Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Somehow I didn't send this letter for long long time as I started to write it in December.

> Srinivasa Das was looking at a Muslim site and they were talking about the confused Hindus and the were citing vedabase.com again and again as their source of True Hindu beliefs!

Super! In fact that is one of the goal of the project to become accepted by scholars as good resource for research and references.

There are already few universities which uses vedabase.com as recourse for their teachings.

> What about the Index and User Bookmarks etc?

Main engine is ready now. We started to synchronize languages by paragraph. As soon all books which are in current version will be done we will switch to new system. And quickly after that categorization will be there.

There is also initiative to import Indian languages. Currently Tamil, Hindi, Bengali and Malayalam are in progress.
Yesterday (6th May) we got licence for TamilOCR software we just bought, so devotees will be able to scan and convert whole Srimad Bhagavatam in Tamil language.

> Especially necessary is an Introduction page: 
> 1) How to use the Vedabase technically, and 2) How to use understand the priority and how to read the books.

Yes! Frontpage is going to be refactored with good structure, short info about site with link to documentation 1) and 2), block with latest news (added book, new feature, other news...). All this will be in upcoming version. I am quite busy with service for TOVP (Temple of Vedic Planetarium), but I think it is doable to launch new version for celebration of 50 years of Srila Prabhupada's leave to US.

Part of 1) should also include short videos which will show how to use different features.

I have read this on jayarama.us (some time ago): "VEDABASE.COM: We want to help with an Introduction that will organize the Visitor’s reading."

Would you like to write it? If you will have time and energy we could speak about it in Delhi.

> Definitely should be big part of the ministry of education, no???  Your ideas now???

Yes. Everybody is welcome to use it. As far as I know website is much used for online education of part of Mayapur Institute, Bhaktivedanta College, ... Also if there are special requirements for education institutes/groups I may be able to help by adding new features or optimizing current ones.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha Das

HpS - AGTSP Thank you for this Christmas letter!   We can show you one idea for an "Introduction to Vedabase.com". Now we are in Spain and then Radhadesa, then 4-weeks in Nashville, so we should be able to send ideas then.

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Sorry for very late reporting.

From December I am doing full time service for TOVP. Although it can be exhausting I am happy that I can do sometimes useful.
My service here is make database system for fundrasing as previously used CiviCRM was not working for us. Seems devotees like new system and is huge improvement compare to old system.

I was not much active on vedabase.com project during first few months of TOVP service, but now we organize transcriptions, improving editor system and will soon work on design. Also my wife is helping with sychronizing Czech language.

Sad to say, but few days I didn't finished 16 rounds, which I finished later.

For last years I was somehow disturbed by financial situation, but by Krishna's mercy everything starts to be more stable and my mind is more peaceful.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha Das

PS: I have download many Jung books for you. If you like I can bring.

HpS - AGTSP  paoho. It was VERY nice to talk with you by phone while we were in Delhi. What Jung books do you have?    Should we write a "Welcome to Vedabase.Com"?  Thank you very much for this news!

Respected Guru Maharaj,

Please acccept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila Prabhupad.

I wish I could be there in Delhi with you to serve you, lucky are those people-who have the chance.

I always read that how much hard work you do, preaching/traveling and as a result, sometimes, you have so many physical problems like headache and swelling etc. I was talking to Priya and she said that why guru maharaj does not come to Brisbane and stay with us, and I told her that if guruji can't stay with an advanced grihastha like Nitai-Gaur Sunder Prabhu, what about us-the fallen ones.

I am just imagining how you are giving lecture in Delhi temple and Jitamitra Prabhu would be translating, so wonderful.

I would try my best to join you for your next Indian yatra during Feb 2016, especially to Manipur.  I met with Dhaneshwari and Dhruvananda-they also want to be with you in Manipur. Guruji! I do remember you had a plan to come to Australia after India during Kartik 2015, but now there is a change, any other plan in future for Australia?

My chanting is going on very well, I get up 4 'o' clock and finish my 16 rounds.  Today I finished reading Gopiprandhan Prabhu's Tattva Sandarbha translation by Jiva Goswami and just started reading Mathura meets Vrindavan by Gaur Govind maharaj.

