Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja!

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudev, las autoridades del templo estàn necesitando ayuda para la atención de Sri Sri Gaura Nitay, sòlo por el mes de octubre. Los devotos me pidieron si puedo ayudar.

Ellos saben de la instrucciòn que Usted me dió, pero me piden que Le pregunte a Usted si puedo entrar un par de dìas a la semana. Desde la ùltima carta (3 meses apròximadamente), hemos hecho nuestro mayor esfuerzo por mantenernos libres de la vida sexual ilìcita.

Creo que Krsna nos ha ayudado de una u otra manera a ser màs fuertes espiritualmente y de esa manera ser màs estrictos y serios en nuestros votos.

Por mi parte estoy cantando mis 16 rondas, y cumpliendo con los horarios del Gayatri Mantra. He dado tiempo para la lectura del Bhagavd Gita y Srimad Bhagavatam principalmente. Asisto a mangal aratik al menos una vez a la semana con los devotos en el templo, y escucho dentro de lo posible clases de Bhagavad Gita y Bhagavatam tambièn en el templo.

De a poco he sentido que estoy empapandome de conciencia de Krsna. No sè si estoy avanzando, porque la verdad mi impresiòn puede estar equivocada, pero tengo el deseo de querer avanzar.

Mi pobre entendimiento es que: Krsna parece una persona muy interesante con la cual quisiera asociarme. Y la ùnica manera de poder llegar a esa asociaciòn parece ser que debo convertirme en una devota avanzada.. Mantener buenas relaciones con los devotos en general (incluyendo a mi esposo e hijo) practicar la misericordia y compasiòn, ser humilde, en fin. Inicialmente debo atravesar la capas burdas de ésta condiciòn material. Y por ùltimo, en mi condiciòn, aùn queda un largo camino.

Muchas gracias.

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - Jaya! AGTSP. paoho.   De nuestra perspectivo pienso es cierto no debe tocar los pies de loto de Gaura Nitai en el altar. Pienso es la estandard de Srila Prabhupada en sus libros, ministerio de adoracion, GBC, todos.

Es sorpendente que la administracion tiene otro idea. Por nuestra comprehension es mejor servir de una posicion apropriaddo como explica Vd. entonces puede advanzar resolver estas problemas.

O.K?

Pienso sola devotos siguiendo la estandard puede servir Deidades de ISKCON en los Templos. Entonces Vd. tiene que esparar. Adelantar!! Entender!

Hare Krishna dear guru maharaj

Please accept my dandavat pranams.

All glories to Srila Prabhupad.
I have got a job in Kronos Company, Maharaj. I am occasionally serving the lordship in Dallas by cutting vegetables. After meeting you in Houston temple, I have recently started reading Srimad Bagavatam. Please bless me so that i can be an initiated desciple soon. Your Servant Nataraj

AGTSP! - Jaya. Very nice that you are working for the Leader in Workforce Management. Is is run by Durga devi or Radharani? I guess both kinds of people come.

Yare dekhe...  You are there primarily to preach. See how you can do it!

What are you reading in the SB????????   Respects to the family!

Sri Krishna Caitanya,

Prabhu Nityananda,

Sri Advaita,

Gadadhara

Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jaya!

Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!

Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaja ki jaya!

Sankirtan yajña ki jaya!

I hope this letter finds you in great health.

I am still focusing on distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books. Now we are going to highschools and universities. Students are really into the books and most teachers are nice to us and let us in, sometimes taking books for themselves. I found this strategy to be more efficient than buses. We can distribute more books in less time and effort. It’s so nectar J.

    ASA - AGTSP.  paohhhhhh......!

I am moving next week with two devotees near the temple. Adinath and Hadai (GPS). The apartment is 15 min walking distance away, so I have no excuse for not attending Mangala Artik J and keeping a service at least once a week. Moreover, there are many yoga centers in the area, so I expect to keep practicing and teaching some yoga asanas classes nearby.

We are now studying the NOD in Bhakti Sastri online. I am having trouble memorizing verses. How can I improve?

    HpS - Hmmm! Don't know. Everyone has different mind. Some people have to have a tactile, dance, to remember things. Experiment. Use them.

I realized that this past six months I was more focused on myself rather that in the relationship with Satya Bhama. But now that we took the Sacred Union Workshop by Mahatma Prabhu and that we’ve been talking to Grihastas devotees I think I have a better understanding of my role in the relationship. I feel more confident and willingly to make her happy J

ASA - ....!....

I have sometimes failed chanting all 16 rounds and following 4 principles strictly. I have so many bad habits. I pray that by being closer to the devotees I can cleanse my heart enough for not being an obstacle in the Sankirtana mission.

