Letters to the editor

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido gurudeva por favor reciba mis reverencias. 

Ahora nos encontramos en New Vrindaban, Vidagdha, los niños y yo. Decidimos que uno de los objetivos familiares de mayor importancia, es darle a Mukunda y Muni más experiencias agradables con devotos y ampliar la perspectiva de su entorno y personas de quienes ellos aprenden.

Hay devotos tan increíblemente dulces, maduros espiritualmente y entregados a la misión de Srila Prabhupada de una manera excepcional. Talves sea raro y desalentador decir y pensar esto después de 20 años de conocer Conciencia de Krishna 🙈, pero pienso en lo corta, diminuta o casi nula de mi experiencia práctica en seguir con seriedad y entrega el proceso de bhakti. He analizado que la vida de un devoto soltero es muy fácil y feliz 🙈😅. Asi que, trato de entender la razón del porque estuve tantos años en un estira y afloja en mi vida espiritual. Por supuesto hay madres que pueden lograr más, pero mi experiencia fue así y ahora me acepto y motivo para hacer lo mejor que puedo. Es como si de repente puedo ver con un poco de claridad como es que avanzan tan rápido y de manera tan sencilla tantos devotos. En verdad, es como me dijiste, su corazón se ha vuelto tan suave, y sin presunciones han llegado a ser tan expertos en su área, tan dedicados en su servicio a guru y Krishna. Pienso también en ti y todo lo que has logrado. Es muy muy alentador ver que es muy posible cambiar tu vida y llegar a ser tan maduro y bien situado en tu varna.

Han sido años de trabajo de tantos devotos. Me siento como la rana en el pozo que no sabe cómo es el mar. Es tan inmenso el mar, pero la rana sigue pensando que su charco es lo más grande y agradable que existe, hasta que logra salir de ahí. 

Y aquí me encuentro en New Vrindaban, como una ranita despistada (talves más, como una osa🐻) descubriendo solo una pequeña parte del legado de Su Divina Gracia Srila Prabhupada.

Gurudeva, Vidagdha y yo estamos pensando en el bienestar de Mukunda y Muni, en todos los aspectos, y de toda la familia. Estamos analizando opciones para permanecer por más tiempo en EU. Nos gustaría que ellos pudieran continuar sus estudios aquí. En New Vrindaban casi no hay devotos tenns, así que, veremos como ellos van encontrando su lugar. Por lo pronto, Mukunda decidió aprender el cuidado de las vacas en el goshala y continúa con sus prácticas de guitarra y piano. Muni ayuda en momentos a su papá en el restaurante Govindas. Aún no encontramos actividades recreativas y sociales que ellos puedan realizar con chicos de su edad, pero esperamos pronto encontrar alternativas.

Recuerdo que en tu visita a México mencionaste que Mukunda y Muni podrían obtener una beca para estudiar en tu academia en Nashville, qué debía llevarlos a Nashville?

Mukunda y Muni continuarán por el momento estudios del idioma inglés y en un par de años ver las opciones de estudios universitarios. Pero dentro de nuestras prioridades, esta el dar seguimiento a tu proyecto en Nashville. También he revisado información del programa para jóvenes devotos, Krishna House, en Florida.

El tiempo pasa rápido y por supuesto dependemos de la misericordia de guru y Krishna, esperando hacer lo necesario de nuestra parte.

Estos días me a sido posible conectarme a tu programa matutino y tantas actividades espirituales aquí en New Vrindaban, Mangala Arati, Japa, clases, kirtana, puja, etc... 

Muchas muchas gracias Gurudeva, por todo tu esfuerzo. 

Tu sirviente Gopi Radha DD. 

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear gurudeva please accept my obeisances.

We are now in New Vrindaban, West Virginia, USA, Vidagdha, the children and me. We decided that one of the most important family goals is to give Mukunda and Muni more enjoyable experiences with devotees and broaden the perspective of their environment and people from whom they learn.

There are devotees who are so incredibly sweet, spiritually mature and exceptionally devoted to Srila Prabhupada's mission. It may be weird and discouraging to say and think this after 20 years of knowing Krishna Consciousness 🙈, but I think about how short, tiny or almost none of my practical experience in seriously following and surrendering the bhakti process. I have analyzed that the life of a single devotee is very easy and happy 🙈😅. So, I try to understand the reason why I was in a push and pull in my spiritual life for so many years. Of course there are mothers who can achieve more, but my experience was like this and now I accept myself and motivate myself to do the best I can. It's like I can suddenly see a little clearly how so many devotees move so quickly and so easily. Indeed, it is as you told me, their heart has become so soft, and without presumption they have become so expert in their field, so dedicated in their service to guru and Krishna. I also think of you and all that you have achieved. It is very very encouraging to see that it is quite possible to change your life and become so mature and well situated in your varna.

