Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, dear gurudeva, please accept my humble Obeisances and All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Guru Maharaja, recently I have some new experiences to share with you.

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. I think this post is older than two days, but the Blog robot has not been changing the date??

In May ,we decided to go to pilgrimage to himalayas then trekking. It's also a trekking route, Annapurna Circuit Trek.

There are holy places from Ramayana and Mahabharata that are not so prominent and now disappearing due to Buddhist influence, who are taking over it.

It took us for 2 weeks to do it, me,my husband, another mataji from Vrindavan.

We flew to Kathmandu from China, taking bus from Kathmandu to the starting place called Besisahar, from here we started walking. The beginning of the trek was really tough. After few days later, we got used to it.

It's so nice to walk in the mountain.

HpS/ASA - Yes!

The nature is really magnificent.The view is changeable from tropical scenery to snow mountain. The elevation is from 800m to 5400m.when the elevation reaches 4000m, we really need to walk very slowly.

We also took some Chinese herbs to prepare ourselves for the high elevation. Eventually, we don't have any high altitude sickness.

We saw some people got sick on the way, they have to return to be down from up .

One holy place is the highest lake ,Kaka Bhusundi Lake,Budists name is Tilichol lake,4919m.Kaka Bhusundi is a sage in a form of a crow.

He is ciranjiv, like Hanuman and he appeared 7 times in Rama lila. He stays in Ayodhya for the first 5 years and then leaves to his abode under Mount Meru where he is visited by great sages. He recited Ramayana to Garuda in present day Tilicho lake.

Garuda is also known to perform austerity nearby. It's still frozen in May. It's a very quiet and peaceful place.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna!!

Another one is on the way to Muktinath,it's the temple Visnu Chula ,4500m,there is a huge sila and one baba takes care of it.Also, Baba not only glorified Srila Prabhupada but saw him in early 70 when Krsna Balaram temple was constructed. He's also a contemporary of Siddha Baba Devrah Baba who lived many many years. This Baba also did 7 years of only drinking Gandaki, no solid food. When baba started giving Hari Katha, the cows all came around him and listened to him,specifically one cow named Radhika.

Then it's Muktinath,3800m.We had stayed here for 4 days. It's warm and sun is very strong .It's a really busy time in May. There were some yatras going on in one ashrama, Sri Vaishnava sampradaya Muth. And so many many people come to take bath everyday,it's quite crowded .More new guest houses have appeared .

We did take bath,i did 3 times, prabhuji did 10 times .We went to evening arati,it's so beautiful,the deties. And we saw silas,the silas are from a place near the Damodar Kund.

This is a real life experience of this pilgrimage and trek. However, due to my limited language, i can't express how much i am impressed by the massive nature and the beauty of those holy places.

HpS - I think you have done it. I think you are very lucky girl to have such and apparently nice husband. Maybe you will be a Sannyasi in you next life?

What do you want?

Krsna book?

I am really grateful to have this chance to visit those holy places and be part of the journey with devotees.

Guru Maharaja, i know you are planning to go to India in September, due to the visa situation, i can't go to India this year. But prabhuji will be in Vrindavan during Katika.Hope he will have a chance to visit you. I am so fortunate to be connected with you through the shareings in the WhatsApp group.Thank you and other devotees so much for the daliy sharings .

Aspiring to be your humble servant

Vanara-rani Anjana DD

HpS - Any day now we are waiting for news from Udipi Ayur veda ashrama about going to India. Seems like it would be in October.

We will meet in a few moments.

Repeated obeisances to your esteemed husband.!!!

asa[e] - guru tattva, siksa guru.

Dear Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances to the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS/ASA - All glories to the dust of your lotus feet (hooves) also. AgtSP!!! 🙂

Dear Maharaja, hoping my mind will calm down. I have long desired to write to you. I found inspiration when I read your message this morning (about a 2 weeks ago via Blog HPS).

Thank you for being on my path. Although, observing my process, I haven't progressed as I would have liked, I continue forward. It is with deep sadness that I accept that you will no longer be my guru Diksa, but with great hope that you will accept me and be my guru Siksa. In that regard, I would like to ask what qualifications or requirements are needed on my part for you to accept me as such.

HpS - We heard from Sudama Swami that he asked Srila Prabhupada while in Japan what was a Siksa guru, and Srila Prabhupada answered, "Anyone who enlivens us by citing from the scriptures or previous acharyas."

He then asked, "Anyone???", and SP said, "Anyone".

So there is Sika, advice, how to get on the path. We are trying to reach the mystical city of Oz but the jungle is thick and there are hills, then someone yells down to us, "Hey, come up here there is a path".

So that is Patha pradarshika Siksa guru. It can be Srila Prabhupada directly, or Bhakta Bill who is a 99% recovered alcoholic who may never be fully initiated in this life, but has sent dozens of people to the Temple.

So, accepting us as a Siksa guru in the Patha pradarsika stage, just means writing to the Blog about how to become initiated. Let us write to Ministry of Sannyasa Services about becoming a Siksa guru at the time of Harinama Diksa.

