Hare Krsna Maharaj and Devotees,
PAMHO, AGTSP
please find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTa0yWTtMh8
link which is about selected verses from SB by HG Gauranga Darshan Prabhu from GEV.
hari bol
horse
HpS - ASA - Thank you, Prof. GDD is very inspiring devotee. We learn from his classes so often! These verses are for meditation.
All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Govinda
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Dear guru maharaj,
Some news about the program sponsored by NIOS to the Universidad Católica de Chile here.
1- Gandharva das will translate and coordinate the details with the Universidad Católica technical requirements.
We can say in advance that the platform o the event will be Zoom nad the regular presentation will be of the 20 minutes but you're highlithed in the program at 19:30 hrs. to finish that day and with the prefix "Conferencia" not just presentation. So, we should know if you will have only 20 minutes too. But we don`t know exactly. We will know today.
It would be very nice to have your personal darshana in the first minutes, and desirably throughout the whole presentation and question and answer. Mainly, because is good to let clear that you will be online, with your personal presence there and it won't just a recorded video.
So, the question is: Is possible for you Gurudev, to access to a different source of internet that evening? Just asking. I thought that maybe the Nitai Gaura Sundar's house, but is workday. Anyway, I think that is possible to have a US number from the Zoom too, just like Google Meet does, and we could check that works.
The presentations should be ready and sent to them two days before the day of each table.
2- Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur das will be translating and supporting the German teacher, the same one from last year. Here is his profile if you want to check: https://fah.um.edu.mo/staff/staff-philosophy/moeller-hans-georg/
3 - Abhirama Thakur das is coordinating the exchange between Solaris magazine and Aisthesis UC Magazine.
4- NIOS and Solaris are sponsors in several items, mainly design, translation.
5- Ambarisha Das and Vrsabhanu Nandini d.d. are working on a promotional and registration videos of the colloquium
6-OM Bhakti (Lalita Madhava) will give a concert on-line to the program on the first day.
7- The titles of the conferences (in English by courtesy of Microsoft Translation services associated with Office 365) and speakers of every one the three days of the event are in the last part of this report. The important there is that we put the other five participants of the "MESA 2: NATURALEZA Y SACRALIDAD: MUNDO ASIÁTICO" scheduled to the October 22nd, and it will start at 17:30 hrs. (Chilean Time) - that will means 15:30 hrs. Nashville, Tennessee, time.
I know that now the difference is just one hour, nevertheless, Chile will change to the "Chilean Summer Time" on September 6th, that means that the clocks will move 1 hour forward.
Your particular presentation is schedueled to 19:45 hrs. (Chilean Time.) Details in the final program. The link to the Document is below.
8- A good team is collaborating in this service.
Important considerations
Summary of the theme and dates of each table:
TABLE 1: NATURE AND SACRALITY: CHRISTIANITY - October 7th.
TABLE 2: NATURE AND SACRALITY: INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS - October 14th.
TABLE 3: NATURE AND SACRALITY: ASIAN WORLD - October 21st.
TABLE 4: NATURE AND SACRALITY: ACTION AND CONTINGENCY - October 28th.
They accept my proposal "Govardhana Eco Village - analysis of the keys to the sustainability of the past to rebuild a better future" I was there, and I think that the award the GEV received and other things will like it to this audience.
I was there actually but If you can give me an advice about this presentation and share with me any contact from them, I would appreciate a lot.
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Despite your table is the third one, I would like to recommend to get the general idea of the second table too. Maybe, we could ask to Carlos Rold to make a summary for you of this table. He's very good in to get the main ideas.
I said that because the mapuche crisis has renewal in the last weeks. An increment of the Violence in the south of Chile between the police, some mapuche people. And the general people have starting to rediscovering of the deep cultural heritage of mapuche.
Actually, I'm very impressed for the amazing similarities between Vaisnava and mapuche traditions. So, it would be good for you to be aware of these presentations because it will be there, in ether. Actually, for this reason there is a table focused in indigenous traditions.
Gastón Soublette wonderful video
A good summary of the mapuche culture is in this wonderful video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N27LAd906yM
An 15 min. interview extract to Gastón Soublette, a Claudia Lira's mentor and one of the 8 or 10 most famous and important intellectuals of Chile nowadays (93 years old and still alive and clear mind)
This interview is in Spanish, however, it has subtitles, and the feature of automatic translation of youtube is very very good to this kind of videos with a good Spanish spoken.
He was in the release of Claudia Lira's book and I broached him, and when I told him about you and your efforst and I told him that maybe you both can talk, he gave me his phone. He would like to know more about a spiritual guru, swami with a western background.
He lives slightly as a hermit, so for communication, he has just cable-phone, and no smartphone and internet either, so an encounter could be possible in your next physical visit. Or maybe we can try by phone after the event.
