Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,

Please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Post Nrsinghadeva Appearance Day note.

HpS - ASA - Grrrrr!

Taking a moment from my self-impelled feverous schedule to share and reflect some new realizations in an old and ignorant body. Guess that’s the wonderful thing about Krishna consciousness, if we actually accept the practice there are constant levels of self-realization. The downside is that sometimes we don’t want to know our own shortcomings, about where I’m at right now.

HpS -  Ha! Ha!   Hare!    Aren't there a whole line of people ready to tell you your faults?

The convenience of Temple Darshan and association is a blessing, and then of course there is the “curse’.  Extra seva with Jiva Goswami at the “Cult” and again maintaining sadhana has become a balancing act for me. The morning program is still a priority though adjustments have to be made in getting japa in with daily activities. More on-line Darshan and mini-Mangals at home seems to be working for now. Missing personal interaction at Temple Mangal’s yet japa is getting consistent. In fact regulating Mandhir moments has helped keep seva in order, sometimes every bodies nuance is thrown on my plate when it comes to service and now I’m starting to prioritize. Of course volunteering to reframe the ceiling, convert it to floor space and repair the drywall at the Cult was a bit overdoing it (adds 3,000 square feet of inventory space) ... se la vie!
 

ASA - "A bit"? !    !         We thought we were the biggest stupid asses in the world but now we feel humbled! <img alt="cheeky" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tongue_smile.png" title="cheeky" width="23" />
 

Don’t recall mentioning to you about my new technique for japa. With the bezerk-brain I’ve got, my appendages don’t always work with it. Basically, I can be chanting japa and if there’s a half a second lull in my Mantra my hand will fling the beads into the bag thus losing count…frustrating. So, now I’ve been placing the mala on a clean table and chanting and watching my hands at the same time, been working well for a couple of months now though new realizations have surfaced. At first the new system kept the mind entertained and lively (actually had some good 8 minute rounds) then as time has gone on I slip into old habits and drag the pace down but at least I’m not losing track of count, so the system seems to work, just have to perfect the practioner.

HpS - Every bead is different. Krsna grouped them into 4-groups of 25 and eight special groups. See Them.

As I mentioned, “old habits”, of course can be good ones, it seems the bad ones are all that we recognize. On the new realization it is actually a bad habit that surfaced on its own… subtle lethargy. It is one thing to fall “asleep at the wheel” (or worse, at the mala!), it’s another to zone out completely. At first I thought maybe it was a state of meditation or calming of the brain. When 20 minutes fly by and I have no idea it happened, it becomes a detriment. Great, another problem to content with while waiting to perfect death. Actually, what is the difficulty? Ignorance is always around, in fact now I know there is a problem it’s easier to work on.

This is what is great about the potency of God, He will assist if you’re sincerely trying, hope that Lord Nrsingha will keep ripping out my anartha’s known and unknown, now if I will allow Him is the real difficulty on my part, time to surrender even more.

Appreciate your valuable time, All glories to your service,

Your servant in training,
caitanya caritamrta das anu das

PS: A video clip from a production Vatsala did with us. My first speaking part ( had 5 lines,,,and forgot one…ugh)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS1Vz_Ta9c8

HpS we will watch it.   We are amzed you got this blue color and highlight effect. When you die probably nothing will change. It will all go on just like it is now. Tack down the problems and solve them one by one, but don't forget to work on the big problems first.

Have you read our "Japa-Joe" book in the ASA Archives?

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Hare Krishma Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances!

i hope you are fine!

16 rounds, four principles, FMP has been really helpful for me,

sorry for not writing for so long, now everything its ok whit my family, my husband went back since 2 month ago more or less. we went to couples therapy.....

here in chile matajis are giving classes one time a week on the temple about vaishnavis of the history, and this tuesday its my turn, i am going to talk about Srimati Vishnupriya devi, and has been very interesting study her biography. before of this i was reading japa reform notebook of Satsvarupa das goswami. 

HpS - ASA --- Super, super!

and our service of festival of sankirtan has been stalled a bit this last time, because in this time of the year start the rain. But we are making meetings with the team for see how can we find another places for preaching programs like this, like institutions for example, but for now this its just an idea 

Andres send you obeisances 

Happy Nrsimha Caturdasi Gurumaharaja

your aspirant servant 

Indu-LekhaDevi Dasi

HpS - Hare Krsna!   Thank you so much!!!   Our respect to Andres. What is he doing?   If you make the endeavor you will find that Sankirtan is good!!!

