All glories to Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra
All glories to Sri Vrindavan Dham
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to Swami Hanumatpresaka.
Hare krishna dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
HpS - ASA - AGTSP, Maybe Daisy Feet (Like many Disciples of Prabhupada by His Mercy)
I hope that this letter meets U in very good health and that U are happy in serving the Lord,
I write from Santiago de Chile, to tell how is my life. I'm in the second year of my career in psychology, I tell you that last year by your mercy I had the first place in my generation,
HpS - Jaya! We remember you nice school.
...and this year I'm trying a lot to achieve that also, on the other hand I have one offering for you with too much love, this year I was helping in a class called History of the psychological thought, where there is explained since the Greeks to current theories of psychology, then talking with the teacher gave me the space to include a unit in the course called "Vedic culture, beginning of the psyche concept " where I gave classes to the freshmen, explaining the concepts that exist on the mind in the Vedic culture, obviously passing through the creation of the universe, making comparison with Plato and Socrates and some more contemporary philosophers like Heidegger and Kant, and putting verses from Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita, Prabhupada was quoted in each part of the course, and as this is within the contents of the course the students were asked in their tests and examinations on the Vedas and Prabhupada, and they should quote the words of Prabhupada, so my offering to you in the sankirtana that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructed us is that every year there will be included Vedic culture within this course, I hope you like this news, I will just keep trying to do more things for the sankirtana in college.
HpS - This is very nice. You must be a genius. Where did you learn about the History of Western Pschology? Just from this one class you had? This is very much the center of all of our work now.
These days I've been very inspired by the spiritual life with a great desire to have more profound achievements in service to Sri Radha and Krishna, I hope to have Your blessings.
HpS - You must learn to become as light as a feather.
I also wanted to tell you that I am very happy because this Thursday in Santiago we began a program that I told U when we were in India two years ago, It is about reading the Caitanya Caritamrita and do bhajans to bring together devotees and to become more close to each other in the mood the glorification of the holy name, so I wanted to ask you to give me all Your blessings in this new and beautiful process to serve the Vaisnavas.
HpS - So, nice. You have found such a nice place to do your bhajan, under the shade of CC.
On the other hand I have two questions I wanted to ask, the first one is related to one meaning of a verse of the Caitanya caritamrta that Prabhupada gives about envy I wanted to show it so U may help me understand it better:
The word Upeksa means disdain. The envious person should be overlooked. The preacher has a duty to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, making friends with the Vaisnavas, show mercy to the innocent and reject or neglect those who are envious or are jealous. In the movement for Krishna consciousness there are many people envious vaisnavas wearing habits, and do not consider them at all. There is no point to serve an envious person dressed in Vaishnava. When Narottama dasa Thakura says nistāra peyeche chadiya keba Vaishnava seva refers to true Vaishnava, not envious or jealous people dressed as Vaisnavas. (Caitanya-caritamrta / Madhya-Lila, chapter 1, verse 218)
How shall I understand this? Gurudeva
HpS - I don't know the exact meaning, but one could be Bengali people who were formally in the Sannyasa order but were using that to control temples and people to get fame and money. Others could be devotees in ISKCON or other modern movements who also dress like Prabhupada followeres but really use that to try to get fame and drive out real devotees. Is very subtle thing to apply. Be careful.
And the second question is related to the altar that I have in my house. I would put between the picture of Srila Prabhupada and the photo of you, two great personalities, Srila Bhakti Swarup Damodar Goswami Maharaja and Prabhu Jayananda, in order to honor them every day when I do the artik, what do you think about that? Is it suitable or convenient to do so?.
HpS - Little subtle. Jayananda Das was so great that probably every devotee in ISKCON would not mind having him between him and Prabhupada. BSDM is my Sannyasa Guru, Senior God brother but in some ways I also feel of him as my Godbrother also. So is subtle relating God Brothers into the Parampara. As a fomality of Diksa a small picture of me after Prabhupada in Paramapara seems correct, but as a personal thing. I don't mind sitting after BSDM, Jayananda Das and many other Godbrothers and "God Sons and Nephews" in line to Prabhupada.
I hope you forgive me for this long letter, but I did not write to U for so long and I had much to tell.
Your eternal servant who loves U all so much
Abhimanyu das
P.D. : My girlfriend, who is called Ingrid, also wanted to write that she feels great admiration for you and for the work that you do as being my spiritual master, due to she is impressed that people who may have little faith You are able to fill motivation and love for Krishna inside them, making purify their hearts, for that I wanted to express that she is thankful for Your service as spiritual master, and she feels very inspired by U, so she wants to thank all the will and motivation that you have in order to serve Krishna, Prabhupada and all mankind.
HpS - Thank you for nice letter. I HOPE four principles, up early, 16-enthusiastic rounds are strong!! Then will go ahead smooth. See our news in the Kapi Dhvaja tomorrow. Thank you. Very useful letter. Our respects to Ingrid, you family, everyone!