Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances Maharaj, and all glories to your service to Srila Prabhupada. I am so very happy to provide some service in the form of articles to send to Abhiram Prabhu for the Solaris magazine. I am very glad that I can be of some service to Abhiram Prabhu and the editors of the Solaris magazine.

Thank you for your association and for involving me in some academic service.

Your humble aspirant servant,

Aja Govinda Das

HpS - Thank you! We hope to read your articles. We hope that Solaris is well formatted and distributed.

We would like to see articles that give our ISKCON, BBT, OCHS, BRC, BI perspective, but also give us links to other groups with whom we can learn, partner and help!!!

We are going to an evening program now in Boise.

Kama gayatri Devi Dasi's Brother's Yoga/Sound center.

Hope to share and compare with many sincere yogis.

Hare Krishna Gurudev. Dandavat pranam. AGTSP.

Gurudev, In gita my most favorite sloka is 8/14.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/8/14/

My prayer unto your lotus feet is to bless me for attaining this devotional stage and type of devotional service.

At present by your grace we are practicing anusmaran of our ASA, Sri Radha Shyamsundar. My prayer unto your lotus feet is to instruct me, the type of lord's seva.

Gurudev knows me how i am foolish, incapable of preaching, even to understand after reading books. So forgiving all my aparads, kindly guideme your spiritual instruction.

Dandavat pranam gurudev.

HpS - Hare Krsna!

Of course, the service is 16 nice rounds, and 4 principles strictly.

It works, it works.

Keep your altar according to your wealth.

Serve with love.

Cleanliness.

Punctuality.

Then more or less paraphernalia and ritual according to your means.

At least have Mangala arati. Can be simple, but clean, punctual regular, brahma muhurta, bhajan kirtan, then read Srima Bhagavatam.

Srila Prabhupada has explained things so that even first class fools like us can understand.

Srimad Bhagavatam also means CC or Krsna book.

If we do this then Krsna will give us intelligence how to build on this foundation, many new friends and students!!

So nice to hear from you.

You have very special character and qualities. Share them.

PAMHO AGTSP! All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!

HK Maharaj!! Good morning, how are you?

HpS - Struggling with great pain. 9.32PM here in Boise, still light enough outside to barely read a book.

Now we get your association.

Are you still in the states? How’s your health doing? I tried to follow you on X but found out you’re not there anymore, and Vrisabanu told me you have a WhatsApp group, well here I’m sending you my number, would you please add me and delete it from the post??

HpS - I cannot add you. Ask Nikunja bihari Das in Argentina.

Well here things have been working out better, my parents went on a trip to Brasil and I was left home alone, and well that gave me the peace to adjust my sadhana and get back to normal.

The relationship with them was a bit hard, they’re on their 70s and well they have a lot of tricks, my father specially usually makes a big problem out of nothing, he curses and insults, so I’m avoiding them whenever that happens, I will just stay away from trouble.

I began English classes with a new teacher from Berkeley, if my memory doesn’t fail you went to college somewhere around that city, am I right?

hps - yes.

So I still keep journaling, now I’m doing one day all in English and the other day I do it in Portuguese, because I learned that it better to keep separate days for each language learning activities.

I began studying a marketing program called NextMBA, they have there Philip Kotler and some other famous guys. Well I’m founding it interesting so far.

I’ve been feeling my Japa better. You know I’ve been feeling closer to paramatma than ever. I would love to connect deeper with Krishna, could you give me any piece of advice?

HpS - The process works! Just keep doing it. You will become more soft and awaken your real self.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Christian music lately, if makes me feel so well, I feel like if I were chanting Japa whilst listening to it.

And the last thing, I’ve been looking to get married, been searching for a spouse on the Vaishnava Marriage website, which is supported by Jayapataka Swami. Some Matajis sent my a proposal, but usually they live in India and aren’t willing to move to Argentina 🇦🇷 so now I’m trying to look for someone who might live closer.

