Letters to the editor

Querido Guru Maharaha, PAMHO, TLGTSP!!

Espero que esta carta te encuentre bien y que tu salud sea buena a pesar de todo. Como han expresado algunos hermanos y hermanas, preferí no escribir para no saturar su buzón y su valioso tiempo, pensando en la carga que esto podría ser. Siguiendo sus instrucciones de hoy en el Servicio Matutino Completo, a continuación se muestra un informe resumido de actividades:

- 16 R y 4P: Me levanto temprano y salgo a caminar para cantar mis rondas; Para mí, es la mejor manera de mantener mi mente enfocada en cantar. 4P muy bueno.

- En enero celebramos tu Vyasa Puja: Havihsara hizo las decoraciones, Danistha dio la clase y Priya Sakhi fue nuestra maestra de ceremonias (fotos adjuntas). Un hermoso día de servicio para honrar todo lo que hacen por nosotros.

- Con Nityananda Prana das, tuvimos unos días de vacaciones en el sur de Chile, visitando amigos devotos en varias ciudades, llevándoles libros y compartiendo prasadam. Fue un lindo viaje para compartir y ver a Krishna presente en la naturaleza... Parece obvio, pero se nos olvida.

- Con Nityananda Prana das, hicimos una modificación a nuestro altar: ahorramos espacio manteniendo las mismas deidades. Tom Brown está justo al lado de tu foto 🐵

- Principales festivales (Balarama Purnima, Nityannda Trayodasi, Gaura Purnima et al): Lo celebré en casa porque he estado viviendo lejos del templo. Hice guirnaldas para mis deidades con flores de mi jardín.

- SS Bhakti Sundar Goswami estuvo acá en Santiago, estoy leyendo los libros que distribuyó. Muy interesante.

Infinitamente agradecido a ti, Gurudeva, por ser tu discípulo. ¡Gracias por todo!

Tu siervo,

Damni dd

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Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO, TLGTSP!!

I hope this letter finds you well and that your health is good despite everything.

HpS/ASA - 😆

How can you ask that! 😆

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Your Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great Great, Great Great Great.... are all dead or have diseases. You and I and our readers and Srila Prabhupada all have diseases.

"This body does not get diseases, this body is a disease"!

If KRSNA wants us to stay here to preach, or get more purification in a certain type of body (dog, hog, god, frog) then it is O.K.

We see, experience the distress and enjoy it as KRSNA's push to go back home, back to Hog hood (if we are worshipping Lord Varah).

Hope this does not reach you.

Hope you are "dead"!

... and on the pathway up ahead! Leading us to Nimai, Nabadvipa Dhama! Thank you!!!

As some brothers and sisters have expressed, I preferred not to write so as not to overwhelm your mailbox and your valuable time, considering the burden this could be.

HpS - No, it's fine! Just see our rhythm.

Following your instructions today at the Full Morning Service, below is a summary report of activities:

- 16 R and 4P: I wake up early and go for a walk to chant my rounds; for me, it's the best way to keep my mind focused on chanting. 4P very good.

HpS/ASA - Yes! Has advantages for us too. We must be Shudras, no? All our energy is in our legs?

- In January, we celebrated your Vyasa Puja: Havihsara made the decorations, Danistha taught the class, and Priya Sakhi was our master of ceremonies (photos attached). A beautiful day of service to honor all you do for us.

- With Nityananda Prana das, we spent a few days on vacation in southern Chile, visiting devotee friends in various cities, bringing them books and sharing prasadam. It was a lovely trip to share and see Krishna present in nature... It seems obvious, but we forget.

- With Nityananda Prana das, we made a modification to our altar: we saved space by keeping the same deities. Tom Brown is right next to your photo 🐵

- Major festivals (Balarama Purnima, Nityananda Trayodasi, Gaura Purnima, et al): I celebrated at home because I've been living far from the temple. I made garlands for my deities with flowers from my garden.

- H. H. Bhakti Sundar Goswami was here in Santiago; I'm reading the books he distributed. Very interesting.

HpS/ASA - He is our old friend! He has a 37% Arab body, no??? 🙂

Infinitely grateful to you, Gurudeva, for being your disciple. Thank you for everything!

Your servant,

Damni dd

HpS/ASA Infinitely grateful to Srila Prabhupada for having association of you and all of your associates.

If you live far from the Temple, then make all you neighbors, contacts devotees. Make it a Temple!!

Such nice photo journalism! Thank you for the pictures and clips. All respects to Nityananda Prana Dhana Das!!!

We are eternally part of the Sankirtan in Chile!

All glories to Sri Sri Guru And Gauranga!

PAMHP AGTSP!!

Hare Krishna Maharaj how are you? how have you been? I watched some of your ISKCON Houston preachings and another from Radha Kunda :) were really good :) where are you now?

I'm listening to Prabhupada Bhagavatam Classes again and it really inspires me.

I sent you pictures of my family and I, did you receive them?

Well here I am doing somehow better I think, I kept chanting my rounds, even though I chant a humble number of them, I kept singing, and it makes me feel better.

I'm quitting staying up really late or hanging out with people from the english group till late night. And well it made me feel better.

I watched the other day some of the productivity videos I used to watch, and it helped me a lot, those YouTubers teach a lot of ayurveda and devotional life, and some of them even they are christian themselves.

I began journaling with pen and paper instead of digitally, as I was doing so, and I feel better this way, I don't have the text corrector so I have to push myself a bit harder to write good english :)

And well, I was feeling better following the principles till I got some news from my daughter. My parents went to visit her and frankly speaking I got really sad of hearing about her and not getting to see her.

My parents are paying for the attorneys and they are the ones who maintain communication with them, so I don't really get a chance to speak with the guys, and it's been almost 6 months since last time I saw my child. I feel so so bad. My parents always keep me saying that the trial is on pause, and Jesus Christ it's been almost 4 months since I don't have and substancial news about what's happening.

Sometimes I feel better and improve in my spiritual life and then I get depressed because of something related to her and then my own circumstances drag me down again.

HpS / ASA - Hare Krsna.

We are Camped in Houston until we leave this body, or Janmastami, August 15th, which ever comes first.

Your news sounds good. Progressive.

Fix a certain number of rounds that you know you can do. Eg. I will chant five rounds/day until the next Ekadasi. Then, when you mind says, "No, I can't do it! 😥 I will die!". Your intelligence can, must, say, "No, sit down (or walk around) and chant! Five rounds a day for two weeks."

Then, reevaluate and fix another number.

You will find that it becomes very practical.

If you connect with Krsna, then Krsna can connect with you.

He can connect you with your daughter et al.

Thank you.

Join us with the next devotees report, post!!!

Become a Hero for Prabhupada.

Please, agtSP, chant Hare Krsna, in front of photo of Caturatma Das' father (attached). Give him good association on subtle platform: Bhur, Bhuvah, Sva.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhuoada!

Todas las glorias usted!

Gurudev, disculpa por no escribir más.

Todo sigue más o menos igual.

Estamos con un nuevo curso para discípulos con 5 estudiantes. Comenzamos un nuevo curso Bhakti Sastri éste mes. Preparamos una página web donde subimos videos y ejercicios de conocimiento y otros que aparecen en el manual del VTE.

Prabhu Aravinda Das de Argentina, pero que vive en México, me ha invitado a ayudarlo en algunas clases de BVB... eso es algo para mi muy bueno, porque dar ese curso para mi es más "difícil" y es un entrenamiento.

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Este último tiempo experimento constantemente que no soy éste cuerpo, que no somos éste cuerpo. Todavía no de una manera pura, pero del conocimiento teórico ha pasado a la inteligencia creo. Krsna me lo está recordando constantemente.

Cuando leo de sus dolores de pecho fuertes, recuerdo que yo también tengo esos dolores pero mucho más suaves.

Ayer el médico me dijo que si son fuertes y duran mucho tiempo, y se debe hacer un esfuerzo para que el dolor pase, es más preocupante.

Gurudev; Honestamente, cómo deberíamos orar por ti? Que Krsna te mantenga aquí? O que Krsna te lleve a Su morada?.

¿Cómo podemos servirte con respecto a esto?

Gurudev. Si en algún momento te fueras de aquí, en qué podría yo ayudar?

Bueno, disculpa por alargar esta carta.

Tu aspirante a sirviente

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhuoada!

All glories to you!

Gurudev, sorry for not writing more.

HpS/ASA - Krsna!!! Hare Krsna!!!!

What have.... you written now? How is the family, Yatra, your Yoga: 🙂

Everything remains more or less the same.

