Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Guru Maharaja

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

Concerning the Commission of Education ISKCON Peru and the letter to Rama Giridhari dasa, I did not get any answer yet.

I hope you read the three papers I gave you here in Lima, waiting for your comments. Till this moment there are some arguments about the requirements for initiations. We will have another National Board meeting to discuss this.

We want to improve the work of the Commission of Education and develop this very important subject here in Peru, stablish a strong relationship with the Ministry of Educational Development, organize courses, inspire devotees to read and study Srila Prabhupada's books, etc.

We are having meetings with Rohini devi dasi about the Bhakti-sastri graduates, to see how the second initiated can help the Deitites service in Chosica. Also we want to have meetings with other devotees to develop others things.

We are organizing the ISKCON Disciple Course with Baladeva dasa, to be here last week of october. Previously, we passed it on-line with Param Padam dasa from Escuela Vaisnava. With Baladeva dasa we will co-facilitate here and then be certified to teach the course. There are eight devotees who want to apply and we expect more.

I am teaching the Introduction to Bhakti-yoga course every week from february to december, organizing the saturday evening program, Bhagavad-gita class and lecturing on it once a month, along with the National Board duties.

Gurudeva, no plans for children. We are getting mercy and protection from Sri Jagannatha.

Your eternal servant,
Jiva-Sakti dasa.

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP  paoho.  Thank you for your austerities!!    We feel very sure that the standards for initiation should be basically the same all over ISKCON.   Of coutrse, there may be some local adjustment by country or by Diksa guru, but these should be relatively simple, no?   Prabhupada had one standard for the whole society, no?

I talked with Rama giri d​hari Das and he said that he got back to you!     I also have had trouble getting mail from him and other people in India.   Write to him again and say that you never got the letter from him.  Also, give you phone number and Skype I.D.

Second initiation is for Brahmanas, Ksatriyas and higher class Vasiyas, no?  Some Brahmanas are teachers, others worship the Deity and some receive and distribute charity or combinations there of, so we should not expect that all second initiated devotees will become Pujaris.
Deity worship should be adjusted according to time, place and circumstance. Sankirtan should lead the Deity worship, but without Deity worship it will be very weak.

Our ideas.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP 

PAMHO

I hope u are fine ¡¡¡

I was about to write about this topic in ekadasi but I read the letters regarding BV.. so I want to make a humble request.

My schedule had changed as I told U, I give classes on saturdays at 9:00 am so I am commuting to work when SB classes starts ; I wanted to join by cellphone but even if I use headphones the traffic in Lima is terrible and the sound is really annoying. And I really want to listen to the class in Sattva guna. So please I want to ask U if I can join the Spanish group .. I am listening the recordings that U put on twitter but I miss the sanga....

Thank U Gurudeva in advance

Trying to be iur disciple

CMDD

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP.   Paoho.   After this Latin American tour we really had a chance and really had to reconsider our service. So, considering everything we dicided: Thursday, 11AM, Hawaii, SB; Saturday AM,San Jose, SB (The time for that may change); Saturday evening, Spanish class. This Spanish class we can work out at SB or other things. We want Yugala's, LAD's, your, Ambarissa, Vrsabhanu...  opinion, Jambavati, Asta sakhi, Krsna kirtan............   but it seems Satuday night at 7.30PM is a nice time to start. Later we can adjust.

Please join any of those classes!

A MONKEY CHAMPU

BY BHAKTA NARO

But then one day,
A rat moved in,
To their house in Madrid town,
Made pussy joke and laugh,
He became a furry, Krsna, klown.

A respectable Japanese rat, from ISKCON Kammisato, he was.    Spoke English, Mandarin, Spanish and Brajabasi.    Strict vegetarian since birth.    Parents honored Raja-bhoga Mahaprasad daily from the Head-pujari.

Monkey: Did they play the Big Mrdanga? Did they distribute many, many buks daylee?

N: Well, sometimes yes and sometimes no. I mean, they were animals.
Their owner would play a hurdy-gurdy machine and they would do tricks like in a little circus and then Bosco would go around with a cup in his mouth for donations and had a bag of books around his neck, and people would give coins and take small books.
Then they would read them and order big books and other books by mail.

