Letters to the editor

"Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Pamho🙏AGTSP!! It's Rukmini dd. On behalf of my family, thank you very much for your response to my letter and your prayers to my grandmother. She indeed had an auspicious departure. We have one last question, we'd appreciate your reply. When would you recommend us to perform the sradha ceremony? She left her body on June 10th.", Rukmini Devi Dasi

HpS- ASA --- We don't know how many days after the departure? Maybe a reader knows and can write. We recommend keep the departed on our thoughts, Bhuvar Mandala, because that creates an auspicius atmosphere for them.

Seems like having their picture and giving them Mahaprasadam at the Sunday feast is the best Sraddha ceremony. Describe the departed's qualities and chant HK//HR for them.

Thank you!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Gurudev, estoy escribiendo durante FMS porque después puedo olvidarlo.

En las clases de SB del comité de educación de Iskcon Chile, vamos en el canto 1 capítulo 11.

Este sábado comenzamos el curso de Discípulos. Tenemos 7 estudiantes hasta ahora.

Quería contarle que he estado con insomnio por algunas semanas.

A veces leo o reviso el celular o solo pienso y luego me da sueño. Entonces duermo a la hora de FMS, para recuperarme pues debo hacer muchas cosas durante el día, especialmente asegurarme que los niños vayan a la escuela, bañados, alimentados y a tiempo.

Duermo entre 5 a 6 horas y eso me preocupa un poco.

Entiendo que Srila Prabhupada dijo que había que dormir 6 horas no?.

¿Cuál ha sido Su experiencia Gurudev? Con las horas de descanso?

Me complica dormir 5 o 6 horas. Porque me estresa pensar en todas las cosas que debo hacer y cumplir, y creo que debo descansar más 🤷🏻‍♀️.

No quiero volverme más loca 🤭

Ayer fui al doctor y me haré exámenes y tengo hora con psicóloga.

Vamos a ver si el burro está bien o si está fallando.

Disculpa por tomar tu tiempo en estas cosas 🙏🏻

Mis reverencias.

Priyasakhī Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Gurudev, I am writing during FMS because afterwards I can forget about it.

In the SB classes of the Iskcon Chile education committee, we go in canto 1 chapter 11.

This Saturday we begin the Disciples course. We have 7 students so far.

I wanted to tell you that I have been suffering from insomnia for a few weeks.

Sometimes I read or check my cell phone or just think and then I get sleepy. So I sleep at FMS time, to recover since I have to do many things during the day, especially making sure the children go to school, bathed, fed and on time.

I sleep between 5 to 6 hours and that worries me a little.

I understand that Srila Prabhupada said that you have to sleep for 6 hours, right?

What has been his Gurudev's experience of him? With the rest hours?

It makes it difficult for me to sleep 5 or 6 hours. Because it stresses me out thinking about all the things I have to do and fulfill, and I think I should rest more ♀️ 🤷🏻.

I don't want to go crazier 🤭

Yesterday I went to the doctor and I will take tests and I have an appointment with a psychologist.

Let's see if the donkey is okay or if it's failing.

Sorry for taking your time on these things 🙏🏻

My obeisances.

Priyasakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - Hare Krsna! AgtSP. Paoho. This is nice text:

https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/3/26/30/

IIs big, big, topic. Six hours is enough if we have simple Sattvic life.

If driving for a long time the next day then Srila Prabhupada recommend even 8-hours before.

If we are transcendental Brahmanas like the six goswamis then 2-hours a day with short naps is enough.

So many details.

Even the secular society knows these. Eg:

Don't look at computer or TV screen for one hour before sleep.

Don't eat things that will energize your senses for active work.

Have a good Sadhana so that your heart is not bothered by terrible aspects of the material world.

We struggle with this but are learning more and more.

Do the best you can. Consult with doctors. Don't expect a perfect solution.

Try only eating Ekadasi stuff after 4PM. Don't nap too much. Go to bed early and get up early and get your rounds done!

Hare Krishna 🙌🏼💙

All Glories to Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada. 

All Glories to Guru Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami. 

All Glories to the devotees.

This is Bhakta Guimo from Monterrey México. Thank You for your merciful response. Yes, Guillermo Sepúlveda is my secular name.

