Letters to the editor

AGTSP

paoho

Here we are in the "Guru" room in the B'cari ashrama in the Santiago, ISKCON Temple. Many good things. Nothing bad except our own weakness of will. Eg. we probably should have taken a bath and put on tilak and chanted noon gayatri before taking our lunch (which we save from breakfast), but prayed to God to help us considering the work load and had Prasadam.

Last night was the BIG Jung Program at the National Libaray. It was    P+A+C+K+E+D  one girl with a friend and a crutch we stand up. All 160 sears full, stairs, floor, members of the Indian Embassy. The local devotee classical music back was better than anything I have heard in India. Lalita, from Chile, studied for about 4-years total in Varanasai.

By the time we got on stage we were with knots in our stomach and dizzy in our intelligence, but a lot of preparation and the program was about 70% of what we hoped for. The 30% lacking was the fact that we ran out of time, and really only presented the Jung side of the bridge, not the Prabhupada side.

Even still the audience gave us a 1-minute applause, afterwards President of Jung Society and a psychologists said that they both want to help organize the next event and that they both have Master's degree programs in universities where they want us to present a series of lectures.

Ooooof.   AgtSP.   Next is the Latin American Congress on Education which is building up beyond belief also. Four Sannyasis, two PhDs, Latin American Sankirtan Director, many devotees from many countries arrving for the weekend.

Now it is 2.15 PM. We have answered the technical mail, called Dr. Samaresh in India, met with our BhVai study partner and at 5.30PM we go on Hari-nama and back by 6.00PM for The Night of the Living Prabhupada. We continue to erase all the letters to the Blog except those from the "Secretarys" mentioned in the KDh.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.

AGTSP!!!!!!!                 We will see you in Sankirtan!!!!!

Dear Hanumat Presaka Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

My name is Eric, I'm a brahmacari in Los Angeles. I very much appreciated hearing from you at the Q&A booth at the SF Rathayatra this past year and I was wondering if and when you plan to return to the western United States?

My situation is that I've been aspiring to take diksha initiation from a senior Vaisnava who has not yet agreed to accept disciples. I've been waiting for well over three years now and I don't expect he will change his mind. At this point I'm considering some other options and I'm seeking guidance from advanced devotees.

Thus far, my main service has been traveling sankirtan, and I'm currently acting as a party leader here in LA. I'm fully committed to the sankirtan mission, particularly in North America, but in considering my long term plans it hasn't escaped my attention that 80% of the books we distribute now are in the universities, not the airports. Therefore it seems imperative that we develop preaching strategies which are better suited for engaging college students. 

As far as I'm concerned traveling book distribution is absolutely the best sadhana, especially for brahmacaris, but I'm equally convinced that sooner or later we must penetrate into the infrastructure of the education system and establish ourselves within the institution if we want to make a real impact.

I'm very much enthused by the narrative of your recent work in South America, and I think I could benefit tremendously from associating with persons with your qualifications and experience. I wish you safe travels and I look forward to hearing more of your endeavors in the future. Hare Krsna!

Your servant,

Bhakta Eric
ISKCON, New Dwarka
3764 Watseka Av.
Los Angeles, Ca, 90034

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. Esteemed Nikunja-bhari Das. Thank you for forwarding this letter. Please tell Erick the Sankirtan Leader that we might be out to West coast about Janmastami time. His service sounds super and is very informative for us.

We would like to talk with him.

Of course, we are posting news.

Certainly we could talk on the phone when we get back to USA. Also if he is in Tennessee, Texas, or Chicago we could meet.

Team strategy can be there. That takes contemplation and talking with a lot of people, no? In general, "yare dekhe tare kaha..", follow your own individual inspiration in the area and develop your programs and that will lead to group strategies. We are developing Jung and it is having an effect.

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami:

PAMHO AGTSP:

Sorry for the comunication delay.

