Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I believe we last spoke in Boise when we were both there last. I was having a difficult time with overworking. Fortunately since then I have been able to decrease my work and increase my sadhana.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!!!

It's difficult! I don't find much value in the association here. I am increasing my daily rounds (between 8-16), starting to read Bhagavad Gita daily, and daily offerings to my deities. We don't go to the temple programs here. 

I'm experiencing feelings of frustration. I try to get my wife to chant but she says she no longer has the desire. I am hoping she will start chanting again with me soon! I have been having strong desires to move over the last year or so, to get a new job, new temple community, build a house, etc. I don't feel I am getting what I want/need here. But my wife absolutely does not want to move for social/emotional reasons. So we have had some difficulties. Of course I continue to choose to stay here as that is what she wants. 

I feel all I can do anymore is chant my japa and read. But I feel hungry for association and spontaneity. 

Any words of advise or realizations or inspiration would be greatly valued!!

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Adrian-Utah

HpS - Jaya!      Well, you have just increased your association by writing this letter!   Write to us with little extracts of what you are reading. The best way to get more knowledge about how to expand our service is by actually expanding our service a little bit. Then other means of expanding it will become obvious. Not just little steps, but also little steps that we see are part of a very exciting strategy. Write to us more!

Hare krishna Maharaj !!

Please accept my humble obiansces, all the glories to Srila prabhupada!

Maharaj remember  I told you in my first letters that I was taking care and worshipping Tulasi devi ? 

I wanted to ask you, since Iam travellng for one month , is  it posible that a non devotee takes care of tulasi Devi? By taking care i also mean cutting the manjaris .  Can she tell the mantras in spanish when she takes the manjaris? 

HpS - AGTSP paoho. I don't think so!

Ive heard that it is not convenient but this person takes care of our house when we are not here and she comes now three times a week to help me preparing the prasadam i have tought her how to make prasadam , i have told her who is tulasi devi ! She is a devotee of jesus christ, she is a religiuos person. The problem is that she eats meat. 

What would you suggest Maharaj? I would love to take her with me because my sadhana is complete when i chant my sounds with tulasi devi but i cannot take her in the plane sadly. 

My devotees friends will be aways in the summer also , wont be able to take care of her.

thank you Maharaj ! I hope you are very well ! 

My sadhana is going good! Looking forward to see you in peru in the summer! 

Hare krishna!!

HpS - Ask other devotees, but to me it would seem, by the mercy of Guru-Gauranga,  that if there is no one else to take care of Her then, yes, your house-keeper could cut the Manjari's to keep Her healthy.

All glories to sri sri gaura nitai
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

P.A.M.H.O
Dear gurudeva

First of all my letter, I hope you're much better health.

My report is rather short, I'm chant my 16 rounds daily, I am following my 4 regulative principles, attend the temple regularly.
My material and spiritual life are finally balancing. little time finish to read the Bhagavad Gita ago and started reading the nectar of devotion, in which the first chapter of my book, I have a important question I'm thinking and trying to understand.

so, Srila Rupa Goswami explains that took several tests of different scripts 6 characteristics of pure devotional service.

1.pure devotional service immediately produces relief from all kinds of material distress.

2.pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.

3.Pure devotional service automatically puts one in a state of transcendental pleasure

4.Pure devotional service is rarely obtained

5.those who practice pure devotional service, even despise the concept of liberation

6.pure devotional service is the only means by which you can attract Krishna.

so my question is
If devotional service is rarely achieved, as we attract Krishna, if pure devotional service is the one who attract to krsna?

as I can understand these two points in this material life? or is totally transcendental?

Gurudeva thank you very much for reading my letter and for your time.
Please accept my humble obeisances again, and please too sorry for my bad english, I'm studying a little every day to improve my English<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

you have a good and beautiful week.

your humble and eternal servant 

Candrarekha devi dasi (Santiago/Chile)

HpS - AGTSP!  <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" /> Paoho.    I can't understand your question. Partly it is because the questions seems to be a little fine, so fine language is required.  Can you please ask again in Spanish with an English translation. Please, it seems like a question I also have!

hare krishna gurumaharaja! todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! todas las glorias a usted! por  favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias. Esperamos que su salud este muy bien!

Nosotros estamos aqui en barcelona, ya casi un año!! hace mucho que no estabamos tanto tiempo en un mismo lugar, jeje. sigo distribuyendo libros cada dia, aunque es dificil hacerlo aqui, algunas personas se muestran interesadas en la filosofia y eso me inspira a seguir haciendolo, estoy cantando 16 rondas cada dia y seguimos 4 principios, lectura de libros cada dia, hicimos mes de kartika los 3 en casa ofreciendo mechitas y lectura de krishna book por las noches, y gaura arati cada dia. Por la mañana hago adoracion de Giraraja govardhana. Vaisnavi ya tiene 5 meses pronto empezara con los granos, leimos que si el bebe es niña la ceremonia se deberia hacer en meses impares es decir 5 o 7 meses, es asi??¿?¿?

HpS - TlgaSP!  Pfanrh.  No se???

Vaisnavi es muy activa, muy curiosa y tiene un caracter muy particular, cada dia aprende algo nuevo, oramos  para ser buenos padres para ella.

sus sirvientes, Gadadhara, Pushpa y Vaisnavi.

HARE KRISHNA!!!

