Letters to the editor

Another Committee Member writes:

Other Member writes:

Minutes of meeting for NIOS campus:

1) identify real estate agent

2) identify the bank for loan

3) formation of the board of trustee

4) Plan the property lay out

5) start building low cost designer housing

6) gaushala

7) workshops

8) organic farming

9) water harvesting/storage

10) bio gas and bio composting plant

11) fruit trees

12) cottage industry of soap, honey, etc

13) wind and solar energy production plant

14) Sewage treatment plant

Note: I am planing to retire from GLA job and visit Houston/Nashville around Dec -Jan to work on the development of the NIOS campus. 

All are requested to give feedback on this. So that we may chalk out a time line for each of the action item by the end of Nov 2023.

HpS/ASA - This is wonderful.

We were at Rama ghata during the Braja mandala prikrama and this management process came to us:

1. Whom am I?
2. Who are we?
3. Whats the Plan?
4. What Materials do we need?

We applied it with great success again and again, and then Srinivasa Das showed us "From Good to Great", a first class business administration text that they were using for Micron.

It was almost identical principles identified in corporations that had gone from being members of their industry to leaders.

So, first question would be:

Why do you personally want NIOS to develop a Campus?

🙄

Committee Member writes:

Found this interesting page on insta. They bought some land and host clay-building workshops. People pay and learn to build with clay (they pre design a basic structure). Love the natural building material idea, looks and feels stunning:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwVrf5xBQI7/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==.

Just an idea for later stages of our campus development…

HpS/ASA - Yes! Another comment from another Committee Member.

Will ut more thoughts there.

Specifically, this is very nice. Especially if there is proper clay on the site!

Also, we saw straw bale construction!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva!

PAMHO AGTSP

I hope you are well and in good health. I still have insomnia and I think it is due to the nervous system, which has 2 basic tones, passive or excited... but I will share this matter and those related to my health in another letter.

HpS/ASA - 👍

The reason for this letter is to tell you that the festivals of Krishna Janmastami and the following day Srila Prabhupada's Vyasapuja were phenomenal and grandiose.

HpS - ASA --- !!!!

For Krishna Janmastami, La Reina Cultural Center (a commune or sector next to Las Condes) was rented, with capacity for 300 people the main hall was full, artistic displays, Om Bhakti, traditional dances, abhishek and all the worship; Srila Prabhupada's Vyasapuja was performed in the large hall at the back of the temple which was also full, more than 100 devotees.

HpS/ASA - Now.... a six story tall, marble temple with gold filagree?

For that day the Chilean spiritual family of H.H. Hanumatpresaka Swami entrusted me with the mission of making the garland that is offered on behalf of You for Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - Wow! Champa flowers from Paraguay??

On Thursday morning I went to buy the flowers at the central market, I chose yellow roses, pink roses for the center of the garland and a type of white chrysanthemums that here they call "mavles or mables", I still can't understand what this flower is about...

I was in coordination for this service with your disciples Havihsara DD, who received the donations from the spiritual family, and Priya Sakhi DD who, like a good elder sister, gave the initiative and was always aware of all the management.

During the feast for our savior and acharya, Srila Prabhupada, the person in charge of offering the garland to Prabhupada was your disciple Manjuali DD, wife of Lalita Madhava D, who was playing instruments during the kirtan.

Our president Jagad Guru Das preaching on the stage very skill presentation. Your disciple Arjuna Das was attending the deities and assisting the pujaris. I attach photos and videos.

At the end of the feast, the representatives of the spiritual family decided to give the garland to David Arancibia, a well-wisher and follower of yours who for years worked on the productions of your public events in Chile doing sound engineering, DJ David ki jay!

HpS - We don't remember him??? 😥

That day I felt that so many garlands were suffocating Prabhupada (later garlands continued to be offered to Him), and I think that perhaps it could be organized that for this special event in the year,

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasapuja, make groups of 2 or 3 spiritual families that everyone pool the money and offer a majestic and opulent garland, then fewer but even more opulent garlands are offered and it is less uncomfortable for Srila Prabhupada, it will also be cheaper for each devotee involved and for each spiritual family, thus it could be requested that each family makes a collective donation for the temple and the production of the festivals (Janmastami + SP Vyasapuja), apart from the individual donation that each one usually makes.

They are just ideas, they may not be good if put into practice.

In a next letter I will tell you about the following issues, I will probably send a single letter for each topic, so they will be shorter letters than I use to write (hope so):

- regular temple service

- bhakta and disciple courses to be able to apply for formal shelter

- music project

- personal life

Thank you very much for everything, Gurudeva, please accept my respecftul obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

Your aspiring servant,

Carlos Rold

HpS - You are a journalist!!! I'm sure everyone reads these letters with great interest.

