Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev.

It’s been a while that I came on to the blog and my sadhana is going well. At least I become serious in my chanting (most of the time I’m completing all my rounds in the morning) and my reading become regular.

              HpS - ASA -  AGTSP!   paoho.  Wow!    In Kali-yuga this makes you a Saint!!!   AgtSP!

With your mercy and blessings, I took a small step towards preaching and working with SARITA mataji (who is a president of BHAKTI YOGA club in VCU in Richmond, VA) in the Yoga club. We gather every Thursday, chant a round (just started) and go over Bhagavad Gita (As it is)

At present, they don’t have a regular preacher, so I’m attending (our Bhakti Vriksh is providing the prasadam and I’m taking that to club every Thursday) and got an opportunity to talk to these kids and understand their view of life.

So far I gave three classes and attend two (one given by SarvDrik Prabhu)

1.    One is on Yoga (what is Yoga, why, different type of Yogas and what is Bhakti Yoga – touched briefly)

2.    Why do we need to study Bhagavad Gita  and little back ground about Krishna/Arjuna (Maha Bharat – a bit)

3.    What is that we are all seeking (Happiness) – a little bit about senses and their functions and Soul?

We recently conducted a musical concert (Sacred Sounds, different tunes of Hare Krishna and other Kirtans – by Gauravani’s team) in VCU and distributed “Journey of self-discovery and meditation kits (around 200 I believe may be more)

Yagna Sankirtana prabhu (from Potomac temple, DC), who is instrumental in starting this Bhakti yoga club, got the feedback from Sarita and the students and spoke to me and appears like everything is good so far, and discussed about further classes.

Maharaj, at present, they don’t have any particular agenda what to cover etc. in this semester.

Please advise or provide some suggestions (most of them are 1^st timers)?

Here is the list that I came up with, after discussing with couple of devotees and in other Yoga clubs etc (Touching on the practical side with Philosophy/spirituality as foundation)

1.    Nature and Modes of Nature

2.    Jiva tattva (self) and Vishnu tattva (supreme)

3.    Time and Karma

4.    Mantra Japa

Please correct or advise me, if I’m wrong or better way of go about this.

Waiting to hear from you…Maharaj.

Your Humble Servant

Subhala Sakha Das

Richmond, VA

..........  AGTSP.  So nice to hear from you!!!!  Was wondering what happened to all of you!!!!    Sankirtana result sounds very nice. What about just reading the Upadesamrta together? Going through a little bit each week. Little homeworkd assignment, and Srila Prabhupada's one volume bio-graphy. Those who are more serious can read in detail and then for others there can be a summary each week.

If you base it on those two books it seems it will be nice program.

Then you can also ask questions.

Kirtan, lecture, Kirtan, Prasadam!!

AGTSP

All glories to SS Guru Gauranga

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!

I write because I have some questions; - if a devotee, a disciple of a spiritual master from another school, as Vrinda, can take siksa Guru in ISKCON spiritual master?  

- If these people can take siksa guru, then, does this person can actively participate in ISKCON, without any problem or not?

Hare Krsna Respected Guru Maharaj,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Guru Dev, we spoke with our local shiksha Guru to come at Mayapue on Feb 2014. But
    he said, he is not sure about this trip (Mayapur Trip in Feb 2014).

    we also informed, that you want to see him. then he said, you will speak tough english,
    he will not be able to understand it. then we said, we will be with you and Guru
    Maharaj speaks easy english. Then he said, will see later.

    So advise now, what to do!!

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

     HpS - ASA --  Jaya!  AGTSP.  paoho.  Of course, the first advice is "chant Hare Krsna and be happy". Then second advice, natural result is, "Dance and when you are tired take Prasadam". . . . .   . .   .       ......

. . . .     Again, what is name of "local Siksa-guru"?  . .   Forget (65-years old).

. . .    . . .   He thinks it is not good going to Maypur or Vrndavan when we are planning to be there, last week in February?
Maybe he has some good reason!!

HpS - ASA....  

