Letters to the editor

Pamho, tlgSP

Dear Master, for your mercy everything is okay. Principles, round, heart.
I  am Bhakta Paul of Parikrama, of Spain.
By connecting You give me, Your association, protection of the Holy Names is effective, warm and familiar. It is a pleasure.
I hope You are in the best of conditions. I hope Sri-Sri Radha Krsnacandra bless You for being a source of protection, mercy and love.

If in Vrndavana there is not Santa Rasa, Who are the party "immobile or inert? Jivas performing that function by a desire to serve Krsna, serve and not to admire? ...
Santa-rasa is the intermediate step between Service and desire to be one with the Supreme? ...
If there is not Santa-Rasa in Vraja, no mixture, confirming that which Tatastha Sakti, "our Source" is Vraja-prema, Krsna-Prema only? ...
If I remember correctly, in the Caitanya-caritamrta, there is a Lila where Caitanya Mahaprabhu could not "convert " to Krsna Bhakta one Rama-Bhakta, and Lord Krsna Caitanya comment to be left, becouse He is a Nitya-Rama-Bhakta.
Is the Lord Rama, Krishna in Mathura and Dwaraka, pure love mixed? ... if we are Vraja-Bhaktas pure, his love was so pure that there was no mixture to Rama, Krishna? , like some humor in Vrndavana ...??
If there are too many questions can you answer me in installments.
Your feet in my head.

Jaiva Dharma                    Jaiva Dharma

Jaiva Dharma                    Jaiva Dharma

Lotos y Lirios                     Lotuses and lilies

Abejas embriagadas       Drunk Bees

Olas que van                    Waves are

Olas que vienen               Waves coming

Santos Nombres              Holy Names

Santa Asociacion            Holy Association

Santa Devocion               Holy Devotion

HARE KRSNA  

HpS -  TlgaSP   paoho.  Thank you your letter!!  Running to the airport for Spain!     If you look in the last few texts of Upadesamrta you will see that Krsna's flute, garlands in Vrndavana are all in Santa rasa! 

My dear Maharaja,

Dandavat pranams. Ram Ram.

Sri Ram is the King of Ayodhya. He rules the whole earth. The kingdom of Ayodhya is nothing great for Him as the infinite universes emanate from His pores. To those who have realized His such infinite greatness, these description of Ram as the Lord of Ayodhya may appear highly disparaging.

Actually, the result of understanding the greatness of Ram as indicated above is to develop fondness and attraction to Ram's pastimes as the Lord of Ayodhya. Even though Ram is the Lord of infinite universes, the devotees sing His glories as the Lord of Ayodhya.

In the same way, Lord protects and maintains everyone. Still, we sing the glories of the protection of Prahlad by Narsimha. Lord loves everyone. Still, we sing the glories of Ram's love towards His devotees etc..

All these glories even make Ram more and more sweeter.

Your servant,

Gaurav  

HpS -  JAYA!!!!!    AGTSP   pamho!! 

My dear Maharaja,

Dandavat pranams. Ram Ram.

I am fallen person. I can only write what I see as truth. But also, I cannot accept something as truth which I don't see as truth.

Does Krishna protect and maintain only devotees? Does He protect and maintain common people? The truth is that KRISHNA PROTECTS AND MAINTAINS EVERYONE EQUALLY. He is doing that right now and maintaining so many animals etc.  Krishna gives breath to everyone. Isn't that His maintenance? If Krishna protects and maintains everyone, then what is special about devotee? Actually, there is nothing special about us. The difference between surrendered deovotee and non-devotee is that the devotee accepts that Krishna maintains and protects him and non-devotee cannot see Krishna's maintenance and protection. That is the difference. Both are maintained and both are protected. We don't have to do anything special to get Krishna's protection and maintenance. He is already doing that. We just have to accept it. ....

Gaurava.

HpS  -  AGTSP   pamho.   We are in our last few hours in Peru and the pressure is INTENSE>   We have almos contiupous chest pains.    We cant read all of your letter now, but the first part seems very nice.   If there are any details that Jiva Gosvami and others see as different then it seems that they would be answered in Canto Seven:

 King Parīkṣit inquired: My dear brāhmaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, being everyone's well-wisher, is equal and extremely dear to everyone. How, then, did He become partial like a common man for the sake of Indra and thus kill Indra's enemies? How can a person equal to everyone be partial to some and inimical toward others?

http://vedabase.net/sb/7/1/en

HpSwami   See you soon!      OUr calendar is in the Jounal!

Hare Krsna dear Guru Maharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances.   All glories to Srila Prabhupada!  Reading in DTC..., you mention that several people commented  you are too mental? How is that? What do they mean by that expression?    I realized that I can push myself over the limits, then (sometimes)  the headache kicks in (as Satsvarupa Maharaja says) and I can then barely do anything for a day or two, and headache can continue for more days (but with less intensity). Then I tried to have some more rest and realized that work, reading, japa is all clearer, I do not feel sleepy every time I sit somewhere. Generally it looks better to not be in chronic sleep deprivation or tired. However, have to say that headaches do not come in every incidence of tiredness or sleep deprivation.

HpS '    Jaya!   AGTSP    pamho.    We are the day after Vyasa puja in Peru.  10,000 devotees here and a lot pressure to try to relate to everyone properly.   We are servants of everyone.   It is like your comment.  We use our brains to much.   Better to chant Hare Krsna.

I want to listen to your work on Windows Movie Maker. Surely will benefit from that. Please, where are you uploading the materials?

HpS -   So far no good result.  Maybe we will understand the technique.   Right now we are concentration on the DTCs

Weird working schedule is still going on, however I can (in weird hours (late night) read and write, like now)). Looking for some other place if it comes up.

