Letters to the editor

TLGASP!

PAMHR!

Deseo todo vaya tranquilo con su salud, que todo sea auspicioso en su meditación!

lo leo, escucho, y tratamos de lograr grabar palabras claves en nuestro corazón, ( sankirtana, 16r, 4p, SB, Navadwipa y Nimai) y nos emocionamos, rogamos enfocarnos en ello.

He seguido por Asa Carnaval, ayuda bastante esa plataforma, también, escuchando por spotify, las clases que han subido.

Hace tanto no le escribo, y lo poco no llega, pero siempre sabemos de ud. y lo veo con tanto que las enseñanzas que imparte son tan buenas como para madurar y saber manejar nuestras batallas diarias y no interrumpir mucho en su sankirtana, aprendemos a predicar a través de ello! igual perdone si hay alguna ofensa.

Apoyo con programas de food for live, programas de predica en namahata, predico cuando hay oportunidad a la familia, amistades.

estuve en ferias, con los libros de SP y muchos conectando, derramando lagrimas al escuchar otras alternativas que pueden explorar en sus vidas, las personas cuando miran a los ojos y escuchan con atención, corresponden con una sonrisa a nuestras certezas y naturalmente colaboran con la misión y llevan libros convencidos de que hay algo bueno!

visitamos a devotas mayores con amigas devotas, para apapacharlas, llenarlas de cariño y gratitud por lo que hicieron por el movimiento y ser amables con los nuevos devotos.

Mi circulo de amistades intimas cada vez es menor, compartiendo con ellas lo que krsna nos enseña, pero honesto, creo que cuando la edad avanza uno ya no se enreda en los problemas, entiendo que cada persona vive su propio proceso y de acuerdo a su naturaleza actúa, aun bajo una atmosfera "espiritual"

tengo bastante con lo mío, jajaja y ver aun a mis hijos.

Nitay y Balaram, ya ambos en la universidad, Nitay ya con 19 años, estudiando ingeniería de sistemas, vegano, no quiere tener hijos, protector conmigo y con su hermano desde siempre.

Balaran estudia ing. Industrial, muy maduro, hace reflexionar a su hermano en su rebeldía propia de la edad y protector conmigo, son buenas personas, ambos formando sus propios sistemas de creencias y siempre les recuerdo pasar por 2 filtros todo lo que comiencen a conocer, el amor y la compasión!

estoy laborando por ahora, en una empresa constructora, en el área de documentación, es semipresencial.

GM. tu nos conoces bien, sabes que solo deseamos tu bienestar, te amamos y eso es lo más importante para nosotros, nos has dado el maha mantra y con ello inmerecidas realizaciones que sabemos solo es por tu misericordia.

No queremos interrumpir en tu sankirtana, cuando escuchamos injusticias o desordenes de personas cercanas a ti, solo oramos por que Nrsimha te proteja y todo se acomode para tu bienestar. Tenemos naturaleza de no aceptar injusticias, pero aun nos falta mucha purificación.

hay algún servicio en especial que deseas desarrolle? ahora que mis hijos están más grandes, hace años hablaste de educación, me gusta los niños, he probado, laborando con ellos también, de hecho no me gusta el sistema que el gobierno implanta, en los mas pequeños, pero ellos es todo un mundo de aprendizaje, me gustaría ir por el lado del arte con ellos. Aunque tengo una naturaleza más administrativa, un poco. ferias de Libros quizá, un café con libros y poesía, viajar, comunidad de eco aldeas, tantas cosas. o seguir con mi sankirtana silencioso...

Estuve asociándome con la comunidad adventista y de los mormones, solo por deporte (juego vóley con ellos), pero cuando querían compartir su filosofía, yo también les compartía la mía y todos teníamos conversaciones muy buenas y significativas.

perdona por la carta tan larga.

que pases unas lindas fiestas con tus asociados, y muy hermoso Vyasapuja y cumpleaños!

eternamente agradecida al parampara!

intentando ser util;

Gaura Karuna Sakti

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TLGASP!

