Letters to the editor

Querido Gurumaharaja, le ruego por favor acepte mis reverencias.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada, quien es un océano de misericordia.

Todas las Glorias a usted que se ha rendido a la trascendental misión de Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudeva, estoy aquí reportándome, continuamos firmes en nuestras 16 rondas, 4 principios, lectura regular de los libros de Srila Prabhupada. Solo por su misericordia sin causa fue que logramos sobrevivir a la tormenta…  al parecer, gracias a quedarnos prácticamente sin nada,  gran parte del orgullo también se ha disipado y estoy situándome en mi posición como sirviente.

Nuestras prioridades son: 16 rondas, 4 principios, Lectura de libros de Srila Prabhupada, Crecer Vaisnava  (Educación a distancia), Servicio en el templo, apoyo al programa Homeschool… y otros.

HpS - ASA -- Programa por la manana???    Mangala arati por Radharani and Krsna!   1-1/2 horas antes de levanta el Sol!

Este Karttika masa, pudimos apreciar con mayor intensidad de la inmerecida misericordia de Sri Hari;  Ya que, después de varios meses sin tener servicio en el templo, los misericordiosos Vaisnavas me han empeñado nuevamente en el servicio de Guirnaldas  y por otro lado debido a que madre Gopi Radha, viajó a Houston por varias semanas, misericordiosamente  me ofreció quedarme como facilitadora de los niños de la cooperativa Homeschool que se quedaron. Así es que he pasado unas semanas extáticas con los pequeños y sus madres en las que todos aprendimos mucho, sinceramente disfruto mucho este servicio. Lamentablemente antes de que madre GRDD me ofreciera este servicio yo tenía algunos otros compromisos, por lo que solo pude apoyar durante algunas semanas.

Ahora he viajado a Guadalajara, me estoy hospedando con algunos familiares de Prabhu Arya-Srestha, y he venido con la intención de asistir al “XXIII encuentro de educación a distancia” que ha sido organizado por la universidad de Guadalajara,  Y debido a que este tema es de gran interés para nuestro servicio en Crecer Vaisnava  (Educación a distancia) estamos muy deseosos de participar, aprender y mejorar nuestro servicio.

En relación a “Crecer Vaisnava”, estamos buscando colaboradores para la emisión de material para niños, sus padres e instructores.  Parece ser que es momento de buscar una fuente de ingresos para hacer el proyecto sostenible.  Pues ahora que yo no estoy laborando, estamos teniendo problemas para cubrir los gastos de la plataforma virtual.

Querido Gurudeva, querido padre… le ruego por favor nos instruya respecto a que camino debemos tomar.  Y ¿cómo podemos hacer un servicio útil para usted, para su Sankirtan? Mi único deseo es algún día poder  serle  de utilidad.

Le estoy eternamente agradecida por su infinita misericordia, y  porque gracias a usted pienso que estoy más cerca de Srila Prabhupada.  Muchas Gracias.

Su torpe aspirante a sirviente

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS - ASA -  Hare Krsna. Muy bien oir de Vd.    Esta en contacto con la Madre Purnamasi en Espana? Ella tiene program fuerte para los domingos para ninos, tiene dos ninos, esposo Super Devoto, professor para ninos professional para muchos anos.

Ser util para nosotros:   Puese somos esforzando para ser util para Srila Prabhupada. Buscando devotos de mismo modo de Sadhana y Sankirtan entre el gran universo de ISKCON como nostros (HpS, Monocito, Puerquecito...).
Aque puede ver lo que pasa con nostros. Claro cada su modo de Sankirtan, entonces si esta bien occupado en ISKCON de Srila Prabhupada, eso es super para nosotros. Si, inclinacion similar con nosotros, ASA, bien.
Simposium in Guadalajar aparece super.
Mas noticias...  

