Letters to the editor

Rtu-raja-Krsna Das writes:

Hare Krsna, Srila Gurudev 

Dandavat pranam at your lotus feet . 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - AGTSP! Paoho. We have apple feet. 

Srila gurudev, sorry for messaging here in WhatsApp. I know ur very busy.

HpS - Yes, but sometimes Karma-yoga, so good association like yours is desireable.

Just wanted to request you to kindly pray for me as I have been infected with Covid 19 and I am in Vrindavan. Fever is on and off but severe body pain with cough.

HpS -ASA - How did you become infected? You are a medical doctor and should have been first priority for vaccine, no?

Kindly pray for me. I do not wish to die so soon. 

It might be purification of the Dhama.

HpS - In spite of your basically conditioned nature, which most of us have, you have really been trying to be a gentleman in your relationship with Krsna, no?

Then how can we expect that Krsna is not personally attentive to your situation?!?

Look at it that way. I think you will see I am right. Let us know.

Who is taking care of your situation, communication? Parents, others? Send us their address here. We will not publicize it.

Sorry Srila gurudev 

Hare krsna gurudev .

Please protect me.

HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna.

All readers please chant one whole Maha-mantra for Rtu-raja Krsna Das in Vraja.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

HEALTH

After having an Ayurvedic appointment with Nimai Pandit from Mexico, I have begun to implement new routines to my day to day.

I went from having a Vata Kapha constitution (which was misdiagnosed by the previous doctor) to being Pita Vata, which changes a lot of things.

Dairy is not good for my gut, I avoid it completely, I just consume ghee.

I have digestion problems, so I use a mixture of spices to digest better. I am also doing a meditation called Yoga Nidra, it has helped me a lot.

I have been exercising. My doctor diagnosed me with discopathy at L4 -L5 and L5 -S1. I went to the kinesiologist and learned an exercise routine. I do it daily and I avoid overexertion, there are many physical activities that I cannot do because of this situation.

ASA - Every robot has good and bad qualities, no?

SASTRA STUDY

I am doing Bhakti Sastri with prabhu Parampadam. I am not going very fast, but now I am more constant, every day I advance from 30 minutes to 1 hour on the virtual platform.

I have implemented a new way of studying Prabhupada's books, following the recommendation to read less time, to better retain. I have also added others that I must learn.

After breakfast: 5 minutes of NoI (In English) - 5 minutes to learn a new word in English - 20 minutes of Bhagavad gita (translation of a chapter and then the meanings it reaches in that time)

After lunch: 5 minutes of NoD (In English) - 5 minutes to learn a verse from the Bhagavad gita - 20 minutes of Srimad Bhagavatam (I am about to finish the fourth chant).

After dinner: Sri Isopanisad - Caitanya Caritamrita - Vaisnava songs (this proposal has not worked out perfectly, but I wish I could implement it regularly)

HpS, Tom Brown - Cool! 😎 🤓 😎 🤓



ROUNDS

They are improving, I try to sing with more awareness and feeling. I am being able to mentally renounce nonsense and material plans that are presented in the guise of bhakti. I have realized that there is a lot of fear in my mind, and recently I heard that fear and guilt are reflections of the false ego, so I want to trust you completely and keep moving forward.

ASA -  "El vaiṣṇava neófito o el vaiṣṇava situado en el plano intermedio también pueden aceptar discípulos, pero dichos discípulos deben estar en el mismo plano, y debe entenderse que no pueden avanzar muy bien hacia la meta última de la vida bajo la insuficiente guía que tienen. Por eso el discípulo debe ser cuidadoso y aceptar a un uttama-adhikārī como maestro espiritual."

https://vedabase.io/es/library/noi/5/#bb5954

So. understand our position. We understand that we are Madhyama adhikari and Srila Prabhupada is Uttama Adhikari.

The Ayurvedic therapist recommended that I get up at 4:00 AM and go to sleep at 9:00 PM. It has not worked for me, I think it is good for me to get up at 3.45 as I have arrived late to Mangala Arati. Every day I strive for it, I know it is important. Sometimes I have to chant the rounds after the show, as I have to cook for the deity in the morning.

