Letters to the editor

Dear Gurumaharaja please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am writing you from Chile with the intense desire to let you know about our service with our musical group "Krishna Sambandha". 

We are participating in a contest to play this year at the Music Festival "IF FIIs" in which an audience of 10 thousand people are expected. More than 1500 bands worldwide postulated for this event and Krishna Sambandha was among the 14 selected. We  need the support of all devotees so were are asking everyone to give a like on facebook via the following link: 

https://www.facebook.com/iFMusicOficial/posts/1158312567559155

We want to share the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna with thousands of souls along with a deep and sincere message of spiritual life and Krishna consciousness.

So we want to ask your blessings on this service because it is very important for all of us to receive them.

Without taking more of your time, I want to tell you that all devotees miss you a lot in Chile and they are sending their bows and affection to you. 

Thank you so much. 

with deep afection. 

your eternal servant, Abhimanyu Das

HpS - AGTSP! Paoho.  We hope everyone here in the Blog sends to the FaceBook and we will send this to our Yahoo Group in Tennessee and hope they send it to VNN, Pamho, etc!    We also miss being in Chile, walks on the Alameda, Kirtan.  See you in April!!!  Send news of your activities, your father!

Hare Krishna querido Guru Maharaj, pamho,agtSp.Espero su salud se encuentre bien en este momento.

Nosotros estamos en Buenos Aires ,seguimos haciendo servicio en la cocina para la fiesta de domingo . Seguido los devotos vienen a casa y eso me hace feliz ,darles prasadam. Mis rondas ,los 4 principios están cumpliendose, Krishna y la misericordia del ME nos brindan siempre ayuda y tratamos de responder a ello. El sábado pasado instalamos en casa las deidades y fue una experiencia muy fuerte,se llaman Sri Natavara Nitay ,Gunagrahi Pb les dio el nombre a pedido de Sridama.

Estoy volviendo a estudiar mantras del srimad bhagavatam y repasando los que ya sabía del BG, y seleccionando nuevos. Empecé a trabajar  con prasadam para un resto y eso sirve de mucho también para lo económico .

En fin mi única dificultad que sea importante ahora es son mis estudios. Las equivalencias son nulas prácticamente y empezaría  de cero, y eso me cuesta aceptar. es una carrera densa arquitectura y realmente quiero terminarla,es apasionante para mi. Necesito su consejo Gurudev, porque la posibilidad de seguir estudiando más rápida es en Córdoba ,allá me quedan sólo 3 años y acá debo empezar de cero ósea 6 años. No se que hacer.. pienso es irresponsable dejar asi a mi pareja acá , por otro lado no puedo dejar ese servicio.Se me ocurren estas soluciones ,usted dira ,no quiero especular mas.1. Me vuelvo a Córdoba ,sigo a la distancia con mi compañero ,3  años,  término lo antes posible. 2. Me quedo acá y busco otra carrera universitaria . Ahora me doi cuenta de muchas cosas que al principio no supe ,por ejemplo, no es compatible formar grihasta asrama bien sin haber terminado mi etapa de estudios . La vida grihasta te lleva a otras tareas y responsabilidades y aún no termine esto que es muy importante. estoy como una nube que se discipa.no puedo hacer bien ni un servicio ni el otro :(.Mi dificultad en Córdoba es estar lejos de los devotos, eso allá me desmoralizaba mucho. Disculpame Gurudeva si estoy desubicada en hacerle este tipo de pregunta. Nosotros ya hablamos de esto con nuestro líder congregacional Maha Hari das. Pero necesito aún así su palabra . Disculpe mis ofensas porfavor.Todas las glorias sean a su sankirtan ,a Sri Gurú y Gauranga.Gracias por sus clases los sábados me llenan el corazón.Reverencias a sus pies.

HpS - Para una Chica mucho de su carrera es "love her daddy, husband, sons".  Entonces, no se de 8,000 miles de distancia que recomendar, pero matrimonio de distancia aparece como un fracaso guarantizado.

Habla con los devotos que conocen Vd. Orar a Krsna con su Japa. Y hablar con su esposo como el piensa es mejor para ayudar el en su carrera. Entonces va a ser bien.
Pienso no necesita aquitecura. Puede utilizar en entrenemiento que tiene y busca como relacionar bien con se esposo.

Va  a tener hijos?

Entonces que tiempo tiene para ser aquitecta?

Claro puede trabajar en esta area como artista, vendadora, muchs cosas. Cual es la mision de su esposa, su family?

Hare Krisna Por Favor Acepte mis humildes reverencias mi querido Guru Deva TLGASP.

Muchas Gracias.

Jagamohan Das

HpS - Por favor acepte nuestras reverencias!   Tiene unas votas para Kartika eg. va a comer solament una vez cada dia. Distibuir tres literaturas cada dia...

All Glories to A.C. Prabhupada and Guruji Maharaja,

Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay and Radha Krsna Ki Jay 

Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto Guruji Maharaja’s padmacharan that after getting Gurujis reply (Aamrtabani) all my eagerness and problems seems to be solved, but enven now Gurji Maharaja did not reply or order me to go and join the mandir activities or not to go. What will be our next steps?

HpS - Hare Krsna. So, nice to hear from you. You wrote this 1 week and 5 days ago. We are a little slow in answering the mail. There has been a lot of work organizing our Kartika travel.

We don't know enough about the details of the Mandir in Thoubal to give detailed instructions. Only someone who lives there can do that. Of course Krsna lives there, so you should ask Him. Do that by good Japa, readin from Prabhupada's books, talking with several good local devotees and of course always working with ISKCON Managers. Is that O.K?  You can make some practical decision based upon those sources??

