Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Please, accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudeva, I am writing to inform you that I am already in Mayapur.

HpS/ASA - AgtSP. We have seen this Post in the list of Unanswered and wanted to answer sooner!

Here I have the association of Gaura Gadadhara DD. She has been helping me a lot in several ways.

HpS - Our respects to her and her English husband.

In a few days I am going to Ekacacra to participate in the "Holy Name Retreat" with Devaki Mataji. Then, in the first days of January I will take some seminars at the "Spiritual Culture Institute" here in Mayapur.

Thank you, Gurudeva.

HARE KRISHNA!!

Praying for your causeless mercy 🙏🏻 :

Mitravinda dd.

HpS - Send us news of these events. Who is Mataji? We know several Devakis. Is so nice that you are finding old friends in Goloka/Mayapura. Hmmm??? Maybe just the same when you die.

What is the ''Spiritual Culture...''?

¡Hare Krsna! Querido Gurudeva, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias 🙇

Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada y Todas las glorias sean a sus fieles representantes, que se encuentran expandiendo este movimiento de Sankirtana en todas las direcciones

Este 17 de diciembre, Odana Sasti, intentamos celebrar el aniversario harinama y sannyasa diksa de SS Hanumatpresaka Swami, de acuerdo a las instrucciones que usted nos dio en una reciente carta de ASA Carnaval (https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14516/)...

Nos sumergimos en el Prabhupada lilamrta y apreciamos el ilimitado entusiasmo y determinación de nuestro Fundador - Acarya por llevar a cabo la amorosa orden de su maestro espiritual y difundir el mensaje de la conciencia de Krsna a todos los rincones. Siempre descansando en su confianza inquebrantable en la misericordia de Sri Krsna… Srila Prabhupada entregó esa confianza a sus discípulos, que fueron enviados a diferentes misiones con la más valiosa joya y la irrefutable certeza “Krsna os ayudará” … un sinnúmero de pasatiempos, de diferentes devotos confirma lo anterior. ¡Krsna les ayudó!😊

Naturalmente recordé una ocasión en la que usted me dijo con toda confianza “No se preocupe, usted está haciendo su parte, ¡Krsna se encargará del resto!” y observé que nuestro Misericordioso Señor me ha ayudado una y otra vez, pero yo tonta estudiante vuelvo a tropezar engañada por los conceptos “yo” y “mío” … ¡Deseo salir de esa ignorancia para poder ser herramienta útil en servicio! Usted frecuentemente dice vuélvete Goswami (Goswamini), intentando entender nos refugiamos en el Sri Upadesamrta; entendiendo que los impulsos - los sentidos, solo podrán controlarse y purificarse mediante la ocupación en el servicio devocional, añoro mantenerme ocupada en actividades que complazcan a nuestro Señor.

Como puede verse, no soy muy inteligente, pero creo que mi mayor éxito en la vida ha sido tomar refugio en usted, quien a su vez nos conecta con la sucesión discipular. Mirando en retrospectiva observo que, por su misericordia sin causa (que es la manifestación de la ilimitada misericordia de Srila Prabhupada) he avanzado un poco en esta senda, aunque tengo múltiples fallas y limitaciones, siento profundo deseo de ocuparme en servicio a usted, a Srila Prabhupada, a los devotos y por ende a nuestros Amorosos Señores... De alguna manera, mi corazón se ha vuelto más cálido e intento apreciar la misericordia sin causa de nuestro Señor en los distintos acontecimientos de la vida. Trato de compartir mis limitadas experiencias de la Conciencia de Krsna - de la misericordia de Krsna - a las personas con las que me relaciono y, solo por su misericordia sin causa, de alguna manera nuestras prácticas han motivado a otros, hemos tenido varias experiencias a ese respecto.

Recientemente me entere que una dama, vendedora de flores, quien, por más de diez años, donó flores para sus Señorías, abandonó el cuerpo. 😓 Sin saberlo, por alguna razón yo estuve pensando en ella justo cuando dejo el cuerpo y sentí la necesidad de orar a nuestro Señor por ella. Hacia algún tiempo yo le había entregado el Bhagavad – Gita, su familiar me contó que ella lo leía todo el tiempo antes de morir y que siempre esperaba la visita de los devotos para escuchar un poco acerca de Dios. 😌 Oramos a nuestro Señor para que donde quiera que este, ella continúe desarrollando su servicio devocional. 💐  ¿Qué más puede hacer una torpe mujer como yo?

Guru Maharaja, me gustaría saber ¿Cómo puede una dama (sin hijos) contribuir de manera eficiente desde el asram de vanaprastha? Encontramos poca información referente al vanaprastha asram, (incluso menos referente a las damas en este asram).

Gurudeva, si no es molestia, ¿podría por favor compartirnos algunas experiencias que usted ha tenido en seguir sus votos de iniciación en los diferentes niveles (Harinama, Brahmana, Sannyasa) o quizá algunas experiencias en el desarrollo de su Asram?

Por favor, disculpe cualquier ofensa que pudiera haber cometido. Muchísimas gracias por otorgar a su torpe estudiante el refugio de su misericordiosa guía. Esperando algún día poder ser de utilidad. Envió mis reverencias, afecto y admiración. 🙇🌻

Siempre a sus órdenes

Su aspirante a discípula

Karuna - Sakti Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna! Dear Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances 🙇

All Glories be to Srila Prabhupada and All glories be to his faithful representatives, who are expanding this Sankirtana movement in all directions.

HpS/ASA - 👍

This December 17, Odana Sasti, we intend to celebrate the anniversary of H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami's Harinama and Sannyasa Diksa, according to the instructions you gave us in a recent letter from ASA Carnaval (https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14516/ )...

We immerse ourselves in Prabhupada 'Lilamrta' and appreciate the boundless enthusiasm and determination of our Founder-Acarya to carry out the loving order of his spiritual master and spread the message of Krsna consciousness to every corner of the world.

Always resting on his unwavering trust in the mercy of Sri Krsna… Srila Prabhupada gave that trust to his disciples, who were sent on different missions with the most valuable jewel and the irrefutable certainty “Krsna will help you”… countless pastimes, of different kinds. devotees confirms the above. Krishna helped them!😊

HpS/ASA - Thank you for inspiring us with this injection!

Naturally I remembered an occasion when you confidently told me, “Don't worry, you are doing your part, Krishna will take care of the rest!” and I observed that our Merciful Lord has helped me time and again, but I, a foolish student, stumble again, deceived by the concepts “I” and “mine”… I wish to get out of that ignorance so that I can be a useful tool in service!

You often say become Goswami (Goswamini), trying to understand we take refuge in ''Sri Upadesamrta''; Understanding that the impulses - the senses, can only be controlled and purified by engagement in devotional service, I long to keep myself busy in activities that please our Lord.

HpS - Us also! Us also. ''the senses require practical engagement''. of course, singing and dance as much as possible.

As you can see, I am not very intelligent, but I believe that my greatest success in life has been taking refuge in you, who in turn connects us to the disciplic succession.

HpS - We are trying to be a descent mailman. Success is opening the box [books]. 🙂

Looking back, I observe that by your causeless mercy (which is the manifestation of Srila Prabhupada's unlimited mercy) I have made some progress on this path.

Although I have multiple flaws and limitations, I feel a deep desire to engage in service to you, to Srila Prabhupada, to the devotees and therefore to our Loving Lords...

Somehow, my heart has become warmer and I try to appreciate the causeless mercy of our Lord in the various events of life.

I try to share my limited experiences of Krsna Consciousness - of Krsna's mercy - to the people I come into contact with and, just because of His causeless mercy, somehow our practices have motivated others, we have had several experiences to date. that respect.

I recently learned that a lady, a flower seller, who, for more than ten years, donated flowers to her Lordships, abandoned her body. 😓

Without knowing it, for some reason, I was thinking about her just when she left her body and I felt the need to pray to our Lord for her.

