Hare Krishna Gurudev, 

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

We are super exhausted because all these responsibilities. Sometimes we want to run away with SB to a cave ( jajaja Arjuna...).

Today is Balaram purnima, so we beg for Bala!! Bhakti yoga rules!!

We meditate in BG 18.8 and have great realization, do not abandon things only cause they are difficult.

How to balance material life with spiritual life?

HpS - ASA --- Of course, there are pages of answers to this in the SB etc. Krsna's whole life in Dvaraka is a demonstration of this, but one simple formula that we think we heard from Bh'vinode Th. is that Morning is for your Spiritual Life. Don't look at you cell phone while you chant your rounds. Day time is for MAKING MONEY (with both hands), and evening is for Enjoying (go to the Super market with your family-friends and look for toys for your altar, watch KC DVDs).

How do we know what is essential, what is athyahara, prayasas?
ASA - On the basis of scripture, from the opinion of good men, from the Lord in the heart (bead-bag [Kirtan]).

We feel more and more that rural vaisnava community and cow-grazing is the way to go!!

ASA - Let's go! We planted and apple tree and rose bush on Janmastami and herd the neighbor's cats, but as we go lets take the cats and as many people as we can with us, no?

Mode of goodness seems so far away!!
ASA - Rome wasn't built in a day, and by the right means it's all play.

Thank you Gurudeva for all your inspiration. We really feel we are doing nothing for you!!

Please forgive us, we are super stupid and always busy,

Struggling to follow your footsteps,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - So much of our service to each other is the example we set in our local life. We are inspired to hear of Los Platanos. How is Maha-jana's child?