Letters to the editor

All Glories to Sri Sri Gauranga Nitiananda
All Glories to His divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
All Glories to You
All Glories to devotees

Please accept my most humble obeisances to your holy lotus feet.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho. at your holy lotus feet also.

Dear Gurudeva:
                  How are you? I'm so so so (X108) happy, because of your comming. I really can't bealieve that's soon you will be there :D
16 Rounds or less :( I start again with my debt, I think less service can help me for that., and 4 principles ok.
Gurudev you're my daily inspiration, each good thing I make is because of you any good quality I take is because of you and my parents. I started to appreciate it, all the time the people invert on me, to help me. I really thankful for that, hope my actions show it.
The organization of your visit keep on, I keep confirming things. One new door is open. I met a consular of India embassy, and talk with him to introduce you, and he answer about you can take a meeting with them in India Embassy and he can introduce you to the embassador. Are you interest? I think it can be a good seed, to other visits, but wait your answer to confirm. Madhavendra P D, suggest to make a lunch with them, now we are trying to organize your visit.
Yes Gurudeva. Bkt Luis the psychologist is helping, and too Dhanya Lalita :)
I'm so happy the devotees are so interest in help you in every service! They're so inspire because of your visit!
Helping in Education Congress in design stuff.
In my next letter send my VP letter.

HpS - ASA - Actually we have done programs in the Indian Embassy maybe six times in the past and was not much response from their public, and is only useful to meet with the Ambassador if there is specific task. They all know ISKCON quite well already, so I would say that we can ask them to send notices of our programs to anyone they think might be interested but no need to visit them personally now.

Other questions;
1.What can we do with persons, who make a lot of time are in KC, but still taking drugs or like that?

ASA - It is a very individual process. Some go slow, some go fast. Some are Kardama and Devahuti, some are Daksa and Sati. So, get to know them individually as Krsna arranges and then if you have some knowledge to give them, preach to (teach) them. If they don't WANT to listen then keep a respectful attitude, show a good example.

2.You have some new tryptich for Jung? or the same of last year? Diferent persons than last year. With Nikuñja we try to invite the most important person about jung here in Arg, but he will be on Hollydays at these time, and too my contact from my university. But a women who is in charge of one of Jung's schools will come.

HpS - Don't have any tryptic so make one as you like. You could make it with Crayolas. (Ha! Ha! Hare!)

3. New material for the education seminar? or the same?
HpS - Same.

Thanks for your time. Sorry for my long letter.
Always trying to do my best to please you and Srila Prabhupada.
Rati Manjari Devi Dasi.
Please bless me to fix my Japa. I'm so worry to lost myself because of that.

HpS - Yes, is a fact. Make it first thing RIGHT NOW. Without good Japa we become more and more and more stewpud.

Hare Krishna Maharaja, please receive my humble obeisance, all the glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope that when you receive this letter you are well and receiving all the blessings of Krishna.

Today is the day of my initiation if it´s the desire of Krishna and yours. I would like to thank you very much for accepting me as your disciple and It is my purpose in the future through your instruction to serve Krishna, to serve You, to serve Prabhupada and to serve all the Devotees.

I will give you some mangos to offer to Krishna when you get to Spain :)

Thank you with all my heart.

Your humble servant

Jacobo.

HpS - AGTSP!  Paoho. Only one problem! I think I wrote your new name on the paper you sent to me and mailed it back to Spain but I don't have a copy. <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" /> <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" /> <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" /> <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" />   We are very fortunate that we have Srila Prabhupada as our leader and not ourselves! What is your new name? Now you have taken another birth, no???

Hare Krishna: Maharaja, por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Soy Mercedes. Una devota del templo de Madrid. Dandava Das le ha hablado de mí; le conozco desde hace 4 años, él me ha estado ayudando con mi espiritualidad hasta que he conocido a Srila Prabhupada y su movimiento para la conciencia de Krishna.

HpS - Hare Krsna! Bien venidos a nuestra Blog de ASA. Estuvimos juntos en esta viaje a Valencia, todo, antes, no?

Actualmente hago servicio en el templo de Madrid: guirnaldas para las Deidades, bolas de coco para Harinama, salgo de Harinama todos los domingos, ayudo a limpiar el templo y estoy en el grupo de Bhakti Vriksa. Actualmente estoy cantando un minimo de 16 rondas desde finales de verano. Sigo los 4 principios regulativos desde hace más de un año

Pedí refugio como Siksa Gurú a Yadunandana Swami

Le conocí a Usted la ultima vez que estuvo en Madrid; me inspira mucho para seguir mi camino espiritual y a Srila Prabhupada.

Me gustaria ver la posibilidad de tomar refugio en Usted de la mano de Yadunandana Swami.

Muchas gracias por todo y espero me permita poder escribirle para contarle más cosas de mí.

Su humilde aspirante a servidora

Maria Mercedes Inmaculada Pérez Rolán 

HpS - ASA --- Aparece muy natural. Por favor lea nuestra "Guru-tattva", con nuestra comprehension del papel de Guru, discipula, Acharya-Fundador et al en:
http://www.jayarama.us/peru/archivos/guru-tattva-es.txt

Piensa esta bien?
 

Hare Krisna dear Gurudeva. Please accept my  humble obeisances, dandavats. AGTSP.

Thank you so much for your answers to my letters.

We already get the Jacobo's beads at last. We have the Bhakta Marco's and Jacobo initiations on Dec. 23th at 18:30. This is the program:

18:30 Bhajan.

19:00 Words about "Guru and spiritual Initiation" by Yadunandana Swami.

19:30 Initiations

20:00 Hanumatpresaka Swami's Vyasapuja

20:30 Prasadam

If you want we can connect throw Skype. I have you in my Skype and you can be during the celebration. Are you agree?

HpS - ASA - Jaya!   AgtSP. Si, vamos a ser disponible en Skype desde 12.00 horas aqui, 18.00 horas de Madrid, El Capitol!

I'll follow yours recomendations about you told me in your last email. We are working to be better, but I have somethings driven in to my heart. This is the hardest year in my life and almost all the pain comes from devotees, some of them senior devotees. Only a little pain from no devotees. But I'm not complaining. I have to purify myself. I'm sure I have done so many many evil things in my life and previus lifes, and now I have to pay for that. I accept it. I can't be all day thinking why?. It's clear for me. I only ask your patience, Prabhupada's patience and Krisna's patience to understand which is my position as a soul in this world. Maybe Krisna will let me to serve to His devotees (dasa anudasa).

Thank you for all Gurudeva. I hope you can connect with Madrid on Dec. 23 at 18:30 (Madrid Time) via Skype. I'll have Skype ready.

Please, forgive my offenses. Your humble servant.

Dandava Das.

PD. Piture of our some people of our Bhakti Vriksa group. In order: Patricia, Carcika, Carlos, Bhakta Jacobo and Mr. Donkey (me). :-) 

HpS - Jaya! Mr. GRAB Donkey. 

December 13, 2014

Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami,

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

Time again for reflection and evaluation as another year is gone and by your mercy another Sadhana report is requested. This event always surprises me for I really don’t surmise a 365 day culmination in my practice; it is more of a day by day survival application for me. Regardless the actual composition is refreshing and retrospective for what have I accomplished since last report? Is there progress, new revelations, advancement, regression or just mediocre existence? These are moments to ponder further and in my case probably indulge too.

Reviewing last year’s Sadhana-updates I’m slightly overwhelmed, it appears I actually was somewhat astute and poetic in my efforts, at the moment I’m sludging to even be sincere. This might be more of a contrite summarization.

Going in reverse, let’s see if there were some new lessons to revive this fallen fool. At the juncture of 2013 to 2014 times were at their usual momentum, japa, grhastra practice, coasting maintenance and minimal sense gratification. Then proceeding into the 1st quarter of the year you kindly intervened with an offer of service for the Hare Krsna Dham in Houston. This propelled a needed perspective to our thick-skinned comfort zone, always nice to get a reality check… with interest.

Packing last winter and moving in spring revealed just how much accumulation takes over. Sorting boxes of nonsense, semi-nonsense and needed nonsense took a toll on the “desire-consciousness” bringing clarity of attachments little closer. What do we really need? Concluding it is what may be used in devotional service; leave the rest behind…though am still sorting through the last of the remnants.

Journeying East to the Dham during Kartik we visited various Temples and found good association, big and small. Was actually a more Soulful visit as I was alone except for Vaisnava association during the days. Met Prabhupada disciples, 3rd generation devotee’s, beggars and Bulls. All had a lesson for me; “Serve nicely and if you’re not, get out of the way”, to summarize. Concluding with this realization I am now comfortable in both situations, active or inactive... except with japa.

Nothing gets to me such as japa. Have gotten over being angry with japa, still frustrated at times when rounds go slow though am accepting that my mind has a difficult time with such concentrated internal focus when all it wants is external engagement. Full conscious effort of 16 rounds has not been fully absorbed because of immaturity, but after 20 years you’d think I’d have it dialed in.  Will keep on it knowing one day there will be a breakthrough for this stubborn brain.

I’ve been keeping in Seva as it is offered, though now some discretion is being exercised, getting where not all service has to be done by “moi’, if it is mine it will track me down and stare me in the face. Believe that our dear Lord will not let us go so easily if it is our dharma, which I’m very grateful… it is getting to convenient to be lazy in an older body.  This “Seva-holic” is slowin’ down some (until the next job).

On the regular programs am happy to report Mangals is still number one with 90% at the Temple, otherwise a mini-bhajan wherever I may be. Guru-Astaka is a favorite, though sometimes I bow out after this song if japa is behind. Have been writing the sloka’s on our class board appreciating the sastric exposure and if I can’t make it physically, take advantage of the net. Plus still handing out the BBT books when possible and even with these activities I still try to listen to Srila Prabupada’s lectures when possible for there is nothing better than the Master.

Ok, enough about me… even though this correspondence is about “me”, it really isn’t. It’s about relationships, the relationship between our fragile existence, the Supreme, the devotee’s and of course your good self, all culminating in “Sadhana” in my humble opinion.  Am secure in that I will always seek good association, but very insecure that I won’t fully surrender when it is necessary. Something else I need to meditate on, while I indulge with the self –imposed illusion of perfecting Bhakti-yoga. Fortunately, the Lord is so kind as to easily smash my indolence… even at my ego’s expense, great for a laugh though am not sure who’s laughing the most.

Enough of such shallow revelations just would like to conclude that the real depth of strong sadhana is time-tested and the best that one can do is keep the 4 principles and 16 + rounds going… bearing in mind that this process may be improved too.

Motto being: “Maintain and you will gain”.

Thank you for your valuable time Maharaja and all glories to your service!

Your humble servant in training,

ccd    

(caitanya caritamrta das anu das.)

HpS - Thank you. Even if God was a big rock, I think He would be impressed by your determination.