Letters to the editor

[sent also by email, but not sure if those addresses are working]

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am preparing everything to be ready for launch on Vyasa Purnima.

Today I found that New Relic, service which helps me to monitor server and application performance, offers service which normally cost $199/month per server for free to 501(c)3 nonprofits.

Can I register for their free service on behalf of NIOS? 

So far I asked them some questions and we have scheduled meeting for Monday), but I would need your permission to apply for the service in name of NIOS. Please let me know if I can procceed or if I should cancel it.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - Hare Krishna. As far as we can see go ahead and send copy of any  agreement to us.

Dear Maharaja

PAMHO AGTSP

Please don’t be in any anxiety about us. We are very laid back people down under. 10 days is great. We will arrange some nice programs, not intense.

So you are still thinking around October 17^th for arriving in Australia? This is a good date. No specials dates. We will build programs around what ever you can give us. Universities stop teaching end of October and 1^st week of November. We will arrange a variety of programs, some for devotees and some for new people. 

We are well. Last weekend we hosted 30 of my generation devotees and their children at our home for kirtan, open Krishna conscious philosophical discussion and prasadam. It was different to the classical method due to the attendees and the use of innovation. My good wife cooked with the help of her saintly parents and I wrestled a room full of minds. We learnt a lot through this attempt.

Second daughter appearing mid August. First daughter in Gurukula and growing rapidly. I’m a very proud dad. Please give them your blessings.

Ys

hps-asa -- wonderful. We fix dates in next few days.

Hare Krsna.

6.45PM in Bali-Mariana Das' home.

Program started 15-minutes ago. We are surrounded by URGENT tasks: Seattle, Lime symposia, letters from friends, disciples and intelligent enemies.

We missed getting the Kapi Dhvaja out because we were traveling from Sacramento to San Jose. We hope to do it tomorrow morning, but then we have to travel tomorrow and visit the local school on the way to the airport and write our BhVai essays, and work with Hari-Lila Das, Radhika-rama Das, M. Arrudha, Hari-Vilasa ... on their presentations for the Seattle Symposium.

Our health is O.K. We need to get more exercise.

Our sight is reduced. We are getting pain our right hip bone.

Donation shave been generous, but we have to get to a Bank!

FMP is steady as a rock.

We erased a lot of letters form the Blog so that the remaining fit on one page but don't know is we can get to those.

RGD is fine.

NGD is better after his eye surgery.

There are three letters form Prahlada nrsmha Das that are priority.

O.K.   Let's go to the EP here and answer URGENT letters.

Hare Krsna!

PAMHO AGTSP

Just checking in with you about Australia in October. Last I heard from you was 18 Oct - 1 Nov -- Australia (2 weeks).

Do you have any specific engagements arranged in Australia for example meeting with scholars? If so we can arrange your tour around them. 2 weeks so maybe 1 week up north (Brisbane - Murwillumbah) and 1 week down south (Sydney -Melbourne)? 

On a side note are you familiar with the work of Dr Jordan B Peterson? He is a clinical psychologist and a professor at the University of Toronto. Carl Yung is a strong influence for him. He does kind of Psychology and the Scared presentations but using the Bible stories.

Ys

Dhruvananda Das

HpS - AgtSP Paoho. We have been so anxious to talk with you all. If you have been following the DTC et you can see that we are struggling with a ton of different service demands: Friends, family, ISKCON, Seattle conference, Peru conferences, NIOS fund raising.

Old age.

How are you?

Put "URGENT" in the subject field for you answer.

We arrive India like 27th September and then leave November 8th. We must spend a few days at the GBC meeting 9-17th Oct, Kolkatta is available after 2nd October (end of Durga puja). Considering all the other work, 10-days in Oz seems the proper balance.

Are there any days that are better for you or worse or forbidden for us to visit Oz. We have no specific people to visit right now, but we will continue to look.

Please give us your essential intelligence in these matters as soon as possible and then we can start to book tickets and fix other dates in India.

HpS - ASA!

HARE KRISHNA 

AGTSP! 

PAMHO!

Send again my question. Sorry for my last long letter.

-  I've been summoned to be part in Congregational Development Committee. Gurudev, do you authorize me to do this service?  What do you think? I cannot do it without your blessings. 

Thanks for your time!

Ys.

Rati Manjari Dd.

HpS - ASA --- AgtSP...  Paoho.  Thank you for shorter letter. We want to answer but our time and ability are extremely limited.

It seems like it would be O.K. to us. What could be the problem?

We always suggest: Put devotional relations before Vaisnava relations. Meaning, we can argue about things, but don't forget that we are all devotees, NOI 5, and that we all join the Gaura arati as equals at the end of the day.

Hare Krsna!

All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna
All Glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swmai Prabhupada
All Glories to you
All glories to devotees.
Please accept my humble obeisances to your holy lotus feet, my shelter.

Dear Guru Maharaja.
Hope your energy is high and increasing.
my rounds are improving. My husband and I are making arranges to wake up early and complete the most possible number of rounds, before go to job. We are implementing a shortly Mangala Aratik. Please, please, please give us your blessings to can maintain it and to be always inspirated and engaged in devotional service.
I beginning (deeping) to realize the hardness of material world, this lastest times are showing me how hard and deep it can be. I’m learning MATERIAL WORLD, NO MERCY…

HpS - Hare Krishna. Send again shorter if it is urgent. Traveling we are drowning in interviews and classes and meetings!

Hare Krishna. Thank you. See you as soon!

-       My parents are getting old and it require my time and attention. And my internal process to accept it.
-       Gandharvika Mataji  (wife of Maha Hari Das Temple President), leave the body in 3 months. Leaving a 10 years son.
Trying to see each thing to learn.

Topics in my mind:
-       Administration vs bhakti? Why administration is a service that has many complications? Why the devotees who make this service are always criticized? Why sometimes it look like 2 gangs (hahaha) , who love, who hate, who are doing the correct, what is correct? and, Why sometimes we are so focus on our service and cannot see anything beyond that?
-       How can we take care of somebody, who doesn't want to be cared?
-       How I can be a good association?

Service News>
- Keep on with Ratha Yatra committee (5th year). Having meeting once a week.
- I've been summoned to be part in Congregational Development Committee. Gurudev, do you authorize me to do this service? wait for your answer.
- Always I can, go to do Kirtan with newones of Yoga Schools, they invite to me to sing. Chanting Maha Mantra and preaching.
- My Kirtan program stop, since began of the year, but the next month we want to start again once each 2 months.

Dear Gurudeva I know you will be in Chile, I think I will not go, but thanks for coming to South America always enlighten us with your brightness to get out from the ignorance. Hope someday can please you through my service in Prabhupada's mission.

Sorry for my long letter, thanks for your time.

Who want to serve you.
Rati-Manjari Devi Dasi.