Letters to the editor

Jay Maharaj! HK. PAMHO. AGTSP!

How are you? Where are you now?

ASA - www.JayaRama.US/news.html 🙂

Well, I bought the film of Diary of a Traveling Creature and watched the beginning, would like to see it completely, I liked it so far.

ASA - There are two so far. Two more coming to complete the "Travels". First one is judge as Good. Second One is Judge Very Good. Going to see 90% of the Fourth one this weekend.

I’m about to start a group of study of Prabhupada Lilamrita, so maybe I can show the movie to the devotees whenever they come home.

ASA - 🙂

Maharaj thank you for the instruction about the situation of the jivatma in the spiritual world, recently I spoke about that with a senior devotee and he told me Jayapataka Swami says that only a very few percentage of the souls in Goloka decide to come to the material world, what’s your opinion about that?

ASA - 😄

What is 2% of an Infinite Number? However, I have heard the same. It is like only a small percentage of Sakhas pick a certain type of flower on a certain day to offer to Krsna, no?

Material world, lila, is one flower in a field of flowers.

I started an ayurvedic treatment after some time of following diet by myself, and frankly speaking I’m feeling really tired, I can’t get up early in the morning as I used to do, though I keep chanting the 16 rounds and following the 4 principles.

I’m speaking with Dr Liladhar Gupta from Vrindavan to start ayurvedic treatment with him, he’s a Senior Physician and his father was Prabhupada’s doctor for some time, Dr Gupta told me he met Prabhupada when he was 14 years old, during His Holiness’ last days on this planet.

I’m about to start learning English so hopefully I’ll start writing better e-mails for you hahah :) well if Krishna allows me.

HpS - It helps because you can fine tune the Google Translations!

So I’m still reading SB I’m on canto chapter 7, and I read one should get association from a pure devotee, and since Prabhupada says one should ask submissive questions to a Guru and offer him service, my question is:

How can I regain my sadhana quality, raise early in the morning, etc.

HpS - I don't know details, but basically just use your intelligence to understand your psycho-physical circumstance and then get back to the gross standard of timings etc.

Prabahupada says that it is better to die taking Prasadam

how can I serve you??

Is there anything you would like me to do??

HpS - Aaa Haaa: https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14134/

thank you very very much in advance!

your servant,

Federico Molnar

HpS - Thank you, Federico. We must run to take our bath and do our Gayatri or we will die.

See you again soon!!!! Best of luck with your Sankirtan. It sounds very, very nice.

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In the last letter you told me:

Hope this year of the 10,000 is a very good year for you to pay your debts to anyone.

I also wish the same, but I will have to be patient, to be able to do something does not depend only on me, but also on the authorities and the people affected.

HpS/ASA - Yes!

My sadhana has been maintained: 16x4 - personal reading - sastra study with other vaisnavas 5 days a week - arcana (flower and incense) - prasadam (even falling into eating bhoga, now I have been diagnosed with pre diabetes. I see this as the mercy of Krishna to eat less and give up sugar) - struggling with the pillow, I would love to be able to do Mangala Arati again without affecting my emotional health from not getting enough sleep.

HpS - Have to go to bed early?

My spiritual life is up and down, currently I am well situated in my Krishna consciousness, but I know that it will not always be. I go through cycles, just like in my illness. For periods I really like spiritual life, I do the practice with joy, but after a while my awareness towards sense enjoyment increases, I do not stop the practice of the process, but my awareness is not adequate.

HpS - Sometimes the river is rough, sometimes it is peaceful. The closer we get to the shore and getting out, the more we are free from the changes.

Although I am not qualified, I have an intense desire to preach. On Fridays I have a window at the institute, and I found out that it was a good time to do sankirtan, so I go for a walk and distribute some books. Now I am organizing myself to do the same on Tuesdays, before entering the first class of the week.

HpS - There must be some personal motivation within the spiritual motivation eg. desire to become famous as a religious preacher. Is that true?

A few years ago, a devotee recommended me to take the contacts of the people who did sankirtan for them, and thanks to this, now I ventured to talk to those most interested to send them a daily verse from the BG with a short explanation, explanatory videos, songs, etc. Now I started to do something similar but with devotees, since while I read the scriptures I keep excerpts that I find interesting and I have the desire to share them. I also want to apply my studies and sell books online.

