Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja, Pamho, AGTSP!

I'm giving the disciples in ISKCON course in Chosica and It's been great! 14 enthusiastic devotees..including Anandamaya Prabhu and the whole family. Lots of fun with role plays, discusions, etc.

I'm looking forward to see you in Santiago, still struggling to get a good ticket.

About calendar, I think you should go straight to Chosica. Chosicanos want to see you.

You can spend monday and tuesday with us and then go to Lima in the afternoon for BG class in transit.

Initiations can be either monday or tuesday. I think they can discuss and agree on the day and hour. Depends on their activities. We have to consider Abhiram's plans as well.

Well, we'll keep in touch.

Thanks for your mercy.

your servant,

The LAD 

HpS - Yes, calendar fixed just as you suggested.  Radha Madana-bihari mercy.  Hope we can make the entire country a wonderful home for Them to play in.

Respected Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupad.

Thanks a lot for your kind letter.

Because of my financial and family situation, I am only able to travel with you just for two weeks, believe me that I would love to travel with you for all the one and a half month tour, but at the moment, I do not see that.  I was thinking to join you from Kolkata to Manipur and from there to Mumbai.  But now, since there is a change in your program, I have to change my program as well.  Now you are going to Manipur, and from there, you are coming back to Kolkata, whereas previously, you were supposed to go to Mumbai from Manipur as I understood,  Because in Kolkata, you might be staying with Esteemed Dr. Samresh and I do not see my role there much, unless you order me to be in Kolkata. Though I love very much to go with you to Manipur, looks like it is not going to work.  Now here is my program:- I can join you from Mumbai and then, travel with you to Vrindavan, Delhi and thus I spent my two weeks With you.

As far as booking the rooms in Delhi, no problem for that, I can ask Gokul Hari Das or someone to go to the temple and book on our behalf, but about  Mayapur, I am not very sure, a few days ago, one devotee from here, Brisbane, tried to book the room and answer was that all the rooms are booked during Gaur-Purnima time and the GBC meetings. What do you think? Another thing, I will book the room in Delhi Temple guest house for Doctor Bandopadhayaya only once we get confirmation from him, since you have written this letter to him as well, may be we should wait for his answer, once he says yes, immediately, I will book the room for him.

Please let me know your thoughts about it, may be you want me to be in a particular place, instead of Mumbai etc? your decision would be final, thanks a lot, HARE KRISHNA.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - AGTSP.   We answered this fine letter in Yahoo and in the letter from Girivaradhari Gopal Das. We hope you got it there. Thank you.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Thank you so much, Gurudev for your India Calendar. Since HG Raktaka Prabhuji would accompany with you
    during your India visit so no worries for me. i know, he take cares you so so much.

    i am in process of fix a schedule with you and ISKCON Pune, for lectures and meeting with Temple President
    HG Radyshyam Das so that we can utilize your time during Mumbai visit.

    As per India Calendar, you will be in Mumbai from 18/Fri to 25/Fri, would you be more specific so that can i
    communicate the same to the authority and fix programs for you, Else very difficult to get a slot (as advised by local authority).

    Means, how many days you would have for Pune, after Mumbai programs.

    On 25/Fri you would start for Vrndavan, and you would go directly from the airport (With Professor and Mataji) to
    Vrndavana and stay until,29/Tue. So if your time permit, would like to have 2nd initiation at Radha Kunda.

    Once we have your input on the above and confirmation, would book my train tickets accordingly for Vrndavan.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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HpS - ASA

Hare Krsna. AGTSP. Paoho.   Here is the letter from the Raktak Das and our answer. I am scheduled to talk with Rama giri dhari Das Friday night or Saturday morning. He is flying to USA. We can fix the time with him in Mumbai. 

