Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad! All glories, all glories to you!

I have not heard of how John Robbin’s father left his body? Was it as ironic as his uncle Burt Baskins? I see he went to Berkeley --did you ever correspond with John Robbins?

HpS - No, Jara Mara Hari Das told me. John Robbin's father was angry for him because of his books etc, but at the end he was dying of cancer and on heavy morphine. He would come to consciousness, suffer, go out...  John was with him and his father told him, I was angry with you but I never stopped loving you and I was actually proud how you had done something with your life you believed in.

Then he would moan, "So much pain", take the morphine and go out. This went on some time and after he said, :So much pain", John said, "Yes, but also so much love!" and his father smiled and left.

Something like that, only better.

I have taken the disciple course Maharaj and have the certificate as well (will post below). Bhaktivedanta School of Prema Bhakti sounds like a compilation of all the ivy leagues on every planet in every universe! *phew, I pray  I don’t fail.

Please keep me engaged and close to your lotus feet as possible. Need your blessings to even think about this next major milestone.

Your humble servant,

Sarita 

HpS - O.K!   Got the letter. Where can you find a priest and a fire and as many devotees as possible? Sunday Feast!!!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada! !!

Todas las Glorias a Usted!!

HpS - Hmmm, by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada!  (Lots of mercy!)

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte mis reverencias no respondí antes a la carta anterior porque usted ha estado muy ocupado pero he aquí mi reporte:

Estamos cantando nuestras rondas y siguiendo 4 principios y adorando nuestras deidades en casa, ahora con la responsabilidad de una pequeña jiva a la cual le dimos el nombre de Lila-vara DD deacuerdo a su día de nacimiento, esperamos poder ser buenos padres y guiarla para que se convierta en devota de Krishna.

Estaré tratando de conectarme a la clase de SB los sábados, muchas gracias por darnos tanta miscericordia e inspiración, estoy orando a Krishna para que nos permita tenerlo de visita en México muy pronto.

Su aspirante a sirviente Saranagati dasi

HpS - Hare Krsna!   Muy bien. Como esta su esposo? Vendiendo boletos para vaijes a Mars???  Muy buena salud para su Bebe, Kirtan, Krsna constante para ella!

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Hanumatpresaka Swami!

Thank you for your reply to my letter, and even though the youngest is also a daughter, she might become an acharya nonetheless. Perhaps by the time she is coming of age, ISKCON even has decided on whether women are qualified to take up such roles. Not that she cannot be one without official recognition, but that's another thing. Please see the photo attachment. It's safe to look at, there are no ugly persons in it.

HpS - Well, I don't know if anybody every officially recongnized Alexander as the Greatest General who every lived, but he got a lot of smaller rewards. Jahnava was an Acharya.

What is new is that basically what i'm recognizing is that my personality in the world is going through great transformations and growth. I might not feel that i'm getting 'very spiritual', but i'm catching up on many psychological developments, and i believe it is al by the mercy of yourself, the devotees, the Holy Name and the wonderful Divine Couple. Being a parent and a devotee is changing my perspective on what's important for me, being the girls rolemodel, and i wish i could spend more time with you to share thoughts on this service and receive your advice and corrections so that i can adjust mindsets where necessary. (By the way, its 130 cars and up to 300 rides in peak hours, not 300 cars. Silly me. But, i was happy to notice i felt more at ease in your presence.) I got inspired by reading in Yamuna's book that Srila Prabhupada said that it is better to make one other person (or even two) a devotee than so called many. I now apply that to my life in being a parent.

HpS - Or even at work. Gradually making friends. Being a good friend.

Yes i'm going to find a new job now that we are in a new place, and i hope i can think of Krishna always and never forget Him, in whatever work it is.

Thank you very much for all you put yourself through to be there for us.

Your servant,
Raghava Pandita dasa
 

HpS - Hare Krsna!   How is your local "church"???  Send an interesting article (with the confidential juice) about My Local ISKCON Temple.

