Letters to the editor

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Por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus pies de loto. ¡Jay Srila Prabhupada! Apreciado guru maharaja, espero que se encuentre con buena salud. Yo me encuentro bien, en mis actividades cotidianas y haciendo un poco de servicio en el Templo de México; gracias a Sri Sri Radha Madana Gopala, los viernes doy clase sobre el Srila Prabhupada -Lilamrta, resumo un capítulo cada viernes y lo relaciono con un verso de Bhagavat Gita. Esta semana leo el capítulo 2 del Volumen 5. Los sábados en la madrugada despierto a Dios (Radha-Krishna) y realizo servicio de pujari, para posteriormente leer el Srimad Bhagavatam. Esas son mis actividades actuales de servicio, que implica llevar lectura de los libros de S. Prabhupada. En el trayecto del Samsara estoy a la disposición de Dios, con la oportunidad se servirles a Radha-Krishna. Esperando que estas sencillas actividades le complascan a su persona, a Srila Prabhupada y al movimiento de Sankirtana. Pido sus bendiciones para perfeccionar mi servicio. 

HpS - Aaaah! More Words! Let us Translate.google.com.

"Please accept my obeisances at your lotus feet. Jay Srila Prabhupada! Dear Guru Maharaja, I hope you are in good health. I am doing well, going about my daily activities and doing a little service at the Mexico Temple. Thanks to Sri Sri Radha Madana Gopala, on Fridays I teach a class on Srila Prabhupada's Lilamrta. I summarize a chapter each Friday and relate it to a verse from Bhagavat Gita. This week I am reading Chapter 2 of Volume 5. On Saturdays in the early morning, I awaken God (Radha-Krishna) and perform pujari service, and then read Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavatam. These are my current service activities, which involve bringing readings from Srila Prabhupada's books. On the path of samsara, I am at God's disposal, and with the opportunity, I am able to serve Radha-Krishna. I hope these simple activities will be pleasing to you, Srila Prabhupada, and the Sankirtana movement. I ask for your blessings to perfect my service.

HpS - How is your biological family?

Who can eat more tamales than a Mexican?

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HpS - ASA --- Is a very short, concise, artistic letter.

Does the Text disappear?

Asta Sakhi Devi Dasi is getting full letters to us!!

Hare Krishna, Gurudev: Pamho. Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada y sus seguidores fieles.

Contesto a las preguntas de mi última carta:

¿como están creciendo Nimai y Sarasvati?

Nimai ha terminado el primer curso de Universidad de doble grado (Derecho y Administración de Empresas). También trabaja algunas horas a la semana como monitor de triatlón en dos colegios cercanos a casa. Acaba de cumplir 19 años

Sarasvati cumplirá 12 años en Septiembre. Es una persona muy sociable y tiene muchas amigas en el colegio donde estudia y también en los círculos de programas extraescolares (triatlón, voleibol y gimnasia rítmica). Ahora ha estado en un campamento de niños (niñas) aquí en Nueva Vrajamandala. El día 12 se van, junto con Purnamasi, a un erasmus de Hare Krishnas a Lanzarote (Islas Canarias) junto con jóvenes de distintos paises europeos.

Pienso que estan creciendo bien y preparándose para desenvolverse en el mundo material.

¿Purnamasi se retirará pronto de la enseñanza?

Pienso que, de momento, le quedan años hasta que pueda dejar de trabajar. Tiene el trabajo y su familia (padres) cerca de casa (Collado Mediano). Sus padres son mayores ( más de ochenta años) y ella debe estar cerca para cuidarlos. Nimai también tiene la Universidad relativamente cerca y Sarasvati se encuentra a gusto en el colegio.

Yo pasaré mas tiempo en Brihuega e iré a nuestra casa de Collado (Madrid) cuando se requiera mi presencia.

La idea es que la mayor parte del tiempo estaré en Brihuega para acudir al programa de la mañana del templo.

HpS - Wonderful new! Is like breathing air after being submerged in the water. Thank you. Respects to all of them. Please say that we hope they will be engaged in doing wonderful things for the world with Srila Prabhupada's help.

Vidas de Santos cristianos.

Si alguien tiene tiempo puede leer la biografía de San Antonio de Padua. Es un santo franciscano portugués y su vida es muy interesante. Recuerdo que cuando la leí me inspiró mucho. Por supuesto Santa Teresa de Jesús (Ávila), San Juan de la Cruz y San Pedro de Alcantara son de lo más interesantes para los amantes del bhakti.

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Jayanta das

HpS - You are a fountain of youth. this is wonderful reading material. srila prabhupada is such an ecumenical saint. we have never found anyone who is more humble and eager to meet religious people from any tradition.

real saint is eager to see religious life in any national context. learn from it. serve it.

Hare Krishna!!!!

I hope that upon receiving this letter you are in good health.

I don't know where you are now, but wherever you are, I'm sure you are very well taken care of and busy with your preaching work.

I haven't logged into the blog for a long time, and therefore haven't written to you either, but today my ingratitude and procrastination have reached their limit.

I am currently still married, working, and a victim and accomplice of this capitalist system. jejeje..

The world is upside down, with conflicts in the Middle East, in Kashmir... this is how we are... nothing new, self-destructing... It seems that the ethologist Nikolass Tinbergen was right when he said, "On the one hand, man is similar to many species of animals in that he fights against his own species. But, on the other hand, among thousands of species that fight, it is the only one in which the fight is destructive... Humans are the only species that kill en masse, the only ones that don't adapt to their own society. This comment comes from a book by Erich Fromm called The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, which I find interesting. It's an attempt to understand the origin of human aggression and cruelty, from various perspectives (psychology, biology, history, sociology). In short, things of this world.

