Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

First of all, thank you very much for your letter, and sorry for answering so late, but from 27th april to 1th may, I have been with Yadunandana Swami Maharaja in Avila, to attend the bi-annually meeting of "Encuentro Iberico de Yoga" organized by the portuguese yoga association, and I didn't check the email this days. It has been a very nice experience.

HpS - Jaya!   Preaching to Maitreya Muni et al.

Talking about the link "understanding about Diksa guru", I have read it completely and I accept it. I only have one question, the next day of the annual report is 13th January 2018?

HpS - ASA -- No, Dec. 19th. "Our" Vysapapuja Day. Always day before Disappearance of Jiva Goswami. We will put notice in the Blog and hope that we get lots of other reports even before that.

Currently I keep on following all the principles and chanting the 16 rounds (but still not of good cuality [quality], I hope it will change in future) and attending Mangala arati, and morning program in Nueva Vraja Mandala, and will be here until 11th May to attend GBC meeting (following the request of Yadunandana Swami), then will come back to Torrevieja (Alicante) and will come back to Nueva Vraja Mandala at the beginning of July till the end of July. This weekend I'll start Bhakti Sastri course with Yadunandana Swami.

On the other hand, of course I would like to have a closer contact with you, not only formally for Diksa, so I would like to ask about the posibilities of visiting you where ever you are (USA, Peru, India) in future and maybe spend some time in an Ashrama doing seva (as I'm doing in Nueva Vraja Mandala).

ASA - If you look at the Calendar in the Kapi Dhvaja you can see our program and start to think about plans to join with us. Of course, we hope to get to Spain as soon as possible. Then we can all be together on the transcendental plane.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Bhaktin Maria

ASA - Nice photos!   More and more interest in Yoga.

Another intense letter, that we read, but too intense to publish.

We had all kinds of problems on the Braja mandala Parikrama with Rocks, Witches and other evil things, but we developed the Mantra: In Braja, only Krsna and Balarama kill demons (Others chant, 'Hare Krsna!!  Hare Rama!). KB may empower us to use force, but then there will be no bad after taste for any body. We can go to the authorities and ask them to use violence to protect the weak from the strong if good arguments fail!

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO. AGTSP!

 I hope your spiritual energy is increasing.

Sorry for not writing before.

ASA - Hare Krsna!!!

Our meetings with the study group (Hari bhakta sanghan: Tarangaksi dd, Indira dd, Nitya kisori dd, Rukmini, isvari dd, Gandharva d, Abhinanda d. Juan) are going well.

ASA - Super!

We try to give the best of ourselves by practicing Krsna katha. We already have tasks, as they are done we will inform you.

With regard to the educational team (Tarangaksi dd, Abhinanda d, Rukmini, Isvari dd), our organization will be in stages.

For now my participation in the temple for this year is minimal, only pujari and class once a month, I help organize classes. Both Tarangaksi. Mitravinda and Rukmini are collaborating in preaching.

The family is fine, Rajani and Sarasvati sing 6 rounds for now. Abhinanda d takes good care of us.

ASA - If  you all take Sannyasa when children grown then he can take care of your perfectly. Go hand in hand to Goloka.

I find it very interesting how Brahma performed austerities to please Krsna before doing his service. I meditated how I could follow this example to improve my service and I started by improving the chanting of my japa and it seems that Krsna is helping.

HpS - ASA --- JAYA!

This year I started taking a curriculum, I am studying SBG and TLC and also a training course to teach as well as English. It has always taken me time to learn something, unlike Abhinanda d (he learns fast). For this I need more hours, and to be able to fulfill all my duties I saw the need to reduce hours in sleep, at first it was difficult but I remembered srila prabhupada and gave me strength to do it. I feel happy in some way Krsna allows me to do Some small austerity and helps me to do it.

ASA - Always learning.  Goloka.

Lad and Yugala want to reopen NImsar, both communicated with me, for now I can participate as a collaborator for them (They have their rhythm and I have mine ), they have a lot of enthusiasm,  they are going to run and I take some time before running. I have asked them both to talk since they have very similar ideas and if they reach an agreement they save efforts. And if they do not reach an agreement, well, everyone will take their course.

I am preparing the best I can, I would like to preach like you, I hope Krsna helps me, I am not very skilled, but if Krsna wants to help me I can do it, and if it will not be for the next life.

Thank you very much for all the inspiration you give us. Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you.

with affection and gratitude

ys and spiritual niece

Isvari d d

ASA - Thank you for the news. What job does Abhinandana Das do? What Prasadam do you all have for breakfast?

ASA - Excellent letter from Nanuk, but he seems to be gyrating in cyberspace and too much repulsion for drug addicts who entice others et al. For private O.K. but for Blog, to intense.

He asked what does DTC mean?   ---  Monkey read Indradyumna Swami's Diary of a Traveling Preacher and liked it so much he started his own Diary of a Traveling Creature. Piggy said that some of it might be called Diarrhea of a Traveling Creature, and Monkey acquiesced and asked him to edit those parts.

We all need editors!   Please edit us!

Attached photo seems great.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj HPS!! Guru Maharaj ki Jay!!

ASA - All glories to all the assembled Vaisnavas.

Kindly accept my humble obeisances at Your sweet Lotus feet...cool green lettuce ....packed with minerals and antioxidants!!!

ASA - The same to you and more of it.

Thank You Guru Maharaj for the reply. Here's the latest from Manipur. An elderly couple has donated a piece of land ,2.50 acres to ISKCON....this place (Kakching), is about 20kms from Imphal. We shall perform the Bhoomi puja on 5th May...as we are informed by Banamali Prabhu that this is an auspicious date for Mandir construction.

ASA - Oh, His Divine Goodness!  Were the innaugurators the Brahmana-Vaisnavas who will live there?

As I am associated more closely to Radha-Krishna-chandra Manimandir, I am not in direct contact with Yamuneshvar Das Prabhu who is based at Thoubal. Sadhubhushan Prabhu is out of station at the moment. Hopefully, he will be with us for Narashimha Chaturthi.

Sending you pics shortly.....the files  are too big..let me find a way out. Open them with 

ASA(UG) - We opened the Gopal that was 6MB, then Edited it with Resize, chosing, Web and the Saved As and now it is 234KB.

Yes Guru Maharaj , I am working as Professor of Physiology at a Medical Institute here at Imphal.

I remain ,

Your humble servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

ASA - Please complete the following paragraph: Once upon a time, long, long ago in a different Yuga, a little girl went to a distant village with her Grandfather and she saw _____

Hare Krishna, Gurumaharaja

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to your service/Sankirtan

Please accept my humble  obeisances 

'While you feed my soul, i can feed only your ....inbox. Im sorry i never write to you Gurumaharaja. I can't blame you to said i dont know details.

i just want to said [say] that im so happy that we can be instruments of The Sankirtan of Lord Chaitanya and specially under your guidance. Last Sat apr. 22nd i got the honor and opportunity to speak in the 7th Anual Hindu Youth Award and share my story and service as Hispanic second generation devotee in ISKCON. We spoke in hindi as ice breaker and was a good strategy. We talked a little with Ms. Suhag Shukla who is Executive Director and founder of Hindu American Foundation. We had the opportunity to speak about our services in the temple, Goswami Academy and how is determinating for everybody to promote the wisdom of Vedic Culture. Is only by your mercy.

HpS - Our mercy. Your mercy and SRILA PRABHUPADA'S MERCY!!!!

We are finalizing our services  with Goswami Academy on May 26th and planning to have a 2-week road trip to columbus Ohio on June 1st.  Goswami Academy is getting good and experienced teachers for next year. Teaching this grades became such a experience that I felt that finally i found my place in Sankirtan,  serve this branch of ISKCON (education);  Starting for educate myself. Im been listening your bhakti sastri,NOI, NoD, SriIso, upadesamrita from Iskcondesiretree. Is interesting to see your differnet tones at that time and now. 

Sri sri Nitai Navadwipa Natavara are changing my mood completly.  They just change the atmosphere in the home when i offer flowers and fruits. 

Im been trying to control my eating. I remenber one time you told me that eat lots of sugar is equal to break the principle of non intoxication. So, im trying to cut sugar, difficult task when my tonge is so attach to it and NilaMadhava dham is so generous.

ASA - Offer as many raisins to Gaura-Nitai as you want and honor the Prasada until it comes out of your ears and nose!  (Of course, this may lead to a step to the next level).

Japa walks in the mornings, runs in the evenings. Japa is  getting better with less sugar consumption. 

We are seeking for your blessings so i can visit Vrndavan again. I've been far from my husband almost a year. He has been serving Gunagrahi maharaji and cooking for his ekadasi programs, he wants me to go there and after come back to Ohio.

HpS - Jaya!  A good man's hard to find.

Im trying to learn how to interact with his mood and personality, definitely  association is a sacrifice.

ASA - So is brushing our teeth but the result is good!

But we try to see it as purification. I realice how attach im to be recognized  and how sensible im to chastisement. But overall we seem to work fine together. 

We are getting contacts to get into Ohio state University, also seeking for your blessings.

i saw in your Calendar that you attending Sadhu Sanga. Is that true?

HpS - No, we will be in the Jungle during Sadhu-sanga!

Also i add some of the pics of Goswami Academy Drama on Rama Navami. :)

ASA - Jaya!!!!  Tomorrow is Sita-avibhava-mahotsava!!!!

your servant 

Govinda Pramodini Dasi 

HpS - How is your Father's family? Who is your Husband's family. Who is your eternal family?

Such nice monkey constumes!!

You have made an eternal contribution to Srila Prabhupada by your service in the Academy. No one will ever forget. When you are old, boys and girls will come to you and say, "Do you remember me?"