PAMHR!

I wish everything goes smoothly with your health, may everything be auspicious in your meditation!

I read it, I listen to it, and we try to engrave key words in our hearts, (sankirtana, 16r, 4p, SB, Navadwipa and Nimai) and we get excited, please focus on it.

ASA - ??? "It". ASA lectures?? 🐵

I have followed Asa Carnaval, that platform helps a lot, also, listening to the classes they have uploaded on Spotify.

I haven't written to you in so long, and the little doesn't arrive, but we always know about you. and I see it so much that the teachings he imparts are so good that we mature and know how to handle our daily battles and not interrupt much in his sankirtana, we learn to preach through it! Please forgive me if there is any offense.

HpS - No offense, but sad not to hear from you and your associates!

I support with food for live programs, preaching programs in namahata, I preach when there is opportunity to family, friends.

I was at fairs, with SP books and many connecting, shedding tears when listening to other alternatives that they can explore in their lives, when people look in the eyes and listen carefully, they correspond with a smile to our certainties and naturally collaborate with the mission and carry books convinced that there is something good!

ASA - Super!

We visited older devotees with devoted friends, to pamper them, fill them with affection and gratitude for what they did for the movement and to be kind to the new devotees.

My circle of close friends is becoming smaller, sharing with them what Krishna teaches us, but honestly, I believe that as age advances one no longer gets entangled in problems, I understand that each person lives their own process and according to their nature acts, even under a "spiritual" atmosphere

I have enough with mine, hahaha and still seeing my children.

Nitay and Balaram, both already in university, Nitay already 19 years old, studying systems engineering, vegan, does not want to have children, protective of me and his brother since always.

Balaran studies engineering. Industrial, very mature, he makes his brother reflect on his rebellion typical of age and protective of me, they are good people, both forming their own belief systems and I always remind them to pass through 2 filters everything they begin to know, love and the compassion!

I am working for now, in a construction company, in the documentation area, it is blended.

GM. You know us well, you know that we only wish for your well-being, we love you and that is the most important thing for us, you have given us the maha mantra and with it undeserved realizations that we know are only because of your mercy.

We do not want to interrupt your sankirtana, when we hear injustices or disorders from people close to you, we only pray that Nrsimha protects you and everything falls into place for your well-being. We have the nature to not accept injustice, but we still need a lot of purification.

Is there any special service that you want to develop? Now that my children are older, years ago you talked about education, I like children, I have tried working with them too, in fact I don't like the system that the government implements for the little ones, but they are a whole world of learning, I would like to go on the art side with them. Although I have a more administrative nature, a bit. Book fairs perhaps, a cafe with books and poetry, traveling, a community of eco-villages, so many things. or continue with my silent sankirtana...

I was associating with the Adventist and Mormon community, just for sport (I play volleyball with them), but when they wanted to share their philosophy, I also shared mine and we all had very good and meaningful conversations.

Sorry for the long letter.

Have a nice holiday with your associates, and a very beautiful Vyasapuja and birthday!

eternally grateful to the parampara!

trying to be useful;

Gaura Karuna Sakti

HpS - Thank you!!! Such nice news.

What do you wish for Radha Madana-bihari?

It is normal that Kali-yuga is bad, but... we can create nice little bubble of Goloka, umbrellas, for devotees and Sankirtan.

Chanting rounds and following principles and sharing with whomever you meet is great!

Just pray for Krsna to send you Sankirtan partners.

We try to share our Sankirtan here etc and if you can help us in any way then tell us!

Querido Gurudev: Pamho. Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada y sus seguidores fieles.

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias. También mis reverencias a todos mis hermanos blogueros.

No le pregunto por su salud porque leo el blog de forma regular. Tampoco le deseo nada que no sea aumentar su relación con Krishna más y más.

