Letters to the editor

AGTSP

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga 

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, I'm Guna Manjari, Chile, probably should not even remember me, since I was in Santiago de Chile in January I did not write you. 
ASA - HpS - Yes, we remember you, but like you say it has been a long time that we have not heard your glorious pastimes!
 

Maybe because I do not like to bother you because my problems, and always helps me out of maya remembering your instructions, classes, association, by chanting Japa Start Meeting;

But here I am, I remembered the first time I wrote it, when I showed up as your candidate and told you about the difficulty I had with my parents for trying to bring Krishna consciousness, and you helped me, guided me step by step and now I'm drowning in family matters, on problems that do not include me but are affecting me, I get depressed, demotivated me to do things for me. 

I know I should not be telling you this, but you are my refuge, refuge in Srila Prabhupada attempt and instructions. 

ASA - No, it is very import to discuss this. So many other devotees reading this little dialog probably have the same challenges.

We are currently offering cooking morning on Saturdays to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai with Candrabhanu and the day before we were in the temple to attend Mangala Aratik, is very intimate morning show. Thank you very much for your instructions. 

Well, once again I apologize for my letter so sudden and full of problems. I hope you will find very well. 

Please accept my humble obeisances. 

ys. Guna Manjari DD.

ps: Sorry for my english, I used google translator

HpS - ASA - AGTSP Paoho. "Full of Problems" - You don't mention any problems. Of course, it is very difficult for us to give detailed advice about how to solve specific problems without knowledge of the specific situation, and of course that is practically impossible to develop by Blog letters, 5-thousand miles apart.

However, sometimes we can.

Sometimes we may be inspired by the Lord in the Heart!

In general, we can just suggest that you adopt Canakhya Pandita's rule: Victory comes from good advice, and good advice comes from many counselors. So always keep good counselors: Friends, intelligent enemies, family members, Temple Authorities, local and visiting Brahmanas.

BG 10.10-11 - Krsna is in our heart. If we live like Brahmanas then we can practically take inspiration from Him as we do Japa etc.

O.K?

Please send us news as you push your Sankirtan forward! If you focus on your Sankirtan for Srila Prabhupada then you will see the other problems in a clear perspective.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Hanumat Presakam Swami

HpS - ASA - Jaya Sri Rama!

Pleace acept my humble obeisances

Hare Krishna Gurudev; how are you?

ASA - Trying to be more sincere. Trying to understand Vaidhi-bhakti better so I can control my senses and mind better!

Thanks very much for taking the time to send your fone number, it had been imposible to call you from Nova Gokula and even at the nerest city I couldnt get a tel card..Im having very good asociation last week with HH Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami , Rupa ragunath das bramhacari and serving his holines Yadunandana Swami (he is doing a tour thrue Brazil) ..hearing and learning a lot from them.

I had been shearing the asram with Rupa for this last week and had lots of profund conversations. Traying to understand and absorve in the mood of a bcri....prepearing for a future sannyasa asram, always trying to satisfy you and SP!!

I had very good email conversations with Prabhu Mahajan das and close for know my service in the yatra of MdP, also I had small conversation with HH GGDG about future service...   

The idea is: collect in november and december in maraton sankirtana to travel to India for Goura Pournima and stay in India for five months visiting Goura mandala Parikrama, Jaganath Puri, safari Bangladesh and vrindavan with HHBDDS and then visit HH Bhakty Vikas Swami proyect in Banglore, maybe stay there for one month, and some weeks with HH Lokanaths Swami Padayatra with the asosiation of Rupa ragunath das Prabhu, and if there is time Chowpatti Temple one month...

Any way this is my idea but I wanted to ask for your blessings before purchasing the ticket or if you want me to do another thing, pleace let me know. My desire is to satisfy you...

My sadhana has been very good this last month am chanting my round 2 oclock am, Full program, some reading SB 4, NoI, BG, SI..and book distribution..

thank you very much

 Always praying for Nitay and Gouranga's mercy

ys ww Panca tattva das 

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP. Paoho. Seems you have fine Siksa-gurus. We certainly can accept them as our guides under Srila Prabhupada's elevated guidance also.
Your plan for South American and India seems fine. I guess we will see when we are there for January and February. We will be in India and Europe like September, October, November... 2015.
All I would suggest is to please get a tapa-dura journal and write about your experiences. Even if it is stupid things, five years from now they will be very valuable to you, and us!

