Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept our most humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Maharaj, we feel very fortunate that you asked for more news.  More news from a devotee stunt lady who is now totally sick with a unending 2 week bronchital cough... possibly due to trying to perform too many 'show bottle' devotee type of stunts??

I really like Srila Prabhupada's show bottle analogy: we seem to have a recurring dialogue with our ego who needs to feel like a praised humanitarian and our spiritual intelligence that says we should work on gaining more sincerity and humility.  Please advice Guru Maharaj.

HpS - ASA - AgtSP!     paoho..... A "Praised humanitarian"?   Hmmm....  what about the cats and dogs?  We don't know details, but sounds like the Witch is torturing with the same magic she caught Adam (of Eve) and Bharata Maharaja. BG . 5.29. Not the Supreme Owner. Not the Supreme Enjoyer, but . . . Kama-gayatri Devi Dasi, the Supreme Friend!

If that is the disease, then the cure is to think that you are not the Supreme Friend. You have to get out of His way and let humans and animals and ... bask in His sun-shine. You have to direct to Him and act as a proper post-man!

We hope your health is doing well for travels.  Will we be celebrating your Vyasa Puja in Boise?  We were trying to look for a date.

HpS - ASA - We will be in Nashville. It will be 23rd December. On line 6.30 - 8.30PM. Look for details in the forthcoming Kapi Dhvaja ja ja!

Excerpts from last letter.  Thankyou for the reply!

I pray for it, but I am still so distracted.

   HpS - The Gopis didn't know how to read and write, Nanda Maharaja didn't know how. He would  hire some educated fool to do it for him. They would watch puppet shows about these things andd understand it all. Hour in the morning, hour in the evening. One standard. That can some with Aja, some with devotees. Some before breakfast.
How to eat better? Experiment with different diets.

>>>Our new update Maharaj is we are making some adjustments and definitely strive to be chanting, doing mangal for Brahma Muhurta time: 6:15 to 7:45 here.  Struggles on days we slack: sickness/toddler up all night coughing. Devotee classes starting at 7:45-8 daily and ending at 9.  We leave at 9 but it might be best to just listen to lecture at home.  Classes are very late here.

I am now about to start my internship as well as a class on Evidence based counseling to finish my degree. Part of me does not even want to finish school (Haha, silly, I know!!) because I am already very busy with teaching 25 hours a week and keeping up with my sadhana and Aja. I am incredibly scared that I will lose my sadhana and service if I take this on.  Let me know if you have any advice!

HpS - Everything you do, if you don't chant 16-enthusiastic rounds daily and follow the four principles strictly will just be a source of great wailing and lamentation at the time of your death. You were so close to going back to Krsna in your last lifetime, but you didn't follow these principles and you messed it all and took birth again . and again . and again. You were a great Baron in you last life and Nick was a rival Prince, and Aja his son. You were not fair with them and they have come back to get their revenge. We told you this last lifetime but you didn't take it seriously and made your own priorities for success rather than doing your part and messed up your own material and spiritual success as well as everybody elses, maybe.

HpS - Of course, don't do anything that doesn't first INCREASE your attachment to Japa-vraja and 4-principles and Full Morning Program. Krsna will send the Prasad if you do that. 

>>>Maybe Krsna is making arrangements for us to not do the internship (our internship just magically fell through the last minute).  We do have a HUMUNGOUS student loan though.  So trying to get this paid off and being able to make more lakshmi will enable us to work part time with a higher paying job and spend half of our time doing sankirtan activities (helping with the school, preaching center, etc.)  We are not sure if our logic is correct, but we hope that being materially better situated will increase our attachment.

HpS - Ask a lot of people for advice on how to make a practical balance. Rounds, principles first thennnnnn you will have gud inteligentz!

Another bit of news is we have been very involved in trying to resurrect, renovate, and now hold preaching programs at My Sweet Lord Cafe.  Lots of insightful dialogues with great devotees such as Sadhu and Sudhevi, Mahat Tattva in San Diego on how to run a preaching center that appeals to the 21st century American. Our team is composed of a lot of smart Microsoft Indian intellectual preachers, so a crash course from Mahat Tattva on how to preach logically and universally and NONJUDGMENTALLY has been very helpful.  Working with those senior to me and with the authorities here, I am trying to contantly reiterate your advice Maharaj of "understanding my position" so I do not step on any toes but also inspire.  We have our first kirtan, vegetarian feast this Saturday at MSL!  I made a flyer.  But so much coordination is needed so it doesnt look like a train wreck (nice kirtaniyas, nice 15 minute discussion, no in your face preacher fanatics).  Also, this is a big commitment since it should be a weekly program not just a monthly one.  Feeling like the lone Joan of Arc in the crowd!  I know my awkward ashram position may be a reason why trying to organize these programs with this team feels strange.  It most definitely is keeping my active mind very creatively engaged though.  Please let me know if you have any comments/advice.

