Letters to the editor

Dear Hanumat Preshak Swami Maharaja

Please accept my obeisances to you

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

My name is Wang Pan and I am born in China. As our Chinese names are difficult to pronounce and remember by foreign devotees, devotees gave me name Rukmini. Last year,I moved to Ashram in Dali,Yun Nan Province, southwest of China. I was engaged in various temple services but mostly menial service. I am residing in Ashram now for more than a year and got a whole load of services to do that ultimately gave me pleasure. With reading Srila Prabhupada's books daily and attending Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam'classes regularly,I started chanting and being into Krsna Consciousness. I get up at early morning finishing chanting 16rounds daily. I have been an vegetarian for over 6 years. I don't use any illicit drug. And I get married to a devotee who is from Europe and he has been a devotee for over 20 years.He came to China in early 2012 and is residing here from then serving the China mission. He is first devote I met and he was my guide from beginning. He/We are planing to serve mission in China. Maharaja,I have known you because my husband is keeping watching your classes online and he talks about you with me. Then we started to watch your classes together. And I become dropping into your personal charisma and your simple lifestyle. There are two Diksa gurus in China who don't come to the area we live. And there are so many differences between you and them. I dont know how to say it, with all respect, but I remain indifferent while hearing their classes. Maharaja,you are so inspiring to me. If I could take shelter at your lotus feet,that would be a big mercy for me in Krsna Consciousness. And I hope I could get the chance to serve you, the guru from my heart. My husband told me to try to keep it simple and straight forward to not take too much of your time and at the same time try to be clear. I don't know if I succeeded in that.

Aspiring to be your servant

Bhaktin Rukmini

HpS-ASA -- Madam Wang Pan, thank you for your letter.

I was born in Guam and I think I was Chinese monk in my last life.

I love China.

Of course China also has bad things but I love the color, Tang Dynasty poetry and Sun Wu Kong and Wu Bhaje.

We have to make them ISKCON devotees!

Please offer my respects to your esteemed husband.

What is his name and history in Krsna Consciousness?

Are your parents related to Krsna consciousness at all?

Are they still on earth?

I think that people are regaining interest in ideas and practices of Confuscius, no?

Please read this document. It gives our idea of initiation. We don't have lotus feet. We try to be a proper connection to Srila Prabhupada for people:

http://jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt

Hare Krsna, Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto Guruji's padmacharan that in the quotation of A.C. Prabhupada on 4th Jan. 2023 " When one becomes Krsna conscious, he loves everyone. If you chant loudly Hare Krsna, even the ants and insect who is hearing, he'll delivered, because it is spiritual vibration" but in other books it is mentioned that among the three types of chantings, chanting in the mind without sound is the best. Which one is the best for the bhakta? Please answer and highlight my darkness.

Your fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - In the Kali-yuga it is dificult to meditate in the mind, do fire sacrifices or elaborate deity worship, so chanting in regular voice with beads or loudly with kirtan and sankirtan is very practical.

Of course, as we do this our heart becomes fixed in Satya yuga and we can naturally beging to chant internally.

For our 16-rounds, at least the tongue and jaw should move.

Also, chanting with others, even ants, is especially recomended for this age, so that means we have to chant loudly enough for others to hear.

It has been so nice to have your association in Vrndavan, Imphal etc.

Please teach many people to chant and dance.

pamho, AGtSP!

Back in the Raja jungle of the USA. A humble reoffering as time permits.

Re posted my Report in the right format & location now, such as it is.

Here's the pre-amble/ intro, verbatim at the actual VP (microphone was not in synch):

" Well, seems Maharaja's austerities are rubbing off, we've been here 5 days and haven't even shopped at Loi Bazaar. As you all may see, I am one of Maharaja's less scholastic disciples, regardless let continue with the Vyasa Puja!"

Thank you again for your mercy & tolerance.

HpS - Thank you. I think your mind is merging in transcendence, then you will see that everything is a part of the kingdom of God and walk freely between the prison and the factory and the theater with Krsna.

AgtSP!!

pamho

Tom Brown et al here.

12.03AM in Kaptanpura, Assam, India, Urth.

Brother Ass is doing well (for a 75-year old vehicle [with a history of abuses]).

