Letters to the editor

Querido Gurudeva:

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

Espero que se encuentre bien de salud cuando reciba este mensaje. Por aqui hace mucho calor pero hemos pasado unos días muy buenos durante las vacaciones. Primero, celebramos Balaram con Eva (la esposa de Yasodanandana prabhu) y sus dos hijos, Nitai y Vrinda. Algo sencillo, en nuestra casa, pero muy bonito. Despues, Jayanta, Nimai y yo nos fuimos a pasar unos días con dos grandes sankirtaneros de España, Avesa Prabhu y Adi Rasa Prabhu. Están en una zona muy bonita, en La Rioja. Allí la temperatura es bastante mejor.  Janmastami y el Advenimiento de Prabhupada lo hemos pasado en Nueva Vrajamandala, con muchos devotos. Radha Govinda Chandra estaban preciosos! Jayanta se ha ido el día 12 con Adi Rasa a Navalakunda para trabajar un poco en el proyecto. Nimai y yo nos hemos quedado en Nueva Vrajamandala para celebrar la Fiesta de la Vaca y el Kirtan Mela que, por cierto, han sido muy bonito. En estos días hemos tenido la asociación de devotos mayores como Bhakti Vaibhava Swami, Prahladanandana Swami, Vedavyasa Prabhu, Kadamba Kanana Swami, Yadunandana Swami y otros. Allí Nimai se pasaba el día jugando con el resto de niños, Gouranga, Nitai, otro Nimai, Gouragovinda, etc. Pero lo que más le ha gustado ha sido ir a ordeñar las vacas todas las tardes, a las 5 en punto! Por mi parte, yo he tenido la gran oportunidad de asociarme con otras madres, que me apetecía mucho. Ayer celebramos en Navalakunda una reunión de la congregación. Hicimos un paella (arroz con verduras a la española), cantamos y leímos un poco. Fue una experiencia muy bonita.

Respecto a mi sadhana estoy tratando de leer un poco más, ahora que tengo más tiempo. Tambien escucho clases y bhajans por internet. Sigo cantando las 16 rondas diarias, intentado concentrarme más en la pronunciación. Respecto a un futuro próximo, Eva y yo estamos poniendo en marcha un Gurukula de domingo para niños en el Templo de Madrid. Le pido sus bendiciones para este proyecto. Comenzamos el 9 de septiembre. Para no hacer demasiado extensa la carta, ya le informaré de los detalles en la próxima.

  Esperando sus bendiciones, se despide su sirvienta,

Purnamasi devi dasi

    HpS ASA !     -  Jaya! !    !       !               ((!))                   Hace mucho tiempo no reportaje de Vds.    Super!             Muchas gracias las noticias.   Esperamos oir de lo que pasa con la Gurukula de Domingo.  Podemos ayudar un poco.  Tiene que clarificar quien es the Child Protection Officer para Madrid.  Pienso Jayanta o otros conocen.  Hay un Manual como mantener la estandard de comportamiento con los ninos.   Tambien hay  muchas cosas didaticos.

Si alguien conoce la direcction de Priya sakhi (?) dd in Peru que tiene la escuela de Domingo, puede enviar aqui como Madre. Paurnamasi y Eva puede communincar con ella.  Tambien Madre Ananga de Peru, todos.  Uno Union de Educacion Infantil Hispanico!!

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai!!!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to you!
All Glories to devotees!!

Dear Gurudev:
                      Hare Krishna! I wrote you to be grateful for your association. I can't describe about the things that happen to me. I commence to appreciate the devotees more and more, they inspire me everyseccond, their surrender their dedication to serve Prabhupada's lotus feets, it's so powerfull for me, their inspire me to be better, to serve more. Really I can't explain what I feel is so strong for me to understand it.
My japa back to 16 rounds and 4 principles strictly. Some rounds at brahma-muhurta and others along the day.
I commence with the service the saturday in te Institute of the vaisnava education. I keep on in the Programa de Accion Social, were we repart bhoga to devotees.
Gurudev I have many many many things to fix, but Krsna is helping me everytime because of His Causless mercy.
I hope some day can learn to appreciate your and The Srila Prabhupada's service. 


Thanks for your mercy, surrender to your holy lotus feets.
Your aspirant to servant...
Bhaktina Romi 
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HpS -   Jaya!!!   AgtSP.   Does sb 1. 2. 18    relate to your experiences??

Hare Krsna!

Toda Gloria a Srila Prabhupada!

Toda Gloria a Usted Guru Maharaja!

Toda Gloria al Gran Movimiento de Sankirtana, de Sri Caitanya y Nityananda Prabhu!

Querido Gurudeva:

Antes que nada, porfavor disculpeme, hace mucho que no le escribía ni me reportaba con usted.

HpS ASA -   Hmmmf!              TlgaSP!!!

Soy muy tonta Gurudeva...

