*This report was posted as a letter since the report system was not taking even 100 words*

ASA/Uncle Gismo - Hmmph! We have to ask Prahlada-nrsmha Das to look at it.

He is a genius.

Hare Krishna

ASA - Should put a "," after Hare Krsna, no? Everyone makes that mistake.

Dear Gurumaharaja

Plase accept our humble obeisances [.]

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada [.]

All glories to the Sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya [.]

By the mercy of the Vaishnavas, SP Books, Holy Name, and your infinite mercy towards us, we keep hanging on this endeavor of becoming more Krishna conscious.

ASA - Waking up!

Report of our activities this year:

Travels: This year Lords Krishna Blesses us so much by allowing us to be in so many holy places. We visited in April 2022 Ranchor Prabhu's Father and Mother in Mumbai, they didn't see Ranchor Prabhu in 12 years. Was intense. They took us to their village and we visited in the way: Sri Vrindavan Dham, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya (Lord Rama's Birthplace, Sooo Amazing), and Lumbini (Lord Budha's birthplace); We also participate in the Arrangements for the filming of 'Diary of a Traveling Creature' Chapter India in September of 2022 - Once in a Life experience to serve wonderful devotees and Scholars and visit Kolkata, Mayapur, Manipur, Delhi, Vrindavan Govardhan, Radhakunda, and we are very grateful to you Gurumaharaja for giving us this opportunity.

I received 2nd Initiation on the first day of Karthik, in Bhaktivedanta Govardhan Asharam in Govardhan, in a beautiful goshala, so auspicious; uplift me to be enthusiastic and more serious in our KC daily practice.

HpS - Was incredible. Cows passing stool and urine during the ceremony. GOLOKA!

Sadhana: We wake up for Mangal aratiks 5x a week, We are taking the effort to chant as many rounds as possible before 8am (before work starts), sometimes late rounds remain, this year I'm been working a lot and sleeping so less so it has affected my chanting significantly, i had changed 2 jobs, and working remotely now as Manager at a Start-Up for Latinamerican markets. I worship our home deities every day: Sri Sri Goura Nitai, Sri Harinama Prabhu and Sri Sri Radha Krishna. The rest is taking care of home duties and husband.

Study: Ranchor Prabhu reads SB and i listen while cooking. We reached 6th canto, 15th chapter in September, i had tried to study our Daily songs for their meaning, my memory is Not good at all, but general meaning is remaining,... small small steps. We had learned a set of Morning prayers (including Mangalacharana, Astakams, Bhajans) that we recite every morning and they make us ready for the day.

HpS - It is amazing how much SB you can finish in one year if you just read every day like this!

Seva: I'm been struggling to understand what is my role in this sankirtan movement,

HpS - I think even Lord Chaitanya struggles with this. Mayadevi has such power and the Jivas are SOOOO naughtly in Kali-yuga that even he has a hard time tying down exactly what He is supposed to do.

but analizing what Krishna give me as services, I can see more myself as helper of the helper (servant of the servant), My ego still fights because maybe wants recognition or to achieve things fast. I had a very nice conversation with Jagatharini Mataji (Bhurijana Prabhu's Wife) at Goverdhan Retreat about this, and her words make me keep enthusiastic and patient, and mostly trusting in the process. Other services in the year have been Services for NIOS (translations, transcriptions), Project Administration, cooking, and mostly learning how to play together with others.

ASA - ! 👍👍👍

Interpersonal: I had never had as many frictions with devotees before as this year, is purifying but at the same time I can not betray the way I think as individual. Also, under the conditioning of this body (woman), we are more pushed to just follow instructions and that had generated some anger and overthinking issues in me. Ranchor Prabhu is tolerant of me but i dont want to serve him all my life as a bitter and unsatisfied servant.

Anything good that happen in our lives this year, has been only possible due to you, Srila Prabhupada, and other vaishnava's mercy. We got your association in Vraj, your mercy through 2nd initiation, and also we got a place near Giri Govardhan by the causeless mercy of the Divine Couple. Definitely a blessed year.

Please never forget us, and continue engaging us in your service.

Yours,

Govinda Pramodini Dasi & Ranchor Krishna Das

PS. As you suggested me before, now that i travel i try to write my experiences. I share here one note that i wrote in April 2022.

Dear Gurudeva

Today, Sunday April 3th at 4;30am we arrived to India for a 1-month stay.

We will spend 2 days in Govardhan, 3 days in Vrindavan, them Mumbai for Rama Navami and visit my father and mother-in-law, then we all will travel to their village in Sidharnagar. So far that's the plan Krishna allows.

While entering Mathura, just when the sun was rising, I could see the beauty of simple life, almost like visual poetry.

The valleys, full of wheat, were now been harvested, some fields are with big dust clouds above due to cutting and some others are been cut by hand, I can see the golden backs of the villagers under the sun, carrying the long grasses and then feeding cows. An envolving dry grass smell saturates the air, then the ladies carrying buckets on their heads and making dung patties next to the straw and cow dong houses decorated with festive patterns. Naturally, people get together in groups of the same age, the man sitting and talking, the children playing, young girls joking among themselves, then is buffaloes and cows looking for their breakfast.

In the horizon we can see now Govardhan town, now cars are not allow inside Govardhan so we took the back new road, Govardhan is been protected with some fences and a nice parikrama marg is been constructed. 

We run some errands and in the evening we went to ISKCON Govardhan and offer respect to the devotees there. The moon like a bright smile was in the sky and the breeze was blowing, it was neither cold nor hot, was just pleasant. 

Devotees were doing puja to Govardhan from the temple roof and singing Jaya Radhe Jaya Krishna Jay Vrindavan... We had CC class with Asita Maharaj, He discussed how we should never be worried about what will happen to us if we die, and that we should not be fearful, krishna will arrange for us. In the same way, a Loved one will arrange to pick you up from the airport, everything is arranged... the time, the vehicle, the destination, etc... In the same way, Krishna will arrange everything. And I think I can not waste more time and I have to prepare for Krishna to pick me up anytime. 

I guess I wrote this letter better in my mind while all this was happening.... Just I offer my obeisances to your lotus feet, and I aspire that one day I can be worthy recipient of your mercy. Please bless me so I can keep the right state of consciousness and the right state of heart while in the Dham and carry it with me wherever I may go.

Govinda

HpS - ASA --- For us the two titles: Mataji and Swamiji are both equally heavy.

Thing is how you make your title of Swamiji or Matajo glorious.

One good woman can stop more enemy armies by her strict adherence to her Dharma, husband, family than 100,000 soldiers.

Of course, it is hard to find such a good woman, no?

Yet, we can contribute something with Visnupriya and Sita's help!