Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna BELOVED Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

I hope this meets U in really good health!

HpS - ASA -- Haw!  Haw!   Hare!     In a 70-year old ex-Hippy, California, USA, body!?    Eyes, failing, teeth going, memory going, but spirit is doing well, Guru-krpa!!!!!

On Tuesday we started classes and we are already exhausted... But full of Utsaha

On Sunday. M Tarangaksi invited me to a Radio program.. P Ramacandra was supposed to talk about ayurveda but he cancelled last minute.. so they change the topic... And I talk about gem therapy. The topic was about how to work with chakras along with the gems. That is what I do. But we also had the opportunity to talk about vegetarianism.. Mantras etc. When the interview was over the listeners started to call and asked for my number. Etc.. I like this kind of preaching it has helped with my communication issues and I have the opportunity to preach also.

HpS - Very, very nice ...  but ... be careful ...   http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/1/5/8

Gurudeva is there any advice U may tell me?

ASA - '@'ink~  We just did. Ja!  Ga!  Ha!     (re)       Other than that I could tell you one story about Srila Prabhupada using aroma therapy if you want us to.

Please. In my last letter U told me about one story of arometherapy with Srila Prabhupada...... please tell me where I can find it..

Goodness you are psychic.  O.K:

Well on Sunday we will go to Chosik. Gaura Purnima ki jaya..

Thank U for everything

Trying to be your disciple

Candramukhi dd

HpS - Wow!   We saw that we answered this letter a long time ago but we forgot to "Publish" it. So now, two weeks later, here it goes!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!

Toda Gloria a Srila Prabhupada!

Toda Gloria al Movimiento de Sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! 

Toda Gloria a Sri Sri Adi Goura Nitay!

Por favor Gurudeva acepte mis reverencias a Sus Santos Pies.

HpS - ASA -- Lo mismo para ti.

Espero que se encuentre bien de salud. Realmente ese es mi deseo.

 Le escribo para saludarlo en esta celebración tan auspiciosa como es la trascendental aparición del Misericordioso Señor Goura Hari jaya! 

 Y le escribo tambien para agradecerle desde lo mas profundo de mi corazón el haberme dado iniciación en esta fecha tan auspiciosa. Ya han pasado 5 años llenos de realizaciones y enseñanzas y pruebas y desafíos...y seguimos aquí siempre intentando mejorar nuestra práctica de bhakti yoga, y mantenernos en asociación con los devotos y Srila Prabhupada. 

 Yo no sería Jahnava devi dasi si no es por su misericordia, así que le debo mi vida. 

El Señor Krsna es tan bondadoso que me ha dado, finalmente, el padre que nunca tuve, y me ha dado al mejor de todos los padres!! Tal es Su misericordia sin causa!

 Así que como siempre le digo Guru Maharaja gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias....eternamente...realmente lamento no saber apreciar mas este maravilloso regalo que me da, cada día, Srila Prabhupada. 

 Le pido perdón por las ofensas. Y claro, le pido bendiciones para seguir siempre bajo el refugio de los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada y su ejercito dorado. 

Intentando servir sinceramente,

Jahnava devi dasi, su sirvienta.

Haribolo!!

HpS - ASA -- Nos vemos en Santiago 28 Junio - 12 Julio??    Claro, tambien posible podemos organizar unos tele-conferencias de Santiago!    Pienso su esuferza para adelantar la mision de Senor Caitanya es bien agredecido por El y Los Acharyas. Claro, mucho mas para mejorar nuestra caracter y mejorar nuestra predika!  Haz algo super.

Haré krsna Gurudev acepte mis humildes reverencias .

Soy Rohini kumar Das reportandoce desde ciudad del este Paraguay . estoy acá ya 4 meses cocinando para el restaurante , esforzándome con el sadhana , rondas , lectura . tenemos buena asocaciacion y festival los días sábados en el templo aveces nos invitan a hacer kirtan en escuelas de yoga o eventos culturales .

Gurudev a todos los devotos acá les gustaría mucho que usted pueda visitarnos unos días  . usted podría dar quizás un seminario para los devotos , podemos organizar algo en la universidad , salir a Harinam. 

HpS - ASA - Ooof! Difícil este viaje. Ya tenemos Lima, Cochabamba (Hari-kripa), Santiago (Valparaíso) en el Calendario, pero no nos dé por vencido. ¿Estás en contacto con Maha-prabhu Das, muestra de arte?

Todas las glorias al movimiento de sankirtan de sri Caitanya Mahapraabhu y perdone mis ofensas amado Gurudev , me esfuerzo cada día por servirlo mejor . ojalá pueda visitarnos . 

Los pasajes los compramos desde cualquier punto si uted decide venir Gurudev.

Su eterno sirviente Rohini Kumar Das

HpS - Al minimo podemos conversar bien de tele-conference mientras estamos en Lima - Santiago.

HARE KRSNA GURUDEVA,

PAMHO,AGTSP!

I WAS SCARED ABOUT MANY THINGS BEFORE I STARTED TO WORK, BUT NOW I SEE RADHA AND KRSNA ARE HELPING ME

SO THAT I CAN COPE.

