Letters to the editor

Hari bolo, Hari bolo!

All the mail to 3-days ago answered.

Was bizaarre.  We would answer one and then there would be another one, because every few minutes they were changing from three days only to 4-days old.

Nice letters.   Nice people.   Thank you.

Our vision is failing, so best to get on the phone now and call, Caitanya, Shyama-sundara, Jiva goswami in Houston, Jasoda in Miami, Lokanatha in San Francisco, M. Matsya (with Musa) about tonight.

Do some Lofty Learning: The crocodile lives in the river.

Scan Dr. Samaresha's, NIOS, books [with MUSA]!

We did our laundry. We do it every three days, small load, fast cycle. Musa offered, Tamil nadu bean pancakes and we offer oatmeal with carrots porridge and 1-1/2 cups milk to Lord Nrsmhadeva today.

Cleaned the house for about 30-minutes. We got the wash area 1/3 clean or clutter, dust and a little bit of stuff splattered and plastered on the walls.

Looked for Krsna on the Youtube and found the old Superman television shows from 1954 that we used to watch. Was very, very interesting to see how these created the consciousness of what is right and wrong, intelligent and unintelligent.

O.K. Hare Krsna!!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

All glories to your lotus feet Hare Krishna GURUDEVA Pleace accept my humble obesciences

HpS - Licorice feet.


Hare krishna Gurudeva ,

Yes maharaja we can skype let me know when so i can get online

whats you user name ?

Haribol

Juank

HpS - ASA --- Foggy brains and shaking canes, what can we do in this world. You are on our Contact's list? If no, then send a request "hanumatpresaka.swami".

11/02/15  Haribol Guru Maharaja!  Kindly accept all respects and prayers for your spiritual and physical health.  All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

Having checked with the Board, ISKON Sac.re lecture dates- from April to end of the year, all dates available for your visit(s) with exception of Memorial Day weekend and the Sat b 4 Ratha Yatra we don't have a program as many devotees go to San Fran the day b 4.

Dave P. and me will likely visit grandchildren in Colorado and So.Cal sometime during Summer vacation, but no dates set yet.   Anyway, You may stay as long as you like on each trip.    I could suggest dates.  However, since they are all available, that doesn't make much sense. We can help with plane tickets and have Cherrios ready for Monkey and Piggy when they arrive.

Re. your request for photos.  I've requested Prabhu take care of that since he will do it better than me.   I hope they will be sent this week.   Wait 'til you see how beautiful Radha-Gopinatha are. Takes your breath away!!  That's it for now.  ps... (We can do mid week home programs as well.)    yus,    Kalindi Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA -  -  AgtSP.  Paoho.   As far as we can tell, with

our limited forsight. We get to USA about 1st week of April, and then sit down after three months of travel and see if Brother Ass is going to travel anymore at all. If he does we are like committed to like visiting, like Nrsmha-caturday, like 20th May. So, may be we just stumble on forward to the foothhills of the Sierras.

[You can't take IT with you, but you can take Them with you, no?]

Wating for photos!

Hare Krishna, 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

First month completed with success. I am still commuting on my bike regularly as I am allowing the brahmacaris to use my vehicle for their programs and other needs. That has been a little bitter sweet. I'm very happy that I can use a portion of my income to allow the devotees to be able to execute their service more conveniently. But, my body is getting tired! Last week I didn't make it to the morning program on the weekends due to lack of strength, and lack of sleep. The little studio I currently live in is surrounded by other tenants that enjoy staying up late and being loud on the weekends. I stayed at the temple all day this Sunday to try and do a little more service since I missed out last week.

HpS - What about sleeping (zzzzzzzzz) at the Temple on the weekends?

I have been working mostly with the brahmacari/ashram leader in regards to my seva/sadhana. Tushta Prabhu is often very engaged, so it is more practicle to work with Vinoda. My first 6 month letter of recomendation will probably be a combination from both of them. I have also spoken with the two of them and am trying to rearrange my situation so that I can vacate my current studio and live in the temple. I'm praying that it happens easily and very quickly! 

Japa has been good. There were two days this month that I did not complete my rounds and had to make up later. But in contrast I'm chanting more of my rounds in the morning. There is a very clear, distinguishable difference in quality when chanting during brahma muhurta vs any other time of the day! Harinam is still going on minimum once a week nicely.  

I have found a PDF version of Waves of Devotion. I am still going through and studying NOD, and have just started using WOD as a guide. This is certainly providing a lot of good topics of discussion. Srimad Bhagavatam reading is also posing good questions and good realizations. Most recently we are trying to discern if some of the words are just beautiful poetry or exact science. Right now we are in canto 2 chapter 10 wherein the Lord is creating all things (specifically sense organs) by his own desire. He desired to speak and taste, so he create the tongue. He desired to feel, so he created the skin. But then it sages that due to the desire of the great sages' desire to hear, the Lord then created the ears for hearing. Is it to be understood that the sages' desire to hear was the impetus for the creation of the ears and that their desire came before the Lord desired to hear (although I also understand that there was no chronological point in "time" when any of these things came into creation)?