Monkey: Spanish books?!

N: Yes, well usually, but sometimes even Chinese and Japanese books because many tourist came to Madrid.
Most of them did not become Hare Krsna devotees, but they became Paramatma realized and then they could find God in their own tradition.

Monkey: Vasistha told us that in Russia they call God, "Bhog".

N: Do they kill people in the name of God?

Monkey: I don't think so. That kind of religious violence seems to be a European thing, like the Spanish Inquisition, the Third Reich. In Russia they seem to kill people for political power and prestige, and the sex and good house and food that come with it.
If you are a Hare Krsna, you just don't pay any kind of direct attention to this kind of violence. You just engage in devotional service, Sankirtana, as Srila Prabhupada encourages, and get the books and music out.
That's enough.

N: Bosco, Kitty and Ratty didn't distribute a lot of books, but they made a lot of devotees, who each distributed a few and sometimes a lot of books.

Monkey: Achaa!   I will go and do likewise. Hare Krsna,     Hare Krsna.    Krsna book, Ki Jai!

N: Flabbergasting! !    !

Todas las glorias para Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias para usted Maharaj

Soy David Leyton nuevamente. muchas gracias por su respuesta estaba ancioso por recibirla, ya que hace mucho que no le escribo. También quiero contarle de algunas terapias que me he hecho y también saber si estas se pueden usar para la conciencia de Krishna o simplemente para darle salud interna o mental a las personas.

Estuve realizándome terapias alternativas desde Junio se llama Sintergética. Me hizo sentir en paz y controló en ese momento mi problema de psicomatico y síndrome Gill de tourette. Me ha dado muy buenos resultados aunque temporales y fue aliviador.

También hice AONC (auto observación neuroconciente) es una terapia que se hace despierto y relajado, la persona va describiendo los recuerdos y visiones que uno está teniendo en ese momento, relacionandolas con las sensaciones del cuerpo, donde esa sensacion o dolores se describer. Eso me ha reducido por parte el problema de los dolores y molestia del cuerpo (psicosomatico), pero aun no encuentro la manera de solucionarlo definitivamente.

Maharaj, usted cree que el AONC podría ser alguna terapia que pueda superar mi problema? He leído que algunos hermanos espirituales cantan mantras que le han ayudado con sus problemas internos y creo que el Srimad Bhagavatam o Bgita tienen mantras que podrán ayudarme.

Una tercera terapia que me hice fue Biosintesis la cual 2 terapeutas van analizando mi energía interna y problemas del pasado que me hayan llevado a los problemas actuales, una de ellas me comento que fui monje franciscano en una vida pasada e hice un voto de pobreza, pero que aun esta vigente. Se supone que la muerte hace que esos votos se terminen y uno comience una nueva vida con Dios. Eso lo relacion mucho con la mayoria de los problemas y dolencias que estoy teniendo.

Favor maharaj necesito que me diga algo sobre esto y me guie para terminar con estos votos. no quiero caer otra vez.

Muchas gracias por estar con nosotros

Hare Krishna.

Bh David Leyton

HpS - ASA -  TlgaSP.  NOI Texto Tres, "maya tatam idam sarvam...". Puede leer esta Texto, tres. Alla puede encontrar los principios basicas de evaluar estas terapias.  Puede ser muy util.   Pienso el libro, "Los Hombres son de Martes y los Mujeres son de Venus" es un super libro para todos, especificamente para Grhastas. Claro, estamos utilizando todo del perspective de SB y los Significados, Bhaktivedanta.  Muy buen obra relacionar unos practicas de psicologia con SB.

En detalle no puedo decir mucho.  Falta de idioma.    Falta de conocimento de estas sistemas.  Pero... por que no habla con Madan mohan Das???  Es psicologo, devoto, loco, su vecino!!​

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

    Gurudev, Hope you are good in Health.

    Have extended stay in Vrndavan for one more week, will start on 25 or 26 Sep 2015 from Vrndavan.
  

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP.  paoho - "bharata  bhumi janma...".   Because of your previous good deeds you have taken birth in Bharata!  Can visit Vrndavana dhama as easy as I can go to Texas!  Vrndavana is better than Texas (Of course, ISKCON Texas is something special also).

