Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva:

Please, accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

August is almost here and that means the last month of summer holidays.

In September, I will be back to school,

this year as a Nursery and Primary teacher and I will try my best to pass Srila Prabhupada message to my students and colleagues.

ASA - Share this gift of Srila Prabhupada: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/3/22/21/

From the departure of a very important devotee and friend (for all the members of my family), Avesa Rupa Prabhu, things have changed a bit.

This summer is the first one we don’t spend time with him and his partner, Adiras prabhu, hiking around the most beautiful landscapes in Spain.

Instead of that, we have been visiting another [other] devotees in different places such as Málaga and Nueva Vrajamandala.

I think we are missing Avesa Rupa prabhu, but, thanks to him, we are a little bit stronger in some things.

... For example,

HpS - ASA - He was a G I A N T. Even though they may not know it I think the whole world misses him. The Earth misses his walking on here. 😟 Yet, it is like seeing your father leave on a boat to China in 1933 for work, and knowing he will come back after 1-1/2 year, and there should be letters, telegrams, phone calls.

...desire to distribute books. Of course, not the way he did (he was a great sankirtan devotee), but, at least, trying our best, once a month, in family or with another devotees… In today’s class, I hear you saying that everybody can distribute books. Even if it is only one or two, it is ok.

And on hearing this, I feel a little more confident. So, always with Srila Prabhupada’s and your permission, I will go with my husband Jayanta prabhu to the streets, like I did some years ago. And let’s see what happens!

ASA - Hey, that is just one way, and it may not even be the best way,,, for you all. Chant, pray, stack the books up where you can see them and get them out. Put advertisements around the neighborhood dogs who pass by.

Put leads into your students school work that will inspire family to ask, "Where from that quote is made??" Etc.

Thank you so much for reading my letter.

Hoping you are fine.

Your servant, hoping to be humble.

Purnamasi devi dasi

HpS - Make book distribution our full time business. Convert your school into a clandestine Sankirtan center.



Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. 

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

 Gurudev, am at home town now. Took a separate rented room and staying there.

 Health seems ok. Seems CoVid cases are increasing. Received first dose of 

 vaccine 23 days back.

Running a bit busy with family members & office work. Took a rented roon and staying

there so that i can think about my spritual practices, will start class soon for family

members on BG.

HpS - Wonderful. Maybe better is Caitanya caritamrta? Select parts. Read the bio of Lord Caitanya in the Introduction to SB and discuss it with them? Srila Prabhupada's one volume biography?

 My 3rd brother has a 5 month old baby ( Madhav ). Preparing his childhood cultivation

 plan so that he should be good in devotional life from his childhood.

 HG Jibesh Prabhuji good in health and good. He is staying in Mayapur in rented room.

 He is always good in spiritual practices.

HpS - I wish he could contact our disciple Gaura gadadhara Devi Dasi and her fiancee Gopal, but I don't know how it is possible. We will look for method.

You stay pure in heart by daily, constant work and Krsna will send nice people to learn from you!!!

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

Hare Krishna querido Gurudeva! Por favor acepte mis mas humildes reverencias! todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Espero que se encuentre bien de salud.

Muchas gracias por su respuesta y por aceptarme como visita.

Como soy un sirviente del Señor Jambavan, no tendré problema en estar en el bosque con usted 🐻

Conociendo ahora su itinerario yo estaría llegando el 24 o 25 a Nashville, de todas formas yo le aviso con anticipación, la hora y fecha exacta.

Solo necesitaría la dirección de su casa para poder ubicarla en el mapa y averiguar como llegar.

Muchas gracias por su atención.

Su sirviente Jambavan Das

HpS - 24-25 Augusto?? Llegamos 24 Agosto a las 2.50PM al aeropuerto.

Bien Venidos.

Tiene vaccine complete?

[7:00 AM, 7/30/2021] +1 (281) 635-xxx: Hare Krsna Maharaj 

Thank you so much.

Also scientifically is it possible to proove that the soul exists??

[5:15 PM, 8/4/2021] Hp Swami: No, because epistemology of science is rational empiricism and even Pi and the Square root of 2 are irrational numbers, what to speak of the soul.... 😇  It is by definition not an empirical entity.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!  

All glories to Srila Gurudeva!  

Our obeisances at your feet.

Dear Gurudeva, Vidagdha and I are in better health. Thanks to you and so many devotees who supported us and prayed for my family. It was a very purifying experience. My case was complicated due to my allergies and lung problems. Now we are only taking medications to strengthen the lungs and immune system in general, ginger, echinacea, probiotics, etc... 