AGTSP!
> It is so nice, honourable, to meet an intellectual, an
> ectomorph I guess? Have you got a biography some place that
> we can read? Ours on the Wikpedia is pretty accurate, last
> time I saw it.
> We are organizing a symposium with the National Library
> (Archives) of Peru, end of June, on "Psychology of the
> Sacred". Could you join?
> 
> In your article about Krsna West you write: "What is
> happening here is that by denying that Krishna has specific
> preferences for (in this case) a specific cuisine or
> preparation, the preferences of the so-called worshipper are
> substituted for Krishna’s, and the so-called worship that
> goes on in the name of Krishna is in fact mundane sense
> gratification."
> 
> Hmmm. Can we call it Karma-misra-bhakti yoga instead of
> "mundane sense gratification"? Kubja wanted to have sense
> gratification with Krsna, so ...  Krsna gratified Her,
> and then by that association then the happiness derived from
> associating with Krsna can replace the gratification derived
> from serving the mundane senses.
> Of course, do some, none, part or all of the members of
> Krsna West want to dovetail material desires, sandwiches in
> stead of Chapatis and Panir Subji, and NOT progress to
> asking Krsna what He wants for lunch.
> Seems like a big topic, what is Krsna West?
> 
> We are Anjana Suta Academy, www.jayrama.us
> We have a Blog and we will post this there for all of our
> eager members to see. At least Krsna West, Hrd Goswami, have
> created some interest in these topics. That seems to have
> some value.
> Right now 3.43PM in Tennessee. Miserable, cold, dark weather
> outside. Sunset in 45-minutes. We will go back to working on
> our www.jayarama.us/archives/godfather-diploma PPTX.
> 
> How can we be of help in your
> service????????   !!!!

Jaya Sri Krsna!

Esteemed Professor, Harsh, Girivaradhari Das et al,
We tried to call Nil-kamal Ashrama on Sunday at 9PM, IST, but both phones just mournfully rang and rang.
Then yesterday we were talking with Prof. Radhika-raman Das (Ravi Gupta) during that time and missed the call. Today we were little sick from some alergy reaction to cooking oil gas.
O.K. Bad instrument trying to be of some use.
We will try to call again.
The Peru Library Conference still is our first NIOS priority. Is O.K?   We see that all of our other NIOS work can fall in quite naturally behind this.
1. We have been pushing, pushing, pushing Abhirama thakur Das (Alejandro Salazaar), to get the Library to post the event on their Web-site. Then we can start promoting it as a bonafide event. We especially want to start inviting and confirming scholars for the event and the corresponding periodical, Solaris.
2. After that we are pushing for a formal budget agreement between NIOS and the Library (as fiscal agent for NIOS in Peru), then NIOS can contribute $10,000 for the event. Library will supply its prestige, big management infra-structure and continental hotel and travel for about 2-5 scholars.
3. Abhirama has been encountering bureaucracy slow downs and was scheduled to go yesterday, Tuesday, with Ramon's, Director of Museum's, personal secretary to get the announcement posted. When we talked today, he said it was postponed until Thursday. If these delays get to prominent we are inclined to think the production of the event will be too difficult and turn to some other projects.
4. If the event goes ahead, then we certainly want to include, you, Professor Samaresh, and Professor Sonu Shamdasani, as two principal NIOS participants. We would like for you and Mrs. Bandhyopadyay to come to USA and also attend the Conference in Peru, and also collaborate with museum, history and archaelogical groups there.
Of course, in Peru Mataji and you could join television shows that promote culture and speak about the parallels between Peru and Bengal from the time of your Grandparents etc. We feel sure that from a ladies point of view it would be sensational, powerful, eg. how did your Grandmother dress, did she ride in a horse carriage when she would visit relatives, do Bengali girls wear pants now?
The idea would be for your good selves to stop over in USA, but as we were making extensive discussions on the matter with Radhika we realized that this would be June or July, and the USA universities are 87% dead this time!
We thought of individual meetings with scholars you would like to meet. He knows of Prof. Solomann at University of Washington. He thinks Prof. Ludo Rocher has probably retired, but University of Pennsylvania is one of the probably 5-7 schools in USA that have a full Indological studies program. He thinks there is a regular Indological USA meeting in June or July that we could join. He is looking for the dates.
That is about all for now.
Of course, there are many NIOS details going on.
We will try to call.

AGTSP
Paoho & BW.
Are you a Godfather (as contrasted with Godbrother) in ISKCON. Are you Vaisesika Das or Virabahu Das or... ASA is offering a quick study course like the Bhakti-vaibhava Diploma.

Get started at www.jayarama.us/archives/godfather-diploma.

Classes will be on-line at StartMeeting every Saturday at 8AM in Ing-glish, and 6PM at night in Spanish, for the next five weeks. One Module a week.

OINK!

P.S. Anybody who did the BhVai courses with ISV group, and like is cool with the authorities in Peru, Bolivia, can also work toward this Godfather - Bh.Vai diploma.

AGTSP

paoho & bw...  Dinged as a Donkey, Dunged as a Roach. Its 5.15PM and outside its as dark as the inside of a goat.

We read of Krsna play today and we want to go there soon.
But don't change you bodies, just get illumination of the pastimes that are all around you at the end of your spoon.

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Hare Krsna!!!

Hoping to be of some little, little service to you potent Sankirtan.