Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to SS Hanumatpresaka Swami

Please accept my humble bows to your lotus feet Guru Maharaja,

Gurudeva, thank you for reading my previous letter https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/12735/, the president of the Nueva Nilacala Mandir temple, Govinda Charana Das in Guadalajara, sends his greetings, as well as that he hopes he is in good health. 

On October 31, the snana yatra took place, in which we participated in collaboration with the brahmanas, making the juices, teas, the bath and on November 13 it will be ratha yatra, for which we will have the visit of three Gurus; S.s Guru Prasad Swami, S.s Bhakti Sundar Goswami and S.s Bir Krishna Das Goswami.

Usually the Sunday after ratha yatra the fire ceremonies are performed for the initiations. Talk to the brahmana who will perform them. If you agree, it could be Sunday, November 14, in the presence of one of the gurus. We could have a session by Zoomo, a video call, one day before or early the same day for the delivery of the Gayatri, as you decide Gurudeva.

HpS - It should be right after the fire sacrifice. A local Brahmana can sit with you while we do it. Very nice!

My Sadhana: Chant 16 rounds, follow the 4 principles, get up to Mangala arati, attend deities at home, (Radha syamasundar, Govinda, Nrsimhadeva, Jhagannat, Balarama and Subhadra and Lord Gouranga) Sing a little morning and afternoon, read a little and some sankirtana at work.

Seva: Putting away the deities' clothes once a week, and at festivals, ironing Srila Prabhupada clothes and bathing him once a week, helping to prepare the Abhishek, cooking for the Deity occasionally.

Disciple courses:

Vaisnava etiquette

Disciple Guru

Second initiation course

Bhakti Sastri (we finished the Upadesamrta and the Baghavagita we continue studying)

Personal information:

Date of first initiation: August 7, 2015

Civil name: Miguel Ignacio Valenzuela Castañeda

Date of Birth: July 31, 1980

Marital status. married with a son

Your humble little would-be servant

Mandali Bhadra Das

HpS - Thank you. We need a letter of recommendation for the Temple President. You can upload it here as a Jpeg file.

Then write to us with the exact information for the time of the call after the Yajna.

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva, por favor ecepte mis humildes reverencia.

Continuamos atendiendo a Goura Nitay cada mañana, apoyando regularmente en el templo y manteniendo el programa de harinam que lo retomamos despues de las fiestas intensas en el templo.

En nuestro ultimo harinam muchas personas ofrecieron mechitas a Sri Damodar. Algunas mañanas me conecto al FMP para tomar asociacion de los vaisnavas.

El 3 de enero estamos llegando a Lima y posiblemente el 5 estamos yendo a tomar su santa asociacion previa coordinacion con p. Abirram.

Si krsna me permite tambien tengo pensado ir a vrindavan por unos meses para la fecha que usted tiene planeado llegar.

Me volvieron a invitar para ir el proximo año a new vrindavan y solo me falta en donde usted afirme que soy su discipulo (iniciado en agosto del 2006 y tome segunda en octubre del 2009) podria enviarme ese carta a mi correo rohinikXXXXXXXXXXX.

Perdone mis ofensas Gurudeva y gracias por siempre ocuparme en servicio y mantenerme inspirado.

Su eterno sirviente, Rohini Kumar Das

HpS - We are looking forward to seeing you after so long. We hope your help in our little Sankirtan. We just sent the letter. We don't have your second initiation information in our data-base. We hope to add it.

Thank you.

Hare Krishna, please accept my humble obeisances!

All.glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I wrote this letter in a notebook on Janmastami, here goes:

Mangal aarti was super fantastic with a far out dressing of Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji in the forests of Vrindavana. And Nityananda Prabhu gave a Srimad Bhagavatam class jumping into the pastimes of KRSNA-- jhulan yatra, Radharani cooking for the cowherd boyfriends, and almost getting tricked into marrying Krishna at Varsana.

I discovered on the clubhouse app a pop-up Janmastami room called ISKCON 24 HR KRISHNA KATHA: KRSNA BOOK BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.

I was invited to read four chapters and was marveling at how dramatic it is! So when I read I tried to bring the dramatic flair. I forgot what time it was, I forgot I was fasting, I felt alive!

And because I know you like the arts and drama, I was hoping it would please you.

I'm 4/16/4 ZERO-K, maybe a day or two to sleep in or nap.

Looking forward to going with Srinath Krishna Prabhu and his wife to see you in Houston on the 17th-20th.

Haribol!

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Jason

Ps-- I want to post the pictures of Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji as soon as I download them/figure out how to do it.

ASA - Hare Krsna. Sorry that this letter is a little delayed! 😎 We got to Peru! Have the news bulletins been useful. How can we improve our communication?

We get back to USA the 7th of March and then stay for like 10-days to film Nila Madhava Dhama, Gaura Purnima... then go to our Base Camp in Murfreesboro, TN. You come with us?? Stay for a few weeks, months?

Hare Krsna.

The Krsna katha reading room sounds super!!! Could do it in the village even without internet, no?



