Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna

 All the glories to Srila Prabhupada

 Please Dear Maharaj accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet!

 Maharaja :

  I hope you get better from your eyes, infections are such a bothering thing to deal with, due to antibiotics being so hard on your system. i can recomend you using cold camomile to wash your eyes, it makes them very fresh and helps if it itches :)

HpS - ASA --  We typed about three pages of answer to your letter and then it got erased..... Agan....  1) You are a neophyte pure devotee.

thanks for answering this, this makes me understand a lot of things now, i feel relief but also hopefull. 

 Avoid as many falldowns into pizza and salad from the zoo that you can.

 marahaj i been avoiding this for many years now hehehehehe

Make a vow of how many rounds you will chant each day minumum until the next Ekadasi. It may not be 16-yet, because this you HAVE to do. Something you know you can do!!

 i make a vow of chanting 5 rounds in daily basis, just as a start. 

Wonder Woman chants Japa.

i didnt know this!!! by the way, btw, im going to paint something for you, i will be sending pictures of it soon!!! 

 Haribol!!!

HpS - ASA ----   Thank you for the news!   Five rounds a day, live or die!  Until next Ekadasi.

Dear Gurudeva

For health reasons

we leave the teenagers

at school, I will miss them,

sure soon we will distribute books again,

until we go back to work.

Now we will have more time to read and focus

in what really matters my spiritual life.

We are no longer afraid or worried, Krsna will help us

Krsna provides, I am reading SB 7 song and BG for BS classes

Although without internet, without a cell phone,

we are glad to know that we will have time

to do exercises, cook deities (NGS),

Krsna will take me to India, because by myself I could not get it.

The plans totally changed by the divine hand.

Yugala now, fenix bird almost burns house with its old kitchen,

and it's that sooner or later we're leaving

some more burned than others,

Gurudeva his blessings,

to focus on the rounds.

May my evil mind be purified.

I hate sick. I want to be cured of that

definitely

Gurudeva?

Any recommendation?

His daughter who adores him:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

Querido Gurudeva

Por motivos de salud

dejamos a los adolescentes

en el colegio,  los echaré de menos,

seguro pronto volveremos a distribuir libros,

hasta que volvamos a trabajar.

Ahora tendremos más tiempo para leer y enfocarnos

 en lo que realmente importa mi vida espiritual.

Ya no tenemos miedo, ni preocupación, Krsna nos ayudará

Krsna provee, estoy leyendo el canto 7 de SB y el BG para las clases BS

Aunque sin internet, sin celular,

nos alegra saber que tendremos tiempo

para hacer ejercicios, cocinar a deidades (NGS),

Krsna me llevará a india, porque por mi misma no he podido conseguirlo.

Los planes totalmente cambiados por la mano divina.

Yugala ahora, ave fenix casi quema casa con su vieja cocina,

y es que tarde o temprano nos vamos

algunos más quemados que otros,

Gurudeva sus bendiciones,

para enfocarnos en las rondas.

Que mi mente perversa se purifique.

El odio enferma. Quiero curarme de eso

definitivamente

Gurudeva? 

¿Alguna recomendación?

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

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HpS - ASA --  Thank you for your nice letter. It is poetry. P'pada said that this body does not get diseases, the body is a disease. So, we are only free from diseases when we are DEAD.    Even P'pada manifest diseases, of course this is arrangement of Krsna. M. Pariksit was cursed by a Brahmana boy and bitten by a snake, but arrangement of Krsna. If we are following the standard of initiation then Radha is personally taking care of our situation. She is arranging things for us to become more and more purified, better and better soldiers, salesmen, sailors, firemen...

All we do and preach is to chant all the time and then adopt the inspiration that Krsna sends. Anybody who gets your association is very fortunate. Share your self as much as you can.

Dear Gurudev Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.

