Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and your service unto him.

HpS - Paoho... and your service to Him, Lord Sri Krsna, parampara!

Reading your Kapi-dhvaja, I realized how much materialism I am stuck in. I also realized how transcendentally elevated you are that you are able to sustain yourself with such simple prasadam.

Brown and White - Popsicles are not everything there is in life, but afar as offerings to Lord Nrsmha Devi, we consider them far ahead of whatever is in second place.

Your austerity makes me realize how much attachment I have to tasty Prasad.

B/W - Cherry, Orange, Grape, Peach, Root-beer!

I also realized how hard you are working and that sannyasa does not mean just doing nothing but it means to render the greatest work for the Lord.

ASA - Hey, we are working, but loafing a lot too!

You are the perfect example of Bhagavad-Gita,

ASA - https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/16/11-12/

. . . the perfect renunciation where you are not wasting your time but you are using your time most efficiently in the service of the Lord.

I also realized that sincere Devotees like you have no worries about financial issues and rely completely upon the Lord who does provide and facilitates all your needs.

It is the duty of householders like us to serve the Sadhus like yourself both by financial and other services.

I also realized how merciful you are upon me and my wife and family. I am blessed to have your association through the Kapi-dhvaja. I just realized how important it is to associate with the spiritual master. I really look forward to your next visit to Houston so that we can again obtain your holy association.

I’m starting to realize how important it is to follow the instructions of the spiritual master and how simple the life of spiritual process is - simply follow the instructions of the spiritual master. The test of our spiritual progress is how well we are able to chant the holy names of the Lord and this is the test for how much we are detached from our material entanglements.

Thank you for providing the escape from this material misery through your holy association and literature.

Your aspiring Servant,

Aja Govinda Das

HpS/ASA - We are 77% pure bunk, and the rest is doubtful, but Srila Prabhupada is very, very, determined, so he can make a silk purse out of a sows beard!

What the Dickens are you teaching there? Molecular biology? Nanobots? How many Nanobots can dance on the point of a pen?

What does Mataji do???

Hare Krishna Maharaja

PAMHO

AGTSP

Please, first all, forgive me for all offenses I have been committed to you...

I'm writing to you to ask for your mercy, please Gurudeva... and because I've got an idea to resolve Wikipedia problem... the fact is that we need to publish another text (the wikipedia police just accept original writings exclusive to be published in that portal). So, my idea is that we can create that text. I can start writing questions about Professor Samaresh, like an interview, questions based on his biography in NIOS website. And, after, I can send that questions to you to be checked and maybe the same Professor or someone close to him could write the answers to that questions about life and legacy of Dr. Samaresh... and using this material we can create the new writing. I think this is the better choice we have to publish as soon as is possible. Please, give me another chance...

Your aspiring servant,

The Dumb Fallen One

HpS - Yes, just rewrite the text from the NIOS website and then we can add some things from his incredible retirement volume, Pracya-prajna-pradip. Thank you!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to HH . Hanumat Presaka Swami Guru Maharaj! Please accept our humble obeisances at Your sweet sweet sweet Lotus feet!

ASA - I guess if Srila Prabhupada mercifully gives His Lotus Feet to someone, then that person can be said to have sweet lotus feet. AGTSP!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

We discharged the last Corona positive patient just a couple of days back. Just 2 positive cases but had to put all the people under lockdown. As of now, Manipur becomes the first state in India to be COVID-19 free. Thank you Guru Maharaj. We are glorifying the Karuna virus...teaches us to revive our Vaishnava roots!

We had been conducting social awareness programme on the importance of using face mask, how to put it correctly, how to dispose, sanitisation....how to make sanitizer at home and social distancing. We distributed face masks and then prasadam....going house to house ...requesting them to stay home....chant...pray for all. In the lockdown and curfew...we are given curfew pass for doctors....so we get to attend mangal arti. We are attending SB classes...just 4 0r 5 of. We are in SB 3.20.8

Those on heavy duty....like the police...get to honour prasadam. They feel happy.

Today just after mangal arti we are going to distribute prasadam to whoever we find on the highway....the few we will find will be on emergency or essential services. We strictly follow the regulations of lockdown. HH Jaibhima Das Prabhuji and HH Ramanuja Das Prabhuji accompany us....we have a restriction that not more than 3 persons can travel in the car.

Encouraging our new aspirant Nilanda Ningthoujam to write to you dear Guru Maharaj....she was so happy to receive your reply last time.

Sending some photos .

We remember you all the time dear Guru Maharaj

Your insignificant servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - Thank you for this news!! We drew a smile and monkey nose on our face mask! What are the first three biggest causes of death in USA every year?

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R E KRSNA // HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA!!! H A R E RAMA!!!

Do you smoke or drink!!

No!

Do you Etc? Do you Etc? We follow the four principles even in our mind. Aaaah! So terrible to think of whiskey or material women or smoking houses of gambling! Ahhhhh! We really want to see the Vaikuntha Vasi within the body (of women [dogs (President Trumppp)]). "Hare Krsna", and you are in Krsna-lila!!

