Letters to the editor

Hare Krna dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our humble obeisances

Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are well. I am writing to report the following activities:

• We continue with the TTC3 course and we are 7 teachers. The VTE model for Bhakti Sastri has a different direction from the one we have been applying in Peru for the last years. The pedagogy is different, based on aims and objectives, which makes it more similar to secular university pedagogical practice. In one sense I find it interesting because it requires greater care in the design of class lessons and greater possibilities to develop varied activities. We are already in the final exams. It has been demanding but very important. Yugala Kisora ​​dd is doing a good course, after obtaining her certificate, we will continue with the process for her appointment as a BS examiner.

• On the other hand, we are finishing the study of the first Canto in the Pada Padma course. This weekend we do the test according to the MOE guidelines, in this way, we will be able to advance with the other Cantos and achieve the Bhakti Vaibhava title at the end of 4 years. Conversing with Karuna Krsna prabhu he suggested a mataji residing in Brazil (Mitravinda dd, Devakinandana prabhu's wife) to propose her as a BhVai examiner, LAD agrees. I've to get in touch with her after your approval.

HpS - Seems O.K. with me. The Ministry is so disorganized from my point of view, that you should go ahead with whoever wants to study and teach and try to coordinate with local and international Ministry programs as much as possible.

• Finally, we have collaborated with Tapana Misra prabhu in the production of 18 short video clips (12 in Spanish and 6 in Portuguese) about experiences of devotees studying Srila Prabhupada's books. These videos have been part of the Sravanam program Week of the MOE and are now available on the Ministry's YouTube channel. Coordinations have been strong. We need more regional representatives because it is a lot of work for one person!

HpS - Yes! We just spent one hour talking him and he mentioned your efforts! Remember patience is also important. Not just enthusiasm!

• I suggest Mercosur (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) (Brazil) (Colombia-Venezuela-Guyanas and Panama) and a region for Mexico and the Central American countries. I would like to talk to Tapana Misra prabhu about this. Do you agree?

HpS - Yes.

• I have a candidate for the Colombia-Venezuela-Guyanas and Panama zone: Adhi Karta das, from Colombia (disciple of Guru Prasad Swami). He is enthusiastic and wants the service. In Brazil I am in contact with Subhadra dd. director of the national educational program, I will ask her for some possible names.

• At some point I talked about this with Baladeva from Argentina and he was a bit skeptical, I think that in Argentina the coordination can be done with Citrak das (any other suggestions?)

HpS - Alway Srima Param-padam Das! and Naranarayana rsi Das. Intiated by us. Citraka and Parma-padam Das shoul have his address.

• In Chile they are very cooperative (especially Priya Sakhi dd), who has been a great support for the coordinations this year. In Bolivia, Apsara Gopi dd has also been of great help and an excellent wing. An interesting team is building.

HpS - Yes, sounds good!!

I await your comments and suggestions Gurudeva.

HpS - Comments above. It sounds very nice!!!!!!!!!! Next letter. When we chant Japa we are together!

Your servant Gandharva das

Hare Krsna!

Hare Krsna!

8.32PM.... 'Nothing practical can be accomplished after 8PM at night', They Say Srila Prabhupada Said.

We started on our mail at 7PM... but.... got an excellent call from TMD about the Ministry of Education and Viplavah, but it was one hour call!!

So, what about the Blog???

TB: Run through all the letters a week old and look for "Urgent" in any newer ones!

HpS: O.K. Didn't see any 'Urgent'. We'll hop into the week old stuff with our gorilla editor mode!

TB: Jaya!!

AGTSP!!!!

SPQR (SPQA?)

No chest pains. No headache. Now we got waist pains. Ja! Ja! Jare!

That means our liver is exhausted.

Just understand the machine and use it for Srila Prabhupada and His Deities.

--- BOEX meeting at 7.30AM. Bought stamps online for the first time.

Nice Bhoga offerings for the Lord.

W-A-L-K-I-N-G with Dr. Desai. He is very intelligent, creative person. Discusses difficulty of writing books today.

..... Viplavah. Friday Boro-kirtan. 16-rounds. DTC(p)... NIOS Board Meeting Minutes. Mercedes!!!!!

Resting!!!!!! See you soon. Letters are a little behind but should catch up now that Viplavah is in the barrel.

"Fire for Effect"

AgtSP!!! Paoho....

As we understand the Program with U. Catolica, Santiago, is 21st October at 19:45 hours .

Our title is: Bhagavad-gita Conference and a WorldView of the Network of Life.

How much time shall we use?

First idea is BG 7.4, explain how nature is scientifically understood (by Ayurveda, Vastu-veda, Astra-veda) in connection with the earth, and then SB. 1.10.4-6 as practical example. Promoting book distribution.

Light of the Bhagavata.

Is is available in Chile? What books can we distribute to the participants? Downloads? Amazon???

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las Glorias a UD, querido Gurumaharaja.

