Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaj,

Dear Radhika Raman Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It has been a long time!

My daily prayers You are kept safe and protected by Lord Nrisimhadeva in this special time we are living in the world.

I attached the video clip of my solo album inspired in the Gita Govinda (as personal instruction asked by GM) which was released worldwide by Sony Music International Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YY1apYi-Q0&list=RDGMEMCMFH2exzjBeE_zAHHJOdxg&index=8

The lyrics of this attached video clip which is sung in Spanish belongs to one of the Ashtapadis from the Gita Govinda and it is performed with the same "Raga GUJJARI"" and in "Ekatali Tal" used by Srila Jayadeva Goswami.

Here are the lyrics of this video clip originally sung by Srimati Radharani who reveals secrets to her intimate female companion about her feelings describing the spell-binding beauty of Sri Krishna's form:

"His black hair with his peacock feathers,

from my sweet young boy,

is like a thick black cloud,

surrounded by a colorful rainbow.

I'm unable to stop thinking of my Shyamasundara

because He’s my love

He is playing on his flute, Mohana

Music flows out from his lips movements,

these are sweet like “Bandhu”flowers from Vraja.

Oh my Shyama, we will see each other beneath the Kadamba tree.

His amazing overflowing love makes this song sing.

Cupid's power is immersing me in intense love for my beloved Prince,

My sweet love, My beautiful young boy,

He is my Shyamasundara".

The musical instruments used in this video clip are Inca's wind instruments (from 5 000 years ago), my flute invention "De La Calle Quena Flute (the inca's headjoint connected to the European transverse flute) and Latin and European instruments from a classical symphony orchestra. The musical style used in this video clip is "Huayno" (an andean style from the pre-inca time) with European musical arrangements (harmonies, counterpoint, orchestration etc). 

This album is an official profound research artistic collaboration between the Sangeet Natak Academy of Delhi in India, the University of Geneva, Switzerland and the Ithaca College in New York, USA.

If you would like to share this video clip with the Vaishnava community, please you are most welcome Dear Maharaj and Radhika Ramana Prabhu..

I kindly beg for your blessings to finish in this lifetime with the rest of the 292 poems by the acaryas vaishnavas which was asked by my Guru Maharaj as a personal instruction to compose their music.

Always grateful with your saintly association, 

Your servant,

Bhadra Rupa das 

PS.

Dear Maharaj,

Dear Radhika Raman Prabhu,

I forgot to tell you that by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, the Record Collectors Magazine (the Japanese Billboard magazine), one of the most prestigious and popular music magazines in Japan, elected this album "Rainbow of Endless Love" (with the previous video clip), as one of the best albums of 2020, along with albums by Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Charlie Parker, Santana, Bruce Springsteen, AC / DC, and Jimi Hendrix.

Thank you for your association.

Your servant,

Bhadra Rupa das

ASA-HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. It is very delightful to hear from you. All success in broadcasting the mercy of Srila Rupa Goswami and his Acharyas. For our readers let us append your webpage address: https://www.luisdelacalle.com/

Our first project is Kirtaniya Sada Harih! Then, very prominent now is making a movie: Diary of a Traveling Creature - The Ultimate Trip. Maybe Monkey and Piggy will stop their boat at your door one day in their quest.

A very interesting clip of Peter 0'toole in Man from La Mancha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo7VlD66ISM

Dear Guru Maharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you very much for sending the DTC paper format scans. I will upload it to Google Drive.

We miss your association a lot! From Monday this week, the temple has been open for darshan. We went for mangala arti after a long time yesterday and it was so wonderful. I can always feel your mercy when we enthusiastically participate in the morning program but still it would be nice if we can meet you in person. In a few hours, I will go to the temple for my Syana arti service.

Work wise, it has been very busy and the bhakti sastri program is also taking up lots of my time, most of which is administrative. I am looking for someone in the community to take up that role so that I can try to start and focus on other educational programs.

 I am planning to sit this weekend and complete my work on TPP. I am very sorry for the delay Gurudeva.

Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa 

HpS - ASA - Thank you for your effort. There seems to be value in these manual Diarys, Journals, Sketch Books, but we also don't want to store a bunch of mediocre material from a hopefully mediocre devotee. AGTSP!!

