Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Following is the summary of 1.2.5 and 1.2.12 as discussed on Sunday.

Verse summaries:

V6:

• Answer to 1st question 
• Devotional service to Krishna 
• Pravrtti marga is inferior, diseased condition, temporary, illusory, Progress is obstructed
• Nivrtti marga is Pure, superior, progressive
• Devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted

V7:

• Service leads to knowledge and detachment
• Bhakti is simple but sublime
• Knowledge means difference between matter and soul
• Grace of the almighty will give us Bhakti

V8:

• Duties must result in attachment to the Lord
• Materialists are very selfish
• Material duties that do not result in attachment to the Lord are like cleaning the cage of the bird

V9:

• Religion is not meant for material gain. 

V10:

• We should not desire senses gratification but only desire healthy life to execute self realization.

V11:

• 3 features of absolute truth: Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Example: Sunshine, sun globe and sun god
• Krishna has superior, inferior and marginal energies.

V12:

• Four categories of human beings are Karmis, jnanis, yogis and devotees. 
• Devotional service is the best means to realize the absolute truth. 
• In the second-class position, the devotee can see four principles in the devotional line, namely the Personality of Godhead, His devotees, the ignorant and the envious.
• Take guidance from first class devotee to become first class

Next week's syllabus is 1.2.13 to 1.2.20.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

ASA - Thank you, Mataji, Boise Kids, Suta Goswami is challenging us that we must be in ecstacy at every moment.

Hare krsna gurudev

AGTSP

please accept my humble pranams at your lotus feet. 

HpS - ASA - Lettuce feet.

It was really nice to have your association in Manipur and vraj. I learned a lot from you. I am a control freak but by your association I have learning to relax a bit. I also learned the need to respect all vaishnavas and be humane in my dealings.

HpS - It was also very nice for us!!  Thank you..

Gurudev you had told that the personal servants fall down mostly because of offence towards guru. I think I must have committed so many offences especially after you left. Please forgive me for that and again kindly allow me to serve you.

HpS - Your conduct was good while we were together.

Since last 3 weeks my sadhana has been very irregular and very bad. I was moving from different places and staying with people who were not really devotees... My sadhana suffered due to bad association and my personal laziness and stupid mind. I started convincing myself that I am young so I can take things slowly.

HpS - Just like Maharaja Parikshit.

My mind almost won one day and was on the verge of breaking the regs.     ...XYZ... 

But I realized my mistake. I spoke with H. G. Mukunda Datta prabhu and am praying.

Hearing your voice in startmeeting.

Didn't feel like saying anything there as I was feeling very guilty.  But now again I have started being strict with myself.

Rounds are OK.....Prasadam is a issue but I am eating simple again. So hopefully within few days again I will be able to control better. Started hearing Srila Prabhupada classes on my laptop. 

Unfortunately I cannot dedicate whole day to krsna as in Kerela the reason for coming was to join coaching for post graduation entrance exams for next year. The mood is very passionate and almost ignorance here. 2000+ young doctors, studying almost 14+hours to Crack the exams.  The teachers also promote the passion inside us by giving motivational speeches during our sessions of med education. I desperately need your mercy so that I can survive. Please tell me how i can make my heart receive your grace.

HpS - Get up early and get your rounds done (well). Once you do that then you will be able to see you day in proper perspective. Maybe you will decide you should leave your body in six months. Maybe you will decide that you don't have to be in the top 10%. Maybe you will see great opportinities to start an enormous program to develope KC in the medical industry.

Prahalad narasimha prabhu reminded me to wake up early and chant my rounds and morning  program [good advice].. So my current spiritual goal is to do that and my deity worship. Nitai and Nimai seva is the only constant thing that I was able to do sincerely during my fall down from the standards.

HpS: They depend on you. You are Their Mother and Father!

On the other hand since last 2 weeks. I spoke to 150 plus people In a siva ratri festival in a small village of South India. (glories of holy name and lord siva for 20 mins).. Visited the ancient udupi krsna temple and guruvayoor temple in Kerela. On Gaura Purnima got a surprise to visit a iskcon center and meet a very nice senior devotee who runs the center. My heart is still not able to move on as I feel down because of my fall down.