We are running a new discipleship course with 5 students. We are starting a new Bhakti Sastri course this month. We are setting up a website where we upload videos and knowledge exercises, among others, that appear in the VTE manual.

ASA - 👍

Prabhu Aravinda Das from Argentina, but who lives in Mexico, has invited me to help him in some BVB classes... that is very good for me, because teaching that course is more "difficult" for me and is training.

HpS/ASA - BVB is Bhakti-vaibhava??

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Lately, I have been constantly experiencing that I am not this body, that we are not this body. Not yet in a pure way, but from theoretical knowledge it has passed to intelligence, I think. Krsna is constantly reminding me of this.

ASA - 'Old age is a good friend for a devotee!'

When I read about your severe chest pains, I remember that I too have those pains, but much milder.

Yesterday the doctor told me that if they are severe and last a long time, and an effort must be made to make the pain go away, it's more worrisome.

Gurudev: Honestly, how should we pray for you? That Krishna keep you here? Or that Krishna take you to His abode?

HpS - We should all pray that She, They, engage us in Their work!! Devotional service is non-different from the Kingdom of God.

How can we serve you in this regard?

Gurudev: If you were to leave here at some point, how could I help?

Basically just go on as you are now. It seems to be fine. Just learning how to travel your path faster and with more depth!!!

Well, sorry for making this letter so long.

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- Not long. How is family? Yatra?

Your aspiring servant

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

ASA - Some piggy's parting pearls/pictures.

URGENT

Hare Krishna, Gurumajaraja

PAMHO

AGTSP

Gurumajaraja hoping that everithing is going well there, its Divya Dristy dd from Cusco, Just wanted to tell you that Ive tried a few thinks to make work the matajis asram Ive opened althought they didnt work.

My questions are:

1- Gurumajaraja, how can I feel the presence of God,Even thought I chant my rounds I feel alone,how can I stablish a connexion with God? Feel his presence, His company? His help?

2_ How can I manage loneliness? Because even thougt theres is a lot of people sorrounding me I feel alone,now Im in Cusco,I ve put distance with devotees because for me is dificult to set a balanced relationship with them,sometimes there are discusstions arguments,but at same time I want to have their association, thinking in just to do harinam, kirtan and japa chanting with them no more than that.

So how can I have connexion with devotees and people since me been devotee? And stop feeling loneliness?

2_ What kind of programa can I organize to atract women to practice Krishna conciusness?

3- How could I have any autosustainable program? because Ihave to pay rent and services expenses.

3_ At same time I'm thinking to engage profesors of art giving workshops in the living room,puppets,theater, handicrafts,etc. Could you give me more suggestions about this please?🙏🙂

Thank you very much for your answers Gurumajaraja.

Your servant.

Divya Dristy dd

Photo bhakta Juchi the piggy and My deyties

HpSwami ASA - Sorry, agtSP, slow to answer. Limited strength and selfishness also.

AgtSP.

Many questions!

I can't even begin to answer them very well, Hare Krsna, let's ask Srila Prabhupada, Jayananda Das Prabhu, to give us answer.

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Chant louder!

Longer.

That's what we do. It has worked in so many situations.

Take the friendship of you deities.

Lord Nrsmhadeva has been our friend when we are completely alone.

Make the subject Hot Topic if it is really urgent.

Also we did not know it was you writing.

Srila Prabhupada was a lifetime in preparation for his Sankirtan success.

Yet Krsna made some practical arrangements.

Keep trying.

"Victory comes from good advice, and good advice comes from many counselors."

We can't know the details of your situation, so we can't give any detailed advice.

Why not join with Mitravinda Devi Dasi???

Ladies ashrama is natural under the protection of Senior Grhastha couple, no?

Hare Krsna!!!

🐵 - Nice piks!!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

PAMHO AGTSP

A while ago I met a type of clown called Pierrot.

Pierrot is a melancholic character born from Italian commedia dell'arte and later adopted by French theatre. He represents the sad, naive clown, often in love without being loved back. Originally, he didn’t sing or play instruments, but over time he became associated with art and music, as seen in Schoenberg’s piece Pierrot Lunaire. Today, he is sometimes portrayed as a bohemian artist who sings or plays instruments.

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PMD

HpSwami ASA - Thank, agtSP, you!

I hope you, we, can preach to him, his spirit, his community, and add the magic of Nimai's drama to his thread.

Nothing lost.

Everyone on board.