Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

   Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

   All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

   All glories to Guru parampara.

   Gurudev, What is tough time ? How you defeated your tough times in last 40+ Years ?

   Thank you Gurudev.

your fallen servant,

Girivara

HpS - Tough times for us are moments when people close to you, who should be helping you eg. Temple President, Sankirtan Leader, turn against you and make very intimate harsh cuts into your heart. For example, as a Brahmacari in the Temple you are sacrificing so many comforts. Have to live in a dormitory situation on the floor, with many spiritually sick people, do work you do not like to do, and then your President says, "Well you're just not a sincere disciple of Prabhupada, you're just here to eat and sleep for free". Ooof, is difficult. In times like this we remember we were just like Draupadi: No personal power, she was a girl amongst warriors, no social help. All she could do was raise both hands and just chant Hare Krsna, Hare Rama!!! We have seen it works. Physically Krsna just takes charge of your body as much as needed. We have to show our helplessness in front of others. Then He gives us clear intelligence. He did not give Arjuna a Super Weapon. He gave him clear intelligence. Then we can confront the situation, reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

  Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

  All glories to Guru parampara.

  Gurudev, We did not find reply of my Submitted Annual report on the blog.

  while i had submitted the report before January 6, 2019.

  i had clicked "Report" tab and put requested details then submitted.

HpS - ASA --- Thank you for asking this question. This is why we ask you, all, to write to the Blog, because this is a common question. We have not been able to answer the Reports because we started traveling and we were waiting a little while for the lost Late Reporters to post their Reports before we closed the List of Active Disciples. Looking at the Calendar, looks like we may have a lot of time in Manipur to answer them.

There are 58-disciples reporting. List in the K Dh on Tuesday.

Attached status (screenshot) for the unanswered report.

HpS - Don't see the Attachment.

Also didn't found the list of Disciples !! want to check if i am there ? or not ?!!

ASA - Just tried the Guru-tattva link in the K. Dh and it took us to the file that includes the active list!

Thank you Gurudev.

your fallen servant,

Girivara

HpS - Thank you. It was very nice having your association in Pune! To our vision you have a common fault in trying to act a a servant to a Sannyasi et al. We try to 'out think' our 'Master'. Guru asked for water but I 'think' milk is better than water so I bring milk and it causes our Master problems. In the more extreme, "I am sure that I know more than my Master", so I try to push him to take milk (and he gets sick and dies).

In the beginning we should try to be second class servants, do what we are told. Later when our Master tells us that we know what he wants before he tells us then we can try to be first class servants and render that kind of service.

The contamination that we have is that we accept: I am not Krsna! But them we decide: O.K. I am not Krsna, I am Radharani, the Greatest servant. No one can do our service, but we have to learn how to do it in big part by looking at the service of other servants. O.K??

Hare Krsna, Madhumanjari Devi Dasi,

This letter came blank!!!!

Please send us the good news! Sankirtan!!! Die trying to put a grain of sank in Lord Rama's bridge.

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.