What is last Temple President doing!! Cannot remember his names! Aaaaah!

Dearest Maharaja, 

  Please accept my respectful obeisances unto the dust of Your lotus feet!  All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - AgtSP! I think we are hoping to have lettuce feet. Maybe after that rose, then lotus.

Ooof!

It is great honor to hear from you.

Our visit to Murari was wonderful

   I have a vision of ISKCON Murari Sevaka Farm Temple being a part of Your vision.  We are here, with land and cows (as well as other wonderful animals),

HpS - What is name of big, slobbering, friendly dog? Bhima, Parasurama??? He was wonderful.

...a few insignificant human servants; Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra are residing here, personally, physically.; by the mercy as well as sanction of our most merciful as well as far-seeing, most well-wishing Srila Prabhupada, Jagat guru.  

     I see super charged cow protection, with cow corridors throughout the land, first class fencing, old barns reinstated to their former beauty and use, new animal shelters strategically placed throughout the Property, 5-10 devotee families purchasing 99 year leases on 5 acre plots, more devotees purchasing home sights within 10-30 miles of Murari Sevaka, Nitai-Gaurachandra’s Home renovated to the grandeur befitting the actual Controllers of Tennessee - chateau style windows dotting the Temple building and elegant french doors coming off Temple room opening onto individual iron balconies facing the courtyard, these balconies will be blessed to hold many Tulasi plants and offer fresh air to the hopeful devotees as they chant their rounds.

HpS - Jananivasa das met Srila Prabhupada in England and then recommended his brother Panchanghri to go see him. He was really impressed.

P'ghri went and Srila Prabhupada was talking like you about the future of KC world movement, and P'anghri thought he was joking and was waiting for the punch line.

Then he realized that Srila Prabhupada was serios, and he thought to himself, "This man is mand!".

Then he examined his heart and said in equal surprise, "...and I am going to help him!!!".

   I see Murari having a simple, beautiful cottage where You can spend several days a week, and that will welcome other Maharajas who are willing to bless the rugged land of Murari Sevaka with Their visits. 

   I see young men becoming enthusiastic to work hard to care for Krishna’s land and cows and devotees.

    I see impressive plots of Marigolds growing, roses climbing up trellises on southernmost wall of Temple building, vegetable amd herb gardens placed here and there, wheatgrass swaying in the breeze, wild bunnies, wild turkeys visiting our peacocks, children laughing as they run through the fields to care for the baby cows, goats, horses, sheep, etc.  Many of the children will be locals as their parents grow attached to spending time and offering service to Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra’s holy dhama.  More and more locals-already so many neighbors give service to help us keep Murari’s doors open.  We love our locals, we could not have come this far in 3 years without their kind help.

   I see pujari training, bhakta training, retreats for Bhakti Shastri…, dancing workshops, sewing workshops, cooking workshops, Kirtan workshops, fresh cow’s milk, fresh goat cheese and milk, carpentry workshops; martial arts workshops, dramas being rehearsed, 8+ fulltime Temple devotees, school field trips…

    I see everyone within 150 miles becoming eternally blissful as they engage in preserving and developing what Srila Prabhupada so kindly gifted to all of us in 1975-ISKCON Murari Sevaka.  Srila Prabhupada noted to the devotees, after studying the map of this part of Middle Tennessee, that Moore County is shaped like India!  Srila Prabhupada gave the name Murari (Moore-rari) Sevaka, “Regarding the name of your farm, Murari is a name of Krishna, so Murari Sevaka means a servant of Krishna…”. Letter to Balavanta das.

   Please forgive me for taking up too much space on Your divinely inspiring page.  Thank You for taking time out of Your ‘bursting at the seams’ transcendental schedule to hear my ideas and dreams on Murari Sevaka.  

      Your eternal servant,

Mitravinda gopi devi dasi

HpS - It is wonderful. We had to skim a little, but this is super essential letter.

I have been talking with Abhiesaka Das, NgDas, son, president of our NIOS et al about, getting land, within 30-minutes of the Nashville airport.

Build a college.

30 residential students.

accomodations for 30-students for weekend semimars (part of online courses).

12-faculty.

six vanaprastha families around the core campus...

Just an idea.

I think from Balarama we got the idea that management means answering four questions:

1. Who am I?
2. Who are we?
3. What's the Plan?
4. What things do we need?

Your letter describes number four in some detail, no???

What about number one?

How do you see your character, spiritual commitment developing things?

Number one for us predicts leaving this body in about a year. So, we are not making work plans. Just seeing how we can communicate a vision to others.

A teacher training college for ISKCON in Nashville seems pretty good.

Murari seems too far for these week end retreats but O.K. for one week retreat.

See you day after tomorrow!

Bringing BIG SLOBBERING DOG ? ? 😆

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

My obeisances dear gurudeva

I read Kapi Djava's, Blog and news, also your Twitter notes.

