Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna querido Maharaja, buenas noches. Lamento escribir tan tarde, pero necesitaba darme un espacio sin distracciones para escribir esta carta ☺️

Tengo hartas cosas que contarle, ya que me he ausentado bastante del blog, así que comenzaré de a poco para no alargar tanto la carta 🙏

Primero que todo, quería agradecer su permanencia y constante presencia en mi día a día. Es realmente un bálsamo al corazón tener la oportunidad de compartir con usted y los devotos a diario. Espero que Krsna nos permita mantener el contacto por mucho tiempo más 🙏😇

Por otro lado, quería hablarle sobre algo que me está dando vueltas en la cabeza y el corazón, y que tiene relación con mi vida espiritual 🙌📿

Desde hace un poco más de 2 años le escribí en este blog preguntándole humildemente si podía refugiarme en usted y en Srila Prabhupada, pero no estaba en mis planes o, más bien, no me había cuestionado el cómo funciona en ISKCON el refugio formal.

Hace un par de días, Priya Sakhi dd me escribió indicando que la posibilidad de tomar iniciación con usted era baja, ya que al parecer no iba a efectuar más iniciaciones, o bien, las últimas se iban a celebrar el próximo año.

Esa noticia tocó mucho mi corazón e hizo cuestionarme sobre la formalidad del refugio que le había solicitado en primera instancia.

Frente a aquello, quería consultarle humildemente, si es que me permite y si le parece correcto, comenzar con los trámites y protocolos necesarios para proceder con el refugio formal y luego llegar a tomar iniciación en un futuro próximo, si Krsna así lo permite.

En mi corazón solo hay gratitud hacia usted y hacia los vaisnavas.

Y mi deseo de avanzar en Conciencia de Krsna está constante en mi corazón. Muchas veces la Bruja Negra me atrapa y me entretiene con sus juegos, pero Krsna siempre me llama con su flauta 💕🌻

Espero no importunar con mi pregunta, Maharaja. Quedaré atenta a lo que usted me recomiende 😇

Deseo de corazón que todo marche bien día a día, y que de salud se encuentre pleno y feliz. Que el Señor Nrisimha lo proteja eternamente.

Se despide humildemente.

Bh. Nicole

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Hare Krsna, dear Maharaja, good evening. I'm sorry to write so late, but I needed to give myself a space without distractions to write this letter ☺️

I have a lot of things to tell you, since I've been away from the blog a lot, so I'll start little by little so as not to lengthen the letter so much 🙏

First of all, I wanted to thank him for his permanence and constant presence in my day to day life. It is truly a balm to the heart to have the opportunity to share with you and the devotees on a daily basis. I hope Krsna allows us to keep in touch for a long time 🙏😇

On the other hand, I wanted to talk to you about something that is spinning around in my head and heart, and that is related to my spiritual life 🙌📿

A little over 2 years ago I wrote to you on this blog humbly asking if I could take refuge with you and Srila Prabhupada, but it was not in my plans or, rather, I had not questioned how formal refuge works in ISKCON.

A couple of days ago, Priya Sakhi dd wrote to me indicating that the possibility of taking initiation with you was low, since apparently he was not going to do any more initiations, or else the last ones were going to take place next year.

That news touched my heart a lot and made me question the formality of the refuge that I had requested in the first instance.

Faced with that, I wanted to humbly consult you, if you allow me and if it seems correct, to start with the procedures and protocols necessary to proceed with the formal refuge and then get to take initiation in the near future, if Krsna allows it.

HpS - Of course. Is not difficult. Read: http://www.jayarama.us/peru/archivos/guru-tattva-es.txt ... I think it answers all the formal questions.

In my heart there is only gratitude to you and to the Vaisnavas.

And my desire to advance in Krsna Consciousness is constant in my heart. Many times the Black Witch catches me and entertains me with her games, but Krsna always calls me with her flute 💕🌻

I hope I am not bothering you with my question, Maharaja. I will be attentive to what you recommend 😇

I wish from my heart that everything goes well day by day, and that your health is full and happy. May Lord Nrisimha protect him eternally.

He humbly says goodbye.

Bh. Nicole

HpS - Hello! Nice to hear from you!! Yes, please communicate more. It is interesting "wish that our health is full". That really means, "wish that you die while reading this letter".

This body is a very bad disease.

Death in Yoga means recover of good health.

We hope you die as soon as possible also!!!

More news.

We are always together in Srila Prabhupada's service!

