Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

Haribolo again Gurudeva, here I am again. I sent you a letter on your Sri Vyasa puja. Nevertheless, I was convalescing so I guess I did not glorificate you properly.

I just want to say again THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, for all these years that you mercifully give us your association, your very good self has the ability to connect with so many people. It does not matter if they are scholars or workers.

Another thing that I admire is your commited to your saddhana, to Srila Prabhupada, to all Krsna consciousness principles.

Your classes ¡¡¡¡ You always give such amusing classes. A top- notch professor. Due to You inspire your disciples to love the vedic literature. I am not exagerating if I say that you make Krsna consciousness REAL.

Through all these years I have been in your classes, preaching programs (Bharatiya Sanskriti and so forth), trips, I even witnessed a display of Karate from You in Miraflores. I just fell blessed.

To sum up, I just want to tell You, that I treasure all these moments within my heart. And due to those moments I continue in the process.

See you in Mexico Gurudeva ¡¡¡¡¡

Trying to be your disciple

Looking forward to have your association pretty soon

Candramukhi dd

CMDD

HpS - Thank you. I think everyone reading will agree that you have been a constant sailor or the ship also throw all of its storms, tranquil South Pacific waters etc.

I am convinced that it is stay Krsna conscious or go to a very nasty hell. Some times in goodness, sometimes in ignorance but don't fall off the boat.

TB is asking if you are you going to be the second initiating lady guru in Peru?

Hare Krishna maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances

I am part of youth devotees who stay in Iskcon youth forum centre at Bhaktivedanta Research Center Kolkata.

Your holiness was there in september and we all were very fortunate to get your association.

I wish to get 5 signed copies of tpp book. Please guide me if there is a way if they can be sent through post or is it possible if one of my friend can collect them personally in govardhan.Whom should I contact for the same?

I am trying to follow your footsteps . We are also putting efforts to do outreach programs in Jadavpur University among engineering students . Seeking your blessings

your aspiring servant Pranjal

AgtSPP!!

Esteemed Pranjal

Hare Krsna. We will be by Radha-kunda until 9th. Then we go to Delhi, Mumbai, Imphal, Silchar, Agartala, Delhi ...... Madrid, Spain.

Sorry it took some time to answer you. We had a big festival and we were drowing in engagements.

If someone can come to Radha kunda while we are here they can get them that way.

They are also on Amazon India now.

One devotee here. Vipina Bihari Das is shipping.

If you send me your Whatsapp number I can call you. I won't publish it here.

Thank you!

Hari Bolo!!!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

I hope this meets you in really good health and happy.

HpS/ASA - Spiritually or materially.

😎

I can not picture yourself happier than in India nearby the holy places.

HpS/ASA - It is a fact. Just stopping and looking at things right now. There is very grand devotional Bhajan playing from one of the myriad of religious, cultural houses here. It is broadcast by loudspeaker.

Different groups are always having some program. The air is full of this music every day.

I thought it would stop after Kartika, but now Radha-kunda seems to be a 365-day/year Bhakti yoga center.

It gets cold, down to 7-degrees Celcius at night some times, but we can make it through without heating and in the day the Sun almost always burns off the fog and is warm to sit in its rays.

It is tough, bathing, doing Arati in the cold, but it pushes us to look for the warmth within.

We have a nice regular crew:

Vipini bhiari Das, Krsna Svarupa, Gaura-gadadhara and Vira-gopala Das, Smt. Tungavidya Devi Dasi (who just turned 25-years old Spiritually), Radha-pramodini and Sukadeva from BhSD Maharaja's Temple on the Kunda.

Ranchoor and Govinda.

Sri Hari, Mataji and Subhadra.

et al, et al. The regulated rush for Guru puja was a killer.

Like 75-emotional encounters daily.

Then so many people are coming. Tirtha kirti Das and Gauranga just grabbed a plane from Barcelona and then just came to Radha kunda and found us by asking people they met!