JAPA

By improving the control of the senses, Krishna is helping me to control the tongue, I wish that to continue. I wish to be more renounced internally, no longer cultivate selfish desires and be Krishna conscious always.

HpS - Me too.

SERVICES

I have left the service at Vaisnavas Care to focus more on the magazine and further develop the artistic and cultural preaching that I want to do. I continue to cook for the deity and assist in other practical services.

Thank you very much Gurudeva

Your little servant

Piyari mohan das

HpS - Thank you very much PMD. Come with us now. We will do one more letter.

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva 

Por favor acepte mis reverencias 

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

SALUD

Luego de tener una cita Ayurvédica con Nimai Pandit de México, he comenzado a implementar nuevas rutinas a mi día a día. 

Pasé de tener una constitución Vata Kapha (la cual fue mal diagnosticada por el médico anterior) a ser Pita Vata, lo que cambia Muchas cosas. 

Los lácteos no son buenos para mi intestino, los evito completamente, solo consumo ghee. 

Tengo problemas de digestión, por lo que consumo una mezcla de especias para digerir mejor. Además estoy haciendo una meditación llamada Yoga Nidra, me ha ayudado bastante. 

He estado realizando ejercicio. Mi médico me diagnosticó discopatía en L4 -L5 y L5 -S1. Fui al kinesiólogo y aprendí una rutina de ejercicios. Lo hago diariamente y evito hacer sobre esfuerzo, hay muchas actividades físicas que no puedo hacer por esta situación.

ESTUDIO SASTRA

Estoy haciendo Bhakti Sastri con prabhu Parampadam. No voy muy rápido, pero ahora estoy más constante, todos los dias avanzo de 30 minutos a 1 hora en la plataforma virtual. 

He implementado una nueva fomra de estudio de los libros de Prabhupada, luego de la recomendación de leer menos tiempo, para retener mejor. Además he agregado otras que debo aprender. 

• Luego de desayunar: 5 minutos de NoI (En inglés) - 5 minutos para aprender una nueva palabra en inglés - 20 minutos de Bhagavad gita (traducción de una capítulo y luego los significados que alcance en ese tiempo) 
• Luego de almorzar: 5 minutos de NoD (En Inglés) - 5 minutos para aprender un verso del Bhagavad gita - 20 minutos de Srimad Bhagavatam (Estoy pronto a terminar el cuarto canto). 
• Luego de cenar: Sri Isopanisad - Caitanya Caritamrita - Canciones vaisnavas (esta propuesta no ha resultado perfectamente, pero deseo poder implementarla con regularidad) 

RONDAS

Están mejorando, me esfuerzo por cantar con más conciencia y sentimiento. Estoy pudiendo renunciar mentalmente a las tonterías y planes materiales que se presentan disfrazados de bhakti. Me he dado cuenta que hay mucho miedo en mi mente, y hace poco escuché el el miedo y la culpa son reflejos del ego falso, así que quiero confiar en usted completamente y seguir avanzando. 

El terapeuta ayurvédico me recomendó levantarme a las 4.00 y dormirme a las 21.00. No me ha resultado, creo que es bueno para mi levantarme a las 3.45 ya que he llegado tarde a Mangala Arati. Todos los días me esfuerzo por ello, se que es importante. A veces debo cantar las rondas después del programa, ya que debo cocinar para la deidad en la mañana. 

PRINCIPIOS

Mejorando el control de los sentidos, Krishna me está ayudando a controlar la lengua, deseo que eso se mantenga. Deseo ser más renunciado internamente, ya no cultivar deseos egoístas y estar consciente de Krishna siempre.  

SERVICIOS

He dejado el servicio en Vaisnavas Care para enfocarme más en la revista y desarrollar más la prédica artística y cultural que quiero hacer. Sigo cocinando para la deidad y ayudando en otros servicios prácticos. 

Muchas gracias Gurudeva 

Su pequeño sirviente

Piyari Mohan das

AGTSP and all the assembled devotees,

Our very old, and very esteemed friend and leader of the Purnima Puppet Theater (PPT [Like Power PoinT!]), Sriman Lokannatha Das texted us on the telephone. We were together many years is in Berkeley and he just moved.

His body is running Alzheimers or Parkison's disease, so he is learning a lot about transcendence.

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am in Indiana now. Maharani's sister lives here. I wanted to bring my puppets and I shipped them here, but the van company hasn't sent  them and gives me a runaround.

Our residential situation in Berkeley was fragmenting.

The temple is closed partly and Harinama is stopped.

There are factional confrontations between the virus believers and non believers.

I hope you are doing okay.

Hare Krishna, Lokanatha dasa

HpS - What is your paper mail address? Can we send you stuff. You are getting closer to Nashville. Nitai-gaura-sundar Das is very enthusiastic about starting a Senior Devotees Hospice here. Maybe se could pioneer it.

We already have a trailer home time place with space in it.

I may be traveling once a month and then maybe South America Sept- January.

Hmm. Send us news of your work and ambitions?

Ideal Ashrama situation.

We'll call!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru Maharaj HH Hanumat Presaka Swami. Please accept our obeisances at your sweet merciful lotus feet.

Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaj,

We wrote a letter long, long time ago .....waiting...waiting for a reply....still waiting. But today, we have to write this urgent letter.

HpS - AgtSP! We wrote in the KDh that we had too many letters at the New Years, so we tried to extract prominent things and gradually answer those, and please write again. So here we are!

Manipur is opening another university . Would you kindly suggest what course we can open here which will be appropriate for the devotees? The Commissioner of the University will be visiting soon and we plan to put our ideas forward. They already have a department of Yoga. We can propose the exchange programme between Manipur and Peru too. This has come at a very appropriate timing. We are eagerly waiting for your instructions Guru Maharaj.

HpS - I would say that first you should think about what kind of program YOU want to motivate. Then look for other people who have personal motivation to present something. A general, intellectually defined program won't be as stable as something starting with personal passion and commitment that then goes to the intellectual and mental and sensual level.

O.K?

Personally, we are finishing with all projects and consolidating our works lifetime with the aim of producing a series of maybe five movies, videos, of stimulating quality.

Light of the Bhagavat, the book, art etc. is a very nice program! Maybe someone would like to do that! It could be a regular symposium: Cultivation of the Human Spirit... Light of the Bhagavata, Light of the Bible, Light of the Scientific Revolution.

Hope this helps.

We are attending mangal arti regularly now. Just back from Vraj.....thank you Guru Maharaj....thank you for your immense mercy. We dressed up the Deities of ISKCON Vrindavan on Gaura Purnima....Sri Radha Shyamasundara in Manipuri attire. Gaura Nityai felt abandoned that day.....all eyes on Sri Radhe.......

HpS - Ahhh! Devotees here noticed that and commented on it twice. You are influencing the world with YOUR love, passion.

We offered our obeisances at Barsana.......astasakhi villages.....Nandagaon......Saket.... How we wish we could accompany Govardhan parikrama with you Guru Maharaj. We miss you so much. We stayed a night at RadhaKund. We are sending you some pics,

HpS - We will meet in this world or another.

We continue our preaching at the medical campus too. We have an induction programme as part of a new curriculum by National Medical Commision. We requested HG Ramanuja Das to take 2 sessions on Time management and Stress management. The students were very happy about the session. We spoke on Training the mind. Thank you Guru Maharaj for your grace.

HpS - If someone likes it LOB is a good basis. We have the art in big files. It seems appropiate for Manipur and the general theme of the original conference would be good. Then Philosophy and Modern Practice of Literature of Srila Rupa Goswami (NoD, NoI).

We are planning to open a preaching centre close to our hospital. Rent is 9500 rupees per month. Please give us the strength and the will to serve you better dear Guru Maharaj.

HpS - Wow! Seems like a lot. Some one there every day?

Special things are possible in Manipur.

Hope other devotees in this Blog are enthused to help.

your most insignificant servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

Hare Krishna beloved Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Always Happy Goura Purnima!!

The tittle of the letter was Nanda Raja's goodbye audio message to his godbrothers. Great example and inspiration!!