It has been years of work by so many devotees. I feel like the frog in the well that doesn't know what the sea is like. The sea is so immense, but the frog continues to think that its puddle is the biggest and most pleasant thing that exists, until it manages to get out of there.

And here I am in New Vrindaban, like a little clueless frog (maybe more like a bear🐻) discovering only a small part of the legacy of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

Gurudeva, Vidagdha and I are thinking of the welfare of Mukunda and Muni, in all respects, and of the whole family. We are analyzing options to stay longer in the US. We would like them to be able to continue their studies here. In New Vrindaban there are almost no Teen devotees, so we'll see how they find their place. For now, Mukunda decided to learn cow care at the goshala and continues his guitar and piano practice. Muni helps her father at times at Govindas restaurant. We have not yet found recreational and social activities that they can do with children their age, but we hope to find alternatives soon.

I remember that during your visit to Mexico you mentioned that Mukunda and Muni could get a scholarship to study at your academy in Nashville, what should I bring them to Nashville?

HpS - I don't remember anything specific. NIOS is only involved in development of publications and conferences. The university here, MTSU, might be an option when they are ready for university, but beyond that I think that devotees like Subra Devi Dasi would know more. They will be visiting us on next Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend. Call us then and you can talk with them. Send us your USA phone number in this Blog. We won't publish it but will use it to connect with you by telephone!

Mukunda and Muni will continue studying the English language for the moment and in a couple of years they will see the options for university studies. But within our priorities, is following up on your project in Nashville. I have also reviewed information from the program for young devotees, Krishna House, in Florida.

Time passes quickly and of course we depend on the mercy of guru and Krishna, hoping to do what is necessary on our part.

These days I have been able to connect to your morning program and so many spiritual activities here in New Vrindaban, Mangala Arati, Japa, classes, kirtana, puja, etc...

Thank you very much Gurudeva, for all your effort.

Your servant Gopi Radha DD.

HpS - Jaya. I think ISKCON is coming to maturity. The problems you found in your spiritual life in Mexico, I think you would have found the same in New Vrndavana a few years ago. Our whole society is blossoming with the flowers of the years of hard work of devotees like yourselves, and even ourselves under.

under,

under,

the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada.

Hari bol, Guru maharaja, AGTSP please accept my humble obeisances.

Now I am in Argentina (Bhakti Sashtri), it has been somewhat difficult to adapt to the rhythm and especially to the small details that living in an asrama has (such as sleep close to some one that it is common for others to snore and not being able to sleep well all night) or the typical problems that have a bathroom when it is shared by more than 4 people, but other than that the classes and the place are lovely,

ASA - !

Maharaja Dhanvantari Swami gives some very good classes on the Bhagavad-Gita, we are now in Cordova with Devaki and Mitravinda who have been very good hosts. Well, I've also been singing my 16 good rounds (although sometimes it's kind of complicated) and following the 4 principles.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja.

May health be with you and without much more to add.

AGTSP and please accept my humble obeisances again :D. 

HpS - Thank you 1,000,000 times for sending this news. Did you meet with Deva-vrata and Mataji and others in Cordoba?

My respects to Maharaja.

Yes, ashrama life is challenging, but it is easy in that you are carried along without any effort in following the standard principles, no?

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!

Here are the three categories as requested by you:

*MFA/PHD*

1. Requesting recommendation letter for MFA from USC for Filmmaking from your esteemed self, Indian Ambassador of Mexico, Gauranga Pr director of GEV, Purushottam Lila Prabhu, director of Mandi IIT etc. (end of May)

HpS - Please Whatsapp us the details of what we should write.