HpS - Details, no?   Require detailed study. Of course, each day when we wake up we have to "recreate" the three worlds in our own bodies, no?   So, we can exam it then also.   Our body is an echo of Brahmaloka, Svargaloka, Go Go Goloka!

I'm learning that I have a tendancy to be meticulous and analytical when it comes to studying sastra (maybe that's a bad thing?).

HpS - If you are using to find artificial reasons not to surrender to Krsna it is bad. Otherwise, that is how we become Uttama adhikaris, developing our logic, but Jesus Christ is the "logos", so our analaysis has to be PERSONAL, no?

Another example is that in NOD is [it] says explicitly that we should worship banyan trees and Lord Ganesha. But it is my understanding that we are not neglecting them with our current ISKCON practice as given to us by Srila Prabhupada. I suppose I'm just anxious to find more in sastra that confirms my understanding. 

HpS - Look at Dhanurdara Swami's comments. I think he makes some points about this!

I was reading Srimad Bhagavatam on my phone through causelessmercy.com. But I recently dropped my phone and cracked my screen all over, making it slightly difficult to read. I'll be just purchasing a set of SB for my own reading and studying. 

Anxiously awaiting any advice/instruction.

Your aspiring servant,

Bhakta Adrian

HpS - Very nice to hear from you!!   Very, very nice.  You seem to be better off than you every have before. Any news from Utah or The Rebecca???
The Temple class SB is on the same topic?

Hare Krsna!

Esteemed Professor et al,

We are writing from Franklin, Tennessee. As usual our energy is a little delicate. Death is only about 9-years away and we should be expecting more and more debilitation of the gross body as it approaches, be we hope to have a harmonious departure, having all our accounts in order.

CALENDAR

We have our tickets:

We arrive 10.45PM, February 18th, in Delhi on Jet Airways 229

We leave March 30th, 2.45AM on Jet Airways 230

What shall we do in between times? The ISKCON programs in Mayapura formally begin the 24th, but we may be expected to arrive before that to help set up things. You and Mrs. Bandyopadhyaya can come to visit the project?
After that we should make some effort to visit the North-east, Manipur, although it is mostly a personal obligation to our disciple Yamunesvara Das.

Beyone that we have invitations to visit Mumbhai and Pune and Baroda and of course we would like to visit Vrndavana, but these are more optional until we get your opinion.

BHARATA-SAMSKRITI

We are working on the brochure, we had to drive over to Ravi's home, 45-minutes each way to get the books and dust covers. Today, Friday, we hope to take the information and put it into a flyer. We also go to his house today for regular Friday program and at the same time look for our copy of Abhivadana (spelling [?]).
 

EDUCATION IN CLASSICAL INDIA

We looked at the Program for the Delhi book release and we did not see any more details of our Welcome Address and after a second review do not see an older version of it on our computer memory. I guess we can go over it by phone at some point.

CORPORATION

We will visit Texas next weekend and hope to meet with the Accountant then about the details of Incorporation. We are waiting for Rama-giri-dhari Das to approve or edit the Mission Statement, but even if he does not get back to us soon we will send it to you for your opinions.

PERU SYMPOSIUM

Ramon was exhausted after his business trip to Spain, but has pushed to organize a meeting with Ravi next Wednesday during business hours to establish personal committments for the projects and then detailed contracts. If this doesn't happen then I think we should reconsider the project.

OTHER DETAILS

Are always there and are coming along slowly but steadily. We are getting a more and more efficient work schedule. Usually we have 1-3 hours of class programs daily and about 15-letters to answer daily. We started the Sanskrit vocabulary course with Goloka Education: balukah vane vasati. It is at www.loftylearning.com and looks to be a good start for a very practical course. We are promoting it. The more the merrier.

We will call on Sunday and hope to have the Bh-Skrti flyer off to you before that.

Your very incompetent servant,

HpSwami et al.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

HpS - Lettuce feet.

    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, Hope you are good in Health.

HpS - Eyes are failing, respiration is little depressed, memory is failing, two teeth gone...  and you?

    i came back in Pune, today morning at 7:30 AM.

    Visited 4 small city in Chhattisgarh - Chilfilly, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Raipur. While visiting the place
    got to know the place, environment, Vaisanava and "Apsampradaya"s preaching activity in those
    area and scope for us.

    Due to different weather in these places, my donkey is affected badly. But joined office today.

HpS - Ahaaa!   Everyone is suffering. These diseases are so personal that they must be reflections of different Sattivaka Bhavas, no??

    i will brief you again on the same in a day to two. while i am happy to see your India
    schedule. Please let me know, how we can assist you. And where we can reach you most,
    according to that, will have to book tickets.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - We will send our schedule to Dr. Samaresh right now with a copy to you!