Letters to the editor

AgtSP

Agt Guru and Gauranga

Jay Sri Sri Radha-Krsna

Hare Krsna Maharaja

Budanath das from the little mountain.

I hope you are fine in all aspects.

HpS - ASA  ---  Hare Krsna. This is the material world, no?  It is painfully hot, we have allergy, hay-fever, for many days now. Today it is especially strong. We are surrounded by vikarmia and karmis et al, but we have your association and so, so many other nice devotees. Krsna is in our hearts, cave, NGD house, SB!

Throughout these weeks I have had many good days, others less so, and this last week a lot of work.

I have not read too much, I have to adjust my schedule better and obligations.

I tried to write every day the most important things to tell you when I want to write, but in the end I never remember writing it. Whenever I have the feeling that I will not write something right, and take long to write.

I have had many accomplishments, really, and every day I am happier with my life, like I could die happy now, or something.

HpS - Sadhan Bhakti has two divisions: Relief from material distress and the everything starts to become harmonius, aspicious. Then comes Bhava bhakti.

One thing I wonder. Once I read in the books of Srila Prabhupada, I do not remember whether in translation or meaning, when one encounters the Devas or celestial entities, must continue without entertained with them because it can slow down your spiritual advancement. But at the same time mystic yogis seek these meetings to check on that platform are performing.

When the devotee tries to see Krsna in everything, and it begins to perceive more and more, I guess that goes through these phases in a natural way, relating it to Krsna directly. finally, after all, are the qualities of Krsna embodied with matter in the material platform ... right?

HpS - ASA - Try http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/2/2/21    The answer to this question can have many different aspects. Arjuna acquired mystical powers, deva-shakti, weapons for fighting for Krsna, but as you say it is also a way to see if we are advancing in devotional service. The surest way is to see how much we are attached to Krsna-katha!!!!

If one perceives the Devas, you can also perceive the mighty asuras, their opponents in the same plane right? My question whether, is right that the devotee use his friendship with the Devas to fight the asuras, but I'm wrong is normal in traditional Vedic culture, right?

HpS - As we mention above this can be normal thing, use divine powers to fight the Asuras FOR KRSNA.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu didn´t use their weapons against Jagai and Madai, and Nityananda told him it was not his incarnation to kill asuras, but I imagine it was also because Jagai and Madai repented and threw themselves at his feet thanks to Nityananda.

HpS - Yes!

My question is, is not a something different feature an incarnation that comes to relieve the weight of the darkness of the universe, as justice in person, that the person who defends the devout and the innocent from harm from the bad? I have always read that a devotee is not indifferent to the suffering of others, and not allow damage to the devotee or innocent.

HpS - In terms of "material" good and "bad", organic food, giving charity to poor people, a devotee does this in a civilized fashion, seeing that these are beginning steps to go to Bhakti yoga. So it is natural to act in this way. Arjuna was right, he should have revenged Draupadi and Yuddhisthira, but that by itself was not enought. He had to fight because it was a part of a larger plan for Krsna.

Thank you so much for everything and hope not to bore you.

I think a lot about your person, I hope to spend some time in the future with you in Peru or India. Have your association.

Manjaris are growing in the tulasi forest.

Yours, one fool of this world.

HARE KRSNA MAHARAJA, GOOD DAY, I SEE YOU IN THE TIME OF THE SOUND INSIDE THE HOLY NAMES AND MEMORIES. SOOO NICE YOURS NEWS. NECTAR.

HARI HARI!!!

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!!

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Ki Jay,

Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto Sri Guruji's padmacharan that in checking in the block (Blog) recently I found one letter heading After India written by Abhimanu Prabhu who is working in Bali in the  Bhaktivedanta Academy and Bhaktivedanta Dharma School.  I had met one Abhimanu Prabhu who is also an Amirican during my Bali tour. He knew Guruji also very well. Is this the same Abhimanu or another one? I had written letters and send some photos also but he did not communicate me in future. In future, if Guruji reply his letter please mentioned my name as reminder. His mail address also might change or not, but no reply.

HpS - Yes, he is the same person. We were serving together in San Francisco and on many projects for B. S. Damodara Maharaja. We will tell him to contact you as we are in contact with him.

Guruji, I had already mentioned that we are eagerly waiting  Guruji's tentative time table of North East India, specially for Silchar, Agartala, Guwahati and Imphal for taking arrangement and air tickets. I think, now Haridas Prabhu also might be  in Nigeria so no telephonic conversation and mail.

Not only that,  I am eagerly waiting Guruji's final suggestion for going to our Mandir or Not. After Guruji's reply I would arrange a meeting for all the initiated bhaktas for discussion and taking final decision about the  modalities Gurujis visit in Manipur.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - I answered two letters from Haridas Das that he sent from Nigeria. He suggested a schedule that did not leave any time for visits to Bombay, Kolkatta or Vraja. We are taking little time to get opinion of Bombay (Rama-giri-dhari Das), ISKCON Ministry of Education, Kolkatta devotees, so that we can do the best during our six weeks in India.

It is three months until we arrive in India, so it seems that we still have a little time to hear from anybody about their requests, but yes, we should start buying tickets within the next few weeks.

About going to the Mandir, do you mean Thoubal Mandir? As I understand they are keeping an old standard that is not inline with Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON method. Is that correct?

