Letters to the editor

Respected Guru Maharaj,

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

Here in Australia-Brisbane, Iskcon GBC Vaishnava calender shows that your vyas-pooja is on 23rd Dec.  jiva Goswami's Tirobhav mahotsav is on 24th, so your vyas-pooja should be on 25th Dec, as I remember listening from you that your divine birth day comes next day after Jiva Goswami's Tirobhav, Am I right, if yes then how to correct in GBC Calender, and if I am wrong, kindly advise me to celebrate it for Australia on 23rd, a lot of thanks in advance, HARE KRISHNA.

Here's the link:
http://www.iskcon.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=61

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AgtSP.  Paoho.      Remember, this is our offering to Vyasa Deva.    That's how we see Hanumatpresaka Swami's VP. We then are quite greedy about doing it.

It normally is the day BEFORE Jiva-goswami's Disappearance. In Australia and other places it seems to be that way, but in Tennessee that day disappears so it is the same day, 24th. Since it is 23rd many places let's do it that day.

HpSwami will be celebrating Vyasa-puja on the 23rd of December.

He likes to offer Kitri of Split-pease, Oatmeal with little salt and ghee and celery/carrots to Lord Nrsmhadeva. Cookies etc. may be sent for offering to 2129 Stratford Road; Franklin, TN 37129; USA, but in moderate quantities.

We can be available on-line to join you. What time will you have the program in Australia? What time will that be here!

Narayanam namaskrtam

nara caiva narottamam

devim sarasvatim VYASAM

tato jayam uddhirayet !!!

Hare Krsna Guru-maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Sri Caitanya's Harinama Sankirtana movement

Its nice for me to say im working really nice on my sadhana, waking up earlier when im in traveling sankirtan than when im in the temple... more motivation?

It has been 2 months full of adventure since the last letter... after you responded me, i got my visa aproved, still i was not so animated due to your words, i spoke with mother jambhavati and she told me your answer wasn't a complete no... that i just needed to prepare myself with a good plan of what was i going to do there... still i felt discoraged, so i spoke with Vanamali Prabhu and we thought it was better if i concentrate fully in SP marathon in order to collect a little laksmi to start my life program in Queretaro city, you remember in Gaura Purnime i told you we had 2 nama hatta programs per month in that city? now Guru Prasad Maharaja gave his blessings to start a congregational developmet program there, i will be supported and guided by Sinior devotees to serve in that issue and at the same time i start building my griha... i have a few projects wich will be acompanied with sankirtan as much as possible.

if its ok for you, we thought that could be nice to visit you next year when you go to somewhere in texas...

HpS - AGTSP - - -  We would like to be in Mexico right now. If you can avoid the bullets, it is a wonderful place. Everyone are natural devotees of Jagannatha....  In general, I guess we will be in Texas at the end of July for the North American Symposium on Education!  Krsna met the Brajavasis at Kuruksetra during the solar eclipse.

Gurudeva... there is also one question i need to know the answer, because my mind is very very offensive, how can i come to understand the position of an ISKCON guru who is accepting to initiate devotees who are not COMPLETELY recomended by the local authorities, and further more... proving that they dont know even how to put tilaka on themselves?

HpS - Hmmm.  As you are describing, would not be an ISKCON Guru. Sometimes ISKCON Gurus, like Prabhupada, accept people on the recomendation of others, older disciples without personally knowing the devotees. Prabhupada did that and also chastised the Temple Presidents for recommending people who weren't ready. Try to deal with it enthusiastically and correct the situation.

Just based in the authority they are following 4 principles and chanting 16 rounds by now...?

i fear for that question on my mind to be offensive towards a great devotee of The Lord.

Thank you for all your kindness Gurudeva.

Yours in service

Krsna-Kirtana Das

HpS - Yes, is difficult situation, and again, the exact same problem was there when Prabhupada was managing things also. Talk with local GBC Secretary. Talk with other administrative authorities. Try to arrange better situation. Sometimes it is also a fact that ISKCON "Gurus" deviate. Maharaja Bharata deviated!

You will be and ISKCON guru very soon.

Hare Krishna gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to you!

How are your health?