HpS - Who are your Sankirtan partners? If you rely too much on your own management it can be dangerous, no?

I work daily on my musical compositions, I already have a proposal of 9 songs for the first album. The central theme is the basis of philosophy: we are not the body. I also write poetry on a daily basis and am working on a science fiction novel.

I have an idea that preaching programs can be made for every type of person who approaches Krishna: suffering, wealth seeker, inquisitive and God seeker.

I wish he is ecstatic in his service to Srila Prabhupada

My obeisances Gurudeva

Your servant: Piyari Mohan das

HpS - UP ... down... UP .... down. Is natural, no? Learning how to deal with the body. Othewise it can drive ANY of us to madness.

This world is mad!

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/17/ especially starting with Text 4? Useful?



Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Reverence to Your Lotus Feet.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you are well.

I am always reading Kapi Dvaja and trying to follow your program through GoToMeeting.

Here, things are going well. We are always struggling, sometimes under the influence of the modes of material nature, and at other times, we are rescued from them.

ASA - 🔥🚒

I am reading Chapter 7 of Canto 12 of the Srimad Bhagavatam. I am memorizing verses from Srila Prabhupada's book, which Gadadara Gosai from Mexico sent me. I am also studying a bit about Yajñas, and we continue to work on Electricity.

Chanting rounds is a bit inconsistent in quality, but I manage to complete 16 rounds every day. I am following the four principles, although at times, lust is a heavy burden. But on days when my consciousness is superficial, there is a lot of anger (which might not be much for others), but it's all part of the ups and downs. At the same time, I accept these challenges with enthusiasm as they help me to remain humble and beg for mercy while striving to achieve it.

ASA - Take Sannyasa???

The congregation of Sri Govardan always assists me, and we try to serve and assist them within our capabilities.

I continue to serve as a Pujari and help with maintenance whenever it is needed.

Hridayananda Das Goswami visited here a month ago, but I didn't participate. In fact, it was very uncomfortable for me as some (many) things irritate me, and I couldn't hide it. So, I kept myself away with a restless mind, and at that time, I couldn't write to you because everything becomes very existential when one is affected.

Now, I am more stable, and hopefully, it will last. The process of anartha nivriti is indeed lengthy.

Thank you for everything, Gurudev.

At your service,

Adi Yajña Das

HpS - ASA - One million dollar letter, thank you.

Regular Mangala arati with good Kirtan?

• Japa.
• Kirtan.
• Sankirtan.
• Karma-yoga... doing what is natural for us to do for Krsna.

Krsna has so, so, much more work for you to do. Just get steady control of your mind so He can inspire you!

Tell us about Govardhana. Photo journalism.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja.

Reverencias a Sus Pies de Loto

Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Espero se encuentre bien.

Estoy leyendo siempre kapi duja y tratando de seguir el programa suyo por go to meeting

Aqui bien, siempre en la lucha a veces sufrimos las modalidades y otras somos rescatados.

Estoy leyendo canto 12 cap 7 del SB. Memorizando Slokas del libro de Srila Prabhupada que me envio Gadadara Gosai de Mexico, estudiando un poco sobre Yajñas, y seguimos con Electricidad,

Las rondas en un sube y baja la calidad, 16 rondas todos los dias, 4 principios bien , a veces lujuria muy pesada, pero en dia que la conciencia esta muy superficial y mucha ira( lo que quizas no es mucha para otros) pero es parte del sube y baja, a la vez aceptamos con entusiasmo estos desafios que nos ayudan a ponerme humilde y pedir la misericordia y ezforsarme por conseguirla

La congregación de Sri Govardan me asisten siempre y tratamos de Servir y asistir dentro de las posibilidades a Ellos.

Sigo haciendo el servicio de Pujari, y ayudo con alguno de mantenimiento cuando se requiere

Aqui estuvo hace un mes Hridayananda Das Gosvami, pero no participe, de hecho fue muy incomodo para mi, me irritan algunas( muchas) cosas, y no puedo ocultarlo, asi que solo me mantuve alejado pero con la mente muy agitada, y no podia escribirle a Usted en ese momento, por que todo es muy existencial cuando uno esta afectado.