    Meanwhile, have got news that, i will be transferred to a new Project in office so have to re-plan
    everything. Don't know how long it will go on...

    Yes, Gurudev, i am very much eager to get 2nd initiation so that may enter altar. how you would like
    to give, Maharaj and what i have to do - before and after the 2nd initiation, will follow as per your
    instructions.

HpS - Just find a time for the fire sacrifice. Usually there are sacrifices by other ISKCON gurus and you will just sit in the fire and offer grains with their permission with a photo of us present. AGTSP .Then you should get a printed copy of the Gayatri Mantras and we can chant them together over the telephone. We have heard that Naryana Maharaja said that Srila Bhakti-siddhanta Maharaja intitiated devotees in Malaysia that way.

    i need to more focus on more sadna, more reading, more hearing and more speaking about Krsna
    to cross the material consciousness. Don't know, how many time, have to keep trying...but have to keep
    trying so that someday, you would pull us......i don't have the capacity to cross...need help.
    
    Please let me know if you have any thing for me.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Yes, we have to learn how to do better and better Vaidhi bhakti.  Just by being in ISKCON under Srila Prabhupada's direction we automatically get so many opportunities for help  -  Specific help - We are still working on this academic preaching with Dr. Samaresh. We are waiting for Harsh Ji to undate the University Mailing List and then we will sen notice of our book to them. In general we are working with Rama-giri-dhari Das in Nava Mumbai, Ministry of Education. So, we will communicate what help we need with these projects!   Thank you so much for all you help to date!!

HK PAOHO

Querido Guru Maharaja me rompe el corazón su carta,

HpS - AGTSP pfanh.    Espero que esta recuperando su forma, su corazon!!!  Cual carta??

. . . quería pedirle para continuar las clases de BV Rev C5 en español a las 6 AM, desde el lunes 28 que viene

HpS - ASA --  Honestamente Vd (con LAD (y Jagad Guru)) es casi, la unica persona que toma en serio esta curso, estudio de Bhakti Vaibhava en Espanol en Peru por ASA etc. Claro, esta curso no es la unica curso de SB in Peru, y bien raro pensar en que es El Mejor.   Pero es uno.   Importante, no?    

Estamos casi listo dejar nuestra cuerpo.    Energia exterior bajo.  Casi listo romper nuestra higado, no corazon.    Pero interior, corazon!   ...  Cada dia adelantando..

Reflexionando en todo, buen para nosotros es 11AM cada Thursday = Hawaii SB in English, Sabado por la manana SB in English,  and Sabado por la tarde clase en Espanol.  7PM???       Claro su opinion del contenido del Sabado noche clase es uno de los primeros: BhVai, Lilamrta..?​ 

O.K?     Sabado 26, 7PM, www.startmeeting.com (number 992 055 489)???

. . . y de paso contarle el Bhakti Art la semifinal estuvo lindo y divertido. Madre Yamuna y P. Kavi Como Jurado, P. Kavi desempolvo sus poemas y recito párrafo para hacerle honor a un su nombre, P. Abhirama Hizo de maestro de ceremonia conmigo. Y las mamis, en bhava bhakti .... hubieron tres concursos "La Pareja Divina Yugala Kisora", poesía y dibujo, Mañana es la premiación final. Para aniversario de Prabhupada se Piensa Hacer algo semejante,

Deseo un libro de Radha de pasatiempos maravillosos, adoro la personalidad de Radha, ellas y las sakhis sometiendo a los gopas, muy divertido, pensaba campesina fuerte.

Sinceramente espero que su salud mejore, no me gusta que este enfermo, ¡Existencia material miserable!, pediré mucho a Radha, Que el Sr. Nrsimha siempre lo proteja.

Su hija Que Lo adora: 

Yugala Kishora Dasi

HpS - Gracias su carta YKD.  Despues de muchos anos pienso que Vd es una Heroina. Claro tiene que luchar con La Novicia Rebelde interior, pero de nuestra perspectivo, Vd esta luchando muy bien con La Bruja.  Adelante!!  Mucho mas hacer.   Tiene muchos hijos dirigir y no mucho tiempo antes de 'desanzar'.