Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Maharaja!

AGTSP!

I wish your days are perfect.

Tomorrow is Balarama Purnima, and this last days I have had thinking a lot about my vrata for Janmastami. Being honest, I think I should reconsider my votes. Since my last letter, I´ve being chanting sixteen rounds, prasadam, but is difficult for me follow all the vratas. The only I can say to Krsna-Balarama and to You is that I will try my best, but I will be strict with my sixteen rounds.

I think I will go to say this to Balarama, for Janmastami.

Thanks you very much for all.

Hare Krsna Maharaja.

My best wishes.

Budanath.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP....  Make a vow that you know you can keep for one month, until Radhastami. Do it for Radharani. She needs your help. Illicit sex can be reduced by worshipping the Deity. Buying nice clothes for Radha and Krsna.  Intoxicating by offering nice Bhoga to Krsna..

Hare Krishna Maharaja,

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

Interesting turn of events since we last spoke in Boise. I was on my way to Vermont to stay with the brahmacaris. However, Krishna had other arrangements for me. Long story short I stayed, and will continue to stay in Denver, CO. Morning program and association here is fantastic!!

I introduced myself to the Temple President, and have reached out to him a couple times to set up a meeting, get involved in the community, find some service to get attached to, etc. I'm very excited to be part of a large fired up community.

I am living outside the temple and will start my newest job the second week of Sept working for the Department of Revenue, then I can pay off my debts and money owed due to the divorce (still surprised this happened and how terrible she is being).

I think over the last few weeks I have chanted the best japa I have ever chanted. Being put in a situation with no money, income, connections, and just an awful situation to deal with REALLY helped me realize I have no control, and to help my cry out to Krishna. Now that things are becoming comfortable again, I am sort of missing that feeling of sincerely crying out. Always making improvements on japa!

I just finished the Bhagavad Gita chapter in Mahabharata. Now the fight begins! 

Maharaja, I am feeling anxious. I want to take initiation. May I please receive instruction on how to continue to move forward nicely to take initiation, and especially how I can be engaged in YOUR service? Please instruct me!

Your Aspirint Servant,
Bhakta Adrian

HpS - ASA - AGTSP  Very nice to hear from you. We just got back from the Jungles of Peru. Just got internet. Your situation, journey sounds like God is trying to help you!   What to do?      What we always do is chant 'Hare Krsna'.  Vidya vadhu jivanam...   Then plans will come from Krsna!!!  May have to chant for some time to get out of our cocoon, but always works!

Regards to esteemed Temple President.    You know the standard for initiation.   Just gotta do the work and then get the results!

We have heard like three different divorce senarios in the last few days where guys were reporting their wives had goe crazy: 1. Prabhupada says that divorce is usually because of weakness of the wife, 2) Women may feel that it is due to the fault of the men. They may see that they are just reacting to the insanity of their husbands. In general seems that lack of training on how to communicate and be part of a bigger family is 90% of the problem.
Send more news in a few days.​  How is Govinda's?

AGTSP Paoho

Esteemed Sad Monkey. Your letter arrived with no content. I guess you are feeling sad because Ravana has kidnapped Mother Sita!  Don't worry help is on the way.