Ahora mas estable, esperemos que dure, muy largo el proceso de anartha nivriti.

Gracias por Todo Gurudev

A Su Servicio

Adi Yajña Das

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Please, accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

This is the current schedule of devotees for leading kirtan on Full Morning Service:

● MONDAY: H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami.

● TUESDAY: Govardhana das, Mitravinda devi dasi.

● WEDNESDAY: Yugala Kishora dasi, Jagad Guru das.

● THURSDAY: Tarangaksi devi dasi, Caturatma das.

● FRIDAY: Abhinanda das, Deva Vrata das.

● SATURDAY: Isvari Radha devi dasi, Karuna Sakti devi dasi.

● SUNDAY: Candramukhi devi dasi, Parasurama Avatara das.

Gurudeva, I sent the devotees the requirements for kirtan leaders that you wrote in response to the previous schedule.

HpS - Super! Especially: "We are already accustomed to chant these two mantras — śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda and Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Now, after these, the other two lines — namely haraye namaḥ, kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ/ gopāla govinda rāma śrī-madhusūdana — should be added". . .".

https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/17/123/#bb1088251

🙇

Thank you 🙏🏻

Your aspirant servant:

Mitravinda dd.

ASA - 🐵 🐒 🐒 . . . 🐻

Hare Krishna Maharaj

Acepte por favor mis respetuosas reverencias sus pies

Todas Las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Todas Las Glorias a los Devotas y Devotos reunidos.

Esperando que se encuentre bien de salud y Feliz en Conciencia de Krishna.

Me presento, mi Nombre es Natalia Mackarenna Gómez Huichante, estoy refugiada bajo los pies de loto de SS Dhanvantari Swami Maharaj. Tengo 33años y vivo actualmente en una localidad llamada Lanco, ubicada a 8hrs (en bus) al sur de Santiago de Chile.

El primer contacto con los devotos ocurrió el año 2012 cuando me fui de viaje a recorrer Brasil por 3meses junto a una amiga. Ahí conocimos a su abuelo quién tenía 22 hijos, dentro de los cuales había una Devota llamada Damodara Lila Devi Dasi, Discípula de SS Srila Virabahu Maharaj. 

Con ella tuvimos una muy buena relación naturalmente (relación que hasta el día de hoy siguimos cultivando con Damodara), ella nos recibió en su casa, nos hablaba de Krishna, nos llevó al Templo de Butantã en Sao Paulo, nos daba mucho Prasadam, mas, nosotras no estábamos del todo interesada en un Proceso Espiritual, más bien queríamos seguir viajando, hasta que llegara el momento de volver a Chile en el mes de julio.

En Abril de 2013 tuve un sueño bastante particular, en este, habían muchas estrellas fugaces (ok) y personas calvas vestidas de color azafrán bailando(ah????quiénes son ellos?).... Al día siguiente me enteré que estaba esperando un hijo, Renato hoy de 9 años.

Luego de un proceso maternal sólo en compañía de mis padres y familiares, llegué a un punto en donde no estaba conforme con la persona que estaba siendo, no estaba tranquila con la maternidad que le estaba entregando a Renato, necesitaba más.

En Diciembre del año 2016 mi padre nos invita a pasar el año nuevo a Río de Janeiro y vi ahí una oportunidad para encontrar eso que estaba buscando, que la verdad no tenía muy claro que era. La noche antes de volver a Chile le digo a mi padre que me quedaré unos días más en Brasil con Renato y que a Chile volvería después. (Antes de salir de Chile ya sabía que no volvería con ellos, sólo el padre de Renato y una amiga sabían el plan, no le dije antes a mis padres para que no llenarán mi cabeza con miedos fantasmas)

Llamé a Damodara para preguntarle si podía pasar a visitarla..... En resumen vivimos con ella 7 meses en São Paulo. Ella en ese entonces me mostró la serie del Mahabharata(versión 2014), la vimos completa en 2semanas, en paralelo me contaba pasatiempos de Krishna, me hablaba de Srila Prabhupada, me mostraba libros ...y yo sólo prestaba atención. Hasta que en la serie se comienza a recitar el Bhagavad Gita, ahí muchas cosas me hicieron sentido, el corazón y el cerebro se alinearon y supe que era KRISHNA lo que estaba buscando.