HpS - AGTSP!!! About the same yours will be when your donkey turns 66-years!<img alt="cheeky" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tongue_smile.png" title="cheeky" width="23" />   Good preparation for death and other delights. Hope your Rathyatra is SUPER!

I want to tell you I’m very focused on service and I realized that I’m not reading and I’ve lost my concentration in my japa. I never leave to chant but I can’t chant good rounds because I’m on passion modality all the time,

• thinking about pendings things that I have to do,
• thinking about new things to do,
• thinking about to preach non-devotees,
• thinking about atitudes that I have to change,
• thinking about attitudes that I have to improve,
• analyzing myself to be better,
• trying to make strong relationships, and
• thinking about what devotees teach me with their attitudes.

I think also that If I try to act in the goodness modality like I did before, I couldn’t do all the service that I want to.

ASA - Oink! -- It's all service! [{(We will now give to you a Secret Mantra that is hiden from all the Vedas. Don't share it with anyone)}}
http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/10/9/5

And Krishna is giving to me the opportunity to do all these service, so I can't neglects them. It’s hard to me looking for a balance. Sometimes I feel too anxious and can not focus in my japa.
I remember my spiritual master said that Krishna sees our effort even if we are not chanting good. He sees our effort to chant better. But sometimes I don’t put any effort to chant because I want to finish my rounds quick to do more service. I don’t have any taste. How can i understand this if the chanting is considered as a service to Krishna too?

HpS - Answer above, no? And how to get the BG 10.10 mentioned, there? [[[Call "Hare Krsna, Hare Rama"}}} If you chant minimum 16-nice rounds on beads then ALLL the other services will improve at the maximum possible speed!

On the other hand, I want to read again like I used to, but I can't find the time to do it.
I put all my energy in the service, sleeping little bit, and when I have a "free" moment I'm so tired, without energy that I only want to take a rest and even trying to read, I fall asleep.

How can I looking for a balance ? I'm happy doing service but I think that my whole sadhana is not the best.

I'm very happy and anxious to see you on January! :)

My respects,

Hare Krshna!

ys,

Belen.

ASA - Milk, milk to quench His thirst. Which one shall I get for Krsna first?

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

<cite>How are you all?</cite>

We are good. Sridham Mayapur is very merciful.

Thank you that you sent Caitanya Caritamrita Prabhu to meet me here, it was huge inspiration to meet him.

HpS - AGTSP! [Today] I just paused to call CCP and his good wife and they were on the way to the Houston Park. He says that your good wife is a good cook and taking good care of you. We discussed it and decided that maybe he was inspiring the same way Gajendra's luck might be inspiring. 

From Monday I am starting to work with TOVP (planetarium), to help them to create good database and Madana Priya is taking care about our garden.

<cite>Have you got a top-floor apartment or are people marching up and down on your roof chanting Japa.</cite>

Fortunatelly nobody is walking up and down on our roof, seems I am only one who chants on our roof. :)

<cite>Are you a 22nd degree Kung Fu master of Hare Krsna Ryu?</cite>

No, I couldn't manage energetically and emotionally with other duities, so sadly I decided to stop. But I have 3rd degree black belt in Run Fu :)

HpS - In USA we get "Yellow Belts".

<cite>You can see we are getting ready for South America.</cite>

<cite>Can you erase all the Reports from last year?</cite>

Done. (There are 2 from June and 1 from this month, which I didn't delete.)

But just realized it deleted also all comments which were just published [info in next paragraph]. <img alt="sad" height="23" src="https://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/sad_smile.png" title="sad" width="23" />

<cite>Also, when we give our comments it says that the admnistrator has to approve them. You will do that? Do the comments go public or only to the Reporter?</cite>

<cite><img alt="*:) happy" src="https://s.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo1.gif" title="*:) happy" /></cite>

I am sorry for that, when I was testing it I used super user who has automatically all permissions, but seems I didn't test it with your account who was till now missing permission to skip moderation queue for comments. It is fixed now and all unpublished comments are published (of course without me reading them).

If by some chance you see some problem with website, please let me know and I will try to fix it as soon as I can.

