Letters to the editor

He could have been on any dust road in Mexico, in his old small pick up parked under a shady tree.  But we are in urban East Dallas on East Side Avenue on a hot Sunday afternoon.  His name is Polo and he's a mariachi, a Mexican musican.  He is very taken with us for he keeps smiling, his eyes shining bright on his worn tired face.  He graciously accepts Karma la Justica Infallible.  The Maha Mantra brings him great joy and he can not contain his smile.  

We come upon a young Indian couple.  A work crew is renovating their newly purchased home.  They have heard of Radha- Kalachandji Dham but have yet to visit.  A beautiful hard bound Bhagavad Gita now resides in their home.

Twin girls about ten years old are having a great time playing under a sprinkler in their front yard.  They have on matching suits and goggles.  We approach their father in the driveway at his vehicle.  He is interested in Sri Isopanishad and all are fascinated with the changing body picture.  Mom is inside but sends out a nice donation for a book in Spanish.  Everyone receives a mantra card and we have the best time chanting together.  

We decide to move over to the corner market, Mercado Mexico.  Mari is heading to her truck with her husband.  While the men speak I present to her Karma la Justica Infallible, explaining the profound wisdom and relief from material existence it contains.  I complement her on her lovely pink flower earrings telling her how pretty they are, very eastern.  She is flattered and thanks me.  Then she asks " does this have anything to do with Ganesh?"

"Are ya'll across from the laundry mat?", "The church on your right, just before East Grande?" are common questions we get while on sankirtana.  Years of distributing Srila Prabhupada's books and Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Mandir have had such an influence on this city.

                 HpS -  Wow!    AGTSP    You and Misra Bhagavan Illo have been getting the highest nectar because of your courage.  Courageous gentleman, courageous lady...  How is life in the Temple?   Do you live near??

Hare Krisna Gurudev. Please accept my humble obeisance. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you're fine since last time you reply my letter.

                 HpS - AGTSP......  IN the DTC we explain that.  BAD    virus last three days.

In your last reply, you ask me about Krisna's book. I'm reading Srmad Bhagavatam in the morning after Mangal Aratik with my wife Carcika dd. I'm reading Caitanya Caritamrta and others small books as karma, etc during the day, daily. I'm preparing Bhakti-Yoga Introductory Course in Power Point to teach it in The Spanish Bhaktivedanta Institute too.

About of the latter, i have a question for you about how many joyanas are 1 kilometer.

Srmad Bhagavatam 5.23.9 say in the purport:

"The Vaikuṇṭha planets begin 26,200,000 yojanas(209,600,000 miles) above Satyaloka" Then 1 Yojana = 8 miles = 12,88 kilometers.

"Thus the Viṣṇu Purāṇa describes that the covering of the universe is 260,000,000 yojanas (2,080,000,000 miles) away from the sun" Then 1 Yojana = 8 miles =12,88 kilometers.

"The distance from the sun to the earth is 100,000 yojanas" Then the distance is 8.000.000 miles = 10.304.000 kilometers.

I've been looking for distance between the Sun and earth and i've found that's 149.600.000 kilometers =  11.614.906,83 miles.

Sorry if my question is speculative, but i'm trying put in place of a speculative student and i'm trying have any answers for him/her.

Thank you for all, Gurudev. 

I'm at your service.

Your servant Dandava das.

             HpS - Is big topic.  If  you look on Wikipedia it has a discussion of yojana. It seems to be a multiple of the width of a finger. Whose finger? Indra's finger? M. Pariksit's finger at the end of Dvapara yuga?   Then are yojanas they same on brahma loka as they are on the earth. Next it does not seem to be talking about the distance from the earth planet that we know to the sun, but is talking about the distance above "bhu-mandala" that the Sun keeps.  All the planets go around the earth in orbits that fall within a few degrees of inclination.  The distances in the Bhagavatam seem to developed from that perspective. Sadaputa Das explains this in detail in his books on Sacred Geometry and Structure of the Universe.   Which takes longer, to go by public transportation from NVM to Madrid airport or Madrid Airport to Barcelona?  Which is farther?                   Seems yogis could go out on sunbeams pretty easy but jumping UP to the loka ... ~planet.    Was the challenge.  So distance are calculated from that perspective. 

be happy..............................................................................................................................................................................♥HK♥

HpS - ASA    - be happy.....................................................................................................................................................................HK / HR, HK / HR, HK / HR, HK / HR, HK / HR, HK / HR

Hare Krisna.

S.S. Hnumat Presaka Maharasa, Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Sirla Prabhupada. Le escribe un aspirante a discipulo (sirviente). Creo que me recordara pues dijo que me parecia a Papanoel.

Mis contacto en el Templo de Madrid son. Jagamohan Arabhu. Jaramara Hari. 

               HpS - AGTSP   paoho.  No podemos recordar Vd. o esta "pseudonym" especific.  Hmmm!   Pero de Shakespeare que conocimos de el mas de sus escritos!

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This is Bhakta David from Denver, we spoke just before you left for your flight to Idaho.

Currently, I have to work at 7 AM so I must leave the morning program at 6:35 AM during japa, and finish my rounds later in the day. Is this acceptable for someone aspiring to become an aspirant? >: )

Your servant,
Bhakta David

                HpS - Yes.    Prabhupada is reported as doing 4 rounds as soon as he got up.  4 before breakfast (about 9am in India). 4 more during the day. and last 4 before he took rest when he was living his married life!!    Good to hear from you.

Hare Krsna Respected Guru Maharaj,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Guru Dev, when you are going to finish you book on Sankya. we are waiting.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

            HpS - I don't know.  We are just researching Carl Jung as a pillar in the West to whom we can tie our bridge to connect West to East.