Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Hanumatpresaka swami

Obeisances

Here, Piero from Chile.

I am in good health and with enthusiasm to stay in the spiritual war. 

I wrote two month ago about my situation in the temple of Chile.

I was commander of the temple for one month. It was much for me, i am so obsessive and very immature spiritually and materially. It was much responsibility that i can hold. I was sick with nerves and then with indigestion. I wanted stay in the service, but my body stopped it.

Now i am living in a apartment with devotees. I wake up at the 4 AM (some time a litter late for tamo guna but i fought). Then i go to bathroom and then i make a litter mangalartik, just 15 minutes. Chanting my rounds with Srila Prabhupada recording. Then two hours of study Gita and Bhagavatam, breakfast and going to sankirtan.

HpS - AGTSP paoho. You must have been a monk in you last life.

My health quickly got better, and now i take an another service in the temple. Prabhu Amara asked me to be a secretary and i agreed.

Like a Kshatriya i work better like a secretary than a commander. My dharma is more intellectual than a warrior in the battlefield, i dislike the fight.

It matches with the instruction that you give me in Buenos Aires, be a reporter for the temple and do things like a secretary. I like it.

We are doing many things, organizing meetings and typing this, see problems than we have to improve, planning a census of devotees and many other things.

On the other hand in the comunicate department we still doing the bulletin all the Ekadashi. Now we let's go back to do “perspectivas”. Short interview of devotees in a short videos. I want do another interview to devotees but written and with the goal to heal and unite to the congregation.

I want to learn good english, all days i tried to learn a new word.

HpS - Read the Krsna book in English.

My passion make me an a desire machine, but now i tried that all going connected with Krishna.

My idea is clean myself this year, taking some therapies for be more strong, like metagenealogy, yoga, psychotherapy, to know me more than now.

My heart now is more connected with you, but my mind still is a bad dog.

I have some questions. First the question that i did in gotomeeting.

• Paramatma is connected with the intelligence?

HpS - Intelligence in Sanskrita is "Buddhi". It is in the heart. It is perspective, attitude, meditation. On the basis of our intelligence we think, plan. That is "manas". It is discussed again and again in the Gita and SB. You will understand. It is material. The paramatma is the 'Hand of God". He is especially discerned in the intelligence. We have inspiration to do this do that. That is the paramatma talking through our material intelligence. Read, chant more, you will understand.

• When Krishna said to Arjuna than never after he see the universal form His refers of this planet or in all the universe?

HpS - We don't understand. Maybe in Spanish. Exact place where it is spoken in the Gita. The universal form is the whole universe. This planet (plane et) is just part of it.

Thank you gurudeva, your simple servant, Piero Saavedra Torchio.

HpS - Thank you. Also look at your other letter.

HK PAMHO

Querido Guru Maharajá, espero que su salud sea muy buena y pronto venga. Me encuentro en sankirtan viajero, en muy buena asociación, y distribuyendo libros, seguimos leyendo las escrituras, enseño el Bhagavad Gita, estoy tratando de balancear mi vida. No trabajar para alguien me permite estar más equilibrada, puedo cantar mis rondas con tranquilidad y comer a mis horas, estoy orando mucho a las deidades. Vemos películas de santos me inspira mucho, espero que los devotos hicieran más películas de santos vaisnavas, con la modernidad de ahora.

Estuve pensando en los problemas de administración y pienso que en el caso de los templos donde habitan monjes, en un futuro, ellos deben administrarlos, seguir el estándar de un templo y formar líderes, claro que para esto deben estar bien capacitados principalmente en el sastra y la parte operativa. Creo que por permitir que personas externas con otras prioridades personales sean los presidentes, desestabilizan la atmósfera de bondad. Ellos pueden dar donaciones, organizar programas externos e invitar a los devotos, pero sin formación debida tratar de liderar brahmanas, o devotos que desean pasar por un tiempo de celibato, cultivar cualidades espirituales y estudios, no es bueno. Alguien que vive en un templo debe estar activo en predica y el resto de la sociedad ayuda desde afuera. En las escrituras se explica que el brahmana recibía donaciones y las distribuía equitativamente, pues cumplían el voto de pobreza y humildad, de tener lo justo y lo necesario. Y la sociedad puede ayudar mucho en el servicio a la deidad, etc. Estos líderes de templo responden a un grupo de devotos mayores quienes son consejeros, expertos en diferentes rubros. Si los templos están vacíos es porque no hay una atmósfera como la que planteamos. El humor de templo es diferente al humor de un devoto externo. Sin que eso signifique que uno sea mejor que otro. En fin, sólo son ideas. Sinceramente espero que las cosas mejoren.

