Letters to the editor

Hare Krisna Gurudev: Pamho. TgSP and its faithful followers.

I hope this letter finds you very enthusiastic. Here we continue well with some variations due to the virus. I turned sixty and now because I am from a "risk group" I don't have to go to work until the "Alarm State" ends.

I think that I will not go back to work anymore, since on May 6 I start the holidays until May 31, which is retirement day. I am reading more and singing the rounds with a little more quality (it is still insufficient).

We continue to do Sat Sanga on Fridays by Skipe and on Tuesday afternoons we also meet to read available Sat Sanga members. I had to lend my computer to Nimai (my son) since both he and Sarasvati are following the online school classes. So everyone is with a computer.

They (the children) are in Madrid with my in-laws until the confinement ends and Purnamasi, who works online, and I am at home.

I have heard some kind of Saturdays with the Purnamasi connection. I hope I can adjust my time to hear the May number possible. Well, I think it is the longest letter I have written, so I leave other topics for another time.

May your sankirtan be a source of ecstasy for you and that many people can benefit from it.

Your inept servant

Jayanta das

P.S. I just changed the title of the letter adding Gismo 11 so as not to write a new one.

HpS - Thank you for the news!!! And all your help! Thank you.... We can't let anything impede our Sankirtan. HOld on to the lotus feet of Krsna very tightly and we will never experience an obstacle to the forward progress of our minds, nor will our senses be degraded by contact with matter. More letters to read. Let us go!

Dear Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances and all glories to Srila Prabhupada! Dear Maharaj, I read all the purports you assigned to me. Discussed with my parents. Tried to apply those teachings. Maharaj, but my husband has another woman in his life now. What am I to do now? I've tried to make things work, but I'm falling apart now.

Your aspiring servant,

YajnaseniDD

ASA - Thank you. Srila Prabhupada must be very touched when we try to apply his messages.

From your report it sounds like your husband is falling apart, not you.

In Canto Seven it says that wife should not be a servant of a husband who is fa

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"Indulging in beer or broads", TB

Rather she should take shelter of her real husband [we know Who], live apart [with her father, brother et al] get on with her life [of becoming a famous devotee of KRSNA] and pray for the Donkey's recovery.

Hare Krsna Dear Guru Maharaj,

  Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

HpS - Please accept ours at yours.

  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA - !!!!

  All glories to Guru parampara. ASA .... !

  Thank you so much Gurudev for your comments on

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11041/

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11042/

  You beautifully captured Radah-Krsna in heart. Actual reason of Dance and happy.

  Your comments will take me more close to Krsna. 

  'Atma-ram' always fixed on Radha-Krsna.They enjoy lilas of Lord. They don't like

  come out from lilas. External activities does not affect them, never. Because

  they are not there. While externally they are there but not actually. They are

  always in lilas of Lord.

  Thank you so much Gurudev for everything.

your fallen servant,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

ASA - There is nothing but Vrdnavana Dhama, no? Everything is just a ray of Vraja! Play for Krsna, [but ghastly reality for us!]

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,

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

We are in nice community of the devotees, New Ekacakra - Slovakia. Most of the time I spend here on construction of the house now, hoping we can move there in autumn. Japa is good, but sometimes finishing at night.

Thanks to hard work of Mitravinda Mataji there is Spanish NOD on vedabase.io now:

https://vedabase.io/es/library/nod/

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS-ASA - AgtSP. You have a house in the village of Nanda Maharaja also!?

Yes. ... Krsna pushed right into the Spanish NoD today. She is pioneer for millions! It is so, so, so nice!

So nice!

We will read it daily in FMP. Will promote it!

Thank you. Srila Prabhupada must be profoundly satisfied.

Hare Krsna Srila gurudev

Agtsp !!

A heartfelt pranam at your feet.

ASA - '@'pop~ AGTSP!!!

Thank you for considering me as a friend . Scripture says that guru is a teacher and also a friend . I am grateful to you for being there for me always although I am not able to really be a disciple yet.