Program - Version 1 (Organizers, Instituto de Estética de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Claudia Lira and Elvira Rios, are waiting some feedback from all of us, the speakers, but they think that the definitive version is almost this one, or maybe with two minor changes):
Original Program in Spanish:
Original Program in English:
Thank you guru maharaja, thank you for your training.
HpS - So, the program is 5-weeks from now? Thank you. Maybe we can make it part of a larger program from our side that would complement their program. The Govardhana Eco Village program is very strong. Radhanatha Swami's book is there. I have contact with some devotees there.
AGTSP!!!!
Dark clouds are coming. It is 5.12PM. Our Boss may have Karuna virus. It is agitating the village. Thunder storms with lightening are threatening. Neighbor of NgD house got hit by lightening. Fire Men had to come to extinguish it. Just blew off part of the roof:
We got a lot of rounds done. We've done very nice Bhoga offerings. [Must be mercy of Hari Das Thakura]. We are writing the DTC(p) for Jayananda Das. His association is the best, but now we are tired.... want to rest...
The Good Soul: DON'T rest! Push on to death. Keep chanting!
Us: O.K. Got our rounds. SB class. Lots of consulting. Look for Krsna in the forest with the boys to see Them play!!!!
[Some mail left. Letter from Jagat guru Das about Programa with Catolica!]
Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja
AGTSP
PAMHO
Dear Gurumaharaja, wishing you are in good health, we always pray to Lord Nṛshiṁha deva, to take care of you and protect you. This Quarantine has hit us all very hard, it is the material nature (kleśa), but being associated with you, in your online programs, in the singing of Japa, made this blow soft, we have taken advantage of the improvement in many things, new ideas, reinventing ourselves spiritually, which we are not doing for you, for Srila Prabhupada, maybe fear? Insecurity? I think so.
So we recap a lot of things. Since mid-March we started online classes with Yatra devotees, on Wednesdays Nama Hatta online, we talked a little (ice breaker), we sang, 01 round of Japa, and we studied a book by Srila Prabhúpada, now we are reading the NOI, we are in Text 5, very good conclusions from the attendees. On weekends (Saturday and Sunday), “Online Spiritual Retreat”. We read the Krishna Book (Saturday night) and the next day, the complete Mangala Arati program, and at 6:30 am, Srimad Bhagavatam class, we take turns for the class. We coordinate everything with Prabhu Raghanuga Bhakti, temporary head of the Temple, and with Prabhu Goura Rupa.
Among the assistants there are three very enthusiastic Bhaktas, M. Margot, B. Fernando and B. Baltazar, who are fulfilling a basic program at home, we guide them, they are very favorable. For some issues not all are connected, but little are they getting hooked, if they do not have internet, we make a call by cell phone, loudspeaker and voila ... Fr. Jagadisvara das, and P. Harimukunda das, and M. Divia Dristy also participate, although you can't connect sometimes when you do, your participation is excellent.
For example, yesterday in Radhastami, he gave a spectacular class, very nectarean, we also broadcast it on Facebook live Iskcon Cusco Mandir, very good comments, few, but encouraging.
In these transcendental festivals, small preparations were made in the Temple, we recorded the Arati, some devotees came to the Temple to cook and make garlands, M. Yogamaji dd, M Divia Dristy dd, M. Taky and their daughter Aracely, still in this pandemic, devotees do their devotional service, with all the care required. Prabhu Astavarga gave the online class for Janmastamy, it was by cell phone, but it worked. We have some technical drawbacks, but we are improving little by little, many limitations, but the show must go on.
HpS - Jaya!!! The Evil One and his Consort cannot stop your efforts!
Dear Gurudeva, the quarantine with family in these 4 months locked up at home, helped us a lot, we did many things so as not to get bored, we painted the house, board games, we saw Bahubbali 5 times, Nilacandra loved it, she wants to be part of the army of Krishna, a very restless boy and my daughter Vrisabhanu, is also very restless, very clever, it surprises me very much. At least the quarantine served to get to know us more.
HpS - So wonderful!!! Hope you painted pictures on the walls also!
Dear Gurudeva, this is a bit confidential. . . . . HpS - ASA --- Not very confidential, but O.K. Yes!
Dear Gurudeva, I want to ask for your blessings so that these programs continue to work and improve, it is the basis of "Clinic for the Soul", because this helps us to improve and reach more people and preach to them about this great Movement of Srila Prabhupada and to experience the nectar of devotional service, it is our mission… (na dhanam na janam na sundarim…). We are developing some ideas for programs, audios, videos, spiritual coaching, we are about to start our last semester of Master of Administration, we are preparing for our Pada Padma exam with LAD, we are running, we hope we do not stumble and fall on our face.
HpS - Step by step by step you are becoming a Goswami....
