Letters to the editor

Querido Gurudev: Pamho. Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada y sus seguidores fieles.

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias. También mis reverencias a todos mis hermanos blogueros.

No le pregunto por su salud porque leo el blog de forma regular. Tampoco le deseo nada que no sea aumentar su relación con Krishna más y más.

La carta anterior parece ser que fue absorbida por la magia de internet. ¿fue un arreglo de Krishna para que nadie leyera lo que escribí? No lo sé, pero voy a volver a poner las cosas que recuerde.

En primer lugar, quería decir que cuando leo las cartas de mis hermanos espirituales, observo que la gran mayoría tienen un gran avance y entrega al guru. También veo que tienen cualidades devocionales de las que yo carezco y tengo que desarrollar. Gracias a todos por la inspiración.

También quiero decir que el blog es una gran aportación a la comunicación entre guru y discípulos y a la forma de desarrollar una familia espiritual con personalidad propia (aunque la familia “ISKCON” es muy grande y todos pertenecemos a ella); en el blog se desarrolla un humor especifico interesante.

He observado, posiblemente de forma subjetiva (u objetiva), que algunos temas desentonan un poco en el blog y deberían ser tratados en otros foros:

-. Los problemas mundanos matrimoniales o de pareja deberían tratarse en un foro exclusivamente de grihastas (o vanaprasthas ex grihastas). No es un tema para sannyasis ni brahmacaris. Tampoco es necesario debatirlos en foros amplios.

-. Los temas administrativos también pienso que se podrían tratar en otro foro, sobre todo cuando la pasión es muy resaltante y se acerca a la ignorancia. No aportan mucho al grupo de blogueros y generan mas ansiedad que paz, o más pasión que bondad.

Por supuesto que todos los temas deben ser abordados de alguna manera, pero en mi opinión, cada tema en su foro. El sannyasa (brahmana) debería centrarse mas en los temas puramente filosóficos y espirituales y dejar las cuestiones que son puramente administrativas a devotos con un nivel de pasión y de educación relevantes.

 En cuanto a mi persona, solo puedo decir que mantengo intacto el deseo de volverme devoto y que sigo luchando (cada día) por permanecer a flote cantando las rondas mínimas prescritas por el acarya y siguiendo los principios básicos de la vida humana tal como él lo pidió. En Kali yuga nada es sencillo si no se está bien asociado y ese es nuestro reto: mantener un equilibrio entre la vida familiar responsable y buscar la asociación de buenos devotos que nos inspiren en la lucha por acabar con los deseos materiales para servir con pureza a Dios.

Sin mas y esperando las bendiciones de todos los blogueros para seguir avanzando en el camino de vuelta a Dios se despide

Vuestro sirviente

Jayanta das.

P.D. Espero que esta carta no sea anulada por la magia de internet.

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Dear Gurudev, Pamho. All glory to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful followers.

ASA - 👍

Please accept my humble obeisances. Also my bows to all my blogging brothers.

ASA - 🐸 🐶 . . .😺 🐕 ... 👳

I don't ask about your health because I read the blog regularly. I also do not wish you anything other than to increase your relationship with Krishna more and more.

ASA - 🙏 📿

The previous letter seems to have been absorbed by the magic of the internet. Was it Krishna's arrangement so that no one would read what I wrote? I don't know, but I'm going to put back the things I remember.

First of all, I wanted to say that when I read the letters of my godbrothers, I observe that the vast majority have a great breakthrough and surrender to the guru. I also see that they have devotional qualities that I lack and have to develop. Thank you all for the inspiration.

I also want to say that the blog is a great contribution to the communication between guru and disciples and to the way of developing a spiritual family with its own personality (although the “ISKCON” family is very large and we all belong to it); An interesting specific humor develops in the blog.

ASA - 🐸 🌴 🌴

I have observed, possibly subjectively (or objectively), that some topics are a bit out of place on the blog and should be discussed in other forums:

-. Worldly marital or relationship problems should be discussed in a forum exclusively for grihastas (or ex-grihastas vanaprasthas). It is not a topic for sannyasis or brahmacaris. Nor is it necessary to debate them in broad forums.

