Letters to the editor

Hare krsna gurudev

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

All glories to you gurudev

Hare krsna

Dandavat pranam

Just yesterday I wrote to you how sad and lost I was feeling in ISKCON and today I had the good fortune of meeting H.G.Mukunda Dutta prabhu (head pujari Iskcon Vrindavan) and I opened my heart to him. He told me he will guide me and I wish to surrender to him as my siksha guru . He said he knows you. Can I accept siksha from him ?

He also suggested that I should get deities and start serving them then all my unnecessary thinking will be controlled and I will feel more connected to krsna . May I serve their Lordship in the deity form? I know I have so many mistakes but I will try my best . Do you think its advisable.

Today was prabhuji first deity worship class and I felt so much at peace . I couldn't stop myself from opening up to him.

Maharaj now I want to really do better in my sadhana. Please help me. please forgive all my offences and place me in your feet. Please tell Srila Prabhupada that I will try to become better. 

Please pray for me .

Thank you and sorry 

Rituraj krsna das

Vrindavan

HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna.    I will read your other letter and include responses to this one there also, but both requests seem very, very nice!

Todas las glorias a AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Todas las glorias a SS Hanumat Presak Swami

¡Acepte porfavor mis más humildes y respetuosas reverencias!

Hare Krsna Maharaj, mis reverencias ¿Cómo estuvo su vuelo a Houston? ¿Cómo está usted? Espero haya arribado sin demora.                                  Hace mucho tiempo que no escribo, disculpe mis ofensas, tiene más de un mes. El mes pasado su visita me dio mucha energía para poder hacer servicio desde el amanecer hasta el anochecer todos los días durante el viaje de los brahmacaris, gracias por sus bendiciones, mi cuerpo resintió mucho el cansancio enfermándose. Ahora estoy en la segunda semana de clases, me sieno feliz tomando Taller de ArtesVisuales I y Lenguaje Pensamiento II (Narración) no pude inscribirme porque deje pasar las fechas de inscipción ó la Deidad no me dejo pero soy oyente y espero entrar en las altas y bajas de la Universidad esta semana. Nada nuevo sólo cantando veintiun rondas esto antes de entrar a la Universidad. Haciendo tareas y atendiendo en la caja del restaurant de Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopal. Este último servicio me tiene angustiada nunca había trabajado y estudiado al mismo tiempo. Estoy cansada (no recibo dinero), aprovecho para distribuir de uno a cinco libros algunos días de la semana.

Al asrama llegaron dos bhaktines más soy la mayor en tiempo ¿cómo puedo hacer para que todo marche adecuadamente? ¿es mi responsabilidad?Hoy recibí de Prabhu Jayadev Hari tres hojas con preguntas para el exámen de la primera iniciación.  

Quiero ir al Congreso de Arte y Psicología en 2018 y visitar India, son mis dos metas a largo plazo.

Porfavor siga sus dietas y lo espero en cuatro meses por acá en México.

Jaya Rama!

Su más insignificante aspirante a sirviente Bhaktin Diana Karla.

HpS - Muchas gracias. El vuelo de Mejico era facil, pero despues inmediatamente, clases de Bhakti-vaibhava, todo!!!   Basicamente 34-horas sin "acostarse a dormir" (?), lying down to sleep, pero consciencia claro.
Sus actividades aparecen muy fuerte tambien. Quien es su autoridad en Sankirtan, Templo?   2018 es Arte y lo Sagrado.     Sankirtan, Sankirtan, Sankirtan. Base es Srimad Bhagavatam (Libro KRSNA (Luz de la Bhagavatam)))))>
Como estan los demas devotos?

En la Ashrama, solamente viva y predica naturalmente, espontaneamente.

   Todas Las Glorias a Sri Sri Goura Nitay!!!

Todas Las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Todas Las Glorias sean a Usted!!!

   Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, muchas gracias por su respuesta. Soy Dhanistha devi dasi de Santiago, Chile.

Antes cuando Abhay estaba más pequeño me costaba organizarme y estaba cantando entre 6 y 12 rondas, ahora último 16 rondas. Abhay tiene 1 año 9 meses. Espero, por Su misericordia, ir reintegrandome a algún servicio en el Templo y tener más asociación de los devotos.

   Su aspirante a sirvienta,

   Dhanistha devi dasi

HpS - Hare Krsna.  So nice to hear from you. No, pictures of you and Abbhaya et al??
First priority, always meditate on Krsna, "smartavayam satatam visnur ...". Best way, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna katha.

