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Querido Guru Maharaja. Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las Glorias sean a nuestro muy misericordioso Fundador Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada y todas las Glorias sean a sus fieles seguidores.🌻

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Gurudeva, muchas gracias por su incansable servicio, ejemplo e inspiración en la ejecución del Servicio devocional. Gracias por empujarnos a mantenernos firmes y entusiastas en esta trascendental formación.

Me presento ante usted, como soldado en el ocaso. Por ahora, nuestro campo de batalla ha sido interno. Los últimos meses mi cuerpo colapsó, debido a inflamación cerebral. Nuestra energía es ínfima y tuve que reducir al mínimo mis actividades; tuve que dejar el servicio fijo que tenía el templo; no he podido visitar el templo desde hace meses así que mi asociación presencial con los devotos también disminuyo; reduje al mínimo el ritmo de mis estudios Bhakti Vaibhava (vamos lento, pero al parecer, avanzando).

En ocasiones, el dolor es tan fuerte que incluso es difícil pensar apropiadamente, a veces cumplir con nuestras 16 rondas es una labor titánica. Me avergüenza decirlo, pero durante un tiempo fallé constantemente y no lograba terminar ni siquiera 16 rondas diarias. Ahora, me encuentro más estable y, por su misericordia, he logrado ponerme al corriente con mis rondas. Por favor disculpe mis faltas.

No quiero darle demasiada atención a este cuerpo, sin embargo, los embates a veces son tan fuertes que me arrastran y confunden. La enfermedad pone a prueba nuestro entusiasmo y determinación, también parece que evalúa nuestra confianza y entrega hacia nuestro misericordioso Señor. Pero es sin duda una gran oportunidad para fortalecer nuestra relación con Sri Hari.

Definitivamente estoy lejos de entender que este mundo material es una ilusión y que los dolores del cuerpo no son del alma, lo único que sé, es que nuestro misericordioso Señor Krsna, siempre hace sentir su compañía, guía e infinita misericordia sin causa, y eso parece suficiente para continuar.

Querido Gurudeva, deseo que alguna vez, por su misericordia, yo pueda ser verdaderamente útil en este trascendental batallón, pero por ahora parece que nuestro mayor logro es mantenernos con vida.

Muchas gracias por la inspiración que usted nos brinda.

Siempre a sus órdenes

Karuna Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS

Hare Krsna.

"One who does good, My friend, is never overcome by evil", KRSNA, BG

Death is the sum total of all possible bad experiences - SP.

Don't focus on chanting 16-rounds, focus on chanting the next syllable.

Haw

Ray

Krs

Na

Raw

Ma.

Surrender even your sanity.

Querido Gurumaharaja 

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias. 

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Durante la reunión de japa Joe escribió: 

"Las gopis siempre están mejorando su vaidhi bhakti? 

¿Les encanta hacer vadhi bhakti?"

Queremos entender por favor cómo mejoran su vaidhi bhakti siendo perfectas en los principios regulativos? 

Todos los asociados de Sri Krsna en Vrndavan son raganuga bhakti? 

Las gopis mayores son las maestras eternas de las menores? 

Con el paso de Kali yuga cada vez es más difícil seguir instrucciones, cómo nos enseñan las gopis la humildad de internamente poseer una atracción natural y externamente observar los principios regulativos del servicio devocional? 

Muchas gracias por su infinita misericordia y asociación bajo la guía de Śrīla Prabhupāda. 

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente 

Asta Sakhi dd 

HpS/ASA - AgtSP. Is very nice question that we will encounter again and again.

From what we understand the Gopis have different rules and regulations they follow.

For example, they would come each morning to the house of Nanda and Yasoda after Krsna left.

So maybe they chant 16 rounds on their beads and follow the four principles strictly, but they do it not with just the motivation of the scriptures but because it is stimulated by their Prema Bhakti.

They are all Ragatmika Bhaktas. Their souls, atmas, are filled with Bhakti.

The Raga anu ga, bhaktas go, ga, after, anu, after the Raga of the Ragatmika bhaktas.

This was translated incorrectly in the original Nectar of Devotion but the correct translation was given of the verse where it is quoted by KDKaviraja in CC.

Kali yuga or being Prahlada in H. Kasipu's house can be great impetus to be pure internally.

Yet, we also pray to have a replica of Braja in our Iskcon life to help us wake up our real self.

O. K.?

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva,

Please accept Obeisances

AGtSP

HpS/ASA - AgtSP... ! .... !

After wife left us with kid, we sort of reading SP books ourself, if somebody is teaching we would accept.

Now we are starting reading books on own, we started with LoB.

Is LoB verbatim from SB 10.20?

HpS - As I remember it seems that some verses may not be exact of even 100% there. Would have to review in more detail, yet it seemed that a very tight relationship.

Lob 2

"As soon as this movement is taken up through spiritual singing, dancing, and feasting, the people will automatically become obedient and honest."

What is importance of classes then?

HPS/ASA - lasses, puppet shows, PPTX shows of the classes by Brahmanas for themselves and others give us perspective for chanting.

It is like selecting nice place and time to chant.

Class, books, give us nice Thinking, Feeling and Willing place for chanting.

Nice chanting then we want to sit properly, dance.

When we are tired, take Prasadam, it is ready.

Reading SP's books is also singing. Send audio clips to Anirruddha!

Thanks to all of our readers.

Want to read and respond to last post from Nama acharya Das but must rest a little before Japa.

Drove for about three hours to and from Madrid to lecture, Kirtan, associate with devotees and guests at the chapel there. Was fantastic program.

Sure so many people took the program to heart.

Want to share it with others.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva,

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble Obeisances.

I have been keeping it to myself. And try to work on sadhana myself, here I am writing to you not expecting any solution, as you many times say " you don't know our situation".

Our four rules have been intact.

HpS/ASA

That means that by Srila Prabhupada's mercy we are at least human beings, no?!!

Our chanting from June 2025 remained 16 but, we used to do it un-enthusiastically, while watching kirtan, video. Because the moment we stop using eyes we sleep.

Now from Dec 2025, our parents are with us

HpS/ASA - Jaya!

...and we talk everything. Our main focus is not get angry.

Maybe it is Indian cold or our insincerity our average rounds are 3 on beads.

We don't want to ramble our mind.

Positive: Some mental chanting goes on, lots of Narasimha videos. The recent one replay in our mind.

Seems remembering has increased.

Trying to be ritualistic disciple.

HpS/ASA - Thank you for report. Probably true of many readers. We also struggle to keep Rupa Goswami's sadhana!

We keep beating the nine basic words into our heart:

Get up early and get your rounds done well.

Oue basic religious principle is to start chanting by 12.50AM. That gives us ten minutes for each round until 3.30AM. Then bath, Mangala arati, etc with devotees. Then SB class with devotees. Then Ayurvedic break fast feast then...

Many challenges from weather, old body etc, but feel that we have something to contribute to the Sankirtan movement!

If people take it our not is not 100% under our control.

I'm sure that your effort with your family has an effect. Great or small depends on Krsna.

NoI 7 is true. If we GUEAGORDW then we start to get a taste for Chan Ting. It maybe only a game of chess of putting the words in the right place, but the Euclidean logic games, Rasa, later starts to glow with real efforts like compassion, satisfying Radha/Krsna, Gauranga!

Waiting for more news.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏

All glories to Parama Karuna Sri Sri Goura Nitai

All glories to HH Hanumatpresaka Swami 🙏🌻

Hare Krishna, Maharaj HpS 🙏

Please, accept all my respect, gratitude and obediences.

Yesterday, in the Japa Joe program. You asked us about Vartman Acarya. Is our Vartman Acarya our Founder Acarya, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada?

Thank you, millions of times, for your mercy, inspiring association, priceless prayers and blessings for all of us.

Thank you for these amazing and useful tools: daily programs with your guidance, Vedabase and this blog 🐸

The greatest blessing of Krishna for me in this life is to have the devotee's association like yours, who to teach us how serve and love properly to our dearest Srila Prabhupada.

Jaya Srila Prabhupada 🙇

An enthusiastic servant's apprentice of you 🙏

Annie from Lima

Thank you 🌻

HpS/ASA - Vartman means path, road, in Sanskrit language as dictionary says.

To our comprehension it is a Siksa guru, who gives us advice how to get on the Path to Goloka.

We are pushing through the dense jungle trying to go to Goloka and someone explains that there is a nice path that we can take. Eg. They tell us where is an ISKCON center etc.

This can be Srila Prabhupada directly and/or other people like you or me.

Next comes Diksa guru and then Sikha guru(s) who guides us after Initation.

First chapter of Caitanya Caritanmrita focuses on this.

If you can, send some photos of your self and associates et al.

Thank you.

Headed, agtSP, to Gaura arati.

Intense, wonderful, program at University of Madrid, Complutence, today.

Oxford, Sorbonne of Spain with Yadu Swami, Jayanta Das and one very nice Mataji.

Looking at Blog posts.

Will try to answer after arati.

25 rounds done from today.

Still in Brihuega Iskcon Spain.

Health 90% for such an old horse.