ASA - Somos poco mas que Vd. pero Vd. tambien tiene posicion.  

... porfavor disculpeme. (O.K. Pero no lo hace otra vez.)

Sobre mi sadhana, no estoy cantando "buenas" rondas, mi excusa es el tiempo, salgo rápido de casa a la escuela y estoy durmiendo muy tarde incluso amanezco leyendo cosas que me dejan ahí...siguiendo cuatro principios regulativos, tratando de contagiar a gente con la conciencia de KRSNA, y apoyando un poco a prabhu Saci con su distribución de libros.  Sankirtana ki jaya! Tenemos, ambos, servicio en la cocina de la Deidad los domingos, la ofrenda de raja bhoga, pero mañana no podré ir porque tengo que leer un libro completo! En casa tenemos un pequeño altar, donde estan nuestros queridos Sri Sri Gauara Nitay! muy Hermosos, y les hicimos una pequeña puja,les cantamos y se leyo unos versos del Sri Caitanya Caritamrta. Janmastami fue una fiesta muy bonita! llena de energía y alegría!    Prabhu Udharana hizo un pastel y también hizo a Krsna, porcierto muy dulce, mmm! :) Por cierto que Radhe nos dió un poco de misericordia ese día, y pudimos hacer sus   ¡¡ramos!!   con mucha ayuda de Kamalalakshi dd y Karuna Shakti dd! (: Ya no pude segui yendo a las clases de danza odissi porque entré a la universidad, y eso me pone triste.

Por otro lado como le digo, sigo estudiando, estoy segura fue arreglo de Krsna, al final decidí seguir con los estudios para que también más rápido se acabe la tapasya!. Me quede en la UNAM, estoy estudiando Historia, llevo una materia que se llama "Historia de India Antigua", es interesante, aunque la maestra es muy impersonal, habla del mito de Kurma o Vishnu, etc.

Querido Gurudeva le queremos mucho y suplico sea compasivo con su más torpe intento de sirviente, Palas Atenea.

Aquí unas fotos de SriSri Radha MadanaGopala en Janmastami!

Radhe Radhe!

HpS - ASA >>>   Prioridades.   Si mejora sus 16-rondas sus clases, su Sankirtana, su vida Grhastha . . .    Todo va a mejorar.     Poco a poco fijar su priordad en 16-rondas ENTUSIASTAS!!!     O.K?                 Puede ver todo va a mejorar.       Gracias para la super reportaje!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Vaishnavas ki jay !!

Please, Dear Guru Maharaj,
Accept our most humble and respectful obeisances and to you . Anuraksa Das's Report: Sadhana Report: Everyday ...Mangala Artik , 16 Hare krishna rounds of japa.

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!    Srila Prabhupada's mercy!

Sunday of service in iskcon- chosica and bhakti sastri is going on with Laksmana Agraja Prabhu.

Caitanya candrodaya Das's Report: Sadhana Report: My sadhana and japa is not so good now but from tomorrow because begins Purusottama month my friend Jai Prakash and I are going to do some austerities for increase our devotional service,  Tomorrow August 18th we will not have grain and sweets. We will go to Ganges, chants extra hare krishna rounds of Japa, Read Srila Prabhupada's books, and try to think in krishna all the moment . This Purusottama month is not different of Krishna so I will do my best for increase my devotional service . Serve the vaishnavas and dont talk bad things about others devotees. Please Dear Gurudeva bless me for follow and continue advance in my spiritual, I just can reach krishna Prema by your mercy. PLz Pray for me !!!

HpS - ASA ---  Not just we push extra but we have to realize that Krsna is also pushing extra.  So we have to push to take advantage of His push!

Tomorrow also Iskcon congregational development ministry, we have a Amazing program " The first international BHAKTI VRIKSHA CONVENTION" so i will be very busy for two days.  August 18 and 19.

Thanks so much for be my best example in everything and give mercy to my family. Vanca kalpa !!!

Ys.... Anuraksa Das and Caitanya candrodaya Das

HpS - ASA --  Thank you for your regular Sadhana Anuraksa Das.  Krsna will never punish us for making 16 rounds and Mangala arati / SB our daily priority. He will reward us with easier material situation to do more!!!

CCD - More news of Mayapura as you can.     We worked on the plans to visit India yesterday.