In the middle we do get some online work done: The movie, letters.

Few classes.

Hari Bolo.

Walk to THE KUNDA EVERY DAY and listen to what ourr feet have to say!!! Every time Earthly Vrndavana is becoming clearer!

We were supposed to have a very special Vyasa puja celebration today. Well, actually most of my Peruvian Godbrothers must be gathered at Jambavan's house. Yesterday my sister and I went to the hospital. Some prasadam was not in very good conditions apparently.

So now we are in bed, It is a different Vyasa Puja for me. Nevertheless, I am reflecting on many things. How to be grateful for every single predicament in life.

Respectable Sir, your very goodself represents a very important part of my life, of my youth, I guess that due to this foundation and with your mercy I could overcome many challenges in my life.

Within my heart I have just gratefullness for You, in a way my spiritual life is not as strong as it was before nevertheless there is still a flame, even if it is tenuous, I hope to fan it with my trip to Mexico

Right now political relations with Mexico are a bit strained. I hope that doesn't affect my trip

As I told you in my report I bought my ticket in the last fortnight of november.

I hope that you are enjoying this day. It is really nice to try to picture yourself surrounded by the holy atmosphere of India and his pure devotees.

Thanks again Gurudeva for everything

Hope to see you soon

Trying to be your disciple

CMDD

HpS - Our donkey has an enflamed belly button. No pain, no itching. Our eyes and throat are always irritated.

The AQI now is 145 (unhealty). Lima is only 58 (healthy).

We have stomach aches a lot. Maybe ulcer. Maybe stomach cancer.

Almost impossible to get the exact diet we get when we cook for ourselves.

Ha Ha Hare! Is Maya doing her job? Making all the lunatics unhappy in the mental hospital?

Now we look a the Annual Reports

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

PAOHO AGTSP!

First of all, on the day of your Vysapuja, it only remains to tell you that you have given structure and flavor to my existence. Or rather, Krishna and Srila Prabhupada have bestowed that mercy on me through you. My gratitude to you is infinite, the Lord bless you for being that transparent medium.

In response to your question and without intending to hog your time,

ASA - 🐷

I will briefly tell you what I am doing in the "secular world".

PEDAGOGICAL WORK:

• As I told you before, I work in a School dedicated to the training of photographers, artists and videographers. I teach two courses there: Research Methods (2nd semester) and Professional Project (7th semester). The first is a classic research course aimed at developing technical skills for qualitative research from very diverse sources (visual, documentary and literary). The second is also a research space, prior to the development of the degree thesis but with a more critical and transversal approach, stringing together information and knowledge for the elaboration of a discourse linked to time and culture. Basically I teach my students to seek and ask in context.

• Additionally, I lead a research on conceptualization processes based on cultural and experiential input (internal and external) and its translation into complex documentary and artistic visual statements (output) in the academic environment. The results will be published on a specialized platform.

ARTISTIC WORK:

• I have been invited to present an artistic exhibition in Mexico, at the end of 2023. The project in question is related to the plasticity of memory and the interpretation we do from the past according to the demands of the present. Work will be featured in photography, video and installation art. At the same time, I will present the process and result to the Society for Artistic Research (based in the Netherlands) with the hope that they will carry out a peer review and publish my work in their dissemination spaces.

I beg you, help me find Krishna in the ins and outs of these activities. I beg Krishna and Balarama to help me continue with what you taught me.

*Regarding my request to do some translation for ASA, I am not familiar with the current activities so I would ask you to advise me on the matter.

Thank you very much Gurumaharaja.

Your servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Thank you. I think all of our Blog readers will take this as a challenge and stimulation in their own lives.

Of course, if Putin starts a nuclear war or we have a heart attack, then we have to think what of these endeavors we are taking with us.

Seems we can some.

The more they have high level significance!

