Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Sorry for not writing nowadays i'm quite lazy and not a big writer :/ but i think about You lot of times and read your blog regularly.
Everything is ok with me and my husband. It seems we had grown up and after 12 years marriage we got used to each other's anarthas so we get along well.

HpS - ASA -- Two frogs in the same well. -[;0)---

In January we didn't have a car for a month so couldn't start the BhVai course in the Manor and i just procrastinate the Bhagavatam study but i don't work at this moment so i can start studying.
Nowadays i read Krsna book, CC and Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita.

We are very fortunate and happy to be here near to Bhaktivedanta Manor. Radha Gokulananda are very merciful. (pic attached) In the last 2 weekends Candramauli Swami gave classes and he will speak on Rama Navami as well. His classes make us inspired.

My chanting is a bit better. I still chant with offenses but by Radharani's and Srila Prabhupada's causless mercy i have a tiny taste from the Holy Name and i feel myself very happy about that. I try to insist on my chanting more and more and try to respect the Holy Name as i can.
The life is not easy with lot of anarthas that i have but by Krsna's mercy everything is possible. It would be nice to leave the anartha nivritti behind this life.
Please say a prayer for me, Maharaja so i want to surrender and give up my bad habits!

I'm waiting for your Spanish visit. We will arrive on the 13th late afternoon and hopefully we can talk a bit to you on the 13th or the 14th.
Thanks a lot for your association.

All the best!

Your servant, Sri Radhe devi dasi

HpS - Very nice. We also arrive a little late and 13th-14th are available. 15th we go to Pisa, and then back to Spain, and then to Radhadesa. All in the ASA Calendar.

We mailed a Tava pache pache journal to Sri Radha Dasi; Flat 5, 38 Clarendon Road; M16 8LD; Manchester U.K. and it came back to us. What is your current address?

We do whatever Sadhana we can when our anarthas are less and then hope the positive stuff will gradually chase away the negative stuff!  Hare Krsna. Well, we should engage in our Anarthas along with Krsna so that we can enjoy them and purifiy them.  SB 2.3.10!!!

Just fun!!!!!   SB.3.2.23

HpS - ASA   ---  Yamunesvara Das, We just answered this letter by e-mail. But it is super, super, super to see it here on the Blog also. Everyone should hear about Manipur. Everyone should help to spread K.C. in Manipur.

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All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsnaki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Please accept my humble obeisances unto to Sri Guruji’s padmacharan that I am so happy after getting Gurujis reply. On the other hand we are very sorry to know that Guruji will not come to Manipur this year but we are eagerly waiting February, 2016. For our kind information is there any special programme during May 7-12, 2015 in Braja (Vrndavana)? If somebody comes to Braja for other purpose can we see Guruji there or not? If possible please give us the exact location? Is it ISKCON Temple of Vrndavan?

HpS – AGTSP. Paoho. It is always so nice to hear from you and any Manipuri Bhakta. Please be merciful to us. We are just now fixing our program for Delhi. We are trying to meet with Prime Minister to release our next NIOS book, so it depends on his schedule. I think mostly we will be in Delhi temple and then go to Vrndavana just for a day, but I don’t know.

Please highlight the following quotations and questions?

The fortunate inhabitants of Pitrloka, who preside over the funeral ceremonies, made Aryama into a calf Bhagavatam 4.18.18

There are so many lokas mentioned in the previous chapters e.g. Brahmaloka, Chandraloka, Suryaloka, Indraloka, Dhruvaloka, Sivaloka, Satyaloka etc. Again in the Brahma Samhita 43 sloka mentioned that Lowest of all is located Devi-dhama (mundane world),  next above it is Mahesa-dhama [abode of Mahesa], above Mahesa-dhma is placed Hari-dhama [abode of Hari] and above them all is located Krsna’s own realm named Goloka. Then the realm of Goloka stands highest above all other……….  the first in order is this mundane world called Devi-dhama consisting of the fourteen worlds, viz Satyaloka.

From the above statements quoted from Bhagavatam and Brahma Samhita where will be the different Lokas situated and in which levels? And what are the fourteen worlds? In which books and where we could find the fourteen levels including the planet Earth?

