Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP You are the light we want to follow. everybody is like glowworm. Here we are writing to you, as you understand psychology and you are close to NGD [a good psychiatrist]. [a] how much are chemicals involved in controlling mind and its thought ? How much can counselling without pills can control the mind ? [b] Pysch has diagnosed us with OCD, and says our problem is that we have standards for verything from waking up time to how use time etc. Our mind is constantly bombarding us what is to be done. hence they have recommended us with pills [i] oleans plus/fostera 5mg [ii] oxetol od/ oxeltra od/ zenoxa od 150 mg [c] we think that side of such medicines is our sleep is increasing, which means we sleep for minimum eight hours. any other suggestions in this perspective. will it be possible for you to ask about side effects of these medicine with NGd Prabhu. we think we will be ready for initiation when you come to bombay this time. any updates on service needed for mailing list ? [d] personally we like Brahma ji [may be because he was alone]. we are focusing on his prayers {Krsna book }and chapter 9 of canto 2 answer by the lord. regards, horse trying to become human

HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna!!!   AGTSP    paoho.   We have just sent this letter to Nitai-gaurasundara Das. On the telephone he said that he could not recognize the medication and that in India they have different names. So, if you got a copy of the letter he might be able to offer some opinion. In general, we  understood that he feels the medication can help.

We might suggest that it can also be adjusted by taking a certain Ayurvedic medication etc, but I suggested that if he thought it might help, then you could be pragmatic about it and see after some time  what the result is. I guess the Psychiatrist in India would have the same attitude.

Of course, we feel that we can look for more Vedic solutions: Diet, schedule, Japa...   but I also accept that we can use modern medicine if we are careful.

Hare krishna Maharaj pamho agtsp.

I would like to visit NY

Maha-bhavi said at the end of the summer I'll give you a recommendation.

but much time is left for that not ??? :)

maybe trip to london, manor; to the course of disciple.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. 

And the immaculate lotus feet of SP.

Gradually the love of God is awakened.

but that does not mean it takes a long time.

We can start moving now. OK!!!

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna ... !!!!

It depends on the student's attitude.

the instructions of Srila Rupa Gosvami

Nectar of Instruction.

ok, many instructions !!!

but these are special!

the nectar of the instructions.

kali yuga people are animals. I

very difficult.

Jagannatha das Babaji was saying something about it.

I think it's enough ... :)

what is the meaning of all this madness about the stories of Lord Krishna???

ok! harer nama harer nama…   ceto darpana…  trinad api!!! 

And all weapons together!!! 

HARE!!!! KRSHNA! !! HARE KRISHNA…! !!  KRISHNA KRISHNA! HARE HARE !! HARE RAMA!!!!! HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!!!  :)

Maharaj thank you very much for all your support.
Please forgive all my sins I am mad.

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP  paoho.  We are all mad here, but let us reduce the madness. Yes, it takes time but we can experience tangible progress every day!!!!!!!!

"Recomendation at the end of the summer" - for visiting ISKCON New York???

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

All glories to your lotus feet Hare Krishna GURUDEVA Pleace accept my humble obesciences

HpS - Licorice feet.


Hare krishna Gurudeva ,

Yes maharaja we can skype let me know when so i can get online

whats you user name ?

Haribol

Juank

HpS - ASA --- Foggy brains and shaking canes, what can we do in this world. You are on our Contact's list? If no, then send a request "hanumatpresaka.swami".

Hare Krishna, 

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

First month completed with success. I am still commuting on my bike regularly as I am allowing the brahmacaris to use my vehicle for their programs and other needs. That has been a little bitter sweet. I'm very happy that I can use a portion of my income to allow the devotees to be able to execute their service more conveniently. But, my body is getting tired! Last week I didn't make it to the morning program on the weekends due to lack of strength, and lack of sleep. The little studio I currently live in is surrounded by other tenants that enjoy staying up late and being loud on the weekends. I stayed at the temple all day this Sunday to try and do a little more service since I missed out last week.

HpS - What about sleeping (zzzzzzzzz) at the Temple on the weekends?

I have been working mostly with the brahmacari/ashram leader in regards to my seva/sadhana. Tushta Prabhu is often very engaged, so it is more practicle to work with Vinoda. My first 6 month letter of recomendation will probably be a combination from both of them. I have also spoken with the two of them and am trying to rearrange my situation so that I can vacate my current studio and live in the temple. I'm praying that it happens easily and very quickly! 

Japa has been good. There were two days this month that I did not complete my rounds and had to make up later. But in contrast I'm chanting more of my rounds in the morning. There is a very clear, distinguishable difference in quality when chanting during brahma muhurta vs any other time of the day! Harinam is still going on minimum once a week nicely.  

