Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna

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

Progress In Hawaii! I've managed to raise myself to a proper standard (again). Without going into great detail, I can honestly say that I know by raising my own standard, those in the Ashram, and living outside have been positively influenced by it. We have one new devotee here in the temple. And an old friend from Los Angeles is going to be coming here for some time also. Krishna is surely making arrangements at this temple.

The college programs are almost on their way. We'll start hosting programs within a week and a half. I was also thinking of looking into preaching at the local jail.

The devotees in the Ashram are on a rotation giving Bhagavad Gita classes in the evenings. That has been really nice. I love to preach!!!!

I've asked the Temple President to write to the blog, but he hasn't got around to it yet. He seems quite busy. I'll continue to remind him.

What is your opinon on ISKCON as a designation? There is a slight feud between Narayan devotees, and ISKCON devotees. I think it is too bad that we can't all get together and chant, and read the Sastras. Do you think of yourself as an ISKCON guru?

Do you have any disciples travel with you? What does that require?

Would you be able to make it here to Hawaii anytime? What would that require?

Your humble servant,

Bhakta Adrian Chavez

HpS - AGTSP   pamho.   We just made it to Vrndavana!     It is 8.50PM.       We are as tired as dogs.     Castle, Brussels, 8 hour plane trip, overnight in Dehli at Gokula-hari Das's house, five devotees with us, 4-hours to Vrndavana by auto, 8-more devotees to receive us.  It is just like home.  It smells like India.

BG class was not too stimulating for us. (We are demons).
The crowds are so great that Gaura-arati was impossible.  The weekend will be even more intense. So, maybe we all go to the Gosala and have our own arati!

I don't know if we can get to Hawaii???        I don't know.     Nobody travels with us as a secretary but, for example, on this trip Prahlada and Ambarisa and Vicotoria were all on the same airplane and we are staying kind of together.   Nothing formal.

Ramananda said he would look for you.

Gotta rest or die now!

Hare Krishna Gurudev: TLGSP! Me comunico con Usted para enviarle un reporte sobre mi sadhana, por la misericordia de Guru y Krishna; la familia y el trabajo están bien, las rondas bien (16) , estoy estudiando el Srimad Bhagavatam canto uno capítulo tres, me levanto a mangala arati al menos cinco días por semana (en brahma muhurta), estoy adorando mi Deidad Gopal todos los días, y además estoy llendo al templo de Buenos Aires al menos una vez al mes y me quedo a dormir, el día Viernes asisto a Gaura arati, escucho la clase de Bhagavad-gita, me quedo a dormir en el templo y asisto a mangala arati, canto las rondas con los devotos, escucho la clase de Srimad Bhagatam, y despues de Govinda vuelvo a mi casa. Tambien estoy escuchando clases de Srila Prabhupada. La conciencia de Krishna me hace muy feliz, este proceso de vida espiritual que nos trajo Srila Prabhupada es maravilloso y satisfece mi ser, el canto congregacional del santo nombre es un néctar, y es la vida de todo conocimiento. Me siento muy afortunado de formar parte del moviemiento de Srila Prabhupada! Jay ISKCON! Espero que Usted se encuetre bien, aquí le envío unas fotos de mi Deidad. Acepte mis reverencias. Su aspirante a sirviente. Citrak Das

HpS - ASA -  Jaya.  TlgaSP   Pfanrh.   Gopal tiene muchos ambiciones, entonces esta manteniendo su herramiento (tool), Vd. en buen orden.   Esta desarrollando una vision de su mision en esta vida???

Ya son las 5.36AM y a las 5.45AM tenemos que salir del puerto de Radha desa para el aeropuerto para el viaje a Dehli y esperamos a Vrndavana.   Hare Krsna/Rama!!!  Esper que Vd esta listo tomar responsibilidad para nuestra servicio, pero quien sabe cuando Krsna va a tomar todo ye llevar nos a Vraja para trabajar alla....   Nos vemos muy pronto!

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Hare Krsna Maharaj

Referring to previous letter. We did struggle only prasad for around 10 days we some how we were following it. Yesterday our intelligence failed to control our mind and we ate pizza.

Krsna send Mr. dog.  He came near us, was looking at us. We gave me outer circumference of pizza , he ate very quickly and again looked at us. this time we threw the portion of bread little away fro him, he ran and eat. we were subtly enjoying by controlling the dog by his food.

