Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!

I'm just writing to reconnect since it's been such a long time. The last several months have been very complex and eventful, like a new incarnation, and I'm still trying to process all the ideas and experiences that lead up to where I am today.

HpS - ASA = Vidya vadu jivanam!!

I guess I've been a little embarrassed to write, since I was forced to move in with my partner a little prematurely to escape poverty and potential incarceration. Immediately after I left LA they began to enforce laws targeting vandwellers like me. Even 6 months of long distance dating is not enough to prepare one for sharing space, but somehow despite all odds we remained together for another 6 months and now we are officially engaged.

I managed to find decent work out here in Dallas doing art handling, so I'm learning all about how to pack, ship, and install artwork for museums, galleries, and private collections. Whenever I have time, aside from devotional practices I'm completing the next stage of my independent study by exploring subjects pertaining to my spiritual art goals. Lately I've been practically a recluse, taking some online courses and reading books mainly about music, art history, Spanish, sanskrit, Kabbalah, astrology, and poli-sci... but I did manage to get out and hear a class by Mukunda Datta prabhu just the other day!

Both Reivin and I are gradually developing our strategies to exit the workforce asap by selling goods and services we produce ourselves, and coming up with ways to help others do the same. We're about to start taking some permaculture workshops soon so that one day we might be able to start some kind of school or community. I've been in touch with Daniel Cody about potential future collaborations but in the meantime we're still just taking things one day at a time.  Reivin has been having some neurological issues possibly related to a car accident she survived some years back, and the transmission finally went out on my van, so the main focus now is just patiently gathering strength and skills, knowledge, resources, and contacts in order to do some valuable service in the near future. I hope by the time my Spanish becomes more fluent I'll be able to visit you in Peru!

your wandering miscreant,

Ekashma Das

HpS - We have been worried about you!   Where is Ekasma Das?   Are you gettting 25-rounds done per day and following the 5-regulative principles?     Your life sounds O.K.   You haven't taken to wine and roses!!    Of course, simple Temple life as an LA b'cari is one way to go, but isn't a practical path for everyone. So then the challenge is to find another bona fide path. There are a lot of them.

First thing is Hari nama.   Japa vrata???

Then Ethical Life. Four principles.

Then VAD  ... B'cari, Grhastha...   Brahmana, Ksatriya, Sudra....    as service to Srila Prabhupada in ISKCON.

How is the Japa???

We are associated with ISKCON Murfreesboro, Nashville, which is Nitai-gaura-sundara Das and a few more devotees, and with other Temple communities when we travel.  That is a stable path for us.

O.K. Hope to hear from you soon!! 

Interesting painting!

All glories be to Your Lordships Sri Sri Goura Nitay.
All glories be to Srila Prabhupada.

Please Maharaja accept my most humble obeisances.

Before telling you about my current situation regarding sadhana or questions that have been generated, I wanted to thank you in advance for your response letter sent to me by Bhakta Piero during the period you were visiting in the temple of Buenos Aires, Argentina. And the other thing is the joy that I generated when watching your video doing exercises related to yoga.

Well, today I am living independently from my parents' house (two weeks ago), and I share my daily life with my girlfriend. She also attends the temple of Santiago de Chile, sings Hare Krishna and offers food to the Lord. For what I have lived in this period has been somewhat drastic, mainly because of the adaptation to a new place, but always clung to my conviction and faith towards Srila Prabhupada and his mission.

On the other hand, my rounds have been increasing day by day, I felt more need to sing, read and associate with devotees who inspire and encourage my spiritual life. That makes me very happy. However, through these practices some questions have been generated in me, linked to the relationship between devotees. One of them is how to fight and prevent the mind from developing a somewhat haughty attitude and as a result you get to see mistakes in others? I appeal in the relationship between devotees and non-devotees.

For the moment that is one of the questions that revolve in my head, and of course, I appreciate your time to read and answer my story.

Again, I offer my humble obeisances and I thank the Lord and Prabhupada for being present in my life.

