Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna BELOVED Gurudeva 

AGTSP 

PAMHO
 

I hope this meets YOu in really good health ¡¡¡

Despite we communicate everyday at Japa Joe, I think that it is mandatory that I report in detail my activities plus, this letter is urgent because I am going to humbly request your blessings because without that  I can not do anything.

1.- We continue with our service as chief pujari in wilson now we have 3 more kids JBS JAYA.. new devotees to work with it is a struggle because everybody has a different personality etc ufff we just need to be patient, also the authorities are kind of changing and we were accostumed to work in one way and now we just have to adjust some things. My politic is not to get involve in politics jeje I just do my service and work with the authority that Krsna has chosen. 

HpS - ASAS - AGTSP paoho... Enthusiasm is more importan than patience. If you have a nice goal in mind for improved relations with each person, appreciating the value of the difference of each person and develop a nice way to reach that goal you will be enthusiastic and patience follows as a delightful result, like watching a flower grow at an amazing pace!

We go to chosica once a month and do service in pujari from noon to night it is very nice to spend one day in chosica with RMB, the sun, etc. We feel really blessed to have the association of the deities again. <img alt="heart" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png" title="heart" width="23" />

2.- We are organizing Balaram purnima well trying jeje as U told me once my first duty as chief pujari is to involve others in the service so I asked for help in  many different ways. not just money they can bring some fruit, flour, flowers, etc but it is a pitty that just some very few actually people colaborate with us, If just one of all the devotees bring some bhoga for example we can do marvelous preparations for the deities, So WHAT CAN I DO TO MOTIVATE THEM??

HpS - ASA - Srila Prabhupada told Panca-dravida Swami to preach to people that were not chanting their rounds, then if they would not listen not to become influenced by their bad behavior but to continue with a good example and because they were following 4-principles and doing some service, Karma-yoga, then they would feel guilty to see his example and eventually start to act properly. That's one suggestion. There are more in P'pada's books!

3.- Ratha yatra 2014 we are part of the RY team ¡¡ along with Rohini kumar das and Narayani dd (BBS), again we need a lot of support, so the same question as above...So WHAT CAN I DO TO MOTIVATE THEM to support the RY ??
 HpS - ASA - One above, another here. "sangat sanjayate kaman", NOI. One's desires and ambitions develop fromt he company he keeps. Who are the associates of the people you want to enthuse? Find out who amongst them are you friends. Get them to help and then engage them in motivating their friends. Put up names of donors: "Oh, my friends have given S./ 75 this week, I also shall give"..
 

...we need lots of funds, we are going to do activities etc... but basically we need your blessings Gurudeva please I see Lord Jaghannatha's face and I just feel inspire...

4. OUr BV should be better I am realizing that many verses I have lost :) I need to refresh them and sometimes a whole review needs to be done.

HpS - ASA - Yes, us also. We must print our revised PVB (Personal Verse Book)!!!

5.- I am kind of delay with my thesis, the tests that I have taken and I am going to use as a sample needs to be graded by another person who is taking some time, but I am going to push her to hurry up.

   HpS - Jaya!

6.- I am taking harmonium and singing classes it is very relaxing I have presented once in the temple jeje it was ok I think now in Balaram purnima I am going to perform again it is really nice to see how the holy name does everything I like to play in front of my deities I have my personal harmonium and i sing for Them for hours jeje it really pacifies and heals my heart :)

HpS - ASA --- Very nice! Another lady can play drum and another Kartals? Three is good for music.

7.- I am also taking cooking lessons to improve my cooking abilities it is really nice I can say now I can prepare that for Krsna ¡¡¡¡¡ <img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" title="wink" width="23" />, my mom also helps me with tips the day before yesterday we cooked together really nice.

