Letters to the editor

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??

Haré krishna Gurudev pamho, agtSP.

About my last letter it was about the welcome program next saturday at 12pm in my house for GauraNitay, we are gonna make a ceremony yajña and abhisek for them by Ramasundarya prabhu also share with my guests kirtan and prasadam, share kirtan its all for me right now and share the kirtan with GauraNitay is all about, so please I was asking you for a name to my deities if you can give a name for them we turn a really happy, may a sankirtan name dont know.

Also you are very welcome to visit our house next time when you are in Peru.

Thank you very much Gurudev and please bless me for take my life as a servant of Srila Prabhupada and all acaryas...!

Always yours Parama karuna das

ASA - Nitai -- Sacidulal?

Hare Krishna querido Gurudeva, TLGASP, acepte mis humildes reverencias a sus pies. Disculpe que ponga carta urgente, asi pueda llegar a Ud. (escribi antes), Prabhu Yadu y quien intenta servirlo Apurva Sundari, deseamos invitarlo aqui a la selva del Peru, a este nuevo lugar llamado Vrindavan, que ya con la bendicion de Krishna y sus devotos, se esta pudiendo terminar y proseguiremos con Los Retiros Espirituales en Conciencia de Krishna, se por este blog que posiblemente llegue aqui al Peru en junio, si pudiera para que mes seria posible ?. Seguimos el sadhana completo en este bello lugar que Krishna nos permite estar, para tratar que la proxima mudanza sea a Goloka, quien intenta servirlo de corazon, Apurva Sundari Devi Dasi.

HpS - ASA - Ya estamos respondiendo a cartas por que no en viaje y encontrando 25-devotos cada dia! Gracias su invitacion. Ya estamos casi comprando el boleto para Peru, Junio. Vamos a ver! Pienso Srila Prabhupada esta alla!!!!

Querido Gurudev: Pamho. TgSP y sus seguidores fieles.

Suelo leer el blog de forma regular (algunas cartas) y puedo ver que ya está en el mundo civilizado-informatizado. Por aquí sin grandes cambios; meditando en lo importante y lo dificil que es volverse un devoto autentico. La muerte está acechando y tenemos que entregarnos mas pronto que tarde. "nasty eva, nasty eva, nasty eva."

En cuanto a mi opinión sobre el asram de sannyasa tengo que decirle que (mezclando sadhu- sastra) entiendo que sannyasa es para los brahmanas y tengo alguna duda de que esté recomendado en Kali yuga. Pero debido a que el ACARYA BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI lo ha recomendado, aceptamos que en kali yuga se pueda tomar sannyasa (brahmana). El sintoma de que que el vaisnava brahmana está listo para tomar sannyasa puede ser que cuando cante el maha mantra su mente no sobrevuele el estercólero de la complacencia sensual al menos durante seis meses. Otra cualificación subjetiva sería que el asram de sannyasa indefectiblemente lo vuelva a uno mas humilde (si no es así nadie debería aceptar ese asram). Evidentemente me encuentro lejos de esa posición y tenemos que servir desde posiciones sociales mas humildes.

Sin mas y esperando se encuentre bien de ánimo se despide su sirviente (posiblemente torpe)

Jayanta das

HpS - Super perspectiva, gracias! Que piensa de esta verso - https://www.vedabase.com/es/sb/1/6/13 ??? Claro una estandard es esperar hasta los muchachos son madura, y puede la esposa, como ejemplo de Devahuti y Kardama. Otro es tomar votas formal de Vanaprastha y no a Sannyasa. La muerte es Sannyasa si le gustamos o no. Entonces tomando esta ashrama en esta vida es buen preparacion. Que piensa. Buen diagolo para muchos.