Dear gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
 

This week we received word from our lawyer that Mdd has received a five year visa. It cannot be because of something other than mercy, and i guess Radha Gopinath had a vision when we were both living in Radhadesh, because that mutual stay now offered us our legal means. With only a little more than two weeks of pregnancy left, this news came at the right time. Because of my parttime work and the pregnancy's crescendo our sleeping pattern is disturbed, and i miss the collective Japa Joe sessions. But chanting is going on nicely and without faltering, slowly getting more tasty

Still there is not much strength and focus there, i realize, especially when singing bhajan in a group. These don't come cheap! I am looking forward to Februari, when you'll visit Radhadesh. You asked me to prepare last May, and in this time i was shown so much, it is so wonderful! Because of my current situation i need to plan ahead, so if you still want to accept me as your disciple i ask if you can decide on some period in which the ceremony can take place. I ask you in this way because it is expensive for us as a family to stay in Radhadesh. We can visit for about four nights. I will ask the Amsterdam TP for a letter of recommendation. I look forward to your reply.

I also look forward to the development of your Journey to the Orient project. Thank you for the DTC updates, it's nice to read. Good luck and a good Hare Krishna time in the many programs.

Your aspiring servant,
Richard

 HpS - ASA -   Are you chanting 16 enthusiastic rounds/day, following four principles strictly, rising by 4AM (or Brahma muhurta) for Mangala arati, kirtan and Srimad Bhagavatam etc? Do you have a healthy relationship with the Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON?  You have to keep this standard for one year before 1st initiation. Nothing has changed. {:0).     Then for your whole lif, then 2nd, 3rd... initiation.  Is a wonderful journey, but very personal and individual also. Was 11-years after Prabhupada met Srila Bhaktisiddhanta that he took initiation, no?

Congratulations on becoming a Legal Alien.

Our calendar for Radha desa is fixed in the www.jayarama.us/kd/cal.txt

We are in Spain and Radhadesa for the whole month of May.