Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP

PAMHO

Thank U all so much for constantly being the source of my enthusiam.

Here is our proposal. And a request for all the readers of this wonderful blog

REQUEST:

CMDD: taking into consideration the answer from HH HpS to JsD:

Maybe the Candra-mukhi Devi Das can be the central secretary for the Calendar for this HPS/ASA tour. 

It will be very nice that based on the itinerary that I will post bellow [below], all the devotees who want to make suggestions write to me, so we can discuss and then I will post here in the blog the final draft, in order to avoid misunderstandings.. we are ahead of time, I guess that all devotees are doing an excellent job. Thank U Gurudeva

A suggestion: Also I humbly want to ask that all the ladies who want to give us ideas for the Vaisnava ladies week (April 17th- April 22nd) in Chosica in honor to Sita devi, may also write to us, and together we can develop a great festival in coordination with the authorities from Chosica as well.

ASA - We would suggest the movie, "The Taming of the Shrew", with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Prabhupada said, (Vol. 22, page 533) that we can teach Shalespeare in our Guru kula. It has Spanish overdub and was very poplular and stimulating in Chile.

So much. A drama of Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening (PG 16). Print a booklet with BBT extracts.

Invite the Mayor, Ministers, President.

March 6th: Arrival 5pm, rest in Callao

March 7^th: Beach walk: Meeting NIOS- Sattva Peru, comradely lunch

March 8^th: Meeting with Ramon Mujica, First date option meeting with Minister of Culture: Mr Alejandro Neyra: The date is not fixed yet, bellow is another option for the meeting.

March 9^th:  Interviews with disciples after breakfast.

                         Bhagavad Gita class in Wilson.

March 10^th: FMP in wilson, Srimad Bhagavatam class as well

                     Initiations: 10 am, breakfast and then meeting with disciples, rest in wilson, and in the evening BG class in wilson, then return to Callao [JSD suggests iniations in the evening so everyone can join?]

March 11^th: Internal meetings: the guests will be (actors, theater directors, painters, musicians, dancers, etc. (Venue: Beach house is a suggestion, not decided yet)

March 12^th: Conversatory

March 13^th: Press Conference: Art and the sacred, the venue is not yet decided

March 14^th: Conversatory Art and the Sacred in Ruiz de Montoya [ASA: When?]

March 15^th: Second date option meeting with Minister of Culture: Mr Alejandro Neyra. [Isvari DD suggests BG that night in Wilson and then spend the night and FMP on 16th. We think is good idea. I don't know what happened to Prahladananda Swami with the Vyasasana in Wilson but a long time ago there was a new one and we were the first to sit on it and the back legs broke and we were peacefully looking up at the sky. Maybe Sakata asura is hiding in Wilson]

March 16^th March 18^th: Chosica: Spiritual retreat in a club [ASA: When? Taming of the Shrew that night in the Temple?]

March 18^th : In the afternoon return to Callao

March 20^th: Flight to Cusco

April 17^th- April 22^nd:  Vaisnava ladies’ week

April 23^rd – April 24^th: Meetings with the team of Art and the sacred to finalize details

Thank U all so much Gurudeva and all the devotees in this wonderful blog.

Trying to be useful

Candramoonkey dd

(secretary mode)

HpS - We suggest that you just continue as keeping the official calendar so that it is co-ordinated and then we can work out details here with Abhirama Th. Das et al. Of course, our focus is book distribution!

Hare Krsna,

TB here!!

We work pretty hard. We are getting things more organized and can see that we are dealing with our differfent responsibilities pretty well.

And you?

Same thing?

Priority in Morning Program and then that pushes your Japa right ahead.  Get association. Do it always.  Krsna needs our help.

Have to be brief because we have to chant Gayatri and then pack for evening program at NGD ashrama.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

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

I hope you are in good health.

HpS - Pretty good but Monkey was reading a medical book and thinks we might have Anthrax, Agina, Arthitis or Apoplexy. He hasn't got beyond the "As" yet.

I am very happy about your next visit to Lima.

Monkey (Tom Brown) - Will there be mangos? Should we bring our own water?

Looking forward to see you. Please forgive me for the long silence, lots of work and something at heart, at mind, feeling disappointed with some authorities attitude

HpS - Radharani has that problem with some of Her authorities also.

About your schedule, aspirants here, Juan, Miguel Angel, Rukmini and Lourdes, are asking me about the day for initiation, also authorities, you say saturday 10th march, so is OK. Also they are asking me to perform the ceremony. Will be very great to have the sacrifice for the evening program, in this way much devotees and guests can be present in this auspicious ceremony, getting also the invaluable benefit.

HpS - O.K. but we have heard that you Peruvians do human sacrifices. So they will get new bodies afterwards, right?

I wish to ask you to have a day for a meeting on education. On march I will be again full time at work, so for me will be all right monday to thursday at evening or saturday morning or afternoon.

HpS - Can you co-ordinate with the Gangamayi and the Isvari and the Abhirama Thakura? The basic calendar has been posted here. Just look at the last letters and use the "Calendar" filter and it should come up quickly. I mention this because the Junta de Wilson wanted some meeting and Abhiram had some artists to meet (want to go?), and Mathuresa Das may come.

Also young devotees, now parents, in Chosica are asking about a gurukula. They are asking Atmananda dasa (JpS) if will be posssible to use the former brahmacari asrama.

Despite all the stuff and mess, to my surprise last december Wilson centre authorities asked me to lecture again on Bg. So since last 31st december I am going again to ISKCON Lima. New year, new time. I am on january vacation at work, so taking advantage to go with Adi Lila every saturday and sunday to attend evening program, lead kirtana and associate with devotees, I was missing everything very much.

And now authorities asked me to teach again the Introduction to Bhakti-Yoga Course. I will do my best. Please give me your blessings to do well. I hope you and Krsna will be pleased. Also will be a great opportunity to teach ISKCON Disciple Course too.

Also I was very happy coordinating godbrothers and godsisters for the last Vyasa-puja, was a success! Aratik, puspanjali, pujas to you, SP and 6 Gosvamis; meaning of VP; your biography, your last year homage to SP, homages from disciples and lot of prasadam, mahaprasadam, cake. Thank you very much for the virtual connection. I personally count 132 different preparations among salty, sweet, salads and nectars.

I am working as teacher at secondary school, two years ago in History and Geography at one school I don't want to go anymore, last year in Arts, Religion and Civics at other now pleasent school. This year they want to hire me again.

Adi Lila is always doing noon offering and aratik monday to friday at Wilson. My son Krishna is 13 years old, going to 2nd grade secondary, learning with the Waldorf method. And now he is taller than me haha.

Thank you very much for having accepted me as your disciple, I hope one day I will be some useful.

Your eternal servant,

Jiva-Sakti dasa.

HpS - Thank you for the news. Maybe the Candra-mukhi Devi Das can be the central secretary for the Calendar for this HPS/ASA tour.   Then return from BsAs.  Then go to Goloka. You can teach science to the monkeys there!!!!!!    BooMM!

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and your glorious service unto him.

I definitely plan to visit Houston when you are there and hope to get a glimpse of transcendence after purification in your holy presence in my otherwise mundane world. I will come again with the students here in Kingsville.

Your humble aspiring servant,

Aja govinda dasa

HpS - Jaya!   We also may have a mission for you as Messenger to the Undersecretary of HRD for India.  If you chant Japa and don't cows, ducks, pigs, frogs, snails etc then your life is transcendental. Watch for the magi gick!

Hare Krishna Maharaja, please kindly accept my most humble obeisances; All glories to Srila Prabhupada.  I trust that all is going well for you in terms of your devotional service and your over-all state of health. 

HpS - Well, we have news that we will die within a few years. I happened to my father and grandfather and seems to run in the family.

I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten you, and all of the many times that you have been very merciful to my wife and I by visiting our home.  There is no measure to how much gratitude we had treasured due to your kind visits.

I had it in mind to share some personal realizations about getting old, but I need to wait until I am in a more sober mood, so that I will know exactly what I want to say and how I want to say it.  But be it suffice to say that things are moving along with our BG gatherings and sadhana.  I will make a more honest effort to remain in touch with your good self: Hare Krishna!

Yls, Bbd

HpS - Super!!!!   ISKCO Boise!!  Always an adventure

Hare Krishna respected Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances
¡All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
¡All Glories to you!!

