Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurudeva, All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

All glories to the Panca Tattva. 
All glories to you beloved Guru maharaja!
Please accept my obeisances to your lotus feet.

ASA - Potato feet.

How are you?? How is your health? 

   ASA - Our respiration and heart are O.K. Sometimes we have little arhythmias. Our vision is getting tough. Our skin often has allergy reaction to the summer insects and pollen. Natural for 70% pita. NOBODY is happy in this world. This body is a disease. Only healthy body is a spiritual body. Big challenge is getting a rhythm  of daily eating and sleeping and service so that we can do more service. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" /> And you??

Sincerily, I don't think that I have some important things to tell you. For that, I had not written you before. Of course I have mental fights of thoughts all the time but trying to convert my mind in my friend although it is very hard. I realized I am a very introspective.. Krsna gives me the answers through my heart and I understand them but it's too difficult to bring them in the practice.

ASA - Yes! That is sraddha, faith. We all have enough knowledge. BG 4.34. Blind faith is condemned. But will we apply what we know???? That is faith, Bhakti! We alllll have this problem.

Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī mention 64 basic principles in BRS, which 5 are the most important. One of them is associating among the devotees, the most important principle and the most difficult for me. Understanding that devotees have a different moral, more high that people in general, so I create expectation all the time and it's a mistake. I try to say this to my mind so I'm tolerant of devotee's attitudes and I don't say them anything because I think is my mind so. my problem. On the other hand I'm sure I have anarthas too and maybe I'm being disappointing to other people at the same time but I really wish to be better and It's very difficult to me find exemplary devotees to incentivate me to develop vaisnava's qualities -at least one-. Maybe they are in front of me, but I can't see them.

   ASA - Nice standard is four principles, a fruit of devotional service and also a help to our service, like water on the plant. Do the devotees eat meat, kill animals. No, then they are O.K. It will be rare to find more advanced, but they are there. Look.

The point is that sometimes I can't avoid feel a bit sad and lock to myself, maybe to protect myself and wait the mercy of Lord Gauranga comes.

ASA - And Prabhupada. He will also be your friend. You can see him in his picture, Happy, sad with your work! Follow NOI 4-6! Read it. Contemplate it. Apply it. So nice to be able to associate with people who don't eat meat and go to Arati, even if they are only 70% pure devotees.

I can see the mercy of The Lord through Srila Prabhupada's Books which are the most important things that I have because all the answers are there but the mind.. The mind.. oofff.. very hard to control it. I'm very mental person. So Japa is hard too.. not too much when I stay in the temple or when I chant in Japa Joe!!! 

Well, doing Bhakti Sastri. I'm finishing Nectar of Devotion very soon.. 
Today I got my Disciples Course diploma from Online Vaisnava School 
About my plans. jungles, brazil. etc.. I don't want to be anxious for think too much in the future, so.. I will not make plans at present. I will wait a little.
 
Really hope you come.. Yesterday I dreamed you were coming and I felt sooooooo happy although devotees didn't give me any service to make but it didn't matter so much in this moment haha. No mind in that moment!!! :D

Eternal thanks for your mercy and please forgive my offenses and my english (trying). Amazing that a direct representative of Krsna gives me his refuge. I feel very lucky .. 
Surely, It's just by your mercy without cause.

I am wishing to serve you,

Bktn Belen or Berlin or BB. 

Gauranga! <3

AGTSP AGTY _-o_

HpS - Very nice to hear from you. Online Vaisnava School is Param-padam Das?

We are adding second foto of Lord Gauranga. One of our favorite.

                           Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada, acepte mis humildes reverencias Gurumaharaja.

                           Le escribo desde la cuenta de mi esposo, soy Ekadrsti D.D. Espero que al recibo de esta carta se encuentre bien de salud.

HpS - Bien, pero Hermano Burro es bastante viejo y todo es disminuendo.

Hace meses que deseo escribirle, por fin lo hago! Quería expresarle lo maravilloso que fue para mi el verano pasado en la granja, una experiencia inolvidable con los niños, los devotos, el kirtan y las deidades.

                          Claro que la noticia mas importante para mí es comunicarle que esperamos una bebé para agosto si Dios quiere.

     HpS - ! Es una sorpresa? Solamente un mes antes de apareacion de un granVaisnava recibamos noticias. Pues mas vale tarde que nunca. Muy bien!!!!

