Letters to the editor

hare Krsna Maharaj, Please accept my obeisances (not humble though), all glories to Srila Prabhupada, ASA Civil Dead Man Club.

glorious saint , you are the rare people on earth who is treading the path chalked by Acaryas seriously and is always looking to improve self.

            HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. We, Tom Brown, agree, but we are humble.

Your sincerity is undoubtable, it is corroborated when we noticed that you are preaching to walls at 5am. People of your intellect are very rare...

          ASA - Oink!
 

Hope we can just glorify you and then capacity to glorify the Parampars by purification.... All glories to Hanumantpresak Swami and his tradition/parampara.....

this letter is primarily on very broad topic of Guru-Tattva. We have some how decided to enroll ourself in of theological tradition..

though our mind once said us to direct ---i know there is god.. i have no problem with him.. i just want to enjoy sex life to the fullest..then if i can  serve god no problem.. he is my maintainer..... but i really want to enjoy...
at worst case....
let god be there where he is  and let me do my business ... this was shocking to us..
 

but we can not accept this plea/dictum of our mind[it will take us to hell definitely]. but we realize that we can not tame him without help of a guru. But we are really confused at position of guru and relation with disciple.
--- Who takes the sin of disciples ? If guru takes sin which all sins he takes--- before intiation or even after intiation.

     ASA - Anybody we give advice to, we take reaction for their Karma, no? As we follow Lord Caitanya's instructions, Srnvatam sva katha krsna (SB 1.2) then He burns up our reactions and then at the time of initiation the Diksa guru finishes off the last bit.

--- Is it possible that if guru takes the sins, he may not suffer ?

    HpS - He has to suffer, burn them up, but he doesn't do it until most of them are burnt up by the year of Japa etc by the candidate.
 

--- Is ritvik concept ok ? like in protestant christians Jesus is the ultimate guru (he takes the sin) , pastor (does not take your sin).....

        ASA - Problem with "ritivik concept" is that it is never stated in any kind of detail by Srila Prabhupada. It is just a word for "priest" that he uses. In general, no, there must be a priest. We must act as we hear from te lips of our spiritual master, but he can say with his lips, "Srila Prabhupada is in his books".
 

--- what is the difference between ISK ritivk and ISK non0ritvik disciple ? How they both have to relate to Srila Prabhupada ?

             ASA - As explained there is no standard meaning to Ritvik. Different guys use it generally, but in general it means that the "diksa guru" is just a priest, but in ISKCON the "diksa guru" is taking real responsibility on by authority of Prabhupada depending on his level of development.
--- what is the relation of ISK non ritvik disciple with intiating gurus ?

       ASA - It is individual. Depends on the personal nature, development, of the Iskcon Guru. Look at NOI 5 last paragraph. We present these things in www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt, no? They are all accepting Srila Prabhupada as the Samsthapaka acharya. He make the foundation for ISKCON we can only, must, build on that. 

we are asking this because of our mind. In FIRO-B test wefound we  were high on command and control (8 OUT OF 9).. We like to receive commands and we like to give commands...
but in the past we had some mistake, we took our counsellors as representative of god.. and followed some advices ...which lead us in troubles later..

at present we are cautious of  accpeting people as gurus--esp (guru mukha padam vakya-cittate na kariye ekya).. because of our high command and control nature..if we accept somebody as our guru, mostly we will be ready to die and kill for fulfilling his wish....
hence we need to clarify Guru-Tattva principles. we hope these question will also help all bloggers may be whole universe

regards,
trying to be sincere--bhakta harsh

           ASA - The guru-tattva.txt thing is complete. Krsna is guru. If you pray to Him, Japa. He WILL guide you.

hare krishna gurumaharaja!!!! por favor acepte mis reverencias todas las glorias a srila prabhupada!!!!

el dia 28 de mayo a las 1:47 pm nacio nuestra niña, estamos muuy felices, su nombre es Vaisnavi, 

     HpS - ASA - TLGASP. We are also, very, very, very, very happy. She must be a great devotee to take birth in your family! Maybe she is Sita devi and will look for Rama? -[;D]---

le pedimos sus bendiciones para ella y para que nosotros podamos ser buenos padres.

sus sirvientes gadadhara gosai das & pushpa priya devi dasi.

hare krishna.

HpS - ASA - She looks very nice, but more like Lalita.

Hare Krishna!!!

Todas Las Glorias a Sri Sri GauraNitay...

Todas Las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada...

Todas Las Glorias a Usted Guru Maharaja...

Por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Aquí reportandonos, seguimos en la lucha, Krishna es demaciado misericordioso con nosotros pero no lo merecemos, Nuestras 16 rondas siguen fijas, esforzandonos por concentrarnos más al cantar.

En los ultimos días mi hijo Santiago insiste en que él quiere ser un devoto puro y que de grande quiere ser Guru      ¿Gurudeva como puedo hacer para darle una buena educación en conciencia de Krishna, que es lo que puedo hacer para guiarlo?

    HpS - ASA - 1. Yad yad acarati sresthas.... Tiene que ser un buen ejemplo. No puede decir algo hacer otro. Es fuerte, pero mejor educacion que puede hacer es ser un buen ejemplo.

2. Puede leer la historia de Dhruva Maharaja en Canto Tres con el.

Ahora estamos tomando terapia psicológica con prabhu Murli Manohar, es muy buen terapeuta, nos esta ayudando mucho y nos estamos sintiendo bien, estamos tratando de arreglar algunos aspectos personales como la autoestima y seguridad.