ASA - Super! Thank you. We, HpS et al, try to follow the guidelines Srila Prabhupada uses in the pages of SB for these Grhastha and political issues as a Sannyasis. We try to follow his standard, no more, no less, but we need the perspective of Brahmanas from cultured places like Spain to refine our standard. Thank you.

-. I also think that administrative issues could be discussed in another forum, especially when the passion is very prominent and approaches ignorance. They do not contribute much to the group of bloggers and generate more anxiety than peace, or more passion than kindness.

ASA - Yes, again. We tried to transfer the Grhastha issues and Peru political issues to proper subgroups as much as possible. About 80% of the those discussions were in subgroups.

We hope our readers use your comments and skip over certain streams. Otherwise, some of our ASA community involved in the Peru issues felt relieved that the topics were dealt with in this forum in a public and much, much less passionate way.

Of course all topics must be addressed in some way, but in my opinion, each topic has its own forum. The sannyasa (brahmana) should focus more on purely philosophical and spiritual issues and leave matters that are purely administrative to devotees with a relevant level of passion and education.

HpS - So, so, nice. So nice. Thank you. We try to deal with politics like a Sannyasi. When dhanam, janam and sundarim are discussed it is always open for publich scrutiny. For example, Vidura gave straight political, family advice to Dhrtarastra even though he had taken sannyasa.

Pariravaka acharya should talk about these things from one level and a paramahamsa sannyasi from another level.

Basically we are 99.999% finished with politics and administration in ISKCON, after 10-years on the LA Regional GBC et al.

Hari bolo!

 As for myself, I can only say that I keep the desire to become a devotee intact and that I continue to fight (every day) to stay afloat by chanting the minimum rounds prescribed by the acharya and following the basic principles of human life as he said.

he asked. In Kali yuga nothing is simple if one is not well associated and that is our challenge: maintaining a balance between responsible family life and seeking the association of good devotees who inspire us in the struggle to end material desires to serve with purity. God.

Without further ado and waiting for the blessings of all the bloggers to continue advancing on the path back to God, he says goodbye

Your servant

Jayanta das.

P.S. I hope this letter is not canceled by the magic of the internet.

HpS/ASA - We see it very fine. 🔬

Thank you. We hope others make their comments on these topics also.

All glories. ALL GLORIES to Sri Sri Radha Govinda-candra!

'are Krsna.

tlgaSP

esperando 6 dias para ver esta mensaje y es ... vacio!

hay de mi.

caramba.

otro!!!!

Carta de Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das.

Hare Krishna

Querido Gurudeva, acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada 🙏

En esta carta le doy respuesta a las preguntas que me hizo en la anterior carta, la cual UD amablemente me contestó.

Me preguntó si le leía a mi Madre y si nos visitaban amigos para Kirtan. 

La condición de mi Madre ya no le permite leer ,ya no se le entiende cuando habla, divaga por momentos, pero yo me siento a su lado y canto mis rondas a su lado, le leo un poco aunque ella ahora escucha muy poco, cuando mí madre estaba más lúcida ella leía el Bhagavad Gita, ella es muy favorable, le gusta ponerle velitas al Señor Damodara etc.

En ocasiones nos visitan unos amigos devotos y hacemos algo de Kirtan y honramos prasadam. 

Mil gracias querido Gurudeva por tanta misericordia,deseo que siga gozando de muy buena salud.

Querido Gurudeva acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias 🙏

Todas las glorias a Srila prabhupada 🙏

Su sirviente Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das 🙏

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Letter from Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das.

Hare Krishna

Dear Gurudeva, please accept my humble and respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏

In this letter I answer the questions he asked me in the previous letter, which you kindly answered.

He asked me if she read to my Mother and if friends visited us for Kirtan.

My Mother's condition no longer allows her to read, she is no longer understood when she speaks, she rambles at times, but I sit next to her and sing my rounds next to her, I read to her a little although she now listens very little, when My mother was more lucid, she read the Bhagavad Gita, she is very favorable, she likes to put candles for Lord Damodara, etc.

Sometimes some devoted friends visit us and we do some Kirtan and honor prasadam.

Thank you very much dear Gurudeva for so much mercy, I wish you to continue enjoying very good health.