8.- I am giving spanish classes to one hindu girl she is married her name is chetalli she is so nice really pious, her grandmother worships tulsi does ekadasi, and one day I was with my SB in english she saw and told me, U read SB??? I said yes, do you have the whole collection??? yes I said she replied can U give me to me the first volume to read???? yes I said then she started to read the sanscrit, when she finished learning spanish a good practice for her would be reading SB, I felt so good she was reading Prabhupada's SB <img alt="angel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="angel" width="23" />

Well I guess that's it sorry for the long letter

Thank U for all your effort in the symposium ¡¡¡ NAS ki jaya 

We already have learned a lot

Tryinng not be an embarrasement for U

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA -- AgtSP. Paoho. Yesterday, Monday, our day of rest after the symposium we had to work so hard to organize the "Rest". Then we gave like 4-1/2 hours of classes. Ja! Ja! Jare! We were not tired on Sunday, we were exhausted. Then by Monday we recovered enought to be exhausted. Sesa Das, Director, Rama-giridhari Das - Executive Secretary said again and we never thought Hanumat Swami's is idea was very practical. This exceeded our expectations. It is a revolution in ISKCON education. They were so, so enthused that devotees from S. America came for each Session.

NOW they want to plan a SAS. We were thinking of end of January??? Especially of motivated leaders? What do you and everyone else think?

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Beloved Gurumaharaja, please receive our obeisances.

We need to express to you that in Mexico we are very interested in closely following the project of Education, which is one of our priorities. Mother Asta Sakhi dd, Lalita Gopi dd, Saranagati dd, dd Satyabhama, and your servant Gopi Radha dd, among other devotees of México, they do not have at the moment, the time or economic possibilities to travel to Houston.  However, we have considered the option to support by ASA KIds Mexico, mother Anuradha DD, so she can asist to the seminar. She is Mahatma prabhu disciple.  She is very responsible, and constant in the service she plays in Asa Kids since late last year. We have the idea, that part of the cost of her plane ticket be cover by Asa Kids and another part she would cover it. On the other hand, we want to ask you if there would be any possibility of having some facility or discount in the Seminar payment. We hope not to  be too bold by such request. Also we would have to consider the ticket cost, since these dates the prices rise.

What do you think in this matter Gurudeva? Would be a good idea the option we are considering? Anyhow, we want to let you know, we deeply regret not being able to be attend to the Seminar. But though we are not physically present, our thoughts and small efforts are focused on supporting you in this important Education project. Thank you very much for your great effort Gurudeva. We wish you much success in your preaching.

Her servants ASA KIDS Mexico.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho.   . . .  What has happened to Krsna-Balarama Prabhu?? He was going to participate also, no?     Hmmm, 1) Govinda Dasi is in Houston and can attend the Symposium personally. Try to contact her,  2) Better than going by airplane at this time if it is big economic stress is to register with Mother Subhra Devi Dasi and then attend by good internet connection. It will be in English but should be clear and it will also all be recorded. You could actually put it in a room with a projection and good audio amplification.

For all this contact Mother Subhra Devi Dasi at the phone number on Registration link on the Web-page:

www.jayarama.us/nas.htm

Thank you so much for this effort. Honestly, Prabhupada said that this was super service for his Sannyasis! Govinda is staying in the same building as Subhra. They are good friends.

AGTSP!

Dear Gurudev, my obeisances to you again and again.
Thank you very much for answer my letters, and give me the valuable opportunity to receive your association through your letters, it's like a shower of enthusiasm in my spiritual life,
My husband is fine, working on topography, he is who translate the plans of an architect, is working with Madhavendra Prabhu (yours disciple) who is the assistant of the topography.

But really what he likes is to make music and paint pictures, he's good on that, he would like to work on that later, also is practicing with devotional paintings to paint the new hall of the temple, in fact, he had ​​the mercy of painting the deities of Lord Jagannath on the last ratha yatra. 