ASA - ...but you can be a Correspondent, and as soon as possible so that your Bhava is good for you next birth. What is your Bhava now? If you left your body now, what would be your next birth? Just like this one?

On work front currently I am doing my masters in anatomy.

ASA - French poet said that every young man before he got married should take a course in anatomy.

Its a 3 years fulltime masters program . We dissect cadavers , teach medical/ nursing students and do a thesis work . Its boring to be honest . Don't know what life has in store for me.

ASA - Behind "life" is a very Naughty Boy!! Completely egoistic. Only thinks of one thing.: How He can be happy. He has your consumption in store for you. He wants to gobble you up! Again and again!

Gurudev you took up vanaprastha and sanyasa at very young age of 28 I think.

HpS - Yes.

1) How were you able to keep away from loneliness which sometimes keeps coming at that age?

HpS - We have always been very solitary. We read about life a lot. Much less dangerous than actually living it. -[;o]]]... Have friendly work associates eg. service in the Temple with other. Deity worship. Dress Krsna every day. Cook for Krsna. Complain to Krsna.

2) Even after hearing , reading and seeing from our environment we understand by brain that material life is miserable and Krsna consciousness is the only truth . Why is it so that still we are not able to detach ourselves?

HpS - We can hear so many things! https://www.camel.com/ Camel cigarettes speak about the glories of smoking. The information has not reached our deep, extended, intelligence. Got free will. Some times we hear but we don't accept. We hear and it changes our heart but our senses and mind may still be above the influence, but it is like the tree full of cobras tha has its roots destroyed, when the rainy season [death] comes, it just washes the tree and the snakes away!

Do you love Srila Prabhupada? What if you saw him and he said, "I don't love you! Go away!". That's a test of how we are changing.

3) If for bharat Maharaj who was at level of bhava bhakti had to come back to material world for 2 more times , for citraketu and so many devotees who were so austere and from my vision very elevated had to come back ...what chance do devotees like myself have even for a human birth let alone birth in Iskcon gurukul or liberation?

HpS - Not much... 😎 You will probably be the dog of a rich lady in New York (Vegetarian Yogini). https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geKI8XVLxe9CEA0nlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0MWhlNjU0BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjk4NDdfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=poodle&fr2=piv-web&fr=crmas#id=2&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dogbreedanswers.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2FPoodle-2.jpg&action=click but she will buy a CD of Srila Prabhupada's Kirtan and you will spend all day listening to it, or maybe.... Try to make progress step by step, then no matter what your next life is it will be better than this one. More fun. We will all meet again. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrJ61vnVLxecVgAl09XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0MWhlNjU0BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjk4NDdfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=great+dane&fr2=piv-web&fr=crmas#id=2&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.k9rl.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F11%2FGreat-Dane-drools.jpg&action=click

4) we chant the siksha astakam "na dhanam na janam etc " but when in reality it does happen and many things like health , looks , wealth , family , friends , etc are taken away why do I still lament for it? ASA - Same answer as above. Little by little. We have a lot of Karma!!! Everyone is different!

5) how to really practice "tat te nukampansu samiksumana SB 10.14.08 practically in real life and still have a kind heart and not be frustrated ?

HpS - Cook nice Bhoga for Krsna and then honor Prasada.

thank you for the time and efforts you are giving to help me

Rturaja-krsnadas

HpS - Thank you!!! B'cari life means no wife, but it does not mean no mother, sister, aunt, daughter. Of course we surpass these eventually.

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept my bows

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

and all glories to you!

I wish your health is well, thank you very much for giving us your constant and merciful association, we happily try to follow it at our own pace. 🦆🦆🦆

I write for 3 topics:

1- NOI VERSES ppt: During a class you suggested that maybe someone could translate it, I mentioned it to mother Natyelli and she encouraged me to do it (I just checked) here the file to download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAP55fZcUb8hrS59NbFFpuLwoprvVZPj/view?usp=drivesdk

ASA - Thank you!!! It is posted in the Archives at www.JayaRama.US/archives/tpp-verses-esp.pptx!

