Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I refer to your email response received earlier today.

The time and circumstances of my initiation in 2018, were by way of ritvik initiation, with a local gurukuli who performed the ceremony (cannot place his name now), at New Govardhana, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia. Mukunda Goswami chanted on my beads on your behalf. It was all done through proper channels so there should be a corresponding entry in your disciples book unless I got the date wrong.

I am neither a great nor consistent communicator, and was last engaged in full-time service at Simhachalam, Germany in 2023. There is a video of a class I gave there if that helps.

Upon returning to Australia I recommenced working as a lawyer in Melbourne, Australia until December 2024, when for an strange administrative reason, my licence was revoked. (I'm thinking it was Krishna's handiwork to get me back on the straight and narrow).

I now need your instruction as to how to proceed with my devotional life. As I am now 51 years of age (that went quick), I am no longer enamoured with the notion of gaining wealth and prestige in law and / or getting married, and could be happy just cooking at a Govinda's restaurant or simple temple service.

I have communicated my interest to rejoin the New Govardhana temple as a brahmacari to Ajita Prabhu, but my friend, Mathuradis das Adhikary, has urged me to appeal the decision (that appears to be not legally sound), and at least try to get my practising licence back.

Alternatively, you could kindly give me an instruction, so that I may offer you some specific direct service or ongoing duty to perform. I am presently saving money in Inverness, Scotland, but may be of use in Europe as I speak fluent German and also speak intermediate French. I have passports for the UK and Australia.

Presently I am struggling for direction and would greatly benefit from your instruction.

Your aspiring servant,

Janardan-hari dasa.

HpS - At, agtSP, 78-years American of age, it is a miracle that we remember our own name.

Do you follow us on WhatsApp group?

Beginning to remember you!

Where is Mukunda Goswami?

Mathuradish is carpenters?

Where from is he?

Can't give much detailed advice without being detailed associate but Canakya Pandita comments that victory comes from good advice and good advice comes from many counselors.

Main focus is get up early and get your rounds done.

O. K.?

Hare krishna Guru Maharaja, How have you been? I just wanted to offer my obeisances at your lotus feet. I hope your health keeps good, How is Hanuman and little Prahlad? I hadn´t written in years, I am very sorry, I´ve been away from kc for a while. My children Baladeva and Shubadra still live with me, I keep single, I guess being the same sudra person. Problably soon I will get back to my planet. I have had some dreams from you and me and deities as well, nice dreams.

When you are away godbrothers and godsisters, they keep far away as if one was a demon, so strange that in this quarrel age it happens no? I hope my letter doesn´t annoy you.

your fallen servant,

Jagat Bandhu Jagannatha Swami Dasa

HpS/ASA - 😁

Hare Krishna.

What ages are B & Subhadra?

You still teaching?

Only been one year, no?

Health is, agtSP, good for 78-years old body.

In Santiago.

20th go to Lima for one week.

Then Mexico City for weekend and 30th to Houston.

Teaching?

Dear Guru Maharaja, All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances.

Here https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16158/ you write

"We see so, so, so many problems in ISKCON. This is natural, no? "

We hear that there are difficulties within ISKCON. Perhaps that is natural in any growing spiritual society — but still, it raises questions.

Would you be willing to share what you see as some of the main challenges at present? How do they affect you personally? How do they affect the members of ISKCON and its overall mission?

I would also be grateful to hear your reflections on how you respond to such issues. Do you see any constructive ways forward or possible solutions?

Any thoughts you feel inspired to share on this topic would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you very much for your time and guidance.

Trying to become your servant,

Namacarya Das

HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. Thank you for this letter and we see there are previous ones. We are trying to get to them also.

We heard from Srila Prabhupada's lips when he was in San Francisco, Berkeley, in 1975 when a reporter asked him if there were problems in his temples.

Srila Prabhupada responded, "This is the material world. There are problems everywhere".

Even when KRSNA!!! was personally present in Vrndavana!!! demons such as Keshi were coming and their loud whinnying was so terrifying that it caused some of the girls to have miscarriages!

Krsna in Vrndavana!

Not a seven year devotee as Temple President in some modern ISKCON city!

Yet, if the Temple is within the basic standard set by Srila Prabhupada then all the problems are under Krsna's personal control for His lila and Gaura lile, Sankirtan.

We have to find what role we are playing in Gaura lila.

Krsna asked Bhisma deva to not stop any Adharma that happened in the game of dice, no?

Bhisma thought is was a catastrophe what they were doing to Draupadi and was read to draw his sword and personally defend, but then he restrained himself with great effort and felt that Bhagavan was playing His game and I have to understand my part.

In the first stage they will laugh at us.

In the second stage they will attack you.

In the third stage, where we are now on a global level, they will take you seriously and start to expect serious, practical, mature advice and see practical examples from us.

Challenge now is not surviving poverty and ignomity. Problem now is surviving honor and power!

O.K.?

Going to chant three more of our 25 rounds and then Gaura arati and BG class.

100-people coming??!

Good luck!!

