Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja :

Please Receive my Respefull and Humble Obeisances.

Gurumaharaja, thank you very much for your Last answer, regarding to m Gaura Gadadhara Dasi she is very good in the Holy Dham, she is doing a lot of parikrama, she already did the safary with disciples of HH Jayapataca Swami, now she went to Vrindavan and then to many holy places, she is traveling with a good group of devotees, her health is very good and she feels happy visiting so many holy places. 

Gurumaharaja, I asked flight ticket to Europe and it's expensive, my budget can not cover it, as well today I really analize my situation, I feel so tired, I need to rest, so I'm thinking that it would be good if I come back to Perú to stay in Chosica, there I have asociation of devotees, mangala artik everyday with Radha Madhana Vihari, service, I can go to Wilson Temple, do sankirtan, book distribution, I would like to study in workshops of puppets, learn to play armonium, finish my course of Bhakti Sastri with prabhu Laksman, as well I can find there some devotees to do show puppets, kirtan maybe little dance and theater. I have been feeling so bad because I don't have enought purity to stay in Holy Dham, but at same time I realize that the weather is so dificult and in this condition I can not do any service, so I think its better to go to Chosica. Please give me your opinión.

HpS - AGTSP. Paoho. First time I went to India, Vraja, it was also very, very difficult for my body. I did a lot of austerity but had to come back. I also got experiences that have been great assets all my life in devotional service. Sounds like it is the same for you. Ask devotees who know your situation in more detail than we do, but seems like a plan to try staying in Chosica might be nice. In the end if Krsna wants us to leave these bodies then we will find no refuge for them in any place in the material universe, but He is nice person so trying to live according to his plan as you are doing, of course, your future should be bright.

I'm infinitely thankful for your kindness of always listening me, and I'm so grateful that I have the good fortune of having your guidance. Thank you very much. 

Your Servant :

Divya Dristi DD.

HpS ASA - Hare KRSNA!!!!!! sEE you ssooon!

Dear Guru Maharaja:

All the Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krsna

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All the glories to you

Please accept my humble obeisances

I hope you are fine Gurudeva, I have a some questions.

Once I heard: "The blessings of the spiritual master are more powerful than our own effort to advance"

How can I get your blessings to advance?

HpS - Do you want to meet Srila Prabhupada in person? Yes? You have our blessings (but, Oooof!, could be very, frightening). 😀

How can we deepen our Guru-Disciple relationship?

HpS - In one million different ways. The whole Srimad Bhagavatam is about that. Basically by following instructions. Good, better rounds, four principles, improve your Sankirtan, book distribution. Seeing how to engage devotees, others in your Sankirtan.

How can I improve my service?

HpS - There is no method really. Your service comes straight from the heart. You just have to use all the mercy Krsna sends to advance. You do it.

Is it good for our spiritual life to associate with devotees of other missions or sampradayas? What do I have to observe? What do I have to take into account?

HpS - Many details, but NOI 4, 5, 6, give very, very good basis!

Your aspirant servant

Kirtida Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you!!!!!! See you in a few weeks!!!! !!! I guess there is a BsAs in Goloka also!

HpS - Eso es vacio!!!

Hare Krsna dear Maharaj!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my humble obeisances!

Thank you for your reply. I loved it. I very much appreciate the time you spend to reply to each and every message of not only mine, but all of your disciples'. I know gurus have quite the eventful life - never much time to rest, always doing service.

We just attended the Sacred Sounds festival here in the New Govardhan farm. It is a big Kirtan retreat with HH BB Govinda Swami, HH Indradyumna Swami, HG Akincana Krsna Prabhu, HG Balaram Tirtha Prabhu and his wife, HG Dhanya Mataji, as well as our local Brisbane Kirtaniya, HG Janardan prabhu. It was amazing. Just Kirtan and more Kirtan. Also HH Govinda Swami was giving beautiful lectures on the Brihad Bhagavatamrita.

ASA - Oink! Whoop! E=MC*2!!

The festival went for 4 days, during the Easter break. It was simply amazing. And on the Sunday night, the Kirtan was beyond ecstatic; HH Govinda Swami taught us a phrase the African devotees taught him (you must rap it quite quickly) - There ain't no party like the Kirtan party cus' the Kirtan party don't stop. And the Kirtan just kept on going on from there. They would finish the Kirtan and then again, Maharaj would repeat this phrase and Kirtan would begin again.

In your last message, you asked if my father had any news. Somehow it struck me today actually and I would like to share it with you. I can't remember the exact date now, but it was after his passing, perhaps last year or the year before. I was attending Saturday feast and I was standing outside the door during Arati. And all of a sudden, for about a second, I saw him, dancing in the Kirtan so cheerfully. As a spiritual being (if I recall correctly). This is the only incident where my father has 'come' to my dream, or reality, in this case. Rather than me remembering pastimes in my dreams.