But, he have a big obstacle to advance in his spiritual life, he have problem with some of the basic principles of our ISKCON standard. Its something very difficult to me, of course for him too because tries to fight with that all the time, I try to give him strength, and always pray for him. The point is that this problem is destroying his enthusiasm slowly and that is dangerous, i never told you about this, because did not want to bother you with problems of married life, but in fact this is also a problem in my spiritual life, big anartha. He is a good person; i need help him, because i feel in other way I’ll be lost too, eventually.    Please i really need your mercy some times i feel so, so sunk in the material puddle, how can I advance in my situation?,

Well my father its fine, always going to the sankirtan programs with us, he is part of the team, its very nice being in service with my father, I feel very fortunate for that.

thanks for all,  wish you a nice ekadasi,  I hope your headaches are gone,

always trying to be your servant.

Bhaktin Fernanda Leiva

PD: in the last sankirtan festival, prabhu Vijaya came, the minister of sankirtan in iskcon , and helped us with his shakti on book distribution, I´ll send you a photo

ASA - AGTSP paoho. Very nice to hear from you. Some of these attachments to sports, lady's fashions, marijuana, lottery, tea, chocolate are very deep-rooted. They can be based upon problems and attachments that we have that extend over many lifetimes. In the beginning it may seem like a little weed, but as we try to remove the root we find that it is deeper, deeper, deeper and ultimately some of them go back to the original, absolute reason why we left Krsna.

So, removing these bad habits can be quick or slow depending on how deep they are.

I know one devotee who had an attachment to marijuana. He was a kind of artistic person. He tried so many ways to get free from the habit, but then he explained that he made a deal with his mind that is could smoke until the room floated but it had to chant the Maha-mantra the whole time.

He explained that he chanted while he was getting intoxicated, while intoxicated and while coming down; and he could see all of what the experience was for the first time, and that was it. He gave up the habit and turned to ice-cream and Sprite and never was attracted again.

That is one solution. Another is that in general, intoxication can be replaced by Prasadam. Take the time to cook nice offering for Krsna and then honor Prasadam nicely and you will feel nice satisfaction, natural intoxication; but that may solve the superficial addiction but then you may find a deeper problem. Good luck to everyone. Everyone has their own problems to solve. We are each different and that is why Krsna is really happy to see us learning how to control our senses for Him.

Hare Krisna Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you’re fine.

Carcika and me are very well by Krisna’s Mercy, trying to work for Krisna and His devotees.

The Madrid’s Temple goes very well. We have a great team of devotees. The ashram is full and we opened a matajis’ ashram in the flat close to temple. The last week was Urmila Devi Dasi prabhu and some matajis took accommodation in the new ashram.

We have a very strong summer programs with itinerant preachers: Vrajasaki Das Prabhu, Urmila Devi Dasi Prabhu, Harisauri Das Prabhu, Bhakti Nityananda Maharaja, Vraja Krisna Das prabhu, etc ... The connection with New Vrajamandala and other temples of Spain is very strong by Krisna’s Mercy and His devotees, but lamentably we want to take away from some devotees from Navalakunda, because they have established a power fight with the GBC. t seems they don’t accept the GBC’s authority and your disciples in the Rector Council don’t follow your instructions about the GBC’s authority line, instructions that you wrote by email about what Srila Prabhupada said and you sent to some devotees like Hrdaya Caitanya Das Prabhu, Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, Yadunandana Swami, Jayanta Das Prabhu or myself.

             HpS - ASA -  AGTSP Paoho. Oink!   WHoop!  Gronk... Brank!

This is very important topic, but it is also admnistrative topic so comes in third level of importance after Devotee Relations, Brahminical Relations and before Money and Technical Details.

In the letter we wrote we said that as far as we knew everyone involved was following 4-principles, chanting 16-rounds so the dispute basically seems to be an administrative one. That's O.K. Radharani and Candravali argue about how to serve Krsna best.

That kind of finishes our diksa guru involvement in the situation and from 7,000 miles away we can't do too much in detail. As a consultant it seems to us from what we know that Jayanta Das and others may have been dealt with little rudely, not appreciating all of their incredible service. However, looking at what we know, and considering the distance and the language barrier, we don't know that much, it seems that Naval-kunda Yatra should have more respect for the National Council opinion and then the GBC Secretary opinion above that. To waste Srila Prabhupada's money to build a second Rathyatra cart seems insane to us.

Hrdaya's GBC deciscion about delivering the cart and disputing the other issues at the next National Council meeting seems sane.

He seems like a sane person to us.

On the other hand, maybe the Naval kunda Yatra has some super important issue to make by this expense of Srila Prabhupada's money that the GBC Body will listen to and then make a decision that will have strategic global value for Spain and the world.

My point was that this is administration. One should not get too close or too far from three things: A Brahmana, A King or A Fire.

If you get too far away you will derive no benefit and if you get too close you will get burned.

Taking such a dispute past the GBC appointed Zonal Secretary to the GBC Body, (to Prabhuapda?) . . . is very, very intense business. We've seen Prabhupada chastise devotees (with love) so intensely for doing this that they were vibrating and could not sleep for two days. Prabhupada recounts a similar experience he had with his Guru-maharaja.

That is all we said on the matter and just can't do much more unless it is in English.

We can't possibly offer opinions  on details of administration from here.

A possible transcendental fight has become in a problem to follow the GBC's authority. We are very sad. Nobody understands why they don’t want to give the Lord Jagannatha’s cart to Lord Jagannatha takes a walk on the Madrid’s streets during the Ratha Yatra's day. We don’t want to generate more karma by this issue. The time will put the matters in order. They are a very good devotes but it seems as if an ant had become in a mad elephant. I don’t know. May be I’m too fallen down to understand it.

HpS - Just step back and laugh a little bit and keep trying to do your job as President of your Yatra. Krsna didn't let Draupadi know all of His plans either.

On other hand, the last Saturday we celebrated the International Yoga’s Day in Madrid. Many yogis came, and we distribute more than 100 Prasadam’s plates, some books and more than 80 yogis were chanting Hare Krisna with Yasodanandana Prabhu as leader of the Kirtan, Janardan prabhu and Bhakta Marcos playing the caratalas, and Krisna Avatar prabhu playing the Mrndanga. Carcika Devi Dasi (my wife) and  Sananda Devi Dasi dancing, everybody were in ecstasy and they went away with a great smile on their faces. We had many preaching. At the same time we had the lunch program in the temple with a hundred people. Many many Krisna’s Mercy.

           HpS - ASA - Very nice!! Many times we have seen great programs with ISKCON and Yoga ashramas. Thing  is to talk to the participants and do another one better later, no?

Well Gurudeva. Thank you for listening me, for Japa Joe and all the inspiration you give us to spread the Sankirtana’s movement in Madrid.

Please, let me keep at your service.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das. 

HpS - ASA - Thanks to all of you!!!

... arrived!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Your servant Namacarya das

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP paoho.  O.K. Lets start a Reading Group with anyone else who has a copy of the book with the next Kapi Dhvaja.

Mi muy querido Gurudeva, por favor acepte usted mis reverencias humildes.

¡Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

¿Cómo está usted Gurudeva?

          HpS - ASA -- Bien, bien, pero sufriendo no oir de Rohini-Ananga-Draupadi Devi Dasis!!<img alt="sad" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/sad_smile.png" title="sad" width="23" />

Siempre me noticio de usted, mediante sus comunicaciones. Jaya Gurudeva. Como siempre me mantengo con mis 16 rondas, 4 principios, programas y lecturas, ese es realmente el pan de cada día.

Con la venida a Perú de SS Jayapataka Swami, los devotos solicitaron un informe de los Bhakti-sastris que mediante Usted obtuvieron su diploma. Entonces entregue el informe, cuya copia estoy enviándole a Usted, para que como siempre, tenga Usted conocimiento de todo servicio de la administración del programa de exámenes Bhakti-sastri, que Usted dirige.

Aquí abajo el informe.

En servicio

Su discípula

Rohini Devi Dasi

_________________________

¡Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Prabhu Laksmana – agraja Das

Por favor acepte usted mis respetuosas reverencias.

Espero que la presente lo encuentre a usted en buena salud espiritual y material en conciencia de Krsna.

