Letters to the editor

KK, HH!

AgtSP Paoho.

.10.30PM Time to take rest and get up early. Will Tweet once more.

Good day. Gave and joined three hours of SB classes plus FMP.

NgD and everyone has gone to Rathayatra in Atlanta. It would be too much work for us just before leaving to Houston/Peru ...

Waiting for responses to our Sankirtan from Bali-mardana, Atul-k, Sesa and Tapan-m. Das.

Srinivasa Das is doing very good work. Doesn't mean he has no room for improvement! Even the Gopis and Krsna have room for improvement.

Upendra, Srivasa, Candra mukhi, Yugala, Jahnava, Priya, Patrak.... So many nice devotees.

Keep chanting slowly when your weak. Chant faster when the modes are good, but never give up distributing the Holy Names, distributing books.

Bhakta Brown

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

All Glories to Gaura Nitai

PAMHO

Respected Maharaja

its me again... i havent feel good lately.

ASA - Yes, we know what you mean, but!!! We associate with Srila Prabhupada and then it is happy life. Happy as it is in the Prison.

there are so many things that have me so confuse and distress, i found myself no chanting and having struggle with following my principles. i have no idea why this happens. sometimes i feel i dont love krishna enough because is not normal to have this up and low downs so quickly, i feel spiritually bipolar. one day im very enthusiastic to chant and study and the next day i see myself tired and wanting to run away from KC.. i need to be honest, because if i dont im not going to get the words or the help i need to find out whats going on with me. i wish i wasnt this weak, i wish i had a better attitude towards everything but i just keep struggling and giving up. i cant go to any elder devotee here because all i get its empty words, i feel critized and jugded. this ON and OFF i dont know if its normal, or something i have to fix, i have try my ways of trying to keep my sadhana steady but its just the same, i do go for a long time and all of the sudden i lose interested... i try to associate with devotees but again, i always get betrayed or critized and its just...i cant take it anymore, i dont know how to deal with all of this... i feel i´ve failed Krishna and you.. i feel i wont be able to make..

HpS -There is a letter from Gopa-kumar Das we answered today which is just like yours. Yes, what you are experiencing is common. Many devotees have this. In the beginning our service is influenced by the modes of nature. When they are good our service is good. When they are passion or stupid our service is that way.

What I do, you do, is when the mood is good do as much as you can.

When it is bad .... do as much as you can... as long as you can breathe you can chant. Give your life to the Holy Names, Haaaaaa Raaaaay Krsna!!!! If they starve, humiliate you O.K.

Daya devi Dasi. She was deaf from before birth. What kind of challenge did she have in Krsna conscousnes? She wrote to me that she could feel the Kirtan through her feet!!

She chanted 16-rounds a day and met a nice older devotee and got married and helped each other and were happy.

Krsna is trying to help you. He is not wasting anytime, but we have got ourselves into such mess that it is hard to get us out immediately.

Go on! As long as you are chanting HK you are making progress!

Send more news.

You will see progress.

Haré krsna gurudev,

por favor acepte mis reverencias.

Pensando establecernos en Asunción Paraguay. Tenemos deidades de Goura Nitay hacemos mangalartik , SB canto 1 , cap. 6 tex. 32.

Cantamos las 16 rondas y cada día cocino para distribuir prasadam.

Estoy haciendo almuerzos delivery.

En una carta anterior que parece no llegó . Queríamos invitarlo a paraguay básicamente 2 ciudades Asunción y ciudad del este . Hay varias universidades para organizar conferencias y otros programas.

Su eterno sirviente, Rohini kumar das

Siempre está muy agradecido por ocuparme siempre en servicio . A la espera de sus noticias . Haré krsna gurudev

HpS - Gracias su carta!! Como esta su ashrama, b'cari, vanaprastha, sannyasa? Ha experimentado suficiente Grhastha Ashrama? Quien es Presidente, autoridad in Asuncion? Amiogos?

Que cocina para las programas?

Esta advanzando en su purificacion? Conoce estas pasos, "adau sraddha, sadhu sanga ...". Donde esta Vd.

Vamos a Argentina. Es en el Calendario de Kapi Dhvaja. Esperamos ver Vd. por alla!!!!! Es deficil ir a Paraguay. (Triste)

Hare Krsna loved Guru Maharaja accept my humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada

I am writing from Ljubjana, Slovenia.

I have been able to participate in Harinama Sankirtan since we saw ourselves in Mayapur this year, we have traveled through Germany, Holland, Belgium, Czech Republic, and other countries of Europe with Harinama Ruci doing 3 hours of sankirtan every day. distributing Srila Prabhupada's books, and having people dance and participate in Harinama.

On the 29th of this month we traveled to Ratha Yatra in Panama, they invites all tha Harinama Ruci Grup, and then while the group goes to NY Rathayatra I will go to Mexico.

I was thinking of going back to France but the devoties asked me in the temple to take care of a spiritual camp where new people come and stay for 3 weeks, we will study groups and harinama Sankirtan.

i already send all the programming to the people in charge of the temple in Mexico and they approved the initiative, please empower me with your enthusiasm and determination to make this project a successful event.

HpS - We empower you. Foto attached.

respect to my saddhana, I try daily to get up early and sing 21 enthusiastic rounds, if I do not reach in the evening after harinama I finish them, if we stay in temples I try to attend the morning programs without fail, I read 1 daily chapter of BG only the translations and logue SB this week we enter the song 10, we do 2 to 4 hours of harinama sankirtan every day wherever we are, we distribute books and make the gentr dance, please GM pray for me so I can go deeper and deeper in my daily saddhana

HpS - Very strong!

Dear GM, I am very sorry to inform you that I could not, although I really try to, free myself from sexual desires, I periodically relapse into illicit life, I have really tried to analyze why those desires are born and how to fight, but I am forced by force, I feel completely fallen GM.

I can not say that I am your Disciple because I still can not even follow that regulative principle of no illicit sexual life, I do not know what to do to get rid of those shackles. Dear GM, please help me, without your blessings I am completely unaware of defeating that enemy.

HpS - By writing about these things here you are SURE to get the best wishes of the Vaisnavas. Saubhara Muni, so, many in the Bhagavatam have the same problem. Men, women, cows,dogs,sheep all have this problem. Even to desire the opposite sex to laugh at your jokes is illicit sex. So.... I cannot give you any detailed suggestions. You process and association seems great. Yes, see how the desires develop and then fight with them. We are all different. We all progress at different rates. Make progress. Krsna is watching you fighting.

Also the anger and envy constantly attack me, for my beloved Lord bless me with an instruction that allows me to eliminate those enemies of the self-realization of my heart.

HpS - We heard that Srila Prabhupada instructed that if we are envious of a devotee then help him with his service. That will take away the envy.

I have a sincere desire to be a tool in his mission . . . (ASA) , , , but how could I do it even after some years of practice I do not even follow the promise I made to be initiated. . . (ASA edited for brevity). . . What should I do to please him?

HpS - Continue as you are. be happy, Krsna is helping you. You are unique. None of us can be just like others.

Excuse me for not writing so often,

you are always in each of my services,

you are the most important living entity for me,

HpS - This may be part of the problem. Please make us just one channel to Srila Prabhupada!

thank you for being my strength to get up every new day in this material prison.

his aspiring disciple Vrajendra Kumara Das

ASA - Thank you!!! See you soon! Respects to Maha-visnu Swami

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja,

AGTSP

PAMHO

Dear Gurumaja, wishing you always to be in good health and asking for a little bit of your spiritual strength for the service of our beloved Srila Prabhupada.

Sorry for the delay in writing, but I want to thank you for allowing me to participate in the FMP, if it were not for that I would simply be lost.

ASA -Me too!

I got work in Cusco, in the Regional Government, public sector, the pay is regular but it allows us to survive, the important thing is that we are close to the Temple and the family. Things are going to improve.

ASA -AGTSP!!

I have been attending the Temple on Sundays, the devotees allowed me to teach Bagavad Gita, and also at the parties of Goura-purnima, Rama Navami and Nrishimha Caturdasi, all of them on Sundays, I always ask from the heart that you enlighten me to preach the Glories of Lord Krishna. There are no programs during the week. the devotees try to organize and they do it well.