HpS – ASA – SB 2.5.38 +  ... there are details:

Below Bhu-mandala (~Earth) there are seven planetary systems: Vitala, Talatala, Atala... then bhur, bhuva, svarga, mahaloka, janaloka, tapaloka and jana-loka. Those are the 14-worlds. Gandhava loka is in Bhuva-loka.  They are in different parts of the 14-worlds. We really know how to get to our ISKCON Temples and how to go out on Sankirtan. –[;0)---

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS – We send you more news as we get it, but if you have not done the sequence listed above on the Blog PLEASE try that.   May you have all success in understanding Srila Prabhupada’s books and become the greatest ISKCON leader.

Dear Gurudeva:

Please, accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Thank you for coming to Spain. You are very merciful. 

I still run the children program every Friday at my home. New kids are coming (9 kids in total). We make aratic, bhajan, crafts, theaters, songs... Everything about Krishna pastimes and the Srimad Bhagavatam. One a monthe we, as a group, go to Sunday program in Madrid and once month to Nueva Vrajamandala. 

HpS - Super!

My son Nimai is growing up very fast. He likes being the bhajan leader with his friends. Sarasvati is 18 months. She enjoys everything! and she loves when we all sing Hare Krishna and Jay Srila Prabhupada. 

Thank you again for the Japa joe and mangal aratic program. Somedays it is not easy for me to connect and follow it but, when I can do it, I feel veru fortunate to have your asociation and the other devotees asociation too. 

My report: 16 rounds and 3 Gayatri mantras ok, but I have to improve the quality.

Waiting to see you soon and hoping you are fine when you get this message.

Your aspirant to humble servant,

Purnamasi devi dasi

HpS - ASA --- This Varna-ashrama-dharma is the soil where the seed of Krsna katha can grow. Our Western civilization is so crazy. They think they cannot live without intoxication, meat and useless sexual relations. All just two legged animals, no?   Of course, they may be innocent, so if we learn how to show them the proper example and explanation of VAD then they may be able to follow and engage in Krsna Katha. You service is so nice. Teach parents and children how to help Lord Caitanya and basic principles of civilized life: Japa and Four Principles.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

pamho

All glories to our saviour Srila Prabhupada

Here we are!  still A.L.I.V.E!<img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" title="wink" width="23" />

How are U?????

HpS - ASA --- 87% alive.

Krsna is with us all the time even though sometimes we dont even realize it. These past weeks HE has changed many things in our life.  

HE sent us very beautiful deities , a lot of service, and responsability. HE also took us out from work in which we were already suffering a lot of anxiety. so we are very happy with that. EVERYTHING HE DOES IS PERFECT! <img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /> <img alt="enlightened" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/lightbulb.png" title="enlightened" width="23" />

We are near to close new cycle at the university and then we have some vacations so we are planning some trips to visit some friends. <img alt="cool" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/shades_smile.png" title="cool" width="23" />

Health is OK! it's amazing how mercyful is Krsna with us keeping us well to do some service.

We are bit more fixed on SADHANA...we are trying to do it in a sane way... 18 rounds daily since january (2 more from the ones we could not chanted while in  hospital, if the calculation goes well then we will completed them in 2 years.... hehehehe), 4 principles, finishing reading "the founder-Acharya" from Ravindra Svarupa Das (this book is awesome) then starting with Srimad Bhagavatam,  and getting up early for rounds!!!

well i guess that is it for now... we will write more often to RE stablish our communication with

KAPI DHVAJA is translated and sent to Yahoo... it is usually in spanish in less than 4 days from the day of release. <img alt="mail" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/envelope.png" title="mail" width="23" /><img alt="mail" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/envelope.png" title="mail" width="23" /><img alt="mail" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/envelope.png" title="mail" width="23" /><img alt="mail" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/envelope.png" title="mail" width="23" />

thanks a los for all your support and pacience

yours in service

Patraka Das

attached our new altar... a lot of love to give

HpS - How is your family?   Have any ISKCON friends?   School friends?   We get all your Tweets.  Thank you for the translation work.  Yes, news of your plans to take over the world!

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri Goura Nitai

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias para usted Gurudeva.

