Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna.

We found a website with Srila Prabhupada's letters. Then we found our initiation letter:

Letter to: Bhakta dasa
—
Bombay
24 November, 1974

74-11-24

San Francisco

My Dear Bhakta dasa:

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 10, 1974 with enclosed photographs of the Hare Krishna Restaurant. It is very nice. I had been there to Stanford University. So you can get Mr. Malkani in New York to help you in the restaurant. He went there to start a restaurant, but now he is cooking in the New York temple, so you arrange for him to help you. Are books being sold also in the restaurant?

Regarding the Ratha Yatra Festival, keep it always gorgeously alive, but do not change the principle. The principle should go on as usual. Yes, it is all right to make something in the park as you have suggested. Why you want to change the wheels? This is unnecessary. Don't do this. Keep the old system strong, and if necessary repair it. Don't change from this to that. That is your American disease. This is very serious that you always want to change everything. Spoked wheels will never be as strong and hard as the old way. Never do this. Neither there should be any separate float as you have suggested for me.

Regarding having the crowds come forward to touch Lord Jagannatha's feet, that will also be impossible to manage. So for the time being this program may not be taken.

Regarding the devotees you have recommended, I am pleased to accept them as my disciples and their names are as follows: Marilyn—Manini devi; Jamie—Janjapukandhi devi; Carol Hansen—Kelilalita devi; Carol Tungate—Kalpalatika devi; Huber—Hanumatpresaka dasa; Steve—Satkrta dasa; Lou—Lankesa das; Kirk—Kalanidhi dasa. Also I accept the following as twice born initiated brahmanas: Vatsala dasa; Sasikhala devi; and Vaisesikha dasa. The sanctified threads and the mantra sheets are enclosed. Hold a fire sacrifice, and the gayatri mantra should be heard through the right ear from my tape recording. I am glad to see that you are taking these initiations seriously.

I hope this meets you in good health.

Your ever well wisher
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

ACBS/bs

According to G-cal, 24 November 1974, was Dasami, the day before the disappearance of Gaura-kishora Das Babaji, during Kartika. Interesting.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

I thought I best update you as to what is happening in my world.

I am now working with Adi Kesava Prabhu (the same Swissman from Chile) three days a week at Food for Life in Brisbane whilst looking for legal work part-time (there may be a development in that department there soon also).

We are also now doing a 'loft' style program there on Friday evenings at 18:00. You may be familiar with the location (Food for Life, 226 Brinswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane). Its a simple program which we inaugerated last Friday 18 November with five visitors, consisting of kirtan, class and prasadam. We will try to get some sannyasis there soon :)

I find it a little much to stay in Brisbane the entire week so I simply commute back to Murwillumbah ISKCON on the weekend for recuperation. 

Otherwise everything is copasetic.

I am looking forward to getting married, I just work out who the bride is going to be :P

HpS - Has she also worked out that you will be the husband?

I very much would like to make it to Mayapur for your sanga but have serious financial commitments with my occupation. Perhaps Krishna will allow anyway.

Your servant,

Janardan-hari das.

HpS - Thank you for the news, thank you for the news, thank you for the news.      So nice to hear from you. Sounds like you are in the totally correct path, it is just a matter of picking ups speed.  See how high your can reach in the nation with your Kirtan. Please offer our respects to Adi-kesava Das. It has been TOO long since we had any contact with him.  We wait for more news!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada 

Porfavor asepte nuestras humildes reverencias querido y recordado gurudeva. 

Lamentamos no haber tenido mejor comunicación sobre el nacimiento de nuestro segundo hijo, pasamos complicaciones de salud pero agradesemos su infinita misericordia para con nosotros y bendecir al nuevo integrante de la familia con un nombre para el. 

el bebe es niño,  nacio el jueves 24 Noviembre a la hora 11:34am, gracias a la infinita misericordia de krishna el bebé esta muy bien de salud pedimos sus bendiciones para poder guiar a esta alma que krishna nos dio en cuidado hacia conciencia de krishna <img alt="ángel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="ángel" width="23" />  nuestro pequeño Jay Govinda parece gustarle la idea de su nuevo hermano muy cariñoso, Jay esta muy bien ya tiene 1 año 11 meses un niño con mucha energia  y prabhu Gadadhara muy feliz él empezara la maraton de Sankirtan y tambien humildemente le pedimos sus bendiciones para el poder conectar mas almas con krishna el es una fuente de inspiración para nosotros en nuestra vida deseamos tener una pronta recuperación para poder presenciar su visita a CDMX  a finales de año gracias por la infinita misericordia <img alt="ángel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="ángel" width="23" />

porfavor perdone nuestras faltas y ofensas 

su insignifacante aspirante a sirvienta Ananda maya devi dasi.

