Dear Guru Maharaja, I am going to have open heart surgery next Wednesday, December 15, going to fix a heart murmur I have since I born.
HpS-ASA - AgtSP! Paoho. Today, 14th, is Gita Jayanti. Guess it was spoken in the morning. Then first day of the war. Many soldiers went to Vaikuntha on the first day.
Are you surrendered soul?
Accept wherever Krsna sends you for His projects?
What time is the surgery?
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances, and all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Dear Maharaja,
I've made a final decision that I would like to be your disciple. When I cried for a guru, I was lead to you. When I fervently prayed to Srila Prabhupada to be of service, I was lead to you.
Maharaja, if you will accept me, I would like to serve your instructions forever. I am also inspired by HG Mahatma Prabhu, for siksa. He is helping me a lot with chanting better japa. And then I came to the conclusion that this is actually helping me to follow your instructions of enthusiastic rounds.
And by your mercy I am able to go to the full morning program. So it finally dawned on me, that this is everyone working together to serve Srila Prabhupada!
I will take your instructions very seriously and follow them to the best of my ability, one day at a time. Following your instructions makes me look forward to the next day ahead!
Also, I am inspired by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami, HH Kesava Bharati Swami, HH Radhanatha Swami, and HH Sivarama Swami.
Then I remembered you saying you only get one diksa, and have as many siskas as possible. So they are all helping me serve you, if you will accept me.
Plus you have said that we should not wait to serve Srila Prabhupada. I am ready to become your disciple as soon as possible! It's time to leave this world! By spreading the message of Lord Caitanya, of course.
I'm very much looking forward to being a monkey in Houston, and also in Tennessee too! What a great opportunity!
Your aspiring servant
Jason
Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
HpS - !! Hare Krsna... If you have been steady in your Japa, 4-principles, passed the disciple course and have a letter of thumbs-up from Temple President, then yes, you should be initiated. Any Diksa guru in Iskcon is just a little representative of Srila Prabhupada and he may be only a minor Siksa guru to his Diksa disciples. Usually there is a natural concurrence of Diksa guru as a Siksa guru.
So, when we get back to Houston, March 7th, or sooner if don't resolve our visa problem, then we could have initiation ceremony in Houston for Jason and a local couple.
Swaaa Haaa!
What do you do in Krsna Kulture?
Tomorrow is Gita Jayanti!
My dear Maharaja,
Namaste! Jai Shri Ram! Jai Hanuman!
:> HpS - Hare Krsna!!! BG 4.34.
I have had extraordinary experiences in the path of Bhakti. Whenever I go to Iskcon temple kirtans, I meditate on kirtans and reach extraordinary state of bliss. Tears will flow, body will shiver, hair will stand etc. I hide them while doing kirtans. Still my problems were not solved.
Our spiritual seeking depends on how we define our problem. My main problem is that I am atma and due to illusion (ignorance), I think that I share the limits of body and mind. The world projected by senses into mind and the contends of my mind seem so real even though I am factually clear that they are not real just like movie on the screen or dream.
I do not share the limits or destiny of the objects which I am aware or I know. My thoughts, images, perceptions, memories and sensations are all limited. That who knows, with which they are known and in which they appear does not share their limits. It does not arise when they arise. It does not evolve when they change. It does not vanish when they vanish.
My problem is ignorance or illusion. My life has been journey of removing this ignorance (illusion). Krishna (Paramatma) has sent many teachers to remove this illusion. You are one of my teachers.
I have made tremendous progress in this journey. I am quite confident that this journey of from unreal to real, from ignorance (darkness) to knowledge (light) and from death (identification with changing objects) to immortality (unchanging being) will reach destination.
Thank you for all your help and guidance and being my teacher.
With namaskars and prayers,
Gaurav Mittal
HpS - Thank you. AGTSP!!!! Sorry could not answer sooner. If you read our news here and in the Kapi Dhvaja you can see our packed schedule. Eg. we should have left five minutes ago, 3PM to water the garden, but squeezed in this letter with great delight!!! Wanted to open it for a long time.
Then at 3.30PM we are recording more for our movie... Etc.
Hare Krsna!!
Move ahead. Please read Kapi Dhvaja.
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Dear Maharaja,
Thank you for your invitation!
Yes I would love to serve you for your upcoming trip to Houston, and possibly Tennessee, too!