Everyone is Slee Ping except HpS et al. He hid and crashed after a l o n g day in the kitchen, cooking it up for Sankirtan.

Four differnet roofs n the last 10-daze.

1. Delhi
2. Bombay
3. Imphal
4. Kaptanpura

Our hosts (Ranchor/Govinda, Temples) and Sankirtan Partners (Dhruva Das [Subhadra Devi Dasi]) are very nice.

We really have refined our camping and luggage technique!

Finally have a chance to answer some mail.

O.K. Answers?

O.K. Reports?

The Big Picture on the wall here is Partha Sarathi, Krsna driving Arjuna's chariot.

They won the war but still left their material bodies.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

Now we should read a little and chant some Japa.

O.K.? We will Tweet our Vedabase.Com Bookmarks and comments.

Oh! JhD, you can Follow us on Twitter by opening an account then Following Us as "huber_robinson"

Thank you all!!

🦍🐒🦍🦍🌴

Hare Krishna!

Guru Maharaja,

Please except my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to you!

We are looking forward to your trip in Feb. to Texas. Can't wait to see you Guru Maharaja!

I'd like to (as humbly as possible) ask for 2nd initiation. I have been more and more requested and encouraged by devotees to take 2nd initiation to increase my service to Srila Prabhupada and Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji.

Nityananda Prabhu - approves and agrees I should take 2nd

Manjuali Mataji (TP's wife) - asked that I cook for Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji which requires 2nd initiation

Chandravali Mataji (Head pujari) - asked I take 2nd to do deity worship for Their Lordships

Arjuna Krishna Prabhu (Tamala Krishna Goswami disciple and long time resident of Radha-Kalachandji Dham) - encourages me to take 2nd initiation

Srinatha Krsna Prabhu (Also your disciple here in RK Dham) - agrees and approves my taking 2nd initiation

Jaya Guaranga Prabhu (15 year bramachari in the LA Temple now living here in RK dham with his family and is a pujuari of RK) - also encouraged me to ask/take 2nd imitation

In addition to others in our community encouraging to take 2nd.

We really just want to be good Sankirtan men. We recently have been engaged in a new service here as Director of Krishna House in Dallas. Along with this we will be in the temple office as a congregation/community services head. Also, maintaining our service directing our western preaching outreach program (previously called Darshan Room). This is a full time service and the temple management has agreed to help us monetarily in a degree that my wife feels comfortable in her and the families security. Aditi and I discussed it using our intelligence, thinking about our childrens security including college, what if it doesn't work out what will be our back up plan ect. Also with the intelligence that it is in line with our nature and a service that makes since for us. Kalakanatha Prabhu is confident that we can do great things in this service with Krishna House. We hope that it pleases you Guru Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada.

We want to add quite a bit more but will save it for further blogs or when we see you here in Texas.

Haribol!

Your disciple,

Nanda-braja das

ASA/TB - AgtSP!! Paoho... Yeah! Sounds great, becoming a second initiate!

Do you have to dress like a Ku Klux Klan guy and wear funny robes?

Guess not. Don't see Pujaris doing that!

Sounds great.

We asked HpS, and he said, got a Bh. Sastri diploma? Required in Kala chandji Dhama?

Should be a fun, practical affair.

Think your kids are going to be Super People.

AgtSP!

Now we write our DTC.

Please stay in touch.

Hare Krishna,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Dear Maharaja,

We just had a fantastic kirtan 50 festival in Dallas. Devotees were chanting for three days straight, and then it all ended with showering about 3,000? 10,000? Different colored rose petals onto Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji!! They were up to Their necks in beautiful petals.

And as usual the Maha Prasad was distributed to everyone in the temple and we all had a flower fight! Flower shower.

Then the day after that I joined Paramesvara Prabhu in Sankirtan van!

I'm slowly learning what to say, but today I was distributing books and chanting the Maha mantra with new people. It's pretty blissful!

Thank you for everything, MaHarRaja!!!

Also I'm still okay with the sadhana.

Looking forward to seeing you in Houston!

Your servant,

Jaya-hari Das

HpS - Really super! Yet, we did not see any reason for the FESTIVAL!

Super!

You are leading us all to Srila Prabhupada!

Hope our news is also coming through!