All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Maharaja, please accept my humble obeisances
Here is bhakta Rodrigo Hernandez from Chile. Please excuse me for not writing earlier. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
The trip to Peru was wonderful. Devotees of Peru are very nice. I also made very good contacts. And most importantly, I could talk to you. Thank you very much for your association!!
Life without Krishna consciousness and without you would be the hell!
I recently sent photos of the event "Tribute to Prabhupada" (Universidad Ricardo Palma) to [email protected]
Do you received these photos? I also took many pictures for your Vyasa Puja. Do you need some one?
The last days I have not felt very good. I think I'm frustrated the material world. There are much pain, so much suffering. Also my relationship with people is changing. I've always expected great things from people, then sometimes comes disappointment.
I think every time I cling to any person or thing sooner or later comes the suffering. (cada vez que yo me apego a alguna persona o cosa, termino sufriendo)
I'm also a bit tired of taking medications at night (taking 900 mg of quetiapine is a very high dose. I sleep totally doped. The problem is that with a lower dose did not work either). Bipolar depression does not help me at all in my spiritual life. It is more difficult a spiritual life with bipolar depression. It is much harder to control the mind and senses.
By the same, I'm not happy with my spiritual life. Always chant my rounds later. I can not yet have a good sadhana. I'm not ready to seek refuge in you.
We're working on Utsaha Magazine 2. The first issue was very well received, people really liked the magazine. But the magazine was giving away nearly 90%. Very few sales.
On Sunday I interviewed for Utsaha 2 to Chandramukha Swami Maharaja (Brazil). His answers are very good. Maharaja was so happy, he sent me two articles to Utsaha.
The great difficulty is to get money for the magazine. We will ask for donations in Chile and abroad, we will sell advertising and maybe do a cultural event to raise money.
Could you write an article on "philosophy, science and religion” for Utsaha 2?
Some good news: Recently, a website published some poems of mine. I mentioned to you in my biography. The link is
http://www.poesias.cl/escriben_hoy.htm # rhp
Now in March published a small book of mine in the Netherlands. A couple of poems translated into Dutch. I think that all good things in life are possible thanks to the blessings of Krishna and Guru (Srila Prabhupada and you).
Jay Srila Prabhupada! Jay Hanumatpresaka Swami!!
Your humble servant,
Bhakta Rodrigo Hernandez Piceros
Hps - Jaya! AGTSP pamho. Yes, we got the fotos but we haven't had chance to open them. We are in Madrid. It is 9.38PM. We returned from a 9-hour trip and and program at the devotee/temple land here in Spain. Is very simple, but some possibility. I don't think it will be a final solution. It depends too much on the few persons involved. Only as our community grows in size and strength of personal relations based on individual strength, can we expect lasting solutions. Thus our idea is to do something that we can later sell to someone else when we move on to a more permanent solution.
In terms of land this is easy: Put in buildings, water, electricity that people will want and then we you most likely move with new community to new place you can sell these to buy your next step.
How this applys to Utasha, I am not sure. It is your meditation, along with other devotees in Chile. Of course, they also may not be much help as they are involved in other projects.
So where is the best place to start in this complicated project???
Harer Nama. Medication, relationships, literature - Put improved Japa as the basis. Even if you can raise your standard to only chanting one round earlier, but keep it then that is the best step forward. I face the same struggle. I'm going to finish these letters. Now it is 9.44PM but read a little from the KRSNA book before I take rest. Usually I fail and don't read. But now I will start this permanent advance. Always read something!
Write us again in a little bit after applying this stuff, no?!