Letters to the editor

TLGASP, por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus pies, aqui continuamos con las 16 rondas fijas, levantandonos a las 4 a.m para el mongolarti [mangala-arati] y continuando con el sadhana completo, los 4 principios y los retiros espirituales.

El dia de ayer disfrutando del atardecer, me vinieron estos pensamientos del corazon:

Amados maestros espirituales, misericordia de ti Señor, ellos van por el mundo propagando tus santos nombres, enseñando con su ejemplo y guiandonos, de repente todo se transforma, cuando nos envias un alma elevada como Prabhupada, toca nuestros corazones desorientados, con el canto trascedental, mistico, melodioso de tus santos nombres, de la imploracion a ti, como un niño perdido clama a su padre regresar al hogar, recobrar nuestra posicion de servicio a Ti, que nos saques de este mundo de ilusion, nuestra alma ansiosa y cansada de repetidos nacimientos y muertes va saliendo del fango que nos cubre y es entonces natural y nutriente seguir los  4 principios y el canto de tus santos nombres va purificandonos, arraigandose en nuestros corazones, eres tu Señor respondiendo a nuestros ruegos, vas deshaciendo los apegos, haciendo los arreglos, quitando los obstaculos de nuestro camino, vas despejando la obscuridad que nos dificulta seguir hacia Ti, ya no nos atrae lo que este mundo ha inventado para encadenarnos mas aqui, a las miserias, comprendemos que lo perecible no puede ser real, incluyendo este cuerpo, solo deseamos seguir el camino hacia Ti en asociacion con los que tienen el mismo objetivo, despejar nuestra memoria, recobrar el Amor puro por Ti Krishna.

Rogando siempre al Señor por su salud y tener su santa asociacion, le adjunto algunas fotos que me pidio. Su aspirante a sirviente, Anka

             HpS - ASA - Jaya! TlgaSP Desculpa nuestra Espanol como un burro. Puedo entender como 80% de su poema, pero aparece muy bueno! Siento triste no ver Vds. aqui en Lima mientras estamos aqui.

Espero que Payanidhi, Citta hari, Yadu... todos son adelantando bien en su vida espiritual.

Hay programas regular?

Que pasa con Sankirtan en Ferrenafi, Chiclayo?? Super fotos!

AGTSP !!

Please accept my humble obeisances

Dear Maharaja

We are still in Wash DC, we had to cancel return trip to Montreal due to malfunctons on the train track central in NY caused by the unusual low temeratures and derivates, date of return now is Wed 15th, next week.  We thank you so so much for your words of encouragement to our little efforts here and there, thanks for your kindness and mercy.  On your question of diksa, and having our bond to Krishna formally brought to the altar,  yes, we have been thinking and wishing,   devotees in  Montreal have been asking about it also,  but we felt Krishna was making proper arrangements, now we know for certain.  We will take diksa with you Maharaja whenever you decide the right time is.  You set the time and date and we will be there.  As I said before thanks a thousand times for your kindness and mercy.   Sri Guru and Gauranga ki jaya !

your humble servant

bhakta Raul 

HpS - Hmmm!   Now is 28th. We have got slowed down by so many nice V'puja letters. Tommorrow we go back to Tennessee. Even there I hear it is Super Cold. Diksa... if we can be of service that is wonderful for us. Montreal has big Rathayatra?

Hare Krishna gurumaharaja!!! todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!! todas las glorias a usted!!!

Le escribo nuevamente para contarle que estamos muy felices debido a que vamos a ser padres!!!jay!, es un bebe muy deseado para nosotros, hemos orado mucho a las deidades desde antes de concebirlo para que sea un hijo devoto que tenga buena salud y larga vida .

  Despues de krishna, Giriraja y  el doctor, usted es el primero en saber esta noticia. Por favor necesitamos de sus bendiciones !!!

sus sirvientes gadadhara gosai======= das & pushpa priya devi dasi.

hare krishna!!!!

HpS - TlgaSP!   pfanrh. No es un ser humano ordinario. Krsna no envia ser humanos ordinarios ser hijos de devotos. Tiene gran responsibilidads protejer su hijo muy bien com puede crecer muy bien y hacer grandes cosas para la humanidad! Reverencias al Nimai, Gundica, todos!!!  Nitai-Gauranga!  Congratulations. Ya mucho austeridad para Mataji!

Reporte Anual

Devarsi Narada das (from Argentina)

Hare Krishna

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias al movimiento de Sankirtana de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!!

1 - Fue capaz de seguir los 4 principios regulativos este año?

Este año intentamos mantenernos fijos en servicio al templo y combatir la lujuria, y lo estamos logrando!

Fue mas simple seguir los principios, porque me asocie con devotos muy favorables.

2- Fue capaz de cantar 16 buenas rondas diarias con entusiasmo?

Este año cante 16 rondas diarias, pero creo que tengo que mejorar mucho la meditación, para que realmente sean buenas y entusiastas rondas.

3- ¿Quién es su autoridad administrativa ISKCON en esta institución sankirtana de Srila Prabhupada ?