Thank you Maharaj for inspiring us and please forgive my offenses.

Your worthless servant,

Bhakta Marco

HpS - That is good measure of all the otheer services: How I am doing my rounds and 4-principles well, better!

Hare krishna maharaj ! Please accept my humble obiancses. All the glories to srila Prabhupada!!

thank you very much maharaj for answering all three letters! I thought they werent beeing sent! You are right about the feeling one is not giving enough effort in the service krishna is endless, I will just work on giving my 110% . But i ralized that it is normal to feel like this bcause it is the Supreme Personality of Godhead right?

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho....  We have to chant HK/R, look for answers, standard in Srila Prabhupada's books, and ask several devotees, then we can know if we are trying hard enough. Or if we are trying in the right way. Of course we have to do our service in better and better ways.

Maharaj i hope and wish you are very  very well inside the limitations of the material world :) i i also hope it will be posible to meet you in peru in february! 

Hare krishna hare krishna , krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare !! 

your servant

Alexa

HpS - ASA - Who was a greater conquerer than Alexander. Maybe Hannibal did some things, but Alexander was one of the greatest, but he was not satified.

January in Peru and February in Peru.  ... Argentina - Chile.

Hare Krishna Maharaj, Please Accept my obeisences . From Sydney, camilo.

heaps thanks for answer me i was a bit sad and worried, but now I'm okay.

I'm already living at the asrama with the bramhacaris, i moved on wednesday afternoon, everything was resolved very quickly.

I'll be able to do sankirtana three times a week because I'm doing a english course to get the IELTS(International english test) and also in charged of the temple shop in the evenings 'cause they need some help with that, and well attending mangala-arati and morning program . Here there is a very good and strong bramhacari asrama because the Manager is very responsible and nice devotee, his name is Ghanasyama Govinda prabhu he's also my mentor,  always very much concerned about everyone's sadhana ,he had training in chowpaty india , (JPS disciple), and the name of the temple president is Varanayaka prabhu he is from poland and very serious devotee as well. 

HpS - AGTSP. Our Second Disciple, Madhumanajari Devi Dasi is the Head Pujari, no???

we have bhakti sastri class every Sunday arvo, we also attend harinam twice a month,all the monks, and we have kirtan among  monks every evening, we read krishna book every day, instrments practice, yoga or excercise, sloka memorization, and sankirtana, well that depending on everyone's service of course. 
  If there's any particular aspect or thing you would like to know maharaj tell me . I'm so sorry about being very informal writing.
I just hope to have your blessing to make spiritual advancement ,to tolerate my mind and make real progress, and at least to stay at the temple with a good sadhana and maintain it through the years.

Thanks again for your time Maharaja! Hope youre well I'm not being able to hold japa joe because its the time we go to bed here, so it's sad.
Trying to be your servant, Camilo ! Hare Krishna, AGTSP.

HpS - Of course, we are catching up on the old letters from our USA tour.  What is the news now?

todas las glorias a sri sri gauranitai

tlgsp

y mis respetuosas revrencias a usted gurumaharaja!!!!

¿como esta usted?

HpS - AGTSP. Paoho. Utiliza translate.google.com!   We are good.. Each day we learn how to do better service. Each day it is more fun. Each day we can see that we are getting free from death.

le escribi una carta anterior capaz no se envio, o capaz soy muy ansiosa y no espere a leer la respuesta, solo quiero contarle de mis servicios, le estoy cocinando a gaura nitay los lunes las tres ofrendas y demas dias rotativos..muy feliz de vivir en el ashrama de brahmacarinis con las devotas, somo pocas pero nos organizamos....organiando dias para hacer sankirtana y colectar laksmi todavia pensando en viajar aunque hay otros planes dependen de las autoridades :/ no lo se..

HpS - Bien. Pero ahora esta afuera del ashrama, no????

4 de septiembre comienzo sri isopanisad...tratando de escuchar las clases de srimad bhagavatam por mahatma prabhu....mangala-arati y 16 rondas (imposible cantar las rondas en el templo gm no logro cantarlas bien) :( ashrama si o si...¿esta mal? muy mal?...

sigo con lectura todos los dias...servicio para janmastami y srila prabhupada ofrenda!!!!

gracias por todo queridisimo guru maharaja!

                                                  tratando de serviri su hija y sirviente 

                                                                ter kadamba devi dasi....

HpS - Bien. Usually we must try living in the Ashram, then living outside the Ashram. Then we can start to adjust what is best place for us. Sometimes share an apartment with a friend near the temple... we learn.

Send us more news as you get some results to your experiments.