Thank you and Prahlad Nrisimha for this Blog!! An oasis in the Kali-yuga.

The most interesting people I ever met are Iskcon devotees.

Went through a big challenge which changed the perspective of my service. Made me think about my motivations for Seva. I was successful thanks to good association. Good advice.

I find myself doing less, pondering more.

During november 2020, I was attending Mangala Aratik everyday, I became proud, then I fell down and couldn´t attend for like two months. Now I´m struggling for going four days a week.

Japa is unstable, we chant our 16 rounds/day, but it has not become our first priority yet. We feel like fools because of that. Our intelligence understands that, but the mind sometimes wins, Maya.

4p unstable, trying to survive and strive in a broken economy like Argentina´s, made us found cryptocurrency, which we think is the evolution of finance. But we became to much speculative, forgetting isavasyam culture. We imagine we can become rich, so we can push our Gurukula project and build a temple for Krishna.

Current main service is 16R,4P, 4 days MA, take care of family´s material, psychological and spiritual needs, and networking for Gurukula Project (we are in contact with Dhenupal Prabhu and his team).

Since you asked for our opinion, we would like you to come to Argentina instead of Peru (spring/summer weather is nice). We already have 10 acres of land with chance of buying more. There is a 50k student university 30 min away. You can have a good internet connection. Travelling to Argentina now is very cheap for every other country.

We can invite Oscar Natars. Your base here will boost our existing New Govardhan Project. We can develop a Manual (with your guidance) on keys to success in developing these communities. You can be very well taken care of by your good disciples PancaTattva and Adi Yajña Prabhus.

Thank you Gurudev, for your living example.

I think I have so much memories about yourself to fill my entire existence in the current burro. Vapu/Vani.

Always aspiring to become your disciple,

A little less passionate fool,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - We make success at level 5 and then find that the basis of that success at the deeper level, level 4 has changed and we have no motivation. Just as you describe. We didn't even know about the deeper levels of our senses and mind and intellect.

We learn to satisfy the body with butter rather than meat, but then we learn that the mind has reasons why it wants meat...

Nehabikramo naso sti.... all this progress is made with the ultimate light house in mind. To please Krsna. It is eternal.

Dog does not even know that he is trying to satisfy his senses. He is completely absorbed in the sense OBJECTS. May even tear his mouth and face to put be absorbed in the experience of his food.

PERU HAS THE ADVANTAGE that is in middle geographicaly of the North South division.

Canada

USA

Mexico

--Peru--

Chile

Argentina.

Let us see Krsna's indication.

Thank you so much for your letters. Sincere evaluation of your position. I cannot image how many other people are benefiting from your comments.

Yajnanam japa yajno 'smi. In BG 10, Krsna says, that amongst sacrifices I am Japa. So much easier to do other services, fun services, but Japa is hard work, but the result is super!

Make my day (week (month (year (life)))) :>>

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Hare Krishna amado Gurudev,

Por favor Acepta nuestras humildes reverencias,

¡¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada !!

¡¡Siempre feliz Goura Purnima !!

El título de la carta es el mensaje de audio de despedida de Nanda Raja a sus hermanos espirituales. Gran ejemplo e inspiración !!

¡¡Gracias a usted y Prahlad Nrisimha por este blog !! Un oasis en el kali yuga.

Las personas más interesantes que he conocido son los devotos de iskcon.

Pasé por un gran desafío que cambió la perspectiva de mi servicio. Me hizo pensar en mis motivaciones para el seva. Tuve éxito gracias a una buena asociación. Buen consejo.

Me encuentro haciendo menos, reflexionando más.

Durante noviembre de 2020, asistí a Mangala Aratik todos los días, me sentí orgulloso, luego me caí y no pude asistir durante dos meses. Ahora estoy luchando por ir cuatro días a la semana.

Japa es inestable, cantamos nuestras 16 rondas / día, pero aún no se ha convertido en nuestra primera prioridad. Nos sentimos tontos por eso. Nuestra inteligencia entiende eso, pero la mente a veces gana, Maya. 4p inestable, tratar de sobrevivir y luchar en una economía rota como la de Argentina, nos hizo encontrar la criptomoneda, que creemos que es la evolución de las finanzas. Pero nos volvimos demasiado especulativos, olvidando la cultura isavasyam. Imaginamos que podemos volvernos ricos, para que podamos impulsar nuestro proyecto Gurukula y construir un templo para Krishna.

