Letters to the editor

Dear Gurudeva:

All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you

Please accept my most humble obeisances

Guru Maharaja I have been making friends, studying BG, I continue sewing clothes for Radha Krishna, they will be installed on 2019, and going to the Temple´s kitchen on sundays, keeping 16 stusiastic rounds and following principles. I always pray for your health and wellness.

Last week I went to the doctor to consulte about my sleeping problem, the doctor diagnostied a insomnia type, I need to do some tests and take some medicine.

I want to talk about some topics, one of them is veganism, iwanted to ask what do you think about this, first I searched vegan in the blog because I thought that I am not the first devotee who ask, I found some results, I read those letters and it seems clear to me. I consume dairy and it´s ok for me if others dont, I understand, and respect it. Although another thought came in to my mind, the continued debate about this between devotees who consumed diary and devotees who not, I see the devotees try to convince each other, sometimes I dont feel comfortable with this.

HpS-ASA - Hare Krsna. AGTSP. Thank you for such a nice letter. Basic thing is Srila Prabhupada took milk in then same circumstances as we now have so we also take it. Maybe some details for different people. Can look at the logic if we need to look! O.K?

In a different subject, I always have the dubt of why woman cannot take sannyasa, I thought: Are we not spiritually able? Then I read this quote:

"The spirit soul is equal in either a man or woman. In the Bhagavad-gita, 6th Chapter, 1st Verse it is stated "anasritah karma..." One who is actually engaged in the service of Krishna, there is no such distinction... phalam karijam karma karoti yah/ sa sannyasi ca yogi ca na niragnir na cakriyah. Anyone acting for Krishna, he is a sannyasi or sannyasini. So spiritually everyone is equal. But materially a woman cannot be given Sannyasa. But you should not be bothered because you are serving on the spiritual platform. "

{Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Aditya, Mayapur, 4 February 1976}

Why if men and women are spiritually equal, women cannot take sannyasa?

HpS - We could look at it in a gross sense, "If men and women are sp. equal why men cannot have babies"? Of course, the reason is physical, not spiritual. Of course there may be very specific cases where a "man" can have a baby and a "woman" can take Sannyasa. The material distinction about Sannyasa is not gross. The Varnas and Ashramas are a part of the Virata-rupa, just like earth, water, fire ... space, so normally a human female gross and subtle body cannot function safely without guidance by an adult male. Just like three year old children cannot functionw without a Mother.
We have to breath air, we have to have a husband, brother, father, grown up son. If no one is qualified then Krsna, the Deity, can do the work!

I have another question, I have been worshiping Gopal for a while, I started sometime before to take shelter I didn't ask you if I can do it, I dont want to do it without your blessings, Can I continue to worshiping Gopal??? The relationship we have means a lot for me, He's so kind with me, he is giving me so much spiritual strengh, and I´m trying he felt loved.

HpS - As far as I know it is O.K. Love Him, keep Him clean and do your service regularly.

I remember that in some occasions your answers to my questions were directing me to Srila Prabhupada, to take his asociation and his example to have realizations, I think about him everyday and I would like to share with you my thoughts and feelings. I am dreamer, and I used to dream with the day when I met the love of my life, I was eager for this so hard. Prabhupada introduced me to Radha Krishna, the love of my life, and this love is completely reciprocal.

I´m not afraid to death, I´m chanting the Holy Names, I´m writing you, my beloved spiritual father and all is for him, I feel He is teaching me personaly through his books.

For you my relationship with Srila Prabhupada is closer, I´m so grateful, a way to thank doesn´t exist.

Always thinking on your lotus feet.

Thanks Maharaja for your mercy

To serve you

Bhaktin Carol

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!    Lord Caitanya reveals the eternal truth in the Vedas: In the is age of Kali chanting the Holy Names is best process. As we do that we get so much more general and then very personal education about how to chant properly. All these relations will be revealed. Thank you so much for your association. It is very purifying for us. All of us.
You are in BsAs, no?   We hope to visit in Feb, Mar! !!

All Glories to A.C. Prabhupada, Sripada Maharajam,

All Glories to Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay!

