Letters to the editor

Jay Maharaj HK please accept my obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

how r u? How’s ur health? It’s been like 3 months since last time I wrote u, many things happened in my life. Well, finally I moved to Cordoba city, I’ve been trying hardly to adapt myself to this new life, overall I’m feeling better, trying to keep in touch with my friends the most I can, Im doing sankirtan once in a while and Im still doing my graphic design service which fills my heart with joy and helps me to wake up earlier. I pick up my daughter every day after work, sometimes we go to the shopping mall, sometimes we go on weekends to the river, Im really happy of beeing a father, and really happy of having the opportunity to raise this child Krishna gave me. Regarding my ex fiancee, we’re in really good terms, we’re going out with the baby almost every day and enjoying life. Im began practicing sports after so many years! And Im feeling better in my everyday :) I was playing roller hockey and later I began just rollerskating, there’s a very nice group of young people around my house that gathers almost every day.

Finally I found a psychiatrist who is homeopathic and uses ayurveda in his therapy, he told me, as another doctor, that the diagnosis I was given most of my life was wrong, and it relieved me a lot.

Im chanting my rounds every day, reading bhagavatam, and taking care of my beloved deities, I have Gaura Nitai here at home, I feel that helps me a lot also.

Maharaj I have a question for you: considering that in normal cases in Kali Yuga maximum 25% of the population are devotees, by the advent of Mahaprabhu, the percentage will remain during his golden age, will increase or maybe will decrease slower?

thank you very much for being there for mE when I need it!

best regards,

Federico

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Hare Krihna...Hare Rama...

Hare Krsna Maharaja!!!

Reciba mis respetuosas Reverencias a sus pies!!!

Todas las Glorias a sei Goura Nitay!!

Todas glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!! 

Maharaja puedo decirle que en mi día se sigue 16/4,estuve con covid 2 veces ,la primera la pasé sola con mi hijo en casa,la segunda vez fue mas fuerte,me contagie cuidando a mi mamá ,pase 3 semanas mal con un doctor en casa y tuve mucho apoyo de los discípulos de Jayapataka Swami,tuve la fortuna de su asociación.

Maharaja en este tiempo pasaron muchas cosas y la principal es que me sentí muy atraída por otro Gurú,yo sé que durante mucho tiempo estuve reportándome con ud,quiero me perdone pues todo este tiempo me sentí más y más atraída a Gurumaharaja Jayapataka Swami,el me aceptó como discípula ,yo comenté que ya había tomado refugio con ud,por eso le escribo ,para pedirle me perdone ,agradecerle por tanto aprendido y tantas buenas instrucciones.

Bhakti Amparo

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Hare Krihna...Hare Rama...

nama om visnu padaya Krishna presthaya bhu-tale srimate Hanumat Presaka Svamin iti namine.

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gouranga .

Pranam Gurudeva

I am sorry for not connecting my revered guru so long. Really I am such an unfortunate unfit servant who is unable to include in the active list among your disciples. Forgive me for this.

As usual I am carrying on association with the advanced devotees and hearing from them Bhagavatam and Bhagavat Gita. At present my close associates are HHBAHD Goswasmi Maharaj, HG Banamali Prabhu and HG Ramanuja Prabhu. This time I am unable to go to the temple because of pandemic corona. I converted my home as a temple and hearing online classes . I never forget your advice " All we need is to get and give good association. Institution will follow from that".

Maharaj myself, Nichinta nityai dd and some other of our temple are not getting 2nd initiation. When it will be is under your divine mercy and arrangements and this is for the service of the Lord.

Lastly I pray to the Almighty for your good health so as to enable you to help in the mission of Prabhu Pada.

Hanumat Presaka Maharaj ki Jai.

Yours unfit servant

Nandi mukhi DD

ISKCON Manipur.

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Todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

Todas las gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Hare krishna Gurudev comienzo mi reporte contando que mi Sadhana de la mañana está muy bien, rondas, a veces no muy concentradas pero estoy con ejercicios de meditación para mejorar en este aspecto, lecturas muy bien cada día leo a las devotas y nuestras lecturas diarias, atendiendo a Nitay Caitanya Candra lo mejor que puedo y mejorando cada día en los detalles, también de apoco distribuyendo Prasadam, siempre hacemos para la familia de LAD y ahora comenzamos con amigos, vecinos etc.... El prabhu Ray Ramananda fue a casa a comer Prasadam se fue muy contento esperamos continuar con este servicio , nuestro hogar cada vez más hermoso para krishna implementando y mejorando para hacer un buen servicio. se despide su humilde sirviente Raman Reti Devi dasi

HpS - Super!!! Esta en esta sendero el exito, predica de Gauranga Nama, es guarantizado.

Mas rapido, mas amplio, mas intenso!!

Vamonos a otro carta!

Querido Maharaja, es un gusto tremendo saludarlo y poder contactarme con usted por este medio. Siempre agradecida de esta hermosa oportunidad que nos brinda. ¡Hare Krsna!

Primero que todo, agradecerle por sus respuestas en la carta anterior. Cada palabra me hace mucho sentido y agradezco mucho cada una de ellas. Cuando leo sus respuestas siempre entro en un humor de mucha admiración, ternura y alegría. ¡GRACIAS INFINITAS! 💟

Habían muchas cosas que quería contarle en la carta anterior. Ahora voy con la segunda parte de mis aventuras 😅

¡Estoy de vacaciones por fin! Hahaha... Necesitaba mucho descansar, desconectarme del trabajo, y darme un tiempo para volver a comenzar. Tiendo a ser una persona que necesita mucha rutina y estructura (Tambien harto Pitta hay en mí), y cuando esa estructura no está, se desmorona todo dentro y fuera de mí (Me ha pasado este último tiempo, y como he funcionado a "piloto automático", todo ha estado muy inestable en mi interior).

He comenzado a leer hartos libros interesantes en relación al poder de los hábitos ("Atomic Habits" de James Clear es excelente!) y cómo el mantener estos buenos hábitos nos ayuda día a día a lograr nuestros propósitos. Cuando comencé a leer recordé la palabra "Sadhana".

Y hablando de eso, he vuelto a mi "sadhana" (lentamente), con la intención, por supuesto, de retomar mi estandar "ideal", adoptando buenos hábitos.

Tengo 3 bellas Tulasis a mi cuidado. Son una verdadera bendición. Llegaron hace un año como semillas las cuales hice brotar y cuidé desde pequeñas. Mi humilde servicio es cantarles, hablarles con amor, regarlas y mantenerlas cómodas en estas latitudes tan frías (Gracias a Krsna sobrevivieron el invierno de Chile 🙌).

Por otro lado, justo hoy cuando leímos en el FMP a la Reina Kunthi, se reflexionó sobre el cuerpo material. Este último tiempo he sido muy descuidada con mi cuerpo físico. Por lo que, con las vacaciones me he propuesto mantener ciertas acciones (Gracias al Ayurveda 💖

) que me permiten cuidar de mejor manera este cuerpo, alimentándolo bien, fortaleciéndolo, desarrollándolo de manera sana y, finalmente, amándolo. Al final, el cuerpo material es de Krsna, por lo tanto, hay que cuidarlo y servirlo, no?

Esperó no haber alargado mucho la carta 😋

! Muchas gracias por todo, Maharaja!!! Espero Krsna me permita poder ir a visitarlo a donde esté 🤗! Que Nrisimhadev lo protega eternamente.

¡Radhe Radhe!

Se despide su eterna y agradecida sirvienta,

Bh. Nicole.

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Dear Maharaja, it is a tremendous pleasure to greet you and to be able to contact you by this means. Always grateful for this beautiful opportunity that it gives us. Hare Krsna!

First of all, thank you for your answers in the previous letter. Each word makes a lot of sense to me and I am very grateful for each one of them. When I read your answers I always get into a mood of great admiration, tenderness and joy. INFINITE THANKS! 💟

HpS - ASA - AgtSP!! paoho.

There were many things I wanted to tell you in the previous letter. Now I'm going with the second part of my adventures 😅

I'm on vacation at last! Hahaha... I really needed to rest, disconnect from work, and give myself some time to start over. I tend to be a person who needs a lot of routine and structure (I also have a lot of Pitta in me), and when that structure is not there, everything falls apart inside and outside of me (It has happened to me lately, and since I have functioned as a "pilot automatic", everything has been very unstable inside me).

I've started reading lots of interesting books about the power of habits ("Atomic Habits" by James Clear is excellent!) and how maintaining these good habits helps us achieve our goals every day. When I started reading I remembered the word "Sadhana".

And speaking of which, I have returned to my "sadhana" (slowly), with the intention, of course, of returning to my "ideal" standard, adopting good habits.

I have 3 beautiful Tulasis in my care. They are a true blessing. They arrived a year ago as seeds which I sprouted and took care of since I was little. My humble service is to sing to them, speak to them with love, water them and keep them comfortable in these cold latitudes (Thanks to Krsna they survived the winter in Chile 🙌).

On the other hand, just today when we read Queen Kunthi in the FMP, she reflected on the material body. This last time I have been very careless with my physical body. So, with the holidays I have proposed to maintain certain actions (Thanks to Ayurveda 💖) that allow me to take better care of this body, feeding it well, strengthening it, developing it in a healthy way and, finally, loving it. In the end, the material body belongs to Krsna, therefore, you have to take care of it and serve it, right?

ASA - Yes!

He hoped he hadn't lengthened the letter too much 😋

! Thank you very much for everything, Maharaja!!! I hope Krsna allows me to visit him wherever he is 🤗! May Nrisimhadev protect him eternally.

Radhe Radhe!

He says goodbye to his eternal and grateful servant,

Bh. Nicole.

ASA - Jaya!!! 16-nice rounds!!!! Step by step!!!

Let us read another letter!!



Hare Krishna Maharj

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I start already to work again, try to chant all my rounds and read a bit in the BG, befor i start working.

i have a question from BG: 18.66 : Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.

1.Abandon all varities of religion, how can this understand a person from a other religion? like cristian or musulman ...e.t.c

HpS - It is a very common doubt. I think Srila Prabhupada is saying abandon all customary social responsibilities and so called religious duties fo sense gratification or liberation.

2.In our case we are also following a religion, so is Krishna talking about that KC is not to compare with a religion?

HpS - Same answer as above.

01.03.22 is Shiva Ratri, what is the best that we can do at this special day for please the greatest devotee of Krishna.

ASA - Read SB Canto 4, Chapter 6. 🙂

Write here with any thoughts about your reading.



thank you

Ys Bh.Dave