Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami, PAMHO, AGTSP!!
I hope that you are fine!! Maybe when you see the name of the person who writes this letter cant remember about me, its logic cause I only wrote two letters to you and we didn’t meet in person (presentation about me http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/node/3411 and another letter http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/node/3587 )
Now in Madrid the situation is new and personally I have good vibes with the new projects that ISCKON Madrid want to develop. You know that the situations that we lived in Madrid were very strong for all but I think that we should to continue working together.
The reason of this letter is because from some months ago I would like to understand better about the instructions of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. For me A. C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the person who gave meaning to my life and I consider him like my principal siksa guru. Thanks to him we have fantastic books with the greatest philosophy that I couldn’t image before reading books like Bhagavad Gita.
The reality is that I need the help of somebody more advanced than me if I want to serve better to S.P. This is the reason why I write you. I would like to take instructions and diksa from you.
The authorities of the temple recommend me that I should begin to think in searching for a spiritual master and in the future to take diksa. I think that all of the Gurus that you can find in ISCKON have a true desire to serve to S.P, and all of them are great option but in a personal level I feel special inspiration from you. I read your blog and your tweets and for me your writes helps and give me more desires to work for S.P.
My personal situation:
- In December of 2012 I started to chant some rounds, in January I went to Madrid with Jaramara Prabhu and I visited for the first time in my life a temple, and in march-april I began to follow the 4 principal regulations and chant 16 round everyday (when I finished to read bhagavad ghita my third year university I became vegetarian).
-I live in Madrid temple from October of 2013.
-Works in the temple (in the past and now): clean the temple, the pots, bathrooms, ashram, serve prasadam, go to shopping, play instruments (mridanga in spiritual program), help in economical administration (informatic administration), boutique, prepare the restaurant, serve to the devotes and senior devotes that come and pass a period of time in Madrid)
-I pass the curse of Introduction of Bhakti Yoga successfully and now im doing Bhakti Sastri.
Thank for your continuous inspiration!! Hare Krishna!!
I would like to be your formal aspirant disciple is it possible?
Your servant Bhakta Marcos.
HpS - AGTSP very nice! Have you read , www.jayarama.us/kd/guru-tattva.txt
It has details of initiation.