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Todas las glorias a Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhú y a su sankirtana eterno.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Hare krsna querido y recordado Guru Maharaj, porfavor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias, el sadhana ...estámos luchando para mantener fijo, esta semana fueron muy intensos, vinieron unos amigos( P. yamuna jivan das y m. priya saki d.d.) por puno - perú y se hizo dos ceremonias de fuego una en puno y otra en la isla del sol - bolivia, cantamos y bailamos, fué muy hermoso a los lugares que fuimos en el lago Titicaca, nadamos con Gadai a 3700 m.s.n.m., aprendí mucho de mis amigos devotos, muchas fotos, y muchos nuevos lazos de amistad, me encanta la aventura lo nuevo, soy muy feliz cada día que pasa, debí ser un JIPI, jejejeje

Necesitabamos unas vacaciones, ahora a retomar fuerzas para seguir en ésta misión de sankirtana y poder viajar a India, ya falta poco para poderlo ver en India - febrero, y como le dijimos llegaremos a lugares por poco tiempo y seguir viajando, seguir con lo que más le satisface a srila prabhupada y con lo que mejor podemos hacer.

Guru Maharaj, al parecer no podremos irlo a ver a Lima, nos quedaremos de sankirtana viajero, vamos a tratar de entregarnos  un poquito más a Krsna y depender de su misericordia, vamos a duplicar los esfuerzos para ser un buen devoto, empezar de nuevo, por que cada día es una nueva oportunidad para volverse un devoto, quiero tomar nuevos votos y empezar de cero, mis rondas no han estado muy bien que digamos, pero nunca es tarde. Sabemos muy bien que la muerte puede llegar en cualquier momento, cuando subimos a un bote en Copacabana - Bolivia, la marea fué muy fuerte y de poco nos voltea y dije en mi que he hecho para poder avanzar en la vida espiritual y dije muy poquito, así que quiero dejar de tener miedo a la muerte.

Espero que su estadía en Perú sea de lo más agradable, apesar que no lo iremos a ver en verdad lo queremos mucho y usted siempre está en mi corazón, estaremos comunicándonos por éste medio. Nunca se sabe a lo mejor aparecemos en chosica por ahí.

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Nadiya Nivasi Dasi

HpS - Pero nos vimos  (we saw you in Peru, no?)

Trying to be totally sincere and honest Maharaja

It was a bit hard for me to write this letter ,i was a bit afraid and nervous the idea run through my head  how to write this letter so many times. I am just a small ant or kitten trying to reach to Krishna. Its been a while since i been writing you maharaja ,doing my service for years with joy and chanting my rounds .I will like to continue Krishna Consciousness under your guidance and ask you for your shelter so i can serve you as my Spiritual Master.

Your aspiring servant, 

Bhakta Juanka

HpS - AGTSP.   Paoho.   We are getting so old and forgetful that it is hard to function as Diksa guru more. Maybe we can do it. At least we can try to answer your letters in this Blog!    Where are you?    We will see you in Mexico or Peru???

HpS - August 19 - AGTSP paoho. Send us more details!  Who are you close associates!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

All glories to your lotus feet

Hare Krishna maharaja 

Pleace accept my humble obesciences

I feel deeply Maharaja inside me that you are my Diksa Guru , i will be really like your instruction and advice as Diksa Guru . I am the Bhakta from Panama Juank and i will see you at Chile Maharaj .

your aspiring servant

Bhakta Juanka 

Hare Krsna,

AGTSP

Paoho & bw.

We we are in Lima, Peru, in the preaching center/temple in the middle of Lima, Wilson. It's a little bit tough area. Even during the daytime if you park on a side street there is a chance of getting your side mirrors stolen, but it is across from the National Art Gallery. It is always cold and overcast here. During the day it gets about 65-degrees Farenheit, but the devotees are very helpful, very eager to hear classes on the 'Bhagavata' and we are doing programs nightly with the National Museum.

We came here Monday after an extremely successful weekend in Chosika with the international Regional Educational Encounter for Education with ISKCON. At 7AM we bundle down the Central Highway with two more devotees in a taxi. Dropped off our things here in Wilson then went out and met the new Ambassador to Peru, His Excellency, Dr., Sandeep Chakraborty. He is an extremely intelligent, young, friendly person with a PhD in Physics. He could appreciate very readily our efforts to create  a cultural exchange between India and Peru. He is ready to help in every way. He arrived less than one month ago and will be posted here for three years. His sister-in-law is closely involved with ISKCON in Geneva. We left with him asking us how to join the Janmastami celebration in Chosika, September 5th.

