Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj

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

Thank you so much for all your inspiration and teachings in our lives!

With all the Vaishnava's blessings and in front of Sri Radha Govindadeva, we received the names Priya Carana Dasi and Vraja Pati Dasa.  It was our first time in NY Ratha Yatra and was so blissful. So many wonderful Vaishnavas.  Now we are back to Chicago. In two weeks, we have Chicago RathaYatra :) We received the instructions to study Srila Prabhupada's books and chant offenselessly during initiation.

We pray that these steps only make our faith deeper and unflinching in the service to Srila Prabhupada. Please bless us that we may continue our spiritual progress to receive the PhD from Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Your Aspiring Servant

Priya Carana Dasi

HpS -  Jaya!   Hare Krsna!                   Srila Prabhupada, Ki Jai!            If we just finish our prescribed rounds, under Srila Prabhupada's authority, we are guaranteed to come to the highest level of Vaisnava worship, Uttama-adhikari!              Please send us news of Rathayatra........

HARE KRISHNA GURUDEVA!!!

Porfavor acepta mis humildes reverencias,Todas las glorias a srila prabhupada!!!!

si gurudev,mi padre me puso el nombre de mirabai para que nunca se me olvidara que soy una sirvienta de krishna,y a la pregunta de porque estoy en valencia ,aqui vive mi madre y mis hermanas,Pero maharaja el problema es que desde que mi pita dejo el cuerpo,incluso un poco antes, todos dejaron de ser vegetarianos y perdieron toda conciencia de krshna que pudieran tener.Es muy dificil para mi estar en una casa en la que me tratan un poco mal, he incluso mi madre me ha llegado a hechar varias veces.

siento molestarle con mis problemas pero me gustaria decirle, que he pensado seriamente en hablar con yadunandana maharaj para ver si puedo ir una temporada a hacer servicio o trabajar a el templo de radhades,y queria su opinion.

Gurudeva intento predicar a amigos y gente que voy conociendo,hace poco tiempo abrieron al lado de casa un centro de yoga y les hable un poco de la conciencia de krishna,y de que han inagurado un nuevo templo en valencia centro,haber si poquito a poco se nos va uniendo mas gente,no lo entretengo mas maharaj,espero que este mejor de salud y se recupere pronto

su aspirante a sirvienta mirabai

HpS - TlgaSP     pfanrh.  Entendemos como 70% de su magnifico carta. Desculpa. Hablamos Espanos como un burro, pero las ideas basicamente son claros, yo pienso.  En casos mas extremos tenemos Prahlada Maharaja y Vibhisana, el hermano de Rama, que tuvieron grandes desafios relacionando con la familia. No pienso que su situacion es tan fuerte, pero Prabhupada presento estos ejemplos como podemos apreciar que en cual quiere situacion podemos ser feliz. Claro, tambien no somos Prahlada ni tampoco Vibhisana, entonces buscamos ambient bueno.  O.K.       Pero hay problemas en Radha desa tambien.

Solucion.

Canta Hare Krsna y sea feliz, per tambien habla con bastante devotos de diferente commuidades y por la fin desarrolla una relacion practico con unos no esperando perfeccion en religion pero perfeccion en Sankirtan, juntos glorificamos Krsna, Hari Bolo, Hari Bolo, entonces Krsna adjusta los problemas de religion etc.

Mas noticias.

Hare krishna!! Jay srila prabhupada!!

Dear Gurudeva please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances!!

Thank you  very much for you quick letter.  I'm agree with you about  first study bhakti-sastri and then study deity worship training. I really  want to study something in Mayapur , May I study Bhakti-sastri  in Mayapur  Academy ?  What do you think ? or where and how i can study  Bhakti-sastri ? I need to study in a classroom  because i'm not good study online ,i did before and that does'nt work with me .

HpS - ASA -  Mayapura Institute with Atul and everyone, no?