Still alive inmerse in MAdrid´s nectarian and trascendental pastimes of Sri Sri Gaura Nitay.

Temple activity is frenetic, Midday program is working really good, many many people coming and enjoing prasadam, bhajan and devotee asociation.

By krisna´s merci we have a little but stable team:

Temple council members: Jiva Tatva Das (The old Bramana wise man), DAndava DAs (President), Carcika DD (The only woman and secretary of the council, Janardhan (Acounter) and my self (Service coordinator)

I live with my good wife Bhaktin Marta in the aprtment side by side of the temple, we share the apartment with the mataji asram (4 little beds for ladies) and and extra room for visitors.

Jiva goswami is cooking from tuesday to saturday

Jaga Mohan is cooking sunday feast and mondays and is taking care of the FFL program (Actually feeding 30-40 people per day )

Mantri Ram is in charge of the altar (I help a little)

Bhakta Victor a graet devotee from Ecuador is doing grate as cook´s Assistant.

Nittay, a second generation devotee (17 Years old), is doing very well job cleaning the temple area, gest bathrooms, etc.

Kalindy (Jiva tattva´s Daugther) is taking care of the boutique and is a clear candidate for acounting assistant.

Isvara das (And old bramacary) will stay 6 months in mayapura and six months in Madrid doing Pujari and sankirtan service.

He donated his land in MAyapur to MAdrid temple and we are exploring the pòsibilitie of constructing some facilities for the spanish devotees.

The bhakti vriksa is developing nicely with Bhaktin Anna as head of the project. " spanis and one russian group are meeting regularly.(Anna, Janardan and Dandava are doing a great job as bhakti vriksa leaders)

We got a very nice little tulasi plant from Dharmavatsala prabhu and tulsi grow very nicely.(Bhatin marta is in charge of her )

The morning program is developing nicely including tulasi Puja.

Your good spiritual brother Dhanesvara prabhu (Spiritual economic´s) is staying on a regular basis triying to develope Mother earth´s project.

He apreciates you very much, now he is planning to write spirirtual psycology.

Also Damodar Pandit prabhu has being visiting regularly and giving a lot of nectar. (He drove the first busses from germany to India under the authoritie of hamsaduta and personally drove for srila prabhupada, he was also temple president in vrindavan for a while.

He is giving very nice classes in a very nice loving mood and devotee care actitude.

He was instructed in vaisnava defense by udaretha das in new vrindavan.

Many devotees from the congregation helps in diferents areas.

Unfortunatly as ussual there are aleays missunderstandins among devotees and some devotees are temporally not visiting the temple as before.

This really affects me a lot and makes me fell misareble some times.

In the last sankirtan meeting attended by Hanuman Das, Avesa Rupa Das, Jayanta, Purnamasi, Miguel, Jiva tatva, We got to the conclusion that relationship among devotees is our main problem so we decided to work togheter to try to develope better relations among the devotees of the yatra.

Personally I feel exausted some times, I am the only member of the councl leaving in the temple and the service coordinator , so some times is very intense.

I do not go for sankirtan (Book distribution as much as I would like)

Marta is helping me a lot, workin in yhe flower shop and helping with the family expenses.

But in the othewr hand we are really happy of having the mercy of serving SriSri gaura Nittay, Srila Prabhupada and the devotees in such a close and intens way.

My body was giving me a lot os sintoms of exaustion and from last december started a new program raw vegan diet and doing different proces of cleaning colon, Liver, etc.

I am feeling much better now.

This is all from now.

Please pray to Srila prabhupada for me and MArta So we can keep serving devottes and GAura Nitay for the rest of our lives.

Your servant JMHD

Well this is all

HpS - ASA - AGTSP . paoho.  Thank you for the report!   WAe are in Buenos Aires. We have been fighting for three days with our lost credit card and finally got it cancelled to day. If you have been reading the Blog you know our Jung programs etc.   We are giving 1-2 temple programs/day here with 30-60 devotees. Srila Prabhupada supplies intense verses.

