Letters to the editor

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!

11/11/14  Esteemed Guru Maharaja: All glories to Mighty Srila Prabhupada! 

Please accept my humbled obeisances.

Since last correspendence and your merciful replies, everything has been very hellish here.  Krsna seems to have his own method of goswami training. 

If i am correct and "goswami" means "one who contols their mind" then my beautiful forest prison is perfect for my spiritual advancement. 

If I did not keep my mind under control through every Krsna Conscious means available, (which I do) I would loose it. 

Just a few little things to contend with i.e autism, clinical depression, . . . In order to keep my sanity in this 600 sq, ft. living space, please know that chanting and thinking of and calling upon Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga is what keeps me sane, which I actually am, and quite so.

However, it is more draining than I have words for.  Still blessed with very sweet and mostly fixed up devotee association in SAC each Sat night.  Very long and, after dark, dangerous drive for 3 hours round trip, but it is truly Krsna's mercy and I seldon miss it.  It seems we really might begin looking for a larger home in Auburn.  Still too very far from association for a nearly 70 year old mataji, but i'll take what I can get.  Its still 1/2 hour closer to association.  You are in my prayers.

I hope I am in yours. 

Your worthless servant, 
KDD

HpS - ASA - Wow! AGTSP! Paoho. The Japa vrata, 16-enthusiastic rounds, is the basis! For at least two hours/day keep the iron-smile on the face and use every trick possible to keep the mind thinking about what the tongue and jaw are vibrating. Then with intermittent dips into the Caitanya-caritamrta and preaching, corresponding etc. keep the minds contents in the right perspective and Krsna, who is trying to connect with us will have half a chance to do so.

We have paid to have some many little animals butchered. If you read "Diet for a New America" or other books you can see that we have supported hells past human immagination, and how much of it we have actually known but still paid and paid and paid!

Oooof! Is that it? Is Krsna giving us the minimum retribution demanded by the plaintiffs?
 

If we look at what the girls and ladies in Africa are going through we see that we are fortunate.

Left in a mass of old men, children, the women hang together after their husbands have left and gone south with the animals to protect them from the military who come as night in helicopters and shoot at the camp to exterminate the "rats" under the cover of darkness.

Girls have been raped 7-times by military and bandits going to water from the only well.

Old men walk with a foot missing with only one weed to chew on for three days but uphold themselves with dignity and humor.

I would say that you are burning up bad Karma like a roaring forest fire. I would say that you are helping others like anything and paying off all the debts you owe.
Please keep on writing and reading! You association really helps a lot of us. You've overcome a terrible childhood in many ways.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva . Please accept our  obeisances to your lotus feet.  

HpS - ASA - AGTSP! Actually our feet are not much swollen at all. I think it is 90% being caused by sitting at a desk. This is not natural for us. We need a platform to sit and write and sleep. I guess we will try to change it as soon as possible.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you 

Its been a while since i havent write you . i guess i didnt know how to do it so i let time passes . but i dont want to do that anymore . 

im chanting all my rounds . trying to read more . thats helping me . and trying to coordinate your coming (actually rati manjari is the one doing all the hard work) . there is a big disconection bettween all of us. im trying my best but its no easy . still we keep trying. there are many things i want to speak to you . but im not able to do it here. maybe when you come here . i would love that Gurudeva . i hope your physichal health its ok . thank you for everything .Who want to serve  Sarad Bihari Dasi

HpS - AGTSP!   Thank you. It is simple, no? We will be disconnected with each other to the degree that we are disconnected with Krsna. So, we have to have more, better Japa, Kirtan, Sankirtan, books, Deity, Temple service etc. for Krsna!

He is very generous, no?

You must be experiencing that. All the efforts we try add up, forever. So keep on working!! Everything that you do that is hard, for Krsna, has permanent, broad effect.

Of course, we can discuss specific details when we are in BsAs, but we can't help 25-people with 3-hours of individual consultation each in one week. So lets start with general questions now.

Takes head work but once the principles are really clear then the details are more natural.

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Maharaja

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

I am submitting my humble obeisances unto Guruji’s padmacharan and asking two questions for my personal advance knowledge.

Eka-kundalah : (Meaning) wearing only one earing.

Translation : Sukadeva Gosvami Continued ……. He pleases His personal associates, the heads of the demigods, by the sweet vibrations emanating from His mouth. Dressed in bluish garments and weariang a single earring, He holds a plow on His back with His two beautiful and well-constructed hands.

Guruji Maharaja, what it really meant? Please high light the underlying.

HpS - ASA - Very nice to hear from you, Manipur vaisnavas. I don't know. I read a few other places also that Lord Sankarsana, Balarama only wears one earring. Maybe somebody who reads this letter and answer knows and can tell us. Lord Balarama also likes blue cloth. I don't know why He has that preverence either??

Vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh: Sambhu, or Lord Siva, in the ideal Vaisnava. He constantly meditates upon Lord Rama and chants Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare Hare. Bhagavatam     3.23.1.

In this quotation  why Lord Siva as an ideal Vaisnava worships and meditates upon Lord Rama but not Bhagavan Krsna and chants Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare Hare not the complete solah nama : Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare. 

HpS - I have had the same question before. I looked some places in the SB and could not find any more information. I think the "Rama" upon whom he meditates is Lord Sankarana. We chant Hare Krsna and let Krsna send the news if he wants to.

What are the differences between a Banaprastha and a Sanyas? Please clear my darkness.

HpS - ASA - First is Brahmacari, the Grhastha, then Vanaprastha. In this stage one goes to the "Vana" forest, to live a life close to God and increase his Japa etc. He may keep his own house and wife with him, but completely celibate. Then in San-nyasa, complete "nyasa", reunciation. The wife goes home to offer leadership to family and now man depends completely on God and travels and preaches and now no contact with wife, not even talking. Or couse, we adjust this in ISKCON to Kali-yuga, West, but is very powerful tool for helping us become fully sirrendered, efficiatnt tools.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das