Letters to the editor

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami, PAMHO, AGTSP!!

My name is Marcos maybe you should recognize me from my nick in japa joe (I don’t connect from some days ago I will try to do it again in a few days) Im one of the friends of Jaramara.

My desire to write you is to introduce myself with the finally that you know me a little more not only like a nick in a web, tell something about my nexts plans and ask you for some advices. I hope not to bore you or the audience of this blog I will try not to do a big letter!!

My life starts in 1991, I grew up in a city calls Santander at the north of Spain, I went to a catholic school, I had a very good childhood and this period of my life was really cool and positive.

The last year of school I met Jaramara cause I began to do Stand Up Paddle and he was my teacher on a surfschool (a sport very similar to surfing, I was surfing from four years ago before that), in this summer we began a very good relation and in the nexts months we usually went together to surf.

After this summer I went to Deusto University in Bilbao (one of the biggest cities of the north) and I started my studies of Social Education. This university degree had a duration of four years and it consist in the study of how to apply different types of educational and physiological methods to people that are in a very difficult social situation (jails, drugs, orphans, migrations, women with problem of violence at her house, etc…) with the finally to try to reinsert in different level of the society.

At the second year of university Jaramara gaves me the best present of my life a BHAGAVAD GHITA (YIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!) this book gave me another perception of the life. From some years ago before this moment I started to investigate the different religions (Orient and Occident) I read many things about different catholics teologhyst but I didn’t find racionals arguments to demostrate in a scientific and racional words that god exists.

The interfaith dialogue is a topic that I love and Im very much influenced from diferents traditions. I usually read text from the bible, Confucio, Kebra Nagast (one of the important texts from Rastafarian movement), Tao te king, and something more… This type of interest lead me to do in cooperation with the theological faculty of Deusto (is a Jesuit university) my work of university (it’s an investigation that you must to do the last year) “the importance of the religious fact in the social intervention “ I had a very good punctuation and I finally the university period.

In December of 2012 I started to chant some rounds, in January I went to Madrid with Jaramara Prabhu and I visited from first time in my life a temple, and in march-april I began to follow the 4 principal regulations and chant 16 round everyday (when I finished to read bhagavad ghita my third year university I became vegetarian).

This summer I was living and work with Jaramara and Marta and I learned many things of these devotees and of the rest Madrid congregation! All of them are very special!!!  

In the next months I hope to work and live with Jivatattva in “Madre Tierra- ecovillage” and the weekends go to Madrid to meet with all the devotees of the city!!!! i hope to study and work a lot (I never work in something of agriculture) I hope to learn how to have a good sadhana (wake up early!!!!!!!! Mmmmmm I love the bed) and more things!!! When I finish this period I would like to go to live to a temple for some period of time but this is to January or February of 2014. What do you think¿? Is it good idea¿?

In some days I will go with my family to Israel I never go to a pilgrimage spot (lugar de peregrinacion) we will visit different spots and churches (we will go with the Franciscans) and I want to ask you for some instructions or advices for this type of spots, could you recommend something to have a good experience please?¿

I hope not to bore you with the letter… please feel free to say anything!!! I hope to meet you personally soon!!!

Muchas gracias por leer  esta carta y por su inspiración constante!

HARE KRISNA!!

                   HpS - ASA --- AGTSP    is very nice letter. and nice to know you.  When you go to holy places look for holy people who are there.   There will be other people like you and MAYBE some holy people who live there .  Then listen to them and ask them questions. about what is this world and how to go to Krsna!!

Your plan for spiritual life seems fine.  do it and give us news!!!!!!!!!!

Hare Krsna Maharaja, por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Solo escribirle para enviarle mis saludos y reverencias. El curso de Bhakti Sastri ya está llegando al final aquí en Nueva Vrajamandala (de momento buenas notas!) y muy enriquecedor!. Es posible que todavía no regrese a Barcelona, ya que puede ser que me quede 3 meses más en Nueva Vrajamandala para ayudar en el servicio de la vaquería, para que Alberto (el vaquero) de aquí pueda viajar a India, y me quedaría yo como sustituto temporal para cuidar de las vaquitas. Solo falta la aprobación de Yadunandana Swami. La idea me gusta mucho.

Esperando que esté bien, mis más humildes reverencias. HK!

 Su sirviente isaac (el pelador de papas del templo de Barcelona)

               HpS - Jaya!  Super!!!!   TlgaSP.   Esperamos que puede realizar cosas super interesante en conciencia de Krsna!!!

