Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, Dandavat Pranam Guru Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances unto you. Please also accept my submission of 'Personal Sadhana Report' in a short & simple way as under -

a). Strictly following the 4 (four) principles

b) Chanting Harinam Mahamantra 16 rounds & plus a day

c). Attending Guru Puja at Krishna Balaram Mandir, Iskcon, Vrindavan regularly. Regarding Mangalarti - I perform 'Archana Puja' at home (Vrindavan residence) in the early morning before going out for Guru Puja

d). Regularly attend Bhagavat Class at Iskcon Mandir

e). Attend and participate Harinam Sankirtana at Iskcon (casually)

f). Fasting observed on Ekadashi days as usual and as prescribed

g). Habitual reading of Vedic literature viz. B/Geeta, S/Bhagavatam, C/Charitamrita, NOD etc....

For your kind information (if it is not out of place to mention) that I have undergone and completed the Bhakti Shastri course as Listener in 2025 at VIHE. I mention this thinking that the B/S course itself may be a part of Sadhana Bhakti.

Thank you Guru Maharaj, Looking forward to your coming to India (Radhakunda), Hare Krishna Your unworthy disciple, Goswami Bhatta Gopal Das

Vrindavan : India

HpS - Thank you Parabhu, AgtSP. Your news is wonderful. It was wonderful seeing you in India. It is wonderful to see you name on our GoToMeeting groups.

Who do you have to help with English translations?

Who do you have for local association?

What does our Founder Acharya want you to personally do for him?

Maharaja, please forgive me for taking such a long journey with this words, but it's been a long time since I wrote to you. I just started this letter to suggest that you see an otolaryngologist specializing in voice.

HpS - General, agtSP, practice doctor says that our throat is nothing special. within the category of general care. 🙂

Please, Maharaja, I don't like going to the doctor either, it's been many years since I last saw one. I know that Srila Prabhupada didn't like seeing Western doctors either, He had His Ayurvedic doctor. I know that you also have your Ayurvedic doctor. Modern Western science has produced good technological machines, such as airplanes, computers, telephones, microphones, headphones, satellites, telescopes that can almost see Lord Surya, sophisticated microscopes that can almost see Paramatma inside the atom... and specialized medical equipment.

You are an instrument of Krishna and a direct servant of Srila Prabhupada and His mission. Your voice is also an instrument of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada, because you only speak about Them and everything you say you relate to Them. If you are still here, it's because of Their will. They surely want you to continue preaching and helping us, such unqualified people. If it weren't for devotees like you, people like me would have no chance of advancing on the spiritual path, and there are so many like me in this world, we are the Kali Yuga addicts!

Please, Maharaja, I'm sure that if you want it, will be very easy for you to find a specialist to examine your throat. Please forgive me for being so intrusive in your personal affairs.

Perhaps it's not just a common flu; you've been using your voice preaching intensely and teaching, giving conferences, all over the world for several years, decades.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna!

Carlos from Iskcon Chile

HpS - Hare Krsna. What is the news of the Yatra?

Today, 21 May 2026 throat is normal for 78 year old body.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis reverencias. Perdón la demora en responder, me decía que le escriba sobre un día mío al blog.

Me levanto temprano para hacerle el desayuno a mi hijo, después lo llevo al colegio, luego me voy a trabajar. Saco a pasear al perro, canto rondas, cocino el almuerzo, escucho alguna clase de Conciencia de Krishna, hago la limpieza de la casa, voy a buscar a mi hijo al colegio, lo llevo al entrenamiento de futbol, lo espero canto rondas, vuelvo a la casa, preparo las cosas para el día siguiente.

Me gustaría agregar más lectura, hace un tiempo empecé a leer el Srimad Bhagavatam sistemáticamente, pero he sentido algunas desilusiones en mi Conciencia de Krishna por algunos temas junto con un situación compleja que se presentó este año y no seguí, me gustaría retomarll.

Muchas gracias Guru Maharaja, me podría contar sobre un día suyo por favor?,

Muchas gracias

Mis reverencias,

Su sirvienta,

Danistha devi dasi

HpS/ ASA - AgtSP. Our day is composed of breaths. Each breath we try to chant Hare Krsna. We do not expect a long life. Who can say that this is not there last breath.

Then plans, expectations for the day, calendar, come.

Up by 12.35AM. 16 rounds x ten minutes each.. before bath, puja, going to Temple.

Mangala arati and full morning program

SB class 7.30-8,30am or maybe hearing a recording at 1.75 speed later!

8.30AM Break Fast. Is main meal, raja bhoga, for us. getting up early. maybe Kitri, ghee, a pakora. don't eat too much, and work hard. hot milk after everything.

9-9.30 AM Calendar session. Make appointments.

.... 9.30- 10am - maybe special classes, colloquia.

10-12 - nap.

after noon. mail. art. drawing. tele-conversation.

4.30pm maybe special classes.

7.00 pm arati. ... 8pm Sri Sri Radha Natabara Sanga.

1st priority - always chant HK, 16 good rounds. 2nd, four principles, 3rd Full Morning Program, 4th Sankirtan with Sankirtan Partners, 5th Full evening program

O.K???

Any news of your childs father?

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???

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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.