Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Maharaja

AgtSP

Agt Gaura Nitay

Jay Radha and Krsna.

How are You Maharaja? I wish fine.

So nice the FMP and classes. Thanks.

Thank you very much for your answers.

Yadunandana Swami has told me to take the discipleship course in August, and he gives me the letter of recommendation for initiation.

ASA -- @#$#$ Jaya! @#$

I would really like the initiation when you come to Spain, of course if you approve it.

HpS - If you have been following the four principles and chanting 16-rounds a day and living in the Temple for six months you can take 1st initiation, but for 2nd initiation (and 3rd) there must be more consideration.

I have been in Nueva Vrajamandala since the end of November or the beginning of December. Totally strict principles some months more.

HpS - Got it.

I would like to ask more questions, but when I listen properly, as in the classes, I feel pleased and from my heart I have no doubts. It is writing about something when the desire to ask appears in me. I say this because I never ask in class, but that's why, not for anything else.

HpS - Liberated stage,but then we go beyond that and we start have questions about life beyond liberation.

In writing, without the inducing effect of Krsna Katha, I am asking more questions, but in general, I'm not having doubts, I'm more of a discussioner on points of view.

HpS - Yes!  Really almost ready for 2nd initiation.

Many times I feel that I ask for asking, when in reality I am satisfied. By arguing I feel more free to expose my points of view. When I listen, I focus on understanding what the speaker says, nothing more.

For this, I'm going to do a blog or something, where I can write for a few days as a diary, and then, during other days, create discussions about my diary or another devotee, and so I can discuss constructively.

HpS - Become a sage in Spain.

I love to expose and discuss.

Again, thank you very much for all Maharaja.

I am thinking very seriously to go to another temple the next year. I think that the next month I will be sure.

Dandavats

Hare Krsna

HpS - Yes, that is opulence of B'cari and Vanaprastha....  They can travel. G'hasta has family and social network in one place, so he can feel strong and defended. Prabhupada said it is natural, but just make some co-ordination with the institution and then it becomes very effective. They may even point out travel options that you did not think of.....  See you in August!!!

Good luck with your Blog, "Perlas para San Pablo"?

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

Please accept my humble obesiances! 

It's nice to hear from you Maharaj :)

When I received the email that you had edited my post, I became very happy ;) I was actually surprised. It'd been so long XD. 

We are wating for your next visit to Australia Maharaj! It was so so nice to have you here last year and we HAVE to do it again. Our yatra needs some inspiration XD. 

As for school, the same old story goes. I learn the most irrelevant things and it is so boring. I am completely fed up from this jail sentence and I want to leave already. I wish I had dropped out after year 10. But many people disocurage this. They may say that studying can be used in the service of Krsna. They do have a point, but in the end, we are not studying anything relevant, it's all just for a piece of paper. Rather, we should spend our time more wisely finding other ways we can make money in this world (to maintain ourselves and serve Krsna with). Anyway, now I have just over 5 months remaining till I'm free, free from all this havoc. I'll try my best (or to some extent of it) to get a good OP. After that I'll have some months available till I'll be having to go to Uni. Yay, more studing XD. Still I am unsure of what I want to do but I hope in time, Krsna will reveal it to me. In the meantime though, I think I'll pursue a business degree to keep my options a little broad. In that way, I can study something and always work on other 'projects' on the side. After some time, maybe I'll have enough money to then open a restaurant (as my father wished). 

Family is quite well. Everyone is just living by, sustaining themselves in this world. Acutally Maharaj, 2 weeks ago, we all ended up in an accident. I was driving, my mother was supervising me, and Nandini and Bheemsen were in the back. We got hit by another car and it pushed us toward the traffic pole. The car was completely smashed from the front. It was actually a car that a devotee friend recently gave me to use for driving. Anyway, thank you to Krsna that none of us were severly injured. I am quite shocked, considering the damage incurred to the car. Besides all of us having some minor bruising, my mother got a dislocated thumb. We're all okay now. Krsna really saved us back there. It's quite amazing. But I'm now scared of driving and I don't think I will be for a little while now XD. 

Sadly Bheema hasn't won the lottery yet XD. If he did, he's spend most of the money on games <img alt="cheeky" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tongue_smile.png" title="cheeky" width="23" />

Temple is great. It's one thing that keeps me half-sane throughout this dreadful high school. I generally attend Harinam every Friday when we have it here in Brisbane. It's so fun. It's hard to convince the others my age to come though XD. Also, we've recently started to do 2 hours of Kirtan before the program on Saturday feast. It's so nice. I'm learning some new tunes on the harmonium. 