Any feedback that people can give on this effort would really help. Not just on our Journals, but on the general principle of Journalism.

Prabhu, can you send us the link for accessing the Google archives. I think you sent it before so maybe you can just reference that Blog post.

I will put it in the Kapi Dhvaja.

Radha Kala-chandji Ki Jai! They need a bigger temple!!! Need to have a devotee community occupying 85% of all the local buildings!

Hare Krishna, dear gurudeva. Pamho, AGTSP!

I was about to tell you some time ago what is my idea about associating with you personally and in general as your disciples.

I believe that today more than ever we have to meditate on the association of vani and vapuh. I believe that you have given us a lot of mercy in vapuh association by coming to Peru so many times and I believe that it is time that we mature and strengthen our vapuh association more.

You have taught us many things and I think it is time for us to stand up for ourselves and apply everything we learned from you to our personal life and sankirtan.

I am of the opinion that we should not fall into a dependent mentality. Expecting you to do most of the work. I am ashamed just to think that we are even waiting for funding to carry out projects. We don't even support you enough for your airfare. We serve it in a mediocre and easy way.

HpS - You, devotees in Peru, do a lot for our ASA Sankirtan. We feel that we are in your debt. Of course, we are all little engines running on Srila Prabhupada's electicity.

I believe that we would only have to ask for your advice and take charge of the projects, providing the material and human resources.

You have already done your part in a wonderful way. We still don't do enough. I do not want to think that when you return to God we do not know what to do and we remain lamenting with our arms crossed.

I am of the opinion that we continue to associate in a virtual way like these last months and you go to Vrndaban when things get better and advise us from there.

It is very risky to come here. Some devotees were infested with covid and many will not even be vaccinated anytime soon. Many take public transportation and live in risky areas, etc. Being in physical association, I do not think it is highly recommended, no matter how many measures are taken. It's hard enough thinking about you going away in 2024, I don't want to imagine it happening sooner because of our negligence and dependent mentality.

Devotees will want to see you and it come from various places. They will want to be with you to do the programs, etc. I don't think it is a good idea for the health of you and the devotees as well.

We are very attached to your body. I think it will be a great challenge for us to give up your physical presence and develop more adherence to your instructions. From wherever you are, you can guide us to built a community as you suggest or other projects. There are many devotees entrepreneurs here who can do it. Come together according to various common interests and resources at various sites.

Your projects for a movie and so on can be done very well virtually. On our part we have to commit ourselves more in his Sankirtan.

In any case, if you decide to come, you have to stay in a place away from the city and its pollution and not in a crowded place. The Chosica asrama, for example, where access can be restricted. Even that would be troublesome. You can also leave a little more time and come in September, etc.

I don't think at all that you going to Vrndaban is a comfortable attitude. We know that you will do your Sankirtan to the end, but please let us help you further and take care of the details.

We have you on hand every day. I believe that we must mature as disciples and become more attached to your instructions.

I also promise to give many suggestions on the blog. I also have to meditate on your suggestion of Don Quixote and Vyasadeva and give my perspective. It will be at another time.

I want to take more advantage of the wonderful association you gives us and commit myself more, so that when it is your turn to leave your Sankirtan remains strong. The devotees will say: Oh! That is Hanumatpresaka Swami's disciple, what a beautiful service he does to his guru and Srila Prabhupada! And you will be proud of us wherever Krishna sends you.

Your servant,

Laksmana-agraja das

HpS - ASA -- Thank you for your advice. The US Government Tourism website gives similar advice, but does not say not to go. If we go to Peru, it would be to go to one rural place where we can develop a New Ashokavan. Yes, we would have to have proper quarantine arrangements for visitors.

We need to have slower global life.

We will get our final vaccination on Monday.

I think it is good to try to visit, but again, with the perspective of making a change to the basic community idea of life in Peru, Tennessee, India.

Dear Gurudeva.

My mom was in Puerto Rico, she passed away today, very early morning February 28th. She was chanting her one round every day. I liked to let you know and ask you humbly, please could you pray for her soul. Thank you so much for everything you do for us.