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We did a lot of letters. We are caught up with the ones with the current KDPC to about six days ago. We REALLY wanted to answer M. Gaurangi's from Manipura but we just can't do it. We are dying! It is 9.15PM.

We listened to Prabhupada dictating Chapter 27 (today is 27th) of the KRSNA book today on www.prabhupadavani.org while we erased the construction line on the current paper DTC and punched the binder holes for the last KDh so that we have a hard copy for making notes for the next one. This is the perfection of life!!!

We really make a little progress in a lot of things every day. It builds up. Eg. a few days we used our paper cutter and cut the 2019 calendar into pages. Then yesterday we found the pins. Then today we selected a powerful picture and put it directly where we will see it on the wall when we chant Japa. It is too heavy!!!!!

When Tama-guna is strong we DIE! Just try to hang on the rope!!!

Then when Sattva guna comes we try to make all the progress we can out of the river!!

We got work to do!!!

O.K. See you in hell.... or heaven... or Bilma, Niger... or...

previous Letter :10953 ..... date: 20200406,From Locked down home in Varanasi

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!!!! Professor Harsh! the Kapi Dhvaja Priority Code (KDPC) is not KDPC. That is like thinking that the CD is music!!! Oink!!! Whoop! WHoop!

The KDPC is in the Kapi Dhvaja i the letters to the Editor section each issue. People put it in their Title box and then we give priority to those letters and put KDPC there instead of the current code.. Let see what you got to say!!

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP

Things are improving, at least Spiritually if not materially ( why care too much). We figured out that our reading is not like chapter by chapter, but topic by topic. So currently we limit ourselves to canto-2, we are reading, integrating, writing Virat purusa Chapter 1,4,10 from canto 2.

HpS - That is very nice. Donkeys read diferently than Monkeys, but they both go to Goloka.

another thing we figure out in ISKCON until unless read (black ink and white paper) and think we can not get the essence. We read Gaur arti did not sing that much , sang in mind. The line " jana man lobha", never realized till this point " is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe"...

HpS ! !

started focusing on this line and got absorbed, like going in the movie, imagination going on the lines of prayers. I am sure you must have experienced the same many many times.

ASA - Often, you are a smaranam dude of the nine.

it never happened in temple, we got lost in mrdanga, kartal, sound, diety form, but not able to get to such depth.

dont know what species we are. only similar mortal being we got is you..but still we are far away.

hope to get initiated this trip of yours in Varanasi. The bridge seems to be okay. lets test it.

hope we can go ahead, in your foot steps.

trying to use boat of human body,

registration plate harsh

HpS - Such a nice letter. NOW!!! Read the KDh and put the current KDPC in the next Title box and God will send a chariot driven by white horses from the sky and put a samosa under your Christmas tree or something similar!!

Hare Krsna gurudev

Agtsp!!

Accept my pranam at your lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet. AgtSP!!

Hope you are in good health

HpS - We have two teeth missing, our hearing and eyesight are going. Our short term memory has dimished. We always have mucous coming, some vertigo, but we have hope that science will adjust all this tomorrow and we will become immortal in this present body. How about you! (He.! Haw!)

and avoiding exhaustion due to excess work load .It must be difficult for you with corona virus pandemic in USA .

HpS - For us it is almost identical with our regular schedule here. Work in the office all day and go walking in the fresh air with NGD each evening. Sha Ping once a week.

I am OK physically . Fear of sudden death from corona virus has kind of made me realize that I need to reach the standards soon.

HpS - Yeah, other wise you will come back as. . . .

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a member of the same family and start up where you left off in this life time. Ayeee!!! We may be in an ISKCON gurukula together!!!

I am chanting few rounds but still far away from the ideal standards. Cooking my own food mostly .Its difficult to get groceries due to lockdown .Small aarti and just hoping Gaura nitai being merciful will accept it .Regulations are OK 3.25/4 with intoxication with coffee sometimes but slowly stoping that too.I am too materialistic I guess and micromanage finances.

HpS - You are a pretty good guy! Just need a good Temple authority.

Am getting dreams of deities some nights now

ASA - TB/BW - Cool!!!!!!

..and chanting in dream these days which is rare ..guess indication that I need improve chanting before I die .This has not happened before .I go for a walk in the woods to relax my mind . Seems to work for me .

Last time u asked if I have friends ,honestly speaking no devotee friends here . Its a small community here at center (most are matajis) and I don't want to be too intimate with them or they might misunderstand my intentions . Guess I have to accept the fact that maybe its Krsna's mercy that I am suppose to be alone in this journey . Hahaha...forced sanyasi :)

I hope to meet you soon after this pandemic gets over and become a disciple again .

Hare Krsna

Your trying to be servant

Rturaj Krsna Das

Shillong

HpS - Hey, you are our friend! We really are happy when you write. Tell us about your job??