Of course, we would want to ask Banamali Das about his opinion. If he says it is alright and gives suggestions about how to adjust the details, that would be alright. Other wise you can origanize your own programs in your own homes to start with, no?

In any case you can invite people to your home and accept invitations from them and have Kirtan, Lecture (Reading and Discussion), Kirtan, Prasad. Then BG 10.10-11, Krsna will give  us intelligence how to expand more and more.

In NOI Text Seven, in the paragraph beginning, "The conclusion is...", Srila Prabhupada paraphrases the Bhakti-rasa-amrta-sindhu verse, "Adau sraddha...". The exact Sanskrit is in BG As It Is Purport to Text 4.10.

This verse describes the different levels of spiritual development. Look at the translation in BG and then the more detailed explanation in NOI and tell us where you see your level of development. Let us discuss this in some detail and you can also discuss it with the devotees there.

We need to become Uttama adhikari devotees as soon as possible so that we can help others!!!

Abhirama Das,
I have tried to edit the translation of Cecilia's article but after about five paragraphs I see that it will not be possible. The current translation is terrible. Is her paper clear in Spanish? It appears to us that even in Spanish it may not be easily understood.
Is there someone we can pay to translate it. They should translate one page as a sample.
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Abhirama Das,
He tratado de editar la traducción del artículo de Cecilia, pero después de alrededor de cinco párrafos veo que no va a ser possible. The traducción actual es terrible. Es su papel claro en español? Nos parece que, incluso en español no puede entenderse fácilmente.
¿Hay alguien que podemos rendir a traducirlo? Ellos deben traducir una página como una muestra.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

This is a chat with B Priya dd

Dear Chandra, please convey to Maharaj that my husband was very touched by his message. He was asking about him. He was so happy to hear from him. Thank you for this message!

You can tell him that prayers are defenetly working and he feels much better.

Thanks

Cmdd: This is the message Gurudeva

Iur useless servant

Cmdd

HPS - Thank you. We should not be concerned with material happiness and distress, no? Life and death. We should stick to our service, in this world and also beyond this world. This we can see that any circumstance is a gift to help us! Use it.

       Oink!   and  Whoof!       
        Whoop!  and Neigh!       
All the animals with Krsna, play.

Now it's 3.38PM.
We got 5-more rounds to end.

Caught up on the mail to less than a week.
Sent our Abstact of Madras so that into it you-all and Radhika Can peek.

33-degrees centigrad,e 40% humidity, our air-conditioner makes it cool in our little cave. Thank Dr. Desai.

Offered 2-banana-oranges, nuts and two potatoes and butter to Bhagvan Nrsmhadeva.

Gave class to Hawaii. Raghava Pandita and Luciano were there.

Trimmed three hedges. That exercises our muscles and bodies.
O.K. Let's rest now.

We go to Dr. Desai's house, five houses from NGD house, at 5.45PM. Then he and me and Vijaya Ji go for a 44-minute walk.

NGD has gone to Gita-nagari for the second ISKCON Doctor's Conference. We hope it can be integrated with the Ministry of Education work.

HAre Krsna!

Here is Abstract for our presentation January ~7th atg Bhagavatam Symposium organized by K. Ksetra Swami and Radhika ramana Das at Madras University.

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ABSTRACT

IRON HORSES AND TALKING WIRES
Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in the Industrialized World.

Hanumatpresaka Swami (Professor Huber Hutchin Robinson)
ISKCON – North American Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies

Presenter has been studying and teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in the industrialized world in North and South America, Europe and India for over 40-years. This has included programs with Nobel Laureates, ISKCON Temples, Universities, Museums and many others. He will outline three major areas where the message of the Bhagavata has been successfully introduced amongst the highly analytical, mechanized and scientific people of these worlds.

First is the area of Science and the Bhagavata. Here there has been colossal work for many years. The current ripened fruit has been in developing relations with the community of psychologists and scholars who are followers of Dr. Carl Gustav Jung. Jung appreciated Indian mysticism greatly but was also very concerned how to translate these things into a format comprehensible and useful to science. We just finished an intense, international symposium on “Psychology and the Sacred” in Lima, Peru and are scheduled for bigger events of this type in 2017 and 2018. Along with this a journal “Solaris” is being published, and along with other academics presenter is working on a very serious presentation of the Sankhya of Lord Kapila and others in the Bhagavata that will allow practical realization of Bhagavata Sankhya in the scientific world.

Second has been the Approach Through Drama. Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s presentation of the Bhagavata culture as broadcast by our Acharya, Srila Rupa Goswami, especially through his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu is Gandhava Veda: Music, Dance, Drama leading to ultimate realization of Krsna. This educational approach has been presented using Prof, David Haberman’s standard translations and annotations of the BRS which include the history of Rasa and theater from Bharata Muni to Abhinava Gupta, to Emperor Bhoja, to Sri Rupa Goswami. This in turn can be related with great clarity to a large Western audience through the Western theater tradition of Aristotle, Stanislavsky and Viola Spolin.

Third and finally, Academic Study of the Bhagavata through structured classes on a global basis using direct and distance education techniques. The diplomas given for these studies include Bhakti-vaibhava for Cantos 1-6 and Bhakti-vedanta for Cantos 7-12. Presenter will give a brief overview of this formal academic study and then a specific sample in the form of the natural analysis that students can learn of the very well-formed structure of the Bhagavata.