<big>Dear Gurumaharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!</big>

<big>It's been rather quiet here on the letterforum, and i suppose digital stacks piled up during your recent travels. </big>

              ASA (Brown) - AGTSP!!!!   paoho & bw. Yeah, we took a break. It was great. No internet for three weeks. We will probably be like that more and more. Spend more time writing books for you and everyone else. We got 60-pages written of TPP Step one so far.

<big>I was happy to learn about 'radio silence' during parts of your travels, allowing space for internal travels. Seen some nice pictures of yours truly, but i often feel like missing out. No money to travel these days.</big>

<big>Things are going slowly, surely. I am studying two seminars on Bg ch 12, given by mother Urmila, and these reflections helped me a lot in gradually learning the differences between karma-yoga and bhakti yoga practically in my life. It is a introspection into my motives and attitudes, and i realized my lack of peace of mind, the goal of the first stage on the bhakti path, as outlined in 12.10. It also shows my faith is not very strong. It is a low level actually, but i'm very happy to finally get a grasp of where i stand. By grace of devotees i was asked to give class for a monthly program, and in two weeks i may speak on Sundayfeast in Amsterdam temple. Topic is this ch 12. It is a big topic actually, and i seek your blessings Gurumaharaja. </big>

<big>I have had quite a bit of temple time. Some seminars, usually dinner club and bhajanevening on friday, or / and sundayfeast with the family. Generally, once a week at least. Practical service if family situation allows. Received inspiration since beginning of the year to pick up SB, continued in Canto 4. Still quite some timewasting, but it has been worse, so it's not all bad. </big>

<big>Sankirtan and maintaining KC during cabby work positively acts on several levels, although i sometimes wish for more sattvic surroundings. Ofcourse, Krishna is arranging my medicin, so i have to play the game. Often with a hint of enthusiasm even. (12.10, working with Krishna as the maintainer works as a powerful meditation.) Getting up early often doesn't work, usually 9 at the latest, and i sometimes chant late in the evening, or even during driving, but all in all i manage, by grace, and i feel happy having Krishna with me. </big>

<big>Looking forward to the blog. I wish you ample and useful preaching engagements, and may your body cooperate nicely.

Jaya Gurudeva!
Your servant,
Raghava-pandita dasa.</big>

<big>              HpS -ASA --- What does Krsna want? That's the only question, right? Taxi, club, family, give it all to Krsna. Do it like you scratch your nose while doing your real work. What does Krsna really want?</big>

<big>Honk!  Honk!    Caw!   Caw!</big>