Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!

PAMHO AGTSP AGTY

We missed hearing from you Saturday Maharaj but stuff happens. I am looking forward to your visit coming up here soon and no electronic technical difficulties :). We pray that Krishna will help you fully recover so that you may serve Srila Prabhupada to your full desire. I have been speaking to Srinivasacharya Prabhu and he has been able to forward info that you will be here in Boise in the next couple months. So I am just working on my 16/4's, morning program, being patient and enthusiastic. Some exciting stuff going on here in Boise! I heard Bada Hari Prabhu say once that Srila Prabhupada said that if you want to leave some place but know there is nowhere to go then you are starting to make some advancement. Haha

Srivivas Prabhu was speaking to our family last week about the BGIS in Vrindavan and how his nephew goes to school there. Janardan has been speaking about going there ever since. He really wants to go to school there. A couple days ago he was telling his school counselor that he was probably moving to India to go to school and the teacher asked what his faith was. Janardan told him Hare Krishna's and invited him to the temple Sunday. His teacher came to Sunday feast! Then each day when I come home from work he asks if his mother and I have decided yet if he can go to BGIS. We weren't sure about paying for the whole thing with tuition and flights however I got a call from my lawyer Friday and he closed a claim from a car accident I got into 3 years ago and the amount we will receive will more then cover the cost of tuition and flights. I think this might be Krishna's arrangement for Janardan?

HpS - AGTSP paoho. The primary schools are so risky that I would not send him that far away. What about Houston? Is he too old? Other than that it is local efforts. Have programs for the kids on Sunday and during the week. If they want they will get the vision of Krsna with His flute in Vrndavana.

Srivnivas and Mother Sundari Radhaka think Janardan should go. Anantarupa says it seems like Krishna wants Janardan to go considering the blessing of Laxmi at the time when we are considering this. Alicia of course is hesitant to send her son all away across the world to school, she is worried if its the right thing to do. I spoke with the BGIS principal and he was very easy to work with and is willing to work with us on the registration, interview process and Janardan finishing 6th grade here in the US and then going there for 7th. Guru Maharaj please instruct us. Do you think we should send Janardan to BGIS in Vrindavan? I know by following your instructions it will please Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. Please help us with this decision.

HpS - I don't know exactly what is BGIS in Vrndavana. I guess it is the Gurukula. They moved out of the Temple and are now on the road to Mathura. Yes, seventh grade is too old for Houston. Just too risky. Being 10,000 miles away from home in a school where the teacher has to be like a father and mother to him! I hear of criticisms of the school. That is natural. It is Kali yuga, but at such a distance and for one who has never lived in an Ashrama before. See what is happening in the USA: I know kids who have gone to ISKCON Gita camps for two weeks in the USA and liked it.

Janardan is 12 years old now. He is chanting 5 rounds each day, he changes our Nitai-Guaranga's water each day and offers them incense. He is very attracted to Diety worship. Not long after we moved here to Boise 5 months ago he asked how he could be up on the altar and offer arati to Sri Sri Radha-Bunkabihari. He often at arati stands right against the altar and is very focused on the arati ceremony. He has been going to boy scouts for a few months now and really enjoys it. I attached a photo of him in his scout uniform, I thought you might like it. Also a photo of Nitai-Guaranga!

Please bless me Guru Maharaj so that my chanting will be more pleasing to Krsna and Srila Prabhupada. And that I may make advancement in serving yours and their lotus feet. Also please bless Janardan that his love for Krishna will grow.

Ok off to bed here and start again tomorrow!

HpS - Jaya!!!!!

Haré Krishna majarahs Hanuman , todas las glorias a shila praupada .

Majarahs Hanuman le doy mis humildes reverencias , Majarahs soy un devoto del Cusco llevo conociendo el templo como 22 años , ahora tengo 34 años de edad , todavía no tengo familia , canto 8 rondas desde que comenzó este año . trabajo pintando , estudie periodismo también , se un poco de cosina , quisiera saber cómo puedo ser más útil , de qué forma puedo servirlo , deseo tomar refugio en usted , quiero ayudar a shila praupada , que puedo hacer majarahs instrullame porfavor vacta David . Gracias por su respuesta majarahs Hanuman .

HpSD - ASA ---- Gracias por su carta. Solo canta tanto como puedas. El Señor Caitanya dice que esta es la religión de esta época. Obtenga tanta asociación como sea posible de los devotos en Cusco y otros lugares. Lee los libros de Srila Prabhupada. Entonces saborearás el canto y llegarás al estándar para la iniciación formal.



Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,

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

Sending report for Spanish books importing.

Mirtavinda Mataji:

• Caitanya Caritamrita Antya: 8 chapters
• La luz del Bhāgavata: whole book

Indira Sakti Mataji

• Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya: 2 chapters

Gandharva Prabhu:

• Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya: half chapter

We waiting for more books and Mataji Mitravinda is inspired to continue with importing.

There are these books online now: El Bhagavad-gītā tal como es, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, El Upadeśāmṛta, La ciencia de la autorrealización, El Śrī Īśopaniṣad and La luz del Bhāgavata.

And I will add pictures into Light of the Bhagavata book.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - Super, super, super!!!! We use vedabase.io all the time when we are preaching. The paragraph links are super!!!!

Esta carta es blanco??!! HpS/ ASA!!

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus pies de loto!! 🙏🙏🙏

Muchas veces que quiero escribir me encuentro con la dificultad de no saber que decir exactamente, pero como Usted me dijo tenemos que crear esa relación, realmente mi servicio no es mucho, está lleno de faltas y no es muy importante pero trato de hacer lo más que puedo, ahora que tuve la oportunidad de asistir a su VP en Houston trate de hacer la mayor cantidad de servicio que me fue posible pude cocinar para Radha Nilamadhava, y hacer Sankirtan en un barrio latíno junto con el grupo de devotas que viajaron conmigo( Lalita Radha DD, Sri Gopali DD y Amrta Vani DD), y después en Dallas pude atender a Radha Kalachandji, sin duda solo ésto es posible gracias a Usted y a la misericordia de Srila Pabhupada que derraman sobre mí, también pudimos terminar el año con kirtan en compañia de SS Giriraja Maharaja, SS Bhakti Bringa Govinda Maharaja y SS Gurú Prasad Swami, realmente puedo decir que regrese a México con mucha energía espiritual, los devotos y en especial nuestros hermanos espirituales que viajaron a verlo nos hicieron sentir como en casa y nos llenaron de inspiración para continuar en nuestro servicio, por ahora mi esposo y yo retomamos nuestro servicio del pujari un día a la semana y continuamos esforzándonos para atender FMP el mayor de días posible, así podemos terminar nuestras rondas,atender a nuestras Deidades y escuchar un poco de sus clases antes de que los niños despierten y las responsabilidades de trabajo y el hogar nos atrapen 🙈🙉🙊

Por la tarde tratamos de hacer un poco de kirtan y leer antes de dormir.

Por ahora nos esforzaremos en mantenernos así y ver en qué krishna quiere ocuparnos.

Gracias nuevamente Gurudeva porque sin su inspiración y misericordia realmente estaría perdida, soy muy tonta pero tengo la esperanza que algún día pueda regresar un poco de todo lo que Usted nos da.

Su aspirante a sirviente.

Saranagati DD.

HpS - AGTSP paoho.... Usa translate.google.com --- Thank you for your excellent news. What more do you want to do? Your service is wonderful. The result will be more service and more intimate service!!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances

I hope you are in better health

I would like to inform you the itinerary of my travel to the USA. I have bought a ticket in Interjet from Lima to Dallas. The day of depart is February 1st at 6:30 AM. I arrive to Mexico at 12:00 PM. My flight to Dallas is at 18:30 PM. So, I don't know if I could visit the devotees or do a mini tour in Mexico city. Would you recommend it? Or it's better to stay at the airport?

HpS - AGTSP... Paoho. Sorry slow to answer. If you can contact the devotees it would be nice to associate with them. Abhirama Das has telephone of Astasakhi Devi Dasi, Lalita-gopi Devi Dasi et al!

Then, I arrive to Dallas at 21:15 PM. I will stay in the residence of the University of North Texas in Denton (1 hour from Dallas) until February 23rd. After that date, I'm planning to stay 2 weeks more in Dallas, but I don't have any accommodation. I want to visit the Radha Kalachandji temple and the gurukulas (if there are). So, please I would like to ask you if you know a place where I can stay until March 11th.

HpS - Oooof! I don't know. Call Srinatha Krsna Das. +1 508 493 8862. He might be able to help, but two weeks is a long time with no plans!!! Hare Krsna.

Thanks for all your mercy.

Trying to serve,

Rukmini dd