Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Hanumat Preshak Swami Maharaja,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gouranga.

Yes - School.       Well education has been very confusing for the past year since I've moved like 3 times now. But my whole family is back together. Look's like High School is a large waste of time and I'll be taking my GED test to pass out of it.

Then comes getting a job and likewise; before K-CON I was planning on being a Video Game Developer for a company; you really think I'd be good at photography?? <img alt="cheeky" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tounge_smile.gif" title="cheeky" /> I thought it was nice when Visakha Devi Dasi was visiting and presented her book and photography career as a devotee. Getting a job is important; I think money is the most important for ones sustenance and ISKCON as a whole.

Bhakta Reilly G.

HpS - ASA -   AGTSP       Very important int he beginning to try a variety of things. Even though you may not have any attraction to them. Try managing a project. Try different musical instruments. Try learning scriptures, worshiping the Deity. That gives some idea of our abilities.

Talk to people who see you in action and they can give you an idea of your tendencys that often you can't see yourself.

Follow Brahmacaria for six months and Japa-vrata etc.   Become a candidate for first initiation.  Get things straight with a Diksa guru while following for six months more.  Take first initiation.  Stay b'cari and do the above investigation for at least one but probably two years more and then you will have an idea of your varna and ashrama.    If we are going to be Grhastha (and it is most common for some time) then that really shades what kind of career we have.

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitay!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada's Lotus Feet!
All Glories to you!
All Glories to devotees!

Hare Krishna Dear Gurudevaji!
I don't believe about i realize a 100% the Srimad Bhagvatam 1.2.18 , I understad it a 43% maybe, but I striving SO SO HARD to understand it! I can see how the Japa is cleaning my mind, everything Is Guru Krpa, thanks gurudeva, Your instructions made me a better person.

Yesterday, the sunday 26 was the day of service for your pleasure, some disciples join together to cut and slice the vegetables and many other services for the Sunday Fest! :)
I had the mercy to chant the Sri Guru Vandana It was direct mercy of Prabhupada! The devotees gave me the chance to clean the paraphernalia of Sri Sri Gaura Nitay and Srila Prabhupada! It was a nectary day for me, I learn many things and many Sadhu Sanga! I'm so happy Gurudeva I don't know why those things are happend to me, It inspire me to qualify more and more to serve yours and Srila Prabhupada Lotus feet.

Thanks for your time and for your mercy.
We miss you a lot!

Your eternal aspirant to servant
Bhaktina Romi

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               HpS - ASA -   Jaya.  What is your work!!!     Fashion design company!!?

pamho AGtSP!

Maharaja, been reading  current postings on the Monkeywarrior and relate to your current health issues even at the point of death. Some say death is our best friend, Contraire' Monsieur', I say death will take us to our best friend but only if we know His name. Since you're emphasis on japa-nama and sravanam are so strong I am confident you will be successful.

Your semi-humble disciples may need a little more practice in following your impeccable examples. Reardless,  as your disciples we need to constantly improve our practice to insure your Spiritual generosity is returned with interest. The vow's we give at initiation are not only primer for continous improvement in our sadhana but also in sharing our realizations to other semi-qualified souls. Thus, strength and elevation is guaranteed in our efforts. Now to actually do this will be more impressive for "talking the talk" and "walking the walk" are 2 different things.

All glories to your service,

your servant in training,

ccd

HpS -  ASA    ---   AGTSP    paoho.    I think we also fall in this semi-qualified   category.    "Old age is a good friend for a devotee.  Even now we have some moderate chest pains at time and heart not so strong.  Have to fortify it with intelligent Sadhana.   Always focusing on distributing Gaura vani to the Pascatyadesa.

Your letter is the best writing we have ever seen you make.    Wonderful.

Best succees in Modesto  (Modesty)......

Estimado Hanumatpresaka swami:

Lamentablemente no sé hablar inglés, sin embargo me he decido a escribirle de todas maneras. Espero que eso no sea un gran problema.
El motivo de esta carta es simplemente poder conocerlo un poco más, ya que soy su seguidor desde la primera vez que lo vi en su charla en la Universidad de Chile en el año 2007.

HpS - ASA -   Hare Krsna!     Misericordia de Dios!
 

Haberlo visto en esa charla causó un gran impacto en mí y en la persona que en esa ocasión me acompañaba. De inmediato comenzamos a acercarnos a los devotos y comenzamos a ir al templo de ISKCon cada viernes para escuchar las charlas y los hermosos pasatiempos del señor Krsna y sus asociados. A partir de ese momento empecé a interesarme cada vez más por todo lo relacionado a conciencia de Krsna, los devotos, la comida, la música, etc.

Sin embargo en todos estos años nunca pude lograr avances más profundo en lo que es conciencia de Krsna, en buena parte porque a mi novia no le interesaba el tema ni me acompañaba a las charlas y además tenía una mala relación con los devotos.

Todo eso hizo que yo tomara malas decisiones respecto del desarrollo de mi vida espiritual, pensando que si yo había hecho un compromiso de matrimonio e hijos con esa novia entonces yo debía cumplir con ese compromiso y no defraudarla; yo debía honrar mi palabra. Sin embargo nada de eso lo importó a ella cuando decidió que ahora quería estar sola y salir con otra gente.