ASA - ... and still alive!!! 😳

thank you very much for your time.

Gurudeva, I would like to visit you this year or next.

I read that you will travel to Houston, I could travel to Houston between December-February.

I have an idea of ​​what it could be, but I really don't even know what will happen to me tomorrow 😂, but somehow I will be with you soon somewhere in this world.

HpS - We have tick-et (I guess that means little tick) to go to Houston 19th November. Then seems we may stay until middle February.

If your future is unstable,

just think of ours!!

Imagine yourself at 75-years old!

So, nice to visit Nila-madhava and His wonderful companion, Gopi Radha Devi. Come in a group?!

I understand you when you wrote about being in Tennessee with no plans and waiting for what Krishna has for us. So in the meantime, we can only chant Hare Krishna and do our best.

Vidagdha, the children and I are doing very well by the mercy of Krishna and his devotees. Muni and Mukunda day started a school. Middle school and High school. There are very few Latinos😅. English is a bit difficult for them, but their devoted friends help them and their teachers are very kind.

HpS - Bi-lingual Mukunda.

Vidagdha continues with the service at Govinda's restaurant and I make cakes, cheese cake, cookies 🍪 and burritos 🌯 (Mexican tacos)🇲🇽😁 for Krishna;

I also assist in the Gold Palace, offering, arati and sleeping to Srila Prabhupada.

Bath in the morning and pajamas at night for Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Nath, Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Sri Sri Vrindaban Candra. Mangala arati, japa, reading. That's all.

Thank you very much 🙏.

Your servant Gopi Radha DD

HpS/ASA - Is there any girl in this world more fortunate than you?

Of course, Krsna will create problems. Especially for good devotees, because He doesn't want them to become attached.

Maybe by will of Krsna, Mukunda will insult a sage and be cursed by his son to die in seven days!!!

We asked for it!

We've asked to go home (and take everyone with us!)

When death comes for a devotee it is KRSNA. Open our arms.

Hare Krishna querido Guru Maharaja. 

Por favor acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias. AGTSP! 

Deseando que se encuentre siempre en buena salud, bajo la protección divina de Sri Nrisimhadeva!

Un sábado que salía del servicio en el templo RMV en Chosica me comunicaron que m. Gauri dd deseaba verme pronto.....con mucha misericordia y bendición partió nuestra querida madre Gauri Devi Dasi. Por lo cual estamos eternamente agradecidos con Guru-Gauranga y sus queridos devotos. Era el deseo de ella que sus restos fueran cremados y llevados al Santo Dham...

Luego se nos presentó la oportunidad de visitar La Comunidad Nueva Vrajamandala, a través de una invitación que gestionó Rukmini dd en coordinación con Maharaja Yadunandana. Fue así que Devahuti, mi hija menor y mi yo nos encontramos en la comunidad Nueva Vrajamandala. Aquí es una gran experiencia en servicios prácticos, cocinar para las deidades, asociación con diversos grupos de personas de diferentes países que visitan la comunidad...Devahuti está experimentando por primera vez vivir en comunidad y también está aprendiendo diferentes formas de servir a la deidad en asociación con diferentes tipos de devotos.

Por favor deseamos tener su misericordia para seguir adelante con nuestro servicio y cumplir con la voluntad de madre Gauri dd.

Tratando de ser útil en el Sankirtan de Srila Prabhupada y sus amados devotos. 

Tarangakśi dd

-=-=-=-=-

Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaja.

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances. AGTSP!

Wishing you always in good health, under the divine protection of Sri Nrisimhadeva!

HpS - So do we!! AgtSP!! Same to you all!

One Saturday as I was leaving the service at the RMV temple in Chosica, they told me that M. Gauri dd wished to see me soon.....with much mercy and blessing our dear mother Gauri Devi Dasi departed.

For which we are eternally grateful to Guru-Gauranga and his dear devotees. It was her wish that her remains be cremated and taken to the Holy Dham...

HpS - Yamuna!!?

Then we were presented with the opportunity to visit The New Vrajamandala Community, through an invitation that Rukmini dd managed in coordination with Maharaja Yadunandana.

It was thus that Devahuti, my youngest daughter and I found ourselves in the Nueva Vrajamandala community.

Here is a great experience in practical services, cooking for the deities, association with various groups of people from different countries visiting the community...Devahuti is experiencing community living for the first time and is also learning different ways of serving the deity in association with different types of devotees.

HpS - Other devotees her age?

Please, we wish to have your mercy to continue with our service and fulfill the will of mother Gauri dd.

Trying to be useful in the Sankirtan of Srila Prabhupada and his beloved devotees.

Tarangakśi dd

HpS - So you will go on for a visit to Braja? Mayapura??? Then???