Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaja,
pamho AGTSP
Here we are in Vrindavana Dhama continually aspiring to chant the Holy Names of Krsna. Today we went to Radha Kunda and Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaja's Samadhi, where we met Bhagavata Prema dasa, one of Maharaja's disciples. He said he met you, Maharaja, before in that very place. A very nice, kind devotee. We bathed in Radha Kunda and Sayama Kunda with our japa beads. Next we went to Govardhana Hill and chanted japa. 

Everyday we are doing kirtan in the temple room. Gaura Purnima is coming quickly! Only a few more days. We have three more weeks here and then back to the USA. 

Krsna is so kind to have let me stay this long. I am trying to serve Krsna and His devotees as best as I can. Sometimes I am just sitting in the kirtana and appreciating the devotees that have come from all over the world. How fortunate we are to be singing for Krsna in Vrindavana Dhama. Srila Prabhupada has done so much for us, giving us this special gift of the Maha Mantra. As a lowly boy from New Jersey, it is unfathomable that I am here in Sri Vrindavana Dhama. If only I can become lower than a blade of grass and humbler than a tree, then maybe I can wake up and accept that i am just a fallen kali yuga soul. On we chant: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. 

 I hope you are doing well Maharaja. I look forward to your next newsletter. I think we will take your advice and invest in a popcorn machine and make nice prasadam for Gaura Nitai.
your menial servant,
Bhakta Kevin  

HpS - ASA -   AGTSP!!!!       paho.     Esteemed "Menial Servant",     Paho.

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Try the above link.    We are back in our "Office". Tennessee, and everything is auspicious.  (I think that is because of good Mangala-arati).  Mangala start means Mangala day!

Thank you so much your news from Vrdnavana!!!!!!!      We hope to get there soon.  What devotees are there? 

BJB: I jut wanted to publicly say: if there was any offense on my part in all these questions or the pushy mood in which I asked them I am very sorry for any lack of respect or etiquette towards you for all the intense line of questioning. As it says in the bg 18.63  "Before surrendering, one is free to deliberate on this subject as far as the intelligence goes; that is the best way to accept the instruction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such instruction comes also through the spiritual master, the bona fide representative of Krsna."

One last confidential question is: My guess is that "Piggy" is the senses and "Monkey" the mind but who is "Buck White"?

Bhakta Jow Blow

HpS - AGTSP  pamho.  Click on the Pearl on the ASA web page, www.jayarama.us.  Formerly they were Monkey and Piggy, currently their American names are Tom Brown and Buck White.

AGTSP,PAMHO
All glories to Hanumat Presaka Swami!!!
Jai Guru Maharaja; This last week Japa has been realy good,some times its get dificult when we do to much service and the body  gets very tired to get up realy earley at the morning,but I`m doing the best to do so.JAPA JOE KI JAI!!!!This weekend we had the mercy of installing Vrinda Devi's deity and received to Tulasi Devi for the daily adoration in the Loft Mar del Plata, please give us your blessings to serve Tulasi Devi and Vrinda Devi  like it  deserves. Already we are three bramacaris and many people entuciastic to serve Srila Prabhupada. The study of the nectar of the instruction is a way of approaching more and more or at least to try it towards his feet of lotus and those of Srila Prabhupada; every Thursday we study it with several bhaktas and they are all very happy and having good relitations...I`m about to get the ticket to India for october-november,collecting sankirtan!!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR MERCY
GOURA PURNIMA KI JAIII!!!!!  GOURACANDRA KI JAI!!!  HPS KI JAI!!!!
Your eternal servant
Panca tattva das

HpS - ASA ---  Jaya!     A G T S P !!!    paoho.  Thank you so much for news.  Where can we see fotos of the Loft, devotees, Map?   A link?
It is struggle to get up but then we get our rounds done early before all this passion starts to run away with our mind like wild horses!  We are Houston for the last night and have a final NOI seminar tonight. Texts 7,8,9!     Adelante!!!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudeva, por favor acepte nuestras humildes reverencias!

El día de hoy, celebramos el programa mensual de Sadhana en México Mandir, fue un programa muy extático,  aunque la mayoría de los devotos viajaron a un programa de predica en Uruapan, el Mangal Aratik reunió a varios Vaisnavas, entre ellos a sus sirvientes  Prabhu Laghu Bhagavatamrita D., Madre Asta Sakhi, Madre Jambavati, Bhaktin Sarahi, Bhaktin Atenea y  Bhaktin Cruz Santa, y para finalizar el maravilloso programa una magnifica clase  dada por Prabhu Mahaphala.