El presidente del templo de ISKCON Argentina Maha Hari das, y el secretario del GBC Gunagrahi das Goswami.

4- Algun otro comentario

Este  año estuve ayudando a prabhu Maha Hari y el templo con el festival de domingo, en le area de comunicaciones y diseño, y trabajando en el restaurante, ayudando a Gandharvika dd . Siento que estar plenamente en contacto con devotos y poder permitirme ayudar en algo es muy valioso para mi vida espiritual. Guru Maharaja, este año proximo deseo con intusiasmo ayudarlo  en su predica mas directamente. estoy a su disposición.

Muchas Gracias

Mis reverencias a ud

intentando servirlo

Devarsi Narada das

(Argentina)

HpS - ASA - Jaya! AGTSP. pfanrh. Gracias muchas por su asociacion durante nuestra visita y esperamos puede adjustar su situacion de ashrama como estuvimos hablando. Mejor esperanzas para la proxima ano.

PAMHO

AGTSP

My dear guruji:

This year has been full of service to Radha Kunda, specially during Kartika that we had a lot of vaisnava seva at home, serving a lot of groups of devotees that came home to see how we try to live, as Srila Prabhupada said, simple life with high thinking.

Personalities like Guru Prasad Swami, Sacinanda Maharaja and Bhurijan prabhu, among others, were at home sharing with us our deities' prasadam and doing a lot of kirtan, damodarastakam and katha. it was very nice for us.

Also, I was doing seva at the kunda, cleaning the banks of Radha Kunda every day, hoping that this vrata could help me to be more humble, but in the middle of the month I got sick and could not do it for some days, that was because instead of becoming more humble, I became very proud of doing this seva and Radharani kicked me off until I could realize that this seva is meant for satisfying her instead of satisfying my very big ego, finally she accepted me again and I could finish my vrata.

I also could chant more rounds and sing more prayers trying to satisfy Radhe Syam and doing parikramas to Govardhan and Radhakunda.

At the end of kartika, my dear Radha Carana from Vrindavan was here in RadhaKunda painting a very beautiful picture of Radharani at the banks of Radhakunda, I was helping her to chase the monkeys away so she could paint more peacefully. The prabhu who asked her to make this picture, told me that he was very impressed by her devotion and seriousness.

In relation to Radha Carana, she has been more and more engaged with the painting of deities not only personal deities but also some temples have asked her to paint their deities, I would like to humbly suggest, if you deem it convenient, to give her second initiation so that she be able to do it without anxiety, because when she is asked to paint temple deities, she is very concerned about not having brahmana initiation.

I think she has improved her sadhana, chants her rounds without problems, do Vrindavan parikrama every day, when I go to Vrndavan we do it together and comes to Radha Kunda very often.

Finally, I want to report you that last thursday we had a very beautiful vyasa puja for you here in Radha Kunda, Radha Carana, Lalita Gopi and myself were hosting this little event and did parikrama-harinama with your picture all around Radha Kunda, after we had the offerings, kirtan and a very nice prasadam.

This is my report, I hope it can satisfy you and Radha Krsna a little bit.

Your (trying to be humble) servant

Tungavidya dd

HpS - ..0'.......   AGTSP. Anyone who reads your letter will see how kind is Radharani. We hope to see you all very soon. We arrive in Delhi at 2PM on the 25th of Feb. Maybe we can meet Harsh there and all come directly from the Airport. Then we will leave early the 28th morning.

Radha carana Dasi needs a letter of recomendation from ISKCON temple.

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you.

I was planning on having the letter come at the start of March based on the timeline for initiation.

On the 2nd, Mother Nidra, Abhay Prabhu and I celebrated your vyasapuja with a bhoga offering, puspanjali, arati performed by Mother Nidra while I led kirtan, and I shared some of my intentions for serving you and offered some promises I made to you and rememberances of when we were in Houston.  It was very nice.

On New Years Eve we had maybe 20 or so devotees chanting at an event downtown and the crowds that gathered around us to dance would get so large that police had to try to get them to make way for others to have room to get by.  It was ecstatic, I wish every day was like that.

Maharaja, I have big plans that I want to begin work on in 5 years that I am not at all qualified for.  My intention is to try to prepare myself for them from now until then, and to be brahmacari for around 3 years or so for intense purification and training starting shortly.  It seems the closer I get to Krishna, the more I think about falling back to a safer, less intense position and slowing or stagnating my advancement, and the more I think about that, the more I want to surrender fully to His instruction and never leave His lotus feet ever again.  I am just a rascal with no bhakti, but how could I deny myself to Him, and how could I live otherwise?  While I do not feel qualified to do anything good, I can not imagine turning back now.

I am looking forward to being purified by your presence again when you come to New Badarikashrama again!  We have 7 brahmacaris now, and could have 11 or 12 including myself by the time you are here again!

Hoping that somehow or other I can serve you well,
Bhakta David II

HpS - Jaya!  AGTSP paoho.  Thank you for the nice letter. Your life and journey are very  nice to hear about. We will be touring USA in the fall.

I hope the DTC gives enough news of us. You can see that we have little time for anything right now. In USA in four days.