Letters to the editor

HARE KRSNA DEAR GM

PAMHO AGTSP

THAT CONGRESS OF EDUCATION IN CHILE WAS VERY INSPIRING GURUDEVA THANKS FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT,

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. It was wonderful. We almost had a brain stroke, but it is just the beginning. More in todays Kapi-dhvaja!  Very nice to hear from you all.

NOW WE ARE IN COLOMBIA WITH SANKIRTAN GROUP OF DSAL , JUST PASSING 105 BOXES OF BOOKS OF VENEZUELA, A LITTLE DIFFICULT MISSION FOR THE  ACTUAL SITUATION IN   VENEZUELA .

HpS - ASA - - -  !!!! HK / HR...  Krsna killed 17-auksahinis of Jarasandha's warriors!

WE ARE TRAVELING BY SEVERAL CITIES,  THE IDEA IS dISTRIBUTED 80 BOXES, IN THESE TWO WEEKS DISTRIBUTE 36 BOXES OF BOOKS AND IN THE NEXT TWO WEEK WAIT YOUR BLESSINGS TO DISTRIBUTE 40  BOXES OF BOOKS.

HpS - Blessing is in the Mantra!  We bless you, please bless us!  May Srila Prabhupada bless us all!!

IN COLOMBIA HAVE SEEN MY DEVOTION HAS BECOME AN EXTERNAL STANDARD NOTHING MORE, SEE THE DEVOTION OF THESE COLOMBIAN DEVOTES;  STRONGLY HOLDING SRLA PRABHUPADA'S BOOKS , AND ALTHOUGH NOT HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS , FEEL MUCH LOVE FOR KRSNA AND DEVOTEES, THAT INSPIRES ME A LOT. 

I humbly pray you to tell me which is the meaning of devotion ?  HOW I INCREASE MY INNER AWARENESS ?

 MY LIFE IS DELIVERED TO YOUR SERVICE PLEASE TELL ME I CAN DO TO HELP YOU IN YOUR SERVICE TO RADHA KRSNA

TRYING TO BE HIS DISCIPLE

Vrajendra Kumara DAS ( B. BURRO )

HpS - More news in the DTC for today, but was very nice to get your personal association during the events in Chile with Jagad-guru Das, Arjuna, Rodrigo et al!
What is devotion: "anyabhilasita sunyam..." - BRS 1.1.11... Cited in NOI, no?  Purport in Text Three of NOI. It means activity. Activity for whom? For Krsna. For Krsna's devotee, Srila Prabhupada, Krsna's Deity, Name, Movement.

In NOI 7 - SP discusses Raganuga bhakti. Then we try to follow the Raga of Srila Prabhupada. Do you read the Lila-amrta? Are you hearing Prabhupada's words in his books as personally written for you?

Hare Krishna dear maharaja,

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

How is your health?

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP. Paoho. The temperature right now, 3.32PM, Sunday, 15 February, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is -3 celsius. Our cottage is not well heated so that puts a lot of stree on our body and it is hard to offer and honor Prasadam properly. So, our health is pretty good. Recovering from the stress of our South American travel, but still 30% weak from that.
We have already got a LOT of work done here.
Because we could not eat so properly we ate too much salad and so we feel like our stomach is going to explode. Prabhupada had the same problems. Sometimes he would vomit from improper Prasadam, but like him we do our best in this crazy material world and use whatever health we have for Sankirtan.

I was in Mar del Plata with my guru maharaja when you were here. Anyway I could take some association from you for two days. Better than nothing. Hope you come soon again! Thank you again for bring the camera and please forgive us to all the issues that you had because of that. 

I’m still learning how is it work. Anyway I filmed a looooooot of videos! 

Well about my sadhana, I’m trying to improve it again and learning “the art of delegate service”.

Reading “Teaching of Lord Caitanya” and some verses of BG or SB every day.  I really needed to read because I really enjoy it a lot!!! 

I feel very strong keeping 4 principles strictly and chanting 16 rounds, trying to focus more in Krishna and if he wants I will go to Mayapur at the end of this year. H.G. Mahatma wants me there to help him with service and I want to study also. What do you think? 

HpS - Very nice! Is Mahatma Prabhu in Vanaprastha or Ghrastha ashrama???  What is name of his esteemed wife?

Well now that I know you said: “"No existen preguntas tontas, hay tontos que no preguntan”. I will ask some questions! ha!

