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A Letter from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

"I am overjoyed to hear that your enthusiasm for chanting is increasing. As our contaminations are removed by chanting, the Lord's form, qualities, and pastimes will be revealed to us in the holy name. There is no point in making a separate effort to artificially remember the Lord's form, qualities, and pastimes. The Lord and His name are one and the same. This will be understood clearly when the coverings in your heart are removed.

By chanting without offenses you will personally realize that all perfections come from the holy name. Through chanting, the distinction that exists between the self, and the gross and subtle bodies, is gradually effaced and one realizes one's own spiritual form. Once aware of the spiritual body, as one continues to chant, one sees the transcendental nature of the Lord's form.

Only the holy name reveals the spiritual form of the living being and then causes him to be attracted to Krsna's form. Only the holy name reveals the spiritual qualities of the living being and then causes him to be attracted to Krsna's qualities. Only the holy name reveals the spiritual activities of the living being and then causes him to be attracted to Krsna's pastimes.

By service to the holy name we do not mean only the chanting of the holy name; it also includes the other duties of the chanter. If we serve the holy name with the body, mind, and soul, then the direction of that service spontaneous manifests like the sun in the clear sky of the chanter's heart. What is the nature of the holy name?

Eventually all these understandings spontaneously appear in the heart of one who chants the holy name. The true nature of hari-nama is revealed by listening to, reading, and studying the scriptures. It is unnecessary to write anything further on this subject. All these things will be revealed to you through chanting."

Sri Siddhanta Sarasvati

ASA - Thank you for your service in glorifying the Holy Names!

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Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj.

Dandavat pranam, Guru Maharaj.

• Please accept my humble obeisances.
• All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
• All glories to Gaur-Nitai.

This is I, Kalpalatika Devi Dasi, one of your disciples from Chandam Leikai, Silchar, India, under the guidance of H. H. Bhakti Ananda Haridasa Goswami Maharaj, humbly would like to inform you that I am going to marry with H. G. Vrajaraj Kumar Das, a disciple of H. H. Radhanath Swami Maharaj, and the wedding ceremony will be held on 18th July 2021 at ISKCON Gosala Vrindavan.

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I do regret the delay to inform you the subject in time Guru Maharaj. Kindly forgive me. I, therefore, pray to shower your kind blessings upon us so that we can continue practice of smooth Krishna Consciousness in our forthcoming Grihastha life.

I pray Gaur-Nitai to keep you always in good health and as such Guru Maharaj enjoys successful happy preaching activities worldwide. 

Dabdavat pranam Guru Maharaj once again.

Thanking you Guru Maharaj. 

Your insignificant disciple daughter,

Kalpalatika Devi Dasi.

HpS - Thank you for the notice. Yes, may your change of Ashrama be most effective in helping your participation in the Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada, Lord Chaitanya!

Read the description in the Third Canto of the marriage of Kardama and Devahuti together. It will give you good guidance. Even read it again after first few years of marriage.

Take advantage of Ashrama Gurus, experienced, successful devotees who can guide you in your new Ashrama.

Hare Krsna!

"Dear Maharaj, PAMHO AGTSP. I'm so deeply touched by how sincerely you are trying to solve problems created by my own anarthas, short comings. I do not deserve at all this mercy, but maybe Krsna is feeling compassionate seeing my struggle and is inspiring you so much that you care so much for us ❤️🙏. Your love is sunshine in our life 🙏. I will and am trying my absolute best without leaving my heart behind to follow every single syllable you may utter for us, so we don't take one minute longer than needed from your utmostly valuable time. You are tolerating us so much 🙏, I just cannot believe the impudence of our hearts. I feel so deeply ashamed of myself that I'm not able to surrender completely to such love 🙏. My heart wants to say, I can do anything for you, because my desire for this loving relationship is so much more valuable than anything else. Im trying very hard to wake up early morning to chant so that I may see clearly how to serve, but am suffering from insomnia, so sometimes after staying up all night i chant a bit in Brahma muhurta and then manage to fall asleep somehow in early morning 🙏. I know this is the only cure 🙏. Still I'm so sinful, I'm aghast that I'm not able to follow _/\o_ this simple advice still. Please pray for us 🙏.

Your aspiring servant,"

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HpS - I, we all, face the same challenges in different degrees, no? Arjuna must have had a little insomnia after cutting off the heads of some of his nephews in the Battle of Kuruksetra.

I can already see Krsna conscious solutions to these conflicts for several different directions that these things might go.

Learn how to get up early and get your rounds done! (Advice to you and my mind).

Exchanging letter with The Better Half now also.

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj, hope you are well.

HpS - Well now, but temptation is there to satisfy the lust of the tongue and belly, mental concoction. Your association helps us! 🙂

I have been thinking about what to write to you today and I have had many thoughts about it. I think I usually write what I consider my "successes" to feel your approval that "I'm doing well", but I have been realizing that what I do is a false mask.

The reality is that I have bad and good days, sometimes I am ashamed to write to you, because I feel that I am not doing anything really meaningful as a devotee,

HpS - This could be a letter from Radha rani to a friend.

... but I think it is important to write to you, as your answers always fill me with spiritual energy and motivation. to continue, which is a great fortune ...

HpS - AgtSP! We are a bad postman! 😊

I am currently resuming my reading habit, which I had lost between work and other duties. I am organizing to start the Bhakti Sastri course with Param Padam das. We reached an agreement to be able to do it at my own pace, in order to balance my homework with studying, which accommodates me since I can watch the recorded classes without interrupting my work schedules.

My rounds are better, at 10 am I finish, or sometimes at 12 pm. Sometimes I have a few left for the afternoon but I try not to make it happen, since my life is better if I sing early. Usually from the sixth round onwards I can connect more with singing, before that my mind talks too much.

A few days ago I had a dream about you, every so often I dream about you, and that's nice, it makes me feel lucky. I dreamed that you were saying that we have to learn to stay content in the process despite having material desires, and that we must also fight against them and not simply let ourselves be carried away by the current of the river of those desires. We must fight the material nature that we have in this life, which we inherit through our own karma, so we have to take responsibility.

HpS - Sounds like good advice! Good weapon for the fight is Hari Kirtan, no? Fight the attacks with Hari Kirtan!

Hare Krsna!!! Hare Rama!!!

I say goodbye Guru Maharaj, I hope you have a lot of energy today to do your services. I'd like to ask you something I've been trying to figure out. How can I make a donation to you? Who should I contact?

HpS - Hmmm! Maybe we can do it when we get to Peru. Maybe somebody, you, can bring it to Peru. Of course, also giving it to any Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada is for our benefit,no?

See you soon, accept my respects and appreciation Guru Maharaj ...

HpS - No news of your daily work!!

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Hare krishna guru maharaj espero que se encuentre bien

He estado pensando en qué escribirle hoy y he tenido muchas reflexiones al respecto. Pienso que por lo general escribo lo que considero mis “éxitos” o “aciertos” para sentir su aprobación de que “lo estoy haciendo bien”, pero me he estado dando cuenta que es una máscara falsa. La realidad es que tengo días malos y buenos, algunas veces me da vergüenza escribirle, porque siento que no estoy haciendo nada realmente significativo, pero creo que es importante escribirle a usted, ya que sus respuestas siempre me llenan de energía espiritual y motivación para continuar, lo cual es una gran fortuna…

Actualmente estoy retomando mi hábito de lectura, el cual había perdido entre el trabajo y otros deberes. Estoy organizándome para comenzar el curso bhakti shastri con param padam das, llegamos al acuerdo de poder hacerlo a mi ritmo, para poder equilibrar mis deberes con el estudio, lo cual me acomoda ya que puedo ver las clases grabadas sin interrumpir mis horarios laborales.

Mis rondas están mejor, a las 10 am termino, o a veces a las 12 am. Algunas veces me quedan algunas para la tarde pero trato de que no suceda, ya que mi vida es mejor si canto temprano. Por lo general desde la sexta ronda en adelante puedo conectar más con el canto, antes de ello mi mente habla demasiado. 

Hace unos días tuve un sueño con usted, cada cierto tiempo sueño con usted, y eso es agradable, me hace sentir afortunado. Soñé que usted decía que tenemos que aprender a mantenernos contentos en el proceso a pesar de tener deseos materiales, y que también debemos luchar con ellos y no simplemente dejarnos llevar por la corriente del río de esos deseos. Debemos dar la pelea a la naturaleza material que tenemos en esta vida, la cual heredamos por nuestro propio karma, así que tenemos que hacernos cargo responsablemente…

Me despido guru maharaj, espero que tenga mucha energía hoy para hacer sus servicios. Me gustaría preguntarle algo que estuve intentando averiguar. ¿Cómo podría yo hacerle una donación de dinero a usted? ¿Con quién debo comunicarme?

Hasta pronto, acepte mis respetos y aprecio guru maharaj…

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

HpS - This is from guru-tattva.txt in our website?

Yes, these are the answers Parts A,B,C from guru-tattva.txt that you sent me as a link.

HpS - So, do you want to become an initiated student of Srila Prabhupada and his movement?

Yes Maharaj , I would like to become an initiated disciple of Srila Prabhupada's movement.

I heard that you will be in Peru for a few months, is it possible to visit you there?

If it is possible, who do I need to get in touch with to organize this.

HpS/ASA - In which country are you? Then I can tell you who to contact. Also, you are in the FMP? You can ask there in the chat.

Dave: Have you received the mail from Krishna Premarupa Prabhu (He is my administrative, Sankirtana, authority) which he has sent to [email protected]?

HpS - No! I looked in that address, Yahoo Spam, general mail, and othe boxes, addresses, and no letter from him.

Thank you very much for your time

Your humble servant Bh. Dave

HpS - I suspect that you are a more advanced devotee than we are, so we want to thank you for your time and that maybe we can be of some service to you!!

Looking forward to more communications.

Hare Krsna, Guruji Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

HpS - !!! How wonderful. Association with Manipuri Vaisnavas!!!

All Glories to Sri Sri Jagadbandhu, Balabhadra and Subhadra, Ki Jay,

Sri Krsna, Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Brinda.

Please accept my humble obeisances unto the Padmacharan of Guruji Maharajah...

HpS - ASA - All glories to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada!

... that some of the ISKCON bhaktas suggested to me that the Vol. 10 of Bhagavatam should not be touch, it is not for general bhaktas.

HpS - Srila Prabhupada gave us the KRSNA book very early in our development of ISKCON. With Srila Prabhupada's and later Hrdayananda Maaharaja and Gopi parana Dhana Das' commentaries it seems safe to try to read it for nice ISKCON devotees like you and me. If Chapters 29-34 are too agitating, then we will know that and will make proper decisions what parts to read.

And in the beginning, it is mentioned that the Bhagavatam should be read vol. 1 to 12 one after another, but in the introduction of Vol. 6, it is mentioned that any volume has equal value so we can take up any volume according to our requirements.

HpS - Yes. BG 10.11. Tells us Krsna directs the reading a proper initiated devotee. He talks with friends naturally about what to read.

Now I am reading Vol. 10 as revise. It is strongly suggested that without the knowledge of Ras Panchadhya of Vol. 10, no one can understand the real story (Prema ras) of Radha & Krsna.

On the other hand, I am also reading some selected books translated in Manipur such as Ras Panchadhyai of Bhagavatam, Bhajan tattva Chintamani, Sadhan Bhakti Amrita Lahari. It is recommended by Manipuri beisnavas for increasing spiritual sadhana and bhakti seva. These books narrated the asta kal seva, sakhi manjaris, eight directions of Yogapitha of Raslila and sadhak sidhok, gamana gaman, svakiya & parikiya bhava. Some Gayatris & Mantras of Nityanananda, Gouranga, Radha, Krsna. Luckily, I had collected these books more than 10 years before initiation.

I could not complete the book "Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu" it is very very difficult to understand and applied in our simple life.

HpS - Yes, BRS, is very concentrated. Srila Prabhupada has given us a summary study as Nectar of Devotion, and H. H. Dhanurdhara Swami wrote Waves of Devotion which was great help in our being able to understand it. Really we have to understand it to understand the other Rasa sastras. Should be some nice devotees in ISKCON Manipura who can help you. Make a study group with them. We can give suggestions to them.

Sometimes I can see Guruji's lectures on Facebook but could not grasp the sound and meaning. Nowadays, there are so many lectures on Bhagavatam and Gita by ISKCON Bhaktas in Hindi. It helps me so much and unknown stories and incidents of Krsna Bhaktas and Krsna.

HpS - !

Guruji! please rsibad and inspire me to increase my spiritual standard understand the swibya lilas of Radha-Krsna. Without the guidance of Diksha Guru, all our sevas and sadhanas are useless/fruitless. I am practicing sadhok-sidhok seva after following Gurujis footsteps.

I could not write letters in this month, excuse me again.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Your studies seem nice, but seems you need a partner, local Siksa guru. Vana mali Das??? Can't remember names of nice Brahmanas there?

Can you explain the verse: https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/4/10/#bb1200 ?

That is good test of whether you are ready to focus on SB 10.29-34