Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, Tom Brown,

HpS is busy in service to parampara, and there is nothing great to report.

You might have read Brahma- Vimohana Lila, where all Braj Vasis had Krsna in their child form.

Frankly I am so attached to our son's seven- eight year form. That we pray to Krsna to meet him in that form. We are not affected by Deities form, they seem Dolls to us, and we are not in that modevof goodness.

I have talked to son only 4 mins, in last 5yr 10mo.

We fear that when HpS will leave you, how will we even want to breathe.

TB at very small level, we feel nihilistic, of this body and mind.

But still won't end it, let it happen it self.

TB the chemo medicine/ our stupidity has changed our sleep cycle, we now sleep around 3am local time. try to chant before we sleep

TB wished you were here physically.

Great to see you can work with HpS

Horse

HpS - 🐵🐒🐒🐒

Eat no Monkeys, no matter how white.

Trust no future, no matter how bright.

Kapila discussed philosophy, cosmology, with Mother Devahuti for many times, then He said something like, "bhamini", "mommy", all this analytical philosophy is necessary but basically remember that I am just your little boy.

In Chile, 4.45pm.

6pm will be arati and kirtan in the park.

Need five more rounds to my 25. No taste but will chant one maha-mantra by force.

Look at ISKCON deities and chant one maha-mantra by force for them, no?

Many monkeys 🐒🙊 make much music?

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I refer to your email response received earlier today.

The time and circumstances of my initiation in 2018, were by way of ritvik initiation, with a local gurukuli who performed the ceremony (cannot place his name now), at New Govardhana, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia. Mukunda Goswami chanted on my beads on your behalf. It was all done through proper channels so there should be a corresponding entry in your disciples book unless I got the date wrong.

I am neither a great nor consistent communicator, and was last engaged in full-time service at Simhachalam, Germany in 2023. There is a video of a class I gave there if that helps.

Upon returning to Australia I recommenced working as a lawyer in Melbourne, Australia until December 2024, when for an strange administrative reason, my licence was revoked. (I'm thinking it was Krishna's handiwork to get me back on the straight and narrow).

I now need your instruction as to how to proceed with my devotional life. As I am now 51 years of age (that went quick), I am no longer enamoured with the notion of gaining wealth and prestige in law and / or getting married, and could be happy just cooking at a Govinda's restaurant or simple temple service.

I have communicated my interest to rejoin the New Govardhana temple as a brahmacari to Ajita Prabhu, but my friend, Mathuradis das Adhikary, has urged me to appeal the decision (that appears to be not legally sound), and at least try to get my practising licence back.

Alternatively, you could kindly give me an instruction, so that I may offer you some specific direct service or ongoing duty to perform. I am presently saving money in Inverness, Scotland, but may be of use in Europe as I speak fluent German and also speak intermediate French. I have passports for the UK and Australia.

Presently I am struggling for direction and would greatly benefit from your instruction.

Your aspiring servant,

Janardan-hari dasa.

HpS - At, agtSP, 78-years American of age, it is a miracle that we remember our own name.

Do you follow us on WhatsApp group?

Beginning to remember you!

Where is Mukunda Goswami?

Mathuradish is carpenters?

Where from is he?

Can't give much detailed advice without being detailed associate but Canakya Pandita comments that victory comes from good advice and good advice comes from many counselors.

Main focus is get up early and get your rounds done.

O. K.?

Hare krishna Guru Maharaja, How have you been? I just wanted to offer my obeisances at your lotus feet. I hope your health keeps good, How is Hanuman and little Prahlad? I hadn´t written in years, I am very sorry, I´ve been away from kc for a while. My children Baladeva and Shubadra still live with me, I keep single, I guess being the same sudra person. Problably soon I will get back to my planet. I have had some dreams from you and me and deities as well, nice dreams.

