Letters to the editor

Dandavats Praṇāmas Mahārāja, espero su Salud sea buena, estoy muy contento de ponerme en contacto con UD, Mi nombre es Edgar Manuel Escamilla Zamarrón pertenezco a la comunidad de ISKCON Cdmx, Soy Payaso y por eso me conocen los Devotos como Kazzymiro, he podido celebrar con UD su Viasapuja en dos ocasiones, en casa de Jagatha Bando dāsa en Xochimilco y hacer Saṃskṛtam con UD lo conozco desde hace 22 años y he ejecutado servicio con sus discípulos Akincana Kṛṣṇa Dāsa, Angada dāsa y Malini DD en la vaca Lechera y otros proyectos artísticos, así como con Anirudha Prabhu y Aristasena Prabhu cuando hacía el Gurvkula, Nunca me había animado a acercarme a UD por exceso de respeto y apego a mis anarthas, le hago la Puja a Śrīla Prabhupāda y a UD desde hace como 3 años a las 4 de la mañana, canto mis 16 rondas desde hace 2 años y trato de ir frecuentemente a Mangala ārātika al templo (2 o 3 veces por semana) aunque llego más bien a cantar Rondas con Tulasī Mahārāni ya que el metro lo abren a las 5, así que hago Mangala ārātika en casa, y a las 5 salgo al Templo, llegando allí a las 6:00 am a cantar, tomar la clase, prasadam y servir. Cumplo con mis regulaciones. Intento seguír el ejemplo de los que llamo mis hermanos que son sus discípulos. Ya que me imSpira su devoción por Śrī Rādhā-Mādhana-Gopāla, Śrīla Prabhupāda y Ud.

Quiero pedirle la misericordia de su refugio formal Mahārāja.

Quiero servirle de una manera formal y no fluctuante como lo he hecho tantos años sin un contacto real.

Espero pueda darme su misericordia sin causa Mahārāja y me indique cómo puedo servirle de una forma correcta. Madre Asthasakhi me indico hablar con las Autoridades del Templo; ya me contacte con Prabhu Vanamali. Ahora soy muy feliz por poderle escribir.

Grácias por todo su esfuerzo y amor por las Jīvas de Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Gracias por cambiar mi vida con la suya.

Que Śrī Kṛṣṇa le siga llenando de Luz y que Śrī Hanumān le de su fuerza y amor por Sītā Rāma Su Santidad.

Su Sirviente vida tras vida

Kazzymiro el Clown, (Kazzy dāsa jajaja)

Jaya Śrī Rādhā-Mādhana-Gopāla

Jaya Śrī Hanumānji

Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda

Jaya Hanumat-Preṣaka Svāmī lo

Todas las Glorias a los Devotos

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Dandavats, Praṇāmas Mahārāja, I hope your Health is good,

HpS - ASA - Our health, body energy is . . Plfffstp, unless we chant HK/HR!

I am very happy to contact you, My name is Edgar Manuel Escamilla Zamarrón, I belong to the ISKCON Cdmx community, I am a Clown and that is why Devotees know me as Kazzymiro, I have been able to celebrate with you his Viasapuja on two occasions, at Jagatha Bando dāsa's house in artistic works, as well as with Anirudha Prabhu and Aristasena Prabhu when I was doing the Gurvkula.

I had never encouraged myself to approach you because of excessive respect and attachment to my anarthas.

I have been doing the Puja to Srila Prabhupada and you for about 3 years at 4 in the morning, I have been singing my 16 rounds for 2 years and I try to go frequently to Mangala ārātika to the temple (2 or 3 times a week) although I tend to sing Rounds with Tulasī Mahārāni since the metro opens at 5, so I do Mangala ārātika at home, and at 5 I leave for the Temple, arriving there at 6:00 am to chant, take the class, prasadam and serve.

I comply with my regulations.

I try to follow the example of those I call my brothers who are his disciples. Since I am inspired by your devotion to Śrī Rādhā-Mādhana-Gopāla, Śrīla Prabhupāda and you.

I want to ask for the mercy of formal refuge from him Mahārāja.

I want to serve you in a formal and non-fluctuating way as I have done for so many years without real contact.

I hope you can give me your causeless mercy Mahārāja and tell me how I can serve you correctly. Mother Asthasakhi told me to speak to the Temple Authorities; I already contacted Prabhu Vanamali. Now I am very happy to be able to write to you.

Thank you for all his efforts and love for the Jīvas of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Thank you for changing my life with yours.