HpS - ASA --- Carta muy corta! Como estan los dhama-vasis (Gundica, Nimai..... Sadhya...). El restaurante abierta otra vez? Programas cultural external?

aksnoh phalam tvadrsa-darsanam hi

tanoh phalam tvadrsa-gatra-sangah

jihva-phalam tvadrsa-kirtanam hi

sudurlabha bhagavata hi loke

Your insignificant aspirant to servant,

BPQ

HpS - AGTSP.  Thank you for your news and letter. I get this impression that devotees like you were definitely devotees in your previous life. Maybe a monk or a nun in a monastery in Chile in your last life. Your daughter could have been a friend. . . . Here we are trying to understand our Great, GREAT, G R E A T, transcendental abilities and connect them to helping Lord Caitanya fufill His Mission.
Try to make Chile the leader in Lord Caitanya's movement!
We need orchards, many more devotees, Temples, music, books, movies, towns there!

Great photos.

Dear Gurudeva.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We are following the principles and chanting 16 rounds daily, minimum. We still live in Chosica, and support programs here. Krsna and Balarama Home Lakshmi Nrishimha are very beautiful. Karuna Mayi Arjuna is the cook and the pujari. Sita Lalita supports both. I work Monday through Friday from Lima early. And the bathroom on Saturday. Sundays are almost all day in the temple, supporting the festival for several years. We really like the kirtan and sang for several hours with the devotees. We are a humble family, trying to solve our many problems, struggling to be good disciples.

These two years have been talking as a family, preparing for when Arjuna Sita and end up high.

- Sita decided to study psychology and is also an artist (drawing, painting, loves theater and music) will study art (free courses).

- Arjuna wants to study for Chef and Jitendriya Prabhu (Adi Adri husband) who is our friend, it is encouraging.

- Karuna Mayi, is very quiet chanting their rounds, being a good wife, and painting (painting on wood trupan).

- I (AmD), have many desires, but mostly I want to be in recent years with my wife and children and provide education and train a bit more before become independent.

- All (four) we want to go to the holy Dham, but in Peru, as a teacher, it is difficult for him to do that.

We decided to try to continue this project of life abroad, because education is better, is recognized internationally, and because we could go together to the Holy Dham every two years at least. This might not work in Peru.

You Gurudev reviewer ?, you have any instructions or advice for us or maybe another option or proposal.

Take care of yourself Gurudeva, we are getting used to living without personally seeing for so many months, I actually miss you.

               Trying to become good disciples Anandamaya das, Karuna Mayi dd, Sita Lalita dd and Arjuna.

Querido Gurudeva.

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Estamos siguiendo los principios, y cantando 16 rondas como mínimo diariamente. Seguimos viviendo en Chosica, y apoyamos a los programas aquí. En Casa Krsna Balarama y Lakshmi Nrishimha están muy hermosos. Karuna Mayi es la cocinera y Arjuna el pujari. Sita Lalita los apoya a ambos. Yo de lunes a viernes trabajo en Lima desde muy temprano. Y los baño los sábados. Los domingos estamos casi todo el día en templo, apoyando el festival ya varios años. Nos gusta mucho el kirtan, y cantamos por varias horas con los devotos. Somos una familia humilde, tratando de solucionar nuestros innumerables problemas, luchando para ser buenos discípulos.

Estos dos años hemos estado conversando como familia, preparándonos para cuando Sita y Arjuna acaben la secundaria.

-          Sita decidió estudiar psicología y como también es artista (dibuja, pinta, le gusta el teatro y la música) va a estudiar arte (cursos libres).

-          Arjuna quiere estudiar para Chef, y Jitendriya Prabhu (esposo de Adi Adri) que es nuestro amigo, lo está animando.

-          Karuna Mayi, está muy tranquila cantando sus rondas, siendo buena esposa, y pintando (pintura en madera trupan).

-          Yo (AmD), tengo muchos deseos, pero principalmente quiero estar estos últimos años con mi esposa e hijos y darle educación y formarlos un poco más, antes se independicen.

-          Todos (los cuatro) queremos ir al santo Dham, pero en Perú, como profesor, es difícil que pueda lograr eso.

Hemos tomado la decisión de intentar seguir este proyecto de vida en el extranjero, porque la educación es mejor, es reconocida internacionalmente, y porque podríamos ahorrar para ir al Santo Dham cada dos años por lo menos. Esto no podríamos hacerlo en Perú.

Usted que opina Gurudev?, Usted tiene alguna instrucción o recomendación para nosotros o tal vez otra opción o propuesta.

Cuídese mucho Gurudeva, estamos acostumbrándonos a vivir sin verlo personalmente por tantos meses, en realidad lo extrañamos mucho.

               Tratando de volvernos buenos discípulos, Anandamaya das, Karuna Mayi d.d., Sita Lalita d.d. y Arjuna.

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP. Muchas gracias su carta! Noticias muy bueno. Hay muchas posibilidades de Chef para Krsna, no? Puede cocinar para los Deidades, puede cocinar en un restaurante de Krsna, para festivales de Krsna, banquetes! Para las Damas es natural casarse, no, y ayudar el estimado esposo en su mission. Sita tiene comunicacion con Dhanesvari en Australia? Posible buena aperatura advanzar la vida de la familia y ella personalment.

Mientras realizamos buena Japa vrata y Sankirtan en el ISKCON de Srila Prabhupada, viene buenas ideas como ampliar todo. Vd necesita ampliar de una manera saludable su plan para realizar la mision del Senor Caitanya de un perspectivo amplio, no?

General Anandamaya Das.