Por favor acepte nuestras reverencias

El boletín ya esta (en ingles y español) en el grupo de Facebook aqui:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/166681160058275/

Muchas gracias por su gran esfuerzo de enviar el boletín. Como siempre decimos, este gran tesoro nos da mucha energía.

Continuamos trabajamos en casa. Hemos perdido un poco el miedo, y hemos salido unas veces fuera de casa para emergencias.

La gran ventaja de toda esta situación es que podemos tomar mas tiempo para nuestro sadhana y la adoración. Aunque en varias ocasiones tomamos cualquier excusa para relajarnos. Tenemos algunas rondas pendientes, pero esperamos ponernos al dia.

Muchas gracias

Equipo de Traductores (Antuanette & Patrak das, por ahora)

ASA - Gracias EDT!!! No, tenemos accesso a Face book! Possible podemos aumentar accesso a nosotros, pero.... pienso 99% del mundo tiene Facebook.

Muchas gracias. VDs son inspiracion para nosotros escribir.

Uno mas!

All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Govinda

All Glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my try of humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.

HpS - The only lotus feet I hope to 'have' are Srila Prabhupada's and that by the mercy of you and all the ISKCON devotees.

Pandemia Reflexiva

On May 31st we had the third Pandemia Reflexiva, lead by Humberto Maturana and Ximena Davila. I was the moderator.

The special guest was Ricardo Lagos Escobar, former president of this country. An 82 years old and passionate guy. The other guest was a young entrepreneur that create an app to help children who anonymously denounce bullying inside their schools and help the education communities.

In the tests, Lagos seems friendly and with long speeches. The other clarifies to him that is more a conversation.

The record of 900 people at the same time watching.

He has a journalist with him and in twitter, the people accuse him to talk too much and no listen (15 minutes, is supposed 8 each in the first round). The same judge to Ximena Davila, so the people request more participation from the moderator, me. And Ximena told me that on air.

Anyway, an interesting experience.

The fourth is supposed would be with Brasil, a lot of people from there in the virtual room and I gave LIVE the idea.

The subtitle of the next one is suggested by Maturana: "God needs a clown". They are between the most famous and social critic comedian of the country. Our producer still suggests your name. I don't want the pressure anybody. 

Anyways, I'm thinking that your listening proficiency in Spanish is very good now but yeah, the problem is keeping it for one hour maybe. The other thing is a translator should be necessary besides me, someone with a big heart, capable of streaming emotions and strong voice.

HpS - Sounds beyond our range of communication. Humor is very culturally bound and we don't know the culture well enough!

My role is to be the interaction between people from chat and other "conversants". The last question that night was from Vicente. He said: "I have 11 years old, and I'm enjoying this with my mom, my question was Why we are visible and how to be happy?" 

I think that your presence always would be a contribution to the people, always because is evident the Prabhupada empowerment in you.

HpS - We would like to participate but again the Spanish language dialog format seems impractical. Also maybe a long program for us. We would be exhausted for two days, maybe. Of course it is good to be exhausted for Krsna. Why else do we put gas in our tank.

Professional simultaneous translator?

Personal things

We are chanting 16 rounds every single day and following the principles. We are feeling that we are arriving closer at the platform of a civilized human been thank your help.

We are trying to understand Srila Prabhupada more and more. 

HpS - ASA -- Us also!

Since last part of July, and following your advice of first is PEOPLE, and then, the PROJECTS. we have meetings every Monday (we will stop the next three Mondays of September) with a marriage couple of devotee with two teenager children. They are more intelligent than us, with masteries in university in bioethical and more emotional intelligence I think. They share practical knowledge about how we build values and moral codes as humans. Good association.

HpS - !

Since May, Tuesday and Thursday we started reading sessions of Srimad Bhagavatam, we are almost 4 months and we are just in the first 20 verses of the first chapter of the first canto, we are just 4 devotees. Since 26th July we started a TLC study, we are 6 there, they are very happy with the invitation. B.Sastri with Laksmana Tuesday night, Saturday NOD with Dhatri group and attending B.Gita "conversatorios" on Friday led by Visvanath. Aravinda das requested to me and other the three devotees, to be journalists in a new program to interview missioners online.

HpS - Super. You can do the same thing with the same people in Goloka. You can be green parrots.

We are discovering that we don't like to sleep too much but is supposedly bad for our health, and yeah, it seems is true. So my challenge now is going to the bed earlier. When I did it, is a whole other experience.

Finally, we are seriously considering going the country land with my father. The positive side is that my father would be with someone in his last years, is much better place for children and it would means a better use for money. But it seems that in my job they don't want to fire me. My idea is work from distance, three or two days a week. Maybe it's too much requirement considering my karma 😅

HpS - Sounds good. Come to Santiago Tuesday morning and leave Friday afternoon or something like that?

So, We are hoping to develop buddhi yogam tam to make a good decision and to be brave enough to do something about it when we have it.

Thank you... eternally to you, your kindness and personal presence all the time is a crucial part of our spiritual life. And we are getting ready to continue in this way if still, this body gets the eight years old. (80-years old?)

Hare Krishna.

Your servant, Jagad Guru Das.