Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurudeva, All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

All glories to the Panca Tattva. 
All glories to you beloved Guru maharaja!
Please accept my obeisances to your lotus feet.

ASA - Potato feet.

How are you?? How is your health? 

   ASA - Our respiration and heart are O.K. Sometimes we have little arhythmias. Our vision is getting tough. Our skin often has allergy reaction to the summer insects and pollen. Natural for 70% pita. NOBODY is happy in this world. This body is a disease. Only healthy body is a spiritual body. Big challenge is getting a rhythm  of daily eating and sleeping and service so that we can do more service. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" /> And you??

Sincerily, I don't think that I have some important things to tell you. For that, I had not written you before. Of course I have mental fights of thoughts all the time but trying to convert my mind in my friend although it is very hard. I realized I am a very introspective.. Krsna gives me the answers through my heart and I understand them but it's too difficult to bring them in the practice.

ASA - Yes! That is sraddha, faith. We all have enough knowledge. BG 4.34. Blind faith is condemned. But will we apply what we know???? That is faith, Bhakti! We alllll have this problem.

Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī mention 64 basic principles in BRS, which 5 are the most important. One of them is associating among the devotees, the most important principle and the most difficult for me. Understanding that devotees have a different moral, more high that people in general, so I create expectation all the time and it's a mistake. I try to say this to my mind so I'm tolerant of devotee's attitudes and I don't say them anything because I think is my mind so. my problem. On the other hand I'm sure I have anarthas too and maybe I'm being disappointing to other people at the same time but I really wish to be better and It's very difficult to me find exemplary devotees to incentivate me to develop vaisnava's qualities -at least one-. Maybe they are in front of me, but I can't see them.

   ASA - Nice standard is four principles, a fruit of devotional service and also a help to our service, like water on the plant. Do the devotees eat meat, kill animals. No, then they are O.K. It will be rare to find more advanced, but they are there. Look.

The point is that sometimes I can't avoid feel a bit sad and lock to myself, maybe to protect myself and wait the mercy of Lord Gauranga comes.

ASA - And Prabhupada. He will also be your friend. You can see him in his picture, Happy, sad with your work! Follow NOI 4-6! Read it. Contemplate it. Apply it. So nice to be able to associate with people who don't eat meat and go to Arati, even if they are only 70% pure devotees.

I can see the mercy of The Lord through Srila Prabhupada's Books which are the most important things that I have because all the answers are there but the mind.. The mind.. oofff.. very hard to control it. I'm very mental person. So Japa is hard too.. not too much when I stay in the temple or when I chant in Japa Joe!!! 

Well, doing Bhakti Sastri. I'm finishing Nectar of Devotion very soon.. 
Today I got my Disciples Course diploma from Online Vaisnava School 
About my plans. jungles, brazil. etc.. I don't want to be anxious for think too much in the future, so.. I will not make plans at present. I will wait a little.
 
Really hope you come.. Yesterday I dreamed you were coming and I felt sooooooo happy although devotees didn't give me any service to make but it didn't matter so much in this moment haha. No mind in that moment!!! :D

Eternal thanks for your mercy and please forgive my offenses and my english (trying). Amazing that a direct representative of Krsna gives me his refuge. I feel very lucky .. 
Surely, It's just by your mercy without cause.

I am wishing to serve you,

Bktn Belen or Berlin or BB. 

Gauranga! <3

AGTSP AGTY _-o_

HpS - Very nice to hear from you. Online Vaisnava School is Param-padam Das?

We are adding second foto of Lord Gauranga. One of our favorite.

                           Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada, acepte mis humildes reverencias Gurumaharaja.

                           Le escribo desde la cuenta de mi esposo, soy Ekadrsti D.D. Espero que al recibo de esta carta se encuentre bien de salud.

HpS - Bien, pero Hermano Burro es bastante viejo y todo es disminuendo.

Hace meses que deseo escribirle, por fin lo hago! Quería expresarle lo maravilloso que fue para mi el verano pasado en la granja, una experiencia inolvidable con los niños, los devotos, el kirtan y las deidades.

                          Claro que la noticia mas importante para mí es comunicarle que esperamos una bebé para agosto si Dios quiere.

     HpS - ! Es una sorpresa? Solamente un mes antes de apareacion de un granVaisnava recibamos noticias. Pues mas vale tarde que nunca. Muy bien!!!!

Estando en India nos pasaron tantas cosas sublimes y preciosas, recuerdo en el parikram de Vrindavan, que misericordia! nos bañamos en el Yamuna y al sumergirme la s tres veces en esas aguas amarillas y perfumadas, sentí una voz que me decía que tendría una niña y la llamaría Yamuna.  Me emocioné muchísimo y me puse a llorar y bueno pues, ya ha llegado a nuestras vidas. Le ruego nos de sus bendiciones para que todo salga bien. Me siento muy afortunada porque siempre deseé tener tres hijos, krsna me complace en todo.

ASA - Como Jagannatha Baladeva y Subhadra.

