Letters to the editor

All glories to Guru Parampara,

Dandavat Pranam Guruji Maharaja!

Please accept our humble obeisances unto Guruji Maharaja's padamachran that I could no get any reply or information about Guruji's Manipur visit and air tickets of to and frow.

As already discussed I have no role of programme and tickets.

Guruji where are You now adays? Please let me know and highlight the tour dates of Manipur.

I was transferred to cash section and more busy in office.

If Guruji stay in Imphal during Goura Purnima, I want to stay in ISKCON.

Last Sunday we four members went to Toubul the birth place of Sripada Maharaja in a function.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS-ASA - Many, many, dandavats to you!! We are publishing our news here as the DTCs (Diary of a Traveling Creature). You can always find our Calender listed in the current News at the Web-page - www.jayarama.us

Can you find it there. Arrival date is there and we just got ticket to leave Imphal on the day after Gaura-purnima.

Found them????

We still don't have any news of the plan for Sankirtan while we are in Manipur.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Maharaja

I´m Piero from Chile, in my last letter I don´t put my name in the letter, this is titled "Your Shelter", so I think that this is an a Krishna arrangenment, because I put in the letter my glories of following your instruction. I need to reach the humility. Also in the letter I asked for your shelter. Prabhu Jaganath Caran send you the recommentation, I did the test.

So now, I´m in Cabildo, all the Saturday come here [Santiago?] to work doing class of cueca, I return all the Sunday in the morning.

In the temple I have more responsibilities now, now I´m doing completly work like Comandant.

Also, I´m trying to know me deeply. I want to clean my anhartas, I want to serve you strongly but with balance, because if I don´t do this, I going get sick.

Your insignificant followr, Piero Saavedra Torchio from Chile.

HpS - Thank you, Prabhu. AGTSP. You are Comandante only on Saturday? We don't understand. There is another letter. We will look at it. Then is six months more you can take initiation in ISKCON! AGTSP.... Please send news each month of your and the Temples Sankirtan.

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO, AGTSP!

All glories to your sankirtana!

we hope and wish that your bhakti is always increasing.

Sadhana: This year much better than last year, and we will make the effort for each year to improve.

Services:

-We are collaborating (Abhinanda and me) in the translation and / or correction of books for the programs of Aravinda d and Baladeva d.

-This year by the mercy of SP and yours we were able to distribute 370 prasadam snack (sweet and salty).

-In December, 31 small books were distributed.

On the 30th I was on a bus heading home and it was late and I was sleepy and one person spoke to me, I did not feel like talking and I did not pay attention to him but suddenly I remembered what you said. "To every person you can talk to about Krsna" and I did, happily I had a book in my purse and the young man took the book: The Hare Krsna Maha mantra.

Services for the temple:

-I collaborate in pujari, officially I have 2 mangalarati shifts per month (1st and 3rd Friday) but this year I have made several replacements. Apart I have collaborated in the festivals, mainly because there is not much staff, I hope this is solved.

-In the preaching with 1 class of Bg per month (Saturday), and sometimes I make the posters of programs, and collaborate with Wilson's secretary on other services.

_Administrative Board of ISKCON Lima gave me the service to take charge of the IBY course, which started in January 2019.

Family:

Sarasvati and Rajani chant 10 rounds and they are reading the SP books. We have a basic program at home where they are learning. This year if Krsna allows and with His blessings they will take some service in the temple so that they can train with more devotees.

They go very well in their studies, they have good character and they are docile.

Thank you very much for all your help. You inspire us and increase our faith in Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya.

I have noticed how the daily reading of the SBG has improved my character and my chant.

Forgive any offense and we are enthusiastic about improving to be useful to you and Srila Prabhupada's mission.

Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you

With much love and appreciation

ys Isvari dd

HpS ASA -- I think Srila Prabhupada must feel very satisfied to see all this. He says to others, "Look here! See this family. This is why I came to the West. They have taken what I am offering and they are going back to Krsna and some many people are in their circle of travel". We hope you get deeper and deeper strength.

AGTSP, AGTHPS, Pamho:

Hare Krsna Gurudeva:

This year I have tried to join to FMP as much as I can. Let´s say 50%. Japa 60% .

For your support and empowerment I have tried to follow your instructions, with enthusiasm, to buy flowers for deities, do some service at the kitchen and participate in preaching programs. As we did last October 24, 25 and 26 at the National Library of Lima, Peru.

I waited two years to attend this event with the expectation that my participation would be fine and, thanks to Krsna, you confirmed that I did. But all this effort has its reward in the distribution of the books of Prabhupada and Solaris magazine, with the help of devotees of Peru, which you so rightly lead with the aim of performing an academic sankirtan. I feel my service is so insignificant, but with your support it might count for Srila Prabhupada. Thank you so much

Your useless servant

Lalita Gopi DD

HpS - Thank you very much for your participation in Peru. Mexico in the events for Vyasa-puja, service to Radha Madan-gopal. I always remember hearing Prabhupada say during the recording of one lecture that, "The magic will not be done by you, nor me, nor and living being. The magic will be done by Krsna when we become pure devotees of Krsna!" Every day do you make progress? Make progress in conquering bad habits? You have done so much for Krsna. How can He forget you?

Dear Guru Maharaj, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Personal Sadhana:

4 Regulations: Following nicely.

16 rounds: Was not good but continued to chant irregular rounds.

Reading: Started reading more regulated manner.

HpS - Regularity is the most important eg. little Lilamrta during breakfast every day. Little CC before Mangala arati. You become addicted!

My most important activity which is chanting was not done well for several reasons like health, major distractions, got sucked into investment into Bitcoin related which took out all my energies throught-out the year and caused derailment of senses.

HpS - Did you learn a deep lesson? Sometimes I saw that I was getting deviated, got deviated, and had to separate from the situation for sometime to get back on track, but then usually we could avoid that particular trick of Maya in the future.

I am balancing again with specific goals using proper tools to track every day.

I have added reading Bhagavad Gita shlokas 10 to 15 every day last few months. Started memorizing 1 shloka with translation too, per week (started recently). And chanting 1 round at the dot of the hour by phone notification. I am hopeful to pull myself up to be a good chanter. Health was a major concern at work bcoz was unable to participate in group meetings due to hyper acidity thru out the day.

HpS - Amazing. You must have kicked a dog or something in a last life to get this incurable acid thing.

Attending temple but only for kirtans due to the same health reason and unable to attend live classes. Plan to regularly hear Srila Prabhupada lectures (Google Home has play feature request, "play Hare Krishna Lectures", which plays 24 hours Prabhupada lectures).

HpS - Vaikuntha. Hearing from Prabhupada! Then the heart becomes pure then you can hear from within!!!

Priyanarma Padmavathi DD wanted me to post on her behalf.

She has been chanting 16 rounds successfully with minor letups. Busy with kids managing them alone in Hyderabad, India. She has not been doing much reading as such I think. Solely keeping up the chanting and not much of other KC services including association. We have Gaur Nitai deities and offering them some service. I could not set them up for devotee association when in India bcoz i could not attend home programs due to my weird health issues. So they are like we will go only if you go and in India the only access to KC is home programs. Temples are far call due to distance and time and traffic.

HpS - First priority, Kirtaniya sada harih, four principles, healthy morning program... get up (to bed) early and get your rounds done.

your servant

Kolavecha Sridhar Das.

HpS - It is so nice to hear from you. We realize that you have BIG challenge in staying in Sattva guna with the body problems you have, but you can make a little island of goodness in your heart, then even if you are superficially in Tama guna externally it will be related to Krsna. Eg. Jayananada Das was a mechanical engineer, working with gross matter, grease, steel, but he worked on the Rathyatra cart, not Air Force One. It is Balarama. Cutting, painting is touching the body of Lord Balarama!

More!

Hare Krishna maharaja

Dandavat pranam at your lotus feet.

ASA - Obeisances to your tulip feet.

As I said I will start again .I started but couldn't chant regularly or wake up for mangal aarti . Getting back to proper standard is again the goal . And I will keep trying . I reduced coffee (just few sips whole week ) which I will stop . I made the coffee but then throw it mostly after one sip.

HpS - ASA --- !!!! You don't need no caffeine. You just need a love injection from God!

I introspected and realized my fall down mental and then gross started since April 2017 . In the middle I used to be strict .I remember following everything from August 2017 to November 2017 properly . December 2017 I had met you and then you advices me to return the sila . After returning back I felt more discouraged that even Krsna doesn't want to accept service ..And I slowly deteriorated more .Sadhana became more bad . In between I follow few days and then I don't follow few days .This has been going on whole 2018. In June 2018 my health deteriorated and Krsna punished me for my sins I guess . But his punishment is also blessing in disguise I hope . In Vrindavan I had many times that I want to die soon and it seems he has accepted it but with a twist .

I have realized one thing that I cannot be in the grey zone ..I like being either perfectly following or not following at all. The middle way is not for me .You had once said" the paramhansa platform is the only platform in this movement "

Now I choose to follow .I want to follow and elevate my self . I will aim for the highest goal. At least when if I fail I will consider that I at least tried.

HpS - So many times I realize that it is my choice if I want to be happy or sad. All I have to do is SMILE... "Hare Krsna", and I have a positive attitude!!

So again I will try to follow all the things I promised 16 rounds , 4 regs , mangal aarti and srimad bhagawatam and deity pada sevanum.

HpS - I am flattering you when I say that we need you. You have great personal challenges from your Karma, but you can see that other devotees have conquered similar challenges. Of course, yours is different, personal, individual, but when you become deep, then you can do it and become a responsible person in society and this movement. When you are sixty years old you will offer shelter to others.

One thing I wanted to inquire . Do you want me to keep chanting my gayatri mantra or stop chanting them. And if u suggest that I stop chanting them then should I keep wearing the brahmin thread or open it . (I do not want to be a pretender).

HpS - Don't create big social problem if that will be the result in your Yatra. If it will help, that you are showing people that you need help then remove it. Until you are following first initiation standard for at least one year then I think it is best to stop. The chanting may have a reverse result. "One who does good my friend in never overcome by evil", Krsna, BG.

The gayatri I used to keep chanting during the whole time of my fall downs (irregularly but still I used to chant .)

Please advice me in this regard.

Regarding Mumbai I am ok with staying with you if Rama girudhari prabhu allows or I can try to arrange to stay separately ( I do not want to give trouble to you or him ) Whatever is comfortable to both of you.

HpS - Just work out the details with him. I am happy with any arrangement.

Thank you .

Trying to get back to standards and be connected to you again as diksha disciple.

Rturaj krsna das.

HpS - How are the Daddy, Mommy, Family??