Supersoul said -- this is the way to eat remanents. you have to be dog of god. we will give you remnants when, in quantity and way we like . you just have to accept it. if you are good dog we would take care of you nicely.

then we understood we are not yet son of god, first we have to be good dog of god and guru parampara.

please correct us if what we inferred was right.

regards,

harsh

HpS - ASA ---  Whoop!      Whoop!         Oink!OInnk!!!!!       May we just run behind Srila Prabhupada like dogs in the dust of his footsteps chanting "KRSNA, KRSNA!"

hare krsna maharaj

dandvat pranam..

chankaya pandit says " not even a single moment will come back , if you pay trillions of dollars".

when we see, watch, some times we see death is walking closer to us. we have less time to do whatever we have to do.

this time scarcity mentality has decreased our patience a lot. as our patience decreases so do us our tolerance. 

we want everything to be done quickly, we can not wait for anything. If we have to wait we get fired up or frustrated.

some times  --we become mechanical in all activities , trying to save time every second. and we treat others as machine..

i know some thing is wrong with this mentality of ours, we beg to correct us.

 HpS - ASA - Jaya Srila Prabhupada. What comes to mind is the same answer we gave in the letter from Mother Natalia: We have to investigate and then see that if we focus on the root of the system, Krsna Bhakti, then we will be doing universal service.  All of our desires to serve KRSNA will be accomplished.

That takes investigation.

NOI Three.  Utsahan niscayad..... Enthusiasm is more important than patience but without patience it turns into passion and the result is that we may get more done immediately but in the long run we get less done.

"There's never enough time to do the job right the first time, but then you have to take time to get it done for a second time".

YES,  be enthusiatic to use every second for Krsna perfectly, but understand that unless there is some patience then you will not work so efficiently.

It's a big topic.

Dear Maharaj:

Thank u 4 ur reply. I am so glad to here u r alright and continue with your educational work for the benefit of the devotees in our Krishna Consciousness movement.

Yes, I am still in Alaska. It is good to b here. I am by myself since my wife went in2 assisted living 4 beginning Alzheimers and persistent seizures. As 4 me, I've started a year long medication regimen 2 kill hep-c. Must do this b4 it kills me ahead of my service schedule.

I am working diligently on a in-depth study of the 5th canto,  SB and the Surya Siddhanta. This is a topic of some great interest to us all and  I will keep u posted on my work. Later I will finish up with Bhakti Sastri with u.

Your humble servant, Saranga Thakur dasa

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!  AGTSP   paoho   Your report shows that Krsna Consciousness is an universal process. It can be executed even amongst polar bears and walruses. We await your news of the Fifth Canto.   Can you give us a simple summary of the Surya Siddhanta???

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

AGTSP, PAMHO

Gurudeva we have our NIMSAR’s meeting on skype this time at 8am on Pasunkusa ekadasi our members for chosica came a little late cause chosica suffered a BLACKOUT…..

There was a nice meeting.. It started with Hanuman Swami’s report. He is in Radhadesh right now then he will go to India....Next Year to .mexico , houston san franciso He is working for the Bhakti Vaibhava application

He is collecting all the exams and essays (BHAKTI VAIBHAVA) of His students and then He will send them. As our mentor and teacher He is reading one chapter before His students. He is learning a lot but mostly how to apply all this knowledge.

Hanuman Swami gave us a very nice and pleasant Surprise… He, Monkey and Piggy will be in Peru for Gaura Purnima JAYYYYY The best news ever…TheVaisnava New Year with HpS jayyyyyyyyyyyy.

Rakatak has already  got a chip for His cellphone and an  usb for internet contact.. so we are going to have contact with Him during His trip to India JAYYYYYYYYYY

Hanuman Swami will meet Bhakta rupa in India he is going to be present in a meeting in bombay. So we will pay for all our 48 diplomas for BHakti SAstri it means that NIMSAR made 48 new graduated Bhakti sastris jayyyyyyy

Hanuman Swami will also meet Yadhu swami He is going to be the director of the meetings in education for GBC.

Yadhu var prabhu he has shown his story for Srila Prabhupada ,he has the movie of Radha Madana Bihari he wants to visit Peru

Hanuman Swami also clarified that in our Bhakti Vaibhava study  we have to focus on .sankirtan how to apply all the things that we have learned. Also we have to do something more specific analyze of the texts, and maintain  our own index.

Regarding to the treasurer He advices that basically the thing that is needed is that we have to know from where every penny comes and goes…

M Rohini presented some very important doubts about the essays.And Gurudeva explained that we need to be more focus on Sankirtan. And that

the essays are in part to just show that the students are reading the chapters for their own benefit. Also analizing the chapters, the most important thing is sankirtan how we are applying this things in our sankirtan.

Then our president Patraka das informed about CEMUL and legally affiliating with them. WE need to be very patient about this. We hope this week they will give him some time.

Hanuman Swami will have a meeting with Yadunandan Swami again. Next report we will have the news…..

Next meeting on October 24^th.

Thanks Gurudeva for all your inspiration, the may thing is the association so….we hope to have yours life after life.

Your eternal servants

NIMSAR

HpS - ASA -  Ugh!   Very depressing report.   We know this Hanuman Swami, he is at least 25% bunk.   We pray to God that other members of the NIMSAR Branch of ASA come forward with more genius and vigor!!!   Jaya!