Maharaj, I have been using my father's chanting beads since his passing. I was wondering, is that okay? One prabhu was wondering also.

HpS - AGTSP paoho.   Hmmmm?   It is probably nice that you have been using them, but you should probably put them on your altar now in a very nice box, and then buy a nice set for youself.

I have some more questions: 

How should I answer to people when they ask why I don't eat egg? Because they say that not all eggs have chickens in them, or something like that. Since the hen always lays eggs, but it doesn't have chickens inside...

ASA -  As far as we understand the whole thing is to minimze violence so we can see things clearly. Normally all the eggs are fertilized. So, we are creating violence by locking up the chickens and stealing their eggs.

Of course, we have seen that eggs are terrible food. They may be good for gorillas with fangs but not for gentle folk who want to learn to fly on magic carpets and go to interesting places.

Also, what is the actual explaination for why we don't eat onion, garlic and mushrooms? Something to with them growing from demon's blood?

ASA - Don't know the esoteric stories too well, but heard from good Ayurvedic doctor that onions and garlic stimulate your lower Chakras to produce energy, Tamasic; Red and Black pepper stimulate your middle chakras to produce energy, Rajarshidk;  and Ginger and Parsely produce heat from higher Chakras, Sattvick.

Mushrooms I think it is because they grow in nasty places, like grave yards and horse manure, if they are grown in Sattvick place they may be O.K.  Don't  know>>> We doubt offering them to Lord Nrsmha deva. He might die!

I hope your health is in good condition, Maharaj!! 

Yours servant, 
Lakshmi 

HpS - We give you 71 out of 73 possible points for this letter, report!!   It is wonderful news.

We heard that the important thing is College is to look for good, interesting professors. Take any courses you can from them and get to know them and the students and teachers around them.

You can probably fit it into some specific diploma. Go to the university to meet nice people and do Sankirtan. The money and family/community life will follow.

First is not what you know, it is who you know.

Better than a Restaurant is a Club, no?   Good food and good music!

Our respects to everyone.   Maybe we can get to Australia in December, January??

What about art?    Have you tried any water color painting?   Look for some good classes at the University.  Try a lot of stuff. You have abilities and passions you don't know about yet.

Tell Bhima he has to become an airport traffic transportation officeer.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Guru parampara.

Dear Gurudev, i am fully dependent onto you for spiritual progress. Without you, i cannot do anything that i realized well.

HpS - Then, according to the last paragraph in NOI 5:

      "In this verse Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advises the devotee to be intelligent enough to distinguish between the kaniṣṭha-adhikārī, madhyama-adhikārī and uttama-adhikārī. The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee situated on a higher platform. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has given some practical hints to the effect that an uttama-adhikārī Vaiṣṇava can be recognized by his ability to convert many fallen souls to Vaiṣṇavism. One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikārī. A neophyte Vaiṣṇava or a Vaiṣṇava situated on the intermediate platform can also accept disciples, but such disciples must be on the same platform, and it should be understood that they cannot advance very well toward the ultimate goal of life under his insufficient guidance. Therefore a disciple should be careful to accept an uttama-adhikārī as a spiritual master."

You cannot advance very well toward the ultimate goal of life unless you see that we are struggling servants of Srila Prabhupada and you use our association to get his association!     Jaya!

There is no new job offer as of but trying my level best. Of course, for to stay in Pune need a job to manage all, so looking for a job for some time.

Materially things are not good but happy, trust me i don't have any worry, don't know why !!

16x4 is good. Full focus on BG, like how i can be useful to take it to normal audience so thinking & thinking deeply from all expect.

HpS - ASA  -- Wonderful!
 

But ready for to start workshop on BG soon for 16-rounder devotees for first two chapters.

Thinking to pay a visit to chhattisgarh after getting a new job !! what would you advise.

HpS - Awk!???   We don't know.  As always, we advise getting local team of devotees as advisors who know your local situation for local advice.   In general of course, just what you are doing.

We try to keep our ASA Sankirtan news going here.  You can see that we are struggling with our body and relationships to taste Srila Prabhupada's Purports and then organize Sankirtan systems.
Hare Krsna!     Hope to hear more from you on these lines.  Hope our Sankirtan is inspiring yours.

