Letters to the editor

HPS:        The meeting with Miguel was worth $1,000. We discussed writing strategy. It is still not clear, but it is a lot clearer.  What would you like us to write?

PAMHO, AGTSP!

Nd  >>> I am not updated in what was the topic with senor Miguel discussion.
As per your question, I may give five ideas (and my wishes <img alt="" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/05.gif" title="" />)

• make a book from different recorded classes/seminars (NOD, NOI, SB with different themes or chapters)

HpS -  Jaya Srila Prabhupada.   Oooof!         Paoho.  That would take a lot!!  of editing work.  Finding the classes etc, and many times they were improvisational themes so there is not an intense relevance that we want to achieve.    That is the nature of traveling and preaching, it is very related to a passing, but useful, moment, and not to a broader more lasting aspect of Vaisnava reality.

• a novel with Krsna consciousness contents/points

HpS - We tried that with Where Wine Went Wrong. You read that and didn't find it too useful, no????

• a scientific look at Krsna consiousness (as per your background)

HpS - This we could do. It is more animating.  It is interesting. The diet that Ayur vedic Doctor (Rupanuga Das) put us on, takes so much fire out of our system. We have to much and we see that it makes us more active but it also burns up the container also.   Possible early throat cancer etc.  So,we are wondering which of these themes will be more motivating.       Science has it's perspective, but we begin to see a lot of it in terms of acquiring Mystical Powers for no really neccessary end.

• have this blog Q & A made into book, with different topics (grihasta asrama, japa, deity worship, etc)

We have thought of that, but these editing projects are too time consuming..   Hmmm...  We think it is more practical to work on a project that will lead people to the art of concentration, meditation, contact with the Param-atma, Hand of God. We have not done that enough yet. In some ways it requires giving up this BhVai work which is focused on Jnana and going to relation with the Scriptures etc. from the point of view of Dhyana.
You mentioned this in the beginning, that you didn't like this Jnana approach to P'pada's books, but rather liked to "sit with devotees and churn the nectar". Of course, we can fall into the trap of just getting some Harry Potter sentiment out of Prabhupada's books like that and not going deeper, no?   You have realized this also, no?
It is such an intense endeavor.
Thank you so much for your association in this effort.  So much.  Your requests have helped so much!        Any more thoughts?
Our conclusion with several big academic scholars is that they also don't know what to write, but have a general idea and are going ahead because it is there nature to do something.
If they are willing to dialog on Topics that are needed then I think the power of Srila Prabhupada's association with help us advance.
What do you, or any one else, think?

It is not just us.  Others can also write and publish.  We have to get the Bhaktivedanta Purports out.

Your servant Namacarya das

  HPS:   Lord Caitanya doesn't play Kartals or Mrdanga in His lila. Rama has a bow, Krsna has his flute.            Hmmm...   Thank you for the news.   We have some more ideas to send....    Soon!

Nad >>> In Deity worship - If Gauranga in His lila does not play karatals or mridanga, is it proper to decorate Him (and Nityananda) with these instruments?

                HpS >    ?????????????????????????????? AGTSP... Paoho.....???? ????  ??///   Oink!   Oink!   WHoop....  Whoop...       Uncle Gismo says that he has no scientific infomation on this topic, but the general principle is don't speculate, but GN are very merciful and may accept the Kartals.  He has heard that Prabhupada said, not to make Krsna in to a Hat Rack.  Hanging all kinds of stuff on Him   AND   that we could offer Lord Balarama a club, but we shouldn't FORCE Him to carry it.    Hmmmm?

Namaste  Maharaja,  Jaya  Srila  Prabhupada!

1. Reference is made to my last post on this subject made July 2nd, 2012 (Posted 6:16 PM -0900 by saranga-das).

2. In final preparation to bring this subject to a higher level inside Iskcon GBC, I discovered that only six (6) full moons actually fall definitively inside the 12 signs of the Hindu sidereal (stars) zodiac. The remaining six (6) fall between 2 signs of the zodiac.  Of  those  in this  category, Gaura  Purnima  is one of them (nakshatra Pūrvaphalgunī in the actual time of Mahaprabhu's  birth).  In the other 2  years of the 3 year lunar  cycle,  Guara  Purnima  falls in the sideral zodiac of  Virgo and only in the final  year  falls in the zodiac of Leo.

