Letters to the editor

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada! I heard a lecture by H.G. Radhika Raman prabhu where he mentioned the importance of sambandha Jnana in forming relationships. In the interest of establishing a deeper relationship with you, I thought I'd share a little about my life.

I grew up in a small industrial town called Thomaston, in rural Connecticut, known for America's first clock factory. My father is the director of a Christian charity and my mother taught elementary school. I was fortunate to be raised with some principles, (truthfulness at least) and to have spent my childhood mostly outdoors.

As a youth I felt called as a missionary, but I was disturbed after a Q&A with one Calvinist professor. Plus I couldn't understand why, if I was "born again," I could not repent (I.e. give up) sin. Halfway through high school I moved to South Carolina with family, it was like a mini reincarnation. My faith gave way and I thought "let me seek truth; if my original beliefs are confirmed then I'll understand better, but if they're false what's the loss?"

I got serious as a painter and majored in Studio Art, where I was top of my class. Unfortunately I was experimenting heavily with drugs and women and by the end of my first semester I attempted suicide and was hospitalized.

At 19 I had to rebuild my entire life. Jungian analysis helped, and I was devouring books. Desperate for a fresh start, one day I drove to NYC and lived there for about a year and studied art at a conservatory. I was grateful to God and prayed "you've been so kind, is there anything I can do for you?" Then I found Prabhupada's books.

In subsequent years I witnessed first hand the Deep Horizon oil spill in New Orleans, and was involved in some activism in Charleston. I got in trouble there so I backpacked to California and met devotees. The first day I started japa I repented sin and became joyful. I'm just trying to surrender and find my place in Prabhupada's mission. I'm into Harinam/ sankirtan, interfaith, education, art. Surely I'm dog, but dog of Vaisnava I hope! I'm sorry to hound you with inquiries... I've a bit of a polemical nature but I don't mean offense. Thank you for your tolerance. I feel a little silly writing this, I hope I'm not being presumptuous. Hare Krsna!

Yhs,

Bhakta Eric

P.S. Check out this mural I painted on somebody's wall when I was visiting my old stomping grounds! : D

JAY SRI SRI GAURANGA NITYANANDA
JAY H.D.G. SRILA PRABHUPADA
JAY H.H. HANUMATPRESAKA SWAMI
JAY DEVOTEES

PLEASE ACCEPT MY MOST HUMBLE OBEISANCES TO YOUR LOTUS FEET.

HpS - ASA - Lobo's feet.  AGTSP!

Dear Gurudeva How is your health? I'm so worry about you say stomach cancer.

ASA - Seems more likely gastritis with future of ulcer if we don't slow down, move in.

10 of 16 rounds average, some days chanting 19 ... conciousness of my debt writing delayed like you told me, 4 principles ok. Reading daily SP books.

Keep fixing things of your visit w/Madhavendra P Das and Ambarisa M Das. Thanks to you, them and to all of you disciples to let me help. Guru Maharaja you want to make some particualar program during your visit, beyond of Jungs meeting, I asking something like "Education" like in your latest visit. I know you talk with Ambar and Madha if you answer it to them. Ignore my question.
HpS - Yes, there is letter from the M.puri. We answer it next.
I'm resolving some familiar issues. Is hard began to see my parents getting old. Hope be preparated for this phase.

HpS - Old age is good friend for a philosopher. Good chance for them to become philosophers. They can be very happy. Tell them that because their daughter is a very good girl and first class religious lady they will surely go to heaven and if they are a little industrious they can go hand in hand to meet sit with God and talk about things.

Have to finish to organize my India trip. I will give all of my effort to do everything in a good mood, Cakori is helping me, and so some devotees from Argentina giving me the appropiate guide.

- Ratha Yatra almost kill me, but I realize I have to improve my mood. Jagannatha bless me a lot.

- Kirtan programs keeps on, for pleased [pleasing] Srila Prabhupada. (attached photos) THEY HAVE OFFER CANDLES TO DAMODARA! :) Distribute some books. those are my news for now.

Thanks for encourage me always to improve. Make a few days I had celebrate 3 years from my initiation and I want to thank you. I know I am unable to pay my debt, but you just trust in me, that is why my compromise remains intact and each garland i make, each incense i offer and every service I make, I remember you and try to please. Please accept my humble obeisances at your holy feet. Grant me intelligence necessary not to lose my chance to BACK HOME, BACK TO GODHEAD.

Your daughter.

Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi.

HpS - Thank you for your association. I think many people find your association delightful, intoxicating. You live in a wonderful country, just have to extract the nectar from the poison!
All of your efforts seem nice.
Of course, FORGET EVERYTHING, even organizing our visit if that will help you get 16-nice rounds done daily. When you do that you will discover that EVERYTHING GOES well. What do you want?

1. Marry a pure devotee, incarnation of God?

2. Have God for a Son?

3. Become a Hare Krsna, Monja?  (Santa Rati of BsAs)?

4. Paint super pictures?

5. Have the world's biggest Barbi doll collection?

6. Organize fantastic dramas, movies, on the SB?

7. Become a living example of the Siksastaka and help 25-more devotees do the same?

8. All of the above?

9. Other.

Well, if you just chant 16-enthusiastic rounds a day and follow the 4-principles strictly you can have it all!!!!!

AGTSP

Paoho.
Our Vyasapuja, for Vyasa deva and his representatives, will be like 11th January. So is time for Disciples to start posting their Annual Reports to the Blog here, no? Should be easy to do, just follow the robots instructions.

Paoho,  HK, 

Estamos en Arequipa felices aqui se pueden hacer muchas modalidades: Buses, persona a persona y universidades, hago las dos primeras la tercera opción aun no tomo valor pero espero mañana hacerlo, en realidad el proximo año pienso trabajar y estudiar, he estado mas de 5 años distribuyendo libros casi todo el tiempo y creo que estamos en etapa de cambios, asi que ese ciclo termina, desee tanto hacer servico intenso y Krsna me complacio, sufria mucho en trabajos diversos que hice, con el tiempo supe de mis tendencias de Bhahmana y ksatriya y comprendi porque no estaba gusto en esas labores, este año la experiencia en colegios me gusto, y hay mas cosas que deseo aprender y enseñar, en chile le contare a ver que opina. El sankirtana Enseñar las escrituras, liderazco, de Distribuir libros en grupo me gustaria una organizadora de Como Ud. dice, es maravilloso, a veces lo veo mas que dificil, no hay muchos que se animen, este año invite a algunos personas pero no se animaron por eso viaje sola, el proximo año cada diciembre y previo a este mes se puede hacer un proyecto con una buena estrategia y enseñar este servicio, por mi asram prefiero siempre trabajar con madres, como un servico cada diciembre eso me gustaria y ser un entrenador pero para ello tambien necesito una preparación, y ya no estar tanto en el frente pues la edad tambien ya afecta jajaja.

HpS - Bien. Plan. Unos asociados en su plan?

RESPECTO al estomago Sobre Curación olistica se lo sgte: 

El estomago es el contiene el  ue El Alimento. y digiere las ideas. C uando uno PUEDE asimilar rapidamente las Ideas Nuevas. Piensa Que la vida coincide con uno. nada le PUEDE irritar, uno esta en paz. Como los antes estuve muy enferma, investigue Sobre Estas Cosas, pues la medicina occidental No Es integral. 

Espero Que se recupere siempre pienso Que el unico DISFRUTE

del devoto es el prasadham, procuraremos Que donde sea vaya su dieta sea ayurvedica y favorable para su salud. 

Oraré mucho al Sr. Nrsimha por su recuperación.

Su hija Que Lo adora:

Kumari Yugala Kishora Dasi

HpS - ASA --- Grrrra, rrraa, rrrrrrrraaaacias, YkD! Raganuga Bhakti, Bhava Bhakti ....  !

AgtSrila Prabhupada

Agt Guru y Gauranga

Hare Krsna!!!

I am Budhanath Das

Dandavats

I wish You are well in all aspects, I am normal, little weak but with some spiritual illusion.

Very very nice Godfather class, thanks for all your work, so nice.

I try to follow your lecture.

I am a fool speaking, I wish this poem is nice.

Between light and shadow

Krishnamagic.

Jiva Doya

Buliya tomare

Vidyara vilasa

Towards Vrindavan

I want to talk about parrots

flowers, lakes and prairie sun.

the heat of the sun with the wind

a sun that create friends in circles.

I want to talk about Krishna, friends, pets

Of the crazy around they.

About the Princess of his eyes, and her sidekick.

I want to talk about the fresh cheese, milk

But I can´t

She, yes.

Yamuna, where is my heart?, my life? my friends?

Gaura Bhakta Vrnda Ki! Jay!!!

Long live to the Virgin Mary

Today is the feast of She.

HARE KRSNA

HpS ---   Krsna is calling us home. We are in the human body. It is an opportunity. He is calling us, like in your poem, but soon the body will pass and He won't be able to call us again for some time!

Thank you so much for the poetry.