Report to Dr. Samaresh et al
Jaya Sri Krsna!
Esteemed Professor Samaresh Bandyopadhyay et al,
We just got back from the jungles of Peru. On the coast, where Lima is, the country is completely dust and desert except for the several rivers coming out of the Andes.
One of the most important aspects that we can see of global help is the development of more agrarian based communities. Tarapoto, where we went is the best option that we have seen so far in Peru area. It is over the Andes, on the skirts of the Amazon jungle, with agriculture of all kinds, a popular tourist spot with several very nice ISKCON devotees living there for many years. It was our first time there and a very rewarding experience. About 15-other devotees and friends also flew there to pass the six day visit with us. The internet connection was one small step above zero so a lot of our work got a little delayed, but it was very refreshing for our beleaguered body.
Now back in Lima we are in our last days here and also preparations for the Janmastami festival.
This afternoon we go from Chosica, about one hour drive, to Lima for a meeting with the heads of the Jungian and Freudian psychology societies, Miguel Polo, our friend from San Marcos University, and Oscar Natars and his wife Anna who are the internationally decorated cinema directors with whom we have been working.
We will camp overnight at our simple center in Lima and then give a morning Bhagavatam class and then visit Dr. Ramon Mujica, Director of the National Library, for breakfast. After that back to Chosica and almost non-stop programs for the Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada avir-bhava mahotsava on Sunday.
Monday off to Mexico for two nights, then one night in Houston, then two in Atlanta and then ... then ... then three months at our base in Tennessee with Dr. Ravi!
Our attitude toward these meetings with this wonderful Peruvian men is that we have reached the limit of our efforts. If they see any use for us then we can contribute but we have no more strength left to push any more programs. What we and they have been suggesting is a bigger program in 2016, inviting yourself and Mrs. Bandyopadhyay to come as guests of the National Library with very strong programs with different historical and cultural societies with adequate advertising to drawn participation from scholarly as well as student population as well as the Indian community and Ambassador here.
We can continue to give them more perspective on such themes as Jung and the Kundalini Lectures, but really within the perspective of our real expertise, the Gandharva Veda of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Rupa Goswami.
1. We sent the letter to Dr. Tapati Mukherjee finally with a copy to your good self. His address and phone number that we have are:
PROF. DR. TAPATI MUKHERJEE
DIRECTOR,RABINDRA BHAVAN, VISWA BHARATI
SHANTI NIKETAN, INDIA, . . . .
2. We are attaching the link to the writing work that we have been doing. It is very much in the spirit of Prof. C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" or "Peter Pan", juvenile fiction, that is also palatable for adults who have also disliked growing up. We really feel very motivated to write like this and any comments that you can make will certainly be extremely important for us. Jack London said that before we can write anything worth publishing we have to write 100,000 words of trash first, so start writing trash: www.jayarama.us/archives/tpp-cb21.docx
3. We tried to attach our 'Inauguration Address' for the Book Release Ceremony but the e-mail won't do it, so we put it on our web-site at: www.jayarama.us/archives/Book-release-hps-address.docx
4. I think we planned on trying to talk by phone on Sunday and it still seems the most possible. We will try by 9PM your hour at the latest.
5. We have not heard from the Mumbai, Pradhan. We hope that he has also been able to make some progress in assembling the list of possible consumers for Bharatiya-sanskriti and the wonderful Felicitations volume.
We are keeping good health for our age but of course our energy is a little fragile.
Thank you so, so, so much for your association and friendship.
HpSwami
