Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, dear Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. AGTSP.

I hope you’re fine in all aspects. We are, working and working. Krishna gives us a lot of Mercy. Some days are very hard. Each day is more difficult working for me in my job. I loved my job, now I’m losing the interest but I need it. Sometimes I’m looking for the rasa, but I don’t find it. It’s like a desert: hot, thirst, sand and hungry. Someday I’m trying don’t go crazy.

HpS - Hmmm!  AGTSP paoho. Krsna does not require that we work hard like dogs. He only requires that we do work nicely and chant Hare Krsna. You should try to be peaceful and see what you need to adjust to a sane and basically happy life, no?

The last month  we had to take some decisions about some devotees in the ashram, because they were not integrated in the project and always they were putting spokes into the wheels, and they had to go away to other project. I’m so sorry, but it was necessary and very very hard.

HpS - Yes, but if we do it with some good consultation then everyone will accept that it is the best thing.

Enthusiasm, dynamism, to want preach, to go out to distribute books, to cooperate one with others. How we can conquer Madrid?. There are so many people. The temple is full every day between 50 – 100 persons per day, but sometimes there’s not enough enthusiasm in all devotees.

HpS - Enthusiasm means intelligence. Have to have time to reflect on acting intelligently, educating people, then getting a few leaders to organize others.

From two month ago we are beginning two Bhakti Vriksa groups. One was started by Jaramara Hari Das, and now it’s led by Bhadra Vardhana Das. The other one has been started by me and Carcika.

Two months ago I began a new blog about “Bhagavad Gita As It is” (http://srmadbhagavadgita.blogspot.com.es). I have other one :”The Vedanta” (http://elvedanta.blogspot.com.es). You said me three month ago: “Write in local news paper or magazine”. Maybe it’s not exactly what you said me, but I hope it’s fine.

I’m following with my rounds and principles. I sometimes have difficulties. I’m trying to read more and finish the second module of Bhakti Sastri, but I haven’t much time. I’m trying to finish Bhakti Sastri in May or June if Krishna wants it.

I don’t take you off more time. Don’t forget us and pray for us. Carcika and I want to be parents again.  I hope we don’t lose him/her again. Krishna knows.

Please, let me keep me at your lotus feet in the service to Srila Prabhupada.

Your humble servant, Dandava Das.

HpS - AGTSP. Have more fun!  Did you get the beads for Marco? We got Jacobs, chanted on them and will send them to you at Espiritu Santu address also if you got the first set for Marco, O.K.   We are actually beginning to look at next year and making practical plans for visiting Spain.
More news in the DTC always. Thank you so much for your association and inspiration. It goes on and on, but there is always a result and then one day we see every austerity had a result!!

AgtSP!

Agt Guru y Gauranga !

Pamho Gurudeva!

Lamento no escribir en tanto tiempo. Mi vida esat dando muchas vueltas, y tewngo muchas cosas que hacer aun.

Estoy en Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. El Camino me ha llevado aqui. Aun tengo mucha lucha, por aqui esta todo muy coordinado de una manera que no es favorable para mi.

Los peligros pasan a cada paso. Los no espirituales no gustan de mi camino. Todo bien. Cansado, solo, pero muchas realizaciones.

La verdad, estoy cerca de la muerte...jajaja, no me dejan ni respirar.

Pasito a pasito,

voy caminando,

mientras tanto,

al Apostol voy rezando.

Espero que nos veamos pronto Maharaja.

Su intentio de sirviente, Bhakta Pablo

Hare Krsna.!!!

HpS - Muy bien. Como pasan cosa con Yasoda nandana Das? Puede ayudar el? Japa, Japa, Japa!!! Mas noticias.

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I present my respect and sincere reverences.

Thank and glorify Srila Prabhupada, who always are giving us shelter in his lotus feet.

And especially I offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Baladeva, who is  showing me His wonderfull mercy.

I ask the Lord Nrisimhadeva always take care of you.