3. However, if one looks at  the  constellations  in the night sky all of them fall in  Leo!  Don't be confused by this. Constellations   DO  NOT = Signs of the sidereal zodiac. The signs of the sidereal zodiac are defined in 30 degree portions of the celestial  equator  which totals 360 degrees. As an astronomer, I had to learn  this  fact  of Hindu  astrology. Good thing I carefully researched this. Therefore, as far  as  Gaura  Purnima  dates go, everything is  OK.

4. However, I did definitively discover  that  the method used to determine the lunar intercalation (adhika masa) was only right once from the period of Gaurabda  513 to 526. This  is  an  important discovery because from the time the GBC version of the Vaisnava  Gaurabda  calendar calculates the adhika masa (extra month) till the correct one, all the holidays of the lunar calendar are wrong! There is one partial exception and that has to do with Ekadasi. I say partial  because  the Ekadasi  is  OK except  for the named  Ekadasi.

5. For this  year, the  calculation  was  off only one month and as October 16, 2012  the lunar months  are as they should be.  In  other  years, the error is  greater but  never affected Gaura  Purnima  but 4 affected  Janmastami.  More on this  in a later post.

6. I hope this  clarifies  issues with the GBC  Vaisnava  calendar  thus  far examined.

Ys,  Saranga  Thakura  das

          HpS - ASA --  AGTSP   paoho.  It's interesting to hear your words. But we lack the general background to put too much action juice into them. If I told you that we have to meet with Laksmana agra Ja in about 45 minutes you wouldn't know if Laksmana was a man or a women, if it was in Lima or Chosika and what the topic was.
         See what I mean?  Your investigation is honestly very interesting and your reports of conversations with Sri-kara Das interesting!   There are non-ISKCON Hindu panditas who also calculate the Adhik mas, no?
          For example, we are now celebrating Vijaya-dasami, tommorrow. So I guess we could all agree that it is Dasami, but your conclusion is that this is a different month of the lunar calendar, no????

Reciba mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada. Su Santidad le cuento q empezaremos a viajar por distintos lugares de Venezuela de universidad en universidad la meta son 7000 libros todo el equipo del Dsl en dos semanas, pido humildemente sus bendiciones pues gracias a la miscericordia de los devotos puros podremos seguir desempeñando este servicio.

    HpS - Jaya!   TlgaSP!                 Poniendo un libro en el mano de un devote sincero es un gran evento!    Espero pasa de esta manera, persona por persona.

El estado mental del grupo esta pasando por muchas pruebas su santidad nuestro líder esta pasando por una difícil etapa en su vida espiritual y esto nos ha desequilibrado a todos.

Mi deceo es ser mas serio en mi avance espiritual para ayudar al grupo.

Un dia en japa joe Usted me fijo q la única forma de probar una gota de la belleza de KRsNA es mediante la austeridad guiada por el maestro espiritual, le pido q me instruya sobre las austeridades necesarias para poder probar esta gota y apaciguar los deceos lujuriosos de mi mente de querer disfrutar del mundo material, estoy pasando por pruebas y le pido q me instruya

      HpS - ASA - Claro, El Maestro principal es Su Divina Gracia Srila Prabhupada, y la instruccion fuerte es NdlINstruccion Texto Tres. Dhairyat, paciencia. El entusiamo es mas importante que la pacciencia pero sin paciciencia convierta a passion.  Vd. probablment va a tener 20, 30, 40, 50 possible 6o anos de opportunidad esforzar en perfeccionando su servicio. Entonces no trata realizar todo en dos meces, no? Fija metas saludables para la proxima meces y despues pensar otra vez de sus metas despues de estas dos or tres meces adelantas, no?
Estamos en Chosika por Rama-vijaya Uttsava. Jueves Lima, Viernes vamos a Chiclayo para 10-dias. De esta manera no tengo gran plan que no es basado en realizar pequeno pasos cada dia!
O.K.  Busca palabras personales en NOI 3!

