Letters to the editor

Radhe Syam jaya bolo Sita Ram!!

AGTSP!!!PAMHO!!!!

Gurudeva it has been a while so I´ll be brief. I got married two weeks ago with a devotee from Florida disciple, of Hrdayananda Maharaja. Also I´m starting to record a devocional album with some spiritual brothers and devotees from Buenos Aires. Learning to be a good person as father, as husband and as a disciple. Hoping you are fine.

I have read in a Gour Govinda Maharaja lecture that says that we don´t have to pretend to see the guru but to be open so the guru sees us. And I want to ask you, what can you see or perceive from me as a disciple. 

I want to say to you that as a disciple I want to thank you for your effort of always being generous in your kripa and that I always feel safe in my spiritual life and inspiration for having you as guru.

Trying to improve my japa, service, instrospection and relationship with the devotees.

Jagadananda Pandit das --------► The Neo-metropolitano. 

PD: Last year was your Vyasa Puja and my son Radhe Gopinath first year. :)

                  HpS - Jaya!   We have intitated like 315 people!   We have hard time remembering anything new at 65-years old!   You gotta stick your face in front of us with graphic examples of who you are more often!!!               Your Pappa is the wonderful devotee, Jiva Goswami from Gupta Vrndavana.... ?????  ...  Your son is one year old but you got married two weeks ago.    Hmmm?   Was son from other marriage?           Things seems to be moving fast.          That's O.K.  but just hang on to those Japa beads.               You see Prabhupada's hand in his bead bag all the time, not just during Japa hours.  Make some little beads, 25-beads, to keep in your pocket to chant extra rounds.  16-minumum but Prabhupada says, 128 ( 2x64) is nothing.  Haw!   Haw!    HaW.                 Super good luckn wiht your music and family.  Engage them in the service of your Deities!!                    I got more feeling from you picture, but not enough!   Turn up the volume.  Remind us who you are!          Jaya!!    .V.          Happy, Hare Krsna!!            !   Thank you!!  SO much....  All, best regards to your good wife.

   Todas Las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!, Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja!!!, por favor acepte mis Reverencias, Muchas Gracias a Usted por darme Su Infinita Misericordia, estoy eternamente en deuda. Esperando para Su visita a Chile,

   Su sirvienta,

   Dhanistha devi dasi.

             HpS - ASA ---- TlgaSP.    paoho.    El esta convertiendo monos a d devotos.    Ya son las 5.08PM aqui en Sydney.  El sol ha bajado.   Vamos a responder a una carta mas y cantar Gayatri tambien!              Por favor unos noticias de su mundo aveces!!

All right Gurudev,

As requested, my pettiness placed upon the Warrior Monkeys Blog. Nothing sobers one up than placing their laundry out in the public forum.

             ASA -  AgtSP!    Again, you don't have to say, "My shirt is dirty".  You can say, "There is dirty laundry".

What we must do, what we must do. Please excuse my offenses and again thank you for your valauble time

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,<o:p></o:p>

please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!<o:p></o:p>

A meager note updating our scattered progress’ and regress’<o:p></o:p>

  We’ve pursued our latest school opportunity and it seems our plans for London have been delayed for some reason, we are still keeping plan“C” for Mayapur in order. We have been invited to a seminar with Maharaja Bhakti Caru Swami in late May and he has some connections in Mayapur dham, we’ll chat then. Our sources in England said work applications for foreigners are withheld due to Britain’s high unemployment (kinda’ like Amerika).<o:p></o:p>

  Alternately though, some have mentioned “Australia” also has needs for assistance in their Avanti Krsna schools. Maybe you may have more input on this since you’re in their neighborhood. Oh, if you see Mathuradish Prabhu please offer him my humble obeisance’s.

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             ASA -  Where will the seminar be???  Content????    We hope to keep up with the Blog mail now.  We fell sooo  far behind with the trip to the North East of India.   Now we are just four days behind.   We like to be maximum three days.  2) Yes, we saw a poster saying Krsna avanti schools come to Australia.  We don't know who is doing it. We can try to ask...  But ask from your side as they must know better than we....   3) We saw Maturadesh.   It sure seems that he asked about you and we told him that you Subhra were doing quite well considering all the challenges that we all face in this world.

   New Jagannatha Puri has purged another Temple President, our great TP Sunanda has been re-assigned, will miss him (rumor has it he’s headed to the ISV area).I believe Lord Jagannatha is purifying these great souls who try to fill the void in Berkeley’s diverse congregation, why else? Their sincere efforts do not go in vain. Vaisesika Prabhu was kind enough to offer me a chance for NJP’s service, though I declined for now, am not qualified as yet…I think he was kidding…no?! Also at NJP, I’ve been asked to build 3 palanquins for Lord’s Jagannatha & Baladeva with Lady Subhadra. Need your blessings on this one, major task and Ratha Yatra’s coming quick.

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             ASA -  I got a letter from Sunanda Das, and I didn't read the details, but I think he was just tired.          When is Rathayatra????             You see the dates for our visit on the ASA calendar, no???  ?              ?