O.K. Go ahead! Please keep us informed. Always try to get the internal aspect of things, not just the external.

todas las glorias a Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga!

Estamos aquí aun en pie!

En el Instituto Jaladuta dedicando nuestros días a tratar de servir correctamente a los vaisnavas así algún día atraeremos la misericordia de Radharani... Querido Gurudeva estoy un poco perturbado Interiormente ya que soy muy débil y mi conciencia no esta tranquila y no tengo la fuerza de un bramacari para encontrar solo la paz en el interior para mejorar mi servicio estoy siguiendo el programa todos los días de mangalartik 16 vueltas en la japa y luchando por mis 4 principios pero es muy difícil de todas manera... piensa en la posibilidad de tener una esposa para que me ayude????..

 HpS - Si, puede ayudar. Tiene tomar ayuda de devotoos, buen Grhasthas buscar con una companera y puede adelantar juntos, hace super servicio para ISKCON. 

...pero no se como enfrentar ese problema ...usted me recomendo después de la iniciacion estar dos años de bramacari y después tomar segunda iniciación... es muy complicada mi mente de artista... instruyame por favor... que puedo hacer ? Su eterno sirviente Syamananda pandit das

HpS - Hablar con buen devotos local para detalles, pero si es loco la mente, posible cambiar a Grhastha ashrama con una buena companera ayuda mucho. Es bueno esperar para dos anos, segunda iniciacion pero puede ser compremetido antes.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.
All Glories to Sri Sri Gauranga Nitiananda!
All Glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
All Glories to you!
All Glories to devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances to your feets my eternal shelter.

Gurudeva, 16 round ok, sometimes 20, bad quality, have to improve. 4 principles ok.
I have some news, the festival DIWALI goes on, Many things to organize but I doing my best effort to can make all my responsibilities in the better way.
Just starting to work with Srinivasa Acarya in your Webpage.
The devotees give me the mercy to make some service in your visit and I keep fixing some programs in your Buenos Aires Calendar.
Started to talk with JagadGuru Prabhu about education symposium, to present it here in Argentina and for inspire the devotees to go to Chile in January.*Gurudeva I trying so hard to be a educated person, to make of this program part of my personality to be representative of your preaches line. Srila Prabhupada say The purity is the force, you are so worthy of that. Thats make me understand many things about my compromise, please bless me to improve.
Monday -  Mangala Aratik full program and Adi Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Buenos Aires Mandir Breakfast. Have good relationship with devotees of the temple, I really appreciate can associate with them.
Talking to Abhirama and Vrisabhanu about Miguel Polo Book.

HpS - Aaaaah! Very nice.
Next week will start to help with ratha Yatra Chariot.



Gurudeva with all thats services, I not prioritized the Sastras studies and some days I even cannot read :(

The next year I will change my plan and start again to finish the Bhakti Sastri Course. Less service, more service, you agree?

HpS - Maybe you die before that and then you will have to take one birth in Vrndavana as a Donkey with Cakori Radha before you can take birth in ISKCON again. So make big plan for next year but make some little plan for today. Start reading EVERYDAY one page or such from one book: Krsna book, TLC, CC... O.K?  Which book. Read it before you take breakfast  or such.

I have so present one appreciation of Mahatma Maharaja, when I talked some things with Him, he told me I'm not balanced, and it's true.
And the most important thing... I try to make all of this thing with a good consciousness, but I can see I'm not surrender to Krsna, I don't know if I make them with my ego, my mind or what, but I not do them with my heart. And I'm worry about that. Why I'm afraid to surrender to Him? Why I'm so attach to my confort zone? I always meditate about BG 4.42: "Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge. Armed with yoga, Oh Bhārata, stand and fight." How my intelligence will cut it if I not use it.  I think a lot about Ma sucah - do not worry. Why I can't just transcend?
Gurudev, I really need your instruction. I know that what I do is not enough.
I feel about the only things who have a real value in my life is whats i do for u, nothing else. Is that feeling false? If it's so strong, why I'm not surrender?  How can I improve my service?
Sorry Many questions.

HpS - Seems you should take little practical steps like the reading plan above! We come to the human form after hundreds and millions of lifetimes. So lets not be disturbed if it takes a few years to be pure devotees.
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Gurudeva, the next week I will start to close all the meetings outside of the temple . Please give us yours and Srila Prabhupada blessings for can make it in the better way.
Gurudev you want to give interviews? Because on this way we can organize it from now with specific times and themes. Please let us know.

HpS - We can usually consult with devotees after the morning and before the evening program, but they should ask their question in class in a general way first.

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Gurudev you're present in each service each japa each moment in my life, I pray to Krsna and to Srila Prabhupada, deeply for stay always focused on your lotus feet, my eternal shelter. Only you by your mercy can show me the way.
HAPPY KARTIK!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for my long letter. Thank you for your time.

Your disciple who want to be your servant. sorry for all my mistakes in this process. Please give me your blessing to always stay with the devotees.
Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you for the news. Yes, priority. When do you get your rounds done?

Dear Gurudeva, this is your last reply:

HpS - Very nice letter. I wish I had more time to be with you, but again, Krsna is your friend. Try to follow His advice and expect to see rapid progress, but be patient also. We can solve millions of lifetimes of problems in one minute.

¡Hare Krishna Gurudeva! Esta es mi nueva carta:

(Disculpe carta en español, espero usted pueda entender mi carta)

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias

1-Aquí Bhakta Rodrigo de Santiago de Chile. Recién hoy encuentro tiempo para estar tranquilo y poder escribir a usted.

ASA - HpS - Gran misercordia para nosotros. Asociacion de poetas surealistas es raro.

Muchas gracias por su última carta. Usted siempre está presente en nuestras vidas, entendemos que nuestro Maestro Espiritual todo el día y en cada momento está realizando servicio devocional para Srila Prabhupada y Radha Krishna y nuestro Guru siempre piensa en cómo ayudar a sus discípulos.  ¡GRACIAS! Nosotros apreciamos mucho todo el esfuerzo de Usted!!

2-Es muy lindo llegar a relacionarse con Krishna como un amigo, yo veo a Krishna como un amigo y también como un niño muy travieso. En Santiago también estamos celebrando mes de Damodara. ¡Damodara es uno de nuestros pasatiempos favoritos!

ASA - Aqui es un enlace super, super, super, super....  Puede traducir parte por parte translate.google. http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/texts/vrndavana-mahimamrta/

3-Nuestra salud está mucho mejor. Estamos tomando vitaminas y mejorando nuestra alimentación. Pronto volveremos a clases de yoga. También nuestra terapeuta nos está ayudando mucho. ¡Si ella llega a practicar Conciencia de Krishna sería una mujer perfecta!

HpS - Muy bien. Aire fresca, sol, bastante agua buena, Hare Krsna / Hare Rama!

4-En mi carta anterior yo le contaba la muerte de mi amigo Braulio. ÉL sufrió un ataque al corazón y dejo este mundo a los 35 años de edad. Afortunadamente él pudo ir a una conferencia de Usted en Viña del MAR y quedó muy impresionado. Braulio fue integrante del Grupo Surrealista Derrame. Copio carta de Braulio y el poema surrealista inspirado por Usted y su conferencia:

Amigo, lo de ayer fue una jornada memorable, en la cual no sólo aprendí mucho de la charla, y de la filosofía que con tanto amor abrazas sino que también hice conocidos que habiéndolos saludado en tu nombre me abrieron las puertas de su amistad desinteresada. Conocí y hablé personalmente con tu MAESTRO espiritual, con Ignacio (no sé su apellido) y con un amigo tuyo (cercano de residencia) de apellido Arjuna (puede ser su apellido?). 

Con tu maestro hablamos de ti, de lo bien que has gestionado el proyecto de la revista Derrame y del surrealismo. Por supuesto que estuvo presente la triada que tanto anhelamos: amor, poesía y libertad!

Puedo decir que la armonía que se respiraba ahí fue impagable, realmente gané mucho. Te lo agradezco de todo corazón.

He escrito un poema tras esta experiencia, y va dedicado a ti. Espero te guste.

En la habitación del océano 

cruje el velo de la medusa

Los anillos de placer de la muerte 

forman una fila de fuego

Ojos que el sol ha conferido al sueño 

a la oscuridad de un pasado

Cuyas formas desnudan al hada de hielo 

para darle un discurso nuevo

Los insectos viajeros sellan sus nubes 

para concretar el gesto de la partida

para perpetuar a la doble madre 

silenciada en la gravedad de la balanza

En los brazos de la noche alguien 

califica estos ritos para registrar

el peso humano de ese alejamiento

La metamorfosis en llamas auxilia

a las manos del abismo secreto

ya sacudidas por el viento

ya dichas en el acto teatral 

de la vida

Rodrigo, te mando un gran abrazo! Braulio

HpS - Recuerdo basante hablando con unos de sus amigos despues de una conferencia en Vina!!! Era poco robusto?

5- Roberto Yáñez  es un gran poeta y es uno de nuestros mejores amigos, él también es del Grupo Derrame. Él está en hospital psiquiátrico desde agosto por crisis de esquizofrenia. Él ya está mucho mejor de salud, gracias a Krishna. Esperamos que en un mes él pueda estar de vuelta en su casa.

HpS - Dejar carne!

6- Para el 5 de septiembre en Chile, el gobierno, las universidades y centros culturales importantes celebraron  el cumpleaños número 100 del poeta Nicanor Parra. Él se hace llamar “antipoeta”. Nicanor Parra cumplió 100 años y es el poeta vivo más importante en lengua castellana. Él ha ganado muchos premios en Chile, España, México y otros países.

Entonces nosotros como Dharma Comunicaciones y Grupo Surrealista Derrame organizamos lectura de Poesía (poemas de N. Parra) en el hospital psiquiátrico donde está mi amigo Roberto. Llevamos bebidas y comida ese día y algunos enfermos leyeron poemas de Nicanor Parra. Adjunto fotos de ese día.

Hace un año atrás nosotros dejamos “Bhagavad Gita tal como es” de regalo para Nicanor Parra.

7- Ahora en noviembre esperamos organizar programa devocional en el hospital psiquiatrico: llevar prasadam y bhajans para ayudar a los enfermos. Ellos están muy solos y abandonados.

HpS - Si!!! Todos puede cantar!

8- Desde hace meses estamos trabajando en  un programa dedicado a los 120 años del poeta Pablo de Rokha. Él es un poeta maldito, se suicidó en 1968. Nuestra actividad será este sábado: Conferencias, lecturas de poesía y música en vivo. Además vamos a regalar una revista edición especial Pablo de Rokha.

Organizar todo esto ha sido gran austeridad, hemos tenido que vivir con egos de poetas, egos muy grandes. Resolver muchos problemas, muchos problemas.

9-Lo mejor para nosotros es buscar un buen trabajo y dedicar nuestro tiempo a nuestra vida espiritual. Cantar bien nuestras rondas, cumplir los principios, hacer servicio devocional y leer los libros de Srila Prabhupada. Más vida espiritual, menos vida material.

Querido Gurudeva este es mi reporte. Disculpe esta carta tan larga. Que el Señor Damodara esté siempre con Usted.

PD: Madre Gitavali dd le envía muchos saludos y reverencias!

Su aspirante a sirviente,

Bhakta Rodrigo Hernández Piceros

HpS - ASA - Gracias!!! Tiene el biografia de Jung!!?? Abhirama de Lima tiene uno nuevo bueno. Claro es psiciatra, Jung, solamente leer su libro con el perspectivo de Srila Prabhupada vale mucho

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva ¡¡

AGTSP

PAMHO

Hope this meets U in really good health ¡¡¡

Many changes in life¡¡¡      Part of growing up. The junta accepted my resignation as chief pujari. I have less days to serve in wilson, the major changed the public transportation and lima at rush hour is just IMPOSSIBLE ¡¡¡}

Mangal artik everyday , 16 rounds, 4 principles strictly 

I continue with my classes at UAP, also seva in wilson once a week and once a month, in chosica, but on december I am going to take service all saturdays, due to in January I am going to travel to Argentina and Chile ¡¡¡ ASA TOUR ¡¡¡¡¡¡ I have already bought my ticket.

           ASA - AGTSP Paoho. You can keep a journal of your dreams and offer them to Carl Jung.

And as u know I am part of  Jagad Guru das' team  of Latin American Congress on Education in ISKCON.

I need to read more, my time needs to be adjusted, priorities.... Evaluation time for BV is a very good oportunity to read more ¡¡¡ JAYA 

Nikunja bihari das  is in Lima since last friday. He is a perfect gentleman my mom and sister appreciate him a lot ¡¡¡¡ We get along pretty well.

We went to Patrak' das Birthday and on Sunday we went to chosica He was invited to give the class ¡¡¡¡ very nice class ¡¡¡ Many people congratulated him afterwards. 

That is all Gurudeva.

See U pretty soon

Trying to be your disciple 

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA -- He is going to visit with Rupanuga Das!!!  Ayurvedic discussion?

Happy birthday, Patraka Das. We tried to call but there was no answer on the phone.