Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurudeva 

Por favor acepte mis reverencias 

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada 

Por la misericordia del santo nombre me he sentido apegada a cantar temprano mis rondas y ha conectarme con usted algunos días para hacer mangalarrik, todo esto hace que mis días sean más activos y felices, y de los sucesos tristes logre sobrepasarlos de la mejor manera.

He estado leyendo el segundo libro de Srimati Radharani ahora que lo traducieron al español. Tiene tantos pasatiempos de Satyabhama y Rukmini con Krishna que siempre quise conocer, no cabe duda que las cualidades de Srimati Radharani son ilimitadas, me sentido muy atraída y refugiada a ella últimamente. He extrañado mucho el santo dham, pero sobre todo el templo de Rādhā- Damodāra y Sri Radha-Kunda. Tengo muchas ganas de volver algún día, aunque me siento ya sumamente afortunada de haber podido estar aunque sea una sola vez, esos momentos viven en mi corazón.

Por ahora me encuentro escribiendo mi tesis de la universidad, respecto a temas como la migración y el arte. Y también haciendo cubreboca para vender. estoy por terminar un diplomado de educación en la Universidad de Anahuac, que me ayudo mucho a reforzar estrategias para dar clases de Arte. En el módulo sobre desarrollo humano, vimos una película llamada El estudiante, está en YouTube, https://youtu.be/KD5HXtRxf8M la he estado recomendando mucho Gurudeva ya que habla sobre las etapas de la vida humana, la adolescencia y el ser adulto, las pruebas y dificultades de la vida. Ocupando como base las enseñanzas de El Quijote de La Mancha, me hizo recordarlo mucho a usted y su prédica. En mi ensayo final concluí que, un adulto tiene la capacidad de resolver problemas y situaciones difíciles, pero que para la prueba más grande que es la muerte, las personas siguen sin tener la preparación adecuada y que solo la conciencia de Krishna puede brindar para lograr un desarrollo completo de la humanidad.

Le manda muchos saludos mi mamá, aún agradecida por haberme dado su refugio. 

Siempre mi mayor prueba será vencer al sueño, al capricho de dormir, vencer el embrujo. Y a qué mi memoria me falla para recordar versos, y leer más. Desearía hacer mejor las cosas y ser más experta. Pero no logro perfeccionar algún servicio aún.  Agradezco que por medio de la tecnología sea posible estar cerca de su persona tan ejemplar en las mañanas. 

Gracias por ser tan comprensivo, piadoso y paciente conmigo. Sin su refugio sería muy difícil Gurudeva. Oro porque su salud siempre se encuentre bien 🙏

jaya Nrisimha deva

Atte Satyabhāmā dd de México 🐒

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By the mercy of the holy name, I have felt attached to singing my rounds early and connecting with you for a few days to do mangalarrik, all this makes my days more active and happy, and I manage to overcome sad events in the best way.

I have been reading Srimati Radharani's second book now that it has been translated into Spanish. She has so many Satyabhama and Rukmini pastimes with Krishna that I always wanted to know, there is no doubt that the qualities of Srimati Radharani are limitless, I have been feeling very attracted and sheltered to her lately. I have missed the holy dham very much, but especially the temple of Rādhā-Damodāra and Sri Radha-Kunda. I really want to go back one day, although I already feel extremely lucky to have been able to be even once, those moments live in my heart.

For now I am writing my university thesis, regarding issues such as migration and art. And also making a mask to sell. I am about to finish a diploma in education at the University of Anahuac, which helped me a lot to reinforce strategies to teach art. In the module on human development, we saw a movie called The student, it is on YouTube, https://youtu.be/KD5HXtRxf8M I have been recommending it a lot Gurudeva since it talks about the stages of human life, adolescence and being an adult , the trials and difficulties of life. Based on the teachings of Don Quixote de La Mancha, it made me remember you and your preaching a lot. In my final essay I concluded that an adult has the ability to solve difficult problems and situations, but that for the greatest test which is death, people still do not have the proper preparation and that only Krishna consciousness can provide to achieve a complete development of humanity.

My mother sends her many greetings, still grateful for having given me her refuge.

My greatest test will always be to overcome sleep, the whim of sleeping, to overcome the spell. And why my memory fails me to remember verses, and read more. I wish I could do better and be more expert. But I can't perfect any services yet. I am grateful that through technology it is possible to be close to his exemplary person in the morning.

Thank you for being so understanding, compassionate and patient with me. Without his shelter, Gurudeva would be very difficult. I pray that his health is always good 🙏

jaya Nrisimha deva

Atte Satyabhāmā dd from Mexico 🐒

HpS - Thank you for sending fotos (!) but use the Protocol for Letters described in the Kapi Dhvaja or our Sub-human Mail Clerks will send your letter to Timbuktu.

Chant all the time!!!!!

Dear Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeissances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I think you asked your disciples should write you letters very frequently. So, I am understanding that I've been failing so much on this. I am ashamed!

HpS - Once a year at least in the Disciple Report, but other than that it is nice every few weeks or as things progress.

How are you? How is your health? I heard you in some online class, and I thought you were in good health.

HpS - Go to jayarama.us/news.html

I'm very happy to contact you again!

HpS - I am happy but to here that you are happy makes me VERY happy also.

Tomorrow you are giving lecture for Bhakti-sastri students from Ecuador, I am one of them, so tomorrow we'll meet you there!

HpS - Did you join the class?

About sadhana still I am having difficulties with my rounds, I did what you said, (to write down as a debt the rounds not finished every day) and worked well, but then again I forgot to write them down... I have to start again with this.

HpS - Yes, otherwise you will become Indra in your next lifetime.

I am a little committed to my work, this is giving difficulty, but at least the good point is that I am understanding that it's not that I don´t have time, but I don't have proper organization and productivity (for Krishna).

Still we are organizing the sunday feast for Medellin devotees (we were doing it until the "plandemic" started). We rented a place in the center of the city. That was a small success, and more devotees were coming. Like 10-12 devotees and guests every sunday.

When the virus crisis started, then we started to give every day class in the evening by internet for Medellín members. Still today we are doing it, every day. And that is being a super good experience, devotees and guests are learning very fast, and taking very seriously the sadhana and the practices. I think that was a huge discovering for congregational preaching.

HpS - And you can mail Prasada to each other?

The fact that they are participating every day becomes a strong connection with other members of the congregation and gives them strength and enthusiasm to practice the sadhana.

Also we have one special guest one day every week, until now we had the visit of HH Bhakti Sundar Maharaja, HH Bhakti Prabhupada Vrata Damodar Maharaja, and HH Yadunandana Maharaja. Please also we would like to invite you, of course, to share with us one meeting. Maybe you can contact me by Whatsapp +573046044200 to speak details on this.

Maharaja I feel like my preaching is some kind of independent from your desire, your personal service. Should I do something different? Should I change something?

Your humble servant

Jambavan das

HpS - Please read the Kapi Dhvaja at the above link! That will give you all the answers and connections for your next step with ASA!!

Thank you.

Dear Guru Maharaja

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

HpS-ASA -- AgtSP!!! Pamho... -[;o]/\___

I came across the attached painting yesterday and immediately thought of you. I think you might like it. It has the entire leela of Hanuman delivering the ring to Sita. It was painted by a famous artist from Chennai called Keshav. You might know him.

HpS - No..... my loss.

I have uploaded the DTCs in google drive that others can download from here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11EPWsm3vFp9WmKMOsw7EXLhexnazc3Dt?usp=sharing

HpS - The paramhamas can extract milk from water! It is a media experiment for us. How to preach? How to do Sankirtan? Srila Prabhupada was experimenting with new forms always.

I was not sure about distributing it to others. You can delete the link if you feel so. They are incredible.

We are chanting our rounds and following the principles.

HpS - Thousands of homeless dogs sleeping in the street thank you. When we are "chanting our rounds and following the principles" the whole world benefits. Chant with your lips, brain, heart!!!

In our daily reading we are reading SB 4.7. Divya and I really like reading together and it has become an activity we like doing together. In Saturday SB classes when we read the 9th canto, there were many chapters about family lineage. I was not very interested in knowing the names. But when we went through the same in SB 4.1, it was as if I knew those people. I was eager to know Devahuti's family after reading so much about her in the third canto.

ASA - Yes! It is a fact, no? Each time we go through it, it becomes more know to us. That will happen eternally, no??

By your mercy, we are getting a little taste for reading Srimad Bhagavatam. We are enjoying reading Srila Prabhupada's purports and are able to understand a bit too.

We will be completing NoI in the Bhakti Sastri program in the next 2 weeks. I am learning so much running this program both in terms of knowledge of scriptures and also dealing with devotees. We started with 20 students and 2 students dropped out, which I think is no so bad. It is taking a lot of my time and energy, but I like doing it.

ASA - 10% drop out is great.... the result is eternal, 'nehabikramo naso sti...'

I have been listening a lot recently and I can genuinely feel that my perspective of Bhakti has widened. I had a very narrow view of how things should be done, probably due to my upbringing. But now I think I am understanding things from a deeper perspective. This podcast between Caitanya Caran prabhu and Hari Parsada prabhu titled Intellectual diversity in scriptural understanding was especially enlivening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9AvIEF7JlU.

The temple is still closed. Nanda Braja prabhu and family are here. Janmashtami and Vyasapuja are going to be online. But luckily, my service in the temple is on Wednesdays and Vyasapuja falls on Wednesday this year. I'll get to do Prabhupada's guru puja arti if no one pulls rank on me :)

The process seems to be working although there are so many more things I need to work on. It is only by your mercy that I am able to perceive it. Thank you so much Guru Maharaja for everything you do for us.

Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa

HpS - Thank you!!! We prepare to the Friday presentation through Youtube for Nashville yatra. If you just go on like this Srila Prabhupada says we will become preachers on the level of Narada Muni. .

Hare Krishna dear Maharaja !

Please accept my respecful obeisances...

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I just hope you are in good health or the best as is possible.

ASA - Do cockroaches have good health? Does Lord Brahma have cholera? ? . ?

I'm writing to you regarding one of your answers, 5 weeks ago approx., when I sent an attempt from a Bhaktivinoda poetry's translation:

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11283/

You said: "Save copy of the poem. Maybe work on the translation more. You can also write another poem in Spanish based upon the ideas."

So, I wrote a new one with a new lyrics, more personal, but trying to keep the original spirit of what I felt Bhaktivinoda wanted to transmit, and keeping the same verse structure as Bhaktivinoda's original. It goes in spanish at the end of this message. Please, accept it as an humble offering in this special Balarama Purnima day (in fact, night: full moon is hanging on the sky right now).

ASA - Moon, moon in the Sky, Do you see witches flying by?

I want to take this opportunity and let you know that I'm so happy working for Solaris again, this is very very important for me in every sense. So, thank you so much for give this opportunity to me and letting me try serving you using my skills... you are so merciful... The dynamic duo is again in the house and little monkey is back! 

Thank you so much for everything,

all glories to Srila Prabhupada !

Hare Krishna!

Your aspiring servant,

Carlos.

HpS - ASA --- We have been run over by a herd of rhinocerous today. Maybe 1000 with pearls in their ear ring stampeded this way.

Seven people called on the tele phone. 42-were in class today, the Hawaii, ballet...

Now we will continue with our search for Sita. We are sending out drones all over the universe.

We hope your song travels just as far. We have a lot of ground to cover. Journalism is the devotees best service. !!!! Hari Bolo!!!! Hari Bolo!!

Bh V Tha wrote pages of song BOOKS, what to speak of songs!!!! So much to translate??



​Canto al Alma del Saragrahi Vaishnava (Oda a Bhaktivinoda Thakur)

1. ¡Qué pobres aquellos 

Que pierden sus días

En alborozo sin sentido y alegría festiva!

Consciencias ocupadas para siempre

Por formas venenosas de líquidos alcohólicos.

2. Estallidos de cristales sobre la calle 

Que brillan y hechizan el mirar

De quienes se sienten atraídos

Hacia el abrazo de licor perdido 

Y entregan el corazón;

Esclavos del vino que nunca ves superar

Lo que ha sido llamado desgracia y deshonor.

3. ¿Acaso estaría el hombre destinado a ser

Un bruto en su actuar y sentir?

¿Será esa la suerte del que finalmente creyó 

Ser el dueño de todo lo que le rodea?

¿Apartarse de la intuición y del sentido común?

4. La gloria del hombre tiene significado 

Cuando relata con gracia cómo alcanzar lo Divino,

El hombre está hecho para vivir y amar

Aquel hermoso abrazo que afirma desde el Cielo.

5. Vehículo de carne nuestra desgracia

Cárcel mortal que encadena

El alma, 

Por muy antiguos errores ha sido confinada

Y dentro de un cuerpo 

Debe intentar elevarse de nuevo.

6. ¿De qué sirve este juego infantil?

Nunca ganamos, nunca disfrutamos,

Realmente nunca lo alcanzamos...

Y decae dentro de cien años

Una rosa marchita que se lleva el viento.

7. Ni tan solo un rosado matiz queda

De esta y la otra vida 

Ir y venir, antes y después, 

Dentro y fuera del tiempo, para nada;

Alma solitariamente independiente se le ve pasar

Con el bien y el mal sobre la mente.

8. ¡Eco profundo se escucha rugir

La voz inmemorial del pensamiento! 

¡Qué feroz se ve su aspecto!

Envueltos en asombro divino 

Nosotros leemos los Libros Sagrados de la Naturaleza.

9. Para el hombre su vida es un problema oscuro

Cortinas y humo de izquierda a derecha

Y no se encuentra aquel alma

Que venga a decirnos 

Lo que existe más allá de nuestra vista.

10. Y entonces una voz, reconocida y tan profunda, 

Sentimiento que aparece intenso dentro de nuestro interior;

¡Ser Humano! ¡Eres un alma eterna!

La muerte nunca te podrá disolver.

11. Para ti, el Ser Supremo en lo alto 

Eternamente mantiene

Una reserva de felicidad, allá arriba,

Sin tiempo ni final; 

Tú eres el que anhela Su más puro amor.

12. ¡Oh mi amor eres Tú! 

Poder benigno que hechiza

Ahora derrito mi alma ante Dios

¿Cómo poder describir con palabras de la tierra

Aquel suave y expansivo sentimiento?

12. Disfrute, tristeza, 

¿Qué más de lo que hereda la carne?

El alma que duerme 

Finalmente concluye que puede participar.

13. Y entonces, mis amigos, para qué tal disfrutar

De qué lamentarse por todos los demás;

Las mujeres, el vino y la carne de las bestias,

No encontrarás ahí jamás el amor que anhelas.

14. Tu naturaleza es amar a tus hermanos

Y devolver tu corazón a Dios

Solo Él sabe que tu esfuerzo ha sido sincero;

Testigo cierto y claro.

15. Olvida el pasado que duerme

Y deja de soñar con el futuro

Actúa siempre en el tiempo donde estás

Y el avance llamarás.

16. No digas esas frías ideas sin razonamiento 

Que el alma se crea espontánea 

Y que será destruida;

Las inertes reglas mecánicas de la Naturaleza Material.

17. Solo el Ser Supremo entiende

Por qué nos dio la vida y todo

El alma puede extinguir

O conectarla con los placeres elevados

Su promesa eterna cumplir.

18. Así que tú, Alma, 

Empuja tus pasos hacia adelante

Lucha contra todo acto malvado 

Odio y Lujuria son sus soldados 

¡Haz de ser un héroe de verdad!

19. Mantén tu posición original 

En el mundo espiritual

Tan firmemente como puedas 

Nunca dejes que la ilusión te derrote

¡Aguanta alma héroe!

20. Alma del Śaragrāhi Vaiṣṇava

Tú eres el ángel más hermoso

Tú que guías,

Guíame a Vrindavan

Y dime el poder de Su espíritu.

21. Allí mi alma descansa 

Una vez libre de la materia 

Sobre los brazos infinitos de mi amante

Paz eterna y amor trascendental

Son la magia de mi canto.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Life and the struggle with Maya go on. I beg for your blessings for some determination so I may follow your instructions and move forward on this path back to godhead.

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna! Hare Rama! We are attached to some bad habit and then we replace it with a less bad habit and suffer the pain of letting go. Then we do it again, and again, and again, and then one day..... we have no more bad habits!!

The movie "A True Warrior on the Front Lines" won first place in the ISKCON News Kindness Pandemic contest. I received a $150 Amazon gift card as a prize. I would like to offer the gift card for Lord Narasimhadeva's service. Is it okay if I forward the claim code to your email Guru Maharaja?

https://iskconnews.org/devotee-children-spread-kindness-through-their-art-during-pandemic,7446/

Your insignificant servant,

Sugopi Radha Devi Dasi

HpS - Can you spend it for Lord Nrsmha Deva? I know that is more austerity, but it would be very nice. Tell us how you invested it?!!!!! Very nice.

We can take the stories in SB and then put them into modern context.

Dear Maharaja, please accept my sincere obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

I hope that you already feel better about indigestion and your health in general. I keep praying to Krsna and Nrsimhadeva for yout well-being.

Maharaja, your response to my previous letter was wonderful. Thank you very much for all your encouraging and enlightening words. They helped me understand many things.

My sadhana has been fine. There are times when I feel like my rounds are not adequate. I must pay more attention to them. Sometimes I find it difficult to focus on the names of Krsna. I found a way to pay more attention to my japa (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't). Still, "the mind is restless, turbulent, stubborn, and very strong ... and to subdue it is more difficult than controlling the wind." Every moment trying to improve.

Since January of this year, Tulasi Maharani came to my home, and I have tried to serve her in the best possible way. But now, there is a fungus that is attacking her, and I am doing my best to provide her the best care. I find it hard not to feel attached to her, and it hurts me a lot to see her suffering. Still, I continue to do arati and occupy their leaves to offer to Krsna. I hope that with time it improves her condition.

Japa singing in a group on Mondays goes very well. Every week more people come in, and we connect with the maha mantra for an hour. Being able to be a channel to deliver Srila Prabhupada's teachings (trying) to others is beautiful. I am very grateful to be engaged in that way in service.

I wanted to tell you that I am in Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Krsna Book and Nectar of devotion book clubs. I really like reading, and now, thanks to "Karuna Virus", I have been able to take the time to study. I hope to have a better understanding of the science of Bhakti in order to serve the devotees, you, Srila Prabhupada and Krsna in the best way. Based on this, can I present my concerns and doubts that appear from reading in future letters?

HpS - Yes... You can see how many letters we have and then just adjust your questions in terms of that. Also, you will see that many of your questions will probably be answered in other letters.

All this world "calamity" has suited me very well. The most important thing was to be able to connect to FMP every morning and have your association and the devotees. I thank you immensely for your mercy, Maharaja.

I hope I can serve you in a better way every day.

May you have a very good day, afternoon and night, and may Radha and Krsna protect you infinitely.

Eternally grateful to you

Sincerely

Nicole Silva, aspiring servant.

(Ps: ¡Happy Balarama Purnima! Sorry about my english. I used google translate and my little knowledge. I hope it was understandable 🙌)

HpS - It is very nice. You just have to write in such a way that you think the robot will understand. You seem to have done that perfectly!