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TLGASP!
No se cómo explicar ni defender mi mal comportamiento, sólo quiero decirle que estoy tratando de salir adelante en mi vida espiritual, con muchos tropiezos, muchos anarthas, algunos pocos avances pero también retrocesos, esa es la verdad.
Actualmente mi servicio en el Templo de Arequipa es administrativo, y gracias a las madres y devotos que realizan su servicio devocional de forma satisfactoria, las actividades son relativamente buenas, ha crecido la comunidad de devotos, la prédica a los nuevos amigos de Krishna es diaria y constante; cada cierto tiempo salimos a las calles a hacer Harinam Sankirtan y Food For Life. La concurrencia del público al Templo es buena en las fiestas devocionales. Pensamos realizar un ratha yatra este año en el Corso de la Amistad por las principales calles de la ciudad, pero aun es solo un proyecto (seria el 15 de agosto 2025).
En lo personal, he vuelto nuevamente a estudiar el Srimad Bhagavatam todos los miércoles con el grupo de estudio de prabhu Laksman Agraja das. Eso ha despertado mucho entusiasmo en mi y también me sirve de repaso, como también la lectura del Bhagavad Gita y Néctar de la Instrucción entre otras obras.
Mi sadhana todavía es muy debil, a veces no llego a cantar todas mis rondas, con la promesa de recuperarlas al día siguiente, algo que no logro cumplir; pero aun así trato de seguir cantando como sea y donde pueda sin perder la atención en el canto. No logro despertarme más temprano de mi horario habitual, soy un tanto perezoso debo confesar. A pesar de ser vegetariano desde hace muchos años, no siempre me alimento de Krishna prasada. Por lo demás, sigo los 4 principios regulativos de manera formal.
Le debo confesar algo, si no le he escrito anteriormente es porque me he sentido avergonzado de no ser un buen discípulo, ni siquiera un candidato de discípulo para usted, a quien considero un fidedigno representante de Dios en la tierra. Pero le estoy profundamente agradecido por su infinita misericordia y por darme la oportunidad de poder mejorar y ser un digno representante del movimiento Hare Krishna de ISKCON.
Su insignificante seguidor,
Raya Ramananda das
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Hare Krishna,
Dear and remembered Gurudeva
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
TLGASP!
ASA - AGTSP!!!!!!!! !!!
I don't know how to explain or defend my bad behavior. I just want to tell you that I'm trying to move forward in my spiritual life, with many setbacks, many anarthas, some small advances, but also setbacks. That's the truth.
Currently, my service at the Arequipa Temple is administrative, and thanks to the mothers and devotees who perform their devotional service satisfactorily, the activities are relatively good.
The community of devotees has grown.
Sermons to new friends of Krishna are daily and constant.
Every so often, we go out into the streets to perform Harinam Sankirtan and Food for Life.
Public attendance at the Temple is good during devotional festivals. We plan to hold a ratha yatra this year on the Corso de la Amistad (Friendship Parade) through the main streets of the city, but it is still only a project (it would be on August 15, 2025).
HpS - Do it!!
Personally, I've returned to studying Srimad Bhagavatam every Wednesday with Prabhu Laksman Agraja das's study group. This has sparked a lot of enthusiasm in me and also serves as a review, as does reading the Bhagavad Gita and Nectar of Instruction, among other works.
My sadhana is still very weak; sometimes I don't manage to chant all my rounds, promising to make them up the next day, something I fail to do. But I still try to keep chanting however and wherever I can without losing my focus on the chanting.
I can't seem to wake up earlier than my usual schedule; I'm a bit lazy, I must confess. Despite being a vegetarian for many years, I don't always eat Krishna prasada. Otherwise, I follow the four regulative principles formally.
I must confess something: if I haven't written to you before, it's because I felt ashamed of not being a good disciple, or even a candidate for one, for you, whom I consider a true representative of God on earth. But I am deeply grateful for your infinite mercy and for giving me the opportunity to improve and become a worthy representative of ISKCON's Hare Krishna movement.
Your insignificant follower,
Raya Ramananda das
HpS/ASA - You, me, are better than some, worse than others.
NoD/Rupa Goswami, Srila Prabhupada, says that if we cannot chant our 16-rounds, then fix a number that we know we can chant for a fixed number of days eg. I know I can chant 9-rounds/day until the next Ekadasi.
Then don't accept excuses from your mind. Do it!
Then judge by the results and take the next vow of number and days.
It works, you will be fixed in doing it, because it works!!!
Thanks for your report.
Your association is always desireable.
So much respects to everyone in Hari Kripa.
Hope to see you soon.
