By B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami and Guru Atulananda - http://www.vrindavan.org

GM: The say from Mexico that we are inaugurating a project at farm Nandagram in a beautiful place with water falls, forest and beautiful areas in the most touristy place in Mexico, Valle de Bravo. There are plans to construct truly also. It seems trulys are the symbol of ... Vrinda. This never was my plan, but it seems that Krishna liked it, as we already have two truly temples installed and several are planned.

And the center of the capital is developing very well. It has Vaishnava Academy with a giant potential. It is tapasia to preach in a monstrous city, but as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada said, Calcutta was the best city to serve Lord Caitanya. Well, there is the more needing people and in big quantities...

Govinda maharaj, please continue to preach here today about the topic of the videos you are producing and the CD:s and its development, as I am going to attend some important things for visa etc., well urgent things.

Gs: Jay Gurudev, it takes us three days to move to the centre of the city Antofagasta, to a block of the pavement. The place is quite big, with more than 10 rooms including a little cinema for Vrinda productions. The official inauguration should be as an offering to You on the 12 of October, and we hope for your blessings and the blessings from all our beautiful Vaishnava family. We already started the activities yesterday with a reunion of the Vaishnava Academy and we have already some courses with participation from a nice group of friends and

Vrinda p. is accumulating a lot of visual material. A video shows a majority of our projects and programs. And now it has become easier to send them abroad, as the videos can be sent on CD:s. We have had the opportunity to continue presenting some documents on TV. Now we have been very blessed; a dream is already fulfilled, the dream to have a hall exclusively for a giant screen

BAP: What an ecstatic news about the new centre of Antofagasta. It is incredible how Krishna is helping us, when he sees our desire to present His message to everybody. Congratulations for all your video productions. They are a big help in the preaching. Sadly the devotees do not know yet these productions exist. They are busy and therefore they haven't become aware of the nectar for the preaching.

Yesterday we were watching an incredible movie here in Mexico, by Osmosis Jones, which is the best movie about vegetarism that I have ever seen. Also me, I am a bit new to put everything very, very special in touch with the vishnupriya only that every day ripen with our experiences

Gs: To present the documents, three times a week, we have already 200 productions and the last one is a live concert at Ekachakra, and theatre in open air at Ekachakra.

"Cacacola – la chispa de la vida ("Cacacola the spark of life"), is the best presentation at least in Chile this year, and it is available for your temples on CD:s. Theatre is given with a great participation of Mukunda das. Our new direction is Prat 858 779424 374735 Centro Antofagasta, Chile

Basically, and specially if this is the only plan of service, the relation with the spriritual master and the surrender to him, is the only that can motivate us and protect us to be successful. Above all for those who are convinced that the life in and ashram is his/her only field for the rest of the life, it is important that they do wonders for the ashrams and their character is tender and progressive. In the atmosphere of love and determination in the service of the Guru, one overcomes all difficulties without much confusion.

And the Grihastas have to take very much care to maintain a favourable and generous relation with the nearest temple and not make the mistake to look for defects in the ashrams in order to find a pretext to not help or practice seriously.

Very important are the chats, and to make all friends and external devotees familiar with what Guru is doing and what are the projects and where one can give help and support. It is my contact today, with the inspiration and to widen the horizon for the devotees everywhere.

Gurudeva Atulananda, a hug. Can you be so kind to take this chat today and pour some nectar of the importance of Kartik, which is coming in a few days for everybody. The last month of caturmasya.

There is no Laksmi, the tango from everywhere, and there is only one answer, hard and soft: Marathon with courage! There are always people who are earning laksmi. If you are going to the people in failure, of course they do not buy anything. But such is laksmi (chachala?). It is a test. And it passes.

GA: Hare Krishna, devotees. They ask me here what is the marriage. I would say that it is a minitemple, an ashram where one have to advance.

Jay devotees, now is coming the month of Kartik, of Radharani, a great opportunity to increase our meditation. Some only eat once a day, for instance or chant more rounds.

Sabda Brahma : Gurudeva, what exactly means Kartik for a Vaishnava?

GA: With Gurudev Paramadvaiti we want to prepare a program for this month, with songs in Spanish and a whole program of inspiration and meditation the special days of the month. Kartik is the month of Radharani, and the devotees now increase their seva and austerity. For us it should be increasing the seva, just like Sridhar Maharaj said: "Without seva, there is nothing serious." Our service to Radharani is sankirtan, as sankirtan is the heart of Mahaprabhu, it is His gift of mercy to everybody. Sankirtan is what makes Mahaprabhu Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu means He who brings us to the highest ecstasy. Mahaprabhu is Mahabhava. Sankirtan is the greatest generosity, the greatest gift to this world, the soul is happy when it is given.

M. Adity gurudeva : What happens when someone talks about things that are not sure/certain, how to react in those cases?

When they talk about things that are not certain, one should not worry, because Krishna is the One who knows everything. One should have the conscience calm regarding how one have behaved, and have compassion for those who criticize us, as they suffer from envy. A Vaishnava is there to cure, not to condemn.

We should suffer with our anarthas and the others', not hate the sinner. Krishna says that one should maintain equal before honour as well as dishonour. This have to be practiced seriously.

And never be resentful, never ever. Always reply with love. A principal characteristic of a Vaishnava is to forgive and not to retaliate anybody.

Question: Jay Gurudeva, what is fanaticism?

GA: Fanaticism means to not be able to appreciate the efforts of the others and neither the amplitude of Krishna. The amplitude of the mercy of Krishna, that brings souls to many different destinies. The fanatic does not know to love, only to judge and think himself as superior. It is a very neophyte position, but at least it is the beginning of something, and if he/she is not very violent or offending, at least he/she is quite determinate.

Question: If one cannot give love because that person is constantly abusing, distance is possible?

Yes, if someone insists in offending, one have to withdraw from such a person, it is bad association, very bad.

Question: If the devotees, in one way or the other, inspire us, is it important what we apparently project on the others

GA: Of course, what we are projecting is fundamental; it constrains us to behave well. Padre Pio said that saintliness means to be better than oneself. I like this phrase.

Question: I am now in a very heavy service that my Guru Maharaj has given to me. I would like to know which attitude one should have when one tries to the maximum to please a mother, but she demands too much, like inspiring her more.

GA: If she demands too much than you really can give, you should talk with her sincerely. One should have a friendly and understanding relationship between disciple and master.

Question: Reverences, Gurudeva. Excuse me, but is Kartik the same as Damodara?

GA: Yes, it is the same.

M: My embraces to everyone. I am sorry I have to leave now, but here in Mexico they are already calling for me. With lots of love, always your well-wisher,

Swami BA Paramadvaiti