Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

Please accept My humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

I'm sorry for the situation in Chile. I hope devotees are doing fine and that they are able to cope with the situation using SP teachings.

HpS - Hare Krsna. AgtSP. Paoho. So nice to hear from you! Maharaja Pariksit took the pending bite from the Snake Bird as a benediction. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/19/4/. Of course we see the immediate problems and are not callous to them, but we see the broad spiritual perspective as the most prominent!

Such a good fortune that you return to Argentina so soon.

Shonu + Bernardo, guau!!

I hope we can speak in person!! I want to ask you an advice about what I'm feeling. Being so much involved in administration turns me very mental and is affecting my Japa. Sometimes is very difficult to focus in Hare Krishna maha mantra. Also teaching at university increases this situation. I'm thinking whether is worthy being in such an environment. I hope I could speak with Radhika Raman Prabhu about this situation.

HpS - Yes, he has given good presentations on this for our Ministry of Education Symposia.

How to get taste and focus in Holy Name? Sometimes although I attend Mangala Aratik I can not chant my rounds properly.

Thank you Gurudev,

At your service,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - I think it is something very specific. I would suggest that if we don't attend Mangala arati then our attencion would be even worse. I chant mechanical rounds sometimes but I see that even on a physical level it purifies and empowers my body to act well during the day. Also it is good exercise for the mind. Discuss this Chapter with devotees, make a report here for benefit of all of us: https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/3/28/

Yes, so, nice to see everyone so soon!!!!

Suggestions for the Ministry of Education, Board of Examiners.

AgtSP  Paoho. After the Noida meetings we were intransit in Spain with very strong program at the university of Madrid's "Center for the Science of Religion" with Yadu Maharaja, then 12-hours in the airplane from Madrid to Lima. Here has been this symposium on "Education and the Sacred". Radhika-ramana Das came and brought his whole family, President of the oldest university in the Western hemisphere, San Marcos, United Nations Committee members etc.

Very good opportunity and great necessity for showing our educational heritage and actual application.

In the middle of all this chaos we have been constantly chewing the basic strategy for the BOEX that we were getting while in NOIDA etc.  Of course we have been discussing it again and again with Prof. Radhika, Montessori, Waldorf, Jesuit.

From this perspective it seems that a good way to go ahead with the Bh Vai etc would be to develop an automated, online, multiple choice, evaluation system for each Canto. Of course the computer can adjust the test interms of the applicants answers and language, nation etc. With good multiple choice questions we could really get some good evaluation of the applicants.

Then, for each Canto there we could offer a series of essay questions with details of what the answers should include and of course readers could be collecting their notes as they go.

These then would be examined by qualified Examiners. A basic standard could be that the applicants come to a center such as Houston once a year etc. and then they are given like 3 out of the 15 essay questions to present orally during one hour before the Examiner(s) and hopefully a broader audience. The Examiners can ask relevant questions, all videotaped and the evaluation done.

So, what we are proposing as an immediate goal is an automated online evaluation system along with essays and notes that the student would present orally with questions from qualified Examiners.

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The Boex would need to qualify the Examiners. Of course, a lot of the Teacher Qualifications would apply. Might even make it a requirement that Bh. Vedanta students have to examine and evaluate a certain number of Bh. Vai candidates as a requirement for their Bh. Ved. diploma.

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Simple qualifications for taking the examination, again like th California Bar examination. As we discussed maybe three letters of recommendation from ISKCON authorities et al. Of course, developing a good questionaire for the Recomenders to answer. A good relationship with them. Candidate not sanctioned by the Office of Child Protection. Notification by the BOEX of all those who are applying to take the Examination a few months before the exam with special letter to the Temples, Yatra, wherein they are claiming to be associated.

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Of course, this would just be something that we could roll out within a practical time frame and it would be know that we want help to develop a broader system.

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We feel that developing teachers and teaching centers should be seen as a related job. Not exactly under the authority of the BOEX. Of course, many BOEX members could, would be involved in this institution also. What we would suggest is that the evaluation system be always available to the teachers, schools, and be fluid relation with them. Many teachers might naturally be evaluators. This seems to fall in line a lot with what we were discussing in NOIDA that many people may be able to teach the Bhagavata, so encourage that, and facing a practical system of evaluation would give them sufficient institutional requirements to standardize their work.

What the BOEX could implement immediately would be that in the online evaluation there could be a question did you study, graduate from one of the following Sastric Studies institutes and they could select one from the list of the ones registered from us and then we could publish the success rate in passing the exam of the different institutes.

Eg. Vihe 85% success passing first time, MI 87%, Vidyapitha, 91%, ISKCON Timbuktoo 61%.

Did you pass the California Bar Examination?

Yes first time.

Did you study with an institution?

Yes.

Was it a university, did you get a Doctor of Jurisprudence Diploma?

No, it was more specialized with focus on the diploma.

Oh (Pooh! Pooh!).

I graduated with Doctor of Juris. from Stanford, Bolt Hall at U. C. Berkeley! (Puff! Puff!)

Oh, you must have got a lot good professional contacts!

Yes.

O.K. These are our thoughts now.

We could go through the Cantos pretty well and get good esay questions and multiple choice questions. One essay might be, "Give us 25-new questions".

Suggestions for the Ministry of Education, Board of Examiners.

AgtSP  Paoho. After the Noida meetings we were intransit in Spain with very strong program at the university of Madrid's "Center for the Science of Religion" with Yadu Maharaja, then 12-hours in the airplane from Madrid to Lima. Here has been this symposium on "Education and the Sacred". Radhika-ramana Das came and brought his whole family, President of the oldest university in the Western hemisphere, San Marcos, United Nations Committee members etc.

Very good opportunity and great necessity for showing our educational heritage and actual application.

In the middle of all this chaos we have been constantly chewing the basic strategy for the BOEX that we were getting while in NOIDA etc.  Of course we have been discussing it again and again with Prof. Radhika, Montessori, Waldorf, Jesuit.

From this perspective it seems that a good way to go ahead with the Bh Vai etc would be to develop an automated, online, multiple choice, evaluation system for each Canto. Of course the computer can adjust the test interms of the applicants answers and language, nation etc. With good multiple choice questions we could really get some good evaluation of the applicants.

Then, for each Canto there we could offer a series of essay questions with details of what the answers should include and of course readers could be collecting their notes as they go.

These then would be examined by qualified Examiners. A basic standard could be that the applicants come to a center such as Houston once a year etc. and then they are given like 3 out of the 15 essay questions to present orally during one hour before the Examiner(s) and hopefully a broader audience. The Examiners can ask relevant questions, all videotaped and the evaluation done.

So, what we are proposing as an immediate goal is an automated online evaluation system along with essays and notes that the student would present orally with questions from qualified Examiners.

= = = = = = = 

The Boex would need to qualify the Examiners. Of course, a lot of the Teacher Qualifications would apply. Might even make it a requirement that Bh. Vedanta students have to examine and evaluate a certain number of Bh. Vai candidates as a requirement for their Bh. Ved. diploma.

= = = = = =

Simple qualifications for taking the examination, again like th California Bar examination. As we discussed maybe three letters of recommendation from ISKCON authorities et al. Of course, developing a good questionaire for the Recomenders to answer. A good relationship with them. Candidate not sanctioned by the Office of Child Protection. Notification by the BOEX of all those who are applying to take the Examination a few months before the exam with special letter to the Temples, Yatra, wherein they are claiming to be associated.

= = = = = =

Of course, this would just be something that we could roll out within a practical time frame and it would be know that we want help to develop a broader system.

= = = == =

We feel that developing teachers and teaching centers should be seen as a related job. Not exactly under the authority of the BOEX. Of course, many BOEX members could, would be involved in this institution also. What we would suggest is that the evaluation system be always available to the teachers, schools, and be fluid relation with them. Many teachers might naturally be evaluators. This seems to fall in line a lot with what we were discussing in NOIDA that many people may be able to teach the Bhagavata, so encourage that, and facing a practical system of evaluation would give them sufficient institutional requirements to standardize their work.

What the BOEX could implement immediately would be that in the online evaluation there could be a question did you study, graduate from one of the following Sastric Studies institutes and they could select one from the list of the ones registered from us and then we could publish the success rate in passing the exam of the different institutes.

Eg. Vihe 85% success passing first time, MI 87%, Vidyapitha, 91%, ISKCON Timbuktoo 61%.

Did you pass the California Bar Examination?

Yes first time.

Did you study with an institution?

Yes.

Was it a university, did you get a Doctor of Jurisprudence Diploma?

No, it was more specialized with focus on the diploma.

Oh (Pooh! Pooh!).

I graduated with Doctor of Juris. from Stanford, Bolt Hall at U. C. Berkeley! (Puff! Puff!)

Oh, you must have got a lot good professional contacts!

Yes.

O.K. These are our thoughts now.

We could go through the Cantos pretty well and get good esay questions and multiple choice questions. One essay might be, "Give us 25-new questions".

Hare Krishna Guru Maharja.

All Glories to Sri Sri Gouranga Nityananda

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All Glories to you.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

HpS - ASA -- Paoho....

Dear Guru Maharaja.

Thanks for came to Argentina, your visit really help me to understand and go deep in Krsna Conciousness.

Thanks for give us our most preasure present, the name of Radha Madhana Mohan for Radha-Krsna.

Our home is under construction, we want to move soon as possible. We finish the roof of second floor past saturday. Bless us for finish soon. Now like my mom past away, my husband and I live in my dad home, next to our new home. 

The news is I quit from my absorvent job after 5 long years, and now I working at home like Interior Designer professional. I cannot explain my happiness, I was so sad to keep working there. And thanks to that my sadhana is improving too!

ASA --- \'o'/ Do what ever you can do for Krsna, not dog hard, but nicely, and engage and engage in hearing and Sankirtan as much as you can!!!!

Here begin the spring wich give us energy to advance.

I began a projet of Sadhu-Sanga, once a month, we join to sing togheter, read some scripture and share prasadam. Hope can maintain it.

HpS - It should maintain you!!

And... the most important project I began to do the design of Buenos Aires Temple. So big project. Many details, many hours invert, please bless me to use my small inteligence to make it work well. I really really happy of this oportunity to serve Srila Prabhupada, Sri Sri Goura Nitay and soon (hope so) Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Bihari. Please Gurudev put your danda in my head to make this confidencial service.

That´s all. Thanks for your time.

I hope to be useful in my service to Srila Prabhupada and you, and to please you in some way.

Dandavats Pranam.

Your Servant.

Rati Mañjari Dasi.

HpS - You can see we are coming to BsAs in just two weeks. I head Abhirama Das giving you names of contacts for the Sankirtan we will try to add more in the next few days.

AGTSP paoho.... How are you? We are surviving. Getting our rounds done well. Following four principles more and more strictly eg. eating less late at night.

India was intense. Little chance to recover while in Madrid. Thank you Jayanta, Mataji, everyone.

Landed in Lima and the Yatra Sankirtan, NIOS Sankirtan started immediately.

Education and the Sacred was a great, great success.

Now we are adjusting the Calendar and we will have a lot of Sankirtan in the next few days. You can see the change in the Sanktiago visit in the adjacent post.

There are many Blog posts to answer but we will answer the one now that used the Priority Code from the last Kapi Dhvaja.

Thank you.

AGTSP. Chant and be a part of the Sankirtan!!!!

AGTSP paoho.... How are you? We are surviving. Getting our rounds done well. Following four principles more and more strictly eg. eating less late at night.

India was intense. Little chance to recover while in Madrid. Thank you Jayanta, Mataji, everyone.

Landed in Lima and the Yatra Sankirtan, NIOS Sankirtan started immediately.

Education and the Sacred was a great, great success.

Now we are adjusting the Calendar and we will have a lot of Sankirtan in the next few days. You can see the change in the Sanktiago visit in the adjacent post.

There are many Blog posts to answer but we will answer the one now that used the Priority Code from the last Kapi Dhvaja.

Thank you.

AGTSP. Chant and be a part of the Sankirtan!!!!