Hare Krishna, Dear Gurumaharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances.

All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and to the Sankirtana movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Gurumaharaja, I wanted to share with you an update regarding an initiative that is being developed through NIOS-Mexico, under the guidance of Lalita Mataji.

We have prepared a proposal for an academic and cultural forum entitled “Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine Systems: Science, Psyche and Spirituality for Whole Human Health,” proposed for Monday, November 23, 2026, at the H. Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City.

The proposal is being presented to the Embassy of India in Mexico, under the direction of H.E. Dr. Pankaj Sharma, Ambassador of India to Mexico. Although H.E. Dr. Sharma is scheduled to retire in October, he has appointed Ms. Deepti Ganji, Deputy Chief of Mission and Counsellor, to support and follow up on the event.

The event is intended to strengthen the cultural and academic dialogue between India and Mexico through Ayurveda, traditional medicine, science and spirituality, including the special presentation of your documentary, which will be filmed in Mangaluru, Udupi.

We have also confirmed the participation of Mtra. Marina Prieto Avendaño (Malintzin Pitzahuac), who will present “The Temazcalli, a Sacred Text Bearing the Ancestral Wisdom of the Nahua People.” Her presentation examines how the traditional medicine of Mexico’s indigenous peoples, long undervalued from a Western perspective, sustains important processes of recovery and healing.

One particularly encouraging development is that Radhika Raman Dasa is very enthusiastic about coming to Mexico and participating in the activities. He is currently scheduled to participate in a conference in Denver, concluding on the morning of November 23. But He has expressed his willingness to travel to Mexico from November 23 onward, taking advantage of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday period from approximately November 24–29.

He even mentioned that, if necessary, he would consider cancelling his participation in the Denver conference in order to join the Sankirtana activities in Mexico. Of course, this would not be ideal, but I wanted to mention since he mentioned to us in this way.

I feel that his participation would be very valuable for the academic programme. This year, we also had the opportunity to organize programmes in Mexico with his mother, Aruddha Mataji, on children’s education, and with his brother, Gopal Gupta, on Dharma, ethics and the philosophy of India. It would be wonderful to continue this connection with Radhika Raman Dasa as well.

At the same time, we understand that you have limitations regarding the amount of time you can remain in Mexico because of your Social Security regulations. We therefore do not want to make any assumptions or create unnecessary complications regarding your schedule.

For this reason, we would very much like to ask for your advice:

What do you feel would be the best course of action?

As of now, the date for the NIOS-Mexico Sankirtana programme has been set for Monday, November 23, taking into consideration the time requirements for the ASA and Temple programmes.

Before making further commitments to the Embassy or Mexican institutions, we would especially value your guidance. Our intention is to serve the project properly while, at the same time, respecting your time and circumstances.

Please bless us with your advice on how you feel we should proceed.

Your servant,

Govinda Pramodini Dasi

NIOS-Mexico

HpS/TB - Hare Krsna. I hope you saw the post today to Deva vrata Das. Also, Candra mukhi Devi Dasi has nice title comment.

We have just caught up on the Blog mail from the intense weekend Sankirtan.

.INTENSE.

I think everywhere this movement is moving into a new phase.

In the letter to Deva vrata Das we discuss the problems we found when we tried to find practical tickets to match the current schedule.

I can't catch too much of the full arrangement for the symposium that you are proposing.

Radhika ramana Das is great.

If he can come it is great.

He does so, so, so much travel.

Anantesvara Das is the Ayurvedic doctor with full knowledge and certification that I have contact with here.

We are trying to find out from the ISKCON Ministry of Health about Ayurveda in ISKCON.

We put the itinerary into Expedia for the four cities and it came back $5,638.34!

Piggy hasn't got that kind of money in the treasury, no?

As I explain in the letter to Deva vrata Das, there are ways to juggle the airfares to bring it way, way, down, but that takes breaking or changing dates in different cities.

Then there is Brother Ass, our body.

For example, we come back from Spain to Dallas in pretty good shape. If we got to Houston, to check in with Social Security etc for a week, then take a direct flight to Lima, that is O.K. for out tired donkey.

Yet, if we have to go back to Dallas, to catch a cheaper flight, then it is a lot of stress to accomplish in one week, no?