I was thinking about my ashram also.. It’s a new kind of ashram: “The hidden ashram of the West” ja! it’s like bramacarini but outside the temple. How Prabhupada would see it?  What would he think about it? It’s right or wrong?  I remember when you said me: "now you can understand that attraction to opposite sex for sense gratification described in flowery language is "a real drag” I get it and If association with somebody means "don’t following principles", I really don’t want to do it and I’m sure and decided about it. So what lies ahead for me in the future? For now I have the shelter of my spiritual father but he is India. Maybe I have to learn self-defense!

HpS - That is why I asked the above question about Mahatma Prabhus Ashrama. If you want to clarify your Ashrama then obviously you have to know your Guru's ahsrama status.

Related with this, how can we preach to new men in order to get them near to Krishna Consciousness without generate confusion in them? Because sometimes it becomes uncomfortable to me. I don’t want to be so serious because I’m preaching love through teachings of Lord Caitanya, but I’m not so loving because of that and sometimes I feel that I’m very impolite. So I don’t know how can I deal with this. I think bramacaris have the same issue with girls when they go to distribute books.

HpS - Prabhupada says that devotees are allowed short term association with the opposite sex for preaching purposes. So you can talk a little bit to orient the men and then connect them with a male devotee (which of course includes Prabhupada.   [0:)  ).

About service: How can I deal with seniors devotees when I have to share service? For example if we are not agree about how to do something..

HpS - Discuss it resepctfully.  If they are really 'senior' then they will be better at handling the relation than you. If they are older but not senior, then you have to discuss like with a friend or if they are less advanced but older you have to help them like a child, appreciating their blind-spots being confused and thinking they are more advanced with they are not.

About diksa: Everybody is asking to me when I will take diksa!! I don’t want to be pressured, What is the rush? I think the most important is to follow the instructions and develop the relationship between guru and disciple and diksa is just a formality. Anyway I've already talken with my guru maharaja about it because I’m committed with him in the same way than if I was taken diksa and I feel ready to do the formality. He is agree and wants some recommendation. What do you think about it? Do yo think I should do it or wait more? For me there’s no difference.. 

HpS - Hari-nama Diksa by Srila Prabhupada's standard was for anybody who followed the principles for six months in full cooperation with the temple (living in the temple). If you have been doing that, then you can take Hari-nama Diksa as far as I would understand, for second initiation there must be more consideration.

Maharaja, I feel very very happy with my spiritual life and all the time I'm trying to improve myself. Krishna is giving to me too much mercy and I feel very enthusiastic and encouraged all the time. I need more hours per day because 24 it’s not enough!

I wish to see you again very soon!

My all respect to you dear maharaja

My obeisances at your lotus feet!

your servant,

Belen.

HpS - AGTSP.....  Thank you for your association. If you are feeling big enthusiasm, don't be surprised to get big tests also.<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Waiting for your next letters.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I am writing to thank you for your asociation during this time. You taught through many details, so many that it is sometimes difficult to remember them all. Anyway, I will try to be Gandharva dasa with enthusiasm someday, I thank you for your great kindness to me.
I would ask permission to worship Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra at home. My wife and I have much affection for them, since the beginning of our devotional life. It has presented an opportunity to have this home deities and I wonder if you allow us to worship them.

I trully hope  this year it's magnificent for your preaching,  Gurudeva

With love

Your  servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Thank you for all of your help. It was worth thousands of dollars.... Yes, it is very nice for you to start worshipping, J-B-S!!!  Ask Gaura-gadadhara Dasi for details, no?
Send us more news and the questions that you have for your spiritual advancement.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva !!! My humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you.

The reason for my letter is to inform you that since more than half a year I met a person from Mexico and after all these months He asked me to marry.
He did not know about the devotees but through me and interne He got to know a little about Krsna consciousness, sankirtan movement

It is a humble and religious person, he says he'll eat what I eat and try to learn about the movement, so it is my desire to share my life with him.
I will be Lying if I say that I'm not afraid that he is not a devotee I can only trust that Krsna help me or give appropriate words so that he may understand and get involved day by day.

The idea we have is this summer (maybe a little earlier), move to Mexico because he already has prepared almost everything so I can travel. He is an engineer and have his projects there so that's why we decided it would be better if I move to mexico, due to  I can continue my studies without any problem.

We want to do things right so we will prepare a civil wedding ceremony and later the fire ceremony. (I would like the ceremony coincides with one of your trips to Mexico).

