Letters to the editor

Hare krsna querido Gurudev, por favor acepte mis humildes  y respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto,

HpS - ASA -  TlgaSP....

...todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada, todas las glorias a sri sri Goura Nitay  y a Sri Sri Radha Madhana Vihari!!

Hace como mas de dos meses que no me conectaba, disculpeem querido Guru, queira contarle que mi bebito nacio sanito y tuve parto natural, gracias a las bendiciones de los devotos, Sus bendiciones.

HpS - ASA -  Super.   Cesearan no esta bien.  Ooof!    Pero es mejor que dejar el cuerpo.      Muy bien.                Estamos pensando en que ha pasado con Vd!!!

Usted tenia razon en cunato a los dolores del pre parto, senti querer dejar el cuerpo en ese momento, muy fuerte, pero a le ver a mi ebbe sano , siento que vale la pena,

ASA - Mas o menos.  Ha!    Ha   haaa...     Uno vez es suficiente?

apenas nacio le pusimos su tilak y su kunti, y en el preparto estuve con audifonos escuchando bajans de mayapur y vrndavan que me relajaban y hacian recordar a Krsnita.

HpS-ASA - Jaya!!

Gopalito me acompaño al hospital y estuvo al lado mio y de mi beb durante la internacion de dos dias, miesntras tratatba de hacer mi sadhan y rondas en el hospital. gracis a krsna esta muy bien, yo ya estoy recuperadda casi dle todo, quede super cansada pero muy feliz. Ahpra estoy super atareada, miestras le doy leche de mi pecho , canto mis rondas y asi trato de seguir mi sadhana , y el me escucha y ahora esta sonriendo muchisimo. Mi esposo felizmente es muy bueno , me ayuda en todo lo que puede, nos apoyamos mucho, krsna me envio una gran perosna para compartir mi vida en conciencia de krsna y le estoy muy agradecida a El y  a Usted por Sus bendciones.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!   Nuestras saludos al Senor Franco y todos.       Si ya tiene un bendicion muy fuerte.   Su bebe puede llevar todos al cielo para siempre!  No hay gastos en Goloka.

Espero escribirle pronto apenas me de tiempo, seguimos vviendo en Rosario y en poco tiempo pensamos ir a corodba por unos meses y en verano volver a peru y establecernos ahi, le pedimos bendicones paarq ue neustro hijo pueda tener la maravillosa asociacion de los niños de chosica , los devotos , y mis queridas deidades de alli.

 Franco le nevia sus reverencias, en cualquier momento le escribe, quiere hacer preguntas muy interesantes. gracais gurudev, espero usted se encuentre muy bien y feliz. que krsna lo proteja en todo momento.

Aspirando a Servirlo cada vez mejor: Radha japa prati jalpa dd

HpS - ASA - Muy bien, Prabhu (s)....     Sankirtana para Senor Caitanya...  Viajamos a Peru, nosotros, Oct y Chile Nov.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Querido Maharaja por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias postrado a sus EXTRA ORDINARIOS Pies de loto.

ASA - Oink!   Oink!     Whoop   wHoop.     AGTSP

Disculpe que lo moleste Maharaja solo le escribo para agradecerle por la infinita misericordia que me brinda dia a dia , ya que solo por su gracia puedo seguir cantando mis rondas siguiendo los 4 principios regulativos y tratando de servir a los Devotos.

ASA - Si hay algo de energia por nosotros es de Parampara. Vd. tiene que pasar lo que tiene.

deseando que se encuentre muy bien de salud y siempre esperando sus bendiciones, su eterno aspirante a sirviente Bhakta francisco de Buenos aires

ASA - Como esta?   Trabajando en la ferterria?

mis respetuosas reverencias a Srila Prabhupada¡¡¡

Maharaja, continuo con mi sadhana de 6 rondas, propuse seguir los 4 principios los sabados y domingos, cantar con la abuelita ayuda a mantener, se siente un buen sadhu sanga, en el krishna book no puedo encontrar el pasatiempo de krishna y las gopis en canoa.

HpS - ASA   - Very nice!    TlgaSP.  Canoa es barco???  Si, no hay pasatiempos de barco en el libro KRSNA.  No se donde estan.  Otro libro de los Goswamis.  Krsna nos revelaraa!

preguntas:

 mi abuelita pregunta:

¿cual es la meta de krishna?

 HpS - ASA -  Que convertimos feliz en co-operacion con El.   No acceptamos differencia entre Krsna, Jehovah, Alla.  Por que estamos emborachos no podemos sentir la presencia obvio del Senor, entonces differentes religiones etc. Pero el basico es que hay Dios, origen y controla dor de todo y varios religiones, yogas, tiene modo acercarse a El para ser feliz en nuestra posicion constitucional, trabajando con El en Sus planres.

¿se puede asistir a la  misa cristiana, siendo un devoto?, esta pregunta me confunde porque estamos hablando de un mismo Dios unico al que se le adora.

HpS - ASA -   Claro, pero el Papa y los Cardinales puede assitir el Fiesto de Domingo acuerdo las leyes de la Iglesia y puede palmar, pero posible no unando con la baile por que es tradiccion differente.  

Maharaja, en el libro Desde Rusia con amor monkey dice que Jesus es el señor Nityananda, ¿eso es cierto?

HpS - No.    Posible mal traduccion... ?   Comentarrio de Monocito es que Balarama, Nityananda, Jesu Cristo, Prophet Mohamad,  todos pertencen al "Guru Tattwa". Balarama es el Guru Original.  Krsna tomando papel de professor.

Hare Krishna,

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

I am once again hitting a really bad spot in my devotional career. I never seem to be able to keep myself on a good platform. Gurudev, I am sincerely wondering if I am cut out for this kind of life. I just don't know. I can't control myself at all it seems. I have become so lazy and just... self loathing I guess. Really going into ignorance. I am only making morning program once, or twice a week if I am lucky anymore. The only good thing I can say for myself at all at this point is doing book distribution once a week. Last week I had my first major success, sold three books to the same fellow, and then that same guy came to the evening program at the temple! I spend too much time arround this other devotee here who doesn't have almost any standard as far as going to bed/getting up early. I am still chanting, but with that, not ever getting my rounds done early in the day. On a practical level, I should be kicked out of this temple. And lately I even think of leaving. The only thing that is keeping me here at this point is the fact that I have told you and Caru I would commit for at least one year before reconsidering my position. And even that is wearing thin. I just seem to have no self control, and I don't seem to have enough.. intelligence? to fix it. I'm not sure. I even again broke one of the regs. I feel like I am  hitting a very desperate low point. How do I know that even if I fix myself up and Caru thinks I would be fit for initiation, I wouldn't fall down again? I don't want to be like that. I have seen so many first and second initiated devotees fall COMPLETELY into maya again. I don't want to do like that. So, if I am honest with myself I would say that I am in no way fit for initiation. Pretty much, after I took your association in Seattle and went to Hawaii, I have been on more and more struggle falling more and more downward. I just don't know what to do anymore. 

Bhakta Adrian

HpS - ASA -   AgtSP!           Well . . . .             you're are not going to heaven or hell by your own effort, for the most part.           Krsna has decided to put you exact,   xact,     xactly where you are.

                                                             Boooom!

You are living like a exalted pig or a miniscule saint because He has decided that.   Yes, He had taken you effort in to consideration, but He is doing what He thinks is best for you.

You may become a Mormon, a professional gambler with certain moral principles about sharing your winnings with poor people.  Who knows.  Me too.           Cut our for a certain kind of life.              Yet the SB is full of people cut out and recut for all kinds of lives.

                       Ha!         Ha!         Ha!                 You have free will!          You can do with it what you want.                  .End of Story.                 But you also get all the credit for doing something really, really, clever and wonderful if you do it.

Small, but God like.

(Yes, and in the end Srimati Radharani is compassionate that even if we act like compete embeciles She will find some way to get us out this mess (but without our effort that could take several lifetimes of Brahma!!!)))

        Hallelujah!             Alla Akbar!                   Jaya Sriman Narayana!

Make a simple program and keep. Figure out who you really are now and what you want to do with your life NOW.

O.K.  We wait to hear the next day's installment of the Adventures of Falcon of Utah!!!!!

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!