Letters to the editor

  All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay
All Glories to Srila Prahupada
All Glories to you! 

Maharaj, please accept my sincere obeisances at your lotus feet.

                    HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!  Lunatic feet!

I hope your health is well. 

                            And we yours!  Best use of a bad bargain!

Well, yes, there are some people that is trying to do that, to preach love...to God, to everybody. But certainly i don't have any idea about the internal bhajan of everyone, just I don't feel loved in the temple, I don't feel that i'm in a community, maybe the problem is me. The last time I was in the temple, was in Rama Navami celebration, I left the temple with so much sadness, cause i haven't feel happy, I can't see devotee care. Is so painfull, cause that day I went to the temple of Vrinda, and everyone was so happy ! (maybe i see the grass more green in the neighbourhood backyard) I was remembering everytime Srila Prabhupada, and I was remembering you, and your teachings...¡In Vrinda! Wow, that thing shocked me. Maybe it was a bad idea going there, but i have to be sincere and tell you about this things. 

I think they are following Prabhupada,  principles, japa, deity worship and Kirtan. I don't want to think that they aren't.

          HpS - ASA - From what Paramadvaiti Swami told me personally they only have to chant like four rounds and follow one of the four principles for initiation. Of course they may follow more. I don't know too much details.

I don't know, like I said before, i don't know the internal bhajan and sadhana of every devotee. 

I don't know how I can respond to the question about if they match or how they match with the five text of NoI. I'm in such a low level, i'm so fallen, and a I am a  supreeme kanista adhikari, that I cant said anything about those vaisnavas. They are vaisnavas, they are chanting hare krishna, trying to follow spiritual life, I don't want to say bad things, or even think bad things about them. Just, I want to let you now, that i'm not feeling happy in Iskcon Chile, that i'm feeling so sad, with so much anger inside...sometimes people said to me: "lets go to the temple" and i don't want to, I don't wanna go there, makes me unhappy.

                 HpS - ASA -  Wow! Seems you have so much anger toward the devotees there???   That is a sign of a lot of knowledge and attachment for the situation. We only hear this from you good self. I know that ISKCON is crazy. We heard it from Prabhupada's lips, but most other organizations are more crazy.  Hmmmm!  You should visit because it is Prabhupada's Temple and to see the Deities and to visit your particular friends and avoid other stuff.
That is devotee care, no? Unless you offer care for the devotees like that, then how can you criticise care of others???

And I really don't know what to do with that, I feel so in the dark, and lost.  The only thing that I do is to pray for the mercy of Lord Krishna, praying: "please, please Krsna, don't let me forget you, I want to remember you, please Krishna, don' t let me go...keep me there, with you" . 

I really don't want to bother you. Please forgive me , but i have this feelings in my heart...  What can I do ?
Also, forgive my bad english, I will improve it. 

Thanks you, Maharaj, for reading this. I really appreciate all the things you do. I bow at the dust! of your lotus feet, again and again. 
 

HpS - ASA -- You have to have a few friends in the Temple community or else all rest does not mean so much. They are all mean, exploitive and crazy???

AGTSP! Paoh...o'......    We tried to do Yahoo letters but it blocked them for "suspicious activity". It happens when we try to send letters to Peru sometimes. We wait until tomorrow then try again.

Today was very intense. We got our News Post in the ground. The cement is setting and seems for sure we can put little periodical there like "All Wisdoms, Weekly" and get some customers.
 

O.K. We try to answer some more letters and then get ready for Ekadasi.

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Today in japa joe, you made me remember about my job and your instruction about that. I'll leave this job but I wanted to travel at the end of the year. Although I'm not very fond of plans because always every things changes (Krsna controls all), I was thinking about to stay in this job until then to save money, can travel and resign at year-end. Then I would go to India for 2 or 3 months, would go to New Zealand to visit my sister and working for a few months to save money for go to Australia. Also I want to know the temples there.  I had never travelled so far alone, but I think I have to do now. All this is just an idea at the moment because I would like to know what do you think about this. It came to my mind because I need to go to India some day and visit my sister too..  so I could take advantage to visit other temples too.
Maybe this is the moment... or maybe it is just my mind that makes me think that is a necessity for me... or maybe it is about to gratify my senses.. I don't know...

               HpS - AGTSP. If you have to visit your sister, then you have to go. Visiting India is like visiting Europe. Is big place. We have some contacts in some places but is not a place for a lady to travel alone, is 3-times worse than going to Paris alone.

On the other hand, I'm striving to chant my japa in my job and read a little bit.  And when I come back home at 5 or 6 am, sometimes I try to finish my beads and doing mangala aratik before go to sleep.
In my free days I stay in the temple to sleep, going to the program and doing service (the best days of my week, finishing very tired but happy). So Im trying to organize my schedules for the moment to do all... Anyway it is temporary...

About my refugee, still waiting Maha Hari Das's recommendation letter...

Thinking in this verse  (BG 18.66) "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."and which Prabhupada said "Anything that does not lead to the perfectional stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be avoided". Surrender  is so hard. I don't know how and if I will be able to do it in this life. How can we surrender unto Krsna in this era? What means exactly surrender? I feel sure about the process of Krsna conscience but while I can't control my mind, she will always make me doubt about myself, about the others, about all!

Sorry for my bad english and my long letter.

Rama Navami pictures with monkeys for you .u.

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama!
your servant,

Bhaktin Belén.

              HpS - ASA -- You seem to be doing pretty well. There is a lot of progress to make. Read the Adau sraddha text in BG 4.10 purport. Same thing is paraphrased in NOI 7, no?

YOu can see the steps.

Surrender means to hear honestly from the Acharya Srila Prabhupada about what is our material situation. Jaya!

Thank you for Monkeys!

AGTSP

paoho

We have answered all the letters and especially the URGENT ones up to 6-days ago. Little slow. As soon as we catch up oin one area we fall behind in another.

Have to be more intelligent on how to follow all the principles of Sadhana Bhakti. Not stronger. More intelligent. Have to chant HK/HR more constantly.

Health is good. Work is on schedule. Tomorrow we have Skype at 6AM with Rama giridhari Das and M. Urmilla. We are daily in Japa Joe and at 5AM we get our class on NOI on English or make it up later in the day. We are doing Tweets. Friday is Ekadasi. Saturday is our Bhakti Vaibhava test. We are finishing our essays. Next is Jung!

AGTSP , HARE KRISHNA MAHARAJA! accept my respectful obeisances,
It's camilo again,thanks for answer me.  I have readed that very important article.
I'm trying to chant 16 rounds every day and follow the 4 regulative principles, no excelent rounds, but well, i'll still chanting trying to improve the meditation on Krishna and trying to read Srila Prabhupada's books every day if it's possible.
I would like to attend mangala-arati, SB class,etc.,  but i'm really far from the temple (40 Km approx).

              HpS - agtsp! You can have it in your own home!
I go there on weekends and at big festivals like Gaura Purnima,etc, and i do sankirtana on sundays. This sunday I will join to the Bhakti-Sastri course.
i'm studying English and looking for a job and a flat to rent around temple o something simlar if it's possible, at the moment i'm living with mom( i know it's no good to my spiritual life, so i'd like  to leave this enviroment asap).
So I 'll wait for your answer. Thank you Maharaja! 
AGTSP ,PAOHO! 
Ys, Camilo.

               HpS - Yes, get up early and get your rounds done!  Send us more news in a few weeks.

HpS - Thank you for the following letter. I also think that Pablo is ready for Hari nama Diksa! Please send his birth date and full name. Then we can fix a date for initiation.

Hare Krisna, querido Gurudeva. Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, dandavats. Todas las Glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

Ante todo espero que se encuentre bien en todos los aspectos.

El motivo de ponerme en contacto con usted es de informarle que, tras haber hablado con Bhakta Pablo, él me ha expresado su deseo de tomar refugio en usted y que así mismo se lo ha manifestado a usted también.

Le he preguntado por los requisitos para poder tomar iniciación:

• Cantar un mínimo de 16 rondas.
• Seguir los 4 principios regulativos:
  • No comer carne, huevo ni pescado.
  • No tomar intoxicantes, como café, té, sustancias estupefacientes o alcohol.
  • No practicar sexo ilícito.
  • No participar en juegos de azar.

Me ha manifestado que desde hace un año los sigue de manera rigurosa.

Actualmente no está realizando ningún servicio en el templo de Madrid, pero si ha pasado unos días en el mismo haciendo servicio. Durante este tiempo su comportamiento ha sido impecable y muy servicial.

Me ha manifestado su voluntad e intención de estar bajo las autoridades del Templo de Madrid.

Por mi parte le he invitado a pasar una temporada en el templo de Madrid, con el fin de que pueda tener asociación con los devotos, se una al proyecto de Madrid, en la medida de sus posibilidades y pueda hacer Sankirtan en Madrid. Va a estudiar la propuesta.

Con toda humildad  y si usted no ve inconveniente, por parte de las autoridades del templo de Madrid en general y mía en particular, como presidente de ACK Madrid, no hay inconveniente alguno en que, cuando usted lo considere oportuno, de iniciación a Bhakta Pablo. Sería un honor contar con un hermano espiritual más en nuestra gran familia de ISKCON.

Muchas gracias por todo.

Su humilde servidor, Dandava Das.

----------- ENGLISH LETTER -----------

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

First I hope you’re fine in all aspects.

I want to contact with you to inform you that I spoke with Bhakta Pablo some days ago, and He said me he was desiring to take shelter in you. He said you this some time ago.

I asked him about the principles to take shelter:

• Chanting mínimum of 16 rounds.
• Following 4 regulative principles:
  • Don’t eat meat , eggs or fish
  • Don’t take intoxicants like coffee, tea, drugs or alcohol.
  • Don’t have illicit sex.
  • Don’t play gambling.

He said me He’s following strictly this points from one year ago.

Now he doesn’t any service in Madrid’s temple, but he was in Goura Purnima doing service and his behavior was impeccable and very helpful.  

He said me that he wants to be under the Madrid’s Temple’s authorities.

I invited him to come in Madrid’s Temple for a season, taking devotees’ association, developing the Madrid’s project with us, if he can, and doing sankirtana in Madrid. He said me that he’ll think about the proposal.

Humbly and if You don’t see any problem, we haven’t inconvenient to You give initiation to Bhakta Pablo, when you want to do it. It would be an honor to have another spiritual brother in our GREAT ISKCON FAMILY.

Thank you very much for all.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das.