Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja, Hare Krishna!

Please accept my obeisances.

All glories to AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!

Regarding what you wrote here https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/15627 — “I don’t know why Krsna has kept us in the ISKCON Boise community” — I would be very grateful if you could share more about how you personally understand and experience that Krsna kept you there.

Was it through the invitations you received, or did you feel a deeper inspiration or sense of purpose that Krsna was keeping you there? Was there something happening in the community that you felt Krsna was using to hold you in Boise, or perhaps a sense that He wanted you to continue serving there?

Did you ever sense a mystical or inner prompting from Krsna, or a feeling that He was personally guiding and keeping you in Boise?

I ask because, as a sannyasi, you have the freedom to travel and share Krishna consciousness wherever you feel inspired, and I’m genuinely interested in how you experience Krsna’s guidance and the feeling of being kept in this way.

If you feel it’s something I could understand, I would be very grateful if you could share it with me. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts — I deeply appreciate your perspective.

Your servant Namacarya Das

HpS - AgtSP.... paoho..... 3.44pm here. we are living by sipping a little water, breathing air and chan ting hk hr.

you?

being connected to boise temple is in perspective of balabhadra das' post about his connection with the community.

we responded that KRSNA seems to put us into different communities.

we meet someone.

they lead us to a certain temple and...

.... we stay involved.

in the beginning of our traveling sannyasa days we received many invitations to visit different temples, but it was more than we could do, so we decided that we would visit temples that invited us three times.

it seemed then that they really must feel they had a use for us.

on another hand, we decided that we would make Boise and Nashville part of our regular travels and camps since they seemed to be less visited like los angeles, san francisco, houston, new york.

from that we developed a lot personal relationships with boise and realizations of how it could be practically be used in our little sankirtan effort. E.g. we used to vist, san diego, los angeles, san francisco, portland, seattle, vancover on the west coast, but by camping in boise we realized that devotees could come and visit us.

also, because of our academic nature we developed academic relations with the academic devotees there like radhika ramana das, gopal, sri hari das and family etc.

then very nice 'village' relations.

i think many of us have relations with small communities and larger regional centers such as we also have with Nashville and Houston, or Krsna has with Braja and Mathura.

It seems that you might be trying to figure out why you are situated with ISKCON Pulah in your own case.

Some devotees seem to be destined for Larger Things and work with crowds of people. I know devotees like that.

Just because we are preaching, teaching, joining the chorus, in a village does not mean that it is small preaching.

Stanslavskii said, that in the drama, play, there are no small parts, just small actors.

In the end everyone of us is Krsna's most important friend. Every morning it hits my mind that Mangala arati needs better rhythm, melody, comprehension of the meaning of what we are singing, and my mind says, well, this is just the way it is. just tolerate the faults and get it over with, but, no, then my intelligence, training by our Guru, ISKCON Guru, Srila Prabhupada et al, says that this is where ISKCON global gets a spiritual basis for the day or not.

so, houston, [nashville [richmond va, boise id]] are our camps, and it is getting harder and harder to get out to the peripheral camps as our body becomes more and more like an old bucket with a broken handle, but these are the big and small centers where we work, and we want to hear about your work as the leader of ISKCON Pulah, Crow Ace See Ya!

May 25, 2025

    Dear Maharaja Hanumat Presaka Swami, please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HpS/ASA - ❗ AgtSP. Paoho. Thank you for writing to us.

SADHU SANGA MAY 2025.

We’re in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Shingle Resort, with choice accommodations, swimming ponds, and gigantic convention centers, just perfect for ISKCON’s annual Sadhu Sanga (SS),

if sources tell me right this is the 12^th anniversary event.

The culmination over the years has brought greater numbers of Vaishnava’s to this transcendental happening.

Personally,

this is our first attendance so the ambience is most refreshing, yet,

overwhelming.

So many senior Mahatma’s and Vaisnava’s under one roof.

Primarily, his grace Indrayumna Swami has been motivating these yearly Spiritual revivals and in doing so he has elevated many devotees, old and new, just the recipe to revive Vaisnava camaraderie.

OUR PLACE

Subhra and I had heard of this event and we decided to invest our time with the desire to gain both rest and relaxation with such good association.

Since the event was so close to home, we took advantage of it.

Was a challenge to get all the billing and time slotted, though well worth it after the fact; Sadhu Sanga is Sadhana proven, though personal effort is required not to get swayed by the externalities of the resort.

Knowing that, keeping 16 rounds and personal practice is still first priority.

For the volunteers and organizers, it was a grand effort, and if it wasn’t for the professional facility, this event would have been even more difficult. It was a wise decision of management to take advantage of the modern resort technology for serving so many at once.

A quandary of service was on my mind, seeing all the people engaged in details of the event, I felt I could do more.

HpS/ASA - You used to work in professional event community at Lake Tahoe, California events, no?

Then many, many, many years with SFO Rathyatra!

🐒 Have Swiss Army knife, will travel.

As programs unfolded, I did realize our investment helped provide the event, so I let go of guilt and just kept my enthusiasm with all I was involved with, which seemed to be the best service for the moment. It just kept getting better.

PROGRAM

A 1,200 square feet main stage, at a 5’ height with two 40-foot big screens is our main arena, 500 plus chairs for the audiences and at the right and left borders, and clean new carpet space wall-to-wall. Old and young alike, had spaces for viewing, dancing or touring the partitioned displays of ISKCON books, projects at the entrance, Authors, Artists, displaying creations, Souvenir Clothing available and individual devotees with ashram offerings, big and small. Also included is an up-to-date staff for guest administration by the entry doors.

No one can say this was not a well-organized show . Even when I lost my I.D. bracelet, the staff retro-activated a new one for me in just minutes.

PRASADAM

Our first meal was an Ekadasi special on our Friday night arrival, and till our final breakfast on Monday's closing, all was impeccable.

Devotees from Dallas brought necessary paraphernalia, spices, and essential ingredients.

The Hotel staff worked under their direction, bringing bona fide results.

5 buffet lines with one Vegan table, all seemed pleased and satisfied. Waiters cleared dining tables and supplied the buffet items, some devotees would serve out the specialized sweets, and they even had hot milk in dispensers.

An amazing feat,

considering there were over 3,500 guests.

All relishable, but I had to refrain from evening servings... too much for this Ol’ boy.

THE SHOW IS ON!

From Mangals to the evening programs there were the superb sounds of Kirtans and Bhajans. Many of the performers, senior and youth, were from our own Alachua community, hours of ecstasy for all there. I was getting a little fired-up in the early morning program and danced with the Guru Astika prayers. The Sastric lyrics brought inspired moves to the momentum, just flowed with the morning moment. Later on I was complimented and didn’t realize my solo maneuvers caught attention.

At a later program most of us were sitting and clapping along with the Kirtan, getting inspired again, and at one point I decided to quietly move to front fringe of the stage and dance again Feeling confident, I just improvised a few steps and naturally moved into bliss. Proudly reflecting on my earlier moments of movement, I did a 180 degree slow spin, while turning I looked and saw Vaisesika Prabhu and 45 disciples right behind me, all dancing perfectly synchronized Swami Steps while choreographically swinging their arms.

Feeling a bit humbled, I gently shuffled off “stage right” and melded as gracefully as possible to the back of the group. Talk about association reminders, we’re all in this together!

HpS/ASA - Were there Deities and Srila Prabhupada Murti on stage???

ASSOCIATION

Many folks from all over the world were there, it was nice seeing old acquaintances and meeting new Vaishnava’s. One elderly gentleman from Australia was at our dining table, His name is Paramakaruna Prabhu and he was looking at my clip-board and asked about it. Since he asked, I displayed some of the Yantric diagrams I use for japa. Mentioning to him I started using this system in Peru when we visited you.

Paramakaruna said he knew you, and even more exchanges were made; he was curious and took pictures of my japa-grid forms and completed works.

Another instance with a devotee named “Rsi Waterman” was made at his book table.

He’d written about his experiences in Krishna consciousness, from high school to his adult senior years, the book is called “Children of a Harsh Bliss.’ We briefly chatted and asked him about a ”Kindle” edition, he said there was, though he’d only get 5 dollars from the book. I could only afford a digital copy at the moment. It’s a very unique take on K.C. personal development.

HpS/ASA - Jaya!

Now I’m trying to get in contact with him; it’s worth paying the man for his sincere work. His times in early New Vrindavana were peculiar, and Rishi Waterman enlivens these idiosyncrasies quite well, revealing some intimate characteristics of various key persons involved there.

Sri Bhagavan sure was swathing all sorts of Rasa’s in those days, guess the ends justify the means, now New Vrindavana is a successful community. If you’d like a copy of the book, I could send you one.

HpS/ASA - Please remind us later. Now we are reading H. H. Trivikrama Swami's book!!

PARTING IN BLISS

Monday morning’s final class was given by Maharaja Sacinanda Swami with his frolicking flow of grand iterations to the audience. He would address the group as a collective individual and we were invigorated by his enthusiasm and reality checks. He summarized at the end of the discourse the essential 3 practices for a truly transcendental Bhajan and/or Kirtan, these are needed for full results in chanting: BHAVA: Love, TALA: rhythm, and RAGA: melody blissfully arranged.

This correct chanting will also empower others and cleanse their hearts.

Then he said, “ Remember these 3 and take Prasadam Now!” and we all went to breakfast, and left full of mercy.

Sadha Sanga Ki Jaya!!

Your servant in training, c.c

(After all this is said a done, I'm still satisfied just doing japa)

HpS/ASA - Thank you!! There is another letter with this title that you sent earlier. We will try to get to it a little later.

Also, we think, a report for Jaya Hari Das.

This event merits the attention.

What if ISKCON ruled the world?

Now, 6.14PM, Houston time.

We will call Niti-sara Das in Boise, ISKCON.

We are trying to work on some schedule, perspective for our ASA Camp there July 2-11th.

Thank you so, so, so much.

All respects to Srimati Subhra Devi Dasi et al.

Thank you.

THANK YOU!

T H A N K Y O U ! ! !

asa[e] guru tattva; pranama mantras

Hare Krishna, Gurudev. Dandavat pranam unto your lotus feet.

AGTSP.

We almost, all your disciples belonging to Silchar and Imphal, have agreed this Gurudev pranam mantra.

So praying to our H. H. Guru Maharaj to kindly accept this Mantra so that all your disciples of this planet can use this same mantra to pray unto your lotus feet. Hope that by the grace of lord Radha Shyamasundar gurudev you are quite fit in all respect. Dandavat pranam gurudev. Your fallen servant. Krishna Swarup Das.

Srimad Hanumat Presaka Swami Pranam Mantra

nama oṁ viṣṇu pādāya

kṛṣṇa preṣṭhāya bhūtale

srimate Hanumat Preṣaka

svāmin iti nāmine

namah—obeisances; om—address; viṣṇu-pādāya—unto him who is at the feet of Viṣṇu; kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya—unto him who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhūtale—on the earth; srīmate—all beautiful; hanumat-preṣaka svāmin—Hanumat Preṣaka Swami; iti—thus; nāmine—who is named.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Holiness Hanumat Presaka Swami, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

namaḥ akiñcana mūrtaye

bālaka­neva sarala

mita bhuk vādy­a suśīlam

samāna bhāva bhāvine

namah—obeisances; akiñcana-mūrtaye—personification of material detachment; bālaka-neva—like a child; sarala—simplicity; mita bhuk—eat very less; vādy­a—musical instruments; suśīlam—expert in playing; samāna bhāva—treated equally; bhāvine—accepted.

Our obeisances are unto you, O personification of material detachment and childlike simplicity. You eat very less just to survive and expert in playing musical instruments and treated everyone equally.

Prabhupādasyā­nucara

rūpavāni prachāriṇe

sarvato gatvā tene ca

atma jñāna prakāśine

Prabhupādasyā—of Srila Prabhupada; anucara—follower; rūpa—Srila Rupa Goswami; vāni—instructions; prachāriṇe—preaching; sarvato—everywhere; gatvā—traveling; tene—imparted; ca—also; ātmajñāna—knowledge of the self; prakāśine—enlightened.

You are the servant of Srila Prabhupada engaged in preaching the teachings of Srila Rupa Gosvami. You traveled everywhere imparting the knowledge of the self to everyone.

HpS - ASA --- AgtSP!!! Paoho. We always want more and more of your association and the wonderful Silchar, Manipura et al devotees. Just thinking about those places and the Sankirtan we are in ecstacy.

Now we are in ISKCON Houston, Texas, southern part of USA.

Is little warm here but so far is fine.

Krsna personally guarantees this place will not be perfect.

This topic of Guru-puja is very nice, no?

One of the Pancha-tattva.

"In this verse [Nectar of Instruction 5] Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advises the devotee to be intelligent enough to distinguish between the kaniṣṭha-adhikārī, madhyama-adhikārī and uttama-adhikārī. The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee situated on a higher platform.", https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/5/#bb5954

Honestly looking at our level of renunciation and determination we can see that maybe we qualify as Sannyasi, Goswami, uttama-adhikkari, in some perspectives, by His Divine Grace, help of everyone, but we do not see our selves as perfectly, strongly on the platform of Bhava.

Developing.

We must all have lotus feet in our Siddha Svarupa but now we don't feel that we have them.

Devotees offering different Sanskrit verses to glorify us for events like Vyasa-puja or other informal moments seems fine. Then we can directly comment on each one.

The first Mantra seems fine.

The second seems to be beyond our range in some ways.

We do not feel that we are the form of renunciation.

. . . Real renunciation of going out door to door each day. 🙂

Many devotees like myself are struggling to not eat too much. Some success. Some failure. No meat fish or eggs. No grains cooked by Karmis!

Third Mantra seems too general. It is pretty much included in the first and general description of any Goswami, American Goswami, member of ISKCON, no?

So, first Mantra, especially as appreciation of what Srila Prabhupada is making us, seems enough, no?

We are like you.

We like to be "glorified" if it is glorification of Krsna and Guru!!

How is the Sankirtan in Silchar?

Your Ashrama, Family?

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to H. H. Hanumat Presaka Swami Guru Maharaj.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisances at Your sweet lotus feet.

hps // asa --- which some day we hope to meet.

On this auspicious day of Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi, Your poor, insignificant servant bring you this news of acceptance of Guruship to HH Bhakti Ananda Haridasa Goswami Maharaj as recommend by GBC.

We recall the words of Guru Maharaj at Sri RadhaKund about Maharaj going to become Guru very soon.

Thank you Guru Maharaj for the mercy.

HH Haridas Maharaj conveyed that Maharaj is a little shy to tell Guru Maharaj about the Guruship recommendation.

Maharaj sends His regards with all humility.

Thank you Guru Maharaj

Your insignificant servant always

Sarad Gaurangi DD

hps//asa - yes, we have had the very, very, very good fortune to give some small help to maharaja in some of his dealings with the transcendental bureaucracy of iskcon. it is very purifying.

we hope that we have also been able to serve him as a brahminical resource also.

we also hope that he takes this task for some time. inspires, trains, others, and retires.

🚋 👌

"The spiritual master who first gives information about spiritual life is called the vartma-pradarśaka-guru, the spiritual master who initiates according to the regulations of the śāstras is called the dīkṣā-guru, and the spiritual master who gives instructions for elevation is called the śikṣā-guru. Factually the qualifications of a spiritual master depend on his knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa."

https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/8/128/

Thank you so much for this news!

We wish all success to Manipuri Sankirtan!!!!

It is just like Vraja in so many ways, no?

A photo of Maharaja please!

Hare Krsna, remenbered Gurumaharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet🙏❤️🌷🌻🌹

HpS/ASA - ... and obeisances to your lotus feet. we hope one day we can see them and you in your siddha deha.

All glories to Srila prabhupada!!!

All glories to You, my spiritual master!

HpS/ASA - We have only a little qualification, on Lord Caitanya's order, to become spiritual master, and "one who initiates according to the rules and regulations", diksa guru in Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON.

So, let us understand Guru Puja in that perspective, no?

Here I'm sending you the comment you asked for from the CC preface. It may not be of much use, but I'm sending it anyway.

HpS - ASA -- Many thanks.

COMMENT:

From what I can understand, the essential point of the entire preface is Surrender to Krishna.

Our beloved Srila Prabhupada begins by talking about It, what It means, and the six guidelines required to fully surrender to Krishna.

He warns us about worldly scholarship and the dangerous chaos it is causing in society.

He gives us proof by quoting verses from the BG,

encouraging us to surrender. What love for humanity on the part of the author!

He tells us a little about impersonalism and its inadequacy in helping us surrender, because without understanding that God has a form and a personality, and remaining only with His effulgence, the heart, which ardently seeks to resume its eternal relationship, will not feel any transcendental bliss that would inspire it to surrender progressively more and more, having a fiery sraddha, as Srila Prabhupada comments in NOI.

 He tells us about the absolute nature of Krishna and the teachings of Lord Caitanya, which is the direct worship of Krishna. He gives us the highest example: the gopis of Vraja, who surrendered as completely surrendered souls without any desire for material or spiritual gain.

He also affirms that Lord Caitanya recommended Srimad Bhagavatam as the literature for developing love of God and that this is the highest goal of the human life.

He tells us about Meditation, a process of great interest in these times; the importance of meditating on Krishna in His transcendental form; and the proof in BG 6.47 of how a person surrendered to Him lives.

He also points out that the holy name of Krishna, the sound vibration of His name, is equal to Krishna. There is no difference between Him and His name; Therefore, to relate directly to Krishna, he teaches us the stages of chanting that naturally lead us to love for Krishna and complete surrender to Him.

He tells us about the danger of an uncontrolled mind and how to keep it under control by engaging it in various activities designed to please Krishna. These activities naturally satisfy our minds, and prevent us from becoming entangled in activities that bind us to material existence, which distance us from surrendering to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

He tells us about Krishna consciousness as an absolute science and about the ideal teacher, Lord Caitanya, and the wonderful blessings He gives us as His students.

In this book, we can see the author's concern for the misguided civilization of this world and His wonderful desire that we all take Lord Caitanya's teachings seriously. The author inspires us by telling us about our activities on the spiritual platform as the goal of our lives.

 The author ends the preface by discouraging us from engaging in materialistic activities that will only frustrate us, and blesses us to understand these teachings by giving us the light of knowing that by knowing them, we will be able to act with the correct perspective, knowing our true identity.

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always trying to please him:🙏🙏🙏🌷🌹🙇‍♀️

Radha Japa Prati Jalpa Devi Dasi

HpS/ASA - Thank you.

We think that as you are describing it, it is not actually a Preface but an Introduction? Yet it is perfect whatever name you give us and gives the reader a chance to understand, Krsna, Bhagavad gita, through Lord Caitanya!

Hare Krishna,

All glories to Sri Prabhupada,

All glories to Hanumetpresaka swami and Gauranga

I've had the good fortune to be witness you're Vyasapuja in Houston.

Wonderful on how well the devotees are helping support you in your good health.

I've been traveling since November 11th of last year. Was able to go down under to New Zealand and Australia.

In New Zealand they found out you were my Guru and they were able have you're assocation in Rhada Kune and were vary enthusiastic about praising your knowledge and how saintly you are

Every time the temple president saw me he insisted I invite you to come to New Zealand.

I tried to explain that your travel is limited but wouldn't hear 🙉 of it. you are cherished by the devotees there and Melbourne, the standard in Melbourne is one of the highest outstanding of India.

You can't even light the stove unless you have braman thread

I'm still maintaining a ashram in SD in a small studio with devotees

I have a invite to shelter in ISV and other places but see where I can do the greatness good for the most number of people.

Hopefully I can send some pics

Thanks for your valuable time,by your good grace I'm the most fortunate

Your aspiring servant Mani das

HpS - Thank you, thank you!!!

Rotten as an apple this body rots and fades.

Thank you, Thank you!!!

We look at three Annual Reports now and go to sleep. To get up for Japa at 1.30AM to dye and happy death.