Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna!
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AgtSP

Agt Guru and Gauranga

Jay Sri Sri Radha-Krsna

Hare Krsna Maharaja

Budanath das from the little mountain.

I hope you are fine in all aspects.

HpS - ASA  ---  Hare Krsna. This is the material world, no?  It is painfully hot, we have allergy, hay-fever, for many days now. Today it is especially strong. We are surrounded by vikarmia and karmis et al, but we have your association and so, so many other nice devotees. Krsna is in our hearts, cave, NGD house, SB!

Throughout these weeks I have had many good days, others less so, and this last week a lot of work.

I have not read too much, I have to adjust my schedule better and obligations.

I tried to write every day the most important things to tell you when I want to write, but in the end I never remember writing it. Whenever I have the feeling that I will not write something right, and take long to write.

I have had many accomplishments, really, and every day I am happier with my life, like I could die happy now, or something.

HpS - Sadhan Bhakti has two divisions: Relief from material distress and the everything starts to become harmonius, aspicious. Then comes Bhava bhakti.

One thing I wonder. Once I read in the books of Srila Prabhupada, I do not remember whether in translation or meaning, when one encounters the Devas or celestial entities, must continue without entertained with them because it can slow down your spiritual advancement. But at the same time mystic yogis seek these meetings to check on that platform are performing.

When the devotee tries to see Krsna in everything, and it begins to perceive more and more, I guess that goes through these phases in a natural way, relating it to Krsna directly. finally, after all, are the qualities of Krsna embodied with matter in the material platform ... right?

HpS - ASA - Try http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/2/2/21    The answer to this question can have many different aspects. Arjuna acquired mystical powers, deva-shakti, weapons for fighting for Krsna, but as you say it is also a way to see if we are advancing in devotional service. The surest way is to see how much we are attached to Krsna-katha!!!!

If one perceives the Devas, you can also perceive the mighty asuras, their opponents in the same plane right? My question whether, is right that the devotee use his friendship with the Devas to fight the asuras, but I'm wrong is normal in traditional Vedic culture, right?

HpS - As we mention above this can be normal thing, use divine powers to fight the Asuras FOR KRSNA.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu didn´t use their weapons against Jagai and Madai, and Nityananda told him it was not his incarnation to kill asuras, but I imagine it was also because Jagai and Madai repented and threw themselves at his feet thanks to Nityananda.

HpS - Yes!

My question is, is not a something different feature an incarnation that comes to relieve the weight of the darkness of the universe, as justice in person, that the person who defends the devout and the innocent from harm from the bad? I have always read that a devotee is not indifferent to the suffering of others, and not allow damage to the devotee or innocent.

HpS - In terms of "material" good and "bad", organic food, giving charity to poor people, a devotee does this in a civilized fashion, seeing that these are beginning steps to go to Bhakti yoga. So it is natural to act in this way. Arjuna was right, he should have revenged Draupadi and Yuddhisthira, but that by itself was not enought. He had to fight because it was a part of a larger plan for Krsna.

Thank you so much for everything and hope not to bore you.

I think a lot about your person, I hope to spend some time in the future with you in Peru or India. Have your association.

Manjaris are growing in the tulasi forest.

Yours, one fool of this world.

HARE KRSNA MAHARAJA, GOOD DAY, I SEE YOU IN THE TIME OF THE SOUND INSIDE THE HOLY NAMES AND MEMORIES. SOOO NICE YOURS NEWS. NECTAR.

HARI HARI!!!

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

This is a chat with B Priya dd

Dear Chandra, please convey to Maharaj that my husband was very touched by his message. He was asking about him. He was so happy to hear from him. Thank you for this message!

You can tell him that prayers are defenetly working and he feels much better.

Thanks

Cmdd: This is the message Gurudeva

Iur useless servant

Cmdd

HPS - Thank you. We should not be concerned with material happiness and distress, no? Life and death. We should stick to our service, in this world and also beyond this world. This we can see that any circumstance is a gift to help us! Use it.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP!

I was on internet yesterday and I saw this clip. Normally I do not watch actor's opinions but this caught my attention

This is an argentinian program. Susana Jimenez is interviewing a famous mexican actor. And suddenly he started to say how Jesus changed his life. And for 8 years he is practicing celebacy. He says that the most important thing is to serve God not become famous. He prays with his rosary everyday and goes to the church. Everybody is impressed how a handsome and popular man thinks like this. He says: when I meet my future wife I will tell her. I was being faithful even before I meet U. 

For me is worthy to share because this man has more faith in his rosary than me. And he has strong believes [beliefs] and character, something that may inspire all of us. And also how can we by our behaviour inspire others

Thank U Gurudeva and please kindly forgive my stupidity

Trying to be useful

Candramukhi dd 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10210779932433028&id=1191853456

HpS - Thank you!!!   We need to find the inspiration that is all around us. That is the spiritual world, always being completely surrounded by inspiration. Otherwise how can we maintain our service?

