaviraja lists the twenty-six good qualities of a Vaisnava:  (1)  He is very kind to everyone.  (2)  He does not make anyone his enemy.  (3)  He is truthful  (4)  He is equal to everyone.
(5)  No one can find any fault in him.  (6)  He is magnanimous.  (7) He is mild.  (8)  He is always clean.  (9)  He is without possessions.  (10)  He works for everyone's benefit.
(11)  He is very peaceful.  (12)  He is always surrendered to Krsna.  (13)  He has no material desires.  (14)  He is very meek.  (15)  He is steady.  (16)  He controls his senses.  (17)  He does not eat more than required.  (18)  He is not influenced by the Lord's illusory energy.  (19)  He offers respect to everyone.  (20)  He does not desire any respect for himself.  (21)  He is very grave.  (22)  He is merciful.  (23)  He is friendly.
(24)  He is poetic.  (25)  He is expert.  (26)  He is silent."

a nice congregation, very friendly; around about 30 devotees.
President of the temple is Maha Bhavi Prabhu, a disciple of HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaj. others are Disciples of HH kadhamba Kanana Swami Maharaj. his great aspiration is to buy a farm for Krishna. they have been very good to me, they are good people.

Maharaj thank you very much for your association.

haribol...

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP   paoho.    We forget where you are. You are not is Spain now, no?  Sweden???

AGTSP    paoho    &  bw.....        How are you.  We are dead as usual.  Spent all day doing the banking, for NIOS and ASA. When you have to close the books for the year it takes time. We are helping. Not so hot today. Overcast.  Finally got ahold of Tom Osborne, general repari guy. He is incredible.  But he is in Seattle!   So, we have to tackle our wrecked deck our selves. Should be O.K.    Really we started to write for Chaitanya, RRD's son. He like six years old or so. I guess by the time we write somethng usefull he will be old enough to read it.

Monkey: I know how kids think!

Piggy: Yeah, that's becaue you have the mind of a ten year old.

O.K. We go to NGD's Ashrama and chant rounds before the Evening Program. About 20-people are there every Friday. It fills up the room!  See you at Start Meeting.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

Mail answered up to 3-days ago.

Also, sent of Visa letters for Mexico!!

Hare Krishna Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Prabhupada! All glories to you. 

 Sorry I'm still getting the hang of this blog..

HpS - We also.   HpS - ASA - We also. 

I posted something a few days ago but it didn't show up.  It was a copy of the letter I emailed to you. I've been meaning to post for a  while but just got back from NYC Rath Yatra and the Radha Govind Mandir festival. And to add to the adventure, tomorrow I move to Houston, TX. I wish to hear from you soon. I was talking to Kishore Rico (from the Mayapuris) and his lovely wife Radha who were going on and on about you at the Panihati festival. Had I known- I would've definitely made my way down there. They told such nectarian stories from your time in South America. I cannot wait to one day have your mercy directly. Krishna willing - soon.

Just in case I need to post the letter again on the public form,  here it is below. 

Thank you so much maharaj for your every drop of mercy.  

Please keep me engaged in your service, please keep me sheltered at your divine feet, and thank you for your causeless mercy. 

Your aspiring servant, 

Sarita 

ASA - HpS -- No, the first letter was there. We try to answer within three days. That letter was running 4-days. We also try to put in the DTC how old are the letters that are waiting.

If it is Urgent, write that in the Subject Field.
Basically just look at www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt and it gives our basic undersanding of Guru.

O.K???    We wait to hear from you.  You seem like you are in an extremely auspicious position after millions of lives in the material world.

Hare Krishna Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami, Hare Krishna Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Prabhupada! All glories to you.

I hope this message finds you well. Please excuse the delay in posting the message on the blog as I've been traveling to NYC for annual rath yatra and just got back yesterday. I will be tomorrow moving to Houston! So crazy time.  

Attached below is the letter I sent to you via email.