La carta anterior parece ser que fue absorbida por la magia de internet. ¿fue un arreglo de Krishna para que nadie leyera lo que escribí? No lo sé, pero voy a volver a poner las cosas que recuerde.

En primer lugar, quería decir que cuando leo las cartas de mis hermanos espirituales, observo que la gran mayoría tienen un gran avance y entrega al guru. También veo que tienen cualidades devocionales de las que yo carezco y tengo que desarrollar. Gracias a todos por la inspiración.

También quiero decir que el blog es una gran aportación a la comunicación entre guru y discípulos y a la forma de desarrollar una familia espiritual con personalidad propia (aunque la familia “ISKCON” es muy grande y todos pertenecemos a ella); en el blog se desarrolla un humor especifico interesante.

He observado, posiblemente de forma subjetiva (u objetiva), que algunos temas desentonan un poco en el blog y deberían ser tratados en otros foros:

-. Los problemas mundanos matrimoniales o de pareja deberían tratarse en un foro exclusivamente de grihastas (o vanaprasthas ex grihastas). No es un tema para sannyasis ni brahmacaris. Tampoco es necesario debatirlos en foros amplios.

-. Los temas administrativos también pienso que se podrían tratar en otro foro, sobre todo cuando la pasión es muy resaltante y se acerca a la ignorancia. No aportan mucho al grupo de blogueros y generan mas ansiedad que paz, o más pasión que bondad.

Por supuesto que todos los temas deben ser abordados de alguna manera, pero en mi opinión, cada tema en su foro. El sannyasa (brahmana) debería centrarse mas en los temas puramente filosóficos y espirituales y dejar las cuestiones que son puramente administrativas a devotos con un nivel de pasión y de educación relevantes.

 En cuanto a mi persona, solo puedo decir que mantengo intacto el deseo de volverme devoto y que sigo luchando (cada día) por permanecer a flote cantando las rondas mínimas prescritas por el acarya y siguiendo los principios básicos de la vida humana tal como él lo pidió. En Kali yuga nada es sencillo si no se está bien asociado y ese es nuestro reto: mantener un equilibrio entre la vida familiar responsable y buscar la asociación de buenos devotos que nos inspiren en la lucha por acabar con los deseos materiales para servir con pureza a Dios.

Sin mas y esperando las bendiciones de todos los blogueros para seguir avanzando en el camino de vuelta a Dios se despide

Vuestro sirviente

Jayanta das.

P.D. Espero que esta carta no sea anulada por la magia de internet.

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Dear Gurudev, Pamho. All glory to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful followers.

ASA - 👍

Please accept my humble obeisances. Also my bows to all my blogging brothers.

ASA - 🐸 🐶 . . .😺 🐕 ... 👳

I don't ask about your health because I read the blog regularly. I also do not wish you anything other than to increase your relationship with Krishna more and more.

ASA - 🙏 📿

The previous letter seems to have been absorbed by the magic of the internet. Was it Krishna's arrangement so that no one would read what I wrote? I don't know, but I'm going to put back the things I remember.

First of all, I wanted to say that when I read the letters of my godbrothers, I observe that the vast majority have a great breakthrough and surrender to the guru. I also see that they have devotional qualities that I lack and have to develop. Thank you all for the inspiration.

I also want to say that the blog is a great contribution to the communication between guru and disciples and to the way of developing a spiritual family with its own personality (although the “ISKCON” family is very large and we all belong to it); An interesting specific humor develops in the blog.

ASA - 🐸 🌴 🌴

I have observed, possibly subjectively (or objectively), that some topics are a bit out of place on the blog and should be discussed in other forums:

-. Worldly marital or relationship problems should be discussed in a forum exclusively for grihastas (or ex-grihastas vanaprasthas). It is not a topic for sannyasis or brahmacaris. Nor is it necessary to debate them in broad forums.

