Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Hanumat Presaka maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your apple blossom feet,

          HpS -   AGTSP.   Paoho at your potato flower feet.

All glories to SP & Gauranga

Maharaja I've been working things out lately as things have cropped up in family life.. My father was sadly arrested a few days ago for digital fraud in his online trading. It doesn't look good. Because of this me and my siblings have been forced to move away. After a big family meeting my siblings have gone to my fathers grandparents house while I stay with my mothers grandparents for education in Boise. My grandather has very short patience although he's been kind enough to tolerate this situation, I'm grateful he has let me live with him for sake of college schoolwork, but it's been hard these few days avoiding eating questionable vegeterian food & onions/garlic.

All this crazy has encouraged me to do my 16-4, I've taken sri sri goura-nitai with me here and packed Jagganath, Baladeva and subhadra away safely with my other deity forms. I'm sort of sad my siblings will be going away, I told them they can make they're own choices in devotional life as to what they want to eat and do and we all may have to make some sacrifices for now.. My fathers grandparents are very inimical towards K-con sadly..

My mother is in Europe and wanted by police in the states. I respect her because she's my mother but I just cannot agree with her on many things. She's a devotee so I don't want to commit vaisnava aparadha. I wish her well..

But I remember the Gita and know this is just Karma and our reactions, also to not lament over things cause that's just ignorance. Family is just like the temporary meeting of strangers passing by. I've been taking steps to securing a GED and becoming a full-time student in order to secure student loans and grants for college. I'm hoping everything will be possible by your grace maharaja. I really just want to know your not upset with me over all the foolish things I've done.. ..

Sorry about all the crazy. But things seem O.K. now, I was very happy to help serve for Janmastami festival at the Boise temple and fast.

              HpS - ASA -  Wow!     AgtSP.        What a circus!     You never told us anything about this stuff before.    Well, we all have our Karma.     A lot of time this stuff runs in the family, being politicians or thieves or artists...   We can join Krsna.  He's a thief. Your response seems good so far.  You have nice friends in Boise to help you make decisions.  Try to keep the onion and garlic out, but the meat, fish or eggs is basically non-negotiable requierement.

I wanted to ask some questions though maharaja.

1). Why in this age of kali has man created such wonderful things like Internet, Radio, Computers, Phones, TV, Video cameras, airplanes, printers, electricity, 'Modern medicine to cure diseases', cars, etc. But don't seem to be something in previous ages?

             HpS - You look at miracle like the Pyramids of Giza and so many other things and it seems that they had this high-tech stuff, maybe geo-magnetizm, but was probably much more efficient and the demigods made a better general atmosphere. Don't need a lot fo this stuff on Hawaii.  Even the pigs were eating mangos in Hawaii.

Although besides the heavy petrochemical pollution it puts on Bhumi and her oceans, it gives everyone this great sense of mans "evolution" towards 'space travel', independance from any 'god', and the 'pursuit of happiness'.

             HpS - The demons acquire many mystical powers. Krsna lets them thing they are God!

2). If the moon is really in vedic astronomy extremely far away, why do astronauts and scientists claim to have gone there to a dead rock and collected samples? In fact "China" is planning to visit the moon at the end of this year..

          HpS - Look at BG 8.25.  Sometimes P'pada talks about this subtle aspect of the moon and going there and other times going to the gross aspect. The distances then depend on which destination you are talking about.     Big topic.     Many people thought that the gross trip involved cheating.  Maybe the first one was faked and others were real...  I think if you look for Moon Hoax on the YouTube you will drown in an ocean of problems with the trip.

with all forgiveness your fallen servant,

Bhakta Reilly G.

Hare Krishna gurudeva, please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Can you clarify why mother Sita is lamenting in the asokavan, while asokavan, according to the name, is a place without soka, lamentation?

I hope this meets you in good spirits.

Your servant,
Raghava Pandit das

             HpS - ASA - AGTSP...  paoho.     We don't know exactly.  Tricky question.  You should become a lawyer.   Please look at http://vedabase.com/en/sb/5/19/5  , like the last paragraph.  Some light, no?   Maybe Her lamentation is Asokavan.

Hare Krsna, Victor.  We have deleted the letter, but it did not seem anything too confidential. Please excuse our mistake. Mostly we publish whatever comes to the Blog, so you can use a pseudonym or generalize offerings and then we can give a general response.  Thank you!!

AGTSP

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Please accept my humble obeisances!

Guru Maharaja, first of all thank You for your quick response and for Your time. <img alt="" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/01.gif" title="" />

In relation to what you're asking me, I think I made drafting mistakes: Oscar lives in Santiago de Chile, he's Paudram Das’s brother (*** Paudram returned to Chile after years in Mexico).

             HpS - ASA -  Jaya!   Very nice for Paudram Das also.   AGTSP... paoho..

In other hand, I commented You that we are moving forward on a project to bring Radhanath Swami to Chile in some time. Radhanath Swami is Oscar’s Guru. Just we have something concrete on the project, I will tell You.

I checked your list of disciples and found that the date of the fire ceremony that took first initiation Dhanistha dd, Guna Manjari dd, Raga Sindhu das, Sripati das and I, appears as 2009 Mar 8, but it was actually 2009 Mar 7. I remember it well.

            HpS - ASA - Just testing to see if you were alert!   On your recommendation we will change it.