HpS /// ASA - But bugs, termites, engage in mass attacks and wars, no?

On the other hand, my spiritual life continues, perhaps not at ISKCON standards, but at the one I'm capable of maintaining. I think in my last letter I was in a similar situation. Pfff!!!!

On your last visit, I saw you very well, surrounded by many disciples, whom I know you appreciate very much, who are always there.

Well, I don't know if you'll ever plan to come back here. If so, I hope to spend a little more time with you or just be close by.

Greetings, and my respects.

With affection, Bhadra Vardhana das.

HpS - This was in Spain? Our memory of you is fading! I think I have your image and character in mind!

Traffic control in LIma...

Memorial Day

May 26, 2025

AT THE VEDA FOUNDATION MEMORIAL FOR MAHARAJA BHAKTI CARU SWAMI

Deland to Ksetra-jnana

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,

please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Responding to the prior Sadhu Sanga queries, yes, we did have a full size Srila Prabhu Murti there, all else was pretty much digital, aside from Tulsi’s and a few Shalagram Shilas.

DRIVING WITH VAISNAVA’S

After our Sadhu-Sanga blast, we went to Deland for Srila Prabhupada and Maharaja Bhakti Caru Swami’s (BCS) Memorial Monument celebration. Seems Srila Prabhupada is also included on any BCS events, such is BCS desire. We were only an hour and a half drive away from Orlando, and were honored to bring Gopinath Acarya Prabhu, his wife, Lethita from Houston. Everyone was glad to come to this event, though I had some hesitancy.

PRE-EMPT

Had a concern about how much seva was to be required and I was not well enough prepared for it. I only had some yogi pants, kurtas and such, no tools what so ever. Turns out I was used for electric fan assemblies, and they were needed, it was hot. The Memorial started at 1 pm, we got in a little early, to assist where we could, though there were mostly local devotees around cooking, arranging patios and getting water out, the small group of enthusiastic locals kept Spirits up.

It was Surprising that there were no disciples at the staging area. Then a couple of Prabhupada’s disciples did show up, Maharaja Jayadvaita Swami (JAS) and Maharaja Candramali appeared.

Regardless, Feelings of disparity were still coming to me, were anymore Vaishnava’s coming?

I knew it was an improv’ Memorial schedule to take advantage of the Sadhu Sanga turnout, but the more distant locale and short notice invites may have been too impromptu.

HpS/ASA - We got an invitation but it was very late. We suggested to join online with our small contribution but the decision was that many people were coming from the Sadhu sanga and it was going to be invivo, live only.

TRICKLE DOWN ETHICS

Walking towards the stage at the enclosed patio over the boathouse, I meet another guest and realize it’s Dr. Graham Schweig, aka: Garuda Prabhu,, the good Doctor had his seat at the front, while I’m comfortably sitting on the last end of the bench seating,.. noting JAS and Garuda were giving each other full eye-contact. This event may have been their first time to get together since their last “book editing” conversations.

As I prepared for the Memorial event to unfold, there seemed to be a few more elderly Vaishnava’s surfacing at the tents entrance to the patio.

Maharaja Sachinandana’s tall smiling figure was there,

and then an old Soul comes to the foray,

Prabhu “Guru Das” Adhikari!

He arrives as the guest speakers start sharing their sweet pastimes on Maharaja Bhakti Caru Swami.

Now Radhanatha Swami comes to the patio center. Maharaja BB Govinda Maharaja is on the opposite side bench seats, Maharaja Bhakti Prabhava Swami, and Maharaja Purushottama are coming in too.

Guru Das was having difficulty getting a seat, so I gestured to him to take mine, he refused, then I took the seat cushion and shook it and wiped down the seat with my handkerchief placed the cool side of the cushion up, and re-offered. It was a deal he couldn’t refuse... we both just smiled.

YE’ OF LITTLE FAITH

During the session, somber and personal tales are shared with each guest speaker, a lot of influences with BCS, he really is a Vaishnava’s Vaishnava.

Then, looking behind me from my new seat, I saw the entrance was getting even more crowded. A majority of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples were locked up in the kitchen cooking the offerings for today’s event.

Everyone was out, and it was getting packed! My shallow expectations were quelled and the restoration of the Vaishnava’s eternal potency revived,

just an amazing get together on this lone abandoned Christian campground, now being revitalized by sincere devotees and disciples of BCS,

even the cows were even mooing.

INSATIABLE CONCLUSION

The tributes flowed for hours, then the Memorial dedication was called for; everyone was heading to the eastern central portion of the Veda Foundations land. A fresh and sturdily built stone and mason tower was erected, and it was time for Agni Yajna. Maharaja Sachinandana was having difficulties getting over to the Memorial, so I offered to escort him over, carefully voicing permission and passing, we managed to blaze a trail in for him. The Yajna began, Salutations and sincere oblations abound, kirtan to accompany, was most ecstatic!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Then the Prasadam Hall was wide open! Superb entrees, Lasagna and sweets galore, Srikand, Rasa Mali’s and ice cream too. A perfect conclusion of a Memorial if I ever saw one, we filled to our delight, then we packed a plate and drove to Daytona Beach for a soak in the ocean... with such an event-filled weekend, we needed a break.

All Glories to the Vaishnava’s ! !

Your servant in training,

ccd

NEXT LETTER; NIRJALA EKADASI.

HpS/ASA - Thank you so, so, much!!! Just like being there.

THANK YOU!

M O R E!

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.