Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna!

Dear Guru Maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you

Gurudeva,

I hope you are well.

HpS - With some enfirmities but with good hopes to recover by Krsna and Guru Krpa!

Things are going well here in Radha-Kalachandji dham, I can see practically that I am making some advancement. I appreciate that you have given me so much mercy and encouragement. I see it in my life in such an amazing way and I feel so fortunate having your association.

I have a great opportunity in that Nityananda Prabhu has asked me to travel to India with him for 5 months starting in September for teaching Krishna consciousness and helping him in his program teaching.

His program that he has been working on is taking off and we are working on it with him.

He is very encouraging and a great inspiration for me here in Radha-Kalachandji dham, I really owe him so much for being able to thrive here.

We recently had 7 days of intensive training that was over 2 long weekends, it was very fun for me, and I am very exciting to help.

We have talked to Aditi about this, and she has given her blessing. She sees it as something that would be very good for me and supports it, although it's difficult for her in that we have never been away from each other for so long. It's quite amazing she is supporting me in this adventure.

HpS/ASA - She has been like a piece of rock-solid foundation in your spiritual life, no?

Guru Maharaja, this is important decision for me, and I would appreciate your blessing for this trip if it is something you would like me to do. I feel like it's an opportunity for, an important direction for my life (vanaprastha) 🤔, however what good is any opportunity if it's not pleasing to the Spiritual master? Please tell me what you would be most pleasing to you.

Your servant,

Nanda-braja das

HpS/ASA - How is your Team Leader, Lord Nityananda Das' Mangala arati performance?

Hare Krsna Gurudev.

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to you.

Gurudev. I hope you are well, bringing the good news to Rāma that the ring is now in Sīta's hand.

Gurudev, I have several things to tell you. I don't want to take away your time and energy. That's why sometimes I don't write, and also because there is no relevant news.

First of all, I'm very anxious because I'm going to see you. I planned this trip 100% to be able to see you. If you were going to China or Mars I was going to try to go. But, by your mercy, it seems that I will visit the Holy Dhama, although I am not qualified at all. I am sinful and do not have a single drop of devotion. I am one of your newest initiated disciples, so I did not have much personal relationship with you, which makes me humble, since I am insignificant in all senses of life. That is why I am very anxious to be able to prostrate myself personally at the feet of my spiritual master, who is your beautiful and great person.

HpS - Trnad api sunicena. When we are fully awake we realize how we are servants of everyone.

Now, especially, we are servants of Srila Prabhupada. He is our Guru. He wrote the book KRSNA The SPOG.

He is the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.

He also founded the BBT.

He lives forever in his books.

On the other hand, Gurudev, I remember that you once said that a disciple of yours realized, after 10 years of being your disciple, that "my guru is not my psychologist."

This was recorded in my memory and I try to take the relationship with you in a mature way and taking advantage of the fortune of having you, to ask you relevant questions about spiritual life, and to be able to do some service dedicated to you (BG 4.34).

HpS/ASA - AgtSP!

However, Gurudev, I want to ask you: What is success? Sometimes, I feel like I'm a failure in every way.

HpS - Success is ever expanding. The Gopis are successful in giving some novel delight to Krsna, but then is knowledge potency expands and He understands it.

Continuous, delightful competition between his Ananda and Cit zAktis.

Success is being able to chant Hare Krsna//Hare Rama.

If you can chant SKC, PNA... and follow it with HK//HR right now, you life is successful. Continue with that success and it will dictate to you how to make further progress.

🙂

My spiritual life is mediocre, I sing the 16 rounds but without enthusiasm and with many offenses. Yes I follow the 4 principles strictly. I don't have many spiritual realizations. I fail to have substantial friendly relations with the yatra devotees. I also fail to study the Scriptures seriously. I am not consistent in getting up early in the morning... I only distribute some books of Srila Prabhupada, and with that, I try to mentally convince myself that I am doing something for you and for him, but it is insignificant since I am not doing it with pure consciousness.

HpS - How do you know this?

How do you know the metal you have is not gold, unless you know what is gold.

So, you must have some higher consciousness.

Focus on getting up early and getting your rounds' done,

With enthusiasm

ie. meditating on the goal and and the path.

💥

In the material sphere, I also feel that it is a failure. I am 43 years old and within what materialistic society rewards as "success", I have none of that... No worldly love, no money, no worldly prestige, no children... nothing....

HpS/ASA - https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/8/26/ 🙂

So? what sustains me? What should I do with my life, Gurudev?

HpS - Bible:

Look yee upon the Lilies of the field. Neither do they sow, nor do they reap, but I tell you, Solomon in all his splendor was not so arrayed.

If even a little sparrow falls, your father who is in heaven knows of this. Then do you not think that you, who are so much greater than these little beasts, are not being constantly observed by your Father who is in Heaven.

We can be eternal Sankirtan partners in Srila Prabhupada's party.

Act so that people can get help from you in reawaking their unique service, in the Sankirtan party, for Krsna.

Radha Krsna.

I know you don't know the details, but I wanted to ask you and ask for a few words.

