Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Acabo de recibir su mensaje de WhatsApp. Le agradezco mucho que se tome un tiempo para preocuparse por nosotros. 

Ahora tenemos un mejor plan de datos, suficiente para soportar la conexión en Gootomeeteng… 

Pero no quiero incomodar a nadie ahí con los chismes que giran a mi alrededor. Estoy tomándome un tiempo prudente para volver a conectarme a sus programas. Los sigo por Facebook en tiempo diferido, y no completos, porque para ser sincero aún no me repongo del hecho de no poder estar ahí sirviendolo… 

Estoy sintiéndome muy ansioso por estar en asociación con devotos, extraño el Kirtan, Harinam… Las clases ya las había dejado de dar desde hace varios meses…

Estoy cantando mis rondas diariamente... Pero me falta mucho la asociación… Y apesar de saber que los verdaderos amigos son muy, muy pocos, siempre considero que los devotos son mi familia, y me siento mal de estar lejos de ellos… 

Me estoy refugiando en el Santo Nombre en japa, y escucho Kirtan, o hago un poco aquí… Pero no es igual como cuando estás con los devotos…

Escuche unos chismes desafortunados sobre mí, pero he decidido quedarme callado… Y solo responder a quien me pregunte… 

Los verdaderos amigos siempre preguntan, menos mal…

De todos modos no quiero hablar públicamente de ese tema, no mucho por mí, sino por aquellos involucrados a quienes les pueda afectar… Hice una promesa de quedarme callado y aceptar todo, y solo contarle mi verdad a Ustted, y algunos, como lo hice en la carta que le envié… Estoy tratando de que mi ego no aflore y responder lo mínimo, y quedarme callado, incluso si fuera injusto o no sea verdad lo que se dice… Intentaré superarlo… Me repito constantemente que soy responsable completamente de esta situación, eso me ayuda a tolerar lo que venga… Y lo que menos quiero es afectar más a todos los que les afecto esta situación… 

He pensado mucho en dejar Iskcon, dejar Perú, este cuerpo, pero el tiempo, Arjuna, Margie, y Karuna me están ayudando mucho a superar esos complejos mentales…

Pero no se que voy a hacer… Usted tiene alguna idea para nosotros? 

Me siento extraño buscando trabajo, pensando en hacer algún negocio, o un lugar para radicar...

Planifique mi vida para estar estos años con Usted… Soy conciente de haberlo arruinado… Quizás me quedé chance para poder estar en Vrndavan con Usted… a menos que Usted me sugiera otra cosa… Nosotros pensamos hacer todo lo posible para encontrarlo en Vrndavan… 

Por ahora hemos decidido solo "respirar" quizás pronto aparezca un buen plan.. Y cuando tengamos fuerzas de nuevo, empezaremos a colectar para los pasajes a India…

No creo tener la pureza para ir a Goloka en esta vida, pero cada vez estoy más seguro de que este mundo material es un lugar muy incómodo para estar… Muchas gracias por toda su ayuda, todos estos años…

Su aspirante a sirviente AmD.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!!

HpS - Hare Krsna! So nice to hear from you. FMP/KD PC are not the Full Morning Program/Kapi Dhvaja Priority Codes. Those are the names of the priority code. We give the FMP PC on request each morning during the FMP, and in the KDh each fortnight.

Using them as the PC is like trying to eat the word "apple" written on a piece of paper. 🙂

I just received your WhatsApp message. I really appreciate you taking the time to care about us.

HpS - AgtSP! You certainly deserve that and more!! Forgive us that we are not more sincere in serving the devotees.

Now we have a better cell phone data-plan, enough to support the connection in Gootomeeteng ...

But I don't want to bother anyone there with the gossip that revolves around me. I am taking a reasonable amount of time to reconnect to your programs. I follow them on Facebook in a delayed time, and not complete, because to be honest I still have not recovered from the fact of not being able to be there serving him ...

HpS - You can use a pseudonym like HKDas.

I am feeling very eager to be in association with devotees, I miss Kirtan, Harinam ... I had already stopped giving classes for several months ...

