Letters to the editor

My dear Maharaja,

Namaste! Pranams! Jai SriRam! Jai Hanuman!

Suppose you are in temple room and sitting in front of Radha Krishna diety. Someone asks you - “do you see Krishna?” You will say - “yes”. You will say that you are sitting in front of Krishna’s deity in the temple and seeing Him right here and right now. There is no difference between Him and His diety.

If above is true, then what will you say if someone asks you when you are not in temple - “are you seeing Krishna right here and right now?”. Most probably you will say “yes” if truly meant “yes” when you were at temple. 

If you have correct devotional recognition, you can see Krishna everywhere. You don’t need to reach any extraordinary devotional state to have darshan of Krishna at all the times and at all the places. You don’t need to go somewhere or to wait for some time to see Krishna. You don’t need to do any great sadhana to see Krishna. He is right here and right now in you and outside.

What is the problem in seeing Krishna right here and right now if you see Krishna in the diety?

I hope you agree that everyone can see Krishna right now and right here. What do you think?

Regards,

Gaurav

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. I think that "seeing" Krsna is different for different people. When Krsna entered the arena of Kamsa people saw Him differently.

This verse is nice in addressing the topic, no?

https://vedabase.io/en/library/bs/5/38/

Hare Krishna, Gurudev!!

AgtSP, Pamho

We are in Mar del Plata Argentina.. One month with out wifi!!! looks like the world is finish!!!

ASA/TB - If you have 30-friendly neighbors you won't die, and if you have a county of 10,000 people led by Brahmanas and devotees you will be prosperous, even without wifi.

We took this month to finish the Bhakti Vaibhava Study 6th canto.

This is the last week with Yadunandana Swami Maharaja Presentation..

And we are preparing our final presentation on the power of the holy name an Ajamila.

HpS - Super, super. We are finishing with the Bhakti-vaibhava group in Houston. Six candidates and each one presenting on Sunday until Nrsmha caturdasi, then we submit everyone to the Board of Examiners for approval.

On May we are going to BsAs to get the visa for India.

HpS - Look at the two "Calendar" posts for today: Ambo and Jayanta. We have our ticket to and from Spain but still no ticket for India. A lot depends on the result of this first movie, what our plans are.

Our basic plan chant HK/HR with every breath.

You??

And we are traveling to Nova Gokula Brasil for 1 month with my study partner and friend Gaura Daya Nath dasa in his car.

ASA - We hope you can get internet to post here at least once a month, if not more also.

Goin for some seva to Radha Gokulananda, pujari, study and book distribution.

ASA - No deseas, nada mas.

I am really looking forward to travel to Spain and India.

In witch date you think is good for me to join you in Spain..??

There is brahmacaris in Spain to get their asosiation??

I hope I can be there for some help or service I can do.

Im eternaly greatfull for yours and my godbrothers consideration.

Thank you ver much.

Your Servant Ptd.

HpS - In the two Calendar posts today you can see that Spain is still not clear. Actually we are working the hypothesis that each breath is not certain, cannot be planned.

We expect in the next few days for things to become more clear about our travel plans.

Chant Hare Krsna and get advice from The Super Soul.

"Jitatmana prasantasya, paramatma samahita", BG. +/-

Dear Maharaj PAMHO AGTSP,

We spoke to the husband of the women my husband is romantically involved with, he didn’t seem very concerned about the issue. He said, "My wife has many guy friends and she mentioned about your husband to me too".

He asked me if I wanted to speak to his wife or if the 4 of us should get on a conference call.

He did say he wanted to wait to first speak with his wife before he reacted. He didn’t seem very bothered. He’s our only hope for controlling this woman. He told us his wife is with him, so the Singapore danger averted.

The biggest problem is that my husband keeps his heart shut to me and is wasting time finding his fulfillment in other women, damaging us more, and blaming me that I’m not fixing relationship.

I have tried so much praying for him as well as writing sweet messages to him, I just get “hmm, I have to go work now” and a virtual kiss maybe.

I’m in a deplorable condition, feeling so neglected and abused, always crying and lonely, while he spills his time enjoying other’s wives who are also living with their husband.

Sometimes the pain is so unbearable! I just want to leave this dimension of consciousness/existence and return when all this is over, as I’m not able to bare betrayal anymore… I am chanting in morning and praying as much as possible 🙏❤️.

I sometimes feel great disgust towards my husband, how will I even overcome from these things even if he manages to return.

Your aspiring servant,

Yajnaseni

HpS - ASA -- AgtSP!!! Thank you for your letter. It is a very big issue. In SB there is the story of Dhruva's family: His father, Uttanapada... his mother, Suniti... and his step mother Suruci. Suniti expresses her sentiment to Dhruva (you know this, no?) when he comes to explain the problem he had of being pushed off his father's lap.

"I am like a household servant".

As you describe the situation best thing is to distance yourself from the situation.

Just chant Hare Krsna with sufficient intensity to take your mind away from the problems and see what alternatives your intelligence offers.

I have tried this in situations where I was personally crying because of emotional abuse in ISKCON also.

Krsna gave me intelligence of how to react, plan, what positive action to take, and He did things from His side too: Had a senior devotee threaten to shove the mean devotee out a second story window.

Of course, the new plan of action was scarey, but I felt assured within and from consultation with devotees without, and it has a great step forward in my Ashrama.

Maybe go live with parents, brother, sister and brother in law. Start to work in a new Yatra?

Of course, that is a response to the situation as you describe it.

Having talked with people directly involved, Other-Woman's-Husband, may be better advice than we can give.

Srila Prabhupada is my personal friend as soon as I chant. He is yours too if you just look to him.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

Hare Krishna respetado Gurudeva panhr, TLGASP!! TLGAHpS!!