Thanks Gurudev.

I love you very much.

I aspire to be your servant and be part of your entourage.

Deva Vrata das

..............

Hare Krsna Gurudev.

Por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Todas las glorias a usted.

Gurudev. Espero que te encuentres bien, llevándole las buenas nuevas a Rāma de que el anillo ya está en mano de Sīta.

Gurudev, tenga varias cosas para comentarte. No quiero quitarte tiempo y energía. es por eso que a veces no escribo, y también porque no hay noticias relevantes.

En primer lugar, estoy muy ansioso porque voy a verte. este viaje lo planifiqué 100% para poder verte. Si ibas a China o a Marte iba a tratar de ir. Pero, por tu misericordia, parece que visitaré el Santo Dhama, aunque no estoy cualificado para nada. Soy pecaminoso y no tengo ni una gota de devoción.

Soy uno de tus discípulos iniciados más nuevos, por lo cual no tuve mucha relación personal contigo, lo cual me vuelve humilde, ya que soy insignificante en todos los sentidos de la vida. Por eso estoy muy anssioso por poder postrarme personalmente a los pies de mi maestro espiritual, que es tu bella y grandiosa persona.

por otro lado, Gurudev, recuerdo que una vez dijiste qie un discípulo tuyo se dio cuenta, luego de 10 años de ser tu discípulo, que "mi guru no es mi psicólogo". Esto quedó grabado en mi memoria y trato de tomar la relación contigo de una manera madura y aprovechando la fortuna de tenerte, para hacerte preguntas relevantes y la vida espiritual, y poder hacer algúm servicio dedicado a tí (BG 4.34).

Sin embargo, Gurudev, quiero preguntarte: ¿Qué es el éxito?

A veces, siento que soy un fracaso en todas los aspectos.

Mi vida espiritual es mediocre, canto las 16 rondas pero sin entusiasmo y con muchas ofensas. Sí sigo los 4 principios estrictamente. No tengo muchas realizaciones espirituales. No logro tener relaciones sustanciales de amistad con los devotos de yatra. Tampoco logro estudiar seriamente las Escrituras. No soy constante en levantarme temprano a la mañana...

Solo distribuyo algunos libros de Srila Prabhupada, y con eso, trato de convencerme mentalmente de que estoy haciendo algo para ti y para él, pero es insignificante ya que no lo hago con al conciencia pura.

En el ambito material, también siento que es un fracaso. Tengo 43 años y dentro de lo que la sociedad materialista premia como "éxito", yo no tengo nada de eso... Ni amor mundano, ni dinero, ni prestigio mundanos, ni hijos... nada....

entonces? qué me sostiene? Que debo hacer con mi vida, Gurudev?

Sé que no sabes los detalles, pero quería preguntarte y pedirte unas palabras.

Gracias Gurudev. 

Te quiero mucho.

Aspiro a ser tu sirviente y formar parte de tu séquito.

Deva Vrata das

HpS/ASA - O.K.?

🐵 🐒 🐒🐒

Hare krsna Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias.

AGTSP

orando siempre por que se encuentre bien de salud en esta ocasión queremos invitarle a New Vrindaban a su regreso de España por el tiempo que usted desee. También podemos celebrar su Vyasapuja acá en NV .

le hago esta invitación a nombre de Gopi Radha DD , Saranagati y su sirviente Rohini kumar das.

HpS/ASA - We hope to hear the news that your Sankirtan, New Vrndavana Sankirtan, has achieved real intense spiritual clarity in its eternal participation in Srila Prabhupada's eternal Sankirtan.

https://vedabase.io/es/library/kb/

Hare Krishna, Maharaj ji, dandavat pranam

AgtSP.

Please accept my humble obeisance.

As we heard situation from Manipur it is really painful, but I believe and pray to Lord Govinda ji, the King of Manipur for the better condition by September, so that devotees from Spain who are planning to visit Manipur, with great hope, can fulfill by His mercy.

Regards

Your servant

Vipina vihari dasa

Nirvana ashram

Sri Radha kunda

Sunday Morning Srimad Bhagavatam Workshop will start reading Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila, Chapter Nine: Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places.

We should be able to complete reading about 50 verses.

Thank you to H. G. Lakshman Prabu for always being there to help with translation.

It is the mercy of Maharaja, to engage everyone in reading books of Srila Prabhupada.

YS

Upendra dasa

¡Hare Krsna! Querido Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias 🙇

y todo mi afecto.

Todas las Glorias sean a nuestro muy misericordioso Fundador Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada y todas las Glorias sean a Sus fieles seguidores.🌻

Gurudeva, muchas gracias por su incansable servicio, ejemplo e inspiración, en la ejecución del Servicio devocional. Gracias por empujarnos a mantenernos en este trascendental ejército de Srila Prabhupada.

Solo por vuestra misericordia sin causa, nos mantenemos firmes 16 rondas diarias (mínimo) - 4 principios, Mangala Ararika regular (fallamos 2 o tres veces al mes), servicio humilde en el templo (una vez por semana), mantengo asociación con agradables vaisnavas🙂

, atención (y relación) con nuestras Señorías, Kirtan y Lectura-estudio diario de los significados Bhaktivedanta.

