Letters to the editor

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna,

Dear Guru Maharaja,

I'm happy to tell you that Rasarani will have a sister or brother in March.

The doctor says that probably, she will be a girl. I think that my mother, grandmother and godmother are coming again to the care of me or something or more, that I should take care of three women now. They were three strong women who passed away already and take care of me in my childhood in a very good, ethical and God-conscious way.

Anyway, we hope as a family to have your blessing to increase more and more our Krishna consciousness, every day.

We are following the process strictly and we can say that it works. We are stable happy, happiness with intelligence, understanding that we will die and the only thing important, ultimately, to be happy devotees of the Lord, and try to explain to other that is a good and real thing.

Maharaja Bhakti Vijñana Swami was very impressed when he went to the university in Russia and one his classmate and receive the news from the doctor that he will die soon because of a disease. In other words, he will die young, handsome, smart as he met him. But, his classmate despite the notice, he still continues to going to the school to prepare exams. Maharaja thought that this kind of meaningless life he doesn't want for himself.

Ourselves, we have obtained meaningful lives that deserve to live for Krishna thank to Srila Prabhupada, and thank you to teach us how we can use it wisely.

Hare Krishna querido guru maharaja, for all your patience with me all these years. I hope to fit to be your disciple soon. 

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP paoho. I thought we already answered this, but here it is again. Hmm! Well it deserves second, "Congratulations!". Maybe your daughters are partial incarnations of Lalita, Visakha... maybe not, but for sure they are not ordinary people!!! Krsna picks the father , mother, children in the families of devotees.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Link de la revista: 

https://issuu.com/iskconchile/docs/pg_molinos_de_viento_3

Ya estamos en la 3ra edición de nuestra revista Molinos de Viento. Como le había comentado hace un tiempo, en esta edición quisimos tratar el tema del cuidado al devoto y a las personas en general. 

Fue un trabajo interesante, estamos tratando de entender cuáles son las necesidades del yatra y cómo poder ayudar en la formación de una cultura sana para seguir expandiendo el movimiento en Chile. 

http://iskcon.cl/molinosdeviento/

Este es el link de nuestra página de Iskcon Chile, allí se encuentran los 3 números de la revista. 

En esta ocasión participaron: 

Dirección:

Piyari Mohan Das

Producción:

Cintamani Madhavi Devi Dasi

Diseño Portada:

Carolina Ortiz

Apoyo edición:

Gopinath Martínez

Carlos Rold

Sruti Priya Devi Dasi

Apoyo traducción:

Priya Santa Devi Dasi

Escritores de los artículos:

Madan Mohan Das

Ananta Shila Das

Citra Devi Dasi

Vishvanath Cakravati Thakur

Jagad Guru Das

Govinda Damodar Das

Su Gracia Mahatma Das

Jay Sri Devi Dasi

Radhika Ramana Devi Dasi

Manu Hari Avendaño

Su Gracia Baladeva Das

Pienso que el próximo número puede tratar sobre el liderazgo. 

Muchas gracias Gurudeva, la meta es pasar sobre las 6 ediciones y mantenerlo en el tiempo. 

Mis reverencias.

Su payaso

Piyari Mohan das.

ASA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo7VlD66ISM By every service we get more knowldge how to serve better. By the 6th issue you will have solid suscribers etc.

Hare Krishna Respected Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeiscances.

HpS - AGTSP!!!!! Like fresh air hearing from you. Mera bharata mahan hay!

I am very grateful for the reply, you offered in "https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11516/"

Thank you so much for the answer. I am sorry, for troubling you with 'gmail letters.

How do we deal with these situations in ISKCON where people take advantage of the institution to increment their own personal prestige, wealth and prosperity. I think you have some idea of the particular details of this within our Indian perspective.

HpS - Are we ready to die for Srila Prabhupada? Yes, in many ways. Of course, we have a lot more to learn about this "we". Many subtle attachments "we" have to understand and kill yet. That is first. Understand what your relationship to Srila Prabhupada, our Founder-Achaya is. Then make friendship with other followers of Srila Prabhupada and then 3rd deal with ISKCON, the institution, in terms of practical decision.

There is a French phrase: No, man can sink so low that some dog, or some woman will not love him. So, there will always be value for us and our friends to use with the institution.

