Letters to the editor

For I confuse ISKCON and my pedophile always fully drunken father (very intelligent--4Laudaturs, as his brother).......PAMHO. Krishna's name is still nice, and I believe also that He is not a Fairy Tale!! And if He is, I bet He is better than those that these grown ups tell.. haha.. I guess He doesn't molest so children, it is the Shiva's forces, who have that job or the yamadhutas, ofcourse everything is needed. PAMHO.    HARE KRISHNA

HpS - Hare Krsna!  Our exchanges are very nice for me. Some of the other members of the Blog don't have such a technical perspective, but they can discuss Hamlet and Arjuna. One doubt is that you are a Web-bot trying to hack our site.

Sriman Nanuk Ji, are you a web-bot?    <img alt="devil" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/devil_smile.png" title="devil" width="23" />  What is the name of the Ass Demon that Krsna killed?
 

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Pamho, AGTSP.

HpS - AGTSP paoho... What about asking him a questions that a Spam-bot could not answer?   This is exciting, like Terminator Seven our something.

You can try to ask him something, but I don't think he is answering anything as he just post randomly geneareted text with some elements which may be connected to this site.

Are you a Spambot Nanuk?

Prahlada Nrsmha Das, do you have any other tests?  I guess he could have himself sniffed by dogs?

In any case, you are the boss, if there is danger to the Blog then we all respect your decisions!!

If you like to have his posts here I don't think it is really danger, unless he post some dangerous link.

So I will not act at this moment, but if you will desire to block him in any time, please let me know and I will do it.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - So far it is very nice exchange for me. I built a Tesla coil when I was like 12-years old and my neighbor had a Van de Graf generator that would through almost three foot lighting bolts.  I try to take it as it is practical and Prabhupada actually commented that we WILL build Vimanas and gave the name of the Sastra and said that the Germans had it.

Hare Krishna, estimado Gurumaharaj y devotos de habla hispana.

Por favor reciban mis reverencias!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

SS Hanumatpresaka Swami me ha pedido ayudar en la coordinación de esfuerzos, juntamente con P. Jagad guru, para la posible participación de devotos involucrados en temas educativos en el Simposio de Educación que se realizará en Seattle (USA) del 15 al 18 de Junio. Les recuerdo que Maharaja es miembro importante del comité ejecutivo del MOE (ISKCON Ministry of  Education) cuyo presidente es Sesa das.

Este evento fue anunciado con anterioridad en este blog. Maharaj nos invitó a particiapar on-line, primero como audiencia, pero hay la posibilidad de tener una partcipación más activa dependiendo de la disposición de nosotros, los educadores de Latinoamérica.

Maharaj mencionó a Baladeva, Param padam, Jagad guru, Aravinda, Abhinanda, Jiva sakti, Gandharva y Laksmana-agraja prabhus, entre otros. También a Matajis interesadas en el tema como Madres Priya saki, Candra Mukhi, Yugala kisore, Isvari, por nombrar algunas.

ASA - Also from Mexico and Brazil!

Por favor envíen sus ideas, aunque por la premura del tiempo no podremos hacer algo muy espectacular. Maharaj sugiere que intervengamos dando la visión de latinoamérica cuando se trate del tema de la educación  en ISKCON en occidente el día sábado como el tema 3. Yo le comenté que Latinoamérica es muy diversa y la visión, digamos, de Argentina es diferente a la de Perú, etc. Pero hay cierta unidad, por ejemplo entre Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador, y no se, de repente entre Chile y Argentina, etc. Pero podemos trabajar el tema.

Hay detalles como el hecho de que el simposio es en Inglés y se pueda arreglar una traducción simultánea. Pero creo que entonces habría un costo de inscripción para aplicar esto, etc. Aunque en principio la transmisión será abierta por startmeeting. Ojalá podamos hacer algo. Por lo menos participar como audiencia y nutrirnos de la sabiduría de SS HpS y otros devotos, en el campo educativo, para adquirir más experiencia.