ASA - AGTSP...  We are still working on the lotus feet. Celery or carrot feet might be better description.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you will be happy, happy in your wonderful and inspiring sankirtan. Last month Jaganatha came to the house with an elephant trunk! a beautiful wooden deity that Franco carved several years ago and had given it away. but apparently Jaganito wanted to go back to the one who carved it and several weeks ago that he is already with us. One more deity was added to our little altar. the truth is that I do not treat them very well for one reason or another, but Sri Jaganatha is so merciful that he comes in spite of my bad attentions. This deity of jaganatha is like a baby! As soon as you see it, you see a baby wanting to hug you, he is very tender.

So before I had three babies, ladhu gopal, makanchor gopal and my son krsnaram gopal. and now that my son was six years old, and he is no longer a baby, I had two .. But when I get jaganitho, I feel like an elephant, I think a baby came, so it's still three ¨)

HpS - ASA -- It seems that part of your letter was lost.  We have been worried not to hear from you. Especially after you stopped joining the programs in Cordoba while we were there.

Our respects to Franco.

We hope you are eliminating your attachments to the material world, getting rid of Anarthas. We can use our intelligence to find how to dovetail these problems into service, but just following the regulated process of hearing and chanting and Puja gives guarnteed progress.

Chant 16 nice rounds/day minimum!    You will never lose anything you need and Krsna will bring things you need if you focus on that!  No pictures of Jagannatha!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepta mis respetuosas reverencias.

TLGASP!

Gurudev, de acuerdo a Su pregunta; para Sri Sri Gaura Nitai cocinamos la ofrenda de la tarde; Arróz, subji, Capatis, ensalada de frutas, té de hierbas o lassy, samosas y a veces puris.

Estoy trabajando hace 3 meses en un After School; cuidando niños. Hay que sevirles almuerzo, pero mi compañeras, que es de la iglesia Mormona, comprendió muy bien que no puedo servir carne, y ella ha hecho eso todo éste tiempo, Yo sólo sirvo ensalada, frutas y jugos a los niños. 

También hemos compartido mucho acerca de Krishna y ella del libro del Mormón. Está comprendiendo de a poco, la importancia del vegetarianismo.

Full Morning Program ha estado muy difícil para mí. Mi hija me despierta muchas veces en la noche y quedo agotada. Espero aún poder entrar en algún momento.

Ésta semana estoy en proceso de revisión de examenes del curso de Discípulos.

Luego le envío fotos de la entrega de diplomas.

Mis reverencias GM.

Hare Krsna

HpS - Lucha con la Buja!!!    Buen rondas son la prioridad. De eso proviene dinero, fama y beleza   y     despierta su conciencia original!!!!

Hay El Libro de Mormon    yyy    Doctines and Covenants. En ese libro, Dios tiene un diálogo con los Momons estableciendo las reglas para ellos. Dijo que, en lo que respecta al consumo de carne, preferiría que no lo hicieran del todo, pero podrían tomarlo en poco en tiempos de frío extremo o dificultades fuerte!.

Japa!!!!    Jaya!!!   Mas noticias.

Hare Krishna Maharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The Gaura Rasa club at BSU got registered a few weeks ago and our request for a space to meet was also confirmed today. I was wondering if it is okay with you to give a talk at the club . If it is okay Maharaja, can you please let me know what dates are best for you? Then I can submit a request for the event and publicize it. Thank ou Maharaja.

Your servant,
Sugopi Rādha dd

HpS - Thank you!    Thank you for your inspiring and practical association in Texas also. We hope you are making real progress in your mission in life.

We arrive on the 22nd of August and leave on the 29th.  Any day during that time would be O.K. with us.  Just co-ordinate with Upendara, Balabhadra, Anantarupa Ji, your family.

What topic?

We do Hamlet and Arjuna,

Jung and the Bhagavata,

Wandering White Cloud Monk Visits BSU.

Light of the Bhagavata, Cultivation of the Human Spirit.

The Essence of all Wisdon (NOI).

Hare Krsna

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear Maharaj,

My name is Aja Kripa, I currently live in the Bramachari Ashram on New Govardharna Farm & Temple in Murwillumbah Australia.  I greatly enjoyed your visit to New Govardharna last year and had been listening to as many of your lectures as I can ever since.  Dhruva O'Shea Prabhu has let me know that this is the best way to contact you as I had discussed with him the possibility of opening a relationship with you with the hope of being able to take shelter at your lotus feet.