Formally Japa.

If 16-rounds are our priority then every thing else will follow naturally. Of course, sometimes we don't have time to eat or sleep because of other service, so then we may also not be able to chant 16-rounds, but...  keep track of your debt.

Make them up.

Chanting old rounds is like honoring old Prasadam. Very nice!

Pictures, daily activities?

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

ASA - Apple, peach, apricot feet.

    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!

    Gurudev, Thank you so much.

    After 3 month of backup seva (service) finally, yesterday (on August 11, 2016), i
    have involved for 'Utsav deity sayan' seva, was sooo happy and thankful to you
    while entering the altar.

HpS - Haaaare!!!   So, nice.  Just like going to Vrndavana for a few days..

   Now, I have three below seva in deity department:
    1. Syan dressing seva of 'Utsav deity' on Friday evening.
    2. Raj Bhog seva on Saturday noon.
    3. Backup seva on Sunday evening.

   Then slowly will get chance to move for other deity worship seva.

   Now you could edit the disciple list with my second initiation details, if you feel so.

HpS - Awwwk!   We didn't do it.  What was the exact date we gave you Second Initiation.

   Continuing with BG now a days - two classes.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - ASA --- How is your preaching at work???   It may be slow but it can also be very profound. Are you thinking of going directly into Sannyasa life, no Grhastha life.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

Its complicated, but due to XXX [the enthusiasm of the senior devotees here], I have had to postpone my initiation. It appears as though Srila Prabhupada's appearance day (26/08 Aust. time) will be the most auspicious and probable date for the initiation.

I beg your blessings in this regard.

Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this communique.

Your servant,

Jay.

HpS - ASA --  Jaya!  Jaya!   Jaya!      Yes, we were wondering what had happened, but this letter is pretty fast news. Yes again, Srila Prabhupada's appearance day would be a very asupicious day to take initiation. You can always remember it and take a look each year on that date how your service is growing!

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

I have heard you've been doing quite a bit of traveling. Is it true that you will be reducing your travel before long and staying in India?

It's been very busy around here with Rathayatra going on, so it's been difficult for me to really do much else. Then, I was maybe a little too excited to get back to normal over here and I woke up with a killer toothache. I couldn't eat or sleep and I've been going all over town trying to sort it out and just this morning someone finally yanked out my wisdom tooth. I feel a little more wise now about this material world. Maybe next time I won't neglect to write Lord Jagannath a get well card.

ASA - We are all sinners in the hands of an angry God!

About your proposal I would be thrilled and honored to contribute to your project. I actually went through art therapy for about a year with one psychologist who studied Carl Jung, it really changed my life because I could tell she really cared about me. She told me nothing could help unless I found spiritual meaning in life. At the end of our time together she told me "I don't usually say this to patients but actually there's nothing wrong with you. It's everybody else that's crazy." Then she retired and went back to teaching art to kids.

ASA - Wow!!

Maybe we can discuss the details of my involvement when I come in the fall. In the meantime, there's a great opportunity to get the community in LA fired up for preaching and cultivation projects.

There is one group trying to bring the Gurukulis together, there's another group interested in art, another group restarted a weekly meeting for young people, there's a few interested in doing home programs or Bhakti Vrksha and there's one new sannyasi (H.H. B.R. Sagara Maharaj) who has ambitious plans for a huge interfaith festival here. So I'm involved in all of these things on some level, so I'm trying to organize some kind of grassroots co-op to bring all these devotees together so that we have a team in place to collate all these different kinds of outreach. So far local management seems agreeable so long as we don't make extra work for them.

Right now I'm trying to be as productive as possible while working over the phone to curate this group exhibition I have planned on the east coast in November. I'm going to try selling art in a few flea markets to buy time and make money until I can get in with local galleries. The temple is making me a great offer on a fully outfitted sankirtan van they're not using so I want to buy it ASAP and use it as my urban cottage on wheels. That will be of great use for transporting work, engaging in different areas etc etc etc. I'm just going to stay here, but it will be great to have my own space so I can put all my time and energy into making some real progress on these projects.

If you could pass along any more info about your project I would be excited to see it. Hare Krishna!

your servant,

Ekāśma Dās

HpS - We are always doing updates in the DTC and other notes. Look at the DTC today with something just for you!!