HK TGaSP TGaHpS

Querido Guru Maharaja,  en Lima ya se siente la alegría por su próxima visita, los aspirantes desean servirlo, los discípulos buscamos arreglos en nuestros horarios y responsabilidades, pensé verlo recién el próximo año. Estoy realmente feliz, justo al final de la maratón. Jay Gurudeva.

Semanas atrás tuve un virus que afecto mis bronquios, producto del invierno crudo de Lima que durará un mes más, estuve enclaustrada, extrañando distribuir libros como una cabra saltarina, y el servicio de pujari, el templo de Wilson es muy bonito, uno se siente acompañada, por los grhastas, los entusiastas bhaktas, visitantes e inspirada por la belleza de PKSSGN, pero un clima como Chosica es el ideal para sanar.

Para remate, en esas semanas un gran tonto vació mi computadora con las grabaciones más hermosas de Ud. que grabe en sus múltiples visitas, el resto de información es recuperable, en fin colectaré algunos clases grabadas de mis bienquerientes, Krsna es un pícaro! Ladrón devuélveme mis grabaciones!!!!!!! Sri Hariiiiiiiiii!!!!!

Todo esto no hace más que acrecentar mis deseos de distribuir libros, hacer más servicio, más Pujari, si Krsna me lo permite, esa es la felicidad, no conozco otra.

Que el Sr, Nrsimha lo traiga de regreso a esta su casa Perú con bien

Haribolo

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

             HpS - ASA - TlgaSP. Claro tenemos su asociacion santa muchas dias en simposium de Japa Joe. Muchas gracias, y mas cada Martes en reunion de Bhakti Vaibhava con Nimsar. MUCHAS GRACIAS, y ya. . . 

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................. esta carta. Mooo!     Moooo!   Chisimos gracias.
Pienso no es posible eso es su primero vida en servicio devocional. Esta confrontado con tan muchos desafilos, pero no deja su determinacion servir a Sri Sri Radha Madan-bihari!
[Cual es su secreto??   Como convertienda a una devota tan advancada????]

<img alt="wink" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.gif" title="wink" /> Claro, es un poco bromistoso. Eso es como Jayananda Das estaba preguntando de otros a vezes. Poco, bromistoso, pero poco serio tambien. De donde viene su fuente de inspiracion?   Pienso Vd, o otros devotos como Vd, esta confrontando situaciones tan fuerte como cualquiere Sannyasi.
Siempre pienso Krsna esta occupando su en una servicio muy intimo. El puede enviar Vd. a otro pais, India... pero pienso El tiene aspiracion muy intimo con su occupacion.
Cuales son sus fuentes de inspiracion???

     Muy buen foto de Sri Sri Gaura-nitai. Ellos no viven en Lima.

Hare Krsna Respected Guru Maharaj,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

HpS - ASA - Jaya, Girigovardhana!!

    Guru Dev, will start for Vrandavan on 2 Nov 2013, will be there till 13 Nov 2013 and then
    will go home and will return on work on 25 Nov 2013.

    This time, we have vrandavan schedule as below:
    1. Govardan Prakrima
    2. Vrandavana Prakrima
    3. Vraj Prakrima (by bus)
    4. Meeting & Discussion with Shiksha Guru, H G Gopendra Das
    5. Will attend Seminors by H H Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj in Vrandavan
    6. Other Seminors and Events, As sugesst by Shiksha Guru, H G Gopendra Das
    7. Will visit different temples
    8. Will focus more on chanting
    9. Will inquire about Bhaki-Shastri Course (have lost hope for the same, for Pune)

   Please advise and add more activities for vrandavan.
    
your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

                HpS - You are so fortunate to have taken birth in India. It costs us $1,500 to go to Vrndavana and we don't speak the local language. Your program of events looks very nice. We are thinking of writing to you and Harsh about promoting these NIOS books everyday but we hardly get a breath of time with this flood of education initiatives that are happening here in Houston. Friday we go back to Tennessee and I think things will be a little more sane then.

I cannot think of any more things to do in Vrndavana. Please keep a nice, simple journal of what happens by day and then send it to us after you edit it when you get back to Pune on the Blog here!!
We will send more news soon!

Thank you, respects to all the devotees there!!