Letters to the editor

AGTSP paoho. We just headed for Mexico. We just could not answer letters yesterday but we are keeping pretty up to date. We should be back to work on Monday. Follows our like regular report to Dr. Samaresh.

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Jaya Sri Krsna!

Esteemed Professor et al,

Thank you so much for your call. We missed it but the record and voice message was there. We made it to Houston,Texas for this Goloka Education, Primary School system work last Wednesday, 12 March. After one week back in the USA we had just barely recovered our vitality and as expected this trip has put us right at the edge of exhaustion again.

As I write it is 16th March, Sunday, Gaura-purnima and we are headed for the airport in a few minutes. We will go from Houston to Mexico City just for the day, returning to Texas tomorrow morning. We must deliver some money for one disciples emergency jaw surgery, meet with the Regional Representative for our ISKCON Education Ministry and participate in the excellent Gaura-purnima festival.

We are just barely vital. We are feeling a little nausea, vertigo etc. but spiritually quite well! Back in Houston on Tuesday we will talk to our local book distribution center, Krsna Culture, help Rama-giridhari Das design the Ministry web-page and so forth. It is a lot of work but is so, so valuable. As we are able to set up Houston as a model ISKCON primary school maybe a dozen more could be started in the USA within one year.

Back in Tennessee on the 21st we will then sit tight for two months! On the 14th May we come back to Texas for a week again for the new Temple inauguration. They have 2-meter tall beautiful Murtis of Radha Nila-madhava and will be opening a Temple with the same grandeur to honor them.

Honestly we feel we are getting our work load under control.

We answered 15-intense letters yesterday, many involving very personal anxieties. We are so happy to be useful to disciples and friends, and we are learning just how much of this we can do. As I'm sure you know this takes a very heavy toll on one's personal strength.

We have never felt our writing and academic work was better organized than now. With this commitment to a handwritten notebook we are gradually seeing everything in perspective in reviewing and organizing the rather extensive work we have previously done and hope to do in the future.

There is no news of the Felicitations volumes reaching Bombay yet so I will have to start that bloodhound work of calling Omkara Das and seeing what happened. Again, Vanderbilt University has our review Journals online and we will work out a good method of regularly visiting their library. Then we will be ready to market the Felilcations and Museum volumes both. We talked with Radhika for about one hour with Rama-giridhari Das and there are several development with the American Association of Religions (AAR) that will be very favorable for NIOS's work.

So, we need to close here for the moment and do our last dash at packing and we are off to Mexico. We are very sincerely trying to call also, but honestly it takes a lot more energy than these correspondences so we hope to get to it as we get back to Nashville and can recoup our energy a little more.

Thank you so, so much for you personal tolerance and attention to us and of course your general educational efforts for humanity.

HpSwami

NIOS

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Reciba mis humildes reberencias y mi cordial saludo 

Todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada

Espero q esta carta lo encuentre mejor de salud, gracias por sacrificar tanto por las almas condicionadas.

Gracias por los cuestionamientos que me permitio hacerme Gurudeva sobre:

Voy a quedar en Sankirtan viajero para mas tiempo?
Voy a seguir Kardama Muni y ser casado con "Devahuti" y tener Senor Kapila para Hijo? O va a seguir sendero de Narada Muni? Indicacion?

He estado reflexionando por varios dias buscando una respuesta analizandome interiormente, disculpe la demora para responderle pero no deseaba escribir algo a la ligera, sobre estas preguntas tan determinantes en mi servicio devocional.

OK ahora llevo ya tres años y medio haciendo sankirtan de maraton en maraton, y me siento feliz me gusta mucho este  servicio, digamos que no he parado desde que comence,solo en junio y julio q nos internamos  a estudiar en cueramaro mexico, el varna y asrama actual al q pertenesco es śūdrá, brahmacari y estoy feliz asi.

Internamente Gurudeva, se que ud me conoce mejor que yo mismo, analizandome veo que tengo mucha pasion,

el sankirtan es mi servicio favorito porque me mantiene en constante oracion y me hace sentirme cerca de Ud, mi mente es bastante lujuriosa y esta muy apegada a la vida sexual, externamente por su miscericordia no he caido en relaciones sexuales ilicitas desde q comence a hacer servicio, pero internamente las tengo constantemente, me siento naturalmente atraido a contemplar los objeros de los sentidos y la lujuria me arrastra a hacerlo sin que pueda controlarlo, de ahi me doy cuenta q se genera el apego por seguir contemplando , luego se intencifica mi lujuria, y como externamente no deseo satisfacer esos impulsos entonces nace la ira, que es una mala hierba q debo erradicar (con su mescericordia) porque esta creciendo y creciendo al lado de la semillita de Bhakti q planto en mi corazon Gurudeva.

conquistar el deseo sexual no es una cosa pequeña, segun SS B. Vikasa Swami es el logro mas grande obtenible en el mundo material, y en una clase sobre el Upadesambrta Ud menciono q aspirando a controlar la lengua, lo que hablamos y lo que comemos, entonces podremos tolerar los Udara upasta vegam , la lujuria el fuego q todo lo devora.

Partiendo de este punto mi respuesta Gurudeva es que si aun siendo Brahmacari no he logrado avanzar ni siquiera en Vacah Vegam, y eso que estoy solo sin mas responsabilidad que salir a sankirtan y cumplir mi saddhana diario, como podre entonces controlar Udara upasta vegam estando asociado con una madre que es la idea del curso, si la meta es transformar la lujuria en amor se me hace mas posible en el ashrama en el q me encuentro ahora. 

pienso que debo trabajar mas interna e intensamente en mi proceso de servicio devocional amoroso desmotivado, por un periodo mayor al de estos 3 años que vamos, de una manera mas sincera, para ver si por su miscericordia puedo obtener la miscericordia de el Sr Gouranga para cualificarme con la fuerza espiritual adecuada y seguir sirviendolo de corazon  en el futuro si Ud desea que  cambie de ashrama, pues Gurudeva mi desceo mas intenso no es ser un devoto serio comprometico con la predica digno de ser llamado discipulo de Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami, y poder presentar ante ud lo que mas satisface al maestro espiritual, que sus discipulos sean cualificados y atraigan mas discipulos al movimiento de Srla prabhupada.

Sin envargo gurudeva yo quiero rendirme a su desceo condicionado como soy no se lo que es mejor para mi porfavor instruyame.

su eterno sirviente

B. Burro

Vrajrndra Kumara das

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Receive my humble and cordial greeting reberencias

All glories to Prabhupada SRLA

Q I hope this letter finds you in better health , thanks for sacrificing so conditioned souls.

Thanks for the questions that allowed me Gurudeva me on :

I 'm staying in Sankirtan traveler for longer?
I will continue Kardama Muni and be married " Devahuti " and having Lord Kapila to Son? Or will he follow the path of Narada Muni ? Indication ?

I've been pondering for several days looking for an answer internally analyzing me , excuse the delay to answer but did not want to write something light on these as crucial in my devotional service questions.

OK now take three and a half years doing sankirtan marathon in marathon , and I'm happy I really like this service , say I have not stopped since I started only in June and July q we penetrate to study in mexico Cueramaro the varna now the q pertenesco asrama is sudra , and I'm happy so brahmacari .

Internally Gurudeva, is that ud knows me better than myself, analyzing me see that I have a lot of passion ,

Sankirtan is my favorite service because it keeps me in constant prayer and makes me feel close to you , my mind is quite lush and is very attached to sex life , externally by its miscericordia have not fallen into illicit sex since I started making q service, but internally always have, I am naturally attracted to contemplate the objeros senses and lust drags me to do so without being able to control it , hence I realize q attachment is generated to continue watching , then my lust intencifica , and externally and do not want to meet these impulses then anger, which is a weed eradication q I (with mescericordia ) that is growing and growing beside the seed of Bhakti q planted in my heart Gurudeva born.

conquer sexual desire is not a small thing , according to SS B. Vikasa Swami is the greatest achievement obtainable in the material world , and a class on Upadesambrta q I mention you aspiring to control the tongue , what we talked about and what we eat , then we can tolerate Udara upasta vegam , lust q fire devours everything .

From this point my answer Gurudeva is that if even being Brahmacari have not made ​​progress even in vacaḥ Vegam , and that I'm just no more responsibility to go out sankirtan and do my sadhana journal as Podre then control Udara upasta vegam being associated with a mother that is the idea of ​​course , if the goal is to transform lust into love becomes more possible to me in the Ashram in the q I am now .

I think I should work more internal and intensely in my process unmotivated loving devotional service for a greater than these 3 years we go, in a more sincere way period , to see if their miscericordia I can get miscericordia of Mr Gouranga for qualify me with the proper spiritual strength of heart and continue serving him in the future if you want to change the ashram , as my most intense desceo Gurudeva is not a serious devotee to preach comprometico worthy to be called a disciple of His Holiness Swami Hanumatpresaka and ud to submit to what most satisfies the spiritual master, his disciples are qualified and attract more disciples to move SRLA Prabhupada .

No Gurudeva envargo I want to give up their desceo conditioned as I am not what is best for me please enlighten me .

Your eternal servant

B. Burro

Vrajrndra Kumara das

                HpS - AGTSP Thank you. Very nice effort. Seems you should continue as you are for some time more and then your situation will become clear.

AGTSP

AGTHPS

Hare Krishna Maharaj, acepte mis reverencias, y perdoneme si he ofendido por ignorancia, espero que este muy bien de salud.

Perdoneme tambien por no escribirle en 2 meses.

