Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

After long time sending quick report.

Felt from Mangala arati again, almost zero :(

Have quite delay in launching new version, but doing stable progresses. Just finished letter indexes and finishing synonyms.

Balarama is growing, he is 2 years old.

https://youtu.be/Jx4_h9Muo0k

From September will go to devotee kindergarden.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - Thank you. AgtSP. After long time making quick answer. 🙂

we fell behind about 55-rounds from our daily quota of 16, about one month ago.

in old age voice becoming weak. hard to chant.

is good thing in that it teaches us how to chant even without throat or physical strength.

pre-par-ing for death.

👍

https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/3/#bb5883

arati

kirtan

bhajan

sadhu sanga

brahma muhurta

all make for not burdensome rounds but enthusiastic rounds. that changes the color of our sankirtan.

karma yoga.

if you are up for brahma muhurta you will chant good rounds,

then, money.

family and communal responsibilities. love.

health, will all improve in best way possible.

get a wake up buddy.

etc.

etc.

this movement depends on KRSNA, Srila P'pada and you.

always will be that way.

Hare Krsna beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP PAMHO

The other day I was wondering about how ISKCON Lima has changed over the years. Last Sunday I was at the Mass and I Kind of miss the temple, rhe deities. I look back and I think nowadays I would not leave home at 5:00 am in orden to dress Gaura Nitai in Wilson. I looked at them and I can not see their gorgeous faces. Devotees in charge repainted again some time agosto, and I do not have tue attachment that I used to have.

Sometimes I do not recognized myself. It seems like a long time ago. My faith my memories are they going to Just fade away? Then I recall that you once said in class "Deities never forget, one Apple one time and the deities never forget"

I feel sorry about the future generations of devotees.

Thanks Gurudeva I just want to share this with your very good self

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS - Jaya! Narada lost his Mommy. Pariksit lost his horse, wife, family, nation.

We will lose our religious institution.. but as long as we have a service attitude to ISKCON it is alive and vibrant.

You and Prabhupada.

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva

My respected Gurudeva, please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

¡Om namo Bhagavate Narasimhaya!

Gurudeva I am configured in such a way that I turn out to be a great emotional and sensitive package, that when something impresses me I overflow into tears that are difficult to control, that seems not only my emotion but it is as if I channel the emotion of others as well.

I have avoided many situations in my life to avoid facing this emotional overflow, but this has made my body sick.

So I chose to be aware of this detail of mine and I am working on it and researching it, and thus, my illness is controlled, and I can see myself when the emotion overflows.

According to Empedocles (5th century BC - Presocratic, philosopher, scientist, healer and Greek seer) matter is made up of "groups of roots" or elements, which he described not only as physical manifestations, but also as spiritual essences, associated with Greek deities.

In later theories (alchemist, Neoplatonic, Gnostic) the elements are not only material and spiritual forces, but also aspects of the human being, whose various combinations produce different types of personality.

Jung's concept of the four fundamental components of personality is a consequence of Empedocles' ancient theories about earth, water, air, and fire.

This is the constitution of the Living entities and Vedic knowledge does not contradict this fact, great elements (mahā-bhūta).

Living entities have these elements in our constitution. but the configuration is different for each one. In my case, these energies (fire 14%, earth 0%, air 23% and water 63%), thus, are activated in me.

Gurudeva, to what extent does this limit the development of my state of consciousness?

This situation is uncomfortable, but this could be transformed into something beneficial and useful?

I feel more aware of the events in my environment; my principles, my rounds and your association Gurudeva are the most important thing for me.

Thank you very much for your attention Gurudeva, your time and mercy.

Your disciple

Rohini dd

HpS - So sorry that we could not answer this earlier. Our great misfortune.

We are certified 60% deaf (was 40% last year), and rest of body, institution is about the same.

What you describe sounds normal.

I have 70% fire according to one analysis.

Of course, hard to find good analyst in Kali yuga, but with common sense and HK/HR ... Srila Prabhupada's association, this can be practical thing.

Of course, the more we are in the mode of goodness, I guess sound element, the easier it is to cultivate the spirit.

But even that can be a trap. BG! Those in the mode of goodness, think they are better than OTHERS.

So, we accept the kind of body we have and learn to connect it with Krsna.

Even a dog can take part and dance in ecstacy.

Like to hear anymore realizations on this matter.

Very nice.

Thank you.

Hope some other readers respond.

Sunday Morning Srimad Bhagavatam Workshop will start reading Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila, Chapter Nine: Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places. We will start reading 9.53 verses onwards. We should be able to complete reading about 30 verses.

Thank you to H. G. Lakshman Prabu for always being there to help with translation.

