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16 rounds a day keeps Maya at bay.

ASA - Sixteen rounds a day and one day with Krsna you will play.
GUARANTEED!

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hare krsna maharaj, pamho, agtsp..

thank you very much for replying to our two letters in detail...
you once said the solution to illicit sex is deity worship..
now we have intreseting question to you...

in this video Srila Prabhupada  talks about deity worship, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNaUyWdJeZw&hd=1
1.
he gives example of letter box and iron box. because the letter box is authorized by govt hence the letter can reach miles away, but if one put letter in iron box, it will stay there..

2. another place SP says because the pictures resemble the description of Krsna. hence it is krsna, as krsna names, form, qualities are absolute

now my question 

--> if i buy an idol (lets say laddu gopal) from market and starts worshipping it, will it be called deity worship ? Generally i have seen in the temple there is "prana-prathistha" ceremony of idols, then they are worshipped as deities.

--> similarly how can i worship pictures? if prana prathistha is not done for it.

--> can i worship anything, which has form of krsna... then what about the Pamphlets which are distributed in temple counter, many of those pamphlets goes in to garbage, is that not offensive, to print pamphlets which ultimately goes to bin.

a good article on importance of deity worship
http://backtogodhead.in/deity-worship-not-idol-worship-but-ideal-worship-by-caitanya-carana-dasa/

regards,
harsh

 HpS- Jaya! AGTSP paoho. First chant Hare Krsna. Follow Lord Caitanya's instruction, example to chant a fixed number of rounds on Japa Mala. Read Prabhupada's books, all in association of devotees. Simple, healthy program. Then naturally, nama, rupa, we want to have a picture, statue of Krsna. He begins to reveal ourselves. It does not become Archana formally until the Pujari has second intitaiton. We can see the Archana being done by a 2nd intitited devotee and get benefit.
In the house, as we understand, it is more Pada sevanam at your level. It is O.K. have nice statue or picture of Krsna and offer little incense, flower, fragrance, lamp and regular food. 1. keep it clean, 2. make a regular service. 3. rituals. You will feel affecetion and gratitude from Krsna and protection. Then all the household activities can be focused on Krsna as owner of the house.
Yes, is offensive for pictures of Krsna to go in the trash, but if we try to minimize it then Lord Caitanya accepts responsibility.

This is what we have understood from what we have heard.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada .

Hare krishna maharaja, debido a que es más fácil dirigirse a usted a travez de cartas, lo saludo y espero que su prédica en la misión de Srila Prabhupada sea mejor cada día. Debido a los diferentes procesos de las personas que están en este mundo mejorando su conciencia, estimo lo mejor cada día para seguir sobreviviendo a este mundo material con lo que me queda de inspiración espiritual y tiempo, por eso le escribo para preguntarle , sobre el canto del maha mantra hare krishna, cuando Prabhupada estableció este mantra lo hizo abiertamente considerando que todos podiamos ser beneficiados del canto del amor del señor krishna. Pero por que a veces es recomendable cantar con la guía adecuada, ya que podemos cometer ofensas. ??? por qué a veces es indispensable tomar iniciación de un guru para cantarlo mejor?, puede suceder que nos iniciamos, y caemos o tocamos fondo en nuestro karma, y no continuamos bién, y es mejor no haber tomado esa iniciación.?...       Le cuento, que ahora quiero comenzar a retomar algunas rondas al día, pero yo no sé si esto es beneficioso ya que cantar mantras sin una guía preescrita puede ser perjudicial. La verdad es que me siento muy comoda cantando algunas rondas, por salud, mente y corazón.  Es posible cantar solo bajo el refugio de un maestro como Srila Prabhupada? Me gustaría que hubiera mas actividades de los devotos por acá en Valparaíso, pero se han dejado de hacer programas. .. También quiero contarle que mi hija ya cumplió dos años, y sigo con los estudios de música aplicados a diferentes contextos. .. .. Mis reverencias a su persona y cualidad. Hare Krishna. 

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada. 

Hare Krishna Maharaja, because it is easier to talk to you travez letters, greeted him and hope that his preaching mission of Srila Prabhupada better every day. Due to the different processes of people in this world are improving their awareness, I think your best every day to keep surviving in this material world with what I have left of spiritual inspiration and time, so I wanted to ask you, on the edge hare krishna maha mantra when Prabhupada established this mantra did openly considering all we could be benefited singing lord krishna love. But sometimes it is advisable to sing with proper guidance, because we can commit offenses. ??? why sometimes it is essential to take initiation from a guru to sing better?, may be that we started, and we fall or hit bottom in our karma, and also did not continue, and it is better not to have taken this initiation.? ... Le story, now I begin to pick up a few rounds, but I do not know if this is beneficial as chanting mantras without prewritten guide can be harmful. The truth is that I feel very comfortable singing some rounds, for health, mind and heart. You may sing along under the shelter of a master like Srila Prabhupada? I wish there were more activities of the devotees here in Valparaiso, but have stopped making programs. Also .. I want to tell my daughter and served two years, and continue with music studies applied to different contexts. My obeisances .... his person and quality. Hare Krishna. 

HpS - ASA --- Por favor utiliza translate.google.com
Lord Caitanya is God. He is the cause of all causes. He knows you better than anyone. He says that by chanting Holy Names people will become purified. It is like eating food. If you eat there will always be some effect, but if you eat according to a good standard then there will be a good effect. At some point you start to get advice from a nutritionist about how to eat. At another level you formally accept him as your instructor and he guarantees that if you follow his diet then you will recover your health. Diksa is this formal contract.

O.K?

Hare Krsna

Paoho

Mis reverencias Gurudeva espero que su dolor de cabeza pase, me preocupa mucho ver que a causa de nuestra inmadurez y engreimiento, lo llenamos de estrés, mil disculpas por eso, estamos a la expectativa de la llegada del GBC, tal vez NIMSAR pueda hablar con Él o su quipo sobre educación, ojala se de la oportunidad.

           HpS - ASA - AGTSP como yo entiendo ha pasado bien.

Me alegra mucho que nos de un  estándar actual para damas, a veces el estándar de la Cultura vedica que se narra en el SB es muy lejano a lo que nos toca vivir en el presente. Tengo más preguntas, ¿Eso de comer después del esposo también debe ser?,

            HpS - Pienso es natural en el Occidente todos tomar Prasadam juntos. De otro manera si unas chicas siente feliz servir otros antes es bueno, n?

¿De esperar que todos los devotos ofrezcan pétalos a Prabhupada y después las madres también?

            HpS - Piense en todas estas cosas es un hecho de humor no ley. Si permitan unos devotos ofrecer primero pero entonces las madres puede ofrecer tambien, pero tambien si unos quiere esperar mas es bueno.

¿Con el paso del tiempo todas las buenas costumbres se perderán?

            HpS - Si, eso es Kali yuga. Pero un buen cosas. El poder del Sankirtan, Holy Names no diminish!

Gracias al servicio en NIMSAR leemos regularmente, lecto-escritura y descuidamos el estudio de titulación, Ups! y queremos retomar el ingles después, muy en el fondo sólo quisiéramos estudiar los libros de Srila Prabhupada, pero tener una formación universitaria y ejercer es necesario en la mayoría de los casos, en mi caso es bueno saber de todo, pujari, distribuir libros, pero no todo el tiempo, así que estamos distribuyendo libros por ahora, y mañana trabajaremos, tal vez como profesora como es nuestro deseo, si Krsna quiere.

A mí también me gusta Bach y mi cantante favorita fuera del movimiento es una monja Sol Cristina, nos gustaría conocerla, me recuerda al entusiasmo que debemos poner en todo lo que hacemos.  

Compre bonitas faldas según el estándar de damas que nos dio.  Felizmente siempre nos gustaron las faldas, el velo, la elegancia y la feminidad al vestir. Por favor sus bendiciones para formar nuestro carácter, mejorar nuestro servicio cada día y para no caer.

Hari bolo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Su hija que lo adora y recuerda siempre:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

              HpS - Jaya! Muy  bien. Las Damas de ISKCON famosa como flores hermosas y rectas. Pronto Krsna va a salvar a Draupadi. Quiere lavar su pelo en el sangre de alguien?<img alt="devil" height="24" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/devil_smile.png" title="devil" width="24" />

Dear Swamiji,

PAMHO, AGTSP. I have been in Indonesia for over a year now. I have questioned a few of my Muslim friends about Islam. I repeated Srila Prabhupada’s words about reincarnation to a friend who denied the possibility of reincarnation and a week later she accepted reincarnation.

Muslims understand the Paramatma conception, but believe that God has no form because God is energy. Am I right to think that they worship the bhramajyoti? It seems like the analogy of worshipping the sunlight instead of the sun directly.
Your Servant,
Bhakta Ken

    HpS - ASA - AGTSP Thank you for the letter. There is a thing called "Mohamad's Mirage". Like the dream of Mohamad, may his name bless us. He goes all the way to heaven and sees Allah. Please find it and a link for us. It is common knowledge to most educated Muslims and accepted as a bona fide text.

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks for everything.

I must reply your kindness someday. Maybe i could make burfi for your Nrisimhadeva and gave it to Him at our next meeting :)

Does he like burfi?

HpS - ASA - He likes watermelon (in season, sweet).

Yes I already have Bhakti sastri diploma therefore I would like to start to study for Bhaktivaibhava.

Best wishes always!

Your servant, Sri Radhe devi dasi

HpS - Hmmm? Through the Bhaktivedanta College? Through ISKCON San Jose, California? What do you think? How can we help you in this??? Ask for the greatest thing, you may just get it!

Has the TPP-CB arrived. We sent then like two weeks ago. Maybe the CIA stole them.