Hare krsna Adored Gurudev!

Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. all glories to our dear and remembered Salvador Srila Prabhupada !!!

HpS - Hey. We don't have lotus feet. We have been telling people that for years. This letter is for someone else?? Hmmm???

I wish that the present find you very happy in Santa Eulalia Peru. I wish you to spend a beautiful month of Damodara in beautiful association and unforgettable moments in Your wonderful and static Govinda Consciousness.

I always read Your funny and conscientious Blog! . I am subscribed so it is sent to me by mail which I am very grateful to Patrak because since I do not connect to the Internet, I can receive it by mail and read it calmly at home, after downloading it.

I know Piggy turned into "Conan the Barbarian" and erased all the last letters. I am concerned about His tiredness Gurudev and His sight. So I was wondering whether to send him the three letters again ... or just send him a new one, telling him a summary.

HpS - Yes, new one and summary. Super!!

In September, thanks to the director of Culture of the town where we live, a beautiful and sweet festival was held in honor of Srimati Radharani.

Devotees came to support him. It came out very nice. And the director said "it has to be repeated!" . By the mercy of Srimati Radharani, the director is favorable so it is possible that With Her blessings Gurudev, another Festival will be held next year.

Please pray for us to advance further and further and complete our purification in this life. It is all that was left in reality.

So merciful Krsna is showing me the material world as it is and I am not willing to deny it any more.

By denying reality I have undergone harsh tests. He better accepted the harsh reality and tried to get closer to Govinda.

I know that He is so merciful that He will wash away my faults and stupidities and I will be able to purify myself with pronouncing His Beautiful and Ecstatic Holy Name with more and more love.

Thank you for worrying about me. I always think that I am happy now in Peru. I dreamed of you and mother Jambabti a few nights ago. You were sending me messages with her ... Very beautiful moment.

My obeisances to the precious dust of His adored lotus feet. Please accept curtsies from Franco gopalito and mine

Trying to count me among His disciples, praying to always serve at His feet, their attempt to disciple: Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

P.S. I was very happy to see the devotees after such a long time and that they distributed a lot of books and a lot of prasadam !!! All Glories to the sankirtan of Sri Nityananda and GAURANGA !!!

HpS - Super. Arjuna, Draupadi, Kunti, are all our examples of life in the material world. As long as we think it is bad and want to avoid it we still have not got the full message. It is not bad or good. It is ZERO.... ! Turn away from your Best Friend and there is nothing. So... the only way to create something is duality. We get things we don't want and then the opposite seems nice. Being unhappy in material life should only be how it separates from Krsna, not that we want an end to our suffering materially, O.K. 😀 Japa, Japa, Japa!!! Become a pure, pure, pure devotee and stay in this material world forever if that is what Krsna wants, because He will always be with us then!!!

Hare krsna Adorado Gurudev!

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto.

todas las glorias a nuestro querido y recordado Salvador Srila Prabhupada!!!

Deseo que la presente lo encuentre muy feliz en Santa Eulalia Perú Deseo que pase un hermoso mes de Damodara en hermosa asociación y momentos inolvidables en Su maravillosa y estática Conciencia de Govinda.

Leo siempre Su divertido y conciente Blog! . Estoy suscrita así que se me envía por correo lo cual agradezco mucho a Patrak porque ya que no me conecto a Internet, puedo recibirlo por correo y leerlo tranquilamente en casa, después de descargarlo.

Se que Piggy de convirtió en "Conan el Bárbaro" y borro todas las ultimas cartas.

Me preocupa Su cansancio Gurudev y Su vista. Por eso estaba pensando si enviarle otra vez la tres cartas.. o sólo enviarle una nueva, contandole una resumen.

En setiembre gracias a la directora de la Cultura del pueblo donde vivimos se hizo un hermoso y dulce festival en honor a srimati Radharani. Vinieron los devotos a apoyarlo. Salió muy lindo. Y la directora dijo que "tiene que repetirse!" . Por la misericordia de Srimati Radharani , la directora es favorable así que es posible que Con Sus bendiciones Gurudev , se haga otro Festival el próximo año.

Por favor Ore por nosotros para avanzar más y más y completar nuestra purificación en esta vida. Es todo lo que quedó en realidad.

Krsna tan misericordioso me va mostrando el mundo material tal como es y no estoy dispuesta a negarlo mas.. Por negar la realidad he pasado duras pruebas. Mejor aceptó la dura realidad y trato de apegarme más a Govinda. Se que EL es tan misericordioso que lavara mis faltas y estupideces y podré purificada con pronunciar con mas y más amor Su Hermoso y Extatico Santo Nombre.

Gracias por preocuparse por mi. Siempre pienso en que este feliz ahora en Perú. Soñe con Usted y madre Jambabti hace unas noches. Usted me enviaba mensajes con Ella... Muy hermoso momento.

