Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja por favor acepte mis rendidas reverencias.

¡Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada!

y Todas las Glorias a Usted Gurudeva.

Lamentamos escuchar las dificultades que la fiebre del heno le ha causado y oramos sinceramente para que su cuerpo mejore pronto.

Yo, me encuentro luchando contra la enfermedad física. Después de la última cirugía a mi cerebro (la cual dijeron que sería una cirugía menor) perdí el objeto material del que me sentía más orgullosa –mi memoria –... Ahora olvido cosas simples y la mayoría de “conocimientos técnicos” previos también se perdieron. Aunque creo que no es tan grave y parece que sigo siendo funcional me afectó mucho emocional y psicológicamente. Frecuentemente me he sentido muy sola, desprotegida y asustada. Gurudeva, creo que mi canto de Japa está contaminado por esos sentimientos, muchas veces ruego a Krsna por ayuda. Claro, por la misericordia sin causa de nuestro Señor, siempre recibo refuerzos externos y de una manera u otra parece que la inteligencia tranquiliza a mi mente… Gurudeva, no quiero ser una molestia para nuestro Señor, creo saber que nuestro Señor no es mi sirviente y no debo pedirle nada, pero de pronto algunas circunstancias me asustan mucho y me descubro otra vez implorando ayuda. Guru Maharaja ¿Qué puedo hacer para no contaminar mi canto de japa con estos deseos materiales?

Actualmente visito muy poco el templo, pero estoy tratado de mantenerme activa en el servicio desde mi actual posición. Continúo cantando 16 rondas mínimo, 4 principios, Sadhana y lectura regular y soy muy feliz de asistir con regularidad al FMP y a vuestras clases y las de los elevados Vaisnavas de ASA. Estoy estudiando Bhakti Sastri online en el Instituto de Estudios Bhaktivedanta bajo la dirección de SS Yadhunandana Swami. –En alguna clase usted dijo “Estudie los libros, pensando cómo va a enseñarlo a otros”, así que mientras estudio estoy tratando de desarrollar mis ideas para compartirlo con los niños de Crecer Vaisnava– Esperamos ser de utilidad en algún momento, estamos avanzando lento pero parece que continuamos hacia adelante.

Tuve algunas charlas interesantes con el Dr. Sven Doehner (Cuando inició la pandemia él y su esposa –María- se mudaron a Oaxaca y menciona que ahora reducirá al mínimo sus encuentros presenciales y solo realizara grabaciones y entrevistas con temas clave para dedicarse a escribir) Está trabajando en un proyecto sobre “La voz - el sonido - como la manifestación de todos los aspectos de la experiencia humana” yo lo relaciono con el Kirtan, el Sankirtan y las clases de ASA, donde frecuentemente recibimos el impacto del sonido más allá de lo que lo que la vista ofrece (creo que es interesante). Él algunas veces Inicia su ponencia con la pregunta ¿Es mejor ser visto o ser escuchado? Y cuando Prabhu Abhirama Thakura, durante una clase, comentó sobre el proyecto de Miguel Polo, “El habla y la escucha activa”, no pude evitar relacionarlos.

Guru Maharaja, He pensado mucho en todo lo que usted nos comparte a través del DTC, la película y tantas y tantas cosas. Son proyectos realmente trascendentales y transformadores que le dan otro sentido a nuestras propias experiencias. Por supuesto, no podemos imitarlo, pero intentamos aprender de usted. Así que me parece apreciar con mayor claridad que, sin importar en que situación nos encontremos eso puede acércanos a Sri Krsna. (Creo que lo olvidó frecuentemente)

Gracias por permitirnos ser testigos de la magia trascendental del Místico Supremo. Muchas gracias Gurudeva. Ruego por poder ser útil para usted y no ser una carga que arrastrar.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna, Guru Maharaja, please accept my obeisances.

All Glories be to Srila Prabhupada and All Glories to You Gurudeva.

We are sorry to hear of the difficulties hay fever has caused you and we sincerely pray that your body will improve soon.

HpS - You must have similar problems. Janma mrtya jara vyadhi, birth death disease and old age. these are pushes to acquire knowledge eg. this is not our home, this is a hospital where our only purpose is get purified and go home, and get back to our real job! Jaya!