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja
Please accept my humble obeisancess 

Couple of months since i write to you, please forgive my negligence.
I just want to share with you how excited and happy I'm because after many fail tries finally the opportunity to visit Holy places in India became real for me. Im been waiting for this all my life, i feel unqualified but i have the intense desire to have the experience. 
Please give us your blessing to open our hearts and minds and see a spark of all that nectar and knowledge in the Holy Dham. I will be traveling with a family from Dallas, all Bhakti Charu Maharaja disciples, we are planning to travel for about a month and visit Mayapur and Jagannatha puri (from may 31 to july 5). I will be back in Houston for teacher training and the symposium in July.
Im doing Giriraj parikram almost every day asking for blessings, focusing in chanting and reading about Mayapur dham and lord Caitanya teachings book. 

I would like to ask your recommendations to try to avoid commit offenses  an for a specific reading that i should to do.  

Thank you so much for your infinite mercy Gurumaharaja, without YOU all this could not be possible for me. 

So many realizations this last few months, all reminding me that i can take cheaply the service that im getting, i should to appreciate and treasure it. 

Mother Urmila was visiting with her Sri manah-siksa translation and commentary  book, And made me realized how big my ego was, feed it by pride and a fake idea about myself, i realized so many of my anartas (many of them subtles  like attachment to recognition and pride) and i think the best thing to do is just be Humble, keep chanting and keep doing service. ! 

And more recently Radhanath swami maharaja was visiting with his book The Journey Within, one of his motivator to generate the book is Bhakti Thirta Swami. maharajas was talking about him and when he was leaving his body, the impact that Maharajas Bhakti thirta left in him. Vaisnava association ! We can not continue is this path without the vaisnavas. 

Im getting so much association here. Subhra and CC are becoming very essential for my spiritual guidance. Gurudeva, How we choose a Siksa guru?   What are the characteristics that Siksas show ?. What is the protocol?
I really enjoyed their association last Dallas Ratha Yatra. I trust and i feel comfortable with them. 

I feeling motivated in my service in the School Gurudeva, everytime that i teach something i think in the difference that I'm making in this children's minds, i feeling happy to think that I'm facilitating space to be one step closer to Krishna. 

Always seeking for you lotus feet mercy

Yours in service
Govinda Pramodini Devi Dasi

HpS - AGTSP. paoho. Thank you for this letter!    May Krsna bless you with His utmost mercy. Actually really try to see extraordinary mercy that He is sending to you now. Sometimes we want this and that but Krsna and Radha know that we need something else, so we make it hard, or even impossible for them to send us the right thing.
Seems to us you are doing pretty well getting the mercy.

Of course, best of wishes in your trip. Don't try to go too many places, or all you will see is the inside of trains, taxis, buses or planes. Practically, any place you stay in India and chant Hare Krsna will be an enormous experience. Why should this be the last time you go?!   Go every year!

The book I like the best is 'Vrndvana-dhama-mahimamrta' by Prabodananda Sarasvati.
You can download it at: http://www.jayarama.us/archives/vdm.doc

Sudama Swami said that Prabhupada said that anyone who enlivens us in devotional service by citing relevant words from the scriptures or the previous Acharyas is a Siksa-guru.

It does not need to be formal.

It needs to be practical. The pujari who trains you how to Deity service is a Siksa-guru. Your Sankirtan leader can be a Siksa guru.

O.K???

Write a lot while you travel, even stupid everyday stuff. Six years from now it will be PURE NECTAR.

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

PAMHO. AGTSP!

Thank you for inviting me to the Monkey Warrior Sanga!

I look forward to you association.

Your servant,

Janardan Das.

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP!    paoho.    Where are you??

Todos las glorias a Srila A.C  Baktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Todas las glorias a Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Todas las glorias a sus señorías Jaganatha , Balaram , y Subhadra .

Todas  las glorias a S.S Hanumatpresaka Swami

Querido gurú maharaj 

Reciba mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias , postrado a sus pies de loto es mi único deseo  servirle  eternamente  

No estoy seguro sí mi carta anterior la recibió , esto fue en enero con motivo de su vyasa puja  
Le escribo desde Guadalajara ,México cantando 16 rondas entusiastas , siguiendo los cuatro principios , distribuyo libros en mi trabajo  y asociando me con devotos del
Asram.

Desde hace como 9 meses me encargo de ofrecer alimentos a Srila Prabhupada  y hacer la puja los viernes en la noche de Srila Prabhupada , en algunas ocaciones contamos con la presencia de Ss Backtisundar Maharajá , ha veces me pongo nervioso con el y no se que hacer ?, al terminar limpió el templo y duermo a Srila Prabhupada : me gusta mucho el servicio que realizo gracias a krsna por permitirme hacerlo , los devotos me enseñan mucho acerca de  como hacer el servicio de la Adoración a sus señorías, aunque nos faltan pujaris.