   Still working at the sign shop and even asked Prabhu Braja-Vraja to help on a special one, he’s way over qualified for his job, probably be happier in a more brahmanical position, regardless he’s receptive and tolerates my dull-self. Do like the artistic side of my job, but not the politics and sudra mentality. Now I’ve gotten all prepared for the computer graphics career field and now have time to possibly complete algebra and a couple of classes for an AS degree. Even Subhra Devi is getting through the insanity in the public schools… why we may as well just stay here in Modesto… Right...my dreams of B.T.G. art and writing, compiling all ISKCON and related illustrations to a single data base for any ISKCON media project; This is what I was BORN for!! <o:p></o:p>

   Then a couple of weeks ago Srila Prabhupada came in a dream and said I should “cook”. Now I’m really confused, where is my dharma? Though am even more curious what the Good Lord has planned.<o:p></o:p>

   So much approval in your efforts with any who have had your association, all I meet praise your kindness. Max mentioned you and is back in Fremont, Calif with his new wife and is thinking of moving back, met Partha Sarathi Prabhu at ISV during Gaura Purnima and he has relocated to the South Bay for now, he mentioned missing you, I was glad just to talk with them… such great souls we are fortunate to meet, though I too am missing your association.<o:p></o:p>

   Seems here in Modesto I tend to reminisce on past mundane activities more and more, though keeping 16 – 4, would prefer closer devotee neighbors, regardless still distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books, with faith that this may continue in an atmosphere more conducive to bhakti.<o:p></o:p>

  All for now, need to complete rounds and rest, so much appreciate your tolerance and compassion,<o:p></o:p>

your unqualified servant,<o:p></o:p>

ccd

                  ASA -  Thank you so, so, much.   You should be a journalist.   Do graphics to sell the things you cook!         Have Max help with extreme art design.           What about making fortune cookies??????????????????   What about getting an orchard where you are?????              Oooof  Who is that girl?    Dangerous....

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Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

We are so glad seeing your reply Maharaj (for a second, I thought what is this feeling as if I got a big promotion and  is this much I'm waiting to see your reply. For not seeing your reply for couple days I thought so many things, may be my letter is missing or something, how poor the mind is think and how much anxiety I have).

And thanks for the "tip" and I'm trying to make sure my rounds will be finished ASAP before anything.

I heard your lecture on "cultivating human spirit" and I have a question (Please pardon my ignorance).

How "Karma" is in relates "quota" that you explained in the lecture. If a person is rich and still getting rich, is it because of his past Karma that, Krishna is providing him more and more and on the other hand a person is "lazy/ignorant" and not earning much and becoming poor.

In this situation "how the quota" works? Is this where we use our intelligence to draw a line to say "this is enough" or because you have the ability to earn more (due to the past karma) and use that in the service of Krishna.

Then anothe question pops-up, Do we earn enough (as per the necessity) and spend more time on Krishna service directly (more of a personal growth, reading more sastras, more rounds of chanting etc.) or earn more and help to Krishna's service (indirectly, charities, organizing things, book distributions etc) and bring more people to Krishna (less personal growth and more society growth).

I personally beleive "everyone is special in Krishna's view and given certain talent to serve "Krishna" in his own way", but knowing that talent and using it for Krishna is the main difficult part.

Am I wrong Maharaj? Am I proud? Please pardon my ignorance and correct me. I have a burning desire to serve Krishna and desparatlely looking for help.

Your Humble Servant

-Srinivasa (from Richmond, VA)

                  ASA - !!!!!!!!!  So, so, so , soooo  nice to hear from you Prabhu!    AGTSP.   You can see from the DTC that we are in Sydney.     Your question is really the content of the whole BG, so it is not an easy question to answer in complete detail, but basic principle is that we are getting rich, poor, because of our past karma AND our present efforts.

Now...  our present efforts, how much we can change the situation are also dictated by how we used free will in the past.

Eg.  You have Karma to make $35,000 this year and that may be COMPLETELY fixed. You can't increase or avoid it, or it maybe that this is weak destiny, to that you can increase it o $50,000 by your effort or only $15,000 will come unless you make some reasonable effort.

It's simple, no?         We have free will and we create specific future and also how specifically how much we are DESTINED to have free will.

Of course, when we get connected to the Kings, Krsna, then it becomes a personal thing. At the time of initiation, Durga hands our Account Books to Radha. Our Karma continues, but now is under the supervision of Radharani and She can change it as She sees fit for our Spiritual Advancement, Krsna's service.

O.K????    We are trying to fix tickets pretty soon for September.

Hare Krsna Hanumatpresaka Maharaja,
please accept my respectful obeisances,
all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

At first i'd like to thank you for your very useful answers, help and example.

and here is a new question about japa:
We know that Srila Prabhupada gave us the (@least) 16 rounds, and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gave 64, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also chanted His rounds.
My question is that where this chanting process comes from?
Who introduced it to the human society? Is there any information about the origin of chanting Hare Krsna?

Thank you very much,
your servant: Kadamba Kanana dasa

      HpS - AGTSP   paoho.   Well the verses like "harer nama, harer nama...", in Caitanya caritamrta Adi Seven the mention by Lord Caitanya to Prabodhananda Sarasvati how his guru gave him Japa.  In BG chapter 10 mentions japa, no?

In so many Puranas, Tantras etc. well find it.  Narada's instructions to Dhruva in the 4th Canto.  The sources for the specific Maha mantra is also in purports in ADI seven also I think.  Read that Chapter. I think you'll find it SUPER!