Querido Gurumaharaja.
Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.
¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!
Hace poco hablaba con mi esposo sobre la grandeza de Srila Prabhupada, él vino a esta parte del mundo en el momento correcto, no antes cuando era más joven, no después, el Occidente necesitaba de aquel sabio de edad justa que demostraba tanta sabiduría y potencia en sus palabras, toda una vida de preparación para satisfacer a su Gurudeva; los malestares, mareos y ataques al corazón en el Jaladuta no fueron más que enseñanzas de como se sirve al maestro espiritual en medio de las dificultades... es un humilde razonamiento. Nos gustaría saber su apreciación por favor.
Me siento muy agradecida con Usted Gurumaharaja, porque por su infinita misericordia puedo intentar ser parte del glorioso ISKCON de la gran personalidad Srila Prabhupada, aquel ISKCON que Srila Prabhupada visualizo un día, aquel ISKCON que nunca fue pequeño para Su Divina Gracia.
Muchas gracias por sus esfuerzos de cada día por mantenernos en la práctica espiritual, soy sentimental y a veces me preocupa mucha actividad de Su parte para nosotros, sin embargo sé que Usted irá equilibrando lo necesario, tal como él médico dosifica la medicina al paciente, Usted es el maestro y por acá su tonta discipula sentimental.
PEDIDO
Realmente mi intención en esta carta es implorarle por favor si nos puede compartir su ofrenda de Vyasa-Puja 2020 de Srila Prabhupada.
Seríamos muy bendecidos!
Gurumaharaja, por otro lado, el Templo de Ciudad de México ya está abierto al público en general bajo un protocolo de sanidad del gobierno, hay un cupo límite de asistentes, uso obligatorio de cubreboca, gel, distanciamiento etc.
Hemos celebrado Jhulan yatra, estuve a cargo estos 5 días de atender a Radha Krsna chotas y sus variados arreglos para tal pasatiempo, gran misericordia una vez más este servicio, ahora en medio de la pandemia a sido una gran bendición.
Ayer en el festival de Sri Balarama varias patrullas circulando y supervisores acercándose al Templo, es muy cierto que los devotos son como gatos : ) difíciles de organizarlos a cada quien en un lugar. Nos informaran cómo serán los próximos festivales.
Hubo propuestas de que se celebre los festivales con austeridad pero también pujaris que desean que no se deje de ofrecer lo máximo posible a las Deidades haciendo el mejor esfuerzo, en este festival una vez más Su Señoría Mandan Gopal ha demostrado que El es quien provee a través de sus sirvientes con variedad de flores, más de 108 ofrendas de bhoga, abhiseka, un gran pastel y buen varuni.
Sacinandana y Arya Srestha prabhus están apoyando mucho en el templo.
Prabhu Tejasvit ahora es el nuevo encargado del Templo ( aclaró que no es el presidente)
Que Sri Nrsimhadeva nos proteja en estos intentos por servirle.
Muchas gracias por su generosa atención .
Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente
Asta Sakhi dd.
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Dear Gurumaharaja.
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Recently I was talking with my husband about the greatness of Srila Prabhupada, he came to this part of the world at the right time, not before when he was younger, not after, the West needed that wise man of just age who demonstrated so much wisdom and power in his words, a lifetime of preparation to satisfy his Gurudeva; the discomforts, dizziness and heart attacks in the Jaladuta were nothing more than teachings on how to serve the spiritual master in the midst of difficulties ... it is a humble reasoning. We would like to know your appreciation please.
HpS - We read Lilamrta from vedabase.io almost every day and we cry at how much mercy, effort, blood, srila prabhupada gave to make this movement grow. then it could reach many people including you and me.
I feel very grateful to You Gurumaharaja, because by your infinite mercy I can try to be part of the glorious ISKCON of the great personality Srila Prabhupada, that ISKCON that Srila Prabhupada visualized one day, that ISKCON that was never small for His Divine Grace.
