Letters to the editor

HpS/ASA Calendar - 2025 July 16

Always

Kirtaniya sada Harih. 🎵

Daily

• 1.08AM - Alarm goes off. Up and Chanting Japa. Some notes, and letters. TB joins a Japa Group.
• 3.30AM - Bath, puja, temple, Mangala at 4.30AM [FMS (Full Morning Service) at www.youtube.com iskcon houston and www.gotomeeting.com, Join Meeting 382 688 053], Spanish NoD reading, online Japa and light chatting until] 5.30am.
• 5.30AM - Maybe prepare for class, some Prasad, maybe some rest, Temple SB classes at 7.30AM to 8.30AM, honor Temple Prasad.
• 9.00AM - 9.30AM - Calendar Session. Check WhatsApp, Blog and Yahoo mail. Make plans. 📆
• 11AM-1PM - NAAAP.
• 1 - 6PM - General work, study, chanting. 🤔
• 7PM - Sometimes Temple Kirtan.
• 8PM - Often Sri Sri Radha Natabara Sanga on line. It is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
• 9.45PM - Snoooze 😴

Regular Events.

1. Camped at 3402 Radha Lane; Houston, TX 77018 until 22 August.
2. Give SB classes at 7.30-8.30AM, www.youtube.com, ISKCON Houston, weekly, Wednesday and Friday, with one Sunday Festival class a month.[Will post details at anveSaka]
3. Home Programs or Special Events on Saturday.
4. Ministry of Education meetings Thursday at 9AM every fortnight.

Special Events

JULY

Friday 18th, 6PM - Pan American, Ministry of Education Zoom, Symposium.

Saturday 19th, Tarde - Reunion Hispanico con hijos de Krsna krpa Das y amigos.

Sunday 20th, 6PM - Ekadasi; www.youtube.com, ISKCON Houston, Lecture.

Sunday 27th, Noon - Bhakti Urban Farm International.

AUGUST

4th - Ekadasi

5th - Rupa Goswami ascencion.

8th - Balarama Purnima.

10th - Srila Prabhupada arrives USA.

16th Saturday - Krsna astami.

17th Sunday - Appearance anniversary of Srila Prabhupada.

19th - Ekadasi.

22nd Friday - Houston to Nashville. [Return 13th September. Open to invitations for programs in Middle Tennessee].

31st - Radha Astami

SEPTEMBER

3 - Ekadasi

4 - Vamana and Jiva Goswami

5 - Bh. Vinode Th.

6 - Hari Das Th.

7 - Visvarupa Mahotsava, SP Sannyasa, Anniversary of publication of NoI.

13th - Nashville to Houston.

Then... ? Heart, eye, ear doctor say that if we can tolerate the present level of electro-mechanical-chemical bodily enhancement then we should look at same level of functioning for at least three years.

Then may need some more adjustment.

We feel like we could be taken up into heaven at any moment, but will work on:

-ISKCON Houston Media Resource Department with Abhaya, Pablo, NIOS et al, as they desire.

-TB will work on his Encyclopedia.

-ASA will respond to any questions and requests as it can.

-Dreaming of and sleep walking Sankirtan.

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Hari Bolo!

Paoho.

AgtSP!!! 🐵

😃

Memorial Day

May 26, 2025

AT THE VEDA FOUNDATION MEMORIAL FOR MAHARAJA BHAKTI CARU SWAMI

Deland to Ksetra-jnana

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,

please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Responding to the prior Sadhu Sanga queries, yes, we did have a full size Srila Prabhu Murti there, all else was pretty much digital, aside from Tulsi’s and a few Shalagram Shilas.

DRIVING WITH VAISNAVA’S

After our Sadhu-Sanga blast, we went to Deland for Srila Prabhupada and Maharaja Bhakti Caru Swami’s (BCS) Memorial Monument celebration. Seems Srila Prabhupada is also included on any BCS events, such is BCS desire. We were only an hour and a half drive away from Orlando, and were honored to bring Gopinath Acarya Prabhu, his wife, Lethita from Houston. Everyone was glad to come to this event, though I had some hesitancy.