Madre Gopi Radha D.D.  Realizo el programa de Sadhana desde su casa, Prabhu Janardana, Prabhu Sacinandana  Das Bramachary, Prabhu Paundra Das Bramachary y Bhakta Arturo  se encuentran participando en el programa de predica en Urupan.

Continuamos con este modesto esfuerzo, impulsados por la fuerza  que nos infundio su más reciente visita, estamos decididos a tomar refugio de su auspiciosa asociación, ejemplo e inspiración.

Muchas Gracias

Su aspirante a sirviente
Bhaktin Cruz Santa
ASA MÉXICO

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"the spiritual master's order should be taken as the prime duty of life. If one gets a bona fide spiritual master and acts according to his direction, then his perfection of life in Krsna consciousness is guaranteed."  Bg 18.57

"TRANSLATION: When all the sons of Pracinabarhi left home to execute austerities, they met Lord Siva, who, out of great mercy, instructed them about the Absolute Truth. All the sons of Pracinabarhi meditated upon the instructions, chanting and worshiping them with great care and attention.

PURPORT

It is clear that to perform austerities or penances, or, for that matter, any form of devotional service, one has to be guided by a spiritual master. Here it is clearly stated that the ten sons of Maharaja Pracinabarhi were favored by the appearance of Lord Siva, who, out of great kindness, gave them instructions regarding the execution of austerities. Lord Siva actually became the spiritual master of the ten sons, and in turn his disciples took his words so seriously that simply by meditating upon his instructions (dhyayantah) they became perfect. This is the secret of success. After being initiated and receiving the orders of the spiritual master, the disciple should unhesitatingly think about the instructions or orders of the spiritual master and should not allow himself to be disturbed by anything else. This is also the verdict of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who, while explaining a verse of Bhagavad-gita (vyavasayatmika buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana, Bg. 2.41), points out that the order of the spiritual master is the life substance of the disciple. The disciple should not consider whether he is going back home, back to Godhead; his first business should be to execute the order of his spiritual master. Thus a disciple should always meditate on the order of the spiritual master, and that is perfectional meditation. Not only should he meditate upon that order, but he should find out the means by which he can perfectly worship and execute it." SB 4.24.16

BJB:PAMHO AGTSP! Since I have been a devotee for many years already and have not ever been formally initiated yet, I have learned to become directly attached to Srila Prabhupada as the person I (as it says here) always meditate on and make his words my life and soul. If you do the initiation I would like to continue this. Is that ok with you?

 I ask this because I notice that in different circles of devotees that have been initiated by different guru's it seems that either the guru or the initiated devotee try to or has developed this mood directly with their initiator and not directly with Srila Prabhupada.  I feel this mood (as stated above in the 2 Prabhupada quotes) directly with Prabhupada and in you being the initiator I want it to only increase.

Thanks so much!

Bhakta Joe Blow

HpS - AGTSP  paoho.   Certainly.  Wouldn't have it any other way!  Krsna is the ultimate Guru, no? And as we advance we see Trnad apri sunicena... How everyone is his representative in different ways  So Srila Prabhupada is the Founder Acharya of ISKCON, somebody else is responsible for making decisions about printing books, somebody else is super inspiration and technical guru for us in our Sankirtana.  Drona acharya was the Astra guru for the Pandavas.  All of these Gurus know their relative positions and co-operate to serve each other.

If you want to take me in my little position as a representative from Prabhupada in this perspective then you can hear FROM MY LIPS that I heard FROM SRILA PRABHUPDA'S lips, that he would never die, he would live forever in his books.  Now people can here that FROM YOU LIPS!

My humble obeisances Gurumaharaj, I have recently been complimented on my work to do a great job as an engineer, but I did not care that flatters me, because if I try to dothe right thing is for service to Krishna and Krishna-conscious act, and SrilaPrabhupada explains that "the act Krisnha consciousness, one can give you themaximum service to all, that is, the self, family, society, etc."
I'm trying to make arrangements to distribute books.
Gurumaharaj, how I can do to serve you better?
Waiting for your visit Chile, Your aspiring servant,
Bhakta Manuel  

HpS - AGTSP  pamho. My service is just a little part of Srila Prabhupada's service. See to His service and ours in that perspective.
What is your age?  What kind of engineer are you?