Letters to the editor

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

    Gurudev, we all can see how you are travelling for Prabhupada for Krsna service with so many obstacles.
    You are always positive in all odd conditions, you just continue without second thought. You just accept Krsna's wish.
    You don't have desire to change Krsna's wish, you just float with his wish.

    Just to see we all learn and get strength for to make better & better for SP & Krsna.
    
    As usual continuing with Pooja Seva, Dasanudasa Seva (Dressing), BG classes for Sri Sri Radha-Kunja Bihari Ji.
    
    New assignment at office is a bit far from Pune (outside Pune) so have to travel daily for office work.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - ASA -  We are so sorry that we have not been able to answer this letter sooner! India is fixed. Mumbai, Pune, 5th - 11th, then AUstralia, then back in Mumbai for Srila Prabhupada disappearance. Then Kolkatta, North East. O.K???

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Pamho, agtsp!

My apologies for taking so long to write, life has been a bit overwhelming lately and I don't know where to begin. I'm still dialed in here in LA, struggling to make art that will speak something of value to my generation and to the world, to make them better people, maybe one day transcendental people.

HpS - We are doing EXACTLY the same thing in South America. Of course, the danger is that we fall into the same trap as Vyasa-deva when he wrote things just too indirect. HK!

Meanwhile I'm trying to keep my own head above water in this crazy city.

ASA - We are trying to keep from dying of cold/fever.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but the oil business never really worked out for me. It seems like some of the others are doing ok with it now, but I'm too introverted to have had the interest to stick with it. Of course since you asked, if anyone is interested in learning about the health benefits of hemp oil I'm happy to connect them with someone who can tell them more.

HpS - I will send you some names.

Every day I see more and more people taking interest so I kind of regret not doing it, but "better to perform ones own duties imperfectly than another's perfectly." I swapped phones with my mother btw, so I have a new number you can reach me at (803 x x x ) and I don't seem to have yours saved in here either, so please remind me how I can reach you by phone.

ASA - We will Text you.
 

Currently I'm showing new work in galleries and putting stuff on consignment, and painting live all over the city. I've also been collaborating with your god -brother Baradraj prabhu, who trained as a painter personally under Srila Prabhupada and designed the famous Bhagavad Gita museum in LA. I've been assisting him with some of his recent paintings and he he also wants me to help him start a new spiritual art collective in Topanga. I'm excited about some of his ideas and I'm grateful to have his association lately.

ASA - Su, Su, Super! Cultural conquest.

Apart from that I'm just been working odd jobs and trying to find a decent summer job to pay off some of my debts so I can focus more on what I really want to do. After more consideration I think it definitely makes sense for me to officially move on to grhasta ashram; because I do want to get married eventually, just not until I halfway get my life together. Otherwise I feel awkward even going to the temple because people think I'm either a Krishna West troublemaker or a poser brahmacari... (but really I'm nothing so dramatic, just ordinary nonsense.)

Please let me know when we can talk on the phone. I have a lot of doubt and frustration lately and I really need your help!

Your spaced out servant,

Ekāśma Dāsa

HpS - Who are your local 'gurus'?  Focus on that. Getting some local associates to give you perspective. If you can stay b'cari and go directly to Sannyasa you can be of more use to 20-women than you can be to one by marrying her, but... the Good Lord told Kardama that the fastest path for him was Grhastha Ashrama with a "veritable cow of plenty", M. Devahuti.

Again, who are, can be your local gurus.

We will be working with Mukunda dutta Das and Prabhu Nityananda from Dallas on the ISKCON Education Journal.

SUPER PAINTINGS!   If any of our readers want some, how can they buy them????   Sell them???

...Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias
Todas las glorias a Sri Guru y Sri Gauranga
Todas lsa glorias sean a Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Todas las glorias a los Vaisnavas reunidos

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, reciba mi afectuoso saludo, aquí me encuentro leyendo su libro "desde rusia con amor", es muy inspirador! el cuerpo burro estuvo con gripe pero intentamos predicar bastante a pesar de las dificultades. Estamos esperando su visita a chile, asistiremos a una distribución de libros masiva para colectar en motivo de su llegada. 
El salón de las deidades esta bello, se sienten todos los bailes de Gauranga y Nityananda con sus devotos, tuvimos la misericordia de compartir con Tulasi algunos meses, un amigo discípulo de SS Dhanvantari Swami, se encargó de cuidarla y hacerla crecer. Es algo muy elevado! ese kirtan es muy hermoso y esa conexión con su forma de planta es sublime... comprender esa entrega es muy lejano para mi, pero me deleito con estos pasatiempos... desafortunadamente ahora con el frío esta por abandonar el cuerpo, pero la vivencia quedó en mi corazón y estoy muy agradecido...
Estoy ansioso de tener su asosiación prontamente, esperamos poder servirlo dentro de lo que sea posible y hacer comoda su estadía. No se me ocurre mucho para contarle pues acá en el templo usted sabe lo que hacemos diariamente. Estamos tratando de apegarnos más a krishna y verlo en todas partes. Su aspirante a sirviente bhakta martin.

HpS - Hare Krsna. translate.google.com.  It has been very nice to talk with you here. We are now fighting with a fever and using all that our Yoga has taught us. Bhakti yoga includes all the other Yogas. We seem to be winning so far.

