Letters to the editor

AGTSP!

Dear Gurudev, my obeisances to you again and again.
Thank you very much for answer my letters, and give me the valuable opportunity to receive your association through your letters, it's like a shower of enthusiasm in my spiritual life,
My husband is fine, working on topography, he is who translate the plans of an architect, is working with Madhavendra Prabhu (yours disciple) who is the assistant of the topography.

But really what he likes is to make music and paint pictures, he's good on that, he would like to work on that later, also is practicing with devotional paintings to paint the new hall of the temple, in fact, he had ​​the mercy of painting the deities of Lord Jagannath on the last ratha yatra. 

But, he have a big obstacle to advance in his spiritual life, he have problem with some of the basic principles of our ISKCON standard. Its something very difficult to me, of course for him too because tries to fight with that all the time, I try to give him strength, and always pray for him. The point is that this problem is destroying his enthusiasm slowly and that is dangerous, i never told you about this, because did not want to bother you with problems of married life, but in fact this is also a problem in my spiritual life, big anartha. He is a good person; i need help him, because i feel in other way I’ll be lost too, eventually.    Please i really need your mercy some times i feel so, so sunk in the material puddle, how can I advance in my situation?,

Well my father its fine, always going to the sankirtan programs with us, he is part of the team, its very nice being in service with my father, I feel very fortunate for that.

thanks for all,  wish you a nice ekadasi,  I hope your headaches are gone,

always trying to be your servant.

Bhaktin Fernanda Leiva

PD: in the last sankirtan festival, prabhu Vijaya came, the minister of sankirtan in iskcon , and helped us with his shakti on book distribution, I´ll send you a photo

ASA - AGTSP paoho. Very nice to hear from you. Some of these attachments to sports, lady's fashions, marijuana, lottery, tea, chocolate are very deep-rooted. They can be based upon problems and attachments that we have that extend over many lifetimes. In the beginning it may seem like a little weed, but as we try to remove the root we find that it is deeper, deeper, deeper and ultimately some of them go back to the original, absolute reason why we left Krsna.

So, removing these bad habits can be quick or slow depending on how deep they are.

I know one devotee who had an attachment to marijuana. He was a kind of artistic person. He tried so many ways to get free from the habit, but then he explained that he made a deal with his mind that is could smoke until the room floated but it had to chant the Maha-mantra the whole time.

He explained that he chanted while he was getting intoxicated, while intoxicated and while coming down; and he could see all of what the experience was for the first time, and that was it. He gave up the habit and turned to ice-cream and Sprite and never was attracted again.

That is one solution. Another is that in general, intoxication can be replaced by Prasadam. Take the time to cook nice offering for Krsna and then honor Prasadam nicely and you will feel nice satisfaction, natural intoxication; but that may solve the superficial addiction but then you may find a deeper problem. Good luck to everyone. Everyone has their own problems to solve. We are each different and that is why Krsna is really happy to see us learning how to control our senses for Him.

Hare Krisna Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you’re fine.

Carcika and me are very well by Krisna’s Mercy, trying to work for Krisna and His devotees.

The Madrid’s Temple goes very well. We have a great team of devotees. The ashram is full and we opened a matajis’ ashram in the flat close to temple. The last week was Urmila Devi Dasi prabhu and some matajis took accommodation in the new ashram.

We have a very strong summer programs with itinerant preachers: Vrajasaki Das Prabhu, Urmila Devi Dasi Prabhu, Harisauri Das Prabhu, Bhakti Nityananda Maharaja, Vraja Krisna Das prabhu, etc ... The connection with New Vrajamandala and other temples of Spain is very strong by Krisna’s Mercy and His devotees, but lamentably we want to take away from some devotees from Navalakunda, because they have established a power fight with the GBC. t seems they don’t accept the GBC’s authority and your disciples in the Rector Council don’t follow your instructions about the GBC’s authority line, instructions that you wrote by email about what Srila Prabhupada said and you sent to some devotees like Hrdaya Caitanya Das Prabhu, Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, Yadunandana Swami, Jayanta Das Prabhu or myself.

             HpS - ASA -  AGTSP Paoho. Oink!   WHoop!  Gronk... Brank!

This is very important topic, but it is also admnistrative topic so comes in third level of importance after Devotee Relations, Brahminical Relations and before Money and Technical Details.

