Letters to the editor

Please accept my humble obeisances eternally to your adorables lotus feet

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

And all Glories to You my adored Guru Deva!!

When this time comes, we always remember our beginning, our entry into the consciousness of Govinda

We will never forget that, before meeting you, we met Prabhu Kanupandit, who, while we were still unsure if this path was genuine, gave a class about Jesus! How wonderful! There we knew that this was the truest path we had been waiting to take, and we were able to release all the wonderful feelings evoked by being in such a marvelous association: the deities, serving them, the Vaishnavas, and the atmosphere created by all of this wonderfulness!

So, when we met you, we were extremely happy.

We especially remember a wonderful occasion during His visit to Peru

Once, when you were going to stay near the red house, the guesthouse of Mother Graciela, Girbhana Radha, she kindly invited us to clean and decorate the room where you were going to stay. I remember very clearly that while we were cleaning and decorating, we heard you arrive suddenly, and somehow there was a picture of Jesus in that room. Then I remember you touching the feet of the picture of Jesus with your danda and exclaiming, "Guru!" And then I saw you prostrate yourself with your full dandavats on the floor. I don't remember who I was with cleaning that small apartment for you that day, but, by the mercy of Krishna, when you arrived suddenly, we were still inside the room, and I could see your image prostrate before the picture of Jesus, and that was imprinted on my mind and on my understanding of the sublimity of Krishna consciousness.

As I have always loved Jesus and his parables and his teachings about the fleeting nature of life on this physical plane, and as I have always loved his teachings and loved living as simply as he taught us, I wanted to know the relationship between the Krishna consciousness movement and Jesus. That is why everything I am telling you has been magnificent to me. I had nothing more to look for! Jaya Gurudeva Jaya Srila Prabhupada!!!

Thank You, Gurudeva, for giving Christmas true meaning in my heart. Thank you for being who You are, a true Guru. May our kind, beautiful, and merciful Krishna always, always, always protect you. May this Christmas have been and continue to be wonderful for You.

I apologize for any unintentional offenses made in this letter, thank you for taking the time to read it, and I hope to serve you better each day, yesterday, today, and always ♾️ 💐 ♾️🪷

HpS/ASA - I, agtSP, had a similar experience with Srila Prabhupada.

Prabhupada's experience with Bh. Siddhanta was different, no?

Prabhupada was in the same cultural line as Bh. Siddhanta, followers of Lord Caitanya.

Interesting contrast between us and them.

Whole differenet vista.

Thank you.

Please accept my humble obeisances, Gurudeva 🙏

all Glories To Srila Prabhupada!

All Glories To You Gurumaharaja 🙏👣🪷

Here are some photos of Gaura Purnima at Govinda time ❤️🎵

It was so wonderful to enter this pujari after so many years!!!!...!!!

I've been preaching all these years to the people I meet, but I haven't felt like an active member of ISKCON myself.

Just doing my programs at home, trying to get Franco and Gopal excited.

Please bless me so I can become more involved with the Vaishnavas and support Srila Prabhupada's preaching more and more.

ASA - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna!!!!!!

This congress was, and continues to be, wonderful. I am eternally grateful to the organizing Vaishnavas, Prabhu Jagad Guru, Prabhu Arjuna, and so many others!!! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🪷🙏🏻❤️🪷

Please forgive me, and forgive everyone, for any offense in this letter🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌈💦

Trying to please your lovely lotus heart, adored Gurumaharaja: Radha Japa Prati Jalpa Devi Dasi

P.S. If I have Your mercy, I will be able to read Your analysis of the second part of my letter. Please forgive my repeated mistakes on the same point. 🙏 I was able to open the YouTube link You sent me some time ago in another letter. I am fascinated by that moment when Krishna plays the flute 🪈🎼 and everyone gathers around, and Srimati Radharani dances, becomes absorbed in the music, and then is embarrassed that everyone was watching her, then smiles... Jay Sri Radhe!!!

HpS - Yes, it is wonderful!! The clip from the same movie where He leaves Vrndavana is also wonderful.

Translation is wonderful.

I understand the female singer is one of the most famous artists in India, performing for free.

This is a lower quality clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4y8LeBMO8w

"I try to stop thinking about you and separation from you, but I cannot, so I just give up."

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja 

PAMHO AGTSP 

I just want to shared this IA video of Hanuman, so good.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWlPPbBDfTM/?igsh=MWZoMnBmOGV2ZTVicQ==

We can put AI to good use in preaching.

My respects.

HpS/ASA - He, Hare Krsna, looks rather angry!

Hare Krishna, Gurumaharaja.

PAMHO. AGTSP.

I was analyzing Prabhupada's quotes on the level of Sastra knowledge of the Madhyama Adhikari. I thought I read somewhere that the Madhyama Adhikari does have a complete understanding of the Sastra, contrary to what Prabhupada explains in the NoI and other quotes. Maybe I'm just imagining things, haha, but that's what I thought—that it was being implied that the Madhyama was also learned.

HpS - AgtSP. Guru and Sadhu speak on the basis of Sastra, so if we have any knowledge from devotees, then that is coming from Sastra, but in the M. A. stage it is not deep, no?

We may have so many doubts, unanswered questions. Eg even a devotee is killing if he is vegetarian, so what is the difference between him and an atheistic scientist?

Yet M.A. has faith that the answers will come if he continues the process, and he learns these sastric conclusions by heart, purifies his heart and builds his logic until it comes to the point of liberation, unmotivated, continuous, deep service.

The closest thing to that idea was this quote: “The madhyama-adhikārī, the preacher, is also versed in the śāstras and can also convince others, but he distinguishes between those that are favorable and those that are not.” (SB 4.22.16)

But perhaps he means that he is versed in the sense that he understands the essence. I don't know.

My obeisances.

Piyari Mohan das.

Different levels of M.A., no?

Some are U.A. come down to preach, so at heart they are U.A. even though externally they live in the M.A. level to be able to preach. At heart they have no doubts, but they show them to enliven others to continue.

Hare Krishna worship Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances 🙏🏻👣🪷💖All Glories To Srila Prabhupada! All Glories To You eternally My Gurudeva! 🙏🏻🙏🏻👣🪷💖🎶

During a merciful transmission from Japa Joe, while I was asking You Gurudeva a question, I received a message through another medium, quite painful for me....But I think we learned a lot from it🙏

I remember Srila Prabhupada saying that for Krishna, this material world is a game, but for us it is not; we must be very careful to get out of here.

I'm actually always asking Krishna to purify me soon. And by His mercy, this year began with many trials and it continues to this day 😊

Please Gurudeva continue to pray for me, so that I may understand your sweet heart and please you eternally.

For me, everything You say is extremely important 🙏👣🪷

My trip to Peru to see you couldn't happen because of Krishna's will. I did everything I could...!!! but I tried not to force the trip, trying to follow your instructions, Gurudeva. I remembered so much when You told us about Your trip to India and Your trip to Peru. Your experience that when you tried to force the trip, the experience wasn't good.

May you have a beautiful Rama Navami celebration! Gurudeva.

Always, always, always wishing to please You: Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

PS: We did 2 dances rehearsals for Sita Ram! . We always learn while we dance! May I always be refugee in his mercy, Gurumaharaja Lotus Feet 🙏🏼👣🪷🎶

HPS - Thank, agtSP, you. Chile, Peru, Mexico, were all very intense and productive. Now we are in Houston.

ISKCON Houston.

It does not matter where we are on the map.

Basically things are about the same all over the world now.

Just be a good devotee where you are and then do what you can to serve others in their progress to being good devotees, no?

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

PAMHO. AGTSP!

As discussed, Mahuradis prabhu (then brahmacary), had your association and recommended that I take shelter of you.

He is originally from Slovenia, was married recently and is now at Murwillumbah, Australia. He is encouraging me to go there, but I know not, what service there is for there for me, as they have enough brahmacaries evidently.

I have licensing matter regarding my ability to practice as a lawyer in Melbourne, Australia, to tend to (or not)! It is however a very entangling profession for an unmarried neophyte, even if I renew my licence (it involves an administrative appeal). I am now just open to doing simple work and donating to a local temple.

I am presently in Europe, have capacity to offer service here in German (fluent) and French (intermediate), but need your instruction and guidance, as my mind is spinning presently (with too many options).

HpS - Our agtSP, advice is to keep association with a crew of people who know the nature of your detailed character, association and resources, and the you can get detailed direction in your service.

Lacking this just chant Hare Krsna and seeing your sincerity and solitude the Lord in the Heart will put a message in your next fortune cookie.

I am now making travelling plans so its getting rather urgent. Should I stay in Europe (with my UK Passport), or get back to Australia? Or perhaps you have some other service for me?

No - I don't have the link for HpS' WhatsApp group. Kindly provide at your earliest convenience.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Your servant,

Janardan-hari dasa.

HpS - Again, we don't have any detailed advice. If you don't have any clear idea about your service then Krsna probably does not have either, so just make a simple decision like whether to take an umbrella when you leave the house and react to the world as it presents itself.