Letters to the editor

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.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Todas las glorias a Su Santidad Hanumat Presaka Swami!!

Hare Krsna, Maharaja acepte mis más humildes y respetuosas reverencias. Espero que se encuentre bien y tranquilo. ¿Qué tal el itinerario de clases estos días?

HpS - ASA --- Cada dia, NOD en FMP on line. Miercoles BG por la tarde (Internet), Jueves SB Hawaii (Internet),  Viernes Casa de NGD (Viva), Sabado manana - Bhakti Vaibhava y tarde LOB etc Espanyol (internet).

Disculpe la demora. Me encuentro mejor, ahora en actividades más tranquilas, fundida en los festivales divertida y feliz ¿ qué tal paso Radhastami?

ASA - Oink!!!

Un néctar acá en México tomando asociación de SS Navayogendra Swami. Mis actividades por el momento son en su mayoría dentro del templo, no he hecho más Sankirtan que en Harinama y programas de predica y Food for Life a veces los horarios no me lo permiten, debido a esto he tenido mucha dificultad para hacer mis rondas diariamente como debe de ser. ¿Qué puedo hacer al respecto?

ASA - Busca asociacion. Un companero. Hora de Japa con los devotos en el Templo!!

De igual manera casi no estoy en las clases de Srimad Bhagavatam por la mañana.

ASA - Lea los textos del clase y pregunta de los asistentes cual era el contenido de la discussion

Por los demás, los devotos se encuentran en general bien, de repente resfriados pero ocupados en diferentes servicios y sankirtan viajero. El líder es el Prabhu Jayadeva Hari. Muchas gracias, por el consejo mi relación con las hermanas de ashrama está mejorando, saldremos y haremos actividades juntas cómo ir a museos. Espero porfavor pueda enviarme muchas bendiciones para seguir en el servicio estoy empezando a encontrar  un néctar en cada actividad ¿a qué se debe? Pienso en usted y en qué manera puedo servir mejor a todos. 

Me despido sin más. 

Su aspirante a sirviente Bhaktin Diana Karla

HpS - Claro, tiene que aprender la importancia de de programa por la manyana completa, rondas, principios. Entonces va a seguir, y entonces puede discriminar mas detalles de su servicio en esta vida (y despues eterno).   Buena suerte!!!