Por otro lado, Prabhu Rupanuga está avanzando las obras en su centro de rejuvenecimiento, me pidió que le contara.

Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Haribol

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

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HK PAMHO

Dear Guru Maharaja, I hope your health is very good and will soon come. I am in traveling sankirtan, in very good association, and distributing books, we continue reading the scriptures, I teach the Bhagavad Gita, I am trying to balance my life. Not working for someone allows me to be more balanced, I can sing my rounds with tranquility and eat at my hours, I am praying a lot to the deities. We see movies of saints inspires me a lot, I hope the devotees made more films of Vaishnava saints, with the modernity of now.

HpS - Yes, we would like to see ISKCON devotees make more movies. You and I and all ASA members have to make movies.

I was thinking about the problems of administration and I think that in the case of the temples where monks live, in the future, they must administer them, follow the standard of a temple and train leaders, of course for this they must be well trained mainly in the sastra and the operative part. I believe that by allowing outsiders with other personal priorities to be presidents, they destabilize the atmosphere of kindness. They can give donations, organize external programs and invite devotees, but without proper training try to lead brahmanas, or devotees who wish to go through a time of celibacy, cultivate spiritual qualities and studies, is not good. Someone who lives in a temple must be active in preaching and the rest of society helps from outside.

HpS - As I understand, this is exactly the arrangement that happens in Radha-natha Swami's Temples. The Brahmacaris manage the Temple and the Grhasthas manage the Yatra.

In the scriptures it is explained that the brahmana received donations and distributed them equally, because they fulfilled the vow of poverty and humility, of having just and necessary things. And society can help a lot in the service to the deity, etc. These temple leaders respond to a group of senior devotees who are counselors, experts in different areas. If the temples are empty, it is because there is no atmosphere like the one we propose. Temple humor is different from the mood of an external devotee. Without that means that one is better than another. In short, they are only ideas. I sincerely hope things improve.

HpS - This is Kali-yuga. Two choices usually, go to Goloka or go to hell. No distractions like go to Indraloka or go to Maharaloka like in other ages. Good in that aspect.

On the other hand, Prabhu Rupanuga is advancing the works in his rejuvenation center, he asked me to tell you.

HpS - Yes, we saw photos. He has done a lot and it is not far from Lima. Secret road over the hills. What books do you distribute? Distribute book distribution, not just books. Accept a lot of disciples for Srila Prabhupada!

Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Haribol

His daughter who adores him:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

AGTSP, PAMHO:

Dear Gurumaharaja, I am writing on behalf of the entire Vaisnava protection team.

We have made a public statement and informative of all things that have happened in our attempt to do something in relation to the problems that you know we work.

We have become tired and worn out seeing that there has been no progress so we made the decision to send all the information to our community to end our effort. At the same time we want to inform you by sharing the same statement. If you wish, you can edit, publish, or delete it, as you will undoubtedly know what is most appropriate.

Finally, we thank you for all your support and help, thank you very much.

HpS - AGTSP paoho. Hey, if it is your service, don't give up. Srila Prabhupada had a lifetime of effort, preparation, then Krsna used it all. We wish we could do more.

We just ran it past us. It is very very long. I will erase it and then you send a summary.

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj

Pamho agtSP

Please forgive me, i sent the previous message with attach pics of the Lordships, Sri Sri Radha Vallabha, but by mistake i attached the pics three times or more.. sorry

Your servant 😔

Madhumanjari dd

HpS - It was really, really, really great!! It is like universal form for Arjuna but from Goloka!

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj,

Please accept my respectful obeisance to you

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Thank you for your encouraging and kind reply to my previous message. As all your well wishing, I also pray the Lordships, Srimati Radharani and Nitai Gouranga for your wellbeing. This is an attempt to follow your instruction and please you. which at the end it is my own pleasure, because the act to think of you, to talk while we write you fills my heart of happiness and peace, smiling while we do so. Thank you, Sir. 🙏

HpS - AGTSP!! Paoho. It is very nice for me, all of us to hear from you. Our correspondent from the Land Down Under.

