Letters to the editor

HpS - Jaya AGTSP.   paoho.  I think we already answered one letter almost the same, no, but again it is very nice to hear from you.  You can see from our Calendar www.jayarama.us/kd/cal.txt what our rought schedule is. We are based in Tennessee so maybe we can meet there. Where is Gajahanta Ji living, your Mother??

Wow, it has definitely been too long that I've missed your association!  This is Nela Madhava (the name Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara gave me)  aka Neal Shonyo (the name my parents gave me).  Krishna guided me to your youtube videos and I've been eager to get in touch.  I am delighted to see the amazing work you are doing and would like to lend myself to your service in any way possible.  Is there any time you will be in the US possibly on the east coast?  I would really like to reconnect asap!  Perhaps you could bring the Bhati seminar to my school before I graduate next year.  I am currently attending University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.  My studies are in Accounting but I have also taken classes in philosophy of religion and religious studies (there is a very obvious lack of eastern tradition represented...maybe purposely?).  At any rate, I wanted to relay that I am available to assist in your service and am fairly capable in video production and graphic design.  I have done some projects for school and also commercially but its been pretty mundane content.  My real enthusiasm is to produce more spiritually inclined content in Krishna's service. 

I'm also working on an organization called Philosophers of Today, Philanthropists of Tomorrow.  Its objective is to find practical philosophical answers to societal problems as well as philanthropically based financial means to carry out such strategies.  Sources tell me these answers can be found in the books of Srila Prabhupada and other Vaishnavas.  I also was interested in putting together an interreligious conference  at my school and inviting representatives of the various faiths to speak on the topic of conflict resolution and cultivation of an empathic society.  Seeing the selfless work of pure Vaishnavas such as yourself and Srila Sripad has inspired me to follow in that path.  My only relief in this constant struggle with material life is the spiritual principles instilled in me by pure devotees such as yourself. 

I also wanted to sincerely thank you for blessing our home in California with your presence and performing the fire yugya before my birth.  I only recently learned of this from my father.  It may be more than a coincidence that I took a great liking toward the Ramayana and Hanuman at a very young age and even today have two Hanuman deities in my home. 

Looking forward serving you,

Nela Madhava

HpS - AFTS

   Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias. Si, puede ser el próximo sábdo, voy  a avisarle a Prabhu Om Kesavaya, a qué hora podría Usted?. Muchas Gracias,

   Su Sirvienta,

    Dhanistha devi dasi.

HpS - TlgaSP   pfanrh.  Desculpa demurra.  Por la manana estamos hablando en SKYPE con Om Kesavaya y fijando Sabado como 9PM para Gayatri Diksa.  Para nosotros va a ser 11AM.         Es muy satisfactorio para nosotros que Vd esta acceptando segunda iniciacion. 

Hare Krsna!   Hare Rama!
A G T S P !   (((paoho)  &  (((bw)))             Monkey/Piggy here!    We are in our excellent room in Raktaka Das's home in Brisbane. For example, yesterday, we were up at 1AM for Japa Joe!   About 11-devotees chanting and chatting.  Got 16-good rounds done before Mangala-arati.... Bath, Puja for Lord Nrsmha,  15-minutes travel to Temple. Mangala arati with about 7-devotees, more Japa, Bhakti-vaibhava readings for Canto Four. Class for 1-1/2 hours with about 45-devotees. Back to the house, bath, quick check of mail, little rest (24-minutes) some nice fruit, back in another auto, 45-minutes travel to full noon day program with one hour on internet for conference call with devotees in Peru of Nimsar, Educational Development. Took little rest in same house, bath, lecture (45-devotees, some strong topics), talk with 25-devotees, back in another car, change of plans and back to the Temple for ISKCON Youth program, read from Ramayana and then very intense questions and answers until 7PM.  Raktaka Das kind of pulled the plug on things at 7PM and back to his house by 7.45PM.

Little tire, ei Mate!!

We were supposed to post this DTC then, answer letters and read the Krsna book.

Ha!               Ha!               Ha!             (Re!!!).   cOMPLEetely   bone, dog-dead  T I R E D!

(((but happy))

So, we turned off our brain and looked at the Bio-graphy of Mao Se Tung on the Your tube up to the point where he started to murder 10-million people. Of course it seems to have some value in dovetailing it with preaching.