I take this opportunity to tell you that I am fixed on  4 principles  and 16 rounds too, like mangal aratik like 5 times a week and Caitanya caritamrta reading as you recommended me in the mornings.
Gurudeva please I would like to have  your opinion or advice, and humbly ask for your blessing that is most important to me.
thank you very much for your time
And thanks to  mother candra Mukhi for helping me 
Your eternal servant 

xxx

HpS - Esteemed XXX. Thank you for your letter. If you are chanting rounds and following principles and have nice spiritual life in each morning (mangala arati, kirtan, SB...) then it will all be O.K. It may not work out super. He may discover that he cannot move as fast as he thought, but you have to stick to your basic principles or it will all turn into a great hell with very little results at the end of this life. Then another life...  <img alt="sad" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/sad_smile.png" title="sad" width="23" />

Talk with many others. TALK with his friends and family.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva ¡¡¡

AGTSP 
PAMHO

I hope this meets U in really good health ¡¡¡ I just saw your post in twitter ¡¡¡ Jaya since tomorrow full morning program again ¡¡¡

Gurudeva I wanted to tell U this in person, but due to I had to make some things regarding my trip I can not go to chosica ...and then I did not encountered the time.....

well as U know I traveled to argentina this friday, and I am extremely happy, but at the same time, I know that it will take some time for me to adapt to my new life ¡¡¡ Taking care of a devotee is so nice ¡¡ It is a huge responsibility. It is amazing how Krsna please our desires. I feel so blessed ¡¡¡ NBD is an excellent devotee, father, boyfriend and human being, my family is nice, my friends ¡¡¡ I think that I do not deserve all of this and it is just mercy ¡¡ It is always mercy ¡¡¡

Gurudeva I do not know how it will be my internet connection ¡¡¡ SO maybe I can not be at Japa Joe but I promise that I would try to keep my sadhana , studies and so on ¡¡¡ But please GM give me time to adapt. Gurudeva, my rounds weren't so good since the year started please forgive me ¡¡ Also my BV studies I am trying to catch up on... I promise to be more serious with that ¡¡¡ Also try to find my part in the Sankirtan of Mar del Plata and I will write on ekadasi my report ¡¡¡¡

Thank U GM for the opportunity to be iur secretary, for giving us iur association during this tour ¡¡¡ I do not know when I will have the great honor and mercy  to see U again beloved Gurudeva hope on August, thanks for all iur mercy, kindly forgive our weakness, lust, pride, etc 

Thanks again Gurudeva 

YOur eternal servant

Candramukhi Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA --- Thank you!   You should maybe stick with the BhVai studies if you can get a local team to join you. Maybe you should start over with Nikunja. We hope Mr. Manu and Mr. Benjamin et al become your good friends.

Todas las glorias a srila prabhupada

Todas las glorias a sri Nitay  Gouranga

Todas las glorias a sri  gurudev

Reciba usted mis humildes reverencias por favor

Querido Gurudeva, deseo contarle hacerca de mi sadhana realmente estoy peleando con un gran anartha para poder levantarme temprano y cantar 16 BUENAS rondas la perseverancia espero nos ayude a ser fijas en ello . por otro lado nuestras rondas estan bien cumplimos con ellas de manera fija aun que en ocasiones se ajustan a las circunstancias, con nuestros 4 principios ahora somos mas estrictas que antes. resulta ser que krsna es muy bondadoso con nosotros tanto para mi mama como conmigo.

Gracias a la misericordia de krsna, suya y de los devotos me dieron el servicio de pintar a las deidades del templo por lo cual estoy muy feliz tambien estoy orando para que krsna me permita ser su instrumento y sirviente sumiso para lograr pintar a las deidades de manera que expresen total dulzura y amor. Cuando el servicio este terminado le enviare fotografias de las deidades; son jaganath baladev y subadra , gouranga y nitay , laksmi nrshimha.

En verdad antes de pintarlas me gustaria recibir su autorisacion sin enbargo los devotos me digeron que  pintara a las deidades antes de gourapurnima y eso es en dos semanas debido al trabajo y a la universidad no me queda mucho tiempo. por favor gurudev disculpe cualquier ofensa que haya cometido a sus pies de loto.

eternamente su sirviente apsara gopi dd

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. We certainly give any blessing we can for painting Them! If the time is too short to do a good job for all of Them, then do some first.

Of course, if you put your rounds and principles and morning program in second place Them that will damage your painting.