Letters to the editor

Thank you for the confidential letter of ISKCON administrative details. It makes our heart very happy to hear these things resolved.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Cómo está Gurudeva? Muchas veces por viaje, servicio y cambios de horario no podemos estar en sus programas, pero en los últimos tiempos hemos podido estar conectados al FMP.

Y lo vemos muy bien, como siempre extatico en su Sankirtan… Sinceramente espero que el astrologo se haya equivocado… y podamos tener su asociación más y más tiempo…

Nosotros estamos bien, siguiendo los votos por su misericordia y de Srila Prabhupada, seguimos cantando la mayoría de veces nuestras 20 rondas diarias, aunque a veces, cuando hay mucho servicio apenas llegamos a nuestras 16 rondas…

En casa nos esforzamos

mucho por mantener nuestro sadhana desde el Brahma Muhurtha pero viviendo en los templos es mucho más fácil.

Hemos comenzado de nuevo nuestro estudio personal del NOD, Srimad Bhagavatam y el Bhagavad Gita. Tratando de ser más profundo esta vez… Esperemos recordar algo con esta memoria de Kali Yuga.

Por sus respuestas en el blog y el Kapi Dvaja veo que no tienes planes de regresar a India. Eso nos entristece mucho, porque estabamos tratando de ahorrar para ir a Vrndavan y encontrarnos con Usted…

Nosotros estamos haciendo servicio en diferentes templos desde ya hace un tiempo. Pero podríamos estar sirviendole personalmente en lo que necesite allá en USA. Cuente con nosotros por favor.

Ahora estamos de vuelta por unas semanas en Río de Janeiro, a 5 o 6 horas de Minas Gerais dónde estuvimos 3 meses. 

Aún no sabemos dónde nos llevará Krsna. Si Él nos diera a escoger, nosotros quisiéramos estar a tu lado, o en Vrndavan, pero estamos tratando de ser pacientes para lo que Él disponga.

Hoy tuve un sueño con Usted, ojalá podamos volvernos a ver en persona para contarle… aquí me da un poco de vergüenza, pero fue muy bonito, y muy agradable estar a su lado nuevamente, aunque sea en sueños.

Voy a tratar de reportar más seguido… Tengo que ser muy cuidadoso todo este tiempo, aún me faltan unos meses para terminar este periodo de Rahu que ha durado casi 18 años, y aunque no soy fanático de la astrología, he podido comprobar que algunas cosas se cumplido… En este periodo hay muchas pruebas, y he estado sometido a mucha oposición, pero menos mal está terminando. Ahora estoy tratando de manejarme con más cuidado, tratando de seguír algunas técnicas de etiqueta que he visto que Usted usa regularmente especialmente en el trato con la damas, porque muchas veces se puede malinterpretar y otras uno puede estar a merced de maya… Usted es un experto, ojalá sigamos aprendiendo…

Ahora somos un poquito más concientes que sí siguemos bien el proceso, el único peligro es Vaisnava Aparadha… Así es que estamos tratando de pedir perdón a todos con quiénes nos hemos relacionado en esta vida, para que esos vestigios de ofensas concientes o inconscientes nos liberen de las reacciones de no poder avanzar como quisiéramos…

Por eso, por favor Gurudeva, por mucho tiempo he servido muy cerca a tí en el Gurukula y otros programas, incluso como tú sirviente, seguro he cometido mucha ofensas a tus pies de loto, te pido por favor, me perdones, quizás por tu humildad no hayas considerado esas ofensas, pero te pido por favor que aún así me perdones, para poder seguir adelante. Usted solo ha sido siempre muy misericordioso conmigo.

Le estoy mandando un anexo.

Oramos siempre a Nrshimhadeva en nuestra puja diaria por su salud y protección.

Su aspirante a sirviente AmD. 

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

 Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances.

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

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 How is Gurudeva? Many times due to travel, service and schedule changes we cannot be in his programs, but in recent times we have been able to be connected to the FMP.

 And we see him very well, as always ecstatic in his Sankirtan... I sincerely hope that the astrologer has made a mistake... and we can have the association of him more and more time...