Para tratar de compensar mi equivocación es que he decidido tomar la iniciativa de escribirle y poder pedirle su consejo respecto del desarrollo de mi vida espiritual. Le escribo a ud. porque siento un gran aprecio por ud. y también porque fue gracias a su charla en el 2007 lo que me permitió conocer la hermosa conciencia de Krsna. Por eso es que le tengo un gran aprecio y respeto, y considero que ud. es la persona indicada para orientarme.

Se despide con toda la devoción, su admirador

Pablo Gallardo Araya

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!  Entendemos como 87% de su estimada carta.  Estamos advanzando en Castellano...   Como advanzar...  ?          Canta Hare Krsna mas!           Harer nama, Harer nama, Harer nama eva kevalau...    Eso es la relgion de esta epocha.  No Karma (Varna ashrama Dharma (ser buen rey, cura, padre, hijo)), no yoga (meditacion)...       Esforzar cantar mas!    Pero El SB, el Libro KRSNA, son Hari Nama tambien.      O.K!        Aumenta su dia con momentos sistematicos de mas Hari Nama.   Eg.  antes de desayuno lea una pagina de la Biografia de Srila Prabhupada o otro libro....   Una pagina cada dia antes de comer....  una pagina de KRSNA antes de descanzar.....    Nos vemos en Noviembre yo pienso.  Vamos a Chile!             O.K.   >>>  Proxima carta!!!      Buena suerte que adelanta pronto!

Dear Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope you are doing well. I was reading a few of your DTCs and you have some inflammations on your throat? Well, all I can say is that it must be Krishna's mercy :) just like living in the material world is His mercy even though it sure doesn't seem to be. Alas, our karma is ever astonishing. I am writing an update to my last letter regarding my husband to be. From your response I realized that him and I definitely did not have Krishna in the centre of our relationship. You mentioned that the basis for varna ashrama is Bhagavat dharma. It makes sense 100%. We suffered because we did not seem to have the same aim in life. I wish in the future it can be like that. I do have one concern which I wish you can help me with. You mentioned aso in your response of how it is ideal for girls to marry a "sane" dude. Well he has been gone for three weeks kind of getting some good devotee association and he will be coming back very soon. We had a brief conversation over the phone in where he mentioned that he thinks that the best thing for us is to be apart and engaged at the same time. This seems odd because I don't understand that logic. I guess his real ing is that the place where he will be going is going to give him a better environment to flourish devotionally. But from what I have heard it's not better off than where I am. Im just afraid that he might dwindle in his KC. Maybe for my own selfish reasons I would prefer for him to stay here with me but it might be good for him to go. I thought husband and wife should stay together. Anyways, my plan is already in action. I have found an apartment to live in. Al I have to do is move out next month and start school. I will hopefully work at the temple during school to cover the rent and also still have devotee association. I will see what Krishna's plans will unveil for me in the moths to come. Your aspiring servant, Princess sunshine of the north

HpS - Jaya!       AGTSP   pamho.    I always remeber that Srila Prabhupada says that in the beginning things are a little impersonal.   We are     ABSORBED    in material "personal" variety, so when we take to KC the transcendental form is little difficult to see.   We can really see it through the Deity worship. If we are more advanced we can see it through the potent Sankirtan, how Lord Nityananda is personally helping us.

      So, in the beginning we should be a little bit happy that our family is not in bars in adulterous relations and our Sankirtana is not yet floating in Goloka, but the books are going out and we are meeting nice people.

     Some patience.   But most important is enthuiasm. So try to develop good communication with fiancee, fiancee's mother...   Work on having a fun relationship.  Hari bol!                Some patience.     But work on things.     Then Krsna will make it     OBVIOUS     if we have to go to a different Temple or get another Mother or Father or dog or parrot or fiancee!

Tom Brown / Buck White.

Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All gloies to Srila Prabhupada,

Estimada Radha japa prati jalpa dd, ante todo felicitaciones por su hijo, saludos al gran señor padre Franco de mi parte por favor.
El ayurveda no recomienda el ayuno a madres que estan en periodo de lactancia, en mas la lactancia es un proceso purificatorio en si mismo, el cuerpo eliminara toxinas en la leche, por lo que es muy impotante que ud tenga una dieta bien saludable. Sobre todo deben predominar las preparaciones Kapha, basicamante cerelaes integrales, legumbres y hortalizas ricas en hidratos como papa, calabaza, batata y zanahoria cocidas. es muy importante que consuma frutas y vegetales crudos a diario y un vaso de leche caliente con anis y miel, eso fortalecera su leche y a su niño. DEBE estar bien hidratada, mucha agua tambien.
Considero que la mejor ofrenda que ud puede hacerle a krsna es educar bien a este niño para que se vuelva un gran devotos del señor y asi el podra ayunar hasta la medianoche cada janmastami .
Por favor ud puede escribirme cualquier inquietud o consulta al facebook. nicasio nutricion
Gracias querido Gurudeva por la posibilidad de ocuparme en servicio a los vaisnavas, su misericordia no tiene limites. Su asociacion es mi fuerza.
Su aspirante a sirviente.
Bhakta nicasio.