We are so happy because your near visit!!!

We will welcome you with a nice garland and sweet prasadam mangoes <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" />

There are something that I can do to serve you maharaja? I know about graphic design, so if I can serve to you, please let me know.

I would like to tell you that I am very happy! My older sister wants to become a devotee. She has gone through a bad time after her divorce, I tried to support her and to have a conversation about philosophy, this and other events have been helpful with her connection with her spiritual life. Now she is taking care of her 3 children, is becoming a vegetarian and sings 1 round per day <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" /> she is a very nice person. On the other hand, the group of Bhakti Vriksha "Nitai Gaura" is growing, a couple of weeks ago we organized a workshop on vegetarian cuisine and food offering, the class was led by your disciple Rohini Kumara das and the devotees were very pleased, my sister took part also, she is now having the association of devotees. Everyone was happy <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" />

Furthermore, I would like to tell and consult you about a situation. Time ago I bought a kanti having this beautiful very well painted tiny wooden forms of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. They are very cute! I didn’t use the kanti because a few devotees told me that while not strictly deities, because they represent Krishna and I cannot expose them to the same use as an accessory. So I had them on my altar. And for months I’ve been feeling a great desire to serve them, make them clothes, turbans and fans, making Subhadra a wool braid and, well, every time I see tiny flowers they seems like garlands of that size. They inspire me so much devotion; I've bought ribbons and laces in the usual colors with the intention of dressing them in dhotis and a sari for Subhadra. I know we should change them daily, they should have their pajamas, beds and all that excites me greatly, but I would like to have your permission to do so.

Meanwhile Krishna is calming my heart and giving me His great mercy, I asked Isvari mataji (NIMSAR’s treasurer) to give me service at the temple and she put me in charge  of the clothes of the small deities of Gaura Nitai and Jagannatha Baladeva and Subhadra in Wilson!!! This makes me feel that Krishna knows the wishes of all and in His infinite mercy He satisfies His devotees generously  =')

About sadhana we maintain the 4 principles, I'm trying to chant my 16 rounds in the best way that I can, sometimes it’s hard to maintain the concentration, but I'm working on it. Germán is teaching me yoga and ayurveda principles,  this is helping me to improve concentration during my japa chanting and other activities, I feel healthier also. He is very strict with his sadhana, that inspired me a lot.  

About readings, I finished the Maha Bharata, Judhistir Maharaja is a great personality! Very inspiring!  It's fine if  I  start to read  SB? Or maybe first,  I should read The Bhagavad Gita? I read it,  but  10 years ago.  Also I think is important the Nectar of Devotion, but I don't know. What is the book I should  read now Maharaja?

I thank to you,  the other day I was sad and confused, and I remember you saying "under a bad situation: smile and chant Hare Krishna" so I did, and like magic, every bad feeling  left me. Then I not only smiled, I laughed.  By the grace of the spiritual master, the ocean of afflictions can turn in a little glass of water! Thank you Maharaja! Sorry for writing so much, the next letter will be more concise.  Please, give me your blessings so I can chant and serve in the right way.

Thank you very much for your time, I appreciate a lot.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to you.

Hare Krishna

HpS - AGTSP Paoho. Thank you so much for your letter. I can't understand what you mean by "kanti"? Kanti usually means neck, throat. Lord Siva is Nila kanta because his neck is blue from taking poison. So, kanti mala means neck beads. Then if you had some nice little images of Jagannatha and Baladeva and Mataji They would be too small for dressing etc, no????

In any case, yes, we can offer service to Them. First thing is love, second thing is cleanliness and third thing is punctuality. Fourth is all the parafernalia, like bed, clothes etc.   O.K?

Everything, Bh. Vrksa, it all sounds so nice! Hare Krsna.

Krsna will give us different challenges so that our soul will wake up more and more. By the mercy of the previous Acharya and Lord Nitya-ananda, the disciple can do more than the previous Acharya. That means YOU.

