Letters to the editor

H'are Krsna, Mates!    AGTSP.....   paoho.....   How are ya?    We are still here in Raleigh.  Big, beautiful college program at 'North Carolina University at Raleigh' last night. About 25-members of the Bhakti Yoga Club and new guests.

We did psychology and the Sacred and some of the Graduate Engineering Students from India were even nodding when we quoted from Albert Camus. If the steps to Krsna, ISKCON, worked for us, they can work for others. Of course, we can give advice about how to relate to or even avoid some of them.

HOw are You??

We've answered all the mail to three days ago.  It is 3.43PM. We have been working without break since 3AM. Finally got Rama-giri-dhari Das on the phone. Called Dr. Samaresh. Class to the house folk! Very nice!   Eating Prasad once a day = Peas porridge with carrots, little butter, salt, fruit and yogurt.  During the day water, air, dancing and maybe some Fennel tea without sugar.

Lots of letters.   You can see the one we posted about Kolkatta preaching.

Seven university programs so far.

We have not done Disciple Reports for a while.  Other stuff, but no stomach for it now.    Class tonight on NOI!!!       and another on Sunday ....   Sunday Feast is permitted!    ....  Oink!    ... . .
We have a lot of work to do but seems that it is getting done.

If we have missed something important, let us know.

We want to buy all the South America tickets before we leave for India.  

South American Education Symposium in Rio is little weak (19th - 26th April) because seems Jagat guru Das has not got the same time to work on it as last two years. We need to get committment from at least one other leader that he will go, then we can be sure that we will have someone to associate with during that week.

Psychology and the Sacred 2017 (26-29 June) is strong because of Sattva efforts and so much response from Miguel, La Catolica, Ramon, Eduardo et al.

Seattle conference is supposed to happen first part of May, but Mataji's pressure cooker blew up and was medical emergency, so Rama-giri-dhari Das could not talk with Seattle for final dates.  That would be Boise, San Jose, Sacramento etc also.

O.K. Chant Hare Krsna and be happy.

2-gayatris and 15-nice rounds done.

Walking around on the cement drive way in our bare feet with the slanting sun, we could not help think of Vrndavana in Kartika. Big lots here. Opulent homes.

Hari Bolo!

Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO AGTSP

In continuation from here:

http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/7152

HpS - Do you mean he (BSST) didn't take Sannyaya from GKDB?   Is there some doubt that GKDB didn't give him Mantra initiation as a Hari-nam disciple or Gayatri mantra?

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In Nitai das's own words: "The main reason for my departure from ISKCON was that I came to believe

(and I still believe) that Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatı

never

received proper initiation into the Caitanya Vaisnavasampradaya(community)."

In the same text he writes like this "diksa (initiation)".

About sannyasa initiation he says, by citing , Bhaktiprasada Puri Goswami, one of 'previous' disciples of BSST :" ... was groundless (since Bhaktisiddhanta had given it to himself)".

Source link :  http://www.bhajankutir.net/archives/nitai-zine-1.pdf

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I am not advocating that whatever is said in the source link is truth. I came to Nitai das (Neal Delmonico) and started a little investigation because I saw the name in the book you gave. And, as I said earlier, it arouse interest in me because I was aware of Srila Prabhupada's words about Nitai.

Hope all this is not disturbing. That is not my motive.

Your servant Namacarya Das

HpS - AGTSP paoho.   When I tried to send this letter it got lost, the internet crashed!   Is it the hand of God!? (He smiles mildly but with some depth).
Your investigations are not disturbing to us. They are wonderful.

We are trying to follow the example given to us of Lord Caitanya with Sarva bhauma Bh. Acharya and Prakasananda Sarasvati et al, and your investigations help so much.

One question is if Prof. Delmonico has change his opinions?  In general we would feel that his objections as described do not relate to the reality of Parampara. Hari-nama Diksa from GKDB may have been informal, but did it communicate the essence?

We investigate Srila Prabhupada. He is the current link in the Parampara. If we are satisfied that his extreme insistence on speaking and acting in the Paramapara is something that he requires from disciples and the Guru he accepted, then the series of links goes back quickely to Krsna.  That is the test, no? Do we actually have a direct experience of Krsna!?

http://www.vedabase.com/en/bg/18/75

Does our compound telescope give us a better view of the same God that we see with our naked eyes.

All Glories to Guruji Maharaja, Sripad Maharaja and  A.C.Prabhupada Maharaja. Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay,        Dandavat Pranam.        Please accept my humble obeisanses unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s padmacharan that I had purchase Guruji’s air tickets from Guwahati to Imphal on 24^th Jan. 2017 by Air India at 12.30 p.m. and Imphal to Delhi by Indigo on 27^th Jan. 2017 at 12.10 and reaching Delhi at 4.oo p.m. The ticket messages were sent to Haridas Prabhu. He will accompany with Guruji from Agartala, Silchar, upto Guwahati but not for Manipur (Thoubal). I am reaching Guwahati on 23^rd to receive Guruji Maharaja and will accompany on 24^th Jan. for Guwahati to Thoubal. This time I  would not be able to serve Guruji’s other programmes at Vrndavan, Mumbay, Pune, Kolkata and Mayapur. Pardon me again.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - ASA -- Yes, we have all the tickets now. We just have to sort them out and print them.     How is your son and daughter?     What shall we do in Imphal, Thoubal?