HpS - ASA (Anjana Suta Academy) -- More likely Lettuce Feet.   AGTSP!

Please excuse any deficiencies in etiquette I may display in this request, I am quite nervous and not the most proficient communicator.

HpS - Seems like you have all the qualification to join this Blog!

I can at least tell you a few things about myself so you may better understand how I am placed.  I am forty-five years old and first had contact with Krsna Consciousness in the early 1990's when I would attend sunday feasts and stay at the Temple some weekends for the period of a year or so.  I had always kept some contact with ISKCON Temples and Centres throughout my life to listen to lectures and take Prasad.  I've also always had copies of Srila Prabhupada's books in my library, despite this I had lived a very material life for many years.

Still I have chanted on and off over the years and always kept a spiritual practice throughout my life.  I was raised a Jehovah's Wittness practicing under my parents until I was 16, so I was well educated in religious and spiritual concepts from an early age.

My spiritual practice became much more focused in the past five years or so, although this was mainly a mix of Hindu philosophy with a very strong japa, meditation and asana practice.  A year ago I came to New Govardharna as I was quite interested to see the various changes that I'd observed within ISKCON over the years since my first contact with the vaishnavas and I have stayed here at the Temple ever since. 

I began staying in the 'Yoga Village', which I found quite challenging, and then entered into the first batch of the Krsna Pada program (a kind of half-way ashram) before finally ending up at the Bramachari Ashram.

HpS - Sir, you are making rapid progress!

During this time I have been fully engaged in devotional service, sometimes at the cost of my study time, however I have completed the Guru Disciple Course.  My mentor is Nrshima Kavaca Das and I have discussed with him my intention of seeking shelter at your lotus feet with a view of takeing Diksha which both he and Ajita Prabhu have approved of. 

My main service is the care of Tulasi Devi and I work in the Deity Department repairing the Deity jewelry and accessories and assisting with the Deity's clothing as well as dressing Prabhupada.  I also assist the Paraphernalia manager training new Prabhu's in the care of the Lords Paraphernalia as well as performing these duties myself. 

I attend the Bhakti Sastri course run by Shanti Parayan Das four nights a week.  I greatly enjoy Mangala Arati each morning and am sure to maintain a strong Sadhanda under the watchful eye of Nrshima Davaca Das.

This is my situation in a nut shell, though I am happy to provide any further information or answer any questions that you may have.  I am sure too that both Ajita and Nrshima Kavaca would be happy to provide any necessary information you may require.  My self expression has always been somewhat lacking however, I can say that the material world has always left me feeling very much out of place.  I have never had any sympathy with the general western dirve to 'achieve', 'succeed' materially and strive for social status, especially considering that my initial conditioning with my parents was 'to be in this world but not of it', we were raised to always be separate in concept and association.  Krsna Consciousness, all glories to Srila Prabhupadda, has provided me with the understanding for a sense that previously seemed almost awkward in the context of this material system of conceptualization.  This is that my constitutional position is that of Servant of Krsna and for this recognition I am eternally grateful.  I have never comprehended the driving factors of this material system of things, especially the emphasis on control, judgement and ownership all of which clearly belong to the Supreme Being and not to the miniscule entities here in this small realm.  Many thanks for your kind consideration in this matter and I look forward to your reply.

Humble Sincerity

Aja Jai Ishwara Kripa

Hare Krsna

HpS - Jaya!!!   My Lord, how did you get this name, Aja Jai...??   It is very nice to meet you. Diksa in part is a formality but not a meaningless formality. It is like the wedding ceremony as part of getting married.  Here we are getting married to Krsna, no?

Send a few photos of yourself?

What about taking initiation from some who lives closer to you. whom you will see more often, and taking us as a Siksa guru, advisor?

We are very happy to serve you in many capacties.   You have a lot to do in this world.