I think SB or even CC might be the best book for you to try. Don't be afraid to just pick up books and read them at random and then some systematic program should also develop!

More news!

We will be in Lima in six weeks and like two days. No?

Hare Krisna . Mi querido Hanumatpresaka Maharaja por favor Acepte mis humildes reverencias TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SILA PRABHUPADA.

No mi querido Guru deva no estoy robando bancos para Krisna. Estoy cocinando dos dias por semana en el Templo y hago el Food for live.

Yasoda Prabhu esta en Alicante abriendo un un nuevo centro de predica.

Aspirando a ser Su sirviente Jagamohan Das

HpS - ASA -- Desculpa la demurra responder. Esta bien su servicio. Es parte de un plan mas amplio para ayudar Senor Caitanya en su mission? Hay mucha gente que puede entender Krsna como nostros, mejor, no?

Dear Maharaja: how are you?

HpS - ASA - AGTSP Paoho. I think I am basically the same as you. We are constantly being bombarded by materialistic propaganda, romance stories, adventure stories, the modern world is trying to motivate us to enjoy material life and pay the adverstisers. If we are going to be here for Sankirtan we will see this. Full morning and evening program and chanting HK/R keeps us fixed on our job. Looking for Sita! She is so unhappy that She can't relieve Rama's distress.

I very well, although in bs as it is very hot and I do not like it , I prefer the fall!  Regarding Upadesamrta course, it helped me a lot to understand things from our philosophy that I ignored or didnt know well.  Even helped me to put into practice in your everyday life.

HpS - Yes, when it was released it gave me a lot of help in my practical spiritual life. It still does.

Also i took  Sri Isopanisad with Madhavendra Puri Das as a facilitator, and I became very inspired.  My rounds are not very good, I can not get up early, theni  finished singing at any time, I know I need to improve that.

HpS - Yes! I have the same experience. Of course we can chant anytime, but when we have a time and place and association that is focused on Japa rather than other stuff then the concentration starts to become more intense and then we can really start to chant in the mood of Srila Prabhupada's books. Krsna REALLY needs our service, in this world, and in Goloka!!  Wake Up!!

Principles ok, fixed services in the temple :the cooperating organization, and at the reception once a month.  Well,its not long for your visit. We are preparing everything here !  I hope you are ok . Until next letter! Bna lali

HpS - ASA - Jaya. AgtSP. Yes, We survived our visit to Chicago. Anti-biotics got our tooth infection under control, and go an appointment for Thursday with Dr. Patel. Now heading toward South American visit. Really concentrating on Carl Jung.

 Pamho, AGTSP.

  Querido Guru Maharaja: Espero se encuentre bien de salud, y en todos los aspectos.

Respecto a mi sadhana, todos los dias me levanto entre las 3 y 3,15; una cucharada de aceite de oliva en la boca durante 15 minutos (remedio ayurvedico) mientras miramos el blog, noticias, correo. Luego trato de seguir todo el programa y cumplir con mi servicio, claro que ahora estoy organizando más el viaje y salvando las diferencias con la autoridad de el Templo, estoy un poco enfadado, desilusionado, triste por como se estan desarrollando las cosas lo cual influye en mi entusiasmo a la hora de colaborar; pero intento por lo menos no ser una piedra en el camino. Y ayudar a otros aun en prejuicio mio. 17 rondas minimo, 4 principios en nivel burdo, luchando a muerte en el plano sutil, mental, y visual. Mi atracción afortunadamente es hacia las mujeres; cada vez comprendo mejor que esta atracción es muy fuerte para todas las entidades vivientes, asi como comprendo mejor que en realidad estamos atraidos hacia el alma; y todavia mejor al Alma Suprema. Creo que podré seguir soltero el resto de mi vida, no quiero juntarme con una mujer para practicar sexo; oro a Krishna que si algun dia me caso pueda ser con una devota que me suba a un plano superior de conciencia, y sea una relacion puramente espiritual. De momento creo que estoy bien sólo.