I tried to talk with Prabhu Goura-rupa, but we could only see a short time, this full, I bisque several times but for the time we can not put them together, but I wrote to his mail, I sent him the status of the letter:

Hare Krishna Prabhuji,

AGTSP, PAMHO

I write this letter wishing you the best in Krishna's Consciousness, I have tried to be able to look for you to converse but without success, the last time we stayed in seeing each other I could not find it, I waited for it, but good. I do not know if Prabbu Purusam told him, but I have been doing service in the temple teaching some Sundays and in the main Festivals of these last months. I can not help in the pujari because of time and work issues and I do not want to fail in that service. Since I arrived, I wanted to talk with you about the subject of service and some other thing that could help, but you can not and that is understandable.

Dear Prabhu, I also take this opportunity to apologize for all the offenses that I may have committed with you, and always consider my appreciation and support for the Temple as I have always done. May Lord Sri Krishna give you many blessings. HARE KRISHNA

at your service

Govardhana dasa (HpS) ...

The person in charge of the programs is Prabhu Purusam, spiritual brother of Prabhu Goura Rupa, the times I go to the temple we do not see each other with Prabhu Goura Rupa, they tell me that he rarely participates anymore. It must be because of his work that keeps him very busy.

Mother Cita, the daughter of Prabhu Ananda Maya, attends to the deities, they also take turns M. Yogamaji and other devotees more, in coordination with Prabhu Purusam and Prabhu Raganuga, who until good time in Cusco. In GouraPurnima I met P. AmalaKaruna, I saw him well, I embraced him and I offered him my obeisances, P. Jagadisvara, he is in Ecuador collecting, I hope to meet him.

With regard to the family, everything is fine, I changed school to Nilacandra, it is closer to where we live, they have the method of teaching Singapore, very good, we will also change it to Vrisabhuanu nandini, she is small but very intelligent, she surprises me a lot. With my wife Ayda we are very well, we want to buy land, and from it I leave the initiative that part uses it for a temple, it would not be great but I would serve.

Dear Gurudeva, we know that for your mercy and association we will be able to do great things, we have ready the online program that I mentioned and we will be launching our clinic for the soul, we are lazy, but as I wrote before, we pray for having a little bit of your blessings and mercy in order to better serve our beloved Srila Prabhupada.

Dear Gurumaharaja, I hope to see you soon in Lima, I will try to travel for October or December, we are completely convinced that if we do not surrender to Sri Krishna and depend on Him, our life will be a complete failure. May the mercy of Sri Krishna always be poured out on you.

your useless aspiring servant

Govardhana dasa

HpS - Thank you very, very, very much for your determination and humility. I think that it is because of devotees like you that this movment goes on. I think that Srila Prabhu feels very sincere emotions to see the sincerity of you, your family and the Yatra. As you mention them please send our respects.

We wanted to visit Cusco on the way to La Paz but it was not possible. Well we shall all be in Goloka together soon!

Get settled. Chant and associate with devotees as NOI 4-6 suggest and then you will get good ideas for Sankirtan, clinic for the soul! Soul food!!! Send more news as it develops. We hear from Divya-drhsti Devi Dasi in India.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!! 

Last week I had a good meeting with Professor Juan Dejo of the Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Jesuit University, he suggested changing the general name of the event: EDUCATION AND THE SACRED TO EDUCATION AND SPIRITUALITY, we have talked with Miguel Polo, Walter Leon and others about the name. Miguel suggests SPIRITUALITY AND EDUCATION, but Walter and another professor consider that EDUCATION AND THE SACRED is a good name because for them true education is a sacred act, particularly for me the name EDUCATION AND THE SACRED is well to preserve the traditional format: PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SACRED, ART AND THE SACRED and now EDUCATION AND THE SACRED, what is your suggestion? What is the suggestion of the members of the blog?

ASA - Thank you!! See you in 9-days! I think 'spirituality' is too general. In English 'sacred' is good. It was Ramon's idea, but maybe in Spanish you want another word. I like Walter's thought!

 As for the calendar there are still some meetings to define, I think that Monday will be 100%, even so, the dates are already reserved.

Within the dates reserved for the talks are included a meeting with the Rector of the National University of San Marcos, a meeting with the Rector of the Ricardo Palma University and a meeting with the Ambassador of India. Next, the Program proposal:

JUNE

Sunday 9

10:15 pm: Arrival in Lima

Monday 10

• 4.30 a.m. Full Morning Program (FMP) in ISKCON Callao.

• 8.00 a.m. Meeting BOEX

• 13.00 Lunch, Calendar and Meeting NIOS-Perú

• 17.00 Dialog with Hector Bejar

Tuesday 11

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• 9.00 a.m. Meeting MOE-Peru

• 16.30 Promotional video recording

Wednesday 12

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• From 10.00 to 13.00 pm, Discussion on Spirituality and Philosophy of Education with Miguel Polo, teachers and students (Faculty of Letters UNMSM).

• 18.30 Program in Bhakti-vriksa Nimai-Nitai with Purushatraya Swami

Thursday 13 PANDAVA NIRJALA EKADASI

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• From 12.00 to 14.30 Conversation with Walter León and professors on The Sacred in Education and Education in the Sacred

• From 16.30 Visit to Wilson ISKCON for meeting anyone, and at 18.30 Gaura arati and B.G. Class.

Friday 14 PANIHATI CIDA DAHI UTSAVA

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• From 12.30 to 15.00 Discussion and lunch with students and teachers from the Faculty of Education of the PUCP

• 18.00 Departure to Chosica

15 and 16 CHOSICA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Monday 17

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• 11.00 1st Conversatory

• 16.00 2nd Conversatory

Tuesday 18

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• 11.00 3rd Conversatory

• 16.00 4th Conversatory

• 22.00 Departure to Bolivia

From Wednesday 19 to Monday 24 SANKIRTANA IN BOLIVIA

Monday 24

• 5:30 am Arrival in Lima

• 15.00 Discussion with Ramon and Eduardo

Tuesday 25

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• 11.00 5th Conversatory

• 16.00 6th Conversation

Wednesday 26

4.30 a.m. FMP

From 12 to 3 pm Discussion on Philosophy of education with Miguel Polo, teachers and students

Thursday 27

• 4.30 a.m. FMP

• 11.00 Juan Dejo S.j. Univ. Ruiz de Montoya Conscience and Education.

• From 16.30 Visit to Wilson and at 18.30 Gaura arati and B.G. Class.

From Friday 28 to Saturday 30 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN CHOSICA

JULY

From Lu 1 to Mi 24 SANKIRTANA IN ARGENTINA

From 25 to 30 in Lima, these dates will be used for meetings that could not be done and to refine the details of the October Sankirtana.

The talks are with:

• Teachers of the School of Fine Arts of Peru (confirmed)

• Teachers and students of the University of Music (confirmed)

• Teachers and students of the Montessori pedagogy (confirmed)

• Consortium of Catholic Educational Centers (confirmed)

• Members of the National Council of Education CNE (to be confirmed)

• Responsible for the Waldorf pedagogy (to be confirmed by Patrak d.)

• Post-graduate professors from the University of Education (to be confirmed by Laksman-agraja d.)

• Teachers and students of the Jaime Bausate and Meza University (to be confirmed by Candra-mukhi d.d.)

That's all for now Gurudeva, excuse my limitations and the involuntary delay.

Hare Krishna, your useless Servant, Abhirama Thakura dasa.

HpS - ASA - Very nice! We can add more details as it develops. Sankirtan.

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Reporte sobre LA EDUCACIóN Y LO SAGRADO

La semana pasada tuve una buena reunión con el profesor Juan Dejo de la Universidad Jesuita Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, el sugirió cambiar el nombre general del evento de: LA EDUCACIÓN Y LO SAGRADO a LA EDUCACIÓN Y LA ESPIRITUALIDAD, hemos conversado con Miguel Polo, Walter León y otros acerca del nombre. Miguel sugiere ESPIRITUALIDAD Y EDUCACIÓN, pero Walter y otro profesor consideran que LA EDUCACIÓN Y LO SAGRADO es buen nombre porque para ellos la verdadera educación es un acto sagrado, particularmente para mi esta bien el nombre LA EDUCACIÓN Y LO SAGRADO para conservar el formato tradicional: LA PSICOLOGÍA Y LO SAGRADO, EL ARTE Y LO SAGRADO y ahora la EDUCACIÓN Y LO SAGRADO, cuál es su sugerencia, cual es la sugerencia de los miembros del blog.

En cuanto al calendario aún hay algunas reuniones para definir, creo que el lunes va a estar al 100%, aun así, las fechas ya están reservadas.

Dentro de las fechas reservadas para los conversatorios están incluidas una reunión con el Rector de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, una reunión con el Rector de la Universidad Ricardo Palma y una reunión con el embajador de la India. A continuación, la propuesta de Programa:

JUNIO

Domingo 9

10.15 pm: Llegada a Lima

Lunes 10  

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        8.00 a.m. Meeting BOEX

·        13.00 Almuerzo, calendario y Meeting NIOS-Perú

·        17.00 Dialogo con Héctor Béjar

Martes 11  

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        9.00 a.m. Meeting MOE-Perú

·        16.30 Grabación de video promocional

Miércoles 12  

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        De 10.00 a 13.00 pm Conversatorio sobre Espiritualidad y Filosofía de la educación con Miguel Polo, profesores y alumnos (Facultad de Letras UNMSM)

·        18.30 Programa en Bhakti-vriksa Nimai-Nitai con Purushatraya Swami

Jueves 13 PANDAVA NIRJALA EKADASI

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        De 12.00 a 14.30 Walter León: Lo Sagrado en la Educación y la Educación en lo Sagrado

·        Desde las 16.30 Visita a Wilson y a las 18.30 Gaura arati y Clase de B.G. WILSON

Viernes 14 PANIHATI CIDA DAHI UTSAVA

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        De 12.30 a 15.00 Conversatorio y almuerzo con Alumnos y profesores de la Facultad de educación de la PUCP

·        18.00 Salida a Chosica

15 y 16 PROGRAMA EDUCATIVO EN CHOSICA

Lunes 17

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        11.00 1er Conversatorio

·        16.00 2do Conversatorio

Martes 18

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        11.00 3er Conversatorio

·        16.00 4to Conversatorio

·        22.00 Salida a Bolivia

Del miércoles 19 al lunes 24 SANKIRTANA EN BOLIVIA

Lunes 24

·        5.30 am Llegada a Lima

·        15.00 Conversatorio con Ramon y Eduardo

Martes 25

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        11.00 5to Conversatorio

·        16.00 6to Conversatorio

Miércoles 26

4.30 a.m. FMP

De 12 a 3 pm Conversatorio sobre Filosofía de la educación con Miguel Polo, profesores y alumnos

Jueves 27

·        4.30 a.m. FMP

·        11.00 Juan Dejo S.j. Univ. Ruiz de Montoya Conciencia y Educación

·        Desde las 16.30 Visita a Wilson y a las 18.30 Gaura arati y Clase de B.G. WILSON

Del viernes 28 al sábado 30 PROGRAMA EDUCATIVO EN CHOSICA

JULIO

Del Lu 1 al Mi 24 SANKIRTANA EN ARGENTINA

Del 25 al 30 en Lima, estas fechas se emplearán para las reuniones que no se pudieron hacer y para afinar los detalles del Sankirtana de octubre.

Los conversatorios son con:

·        Profesores de la Escuela de Bellas Artes del Perú (confirmado)

·        Profesores y alumnos de la Universidad de la Música (confirmado)

·        Profesores y alumnos de la pedagogía Montessori (confirmado)

·        Consorcio de Centros Educativos Católicos (confirmado)

·        Miembros del Consejo Nacional de Educación CNE (por confirmar)

·        Responsable de la pedagogía Waldorf (por confirmar por Patrak d.)

·        Profesores de post-grado de la Universidad de Educación (por confirmar por Laksmana-agraja d.)

·        Profesores y alumnos de la Universidad Jaime Bausate y Meza (por confirmar por Candra-mukhi d.d.)

Eso es todo por ahora Gurudeva, disculpa mis limitaciones y la demora involuntaria.

Hare Krishna, su inútil Sirviente, Abhirama Thakura dasa.