My unending gratitude for the shelter you and Srila Prabhupada have given to us all.  I read some of my past letters from four years ago.  So, so much tolerance you have given.

Your aspring servant,

Kamagayatri dd

Get up early and get your rounds done (enthusiastically), then Krsna can do the magic!

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

This one is to kindly ask you to sent me the ppt of Carl Yung to translate it into spanish for our program in La Cantuta University in Chosica. In a couple of days, I'll have a meeting with dean of Humanities to set our program for february 6th in the morning. We worked with him before, he's is a nice person and we already have a reputation at the University, so no problem to set the program along with Imagen Institutional with Haribhuddi prabhu and professor Durant.

I'm also asking for permission to translate into spanish your ppt of Filosophy of Education. This one is going to be used in Bolivia, actually both ppt's. I don't know if the people in Chile are translating these. So, if they want, they can use my translations. They just have to ask.

Thanks to allow me to help you in your sankirtana.  

Your servant 

Laksmana-agraja das (known as the LAD)

HpS - ASA - AgtSP!   Paoho and our humble bananas for the Blue Baboon.

You can download the Jung pptx that we used in Chicago Universities at:

http://www.jayarama.us/archives/cgj-sb-14-11-09.pptx

The original Philosophy of Education pptx is at:

http://www.jayarama.us/archives/MED-6May.pptx

But I think you have a more recent one.

Thank you.

hare krsna 

agtsp 

all glories to you guru dev

Guru Dev we want to know for publicity of the jung  s conference that quote of jung where he said same thing like this   that "the psychology in Europe is in diapers compare to the knowledge of the ancient sages of india and china" sorry for my bad memory to remember correctly, it s in the tavistoke lectures?

HpS - ASA = AgtSP! paoho. Sounds like a lot of fun! Go to the Jayaram.usm, archives, one of the first files is Carl Jung and India.docx. All the citations etc are there.

You have a digital book of the tavistoke lecture ? here there are some psychologyst and also the jung foundation in cordoba who want to read and have that material of lecture.

ASA - Harsh sent us a link to an on-line source, but I can't find it now?!! The auto-biography was available, no? That is excellent.

We have the idea to print drawings of Jung from the red book, Jung said that that drawn when he was with mistical expirience (some probably with drugs) and meditation, and some images from the bbt artist (who describe paramatma yogis, etc) and present in the conference of car jung because they have space for artist exhibition. what do you think? 

ASA - Sounds very nice. Some of  The Light of the Bhagavata would also be nice also, no?

thank you guru dev 

your servant Ambarisa das

ASA - Thank you. See you in ~3-weeks!

Hare Krsna Guru-maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Sri Caitanya's Harinama Sankirtana movement

Its nice for me to say im working really nice on my sadhana, waking up earlier when im in traveling sankirtan than when im in the temple... more motivation?

It has been 2 months full of adventure since the last letter... after you responded me, i got my visa aproved, still i was not so animated due to your words, i spoke with mother jambhavati and she told me your answer wasn't a complete no... that i just needed to prepare myself with a good plan of what was i going to do there... still i felt discoraged, so i spoke with Vanamali Prabhu and we thought it was better if i concentrate fully in SP marathon in order to collect a little laksmi to start my life program in Queretaro city, you remember in Gaura Purnime i told you we had 2 nama hatta programs per month in that city? now Guru Prasad Maharaja gave his blessings to start a congregational developmet program there, i will be supported and guided by Sinior devotees to serve in that issue and at the same time i start building my griha... i have a few projects wich will be acompanied with sankirtan as much as possible.

if its ok for you, we thought that could be nice to visit you next year when you go to somewhere in texas...

HpS - AGTSP - - -  We would like to be in Mexico right now. If you can avoid the bullets, it is a wonderful place. Everyone are natural devotees of Jagannatha....  In general, I guess we will be in Texas at the end of July for the North American Symposium on Education!  Krsna met the Brajavasis at Kuruksetra during the solar eclipse.

Gurudeva... there is also one question i need to know the answer, because my mind is very very offensive, how can i come to understand the position of an ISKCON guru who is accepting to initiate devotees who are not COMPLETELY recomended by the local authorities, and further more... proving that they dont know even how to put tilaka on themselves?

HpS - Hmmm.  As you are describing, would not be an ISKCON Guru. Sometimes ISKCON Gurus, like Prabhupada, accept people on the recomendation of others, older disciples without personally knowing the devotees. Prabhupada did that and also chastised the Temple Presidents for recommending people who weren't ready. Try to deal with it enthusiastically and correct the situation.

Just based in the authority they are following 4 principles and chanting 16 rounds by now...?

i fear for that question on my mind to be offensive towards a great devotee of The Lord.

Thank you for all your kindness Gurudeva.

Yours in service

Krsna-Kirtana Das

HpS - Yes, is difficult situation, and again, the exact same problem was there when Prabhupada was managing things also. Talk with local GBC Secretary. Talk with other administrative authorities. Try to arrange better situation. Sometimes it is also a fact that ISKCON "Gurus" deviate. Maharaja Bharata deviated!

You will be and ISKCON guru very soon.

Hare Krisna!!     Beloved and esteemed Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Having met you and being able to associate with you make my life worthy. Your example, your qualities, are a huge shelter where many many many fallen souls like me can be safe. Your intelligence is so pure. You always push us beyond the limits. We only have to follow your example. So clear.

HpS - Srila Prabhupada made his generals out of mud. With us Monkeys worse than mud he has a harder time.

Here we are back in our ksetra, mar del plata city. Fighting with 16R/4P. LOVE WITHOUT LOVE, SADHANA VAIDHI BHAKTI. Hope one day we develop any taste for the holy name.

I made a vrata for kartik to chant 20 rounds but i couldnt accomplish it, so again I,m in debt, of course this brings me the realization that we will always be in debt with Guru and Krisna.

HpS - How big your debt? We got so many rounds behind from our 25/day because of that Conference in India some time ago. Still was doing 16/day but not 25. Now we have caught up to 92. We will follow your example and catch up.  Main thing is getting up early and then chant, read, write . . . Is nice. Peace comes and nice plans for service.

The visit to Peru was super, met with so many nice devotees, shared very nice moments with mother CMDD and of course Sri Sri Radha Madhan Bihari.

We met with mother and sister of CMDD, Ullyses who was always eager to knock me down, and felt very good, such nice people.

We have been in Patrak's prabhu Birthday and visited Ayurvedic doctor Rupanuga das. Then we were talking with LAD about expanding Nimsar to Argentina, and different devotees at Wilson Mandir.

We have improved a lot our deity worship thanks to the advices of mother CMDD.

OUR fixed services are Bhakti vriksa program on mondays, BG class for B vriksa students on wednesdays, Bhakti Sastri, now ISO, Memeber of the local comitee AND recently i'm in charge of the local BBT. I always attend our sunday feast at El Loft. Sadhu sanga ki jay!!

Two months ago i moved SAMA our health center, we are motivated with this new space.

My relationship with my kids is very good, they live with me three days a week, and also i have very polite relation with their mother, peace.

My biggest challenge is my work as a doctor. Balance it with devotional service. I often feel is too much, so many people demanding from me, and most of my patients are women which have a negative effect for my spiritual practice. It drags a lot of energy from me and then i can not have a good sadhana. Often i feel like Arjuna wanting to go to the forest to meditate. But i know i can not escape from my nature.

It is frustrating not to have the spiritual practice i would like to have.

I pray, i struggle to have a fixed sadhana like yours gurudev cause i'm sure that is the solution to every affliction.

I know it is a fact but i have so much material desires that my passionate mind is always pushing me away from that goal. 

I have already bought my tiket to chile, arrive friday january 30th in the morning and leave monday february 2nd in the afternoon.

kṛṣṇa se tomāra, kṛṣṇa dīte pāro,

tomāra śakati āche

āmi to' kāńgāla, 'kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' boli',

dhāi tava pāche pāche

Running behind you, trying to reach your divine lotus feet.

Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - Talk with other devotees, take advantage of people like CMDD and figure out how to do your medical service. Maybe less patients. Train others. You have a unique challenge.

What was the result of your meeting with Rupanuga?

When do you get your rounds done each day?????

 DEAR Guru Maharaja, pamho AGTSP.

Now I am going to do the marathon of December in mexico df AND U?

HpS - ASA - We are Preparing for the Marathon trip to South America!

many pastimes have happened in sankirtana.

Yesterday for example we go out with the group of devout young persons of the temple to sankirtan we were 35 in total and 28 in the street distributing books. I us seize the police and they took us to a jail for distributing books in public route, he was not dealing since this could happen since they did not warn us, they took to us at once the patrol and enclosed us to my and to other two devout ones that till now begin to do sankirtana. Desues of 4 hours we speak with the judge and and I please very much Krsna's conscience, finally he asked us to speak with the manager of the delegation to be able to have programs of sermon in the jail.

This way that all that had been Gopal's arrangement again!! <img alt="laugh" height="23" src="http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png" title="laugh" width="23" />

Now I am living in the temple of DF already not in cueramaro, and my direct authorities are P Vanamali and P. Aravinda, is pretty to experience something of kindness, already do pays and languages of  Sr. Jagannatha!!

HpS - Jaya Radha Madan-bihari!  Aravinda Ji will go to the Education Symposium in Chile end of January.

Gurudeva thank you very much for giving me so much nectar in the services, for his mercy am I proving the varied flavors of the service devocional, As I owe???? do not know, but that misses me !! miss u so much Gurudeva.

this marathon I am ready to die for pleasing his spiritual Teacher.

His donkey of load

Vrajendra Kumara Dasa (HPS)

HpS - ASA -- Our Guru would prefer we LIVE to please him more, not DIE to please him. <img alt="angel" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/angel_smile.png" title="angel" width="23" /> Please send some news of your Sanknirtan.

Thank you for the fotos! !     !