Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you for your response on jealousy. I determined that I was jealous and not envious.

On another note, I have news. Remember how I said I was getting married on the 31st of August? Well, it has been postponed. It has become such a confusing situation that I don't know if I am in the situation. Basically my husband-to-be is dealing with some doubts about the relationship as well as his Krishna Consciousness. He's basically having an identity crisis because he doesn't know what he wants to do with himself, if he wants to get married, if he wants to be a devotee. And he decided to let me know a month before our wedding. Good 'ole men. 

We have been taking some guidance as to what we do from here. Our plan is that he will go away for a month with the brahmacari ashrama to get some association with his friends, get his sadhanna in order, get some TLC, some time to think about things, in short to get his act together. He needs his own space for a while. As for me, I am moving out of the tmple because I have been having a hard time living here. I shall look for a job, help with our outreach program, and begin school in September. 

I am letting you know of this so that you can advise me of weather this is the right course of action and of how I can deal with the pain and suffering I am going through? Should I still consider even marrying him? My mentor told me that I should see this as Krishna's mercy because if I had gone through with the marriage with him not tellng me it would have been even worse.  Krishna is protecting me and I should appreciate Him for doing so. I also feel sorry for my husband-to-be. I really don't like to see him suffering the way he is.

Anyways, this is my life right now. Sorry about its condition. Please pray for us. 

Your aspiring servant,

Princess Sunshine of the North

ASA - Dear Esteemed Princess Sunshine of the North.   Here we are honorable Monkey San and Piggy San of the West.           Ooooof!     Your life seems terrible, but on the other had, we read about ladies in Africa who are in refugee camps, whose husband have taken the animals and gone to safer places in the South and left them with three kids to save, and who run a 3% chance of getting raped each time they leave  the Camp for water, and we thnk...   "Could be worse".

Varna-ashrama, meditation, fire-sacrifices, they don't work in Kali-yuga   EXCEPT on the basis of Bhagavata dharma.         What is that.  You and your associate read and discuss Srimad Bhagavatam together.   Are you doing that???                I have preached this, practice it pretty well and get reports for regular famiies that it is a fact.  16/4 mangala arati and we survive they say.  But daily reading and discussing with the four of us, they say, we actually are enthusiastic in K.C.

O.K.    Then live in the Temple and be a Nun, or a Brahminical Grhastha or live outside and become a Ksatrini Grhastha,  that becomes basically clear in the Light of the Bhagavata.          Basically the idea is that's its easier for girls to be married to a sane Dude.   If Krsna doesn't send one, He will marry you Himself. (hmmm ??).

Well that's East to the North.

We're on SB 3.13-15     Chapter review right now.  Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening.   Kumara Kurse the Door-keepers.   These things are going on inISKCON Vaikuntha.   LIfe becomes an adventure. "Come one come all, Join the fun in the ISKCON Hall"

Dear Maharaja,

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

I'm happy due to the diet You feel better. Thank you for the Kapi dvaja, it was inspiring. I hope if You come to Europe in February we can meet personally.

Thank you so much for your answer.
I read SB 1.9. and i thought about your words.
We wanted to move from Hungary and it seemed we have nice opportunities in foreign yatras but in the last few weeks things changed and everything became very difficult.
I prayed to Srila Prabhupada and Gaura Nitai for guidance and after You send me this letter.
It seems we have to stay here for a while and help to the devotees.
I always thought if i find a better place where i have good association it is better to go there but You're right sometimes we have to fight and if it's necessary to help optimize the place where we live.
I'm not qualified but yes, Krisna can empower me.

You follow Srila Prabhupada strictly and i know You want to adjust Iskcon and i'm happy if i can help You.
With your letters i always get so much strength from You i hope once i can be on your assistance.

All the best, dear Maharaja.

Your insignificant servant,
Sri Radhe devi dasi

HpS - ASA -   AGTSP   paoho.  Personally I am amazed to see how much NOI 6 seems to be a fact.  Devotees who have been sacrificing for Srila Prabhupada for many years still seem to have major character faults, attachment to intoxicagtion, power, pride . . .    Maybe it seems like 15% of their character or more.   Their disciples themselves may admit it.  They admit it when they are in the 85% sane area of their consciousness.     So, we, HpSwami, Monkey and Piggy, have to be more conscious to work with the purified aspect of people's character and avoid the demoniac. Then by that process it will all become perfect.          In the modern world people are 80-90% demoniac, so somebody who is 80% purified is a jewel!   Even 30% purified and on the path is worth noting and investing time in...       Our ideas.

