Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaj... I'm so sorry, that email address its already dead, we have to stop that magazine... could you write to [email protected] PLEASE !!!! All the glories and blessings to you, your disciples and any people around you... infinite thanks for reply, Guru Maharaj... Your aspiring disciple, Carlos Rold. HpS we hope the magazine lives again. This blog is all the mail we can handle. And even that can be slow. Please write us a story about Krsna here.

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hare krsna 

Pamho

Agtsp all glories to you guru dev

The last sunday 13 of march at 3 pm was born our son Hari vamsidhari ( probably the celesrial voice tell us the name) at home was a very natural and respectful moment. He had date of birth for 3 of april. The midwives who help us, also have a spiritual vision and chant preyers to God to recive the baby. In the moment that he was going  out from the womb We chant as you told me Hey Govinda, And we add the mantras of the jata karma samskaras, in the entire time of giving birth we were listening bhaktiswarupa maharaja bhajans. vrsabhanu nandini and the baby are very well. We hope to serve this soul and help him to be a devotte of Radha and Krsna  and that he could have the oportunity to participate in the prabhupada movement. Please send your bleesing for hari vamsidhari and for us to be fix in krsna conciousness and good Sadhana.thank you guru dev.

Your servants Vrsabhanu nandini dd and Ambarisa m das

Hp Swami - He looks like a great Saint waiting to grow up. Thank you.

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga !!!

Todas las Glorias al sankirtana eterno y sublime !!!

Todas las Glorias a Srila prabhupada !!!

Hare Krsna Querido Gurudeva, porfavor acepte mis más sinceras y respetuosas reverencias, esperando que ésta carta lo encuentre bien <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />, perdóneme porfavor por no escribir antes, 4 principios, recuperamos nuestra lectura del S.B. con Gadai prabhu y estamos ahora en el canto segundo y krsna book primer capitulo, adorando a las silas, 25 rondas nos a estado costando pero recuperamos, 5 am yapa.

Estámos en huancayo - perú, al parecer nos quedaremos un buen tiempo, fuimos a ver los terrenos  de gadai prabhu , y son muy maravillosos, la tierra es productiva, y el clima es bueno, estuvimos en trámites, y recordé lo que ud. una vez nos dijo, vivir en el campo y criar abejitas, y claro hacer programas de prédica con "CLUB GAURANGA", esperemos krsna nos dé inteligencia para usarlo todo al servicio de los devotos y de Krsna, porque no tiene sentido nada en la vida sin la asociación de devotos y de ayudar al movimiento de Gauranga y Srila prabhupada. Gadai prabhú esta aprendiendo ceremonias de fuego y trato de ser su ayudante.

Aquí en huancayo, la asociación de los devotos es buena, pocos devotos mayores; M. Laksmirani, P. Ranchor Dwarka y P. Ram Bagatam y mucha gente nueva, sobre todo jovenes, Gurudeva es increíble como el sankirtana de Caitanya mahaprabhú se ha expandido, tres personas que dimos libros en las calles ahora estan activos realizando el proceso de C.K. y una de ellas es una prima lejana.

Al regresar a Huancayo sentí como volver a casa de nuevo, M. laksmirani es como una madre para mi, porque desde niña me conoce y me enseñó el proceso de c.k., mi familia vive a 8 horas de huancayo y puedo estar más cerca de ellos para poder ayudarlos. hicimos un harinam con M. Narayani de lima y distribuimos 140 galletitas, y las jóvenes bailaron en el harinam muy entusiastas y yo que no bailo en harinam me entusiasmaron a  bailar en el harinam, me siento muy entusiasmada con las jóvenes que hay aquí, un día salimos a sankirtana y B.Angelica distribuyó 25 libros en una hora, ella predica a su familia y los trae a los programas. hay tantas cosas por hacer para cultivar a estas personas, P. Rupa Gosai estuvo por aquí y enseñó muy bonitas clases.

Ahora los devotos mayores de huancayo van a organizar el  INDIA FEST y Ratha Yatra en octubre, conjuntamente con narayani d.d. (bhakti busan swami). Con M. laksmirani pensamos tener una casa rodante para poder hacer viajes cortos con los devotos de huancayo e ir a las provincias, llevando deidades de JBS, harinam, food for life y sankirtana de libros, esperemos realizarlo, porque las chicas estan deseosas de viajar de sankirtana.

Querido Gurudeva, por mi parte tengo votos para este año de mejorar como devota, levantarme más temprano y cantar mejor mis rondas,leer más y servir  bien a los devotos. y Bueno prepararme muy bien  para ir a India.