PRE-EMPT

Had a concern about how much seva was to be required and I was not well enough prepared for it. I only had some yogi pants, kurtas and such, no tools what so ever. Turns out I was used for electric fan assemblies, and they were needed, it was hot. The Memorial started at 1 pm, we got in a little early, to assist where we could, though there were mostly local devotees around cooking, arranging patios and getting water out, the small group of enthusiastic locals kept Spirits up.

It was Surprising that there were no disciples at the staging area. Then a couple of Prabhupada’s disciples did show up, Maharaja Jayadvaita Swami (JAS) and Maharaja Candramali appeared.

Regardless, Feelings of disparity were still coming to me, were anymore Vaishnava’s coming?

I knew it was an improv’ Memorial schedule to take advantage of the Sadhu Sanga turnout, but the more distant locale and short notice invites may have been too impromptu.

HpS/ASA - We got an invitation but it was very late. We suggested to join online with our small contribution but the decision was that many people were coming from the Sadhu sanga and it was going to be invivo, live only.

TRICKLE DOWN ETHICS

Walking towards the stage at the enclosed patio over the boathouse, I meet another guest and realize it’s Dr. Graham Schweig, aka: Garuda Prabhu,, the good Doctor had his seat at the front, while I’m comfortably sitting on the last end of the bench seating,.. noting JAS and Garuda were giving each other full eye-contact. This event may have been their first time to get together since their last “book editing” conversations.

As I prepared for the Memorial event to unfold, there seemed to be a few more elderly Vaishnava’s surfacing at the tents entrance to the patio.

Maharaja Sachinandana’s tall smiling figure was there,

and then an old Soul comes to the foray,

Prabhu “Guru Das” Adhikari!

He arrives as the guest speakers start sharing their sweet pastimes on Maharaja Bhakti Caru Swami.

Now Radhanatha Swami comes to the patio center. Maharaja BB Govinda Maharaja is on the opposite side bench seats, Maharaja Bhakti Prabhava Swami, and Maharaja Purushottama are coming in too.

Guru Das was having difficulty getting a seat, so I gestured to him to take mine, he refused, then I took the seat cushion and shook it and wiped down the seat with my handkerchief placed the cool side of the cushion up, and re-offered. It was a deal he couldn’t refuse... we both just smiled.

YE’ OF LITTLE FAITH

During the session, somber and personal tales are shared with each guest speaker, a lot of influences with BCS, he really is a Vaishnava’s Vaishnava.

Then, looking behind me from my new seat, I saw the entrance was getting even more crowded. A majority of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples were locked up in the kitchen cooking the offerings for today’s event.

Everyone was out, and it was getting packed! My shallow expectations were quelled and the restoration of the Vaishnava’s eternal potency revived,

just an amazing get together on this lone abandoned Christian campground, now being revitalized by sincere devotees and disciples of BCS,

even the cows were even mooing.

INSATIABLE CONCLUSION

The tributes flowed for hours, then the Memorial dedication was called for; everyone was heading to the eastern central portion of the Veda Foundations land. A fresh and sturdily built stone and mason tower was erected, and it was time for Agni Yajna. Maharaja Sachinandana was having difficulties getting over to the Memorial, so I offered to escort him over, carefully voicing permission and passing, we managed to blaze a trail in for him. The Yajna began, Salutations and sincere oblations abound, kirtan to accompany, was most ecstatic!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Then the Prasadam Hall was wide open! Superb entrees, Lasagna and sweets galore, Srikand, Rasa Mali’s and ice cream too. A perfect conclusion of a Memorial if I ever saw one, we filled to our delight, then we packed a plate and drove to Daytona Beach for a soak in the ocean... with such an event-filled weekend, we needed a break.

All Glories to the Vaishnava’s ! !

Your servant in training,

ccd

NEXT LETTER; NIRJALA EKADASI.

HpS/ASA - Thank you so, so, much!!! Just like being there.

THANK YOU!

M O R E!

Dear Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances Maharaj, and all glories to your service to Srila Prabhupada. I am so very happy to provide some service in the form of articles to send to Abhiram Prabhu for the Solaris magazine. I am very glad that I can be of some service to Abhiram Prabhu and the editors of the Solaris magazine.

Thank you for your association and for involving me in some academic service.