En marzo 2017, Damodara nos llevó al festival de Gaura Purnima en el templo de Paraíso,SP. Fue ahí cuando vi a personas calvas vestidas de color azafrán bailando....TODO HIZO SENTIDO. 

De vuelta a Chile, debía ir a templo de Santiago a entregar un Armonio que había enviado Damodara de regalo, al recibirme un Devoto me dice "Venga este Viernes, un Maestro Espiritual dará una Clase de Bhagavad Gita" ... El Maestro Espiritual era SS HanumatPresaka Swami.

Comencé asistir al templo regularmente, realizar servicio, a tomar los cursos, a tener asociación con Devotos quienes algunos de ellos pasan a ser familia del corazón, a cantar mi japa y seguir los principios regulativos, a leer el Krishna Book con Rena, a participar de los festivales e intentar ser un aporte positivo al movimiento.

Actualmente en Asociación con devotos de la zona sur, estamos en construcción de un proyecto llamado ISKCON LACUSTRE, donde hemos realizado festival de Janmastami en Villarrica y programas de Food For Life . Hoy en día realizamos únicamente encuentros mensuales para nuestro fortalecimiento espiritual, ya que al estar tan lejos del centro neurálgico (Stgo de Chile) la vida espiritual es un poco más difícil.

Tanto así que hace un par de meses atrás me encontraba en lo más bajo que he experimentado de mi vida espiritual, pero llegó Laksmirada DD y me dio su mano salvadora diciéndome "Vuelve a conectarte a las Clases de mi Gurú, únete al FMP", así volvió la "magia de Krishna" . Tanto así, tanta es la misericordia de Govinda que me permitió hace una semana ir a compartir con SS Dhanvantari Swami en Córdoba, Argentina. La experiencia de poder servir en Vapu al Maestro Espiritual es sin duda el potencial que necesitaba para continuar en Vani hasta poder reencontrarme con él cuando Krishna así lo quiera.

Actualmente hago mis esfuerzos de cantar mis 16 rondas, algunos días son 17, otros 8, otros 20, otros 16...y así, cumplo mis 4principios regulativos, me faltan sólo 3modulos y la prueba de versos para concluir el Bhakti Sastri. Estamos leyendo Los versos de Bhagavad Gita junto a Renato todo esto entre las labores del hogar y el trabajo.

Maharaj agradezco la oportunidad que nos otorga día a día de poder tener su asociación, sus lecturas, las imágenes y poder escuchar de tan cerca a Krishna.

Acepte por favor mis reverencias a Sus pies.

Atentamente su sirvienta

Bhaktina Natalia Gómez Huichante

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Hare Krishna, Maharaj

Please accept my respectful obeisances at your feet.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - Yes!

All Glories to the Devotees and Devotees gathered.

Hoping you are in good health and Happy in Krishna Consciousness.

I introduce myself, my name is Natalia Mackarenna Gómez Huichante, I am sheltered under the lotus feet of H. H. Dhanvantari Swami Maharaj. I am 33 years old and I currently live in a town called Lanco, located 8 hours (by bus) south of Santiago de Chile.

ASA - 🚌

The first contact with the devotees occurred in 2012 when I went on a trip to visit Brazil for 3 months with a friend. There we met her grandfather who had 22 children

ASA - One wife??!

. . . including a Devotee named Damodara Lila Devi Dasi, Disciple of H. H. Srila Virabahu Maharaj.

We naturally had a very good relationship with her (a relationship that we continue to cultivate with Damodara to this day), she welcomed us into her home, talked to us about Krishna, took us to the Butantã Temple in Sao Paulo, gave us a lot of Prasadam, but , we were not at all interested in a Spiritual Process, rather we wanted to continue traveling, until the time came to return to Chile in the month of July.

In April 2013 I had a very particular dream, in this one, there were many shooting stars (ok) and bald people dressed in saffron dancing (ah???? who are they?).... The next day I found out that I was expecting a son, Renato today 9 years old.

After a maternal process only in the company of my parents and relatives, I reached a point where I was not satisfied with the person I was being, I was not calm with the maternity that I was giving to Renato, I needed more.