Thank you all again for all the help in our trip!!!!

<var>All glories to sri sri gaura nitai</var>

<var>tlgsp, and Gurudeva accept my obeisances.</var>

<var>How are you?</var>

<var>HpS - A little cold. It is May, but still cold when there are clouds. Also a little allergy from the Spring. Also packing to go to Boise, Idaho for the next ten days.</var>

<var>Gurudeva happens when the person enters into fanaticism ?</var>

<var>that is failing?</var>

<var>HpS - I guess fanatacism would be blind faith. That is because of many reasons. I want to use my religion for political purposes so I push it without knowledge, just the ritual or something. Could be different motives, no?</var>

thanks a lot! your servant "potato" ter kadamba devi dasi.

HpS - Hare Krsna!!! Engage the whole universe in Krsna's plans!

Hare Krishna GuruMaharaj! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please accept my humble obeisances.

Thanks for coming,  your association was very inspiring for all of us. We continue in Madrid now I’m studying the Upadesamrita and the Nectar of Devotion. I read these books before but I didn’t spend some time in study, for me the Nectar of Devotion it’s incredible. In the first part Srila Prabhupada achieve to do an amazing theological definitions of the different levels of the Bhakti Yoga. Its funny cause some nights ago I dreamed with the six Goswamis, they were in one room reading some texts in sanscrit. I was out of the room and in one moment I said something to other person and somebody from the room close the door because we were disturbing them. I felt very worry because I incommoded them but after some moments, they open again the door. I don’t know why but the last nights I have a lot of oneiric activity… many strong dreams with friends, devotees, bhutas. Some of them not very nice for example I remember one of them where I was with one spiritual brother and this devotee was talking very bad things from you.

Now many devotees are going to visit the temple in the next days, for example today arrive Yadunandana Swami and Patita Pavana Prabhu from Canary Islands, in one week Dhanesvara Prabhu will come and in a few weeks Harichakra Prabhu will return from India and his plans is to live in Madrid temple.

The service in the temple is ok I continue with the pujari and Kirtan Rasa and his wife are doing an amazing service with the lunch program. I feel that I have a lot of fortune to have their association.

One of the personals purposes that I’m trying to improve is to be more conscious of the time and try to spend in the right way, I realized that if I don’t try to focus in the important things my mind will spend my energies in many stupid things.

The last summer I was in Malaga temple learning puja with the head pujari of the temple, the experience was nice, but the devotee many times was very busy and he dint have enough time. Now I have the opportunity of going some months to study in the Mayapur academy and pass the course of worship (4 months) also I would like to take class of mridanga, the authorities of the temple think that it’s a good idea and they say me that the temple can support the trip. The idea is to return after the courses, share the knowledges and continue with the service in Madrid. Gurudeva what do you think? Is it a good idea?

HpS - To go to India just to learn Mrdanga??  Seems you could learn enough from devotees in Spain, no??

Also from some months ago, I am part of the formal authorities of the temple; this service is very dangerous… Some advice for survive?

HpS - Put personal, vaisnava,  relations before administrative relations. It has worked for us in practical experience also.

4 regs ok

16 Rounds ok

3 Gayatris ok

Thanks for your instructions and your time.

Your servant Mantri Rama Das.

Photo of Lignum Crucis, maybe you remember that i said you that i went to pilgrim to a place where the catholic church have the biggest piece of the world from the cross of Jesus, people start to pilgrim  around 1500. The name of the place is Santo Toribio de Liebana. The scientics said that the wood is more than 2000 years and its from the same kind of wood that they use in Jerusalem to crucify the people.

HpS - Thank you so much for your letter and your news. Don't get trapped in just the external features of Bhakti-yoga. Chant and act with as much love as you can. Understand the logic of Krsna consciousness so that you can concentrate well on the Mantra.

Learn the word by word meaning of the Gurvastak.

Are there regular classes, reading every morning??

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Por favor reciba mis reverencias querido Gurudeva.

