Letters to the editor

Querido Gurudeva. Estaba leyendo en canto 7 acerca del VAD y me quedaron muchas preguntas:

En la actualidad lo que se relata no se aplica, no veo a sannyasis andando con taparrabos o quedándose un día en cada sitio, o vanaprasthas que no se aseen, o brahmacaris que ayunen si el Guru no les dice que coman, o que los grhasthas pidan permiso para reproducirse, entonces como debemos asimilar este conocimiento sin oponernos o alejarnos de lo indicado en el sastra.

HpS - Por supuesto, tenemos los significados que Srila Prabhupada escribe de los versos, y luego están sus comentarios sobre sus propios significados. Por ejemplo, cuando estaban iniciando el Gurukula en el Templo de Bombay, Srila Prabhupada dio conferencias por varias mañanas sobre la sección sobre la vida de Brahmacari en este séptimo canto. Comentó sobre sus propios significados y, a veces, dijo que no eran de aplicación inmediata. Entonces, ¿podemos ver los significados escritos por los próximos 10,000 años y debemos aplicarlos en el momento actual por la asociación de devotos y aconsejar a la Superalma?

Recuerdo que un devoto vanaprastha trataba de tener una dieta estricta, pero si se enfermaba una sopa hervida podría curarlo y no lo hacía. Entonces, tanto en ISKCON como en otras líneas fidedignas, han hecho ajustes? Quien da esas pautas actualmente, siento que hay una brecha que debe unir ambos tiempos. Por favor mate a mi demonio de la incomprensión.

HpS - En esta paragraph hay indicacion como aplicar estas escripturas en modo practico:  https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/9/27/#bb15336.

Cuando hay un situacion specific podomes consultar dios (Canta Hare Krsna), las escripuras (Libros de Srila Prabhupada), y los Brahmanas (seis buen devotos)

Por otro lado, me encontré con otros grupos de neófitos y me manifestaron sus dudas acerca de la ciencia y la teología, es más fácil romper esos argumentos cuando no tienen conocimiento de las escrituras, pero en este caso, aunque su conocimiento evidentemente no era profundo, note que se debía a la 10 ofensa al santo nombre, entonces, ¿Cuál es el mejor consejo para ellos? Tuvimos una discusión acalorada, no toque ningún argumento sástrico. Ellos decían que se cuestionaba a la ciencia cosas irrefutables como el viaje a la luna. Mencione que si eso es cierto porque no viajan ahora más astronautas con todo el avance tecnológico.

HpS - Ellos no puede acceptar la autoridad de los sastras por que no conocen ellos. Claro, so son demonios, no va a acceptar nada, y entonces evitamos ellos. Trata de occupar ellos ser vegitarianos. etc. Primero entoces es poner las palabras de la escripturas en modo contidiano (eg. mi abuelita dijo), y mas que podemos entender ciencia podemos explicar la vision de las escripturas de esta perspertivo. Posible no somoe cientificos. O. K. Podemos explicar un poco a ellos, como entedemos esta espcialidad, y entonces dirigir ellos a un devote quien es expert en esta area. Por mi, puedo explicar un poco a una senorita como es ser una chica en el movimiento Hare Krsna, pero pronto dirigirara ello a una devota mayor quien es experta en esta tema.

Pronto, personalmente le contare el servicio que he estado haciendo, la meta de este año. Si estamos haciendo sankirtan ahora es porque entiendo que es parte del plan de Krsna en este momento. Hay un plan a futuro que involucraría a más personas, con sus bendiciones ojala pueda darse.

Muchas gracias por la asociación por las mañanas, es muy revitalizante.

Hari bolo.

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

HpS - ASA - Has ayudado a tanta gente. Tu futuro es tan brillante. https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/9/27/#bb15336

Dear Gurudeva. I was reading in song 7 about the VAD and I had many questions:

At present what is related does not apply, I do not see sannyasis walking with loincloths or staying one day in each place, or vanaprasthas that do not cleanse, or brahmacaris that they fast if the Guru does not tell them to eat, or that the grhasthas ask for permission to reproduce, then how we should assimilate this knowledge without opposing or withdrawing from what is indicated in the sastra. I remember that a vanaprastha devotee tried to have a strict diet, but if he became ill a boiled soup could cure him and he did not. So, both in ISKCON and in other reliable lines, have they made adjustments? Who gives these guidelines now, I feel there is a gap that should unite both times. Please kill my demon of incomprehension.

On the other hand, I met other groups of neophytes and they expressed their doubts about science and theology, it is easier to break those arguments when they have no knowledge of the scriptures, but in this case, although their knowledge was evidently not profound , note that it was due to the 10 offense to the holy name, then, what is the best advice for them? We had a heated discussion, do not touch any sastric argument. They said that irrefutable things like the trip to the moon were questioned to science. Mention that if that is true because they do not travel more astronauts now with all the technological advance.

Soon, I will personally tell you about the service I have been doing, this year's goal. If we are doing sankirtan now it is because I understand that it is part of Krsna's plan at this time. There is a future plan that would involve more people, with their blessings hopefully.

Thank you very much for the association in the mornings, it is very revitalizing.

Hari bolo

His daughter who adores him:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

En cuanto al verso S.B. 1.6.13 sobre sannyasa pienso que la aplicación de temas absolutos en el mundo relativo queda reservada a espiritualistas con una conexión limpia con paramatma; sin interferencias de modalidades de la naturaleza.

La perspectiva de Bhaktivedanta Swami es increible, pura, aguda y siempre sorprendente. Es evidente que sannyasa no es para personas comunes y, desde mi perspectiva o la perspectiva de un burro de dos patas, creo que tambien incluye a devotos kanistha y kanistha-Madhyama.

En ISKCON asociamos sannyasa a parivrajakacarya. Pienso que es un cambio muy radical (salvo raras excepciones) pasar de brahmacari, grihastha o vanaprastha a parivrajakacarya. Posiblemente sería bueno antes algo de kuti caka y bahu daka y estar un tiempo (2 años??) pasando desapercibido, sin viajar, sin facebook, sin danda y sin utarilla y desarrollar aún mas la sencillez, la valentía para depender sólo de Dios y no de los demás, la humildad, etc.

HpS - Desde mi experiencia personal eso es realmente lo que sucedió. Naturalmente pasé por el escenario: kuti-caka, bahu-daka, parivrajacacaryary ...

Despues puede ser un sannyasa viajero típico de ISKCON que no se deja impresionar por la puja, fama,tartas de cumpleaños, etc.

Opiniones ? Quejas? Donativos?

Firmado por un burro que sueña con ser devoto.

Jayanta das

HpS - Gracias. Base es cantar mejor y mejor rondas, y canta constante durante la dia para cumplir con sus demas responsibilidades. Entonese, estas Ashramas va a ser bien practico, como aplicar. Con 70-anos, mas y mas puedo ver como estas etapas de la vida son bien natural. Todos son enfocado en terner un muerte feliz, no?

hare krsna, maharaj,

pamho, agtsp.

this could be pouring out email, but i think we have enough content to write a letter.

we report to our director, in our institute.

our professional life is a mess, our diet is a mess. we some times have to sleep in office, because we either dont get proper food, and our easily get tired by getting up early.

we wear ditty [dirty] clothes

dont know the reason. we are lost out. may be mind is artificially renouncing.

director found our mental framework/issues. following are some things director said

you need healing harsh.

outside world will have only standards.

your wife must be initiating guilt feeling in you. you are full of guilt.

dont be worried about your son too much.

teach to students as your children. train the staff. give them.

may be you should a join a monastery.

be HR person who bounds/ make people comfortable.

give back to soceity as you have two IITs invested in you, the nation will ask back.

and other things, which were correct..

research on gratitude than on psychology.

have gratitude also

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i know, you dont know my life in detail, and we have to use our intelligence.

but there are many ritualistic things like food cooked by vaisnava, no onion garlic, cooked

daily SB, whose importance we know, but when they dont happen, it causes more anger in us.

..some how v r able to chant 16 rounds average..

v have learned little bit of cooking we can cook edible (our standards)

poori, rajma, rice, dal, aalo subzi, khicdhi,--at least we can cook for krsna,

HpS - That puts you in the same category as Mother Yasoda! What are you complaining about?!

as you wrote" "become sun of knowledge in india" can you tell us the practical process to us.

