Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaja

PAMHO, AGTSP.

Thank you for the meal plan.

I have booked my ticket from Brisbane to Melbourne, arriving at 5:35pm on the 12^th Oct. I will be waiting for you in the airport. Devotees from the temple will pick us up. I’m leaving my car parked at Brisbane airport so we can drive away when we fly to Brisbane from Melbourne. If you are settled on the dates I can book two seats on the 17^th? My wife tells me that maybe Adi Adri mataji will be with us so even 3 seats, or even more!

What time would you like to fly on Tuesday 17^th? 

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna. The 16th is Ekadasi, no?    Don't want to fly on Ekadasi.  Anytime is fine with us.

Below is an example ticket. This is a very good price for 2:45pm, with a good airline. Normally close to $100 and below are only early morning or late evening flights.

HpS - Again, we are flexible. Seems nice to go after morning program and get there in time for evening program.   Fix everything ASAP then others can adjust their schedules also. Pujari Madhumanjari Devi Dasi, Raktak Das friends and relatives, universities, Malcom.

From: tamohara Das
To: HpS (HHR)  
Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2017 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: Hanumat. Swami Brief and Enlivening Bi-annual Report

Hare Krishna,
Thank you so very much for this informative, interesting, and enlivening report. I would happy if everyone I worked with gave such nice reports on a regular basis.

You have such dedication to education, in bringing Krishna Consciousness to both the academic world and to the devotees at large. Srila Prabhupada often spoke of our mission as being an educational one, and you have taken these instructions to heart, and fulfilling them.

I am no one to offer blessings, but Srila Prabhupada will certainly bless your work.

Thanks again. 
Your servant,
Tamohara das

PS.  BTW - if your are doing work in the area of Psychology, please keep me in mind. I have a keen interest in this area, and in fact, am preparing to do some writing on the intersection of Psychological principles and Krsna Consciousness.

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HpS - 

The best community we have encountered so far are the Jungians. Prabhupada in Spiritual Dialectialism said that amongst all the Western philosophers Jung had the most sense. Have you read his auto-biography?
Also, Improvisational Theater is big area for Psychology and KC, no?

Thank you.

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

BI-ANNUAL GBC REPORT
Hanumatpresaka Swami - Anjana Suta Academy

Esteemed Secretary, GBC, Tamohara Das,
As per our agreement, confirmed with a hearty handshake in Mayapura about three years ago, we here-with submit our Bi-annual GBC report for "Anjana Suta Academy" a tiny but sap filled branch of the great ISKCON tree.

Since last Gaura-purnima we have done extensive work with the Ministry of Education with Sesa Das, Rama-giridhari Das and others and very powerful programs in South America. Before all we have followed four-principles strictly and chanted 16-enthusiastic rounds daily, minimum. We have a lot room for improvement in our service attitude but by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and the Vaisnavas we are slowly progressing.

With the Ministry we organized the 'Fourth Annual Symposium on Education with ISKCON' in Seattle that had as its result, among other wonderful things, the formation of a Ministry Journal, 'Viplavah', which we shall send to you soon.

In South America, through our NIOS, Tennessee, and in co-operation with two National Libraries and several first class cultual organizations we presented: Second Symposium on Psychology and the Sacred, Hamlet and Arjuna, Jung and the Bhagavata. See youtube.com and search for "II psychology and the sacred" for potent clip of the event in Peru. We were in 26-airports from 1st June - 1st August.

Now with NIOS we are looking to applying for a $125,000 grant for an exploratory film, 'ART & THE SACRED: A Pligrims Progress".

This is just a quick summary knowing you are very busy but we are certainly anxious if we can be of any more detailed use to you and get your mercy for our Sankirtan in any way.

Your humble servants,
Hanumatpresaka Swami, Anjana Suta Academy.

This is funny I tried to introduce this video to Radhanath Swami's aspiring devotee: http://krishnachildren.com/ . But he said I am blaspheming his guru, and who blasphemes one's guru, he should have tongue pulled off. Not very nice, but he can't contact me anymore. From Helsinki temple authorities or senior ones, his real disciple just cursed my Spiritual life. But Maharaja, just like in VDM. I have take those as biggest blessings. Or well pulling off my tongue, still lingers in my head. But it's kind of funny still. HK!! JAYA NITYAANANDA

HpS - https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/1/9/17   <img alt="frown" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/confused_smile.png" title="frown" width="23" />

Maharaj,

It's been a long while since I last wrote to you, I still occasionally think back to when I last saw you and declared I was going to enlist into the U.S. Army and you wanted me to send you a letter sometime about it.

I graduate my final training here at Ft. Sam in San Antonio, TX here in just 6 days as a medic/health care specialist. It's been a bit of a ride and I'm definitely happy I decided to join because all the benefits, education and opportunity for funding for more education in the future makes sense, but regretful because I had many opportunities to stay a vegeterian but neglected it in hopes I'd just bounce back to it after I leave the Army. But I see now that the lord has given me many, many opportunities to stay vegeterian that I've neglected. Yes.. I can feel that Karma coming to hit me later on.

HpS - ASA --- Yesssss....  those poor creatures have been murdered with aims at satisfying your demands for consumption.    It is terrible. .....-[;[[ _____

Sometimes I still question if I made the right choice, but It also seems like all roads led to this at my life. It really isn't so bad in comparison to the comforts of a civilian lifestyle. Everyone has good and bad days. My biggest regret is not signing up 4 years ago at age 17 instead of waiting until now, I feel like I made a big error not doing so. Alongside the present I feel like theres a seperate/multiple timelines of Reilly Grindles that made different, better choices than the Reilly typing this letter out to you now.

I have to ask a question though Maharaj, it seems that at many/sometimes I often have ill luck fall on me in terms of my actions and character affecting others. The most painful thing for me is always coming up negatively on the radar among my peers, being the one that sticks out because of a small error or forgetting something no matter how hard I might attempt to lay-low. Is this my sinful karma manifesting? However since It's been so bad I've been bowing my head to lord Narayana daily to ask for assistance in this and even making the attempt to go to Catholic church every Sunday just to give respect and thanks to the Lord. Bowing my head to the lord gives me a good sense of calm and hope and often has helped me. In some ways I feel this is a gentle reminder not to forget the lord, even if I signed off to submit to the army life.

I've been assigned to an aviation airbase outside of Seoul in South Korea as my first duty station for 12 months with the 2nd Infantry Division. I was pretty surprised when I found out I was heading to Korea, let alone an aviation unit. Pretty fortunate luck and a chance to travel again for a while, I'll do my best to make the best of it, especially education wise.  I definitely don't have plans for any troublemaking! I will miss being able to visit Boise and family for that year though. Hopefully I'll have a few days after graduation to stay in Boise and maybe even come by and say hello to everyone at the Temple before I go. The future seems uncertain, but I pray that all my actions somehow lead me closer down the road to being a better servant of the lord's servants by all the experience, education and learned lessons, (however painful). Prayer and medicine go hand-in-hand like water and sunshine. I also hope your health is well and again want to say thanks for all your mercy, tolerance and wisdom.

Your Servant,

(Pvt.) Reilly G.

HpS - ASA -- Go to strict vegetarian diet. Don't cause the death and suffering of these creatures.  Teach others to do the same so that Krsna does not suffer seeing these people suffer. https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/1/7/37