Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you. 

Just a couple more updates that I failed to mention in my yearly report. 

I am very thankful to have Radhika Raman Prabhu and Srinivasa Prabhus guidance this year. I would be lost without their example and without them connecting me to you. Also, working with Srinath Krishna Prabhu on your Vyasa Puja book was a really nice service. I am very thankful for Radhika Raman Prabhu engaging me in this and for Srinath Krishna Prabhu being so tolerant.

Another high light for us this year was your Karl Yung seminar at BSU. Also, we have been really enjoying the Twirl Your Beads book. Aja really likes your recipes and your drawings! 

I heard somewhere that I mime [Who?] said that the turning point in his career was when he stopped trying to be interesting and started to be interested. I have been trying to apply this to kirtan and my own songs and performances. However, It’s a great struggle to be in the performing arts arena. Whether on social media or in a venue... there is so much seeking for fame, distinction and admiration. I am trying to stay connected to You and Prabhupada so as to not fall pray to this losing game. It is such a lonely, empty, and futile pursuit to try to be Krishna! It seems so obvious when you have good association. Any praise I get I am trying to give to you, internally. 

HpS - We are 97% product of Srila Prabhupada's hard work at least. AGTSP! You do contribute something. I do. How much? What is it??? That is self realization, no?

Been listening to this narration of NOI. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pwihX_dKGck&list=PLC94DB218F6918FF9&index=2

Really nice background music and interludes! I really appreciate the pace of the narrator. I’d like to begin your systematic study of NOI in the coming year. This narration is helping in the meantime. 

I would also like to write on this blog more frequently. It’s been a big challenge. I always feel like I am wasting your time and just talking about my self. I’d like to not approach you like a therapist and develop an understanding of Guru Tatva.

If there has been any advancement this year it is due to your inspiration to chant at least 8 rounds after Mungal Arati.  

We are chanting 16 rounds( maybe 40 percent are enthusiastic and on good days 60 percent)

Following the four regulative principals strictly.

Maharaja, Anadi and I are going to India on Feb 3rd to March 12th. We will be attending the ILS (ISKCON Leadership Sanga) course in Mahapur and then going to Vrindavana. I am hoping that we can see you here in Boise before we leave. 

HpS - We will probably visit there after March 15th!

How can I serve you?

HpS - By serving Srila Prabhupada! You are doing a good job now! More will come. More will come.

Can Lord Nrsimhadeva slay the demons in me? 

HpS - Yes, but it will take some time. 😁

Thank you for your continuing guidance and inspiration. You are living proof to me that this process works. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

Your aspiring servant,

-Nitisara das -

HpS - Thank you. Let's look at two more letters. Yours is very nice!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja

PAMHO, AGTSP

Sorry im late with the report this dicember has been with so much movement . Arriving from Vraja and Srila Prabhupada Sankirtan maratón is taking my life..

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP! Paoho... Hey!! You gotta post it in the Report's Section of this Blog! Monkey and Piggy are terrible bureaucrats and unless it is there they will cast you into the outer darkness and only let you return for the Sunday Feast!

16 rounds they wasnt so good but we keep on chanting...(I had some days very difficult to finish rounds) ..In Vraja chanting was nectar.

HpS - Same for us!

4 R.P no intoxicación (some time I took some chocolate but very little). no gambling 100% in control, no ilícit sex 100% (I still have the desire but its under control...much less than last years [ASA - Much less desire or much less under control. Ha! Ha! Ha! Grammar is powerful]) no meet [meat] eating 100% under control..

Mangala Arati 95%...

ASA - Super!!

I start the year 2019 with book distribution pumping, winter was very good for reading and studing , India trip was bery good, Vraja mandala Parikrama was Realy estatic....I had brought Giriraj Silas for worshiping in asram Mar del Plata..

Arriving Argentina from India was Tuff it took time to get in Argentinian mood again..Back to Sri Govardhana Mar del Plata with Adi yajna das and Nikunja vihary das and I FINISHED FOR FIRST TIME THE COMPLETE SRILA PRABHUPADA CAITANYA CARITAMBRITA...very Happy por this..

HpS - 😁 😁😁😁

And finishing Srila Prabhupada maraton in this days ...

ASA - We did a case of of LOB, a case of NOI, half a case of TLC hard copy and misc BG etc.

Im very Happy and I feel really fortunate that you are my guru Maharaja...Im very thank full to have your asosiation during this year..Im realy Sorry about my discualifications..

Your servant

Panch tattva das

HpS - We think we are all really fortunate to be in Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON, to have such a group of friends, and then to invite others to join. Please send more news after a few weeks. And post your Report in the Reports!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj HH Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaj!

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!

Please accept our humble obeisances at Your sweet lotus feet.

HpS - Where did I put them!??? They must be in Goloka!

Happy Vyasa Puja dear Guru Maharaj,

HpS - Happy we hope for Vyasa!

We are sending some pics taken at the Sri Radha Damodara temple , Toubul on the 72nd vyasa puja of HH Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaj. Please accept our humble offerings dear Guru maharaj. Sending you pics of the offerings...glorification by HG Radhacharan Prabhu, HG Banamali Prabhu and our godbrothers and godsisters.

Distributed NOI , Message of Bhagavad (in local language), Mahaprasadam ....nice kirtan by HG Gadadhar Prabhu.

Your servant always,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - We lookat pictures!!! Very nice!! Many nice cakes!! We pass them on to Krsna!!!! Krsna-kakes! Krsna and His friends run in the forest!! Then they are so hungry!!!!!

Chant Hare Krsna under the authority of Srila Prabhupada!



todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

todas las gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Guru. M., le escribo nuevamente para contarle como estuvo su vyasapuja. salió todo muy bello, íntimo, en casa del p ananda vardana. con alankriti y manjari nos dedicamos a decorar y hacer las guirnaldas de Srila prabhupada, los seis Goswami y usted todo trajeron cooperación para el pasadam, yo di una pequeña clase, quede muy conforme.

HpS - Jaya!!!!!! Jaya!!!!!! Eternamente en los pies de Srila Prabhupada ofreciendo girnaldas y Kirtan!!!!!! Reverencias a todos....

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj!! Please accept our humble obeisances at Your Lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Today is solar eclipse.....hope you would allow me to share a sweet realization ....

HpS - Yes, yes, but the bitter realizations are very nice also.

Yesterday we were informed by one of our senior temple devotees that we would follow the Govindaji Temple norms....of not giving darshan about 3 hrs before the eclipse , which meant...we would not be getting mangal arti darshan.....we were so upset. We thought we would at least sing the Vaishnava songs . When we reached the temple, just 4 of us, including our temple president, HG Radhacharan Das Prabhuji attended. No songs....just pujaris doing the offerings behind closed doors...soooo upset. Then we 4 decided to chant together. We chanted ...and by the time we completed 2 beautiful rounds....could hear and feel our Srila Prabhupada chanting with us....I thought it was an auditory hallucination...but the voice continued for such a pretty long time till our group chanting ended . Thank you Guru Maharaj for your immense mercy. Only you can do this for us Guru Maharaj...

HpS - Night of the Living Prabhupada!!!! I thought that there was no deity worship, neither behind or without closed doors, during the influence of eclipse. For sure we can chant the Gurva astakam during those times, no?

Our online bhakti sastri is with The Mayapur Institute. HG Padma sundari DD is taking our Module 1 classes. Other teachers are HG Yugala Preeti DD, HG Padmanayana Das, HG Krishna Keshav Das.We are informed that NOI classes will be taken by HG Vidvan Gauranga Das. All from Mayapur institute.

HpS - Very nice!!!!

Started reading the CC from today. Please give us the mercy to understand the pastimes of Gauranga and to serve with love and devotion.

HpS - We read it right before Mangala arati daily. We are in a 7-page long purport where Srila Prabhupada presents the refutation by the acharyas of sankara acharya's mayavadi commentary on the vedanta sutra!

Your ignorant servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - Can you make a frog from chemicals!!! What about a tadpole??? (small one?). Can you make people smile?

All Glories to srila prabhupada!

All Glories to you 

Jay sri vraja dham! 

Thank you very much for your association in Chile... And for your inspiring classes, this year has been a year full of challenges, it was good to be in Chile for a while and do service for the preaching program (krishna west) , I studied energetic healing at one holistic school, I found that they have a very good system because it helped me a lot, to work with my inner childhood demons and that kind of stuff. 



 Sadhana: 

I'm chanting my rounds but with many, many offenses, my teachers told me that I have asperger syndrome and its difficult for me to concentrate in diferent environments, i will have to make a better effort f9 that, but I get up very early and in chile I used to go to the temple. Now I'm in florianapolis, Brazil so we do fmp at home with my friends.huge gayatri issues, sometimes i forget one of the three..... Am i closer to Hell?

ASA - No, but always try to improve!!

 Personal 

It took me many years to accept myself, but this year I finally decided that I don't want to go against my nature anymore, since im hurting myself for no reason , I tried to convince myself that I could be with a male devotee and get married because of the influence of the Vaisnavas, many years, when I am not really attracted to men, so that was a big mistake, and I think that I could a have a nice spiritual life with a Vaisnavi, I consider the masculine nature very intense and uncomfortable for me and my spiritual life. I hope you understand me 🐼

HpS - Basic principle is that we are not the male or female gross or subtle body. Rama candra took a vow of friendship with Sugriva. That is just as permanent as marriage vow with Sita, no? There is absolutely no idea that there was any, any, any sense gratification in the relation of Rama with Sugriva or Sita devi! So if you like having girl friends, that is fine. If you want to make some vows of dedication in that relationship, but we think it is crazy to call it marriage. Marriage is between partners of the opposite sex to have children. Hmmm of course there is Vanaprastha. Chant 16-nice rounds and follow the four principles strictly.

Seva:

I am translating the books of H. H. Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha maharaj, one of his sevakas asked me if I could do it, as they had no one to do it in Spanish , so I accepted, it is a blessing , since i had the opportunity to meet him before he left his body. And we are making arrangements to work remotely at Nios treasury department, along with prabhu OM from Chile. I hope to help you as best as I can and I am very happy for your next vyasapuja, I would like to have your blessings to return to India for a while and continue my ayurveda studies, and get inmerse in Radharani's seva.

HpS - God bless you!!!! Who is Bhakti vallabha tirtha Maharaja? One of Srila Prabhupada's godbrothers? Were there two with the same name? Picture of three TASMANIAN Devils attached..

You are a very amazing soul. Get to work! Send news.

 Please forgive my offenses

HpS - Haven't noticed any!

 Y S. 

Radha carana d.

 Panamenian devil