2. Make 30 sec demo reel showing clips of movies I’ve directed to submit to producers/directors in Hollywood (recommended by Yogi from Houston) (July)

3. Produce more 1 character/goddess short films (costume, background and English narrative) in India (End of 2023)

4. Researching/Ph.D. from IIT Mandi in Monitoring Impact of Mudras, chakral-yogic postures and odissi movement, and pranayama on dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin levels of the human body (2023-2027/8)

*Visiting/Adjunct faculty Title*

5. Applying for Visiting Faculty and Researcher under IIT Mandi’s Indian Knowledge Systems and Mental Health Applications program (June 2nd week)

6. Create application for Adjunct faculty position in top 20 dance programs in USA uni: make 30 sec dance demo reel, show online course video pedagogy, curriculum, theory book draft, workbook draft (June end)

8. Teaching/making 3 credit course on odissi dance in Fall semester and 1 credit course in Summer to 20 PhD students

*Natyasala Academy Director Goals*:

8. Aiming for 100,000 followers on Instagram (classical Indian odissi dance channel) by collaborating with larger accounts (end of 2023)

9. Make Hanumat Preshaka drama script (by end of May)

10. Make composition and choreography with Manipuris and then shoot outdoors and in auditorium as this short film prequel for your film series (end of 2023).

11. Get funding for bringing troupe to USA/Mexico through: Indian Ambassador in Mexico, Consulate General of Houston, DG ICCR Delhi, USA dance university faculty

12. Create spiritually augmented Odissi dance BFA MFA for American university: pedagogy, cirrriculum, books and video lectures. (32 hrs lecture videos completed. 500hrs lectures shoot/edit remaining)

13. Make odissi dance theory book (first draft ready)

14. Complete Odissi dance workbook (first draft I showed to you in Houston)

15. Completing Bhramara gita voice recording

16. Complete 12 dance productions (towards main ISKCON festivals). Please show us your ppts.

These are the projects I’m currently focused on. Please advise if you feel some are missing or some need to be removed or priorities reassigned. Thank you for engaging us in such wonderful service! Each of these are long projects, I hope we can accomplish them soon so we can receive your esteemed feedback! I’ve been aiming to chant all my rounds before Mangal Aarti or in Brahma-muhurta now, due to your extreme mercy!

YAS,

SM DD

HpS - ASA --- AgtSP. Thank you. We hope you get partners for these plans, and your plans develop in terms of the Hollywood Directors, or PhD mentors et all that you get.

First, let us know what are the parameters for the PhD recommendation letter.

ASA $$$

2023 Mar 7 - May 17 )

+IN/-OUT (YTD)

Tele-communications-...10(20), Yahoo @ $5/mo.

USA Social-security Supplementaty Income (SSI)+...570(570)

Occupancy-...210(210), Lawn mowing.

Bhoga-...6(6)

Supplies-...16(16)

Printinh-...3(3)

Donations-...800(800), Nila-madhava Dhama, Houston.

Donations(General)+...1667(1667)

Abhaya N.+...96.72(Due to AN, 96.72)

ArtD+...70(Due from ATD, 0)

BALANCE FORWARD

Cash/Bank+...1,015, Accounts Payable (Abhyaya, Visa)-...97

NET BALANCE+...918

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I know we have an everlasting relationship, but I think it's hard for many of us to think about the moment when you will leave your body. That is why I always wish to follow your instructions and serve you in this way, despite the physical distance.

As for a previous letter, about my "inspiration in the heart", I think that I am not pure enough to trust it. I prefer to continue strengthening my intelligence.

My sadhana remains regular: 16x4 - Reading - Arcana - Online sastra study with Vaisnavas - Some days of sankirtan (but little) - Prasadam (although sometimes I also eat bhoga). And well, I also don't have too regulated schedules with waking up in the morning.

The truth is that Krishna has credited me with several different qualities in this incarnation. Most of my life this has been a problem, as he didn't understand how to channel those abilities, and I didn't know what I should do in this incarnation.

Already in several letters he told you about my conclusions about my nature.

Today I understand that I will always be doing different things, but I think it is necessary to give direction to all these activities.

I think that direction is the ARTS.

After spirituality, what moves me the most in this material world is artistic expression and creativity.

My experience in the arts comes from childhood, but I never took it seriously, it has always been as a recreational activity, a hobby. I think it is time to dedicate myself to it and make this my livelihood and my contribution to preaching.

When the temple authorities can solve my situation and I can apologize to mother Guru Govinda and the rest of the congregation, my wish is to start my career as an artist.

After working and gaining experience in the cultural industry, I would like to create a cultural and creative development project that at the same time functions as a preaching system to present Krishna consciousness through the arts.

