Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

As per your brilliant suggestion, yesterday we made a cake for NOI's anniversary (pictures attached),

HpS/ASA -- Jaya Srila Prabhupada. Maybe it will become more robust! Add more pages from having so much birthday cake.

. . . and offered it to the NOI copy that you signed for us many years ago. I also read the Sanskrit and English translations as you mentioned in the SB class.

HpS - Rupa Goswami, Rupa Manjari, must like that!

Guru Maharaja, after three years of being initiated, my dull self is finally beginning to realize the importance of strict Sadhana that you emphasize. A few days ago you mentioned in a class that getting up at 4 AM, FMP, chanting, morning SB class, and evening BG class are essential for all devotees, regardless of their Varna and Asrama. Then, if one is a brahmana, one has to do at least 1-2 hours of extra reading a day.

HpS - We heard Srila Prabhupada instruct a Temple President that no intelligent man (or woman (or thing)) would be happy without one hour of reading each day. An intelligent person needs to satisfy their mind with stories, reading, no?

I always tried to wake up early at 3:30 or 4 AM and it would happen for about 3 days of the week, and then I would fail for the rest of the four days. But recently, I have been trying to follow that instruction and by your causeless mercy, as I have no strength, I was able to wake up at 4 AM for 6 days of the last week and finish my rounds (there is still a lot of progress to make in controlling the mind) before the Bhagavatam class. I also am trying to listen to either Srila Prabhupada's class or another class on BG in the evening.

HpS - Radharani and the Gopis will give you your Super-girl cape in a few weeks if you keep this up! Then you can fly all over the world with Them fighting evil in the hearts of men! We are not joking (much [we are basically monkeys])!

My reading was also on and off before. For the first few months of the year, I read 30 minutes of Bhagavad-gita every day (with only a few rare exceptions) and finished reading it once, but then I stopped that when my Sanskrit course started. Now I decided that I should read something (whether a paragraph or a few pages) every day based on the workload I have from school.

HpS - Yes! Just read a little of CC before Mangala arati, Lilamrta during Prasadam.... Read little here and there regularly and you will become addicted.

In another class you mentioned that this is a Sankirtan movement and we all cannot just hear and be content. We have to spread the message to others. So I am trying to make a simple graphic containing a quote from Srila Prabhupada based on my reading for the day. I post them on my whatsapp status and some people look at them (though I am not sure if they read them :)).

HpS - If the same thing keeps happening again and again and again and agaain... and.... someone will notice it, no?

Guru Maharaja, how do we gain enthusiasm to follow the process strictly?

HpS - 'Tad gada mula hantri', NoI Three, no? How does a dry sponge become wet by being repeatedly plunged in the water? Watch it! Science experiment.

I also watched a cartoon of the three little pigs story to learn more about how to connect it with the modes.

HpS - For some like you, with which pig do you identify? What construction materials do you get from Home Depot? Who is the Big Bad Wolf in your life?

Guru Maharaja, I beg for your mercy that I may follow your teachings and Srila Prabhupada's teachings sincerely. The reason I wrote all of this is because I am a very dull-witted and fallen soul and I have no power to fight Maya other than your mercy. I didn't want to be bragging in any way, I hope it did not come through like that. I am only learning the basics of devotional service.

With heartfelt gratitude and appreciation,

your insignificant servant,

Sugopi Radha DD

HpS - We are still learning the basics. Hope we can help you a little is relating to Srila Prabhupada. We all continue as eternal members of his Sankirtana Party. Super respects to your esteemed Father and Mother and (Aunts and Uncles??).

You have joined a University with incredible heritage. I guess the Wikipedia article is correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University#Women

Beautiful looking cake!

Beautiful looking house.

HK///HR

Hare Krsna Maharaja and ASA team,

PAMHO AGTSP.

I hope all is welḷ I really don't think you have covid and I consider it will better to wait for the results of Dr NGD.

HpS - Thank you! We waited and he was positive test, but reaction is not strong for him so far. When we went for testing they gave us papers to fill-out and a pen, but we think they were all touched by other clients. 😎

Honestly, doctors say, hospital is one of the most dangerous place to catch diseases, be careful.

I wanted to ask you please if it is possible to allow me to prepare questions from Chapter 5 of Canto 2, While correcting the questions in chapter 2 and if necessary, I do it again.

HpS - Certainly. You don't have to wait for us. Please post them here!!! You can see we aer not GREAT DEVOTEE like Hanuman. We hope to be a little insect helping other to clean his fur. So, post things here and we try to answer all posts within 4-days.

This service is essential for me because it allows me to deepen my relationship with Srila Prabhupada. Please consider my request🙏

HpS - Read his books = Touch his feet. What is the news of our Leader, Bh. Bhusana Swami?

I read your letter, Fighting Corruption in ISKCON", It helped me a lot to understand my relationship with ISKCON and identify me with Level 3 and I have something of 2.

HpS - Level 3 = Confidential Relationship with our General! Srila Prabhupada. Level 2 = Friends in ISKCON (Friends = ISKCON!) Karuna krsna Das, Caturatma, Abhinandana are my friends. Other relations, but they are my friends!

Regarding this I have a query, sometimes I have been invited to give some Bg classes in the San Borja temple and this makes some devotees uncomfortable because they think that I am in favor of some authority and it is simply that I do not identify with some authority but rather with my service, explain this but for some it is something difficult to understand.

My loyalty is to Srila Prabhupada and the ISKCON who follows Srila Prabhupada. What do you advise me? Sometimes I think my thoughts are somewhat anarchist.

HpS - This is spiritual life. Raghunatha Das Goswami would not even accept a paper cup (leaf cup) made in Sakhi-sthali, because it was Candravali's village!!! [She is trying to steal Krsna from our Radha!!]. Imagine a girl, seeing another girl try to steal her husband! Grrrrrr!

... but, Radha and Candravali

LOVE

each other!! They are cousins. They compete out of love. They hope their competition inspires the other to increase their service, not reduce it.

So, hard decisions. With whom to associate? How others perceive it? Ask Srila Prabhupada! As far as I know now, San Borjas is Srila Prabhupada's temple!!

Thank you very much for your effort and for being a part of Sankirtana of Srila Prabhupada.

whith appreciation

ys Isvari R dd

Note: in the next letter i will send photos of Sarasvati and Rajani, they continue with their Sadhana.

HpS - Little angels or little devils? Or both ??

AGTSP!!! One of the Hairy Buddys in our Monkey search team sends another movie review!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezCqwBXZ6Tc Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances at Your lotus feets.

HpS - Roman Lettuce Feet.

All glories to You and Srila Prabhupada.

ASA - !

Do You want a movie with bad guys using black magic, a swamiji who is capable to stop bhutas and the fantastic story of a installation of Narasimha Murti including a final fight betwwen a super raksasa agains the Supreme Lord?

Ok, if the answer is yes this is Your movie. Pure entertaining. Solid gold. Your servant.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

For the Nectar of Instruction Sanskrit project, I was wondering if you could kindly answer a few questions I have.

So I have to re-order the words of each verse in the English word order for easier readability, and include the word-for-word translation for each Sanskrit word?

Should I use Srila Prabhupada's word-for-word translations or can I adjust them a little bit without changing the meaning, so that it works out with the new word order?

I am very sorry to bother you again on this Guru Maharaja.

Thank you very much 🙏 your insignificant servant, Srinivasacarya Dasa

AGTSP! This is not a bother. This is nectar.

What we have seen is that you just rearrange the Transliterations into the English word order so the translation is clear. If you want to adjust the Translations of each word a little, fine. I don't thing they are directly Srila Prabhupada's choice anyway. This is an Appendix. We are hoping to build something on the basis of his work, and hoping that he finds it delightful. Gives us suggestions!!

Dear Maharaja🙏🏻

 Here are some tips to avoid the disease:

 - Apply 96 ° alcohol especially in:

 The entire neck (including the throat and nape). Then the chin and cheeks. From the forehead to the back of the left ear. The temple and the middle of the head. Then the same to the right side of the head.

Also apply alcohol to the lung, belly-navel-pubis. And the knee to the soles of the feet. This whole procedure is done 5 times a day.

 -Then take the vinaigrette that is mixed like this: 3 tablespoons of olive oil-1 tablespoon of white vinegar-salt.

 (Salt is important now because it destroys, mobilizes, the virus and takes it out of the place where it hurts.)

 Vinegar is antiseptic.

 Olive oil protects tissues and prevents the virus from freezing the tissues.)

 So, each time the alcohol is applied, take half a teaspoon of the vinaigrette.

 -Take fennel water with ginger, cinnamon, cloves and honey.

 Maharaja, as you are a Pitta person take it little by little by sips (1 cup takes between 4 and 5 sips).

 What's the weather like?

HpS - Little hot.

 If it is very cold then drink it hot and if it is hot then drink it cold.

 Perform the Pranayama that enters the stomach when inhaling and swells when exhaling the air through the nose.

 Every hour is repeated or every two hours:

 -The application of alcohol in the body.

 -Take the vinaigrette.

 -Take the fennel according to the weather.

 Dear Maharaja, this method works.

You also can :

 -chew lemon with salt for hoarse throat.

 -and lemon candy, every 2 hours so that the throat does not dry out.

 If I could get coca leaves. Where are you exactly?

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AGTSP! paoho. Thank you. Quiet seriously, where are we, by your association we are fixing ourselves at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada with continuous Nama-vratta. Then... our material vehicle is in Nashville, Tennessee. No, coca here. 😮 So, far NgD has only moderate reaction and is going ahead with Tylenol and rest. Doesn't the alcohol bath dry the skin????

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias a UD, querido Gurumaharaja.

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Este gran boletín nos da energía cada vez que lo leemos. Como usted dice, es un reto y a la vez es un aprendizaje. Antuanette (mi hermana) es más inteligente, ella puede entender mejor algunas de las palabras o "frases nuevas". Nuestra meta es traducir y enviar este boletín antes de 3 dias.

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HpS / ASA - Super! TlgaSP! Si puede ofrecer sugerencias como mejorar el Kapi Dhvaja o comentarios del contenido es super. Su Madre, Tia???