Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda!

HpS/ASA - AgtSP!!!!! Paoho...... . 🌴..

In Bhagavad-gītā 18.67, our dear Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa says:

“This confidential knowledge may never be explained to those who are not austere, or devoted, or engaged in devotional service, nor to one who is envious of Me.”

My question is: does this restriction refer specifically to the previous verse (18.66), to the preceding few verses (such as 18.64–66), to the entire eighteenth chapter, or to the whole Bhagavad-gītā?

I am asking only if you think the answer could help me in my bhakti-yoga sādhana and that I am capable of understanding it.

Thank you very much.

Your servant,

Namacarya Dās

HpS/ASA - Let us look to the BhVed purport for illumination, no?

https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/18/67/

"Such persons should not be told of Bhagavad-gītā,"

It seems that the BG includes different levels of confidentiality. Eg. Chapter 10 describes 'vibhutimat sattva', among animals I am the lion, so we can talk to some people about the greatness of lion, or the light of the sun, or Spring.

Then depending on their condition we can go to the situation of the soul as different from the body, then the eternal function of the soul and Supersoul... Then...

... of course Srila Prabhupada mentions 'serving a pure devotee in the Purport, so it may be that a demon does a little service to the devotees in ISKCON for example and that immediately qualifies them to understand hear some things in the Gita.

Of course, hearing about Lord Caitany and His name and associates can also make people pious.

O.K.?

Any experiences of this???

HARE KRISHNA MAHARAJA!! Mis reverencias a sus pies de Loto. Me gustaría tomar iniciación con usted. Estoy en conciencia de Krishna desde el año 2008. Sería un honor gigante servirlo eternamente. Mi nombre es Sofía Ariztizabal, de la ciudad de Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!

Haribol 🙏

HpS - All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

Very great honor to meet you.

Patagonia.

Everyting below the equator is Patala loka???



Because we are old and our donkey is lame, we are not doing Diksa, initiation, anymore. We can't handle the Karma from the rituals.

Yet, we are happy to be a Siksa guru for you as we can.

Of course, Srila Prabhupada has never died, he is living in his books and you can have as personal connection with him as anyone ever has had through that media and your sincere efforts to become a servant of Radha Krsna again.

Waking up!

Yadunandana Swami is nice devotee. Diksa guru.

So many.

O.K.???

Do you have good morning program?

TlgaSP Pamho! 

Querido Gurudev! Feliz Govardhana día!

Nos alegra saber que usted está cada vez mejor. 

Yí Lin tiene 4 años y medio, y es Chilena China (su padre es de Henan, cerca de Beijing) 

El contacto con él es una vez por mes. 

A Yí Lin le gusta Iskcon y también su cultura, desde una perspectiva más ancestral y artística.

Gracias por preguntar por ella, es usted muy misericordioso. Ella siempre lo tiene presente.

Mis reverencias querido Gurudev! 

Que El Señor NrsimhaDev lo siga cuidando.

Con cariño, Edd.

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TlgaSP. Pamho!

Dear Gurudev! Happy Govardhana Day!

We are happy to hear that you are getting better and better.

Yi Lin is 4 and a half years old and is Chilean-Chinese (her father is from Henan, near Beijing).

We contact him once a month.

Yi Lin likes ISKCON and also its culture, from a more ancestral and artistic perspective.

Thank you for asking about her; you are very merciful. She always keeps you in mind.

My reverences, dear Gurudev!

May Lord NrsimhaDev continue to take care of you.

Love, Edd.

HpS - Thank you so much!

It seems that much of Chinese culture can take to Krsna consciousness in a very natural and profound way! Eg. "Light of the Bhagavata".

Best wishes in expanding your Sankirtan like lightening!

uncle dickle wooley was a rakshasa or two.

he had a home but preferred to live in the zoo.

he was responsible for writing the words of the king

of vermont, mt. pellier and berlin ring.

who needed scripting from morn to night.

👑

TlgaSP Pamho! 

Amado Gurudev por favor acepte nuestras reverencias! Feliz Damodara Masa para Usted! Disculpe demora en responder. 

