Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

AGTSP

PAMHO

Hope your health is better. We have recently purchased home remedies books. They are quite nice. For colds they recommend milk boiled with ginger and turmeric or turmeric and pepper. We have tried the ginger and turmeric method..it gives some relief.

Two small questions -

1. Which wood (type..bamboo, teak, etc) was used to make Shri Krsna's flute?

            ASA - He has many flutes.  Many are made of bamboo.

2. All scriptures say that Shri Krsna was blue in colour. Since that is not normal skin colour and actually if a baby is blue..its not considered good for his health..were not Krsna's parents, friends, relatives concerned about it? They did not know him as God then how did they accept the blue colour?

      ASA - This is 5,000 years ago at the end of Dvarpara Yuga.   It is like talking about how things were in New York city in the Fall after winter, (Kali-yuga) has come.   In Dvapara yuga people lived to be 1,000 years. Same account the Bible. Carbon dating can't help us.    People had different natural healthy colors then. Now we get black brown white and some redish hue for american indians.  jAYA

Dear Maharaja,

please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Just needed to re-iterate my meager message and to reminisce in your appearence day. After all the request is out for offerings to be posted  with the Monkey warrior, it is the least I could do. The joy of your association makes this existence much more tolerable and in separation I do reflect well, but to see and hear your activities with all the devotee's truly completes the ecstasy of Bhakti. 

Tis’ a new day so bold, reviving wisdom of old,

enlivening the Soul while we’re striving for the Spiritual goal.

More time has passed and your Sadhana still lasts, another year up to task,

once again your tenacity wins, reining in sin and purifying the self within

As true to your heart of hearts, you know the dangers from the start,

still you carry on, delivering Srila Prabhupada’s message like a beautiful song,

dancing in levity with sober grace, bringing joy to those suffering ill-fate.

Such is our dilemma, disciples fumbling around, fools acting like clowns,

trying to understand Krsna’s knowledge so profound while stifling our ulterior demands,

with only the wise few sincerely hoping to be at your command .

It’s your example that’s shining through and keep’s your japa true,

and even when some are no longer calling or have fallen, you still

kindly offer that Sampradaya rope, giving them hope.

When His Divine Grace came to our Western World, He knew gentlemen were

needed in this place and as His training unfurled, you too filled that space.

Best thing for us is to do is follow your actions, to listen to your words and if surrender occurs

advancement is sure as scripture concurs, let us pray to  become that pure, then our Sadhana is secure.

All glories to your service!  All glories to your service!  All glories to your service!

your lowest servant, caitanya caritamrta das, das anu das

HpS - AgtSP.   Paoho.    Wow!    Even you seem to be advancing!   Ha!   Ha!    You are going to become a great, great saint, like the guys in the Old Testament.   Thank you so much for all your association and support, support, support for all these years. I think the same thing you and Subhra Ji are doing now you are going to be doing in Goloka soon!!!

OFRESCO MIS HUMILDES Y RESPETUOSAS REVERENCIAS A SU GRACIA HANUMATPRESAKA SWAMI QUE ES  MUY QUERIDO POR EL SEÑOR KRSNA, DEBIDO A QUE SE HA REFUGIADO EN SUS PIES DE LOTO....

!!TODAS LAS GLORIA A SRILA PRABHUPADA!!! QUE POR SU MISERICORDIA SIN CAUSA TENGO LA POSIBILIDAD DE PARTICIPAR EN ESTA VYASA PUYA UNA VEZ MAS...

HARE KRISHNA  QUERIDO GURUDEV...

UN AÑO MAS CON SU HERMOSA ASOSIACIÓN, UN AÑO MAS QUE PASA CON COSAS BUENAS Y MALAS QUE SOLO ME LLEVAN HACIA TUS PIES DE LOTO!!! SUS PIES DE LOTO SON EL UNICO REFUGIO QUE YO ANHELO..

SU MISERICORDIA SIN CAUSA PARA CON ESTA ALMA CAÍDA NO TIENE LIMITES.  GRACIAS A SU PODER DE TOMAR MI SERVICIO CONTAMINADO, LIMPIARLO Y ENTREGALSE LO A KRSNA YO SIGO EN ESTA POSICION DE BHAKTA, EN ESTE OCEANO DE BIENAVENTURANZA.....POR QUE DESDE QUE ME REFUGIE EN SUS PIES DE LOTO SOLO SE PUEDE SENTIR ESA BIENAVENTURANZA..

SU DEDICACIÓN COMPLETA, PUREZA, HUMILDAD, TOLERANCIA, MISERICORDIA, SU IMPECABILIDAD SON ALGUNAS DE TODAS LAS CUALIDADES QUE USTED DESARROLLA . Y QUE ESTE CORAZON SUCIO NO CONSIGUEN CONTEMPLAR COMPLETAMENTE.........ES TODO LO QUE ME DA ESPERANZAS Y FUERZA EN ESTE CAMINO DE VUELTA A CASA DEVUELTA A KRSNA...