May Śrī Kṛṣṇa continue to fill you with Light and may Śrī Hanumān give you his strength and love for Sītā Rāma, his Holiness.

The Servant life after life

Kazzymiro the Clown, (Kazzy dāsa hahaha)

Jaya Śrī Rādhā-Mādhana-Gopāla

Jaya Sri Hanumanji

Jaya Srila Prabhupada

Jaya Hanumat-Preṣaka Svāmī lo

All Glories to the Devotees

HpS - Wonderful. Your progress cannot be stopped. Formal initiation is guaranteed as you are following Srila Prabhuapada's process so well. You will wake up more and more to your intimate position.

Mostly we are not acting Parampara as ISKCON Diksa guru now. We are too old. Can't handle the Karma.

We like how Yadunandana Swami is giving initiations.

He is nice person.

I think Asta sakhi Devi Dasi and others might put you in touch with him.

You could go to Spain and become a Spanish clown.

Always your servant.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, pamho

I hope this meets you in really good health, and happy

HpS - this body does not get diseases, this body is a disease.

we are in pain from sitting so long to write. also our eyes hurt. burning nose and running nose from the allergy. I think you and all our readers, men, women, old, young are in the same condition.

hari bolo!

follow example of Bhisma deva preaching to Yuddhistira.

In July a pada yatra was held at Jambavan's house, we went with the deities through a large part of Miraflores, then we returned to the house, I had the mercy of performing the artik after that P ramacandra gave the class, and finally we ended with a Yajña

It was really nice being surrounded by devotees a very high energy

My job has changed a lot, I had to submit my resignation to the university where I was full time professor due to they paid me with delay. Now I work for one university and two well recognized institutes in Peru. Nevertheless, I have to work from Monday to Sunday

Ulysses' recovery is being a bit slow and we still do not know if the samples of the tumors removed are not malignant.

Sometimes I have heard from some devotees that it is a waste of time and energy to have pets that we should serve Krsna instead, but I also think that they are souls that are in our lives for some reason, the Ulysses breed accompanies people who have depression and anxiety when well trained. Dogs are really special not like zebras, what is the reason for zebras? haha

You sometimes asked me if I have some messages from my mom mmm I'm starting to look a lot like her. I have a photo of her with me and my sister. Photos are really nice

In the photos that I attached You can see the deities that You gave me

Well Gurudeva thanks a bunch of bananas

See you in cyber space

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS - Dogs followed Nimai in His Kirtans in Nabadvipa, no? We relate to them as their bodies and minds dictate.

Wonderful.

Let your career go on like the weather in Lima, no?

You learn how to taste and share the Holy Names as you only business.

linked previous letter 14190

TB - https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14190/

Hare Krsna Gurudeva,

AgtSP, PAMHO

Your holiness wrote

"We all help each other grossly or subtly to chant constant."

By subtly chanting holiness meant mental chanting?

What could be intellectual chanting?

HpS/ASA - SB 1.47.63/

A parrot can chant the National Anthem of India but not know what it means, no? That is gross chanting.

More subtle is to chant with mental attention, not just let the external senses do it, sleep walking.

Most subtle is chant with mouth, mind and understanding.

What does this mean?

Understand what we are reading. Smaranam. Of course different levels of this (NOI 8 smarana dasa...)

"By seeking association of devotees, acharyas on the gross and subtle platform".

how do we seek association on subtle platform ?

ASA - Look at their pictures, statues, deities with respect. Petition for service. we do it often. especially picture of prabhupada in our ashrama.

on the way to be Hayagriva Avatar Das, success granted, only question is when

ASA - Today is a good day to die. This is a good breath to take as our last! I will not answer any more Blog posts. I will let The Holy Spirit answer them through my mind.

¡Todas las glorias a nuestro Fundador Acarya A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda!

¡Todas las glorias al movimiento de sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

Muchas gracias por su misericordiosa atención.

El mes pasado tuvimos la segunda celebración de las Deidades de México, un día SS Guruprasad Swami nos corrigió porque no pusimos kurtas, empezaba ligeramente el cambio de clima y Maharaja se preocupó. También en la actualidad hay preocupación en algunos templos por algunas manchas que podrían aparecer en el cuerpo de la Deidad hecha de mármol blanco por el uso de pinturas decorativas, ha sido un tema de discusión. ¿Tiene una opinión al respecto?

Por otro lado, en días pasados hablando con un discipulo de Śrīla Prabhupāda, me comentó su impresión de cómo en la actualidad, los practicantes no queremos seguir las instrucciones en el desempeño del servicio, incluso si estás son de sentido común e instruidas por nuestros mayores o autoridades, esto ha llevado a aplicar sanciones serias para su cumplimiento porque en ocasiones no únicamente no se observa una indicación sino que también se alienta a otros a no hacerlo.

Por qué está sucediendo esto?

Antiguamente parecía más natural la obediencia y el respeto a nuestros mayores, en la actualidad todo se ha vuelto más cuestionable.

Se viene a mi memoria, en el Libro de Krsna Śrīla Prabhupāda explica que debido a la asociación demoníaca que tenía Kamsa, este no pudo seguir las buenas instrucciones que le dió Vasudeva para que no atentará contra Devaki, e indica que "aquellos que aceptan las buenas instrucciones y procuran vivir conforme a ello, se llaman semidioses, y quienes no aceptan esas buenas instrucciones se llaman demonios", en el BG también encontramos este tema.

También en el episodio del SB cuando los semidioses y demonios batieron el océano de leche, Krsna y los semidioses se situaron del lado de la cabeza de Vasuki pero los demonios por su actitud contraria, caprichosa y competitiva pensaron que no era glorioso estar del lado de la cola y alegaron que eran estudiantes muy avanzados del conocimiento vedico por tanto debían estar del lado frontal, en este caso los demonios terminaron calcinados por las muchas bocas de Vasuki con aliento de fuego.

Recuerdo a SS. Yadhunandana Swami diciendo que cuando leemos las Escrituras pensamos que ciertas cosas no son para nosotros porque estamos en un nivel más elevado, así que si bien Śrīla Prabhupāda indica esta naturaleza demoníaca para cierto sector, mi pregunta es como direccionar esta arraigada naturaleza que aún conservamos y qué podemos hacer para que la actitud de desobediencia no se normalice, al principio es sutil pero se va apoderando de la mente, luego se hace burdo y progresa como una ofensa al maestro espiritual, devotos mayores y vaisnavas en general.

Muchas gracias por su valioso tiempo.

Disculpe por favor la longitud de la carta.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

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All glories to our Founder Acarya A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda!

All glories to the sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our respectful bows.

Thank you very much for your merciful attention.

Last month we had the second celebration of the Deities of Mexico, one day HH Guruprasad Swami corrected us because we did not wear kurtas, the weather change was beginning slightly and Maharaja became worried. Also currently there is concern in some temples about some stains that could appear on the body of the Deity made of white marble due to the use of decorative paints, it has been a topic of discussion. Do you have an opinion on this?

HpS - Well, seems nice if we can wear clothes that are simple, like Dhoti and Kurta, and allow people to see us as offering something different in culture.

Yes, seems that staining the marble should be avoided!

On the other hand, in recent days speaking with a disciple of Śrīla Prabhupāda, he told me his impression of how currently, practitioners do not want to follow instructions in the performance of service, even if they are common sense and instructed by our elders. or authorities, this has led to the application of serious sanctions for compliance because sometimes not only is an indication not observed but also others are encouraged not to do so.

Why is this happening?

In the past, obedience and respect for our elders seemed more natural, nowadays everything has become more questionable.

It comes to mind, in the Book of Krsna Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that due to the demonic association that Kamsa had, he could not follow the good instructions that Vasudeva gave him so that he would not attack Devaki, and indicates that "those who accept the good instructions and try to live according to them, they are called demigods, and those who do not accept those good instructions are called demons", in the BG we also find this theme.

Also in the SB episode when the demigods and demons churned the ocean of milk, Krsna and the demigods stood on the side of Vasuki's head but the demons, due to their contrary, capricious and competitive attitude, thought that it was not glorious to be on the side of Vasuki. the tail and claimed that they were very advanced students of Vedic knowledge therefore they must have been on the front side, in this case the demons ended up being burned by Vasuki's many mouths with fire breath.

I remember SS. Yadhunandana Swami saying that when we read the scriptures we think that certain things are not for us because we are at a higher level, so although Śrīla Prabhupāda indicates this demonic nature for a certain sector, my question is how to address this ingrained nature that we still retain and What can we do so that the attitude of disobedience does not become normal? At first it is subtle but it takes over the mind, then it becomes coarse and progresses as an offense to the spiritual master, older devotees and Vaishnavas in general.

Thank you very much for your valuable time.

Please excuse the length of the letter.

Your eternal aspiring servant

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS / ASA - Seems that what you describe is a natural result of Kali-yuga.

https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/16/21/

Senior people will not be qualified and so children, women, subordinates will develop the habit of thinking independently.

All we can do is to preach to them and try to show a good example of intelligent, moral authorities. A kanistha adhikari may not accept the authority of our words, but if we can cite relevant instructions from Sastra or previous acharyas, them some of them will accept.

If we do not value the instructions of deva dvija guru prajna - https://vedabase.io/es/library/bg/17/14/

then we are unfortunate. they want to feed us, but we will not open our mouths for the bread.

Any ideas from your reading the KRSNA book?

Any nice books you find?

Chant HK/HR and Krsna send nice people.



Todas las glorias a nuestro Fundador Acarya A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda, autor del libro KRSNA, la Suprema Personalidad de Dios.

Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

Muchas gracias por su entrega y enseñanzas. Nuestras oraciones para que se mejore su garganta.

Nosotros hemos tenido hermosos festivales en el templo, afortunadamente pudimos hacer servicios para Sus Señorías Goura Nitay y para Śrīla Prabhupāda, son días intensamente bonitos, servimos de acuerdo a nuestra energía, Krsna nos ocupa.

Desde Jhulan yatra algunos devotos organizaron vestidos de flores cada día.

La fortuna de México de tener tantas flores, estuvimos en el mercado y un señor donó varias cajas de gardenias, los devotos estaban sorprendidos.

Anexare algunas fotos.

Respecto a la invitación a México, muchas gracias por su amable respuesta. Entendemos la situación.

Lo hemos visto viajar mucho y hacerse cargo de tanto y por tantos años. Muchas gracias!

De nuestra parte, he intentado reunir los requisitos para una visa de turista para USA pero no lo hemos logrado.

Con mi esposo no tenemos hijos así que si Krsna algún día considera llevarnos en esta vida a un lugar más cerca de usted sería muy hermoso. "Primero merece, después desea", tenemos que purificar nuestras vidas.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

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All glories to our Founder Acarya A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda,

author of the book KRSNA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our respectful obeisances.

Thank you very much for your dedication and teachings. Our prayers for his throat to get better.

HpS - !!! Now is allergy! Same for you also, no? No diseases is gone and very soon another comes.

We have had beautiful festivals in the temple, fortunately we were able to do services for Their Lordships Goura Nitay and for Śrīla Prabhupāda, they are intensely beautiful days, we serve according to our energy, Krsna takes care of us.

Since Jhulan yatra some devotees arranged flower dresses every day.

Mexico is fortunate to have so many flowers. We were at the market and a man donated several boxes of gardenias. The devotees were surprised.

ASA - Gandha raja, the King of Fragrances!!

I will attach some photos.

Regarding the invitation to Mexico, thank you very much for your kind response. We understand the situation.

We have seen him travel a lot and take charge of so much and for so many years. Thank you so much!

For our part, I have tried to qualify for a tourist visa for the USA but we have not been successful.

With my husband we do not have children so if Krsna one day considers taking us in this life to a place closer to you it would be very beautiful. "First you deserve, then you want", we have to purify our lives.

Your eternal aspiring servant

Asta Sakhi dd

Visa - Hmmm. Maybe can apply again and get specific invitation for festival from Houston Temple???

Think we can only appreciate flowers when we are 99.999% pure. Our body is 70% + Pitta, so we have fiery reaction to flowers! Is O.K. if we become 70% fire.

Hare Krsna, Gurudeva,

AgtSP, PAMHO,

Many times you have recommended that stay away from demon of others?

ASA - https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/5/#bb5925 🙂

how do we stay we from demons inside?

ASA - Chant HK/HR! As long and as loud as necessary. Unwanted guests and unwanted thoughts both leave when not fed.

how do we identify demoniac ideas disguised as friends?

ASA

• P'atma: BG 10.11?
• Association of Devotees: "Hayagriva avatara Das, be careful of Ahab the Sailor man. He seems friendly but I think he is out to use you for his schemes".
• Identifying them as described in the Sastra: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/17/38/ ?

how do we identify demons in others and us ?

ASA - Idem

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regarding letter: 14266/

we were a big fool, where we got lost in details, and missed the principles.

We beg to let us focus on principles of scripture.

ASA - Aaaa Cha!? Details in perspective are nice! https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/9/2/28/#bb53039

yat karosi yad asnasi

yaj juhosi dadasi yat

yat tapasyasi kaunteya

tat kurusva mad-arpanam

this is the first principle we found from BG

trying to become

Hayagriva Avatar Das

HpS - Sorry so slow to answer. So engaged with Cultivation of Human Spirit festival in Nashville and now travel to Boise, and now, now, now. intense allergy reaction.

More!