Letters to the editor

PAMHO AGTSP!! A all glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!!

how are you Maharaj?? How’s your health doing?? Are you still in the US?? How is your audition??

hps/asa

~ our health is great, for a 77-year old u. c. berkeley hippy body, directed by srila prabhupada since 1974.

~ as stated in the Calendar... 😕 we are bay, bay, baysed in iskcon houston until 17 december!!!

~ h[ear] ing. is same as above!

Thank you.

Here I was remembering you these days :) it’s been a while since I don’t write you.

Well thanks to you and Krishna things started to work better.

I was dismissed from the position I had in my parents company, so I started working freelance with the digital marketing. Now I have 1 client and running some ads to gain as much as I can handle :)

Things are going better with my friends, been going out with one girl friend of the group, Fernanda, she’s a really fine lady, an educational psychologist, really considerate, sports woman, polite, educated, well behaved, and very loving above all, we did some rollers skating and went for dinner some times. She’s been of great help with dealing with my child’s trial, and I’m supporting her with the breaking up of her last relationship.

We get along really well.

I’ve praying to Krishna a bit harder and seeing instant results, I can’t believe how well works to outpour my own feelings to Krishna.

I’m still studying Portuguese and practicing sometimes with Fernanda.

I kept attending to some roller skating groups and most of the days I go there I return home so happy that I need less hours of sleep.

I’m still listening to a lot of Christian music. It’s the only music I listen to.

And I play and sing some tunes with the guitar.

I wish I could meet you some time.

If I ever raise the funds enough to travel to the US I will for sure go to your classes and cook you some berfis [burfi].

HpS/ASA - Where are you Camped??? We should be in Europe and South America the beginning of next year.

Been cooking for my friends a lot of Prasadam!!

It feels so good to give it away!

Maharaj I would like to please ask you a short question, what does involve the process of Vandanam in practice? And how do you find offering spontaneous prayers while chanting Japa?

HpS - Is this a good resource: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/5/23-24/#bb45392

Personally our Japa is rather mechanical for the first 16-rounds. Yet, we begin to have some moments of intensity and feeling. Also, the intensity and focus is improving a lot. So we can start to try to chant with feeling more clearly.

We are really trying to just chant with intensity and melt our heart.

Then we see that our real sentimental nature will arise and the details, and kinds of prayers eg. if we are a blade of grass in Braja, maybe we will be chanting for a little more rain or a certain kind of sunshine, will naturally arise.

Well send you my best feelings!!

Hope you are always well!

Federico

HpS - Where are you?

Hare Krsna, Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, pamho

I hope this meets you in good health and happy.

The gallbladder operation I had in January has brought me some problems with my digestive system. Almost every month I suffer a decompensation. I have to do more analysis.

HpS/ASA - 🤔

Maybe, agtSP, it is the beginning of THE END. Maybe Ulysses will attend your cremation?

What kind of body, buddy, will you have in your next birth?

A celestial beauty with dozens of young men willing to sell themselves as your eternal slaves to your beauty?

A clever, funny, austere, learned Sannyasi?

Wife of Indra?

Lord Brahma???????

The important thing is that this does not prevent us from chanting our rounds and following the principles strictly.

ASA - Super Woman! 💪

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Two weeks prior to his fifteenth birthday, Ulysses experienced vestibular syndrome, a neurological illness. It has left consequences, but he remains as cheerful and smart as ever.

I will be able to preach a little to my pupils at my university because of Netflix.

My students studying audiovisual communication, will be given an assignment that requires them to evaluate the Netflix film Mahavatar Narsimha. In terms of photography, special effects, etc., but they need to see the movie and learn a little bit about the Maha Avatar's background in order to construct the piece.

ASA - ❗

Watching the movie I remembered how you told the story of Lord Varaha. It was very amusing

I am attaching the youtube link so that you can watch the trailer grrrr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7OxDaU_qcA

On Netflix we can also watch Kuruksetra

How beautiful is the relationship that Krsna has with his pure devotees. How long do I need in order to achieve that level of devotion? But every day counts.

HpS - Hare Krsna..... Hare Rama..... Hare Krsna.... Hare Rama!!!!

I hope I can have the mercy of your vApU association soon.

HpS - Earthly forms or celestial forms.

Trying to be your disciple

HpS - Trying to be your disciple!

CMDD

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

Guru maharaja,

We watched this video on the ISKCON Ministry of Education YouTube channel about Guru tattva from HH Bhani Swami

https://youtu.be/J5gtm15q3nY?si=q7M_mJ4KcR9Tdbp_

Would you please take a look at it and let us know your thoughts. I found it interesting and would like to hear from you about it.

Your servant,

Nanda-braja das

Ps. here is a video of the presentation, I haven't watched it yet, just the q&a.

https://youtu.be/kSFXTV7TV7A?si=-eZHGp02CfpcrcrJ

HpS/ASA - We, agtSP, looked at it.

