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Todas las Glorias a Su Santidad Sri Sri Goura Nitay

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

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Hare Krishna Maharaja:

Le escribo para contarle que hace un par de días comencé a dirigir un taller de teatro para niños en mi antiguo colegio, lo cual me tiene bastante entusiasmada, sobre todo porque hace poco me recomendaron que leyera el libro "En la búsqueda de un guru", y me gusto tanto que tengo pensado en modificarlo para hacer una obra con los estudiantes del taller con ese tema; por otra parte intento llevarles prasadam cada vez que los veo; y  ya la mayoría de las personas con las que me relaciono dentro del colegio sabe que soy devota, incluso algunos han mostrado interés por el templo y los he invitado a que asistan a los programas.

Me encuentro siguiendo los cuatro principios y cantando 16 rondas, pero el último tiempo me ha costado más cantarlas, porque me desconcentro fácilmente, ¿ qué puedo hacer para cantarlas mejor?

         HpS - How many rounds you hav done before breakfast? That is a good way to increase, no?

También me he dado cuenta que desde que comencé a tomar más seriedad y responsabilidad en mi vida espiritual, varias de mis amistades se han alejado de mi, yo dejé que algunas se fueran porque no estaban siendo un aporte para mi vida, pero hay otras pocas personas por las que aun siento apego y no son mayor intervención dentro de mi vida espiritual, pero aun asi tengo la duda si debo cortar de raíz toda asosiación con no devotos? ¿cómo puedo complementar mejor consiencia de Krishna con la vida diaria?

     HpS - All these things are nicely answered in Upadesamrta, no? We have civil dealings with people we work with, but if they don't want to hear about Krsna, then we don't talk to closely with them. Of course, we are always looking for ways to interest them in spiritual life.

Esperando se encuentre muy bien en todo ámbito de cosas y sin querer quitarle más de su valioso tiempo, se despide su aspirante a sirviente Bhaktin Valentina Cortés

PD: Adjunte una foto mía por si no recuerda mi cara.

          HpS - ASA -- Thank you  for the foto. You can share Prasadam with your friends!!!
Upadesamrta text 4,5,6 are good to read.

Todas las Glorias a Sri Sri GouraNitay!!!!!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!!

Todas las Glorias y mis respetuosas reverencias a ud querido Gurudeva!!!!

Espero se encuentre muy bien. Disculpe no haber escrito antes…sé que no hay excusas….después de la iniciación todo ha sido como estar corriendo una maratón, no he tenido descanso ni pausas, han sucedido muchas cosas, ahora podemos ver un poco las pruebas reales a las que nos enfrentamos siendo devotos, principalmente siempre estoy como en una cuerda floja entre la vida material y espiritual, tratando de buscar un equilibrio, ya que aunque muchas veces quisiéramos dejarlo todo y correr detrás de RadhaKrishna, no es nuestra posición en estos momentos. Nos mantenemos cantando las 16 rondas,  siguiendo los 4 principios estrictamente, cocinando a las deidades los viernes, y atendiendo a las deidades en casa, y claro cumpliendo con nuestros deberes como madre. En marzo entre a la universidad, he pensado tanto en esto, siento que si no lo hago me quedare estancada en eso, y también pienso en que hay tanta gente educada, pero que en realidad tienen una conciencia muy baja de la vida, me quedo muy grabado algo que dijo en su visita a Chile PROFESIONALIZAR EL SERVICIO, asi que se nos han presentado todas las facilidades para estudiar, y estamos utilizándolas, espero contar con sus bendiciones.

              HpS - ASA -- You can try it and see what the result is, no?

Quisiera contarle un sueño especial que tuve hace algunas semanas….estaba en Vrindavan, veía el RadhaKunda, la colina Govardhana, los bosques, las vacas era todo tan hermoso, yo era una niña pequeña, y las gopis mayores entre ellas Madre Yasoda, me pedían que fuera a buscar a Krishna, porque estaba atardeciendo y debía volver a casa junto a todos los pastorcillos....camine hasta una pequeña colina desde donde se veían los pastorcillos y a Krishna en medio de ellos, grite : Gopal!!!!! Gopal!!!!! Krishna al escucharme arrancaba de mi y todos sus amigos le habrían el paso para que corriera, yo seguía gritando con todas mis fuerzas Gopal!!! Podía ver sus pies rojizos, su piel, sus cabellos negros, llevaba un turbante que al correr se movia, sus dothi amarillo…pensé Krishna siempre hace lo que quiere, y si Él no quiere venir no lo hará, me dio pena pensar en no poder cumplir el servicio que las gopis me habían dado y grite por última vez con toda mi fuerza y corazón Gopal!!!! Krishna se detuvo, se dio la vuelta y me sonrío muy traviesamente, mientras caminaba junto a Sus amigos de vuelta a casa.

Muchas gracias Gurudeva por todo, ud es una inspiración constante para nosotros!!!

Se despide eternamente agradecida

Alankrti Devi Dasi

Y sus monitos Manjari y Giridhari

( las fotos son de RamaNavami :)

HpS - Jaya Gopal. Jaya, Gopal. Adelante. You are on the right path, just go ahead with a little caution.

Hare Krsna Dear Maharaja,

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Today in japa joe, you made me remember about my job and your instruction about that. I'll leave this job but I wanted to travel at the end of the year. Although I'm not very fond of plans because always every things changes (Krsna controls all), I was thinking about to stay in this job until then to save money, can travel and resign at year-end. Then I would go to India for 2 or 3 months, would go to New Zealand to visit my sister and working for a few months to save money for go to Australia. Also I want to know the temples there.  I had never travelled so far alone, but I think I have to do now. All this is just an idea at the moment because I would like to know what do you think about this. It came to my mind because I need to go to India some day and visit my sister too..  so I could take advantage to visit other temples too.
Maybe this is the moment... or maybe it is just my mind that makes me think that is a necessity for me... or maybe it is about to gratify my senses.. I don't know...

