Letters to the editor

10/08/14      Esteemed Gurudev:  All glories to Mighty Srila Prabhupada!!!  Please accept dundavats and pranamas!!  Re. qualifications for mataji Goswami training, it is possible i will not qualify for this training.  It is a serious effort by Monkey and Piggy to train me up to be a pure, neophyte devotee and so it must be taken seriously; not entered into lightly, no?

At first glance, this topic (training) may not seem related to an answer to a question you kindly asked in one of your last two merciful correspondences, i.e. "How is Dave?  How is the wienner dog?"  Re. Lila dog, she's  ageing wonderfully; getting more clever at manipulating us each day; practically useing human-sounding vocals to relay her wants and deeds.  She has no other agenda than taking shelter of us for her life. iI think her soul is making real progress in this life.

Re. the other question, please let me know if it is a real question seeking actual information, or a social kindness. If you want a real answer, please let me know if it will really be taking the shelter of my guru; in other words, confidential.  After (hopefully)  being able to tell you how Dave is doing and the actual day to day logistics of my life, you will be able to decide if i am in a position to qualify for this merciful training.  It is not a matter of my being unenthusiastic for the training.  Nor is it a matter of not chanting 16 rounds, not keeping  4 regs, not studying scripture (right now I am completely absorbed in the CC)  It is a matter of any log i would keep would look like chaos as there is no possibility of my keeping a fixed-up looking program schedule.

Re. Carl Jung    i am so enthusiastic re. future discussions.  In my 30's, i read him constantly, as well as the works of Robert Johnston. i'm assuming you will be expertly applying his views to shine further light on Vaisnava scriptures, psychology/practice/lifestyle and vice versa.  This would be truly fascinating and helpful!  The conversations between Hopi Indians and Jung, are amazing.

Amazingly, i have been asked to be on the B.G. teaching schedule for the Sac. Ctr.  First time will be 11/22  B.G. 16:5.  They must know my lack of qualification to teach so i think it is ok to accept with humility.

ALL GLORIES TO THE TENNESSE SANKIRTAN FESTIVAL!!!!

Haribol!  YWS Kalindi Devi dasi

HpS - Jaya!   AGTSP. Paoho. We are struggling to stay awake. It is 1.52 in the afternoon. Hot in our sunbaked office. Had nice lunch from Mrs. Desai.

"How is Mr. so-and-so?" - This Blog is great place to see things from a more distanced position. Not that we can go to details and esoteric quirks and quacks immediately. Better to see our lives from a more Buddhist position mostly to start with. General discussion of intoxication, not marijuana, alcohol, chocolate, football, fashion magazines in detail.

"Being regular" - We'll you are breathing regularly, no? That's a very basic level of Goswami regulation even if we are in a constant war with The Witch who every day has become determined to make newer and newer, ever-fresh, obstacles in our lives.

So, also describe you basic arrangement for regulated Japa.

Let's see the next letter.

We all must become Goswamis. Even the dogs and cats. Otherwise we cannot become pure devotees and give Radha and Gopal the love they DESERVE!

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP paoho.   It seems that we Edited this Letter but never Published it. Well better late [a little] than never.

10/2/14   Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja:  All Glories to Mighty Srila Prabhupada who circled the planet 13 times to bring to us fallen western souls the mercy of Sri Krsna Caitanya! 

pamho. 

So, "Want to start now" answer.  Other than being your disciple by Krsna's mercy, what are requirements for receiving Monkey and Piggy's Goswami Training for girls please?  YWS  Kalindi Devi dasi  (I will con't inquiring re. Auryvedic project as you requested)

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP! 1st thing is to keep track of your morning program. Note down when you get your 16 rounds done each day for the next 14-days and then send the average time to this Blog! We have just begun a wonderful journey. First we shall  become Goswamis, then pure devotees of the Lord!

Hare krishna maharaj !!

Pelase accept my humble obiansces [obeisances]. All the glories to srila prabhupada ! 

Maharaj I hope you are very well! [After lunch we always get sleepy, but try to stay awake by your enlivening letters!] I wanted to tell you that i had comunicated with the devotees in lima and in february hopefully i will be doing some service and atending your programs in the universities and elsewhere ! 

Maharaj i have been listening and reading , which had made me very sad that since next year you will not be giving more initiations?  Is this true ?  With all my heart i hope not and I have been praying to krishna that this is not truth . 