What about:

1. Madrid > Dallas > Houston (10/21-26)
2. Houston <:> Lima (10/26-11/23) $1,180
3. Lima <:> Santiago (11/2-16) $340

TOTAL = $1,520

Then we go to Mexico around January 8th for Vyasa-puja and other events for two weeks?

Of course, we can consider going to Mexico and returning to Houston the same day even for special events.

Hare Krishna,

Dandavat Pranam H H Hanumat Presaka Swami Guru Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisance unto Your Padma Charan that I couldn't see or find Radha-Krsana (Jugal Rupa) 11-16 yrs. Please send one picture.

One quotation.

HpS - The web says that Her nitya kishori age is like 14-15 years old. I read something similar in a Gaudiya Vaisnava book some place but could not find it.

It is the age where one is no longer a child, but not yet an adult.

Very confusing.

Very, very innocent. Very intense.

We will start reading Madhya Lila; 20.119 onwards up to verse 20.160

(Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructs Sanatana Goswami)

The class starts at 7:30 am ~ Houston Time

Thank you to all devotees for their dedicated service to ASA SB workshop.

H. G. Nikunja Bihari Prabhu will help us with Spanish translation seva for Maharaja's class and reading notes of CC.

H. G. Mitravinda Mataji will help us with seva of back up translator in case there are technical difficulties.

Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada's.

YS

Upendra Dasa

HpS - So sorry this didn't get up on time, but says it only cam four days ago. August 13th???

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🙇‍♀️

Please, accept my respectful obeisances at your feet!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am writing to inform you that I have returned to the Chosica ashram to serve the Deities.

After six months in Lima, where I tried to do some service, I realized that returning to the Radha Madhana Vihari temple was the most beneficial for me.

Now, in this new phase, I am learning new things.

Before, I had only learned how to dress the Deities; now I am learning how to make the bhoga offering and the artiks...¡which I like very much!

Gurudeva, I feel that this service to the Deities is very purifying for me; it gives me a lot of spiritual strength.

Lately, I have realized more that I really need to worship the Deities to maintain purity and strength in my spiritual life.

¡Thank you very much, Gurudeva, for granting me this mercy, the opportunity to worship the Deities!

I am eagerly waiting for your schedule regarding your visit to South America.

I am planning to visit Chile again so that I can also obtain your association there. 

My plan this time is to stay in Chile for three months (November, December, and January) and participate in the Srila Prabhupada's sankirtana marathon in Santiago.

I am realizing that I absolutely need good association to accomplish that, devotees who are doing book distribution in order to get inspire and get strength from them, otherwise I will not be able to do it.

The last time I was in Santiago this year, (when you visited), I really liked the programs and the association of devotees there.

My idea is to stay in Chosica for most of the year, and then going for a traveling sankirtan to some place for a few months, then return to Chosica.

What do you think, Gurudeva, about this?

HpS/ASA

!

I am very grateful to you for the association you provide to us every day....through the "Japa Joe", "Full Morning Service" programs and classes.

By your mercy Gurudeva...gradually I am trying to understand and realize more deeply in my heart that my life here is not for material enjoyment, but to serve...to serve Krishna!

Trying to be your disciple 🙏🙇‍♀️ :

Mitravinda dd.

HpS - I know three Mitravinda Devi Dasis and they are all tough ladies that don't quite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qfns_aLrNY

I have gone through the same things.

Living in the Berkeley Temple. Living out. Going back.

Always following the four principles but not perfect in austerity to control the tongue, sugar, etc.

Getting better!

Srila Prabhupada keeps dragggggging us.

Dragging us!

Helping us find our place in ISKCON.

Your program sounds great.

Who else is working in Chosica???

Hare Krishna beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP PAMHO

I was reading the letter about your visit to Latin América. You mentioned that we can comment on that

The schedule proposed seems fines due to the fact that you mentioned You can not be out of the States for more than 30 days

We are not spring chickens anymore we have to be thoughtful and considerate with what you say

I like this topic

HEALING IS NOT SIMPLY REPAIRING THE BODY; IT IS REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE.

Nowadays people are becoming more and more interested in mental health, healing etc

All of us have issues to heal it is a very compelling topic

Thanks a bunch of 🍌 bananas

See you soon

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS/ASA

HEALING IS NOT SIMPLY REPAIRING THE BODY; IT IS REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE.

