Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja

AGTSP

PAMHO

Dear Gurumaharaja, wishing you are in good health, we always pray to Lord Nṛshiṁha deva, to take care of you and protect you. This Quarantine has hit us all very hard, it is the material nature (kleśa), but being associated with you, in your online programs, in the singing of Japa, made this blow soft, we have taken advantage of the improvement in many things, new ideas, reinventing ourselves spiritually, which we are not doing for you, for Srila Prabhupada, maybe fear? Insecurity? I think so.

So we recap a lot of things. Since mid-March we started online classes with Yatra devotees, on Wednesdays Nama Hatta online, we talked a little (ice breaker), we sang, 01 round of Japa, and we studied a book by Srila Prabhúpada, now we are reading the NOI, we are in Text 5, very good conclusions from the attendees. On weekends (Saturday and Sunday), “Online Spiritual Retreat”. We read the Krishna Book (Saturday night) and the next day, the complete Mangala Arati program, and at 6:30 am, Srimad Bhagavatam class, we take turns for the class. We coordinate everything with Prabhu Raghanuga Bhakti, temporary head of the Temple, and with Prabhu Goura Rupa.

Among the assistants there are three very enthusiastic Bhaktas, M. Margot, B. Fernando and B. Baltazar, who are fulfilling a basic program at home, we guide them, they are very favorable. For some issues not all are connected, but little are they getting hooked, if they do not have internet, we make a call by cell phone, loudspeaker and voila ... Fr. Jagadisvara das, and P. Harimukunda das, and M. Divia Dristy also participate, although you can't connect sometimes when you do, your participation is excellent.

For example, yesterday in Radhastami, he gave a spectacular class, very nectarean, we also broadcast it on Facebook live Iskcon Cusco Mandir, very good comments, few, but encouraging.

In these transcendental festivals, small preparations were made in the Temple, we recorded the Arati, some devotees came to the Temple to cook and make garlands, M. Yogamaji dd, M Divia Dristy dd, M. Taky and their daughter Aracely, still in this pandemic, devotees do their devotional service, with all the care required. Prabhu Astavarga gave the online class for Janmastamy, it was by cell phone, but it worked. We have some technical drawbacks, but we are improving little by little, many limitations, but the show must go on.

HpS - Jaya!!! The Evil One and his Consort cannot stop your efforts!

Dear Gurudeva, the quarantine with family in these 4 months locked up at home, helped us a lot, we did many things so as not to get bored, we painted the house, board games, we saw Bahubbali 5 times, Nilacandra loved it, she wants to be part of the army of Krishna, a very restless boy and my daughter Vrisabhanu, is also very restless, very clever, it surprises me very much. At least the quarantine served to get to know us more.

HpS - So wonderful!!! Hope you painted pictures on the walls also!

Dear Gurudeva, this is a bit confidential. . . . . HpS - ASA --- Not very confidential, but O.K. Yes!

Dear Gurudeva, I want to ask for your blessings so that these programs continue to work and improve, it is the basis of "Clinic for the Soul", because this helps us to improve and reach more people and preach to them about this great Movement of Srila Prabhupada and to experience the nectar of devotional service, it is our mission… (na dhanam na janam na sundarim…). We are developing some ideas for programs, audios, videos, spiritual coaching, we are about to start our last semester of Master of Administration, we are preparing for our Pada Padma exam with LAD, we are running, we hope we do not stumble and fall on our face.

HpS - Step by step by step you are becoming a Goswami....

Dear Gurudeva, we are eternally grateful to you for everything. May the Mercy of Sri Krishna always be poured out upon you.

Your worthless would-be servant

Govardhana dasa

HpS - Very nice! What is the news about your good wife? Where is she from, who are here associates? What are here interests?

Hare Krsna, Maharaja! Please accept my sincere and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Caintanya sankirtan!

Nice to greet you, Maharaja. I hope your allergy has improved and that you are in good health. Ah! I wish you could get the files back from your computer.

HpS - Our allergy is eternal aspect of Pitta body, fiery body! It is O.K.!! Gopinatha Das should be able to get the files.... but .... really.... the only files we need is one that says, "Chant Hare Krsna!".

Maharaja, I have not written to you in a long time, I am sorry ... I have been with a lot of work. Now I can sit down and write to you, if you let me.

HpS - Let us see what you write!!! "Everyone should be allowed to talk to themselves, as long as they prove to be amusing, " Rene Chardan.

About my sadhana: participating in the FMP everyday, following the 4 principles without problems and chanting 16+ rounds daily, trying to get them to be enthusiastic.

HpS - Super Girl!

Listening to your classes live if possible, or later I listen to them from the facebook page.

HpS - Oooof! Other people's classes? SP's Krsna book dictations at Prabhupadavan.org?

With Dhatri, we continue on our morning Japa program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Many enthusiastic people chanting the holy names and feeling the love of Krsna through Their Names. Hare Hare!

Singing more and more attentively, each of the people who participate feels more interested in knowing about philosophy and bhakti.

It is so inspiring to see how Krsna and His names stir everyone's heart, Maharaja.

HpS - Start reading the KRSNA book together?

From September we will start with the Japa program every day. Vishvanath CT and Gita, allowed me to guide on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays. Very grateful and looking forward to doing a good service to Srila Prabhupada's mission.

I am still in the Gita, Bhagavatam and Krsna Book reading club that is directed by the Department of Education of ISCKON Chile. It has been beautiful to be able to study the scriptures and not just read them. Very enriching to hear the perceptions and concerns of other people who are in the same way as me. Dina Dayal Das guides the meetings.

HpS - Awwww!!! Super!!! KRSNA BOOK!!! If everyone reads the KRSNA book your whole city will become Vaikuntha. There will be no more anxieties.

Regarding the study, Maharaja, I had some doubts about the "function" of Paramatma:

1. When a soul frees itself from material entanglement and returns to Krsna, does it do so accompanied by Paramatma? Paramatma is always with the jiva even when it is liberated?

HpS - ASA - No. There are two paramatmas: Garbhoka and Ksirodaka. G... is the soul of this universe. like there is a soul in this body. K... is the one who is in every atom, hear etc. They are partial representations of Krsna, Maha-visnu, like a light filtered of certain colors. You cannot have a Rasa with K. Visnu. He is like Sat and Cit. When we leave the material world we leave the projection. Like when we go to the projection booth we can leave the movie on the screen. It is there in its original form. Maha-visnu reciprocates Santa Rasa. That is Sat Cit and Ananda. Read on . It will become more clear, practical.

1. In that case, how does the "fall" of the spiritual world happen? Having free will, we decided to descend of our own free will and once we arrived in the material world, Paramatma accompanied us as a witness in the heart?

HpS - Yep! Yes. That is how I understand it.

Thank you very much for everything you do for us, Maharaja. All your effort, determination and enthusiasm inspires me to try harder to do better service in honor of Srila Prabhupada and you.

Please accept my eternal obeisances.

With sincerity and love, aspiring servant,

Nicole Silva

HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. More news later.... next letter now!

Dear Gurudeva:

Please, accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

How are you?

Summer holidays are almost done. The first of September, I will be back to work. Due to the COVID-19, this new school year is going to start under a lot of confusing information. As far as I know, I will be wearing white clothes and special shoes, like a nurse, while teaching kids.

ASA - Funny! AgtSP.. Like a Nurse or an Angel.

This summer, I have had the opportunity to associate, in person, with devotees, after the lockdown. I was missing this kind of association. It has also been an opportunity to attend, when it was posible, your GoToMeeting classes: Thank you so much for this great chance.

I am in the same group of Bhagavad Gita Study than [as] my husband. It is being very helpful and enriching, and, again, a great opportunity to associate with devotees around the world.

From September, I will restart the activities with children and youth devotees who live around here. This time, another devotee is going to help me. We are going to follow the book “Becoming your devotee”.

HpS - What is this book? Great news! How is the Madrid, Spain, Yatra???????? Look for an incredible program with the kids at school!!!

Thank you so much for being always here. Please, take care of yourself.

HpS - "Yourself" ... Some where in the KRSNA book. We could not find it, there is an analysis of what is the Self. The conclusion is that the Self of the Soul is the Super Self!! So we all need to take care of our "Self"!!! Thank you.

Your ignorant servant,

Purnamasi devi dasi

HpS - Hope you are in touch with Subra Devi Dasi and the Goswami Academy. Maybe your and her students could become "Pen Pals". Write to each other.

Dr. Amita Singh - Hare Krishna, Maharaj. I think you could hold off on getting tested for now!

HpS - ASA - O.K.

AGTSP.... Paoho.... Start a dialog with our Primary Health Provider, Dr. Amit Singh. He was Gurukuli when I was visiting Vancouver, Canada, and his father is initiated devotee. Extremely nice devotee:

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You know that NgD went for Karuna Virus testing, as he has some fever, no?

Now, we are getting pushing to go to local testing center, but we are quite hesitant.

1. We got conjuntivitis in a 1st class medical center.

2. We have no symptoms and never had any but outside safe distance association with Prabhuji.

3. We are doing voluntary quarantine. Only going for solitary walk around the block until...

4. On Wednesday NgD gets results and if it is not positive then less reason to go for testing, and even if we do test positive there is not much that we can do, no?

So rather wait until Wednesday before any testing and risk infection in the Clinic.

What is your first opinion?

Socrates viewed his death as a blessing. Mrs. Socrates viewed it as a curse.

Hare Krsna Dear Guru Maharaj,

  Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

HpS - Level Feet! AGTSP.

  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

  All glories to Guru parampara.

ASA - !!!

  Gurudev, Everyday is Vrndavan and Battle of Kurukshetra.

ASA - Hare Krsna! Sounds like Rasa-vibhatsa. Improper mixture of mellows, but..... and expert can do it!

  When in Japa there is vrndavan. Then onboard on office chariot is Kurukshetra.

HpS: Jaya!

  You teach very clearly - get up early and done your rounds early. which helped a 

  lot to understand between these two.

  There are many teachings from you. Currently focused on below two:

1. Get up early and done your rounds early.

2. mam anusmarai yudhaya ca - 'Think of Me and fight.'

 HpS - Very nice!!!!!

  am able to balance & drive with above two on both front, gives me satisfaction.

  Japa is Vrndavan. we know how you see Krsna - in person everyday, can understand 

  Very tiny now. Then thoughts come in mind how bigger and consistent you see. It 

  increases deeper respect for you.

  Thank you so much Gurudev.

your fallen servant,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - What projects are you doing at work? How is your family??? Temple??? Use KDPC!! Thank you. Your association is so nice.