Por el momento es todo, le ruego nos de sus bendiciones para seguir en este mundo material y algun día llegar a ser una digna sirviente suya.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Bhaktin Linda Janeth

                     HpS - ASA -- Muy bien. Esperamos mas reportajes de los resultados de sus esfurezas. Como esta el Presidente de su Templo??

Dear Gurumaharaja please accept my obeisances. All glories to sri sri Goura Nitai I felt very sad in the last days, i think is Maya. It seems to me that Krishna is not present in my new activity, when i study architectur i am not able to see him there and understand that He is everywhere, something that i do experience when i chant my rounds or while doing pujari service .Is it only a manifestation of atachment?

Sometimes i feell that this is not my duty(to study),in the BG 3,8 Krishna says that just acomplish your duty..to do it is better than dont work.if vedic principles have as a goal to help us how to understand this eternal relation my question is how can i do if all the time i depend on the univetsity,travels etc?

I want to understand my relation with Krishna, our sacrifice in this age is to chant the Holy names, but even though i feel my 16 rounds are not sincere, i chant my 16 rounds and i am following the principles.

I am reading the CC(MADHYA LILA) and San Agustin confessions too. I have start to cook for Goura Nitai on mondays, that makes me happy. Please forgive my confusion and ignorance. I think maybe i should go to Brasil to the bramacarini ashram.

 Please tell me whats the best for me?

Your endebted servant Ter Kadamba dd.

                       HpS - ASA - AGTSP Desculpa a demurra responder. Posible es arregla de Krsna como el puede trabajar con Vd sin nuestra estupidez. Pienso tiene que leer Upadesamrta 8.
O.K?  Y despues escribir sus realizaciones, comprehensiones!!!!

Hare Krsna Guru-Maharaja!

Please accept my humble obeisances!

AGTSP! Agt Guru and Gauranga!

Vivan Radha and Krsna!!!

I am Bhakta Pablo of the Parikrama, from Spain.

I hope your health is very good, not having any pain and that Your devotional life is splendid.

I heard yesterday the introduction of Caitanya caritamrta, recorded in Startmeeting, and now the second. Thank you so much for them, especially being in Spanish. They are nectar.

I'm always waiting for these classes, as with Joe Japa.

Singing my rounds and recovering. I chant 27 rounds per day. The four principles.

Personally I have to admit that I'm not doing many austerities these days, I'm pretty relaxed, maybe too much. I take note of the situation...ummm, I'm a little rascal, sorry. I will change.

I look for " bibhats " “ bibhatsam “on " mixtures rasas " in Nod and found the Cap 49 and 50. I read , and is very interesting . Reminds me preface Upadesamrta . I think I'll never understand these things.

Did you comment on something specifically ????

I personally feel that is very complex . And simple at the same time when one read the examples. I guess only the sincerity of heart can overcome all this complexity .

Many times I feel like I was going through an energetic Universe, where massive total power external to me, protecting the energetic Nucleo ,  have taken human physical , personal, to unite the complexities of infinite power , and the movements of their onmipresentes and onmipotentes influences, representing them in the grace of a play . And precise movements, at the right time , acts as a very complex key, to open the way to the Core , the Home of Krsna.

Thank you so much for everything, wholeheartedly Guru- Maharaja, Hanumatpresaka Swami.

When I sing rounds and You appears in my poor meditation fills me with joy. Nrisimhadeva too. I think I can only be around Goura - Nitai thank to you, all , Prabhupada of course!!

At his feet Gurudeva !

Your silly servant, Bhakta Paul

        HpS - ASA - Jaya. AGTSP paoho....  Why not start a Parikrama in Spain??? Lokanatha Swami did it all over the world. He started it in Berkeley. I was with it from the start. You could go regulularly to all the Holy Places in Spain and do Kirtan with devotees in route. Hmmmm, if Krsna wants He will give inspiration.

We stopped the Spanish readings because we didn't have a Spanish CC! We need a full-set of Spanish CC.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Gurudev Hare Krsna please accept my sincere obeisances

I read about your chest cramp , I hope you feel better .
I'm not so very good writing in English so i hope you can understand this message.

              HpS - ASA --- AGTSP So nice to hear from you. Chest cramps gone. Just general degeneration from old age. That's normal. Then new body, spiritual body!??

Your English is nice so far. Very nice to hear from you!

At this last months has been more difficult to me chant my 16 rounds, maybe it's because not yet developed in me a taste for chanting my rounds, but I have not lost the desire to develop that taste anyway I've been improving lately, I've made ​​a list of those who i do not chanted for "recover it" . I do not dared to write because did not want to bother you with my problems if not to have better news. Four principles are much better now.

I already have 5 ½ months pregnant, last week we did the simantonnaya samskara, a  protection ceremony, was very special to me.
I started my practice with Bach Flower Therapy . And I'm working as a secretary at a center of anthroposophic medicine.  I'm also going to a Gospel choir, where I learn to sing, and also glorify Krsna in the mood of "Hallelujah!" They are very cheerful songs.

We continue with the festival of sankirtan service twice a month , we will have the next one tomorrow, which will be made to raise funds to improve the conditions of the kitchen of the temple, many devotees are joining for that because the municipality put this requirement, please blessings to achieve it.

I will always be trying to get to be your servant and disciple.
please excuse my mistakes.

              HpS - ASA - Very nice. How is your husband? Father? Actually is good news. Seems you are moving in the right direction with a good basis, not just superficial progress. Thank you so, so much for the news of the Yatra! How is your husband making money? He is selling things???
For sure make some fixed number of rounds for a certain time - EG. I will chant 10-rounds every day this week, and then see the result. In that way you can learn how to chant 16-rounds in Heaven or in hell.