Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna dearest Maharaja!

Please, accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I really hope you are in good health at time you receive this message, or at least best as is possible.

HpS - See letter to Candramukhi Devi Dasi! 😎

I’m ok. My energy is not stable, some days energy is high, other days energy is down, but I still alive stuck in this material world, trying to do things right, trying to follow You and Srila Prabhupada, trying to do something to make Krishna look at me. I keep trying and I will still trying, because I’m flying upon wings of a bird called intent.

I’m writing to give some good news. Spanish version of Dr. Samaresh’s wikipedia biography was approved a few weeks ago. English version still under revision since almost 3 weeks ago; this is very good, when they rejected us before several times they did it almost immediately, so this is a good signal. Spanish version even have been edited by others wiki editors, so we are very happy. Wikipedia said that english version review may take 7 weeks or more. I send links with both versions to you. Please, Maharaja, take a look to the english draft, we are waiting for your comments and suggestions to improve it. After the English version is approved, I want to write on behalf of Nios and Hanumatpresaka Swami to the institutions where Dr. Samaresh participates and that we mention in the biography, as Sthapatyam Journal, University of Calcutta, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and others, to let them know about the presence of Dr. Samaresh in wikipedia, we consider this will be a very important news for them; what do you think?

HpS - We will look!

Spanish version:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaresh_Bandyopadhyay

HpS - It seem like a nice start. Thank you so much!!! He gave us more references. We wrote them down. I may be able to find them, but when! We have Latin American GBC meeting tomorrow. We have more rounds to chant before taking rest. It is 8.30PM and we have been up since 2.30AM (with naps and good food), but it is your great effort that has taken it this far and we will try to work on it ourselves more. Thank you.

English version (draft currently under the wiki police review):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Samaresh_Bandyopadhyay

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The other subject I want to let you know is about your instagram chilean account. During 2018, and to promote “The Art & The Sacred”, we created “ASA Chile Producciones” instagram account (also another social networks). After the event, we never published again into no one of all these social networks accounts. So, this june 28th we started to publish again, we have changed the name and now is called “Anjana Suta Academy Chile”, you can find it this way in instagram: @anjana.suta.academy_chile  

What is Instagram???? Is it a kind of food for donkeys? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_cracker

Our work is very simple: I write and publish the contents, later I send every single post to your disciple Arjuna Das for his review. We are a good team, he is very nice partner. 

Our editorial line is diffusion of activities and philosophy of the Anjana Suta Academy and of its Director, the Vaishnava Spiritual Master Hanumatpresaka Swami.

We post 2 or 3 contents every day. Some informing about your next classes and online programs through Gotomeeting, Zoom, etc. Also some summaries of your recent past class. Besides, we got 2 permanent sections: “Drops of Wisdom” and “Drops of Poetry”, brief phrases verbatim based of your writings: twitter and Monkey Warrior Blog. We quote You and inviting the audience to follow you on twitter: “síguelo / follow him on twitter.com/huber_robinson”. Every post use spanglish language. We are using appropriate #hashtags to improve the visibility of each post.

We have slow interaction until now, we are just starting and learning how to do it better. Some new followers from different countries. An indian devotee from Kolkata writed us a Direct Message yesterday, saying that he met you during 2017 in Kolkata and remember you every day because you hold “Nectar of Instruction” into your heart, and you inspire him a lot. He asked for your english classes links and we sent to him Asa Audiovisual Youtube Channel link. I send screenshots of this and samples of the contents to you. This instagram work is turning so beautiful and inspiring. Please, Maharaja, check it out in the following link, and, please, let us know if you are agree with this and with the method we are handle it: 

https://www.instagram.com/anjana.suta.academy_chile/ 

Thank you so much for everything you do for us. My life is now better than ever before, and I know that it is only just because of your mercy and association... all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HARE KRISHNA !!!

Your aspiring servant,

Carlos.

HpS - I think that our activities are not so important unless they lead people to KRSNA! Srila Prabhupada. About 75% of what we are doing should probably be 'Instantly' edited.

ASA as a team, yes.

NIOS as a product of the ASA work, yes.

Thank you!!!! Go on making progress in following Srila Prabhupada's basic program and you will become elevated and the Angels, Gopis, can start to catch your hand and pull you into the work/fun of Vraja even in this world!!!! Thank you. We send this link to the Professor!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am Chithkala Dhulipati from India. I am currently pursuing my Bachelors degree in Applied Mathematics at Boise State University.

