Hare Krishna Gurudev!
Please accept my most humble obeisances! All glories to Gauranga! All Glories to Srila Prabhupad! Happy Sita Navami!!!
HpS - Thank you!!! It is very good to hear from you. How are all the airplane mechanics in your family?
I hope you have been doing well and taking it easy at your base.
HpS - ASA -- Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Is there anyone in this material world who is not being chased by the Tigers of Nescience at every moment in every place? Ooof! We got our selves into one big mess, but yes, it is good to change from suffering while traveling to suffering while sitting. Thank you very much. What about you?
We (the family) miss you tons and look forward to seeing you. We watch your lectures on youtube often streamed to the tv. My parents send their best and ask for blessings.
HpS - May they all advance devotional service!
Some news since the last update; I have a new job now (been about a month). It’s pretty great- keeps me busy, on my toes, pays better than the last one. Krishna is very kind and watching out… I was offered a leadership position and given a laptop and other goodies. It’s serious and I think it’ll take me further along career wise. It’s contracted so not sure where I’ll be after 2 years but its keeping my dependence on Krishna strong. I have my own place now also (Krishnas place). Trying to fill it with devotees but the youth association is weak here, but still trying! Sadhana is decent, sometimes my hours start at 5 am, so I get a good chunk of my rounds done during brahma murat [Muhurta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhurta] (and can’t make it to the FMP). Please forgive me on that front.
ASA - We have the same problem. fighting with Tama-guna. You will get better at it if you fight. Then you will get even a better position to serve Krsna!!!
The last letter you sent had the most beautiful sentiment. You said to pray for a “decent dude” or “Ask Radharani to share Krishna with you…” haha. I thought about doing the latter and the funny thing is when I went to the alter, I saw how beautiful and perfect they were together, and couldn’t get myself to ask her. I told my friend AcyutaGopi the conundrum and she responded “I just want them both happy and smiling. The amazing thing is that’s exactly when she takes your hand and shares him. Its like magic. When you don’t ask for it, her heart melts.”
I thought about that and how her heart is an ocean of love with no shore and no bottom.
ASA - "Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta, Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrndavana-dhama, by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, (Translated by Kusakratha Dasa)
1.2 I am not strong enough to go to the far shore of the great nectar ocean of Vrndavana’s glories. Who can go there? However, because I love Vrndavana I will now dip into that ocean. I pray that this endeavor may become successful and bring an auspicious result."
Been thinking of that consistently. Still hoping secretly other prospects may blossom.
ASA: "Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) explains to Neo that the Matrix is an illusory world created to prevent humans from discovering that they are slaves to an external influence. Holding out a capsule on each of his palms, he describes the choice facing Neo:
This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.
ALSO! Baltimore finally opened their new temple and RADHA MADHAVA were installed (Pictures included). They are breathtaking! And just pull pull pull on heartstrings. My eyes spurted out tears like fire sprinkles the first time I saw them. It was magical. Even more so, the first night, after Maha Abhishek and the eye opening, the pujari did a special darshan of Radha Madhava sleeping. The dieties were laying down and we donated gold and gems to be molded for their ratna-asana. I had never seen anything like it. The whole alter was lit with candles! Ive never heard or seen anything like it!
I hope you can come soon and be seen by them! They are truly splendid!
ASA - NGD, our host here, grew up in ISKCON there. He watched the installation on internet. Maybe he saw you? He told us about them.
That is all about I have to report. Learning to now fight maya [Maya] day by day with work and increasing responsibilities. Please send your blessings that everything I do is for Krishna and never to satisfy my own wicked desires. Please keep me engaged, and sheltered at your lotus feet gurudeva.
With much love and respect.
Your aspiring servant,
Sugopi dd
HpS-ASA -- Thank you. Your life is getting more and more interesting. Shocks us!
What about your father? Is the battle with the Dragon waiting up ahead for him and his friends?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16B5Xm8_IKw