                         Por otro lado ha sido un embarazo un poco fuerte, perdí ocho kilos al principio y estoy cumpliendo con los principios, adorando a nuestras deidades en casa, que cada dia estan mas bellas, pero encuentro muchas dificultades en cantar las 16 rondas, me siento muy culpable por no cuplir la palabra que le di.

               HpS - Buen, toma cuenta cuantas falta y despues recuperar! Usualmente, solamente es un hecho de prioridades. Conozco devotos con enfermidad Parkinsons quienes cantan utilizando pelotas de tennis. -[;D] -

Le doy las gracias profundamente por su programa de japa joe, es genial, y esta cambiando nuestras vidas a traves del canto del Maha mantra......Mi esposo Yasodanandana Prabhu esta acabando el disco de musica Salsa Rasa Lila, todos estamos muy ilusionados con ese proyecto de predica, Gracias Guru Maharaja por ser tan misericordioso con nosotros, esperamos verle muy pronto.

                   Su inutil sirvienta Ekadrsti D.D...!! <HARE KRSNA..!!

   HpS - Que se "delivery", partida (?) es bien. Conozco Damas quien has pasado naturalment como una experiencia celestial!?
Si tiene tiempo reportaje de Nitai y Vrnda (nombres corectos?).

  Pamho, AgtSP. :)

   Muy querido Gurudeva. Espero se encuentre bien de salud.

   17 rondas minimo. 4 principios. Servicio a Sus Señorias. Estudiando algunos versos de Bhakti Sastri y adoración que me queda por aprender. Intentando ser más constante en la lectura. De momento tendré que seguir soltero, ya que hablaron con la  devota y no queria casarse.

  Estuvieron los representantes del ministro de adoración. El Señor Nrisimhadeva se tiene que acostar. El estandar de Sri Sri Gaura Nitai tambien tiene que subirse, y esto que tiene que decidirlo el consejo. Personalmente pienso que tienen que conseguir un equipo de pujaris, para poder desarrollarlo ya que no pueden canalizar todo sobre un devoto; ese devoto puede abandonar el cuerpo, enfermar etc y el servicio quedaría sin hacer. Por lo tanto creo que deberian buscar algun pujari que no sea de la congregación...(puede ser dificil pero si no se intenta)
    HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. www.translate.google.com Actually the Pujari work is the responsibility of all the Grhastha's in the community. It is not a profession that one person does to earn his livelihood. All the married people should cook for the King, make clothes etc. If they don't use their strength for that they are 100% guaranteed to falldown.

   Las Deidades se dan por instaladas. Tengo compromiso con el templo de Madrid hasta agosto del año 2015.

 Esto es un resumen de las cosas que se deberian implementar en la adoración.
Acostar: Quitar el vestido del día, y poner pijama.
Despertar: Ok.
Mangala Aratic OK. Con pijama. Coronas de sencillas, o turbantes
sencillos.
Baño: de acuerdo a Arcana Padati.
Govinda, con camara. Tomar caranamrta.
Guru puja. Fuera 5 a 10 minutos. Armarito empotrado en la pared de en
frente.
Ofrendas: dos platos. Guru parampara y Deidades. Dupa Aratica en las
ofrendas que no hay aratic después. Incienso, flor y camara. 8 minutos.
Sundara aratica: 1 ofrenda, leche, fruta, dulces con algo de grano, 20
minutos.
Poner Tulasi y pasta de sandalo en las Deidades Grandes y pequeñas.
Cosas para delegar: guirnaldas diarias para las las pequeñas y para las
grandes.
Cambiar sabanas una vez a la semana.
Una vez al mes maha limpieza. No se requiere 1ª iniciación, solo buena
disposición. Solo entraran para limpiar altar, armarios, ordenar
parafernalia, sin tocar Deidades y sinhasana.
Una vez a la semana pulir parafernalia.

  -En agosto me voy al templo de Malaga, Gauranga Lila DD y Abhimanju Prabhu han dicho que me dejarian entrar en el altar si usted me da sus bendiciones.

  -En una ocasión hace tiempo me dijo que adelante con segunda iniciación. Creo que estoy totalmente incalificado, pero estoy dispuesto a afrontar esa responsabilidad, pienso que es bueno para realizar el servicio y asi poder calificarme. Hable con Dandava Prabhu y me dijo que hable con usted. ¿hay alguna manera de poder hacerlo ahora? ¿es mejor esperar?. ¿Que piensa de esto Gurudeva?.

   Pobre, tonto, ignorante. Tratando algún dia de poder servirlo: Jharikhanda-gaura Das.

Pamho, AGTSP. :)

HpS - ASA - What time are you getting us daily? Do you have nice study program for SB etc? Nice pictures. Ask Gaura-Nitai what to do. You are serving Them, They are very, very grateful.

All Glory to Srila Prabhhupada

All glory to Sankirtana movement by Srikrishna Caitanya

Dear gurudev:

Please acept my humbles obeisances.

the past days I visit devotees on Queretaro, Uruapan, Monterrey and Guadalajara

on Rathayatra comittee I have the service to make the public relations.

On Monterrey ask  to me make the preaching program, what do you think about?

               HpS - AGTSP . Paoho. Seems like it would be good!

