Letters to the editor

https://jayarama.us/dtc/dtc210524/

Enter into the secret thoughts of Brown and White, as they travel in and out of sight.

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E KRSNA ! ! ! Helmet has a head ache. Started packing the suitcases today. Was like engaging in a war with the devil in hell. What do we actually need in Peru? [Put this in, pull this out, put this on the side.] What will we do there? Others may not have a clear idea of what ASA needs to do there. We have to broadcast our comprehension without violence and stimulate others. Once they are awake they will start to generate their own light to the universe and back at us. KRSNA SURYA SAMA, MAYA HAYA ANDHAKAR // YAHAN KRSNA, TAHAN NAHI MAYA-ADHIKARA. [%] Our attitude is that we are going here are there, Houston, Lima, St. Eulalia, to offer what our soul has to share, even if our body is destroyed.

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................A..... Good night. No look at letters today but finished the NIOS accounting with Abhaya at his house. 🦆🦆🦆  🦧

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AGTSP

paoho

SANKIRTAN

• FMP,
• ASA SB class [Bhisma Deva consoles Yuddhisthira],
• BOEX [Question Bank for Bh. Sastri, Ch 1-6],
• Todd came and we hosted him while he worked on the building,
• Correspondences,
• Kapi Dhvaja,
• Walk / Talk with NgD et al!!
• Radha Natabara FEP.

Nrsmha Bhoga

Breakfast: Chopped celery and walnuts with yogurt, salt and pepper.

Lunch: Tree fresh pear juice, mixed toasted nuts, dates and two bananas.

Supper: Hot milk with sugar.

Hari Bolo! Good night.

From Whatsapp:

Hare Krishna, Maharaj,

Dandavat pranam! 

All glories to sri guru and gouranga! 

All glories to srila prabhupad! 

Dear maharaj, 

This is Isana das from Imphal, Manipur. 

I have taken brahman diksha from your good self in 2012 in imphal. Maharaj, may I have a request to serve you in the long run and take your shelter... 

It has been so long that I would like to contact you and have your sublime association..... Actually maharaj I am serving here at manipur university as guest faculty in the department of sociology. And I am planning to organize an international webinar in connection with the disappearance day of srila sripad Maharaj which is to be sponsored and supported by intellectual forum of North East (IFNE). The theme is on manipur vaishnavism. And I would to request your good self to be one of the main speaker on the life and work of sripad Maharaj. I therefore humbly request you to kindly accept my sincere approach to serve guru Maharaj. If you kindly accept my request, I would like to further intimate you and would like to send you details of the webinar. 

Yours servant, 

Isana das

HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!! Esteemed Isana Das Prabhu, Please accept our humble obeisances.

Thank you for your Whatsapp post. We were getting 400-500 letters a month until we we started this Blog. Now it is down to maybe 150/month, and in general we are getting old and our eyes failing, so we will be doing less and less tying here. We can start to use help from Secretarys.

We had similar request to join in very nice program in Bolivia from very nice devotee(s) there and our response is the same. We have to have the program, calendar development, here is the Blog. Then the ASA community can take up the project.

With the program in Bolivia the communication some how or other broke down. We were receiving topic and time assignments in in Whatsapp and we responded that we could not participate without more developed communication, then finally we got a notice one or two days before the Congress with conflicting timings and an expectation for a 1-1/2 hour presentation on a topic we did not know well!

We tried. We even started trying to do a last minute Power Point show, but everything went beyond even our limited human imagination of how to adjust the situation. It was causing disturbances in our regular ASA programs, so we just collapsed, ran away. 🙂

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We are all actually very small devotees. We must work together in the institution, Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON. More internally we must develop our friends ships. Finally we must have a direct experience (through so many transparent via media) of Srila Prabhupada's awareness of our service. 1. 2. 3.

We are all eternally associated in the Sankirtan movement of Srila Prabhupada. I was the first person to read a letter from Srila Prabhupada to Jaya tirtha Das in San Francisco about different management details and then Srila Prabhupada finished it by writing: You cannot exist without my mercy...

I was shocked by the force of the statement, but swallowed and accepted it: That is what Guru says!

... but then I read the next comment and was even more shocked:

... and I cannot exist without your mercy. This mutual respect, this mutual love, is Krsna consciousness.

So, what we learned from organizing these symposia from H. H. B. S. Damodara Swami and several others, even at the level of Noble Prize winners, is that first there should be personal contact:

Eg. For all the Nobel professors and others who came for the First World Congress in Bombay, Maharaja assigned three PhD candidate boys to see to their accommodation and practical communication.