In December 2016, my father invited us to spend the New Year in Rio de Janeiro and I saw there an opportunity to find what he was looking for, which he was not really sure what it was. The night before going back to Chile I tell my father that I will stay a few more days in Brazil with Renato and that I would return to Chile later. (Before leaving Chile I already knew that I would not return with them, only Renato's father and a friend knew the plan, I did not tell my parents before so they would not fill my head with phantom fears)

I called Damodara to ask her if I could visit her... In short, we lived with her for 7 months in São Paulo. At that time, she showed me the Mahabharata series (2014 version), we saw it complete in 2 weeks,

ASA - 😲

... in parallel she told me about Krishna's hobbies, she told me about Srila Prabhupada, she showed me books... and I just paid attention. Until the series begins to recite the Bhagavad Gita, then many things made sense to me, my heart and brain aligned and I knew that KRISHNA was what I was looking for.

In March 2017, Damodara took us to the Gaura Purnima festival at the Paraíso, SP temple. That's when I saw bald people dressed in saffron dancing... IT ALL MADE SENSE.

Back in Chile, I had to go to the Santiago temple to deliver a harmonium that Damodara had sent as a gift. Upon receiving me, a Devotee told me "Come this Friday, a Spiritual Master will give a Bhagavad Gita Class"... The Spiritual Master was HH HanumatPresaka Swami.

ASA - Not every step on the path is easy. Better if you had met someone else. 😆

I started attending the temple regularly, doing service, taking the courses, having association with Devotees who some of them become heart family, chanting my japa and following the regulative principles, reading the Krishna Book with Rena, participating festivals and try to be a positive contribution to the movement.

Currently in Association with devotees from the southern zone, we are building a project called ISKCON LACUSTRE, where we have held the Janmastami festival in Villarrica and Food For Life programs. Today we only hold monthly meetings for our spiritual strengthening, since being so far from the neuralgic center (Stgo de Chile) spiritual life is a little more difficult.

So much so that a couple of months ago I was at the lowest point I have experienced in my spiritual life, but Laksmirada D D arrived and gave me his [her] saving hand telling me "Reconnect to my Guru's Classes, join the FMP", thus the "magic of Krishna" returned. So much so, so much is Govinda's mercy that he allowed me a week ago to share with H. H. Dhanvantari Swami in Córdoba, Argentina. The experience of being able to serve the Spiritual Master in Vapu is undoubtedly the potential I needed to continue in Vani until I could meet him again when Krishna so wishes.

Currently I make my efforts to chant my 16 rounds, some days there are 17, others 8, others 20, others 16... and thus, I fulfill my 4 regulative principles, I only need 3 modules and the test of verses to conclude the Bhakti Sastri. We are reading the verses of Bhagavad Gita together with Renato, all this between housework and work.

. . .

Maharaj, I am grateful for the opportunity that he gives us every day to be able to have his association, his readings, the images and to be able to listen to Krishna so closely.

Please accept my obeisances at his feet.

Sincerely your maid

Bhaktina Natalia Gomez Huichante

HpS/ASA - Ooof! 🌬 ☁ ☁ So wonderful. We are just little birds flying in the wind of this drama. Go ahead, go ahead! Realize that there is NOTHING, N-O-T-H-I-N-G, that you can do better than get 16-rounds done very day. Krsna will never punish you for chanting 16-rounds. He will always be able to reward you. It is like the baby opening the mouth to get fed.

• Money.
• Management.
• Heath.
• Personal and Administrative Relationships.
• Spiritual Progress.

Will all advance in the best way possible if your chant 16-rounds/day under the authority of Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Send more news as it happens.

Thank you.

Respects to Renato and everyone.

AGTSP.

PAMHO.

Having listened to your preaching very carefully at the beginning of my spiritual life has served me as a compass the rest of the way, and today it has become absolutely relevant in my inner progress.

Thank you so much.

Y,s. Madhumangala d.

HpS - Wow! AgtSP. I was in front of the Berkeley Temple, San Francisco, as a B'cari at one point, and looking at the bushes and walls from a car and the street and realized that just with the Christianity etc that I had, spiritual life was like a dim light, and then encountering Srila Prabhupada the illumination had become bright. So many things could be properly seen.

To encounter Saints of Srila Prabhupada's character is extremely rare, no?

EXTREMELY

You, me can only hope to share him.