Some time ago I had given her the ''Bhagavad-Gita'',

her relative told me that she read it all the time before she died and that she always waited for devotees to visit her to hear a little about God. 😌

HpS/ASA - 😲

We pray to our Lord that wherever she is, she will continue to develop her devotional service. 💐 What else can a clumsy woman like me do?

HpS - We might try being Trijata??? !!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trijata

Guru Maharaja, I would like to know how can a lady (childless) contribute efficiently from the vanaprastha asram? We found little information regarding the vanaprastha asram, (even less regarding the ladies in this asram).

HpS - Sometimes Krsna is too greedy. He wants all the love a mother can give, so they don't get children.

Yasoda had to wait a long time to get a child, then she got Gopal!!

Do you have deities of Gaura-Nitai!?

They are natural children for devotees.

Talk with Them about everything.

You are already contributing very nicely.

Next life with Visnupriya and all Her friends?

Gurudeva, if you don't mind, could you please share with us some experiences that you have had in following your initiation vows at the different levels (Harinama, Brahmana, Sannyasa) or perhaps some experiences in developing your Asram?

HpS - The thought for such an essay has been crowding our mind! Maybe we are like the flower seller. Your questions pushes with more clarification.

We would have to include Uncle Gismo!

Please excuse any offense I may have committed. Thank you very much for granting your clumsy student the shelter of her merciful guidance. Hoping one day to be of use. He sent my reverences, affection and admiration. 🙇🌻

Always at your service

His would-be disciple

Karuna - Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS/ASA - Thank you! 👦 🐵🐒🐒 . . 🐽 .🔬.

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pamho , AGtSP!

Good Day Maharaja! just a quick note until we meet you in Houston.

Another public posting for more clarity in this cloudy world.

Hope it is up to standards!

Hare Krishna!

ASA/TB/BW... Oooh, agtSP... we had to figure out that it was the attachment that we should read. we don't see the attachments when we open the posts, only after we save them, on or off-line,

yet...

it is readable!!!

is nice...

did you re-readit after you wrotit?

obeying albert camus?

we can only appreciate the absolute truth, KRSNA, in Vrndavana??? With His eternal associates????

In ISKCON???

When demons enter ISKCON disguised as chaste women, calves, natural phenomenon, we must detect them and call.. 'hare krsna!!! hare rama!!!' to kill them.

Then ISKCON will be the natural perspective to understand the absolute truth!!! Sri Krsna.

❓ ❓ ❓

HK Gurudeva 🙏

PAMHO 🙇‍♀️

All glories to You 🙏

AGTSP 🙏

Dear Maharaj, pls accept my heartfelt gratitude for being so kind by asking about my husband's whereabouts. I shall gladly relate to You everything about him at length.

He is an uninitiated disciple under the guidance of His Holiness Bhakti Anand Haridas Swami Maharaj and son of Your disciple Nandini Devi Dasi. Professionally, he is a soldier! He has been regularly chanting, hearing Bhagavatam(whenever he finds time) and following the four regulative principles. Given to unpredictable and demanding nature of his job, he has deliberately been holding his desire of being initiated in check. His chanting also is affected in adverse situations like hard field postings where he had to give time to his job only. While having meals he had to partake onion and garlic -- strictly forbidden for spiritual aspirants although he stays far away from liquor, meat or any other intoxicants. He had sought valuable counsels from many devotees before and they all suggested that he should wait till his job tenure expires. But I seek Your esteemed suggestion also in this regard. Would it be proper for him to seek initiation now or should he wait still further?

HpS - AgtSP! I don't know.

Hari Das Swami can give advice. If no alcohol and liqour, then the onions and garlic may be O.K. as he is a soldier and cannot get other stuff.

All respects to him. Hope he can do this very noble service for Krsna and Bharata.

Dear Maharaj, I beg Your permission to add one more final wish. I had long been thinking about my second sacred reformation by Your Holiness only.

So pls be merciful upon me and tell me when such an auspicious time would arrive in my life ?