 I'm chanting the 16 rounds every day and try to do not offences, and follow the principles.

     HpS - AGTSP!!! You are going to Goloka. You and Satyabhama and Marco can all be peacocks in Vrndavana and dance together in step to Lalita's drum. Oooomp!   Pahhh!    Ooooomp!    Pahhhh!  Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna....  ! ! ! So much fun.

your servant Aniruddha Krishna Das

Tell us the results

Hare Krsna Maharaj, Dandvat Pranam, AGTSP
Its only by your mercy , that we are trying to move towards aim of life. Its majorly light reflected by your mind and intelligence, that we can see our faults and progress.

     HpS - ASA - And we can say the same thing about Srila Prabhupada and our efforts. We hope we can stay out of the way of his light so that we don't block your access.

We have been updating Urmila Mataji about developement on householder front quite regularly.
We discussed about “association” with her a lot.
She mentioned association is of two types (i) physical (ii) vani,
It may be due that our offences we are not able to get physical association.

Conclusion was we have to focus on Vani association and hope physical association may come if we are sincere.

We also see that we do commit offense 1, as we have very evaluative mentality. We are focussing more on self evaluation, and things are becoming smoother

In the last two letters you have stressed importance of  association.
i) Follow Lord Caitanya's instruction, example to chant a fixed number of rounds on Japa Mala. Read Prabhupada's books, all in association of devotees.
ii) Illict sex is usually a community problem not a private problem.
Now when you say association in above advices, were you referring to only physical association ?

HpS - Physical association has little or no value unless we are associating with the persons mental life. A cockroach may be on the throne of the King but that does not mean that he is an intimate associate of the King. Unless we talk with people, know their mental life, then we might just as well be associating with a clothing store dummy, no?

PhD
Our PhD guide/advisor has become Head of Department, and lot of other developments happening on the same front . We may complete PhD in two years time.

Resource
i) Sacisuta Pr has taken excerepts from SP lectures and made Prabhupada Wisdom Series for every topic. here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpd2L_0pfzA

HpS - Ha! HA! Hare! Sounds like the Vanipedia project. We will look at the link, but also remember that Srila Prabhupada said, that even in one hundred years you could not read his books thoroughly.

ii) Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis, tells us about various tricks of Maya in day to day life of comman man, link http://bookzz.org/md5/161FC33AB996179CE1E3037D7DE27397

HpS - Yes, we read it also! Thank you!

regards,
bh harsh..

hope we can help you.

HpS - Remember Harsh and Hare both start with Har!! Let's go to the next letter!!!

All Glories To Srila Prabhupada

All Glories To Hanumat Presaka Swami.. Pamho....Hare Krishna Gurudev,

I Hope You Are In Very Good Health.

Thank's Very Much For All The Effort You Are Doing To Take Us Back To Godhead.

I Am Eternaly In Dept (debt)

And I'm Always Feeling I'm Not Doing Enough. Here We Are Yet In Sri Govardhana Krishnas Land Mar de plata. With Bramacaris Closing A Cycle Of Construction,

Its Geting Cold Down Here...Prep For Brazil 2 Month Sk Travel Maybe With Adi Yajña Das And Other Bramacaris In Vw..

This Last Month Was Very Intence ..

We Did service Of Oficial Priest Twice In The Ceremony Of Initition For Gdg Maharaja,

Once In Mdp And Othe In Bahia Blanca 500k Souther.

On The Last 10 Days Ago We Been In Bs As With The Asociation Of Jayapatka M. And Lots Of Devoties More O Less 25bramacaries,  Vijaya Prabhu, Etc...

I Been Realy Admired Off Some Brasilian Bcris And Inspired Me A Lot..

Last Two Ekadsis Were quite Good Bimas And Yogini ..

Nirjala, Extra Round And Lots Of Reading Sb 3.29..

This Weekend 28 June We Are Going To Vyasa Puja Of Hhgdg

In Bs As And Stay There For 10 Days Skt..

And On The 9 July We Reciebe Hh Bhakty Vidya Purna Swami In Mdp For Two Days Seminar Of Education And Varnasram...

Every Day Trying To Put, Open Our Heart, In Every Thing We Do So We Can Offer To Krisna More Than Our Simple And Insignificant Actions..

How Can Our Mind Be Full Satisfy In Our Service??

Trying To Control Our Sences,  Chanting Good Heartly Rounds.....

Your Eternal Servant Panca Tattva Das

             ASA - AGTSP paoho. Your letter is very inspiring. Of course, you must have been a Brahmacari in your last life time or a Brahmacari in Grhastha Ashrama. "How Can Our Mind Be Full Satisfy In Our Service??" Of course, the first place to look for an answer is SB 1.1.11. After that the whole SB is trying to answer this question. The Gopis are trying to answer this question. It goes in progressive stages. In the beginning we have so little mental satisfaction that we have to destroy our mind with beer every now and then, but later we just need Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, or Spider man and Harry Potter. The NOD answers the question, but it is just a rapid summary of the SB. So, for you, from a great distance, reading your letter I might ask if you have your own deities that you plan to keep for every?