Letters to the editor

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 3:04 AM, Mukta Okram from Thoubal, Manipur Mandir wrote:

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Ki Jay

I am submitting my humble obeisances unto Guru Maharaja's padmacharan that if any ISKCON bhaktas can not go to Mandir daily but following strictly the four principles, chanting complete 16 rounds, rising up early morning and reading one or more religious books  and someone is going in the nearest mandir daily but doing nothing of ISKCON rules and systems. Which one is better?

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!  Paoho. Seems that the first one is better but you should look at Srila Prabhupada's Purport to Madhya 15.108 of the Caitanya-caritamrta.

If an initiated devotee following all the rules externally, but has offensive mind toward Krsna or devotees then his service is bad and he is falling away, but if a simple person who does not know what the good activities, four principles, are or because of the reactions of his Karma is still forced to do bad things, but sincerely WANTS to change and has humble attitude to Krsna and devotees then his position is better, no? He is coming closer and Krsna likes His service. He washes off the external dirt and eats the offering.

So each case is individual, but in general we should see the external character is good as well as the heart!

To follow and perform some duties is far far easier then to collect bhaktas and run a mandir. But, if the systems are not in the pattern of ISKCON, then What is the  spiritual development of going to such mandirs run by non vegitarians? 

The traditional goudiya veisnaba bhaktas who have taken initiated in a local Brahmana Guru and going Sundays in the Mandir, but the Guru and the bhakta is a non vegitarian    and not  following the four principles of ISKCON.  Which is better for such bhaktas and ISKCON bhaktas who had taken initiated and following the four principles strictly but not going to above such mandir regularly?

HpS - As you are describing it then the ISKCON devotees are doing very well. Yes, we should try to preach to the non-veg Bhaktas to change their habits. See SB 1.17.38. If such an ISKCON Bhakta has an altar in his home we should consider that is probably a better Temple than a Temple where the Bhaktas are still doing these Kali-karma things described in 1.17.38, no?
Preach to them.

Get them to understand and change. Then let Manipur help the whole world!!!!

Thank you so much for you letters and association. Dandavats to all the devotees. Thank you even for your Tilak Laddus!

PLEASE WRITE TO THE BLOG!!
Yours fallen servant
Yamunesvara Das

Hare Krisna beloved Gurudev,

Please acept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 I received Tpp cb9, thank you gurudeva, nectarean reading, i will distribute it.

I guess Tpp cb8 have lost in the air,

sat cit ananda inspiration.

Trying to serve you.

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - ASA - -   <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />   <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />   <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />     Maybe the demigods or devils stole it. Ha! Ha!     Ha Ray!   We are keeping the TPPs as our center. They are Composition Books. Not supposed to be finished products. Hope to get criticism and encouraging advice from them!  Thank you!!!

todas las glorias a Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga!

Estamos aquí aun en pie!

En el Instituto Jaladuta dedicando nuestros días a tratar de servir correctamente a los vaisnavas así algún día atraeremos la misericordia de Radharani... Querido Gurudeva estoy un poco perturbado Interiormente ya que soy muy débil y mi conciencia no esta tranquila y no tengo la fuerza de un bramacari para encontrar solo la paz en el interior para mejorar mi servicio estoy siguiendo el programa todos los días de mangalartik 16 vueltas en la japa y luchando por mis 4 principios pero es muy difícil de todas manera... piensa en la posibilidad de tener una esposa para que me ayude????..

 HpS - Si, puede ayudar. Tiene tomar ayuda de devotoos, buen Grhasthas buscar con una companera y puede adelantar juntos, hace super servicio para ISKCON. 

...pero no se como enfrentar ese problema ...usted me recomendo después de la iniciacion estar dos años de bramacari y después tomar segunda iniciación... es muy complicada mi mente de artista... instruyame por favor... que puedo hacer ? Su eterno sirviente Syamananda pandit das

HpS - Hablar con buen devotos local para detalles, pero si es loco la mente, posible cambiar a Grhastha ashrama con una buena companera ayuda mucho. Es bueno esperar para dos anos, segunda iniciacion pero puede ser compremetido antes.

