Letters to the editor

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

    Guru Dev, Thank you so much for India calanlder 2013.
    
    As per letter, Your will arrive Kolkata on 19 Feb 2012 at 5:30 AM.
    And you will attend "ISKCON Guru, Sannyasi, Governing Body Secretary Sanga" from 26 February to 2nd
    March 2012.

    So, I need some more clarity!! What would be your schedule for 19 Feb 2013 to 25 Feb 2013!?
    I mean, during these dates, will you be in Mayapur! or Kolkata!

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

         ASA -  Jaya!  AGTSP!!!                   paoho.     It is so, so, so, so nice to get your association, Girivara dhari Das.  So nice.    We can only think of India.

We don't know yet about the dates.    We are waiting to hear from Dr. Samaresh.  I think we would be in Kolkata and then go to Mayapura just before the SGGSanga.    We will inform as soon as information available. 

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte nuestras reverencias.

Humildemente le informamos, que el próximo 28 de Octubre, con motivo de la Celebración RAMACHANDRA VIJAYOTSAVA, ASA Kids, esta preparando un programa para la saisfacción de sus Señorías Sita-Rama y sus devotos. Contaremos con la participación de varios hermanos espirituales y devotos de la Comunidad en general de México Mandir. Tendremos proyección de película animada "RAMAYANA", juegos, concurso de disfraces, obras de teatro, piñatas y Prasadam.

Rogamos por sus bendiciones, para llevar a cabo este programa. Agradecemos su tiempo y amorosas instrucciones, para continuar sirviendo a los niños y padres de familia de la Congregación.

Porfavor disculpe nuestras faltas, en nuestro intentó por servirlo.

Se despide ASA Kids México. 

           ASA - TlgaSP    Pfanrh.                  Mooooo   Chas gracias esta noticia!    Mooo  Chas   Gracias.     Estamos planificando un festival en Chosika fuerte tambien   Viernes hasta Miercoles.   Nosotros vamos a presentar como adorar el Senor Rama por medio de Su incarnacion actual, Senor Caitanya!!!!!   Esperamos enviar los escritos a Vds!!!!

All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay, Srila Prabhupada and You.

Dear Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances, since I read your answer to my last letter, everything has improved in the restaurant things are going much better, Om Kesavaya is the receptionist for diners while I prepare and serve the Prasada. every day we are improving a bit, refining details and adding new preparations to make the restaurant a great thing. My mood also improved in service since now there isn't so much criticism or maybe because I'm not giving much importance.

    HpS - ASA --  Jaya!   Very nice.  When the first restaurant was opened Srila Prabhupada suggested to the western devotees to get lessons from nice Indians on cooking.  He also asked if there was nice promotional display of his books!

FROM: HpSwami, ASA.

In response to a letter about ladies becoming Diksa gurus in ISKCON from Basu Gosh Das in India we wrote the following.

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AGTSP. Pamho

I seem to think like you. We feel very happy to hear ISKCON news from you. Whatever we are writing here is not at all confidential and our names can be used.

As far as Matajis becoming Diksa gurus we intuitively feel that it is a very bad move. Then there is the citation from SB 4.12.32. You know it, no?

"...Sunīti, however, being a woman, and specifically his mother, could not become Dhruva Mahārāja's dīkṣā-guru. ..."

Of course, the whole Purport is a mine of information on Guru-tattva and the topic under discussion.

To me it seems that the citations, "all my disciples should become Guru" can apply to patha-pradarshika, diksa, or siksa guru. I know a very nice alcoholic devotee who always has some problem with alcohol but has sent many, many, many people to the temples. He has followed Prabhupada's order and become Guru as Prabhupada suggested, but because of his circumstance (NoI 6) he can't become a formal ISKCON Diksa Guru.

Our suggestion is that we give emphasis to these Bhaktivedanta titles and then ladies can be known as highest level Siksa gurus, qualified to take siksa disciples and then a gentleman devotee, even less advanced than they, can do this formal service of Diksa.

Ultimately it is better to relate to devotees individually and put these formalities secondary, but not without significance, no?

             T l g a S P
            -((paoho))-

Whoop!

             Whoop!                                                                     oinK!
                                         Oink!!!                 We just got back from the beach.  We rode in Mathuresa Das' monster rocket. It is a Ford, has Microsoft computer and WiFi on board.  They will add Coca-cola next release!

                At the beach there were seals with Tilak riding on Surf boards.     It was brisk and over cast.  Devotees came in three buses!              We had Kirtan, class, Prasadama and drove back.  Was very refreshing!    The drive was full of mountains and desert!

       BRO. ASS - Still has little inflamation on both ankles and spreading up the shins a little bit.    Hmmm.  Hope the Ayurveda and regular devotional service removes it.           Well, maybe Krsna wants us to rot!          Get detached from this body.  Die from heart attack when supporting the skin infection overloads it.         O.K.  KRSNA book.             M. Yugala and Advaita and others are distributing 1,000 small books at all the programs!!!

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Todas las glorias a sus señorias Gaura Nitay!!!

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias

hare krishna gurudeva 

Gurudeva creo que la carta anterior no le llego le envio esta nuevamente pero es igual que la otra. Le envio el numero del templo de Barcelona  0034 933025194 y de p Gundica 617203223.

Tambien queria comentarle que con Sarad Bihari queremos organizarle una conferencias aca en Barcelona pensabamos que podria ser del LOB con otro tema o cualquier tema que ud quisiera dar.  Estoy haciendo el bhakti sastri con la madre Yugala y ella esta orientado sobre los tópicos del LOB que son muy bellos y como no es muy conocido aquí pensamos que se podria repetir o hablar acerca de otro tópico. Tambien organizarnos con prabhu Gundica para poder hablar con Joan Prats que es catedratico dela Universidad de Tarragona para saber si hay la posibilidad de hacer una conferencia ahi también. Por favor maharaja aconsejemos que es lo que Ud quisiera hacer, la madre Sarad Bihari hablara con ud para preguntarle de que tema le gustaria exponer. 

En cuanto a mi sadhana vamos mejorando mangala arati 16 rondas ok serivicio en el templo y ahora empezamos con la universidad y con bhakti sastri :D 

Muchas gracias gurudeva!!!! por toda su paciencia!

Su aspirante sirviente

Giannina

                  ASA - Jaya!  Super!          Luz de la Bhagavata.   Si la universidad es cerca pudimos presentar un symposium alla.  Sarad b dd puede encntar un manual como organizar los simposia en www.jayarama.us/archives     Adelante!!!!           Adelante!!!