ASA - Super! Thank you. We, HpS et al, try to follow the guidelines Srila Prabhupada uses in the pages of SB for these Grhastha and political issues as a Sannyasis. We try to follow his standard, no more, no less, but we need the perspective of Brahmanas from cultured places like Spain to refine our standard. Thank you.

-. I also think that administrative issues could be discussed in another forum, especially when the passion is very prominent and approaches ignorance. They do not contribute much to the group of bloggers and generate more anxiety than peace, or more passion than kindness.

ASA - Yes, again. We tried to transfer the Grhastha issues and Peru political issues to proper subgroups as much as possible. About 80% of the those discussions were in subgroups.

We hope our readers use your comments and skip over certain streams. Otherwise, some of our ASA community involved in the Peru issues felt relieved that the topics were dealt with in this forum in a public and much, much less passionate way.

Of course all topics must be addressed in some way, but in my opinion, each topic has its own forum. The sannyasa (brahmana) should focus more on purely philosophical and spiritual issues and leave matters that are purely administrative to devotees with a relevant level of passion and education.

HpS - So, so, nice. So nice. Thank you. We try to deal with politics like a Sannyasi. When dhanam, janam and sundarim are discussed it is always open for publich scrutiny. For example, Vidura gave straight political, family advice to Dhrtarastra even though he had taken sannyasa.

Pariravaka acharya should talk about these things from one level and a paramahamsa sannyasi from another level.

Basically we are 99.999% finished with politics and administration in ISKCON, after 10-years on the LA Regional GBC et al.

Hari bolo!

 As for myself, I can only say that I keep the desire to become a devotee intact and that I continue to fight (every day) to stay afloat by chanting the minimum rounds prescribed by the acharya and following the basic principles of human life as he said.

he asked. In Kali yuga nothing is simple if one is not well associated and that is our challenge: maintaining a balance between responsible family life and seeking the association of good devotees who inspire us in the struggle to end material desires to serve with purity. God.

Without further ado and waiting for the blessings of all the bloggers to continue advancing on the path back to God, he says goodbye

Your servant

Jayanta das.

P.S. I hope this letter is not canceled by the magic of the internet.

HpS/ASA - We see it very fine. 🔬

Thank you. We hope others make their comments on these topics also.

All glories. ALL GLORIES to Sri Sri Radha Govinda-candra!

'are Krsna.

tlgaSP

esperando 6 dias para ver esta mensaje y es ... vacio!

hay de mi.

caramba.

otro!!!!

Carta de Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das.

Hare Krishna

Querido Gurudeva, acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada 🙏

En esta carta le doy respuesta a las preguntas que me hizo en la anterior carta, la cual UD amablemente me contestó.

Me preguntó si le leía a mi Madre y si nos visitaban amigos para Kirtan. 

La condición de mi Madre ya no le permite leer ,ya no se le entiende cuando habla, divaga por momentos, pero yo me siento a su lado y canto mis rondas a su lado, le leo un poco aunque ella ahora escucha muy poco, cuando mí madre estaba más lúcida ella leía el Bhagavad Gita, ella es muy favorable, le gusta ponerle velitas al Señor Damodara etc.

En ocasiones nos visitan unos amigos devotos y hacemos algo de Kirtan y honramos prasadam. 

Mil gracias querido Gurudeva por tanta misericordia,deseo que siga gozando de muy buena salud.

Querido Gurudeva acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias 🙏

Todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada 🙏

Su sirviente Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das 🙏

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Letter from Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das.

Hare Krishna

Dear Gurudeva, please accept my humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏

In this letter I answer the questions he asked me in the previous letter, which you kindly answered.

He asked me if she read to my Mother and if friends visited us for Kirtan.

My Mother's condition no longer allows her to read, she is no longer understood when she speaks, she rambles at times, but I sit next to her and sing my rounds next to her, I read to her a little although she now listens very little, when My mother was more lucid, she read the Bhagavad Gita, she is very favorable, she likes to put candles for Lord Damodara, etc.