In the letter we wrote we said that as far as we knew everyone involved was following 4-principles, chanting 16-rounds so the dispute basically seems to be an administrative one. That's O.K. Radharani and Candravali argue about how to serve Krsna best.

That kind of finishes our diksa guru involvement in the situation and from 7,000 miles away we can't do too much in detail. As a consultant it seems to us from what we know that Jayanta Das and others may have been dealt with little rudely, not appreciating all of their incredible service. However, looking at what we know, and considering the distance and the language barrier, we don't know that much, it seems that Naval-kunda Yatra should have more respect for the National Council opinion and then the GBC Secretary opinion above that. To waste Srila Prabhupada's money to build a second Rathyatra cart seems insane to us.

Hrdaya's GBC deciscion about delivering the cart and disputing the other issues at the next National Council meeting seems sane.

He seems like a sane person to us.

On the other hand, maybe the Naval kunda Yatra has some super important issue to make by this expense of Srila Prabhupada's money that the GBC Body will listen to and then make a decision that will have strategic global value for Spain and the world.

My point was that this is administration. One should not get too close or too far from three things: A Brahmana, A King or A Fire.

If you get too far away you will derive no benefit and if you get too close you will get burned.

Taking such a dispute past the GBC appointed Zonal Secretary to the GBC Body, (to Prabhuapda?) . . . is very, very intense business. We've seen Prabhupada chastise devotees (with love) so intensely for doing this that they were vibrating and could not sleep for two days. Prabhupada recounts a similar experience he had with his Guru-maharaja.

That is all we said on the matter and just can't do much more unless it is in English.

We can't possibly offer opinions  on details of administration from here.

A possible transcendental fight has become in a problem to follow the GBC's authority. We are very sad. Nobody understands why they don’t want to give the Lord Jagannatha’s cart to Lord Jagannatha takes a walk on the Madrid’s streets during the Ratha Yatra's day. We don’t want to generate more karma by this issue. The time will put the matters in order. They are a very good devotes but it seems as if an ant had become in a mad elephant. I don’t know. May be I’m too fallen down to understand it.

HpS - Just step back and laugh a little bit and keep trying to do your job as President of your Yatra. Krsna didn't let Draupadi know all of His plans either.

On other hand, the last Saturday we celebrated the International Yoga’s Day in Madrid. Many yogis came, and we distribute more than 100 Prasadam’s plates, some books and more than 80 yogis were chanting Hare Krisna with Yasodanandana Prabhu as leader of the Kirtan, Janardan prabhu and Bhakta Marcos playing the caratalas, and Krisna Avatar prabhu playing the Mrndanga. Carcika Devi Dasi (my wife) and  Sananda Devi Dasi dancing, everybody were in ecstasy and they went away with a great smile on their faces. We had many preaching. At the same time we had the lunch program in the temple with a hundred people. Many many Krisna’s Mercy.

           HpS - ASA - Very nice!! Many times we have seen great programs with ISKCON and Yoga ashramas. Thing  is to talk to the participants and do another one better later, no?

Well Gurudeva. Thank you for listening me, for Japa Joe and all the inspiration you give us to spread the Sankirtana’s movement in Madrid.

Please, let me keep at your service.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das. 

HpS - ASA - Thanks to all of you!!!

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks for your answer.

I hope we will meet next time in Summer and we can give sweet watermelon to your beloved Nrsimhadeva ;)

It was a long journey but finally i received your TPP-CB. Thank you very much!

This is very cool and interesting. Actually it seems to me this is your diary. But i can see the connection between this and the Upadesamrita because you live according to the book, so your life (and your diary) is exemplary. You wrote didn't expect to understand everything immediately and read it at least six times. So i will do it.

I did my BS exam in Budapest if you need it i can send You my diploma.

In Hungary there are no courses (just for the Bhaktivedanta College students) everybody study for BS and BV independently. The devotees offered me their lecture notes so i can prepare myself from them but if there will be a new course it would be nice to join it. But if there aren't enough people or energy or time etc it's no problem for me i can study alone.

Thanks for your company.

All the best!

Your servant, Sri Radhe dd

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. If you look at Kama-gayatri's letter you will see some thoughts about the TPP-CB project.

What about joining the Mayapure Institute program??? We are trying to post our materials in our archives. Namacharya Das in Croatia is part of the program in California. Maybe you and he can start a program in Europe! 