Next to the home of Dr. Dora Bazan and Vaidya Ruben Devoto. They are both participants in the Bharata Sanskriti book and four of us there again had excellent discussion of the work. She was very attached to the book and will also participate in the Release Ceremony at the National Library tomorrow and they want a program at their university, Ricardo Palma, on Thursday the 3rd, after we return form Tarapoto. She is currently Dean of Modern Languages at Ricardo Palma University, a corresponding scholar for UNESCO and he is the foremost promoter of Ayurvedic study and pracrtice in Peru, giving accredited classes at Ricardo Palma and supporting a robust therapy practice.

Back in the car after an excellent Ayurvedic lunch and quick Darshan of the new member of the family, Daniela, 5-months old. Through traffic, security, and arrived at the six story, three acre, National Library. The Director, Dr. Ramon Mujica, received us and Alejandro (Abhirama Thakura Das) commented that he had seen him make cordial, formal receptions before, but this time he was very animated in the discussions of Jung's thought and the entire Symposium being organized in the Museum for the following four evenings.

Downstairs to the auditorium and the first night of Peter Brook's epic film, The Maha-bharata. Our constant working associate, Oscar Natars, who was honored as  Director of the Year by one of the biggest international film academys this year, was there. Also, Dr. Mariano Querol, 90-years and a nationally know psychiatrist and writer.

In bed by 9.45 p.m. and up by 1.45 a. m. for the full morning program in the Temple with Srimad Bhagavatam class on verses 2.2.18-21, which strangely deal with Kundalini Yoga, the topic of the Library Symposium tonight!

Tuesday similar and now is Wednesday 1.48pm - cold, dark, depressing, 67-years old.    Ha! Ha! Ha!     Yoga makes you happy inside with a bright future and with your association we would rather die than be anywhere else.

Tonight is the first night of the academic sessions, starting with Chinese classical literature and reflections on the Peruvian archetypical self. Principal correspondent with be Prof. Miguel Polo from San Marcos University. We obtained with great adeventure one of the last remaing copies of the excellent, scholarly translation of Journey to the West in Spanish for him while we were in Madrid in June. Already the Ambassador, Museum, ISKCON Devotees are asking for copies.

Our hope is to participate with all of you as NIOS, Hp. Swami, in producing a cultural revolution in the lives of this currently, enormously mis-directed, impious civilization by bringing the perspective of the best of the world's classical cultural assets to the foreground of public attention.

All help needed!!!

For any Urgent work call us through Laksmana-agraja Das - 51 (Peru) 98 467 7968 or Gandharva Das 51 99 275 3391. Both are excellent, intelligent English, Spanish speakers.

AGTSP!      Paoho & Bw.     We arrive in Lima at 10.15PM on Lan 2629.      We will call Abhirama Thakura about transport and accomodations, but expect to be in Lima tomorrow for organizational work for the forthcoming Symposium with the National Library.

Now we have three rounds done. Good nights rest. All the mail uptodate.  Cloth washed an dry.  Excellent Mangala arati with about 17-devotees.

We will pack and go to the airport, to fly Mexico City, and after five hours of transit, fly to Peru.

Yare dekhe, tare kaha...    Wherever you go, whomever you meet, tell them about Krsna, and on Lord Caitanya's order, become Guru and deliver your circle of acquaintances.

Hare Krsna!!!!

Todas las glorias a Sri sri Gaura Nitay

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prahupada

Todas las Glorias a usted Guru Maharaja

Acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

Guru Maharaja, quiero hacerla llegar noticias sobre la vida que estoy llevando en el templo de Buenos Aires. Me encuentro realmente bien viviendo en este templo, contenido emocional y espiritualmente. Quizás noto en mí, que estoy un poco ensimismado; a veces quiero estarlo para poder trabajar cosas invalorables y no para alimentar el ego.  

El servicio en el templo es demasiado y en lo personal me siento satisfecho. Estoy realizando diferente servicios durante la semana: desde limpieza, pasando por la cocina, hasta asistir a los devotos en diferentes aspectos en las fiestas de domingo. En este momento los monjes Brahmacaris del templo se encuentran de sankirtan viajero en Brazil, por lo tanto el servicio se multiplica. Estoy contento con poder estar haciendo esto.