Priya and children doing well, I hope to improve quality of my chanting by your blessings, thanks a lot.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - Jaya! AGTSP paoho.   Thank you for the news.   We only hope that you get all the fundamental principles of our yoga very solid in your life. Of course, everyone is very different. Some one is attached to gambling, another to marijuana, another to expensive clothes...    so it may be quick or slow depending how deep these attachments are BUT we can always see how we are progressing by making little steps and rules to advance our sense control.
Guess won't be able to visit Australia in Fall 2015. Guess we won't be able to travel as much as before. Becoming very painful to travel on airplanes for like six hours.  You have to become Guru.
 

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

Gurudeva Narayana das from argentina is in the hospital he needs a surgery his liver is not so good. He just wanted to inform U that.

See U soon Gurudeva

Please kindly forgive our stupidity

ys

CMDD

HpS - ASA - Thank you for the news. Please tell Narayana that we hope all of his experiences are good Sankirtan opportunity!!!

From: Asta Sakhi DD <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 4:39 PM
Subject: Urgente 

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias !
Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 
Querido Gurumaharaja:
Ya informe a las nuevas autoridades del Templo de las fechas de Su visita, a madre Jay Gourangi, quien es la administratora y Dharmaraja prabhu es el Coordinador, ellos están muy felices y de acuerdo. 

Entiendo que Ud tiene el mismo número de vuelo que Lalita Gopi.
Fechas para Mexico son del lunes 3 al miércoles 12 de Agosto. 

La fecha de Jala Yatra es domingo 9 de Agosto . 

Propuesta : 
Lunes 3 a sábado 8 :  Distrito Federal 
Sábado 8 al miércoles 12 : Monterrey 

No se detalles de su ticket de avión, pero si Ud aun no tiene el ticket para Monterrey por favor necesito su numero de pasaporte para ese ticket. 
Mi pregunta es : Ud sale de Monterrey para Perú o debe ser un vuelo nacional redondo ? 
DF - Mty - DF 

Informe de servicio Congreso de Houston:  

Seguimos animando a mas devotos para que asistan. 
Estamos esperando que nos confirmen si pueden enviar un representante del Templo de DF. 
También el Comité de Monterrey tratara de enviar a un representante oficial del Yatra, estamos insistiendo mucho con estas invitaciones.  

Estaremos en contacto con Houston para ver detalles. 

Muchos de nosotros no podremos viajar pero a distancia estamos tratando de hacer un poquito de servicio.
Muchas gracias, disculpe por favor nuestras limitaciones. 


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HpS - ASA

TlgaSP - Copia al Blog.
Ya regresamos de India a Madrid. Una semana in INdia intenso... No internet.  Ya su carta. SI, llegamos 3 Agosto 8.30AM at Mexico, DF.  Entonces su surgencia es bien.  3-8 DF, 8-12 MTY.    Necesitamos boleto en vuleta, DF-MTY-DF. Vuelo para El Peru es 16.30 hora, entonces es mejor salir de MTY temprano y llegar en DF como media dia.

Pasaporte: Huber Robinson, numero 505772903

Grrrracias!  Mas noticias despues de 27 Mayo!!!!!   Buena suerte con su sankirtan.

                Hare Krsna..!! TLGASP..!! Por favor acepte nuestras humildes reverencias a sus pies de loto..!!

      > Gurumaharaja, soy Ekadrsti d.d , espero que al recibir este mensaje se encuentre mejor de salud.

      > Siento mucho no haberle escrito y comunicado nuestra situacion en Alicante, ha sido todo muy intenso. Estamos muy contentos con el lugar, la casa, el colegio de los niños y Kesava Bharati Prabhu  es muy bueno y servicial con nosotros.        

      >El proyecto va despacio pero el sitio web ya esta formado www.krsnacuisine.com  y el local que hemos encontrado de 352 metros cuadrados bastante amplio y en una zona muy interesante para los jovenes  universitarios  y  las personas que se encuentran  favorable a conocer la conciencia de Krsna .    

      >Lamentamos mucho no poder ir a visitarle a Madrid como siempre hemos hecho. Por un lado tenemos compromisos con Krsna Cuisine y  tambien  estamos evitando hacer gastos que salgan de nuestro presupuesto mensual.

      > Vuestros eternos sirvientes Ekadrsti y Yasodanandana Prabhus,,,!!     HARE KRSNA..!! 

HpS - AGTSP paoho. Esperamos podemos conversar en el telefono en un momento. Estamos en Madrid has lunes entonces vamos a Barcelona para unos dias y despues NVM hasta ~22

Hare Krsna!