Letters to the editor

Haré krsna GuriGur por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias

Seguimos en vrindavan es una bendición estar aquí , los ekadasis vamos a Govardhan parikram por las mañanas tengo servicio en la cocina para los devotos . Ayer que fue ekadasis fuimos a parikram y un baba me regaló una sila, me dijo que se llamaba Gopal Giriraj, entonces mi pregunta es si usted me da sus bendiciones para adorarla?

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!    Have you been following a strict Brahminical standard for six years???   It is very serious thing. It is like having a baby. You can't just forget Him because you are tired of Him!!

También quiero informarle que deseo formalizar mi relación con una devota que conocí en paraguay y que me ha acompañado hasta en mi viaje a india es discípula de Hridayananda Maharaja , es de paraguay su nombre es Nitya Rupa dd.

HpS - Awk!   Esposa, Sila!!      What do you mean "me ha acompañado hasta en mi viaje a india". You are traveling alone with an un-married girl!!   Dios Mio!   Es un escandulo!   Please more details. Do here parents, Temple President, Guru, know that the two of you are exchanging smiles and intimate talks?  Both the Sila and the Wife could be O.K. but let's be careful here!

Estamos viendo que será lo que Krsna nos tenga preparado , por ahora la idea es regresar a Asunción-Paraguay y distribuir prasadam y además estamos llevando deidades y lo necesario para un centro de prédica . Usted que piensa Gurudev?

HpS - ASA --  translate.google.com ---    It could all be very, very nice!   Of course it could be a catastrophy also. Waiting for your answers. Follow what you read in Prabhupada's books, chant 16-nice rounds and discuss your plans with sane devotees and sane people, and you should be O.K.  Super!

Perdone mis ofensas y siempre agradecido por su guía y inspiración que me permiten seguir adelante .

Su teterno sirviente Rohini kumar das.

ASA - Your association is always very nice for us!!!  Cooking for devotees in Braja is no small honor!

Dear Maharaja
pamho agtsp
Thank you very much for the invitation to Lima for Art and the Sacred. We are truly honoured. After much consideration with my good wife Dhanesvari we are thrilled to inform you that we accept your invitation. We have purchased our tickets already. My wife, our two daughters and I will all be in Lima from approximately 9th - 29th October 2018. We are very much looking forward to meeting with you again and assisting with this grand event in anyway possible.

HpS - 'are Krsna, Mate!!!     AgtSP.    We just got back to Murfreesboro, our Base Camp, and things do seem to be sorting out. Had to pay the gardener, pay the smog tester, pay the auto registration, chase out the rat, pay the auto insurer, deposit the NIOS donations, pay-refuel our Body, Buddy .... Can The Dhanesvari Devi Dasi, Mother of Two, write to the Abhirama thakura Das and get you all into the Event Management Team?    I think you will find that there is a LOT of FUN work to do. You can even bring Primitive art from Australia.

We should have the link up for the S U P E R promo video that Oscar did in just a few moments.

A story.

This morning we drove to Brisbane. Passing us with great speed were two motorcycle riders who had thrown caution to the wind. Swerving in, around and through the array of vehicles moving in unison, it was like we were nothing but a stage for their selfish thrill seeking. The first rider to pass us was the alpha. He slowed to the legal speed in front of us then he sat up, lent to the side in a relaxed position and put his left hand on his thigh as if to say “65mph is my casual speed”. Arriving shortly after was the second rider who’s body language was timid and who appeared to be being pulled along by the influence of the first rider. Initially I was angry. How could they be so disrespectful to put the lives of myself and others in danger? After passing the fixed speed-camera check point they raced off weaving through the four lanes of traffic, putting all the weekend drivers on alert and on edge again. In watching this display I remained angry at them for a few moments until I realised that I do this also. In fact many of us do. If our commitment in life is “me” then everyone else around us, every other personality and object becomes the extras, the stage and the props for the “me  show”. Not only do we then need others for our “me show” we actually think it is our right to have them. The motorcycle riders disappeared from relevance and we proceeded to the Brisbane Jaganatha Ratha Yatra where thousands gathered to pull Jaganatha back to Vrindavan in time for the eternal Radha Krishna show.
Ys
Dhruvananda Das

ASA - Such an incredible story!     I remember some poetic lines coming on just that theme when I was stranded in the San Jose airport in Costa Rica for 5i-hours in transit. One young woman was walking back and forth with that kind of egoistic attitude, very well dressed.

I can I be a Temporary Standup, Standout,  in your Spectacular?
Can I be an Extra in your Movie Show?

But the bizarre thing is that when you acknowledge peoples false egos, they feel really flattered and then they are willing to listen to other comments!

Prabhupada says in like Canto One where M. Yuddhisthira is seeing ill omens, about Chapter 13 or 14, that when the asses run in herds striking the ground with their feet that feel very respectable, "We are the asses!".

I saw two biker guys like that waiting for the light to change in front of our Temple in San Jose, reving their engines, and saluted them and they saluted back, "Another guy you dresses and lives like he wants to live. Hare Krsna, Dude!".

Prabhupada: A demon does not have to be an extremely ugly person or someone with fangs or horns. He can be very handsome. A demon is someone who is concerned with his own sense gratification even at the expense of others.

Great fotos.    The picture of the Boar Hunt is a Super Classic. One thing it makes you think of is the fight between Lord Varaha and Hiranyanksa.  https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/3/18/10

Thank you.... Sir.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018, 3:02:42 AM CDT, Paul OSullivan, prana das wrote:
Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisnaces. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
1.       I am requesting information about the status of sales of SV series including the picture dictionary (Which the Goloka Trust now have as an asset in their portfolio)

2.       The status of the SV 2 publication – printing and distribution plan

3.       Audit figures of available stock in hand – full break down

4.       Plans for completion of SV Bk 3

5.       Overall plan for the future development, marketing and distribution of the materials.

Please note that we have no official position on the IP of the Sanskrit materials – nothing is yet signed.

I would suggest that in light of the responses to the above questions we might review the current status quo. Whatever will be best for the interest of all stakeholders, most importantly, the potential end users.

I have been going to contact the US Goloka Foundation for a long time, but unfortunately, my health had taken a turn for the worse and I had obvious other priorities. When I received the diagnosis I was Vice Principal of the New Govardhan School in Australia, in charge of the secondary college. Now I will perhaps focus on personal projects, tutoring and online development as I can no longer make long term commitments to school expectations.

Although they are keeping my position open I don’t see myself back in that role for a long time to come, if ever again. Therefore, I have a renewed interest to push the Sanskrit agenda and I have some channels to achieve some degree of success. I have had recent communications with the CEO of Avanti schools (before diagnosis)  as well as home schoolers in Australia who are still keen to take the resources. I am confident that other ISKCON Schools will be interested once we have a complete package for them to utilise (and they know it is available).

Let’s have another look at the IP and make a realistic decision on where it will best flourish and serve as many stakeholders as possible. It is no use if the resources simply gather dust in someone’s godown for the next 20 years. However, if the resources are moving and the projections look healthy then no need to change the status quo. That’s a decision that will be best taken by your core members in the Trust, whom I have full respect for and faith in your decision-making capacities. You are all much more experienced in number crunching than I will ever be and therefore I leave it in your capable hands.

Please get back as soon as possible as I have to begin a new chapter in my life. I am currently in Malaysia, 3 weeks into an Ayurvedic treatment for cancer and will be finished here in 2 weeks time. I will fly back to Melbourne and either start Chemo or remain solely on the Ayurvedic medicine depending on the progress of the tumour. Either way I will be anxious to get back into some form of livelihood, depending on Krishna’s master plan of course.

Ys Prana dasa

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

ASA - Hare Krsna,

Prana Das et al,

First please accept our humble obeisances and in general we have been talking about you and your good fortune. Lucky rascal!   Got notice of your transfer.  Probably end up being a classmate of Nimai in Nadia. Get milk sweets made by Mother Saci. Damn rascal!  Leaving all of us here in Tennessee.

In general, I and NIOS don't have much going with the Sanskrit initiative directly. We bought about 30 or the full sets a few years ago. We tried about three different schemes to get them moving, even translated the Teachers Guide into Spanish, but nothing systematic is happening. Krsna Culture in Texas continues to sell the few sets we have with them.

The Goloka Foundation is not doing anything yet. We are keeping it running as a place holder only and any work right now is being done through NIOS, which again is some beginning, though serious efforts by RGD and Mother Ambica.

They are using your system to some extent in Goswami School in Houston I think. Harilila Das will respond about that.

Personally I am always trying to develop systematic education based upon NOI. I have wanted for a long time for someone to develop a little Sanskrit education booklet that will be the same pocket size as the NOI.