If we when we can do nice preaching programs.

We are using the heater in our room as little as possible and even if we do use it, it does not heat the room too much.

We will die of cold one day for sure. We have to learn to live on the heat within and let Krsna take care of the external body, give us inspiration how to take care of it.

We talked about traveling, no?

Again, one Temple President asked Prabhupada to instruct the Brahmacaris that they should not travel. Prabhupada responded that the Grhasthas could adjust things for their comfort but the B'caris and Sannyasis did not have the facility. What they had was the opportunity to travel, so the authorities should not restrict them, but they should not do it capriciously. They should co-ordinate their travels with the President so that he can also adjust the Temple service.

Prabhupada's standard was that anyone living in the Temple and following the program could be initiated after six months, but for second initiation there was more care and qualification. The GBC changed first iniation to one year after Prabhupada I think because they mistook the statement in the Vedas that the disciple and guru should inspect each other for one year before initiation. That is for second initiation as far as I understand.

So, hope to hear from you of all these practical adjustments and see you more in the next few days.

Actually the "regular" program should produce many new results that we can talk about.

Hare Krsna, maharaja please accept my obeissance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you!

it s been a long time since I don t write anymore but my last letter was like chaos letter, haha, and Im sorry for that last year was intense for me in many aspects but mainly my espiritual life.

now Im traveling with some devotees aroun europe and united kingdom i meet many devotees and many Gurus here the asociation is little bit diferent but i feel great. I want to thank you all your advices when I was so bad you answer me with one verse of the SB and I have that verse deep in my heart. 

Other thing is that I feel compromise with you because I told your desciples I want to take iniciation with you but at the end nothing happend and I meet other Guru here and have more comunication and relation I dont know if this is bad or if some persons are going to be mad with me.

HpS - No, is fine. We are all working in ISKCON with Srila Prabhupada as our Acharya.

but Im just trying to be sincere I dont know if this is the right way but please forgive all my ofenses

YS: Bhaktin Fernanda

HpS - Thank you. Hare Krsna. Please engage all of us in your service to Krsna.

Adorado pamho GM

AGTSP!

AGTYOU!

Gracias por tus respuestas. Les deseo que su viaje a Perú y su prédica tengan mucho éxito! Y que este muy feliz con hermosa asociación.

Con respecto a su pregunta ... oh, perdón Gurudeva, al parecer, debo hablar sólo de mí misma cuando hablo de mi vida espiritual. Si es así, asi será a partir de ahora. I always remenber  haber oído que el progreso espiritual es individual y es una realidad.

Disculpe también para hacer frente a su forma de mencionar Jaganatha, Baladeva y Subhadra. Veo que incluso en aquellas cosas más pequeñas, Usted nos enseña que podemos seguirlo pero nunca imitarlo. Gracias por enseñarnos siempre.

Whit respecto a su pregunta sobre las franco rounds, dice que prefiere decirle personalmente sobre su vida espiritual.  once I dreamed that you franco were talking together, I would be very happy if I ever saw them like this.

Con respecto a su pregunta sobre los devotos que dan clases en el centro predica aquí, yo no sé mucho. Vi a  Prabhu jagad bandhu y sé que p Keshava Ram también da clases. Casi nunca vamos a los programas.

Sigo tratando de hacer Mangal y gaura artikas, rondas, lecturas, dando la dirección del centro de la prédica a las personas favorables y tratando de ensayar.

 leí que los Manipuris son descendientes de Arjuna Pándava, de uno de sus hijos (babhruvahana) pensé en Usted y su gusto por manipur. Pensé que podría ser una de las razones ..

HpS - Solo los Reyes estan descendientes.

Franco está construyendo una casa rodante. Vamos a vivir allí ahora. El alquiler en Córdoba es muy caro y además, es divertido, pero, todas las casas que ocupamos, se venden pronto. Recuerdo que en BsAs pasé la misma. Una vez que un lugar se vendió a la semana que estaba, se había puesto a la venta hace cinco años. Es muy raro.

.HpS - Debe ser agenta de ventas de inmovilares?

Vi hermosas danzas de Sri del avatar stotra, el que más me gusta es en Manipur estilo. Es fascinante! Les pido sus oraciones para ofrecersela a Usted.

HpS - Vayase A manipur

Por favor, disculpe cualquier ofensa cometido en esta carta.

Gracias por su ejemplo admirable, sobre todo, por verlo feliz.

 Hare Krishna!

Siempre deseando complacerlo: rjpj dd

ASA - Adelante

hare krishna, dear guru maharaj, please accept my dandavat pranams. All glories to srila prabhupad. Honestly i dont chant the guruvastakam with great vigor. I feel like i chant it mechanically, but i will make a sincere effort to do so with offering a wick.

your servant

HpS - We must chant with ENTHUSIASM (Hari Bolo!). Enthusiasm means intelligence. That comes when we actually know what the words mean. Learn the word-by-word meaning and then chant with meaning for your Deitys of Radha-Krsna: We aren't qualified to chant HK/HR for You during this most intimate time of the day, but we are worshipping this kind (vande guru...) of guru and so please accept this little music, Japa, to enhance your pastimes.