               HpS - AGTSP. If you have to visit your sister, then you have to go. Visiting India is like visiting Europe. Is big place. We have some contacts in some places but is not a place for a lady to travel alone, is 3-times worse than going to Paris alone.

On the other hand, I'm striving to chant my japa in my job and read a little bit.  And when I come back home at 5 or 6 am, sometimes I try to finish my beads and doing mangala aratik before go to sleep.
In my free days I stay in the temple to sleep, going to the program and doing service (the best days of my week, finishing very tired but happy). So Im trying to organize my schedules for the moment to do all... Anyway it is temporary...

About my refugee, still waiting Maha Hari Das's recommendation letter...

Thinking in this verse  (BG 18.66) "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."and which Prabhupada said "Anything that does not lead to the perfectional stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be avoided". Surrender  is so hard. I don't know how and if I will be able to do it in this life. How can we surrender unto Krsna in this era? What means exactly surrender? I feel sure about the process of Krsna conscience but while I can't control my mind, she will always make me doubt about myself, about the others, about all!

Sorry for my bad english and my long letter.

Rama Navami pictures with monkeys for you .u.

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama!
your servant,

Bhaktin Belén.

              HpS - ASA -- You seem to be doing pretty well. There is a lot of progress to make. Read the Adau sraddha text in BG 4.10 purport. Same thing is paraphrased in NOI 7, no?

YOu can see the steps.

Surrender means to hear honestly from the Acharya Srila Prabhupada about what is our material situation. Jaya!

Thank you for Monkeys!

AGTSP , HARE KRISHNA MAHARAJA! accept my respectful obeisances,
It's camilo again,thanks for answer me.  I have readed that very important article.
I'm trying to chant 16 rounds every day and follow the 4 regulative principles, no excelent rounds, but well, i'll still chanting trying to improve the meditation on Krishna and trying to read Srila Prabhupada's books every day if it's possible.
I would like to attend mangala-arati, SB class,etc.,  but i'm really far from the temple (40 Km approx).

              HpS - agtsp! You can have it in your own home!
I go there on weekends and at big festivals like Gaura Purnima,etc, and i do sankirtana on sundays. This sunday I will join to the Bhakti-Sastri course.
i'm studying English and looking for a job and a flat to rent around temple o something simlar if it's possible, at the moment i'm living with mom( i know it's no good to my spiritual life, so i'd like  to leave this enviroment asap).
So I 'll wait for your answer. Thank you Maharaja! 
AGTSP ,PAOHO! 
Ys, Camilo.

               HpS - Yes, get up early and get your rounds done!  Send us more news in a few weeks.

hare krsna maharaj, pamho, agtsp
in http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/4100
you asked us about our thesis work.

its actually not going well, we had change guide a year back, and now there is shift of topics every now and then.. so we have not finalized the topic yet.

we can see in intellectual work , only clear intelligence helps, which requires one to be in mode of goodness..
we intellectually agree that enthusiastic chanting , 4 rules, mangal artik, SB .. should be our first priorities.. however practically things are differenet. we seem to be faith less and insincere rascal.

but by  your and mother Urmila's instruction things are becoming better.... we r starting to  focus on how we respond in compaisrion to what happened to us or what people did to us....... this is a big step for us... even more imp than PhD degree.

we hope things will be fine, we would be able to give you better picture of thesis in coming time.
regards,
harsh

    HpS - ASA -- Prabhupada told B. S. Damodara Swami if you just sharpen your intelligence on BG and SB then you will be able to take all the research and facts that people already have and explain them in a better way!

All Glories to Sri Sri Gauranga Nitiananda!
All Glories to Patita Pavana Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to You!
All Glories to devotees.

Please accept my humble obeisances to your feet. 

Dear GuruMaharaja:
                                        Hope your health is ok. :)
I follow my initiation vote, thanks Krsna, Srila Prabhupada and you. I can stay fix, sometimes is hard get done my rounds but follow your instruction about priorities and fix it quickly and 4 pples ok. I think Krsna bless me and I fell so fortunate to be here in KC and it's my impulse to keep on, working things. Keep working about sincerity, feelings, attachments... I just depend on your mercy... nothing else can help me.. 
I try to keep occupy in service to Krsna. Japa, deities, reading books. And Maya of course :S

I have no answe of my annual disciple report. Tell you because u say u can't see which one was answered. :o)
Why sometimes we have some expectations about situations, and when we get it, we keep unhappy?

    HpS - Don't know. AGTSP. Maybe because we desired something limited. If we ask for benedictions we should ask for infinite benedictions!
 

I keep reading Bhagavad Gita, "Surrender to me" (Bhurijana P) and start to read "Teachings of Kapiladev" to understand more deeply your answer of my previous letter about Devahuti and Kardama Muni. I have read the SB verses thats talk about that too. I have a project to enforce your preach instruction. Keep seeking workgroup. 
GuruMaharaja this world is really bleak for me.. I really want to back home, thank for engage me in KC. To be sincere I'm really afraid you leave me here. Sorry, for say it, but is what I feel.
I have no more news. Thanks for you time, thanks for association and for be a a explample of life.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Your disciple who want to be your servant
Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi

                  HpS - AGTSP.   How do you see Vrndavana Dhama reflected in Buenos Aires? Is there any value in Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges?

Nice fotoes!!!!!