HpS - Ahhh! All glories to Srila Prabhupada (AgtSP)! We met you in Boise, no? Also, Srinivasa Das et al have been telling us your glories! So nice to hear from you here.

Through Krishna's mercy, I was able to associate with Srinivas Prabhu and Sundari Radhika Mataji from the day I arrived in Boise. I was extremely fortunate to meet you in August, 2018 at their home, when I received my first Bhagavad Gita signed by you. Ever since, I have been attending Gita classes held by Srinivas Prabhu. In April, 2019 when you had visited Boise again, I was able to get a week-long association with you and Srimad Bhagavatam signed by you.

I also attended the Sunday feast at the temple regularly. I helped with various services during the festivals like Janmashtami, Holi and Gaura Purnima. I helped Sundari Radhika mataji and Sugopi when they cooked Sunday feasts.

I have been chanting 16 rounds daily for almost an year now. Sundari Radhika Mataji has helped me cultivate the habit of eating only prasadam, and I have been doing that for one year now. To further strengthen my sadhana, I am trying to wake up at 4.30am daily to chant my rounds. (You told me to do so when we met in March)

I have learned more about Krishna and Srila Prabhupada through Srinivas Prabhu's enriching classes. I have been attending his Gita classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and Srimad Bhagavatam classes on Saturdays. I have also been reading verses from both the Gita and Bhagavatam everyday. My parents have been very supportive in my sadhana and their faith in Krishna consciousness has increased significantly since 2018. My mother has also been chanting 16 rounds daily for the past 8 months. Krishna has been mercifully helping me continue with my sadhana and building a connection with Srila Prabhupad.

When I asked for shelter in March during your Boise visit, you told me to read the blog and your website. I have been reading the blog occasionally and read the Guru Tattva document. I am determined to follow your instructions and would be very grateful if I can receive initiation from you.

Your servant waiting for your mercy,

Chithkala.

HpS - From the Guru-tattva document on our web page you can see that initiation requires being pretty fixed in rising early, performing Mangala-arati (incense and flower is enough), Kirtan, SB, 1-1/2 hours before sunrise. Brahma muhurta.

Of course, it is just a habit.

A change in life style.

Then we see the result. Our "material" life improves!! We start have Hare Krsna hopes and happenings in our lives?

How is your getting-up-early life? Don't worry. Krsna sees you and knows exactly what you are doing. He gives all credit for sincerity before the habits may get formed. There are neophyte pure devotees.

HAre Krsna

PAMHO

AGTSP

ALL glories to you Guru Dev.

Here I send you the links of the recently uploaded classes that are on the ASA Audiovisual channel.

HpS - Thank you so much for your efforts!!! Please tell us if they are useful. Of course we can be pacient to wait for results, but more important is to see if what we are doing has some indication of being useful, no?

cosmologia vedica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR8YIz6WHTM

La manera fina de hablar por Yugala Kishor dd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmDk2SQmzAc&t=36s

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.4.19 por Hanumatpresaka Swami (Ingles-Español)

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6KOnd-QLf8&t=89s

If you have time we can work on the Asa enciclopedia. You can record the topics of the enciclopedia, If You want You can use gotomeeting or whats up or whatever media that is practícal for You.

we can edit, add video images and upload to Asa audiovisual.

we have the opportunity of participaré trough your mercy in the Srila Prabhupada Sankirtan doing something that we hope to be useful.

Thank You gurú dev your servants Ambarisa das and Vrsabhanu Nandini dd

HpS - ASA -- AgtSP. We have not got much result from ASA(e) yet. The main thing seems to be learning how to cook for Krsna!!! Dance for Krsna!!!

From these the literary projects will come, no?

We have heard that SP even in the midst of poverty and preaching alone in Bombay would always have an Arati and Kirtan in the evening!! Sing and dance for Krsna!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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Today 07/14/20 I was in your class about the numbered text 22 of the book The Light of the Bhagavata and I was left with a question, I will comment below.

In Srila Prabhupada's commentary he says that "Vrndavana is the holiest place within this cosmic universe and people who are seeking to attain spiritual emancipation by entering the kingdom of God can make a home in Vrndavana and become a serious student of the Six Gosvamis. "

In CC Madhya-līlā 22.160 it says: "" "The devotee should always think of Kṛṣṇa within himself and choose a much-loved devotee to be a servant of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. He should constantly engage in issues related to that servant and his relationship loving with Kṛṣṇa, and he must live in Vṛndāvana. If he cannot physically go to Vṛndāvana, he must live there mentally. "

Now, according to his class, I understand that many people have taken the first instruction literally and that is why the city of Vrndavana is invaded and violated in its sacred places. Can you please explain to me briefly what are those keys to create Vrindavana in my mind. ?

