Hare !

All Glories to Sri Sri Radha  &  Krsna! 
All Glories to Sri Sri Gour Nitay!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to you ! 

I hope you are well, please accept my sincere obeisances.

Camila, Santiago-Chile, Social Work Student, 20 years old. 
4 principles!
16 rounds per day! (they aren't nice, we want to improve the quality of them)

Maharaj, I've been thinking, about different things, I started the Disciple Course in the Temple of Iskcon...and we talked about Srila Prabhupada, and how we can remember him, and keep Srila Prabhupada as the preeminent guru. ¿Can you please help me with this? ¿What we should do, to do that?  

      HpS - AGTSP paoho. It comes naturally as you read his books, follow his discipline, associate with his other disciples, and serve his mission. Do what you can do for ISKCON naturally, not dog hard.

Also, I see in others and in myself, sometimes that we are in a rollercoasters of emotions, happiness/afliction. If we are chanting hare krsna, and we still feeling bad, and sad...¿that is because we are not chanting properly?

   HpS - In the beginning we are still in the violent river even though we have the rope from the shore (16 x 4) so we get nice parts of the river and then bad parts. Srnvatam sva kattha krsna.. Canto One Chaper Two.... As we get closer to the shore the waves decrease.

Excuse my stupidity, i'm not yet qualified to understand this things, and do things correctly. 
Thanks for reading this letter.

¿How can we serve you?

   HpS - You already are! I an a dependent of Srila Prabhuapda! to serve him is to help our stupid selves!  News of the Yatra?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxX89gcvNlg

¡Here is a nice video of a Parrot singing Hare Krishna!

PAMHO! 
AGTSP ! 
RADHE RADHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Chicago

Dear Gurumaharaja.

Hare Krsna AGTSP, PAMHO

Dear Gurumaharaja!

Sadhana is very strong in the Chicago temple, 15 bcaris, a lot of preach increasing in spring and summer times.  I’m the new halwai of kishor kishori, making diferent sweets for them. A lot of services in the temple and a lot of preaching. It is so difficult to be balanced, the days turn very short. I opened a bhakti club in Truman Collage where I’m studying and I’m taking care of one bhakti club in Loyola University, the students are very enthusiastic. I’m preaching profusely in order to expand Latin preaching through harinama, book distribution, advertisement. Rick Warren’s book about how to lead a church is very helpful to me now a days.

I started 2 Canto Bhakti Vaibhava, and giving complete sections in SB classes about 6 canto in the temple. It’s hard to digest all that knowlege.

   HpS - ASA -- AGTSP paoho.  Who is leading the Bh. Vai. programs?

The only reason why I’m doing this is because I have this sense of gratitude with You, Srila Prabhupada and Iskcon, other wise, I can not handle with this. However is very extatic also, and everyday i'm traying to increase my conection with the dieties and japa.

The temple president of Chicago temple wants to invite You. So he ask me about your email, but i dont know which e mail  I can give to him to be in touch with you.

I'm thinking that we can organize in northwestern or loyola university a program or even the community here the never hear about Ligth Of Bhagavata or how to present the book. Or a festival with the latin community which is big in Chicago. That's all for now Gurudeva

I hope you recive this letter good of health.

ys Etasa-krsna das

  HpS - Yes, Sadhana bhakta means to understand what are the priorities. It is a great art.  You can see our calendar on the Kapi-dhvaja. Maybe we can come to Chicago, but now we are just getting our foundation set here in Tennessee. Without that we cannot develop anything very substantial, always running the car in first gear.

Let us see how things go after a few more weeks. Already there is so much improvement. Regular diet. Regular writing. Regular eye strain. (Ha! Ha!).

Priorities, how soon will we have to leave this body....       

More news..

Bhaktin Belen S. from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hare Krsna Maharaja!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances .

I do not think you remember me but I'm from Buenos Aires, so I met you here and also in Chile recently.

I was thinking to write you when I received your answer. haha! Thanks for your answer. It makes me think about you and the humility that I need to develop.

Well, when you left Chile, I stayed there distributing books to people (for the first time) and I liked it soooooo much. In fact I thought I could do traveling sankirtan all over Argentina and later go to Brasil and do Bhakti Sastri but also I thought about my job, my rental, the stuff that I need to do, etc. So I arrived to Buenos Aires, Argentina last friday and I have a lot of obstacles in my head... I don't know if you remember one of the question that I asked you when we were in Chile, but it was about my job. I work on the channel television news at night from 22 pm to 5 or 6 am, wednesday to sunday, they pay very well. I was studying Image and sound Design so my job is about editing news...So one of my question is about my position in the sankirtan movement. I have not yet very clear what is the best thing for my spiritual life and what I want to do, but I feel I have a desire to preach even the minimum knowledge that I have ( in my job I can not do it, because the kind of people, you know... closed mind) and secondly I would like to study, taking more classes, wake up early like a normal people.. - well not normal, like devotees more exactly - chant my rounds early. Also I thought about making movies like "La Luz del Bhagavata", and merge my profession with preaching. But anyway I would need money to live... At the moment, I continue working but I think that I need a change. I don´t know if its about sense gratification or what but I feel that my job only gives me economic stability but add nothing to my spiritual life. In fact, the news are poison to people, you know, and It's not the kind of preaching I join, but it's very difficul for me to take a desicion because I feel alone, it costs me feel Krishna is with me, I feel that the decision that I'm going to take is purely my responsibility and I'm afraid.

