Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Please, accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I hope you are in good health and that your proyects are going as expected.

HpS - ASA - So nice to hear from you. AGTSP. Please see the Kapi Dhvaja with answer to the above hopes.

We are very happy to have you for these weeks and more happy to serve you. Regarding this issue, we consult on your stay in Chosica. Prabhu Chaitanya Chandrodaya offers a space in his home. It is very comfortable and nice, but a bit further away from the temple. On the other hand, at Kanu Pandit Prabhu you can also stay, it is closer to the temple. Also, I live 80 feet away and that allows me to serve you in a better.You decide, please.

HpS - I think Kanu pandita's house is fine, no??

During the last week I was cooking for Bhakti Bhusana Swami Maharaj and was a wonderful experience to be close to Maharaja and able to talk with him and listen to his lectures and accompany him in his walks and other activities.Maharaja have much knowledge and is impeccable in his behavior. It has been a great lesson for me. I continue to study the Bhakti-Sastri, very impressed with the Bhagavad Gita. I read the text twice before studying it but this time I discover and understand some points that were missed before. The BG impresses me by its force. Possibly it lacks the philosophical depth of the SB but is like a handgun: short, precise, and is the Lord's spell. I don't leave my amazement. I have two questions for you, Gurumaharaja.

HpS - ASA --- It is interesting. Seems we have BG As It Is. This is different thatn BG. This is Srila Prabhpada's illumination which includes perspective from SB and even CC!

What is the difference between the pantheistic perception of Brahman and the omniscient perception of the Lord of a pure devotee?

HpS - ASA - As we know, Professor Alfred North Whitehead. Santana Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University said that there is no inevitability as long as there is a willingness to contemplate the present. We have remembered that when in great provblems. That is Sat and Cit, no? In Brahman we realize there is a reality. Then in Pantheism, Virat rupa, Paramatma we begin to see form of this eternal reality. For example we realize that our body, name, job are all Asat, Nir-brahman. They are not eternal, but Masculinity and Femenity are eternal. Siva Pravati, Laksmi Narayana, Radha Krsna are all eternal.

O.K?   A devotee see, "premanjan churita bhakti vilokayena..." he sees reality as the effulgence of Krsna. Presence of the King in the Kingdom. He sees the paramatama, hand of God, as Krsna's hand.

What is the difference between following the footsteps of a pure devotee and imitate him? Srila Prabhupada raises the importance of not confusing these concepts but sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference, at least in my level of progress.

HpS - Imitating Srila Prabhupada is trying to be the Acharya of our Sampradaya immediately. Sit on a big seat, receive big worship and gifts. Following in the footsteps is to follow the path that Srila Prabhupada took to get to the positon of Sampradaya Acharya. You act like he acted when he was in your level of existence. He set an example. Made a path.

Thank you in advance for your answers. See you soon Your servant

HpS - ASA --- Thank you.

From: Mukta Okram , Jamunesvara Das, Manipur

To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 

Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:49 AM
Subject: Personal sadhana report

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Maha Prabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Brndiki Jay

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Guruji's padmacharan that I could not  write further letters due to law and order situation in Manipur. Now in Manipur, a big issue of Inner Line Permit System is going on demanding a law through Legislation Assembly.

 In the month of September to Oct. I am planning to go Nabadwip, Mayapur, Brindavan and Bangalore with my wife and a friend. 

From 21st Sept Imphal to Kolkata by flight and stay at Dabadwip and Mayapur upto 24th Sept.

25th Sept Koktata to Delhi by Train for Brindaban and Radha Kunda and stay upto 29th Sept.

29th Sept evening Delhi to Bangalore by train and stay there for 5 days and

on the 5th Oct. Bangalore to Kolkata by Train one day hold at Kolkota then

on the 8th Oct. Kolkata to Imphal by flight and reaching home.

I have gone through the journal Kapidhaja and know Guruji's time table and other activities.

