Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

I wrote to you a few days before your last Vyasa-puja. I guess it got lost somehow.

We miss Ulyses all so much. I hope he gets a new body soon.

“I hope this letter finds you content and blessed in the lotus feet of the Lord.” 🙏🌸

This is a modest offering of appreciation on the day of Vyāsa-pūjā.

H — Humbly bowing at the lotus feet of the Lord and guru

A — Adorned with wisdom, humor, and gentle intelligence

N — Nourishing countless hearts with words of mercy

U — Unseen ego, only service shining through

M — Mercy flowing freely, softening even hardened souls

A — Always faithful, eternally sheltered by his own guru

N — Named for devotion, courage, and selfless love

S — Selfless servant, upholding the path of pure devotion

W — Walking the path of surrender with joyful resolve

A — Awakening devotion wherever his footsteps rest

M — Messenger of compassion, humility, and strength

I — Immersed in faithful service at Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet

All my family sends obeisances and greetings. My sister, my parents, 8 cats and 2 dogs

Trying to be your disciple

Candramukhi dd

HpS - What about neighbors? Church across the street???

con'd from here

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16065/

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Dear Guru Maharaja,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Thank you very much for your reply and for taking the time to address this question. I am grateful for your guidance and the direction you have given.

From what you wrote, I understand the following:

You mentioned that you have already had some meaningful phone conversations on this topic (would you like to share the ideas and conclusions?), and that you are currently reading Maharaja’s book “Women: Mothers or Masters?”, with the intention of eventually discussing these points with him directly. (Did it happen?)

You also suggested that it may be possible to organize a video conference to further explore this subject. (Did that happen?)

At the same time, you indicated that this is a very broad and substantial question—something that could be the basis of an entire lecture. (Could you give or did you give a talk on it?)

For practical guidance, you pointed me to your response to PND (I will try to find it.) and emphasized focusing on the essentials: following the principles outlined in Nectar of Instruction, chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and ...

Please let me know if I have understood you correctly.

Also, it seems to me that part of your message may have been cut or did not come through completely. If that is the case, I would be grateful if you could kindly resend or clarify.

Thank you again for your kindness and guidance.

HpS - When can we schedule a GoToMeeting... Zoom... tele conference on this? 🙂 We are in Houston time zone now. 9.30am would be 4.30pm Madrid time, no?

Your servant,

Namacarya Das

HpS/ASA - Namacharya Hari Dasa Thakura, das anu dasa!

asa(e) - "We"

In the case of whom "we" is referring to in our last letter

When speaking from the false ego, identifying with the body and a spirit of separateness we denote the possessive "I"

But more often than not, personally, it's followed by a mood and tendency to lord over material nature.

Our understanding is with out the loss of this tendency it's impossible to enter into Krishna past times while constantly trying to lord over material nature.

Some times we simply drop the I in attempt to speak in consideration of our self and the super soul. Ie. "Am transmigrating!!!)

Comes off a bit impersonal though 🫥

The Goal:

Looking to adapt a mindfulness through following Gurus orders when properly surrendered "We" will denote the higher Self (big S) completely sold to Guru Dev.

Prabhupada mentions in Bhagavatam that while still identifying with the material body from a position of separateness where cannot detach from the subtle body what to say of the gross so we're bound to material existence.

Thank you for the opportunity to clarify 

Wether what we have shared is well or true we do not know we're simply typing as per your dictation 

Jai HP$wami 

Jaya Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayata Jai

AGTSrila Prabhupada,

Jagat Guru,

Savior of the Omniverse,

and Eternal Well Wisher

of all living entities

HpS - ASA - AgtSP. We (Tom Brown) think this is Bhakta Angel of Houston (A Garcia) Super fine artist, angel. We like his explanation and add BG "maya tatam idam sarvam", cited in NoI.

I, HpSwami, Jivatma, am always with Krsna through the achintya bheda abheda nature of things.