Han pasado muchas cosas desde la ultima vez que lo vi en Houston Gurudeva, tengo tanto que informarle. Comenzare con decirle que después de la platica que tuvimos con usted, prabhu Vidagdha y yo estamos a la espera de saber que pasara con el asunto del restaurante en Hosuton. Aún no sabemos si será posible que puedan contratar a prabhu Vidagdha. El presidente del templo de Houston nos pidió una carta de recomendación por parte de SS Guru Prasada Swami, y una de usted solo para tenerla como referencia me imagino. Su santidad Guru Prasad Swami, ya esta enterado de los pormenores. Aún estamos a la espera, que las autoridades correspondientes tomen la desición.

HpS - Hare Krsna!   Quiere una carta de nosotros???

Mientras tanto, continuamos con nuestros proyectos personales y nuestros servicios en templo.

Con respecto al programa dominical (ASA KIDS), como le mencione me encontraba un tanto desanimada al respecto, pero me he encontrado con la sorpresa de que cada día más devotos y familias, se están uniendo al respecto. Eso me da mucha tranquilidad, y ya no siento tanto la presión con la que estaba realizando ese servicio. Me siento muy apoyada y confiada, en que seguiremos adelante con los proyectos infantiles. Le pido me disculpe mi falta de responsabilidad, pero en ese momento era para mi necesario hacer una pausa, y retomar mi servicio con más entusiasmo y entrega. A finales de este mes, iniciaremos con las clases dominicales, y la idea es entrenar a un grupo de devotas jovénes que se han unido para dar talleres de pintura, barro, etc, a los niños.

HpS - Plan de Minstry of Education es presentar un curriculum super para todo el mundo, si quiere, para escuela dominical, Janmastami est ano, y metodo de entrenamiento de profesor para dominical escuela con esta curriculum en 2017~

Tratando de aterrizar un mejor servicio de mi parte para ISKCON, decidí estudiar una Licenciatura en Pedagogía online,

HPS - Jaya!

...yo tome en cosideración los consejos que usted me dio al respecto, de hacer una investigación de contenidos, fuentes, etc... Madre Lalita Gopi y una devota profesora de primaria en México, me ha orientado al respecto; y he recibido un gran apoyo por parte de ellas. Por supuesto tengo el apoyo de prabhu Vidadgha, que fue quién más me motivo a tomar la desición. No pude antes darle la noticia porque usted se encontraba en India, así que tuvimos que tomar la desición mi esposo y yo, sin poder consultar con usted, le pido disculpas por eso Gurudeva.

HPS - Esta bien!   Buen consejo.

Mi deseo es poder prepararme profesionalmente, y contribuir más eficazmente en los proyectos infantiles en ISKCON. Me he dado cuenta, que me desarrollo bien en áreas dondé tenga que realizar trabajo de organización y unificación de familias, para cumplir própositos educativos en la comunidad infantil. Solo que me hace falta mucha técnica, y me he encontrado con muchos errores en la práctica. Espero poder tomar lo mejor de la enseñanza ácademica, y llevarlo a la práctica conciente de Krishna  en los proyectos de educación en ISKCON. 

Le agradezco mucho su tiempo y quiero que sepa que extraño mucho su asociación en vapu, extraño verlo por las mañanas en el inmenso templo de Houston. Espero verlo muy pronto Gurudeva. Mi hijo Mukunda le manda saludos, el lo recuerda con mucho cariño.

Su sirviente Gopi Radha DD.

HPS - Jaya Mukunda!   Tenemos horrible dolor de estomago hoy dia.   Posible vamos a morir de cancer en unos dias.  Ha!  Ha!  Hare!    Posible Mukunda antes, y Vd antes.

Proxima vida como esta vida.

Ya vamos a clase de Hawaii on line.  10.51AM aqui. clase a las 11.00am.  Somos presentadoros.

Muy bien su esfuerza. Krsna esta completamente en control de su situacion.

Necisita carta de nosotros???