It is about 15 months since I moved to Melbourne temple, still i am trying to fit in and develop good relationships with devotees. This has been a challenging experience at different levels, learning and adapting to the system here. Part of my time goes in doing menial services (humility) dasa dasa anudasa. Low profile devotee, safe(?); but my heart is unsatisfied. At the end of the day i wonder if this is the way how Krishna wants me to serve. I do some Deity worship service; dressing the Lordship is like breathing for me. It gives me life, energy, inspiration. By Guru and Krishna's mercy my service is not to bad. Many devotees like it; but some do not; they express some negative emotions and constrain my service sometimes. Perhaps, there is a need of more purity in my service (?); results of my pass misdeed (?); Krishna's arrangement for my purification(?). I have had some encounters with conflicts (petty) that i did not forseeing, look for; they are more frequent than ever before. Even once a devotee (senior) shouted at me, with a lot of anger, his words were very hurting and insulting. He acused me of somethig that i had nothing to do with; but, after one hour, he came back and apologised. I have to do service under the directions of a senior lady devotee, who has a lot of accomplishment as a very dedicated devotee for decades and she is very much respected and appreciated for it. At the same time, the bulling, controling and caring tendencies are manifested in her dealings, that hurts many devotees and myself. I am not openly confronting her but avoiding her. She is my authority and she is not happy with me. I would like to have a loving relationship with her, but i am finding it hard. To my understanding many devotees have some personality disfunctions (issues), due to traumas, low self-esteem; prejudices, insecurities - defense mechanism in their dealings with devotees. Mental suffering that it is inflicted upon themselves and others.

In a SB class, (4.21.44) Pritu Maharaj instructions, enlighting vaisnava dealings. The speaker emphasised on Bhakti culture among devotees. There is no need of herculias achievements, nor setting higher standards every time, nor competition,.. it is okay to be a humble, low profile devotee, who can be a stepping stone for others to climb up in their service performance.

HpS - 😀

That can take you back to Godhead, thus, no jelousy, envy, competition.. rather helping others to success. ummmh!!! That was quite encouraging, inspiring, a relief.

Urmila mataji was here, she conducted some educational seminars for parents, teachers and children. It was a good opportunity for identifying some limitations, weaknesses on the education programs here in the community. Some notorious misconceptions were identified enhancing a broader understanding and perspective of Krishna Consciousness and Varna and ashram in daily life, practical application in the process of analysis of oneself and children's natural tendencies (kind of contemporary approach - presentation), equating the value of each varna, functionality of each ashram, sort of short psychological personality test as aids (interesting). At the same time, Janananda Goswami was here as well as Bhanu Swami. Wow!! each one is unique in their presentation and experience of Krishna Consciousness, unique approach to specific aspect of daily practice of KC. We got the chance to serve them, a great opportunity for purification of the heart (sadhu sanga - seva), learning, Spiritual nourishment and shelter. Thank you Krishna!!! thank you Srila Prabhupada!!, thank you Gurumaharaj!! Thank you devotees !!!😊

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HpS - I guess me and everyone in this Sanga can relate to what you are saying. We see devotees that have very destructive attitudes in personal relations. They look for victims. Maybe to get revenge for some pain caused by another in another life or childhood trauma. They may have political power or no political power. Their disease acts out differently if they have power or no power. In any case, if I am tight with Krsna and Srila Prabhupada, then I feel satisfaction and then I can look at everyone as object of my service. I have something to give. How can I help them. Their anger is not directed toward me. They don't really see me. How can I help them to get into the mode of goodness just enough to advance in devotional service.

Thank you so much for you letter!!!

Let us look at a few more letters and then we will write the DTC for everyone. Let's go!

His Holiness HH Hanumatpresaka Swami continues his lectures on the section of Srimad Bhagavatam when Dhruva Mahārāja receives instuctions from the great sage Śrī Nārada Muni. This Thursday, April 18 Hanumatpresaka Swami will speak on verses 4.8. 30 - 32 starting at 6:00 AM Hawaii time. To participate in the class follow this link: https://www.startmeeting.com/wall/esanga