I was remembering you these days. Is there any rural community in the states that you would recommend me to visit? I quite don’t remember if asked you already that question…

HpS - None special. We are camping in Houston until Janmastami! Nice place, but Gokula is the best.

Maharaj I would like to ask you for your blessings, if you found it useful, to start an English-Spanish exchange conversation club for members of ISKCON :) what do you think about it?? I’ve been attending, as I once told you, to some of those groups here in Buenos Aires, and I thought might be awesome to share that experience with devotees

HpS - I guess it would be O.K. Why bilingual? Guess just start with one or two friends, no?

What do you think of Govardhana Das letter from today????

Thank you very much Maharaj in advance for everything,

I hope we can meet up someday in near future.

HpS - We are meeting now. Physical is not much if any different, no? 🙂 We meet in our Sankirtan at Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet.

PAMHO, HK

Federico Molnar

Hare Krishna, Dear Gurumaharaja, pamho,

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

HpS/ASA - AgtSP!!!! ! ! ! Paoho......

Dear Gurumaharaja, hoping you are well, in the mercy of Sri Radha and Krishna.

Please excuse the delay in writing. Since last year I've been traveling for work. I was in Arequipa, which wasn't a very pleasant experience, as the people my friend who took me to work there got into some trouble, but I always stayed out of it; I more or less knew where things were going. Once some people attacked us on the street. My friend took the worst of it, but nothing happened to me. I think I'm doing something right... but anyway, now I'm working in Cusco, a little more peacefully.

HpS/ASA - !!! hare krsna!

Mother Yogamaji dd is now in charge of the program in Cusco. Last month, Harinam programs were held on Saturdays, very good, and books were also distributed. I wasn't able to participate because I travel to Abancay on weekends to be with my family. My wife still works there as a kindergarten teacher, and she's doing very well. My children have grown quite a bit. Nilacandra turned 15 and is in third year of secondary school. She's learning to play the bass guitar with her friends. She's forming a rock band with her friends. My daughter, Vrsabhanu-nandani, is now 13 and in her first year of secondary school. It's a struggle to deal with two teenagers at the same time. I hope Lord Krishna gives us the intelligence to guide them properly.

ASA - Any little help with have a long lasting effect. Talk to them, but just as important, even more important is to set a proper example, no?

LAD and RR visited us in Cusco. We're taking the Bhakti Vaibhava course with him. We're studying and trying to wake up before Mangala Aratik to chant the rounds. We're still in the process.

We are personally doing an online program, Mangala Aratik online. Not many devotees connect, sometimes one or two, but usually we are alone, but we continue anyway, this to encourage the devotees of Cusco. We know that little by little everything will improve. I will connect later to your FMP; you inspire us and fill us with energy. All glories to you.

I told you a few years ago about doing a program, "Clinic for the Soul," an online preaching program. We believe that this way we will be able to preach, introducing Krishna Consciousness to people; that is what we want to do. I will soon send you more details about its structure. Please, your blessings for the success of these projects.

We have formed a company called "HPS108 Corporation," to carry out some of my personal business activities as a business consultant, including financial education, among other activities. We are seeking to become independent; we already have five clients.

Dear Gurumahara, thank you so much for your infinite mercy. Truly, without it, our lives would be meaningless. Sometimes we think about giving up, giving up, but in the end, like a slap in the face, a reboot of our Windows, we realize that the true path is to serve you and Srila Prabhupada, our beloved Acarya.

Dear Gurumahara, thank you so much for reading this letter and for all your instructions. May the mercy of Sri Radha and Krishna be showered eternally upon you. Jay Srila Gurudeva!!!!!!

Your useless would-be servant

Govardhana dasa

HARE KRISHNA

HpS - Maybe there are three people like you in the whole world. You stand like an island in the middle of a raging ocean at night.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let us go to the next few letters together.

I hope others read your letter and get as inspired as we are.

RADIO CUSCO

Querido Gurumaharaja:

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

¡Todas las glorias al movimiento de sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! 

