Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaja 🙏🏻

Reverencias a sus pies de loto🙏🏻

Jay Srila Prabhupada 🙏🏻

En el tiempo que usted compartió con nosotros tantos días estáticos en la hermosa NVM, tuvimos la visita de 18 herman@s espirituales: 10 extranjeros y 8 locales.

Del total 10 se quedaron alojados en NVM realizando diversos servicios de mucha ayuda para la finca y algunos alojados en hospedería.

Todos muy entusiastas y dispuestos a dar todo por el Sankirtan de Srila Prabhupada y HpS 🙏🏻

El 100% quedó conforme con la organización del Equipo HpS en alojamiento, coordinación y prasadam. Algunos manifestaron el deseo de participar en otros servicios más variados (una de las debilidades en NVM, la monotonía, por ello muchos jóvenes se retiran) Otro punto interesante es cuando les pregunté: Se quedarían a vivir en NVM? 15 dijeron que NO (por trabajo, temas personales, servicio etc) y sólo 1 dijo que POSIBLEMENTE.

Me parece que sigue siendo un problema en ISKCON el CUIDADO DE DEVOTOS.

Gracias por permitirme servir a sus discípulos brindando información y coordinación de alojamiento durante su inolvidable visita Gurumaharaja 🙏🏻 🧡 Perdone mis ofensas y mediocridad por favor 🙏🏻

Permítame hacerle una pregunta para callar mi mente por favor: Limpiar la hospedería de NVM es realmente un servicio devocional? Confieso que utilizo mi imaginación pensando "tengo que limpiar bien todo porque Radha Govinda Chandra van a pasear por acá y traen sus invitados a la hospedería" 🤷🏻‍♀️ luego mi mente materialista me dice que en realidad me están explotando porque podría ganar mucho dinero si trabajo para los karmis 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🙄

Inútil mente

Yasoda Devi Dasi 🐩🐕

(Aún lloro cuando lo recuerdo, perdón... vuelva pronto por favor,. VUELVE A NVM por piedad🙏🏻)

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Translate.google.com, agtSP, would not translate the whole Post!

Maybe too long.

Please send with English translation. 💪💪💪

...Reverences to his lotus feet🙏🏻 Jay Srila Prabhupada 🙏🏻 In the time that you shared with us so many static days in the beautiful NVM, we had the visit of 18 spiritual brothers: 10 foreigners and 8 locals. Of the total, 10 were housed in NVM performing various very helpful services for the farm and some were housed in a guesthouse. All very enthusiastic and willing to give everything for the Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada and HpS 🙏🏻 100% were satisfied with the organization of the HpS Team in accommodation, coordination and prasadam. Some expressed the desire to participate in other more varied services (one of the weaknesses in NVM, the monotony, which is why many young people leave). Another interesting point is when I asked them: Would you stay to live in NVM? 15 said NO (for work, personal issues, service, etc.) and only 1 said POSSIBLY. It seems to me that CARE OF DEVOTEES is still a problem in ISKCON. Thank you for allowing me to serve your disciples by providing information and accommodation coordination during your unforgettable visit Gurumaharaja 🙏🏻 🧡 Please forgive my offenses and mediocrity

HpSwami-ASA - AgtSP. Has been wonderful foe us.

We are always staying at Iskcon NVM.

It is doorway to Vaikuntha.

Do you get our Twitter posts?

Thank you.

The hospitality was astonishing.

Deity worship.

Projects.

😊 😊 .😊

Asa-e

[12/4, 1:27 AM] Tungavidya Devi Dasi: This is Tungavidya and Aindavi. Here Aindavi speaking- 

Gurudeva, I'm leaving today Radhakund going back to Houston. It's been a wonderful enlightin time here. During the past 3 months I've been doing seva for Giriraj at the sangam (a flower mala everyday) and doing seva for Giriraj at Tungavidya mataji's house. I have become very attached to Him. I have visited some Vrajavasi sadhu's house and they have told me that they can give me one Govardhana Shila only if I get the permission of my gurudeva. So here I'm asking for your permission, please let me know if it's possible.

[12/4, 1:28 AM] Tungavidya Devi Dasi: I'm begging for your causeless mercy to worship Govardhan 🙏

HpS-ASA - AgtSP, first serve Giriraja in Nila-madhava Dhama as you are serving Him now.

Then get His permission to serve Him directly.

Hare Krsna, Guru maharaj.

Porfavor acepte Nuestras humildes reverencias.

Respondiendo a la carta anterior, Actualmente no tengo un Yatra específico en Iskcon, soy un devoto externo que vive fuera de los templos, y hace su vida espiritual en casa. No quiero dar detalles de mi vida material por mi protección.

Tengo mucha asociación de devotos de Iskcon y visito regularmente templo de iskcon.

Nadiya Nivasi Dasi

HpSwami ASA - Super.

Give some service to local Temple, donations, butter rice money smiles.

Introduced to poor Temple President.

😵‍💫🛕🛕🛕

We, agtSP, are receiving requests for second initiation from several people to whom we have given 1st initiation.

This communication from ISKCON Houston is very nice.

"Maharaja! Hare Krishna! Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I pray all is well on your side.

I’m writing to let you know that we received an inquiry from your disciple ABC dd regarding a letter of recommendation for Brahmin initiation. We have sent her the criteria required for 2nd initiation of our temple standards. At this time she does not meet the requirements. It is up to you maharaja if you would like to give her second. Attached is the policy. Thank you - XYZ dd (ISKCON Houston)."

The Temple Standard is very nice.

Eg. Committed to doing service on Temple altar, fixed in first initiation standard, regular technical financial service.

Need, simple sane relationship with Temple service and administration et al.

Only thought that comes to our head is that 2nd iniation is often called "Brahmanical Initiation". In general Srila Prabhupada gives fantastic description in NOI 5, and we see that it is more Daivi Varna Ashrama Dharma.

In this age 1st initiation if sufficient, but if you are going to be serving as higher class Vaisya, administrator or Brahmin in ISKCON then it is important to become Dvija formally and observe the formalities.

Eg. Jayananda Das' ''brahmana thread'' was black from auromobile grease and he told me he had forgotten some of the Mantras, yet he was way, way, beyond second initiation standard.

The same applies in our thoughts about Bh. Sastri exam. Prabhupada said that it was not so necessary for Pujari's since it was a Sankirtan, preacher's, diploma and Pujari's had there won Sastra to learn.

Anyone we have given gayatri mantras to want to start giving second initiation?

We hear H. H. Haridasa Das in Manipur will start initiating formally in March.

That is very nice.

He has been a real, prominent, Siksa guru for so many people we initiatied there.

Also, Vana mali, Sadhu bhusana Das et al.

asa[e] vaidhi bhakti

All glories to Prabhu pada, 

I am a Brahmachari from India and met you in Amsterdam.

I wanted to ask you ,how I can reduce my sleep to 4 hours daily.

For a long time I try it by reduced eating and regulation but I have to take 5 hours rest to the body.

Your servant

Bhagavan das

HpS/ASA - AgtSP.

We remember H. H. Tamal-krsna Goswami commenting to Srila Prabhupuada that one devotee in Los Angeles was sleeping more than six hours a day.

Srila Prabhupada answered firmly, that what was the difficulty with that if, when he was awake, he did three times as much work as TkD did.

Hmmm. Big topic, but seems that some jobs require that we let the body sleep more to recover.

O.K.

To our mind, we remember that the American philosopher, Benjamin Franklin commented that one should not eat to dullness.

Jayananda Das told us that he had tried so many diets but the one that actually seemed to work was: Don't eat too much and work hard.

Chant HK/HR while you eat, while you fill your plate, while you digest.

Pray to Krsna to engage your senses in His service etc.

I useful?

We might be able to say more but please post in our Blog. Then the dialog can be useful to many other devotees.

Thank you!!

BnD: HK Gurudeva pamho, TlgaSP!!!

Could you give me a few minutes to call you on the phone please? If possible. You propose the time and I will call you on WhatsApp.

I am [xxx]

Gurudeva, my current wish is to withdraw from Iskcon, in order to end this political persecution to which I have been subjected.

I do not want to give up on you or Srila Prabhupada, and I wish to continue supporting your Sankirtan... But not within Iskcon, I will look for a way to continue serving Srila Prabhupada in Lord Caitanya's mission. I will find a way to do it,

[LPlease give me your permission to withdraw from Iskcon.

[8/16, 7:05 PM] HP Swami - Prof HHR:

Why, agtSP, let them win?

☹️💪💪💪💪

I will never leave ISKCON.

It does not belong to anyone but it's Founder Acharya!

If people are dressing themselves falsely as leaders of the institution but at heart are self seeking demons then we shall chant Hare Krsna, Hare Rama, praying for Rama and Krsna to save all the honest members of Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON, and if They want us to kill demons it will be obvious that we are just Their instruments. 

You me and Prabhupada will always stay in ISKCON even if everyone else leaves?