Felizmente continuamos estudiando Bhakti Vaibhava, bajo la magnífica guía de SS Yadunandana Swami, en compañía de compañeros muy eruditos como Jayanta prabhu. Recientemente realizamos la evaluación de la primera sección del 3er canto del Srimad Bhagavatam. Pude darme cuenta, de que por la misericordia sin causa de Sri Guru, las experiencias vividas, nos han empujado a apreciar de manera más profunda los significados Bhaktivedanta, también pude observar de cerca algunos aspectos en los que debo y deseo trabajar. 🤓

La misericordia de Srila Prabhupada se expande a través de su trascendental legado; sus significados Bhaktivedanta, Su ISKCON y por supuesto Sus fieles seguidores. ¡Se lo debo todo!, de no ser por su misericordia ¿Qué clase de vida animalesca llevaría?🙏

Cambiando de tema: Continúo trabajando (poco) en auditoria interna, con buenos amigos que cuidan de mí. Y, como es normal, la salud de este cuerpo sigue deteriorándose, después del más reciente estudio decidí detener todos los procedimientos invasivos, porque el tratamiento ha sido peor que la enfermedad. Así que mantendré los tratamientos más leves y haré lo que esté de mi parte para no ser negligente con el cuidado de este burrito.

Muchas gracias Gurudeva, por su misericordia sin causa (que representa la de Srila Prabhupada y la de Nuestras Señorías) me siento una persona muy afortunada, la única manera que tengo para demostrar mi gratitud es vivir conforme a vuestras instrucciones y tratar de comunicar conciencia de Krsna a todos quienes conozco (Claro, hasta donde puedo entender). Sé que falló con frecuencia, que soy un estudiante torpe y que frecuentemente abuso de su misericordia, le ruego me disculpe… Por favor, bendígame para que algún día pueda ser un soldado útil en esta trascendental misión.

Siempre a sus órdenes

Su aspirante a discípula

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna! Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances 🙇 and all my affection.

All Glories be to our very merciful Founder Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and all Glories be to the faithful followers of him.🌻

Gurudeva, thank you very much for your tireless service, example and inspiration in the performance of Devotional Service. Thank you for pushing us to stay in this transcendental army of Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - We are 99.9999% puppets. Srila Prabhupada, Krsna, are pulling the strings.

Only by your causeless mercy, we stand firm 16 rounds daily (minimum) - 4 principles, regular Mangala Ararika (we fail 2-3 times a month), humble temple service (once a week), maintain association with nice Vaisnavas 🙂

ASA - NoI 1 --- You can make disciples all over the world!! Do it. Accept people who come to you for shelter.

, attention (and relationship) with our Lordships, Kirtan and daily reading-study of Bhaktivedanta meanings.

We happily continued studying Bhakti Vaibhava, under the magnificent guidance of HH Yadunandana Swami, in the company of very learned companions like Jayanta prabhu.

HpS - ASA - We will be with them in a few weeks, no?

We recently conducted the evaluation of the first section of the 3rd canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. I was able to realize that through the causeless mercy of Sri Guru, the experiences we have lived have pushed us to appreciate the Bhaktivedanta meanings more deeply.

I was also able to closely observe some aspects that I must and wish to work on. 🤓

HpS - Our relationship with Srila Prabhupada, his books, certainly changes more and more. Becomes very individual. You have to develop your own way of understanding, reciting them.

Srila Prabhupada's mercy expands through his transcendental legacy; the meanings of him Bhaktivedanta, the ISKCON of him and of course the faithful followers of him. I owe him everything! If it weren't for his mercy, what kind of animalistic life would I lead?

HpS - You are fortunate. I would be living an amoeba life. 🐛

Changing the subject: I continue to work (a little) in internal audit, with good friends who take care of me. And, as is normal, the health of this body continues to deteriorate, after the most recent study I decided to stop all invasive procedures, because the treatment has been worse than the disease. So I'll keep the treatments lighter and do my part to not be negligent in caring for this burrito.

HpS - Use the donkey Krsna has given you well. Then when it is not useful let it be recycled to make new bodies, and transfer to the next body Krsna sends. Maybe a Mercedes of Lamborginig or ... just come out in your Vaikuntha, Goloka body and laugh and sing!

Really would be nice to hear that you have died a happy death.

Thank you very much Gurudeva, for your causeless mercy (which represents that of Srila Prabhupada and that of Our Lordships) I feel like a very lucky person, the only way I have to demonstrate my gratitude is to live according to your instructions and try to communicate awareness of Krsna to everyone I know (Of course, as far as I can understand). I know that I failed frequently, that I am a clumsy student and that I frequently abuse his mercy, I beg your pardon... Please bless me so that one day I can be a useful soldier in this momentous mission.

Always at your service

His would-be disciple

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS / ASA - Super!!! Now we go to Friday night FES. Thank you!!!! See you soon.