Querido Gurudeva. Hace un tiempo que no me reporto y no le escribo...en su visita a Chile hable con usted y le consulte sobre mis sueños con usted, bien todo quedo aclarado y mas tranquila. Tambien le comente que desde que me dio iniciacion (1 año) todo se a vuelto mas dificil, tanto espiritual y en parte material, por que he sido tentada por maya y tuve una mala asociasion bajo mi consentimiento y debo admitir que me he perjudicado en mi vida espiritual por no seguir los principios como le prometi el dia de mi iniciacion, ahora solo pago las consecuencias de mis actos, tambien siento que mis anarthas me atacan y son tantos que me cuesta identificarlos pero me esfuerzo por superarlos de a poco!!

De pronto siento que la lujuria me nubla la inteligencia y hago tonterias, ultimamente siento que tengo ira , mucho miedo y  me cuesta tomar decisiones y varios dias me siento deprimida, he pasado cosas muy dificiles que han bajado el autoestima, creo que es tiempo de buscar ayuda sicologica. Tengo un trabajo de horario comodo, lo cual me hace tener tiempo para realizar un Sadhana estable, cantando Guru Astaka, Govinda ; canto mis 16 Rondas antes del medio dia, ahora hace 1 Mes siguiendo estrictamente los 4 principios (sexo ilicito es el unico no cumplido anteriormente), estoy leyendo las enseñanzas del señor Caitanya el BG por la tarde. Me siento muy hipocrita con mi conducta ya que no puedo realizar mi servicio (ayudante pujari), ya que estuve rompiendo principios con un devoto el cual despues de 10 meses no se decidio a darme la proteccion adecauda y ademas de eso me dio maltrato sicologico,( bajo mi consentimiento) y  eso me a perjudicado enormente, por ahora no hago ningun servicio en el templo, ya que las cosas no estan muy bien, estoy enojada con las autoridades por darle refugio a un maltratador de mujeres, que no canta sus rondas, molesta a otra devotas y mas encima hace servicio y nadie le dice nada!!! yo mejor me aleje del templo  por un timpo hasta cuando pueda aceptar que no soy controladora y asi no presenciar esa tremenda injusticia segun mi criterio ....eso me tiene muy mal.

Por otra parte quiero contarle que hace mas de un mes a llegado Goura Nitai a mi casa, son muy bellos mis pequeñines y me esfuerzo por atenderlos, con una adoracion simple, agua,incienso y fruta, le enviare una foto para que los conozca; que ellos Hallan llegado a mi casa me a ayudado mucho para no desanimarme apesar de mis errores ,sin Duda Krishna siempre nos proteje de todo y nos da lo que necesitamos ,solo me falta tener mas confianza... pienso que no soy digna de tanta misericordia.... aaahh debo contarle que he incluido en mi sadhana Japa Joe desde el 18 de marzo ya que ahora tengo laptop e internet... me ayuda mucho escuchar su voz, sentir su entusiasmo, esfuerzo y paciencia....para alguien como yo tan caida . Tambien en Abril tomare el Bhakti sastri que daran en el templo, espero poder desarrollar las cualidades necesarias de forma seria para tomar segunda iniciacion en un tiempo mas, si usted lo considera necesario!!!.

Le pido perdon por mi arrogancia, la poca inteligencia e ignoracia, ojala me pueda ayudar Gurudeva ya que algunas veces me siento devastada con tanta miseria y muchas veces me siento muy cansada de este mundo material, solo le pido que no me abandone ...

Que el Señor Nrisimhadeva lo proteja en su servicio Gurudeva!!!! 

le envio fotos de mi cara de burra con mi hijo y los Pequeñines Goura Nitai

Mis eternas reverencias su Sirviente Krisangi Devi Dasi

PD:. Hace unos dias le escribi una carta similar no se si le llego por eso le escribo esta . Muchas Gracias Hare Krishna

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP. pfanrh. Eso es casi la misma carta como anteior no???     Muy fuerte su situacion, si.   Pienso los desafios que confronta Arjuna son muy parecido con nosotros.  Adelanta, Prabhu.
No se molesta mucho con las autoridades. Si estan en Maya trata predicar a ellos. Si no acceptan mantener un bueno ejemplo. Actua de una manera bueno en el Templo. Mantener su propio circulo de amigos, comos las Gopis, buen Vrajavasis, circulo de amigos particuluar, relacion indivudual con KRSNA!

AGTSP

AGTSSGN

PAMHO

Hare Krsna beloved Guru Maharaj,

Before starting with my report and hoping everything is in order with your health, I would like to ask how are you???

