Letters to the editor

Gauranga!

Hanumat Preshak Swami. Humbles and Glories.

Greetings from Santiago Chile.

While I was in Mayapur, Jayapataka Swami told me "You should go to Chile " 🌎 with no explanation why.

Anantagauranga Prabhu is from Chile and suggested that I could get a job teaching English in Santiago. 📚 It sounded like a good idea so I came here to give it a go.🛬

Then the carona hysteria lockdown shipwrecked me inside the ISKCON center. 😱I was given service in the kitchen to be of some use. 🥖Jayapataka Swami told the devotees that he was happy that I am here. When Jayapataka Swami is happy everyone is happy.

ASA - Except the Demons. 😎

The temple is managed by Bhakta Sebastian and a few other new devotees. The president comes once a week, in the afternoon. The GBC does not have a strong presence.

It would help if the GBC and gurus had more time to spend in Santiago! ⏳Jayapataka Swami came last year and gave a boost of inspiration.🚀

HpS - We have been spending one month every year, but our trip was cancelled this year by the pandemic. As far as I know Bhakti Bhusana Swami also comes regularly and Maha-visnu Swami and Hari nama ruci have been coming. Of course, you are there setting the proper example of Goloka life!

Sebastian wants initiation from Mahatma Prabhu and Bhaktin Phyllis is striving for Maha Vishnu Swami. Elroy for Bhakti Bhushan Maharaj. Bhakta Liisiano wants to get in line with your disciples.🗿

HpS - Is that Bhakta Luciano?

x x x (Censored because it is a comment of a lower category.)😁

It didn't take long for everyone to figure out that I am in a much lower category.

HpS - They are very clever that way! (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

You asked for suggestions so this is mine. Have some real senior devotees come to Chile and stay.🐒

HpS - We discussed that above. I think it may be that you are only getting a view of the Yatra during the Pandemic. Again, we spend 1/12 of our time there each year and run into other "senior" devotees often there. Write again with 1. How you actually fought the battle to improve your participation in the situation and 2. How you joined that with another devotee who was doing the same!!

"Inch by inch, it's always a cinch", Vaisesika Das

Sus Mishra Bhagavan Dasa

Esteemed Piyari-mohan Das,

AGTSP. Paoho. Thank you for the very long letter with so many thoughts, questions. We will try to write more about these themes in the DTC. One point that really struck me is the post of Temple Commander. This is a title that Srila Prabhupada used. I think that the Temple President was more like a older, respected Brahmana who could represent the Temple on developing its strategy and the Temple Commander was the direct, on site manager.

Of course, a lot of management is leading by example. Other than that it is like learning to be a cook for Krsna, or a Pujari, or a street book distributor etc.

The main thing is that unless it is based upon Vaisnava relations it is practically impossible in Kali-yuga. BG is the instruction to do your Ksatriya duty, but as service to Me, Krsna.

We chant Hare Krsna and work together as friends. Those who are not on the Madhyama level have to be innocent, willing to accept instructions based on the scripture and Acharya's instructions.

Whatever service we take the Supreme Lord personally takes the responsibility to see that it is successful. I have been Temple President several times. It is not my nature and Krsna appreciated that and I did not do it well naturally, but it was necessary, so we did it.

Most important thing is Vaisnava relations, we (like to) hear and discuss SB together. chant Japa, Kirtan together and then spread these things together.

1. So, chant and get good intelligence from the Supersoul.
2. Talk with about five or six nice devotees about what specific service you should do.
3. Look for instructions that you can personally take to heart from Prabhupada's books

Of course, Temple, GBC authorities can fit into #2, but in any case we always have proper relationship with the Administrative side of our institution, even if that means fighting to correct polluted management situations.

There can be no ISKCON as a healthy institution without GBC Secretaries and Sannyasis.

You are also doing the magazine. It seems very nice. Again, 1, 2, 3 above. We are committed to Vipalvah as General Editor for this year. Everyone knows this, then we want to be only a resource on the advisory board.