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On Wed, 1/20/16, Raktaka Das <[email protected]> wrote:

 Subject: Re: HpS India Calendar - URGENT
 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
 Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 9:22 AM
 
 Respected
 Guru Maharaj,
 Please
 accept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila
 Prabhupad.
 Thanks
 a lot for your kind letter.
 Because of
 my financial and family situation, I am only able to travel
 with you just for two weeks, believe me that I would love to
 travel with you for all the one and a half month tour, but
 at the moment, I do not see that.  I was thinking to join
 you from Kolkata to Manipur and from there to Mumbai.  But
 now, since there is a change in your program, I have to
 change my program as well.  Now you are going to Manipur,
 and from there, you are coming back to Kolkata, whereas
 previously, you were supposed to go to Mumbai from Manipur
 as I understood,  Because in Kolkata, you might be staying
 with Esteemed Dr. Samresh and I do not see my role there
 much, unless you order me to be in Kolkata. Though I love
 very much to go with you to Manipur, looks like it is not
 going to work.  Now here is my program:- I can join you
 from Mumbai and then, travel with you to Vrindavan, Delhi
 and thus I spent my two weeks With you.
 As far as
 booking the rooms in Delhi, no problem for that, I can ask
 Gokul Hari Das or someone to go to the temple and book on
 our behalf, but about  Mayapur, I am not very sure, a few
 days ago, one devotee from here, Brisbane, tried to book the
 room and answer was that all the rooms are booked during
 Gaur-Purnima time and the GBC meetings. What do you think?
 Another thing, I will book the room in Delhi Temple guest
 house for Doctor Bandopadhayaya only once we get
 confirmation from him, since you have written this letter to
 him as well, may be we should wait for his answer, once he
 says yes, immediately, I will book the room for
 him.
 Please let
 me know your thoughts about it, may be you want me to be in
 a particular place, instead of Mumbai etc? your decision
 would be final, thanks a lot, HARE KRISHNA.
 yours
 servant,Raktak
 Das
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HpS - AGTSP
paoho

Most important for us is that you are joining us in the journey back to Gokula!
Yes, please immediately book one room in the Guest House for us immediately. February 18, 19th, 20th nights, 3-nights, Thursday night to Sunday morning.

So, you plan to meet us 18th March in Bombay and stay with us until 30th.  That seems like it should be O.K., but Girivaradhari-Gopal Das from Pune will be with us at that time also. We can make a musical recording. 

Flight on 28th is Air India 864, BOM to DEL 7.00 a.m. to 9.05a.m.

As far as Mayapura goes, I am told that we have room with the ILS already reserved.

O.K. Hari Bolo!!!
Lets begin to plan some very nice Sankirtan in Bombay, Pune and Vraja.

AGTSP

paoho

Here we are in the hall next to the B'cari Ashrama. We can't get connection in our room. BsAs.   Nice wind blowing the trees outside our window. We are on the second story. 934 Cuidad de la Paz, (Santi pur), BsAs.  Is a very European city in many ways.

It is 5.27PM.   We have little stomach pain, but now we are supposed to take hot milk prasadam.

Then we do some PdP work and then 6-6.30PM we will be in the Temple room if anyone wants to talk. 6.30-7.00PM,Gaura-arati. Maybe 25 devotees.  7-8.00PM. Class. We will bring our Book Bag and pull everything out of it, starting with LOB, and talk about ASA.

O.K. see you soon.

We answered three letters today and three Guru Reports. Again we can't answer letters except Urgent ones.

AGTSP

AGTHPS

PAMHO

Hare Krsna GuruMaharaja:

En este día tan auspicioso, de la aparición de su personalidad, quiero agradecer su paciencia y misericordia en este proceso de Conciencia de Krsna. Por sus instrucciones tenemos claridad en los objetivos de nuestras insignificantes vidas y  poner empeño en nuestro servicio, el cual, a veces pareciera muy difícil y/o con obstáculos. Sin embargo, por su apoyo y empoderamiento podemos cumplir con algún programa de distribución de libros y/o permanecer constante en la preparación de ofrendas para sus señorías Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopal. Así como en el sencillo servicio de mantener el con algunos arreglos de flores, altar de sus señorías, que humildemente contribuimos para cumplir con este requerimiento.

También quiero recordar a Srila Jiva Goswami en su libro de Sri sandarbha tatva p.17

Explica que la novedad, apenas se considera una virtud en la tradición de la filosofía Brahminica de la India. Mucho más valor es la lealtad en una escuela de pensamiento. Una tarea de los filósofos de la India tradicional no era inventar nuevos esquemas de ideas. Más bien, cada autor se apega a lo que el fundador original de su escuela enseña.