  Ahora ya no estoy sirviendo a Sus Señorias tan intimamente, pero siempre estaran en mi corazón. Este jueves dia 6 salgo para el templo Barcelona porque en el Templo de Malaga no podrian recibirme hasta dentro de 10, 15 dias. En Málaga hay Harinama todos los viernes por la tarde. También esta previsto hacer algo de sankirtan, ahora mientras no tenga iniciación brahminica será más habitual,  y tienen la fiesta del domingo donde es una buena oportunidad para predicar.

  En Málaga esperan para mi que pueda recibir 2ª iniciación en dos o tres meses, y asi poder realizar servicio Para Sus Señorias ya que alli tienen un estandar Brahminico. ¿Que piensa de esto? Yo personalmente pienso que para mi es un servicio practico para mis caracteristicas fisicas ya que estoy un poco limitado por mi espalda, a veces cuando salgo de Harinama y sankirtan siempre me resulta mas gratificante que austero; aunque no voy a negar que tengo que pelear siempre algo o mucho con la mente, estos y otros servicios  para mi espalda suponen un  gran esfuerzo; también creo que me puede ayudar a controlar mis sentidos. A veces también pienso que no tengo esa naturaleza, y si estuviera bien de salud, estaría bien unicamente con primera iniciación. También es cierto que he tenido la mayor parte de el tiempo una estrecha relaccion con las Deidades de Madrid; siento que lo podia haber hecho mejor y siempre pido que algun dia pueda realizar servicio devocional sin desviacion y sin ningun interes personal, asi como ininterrunpido.

  ¿Que es mejor? ¿Realizar una actividad  impuesta por el presidente de templo a disgusto, o realizar una actividad que  es agradable para esa persona, no rompe principios en un nivel no muy elevado (claro, en un nivel muy alto de realizacion si no esta intimamente relaccionado con Krishna es una caida), y con intención de utilizarlo u ofrecerselo a Krishna?

  ¿Que piensa de esto? ¿Puede ser bueno para mi tomar segunda iniciación? ¿Me voy al templo de Malaga? En 2, 3 meses me darian la recomendación en Malaga. ¿Se puede hacer algun arreglo para recibir esa iniciacón a distancia?. ¿Debo de esperar? ¿Irme a otro templo y tratar de aprender algo de ingles en Suiza? ¿Ir a Radhadesh? ¿Seguir en España y no ir a Malaga e ir a Tenerife? ¿Quedarme en Barcelona?

  Puede hablar también con el Templo de Málaga para conocer los detalles. O preguntarme a mi y yo preguntarles a ellos.

   Perdone por favor mis ofensas, seguiré esforzandome con determinación, no me queda otra opción y mi objetivo es tratar de ser feliz para poder contagiar a otros.

  Gracias por Su Misericordia.

  Jharikhanda-gaura Das.

Pamho, AGTSP.
 

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  Gracias su carta! Desculpa poco demura responder a su cart. Viaje de 5-dias a Chicago y dolor de diente fuerte. Pero bien. Pienso segunda iniciacion es bueno para Vd si es perspectivo de sus asociados alla, Brahmanas, administrativos tambien.

Entonces esperamos unas cartas de los autoridades de Malaga. En Kali-yuga adoracion de Krsna en su Forma del deidad sigue adoracion en su forma de los Santos Nombres. Adoracion de la Deidad es mantener pureza de la Sankirtan y regularidad, punctualidad. Tambien adoracion de Krsna, Deidad es Sankirtan. Es oportunidad para muchos acercarse a oir acerca de Krsna. Tambien es oportunidad para devotos comenzar entender como servir a Krsna en esta forma. Tiene que entrenar ellos en punctualidad, limpieza, apreciar Krsna como persona Quien necesito comida, ropa, amistad!