HpS - https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/antya/20/12/ ... the more and more and more you chant the more your heart becomes pure. then it becomes like a ray of sunshine to everyone.  https://vedabase.io/en/library/nod/17/#bb1207118

😐 Your monkey eats your cheese. He shares it with the goose. We are all receiving Karma, from our previous days abuse.

You are on the right path. Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna..... Just do what you are doing better. Learn to cook better for Krsna. Learn to love your family better. Learn to chant better. Nothing new needs to be added. Just improve what you are doing.

AGTSP

Paoho

We really see that our enthusiasm in devotional service seems to be influenced by the modes of material nature. Astrologically it is a Tamasic time and we get so many confused letters with reports of extreme lethargy. We feel the same way.

O.K. This happens.

We have 13-rounds done. We had to struggle to get them done. We did our Hawaii class with great effort. We have been feeling exhausted all day. Partly our donkey just seem to be getting old, but he is also getting wiser. So thing is to do what you can. Then that service will generate intelligence.

Hare Krsna!

16-nice rounds.

Association of devotees. Pick a few, respond to all of those who smile at you!

Projects follow well.

Whatever little service you do has an ETERNAL EFFECT in waking up your original powers.

Thank you!!!

All over the world there are exhausted devotees like you and me who did SOMETHING for Srila Prabhupada today. Maybe 30% of what they hoped to do, but that's all over the world! People get motivated just by seeing a Dhoti or Saree and act differently. The light goes out!

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Being able to talk with such an exalted personality as yourself is a great benediction.

HpS - You are like Lord Siva! https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/4/12/

This blog is a tirtha in itself!! Your qualities are the ones of a great vaisnava!! Is so inspiring having your association, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Living at Sri Govardhana, very nice, many challenges. Living with devotees, purification. Service to the vaisnavas is the safest position!!

Going to morning program three times a week. Lately little less. I guess I´m starting to have like a burn out syndrome. Such a passionate dog.

16 rounds ok, but some days we can not finish them, we cry for that. 4 p ok.

Julieta my wife she is super good companion, perfect medicine for my big big false ego. She takes care of manu, benja and i very nicely!! Thank you Krishna!!

Manu is becoming an adolescent, many thoughts, looking for a perspective in his life. I´m praying a lot for him. He went camping for three days with school, he told me that he preached to a mate, Joaquin, and he said he will become a vegetarian and a Hare Krishna. He saw a pig being slaughtered, and a picture of Hanuman in a videogame. Manu told him about our phylosophy and he will give him a mala to start doing japa!!

Benji is super sweet, very romantic boy, he plays drums and is taking theather lessons. He is very aware of dharma and super sensitive. One can realize about jiva tattva looking at kids growing up.

I feel blessed for being able to raise my family within Iskcon atmosphere. Such a great place to be!!

UG - We need more kids in ISKCON! Polygamy! Every women can have five kids and love them like anything!

Tomorrow we go to bs as to a Junta Nacional meeting. Many projects and ideas to make Iskcon argentina great again!! (Trump???).

UG - As we see it from our limited perspective Trump tempts people to Make America Great Again, but proposes it by increasing the stupid habits that made it fall down.

Thank you Gurudev for all your austerities and the great example you set for all of us!!

Your passionate fool aprentice,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Center is 16-nice rounds. 4-princples strictly. etc. etc. Some basic standard then Krsna will take care of us. He pays 5-cents for each nice maha-mantra that we chant!

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

HpS - AGTSP. Please accept our humble disasters

Great you are coming to Argentina!!

HpS - We think so too.

Are you coming to Mar del Plata?

What kind of programs you want to focus in? Any suggestion? Art and the sacred, meeting with scholars, interfaith?

Here University closes from july 22nd to august 4th, so if we want to make a program there it should be before that dates!!

We are very happy to receive you,

At your lotus feet,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - No one has contacted us yet about organizing the visit. You want to do it, or see who wants to be the Central Co-ordinator? Based in BsAs with trips to Cordoba and Mar de Plata??? Education and the Sacred? Jung and the Bhagavata Purana?