Me, I find myself battling physical illness. After my last brain surgery (which they said would be a minor surgery) I lost the material object I was most proud of - my memory - ... Now I forget simple things and most of my previous "technical knowledge" is also they lost.

Although I think it is not that serious and it seems that I am still functional, it affected me a lot emotionally and psychologically.

I have often felt very lonely, unprotected and scared. Gurudeva, I think my Japa chanting is contaminated by these feelings, many times I ask Krsna for help.

Of course, because of the causeless mercy of our Lord, I always receive external reinforcements and one way or another it seems that intelligence calms my mind ...

Gurudeva, I don't want to be a bother to our Lord, I think I know that our Lord is not my servant and I shouldn't ask him for anything, but suddenly some circumstances scare me a lot and I find myself again begging for help.

Guru Maharaja what can I do to avoid contaminating my Japa chanting with these material desires?

HpS - We face exactly the same things. In old age you lose short term memory, but you can develop ways to connect your memorys to the Holy Name, Krsna, and that is transcendental to the changing material world. The things you want to remember now are connected to things that you need to remember eternally.

Relearn your technical skills.

It should be easier than learning for the first time.

Relearn the ones you want to relearn. Mercy of Krsna you can forget the rest.

Learn to take notes.

Chant HK and let Krsna remind you of what you need to know.

When I am afraid I chant and surrender: If you want to kill me, have me attacked by a pack of wild dogs and body ripped into pieces, that is O.K. I know that chanting and dancing in Lord Caitanya's Sankirtan can keep me above any material situation

Experiment with this.

We have been through tough times.

The social/emotional ones are worse than the physical ones, and it has worked.

We have more progress to do also so we can be transcendental to air plane crashes. Take the challenges as mercy sent by Krsna to teach you to be a better dancer.

Thank Krsna and chant with that attitude.

Hare Krsna!

I currently visit the temple very little, but I am trying to stay active in the service from my current position. I continue to chant minimum 16 rounds, 4 principles, Sadhana and regular reading and I am very happy to regularly attend the FMP and your classes and those of the high Vaisnavas of ASA.

I am studying Bhakti Sastri online at the Institute of Bhaktivedanta Studies under the direction of H. H. Yadhunandana Swami. –In some class you said “Study the books, thinking how you are going to teach it to others”, so while I am studying I am trying to develop my ideas to share it with the children of Crecer Vaisnava

HpS - Do not desire anything else!!! Super.

We hope to be useful at some point, we are moving slowly but we seem to keep moving forward.

I had some interesting talks with Dr. Sven Doehner (When the pandemic began, he and his wife -María- moved to Oaxaca and he mentions that now he will minimize his face-to-face meetings and only make recordings and interviews with key topics to dedicate himself to writing) He is working on a project on "The voice - the sound - as the manifestation of all aspects of the human experience" I relate it to the Kirtan, the Sankirtan and the ASA classes, where we frequently receive the impact of sound beyond what the view offers (I think it's interesting). He sometimes begins his presentation with the question, Is it better to be seen or to be heard? And when Prabhu Abhirama Thakura, during a class, commented on Miguel Polo's project, “Speech and Active Listening”, I couldn't help but relate them.

HpS - We also remember him! Hare Krsna. So many nice people with whom we can share the Bhakti vedanta Library ... Bh. Siddhanta S. commentaries on SB  through Srila Prabhupada.

Wonderful details. Archytypical stories.

Guru Maharaja, I have thought a lot about everything that you share with us through the DTC, the movie and so many things. They are truly transcendental and transformative projects that give another meaning to our own experiences. Of course, we cannot imitate you, but we try to learn from you. So I seem to appreciate more clearly that no matter what situation we find ourselves in, it can bring us closer to Sri Krsna. (I think he forgot it frequently)

Thank you for allowing us to witness the transcendental magic of the Supreme Mystic. Thank you very much Gurudeva. I pray that I can be of use to you and not be a burden to drag.

Your would-be servant

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA - - - Thank you. Send more news of your Sankirtan as it develops. You are very big help to us. Your progress seems to be very nice. Please offer our respects to everyone you meet in Mexico etc. Photos attached.