HpS - ASA -- As you describe it, it was not a technical falldown but a slouch. In any case. It is not as important if we fall down or don't, as how we GET BACK UP again!  With vigor!

But I hope again if I am strict with myself I can get back on track in no time. I am chanting my rounds but my mind is still little disturbed. ...XyZ... 

I will like to join in the startmeeting program on TLC. 

Please forgive me. I am trying again.

Hare krsna.

Your servant.

Rituraj krsna das 

HPS - Yes,,, Read the Introduction to the TLC and talk about it with your class mates. Write ot the Blog with your thoughts about it!!

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HpS - ASA - Can you send it as a Word Doc to [email protected]?

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja.

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudev, respondiendo a Su última pregunta. Tengo sólo el título Bhakti Sastri. Aún no tengo el título Bhakti Vaibhava. Espero que sí, en el futuro.

Aquí las fotos donde puede leer la descripción del diplomado.

Espero que pueda leerlo, y darnos Sus apreciaciones.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi.

HPS - ASA -- I think there is more in the other post!

From: Purushottama Keshava Das 
To: HP Swami
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 11:07 AM
Subject: Hare Krishna
 

Hare Krishna Respected Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeiscances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We are happy to hear the success story of NIOS. Specially ICCR offering to
pay for 5 scholars. We hope and pray that you get recognition from ICCR so
that your gateway to Indian Universities will be easier, as  you wanted.

It is very inspiring to see that even in such advanced age, you are
travelling so much to spread sankirtan movement.
Your association here was very inspiring for me and I got to learn a lot
from you- enthusiasm, humility..
We seek your association more and more in future.

I would certainly like to assist you in whatever small capacity possible.

One thing I can do is that I can take care of all NIOS publications in
India. As long as I am serving in Book-Distribution department of ISKCON
Kolkata, I will have a Godown also, so NIOS books can be stored there.

I can also assist HG Mukund Lila pr in his initiatives related to NIOS.

Apart from this, if you need any service from me specifically, please let
me know. I would try to serve you.


I wanted you guidance on one question Maharaja, that what is the scope for
academic preaching for me, without having any higher educational degrees?
It is not so that a higher degree is required for effective academic
preaching?

Your aspiring servant,
Purushottama Keshava Das

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Hare Krsna!

Thank you 100-times for your phone conversation this morning and now this very precise letter. We got back to Nashville about one month ago, but there has been so much work with ISKCON Ministry of Education etc, that we could not push to contact you. You will see the other letter with news from Mukunda-lila Das.
Today it came up and we called Mukunda three times at 2.30-3.30AM and could not get through. Then we called you three times and !got through!.

Yes! We can use your expert assistance. We will talk some strategy with Dr. Samaresh. It seems that printing the book promotional brochure is a priority. We will comunicate with your esteemed self.

You do not need an exalted degree in education to work in this area. I only have a Bachelors Degree and it seems that Krsna and devotee said that is enough for the kind of work that I do.

Also, Maharani Devi Dasi was one of the cooks for our Bhakti-vedanta Institute program. I suspect that she did not know the difference between and atom and a molecule. Probably Srimati Radha-rani also does not know.

Yet, she was an excellent cook. The big Nobel Laureates would be carefully selecting different things from the breakfast or coffee-break buffet and asking here about the cooking and saying how nice it was. She would thank them and then say that the BBT books were just as nice. That was enough. They would take two or three.

Let us go to Mukunda's letter!     Thank you so much!    Without your help it would be very, very difficult to go on like this.

HpS

Hare Krsna!Super bien oportunidad comunicar con todos. Espera todo bien para su Sankirtan y Sadhana. Claro estamos listo ayudar en la administracion como podemos.