Now we have caught up on the MED, NIOS, ASA-Kids Mexico mail and answered an amazing request for a lecuture at University in Kolkatta when we are there.

SLOW DOWN HpS!

We are trying...   but it seems we are engaged as we should be and slowing down means for everyone to see who we are. That seems to be happening. Raktaka Das commented that he is just beginning to realize how much our work is extended. We are not just doing work here and now with our gross senses.

Also, we have been told again and again that we will be famous after we are gone, so it seems that our pushing programs in the here and now may not be what Krsna wants. In that spirit we have made good meetings, practical suggestions follow up letters to the devotees and scholars involved with the University of Bhagavata Culture in Manipur and there has been NO response so far. So we will make maybe two phone calls and then if nothing happens we will be open to future invitations but stop pushing ourselves.

Peru is advancing. Book in Kokatta is advancing. Book shipment to USA is advancing. For NIOS progress in Nashville we want to butt heads with Abhiseka Singh and NGD and Tandavika about what they are inspired to do.

If all else fails we, Tom Brown, will take Uncle Gismo's offer and start work on our ASA PhD (Doctor of Phalocracia).

Now, 3.30PM.  Time for lunch Prasadam. Then some Japa and Blog mail and Reviewing and grading our last paper from Radadesa before we leave for the Temple for the Evening Program (Meet Maharaja).

Tommorrow we fly to Melboourne.  One hour clocks forward!          Jaya!!!

Haribol!!
Please accept my humble obeisances!!
All glories to srila Prabhupada,
Here we are in mar del plata almost going to bed, rest for another day, !!
Today an argentinian pope was elected, Francesco I because of Saint Francis of Asis.
A very humble man. His nephew was my schoolmate in medschool.
16 rounds every day, brahama muhurta 50% of time, 3 ½ principles.
Reconciliated with wife, we understood we came here to preach and make austerities, not to enjoy, we have strong faith in the power of the holly names and sadhu sanga.
We feel tranquil we accept our maya, attachments, difficulties and without shame offer that to Krisna and beg for purification. Arcanam is our next focus.
Started a bhakti vriksa group at SAMA our health center, many blessings from SP and mahaprabhu, 2 people already started to chant japa everyday. My wife attending the program also and chanting japa every day 2 o 3 rounds.
Once you said in a letter that we must connect with Srila Prabhupada`s lotus feet somehow or other. So there is a big dilemma going on in my heart.
Wether to wait until I raise to the standard you ask for diksa initiation or take diksa from another ISKCON GURU who ask for a lower standard and relate with you as a Siksa Guru.
From the situation I am right now I feel your standard for diksa initiation too far away, I feel like you when you were laughing about Raghunath Das Goswami saying that vaidhi bhakti was cheating.
HH Jayapataka swami said in a lecture at Buenos aires mandir that one can go back to godhead without having taken diksa if one was sincere and was chanting the prescribed number of rounds.
Srila Prabhupada waited for eleven years to take diksa initiation from Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Should I wait and be patient or should I hook as soon as possible to the parampara?
Please convey my humble respects and warm greetings to Prof. Bandyopadhyay and devotees in Manipur.
Aspiring to become your servant.
Bhakta Nicasio.

                 HpS - Jaya.   So nice to hear from you.  Sorry for the delay.  You know why.   As far as we hear from Prabhupada again and again and again to be his disicples. to take diksa from him we have to follow the four principles strictly and chant 16 enthusiastic rounds.  we can take classes in the university for no credit but to get the diploma we must be registered students.  yes, there may be very unusual circumstances but usually if we are sincere then Krsna will arrange all we need to follow all strictly.

Illicit sex conditions us to suffer in the future. A man who engages a women in illicit sex is a torturer of women.  Ooof!         But we WILL  surpass all this.    We are not disicple of  Srila Prabhupada unless we chant 16 rounds and follow the four principles in heaven or hell.   This is what we have heard from him.

                 We have a connection.  We are patha pradarshika guru for you.   You can take many such siksa gurus and eventually take diksa from someone, and have him and many others as siksa gurus for more advancement later.

This is what we know.       Be sincere and go ahead!  Don't accept unclear knowledge!