It is very difficult for a mother to think about dying and leaving her children unprotected, but after reading your message, I gradually acquired more intelligence to understand that I am nothing and cannot control anything. My mom died when I was 9 years old and I don't wish the same for my children. But I understand that our only refuge is Krishna; so, nothing bad could come of this situation.

HpS - You are not nothing. You are a little girl in Mother Yasoda's work force and you have to help pack Krsna's lunch or something like that. We are not too big, or not too small. We have something to contribute in this world, drama, and in the eternal world. https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/8/10/ "La madre tiene la gran responsabilidad de brindarle una protección total al niño..."

 It is not easy to say goodbye to this body, your family and everything that identifies you with this life, although we have read about that topic many times. So the days went by, trying to understand my life through this body and accept leaving here soon. 

HpS - Only because we think we are the well wisher of Bhismadeva and Drona acharya. Krsna is more concerned with them than we are. We just need to help Him take care of them. 

One of those complicated days with a lot of fever, physical pain and emotional imbalance, I fell asleep in the afternoon and dreamed of Krishna, the temple deity of Mexico, Sri Madhan Gopal. He asked me to comb him and fix his turban. I combed him, decorated his turban and he looked really so beautiful. Her curly hair, very shiny and soft. All the time he looked at me with so much love. At one point Krishna was no longer made of stone, he came up to me and gave me a hug.

ASA - Srimati Gopi-radha Devi Dasi!!! You are shameless!! 😁 You are writing to us about how unfortunate you are while keeping secret hugs with our Krsna!!

I told my husband and at that moment my heart was freed from all anxiety and fear. I thought that it couldn't be that bad to die and that it was really quite possible to be close to Krishna. My faith woke up. Honestly, I didn't see getting a hug from Krishna as real or close. Of course, with my devoted friends we sometimes talk about what Krishna's hugs would be like. 

I understand that the blessings and prayers of the devotees are very powerful. SG Mahatma Prabhu asked me to focus on living because my children needed me, it helped me a lot to keep going. He always has so much love and compassion to give. So many devotees called, wrote and offered us so many expressions of affection. I wish I could reciprocate with everyone. 

For days I dreamed of many devotees praying around me to get the virus out of my body. I would wake up at dawn very scared, feeling the energy of the devotees. 

Three weeks passed without being able to get out of bed and one day I woke up feeling very good and recovered. At that time, my dear friend (Jahnava) who I have not seen in many years, sent me a message saying that she made an offering to Lord Nrishimhadeva of Mayapur for my benefit. I felt very ashamed for that and for all that you and so many devotees were doing for us. Our only refuge is Krishna and his devotees.

Sorry for my long letter, I wanted to share my experience with you.  

Thank you very much gurudeva for your time and teachings. What can we do for you???  

We pray that you are in good health. 

Japa 16 rounds, gayatri, reading, service to my deities 👍

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Your servants Gopi Radha DD y Vidagdha Das.  

HpS - Respects to everyone. Everyone!! The Vidagdha, the Jaya deva... the kids, who will grow up and cause you even more problems as a grand mama etc.

Sorry slow to answer. We have a lot of service sometimes, and our eyes are getting old. See you in Sankirtana!! Thank you. We feel so much respect for you as a soldier in LC's army.

Our Ayurvedic doctor writes:

Dear Maharaja

I know you will come to Peru in September. I can cure you if you let me do it. The complete treatment just for you included lodging won't have any cost as always. I will need a month to cure you and it's important you will be isolated for it. According to Ayurveda to get longevity it's necessary to eliminate accumulated energy through our life (Vata), the treatment is for this. In addition no people around it's required.

Waiting for your answer.

HpS - So, so very nice to hear from you. Yes, we hope to come to Peru around 26th September and stay for six months in one place.

As of this minute we do not have any diseases other than old age.

This means that we have lost two teeth, though all the rest are in very good shape for our age, 73-years old. I don't think we can cure, that, no? 😊 Our vision is getting weaker. Our digestion and cardiac and pulmonary are fine. Hearing weaker.

I think, by the mercy of Guru and your advice in the past, our health is about as good as it can be. Our allopathic doctor, Amit Singh, our Gurukula student in years gone by, says the same, in top 15% of health for people our age.

Of course, we just cannot give up association of Vaisnavas such as yourself and others. We hope to get more of that while we are in Peru and plant the seed or our own nice Ashrama, New Ashoka Van (here Hanuman delivers Rama's message to Sita) with your perspectives on Ayurveda etc.

O.K.?