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PAMHO

AGTSP

Srila Prabhupada used to say that Radhakund is for relishing and that is true. Here we have festivals every other day and even if we do not have a reason we have a festival.

These days we had three wonderful festivals.

First, we celebrated the appearance day of Sri Gadadhar prabhu, one of the most confidential associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and in Krsna lila is Srimati Radharani,so we went to the temple of Nitai Gour Gadadhara to listen an ecstatic kirtan and to see the abisheka and full bungalow decoration.

gadādhara-paṇḍitādi — prabhura nija-śakti

tāṅ’-sabāra caraṇe mora sahasra praṇati

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of the Lord, of whom Sri Gadadhar prabhu is the foremost. C.c adi 1.41

HpS - In Gaura lila Gadadhara is more like Rukmini? Radharani without Her humor, because Krsna is stealing it?

Second. This week was the advent of Jahnava devi, who was One of the wives of Sri Nityananda and a very Influential character for all the gaudiya vaishnavism. This is one of my favourite utsava since Jahnava ma is so merciful that she allows us to make flower dress for her to wear during the adhivas (the first day). This festival last 5 days during which we can hear lila kirtan chanting her glories and the fifth day is the dhulotsava, this is something like holi but Instead of throwing colors, people throw duly (dust from Vraja) after that everybody goes to take bath in Radhakund, this is the closing of the festival.

Ogo Sri jahnava devi, E dase karuna karo

Aji nija gune, Guchao jantrana

"O Jahnava devi, by virtue of your own good qualities, show compassion to this servant today and remove my afflictions."

ASA - http://gaudiyahistory.iskcondesiretree.com/jahnava-mata/

And third, as I wrote at the beginning, if we don't have a reason it doesn't matter, we make a festival. Last week we had a "saptaha" here at home, just to please our Kunja Bihari. That is, for seven days Srimad Bhagavatam is read and explained, after these 7 days we had 24 hours kirtan and then we made a parikrama around Radhakunda carrying the Grantha and a tulasi plant and finally we made vaishnava seva.

As you can read Radhakund is really the best place for relishing.

HpS - Seems that Radha-kunda is were we serve Krsna directly and Mayapura is where we serve Lord Caitanya's Sankirtan? Mangos and Bananas? How is your household? You can see we have ticket so visit India for twelve days in October. Look in the Calendar Development filter.

Srila Prabhupada ki jaya

Radha Kunja Bihari ki jaya

Jahnava devi ki jaya

Sri Gadadhar prabhu ki jaya

This is my report from Radhakund

Your (trying to be humble) servant

Tungavidya dd

ASA - Thank you. Thank you for the austerity of living in Radha-kunda. Thank you for sharing it with us. We are dying to go there.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Todas las glorias a usted.

Reverencias

Luego de pasar dos meses fuera del templo pude percibir lo poderoso que es vivir en el. Quiero ayudar, quiero servir.

Este domingo vuelvo a nuestro templo de José Miguel Carrera 330.

La situación es de emergencia como siempre, pero Krishna hace los arreglos para que todo siga adelante. Me siento motivado a entregar un poco más de sangre a nuestro templo de Santiago.

Afuera pude descansar del estres que me autoimpuse para seguir adelante como comandante. Ahora que vuelvo no quiero tomar un rol de autoridad, no quiero cometer ofensas y que eso dañe mi canto del maha mantra.

Afuera pude estudiar detenidamente el tema de la meditación y los chacras. Aplicando pranayama. Buscando formas para mantener mi salud en equilibrio.

También fui al medico, tengo colon irritable, por lo que debo cambiar mi alimentación. Creo que deberé evitar los lacteos. Casi vegano a la fuerza. Espero no volverme tan estúpido a falta del nectar de nuestra madre vaca.

Hay varias cosas que me están ayudando a entender más mi ksetra, mi cuerpo. Estudiando mi árbol genealógico, la carta astral, de la cual ya tengo 4 visiones de diferentes astrólogos, la meditación. Voy a ir a una nutricionista para guiar mi alimentación, comenzaré una sesión de constelaciones familiares y además una devota, madre Rukmini, terapeuta, me está orientado con diversas técnicas.

Se que el mahamantra ayuda en todo ámbito, pero soy muy neófito como para entregarme completamente, rendirme a sus pies de loto completamente. Es algo que anhelo, deseo que mi guru chandala yoga (problemas con el guru, rahu-jupiter en casa uno) se elimine y nunca alejarme de su instrucción. Servirlo siempre. Aveces soy muy revelde y muy fanático.

Quiero luchar y seguir adelante. Me ahogo en un vaso de agua, pero estoy experimentando que al poner los pies de loto del Señor en mi memorio, toda la ignorancia se apasigua.

Tomeme muy fuerte porfavor y no me deje caer. Gracias por la misericordia que tiene con esta alma condicionada. Tenemos la luz de Srila Prabhupada que nos guia. ¡Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

Le dejo la pregunta que hice en gotomeeting:

¿Puede existir anharta nivritti antes de la iniciación?

HPS - Hablando de anartha nivrtti en un sentido técnico, en términos generales, es afte Bhajana Kriya, iniciación, pero todo es parte del mismo proceso de despertar, así que sí, algo de anarta nivrtti ocurre antes de la iniciación. Trata para unos semanas vivir en el templo y entonces revisar su situacion.

Hare Krishna Maharaja, hoy lo vi en sankirtan y espero verlo siempre.

Mis reverencias, gracias por su respuesta de la carta anterior.

Piero Saavedra Torchio, su sirviente.

HpS - Thank you for your Urgent letter, but it seems to be empty???

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.