At our level, we would just need one person who is in personal contact with us and maybe another participant. Ie. we may equal 1/6th of distinguished professor. 😁

Then we have to see if the dates work.

Then the themes.

Then who else is speaking.

Then when a synopsis of our papers and the papers of others is due, so we can all read what others are writing.

Then final paper or PPTX.

Then arrangements for publishing the results.

O.K. Let us do this so the whole world can see the glory of Manipur and benefit.

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our sincere obeisances

AGTSP!!

I hope you are in very good health.

HpS/TB - AGTSP!!!!! So, nice to get a letter from you. Of course, hoping that anyone in the material world is in good health, even Maharaja Pariksit, is a kind of oxymoron, no?

"This body does not get diseases. This body is a disease", Srila Prabhupada Said, Volume 55, Page 445.

I tell you that for the last two months, I have been doing the research to write my thesis and thus obtain the professional title of the school in which I studied in Mexico.

If I want to continue teaching (which is the only job I have at the moment), I must regularize this issue. The investment of time is great but I learn many things from the amount of material that I have to consult.

Not only am I interested in obtaining a professional degree, I also have a great attachment to the field of knowledge in which I work. I have tried to consider the possibility of disengaging myself from this activity but I am not a good enough devotee to give up.

The smooth life that we lead in Huaraz allows me to dedicate myself to my studies, to work as a researcher and teacher and to the development of our spiritual life, in the silence that has allowed me to be more observant of my process.

These occupations have distracted me from my responsibilities at the Ministry. I have not been able to participate in the recent programs, although I think that unconsciously I have distanced myself a bit from what I consider a little informal leadership on the part of the authority.

I want to have a conversation with your good self to propose some actions that make the service of all easier, hopefully he will listen to me a little. I hope to soon find the enthusiasm that will allow me to continue with my service.

HpS/TB - I think we have very similar perception of the Ministry of Education in ISKCON so we can sit together for some time while we are in Peru and work together for the satisfaction of Srila Prabhupada.

Have you been able to develop connection with Karuna krsna Das and the National Council, Regional Secretary (Mathuresa Das) at all in terms of the Ministries work? We will be in Peru in a few weeks so we can discuss it more then.

However, Lord Jagannatha is merciful and has manifested to us in the form of Radha Damodar an hour and a half from where we live, at the home of Daru Krishna Prabhu. He and his family live in Caraz, in a beautiful house where they have a small temple. My wife and I have been going every two weeks to take Darsan of His Lordships and enjoy the association of cultured, sincere and calm devotees. Meanwhile, we serve Jagannatha at home, more inspired each time.

HpS/TB - As far as I know there is no GBC sanction against visiting Prabhu. There was one for example about Sannyasis visiting Narayana Maharaja's Temples in the past.

To speak quite frankly, as I understand is the job of a Sannyasis, I have not had much association with Prabhu Daru Krsna Das for a long time, but we have exchanged respects through others. I think his idea of Srila Prabhupada and worship of Radha Krsna is pretty standard and of course he is developing his own useful realizations.

The only area where I would like to understand his position more is in terms of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON and GBC authority.

Bhakti-tirtha Swami and Radhanatha Swami in our knowledge of their public statements were outside of GBC authority for some time, but... they were always seeking to reconcile that relationship and in the end they did.

"Anyone who is avoiding the Krsna consciousness movement, but thinks he is in deotional service, in living in a great delusion", SP as we remember from his books.

So, there is the key. Some people left and did not want to reconcile. They wanted separate life. Some came even recently to horrible ends. Others left and wanted to reconcile.

The rounds are very good and the reading profitable, I currently read Jiva Goswami's Tattva-sandarbha translated and commented by Gopi-paranadhana prabhu in which I have found the value of systematic study in pursuit of a more philosophical understanding of the path we have undertaken.

At the same time I read the Krishna Book for sentiments that balance the scale. My good wife is very well, refining her path and invoking you frequently, she is a very good devotee of yours.

We hope to find the time to visit you in Santa Eulalia, although from what I have read, it will take two weeks of isolation to take your Darsan.

HpS/TB - Telephone will be easy. With distance, outside, we should be able to sit with people who are not vaccinated, quarantined, no? To stay in the house, shoulder to shoulder, that means proper precaution, no?

For the first time, I wish I didn't have a job in the summer to go see you. I trust Lord Baladeva's compassion and your mercy to make this happen.

Always wishing you the best, with love.

