Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja!
Please accept my humble and sincere obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and you!
All glories to Sankirtan movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Im sorry for waiting so long to write you, even worst, for telling you i was going to write since last week and doing it just now, i would really like to say i was overwelmed by so much service we are traing to develop in this kshetra, still i had time to spend in my own personal activities so, that would be a lie, i'm really making an effort to start telling allways the truth even when it buys a pain-ticket for me; ¡IT IS VEEEEERY HARD!

ASA - If you are completely honest you don't have to remember anything - Mark Twain

I am very gratefull to you  for the example you always give to us, your aspirant to disciples, each day is a struggle to continue in this path while we dumbly still carring the over-wheight of our anarthas, still we have a great moto. we have 2 months with the preaching center here in Queretaro, we are serving very nice boys and girls who enthusiastically are eager to learn about Sri Krsna, also selling prasada in many places.

Gurudeva, i had a big inner fight because i was very attached to sankirtana while i was in the ashram, but, since 1 year ago when i started to travel and collecting for my own preaching programs (also some offered material gratification)  i felt a great change in my attitude towards sankirtana, i wast just doing it because i needed to... it was allways a great fight with the mind to get out, of course, also a great nectar when i started to speak with the ppl, so 2 weeks ago i spoke with Vanamali Prabhu and asked him to allow me to work with them into the prasada distribution and go out in sankirtana at weekends; i completely felt the changes, im very happy to get out and preach, many honest ppl had approached to the preaching center and wonderfull things had happen since i changed the direction i was heading, yesterder i went to sankirtana with marco, a visitor devotee, and i did 35 books in 1:15 hours, i was soooo happy that Lord Caitanya allowed me to taste that nectar again, that i could not forget how important is the purity with which we are doing any service which is our service for the Sankirtana Movement.

Last weekend Aravinda Prabhu visited us accompanied by his wife, 5 or 7 matajis, and Gokulananda Das Brahmacari. We had ecstatic programs, many many benefited persons who came to them, many many distributed books in the streets and also a big party of tacos to say good bye to our honorable guests; maybe, next monday, if maharaja agree, Aravinda Prabhu will bring Dhanvantari Swami to meet the place, since they are traveling to Cueramaro.

PD: i have to admit that i felt like not valored by the devotees because every time Aravinda Prabhu would say something nice about the preaching in Queretaro, he would give the whole credit to Vanamali Prabhu and his wife Thakurani Sri Mataji; honestly, im allways feeling that i have put so much into this project since one year ago, so, when somebody speak nice about all other devotees participating in this service but me, i feel hurted. i know those are not the feelings of a servant, still, i felt that, Gurudeva, what can i do to change that desiree of prestige in my heart?

Thank you very much for being so kind with this selfish rascal.

Your aspiring to disciple:

Krsna-kirtana Dasa

HpS - AGTSP. Thank you for the nice news. Bhaktivinode Thakur says that if we can do our service our whole life and not be disturbed that no one ever notices us, that is self-realization.

In the Bible it says, When you do big fasts on religious days do not go our with a long sad face and let everyone know that you are fasting, doing austerities. When you do your fasts and austerities do them in private in your closet, and God who sees all things in private will reward you in private.

We can use our intelligence and see how much illegal sense gratification and fame we need at this point. We can be honest and tell Krsna, I'm still a fool, I need some of this, but also let me see how it is suffering not happiness.

Also, we may need some prestige for our service. Unless people know what we are doing how can they relate to us properly. So we can try to let people know what we have done, but not be violent about it and then let Krsna decide what he wants to do with our reputation.

O.K??

Hare Krishna, dear GM, Pamho, AGTSP and you!

Last monday the Junta Nacional approved NIMSAR as a bonafide educational institute in Perú.

Now, we have more work to do. 

So, you mention that you're starting a evening porgramme every day at 4:30 pm right?

Can we meet friday at 4:00 pm? . We need some specific advices to carry on.

Many detail for our congress in August. We are realising general advertisament very soon. We already invite big shots.

Thanks for your valuable help.

your servant,

The LAD 

HpS - AGTSP.  Paoho. I think we already agreed, Friday at 4PM. We will put news in the DTC now (some especially for The Blue Baboon)

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Please, accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Finally, after 4 months we have been officially recognized by the National Board. I'm very sorry for having failed to obtain this document before. I'm learning how to deal with our authorities. The NIMSAR legalization will be ready in short term. Through this document, the National Board recognizes our activities and our prerogative to do events, offering courses and lectures officially. The signatories were:

Omkara Krsna prabhu (Chairman of the NB), Vindyabali dd. (President of ISKCON Chosica), Yamunesvara Prabhu (President of ISKCON Lima), Gangamaji dasi (President of ISKCON Miraflores) and Jiva Sakti Prabhu (Education head of ISKCON Perú).

From now on, we will concentrate even more on our service.

I hope you're well

Your servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - Please send us a copy at [email protected].  Things are much clearer, but still a lot of work to do. We are supposed to lead the National Peruvian Government!

Hare Krsna Gurudeva
Please, accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

You are quite right. We can not continue programming activities and courses if we do not establish on real grounds. The commitment to ISKCON and the Peruvian state connects us with our responsibilities in a different way. I  regret not being able to satisfy your desire before, we have failed to deal with our informality and informal system in which we live and make service. I do not want to say much until we can not sign the application. Monday will be. I hope to give better news next week.

I repeat my apologies, Gurumaharaja

Your servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - I need to make much bigger apologize to you, but I think we have a later letter with the approval. Bhakti-yoga is the religion progressive rules and regulations. At some point we decide we are always going to chant 16-rounds. Then we decide we are always going to be up for Mangala arati ... then ...  In our ISKCON administrative dealing it is the same. But NOI 3, without patience and intelligence it just becomes violence.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, Have attached, one of your good photo, which we like very much.

HpS - Yes, it is """mystical"""".  It was when we were staying in the B'cari Ashrama in Russia for one month for teaching Bh. Vaibhava.   They have big, thick, log building of two stories. In the Winter it is 50 degrees Celcious below zero so the logs get warm from the heat inside and then stay warm.

    Gurudev, To prepare SB and BG, have downloaded your lectures from Vedabase, again. Also downloaded, your lectures on Necture of instruction,

    Necture of devotion and a folder called various and few kirtan, sung by you.

    Preparing Android for frequent communication with you.

    Have collected around 180 your quetes, which i read frequently and get instruction.

    Hope to please you some day.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Here it has been very hot. We will write in the DTC for you!!! !!      !!!!    

DEAR AN BELOVED GURU MAHARAJA

ALL THE GLORIES OF SRILA. PRABHUPADA 

FINALLY WE DISTRIBUED 22,000 BOOK'S IN CHILE FOR MERCY OF SRI GURU AND GAURANGA, THEN ARRIVE TO MEXICO WE PARTICIPED MARATON IN TEN DAYS IN ONE FESTIVAL CALL "CULTURAS AMIGAS" WE WAS REPRESENTED INDIA EVERYDAY THERE WENT MANY PEOPLE TO BY MANY PRODUCTS OF CAIN OF COUNTRYS, WITH THE HELP OF THE YONG GRUP OF "PRABHUPADA 'S WARRIOS" AND THE VAISNAVAS OF THE TEMPLE WE SELL MANY BOOK'S, PRASADAM, GOPI DOTS AND HINDU PRODUCTS AND WITH THE LAKSMI COLLECTED THE NEXT WEEK WE BuY TRUCK OF THE YEAR FOR 20 PEOPLE, WITH THIS WE ARE ORGANICE SANKIRTAN TRIP AROUND CENTRAL AMERICA AND NORTH, WE ARE THINKING OF THE NAME OF THIS GROUP (IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA PLEASE TELL TO US).

GURUDEVA NOW IM TRIYING TO GET THE AMERICAN VISA , 15 TH.  I HAVE THE INTERVIEW, I REALLY WANT TO TAKE UR ASOCIATION IN THIS CONGRESS IF U WANT NOVODY'S CAN STOPED .

THANKS BECAUSE U ARE THE CENTER OF MY SPIRITUAL LIFE AND I REALLY TRY TO FOLLOW UR INTRUCTIONS IF U WANT I CAN MAKE ANY SERVICE FOR U SPIRITUAL MASTER MY LIFE IS SURRENDER OF U LOTUS FEET'S .

U DONKY DICIPULE VRAJENDRA KUMAR DAS.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP paoho.   Thank you for the incredible news.  Srila Prabhupada's books, His Divine Grace's Sankirtan Parties, the Paramatma. People have a real choice to get a higher taste!

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