Guru Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Guruji Maharaja's padmacharan that after  getting Guruji’s reply for the first time after the programme I am so happy and think that Guruji had excuse me for the mistakes I  had committed in connection with the programme. About the time of Mangalarati, vehicle arrangement for going RIMS on 2^nd Nov. so Guruji could not reach in time.  I will try to execute in action whatever Guruji’s instructions in future.

As I had already mentioned in my previous letters that we 10-15 devotees are planning to participate Navadwip Parikrama this time before Goura Purnima at Mayapur. Goura Purnima falls on the 3^rd March, 2018. Actualy we will arrange air tickets after getting exact information from Mayapur or Haridas Swami Maharaja. Please try to inform me Guruji’s participation well in time so as to enable us to inform other bhaktas and matajis of other states initiated under Gurujis padamacharan. I heard that ISKCON GBC Meeting will begin from February 3, 2018. If Guruji came for the ISKCON GBC Meeting at Mayapur it will be more advantages for our programme. May God bless You and all of us.

HpS - Hare Krsna!   I think now that it is going to be too much work for us to come back to India in January, February. We will probably go to South America then. We are very little person. Krsna is very big person. He can arrange all the facilities we need for advancing our service.

I am now continuing reading BRS 1:2: 126 it is more more interested and new things and ideas about the spiritual backgrounds of Goloka.

HpS - Of course it is very nice if you can match it with the translation that Prabhupada gives of this in his Nectar of Devotion!

If we go to mandir for mangalarati, it is hardly three rounds compulsory. Actually, I went mandir after completion of my pujah then chanting. After returning reading books then office. So after sandhya arati started my full changing to complete 16 rounds or more.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

 * I have read Sarda D D's  letter and Gurujis reply also.

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!!     Hare Krsna.   Send more news as you see Krsna making arrangments for your Sankirtan!

Hare Krishna, mis reverencias.
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!

Es que hace como 3 años que no lo escribo, perdóneme.
Soy discipulo de Param Gati prabhu y lo conoci a usted en 2010 en Nova Gokula (Brasil). Despues en 2012 y 2014 fui a Argentina para verlo personalmente. En 2011 pedi a usted para que sea mi siksa-guru y yo enviava mi reporte mensual siempre, pero despues deje de escribir.
Yo trabajaba en el BBT Brasil.

Bueno, gracias por constestar.

Hare Krishna!

HpS - Thank you. AGTSP. Paoho. Noticias de su Sankirtan y Sanga va  ser bien recibida aqui!!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP AGTU

We are so happy that U are recovering from your long trip

We had your classes, photos and videos from your trip, I was so pleased to see that U were using the green bag that I gave to U 

I am doing pujari once a month in Wilson and in Chosik

Giving BG classes, helping in pujari during festivals. I have 3 Bhakti Sastri students.. very nice

Also I am continuing giving Gem therapy and aromatherapy. I am doing cinammon, roses, etc essences

Today we have a meeting in order to coordinate your Sri Vyasa Puja. Jiva shakti d says that for Peru your VP will be on the 20th but in my calendar it says 19th... well the thing is that we were wondering if You may be so merciful with us and agree to have an internet connection with us...pleaseeee, well I guess other yatras will also want a connection.

The second request please Gurudeva come to Peru in February. We really need your association.... Please humbly forgive my offenses

Hope to see U on February 2018

Trying to be useful

Cmdd

HpS - ASA ---  AGTSP paoho.   The day before Jiva Goswami's disappearance anniversary. HpS effort to glorify the Parampara including him and you. No minimization, no exageration.   I think we can have internet connection.

Your bag is pretty good. We would make some design changes for the "perfect" bag. 

We told you about Gauri Das Pandita and Srila Prabhupada's aroma therapy, no?

Where from are the wonderful pictures?

Todas las glorias a srila prabhupada!

Todas las glorias a usted querido gurudeva! 

todas las glorias a los devotos!

gracias por respondedor nuevamente mi carta.

