Letters to the editor

  All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay
All Glories to Srila Prahupada
All Glories to you! 

Maharaj, please accept my sincere obeisances at your lotus feet.

                    HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!  Lunatic feet!

I hope your health is well. 

                            And we yours!  Best use of a bad bargain!

Well, yes, there are some people that is trying to do that, to preach love...to God, to everybody. But certainly i don't have any idea about the internal bhajan of everyone, just I don't feel loved in the temple, I don't feel that i'm in a community, maybe the problem is me. The last time I was in the temple, was in Rama Navami celebration, I left the temple with so much sadness, cause i haven't feel happy, I can't see devotee care. Is so painfull, cause that day I went to the temple of Vrinda, and everyone was so happy ! (maybe i see the grass more green in the neighbourhood backyard) I was remembering everytime Srila Prabhupada, and I was remembering you, and your teachings...¡In Vrinda! Wow, that thing shocked me. Maybe it was a bad idea going there, but i have to be sincere and tell you about this things. 

I think they are following Prabhupada,  principles, japa, deity worship and Kirtan. I don't want to think that they aren't.

          HpS - ASA - From what Paramadvaiti Swami told me personally they only have to chant like four rounds and follow one of the four principles for initiation. Of course they may follow more. I don't know too much details.

I don't know, like I said before, i don't know the internal bhajan and sadhana of every devotee. 

I don't know how I can respond to the question about if they match or how they match with the five text of NoI. I'm in such a low level, i'm so fallen, and a I am a  supreeme kanista adhikari, that I cant said anything about those vaisnavas. They are vaisnavas, they are chanting hare krishna, trying to follow spiritual life, I don't want to say bad things, or even think bad things about them. Just, I want to let you now, that i'm not feeling happy in Iskcon Chile, that i'm feeling so sad, with so much anger inside...sometimes people said to me: "lets go to the temple" and i don't want to, I don't wanna go there, makes me unhappy.

                 HpS - ASA -  Wow! Seems you have so much anger toward the devotees there???   That is a sign of a lot of knowledge and attachment for the situation. We only hear this from you good self. I know that ISKCON is crazy. We heard it from Prabhupada's lips, but most other organizations are more crazy.  Hmmmm!  You should visit because it is Prabhupada's Temple and to see the Deities and to visit your particular friends and avoid other stuff.
That is devotee care, no? Unless you offer care for the devotees like that, then how can you criticise care of others???

And I really don't know what to do with that, I feel so in the dark, and lost.  The only thing that I do is to pray for the mercy of Lord Krishna, praying: "please, please Krsna, don't let me forget you, I want to remember you, please Krishna, don' t let me go...keep me there, with you" . 

I really don't want to bother you. Please forgive me , but i have this feelings in my heart...  What can I do ?
Also, forgive my bad english, I will improve it. 

Thanks you, Maharaj, for reading this. I really appreciate all the things you do. I bow at the dust! of your lotus feet, again and again. 
 

HpS - ASA -- You have to have a few friends in the Temple community or else all rest does not mean so much. They are all mean, exploitive and crazy???

HpS - Thank you for the following letter. I also think that Pablo is ready for Hari nama Diksa! Please send his birth date and full name. Then we can fix a date for initiation.

Hare Krisna, querido Gurudeva. Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, dandavats. Todas las Glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada.

Ante todo espero que se encuentre bien en todos los aspectos.

El motivo de ponerme en contacto con usted es de informarle que, tras haber hablado con Bhakta Pablo, él me ha expresado su deseo de tomar refugio en usted y que así mismo se lo ha manifestado a usted también.

Le he preguntado por los requisitos para poder tomar iniciación:

• Cantar un mínimo de 16 rondas.
• Seguir los 4 principios regulativos:
  • No comer carne, huevo ni pescado.
  • No tomar intoxicantes, como café, té, sustancias estupefacientes o alcohol.
  • No practicar sexo ilícito.
  • No participar en juegos de azar.

Me ha manifestado que desde hace un año los sigue de manera rigurosa.

Actualmente no está realizando ningún servicio en el templo de Madrid, pero si ha pasado unos días en el mismo haciendo servicio. Durante este tiempo su comportamiento ha sido impecable y muy servicial.

Me ha manifestado su voluntad e intención de estar bajo las autoridades del Templo de Madrid.

Por mi parte le he invitado a pasar una temporada en el templo de Madrid, con el fin de que pueda tener asociación con los devotos, se una al proyecto de Madrid, en la medida de sus posibilidades y pueda hacer Sankirtan en Madrid. Va a estudiar la propuesta.

Con toda humildad  y si usted no ve inconveniente, por parte de las autoridades del templo de Madrid en general y mía en particular, como presidente de ACK Madrid, no hay inconveniente alguno en que, cuando usted lo considere oportuno, de iniciación a Bhakta Pablo. Sería un honor contar con un hermano espiritual más en nuestra gran familia de ISKCON.