Who are your friends? I am one!!!!! Anybody else?

Devotees here, in Kutam, Ranchi are currently not under ISKCON management. However, they have full blessings and supports from HH Bhakti Raghav Swami Maharaja. On 9th September he offered online initiation to around 30 devotees. Maharaja has plans to shift here after the lockdown ends. Here, they have made a library, collecting books on Vedas etc from Varanasi. They plan to make it a big library with as many Vaishnava literatures as possible. Currently all Vedas, Puranas and many other scriptures are available.

These devotees also run a small gurukula, where students are given both Vedic and modern education. There were 80 students, but after lockdown, currently 20 have come back. Education, accommodation and prasadam and completely free. They have been offered land by many different people and soon, at least 5 more new gurukulas in different parts of India will start. The special focus would be about training Ksatriyas, as HH Bahkti Raghav Swami Maharaja desires.

I relished doing small service to Gomata. I learned at least some aspect of go-seva and I understood one thing- Gomata is very personal in dealing.

Another thing- I have registered for an online M.A. (Sanskrit) through IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University). Let's see how things move ahead.

Thank you Maharaja for being a great source of inspiration in my spiritual life. Please forgive me for my shortcomings and expertise in fault finding.

Your aspiring servant,

Purushottam Keshav Das

HpS --- What is a doctor but a fault finder!!! Fault finders are some of the most important people in the society, no???? Who are your ISKCON friends?

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances to your lotus feet. 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada¡ 

All Glories to you¡ 

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Manjari Devi Dasi. I am 17 years old. I am daughter Hari Bhakti Das Prabhu and Raga-ramjita Devi Dasi daugther. Nowadays, by Krsna´s mercy I am living in Mexico city Radha Madhan Gopal ISKCON temple. Fortunately I am doing different services in kitchen, garlands and sankirtana.

ASA - Well, let us reciprocate. We are Tom Brown and Buck White. We are partial incarnations of Monkey and Piggsy from "Journey to the West". We are kind of eternal ideas in the minds of the gods so we can't say when we were born. We belong to 'Anjana Suta Academy' now. Hari Bolo! AGTSP!

I am asking for a little bit of your mercy Maharaj, so I can take shelter on Your Lotus Feet.  

My humble and respectful obeisances. 

Jaya Srila Prabhupada¡¡ 

Jaya Maharaj¡¡ 

Your aspiring servant Manjari devi dasi.

Monkey/Piggy - HpSwami's actual form is still covered by several layers of Maya, I guess Srila Prahbupada's lotus feet are his lotus feet by the the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and .000001 percent effort by HpS. What can we do for you? Is it in the formality of initiation? Don't seem like it! You already got a spiritual name!!! Answer specific question? Whatever relationships we develop my questions and answers,,, hearing and chanting,,, are eternal.

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP,

The example of Logos in 9th Sept 2020 and slight talk hit us some where.

We could relate to example of Girl, dad and following ISKCON. You might be humble enough that you would like to use you in service of Srila Prabhupada. But the fact is we are sticking to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada some how due to you only.

In India we seem to be beast, who can not connect to common people and etiquette. We are of not use to temple management except some physical service. We dont have the ability to see every thing as part of Krsna always (some times we do exhibit).

In search of meaning we have waited long, but after knowing the purpose of soul life, we some times fight blame (effort without patience).

Our wife and kid are not staying with us, we some how liking this arrangement, not much fight. Life is not that bad (self-fish) but at least not causing trouble to others.

We know you will leave this earth in some time, we dont know what we would do when you are gone.

HpS - Neither do I. We had a life before this one. How much do we remember, but we think that certain broad tendencys are there. So we work for our future ambience, not for specific details. Eg. next life take birth in family of devotees! Good op for ed from early age and continuous. Become great heros!

we also know we need to spend more years in human life to become more qualified. We will try to pass years by reading your letters, lectures etc.

Anyways can you give us some work we can dot for NIOS, LTE, MOE. Our current state is not that encouraging, but we have time on our disposition. we can invest that for you.

horse waiting to be briddled and rided

HpS - We will put your request before the Supreme Absolute Undifferentiated Commando of ASA and see what they say. I think they want some one for a suicide mission behind enemy lines to place time bombs and then try to escape.