En Perú venimos trabajando mucho el tema y ahora con el nombramiento de Mathures Prabhu como supervisor regional del GBC para Perú y Bolivia las cosas se ven muy auspiciosas. P. Karuna krsna, nuestro flamante coordinación de educación para Perú ayudará a coordinar todos los esfuerzos educativos en  Perú. Espero que estén ocurriendo cosas buenas también en todos nuestro spaíses.

Finalmente, supongo que Maharaja enviará muy pronto el cronograma más específico para ver detalles.

Muchas gracias por su atención.

Su sirviente,

Laksmana-agraja

HpS - ASA -- Tambien mientras estamos pasando por Mexico, Peru, Chile, Bolivia despues del reunion en Seattle podemos trabajar mas en esta area con Vds. BG es un "clase" entre Profesor y Alumno. La aula es un cuadrigo, no?

Aqui les envío el calendario del evento que se publicó en el blog.

Submitted by hps on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 17:27

15th - 18th June 2017

Thursday Evening - Reception: Temple Hosts (Eg. President, Harivilasa Das), Sesa Das (Rama-giridhari Das) Ministry of Education, Protocol Officer.

Friday Morning - Srimad Bhagavatam Class (???), Topic 1 - Chairman: HpSwami, "Philosophy and Strategy of Education with ISKCON" (Presentation about 20-minutes, Contribution Discussion from Everyone. Chairman and others can make the Presentation)

Topic 2 - Chairman: Visvambara Das (And one other?!), Early Education (Pre, Primary, Secondary)

Topic 3 - Chariman: Partha Das / Uttama Devi Dasi (Grhastha Vision Team), "Varna-ashrama Education, Preparing for Marriage, Preparing for Sannyasa" 

Friday - Afternoon - Gay and Delightful Workshops to be decided. These of course can be topical groups such as Early Education, but they can also invite expert contributions eg. Early Education can Invite Sastric Education for 15-minutes.

Friday - Evening - Cultural - Entertainment. Suggested: "The Taming of the Shrew" with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, with short intro by HpS on Teaching and Shakespeare in the Guru-kula

Snore!!!!!!!!

Saturday

Srimad Bhagavatam (???  Maybe Vaisesika Das on line)

Topic 1 - Chairman: Radhika Raman Das - "Studying and Preaching in the University and Academic Environment". This will include reports of the incredible results. Orienting Early Education to send students on this route etc.

Topic 2 - Chairman: Hari-lila Das (HpS) - "Sastric Education". Report of Results in USA and World. Discussion of how this fits with other topics eg. Early Education.

Topic 3 - Chairman: Rama-giri-dhari Das (Ananta-rupa Das). "Education in with ISKCON in the Western Hemisphere - Building a Global System". This will include Latin American Devotees who will be involved with Tele-conferencing and a Simultaneous Translator.

Saturday Night - Cultural Program (???)

SUNDAY

Srimad Bhagavatam (??)

Breakfast of Fraternal Felicity

Closure Session with Summation and Action Items

NOTES: You can see that this is going to be a tight, intense, powerful program. We will need the Chairpeople to start collecting input, discussingn topics, so that this meeting is just a moderate part of the pre and post work.

We are available. We will be in Boise and San Jose the weeks before.

As an action item we would very much like to see the selection of an Editor for a Periodical: Education with ISKCON in the Western Hemisphere.

Hare Krsna!!!

Follows letter from Rama-giri-dhari Das.

He had to go to a BIG WEDDING in South India for his sister's daughter. It was so remote that there was no cellphone connection. Niece was being married to Acharya's daughter. Brahmins were chanting entire Bhagavata purana. 11-days of ceremony. Then the night before the final fire Yajna, poor young lady was embarassed by her monthly hemorraging and could not join the ceremony.

Entire program into chaos. RGD trying to calm everyone.

We have no "helping hands" in India....  Hare Krsna!   Battle of Kuruksetra was also difficult time.

As we remember Sankara comments:

Oh, Krsna, the battle of Kuruksetra was as impassible as a great, violent river.

Drona with his army was the rage current,

Karna and other great warriors, the terrible sharks,

Bhisma the great unsurpassable river banks,

And Duryodhana the great whirlpool devouring everyone,

But you became the ferryman and safely took your devotee to the other side.

Can we stop one abortion? Save one babies life? Will that be enough for our efforts?

DEAR GURUDEVA,

PAOHO, AGTSP!

HOW ARE YOU?

HpS - Fine.

KALYAN CHAKRAVARTY HAS SOME GOOD CONTACTS IN VALENCIA (AT THE UNIVERSITY) AND IN MADRID (AT THE INDIAN EMBASSY

AND AT THE ICCR), TO ORGANIZE SOMETHING FOR YOU NEXT YEAR. HE WISH TO HAVE AN IDEA TO PROPOSE THE PROGRAM,

THIS WAS HIS E-MAIL:

If you wish I can ask ICCR and  Indian embassy in  Madrid. Please send me in the shape of a proposal. Will it be the exhibition on  Forms of Devotion and a seminar?

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja. Pamho, AGTSP!

I hope you're well.

First the bad news.

I didn't want to do it  publicly but I feel compelled to inform that the final agreement of the NIMSAR  board was to not use the name NIMSAR or resurrect the institution unless all the former members of the board, or the mayority, agree to re open the program.

M. Yugala insists in using the name NIMSAR for her own program without authorization. Some former member are confused due to this atittude.

ASA Buck White  -- Was this decision published in the Blog?  Do you have the Blog posting or a copy of this resolution from you Resolution book? If not then it is not legally binding. 'O'ink!

I'm sorry but I had to do this in public because she is doing it also and that is creating misundertadings. But due that you are the head of ASA, I guess it's up to you accept M. Yugala iniciative to re-open NIMSAR without us.

ASA Buck White - It is the perogotive of the SUAC. Oink!   Oink!  Grunt, but we just answered her letter and mother Isvari DD.

Now, the good news.

ASA - That was pretty good!

We had this nice meeting with prabhus Mathures and Karuna Krishna about management issues on Education in Perú. 

First point, that we considered important, was the designation of a coordinator in the area. We agreed that the right person was P. Karuna. So that'll be afficial in the next National Junta meeting. Several points to clarify. Jurisdictions, teachers, mandatory courses, seminars, etc. But the first step is done. 

The other detail is the examiner and manager for BS and BVB. I ,along with some other people, are helping out. M. Candra m. M. Isvari.

ASA - Well, why not include The Great Social Communicator, YkD?   Of course, we have people that we respect but with whom we can only work at a distance eg. Radha loves Candraval (at a distance).

We stressed the idea that there are people that are already following BS and need to be certify in some point. We mention that for now we are willing to help in the formal courses required for devotees. Bhakta course and BS, and BVB if we might. Something else can be done later on. 

We presented ourselves as members of ASA, because we work under your guidace and work with your educative material TPP, etc. (M. CandraM, M. Isvari, myself and some others). But We have to clarify our administrative relationship with ASA. I'm not sure if we may be exactly a branch or something more open like ASA México or ASA Chile.

ASA - We do not have official Branches, (we discussed this nicely this morning also, no?) in Mexico or Chile, but someone can be a congregational member of ISKCON, Life Member, so one can say he is a member of ASA if he just keeps his ideas here in the Blog but not a Member ('member', 'Member'). O.K?

One important point is that P. Karuna will be the one who consider and coordinate the other educational iniciatives so we can work in unity in diversity.

ASA - Then we are working with ISKCON Peru.  Very nice. ASA can have a friendhip club.

P. Mathures is working hard trying to get things organize in several areas. In education, I'll be helping P. Karuna but not like in a official post, otherwise some of my friends in the JN will freak out.

Another point that I forgot to bring was the coordination with the MOE. I think we can do it when things are more clear.

ASA - We discussed that this relationship with ISKCON Ministry of Education, (MOE) can develop during the Seattle Symposium and and that you will contact Jagad guru Das about involving people as representative of HpS, Member of the Executive Committe of MOE. Informal thing at this point.

We can talk more about details during our MEM (Mondays Educational Meetings).

ASA - We did!   It was cool.  Gotta learn how to all live in the Big House.

Thanks for your association and good advice.

ysLAD