Hare Krishna Gurudeva
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
Gurudeva, I'm writing this letter to you because my heart is broken. On Sunday, March 31, a great friend of my daughter, Trinidad Bunster, 20 years old, the same age as my daughter, abruptly left the body. They had been friends since childhood and companions at school and in scouts. I always treated Trinidad like a daughter and she had a lot of association with me because she lived near us and the girls spent a lot of time together. She became a vegetarian by association with my daughter, she ate Prasadam many times, she always asked me things and took Srila Prabhupada's books.
It was in a car accident, there were two girls and two boys, the boy driving was drunk and speeding, they were probably all under the influence of alcohol. The crash was against a grove of trees at 1 am and Trinidad was ejected through the windshield and died instantly. The other girl, Agustina, finally left the body at 7 am.
Once Trinidad's mother called me on the phone to ask for guidance because the relationship between them was not good, the father was far away and apparently he had very little communication with his daughters, the mother also said "Trinidad told me that she would love to have a father like you are with your daughter.”
I want to ask you, please Gurudeva, to intercede for Trinidad to Sri Sri Radha Krishna and to Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Gauranga Nityananda so that she becomes a devotee in her next life. I know that you can communicate directly with Srila Prabhupada, please Gurudeva, ask Srila Prabhupada for Trinidad so that she becomes a devotee in her next life, please Gurudeva, I pray to you, I beg you.
Gurudeva, I ask you to forgive me if this request is not appropriate or is not the properly way, if there is I don't know how it is, I just let myself be guided by my heart, and I know that I'm offensive by nature, but I'm rehabilitating myself, Gurudeva, thanks to your mercy and Srila Prabhupada.
I want to ask you some questions that I know are complex, but if you know anything about it according to the information we have in the Sacred Scriptures and in the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, in cases like that of Trinidad who left the body instantly and She wasn't a devotee but she is very favorable, ate prasadam many times, asked questions and took with her some Prabhupada's books; I know that the soul leaves the gross body and remains within the subtle body and continues on this world for some time and she is always with Paramatma; what could have happened to her soul at the time of leaving the body?, Have the Yamadutas come to look for her immediately or the Vishnudutas or perhaps some ancestor to assist her?, When approximately does the soul take new birth in cases like this?, What is the most important thing we should do and know in these situations?, How can I help her from where I'm now to where she is now?
Please Gurudeva, I apologize again if the way I ask you these questions is not appropriate, but my heart is broken, even knowing that we are not this body and that life is eternal, it hurts me a lot and It's hard to understand or assimilate, I want to be able to help Trinidad and maybe her family. On the day of the funeral I gave a Bhagavad Gita to her younger sister who is 18 years old, she accepted it moved and with great gratitude.
On Monday, and like every Monday, I had to make garlands for Sri Sri Gaura Nitay and Srila Prabhupada, I made them with a photo of Trinidad behind me and constantly asking to my Eternal Lord for that soul very dear to me. On the day of the funeral I told this to her mother and showed her the garlands in action decorating Sri Sri Gaura Nitay; I told to the father that Trinidad was like a daughter to me, he responded "I know."
Abhirama Thakur Das called me on Wednesday am to ask me something related to H.H. Bhakti Bhusana Swami and his visit to Sri Sri Gaura Nitay Santiago de Chile Mandir, and he told me that on the seventh day I can do a bounded and simple Sraddha ceremony that consists of offering a Prasadam to a photo of Trinidad and then putting that Prasadam in a bag and throwing it into the river or the sea.
Gurudeva, I'm sending to you a photo of Trinidad.
Soon I will send to you another letter regarding my personal process. Thank you very much for everything, Gurudeva, this year marked 10 years since I met you, the first time I saw you, on January 21, 2014 was when I did that interview with you for Mundo Nuevo Magazine at the Government Palace of Chile, into a special interviews room, with a lot of your disciples and wellwishers, the day I met also my dearest godbrother Rodrigo Hernández Piceros who made the video recording, we liked each other that same day. And the first impression I had about you after the interview was that you are the most intelligent and humble person I have ever met in my entire life. I had already interviewed very interesting and important people from Chile and even other countries. A few months earlier I produced a conversation/interview event at Centro Cultural de Las Condes with special and main guest Don Humberto Maturana, the important internationally recognized Chilean scientist and philosopher who at that same time was holding meetings with you and he was even a spectator and guest of honor at one of your conferences that you gave in the Centro Cultural Casa Pablo Neruda, I was also at that conference. And coming back to our first interview, after almost 3 hours of conversation you went to give your conference in the main auditorium of the Palace, a very big event with very important people in the audience; since then my life is no longer the same, you gave me an opportunity to understand God and serve Srila Prabhupada; today my greatest desire is to be your eternal servant, please Gurudeva, use me in your service.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cscq66Ec8qc&t=60s
Srila Prabhupada always said that this material world is a terrible place; everything he said and everything he did is the absolute truth for me.
Thank you very much Gurudeva, please accept my humble and respectful obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!
All glories to H.H. Hanumatpresaka Swami!!!
Your aspiring servant,
Carlos from Iskcon Chile.
HpS/ASA - AgtSP. Paoho. Of course, Krsna is attentive to anyone who is trying to follow His devotee. You are trying to follow Srila Prabhupada, 16/4 etc.
So, the basic answer is that she has gone up
She was aware of the relationship that you had to her, the consciousness in that relationship, the Bhava,
Krsna is helping her.
Where is she?
Where is the car?
Same answer, so many details involved that would take time to find out.
Keep her picture where you can see it.
Chant some Japa for her.
If she is very close, she will experience it and it will help here even more.
Offer Mahaprasada to the picture.
Observe celebration on anniversary of her changing body.
Maybe you will have contact with her in dreams!
She has gone up and many opportunities and being presented to her.
Thank you.