Your aspiring servant, 
Sarita 

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Hare Krishna Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Prabhupada! All glories to you.

Please forgive me in advance as I am unaware of the correct etiquette for addressing your grace. 

In fact, I look back retrospectively and I still remember the first time I had the fortune of meeting 

you in Richmond, Virginia almost 3-4 years ago. I could not even pronounce your name. You 

were so merciful to come to the university in Richmond and give a lecture hosted by the Bhakti 

Club (I was the fool who introduced you and totally messed up the introduction as well). You 

very gracefully saved the evening by captivating the auditorium full of students and introducing 

the concept of bhakti to the student body. That was the real start of the bhakti yoga club at VCU. 

With your and Srila Prabupad’s mercy– the bhakti club has prospered immensely these last few 

years. It has been my central point of sadhana all throughout my college career.  Your disciple 

and my mentor – Subala Sakha Prabhu comes weekly with Prasadam and offers his insightful 

classes. His daughter, Chandana, will be taking over now that I have graduated. Their entire 

family has been essential to the foundation and flourishing of this club as well as expanding my 

personal sadhana in my time in Richmond. 

Maharaj, the reason I am writing to you now is that I am ready for the next step. I’ve been 

praying for a while to find my spiritual master. So many sanyasis have come through Richmond 

and DC yet there always remained that gap in guru-tattva connection. After long consideration 

(and quite a few “universal” signs) I would like to request to be your disciple. 

I watch and listen to your lectures frequently and it is not only satisfying but pacifies any doubts 

or questions I have. I’ve heard a fair share of classes from Subala Sakha Prabhu and hold so 

much reverence from him- who in turn accolades only you Maharaj. I constantly think of how 

ignorant, and frankly stupid I was when I first met you and wish I could go back and retract all 

those statement and offer all glories to you again and again. I am so embarrassed.

 Besides attempting to run  the bhakti club- my workload in college inhibited me from 

chanting 16 rounds. I chanted maybe 4-6 rounds daily but I did read and follow all regulative 

principles and attend the bhakti vriksha programs weekly. I understand the chanting is what was 

vital and I just couldn’t keep up. Since graduation however, I have been keeping up with 16 

rounds daily. I am serious now. I have finished whatever my “material” goals were but still feel 

unfulfilled. I know there is no other way and nothing else to aspire for. 

I moved back home to Washington DC and it’s taking some time to get used to not being as 

engaged as I was in Richmond.  Nonetheless, with great mercy, Krishna still keeps me engaged 

in Sadhu Sanga, Kirtan, or finding some service at the temple.  

I do know that I am serious now about my sadhana and have absolute faith in the next step. 

Please forgive me again as I do not know the protocol nor the etiquette but I am following what 

my hearts tell me Maharaj. 

So here goes….

I humbly request Maharaj, for you to allow me to accept you as my gurudev. Please accept me as 

your aspiring disciple. I have been going to the temple for as long as I can remember but am as 

lost as ever and ignorant, blind, illusional and conditioned. Please drag me out of this 

conditioned state and guide me towards Krishna. 

Please forgive any offensives I have committed

Your aspiring servant, 

Sarita

HpS - ASA - Jaya. I thin kwe answered this, no?      You have another letter. Let us look at that one.

Hare Krsna, querido Gurudeva!!

pamho agtsp

en realidad estoy haciendo hasta lo imposible para ir pero hoy fue  la cita para sacar la visa y no me la dieron porque dicen q no tengo fuertes lazoz para volver a mexico no tengo ni familia ni un empleo donde gane sueldo jajajaja bueno se pone dificil la cuestion pero se q ir a verlo no es tarea facil voy a intentar volver a colectar para pagar nuevamente la visa haber si puedo ir al congreso!!

su sirviente V Kumar Das
 

HpS - Puede mostrar que esta viajando en muchos paises como misionario, educador, pero siempre volviendo a MEXICO!