I am chanting my rounds daily ... But I lack association a lot ... And despite knowing that true friends are very, very few, I always consider devotees to be my family, and I feel bad being away from them ...

HpS - If we are chanting, following four principles, readin Sp's books then it is like the fruit on a tree. If it is growing healthy then that means that the root is healthy. Whatever has happened did not damage the root.

I am taking refuge in the Holy Name in japa, and I listen to Kirtan, or do a little here ... But it is not the same as when you are with the devotees ...

I heard some unfortunate gossip about myself, but I have decided to keep quiet… And only answer to those who ask me…

True friends always ask, thank goodness ...

Anyway I do not want to speak publicly about that issue, not much for me, but for those involved who may be affected ... I made a promise to keep quiet and accept everything, and just tell my truth to you, and some, as I did. in the letter I sent you ... I am trying to keep my ego from coming out and answering the least, and keeping quiet, even if it is unfair or what is said is not true ... I will try to overcome it ... I constantly repeat myself that I am completely responsible for this situation , that helps me to tolerate what comes ... And what I least want is to affect more to all those who are affected by this situation ...

I have thought a lot about leaving Iskcon, leaving Peru, this body, but time, Arjuna, Margie, and Karuna are helping me a lot to overcome those mental complexes ...

But I don't know what I'm going to do ... Do you have any ideas for us?

I feel strange looking for work, thinking of doing a business, or a place to settle ...

I planned my life to spend these years with You ... I am aware that I have ruined it ... Maybe I stayed a chance to be in Vrndavan with You ... unless you suggest otherwise ... We intend to do everything possible to find you in Vrndavan ...

For now we have decided to just "breathe" perhaps a good plan will appear soon .. And when we have the strength again, we will start collecting for the tickets to India ...

I don't think I have the purity to go to Goloka in this life, but I am more and more sure that this material world is a very uncomfortable place to be ... Thank you very much for all your help, all these years ...

Your would-be servant AmD.

HpS - Yes, we can talk a little in private, but all I have heard was just a little description of some misunderstandings in Arrequipa from Patraka Das who was asked to give some advice about the situation and was certainly everyone's friend.

Would be nice project to write down all the problems we have in the SB, and then. . . how they were solved.

If Srila Vedavyasa and Maharaja Bharata can have such problems what to speak of us, no?

You seem to be on the correct path with as much sincerity as anyone else!

We will talk with you as soon as possible.

We really need your association!!!



AGTSP

paoho

Did the Kapi Dhvaja yesterday and giving lots of classes. Our internet is being improved, so we have a weak connection now, but did a few letters. Priority to those who use the Priority Code from the current day given in the FMP and each fortnight in the KDh.

Our eyes are gone.

Push them any more and it will be permanent damage.

We are actually changing the world.

Chanting all the time to see where to apply our efforts in Srila Prabhupada's army.

See you soon!!!

Hare Krsna, Guruji Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

All Glories to Sri Krsna, Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu, and Goura Bhakta Brinda.

Please accept my humble obeisances unto the padmacharan of Guruji Maharajah that I am so so sorry that I could not communicate You the opinion of H.H. Bhakti Ananda Haridasa Goswami Maharaja in relation to my previous letter. He came from Gauhati yesterday only, He advise me to talk directly when He is in Manipur, Imphal so I wait and took a long time. As Guruji’s desire, I am enclosing herewith His writings as under : “ Regarding my experience about PARNALIKA SYSTEM of devotional service or Gopi Bhava seva ……… I was being an initiated devotee of the said path would like to inform you that it is not at all authentic as well as it is a disciplic succession. To serve Krsna as in the form of one of the gopis plus manjuris as entitled or selected according to one’s initial local pseudo spiritual master ……. what is not at all practical today. But a few of our fanatic Manipuri Vaisnavas appreciate this culture as sublime ……. that is all.”

In the discussion, it is also mentioned that “at the time of Sannyasa only, this matter is discussed”. It means that, Gurujis (Sanyasis) got the names of Sakhi-Manjari). If it is true, then we are unqualified, OK. No need to think about it on our stage.

