Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeissances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Vrndava dham, to Krsna Balarama!

Gurudeva, your answer gave confidence and enthuciasm. I am improving little: best quality in my chanting, but steal not regulated on times. I am going to sleep more early and avoiding eating at night, so my conciousness is better in the morning, steal I sleep to much some times, I simply don't hear the alarm, and even sometimes I feel too apathic then maya takes me very quickly again to sleep. I chant as much as posible in the morning before anything else, and then I make special times to chant in the day, but sometimes I have to rush with some rounds... specialy tuesday and thrusday that I have many hours of class.

Because my conciousness is not so hi, I am introspective, trying to understand what is happening. I am also trying to appreciate what Krsna sends me to help me (Sattva class, Krsna book, service, I am planting flowers in my garden for my altar).

I want to be a devotee, and I want to correct my mistakes deeply. I am not steal in a super practice, but is better.
The goal: please Krsna with 4 am, 16 good rounds, 4 reg, programs, and as much Krsna conciousness as posible. I hope to be rescued from myself by Krsna's mercy, by guru's mercy.

Thank you Gurudeva to be a perfect example of what a diciple is.
Your aspirant servant,

b.Natalia

ASA - SUPer SUper Super!!!  AGTSP   pamho.   You are expanding your Krsna consciusness to broader limits.  Is very very nice.  Dont think you are doinng small thing. It will help sosososos    many people. Always get more association.  Chant Japa with someone else by checking in on telephone together. Things like that!

Hare Krsna
Please accept our humble obeissances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

1. Sadhana:
Luis is chanting 8 rounds of japa (4 in the morning, 4 during the day), M Damodar is chanting 16 rounds (8 in the morning, 8 durind the day, with some difficulties), P. Abhirama is chanting 8 rounds in the morning and 8 during the day, p. Jagat pavitram chant 16 rounds in the morning, b.Natalia is chanting 16 rounds with some difficulties.

2. The Srimad Bahagavatam study is going on every Saturday, now it starts at 7am. We studies the SB 1.1.2, with assistance of P. Abhirama, Luis Torino, m.Damodar, b.Natalia.

3. Our Wednesday meetings are now starting at 7pm. We are studying the LOB. We discussed ideas about how to use more the facebook, not only for external comunication, but also to consider the posibility to make our internal comunication and discussion during the week throught the facebook, wich is very practical to make very dynamic comunication. So we will make a internal group to be connected between us.

4. Our study together has the goal to make a common perspective about the understanding of our philosophy.

5. Prabhu Jagat Pavitram had already transcribe 20 pages of the lecture "hacia donde va la humanidad".

6. Prabhu Abhirama told that Kishor Gupta (Gita asrama, hindu community) is willing to help Sattva in its activities, he likes very much Sattvas projects.

Hare Krsna!!
Sattva

 ASA - AGTSP   paoho   Super, but what about joining the BhVai SB schedule?

AGTSP

Paoho.   Whoop!   Whoop!   Oink!   Oink!
Here we are in Manipur.
2.30AM    R(-8)    -   We got 8 rounds left from our 25/day from yesterday.

Did Srila Prabhupada walk barefoot in Vrndavana when he was a Vanaprastha etc?? Did he get scratches on his lotus feet?
Is the trash and stuff in Vrndavana the sinful reactions left by the pilgrims when they visit that Holy Place?
CHANT ONE ROUND    2.32AM R(-8)

2.41AM R(-7)

Battery is at 31% and we gotta bath etc at 3AM so we will post more stuff here then answer all 11 letters in 14-minutes.  Sorry for the rush. Join us. These answers are for everybody!

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Yesterday we visited the ISKCON Nature Cure Hospital, and many very, very, highly situated people, most over 70-year, from Thoubal, Manipuri, came to ask for initiation, but is very quick, so we will get to know them more with the help of local senior devotees, authorities.
With is are Jiva and Sri, Madhavendra and Yasoda, Ambarisa and Vicki, Hari lila and Mother Madhavi and his good friend from Panama and his good wife, Pancha and Nicasio and Mother Campakalata!   We are just acting as a guest here also. They have worked hard to solver their own travel problems, but we are helping with the help of Raktaka, Vanamali, Gunamani, Ekanatha, Sadhu bhusana et al!
Today we will join the Kartika purnima Rasa lilas!  Cold and 3,000 feet here.  So beautiful.  So simple.  We feel that everyone is being pushed to take up the work of Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami in co-ordination.

