Letters to the editor

Dear Siksha guru Maharaja, please kindly accept my most humble obeisances; all glories to his divine grace, Srila Prabhupada; all glories to your good self, his dedicated and surrendered disciple; all glories to those devotees who have dedicated themselves to assisting you in your own service to Srila Prabhupada. Since I am very embarrassed to share publicly my personal offering on this most auspicious day of your appearance, I need to share here on this site.

I will not comment on the wonders of your kindness and compassion. I will leave that task to your surrencered disciples, as their words are far more meaningful and sincere than mine could ever be. And yet, I feel moved to share some things. I've come to understand that being a spiritual master is a very risky service: what with accepting so much honor, praise and admiration from devotees who look up to you for hope, guidance and shelter.

HpS/ASA - Fools! Fools! All idiots and fools! 😆

They are mistaking the mailman for the letter sender.

We are a 🐶 selfish limited intelligence servant of their real hope, guidance and shelter!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

[Is the same for you also, no?]

Everyone who gets is a taxi car 🚕 expects to be driven and counseled far, no?

... Lord Chaitanya has tasked each of us with such a grave responsibility. You have the good faith and good fortune to take His instruction to heart. I tried to imagine myself in your position, and I came to realize that Krishna is very merciful to me, that I never have to fear the strong influence of being so honored by others. Krishna knows that I would be intoxicated with such sentiments.

Personally speaking, I find that you are truly very special, not simply because of the service that you have taken on as a spiritual master; a service that Krishna Himself declares in the bhagavad gita as being most dear to Him. But for all the years that I have personally known you, you have always displayed a very humble, very meager service attitude. I have never known for you to carry yourself like a celebrity guru.

🐎 🐎🐎

 🐎Jaya HpSwami ! ! [What a Big Ass I am!! 💪 💪 💪😎]

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I think it is easy for me to be "humble" because I realize what an incompetent Joe I am. Maybe just the guy who slaps the cymbals every now and then in the band at the right moment.



I see a very simple devotee, with a very sincere heart and honest desire to simply serve Srila Prabhupada, in whatever capacity you can and whatever way is needed. Even I remember how once in Denver you were offering to clean some pots and pans in the sink-room area, when it was my service. You were a young sannyasi then, and I was a new brahmachari who didn't know anything. Moreover, you extend yourself in such a personal way so that devotees can be close and personal with you.

I am not at all a surrendered soul, and words can never be enough to express any amount of gratitude for the kindness you show to everyone. Insofar as my daly sadhana is concerned, my morning sadhana is steady. Once again my rounds are done early in the morning, even before my Bhagavatam reading, by the mercy of Narahari prabhu in Hawaii. He shared something one morning and it was like a "shot in the arm" so to speak; a wake-up call to take my japa more seriously. My ears are plugged (as in pratyahara) so that my voice is more amplified between the ears, thus making it easier for me to tune out all external sound distractions, and hear my chanting more clearly. Sitting in front of my Deities, with incense, candle, quiet flute: my japa period is truly the most enlivening part of my life.

Of course, it is still as much a challenge as ever dealing with my mind, especially during japa. The books are still going out when driving for Uber: although I am a very poor salesperson at best when it comes to book distribution.

I fear the day when Krishna will call upon you to leave this world. To whom will I share my heart when you are gone?

HpS - Hare Krsna... KRSNA! 🙂

Thank you for your association. Jayananda Das said that we don't have to be engaged in a "big" service or a "significant" service. Just always find some little, or big, service to do and then Krsna will engage you in more and more responsible work for HIM

He is greedy fellow.

Your lowly and unworthy servant,

Balabhadra dasa

HpS - Thank you!!

Just become dancing dogs in Nimais circus in Nabadvipa?

---- this report was submitted also under REPORTS section----

Hare krishna Gurumaharaja

Please accept our humble obeisances 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and the sankirtan movement.

This year we have served Goura Nitai deities and devotees in Nueva Bahulavana, Cueramaro Mexico.

Night are calm just the sound of the coyotes and bright stars, very satvic to go early to bed for mangala aratika. 

We have fixed pujari service thurdays and a full week after every month. We both cook in festivals. we attend FMP as much as possible.

Following everyday 4 principles, Japa and CC reading.

We started a paper trading and transforming business here with the devotees.

Govinda is serving as a comitee member and treasurer, while Ranchor prabhu is in the advisory board for topics like project development and temple affairs.

We hope take your personal darshan soon in the U.S.

Always asking krishna for your protection and long sankirtan. 

Please continue blessing our life with your guidance.

In service

Govinda Pramodini Dasi

Ranchor Krishna Das

HpSwami ASA - Great. AgtSP. Very great. Sankirtan. Expect Krsna to give us more and more responsible positions!

Hare Krishna muy querido Gurumaharaja 🙏🏻 

Por favor acepte mis sinceras reverencias 🙏🏻 

Todas las glorias siempre a nuestro salvador Srila Prabhupada 🙏🏻 

Todas las noches leo sus respuestas en el monkey warrior y en el programa de gotomeeting lo veo estático y radiante (es mi visión externa) PERO recuerdo cuando yo era profesora: me dolían las piernas, estaba mal del riñón, había dormido poco, mi tía estaba agonizando... Y frente a mis alumnos yo siempre estaba sonriendo, cantando "feliz" entusiasta...los niños no tenían que sentirse afectados por mis problemas personales insignificantes...por eso me atrevo a preguntarle Cómo está su salud? Mejor? El corazón? Su pecho le duele aún?

