Letters to the editor

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami, please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

[I figured you will be busy as it gets closer to your Vyasapuja, so in order to not be of any burden, I am posting this now. You also asked me to not send you personal emails but post everything here so thus here we are.]

I want to take this auspicious upcoming occasion of your birth to appreciate you and all the inspiration, guidance, healing and most importantly, Krishna Consciousness you have shared and inspired in the hearts and minds of so many souls in this world.

You are so kind to have formally initiated me, and I will always be grateful and appreciative for this.

In my past relationships with devotees, I have felt so much pain, distress and insecurity, which I feel stimulated me to act inappropriately towards others and myself. I feel this instigated much distress and confusion to everyone involved.

I have also noticed that over the last year I have lost a taste for chanting and reading. From my understanding of Srila Prabhupada’s books and lectures, this is due to offenses.

I am deeply remorseful for acting in ways that I feel were offensive. I am now working hard to change my own attitudes and behaviors in the way I interface with people to nonviolent communication. As a result, I feel a need in my life for love, transparency and understanding, not fear, anger, accusations or fighting, as could be said previously.

I request you for forgiveness of any offenses I have made, as well as for your understanding and acceptance/recognition of my strong efforts to better myself, and your blessings/prayers so I may in the future have better and closer relationships with you, others, ISKCON and devotees in general. I feel this will help me to be more secure in devotion and Krishna consciousness, as well as regain my taste for chanting and reading Srila Prabhupada’s books, which are very important to me.

I ask you to accept these sincere words of appreciation and my new found determined efforts to better myself, as well as have better relationships with others as my gift to you on this auspicious day.

Hare Krishna,
Prahlada-Nrsimha Dasa
Thank you.

[p.s. side note: I am learning a lot from the Nonviolent Communication courses of Marshall Rosenberg and feel it is greatly helping my relationships with others (devotees) and myself. Since you say this forum is for everyone's benefit, I would like to share a free download of his courses with others here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pjiay3c83x26arc/AACyi5ArXL7RnXpWud6Nes_Fa?dl=0
If you do not feel this is appropriate, please feel free to remove this bottom section/side note]

HpS - ASA ---  Hare Krsna.   We offer our obiesances to you, esteemed Prahlada-nrsmha das.   Thank you for your very fine letter.   We didn't ask you not to send us personal e-mails, but because our relations in the past have had some fire and brimstone in them I was just trying to include a third person in the communication, Nitai-gaurasundara Das. He is a pretty neutral fellow and so could give a perspective on our individual insanities and make any individual communications productive.

However, we just can't handle much individual correspondences. We were getting 400-500 letters per/month before Prahlada-nrsmha Das (Czech Republic, vedabase.com) started this Blog for us. We recommend it to everyone. Now we are handling about 150 letters a month, because people see what others wrote and what we write and so, so much re-dun-dun-dancy is eliminated.

O.K?

Your link looks fine!

"maya tatam idam sarvam..." devotee is a pirate who uses everything for Krsna. Including communication skills!

Prabhupada is the Founder - Acharya of ISKCON, no?   Any relation that we have within ISKCON that does not improve our personal intimate connection with him is unhealthy and should be rectifed, no?

Thank you for so, so, so much austerity.

So much to do.
More news as you have time! !      !

hare krsna mahraj, pamho, agtsp,

hope all is good at your end..

my mail does not bring any good news as compared to other bloggers in the blog, where they are contributing to sankirtana....!!! i am here are struggling to be just sane man  and do little bit sadhana...
i have written urgent because right now i can not control "urge of mind to get angry or get deluded".

i remember many times you said one should take ashrama that helps one hearing anc chnating.. sorry i messed up here.

you r focus have been on 1. good enth rounds 2. four rules 3. morn prog 4. eve prog.

fo this is is essential by 530  mangl arti is important. then 2 hours of chanting and then reading..

here are some details
the situtaion at my home is topsy turvy my child sleeps by 11pm.  so i am forced to sleep after that.. i get up by 4  some how manage mangal arti.
an after i try my rounds, but mostli doze off.. pill buster says i need more rest esp my mind.  result of which is that my mind is not realxed i tend to enter fight / flight mode.

and whenver i miss my morn prg , miss offering deities, miss my my rounds.... my mind becomes more and more disturbed and gradually
uncontrolled. ..pill buster is again again telling me not focu on such rituals its not practical in my casesuch disturbance increases my irritation day to day basis, eventually lead to fault finding  dis satisfaction...
can you tell me the reason (folly/ actual) my mind is becoming disturbed ?

i know you  are not right person to solve this problem because of ur ashrama.  but u r the person whose instruction i strive to follow whatever small i can..
 

HpS - AGTSP!     paoho....    You are one of the most determined people I know. It is always an honor to associate with you.

The problem I have in answering with details is that I don't know the details. I don't see your daily life with family, associates, city life.

Are you in communication with Nitai-gaurasundara Das?  He was happy to make some suggestions for medication if your psychiatrist was of accord.

The advice from the psychiatrist I cannot judge. NGD himself is director of a psychiatric hospital, father of three successful kids and an Indian and a devotee. His advice to me about stomach, heart etc. has always been very good. If he doesn't know, he says he doesn't know.

Call him on the phone?!

Besides that, it is obvious that as soon as the sun gets up the banks, businesses open, mode of passion results. Then bars, clubs, open as the sun goes down. So mode of goodness is early in the morning.

