Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my obeisances 🙏

All glories to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada! 🌷

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Hare Krishna 🌸

I’m searching for three scriptural 📜

references, specifically the verse(s) itself, not the commentary.

• That the living entity is always a person, i.e. in any possible situation never loses the individual identity
• A constrain to this search is to be apart from BG slokas 2.12 and 18.61 and Upaniṣadic nityo nityanas cetanas cetananam, 

HpS - What about, "nitya siddha krsna prema sadhya kabu naya..". Cited in NoI.

• That jiva was in paravyoma with Krsna and left it, the spiritual world and Krsna's association there, by his/her/its own volition,

HpS - I cannot think of any specific verses, although the same verse above says that, no? I think we collected some citations on the topic of "Origin of the Jiva" and posted them in our ASA Encyclopedia: https://www.jayarama.us/archives/asa-e.docx

• And a verse that says that when saying something, that statement should be backed by sastra.

HpS - We can remember many purports where Srila Prabhupada notes this idea. What about the verses in SB 1.2?

I am aware of purports by Srila Prabhupada stating that(those) point(s). But, as I said, I am looking for a verse(s).

Not at all to minimise what Srila Prabhupada is saying, just would be nice to have a direct sastric reference. Because BG 17.15 purport "The process of speaking in spiritual circles is to say something upheld by the scriptures. One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying."

HpS - I was thinking of the same thing. Also, maybe in the conversation of Lord Caitanya with Sarva bhauma and Praksananda Sarasvati.

One reason why I search for these is that I can remember or find references for, according to myself, principal activities and topics for and about practicing Krsna bhakti. For example, the power of a holy name, the significance of proper association (and proper dissociation), diet, sastra, etc. 

However, for the mentioned three topics I am not sure where they can be located.

It, the solid truth of religious principles, could be found in the heart of a mahājanas/big persons/self-realized predecessors. Yet, my understanding is, these mahājanas give statements supported by sastra. And, whatever someone says should be substantiated by sastra. As shown above BG 17.15 purport "One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying."

I hope the inquiry is clear.

Please, if it is OK with you, and you think I can understand, share about this matter(s).

Thank you very much.

Your servant Namacarya Das

HpS - Please report and results!



Hare Krishna Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I am pranjal (brahmchari) from ISKCON NEWTOWN, Kolkata. I serve in ISKCON YOUTH FORUM at Bhaktivedanta Research Center and conduct sessions for youth in JADAVPUR UNIVERSTIY.

In weekends I am conducting Ramayana Course for children.

HpS/ASA - Making statues of Ravana and having them beat it with sticks!!! ???

I got your darshan when you visited here . Since then I am periodically following the blog and kapi dhwaj. I am deeply inspired by the content.

I intend to become regular reader Nectar of Instruction with help of TPP book. As advised in the book I aspire to complete the study each fortnight and in this way go through it around 25 times from this gaur purnima to next. I seek your blessings for fulfiling this aspiration.

Secondly In order to get access to your twitter post, I recently made an account there. My user id is titled sarisrip. Can you kindly grant me access

HpS/ASA - Awk! 💥

Gonk! 💥

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Brack! 🐵

We don't get notifications from Twitter [X] when there are applications. We dug them up and found six. We approved you are three more.

Didn't approve "Guam" or "Yuri".

Who is Yuri??? Write to us, Yuri.

thank you very much

your aspiring servant

Pranjal

HpS - It was so nice staying in BRC. Thank you. Send photo!!!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

By Krishna's and Your mercy, we have published the verse book of all verses Prabhupada cites in Nectar of Instruction which You collected in Tava Pache Pache.

This is the link for purchasing the book on Amazon, Guru Maharaj:

https://a.co/d/7XLybi1

Your humble servant

Sri Rama Krishna Das

AgtSP. Thank you for your report and kind words. We are collecting these in one document and will edit and publish them with our humble comments.

HpSwami

Hare Krsna beloved Gurudeva AGTSP PAMHO

Gurudeva, I am writing regarding your long distance travels. In my humble opinion You shouldn't travel long distances anymore. This may affect your ears, heart and increase your vertigo. You have traveled for many years to many countries. It is our time now to make the effort and visit You.

Better for You may be staying in Nashville

Thank You Gurudeva for all your effort through all these years

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS - Thank you, CMDD. Our regards to your Sister and family. What are they doing?

If we do go to Spain or Radha-kunda it will be will due diligence for Brother Ass's condition.

Business class allows for a bed and priority boarding. Then an attendant.

Yet like you say.

Evaluate the impact on the donkey.

"This material world is like a stool room. A gentleman does his business and gets out", Srila Bh. Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.

Have you finished your business?

Every day we are here KRSNA is lacking our unique service in the spiritual world.

We are like peppermint.

As long as we are in the material world Radha has no peppermint to use in Her cooking!

Of course, if KRSNA wants us here then this is OUR BUSINESS.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Here are some photos of your awesome Vyasa Puja!

I'm really happy that I had a chance to make an offering "in person".

The sad-Goswami-astaka was amazing, Nitisara Prabhu's song was great, and of course all the offerings.

My favorite was the Spanish offerings, they are all so creative and happy!! It's very inspiring.

I liked the Radha Kunda theme too.

I hope one day the air clears up.

I'm so grateful to you, thanks for everything!!

Jaya Hari das

HpS - Thank you! We hope you keep your priority in making practical progress in escaping from the material casing. Ashrama, style of Sankirtan, personal relations, bodily and mental demands should all be adjusted to reach this first goal, no?

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