At your service,

Sacimata dd

HpS - ASA - Sorry it has taken a week to answer! She is thinking about her son. He is a devotee. She has gone up!! What was her name? Any foto of her?

Hk PAMHO

Querido Guru Maharaja, continuamos con el servicio de pujari, nos hemos habituado, Ud. en varias oportunidades me explicó que la puntualidad es lo más importante, si podría explicar con más detalle, así lo comprendo y lo comparto en el pujari.

En Nityananda se inició el servicio de food for life, subimos a los cerros, lo pintoresco del paisaje, los niños juguetones, libres de temor, sin mascarillas, me alegraron la tarde. Este programa continuará aún no sé con qué frecuencia. Sin lugar a dudas da mucha satisfacción a las autoridades, quienes lo organizaron.

Estoy temporalmente por aquí hasta que se normalice la situación de la pandemia que espero este de bajada, después no sabemos, quiero hacer las cosas lo mejor posible.

Continúo estudiando no como quisiera las escrituras, con el taller de la surabhi azul, tengo una alumna, una vez que me organice más, espero dar nuevamente BS y Pada padma, amo el SB y el CC.

Hay devotos que en la pandemia se alejaron, a falta de asociación, maya los cubrió por diversos motivos, que nos recomienda para ayudarlos.

Espero mejorar mi japa, ser más disciplinada, pido sus bendiciones en ese propósito.

El hipopótamo de la poesía exactamente a que se refiere, a las críticas de los ateos, o seguidores, que con el santo, los evangelio y los sacramentos van purificando al ser y puede llegar a ascender mientras que la institución de la iglesia en la tierra sigue siendo juzgada y comete errores, es correcta mi interpretación. Estoy segura que en esa predica deleitara a todos.

Su hija que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

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HK, PAMHO

Dear Guru Maharaja, we continue with the pujari service, we have become accustomed, you explained to me on several occasions that punctuality is the most important thing, if you could explain in more detail, I understand it and share it in the pujari.

HpS - ASA ---- Hare Krsna! What we remember from Pujari workshop in Mayapura was that we should serve Krsna with:

1. Love
2. Cleanliness
3. Punctuality
4. Paraphernalia and Rituals.

🙂

In Nityananda-trayodasi the food for life service began, we went up to the hills, the picturesque landscape, the playful children, free from fear, without masks, made my afternoon happy. This program will continue I don't know how often yet. Without a doubt it gives great satisfaction to the authorities, who organized it.

I am temporarily here until the pandemic situation normalizes, which I hope is going down, then we do not know, I want to do the best possible.

I continue studying the scriptures not as I would like, with the blue surabhi workshop, I have a student, once I organize myself more, I hope to give again BS and Pada padma, I love SB and CC.

There are devotees who in the pandemic moved away, due to lack of association, Maya covered them for various reasons, which she recommends to us to help them.

I hope to improve my japa, to be more disciplined, I ask for your blessings in that purpose.

The hippopotamus of poetry exactly refers to, the criticisms of atheists, or followers, who with the saint, the gospels and the sacraments purify the being and can rise while the institution of the church on earth she continues to be judged and makes mistakes, my interpretation is correct. I'm sure that in that preaching he will delight everyone.

HpS - It is a nice poem to keep us from Niyamagraha, NoI 2! From your news you are ready to serve in Goloka. It is just the same as serving Radha Krsna, Madana-bihari, in this world.

His daughter who adores him:

Yugala Kishora Dasi

Okay, Maharaja. Glad you can speak to the San Diego congregation via Zoom.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Was very nice to receive your Whatsapp words, but unless we deal with stuff here we have no chance of handling our mail. Thank you.

Do you have a particular topic you’d like to discuss? Please let me know ASAP so we can announce.

March 14 7.00 to 8.00pm PST

ISKCON SAN DIEGO SUNDAY FEAST TALK VIA ZOOM

http://bit.ly/iskconsd-zoom

Tech man/devotee, Tapas : (619) 212-1913

HpS -ASA -- "Topic: Interfaith Dialog, Krist and Krsna. Bridging the resources"?

Will most of the audience be from Indian background, non-Christian?

Your servant,

Balarama Dasa