When you are away godbrothers and godsisters, they keep far away as if one was a demon, so strange that in this quarrel age it happens no? I hope my letter doesn´t annoy you.

your fallen servant,

Jagat Bandhu Jagannatha Swami Dasa

HpS/ASA - 😁

Hare Krishna.

What ages are B & Subhadra?

You still teaching?

Only been one year, no?

Health is, agtSP, good for 78-years old body.

In Santiago.

20th go to Lima for one week.

Then Mexico City for weekend and 30th to Houston.

Teaching?

Dear Guru Maharaja, All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances.

Here https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16158/ you write

"We see so, so, so many problems in ISKCON. This is natural, no? "

We hear that there are difficulties within ISKCON. Perhaps that is natural in any growing spiritual society — but still, it raises questions.

Would you be willing to share what you see as some of the main challenges at present? How do they affect you personally? How do they affect the members of ISKCON and its overall mission?

I would also be grateful to hear your reflections on how you respond to such issues. Do you see any constructive ways forward or possible solutions?

Any thoughts you feel inspired to share on this topic would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you very much for your time and guidance.

Trying to become your servant,

Namacarya Das

HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. Thank you for this letter and we see there are previous ones. We are trying to get to them also.

We heard from Srila Prabhupada's lips when he was in San Francisco, Berkeley, in 1975 when a reporter asked him if there were problems in his temples.

Srila Prabhupada responded, "This is the material world. There are problems everywhere".

Even when KRSNA!!! was personally present in Vrndavana!!! demons such as Keshi were coming and their loud whinnying was so terrifying that it caused some of the girls to have miscarriages!

Krsna in Vrndavana!

Not a seven year devotee as Temple President in some modern ISKCON city!

Yet, if the Temple is within the basic standard set by Srila Prabhupada then all the problems are under Krsna's personal control for His lila and Gaura lile, Sankirtan.

We have to find what role we are playing in Gaura lila.

Krsna asked Bhisma deva to not stop any Adharma that happened in the game of dice, no?

Bhisma thought is was a catastrophe what they were doing to Draupadi and was read to draw his sword and personally defend, but then he restrained himself with great effort and felt that Bhagavan was playing His game and I have to understand my part.

In the first stage they will laugh at us.

In the second stage they will attack you.

In the third stage, where we are now on a global level, they will take you seriously and start to expect serious, practical, mature advice and see practical examples from us.

Challenge now is not surviving poverty and ignomity. Problem now is surviving honor and power!

O.K.?

Going to chant three more of our 25 rounds and then Gaura arati and BG class.

100-people coming??!

Good luck!!

Dear Gurudeva,

I hope you are in good health and enjoying your journey through Chile.

HpS/ASA - 🐵 🐷 AgtSP. This body does not get diseases, this body is a disease. 🙂

Sankirtan in Chile is intense. I guess just like for you!

I know it has been a long time since my last letter, but please know that I always keep you in my meditations and remain close to your teachings.

At this time I am about to complete two years living in New Vrindavan. Here I continue doing service to the Deities, and every time we have the opportunity to attend Nrisimhadeva, I offer a prayer for you. I have recently also taken on the responsibility of the Gift Shop and the warehouse. We receive thousands of pilgrims each year and we do everything possible to ensure they have the best experience during their visit.

As it was not possible for me to accompany Rohini to her Vyasa Puja, I am planning together with Lalita Madhava to visit you in Houston from April 2nd to 8th. I very much look forward to enjoying a little of your association and having the opportunity to serve you in some way during those days.

With love and respect at your lotus feet,

Saranagati Dasi

HpS - So.... SO... S O ..... Nice to hear from you and your news about New Vrndavana. We are just starting to work on our Calendar for April, May, June+ I think it is very certain we will be in Houston those dates, but we also want to visit Nashville and Richmond later.

Who is Lalita Madhava? From Chile???

Hare Krsna adorable Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances eternally 🙏👣🪷🎵 All Glories To Srila Prabhupada! All Glories To You Our wonderful Gurumaharaja!!🙏👣🪷🐝🌲💃🏻

I'm cursing the time it took me to get ready to dance because I couldn't see Sri Sri Gaura Nitai in his celebration (although I saw them in Mangalartik and help in the Pujari!!!!) and I couldn't be in his class live Gurudeva!! in Gaura Pournima!!!!

after mangalartik enter the pujari! who gave me mercy to take second initiation!! , it was wonderful, the most wonderful thing I have felt in several years!!... Then I wanted to go to cook with the devotees, a Hindu!!!, another wonderful moment, then the ecstatic Harinama Sankirtan!!! with You!!!!, .. but then my material body was exhausted, what a anger... and I had to dance!! ,

the devout who did Dance Odissi, decided at the last moment that she would not dance with me and they warned me, rested a little and began to prepare to dance when the kirtan began. The devotee Odissi helped me change but wonderfully I was anxious to get down to the program, I should have taken advantage of her anxiety to go down together, but I preferred her to be happy going down soon. And I prepared myself the last thing that was missing and then when your class arrived I had finished Gurudeva...!!! I felt so bad... but I tried to recover for my service.

I know I can't be in everything, but how can I not be in your class during Gaura Pournima?!!!!=, I horrify myself !!!.. And since I'm not going to be in a flour with my beloved Gurudeva?!!! I always think that I would like to have been born with the clothes and jewelry set ready to dance at any opportunity. I think it's part of my sankirtan that makeup is good to enhance gestures, and well-placed jewels so they don't fall while you dance, and if I do this fast... everything goes wrong, I wasn't born to do everything fast or to eat fast... 😃

Please forgive me for not having witnessed your adorable sweet presence during the wonderful class of Gaura Pournima. Although I will see the video I know it will not be the same. Every time I am more surprised by the force of time and my forgetfulness that every moment does not return.

🎵💃🏻🪷🎵🙏👣🏞️🪷🐝❣️🌲💃🏻

Before leaving my beloved Santiago Mandir, I wanted to say goodbye to you (although I didn't want to leave your adorable lotus feet 😭). I once heard a devotee say that the programs with you helped her stay grounded... and I instantly thought: it's the opposite for me 😊... my feet want to fly away... and I don't pay attention to my earthly situation... which isn't good if you have to be a mother, wife, preacher... (one side of the coin, of course). So I decided to arrange my trip to the bus station and take care of the last things at the ashram so I could say goodbye peacefully.

But when I arrived, you were no longer there... I also confess that I am too shy to speak in public or in front of several people. The moment of mangalartik with you and your permission to sing to Tulasi Debi, your kindness, was a beautiful farewell. I now say to Krishna: why do you give me so much nectar if you are going to take it away afterward? You are so cruel! Why is my house so far from the temple? I am meditating that my greatest happiness is kirtan and dance, and this visit made me see it very clearly.

Thank you for your time in reading this letter, Gurumaharaja. My devotion to You grows ever more wonderful and profound🪷💦

🙏👣🪷🙏👣🪷

Please forgive any unintentional offense in this letter. You are my soul and my life. Without you, I would be dead... while still alive.

Trying to be a better disciple, mother, friend, to please her lotus feet and those of Srila Prabhupada. Please bless me, so be it, the most important thing is that I want to return home where everything is love, dance and eternal sing for Govinda who loves us the most!!

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi.

HpS - Hare Krsna. We could only ready the first half of this letter in detail. 🙂

In general, I was also very sorry that I could not see your offering to Gaura Nitai, but I was also exhausted.

This is spiritual life, no?

The Maha-mantra gets us our of Maya, but then It helps us understand what our priorities are in the Spiritual World.

Yes, we cannot do everything.

Going to give BG class now!

Thank you!

Your association is a regular part of our Sankirtan.

Always hoping Franco and Gopal are finding their place in the eternal Sankirtan of Gaura Nitai.