Hari-venu had a little intro that helped me a lot.

I think there is a BIG difference between Sanskrit learning for old folks (above 7-years old) and kids who grow up with it. At 30-years or any age we can develop a Practical Knowledge, something we can use in our practices of investigation and preaching, but real fluency usually seems to have to start from childhood, no?

Very happy to hear from you and be of any service.

HpS - ASA - NIOS (Goloka Foundation (A Texas non-profit corporation))

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are in better health.

HpS - It is. AGTSP.  Paoho. It will probably be about three weeks before it is fully recovered if we are good!

I would like to apologize for not informing you about the situation and for not approaching to talk about it. Thank you for your infinite mercy.

HpS - Situation with The Esteemed Tattva-vita Das.      Yes!    Is good to include guru, family, friends in these relations. They are very powerful and very, very dangerous. We can get damage that can last for a life time!!!   Also benefit in the same degree.

Sincerely, after know him for a couple of months, I felt in love with him. I would like to have a formal relationship with him. We made a lot of mistakes, as you know, about what we did and said, but now we want to do the things properly under a guidance. In the other hand, I won’t like to cause more disturbance to the family.

We talked with p. Abhirama, few days ago. P. Abhirama recommended him to travel abroad for a while.

I beg for your instructions and what you think is better for everyone in order to the advance of the spritual life and the service to Krishna.

Thanks a lot for your mercy and association.

Your useless servant,

Rukmini dd

HpS - ASA --- You are a very good person, Rumini Devi Dasi. Anybody who has you as a friend, daughter, wife, sister, mother, employee ...   is very lucky.   Just be careful.   We need a letter from Tattva with his ideas about this relationship.   Do you want to associate?   Exchange ideas, letters?   See each other at the Temple?  Is this all with the goal of entering Grhatha ashrama together!?

O.K. We go to Friday night program now.     Wait for news from the Tattva.

Hare krsna 

Soy guillermo de los cocos (cordoba,argentina) estoy viviendo cerca ambarisa das. queria mandarle mis humildes reverencias espero que se encuentre bien justo hoy ambarisa nos vino a visitar y nos agrego para nos podamos comunicar con uste desya le estamos muy agradecido por su asociacio muchas gracias Maharja

HpS - Jaya!!!!  Era muy inspirador visitar a Ambarisa, Madhavendra, las Damas y bebes y todo Vds. en Cordoba. Claro, muy bien oir de Vd.    Quantos anyos tiene. Esta carpentero, Brain Surgeon???

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

HpS - All glories to Srila Prabhupada and B. S. Damodara Swami!

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji Maharaja’s padmacharan that  yestarday, Sunday the 29th April 2018 we three members went and participate Narasingha Jayanti at Imphal ISKCON Manimandir.

HpS - Jaya!!!!

Morethan 300 prabhujis and matajis assembled at the closing function with arati then prasadam. The function started from the 28th morning upto evening of 29th. The function ended at 9.30 pm.

In all my letters, I did not used the word URGENT because all the information is not urgent. I have read Dr. Sarada D D's letter with Guruji's answer in the blog and saw the vedeo. In the Rasa-Lila the artist are seniors it will be better if boys and girls below 13 will be the suitable.

HpS - Yes, I also noticed that but it was still very good video. We showed it in Mexico and it has generated a lot of interest. We must fight Maya in the area of culture.

It is my simple observation. The Rasa Lilas performed by Sri Krsna and Gopis are all ages of below 13, it was mentioned clearly in Bhagavatam and other related books.

I want to know Guruji's opinion of publishing Srimad Bhagavat Gita As It Is of A.C. Prabhupada  translated by Partha Sarathi Das into Manipuri. Now I am doing the work of proofing from manuscript to printed book form.

HpS - I don't know how well Prabhuji has translated.  You can see that for yourself. If the translation is good then it sounds very nice. You can use it for a lot of teaching in Manipur. You can even take individual puports and distribute those according to time and circumstance.

You news is always URGENT but it is a sad fact that while traveling we are meeting dozens of people everyday who want to talk. When we go to Manipur we talk with all of you and only answer URGENT letters on this Blog.   It is so nice to hear from you. I think of Mani-mandir and Thoubal.   Of course, our body is exhausted after all this travel but at heart we seem to be stronger than ever and already improving. We will sit here for three months and then go to India in the Spring of next year.  More news in a two weeks!

Your ignorant servant,

Yamunesvara Das