Letters to the editor

Gauranga! Hanumat Presak Swami.
> Glories, Humbles. We had a nice festival on Tamal Krishna
> Goswami's dissapearence day outside in the sunshine around
> his samadhi. Goswami's gold plated lotus feet were installed
> with a.big Hare Krishna kirtan in Kalachandji park with
> Puspanjali ceremony.
>
> Guna Grahi Maharaj is here in Radha kalachandji Dhama giving
> classes about nonviolent speech, the importance of having
> facility to train people in Krishna conscious life, and why
> we say the offering prayers three times. He will speak at
> the Wednesday evening program in the Darshan Room upstairs
> that is geared towards westerners. It was developed, as the
> Sunday feast has become a mostly Indian family affair.
>

> Aron and I clean Radha Kalachandji's prasadam room on
> Monday nights. While we were there, a whole plate of maha Dwaraka burfy
> came out to the pujari room covered in tulsi maharani. The
> next day on Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati's appearance, we
> went out with the burfy, napkins,and 6 maha prasadam
> garlands from Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji and their entourage.
> The people who bought Srila Prabhupada's books were really
> happy to give a few dollars and in reciprocation get the
> book, garland, maha burfy prasadam, along with number one treasure, the Hare
> Krishna maha mantra on their gift card, with a live
> demonstration of the chanting to lead them trhough it.They
> felt like it was their birthday to get all the things..
>
> We approached some families coming out of a shop here in
> east Dallas. There was a pregnant lady and her husband who
> gave all the money she had for a book. A father in a SUV
> full of family had already bought "Bhagavad Gita Tal Como
> Es" though still took a "Karma La Justic Infallible", Another was a
> lady and her son who went to a local high school. The boy
> knew all the half dozen Hare Krishna devotees kids who live
> in Radha Kalachandji Dhama and go to his school "Woodrow
> Wilson High" Though his mother already gave a good donation
> he pulled laxmi out of his own pocket to secure a "Sri
> Isopanishad" since he said that he'd always been wondering about the
> temple. He dropped his Cheetos to relish the maha burfy on
> the moment. Everyone who bought books had a significant
> experience getting all the maha stuff along with Srila
> Prabhupada's association. This can be tried at home.
 
> > Yours Mishra Bhagavan Dasa
 
>
> When are you coming to Houston?
>
> Yours Mishra Bhagavan Dasa
 

       HpS - Super... You are always challenge to us to do Sankirtan. You both have so much courage! Visit to Houston is on the CALENDAR! 12th - 19th!

Gaura purnima we go to Mexico just for the day, 16th morning to 17th afternoon.

hare krisna beloved gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to srila prabhupada,

here we are in mar del plata, living in the association of devotees struggling to take shelter in the internal potency of the lord. harinama.

gurudeva you are the greatest benediction in my life,

      HpS - ASA - AGTSP we are making a very small effort. Some sincerity. The benediction comes because Krsna is using us!

...a living proof of sastra, a secure shelter for fallen souls. You possess the qualities of an exalted vaisnava and your example is a huuuge source of inspiration for myself and im sure so many many other devotees.

. . . after initiation sadhana fell apart, a waterfall of material desires drawned my regulation, had to finish rounds the next day. but

16 rounds ok 4 principles ok. preaching fine and growing, real life.

. . . arrows of lusty desires struck me very often. longing of family life. we seek intelligence in the mahamantra. No plans but chant and survive.

i feel tremendous gratitude of being aware of my possition, my weakness, makes me staying alert.

We are so fortunate, here at sama our health center we receive the visit of senior devotees very often, two weeks ago SS bhakti sundar maharaj was here for a week. we felt like narada muni serving the sadhus as the son of a sudrani.

i stopped  worshipping the little gaura nitai deities and im helping in adorarion of the big one. im focusing in japa.

Since a week ago we restablished our sadhana and we are having morning program finishing rounds before starting to work. i realized everything expands from there. aiming mode of goodness for further advance.

Gurudeva your mercy is unlimited,

seeking your lotus feet,

Nikunja Bihari das.

            HpS - Jaya! AGTSP! I think we could say the exact same thing as you. We follow 16/4 and more but also things like this trip to India, etc. They confuse us. We read in Hari nama Cintamani that if a devotee is dexterous in Sadhana he can wake up his natural love for Krsna and take up his service in Vaikuntha again very quickly, even a few days, but if he does not do it so expertly it can take several life times.

Maybe you and I are products of this several life time path.

We have to get good at Sadhana in a very simple practical way, use lots of mechanical though transcendental tricks eg. stop and chant one-round each hour.

So, news from Mar de Plata.

We HOPE news from education soon.

We write a DTC in a few moments with you all in mind. Thank you. Respects to all.

Querido Gurudeva:
Por favor, acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Espero se encuentre bien cuando reciba este mensaje.

Le escribo esta carta para pedirle su ayuda y consejo. Después de las cosas tan desagradables que han sucedido y siguen sucediendo en el Templo de Madrid me surgen muchas dudas. Estoy un poco confundida después de sentir que todo este cambio ha sido forzado sin seguir los principios básicos de las relaciones entre vaisnavas con engaños, traiciones, ocultismo, etc. 
Algunos devotos han elaborado un plan master sectario evitando informar al consejo rector (al que incluso uno de ellos pertenecía) e ignorando también a otros miembros activos de la congregación que no pensamos como ellos para conseguir algo (el control del Templo) que podrían haber conseguido simplemente presentándolo bien y honestamente al consejo rector.
Con todo esto me surgen unas dudas acerca de cómo actuar a partir de ahora. ¿Debo olvidarlo todo de forma artificial y actuar como si no hubiera pasado nada o debo explicarles, con educación, lo que pienso y siento? ¿Qué es lo correcto? ¿Qué es lo que complace a Krsna?¿Cómo puedo continuar mi relación con ellos sin fracturas?  

Sé que, por mi inmadurez y mi gran ego falso, me he identificado con el Templo y sus devotos y todo esto me ha resultado y me sigue resultando muy desagradable. Por ello, le pido con humildad su misericordia y que me resuelva las dudas y me dé consejos para superar esta "prueba" y seguir avanzando bajo su guía.
Su aspirante a humilde sirvienta,
Purnamasi devi dasi

               HpS - ASA - AGTSP.   paoho. When Krsna was personally present in Vrndavan demons came and caused so much disturbance that the girls had miscarriages.

Madrid temple is not Vrndavan.

Krsna is not personally present.

Things aren't so bad that we hear of miscarriages.

So, we expect there to be problems. This is the material world. If we stay in proper consciousness we can see Krsna is adjusting everything for His purpose. He let Draupadi be attacked.

First thing is to adjust your participation in the situation before trying to understand anyone else. Then try to understand devotees from NOI 5. On that basis, with a few clear relations you can be involved in Plans, admnistration, work in the Temple.

Don't give up on Srila Prabhupada or his Temple but understand how to relate to it properly.

We hear from Yadu Swami and some others, and the mess in Madrid is not much worse or better than so many places in the world, ISKCON. Karmis are nice, sometimes because they get what they want. Other times they are terrible.

Canto Seven describes fights between cousins who will become King of heaven etc.

hare Krsna Querido Gurudeva

Porfavor Acepte mis Humiledes Reverencias

TLGA Srla Prabhupada

Gurudeva ahora estamos aca en cucuta la frontera colombia -venezuela, pues el departamento de sankirtan larino va a comenzar una maraton de un mes y medio por todo colombia pero no tenemos libros, pedimos 10 mil libros de veneuela pero hay muchas manifestaciones, la frontera ha estado cerrada por una semana y los libros que nos mandaron de cararcas, no han podido llegar a san antonio del tachira q es la frontera con cucuta, ayer hable con el coductor q lleva los libros y me dice q estan retnidos en san cristobal una ciudad a dos horas, porque cerraron la via pese a las fuertes problematicas sociales en las q se encuentra ahorita venezuela.

solo nos quedan dos cajas de libros y estamos orando fuertemente por q esos libros puedan llegar a la frontera y los podamos pasar a colomia, porfavor querido Gurudeva mandenos sus bendiciones para q esos libros puedan llegar aca a colombia y podamos hacer esta importante mision de sankirtana aqui en colombia.

Su eterno Sirviente

Vrajendra Kumara Das

            HpS - TlgaSP. Pfanrh. No se, pero si no no hay libros puede imprimir algo como in Russia y otros paises no? Tiene que confirmar con los autoridades!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

We hope this meets U in really good health

              HpS - ASA AGTSP!!  paoho. Health is O.K. but energy is lll ooo www. Expect to recover.  Eyes and hearing is about 65%. Expect to leave body in 2024. Feel like Bhisma deva teaching Yuddhisthira. Expect death to be a negotiable trip, but more preparation needed.

On Friday the 21st we had a NIMSAR meeting with the Board of directors the official members now are: Laksman Agraja das, Abhinanda das, isvari dd, Yugala kishora dasi, CMDD, Priyacarana dd, B German.

The Junta Directiva for 6 months is composed by:

Laksman agraja das: President

Isvari dd: Treasurer

Candramukhi dd: Secretary

This was our first meeting but it was very nice and productive because now with more members we have more help and more ideas more shakti so we can develop more programs in order to expand the Sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada ¡¡

Also there are 2 committees:

Bhakti Sastri Curriculum Development team: Headed by  Patraka das

HpS - He!  He's not listed as a Member?

Bhakti Vaibhava Curriculum Development team: LAD and CMDD

The committees  meet every week in order to improve our service.

Our next meeting with all the Board of directors is going to be Saturday 8th we will inform U about our improvements.

We humbly request Gurudeva that U give us your blessings in order to be helpful to Srila Prabhupada’s movement.

Your eternal servant

Candramukhi dd

Secretary NIMSAR 

                  HpS - Very nice report. Maybe we can participate on the 8th of March. Rohini Devi Das is not a Member? She is officially the BhSastri Administrator. Acintya bheda a bheda tattva: You must depend 100% on CMDD and then as you do that you will see that you are 100% integtated with the group. What are you goals in life?

pamhr tlgSP

Hare Krishna gurudev espero que siga bien de salud estable,

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP. Pfanrh. Actually we are at death's door, but should recover if we act properly.

. . .hemos tenido un hermoso festival para la celebracion del Sr. Nityananda gracias a krishna pude prepararle al Sr. arroz dulce y compartir con devotos. Gracias a Ud soy parte de esta familia de srila prabhupada y festejar estas fiestas maravillosas.Yo estube recordandolo mucho en este dia como mi guru y como un gran sirviente de su maestro perdone mis ofensas su santidad espero que mi poco servicio logre complacerlo algun dia, espero tambien que la hallava que prepare para su programa en el derrama magisterial haya sido de su agrado....

su sirviente parama karuna das....

          HpS - ASA -- Gracias. Super Nityananda festival in India tambien! Como diksa guru comunica de sus desafillos y exitos en la Sadhana basica! Estamos aqui para ayudar. Somos todos un pueblos pequeno pero saludable en esta mundo grande.