Really speaking, I was influenced by Partha Sarathi Das & Nanda Gopa (Nandakishore Sharma) and came to ISKCON. They are my Shiksha Gurus. The ideas of Shakhi-Manjari are the opinion/guideline of them. They have experience with both systems and continue as ISKCON bhaktas. Now, my simple question is what is harmful to following the path observing the ISKCON rules? As I had mentioned earlier in my previous letter that I want to take the Sakhi-Manjari name as ISKCON bhakta. Guruji! Save me from the Nama Aparadhas no. 3 of the 10 (to disobey the instructions of Spiritual Master). Yes, it is fact that the Manipuri Vaisnavas are not observing the four principles.

Guruji! I am so so sorry, excuse me thousands of times because I had wasted Guruji’s valuable time, energy, and mind unnecessarily for an unqualified (kaniska) bhakta.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das                                       

HpS - No, not waste of time. These are important topics to discuss. First thing is I don't know the details of the Manjari yoga system that exists in Manipur. That is why I suggested you talk with Haridasa Maharaja.

In general, we are following Rupa Goswami as authorized representative of Lordby Caitanya. We have Bhakti rasamrta sindhu which is complete science of Bhakti yoga Srila Prabhupada's summary study, Nectar of Devotion, and then other books by him and Sanatana Goswami etc. Our Sampradaya is well versed in the teachings and practice of Lord Caitanya's path.

This is summarized in Nectar of INstruction in the last paragraph of Text Eight. Also, in the verse adau sraddha... We do not have to take Sannyasa formally to realize our intimate relationship with Krsna. Even in Grhasta ashrama like Bhakti vinode Thakura we can go through:

1. sraddha
2. sadhu sanga
3. bhajana kriya
4. anartha nivrtti
5. nistha
6. ruci
7. asaktis
8. bhava prema.

At the level of ruci, after becoming fixed like a Swami in following four principles, Mangala arati, all the practices, we can begin to experience our Svarupa and stimulate that realization. It may be Manjari bhava or it may be as one of Krsna's flutes or garlands, or as one of his parents, uncles etc.

At that point we realize our name and service in the spiritual world, by waking up!

O.K.

Read 7 and 8 in NOI and see if it becomes clear.

Dear Guru Maharaja

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

It was wonderful to meet you and get your association in Houston. Thank you very much for giving us an opportunity to serve you.

In the Dallas Bhakti Sastri program, we just completed the Bhagavad Gita and are going to start the Nectar of Devotion module on 31-October-2021. We would be very grateful if you can give the first class of NoD module covering the Preface and Introduction. Our classes are between 2-4 pm CST. This is the last module of this Bhakti Sastri batch and the students will greatly benefit from hearing from you.

Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa

HpS - We answered your Alert in Whatsapp. Let us do a general perspective that we did as part of our NoD class for Radha Desa BV College. It comes from Prof. David Haberman's Intro to his BRS translation. K. Kstra Swami and Radhika ramana Das appreciate his work.

Students find it extremely practical and inspiring reading of the NoD.

Hare Krishna, Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Here we are struggling with our purification!!

HpS - Here we are doing the same!!

Thank you so much for all you are giving to human society!!

HpS - Again, the same to you and so many good people in this world, no?

We were thinking our life is tough, then we heard about Bangladesh devotees.

Our dear wife Julieta is 34 weeks pregnant, a baby girl, Margarita. We were extra busy making arrangements for new family member and we lost our Japa pace. We chanted 6 rounds for two weeks, then we Started to feel dull and we realized that nothing is worthy without 16R 4P.

HpS - Yes, again and again we realize that trying to do anything, having accepted Srila Prabhupada, Lord Caitanya, as our Acharyas, without nice rounds is like trying to increase our work by giving up eating properly. Everything will increase at the maximum possible rate if we increase our Japa vrata in intensity and purity.

We are back in track. We feel there is no better place to be in than Iskcon. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

ASA - !!!

