Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to you... All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Guru Maharaj hope you are doing well.

HpS - Still have these chest aches at times and unless we learn to work without stress we feel this body could collapse very easily.

We are doing fine here and doing some Seva in Kalachandji Temple. The temple has now resumed the garland services so I got garland services twice a week, I also have Prabhupada Aartik sewa and Tulasi sewa.

HpS - Sri Guru carana padma... !!

Guru Maharaj by your mercy I am following four regulative principles and chanting 16 rounds daily.

Guru Maharaj we have started the last book Bhagvad Gita in Bhakti Shastri, completed 5 Chapters and now Gopal Hari Prabhu is taking the classes and managing Bhakti Shastri. As you said we had asked about me giving the test early before the actual course completion so that I can get the Bhakti Shastri certificate for second initiation before Gaura Poornima. Prabhu said he will not be able to give the early exam before the course finishes. But said he could write a letter that says that I have almost completed Bhakti Sastri and he has no doubt that I will get a degree. But if that doesn’t work he will contact VIHE and ask them for permission to give the exam early.

My sole purpose behind taking second initiation is to cook for and dress Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji. I can also take the initiation after April once I have completed Bhakti Shastri. Whatever you think is right we are ready to do that Guru Maharaj. 

Guru Maharaj I sent an edited version of Japa Joe through email to you. I didn’t edit for content but added a few references and formatted it. Please take a look at it when you get some time and guide me on how I should proceed with it. 

HpS - When-did-you send it?? =}----> We don't see it in any of our regular folders and it is not in our Spam folder for the last few daze???? Thank you.

Please always keep me in your service Guru Maharaja.

Yours Servant

Divya Sri Devi Dasi

HpS - When will the course with the Gopal hari Das finish?

Hare Krsna Guru Mahraja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudev, espero que esté mejor de salud, y siempre absorto en el servicio.

Le escribo para contarle algunas cosas.

Hace un mes conseguí un trabajo de medio tiempo. Estoy muy feliz. Hace mucho quería encontrar un trabajo donde sentirme cómoda.

HpS - Si! De muchas maneras eso es Varna Ashrama Dharma, no?

La hora en la que me preparo para ir a trabajar, es la hora de FMP, por eso no he podido estar muy presente.

HpS - O.K. Otro FMP! Chant HK/HR durante el Brahma muhurta eso es la necesidad mas fuerte.

Hace mucho tiempo estoy pensando en dejar mi servicio de los cursos en ISKCON Chile, y ya llegó el momento. Estoy revisando los últimos exámenes del Curso de Dicípulos y debo pedir los diplomas de Bhakti Sastri, con esto termino mi servicio. Quizás, quizás vuelva en unos años, no lo sé. Mientras tanto estoy con el equipo de "Vaisnava Care" y si me siento cómoda, puede que ese sea mi servicio de aquí en adelante.

HpS - Posibilidad animar unos acceptar su servicio como educadora? Convierta asesor para ellos?

Estoy muy enfocada en mi trabajo y familia. Mi vida espiritual sin tanta exposición.

Jagannatha comenzó a estudiar "Ingeniería en Administración" y continúa con su trabajo y servicio en administración en el templo.

HpS - Por favor cual es el numero de Whatsapp del senyor Jagannatha Das? No vamos a publicar.

Eso Guru Maharaja.

HpS/ASA - Esa es mucho!!!

Muchas gracias por Su inmenso servicio.

Que Srila Prabhupada lo tenga eternamente en el refugio de Sus pies de loto.

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - TlgaSP!!!! Cambiando el mundo.

Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Disculpe que no he respondido pronto, respecto al tema de los requisitos para iniciaciones y lo establecido por el GBC, hablé con prabhu Tejas vit, corrobora que el GBC conoce la propuesta de México, le pedirá que se comunique con usted. 

Por otro lado, para reducir contagios del covid -19 declararon semáforo rojo para la ciudad de México hasta el 10 de Enero, el templo mantendrá sus puertas cerradas, los servicios para la Deidad continúan dándonos oportunidad de seguir regando la raíz, quizás es oportunidad de que trataremos de ofrecer más limpieza interna y externa a Sus Señorías.