On the other hand, I had asked you about the difference between repression and carry out regulatives rules. That was not very clear for me. I keep regulatives rules but my mind makes me think that is repression so it disturbs me. And what about the vaisnava etiquette? Sometimes I find very impersonal relations between devotees in the temple maybe just for trying to carry out the vaisnava etiquette.. so I don't like impersonalism. How can I understand this point?

Sorry for my bad english again..

I continue your instruction chanting hare krishna but anyway I hope to serve you even more in this life.

Your servant,

Belen.

             ASA - AGTSP. This came when we were traveling in India so we are just getting to it now.

We have been on Japa Joe, no?

Let me see if there are later letters from your good self. So many good questions. We could give answers but the basic premis is that I haven't got time to do that and do the writing that I am supposed to do.

Basically, yes, your progam is pretty crazy. You should try to get a job where you can use the time from 4AM to 10AM for strong hearing and chanting, even if it means getting less money. It is the right thing and Krsna will always give you lots of help doing the right thing!!!

Don't be fanatic but start moving in the right direction.

Even at work you can find ways to chant softly, read snippets on your screen, talk about Krsna as the taste in water, fragrance of the earth.

Etc. Squeeze in some Krsna katha during the Brahma muhurta and get a regular rhythm for getting all your rounds done.

Kriya Sakti dd. from Chile. ¡¡¡Hare Krsna!!

All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitai !<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />
All glories to You ! <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />
 
Please accept my humble obeisances at Your feet!
 
Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja,
 
First of all I want to thank You for visit us. It was very inspiring for all devotees and non-devotees. <img alt="laugh" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png" title="laugh" width="23" />We hope you have been nice for You too. 
 
We complete the Bhakti Sastri exam. Was simpler than we thought , but still, I forgot some things, that from now not forget more. We are waiting for the results. Meanwhile, we  aside for a while the BG, NOI , NOD and ISO, and started reading the Srimad Bhagavatam. In the first chapter it is said that only a pure person can understand this scripture, however, always recommend us (not pure) to read it. In addition to many spiritual practices, is this reading purifying or have to have a minimum level to be able to read and understand ? <img alt="cool" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/shades_smile.png" title="cool" width="23" />
ASA - AGTSP paoho. Yes, our visit was incredible. We are trying to put our notices in the DTCs. I think Patrak Das Translates Them. Read SB 2.2.12. The whole purport is great, "sex desire" is mentioned like 25 times and conclusion is that one should not go beyond Canto Two if cant follow 4-regs. yet, no?
 
 
My mind is very powerful, and it becomes a very emotional person. <img alt="crying" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/cry_smile.png" title="crying" width="23" /> I was a little sad because Oscar end our relationship because he could not project with me as a couple. I did my best effort to maintain the relationship, because I understand that Krsna consciousness couples the objectives are different (married, have children, be a team working in spiritual progress), but it didn’t work . Although he is a devotee who I greatly admire, I must also be honest to accept that we got along very badly. 75% of the time we were together was fighting and even psychological aggression.
 
I don’t know if You could see my annual report, but there I explain some of the problems we had in the relationship.
 
Three years ago, You told me three alternatives for a woman who is left by her husband or partner, according to the degrees of intelligence. My intelligence was third class, and now I hope to remedy this, and be single, without a partner, but under the protection of my parents, You, Prabhupada, Krsna. I know it will be best for me. You already told me too. <img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" />
 
I am following the 4 principles and everyday chanting 16 rounds at least, in a week from 5 am. I wake up half an hour earlier to be in Japa Joe! <img alt="angel" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="angel" width="23" />
 
I have a question about what does it means to do mangal arati? Is waking up 1 ½ hours before sunrise (although not at 4:30?) to chant Hare Krsna? Is sing Guruastaka? Are both ? How important is each of these points? Is there any more important than another?
ASA - It is in the Nectar of Instruction. Yes, 1-1/2 hours before sunrise, Bhajana and Kirtan for like 20-minutes is our standard. Dance for your Dieties. Make them amazed at your dancing.
Generally , I raise my Sri Sri Gaura Nitai after chanting my rounds, after de shower. 
 
