Letters to the editor

PAMHO/AGTSP

It has been a good while since I've been in contact with you! But I have been thinking of you and the lovely guidance you've given me pertaning to Upadesamrta... (which is why I'm writing again). It was also very nice to finally meet you in person at TKG's vyasa puja/book release in dallas!

So anyway...

I am as usual reading NOI every day and wanting to increase my understanding of the text and want to know what you think of a few things.

What do you think of reading BV Narayana Maharaja's translations of the Anuvrtti/Piyusa-darsini-vrtti commentaries? 

         ASA - AGTSP!   paoh.  I think there is no formal institutional rstriction again them.   I think it is a rather individual things how we relate to devotees such as Narayana Maharaja. As far as his translation of the Upadesamrta commentary by Bh. Siddhanta Sarasvati goes I think is simple, clear and quite useful to go deeper into Srila Prabhupada's work.

There is also this commentary by Radhika Raman Gosvami in this same translation, should we read his comments?

      ASA - Same comments as above.   Smile.  Smile. 

and lastly, when are you coming to texas next? I can arrange some nice things to do here!!!

    ASA - www.jayarama.us/kd/cal.txt     we type with more smiles.   Only for two nights in January but hope to be in Houston for two weeks in June.

your servant, Gauralila Dasa (Rtadhvaja Swami)

                Jaya!   AGTSP!    All success for your Sankirtana!  !                    !!!

There is also additional archaeological evidence posted on this other site: http://www.stephen-knapp.com/recent_archeological_finds_confirming_Vedic_history.htm If anyone is serious about pursuing these ideas they should probably get his book.

Dear GM PAMHO

As requested, i have posted the link below about the timeline of Krsna's pastimes: http://stephenknapp.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/time-line-of-lord-krishna-supported-by-science/

This seems to provide some evidence that supports what we have learned in Vedic Scriptures. I am not sure how much this would hold up in an academic environment, but it certainly is intriguing from a Vaiṣṇava perspective.

The search for confirmation of a historical view outside that of the 20th century Western worldview is certainly a task which Srinandanandana Prabhu has put a lot of hard work into and it may be a good preaching tool in opening up the minds of those willing to listen.

YHS, Tcsd

         ASA - HpS -  Jaya!!  AGTSP   paoho....   Oink!     Oink!   We are just walking out he door in Guayquil so we have just captured the link and will take it with us!          We agree with your epistemelogical analysis, even Newton said that science can give an indication but it takes scripture and bhakti yoga from Guru to experience the truth beyond doubt.

Send more news as you get it.  We had BIG university program last night and they liked citations like this very much!

           AGTSP  paoho.   Guayaquil still.

Temple room sit.  Keyboard we hit.   Pujari bathes the Silas behind the vail, at 6.30AM to the airport we'll sail.

Exhausted but happy, university programs et al. Throat stilll horse but 16-rounds now done.

Read some letters. Try call Dr. Samaresha in India, pack and a little nap!

AGTSP!!!!!     paoho.......

           [AGTSP paoho. Guayaquil todavía.