Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja!

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to your merciful guidance!

There is very little left for your arrival to Lima and we love the idea. Your association is the best time of the year, Gurudeva.

Here some ideas about the educators' event:

The weekend of June 29 and 30, is it okay?

you propose:

• What is an Educated Man? How do we Learn? - HH HpS
• What Educational Programs are their in Lima, Peru, Globally? What is MOE? - Gandharva das

Additionally, I propose:

• How much education is good education? (education for Varnasrama) - Karuna Krsna das
• Standarized education and personalized education - LAD
• The role of the teacher and the teaching styles- (Candramukhi dd)
• Home education and Vaisnava values (reading fragments from the book of Aruddha devi dasi) - Priya Carnana devi dasi
• Krsna Consciousness and the Waldorf Method - Patraka das
• Lectures and workshops, debates??
• We can broadcast the whole event (both days), I have to talk with Jagat Pavitram (our own resident engineer 😌
• )

Eager to know your opinion

Your insignificant servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Hare Krsna! This time we got your letter immediately. Thank you. We texted you some ideas this morning. Did you get those?

Reception Friday night.

Lectures Saturday morning

Workshops in the afternoon

Cultural program at night

Closure Sunday. O.K.?? One workshop would be 'Uncle Gismo, Drawing Baby Krsna'.

Everybody should have a Synopsis of their presentations here within two weeks, and a power point by the following week! 😁

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama, Jaya Sri Vrndavana Dhama!

If you know anyone in London or striking range then forward the following link to them.

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/132899-ino-moxo-grupo-integro-2019

Of course, Oscar Natars and Anna and their Grupo Integro are our heros since the beginning of the Age of the Great Llama. He won Director of the Year Award from Hispanic Critics Association and then the highest cultural award from the Nation of Peru.

We have worked hand in hand on all of our NIOS events and hope to stay hand in hand as we go up th Big Mountain.

HpS - ASA - Drat!! We missed this "URGENT" letter. Please forgive us and don't be discouraged. Try to engage us again!

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories unto you!

I hope you are in good health,

ASA - Allergy and Old age. Good friends for a devotee!

I hope your programs are progressing as wait (wanted), I hope that Lord Nrsimha always protects you. I am writing to inform you about the progress, stagnation and setbacks in the MOE's representation service.

• I talked to ARTD last week who told me about your idea to call some educators of the Peruvian yatra as well as some foreigners to meet in Chosica and exchange some discussion issues. I understand that, since time is short, it is about organizing an event that corresponds mainly to people in charge of education. Nothing very big. ARTD mentioned Jiyada Nrsimha (Bolivia), Panca tattva (Argentina), Gopala (Chile), in addition to extending the invitation to a devotee from Ecuador (Katunya Nitay? Rupa Gosay?). However, Karuna Krsna prabhu has just returned from BRasil (GBC College meeting) and he tells me that Jiyada Nrsimha prabhu travels to Spain and that Panca tattva prabhu had thought travel to Peru for the event of Education and the sacred (November).

HpS - Awk. We were only thinking of devotees in Peru, Lima area.

• Karuna Krsna prabhu is in accordance with our intention to carry out this meeting, perhaps it would be convenient that some invited educator come and be able to connect with others by teleconference. What topics do you suggest, Gurudeva? I think it's important to review the philosophy concepts of education, I do not think that any educational program that seeks relative success does without clarifying and defining these aspects.

HpS - Again, just local devotees. Themes: What is an Educated Man? How do we Learn? What Educational Programs are their in Lima, Peru, Globally? What is MOE? Presentations by many people. Spanish, English.

• I have been in contact with devotees in Guyana, apparently they have no further contact with the Ministry and Tapana Misra prabhu asked me to contact them. I ask for your permission to collaborate in some way with their program while the corresponding representation is made official. ARTD told me that the case of devotees in Colombia is similar.

HpS - Of course, have fun!

• Progress is being made with the local agenda, the devotees of Lima are interested but not all are equally cooperative. A few like Candramukhi dd and Jagat Pavitram prabhu keep a fluid communication and comply expeditiously with the acquired commitments, others are slower and others indifferent. I must assume that I will see the same in other yatras.

HpS - Yesssss but we move ahead.

• Baladeva prabhu accepted the position of Bhakti sastri examiner , is enthusiastic and has offered his support. We are waiting for your approval, that of Prabhu Mathuresh and the National Board. Administration service has been offered to Jiva Sakti prabhu, but Candramukhi dd has expressed his will to participate actively in the BS program. What do you suggest? The political climate is very polarized, there are educators who remains in margin, others participate to achieve a change and others have decided to defend what is indefensible. The truth is that due to this political confrontation communication with some educator devotees is difficult.

HpS - We will be in Lima in a few days. Let us discuss it then. Fix some time for these programs for the two weekends we will be in Chosica, 15th and 29th. We will arrive Friday night and leave Sunday afternoon.

• Finally, I talked with prabhu Mathuresh, he invited me to the June meeting in Cochabamba in that way I can contact local and La Paz educators. Good deal!. It is very likely that I will travel to Bolivia with Indira Sakti for those days, Gurumaharaja.

