Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurudev. Pamho. AgtSP. Agtyou.

How are you, Gurudev? This is Deva-Vrata das, currently living in Córdoba, Argentina (we don't know about tomorrow).

Today, November 30th, my mind is focused on trying to have a good distribution of books during this marathon. With a clear conscience, for my own spiritual benefit, the benefit of others, and to please you and Srila Prabhupāda with this transcendental activity.

Today on the "Japa Joe" program, I asked for your blessings for this endeavor, because without your blessings and those of the paramparā, I am powerless in every aspect.

A year ago, I was with you, Gurudev, in Spain... what a privilege and undeserved gift of life... thank you for everything once again...

What else can I do in life besides distribute Srila Prabhupāda's books? I'm useless, I'm not even good at it, I have no talent, but I do have a bit of stubbornness...

Besides, my faith is weak... but, I ask again, what else can I do?

I know your way of thinking a little... this isn't about selling books... It's about trying to give Krishna to people and encouraging others to do this... And I know you're not interested in numbers... but I need to motivate myself, haha.

I'm recording Vaisesika das's book, "Our Family Business," to motivate myself and the devotees... https://t.me/SankirtanaSrilaPrabhupada

We'll be together in December in the streets of Traslasierra, Córdoba—you, me, and Srila Prabhupada.

Hare Krishna Gurudev

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. AgtSP. Paoho. Thank you for this news. Numbers aren't bad. Our only Karma is to think about how to distribute books in anyway possible, but especially by making people into book distibutors.

Offer people five books instead of one. Ask them if they think these might be really useful for some of their friends. Then they are in the Sankirtan mood. Buy a book to learn, is like Jnana, no? Most people cannot do Jnana yoga in Kali yuga. Yet, joining the Sankirtan movement. Learning to teach. Is the Yuga dharma.

Then we have our technique.

SP said, Every salesman has his own technique.

We are worse than you, but we also try.

We bought books, got books from the library. Read books mentioned in other books we had read.

Bought a KRSNA book. Big hardcover from maybe Buddhimanta Das when we was in a dhoti and kirta at the Whole Earth Day festival at our university campus.

Best of wishes for a very pure Marathon!

Hare Krsna Gurudev. Pamho. AgtSP. Agtyou.

¿Cómo está Gurudev?

Aquí Deva-Vrata das, actualmemte viviendo en Córdoba, Argentina (mañana no sabemos)

Hoy 30 de noviembre tengo mi mente enfocada en tratar de tener una buena distribución de libros esta maratón. Con buena conciencia, para beneficio espiritual personal, beneficio de la gente y para complacerte a ti y a Srila Prabhupāda, con esta actividad trascendental.

Hoy en el programa "Japa Joe" pedía tus bendiciones para esta empresa, ya que sin tus bendiciones y las del paramparā soy impotente en todo aspecto.

Hace un año estaba contigo Gurudev, en España... qué privilegio y regalo de la vida inmerecido... gracias por todo una vez más...

¿qué otra cosa puedo hacer en la vida que no sea distribuir libros de Śrīla Prabhupāda? Soy un inútil, ni siquiera soy bueno haciéndolo, no tengo talento, pero si un poco de obstinación...

Además, mi fe es endeble... pero, vuelvo a decir ¿qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

Conozco un poco tu pensamiento... esto no se trata de vender libros...

Sino de tratar de dar a Krishna a la gente y de incentivar que otros hagan esta actividad...

Y sé a tí los números no te interesan... pero necesito motivarme jajaja

Estoy grabando el libro de Vaisesika das "Nuestra empresa familiar", para incentivarme a mi mismo y a los devotos...

https://t.me/SankirtanaSrilaPrabhupada

Estaremos juntos en diciembre en la calles de Traslasierra Córdoba, tú yo y Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Hare Krsna Gurudev

Hare Krishna, Maharaja

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you

I had a somewhat intriguing experience and I want to clarify this situation that is causing me a lot of confusion.

While dancing before the deity, I visualized myself as a gopi or girl in the spirit world.

One night, while thinking that perhaps I was a gopi, I felt as if “Krishna” came and wanted to have physical relations with me.

This “entity,” I don’t know what kind of entity it is, had such relations with me, just as if it were a person. My body was agitated but now that I remember it, I feel disgusted by this situation. It’s like a kind of rape, I don’t know.

This was a real thing, not a dream. In fact, I was writing while it was happening, as if this being were speaking to me through my mind.

I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything, but I felt it.

Now I'm stable, back to normal, but it's still there, bothering me sometimes. But I no longer believe in "that gopi who has physical relations with Krishna."

Do you think this was a ghost or some other kind of entity?

Thank you.

Your servant, Rama Krishna Dasi

HpS/ASA - AgtSP. I do not know. The material energy is unlimited.

When we are engaged in Sankirtan with Srila Prabhupada, in the company of his nice, disciples, then we have a good perspective on reality and can make some practical judgement about our subtle and gross experiences.