I WILL GET TO [two] DAYS OFF TO TRAVEL NEXT WEEK!

I WILL SERVE YOU PERSONALLY THEN! (I´LL DO MY BEST I MEAN)

SANANDA DD

HpS - ASA - http://www.vedabase.com/en/bg/12/6-7 always impressed us. We don't have to think too much about, "What we should be doing?". We just look at the postion that Krsna has arranged for us, chant HK/HR and do whatever service we can do there, then Krsna, QUICKLY, will give us intelligence how to improve our situation, service.
Can someone get a USA/Spain adapter for our computer plug?
We will post more suggestions about the visit!
 

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias, estamos reportandonos después de su visita a México, una vez mas muchas gracias por aceptar estar presente en la ceremonia de matrimonio nos sentimos muy afortunados y bendecidos....Amara Prabhu y yo estamos tratando de ponernos más serios respecto a la adoración de la deidad en casa y yo retome mi servicio en el pujari los sábados por la mañana en el templo, tratamos de que Lilavara escuché lo más posible el maha mantra.

HpS - ASA -- It is very nice to do service in the Temple. It gives nice contrast to see the standard in your house.

Hace ya una semana nos regalaron una Govardan Shila , y quiero pedirle permiso para adorarla, Amara Prabhu hablo con su maestro espiritual SS Guru Prasad Swami y el le autorizó adorarla, pero yo quiero saber que piensa Usted respecto a que yo lo haga de la misma manera, me siento sin ninguna cualif icación para hacerlo y no quiero hacer nada sin su autorización. 

Su aspirante a sirviente Saranagati Dasi

HpS - Adorar Govardhana Sila es muy serio. If the Sila is offended there can be great loss of money, debts, legal problems and death in the family. If you have clean character; nice rounds, strict principles, then it is very easy. It is like having a child in the family. You can't feed him when you want to. It is not a toy!    Ooof!  But is can also be very, very, very nice and natural if your character is good, if you are a lady and gentleman.

All Gloris to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Dandavat Pranam, Guruji Swami Maharaja!

HpS - ASA --  Sri Sri Sri Sri Manipuri Bhakta-vrnda, Ki Jai!!

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Shree Guruji's padmacharan that I had read Guruji's letter with asirbad and informed to all bhaktas and matagis. Now, I have to complete the reading of the book "Maya : The Divine energy of the Supreme" written by Bhakti Purusattam Swami. As Guruji already told me that Maya has two forms : Yoga -maya (Radharani) and Maha-maya (Druga). After reading this book I have some ideas of what is Material World and how we could cross this deep and vast material ocean. In every relegious books of ISKCON, it is clearly mentioned that Guru is the only means to relief from this material world. Under His guidance, we should surrender to Guruji and Krsna. According to our degree of surrendering and service to Krsna we can become a true or pure bhakta. It is the only means.

HpS - Lord Nityananda, Balarama, is the original Guru. all others are His representatives. Lord Jesus Christ did austerities for 40-days then the Devil came and personally tempted him into evil, bu he resisted, but he did not start his preaching. He traveled to where Saint John, the Baptist, (Diksa) was giving Diksa to many many people. When Jesus approached him for Diksa, John could see that he was Shakti-avesa avatar and told Jesus that he was not qualified to give him Diksa, that he, John, was not qualified to touch his shoes.
Jesus said, 'Yes, it is a fact, but so that everything is correct, it must be done.' So even Lord Jesus Christ accepted a Diksa guru.

I am answering Guruji's questions. My best time for chanting is after santhya prayer : after returning from office. In the morning after mangal arati at home, three rounds are compulsory. Guru bandana, Siksha Astakama, five sloka of Brahma Sanhita, All Slokas of NOI, the eight names of Gosvamis, eilght names of Mahantas, eight names of Sakhis, Manjaris, eight names of sevas, eight names of dress of a sanyasis, eight names of directions, eight names of Yoga.

I am going every Sunday at Thoubal Mandir not Imphal. Our team contributes one Sunday's prasadam of the bhaktas. Shortly we will start sankirtana before starting the normal programmes of the Ashram.

From time to time, please advice us to increase our spiritual knowledge.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das.

Further, I want to know Gurudeva,  how we can be a medium adhikari (bhakta) from a kaniska adhikari?  

Before this book I had read Shree Shree Premacandrka of Nartotam Thakur Pranit translated in to Manipur by S. Gouramani Sharma. In this book the three characters of Shri Lokanath Goswami, Shri Nivas Acharya and  Shyamananda Prabhu. The bhakti marga darshan of prabhu Narotam Das. This book is realy a book of  bhakti seva of Krsna. It is very helpful to me.

HpS - Yes, seems like very nice book!!!   You become Madhyama adhikari by doing the same thing that you do as a Kanistha adhikari, but with more purified senses, mind, heart. NOI Text 7 > NOI Text 8.   At second initiation we are just becoming Madhyama adhikari. Do you have regular Deity worship at home?  What schedule?  Details??