Basically I would suggest to please stay in touch with NIOS, the Blog, comment and then see what professional projects come out of the developing relationship between NIOS and Bhaktivedanta Research Center.

Your work seems so nice for taking ourselves as the picture frame and Krsna (or His specific energetic incarnation as the taste of water) as the content of the picture!

Thank you.

uerido Hanumatpresaka Swami: Por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Esta carta es una meditación sobre el viaje a India.

Agradezco a Jayanta y Abhiram prabhus por permitirme colaborar en esta película de sankirtan; y además poder tener la asociación de tan buenos devotos, incluyendo los académicos peruanos.

Comenzamos en Delhi, templo La Gloria de la India, (Sita.Rama). Comida con la embajadora de Perú en India (quedó impresionada con el programa que usted está haciendo. Después Calcuta y el evento en la Sociedad Asiatica con tan grandes académicos. El lugar donde Srila Prabhupada y su maestro Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati se encontraron por primera vez.

Mayapura fue espectacular y sus discípulos lo recibieron con gran amor y etiqueta (me siento endeudado con ellos)

Después en Manipur donde la recepción real que nos dieron los devotos no puede ser descrita con palabras. Sus discípulos completamente dedicados a atendernos. Estoy endeudado con ellos.

Y finalmente Vrindavan, el lugar mas sagrado del universo donde usted nos mostró las melosidades del amor por Krisna.

Agradezco especialemnte a Govinda Pramodhini por hacer e servicio de traducción de las clases y a Ranchor prabhu por haber organizado el viaje y los parikramas y también al resto de grandes vaisnavas, con Hector y Raúl,que fueron grandes compañeros de viaje.

Gracias Maharaja

Su sirviente

Adiras das

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Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This letter is a meditation on the trip to India.

HpS - Wonderful! We are missing your association after you left India!

We will start editing the movie soon and you reflections may be essential!

I thank Jayanta and Abhiram prabhus for allowing me to collaborate on this sankirtan film; and also to be able to have the association of such good devotees, including Peruvian academics.

We start in Delhi, The Glory of India temple, (Sita.Rama). Lunch with the ambassador of Peru in India (she was impressed with the program you are doing). Then Calcutta and the event at the Asiatic Society with such great academics. The place where Srila Prabhupada and his teacher Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati met for the first time.

Mayapura was spectacular and your disciples received you and us with great love and etiquette (I feel indebted to them).

Then in Manipur where the royal reception we received from the devotees cannot be described in words. His disciples completely dedicated to serving us. I am indebted to them.

And finally Vrindavan, the holiest place in the universe where you showed us the mellows of love for Krisna.

I am especially grateful to Govinda Pramodhini for translating the classes and to Ranchor prabhu for organizing the trip and the parikramas and also to the rest of the great Vaisnavas, with Hector and Raúl, who were great travel companions.

Thank you Maharaja

Your servant

Adiras das

HpS/ASA - Super summary! So concise. I will share with Raul.

Please organize your thoughts and tell us what happened after you left us in India.

What Sankirtan we might do when we arrive and stay in NVM from last week of January to third week of February!

So, much work to do!

We WhatsApped Sri Haridasa Swami:

Reviewed the picture of the PDF and your narrative of the travel plans for Northeast. Seems will be very useful when we head out from Imphal.

👍

Yet, for now, can you just send me very simple text message of where we will wake up each day.

Also, the days we go by flying.

Finally, it again seems we can do the best preaching if we have 'Nectar of Instructions' to distribute and explain in Manipuri' and song sheet with songs in Bengalí and Sanskrit that regular folk can read and sing with us.

Then we might enthuse them to use the songs in their potent Sankirtan.

I would suggest:

1. Udilo Aruna puraba bhage...

2. O he vaisnava thakura...

3. Gauranga bolite habe...

Any songs you suggest? 

We could carry some and print more as we go.

They could be photocopies suitable as Commemorative.

What does the Nama Acharya Das Das think?