Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Maharaj,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my humble obeisances!

I am not sure if you've read my last message. You responded to 2 parts but not the entire thing. I have copied and pasted it to the end of this message just in case. I had some questions there. Sorry for any inconvenience Maharaj. I know I am very annoying XD.

HpS - NOT IN THE L E A S T!

I have begun Uni now. We are 6 weeks in and I utterly dislike like my course.. I have had as many breakdowns as you can think of 😆

. Mainly because I don't really enjoy the course content - I am studying the Bachelor of Business Management. I actually got accepted into the dual degree with Bachelor of Arts but I dropped that before my course begun. I thought I didn't really need it (since I don't really know what I'm doing anyway) and any extra time at Uni is seen to me as quite unnecessary.

Anyway, I have talked to so many people about my dilemma. They've either suggested me to change courses or do this or that, but none of it seemed to really appeal to me. I'm a very confused person. But, as of last Friday after Harinam, I had an epiphany and I thought, perhaps I should just stick out my course (even though I may dislike it) and just accept all the opportunities that Uni offers me. And on the side, I can do all the activities I am passionate about and hopefully everything will fall into place. I hope this thinking will last me the next 3 years of my course 😂

HpS - ASA --- To us studying business seems crazy. Seems to us you have a female machine. You should pray to Krsna to send along a great prince on a white horse who will be overwhelmed by your beauty, wonderful voice, clever mind and carry you away to his castle in the sky (and also have place for your mother and sister and brother and aunt and.... so visit). So you should study Nursing at the Uni so that you can bandage his and his soldiers wounds when they come back from fighting dragons.

Of course, this is probably the worst advice you have got so far, but in general look and see if there are any good teachers there and take whatever courses they have.

. Assignments have already begun and I am not very enthusiastic about them.

Besides that, I also attend the weekly 'Urban Monk' program at UQ for students. It's a great program and hopefully that, Harinam and Saturday Feast can keep me sane throughout my course, as did Harinam during Year 12.

I won't blabber on much else for now. I'll save you the sanity.. I know you have much more significant issues to deal with than to read my complaints.. Sorry Maharaj. Anyway, anytime I have a question, I tend to ask you so I'll definitely be messaging some point soon hehe.

HpS - ASA --- Your questions are for a lot people in similar situations. Many people will read these dialogs.

As per my sadhana, I am chanting 12 rounds everyday as of now. Sometimes I do not complete them and I record these so I can catch up later. I know it's not ideal but I'm trying to improve. I hope, by your mercy, I will be able to chant 16 rounds soon with complete faith and conviction, and after that, officially take your shelter.

ASA - At 12-rounds you can marry a Baron. At 16-rounds a prince.

I also went to a Japa retreat recently run by Mahatma Prabhu. He's so sweet and humble and I was really inspired. It was amazing. Sometimes I believe if I could just drop my studies and join the Ashram, then I can concentrate more on Krsna Consciousness. But, since I must study, I have to figure out how to think of Krsna at all times and see how everything is still connected to him and how I may serve him doing my required duties.

I hope your health is in the best condition Maharaj and I pray that you visit Brisbane some time soon. We need some mercy down here (mostly my fallen self actually).

Please guide me. I am too lost.

Your servant,

Lakshmi

HpS - We answered two more questions below. Thank you. Any news from Sriman Raktaka Das?

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my humble obeisances!

I haven't written to you in a long time..

HpS - We are slow to answer this letter! AGTSP.

Sorry Maharaj. We just came back from India around 3 days ago. All of us got sick within the one week that we were there. I myself am still recovering a little bit. Pity that we got sick there so we couldn't enjoy as much. We were in Vrndavan for 3 days and before that in Ludhiana, Punjab. All of papa's relatives wanted to meet us.

HpS - Yes, people were talking about your visit.

Vrndavan is always nice. Even in 3 days, you can fall in love. I would love to spend more time there but we always have these short trips. Perhaps in the future I may go myself or with some friends and stay in India longer, do some tapasya.

In Azerbaijan, the temple is also very nice. The devotees are very welcoming and everyone is so ecstatic. The mood is quite different there. I can see. Here in Brisbane, the devotees seem dull in comparison. I mean everyone meditates differently so I can't really speak on behalf of anyone but when I saw basically the entire temple jumping up and down during Arati in Azerbaijan, I thought there is something different here. Kirtan should be most jubilant experience, no? Why just stand when you can dance? It really is so nice when you see other devotees dancing in ecstacy.

My mother's family is beyond loving. They're so sweet and kind. We had quite a nice time in Azerbaijan. We spent 3 weeks there. We even drove up to some mountains where it was snowing because all of us kids had a burning desire to see snow. It was soo fun.

Anyways, I hope your birthday/ Vyasapuja was spent nicely with LOTS of Prasadam and wonderful Kirtan. One day, we would all like to attend personally. Hopefully your health is in best condition, Maharaj. We are waiting for your visit to Australia again, please. It will be so nice. We need some awesomeness :) That has been lacking lately!

I am now high school free. Well I have been for more than 2 months now. But it doesn't end there :( I am forced to go to uni and study more. yay. Uni will start in less than a month and my course will go for 3 years - Business. I actually got accepted into a double degree with Business and Arts. But now, I really don't see the point. In fact, I don't even see the point in studying business because it all seems to be basic knowledge and common sense. But, I have to study something at least and Business seems an easy route. I hope that I can achieve something fruitful with this. And somehow dovetail it to Krsna Consciousness... I really need to get my sadhana in check. Right now, I am chanting 12 rounds a day. I'm not sure about the quality but I'm trying to improve. And the timing.... Definitely not in the early morning XD. I need to start rising early. Soon hopefully I'll be chanting 16 rounds Maharaj. Please bless this fool and give her some intelligence so that she may know what is good for her actually.

As usual Maharaj, I have some questions ;)

What happens to the animals that pass in Vrndavan? Are they reborn or do they go to the higher planets?

ASA - We don't know. We think they go to Goloka.

Also, the Brijbasis? Do they go to the same Goloka Vrndavan that ISKCON devotees go to? Becuase their love for Radharani and the Holy Dham is unmatched. Perhaps even greater than some of us, due to their simplicity and generosity.

ASA - We don't think all ISKCON devotees go to Goloka immediately. There are Life Members who eat chicken and initiated devotees who have problems like Daksa.

I had so many questions in mind but that is all I can remember at present XD. Sorry for the trouble. I know I can be very annoying at times (if not always lol).

I wish your health and well-being is in the best condition always. Hopefully your stay in India is pleasant and uplifting :) GAURANGA!

Please accept my most humble obeisances.

Your most fallen servant,

Lakshmi

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP

there is nothing new in this world, but there is news ( north, east,west, south). haaa...

we were reading Krsna book, and read G Harrison letter.. "everybody is looking for Krsna"..

so we tried reading BG chapt 10. and came across wonderful things (see pic attached).

this was prepared by Chowpatty devotee.

I request to see his video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO4koKObSj8)

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 1 Chapter 9 - Part V (bheesma dev prayers) by HG Gauranga Priya Prabhu

hope it helps in your sankirtan and BhVai study guides

HpS - We saw the first 2-minutes. It is wonderful! We put the link in our ASA Encyclopedia and will publish. Hope you can offer puris cooked in Ghee to your Deities. Lord Nrsmha deva?

Hare Krishna, dear gurudeva. Pamho, AGTSP!

In the previous letter I expressed the frustration and disagreement of my situation. I wanted to go somewhere else. I always thought that preaching in my country was what belonged to me. I also thought he was too old to start over again somewhere else.

I lost several weeks trying to discover what I had to do without apparent response. I went to my friends and of course to you. I was not exactly confused, it was simply the matter of in what place where I had to fulfill my mission. I was ready to accept any challenge. But the answer did not come. I had already submitted my CV to several institutions, etc. It's not like I was lying in bed waiting for something to come up. But eventually that happened. I felt defeated.

I talked to a good friend and she gave me some hope. Then my goo friend Haribhuddi, who is very ingenious, passes me a job search link on-line. Almost immediately I received several proposals. The one that interested me the most was an alternative school. Immediately I went to an interview and it went very well. The coordinator, a young teacher was enthusiastic about my ideas and they hired me.