HpS -  It is chronic problem for almost everyone in Kali yuga.  Even the president of the United States.  ALways chant Hare Krsna and dance with Krsna, no?

My dear Maharaja,

Dandavat pranams. Ram Ram.

>>We hope you are getting enough rest yourself

Yes. I am getting some rest but not complete. I think unrest is due to not seeing family members as manifestation of Krishna. If I see them belonging to Krishna and acting according to Krishna, then I won't be upset and would be at peace. At least I know the truth and trying to accept it. One day, hopefully I can rest with mind absorbed with presence of Krishna.

>> Guru and the Deity are also forms that Krsna authorizes to receive service.

Seeing everything as manifestation of Krishna (vasudeva sarvam) does not mean that Guru and Deity are not representative of Krishna. The result of deity worship and the knowledge from Guru is to see everything as manifestation of Krishna. It is beautifully explained in following verses:

SB 3.29.21: I am present in every living entity as the Supersoul. If someone neglects or disregards that Supersoul everywhere and engages himself in the worship of the Deity in the temple, that is simply imitation.

SB 3.29.22: One who worships the Deity of Godhead in the temples but does not know that the Supreme Lord, as Paramatma, is situated in every living entity’s heart, must be in ignorance and is compared to one who offers oblations into ashes.

SB 3.29.23: One who offers Me respect but is envious of the bodies of others and is therefore a separatist never attains peace of mind, because of his inimical behavior towards other living entities.

SB 3.29.24: My dear Mother, even if he worships with proper rituals and paraphernalia, a person who is ignorant of My presence in all living entities never pleases Me by the worship of My Deities in the temple.

SB 3.29.25: Performing his prescribed duties, one should worship the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead until one realizes My presence in his own heart and in the hearts of other living entities as well.

>>That was Dvidvida and Mainda's problem,

I am not philosophical and don't understand the story of Dvivida and Mainda. Want to keep bhakti (sharana gati) as simple. Sharanagati (Taking refuge in the Lord) is a very easy and great spiritual discipline!  Bhagavan Ram has said - 

Akrudev prapannaaya tavaasmeeti cha yaachate |  Abhayam sarvabhootebhyo dadaamye tad vratam mama ||  (Vaalmiki Ramayana  6/18/33) 

 "He who once taking refuge says "I am yours"  and desires my protection,  I make him fearless from all beings – this is my vow, my rule."

I think you are also teaching the same. You want me to accept RAM AS MINE and say to Him -  I AM YOURS. If I sincerely say to Ram that I am His, then what is the PROBLEM.

Guru (you, Swami Ramsukh Das etc) has shown me Ram and taught me that I am Ram's. He has opened my eyes. But after opening of my eyes, I can directly see Ram. I should be still be respectful to teachers but that does not mean that they are mediator in my relationship with Ram. MY RELATIONSHIP WITH RAM IS ETERNAL. IT ALWAYS EXISTS. GURU REMINDS ME OF MY ETERNAL RELATIONSHIP. THAT IS IT. ACCEPTING THE ETERNAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RAM IS NOT DISRESPECTFUL TO GURU BUT IT GIVES HIM PLEASURE.

Right now, I am trying to see Krishna in everyone and everywhere. He is mine  and I am His. By accepting Ram as mine, I am trying to be peaceful, fearless, without doubts ........

Your servant,

Gaurav

HpS -  Jaya  AGTSP  pamho.    Is very nice letter.   I often think of these verses, also BG 4.34 and 4.35. I think one subtle point that we are trying to clarify is based on this text where Lord Caitanya say,

naham varni na ca grha patir ... 

Can you find that?   He says that he is not a participant in the Varna ashrama system or I would add a Guru as in the formality of Varna ashrama.  He says that He is just a servant of a servant of a servant, 100 million times, of the maste of the Gopis, Sri Krsna.  So our conception is that in Vaisnava diksa we see that our Guru is representative of Rama, Krsna, and that our relationship of service to Gopal through him is eternal.  Guru is like glasses.  End of BG one purpot Prabhupada says this.  can you find it???   The experience of Krsna is direct but through the transparent via media of Guru parampara.

Is subtle many aspects to understand.  We are running now to airport.  Wait for your thoughts!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

P.A.M.H.O.

Dear G. Maharaja:

I hope you are well and their activities too!!

sent a summary of my activities of end year :
I finished my sophomore year very well in university, I'm with summer vacation now.  only 2 years  more  to complete the profession.

-I'm singing better my 16 rounds of japa

-I'm making garlands for their lordships on Sundays 3 months ago in the temple.

-I go to temple 2 times a week, and Sunday classes in bhagavad gita.

-mangala arati i’m doing 2 times a week (started now on vacation) in the house.

I follow 4 principles: yes

I am attending to sri sri krishna murti and Sri gopal murtis (prabhu raga sindhu das and your wife bhaktin yoria , give me this gift )in my house.

Please you give your blessings for me to worship their lordships of the best possible way!!!

G.maharaja am trying hard to improve my spiritual life, Lately my mind is very wild and uncontrollable, I'm harboring a lot in the words of Srila Prabhupada and the devotees. (Maya strikes my mind is the daily struggle Difficult)

Please accept my humble obeisances, and very grateful to you and your time to read this report.
(please accept my apologies too, for my bad English)

you have a good year 2011.
your aspiring servant
Bhaktin Carla Porras Alfaro (graphic design student)
Santiago, Chile  

HpS - Jaya!   AGTSP   pamho.  You are a little soldier in Arjuna's army fighting those @#$%^  Kauravas who tried to humiliate our Draupadi!   Don't fail in your fight!    Keep shoulder o shoulder with the other soldiers.  Do what Ajruna says!