Letters to the editor

JAYE SREE KRISHNA CHAITAINYA PRABHU NITYANANDA SREE ADVAITA GADADHAR SREEBASH ADI GAUR BHAKTA BRINDA

BOLO SREE KRISHNA CHAITAINYA JAYE RADHE JAYA KRISHNA

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE

HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

NITAI GAUR PREMANANDE HARI HARI BOL…

HARE KRISHNA GURUMAHARAJji,

Please accept my most humble obeisance onto Your Lotus Feet.

All Glories to Srila Prabupad.

How r U Guru Maharaj Ji? Hope recovering from your pain in chest and thereby feeling better.

At here regarding my Ph.D. on the meteorite that KRISHNA had gifted me, I have been trying my best to communicate with professors worldwide, with a faint hope in my heart if they give me one chance to pursue research work under their kind guidance. But no positive result came back for me. Finally, a researcher from UC Davis came to know about me and the meteorite. He suggested me to appear GRE & TOEFL exams by November and after scoring good marks in those exams I can communicate with the professors from UC Davis, they might take me!!!

But for my home members, they are not supporting me in this respect. My father wants me to join his business and extend it more. And according to my mother, they are very old now so I should be with them. So, accordingly, I have slightly modified my idea to serve KRISHNA by research works. If I am bound to do business then I shall be doing distance education- BA, MA in Mathematics from some good universities and there by trying my best to delineate the mathematical principles’ that are beautifully ornamented in ancient Vedas, Upanishads and other holy books. Through this, I can show a link between science and religion.

I was born on 16/03/1985 at 12:50 pm, Imphal. So accordingly, in the meantime, my parents are in a rush to get me married as soon as possible??? Since I am the only devotee from my home so my parents don’t understand what type of life partner would be the best fit for me (a devotee). According to them, I eat pure vegetarian so a girl who eats vegetarian would be O.K.???

Many have introduced them with devotee girls for my marriage but they had shown little interest to them. Finally, a devotee girl from Shillong (born on 29/01/1997) is somewhat being liked by them so they have decided to meet her family (as because of both our birth chart matches 30 out of 36 gunas).  They want me to finish the marriage ceremony before the end of  Shrawan month (with in 20 days).

GuruMaharajji, please have mercy on me and kindly give your precious suggestion in this matter.

If I have bored you by my long mail then plz forgive me.

Yours most foolish and fallen servant,

Bishambhar Gauranga Das 

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  Thank you for your news and letter.  Very much. Hearing from you brings back many nice memories from Northeast.   First principle is that Canakya Pandita says that victory comes from good advice, and good advice comes from many counselors. So, that is my first advice, discuss your marriage and ashrama with many people.

Second, is that we cannot possible know the details of your life with so little contact as we have, so you need to develop relations with people who know you in more detail, Siksa gurus. Drona was the Siksa guru for the Pandavas and Dhaumya was the Kula-guru, family guru. SB 1.9.67, "He was actually the right type of priest of a householder, for he could guide the Pāṇḍavas on the right path of religion. A priest is meant for guiding the householder progressively in the right path of āśrama-dharma, or the occupational duty of a particular caste. There is practically no difference between the family priest and the spiritual master. The sages, saints and brāhmaṇas were especially meant for such functions." Someone like HariDas Maharaja could help in this function.

Third, yes, 32-years old is really very old in Varna-ashrama-dharma for getting married. SB 1.17.38 "2. There must be compulsory marriage of young boys and girls attaining twenty-four years of age and sixteen years of age respectively.", but this is Kali-yuga, but maybe you should remain B'cari.   My intuitive since would be that it would be best to get married and a couple of children quickly. Then you could progress from Grhastha ashrama to Vanaprastha, Sannyasa by 60-years old, maximum.

Fourth, the basis for all of these decisions is, "How will this help me chant 16-enthusiastic rounds and follow the four principles strictly?"

Regarding career path. I would say that the metiorite study would be too specific and difficult. Better to try some business with your father. You don't need a diploma for that work.  Just try doing business and then you can judge from the results. You can find time to develop your intellectual service along with your daily business actvities.

O.K. On to the next letter.

Thank you.

HpS - ASA

Hare Krsna!

AGTSP. Paoho

Here we are in Tiquipaya, Bolivia, not far from Cochabamba. It is Ekadasi so we mostly just have energy for hearing and chanting.

Can we make an impact in the world?

What is the specific contribution that we have to offer?

Bessie Smith ate an apple in Israel and then wrapped the core in a napkin and put it in her coat pocket. She forgot about it until she returned to USA, Texas, and then when she found it she thought, "Let me just plant the seeds.". Now there are "Bessie Smith" apples all over the region. Shows you how one seed can spread everywhere.

