Letters to the editor

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

> We arrive in India on the 31st Dec. and are supposed to get to Mayapura for the SGGSanga about 10-12th of February.

> Will we see you all?

I hope so. We are planning to be there that time and we are looking forward to meet you.

Please let me know if I can do something for you.
My phone number is 07548...

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> How are you?????

Well, it is getting better. Trying to use my time properly.

Over last years my health went worse and worse, but month before kartik we started to go with Madana Priya dd to one chinese devotee here who does accupuncture for 32 years. It seems that my headakes are 99% gone and general health is much improved.

> Also, can you erase all Annual Reports more than 4-months old???

Everything older is deleted.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HPS - Thank you. Your health news is amazing. He was puncturing for any specific zones or organs? Yes, we see that the older Reports have been removed. Now we can look at the new ones!

Weekly Report
HpSwami – NIOS

Esteemed Doctor Samaresh Bandyopadhyay, Rama-giri-dhari Das et al,
Please accept our Pranams and best wishes for the New Year!  Jaya Sri Radhe-Shayam!

After intense week of finishing everything on off in Tennessee and then an intense day in transit in Houston, we have arrived to an intense, but rather manageable week in Mexico.

Prof. Dolores Chavez [Lalita-gopis Devi Dasi] is here and even during the Christmas vacations we are promoting our academic perspectives. She was very pleased with the English edition of ‘Solaris’ and I have given her the PDF to print more here.

On the 30^th , Friday, we will be in transit with Radhika and arrive in Delhi Saturday, 11.15PM. On Sunday we will present to 40-select members of their Youth Forum (get a chip for our cell phone…), Monday we will have the honor of lunch at Prof. Kalyan-kumar’s home. Then we will present him the English edition of ‘Solaris’ with his article and seek his perspective on how to proceed. We also want to do another interview with him, as with Professor, and subtitle it in Spanish as we did last visit.

[  ] What questions should we put in the interviews?

In the evening there will be a well-organized public program in the Temple.  The theme is the same as Madras, PASCATYA DESA TARINE: Srimad Bhagavatam and the Scientific Mind-set, with Professor Gupta and H.P. Swami. Some rest and Radhika goes to visit his ailing Grandmother.

Then, the Bhagavata Symposium in Madras. We hope to carry Bharata Sanskriti and Pracya-prajna for promotion at all these events!

[  ] Do we have the NIOS promotional card ready for publication.

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Monday, 9^th January, 13.45-hours we arrive in The City of Joy [Please only one elephant], and I guess you’ve seen some of the letters with the Mukunda and Purusottam. Shall we accommodate in the Albert Road Guest House. I love Calcutta.

[  ] Can we establish a permanent NIOS Secretariat in Kokata?

North East: Probably killed and eaten by a tiger who chants Harinam.

27^th – [Delhi] Vrndavana:

“15 May the land of Srila Vrndavana where Subala and the other wonderful cowherd boys, who are all dear friends of Sri Krsna, play, where Lalita and the other splendidly beautiful young gopis, who are all filled with love for Srimati Radharani, enjoy transcendental bliss, and where Sri Sri Radha-Krsna thirst to enjoy wonderful transcendental amorous pastimes day and night, become manifest in my heart.

16 To drink: the freely flowing st…”, Vrndavana Dhama Mahimanrta 1

Feb. 1^st – Pune????   The two Temple Vice-Presidents, Sriman Radhe-shyama Das put on the trail of Giri-vara-dari-gopal Das have not reported after five days! What has happened? !?

[  ] Let us fix the Calendar for Bombay. If we cannot contact Giri-vara-dhari [!], then I can ask Radha-Shyama Prabhu to host us and have very productive meetings with him about the ISKCON Ministry of Education and all we are doing with NIOS.

Feb. 1^st – 3^rd, Pune and 3^rd – 8^th Navi-mumbai, 8^th – 10^th Kolkata, 10^th – 13^th Mayapura, 14^th at 3AM, Delhi to Houston.

Professor, please excuse us for burdening you with these details but we hope you can fill in many days described here!  You are our Principal Advisor!!!

For the rest of the year.

Arrive in Houston, stay three days. Go to our base in Nashville. Return 1^st of March to join RGD on the Goloka Foundation and Gokula Kids development.

April we have basically suspended our participation in the Latin American ISKCON Regional Symposium on Education. They have not been able to make sufficient plans for a really effective program, after hours of research we can find no tickets really cheaper than $1,500 round trip.

May we are ready to buy tickets for a West Coast tour. We already have some academic contacts and Professor has his at the University of Washington. This would culminate in June 15^th -18^th with Fourth Annual, North American, Symposium on Education with ISKCON in Seattle.