Hare Krishna!

HpS - ASA ---   Thank you for your letter.   I don't exactly understand the question, "how to fight".    Hmmm?   Do you mean like Arjuna was fighting?    He was fighting with non-devotees and someone like Bhisma can be a devotee.  Do you mean fighting between devotees, and between devotees and non-devotees?

In all cases the answer would be that for our own personal honor we don't require anything: trnad api sahishnuna..  Siksastam.  We just see others good qualities and don't worry about our own.  Krsna sees our efforts perfectly and He will reward us, but for Krsna's honor, the honor of His devotees, then we take action.

In this case there is also no profit for our honor. We cannot become haughty because any result is for Krsna or the devotee.

O.K?

Always try to be the well wisher, even of your 'enemy'. Don't become your enemies, enemy.  Always try to serve everyone by awakening their sprititual nature and then you won't be proud.

O.K?   This is to the point?

Maybe give specific example.

Hare Krsna, Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP
Salute, Kneel Down!!!

Please end your baited breath (node : 9472 )..... i dont know what you see in horse, its only due to your remembrance that God remembers us...

ASA - BG 15.15  -  God is very serious about reaizing our release from ignorance. In helping us execute our service. He is very fine person. He is always remember us. Especially if we are really trying to do good.

reaction to some suggestions
TB/BW said: move to italy..
Horse: hmm it wont help us control upasth vegam... our senora is not ready to be mother of 10 kids

TB/BW: "you are main hope for Iskcon Zanzibar"
Horse: 95% population there is muslim. but good place. horse does not want to leave bharat varsha...

TB/BW: what things you like to do ?
Horse:----- it starts with who are we
[i]  65 % brahmin 25 % ksahtriya   [ii] intellectual being [iii] just a householder [grah-medhi]  [iv] just a soul trying to reach god..

we dont who we are, our definition  depends on differet mode we are in... so we will just write what all we like... here goes the list

i. like to hear SB and ask question {not just sit in crowded class}
ii. like to watch Sita Ram Laxman Hanuman
iii. Dreams of becoming a king or guide of king, then implement policies of common religious practices and high moral standards
iv. read about multiple topics, try to integrate them
v. teach students about life not just subject
vi. interact with faculties of various discipline and show them either one follows evolutionist persepctive or creationist perspective.
vii. like to play chess  & cricket
viii. are mesmiresed by shaolin kung fu austerties( blowout candle with punch)
viii. like solatire not loneliness
ix. like to improve ourself
x. like fast driving , on time completion of job.
xi. like to talk to individuals and analyze their conditions to help them and master applied concepts of astrology,  ayurved, sociology
xii. like to take orders of advanced people, and deliver them physical service.
xiii. want to have lot of kids (boys)(if possible) and train them, with all we have.

over and out.
waiting.......
Dr. Frog

Tom Brown - ASA --- We are suffering from acute exhaustion. Doctor says to rest for two weeks and do nothing but what strikes our fancy. Of course, our fancy is to finish 16-rounds with our last puff of energy.

Then what happens when we die?

We still continue with a body, even just mental body, body of thoughts, ideas, memories, understandings.

All we can suggest is just fix some number of round and do it under the authority of Srila Prabhupada.

Announce your standard and the result here eg. I plan to chant one round each Janmastami even if I die until 2024  or 4-rounds a day until August 31st.

Arrrgh!!!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva!  Pamho!  AgtSP!!

Yogamayi d.d asked me to send you this message :

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Querido y siempre recordado Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis mas humildes y respetuosas reverencias al polvo de sus divinos pies de loto.

HpS - ASA -- TlgaSP!!!    Tenemos pies de lodo, pero por Su Divina Gracia!!!!!  Adelantando.

Muchas gracias por su infinita misericordia .

Le escribo para darle a conocer que estamos formalizando nuestra relacion y la ceremonia civil sera el 18 del presente mes en Cusco, a dicha ceremonia invitamos a los devotos y familiares. Guru Maharaja le pido encarecidamente sus bendiciones. Muchas gracias por su paciencia , tolerancia y compasion.