Con mi hija estamos bien, tratamos de mantener una buena consciencia y servicios. 

Estamos muy felices porque tendremos su asociación presencial, es una gran misericordia y motivación.

 Yí Lin está muy emocionada.

He comenzado a estudiar online para obtener un título de Terapeuta. Ésto me permitirá acompañar a niños y adultos que enfrentan ansiedad, traumas y demás. 

Espero tener las bendiciones para ser útil en servicio y ayuda. 

Yí Lin le envía muchos cariños, le gusta mucho verlo por goto. 

Gracias por su infinita bondad

Con cariño, una aspirante a discípula

Edd

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TlgaSP. Pamho!

Beloved Gurudev, please accept our obeisances! Happy Damodara Masa to you! Sorry for the delay in responding.

My daughter and I are doing well; we try to maintain a good conscience and service.

We are very happy to have your in-person association; it is a great mercy and motivation.

Yi Lin is very excited.

I have begun studying online to obtain a Therapy degree. This will allow me to accompany children and adults facing anxiety, trauma, and more.

I hope I have the blessings to be useful in service and help.

Yi Lin sends you much love; she loves seeing you on Goto.

Thank you for your infinite kindness.

Love, an aspiring disciple.

Edd

HpS/ASA - Thank you. Yes, agtSP!!! How old is Yi Lin? Is her family heritage of she of Chilean origin?

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!!!

AgtSP

PAMHO

Forgive me for the long time with no news,

HpS - AgtSP!! I think that is something we both have to apologize for, no? Of course, to some degree we just have other priorities that we need to do.

... after stopping my relationship with that young lady I was a bit lost, I stopped chanting all of my rounds and I didn't got any plans after that, was very hard for me because I think I was very attached to her but always Krsna does the right thing.

HpS - I think it was right thing, not to think about going into Grhastha ashrama with her as your partner. As we have heard and seen, for the wife to be older than the husband is very, very, big challenge. Srila Prabhupada's comment is that it is lot of work for wife to have natural respect and deference for husband who is younger than her. Maybe requires God Himself to intervene.

Yet, it does not mean that you cannot look at someone like her as a big sister.

So after that experience I moved out to a temple in Germany called Goloka Dhama, they were amazing and the deities took my heart, I was there from the 27th of August till the 29th of September.

HpS - Long time!

Now I'm living in New Mayapur in France and probably I will go back to Germany for a few weeks to get some money and be able to travel to see you in Spain.

Anyways Krsna is always has a plan and now that I'm here I something really nice just happened, I meet a not so old mataji (maybe 40 years old) that wants to open a Gurukula in New Mayapur, for some reason I was speaking to her and I told her that I'm the oldest from 8 siblings and that I can speak 4 lenguages (Spanish, Portuguese, English and German with intentions to learn at least 3 more) and she invite me to form part of the teacher group in the Gurukula, of first she told me to ask for your blessing and also start so do some online studies so I be a teacher with certifications.

Also since a few time I was thinking to be a teacher but the "modern" way of giving classes is totally unattractive for me so I think is a good chance to be a teacher in a safe devotee enviroment.

That Gurukula if Krsna allows it will start in September of the next year.

Also how are you?

HpS - As you describe it, the situation seems nice. What age students would you be teaching? I think it might be good for you and the school to make a commitment for a specific time, eg. one year. two years.

To start even for a few months.

Then do it even if there is some difficulty, and everyone reevaluate after the time is finished.

Not to join with an open ended commitment.

I always ask for you health but also how do you feel?

HpS - Our health is very good for a 77-year old American Donkey. AgtSP!

I'm now chanting all of my rounds going to morning program every day and doing Cow seva in the Goshala, also I'm taking care of the seva of 2 kids, they kind of remember me to some of my siblings.

HpS - Big Brother! 👹

Please accept my most humble obeisanses.

Hope that health is good at this time.

Haribol :D

ASA - =[;0]/\___ Send some news about the Yatra next month.