Estando en India nos pasaron tantas cosas sublimes y preciosas, recuerdo en el parikram de Vrindavan, que misericordia! nos bañamos en el Yamuna y al sumergirme la s tres veces en esas aguas amarillas y perfumadas, sentí una voz que me decía que tendría una niña y la llamaría Yamuna.  Me emocioné muchísimo y me puse a llorar y bueno pues, ya ha llegado a nuestras vidas. Le ruego nos de sus bendiciones para que todo salga bien. Me siento muy afortunada porque siempre deseé tener tres hijos, krsna me complace en todo.

ASA - Como Jagannatha Baladeva y Subhadra.

                         Por otro lado ha sido un embarazo un poco fuerte, perdí ocho kilos al principio y estoy cumpliendo con los principios, adorando a nuestras deidades en casa, que cada dia estan mas bellas, pero encuentro muchas dificultades en cantar las 16 rondas, me siento muy culpable por no cuplir la palabra que le di.

               HpS - Buen, toma cuenta cuantas falta y despues recuperar! Usualmente, solamente es un hecho de prioridades. Conozco devotos con enfermidad Parkinsons quienes cantan utilizando pelotas de tennis. -[;D] -

Le doy las gracias profundamente por su programa de japa joe, es genial, y esta cambiando nuestras vidas a traves del canto del Maha mantra......Mi esposo Yasodanandana Prabhu esta acabando el disco de musica Salsa Rasa Lila, todos estamos muy ilusionados con ese proyecto de predica, Gracias Guru Maharaja por ser tan misericordioso con nosotros, esperamos verle muy pronto.

                   Su inutil sirvienta Ekadrsti D.D...!! <HARE KRSNA..!!

   HpS - Que se "delivery", partida (?) es bien. Conozco Damas quien has pasado naturalment como una experiencia celestial!?
Si tiene tiempo reportaje de Nitai y Vrnda (nombres corectos?).

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please recieve our humble obeisances dear Gurudeva.

With great enthusiasm we inform you that we have aquired the Curriculum from the Sunday School Hare Krishna, just as you mentioned us, its a very good program and its a great support and helpfull for a more systematical and professional Vaishnava children education in México.

We are working in the translation and printing of the professor and students manual.

HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna. AGTSP Paoho. I think Mother Priya Sakhi in Lima already has a translation. Asta-sakhi Devi Dasi should know how to contact her or maybe someone else can write to us here with the address.

We will launch the first child's seminar “Watering the seed of bhakti” adressed to three groups by ages: Madhava class (ages 6 to 8) with subject “Devotional practices”; Damodara class (ages 9 to 11) with subject “The material world and the spiritual sky”; Madan Mohan class (ages 12 to 14) with subject “What makes someone Bhagavan?”. This seminary will be imparted by Anuradha DD, Bhaktin Yiyetzi, Satyabhama DD and your servant Gopi Radha DD. We have 16 students already suscribed and waiting for more to join. Its a bit difficult to cheer the congregation, but the kids are the ones that encorage their parents to suscribe them to the seminar.

     HpS - Yes, there has to be conscious effort to educate the parents. Once they understand they are very enthusiastic. The school system is based on four things: Students, Teachers, Parents, Community Support. We hope that someone from Mexico has registered for the Symposium in Houston: www.jayarama.us/nas.htm. I think Govinda from Monterrey will be there. Then you can get information about how to start a lucrative pre-school and even a primary school.

We have been recieving support from the temple committee, even though there is a lot to learn in terms of work in cooperation; regardless our own limitations, we have get a very favorable response from the householders and general devotees. What do you think Gurudeva? By now its what we have to offer to you, waiting each day to get better into our service, even if its not too much and to become an instrument of your preaching labor. Thank you very much for your time, and we beg for your blessings for accomplishing this service in the best way we can. His servant Gopi Radha Devi Dasi.

HpS - ASA - Very, very nice. Srila Prabhupad is very happy to hear of these efforts. He said that Sannyasis should teach the children like the Christian monks. Our comments are above. Please go on like this more and more!

AGTSP

paoho

We were not born to be happy! 6.34PM. Another nice person riding by on his bicycle. We have to get our literature out on our mail post. They will take it. We get ideas coming. Little by little we see a good plan for advancing our Sankirtana. We learn to overcome our fears and anxieties. Fear is a sign of intelligence. Only a fool accepts things blindly. But real knowledge removes fear.
Hot here, but our fans are O.K. Lot of stress for our body, but air conditioning can make you just fall asleep. Heat and stomach pains make you realize that progressive austerity is the ONLY correct path in this world. Being happy here means you are in Maya. She's getting you ready for the slaughter house.