O.K.???

Currently, I am attending to my Deities at a very basic level. I am doing service to Tulasi at the Chosica temple, following the four regulative principles, I have three children, the youngest entering adolescence, and my daily rounds… I wanted to send you this letter when I managed to chant 16 rounds a day, but I preferred to do it now 🙈 currently chanting 4 to 8.

I think my energy and motivation are not at 100%. I will work on my sleep and exercise; I'll try that.

I also want to read more, so why don't I do what I want? I want to chant my complete rounds, read the SB (since I bought the whole collection! 🤩), and log on to FMS in the mornings. Sometimes I realize the day has passed and I haven't done the most important things…

I eagerly await your next visit. My heart is filled with gratitude for your infinite mercy, and I hope to be more worthy of it. I will continue to watch your every move. Please accept my bows to the dust of your feet, Hare Krishna, esteemed Maharaja.

Bhaktina Patty Palomita

HpS - What time do you get up in the morning?

Previous node 16279,

Hare Krsna Gurudeva ( personified Guru Tattva)

AGtSP, pamhO

We have photo of Lion-Man. However students from Andhra Pradeshhave physically gifted us Venkatesh murti and Laxmi-Tirupati, show piece

ASA - Wow! Hare Krsna.

Obeisances

Horse ( expensive to maintain)

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj,

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

It appears I have the opportunity to offer the great Bali Mardan Prabhu some legal service, as last surviving original trustee of the BBT.

It appears he wants to revive Prabhupada's original books for distribution.

This appears to be a large undertaking and may involve my relocating overseas.

Do I have your blessings to this end or should I be more circumspect?

Your servant,

Janardana-hari das.

HpS - Hare Krsna. I do not know the details of this situation. As far as I know there have been very, very intense over BBT Trustee roles. Standards for editing and publishing. Seems same happened to followers of Buddha, Confuscius, Christ.

In general, put Vaisnava relations before Administrative relations.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru Maharaj.

Hare Krsna, dear Guru Maharaj. Please accept my humble obeisances at Your sweet lotus feet.

HpS - Are you sure they are not hooves???

Yes, Guru Maharaj, I teach as well as do a little research on Clinical Physiology. My research area of interest is Yoga. So I work on Autonomic nervous system functions. I do not practice Medicine as I can't afford the time .

Guru Maharaj , 3 of the matajis who were part of the group offering raas dance at Guru Maharaj's last visit to Manipur would like to get initiated. They are chanting and following the regulative principles. They are joining morning and evening classes regularly. We participate in temple programmes too. How do we go about the initiation? From whom should they be initiated?

HpS - I would really like to act as Diksa guru for Srila Prabhupada, Founder Acharya of ISKCON. It can be a nice service, but I really see that I cannot handle the Karma. It is a broader topic, but in some ways to our comprehension, it is the job of a younger man.

Yet, we can be Siksa guru. ISKCON GBC law says that disciples can elect someone as a formal Siksa guru along with the Diksa guru at the time of initiation.

This gives interesting perspective on femal Diksa guru also, no?

Means for example that with everyone's agreement and clarification some one could accept Mother Urmilla Devi Dasi as Siksa guru and H. H. Romapada Swami as Diksa under under Srila Prabhupada.

So maybe we can be involved as Siksa guru with them. Other than that H. H. Haridas Das Swami seems like a qualified person to be Diksa guru.

What do you all think of that?

What does he think of that?

Guru Maharaj, how do we remain steady and consistent in our devotional services? How do we reach the su sukham kartum abhyayam state?

HpS - ASA --- In summary it seems that devotional service is practically described in the first text of NoI. Then texts two and three tell us how to remain steady in executing text one. Does that help? Of course, if we are talking about "nistha" (https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/4/10/#bb1200), steady, then more depth, no?

Your insignificant servant,

Sarad Gaurangi DD

HpS - No, very significant servant. Radha Krsna candra! H. H. BS Damodara Swami, Ki Jai!

Pamho, AGtSP!

Dear Maharaj Hanumay Presaka Swami,

A short epistle in respect to your excessive replies from fallen Souls such as I.

Just glad to have completed the SFRY manual and am now sending it to our NJP command. Now I am ready to die, anything else given is just more of Sri Bhagavans mercy, including your good association.

Now settling into grhastra responsibilities, mundane maintenance, and humbling my puffed-up aspirations... sticking to the needful and Sadhana so I will at least not lose the joys of daily practices.

Alachua has stabilised some of my Faith, though as Mukunda Swami commented, "Our life's end is just an insect bite away." So, my external structure is still pliable... am ready to abandon the frivolities of this particular ashram. Getting ready for Nirjal Ekadasi, need to get anartha's kicked out and keep in the bliss of the Holy Names.

All glories to your service!!

CC

HpS - Very, agtSP, nice. What part does Lord Caitanya want us to play today in His band? Srila Prabhupada was playing on the Big Mrdanga until the very end, no? We can read the purports to SB 10.13 and those were dictated when he was skin and bones. as we remember they are so, so, so lucid.