Mis reverencias al precioso polvo de Sus adorados pies de loto. Por favor acepte reverencias de Franco gopalito y las mías

Intentando contarme entre Sus discipulas, rogando por servir siempre a Su pies , su intento de discipula:

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

P.D. fui muy feliz de ver a los devotos después de tanto tiempo y de que se distribuyera muuucho libros y muuucho prasadam!!! Todas las Glorias al sankirtan de Sri Nityananda and GAURANGA!!!

ASA - AGTSP... "KD-PC" is not the Kapi Dhvaja-Priority Code. 😀 The KD-PC is in the Kapi Dhvaja normally but we forgot to put it in the current issue. Next issue it will be there!

Hare Krishna GM , acepte mis respetuosas reverencias, TLGSP 🙏🏼🙏🏼 . El año pasado y lo que ha transcurrido de este,2021 ,me han ocurrido muchas cosas muy complicadas , entre esas cosas ,2 de mis hermanos entregaron el cuerpo ,me he quedado solo al cuidado de mi mamá ,ella tiene 88 años, pero a pesar de todo lo sucedido , sigo firme con mis rondas , con mi lectura ,y atendiendo a mis Deidades en casa, procuro tener asociación con los Devotos , mayormente ,vía telefónica ,pues tengo que estar las 24 horas del día al cuidado de mi mamá. Apenas el día 6 de octubre entrego el cuerpo mi sobrino a quien cuide desde que era bebe hasta los 7 años, me dolió mucho pero los santos nombres me dieron mucha fuerza y el apoyo de los Devotos, Madre Astasaki Devi Dasi , siempre estuvo apoyandome junto con su esposo. UD ha estado viajando , que el Señor supremo ,Sri KRISHNA lo guarde y lo proteja siempre 🙏🏼. Acepte mis respetuosas reverencias GM🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 su aspirante a sirviente : Marco Antonio Galván Torres.

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Hare Krishna GM, please accept my respectful obeisances TLGSP 🙏🏼🙏🏼. Last year and what has happened in this, 2021, many very complicated things have happened to me, among those things, 2 of my brothers gave up the body,

HpS - Is like Narada Muni losing his mother in the first canto, chapter (?) six.

I have been left alone in the care of my mother, she is 88 years old, but to Despite everything that happened, I am still firm with my rounds, with my reading, and attending to my Deities at home, I try to have association with the Devotees, mostly by phone, because I have to be in the care of my mother 24 hours a day . Just on October 6, my nephew gave the body to whom I took care of since he was a baby until he was 7 years old, it hurt a lot but the holy names gave me a lot of strength and the support of the Devotees, Mother Astasaki Devi Dasi, was always supporting me together with her husband. You have been traveling, may the Supreme Lord, Sri KRISHNA keep and protect you always 🙏🏼. Please accept my respectful obeisances GM🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 his would-be servant: Marco Antonio Galván Torres.

HpS - From your letter you are ready not only for first initiation but second, and third! We hope that this can happen soon. Can you get a letter of recommendation from the Temple President!

Staying in this body or going to another for relatives for a person like you is done under the supervision of the Lord and His servants. We all have to die, but some die with good prospects!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Espero se sienta muy satisfecho en Nueva Asokavan junto a los Vaisnavas y Sus proyectos.

Si Krsna quiere estaremos ahí, algunos días de enero 2022.

Gurudev, tengo unas preguntas que no he podido responder bien a los estudiantes del curso de discípulos.

1. ¿Hay alguna referencia en el sastra o que Srila Prabhupada ha dicho sobre tatuajes (tattoos)con imagen de Krsna o con Maha-mantra?
2. ¿Hay alguna referencia en el sastra que prohíbe comer Hongos o Algas (fungi and algae)?

Eso Gurudev.

Muchas gracias.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you feel very satisfied in New Asokavan with the Vaisnavas and Their projects.

HpS - We lack, ahaitukī — sin causa; apratihatā — continuo, character to our service to feel completely satisfied (https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/2/6/) but we are basically strong and every day we have many delightful moments.

If Krsna wants, we will be there some days in January 2022.

HpS - Art Das has given us exact dates and program for our Calendar. Seems we can get a lot of practical service done for Srila Prabhupada!! Hare Krsna! // Hare Rama!

Gurudev, I have some questions that I have not been able to answer well to the students of the disciple course.

Is there any reference in the Sastra on what Srila Prabhupada has said about tattoos (tattoos) with the image of Krsna or with the Maha-mantra?

HpS - Not as far as I know. We heard that Srila Prabhupada made personal remark that tattoos were devotional service in the mode of ignorance. Branding the body mentioned in BRS we heard referred to Tilaka.

Why make tattoos when we can use Tilaka??? Hmmm?

Is there a reference in the sastra that prohibits eating Mushrooms or Algae (fungi and algae)?

That Gurudev.

HpS - We did a Search on Vedabvase.io, English and found this one right away: https://vedabase.io/en/library/letters/letter-to-himavati-20/?query=mushrooms#bb127217

Let us go to one more letter. Our eyes are failing. Our body has very little energy, but association with devotees is stimulating.

Thank you.

See you and your esteemed family soon.

Hari Bolo!!!

Thank you.

Your would-be servant

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi