Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, Beloved Gurudeva,

Please accept our humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

We were quite depressed, unmotivated. Your teeth problems, reminded us that you are leaving soon (according to your predictions, odana sasthi this year).

HpS/ASA - Well, yes, agtSP, it is a prediction, but it is like a scientific prediction, based upon available evidence, and a practical date for getting necessary things done.

We were PUSHED to consolidate our preaching efforts, and that resulted in the four movies.

You, so many devotees, should also do the same thing as you get older. Seems Prabhupada was considering what he had done and updating his consolidations in his Purports.

Around October we were certified 40% deaf, and eyes, mental faculties, about the same. Now our vehicle seems to be about 55%.

Only one out of the five movable windows on our Mercedes works.

Yet that is quite enough to good work.

On the other hand, what do any of us know. This might be our last breath or we live in this body until we are 86-years old?

So we started to think that we can no longer bother you with our issues, and that we really did nothing for you but bring problems.

HpS - Please engage us in your Sankirtan according to our utility!

The mind, friend or foe!! Glass, half empty or half full.

When we started to see everything black, we called His Holiness Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami, asking for help.

Next day he called us, while he was at Mayapura.

That gesture touched us, we realized that Guru and Krishna are always with us.

After a week, we regained our practice, enthusiasm, the glass was half full.

Good japa, daily reading of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Then in FMS you quoted that letter from SP to Jaya Tirtha Prabhu: “You cannot survive without my mercy and I cannot survive without your mercy. This mutual respect. this mutual love, is Krishna Consciousness”. [We edited the previous a little to what we remember reading and repeating]

Touched our heart, gratitude!! We told maharaja about our recovery and quoted that letter to him. He replied: “ Hare Krishna Prabhu. I am always here for you”. We know It's the same with you, you are always there for us.

We hope we can serve you for the whole eternity.

Your aspiring disciple,

Nikunja bihari das.

Ps: We sent a present by post mail with Manu, our elder son, who is in the United States now.

HpS - We got it. A Russian copy of NoI. I have not integrated it with our museum of different language NoIs, but it is in the process. Then we hope to publish a report. Thank you!

Any more news about B. D. Damora Swami or others is certainly nice.

I keep thinking that we can all be together in the Nadiya in the universe where Lord Caitanya is personally present in our next lifetime. It makes me realize how much more purified I need to become.

Every day we learn some more about becoming stronger, more efficient devotees.

Expect some of our readers are doing the same, but even faster than we are.

Let us go to another letter and chant final 3-rounds to 16.

Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

When I heard that the NIOS Campus Project was becoming more and more real, I began to wonder at the most basic level.

Who I am?

A spiritual soul eternal servant of Krishna, but now in maya.

With the body of a man, already old, married to a wonderful devotee: Raman reti devi dasi.

Professor for many years, with a supposed Brahminical tendency, with completed master's studies in university education.

Who we are?

I think those of us understand the objectives and projects of ASA and NIOS well enough to want to cooperate more. Those of us who sufficiently understand the idea of the NIOS campus and can contribute something from our large or small position.

I was wondering, do I, we, fit into the NIOS campus project? As a visitor or resident?

The first thing that came to mind is: What would I be looking for? A comfortable refuge? Economic development in the USA? Or really contribute something, be an added value?

Then, I remembered a famous saying and paraphrased it:

Don't ask what NIOS can do for you, ask what you can do for NIOS.

And with my wife we began to let our imagination fly. What would happen if we were accepted into this project?

Firstly, we would go with the idea of taking vanaprastha. On campus there might be a house for girls and another for boys, so that would be ideal. We would work hard on whatever you need. In parallel, I can be trained by you, dear gurudev, to take sannyasa. And if Krishna wants, and I think it would be the perfection of life, to take sannyasa from your hands.

My wife is very pro-active and with high social skills, she is an artist, she is a specialist in the education of children with different abilities (she currently handles a couple of cases of children of devotees). She would be very useful to the community of devotees that is formed.

Personally, I have many years of teaching experience and studies, including ISKCON courses. I think it's time to share my experience with devotees who are enthusiastic about education. Furthermore, I would like to help create the curriculum, which I believe would be very innovative based on your ideas, dear Gurudev, and mine as well. I would like to include theater (I have good experience at Newton School and others) and other cultural-educational manifestations according to the people involved.

Anyway, these are some ideas. In reality, other projects we had were diluted. May be this one aswell. This project of yours opens up a whole new panorama for us. Actually, nothing keep us here.

We will see what Krishna wants.

Thank you very much for your daily inspiration. You are our reason for living.

Your servant,

Laksmana-agraja das

HpS/ASA - Super, SUPER, S U P E R! Thank you. Taken us 2-weeks to answer but I think with an old vehicle working on 50% cylinders that is to be expected.

Your perspective on your contribution is very nice.

It is a challenge to everyone.

Sri Hari Das arrives Wednesday and with his association we may be able to move ahead faster.

Of course, AGTSP.

Now we have to rush to bathe, puja, printing, packing and going to Murari Farm for Gaura-purnima.

Todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudev comienzo mi reporte contestando las preguntas que formuló en la carta pasada. El templo de Chile está bien con muchas devotos nuevos que no conocía jóvenes con mucha energía, estuve haciendo pequeños servicios cocinar a la deidad con madre Ambrita Ganga y limpiar. Muy sorprendida por los hermosos murales que tiene el templo donde devotos lo hicieron con mucho amor para krishna y la comunidad

Con respeto a mi familia somos 4 hermanos, (Francisca, Javier y Felipe) mis padres Julio y yennifer) están juntos hasta ahora y tengo 3 sobrinos (Julieta, Ignacio y Julián ellos viven 2 fuera de Santiago. tengo una hermosa familia con muchos colores cuidados y comunicación les escribo a diario y fue maravilloso verlos, también me dedique hacer trámites qué necesitaba realizar (carnet de identidad, chequeo médico, ver a amigos etc...) con respecto a mi sadhana muy bien rondas cada día, lectura diaria con LAD y las devotas, atendiendo a las deidades (ofrecer alimentos, bañar, vestir y decorar... Además estoy nadando y encontré un trabajo asistiendo a pequeños a nadar y adolescentes a mejorar la técnica de nado tres veces a la semana dos horas diarias, y con orientación una vez a la semana

También fui a sacar la foto y marcar mis huellas digitales para el carnet de legalidad en el país por último LAD mando un reporte de nuestro interés por el proyecto campus de NIOS donde me sumó a lo que puedo hacer en la orientación para niños

Se despide su sirviente Raman Reti Devi Dasi

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All glories to Goura Nitay

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear Gurudev I begin my report by answering the questions he asked in the last letter. The Chile temple is doing well with many new devotees that I didn't know, young people with a lot of energy, I was doing small services, cooking for the deity with mother Ambrita Ganga and cleaning. Very surprised by the beautiful murals that the temple has where devotees did it with a lot of love for Krishna and the community

HpS/ASA - 👍

With respect to my family, we are 4 siblings, (Francisca, Javier and Felipe) my parents Julio and Jennifer) are together until now and I have 3 nephews (Julieta, Ignacio and Julián, 2 of them live outside of Santiago. I have a beautiful family with many colors care and communication I write to them daily and it was wonderful to see them, I also dedicated myself to doing paperwork that I needed to do (identity card, medical check-up, seeing friends, etc...) regarding my sadhana very well rounds every day, daily reading with LAD and the devotees, attending to the deities (offering food, bathing, dressing and decorating... I am also swimming and found a job helping children to swim and teenagers to improve their swimming technique three times a week for two hours a day, and with guidance once a week

I also went to take the photo and mark my fingerprints for the legality card in the country. Lastly, LAD sent a report of our interest in the NIOS campus project where I was added to what I can do in the orientation for children.

His servant Raman Reti Devi Dasi says goodbye

HpS - Very, very nice. I hope our Kapi Dhvaja, Blog and Tweets keep you informed about our Sankirtan and health and we can be of use to your Sankirtan.

Go on expanding more and more.

You have such nice gifts to share.

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva,

Please accept our humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Here are our web pages:

https://nicasioayurveda.carrd.co/ version en espanol

https://nikasioayurveda.carrd.co/ english version

Thank you,

your servant.

Nikunja Bihari das

HpS/ASA - Thank you!!!

AGTSP.

As usual there we innumerable, marvelous Vyasapuja offerings, and this year we edited them into one Word file for later appreciation.

Finally, today, we got a chance to open the file.

It is about 30-pages long!

After 3/4-hour we Google translated all the Spanish to English.

Next...

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva

My respected Gurudeva, please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I always wish you the best for your health.

HpS - AgtSP/ A 'healthy' old car??

¡Om namo Bhagavate Narasimhaya!

 I am understanding and I'm realizing my small position, it is a reality that takes time to integrate into our habitual consciousness and for this to be the fundamental basis of our actions;

I am here in my house, in my district, my region, my country, my planet, my planet is among other planets and other components of the universe that influence me, and there are so many universes and everything is material existence functioning.

We also have the spiritual existence, much larger, inconceivable, and functioning. The power of the Supreme with His opulence is great, His energies, His aspects, His messengers.

I am a spiritual soul in a material body that I sculpted myself with my feelings, desires, actions, thoughts, by believing that I decided my life; the truth is that I was being driven, guided, oriented, reinforced, rewarded by the enormous power of illusion (Energy of Krsna), in my small position, and by my past and tendencies, me inserted in the wheel of time.

The events occur in the time, place, and circumstances decreed by Divine Providence and the mercy of the Supreme.

Right now, I am conversing with you Gurudeva . . . what glory. TLGASrila Prabhupada, TLGABhaktysiddhanta Sarasvati, TLGAThe Disciplic Succession that comes from Krsna (Who is described by His beautiful qualities that He manifests in His pastimes with His associates)

Thank you, Gurudeva for the Maha Mantra, the principles, the knowledge, TLGASP. Gurudeva, is every statement about my existence be correct?

Thank you very much for your attention Gurudeva, your time and mercy.

His disciple

Rohini dd

HpS - We are all fortunate to be accepted into the service of Srila Prabhupada in the Parampara!...!...

Very fortunate.

Your above statements seem fine.

Practically we seem to be somewhat influenced by Lord Caitanya's mercy and we can feel Hara, Krsna and Rama's presence when we chant Their Names or see Their deities.

When we can boxes of books to the car, we might also think, that these are Rama and Krsna's books.

So, we might be realizing Krsna in part as Maha-visnu and being surrounded by His material energies.

[... we thought we sent this letter long time ago!!! you are becoming a goswami? can feel the presence of the holy spirit, paramatma.]