Soy David Leyton de Santiago de Chile, muy feliz por su visita en Enero, su conocimiento me ha iluminado mucho y a mi pareja Macarena también, ella quedo muy contenta de verlo y escucharlo.

Desde que Enero estoy haciendo Brahma Muhurta, he fallado unos dias por cansancio pero siempre retomo la adoracion, me levanto a las 05:30 am saludo a las deidades, les ofresco un incienzo, les canto el Sri Sri Guru-astaka, kirtan y Sri Nrsimha Pranama.

luego canto 8 rondas, tomo desayuno y a veces leo (flojo) y luego me voy al trabajo, cantando un par de rondas en el camino.

participo de Bakthi Vriksa los sabado con debotos muy buenos.

canto mis 16 rondas, no como carne ni pñescado ni marisco,no me intoxico, no realizo juegos de hazar, pero vivo con mi pareja y no estamos casados.

Quiero arreglar con calma este año la desicion de casarnos, sin bajo ninguna presion, espero me entienda, soy un hombre muy apegado a los sentidos y le pido a Krishna que mejore mi situacion.

Donde se encuentra ahora maharaj? como esta su salud?

Le envio reverencias desde Chile y Macarena tambien.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

hps - ASA --- From the DTC you can see our travels. We are in Texas now. So nice to here from you. If you go on chanting then the senses will become purified of ignorance the 4 principles will be natural

Agt Guru y Gauranga !

Agt Srila Prabhupada!

Pamho Maharaja!

Hare Krsna. Soy Bhakta Pablo del Parikrama, de españa.

Perdone que le escriba otra vez tan rapido.

About be a formal aspirant, the autorities of Madrid Mandir said that is no problem give the letter. They don´t have any drawback.

Then, now I say; " Please Maharaja, give refuge. I want be Your disciple. I want serve You, and learn from You. Please, be my Gurumahaja and connect me with Srila Prabhupada, Parampara and Sri Radha Krsna. With all my being I request this to You. At your fee. Always Yours and of Prabhupada, of Radha Krsda. Dandavats. "

HpS - AGTSP Have you been following 4 principles and chant 16 nice rounds for six months?

Pamhr. 

TlgaSP. 

Mis dos hijos están bien, jaganath entro este año a sociología y esta leyendo a los filósofos griegos, me gustaría estar estudiando con el. Y Dante entra el próximo año a la universidad a estudiar cine, por ahora estamos trabajando juntos en un documental. 

En mayo me voy con los dos a Buenos Aires por una semana a la feria del libro, allá son más baratos los libros, y para pasar tiempo juntos. 

Estoy postulando a un Magister en educación orientado a la organización y liderazgo, todavía no se sí alcanzo lugar para este año. 

Gracias por su asociación 

S.s. Madhumangala d. 

HpS - Estamos AGTSP hablando mucho de educacion en Sud America, de Vd. com Minister of Education. Everyone. Should be some reports for you in a few days.

Hare Krishna Maharaja, por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias, todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada y sus santos discípulos, quienes nos extienden la misericordia de Krishna.

Mi nombre es Isabelle Palomino, tuve la gran oportunidad de verlo y asistir a sus clases en su reciente visita a Lima-Perú. El viernes pasado me casé con su sirviente Germán, le agradezco a Krishna por contar con sus bendiciones Maharaja, quiero agradecerle por las instrucciones que le ha dado, porque me han bendecido también. Sé que nada sucede en ningún lugar si Krishna así no lo desea y estoy segura que en esta oportunidad, Krishna nos reunió para servirlo juntos, porque de diferentes maneras estamos aprendiendo mucho el uno del otro, lo que nos está ayudando  a desarrollar  cualidades  necesarias para ser mejores sirvientes de Krishna.  Germán realmente ha traído muy buenas experiencias a mi vida, las mejores que han formado parte de mi educación como diseñadora gráfica, cuando yo era su alumna hace años y la más importante, acercarme a la congregación que me ha acogido tan gratamente y me ha permitido aprender mucho. He tomado el curso de Introducción al Bhakti Yoga que dicta su discípulo Jiva Sakti prabhu, también he tomado el curso de comunicaciones que dictó Prabhu Anuttama, lo que me permitió ser invitada por él para formar parte del equipo de comunicaciones de Iskcon Miraflores como diseñadora gráfica, donde en primer término, estamos desarrollando la imagen institucional del templo y diseñando plataformas de comunicación para que Iskcon Miraflores sea más identificable y accesible para la gente. Se trata de un plan piloto, que después se utilizara en cada templo de Lima.  Por otro lado los devotos también me invitaron a formar parte de un grupo de líderes Bhakti Vriksa, dirigido por Omkara Prabhu, lo que me está ayudando mucho a superarme como persona y devota. Su discípulo Raghunata Prabhu me permitió hace ya más de un año encargarme semanalmente del planchado de la ropa del Señor Jagannatha, adoro ese servicio, he luchado mucho con mi mente, porque la constancia no ha sido mi fuerte, pero lo mismo que con las rondas, solo se trata de utsahat! y niscayat!  y uno va desarrollando cariño y apego por las actividades espirituales.  

