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Dear Swamiji,

PAMHO, AGTSP! I'm spending 2 weeks traveling in the Philippines to see temples and meet devotees. Cebu is nice, only a preaching center now that is run by a family. They hold a Sunday feast and about 15 college students attend. I went this past Sunday and was asked to give the class. I chose Bhagavad Gita (2.26). Gaura Nitai really inspired me. I will leave friday for Manila temple. Everyday I see clearly how Krishna is arranging my life in every way.

HpS - Very nice. I bet you meet some people in route too! Have some books to give them!!!!  

09/13/14    ESTEEMED GURU MAHARAJA:   HARE KRSNA   AGTSP PAMHO   THANK YOU FOR RECENT MERCIFUL REPLY.  QUICKLY.  I HAVE IDEA RE. WHO MIGHT WANT TO HELP AURUVEDIC SIMINARS.  QUESTION IS:  DOES HE HAVE TO BE YOUR DISCIPLE OR A DEVOTEE INITIATED BY ANOTHER SANYAS IS OK?  HE IS INDIAN PROFESSER, SELLS AURUVEDIC SUPPLIES.  USED TO BE PART OF SAC. PREACHING CENTER.  JUST MOVED TO L.A. WITH AMERICAN DEVOTEE WIFE WHO IS SPECIAL ED  TEACHER.  WAITING ON YOUR REPLY TO CONTACT HIM.  ALSO, WE HAVE BAD COMPUTER VIRUS.  I SUSPECT WE WILL GO DOWN SHORTLY.  MAY I HAVE PERMISSION TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS VIA TEXTING AT LAST 209....PHONE NO. WE TEXT YOU ON B 4 RATHA YATRA?  YOU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER THIS VIA MY CELL BY TEXT.  IM SENDING YOU TEXT WITH MY NO. INCASE YOU WANT TO REPLY TO THIS VIA TEXT.  HE MAY WANT TO HELP BUT DONT WANT TO ASK UNTIL I FIND OUT IF SEMINAR ORGANIZER NEEDS TO BE YOUR DISCIPLE.   YWS  KALINDI DEVI DASI AND DAVE

HpS - ASA - Jaya. AgtSP. Paoho. Good luck with your anti-virus service to your labor saving device, computer! Yes, we got your Text Message and we will answer by text.

Dear gurudeva,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to you
Please accept my humble obeisances.

Than you so much for your answer. I was reading SB and thinking a bit about it. I want to share you... 

So, from what I understand, the real spiritual master is just one: Krsna. But because we are conditional souls with lusty desires in our heart, we can not understand, love neither surrender to him. As he is so kind that help us sending pure devotees that represent him, for we can surrender to them. And in this way, surrendering to those souls is like surrender to Krsna himself, regardless the kind of guru (siksa, diksa, etc).

      HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!!    Yes, this is how we under stand the situtation. Very well expressed. You must have been a great Sannyasi last lifetime who was too much attached to a certain girl! This time you have to resolve the situation! Only thought is that we surrender to different kinds of Gurus differently.
 

So, disciple following Krishna's instructions through these souls. And technically the only difference between this devotees is that diksa-guru is who take our hand and bring us into the parampara. But as much diksa as and siksa gurus should be very important because by their mercy, they help us to return home, back to Godhead through their instructions. "The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth."

   ASA - Diksa guru is like a Monk who marries the boy and girl, Krsna and Jiva. Siksa gurus are like those who give advice. Of course, the Diksa guru is active the the relation after the ceremony. He is not just a Ritvik. He is the active link to the Parampara. Principle Siksa guru (Vartmana pradarshika guru) usually becomes the Diksa guru, but not always. Maybe he is too old, can't take the Karma. Maybe is a lady (http://vedabase.com/en/sb/4/12/32). So, usually Diksa guru is one of the Siksa gurus also. One of our disciples is a book distributor. She naturally tooks so much association from Bhakti Bhusan Swami but we were responsible for seeing that she didn't neglect her rounds.
Maybe you will decide that you actually should be a Mormon. Maybe you will take this person aor that person as Diksa guru. Basis is to advance in our service to Radha Krsna and the it will all be satisying to everyone!

Then, as you say, while in spiritual world someone follow Candravali or Radha and some are mixing both, something like this happens in this material world too. While I am accepting gurus who follow the path of instruction given by Lord Krsna to Arjuna, everything will be right. Is it? I mean "gurus" because I don't have only one. I already can see my Gurus clearly: SP, Mhtma and you. Then, I am not following just one... also I am mixing both relationships in the same direction: that of Srila Prabhupada =D Is it right?

HpS - If you are ready to accept Srila Prabhupada as your Sampradaya Acharya and not Lord Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. I know very nice Sufi guy in Mar de Plata. He left Argentina looking for a Guru. Eventually in the Middle East he met a very nice person, Guru, and asked, "What are you?". Guru said, "I am Sufi". He said, "That's what I want to be."
If he had joined ISKCON he would have been a GBC Secretary by now. Very nice person.

On the other hand, another topic... A devotee that is living in the temple now, wants to give me her deities to take care. They are Gaura Nitai. Do you think that I am able to do it ? ... That it will be good for me to have them?

Hp S - ASA - I think so. Ask local Brahmanas what they think. She will be traveling and you will just care for them like an Aunt? 

Thank you for teach me always lovingly,
Mangala aratik with you by SM is such nice. Thank you for that.

Ys,
Bhktn Belén

HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!  Paoho.    Oink!  Oink!!!

From: HpSwami

To: Sriman Gadadhara Paandita Das,
www.urbanmonkbook.comm

Paoho. AGTSP! I just finished going through your book. It was easy to read.

It seems that is designed for newcomers and not devotees. As a devotee I skimmed over the presentation of philosophy etc and followed your personal spiritual development and the history of your Sankirtan efforts.

Of course, devotees like ourselves should read it so that we can distribute it to proper people.

So many of the Sankirtan experiences that you recount we have seen other places also, in the BI for example. Also Prabhupada gave specific instructions to B. S. Damodara Swami to do some of the things you did with success!

Are you on the level of constant remembrance? Seems like you fully Krsna conscious but now you have to become fully and INTENSELY K.C., no?

Finally, we are working with Sesa Das and the Ministry of Education for all this educational development, so we hope that we can all be of mutual benefit to each other.

Thank you so much.

Engage us in you service as you can!

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva
Please, accept my humble obesisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear Gurudeva, I hope you're fine and in good health. Let me tell you that I'm okay, by Krishna's arrangement I'm working a bit less than the last semester so I have more time for my service. In a first place, I was a little bit worried because of my silly tendency to work hard, but It's ok, I have what I need, nothing else and I feel much more calm. To need in excess means to suffer unnecessarily.

Last week NIMSAR organized a conference with Mahavidya dd.(the Ministry of Education in Germany, a doctor in Philosohy) as speaker. She gave us a wonderful lecture about the position of Srila Prabhupada as the prominent ISKCON's preceptor.I say wonderful because her arguments were unexpected and very deep in their philosophical and esoterical explanations, everybody was pleased and after the conference was finished many devotees asked us to organize more of this activities. Maybe, beside the formal NIMSAR courses, we should keep on offering this kind of lectures. Education for everybody in all levels. What do you thing about this? do you think it worth the effort? do you believes that we should advise, experts on particular topics devotees in the exposure of their knowledge?

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. Very, very nice to hear from you. 
http://vedabase.com/en/sb/1/2/10
Yes, short seminars are wonderful, maybe even the best. Our whole goal in education is to elevate people along the line of kanistha, madhya and uttama adhikari, so these seminars are great if it is helping that process.

I have been improving my spiritual practice slowly and gradually. It has cost me quite a lot to leave behind many vices and attitudes but by the grace of the Holy Name I've been achieving this and I'm happy. For the first time in my life i know, by far,  what is what I really want, where is the pivot of my life and where do I belong. But, how to deal with mediocrity in myself and others? Does it depend exclussively in my guna or it's only a tricky argument of my mind to keep me away from what it contradicts her? The disarticulation of the false ego hurts, what should I have in mind during this process?

HpS - ASA - "Param drstva nivartante...", experiencing a higher taste we automatically give up the lower taste. We can stop listening to the false ego as we start to listen to the real ego. Of course, your question is very big and really the entire Srimad Bhagavatam addresses the question. Basically this is the amswer, satisified with a better ego the lower ego is abandon by the self.
"Nitya siddha krsna prema...", we are all unique lovers of God, so the mediocrity is very temporary covering. In the port the big boat turns of its propellor and then little boats can tug it here and there, but as soon as it turns on its motors it breaks the ropes from the little boats and goes where it wants to go. When we wake up we are all great, useful to each other in being useful, fun for Krsna. Always pioneering.
So, have an attitude of waking up yourself and waking up others.
We will post a article with our Calendar now. We just bought tickets for Lima.

Thank you very much in advance for your answers
Can't wait to hear you in person.

Your servant
Bhakta Germán

Hare Krshna Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are fine. Happy to hear that the Educational Symposium in Houston was successful.

Sorry for my late answer.

Our life is a mess nowadays and we also didn't have internet connection for a while.

What about joining the Mayapure Institute program??? We are trying to post our materials in our archives.

You suggested me to join the Mayapur Institute BhVaibhava program. I didn't find find online BhVB course on their website and unfortunately i'm unable right now to go to Mayapur :(

Namacharya Das in Croatia is part of the program in California. Maybe you and he can start a program in Europe! 

I talked to Namacharya Prabhu and he said he was extremely busy nowadays but after finishing his BhVB course he could help in it. Actually i don't understand clearly how could we start a program in Europe... what would be our role/task?

Thank you very much for your association!

Your servant,

Sri Radhe devi dasi

HpS - ASA - Jaya! Maybe Draupadi and Kunti Devi's lives were worse mess!   This is Kali-yuga, no? Get up early and get your rounds done, then, carve out a little space in the mess and get in touch with a few Sankirtan partners, make a few practical plans and have a good day, no?

This BhVai program is in the pioneer stage. You could get a few study partners from anywhere and do it. That might turn into a formal diploma, but the actual study is the real diploma. Become qualified to play with Krsna! What about B.V. College in Radha desa????

Thank you so much for your news and Battle of Kuruksetra. Reverences to your family.