Letters to the editor

  AGTSP !!!

  Please acept my humble obeisances

 Dear Maharaja

In this your Vyasa-puja many memories come to mind, like those days back in Lima when I used to tranlate conferences for you, then the Hanuman Express Dispactch into spanish,  all the association you were kindly giving 16 years ago.  Now this blog,  all your guidance, inspiration, all going back to your Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada to whom you've dedicated your every moment, eight fold?   Activities of Uttama Adikaries like you are glimpses from the spiritual wolrd and the Nitya-lilas of Krishna and Gaurachandra.   Thank you for bringing the Paranpara and its river of ectasy closer !  dandavats !  juste a verse from today's Srila Prabhupada's mp3 purport on.. Manasa deha geha arpilum tua pade nanda Kishor !!!  when will that day be mine ?????  jiv jago !! jiv jago !!   Tomorrow I'll meet the bramacharies and distribute 10 books in your name  hari !  

You were right on the essay synopsis, I already see it with different eyes, may be Jung's individuation process translates as discovering your real spiritual identity as an eternal servant and associate of Krishna (for some),

HpS - Seems the same to us, but have to know him more to see how he corresponds, no?

  how can we measure  the transcendental pleasure of reading about Gauranga's Nitya Lila in Navadvipa ??  off the charts !     Got Henry Bergson's L'evolution Creatrice, wow, changes the whole game, theory of knowledge - theory of life-consciousness-evolution.   I have a question Maharaja, it is mention in NOD and other sources that pranayama in meditacion on Vishnu is an accepted process, I personally used it months ago during morning japa in meditation of Hladini Shakti and ...that's when I called you urgent etc, a glimpse of Cintamani-dhama.  etc    I feel attracted to Gauranga  and Krishna Nitya Lila meditation, seems spontaneous to me,  would like to further on, also memories of Vasudeva stage sometimes come to mind and I hanker for it...does it sound too greedy?  individualist?

     HpS - ASA --- AGTSP!!!!    Thank you your letter. We are just trying to represent the Madhyama-adhikari stage. That is sufficient to represent Parampara. Engage people in worshipping the Deity. This comes to your question. Are we experiencing Vasudeva sattva, Goloka vrndavana? It is hard for us to give even an opinion from 1,000 miles away and not having a lot of personal association with your good self. Prabhupada warns that sometimes our affective hallucinations are taken as spiritual experiences. Jung thought Nietszche was on the right path, looking for God within, not just in rituals, but that he didn't have proper guidance, didn't take proper caution and went mad. Jung would do his introspective yoga daily and have his regular psychiatric practice and family relations in the afternoon and he felt that was essential to groud him.

In the age of Kali the process is Sankirtan, no? So if we are having intense esoteric spiritual realizations, experiences, then we should really see how it is coming from Sankirtan and is for Sankirtan. The Pranayama is natural by chanting on beads, dancing, but surely we can add some conscious spiritual though mechanical tricks to control the mind eg. sit-properly.

So, we would say, don't eliminate trying for the highest state of consciousness, but keep it confidential, well certified by nice association and manifestation of high moral standard, detachment from sense gratification and Srila Prabhupada's books.

When Srila Prabhupada begins the second chapter of NOD saying that Rupa Goswami classifies devotees according to their taste what exactly is He refering to?  Like my taste is in meditation on Vishnu, means that's my way in bhakti?   if I chant 16 rounds, meditate on Vishnu, perfect that, I'm ok?      You can see I'm studying NOD, began as part of the research for the essay and now it's a whole full thing on it's own,  I wonder where Rupa Goswami got the soources for defining and explaining rasa, other than his full qualification and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, I'll re read your essay on the matter, related to theatrical studies in India.  May need the entire Bhakti rasamrita Sindhu to fully comprehend fully, after full comprehension of NOD, I'm hooked.  may be that's why  Krishna allowed halidini shakti to visit, so my intellect would be baffled for ages !   Hari !   Hari !  Govinda !  

your servant

Raul

ASA - We looked at Chapter two on the vedabase and also Dh'dara Swami's Waves of Devotion. He is translating "taste" as atttraction. Which is how we understood it. If we have got the mercy/done the work then we have a strang attaction to service or a weak attraction and then we are qualified for the Sadhana, Bhava, or Prema Bhakti stages diferentially as he is describing!

Hari Bolo! More news. Good luck with your Sankirtan. Thank you for you intense association.

todas las glorias a srila prabhupàda!!

todas las glorias a sri guru y gouranga!!!!

reciba usted mis humildes reverencias hare krsna querido gurudev aca le escribo mi carta de reporte de este añoo , este año tuvo muchas pruebas que superamos gracias a su misericordia y por refugiarnos en los devotos.

seguimos los cuatro principios estrictamente y en cuanto a las rondas en su momento fue dificultoso mantenerlas sin embargo ahora estoy estable estoy cumpliendo con mis 16 rondas, no son buenas rondas eso es lo que me preocupa pero sigo esforzandome para que en algun momento sean 16 buenas rondas.