Then, we bought tickets Houston – Lima – Houston, 21^st June – 26^th July. Five universities, Ambassador of India are  P U S H I N G  for a second symposium on psychology and the sacred in Lima. Of course, this is aiming to develop into a Global Event in 2018 with probable theme of Art and the Sacred. Even more of course, this would have to include the perspective of Sanskrit Culture.

[  ] Who can be on the Organizing Committee  for this 2018 event?

Ooof!   This letter is like our life.  We are under considerable pressure, but it seems to be balanced so we won’t get a heart attack or brain stroke.

Thank you. Will call tomorrow.
HpS

Hare Krsna!

We just did about three letters here from Mexico and then it challenged us to prove that we are Hanumatpresaka Swami, but inputing a password that they would send to our cell phone. Of course, we don't have access to our cell phone.

Oh, well we still have the Blog, and on the 30th we can get Yahoo back.

Hare Krisna, dear Gurudeva.

Please accept my humble obeisances, dandavats. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I hope you're fine in all aspects.

We are having a bad times ... ... ... You are so far, but I don't know why you're the only person who I can explain this with. I don't like others devotees can read this, but maybe it works for them. . . .

Thank you for all and I'm sorry for my English.

I hope see you soon in Madrid.

Your fallen fallen fallen fallen servant, but wanting to improve (this ins't a joke and it's true too)

Dandana das

PD. I'm sending a copy this letter to Yadunandana Swami (Siksa Guru)

HpS - Hare Krsna. We sent a letter with a copy to Maharaja to your e-mail address.   In general, we want to help in these situations. Of course, we are not Krsna, but we have a little job to do in his army.  This requires people write to us regularly, otherwise things get so big that we can't give much practical help immediately. We have to read the SB together daily for practical results. There can be happy life in ISKCON. If we don't see it, we just have to learn how.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

My respects unto your lotus [lettuce] feet

Our experience in Houston was amazing. The temple is  incredible. The organization, the community is very well organize. Another culture.

The association with Radhika Raman was so great He remembered us and as I kid as for our help to serve him some prasadam.. Mama may U serve me please He Said. He is so wise and a gentleman. He is a very good example.

I also have realized that I need a very nice grhastas to protect me, like Subhra and CC. Govinda p is very well protected by them

So it may help me to work and study with Nitaigaurasundara d in the USA. It is a thought. I need to grow up more and more.

I also made gem theraphies there. I felt so good. The 3 matajis said that they feel better after the theraphy

In the plane I left 2 books

Then in Peru my report is

1 full collection of Caitanya Caritamrta

1 Bg

1 Teaching of Lord Caitanya

3 LOB

And some books in English

Hope this please SP and U in some degree

Your useless servant

Cmdd

HpS - Suuuper.    Keep chanting!  That is the basis.  Deity worship, Communities, in Kali-yuga they tend to fluctuate, but the Holy Names, Sankirtan is a steady base for all the other things!

Can you be a teacher in Houston?

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please Accept My Humble Obeisance, All Glories To Srila Prabhupada and Gavranga.

I want to share few experiences during the recent book distributions. For the past three weeks leading/participating the December Month “book Marathon” and so many wonderful experiences. Realized many things, which I was never understood before, no matter how much I read. Earlier, I was always in some sort of anxiety about how many books I can distribute and how much I collect etc. Recently mind is very calm, even if the books are not going and people are just brushing me off. This kind calmness never felt before. Before I start, I will tell myself, this is for Krishna and Prabhupada and all I have to do is go there and stand with a book in hand. (Earlier I thought of that with my Intelligence I am distributing these books).

Just wants to share one experience (out of many wonderful), Earlier nobody showed interest in NOI, we weren’t taking these books out side for distribution – it’s my ignorance), but this time (after your class during Richmond Trip) I took few of the books and displayed on the table. Last week I was sincerely thinking, is there a single one at least take interest in this book. To my surprise, one person came (as soon as I thought) and introduced himself that, he is from Bengal. And I asked about “Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu” and he mentioned, he is familiar and asking for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s books. Then I showed NOI and told about “Rupa Goswami” written this after Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings. He immediately took the book and gave $20.00 and he refused to take any other book even I offered for free.

And also realized “Without scarifies or leaving the comfort zone” devotional service means not much. Slowly understanding the “purpose of getting up early, sincere chanting, going out for Krishna” makes so much difference in consciousness, so much mental peace – never felt before.

And also saw your calendar, so much travel, please be healthy.

-YHS

-Subala Sakha Das (Richmond, VA)

HpS - Jaya!   Very important comments for all the Sankirtan movement!  Hari-lila Das from Houston will join the Wednsday night Bhakti Sastri workshop while we are gone. He is retired structual engineer. His company did about 55% of the high-rises in Houston.

Very nice person.

Chapter Two.

We will see you soon.