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Looking for Maharaja's Acronym list for various SB Cantos

HpS - We did AGTSP and PAMHO because Hansadutta Maharaja put in a teletype machine in the Berkeley Temple and I was the guy who could run it and they charged like 5-cents a letter, so we invented PAMHO and AGTSP. We will probably get kicked in the backside one time for every time it has been used as minimizing Guru!

Then DAPUP. Devahuti, Akuti, Prasuti, Uttanapada, Priya-vrata. In the third canto M. Pariksit asks to hear about the devotional service of Svayambhuva Manu and his descendents and that is the guiding principle, didactic principle (?), for the organization of cantos 3-7 after that. You can find this in our Archives in our web-page, www.jayarama.us, as SB Summary. Look and you will find it.

Pada-padma - Cantos ONe and Two

DDPP - Canto Four - Daksa, Dhruva, Prithu, Praceta

PANAR-BHA-BHU - Canto Five - Priyavrata, Agnidhra, Nabhi, Rsabdeva, BHarati, Bhumandala

ADD-VRTA-DITI -Canto Six - Ajamila, Daughters of Daksa, VRTAsura, DITI kills Indra.

Canto Seven is just Krsna is equal to everyone ie. He favored demigods over Vrtasura, and VAD to Yuddhisthira Maharaja.

Canto Eight is the other 13 manus: Gajendra, Kurma (Churning the Ocean + Mohini Murti), Vamana and Matsya Avataras.

Canto Nine is OUR Manu - Vaivasvata Manu.

The Summary is in the powerpoint in the archives.

O.K.? More service.??

All glories to srila prabhupada.

And to you you're holiness Hunumantpresaka swami.

Forgive me for not staying in communication with you. i've spent the last three and a half months in India.

It's so easy to practice krsna consciousness in association of the devotees, and realized my purpose is to always have sadu sanga.

We've talked about being your disciple before, and you stated in February that I'll be eligible. i see my name is not on the list. i've followed most all the instructions you've given, except the letters from the temple authoritys.

HpS - ASA --- Welll…. 😀 One instruction is to keep communication here through the Blog and our Kapi Dhavaja which you have not been so good at. Of course, we are a worse spiritual master than most of our disciples are students.

HH Basu Ghosh dass the temple president in Baroda,India has been instrumental in my spiritual life and says he's more than happy to send a recommendation letter for me.

Since my time is short in this world, I feel it's the only inportant thing I have left to do,if you could please reconsider my request and allow this unworthy demon to serve the Lord and guru my life would be of some importance.

Thanks for your precious time.

Awaiting you instructions.

Ys.mike Jarvis

HpS - It is very good to hear from you. Basu Ghosh Das is a good friend to us. He sent the letter but agreed that the natural and polite course would be to get a letter from the Temple President in Seattle. Can you do that? Have you passed the Disciple Course?

Are you back in USA?

Can we talk on the tele-phone when we get to USA the 27th if this month?

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, reciba mis respetuosas reverencias, seguimos en las calles de Huancayo dando libros. Lluvias, relámpagos, granizadas, frió y por momentos mucho calor, falta de aire, altura, etc. Tantas cosas desfavorables !!!....Mundo Material. Volteo la vista y veo la imagen de Srila Prabhupada, la única inspiración, lo más favorable que nos puede pasar...No hay nada más!!!

Prabhu Ranchor Dvarka esta haciendo Sankirtan, discípulo de S.S. Jayapataka Swami. El devoto tiene más de 50 años de edad, a pesar de sus dolencias esta tratando de satisfacer a Su Maestro Espiritual y Srila Prabhupada.

En las tardes estoy haciendo música devocional con mi guitarra y otros días estoy dibujando imágenes devocionales, antes dibujaba, bueno ahora después de 11 años estoy volviendo a dibujar, espero mi pulso este bien....jejeje...en algún momento le enviare algunas fotos.

Bueno con respecto al proyecto NAMA HATTA SANKIRTANA, tuve que escribirle hoy mismo a su correo personal de usted y a los correos de los miembros de la Junta Nacional de ISKCON-PERÚ, (Prabhu Caitanya Candra, Prabhu Karuna Krsna, Prabhu Caturatma), escribí para saber si hay algo en que tengamos que mejorar y también para saber si nos pueden autorizar a realizar esta linda iniciativa espiritual.

Bueno Guru Maharaja me despido, y como usted siempre dice "NOS VEMOS EN LAS CALLES".

Hare Krsna!!!

Gadai Gauranga Dasa

HpS - Muy bien. Deculpa demurra responder. Estas viajes son fuertes pero productivos. Va a ser un resultado bueno de todo Vd. Haz en Sankirtan. Eso es sin duda!!!