He, incarnates as Advaita Acharya. AA is "a dvaita". non-dual. He is not separate from this universe. I am wacking someone with a cane and he says, Why are you wacking me?

I say, I am not wacking you, the cane is wacking you!!! Haw Haw Hare!

I, you, me, we are never alone, we are always iAtman the association of the Paramatma, Advaita Acharya.

We cannot even breath, eat, drink, urinate, think, without His association.

(1) We = Atma and the Paramatma

Second is that even if we identify as HpSwami and not as Atma with Paramatma, then HpS is still just one of our Personas.

In Greek drama the persona is the mask that the actor uses in the drama. behind the drama is the psyche.

(2) We = All the different personas this Jivatma (psyche) is using, in ASA - NIOS etc.

You wrote on WhatsApp (May 21, 2026):

“The monsters eat the flesh of men; thus they receive the cows’ revenge.”

How should this be understood in light of the following statements from śāstra?

From Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.5.14:

“In their next lives, such sinful persons will be eaten by the same creatures they have killed in this world.”

And the Vedic statement quoted there:

māṁ sa bhakṣayitāmutra

yasya māṁsam ihādmy aham

Meaning:

“That creature whose flesh I am eating here and now will consume me in the next life.”

Also:

“All these animals are awaiting your death so that they can avenge the injuries you have inflicted upon them. After you die, they will angrily pierce your body with iron horns.”

(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.7–8)

These passages seem to describe direct karmic reaction from the same animals who were harmed. So I am trying to understand how that relates to the idea that “monsters” carry out the revenge.

Thank you.

Your servant Namacarya Das

ASA - Hare Krsna! MAD. This is T. Brown. We wrote the above poem.

We remember a quote that because of killing animals, thousands of men are being sent to the slaughter houses of war. Know where it is? First Canto???

• https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/5/22/#bb1082525 (find on page "paradise lost")
• wikipedia (paradise lost (moloch))... moloch is a monster that eats men, no???

O.K.?????

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Regarding the worship of Salagram Sila: Pushpa Gopal Prabhu is the one who can teach us how to do it. He worships Silas of Krishna Balarama, and when we have shared his association, our conversation almost always revolves around them. It is a deep desire of ours, Gurudeva, but its realization depends on your blessing. Our Gayatri Sandhyas are progressing very well, as are our japa and regulative principles. Perhaps, personally, I should make a greater effort to read more. I am limiting myself to reading what I study in Bhakti Vaibhava, but I have neglected the independent study program I used to maintain.

I await your kind reply.

Your servant

Gandharva das

HpS - They, agtSP, are like having kids. Once you see that your family situation is stable you have kids.

So, if you are stable, seasoned with Brahma muhurta and toyr Sandhyas, then seems Srila Prabhupada would accept Their worship.

Yet, They are like kids. Once they come, you can't put them in a drawer and forget them because of different social, mental challenges.

When do you think you will feel confident you can keep the necessary standard?

Please Gurudeva accept my humble obeisances 🙏👣🪷🌷🌹💐All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

My note was only to answer Your questions in the previous letter.

In the last meaning I sent , Srila Prabhupada speaks of tribhanga. (For me, it's a very dear word that shows the lovely form of Krishna, especially when He is in His position of playing His flutes, and I think I first learned it while I was starting to study dance.)

On ISKCON Desiree Tree, I found a translation. I copied it exactly as I found it. And I found the other verse on vedabase.com. What I sent is information from both. 🙏

I didn't know there was vedabase.io. I only knew vedabase.com. How wonderful to know this! Thank you very much.

I also didn't know there was an offline version of Vedabase!!! How wonderful! We will investigate!

I found the quotes I sent you in English and translated them with Google Translate.

Jaya Gurudeva! Thank you very much. Always trying to please You:

Radha Japa Prati Jalpa Devi Dasi 🙏🪷👣🪷🌷🌻🌹💐

ASA - Hare Krsna. 🐒 🐷 🐦