Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja:

All the Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krsna

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All the glories to you

Please accept my humble obeisances

I hope you are fine Gurudeva, I have a some questions.

Once I heard: "The blessings of the spiritual master are more powerful than our own effort to advance"

How can I get your blessings to advance?

HpS - Do you want to meet Srila Prabhupada in person? Yes? You have our blessings (but, Oooof!, could be very, frightening). 😀

How can we deepen our Guru-Disciple relationship?

HpS - In one million different ways. The whole Srimad Bhagavatam is about that. Basically by following instructions. Good, better rounds, four principles, improve your Sankirtan, book distribution. Seeing how to engage devotees, others in your Sankirtan.

How can I improve my service?

HpS - There is no method really. Your service comes straight from the heart. You just have to use all the mercy Krsna sends to advance. You do it.

Is it good for our spiritual life to associate with devotees of other missions or sampradayas? What do I have to observe? What do I have to take into account?

HpS - Many details, but NOI 4, 5, 6, give very, very good basis!

Your aspirant servant

Kirtida Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you!!!!!! See you in a few weeks!!!! !!! I guess there is a BsAs in Goloka also!

HpS - Eso es vacio!!!

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO

AGTSP

Hare Krishna,

It's been just over a week since returning from Boise and having your, Radha-Bunkbhari, SP, and devotees darshan. Thank you very much for you association Maharaj, we hope we were able to do some service and not be to much of a nuscience. We hope to grow into a capable devotee/disciple and serve nicely.

ASA - Us also!

As of right now moving to Boise isn't happening, we are trying to concentrate on our family financial situation at the moment and some other things. So we will see what Krsna arranges. Focusing on Operation SOS, then we wont have to speculate, gamble. BOOM! No blind faith, its condemned! Work on what we have now.

Operation SOS

Since our return we are doing daily (except Saturday) SB with my mother. I call her each day at 7:10am and we go to about 7:40am.

HpS - SUper! Have fun. Read and discuss as you like! Of course, some artificial forces, but you know that is necessary for learning any sport.

You have inspired us to do SB study with someone instead of only listening to SP SB lectures. Its been really nice and already we are seeing some advancement. We have made some little adjustments on how we go about using the time and it's working nicely. Then each Saturday we will be joining your Gotomeeting SB class!

HpS - We see you. . . <-

FMP -getting up at 3:30am PST, MA, Guru-astaka, 16 rounds. We are praying to Guru & Gauranga for nice rounds and the ability to chant Hare Krishna MM without offenses. We are experiencing ups and downs but in general progress is there. 4 regs are going strong. Ideas are flowing so rapidly about Sankirtan activities, but we are working on slowing down and take one step at a time. K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid), Op SOS first.

If we may please, We would like to ask the blessing of your disciples Maharaj, we humble request they bless us that we may also become a disciple of Your Holiness. Please bless us that we may do some nice service in your honor, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhpada's honor and find our service in Lord Chaitanya's Sankirtan movement.

Operation SOF

Kids are reading 15 mins daily from a SP book they choose. They read knowing they are going to teach me what they read each day. This is from your encouragement to read as if we are going to teach what we read. I was trying to get the kids up for MA for a time being but it seems to me that will have to wait until Alicia is consistently attending. That's ok (note to self 😁)

Alicia - we are reading 15 mins each evening. She chose what we would read and she chose CC 😳. We just received CC at this past Guara Purnima. I was a little hesitant to start off with something so big but I didn't want to discourage so we are going with the flow. It's going nicely. Right now besides that we are just trying to be encouraging her about rounds and getting up to chant them in the morning before work, maybe MA.

HpS - CC is super, but maybe a little to much cosmology in the beginning. Don't hesitate to skip the first few chapters and come to Lord Caitanya's birth...

Please please forgive us our any offense we made while in Boise or any offenses other wise.

Haribol!

Your aspiring to aspire servent,

Bhakta Natha, Big Foot, Nathen

PS: Weed whipers Ki Jaya! 😆

HpS - SOrry it has taken so long to answer this letter. We will talk more about this in today's DTC.

¡¡¡Ohe Vaishnava Thakura!!!

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…diya pada-chaya, sodho he amaya

tomara carana dhori…

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Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva🌻

Please accept my respectful obeisances

¡All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are very well, always blessed and protected by the immense love of

Sri Sri Radha Krishna and Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA - We also hope so!!

¿How are you Gurudeva?

ASA - Dying, fighting to do something practical for Srila Prabhupada, just like you!

We are very excited and counting the days waiting for your return to Peru.

We are very happy, as Gandharva told you, here again at ISKCON Chosica, animated, determined and above all full of gratitude for the many blessings who come from You, Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.

About us: As I told you at Abhirama's prabhu house, the last 2 years, (and well... probably the coming years too) were full of uncertainty and trials, in addition to many health problems (a small kidney stone, etc.) But finally, all that led us to strengthen our desire to serve, we saw how arid life can be turned away from the devotees, away from the service to His Lordships and we understood how important it is to develop little humility (to start). Thanks only to your mercy Gurudeva, today we are so encouraged and determined to continue in the process, although sometimes it is very difficult, we realize that it is the best thing that could have happened to us and the only thing that really makes us happy.

Studies: I have taken up the study of Bhakti Sastri with prabhu Laksmana, so again I am feeling the revolutionary effect of reading the words of Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, which is not only generating the changes I was looking forward to so much, but it makes me feel a few centimeters closer to Him, which finally makes my heart feel fullfilled. It also means to strengthen the relationship with Srila Prabhupada, which fills us with love for him, for his sacrifice, his instructions and his disciples. I ask you please, bless me with enough intelligence and determination to be able to get the proper understanding and stand firm in the systematic study.

Books: About that Gurudeva, when I read the Krishna Book, some time ago, you told me that other pastimes could appear when you read it again. Could that also happen with other books? So when I go back to reading The Pastimes of Sri Jagannatha, I can swear there are things that were not there the last time I read it. It's very strange and fun!

HpS - Yes, the books do seem to expand when we are not looking.... it is a fact.

In other hand, finally I was able to graduate! (Graphic Designer) 🎓

and in these next months to receive my degree, which allows me to have access to study in other universities directly, I wanted to study pedagogy.

HpS - Super. Even one of Ravana's 10-heads was for Teaching.

Chant: I'm trying hard, not only to sing the 16 rounds every day, but to sing better. There have been some days (not always) in which I have been negligent with my rounds, but I have designed a special space in my house (photos, phrases, mantras) to focus and concentrate to chant my rounds there, and I am keeping a daily japa. (I have my moon in Capricorn!🐏

a strong mind and those things are helping me to route it 🙈

HpS - If don't finish your rounds one day then catch up the next day. Keep track of how many rounds you have not finished and always catch up sometime.

Principles: We are fulfilling the 4 principles Gurudeva, we are resuming healthy habits and Prabhu Hari Purana das, an Ayurvedic doctor, is helping us. In the eagerness to recover health, we realize how super important is the modality of goodness in everything.

Service: Gandharva and I are serving at Radha Madan Vihari’s kitchen on Saturdays, to prepare the Raja Bhoga and on Sundays at 7 and 9pm. Vindhyavali mataji and Adhoksaya prabhu are instructing us about cooking, we would like to learn more, so we look forward to the school of Brahmanas. All the devotees inspire us A LOT, even though they suffer from illnesses, or any kind of problems, they are there, firm in their service. Jay!

At home: attention continues to Sri Jagannath Baladeva Subhadra and Sri Nrisimhadeva. 2 food offerings per day and one puja and kirtan on Raja Bhoga. At night, pijamas, bed, a little lullaby and massage on His feets <3

Arte Vihari: I have advanced very slowly Gurudeva, due to health problems, I made efforts to maintain the minimum essential, sadhana, offerings, happy husband lunch box, and the house. Now I already installed a small workshop in our room to make it more practical.

HpS - Big market in USA we think! Here are our thoughts!!!! https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/10195/

Preach: Gandharva is giving Introduction to Bhakti Yoga classes to Carla and Sandra (students of the art school where Gandharva teaches) and also to my older sister Patty ( she wrote to the blog a few months ago, I think it was during your travel time.)

They are very nice and sweet people, and they are happy to come to Chosica every two weeks to take their clases, they are very philosophical and ask many questions. We have become good friends. Also, they are very inspired, we feel very enthusiastic and, Carla and Sandra participated in your Vyasapuja at Jana Pavana prabhu's house. Carla helped us to make Srila Prabhupada's Vyasasana and Sandra brought a basket of mangoes and raisins for you.

Sorry I could not write before Guru Maharaja, I feel very bad for that, but I will try to make small reports more often.

ekaki amara, nahi paya bala,

hari-nama-sankirtane

tumi kripa kori ', sraddha-bindu diya,

deho 'krishna-nama-dhane

Millions thanks for so much mercy Gurudeva,

please, allow us to be eternally your servants

Indira-Sakti Devi dasi

HpS - Yes, short reports often is for the Blog. News od Chosica, a different kind of city.

Hare Krishna Dear Gurudev

Please accept my humble obeisances at His Feet

All glory to Srila Prabhupada

I hope you are well.

I made a month-long trip to visit some devotees, in different cities, travel by finger and with Dhoti, Bhaktibhushana Maharaja told me to travel in devotional clothes. It was a very nice experience. Now in Mar del Plata until April 20, then I travel to Bs. As. a week, and I finish in A city near Rosario, called Perez, I am going to study with a devotee some months organic garden.

HpS - We saw some incredible hand driven machines from Japan that reduce planting and harvesting time by 85%. Just for small farms.

I continue my SB reading. I follow the studies of Astrology. and doing some research.

At His service Adi Yaja Das

well the rounds and well the four principles

Hare Krishna

HpS - Thank you for the austerity!!!! See you in just a few days. Hope our Sankirtanis useful to you. Respects to everyone!!

Hare Krishna Querido Gurudev

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias a Sus Pies

Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada

Espero Usted se encuentre bien.

Hice un viaje de un mes visite a algunos devotos, en Diferentes ciudades, viaje a Dedo y con Dhoti, Bhaktibhushana Maharaja me dijo de viajar con ropa devocional. fue muy linda experiencia.Ahora en Mar del Plata hasta el 20 de Abril, despues viajo a Bs. As. una semana, y finalizo en Una ciudad cerca de Rosario, llamada Perez, voy a estudiar con un devoto algunis meses huerta organica.

Continuo mi lectura de SB. sigo los estudios de Astrologia. y haciendo algunas investigaciones.

A Su servicio Adi Yaja Das

bien las rondas y bien los cuatro principios

Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are in good health.

HpS - Ha! Ha! Hare! Our health is just like yours. One disease after another, they get concentrated in old age, the death, then..... ? ... another body or you go to play with the Gopis?

I write you to tell you about my activities during the last few months. I'm trying to take back my regular sadhana, chanting 16 rounds and going to Mangala Aratik. Also, I'm reading the SB every day, as an instruction of p. Gandharva. Once, I dreamt that I was asking you a lot of questions, but you told me: 'Ask to Gandharva'. So, I did that.

HpS - And Mrs. Gandharva Das!!

Recently, my family and I decided to go to ISKCON Chosica once a week and do service there. I'm participating in kirtans and learning about Aindra Prabhu.

HpS - Jaya!!

In the other hand, I'm focus in my university studies. A week ago, I realized that I hadn't told you how I got my scholarship for university. In the beginning, I wanted to study music (piano) in the Conservatory of Lima. I didn't pass the admission exam, so I got frustrated. A year later, I decided to postulate to Catolica University. I past the exam. However, the monthly payment was very high. So, I started to looking for scholarships. I postulated to the Vocación Maestro scholarship, and despite I was very ill in those days and there were many complications with the documents, I finally got the scholarship. Now, I realize that education is my service for Krishna.

HPS - Soooo nice!!!!!

Since the beginning of the year, I have been teaching in a kindergarten. It's the kindergarten of my father's family. Everyday, I learn a lot from the little kids. There is a boy called Alexis, that is the most naughty and restless. However, one day, I taught him yoga asanas and I made him listen to music of the nature, and he loved it. Also, I invited him maha prasadam and he liked a lot. That is one experiance I had in the little school.

The 1st of July, I'm travellying to Bogotá - Colombia for a Latin American Congress of Music Education. It's the best congress of music education I have ever gone. There are a lot of educators from different countries of Latin America, and everybody share their culture and folklore. In fact, it's an intercultural event. Last year, it was made here in Lima, that's why I had the opportunity to participate. But, now, I'm travellying with my mother Tarangaksi to Bogotá. We will stay until July 12th.

Recently, I got in touch with m. Karuna Sakti dd from Mexico and she gave me the opportunity to help with some translations of educational materials for the Crecer Vaisnava program.

That's all for now, Guru Maharaja. I want to write you more frequently and tell you about my activities and plans. Thanks for all your mercy and inspiration.

Trying to serve,

Rukmini Devi Dasi

HpS - You are such a very fortunate person!!!! Use all this for Krsna. Start to think about a strategy for your life eg. Become a writer, musician...