Letters to the editor

AGTSP paoho

We received a message from a devotee in the ABC Temple, but it is a comment that we get often, so we thought we would answer here. If you have a confidential letter then 1) You can just talk about the general princples and not name specific people, 2) You can even open a different account and post it there. Pretty much if you can discuss it wih us privately you can at leaset discuss it in general terms here. Then we can give out opinion and sixteen more devotees will get the same question answered.

The problem is that the atmosphere in the Temple seems to have changed a lot. Devotees are doing things superficially. They criticize each other frequently, so the devotee then feels depressed about going to Festivals, regular Temple programs and visits sometimes privately and ocassionally with a few devotees, but doesn't discuss this problem with others so as not to contaminate their consciousness.

1) One reporter asked Prabhupada if there were problems in his Temples. Prabhupada answere, "This is the material world. There are problems everywhere."

Even when Krsna was personally present in Vrndavana there were demons causing mis-carriages for the girls.

So, we never expect the ISKCON Temples to be free from problems. Maharaja Pariksit was unfairly cursed by a Brahmana boy, but he took it as impetous to get free from his attachment. So the problems are good.

2) Sometimes the Temple is super enthusiastic, some times it is not. Sometimes our Madhyama adhikari guru falls down, some times our movment is divided into political factions, but in all cases we have only one choice, take shelter of Srila Prabhupada and go on.

3) Prabhupada told devotees that even if they felt they were the most advanced devotees in the Temple still they shold go to class. If they gave all the classes that was still O.K.

So, basic principle is we should go to the Temple and give our association to the devotees. Yes, we can look for more advanced devotees there and spend more time with them at the Temple or individually.
The very fact that there are some ISKCON rituals and ISKCON Festivals means that there is some association. At least they will benefit from our advanced position.

You may say, "Oh, no! I am worse than others!"

No, if we can see the problem and want to give positive energy to the situation then at least we are more advanced than those who can't see it or just want to exploit it.
4) Krsna sends the association. We are getting what we need right now.

So please, Monkey Warriors contribute your perspectives and questions here.

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Thank You so so much for Guruji's quick reply. This time I will drop Guruji's meeting at Vrndavana. Of the previous chart this quotation makes more confusion that "The residents of the upper planetary systems, beginning from Brahmaloka ( the Svargaloka (the heavenly planet of Indra) are so advanced in spiritual life that, when they come to visit this or similar other lower planetary systems, they keep their weightlessness. 4.20.22. Just today I read this sloka and the purport.

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. Sorry little slow answering here. Much Sankirtan here in Texas. Lot of work planning our visit to Delhi.     Demigods adopt gross forms. It is like a man who has a dog, no? The dog smells other dogs lower parts, urinates where other dogs have urinated, so when the rich man goes for a walk with his dog he does not adopt the same habits, no? He relates to his dog through a lease, a cord or chain, but he maintains his level of consciousness mostly. Yes, his dog pulls him. His dog may bark at someone and he is responsible.

So Indra, others, their bodies have different combination of "bhumir apo 'nala vayu...", (BG7.4) than your bodies. As you go on with Bhakti yoga you will realize this aspect of the cosmos. You will become master of these mystic yogic (for Krsna).

My family members are alright. My wife had retired from the State Government service on the 28th Feb. of this year. My youngest daughter, who is working in the Sonata Software M.N Company at Hyderabad had transferred at Bangalore in this week and my son's appointment letter is not yet received.

Please give advice if any for the upliftment in the spiritual world.

HpS - Keep writing to the Blog and let people know about the Vaisnava culture of Manipur.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das 

Hare Krishna beloved and esteemed gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

 What is the relevance or importance of vaastu vidya in Kali Yuga? What did Prabhupada said about that?

HpS - ASA    ---   AGTSP!!!     Paoho.    I don't remember any specific comments by Srila Prabhupada. I think there is a little section in the SB.  Prabhupada told us to sleep with our heads East or South as we heard, and the same thing is there in the SB.   Alll these, Vastu, Ayur, Danda, Gandharva Veda are practical arts as we become purified and learn how to use their subtle influences.

We have to make a water well in Govardhan so we hired an expert, and he marked us the best location to make it because there is where most of the underwater is. But some devotees say that according to vaastu if we make the water well in that location the women in the community are going to become mad and many inauspicious things are going to happen, so they say we have to make it in another location, but in the best location according to vaastu, the water expert can not assure us that we are going to get water.

So what is your opinion about this, is really vaastu that powerful in the present moment, shall we really take that in serious consideration, or just follow the experts advice and focus in having good sadhana and service mood towards devotees?

Thank you so much for your answer gurudev,

At your lotus feet,

Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - I don't know.  I know that half of Gadadhara Das' book on Vastu, he is BIG German expert, is about Correcting Vastu defects.

Water should be in North West Corner, but the slant of the land can change that.

One trick is to put a strong fence around the well area and put the well in the North Easter corner of THAT piece of land.  Another, pump the water out from the Southwest or wherever but them send it by pipe to the North East before you extract it. Follow Vastu if you can, but if not then Krsna will adjust.

On Monday, April 13, 2015 3:19 AM, Mukta Okram <[email protected]> wrote:

I am enclosing a draft letter, please see and reply so as to enable me some light from the Guruji's holy mouth.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

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All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga MahaprabhuRadha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki JayPlease accept my humble obeisensas unto Sri Guruji Mharaja’s padmacharan

That Iam so  happy  to  received  Guruji’s  reply  of  my previous  questions  of  different Lokas. I had gone through again the Bhagavatam 2.5.38-42. The detailed is in thepurport of Sloka 40-41. “ ….. that is space there are fourteen divisions of planetarysystems. The situation is calculated from the earthly planetary system, which iscalled Bhuloka. Above Bhurloka is Bhuvaloka, and the topmost planetary system iscalled  Satyaloka.  These  are  the  upper  seven  lokas,  or  planetary  system.  AndSimilarly, there are seven lover planetary systems known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala,Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala loka”

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HpS -ASA

1. Brahma
2. Tapa
3. Jana
4. Mahar
5. Svarga - Heaven
6. Bhuva - Sky
7. Bhur - Earth
8. Atala, 
9. Vitala, 
10. Sutala,
11. Talatala, 
12. Mahatala, 
13. Rasatala
14. Patala”    Maybe some little differences from our memory

Hare Krsna gurumaharaja,
Please accept my humble and  respectful obeisances unto you, the bonafide representative of sri parampara.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all previous acaryas.
I am still here in San Diego and everything is going very well. Krsna is giving many blessings. I have something important that I want to ask you. I have recently developed a relationship with a devotee named Bhakta Jacob. He is an aspiring disciple of Vaisesika Prabhu, that has lived in the San Diego asrama as a brahmacari for the past 2 1/2 years.He has been a strong member of the community and he has here the blessings and affection of the senior vaisnavas. He is living now in ISKCON Orlando serving Trivikrama Swami and trying to start a business for his future grihastha asrama. We want to spend a period of time in contact and regulated association to see if we are compatible and if we would like to enter the grihastha asrama together. We have had our charts read and we are astrologically compatible. We have the permission and blessings of my parents, Vaisesika Prabhu and his wife, Badrinarayana Swami, Trivikrama Swami, Bhakti Vasudeva Swami, Dravida Prabhu, Tukarama Prabhu and we want to ask for your permission, blessings and if you have some advice.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!  AGTSP paoho.  Seems nice.

Investigate: http://www.vaisnavafamilyresources.org/
Some of the members are very good friends of ours. Tell us what you both think of their resources.

We also would like to ask your permission to take siksa from Vaisesika Prabhu, his wife Nirakula d, Tukarama Prabhu, Mahatma Prabhu and other grihastha devotees that can help us.

HpS - ASA --- Also seems very nice.

I'm thinking of going to Orlando for sometime so we can further develop our relationship and we would like to go together to Houston in July to see you and help in the Education Symposium.
Please forgive me if I'm taking so much of your value time with this letter, forgive my faults and all offenses.
Praying to be instruments to the Srila Prabhupada's mission,
Aindavi dd
Hare Krsna !/ Hare Rama ! 
 

HpS - Let us stay in touch. We publish constant overview of what is happening with us in the Kapi Dhvaja!

Krsna has a wonderful plan for your life.

Adorado Guru maharaja please acepte mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto!

ASA - Pies de loko.

todas las glorias sean para Srila prabhupada! todas las glorias para Usted  mi adorado Guru maharaja!

Aqui le envio algunas fotos de cuando Franco tallo las deidades para el ratha yatra de cordoba.

Aspirando a complacerlo: Radha japa prati jalpa devi dasi

ASA - Super, Super, Super!!!   Va a ser muy pesado!!!  Cuando no hay Rathayatra donde quedan?????

Puede hacer un baile, opera, basado en CC Madhya-lila, Chapter 13. Si esta Vd. animado tenemos ideas.