Today, 45" talk with Laksmana in Peru, About 2-hours working on our SB 2.7.7 powerpoint for Friday. We had the idea that we can do the same PPTX in the evening at NGD's home on Friday night also. Have to concentrate our service. Then we will feel satitisfaction. Engage all the time, INTENSELY, with broad strategic implications. (NOI-8).

Then we worked on Radha-Krsna Das' PPTX for the symposium, then Japa. Then here we are. Did about seven letters. Caught up to about a week ago. Scan for more URGENT ones. 
O.K. off to NGD's house. Radha-ramana Swami is there. He is our hero. He was one of the directors of the Vraja-mandala Parikrama. He used to go with his family to Vraja when he was 5-years old and there were not even ox cart paths.
So, many cultural assets.
Hare Krsna!!!!!! 

Hare Krisna, Dear Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances, dandavats. AGTSP.

Thank you for your answer, Gurudeva.

We have much to learn ....

In a few years we'll see all things with better perspective than now and I'm sure we'll laugh while we're chanting Hare Krisna toghether.

Now let's go to work, work, work for Krisna.

Thank you Gurudeva, thank you.

Your humble and fallen down servant, Dandava Das.

  Pamho, AgtSP. :)

   Muy querido Gurudeva. Espero se encuentre bien de salud.

   17 rondas minimo. 4 principios. Servicio a Sus Señorias. Estudiando algunos versos de Bhakti Sastri y adoración que me queda por aprender. Intentando ser más constante en la lectura. De momento tendré que seguir soltero, ya que hablaron con la  devota y no queria casarse.

  Estuvieron los representantes del ministro de adoración. El Señor Nrisimhadeva se tiene que acostar. El estandar de Sri Sri Gaura Nitai tambien tiene que subirse, y esto que tiene que decidirlo el consejo. Personalmente pienso que tienen que conseguir un equipo de pujaris, para poder desarrollarlo ya que no pueden canalizar todo sobre un devoto; ese devoto puede abandonar el cuerpo, enfermar etc y el servicio quedaría sin hacer. Por lo tanto creo que deberian buscar algun pujari que no sea de la congregación...(puede ser dificil pero si no se intenta)
    HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. www.translate.google.com Actually the Pujari work is the responsibility of all the Grhastha's in the community. It is not a profession that one person does to earn his livelihood. All the married people should cook for the King, make clothes etc. If they don't use their strength for that they are 100% guaranteed to falldown.

   Las Deidades se dan por instaladas. Tengo compromiso con el templo de Madrid hasta agosto del año 2015.

 Esto es un resumen de las cosas que se deberian implementar en la adoración.
Acostar: Quitar el vestido del día, y poner pijama.
Despertar: Ok.
Mangala Aratic OK. Con pijama. Coronas de sencillas, o turbantes
sencillos.
Baño: de acuerdo a Arcana Padati.
Govinda, con camara. Tomar caranamrta.
Guru puja. Fuera 5 a 10 minutos. Armarito empotrado en la pared de en
frente.
Ofrendas: dos platos. Guru parampara y Deidades. Dupa Aratica en las
ofrendas que no hay aratic después. Incienso, flor y camara. 8 minutos.
Sundara aratica: 1 ofrenda, leche, fruta, dulces con algo de grano, 20
minutos.
Poner Tulasi y pasta de sandalo en las Deidades Grandes y pequeñas.
Cosas para delegar: guirnaldas diarias para las las pequeñas y para las
grandes.
Cambiar sabanas una vez a la semana.
Una vez al mes maha limpieza. No se requiere 1ª iniciación, solo buena
disposición. Solo entraran para limpiar altar, armarios, ordenar
parafernalia, sin tocar Deidades y sinhasana.
Una vez a la semana pulir parafernalia.

  -En agosto me voy al templo de Malaga, Gauranga Lila DD y Abhimanju Prabhu han dicho que me dejarian entrar en el altar si usted me da sus bendiciones.

  -En una ocasión hace tiempo me dijo que adelante con segunda iniciación. Creo que estoy totalmente incalificado, pero estoy dispuesto a afrontar esa responsabilidad, pienso que es bueno para realizar el servicio y asi poder calificarme. Hable con Dandava Prabhu y me dijo que hable con usted. ¿hay alguna manera de poder hacerlo ahora? ¿es mejor esperar?. ¿Que piensa de esto Gurudeva?.

   Pobre, tonto, ignorante. Tratando algún dia de poder servirlo: Jharikhanda-gaura Das.

Pamho, AGTSP. :)

HpS - ASA - What time are you getting us daily? Do you have nice study program for SB etc? Nice pictures. Ask Gaura-Nitai what to do. You are serving Them, They are very, very grateful.