With Oscar we already know that the location for the filming of Héctor's interview will be on the beach during the sunset.

This week we had several meetings, all very productive, in one of them talking to Oscar and Hector about the film we agree that the life of Professor Hanumatpresaka Swami is an expression of SACRED ART. You with your simple life and elevated thought, embody, as Hector says, THE ART OF LIVING WITHOUT "UNNECESSARY" NEEDS, in the end we conclude that true art is always sacred and transforming and that nothing is more transforming than transforming the heart to through the cultivation of the human spirit. At another time I asked Héctor Béjar the following question: what can Peru offer the world? and he answered: If we talk about the world, referring to the Western world, then Peru has already given the world something fundamental for its maintenance: The potato. He recalled that, in the eighteenth century, due to bad harvests, Europe was suffering from severe hunger that produced mass deaths from famine. It was then that Frederick the Great, King of Prussia (also known as "the king of potatoes") ended up with the hunger of Europe, successfully establishing the consumption of potatoes. Héctor promised that for a future meeting he will expand this response with more contributions.

In the next report I will send you our detailed proposal of the academic sankirtana for your coming from March to April. With Oscar, Walter and Miguel we are organizing dialogues with artists from different branches, painters, poets, actors, theater directors, writers, musicians, craftsmen, we will have the dates next week, more than mass meetings, they will be meetings with few people, maximum six, in order to establish good communication and encourage the massive participation of artists for the October Mega-event

To end, these are the links of the videos that we are promoting to achieve more than a thousand visits in each of them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G25tmFeMRxo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dx_aHNMxT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2IDfcJPg_M&t=49s

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva, his insignificant servant, Abhiram Thakur das.

6to Informe EL ARTE Y LO SAGRADO
Hare Krishna respetado Gurudeva, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias
¡Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!
¡Todas las Glorias a Usted!!

Con Oscar ya quedamos que la locación para la filmación de la entrevista de Héctor va a ser en la playa durante el sunset.

Esta semana hemos tenido varias reuniones, todas muy productivas, en una de ellas hablando con Oscar y Héctor sobre la película coincidimos en que la vida del profesor Hanumatpresaka Swami es una expresión de ARTE SAGRADO. Usted con su vida sencilla y pensamiento elevado refleja, como dice Héctor, EL ARTE DE VIVIR SIN NECESIDADES “INNECESARIAS”, al final concluimos que el arte verdadero es, siempre, sagrado y transformador y que no hay nada más transformador que trasformar el corazón a través del cultivo del espíritu humano. En otro momento le hice la siguiente pregunta a Héctor Béjar ¿qué le puede ofrecer el Perú al mundo? y el respondió: Si hablamos del mundo, refiriéndonos al mundo occidental, entonces el Perú ya le ha dado al mundo algo fundamental para su manutención: La papa. El recordó que, en el siglo XVIII, debido a las malas cosechas, Europa padecía de hambre severa que producía muertes masivas por hambruna fue entonces que Federico el Grande, Rey de Prusia (conocido también como “el rey de las patatas”) acabo con el hambre de Europa, estableciendo exitosamente el consumo de papas. Hector prometió que en una próxima reunión ampliara este punto con más contribuciones.

En el próximo informe le enviare nuestra propuesta detallada del sankirtana académico para su venida de marzo-abril. Con Oscar, Walter y Miguel estamos organizando diálogos con artistas de diversas ramas, pintores, poetas, actores, directores de teatro, escritores, músicos, artesanos, las fechas las tendremos la próxima semana, más que reuniones masivas, van a ser reuniones con pocas personas, máximo seis, para poder establecer buenos lazos de comunicación y fomentar la participación masiva de los artistas para el Mega-evento de octubre

Para terminar, estos son los links de los videos que estamos promocionando para lograr más de mil visitas en cada uno de ellos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G25tmFeMRxo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dx_aHNMxT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2IDfcJPg_M&t=49s

Hare Krishna querido Gurudeva, su insignificante sirviente, Abhiram Thakur das.

HpS - Super news, but you need to take along a small elephant to take notes and write things here as he understands them. Super photos. I not sure if we are simple or simpletons.