Gracias por su  asociación, leemos sus cartas, anoche soñé con ud. y hoy me decidí a escribirlo, esperamos mejorar nuestra conciencia y servirlo bien. le estaré enviando reporte de Gaura Purnima. 

tengo una pregunta;

Cómo asociarnos con los devotos de Vrinda (isev) y de otros sanpradayas?

Atte. Nadiya Nivasi Dasi.

HpS. Cooperate with the standards of the ISKCON GBC authorities and apply the principles of the NOI in Texts 4-6. Very best of luck in Huancayo, but remember our home is in heaven.

How do I reply to your comments on my letters on this forum? I only see an option to make a new letter so that is what I am doing as my reply to you here: http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/6362 Your reply to my very serious offering is very confusing! You have replied: "Maybe Krsna will send you a used ice cream trick with super mileage and a loud speaker." I was seriously begging for blessings, making myself vulnerable publicly to the vaishnavas, humbly trying to be responsible and offer our lives to Srila Prabhupada's service, as well as making a HUGE investment in this regard. I am confused by your reply. Are you making fun of me and my fiancee and our offering our lives to Srila Prabhupada? Are you trying to humiliate us, curse us, or put us down?? What is the meaning of your words (quoted above)? Please forgive my confusion. It is a very serious huge financial investment I am legally bound by and I am putting myself at great risk for. Trying to be of some service to Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtana mission. It appears to me that you are cursing me to get an old Ice cream truck with high mileage. I am sorry, but I have 20 solid years of traveling sankirtana experience and breaking down due to having an old vehicle. Then having to pay so much of Krishna's laksmi and time to fix it etc taking away from funds and time that would have other-wise be used for book distribution and preaching is very unfortunate. This takes away fromt the sankirtana yajna. I unfortunately have all too much experience of this. That is why we are buying a new vehicle. I am feeling very fearful of the future (now that you appear to be cursing my offering) and I am hurt by your reply. Please forgive any offences I have made in my trying to be of service and taking care of my fiancee. HpS - Hare Krsna. Tried to reply immediately, but we are in Kolkata and could not connect. We were not cursing you. This is just our "Hanuman", frivolous nature which has been noted by many ISKCON devotees and even Bharat-bharati Gold Medal winners in India. Tamal Krsna Maharaja told me that we had very different natures but it was very important for his disciples to have my association also and gave me a $50 donation. I hope we can all understand our natural differences and stimulate each other. Basically I think Krsna will send you the vehicle you need!

Before all, I've got to say I don't know how to start a letter to a Spiritual Master, in fact, to the person I desire to be my instructor in Krsna Consciousness; so, I ask you, beforehand, to forgive me for any mistake or offense I could do... I'm just a neophyte.

I salute you with a deep respect, all the glories for you, all my reverences for you, Srila Prabhupada and, also, for all devotees of our Lord, Sri Krsna.

I hope you remember me, this is the first time I write to you, my name is Carlos, I'm from Santiago of Chile.  I'm Visvanath's brother in law. 

We had a first talk in 21st January 2014, an interview for a magazine, in the cultural center of the government palace. This year, the same month, we had others brief conversations into the ISKCON Congress in Chile, also you shared a few words with my daughter, infinite thanks for that, Guru Maharaj. That time, you told me that I can write to you.

I just wanna let you know a very brief summary about my life after the congress. 

7th february, sunday, a devotee girl gave me my Tulsi Kanthi necklace, and the same day, a few hours later, one of your disciples, Garga-Acarya Das, gave me my Japamala. That was a very magical day. 

8th february, monday, early monrning, I started to chant Maha Mantra with my Japamala, just praying a few rounds, chanting everyday, progressively increasing.

February 17, wednesday, I finally got to the 16 rounds. Since then, some days I could chant 18 or over 20 rounds. Now, 16 rounds are so hard to chant, but I can do it anyway, 16 at least, with great effort.

Since a few months ago, everyday I read The Bhagavad Gita and also other books of Srila Prabhupada. Some days I go out into the street to distribute books of Srila Prabhupada.

Since august 2015, I've been involved in a deep problem around my daughter, it affects my whole family, this circumstance continues developing. 

Every week I have been sharing time, many hours talking, with another of your chilean  disciples, Ananda Vardhana Das. And also, I have been talking with Rodrigo, as you told me, about the book I wanna write.

I wanna be your friend.

I would really like to send a personal message to you, how can I do it? I hope this is possible. 

Everyday I think of Krsna and Srila Prabhupada. And everyday I think about your person, Guru Maharaj. I've got an altar in my bedroom, can I put a picture of you, please? 

Hoping to hearing from you soon, I'm deeply grateful for this opportunity that you have given me...

All blessings to you, your disciples and any people around you...

Your aspiring disciple, Carlos Rold.

HpS - Hare Krsna. I didn't know you were Visvanatha's brother in law. I wrote to the address on the magazine card you gave me but never heard from you. Japa is the basis. Get 16-nice round done early and then you can solve family problems etc well. It gets better and better. Write again after a few weeks more of following Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA. - Ooof! Mataji! This letter is much bigger and more detailed than we can digest. Our suggestion is that you have to learn how to take education from local Brahmanas, not just us and Prabhupada. O. K? At this stage we can like any Visnnu form, but put practical focus had to be on Lord Caitanya. NoI 5 tells us how to get advice with different levels of devotees! ###### Very Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaja. Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! How are you? How is your health? I got worried when I resd that you were doing better but still with fever... And you always giving a perfect example of Sadhana, amongst many other things too, even with fever and all... I always admired and thought of you as an example in this matter. Thank very much for your responses. I've been reading NOI verse 8 and the SB C5 verses you told me. I needed those answers, Thank You. Reading more NOI 8 and investigating more, I know now that our Istha Deva is Krsna and no one else. Is this right? (still confused why I like so much Lord Nrsimhadeva.. is that wrong that I think more of Him than Krsna?..) I read that in India is common to "search" one's Istha Deva as that who will satisfy our wishes from our nature. But I understand this as worshipping demigods when they are not Visnu-tattvas and desires are material, right?And the funny fact is that everybody's common Istha Deva is Lord Visnu. Please tell me how should Lord Nrsimhadeva be prayed and worshipped then. I was told many sifferent things: protection, serve Krsna well, become Nrsimha's devotees and do our Ksatriya nature dutties... I'm confused. I want to follow official authorized instructions. I trust yours and SP's. Sorry for making so much questions, but I don't want to speculate or be unloyal to Srila Prabhupada. And you once again for the following: When I was 6 months in the movement I started having serious troubles. Some because of my mistakes, others not. A devotee told me that since things were getting so hard, I pray to Lord Nrsimhadev more seriously. He presented me the Nrsimha Kavaca. I read it and felt much attraction to it. I was very naive and accepted the kavaca without knowing if I should. I was remembering its meaning while chanting (as well as the Nrsimha Pranam! But now Im studying it word from word as you told me) and liked it more and more. I always liked to remember it at other moments in the day, while serving, having Prasadam, etc. Like repeating it in my insides. I felt protected and helped since I was alone and helpless. Troubles slowly disappeared. Even being very big troubles spiritually and materially. The devotee who gave it to me turned to be a bad influence for me and many others. We found out late, I was already chanting for 2 months by then. Troubles seemed to be gone by then and being the source of the kavaca not good, I decided to, with respect and grateful to Lord Nrsimha, stop chanting His kavaca. Concentrate only in MM. After 3 months, same heavy troubles and difficult in spiritual life returned. And a year after, my spiritual life was going lower and lower. Until November 2015 when I felt again to ask for help to Lord Nrsimhadeva. Slowly things got better. Again, another devotee appeared and told me "you can chant Ugram Veeram to ask for further help to the Lord, devotees in Mayapur do it so". Dear Maharaja, I've been too stupid, or naive. Out of despair I've been taking help from devotees who right after went out to light they were not-so-fixed devotees. I don't want to do anything that Srila Prabhupada hasn't said, or it's unauthorized, or I am not prepared. And somehow I am getting all this info about the Lord and kavacas without even asking, even a Nrsimha Kavaca armlet which is travelling from Mayapur now as a gift for me, not even askinh for it... You are the only one that I am oficially asking and want to follow instructions, authorized prayers suitable for my level. I feel very safe and good when I sing Nrsimha Kavaca. I feel and experienced unprotected when I don't. I chanted it 8 months of my lifr until now. I meditate in it's meaning and I like to Glorify the Lord with it, not just ask for His protection. But I don't want to do anything without permission. Neither outside SP's instructions. Same for Ugram Veeram mantra. I told the devotee who is giving me the Nrsimha Kavaca armlet if that shouldn't ge given only by one's Guru only. He told me in Mayapur they just sell these to everybody. Still I feel in the need to ask for permission and blessings. What do I do with all this? Your wellwisher and aspirant to serve, NRDD