Letters to the editor

Gauranga. Humbles and Glories. We are going into our second month here in Sri Mayapur Dhama. Last week I wrote in a report with fotos on this website, about Srila Jayapataka Swamis 70th Vyasa Puja ceremony.

Now the HED has become a brain bending cyper site called ASA something. It is split into all sorts of various web sites that only a graduate of high level computer science can decipher. The report on the Vyasa Puja took some time to compose. Then I could not find any way to send it. So I hit "save" and hoped that it would somehow get through. Did you ever receive it? If not, you will probably not get this one either

HpS - We got this one. We are a little slow in answering. Our donkey is getting old!! Ja! Ja! Also another letter from you. We will look at it. Vyasapuja letters are really back logged. We explained in the Kapi Dhvaja, new name of the HED, that while traveling we could only answer Urgent letters. We meet with about 20-people for individual palaver daily while traveling: "Should I buy a cat or a motorcycle!?".

so I will not spend too much time composing. I first began as a recipient of your newsletter "The Hanumat Presak Dispatch" It was so nice to get a readable newsletter in the post. I could simply reply by mail and it worked real easy.

HpS - When I was a child there were no anwering machines. ONly rotary dila phones. If you called some one and no one was there you just hung up after a while.

My personal sadhana has come up to the basic minimum. In Kali Yuga, while other holy places are like closing lotus flowers, the gloden lotus of Sridam Mayapur is opening up to manifest the mercy of Lord Nityananda and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Panchajangri Prabhu gave class this morning and explained how bliss in following vaidhi bhakti is given when and if Krishna decides to bestow it. and that a man who is non envious and does not desire ill fortune towards anyone is happy.

Yours, Mishra Bhagavan Dasa

HpS - I hope you will have Hill Fortune, get a place to live on Govardhana for you service. We look at the other letter now. YOu can stay in the Dhama!!!

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Being able to talk with such an exalted personality as yourself is a great benediction.

HpS - You are like Lord Siva! https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/4/12/

This blog is a tirtha in itself!! Your qualities are the ones of a great vaisnava!! Is so inspiring having your association, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Living at Sri Govardhana, very nice, many challenges. Living with devotees, purification. Service to the vaisnavas is the safest position!!

Going to morning program three times a week. Lately little less. I guess I´m starting to have like a burn out syndrome. Such a passionate dog.

16 rounds ok, but some days we can not finish them, we cry for that. 4 p ok.

Julieta my wife she is super good companion, perfect medicine for my big big false ego. She takes care of manu, benja and i very nicely!! Thank you Krishna!!

Manu is becoming an adolescent, many thoughts, looking for a perspective in his life. I´m praying a lot for him. He went camping for three days with school, he told me that he preached to a mate, Joaquin, and he said he will become a vegetarian and a Hare Krishna. He saw a pig being slaughtered, and a picture of Hanuman in a videogame. Manu told him about our phylosophy and he will give him a mala to start doing japa!!

Benji is super sweet, very romantic boy, he plays drums and is taking theather lessons. He is very aware of dharma and super sensitive. One can realize about jiva tattva looking at kids growing up.

I feel blessed for being able to raise my family within Iskcon atmosphere. Such a great place to be!!

UG - We need more kids in ISKCON! Polygamy! Every women can have five kids and love them like anything!

Tomorrow we go to bs as to a Junta Nacional meeting. Many projects and ideas to make Iskcon argentina great again!! (Trump???).

UG - As we see it from our limited perspective Trump tempts people to Make America Great Again, but proposes it by increasing the stupid habits that made it fall down.

Thank you Gurudev for all your austerities and the great example you set for all of us!!

Your passionate fool aprentice,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Center is 16-nice rounds. 4-princples strictly. etc. etc. Some basic standard then Krsna will take care of us. He pays 5-cents for each nice maha-mantra that we chant!

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP

You are the light or reflector due to whom we have our hopes , otherwise we could have surrendered to black witch easily.

ASA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esEcwAWi6dk

Finally we have figured currently we are like foot soldier, even though our potential may be of royal counsellor.

We can not jumble up multiple principles, esp can not understand heirarchy according to TPC.

Seems in name of flexibleness we demonstrate fickleness.

With no example to look upon. I think our mind has been able to cheat us a lot.

Mother Urmila also said focus on small things and one thing at a time.

She said be kind to wife, no violence or demeaning language. For to be kind on her we need to kind on our selves.

We have tried to stay alone, but were not able to juggle multiple parameters like

Health (we did get up at 230/330/430/530) regularly but could not manage our energy level

Meal cooked manier times ourselves thanks to your guidance but goofed up on quantity/ over cooked/half cooked. Again energy level fluctuatedm we were able to ensure no onion garlic food for over a year. But can not gurantee of cook or utensil it was cooked.

Rounds somehow chanted average 16 rounds.

Career has been tough race, not able to keep up energy levels. Flawed here many times got rebuked also.

We remember your instruction its best if we can be at good position in university. Or be "sun of knowledge ".. We are not able to make harmonizable/sustainable efforts.

Reading/hearing sb/bg is just going. There is no system. It just somehow goes. Some audio class or dsb or some read.

Our head kept on spinning. Doc says its vaat rog, due to unregulated life, skipping meals (not prepared or in sufficient) .

Many tines we have let down devotee community. How can devotee do/react such things/ way.

It seems karmis are better than me.

ASA - No, real Karmi means he is only interested in himself.

I know manier times you say do what you can do . But than guilt builts up that v r coming down.

And doubt arises what's the gurantee if v come down now, we would come up again.

ASA - Jivera svarupa haya nityera Krsna Das. You nature is to play with Krsna. It will keep coming back. Make progress while the sun shines. Hide when it is dark,.

Our letter seems hay way. But thats best we can give in this moment.

I dont know what to even ask you.

May be what should be our minorities

To, all merciful and strict person.

A foot soldier

HpS - Good letter. We answer your letter and Candra-mukhi Deci Dasi's immediately because we see you in FMP etc. Honestly you seem to be doing O.K. You are struggling with rather deep currents, Karma, and any progress you make is eternal. I have the same problems and Mother Urmila Devi Dasi is right, make progress NOW. Jayananda Das: Don't feel you have to do a great service. Just done ANY service now. That is the best way out. Fix a vow of a certain number of rounds for a certain time eg. 11/day until next Ekadasi and DO IT.

Hare Krsna!!!!! You are on the right path. Keep shooting as the best you can and things will get more and more clear.

Hare Krsna Belovede Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

It is a pleasure to meet U almost everyday at FMP. My heart was so happy when Carlos Rold told me that U asked for me during FMP. Actually as I told U on Tuesdays I do not join the meeting because I have classes until 10:30 pm and I arrive to late at home, and on Tuesdays I have classes early, sometimes I do not join because I am too tired.

I take care of my mom, the nurse helps but, my mother is more comfortable with their daughters. I cook for her, now I am better at that service hahaha. I talk with her, she is not praying she is kind of resentful. It is very tough but it is my duty to serve her, she took care of me many years, it is my turn. I am purifying also. In summer, I was angry with myself because I was taking care of my mom but actually, I did not want to, but now I am doing it out of love. It is a huge experience to see how the tumor is growing, and watch all the suffering is overwhelming sometimes, but I try to just give her love, she is a great soul, she needs another body I hope Krsna put an end to her suffering soon.

At work I teach a new course “Environmental Education” I love it, we talk about how to take care of the earth, we are going to make social help projects. I feel good teaching.

I continue giving gem therapy I like to help. I read about astrology but I just know the basis things. One bhakta called me a witch hahaha I am honored.

 Sraddha:

On January and February You were traveling, my mother almost left her body in a traumatic way. I saw again the movie Brother Sun and Sister Moon, and something touched my heart, I even bought a deity from Saint Francis, but back then, my faith was not so strong. But at nights when I was really sad and mostly tired I arrived to this priest who is a Franciscan Youtuber. I feel really good following the Franciscan path I am now more aware of being a good person, BUT I HAVE TO WORK A LOT WITH MY PATIENCE, I tend to offend people with my words specially to my sister L

I started to follow this Franciscan Youtuber. who I mentioned in an old letter. He helps me a lot. I like his preaching. Actually, all started in summer with the movie brother sun and sister moon, I had watched it before but this time it was different, but it did not last too much. I was a good girl just a couple of days, haha. I also got a Saint Francis deity, and then the priest appeared I guess He is my Siksa also. I am fixed on SP ‘s path, Krsna ‘s path but I guess I am now a Hare Krsna /Franciscan or something like that I am more aware of being a good person now. I am more Krsna Conscious. I guess that U are right I was a nun in my last life, but in this life I wear designer clothes hahaha. I guess that now I am going to have more criticism than ever, but is how I really feel right now.