Ya tenemos boleto ir a Lima 21st Junio. Ya esta fijado "Segunda Symposium de Psicologia y de lo Sagrado" entre nosotros (NIOS) y la Biblioteca Nacional Peruana (BNP), 26-Junio, 6-9PM en su Auditorio Principal. 27 & 28, convocotorios con Universidad Ruiz Montoya (Jesuitas) y San Marcos 10AM - 1PM en la misma tema. 28 Junio, vuelo a Santiago y regresa a Lima 12 Julio. Entonces pensando posible ir a Arequipa, pero ya tenemos boleto, 17 Julio a Cuzco, 18 at Bolivia y regresa a Lima 24, y por la fin 26, temprano >>> (Mexico) Houston.

Oooof.  Mucho viaje. Nuestra burro tiene ~70 anyos.  Esperamos programas como Domingo todo en Chosika, SB y otros en Wilson, si es bien.

Tambien esperamos los devotos pueden personalmente o de manera formal como miembros de ISKCON participar en estas programas universitarios. El Abhirama Thakura Das hace mucho la co-ordinacion en Peru de NIOS.

Sugerencias para el calendario, todo??

Una cosa mas: Claro estamos super feliz participar con las programas educativas. Tenemos mucho sugerencias y cosas pracital para ayudar economicamente, todo, con el servicio de Radha Madhana-bihari, pero estamos fomalment envolucrado con la sisteme de certificacion de Bhakti-sastri en Peru, y nuestra rama de ASA, Nimsar, es en suspension. Trabajando solamente personalmente en esta aspecto, ycomo miembro de GBC Regional y Ministry de Educacion de ISKCON.

Reverencias a todos.

Algo de servicio para nosotros?

H. P. Swami
 

From: Mathuresh Dasa
To: Jayapataka Swami
Cc: caitanya candra brahmacari; Gangamayi Dd; Caturatma ; Karuna Krsna Dasa; Omkara Krsna dasa; Nitya Kinkari Devi Dasi; jamunesvara jamunesvara; Atmanandadas jps; HpSwami
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: Supervisor Zonal

Queridos vaisnavas(vis):

Pamho, agtSP

Mediante este mensaje quiero expresarle a nuestro Secretario Zonal del GBC, SS Jayapataka Swami, mi agradecimiento por la confianza depositada en mi persona para asistirle en la responsabilidad que el tiene en Peru.

También quiero decirles a los líderes que están a cargo del mantenimiento y el desarrollo de la predica, el cuidado de los devotos y la protección y administracion de nuestras propiedades en Peru, que voy a trabajar con ustedes con todo el respeto que se merecen, como un servidor de ISKCON con la obligación de supervisar que nuestros procesos y sistemas este alineados con las políticas establecidas por nuestras autoridades del GBC. Seguramente en el camino todos tendremos que salir de nuestras zonas de confort y aceptar algún sacrificio para ir mejorando el orden de las cosas. Me considero una persona imparcial y objetiva, enfocada en alcanzar resultados. Solo con el apoyo sincero y las bendiciones de los vaisnavas, Guru y Gouranga, seremos capaces de alcanzar nuestras metas.

Las próximas 2 semanas estaré de viaje en EEUU. Antes del fin de abril, pienso visitarles en Lima para reunirnos con la Junta Nacional y encarar nuestro plan de trabajo juntos.

Adjunto la descripción de mi servicio como Supervisor Zonal.

Su sirviente,

Mathuresh dasa
El 19 de marzo de 2017, 11:44, Jayapataka Swami <[email protected]> escribió:

I don't have anyone to write the letter down in Spanish. I will dictate in Spanish but they may not have the punctuation or spelling correct. 

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Queridos devotos de Peru, 

Aceptá mis bendiciones. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. 

Campo de domicilio: Sridhama Mayapur 

Campo de presente: ILBS Hospital, Nueva Delhi

Yo ofreció el nombre de Ekanatha Gaura Dasa como supervisor zonal de Perú y fue aceptado por el GBC. Pero para razones personales, el no quiso aceptar la posición. Hasta hace una persona de Perú qualificado para hacer supervisor zonal. Estoy presentando Mathuresa Dasa como supervisor zonal de Perú entero y Bolivia. Ojalá ustedes van cooperar con el. El va asistir los reuniones de las juntas y ayúdame en Perú y Bolivia. 

Su bienqueriente siempre, 

Jayapataka Swami 

JPS /smsdb