The idea is that in the future many other artists will be encouraged to participate and can help the expansion of Krishna consciousness through artistic expressions.

If I get your blessings, that will surely come true.

My obeisances Gurudeva

Your servant

Piyari Mohan das

HpS - ASA --- Your attitrude seems good now. We hope to hear comments from other members of this Blog. If I am assaulted in body, words or mind by someone, then I should think what apology with body, words, mind is really just so that I can really forgives them, and have practical relation with them again.

Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your beautiful lotus feet adored Gurumaharaja.

ASA - En este verso, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī le aconseja al devoto ser lo suficiente inteligente como para distinguir entre el kaniṣṭha-adhikārī, el madhyama-adhikārī, y el uttama-adhikārī. El devoto también debe conocer su propia posición, y no debe tratar de imitar al devoto que está situado en un plano superior. https://vedabase.io/es/library/noi/5/#bb5954

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to You, my dear Gurudeva!

I hope you are in good health and happy in your wonderful Govinda consciousness.

I am always trying my best to achieve the beautiful consciousness of love for our Krishna❤ thank you Gurudev for guiding me to Him and his friends!!

I send you a comment about song 1 cap.4 verse 22

I felt very lucky to read this meaning and was surprised that even though I had read it several times, I don't remember understanding it. I really liked the attitude of the bull, which was the personality of the religion.

I did not know that identifying the author of the acts is as sinful as the one that he does sinful acts. I think understanding this helps a lot to not get angry or hold resentments with anyone. It helps us understand that in case of gain or loss both are Krishna's grace.

ASA - In English, Christian culture, it says, "Hate the sin not the sinner".

I also thought that this meaning could be a bit strong if someone has gone through very difficult situations... they will always get angry with the author... how could we help in those cases?

ASA - It is for Uttama adhikari. For Madhyama adhikari: "Se espera que el devoto que no es un neófito ni un mahā-bhāgavata (un devoto altamente avanzado), sino que ésta en la posición intermedia del servicio devocional, ame a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, haga amistad con los devotos, favorezca a los ignorantes y rechace a los envidiosos y a los demoníacos.", https://vedabase.io/es/library/noi/4/#bb5913 " Avoid the demoniac en the character of devotees and develop friendship in terms of their purification.

I also think that it is so important to ask krsna for protection in both cases be it gain or loss.

It is said that krsna gives us protection through intelligence... and since we all have different types of intelligence... some women should trust our intuition?... it is said that intuition and modesty are protection in women.

ASA - Castida y recatada! Comenzando en etapa de Dvija, podemos comenzar confiar en nuestra intuition, pero con confirmacion de Guru, Sadhu, Sastra.

And finally, now it is very fashionable, the constellations, healing of cakras, etc. Those things really help to connect with ourselves and our intuition?

ASA - https://vedabase.io/es/library/noi/3/#bb5876 maya tatam... Jaya.

I always believe that chanting the well-sung maha mantra will help us more than all this, but I ask if these things really help because I see many people doing these things.

ASA - As much as you can chant Maha-mantra, do that. It will dictate using other Mantras or systems of purification.

...

I feel very excited and inspired by his films Gurudev!

How can I help spread the word about him? We just bought the first one and we are going to see it!

I would like to be able to collaborate with you

...

Once they told me that my dance videos were very hippies🙂 .. I thought that the video Radha and the bee has many defects .. I put the dedication to you at the end (I had edited everything and I realized at the end .. and yes something was moving, the whole edition was going to move...)..and it's very long...we beg your feet to be able to know the defects of this video to better edit the next ones.

Many people comment that the festival that was held in the limestone "city where we live, was very beautiful, despite the fact that there were not many people (I sent photos to you) We hope to do another one... maybe in the nearby city where there are the slaughterhouse of cows. Sometimes I go to that city and see how the cows are taken in trucks... it is painful to know that they take them to kill them.

ASA - Yes, but they were killing cows and now they have become cows, no? Still try to help them!!!

I am sending you photos of the last festival we participated giving a dance workshop and presenting some choreographies.

It was in Villa Belgrano, a city about 4 hours from our home.

Please forgive any offense in this letter.

Thank you for your time respected Gurudeva.

Please accept obeisances from franco and gopal.

Your eternal servant aspirant:

Jpjr dd

HpS - ASA - Thank you. Hare Krsna~~ More Japa. Now. 2.37AM