Muchas gracias por todo.

Su humilde servidor, Dandava Das.

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

First I hope you’re fine in all aspects.

I want to contact with you to inform you that I spoke with Bhakta Pablo some days ago, and He said me he was desiring to take shelter in you. He said you this some time ago.

I asked him about the principles to take shelter:

• Chanting mínimum of 16 rounds.
• Following 4 regulative principles:
  • Don’t eat meat , eggs or fish
  • Don’t take intoxicants like coffee, tea, drugs or alcohol.
  • Don’t have illicit sex.
  • Don’t play gambling.

He said me He’s following strictly this points from one year ago.

Now he doesn’t any service in Madrid’s temple, but he was in Goura Purnima doing service and his behavior was impeccable and very helpful.  

He said me that he wants to be under the Madrid’s Temple’s authorities.

I invited him to come in Madrid’s Temple for a season, taking devotees’ association, developing the Madrid’s project with us, if he can, and doing sankirtana in Madrid. He said me that he’ll think about the proposal.

Humbly and if You don’t see any problem, we haven’t inconvenient to You give initiation to Bhakta Pablo, when you want to do it. It would be an honor to have another spiritual brother in our GREAT ISKCON FAMILY.

Thank you very much for all.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das.

Hare Krshna Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks for your quick answer.
Yes, you are right, my body is really forcing me onto the mental platform. Nowadays i have a half mustard seed taste from the Holy Name and if i'm ill due to the heavy pain i'm unable to concentrate on my japa. But hopefully slowly slowly i will make progress and can tolerate it. This is a good training for me.

Yes i would like to get one TPP-CB book i'm very concerned about it. My address is: flat 5, 38 Clarendon Road M16 8LD Manchester UK
Thank you very much and please, just let me know how much is the postage and i can transfer it.

I got so much from You, Maharaja and i'm so ungrateful. How can i serve You?
I would be happy if i could organize an University or any other preaching program here in England for You next year when you come to Europe.

Thank you very much for your kind association!

Your servant, Sri Radhe dd

- HPS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho. We can adjust the postage later. Your critical review is worth all that money. If anyone else was in your position they would be an alcoholic. AGTSP!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj,

PAMHO and AGTSP!

We wanted to quickly apologize after re-reading our letter how repititious the information was.  I think we were a bit nervous and felt that all of that extra fluff was necessary...in retrospect it looks like we could have spent a few days on the letter and condensed it.  We will do better next time.

We would also like to order a TPP. Aja would love love the pictures and stories very much.  He has told many people that he wants to be Hanuman when he grows up.  It will be a good addition to our homeschool storytime.  We would be happy to send a donation.

Your aspiring servants,

Kamagayatri dd and Aja

HpS - I think the TPP-CBs would be a little advanced for Aja, but love to send one to you for your review. What address??

All the glories to Sri Guru and Gouranga!!!!

All the glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!      

All the glories  to you!!!!!

Dear Gurudeva I am in Houston with Govinda, we arrive this thursday    and stay here for 4 days , Manasi Ganga mataji made the arregments to stay in guest house, and  we gonna travel to California with Mahatma Prabhu disciples and come back for the oppening  of the temple ,    Maybe we come back in may 12 , the devotees  here are very friendly and very kindness    and we had the opportunity to  make service in the pujari room, its an amazing place .

                                              please give us yours blessings to come back and have your asociation

we hope to see you soon

your's servants Saranagati dasi and Govinda Promohini

*sorry for our bad english                                 

HpS - Jaya! Manasi Ganga Devi Dasi Ki Jai!. Very nice news. We arrive the 14th and stay until the 21st. There will be a Spanish languange booth at the opening. You all can meet people there.

AGTSP HARE KRISHNA Maharaj. Accept My respectful obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet.

           HpS - ASA - - - Locos feet.

My name is Camilo I'm from. Buenos Aires. I have decided to write this letter because I feel the need to ask you about spiritual refugee. I'm Living in Sydney since two weeks ago, going to the temple and getting association from the monks and looking for the way to serve properly at the sankirtana movement. I'm looking forward to submit you a Recommendation letter from maha-hari prabhu. I have been connected through startmeeting few times and I liked very much. Maybe you don't Remember me, but in the last initiations you did in Buenos Aires, I remembered that you sweetly knocked my back on the circumambulation of the kunda . I haven't more. Time to write now, sorry. I hope you are okay. Thank u for your time and service. AGTSP HARE Krishna maharaja At your service, Camilo.

             HpS - No I don't, AGTSP, remember you!!  Hmmm! We are so unfotunate. Look at www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt!