Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna maharaja,

Please accept my most humble obeisances & All glories to Srila Prabhupada~!!!!!!!!

Maharja... please forgive me for not writing for so long... There has been a lot going on for me in my life and in my mind... I have a lot I want to discuss with you. May I have your e-mail address? Sri Hari prabhu directed me on where to find it, but I couldn't find it.

How are you doing? I pray that you are always well and happy :)

your aspiring servant,

reb :)

HpS - ASA -   Jaya!  Hare Krsna.    We cannot give much specific consultation, because we don't know your good self in specific detail.  That's just natural.

In life, we have to make the effort to cultivate a circle of natural counselors, Aunts, Uncles, friends, relative,   KRSNA!        People with whom we have natural contact.              To give specific advice we have to live in the same community. Know the same people. Othewise all we can give is general advice, which is also very useful, like these ideas.

We are like flowers floating on the water of the river that is Krsna's pastimes.  Sometimes He puts them together, sometimes He separates them, sometimes He lets them make decisions.

Before this Blog we were trying to maintain, 400-500 letters a month!!!    Killing letter load.

So, use, a Psuedo-nym, like "Fairy Princess of the Yellow Potatoe" and present your ideas for our humble discussion, or in a general manner, and we can help maybe.  (Maybe not (actually we are pretty stupid)), but the basic principle is do not worry so much.  God is good.  He is your great friend.  He likes to play.  If you have got yourself into a great pickle, then get your self out and laugh at it all.

We are young.

We make lots of mistakes, but we can correct them and be good friends again with everybody and go ahead making those relations more and more deeper.

If Krsna, wants in this perspective, sure we can offer a little specific advice, but that is up to him.  We are just flowers also, and now atleast we have this Blog.

(Pretty stupid answer, but I think you can get the gist of our stupidity and maybe we can be of some help to you in your efforts to help and entire generation of people like you all!!!)                  AGTSP..

Dear Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you very much for your quick and kind reply.
When i wrote You first time, my mind protested against publicity but now i like this blog.
With Your posts You help for many devotees.

I like reading your answers. You are always considerate and patient. You never decide instead of us just show the right path and tell lot of stories related to the questions. We have free will and we have to decide.
 
I read Your answer lot of times and i understand from it more and more day by day.
The "temporary insanity" is the main point if i think of it i can be more tolerant and try to see the good in everybody. Of course i'm also not perfect.

I'm delighted to hear you feel better and take rest a bit more. You are a real Goswami, don't eat, don't sleep too much just serve Krisna and His devotees.

Maharaja, I try to take part on Japa Joe but it's 8:30 am here and usually i'm busy at that time.
I listen to Your classes regularly and i would have to study for Bhakti vaibhava also but my vocabulary is too poor for it. Reading Krisna book in English is quite easy but the Bhagavatam is more difficult for me :(
I try to read more in English and train myself.

Thank you very much for everything dear Maharaja!
Take care!!!

Your insignificant servant,
Sri Radhe dd

HpS - ASA - AGTSP   pamho.  "Temporary Insanity" is I think a term that I heard Srila Sridhara Maharaja, use, Prabhupada's Godbrother.   However, it is very much our philosophy.

We have to understand and we have explain to others that ISKCON is composed of many people. Some Paramahamsas, others hypocrits disguised as devotees for their selfish aims, others sincer sinners advancing in purifying their habits, and with our effort and Krsna's help, we can deal with, avoid, associate with them all properly!   Jaya!

Querido Hanumat Presaka Swami: 

PAMHO, AGTSP!

Respondiendo a su pregunta en mi ultima carta (    HpS - ASA -  gracias....          por favor diganos (tell us?)  que tipo de Prasadam? )

Con mi esposa hace 2 años que cocinamos y distribuimos Prasadam en nuestra ciudad,Rosario.Todas las preparaciones son ofrecidas al Señor, y no usamos ningun derivado animal, es todo vegano.Hacemos viandas semanales , pedidos, eventos. Hay dos devotos que hacen las entregas al mediodia y por la tarde. Hacemos comidas saladas, algunos platos hindues. Reposteria, pasteleria, vendemos productos veganos. Trabajamos desde nuestra casa y nos gustaria algun dia poder abrir un negocio.

La gente acepta muy bien el Prasadam, nos dicen que tiene un sabor especial.Yo les contesto: Estan hechos con dos vitaminas: A y D, amor y devocion.

Gracias a Krsna tenemos mucho trabajo y si bien es una predica indirecta, nos mantiene todos los dias al servicio de El.

Le adjunto una foto de nuestro emprendimiento, se llama"Prasadam Delivery"

Hare Krsna!

Bhakta Esteban

HpS - ASA -  Wow!    TlgaSP.....     Muy sofisticado su esfuerza.   Conozco bastante Grhasthas que cocinan para Banquetes, Bodas, Cumpleanos, todo.  Usualmente dos of tres parejas.  De casa.   Y es buen negocio.   No necesita expander.   Unica cosa es entender como introduzcar las palabras de Krsna, Prabhupada.   Por ejemplo una historia de Krsna tomando almuezo con sus amigos: Una Cuenta Hindu, de los clasicos de la India.

Krsna le da la inteligencia!

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA!
ALL GLORIES TO SRI SRI GURU AND GAURANGA!

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaj,
PAMHO.

Valentina Silva, student 16 years old, 16 ronds 4 principies, Santiago, Chile reporting.
Months without writing, It's good to read that your health it's geting better.

I finally finished the semester, it was hard, but I'm finally in vacations, It was difficult, but I got good marks. 

I continue with the service of cleaning the kitchen of the devotees on friday after the devotees cook, this service helps me to develop constancy and determination because at first I received the help of two devotees, but now I'm doing the service alone, but with bhajans it gets fun.

HpS -  AGTSP!                            Horrible!!!!                      It is injust that you have to do this service alone.  Yet, also very interesting!???     Krsna wants to play with alone once a week?????

Had participated in the sankirtan programs that mother fernanda organized and also in the 12 hrs kirtan chanting.

In vacations I will have more time to read, attend to the temple and improve my sadhana.

Thank you for your time, I hope you haven't forgot me, I will write more often.

Learning to serve,
your servant
Valentina Silva <img alt="" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/36.gif" title="" />

ASA - O.K.     Chant more rounds better, and Krsna will engage you in more and more ecstatic tricks...

Is your Govardhana Sila?     Is He naughty?

3 de julio de 2012

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias Gurudeva.

Espero se encuentre bien en su visita en México y mejor de salud.

Le agradezco infinitamente su visita a la Ciudad de México y el programa tan maravilloso de proyección de películas y documentales, me causaron mucha inspiración.

16 rondas diarias, ahora en vacaciones vivo en el templo haciendo servicio en la cocina de la deidad,  levantándome a las 3: 30 am, estudiando y llevando un buen sadhana.

Estoy muy entusiasmada ahora que pude hablar con usted en su visita, al escucharlo reconocí que si mi naturaleza se inclina incondicionalmente al arte, debo cumplir con esa naturaleza, debo  esforzarme  y ahora entiendo que  si es lo mejor que hago debe volverlo un servicio no para mis deseos y sentidos, si no para volverme una sirvienta del artista supremo. Como me dijo usted, ya tengo la semilla, ahora paso a paso, la sembrare, cuidare, protegeré y seré  constante en esta búsqueda, con su ayuda e instrucción quiero buscar complacerlo. Con una sonrisa de hierro tengo que lograr rescatar todo el amor que le tengo a Srila Prabhupada,  transformar y purificar mi corazón cantando mejores rondas, cuidando eso lo demás se presentara.

Ahora que estoy en el templo, no he atendido a Gopal, Jagganatha, Baladeva y Subadra, los deje dormidos en casa,  pero pronto iré a visitarlos, vivo lejos del templo, no puedo verlos diario, el estándar que tengo con ellos es de hacerles adoración todas las mañanas a las 6 am, estoy muy apegada a ellos, me dan mucha fuerza, cuando no estoy cerca de Radha Madan Gopala. Acabe mi primer año de la Licenciatura de artes visuales, con mucha teoría y poca practica, ya casi no pinta nadie y si pintan no es realismo, no les gusta a los teóricos y críticos, el arte se divorcio de lo estético, leí en una carta que Prabhupada escribió y  publicó en la revista De vuelva al supremo: "El punto es que estos dibujos deben ser realistas. No es que creen a un personaje de dibujos animados de Krishna y las existencias. Por lo tanto, Sea cual sea la técnica, que sea realista. Eso está bien. " ay mucho por investigar y hacer, conocer la vida he instrucciones de devotos pintores.

Mi corazón desea fortalecer la conexión con usted y un mejor relacionamiento, quiero escribirle cada quincena sobre mis actividades y leer las suyas en Kapi Dhvaya, seguir sus actividades, no separarme de su persona. Ahora mientras le escribo esta carta es hora de ir a dormir y mientras usted esta en La finca de Cueramaro, México, con almas tan afortunadas que podrán tenerle cerca y escuchar las glorias e instrucciones del Upadesambrta. Pido a Sri Krsna se mejore pronto. Buscando ser su sirvienta, su lenta y tonta aspirante Bhaktin Zareth.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!   TlgaSP.     Muchas gracia su carta.  Para nosotros, poco larga, pero bien.   Tenemos much hacer, pero esta bien. Mantenemos para un rato mas deja esta cuerpo.    Bien la arte.    Todo bien con la base de Sadhana Bhakti.  Si, tiene mucho aprender.    La cosa mas importante es trata conectar personalmente con sus professores.    Traten entender quien son ellos, mas que cual ellas ensenan!        Jaya!           Vamos a arati de la tarde!     Muchas gracias.