La madre Ojasvini Radhika dd me pidió que la ayudara a hacerle llegar, por este medio, la invitación, para usted, de los encargados de la publicación del libro de Vyasa puja de SS Jayapataka Swami:

"Mi muy querido y apreciado Siksha guru, Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami Maharaja, por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto. 

Todas las glorias al liberador del mundo entero de toda la miseria material, Srila Prabhupada ki jay 🙏

Querido Maharaja, los discípulos de Su Santidad Jayapataka Swami encargados de la publicación del libro de Vyasa puja, nos acercamos a usted con todo respeto y cariño para preguntarle si usted pudiera hacer una ofrenda para su querido hermano Su Santidad Jayapataka Swami Maharaja y de esa manera embellecer y exaltar más nuestro libro de Vyasa puja del 2022.

Muchas gracias maharaja, a la espera de su amable respuesta

Su sirvienta y siksha discípula, que aunque no le escribo en el blog, si lo sigo en sus clases y tomo como mía, también, su misión de educación Vaishnava como una de las cosas más prominentes en mi vida. 🙏🙏🙏

Su sirvienta

Ojasvini Radhika dd"

HARE KRISHNA GURUDEVA, su insignificante sirviente, Abhirama Thakura Dasa.

JAY SRI RAMA!!!!

HpS - AgtSP... Paoho... We were looking forward to writing this appreciation of Maharaja, but then we were absorbed in the Temple Opening and Rama-navami Festival in Richmond along with initiation ceremonies online and Bhakti Vaibhava final examinations!

We had some close association with Jayananda Das, Hansadutta Swami and our Sannyasa guru, Bhakti Svarupa Damodar but with H. H. Jayapataka Swami, not too much. Of course, he is our GBC Secretary in countries like Peru where we travel, and we come in contact with His Holiness in other Hispanic countries while preaching, but we will only have a little to say.

In general, we have had a few amazing experiences with Maharaja that also happened in the few times we had direct contact with Srila Prabhupada. We have seen Maharaja's inexhaustible travel schedule and his ability to relate intensely with a variety of people, many very intense in themselves.

We tend to be formality bound Sannyasis in many ways but Maharaja's dealings with people are much more flexible and go to a level beyond our ability to evaluate his depth. We have heard that Srila Prabhupada commented on different occasions that he must have been an associate of Lord Chaitanya in his previous life.

Our basic relationship with Maharaja is of one observing a very large and potent phenomenon and desiring to know more.

On this occasion we wish Maharaja the best of wishes for his true abilities to manifest and to expand the Sankirtan movement where ever he goes.

Thank you,

Hanumatpresaka Swami

Hanumat presaka Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances and all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

My husband is not cancelling his ticket to Singapore to go and meet a married woman (his romantic interest).

Maharaj, should I try to prevent him from going? I have tried to bring up reasonable arguments to his parents and him and he agreed to cancel, but no cancellation still.

If he goes I’m pretty sure he will be physically intimate with her and I won’t be able to stay in this relationship, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to follow the 6 years no remarriage rule you describe as well.

How can I protect my dharma?

Today I threw up my hands and chanted in great prayers to the Lord to please protect my honor, help me follow my dharma as ordered by you, my spiritual master 🙏.

Please help us know what is our duty as a Hare Krsna wife in this regard.

Do we have the right to prevent him by other means?

Your aspiring servant,

Bhaktin Caroline

HpS - All glories to Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai.

I don't really know the situation perfectly nor am an advisor on the level of Lord Caitanya, nor Srila Prabhupada.

Seems to me that you should not engage in any physical violence but entusiastic argument and threats of threats from a chaste wife are not excessive.

You can spend your time praying to Krsna for some really scarey sounding curses.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/11/28/

Is Srila Pabhupada's first class advice.

Of course one may not be able to chant 16 rounds a day or follow other instructions for initiated standard.

Then one should work sincerely to do the best they can and Krsna will adjust our life and help us to come to the proper standard as quickly as possible.

He appreciates one who is too attached to follow the standard but is not angry at the standard and wants to advance as soon as possible.

Off to the evening program etc.

Your servants,

HpS ASA!

Good luck with you happy progress in your VAD and Sankirtan.

Hare Krishna!

Please accept my respectful and humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Dear Gurudeva!

If it's not too late for cookie recipes, here goes...

In a food processor, blend:

20 dates

1 1/2 cups cashews

This will make the "date flour". For more chewy, add more dates. For a harder cookie, add less dates.

Then add a banana, and blend again.

Next through the top keep the pulse button going, while gently pouring a sweetener (agave, maple syrup, honey

..) until the mixture turns into a ball.

Then flatten out onto a cookie sheet and cut into squares.

One option is to roll the squares in coconut flakes for a nice crunchy finish (for Lord Narasimhadeva!!) Or I'm sure Lord Narasimhadeva might also like these with fresh peanut butter spread beneath the coconut flakes!

This recipe can be interchanged with any type of fruit, any type of nut, and any liquid sweetener.

I used to work at a raw vegan cafe, so the only recipe I know is the "no bake" one..

Also, I just wanted to let you know that Iskcon Houston now has Nectar of Instruction on their book table..,😊🌲🌲🌴🌲😊🌲🌄😊🌲

I'm still good with the FMP daily, Mangala with Radha Kalachandji! 16R/4R zero K!

And I spoke with Paramesvar Prabhu, he has agreed to teach me the science of distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. I think I can join him in early August at the national parks....mode of goodness...

Haribol!

Your servant,

Jaya-hari Das

HpS - We are sitting in Richmond getting ready for the PanAmerican Symposium on Education.

Your recipe and news are super motivational for any even 25% sane human being.

Book distribution may become an inescapable addiction!