HpS - We feel that Srila Prabhupada is 99.9999% pulling us. We try too little to help.
Thank you very much for your efforts every day to keep us in spiritual practice, I am sentimental and sometimes I worry about a lot of activity on Your part for us, however I know that You will balance what is necessary, just as the doctor doses the medicine to the patient. he is the teacher and here his silly sentimental disciple.
ORDER
Really my intention in this letter is to implore you please if you can share with us your offering of Vyasa-Puja 2020 from Srila Prabhupada.
We would be very blessed!
Gurumaharaja, on the other hand, the Mexico City Temple is already open to the general public under a government health protocol, there is a limited number of attendees, mandatory use of mask, gel, distancing, etc.
We have celebrated Jhulan yatra, I was in charge these 5 days of attending to Radha Krsna chotas and his various arrangements for such a pastime, great mercy once again this service, now in the midst of the pandemic it has been a great blessing.
Yesterday at the Sri Balarama festival several patrols circulating and supervisors approaching the Temple, it is very true that the devotees are like cats:) difficult to organize each one in one place. They will inform us about the upcoming festivals.
There were proposals to celebrate the festivals with austerity but also pujaris who wish that they do not stop offering as much as possible to the Deities by making the best effort, in this festival once again His Honor Mandan Gopal has shown that He is the one who provides through his servants with a variety of flowers, more than 108 offerings of bhoga, abhiseka, a great cake and good varuni.
Sacinandana and Arya Srestha prabhus are supporting a lot in the temple.
Prabhu Tejasvit is now the new head of the Temple (clarified that he is not the president)
May Sri Nrsimhadeva protect us in these attempts to serve Him.
Thank you very much for your generous attention.
Your eternal would-be servant
Asta Sakhi dd.
HpS - ASA -- Thank you so, so, so much for the ISKCON Mexico news!!!!
Vyasapuja Offering
We offer our humble obeisances to His Divine Grace Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, author of the book, KRSNA: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, we suspect that our attempts to illuminate your glories on your Vyasapuja day are like a candle trying to illuminate the sun. The flame just becomes invisible. On the other hand if we are allowed to consider the task like a fire-fly trying to illuminate some of the features of your lotus feet then we might be able to make a small contribution to today's activities.
When your divine grace was in Berkeley. California in 1975 we heard from your lips that anyone who chants the Pancha-tattva Maha-mantra and follows it with the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra has achieved the perfection of life, but if they wanted to preach they should probably read your books.
Then, when asked by a reporter what would happen to your movement when your divine grace died, you answered firmly that you would never die, you would live forever in your books.
These two statements are our life an soul.
Thank you.
We try to always be chanting Maha-mantra internally and externally under the shelter of your divine grace's lotus feet and over and above that read and preach from your books.
Now we read Caitanya-caritamrta daily before Mangala-arati, and it is 90% a novel experience for us. We understand it with so much more depth than before. We see that your divine grace's book is deep beyond our abilities to plumb.
Then after Mangala-arati we read and discuss a little with the devotees in Spanish. Before we were doing Nectar of Devotion, but now we are read a verse a day from the Light of the Bhagavata. We find the purports as direct truth, illumination, on such topics at Veganism, administration in ISKCON etc.
We keep a daily Srimad Bhagavatam class. Sometimes it is with an online group, sometimes local temples. We are integrating our study with the development of questions for the Bhakti-vaibhava diploma with your ISKCON Board of Examinations.
We cite your books from Vedabase.io and the concepts we have learned therein in our humble attempts to preach in the university, Jungian, world classical literature and interfaith communities.
They are the guide for devotees advancing from adau sraddha, sadhu sanga... to prema.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada. We feel we have always been a heavy load that you have had to drag forward in our purification, but we are experiencing practical advancement.
We hope that we can be a little, pleasing, grain of sand under your lotus feet, in the sandy path that is your ISKCON, helping your Sankirtan expand and expand and expand.
Thank you.
Your very fallen servant, Hanumatpresaka Swami
11 March 2020.
