10/07/15 Dearmost Guru Maharaja: Kindly receive my sincere dandavats and pranams. All glories to our incredible founding acarya, HDG Srila Prabhupada!!!
1. Greetings from Sri Sri Radha Gopinath's Auburn Ca residence. As Their unworthy servant and yours, please know i pray for you daily.
2. i try not to take too much of your valuable time by not writting to you more than once in two months approximately. OK? How many times a month, 2 months, 3 months do you want me to write? It is understood i could contact you more often in an emergency.
3. The Sacramento ISKON devotees have asked me again to humbly request you please visit us twice in 2016. In your reply to my last correspondence, you said the scheduling should be made directly with you. So, i am hoping to get some tentative dates on the calendar in your reply to this letter, if you would be so merciful.
4. The Sacramento ISKON devotees rented a community hall and advertised a Janmastami event. It was a huge endeavor for us. Krsna reciprocated wonderfully and the attendance was approx 400! Program began with traditional Indian dance; then abishek for which everyone was invited to participate. It lasted 1 1/2 hours! Then prasadam which we all cooked and brought to the hall. Yours truly was appointed to make 4, 16 qt. pots of panir-potatoe-subji in tomatoe sauce base. Also, our beloved Radha-Gopinath were selected to receive abishek! i made outfits for Them to wear and They were just too sweet. Then kirtan. Then lecture. Then more kirtan and arati with 56 preparations!!! Then Midnight to 1am arati! Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja was a home program. Also, Sri Radhastami was a home program but none the less ecstatic!
There's been book distribution and Hari Nam Sankirtan. A big event featuring book distribution this Sun from 3pm to 11pm!
5. Radha-Gopinath now have Their own curry-leaf plant!
6. Just finishing last book of CC. Finished "Srila Prabhupada's Miracle" by Vaikunthanath das. i'm devouring with heart and mind "A Comprehensive Guide to BHAGAVAD-GITA" by H.D.Goswami. Finished "Heart of Devotion Nine Essays for Spiritual Reflection" by Satyaraja Dasa.
7. Took association and prasad at our house with Vikasananda Krsna Das and family (he's our facilitator. You didn't meet him as he was at New Dwarka Dham when you were here. He's really a great leader.) Also Jaya Krsna Das and family (he brought your japa mala to you here after we got home from the program) Having Sashi Prabhu and family this Fri. evening. They, in particular, are most anxious for your next visit. They have been praying for the "right" diksa guru for years. They very much desire to host you in their home in Folsom. We pray you could stay with us if it pleases you on your second visit.
8. Health is holding up ok.
9. When you were visiting us, i approached you re. 2nd initiation. You said that beginning 2016, Bhakti sastra course completion is required. Do you have a You-Tube presentation of this course? Or does GBC have standardized text now? You mentioned we could perform ceremony over the phone i think. Is it also possible to perform ceremony during one of your visits next year?
10. Puja room now has 10" by 8" composite murti of Srila Prabhupada with 2 sets of clothes. He's wonderful!!!
10A. Rounds seemto be more and more relishible by Lord Caitanya's mercy!!!
11. Thank you for being my eternal friend and cherished diksha representative of Srila Prabhupada!!!!
"...one must simply allow the pastimes of Lord Krsna to blow within one's heart like a favorable breeze, then one will surely find spiritual peace..." SP purport SB 12.13.2
Offering dandavats and pranams again and again!
YUS, Kalindi Devi dasi
ASA - Thank you for the letter. Looking forward to service in Goloka!!!! Thank you for the news. Some photos if it is possible!!!