HpS - Hare Krsna... Yes, AgtSP. Paoho. Really, wherever we are engaged in Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada is perfection, but all of us should be inclined to leave this material world as soon as possible.

When are you programed to leave?

 We are fine, following his and Srila Prabhupada's vows for mercy, we continue to chant most of the time our 20 rounds a day, although sometimes, when there is a lot of service, we barely reach our 16 rounds...

 At home we strive much to keep our sadhana since the Brahma Muhurtha but living in the temples is much easier.

 We have again started our personal study of the NOD, Srimad Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad Gita. Trying to be deeper this time... Let's hope to remember something with this memory of Kali Yuga.

 From your responses on the blog and the Kapi Dvaja I see that you have no plans to return to India. That makes us very sad, because we were trying to save money to go to Vrndavan and meet you…

HpS - We also do not have plans NOT to go. Maybe in November we go to Houston, then in March to Spain. Then in July to Vrndavana.

 We are doing service in different temples for some time now. But we could be personally serving you in whatever you need there in the USA. Count on us please.

 Now we are back for a few weeks in Rio de Janeiro, 5 or 6 hours from Minas Gerais where we stayed for 3 months.

 We still don't know where Krsna will take us. If He gave us a choice, we would like to be by your side, or in Vrndavan, but we are trying to be patient for what He arranges.

HpS - We feel very close to you in this Blog and the morning program. It seemed that for some time you were a little lost in the fog (?) but now you seem to be shinning again. Thank you.

 Today I had a dream with you, hopefully we can meet again in person to tell you... here it makes me a little embarrassed, but it was very nice, and very pleasant to be by his side again, even in dreams.

 I will try to report more often... I have to be very careful all this time, I still have a few months left to finish this Rahu period that has lasted almost 18 years, and although I am not a fan of astrology, I have been able to verify that some things It has been fulfilled... In this period there are many tests, and I have been subjected to a lot of opposition, but thank goodness it is ending. Now I am trying to handle myself more carefully, trying to follow some etiquette techniques that I have seen that you use regularly, especially when dealing with ladies, because many times it can be misinterpreted and other times one can be at the mercy of maya... You are a expert, hopefully we keep learning...

HpS - 😄 Whatever we know about dealing with opposite sex we learned from Tom Brown and Buck White, and their leader Uncle Gismo.

AgtSP!!!!

 Now we are a little more aware that if we follow the process well, the only danger is Vaisnava Aparadha... So we are trying to ask for forgiveness from everyone with whom we have related in this life, so that those vestiges of conscious or unconscious offenses can free us. of the reactions of not being able to move forward as we would like...

HpS - Of course, other devotees in our community have had severe bumps in their Vaisnava dealings!!! Let us hope that the people we offend will let us know how to compensate for what we have done to them.

We heard of an interesting news-hpost of a young girl in Brazil who had been sexually assaulted by an drunken older man. She was not raped and some people subdued the fellow.

He was in jail for a few months and wrote a letter of sincere apology to the girl and her parents, and the interviewer asked her if she had forgiven him for his drunken abuse.

She said to a large degree but if she had the opportunity to give him a few kicks in the [&^%^&] so that he could really understand what pain he had caused her and really repent, then she would feel very satisfied.

😄 😲 😲

Personally we pray to Krsna to help us control our insanity and not cause problems and then give us strength compensate and then others the compassion to realize that they have done just as stupid things and forgive us and go on with Hari Kirtan and return to Goloka.

 Therefore, please Gurudeva, for a long time I have served very close to you in Gurukula and other programs, even as your servant, surely I have committed many offenses at your lotus feet, please forgive me, perhaps for your humility you have not considered those offenses, but I ask you to please forgive me even so, so that I can move on. You alone have always been very merciful to me.

HpS - Frankly speaking we have never been offended by you. We have always enjoyed your association. We think at times that maybe you could have done some things that we suggested with more determination, but we certainly!!! lack that in following Guru's instructions ourselves, and very likely you tried to do things that we suggested and they weren't practical.

 I am sending you an attachment.

 We always pray to Nrshimhadeva in our daily puja for his health and protection.

 His would-be servant AmD.

Hare Krsna, beloved Gurudeva, AGTSP, PAMHO 🙏

SO sorry I have not written before. Honestly, I did not have anything valuable to report.

ASA - As long as you can breath, you can chant. That is important to report, no? 😄

Due to this the situation with the authorities in Perú. I'm considered a dissident even if I haven't broken any principles, nor have bad behaviour. I don't know it they are going to allow me to enter to the altar again. But that is another story.

HpS - I had nice talk with Mathuresa Das and he said he was going to post some comments in the Blog. I will Whatsapp him to ask him to do that.

Let it be administrative disagreements among friends.

We can solve it that way.

Gangamayi Devi Dasi, you, can lead Kirtans for half an hour and everyone join.

Later discuss administrative details.

ISKCON:

1. Srila Prabhupada.
2. Our Friendships.
3. Our Institution.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/kb/21/#bb91143

In this opportunity I want to report that some of the ISKCON associates gathered at the Casa Roja to celebrate the Birthday anniversary of one elder Mataji who is very loved and respect in ISKCON M Prema Tarangani (JPS). She has cáncer. And still she wants to serve the devotees

She told me, "M Candramukhi this is what SP wants that we together try to work in harmony." She is not aware the political situation of the temple. Due to her disease. So I immediately thought this is SP speaking through her.

We had some Prasadam and share some good qualities about M Prema. It was really pleasant.

Ulysses is getting older. Nevertheless, I can tell he is always happy. Maybe he is waiting for You. Today while You share your view of Nashville I thought Ulysses will like there haha

Happy Gurupurnima 🌝 Gurudeva.

Hope to have the opportunity to visit You in your base. Do You know Jacksonville? My cousin lives there I went there last year. Very Nice

HpS - Very little bit. Hope we are keeping enough communication by Twitter, Blog, KDh, Paramatma.

Now is 5.31PM in Richmond. Had very full regulated day. Always struggle with body, mind, community but "Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare" and we are being of use to the mission of the current Avatara.

C U soon Gurudeva

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

Todas las glorias a Goura Nitay

Todas las glorias a srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudev comienzo mi reporte explicando qué mi sadhana diario es bueno, pero siempre es importante mejorar detalles, cada día analizo en que estuve desconcentrada al siguiente día lo mejoró, si me cuesta más de lo debido busco alternativas para aplicar.

Sigo con la lectura diarias a las devotas saludando, ayudando en sus preguntas, es una hermosa predica

sigo mis estudio de Pada Patma y estudiente oyente de los demás cursos que da LAD, seguimos distribuyendo dulces una vez a la semana cada vez más personas queriendo tomando su sugerencia de hablar de krishna, a otras saludar con un hare krishna según la recepción qué tenga.

Le comento que hace un tiempo compre flores en macetas y estas las ofrezco al altar estoy muy contentA por que son muy bellas y dan mucho botones , además de tener albaca y orégano

Por último mi hermana Francisca vendrá a Lima desde el 4 al 9de Julio con mi sobrino y su esposo muy contentA porque después de 3 años los veré otra vez.

Con las enseñas de Srila Prabhupada sus consejos y bendiciones para mejorar mi calidad de servicio son primordial para mi vida espiritual

Se despide su humilde sirviente Raman Reti Devi Dasi

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All glories to Goura Nitay

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Dear Gurudev, I start my report by explaining that my daily sadhana is good, but it is always important to improve details, every day I analyze what I was not focused on, the next day it improved, if it costs me more than I should, I look for alternatives to apply.

I continue with the daily reading to the devotees greeting, helping with their questions, it is a beautiful preaching

I continue my study of Pada Patma and listener student of the other courses that LAD gives, we continue distributing sweets once a week more and more people wanting to take their suggestion to talk about krishna, others greet with a hare krishna according to the reception what they have .

I tell you that some time ago I bought flowers in pots and I offer them to the altar. I am very happy because they are very beautiful and give a lot of buds, as well as having basil and oregano

Finally, my sister Francisca will come to Lima from July 4 to 9 with my nephew and her husband, very happy because after 3 years I will see them again.

With Srila Prabhupada's teachings, his advice and his blessings to improve my quality of service are essential for my spiritual life.

Her humble servant Raman Reti Devi Dasi bids farewell

HpS - AgtSP!! paoho. So, nice. If there are nice devotees all over the world like this, by Srila Prabhupada's mercy, then how can there not be a change in the selfish nature of us all? Everyone become happy knowing that they have a nice, powerful friend and learning to be humble and looking for service.

Thank you.

What kind of sweets?

On Whatsapp, HpS to N. A. Das in Houston after NAD posted the dates of Romapada Swami presening LoB seminar in Houston in November, Thanksgiving:

Super (not supper). Thank you so much. 23 November (of 2023) is Thanksgiving Day.

We have had little dialog with Maharaja about LoB and would like to work more with him. Very seriously hoping we can come to Texas those days. Any service for us?

NAD: Hare Krsna Hanumat Presak Swami, 

I have forwarded your message to Saranga Thakur Prabhu (Temple President). He told me that he will follow up with you. 

Thanks. 

Copy to Saranga Thakur Prabhu

HpS - Thank you! I had much longer talk with Maharaja and still would like to come. Was thinking of texting President Saranga Das, but is nicer that you have done it.

Now we are in Richmond for a week.

First trip out after returning to Nashville few months ago.

We have only been able to do it because Subal Das came to get us and will take us back.

🙂

Jay Maharaj! HK. PAMHO. AGTSP!

How are you? Where are you now?

ASA - www.JayaRama.US/news.html 🙂

Well, I bought the film of Diary of a Traveling Creature and watched the beginning, would like to see it completely, I liked it so far.

ASA - There are two so far. Two more coming to complete the "Travels". First one is judge as Good. Second One is Judge Very Good. Going to see 90% of the Fourth one this weekend.

I’m about to start a group of study of Prabhupada Lilamrita, so maybe I can show the movie to the devotees whenever they come home.

ASA - 🙂

Maharaj thank you for the instruction about the situation of the jivatma in the spiritual world, recently I spoke about that with a senior devotee and he told me Jayapataka Swami says that only a very few percentage of the souls in Goloka decide to come to the material world, what’s your opinion about that?

ASA - 😄

What is 2% of an Infinite Number? However, I have heard the same. It is like only a small percentage of Sakhas pick a certain type of flower on a certain day to offer to Krsna, no?

Material world, lila, is one flower in a field of flowers.

I started an ayurvedic treatment after some time of following diet by myself, and frankly speaking I’m feeling really tired, I can’t get up early in the morning as I used to do, though I keep chanting the 16 rounds and following the 4 principles.

I’m speaking with Dr Liladhar Gupta from Vrindavan to start ayurvedic treatment with him, he’s a Senior Physician and his father was Prabhupada’s doctor for some time, Dr Gupta told me he met Prabhupada when he was 14 years old, during His Holiness’ last days on this planet.

I’m about to start learning English so hopefully I’ll start writing better e-mails for you hahah :) well if Krishna allows me.

HpS - It helps because you can fine tune the Google Translations!

So I’m still reading SB I’m on canto chapter 7, and I read one should get association from a pure devotee, and since Prabhupada says one should ask submissive questions to a Guru and offer him service, my question is:

How can I regain my sadhana quality, raise early in the morning, etc.

HpS - I don't know details, but basically just use your intelligence to understand your psycho-physical circumstance and then get back to the gross standard of timings etc.

Prabahupada says that it is better to die taking Prasadam

how can I serve you??

Is there anything you would like me to do??

HpS - Aaa Haaa: https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/14134/

thank you very very much in advance!

your servant,

Federico Molnar

HpS - Thank you, Federico. We must run to take our bath and do our Gayatri or we will die.

See you again soon!!!! Best of luck with your Sankirtan. It sounds very, very nice.