I feel I have written at length and wasted Your valuable time. Pls forgive me as I am Your ignorant child who has none but You as the only shelter.

Gurudeva, below I am attaching some photographic memories captured during my marriage.

Your fallen servant,

Brajeshwari Radhey Devi Dasi

Silchar, Assam, India

HpS - Second intitaiton. When do you get up in the morning? Same every day??

Hare Krsna Gurudeva,

AGtSP, PAMHO

In 14888 ,HH asked us "What do you think of Ganesha?"

Ganesha- we used to think about him, as he is good of wisdom. He was our original Istha Deva.

Sanskrit break it as-- Gana + Ishha . Lord of the Ganas, or supreme among Ganas.

He has very interesting history.

In Indian Cartoon Industry following is the popularity order Hanuman, Krishna,  Ganesha.

In Maratha Empire kings used to have Ganesh in Background of their throne.

In Indian state of Maharashtra, Ganesh ji is worshipped as owner of the complete land.

In Brahma Samhita, Ganesh ji derives power from feet of Narsingh Dev ji.

Smartest Ganesh ji did very smart thing , he circumabulated around his parents, that is considered to circumbulation of the world.

His carrier is Mouse.

HpS - Rat?? Gana pati! NOD etc indicates that he has Vaikuntha form as well as material form.

BS indicates that he keeps Lord Nrsmhadevas feet on the two lumps on the front fo his head to remove all obstacles.!

Thank you!!!!

Dr. Samaresha!

Family success!

Realizing eternal form of service!

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

As I promise to you in the Class to Cuzco, I want to provide here the original quote from Srila Prabhupada when he said that the original form of the spiritual soul is human-like.

Here it is. Is a section of questions and answers in a class in Melbourne.

"Devotee (1): Would the spirit soul that is within, say, a cow's body, is in a different shape?

Prabhupāda: Yes. It has got also legs. But the shape has taken according to his desire. Every animal has got these four things. Just like bird, it has got two wings, two legs. The animal has got four legs. And the man has got two hands, two legs. So the same parts of the body, they are appearing in a different type. But the four limbs of the body are there. Hm?

Devotee (2): Is the original body of the spirit soul a human form?

Madhudviṣa: The question is that whether the eternal form of the spirit soul is a human form or is it...

Prabhupāda: Yes, human form. God is also human form. "Man is made after the shape of God." I think there is in the Bible. Is it not? So God is also like human form. Here you see Kṛṣṇa, two hands, two legs.

Hari-śauri: How do we understand, then, that there are peacocks and flowers and trees in the spiritual world? Are these not eternal forms?

Prabhupāda: Yes. They are more covered. Just like if you cover your body with blanket, the hands and legs are invisible. But you are not the blanket. So the trees and plants, they are more covered. They are not in full manifestation. The human form is the full manifestation of the soul.

Hari-śauri: They are covered in the spiritual world?

Madhudviṣa: He is asking if they were actually covered in the spiritual world as well.

Prabhupāda: Not in the spiritual world. There that is voluntary. Some devotee wants to serve Kṛṣṇa as flower; they become flower there. If I want that "As a flower I shall lie down at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa," he becomes flower, voluntarily. And he can change his..., from flower to human body. That is spiritual life. There is no restriction. If some devotee wants to serve Kṛṣṇa as cow, he serves Kṛṣṇa as cow, as calf, as flower, as plant, as water, as ground, field, or as father, as mother, as friend, as beloved, anything. Ye yathā mām prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham (BG 4.11). That is Kṛṣṇa's all-powerfulness, spiritual life."

Source: Lecture Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6. Chapter 1. Slokas from 1st to 4th - Melbourne, 1975, 20th May.

My comment is that is good that so many devotees took the opportunity to present deep-thought questions to Srila Prabhupada, and he gave clear answers without hesitation. Clearly, his knowledge is not from this world.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Thank you for still giving us this opportunity to communicate with you where we have the chance to make our own questions.

HpS - Thank you!!!! Sudama carrys Krsna on his shouders in Goloka and then he expands as Garuda in Vaikuntha!!