Hare Krishna Maharaja

Por favor, acepte mis humildes reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabupada!

Todas las glorias a usted!

Soy Bhakta Damián, de Traslasierra, Córdoba, Argentina.

¿Cómo está? Me alegra que salió bien su prueba por el virus!

Yo bien, por la gracia de Krishna…

Quería contarle que hoy (9/9/2020) pude sentir un poquito (creo que del corazón y no una invención de mi mente), el océano ilimitado de misericordia que significa el maestro espiritual… Un sentimiento muy lindo. Se sintió muy bien...

Y me preguntaba… ¿Siempre es consciente el maestro espiritual cuando derrama su misericordia?

Gracias por sus clases y por su asociación por GTM!

Sadhana:

Cumpliendo las 16 rondas desde 1/1/2020. Siguiendo los 4 principios ok. Queriendo trascender los pensamientos sexuales burdos y sutiles. Queriendo ser mas puro algún día!!!

Asociarse con usted es purificatorio. Gracias, gracias.

No pudiendo salir mucho a sankirtan, Argentina cuarentena estricta. Donde vivo hay poca gente, se necesita el turismo. Las personas que vienen de afuera (ciudades) son los que más se llevan los libros.

Estoy al tanto que el BBT de latinoamérica está planificando implementar distribución de libros de SP por internet. Pero salir a la calle con los libros de SP en la mano y hablar con la gente, es una aventura tan hermosa que es difícil de reemplazar.

¿Cómo ser un sankirtanero verdaderamente valiente?

El otro día leía acerca de Ananta Shanti Prabhu, el primer discípulo de Srila Prabhupada en Rusia… Las austeridades que realizó para propagar la conciencia de Krishna. Un devoto muy avanzado y entregado…

¿cómo dejar de sentir temor y poder servir a Krishna y a la misión de Srila Prabhupada de manera decidida, como lo hace usted y como lo hizo este devoto?

Gracias por todo maharaja.

Reverencias a sus pies.

Siempre esperando poder alguna vez servirlo.

Lo saludo afectuosamente.

Bhakta Damián de Traslasierra, Córdoba

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Hare Krishna Maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabupada!

All glories to you!

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!!!! Thank you for your letter!

I am Bhakta Damián, from Traslasierra, Córdoba, Argentina.

How is it going? I'm glad your virus test went well!

Well, by the grace of Krishna ...

I wanted to tell you that today (9/9/2020) I could feel a little bit (I think from the heart and not an invention of my mind), the limitless ocean of mercy that the spiritual master means… A very beautiful feeling. It felt really good ...

HpS - AgtSP!!!!

And I was wondering ... Is the spiritual master always aware when he pours out his mercy?

HpS - No.

Thank you for your classes and for your association with GTM!

Sadhana:

Completing the 16 rounds from 1/1/2020. Following the 4 principles ok. Wanting to transcend gross and subtle sexual thoughts. Wanting to be more pure one day !!!

ASA - Because of the birth we have taken we will have gross and subtle sexual thoughts our whole life, but we will be able to stay above them.

Associating with you is purifying. Thanks thanks.

Not being able to go out to sankirtan much, Argentina strict quarantine. Where I live there are few people, tourism is needed. People who come from abroad (cities) are the ones who take the books the most.

I am aware that the Latin American BBT is planning to implement SP book distribution over the internet. But going outside with SP books in hand and talking to people is such a beautiful adventure that it is difficult to replace.

ASA --- Gopis waited for Krsna to return!

How to be a truly brave Sankirtanero?

ASA - ALl you can do is try your best.

The other day I was reading about Ananta Shanti Prabhu, Srila Prabhupada's first disciple in Russia… The austerities he performed to spread Krishna consciousness. A very advanced and dedicated devotee ...

How can you stop feeling fear and be able to serve Krishna and Srila Prabhupada's mission in a determined way, as you do and as this devotee did?

ASA - Same answer as above, no?

Thanks for everything maharaja.

Salutations at your feet.

Always hoping to be able to serve you sometime.

I greet you warmly.

Bhakta Damián de Traslasierra, Córdoba

HpS - Krsna teaching us to be more personal. Get to know our neighbors and preach to them at their level!!!

Try writing poetry!