Sometimes some devoted friends visit us and we do some Kirtan and honor prasadam.

Thank you very much dear Gurudeva for so much mercy, I wish you to continue enjoying very good health.

Dear Gurudeva, accept my humble and respectful obeisances 🙏

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏

His servant Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das 🙏

HpS - Thank you. Wonderful. Of course, even if the mind does not hear the SB being read, still it can go directly heart to heart as we read, no? Thank you.

Please accept my humbles obeisances:

Dear Gurudeva, I hope you are on good health, thanks to devotee's Mercy I continue the path of devotional service, chanting the rounds and follow the principles, trying to everytime remember the goal of life, that you've share us. Try to speach just about it with everyone. Thaks for your example of life.

My sister widowed, She and her late husband were participating in pre-Hispanic rituals, as dances and temazcal, I know there are devotees who also participate in those ceremonies, and I would like to know his opinion of such rituals, and if it is correct for the devotees who go.

HpS - I think it depends on the details. Krsna gives Pantheism as the first step in God realization in BG chapter 10, no? Among animals I am the lion. Then the same in SB 2.1.

So, we have to separate some Tamasik things sometimes, and take advantage of their contribution and offer ours. It is preaching. Most people we preach to will not become devotees in this lifetime.

There are also several doubts about raffles, Is it appropriate to be carried out by devotees or involves participating in gambling?

HpS/ASA - I think if we don't pay any money into the process and there is a chance of getting a new Cadillac for Krsna they it is o.k.

I pray for being useful, your simple crew member AniruddhaksnaDas

HpS - Thank you! If you win a Cadillac then drive it around for your Sankirtan for a week then give it to the Temple!

No pictures!

Who are you associating with??

Thank you.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

I start writing this letter (12/21/23) in Cabildo at my parents' house and today I made my first Arati Manga [ala] after a long time.

I undertake to resume the ideal sadhana, since that pleases you very much and is of great benefit to my spiritual progress.

Please give me your blessing to maintain this over time.

So far getting up early is what has cost me the most, I was already able to control my tongue better, in a preliminary stage.

HpS - Yes, have nice lunch so that we do not need much dinner, then go to bed early and get up early and become healthy, wealthy and wise.

This year was perfect, duality will always exist, and little by little I want to become transcendental to it.

To honor and dishonor, happiness and affliction, satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

It was a perfect year since spiritually I have been able to sustain myself over time and materially many doors have opened. A year of much learning.

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All year I have been following the 16 rounds and the 4 principles, and I was also able to finish the rounds I had to do when I was hospitalized.

ASA - ❗🦁 For Krsna!

I was able to do sankirtan and meet incredible people because of it. The preaching projects have been developing and for that reason I feel happy.

I was able to show my devotional music to other people and it is attractive to them, I think I am on the right track.

HpS - We hope that people can protect you. You need help in that, no? Very strong people.

Krishna allowed me to play at an important music show called Rockodromo a few weeks ago and also be able to share the stage with a renowned Chilean musician named Daniel Muñoz, it was incredible.

I have already finished my digital communication studies and I hope to soon start working on it, hand in hand with my artistic development.

My case in the congregation has already taken its first steps and I wish to be a gentleman in this process in order to remedy the situation.

I have been able to be constant with the study of the sastras with the group of devotees with whom I study, I continue to learn English little by little and also verses from the scriptures.

For a few months now I have made an effort to only take prasadam, I still offer a flower and incense before my altar, sometimes only mentally.

I trust that Krishna will always give me what I need, I have proven this in practice. Over time, the understanding of the scriptures becomes something alive, something that is verified in experience.

Thank you Gurudeva for always being with me, always, I hope to be a faithful servant at some point, totally dedicated to the Sankirtan movement.

Your servant

Piyari Mohan das

HpS - Again. We hope that very strong devotees, Matajis and Administrators take charge of you. Help you.