I await your response patiently, Thank you very much for reading.

Your would-be servant

Stefani Salazar M. (Petti Michelena)

HpS - Thank you. This is Raganuga Bhakti. It is possible to cultivate it when we come to the platform of second initiation. Do you see all living entities equally, not artificially, but by following Vaidhi bhakti, rules and regulations, hearing cosmology from the Bhagavatam?

Of course, even while we are mostly trying to learn how to adjust the practices of Bhakti yoga to our lives eg. how to cook for Krsna, we can still be inclined to hear about a certain form of Krsna, eg. Sita Rama, but until we are Brahmanas in nature it will be distorted by our present body. Girls will want imitate Kunti Devi and boys will want immitate Bhimasena.

Rounds good and steady?

Mangala arati, SB class the same?

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!!! AgtSP!!! This letter got lost. We just found it!

Hare Krishna, mis más humuildes reverencias a usted. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupadha, y todas las glorias al movimiento de sankitana de sri Caitanya Maha Prabhu.

El motivo de mi carta es para darle una noticia muy importante y feliz para mí. Ya hace un tiempo mi esposo y yo teníamos el sueño de hacer un proyecto rural para los devotos de la comunidad de Barcelona (España), mi esposo junto con algunos devotos empezaron a buscar fincas para comprarlas (era un proceso que considerábamos en cuatro años), krishna nos puso un sitio perfecto para seguir adelante con este querido proyecto. De momento se deciden muchas cosas, el templo que adaptaremos sera de panca-tattva, no son deidades instaladas son las de mi familia pero para que aya desde un principio conciencia de krishna. Pero la verdad es que tengo mucho miedo y en muchas ocasiones no lo puedo ver con amor y me gustaría hacerlo más entregada y entusiasmada.

Gracias por su tiempo Bhaktin Indira.

HpS - Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que envió este aviso. ¿Lo que ha sucedido? Nosotros el KDPC

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP,PAMHO

I hope this letter meets You in good health.

HpS - Material body is a disease, so your statment is "I hope this letter meets you dead", but I am sorry. We are still holding on to sense gratification, but by His Divine Grace we seem to be becoming more and more detached!

I was meditating on my life and in something you told me in FMP when I said that SP in SB 1.8.20 in the purport said that the ladies are specially blessed by Krsna, because they believe immediately in the Supremacy of the Lord, that they do not need scientific facts, etc. Then you said "But you have to do something with that blessing". So I realized that I was not doing anything with that blessing, due to my work schedule I can not participate in most of the classes the way I used to do. So I asked Gandharva Prabhu if I can give some lectures for ISKCON CHOSICA and he kindly said yes..

ASA - Nothing can stop a devotee who wants to help preach!

So last Saturday I gave one class it was a verse from canto 3, pretty advanced canto. On Saturday's ladies gives lectures. I feel good, and some male devotees make some interesting questions. I also read SB 1.8.20 I really like that verse tatha paramahamsanam....

TB - katham pasyema hi striyah... !

Regarding to my classes, last week I was working in "Journalistic Products" (I teach English for Journalists) so one topic is "Food Journalism" ( You do not talk just about a recipe, you talk about the story behind it) So I play a youtube video in which a lady devotee was explaining why we offer food to Krsna.. It was top- notch.

BW - So may people are actually looking for Krsna. You probably made five devotees by doing that, no? May not manifest in this life but ... you can look at them from heaven and see how they take birth in ISKCON!

On July 13th, could have been my mother's birthday I offered her flowers and cake, prayers also.

UG - Any news from her???

I am studying also about more gems, and reading about angels in order to apply these on my therapies. People are more familiar with angels, then I have the opportunity to rise their consciousness a little bit.

BW - You can decorate Ulysses with diamonds and rubees.

I work first on me, then on the rest. It is pretty nice.

Thanks Gurudeva for your patience and inspiration

See you in FMP

Trying to be your disciple

Candramukhi dd

HpS - You don't have to take so much work that you can't keep a healty Sadhana. Is may be simple. You may have to adjust left and right, but God gives the right, wants, demands, that you keep basic human religious life. He will pay you.

UG - Post a little sumarry of gem therapy!