Health is O.K.  Still some allergy.
Let’s answer letters fast.
Dr. Samaresha’s book’s work is advancing.  We have a printer in Kolkatta and we are starting to unravel the problems of the formatting with Abhirama Prabhu’s help!

AGTSP

paoho

and

BW

3.11AM   Electricity just came.  Screwing up our eyes using this computer without light for one hour.  But only chance we have had for internet access in three days.  Made it to Manipur.  Intense program.  Seems that we may be useful. All ten of us may be useful.  Patraka gets out of the hospital on Friday!   We have five more letters to answer on the Blog.  But we also have 4 rounds left from our 25/day from yesterday, so first things first.  We get our rounds done early and then set a reasonable calendar.

O.K.

See you in the Spiritual Sky!

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We are sad that it has taken us this long to write, it seems every time we got close the baby cried, something burnt, and we are a bit long winded and therefore never felt like we had enough time to write a proper letter.  Two months ago I started writing a letter to inform you that my stepmom, Karla, a devout Christian lady who has always risen during Brahma Muhurta time everyday to do her Christian and philosophical studies the last thirty years, has become my new study partner.  We started at book one, Nectar of Instruction, and printed out your annotated version and study guide for our 3 ring binders..!  It has been very nice Maharaj, we try to meet on phone every Wednesday and have found two weeks on one verse is so nice, we are now on verse 3.  One week I memorize the verse, make notes, and the second week I look up references you mention from the SB and BG and this truly helps us delve deeper into the text and make it a memorable experience.  We might be moving slow, but the second week Karla wants me to teach her a summary of the text.  So I am getting teaching experience as well and I refer to your powerpoints to give some background info. on the authors.  Did you know text one, vaco vegam manasah krodham vegam' rhymes with head shoulders, knees and toes??? 

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP   paoho.  In Manipur.  Internet access (at 2AM) after three days!  So nice to hear from you all.  What does head knees....  mean?

In the future when I am teaching children NOI, I will point to the senses according to the sanskrit words and sing the verse in a similar tune as Head and Shoulders..!

Maharaj, my stepmom informed me that she looks at different theologian annotated versions (sometimes even four at once) to study Bible verses.  So the annotated version of NOI has very much helped our study and she very much appreciates it.  I hope to study Teresa of Avila with her after this book.  Praise God!  We hope to ask you questions about our studies as they come up if that is okay.

HpS -   Yes!

Rounds get done, but still not always early in the morning.  I admittedly took too many classes Maharaj for my Masters in Counseling program, I am now seeing one class maybe two will have to do starting in January.

A month ago when we were visiting Boise, Gopal, who is now back from Oxford let us know that they are on a search for a pujari during the weekdays and asked me if I would be interested.  It would be in the early mornings (they start at 5:30, so I'd have to be there at 5) to 7. Aja is still sleeping so this is a seva I can do before he wakes while he is with Nick.  Then I would do the evening arati, both shifts Monday through Friday with weekends off.  They recently let us know a two bedroom attached to the temple has opened up and that they would reserve it for us. 

  I am a little scared because I am unqualified for this work, but because the Guptas are our siksa gurus and such amazing examples of ideal devotees, I will pray to Krsna that they can tolerate me and that I can have an open heart to serve and learn.  I also want to ask your permission to take on this service.  I know that without your mercy I will never become qualified to serve.  I think Radhika will call you to ask for the permission of having me take up this service as well.

No matter what though, we know that moving and being closer to such a dedicated community as well as the feet of Radha Bunkabihari will most definitely save our lives and help us become steady, serious devotees.  It is time to step up and not look back. 

Maharaj, please excuse our ramblings.  And all glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Your servants,

Kamagayatri, Nick, and Aja

HpS -- Yes, Radhika wrote to us and we answered that we thought it was very nice for you to do the Deity program.  No community is perfect, so we always have to approach any situation as coming to help solve problems alone then we are not discouraged!  O.K.  Next letter.  We are 10 behind!
 

Hare Krsna Prabhus

AgtSP. Paoho. Our USB modems have not worked for twodaze now.

We are rye ting this on Bhakta  Kindke.

We travelled to Delhi yesterday ... flat tire   ...  driver arrested for no road tax ...18 dvotees in the van.

Then big feast at Pranava Prabhus houe and joined the zztulasi saligram marriage procession.

We are doi g our BhVai reading. Verse to memorize this week is 2.3.19 a kama sarva kamo va...

Today we all go to Manipura. but we must separate from Raktaka Das at the airport.

We dont know how we shall live without him.