Hare Krsna adorable Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances eternally 🙏👣🪷🎵 All Glories To Srila Prabhupada! All Glories To You Our wonderful Gurumaharaja!!🙏👣🪷🐝🌲💃🏻

I'm cursing the time it took me to get ready to dance because I couldn't see Sri Sri Gaura Nitai in his celebration (although I saw them in Mangalartik and help in the Pujari!!!!) and I couldn't be in his class live Gurudeva!! in Gaura Pournima!!!!

after mangalartik enter the pujari! who gave me mercy to take second initiation!! , it was wonderful, the most wonderful thing I have felt in several years!!... Then I wanted to go to cook with the devotees, a Hindu!!!, another wonderful moment, then the ecstatic Harinama Sankirtan!!! with You!!!!, .. but then my material body was exhausted, what a anger... and I had to dance!! ,

the devout who did Dance Odissi, decided at the last moment that she would not dance with me and they warned me, rested a little and began to prepare to dance when the kirtan began. The devotee Odissi helped me change but wonderfully I was anxious to get down to the program, I should have taken advantage of her anxiety to go down together, but I preferred her to be happy going down soon. And I prepared myself the last thing that was missing and then when your class arrived I had finished Gurudeva...!!! I felt so bad... but I tried to recover for my service.

I know I can't be in everything, but how can I not be in your class during Gaura Pournima?!!!!=, I horrify myself !!!.. And since I'm not going to be in a flour with my beloved Gurudeva?!!! I always think that I would like to have been born with the clothes and jewelry set ready to dance at any opportunity. I think it's part of my sankirtan that makeup is good to enhance gestures, and well-placed jewels so they don't fall while you dance, and if I do this fast... everything goes wrong, I wasn't born to do everything fast or to eat fast... 😃

Please forgive me for not having witnessed your adorable sweet presence during the wonderful class of Gaura Pournima. Although I will see the video I know it will not be the same. Every time I am more surprised by the force of time and my forgetfulness that every moment does not return.

🎵💃🏻🪷🎵🙏👣🏞️🪷🐝❣️🌲💃🏻

Before leaving my beloved Santiago Mandir, I wanted to say goodbye to you (although I didn't want to leave your adorable lotus feet 😭). I once heard a devotee say that the programs with you helped her stay grounded... and I instantly thought: it's the opposite for me 😊... my feet want to fly away... and I don't pay attention to my earthly situation... which isn't good if you have to be a mother, wife, preacher... (one side of the coin, of course). So I decided to arrange my trip to the bus station and take care of the last things at the ashram so I could say goodbye peacefully.

But when I arrived, you were no longer there... I also confess that I am too shy to speak in public or in front of several people. The moment of mangalartik with you and your permission to sing to Tulasi Debi, your kindness, was a beautiful farewell. I now say to Krishna: why do you give me so much nectar if you are going to take it away afterward? You are so cruel! Why is my house so far from the temple? I am meditating that my greatest happiness is kirtan and dance, and this visit made me see it very clearly.

Thank you for your time in reading this letter, Gurumaharaja. My devotion to You grows ever more wonderful and profound🪷💦

🙏👣🪷🙏👣🪷

Please forgive any unintentional offense in this letter. You are my soul and my life. Without you, I would be dead... while still alive.

Trying to be a better disciple, mother, friend, to please her lotus feet and those of Srila Prabhupada. Please bless me, so be it, the most important thing is that I want to return home where everything is love, dance and eternal sing for Govinda who loves us the most!!

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi.

HpS - Hare Krsna. We could only ready the first half of this letter in detail. 🙂

In general, I was also very sorry that I could not see your offering to Gaura Nitai, but I was also exhausted.

This is spiritual life, no?

The Maha-mantra gets us our of Maya, but then It helps us understand what our priorities are in the Spiritual World.

Yes, we cannot do everything.

Going to give BG class now!

Thank you!

Your association is a regular part of our Sankirtan.

Always hoping Franco and Gopal are finding their place in the eternal Sankirtan of Gaura Nitai.

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you are well. I recently tried to send you a personal email, but I am not sure if the address I have is still current. Because the message is very personal, I preferred not to post it publicly here.

Could you please let me know the email address where I can reach you?

Thank you very much.

Your servant,

Kirtida Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA - We looked, agtSP, through our yahoo.mail account after three weeks, and could not find any letters from your good self.

We do not use email much.

Send us your WhatsApp address here.

We will not post it, but will send you our WhatsApp number for individual communication 🙂.

Of course, because of our Ashrama as Sannyasis, whomever you are taking shelter of as Father, Husband, Grown up son, et al must take part in the communications. 👍

Thank you.

Hare Krsna.

Hare Krsna.

Everybody and their God-dog have been here.

Now they are leaving and it is s

o painful.

Also, have stomach aches and a thing growing on our nose.

Maybe we will lose our nose.

That will be good for preaching.

Sannyasis is meant for showing the naked truth about material life.

Haw! Haw! Hare! 😆

Still a lot of letters that we want to read and answer here in the Blog.

So much help from Parasurama, Deva vrata, Kunji, Abhi, ladies and others.

So much to learn from Yadu, Navina, Dhanvantari, Param...

So much shelter from Jagad, Arjuna!

Hare Krsna.

8.16PM.

Camp is 90% established.

Air is good. Just a little hot.

Lost our little apricot flute today. Maybe we will find it.

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna.

Hellish sounds in the street of car alarms going off: Help, Master, Help. They are stealing me.

Time for Gayatri sandhya.

Hari bolo.

New Vraja Mandala!

Radha kunda.