My daughter is in Thoubal who was working at Bangalore as Computer Engineer in a Multi National Companany. She will go back to Bangalaore on the 2nd Oct. 2015

My son has got appointment letter and will submit his offer form shortly.

Tomorrow we will go to Imphal ISKCON Temble and will participath the Ratha Jatra of Bhagavan Jaganath, Brother Balabhadra and Sister Subhadra.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Jaya!!! So nice to hear from you. We are very, very, very busy with four education conferences. I guess you can see the work in the Kapi-Dhvaja. So busy. We are barely keeping up with the letters at the Blog. Excuse us, but this e-mail is much harder for us, so we sometimes are slow in answering your excellent, excellent letters.

What will you do in the Holy Dhamas?

All respects to your good wife and Sankirtan partner.

Who is the other devotee who will go with you?

What is the Inner Line situation?

Your children do some ISKCON chanting or reading?

Haré krsna!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to sankirtana movement of Caitanya.

All glories to your lotus feet Gurudeva [Lettuce feet, AgtSP], thank you for always showing us with your example that everyone who takes sincere shelter of the Holy name can keep on his service to the spiritual master and also help others to reach that platform.

We have a lot of mercy from the devotees here, last month we received H.H. Dhanvantari Swami, many guest came to see and hear Maharaja, I spoke with him a little bit with him, he told me I have to work more on my self-esteem! Any advice there?

HpS - ASA - I think he gives good advice. Basic principle is self-realization. As we become more Krsna conscious, we become more self conscious and then we can have an accurate estimate of our body, mind and soul!

Also last week Hanuman Prabhu came to Queretaro, he stayed for the weekend and said that he was very happy that finally there are more places to visit in this country; many many guest came to hear the preaching of Hanuman Prabhu. I really try to keep up to the ritm with all our programs here in the preaching center and restaurant, even though I think I would ask for 26 hours day je je. I have to recognize that this last month i haven't read enough for my personal reading, and further more, the last days I haven't had enough space to complete all my rounds, even if I try to chant at every free moment, even without attention, I just don't get them done.

HpS - "sraddha sabde...". Look for this verse cited in NoI and then look for the context and purports in the original location. If you chant 16-nice rounds ALL you other service and sense gratification will improve in the maximum possible way. Get up early and get your rounds done!

Gurudeva please pray for me so I can detach from sense gratification at least enough time to get my rounds done. Your always aspiring to disciple Krsna-kirtana Dasa

HpS - Hey!   To be our "Disciple" you gotta follow our discipline. It has some advantages, like getting our rounds done and 4-principles etc. but also must be a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, follow his disicipline. He is the Acharya for all of us, no?

AGTSP !!

Please accept my humble obeisances

Dear Maharaja

We are so grateful for this digital link with you, it keeps us going with full faith and confidence in Srila Prabhupada's sankirtan.

HpS - ASA -   AgtSP!...    Thank you for your criticism. It helps us enormously to know what services are valuable.

We are chanting 16 & +   rounds daily,  we realized (finally)  16 is just the minimun,  so always go for more hopefully one day reaching 24 or 32 ..following in your footsteps. Trying to take your Vani as far as we can in our poor condition.  We shaved our head and left big sika,  we are accepting our identity as a Vaisnava monk,  the only identity that really matters, the essential identity...took us so long but here are with your mercy and all Vaisnavas.  Our service to the Temple is mainly through the Bramachari ashram,  harinama, programs, etc  we had a very inspiring and full of service Montreal Rathayatra and very blissfull and instructive Toronto Rathayatra.

ASA - Devotees went the the Toronto Rathyatra and brought some Mahaprasad for us. They were very stimulated by the festival.

Played the bansuri for the sunday school presentation of Ramayana !!  ki jay !!   Hanuman and the army of monkeys, like 29 kids, storming the stage from everywere!  To fight Ravana's army !  Blissful, transcendentally joyful!