Muchas gracias por su asociación y enseñanzas a través de su ejemplo, oramos al Señor Nrisimhadeva para que su energía sea óptima para su sankirtana. 

Respuesta a Buck White, tesorero de ASA y fiel servidor de Śrīla Prabhupāda. 

De parte de algunos discípulos y miembros de ASA México queremos informarle que Jaya Prema Sakhi dd estuvo en contacto con Sriman Devendra Sharma para definir el envío del monto recaudado en México, mismo que se gestionó con entusiasmo al recibir el mensaje de Buck White a través del grupo AnveSaka en relación a la compra de los audífonos. 

Envío total a través de la cuenta Paypal: USD 530

Fecha: 30 de Junio 

Confirmación de recibido: Sriman Devendra Sharma

Cifra que se logró reunir gracias a la entusiasta labor y amorosa contribución de sus servidores:

•Sathyabhama dd

•Lalita Gopi dd

• Basilio Cabrera (bienqueriente)

•Mukundha Gaura Pranadhana das (Tesorero) 

•Jaya Prema Sakhi dd (Asistente en tesorería) - León, Guanajuato 

•Claudia García - León, Guanajuato 

•Mandali Badra Das - Guadalajara

•Asta Sakhi dd 

Queremos externar un especial agradecimiento a los tesoreros por su fiel y dedicado servicio. 

Querido Gurumaharaja muchas gracias por ocuparnos en tan especial servicio, nunca podremos retribuir cada una de sus palabras y esfuerzos para ayudarnos en nuestro avance espiritual, esperamos poder representar una minúscula parte de utilidad en su sankirtana dedicado a Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Por favor disculpe cualquier inconveniente causado. 

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente 

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS - 😿 we feel, agtSP, like a burden to Srila Prabhupada in many ways. We are trying to act properly. Not eat too much. Engage in Sankirtan.

The hearing aids are guaranteed for like five years and expected last seven. So that is like $3/day. Hope we can get $6/day out of them.

It is already a fact that they increase our communication ability greatly.

Hope devotees in Mexico get their deserved profit from their investment.

Dear Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeissances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you are well. It is with great embarrassment that I contact you. I don't know why I have this type of anartha, but I am very neglectful with my seniors. I barely call my parents, I don't communicate with my leaders, and I don't provide you with the minimum report.

During this time that I have been in Colombia, I have tried to preach, despite being in maya, to maintain some kind of contact with Krishna. It's a spiritual selfishness for my own benefit, organizing Sunday programs in homes, namahattas, etc., despite not being steady in my rounds and principles. However, these Sunday programs kept my consciousness and connection with the movement of Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada alive to some extent.

This activity became bigger and bigger, and now it has become an ISKCON temple in Medellin. Literally, Lord Krishna did it, since I am not qualified and I even kept saying, 'I don't have time to open a temple!' But Krishna is very merciful.

Similarly, He has been giving me a wake-up call: 'Write to your guru!' First, Prabhu Acarya showed me that you had talked about me. Then, Maturesh Prabhu, the GBC, also spoke about you and your close relationship. Once again, I realized it was a sign. Now, Tattva Vit Gaura prabhu from Peru has arrived, staying here at the temple, and he has spoken a lot about you to me.

So, Krishna pushes me, as I am so undisciplined. Please forgive my terrible behavior and lack of seriousness. I would like to improve this anartha, but I don't know how.

I also want to tell you that my wife and I separated two years ago.

I would be happy to perform any service for you. Please tell me if there is something that I can do.

Please forgive my offenses.

Your useless servant, Jambavan Das

HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna.

We are a long way from perfect in keeping communication from our side also, but as you say, we try to do something and then know that KRSNA is very serious in pushing us forward!!

Hope your relation with your wife is Krsna conscious. It is eternal. Transcendental. Of course, it may be handed to Krsna in situations like Sannyasa etc. then He can call us to do some work in the relationship as He requires, no?

We do think of you all and it is so nice to hear from you.

What is the general status of your Diksa vows? Do you chant a minimum number of rounds daily?

Thank you.