GRACIAS GURUDEV POR ESTA NUEVA OPRTUNIDAD DE SATISFACERLO!!!!!!!! Y SERVIR A NUESTRO AMDO SRILA PRABHUPADA

ESTAMOS TRABAJANDO PARA MEJORAR LOS SERVICIOS

ME SIENTO MUY AGRADECIDO Y ETERNAMENTE EN DEUDA CON USTED, PESE A MIS GRANDES ESFUERZOS NO ME SIENTO CAPAZ DE PODER RETRIBUIRLE TODO LO QUE A ECHO POR ESTA ALMA CAÍDA...

!!!!!!!!!!! LE DESEO UN MUY BUEN AÑO EN CONCIENCIA DE KRISHNA !!!!!!

SU SIRVIENTE ETERNO E INSIGNIFICANTE 

PANCA TATTVA DAS

                     HpS -  Jaya!   Jaya!   Prabhupada!    Tan excitante oir de Vd!!!!!!       Espero todo super in Mar de Plata and sus esfuerzas esta pasando al nivel del Alcalde!!!

pamho dear maharaja!!!!!!! :  feliz vyasa puya .

krishna dice en el BG: 18.69

Dear Guru Maharaja!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

It has been too long since the last letter. I keep putting it in my mind to write and now finally I have the opportunity. I hope you are in good health. I see that you are in Huston. I wish I could go and visit you again. Last year was very nice. Nila Madhava is very beautiful and doing service for him was splendid. I miss Him. And I miss your association very much. 

Here in Toronto there are many Grihastha couples but I just have a problem associating with people in general so getting advice from devotees I don't know very well is something I don't like to do. It's a little hard to have a couple to be guides for us. It seems like it can really help mys husband and I a lot since we need plenty of help. 

Yogendra and I- mainly I- would like to add some members to the family. I have been told that without your blessings, starting a family would not be possible. Of course we wouldn't start right away because we are definitely are not settled financially, mentally, etc. But sometime in the near future would be nice. I only ask for your blessings and permission, Maharaja.

We purchased the Bhagavatam set. Some of the books still have the plastic over them. They are nice to have although They are nicer to read I imagine. I am comfortably reading the Lilamrita. We still read it every morning before breakfast. Prabhupada is just about to take sannyasa!!! It's very exciting :)

My husband got a job at a bank as a teller. It's enough to survive is all I can say. And I was going to school to become a Deantal Assistant however I will no longer continue. I'm sorry if it sounds dissapointing that I dropped out but I realized I didn't like it very much. Luckily I found a job at the University's book store, but only part time. I am not meant to work that is for certain. 

I am going to the temple a bit more than I used to before. I'm starting to get some taste for service again. Slowly I might be back to my old self but I must take it slowly.  

16 rounds, 4 regs, some reading.

I hope you are in good health, Maharaja. 

Your aspiring servant,

Rasa-mandali dd

            HpS - Jaya!     Work on it!!!           This is reality, a girl must depend on her husband for children, house, vision in life. So do austerities for you husband's well being, that he can be inspired in Krsna consciousness. In any position we are Krsna can do the magic. He can meet someone at the bank that will give good advice.  Just chant all the time and Krsna will give intelligence. Don't give up on education but look for what you really need. Maybe being an editor for book publishing.

Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias a Sus pies de loto

Hare Krishna!!! querido Gurudeva,le escribo para agradecerle su misericordia de haberme aceptado como Su discipulo, Usted  es un gran ejemplo para todo la comunidad Vaishnava y no Vaishnava en todos los niveles, y me da mucha inspiración.Gracias por darnos los cuatro principios  y las 16 rondas, el prasada, y el sadhana, la ropa y  lo mas importante la asociacion con los Vaishnavas, queria decirle que estoy endeudado eternamente con Usted, ,disculpeme las ofensas a Sus pies de loto, y gracias por no enojarse conmigo por mis herrores.queria contarle que ahora me encuentro en Rio Negro, visitando a Mis familiares, estamos con Bharata y mañana vamos a cocinar  para Usted en Su Vyasa Puja. Aqui la conciencia de Krishna esta de una manera  inmanifieta,...Hace unos dias sali a dar libros por las calles de aqui en una hora salieron unos 20 libros,

            HpS - !!  TlgaSP!!!

... y hoy  cuando caminaba con Bharat frente a un hospital me cruze con una persona que habia adquirido un libro, y nos invito a Su casa para que hablemos con Su familia sobre la conciencia de Krishna.Vamos a cantar con Bharat y algunos amigos en estos dias y en la casa de esta gente.

Jaya Guru Maharaja!!!!

Gracias Guru Maharaja

Eternamente  su sirviente y discipulo Adi Yajña Das

                HpS - Jaya!  Adelante!   Que mas podemos hacer. Esperamos que su Sankirtan esta pasando a ente mas y mas elevada, como jueze, senadores, autores!!