Letters to the editor

AGTSP

All glories to U

Please accept my humble obeisances ____'0_

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva,

How are U?...

HpS - About 1/3 as sick as you. 😀

Finally I can write to U... these months have been very exhausting... Working at school, getting ready for my degree, etc.

Still having some issues with health and finding a proper diet for this donkey, but happy that at least I can get up early and chant rounds...

Our sadhana can be much better, but worship and chanting are fixed... need to read more. Family is getting more involved in this philosophy... they are ok

Work at school is very absorbing, but I love to learn and share it with my students... Actually I learn a lot from them.

well things seem well for now

thanks a lot for all your help and support

Your servant

HpS - Thank you Patraka Das. Maybe you will be The Indra in your next life (A Brahmacari Indra (Short time)).

Our respects to your mother and sister. Does Candra-mukhi Devi Das et al visit them? Invite them to events?

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP

there is nothing new in this world, but there is news ( north, east,west, south). haaa...

we were reading Krsna book, and read G Harrison letter.. "everybody is looking for Krsna"..

so we tried reading BG chapt 10. and came across wonderful things (see pic attached).

this was prepared by Chowpatty devotee.

I request to see his video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO4koKObSj8)

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 1 Chapter 9 - Part V (bheesma dev prayers) by HG Gauranga Priya Prabhu

hope it helps in your sankirtan and BhVai study guides

HpS - We saw the first 2-minutes. It is wonderful! We put the link in our ASA Encyclopedia and will publish. Hope you can offer puris cooked in Ghee to your Deities. Lord Nrsmha deva?

Hare Krishna, dear gurudeva. Pamho, AGTSP!

In the previous letter I expressed the frustration and disagreement of my situation. I wanted to go somewhere else. I always thought that preaching in my country was what belonged to me. I also thought he was too old to start over again somewhere else.

I lost several weeks trying to discover what I had to do without apparent response. I went to my friends and of course to you. I was not exactly confused, it was simply the matter of in what place where I had to fulfill my mission. I was ready to accept any challenge. But the answer did not come. I had already submitted my CV to several institutions, etc. It's not like I was lying in bed waiting for something to come up. But eventually that happened. I felt defeated.

I talked to a good friend and she gave me some hope. Then my goo friend Haribhuddi, who is very ingenious, passes me a job search link on-line. Almost immediately I received several proposals. The one that interested me the most was an alternative school. Immediately I went to an interview and it went very well. The coordinator, a young teacher was enthusiastic about my ideas and they hired me.

Tomorrow I start this new educational adventure. It's an interesting challenge, as I like it. They are young students who do not fit into society, who have lost hope, who need to be reunited, misunderstood, who are looking for something more. That's where I come in. First cultivation of the human spirit and then we will see what happens. Actually I wanted something like that.

Please, give me your blessings to do well this predicate, shall we say, indirect so to speak. This topic fascinates me because sometimes I see that many devotees lack sufficient human qualities. I do not know, maybe I'm wrong.

Thank you for your words of encouragement. Your guide is essential to do some service appropriately.

HpS - ASA - Very nice. The more you are Krsna conscious, good morning program, the more you will see opportunities to glorify Krsna in this work, no? Keep notes (as The Blue Baboon) and send us a story every semester at least. Respects to you family and friends.

Now a brief report from Goura Gadhadara dasi that she asked me to give it to him.

She is doing well, she is doing a lot of service to the devotees in Mayapur. She was in the main kitchen for the festivity. Now he (she) is doing the safari with the disciples of HH Jayapataka swami. The Gouri bhumi mandala parikrama. She is learning to listen more to the gurus and to better serve the devotees. She is knowing the places where Lord Caitanya was. For the vyasa puja of Jayapataka Maharaj she has also been committed to doing much service. She tells me that has also done mandala parikrama of Mayapur for seven days with many devotees and gurus. He says that took refuge in Maha Vishnu swami in the parikrama. Then she will go to the temple of Radhanata Swami to do a yoga teacher certificate. She has traveled to India for a year and is seeing opportunities. GG is grateful for having allowed her to go to the holy dham and asks for your blessings so that she can continue to do well as he has done up to now.

HpS - And The Divya-drsti Devi Dasi?

For my part, thank you very much for your blessings to move forward.

Thank you, again.

ssLAD

HpS - We all thank you! It is not an easy austerity keeping the Blue Baboon civilized, no?

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!

Hare Krsna recordado Guru Maharaja, por favor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias.

Seguimos acá en Huancayo-Perú, no viajamos a Ayacucho, pero si a Huancavelica por un dia, Huancavelica es un departamento del Perú que esta a 4 horas de Huancayo, tiene mayor altura y hace mas frio, Sankirtana!!!

HpS - ASA --- !!!!!

Estamos manteniendo nuestro Sadhana, 4 am, Mangal Artik, 16 rondas de Japa,4 principios, luchando con la mente, y leendo el Srimad-Bhagavatam, canto 3, cap 1 ,segunda parte.]

HpS - Encuentra de Vidura con Uddhava!

Tenemos algunos problemasde salud, bronquios, falta de aire y parece ser que el pancreas esta mal, por los sintomas que tenemos, parece ser que estamos muriendo, como todos!!!

HpS - Si, esta cuerpo es como un bromo, no? Pero la misma para M. Pariksit, no?

Por otro lado queria hacerle unas preguntas!!!

Hace 2 años y 5 meses le escribi una carta titulada "DECISIONES", en una parte de la carta usted me dice lo siguiente:

Luz de la Bhagavata es super para predica, no?  Puede imprimir unos Textos de ww.vedabase.com, Espanyol, y distribuir,

Mis preguntas son las siguientes:

Mi esposa Nadiya Nivasi quiere hacer un libro Recetario y yo quisiera hacer 2 pequeños libros de unas 60 paginas ó folletos que hablen sobre La Conciencia de Krsna, que tengan la bibliografia de algunos libros de Srila Prabhupada, Bhakti tirtha Swami, Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Queremos hacer nuestros propios libros y enfocar todo hacia la predica de Srila Prabhupada. Claro también seguir distribuyendo los libros de Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - Si, aparece muy bien a nosotros. El Instituto Bhakti-vedanta hace la misma. Por que no incluyir Caturatma Das de Lima del BBT con un consejero en esta esfureza. Pienso es super.

¿Usted nos puede autorizar para compilar e imprimir estos libros?

¿Se nesecita alguna autorización especial?

HpS - No tengo super autoridad pero aparece muy bien como yo entiendo el proyecto. Toma consejo de Caturatma y unos mas buenos devotos, autoridades del Yatra.

Bueno Guru Maharaja me despido. Que Nrsimha lo proteja. Esperamos su respuesta, para poder entender como hacer las cosas sin cometer ofensas. Hare Krsna!!!!

Gadai Gauranga Dasa.

PAMHO

AGTSP

My dear guruji:

Some days ago we celebrated the advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, our beloved Gouranga Mahaprabhu.

Here in Radhakund, for seven days, we had a big festival including a lot of activities, among others we had lila kirtan, that is a group of singers chanting the life of Mahaprabhu, we also had kirtan, dancing, prasadam, and holi and culminating the day of Gour Purnima with a beautiful parikrama around Radhakund and after that the abishek of Mahaprabhu.

But, let's write something about the advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu extracted from the Caitanya Caritamrta:

"Lord Sri Caitanya M8ahaprabhu, adventing himself in Navadvip, was visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.

In the year 1486, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the full moon evening in the month of phalguna, an auspicious time full of auspicious symptoms, when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu advented Himself with the chanting of the Holy name, Hare krsna'.

Chapter 14 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta ' The Advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu".

Hace algunos dias celebramos la aparicuon de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, nuestro andado Gauranga Mahaprabhu.

Aqui en Radhakund, por siete dias, tuvimos un gran festival que imcluyo muchas actividades, entre ellasila kirtan, que es in grupo de cantantes, aguantando la vida de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, tambien tuvimos kirtan, baile, prasadam y holi, culminando el dia de Gour a Purnima con un bello parikrama alrededor de Radhakund y despues el abisheka.

Pero vamos a escribir algo cerca de la aparicion de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu extraido del Caitanya Caritamrta:

" El Senor Caitanya Mahaprabhu aparecio en Navadvip y estuvo visible durante 48 anos disfrutanfo sus pasatiempos.

Aparecio en el ano 1486.

Ofrezco mis respetuosas reverencias a la noche de luna llena del Mes de phalguna, in momento auspicioso con sintomas auspuciosos cuando el Senor Caitanya Mahaprabhu aparecio junto con el cuanto del Santo Hombre, Hare Krishna'

Capitulo 14 del Caitanya Caritamrta 'La aparicuon de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu".

My dear gurudev, we will be reporting from Radhakund very soon.

Your (trying to be humble) servant

Tungavidya dd

Note: I could not attach pictures.

HpS - You clicked in the Attach Pictures area below? Maybe it is the weak connection in India. Gauranga..................

Maharaj Dude,

Joking about the dude part but I thought it was quite funny when you mentioned it last letter. :) Probably inappropriate on my part.

HpS - We appreciate it from a sincere person!

PAMHO

AGTSP

HK

I hope your health is well and you are in good spirit.

HpS - We are dying of old age. It started about 71-years ago. We are in good spirits because we hope to have a better body for Sankirtan in Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan in the future.

Currently I am 2 months following Hari nam initiation requirements. Waking at 3:30am, Mangala Arati, Kirtan, 16 rounds as nice as we can in the morning, SB class (Srila Prabhupada lecture), 4 regs. Finishing up reading YEW. Listening to Amala Bhakta Swami's Krsna book narration and in the 51st chapter. I have read now the SB intro of Lord Caitanya and NOI. Next either Science of Self Realization or LOB . Trying to get in at least 1 hour of reading in each day, goal of 2 hours daily. Trying to please Nitai-Guaranga and Srila Prabhupada (photo attached).

We are currently going to Iskcon Hillsboro (Suburb of Portland) every Sunday. The Temple President there is JaiSacinandan Prabhu and he is very nice. We come an hour early, start Kirtan with the family and encourage other devotees to come. Alicia is doing Sunday School very nicely and kids really enjoy her as a teacher. JaiSacinandan Prabhu is engaging us in helping with events. Right now I am helping find a venue for a youth Kirtan seminar where Bada Hari Prabhu and Amala Harinam Prabhu will be attending in June. Its a simple task but we hope to do it nicely, maybe Krsna will give us more service. Inspired by your book distribution we talked to JaiSacinandan about starting book distribution where we encourage devotees to take a BG and distribute it any way they are inspired to. Then each week we encourage them to get another at the temple and distribute it. The books are already sponsored or the temple will pay for them, so no pressure on the devotees to sale but just try to be inspired to get Srila Prabhupada's books out. Then we can try to find ways to inspire devotees to see more books being distributed if it goes well.

The whole family we are visiting Boise March 27-April 1st. Alicia and I are discussing moving back to Boise or to a community. Something with some more association for her and the kids. Where we are now in Salem we are about a hour and 20 mins from the temple and there is 1 devotee family anywhere close. She thinks it will help her KC and the kids. I believe my position is support our wife and kids in their KC so I am just trying to be encouraging, engage them in KC activites and not stick my foot in my mouth (which I do a lot, a lot lot). Trying to learn to control the tongue. Mostly trying to get out of Krsna's way so he can do his thing and we can make advancement doing our things for him.

Then during your visit there I will likely come for a 4-5 days with just myself if it is alright.

HpS - Sounds great.

I would like if it isnt trouble to attend with you any programs that allow, or anytime that allows. For instance lunch home visits to devotees and such. I wont be a bother,

HpS - Seems fine.

O. K. I will do my very best not to be a bother, but I would like to be there in your company if possible. I can even sit out side the door or where ever I can be within ear distance I hope. Or whatever way I can be in service please. Your assoiciation is very inspiring for us in desiring to be apart of Srila Prabhupada's mission.

Thank you for your association Maharaj and please forgive me for my offenses.

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Big Foot (Nathen)

ASA - Dear Mr. Big foot. What was your father like? Like you? Mother's Grandfather. Your activities in Portland sound very, very nice. Make a program you can maintain for a planned time eg. readering standard for one month, two weeks.

What is your phone number. We will not publish it.

Do you own a weed whipper? Respects to your family. Did you see the article on Sunday School teachers in the Viplavah mentioned in the last Kapi Dhvaja?