Adjust your life so that you can have such Kirtan association morning and evening daily.

There are Bhutas, Pretas, Yaska, Rakshasa, Vininayaksas, so many subtle beings.

It is just like a rat trying to understand the variety of people, cats, dogs, horses, pythons etc that there are in the world and then having experiences with them.

There is not limit to how much your can become fixed in your original K. C. experience.

Learn who you are now, build your character and preach.

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Here I am again :-) I hope I’m not bothering you.

HpS/ASA - No, agtSP, Hare Krsna! We find your association spiritually mature and scholarly. We hope under Lord Caitanya's order you become Guru and deliver your land!

I wanted to ask — what is the meaning of offering the lamp to Lord Dāmodara? Why specifically the lamp, and not a flower, water, earth, or other items?

HpS - I have had the same question and have not found any details where Srila Prabhupada explains it in any of his BBT books, or even other resources.

I do see that he says one should be initiated and learn the songs and rituals for devotional service, worship Krsna in the Temple from the authorized books.

As far as I know, Krsna ksetra Swami and other approached Srila Prabhupada with the standard diety worship book base upon our Acharya's and he approved the work they had done and the direction they were headed.

As I understand from Sridhara Swami, Prabhupada's Godbrother, the lamp is to illuminate the body of the Lord in general and detail.

Normally the Deity is situated in the Temple and there is not so much light from the direct sunlight so lamps are necessary.

I tried to find a direct reference — a verse, a purport from Śrīla Prabhupāda, or something from the writings of our ācāryas — but so far I’ve only come across symbolic explanations or injunctions without clear scriptural sources.

As we (or at least I) try to follow śāstra and our ācāryas in whatever we do, I feel there must be a meaning and explanation for almost everything in our practice. For example, we have scriptural reasoning for chanting the holy name. Without such grounding, it seems easy to drift toward smārta-like ritualism.

Have you read the ISKCON Deity worship book?

If you wish to share something about this topic, I would be very grateful.

Thank you very much for your kindness and guidance.

Your servant,

Nāmacārya Dās

HpS - Thank you!!! They seem like nice things to offer when you are receiving a guest!!

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja

PAMHO – TGTS

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias

Todas la Glorias a SrilaPrabhupada

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga

Querido Gurumaharaja:

Hemos leído su carta en el block, en donde menciona que están trabajando en el calendario del próximo trimestre de enero a marzo del año 2026 para sus programas internacionales.

Menciona que posiblemente aterrice en Chile para el mes de marzo, y que le gustaría visitar Lima y luego Argentina.

Por favor Gurumaharaja, nos podría confirmar si en el mes de marzo visitaría Lima-Peru;

Ya que aquí en Lima quien le escribe y varios de nuestros hermanos espirituales están muy entusiasmados por si confirma su llegada a Lima.

Nos estamos reuniendo y organizándonos, por si se confirma una vez más su visita a Lima con antelación. Atentamente

Su eterno sirviente

Govinda Caran das

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Hare Krishna, Gurumaharaja

PAMHO – TGTS

Please accept our respectful obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

Dear Gurumaharaja:

We read your letter on the blog, where you mention that you are working on the schedule for the next quarter, January to March 2026, for your international programs.

You mention that you might land in Chile in March, and that you would like to visit Lima and then Argentina.

Please, Gurumaharaja, could you confirm if you will be visiting Lima, Peru in March?

Because here in Lima, I and several of our spiritual brothers and sisters are very excited if you confirm your arrival in Lima.

We are meeting and organizing in case your visit to Lima is confirmed in advance. Sincerely,

Your eternal servant,

Govinda Caran das

HpS - Hare Krsna.

So, nice to hear from you!!!

We are trying to confirm things with Jagad guru Das and the Third ISKCON Latin American Congress on Education and meetings for cooperation with the Chilean Ministry of Education et al.

We would come with Yadunandana Swami from Spain. He would go back home, back to La Mancha through BsAs. We would only go North to Peru.

We published the current proposals in the WhatsApp, anvaSeka groups community. Do you belong to that?

Abhirama Das Thakur can put you in touch.

Just watch for the postings here of the Calendar when it is fixed.

In general, physical body basically was finished by 30-35 years old and then our mind last December. Now we are like Hanuman in Kali yuga. Dreaming of the material world and and hopefully traveling to the spiritual world.

Let us all take birth in Nadiya with Nimai, no???

Your servants 🐵 🐷 🔬

SB workshop Sunday morning class will start 7:30 am (Houston time, CST). In US there is time adjustment, clocks are moved back by 1 hour. Thank you. Hare Krishna. YS Upendra dasa

Kali yuga is the age of quarrel and hypocrisy.

So,

when we fight (for example, among devotees), we follow the yuga dharma 🙂

HpS - Actually that would be following the Yuga adharma? No?