Hare Krishna Gurudev,

Please accept muy humble obeisances,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

What you say about daily SB class is so true!! It scares me to notice how far we are from that situation.

How can devotees that live alone or with families in the city, entangled with material affairs acomplish a daily SB class? Many read in whasapp groups and different media, but discussion i guess only in temples we have that situation.

Here at Sri Govardhan I'm struggling to have a daily SB discussion.

I would like to ask you many questions but I don't know wether you are going to have time to answer them while travelling, so I'm reticent to write.

Thank you Gurudev,

At your service,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - AGTSP. Get a house near other devotees. Five Grhastha Ashramas = One Temple, no? Plan a reading schedule for the week and then come or get online on Saturday and discuss the results. Make the SB et al, the basis of your community.

Question?

Dear Guru Maharaja

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

NOI Commentary

I said I would update on NOI Commentary on a biweekly basis. But I think if the updates are monthly, they might be good. They will have something tangible to report.

HpS - Yes, that seems good. Abraham Lincoln said that a man's legs should be long enough to reach the ground.

I have completed transcribing Text 1. Radhika Ramana Prabhu will start editing them next week during his spring break. Once he does the editing on Text 1, we will have a fair idea of how long it takes for him to edit and how soon he will need the transcribed files.

HpS - I hope that it does not take too much of his time and that it is a useful project. Maybe some one else can do a preliminary edit and then he can just do an overview.

Ratha Yatra

I was talking with Caitanya Caritamrita Prabhu about him coming to Dallas for the ratha yatra and he is still not sure about it. We will know about it soon.

HpS - I think I will travel with Hari-lila Das. We are in dialog to determine the best schedule. We need to focus on Sastric Education with the devotees in Houston.

I wanted to request you for a book signing event, like the one in Houston, when you come to Dallas for the ratha yatra. It can be on the ratha yatra day or on the next day's Sunday feast program. I can talk to the sankirtan team here about the scheduling.

We would feel very fortunate if you can stay with us in our house during your visit here. We live at a 5 minute walking distance from the temple or a 2 minute drive.

HpS - Thank you. Can you call Hari-lila Das and work out the details? CCD has his phone number if you do not.

Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa

HpS - Thank you so much. We will see you in just a few days.

URGENT: 1st. report EDUCATION AND THE SACRED

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

Sorry for the delay of this report, I am a little sick and exhausted, but, for your mercy and that of Sadai Nimay-Nitay we are improving.

HpS - Yes, we are sorry that we do not have Sat-Cit-Ananda bodies, but your sincerity is a challenge for many of us.

 At the moment we have two managements in parallel:

1) The sending of the HONOR DIPLOMA and RECOGNITION LETTER from the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of San Marcos to Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay, for which on Wednesday, March 6, the Rector of San Marcos Dr. Orestes Cachay Boza is sending an email to the ambassador of India in Peru, Mr. Mandarapu Subbarayudu, asking you kindly to send, by diplomatic pouch, these two documents to the Governor of Bengal Sri Keshari Nath Tripati for him to hand over to Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay on Friday 22 or Saturday 23 March,by the mercy of Sri Nityananda, we hope it will be the day of the presentation of the book ŚIKṢĀDARŚA.

HpS - That is very good. Because of the medical situation of Prof. Samaresha's good wife we may have to adjust the schedule, but if we stay in touch then it should be a very wonderful event.

2) A CONVENTION OF ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL COOPERATION, for three years, between the Rector of the National University of San Marcos and NIOS, the basis of this agreement is EDUCATION AND THE SACRED. At present we are presenting, with Miguel Polo, the Project of the Agreement to the School of Philosophy, by the mercy of Sri Gauranga we hope that it will be approved on March 20, then the Resolution of the Dean's Office of the faculty and finally we will subscribe the agreement between the rectorado and NIOS. The Rector and his principal adviser they agree, but, we need to do the formal part and comply with the legal protocol of the university.

HpS - So it may be signed on Gaura-purnima! From your side we are working on the Symposium with devotees in India, the Ministry of Education and are trying to specifically get a good interview of Dr. Samaresh this weekend that can serve as a strong impetous for the Symposium. 

CALENDAR AND COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

We are talking to Miguel Polo, Walter León and Oscar Naters and we all agree to suggest that the best dates to develop your academic sankirtan in Peru is in June, in those days we would do talks, interviews and preliminary activities on ¿What is sacred? and What is Education? and What is the relationship between Education and the Sacred?

HpS - Mathuresa Das has retreat in Bolivia the last week in June. We can also do a strong outside event in Bolivia at that time on Ed. and the Sacred.

From the perspective of the sacred. Why educate? How to educate?

Is any type of Education sacred in itself?

What kind of Education leads us to the Sacred?