HpS - We miss him so much. Well later we will meet. There must be a Fazilka in Goloka. 😀

And it just occurred to me today that, what if he was dancing to somehow tell me to keep on dancing in Kirtan and never stop. At least, that's what I can take from it. Actually, before I never used to dance in Kirtan. Or at least enthusiastically. I believe I started during my father's time, but more so after his passing. I took everything a little more seriously after that. And now, I am always trying to dance in Kirtan. I cannot not dance in Kirtan now. It's almost like a disease. I have to dance hehe. So now that I really think about it, perhaps that vision of my father dancing was some sort of a sign. And if not, I will still continue to dance just as I saw him doing.

ASA - They say that Srila Prabhupada said, that he could tell how advanced we were by how much we liked to dance FOR KRSNA. Of course, we have to push ourselves because we are Learning to Love KRSNA, like learning the piano or tennis.

Besides that, I cannot think of any questions that I need to ask you as of now 😆

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Oh, I just remembered another pastime that I may share with you. I was reading the Krsna book. This is while my father is still alive. For years I was reading it, and I never finished... I would start and I would be going very well, and then I would not read it for the next 6 months plus and then I would have to restart the book. This became a cycle and happened quite a few times. And I would always promise Papa that I would finish it 'this year' or by 'this time'. And so, he would always joke with me by mockingly saying, "Papa, I promise with you, I will finish the Krsna book by the year 2000 and such and such." And as my memory serves me, he jokingly said by the end of 2020 one time, if not any longer 😂

. But now, I have read the most without restarting and am almost done. Another 200 pages to go and I will have fulfilled my promise.

HpS - Aaaah! I warn you there is a surprise benediction written at the end.

After I complete this book, I was thinking I would start either the Bhagavad Gita or the Mahabharata. But I think I better begin with the Bhagavad Gita, the essence of our philosophy.

Anyway, thank you for letting me share these pastimes with you Maharaj. And thank you for always showering your mercy upon my fallen self. I very much appreciate it. I wish that you may visit Brisbane sometime this year. Please!!

I hope your health is in best condition.

Your fallen servant,

Lakshmi

HpS - Any interesting things about the Yatra. How is the school? Any friends?

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO

AGTSP

Hare Krishna,

It's been just over a week since returning from Boise and having your, Radha-Bunkbhari, SP, and devotees darshan. Thank you very much for you association Maharaj, we hope we were able to do some service and not be to much of a nuscience. We hope to grow into a capable devotee/disciple and serve nicely.

ASA - Us also!

As of right now moving to Boise isn't happening, we are trying to concentrate on our family financial situation at the moment and some other things. So we will see what Krsna arranges. Focusing on Operation SOS, then we wont have to speculate, gamble. BOOM! No blind faith, its condemned! Work on what we have now.

Operation SOS

Since our return we are doing daily (except Saturday) SB with my mother. I call her each day at 7:10am and we go to about 7:40am.

HpS - SUper! Have fun. Read and discuss as you like! Of course, some artificial forces, but you know that is necessary for learning any sport.

You have inspired us to do SB study with someone instead of only listening to SP SB lectures. Its been really nice and already we are seeing some advancement. We have made some little adjustments on how we go about using the time and it's working nicely. Then each Saturday we will be joining your Gotomeeting SB class!

HpS - We see you. . . <-

FMP -getting up at 3:30am PST, MA, Guru-astaka, 16 rounds. We are praying to Guru & Gauranga for nice rounds and the ability to chant Hare Krishna MM without offenses. We are experiencing ups and downs but in general progress is there. 4 regs are going strong. Ideas are flowing so rapidly about Sankirtan activities, but we are working on slowing down and take one step at a time. K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid), Op SOS first.

If we may please, We would like to ask the blessing of your disciples Maharaj, we humble request they bless us that we may also become a disciple of Your Holiness. Please bless us that we may do some nice service in your honor, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhpada's honor and find our service in Lord Chaitanya's Sankirtan movement.

Operation SOF

Kids are reading 15 mins daily from a SP book they choose. They read knowing they are going to teach me what they read each day. This is from your encouragement to read as if we are going to teach what we read. I was trying to get the kids up for MA for a time being but it seems to me that will have to wait until Alicia is consistently attending. That's ok (note to self 😁)

Alicia - we are reading 15 mins each evening. She chose what we would read and she chose CC 😳. We just received CC at this past Guara Purnima. I was a little hesitant to start off with something so big but I didn't want to discourage so we are going with the flow. It's going nicely. Right now besides that we are just trying to be encouraging her about rounds and getting up to chant them in the morning before work, maybe MA.

HpS - CC is super, but maybe a little to much cosmology in the beginning. Don't hesitate to skip the first few chapters and come to Lord Caitanya's birth...

Please please forgive us our any offense we made while in Boise or any offenses other wise.

Haribol!

Your aspiring to aspire servent,

Bhakta Natha, Big Foot, Nathen

PS: Weed whipers Ki Jaya! 😆

HpS - SOrry it has taken so long to answer this letter. We will talk more about this in today's DTC.

¡TGSP!

PAMHO, Hare Krsna Querido Guru Maharaj, estamos siguiendo el sadhana, las 16 rondas y 4 principios y la atención a las deidades y salagramas silas, ahora pintamos a govardhana todos los días con tilaka y le ponemos flores, ellos comen lo que cocinamos; en las mañanas frutas, dulces de kiwicha y su baño y untamos con guee, hacemos gaura artik algunas veces. tulasi está hermosa.

ASA - Wow!

Estamos distribuyendo libros en las universidades y los institutos pedagógicos con mi tía paterna llamada Ángela, en la ciudad de Huancavelica a ella le gusta mucho hablar con los jóvenes, ella se levanta temprano y canta 6 rondas y aveces 16 rondas, es semivegetariana, y pienso ¿Porqué con tantos años conociendo la conciencia de krsna no se ha iniciado?

HpS - Hace 10-anyos despues de Srila Prabhupada encontra a BH. Siddhanta Sarasvatri antes de iniciacion. Cada persona es diferent, no?

Hay mucha gente favorable, que ayuda al movimiento, y tienen tan buenas cualidades y hasta inclusive podrían desenvolverse mejor que uno en el sankirtana, yo me siento muy feliz distribuyendo libros y me reencuentro conmigo misma, y he pensado que es un servicio que pienso hacerlo por el resto de mi vida, ahora estoy sacando los documentos de la universidad todo está marchando bien, el informe de mis prácticas y la tesis, probablemente expondré de aquí a un mes, pienso trabajar pero nunca dejar de hacer sankirtana.

HpS - Doctorado para Sankirtan.

Quería contarle sobre Milagros es una señorita de 50 años que tiene un local comercial y quiere poner un restaurante vegetariano, y trabajar con devotos, le dije que le ayudaría a formar y a que marche su negocio, ella es buena, vegetariana, es impersonal, pero quiere que se distribuya prasadam, estamos ahí viendo como va las cosas.

Guru Maharaj aveces tengo la necesidad de viajar, quizás sea mi mente, estoy viendo la probabilidad de viajar a Bolivia y hacer sankirtana en asociación de Madre Anadi adi Govinda, ella es muy amiga mía hasta que pueda encontrar un trabajo en mi profesión o salga el negocio de Milagros. También quisiera viajar a India, tengo el deseo intenso pero aveces tengo temor de cometer ofensas y no estar preparada, me pregunto gurudev; ¿Cómo saber cuando uno está listo para ir a india?, siento que si voy no querré volver al Perú.

HpS - Cada persona es diferente, pero es importante ir con un, unos, devotos quien ha ido antes. Ellos puden evaluar si Vd esta lista. Claro, si puede vivir en el Ashrama de ISKCON Peru, puede vivir en el Ashrama de ISKCON Vrndavana.

Seguimos con nuestra lectura del Bagavatam con mi buen [Muy Buen] esposo Gadai, tercer canto segunda parte, donde kardama muni va al reencuentro con visnu, y visnu le dá instrucciones para que se case con Devahuti.

HpS - Le gusta ser un sannyasi, ir a india y no volver, pero visnu lo dijo que tiene poco apego se purifica, no?

Guru maharaj en verdad quisiera hablar con Ud. porque al parecer según mi carta astrológica me sale que tengo posibilidades de vivir fuera del país, no lo sé quizás hablando con Ud. pueda aclarar estas dudas que tengo, quiero estudiar inglés e italiano, Gadai y su familia están sacando su doble nacionalidad italiana, nos gusta la idéa porque está más cerca para ir al santo dham y quedarse en un momento por ayá, porque siento que eso es el objetivo final de mi vida.

HpS - Si, puede ser bueno. Adelanta pasa por pasa. Segura que la proxima pasa es bueno antes de dejar la tierra anteriort.

Esperando volverlo a ver pronto querido Guru maharaj, gracias por tanta misericordia para con nosotros, Ud y Srila Prabhupada son nuestro mejor ejemplo de vida a seguir. no tenemos mucha asociación de devotos en Huancayo, pero conversamos con amigos devotos del extranjero, que son muy buenos.

Tratando de seguir sus instrucciones.

Nadiya Nivasi Dasi

HpS - Nos vemos super pronto.