Estimado Gurudeva ,acepte mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de Loto Jaya Srila Prabhupada !!!! Jayaaaaaaa Hanumat Presaka Swami Gurudeva!!!! Espero la salud lo este acompañando,en su invaluable servicio a Srila Prabhupada. Siempre meditando en usted ,todas las mañanas. Cantando 16 rondas,4 Principios regulativos (Tomando un vaso de cafe algun dia :( ] yendo al templo todos los domingos. Asociandome con devotos casi siempre ( es muy poderoso). Hace 1 dia escuchando una clase de Bhakti Vasudeva Swami (discipulo de Bhaktithirta maharaja) muy inspirante y realizando muchas cosas muy profundas. En lo material,un poco mal,ya que estoy sin trabajo hace 2 meses,y empeze a hacer sankirtana con libros en autobuses (por favor sus bendiciones) Aunque mi estado fisico ,no es el mejor. No consegui mudarme aun a otro lugar,el deseo esta. Asociandome mucho con Radhe Gopinatha ,(ya es todo un señor) tratando de cuidar de el lo mejor posible. Gurudeva necesito un consejo,para encontrar el punto medio entre no ser tan rigido en la manera de hacer que Radhe entienda ciertas cosas o asimile ciertos valores sin causar malas experiencias en el pero que al mismo tiempo el asimile,lo enseñado. (estoy tratando con un Taurino,muy ksatriya,muuuyyy terco) Pero muuuyyy amoroso. Espero seguir progresando en mi vida espiritual,siempre intentando pensarlo. Tengo que incrementar lectura. Necesito sus bendiciones. Lo quiero mucho. Jaya Srila Prabhupada Todas las glorias a los vaisnavas Mis reverencias a sus pies de loto . Mis reverencias a los pies de mis hermanos espirituales Jaya Radhe Syam Jaya Sri Vrndavana Dham

Hare Krishna Maharaja

PAMHO     All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

So happy to hear about your succsseful presentations in Mexico and Peru.  Getting ready to drive to San Francisco for Ratha Yatra tomorrow.  ISKCON Sacramento is preparing a nice Janmashtami celebration for the community.  They rented a large meeting room (the cafeteria of a closed junior high school).  We are distributing flyers and reaching out to the large local Indian population. I am curious to see what the response will be. I distributed some flyers in Auburn and Nevada City.  We are all working nicely to produce a quality program that will inspire the local Hindues to embrace Krishna Conciousness.

Am really enjoying The Science of Self-Realization.  I might have read it 20 years ago but I don't remember.  Now that I am retired and my mind is less cluttered and I am getting much more out of the book.  I have a one track mind with very strong gestalts - thank God I lived long enough and was blessed with this wonderful opportunity to refocus my life onto a meaningful path.  Before I met the devotees I was basically a jnani (not totally) in that "the jnani wants salvation from the miseries of life".  As you know, I have a good sense of service and duty.  The devotees have helped me to focus those natural tendancies into devotional service to Krishna (as well as my fellow earthlings).  I clearly remember the basic understanding of service you taught me years ago.  What book should I read next?  Do I have your permission to tell people you are my Spiritual Master?  I would ask you to be initiated but cannot promise you I would chant 16 rounds a day.  That would be a sacred promise I cannot make in good concience.

Your humble servant

David Presta

Todas las glorias al movimiento de sankirtan de sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 

todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Porfavor asepte mis humildes reverencias gurudeva , 

Estamos muy entusiastas con la japa 16 rondas entuciastas pero deseamos mejorar aveces es dificil pensar unicamente en krsna en ese momento ,4 principios muy bien un nuevos votos en nuestra vida para siempre :) , el mangalartik es un poco pesado en casa con el pequeño Jay Govinda (mucha energia) pero estamos felices esperamos pronto retomar mangartik a las 4 am . 

continuamos atendiendo a las deidades Krishna balaram en casa Gadadhar gosai(mi esposo) me enseña a perfeccionar la adoración siempre surgen preguntas sobre muchos temas de la filosofía , leeremos más los libros de srila prabhupada es la base de un omvimiento fuerte, deseamos estudiar bhakti sastri quizas en online o buscamos opciones tambien por el cuidado de jay govinda y el hogar sadhana etc... , muchas responsabilidades ahora en este asram (:o .

Comunicamos con madre Gopi Radha D.D. sobre tema de educacion homeschool y el plan de estancia con los devotitos en el templo los domingos, es un tema muy extenso y hablar con las madres interesadas para sus hijos y que apoyen tambien el programa , esperemos se pueda realizar con sus bendiciones  \ó/ .

por ahora todo esta bien en el yatra de monterrey y  aveces extrañamos extrañamos la vida cerca de centro de predica pero por ahora nos toca vivir un poco a distancia de centro de predica . 

Gracias por su tiempo , mis reverencias de parte de su insignificante aspirante a sirviente  Ananda maya devi dasi .