Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear guru maharaj

Please accept my dandavat pranams, All glories to Srila prabhupad

Baby Sphurana is 6 months old, My chanting suffered a bit after she was born, but now I am catching up. I still have 53*16 rounds + 11 rounds pending from last 6 months. It was just overwhelming experience for us. I am trying to getting up in the morning, but something always comes up which disrupts the mornings. Most of the times, I complete my rounds in evening. I make time to help out at Kalachandjis dham kitchen on Sundays  most of days. I have started Bagavatham again from Canto 1 chapter 1 for studying the first two cantos.  We just went to India and came back this week and totally tired with jetlag and diarhea which I have been having for last couple of months due to lack of sleep and stress.  

I have started distributing Srila Rupagoswamis Nectar of instruction and preaching within my cousins and close friends circle. I have not had much success but I am getting happiness in doing it, as I am following something you like.

I wish i could visit you at Houston temple, Maharaj, I am also missing your phone#. Can you please let me know your phone#, so that I can call you.

your servant

Nilachala Chandra Das

HpS - 209 505-3219,    Thank you for the news. We have the same challenges, and the only thing I can suggest is always push ofr the priorities. There is nothing we can better for our family, nation, God, religion, than chant 16-enthusiastic rounds daily. Keep squeezing to experience this at a very deep practical level, and then your intelligence will guide your mind.

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri Gaura Nitay

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada y Todas Las Glorias A Usted!

Querido Maharaja espero se encuentre bien, gracias por responder mi carta.

Estamos en Campina Grande volvimos ayer de sankirtan y no bueno FUE. Las Personas hijo dificiles uno con Cada Una modalidad diferente, y Llega Un momento Que es complicado Seguir con La Misma Mentalidad y Seguir pensando Que Todo es para Krishna. Tal Vez mar mi Falta de fe en Krishna, no lo se. 

Su servidora Maria Bernarda

HpS - ASA -- Sankirtan es la mas gran sacrificio que exista. Es arte de Vraja Dhama, entonces no esperamos que vamos a ser expertos en 10-minutos, pero podemos ser expertos neofitos!

Sea puro por progama de la manyana, y busca las personas inocentes quienes Krsna envia a vd, y ellos tiene que ser un poco paciente oir que es esta mundo material!    bOnGGG!      Sankirtan.

Todas las glorias a sri sri Gaura Nitay 

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada y todas las glorias a usted !!!!

Querido Maharaja como se encuentra? Hoy pense mucho en usted <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />...

Le cuento que mañana tenemos examen del Bhagavad gita, asi que ando un poco en la pasion con mucha ansiedad. 

Here krishna !

Su servidora Maria Bernarda.

HpS - ASA --  Hare Krsna!  BG era recibida en un atmosfero de un poco en la pasion tambien, no?  Hay otro carta de Vd. Vamos a ver!!!

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

All Glories to you

All Glories to devotees.

Please Accept my humble obeisances to your holy lotus feet.
HpS - ASA -- Semi-demi-holy feet. Probably less holy than yours.

Dear Gurudev i'm writing because tomorrow i will get married with Nitai Gaurananda, and I want to ask to your Blessings for our joining.(attached a photo to know him)

Please bless us to be always engage in Krishna Conciousness, serving Srila Prabhuapda's lotus feet.

Thanks for your causeless mercy.

your disciple, who want to be humble and always want to improve.

Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi.

ASA - Wow!  This is URGENT news. Hope the wedding really touches your hearts!  Hope all the families of both side, biological and theological will be there. He is a lucky fellow.

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

I read your latest DTC and am concerned over your health and praying fervently that Krishna keeps your body (and mind) running smoothly for His work. You are such an amazing inspiration and example always. Supersoul speaks through you directly.

I went to a vegetarian festival down in Richmond this weekend and we sold over 700 books and meditation kits. We were selling Yogi Dogs (vegan Prasad hot dogs) and it went great.

HpS   -  Ahaaa . Dog Eaters for Krsna!

Lines all through the day. Everybody got a meditation kit with Prabhupads books and beads who purchased a hot dog. 

I just took my GRE a few days ago and it went well (the proctor saw car keys in my hands during the break and assumed I was up to something) so she made a note*. By note, if the testing company thinks I cheated, they will hold my scores and I would have to re-take the test (after 3 months of studying for it). I’m hoping it doesn’t affect the release of my scores. The ‘education’ system here is extremely frustrating.

Besides that, I am also in the process of buying a home (to help out my mother). It’s stressful but it is for Krishna and parents (first gurus right?). This isn’t something I thought I’d do a year after graduating college but I am letting Supersoul guide me. It will be utilized in the service of devotees. 

 Please send blessings that I may be of service to you and Srila Prabhupad and keep Krishna in the center always.  Maybe a prayer that I can gain control over my emotions and mind. 

Personally, I have moments where I get mad ---not at Krishna, but just in general and that tends to spill into other parts of my service. How do I keep calm and gain better control over my actions?

HpS - NOI 1. Anger comes from frustrated desires.   What is it that you want that is not happening and that is making you angry?   Is it good anger?

I look forward to hearing from and wish you the very best in South America. Can’t wait for you to be back!

Jai Nitai-Gauranga!

Your attempting to be servant,

Sarita

HpS - Sounds good!    Why does Krsna make you look bad in your GRE test?  Hmmm????   Thank you so, so, so much for your efforts and austerities. In our opinion you are the top 5% of people on the planet in terms of personal sacrifice for others.

All Gloritis to A.C. Prabhupada Maharana and Sripada Maharaja

Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Dandavat Pranam

Thank You so much for Guruji's reply and advice me from time to time. Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji's pdmacharan that the matters written in the previous letter is about personal sakhi & Manjari. In which direction (the eight gates of Vrndavan) and under whose sakhi’s guidance (the 8 sakhis) and what will be the duties?

            I had read the 7^th sloka of NOI and the 4.10 BG but it does not related directly with my questions. In the mean time I had discussed with prabhu Partha Sarthi Das in his house and discussed about the metter. He suggested me that such rear matters are discussed mainly in the book “Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu written by Rupa Gosvami in Sanskrit”. We need to read the book in English Translation not Prabhupada’s Nectar of Devotion. I will try to collect the book in English translation at the earliest then it will help me in future

            Again in some local books, the names of the eight Manjaris are not same and their doors and direction also not same. What will be the real names, directions, and their respective duties for Krsna?

HpS - Yes, there are details of all aspects of devotional service in Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. Srila Prabhupada's Nectar of Devotion is a translation of practically speaking every verse of the BRS.   Then Danurdhara Swami has a book, "Waves of Devotion" which helps very, very much to make "Nectar of Devotion" very clear.

In Text Eight of NOI it gives the general details. Basically we have to become expert at Sadhana Bhakti first, then Bhava bhakti, then in Prema Bhakti we will understand our Siddha svarupa in Goloka. This is not a light thing. Until we ar following the four regulative principles of ISKCON very strictly for many years and chanting at least 16-very enthusiastic rounds for at least six years we can't even begin to understand these things.

It will be Fairy Tales for the most part.

How is your Sadhana Bhakti? Have ready and understood Srimad Bhagavatam completely?  Caitanya caritamrta?  Many people give the "Names of our Sakhis" etc very cheaply, but this Gopi bhava is something very, very elevated. Even Narada Muni has hard time to really understand it.

            This time, the programme of Saturday Sankirtana is performed in better way. I hope, gradually the number alos will automatically increase.

            I will see, Guruji Maharaja’s time table in the near future.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Just finished these very intense programs in Peru and Houston and looks like we will go to India in February of 2017 for sure and leave our body Novemer 2024.