Dear Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope you are doing well. I was reading a few of your DTCs and you have some inflammations on your throat? Well, all I can say is that it must be Krishna's mercy :) just like living in the material world is His mercy even though it sure doesn't seem to be. Alas, our karma is ever astonishing. I am writing an update to my last letter regarding my husband to be. From your response I realized that him and I definitely did not have Krishna in the centre of our relationship. You mentioned that the basis for varna ashrama is Bhagavat dharma. It makes sense 100%. We suffered because we did not seem to have the same aim in life. I wish in the future it can be like that. I do have one concern which I wish you can help me with. You mentioned aso in your response of how it is ideal for girls to marry a "sane" dude. Well he has been gone for three weeks kind of getting some good devotee association and he will be coming back very soon. We had a brief conversation over the phone in where he mentioned that he thinks that the best thing for us is to be apart and engaged at the same time. This seems odd because I don't understand that logic. I guess his real ing is that the place where he will be going is going to give him a better environment to flourish devotionally. But from what I have heard it's not better off than where I am. Im just afraid that he might dwindle in his KC. Maybe for my own selfish reasons I would prefer for him to stay here with me but it might be good for him to go. I thought husband and wife should stay together. Anyways, my plan is already in action. I have found an apartment to live in. Al I have to do is move out next month and start school. I will hopefully work at the temple during school to cover the rent and also still have devotee association. I will see what Krishna's plans will unveil for me in the moths to come. Your aspiring servant, Princess sunshine of the north

HpS - Jaya!       AGTSP   pamho.    I always remeber that Srila Prabhupada says that in the beginning things are a little impersonal.   We are     ABSORBED    in material "personal" variety, so when we take to KC the transcendental form is little difficult to see.   We can really see it through the Deity worship. If we are more advanced we can see it through the potent Sankirtan, how Lord Nityananda is personally helping us.

      So, in the beginning we should be a little bit happy that our family is not in bars in adulterous relations and our Sankirtana is not yet floating in Goloka, but the books are going out and we are meeting nice people.

     Some patience.   But most important is enthuiasm. So try to develop good communication with fiancee, fiancee's mother...   Work on having a fun relationship.  Hari bol!                Some patience.     But work on things.     Then Krsna will make it     OBVIOUS     if we have to go to a different Temple or get another Mother or Father or dog or parrot or fiancee!

Tom Brown / Buck White.

AGTSP

Please accept my humble obeissances

Dear Maharaj

We hope this letter finds you in better health.

   ASA -   AGTSP!!!!!       If you read the DCT today, Su/19th, you will see that your hopes have not been realized.  Brother Ass is with severe heart arhythmias.  Yet we are always, easily becoming Jolly, and these death notices push to do the essentials, which gets us in good Goloka consciosness.  Everything in Goloka es ESSENTIAL!   Thank you!

We are always remembering your inspirational life and asking Lord Hari to keep you strong.  Always in touch through the Kapi Dhvaja.  We spent Jammastami at the ISKON rural community in Maryland,  great, awesome experience.  Playing flute close to the cows, surrounded by trees, doing service, chanting japa etc.  We're in Washington DC for a month visiting family and friends.  Also, we're still trying to get the music for Lord Vishnu recorded which has been hard to accomplish but we take it as a service now, so arrangements from above are keeping things steady although due to our fallen nature, slow.  We were at the Montreal Rathayatra; played flute and danced all the way to His final destination.

ASA - Goloka!!

We hope this will please Him. (we also played for the Radha Krishna deities in Jammastami in MD)   We are getting more focused and steady.  We also found nice association with Bhaktimarga Swami from Toronto who's crossing Canada on a devotional-pilgrim-trek.  [again!] We feel so blessed by the Lord that still wants us.  I'm happy to send you the link to our first demo devotional recording.  We promised to send it first to you and here it is.  (my service to Govinda and all Vaishnavas)  We recorded and played in a song by Janardan Das prabhu in Montreal.  http://youtu.be/vvEHGdM7hMg 

a pilgrim still on the road

Raul

   HpS - ASA - -   We have Peru Kena, Peru little high pitched flute and a harmonica in three different bags.  We have liked flutes since we were very little. It is wandering b'cari's harmonium.  Adjusts the prana, mood for us and others so easy.    We have been chastised for playing off key by one GBC but Tamal-krsna Goswami left his room and walked into the wretched B'cari ashrama where we had just arrived in Houston when we were playing and said that he had heard the playing and he had to stop everything and come see who was playing, it reminded him very much of Visnu-janan Swami, his cousin brother.

    The morning after Janmastami in Canada, Vancouver, everyone was sleeping late, recovering from 5,000 guests and there was a little, little corral right in front of the temple door where two little bull calves had been domiciled as part of the festival.  They were both sitting down chewing their cud and we began to play for them. After a few moments they got up and start to dance and butt each others heads!

   We were in the zoo in Lucknow (as tourists) and started playing our flute. The deer started to run in herd.  An old, old, grey haired chimpanzee came to the edge of his compound and sat and listened. When we stopped he slapped his thighs enthusiastically and swung both arms up two or three times.  So we played some more.

   Several stories.   Flutes are nice. All the cowherd boys have flutes.  Takes about 3-5 minutes for the flute to warm up.  Nice to play the same music with five or even twenty more flutes at the same time, with drums, and Hari Nama!!!!!

           Masculine and Femenine is eternal. Sanskrita Grammar is eternal. Flutes are eternal. Service of Srila Prabhupada is most eternal!