Now we are headed for the Temple in Chochabamba. We have asked to have internet and go on line with StartMeeting.com for our regular Wednesday night Bhakti-Sastri workshop.

Hare Krsna. Hare Rama.

If you don't know what to do,
The Holy Names will always inform you!

Reading Srila Prabhupada's books is a convenient way to chant the Holy Names also.

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja,

Please, accept my humble obeisancesAll glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudeva, I hope you're having a few quiet days in the company of kind devotees. I'm sending you Sarva Deva´s message as agreed last week. See you soon, Gurudeva. I'm sending the projecto to your e-mail because Docx files are not allowed here.

Your servant

Gandharva dasa

VOY A NECESITAR TENER UN INGRESO PARA MIS GASTOS FAMILIARES Y EL RESTO DEL. TIEMPO DEDICARLO AL PROYECTO. PUEDO COLECTAR CON SANKIRTAN, DANDO CLASES DE ARTES MARCIALES Y MATEMÁTICA O TENER UN PEQUEÑO NEGOCIO. MAHARAJA QUIERO TUS SUGUERENCIAS. QUE TOMES ES PROYECTO COMO TUYO Y LO IMPLEMENTES.

HpS - Sarva Prabhu. I don't know your project. If you want to start with developing a rural community, I have no particular talent in that area. It is like saying your want start by becoming a USA Senator. It is not a small thing. We have been working in the area of Psychology and the Sacred. So if we can be of help in those areas please ask us.

How can we specifically be of help? Are you chanting your rounds and following four principles? Are you keeping a full ISKCON morning program.? 

TENEMOS PERSONAS MADURAS QUE PODEMOS TRABAJARLO. TAN SÓLO NECESITAMOS TU SANTA DIRECCION.
EL PLAN PILOTO ES FORMAR UNA PEQUEÑA COMUNIDAD, EN UN ÁREA DE 3 A 5 HECTÁREAS,  CON UNAS 4 ó MÁS FAMILIAS, CREANDO FUENTES DE TRABAJO PARA EN EL CAMPO DE LA AGRICULTURA. MANUFACTURA DE ALIMENTOS Y MEDICINA NATURAL, COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE ESTOS PRODUCTOS, VENTA DIRECTA "DE LA CHACRA A LA OLLA", CLASES DE COCINA VEGETARIANA, CLASES DE ARTES MARCIALES, CLASES DE MATEMÁTICAS, TURISMO ECOLOGICO MÍSTICO (PODEMOS CONSTRUIR ALGUNOS TRULYS. COCINAS ECOLOGICAS. OBTENCIÓN DE GAS METANO PARA CALEFACCIÓN, LUZ Y COSINA. TERAPIAS  HOLISTICAS, AGNI-HOTRA, CLASES DE ASTROLOGÍA Y MEDICINA NATURAL, SANKIRTAN, DISTRIBUCIÓN DE PRASADA, HARINAM, ETC. . TENEMOS MUCHO DE ACCIÓN SI NOS UNIMOS PARA FORMAR UNA NUEVA GENERACIÓN DE DEVOTOS BIEN FORMADOS EN LA FILOSOFÍA BÁSICA, ETIQUETA VAISHNAVA, ESTATUTOS DE ISKCON Y DE LA COMUNIDAD, KIRTAN, BAJAN, SADHANA, ETC. . SE TIENE QUE CUIDAR Y PROTEGER A LOS DEVOTOS : BUENA ALIMENTACIÓN, TRATO DEVOCIONAL Y AMOROSO, CUBRIR TODAS SUS NECESIDASES DE MANUTENCIÓN, RECREACIÓN Y DE TRABAJO, ETC. . MADHU-HARI Y VASANTA VAN A APOYAR Y SE VAN A INTEGRAR FÍSICAMENTE AL EQUIPO DE TRABAJO CUANDO SE DEN LAS TIERRAS.
MAHARAJA, SI TÚ LIDERAS ESTE PROYECTO, PUEDES CONTAR CON UN BUEN EQUIPO DE DEVOTOS MAYORES CON EXPERIENCIA Y DESEOS DE QUE ESTE PROYECTO SE MATERIALICE. TENEMOS A ABHAY DEVA, KEVALA ANANDA Y MI PERSONA QUE ESTUVIMOS TRABAJANDO EN LA GRANJA "GOURANGA SEVA", LIDERADA POR PAYONIDHI PRABHU. VASANTA NITAI QUE TAMBIÉN  ESTÁ EN LIMA CON QUIENES PODEMOS TRABAJAR EL PROYECTO. BHAKTA ALEX, QUE ESTÁ EN AYACUCHO PREDICANDO SÓLO, PERO YA TIENE QUE DESOCUPAR LA CASA PIR QUE LA HAN ALQUILADO. NO TIENE RECURSOS PARA MANTENER LO POCO QUE ESTÁ AVANZANDO EN LA PRÉDICA Y ME DIJO QUE QUJERE VENIR A LIMA, DONDE TIENE A SU FAMILIA, PARA CONVERSAR SOBRE EL PROYECTO. HAY POTENCIAL HUMANO COMO LOS MENCIONADOS, APARTE DE MUCHOS OTROS QUE ESTÁN DISEMINADOS EN TODO EL PAÍS , MUCHOS DE LOS CUALES PUEDEN INTEGRARSE Y SABEN DE LOS ESFUERZOS QUE ESTOY HACIENDO DESDE HACE 27 AÑOS POR MANTENER VIVO ESTE PROYECTO QUE AHORA ESTÁ MÁS ENRIQUECIDO. LIDÉRANOS MAHARAJA Y ORGANÍZANOS Y ESTE PROYECTO SE PONDRÁ EN MARCHA. LOS TIEMPOS NOS LO DEMANDAN. ES UN HUMILDE TRIBUTO QUE PODEMOS OFRECER A PRABHUPADA CON TUS BEDICIONES Y DIRECCIÓN.
 

