Hare Krsna Gurumaharaj,
Please accept my respectful and humble obeisances to you.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
Constant meditation on Guru-disciple relationship as one of my main pillars, duty. Not any more as obligation, it is becoming more like a loving, precious need; based on what is the real and main goal of life = Loving relationship with Krsna. Of course, it cannot be separated from the means = Guru (You, Sir); Srila Prabhupada and his ISKCON - devotees; and the HOLY NAME.
HpS - ASA -- We hope to learn from you how to increase our own efforts in this regard!
Today, thought of you and how much we are missing you overwhelmed us. A strong sentiment of guiltiness due to realising that we are not serving and glorifying you enough. These days appreciating more your greatness and spiritual advancement, which goes far beyond our limited perception, but by Krsna’s special help a small glimpse of your greatness can be shown.
I cannot remain in lamentation for the wasted time – the past; that I could not see, serve and please you. Awareness of that misfortune is pushing me to change, turning more toward you, in a despaired mood. Time is running, I am afraid of 2024 = Fear of losing you, Sir. So, no anymore meaningless and shallow words, thoughts and actions. But, an unqualified condition (lack of spiritual intelligence and strength; poor knowledge and weak renunciation attitude) is limiting us. How to come out from there without your kind loving compassion, which is our only hope and shelter.
We are sat at Srila Prabhupada’s room in the temple. Time spending with GURU, chanting the holy names, JAPA, mending a bit the old blue rug that Srila Prabhupada step on (a treasure); reading a bit, and writing to you, Sir. It is a humble attempt to please you out of the awakening gratitude and love. We are very grateful to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna because of you, Sir. You are our good fortune. Certainly, all your followers have realisation of this true (in different degree). Thank you Gurumaharaj for being a Gurumaharaj for all of us. (somehow and other, an urge to glorify you is overwhelming my thoughts, should I stop it and keep material for another adequate time – vyasapuja offering? No, but, can anytime, moment be vyasapuja time, and opportunity for a disciple to glorify his gurudev?
But, I must remember the purpose of this time, writing to Gurumaharaj, seeking to please him, serving him and fostering and nourishing the bhakti-lata. So, what could be more pleasing for Gurumaharaj? Ummmhhh. Spiritual inquiring? Or both.?, ummh it seems to me that both are beneficial to everybody!! Is that right Sir?
Please forgive me for this letter Gurumaharaj, I have been thinking what to write about. Some questions related to how to know when to surrender and when to endeavour in the performance of our devotional practice and activities and relationships. We should surrender to Krsna’s will, since He already planned things for us, but at the same time, our constant, honest endeavour is required.
Sometimes keeping low profile is a safety measurement for a” peaceful spiritual practice’. How this can be reconciled with the sense of purpose and need of productivity impelling us towards improvements – changes? or assessing the effective use of our potentials? False vairagya vs yukta vairagya. Question related to efficiency in devotional service. Actually; what is a peaceful spiritual practice? Should we aim for it? how to avoid falling in stagnation? sort of comfort zone, Is that a healthy spiritual practice?
For other hands, I want to thank you Sir, for Giriraj. It is about 10 years since you, very mercifully authorised me to worship Giriraj. It was on Nityananda trayodasi 2008 that you very kindly said, that we can take care of Giriraj and you welcomed Him. The current circumstance that I am living now is conducive for the development of a more personal, loving relationship with my little baby – Giriraj, who expresses the mood of a kind, sociable and sweet boy. We offer Him, a daily simple puja and small bhoga (nuts and dried fruit generally). This time, our worship is more constant that before. Any advice regarding Giriraj’s worship and care? Please!!
Please Sir, accept my most respectful obeisances to you along with my sincere gratitude. I do pray to you Sir, to help me serve you as you deserve. (I am seriously meditating on your instruction of story writing service, I will do it, SIR.. please bless and empower me!!)
Thank you
Sincerely
Your puppet disciple
Madhumanjari dd
HpS - "Once upon a time there was a girl from Peru who went to Australia. Her name was ... After many years she wrote a letter to her little sister about what had happened."
We guess we are trying. We come before Radha Madhava in Mayapura and offer our obeisances after many months, a year of traveling and preaching and hope that all the pain and suffering of this Sankirtan effort will come out of our heart as an offering to Them and they will appreciate our efforts.