Hare Krsna!!!!

AgtSP!!!

Agt Guru y Gauranga!!

And Gaura bhakta vrnda!

Hare Krsna Maharaja, I´m Budanath from the little mountain.

I´m ok, but I've been better…Ha ha ha, in any case, death can come at any time.

I wish You are ok in all aspects, I'm so busy, that I have not been able to look a lot at the blog.

I just hope that someday people will want to take care of themselves and be happy, so that they can look inside and start their spiritual life, whatever.

I try to be as aware as I can that I am not this body, I try to let my spiritual aspect be the owner of my time and space, my future ... I just try it, nothing else.

Sometimes I am very tired, and sometimes I am very enthusiastic. It's hard to fight almost everything, but without a doubt, it's something that I carry inside, which is part of me.

The winter advances, and here it already begins to be cold of truth. I like sunlight and its warmth, and the long days on the street.

What I miss most is the flowering of the flowers, and their smells. The small streams of the mountains, and play among the orchards. That was my childhood. When I think of vrindavan, in my rounds, I feel that it is that pure memory without a return. With our best friends, reflections of our best friend, Krsna. Our natural friend.

This world is so cold that only the sun in the hearts of people can give us heat, and we live so alone, so pending our future, our life. It's sad to see it, and to live it too.

Many greetings and obeisances.

Hare Krsna.

HpS - Ha!   Ha!    The Little Mountain is in the Northern Hemisphere!   Your accent...   Hmm...    yet, why alone unless it is to meet your Lover alone?  Without our personal relation with Krsna how can friends or society have any meaning?   Thank you for your association. We will be in Europe soon.

Hare krsna Gurudev

Vijaya Govinda Das es bhakta victor que tomo iniciacion hace poco con usted el vivia en el templo de wilson.

HpS - Aaaah!  Yes!

Y va estar en ciudad del este por un año.

HpS - Es nuevo noticia para nosotros. Es bueno si el puede escribir de sus planes aqui tambien! ..

Ademas hay mas devotos la encargada del templo es m. Godhavari y seguro hay mas devotos yo le informare en cuanto llegue .

Gracias por sus buenos deseos .

HpS - ASA -  Grrrrrr acias!!!    Mantener su pureza y sea alerta a los candidatos quien Qrsna envia a Uds!!  Crea un revolucion cultural.

Dear Gurudeva, PAMHO

We have received the association of HH Bhakti Gaura Vani Goswami in Lima, who gave us very much energy to service Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. Maharaja is a great artist.

I continue perform service in NIMSAR. I present me like a servant, I feel I have to help others , but I know some times the people don’t want help and nevertheless I have a NIMSAR commitment and I want to work up to have gray hair.

HpS - ASA --  Oh, you will stop before white hair! <img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" title="wink" width="23" />

We are keeping the NIMSAR service within our heart and many devotees want collaborate with NIMSAR but we need an appropriate system. NIMSAR direction is something nebulous. (Management)

I consider a part of NIMSAR strategy, for example:

Hitherto our strategy has been develop NIMSAR in 3 items: Promotion, integration and service:

Promotion: To inform and invite devotees to NIMSAR, to associate NIMSAR with other educators like Aravinda, Baladeva….

Integration: To take advantage the talents of our collaborators. Acintya veda aveda tattva, we know the people work better in little groups. But we must have the ability to integrate them. It is interdependent work.

Service: To give the confidence that their service have a valuable.

We think we can improve in the Communication Topic:

Communication: Internal (to develop an appropriated environment – good association) and external (With authorities).

When we can offer a properly environment for all this interdependent and autonomous teams we can grow spiritually and institutionally. So we should give a healthy level of fluid and transparent communication.

The Proposal is to have interdependent NIMSAR branches with work autonomy, like NIMSAR LIMA and NIMSAR CHOSICA. In this way, we can receive and respect the work of all collaborators and not lose the talent of many different devotees.

The crisis: I think we all have bad or hard day, it is normal. It is our opportunity to improve and change. I know what I say is not going to like but we have enthusiasm without head. (Management - Driving)

INTEGRATION CRISIS (for example)

LAD doesn’t want to work with Gandarva.

Yugala doesn’t want to work with Jivasakti.

We need more collaborators and need open our NIMSAR to people with other abilities. There is more details, but it is not necessary to tell.

It is my opinion, I am an artisan half an artist, 40 % sudra, and 60% anything. I am attached to the form and when I can’t see that I become dissatisfied. Now I have to fight to improve these objectives, integration, service, etc.

ys abhinanda das

HpS - 90% of your success has just been accomplished. You wrote such a nice letter to this ASA Blog.   This Blog, the Kapi Dhvaja are the Backbone of ASA. ASA is a Branch of ISKCON. We have lost contact with Tamohara Das, our GBC Secretary. Written to Anuttama Das, other GBC Secretary about it!

First understand your nature and responsibilities. Then you can relate to others who have that resolved.

We can only work in detail with a maximum of about 5-people. In this Blog we can relate to so many in general. One Branch in Lima is all we can handle! [We are also consultant to Abhirama Das and Sattva, but they are more like Branch of NIOS, and Nitai-gaura-sundara Das].

What kind of ASA activities do you want, need, to do!

Think BIG, b-r-o-a-d and . . 

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