ahora estamos en maraton de diciembre a causa del trabajo solo puedo salir en la mañana , salimos un grupo de 3 matajis a sankirtan de 9 de la mañana a 12:00 del dia distribuimos y predicamos poco pero en verdad nos esforzamos por dar un libro de srila prabhupada de todo corazon y con conocimiento,

estamos haciendo sankirtan persona a persona y en buses es un total nectar. estoy muy feliz por que usted vendra a bolivia estoy contando los segundo para poder verlo pronto.

tambien queria contarle que tengo un profundo deseo de poder tomar segunda inciacion claro si usted y las autoridades del yatra lo permiten espero estar cualificada para asumir mas responsabilidades.

es por eso que muy humildemente le pido si usted podria considerar concederme segunda iniciacion pase clases de BS y ahora estoy en BVB , tengo el servicio de pujari en el templo fijo casi 2 años y el grupo de cosina el mismo tiempo. sin mas que decir espero mi señor nrshimha lo proteja y cuide gurudev siempre a su servicio

apsara gopi dd.

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP.   Pfanrh. Super noticias. Misericordia de Srila Prabhupada, no? Aun los perros pueden unirse con esta movimiento y bailar in ecstasis!

Si, no esta fijado en mantener sus rondas... segunda iniciacion...   Hmmmm???

Pues podemos hablar despues de como 168-horas mas!   Claro es super si puede tomar 2-iniciacion, y entonces tercero, entonces .... .

Hare Krishna. Perdone Gurudev olvidé ponerlo en la carta anterior,  Feliz Vyasa Puja! Best wishes.

HpS - ASA - Thank you. Really we felt very happy hearted after all the programs online and with Dr. Desai and NGD and everyone here. Thank you.

Hare Krishna, Dear Guru Maharaja. Pamho. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!!!

Yes, I really feel that yesterday I am born again.
Thank You for everything and for your blessings before initiation. I like my new name, Jambula. I like that He is a servant of Krishna and that he is always near Him. Great responsibility. Yadunandana Maharaja told me the meaning of this name after giving me the Japa Mala and after the initiation he showed me the song "Bhoga-Arati" in the Vaishnava songs where it appears.
I still don´t have pictures but I hope to send You some when the devotees give them to me.

Dandava das told me that possibly this coming year You come to Spain. It is great news and I hope to see You if Krishna wants.

Thank You very much. Your humble servant.

Jambula Das

HpS - Aaaah! Yes, AGTSP.   paoho.  Now I remember finding it. Yes big responsibility.

All Glories to Sri Sri Gauranga Nitiananda
All Glories to His divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
All Glories to You
All Glories to devotees

Please accept my most humble obeisances to your holy lotus feet.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho. at your holy lotus feet also.

Dear Gurudeva:
                  How are you? I'm so so so (X108) happy, because of your comming. I really can't bealieve that's soon you will be there :D
16 Rounds or less :( I start again with my debt, I think less service can help me for that., and 4 principles ok.
Gurudev you're my daily inspiration, each good thing I make is because of you any good quality I take is because of you and my parents. I started to appreciate it, all the time the people invert on me, to help me. I really thankful for that, hope my actions show it.
The organization of your visit keep on, I keep confirming things. One new door is open. I met a consular of India embassy, and talk with him to introduce you, and he answer about you can take a meeting with them in India Embassy and he can introduce you to the embassador. Are you interest? I think it can be a good seed, to other visits, but wait your answer to confirm. Madhavendra P D, suggest to make a lunch with them, now we are trying to organize your visit.
Yes Gurudeva. Bkt Luis the psychologist is helping, and too Dhanya Lalita :)
I'm so happy the devotees are so interest in help you in every service! They're so inspire because of your visit!
Helping in Education Congress in design stuff.
In my next letter send my VP letter.

HpS - ASA - Actually we have done programs in the Indian Embassy maybe six times in the past and was not much response from their public, and is only useful to meet with the Ambassador if there is specific task. They all know ISKCON quite well already, so I would say that we can ask them to send notices of our programs to anyone they think might be interested but no need to visit them personally now.

Other questions;
1.What can we do with persons, who make a lot of time are in KC, but still taking drugs or like that?

ASA - It is a very individual process. Some go slow, some go fast. Some are Kardama and Devahuti, some are Daksa and Sati. So, get to know them individually as Krsna arranges and then if you have some knowledge to give them, preach to (teach) them. If they don't WANT to listen then keep a respectful attitude, show a good example.

2.You have some new tryptich for Jung? or the same of last year? Diferent persons than last year. With Nikuñja we try to invite the most important person about jung here in Arg, but he will be on Hollydays at these time, and too my contact from my university. But a women who is in charge of one of Jung's schools will come.

HpS - Don't have any tryptic so make one as you like. You could make it with Crayolas. (Ha! Ha! Hare!)

3. New material for the education seminar? or the same?
HpS - Same.

Thanks for your time. Sorry for my long letter.
Always trying to do my best to please you and Srila Prabhupada.
Rati Manjari Devi Dasi.
Please bless me to fix my Japa. I'm so worry to lost myself because of that.

HpS - Yes, is a fact. Make it first thing RIGHT NOW. Without good Japa we become more and more and more stewpud.