PAMHO AGTSP

Preaching in Peru is looking amazing!

An update on how things are developing here:

Brisbane (15^th-19^th) and New Gavardhana (19^th-21^st) have confirmed dates but I’m still waiting for Melbourne (11^th-15^th). Once word comes from Melbourne we can purchase tickets.

New Govardhan Temple President HG Ajita Prabhu  and all the devotees are very happy to hear you will be here for Govardhan Puja. One small glitch though is that Govardhan puja festival will be celebrated on the Sunday the 22^nd of October so we beg you to consider extending your stay till 23^rd or evening of 22^nd?

Your servant

Dhruvananda Das

HPS - Sorry, slow to respond. Intense travel and no internet. Your association like fresh air. 15th is Ekadasi, no? Sunday? Bad day to travel. Stay for Sunday Feast in Melbourne? 23rd is Srila Prabhupada disappearance festival? 

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva 

AGTSP

Gurudeva I hope U are Ok

Gurudeva I has been communicating with Jambavati mataji since one month ago... She was wondering if U can meet with his father..

I talked with her yesterday she is recovering from neumonia :( she did not listen so good .. she is staying in veracruz because the weather is warmer there.. still she was very dissapointed because she will not be able to see U  when u arrive to mexico...morover she was in distress because she can not collect any money for his father :(

I talked yesterday with abhiram and he basically told me that U are going to be in Callao .. So. I communicate that to Jambavati matajji but she told me that callao is too far from his father.. plus And he can not handle the trip. Also abhiram's house is in a second floor.

Jambavati's father  lives near my home 15 minutes. So we were wondering if U can come to my home on tuesday 25th to meet him for lunch.

I am too offensive to ask U favors.  Please forgive me if I offended U. We will do what u decide.

Here the sun is shinning.

Tomorrow I have a seminar about gems!!! With my mentor she is from argentina. I am too excited to meet her again she is like my grandma

Thank U for all the nectar of your association

Trying to be useful

Cmdd

ASA - Seems best to visit him. Has he got cell phone number?

Hare Krrsna, Prabhus,

AGTSP. Paoho.

We danced with Bh. Bhusana Swami yesterday. Poked one of the ladies in the breast while dancing (Ugh!) and flew from Arrequipa to Lima.

The children's Jagannatha Padayatra in Chosica was great, just didn't have banners, flyers and a Parade Marshall.

We are getting little fat (Ugh!    Ugh!) but not eating anymore than before. Must be our Jupiter phase.

Today we fly to Cusco. We are passing with no translator now. We can do nice fire sacrifices but Rama-Sundari Das did a  very impressive one for Arrequipa.

Our aspiration is to write something that will sell Srila Prabhupada's books, glorify, illuminate Srila Prabhupada's books.

If you want to see his lotus feet, then you can do it through his books.

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We are exchanging nice letters with Ananta-Rupa Das in Boise about developing SB classes in the Boise Temple. We consider it a very central ISKCON Temple.

We noticed that it describes in the SB that different demigods were attending different events while hovering in the sky in their airplanes. This is like attending by SKYPE?

O.K. Here we go to Cusco.