Letters to the editor

TLGASP.  Querido Guru Maharaj ,por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias, a sus pies. Gracias una y otra vez, por su misericordia de aceptarme como su discipula, se que no puede haber avance en la vida espiritual sin la misericordia de Krishna y sus representantes, los amados maestros espirituales que van por el mundo dando misericordia, en respuesta a los deseos sinceros de querer regresar a Goloka, cuando realizamos nuestra verdadera constitucion y felicidad de eternos sirvientes de Krishna, gracias Gurumaharaj, por aceptarme subir a su barca que nos ayuda a cruzar este turbulento Oceano de nescencia, llevo en mi corazon sus instrucciones dadas en mi Iniciacion como la mas importante Guia para el resto de mi vida, los 4 principios, las 16 rondas y seguir a mi esposo, que es un devoto de tantas cualidades.

HpS - Jaya, Yadu-nandana!

Seguimos fijos todo el Sadhana, programa completo 16 rondas ,Mangala arati, clase del Srimad Bhagavatam, Govinda, Gaura Arati, clase del Bhagavad Gita.... estoy estudiando Bhakti Sastri con Prabhu Laksmana, nos asociamos con los devotos de Tarapoto, seguimos con los Retiros Espirituales en Conciencia de Krishna, que esperamos sea mas fuerte, luego que construyamos la casa Templo en las montañas verdes , que ya estan creciendo y produciendo la tierra, que hemos puesto por nombre Vrindhavam y Nueva Govardham, estamos trabajando en este projecto, estos ultimos 3 años, pedimos sus bendiciones, para terminar este nuevo hermoso hogar de sus Señorias Krishna y Balaram, sin ellas no podremos lograrlo, aca donde abunda el agua,rios, los manantiales de agua pura y la tierra ofrece en abundancia sus frutos, tal vez para el proximo año, tengamos la bendicion de su  santa Asociacion, habra un lugar especial para su descanso, como sabe tuvimos que mudarnos por aca , ya que aqui la delicada salud de Prabhu Yadu se estabiliza. quien intenta servirlo de corazon... Apurva Sundari devi dasi

HpS - ASA --- Fotos, fotos!    Good fotos.  Un Power point with map of where you are in Peru. Who is there with you? What you are growing for your Deities?  Map of our land and neighborhood.    Nice Bhajan, Kirtan.

Thank you all for your association, determination!!!    Now Second Initiation (3rd (4th...)))

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis más respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudev, quiero agradecerle profundamente el habernos visitado en Santiago. Muchas gracias Gurudev por todo Su esfuerzo, ya que a pesar de estar enfermo casi la mayor cantidad del tiempo, Usted no dejó de predicar, dando las clases en el templo, conferencias, y atendiendo preguntas de los devotos y personas en general. Espero que pueda mejorarse pronto.

Es admirable la fuerza y la determinación con la que Usted se mueve en el servicio devocional. Gurudev , muchas gracias por aceptarme como su discípula, a pesar de mis eternos anarthas.. Es difícil lidiar con tantos anarthas, y a medida que el tiempo pasa, aparecen más y más. Por favor deme Sus bendiciones para poder algún día dejar de ser una Kanistha Adhikari. Por favor denos Sus bendiciones, para que en nuestra familia nunca olvidemos a Krsna, y podamos algún día ser bendecidos con el servicio devocional puro. 

Gurudev, sé que no podré plantearle mis preguntas antes que usted viaje a Perú, entonces quiero hacerle mis preguntas aquí. Disculpe si no soy muy experta al hacer preguntas. A veces tengo muchas dudas, pero no sé cómo plantearlas adecuadamente.

Gurudev, para el Curso Bhakti Sastri del próximo año, qué puedo incluir? Tomando parte del programa de estudio que Usted realiza?. Me gustaría mucho poder incluir en el curso, las cosas que Usted da en el Curso BS.

¿Cuánto tiempo debe durar idealmente el curso Bhakti Sastri?

¿Cómo puedo tener acceso al libro de "Educación en el Hogar?

¿Cómo puedo conseguir el manual de Introducción al Bhakti Yoga actualizado?, el que actualizaron en España?

Guru Maharaja, muchas gracias otra vez por Su compasión para con todas las personas, gracias por Su ejemplo, ojalá algún día pueda tener esos sentimientos que tienen los grandes devotos hacia todos, sin distinción, y aprender a perdonar, y tantas otras cualidades que no tengo.

No quiero adularlo, sólo agradecerle. Espero no hacerlo sentir incómodo con mis palabras.

Mis eternas reverencias Guru Maharaja.

Disculpe por favor cualquier ofensa.

Su aspirante a sirviente.

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi

HpS - Hare Krsna. We will write simply in English so www.translate.google.com can translate clearly. Thank you for your interest in education. First thing we need to do is get our magazine on education in ISKCON going in Spanish. What is happening in terms of this with Jagat guru Das?

We were waitng for Laksmana agra ja Das to write with his opinion on the quality of the translation of Mataji's book into Spanish and then start study groups. We can send it to you. Do you want to do that? Who will help you start the groups?

We posted our study guides for Bh Sastri in the Archives in English. They start with "tpp-". Are you and authorized Bhakti sastri center through the Ministry of Education? The requirements are on the website: iskconeducation.org.

Hare Krsna!!!!  Thank you so much for you efforts. Our respects to your family!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! All glories to Guru Maharaj HpS!!

Hare Krishna !!

Dear Guru Maharaj,

PAMHO....at your Lotus feet.

HpS - ASA -- Lettuce feet.

So true....we are such a miserable lot.....trying to stay afloat in this terrible ocean of Maya!! Long, long ago....Manipuris took pride in their inert humility, their high level of bhakti, vividly depicted in their folklore, the vibrant dance forms and the performing arts...the land,  they say...the Gods took to dancing. Today,we see a dwindling Vaishnava tradition....just like clutching the weeds by a drowning man!! But their is still Hope....there's a lot of work to be done....we are identifying our drawbacks and starting to revive the almost lost culture. Having grown up in a Vaishnava family, it is painful to see demonism flying haywire.

Usually , most local temples have a pair of Jagannath. So most carts carry two Jagannaths. In some, we see just one Jagannath enjoying the yaatra!! While in some we see all the three deities. Ohhhh....talk about Gandhi..on this day....everywhere....Jagannath goes...the meek Gandhi follows ...if lucky enough, Gandhi lands up around the neck of Jagannath....beautifully adorned amongst the flowers...no dearth of lotuses and water lilies...just the right season!!

Sending some photos.....from Serou. The kirtan hall was almost full ....thank you Guru Maharaj for your blessings! The Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra pics  are from local temples.

In all humility,

Your miserable , fallen servant,

Sarada Gaurangi DD

HpS - Of course, took a long time to answer this letter. Traveling and so many people want to talk.  We want to help revive the Manipuri culture.   Seems that an agreement between Peru and Manipur would do a lot to help that. We can have brother and sister and another visit Peru and teach dance, drum, music etc. and students could go from Peru to Manipur for credit to study.

Wonderful fotos!

HK/HR

Exchanging text-messages with Anantarupa Das and Radhika-ramana Das about our daily SB reading. They say they just started Canto One, Chapter Four, "Vyasa Meets Narada Muni"; and just finished SB 6.9, "Appearance of Vrtasura". I think they read First Canto when there are new guests and then Sixth when it is just themselves.

We mentioned that we have notes at www.jayarama.us/archives/pdp-csg.docx. We looked at them and of course we can improve them.

Looked in our computer archives and could not find any Bhakti-vaibhava CSG for Canto Six. We will ask Srivasa pandita Das for them.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.5.11):

tad-vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo
yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavaty api
nāmāny anantasya yaśo ’ṅkitāni yac
chṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ

“On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, form and pastimes of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a transcendental creation meant for bringing about a revolution in the impious life of a misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literature, even though irregularly composed, is heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest.”

Any purified men who are thoroughly honest in Boise?  If there are then they will start coming to these classes, no?

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada Maharaja!!   All Glories to Sripada Maharaja!!  

All Glories to Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jay

All Glories to HpS Guruji Maharaj !!

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto HpS Guruji Maharaja’s padama charan that I had read recent reply of my previous letter regarding the inauguration of my newly constructed house. I can imagine Guruji's impression of material world. In my openion, as a grihasta it is the responsibility of a father for his childred. I will try to follow the systems of Banaprastha and Snyasa after retirement from service and completion of my son and daughters's marriage ceremony. Everything is possible only after the blessings of Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprobhu. 

I came to know from the blog that the last part of Guruji's tour in India is planning for N.E. India specially Manipur. Which date will be more convenient of Guruji's programme in N.E. and in which places? 

I could not get any communication from Haridas Swami because He was also on tour at Bali or somewhere.  If possible I will try to take His suggestions also. What will be about Tripura, Silchar, Guwahati etc.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

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All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Guruji Maharja! Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s padmacharan that in last letter I had mentioned that on the Ratha Jatra I narrated the 9.4.50-64 of Bhagavatam in an audence of above 70. In the narration not only the sloka and the translation, the purport of A.C. Prabhupada I took references from Gita and Bhaktirasamrta Sindhu in relation with the character of Ambarisa a true bhakta of Krsna. Broadly discussed the qualities of a Brahmana and the the differences of a Brahmana and a Beisnava. As mentioned in the Bhagavatam clearly that Durbasa Mahamuni was a Brahmana he was not a Beisnava. The meaning of Bhakti and seva. Again on the 23rd July, my turn is comming, so I am now preparing for the difficult task and related explainations.

HpS - Those are very advanced subjects. Very wonderful you have audience to discuss those things!    Is there some sequence, system, that decides which verses, Cantos, you are discussing?

We want to know Guruji's planning of N.E. India programme for our planning.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

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All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja, Sripada Maharaja and A.C. Prabhupada

All Grories to Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Radha Krsna Ki Jay,

Dandavat Pranam Guruji Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji's Padamacharan that last Sunday the 23rd July, 2017 I had narrated the Bhagatam 9:5:1-15 slokas as a rotation among our four bhaktas. 

Now I am reading the Bhakti Rasamrita Singhu 1 : 2 : 58 in the sloka about the prema bhakti. In the last part of the sloka referred Bhagavatam 10:33:6 in the purposrt of the sloka Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that Devaki, besides being the name of Vasudeva's wife, is also a name of mother Yasoda, as stated in the Adi purana: dve namni nanda bharyaya yasoda devakiti ca. "The wife of Nanda has two names - Yasoda and Devaki".  What it exactly means? Please explain.

HpS - ASA -- I don't know. Sometimes it is like that. People call you by different names.  Of course "Devaki" means of, daughter of, Devaka, which can mean celestial or divine and Yasoda can mean she gives "Yasha" or opulence. So Yashoda is also celestial.  People can call you "Mukta", "Yamunesvara". 

Guruji, I could not hear Guruji's amrtabani for the two to three weeks, I think you might be very very busy. What about Guruji's health? May Krsna helps you.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das 

HpS - If you look at letter from Ambarisa Das about "NIOS Movie" today, we write in detail about our health, energy. We feel very bad we cannot answer all you letter immidiately. You are representative of Manipuri which is great state!! Your are one really nice guy!

We feel like we can be of service.

We have similar requests about schedule from Rtu-raja Das and Bishall.  Here is what we wrote to Bishall!

HpS - Hare Krsna, Bishal et al.    In other letter on NIOS movie I give our current health and energy report. We saw the other letter, but could not answer. You have seen our Calendar, no?

Sept 28-Oct 25th = Delhi, Vraja, Ujjain, Bombay, Australia.

25th - 7th = Kolkata, Mayapura, North east.  Two weeks.  We would, could, just stay with you in Silchar and get good results but our assigment now includes other parts of India, Spain, USA, South America.  What about Manipur and Rtu-raja's Temple?   How can we use those two weeks best for the benefit of everyone?

Yamunesvara Das:  What do you think?  How should we use those two weeks?

                   HARE KRSNA GURUDEVA,

                   PAOHO, AGTSP!

                    HOW ARE YOU?

HpS - ASA --- Sick as a Donkey but improving, and you?

                    WE DON´T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE SITUATION WITH GUNDICA, ONLY THAT HE QUIT

                    HIS SERVICE AS BCN TEMPLE PRESIDENT.

                    WE WROTE YADUNANDA SWAMI A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, HE NEVER REPLIED, MAYBE

                    HE IS TOO BUSY...

                    AT THE MOMENT WE ARE DEVELOPING SOME SECRET PROJECTS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN TELL YOU

                    ABOUT IT IN OUR NEXT DISCIPLE REPORT.

                    WE ARE GOING OUT EVERY FRIDAY TO DO BHAJANS IN THE TOWNS NEARBY, TO START...

                     YOUR SINCERE (DOING OUR BEST) SERVANTS (DOING OUR BEST)

                     BHADRA VD AND SANANDA DD

ASA - If we are doing our best then Krsna will give us the intelligence how to adjust our bad Karma, get good association and then get good results. Getting up early???  BG 10.10-11