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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Obeisances

As you asked me, now I am writing you my sadhana report.

Gurudeva, 2 days ago I put into practice something that I had never done in the temple under normal conditions. I was advised to have 9 hours of rest, knowing that the hours that rest before 00:00 are worth two.

I fell asleep at 8:30 p.m. and woke up at 2:00 a.m. This has been amazing, I have been able to sing 14 rounds before mangala arati and everything has changed, my perception of things is clearer and safer, I have been able to put myself in the mode of goodness, but as the hours pass, I begin to identify myself more with the body, the mind and the situations.

Before doing this, I was waking up at 3.00 or 3.15. I recently integrated reading a little before I started singing, and it's very good, no more than 15 minutes. This schedule has allowed me to sing between 1 and 6 rounds, depending on the situations in the morning.

On the other hand, the standard that I always had was to get up at 4.00 and when the mode of ignorance is too much, sometimes I got up a few minutes later. The problem with this modality is that I was late to mangala arati.

As for the rounds, I hardly complete them before 10, only on special occasions is that I have sung rounds before lunch, and very rarely in the afternoon, after lunch.

With the new sadhana I can finish my rounds calmly before 5.30, I beg you and Krishna to allow me to keep this sadhana, it is a great experience!

HpS - ASA - Jaya!!! Hare Krsna!!!

Lately I have been able to eat what is necessary and necessary, I lost weight, since all the stress and anxiety made me "take refuge in the prasadam", I ate a lot, and my stomach showed it. Now I'm fine, I hope I don't get malnourished hahaha, as necessary and fair, I have a taper that helps me regulate the amount I consume.

In the past I have been able to regulate my appetite, but as time goes by again comes a wave in which I eat too much. Instability.

As for reading, I spent many weeks studying little, generally 30 minutes, and there were days when 15 minutes. I always read the Bhagavad gita daily. I must confess that there was a day when I didn't read anything. That was months ago. Bad experience.

I am currently reading Srimad Bhagavatam for 1 hour ideally and in parcels, at different times I am reading other books, 5 to 15 minutes each: Nectar of devotion, Bhagavad gita and Upadesamrita. Besides I also read a book by SS Praladhananda Swami, about health and the book Vaisnava Compassion by Satsvarupa Swami, the latter was recommended to me to do a good administrative job.

At night I read the Krishna Book in English for a few minutes, and sometimes I also read the science of self-realization in English but at other times to learn a little more about the language.

I try to learn new words in English, it costs me, as well as learning verses in Sanskrit. I am also beginning to learn the songs of the temple with their meanings, it is a sacrifice, my mind is very vague, it retains for short times, but I apply memorization techniques to achieve it. Music helps me remember.

I practice a little pranayama, yoga and self-massage, to regulate my nervous system, I also have a diary where I write down my experiences and I also draw on the same sheet, then I share the drawing on instagram. I write poetry when I can tweeter. At night I play some music in a scattered way.

I have finished the administration course that I was doing online, now I want take a communication course and also Bhakti Sastri if it is possible.

I continue with my service of the magazine and helping in the area of ​​the communication department. In the temple I help with various cleaning and cooking. Soon the deities will come to the temple, then I will cook them directly.

PS: Misra Bhagavan das returned to the US on July 11, currently in the temple is Bh Eloy, P Vasudeva, P Govinda Damodara, P Sebastián, M Daniela and M Phyllis. In our commune of Santiago the quarantine still continues.

My obeisances

Your Clown Servant

Piyari Mohan das.

HpS - Wow! Such a long letter, but very nice!!! You need a superman suit! Our respects to the other devotees. Interesting that the Misra-bhagavan Das was able to fly back to USA. He is such a unique person. He doesn't give up. Inspite of so many challenges from his senses and mind, he distributes books!!!!!

YOur Sadhana seems great.... just go on. Always remember that you are a person and Krsna is a person. He is always changing!!!

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Español:

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Reverencias

Como usted me pidió, ahora le escribo mi reporte de sadhana. 

Gurudeva, Hace 2 días que puse en práctica algo que nunca había hecho en el templo en condiciones normales. Se me aconsejó tener 9 horas de descanso, sabiendo que las horas que se descansan antes de las 00:00 valen por dos. 