 To be  and staying in Sri Mayapur Dham I'm learning more and more english that's good for me . i think my english is not so good but i can learn more .  Guru sevananda Prabhu, my Guardian say  If i study Bhakti-sastri in english  i will learn more english and also i will get knowledge learning about Bhagavad Gita. mmm i dont know that do you think about this . 

ASA - Super!

Bhakti Sastri course start on November six  so what can you advice me ?

VANCA KALPA!!! 

Ys Caitanya candrodaya Das.

HpS - ASA -  Yes, Yes, Do it.  November 6th! You and Krsna and Balarama can go to Study at Avanti-pura with Sandipani muni (Mayapura Insitute)

Toda Gloria a Sri Sri Gaura Nitay!!!

Toda Gloria a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Toda Gloria a Usted Guru Maharaja!!!

 Haribolo!!! Como se encuentra? Espero que bien. Yo soy Luis Aguilera esta es la segunda vez que le escribo. Le pedí refugio junto a la madre Jahnava devi dasi y Deva Rsi Narada en diciembre del 2010.

El día del refugio yo le había contado que como trabajaba de pastelero con grasa vacuna y huevos,en forma independiente, usted me pidió que yo deje de trabajar con grasa vacuna y huevos, usted me recitó un texto del SB diciendo que no solo el que mata a la vaca recibe un karma si no el que la cocina y la come y la sirve tabién. Me ha tomado mas de un año concretar su pedido. Hace dos meses que vendo prasadam y lo puedo mantener. Encontré la forma de reemplazar la grasa de vaca y los huevos por otros ingredientes. Preparo facturas y diferentes tipos de panes, tortas, tartas. 

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP    Pfanrh.   Es un hecho.  Si estamos involucardos con estas productos tan crueles vamos a sufrir de infermidades del cuerpo mismos!  Muy bien su cambio...

Canto 16 rondas pero no en el horario de brahma-muhurta porque a esa hora estoy vendiendo el prasadam. Con respecto a los cuatro principios hay tres que cumplo y uno que me cuesta.

 Trato de no perder la asociación con los devotos porque si no me devilito. Estoy haciendo el curso de introducción al bhakti yoga para oficializar el refugio.

Me despido de usted y quiero contarle que pienso en usted la mayor parte del día desde el momento del refugio. Me gustaría servirlo mucho mejor.

Bhakta Luis.

Hare Krsna.

HpS - ASA - Y la vida esta mejor, no?   Estamos sufriendo para nuestras actividades pecaminoso anterior pero no affecta la corazona tan fuerte mas.  Es castigo para nuestra mente y sentidos, pero en corazon estamo mas libre de sufrimiento y poco a poc TODO va a convertir auspicioso!!!   Adelante!    La velocidad de purificacion, mucho es su opcion!

All glories to Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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Dear Guru Maharaja

First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in my report, and also hope that his health this very well.

In this time that has passed without writing the blog (3 months), has been an emotionally difficult stage well,

ASA - AGTSP   paoho  That's because you didn't write to the Blog!!

with many personal and existential questions, but never far from krishna temple and devotees.

time was very weak, reading and rounds, but after applying his advice commencer get enough rest and relax a little, After all,  has been pretty good results.

my sadhana has improved little by little, a lot to improve, but having my deities at home helped me a lot, to take more excitement in my life in general.

Basically my life is in normal

- Rounds: 16 daily, but still ending late at night for various activities, I have to improve

- Reading: Bhagavad Gita again trying to read a verse a day to keep the habit of reading, and upadesamrita on their way to college and home, between my activities.

- Regulative principles: Regulative principles: I am following all the 4 principles, and never abandoned them.

- Temple: I am, not fixed service now, and attend one to two times a week

With my devoted friends, we had a meeting to help us move forward spiritually and materially, after this meeting, we decided to start making programs namahatta in our homes.

A Few months ago started doing namahatta, we all do a program in our homes, We All Have our deities at home, and help us to study, share sadhu sanga and prasadam, the notion is to want to Improve every day, and loving our exchange to improve as people and friends, so Then start to invite more people new to our programs.

members who make our group namahatta there  disciples of bhaktibhusana Swami (Yoria Reyes -), Jayapataka Swami ( Karuna Jagannatha devi dasi - Pia Lillo), Devamrita swami (Ramakeli das-Danakeli devi dasi) and hanumat presaka swami (Raga Sindhu das, Janardana Gopal Das, Nanda nandana das, Candrarekha devi dasi (I).

Well guru maharaja, this is a complete report on all these months, in a next report makes some questions but not to extend the text.

Thank you very much for your time in reading this letter and please accept my most humble obeisances and excuse my bad English.

I enclose with this letter, a picture of my altar in my home, and our group namahatta<img alt="yes" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.gif" title="yes" />

Greets atte.

Your humble servant

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(Santiago - Chile)

HpS - Jaya!   Bueno.   Bueno.      Claro, mejor Japa temprano  TODO va a mejorar!  Mire la sugerencia de Viaje a Santiago ITENARARIO.   Esta bien?

Hare Krsna Maharaj
AGTSP
PAMHO.
How is your throat infection? I never thought it could be this severe (persevering for so many days).

HpS - ASA - Neither, I.   Three weeks now.  We maybe eat an extra banana once a day but we are also exercising, like this letter blog and walking 45-minutes each night with NGD, so that should not be such a great problem.    Some persistent contamination hanging onto the soul. Some vanity to give up. Obviously its related to envia of Krsna and Guru and Vaisnava. Hmmmm.    Fasting, chanting, fresh fruits and vegetables, lots of liquid, Hari Bolo.

We hope that you would have got mail from our wife. We are sorry that you got mail directly from female with matter of biological details.[same mail was sent to Anantrupa prabhu].

we had one question over prabhupada sannyasa?

We all know that he tolerated his wife and children for many years and tried to induce Krsna consciousness in them. But all the efforts were in Vain. Then at one point he took sannyasa.

But from Lilamrita we understand that Sril Bhatkisiddhanta Saraswati Maharaj came in dream of Prabhupada twice [as i remember] and told him to take sannyas.  But Srila Prabhupada  did not implement those order [please correct me if i am wrong].

HpS - As we remember he said that he was "Horrified" to think if taking Sannyasa, yet he consulted with Prajna kesava Swami, his Godbrother, and he "pulled him out of Maya".  So then he took Sannyasa, no?

In Prabhupada's lecture we heard that he says it was mistake that He did not obey those orders and delayed his sannyasa.

Now acaryas do the pastime which are inconceivable for common man like me. Even i think  i can misunderstand it.

My question: what lessson  should one take from this pastime of Srila Prabhupada.

1. Tolerate wife and kids till the age of vanprastha and then leave them
2. Leave them if they are not contributing [as Prabhupada  says it was mistake to delay his Sannyas].

I know I am not Prabhupada, neither I have father like Gour Mohan De, who taught him everyhting needed to understand culturally what is right or wrong.

But I remember we are suggested to follow acaryas. I am not able to understand/identify the foot prints of acaryas i Need your help in understanding them. or May be i such a sinful man that i can not even understand or follow the foot steps.

aspiring to be disciplined by you
camel harsh

HpS - ASA - -    Thank you.  We had warning of letter from you and as soon as we saw even little hint of "biological details" we answered that such details should go to some nice Grhastha like Sri Hari Das in Boise and even them maybe more specifically his wife can talk with these detaisl with yoiur good wife.  We need Ashrama gurus.  Men  need men, women need women.

One citation that I took as a determining point and also saw another Godbrother attracted to it years later is in the BG some place where Srila Prabhupada says that if family can sit together morning and evening and sing some Bhajans together, discuss their purports and the purport of some revealed scripture, then there is no need to take Sannyasa.

Of course, there has to be consensual discussion about how much money to make, how many kids to have, how much fame to have, that challenge is there but if people are basically willing to dedicates some time morning and evening to hearing what Krsna has to say then it sould all be practical.

We all missed you on Japa Joe this morning!!!  Now we go for walk with NGD!!