<cite>You can answer in the Blog! That way everyone sees the transactions.</cite>

Done.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha Das

HpS - The Comments can go just to the Reporting Disciple, not to everyone?

Our plan is to Monkey and Uncle Gismo's vote is to Drop the Ax on Christmas Day and anyone who hasn't Reported by then will be cast into the Outer Darkness where they must Wail and Gnash their Teeth Eternally.

Then we will gather the Good Disciples into our Fold and answer all the Reports before we shove off for Peru.

Send us news from Time-to-Time. Have Mataji describe Her garden and what it says. Sell herbs!

Querido guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis mas humildes reverencias a sus pies de loto.

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP. Paoho.  "Pies de loco"

Aqui Nara Narayana ,desde Brasil, Campina Grande, Instituto Jaladuta.
Pasamos un ano mas aqui junto a la asociacion de Su Santidad Dhanvantari Swami y muchos otros devotos que inspiran mucho en la practica de Servicio Devocional. Fue otro gran anho espiritual, lleno de oportunidades para servir y aprender.

Ayudamos en el proyecto Bhakti Sastri precencial, a los nuevos estudiantes, como lider de asrama, desde marzo hasta 1 de noviembre. Para el fin del curso tuvimos la visita de Su Santidad Yadunandana Swami, escuchamos sus clases y lavamos su ropa  :) .

Guru Maharaja ,estaremos viajando para un encuentro con Usted en Cordoba, Argentina, estamos muy contentos por eso, ya que tener Su asociacion nos da fortaleza para siempre servir a Krishna y nunca olvidarlo. Seria un honor para mi poder tomar iniciacion espiritual en aquella oportunidad, seria como respirar dentro deste oceano de energia material. Mas alla de mi gran deseo ,contamos con la orientacion de las autoridades locales para la iniciacion.Por favor deme sus bendiciones y acepteme como su dicipulo, yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado... 

Guru Maharaja , en diciembre haremos maraton de Sankirtan en Brasil, y despues viajaremos para Argentina. Estoy muy contento de poder escribirle, espero que Usted este muy bien.

mis reverencias, Su sirviente eterno Nara narayana

HpS - ASA - Awwwk! No podemos recordar quien esta Vd? No, nuestra discipulo en BsAs. El esta iniciado!!!  Claro somos 66-anos en esta burro y la memoria no es tan fuerte, pero necesitamos poco estimulacion recordar quien esta Vd!!!

CURRENT ITENARARY FOR H. H. HANUMATPRESAKA SWAMI'S VISIT TO CHICAGO

Wed 12 of November

Arrive to Chicago.12pm.

University of Illinois Chicago. 4pm. Conference. Science, psyche, and spirituality : Professor Carl Jung's encounter with the yoga mysticism of India.

Interfaith meeting  (St. Scholastica Monastery). 7pm. Discussion: Rituals of love : daily life of a Hare Krishna pilgrim

Th 13 of November

Morning SB class at 7:30am

Illinois Institute of Tech.  1pm.  Conference: Science, psyche, and spirituality : Professor Carl Jung's encounter with the yoga mysticism of India.

LOB movie . 6:30 pm (temple program) 

Fr 14 of November

Morning SB class at 7:30am

Northwestern. 12pm. Lunch with faculty or Interview with La Raza newspaper ( at the temple)

Bhakti Vrksa Latino 6:30 pm.

Sat 15 of November

Morning SB class at 7:30am

VTE Teacher training course.

Bhakti Vrksa. Premananda Mataji program in Naperville for Saturday evening.

Sun 16 of November

Sunday Feast class: Education with ISKCON: a report on the 2015 North American Education Symposium.At 1:15pm (and combine it with initiation).

Arati Kirtan. Q and A. Êvening Program.

 Mon 17 of November

Morning meeting with HH Romapada Swami (I will write to Maharaja and ask for availability)

Wedding. 10am

Departure to Nashville.  3:20 pm

That's all for now Gurudeva.

ys etasa krsna das

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP! I sent a sample poster. We look at this as the first of a series of visits. It all depends on who becomes our friends, then we can do more and bigger programs in the area of academics and culture.
Thank you so much.