Me he dormido a las 20.30 y despertado a las 2.00. Esto ha sido asombroso, he podido cantar 14 rondas antes de mangala arati y todo ha cambiado, mi percepción de las cosas es más clara y segura, me he podido situar en la modalidad de la bondad, pero al pasar las horas, comienzo a identificarme más con el cuerpo, la mente y las situaciones. 

Antes de hacer esto, me estaba despertando a las 3.00 o 3.15. He integrado hace poco el leer un poco antes de comenzar a cantar, y es muy bueno, no mas de 15 minutos. Este horario me a permitido cantar entre 1 y 6 rondas, dependiendo de las situaciones en la mañana. 

Por otro lado, el estándar que siempre tuve ha sido levantarme a las 4.00 y cuando la modalidad de la ignorancia es demasiado, aveces me he levantado unos minutos después. El problema de esta modalidad es que llegaba tarde a mangala arati. 

En cuanto a las rondas difícilmente no las cumplo antes de las 10, solo en ocasiones especiales es que he cantado rondas antes del almuerzo, y muy pocas veces en la tarde, después de almuerzo. 

Con el nuevo sadhana puedo terminar mis rondas tranquilamente antes de las 5.30, ruego a usted y a Krishna que me permitan mantener este sadhana, ¡Es una experiencia genial!

Últimamente he podido comer lo justo y necesario, bajé de peso, ya que todo el estrés y ansiedad me hicieron “refugiarme en el prasadam”, comí muchísimo, y mi estómago lo demostraba. Ahora ya estoy bien, espero no desnutrirme jajaja, como lo justo y necesario, tengo un taper que me ayuda a regular la cantidad que consumo. 

En el pasado he podido regular mi apetito, pero al pasar el tiempo nuevamente viene una oleada en que como en demasía. Inestabilidad. 

En cuanto a la lectura estuve muchas semanas estudiando poco, generalmente 30 minutos, y hubieron días en que 15 minutos. A diario siempre leo el Bhagavad gita. Debo confesar que hubo un día en que no leí nada. Eso ya fue hace meses. Mala experiencia. 

Actualmente estoy leyendo 1 hora el Srimad Bhagavatam idealmente y parceladamente, en diferentes horarios estoy leyendo otros libros, de 5 a 15 minutos cada uno: Nectar de la devoción, Bhagavad gita y Upadesamrita. A parte también leo un libro de SS Praladhananda Swami, sobre salud y el libro Compasión Vaisnava de Satsvarupa Swami, esté último se me recomendó para hacer un buen trabajo administrativo. 

Por las noches leo el Krishna Book en inglés unos minutos, y a veces también leo la ciencia de la autorrealización en inglés pero en otro horario para ir aprendiendo un poco más del idioma. 

Intento aprender nuevas palabras en ingles, me cuesta, como también aprender versos en sánscrito. También estoy comenzando a aprenderme las canciones del templo con sus significados, es un sacrificio, mi mente es muy vata, retiene por cortos tiempos, pero aplico técnicas de memorización para lograrlo. La música me ayuda a recordar.

Practico un poco de pranayama, yoga y automasaje, para regular mi sistema nervioso, además tengo un diario donde voy anotando mis experiencias y también dibujo en la misma hoja, luego el dibujo lo comparto por instagram. Escribo poesía cuando puedo en tweeter. En la noche toco un poco de música a manera de dispersión. 

Ya terminé el curso de administración que estaba haciendo de manera online, ahora quiero a tomar uno de comunicación y también Bhakti Sastri.

Sigo con mi servicio de la revista y ayudando en el área del departamento de comunicación. En el templo ayudo con limpieza varias y cocinar. Pronto vendrán las deidades al templo, luego les cocinaré directamente a ellas. 

PD: Misra Bhagavan das retoró a EE.UU el 11 de Julio, actualmente en el templo está Bh Eloy, P Vasudeva, P Govinda Damodara, P Sebastián, M Daniela y M Phyllis. En nuestra comuna de Santiago todavía sigue la cuarentena.

Mis reverencias

Su Sirviente payaso

Piyari Mohan das. 

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Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva, hope you are really fine, pamho agtSP!! 

Last time I wrote, more than one month ago you asked me, HpS - How is your garden??????? Getting to know your neighbors more???

Relationship with neighbors is very little, just with one neighbor, having more exchanges, he take prasadam some times, we go to fly little kites with his sons and Lalita Gopi, nice guy, having more interchange with parents from the waldorf kindergarden where we are part, I already give some LOB in there, some interesting people, here all educational activities, and some more are completley stoped because of the quarantine or social distancing...They have nice community spirit in this waldorf enviorment, now participating in a online vegetarian food fair in the school, so giving out some prasadam there, its good at this strange period when the adaptation is a must. Still could not work in what I do, in face to face mood with courses, workshops, meditations, etc, trying to adapt to social media. Last week i give a lesson in the online iskcon disciples course, it was nice, despite i m not a very institutional guy, apreciatin more and more ISKCON and the great greatness of our Srila Prabhupada.

This world is increasingly unlivable, realizing this, allways really, but now a little bit more, that all my depresivness, loneliness, etc, is the forgetfullness of Krishna, to put him in the real center of my life. In this way life goes in the waves of conciousness, some times happy, sometimes sad, while being in illusion.

Thank you so much Gurudeva for all your efforts assisting us via online, with many lectures, FMP, it is very helpfull and nutritius for all.

ohh, the garden is developing fine, now the cold winter is very harsh for the plants, spring climate coming very soon, we were doing an orchard, getting some vegetables from there, fighting with the foxes and cats not to defecate there hah, also we put some flower plants, and fruit trees, slowly growing :)

ys, Madhavendra P.D

HpS - Thank you. AGTSP!!! We are surprised the foxs don't try to eat the cats??!! Biggest control of Maya is fear of death, no? Disease is a little death. Old age is a lot of diseases. Death is the sum-total of all possible bad experiences.

Yet, we cannot die. That is the problem in some ways. We cannot escape our responsibilities. O.K. Take responsibility for our actions. Ask Krsna to please help us to correct the mistakes we have made. If we have to change bodies.... today.... next week.... because of AIDs, Diptheria, Cholera, Coronary Infarcation...... Koruna virus, Robbers.... O.K. Always working on being devoteed ALL THE TIME!!!!

Thank you for your mercy.

Yare dekha... where ever we go just try to teach BG, SB, CC, NOD.....!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias a UD, querido Gurumaharaja.

Por favor acepte nuestras reverencias (familiares)

Esperamos que se encuentre muy bien...

El boletín ya esta (en ingles y español) en el grupo de Facebook aqui

https://www.facebook.com/groups/166681160058275/

Regresamos de un descanso merecido, ahora estamos trabajando mas que cuando era presencial.

Estamos luchando para poder tener la licenciatura y especialización en Pedagogía Waldorf. Este es nuestro ultimo año (quinto año de estudio)

Nuestra salud esta bien. El sadhana sigue en ajustes

Gracias por la paciencia

Equipo de Traductores

HpS - ASA --- Super, super, super.... Pero cuidado no convertir en Brhaspati, professor de educacion de Indra, en su proxima vida!!!! 😊

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and U!!!

Please accept my (humble) obeisances

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva.

After a long time I write about myself.

Social isolation has not affected us much, because we actually enjoy being at home. We don't have many friends, so in that sense we are fine.

HpS - Also, don't go to bars!! Many devotees find the lock down hasn't changed their life much!!!

The family is good. My sister is studying online to get a degree on British English.

We do not know how we are in health, but we feel good, always following the instructions of our doctor. It is almost 5 months without medical control. We cannot leave the house since our immune system always has low defenses.

We continue working in the school with ZOOM, giving classes in the mornings and in the afternoons.

We have the opportunity to perform our sadhana in the morning very calm and happy. We chant almost all rounds (16) in the morning. And we worship and care for our altar.

HpS - Your teaching is connected to Krsna!

Our life is a bit boring so we don't have much to say....

thanks a lot for all your help and patience.

YS

Patrak Das

HpS - If you concentrate just a -----little---- more on the Japa you will start to have PHENOMENAL experences!!! Maybe Raktaka will come and visit you!!

Dear Devotees and Guru Maharaj,

Please find the letter from Srila Prabhupada offering initiation to Guru Maharaj Hanumatpresaka Swami and his Godbrother Vaisesika Das Adhikari

https://vanisource.org/w/index.php?title=741124_-_Letter_to_Bhakta_dasa_written_from_Bombay&hl=enclosed

HpS - Thank you!! AGTSP paoho. Interesting, that is Damodara month, the day before disappearance de of Gaura-kishora Das Babaji.

your humble servant

Kolavecha Sridhar Das

Hare Krsna dear Maharaj.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please Accept my Humble Obeisances.

*I am re-uploading this message as there was a response saying it has not been read yet. You are utterly busy, and still you have the time to read my letters, Thank you very much!!!

*Also update: I have started Uni. Going into the second week now. One of my classes, I have a drawing assignment. I think it'll be quite fun. Let's see. I think at least for now it's a step in the right direction. Also, one of my friends here has said for me to take the online course to teach english. It's a quick course that one can take and once qualified, can teach english to foreign students and get paid. Perhaps I can also do this as well. One can even travel the world with this qualification. This is a good idea and you have mentioned before that teaching is good!! :))))

Thank you again, for always giving me the perfect answer. I very much value your responses :)) YOu asked about the Kapi Dhvaja. I have tried to join some months ago but somehow the computer was doing this and that and somehow I couldn't get through. But I just tried now and submitted my interest so hopefully I will be accepted and then receive these emails. It is very exciting. I can't wait. I have also subscribed to the KK Bindu emails. They are quite nice as well.

My mother sends her regards. She wants to know where your Vyasa Puja will be held. This is a great idea. We can all come and see you! Hopefully these circumstances become better soon and we can travel.

HpS - In January or December. WHo knows what will be happening by then!!

Bheemsen is fine, playing games as usual. Everyone in family is well. Doing their own thing. My sister is working a lot now too. My uncle (we call him Ata) is also doing good. Working at Govindas. What can we do? In this world we must work, otherwise we are not able to survive. After working at Govindas I truly understand why our parents are always insistent on us getting proper qualifications. ALthough working for Krsna in such a way is nice, we can serve Krsna in other stable, more proficient ways, isn't it? We can dovetail our true passions and give the results to Krsna. I have been trying to do more art while I'm at home and I've been making block prints. I made a Lord Jagannath block print and I'll be stamping him everywhere now :))) If i practice more, perhaps I can even help design the deities outfits and backdrop. I have given 2 devotee friends sets of Jagannath paintings and they both loved it. It's nice to give such gifts.

I have just bought a camera. I've been using film but it's a little expensive to do all the time so I decided to buy a digital camera. I've really enjoyed photography so I'm excited for this. Although it is an expense but I think it will be beneficial in the long run. Also I am planning to buy my own car very soon. THen it will be easier to travel everywhere without having to borrow my mother's car.

Soon online study will begin. All my friends have said it's more difficult than face to face learning but let's see how it will go. I'll be studying design. I've just enrolled in my units today. Right now I just want to see where the wind will blow me.

Also, I've been hanging out with my high school friends lately. They are good people. Actually, they came to our house on Ekadasi and I fed them Prasadam. I offered it to Krsna and they were nicely inquisitive and very accepting. One of them even wants to join Harinam. But due to this pandemic, that has been paused. I feel that when I was going to temple and Harinam, I was mroe situated with chanting. Now i'm very slack. PLease give me some mercy. I know you already are always doing so. But please give me the strength to chant and be sincere.

*Update: LAst Friday was the first Harinam. We have been approved by council. It was small and simple. Hopefully a couple more and I'll feel better. The best thing was that one lady came and sat down with us. She bought 2 small books and I spoke to her for a bit. Somehow. I don't know what I was saying haha but let's hope it was inspiring. She said she liked it. I need to REAAD 😬

Thank you a hundred times dear Maharaj. Thank you for reading my messages always. I may ramble on sometimes but you are still listening. I wish you may visit as soon as this is all over.

I wish your health is great. I follow you on twitter and sometimes you may say you have a headache. Please keep well. Otherwise, i love your tweets. they are awesome!!!!

JAII Gauranga

Your servant,

Lakshmi

HpS - Please please read the Kapi Dhvaja. It gives the protocol for getting letters noticved by our bestial mail clerks. Maybe Bhima can be a robot warrior for Rama. Respects to everyone, especially Ata!!!!