I'm still chanting 16 rounds and doing service at the temple. Also, Last week I went out on books, and had a very nice time talking with people, singing in the Kirtan,and a few books went out too.
And one Spanish speaking lady came to Krishna Culture wanting one book, and left with 5! Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna!
Ys
Jason
HpS - Thank you for the Whatsapp dialogs also. Here is 6-times better in some respects because we can coordinate our Sankirtan effort.
You report is super.
Please tell us about the staff, managers, et al of Krsna Culture in some future letter!!
We are struggling with our Visa and may have to adjust our travel dates, but 7th March looks like our most probably date of return to USA with the ASA crew.
Hare Krishna 🙏
Estimado Gurudev Maharaj, por favor tenga la bondad de aceptar mis Reverencias. ¡Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!
Guru Maharaj,
Permitame comentarle que llegué a Nueva Vrajamandala (España) muy bien, el día martes 16 y el miércoles 17 me incorporé al servicio en el templo. Mi servicio consta en limpiar la sala del Templo ayudar en pujari (regar las plantas, planchar, limpiar los cajones de la joyería de las Deidades, hacer la diadema para Srimati Radharani y la guirnalda que lleva en la mano para ofrecerle a Krishna, limpiar la vyasasana de Prabhupada, hacer los arreglos para empezar el arati (parafernalia, entrar a Tulasi, despertar a Prabhupada) y asistir a la pujari cuando está vistiendo a las Deidades), y a continuación he retomado las clases del Srimad Bhagavatam y de cuidado al Devoto impartido por su Santidad Yadunandana Maharaj, los Sábados también hago servicio en la vaquería.
Estoy muy feliz por la asociación con Su reverencia y con los devotos en Santa Eulalia . Me acuerdo muchísimo de ustedes y en cada momento que realizo mis actividades devocionales mencionadas.
Por favor, perdone si no logro dirigirme correctamente a usted.
Oh! Misericordioso Gurudev Maharaj,
Su aspirante a discípula,
Rosa Elena Canchucaja.
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Hare Krishna 🙏
Dear Gurudev Maharaj, please kindly accept my obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Guru Maharaj,
Let me tell you that I arrived in Nueva Vrajamandala (Spain) very well, on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 I joined the service in the temple. My service consists of cleaning the room of the Temple, assisting in pujari (watering the plants, ironing, cleaning the drawers of the Deities' jewelry, making the diadem for Srimati Radharani and the garland that she carries in her hand to offer to Krishna, cleaning the Prabhupada's vyasasana, make arrangements to start arati (paraphernalia, enter Tulasi, awaken Prabhupada) and attend pujari when he is dressing the Deities), and then I have resumed the Srimad Bhagavatam and Devotee care classes By His Holiness Yadunandana Maharaj, on Saturdays I also do service in the dairy.
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I am very happy about the partnership with reverence for him and the devotees in Santa Eulalia. I agree very much of you and every time I perform my devotional activities mentioned.
Please forgive me if I am unable to address you correctly.
Oh! Merciful Gurudev Maharaj,
Your would-be disciple,
Rosa Elena Canchucaja.
HpS - ASA --- We saw your letter in our Blog, but we are pushing to get everything done. Please read the Kapi Dhvaja every two weeks and then use the Priority Code in the Letters to/from the Editor to attract the attention of our mail clerks!!
It was very nice to get your association.
You seem to us to be an excellent person with lots of capacity to serve Krsna to be awakened and to grow.
The more we chant, 1st, 2nd ... initiation, the more we can see our specific place in the Sankirtan party and be of more and more use, life after life.
Respects to the cows, Maharaja, Venu dhara, Jiyada, Antonio.. !!!!
Send news of the farm.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada!!!
Guru Maharaja, I write this letter because of the last response. I really want to apologize for all the offenses committed, first of all not knowing how to write to you, I was already seriously reprimanded. I would also like to tell that you gave me formal refuge on your last visit to Mexico City, in December 2019. So I know I have to continuo doing big efforts. Please Guru Maharaja, let me continue learning this beautiful process of Krishna Consciousness, with your elemental guide.
Your eternal aspirant to servant, Bhaktin Natyelli.
¡Jay Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna
HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. We don't remember any offenses in your last letter. 🙂 We hope we have not committed and serious offenses. I hope our last letter dealt with your needs??
Thank you.
