Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Maharaja! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories for the Sankirtan movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

My name is Fernanda and i have 19 years old. at the moment im living at the temple and my services are deitys kitchen, flowers room, cleanig and sankirtan, these services depends of the day.

im encouraging to write you because im reading Srila Prabhupada's biography and that inspires me so much and recently i talk with tow disciples of you (Vrajendra Kumara and Gopi Radha) and the told me that i need to write you.

so i want to tell you that i´been listen your startmeting clases before you go to south america because in thet moment i wasnt live in the temple; your bhagavatam classes at youtube, and reading the blog and if Krsna wants someday i will like to be your aspiring disciple and serve you. Hare Krsna Maharaja.

HpS - ASA -  Ah, this is same as the other letter. It came three times.
It is very nice to meet you. Being our disciple just means being a disciple of Srila Prabhupada really. Of course, we have our own nature. God made us all like that. If we can be of any help them engage us. Write to the Blog every couple of weeks at least. Read the letters. Notices!

We expect to be in Mexico in the middle of July.

Hare Krishna Maharaja. por favor, acepte mi reverencia. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Todas las glorias al movimiento sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Mi nombre es Fernanda, soy de México y en el momento que estoy viviendo en el templo, y mi servicio es deitys cocina, recepción, sala de flores y sankirtan; los servicios son variadas depende del día. Im alentador escritura a usted porque estoy leyendo la biografía de Prabhupada y que me inspira tan mucho y hablo de la pizca de dos de sus discípulos (Prabhu Vrajendra Kumara y Gopi Radha) acerca de usted y me dijeron que tengo que escribir usted. Lo que tengo que decir es que he sido escuchar sus clases, conect en startmeeting antes de ir a América del Sur, y leyendo el blog y me gusta algún día si Krishna quiere que usted puede darme la merced de ser su discípulo aspirante y servirle. 

Hare Krishna. (:

ASA - Hola, Fernanda, Tom Brown/Buck White. - Hay otro carta de Vd. Vamos a ver.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Please accept my  humbles obeisances

All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Excuse me Gurudeva, I am writing you actually after so many time, I want to tell you that mother Amparo  and I changed garlands three times in from of Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannathadeva on February 23th, now  we are married and civil marriage will be soon.

Gurudeva, now we are waiting a baby,  we are happy and we are living together with Amparo's children, they have 14 and 8 years old.

Madre Amparo has some problem with her health and we are praying to You and Krsna, we are trying  to serve Krsna and make spiritual service in asociation with devotes.

Praying always  for Your mercy

your fallen servant: amalakaruna das

HpS - ASA -  Jaya...  Mataji wrote to us and we answered. I hope you read the letter. It was for you also. It is nice to be married. You can help each other so many ways. Send us news of your sacrifice. married life. Cusco is yours.

Haribol Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaja,

Please accept my obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I apoligize Maharaj, the counter I meant was the one at the little Idaho gift shop I work at. Sometimes I meet interesting people, doctors, salesmen, travelers, teachers and traveling morman missionary sisters. I also meet lots of young great students with bright scholarships, education, future, 3.8-4.0 GPA's.. infinitely better potential servants of his divine graces blessings.  Funny though I made an agreement with these Morman missionary sisters that if I read a bit of the book of morman by Mr. Joseph Smith, then they'd investigate what Hare Krsna, ISKCON is. I think those who go out to teach and preach positively about God for service to their spiritual masters are the best and bravest people in the three worlds.. ... <img alt="laugh" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png" title="laugh" width="23" />

Killing cows, abortion and super-bowl football.. I can think of a hundred different things relating or like these, in a sense they all pollute the heart. It's funny how for years I've never personally understood what a heart is. In songs, poetry.. etc. No clue what Jesus spoke in the bible or our acharyas were writing, what sastra says about the heart. When I don't feel what everyone else is feeling, I just assumed its some deeper sentiment inside the mind, all emotions/desires are bottled in the mind. Reminds me of a nice test my Psych. 101 teacher gave our class last semester, a chart to color/write where you felt emotions all over your body, to get a better perspective of yourself through understanding where you feel all your emotions.

It seems there are, infact other human beings who have softer hearts that can feel + desire and some maybe like me who also do not (at all or sometimes) ? Thats probably why ruthless torturer/murders are often called heartless monsters. Perhaps Kali-Yuga is the age of real heart disease? Hardening or polluting the heart from sinful activites, thus forgetting it. Then becoming atheistic and eventually losing all compassion for others inside our minds?

I wanted to inquire, Maharaj, if learning sanskrit IS a good use of time in service? I've heard some devotee opinions that we are not meant to become sanskrit scholars, but I felt a pull in my mind that I want to be able to understand sanskrit. So far it's actually pretty easy to read (you can read some derivitaves like hindi/nepali too if you learn the devanagari alphabet). Understanding the meaning of every word and conjuction + grammar is tough though.

HpS - Its good for some devotees. Prabhupada says that Nanda Maharaja could not read nor write, what to speak of the girls. He would hire some educated fool to do it for him.

But the girls, the gopis, new everyitng about the cosmos etc because they went to classes by the Brahmanas, saw puppet shows etc. So it might be good for you. You can get nice study materials from krsnaculture.com. We are using them and starting next Sunday.

Bhakta Reilly

Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

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Guru Maharaja, may I ask few questions with one common theme. It is about melodies for kirtan: Did Srila Prabhupada had favorite melodies for chanting in kirtan? Did Srila Prabhupada told about using different melodies (apart from know Mangala arati and Gaura arati melodies) for chanting? Did Srila prabhupada approved of some melodies and of some not? Is there anything else regarding this topic (rhythms, loudness, speed) ? 
To me is known that Srila Prabhupada was not favoriting musical expresion (artistry) over devotion.  
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By some unfathomable luck, I am following all your words  that you Tweet and on the Blog lush.

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Your servant Namacarya das

HpS - AGTSP. Paoho. We have arrived at Balarama puri in the remote desserts, jungles of Argentina. There are 50-devotees camping here. Looks like a secret enclave of revolutionaries hiding form the "evil government". Very friendly. We have been traveling like 10 hours a day for both the last two days.
As far as we know there are not melodys, but Ragas. Srila Prabhupada liked the Ragas that Hansadutta used, B S. Damodara, Jayananda, so we tend to end up with those.

Of course it should be to please Krsna, the instruments should not drown the Holy Names. That is about all we know.

Main thing is to please Krsna and some of the ISKCON devotees and not disturb the others to much, no?

Om ajnana-timirandhasya jñanaañjana-salakaya

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai namah sri-gurave

"I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge, to Him I offer my respectful obeisances"a

Dear Gurudeva;

              A day like today the universe was lucky that you came here, to enlighten us all. Recently I read the offering you make to your spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada Abhaya Caranaravinda  and i dont know,what to say, from my dull position .
              Thank you, your causeless mercy and commitment to your spiritual master, I had a unique opportunity to approach God, You always encouraged me despite my shortage of qualities, you  always believed in me and encouraged me to move forward. I personally believe that love is shown with deeds and not just words, which makes me see the love that you have for your Guru Maharaja, you are the perfect example of devotion, dedication and discipline. I remember the day I first saw  you and without knowing you , and I felt that i did knew you, you were always special for me, I am always inspired to improve and you are  the only person in the universe who gets the bets of me. Thanks for your support, your constancy and personalism, nothing in my life would axle if you had not given me the key of knowledge. I always try to have my mind set on you, you raised me and coached by his flawless delivery to always do the best for the movement of Srila Prabhupada, beyond my selfish desires. You are an expert in occupy us all in the best way for us to add our bit to the mission of His Divine Grace's that is  why is  my desire that everyone can meet you and get involved to make this your  life and work.In  the purport of the BG. 2.41 says: "You have to act firmly and obey the representative of Krishna and one must accept the mission of his life the instruction that gives you the genuine spiritual master." And in the beginning of Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada dedicates the pubicación to  His spiritual master saying "He lives forever by his divine instructions and the one who follow it lives with him," I hope krishna bless me again, with this sacred realization , i want to live forever carrying out your Holy instructions.

Thanks for appearing in my life and for teaching me to respect myself, to not give up to follow this path with determination despite my disability. Excuse my mistakes and offenses at your holy feet.

ALL GLORIES TO CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU AND THE PARAMPARA  THANKS TO THEM THE HUMANITY HAS FOUND ITS WAY.

Your servant  who always wants to improve

Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi.

HpS-Hari Bolo!!!!!   See you in just a few days. As you go ahead it gets better and better.