Letters to the editor

Please accept my humble obeisance's, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudeva, I apologize that I haven't checked in for quite a few months.

ASA - AGTSP!!! Yeah! You should! What's the news? Without news from you we suffocate!! 🐵 🐷

I have been trying to be better at keeping in touch. I always feel awkward sending a message when I do not have a good reason to. I know that you are busy and your time is occupied in serving Prabhupada, ISKCON and the devotees.

HpS - ASA -- Don't worry about TB's comments above, but just write to say, Hello, I'm associating with..., I'm chanting 1, 16, 35 rounds a day...

My sadhana is stable. I am chanting, worshiping, reading, listening and eating. I must admit it is not always enthusiastic, but it stable. I have also have had the great fortune of being able to help answer the questions of some brand new devotees online.

HpS - Super, Super, Super!

Materially, I am still teaching linguistics at the local university. It has been taking quite a bit of time and energy, especially with distance teaching.

HpS - That poetry which does not describe the glories of the Lord (He is the taste in water) is a waste of time.

Materially, there is also something that I would like to mention and then ask a question about.

On January 26th of this year, my mother, after years of struggle with physical and mental illness, decided to forcibly leave her body by hanging herself. I was able to be present with the body for the cremation and place garlands from the bodies from Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari and Tulasi leaves from Sri Giridhari's lotus feet with her corpse.

I wanted to ask your advise on whether or not having a sradha ceremony for her. I know it is very late to it, but I have not been if it is appropriate for someone who has committed suicide.

HpS - We can always chant some Japa, Kirtan, read SB-CC, in front of a picture of her. Would have been best if you did it as soon as you got the news. Even now we chant with the hope that she can here us. Good benefit for her. With your effort she is going up.

In life I had been able to serve her prasadam and bring her to the temple to see the Deities and the devotees. I am not sure if you remember, but she also came to the temple when you gave a talk at the San Diego the last time you graced this city with your presence. In death, as I mentioned, prasadam was placed with her body. I have tried to do what I was able to help her to be more Krishna conscious.

I still have material attachment and I know how she suffered in this life, especially in the months leading up to her suicide and I want to be able to do something to ease her current suffering. I know that she greatly appreciated when a sradha was held for her farther when he left his body and it was also a good preaching opportunity.

HpS - Again, Japa etc in front of her picture. SB 10.47.63

I also know that the brahmin who did the sradha for my grandfather commented that normally devotees do not have sradhas.

In short, I want to ask if it is appropriate to have a sradha ceremony for her because of the way she left this life, if my desire to help ease some of her suffering in appropriate and, ultimately, if it is even appropriate for a Gaudiya Vaisnava to have a sradha ceremony for a family mentor.

HpS - Same answer. Chant for her! She came so close to Lord Caitanya, that unless she is a very mean person, she will go up!! Take birth in Nabadvipa????

Find ways to put Krsna in your classes (BG 10)! Thank you.

Your servant,

Nityananda-rama dasa

TODAS LAS GLORIAS SEAN A NUESTRO ACARYA SRILA PRABHUPADA!!

TODAS LAS GLORIAS A USTED. IMPORTANTE GURUDEVA!

TODAS LAS GLORIAS A LOS VAISNAVAS!

Este instante es importante para mi, porque aun deseo ser parte del Sankirtana de SP bajo su refugio o morir en el intento.

Mis rondas vienen mejorando, poco a poco, mi mente puede dar muchas excusas pero tomaré la responsabilidad de mi negligencia, como conversamos en la ultima entrevista personal que tuve con usted, estuve de pareja con P. Ananta K. d. Ahora esa relación terminó hace casi 1 año. (El mundo artístico que frecuentábamos era muy muy bohemio y desbordado como para seguir un estilo de vida Hare Krsna.

Estuvimos asociándonos más con M. Jambavati (lei que se accidento, quizá por eso dejó de escribir) la osa mayor, nos a invitó a realizar distribución de libros SP, juntas, también con P. Lanka V. D. M. Yúgala k dd, con quien compartimos muchas perspectivas y quien me apoya llevándole maha a mis hijos, etc. haciendo amistad de la forma más genuina que tengo para ser.

Mis hijos Nitay y Balaram este 2021 comenzaron a vivir con su papá, para llevar el ultimo año escolar y seguir estudios superiores. Ellos están formando su autonomía de pensamiento y decisiones. Los extraño, pero al parecer están bien, su papa puede darles más aparatos tecnológicos y cobertura para sus estudios, ellos necesitan ahora creo un varón como apoyo, y su papá quiere estar cerca a ellos también. veremos como va este aspecto.

Estoy laborando en ONPE (oficina nacional de procesos electorales) como años pasados, pero estamos al sur de Lima, una provincia que se llama Cañete- Asia, siempre hay oportunidad aquí de hablar de Krsna, a veces pongo sus clases con buen volumen y escuchan , preguntan, quieren saber del yoga, vegetarianismo, y explicamos de acuerdo como los veo. Nuestro contrato acaba quincena de Abril, no queremos renovar, porque queremos ver la posibilidad de estar cerca de ud. los meses que pase en Perú, somos "multiaprendices" podemos aprender cualquier servicio.

Agradecemos a Srila Prabhupada por su legado, por darnos a Maestros que inspiran a la REALIDAD como usted lo hace, gracias por SU VIDA dedicada a ofrecer cada minuto al servicio devocional transcendental como usted lo hace, gracias por enseñarnos a mirarnos dentro de nosotros mismos.

Gracias por ayudarme a recordar que quiero vivir para Krsna aun desde nuestra pequeñez.

Gracias por aparecer seguido en mis sueños, tengo la seguridad de que toda su misericordia va más allá de este plano físico, aun con almas confundidas como yo.

aspirante a sirviente.

PD: edité esta carta de la carta de informe que envié para su VP, nosé si llego, por eso envío esta carta. Se que no hay grandes noticias, perdone que no escriba seguido. estar lejos de los devotos en Gaura purnima (la pase laborando) me lanzó hacia aquí.

Gracias a nuestro hermano Patraka por su amistad admirable.

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ALL GLORIES BE TO OUR ACARYA SRILA PRABHUPADA !!

ALL GLORIES TO YOU. IMPORTANT GURUDEVA!

ALL GLORIES TO THE VAISNAVAS!

This moment is important to me, because I still wish to be part of SP's Sankirtana under his shelter or die trying.

My rounds are improving, little by little, my mind can give many excuses but I will take responsibility for my negligence, as we discussed in the last personal interview I had with you, I was in a relationship with P. Ananta K. D. Now that relationship ended almost 1 year ago. (The artistic world we frequented was too Bohemian and overflowing to follow a Hare Krsna lifestyle).

We were associating more with M. Jambavati (I read that she had an accident, maybe that's why she stopped writing) the big bear, invited us to distribute SP books, together, also with P. Lanka, VDM. Yúgala k dd, with whom we shared many perspectives and who supports me by bringing Maha to my children, etc. making friends in the most genuine way that I have to be.

My sons, Nitay and Balaram, this 2021 began to live with their father, to take the last year of school and pursue higher education. They are forming their autonomy of thought and decisions. I miss them, but apparently they are fine, their father can give them more technological devices and coverage for their studies, they now need a male for support, and their father wants to be close to them too. We will see how this aspect goes.

HpS - It sounds good. In Kali-yuga we expect maximum(!!!) 80% properly social arrangements, no? That's the BEST we can expect. The rest is accomplished by being Sankirtan partners in Srila Prabhupada's army, Lord Jesus Christ's army...

I am working in ONPE (national office of electoral processes) like past years, but we are south of Lima, a province called Cañete-Asia, there is always an opportunity here to talk about Krsna, sometimes I put their classes with good volume and they listen They ask, they want to know about yoga, vegetarianism, and we explain accordingly how I see them. Our contract ends the fortnight of April, we do not want to renew, because we want to see the possibility of being close to you. the months that I spend in Peru, we are "multi-learners" we can learn any service.

HpS - If we come to Peru it will probably be in September...

We thank Srila Prabhupada for his legacy, for giving us Teachers who inspire REALITY as you do, thank you for YOUR LIFE dedicated to offering every minute of transcendental devotional service as you do, thank you for teaching us to look within ourselves.

Thank you for helping me remember that I want to live for Krsna even from our littleness.

HpS - He's a real rascal! Maybe your should worship a more practical persona like Jehovah or Allah or Sriman Narayana. 😁

Thank you for appearing often in my dreams, I am sure that all your mercy goes beyond this physical plane, even with confused souls like me.

HpS - Krsna uses us, you, me, devotees through the Paramatma.

would-be servant.

PS: I edited this letter from the report letter that I sent to your VP, I don't know if it came, that's why I'm sending this letter. I know there is no great news, excuse me for not writing often. being away from the devotees in Gaura purnima (I passed her laboring) threw me here.

Thanks to our brother Patraka for his admirable friendship.

HpS - Thank you so, so much for writing! Thank you so, so much for being a good person. Very, very good person. Your honesty and sincerity (and sense of humor??) radiate out through the world you inhabit.

Yes, there were too many letters at Y-puja, January 1st. Asked if people could send and annual service report on THEIR birthday.

Thank you. Respects to your sons and husband.

hare krsna

Gurudeva por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Intentando ayudarlo en su sankirtan continuamos atendiendo a nuestras señorias Goura Nitay en casa desde mangalartik, yapa, SB y estamos dando prasadam a travez de Vrindavan House (fast food vegan) asi nos hemos mantenido durante la pandemia.

Algunos fines de semana vamos al templo.

Guru Maharaja recibi una invitación para ir de cocinero en el restaurante Govinda de New Vrindavan EEUU por un periodo de 6 meses y me piden que presente una confirmacion hecha por mi Guru dando a conocer que si estoy iniciado y 2da iniciación.

Disculpe que lo moleste con temas como este.

Pero intentare ir si krsna asi lo desea se realizara.

Su eterno sirviente Rkd desde Paraguay

HpS-ASA - AGTSP!! Paoho...... We just got to this letter. I cam three days ago, and we also read your other letter labeled "Urgent" with same theme. Thank you for your determination. It is not a molestation.

"Rohini-kumara Das, Raul Ramirez Flores, 28 Feb 1986, 16 Aug 2006", this is you, no? Did you take second initiation? No, record of it, but our records are not perfect.

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP,

We were struggling with our physical body, slept 14= 6+4+4 in 16 hours.. On Gaura Purnima, just did evening program. Then prayed to Lord Gauranga for help.

he gave this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhJnnwoM60o

Hanuman Goes to Lanka from ASA Audiovisual.

We pasted pictures of different stages/poses in our room. It helps us to do some practical exercise.

ASA - Harsh goes to Lanka!

Harsh Pradhan's mind like the Character of Rambo played in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambo_III. Renunciant, yet selfless fighter. He fought alone to release prisoner in Russia captured fort. We have meditated on this character a lot.

ASA - Rama (Bol)?

Then the flash came , what Rambo did was reflection what Hanuman ji did when he went to Lanka. WoW. WoW.

Everything here is a reflection of Goloka, no?

HAN-u-MAN, went to Lanka, found sita, then went for full-on attack.

We heard many times from your lips of allegory/metaphor of Hanuman finding Sita (devotional activity) in the living entity, who is caged in inside demoniac army of mind, ego and conditioning. Hanuman Ji does not go for front on battle, but in stealth mode to interact with Sita, without any demon (ego and mind ) know it.

HpS - Then he decides to come out after his mission is accomplished and wreak a little havoc.

Senyor, for the Sake of the world, can you expand on the allegory of Hanuman goes to Lanka?

For a preacher, sometimes he becomes small to evade the Doorman (who are they in Human body), sometime he fights with Lankani the gatekeeper etc.

It will be nice meditation for us at least, who have archetypes of war movies. So why not be Spy like a Hanuman and Warrior like Hanuman.

May be there should a web-page: hps.monkeyespionage.com or hps.monkeyspy.com.

Monkey salute,

please accept a Banana

Material world movies are reflection only

HpS - We've heard that Srila Prabhupada told George Harrison that he could write songs based upon those of Bh. Vinode Thakura. He said, BVT says that life is unstable like a drop of water on the leaf of a lotus flower and you can say that it is unstable like a drop of water on the leaf of a ROSE!

So, modernizing the analogies, pastimes, is universal, no?

We've done it to some degree with the Sundara Khanda.

It seems we can consolidate some of these ideas in our DTC-UT World Classical Literature, which we are doing, now.

Sunday we will give a class for ISKCON Houston. Maybe we could do it then. We will meditate on your illuminations and try to do the proper thing!!

Hanuman goes to Lanka.

Another letter. Let's go:>>>

Hare Krsna!

Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO!

All glories to your service to Srila Prabhupada!

Here I briefly present my Sadhana family report:

This year has meant many challenges for us and by the mercy of Guru and Krsna it has also served to get to know us better.

We have felt Krsna's protection in different ways and we are also learning how to be aware of Krsna's blessings.

1.-We make the effort to meditate on Krsna although we have had ups and downs with attending Mangala arati (this year this aspect will be improved).

2.-Sarasvati and Rajani keep their Sadhana which includes chanting 13 and 12 rounds, they attend to the deities and also take care of tulasi. They have a very curious nature, they like to learn different things.

HpS - ASA --- They don't sound like girls, they sound like Angels!

3.-Regarding other service activities: Abhinanda has helped some devotees in different services as design and correction text etc, both he and I also collaborate in some areas of ASA Mex. For my part, at the beginning of the year, I performed the service of giving the IBY course (Introduction to Bhakti yoga) for the Chosica temple, and now I perform the service of giving 1 class a month of BG for the Shakti Center (which is in charge of Jaya laksmi and Jagad pavitram d) and I collaborate in the organization of the SB classes on Mondays for the devotees.

There were few opportunities but some Prasadam and some books were distributed.

4.-At the beginning of the year I took the TTC 3 course with Parampadam p.

I do not want to exhaust your sight or your time with things we did or did not do, I describe some activities as a reference.

The most important and valuable thing that I can rescue from this year is that thanks to devotees like you, consecrated to Srila Prabhupada, today I appreciate more the Srimad Bhagavatam, Abhinanda the Bhagavad gita and the girls the Krsna book.

I feel that my Diksa guru is the wonderful person who opened the way for me to Krishna Consciousness and my siksa gurus like you are the wonderful people who are sharpening and deepening my consciousness. Together you are all the blessing of Krishna to me.

HpS - We are sad not to hear about, from, Maharaja for long time!!

Please forgive any offense.

Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you

With much appreciation and affection.

Isvari R dd

Note: Later I will send a report on the program of the SB classes on Monday.

HpS - Thank you for your work with the Monday ASA classes. They are very nice. It is so nice getting ladys like Laksmi mauni Devi Dasi et al to give classes also.

We also need to include some classes, presentation by the kids.

First we become KC all the time. Then all the time intensely. Then all the time, intensely and all inclusive. Wherever we turn we see KRSNA and His Service with such important things to do!!

Become self-realized, build your character and preach.

Respects to everyone.

NitayGouraPremanande!!!

querido y siempre recordado Gurudev, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias!

TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SRILA PRABHUPADA!!!

En este maravilloso dia su Sri Vyasapuja, por favor permitame Glorificarlo y expresarle mi mayor agradecimiento por su infinita Bondad y Compasión!!

Apesar de que su ser desea con ansias volver con Dios, esta dedicado humildemente al amoroso servicio de su amado maestro espiritual Srila Prabhupada,sin esperar nada a cambio, otorgando compasivamente a las almas caídas la oportunidad de retomar su Conciencia de Dios, atravez de su Sankirtan!! ud. representa fielmente las caracteristicas citadas en los Sastras que dice: " el devoto puro vive siempre en los pasatiempos del Señor Krishna, por tal estado unico de Conciencia, la atmosfera material no le es un impedimento para continuar propagando Conciencia de Krishna en cualquier circunstancia" por tal motivo, nosotros sus discipulos estamos eternamente agradecidos por tanta inspiración en nuestras vidas!!!

Ud. es el Alma afortunada que ya tiene la Felicidad en sus manos pues está en contacto con Krishna dia a dia, las 24 horas, y al cual Krishna le ha regalado su hermosa Sonrisa, asi Prabhupada en sus significados del SB1.11.10 dice: " las entidades vivientes que son partes moleculares del espirítu total estan separadas del señor por la cobertura artificial que ofrece Maya la energía ilusoria, esa energía ilusoria o la cortina de maya tene que ser removida, una vez que se haya hecho la entidad viviente puede ver a Krishna cara a cara y todos sus sufrimientos se disipan de inmediato" ud. con su ejemplo personal nos demuestra que esto es cierto y nos tiende la mano generosa para que nosotros tambien dejemos de sufrir las miserias de éste mundo material, Eternamente agradecida a Sri Krishna por haberme dado la misericordia tan grande de que ud. sea mi Maestro Espiritual!!! .... Amado Gurudev, que Krishna le siga otorgando muchos años mas de vida junto a nosotros!!! lo necesitamos,y, lo amamos eternamente..... Sri Vyasapuja de s.s. HanumatPresaka Swami, ki,jay!!!!

su inútil y torpe sirvienta

m. jambavati d.d.

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Nitay Goura Premanande !!!

Dear and always remembered Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances!

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA !!!

On this wonderful day your Sri Vyasapuja, please allow me to Glorify you and express my greatest thanks for your infinite Kindness and Compassion!!

HpS - Again, we just feel like a lusty, hypocrite that Srila Prabhupada by his infinite mercy has been able to use a little bit. AGTSP! We will read your words as glorification of Srila Prabhupada, Vaisnava and maybe a little bit of our effort!!

Although your being longs to return to God, you are humbly dedicated to the loving service of your beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, expecting nothing in return, compassionately granting fallen souls the opportunity to regain their God Consciousness, through his Sankirtan!!

You, faithfully represents the characteristics cited in the Sastras that says: "The pure devotee always lives in the pastimes of Lord Krishna, for such a unique state of Consciousness, the material atmosphere is not an impediment to continue propagating Krishna Consciousness in any circumstance" for For this reason, we his disciples are eternally grateful for so much inspiration in our lives !!!

You are the lucky Soul who already has Happiness in your hands because you are in contact with Krishna day by day, 24 hours a day, and to whom Krishna has given his beautiful Smile. So Prabhupada in his meanings of SB1.11.10 says: "The living entities that are molecular parts of the total spirit are separated from the Lord by the artificial covering that Maya offers the illusory energy, that illusory energy or the curtain of Maya has to be removed, once the living entity has been made free he can see to Krishna face to face and all his sufferings are immediately dissipated".

Your personal example shows us that this is true and extends a generous hand so that we too stop suffering the miseries of this material world,

Eternally grateful to Sri Krishna for having given me such great mercy that you. be my Spiritual Master!!! .... Beloved Gurudev.

May Krishna continue to grant you many more years of life with us!!!

We need your association and we love you eternally .....

Sri Vyasapuja of S.S. HanumatPresaka Swami, ki, jay !!!!

His useless and clumsy servant

M. Jambavati D.D.

HpS - ASA - Thank you. We remember the audio-book we did with Oscar Natars of your life and Sankirtan experiences. I hope that Ambarisa Das and Vrsabhanu nandinid Devi Dasi can put it on our ASA Audio Visual channel on Youtube. We feel very inadequate in any capacity as you guru, but we hope that by your mercy you can take whatever service we can squeeze out of our life and include it in your Sankirtan.

Respects to you Papa.

Please try to keep in touch with the devotees in Peru and work out some practical arrangements with them.

Krsna can arrange for us to meet whomever He wants.

He can meet with us and smile at us at any time.

Work. Work. Work. That is all we ask for, no? Just a little work in Goloka, Nabadvipa, Lord Nityananda's Traveling Sankirtan Circus.