Letters to the editor

All Glories to Sri Guru Parampara,

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

H. H. HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam!

H. H. B. S. Damodar Swami, Ki Jai!

Srila Prabhupada, Ki Jai!

Please accept my humble obeisance unto Guruji's Padmacharan that in my previous letter I had mentioned collecting flowers and making garlands. This is not simply general garland. It means, pujah (worship) of deity (Murti). I have read some books, listen to something for senior bhaktas, and learn different mantrans and gaitries but it needs a systematic process. Not only that, it is a must to get permission from the initiated Guru. Guruji reminds me "Basic Sadhana is 16-enthusiastic rounds, 4-principles strictly, up for Brahma muhurt and doing Mangala arati and Kirtan, reading Srimad Bhagavatam, then doing our regular work eg. fighting battle of Kuruksetra of Manipur University, for Krsna.

Doing all these?

Yes, I am continuing all these, and in the Mangala Aarati I don't know the process of pujah in the proper way. The prayer Jaya Om Visnu Padaya .... Sangasara Dhava is it sufficient? To whom I will approach first and which Mantra and Gaitry? It makes me trouble. Please guide me from the darkness. Again there are some differences between Manipuri Gouriya system and ISKCON.

Your fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - AgtSP!!! Yes, for Grhastha the diety worship is essential. Make it opulent in terms of your opulence.

Ask Banamali Das and other Mani Mandir Pujaris for instructions, no?

I think they can also give suggestions how the process can be applied in the specific circumstances in your Ashrama.

Hare Krsna.

Hare Rama.



Hare Krsna!

The Sun is at 11.53am and we are in Vrndavana, India.

We can go for a walk to Radha Kunda. It is just 8.5-minutes frm here. That is the most favorite pastime site of Radha and Krsna.

Govardhana puja is just coming up. That means we finished all our shooting for the four movies, with the Raul Zaballos et al after one year.

It was a lot of movement, adaptation and work.

Here we can sit with a simple schedule.

Now we are working on the editing.

We have no computer.

Our internet work has to be simple.

Doing any art?

We will send you the results as they develop.

After shooting for three weeks here, everyone returned to Spain and then on to Lima etc.

This media-making is eternal if we want it to be, no? Every year, the Best Actor and Best Actress is always the same: Radha Krsna, Sita Rama, Jehovah Maria.

🙂🙃🙂

Our eye balls are failing.

Time to stop typing.

We spent 1-hour trying to post the www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt updated in the web page. We finally got something.

Yesterday big BIG B I G festival to innauguate the Govardhana Retreat Center. It looks like a five building apartment complex and giant assembly hall etc.

Miracle!

Blood of Bhurijana Das and Saccinanadana Swami et al.

Then today we could go to Radha Kunda after 4-days of rain.

It is so nice.

So many kirtan groups going around.

Temples.

Old hertage.

Getting your feet crushed under motor cycles.

Hare Krsna.

Advice is don't drink milk. Terrible epidemic attacking the cows.

O.K.

Good night.

AgtSP!

See you tomorrow.

Dear Maharaja,

AGTSP, PAMHO

Here, constantly moving forward, evolving. Getting lighter and wiser. Health is good for the average 35yo. Completed a master's in music pedagogy (piano), won a concerto competition and played one of my favorite piano concertos (Shostakovich op 102) with a full orchestra last Spring. Currently completing a master's in library science. Considering getting a doctorate and perhaps winning a couple more concerto competitions to perform other piano concertos (Rachmaninoff 3rd, Liszt 1st). I am teaching piano at three different music institutes in the windy city. About 30 students each semester. I'm also a part-time librarian for the Chicago Public Libraries. Envisioning potential future managing music collections at the Library of Congress, some Ivy league, or Conservatory anywhere in the globe, I don't mind where as long as I can still teach the piano. (not taking sannyasa yet).

Still associating with devotees, recently living again a few blocks away from SriSri Kishor Kishori's temple. No outreach activities, but I am open to talking about Krsna when asked with genuine interest. I may return to teaching mrdanga to newcomers, but hard to find the time. 

I hope this report was concise enough.