Dearmost Srila Hanumatpresaka Swami Maharaja, 
My obeisances at Your lotus feets.

               ASA - AGTSP.   our swollen feet.

All glories to You and Prabhupada!

Here the Janmastami festival was nice. Several devotees looking to serve, and this is the real opulence in the vaisnavism. 

I really miss Your presence. Right now, the presence and preach of advance souls, who are the guides of us, is reserved for the lucky people who travel. 

I hope You will visit Peru again. 

Please, consider, even in January, to visit Uruguay, at least for one day. This will be the seed for the transformation for a yatra who really need Your preach. 

Your servant

Haribuddhi dasa

                 >>>>   Oooof.   One day??? !   Maybe,no?  Quick flights?   Visa????  You go with us???

**Gurudev**

Yasasvini dd: 4 principios, yapa ok*; sigo trabajando en biblioteca; universidad va bien*Mucha fisioterapia.

Sábados programa en p. Kesava y domingos alquiler sala en el centro.

El 24 de septiembre es mi boda por fuego y; en la misma ceremonia mi prometido se inicia con Paramadvaiti Swami, aquí en mendoza en nuestro campo.

Resumen: invitados[ 50% devotos que pertenecen a ISKCON + 50% de devotos que pertenecen a Vrnda = un día cantando mucho mucho el Maha Mantra*] .... Pero falta El invitado más importante: Usted Gurudev + lo recordamos* pronto vamos al Japa Joe. También en ese día meditaremos en Usted.

Gracias por darnos el mejor regalo: <Krsna>

               HpS - ASA --- Jaya!   TlgaSP.    Por Paramadvaiti Swami en iniciacion el pide de los aspirantes cuantos rondas y cuanto de los 4 principios va a seguir. Eso es algo diferente de ISKCON y por nosotros muy diferente de Srila Prabhupada como Founder Acharya. Es un punto de discussion entre nosotros y Maharaja. Como se llama su estimado esposo???   (Hasta 24 Septiembre).
Esperando que es un dia muy auspicioso y tambien ofrecer nuestras saludos a Maharaja. Jaya! Hare Krsna.

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! 
It has been too long since I last wrote. Reading the kaphi dvaja inspired me to finally write. I suffer from procrastination. Regarding the date for next year's ratha yatra festival on Toronto it will be the second weekend of July - the 12 and 13 of July 2014!! We look forward to hopefully see you!

     HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!   Paoho.  Yes, so nice to hear from you. O.K. RY dates are on our Calendar.  We are sure inclined to come, and now it is on the Calendar.

Yogendra and I are having a daughter :) She is expected on November 11. Very soon basically. Of course we are not agreeing on a name... Maybe you have some suggestions maharaja?

            HpS - Very nice. She's not an ordinary person.  One factor is that the day of the week she appears fixes the first letter of the name. That is why P'pada kept same first names at initiation (I hear). So, ask some Vedic Indians to help. Beyond that I don't have any ideas, but don't start arguing where she will go to college yet. (Ha!  Ha!  Ha!)

When I sent the last letter I forgot to include a question. One of my husband's friends got us a set of Gaura Nitai deities in April. Recently we started to do regular offering of incense in the morning. Should we do a more elaborate arti or simply incense is ok?

          HpS - Is nice to offer a flower.  You and Yogendra can even look for flowers to steal during the day.

I become afraid that They don't get such a high standard of worship as that in the temple and therefore are committing offenses.

          ASA - Main offering is love.  That will tell you what to do. Second is cleanliness and Third is punctuality. Set a time standard you can do. Fourth is all the details in the Deity worship hand book. Be sure to give them regular classes so they get good character development and don't grow up to be crimminals.

My sadhana is steady. Chanting 16 rounds, 4 principles. Currently reading 4th canto of Bhahavatam about Prthu Maharaja. He just became content with only performing 99 horse sacrifices.

              HpS - We are on Chapters 17-18 this week.

I am glad to hear you are healthy.

Your aspiring servant, Rasa-mandali devi dasi

                      HpS - ASA -  Your aspiring, guru, teacher, counselor.   Please give our respects to Yogindra Ji and your family and President!

Dear Maharaj,

Please Accept My Humble Obesiances,  All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.

I am writing to follow up on our discussion in Richmond regarding Bhakti Shastri / Bhakti Vaibhava in the North East (New Jersey Area). 

Currently I am trying to present Bhakti Shastri to around 15 students - they are asking tough questions that I can't always answer.  A couple of these are:

Can Sadhana Bhakti be considered Uttama Bhakti?

With reference to BRS 1.1.23 -