Such a great title!

It seems that the same presentation needs different titles for different people.

Same presentation but for different audiences.

Thank you for your input.

It is honestly very valuable.

Discover your mystical, yoga, self beyond Jnana.

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my most respectful obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

This is a response to the letter https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/16380/

Thank you so much for your deeply insightful response, your humor, and for testing the practical application of this proposal. Your reflections regarding Tom Brown, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and the everyday reality of our devotees provided immense clarity.

You rightly pointed out that our ultimate objective is kṛṣṇa-prema and that any management framework must teach people "how to peel the banana properly"—meaning it must offer simple, ground-level, practical help for daily devotional life.

Inspired by a recent interview with Gauranga Das on The Namarasa Podcast (https://youtu.be/JNmEfbxGoOA?si=lKa62Ba2BMWP-ikg) and strictly grounded in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s translations of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Śrī Upadeśāmṛta, I have consolidated the core practical points into a concise 4-Session Syllabus (60 minutes per session):

Consolidated 4-Week Syllabus: Ground-Level Śāstric Management

Session 1: Sustaining the Devotee: Urban Sādhana & The Need for Structure

• Practical Focus: How congregational householders living far from the temple can maintain Śrīla Prabhupāda’s sādhana standards (brāhma-muhūrta, maṅgala-āratī, S.B.) through yukta-vairāgya without burning out. We will discuss why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s internal absorption required Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs to write operational handbooks (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa)—showing that structure is the daily vehicle that protects our purity (CC Ādi 10.90).

Session 2: The Three Pillars of Order & Supporting the Brāhmaṇa

• Practical Focus: Exploring Śāstra (Prabhupāda's books), Śiṣya (humble attitude, BG 2.7), and Śāsana (clear daily schedules and roles). We will see how a lack of Śāsana causes groups to decline into Śastra (authoritarianism and raised voices). Additionally, we will address how to equip scholarly/spiritual profiles with basic management habits so they are not overwhelmed by complex logistics.

Session 3: Crisis Management: Moving from Drama to Resolution

• Practical Focus: Understanding the 5 stages of every project: Vision ➔ Planning ➔ Detail ➔ Problem ➔ Drama. Devotees will learn how to stop emotional Drama when technical problems arise, training leaders to calmly review prior steps (Was detail missing? Was planning flawed?) and fix technical errors with tolerance (BG 2.14).

Session 4: The Character of the Servant (Dāsa-tattva) & Non-Reaction

• Practical Focus: Studying the four qualities of a true servant described in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 17.15) regarding Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya: Su-snigdha (genuine affection), Paṇḍita (practical intelligence), Sādhu (honesty without duplicity), and Ārya (noble behavior). We will connect this with holding a personal Lakṣmaṇa Rekha (Śrī Upadeśāmṛta, Text 1), showing that true spiritual leadership is demonstrated through self-control and restraint during conflicts.

Format, Scope & Request for Your Guidance

• Audience & Reach: This online seminar is open to all ISKCON members, managers, and aspiring preachers across North America, Latin America, Europe, and beyond. It will be offered bilingually (English/Spanish).
• Duration & Platform: 4 Weekly Virtual Sessions of 60 minutes total via Google Meet / GoToMeeting. Each session will consist of a concise presentation followed by an interactive iṣṭagoṣṭhī (Q&A and discussion).

Gurudeva, while this is a formal proposal inspired by the insights shared on The Namarasa Podcast, I deeply value your realization, wisdom, and guidance above all. If you approve of this streamlined 4-session direction, I would be deeply grateful for your thoughts, input, or any specific instructions on how we can better assist the devotees in maintaining the standards Śrīla Prabhupāda envisioned for us.

Your servant,

Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - AgtSP.

Srila Prabhupada says that old age is a good friend for a devotee.

In our youth we managed and organized incredible complex systems, like the Gurukula in Lima for one year etc.

Zonal Financial Officer for Hansadutta Swami.

Just looking at the complexity of the four sessions stops us cold in our tracks.

However, it does look much, much, better than last time.

If others want to join and manage their minds through this format, then we are very, very, very, very happy to join with specific topics for any or all of the sessions.

Thank you so much!!

Thank you!!!!