No puedo dejar de recordarlo en Nueva Vrajamandala, en todo lado lo veo caminando, escucho la melodía de su quena, su voz, sus pasos...tenerlo con nosotros fue un sueño hecho realidad para mí... GRACIAS 🙏🏻

Yo sigo acá, limpiando la hospedería de NVM, seguimos en la mini pequeña habitación cuidando intentando atender a nuestro Gopal (en realidad creo que Gopal nos cuida) escuchando a los devotos cantar Hare Krishna todo el santo día (pienso que es una protección de cierta forma, porque los acompaño cantando, como un loro) atendiendo al devoto de 92 años Ambaris (es mi karma, antes cuidé a mí abuela y tí@s ancianos) y por misericordia tomando dharsan de los más hermosos de todos los planetas RADHA GOVINDA CANDRA 💖 

Terminé de leer el libro Las glorias y pasatiempos de Srimati Radharani (un néctar sublime espiritual) y por instrucción de mi esposo también empecé a leer el Srimad Bhagavatam (dice que primero debo leer el SB antes de los pasatiempos de Radhe)

Con el recuerdo de usted en mi corazón, su discípula de tercera clase Yasoda Devi Dasi 🙏🏻

HpSwami ASA - Please, agtSP, send again with translate.google.com.

Could read about half.

Was great.

We are all teachers if we just go out anyway at all.

hare Krsna Gurudeva, agtSP,paoho

Thank you for answering our letters the Vrindavan Sadhu is a vaishnav in Hari Das Thakur line. He does quote. Chaitanya mahaprabhu very often. he only speaks in Hindi.

I am also hearing Mahatma Prabhu from Alachua, as representative from ISKCON

Sb 3.29.10 says

There are different devotional activities, such as hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, offering prayer, rendering service and surrendering everything, and each of them can be divided into three qualitative categories.

Does His Holiness thinks it will be appropriate to go letter (missive) by letter, and build on this topic ?

HpS - We, agtSP, don't understand? More details?

We primarily have been category of 3.29.8, hence v r in this state.

We r like Sugriva, only in association of Hanuman can we serve Rama.

ASA - Sugriva was brought to his senses by Laksmana's visit also, no?

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias Guru Maharaj

Le compartimos que después de luchar contra el cáncer el pasado jueves prabhu Radha Raman dejó el cuerpo y esta vida en Monterrey, podría tratar de compartir todas las cualidades de tan querido devoto pero no podría yo ser capaz, me a dado mucha nostalgia este acontecimiento porque antes de conocer a los devotos yo visité el restaurante Govinda´s que era negocio de prabhu Radha Raman por ahi del año 2011 fue mi primer contacto con los devotos y definitivamente quedan muchos recuerdos y nostalgia de cuando conocí a los devotos en 2012 .

Ofrecimos el espacio de predica de nuestro restaurante para el funeral del devoto, sorprendentemente muchos devotos asistieron a dar su ultimo adiós.

Realizamos kirtan, lectura, bhajan, sadhu sanga lo que pudiera hacerse para dar un ambiente propicio y digno para su trascendental partida.

Tu sirvienta eterna Anandamaya devi dasi.

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances Guru Maharaj

HpS - ASA - !!!!! AgtSP!!! paoho.....

We shared that after fighting cancer, last Thursday, Prabhu Radha Raman left his body and this life in Monterrey, I could try to share all the qualities of such a dear devotee but I would not be able to, this event has made me very nostalgic because before meeting the devotees, I visited Govinda's restaurant, which was Prabhu Radha Raman's business, around 2011.

It was my first contact with the devotees and there are definitely many memories and nostalgia left from when I met the devotees. in 2012.

ASA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrVD0bP_ybg

We offered the preaching space of our restaurant for the devotee's funeral, surprisingly many devotees attended to say their last goodbye.

We performed kirtan, reading, bhajan, sadhu sanga whatever could be done to provide a conducive and dignified environment for his momentous departure.

Your eternal servant Anandamaya devi dasi.

HpS - It is 1932. Our Father is leaving for a three year contract in China. There will be letters. telegrams, long, long, long distance phone calls on our birthday.

lots of tears from little children, but we know that after three years we will meet again!!

Be proud to make our report then.

Thank you for the picture. We will chant one round in front of it.

Everyone do that.

Give him some guidance now that he is on Bhuvah loka.

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj,

HpS - ASA -- AgtSP!!! Paoho.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am following the 4 regulative principles. I am struggling to complete my rounds now that we don't have any support at home. Vishaka's parents have left for India. I will strive to complete my rounds, Guru Maharaj.

HpS - If you do, 💪💪💪🐒, then all the home work will become easy!

We are still doing the FMP with Dhaasharathi.

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/15291/

Regarding this letter, initially we had planned to do the rice feeding ceremony on the 18th of December Guru Maharaj, but since your Vyasa Puja is on 31st, we wouldn't be able to make the trip twice.

So, we thought we would do the ceremony on the 1st of January, if that's ok with you Guru Maharaj.

HpS - Happy New Year!

If it is O.K. with Nila Madhava and the village chiefs, then it is O.K. with us.

We will come on the 30th of Dec and leave at night on the 1st of Jan.

HpS - Super!!!

I hope you get some rest after reaching Houston Guru Maharaj. I saw in the blog that Richmond is keeping you very busy.

Every day here we have a noon or evening program.

We are learning how to function with an 25-year old Mercedes! 😃

Your humble servant

Sri Rama Krishna Das

HpS/ASA -- 🐵 🐷 🐘 Thank you!!! Hari Bolo!