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             S P !     paoho..... 6.06PM. We usually answer the mail this time. Sundown is 4.30PM.  Our back and posterior ache from sitting. Our eyes are failing. We didn't have time for proper Gayatri. Ha!   Ha!   Hare!  But, we are doing pretty well. If we consider ourselves real mercy cases and that Krsna doesn't expect a lot from us and we try to do what tasks He wants first, first, then we are doing O.K.

So much tendency to enjoy devotional sevice, no? Enjoy Prasada as sense gratification, enjoy honor, especially from the opposite sex, enjoy our good image of ourselves as beautiful, artistic, sympathetic, strong . . . 

But how much are we enjoying being appreciated by KRSNA. He's a wonderful person!

Maya devi was very intoxicated, telling everybody, that Krsna liked Her, Aghasura demon!!!
"What a demon!  You've never done anything like that before!"

"Look, look! Krsna likes my demon!"
Is Krsna enjoying us? Is Krsna enjoying our death. Every moment is dying and nothing more. So, can we do it for Krsna? For His applause with His friends.
 

Mails caught up to three days ago.

Had long talk with Abhirama Das, Peru, after long time.
Also, telephone conference with Rama-giridhari Das and Peru and India and Spain translating team for the Kids Sanskrit manual.

Reviewed South America tickets, bought ticket for Florida back to Nashville on the 11th February.

[Keep smelling bananas in our room}   Which is bizaare?   Hmmmm!

O.K. Little more housekeeping.

We got up at Midnight. Got our rounds done etc. then about 3.30 AM we just COLLAPSED.  Ahhhh!  Our liver was just exhausted. Too much intellectual work. All the ketone-bodies [energy cells] finished. Now we are resting. Doing light work. Have Lord Nrsmha deva's and your association.

Priorities:::
16-enthusastic rounds.

4 strict principles

FMP

Sankirtan!!!!!   EP.. Hare Krsna.  A good way to die.

12/11/14

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!  All the devotees at the SAC Preaching Center are hoping you will visit us on at least one occasion during your next tour of No. CA in 2015.  Who establishes your schedule?  At what e-address or phone number do I reach him? or it may be Rejeswara Prabhu would contact him as he is responsible for scheduleing speakers.  Hopefully by then, Dave Prabhu and me will be located in larger dwelling, more condusive to sadhana and closer to Sac and you could possible stay with us and we could take your shelter and serve you.

Lila has fallen very ill.  I have literally been up with her once each hour each night for 3 weeks.  We are trying to find out what is wrong with her and if there is a remedy.

Wow!  Turkey. My old stomping grounds!  Will be most interesting to see what Krsna is arranging!

Question:  The devotees call me "Kalindi Mataji."  I would prefer to be called Kalindi Devi dasi, although I appreciate their affectionate "nickname."  Most of the female initiated devotees usually are called by their full, three or even four part, lengthy names whereas the uninitiated female devotees are called by their birth first name along with "Mataji."

They are mostly Indian, very sweet, very fond of me, very respectful to me, both matajis andprabhus.  I do not wish to offend them.  I have studied Kalindi Devi quite a bit in shastra.  I feel "Kalindi Mataji" is a personal term of endearment whereas "Kalindi Devi dasi" reminds me constantly of  who I really am and what is my true position.

But perhaps it is just my false ego.  Is it ok to ask them to address me as"Kalindi Devi dasi?"   I think "Kalindi Devi dasi"  is good, Viasnava etiquite? unless one is in a hurry to get my attention, in which case "Kalindi Mataji" is understandable on occasion.  Please give me your opinion and I will follow it,

All glories to Mighty Srila Prabhupada!  All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!  pamho

YWS,  Kalindi Devi dasi

HpS - AGTSP. Esteemed Kalindi Devi Dasi, Prabhu,
Thank you for your letter. You are kind of like St. Francis and the wolf. Taking care of an UNUSUAL spirit soul in a dog body. Usually dog has to become human then go back to Goloka, but maybe Lila is going to get a "Booster Rocket".
Our Calendar is just fixed here in the Blog. Really no where else. Now we are just looking at:

January-Feb 11 - South America.

Feb 11-March 5th - Nashville, Houston, (?) Chicago.

Then based in Nashville and MAYBE Peru again in July and Houston, West Coast - End of July through Janmastami.

Janmastami, August and then back to Nashville and Fall Winter in Europe, India, (?) Australia.

So, no details for Sacto etc now.

3). We could not find it, but in Hamlet the Danish King receives the Norweigian minister and asks him, "How fares our Cousin, Norway?". So, the King is called by the name of the country and the Minister is ofter called by the name of the King.
If someone calls you Kalindi Mataji, you can take it as, "Tall Mataji", or "Intelligent Mataji". "Kalindi" is this sense is an adjective. What kind of Mataji are you? You are a Kalindi Mataji.

You are a Mataji in terms of Kalindi, who is your Mistress.

Do sincere service to you and She will certainly reveal Herself to you. She is the liquid form of Visaka Devi, no?
Best of luck in your service!

PAMMHO

AGTSP

AGTSSGN

Hare Krsna Maharaj

Hope when you get this report your health is fine and Tommy the tooth is behaving.

HpS - ASA - San Thomas the Tooth has left our body. I wonder what the dentist does with them. I guess he has some kind of Medical Waste service. Interesting. Useful in the body, dangerous trash when disconnected. Like us and Krsna, no?

This is Paula Quezada from chile (36), subproduct Antonia (14)

I really want to thank you for your good wishes and answers in my past letter.

About what you said that we should try to think as Vaikuntha as a different place from here and wanting to leave this place, that is a feelling that I`ve been wronly having for most of my life. I grew up wanting to get out of here, but not knowing where to or what for. After reading Srila Prabhupada`s books i was able to understand that in fact this is a miserable place, but he has given us the unvaluable treasure on guiding us on our way back home. The point is that the feeling i grow up with make me kind of hate this world, but now i understand that the point is not hating it, but getting out of it, but i really need to consider the world i live in as beatiful, as it is Krsna`s creation, and i can mantain in it without falling in a depression!!!!! From this point of view, i can asure that Srila Prabhupada saved my life.

HpS - Is like a prison or mental hospital, no? No we begin to become sane enough to realize that all our fantasies of being Romeo and Juliet are just the fantasys in the Mental Hospital. With that realization the Mental Hospital becomes a nice place. The society makes arrangements for our comfortable stay during recuperation, enough irritation so we won't want to stay, and while we are here we can help Dr. Krsna with the work in the Mental Hospital, if He wants we can work here with Him forever. Narada Muni spends a lot of time like that.

Regarding my Sadhana, im fixed with my garlands service in the temple, getting up at 5 am for home mangal aratik. Chanting 16 rounds in japa beads, sometimes enthusiatic others full of mind, but always trying to improve. Following 4 regulative principles strictly. I also mantain my daily readigs of BG, SBH, NOI, NOD and ended the Mahabarata, wich, i have to say was very interesting and clarifying of things and situations i didn`t now. I also make my own archive of your archives and now i intend to print them as for me, reading in the computer is not very effective, im attached to papper!!!!

I ended the disciples course of ISKCON and waiting for having the date for participating in Bhakti sastri.

The community here is very enthusiastic because of the first congress of education in ISKCON, making activities for rasing fonds, working together in the team of Srila Prabhupada...

P. Amara gouranga Das, our temple president, told me he sent you my formal recomendation  and i saw my name in the list of refugees in guru tattva. Does this mean that i can formally consider that you accept me for trying to aspire to become your disciple???

HpS - AGTSP. Yes, now you are a Refugee. I liked it better when the title was Aspirant, but Refugee maybe is more honest. Six months as a Refugee and you can take first inititation. THen second, third....

I have something to tell you though, because the first time i ask for your refugee, one year ago, your response was for me to read the guru tattva document, but as im an idiot i took that answer as a yes and been chanting your pranam mantra since then, Im really, really sorry if my ignorance make me commit an offense on you Maharaj...anyway i want to thank you for always being nice with me, responding my letters and giving me advice. Your guiadance is my only shelter in trying to undestand Lord Caitanya`s message and the teachings of srila Prabhupada.

Looking forward for counting with your holy association soon...

In a stupid attempt of trying to aspire to be your servant,

Bhaktin paula Quezada

HpS - AGTSP paoho. No, offense. Is just a small detail. We will see you in just 38-days, no?  Of course, we can all die at any moment. Past sixty it is a reality if you have a USA body like mine. As long as we are chanting HK / HR we are all packed-up on the Spiritual Platform. Even now I am thinking of nice walks up to the Alemeda to visit the Lion and association with the devotees. You are the life and light of Chile. Don't let the light go out!