Take advantage of it as you can. Get sufficient sleep. Be sure that Krsna will not punish you for chanting Hare Krsna during Brahma muhurta. Take a nap later. B-muhurta is hour and half before sunrise, not any fixed clock time. It is naturally peaceful time, no?   It finishes with sunrise and beautiful sky.

Nap, nap, nap.

This is our Parampara advice and personal experience. Ben Franklin said the same. Son's habits can be changed, no? Wake him up so that he is naturally tired a little earlier.

Not too many rituals. Little respect for Deity, picture of Krsna, takes 3-minutes. Japa can be spread out during day. Reading, singing, what you like or feel important during B-muhurta.

O.K????    Talk with NGDas.    Stay in touch here.    Can you take a good nap during the day???

We are just about to buy the India tickets. We some struggle with the India x USA ticket because Jet changed their hub in Europe!

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Thank you for your council, you may do with me as you like. I may pour out my heart and mind to you, but I gladly accept your decision. No success could come without your sanction.

Someone once said "It's not who we think we are that limits us, but who we think we're not." I used to have to take medicine for this anxiety; Brghupati prabhu would stomp my foot when I'd freeze. In comparison, I ranked #50 worldwide this year. I haven't had my breakthrough yet, but miracles do happen and with your help I hope one will.

In the meantime I'm meditating on the illiterate Brahmina, Ramacandra's ant, and Sitadevi. Know that my intention is not to reduce my service but to expand it. I'd like to compete transcendentally with my godbrothers who are maharathis, but I feel a bit discouraged because whereas they are dovetailing amazing talents to distribute books, I'm kind of going against the grain. I vowed that book distribution will remain the cornerstone of my life; I'm just considering ways to build on it. Krsna has a perfect plan for me, just trying to get there. How fortunate I don't have to do it on my own! Thank you very much.

(I'm here with H.G. Etasa Krsna prabhu, looking forward to an interview!)

Your humble servant,

Bhakta Eric

P.S.

Maybe You'll see me in Mayapur!

HK Paoho Querido Gurudeva Misión cumplida cumplí mi meta de sankirtan satisfactoriamente y Finalmente estoy en Chile en el templo con buena Asociación, ESTAMOS y pasaremos las fiestas con Maharaja Bhakti Gaura Vani de Alemania, y reencontrándome con Devotos, bienquerientes Hermanos y, this ojala carta this Las Otras mejor por el texto enrriquecido y creo Que A Veces No Se Entiende. Cada fin de año del heno Una prueba Difícil Que Pasar, es algo repetitivo, y FUE terribles para mi, Hasta tolerancia Tuve Pude Donde y Evite lo mas que Pude, en fin me apena ver Que Me Falta desarrollar mas tolerancia y humildad, en fin quisiera Que Krishna cambiara mi karma, Pero Aun Así Creo Que Avanzamos mi prueba FUE justo en El Momento de la clase del sábado por eso hay Asistir Pude, lamente Mucho eso, en fin siempre Que Me mar Posible asistiré. Estoy una salva y muy feliz esperando su pronta Venida de Chile, y queria saber Que le gustaria Que le Regalen y cocinaran ?. Espero su mar salud favorable Do Lo Que hija adora: Yugala Kishora Dasi

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

PAMHO.AGTSP.

All glories to your Mission of Sankirtana!

As a member of Nimsar I present to you my report.

1.-I am trying to sing my japa with more focus,and I have noticed that ended in 1 hour and 15 minutes. ...For this I rise more rounds for up to 1 hour and half....I don't know ,if I willbe doing well?

2.-I am reading for 1 hour SBG and other hour other books.

3.-The first half of year ,very full schedule,with many changes and problems..I sincerely wanted to help my authorities in Lima but I can't. The intelligence began to weaken, I was  struck by all sides,and felt weak  and could no longer get up 4am.

Try to help as far as could,until authorities withdrew me.

4.-After july,some changes,other tests.Speaking with my GM, Gaura Gadhadara,Abhinanda d,Srila Prabhupada (books),hearing classes you .

I felt better.(..Krsna  was preparing for something else)..then Gandharva resignation,after Indira.

I remember the words of my GM. " you never think maya will give you the easy".then  I remember to Srila Prabhupada ,to you..

Thanks to you,today we can talk about education in ISKCON-Perú.

5.-Now with long service in Nimsar .(supporting Chosica).

Other services: Chosica temple,I am like cooking assistant pujari ,to learn to cook for deities,one or twice a month.

                              One class for month (BG). .

6.-The family  is good.I pray to Nrsimhadeva that protect them and let  them be your devotees.

They have a litle sadhana in home.

7.-I am making efforts to be a good sudra and so achieve the mercy of the devotees,inspire me Narada Muni,Prahlada Maharaja.

Thank you very much for creating Nimsar,is a fascinating adventure to service of Srila Prabhupada.

I am learning a lot of about Srila Prabhupada and his Mission.

Since January I will be more in FMP (start meeting).

I pray to Radharani ,6 Goswamis allow me to be useful, and pray  Nrsimhadeva protect you.

Whit a lot of care 

ss and spiritual niece

isvari dd

HpS - Interesante. Claro, hay relacion de Karma con nuestras familiares. Es como hablar la misma idioma de uno por que son paisanos.  O.K. podemos utilizar para mejorar el servicio de Radha-krsna. SU HERMANO biologico. Tio de Radhika.

Habla con Papa de Sarad?

Esforzando 4-principios, 16-rondas (115%). Muy fuera las garras de La Bruja, como Ella no puede capurar Vd. ni tampoco su familia!

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna....