Letters to the editor

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.

Hare Krishna!

Please accept my respectful humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Gurudeva I hope you are in good health and happy on your Bharata Varsa pilgrimage,

We still support ourselves by distributing books and following our four principles by trying to improve the amount of our 16 rounds and making daily offerings to Sri Sri Gaura Nitay.

On September 22 our daughter was born, she is doing very well thanks to Krsna's mercy, for now she only makes some very tender gestures when I sing the Maha Mantra. We like the name "Kunti"; Is there any name that you suggest us?

HpS - Congratulations! Big service, raising kids fo Krsna.

Kunti is a nice name. She was a great heroine, although she made a big slip when she was a little girl.

That's all we want to sincerely thank you me and my wife for how much you give us.

Nice trip!. With patience we wait for your answer.

Please forgive our mistakes in your service.

Your eternal servant Sacinandan Das.

P.D. Last week I distributed 3 Bhagavad gita Maha big and 30 medium books.

Gouranga!

HpS - Super. See you in Mexico.

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva,

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

First of all i wish you a blessed Kartik Masa while in the holy land. I hope you are well.

HpS - We are always with bodily struggle against mosquitos, malaria (?), etc. That is the material world, no?

It makes us smile, but then we get association gentlemen in this Blog!

I can hardly imagine even how lively that must feel, judging from where i am, living in this dense civilization, in my structured life of family, work and kids and their elementary school program.

We are doing reasonably well, by Radha Gopinatha's grace.

Trying to visit at least one program a week (home program or ISKCON Amsterdam SF), holding up some standard in chanting, reading, hearing (Wisdom Of The Sages)

In regards to my question, i think it would be a good idea if i take the opportunity to fly to spain while you're there next January. However, i don't know when exactly or where to go. Can you already shed some light on that?

HPS!!! - We also don't know. Basically wherever it is we would like just to stay one place from the 25th January to the 22nd Februrary.

One suggestion is New Vraja Mandala, near Madrid, but cold.

Another is Canary Islands.

We are waiting for news from the Yadunandana Swami.

Stay tuned for further developments.

You seem to be doing real effective work for Srila Prabhupada!

Your servant, somewhere in the back,

Raghava Pandita dasa

AgtSP. Paoho.

Our donkey is too old to travel alone. At least international.

Anyone like to be our travel partner Delhi to Madrid, 25 January.

Maybe someone coming from Spain could go back with us that date.

We are traveling on Etihad.

NIOS should be able to give some help with the cost of the ticket.

Thank you.