Letters to the editor

"Gotta Serve Somebody"

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You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes 
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes 
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes 
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.

You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

So dear Guru Maharaja:

Thank you for give me the chance of serving God throug the lotus feet of the greatest saint ever Srila Prabhupada.

Miss You

Ysv

JMHD

HpS - Thank you. We are sitting on the floor. Our fanny aches. It is cold and dark. We getting us strictly for Mangala arati. Many times we don't see the Big Picture and have a big strategy but we try to pick something that seems like a good thing to do for Krsna and then from devotional service we expect knowledge and detachment, morality, to come.

"vasudeve bhagavati..." SB 1.2

What is an ideal life?

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All Glories to Sri A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Prabhupada, Maharaja, Sri Sripada Maharaja, Sri HpS Maharaja, Ki Jay!

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay and Gourabhakta Vrnda Ki Jay!

Dandavat Pran, Guruji Maharaja!

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Guruji Maharaja's padmacharan that I am regularly practicing namajapa of 16 rounds or more and regular reading of Gita, Bhagavatam, and mainly BRS.

HpS - ASA -- You are like Bruce Lee, Superman, King Kong of Manipura. How can we serve you?

In the last letter I had mentioned that on the day of Jagannath Ratha Jatra narrating Bhagavatam 9.4.50-64 in a gathering of above 70. Some new members also present on that day. We four members are taking the responsibility of narrating Bhagavatam for every Sunday programme by rotation. So after three Sundays, my turn will come again. It is a new experience and  it gives me  eagerness for reading more and more reading materials spiritual world. I think, it is the blessings of Guruji Maharaja. I always remember the sloka "Yaso Prasado Bhagavat Prasado ... Yaso Prasadana Gatikuto api".

Please, please help me in such a crucial testing of my experience in such a huge gathering.

I have seen Guruji's India tour 25th Oct. to 8th Nov. I will consult all our Veisnabas and Veisnabis of our Mandir along with Sarda D D and Bonomali Prabhu also.

Haridasa Swami Maharaja also is comming during July, in Imphal. I will take his suggestions.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - So wonderful. So, very wonderful. Reading Srimad Bhagavatam is so, so great. I guess you are only reading the Verses and not Srila Prabhupada's Purports in the assembly, but if you read and understand the Purports before you read the verses publicly then you can read the Verses with more feeling, comprehension, depth.

Querido Gurudeva, por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Todas las glorias a usted...

        Le escribo para decirle que estoy mandándole una carta a Santiago de Chile por medio de prabhu Adi-yajña. Él le entregará esta carta en mano.

        Espero que se encuentre muy bien.

Su sirviente,

Lomasa Rsi Dasa.

HpS - O.K. We look for it. Best wishes for you eternal service to Radha-Krsna.

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad and NIOS.

I am chanting and continuing my following the four principles. I do chant early morning as well, sometimes at 3:30 am, sometimes between 4 and 5 am, but I am not able to complete all rounds early morning. I have to work on that. I fall asleep or get tired. But I am hoping that your regular association and participation in the preaching mission will give me the additional strength I need to improve my Sadhana.

HpS - ASA -- It surely will. Don't doubt that we can make miraculous progress.

I have no devotee association here and your coming here would be the blessings of the Supreme Absolute Truth.

YAHS,

Aja

HpS - ASA -- There must be devotees there. How to meet them? Contact the local Temples, Texas Temples, and ask them if they know anyone.

Post  notice on Dandavats etc. asking if there are any devotees there.

Plan on visiting us in Houston when we are there on the 26th-31th July.

O.K?

HARE KRSNA

HPS - ASA .. Very nice.

All Glories to Sri A.C. Prabhupada Maharaja, Sri Sripada Maharaja, Sri HpS Maharaja Ki Jay Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Gouranga Mahaprabhu Ki Jay and Gourabhakta Vrnda Ki Jay!

Dandavat Pran, Guruji Maharaja! Please accept my humble obeisances unto Guruji Maharaja's padmacharan that I am regularly practicing namajapa of 16 rounds or more and regular reading of Gita, Bhagavatam, and mainly BRS.

HpS - Jaya!!!   We just looked at www.jayarama.us, News, and in the Calendar section it gives the link to our current Calendar. There we have the suggested dates for India travel and Australia. Please give us any suggestions.

Last Sunday, 25th June, the auspicious Rathajatra day of Lord Jaganath-Balabhadra-Subhadra I took the responsible of narrating Bhagavatam 9.4.50-64. The Sudarsan Cakra of Bhagavan Sri Krsna, attacked Durbasa Muni for giving punishment of Maharaja Ambarisa. In the minds of the narration, from time to time, mentioned the necessity of a qualified Spiritual Master. The differences of Gita and Bhagavatam, Brahamanas and Vaisnaba. Durbasa Muni is a Brahamanas but not a Vaisnaba because he tries to attack a Vaisnaba.

HpS - Did you narrate alone or with others. Sounds like wonderful experience.

Guruji Maharaja! I know you are on the tour of different countries and very busy for interecting among the bhaktas but in such a tide [tight] programme you try to answer the bhaktas of N.E. India specially Sarada Gourangi D.D. and Rituraj Krsna Das. Sarada Devi is sending different pictures of different Radha-Krsna murties of different mandirs in Manipur and Rituraj Krsna Das invited Guruji in Shillong during Guruj’s India visit. Guruji Maharaja! I also want to know Guruj’s India programme, so please think of N.E. India and the desires of the bhaktas of Manipur. Yours fallen servant Yamunesvara Das

HpS - We are also your fallen servant. We just noted the link above for India. Does the North East fit in somewhere? Should we change the program?

It is so nice tO GET YOU ASSOCIATION,. WE WILL PUT NEWS IN A DTC NOW WITH SPECIAL INTERST FOR YOU.