2010 Letters

Calendar Confusion 3 (11/07/10) _____ Mahārāja, All this confusion is symptomatic of the state of affairs in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism.... it is complete unorganized, out of sync, messed up and as confused as Hinduism. The only thing worse would be Christianity!!!!!!! Can't we just have a calendar of the list I gave you, or if necessary, even shorten that to the most basic, basic, basic Read more...

Calendar Confusion 2 (11-07-10) _____Mahārāja, All our devotees worldwide received the notice that Govardhana-pūjā was November 7th, Sunday. But we just got photos of Govardhan-pūjā at Rādhā-Dāmodara Temple which means that Govardhan-pūjā must have been on Saturday, November 6th. Why is it that we cannot get the calendar issue right?!!!!! Ekādaśī before last had the date right, but the day of the week was Read more...

Calendar Confusion 1 (11/07/10) _____Mahārāja, I checked the Hindu calendars online and everyone says Diwali was on November 5th, so why did our calendar say November 6th? Two years ago the devotees from Mexico came all the way to Vṛndāvana, but arrived late for Govardhan-pūjā because our calendar was wrong. So maybe we should just get our calendar from ____ Goswami and then add Read more...

The Call of Rūpa Gosvāmī (11/11/10)Daṇḍavats K______Das,All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.Nice to hear from you.Regarding your question - Rūpa Gosvāmī is a nitya-siddha devotee of the highest type and his call to live at Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the pouring out of his heart from the liberated platform to all liberated souls who have attained pure love of Kṛṣṇa (prema-bhakti). This 'call' comes at the end of Read more...

My Little Service at Rādhā-Dāmodara (11/23/10) _____ Mahārāja, Thank you for all your sincere service over the years and I hope Kṛṣṇa arranges much more for the future. YES, I also remember that day at Govardhana… it seems like yesterday! YES, by all means if the Gāyatrī Book can be reprinted that would be fantastic. Probably in softbound as it is more affordable, but Read more...

A Pleasant Relief (08/01/10) G__, Nice report. Looking forward to seeing photos of Mahāprabhu. One interesting news is that B___ will be returning to Vṛndāvana around mid-September to continue his service at Rādhā-Dāmodara. I had several long talks with B___ and although he is filled with sincere appreciation for all I have done for him, he nonetheless has his own way of thinking and Read more...

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness at Gunpoint (12/03/10) _____ Prabhu, Absolutely, because I also do not have the time for the next 5 months for such detailed email exchanges. There are indeed plenty of banditos here in old Mexico and if there is ever a conversation at gunpoint its probably going to be them that has the gun! I was thinking just yesterday that if the occasion Read more...

My Humble Request to You (12/08/10) Dear ______, Please accept my humble blessings. I am still in Mexico working to establish our āśrama here so that the devotees will have a place in the West to serve and to worship Mahāprabhu and Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda. It is really hard work, but I hope that by after Gaura Pūrṇīmā I will be able to return Read more...

The ‘Sucky Truth’ (12/08/10) _____Mahārāja, YES, of course we don't really want to send anyone to the water factory, but for harmony’s sake you will have to see the situation from N_____’s viewpoint. He is paying most of the bills for supporting everyone and everything at the āśrama except for some small purchases made by you. Everything else - electric, phone, internet, main bhoga, Read more...

A Bull-Head with No Vision (12/08/10) _____ Mahārāja, First send me N______’s email address or K_____’s email address ASAP and I will then write him about this. No doubt he is a bull-head and has little or no vision how to make anything a future for S_____. S____ is still a kid. If necessary an older devotee like R_____, A_____ or S____ should work Read more...