Your humble aspirant servant,

Aja Govinda Das

HpS - Thank you! We hope to read your articles. We hope that Solaris is well formatted and distributed.

We would like to see articles that give our ISKCON, BBT, OCHS, BRC, BI perspective, but also give us links to other groups with whom we can learn, partner and help!!!

We are going to an evening program now in Boise.

Kama gayatri Devi Dasi's Brother's Yoga/Sound center.

Hope to share and compare with many sincere yogis.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

HpS // ASA - The same to your lotus feet! I understand we all have lotus feet in our Siddha dehas! Of course, some of us may have lotus hooves. So nice to hear from you!

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, Spiritually you are very healthy. Gained so many things. You have covered huge advance spiritual distance. Many things are visible to you. Your spiritual eye fully at very

advance stage.

HpS - Can we say moderately advanced stage? Even that is 99.999% the effort of Srila Prabhupada whom to our little inteligence never deviates from austerity for Krsna.

 You are at a such advance stage where your all wishes will be fulfilled just by your single

thought. if you want so...

HpS - That is terrifying, no? Jayananda Das told me that I would not like to live one day in his mind.

 If you want to stop then you will be stop. No once else can stop you.

 You are living and enjoying your TRUE & ACTUAL nature on earth. You have uncovered so

many secrets. 

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Thank you for such a nice letter. I gives us perspective on what we might be. We cannot see our selves too well, no?

We see ourselves becoming inattentive and falling into hearing mundane news, eating wrong by superficial concerns, not having advanced knowledge of the goal of human life, but Krsna pulls us back up, and then we go back into the battle with whatever resources we have, thinking that Srila Prabhupada will utilize whatever positive contribution that we can make!!!

Send some news of your family, sadhana and sankirtan please.

Reverencias a todos.

Este es el informe de la colecta de fondos en España para los audífonos de Gurudev.

Informe a los devotos a través de un chat de whatsapp de discípulos que tenemos en España y la respuesta fue:

Adiras 108 euros

Gadadhara 108 “

Jaganmohan 50. “

Jayanta. 92. “

Krisna Kirtan 50. “

Mathura Mani 80. “

Purnamasi. 108. “

Yugala. 20 “

TOTAL. 616 “

Ha sido un placer hacer el servicio

vs

Jayanta das

HpS/ASA - I feel, Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya! very ashamed. Why should people be spending money for ear phones for me.

If people donated what they actually thought it was worth to them, that is fine. Spiritual life is not a matter of sentimental speculation or imaginative ecstasy, rather practical activity in the foreground of spiritual life.

They do help, but like so many devotees my social and physical background, our eyes, ears, heart, skin, joints, voice are disintegrating so that the elements can be recycled into new bodies.

We need to spend 27% of our time packing up to leave for our next body.

The rest is just for our regular Sankirtan development using the tools and potency Krsna provides us.

Paoho!!

We hope we can use technology to serve you and Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan movement.

Hare Krishna Gurudev. Dandavat pranam. AGTSP.

Gurudev, In gita my most favorite sloka is 8/14.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/8/14/

My prayer unto your lotus feet is to bless me for attaining this devotional stage and type of devotional service.

At present by your grace we are practicing anusmaran of our ASA, Sri Radha Shyamsundar. My prayer unto your lotus feet is to instruct me, the type of lord's seva.

Gurudev knows me how i am foolish, incapable of preaching, even to understand after reading books. So forgiving all my aparads, kindly guideme your spiritual instruction.

Dandavat pranam gurudev.

HpS - Hare Krsna!

Of course, the service is 16 nice rounds, and 4 principles strictly.

It works, it works.

Keep your altar according to your wealth.

Serve with love.

Cleanliness.

Punctuality.

Then more or less paraphernalia and ritual according to your means.

At least have Mangala arati. Can be simple, but clean, punctual regular, brahma muhurta, bhajan kirtan, then read Srima Bhagavatam.

Srila Prabhupada has explained things so that even first class fools like us can understand.

Srimad Bhagavatam also means CC or Krsna book.

If we do this then Krsna will give us intelligence how to build on this foundation, many new friends and students!!

So nice to hear from you.

You have very special character and qualities. Share them.