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HK Maharaj Dandavats Pranams!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!!

How are you? How’s your health? Where are you now? I’m writting you Maharaj because I sent you a letter like 40 days ago and haven’t received any reply yet.

I also have a question, recently I read in the Bhagavatam that Prabhupada says demigods are all devotees, and I’ve heard from the devotees that they fall to the intermediate planets when their sukriti ends, so the question is how can it be that their sukriti ends, if they are all devotees, aren’t they gaining new sukriti all the time?

If a person gets access to the celestial planets by worshipping a demigod, I understand that he gets to the demigod planet, but he or she falls when the sukriti ends, so he came to be a devotee there?

Thank you very very much!

best regards!!

HK!

Federico

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Hare Krishna...Hare Rama...

Nama om visnupadaya / Krsna prestaya bhutale 

Srimate Hanumat Presak Swami iti namine 

Nama om visnupaday / krsna prestaya bhutale 

Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swami iti namine.  

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj. Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

Our experience of this material world is framed by the current of forms, qualities on a degrading flow; but, By Guru’s and Krishna’s mercy, we also have the experience of a glimpse of the spiritual world which is framed by the current of ever-increasing and upgrading flow of all kinds of manifestations. For instance, today is the most auspicious day, among the more auspicious of the auspicious days and one among the most auspicious days to come. It is your Sri Vyasapuja Day dear Gurumaharaj. It is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude and humble appreciation for your ever-increasing greatness. But, as always, to glorify you, to thank you in a suitable manner; this attempt falls short making evident my inability to do it, but this mere attempt to do so is another way to show the power of your greatness that it capable to bring out the best from an unsuitable person.   

. As Lord Shiva says  

Dhyana Moolam Guru Murti / Puja Moolam Gurur Padam, 

Mantra Moolam Gurur Vakyam,/ Moksha Moolam Guru Kripa 

The Guru's form is the best to meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best for worship: the Guru's word is the mantra; the Guru's Grace is the root of liberation (Guru-Gita Skanda Purana) 

On this day, I bow down to you again and again meditating on your divine lotus feet. Yes, your” lotus feet”. It means your lotus feet, your instructions, your guidance, your example of the highest level of purity in mind, words, and actions. 

 Meditating on your lotus feet means meditating on your sacred dedication and surrender to your spiritual master our beloved Srila Prabhupada; meditating on your high-quality devotional service; which is based on your unstoppable determination and highest expression of your pure love. Which are displayed on the high-quality of your sadhana, your Chanting of the Holy Names on Japa, kirtan, your worship, your Krishna-Katha, your preaching,  your loving care, and exchanges with devotees. So on..  

Meditating on your unlimited exalted qualities, some of which are the symptoms of a sadhu described on SB. 3.25.21.  

titiksavah karunikah / Suhrdah sarva-dehinam 

ajata-satravah santah/ sadhavah sadhu-bhusanah 

The symptoms of a sadhu are that he is tolerant, merciful, and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies. He is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.  

This meditation on your divine lotus feet is a glimpse of the spiritual world that we experience. You have become the power source of our ever-increasing spiritual experience, giving us direction, the meaning of life, and the spiritual strength to reach the goal of life “Krishna Prema”.  Despite my inability to remain always connected to you (my spiritual power source) and thus, experiencing uncountable fall-downs; by just a little attempt to turn toward you and reconnect with you, the opportunity to regain my lost spiritual strength and raise my consciousness level is manifest due to the power of your magnetic spiritual strength. In this way like everybody connected to you, I experience again and again your compassionate pure love. 

 Your compassion is an expression of your pure love, which is not a mere emotion or sentiment, it is expressed in a wide range of forms. Which goes from the humble and simple mood to the highly complex, refine, and exquisite visionary preaching programs; your kind compassion is expressed on your innovative, creative, and ingenious ways to instill in us the vision and taste for the Holy Names, HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE.  

Your compassion inspires and teaches us the ideal mood of how to approach the Holy Scriptures, awakening on us the appreciation and relationship with the sastras-Krishna. Just listening to you, your lectures, your reading is an open window and invitation to enter into Krishna’s pastimes; you create that passage – channel, giving Krishna to us; you are enhancing our experience and understanding of Srila Prabhupada and Guru param. This proves your exalted position; since you are in tune with the spiritual realm you can convey Krsna’s and Srila Prabhupada’s compassionate pure love to everybody. 

Your compassionate love is creating a favorable environment for each one of us to practice Krsna Consciousness from wherever level we are; you foster any little ability or a tiny spark of goodness that we may have and make it grow and become our unique asset in our spiritual life; thus, you are giving us eyes to see and tools to walk forward on the path of pure devotional service to Krsna. 

These are some of the many more gifts that you are giving constantly to all of us.  

Thank you Guruharaj. 

 I bow down to you and humbly pray for your blessing and mercy so that I can always remain at your divine lotus feet and transform my stonelike heart and dull intelligence into a purified, useful instrument on your hands in the service of Srila Prabhupada and devotees and thus, to please you, and only in that way making my existence fruitful and meaningful. 

Your insignificant servant 

Madhumanjari dd.  

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Hare Krishna...Hare Rama...

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale

srimate hanumatpresaka swamin iti namine

Todas las Glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Todas las Glorias sean para SS. Hanumatpresaka Swami

Dandavats Pranam

Hare Krishna!

Querido Guru Maharaja:

Aquí me encuentro escribiendo la ofrenda por su Vyasa Puja.

Espero que Ud. se encuentre bien de salud

Quiero en primer lugar pedirle disculpas por no estar muy comunicado este año, sin embargo Ud. y Srila Prabhupada siempre están presentes en mi cada momento de mi vida, y hacen que el medio ambiente se vuelva más dichoso y pleno de dulzura espiritual.

Estos años a pesar de la pandemia, pude comenzar a realizar algunos servicios. Comencé a hacer traducciones al español de algunos libros de los acaryas vaisnavas. También hace algunos años comencé a dictar clases de música de India de forma metódica, especializándome en Armonio y Canto, y dictando algunos talleres sobre música de India. En unos meses posiblemente pueda tener un lugar para brindar las clases en forma presencial y quien sabe, quizás en un futuro poder tener una escuela, ya que estoy estudiando en la universidad para obtener en unos años la licenciatura en música.

Todo avance que yo pueda hacer, si es que hay alguno, es gracias a Ud. y a la misericordia y energía divina de Srila Prabhupada.

nikunja-yuno rati-keli-siddhyai

ya yalibhir yuktir apekshaniya

tatrati-dakshyad ati-

vallabhasya vande guroh sri-charanaravindam

 "El maestro espiritual es muy querido, porque es experto en ayudar a las gopis, que en diferentes momentos hacen diferentes arreglos de buen gusto para la perfección de los Pasatiempos de Radha y Krsna dentro de las arboledas de Vrndavana. Ofrezco mis más humildes reverencias a los pies de loto de tal maestro espiritual".

Su erudición, estado de ánimo y absorción en el servicio trascendental me incentivan cada vez más en esforzarme por avanzar y seguir su ejemplo en el sendero del bhakti. Su humor es recordado por mí, transportándome al humor de Sri Vrindavan Dham y Sri Radha Krishna.

Srila Narottama das thakura dice: ''...Sri Guru es un océano de misericordia, el amigo de los caídos, y la vida y alma de todos...'' (Sri Guru Carana Padma)

Oro por mantenerme siempre bajo la sombra de sus pies de loto, anhelando servirlo más personalmente (a pesar de la distancia) y poder ser útil en su sankirtana.

Le comparto un mahamantra que grabé hace poquito y y como ofrenda a Ud. lo estoy estrenando para su Vyasa Puja.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/168rj6RVo4giNaTcRtVwFARay4oqrO_tB/view?usp=sharing

Intentando mejorar

Su discípulo

Devarsi Narada das

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Hare Krishna...Hare Rama...

All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krsna

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you

Please accept my obeisances

 On this very significant day I want to dedicate some words to you so that you know how important you are in my life and the meaning that your presence in this world has for me.

 Since I've known you, you have taught me a lot, thanks to that I grew as a person and as a devotee, now my heart is not as hard as it was before and I can better appreciate the service of others.

 Just by listening to you my mind is being purified, I know it because my thoughts have changed and every day when I wake up I think of you, "Gurudev, Gurudev, Gurudev",

 "I'm going to get up to chant my rounds early for my guru."

 Every time your Vyasa Puja arrives and I am going to write my offering, I feel a very strong emotion that leads me to tears, it is not sadness, of course not, but remembering everything you give me and knowing how lucky I am to have you makes me this day be unique. I don't have enough words to express how grateful I am.

 I can say that your presence illuminates the spiritual life of the people who are in contact with you because when I listen to classes from my spiritual brothers and sisters I can perceive all the realizations they have and how dedicated they are to the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

 The way you connect us with him and the Parampara is amazing, how you make us aware of all the effort that Prabhupada made to give us this treasure and aware of the path that this knowledge took from Krsna to us, how you make us appreciate the service of the previous acaryas, to see their arduous desire to glorify Krsna and to want to be in His presence.

I wish you a beautiful Vyasa puja and that you continue to enlighten more and more souls as you serve our beloved Radha and Krsna.

Your aspirant servant

Kirtida Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna...Hare Rama...

oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā

cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ 

vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ 

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate hannumat preasaka svāminn iti nāmine

Please accept my prostrated obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All Glories to Your Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedantha Swami Srila Prabhupada, all Glories to his representative, His Holiness Hannumat Presaka Swami.

Lovely Gurudeva: 

All glories to you on this most auspicious day of your appearance in this world. I can never be thankful enough for you, just I met you through Krishna’s mercy because you are a shelter among the kali age. I try my best to follow your instructions while doing anything in my day to day life. I try to take better care of anybody to I met and I pray: May perform any service I'll have to the best of my abilities remembering that you always teach us that a devotee is never negligent towards his duties and responsibilities. So that these are baby steps but I hope to live my life in way that ensures that I never forget or disregard any of your instructions. I try to read more and decode every line and every verse I read remembering you always emphasized on detailed study of Srila Prabhupada’s books. I am not reading as much as I want to, but hopefully with your mercy I’ll become better at reading someday. even though until today I'm just a fool, so

I will always be eternally indebted to you because without your blessings and guidance nothing would have been possible. Thanking you from the core of my heart, humbly seek your continued guidance and forgiveness. I know that I was never a good disciple and probably I failed you on your several expectations of me. Guru Maharaj you always showed us by example not to be lazy and be active, ¡how determined you are to show us by example, not to pamper the body!

Dear Gurudeva, you will always sit among us. 

And all glories to to you on this most auspicious day of your appearance in this world.

"The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krishna."

I wish you a very happy vyasa-puja and pray to Srimati Radharani for many happy returns of this auspicious day. I pray for keeping you at the centre of my life, each day I can feel how your causeless mercy flows unconditionally in the upkeep of my devotional service. And Just Ican say thanks, thanks a lot. 

bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī ‘subuddhi’ yadi haya

gāḍha-bhakti-yoge tabe kṛṣṇere bhajaya 

Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.(CC Madhya 22.35) 

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Hare Krishna...Hare Rama...

Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. 

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, HG Jibesh Prabhuji is doing excellent book distribution. His 16x4 is fine.

 He stays in Mayapur as per his availability.

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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