Your silly servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Thank you. What about your work as Director, formal representative, for NIOS? I thnk that with a PhD thesis in the works it might be hard to do any other job!

Hope that you Brahminical vows are all doing well and you are a leader in Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan.

We hope to improve our standard as ISKCON Guru.

Raghunatha Das Goswami sets a very high standard.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja

Por favor acepte mis rendidas reverencias

¡Todas las Glorias sean a Srila Prabhupada!

Gracias por su respuesta anterior. Intentando contribuir en su sankirtan, continuamos los ajustes para la entrevista del Jueves 9 de Septiembre 4:00 pm. 

DETALLES:

Nombre del evento:   “El viaje de Monkey al Imperio Inca”

Entrevistados --------- Yudhistira Das y Ramacandra Das

Entrevistador --------- Gandharva Das

Idioma ----------------- Español

Plataforma ------------ Zoom

TEMAS PARA LA ENTREVISTA:

***YUDHISTIRA DAS    - Preguntas enfocadas a conocer: 

1) Un poco sobre el entrevistado y su papel dentro de la historia,

2) Acontecimientos memorables generados durante la PRIMERA VISITA de SS Hanumatpresaka Swami al Yatra Peruano.

3) Cómo influyó la educación que recibió en el gurukula en su vida actual.

***RAMACANDRA DAS  - Preguntas enfocadas a: 

– Apertura –

1) Conocer un poco sobre el entrevistado y su papel dentro de la historia,

2) Conocer los primeros contactos e impresiones sobre SS Hanumatpresaka Swami y alguna anécdota sobresaliente para el entrevistado.

– Contribución particular al Yatra Peruano –

1) ¿Cuáles fueron las diferentes facetas en las que contribuyo Maharaja de manera especial en el Yatra Peruano?

2) Primera y única visita de SS Hanumatpresaka Swami a Paraguay.

3) Primera visita del Dr Ravi Gupta (Radhika Raman Das) al Perú, provincia de Arequipa.

– Cierre –

Resumen (desde la perspectiva del entrevistado) de contribuciones y motivos por los que considera importante que se continúen o mantengan esas contribuciones.

*** Esperamos poder contar con sus comentarios durante las entrevistas Guru Maharaja.

Gurudeva, Estos son solo los temas generales; las preguntas están dirigidas a descubrirlos.¿Desea que le hagamos saber las preguntas en detalle?

Agradecidos por vuestra misericordia, quedamos atentos a sus comentarios para realizar cualquier modificación necesaria.

Sus sirvientes

-ASA Carnaval Team-

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi 

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Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja

Please accept my bows

All Glories be to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks for your previous answer. Trying to contribute to your [ASA 🐵 🐷 AgtSP] Sankirtan, we continue to set up the interview on Thursday September 9th at 4:00 pm.

DETAILS:

Event name: "Monkey's trip to the Inca Empire"

Interviewees --------- Yudhistira Das and Ramacandra Das

Interviewer --------- Gandharva Das

Spanish Language

Platform ------------ Zoom

TOPICS FOR THE INTERVIEW:

*** YUDHISTIRA DAS - Questions focused on knowing:

.9) Are there candidates for Lord Caitanya's movement in Peru? How to find them? How to communicate the message of Lord Chaitanya to them?

1) A little about the interviewee and his role in the story,

2) Memorable events generated during the FIRST VISIT of HH Hanumatpresaka Swami to the Peruvian Yatra.

3) How the education he received in the gurukula influenced his present life.

*** RAMACANDRA DAS - Questions focused on:

- Opening -

1) Know a little about the interviewee and his role in the story,

2) Know the first contacts and impressions about HH Hanumatpresaka Swami and some outstanding anecdote for the interviewee.

- Private contribution to the Peruvian Yatra -

1) What were the different facets in which Maharaja contributed in a special way in the Peruvian Yatra?

2) First and only visit of HH Hanumatpresaka Swami to Paraguay.

3) First visit of Dr Ravi Gupta (Radhika Raman Das) to Peru, Arequipa province.

- Closing -

Summary (from the interviewee's perspective) of contributions and reasons why you consider it important to continue or maintain those contributions.

 *** We hope to have his comments during the Guru Maharaja interviews.

Gurudeva, These are just the general themes; The questions are aimed at finding out. Would you like us to let you know the questions in detail?

HpS - Our question above is the main focus of the movie. Where is Sita? How can we reach Her in the heart of local people? Other questions should follow this.

Grateful for your mercy, we remain attentive to your comments to make any necessary modifications.

His servants

-ASA Carnaval Team-

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi