Letters to the editor

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...

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

PAMHO

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gopal Krishna Goswami and Janardhana Swami send their respects.  

The initiation program was a success. Murari Prubhu performed a very nice fire Yagya and we had a really good turn out. Many new comers, friends and relatives. I collected $162 for you after the Yagya. Maharaj, can I send you a check?

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!     Just keep it in your Piggy and then we can see to its distribution when we get there. O.K.?  We can buy a new pair of shoes for the Priest, new rose bushes for Banki-bihari.... 

Once again I am very honored to receive such a great name.  

Thank you so much for this, Maharaj. 

Yours in loving service,

Nitisara Das

HpS - Did you look it up in the http://www.jayarama.us/archives/rkgd.pdf.

Seems you are a servant of one of Krsna's messengers. Gotta get the letter to the right people!

Tell us how your reading of the Marriage of Kardama and Devahuti is.

Hare Krishna, gurudev.

Dandavat pranam at your lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet! 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA - !!!

Was reading your news how Krsna already had informed you that some of us are not following our vows. Since few months many things happened. I didn't chant most days, regulative principles broke, health deteriorated, have diseased body, shifted to Bengal, new job and people. After reading your news came to my senses.

ASA - Yes,   some of us have to be beaten over the head repeatedly until we understand. I see them in the mirror when I look.

Today being Rath Yatra I am again trying to follow what I had promised to follow: 16 rounds and 4 principles . Please help me again. I know I deviated and I am suffering for that but I wish to try to follow again.

Rturaj krsna das 

Siliguri westbengal

HpS - Go to https://www.vedabase.com/en/nod/7

Then ctr find, "Accepting Only What Is Necessary". Instructions just for you!   How is your family? What is your work, now?  With whom?  Where?

Of course, we have been thinking about you and suspecting these problems since we are not hearing from you, and it makes us very sad, but we are all trying to become purified.

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I apologize for not having written before. It has been a crazy year, but significant.

HpS - ASA -- Now you have the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, so you association gives life to people. We need to get it here too!

I tell you that I have not been very well in health. I have been in treatment for a couple of months to strengthen an organism that has begun to give discrete signs of wear. Some problems in my back and liver have not allowed me to carry out my activities in full, and it has been difficult for me to adapt to a less intense life. In short, I am taking good detox natural medicine and I feel, little by little, its effects, above all, in the expression of my character and the quality of my thoughts.
 

These problems have been one of the causes for me to stop serving as Pujari in the temple of Wilson, the other cause, it has been a strong crisis of discouragement that has forced me to think, again and again, what I am doing, which is my role as a devotee in the institution. The atmosphere of pettiness and bitterness that is lived in the temple overcame our resistance and we decided to perform our devotional service at home, in another mood, with joy and simplicity.

Eventually we associate with a couple of devotees with a tender and sincere heart and spend pleasant moments in a more confidential space. Indira Sakti and I need that. We find programs and activities and meetings with a lot of prasadam interesting, but for some time, we have leaned towards reflection, the most intimate contact with certain devotees, to whom one can reveal the mind and exchange realizations and also contradictions, without the worry of being judged.

HpS - Yes, the Institution can become to ritualistic like Text Two of NOI describes. We try to take advantage of the healthy aspects and avoid the contaminate aspects and preach to those aspects that can benefit. Even develop our own institution for Sankirtan!

This time has been good, Krsna has allowed me to take some distance from the things in which I was absolutely involved to observe and observe myself. I was tired of the mechanics of a life with little room for questioning. It was necessary.

I promise to contact you more often, Gurudeva. Honestly, your presence and influence (virtual, textual or physical) benefits me a lot, however I am a fool and I am deprived of that privilege. I hope you are well beloved Gurumaharaja.

Your fool servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - What about your work? What are you teaching, doing, there?  Any interesting people?  As Krsna allows, become master of your machine, body!  Dance on fire until the end, music is your only firend.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj PAMHO AGTSP

Thank you Gurudev for answering my letter.

I'm slowly preparing for Spain trip, if it's not possible for some accommodation I will slip [sleep] into the van (furgoneta) .

I see you will give initiation to Pablo so I wish second initiation  también.

No tengo Bhakti Shastri curso tan poco tengo mucho posibilidad por asociación con devotos puros donde vivo. También trabajó que lo tengo no me da posibilidad a organizar me con devotos en Serbia o Noruega. Pero soy acosando con Usted querido Gurudev cada día en start Meeting que es el mejor asociación en mundo. Asociación con Usted me da cada día inspiración felicidad y energía a continuar en camino hacia Krishna.

Usted eres mi Gurudev y sabes el mejor que soy, o no, claro por secundo iniciación.

Muchas gracias

Hare Krishna AGTSP

HpS - I hope we can get contact with one of the devotees in Spian so you can adjust the accomodations!

If you go to: http://www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt and Find on Page "-Second Initation Standard", you can see some good comments on the requirements. Tell us what you think of those. You can do the Bhakti-sastri course on line from Mayapura Institute I think. Maybe Radha  Desa also. It is good course.