Always grateful for your teachings and activities related to Krsna. Always remembering you with affection.

Respectfully,

Etasa-Krsna Das

HpS - !!!! Today we spent 2-hours with Gokulananda Das here in Radha Kunda. So, much discussion about the Sankirtan.

I asked about you and said that we had no news, and then... here is your letter.

Do you know of this Japanese pianist. This requiem seems very nice to us. Seems like it could be a Brijabasi playing after Krsna left.

Hope you are getting Srila Prabhpada's standard association through CC or Krsna book!!!

Hare Krishna GuruMaharaj

Please accept our humble and respectful obeisances at Your beautiful lotus feet.

HpS - AGTSP. paoho. If you can see "our beautiful lotus feet", you must be on the Paramahamsa platform!! Haw. Haw. Hare.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Guru and Gauranga

Dear Gurudev, I hope you are in good health, you must be very busy with trip to India, I saw your intense schedule.

Our sadhana is going great by Guru , Krishna and other vaishnav mercy , was quite busy in service at temple, was cooking and serving prasadam to vaishnav on various occasion, had great Janmastmi festival here, more then 5000 people visit, a day before Krishna Janma, there was heavy rain and same day also but after 4 PM , weather was pleasant by Krishna mercy and had great festival and Sumitra Radha DD also got an opportunity to cook that day for more then 5K people.

Lately also so many Senior Devotees visited and gave class here. and now we are also very fortunate that HG Srinivas Prabhuji and family shifted here and we get there association.

Our Bhakti Shastri in-person class resume since last two weeks under HG Chetanya Prabhuji guidance, we all three ( saloni also doing ) go together.

Saloni started her collage, its about 2 week now , she is kind of adjusted to schedule and transportation, best part she comes back home in evening , and we do artik in evening together and read 10 sloka from Srimad Bhagwatam.

Reading Tav Pache Pache and trying to follow, please keep your mercy upon us.

Hare Krsihna , Dandvat Pranam

Devendra Krisha Das and Sumitra DD

HpS - So nice to hear from you.

It is so nice to be in Vrndavana. Eerything is under Krsna's direct control.

We try to just stay alive inspite of milk diseases, mosquitos, politics etc.

We will see you in February.

All Glory to Srila Prabhupada & all Glory to Sankirtan Movement by Gour Nitay and all Glory to ISKCON.

Please accept my humbles obeisances unto your lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet.

Dear Gurudeva, you preach with great skill, you give us a tireless example of dedication to the mission of Srila Prabhupada. Thanks to your mercy I keep up the principles and the daily chant of the Hare Krishna.

ASA - !!! 👍👍💪👍👍

Outreach the Krishna movement is a very complex but essential task. I would like be able on this way, and I try to share what I can understand, inviting everyone to read the Srila Prabhupada's books, sharing prasadam and inviting others to offer food and chant the Mahamantra, and trying to follow the requirements of ISKCON (ISKCON’s Code of Ethical Behavior)

So there are many doubts about education of children in particular, an increasingly common problem is when only one of the parents is a devotee and the other one opposes and ridicules Krishna consciousness to the children, they feed them meat and even oppose other principles. What do you recommend in those cases to give Krishna's consciousness to children?

ASA - So many factors, no? Can the other partner preach to the demon partner? What is the inclination of the child?

Of course, the good parent can set a good example and that is very powerful.

Then it is all details and talking with friends and using the inteligence how to proceed.

Although there are several cases with particular details, for example, the time they live with their children varies, from those who see them only once a month and those who have them more frequently, although not all the time, and when the kids are with their ex-partners, the children receive a different education. This is a problem that is appearing more and more.

I constantly travel around the interior of the country visiting devotees and sympathizers, However, it's very difficult to make teams.

Thank you for being our inspiration in the way of Krishna.

Your crew member AniruddhaKrsnaDas.

HpS - Hope to see you in Mexico in March.

Kali yuga is a mess, but the Holy Names are very powerful. Really depends if the children want Krsna. Then the devotee parent can give Him.

No great secret. Ask other people!!

I think Krsna will give you some special mercy for all your efforts.