Letters to the editor

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

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

En mi carta anterior usted me dice lo siguiente:

HpS - Thank you!!! I think I may have met Maharaja and know him by his Brahmacari name.

Are you going to take Sannyasa? 🙂

Es una pregunta muy complicada de responder, yo diría muy, pero muy complicada de responder, pienso que solo los valientes podrían tomar Sannyasa.

A lo largo del tiempo hubo Sannyasis que no se cayeron y otros si. Uff Dificil. Maya es muy poderosa.

Otro factor es que tienes que tener mucho conocimiento, saber muchos versos de memoria, ser practicamente un erudito, cosas que yo no tengo.

ISKCON y el GBC siempre te observan. Que dificil.

Si tan solo fuera para viajar y hacer sankirtan y armar programas de distribución de libros, sería muy bueno para los valientes devotos que desean Sannyasa.

Tengo 46 años y quiza ya sea hora de morir, pero soy tan cobarde ante la muerte.

La Brahmacarya es más facil, creo yo, al menos no tan complicado.

Tengo muchos deseos y lucho con ellos todos los días.

Es la segunda ves que me preguntas sobre tomar Sannyasi, a veces pienso que es alguna broma tuya Guru Maharaja. Claro lo digo con todo respeto 😊

No se que más decir,,

HpS - We just checked and sixteen devotees have filed Reports. Considering our incompetence that is nice. If we only have sixteen disciples to serve following Srila Prabhupada in Disciplic succession we might be able to do the job properly.

Thank you so much.

More News of your developing Sadhana and Sankirtan as it develops.

Mi Sadhana marcha muy bien, me levanto a las 4 am, Mangal artik 5 y 30 am conectandome con usted Guru Maharaja, canto 16 rondas de Japa y algo más, sigo los 4 principios regulativos, estudiando el Bhakti Vaibhava con Prabhu Laksmana Agraha. Atendiendo a mis Salagrama Silas.

¿Guru Maharaja para usted fue facil tomar Sannyasi?

Bueno Guru Maharaja me despido y que el Señor Nrsimha lo proteja siempre.

Gadai Gauranga Das

HpSwami - AgtSP.

It is a good question to contemplate right up to the time of death.

Yes, it has so many formalities in ISKCON as an institution.

If it practical to take it formally in ISKCON that is great.

If not, then one might take formal vows in front of devotee friends and goswamis to give up physical and social intercourse with the opposite sex.

Use a saffron colored bead bag.

Within the institution, with our friends, in our direct contact with Srila Prabhupada, we can, must, find ways to advance in the rules and regulations if Bhakti yoga.

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In many ways, I think many Bloggers take you as their inspiration.

Hare Krishna Maharaja

Please accept my obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you.

Thank you for your reply.

The truth is, I don't feel well because my sadhana is in such a bad state, since Srila Prabhupada instructs us to get up at 4:00 AM and do Manga Arati and finish the rounds. It's very difficult for me to get up at that hour, but 95% of the time I chant all my rounds in the morning.

On the other hand, I don't adhere to the principle of cleanliness, since I find it difficult to maintain celibacy. I try hard, but I slip up from time to time.

I await your good advice.

Thank you.

Your servant, Rama Krishna Devi Dasi

HpS - In, agtSP, BG Krsna says that one who does good is never overcome by evil.

A dog went to Puri with the Nadiya vasis.

He was not chanting on beads.

Lord understood his sincerity and limitations and gave him prasad and I think sent him to better body!

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

HpSwami ASA - AgtSP. All respects to your lotus feet on Goloka!

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, submitted my annual report. Booked ticket for Vrndavan ( Jan 19 to 24, 2026 ).

HpS Hope to hear your Kirtan there.

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

Hare Krishna Maharaja!

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Today during your FMS you said your voice is 90% dysfunctional. I've noticed you've been dealing with this problem for quite some time, at least for several weeks.

I also have a voice problem that became chronic, so I want to share my experience with you.

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ASA 🐒

Hare Krsna.

It was about thirty pages long.

We could read the first page and then had to run away!

Our special throat problem has only been for about a week. Since last Saturday.

Common Flu.

Send shorter news!

Sunday, December 13, 2025, at 7.30am, Houston time (CST ~~ time zone)

We will continue reading Madhya Lila; 17.179 onwards.

(The Lord travels to Vrindavana)

Thank you to all devotees for dedicates service. H. G. Nikunja Bihari Prabhu will help us with Spanish translation for reading notes of CC and for Maharaja's class, H. G. Sruti Priya Mataji will help us by doing seva of back up Spanish translator; in case there are technical difficulties. Please note that we were going to start verse 17.179 onwards on December 7th class but class of December 7 was devoted to discussion on pastimes of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Goswami Maharaja.

Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada.

Your Servant

Upendra Dasa

hare krsna, agtSP, paoho/bw!!!

As we announced before, and every year, Annual Disciple Reports, must be posted under the "Reports" tab above, by 19th December, if we, Hp Swami, initiated you with Harinama or Gayatri mantras on behalf of Srila Prabhupada and his ISKCON.

So far there are only about 30-reports posted.

Of course, that is a relief for us 😎 . We only have to take responsibility for thirty people under Srila Prabhupada's glance.

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