Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, Dandavat Pranam HpS Guru Maharaj.

Please accept my humble obeisance unto Guruji's padmacharan that I am trying to answer the question of the difference between Gayatri Mantra and Kama Gayatri.

There is no difference between Gayatri Mantra and Kama Gayatri but omitted kling in the Gayatri Mantra.

We should chant Kama Gayatri Mantra before chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra. There is no difference among mantras, names, rupa, guna, Murti and Swarupa.

Your fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - AgtSP! To our understanding, what is commonly called the Gayatri Mantra is, "om bhur bhuvah....". Many groups chant it. Some as Kirtan, although we only do it as Gayatri and men with the sacred thread.

Look at: https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/8/138/

Srila Prabhupada gives Himalaya mountain explanation of all these things following Krsna Das Kaviraja!

O.K.?

We chant all the Gayatri Mantras on our sacred thread at dawn, noon, and dusk, daily. No formal relation to when we chant the Mahamantra eg. chanting before we do Maha mantra Japa.

Thank you!

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Barry departed this morning. Stage 4 cancer, pneumonia, blood cancer..helped him get to his next body. It was a complicated and long process. He was ready to go.

Maharaja, can you wish him well on his journey? We are praying that he can stay connected to devotees and devotional service somehow.

We chanted and sang Maha Mantra. Put Krishna’s garland on him, sprinkled Ganga water and then put offered tulsi leaf on his tongue right after the soul left the body.

He donated many plants to the temple over the years. Took lots of Prasadam. Listened to his daughter sing kirtan. Solid, down to earth kind of guy. Pantheist.

After he passed a “spirtual advisor” came to talk to all of us. A Christian man but had so many questions about what we were chanting and the significance of the garland and the tulsi leaf. Very nice interfaith dialogue and sincerity. I was thinking…maybe he will become a devotee someday and he was probably thinking…(then I remembered your story, Maharaja)

•••••Hallelujah•••••

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•••••Hare Krsna••••

your aspiring servants,

Nitisara das and Anadi

HpS/ASA - AgtSP!!!! I did not know him! I did not know he was close to death. We feel cheated. 🙂.

Seems he got excellent departure.

Did he leave his body, buddy, in Boise???

Please send a picture asap so we can chant a few rounds with our mind focused on him.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and U!!!!!

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

Yes... It's been a long time since my last letter. I apologize for not writing as often as I should.

These past few months have been very interesting and educational for me.

HpS/ASA - 🐵

At home, we already have an established and fixed standard for the worship of deities. The whole family is part of this activity.

We are chanting the rounds at all times. Prabhu Caturatma inspires us greatly, as whenever we see him, he always has his japa in hand. He is a great example for us.

I am still waiting for two minor surgeries before I can be placed on the waiting list for a new transplant.

Meanwhile, my nutritionist has given me a diet to maintain my weight. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible for me to follow a 100% vegetarian diet. So I have had to add eggs to my diet, as I am low in protein. It seems that this diet is helping me to avoid dialysis treatment.

HpS/ASA - Awk!! Must be some better food for protein than chicken ovum. They include all kinds of unecesary elements necessary for the chicken baby to grow! Keep looking!!! Beans? Bhima burgers??

The chickens of the world will thank you.

Things at school are going very well. This August, we will begin social work with visually impaired students. My students and I will give some classes for them.

Well, that's all for now. I hope to be more attentive and write to you more often, telling you how things are going.

Your servant

Patraka Das

HpS/ASA - Thank you!!!

Struggle to be a paramahamsa! Become President of Peru if necessary. Little thing. So much respect to Your family.

Hare Krishna Querido Gurudev. Acepte mis humildes reverencias TLGASP.

En mis ultimas cartas le escribí que estaba haciendo ropa para la deidades de amigos y escribo para compartir fotografías como usted me comento que le gustaría ver.

Además menciono que quería ver una foto de mi altar, así que también dejare un registro. Mi asociado Nitaipada me ayudo a conseguir una deidad de Señor Dhamesvara, mucho tiempo solo tuve cuadro de Radharkrishna y de las deidades del templo de Santiago GauraNitai.

Le comento que continuo ayudando en la cocina de la fiesta de Viernes de Srila Prabhupada, es un lindo servicio. Mis rondas van estables, aunque a veces tengo dificultades y las pospongo durante el día, sin embargo intento esforzarme para poder cumplir.

Estoy leyendo el libro de Carl Jung Psicología y religión para poder hacer una reseña para Nios.

Le dejo aquí algunos registros del Prasadam De la fiesta de viernes.

Espero que el señor Narasimha siempre lo proteja 🌺

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Muchas gracias por todo lo que nos entrega!

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Hare Krishna, Dear Gurudev. Please accept my humble obeisances. TLGASP.

HpS/ASA - Paoho.. AgtSP.. Thank you for this letter and your association.

In my last letters, I wrote to you that I was making clothing for friends' deities, and I'm writing to share photographs, as you mentioned, that you'd like to see.

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I also mentioned that I wanted to see a photo of my altar, so I'll leave a note for that as well. My associate Nitaipada helped me get a deity of Lord Dhamesvara. For a long time, I only had a painting of Radharkrishna and the deities from the Santiago GauraNitai temple.

I'd like to tell you that I continue to help in the kitchen for Srila Prabhupada's Friday feast; it's a beautiful service. My rounds are going steadily, although sometimes I have difficulties and put them off during the day. However, I try my best to be able to keep up.

I'm reading Carl Jung's book, Psychology and Religion, so I can write a review for Nios.

Here are some records of the Prasadam from Friday's feast.

I hope Lord Narasimha always protects you 🌺

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Thank you so much for everything you give us!

HpS - If we do not finish our rounds, we must keep an accounting and later complete them, no?

It is a vow we make to Krsna in a transcendental status from our free choice. Avasya raksibe krsna. Krsna has given me this service so surely He will give me all necessities to complete it!

Jaya!

Nice pictures. Nice Dieties!!

Respects to Nitai pada, Ji!

What books of Jung are you reading? What do you think of them?

Hare Krishna, remembered Guru Maharaja! Please accept my respectful obeisances at Your kind lotus feet!

HpS - AgtSP

I hope you are always happy in the company of our beloved Govinda❤️

I wanted to ask you: Lord Balarama meets with Krishna's gopis to teach them how to dance. And I've also heard that He has His own gopis. Are both statements true?

HpS - I remember reading a commentary on the Caitanya Bhagavata by Srila Bhakti siddhanta while I was in the B'cari ashrama in Spain where he said that Lord Balarama never dances with Gopis in the mood of an enjoyer, husband. He always acts in the mood of Guru, dance teacher.

So, some gopis He may be showing for the first time what it is like to dance with Krsna. Some may progress to join the Rasa lila with Krsna, and some may stay in that mood of students, admirers and group forever.

Regarding reading the 3rd cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam onward, I have no one other than Gopal and Franco when they want to join me. I don't have a connection, only WhatsApp, and if I do sometimes, it's very limited and doesn't last long. I only associate with them, and in the mornings I go out to make sales and talk to people. That's all my in-person association. So, can I read with them sometimes and sometimes alone?

HpS - Yes.

I was thinking of writing my songs for Govinda here while I find time to record. I read that you said we have to pay to play them.

HpS - I don't remember saying that! Maybe Monkey or Piggy said it. You can post for free.

How should I pay? And also, please tell me an account number where I can deposit a small dakshina from me to you. I can send it to you via Western Union. Can you give me your ID and I'll send it to you.

HpS - Ask Abhirama Thakura Das. Otherwise it may be too expensive.

Thank you so much for inspiring us, beloved Gurudeva.

Trying to please his adorable heart that melts with the beautiful name of Krsna:

Japa Prati Jalpa Radha Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you. Going with Gopinatha Das to Lowe's hardware store to buy a lock for our video equipment.

HK Maharaj! PMAHO AGTSP! How are you??? Are you still in the US? How’s your health doing? Were those earphones your disciple got you good for you?

HpS/ASA - We are Camping at ISKCON Houston. Look at Calendar posted today, please. 🙂

Health is like yours. Very good for a 77 year old Hippy to Hare body.

Earphones do help for more formal conversations, classes, private listening to media. Thank you!!

I was watching a podcast of yours the other day, the Nama Rasa Podcast. I liked the class :)

HpS - So did we. Youtuve Nama rasa is a real triumph for Srila Prabhupada's movement.

How’s the preaching going over there in the states? How do you see the organization in the US temples?

ASA - 🐷 - Very mechanistic. Sankirtan in the streets and malls is accomplished by some really empowered souls. Patita pavana and Jaya Hari Das, Bhakti Lan Sing, here in Houston, Mahotsava Das and Bhakti vikasa Swami devotees, to our knowledge.

BIG BIG opportunity for devotees in their professional relations to become known as members of ISKCON and then gradually preaching, showing, to their professional contacts.

Jehovah's Witnesses. Mormons and Hare Krsnas.

What to they stand for???? Have they got any good idea.

A wave may come at any moment. Gotta know your stuff from study and practical experience.

Like so man places the real door to door is IP Address to IP Address.

There something I would like to comment you about: sometimes I see a real lack of motivation from some devotees here in the temple of Buenos Aires, not in the service in which I do participate (Harinam), but for instance the Prasadam, I used to donate organic grains and some other stuff in order to the devotees can take better care of their health, and now I’m giving another dakshina because my economy is not as good as it used to be.

And I see the devotees not making a real effort to take care of their health, with just 30 hours of sankirtan they can earn the Lakshmi to afford a whole month of organic goods.

And IDK [?] why they are not doing it. Is there anything you think I might be of any help for them to improve their sense of responsibility?

HpS - Talk to them with reason. If that doesn't sink in, try to talk to the leaders. In any case preach by example. They are people.

Another thing I don’t quite understand, most of the devotees don’t pay real attention to Ayurveda until they get cancer, why is that? They eat refined flour, white sugar and white rice, and in spite of they knowing really well that is not good, they still consume that.

HpS - They have their blind spots. You and I have ours. We cannot see ours. They cannot see theirs.

Sometime ago I began watching self devolopment gurus podcasts and learned a lot of stuff: how to set myself goals, how to keep a routine, how to keep a track of my completed habits, how to be consistent. And I think some things we should ask to Krishna for certain things. I see a lot of things that I have to improve in my life, and whenever I feel something is spiritually good for me, I ask Krishna for it, and He helped so much.

My point is that I feel a lot of devotees are just content with what they have, even if that’s not the best for them, and they get stuck in that step.

HpS - Show them the higher life. Some of us will die with some of our attachments. Some are superficial, so look at their change of hear. NOI 6.

I’ve heard the other day that I keep listening to: avoid people who have no goals in life, we cannot change them, and seek the association of those who have goals and pursue them.

Can we apply that to our spiritual life in any sense?

HpS - Yes. 😃 More important than Immediate Goals is Priorities. Get up early and get your rounds done!

thank you very much for always replying my letters, please keep us in your prayers.

HK!!

Federico Molnar

HpS - 6.35PM Wash our face, hands, mouth, Tilak and rush to Temple. See you there in anveSaka WhatsApp.

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Get initiated by a bone fide spiritual master and be engaged by s(he)it in worshipping the Deity. NOI 5