Dear Gurudeva, accept my humble and respectful obeisances 🙏

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 🙏

His servant Mukunda Gaura Pranadhana Das 🙏

HpS - Thank you. Wonderful. Of course, even if the mind does not hear the SB being read, still it can go directly heart to heart as we read, no? Thank you.

Please accept my humbles obeisances:

Dear Gurudeva, I hope you are on good health, thanks to devotee's Mercy I continue the path of devotional service, chanting the rounds and follow the principles, trying to everytime remember the goal of life, that you've share us. Try to speach just about it with everyone. Thaks for your example of life.

My sister widowed, She and her late husband were participating in pre-Hispanic rituals, as dances and temazcal, I know there are devotees who also participate in those ceremonies, and I would like to know his opinion of such rituals, and if it is correct for the devotees who go.

HpS - I think it depends on the details. Krsna gives Pantheism as the first step in God realization in BG chapter 10, no? Among animals I am the lion. Then the same in SB 2.1.

So, we have to separate some Tamasik things sometimes, and take advantage of their contribution and offer ours. It is preaching. Most people we preach to will not become devotees in this lifetime.

There are also several doubts about raffles, Is it appropriate to be carried out by devotees or involves participating in gambling?

HpS/ASA - I think if we don't pay any money into the process and there is a chance of getting a new Cadillac for Krsna they it is o.k.

I pray for being useful, your simple crew member AniruddhaksnaDas

HpS - Thank you! If you win a Cadillac then drive it around for your Sankirtan for a week then give it to the Temple!

No pictures!

Who are you associating with??

Thank you.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

I start writing this letter (12/21/23) in Cabildo at my parents' house and today I made my first Arati Manga [ala] after a long time.

I undertake to resume the ideal sadhana, since that pleases you very much and is of great benefit to my spiritual progress.

Please give me your blessing to maintain this over time.

So far getting up early is what has cost me the most, I was already able to control my tongue better, in a preliminary stage.

HpS - Yes, have nice lunch so that we do not need much dinner, then go to bed early and get up early and become healthy, wealthy and wise.

This year was perfect, duality will always exist, and little by little I want to become transcendental to it.

To honor and dishonor, happiness and affliction, satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

It was a perfect year since spiritually I have been able to sustain myself over time and materially many doors have opened. A year of much learning.

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All year I have been following the 16 rounds and the 4 principles, and I was also able to finish the rounds I had to do when I was hospitalized.

ASA - ❗🦁 For Krsna!

I was able to do sankirtan and meet incredible people because of it. The preaching projects have been developing and for that reason I feel happy.

I was able to show my devotional music to other people and it is attractive to them, I think I am on the right track.

HpS - We hope that people can protect you. You need help in that, no? Very strong people.

Krishna allowed me to play at an important music show called Rockodromo a few weeks ago and also be able to share the stage with a renowned Chilean musician named Daniel Muñoz, it was incredible.

I have already finished my digital communication studies and I hope to soon start working on it, hand in hand with my artistic development.

My case in the congregation has already taken its first steps and I wish to be a gentleman in this process in order to remedy the situation.

I have been able to be constant with the study of the sastras with the group of devotees with whom I study, I continue to learn English little by little and also verses from the scriptures.

For a few months now I have made an effort to only take prasadam, I still offer a flower and incense before my altar, sometimes only mentally.

I trust that Krishna will always give me what I need, I have proven this in practice. Over time, the understanding of the scriptures becomes something alive, something that is verified in experience.

Thank you Gurudeva for always being with me, always, I hope to be a faithful servant at some point, totally dedicated to the Sankirtan movement.

Your servant

Piyari Mohan das

HpS - Again. We hope that very strong devotees, Matajis and Administrators take charge of you. Help you.

Hare Krishna Querido Guru Maharaja,

Espero que se encuentre muy bien.

Toda gloria a Srila Prabhupada.

Por favor, acepte mis humildes reverencias.

Hare Krishna, recién le envié mi informe y en los días siguientes le enviaré mi ofrenda.

Le cuento que he terminado los estudios y estoy por viajar a visitar a mis padres. Mi sadhana en estos últimos dos meses decayó bastante, quizás por falta de enfoque. Aunque este año terminé de leer el Srimad Bhagavatan y memoricé bastantes slokas, la asociación con los no practicantes (no devotos) puede arrastrar. No al punto de volvernos irreligiosos.

Combinado con que las visitas que tuvimos aquí en Govardhan no pudieron conectarme. Vinieron a visitarnos 7 Gurus: HDG( a Mar del Plata), Mahatma P., Danvantari M., Yamuna Acarya M., Maha Vishnu M., Bhakti Sundar M., y Purushotraya Maharaja. Sin embargo, no tenía ganas de verlos y cuando se dio una pequeña interacción con algunos, no fue de mi agrado. Siempre en su posición natural de exigir, y yo haciendo un montón de esfuerzos para resolver mis cosas. Quizás al estar cubierto por las gunas estoy menos tolerante. Así que al final decidí solo participar en algunos encuentros en los namahatas, pero nada de participar en los festivales. Ya son 20 años de festivales. Y muchos que lo necesitan

Entiendo que estoy en un periodo astrológico lento, sade sati, que termina en febrero de 2025 y que hay cosas que se tienen que acomodar. Sé que parte de esta intolerancia y enojos son la lujuria y la ira que siguen operando y me cubren. Confío en que en el futuro, cuando termine estos estudios, pueda enfocarme más en mi sadhana y otras actividades Trascendentales

Mientras tanto, estoy haciendo algún trabajo, e intento escuchar el Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta y Kirtan, sabiendo que la mente pasa por estos vientos cada tanto.

Estoy por viajar a Ver a Mis Padres y después voy a Bs As, pienso esto va a renovar un poco mi espíritu

Seguimos con el Servicio de Pujari, y nos mantenemos ahí

A Su Servicio Adi Yajña Das

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Hare Krishna, Dear Guru Maharaja,

I hope this letter finds you in good health.

HpS - The Sun is at 5.02PM here. It is cold!!! and dark!! Kind of like being in hell but we are happy writing letters and having like 12 of 17 rounds done.

Our body is probably like yours.

Eyes, ears, respiration, heading for recycling! 🙂

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Hare Krishna, I recently sent you my report, and in the coming days, I will send you my offering.

ASA - 🐷👍 👍 👍 

I want to inform you that I have completed my studies and am about to travel to visit my parents. My sadhana has declined quite a bit in the last two months, perhaps due to a lack of focus.

Although I finished reading the Srimad Bhagavatam this year and memorized many slokas, association with non-practitioners (non-devotees) can be dragging, though not to the point of becoming irreligious.

Combined with the fact that the visits we had here in Govardhan couldn't connect with me.

Seven Gurus came to visit us: HDG (to Mar del Plata), Mahatma P., Danvantari M., Yamuna Acarya M., Maha Vishnu M., Bhakti Sundar M., and Purushotraya Maharaja.

However, I didn't feel like seeing them, and when there was a small interaction with some of them, it was not to my liking.

Always in their natural position of demanding, and I, making a lot of effort to resolve my own issues.

Perhaps being covered by the gunas, I am less tolerant.

So in the end, I decided only to participate in some gatherings in the namahatas, but not in the festivals.

It has been 20 years of festivals. And many need it.

I understand that I am in a slow astrological period, sade sati, which ends in February 2025, and that things need to settle.

I know that part of this intolerance and anger is due to lust and anger still operating and covering me.

I trust that in the future, when I finish these studies, I can focus more on my sadhana and other transcendental activities.

In the meantime, I am doing some work and trying to listen to Srila Prabhupada's Lilamrta and Kirtan, knowing that the mind goes through these winds from time to time.

HpS - We have similar experiences. When we are in the mode of goodness. we try to make lasting progress so that the mode ignorance has less and less influence on us each time. then we can extract Nectar from Poison, no?

I am about to travel to see my parents, and then I will go to Buenos Aires. I think this will renew my spirit a bit.

We continue with the service of Pujari, and we stay there.

At your service, Adi Yajña Das

HpS - Thank you for the news!!!! Seems you have your head down in the storm and are pushing forward. I think your parents will have good advice for you from their efforts in their spiritual life also.

Srila Prabhupada has set so much of a spiritual current in motion and people have taken advantage of it.

Maybe people are realizing that all their wars and bitcoins are not working and that ISKCON has something to offer. They learn how to get the covering off the nut and get the essence out of ISKCON.

Push us to become good!

Thank you.