....misericordiosamente para poder servir mejor en su misión y la de Su Divina Gracia. Gracias por su empeño y determinasion en guiarnos de vuelta al hogar! Su Sirviente y aspirante B Brian Téllez (DSAL)

      HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna / Hare Rama!

Querido Gurudeva

PAMHO TGPSP

Gracias por su interés al leerlo he sentido emociones muy  especiales

El año que viene celebraremos en Janmastami los 30 años de la instalación

de Sri Sri Radha Govinda Candra

En aquel auspicioso día yo era un joven Brahmacari Sankirtanero que estaba

en las últimas filas con un puñado de pétalos de rosas preparado para el puspanjali

cuando lance los pétalos de rosa cayeron en la mano de Srimati Radharani y KesavaBharati Maharajá Se percato de este hecho y dijo que era muy auspicioso

yo le pedí que me bendijera

Ud. es esa bendición, sus instrucciones y cariño son mi energía para seguir

mi sadhana sigue igual 

los problemas son de tipo físico y familiar

estamos esperando su venida, por favor cuídese

su sirviente

murari dasa

                HpS - Aaaah!   TlgaSP   Pfanrh.    Pensando en que ha pasado con Vd???  Muy bien.  Como esta?     La Sadhana, cuales son los detalles?    Mangala arati SB cada dia?            Su modo de Sankirtana?   Jagannatha es la Vaca, no?

HARE KRSNA MAHARAJA!!!!!!!!! 

PAMHO! TLGSP! TODAS LAS GLORIAS A SRI SRI GAURA NITAY!!!!!

ESPERANDO DE TODO CORAZON SE ENCUENTRE MUY BIEN DE SALUD, LE ESCRIBO PARA REPORTARLE QUE ESTAMOS EZFORZANDONOS POR SEGUIR SUS INSTRUCCIONES Y LLEGAR A SER UNA  BUENA ASPIRANTE A SU REFUGIO. 

TENGO QUE CONTARLE QUE ESTOS ULTIMOS DIAS EH TENIDO MUCHOS PROBLEMAS CON LA MENTE, PUF!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOS VOLVEMOS LOCOS.... lA MENTE NOS CAUA FUERTES SENTIMIENTOS DE IRA, DE CELOS, DE ENVIDIA, ANCIEDAD, Y UNA INFINIDAD DE COSAS QUE NOS HACEN DESCUIDAR LA JAPA.

POR OTRA PARTE LE QUIERO CONTAR QUE EH ESTADO APOYANDO A PROGRAMAS DE CONGREGACION COMO HARINAM, BHAKTI VRIKSA Y NAMA HATTA. AUNQUE NO CUENTO CON MUCHOS PERMISOS PARA SALIR, ESO AH HECHO QUE SE ME COMPLIQUE IR MUCHO AL TEMPLO, YA QUE  MIS PADRES NO SON FAVORABLES, PERO TAMPOCO SON DESFAVORABLES A QUE YO LLEVE MI VIDA ESPIRITUAL.

POR EL MOMENTO ME DESPIDO , QUEDO A SU SERVICIO.... BHAKTIN DULCE.

HARIBOOOOOOL!

      ASA -  Jaya!!!!   TlgaSP...  Eso es la prueba: Si podemos continuar tomando refugio de la Japa aun abajo de las circumstancias mas horrible (o bueno [o...]). Aveces tenemos que dejar todo prestigio, convertir como un hombre o mujer loco y solamente continuar con los santos nombres.  No esperamos vivir una vida larga. Hoy es una buena dia morir!

 Como esta la madre Jambavati D D?   Espero que Radharani y Madana gopla protegan a Vds muy bien...