It is the mercy of Maharaja, to engage everyone in reading books of Srila Prabhupada.

YS

Upendra dasa

Hare Krishna, Gurumaharaja 🙏🏻

Please, accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

This is the fortnightly schedule of devotees for leading kirtan on ASA / Full Morning Service :

● MONDAY: H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami.

● TUESDAY: Govardhana das, Jagadisvara das, Mitravinda devi dasi.

● WEDNESDAY: Yugala Kishora dasi, Jagad Guru das.

● THURSDAY: Ramakrishna Ananda das, Krishna Pramodini devi dasi, Subala Sakha das.

● FRIDAY: Abhinanda das, Deva Vrata das, Caturatma Gaura das.

● SATURDAY: Isvari Radha devi dasi, Karuna Sakti devi dasi, Guru Govinda Dasi.

● SUNDAY: Candramukhi devi dasi, Parasurama Avatara das, Vrsabhanu Nandini devi dasi.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Your aspiring servant:

Mitravinda dd.

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. Better to die in Mangala arati!

Hare Krishna!

Guru Maharaja,

Yes, you are very right, my wife has been a rock in my spiritual life.

My materialistic nature of ignorance like to see her as a problem but that is right.

She is a gift Krishna has put in my life allowing me a lot of growth when I am mature enough (and sometimes even when I am not) to see it as Krishna arrangement.

I do know how important morning program is for you. I appreciate it very much in that I have also made it an upmost importance in my life. This is because of your example and encouragement (instruction 😉).

You have made it very clear what Srila Prabhupada has asked and wants from us in morning program. THANK YOU!!!!! I have grown to LOVE morning program.

This discussion was taken a bit to WhatsApp however can we please continue it here.

Haribol

Your servant,

Nanda-braja das.

HpS - AgtSP.

Apologize that have not been able to answer this or other letters so quickly.

Body, Buddy, is disintegrating.

Were 40% deaf last year and now, as expected, tested at 60% this year.

Our skin, teeth, eyes, mind, institution about the same.

Yet, we are only satisfied when we can squeeze the last drop of use of them out of Krsna's service.

Also, yes, yes, yes. Using this Blog forum for the kind of communication work it is supposed to do and using WhatsApp and Twitter for the kind of work they are supposed to do is correct.

We are in very stressful circumstances. Me, probably you, probably all of our esteemed readers.

😆

God certifies this!

Now it is 3.03AM.

Chanting Japa.

Doing little Blog work.

3.15am bath, tilaka, Deity worship, Mangala arati.. Kirtan.. Reading LoB... = FMS

In the middle of hell it allows us to focus on Krsna's name, Associates, Qualities, Form and ... it allows us to express our spiritual nature.

💥

Hari Bolo!

Sing and Dance in ecstacy.

Better than joining Larry Bird in basketball.

We were really struck by one incident related by Nava-yogindra Swami.

He came from a little town in Nepal. The devotees were there on traveling Sankirtan from Krsna Balarama Temple.

He was so attracted that he took permission from his Mother and Family and went back with them on the bus to Vrndavana.

As I remember he said he was looking out of the back of the bus as it drove away, seeing his mother with tears of anguish in her eyes, waving good bye.

Then, he served as B'cari in Temple in Braja.

Met Srila Prabhupada and had some direct interaction with him. Was Temple Commander at one point.

Yet early on he explained that he was in the Temple room during Japa time in the morning and Srila Prabhupada's Secretary came to him and told him that Srila Prabhupada wanted to speak with him immediately.

He was shocked.

He went to Prabhupada's rooms and paid his obeisances and asked how he could serve him, and Srila Prabhupada told him that he had a Temple in Africa that was failing and he was going to send him, NYD, to become the Temple President.

NYD said he was shocked again and replied, "SP, I am just a new man, little village boy. Coming to Braja has been a culture shock for me. How can I go to different country, different continent and become not only President of a Temple, but President of one that is failing!"

He said that Srila Prabhupada smiled and then looked at him very seriously and said that if he followed four principles strictly and chanted 16-nice rounds daily and kept a full morning and evening program and saw that everyone under his authority did the same thing, he would have... no... problems.

He said he applied it and it worked.

We have applied it and it works.

Of course, some very nice devotees like President in Los Angeles keep full morning program in Temple with devotees, and evening program with their family.

Etc.

Yet, if it is nice program, even not in Temple room, then seems they should be so encouraged that then want to share it in practical ways with others from time to time.

O.K.?

NoI 5 shows how to relate to different kinds of devotees.

NoI 10 how to relate to kinds of devotees and all others.

O.K.?

Must run to bath.

Thank you.

Photo attached of man on way to Mangala arati.