Krishna utiliza a cada uno de Sus devotos,  los puros y los sirvientes de éstos,  para esparcir Su misericordia y conforme  queremos conocerlo más, El nos da cada vez bendiciones mayores. Y me he sentido bendecida por sus clases e instrucciones Maharaja. Han sido muy reveladoras para mi, durante su última visita, pude experimentar de una manera muy emocionante, aquello que  canta el Sri Guru Pranama. No es solamente el conocimiento que nos revela, sino su  manera de revelarlo,  que me ha hecho ver  toda esta filosofía maravillosa bajo una nueva luz, una que me permite comprender más de lo que veía antes y no solo sobre la filosofía, sino también sobre mí y mi naturaleza, sobre el servicio que usted me ha inspirado a rendirle.

No existe nada que pueda bendecirme más, que usted me acepte como su discípula.

Ya estoy cantando 16 rondas diariamente hace 8 meses,  practicando los 4 principios regulativos. He leído varios libros de Srila Prabhupada, recientemente termine El Néctar de la Instrucción y actualmente estoy leyendo El Néctar de la Devoción. Le escribo contándole un poco sobre mí, porque le manifesté mi deseo de ser su discípula a Jiva Sakti Prabhu y me dijo que le escriba por este medio contándole cuáles son mis intenciones y que, dependiendo de su respuesta, podría estar rindiendo el examen de discípulo en cualquier momento. Así que quedo pendiente de su misericordia,  Maharaja. Gracias por su tiempo. Hare Krishna

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Hare Krishna Maharaja , Please accept my humble obeisances , all glories to Srila Prabhupada and his holy disciples , whom we extend mercy of Krishna.

My name is Isabelle Palomino , I had the great opportunity to see and attend classes during his recent visit to Lima , Peru . Last Friday I married her servant Germán,

                    HpS -ASA - Very nice!!  AGTSP..

I thank Krishna Maharaja count your blessings , I want to thank you for the instructions have been given , because I have also blessed. I know that nothing happens anywhere if Krishna and do not want to and I'm sure that this time , Krishna called us to serve together because of different ways we are learning a lot from each other, which is helping us to develop qualities needed to be better servants of Krishna. Germán has really brought great experiences in my life, the best that have been part of my education as a graphic designer when I was his student years and more importantly, closer to the congregation so pleasantly welcomed me and allowed me to learn a lot. I have taken the Introduction to Bhakti Yoga dictates his disciple Jiva Sakti prabhu , I have also taken the course of communications issued Prabhu Anuttama , which allowed me to be invited by him to join the communications team Iskcon Miraflores as a graphic designer where first, we are developing the institutional image of the temple and designing communication platforms for Iskcon Miraflores more identifiable and accessible to people . This is a pilot scheme, which is then used in every temple of Lima. Furthermore devotees also invited me to join a group of leaders Bhakti vriksha , directed by Prabhu Omkara , which is helping me a lot to beat me as a person and devout . His disciple Raghunata Prabhu allowed me already more than a year to take care weekly ironing clothes Lord Jagannatha , I love the service , I struggled a lot with my mind, because the record has not been my forte, but as with rounds , just about utsahat ! and niscayat ! and one develops love and attachment for spiritual activities.

Krishna used to each of His devotees , pure and servants thereof, to spread His mercy and as we know more , He gives us more and greater blessings. And I have been blessed by their classes and instructions Maharaja. They have been very revealing for me, during his last visit , I was able to experience in a very exciting way , that which sings the Sri Guru pranama . Not only knowledge that reveals , but reveal the way that has made me see all this wonderful philosophy in a new light , one that allows me to understand more of what he saw before and not only on philosophy but also on me and my nature, on the service you have inspired me to pay .

There is nothing that can bless me more , you will accept me as his disciple .

I'm already chanting 16 rounds daily 8 months, practicing the 4 regulative principles. I have read several books of Srila Prabhupada , recently finished The Nectar of Instruction and am currently reading The Nectar of Devotion. I write telling a little about myself , because I expressed my desire to be his disciple to Jiva Sakti Prabhu and told me to write in this way telling what my intentions and that, depending on your answer, would be bearing the examination of pupil at any time . So I stayed pending his mercy Maharaja. Thanks for your time . Hare Krishna

                  HpS - ASA - Very nice to meet you. You are so fortunate. Be happy. Do your service in the community, with friends but also don't forget that Krsna is very greedy and also wants a personal relation just between you and Him, even if it is through the transparent via-media of others.