Yamunesvara Das - Yes, I will remind Guruji Maharaja in December about the Cemera but I want to know the actual price in America and India Rupees. Preferably (i) Canon – Power Shot SX400 IS (20 MP Resolution)

HpS - We just went to www.amazon.com and they show it for $230. You can do the same research. Amazon has good prices.

Yamunesvara Das - ....or, (ii) Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H300 Point and short Cemera or (iii) Nikon-Coolpix B-500.

Now a days, my house construction work also continuing. In the mean time, my I am performing my routine chanting, mangal aarati, Bhagavatam and Gita path, Ten Nama Aparadha, Siksha Astakama and 5 slokas of Brahma Samhita. To remember the eight Goswamis, eight Mahantas, eight shakhis, eight manjuris, eight times (asta kala), eight sevas of Sakhis, eight gates of Navadwip and Vrndaban, eight dreses of Sannyas. 

Frequently not regularly I am listioning Gurujis lectures and other religious topics from the website when I am in the office and free time. These are my present activities. In these days I stopped sadhu sangha with local or initiated bhaktas of ISKCON.

Please suggest me further activities to improve my bhakti marga.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Keep writing to this Blog (Web-log) and take some notes on your reading and write about that. If you don't go to Mandir programs then for sure invite people to your house and discuss SB and share Prasadam. Then you will advnce very well in your return to Krsna seva!!  Thank you.

AGTSP

paoho

Hare Krsna.  5.49PM.
Last rays of setting sun are kissing our half alive pear tree.

Many cars running outside on Medical Center Parkway. Getting cool, now, Autumn.

Got up late this morning. Too much late night feasting and literature. Got 21 of proposed 27 rounds done. Feel little like vomiting. Eyes hurt. Beard itches. Stop and examine your body. Bet you find many of the same things.

Good day: Maya 10, Monkey/Piggy 7!

Prasad was a Baked pear, Cashews, Apple, Boiled sweet potato and rice, one juiced apple, and more cashews.
 

We read and worked on our Hawaii class, and BG class for Wednesday.

Laked with Srivasa pandita, Rama-giridhari Das and Dr. Samaresh.

Today is Rama-vijaya!   Our Hindu Myth of  Victory of Good over Evil. Ha!   Ha!  Ha!

Was not a myth. Actually happend in the Dvapara yuga when things were much for subtle. We really are doubtful of Carbon Dating as we investigate how it is established.

Also disappearance anniversary of Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami. We wrote two biographical chapters and posted it in our archives as bsdm.doc.

Caught up on all the mail to one week ago, with special reference to the "Urgent" stuff.

Nice letters.

We still think "Vaisnavi" is an O.K. title. Usually refers to Durga. Otherwise seems to be used in a little bit of bodily concept eg. Indira Gandhi should become a Vaisnavi.  Not expecting her to become a Madhyama adhikari exactly.

Our opinion.   Also, we still like the address, Mataji. For us it is equal with Maharaja. Also bodily concept but more in line with Chanakhya Pandita. Let's see what Srinivasa acharya et al come up with a Mataji phrase research.

O.K. Let's go to NGD for our evening walk. Now we are starting on a fixed time because Dr. Desai and Vijaya Narain are joining us. That is good. Because they are all Vanaprastha's they tend to discuss how to get to the Parikrama sites on the Indian yatras and which cars are the best.
 

We are very happy with the NIMSAR work. All the work.
We are in Kali-yuga. If people want, then by Lord Caitanya's mercy, there will be a King like Maharaja Pariksit born, appear and make it like Satya yuga for the next 9500 years, no?

Hari Bolo!!!

Hare Krsna Maharaja.

PAMHO AGTSP

I hope your health is better,

HpS - Hare Krsna!! Actually will be getting worse all the time. Old age. Now sme little pain in the knees. Maybe they are going.  Many people getting artificial knee replacement here.  Maybe can's walk withour crutches soon.  O.K.  Just use this body to the end, then get ready for the next one Krsna sends.

Briefly I explain the following:

1.-NIMSAR proposed to Jiva sakti d as Examiner and Candramukhi dd as adminstrator, by consensus it seems a good choice, but Yugala dd is in disagrees that Jiva sakti d is the examiner. (although most agree with Jiva sakti d).

2.-She proposes to Mathuresh d as Examiner. It seems like a good proposal (although we do not have consulted others members).

3.-Yugala dd also wants to be aassistant of adminstrator. About this,  we do not consider it prudent, because test development should be confidential enough 2 people. Candramukhi dd is very qualified to do so. In these types of service it is very important to consider affinity character, Yugala dd is very Ksatrya only see one point, naturally she wants to lead, Candramukhi dd has other character .

There is a saying : "2 sun can not shine".  Teacher can give ideas, contributions but no prepare exams.

Sorry, that we consult this themes to you. I write to you by order to LAD and Yugala dd.

In others yatras as Argentina there are 10 Bhakti Sastri Examiners , maybe Jivasakti d and Mathuresh d could be both Examiners Bhakti Sastri.

Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you

with affection

Isvari dd.

HpS - We discussed this on the tele-conference on Sunday, no?   Was very nice.  Our points from there.

1. The decision of who is Examiner, Administrator, for Bhakti Sastri in Peru is the authority of the GBC and/or National Counsel if GBC wants that. Of course, Nimsar, ASA, could apply to also be an independent testing unit for Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, but still would need National approval to work in that nation.

So, NIMSAR at this point would only be making suggestions to the National Council.

2. The job is really a very technical job and I don't think Mathures Das would have the time or temperament for it.

3. Seem like everyone kind of comes to a consensus and then does the work for like one year and then after that re-evaluate.

4. Again it is not a very important post politically, we need some politics, more a technical post.

O.K?   Thank you for your interest. Please see the DTC for today.