We are in La Paz now. It is 5.38PM. We are a little lonely, a little depressed. The sun is going down. We are in Om Kesavaya Das nice home. We can see the inspiring view of the mountains and sky and city. You know it, no? The airport is 13,333 feet. Last night was full house in Cusco and intense Sankirtan discussions.
Tomorrow is same in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Our only center is the Maha-mantras at the feet of Srila Prabhupada.
Most, if not all, the good qualities you see in us are His effort.
It is not all lost time. Whatever mistakes we make we can use as stepping stones forward. It is not just disobedience, demonic character when we choose sense gratification instead of renunciation. Sometimes we just don't know where to draw the line between needed Bhoga and artificial Bhoga. We must become great devotees to distinguish this.
When Srila Prabhupada left his body there was separation but also more intimate connection. In any case if we all just keep on going like we will all be together in Goloka playing ball soon.
Yes, keeping a low profile in contrast to preaching is an important topic. I am engaged in the same decisions now in terms of the Ministry of Education, GBC College, ISKCON Peru, ASA. etc.
It is also a never ending challenge for all of us. Eternal learning process. Seems Text Three of NOI is the key. Enthusiasm is more important than patience. Enthusiasm means using your intelligence to expand the mercy. Stop, think how this is important to Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan, the well being of everyone, and then go ahead with enthusiasm. Patience, keeping a low profile, then follows naturally. If you get politically shot full of holes then you can't go on. So naturally we learn to duck. Also we learn that we will get help, we will realize that the people we fear are not so bad as we go out to preach our message.
O.K. Abbhaya is preparing half milk, half water, whole bananas and raisins and then we go to the evening program with 1,000 +/- devotees.
All Glories to Sri Sri Gouranga Nityananda
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All Glories to you!!!
Please accept my most humble obeisances to your holy lotus feet.
HpS - Please accept our humble obeisances at you holy lotus feet.
Dear Gurudev, just as i promised, there is the calendar of Buenos Aires.
30 March + ARRIVE TO BUENOS AIRES - This day we celebrate the Vyasa Puja of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja in the temple | REST.
31 March (sat) + SB – Disciples meeting (near to temple) – short meeting with aspirants to initiation.
1st April + SUNDAY FEAST & INITIATIONS (1a: Carol y María 2a: Nanda Raja D)
2nd April + SB or BG or seminar (please)
HpS - Let us do only BG because two classes a day is too much and in the evening more can come. Any suggestion for a topic? Or should we suggest one?
3rd April + SB or BG or seminar (please)
HpS - Same
4 April – Depart o Córdoba Early in the morning
9 April - Córdoba to Mar Del Plata.
HpS - I thought it was 10th. We can fix this when we get there.
16 April at night arrive to Buenos Aires.
17 April + Morning rest - BG + personal interviews with devotees (4 in my list) .
18 April reserved for interviews (contacts for Solaris Project) time to define
19 April reserved for interviews (contacts for Solaris Project) time to define
20 April – Depart to Lima.
*Nikuñja Bihari Prabhu and Ambarisa Maharaja Das, have your plane tickets, for Cba and MDP. We're preparing the General Calendar for send soon. Sorry for delay
HpS - Very nice. We hope we can do a little Sankirtan for you all. Please look at Jayam. The link is in the other letter.
Gurudev I want to make a special request. Here in Buenos Aires, many administrative issues are happening, many changes and I take the boldness to ask if you can give some seminar or class directed to separate the Administration vision from spiritual practice, or something like "How to stay devotee and not die in misunderstandings". We need your enlighten to show our way. all your classes are inspiring, but I want to know if we can go deep in this aspect.
HpS - O.K. That can be the topic of the two BG classes etc. It follows directly from the seminar of the GBC College that we will be giving in Campina Grande.
It is for the Administrators and the Followers both.
Guru Maharaja, personally i want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH, really appreciate your visit and yours efforts to take care of us.
Tomorrow I will send a personal letter answering all yours questions.
Thanks for your time.
Your servant
Rati-Mañjari Devi Dasi.
Dear Guru Maharaja, please. If you wish, accept my humble and respectful obeisances at His Lotus Feet.
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.
All Glories To You Gurudeva.
Maharaja thank you for your mercy and blessings. We are very happy waiting for your arrival in Argentina.
You are our source of inspiration and joy. For his mercy we continue to sing Hare Krishna, we follow the four principles we take Tulasi Devi to our house and it is wonderful to see her grow, she gives us quantity of Manjaris. We continue trying to serve the Devotees, helping to serve prasadam to the guests at the Temple festivities, a small service that gives me great joy, I feel very happy to be part of the Srila Prabhupada Family and I owe everything to you. . I am very grateful to you for giving me Brothers and Sisters who always help me to better understand what Devocation Service means.
Always hoping to be useful in service.
At his Lotus feet his aspiring servant.
Nandaraja das.
Traducido del Español por Google.
HpS - Hare Krsna, Nanadaraja Das! We see that you are a candidate for second initiatin soon. That will be very nice. Your report is very nice. Your future looks very nice. The future of the world looks very nice.
As the nice mercy of Lord Caitanya expands it begins to penetrate, become profound, also. Accept the austerity of becoming a leader. It is natural to do this and easy to remember and remind others that we are just a ray of the Param-para both through initiation and also from hearing from other bonafide Siksa gurus in ISKCON.
See you in a few days!!
One of our best friends is leaving his body 4th stage prostrate cancer. We sent a letter hoping it will be an exciting experience.
He answered:
"Haribol Maharaja,
All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitay
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my respectful obeisance’s to all your service, love and surrender to the propagation of Krishna Consciousness to the satisfaction of Srila Prabhupada.
Dear Guru Deva, I want to express about my situation in these days
As I have already mentioned in previous letters, cooking for Krishna, the devotees and for everyone makes me very happy, although it is true that what I study I strive to learn other services well. Currently I am still cooking for the temple restaurant; on the other hand I am participating in Food For Life Chile with the coordinators Abhimanyu Prabhu, his wife and a group of devotees. I feel fortunate thanks to the mercy of SP and yours, since in this way I can perform service through the ability.
I must mention that the authority of the temple has given me the letter of recommendation to take initiation with you to what I hope to be able to visit you in Buenos Aires and take formality in front of you and our guru parampara
I want to tell you in a very respectful way something very important, during these last four months together with Prabhu Lalita Madhava Das, we have been holding conversations inside the temple facilities, after the classes of SB and BG, where we discussed the classes , he is helping me a lot by clarifying several doubts, encouraging me to do it with my heart. We decided to continue getting to know each other so that with his blessing we can see our association with more seriousness; this situation has been reported to prabhu Amara, Iskcon Santiago president, who has given us the facilities to continue on this way.
Along with Prabhu Lalita we have a Prasadam project, we are distributing for now in Santiago and in the Om Bhakti concerts (picture incluide).
About my temple residency i spent a year ago living here, due to issues of health and performance I decided to live outside, thanks to Krishna's mercy I got to rent very close to the temple and I am living in the house of the mother of a devotee .
We continue to sing 16 rounds, 4 regulative principles, sadhana and reading.
His eternal aspiring servant is dismissed
Bhaktina María de los Ángeles Osorio
HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna. Muy bien oír de Vd. Estamos leyendo cuidadosamente todas sus noticias y sentiendo separación del Yatra, Temple de Sanktiago. Es un sitio super para morir! Esperamos pasar mucho tiemp all en Noviembre con esta proyecto de Arte y lo Sagrado.
Tengo las cartas de recomendación. Noticia de Rati'manjari Devi Dasi es que los iniciaciones están programados para 1 Abril, Domingo, en BsAs. Si no es posible ir puede participar en una Yajna en Santiago, pero pienso era bueno visitar a ISKCON Argentina también.
Puede hacer gran servicio, haz nuevo amigas.
Estamos en Cusco. Son las 5.45PM. Nuestra campamiento es en el tercero piso. Templo en el primero. Bastante stress del altura. Frio. Pero nubes hermosas, y mucho actividad de Sankirtan. Eso es el capitol del Inca, Vasudeva Y Sankarsana. El nuevo mundo.
Cuidado. Tomar apollo del alma para energía del cuerpo. Haz lo que Krsna permita B U E N O! No vemos en unos dias.