Haré Krsna Querido GM

porfAvor acepta mis humildes reverencias

todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada

Esa pregunta que me hizo de que si quiero seguir ese programa de joven o durare así hasta viejo me ha puesto a reflexionar mucho.

en el programa del bus tour de centro América tube muchas pruebas debido a que me enferme de dengue y me costó mucho ser consciente de Krsna, casi no salgo vivo y no me refiero al cuerpo.

Decidí pedirle a P aravinda q me enviara a México DF porque no pude resistir el ritmo.

ya llevó casi 4 años de una maratón de sankirtan a otra maratón a de sankirtan sin parar a un ritmo muy intenso, quizá podría durar unos 2 o 3 años más así pero seguro q no toda mi vida.

Viviendo ahorita en el templo me he dado cuenta q me quiero volver experto en cocinar, tocar instrumentos, leer, estudiar, vestir a PRABHUPADA y experimentar un poco de bondad para empezar a desarrollar cualidades brahminicas para poder algún día servir a la deidad en el altar e igual también aquí podemos salir a sankirtan y hacer un grupo de sankirtan.

yo quisiera consultar con usted querido padre espiritual pues he analizado mucho lo que usted me escribe y no quiero especular en esta desicion, a usted que le parece mejor para mi vida, ¿sigo con el intenso ritmo de sankirtan sin parar? ¿O me tomó un periodo en el templo igual con sankirtan pero también aprendiendo otras facetas de la vida espiritual? 

Porfavor instruyame sobre qué es lo mejor para mi, que es lo que más lo satisface GM ?

muchas gracias mi querido GM, lo que más deceo es poder servirlo toda mi vida.

su sirviente

Vrajendra Kumara Dasa

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP.  Pfanrh. No se los detalles. Si es Sankirtan viajero y Sankirtan desde el Templo. Pujari. Eso es la epoca de Sankirtana, entonces acuerdo de la naturaleza de uno, uno tiene que adoptar una posicion bueno.

NOI 8 tiene diferentes niveles de desarrolla de nuestra Sankirtan. Si es Sankirtan viajero o Sankirtan por meodio de adoracion de Radha Madan Gopal tiene que ser continua, continua y inenso, y continua, intenso y amplio.

O.K?

Possible hace tiempo clarificar mas su posicion en el movimiento de Sankirtan de Srila Prabhupada, pero un estandard bueno es: "Como esta mejorando mi Japa y 4-princiopios esta servicio?" Consultacion que sus asociados que conocen su naturaleza bien.

AGTSP!

PAMHO Dear Gurudeva, Hare Krsna!

16 rounds, 4 principles.

I´m writing you because my baby was born, in 23 September. His name is Syamasundar. thanks Krsna He's healthy. This experience is really powerful. the first week i did not sleep so it was almost impossible chant the 16 rounds, but now i´m coming back to the road, coming back to 16 rounds, please blessings for keep it the standard and learn to be a good mother in Krsna consciousness.

Your aspiring servant

Fernanda Leiva 

HpS - AGTSP. paoho. Oooof! So much pain getting a baby born. Incredible! Well, now you can find our who your new family member is. Usually as we understand, until about 3-years old the soul has a lot of access to memories from last life. Things can be collected and put to use in this life. Congratulations to you all!!!

AGTSP paoho. After a day of 90% selfish sense gratification, while chanting HK and following the 4-regs, emergency calls from other fools like us and other service, we were finally able to get to the Canto Five Question Bank.

It's a mess! <img alt="*:D big grin" src="https://s.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo31.gif" title="*:D big grin" />

BIG Mess, no?

Out of about 60 questions we rejected, on a scale from 1-5, about 27 of them. The 33 we accepted, on a scale from 1-5, got an average of 2.75 points, and about 31 of those all needed work.

Hmmmmm?

Seems to us we need questions that a Bh.Vaibhavin could answer three years from now. In that respect so many of the questions need the context of the verses etc. Many we felt were just too general or simple. Many we felt we could answer from B.G. or earlier SB Cantos.

We will do some more work on them tomorrow. If anybody has any comments on this please write to the Blog. We will post this at the Blog.

We don't think this is anybodies fault. We are struggling with a very, very challenging task. I think that considering our stupidity Srila Prabhupada would be very pleased with all of us and encourage us to go on, go on. We are doing the best work possible. Nobody else we know of is doing anything like this.

Please see SB 9.10.20

Your servants,

Anjana Suta Civil Deadman's Club