TLGASP TLGAHPS

jay gurudeva por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto...

Gurumaharaj respondiendo a su pregunta...

estoy viviendo con mi esposa en São Paulo - Brasil Hace unos 10 meses mas o menos hace bastante tiempo que sali de la paz....

espero se encuentre bien de salud, sus bendiciones

su sirviente

radhika prashad das

HpS - Jaya!      Muchas gracias.   Esta Vd. un caballero internacional.   Puede cambiar el mundo!!

TlgSP. Pamho.

Todas las glorias a usted, esperando que su salud este mejor Gurumaharaja.

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!   TlgaSP.   pfanrh.  Es mucho mejor pero aun inflamacion la boca, lingua.  Demasiado pita escapando.   Estamos tomando mas y mas refugio de nuestra dieta, todo y aparece que vamos a adjustar a una vida sano en terminos de nuestra edad.

El reporte de Sadhana es de 16 rondas todos los días y Mangalartic también, durante verano sigo viviendo en el templo, sirviendo en la cocina de sus señorías Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopala de ayudante de raja bogha de la madre Saranagati y en ocasiones limpiando la parafernalia de sus señorías. Por misericordia del señor Caitanya he podido salir a Sankirtan, me gusta mucho, no distribuyo muchos libros, pero lo que me encanta es que la gente tenga la oportunidad de conocer a Srila Prabupada y la conciencia de Krishna. Mañana comienza un programa de educación para bhaktas que recién llegan y se quedan en el templo,  estare participando en los cursos. No me he podido conectar tristemente a Japa Joe, se me hace muy difícil viviendo  en el templo, discúlpeme Maharaja.

El próximo proyecto es comenzar las esculturas de dos Visnudutas en forma de guardianes, para la fachada del templo, por recomendación de Prabhu Bhakta-Vatsala, le adjuntare la imagen de una escultura que encontré del señor Visnu y Garuda, para guiarme de él.

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!   Super!

Tengo mucha atracción a escuchar de los pasatiempos del señor Caitanya y sus asociados, junto con los seis Goswamis, tengo el deseo de intentar pintar a los seis Goswamis, solo que deseo pedirle su instrucción para saber cual es la mejor manera para pintarlos, si es que hay descripción de como Srila Prabupada instruyo para pintarlos o si es que en alguna escritura se describen sus cualidades y formas físicas, por favor Gurudeva deme sus bendiciones para que todo esto pase, sin su ayuda yo no puedo.

HpS - ASA - Ni, tampoco entiendo estas detalles.  Fueron de diferentes edades: tios y sobrinos.

No he visitado mucho a mis padres , no he tenido tiempo, pero les hablo por teléfono, me fui dando cuenta de que  Sri Krishna me ha ido quitando todo poco a poco, ideas, costumbres, familia, viejas amistades, etc,. Pero todo eso te lo cambia por felicidad trascendental. Una vida consiente de krishna, con calidad de vida, una gran y eterna familia, amistades amorosas reales y sinceras y  la oportunidad de refugiarme en el maestro espiritual genuino.

Gracias por su tiempo Maharajá, lo aprecio mucho.

Su lenta aspirante Bhaktin Zareth.

HpS - Jaya!   TlgaSP    Fotos interesantes.  Dos parejas.

agtSP pamho

jay sri sri Gaura NItay...ki jay

Hare Krishna my dear gurudev...about the last letter yes I still doing dance work in this city (misiones) so I have a contract untill february after that I not sure yet if I stay here for one year more but I got back to Peru in december to say hello to everyone there, may I can go to Chile to visit to you before that.......my varna-ashram situation suddenly change I broke up with Kamala several month ago, am fine actually, looking for someone else.....of course you right about Lord Caitanya, keep chanting is my only way to maked better make me better...

your servant

parama karuna das

HpS - ASA -- Jaya!   AGTSP   paoho.  So nice to hear from you Parama....  So sad that your relation with Kamala is having problems.     Hmmm!     Any chance of adjusting things and continuing in Grhatha Ashrama together.  It is so important to make the adjustments necessary to keep these relationships rather than trying to make new. Ones.  Thank you.