Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and your service unto him.

For the Japan library, they can do a Bank Wire Transfer and to do a money transfer, they are requesting an invoice or like a bill with the book and it's price. Do we have an official NIOS letterhead or official NIOS invoice.

Here is the letter from the Japanese librarian:

Dear Dr. Ayush Goyal,

Please send your invoice at your earliest convenience.

Upon receipt of it we will send our remittance by Bank Wire Transfer.

Your prompt procedure will be highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Manabu Oda

Assistant Librarian .... Japan

HpS - ASA --- Esteemed Aja-govinda Das

Thank you for you essential help in this area for NIOS. We were little delayed in dealing with this as we did not have Word on our computer until yesterday so we could not write a proper invoice.

Then we looked at the price of the book.

Then we went to the UPS, FedEx and DHL sites and went through the mechanics of getting a quote on shipping costs to Japan. That took about 1-hour of hard work. The Estimates came back at $170, 170 and 150 respectively!

So, I responded to your e-mail with this info so you can ask the library if they have a less expensive means of shipping, and whether they still want to order the book.

Ooof. So much technical work. We can only do so much a day.

It is satisfy in some respects. To do battle with the robot and win 14/11.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

I am sending tomorrow (Friday the 13th) a report to the blog about all the pending budgets of the things we are doing for NIOS:

1. SOLARIS Magazine No 5,
2. SOLARIS Magazine website,
3. Five minute trailer for the film "Diary of a Traveling Creature, the Ultimate Voyage"
4. Arrangements for the indexing of SOLARIS,
5. Freight to send the magazine to the United States and others.

HpS - ASA - Please include Adminiatrative Expenses for yourself and others in the Budget!

Gurudeva the account of VIPLAVAH 02/04 2020 ($ 200) and VIPLAVAH 03/04 2020 (150) + that of the translator $ 40 which are things paid and delivered, please could you speak with Prabhu Abhisek to have the NIOS treasury take care of these accounts.

HpS - Yes, $390. The work has been excellent, but was there also not costs for shipping things to the USA?

Hare Krishna Guru-Maharaja, his insignificant servant, Abhiram Thakur das.

Hare Krsna.

[It would be nice if there was no extra space with each paragraph return no?? Can put it in manually if you want to. Is is possible?]

We are all considering that a brahmacari joining us at 902 Hillcrest, Murfreesboro, Tennessee would have a lot of good point.

Sending the current DTC(p) to Pancha-tattva Das to give some idea of life in the Boro.

If he can investigate the Immigration work and getting enrolled as a student at Middle Tennesse University or just taking individual classes. That would be great step forward.

previous letter https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11726/

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO,AGTSP

Dear Sir,

Kindly

i] can you elaborate on " ASA Encyclopedia" ?

ASA - Let's get Category A and B edited each fortnight. to start?

ii] Does UG/TB/HpS change the "letter type" of every letter when they feel mismatch between content and "letter type" provided by user.

ASA - No, just some times. They edit spelling etc. also, a little.

iii] why [Why] did HH typed [type] "Sannyasa, Sannyasa, Sannyasa" in previous letter. I dont [don't] think we can get it in ISKCON, in current circumstances.

ASA - "To achieve the highest success in life by becoming a gosvāmī and then a pure devotee of the Lord, one must follow the instructions known as Upadeśāmṛta, which have been given by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī." This is from Preface to NOI. Is nice, no? We must all do this kind of work. Yes, if we can formally take Sannyasa that is good! ISKCON is functional. As we develop the substance, really become Goswamis then the formalities in ISKCON follow. Not perfectly, but they follow.

iv]why did HH attached images of Cats in previous letter.

ASA - H.H. Didn't Tom Brown did it. He likes cats!

v] Parikshit talent include musics instrumental, deity worship.

ASA - Guitar? Writes music. This is link to very good song about Tennessee the feelings about the history and culture here. Musicians can do so much!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDbnwQlCek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1Cv42xzYk

Raja guna? Dovetail it with Krsna!!

vi] He and his mother does not stay with us, we have not talked to them on phone or video conf or SMS ,for over 2 months.

ASA - Well, is about time to say, hello!

regards,

grateful animal

HpS !!!!! You are going back to godhead!!!!! Edit the posts for a couple of fortnights.

Hare Krishna Maharaja, please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you! 

I am listening to your English classes almost everyday. Very grateful to the devotee who posts them on to FB.

These classes are our saving grace..though they are beyond our capacity to understand. The humor, insight and the personal stories that you tell are very uplifting and bring us closer to Srila Prabhupada’s books. Thank you Maharaja. I am here because of you. Your personality have always been so familiar and inviting to me.

HpS - Hmmph! We have always been inspired by you and your family. Maya may knock Nick Deffs down but he got back up!! 💪 "Okay, if that way won't work, maybe this way!!"

Maharaja, you have inspired me to take work seriously and by Krishna’s grace and your mercy I have carpentry work that is creative and challenging and my boss is favorable to KC.

HpS - Same Dude you described before! Very interesting!

I am very thankful for this. Because of you I am trying to always remember that the money that I make is Krishnas and should be used in His service.