ASA - We were hoping so. NIOS can even help with some of the travel costs.

That's all for the time Gurudeva. I look forward to your response.

Your tiny servant.

Gandharva dasa

HpS - Again. Sorry that this was delayed. If you don't get a response within five days, then Text us on the Blog.

Dear Gurudeva

Please accept my obeisances.

It's been a while since I wrote to you. Excuse me please.

HpS - We are answering too slow also!

The last three years I have spent my time mainly taking care of my children, husband and university studies. It has been difficult and we had to make sacrifices that sometimes seemed useless.

Finally, in August I will conclude the degree in Pedagogy and I can see how all the effort, although small, is taken by Krishna in His service. Only Krishna and his devotees make all sacrifice worthwhile. Although to be honest, I often think that I am unable of doing something well and the more I learn about something, the more useless I feel.

Now I am doing social service in a boarding school for boys between 6 and 13 years old. Catholic education is given to children from dysfunctional families, children of single mothers, orphans, etc. It is a very nice place, with a beautiful garden, it has its own church and Spanish nuns who take care of the children live there. It is something like a Gurukula but Catholic. I think constantly that it would be wonderful if there was a school, as beautiful as this one, but of devotees of Krishna.

My services in the temple are now minimal, but constant. Deity kitchen, garlands and some occasions on the altar. Prabhu Vidagdha recently returned to the administration of the temple restaurant and dressed Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopal once a week.

This year we decided to continue with homeschooling, because attending school was not favoring Mukunda and Muni, both academically and spiritually. I am now doing a lot of research and writing about homeschool and distance learning modalities, certifications, curriculums, teaching resources.

I am chanting 16 rounds and following the 4 regular principles, although I have difficulty getting up to mangala arati. I also think that I should especially improve my appreciation of devotees and not get carried away by my mind in making criticism and focusing on faults of others. Many times I have felt hurt and I have lost confidence in others because of that. I am also aware that I have hurt others too.

Gurudeva, you know what kind of person I am, I can not fool you. I just want to change and improve.

HpS - Actually we know you in a very esoteric way but practically you have to cultivate association with devotees on a daily basis, no?

We hope to see you in your transit through Mexico and we wish you to be very well.

Sent greetings Vidagdha, Mukunda and Narada Muni.

Your servant Gopi Radha DD.

 HpS - It is very nice to get your letter. We have read with interest all your news of homeschooling, diploma etc. Little little steps make a long journey. Respects to the head of the restaurant!!! You should pray to Krsna that you all can visit Lima sometime!

What kind of body do you think you will get in your next life? Boy, girl, Brahmana, Sudra, Mexico, Goloka, Gokula, ISKCON?

Hare Krisna por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada.

Estoy con un devoto que se llama Mangala Giri Das. Y ya estamos predicando.

Ss Jagamohan Das

HpS - Cual es su, Mangala giri Das, historia, situacion en ISKCON, servicio devocional? 😀

Su santidad por favor acepte mis más respetuosas reverencias, todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Soy bhaktin Marina, su más baja aspirante, y esta es mi primera carta. Quiero agradecerle antes que nada sus valiosas palabras que me han dado luz en los momentos más oscuros.

Tengo 30 años y un papelito de título en Artes. Mi papá es escritor de literatura infantil y juvenil y mi mamá psicóloga educativa. Anteriormente yo era profesora en una secundaria pero me retiré por el momento para enfocarme en un proyecto de ventas, y otro de prédica. Tengo la responsabilidad de ser mamá de dos niñas, una de 12 años que estudia música (canto, clarinete y solfeo) y una de 8 años que adora los insectos (también cucarachas) plantas y animales, es una artista. Ambas le ofrecen a Krsna alimentos todos los días.

Voy cada semana al templo de Radha Madhana Gopala en México y me quedó ahí por dos o tres días. Le hago turbantes a sus Señorías Jagannatha y Baladeva pequeños y a veces a los grandes, según sea el servicio de mi compañero sacinandan das. Devoto del que he aprendido y sigo aprendiendo muchísimo. También ayudo a cubrir a devotos que llegan a faltar a su servicio de Raja bhoga, parafernalia, dulce del día, guirnaldas o si no es el caso ayudo un poco a la limpieza del templo. Salgo con Saci a sankirtan por lo menos una vez a la semana, es un servicio muy duro y a la vez muy reconfortante. En algunas ocaciones se distribuye un Gita. También he tenido la misericordia de hacer junto con mi compañero, unas escenografías para los festivales Nityananda Trayodashi y Gaura Purnima. En el servicio creo hacemos un muy buen equipo, en lo demás hay tanto que mejorar. Estamos en el camino Gurudeva. Esperamos humildes sus bendiciones. Por favor acepte mis sinceras disculpas por las ofensas y mis siempre respetuosas reverencias. 

Su más baja y caida aspirante a sirviente bhaktin Marina

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Hare Krishna. Pareces estar en un buen camino. ¡Continuar! Tome refugio formal, iniciación, en el ISKCON de Srila Prabhupada u otro Sampradaya.

Mencionas a Saci como tu compañero ". ¿Qué significa eso? Desculpa demurra responder a su maravillosa carta.

HpS - ASA