You had "ttp" but it is "tpp"! 😎

When I reviewed it I noted the following:

- Slide 3 cites BG 7.15, apparently there is an error because it is verse BG 17.15

-Slide 12 (in original in English) is repeated with 11

ASA - In our copy on our LapTop Slide 13 is repeat of 12. We erased 13 and later will post new version.

2 - VIPLAVAH: Gurudeva read the invitation from the Ministry of Education to receive articles on early childhood education. I would like to ask you if you think it appropriate that "Nurturing Vaisnavas" write an article about the work we are doing? If that's okay with you, I think we could write an article. Our work slogan last year was precisely "It takes a people to educate a child" ... we carry out various activities in this regard, perhaps it is useful to share them.

Perhaps we could write an article entitled "Gurukula in modern times: parents like Gurus seeking support" there we could describe; the strategic supports that are required from our perspective, the importance of joining efforts and describing the proposal of our project. (Crecer Vaisnava makes magazines for parents, workbooks for children, videos, virtual books, accompaniment for parents, among other things ...)

ASA - It is too late for articles for this issue, but we can publish in next issue. Write it like a college level paper. Can still be personal, but something that would be accepted in a college class.

If it seems good to you, we could try it.

ASA - Yes!!

On the other hand, I invited to write to mother Janaki DD from Chile, who has had a home education program for approximately 3 or 4 years, she promised to try.

3- My sister Pati-prana DD asked me to send these flowers to Lord Nrsimhadeva. ☺️

Dear Guru Maharaja, I pay attention to your instructions. Eternally grateful to you ... thank you for showing me the meaning of life.

Your would-be servant

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

ASA -- Any relation to the Karuna Virus!???? Thank you so much!!!!!

What do you think of this Biography? Could she live in an ISKCON Temple?

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept my bows

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

and all glories to you!

I wish your health is well, thank you very much for giving us your constant and merciful association, we happily try to follow it at our own pace. 🦆🦆🦆

I write for 3 topics:

1- NOI VERSES ppt: During a class you suggested that maybe someone could translate it, I mentioned it to mother Natyelli and she encouraged me to do it (I just checked) here the file to download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAP55fZcUb8hrS59NbFFpuLwoprvVZPj/view?usp=drivesdk

ASA - Thank you!!! It is posted in the Archives at www.JayaRama.US/archives/tpp-verses-esp.pptx!

You had "ttp" but it is "tpp"! 

😎



When I reviewed it I noted the following:

- Slide 3 cites BG 7.15, apparently there is an error because it is verse BG 17.15

-Slide 12 (in original in English) is repeated with 11

ASA - In our copy on our LapTop Slide 13 is repeat of 12. We erased 13 and later will post new version.

2 - VIPLAVAH: Gurudeva read the invitation from the Ministry of Education to receive articles on early childhood education. I would like to ask you if you think it appropriate that "Nurturing Vaisnavas" write an article about the work we are doing? If that's okay with you, I think we could write an article. Our work slogan last year was precisely "It takes a people to educate a child" ... we carry out various activities in this regard, perhaps it is useful to share them.

Perhaps we could write an article entitled "Gurukula in modern times: parents like Gurus seeking support" there we could describe; the strategic supports that are required from our perspective, the importance of joining efforts and describing the proposal of our project. (Crecer Vaisnava makes magazines for parents, workbooks for children, videos, virtual books, accompaniment for parents, among other things ...)

ASA - It is too late for articles for this issue, but we can publish in next issue. Write it like a college level paper. Can still be personal, but something that would be accepted in a college class.

If it seems good to you, we could try it.

ASA - Yes!!

On the other hand, I invited to write to mother Janaki DD from Chile, who has had a home education program for approximately 3 or 4 years, she promised to try.

3- My sister Pati-prana DD asked me to send these flowers to Lord Nrsimhadeva. ☺️

Dear Guru Maharaja, I pay attention to your instructions. Eternally grateful to you ... thank you for showing me the meaning of life.

Your would-be servant

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

ASA -- Any relation to the Karuna Virus!???? Thank you so much!!!!!

What do you think of this Biography? Could she live in an ISKCON Temple?

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_de_Jes%C3%BAs