Maharaj i know with my heart and inteligence that you are my spiritual master and i want to serve you ! I have already chosen you as my guide because i know you can give me light and show me the way to grow in krishna conciusness. 

It is hard to me to think of another spiritual master to follow!!!   Iam doing my best to be your servant , please accept me as your servant and teach me to love krishna purely ! Iam just trying to develope true love for God and everyone .

trying to serve you properly 

alexa!

HpS - Aaaaacha! So we see you in Lima after visit to Santiago! Have you been following everything for 6-months? You can get a letter of recomendation for Refuge and then maybe even take Harinama diksa in February in Lima.
Hmmm. We said, no more initiations except in special cases. Guess we can initiate people who have formally taken Refuge by November 17th (or maybe 25th December (or maybe...)))).

How is your Sadhana and service now!!

Hare Krishna Maharaj !

Please accept my humble obeisansces.

All the glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you Maharaj, yes. I will do that, I will converse it with other devotees.

 I am trying to comunicate with some of your diciples in Peru, because when i lived in peru I didnt knew Krishna Conciousness , so Iam trying to comunicate with them to see if while you will be there Maharaj i can go and participate in any programme or class you will be doing , if any ! 

I think Maharaj that when I will meet you I will know what should I do !  I am sorry I will no be able to be here in Argentina when you come, is because of some familly duties I should be in Peru for those days. 

As I told you before Maharaj, I want to take refugee on you, I need your guiadance because Iam very very neophite but with so much energy to learn. Iam very greatfull for having find the devotees, Srila Prabhupada , You  Maharaj and Krishna !! please guide me in this path. 

One question Maharaj because I have read in some places that chanting is the most important service one should do, is it like this?  or sankirtan involving reading , chanting. studying, glorifyng is what it refers to ? is chanting the most importans service? 

HpS - ASA - So, for details read SB.7.5.23. The beginning Srila Prabhupada is especially emphasizing whatever we do it should be for Krsna directly. Not so good that I offer what I want to eat to Krsna and then take the Prasada. Better I offer waht Krsna wants to eat and take the Prasadam. Then he starts to discuss each process with a title. Maybe you want to jump to that section and read the Sravanam section.
"Therefore, even if one is able to perform other processes of devotional service, one must adopt the chanting of the holy name as the principal method of advancing in spiritual life. "
 

One more question Maharaj, where can I read about grhihasta ashram ? About the regulations etc? 

ASA - In the 3rd Canto, Marriage of Kardama and Devahuti.

thank you very much !

hoping I will be some day able to serve you

ASA - We also and we look for other letters by Alexandra Magna!

Alexa

Dear Gurudev please acepte una y otra vez mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto. Todas las glorias aSrila Prabhupada! todas las glorias asri sri Radha Madhana Vihari!!

Aqui le envio fotos de mis alumnas en chile la primera es del 2011, las otras son cuando viaje por primera vez a chile  por el 2006,2007 y tuve alumnas niñas que son sus aspirantes a discipulas suyas como govinda y radha govinda, seguro las conoce, era un grupo de niñas y adultas, muy muy linda expriencia!. lafoto del niño pintado de azul, hizo de Krsna, esto fue en el primer ratha yatra de cordoba. La ultima foto muestran las deidades de JBS que tallo franco para que se realizara el primer Ratha Yatra de Cordoba y fue la primera vez que vine a Cordoba a bailar para el señor Jaganatha!!

Espero pueda empezar  a dar clases en marzo del prox año, le pido una y otra vez sus bendiciones. 

En breve le envio una carta. Muchas gracias por toda Su gran misericordia y perdone please que le envie las fotos tan tarde.

Please perdoneme cualquier ofensa.

Aspirando a servir el polvo de sus pies de loto:  Japa prati jalpa Radha dd.
ASA - Los Deidades de Jagannatha aparecen muy bueno!

 Swamiji,

AGTSP PAMHO! My service at BDS is going quite well. I've bee I've been put in charge of the school library, which I'm organizing. I try to show little Krishna, Bal Ganesha, and Ramayana cartoons to make the students, look forward to coming to the library. I'm also working on setting up weekend English classes for the kids. It is so nice to see all the children learning vedic culture, even the Christian and muslim kids are learning.