HpS - We will post the interview questions we are asking Dr. Samaresh here on the Blog. 

And the 1st SYMPOSIUM INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE SACRED for the end of October or the first week of November.

HpS - Yes. We will go to Spain and India at the end of September for the MOE work.

Finally, we hope to have ready 500 copies of Jayam No. 3 and 20 copies of the book "Twirl Your Beads: Collected Writings of Hanumatpresaka Swami, 2017" for Gaura purnima and with Miguel Polo we will launch the call for SOLARIS No 3 in Ramanavami. It's okay?

HpS - We must ask Dr. Samaresh about Solaris 3 also. Yes, that date is good for launch! 

Gurudeva on the day of your Vyasa-puja, I made you this short poem, please, accept it as a modest offering from your insignificant servant who aspires to become your first-rate servant

HH HANUMATPRESAKA SWAMI, Savior of fallen souls

Fact of Bhakti and compassion

born its Guide and Association

before, sought love among screams and illusion

I wandered lost without any orientation

now, I cling to its instruction

because that is, the real solution

 OM TAT SAT

HpS - Thank you! The Google translation is a little difficult but the feeling and even idea does come across!! We are in Kolkata again. It is tough: Food is different. Our body is old. Travel is very dificult and even dangerous, but good facility to chang early and go to class!! That gives us STRENGTH.

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1er. informe LA EDUCACIÓN Y LO SAGRADO

Disculpe por la demora de este reporte, estoy un poco enfermo y fatigado, pero, por su misericordia y la de Sadai Nimai-Nitai estamos mejorando.

En estos momentos tenemos dos gestiones en paralelo:

1) El envío del DIPLOMA DE HONOR y CARTA DE RECONOCIMIENTO de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas de San Marcos al Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay, para lo cual el miércoles 6 de marzo del presente, el Rector de San Marcos Dr. Orestes Cachay Boza está enviando un correo al embajador de la India en el Perú, sr. Mandarapu Subbarayudu, pidiéndole tenga a bien enviar, por valija diplomática, estos dos documentos al Gobernador de Bengala Sri Keshari Nath Tripati para que él se los entregue al Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay el viernes 22 o sábado 23 de marzo, por la misericordia de Sri Nityananda, esperamos que sea el día de la presentación del libro ŚIKṢĀDARŚA.

2) Un CONVENIO DE COOPERACIÓN ACADÉMICO Y CULTURAL, por tres años, entre el Rectorado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San marcos y NIOS, la base de este convenio es LA EDUCACION Y LO SAGRADO. En estos momentos estamos presentando, con Miguel Polo, el Proyecto del Convenio a la Escuela de Filosofía, por la misericordia de Sri Gauranga esperamos que salga aprobado el 20 de marzo, luego se tramitaría la Resolución del Decanato de la facultad y finalmente se suscribirá el convenio entre el rectorado y NIOS. El Rector y su asesora principal están de acuerdo en hacer el convenio, pero necesitamos hacer la parte formal y cumplir el protocolo legal de la universidad.

CALENDARIO Y ACTIVIDADES COMPLEMENTARIAS

Estamos hablando con Miguel Polo, Walter León y Oscar Naters y todos estamos de acuerdo en sugerir que las mejores fechas para desarrollar su sankirtan académico en Perú es en junio, en esos días haríamos conversatorios, entrevistas y actividades preliminares sobre ¿Qué es lo "sagrado"? ¿Qué es la “Educación”? y ¿Cuál es la relación entre la Educación y lo Sagrado?

Desde la perspectiva de lo sagrado ¿Para que educar? ¿Como educar?

¿Algún tipo de Educación es Sagrada en sí misma?

¿Qué tipo de Educación nos conduce a lo Sagrado?

 Y el 1er SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL LA EDUCACION Y LO SAGRADO para fines de octubre o la primera semana de noviembre.

 Finalmente, esperamos tener listo 500 ejemplares de Jayam No. 3 y 20 ejemplares del libro “Twirl Your Beads: Collected Writings of Hanumatpresaka Swami, 2017” para Gaura purnima y con Miguel Polo vamos a lanzar la convocatoria para SOLARIS No 3 en Ramanavami. Esta bien?

Gurudeva el día de su Vyassa-puja le hice este corto poema, por favor acéptelo como una modesta ofrenda de su insignificante sirviente que aspira a llegar a ser su sirviente de primera clase.

SS HANUMATPRESAKA SWAMI, Salvador de almas caídas

Hecho de Bhakti y Compasión

brota su Guía y Asociación

antes, buscaba el amor entre gritos e ilusión

vagaba perdido sin ninguna orientación

ahora, me aferro a Su Instrucción

porque esa es, la verdadera solución

OM TAT SAT