Recuerdo que una vez le comenté que había preocupación de las pujaris respecto a qué tipo de sari usamos en el altar y Usted me respondió que todo era importante, pero más importante era evitar la crítica y ofensas entre los pujaris.

Estoy tratando de reflexionar en como a pesar que no hubo pureza en el canto de Ajamila obtuvo la liberación y esto sucedió porque no hubo ofensas, honestamente creo que las únicas ofensas en el canto del Santo nombre que podria estar evitando es que no considero el nombre de los semidioses iguales o independiente del Señor Visnu, no blasfemo la literatura vedica y somos respetuosos con las que concuerdan.

Mi pregunta sería cuál es la literatura sagrada que no concuerdan ? Por esta naturaleza femenina a veces soy muy sentimental y podría confundir.

Seguiré esforzándome.

Recuerdo una vez haciendo sankirtana en el bus presenté el libro acerca de la reencarnación, una señora empezó a gritarme que era cosa del diablo, tuve que hablar poco porque la voz de ella era más potente que la mía, me acerqué y la saludé lo más amable que pude; unos minutos antes alguien me había regalado una hermosa imagen del Señor Jesucristo, así que le regale esa imagen y simplemente derritió su corazón, empezó a ser cariñosa y felicitarme por mi labor de predica mientras apreciaba el libro, me despedí, bajé del bus y ella seguía gritando a distancia " sigue adelante!, está bien lo que estás haciendo, que Dios te bendiga"

Imaginé que el Señor Jesucristo también me acompañaba.

Ella no llevó el libro pero felicito el servicio y les dijo a todos que era correcto lo que estaba haciendo, nunca había visto un cambio tan drástico.

Feliz Navidad a los lectores del blog.

Disculpen mis estupideces por favor.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

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Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Excuse me that I have not responded soon, regarding the issue of the requirements for initiations and what is established by the GBC, I spoke with prabhu Tejas vit, he corroborates that the GBC is aware of Mexico's proposal, he will ask him to contact you.

On the other hand, to reduce COVID-19 infections, they declared a red light for Mexico City until January 10, the temple will keep its doors closed, the services for the Deity continue to give us the opportunity to continue watering the root, perhaps it is an opportunity to that we will try to offer more internal and external cleaning to the Honorable Members.

I remember that I once commented to you that the pujaris were concerned about what type of sari we wear at the altar and you answered me that everything was important, but more important was to avoid criticism and offenses among the pujaris.

I am trying to reflect on how even though there was no purity in Ajamila's chant he obtained liberation and this happened because there were no offenses, I honestly believe that the only offenses in the chant of the Holy Name that I could be avoiding is that I do not consider the name of the equal or independent demigods of Lord Visnu, I do not blaspheme the Vedic literature and we are respectful of those who agree.

My question would be what is the sacred literature that does not match?

[Mi pregunta sería cuál es la literatura sagrada que no concuerdan?]

HpS - Is very nice letter, but we could not understand your question??? I think it is a comparison but we do not see what things are being compared.

Due to this feminine nature I am sometimes very sentimental and could be confusing.

I will keep trying.

I remember once doing sankirtana on the bus, I presented the book about reincarnation, a lady began to shout at me that it was the devil's thing, I had to speak little because her voice was more powerful than mine, I approached and greeted her as much kind that I could; A few minutes before someone had given me a beautiful image of the Lord Jesus Christ, so I gave her that image and it simply melted her heart, she began to be affectionate and congratulate me on my preaching work while I appreciated the book, I said goodbye, got off the bus and she I kept shouting at a distance "go ahead! It's fine what you're doing, God bless you"

I imagined that the Lord Jesus Christ was also with me.

She did not carry the book but she complimented the service and she told everyone that what she was doing was correct, she had never seen such a drastic change.

HpS - This is why it is so amazing that we hear people saying that the whole universe operates according the rules of mathematics.

Merry Christmas to the blog readers.

Excuse my stupid things please.

Your eternal would-be servant

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS - Thank you very much. Enlivening letter. We go ahead with improving our service. Don't have to wait for others. If we really improve then it is help to them to advance.

Hare Krsna.

Your association is so marvelous.

We can barely write.

We are hot in our room.

Want to fall asleep.

Yet just writing in ecstacy to you and we can make our way through the mode of ignorance, but we are afraid that it will kill us.

That's O.K.

We have done everything we need to to do.