HpS - Our eyes are getting bad. Can't see too well. All else is O.K.   We are trying to sacrifice our sense gratification to do more service.

I pray to Lord Nrisimha, for Him to have us under his loving protection, how big is the refugee we can find in Him!!!!!!

Thanks for your response to my last letter. Especially for your good disposition by helping me in clarifying my doubts. Thanks, your words are always comforting and an inspiration for a fool like me...

Sadhana report: following strictly 4 principles, though i have to recognize that at a sutil level i haven´t been that strict….sometimes, there are some blinks of maya that keep rounding in my mind. When I notice that, I seek for shelter in japa and books. I don´t want the black witch to catch me!!!!! Chanting 16 rounds, for the reason I just mention, with some mind and difficulty……and happens that when I realized that I feel so low, because I promise you to chant 16 enthusiastic rounds, but i´m just keeping my vow of chanting……in the teachings of Lord Caitanya are mention the effects of the offenses at chanting, then I think I have to check that…..

HpS - When we put our life into do 1728 enthusiastic rounds and Maya says, "If you work so hard on your Japa as priority you will die!", we say just what you letter title says, "Today is a good day to die!".

Fixed with my services at the temple of flowers and garlands, also  i´m cooking for the deities and on Mondays i´m giving the BG class, which represents a big challenge for me, mainly because my personality is very in the mood of passion (I talk fast and loud, etc), so I think that maybe i´ve been faced in this service to polish those things ….. thanks to the coordination service of P. Jagat Guru Das, who makes the feedback of the class and help us with advice and provide guidelines so we can improve the quality of our service and personally I feel supported for polishing those things I have to work on….Please, please,  please, give me your blessings so I can do the best way my service, considering I am a donkey….

For some weeks, we have the visit of Nirantara Prabhu and for a curious arrangement, he asked me to be his translator for the classes in the temple and house programs (like bhakti vriksa) mailnly with the indian community, so  in addition to very interesting classes, we  have the chance to share very sumptuous prasadam!!!!!

I need to ask you something that’s been rounding my thoughts, because if Krsna is the Supreme Controller  and everything happens under his approval, where does the free will fits?? Because if everything is already decided, what are the chances of me making real effect decisions?? Or is it so true that the only decision we can make is if we are going to serve Krsna or maya?? And if I decided I want to serve Krsna, isn´t that also full of decisions??Years ago, while talking with Krsna, I told him that all I have done in my life is take bad decisions, so I give my life to him to please help me and guide it, but still, I feel i´m constanly facing having to make choices, and then I think, haven’t this already been decided by Krsna????

HpS - Look at www.jayarama.us/archives for our 'asa-enecyclopedia' file. Answer is there as "free will". We cut and paste it below.

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FREE WILL

(rev. 2015 march 26)

We are asked this question so often that we are putting our thoughts here. We may revise this in the future.

We are part and parcel of Krsna. He has free-will. He can make choices. He is all powerful, but He has given us free will.

So we can chose to try His position and then He created the material world for us to play.

In the material world in the mode of ignorance we are forced by our previous choices. We can be in the mode of ignorance, passion or goodness differently in our possessions, senses, mind and intelligence. Eg. one may be a very clean, nice college professor but in his heart he has the greatest illusion: By my austerities I will become GOD.

In the mode of passion we have choices but the pushes of our Karma are strong.

In the mode of goodness we can make real choices, even though they may be between mundane options. Eg. am I going to steal the money or not. That is how we create our future Karma.

If we make nice material choices, following the King’s advice, then that shows us we want to come closer to Him and eventually He gives us the chance to chose spiritual life rather than material life.

Even in spiritual life there are choices of different kinds of service.

SB 1.6.37  Is very, very nice answer.

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Something that i´m absolutely sure about is that Krsna have shown his infinite mercy upon me at allowing me to get in touch with His Name, Srila Prabhupada´s books, and all what is implied on them, His devotees, His adorable form....and so much more...  this have certainly make my life take a better course.....

Hoping for some day  be able to make a quality service to help you in the mission of Srila Prabhupada and fullfill the prediction of Lord Caitanya, your aspiring for servant,

Pundavanika Devi Dasi

HpS - Go ahead. Be an inspiration to everyone!