Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

I hope this meets U in really good health ¡¡

First of all thank U all so much for being so merciful and give us iur DAILY association in Japa Joe, blog, twitter, Bhakti Vaibhava, etc

I was thinking about to write to U a few times  about this topic. I was wondering if on private may be better but I do not have anything to hide.

In one of your last answer to my NIMSAR’s report U told me if I want to become a Sanyasini  jaja well the answer is NOT YET NOT NOW  jajaja. So at this point I want to be completely honest with U. I want to form a Krsna consciousness family and try to be useful to SP and to iur Sankirtan.  I am an stupid unintelligent romantic lady

My behavior has been questioning sometimes. Last year for instance devotees started to say things about the way I dress , etc.  So I want to be honest:  I work , I like fashion I AM in MAYA jaja BIG NEWS ammm Nevertheless I always keep on mind that I am a devotee and at work for example I just interact with my students I do not have any friend that is not devotee I know that it is not also good that it is better if  I preach but I can not be a person who I am not, I like devotees Krsna katha, I like all that being a Hare Krsna means but at the same time I like to dress well and also go out with friends I am not dating anybody , but I go out with devotees who are my friends male and females  we just go out and take prasadam, go to the movies, walk or  talk a little bit about Krsna and many topics.  In that way I released all my lust and relaxed. I NEVER go  to the disco or something like that … Concerts yes sometimes…

At the same time we do our service, we had our sadhana, lecture, and principles fixed.

And devotees sometimes do not understand and maybe U neither why I am not a complete nun jaja I can not I am not like that I like to serve Krsna and being with devotees and at the temple but also I like to look good with nice haircuts, dress etc. Many many times Gurudeva I had encountered with many devotees who said something and do the complete opposite or are not completely honest but now today I am not selling U a fake candramukhi  I am presenting before U with all my faults as I always do but now in more depth because at some point I was feeling that I was not completely honest with U. And I really really hate that.

It really bothers me that lately many devotees says things like look with whom cmdd talks or what she does, dress etc . For me is more important to work together and try to be good tools for SP. Anyway I just want to be natural without hypocrisy and I absolutely refuse to be one cmdd at the temple and another outside the temple. I follow the etiquette at the temple..

Last year I learned a lot not to trust everybody, to be more cautious in the way I relate to others specially the opposite sex, but I also learned that being honest is the BEST POLICY.  I feel really happy with my saris but at the same time also good with one michelle belau outfit haw haw haw. Maybe I am crazy I am sure that I am but I really feel that I should have written this to U earlier.

I always try to do my best in order to be a better disciple of Yours really. I really try.. I try to be honest first with myself then with U.

So please forgive if I am an embarrassment for U. But this is who am I, and I hope some day I can see U at the eyes and said yes Gurudeva now I want to be sanyassini.

Question : What should be my actitude If someone said: Why she /he is acting like that or not doing something what shall I say to people that are very interested in searching faults in others??? Gossips , etc instead of  trying to be better themselves??? And I have to confess that in the past I was one of those people….

With complete honesty

Always trying to be iur disciple
Candramukhi dd

       HpS - ASA -- AGTSP. Paoho. We read the history of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, BBC History of the English Language (at the worst Rambo and the Temple of Doom), and we try to chant Hare Krsna all the time we do anything to see how our passions can be connected to Krsna. Prabhupada discussed India politics with world historians.

... and . . . we follow very four principles strictly, we're up by 1.15AM daily, 26 rounds/day, SB 2-hours/day, administrative work in the Sankirtana movement, individual counselling, Sankirtan in the academic and cultural areas.

Prabhupada would eat robust Bengali subjis. What is our level? Adau sraddha, sadhu sanga...? By acting on that level we advance.

We PUSH to be more strictly engaged.

Did Devahuti and Kardama Muni need an ariel palace?
 

We are in Madhayma adhikari stage. Kardama and Devahuti had to experiment with material enjoyment. What you describe is very much within what seems like sane situation.

We looked up: michelle belau

Hmmmmm!  Candra-Vogue!

Why don't you invite Michelle Belau to go to India with you for a foto-shoot, maybe she could pose with Ulysses well groomed??? <img alt="smiley" height="24" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="24" />

We want to eliminate some things by being austere and "blindly" following the Acharya's instructions, we want to eliminate others by testing them and then realizing their lower taste. We want to keep some after testing them because we realize they can be useful for pure devotional service.

ADELANTE!

AGTSP.  

paoho....  We are answering all the letters up to 4 days ago!!  Our fight is to get more and more tight schedule, with our new office. We are making plans for Texas in May, Pacific North West in July, and BhVai in Texas and San Jose in general.

The TPP Composition Books which are #1 are going well. We start the third one today. Only one devotee has asked for a copy yet. Maybe we are supposed to put them in our tomb and when it is opened up by archaeologists three years from now they will find them.

Japa Joe is a little different with no Start Meeting pictures or chat. We may change to Skype!

HpS

Hare Krsna beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

I forgot to inform U.

We have new BHAKTI Sastris ¡¡¡¡

Patraka’s students:

Kriyashakti dd

Citravesa dd

Both from Chile

And LAD’s students:

Lilakanta das

Anuraksa das

Mahabhakti satyabhama

Padmavati visaka

Narayani dd

All from Chosica

JAYA AGTSP ¡¡

Thank U for all iur inspiration

Ys

NIMSAR SECRETARY

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!  Thank you.  We are working on our NOI classes and written notes. We are focusing on offering education to Sannyasa candidates. Do you want to be a sannyasini?  Dedicate everything for Krsna?  Wear white sari?? Hmmm???

Hare Krsna, dear Guru Maharaja

It's me, Germán, from Lima. I'm very glad to write you.

   HpS - ASA - AGTSP! We are very happy to hear from you!

The last couple of months have been very busy at work. I think I'm trying too hard, it's not good for my spiritual life. My sadhana is getting stronger but now I realize that I'm struggling meaningless. In the other hand I have a good wife, the books I read, the devotees, your instructions and specially, the Holy Name. I have taken the time to read, I finished the Srimad Bhagavatam's first canto and I'm in the middle of the Mahabharata, shortly before the beggining of the battle. The Srimad Bhagavatam is just fascinating. I discovered two great personalities: Bhismadeva and Vidura. The prayers of the first and the philosophical accuracy of the second have rocked my world. I'm loving The Mahabharata too. Yudhisthira Maharaja is such a person. Dharma is a difficult concept to understand, but all the through the depiction of this personality I'm starting to comprehend the meaning of this deep word. Luckily both books have left unanswered questions for which I humbly beg you to do so.

The first question is: Why if The Lord is absolute and perfect he owns an inferior and imperfect energy as Bahiranga Sakti? Is this true or we are the ones that are unable to perceive the perfection in this kind of God's manifestation?

 HpS - ASA - Go to "http://vedabase.com/en/iso/invocation" and then the paragraph starting, "All facilities are given to the small complete units ..."

The second question is related to SB 1,8,31. The most perfect relationship to wich we aspire with God is the one in wich the pure devotee 'forgets' or 'ignores' that Krishna is the Supreme Lord and treats Him as his or her son, for example? But where, in this rasa, resides Krishna's consciousness if we perceive the Lord not as God?

HpS - It is a little hard for us to understand Krsna's consciousness, but He also feels like He is the son of Mother Yasoda. A naughtly little butter thief. But He feels Her chastisement and full of love, there is no feeling of expliotation, so He is in that conscioussness that he has to do what mother says.

Dear Gurudeva, I hope not to bother you with my questions. I want to thank you in advance for your answers. 

Always hoping to serve you and wishing the best for your health.

Germán

     HpS - Very nice questions. Who also can answer these kind of questions in Lima? But we also like to answer a few!!!

We see you soon!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO
We hope this meets U in really good health

Gurudeva on April 4th, 2014 NIMSAR had a very nice meeting

The Sanskrit group is going really well. Isvari dd is in charge ,Patraka das will help her in order to develop the pilot group.  

Isvari dd is the new treasurer and she is working along with us in order to improve this department.

LAD is having meetings with Patraka das and CMDD in order to develope more and more the Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava programs.

Today is Kamada Ekadasi and also the Sri Vyasa puja of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja ¡¡¡¡¡

We just humbly asked for your blessings, and the whole Guruparampara ¡¡¡ so that we can continue trying to be good tools for this Sankirtan movement ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

In attached I will send U the list of all the tutors along with their students

JAYA RAMA

Iur servants

NIMSAR

                 HpS - ASA -- Very, very nice report. This is all we need. We are too old for detailed management. We just give perspective and inspiration as we can. We talk with LAD pretty regularly and I think he has started to translate the teacher's study guide for Sanskrit. I asked for a little bit detailed descrption of the project and budget and he said that he was sending it in a day about five days ago. We look for it.
Nimsar, Rasmin, Ransim, Sranmi... Unless we are friends of Krsna and play with Him, what's the use of all of this? So nice to watch the Little Krsna video and read the Krsna book!

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

I hope your’re fine in all aspects. By Krisna’s Mercy we are at 120% and happy, tired, so tired but happy, so happy.

We were distributed in February 564 books, and 1394 in March in the Temple. A reception-boutique was created in the Temple to receive to the guests. We were start to sell Radha-Govinda Candra’s Mahaprasadam from New Vrajamandala, and we tripled bread’s and cupcakes’ Prasadam selling. Some devotees cook Prasadam in their homes and bring it to sell it in the Temple, and we are selling all. Preaching program is very strong, all days during the week. The Ashram is full and we want open Matajis' Ashram in the apartment close to Temple, which is rented by Jaramara Hari Das.

Over 100 people coming to the Temple for have Prasadam during the weekend, and the Prasadam’s program has a good healthy from Monday to Friday. We are distributing about 40 Prasadam’s plates for Food for life program.

The Temple’s team is wonderful. They are many committed with the project and we would like to open a new Temple this year, if it’s possible. But we need to consolidate the team and the project.

Bhadra Vardhana Das and Sananda Devi Dasi are developing a devotee care program with Akrura Das’ help, and already we are implementing WIN-WIN agreement with the devotees.

Jayanta Das prabhu coming to the Temple. We miss him so much. We take a Humility and Sorry course by Gurú Prasad Swami the last Saturday. I think it can help to normalize the relationship between our varied communities. We want this. Time to time.

On other hand, Carcika and me are fine, in dialog. Sometimes up, other times a little down, but always in dialog. We have no many time for us, many service for Krisna and His devotees. Really we are trying to serve to Srila Prabhupada and devotees like you, Yadunandana Swami (Bhaktivedanta Institute) and many many others. Our sadhana well, Mungala Aratik all days except Sundays, we read all days. Me between 16 – 20 rounds per day, 4 principles, fighting.

The Carcika’s biologic clock is “Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnggggggg” and I “uuuuuuuuffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!”. One year ago I said her: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, 6 months ago I said her: “Noooooooooooooooooo”, 3 months ago I said her: “no”, 1 month ago I said her: “May be”, now I say her: ”It will be what Krisna wants”, I think in a 1 month more I’ll say her: “Ok, lets go to get a new devotee?”. I don’t want to be wrong. I know that family life is a tangle, but may be a possible devotee son can gives me the freedom from material illusion or I can give him a Vaisnava education to give him the freedom from material tangle. I don’t know. I’m a mess. Inside me I would like to be a Bhramacharya or Vanapastra, but I can’t yet. One side of my face is Grhasta, and the other one wants or I think it’s Bhramacharya or Vanapastra, or I would like it were so. I don’t know. What can I do?. The better gift I can give to my wife is one son, Vaisnava son. She deserves, but I’m an egoist. I suppose. I don’t know. Krisna knows.

If finally we want to have a child. What we must to do to let come a Vaisnava soul?.

This morning during  the Japa Joe, You give me a great surprise when you said us may be you come to Europe in a tour to do programs in the Universities. May be you can come to Spain and Madrid to develop some programs in de University. When finally do You come at Europe?. Do You know it yet?

And finally, in these days I’ll write bhakta Pablo Parikrama’s recommendation letter for his initiation. I asked him about following 4 principles and 16 rounds and everything is ok. I’ll send you the recommendation letter by email and I’ll post it in the blog too.

I don’t take you more time. Thank you so much for all.

Please, let me keep under Your Lotus feet in your service and Srila Prabhupada’s service too.

Your servant, Dandava Das.

 HpS - Jaya! AGTSP. Paoho. I edited the letter a little bit for clarity, no? Is nice letter. Thank you. Yes, having children is center of Grhastha Ashrama. Is normal. If one partner needs children, O.K. Krsna will help. You can pray for Bhakti-siddhanta Sarasvati to be your son. Ha!  Ha! Ha!

Then nobody in Spain would have any rest!

Just being friends is the first thing, no?

Visit to Europe? Vraja-mandala-parikrama. After so many years of regular travel now we are trying to settle down for last few years and write. We are learning a great deal about our body, mind, Ashrama. As that is becoming clear then we can make travel plans. That is second now. Unless we leave something is writing we are a disgrace to the Sannyasa ashrama.

We would come for the release of Dr. Bandhyopadyays second book with us. "The Contribution of Classical India to Making a Better World". Is inaugurated by former Justice of Supreme Court of India, two former Govenors of West Bengal, many university Presidents and is actually interesting and good book. It will be finished in June.

We miss Jayanta, Adi-rasa, Jara-mara, you, Jaga mohan, Muraru, Venu .........   RADHA GOVINDA CHANDRA, Nimai, Gundica and A L L  THE R E S P E C T ABLE LADIES. (Maite, Luis, Miche, Tirtha, Antonio, Jarikhanda... ... ... )... .