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We inquired the head of the Synergy school if she was aware of the Educational Symposium. Nampriya Mataji is aware and we were both hoping to have the symposium projected for the teaching staff.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP paoho. Very nice to hear from you. Please call Mother Subhra Devi Dasi immediately and register. 209 918-9058 or you may not get a Seat. 

We have also received the Tava Pache Pache Manuscript Afterwards to the Nectar of Instruction and we felt very fortunate to be able to read it especially considering it is hand written and illustrated!  Bhakta Nick and even our 3 year old enjoyed the illustrations and poetry. Aja was very captivated! Our opinion is it is a great book to motivate a KC family of all ages to study Upadesamrta and should be read by all!!! 

On a side note it would also be a great zine, photocopied with a nice thick paper cover, maybe a watercolor of Rupa Goswami's Samadhi??? For the sections that have song references, possibly a folded copy of the song can be glued and folded in half so it is easy for readers to sing immediately! We will also be teaching 3rd and 4th graders and we feel this study guide will really captivate them with pictures, poetry and creative prose. A few other devotees who we have shown it to are also of the opinion that it should be copied and distributed. Maharaj, will you allow us to make these transcendental zines? We can let you know the progress in the coming month before your NW tour. Maybe it can be distributed with NOIs?

             HpS - ASA - Distribute it as you wish! As the basic description says at www.jayarama.us/archives/tpp-cb.htm
they are full of errors but we expect to get better with practice. Already we have changed our production formatting 7000% and number six we are composing them on 8-1/2 x 11 graph paper so they should be more regular and easy to reproduce. Got bless us!

We are reading TPP  with our Bhakti Sastri self study Curriculum and now are on text one of NOI. Still trying to keep up with children's Bhagavatam study, one chapter a week. Left a message with Srivasa Prabhu but no reply. KC Arts and Crafts summer camp next week, we are doing lots of prep for this and hope to give a more detailed critique if you would like of TPP next week.

Your servants,

Kamagayatri and Aja Narayana

HpS - Very good. We certify you as an Monkey Warrior based upon your report and Aja as a Junior Monkey Warrior, but please keep after Srivasa Das for formal study. Call him again. Uncle Gismo says, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".

... arrived!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Your servant Namacarya das

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP paoho.  O.K. Lets start a Reading Group with anyone else who has a copy of the book with the next Kapi Dhvaja.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva ¡¡¡¡

AGTSP 

PAMHO 

Thanks to your blessings yesterday was a great day we had the opportunity to do some seva for RMB in chosica since till change their pijamas I started with Gaura Nitai and I told the autorities that I will do it just once a month ¡¡¡¡ I always remember what U say: DO NOT TAKE MORE SERVICE THAT U CAN DO OTHERWISE IS OFFENSIVE ¡¡ Once a month is OK plus it is very tiring but extremely pleasing

In wilson we have now 3 more deities more nectar but less pujaris jaja and I also have to focus more on that, the service for Krsna is unlimited we can always can to new things to improve our service

Rohini kumar das is organizing 12 hours kirtan in wilson periodically and it is very very nice ¡¡¡ last time we during the 12 hours the curtains were open and we can feel that the energy was completely different ¡¡¡¡

I have to catch up on with my thesis, I am taking harmonium lessons, yoga, I want to learn more things improve my cooking, my pujari skills, one of my goals is to train myself to be a better tool for SP and U with your blessings I am planning to do these things the rest of the year and forever up and up ¡¡¡ 

My japa was not so well but now that we have internet Japa Joe helps a lot ¡¡¡. Also BV  I have to put more heart on this now with my study partner I will have more strenght. It is funnny my mind was making me a fool I am too mental  and then on thursday I started reading the JADA BHARATA INSTRUCTS KING RAHUGANA and it was really helpful it is kind of amazing that whenver I read SB the topic is related with the suffering that I am passing through

Thank U Gurudeva for iur inspiration and shelter 

Always trying to be your disciple 

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA - Letter number five --- 1,000 created tasks and Japa Sufering. We do exactly the same thing, but we are getting better and scheduling rounds as a higher priority.  We do 26-rounds/day. We do a lot of work on ISKCON Sankirtan. A lot. We would be rich if this was a regular job, and we have lusty sense gratification of sweets, milk and nuts. But we are putting our Japa more and more in first place and  everything else is getting better. We are getting as much service as we can do. We are not thinking we are the supreme controller. We are dying a good death!

We were not born to be happy.