Following principles, chanting, reading (entering Mathura Leela in SB), and starting attending the morning Vanara Voices in spanish. Hope and pray to be sthira/still in this brave darsan. 

At your sweet service 🙏🏼🥭

HpS - So, Don Guimo, for how long now following 16-rounds, 4-principles? Regularly getting up for Mangala arati, Kirtan, SB?

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja

Please accept my humble Obeisance's and kindly forgive my offenses.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you.

Dayal Nitai Gaura Chandra ki Jai!!

I'm Krishna from Richmond.

I Spoke with Divyanam Das Prabhuji about initiation. He will share the recommendation letter directly with you Guru Maharaja.

Can we have in-person initiation ceremony in Richmond Dayal Nitai caitanya candra's home.? Please give us permission Guru Maharaja.

Always serving your lotus feet.

Thank you Gurumaharaja. Haribol!

HpS - Thank you! Srila Prabhupada is pleased when we formally sign-up for membership in his army, no? So, much work to do. So, much.

Our gross body is not traveling so much now.

Minimum is that someone pick us up at the door and deliver us back to our door.

Allegiante Air has direct flights between Nashville and Richmond on Thursday and Sunday.

https://www.allegiantair.com/

Maybe someone could come for our festival on the Satruday the 15th of July and we could go back together on Sunday and then come back the following weekend????

Hmmm?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am writing you this brief letter to tell you about my grandmother Gauri dd (Tarangaksi dd's mother).

Since last year her health declined and in the last few days she entered a critical state. She left her body this June 10th in the company of her relatives and listening to the Holy Names.

Guru Maharaja, my family and I would be very grateful if you could pray for her.

Trying to serve,

Rukmini dd

HpS/ASA 🙂

https://twitter.com/huber_robinson/status/1667949803962073090?s=20

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna. Krsna

. . . Krsna. . . Hare Hare /// Hare

. .Rama. . Hare Ra

. ma. . Rama. Rama. Hare. HARE!

She is being attracted to Lord Caitanya's

lila in Nadia?

Gaurasundara has such a big, BIG, B I G,

circus that he manifests there.

He needs all kinds of neighbors,

... friends, puppies, plantain tree bark sellers and their wives! Hare Krsna. Have you thought that she is so fortunate? She met Srila Prabhupada. Formally tied herself to his boat. Now left the pier and traveling to Gauranga's next lila? We hope she will take us after her.

🌴 🌴 . . . Hare Krsna. . .':'.. Hare Krsna

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Hari boool AGTSP

Please accept my humble obeisances

Yes, but some times the mind go and make everything 100 times more harderd that should be. (About the standard principles).

A few days ago I inject a vaccine against tetanus because I cut my self trying to make a bow and a few arrows, lets said that a machete is not so good for such delicate work.

ASA - Try to make arrows to shoot at others and get shot! 😆

Krsna is a rascal.

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And i didin't see Deva-vrata (or at least i don't recognice him) but i have a loot of brothers in this part of south america, I remember several of them from some memory of my childhood other not so much.

In the next week I think we are going to Sankirtan :D Im very exited because that, the leaves were green the last time that I make (now we are in fall).

You have some advice for the live in temple?

Maybe something to control my mind?

ASA - Live in the Temple. Travel. Try out different service for some time. Try to understand your Daivi Varna Ashrama Dharma. What is your Karma, Varna, Ashrama and how Krsna wants to engage them. He wanted Arjuna to kill people!

Then maybe second initiation.

By 25-years old in regular Vedic culture one should get married or take Sannyasa.

How old are you?

What education, family experiences, personal test did you bring to Krsna Consciousness?

Often, on Sankirtan, it is easier to distribute five books than one book. This is not the age of Jnana, reading, learning. This is the age of Sankirtan.

Get people to think about taking the books not as something for them to learn, but as gifts for their friends etc. Try to make them into Sankirtan devotees. They might be able to see the book like that rather than as a source of knowledge.

Or maybe a secret to get a better result in Sankirtan?

Whit no more to add have a greate day :D

Hari boool

AGTSP

HpS - Sorry slow to answer. I think a lot has happened since this letter. Please write about it. We are struggling to integrate with the people, institutions, things here in our Base Camp. Then we can make some long term adjustments to our Sankirtan, no?