I do not go to the temple. In Wilson the things are worst, the temple is empty, many offenses, injustices, and even robberies to devotees, they exploit them, they do not cultivate them. I am judging sorry L, but I do not feel inspired to go, Chosica is too far. Excuses, sorry again

My only association is FMP I am too busy, and tired

Am I ok?

HpS - No, but we are a little worse.

Thanks Gurudeva for always being there. Sorry for being an embarrassment for U.

I am attaching a youtube video that I like it so much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZp8tc3nwic

HpS - Hmmm. He looks a lot like Patrak Das, no???? Hmmmm. Deficil seguir todo el Espanyol perfecto, pero basicamente. Cuantos veces menionca el Nombre de Dios? Hmmmmm? Nombre de Christo? Hmmmm? Pues podemos decir es el primero video. Un invitacion a la gente ser un Santo. Es bueno, no? Pero siento necesitamos Senor Caitanya quien es Dios, deidad de San Francisco quien ya nos da la Ciencia de Krsna.

Hmmm. Tengo 13-rondas. Es un desafio cumplir mis rondas. No tengo mucho energia. Ojos fallando, pero "Hare Krsna", "Hare Krsna" en frente de hermosa, gran pintura de Prabhupada y hay una sendero adelante.

Era interestante enviar unos escritos de SB a esta humilde monje sin identificar de India y ver sus comentarios.

Krsna doesn't waste our skills. If we feel obstacles they are Krsna trying to move us in the right direction full of enthusiasm and significance. Even one inch of progress in your mother's philosophical comprehension will be eternal. Keep looking for ways to communicate the truth to her.

Trying to be your disciple

HpS - Trying to be Srila Prabhupada's disciple and your disciple. You have many qualities that ALL of us respect. Go to Wilson sometimes to dance with Gaura Nitai. Invite them to come to your ashrama????

Candramukhi dd

All Glories to Guru Parampara,

H H HpS Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisences unto Guruji Maharajas Padama Charan that when I read Bhagavatam 10.14.33 Translation : "Yet even though the extent of the good fortune of these residents of Vrndavana is inconceivable, we eleven presiding deities of the various senses, headed by Lord Siva, are also most fortunate, because the senses of these devotees of Vrndavana are the coupe through which we repeatedly drink the nectarine, intoxicating beverage of the honey of your lotus feet". In this text, what is the actual meaning of the eleven presiding deities? Please high light in easier way.

HpS - Jaya! AGTSP.... Paoho..... So, nice to hear from you. After 12-weeks of hard, hard, travel we are back on our 'office', base-camp, and starting to answer letters and do writing projects. So nice to hear from you. We just Searched for "eleven senses" on Vedabase.com and we found this citation: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/7/22/?query=%22eleven+senses%22#bb45836

In the earlier Cantos there are description of the deities for each sense. Eg. Indra is the predominating deity of the hands, but I cannot remember exactly where it is.

I think You will be busy all the time, excuse me for disturbance of Guruji's daily activities.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - What is the news from Manipura. You are going on Sankirtan? Distribute literature? Some people come to programs?

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and your service unto him.

I am most unfortunate that I am unable to be present in your holy presence on your most holy appearance day. As I am far from you, I can only remember that your holy association is like the rays of the moon for us, saving us from the misery of ignorance. I am reminded that your words are like the boat that takes us across the ocean of suffering.

I wish I could have been present at your seminars in ISKCON New Delhi. Your presentations were the ones that convinced me of how perfectly the Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy answers all the questions and dilemmas of any sincere seeker. Your presentations in my childhood quenched my personal doubts, and piqued my interest in the quest for the synthesis of science and spirituality. I am very glad that I could serve you in my small limited capacity to facilitate you to give seminars at ISKCON New Delhi to the youth there. I hope other students also gain the spiritual awakening I obtained from your lectures and seminars.

As I see the disasters and suffering in the world around us, I realise how lax I am in my spiritual chanting and awakening. I feel I need to strengthen myself spiritually Guru Maharaj. I need to be more sincere in my sadhana. Hence, at the beginning of this year, I want to determine myself to more sincerely dedicate myself to chanting. In the previous year, I was chanting my rounds, but sometimes could not finish them all in the same day and thus had to continue the next day. This year I am going to aim to finish my rounds on the same day and not leave it to be finished the next day.

Hoping to one day be your aspiring servant,

Aja Govinda dasa

HpS - Just back in Tennessee and starting to catch up on the work. Thank you for your letter. You are entering Grhastha ashrama soon??