The Magic will not be done by you, nor me, nor any living being. The magic will be done by Krsna when we become pure devotees of Krsna.    NOI 4-6 is how to associate, no?   Very interesting advice. We can read it tonight in the class.
Thanks so much to everyone. How to make as you can become more deep in your own KC you will find so many ways to help so many more people!!!!!!           We see you in a few minutes.             Ask Dhanesvara Das to visit www.jayarama.us!!!!!!

Hare Krisna Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Here are my contact info in case anyone wants to contact you.

I assume this secretary seva with joy.

personal phone +5492235806110

email: [email protected]

skype: nicmdq

Thank you for your superclever sankirtan. Many realization after the Jung conference in Cordoba. Increased my faith in KC.

Always trying to serve you,

Nikunja Bihari Das.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP paoho. Thank you!!!       We have another Jung meeting tomorrow evening. It is going better than WE deserve!.   Wooof!       Woooooof!

Hare Krsna Gurudeva ¡¡¡

AGTSP ¡¡ PAMHO

XYZ misunderstood he did not want that his letter be public ¡¡¡

He thought that it will be in a private email, so he asked me if U be so nice and erase his letter from the blog-

Thank U in advance 

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CMDD

HpS - ASA - AGTSP! paoho. It is done, but we Sannyasis and B'caris cannot carry on private conversations with the fair sex and vice-a-versa for girls, so any letters that you send us we have to publish, but we can change the names to protect the innnocent. -[;o)/\___    It was nice news to hear from him.

  A G T S P !
(paoho/bw) . . . . Still alive!   Flew from Cordoba to Buenos Aires (BsAs) this morning with Pancha-tattva Das. Went to LAN Baggage as instructed, but they could not find the credit card that we dropped on the outbound flight and they had said they were keeping for us. However, Agent said that someone who was more informed would be there soon and he would call Pancha-t-Das by 2PM, but 2PM has passed and no call.

Logged on to USB and no weird charges on the card so far.

                                                                   Hmmm.  Hare Hare!!   <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Has been as hot as hell here the last few days, but today was rain so cooled it down.  Did we tell you, The Jungian Society of Cordoba started to post pictures of the event. They titled it, "A Dream Come True". This is funny since Jungian analysis depends so much on dreams.

We got to the Temple on Cuidad de la Paz street (City of Peace [Santi-pur?!]) with a rip-roaring, reception Kirtan going on. Mangala-ananda, Nanda-raja, Narayana-para, Rati-manjari devi Dassss all received us. (The set of kaupins we left here we still here). Bath, brunch, write the "Trash" tha follows, nap, adjust the electricity point, altar, work space.... Calendar Session, letter to NAD, USB, check Yahoo-mail, erased three letters from the Blog.

We will be sitting in the same place for 8-days!!!!
        Now its 3.48PM.
 

Planning for Krsna (Manasa krodha vegam)
3.45-5.00 - Review and close TPP  CB/17
5.00 - Milk (banana)
5.30-6.30PM - Temple room for conversations with anyone, Japa.
6.30-8.00 - Gaura-arati and BG class.

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama.

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CAT’S CRADLE - EGYPT

There once was a cat named Caruthers,

   Who was personally known to five others.

He performed concerts and hymns.

   The public adored his whiskers and limbs,

And he bathed with flea-soap

Each morning.

“Come with-th-th-th me up the Nile.

 Let us see the Sun god smile.

5,000 years ago,

The sights and forests,

Now you would not know.

“Yes, the world always degrades to rot,

   Because that is what we sought.

In a land where there is no snow,

   We must create it from what we know.

Bad is the price of good,

And asphalt covers the ground,

   Where as children, barefoot, we once stood.”

The Egyptians used cats to guard the doorways to the underworld. It works. This is the world of dualities because we have turned away from the Absolute Truth as so we can only experience youth if we experience old-age etc.