Live in the temple, share an apartment outside, stay with parents etc. etc. We can't give too much detailed advice because we don't know the details.

Let us look at some other letters.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Here we have the final part of your virtual visit.

Tuesday, April 28

Mangalartik, 5:30 a.m. sings M.Raman Reti d.d.

 Class S.B. 7:30 a.m. Gandharva das.

 Class B.G. 18.30 p.m. Hanumatpresaka Swami "Strengthening relationships between devotees".

Wednesday, April 29

Mangalartik, 5.30 a.m. sings Parasuram Avatar das.

 Class S.B. 7.30 a.m. Hanumatpresaka Swami

Thursday April 30

Mangalartik, 5.30 a.m. Sing Carlos Roald.

Friday 1 May, 5.30 am Mangalartik sings (no one yet)

 Class S.B. 7.30 a.m. Srinivas Acarya das.

 16.00 p.m "International Vaisnava Women's Day", iskcon.cl/womensday

Thank you Gurudeva

Please accept my respecful obeisances

Your servant Pyari Mohan das

HpS - Thank you!! Please join us on the trip to Argentina!

Please, feel free to share these posters and messages to your respective communities.

[ Free registration with limited places: iskcon.cl/womensday ]

This Friday, May 1st (1 there is an auspicious celebration because of the Srimati Sita Devi and Jahnava Devi's appearances, two great women of our Vaisnava tradition. That is why as a Communications Department we invited to join us in commemorating this special day to three senior devotees, exponents of Bhakti Yoga; Hanumatpresaka Swami, Malati devi and Rukmini Walker.

The result is that this Friday at 4:00 p.m. (New York time), we will have an online seminar where all of them will reflect and dialogue from the concept to the spirituality of women in our society.

This is a free online event but with limited spaces as it will not be broadcast on open platforms. Therefore, we cordially invite all those interested in booking a space, to inform themselves about the presentations and to register for free at: iskcon.cl/womensday

We die!!

(TB//BW)

Hard work all day. Yesterday, resting, but still working!! Only God can keep us safe!

Many good letters today. Super letters.

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/11055/ has some very detailed answers!

Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet are soft, and stand in the sand, of sri vrndavana dhama.

We try to handle the mail that comes our way, but seems if we do the Blog, then Yahoo has to wait for another day.

ASA x NIOS-ISKCON

O.K. Rest our brains, before they go insane, and make a PPTX for this evening!

Lord got four old, crispy, flaky chapatis from Mrs. Desai, and milk for breakfast. Then cream of celery Kitri/soup for lunch.

15-rounds done!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva:

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

Ok, I will write a short article for Viplavah. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. It is only because you are asking me to do it that it is going to be possible for me to accomplish it.

HpS - I could only ask you because the request was given to me from above! 👇

If you think it is ok, I would like to talk about a future where Education is different for boys and girls. After some years working with kids, I am completely sure that boys and girls need different ways of education.

HpS - SUPER!

And with this affirmation, what I mean is not only that they should work on different subjects (also some of them in common, of course) but they should have also a different approach to them.

This Covid-19 situation is being a proof for students and teachers in a moment when Education can not exist without new technologies. I think this is going to make a difference in the future too, in different ways.

So, Gurudeva, this is the idea (first brainstorm) about what I could, humbly, write about. What do you think? How many words should have the article, more or less?

HpS - "A man's leg should be long enough to reach the ground" - Abraham Lincoln. For Viplavah about two pages, maximum.

Now that I am writing to you, this morning, in the SB lecture, you talked about a song, wrote by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, with 20 verses, that we could find in KKS website. Could you please, tell me the title of this song?

ASA - http://kksongs.org/songs/y/yaditeharipada.html It is a SUPER SONG. I think Bh. Vinode Th. worked on it for several months and when it was published it was like a hurricane hit the island! More that one lifetime to appreciate it. Hope you can use it.

Sorry for being so unsuitable.

Your aspirant to be your humble servant,

Purnamasi devi dasi