En este caso, quiero enaltecer esta cualidad como Guru, de respetar la tradición y palabras de Srila Prabhupada, solamente comenta y aclara. Asimismo, la cualidad de depender del conocimiento revelado registrado en las escrituras estándar (sastras) y recibidos a través de líneas antiguas o sucesión discipular (guru-parampara)

Si uno tiene devoción pura por el Señor Supremo y la igualdad de devoción por el maestro espiritual, la inteligencia se amplía, y todo lo descrito en estos textos se revela a él (Svetasvara Upanisad)

Conforme ha pasado el tiempo hemos podido confirmar que, en nuestras vidas, con Krsna, se puede todo. Sin Krsna, nada se logra. Por su intermediación hemos sido objeto de una misericordia que nos ilumina para seguir nuestro camino, pues como se cita en la oración: nosotros nacimos en la más obscura ignorancia. Su ejemplo es motivación e inspiración para que nuestras almas aspiren a ser autorrealizadas y algún día morar en los terrenos de grandes almas, junto a Radharani, conservando el deseo de servicio.

El recorrido se hace más ligero porque sabemos que tenemos su apoyo, consejo y visión para nuestro propio bienestar, naturaleza y nuestra poca cualificación para una modalidad bondadosa. Ojalá Krsna lo conserve en buena salud y cuide de su bienestar.

Su inútil sirviente

Lalita Gopi Devi Dasi

HpS - Thank you very much.  We only hope that we have been of some help is making some steady ground in your efforts to preach Krsna consciousness to your family and community and professional relations. We hope this expands and in this life you see the beauty of Vrndavana Dhama.

On this auspicious day, the appearance of your personality, I want to thank your patience and mercy in this process of Krishna Consciousness. By instructions from you, we have clear objectives of our little lives and try to focus on our service, which sometimes seems very difficult and / or with obstacles. However, for your support and empowerment we can fulfill a program of distribution of books and / or remain constant in the preparation of offerings to  Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopal. As in the simple service of maintaining some flower arrangements, in altar of their Lordships, who humbly contribute to get this requirement.

I also want to remind Srila Jiva Goswami in his book Sri sandarbha tatva p.17

He explains that the novelty is hardly considered a virtue in the tradition of the Brahmin philosophy of India. Much more value is loyalty to one school of thought. A task of the philosophers of traditional India was not invented new schemes of ideas. Rather, each author adheres to what the original founder of their school teaches.

In this case, I want to praise this quality as Guru, to respect the tradition and words of Srila Prabhupada, only says and clarifies. Also, the quality of relying on revealed knowledge registered in standard scriptures (sastras) and received through old lines or disciplic succession (guru-parampara)

If we have pure devotion to the Supreme Lord and equal devotion to the spiritual master, intelligence is extended and everything described in these texts revealed to us (Svetasvara Upanishads)

As time has passed, we may be able to confirm that everything in our lives is possible, with Krishna. Without Krsna, nothing is accomplished. For your intermediation we have received mercy that enlightens us to go on our way, because as cited in prayer: we were born in the darkest ignorance. Your example is motivation and inspiration to our souls, to aspire to be self-realized and someday dwell in the land of great souls, with Radharani, conserving this desire to serve.

The route becomes lighter because we know that we have your support, advice and vision for our own well-being, nature and our low qualification for goodness mode. Krsna hopefully keep you in good health and look after your welfare.

Your useless servant

Lalita Gopi Devi dasi

TLGASP!!

Llegamos at Lima, 1 Febrero, Lunes, 9AM, de Santiago, AV 624.   Vamos directamente a Chosica?

Reunion con Ramon y todos?  Iniciaciones? Cuando?

Pienso regresar a Lima 2, Martes, al minimo por clase in Wilson por la tarde.  El vuelo es 1AM, 3-Miercoles, entonces tenemos que reportar a  las 11PM, 2-Martes.

Abhirama, todos, cual es el plan???