In addition to my service as community manager of Iskcon Chile, I’m assistant pujari sundays again. It is my favorite service.  <img alt="heart" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png" title="heart" width="23" /><img alt="yes" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png" title="yes" width="23" /><img alt="laugh" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png" title="laugh" width="23" /> I hope someday to be the pujari. 
 
On Sunday February 9 we go with some devotees to south of Chile, including Camila Rubio (aspiring disciple of You. Went to see You at Buenos Aires), do sankirtana and to participate in Ratha Yatra (February 15).
 
Sorry to bother You with my long letter. <img alt="blush" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/embarrassed_smile.png" title="blush" width="23" />
 
I hope You are very well upon receipt of this letter, and I reiterate my sincere and humble obeisances.
 
Your aspiring servant,
Kriya Sakti devi dasi
ASA - It is not long letter. Is nice. You can also have brothers! And if Krsna wants He can send a husband. Endeavor honestly for what you want and then let Krsna show what He wants. Let people know what you want and see if they can help.

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja!

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Muchas gracias por Su respuesta. Estoy realmente agradecida por tener a Usted como mi guìa!!!. Hablè con el Pujari y ya no entrarè para atender a las deidades de Sri Sri Gaura Nitay. Tristeza, pero determinada a llegar al standar ideal para poder servirlas.

Puedo de todas maneras atender a mis deidades en casa?

HpS - Si, pero honestamente sin seguir un estandard de moralidad Vaisnava va a ser un reaccion serviendo Radha Krsna, aun Jagannatha. Mejor es Gaura Nitai, pidiendo ayuda llegar pronto a una estandard civilizado, tracensdental, y mantener Radha Krsna limpia pero sin adoracion sino por media de Gaura Nitai.

Ya comenzamos hace un mes aproximadamente. Adoración muy simple.

El curso de Bhakti Vaibhava fianlmente lo estoy tomando con Prabhu Param Padam, mi maestro de siempre.

Estoy ayudando en la organizaciòn de los cursos en el templo; VTE y clases de yoga.

Pondrè màs esfuerzo en levantarme màs temprano y cantar mis rondas en ese horario.

Agradecida.

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

ASA - Todo el mundo esperando noticias de Vds. que ha derrotada LA BRUJA!!!! Pero, claro canta Hare Krsna en felicidad o sufrimiento.

Tiempos de cambio.

    Pamho, TlgaSP,

   Querido Guru Maharaja, espero que se encuentre bien.

  17 rondas minimo, 4 principios cada vez más estricto, un poco flojo en lectura pero mejorará, leyendo Caitanya Bhagavat. Servicio a Sus Señorias.

  Despues de meditarlo pesadamente, tomé la decisión de poner una fecha de salida del Templo de Madrid. La fecha será en Agosto pudiendo ser prorrogada sin compromiso de estancia hasta final de año. Mi intención es viajar y conocer y tomar Darshan de otras Deidades, (Malaga, Tenerife, y mas adelante Radha Desh,  quizas estudiar Tambien en la Granja.....

   Siendo muchos los hechos que me impulsan a tomar esta decisión, pienso que en todas las cosas que hacemos hay dos partes, una buena y una mala. Creo que es lo mas acertado para el cuidado de Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, ya que deben de traer por lo menos unos cuantos pujaris, ¿Cuantos se necesita como minimo para Instalar La Deidad?

             ASA - TlgaSP. Como yo entiendo 6-brahmanas para Radha Krsna, pero Gaura-Nitai puede ser simple. Flores y Kirtan son suficient.

..4 meses de plazo pienso es tiempo suficiente para que las autoridades asuman responsabilidades.

  Siento un poco no haber podido continuar el Proyecto de Yasodanandana Prabhu, aunque pienso que hay otras soluciones. Los temas son buenos y puede perfectamente hacerlo solo o con otros musicos, yo solo soy aficionado. Me alegro de haber impulsado a que lo haga.

    ¿ El Santo Nombre de el Señor Jagannatha es un Nombre secundario de Krishna ? ¿Entonces en que humor se le adora.? ¿ Es Krishna como expansión de Vishnu como cuando sale fuera de Vrindavana?  Aun asi pienso tiene un humor muy especial.

   ASA - Jagannatha es nombre secundario. Maestro del universo, pero el humor de nosotros es de Radharani sientiendo separacion de Krsna de Goloka. Entonces es como Krsna en Dvaraka anhelando volver a Vrndavana. Si, es una Forma muy especial.

    Su descualificado intento de discipulo; seguiré intentandolo. Trato de fijar mi mente en lo pies de loto de Radha Govinda Candra.

       Jharikhanda-gaura Das

 ASA - Que piensa sus asociados en administracion de sus planes? Son de acuerdo??  Aparece son justo.

Viajar por un poco. Unos meces. Pero necesita Ingles para Radhades y otros.