Tengo a bien enviarle la lista de los Bhakti-sastris NIMSAR hasta el momento.

Quedo muy atenta

En servicio

Rohini Devi Dasi

Administradora Programa de Exámenes Bhakti Sastri

Lima-Perú

LIMA – PERU 2009

1. Patraka Das
2. Tattvavit Gaura Das
3. Anandamaya Das
4. Gaura Gadadhara Dasi
5. Laksmana Agraja Das
6. Yugala Kishora Dasi
7. Candramukhi Devi Dasi
8. Ananga Manjari Devi Dasi
9. Rohini Devi Dasi

LA PAZ – BOLIVIA 2011

1.  Ambika Devi Dasi
2.  Sraddha Bhakti Devi Dasi.
3.  Vilasini Devi Dasi.
4.  Om Kesavaya Das

COCHABAMBA – BOLIVIA 2011

1.  Nayana Manjari Devi Dasi.
2.  Govinda Nandini Devi Dasi.
3.  Mathuresa Das.
4.  Mateo Nicolás Sandi Espinosa.
5.  Narayani Devi Dasi
6.   Vrisabhanu Das

COLOMBIA 2011

1.  Ilavati Devi Dasi

CUBA 2011

1.  Muni Srestha Das

BOISE – USA 2011

1.  Sri Hari Das.
2.  Upendra Das
3.  Sundari Radhika Devi Dasi
4.  Srinivasa-acarya Das

CALIFORNIA – USA 2011

1.  Srivasa Pandita Das

TEXAS – USA 2011

1.  Mahabhava Cintamani Devi Dasi 

AREQUIPA – PERU 2011

1.  Haridas Das
2.  Liliana Cruz Ccana.
3.  Ramalila Devi Dasi.
4.  Manasi-ganga Devi Dasi
5.  Dhanvantari Das
6.  Gandhari Devi Dasi.

CUZCO – PERU 2011

1.  Hari-Madhurya Devi Dasi.
2.  Govardhana Das.
3.  Raghuvaram Das.

CHICLAYO – PERU 2011

1.  Citta Hari Das

LIMA – PERU 2011

1.  Madana Sundari Devi Dasi 
2.  Ramvijaya Das.
3.  Catherine Naty Claudio Loayza.
4.  Jiva-Sakti Das
5.  Asta Varga Das
6.  Draupadi Devi Dasi 
7.  Vamsi Govinda Das
8.  Mitravinda Devi Dasi
9.  Jagat Pavitram Das.
10.  Gaurangi Devi Dasi 
11.  Rupagosai Das.

LIMA – PERU 2013

1. Laksmi Mayi Devi Dasi  
2. Gadai Gauranga Das
3.  Nadiya Nivasi Dasi

LA PAZ – BOLIVIA 2013

1.  Maharsi Das
2.  Ekanistha Das
3.  Jahnavi Bhakti Devi Dasi
4.  Vaijayanti Devi Dasi
5.  Deva Deva Das
6.  Apsara Gopi Devi Dasi

COCHABAMBA – BOLIVIA 2014

1.  Sravananda Dasa
2.  Mayapur Dhama Das
3.  Blanca Hidalgo Gomez
4.  Gabriela Romano Sandi

CHILE – 2014

1.  Kriya Shakti Devi Dasi
2.  Citravesa Devi Dasi

CHOSICA – PERÚ 2014

1.  Maha Bhakti Devi Dasi
2.  Arunaksa Das
3.  Lila Kanta Das
4.  Padmavati Devi Dasi
5.  Narayani Devi Dasi

TOTAL A LA FECHA: 68 DEVOTOS BHAKTI-SASTRIS.

           HpS - ASA -- AGTSP... paoh ..o'.....  Nuestra real preoccupacion es que cada uno ha desarrollado un actual apreciacion para Srila Prabhupada por medio de sus libros. Es es la meta, no?
Que pasa con Vds? Trabajando? Su Sankirtan????
Muchas gracias su servicio.

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