Thank you so much Gurudev.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

Hare Krishna Gurudev pamhr, tlgaSP

Muchas gracias gurudev por inspirarnos en el sadhana diariamente y compartir con nosotros el mangal aratik y clases... Radharani y yo estamos contentos de partcipar.

El fin de semana pasado hicimos un programa de domingo en Huancayo donde vinieron estudiantes de psicologia de la Universida Continental algunos devotos nos acompañaron y distribuimos prasadam (sudji [subji], arroz y ensalada) que preparo el prabhu Ekala Nitay das, papa de Radharani. Hablamos del Bhagavad Gita y cantamos Hare Krishna.

Empezaremos a dictar clases de Bhagavad Gita y cantar el maha mantra todos los lunes en casa de Harinan das, en Lima, este es un programa inspirado por Prabhupada para difundir la conciencia de krishna en la casa de los devotos asi como ya se realizan en otras casas.

Maharaja Bhakti Marga Swami nos escribio para participar en el Ratha Yatra de Argentina Bs As a realizarse en Noviembre y presentar la obra ''Many mothers many fathers'' la misma obra que presentamos en India este año, somos afortunados de ofrecer a Krishna nuestro talento y devocion, sus bendiciones querido Gurudev para seguir adelante en el servicio a Srila Prabhupada y Gaura Nitay...!

su sirviente

Parama Karuna das

HpS - Hare Krsna!    Buena suerte.    Transparencia es la base de adelantar en purificarnos de Maya.  Espero que puede tomar muy bien apoyo de nuestra Blog para animar su Sankirtan.

All Gloris to Sri Guruji Maharaja, Sripada Maharaja and A.C. Prabhupada

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay,

Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

Guruji Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s padmacharan that I got Gurujis reply and downloaded for my personal. I feel happy to think that I am now direct contacted with Guruji and discussing different topics on Spirituality development.

HpS - Again, when we travel we are in contact with SO many devotees and so our internet contact, mail contact gets slow!

Sometimes, I think of Guruji’s health, programmes, lectures, discussions on the meaning of different slokas, methods of pujah etc. How Guruji is performing His daily sadhanas when on the journey. All these are my questions. Guruji reply my questions but I could not hear any Gurujis suggestions or personal experience on a kaniska (adhikaris) bhaktas.

We are naturally dominated by the three gunas of Satya, Raja and Tama of prakrti. Only the blessings of Guruji with the strong sathana of myself we could decrease the Raja and Tama gunas. Please give us instructions from time to time.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamuneswara Das.

HpS - How is your morning program?   When do you get up?  Do you do Mangala-arati regularly?   What deities do you keep on your altar??

Hare Krsna Maharaj,
PAMHO, AGTSP....

Thanks for being fixed up in service. We met one devotee whom you had interacted [with] on Whatsapp group and is your acquitance. He does not have a child so we did not pursue talks about illicit sex.

We are having hard time integarting with people around us, including local ISK temple. We are not very sure of our nature, hence went in more  to study astrology. To us astrology is great science and tells us us how we are bounded by planets who are reciprocating our Karma.

HpS - Srila Prabhupada accepted that it is a reality. It is like getting information from a doctor about how your particular body works, but hard to do in Kali yuga and ultimately, practically, dependent on Krsna's desire.

I dont have any engagement in regards to local or virtual ISK.  So would recommend to study astrology ? though its an ocean and there are lot of ap-sampradya here also.  how you think astrology can be used in service of Srila Prabhupada or Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu anyways?

HpS - There is apparently a letter from SP telling the Temple President in New York that he can use astrology for marriage arrangements for the devotees.

We hear Bhanu Swami who does it very well says that really it is only really practical for determining Career, Marriage and Time of Death.

We have just as many problems in ISKCON as an institution as anybody, but we have our personal relationship with Srila Prabhupada by so many media, based upon  our little desire to do so.

You are very sincere. Maybe more sincere than we.  So ask Prabhupada what to do.

If you have the determination to care for a family, get a PhD, then seems you can work effectively on a morning program: Managala arati (Kirtan), Japa, Bhag. literature, Prasadam. Then your day will be play.

Get a study partner in your area and do the program on line. Is it broadcast from Dehli, Bombay?   Do they have groups?    Conquer Maya. 

Astrology is like using programing for Krsna. No better, no worse.   Morning program is the enzyme that makes any program useful.

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