Now it is time to die.

-or-

Live!

Live or die, stay or fly,

as Krsna's bird.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

Jaya Gurudeva. I am closing the year with a substantial fallen [fall] from the stairs, ha ha. It is kind of weird I always fall down literally. No bones break, But hefty wounds

and bruises. Nevertheless, my spine is not compromise thank God ¡¡¡

I have superb angels I think haha.

I have realized that I can not stand suffering, for me is really traumatic to suffer even mentally, emotionally or physically. I tend to have so much fear. This is a very shoddy feeling.

I know that sukha dukha are fluctuating. Nonetheless, I tend to have a pessimistic view of things, subconsciously I do this in order not to feel disappointed at the end of the day.

I need to have more faith in Krsna. Avoid expectations. And really internalize that I am not the controller. For instance, there is a passage in movie in which a lame lady (Miriam) was chanting the Glories of Lord Jesus Christ one Roman fellow was passing by and address to her: Why are you praising Jesus? He did not cure you? Why is that?

And then she replied: I asked myself the same question. For Him it would have been so easy to cure me, but I guess He did not cure me, so that others like me know that their distress would not deprive them of happiness inside His Kingdom. I really loved that response, but my faith is so much far from her position.

I guess that I need more association, more reading and chanting

I am attaching the youtube link of that scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYtSXqdLfjU&list=PLvBT1CsEpIT6m5TgWHW_U9vUz_FYitnQR&index=37

Thank you all so much Gurudeva

See you tomorrow at FMP

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS - AgtSP. Nehabikramo naso sti, BG ~2.35.... the progress may be slow but it is eternal. We have gone through different problems, sometimes we chanted sometimes we didn't. When we chant Krsna gives us advice. If we are to insincere to take it, then we CHANT for Krsna to give us sincerity.

Chant during the pain and it does not touch me. Have to surrender to just crying like a child, like Draupadi for Krsna.

Hare Krishna Maharaja

Please take my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

(Google translator)

It has been a long time since my last letter, I apologize for this. I know that you have many occupations and I think that my letters or reports may be insignificant and that there are urgent matters that you must attend to.

HpS - Srila Prabhupada said that when he needed to know about someone Krsna would inform and usually externally! Of course, our older godbrothers, sisters are vey good gurus for 90% of the questions.

Maharaja I want to ask you many questions and at the same time none since you always answer them in each class, it is as if every doubt or pain that arises in my heart you know it and in some “magical” way you answer them the next day in your classes.

HpS - Krsna uses the devotees.

I write this paragraph with tears in my eyes as I am very excited because Krishna and Radha give me the intelligence to appreciate you, Prabhupada and each of your instructions. Infinite thanks for all the service you do. It is a great honor for me to have met him in this life.

Lately I have again that sense of urgency that I had when I was a child, I felt and feel that there is little time left and that it is urgent to know God and start serving him in the right way, the time is now!

When I was a child I did not have access to this knowledge or guide but I listened to the heart, now I have the knowledge at hand, I have your guide but my mind and anarthas are the excuse for not following the urge of urgency that is in my heart.

¿How can I deal with guilt and spiritualize it?

You show us what to do and how to do it, yet I don't do it 100% every day (some humans are still scoundrels). I understand that it is a process (little by little).

 Moving forward slowly has helped me to be firm in my convictions, however with each passing year I am more aware that I could have done better and that is where the guilt comes from. I believe that this guilt or low esteem for my service is not helping me to cleanse my mind and heart to better meditate on the holy names of God.

HpS - NOD says that we we should feel bad for our failures, but not 'enjoy' our suffering. Lament to get knowledge, and then go ahead!!

Every time I ask you questions I feel that they are silly since everything is in the books, I should study them better and more every day. Sometimes I find the answers this way and that is why I do not write to you but I need your guidance, although my questions are irrelevant, I feel that I need to hear it directly from you to create that impression in my heart that motivates me to continue moving forward.

I apologize if I have made a mistake and I appreciate your service. I wish good health for you.

Sincerely,

Stefani S. Michelena (Petti)

HpS - We are stupid, but maybe because we have been hit on the head by Maya 25-times we have learned something from the scriptures and you can then get some benefit and only be beaten on the head six times. We hope your students will be even more quick!

Very nice lettes!