[NICE photos]! !     !

-todas las glorias a sri sri gaura nitai

-tlgsp

-mis respetuo<cite>sas reverencias a usted gurumaharaja!! ¿como esta? ¿dentista? :O</cite>

<cite>    HpS - ASA - TlgaSP!!!  No era MUY fuerte. Mucho anasthetica. Pero practicando para la muerte. Ya poco mas "healing" requierdo. Pero el robot es bien, para 66-anos.</cite>

Aqui mucho calor nos esta dando krsna yo me quejo mucho haha..sigo con el higado roto :(

HpS - Jaya! How dia la misma aqui, higado cansado pero recuperando.

-mucho sankirtana todos los dias con mis compañeras de ashrama mucho nectar Y muchas historias, colectando nos vamos a cordoba solo una semana 2 de enero al 7 de enero. No creo que llege a verlo el 7 en buenos aires ;( cuando vuelva usted de cordoba si! a su servicio y al servicio de sp con guirnaldas♥...

leyendo nuevamente cc..adi lila gracias xsu instruccion de mis lecturas gm! 

managala-arati todos los dias...

                                               AUF WIEDERSEHEN GM!!!! 

                                             espero que se encuentre muy bien... 

                                                  ter kadamba devi dasi

HpS - Interesante. Quienes son sus asociado? Amigos, enimigos, familiares, profesores.....

  AGTSP !!!

  Please accept our humble obeisances

  Dear Maharaja

  We are finally on twitter !  dont have a cell phone, net at home  and really dont trust technology much but it seems pretty useful when used for devotional purposes.     Also we found the Philemon.org   ... outstanding work,  hope to follow your future collaboration with them.  As you say it's a vast area to share with interested people who understand what cross-interdisciplinary  work is,  so much common ground, terminology, categories, paradigms  can be expressed differently at times but on the surface only, esoterically the link is strong.  We believe that Jungs process of individuation is the key word and hinge where all roads finally meet.

First and foremost spirituality  it's a science that has to be experienced -  "before it's systematyzed and defined"  this was Jung's process,  then find reference points to build a paradigm,  the careful balance between insight and a priory principles. This in a way is  our primary epicenter of metaphysical search,  as saddhana bhakti normally works with a descending process, but eventually has to reconcile identity to paradigm.  Would this theme work well for an essay ?  

    HpS - Jaya!  AGTSP. Paoho. You already have just done a synopsis of an essay. It might be nice to write it and share it with others, even yourself after afew days as it will look completely different when you re-read it, no?

But of course appropriate techniques such as japa, sravanam, kirtanam vishnu, smaranan are essential to even reach a minimun platform of qualification,   so the descending process  is essential even at earlier phases of spiritual search. Eventually though the resistance to a new identity could become a stumblin block  if the individuation process has suffred a disociation from awareness and has fallen into a neurotic fantasy.   I think there is some little useful stuff here, rest is useless, forgive my sillyness Maharaja.   Night !  is the finest moments in Vraja and Navadvipa !!!!  

your servant

Raul

HpS - Thank you for your comments. We are reading Sonu Shamdasani's "Carl Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology...". It is a big book, but we are not losing interest. It is like a very purposeful history of modern psychology from the best Western perspective. I am getting precise summaries of Kant, Henri Bergsen et al. Prabhupada said of honest intellectuals that they may be slow to come but they would also be slow to go.
In all this Essay Writing etc. We are really looking for an active audience, people who are talking honestly and then we can all advance in purification and potency to again help the Gopis!

AGTSP
paoho / bw. . . 
Here we are in Murfree's Boro, the Hobbits, Habits and Half-mad men, drive their autos from end to end.
It's 4.34PM, the sun goes down and it gets dark all around the town.

At 5.30 Abhiseka will take us home, to Sri Sri Radha Natabara's own abode.
Evening program with 23, then we're on the road.

Off to Tandavika's where tommorrow we WON'T SEE YOU!

No, FMP, Mangala-arati on line tomorrow because we have MOE meeting with India, Australia and Europe at 4.30AM.

Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet are where we chant. The more chant we know just what to do.

Now we pack our baggage (Lord Nrsmha deva too), Gaura arati and zoom, zoom, zooooo!

Hari Bolo!