Todas las Glorias A SRi SRI Goura Nitai

Todas Las Glorias A Radha Y Krishna

Todas las Glorias A Srila Prabhupada

Todas Las Glorias para usted.....

Querido Gurudeva:

Espero que este mejor con su salud, lo mantengo siempre en mi corazon y oraciones para que el Señor le de su proteccion.

Bueno hace un largo tiempo que no me reporto, espera hacerlo cuando visito Chile, pero tuve algunos deberes que cumplir, en ese entonces estaba trabajando con Prabhu Amara en su local de Prasadam, lo cual era EL o yo...

Debo decir que siempre pienso en usted, hubiece querido haber tenido mas asociacion con usted, pero no se pudo, solo logre verlo algunos dias.

Mi sadhana continua siendo estricto pero con un horario un poco mas tarde a las 7 am y no a las 5 am. puesto que pase un periodo de stress y el cuerpo se resintio.

Canto estrictamente mis 16 rondas y a veces unas 4 mas depende del tiempo, sigo asiendo servicio en el templo una vez por semana, aseo en el salon, ayudo en la cocina de Goura Nitai, y ahora los Dias domingos en la cocina ayudando para el almuerzo.

Leo el SG en las Mañanas y El BG en la tarde-noche el Caitanya Caritamvrita no me lo he podido conceguir, estoy haciendo un esfuerzo por juntar dinero y comprarlo.

Escucho sus clases y la de algunos otros Gurus de Iskcon, para tratar de mantenerme fija, no ha sido facil pero trato de hacer lo posible.

He seguido los 4 principios regulativos estrictamente, pero debo reconocer que me he visto tentada en romper uno en especial, pero medito en usted y Srila Prabhupada y siento que no vale la pena echar todo a perder por algo momentaneo.

Solo tengo un deseo, estar bajo la proteccion de sus pies  y poder Servir A su Señoria Krishna eternamente.

Gurudeva He tenido pruebas muy duras en este tiempo, lo cual me jugo algunas malas pasadas, Creo que el Señor puso a prueba mi amor por El y la de mi hijo; Me habian dado una noticia debastadora con respecto a la Salud de mi hijo Nitai, Solo por Misericordia del Señor Nrisimhadeva y las oracion de mis queridos amigos y hermanos espirituales, los resultados de salieron favorables.... mi hijo resulto estar completamente sano!!! Fue muy duro esos meses, queria contarle todo eso en persona pero no se dio la ocasion. 

Hoy en dia todo marcha de Maravillas con mi hijo.

Gurudeva hay algo que no sale de mi mente, ya pienso que es una obsesion, usted Sabe que estoy soltera hace 5 años, tengo un hijo, pero he sentido una necesidad de tener un esposo, en el pasar de estos dias he pensado y sentido que es algo por el cual estoy en este mundo, quizas me estoy dejando llevar por Maya no lo se!!. Quisiera servir a Krishna a traves de un esposo, hacer servicios juntos.... es malo lo que pienso?, he tratado de tranquilizar la mente con el Apego al santo nombre, pero se me hace dificil. Que Debo hacer??

Hablare con Prabhu Amara pidiendo consejo, el es muy bondadoso y siempre me escucha.

Perdone todas mis ofensar, se que no estoy cualificada, aun me falta mucho camino que recorrer, tengo un corazon podrido, lleno de anarthas, con una mente sucia, llena de Ego falso. Solo quiero seguir sus instruciones para poder mejorar y poder complacerlo.

Se despide de usted  Bhaktina Carolina Castro S. (Maipu)

                 ASA -  Jaya!   "Confidencial"    TlgaSP....   No entendimos, "Confidencial", desculpa.  Es un reportaje super. Vd es una buena persona.  Esforzando ser perfecto.   Muy bien!   No podemos leer todo.  We were scanning the last part.  Por que es un poco larga para nosotros.         Pero todo aparece muy bien.  Para detalles tiene que desarollar un a red de consejeros!  Amigos, padres, devotos....         Aparece que esta muy bien fijado en el sender correcto.  Adelante!!   Mas noticias!!!

Hare Krishna,

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

I am not sure why the content of my last letter did not save! 

Things are going along very nicely I think!