Letters to the editor

Jaya Sri Krsna!!!!

Esteemed Professor et al,

We hope this meets  you in the best of spirits and enthusiastic energy to turn loose the cultural heritage of Bharata upon the distraught world. After considerable fight with our computer we sent what looked like the final version of the files that were edited onto Raktaka Das' computer in Braja to Sri Hari Das.

A copy of the letter to your good self.

We are in anxiety about sending NIOS's Annual Income Tax Report, receiving reports from Rama-giri-dhari Das and the Goloka Foundation etc. 

When we look at the reporting dates and other indicators we feel that the actual pace that things are happening is correct. Maybe we are artificially trying to do too much, to fast.

Our eyes are old.

We need so much reading in our own discipline and passion daily.

We are struggling with hay fever and the weather, but we really feel that we are doing about 80% of our level best and improving.

We will aim at calling on Sunday again.

We need to discuss the letter about Dr. Sibesh at that time.

HpSwami

NIOS

Hare Krsna,

We are still alive.  Guess just like you.    We gave our class for Hawaii today. It was intense. Requires a fair amount of work. Is a very superior audience, so we have to work to make a good presentation.

Just got the ticket for Mexico, in response to Asta sakhi DD's investigations.  That is good, time to plan.

Everything is impossible withour order created by God.
There is no regular Temple program here, so it is a little difficult for everyone here, but our Sankirtan, partner is here and a physical base. We really see that we are making a LOT of progress discovering how much and what kind of work we can get done.

The number one things is finding people who you can teach about KRSNA and who can be Sankirtan partners to involve others.  Teach teachers.

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

P.A.M.H.O.

Hare Krishna Dear Gurudeva

First of all I hope you are well, like your health and your activities. And apologize for not writing some months ago.
I tell you that this year was very run ... I'm in the final stages of the university, and working almost all year ... so I went to go little to the temple... but I'm singing my 16 rounds, following my 4 regulative principles, and making my deities worship at home.

I'm reading the bhagavatam for now, since I've started from the first volume .. now I had desire to take the course with the mother Candramukhi  Bhakti Sastri but I could not regulate the time of my current activities... But then I'm quiet for now, since vendras new times do everything to cultivate more my spiritual life ... for now I am happy that I can have the association of my devoted friends on weekends when I have free, and converse with spiritual brothers through telephone and internet sometimes. 

I was thinking ... maybe ... after completing all of the university...  work a little my spiritual life, take courses, to train more my sadhana, perhaps some temple too ... we'll see that Krsna wants for me ... Gurudeva I will not cheat ... my spiritual life is not perfect ... but do everything possible to stand firm in Krsna consciousness, become a better person, to speak of Krsna always …And I'm constantly reading your blog and your twitter… And excuse me for not always write, sometimes I not have very interesting things to tell ...

Thank you for your time and happy to communicate with you, and please sorry for my bad english!!! ... 

your servant Eternal

Candrarekha devi dasi
Santiago, Chile
 

HpS - AGTSP   Thank you for the news.   Seems you are doing pretty well. In the beginning we have to have a balance of our "spiritual" life and our "material" life.   Maybe spiritual in the morning, making money during the day, and enjoying in the evening, but late we can see how it must all be for the same purpose. Arjuna had to learn material activites, how to use weapons, but of course it was not material, it was spiritual. So, with a good morning program you can gradually see how to make all your activities use full to the King and the Queen.

Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada
Todas las glorias sean para Sri Sri Guru y Gauranga
Por favor acepte mis reverencias...

Espero que se encuentre bien de salud espiritual, aquí seguimos en el templo de santiago de chile intentando servir a los vaisnavas. Quería comentarle que nos ha cambiado bastante la perspectiva de la vida al realizar el proceso dejado por Srila Prabhupada, hemos seguido distribuyendo sus libros, aunque ahora con un poco más de dificultades, pero esperamos esforzarnos más y ganarnos la misericordia del señor. Estamos siguiendo el programa matutino de mangal artik, japa mala, bhagavatam, honrar prasad... a veces el canto del santo nombre se vuelve algo mecanico, pero el tercer verso del sri siksastakam ayuda bastante - trinad api sunicena.. cada intento de cantar correctamente es como un acto de conquista al señor hari.. a veces realizamos puja a Srila Prabhupada (muy bello), en otras ocasiones ayudamos para cocinarle a sus señorias Sri Sri Gaura Nitay, y en otras ocasiones damos clase de Bhagavad Gita tal como es.. todo esto en cuanto a las actividades, internamente tratando de valorar todo, de autoconocernos, mejorar la actitud de servicio y devoción. Por momentos han surgido algunos problemas administrativos en este templo, ante lo cual surgen algunas dudas..
¿Cómo desarrollar tolerancia? y ¿Cómo eliminar el deseo de criticar a los demás?
Le agradezco mucho las respuestas de los reportes anteriores, me han servido para crecer un poco, como aparecen las primeras hojas en una planta, sabemos que esto esta comenzando. esperamos poder servirlo cuando venga a este pais.
Su aspirante a sirviente.
P.D: Lalita Madhava Das me recomendo que le envie reportes en ingles, pero como no manejo el idioma me preguntaba si a usted le acomoda que utilice el traductor de google?

HpS - TLGASP>    No, su Espanyol es bien claro!   Muy agradable oir de Vd.   Siempre hay problemas institucional en la institucion.  Tenemos que basar nuesta vida administrativa en nuestra vida espiritual. NOI Text 3  es bueno como desarrollar la tolerancia y 4-6 muy bien como eliminar critica de los devotos, todo.

Tenemos que ser entusiasta. Por que estoy aqui?  Que puedo hacer para lograr mis metas?   Resolvando estas preguntas vamos a ser entusiasta, y entonces la tolerancia se convierta en parte de el entusiasmo.

Si puede ver como cada devote (mas facil) y cada Karma, Vi-karmi (mas deficil) puede relacionar con su servicion, entonces va a ser facil no criticar a ellos.

O.K???   HARE KRSNA!

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

 Pamho. AgtSP.

You mentioned in the earlier letters about potentially meeting some educators while you are in DC/Richmond.

I have compiled a few contacts (chairs of religious departments) and think they may be points to potentially get something in the works. I’m not really sure of what we are trying to accomplish (reached out to Radhika Raman Pr. Have yet to hear back from him)…otherwise I would type up an introduction. Would you like to just discuss options for vedic culture in educational curriculums? Forums and panels? Something more reserved like Goswami academy?

Devaprastha and his wife Padma Malani mataji have a wonderful club they are running at UMD (Maryland). I reached out to them in hopes of connecting to a professor - they are going to contact a few people. They admire your work immensely.

But this is what I have so far…I hope it is of some use. OH and the last contact is for this new Hindu chaplain at Georgetown Univ. who was at our temple for Janamastami! Really nice and humble person. I sent him an email to see if he could possibly connect us with someone. There is a link to the article posted by the WashingtonPost commemorating his arrival. **

 Thank you for an opportunity of service Gurudev!

Your fumbling aspiring servant,
Sarita

HpS - AGTSP.  Thank you very much.   We are getting overloaded. We just got the Houston <> Mexico travel fixed!       Your research looks great.     May thing is that we sent a letter to you, Chicago, Richmond and Raleigh with suggestions about themes and content.  Did you get that?   You can answer it here.