Tomorrow I start this new educational adventure. It's an interesting challenge, as I like it. They are young students who do not fit into society, who have lost hope, who need to be reunited, misunderstood, who are looking for something more. That's where I come in. First cultivation of the human spirit and then we will see what happens. Actually I wanted something like that.

Please, give me your blessings to do well this predicate, shall we say, indirect so to speak. This topic fascinates me because sometimes I see that many devotees lack sufficient human qualities. I do not know, maybe I'm wrong.

Thank you for your words of encouragement. Your guide is essential to do some service appropriately.

HpS - ASA - Very nice. The more you are Krsna conscious, good morning program, the more you will see opportunities to glorify Krsna in this work, no? Keep notes (as The Blue Baboon) and send us a story every semester at least. Respects to you family and friends.

Now a brief report from Goura Gadhadara dasi that she asked me to give it to him.

She is doing well, she is doing a lot of service to the devotees in Mayapur. She was in the main kitchen for the festivity. Now he (she) is doing the safari with the disciples of HH Jayapataka swami. The Gouri bhumi mandala parikrama. She is learning to listen more to the gurus and to better serve the devotees. She is knowing the places where Lord Caitanya was. For the vyasa puja of Jayapataka Maharaj she has also been committed to doing much service. She tells me that has also done mandala parikrama of Mayapur for seven days with many devotees and gurus. He says that took refuge in Maha Vishnu swami in the parikrama. Then she will go to the temple of Radhanata Swami to do a yoga teacher certificate. She has traveled to India for a year and is seeing opportunities. GG is grateful for having allowed her to go to the holy dham and asks for your blessings so that she can continue to do well as he has done up to now.

HpS - And The Divya-drsti Devi Dasi?

For my part, thank you very much for your blessings to move forward.

Thank you, again.

ssLAD

HpS - We all thank you! It is not an easy austerity keeping the Blue Baboon civilized, no?

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!

Hare Krsna recordado Guru Maharaja, por favor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias.

Seguimos acá en Huancayo-Perú, no viajamos a Ayacucho, pero si a Huancavelica por un dia, Huancavelica es un departamento del Perú que esta a 4 horas de Huancayo, tiene mayor altura y hace mas frio, Sankirtana!!!

HpS - ASA --- !!!!!

Estamos manteniendo nuestro Sadhana, 4 am, Mangal Artik, 16 rondas de Japa,4 principios, luchando con la mente, y leendo el Srimad-Bhagavatam, canto 3, cap 1 ,segunda parte.]

HpS - Encuentra de Vidura con Uddhava!

Tenemos algunos problemasde salud, bronquios, falta de aire y parece ser que el pancreas esta mal, por los sintomas que tenemos, parece ser que estamos muriendo, como todos!!!

HpS - Si, esta cuerpo es como un bromo, no? Pero la misma para M. Pariksit, no?

Por otro lado queria hacerle unas preguntas!!!

Hace 2 años y 5 meses le escribi una carta titulada "DECISIONES", en una parte de la carta usted me dice lo siguiente:

Luz de la Bhagavata es super para predica, no?  Puede imprimir unos Textos de ww.vedabase.com, Espanyol, y distribuir,

Mis preguntas son las siguientes:

Mi esposa Nadiya Nivasi quiere hacer un libro Recetario y yo quisiera hacer 2 pequeños libros de unas 60 paginas ó folletos que hablen sobre La Conciencia de Krsna, que tengan la bibliografia de algunos libros de Srila Prabhupada, Bhakti tirtha Swami, Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Queremos hacer nuestros propios libros y enfocar todo hacia la predica de Srila Prabhupada. Claro también seguir distribuyendo los libros de Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - Si, aparece muy bien a nosotros. El Instituto Bhakti-vedanta hace la misma. Por que no incluyir Caturatma Das de Lima del BBT con un consejero en esta esfureza. Pienso es super.

¿Usted nos puede autorizar para compilar e imprimir estos libros?

¿Se nesecita alguna autorización especial?

HpS - No tengo super autoridad pero aparece muy bien como yo entiendo el proyecto. Toma consejo de Caturatma y unos mas buenos devotos, autoridades del Yatra.

Bueno Guru Maharaja me despido. Que Nrsimha lo proteja. Esperamos su respuesta, para poder entender como hacer las cosas sin cometer ofensas. Hare Krsna!!!!

Gadai Gauranga Dasa.

His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami will give class on the 4th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam on e-sanga.org on Thursday, April 11th at 6:00 AM Hawaii time. The verse describes instructions to Dhruva as follows:

SB 4.8.23 — My dear Dhruva, as far as I am concerned, I do not find anyone who can mitigate your distress but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose eyes are like lotus petals. Many demigods such as Lord Brahmā seek the pleasure of the goddess of fortune, but the goddess of fortune herself, with a lotus flower in her hand, is always ready to render service to the Supreme Lord.

If you'd like to participate please join the meeting useing this link: Live Broadcast

HpS - At 7AM Hawaii time we have our Latin American GBC Meeting. Awk.

Hare Krishna Gurudev, tlgaSP, pamhr.

Empezamos el año con mucho servicio en Lima-Peru y Mayapur-Vrindavan-Delhi-India en nuestra experiencia personal mantener los compromisos y nuestra palabra (promesa) nos hace personas confiables y dignos de la verdad, un valor q todo ser humano deberia de tener¡¡

Lo recordé mucho al momento de Viajar por largas horas tomando varios vuelos y parando en diferentes aeropuertos todo un esfuerzo para ser sirvientes del sirviente. Al llegar a India Calcuta tenia los zapatos rotos, no tenia laksmi y me sentia muy cansado pero por la Gracia de Mahaprabhu todo mejoro en Mayapur.....baño, prasadam, darshan de Radha Madhava astasakhis, Pancattva, Lord Nrisinhadev (ah quien amo¡) y saber q Ud estaba en Mayapur fue todo MARAVILLOSO.

Bajo la guia y direccion de SS Bhaktimarga Swami cumplimos con nuestro servicio en el drama '' The Queen's Secret'' ''El Secreto de la Reina'' la historia entre Kunti y Karna, conocer mas sobre el Mahabaratha y el impacto q tiene en nosotros es resaltante, por ejemplo cuando estábamos ensayando la escena de Drupadi siendo ultrajada por Dushasana (despues del juego de dados) la devota q hacia ese rol empezó a llorar mucho sin parar porq sentia la pena y lo fuerte del momento de como Drupadi fue tratada, al final ella no lo pudo hacer mas y tubo q tomar ese rol otra devota. Karna y toda su frustacion verlo desde una perspectiva psicológica, Kunti y su dolor interno en soledad de saber q sus hijos se mataran entre si, Bhisma héroe glorioso me hace pensar q debemos abrir los brazos y q Krishna aparezca y acabe con nosotros (con nuestros dolores) y liberarnos aqui y ahora. mi rol en el drama fue de Dushasan.

tubimos 6 presentaciones en Mayapur y 2 en Iskcon Noida donde nos hicieron un poster de nuestro drama super...¡ cumplimos con nuestro sankirtan porq mas de 2000 personas vieron nuestro drama y muchos nos bendicen para seguir con nuestro servicio cada año. una persona un amigo me dijo en el mangal aratik (tu ya le pertenecen a Mayapur).

Los ultimos dias nos fuimos con SS Bhaktimarga Swami a Vrindavan para Gaura Purnima ki jay.¡¡¡ y caminamos juntos la colina Govardhan, Radha Kunda y Syama Kunda fue magico...... kirtan, parikrans, sadhu sanga y mahaprasadam solo nos dio la tierra de Krishna ademas de una bacteria a la garganta q nos hace toser ....nos hospedamos en el Ashram de Yogamaya alado del Seva Kunja a 2 cuadras del rio Yamuna y el templo de Radha Damodar donde Srila Prabhupada tenia una habitacion.

gracias a su misericordia puedo obtener mas de lo me imagino Gurudev en la vida, tan solo seguirlo a ud a Srila Prabhupada mi vida se vuelve exitosa, me traigo recuerdos hermosos de mi servicio y mucha parafernalia, ahora tenemos Gaura Nitay en casa, mi esposa Radharani esta feliz y eso es me pone feliz.

su sirviente Parama Karuna das.

ASA = !!! Espero mas y mas profundo su purificacion. Mas y mas.