Excuse my bad English, and to waste Your time with this sort of thing. 

16R +4P + to improve in the worship of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai.

I hope your health is improving, and has a beautiful celebration of Balarama Purnima.<img alt="heart" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.gif" title="heart" /><img alt="" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/40.gif" title="" />

My most respectful obeisances.

Your aspiring disciple,

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             HpS - Jaya!   Thank you for your letter...  We put some more news in the DTC.

Dear Guru-maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.      All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

First of all i wish to say that i feel neglectful because of not keeping up with writing, and then have to put in too much in one letter.

               ASA - AGTSP...  paoho....   Yes, yes...   WHoop!         Whoooop...

In previous letter you requested info on Dutch yatra, and we had a discussion on Japa Joe regarding Bg 6.7. Unfortunately my tendency is to not communicate properly. We had a good speaker in Amsterdam recently, Isha Prakash (GGS), who spoke about opening the heart, and as i learned, not communicating properly is a symptom of a closed heart. In stead of being introvert, better to be introspective.

                       ASA - Aaaah!    Nice   contrast.

Dutch Yatra. It seems to be improving. This year so far 6 new initiated ISKCON devotees, and one Gaudiya math. Also new initiation guidelines, more strict. There is one temple (Amsterdam), three preaching centers (2x The Hague, 1x Rotterdam) and about fifteen Nama-hatta's. Some devotees from Rotterdam regularly invite prabhu's, like Madhavananada, and this month Deena Bandhu was here. Financially there is still a lot lacking, the project for new temple in The Hague is lacking funds, and Amsterdam was struggling for RY.

                         ASA - Ha!    Ha!     Ha!    Whole world is bankrupt, no?    I guess we are actually doing O.K., no?

In the last week, still only half of the expenses were there. Still unsure whether or not Amsterdam temple will have to move, the owner of the building probably can't get his way legally.

I checked back on your class on e-sanga, and the talk on the supersoul with 6.7. At the time i was reflecting on the wonderful name you have given me, Raghava Pandit das, and verse 5.18 specifically. The name has many dimensions. One is, besides knowing the purport of the vedas, that a pandit has equal vision. This is a perfect thing to strive for! 6.7 is also nice in this regard, for i presume it is safe to say a real pandit has reached the supersoul. A nice connection between 6.7 and 5.18 i find that 6.7 works from outside in, and 5.18 works from inside out. Another thing i reflected on after i came back from Spain, after you accepted me as your disciple, i believe it was proper to ask you, what do you want me to do now? So, i ask you now.

             HpS - ASA -- Of course, I want you to love Radha and Krsna under the direction of Srila Prabhupada...  and help us all to do the same.  Specific of course is the basic rules and regulations, mangala-arati etc.   Beyond, that, getting involved in ASA would mean just to read these posts, the Kapi-dhvaja and then get involved, help, take charge! !

One thing i like your thoughts on. A recurring theme in my life is about regression/reincarnation therapy. There are a few traits in my psyche that block me, which seem to be substantial threats. I have ran into them for many years. I ask myself whether or not i should take therapy, or that i should just go deep into the holy name, and leave it to Krishna. Srila Prabhupada spoke on it, to not bother improving material circumstances. Now i can argue for both ways, wherein the holy name would be the most beneficial, but probably also more time consuming. A combination could be there. But after all, i wouldn't be able to wholeheartedly preach that the holy name (surrender) can solve everything. Maharaja, what would be the proper way to look at this?

                     ASA - Ask a few more devotees who maybe know you in action a little more than we do, but if it is deep and persistent then, yeah, look for a specialist. Taking regular prasadam is usually fine, but if someone  is diabetic he may have to make some adjustment.  Prabhupada approved that.  Find a speciallist, psychologist, who is a devotee of the Supreme Lord.

Another thing i feel i have to share is that in my personal life i ran into a big challenge. Since i came back from Radhadesh i still haven't been able to find a lasting job. Three months ago i ran out of unemployment benefits, and normally i should apply for welfare, but because me wife got a greencard, i am not able to, because then the state will take her card away. I have tried to accept work on all sides, but it is still fruitless. Both my background and the mood of this country, together with the high unemployment rates, are detrimental. I work only parttime, and i make far from enough to pay for everything. Ofcourse, because of my limited vision i can't see why Krishna is holding things off, and surely He is helping me transcend many old ways of thinking. This is where it becomes real to keep on praising Him in adversaries, as Lord Brahma suggested. Other than that, it is a ridiculous situation.

                   HpS - I also don't know. Maybe he wants you and your family to come back to Him right away. Give up these NASTY material bodies.   I don't know.   Poverty cannot stay where there is constant endeavor, says Canakhya Pandita.

Despite difficulties, things are going okay (by mercy), trying to go deeper. From following DTC, i generally get a positive impression of your situation. Jay! I wish you feel the same way. May you be making progress with your writing and the preparations, and that your body cooperates nicely. Your staying in Tennessee during caturmasya, is that coincidental?

                      ASA - Uh, huh.   [Yes]

I know you don't like long letters, i hope this was still acceptable. I wish to ask forgiveness for any offences and stupidities i have made.

Kind regards, your attempting servant,

Raghava Pandit das.

              ASA - Super best wishes to go ahead on all fronts!!!!!     Thank you so much Raghava-pandita Das....   Respects to your good wife also...