Hare Krishna Gurudeva
Please accept my humble obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
I hope you are in good health.
HpS/ASA - AgtSP! Paoho. Thank you for your highlight of this post in Whatsapp!.
Thank you so much for allowing me to have your association and for all your teachings.
The return to Peru was so long and exhausting that the first 2 weeks I was sick in bed. Thanks to my mother and Rupanuga Prabhu's diets, I'm now fully recovered.
HpS - Yes! Mayavadi Brahmacari, Bhrtrahari Das says, Happiness is never having to leave home. Srila Prabhupada says it is especially hard for ladies!
My purpose of returning to Peru was to fulfill a commitment. Since I got a scholarship for my undergraduate degree, I have to work for 1 year in a state school. However, the political situation is more and more unstable. The Ministry of Education is a mess. So, I talked to the office that awarded me the scholarship and they allowed me to postpone this commitment until next year.
All this time, I've felt a deep longing to return to Vrindavana. Nothing is the same as before. I got used to taking Krishna Balarama's darshan every day, attending morning and evening programs, spending hours and hours in the kirtan. Also, one of the things I value most is that, by Srimati Radharani's mercy, I met such wonderful devotees to whom I reveal my mind. For the first time, I understood what association and Krishna Katha truly mean.
HpS - 👍
Guru Maharaja, I'd like to return to Vrindavana if you allow me. I have a strong desire to take Bhakti Sastri course at the VIHE, which starts at the end of June until November. I know there'll be many austerities (such as the weather). I'll face whatever comes, I know that's part of learning too.
Although I could stay in Peru and look for a job until June, there is an opportunity to travel to Madrid and do service in the school and community of Nueva Vrajamandala. Thanks to the guidance and support of Abhirama Thakura Prabhu, we were able to make contact with Yadunandana Swami and ask permission to stay. He accepted. We're now in touch with Maha Lakshmi Mataji to coordinate the dates of my stay and other details.
Finally, I remember that you suggested that I continue studying music. I contacted Bhadra Rupa Prabhu, whom I've served on several occasions, and he gave me some options. One of them is to study devotional music with Pandit Gopal Candra (86 years old and a great devotee of Lord Jagannatha) and his daughter Sangita. The Pandit has been awarded by the National Academy of Arts in Delhi and the President of India. He doesn't accept students so easily. Bhadra Rupa Prabhu asked him through his daughter if I could study with them and he accepted.
This is all the news so far, Gurudeva. I'll appreciate your comments. Thanks for reading this letter.
Your insignificant servant,
Rukmini Devi Dasi
HpS - Thank you for all your austerities and honesty!
We are your servants.
- We also talked with Yadu Swami and seems great if you can stay and teach in New Vraja Mandala, Gurukula (again and again!).
- Studying with the Pandita and family seems like it might be fine. I don´t know them.
- Vihe seems fine. Who will be our teachers? Narayani Devi Dasi?
See you soon!