Estamos intentando cada día mejorar, tener una visión diferente de las cosas, ver una pequeña cosa más allá. Queremos cosas que nos disgustan que vamos a aceptarlas y ver por que suceden. Krishna siempre está queriendo lo mejor para sus devotos, entonces las cosas que supuestamente son malas nuevas, buenas para seguir para sirviendo a los pies de los lotos del señor Krishna y su amada srimati Radharani.

hablando un poco de cualidades. ... que piensa acercar del caracter? Creo que tengo mucho, no quiero ser grosera, ni nada ni mucho menos, menos que los devotos, solo que veo que cuando digo las cosas que me gusta, me gusta mucho, me gusta ser una persona directa y siempre me deja con la sinceridad. a llevado a conflictos, como buenas amistades de años y de confianza. ¿Cree acaso que debería cambiar mi forma de ser?

HpS - ASA -- We can understand about 65% of your letter. You are writing in a very subtle form that would require one to understand the ambience of Santiago to understand your sentiments. It is like myself talking about my character and comportment here in USA, Nashville.

As you describe things, your character seems to be great. Very progressive. I would just suggest some practical experiments: eg. Say some nice Krsna conscious thing to some one every day or more often.

-también querido contestar que e soñado con usted. El sueño es que lo mire con los ojos cerrados, pero cuando intento acercarme usted abre los ojos y sus ojos son como los del señor JAGANNATHA.! Y me dijiste que ya nos conocíamos desde hace mucho tiempo. 

HpS - ASA - Very interesting.

estamos en el templo de Chile haciendo servicio de sankirtan todos los días. ¡y espera volver a verlo pronto para volver a tener su hermosa Asociación! 

querido gurudeva me despido con el deseo de que krishna lo siga protegiendo en todo momento y que de la fuerza suficiente para que pueda Seguir sirviendo a krishna ya los devotos! !!

su sirvienta María Bernarda.

HpS - Thank you very much for you letter. We can remember you very well!  We remember how much your Temple authorities depended on you. You can use Translate.google.com to translate our writings. We use simple words and simple grammar so that the robot will have no trouble.

Let's see how how the robot handles this one:

"Seven cities ply for the body of Homer dead, through which the living Homer begged his bread".

Write some stories about Santaigo. Set them in the 19th century with modern Krsna consciousness.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj Hps!!

PAOHO at Your Lotus feet!

ASA - Lettuce feet. We still ran some Kid's cartoons on the airplane, with no sound, instead of looking at the back of the seat in front of us for 17-hours. Guess we should have read Krsna book, but we are still on a little bit mental level. AGTSP.

Dear Guru Maharaj,

We miss you.....

Thank you so much for the ecstatic association....we simply feel so unhappy that we could not serve Guru Maharaj enough....

We hope to work on the psyche of terminally ill cancer patients on therapy.....sometimes it is so frustrating for the doctors and the patients alike. Coming with hope to someone who himself is looking for hope....

HpS - When you have an old car it is good, because you are thinking, in a little bit I can get a new car. This time I will make a better choice.

If we have lived poorly and our money for our next car is not good then we can realize that there is no mistake that we cannot rectify, so we can take death as a good friend, pushing us to improve, and start improving our future.

If people WANT to be vicitims, live so they can claim that there is no God, then that is their option. Let them do it. Watch them create a mess and laugh at their efforts, like Narada Muni with Kamsa, then see how Krsna deals with them, dealt with Kamsa.

Working on the open air theatre...planning to screen documentaries....and Peruvian Reflections (again) on Vyaas Puja of Guru Maharaj.The movie was magical....we loved it so much!

The Manipuri narration was very nice. How was the slide show? You can see that it was designed for a Western audience, but the three Texts we selected may be good for a Manipuri audience also. I think Manipur is a great place to develop LOB. It can travel all over the world. There are texts for jeriatic patients.

Hope Guru Maharaj's health is fine now.....please forgive us for all the inconveniences caused to Guru maharaj.

Sending the pics very soon Guru Maharaj

Your ignorant servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - We also answered one letter from Yamunesvara Das. Please give our thanks to all the participants and promoters at the University program. We hope to do more.

Our health is not good. It was 45-hours from the Kolkata Temple to the Houston Temple. Here we are resting and getting healthy atmosphere. This is all very normal. It is hard to think of organizing things any better. We are getting, and giving, eternal benefit from these programs.

Please continue to write!

Again, thanks to the many, many people, Pusta, everyone that helped!