Seguimos intentado predicar con obras te teatro representando los pasatiempos del señor Krsna ,aunque en ocaciones nos faltan devotos krsna siempre provee.

Me gustaría hacer algunas preguntas: aproximadamente 4 años  compre una deidad de Govinda , luego obtuve una foto de Radha Madana Gopal  y una foto del panca tattua , haceQuiero hacerle varias preguntas: aproximadamente 4 años  compre una deidad de Govinda , luego obtuve una foto de Radha Madana Gopal by  y una foto del panca tattua , hace como 3 años compre unas deidades pequeñas del señor Jaghannah , Balaram, y ledy Subhadra, los cuales adoró en casa está bien que lo haga ?

Eso conformo mi altar en casa, en el ratha yatra de Guadalajara el año pasado compramos entre mi esposa y yo unas deidades de Rhada y Krsna Shyamsundar las cuales tenemos dormidas, por que me han dicho que es un estándar de adoración muy alto , y que primero tendría que aprender como adorar, y que le preguntará a usted que hacer ? 

Y por último pedimos al señor krsna nos de un hijo , y nos lo concedió mi esposa lleva tres meses de embarazo , nos enteramos al mes yo cante 50 rondas como dice Prabhupada y estamos organizando las demás ceremonia usted cual me recomienda? .

Su muy pequeño e insignificante, aprendiz a sirviente de su sirviente 
Mandali Bhadra Das 

HpS - Si estamos siguiendo bien los cuatro principios y cantando 16-buenas rondas para unos anyos, Claro, podemos tener Deidades de Radha Krsna, y preguntar de los Brahmans Como servir correcto.

HARE KRISNA

Por favor, acepte mis más humildes reverencias, Gurú.

     Gracias por su contestación y por las correcciones en su última carta. Lo primero que quiero hacer es contestar a su pregunta de que si tengo amigas en la Yatra. Si tengo:  Pournamasi, Mathura Mani, Yus (esposa de Kirtan), Sveta, Mela Devi, Carcica e Irina, son las más cercanas. También me llevo bien con otras muchas devotas como Diana, Kalindi, Ranga, Antaranga Manjari, Mani Manjari, etc.  La verdad es que disfruto mucho la asociación con los devotos. Me encanta estar con ellos porque siento que son personas especiales. Aprendo mucho de ellos y mi alma se beneficia mucho de las conversaciones acerca de Krisna que tenemos y demás cosas que giran en torno a Él.

     Ahora me gustaría contarle algo más sobre mi servicio devocional. Sirvo en el templo todos los domingos por la mañana en la cocina ayudando a Jaga Mohan a preparar el Prasadam. Y si se necesita, ayudo a servirlo después. También estoy haciendo giwis para el templo de Madrid y para Nueva Vrajamandala. Hago Sankirtan varios días a la semana en mi pueblo, Villalba. Es un pueblo situado en la Sierra de Madrid. Es muy grande, casi una pequeña ciudad. Los libros de S. Prabhupada tienen buena aceptación .Hace poco que hemos puesto en marcha un Kirtan todos los sábados en el parque del Retiro. Voy a todos los que puedo así como a todos los Harinam organizados por el templo. También me he ofrecido para dar cursos y talleres de Reiki en el templo. Actualmente estamos organizando uno. Cuando voy a N. Vrajamandala, colaboro activamente en todo lo que puedo: limpiar, cocinar, etc. A partir de ahora empezaré a coser ropa de las Deidades para arreglarla, bajo la supervisión de Mela Devi, pujari y excelente repostera(pastelera) de las Deidades allí. Por último, canto el Nirsimha en el templo cuando me lo asignan o el bhajan. Me estoy preparando para poder cantar con el armonio y mrindanga (con los kartalas sé un poco). Cantar a Krisna es algo tan maravilloso y sublime...No puedo expresar lo que siento cuando canto para Él, o cuando cocino para Él, o cuando limpio en Su templo. Cuando sirvo en el templo me siento un poco más cerca de Krisna y eso me da una felicidad que no puedo describir. Siento que mis pies no tocan el suelo y simplemente, ya no quiero hacer nada mas que estar postrada a Sus pies de Loto. Y cuanto mas Le sirvo mas Le quiero servir y mas feliz me siento y así por siempre.

  Muchas gracias por su tiempo y atención. 

                                             HARE KRISNA

HpS - ASAS --- Pienso es un hecho que Vd. era una devota (monja) en su vida previa. En foca en desarrollando apreciacion profundo de valor de su Japa, entonces en base de eso puede organizar otros servicios.
Esperamos mas noticias del Yatra, sus ciudad.  Un festival cada ano con los devotos de Madrid et al???