We are still hoping to receive harinama iniciation from you Maharaja,  we pray and pray and hope the letter of recommendation will finally come.  Then our life as a Vaisnava monk will be complete and ready to take off further.      The grounding you recommended is always our base camp. 

your aspiring servant

Raul

HpS - We are just rough servants in the link. The Diksa comes from Krsna, through our Sampradaya Acharyas. We are just acting under Srila Prabhupada's shelter as we understand he wants us to do. You should also be a link in the chain. 'Yare dekhe...', wheverver you go just tell people about Krsna based up BG, SB ....

May you Sankirtan potency increase and increase!

Hare Krisna Gurudev: Pamho. TgSP.

Espero que se encuentre bien de salud cuando reciba este mensaje. Nosotros por aquí seguimos tratando de volvernos devotos algún dia. El mes de Julio he cogido vacaciones y hemos visitado Radhadesh (8dias). Ha sido una experiencia muy bonita. Los devotos nos han tratado con mucho cariño y el lugar es muy bonito. Tambien hemos aprovechado para hacer otras actividades; Nimai y yo hemos hecho kayak y, por las tardes ibamos todos  a bañarnos a la piscina y al rio con otros devotos del lugar, ya que hacía mucho calor. Despues hemos estado estado 9 dias con el equipo de sankirtan de Avesa Rupa y Adiras. Purnamasi y los niños estan ahora en NVrajamandala haciendo un "Campamento de Verano" y cuando termine se van a otro en Navalakunda.

En cuanto a los permisos para construir en Navalakunda,  despues de 3 largos años acabamos de pasar la peor fase (El Impacto Medioambiental). Espero que antes de acabe el año podamos empezar la construcción del edificio.

ASA - Oooof! Hace mucho tiempo.

Sigo leyendo algunas cartas del blog, lo que me permite asociarme con usted de forma indirecta.

Gracias por el buen servicio que está prestando a Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON y a la Comunidad de devotos.

Sin mas se despide

su sirviente

Jayanta das

HpS - ASA -- Muchas gracias! Es como vivir con Vds para un rato. Que pasa con las programas con los devotos Rusos y otros en su barrio?   Esta asociando intimo con Srila Prabhupada por sus libros?

ALL GLORIES TO SRI SRI GAURANGA NITYANANDA

ALL GLORIES TO HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA
ALL GLORIES TO YOU

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

ASA - Lettuce feet.

Dear Guru Maharaja:

How are you?

HpS - ASA - Aaaaaaaaaa!   Drowning in this ISKCON Sankirtan!

4 principles ok, and 16 rounds and improving!! :)

HpS - Krsna never instructs anything impractical. All your desires will be fulfilled if you work on these two things as central.

We start a monthly program in my neighborhood of KIRTAN, I has mention to you about that, it's in a Yoga center. The last week was the first one and 5 new people has come, they was so inspire, chant holy names, take prasadam and we talk shortly with them, distribute books, was so great, PREACH IS THE ESSENCE (Jay SP!!!) photos attached. Really auspicios in Purusottama these people can chant!! Kirtan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=53&v=QafDDcu87NY (short video)

HpS - Teach them to dance, clap!

This week I have my Bhakti Sastri Exam 1st module. BG. OH KRSNA!

HpS - Kuruksetra, dharmaksetra!

Next month I start again to give the course "The Spiritual Scientist" with 2 great  Senior devotees. I'm so happy because of that.

HpS - "Give"?  You teach???

My job in the architectural estudio is well, I bring Maha Prasadam always I can, and they get mad! They love it!!! :D (some of them...)

Please bless me to be intelligent in choose always the better option for developing myself in KC. Protect me from myself and my selfish desires, with your blessing I can transcend my false ego. Any effort I make any goal I "get" is because of you, eternally thankful. I cannot express my gratefulness with words.

who always want to improve, your eternal SERVANT.

rati manjari dd

HpS - Watch for Tweets on the conference. et al!!   Japa - 4 principles.