We have the fortune to witness everyday how everybody is suffering in this external energy, dhukalayam asavatam. So even though we can remember this on a daily basis, we have no taste for Japa, we just do it to feel better, as a duty.

HpS - Yet, I suspect that the medicine is working and you are changing at the root. Tada gada mula hantri. Our Yoga, religion, may not change the superficial stuff so much, but it reaches for the root. Then the tree full of snakes on the banks of the river will just wash away in the flood of death because it has no roots.

Maybe we can go to Santa Eulalia to visit you in february. We admire how my godbrothers are serving you.

HpS - You can act as a representative of much of the population of ISKCON Argentina. We can organize a symposium on medical science and the Vedas.

We are helping to push Sri Govardhan rural project. Trying to serve devotees here!!

Family, work and health are ok. 

Thank you Gurudev,

You are a lighthouse,

Your fool apprentice,

Nikunja Bihari das.

ASA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret Margarita means pearl !?



JAY SRI SRI GURU Y GAURANGA!!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and his loyal disciples, like you, who have the attitude and determination to follow his instructions at all times and in all kinds of contexts. JAYA !!

First of all, it seems important to me to make a precision. ART das has been and is trying to serve you as efficiently as possible and although he lacks a lot to be a first class servant, even so, he is trying, but, prioritizes other things and does not give me time to express myself, which is a mistake, because if he is very busy anyway my report could be short and say "now we are super busy doing such a service and point" so I want to start this report by apologizing for this involuntary absence from in the blog. Done the precision, we started, this report, we have divided it into three parts:

PART I, FILM “DIARY OF A TRAVELING CREATURE, THE DEFINITIVE JOURNEY”. To analyze the details of the film SS HpS and the filmmaker Raúl Zevallos have had several fruitful meetings, at one point Raúl said: “Maharaja, you are very creative and you have so many ideas that, for me to take them to cinematography, I would need, not 6 months but 6 years ”.

As a result of these dialogues, we are currently in the CONSOLIDATION process which will culminate next Sunday 24 with a filming schedule based on four points:

1) AEC, daily spiritual activities, to record that part, Pablo Rivasplata (director of photography) will stay in Nueva Asoka-van for 11 days in a row.

2) SAC, academic and cultural Sankirtana through interviews with different personalities from Latin America (Ramon Mujica, Héctor Béjar and others) and from the USA (Radhika Raman, mother Subra and others) ASA - Sonu Shaymdasani et al!

3) EFE, ephemeris: Govardhana Hill (November 5), the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada (November 7). In this area there is also the International Symposium of Tribute to Srila Prabhupada for the 125 years of his Glorious Appearance, an event scheduled for the last week of November, and Maharaja's Vyasa-puja on January 3, 2022.

4) ETE, thematic axes based on the conferences that Maharaja has developed throughout his trip: 1.- World classical literature. 2.- Science and the Vedas. 3.- Bhaktivedanta Library-Books are the foundation. 4.- Interfe Dialogue and 5.- Practical Arts.

Maharaja am I forgetting something?

HpS - That we also forget things, so some thing is certainly forgotten.

PART II ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT. For the “Rama vijayotsava” Festival, the victory of SRI RAMA and the death of Ravana, on Friday the 15th, we did our first professional broadcast from New Asoka-van. Then on Sunday 17, at the Temple of Understanding in Chosica, SS Hanumatpresaka Swami gave his first face-to-face class along with a short cultural program, that day the filmmakers went with two professional cameras to record details of the festival, it was a very intense day. JAY SRI RAMA!!

PART III SOLARIS JOURNAL No 6

At the same time, SOLARIS has organized a painting contest and the tale of 108 words. We congratulate the devotees of Spain for their enthusiastic participation (they have sent 5 drawings, a poem and a story), we hope to see soon the work of the Goswami Academy in Houston and the devotees of Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Some suggestion?

That is all I can report for now, thank you so much for your merciful understanding of my humble service.

HARE KRISHNA, JAY SRI SRI PARAMA KARUNA GAURA-NITAY!!

HpS - It is third class!!!! Congratulations! It will save the world!!! Thank Bh. M.