Letters to the editor

My dear Maharaja,

Dandavat pranams.

In 1996, I wrote a letter to my grandmother asking her to chant 16 rounds to Hare Krishna mahamantra. As soon as she received the letter, she started chanting 16 rounds. Since then she would chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra and 8 rounds of Om Namah Shivaya. She felt so proud of me that she would carry that letter with her and call me as her GURU. She would daily wake up around 4 am and would do daily worship for many hours. She would take care of dieties, do arati twice a day at dawn and dusk, read Ramayana especially Sundarkand, worship Tulsi plant etc. Even when she would do house hold chores, she would be singing bhajans especially in the morning. Her sadhana continued till few years ago. Not only she led devotional life, she was extremely unselfish and served people around her without expectation. She passed away 2 weeks ago at the age of 94.

In one after-death ritual, we keep the ball of flour for 3 days after doing some worship. That is used to predict the next life of that person. On the 3rd day, a very beautiful Tulsi plant was drawn on the flour ball. It was so clear and beautiful that my aunty could not believe it. Panditji concluded that Tulsi plant shows that she has gone back to Goloka.

Krishna takes care of His devotees (and everyone). In Kali-yuga, it is very easy to go back to Goloka by chanting the names of Hari.

Today, I attended a bhajan program by Gauravani. He started with Guru Nanak's bhajan by showing respect to different spiritual traditions. Then, he humbly mentioned that his heart is with Krishna and chanted Krishna bhajans. Later on, he showed gratitude towards the host. He mentioned that he is ordinary person and felt gratitude towards those who are showing love towards him. I felt that he is sincere. He felt very appreciative of his devotional qualities and felt like blessing him to advance further in bhakti.

Generally, I don't get impressed or inspired by people who claim themselves as great devotee or act as great devotees. I like to associate or meet with ordinary simple people who are trying to be simple and ordinary devotee.
Your servant,
Gaurav  

HpS -  Jaya!  Hare Krsna!    I was wondering what had happened to you!   No, news.  Thank you for the nice letter.
One devotee aksed Srila Prabhupada if the "Christians" could go back to Godhead. Prabhupada said, "Yes, if they follow Jesus Christs instructions".
Devotee asked how they could know Jesus Christs instructions. Prabhupada said that some Priest would tell them.
Haw!   Haw!    Yes, is so simple.   Just have to do it!!! 

Hare Krisna!!!
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to you Gurudeva,
All Glories to SP`s sincere disciples,  

HpS -  AGTSP  pamho -  If you hold down the SHIFT key the same time you hit the ENTER key you only get one space.   

You are a magnanimous soul, you posses those qualities of a great vaisnava described by Srila Rupa Goswami in the chapter 18 of the NOD and you are so kind that continuosly are pulling us fallen souls toward that path with your life and living example. I offer my humble obeisances into your lotus feet. I thank you so much to allow me associate with you although I cant understand yet how valuable that is.

HpS - Produced by Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami from little bit qualified raw materials!   

Here we are, we have a great new year feast with the installation of Srila Prabhupada`s murti the previous day. We celebrated your VP and it was nice, many devotees read their offerings it was really emotive since it wasn’t much time since your departure.(photos attached)

Srila Prabhupada is blessing us so much, Vrinda Devi arrived and Tulasi Maharani also, so many opportunities to develop bhakti.

Sankirtan: Main focus is Japa Vrata. We have installed Gaura nitai deities last februuary 19^that home in chapadmalal (6 bramhanas bathed them, Panca Tattva das, Premarnava Das, Mahajan Das, Bhagavadnitai das, Premarasarnava das and Madhavi Tirtha devi dasi). .(photos attached).

  We are getting up between 4amand 5amfive out of 7 days, puja, chanting, getting our 16 round done early and some reading. And guess what? The magic starts to happen, job is great more and more patients, family relations improving, being more aware of wife necessities of social life and companion, spending lot of time with manu and Benjamin, Manu leads the afternoon kirtan and both lay down in dandavats in front of the deities (romanca kampasru taranga bhajo…). Praying to the Lord to touch my wife`s heart.

Besides Japa Vrata im making active service at El Loft, cooking, cleaning, sponsoring, etc. We are talking to prabhu Murajit to establish a branch of the BBT in Mar del Platato improve the logistic of book distribution. This year 6900 books has been distributed since January in our city. Panca Tattva is doing great job in that respect, now he is starting a Krishna Lunch for the university.