El servicio principal actual es 16R4P, 4 días de MA, ocuparse de las necesidades materiales, psicológicas y espirituales de la familia, y de la creación de redes para el Proyecto Gurukula (estamos en contacto con Dhenupal Prabhu y su equipo).

Ya que solicitó nuestra opinión, nos gustaría que viniera a Argentina en lugar de Perú (el clima de primavera / verano es agradable). Ya tenemos 10 acres de terreno con posibilidad de comprar más. Hay una universidad de 50k estudiantes a 30 minutos. Puede tener una buena conexión a Internet. Viajar a Argentina ahora es muy barato para todos los demás países. Podemos invitar a Oscar Natars. Su base aquí impulsará nuestro Proyecto Nueva Govardhan existente. Podemos desarrollar un manual (con su orientación) sobre las claves del éxito en el desarrollo de estas comunidades. Sus buenos discípulos PancaTattva y Adi Yajña Prabhus pueden cuidar muy bien de usted.

Gracias Gurudev, por ser un ejemplo viviente.

Creo que tengo tantos recuerdos suyos para llenar toda mi existencia en el burro actual. Vapu / Vani.

Siempre aspirando a ser su discípulo,

Un tonto, un poco menos apasionado,

 Nikunja Bihari das.

Hare Krsna, Guruji Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

All Glaries to Sri Krsna, Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Brinda.

Please accept my humble obeisances unto the padmacharan of Guruji Maharajah that in relation to my previous letters, as Guruji enquire and some more bhaktas wanted to know further “why Sri Krsna send Uddava to Vrndavana”. Guruji You know thousands times better than me, but as a service I am just mentioning the references with slokas nos.

The reason for sending Uddava to Vrndavana is described clearly in the sloka 10.46.1 Bhagavatam : As a direct disciple of Brhaspati, Sri Uddava is described in this verse as “buddi-sattanah the most intelligent”. Then, upon his return to Mathura Uddava would describe to all the members of the Vrsni dynasty the extraordinary pure love he had seen in Vrndavana. CC Antya 7.47 : Observing the unalloyed devotion and love of the Gopis for Krsna, Uddava desired to become a creeper, a blade of grass or a herb in Vrndavana so that sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would received the dust of their lotus fees on his head. Again in 10.47.59 Bhagavatam Realisation of Radha’s and Gopis’ pure love of Krsna. In 10.47.63 Bhagavatam Sri Uddava, having established the glories of the gopis in the previous verse, now directly offers his obeisances to them. Again in 10.47.66 Bhagavatam May our mental functions always take shelter of Krsna’s lotus feet, may our bodies always bow down to Him and serve Him.

        The residents of Vrndavana were firmly convinced that even if they could not have direct association with their beloved Krsna, they would never be indifferent to Him. They were all topmost devotees of Lord Krsna. Uddava described to Lord Krsna the immense devotion of the residents of Braja.

        In many ancient, local Manipuri religious books described the level of Radharani’s love to Krsna as the topmost. Without the blessings of Her, no one could get the mercy of Krsna. Happiness lies in Separation. Distress is likening by all mothers and Gopis. At the time of delivery, every women feel pains but for their child but every women wanted to bear the pains, likewise gopis field pains for separation of Krsna but by remembering the past events they are spending all their whole lives.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Yes, that is correct as best we know. He could take the post of Guru and let Them develop the post of servants of Krsna. All the Brijabasis wanted to enter the water of the Yamuna and save Krsna from Kaliya, but they would die. Lord Balarama sacrifices His ecstacy of relating to Krsna as a child and keep his awareness as Guru that Krsna is in no danger and the Brajabasis should not give up their lives trying to save Him.

Krsna.

Guru.

Bhakta.

All have their work to do.

Uddhaca adopted the position, service, to the Gopis so that they could have a steady source of Kirtanam for their Lila-smarnam, no?