Hare Krishna Maharaja

PAMHO     All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

So happy to hear about your succsseful presentations in Mexico and Peru.  Getting ready to drive to San Francisco for Ratha Yatra tomorrow.  ISKCON Sacramento is preparing a nice Janmashtami celebration for the community.  They rented a large meeting room (the cafeteria of a closed junior high school).  We are distributing flyers and reaching out to the large local Indian population. I am curious to see what the response will be. I distributed some flyers in Auburn and Nevada City.  We are all working nicely to produce a quality program that will inspire the local Hindues to embrace Krishna Conciousness.

Am really enjoying The Science of Self-Realization.  I might have read it 20 years ago but I don't remember.  Now that I am retired and my mind is less cluttered and I am getting much more out of the book.  I have a one track mind with very strong gestalts - thank God I lived long enough and was blessed with this wonderful opportunity to refocus my life onto a meaningful path.  Before I met the devotees I was basically a jnani (not totally) in that "the jnani wants salvation from the miseries of life".  As you know, I have a good sense of service and duty.  The devotees have helped me to focus those natural tendancies into devotional service to Krishna (as well as my fellow earthlings).  I clearly remember the basic understanding of service you taught me years ago.  What book should I read next?  Do I have your permission to tell people you are my Spiritual Master?  I would ask you to be initiated but cannot promise you I would chant 16 rounds a day.  That would be a sacred promise I cannot make in good concience.

Your humble servant

David Presta

HpS - Hare Krsna. So nice to hear from you. We are tapping out to letters of this answer on our little Nokia 1520 smart phone. We are in the jungles of Peru. Internet very weak. After 12-September back in USA. Your letter is great news. Please! Contact us after 12 September! Now is like 5cents a word. Ha! Ha! Hare! In all cases we are your servant. For anything urgent our cell number here is 51 12 98 205. HpS et al