Regarding interfaith I would like to establish that as an annual program, but I want to go slow and try to make everybody commited for the organization. I have this urgent need to lower my passion and try to focus on the essential, establish myself in my position and from that place serve you, Srila Prabhupada, the devotees and people in general.

Final questions. How is your health?

HpS - We published the fotos in the last Kapi Dhvaja!  Send fotos of Prabhupada's installation.   Very nice your ayurveda. Our health is O.K. for 63 years old.  No chest pains for long time and knee pains very little.  Exercise.  Eyes weird las few  days.  haw Haw Haw!        Brother Ass is going to fall down and come again with a celestial body (I hope).  Zoom!     Zoom!

KKKKKrsna!   

How serious was that idea of the interfaith rural community?. I was thinking about that today and I think it could be great but im not sure how it going to work in reality.

Aspiring to reach your lotus feet.

Bhakta Nicasio.

ps: dont know hoe to attach the photos?

HpS - Nor do I!!!???         I think many things might be possible, basis is inviting them to our programs and visiting them for theirs?!!! 

Dear Maharaja,

I have had the nice association of Govinda dasa, Nama Rasa prabhu, Bhagavata Purana prabhu, Ramananda Raya prabhu, and all of the others in the 24 kirtan party. Tomorrow I am going with my good friend Premarnava and his family to Vrinda Kunda guided by Deena Bhandu prabhu. We also met Mahanidhi Swami about one month ago at his place. Holi is getting a little wild on the streets. Gaura Purnima is in two days! very excited.  

Maharaja, do you plan to stay long in Tennessee? Maybe if I am fortunate enough, I can visit you again.
your servant,
bhakta kevin

HpS - Jaya!  AGTSP   pamho   News from the spiritual world!        So, nice!     Yes, we are in Tennessee until middle of May.  Please call us as soon as you get back.  Cellular is the same!!!

Jay Gurudev!

Toda Gloria a Srila Prabhupada!

Por favor acepte mis reverencias!

 Soy Julieta, me recuerda? le pedi refugio junto a Dani y Luis, fue muy agradable esa tarde de Diciembre! Usted como se encuentra? Espero

que bien!

Aprovecho esta oportunidad para presentarme y para enviarle este poema que le escribí al Señor Krsna. La inspiración llegó luego

de escuchar a VisnuPriya, discípula suya también, leer, en el día de Su GuruPuja, un escrito suyo, alentandonos a levantarnos temprano

para cantar nuestras rondas y escribir un poco cada día, además de muchos otros consejos. Así lo entendí yo, y unos días después

escribí esto. Por supuesto se aceptan críticas, pero no tantas...jaja!

Me siento muy alegre al poder comunicarme con usted a travéz de este Blog,

Gracias por su comprensión!

Gracias por su atención!

Ahí va...

                Caminado cada vez mas lento,

                 andando, cantando, meditando, respirando.

                Cada segundo cuenta, atrapa el presente,

                 no lo sueltes y será tuyo para siempre.

                 Caminando voy, cantando, meditando,

                 respirando.

                 Y a veces me alegra saber que falta

                 camino por recorrer,

                 y a veces ya no quiero estar aqui,

                 quiero estar ahí con Usted para siempre.

                  Esa es la verdad, mi verdad.

                  Cantando Su Nombre voy,

                   ya no tengo verguenza de hacerlo.

                   Cantando Su Nombre voy

                    con gran alegría en mi pecho,

                   cantando Su Nombre voy

                   matando el mal pensamiento,

                   cantando Su Nombre voy

                   mirando al sol, mirando al cielo,

                   cantando Su Nombre voy

                   comprendiendo el llanto,

                   la angustia matando,

                   cantando su nombre voy

                   y espero que se contagien

                   todos en el mundo entero...

                   y en el resto del universo!

Bhaktina Julieta.

Hare Krsna!

 HpS -  Jaya!    TlgaSP.   Ya, con el referente de los otros dos puedo recordar muy bien.  Pero tenemos carta de Maha-hari Prabhu para ser aspirante formal!!??   Muy bien su noticias.  Podemos entender poesia en Espanol como el gato de Super-hombre.   Desculpa.  Pero muy bien oir de Vd.  Japa, todo esta bien?  El restaurante?