PAMH9

AGTSP

AGTHPS

Dear guru naharaja:

I hope your health us ok now.

I have read that you are coming to India on September 11, which is a very good news for all of us in this part of the world.

I need to know if you already have a plan for your visit, when will you stay in each place.

I am asking since as you know Radhakunda is a very little place and we need to know who is coming and when, so we can help them to book some ashrams to stay.

Pls let us know what else we can help you with so you can relish your trip to this holy place.

I am sending a picture of Radha Syamasundara and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who will be, along with Nrsimha Bhagavan, the presiding deities in your ashram while you are here.

Your (trying to be humble) servant

Tungavidya dd

HpS - Hare Krsna. So sorry that we looked at your letter but could not answer. I think if your use the "Calendar" filter for the Subjects it might give our proposed India calendar.

Arrive Delhi about 7.30AM on Etihad, September 12th. Go straight to Braja, Radha-kunda, and stay for about five days. then... Kolkata, Mayapura, Manipura, (Delhi)Braja within three weeks and then sit in Radha kunda until 4th January trying to do practical service.

Do you have a phone number? Can you send it here and we will share it with the travel organizers, but not publish it. They are very nice devotees. Married couple. They will love to have any advice and help that you can give.

I will stay with one or two devotees in Divya svarupa Das' Ashrama if Srila Prabhupada permits.

Thank you.

So nice to hear from you!!

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sri Gauranga and Nityananda! 🙏

After so long without writing or connecting to your classes due to my lack of internet, I'm here again… Material life is very hard for a woman these days... The supposed liberation of women has brought with it other problems Fortunately I have had the advantage over many others, to meet you and Prabhupada and that has given me a strength and inner happiness that many do not understand... Thank you for it.

HpS - ASA - Jaya! We look at this: Men, women, children, black, white... who is suffering more and how, and our honest conclusion is that anybody in the material world is suffering and the real concern is to get out of the material world with maybe a little back handed work to adjust our gender, race, wealth situation.

Maybe a will be a rich beautiful black women in my next life!

I had written you a letter before this one, but it was very long, so I erased it and decided to write you another… Actually I always write you letters in my mind telling you so many things that happen to me and that has helped me reflect through all those times that I had the fortune to speak with you personally... I believe that your words have been buried like precious stones in my heart and have illuminated my path when darkness has flooded me...

HpS/ ASa - 🐒 !

In general, what I wanted to tell you is about 1) why I did not accept the recommendation for my initiation the previous time, 2) about my painful decision to leave my services in the Mexico City temple, 3) a little about my life family, 4) a rough encounter with the ritvik movement, 5) news of the forthcoming arrival of a jiva in our care 6) my soul cries out for guidance from a spiritual master.

If I broke down all the points I would make a giant letter again, please, I ask you that if you want to know more details about any topic, I am here to fulfill it... For now I will only cover 1, 5 and 6 in broad strokes, please excuse me.

I respect you a lot… I know that it is your request that we be clear about our asram at the time of initiation… At the very moment that they were making the recommendations, my husband and I had separated (physically, not formally) and I didn't know what would happen or what was happening… Some older devotees told me to leave him (my husband)… But how could I do such a thing if you had given us the instruction to get married? Your words resonate in my mind: "Marriage as well as initiation is a formality... but not without meaning". To hurry up and surrender to separation to take initiation? In the temple several devotees were being recommended and initiated even though they had little time in the movement and I was going to stay behind them?... From the first moment I read Prabhupada I knew that I had to find a spiritual teacher, and that it would be specialI couldn't initiate myself into these situations and make fun of what my heart knew was wrong...

My heart has remained faithful thanks to Krishna despite various adverse situations… My ashram is stable thanks to your teachings and recommendations on following (not imitating) the example of great devotees like Kunti, Devaki, Draupadi, Gandari etc, and reading their pastimes , my problems, my efforts and my tolerance seem insignificant… Now my husband and I are waiting for a new jiva under our care and I ask you to please give us your blessings so that he may be a devotee of Krishna and help us in our spiritual life.

HpS/ASA - Jaya! Congratulations to both of you! Let us see who comes... what comes. YOu know there are so many dangers in carry a baby to birth!

Very nice news!

Tad viddhi praṇipātena, paripraśnena sevayā, upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ, jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ

Please, I ask you to forgive my offenses and accept me as your disciple... It is not only about sentimentality, because I believe that feelings can change, but if the mind is fixed on the objective through knowledge, the emotion can be steady.

Your humble servant and forever well-wisher

Marina Rendon

HpS - So, nice Bh. Rendon!! Are you formally married???

Our discipline is chanting Hare Krsna under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's feet. If that is your discipline, you are our disciple.

Congratutions!

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Como

Después de tanto tiempo sin escribir o conectarme a tus clases por mi falta de internet, estoy aquí de nuevo…La vida material es muy dura para una mujer en estos tiempos… La supuesta liberación de la mujer ha acarreado con ello otros problemas… Afortunadamente he tenido la ventaja sobre muchas otras, de conocerte a ti y a Prabhupada y eso me ha dado una fuerza y felicidad interna que muchos no entienden… Gracias por ello.

Te había escrito una carta antes que ésta, pero era muy larga, entonces la borré y decidí hacerte otra… En realidad siempre te escribo cartas en mi mente contándote tantas cosas que me pasan y que me has ayudado a reflexionar a través de todas esas veces que tuve la fortuna de conversar contigo personalmente… Creo que tus palabras se han enterrado como piedras preciosas en mi corazón y han iluminado mi camino cuando me han inundado las tinieblas...

A grandes rasgos, lo que quería decirte es sobre 1) por qué no acepté la recomendación para mi iniciación la ocasión anterior, 2) sobre mi dolorosa decisión de dejar mis servicios en el templo de ciudad de México, 3) un poco de mi vida familiar, 4) un duro encuentro con el movimiento ritvik, 5) la noticia de la próxima llegada de un jiva bajo nuestro cuidado 6) mi alma me exige a gritos tener la guía de un maestro espiritual.

Si desglosara todos los puntos haría nuevamente una carta gigante, por favor te pido que si deseas saber más detalles sobre algún tema, estoy para cumplirlo… Por ahora sólo trataré a grandes rasgos el 1, 5 y 6 por favor discúlpame.

Yo te respeto mucho… Sé que es una petición tuya que tengamos claro nuestro asram al momento de iniciarnos… En el momento justamente que estaban haciendo las recomendaciones, mi esposo y yo nos habíamos separado (físicamente no formalmente) y no sabía que era lo que pasaría… Algunos devotos mayores me dijeron que lo dejara (a mi esposo)… Pero cómo podía hacer tal cosa si tú nos habías dado la instrucción de casarnos? Tus palabras resuenan en mi mente: “El matrimonio así como la iniciación son una formalidad… pero no sin significado”… Apresurarme y rendirme a la separación para tomar así iniciación? En el templo estaban siendo recomendados e iniciados varios devotos aunque tuvieran poco tiempo en el movimiento y yo iba a quedarme atrás de ellos?... Desde el primer momento que leí a Prabhupada supe que debía encontrar un maestro espiritual, y que sería especial… No podía iniciarme bajo estas situaciones y burlarme a escondidas de lo que mi corazón sabía que estaba mal…

Mi corazón ha permanecido fiel gracias a Krishna a pesar de varias situaciones adversas… Mi asram es estable gracias a tus enseñanzas y recomendaciones sobre seguir (no imitar) el ejemplo de grandes devotas como Kunti, Devaki, Draupadi, Gandari etc, y leyendo sus pasatiempos, mis problemas, mis esfuerzos y mi tolerancia parecen insignificantes… Ahora mi esposo y yo estamos en espera de una nueva jiva bajo nuestro cuidado y te pido por favor que nos des tus bendiciones para que sea un(a) devoto(a) de Krishna y nos ayude en nuestra vida espiritual.

Tad viddhi praṇipātena, paripraśnena sevayā, upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ ,jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ

Por favor te pido disculpes mis ofensas y me aceptes como tu discípula... No sólo se trata de sentimentalismo, pues creo que los sentimientos pueden cambiar, pero si la mente está fija en el objetivo a través del conocimiento, la emoción puede lograr ser estable.

Tu humilde sirviente y por siempre bienqueriente

Marina Réndón

(Traducido con google)

Hare Krsna Gurudev.

Please accept our humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and you.

I hope this letter finds you in good health.

Here they write Deva-Vrata das and mother Campaka lata dd. from Córdoba.

We wanted to share with you that we have decided to start a relationship and spiritual companionship. Together our spiritual life is affirmed and we believe that we can better serve Srila Prabhupada's mission which is also yours.

We want to ask your blessings for our spiritual and material life to be healthy, productive and conducive to go back home, back to Krsna.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING GURUDEV.

We love him very much

His would-be disciples.

Campaka Lata dd

Deva-Vrata das

Hare Krsna

HpS - Welllll! What kind of relation? 🐰🦁 NoI Text Five talks about relations between devotees. Hearing chanting etc.

Daivi Varna Ashrama Dharma (DVAD) talks about Brahmanas, Vaisyas, Sudras and men and women having economic, political and social relations within the NoI-5 perspective.

Relations as brother and sister?

DVAD is the natural development of Bhagavata Dharma.

Hari Bolo.

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Hare Krsna Gurudev.

Por favor acepte nuestras humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada y a usted.

Espero que esta carta lo encuentre bien de salud.

Acá le escriben Deva-Vrata das y madre Campaka lata dd. de Córdoba.

Queríamos compartir con usted que hemos decidido comenzar una relación de pareja y compañerismo espiritual. Juntos nuestra vida espiritual se afirma y creemos que podemos servir mejor a la misión de Srila Prabhupada que también es la suya.

Queremos pedirle sus bendiciones para nuestra vida espiritual y material, para que sea sana, productiva y conducente para ir de vuelta al hogar, de vuelta a Krsna.

GRACIAS POR TODO GURUDEV.

Lo queremos mucho

Sus aspirantes a discípulos.

Campaka Lata dd

Deva-Vrata das

Hare Krsna

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

  Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

  All glories to Guru parampara.

  Thank you so much Gurudev.

  Have updated HG Jibesh Das about your comments and acceptance

( Reference URL : https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/13371/ ).

  He is very happy and he is fine with both ways and left the decision on me, and am leaving

the decision on you. 

  Please advise.

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS/ASA - So nice to hear from you. In your country soon. What were the options? We are old and our mind an eyes are failing as we write.

Hare Krishna Gurudev!!

Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada!!

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias!!

Querido Gurudev, en relación es está según entiendo propuesta

HpS - Thank you. More news of our Sankirtan soon and then maybe you will see some help you can give!!

Cuente con migo, y lo seguimos hablando..

HpS - I think I am not advancing but then I think about my Lord Nrsmha deva getting lost on the airplane of something and the thought is devastating. We don't realize how attached, much love we have for the Holy Names, dieties until they go away!

Does your heart begin to melt? Even a little bit?

Si, cambia mi día , si atiendo bien a mis Deidades, y cuando no puedo siento su Ausencia.

Ahora estoy visitando a mis padres en el Sur, y después volvemos a Mar del Plata.

Estamos bien en los cuatro principios y las 16 rondas,

Por Su gracias hemos obtenido siertas realizaciones que confirman lo que dicen las escrituras, que muchas veces solo las repetimos, pero ya no tenemos dudas, producto de la confusión de Kali.

Seguimos con el Curso de Electricidad.

Pregunta.

Por qué cuando bañamos a las salagram Shilas, e invocamos a los Ríos Sagrados no se invoca el Río Gandaki, del cual las Salagram Shilas son originarias.

A Su Servicio Adi Yajña Das

Hare Krishna Gurudev!!

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

Dear Gurudev, in relation is as I understand proposalHpS - Thank you. More news of our Sankirtan soon and then maybe you will see some help you can give!!

Count on me, and we'll keep talking about it..

HpS - I think I am not advancing but then I think about my Lord Nrsmha deva getting lost on the airplane of something and the thought is devastating. We don't realize how attached, much love we have for the Holy Names, dieties until they go away!

Does your heart begin to melt? Even a little bit?

Yes, it changes my day, if I attend well to my Deities, and when I cannot feel their Absence.

Now I am visiting my parents in the South, and then we return to Mar del Plata.

 We are good in the four principles and the 16 rounds, By His grace we have obtained certain realizations that confirm what the scriptures say, that many times we only repeat them, but we no longer have doubts, product of Kali's confusion.

We continue with the Electricity Course.

Ask. Why when we bathe the Salagram Shilas, and invoke the Sacred Rivers, the Gandaki River, from which the Salagram Shilas originate, is not invoked.

At Your Service Adi Yajna Das

HpS - Very good question. It is a general Mantra to invoke sacred rivers for service of all Deities, not just Saligram. Maybe that is partially why.

We see very selfish, strong demoniac attitudes coming out of our heart as we advance in devotional service, no? Guess that is a sign that we are advancing. We are getting to the deep desires and then again and again and again we must chose to abandon them and chant Hare Krsna or just continue as egoistic deomons.

9.43PM --- long dia! Unas cartas mas y descanso. Eyes failing.