So many great devotees have left us here in Boise. We are missing their association and feel foolish for not taking more of their association when they were here. The work load around the temple is heavy and the physical association with devotees is scarce but we are holding to our morning program at the temple and at home with Aja. Needing to develop our evening program. We are trying to read Krsna Book every night and do kirtan.

ASA - Super! Super! Super! I think that if we can be KC in these circumstances, we can also do it in a coffin! (At last a little peace and quiet! (But then another buddy, body). Things will change. Guaranteed. But Krsna and His Associates and His pastimes are eternal.

Sadhu Sanga Prabhu (You have been on the Vrindavan Parikrama with him. He used to have a different name that started with a T) his good wife Sudevi Mataji and their fiery son Dhruva have moved here from Bellingham WA. Anadi and I feel very like minded to them and we seem to all work very well together. We are very grateful for their help and guidance.

HpS - Great!!! Yes, we lived through the Parikrama with him several times. It is like having lived through the Vietnam War with somebody. We really miss his association. Respects to him, them. She speaks "Mexican", no? How is his mothe?

Married life is difficult! We are trying to have a good sense of humor about it all and not get to entangled or attached but it is very difficult.

HpS - Ha! Ha! Ha! ... but Vanaprastha is tougher and Sannyasa is even more tough! but in the end you are as pure as gold! They erect monuments to you in citys. You become a person on the stature of Narada muni and the Parampara acharys. On the other hand the problems are all created by us, and as soon as we say, "Nityananda! Prabhupada", with our hands raised with a loud voice, we know how to use Grhastha Ashrama etc. very well!

Considering getting therapy again but this question comes up:

Is revealing ones mind in confidence to a professional, non devotee therapist not recommended? 

HpS - No, but to a nice Mexican lady, Catholic, is okay. Just gotta understand people in terms of NoI-10. Then even Karmis and Jnanis can help us in our service. Of course, it often happens that therapists say that they go more help in their personal life than they feel they gave in the sessions.

Thank you for all of your online classes and for being a torch light in this dark material existence🙏🏻

Your aspiring servant,

Nitisara das 

HpS - To us you seem like you are in the top 5% of humanity on the planet. Go ahead!!!!! Do you continue with the music? Looking for a different audience? Don't need a lot of people. You tube videos. Respects to the Better Half.

All Glories to Sri Guru Parampara,

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

H. H. HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam!

H. H. B. S. Damodar Swami, Ki Jai!

Srila Prabhupada, Ki Jai!

Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s Padama Charan that I am so happy to get Guruji Maharaja's reply so soon, and it is the same address written not to write in this blog.

In my previous letter I had asked the differences of "Mantra and Gaitri" and Guruji replied as HpS - We do not understand your question too well. Can you give details? The details are as under : 

1.     Guru

Mantra : Eing Srigurube namah;

Gayatri - Eing Srigurudevaya bidamahe krsnanandaya dhimahi tano guru:

                pracodayat.

2.     Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Mantra : Kling Srikrsnacaitanyaya svah.

Gayatri : Kling Gourangaya bidamahe biswambharaya dhimahi tano goura:

    pracodayat.

3.     Nityananda

Mantra : Kling Nityananda candraya svah.

Gayati  : Kling Nityanandaya bidamahe balaramaya dhimahi tano Rama

                pracodayat.

HpS - Hmm? We still do not understand. 😟 Can you send your whatsapp number or e-mail address and we could communicate in some more detail about the Mantras.

 I am now reading Bhagavatam 11:20:30. Narrating the different concepts of happiness in general public and bhaktas spiritual views. Normally everybody thinks that the greatest happiness is the Maya; but the real happiness is worship of Sri Krsna – because He is the only sources of happiness. Actually, even now, I can’t experience the feeling of happiness in chanting Mahamantra and seeing the Murti. When I will get the same feelings which were experience by Gosvamis and other bhaktas? Sometimes tears rolled down from my eyes but could not grapes [grasp] the idea of happiness in my practice.

Guruji! Please guide me if there is any mistake in my practice or in the systems.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - You have tears from the eyes but you are not happy?

One time Hari-sauri Das described that he was traveling as Srila Prabhupada his secretary and when they arrived at the airport many devotees were there and chanting and dancing in great jubilation. Then the same thing happened when they arrived at the Temple.

When they got to Srila Prabhupada's room, Hari-sauri Das said that he wished he had the love for Srila Prabhupada that all the jumping and chanting devotees had, and then Srila Prabhupada looked at him and said, "Oh, you don't want to be my secretary any more"?

Hari-sauri Das felt terrified and said, "No, Srila Prabhupada, I want to continue as your secretary as long as you will keep me!"

Srila Prabhupada smiled and said, "That is love".

So the real test of love is not that we feel some ecstasy, but that we are attached to doing practical service for Krsna. We feel that we HAVE to chant our rounds. That feel bad when we don't do it.

Yes, Krsna, His murti should become so very nice to see afte we do regular service to Them.

Do you have Deitys in your home?

Pictures.

We may have tears, trembling etc or maybe not. It may take some life times to become purified, but we won't give up. That is all we can say. Get advice from others also. Tell us what they say!