A menudo leo y recuerdo el texto 3 de Sri Upadesamrita “mi objetivo es no perder el entusiasmo y mantenerlo”.

En el templo de Buenos Aires somos 26 devotos viviendo fijo.

Se ve mucho entusiasmo aquí, ya que se están haciendo diferentes refacciones, en las que también tengo participación.

Aquí pasa bastante tiempo SS Gunagrahi Maharaja, a quien también pude asistir personalmente, por estar viviendo en el templo. Tambien nos visitó SS Bhaktibusana Swami, aunque ahora está en Paraguay y vuelve en pocos días. Pude hacer servicio en su Vyasa Puja estando el presente y sus discípulos me permitieron servicio. En poco tiempo está llegando SS Bhakti Vasudeva Swami.

Estoy llevando un Sadhana tranquilo, me ocupa un buen tiempo meditar en las 16 rondas y estoy despertando un gusto en asistir por las mañanas a las clases de Srimad Bhagavatam.

Hoy no encuentro tiempo para pensar en cosas por fuera del templo. Solo pienso en mi hijo Hari y en usted Guru Maharaja. Busco y encuentro fuerzas para mantenerme de pie en esta existencia solo si estoy a su servicio.

Su Sirviente Lomasa Rsi  das

HpS - Hare Krsna!  Gracias su carta Senor Lamasa Rsi Das. Gracias los noticias del templo. Cuantos anos tuene su hijo Hari?  Podemos realizar un poco de la actitud de Jagannatha Misra por Senor Caitanya tambien, su otro hijo!

Hay planes para installar deidades de Radharani y Krsna??

Ya vamos a  Peru hoy dia!!!

Hari bolo!!!!! ! !! 

Hare Krsna, Bwanas and Bwanis!
AGTSP!!!!!  Paoho...    Follows our letter to the Jung, Kundalini Yoga, Peru Symposium, circle:

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya!

Esteemed Psychologists, Philosophers, Psychiatrists, Historians et al.
We salute you from Monterrey, Mexico. We came here for a traditional boat festival, Jala-yatra, and we are leaving for a mountain excursion with about 45-members in 1-1/2 hours. It is 6.310AM.

We were contemplating Dr. Eduardo's comments after the 1st Jung lecture, about the necessity of not dumping our human habits such as smoking and becoming too spiritual.

Then we did our regulated reading, this 2nd lecture on Kundalini Yoga, and it seems to address very much Dr. Eduardo's concern.

We have to translate some of the terms that Jung uses, such as impersonal consciousness, free from ego, to match our Bhagavata model, but he seems to be talking about the same levels of evolution of consciousness.

Earlier he was talking about sthula, suksma and para bodies, and said the sthula and suksma were understandable to him, but the para was a 'mist'. We would feel that by a little effort in this Bhagavata tradition, yoga, under able guidance we can have some experience of these higher chakras and the mist would begin to disappear. Of course this para plane can be experienced by so many methods.

Who agrees with Dr. Jung's realization of what is happening as described in the evolution of Kundalini to different levels?

As I said above, his realization seems to be pretty much direct experience of what he is describing so far if looked at from the Bhagavata description.

I would try to give a simple response to Dr. Eduardo's comments that seem to be discussed here by Dr. Jung's also, that we should not artificially try to jump up, but experience properly why we smoke at our level, but as we evolve, then the smoking is seen in it's subtle, more pure, more delightful, less contaminating form.

What are contaminations? The first I would say is death. Death is an unnatural thing for us. We should not lose consciousness when we are in the state between bodies, and in the next physical body we should have access to previous projects, knowledge, associates.

I would say that the Kundalini Yoga Sutras that Jung was dealing with, were probably not practical for Europeans at that time and neither now, but it is possible to develop a Yoga or Religion which would allow the Nation of Peru to progressively rise up, for the 'gods' to again become active.

Of course, we write this with a lot of smiles and hope for responses from a lot of people.

We are humbly including Prof. Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay in this dialog. He is our old friend, adviser and very senior professor from Calcutta University. I would also suggest that at some point we can try to get in contact with Shonu Shyamdasani. He has such a ton of Jung's letters, writings etc. like these Kundalini lectures and related documents, that can each be researched and published. Specifically, for us Jung's trip to India seems of the most value for our efforts to create a bridge between the Orient and the Occident, and so I would hope to influence him to turn his considerable academic attention those days rather than many other topics.

Thank you.

See you in a few days.