HpS - Oooof!   Muchas gracias. Mama!     Realmente hablamos con astrologo y el puede discriminar el primero letre para el nombre. Pero no tener esta facilidad, Jiva-krsna-das es lo que aparece en nuestra mente.  Esperamos ver el nuevo Sankirtanero en una mes en DF pero no molesta si es demasiado esfuerza! 

Hare krishna querido Guru Maharaja

Por  favor acepte mis más humildes y respetuosas reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Me encuentro en  Ciudad del  Este, Paraguay viviendo en el templo de ISKCON hace tres meses, por sugerencia de Prabhu Deva Deva das, candidato a Sannyasa, quien también se encuentra aquí y ha  realizado un excelente programa de predica en la  Universidad Latinoamericana UNILA, entonces yo aquí estoy haciendo servicio de sankirtan y pujari, manteniendo sadhana diariamente muy  bien y apoyando el programa de predica . le pido entonces sus  bendiciones para permanecer un tiempo más aquí apoyando a los devotos en este  programa  .

Por favor reciba nuevamente mis más  humildes y respetuosas  reverencias

Siempre refugiado a sus pies de loto .

Vijaya govinda das

HpS - Muy bien oir de Vd. Nuestras reverencias al Deva Deva Das y todos.  Eso es el Templo de Jagajivana Das?  Aparece muy bien su programa. Si esta quedando mas tiempo por aca aparece muy bueno.  Una reportajes de lo que pasa. Universidad. Todo.  Vamos a Brazil medio de Abril.

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja, Sripada Maharaja and A.C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada

Radha Krsna, Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Brnda, Ki Jay

Dandabat Pranam,

HpS - The same to you!

Guruji Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisanses unto Guruji's padamacharan that now in Manipur specially in Thoubal it is the time of harbesting we we could not arrange a meeting for the last two Sundays but shortly we will decide the tentative programme of Thoubal. As we did not joint the day to day Mandir activities for the last two years we could not decide all programme.

 x x x [Several of the leaders of the Thoubal Mandir are not initiated in ISKCON standard and not following four principles. What to do?]

Shortly, Prabhu Bonomaly, Haridasa Prabhu along with our initiated bhaktas will sit and chalk out the possible programme of Guruji. We want fully concentrate on group discussion, prabachan, do's and don'ts of an initiated bhaktas, how to increase the way of bhakti with Radha Krsna, reading materails, how to make sadhu sangha and lastly the process of Sadhak and Sidhok. Guruji please suggest me about the programme.

Yours fallen Servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - ASA --  We still have to sort out the exact tickets and dates of travel. I think we have them all.  Yes, if you can sit with Vanamali Das and Hari Das and fix a program that is to your liking that is fine with us. I don't know the details of the community in Thoubal. It sounds like it is not at all under ISKCON Manipur authority.  If that is the case then is there nice contact for instruction from Imphal?    Again, you can have regular programs in your home and report to us. We can even connect by Skype sometimes as possible.

The book we can use for the programs in Imphal and Thoubal is Nectar of Instruction. You have many copies available in Manipuri language?

Thank you so much for your association and efforts.

Awaiting your answer.

Respected Guru Maharaj

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

I am now in Sriganganagar, here in Internet cafe.  I read most of the stuff on monkeywarrior page, jaya.

I attended Silky's wedding ceremony, it went very well, as you had given your blessings in the beginning when I informed you that I am going for wedding. Children are happy.  Now, I go to Fazilka tomorrow to see big Hanumaan temple and to Ludhiana and then to Vrindavan from 24th Nov to 27th, and then, we fly back to Brisbane. While coming to India, on the way, I visited Kualalumpur temple and we are going to do the same thing on the way back.  I also met with our new god-brother Janardan Hari Das from New Govardhan while I was in Brisbane.

HpS - Jaya!   We remember Silky when she was three feet tall.    Our respects to everyone in your travels.   You say, "We", is A.Priya Devi Dasi et al with you?

While in Brisbane, we did some program in someone's house and 20 copies of Gita were distributed

Everything is going on Ok, 16 rounds done. Please bless us that we take full spiritual benefit of staying in holy dham Vrindavan and do not commit any offense there, thanks a lot.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - and are you going to take to Vanaprastha and then Sannyasa life?