Dear Gurudeva, we are eternally grateful to you for everything. May the Mercy of Sri Krishna always be poured out upon you.
Your worthless would-be servant
Govardhana dasa
HpS - Very nice! What is the news about your good wife? Where is she from, who are here associates? What are here interests?
Hare Krsna, Maharaja! Please accept my sincere and respectful obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Caintanya sankirtan!
Nice to greet you, Maharaja. I hope your allergy has improved and that you are in good health. Ah! I wish you could get the files back from your computer.
HpS - Our allergy is eternal aspect of Pitta body, fiery body! It is O.K.!! Gopinatha Das should be able to get the files.... but .... really.... the only files we need is one that says, "Chant Hare Krsna!".
Maharaja, I have not written to you in a long time, I am sorry ... I have been with a lot of work. Now I can sit down and write to you, if you let me.
HpS - Let us see what you write!!! "Everyone should be allowed to talk to themselves, as long as they prove to be amusing, " Rene Chardan.
About my sadhana: participating in the FMP everyday, following the 4 principles without problems and chanting 16+ rounds daily, trying to get them to be enthusiastic.
HpS - Super Girl!
Listening to your classes live if possible, or later I listen to them from the facebook page.
HpS - Oooof! Other people's classes? SP's Krsna book dictations at Prabhupadavan.org?
With Dhatri, we continue on our morning Japa program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Many enthusiastic people chanting the holy names and feeling the love of Krsna through Their Names. Hare Hare!
Singing more and more attentively, each of the people who participate feels more interested in knowing about philosophy and bhakti.
It is so inspiring to see how Krsna and His names stir everyone's heart, Maharaja.
HpS - Start reading the KRSNA book together?
From September we will start with the Japa program every day. Vishvanath CT and Gita, allowed me to guide on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays. Very grateful and looking forward to doing a good service to Srila Prabhupada's mission.
I am still in the Gita, Bhagavatam and Krsna Book reading club that is directed by the Department of Education of ISCKON Chile. It has been beautiful to be able to study the scriptures and not just read them. Very enriching to hear the perceptions and concerns of other people who are in the same way as me. Dina Dayal Das guides the meetings.
HpS - Awwww!!! Super!!! KRSNA BOOK!!! If everyone reads the KRSNA book your whole city will become Vaikuntha. There will be no more anxieties.
Regarding the study, Maharaja, I had some doubts about the "function" of Paramatma:
HpS - ASA - No. There are two paramatmas: Garbhoka and Ksirodaka. G... is the soul of this universe. like there is a soul in this body. K... is the one who is in every atom, hear etc. They are partial representations of Krsna, Maha-visnu, like a light filtered of certain colors. You cannot have a Rasa with K. Visnu. He is like Sat and Cit. When we leave the material world we leave the projection. Like when we go to the projection booth we can leave the movie on the screen. It is there in its original form. Maha-visnu reciprocates Santa Rasa. That is Sat Cit and Ananda. Read on . It will become more clear, practical.
HpS - Yep! Yes. That is how I understand it.
Thank you very much for everything you do for us, Maharaja. All your effort, determination and enthusiasm inspires me to try harder to do better service in honor of Srila Prabhupada and you.
Please accept my eternal obeisances.
With sincerity and love, aspiring servant,
Nicole Silva
HpS - AgtSP! Paoho. More news later.... next letter now!
Dear Gurudeva:
Please, accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
How are you?
Summer holidays are almost done. The first of September, I will be back to work. Due to the COVID-19, this new school year is going to start under a lot of confusing information. As far as I know, I will be wearing white clothes and special shoes, like a nurse, while teaching kids.
ASA - Funny! AgtSP.. Like a Nurse or an Angel.
This summer, I have had the opportunity to associate, in person, with devotees, after the lockdown. I was missing this kind of association. It has also been an opportunity to attend, when it was posible, your GoToMeeting classes: Thank you so much for this great chance.
I am in the same group of Bhagavad Gita Study than [as] my husband. It is being very helpful and enriching, and, again, a great opportunity to associate with devotees around the world.
From September, I will restart the activities with children and youth devotees who live around here. This time, another devotee is going to help me. We are going to follow the book “Becoming your devotee”.
HpS - What is this book? Great news! How is the Madrid, Spain, Yatra???????? Look for an incredible program with the kids at school!!!
Thank you so much for being always here. Please, take care of yourself.
HpS - "Yourself" ... Some where in the KRSNA book. We could not find it, there is an analysis of what is the Self. The conclusion is that the Self of the Soul is the Super Self!! So we all need to take care of our "Self"!!! Thank you.
Your ignorant servant,
Purnamasi devi dasi
HpS - Hope you are in touch with Subra Devi Dasi and the Goswami Academy. Maybe your and her students could become "Pen Pals". Write to each other.