I have found a PDF version of Waves of Devotion. I am still going through and studying NOD, and have just started using WOD as a guide. This is certainly providing a lot of good topics of discussion. Srimad Bhagavatam reading is also posing good questions and good realizations. Most recently we are trying to discern if some of the words are just beautiful poetry or exact science. Right now we are in canto 2 chapter 10 wherein the Lord is creating all things (specifically sense organs) by his own desire. He desired to speak and taste, so he create the tongue. He desired to feel, so he created the skin. But then it sages that due to the desire of the great sages' desire to hear, the Lord then created the ears for hearing. Is it to be understood that the sages' desire to hear was the impetus for the creation of the ears and that their desire came before the Lord desired to hear (although I also understand that there was no chronological point in "time" when any of these things came into creation)?

HpS - Details, no?   Require detailed study. Of course, each day when we wake up we have to "recreate" the three worlds in our own bodies, no?   So, we can exam it then also.   Our body is an echo of Brahmaloka, Svargaloka, Go Go Goloka!

I'm learning that I have a tendancy to be meticulous and analytical when it comes to studying sastra (maybe that's a bad thing?).

HpS - If you are using to find artificial reasons not to surrender to Krsna it is bad. Otherwise, that is how we become Uttama adhikaris, developing our logic, but Jesus Christ is the "logos", so our analaysis has to be PERSONAL, no?

Another example is that in NOD is [it] says explicitly that we should worship banyan trees and Lord Ganesha. But it is my understanding that we are not neglecting them with our current ISKCON practice as given to us by Srila Prabhupada. I suppose I'm just anxious to find more in sastra that confirms my understanding. 

HpS - Look at Dhanurdara Swami's comments. I think he makes some points about this!

I was reading Srimad Bhagavatam on my phone through causelessmercy.com. But I recently dropped my phone and cracked my screen all over, making it slightly difficult to read. I'll be just purchasing a set of SB for my own reading and studying. 

Anxiously awaiting any advice/instruction.

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Adrian

HpS - Very nice to hear from you!!   Very, very nice.  You seem to be better off than you every have before. Any news from Utah or The Rebecca???
The Temple class SB is on the same topic?

Hare Krisna Querido Guru Maharaja

pamho agtSP

Le cuento q estos dias ha sido puro nectar en templo de mexico df llego Maha Vishnu swami y se ha hecho mucha predica.  es muy entusiasta en salir siempre a harinamaaa y se distribuyen mucho libros, hemos salido los fines de semana a sankirtan con la camioneta nueva q compramos en el templo, ya casi la terminamos de pagar.

SS Maha Vishnu me pidio q fuera con el a colombia del 10 al 23 de noviembre, y me ayudo a pagar el pasaje, me siento muy afortunado porque es un gran gran alma!!

gracias a su miscericordia he seguido su instruccion de levantarme temprano y cantar las vueltas minimas antes del amanecer, he estado analizando mucho mi naturaleza como ud me lo pidio y estoy descubriendome.

la verdad, me gustaria mucho en el trayecto de mi vida devocional poder por lo menos unos meses viajar con SS Maha Vishnu Swami y ser entrenado en el canto de los santos nombre, el me comento q estaria dispuesto a ser mi siksaguru pero quiciera preguntarle si ud esta deacuerdo o que planes tiene para mi,

HpS - TlgaSP!!!   pfanrh....  Conozco a Maharaja para un tiempo aqui aca.  Somos simpaticos. No se las detalles de su perspectivo ni modo de Sankirtana, pero a mi parece que es bueno acceptar el como un Siksa guru. Sudama Swami dijo que Prabhupada le dijo que cualquiere persona que anima nosotros en servicio devocional, citando las escrituras, o la palabras de los Acharyas relevantes previos son nuestra Siksa gurus. Entonces uno puede ser Vartmana pradarsika siksa guru, Rasa siksa guru; Kanistha, Madhyama o Uttama-adhikari siksa guru.
O.K?

Siento q necesito trabajar mas tiempo con mi intronspeccion pues tengo que ser un ejemplo para los devotos nuevos y no he logrado serlo, asi q deceo seguir sirviendolo desde el Brahmacary ashrama con mas tiempo y dedicacion.

estamos trabajando en videos educativos para toda la comunidad, ahora ya tenemos clases de Maestros Espirituales en nuestro canal de youtube  que se llama Iskcon mexico tv.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Vk_hLC9U5TshqZL43hxng

HpS - ASA  ----   Ahhh, muchas conferencias alla. Claro, si puede mejorar el audio es bueno, no, pero bueno.  Los conferencias de Srila Prabhupada son disponibles en Youtube en Espanol?

mi vida gira entorno a su vida espiritual, porfavor considere como aspirante a ser un polvo a sus pies de loto.

HpS - ASA   ---   Tienso tenemos pies de manzana, y en ISKCON podemos ciertamente tomar refugio de los pies de loto de Srila Prabhupada con Acharya-Fundador. Cuando tenemos pies de loto podemos facilmente entender ciertamente quien tiene pies de perro, puerco, ser humano, rosa, loto...

su eterno sirvirete Vrajendra Kumara Dasa

HpS -  Muy bien oir de Vd y la predica en Mexico!!!!   Muy bien!!    Mas en unos dias.

... O.K. We won't publish the letter. Thank you. Is good news.