It is, a very interesting istagosthi.

of course, we have commented that we feel like we were Chinese, Mexican monks in our last lifetime, and we are technically natives of the Oriental pacific island Guam.

so it seems natural that we have so much affection when we hear from Bhanu maharaja, who is from oriental tradition.

we feel we have a very common perspective with him in so many ways.

one point about uttama Adhikari being a sadhaka. in waves of devotion dhanurdara swami explains a text from BRS that talks about the uttama Adhikari being a saddhaka and he explains that there are two senses for the word. one is someone who is following the rules and regulations as service and the other is someone who is acting in terms of the mellows of devotional service but is still not completely beyond the boundaries of the material structure.

so many statements from SP about guru, no?

it is like easy to make practical decision.

any special thoughts you have in terms of the istagosthi?

Nanda. - One specific question: what do you expect, ask and desire of your disciples who may take on the a role of a siksa guru?

HpS - That is included above, no? Jayananda Das would start casual conversations with people wherever he would go, and then he might comment by saying that his old grand daddy said... and then gives some statement from srila prabhupada.

so we act as Siksa guru differently as the situation demands.

I think Maharaja comments that there are no rituals for accepting someone as a Siksa guru.

Hare Krishna Gurudev agtSP

Dandavat Pranam.

Regarding your artistic project of filming, theater, etc., and developing sankirtan in the cities you plan to travel to (India, Chile, Peru, Mexico, etc.),

I have a proposal about the life of the Goswamis reflected in the modern era. It would be something like this (a sannyasi in modern times). Yadunandana Swami talks about it in his book...how to apply ancient teachings in the modern era...

It would have a positive impact on understanding simple life, elevated thinking, developing consciousness before vanity, controlling the mind before controlling people,

etc.

A script could be developed. We'd base it on the life of Jiva Goswami, for example, as an exemplary siksa guru of great Vaishnavas. In parallel, we'd observe the life of an ordinary but wonderful man who educates his students in the purpose of life. This will never cease to be important, no matter the time or place. Only the actors in this great work of life change.

We could travel with you, assist you, perform, and help you close another circle in your life as an educator.

If I'm interested and helpful, let's keep in touch and develop this project together.

Your servant

Parama Karuna das

HpS/ASA - At 77-years of age. AgtSP. We have turned a now blank page. We do not much lead work, but rather comment as Bhaktas such as you, ask for ideas about your sunny view.

To me is seems like a big project.

Again we would just join it as an consultant, assistant, if we could.

Now we are tied up with our camp in Houston and then the travel itinerary for December 17 to March 17 has us fixed with any of those event.

I guess we will have our S23 Ultra with us, so we could try to record things that Yadu Swami does along the way, or otherwise as directed???

all the members of the tour could write or do things that could be published. give us some work to do?

From WhatsApp

[10/23/2025 6:24 PM] HP Swami - Prof HHR: "VDM 2.95 Please always remember what Lord Caitanya has taught about the nature of Sri Vrndavana, the nature of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna, and the nature of us individual spirit souls."

Studied to 2.99.

To properly understand, apply, these verses one must be eating only enough to keep body and soul together, no?

[10/23/2025 6:37 PM] Krsna-lila Das: I am doomed

HpS/ASA - If Krsna wants us to serve Him directly in Vraja's groves, then let us be determined to become adept. if He wants us to join Radha as Sita, and play Rama-lila, then let us grow a tail and more hair.

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Jaya Srila Pravupadki Jay

Jaya Guru Maharajki Jay

Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances un to your lotus feet.

How is your health now, Gurudev? Hope by the mercy of Lord Krishna you are in sound health both mentally and physically. We pray Lord Gauranga for the healthy life of Gurudev.

Last year when you came to India, I could not attend you and have your Darsan due to engagement of some of my official works. I with my family however went to Radhakund by the time you have already left India.

I am also fortunate enough to celebrate your last byasa puja jointly at my home. A total of around 50 Beisnabas and beisnabis incliding our god brothers and sisters participated in it.

Under the guidance of His Holiness Haridas Ghoswami Maharaj , I have taken first initiation from you on Sunday the 22nd Jan, 2017 at Chandamleikai, Sunai, India. Since then I have been practicing Bhakti Life with 16 round Japamala and daily mangal arati, Beisnab sebas, reading Bhagawat Gita etc. Under the guidance of senior beishnavas. Beishnavas from different countries like Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, USA, etc. use to visit our home.

Hope this year also you will be coming to India. I wish to take my second initiation(Brahman Diksha) from you when you come to India. Kindly have mercy upon me, a fallen soul. Hope to have your darshan soon in India.

Your most fallen servant,

Chaitanya Dham Das

Date: 20-10-2025

HpS - ASA - We have a ticket with Yadunandana Swami to arrive India January 4th and leave February 2nd. We are working on the inland tour, but right now the plan is: Bombay, Calcutta, Mayapura, Manipura, Radha-kunda.

Your sadhana sounds very nice.

Where is your home?