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AGTSP

paoho

The sun has set and it is depressing. It is 6.07PM in the Sannyasi ashrama in Houston. Seems this is the first chance we have had to write in a while!

As we said we finished off the Tour with the "Second Education Congress" in the jungles of Chile, and then for the next six nights we woke up in five differenent beds [and one airplane seat].

Here in Houston the pace was just a thick: Goloka Foundation, Goloka Education, Bhakti-vaibhava.

Finally Brother Ass revolted and we had the second worse headache we have had in our entire life. Last time Doctor said we were one inch from a brain stroke, so we rested the brain.

Even now we are beginning to get one again.... Hari lila Das just came in. NGD just called. We are fat!

Jupiter!

A lot of our work at this age is purifiying the tool.

We have about 6-letters. None marked Urgent.

We called about five people today about travel plans. Our rounds are a little behind. We are working on the Peru conference and answered one nice Blog letter and a the Yahoo mail.

O.K. A quick bath.

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Dev!

PAMHO. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

Progressing nicely here in DC getting back into the swing of things after being shut down for a week due to a blizzard. I can’t help but wonder, is there ever snow in Goloka?

HpS - AGTSP!!!!   As far as we know there is but it is not cold!

It seems like an obvious answer but I find snow extremely beautiful and peaceful and if we get that here on the hellish planet, then there must be a full, more exquisite version of it on the heavenly planets right? (besides Shiva's planet)...

Back on track, I am getting up early, doing morning program, figuring out the right beat of japa. Still a novice at best.

HpS - We are a bumbling bear, but we are trying to also do good MP and Japa!

My mom and I are going to India next month (March 2-22), to the holy dham of Vrndavan! I am extremely excited for that. I’ve been losing myself reading the histories and stories of ancient temples and can feel my spirit already in Braj. You will be there at that time too, correct? Is there any way we can arrange to hear and see your programs? (If appropriate, serve you in anyway?) Being in vraj and serving guru is thousandfold a blessing.

HpS - Our Calendar is in the Kapi-Dhvaja. We 2-22 we will be in Mayapura, Manipur and maybe Kolkatta!!!!  Have a very nice trip!

Besides shoveling the temple, there hasn’t been much activity. At work however, a nice (new) Indian lady asked if I was observing ekadasi one day and I said yes. Since then, we’ve been “ekadasi partners” and are always engaging in talks about the Bhagavad Gita and SB and sharing prasadam. So there has been some preaching activity on the workside! Everyone inquires about vegetarianism in the office and are baffled at how I do it.  It seems like the most difficult subject to convey or convince them of. Sharing prasadam usually sways the crowd. I’m hoping sooner or later, it will affect their consciousness to opt for a better, sattvic diet, but I must focus on being the instrument and not on the results. Need to learn to better respond in a more didactic manner.

HpS - Yes, didactic: Stories, Prasadam(!), but also example of your own activities. Have you read Diet for a New America?  It is still a great book?

I’m more than halfway done with the Disciple course and have learned a significant amount. I have a better understanding of Guru...

HPS - ASA - It is unlimited, but we want enough to work today, no?

I am continuing BG classes led by HG Subala Sakha Prabhu.  I may have mentioned this before, but I feel like I don’t have a purpose anymore in Sri Chaitanya’s mission. In school, preaching was on my mind all day every day for four years. It was targeted towards a specific audience so that helped. Would you instruct me a specific service that I can channel my energies towards ?

HpS - Can't do it without specific knowledge of your situation. Krsna sent the Ekadasi partner.  Keep looking. Krsna will send more.

Sorry for taking up your time maharaj with my petty problems. I hope your health is better than good, and the travels are not taking a toll on your body. I look forward to hearing of you and from you! Harinam Sankirtan ki jai!

Your fallen servant,

Sarita

HpS - I'm sorry our letters are slow.  We will send a DTC right now!  Thank you so much!  More.

Jaya Sri Krsna!

Esteemed Professor et al,
We hope this meets you in the best of spirits and engaged in your humanitarian works meant to save the world. We are in Houston, Texas at our enormous Nila-madhava Dhama complex. We are short of breath and our eyes are failing, so we are having to make very serious decisions about our priorities in life.
The tour of South America was very, very intense and very, very productive. The NIOS projects of 'Psychology and the Sacred' with the National Library of Peru is progressing very systematically. The journal, 'Solaris', will be published March 30th. We have many Abstracts from such internationally acclaimed philosophers such as Claudio Naranjo who is Nobel Candidate for Peace, Beverly Zambieskii, who is co-founder of the Jungian Society of New York, the Philemon Foundation and author of 60-books and your Kalyanakumar. Many of these are also dedicated to joining the Conference in June.

Also we initiate new disciples for Prabhupada and do a lot of individual counseling.
The work with the ISKCON Ministry of Education is very consuming. Similarly, Goloka Education with Rama-giridhari Das.

In short, we are very low on physically energy but doing well with spiritual perspective on how to use it, by Guru-krpa.

How are you!?

We have no news. We tried to call like five times in three days while we were in Chile but could never get through and other times thwarted by the time differences.

Back in the USA for three days thikngs are just as demanding, but we are learning to put severe brakes on things and focus.

We will try, try, try to contact you this morning with Rama-giri-dhari Das at about 9.00AM IST.

We have our tickets to Delhi, Kolkatta and Manipur. After that we are at your disposal.

We will try to call but also look for your mails.
Thank you so much for your kind association....

Hanumatpresaka Swami

On 18/01/2015 Hps Wrote:

Thank you. Can you send this report to the Blog also? Edit it as you like it. It is very wonderful. Very. How is Martha? Your son? What is there spiritual development. Of course, we hope your parents remember us. Your Grandmother has been gone to another world for several years now, no??? Yes, let us have a lot of time all together from 30 March to 12 April!!!

Answer:

Marta Is really Happy living In North Spain in our own griha Taking care of the house and the veg-garden helping me a lot in all matters specially this days inour European Union funding projects.

My two sons are great, Mario (25) Computer enginer and mathematic, working in a big company and getting his third degree this time in economics.

Vrindavan is happily developing his studies in high school.

Yes my Grandma left her body 2 years ago we happily travel together 5 years ago to argentina and Uruguay i made a sankirtan Jñagia in her bennefit and I distributed 1108 SP books on her name.

HpS - Wow!

Yes I hope to see you during your European Tour 2016.I will do my best.

I have been traveling this last months taking asociation of really nice devotees and Deities in Hungary, Holand and Slovenia (Wonderful yatra and amacing Panca-Tatva deities)

Developing my carriar as a EU funds Project developer, I think we may use that fund in a nicely way for krisnas and his devotees service.

Ok here is my public anual report :

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami: Finished my service at Madrid temple. Mayor Changes where made as required. Jajanta, Family and team (Avesa Rupa Das, Adi Ras das et all) happy and focus in the development of Navalakunda temple, Guru kula, Travelling Sankirtan, etc.

Jaga Mohan Das happy, Living at his own Griha, developing Haribooguies music carrear, and activilly engage in madrid temple service (Cooking Twice a week and rendering service as required by the temple like in festivals, cooking and playing devotional rock)

Nice leadership in Madrid temple leadered by Janardhan Das as TP and Dandava Das and Carcika DD in charge of congregational development and training in coop with Yadunandana Swami "Instituto Bhaktivedanta"

Jiva Tattva acting As the good old Brahmana Superviser.

Good team of Devotees living in the temple leaded by Mantri Ram Das (Temple Comander) Higly increase of the pujary standars (Leaded by Mantri ram) Tulsy Puja Going on for a year (Never did before in Madrid temple), Tulsy is very Happy and healthy.

Apartment rented for matajis and grihastas giving a chance to ladies to serve and be trained when needed (They had not this chance for 15 years) Good congregational development (Thanks to dandava and Carchica Efforts and determination)

Yadunandana Swami got a compromise for serving Onece a week per monce on regular basis.

Good team of internal devotees like Bhakta Victor and Isvara Das, Kirtan Ras And Family, Kalindi And Nico. As many ISKCON projetcts more devotees come and go But there is a nice open mood.

Also senior devotees visit the temple regularly.

Congregation visit and help regularly Helping specially in festivals, Sunday feast and FFL.

Soooooo..... My job is done for now Moved back to My Home town......Miengo

Taking care of my Sun Vrindavan (14 years old now) and my Good wife Bhaktin Marta.

She helped me a lot In Madrid and Now in Miengo (My village) Leaving a simple live, Taking care of our veg Garden, Chanting my rounds and developing some projects:

1)Family as mentioned and trying to improve my relation ship with parents and sister (My Parents are allready over 70) and I belive is our last chance so we do not have to come back next live to solve unsolved problems.

2)Trying to officially stablis a Minestry for varna asrama (vaisnava rural comunities and simple livin high thinking) in Spain and europe. Stablish a FB page to start

3)I took and old NGO  that was created in 2003 named "Asociación Nanda Gram" and re-legaliced and apliying it for working in cooperation with the European Union. In cooperation with many other european devotees work together getting EU funds and grants to support Devotional Pan-european Proyects. The idea is that We will support the development of rural vaisnavas comunities and the development os european devotees specially youth giving them training in many different areas of interest. Hope to see you soon Ysv JMHD

This 3 projects have the benediction and aprovement of GBC (Hridaya Caytania skype call from India), National Council (In contact with NC President Gundica Das) and My temple authority (Janardhan Das) Also working in cooperation with Yadunandana Swami.

ISKCON GBC Authority: 

Janardhan Das (Madrid TP) Working in coordination with Gundica Das (National Council Cheriff) And Yadunandana Swamy in order to stablish my official Space in the institution.

Short Comment: 

We miss you a lot. We are happy of being your disciple and trying our best to serve Srila Prabhupada trough your Lotus Feet.

HpS - Thank you so much for the news!    We just got to USA. Now we plan India, then Spain!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

How was ur flight?

HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!!!    Paoho.   Long, simple booringm, 71% KC.

How do u feel?

ASA - Ha! Ha Hare!   We just Tweeted this answer!

Thank U all so much for ur effort in preaching in South America and all over the world, thank u to put up with all my ocean of faults.... we are very much enlighten and with lots of utsaha for having iur association. When u visit us, most of my godbrothers and sisters work and together in trying to please U. And the atmosphere changes... Today when I was at the bus stop, after leaving Patraka's house one driver saw and told me haribolo... and smiles.. Hare Krsna I replied, and at that moment I remembered U... when u said that for just the fact to weat tilak and sari or dhoti we can preach... He said the name of Lord Hari.... 

I continue with my therapy today we discuss how I can become more confident, and not to shy...that will help my preaching also...Thank U Gurudeva and please kindly forgive all my offenses, sorry to dissapointed U

See U in June !personally

See U on cyberspace and most importantly in our heart everyday

LO QUEREMOS MUCHO

Intentando servirlo mejor cada dia

ss

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA --- Thank you all!    Things went so fast and intense that is hard to keep track of them.

You are not disappointing us. We have a lot of work to do. Maybe several lives.

Lets look at some more letters.