Querido Gurumaharaja:

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Muchas gracias por Su respuesta.

Hemos platicado con varios hermanos espirituales de forma virtual, DF. Guadalajara, Uruapan y Monterrey y personalmente con la autoridad del Templo, Prabhu Dharmaraja. 

A) Estamos muy agradecidos de que Usted considere visitar México en Diciembre, todo lo contrario a ser un disturbio, resultaría ser un gran apoyo para el grupo de sankirtaneros del DF. debido a que la última semana de Diciembre resulta ser la más dificil, la mente y el cuerpo se cansan por el rirmo de marathon e incluso cuesta hacer el sadhana y mantener una buena conciencia. 

Considerando este importante punto, Prabhu Dharmaraja y el líder de Sankirtana de este grupo, Vrajendra  Kumara Dasa le piden a Usted que nos visite por favor en esas fechas, ya que sería una gran inspiración para los sankirtaneros jóvenes y todos justamente en estos últimos días de Diciembre. 

 -Podemos organizar una reunión con los sankirtaneros el 25 de Diciembre, ese día la mayoría de sankirtaneros descansan. 

- Buen mangala arati para entusiasmar.

-Podemos crear estrategias de distribución de libros como sastra dana para Navidad , etc etc. 

- Podemos seguir trabajando en mejores ideas. 

* Prabhu Dharmaraja enviará una carta de invitación formal. 

B) Sus discípulos coincidimos en que lo más importante para nosotros es Su salud y dar apoyo a la prédica ya agendada para India. 

Por tal motivo y por el largo viaje a India también opinaron que la visita en Febrero sería lo más indicado.

Querido Gurumaharaja, Usted es nuestra vida y alma, estamos para intentar servirle y no para ser servidos. Su visita en cualquiera de las dos fechas será muy auspiciosa para todos, en esto estamos de acuerdo con la autoridad del Templo.

Nosotros quedamos  rendidos a Sus sagrados Pies, atentos a tomar Su misericordia. 

Lo que Usted decida estará muy bien para todos .

Muchas gracias por Su paciencia y tanta misericordia. 

 Por favor disculpe nuestras ofensas.

Su eterna aspirante a sirviente 

Asta Sakhi dd. 

HpS - Pies de loco.  TlgaSP.      Ya compramos el boleto:  Llegamos a Mexico, DF, 1.59PM, 24 Deciembre, United 1088.  Salimos 10.55AM, 30 Deciembre, United 1025

Hare Krsna.    Nos vemos pronto!     Gracias....

Hare Krsna!  "Monkey", Bhakta Tom, asked us to post the following for comments:

VAISNAVI
We have been little confused by what seems to be the introduction of the term “Vaisnavi” into our ISKCON culture. We never heard it much and then it was becoming very prominent and a political slogan.

The position of women, the position of Sannyasis, the position of chocolate, in ISKCON are all topics that are important for creating the proper ambience for Bhagavata Dharma, sravanam, kirtanam et al and we are certainly willing to discuss our opinions on the topics as it is profitable.

Our primary discomfort with the term Vaisnavi has been that it seems to put a bodily conception on the Vaisnava. It seems to be degrading the Vaisnava from pure spirit soul using a material designation, to one actually determined by that designation. It is offensive to see the Spiritual Master, the Deity in the Temple or a Devotee from a materialistic point of view, no?

We have been sitting on these inquietudes with our tail tucked away for a long time trying to understand them, and have seen very exalted Matajis have the same comprehension that they also feel that the term puts a material conception on their right to be Vaisnavas, as if we would say Atma and Atmi.

Well, by golly, we looked up the term on Vedabase.com and it is cited variously in Prabhupada’s books, but the majority of cases it comes back as a name for goddess Durga.

There seem to be only three other cases where Prabhupada uses it: For the prostitute who tried to seduce Hari Dasa Thakura and then became a Vaisnavi, for Diti who tried to murder her sister’s babies and them became a Vaisnavi and Prabhupada’s own sister.

These are all elevated souls. We should be so lucky to achieve their positions, but is there some material conception still lingering in their realization? Maybe yes, maybe no.

Prabhupada appears to have unlimited affection for his very, very esteemed sister, but the general ambience is there that other family members still retained some flavor of material conception in their worship of Visnu, and therefore do we think of them as mildly materially tinged Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis such as Maitreya Muni before he met Krsna with Uddhava et al.

Well, we asked HpSwami to post this so that people could give us there opinions. There are like 9-more things that we could say about this but then we would not be able to get to Sannyasa and Chocolate, so we will stop here.