Para servirle siempre: 

Yogamayi dd

HpS - Hare Krsna. Tres dias pasado... Espero esta paso es muy bueno para mejorando servicio de todos a Srila Prabhupada!   Puede leer SB 7.5.23-24, Arcanam. Alla Srila Prabhupada dice, "Los devotos gṛhasthas, sin embargo, suelen estar dedicados a actividades materiales; por esa razón, si no se ocupan en la adoración de la Deidad, su caída está prácticamente garantizada."

Esperamos fotos de su deidades!  Descripcion de Su servicio!

Muy buena suerte en su Sankirtan, y reverencias a su esposo.

All glories to the devotees.

As in per assignment.

As they taught you in engineering, if it works, don't fix it.

It works vary well. being self taught in most things it takes me awhile, usuall by trial and error, mostly by error.

ASA - AGTSP!!

Yes it's easy to glorify the messenger, but the true glories come from the source his divine grace srila Prabhupada.

I live in Seattle,and am a vary common demon.

When not being a demon my Seva is harinam sankitan, usual every Saturday 12pm to 230pm, then to university district where I join Hari valise [vilas].who just started a free pasadam food truck, also with harinam and book distribution. we served 160 meals last Saturday,which is good since it's summer break. a huge homeless problem here.

Hari valise has a solution to the homeless problem and has two farms to provide himsa milk, and varnashrum, don't have reliable transportation and all the time, so not able to help out much.

Big anandamala festival this July 28,29. Big turnout.

The devotees are like a desire trees in Seattle they just keep giving and giving, but of course I don't appreciate them.

Enough of your time. thanks for your association.

Ys.mj

HpS - Esteemed Ordinary Demon!     Do you have any photos of the food for life truck?   Who do you meet in your daily life?   No reliable transport, but where do you domicile?   In the country???    Got a day job??

Hare Krsna Gurudeva.

Pamho

AgtSP

I hope You are very well in all aspects.

Thank you very much for your last letter, thank you for accepting me.

You will not be many days in New Vrajamandala, so I will ask Yadunandana Swami what day would be suitable to organize the initiation ... Is it good to be able to do it in Janmastami or is it not right? If I could I would love it, but I do not know if it's right.

HpS - I think it would be alright with me.

Regarding the verse, I think the most important part is "One who strictly follows the Vedic literature and chants the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead will actually be situated in the transcendental disciplic succession. Those who want to attain life's ultimate goal must follow this principle ", because it tells us that in this way, it is not that we see the spiritual society and the associates of Krsna as something unattainable, but that we become associates of Krsna, of the Acaryas!!! I believe that we go from being eternally conditioned, to eternally liberated.

In addition, it is the only way to obtain the spiritual world, our greatest desire and destiny ... or that I think that Srila Prabhupada explains to us here.

Follow the Vedic injunctions and chant the name of Krsna, and one is really part of the Parampara. Amazing, right?.

Thank you very much for all Maharaja, I am very happy with the virtual association in FMP and class every day, it is amazing all of us. Nectar.

Dandavats

Hare Krsna

P.D.:

Here are;

-one photo doing Harinama in Alcala de Henares, very nice Harinamas there always.

-One photo of Varuna with my parents in the farm this summer. The dogs are (from left to right), Hari, Varuna, Rishi and Sita.

-One deity of Nrsimhadeva in Katmandu...is incredible.

-The new calfs Baladeva, Subhadra and ...Baladeva with childrens. 

ASA - Thank you for the fotos!      Varuna is lucky to have an ISKCON devotee for his father!     Your analysis of the verse is very nice.  Did you see the comments that we made on Namacharya Das' comments:

https://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/9485

This age of Kali is an ocean of faults, but there is one very good thing, by chanting Hare Krsna one can get free from them and go to the Supreme abode!   Chant as much as possible!!!    That will then overflow as Sankirtan!!   Save your neighbors...