Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaja,

PAMHO. AGTSP. All glories to your service.

HpS - ASA -- Radhika says enough. (With regards to you not appearing in the YouTube video)

I think everyone here will agree we can never have enough HPS.

HpS - ASA -- Durga Puja is Sept 26th.
Rama-vijaya is 30th.
Bengal is on holiday until 30th, I think.
So, 29th August, Radhastami in Hawaii, 3rd September in Australia, Vamana-dvadasi and three more BIG holidays.    Hmmmm?????  Any comments from anyone????

The 3^rd is good. What’s your current itinerary/preferences if any? Last time you visited Brisbane/Gold Coast/Murwillumbah, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Are you planning same again? How long would you like to stay in each location? As soon as we have an idea of locations and dates we can fix dates for programs.

_{HpS-ASA -- If possible just meet some people personally and introduce yourself, and then give them the link to the Peru conference and then if they want more we can have a conference call etc.}

Yes certainly. I can arrange everything in regards to university programs from here “no worries mate” (maharaja). I’m currently touching base with Bhakti clubs at Universities in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. I already know most of the devotees personally so no small talk needed. Actually the only devotee I don’t know already personally says he has assisted you before in Houston. Radha Vinod prabhu(Ravi Jadhaw). He is managing the Bhakti club at University of New South Wales (top university) and is very eager to have you visit.

So if you are comfortable with Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne I will go ahead and arrange the university programs there. If you require any assistance in corresponding with local temples for accommodation, programs etc. I can certainly help there also. I’m not sure how arrangements were made for your last visit as Raktak Ji was still here making rotis then. At this point I haven’t been considering Perth in regards to University programs. Western Australia is practically another country for me so I’m not sure who or what goes on over there but if you need any assistance for Perth I can certainly try help.

Jai Hanuman!!

Ys

Dhruvananda Das

Australia

HpS - AGTSP, Mate!!!    Paoho....    Thank you so much for the letter.  We have been looking for tickets. Seems best flight to Hawaii is from San Francisco and from Hawaii to Sidney via Jetstar.  Is it and O.K?  airlines? Preaching programs will depend on our contacts there also. Like last time Dr. Samaresh arranged a strong program with Dr. Mabbett.

Recollecting Raktaka
We mentioned his recollections of being young fellow and begging at Hanuman Temple.  Another experience was when we were traveling with Nadia-rasa puri. I knew here and here parents when she was like four years old, then I met here maybe 18-years later when she was 22-years old. She wanted to go to India so her mother asked if she could go with us. Her father had left her mother and I guess here also many years earlier.

I said it was O.K. as long as we had other devotess in the party. There were several and Raktaka Das was one of them. There was interesting experience in Naimisaranya, but I will just tell what happend in Fazilka, Raktaka's home town.
We were visiting there. His family had a very, very small, house packed in on one street with other very lower class residences. During the day everyone just moved out into the street shuck peas, talk, live. Acros the street was Mr. Khuranna. He was a lawyer and landowner.

One day he took us all, maybe 8-devotees, to go the Flag Down ceremony at the Pakistan-India frontier. I think M. Rohini and Ananga-manajari and some others were with us??

Anyway, it was only like a 20-minute drive from Fazilka to the border and on the road we passed a de-militarized zone that was full of land mines, and bunker for immiate troop occupation. There was a double fence at the border and the road came down to a  big gate in the fence that could be opened up to allow traffic to go between India and Pakisthan, but never was.

On both sides of the borders there were little military barracks. Maybe twenty five Pakistani and 25-Indian soldiers on both sides.

This was a real case of Mano dharma, because even though they were ready to shoot at each other they probably were even cousins from just the other side of a chain link fence, what to speak of all spirit souls, servants of Krsna.

Well, we got there on time and the sun was setting and the Indian Captain put us in kind of a formal observation place on the roof where we could watch the ceremony and VIPS. Then they stood at attention on both sides and blew trumpets and saluted and marched and took down this flag, then that flag and then folded them in a coordinated effort.

Then we were going to go and Raktaka Das, who had been in the military, told me, "Really impressive sight, no?", and I said, "Yes", and he said, "It was a really impressive how they honor their respective countries, but, 18-25 year old soliders. Alone out here day after day, and a 22-year old chaste, pretty white girl is sitting looking at them. What do you think every single one of them is thinking about and trying to catch a glimpse of out of the corner of their eye?"

I laugher at the wisdom of Raktaka Das.   He was on the level of Jnana-maya by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada.

Querido Gurudev: Pamho. TgSP

Ya quedan pocos dias para su visita. Lo mas probable es que yo vaya a NVM el dia 5 por la mañana; así el dia 6 podremos ir a la Universidad desde allí. El Harinam, si Dios quiere, será el viernes por la tarde de 6,30 a 8,30. Posiblemente puedan venir algunos devotos de NVM.

La información detallada del Nama Hattha no se sabrá hasta que no sepamos el estado del tiempo. Si hace un dia muy bueno lo haremos al aire libre (posiblemente en el rio como la vez anterior) y si hace mal tiempo o frio lo haremos en mi casa. Esos detalles no cambian mucho. Lo importante es que los devotos sepan que se va  ha hacer un nama hatha y el dia y hora.

Espero que pronto podamos vernos y que su viaje sea mas agradable que la última vez que vino a España.

Su sirviente

Jayanta das

HpS - ASA - Jaya!  Sadu sanga, sadhu sanga, sarva sastra koi....  Solamente por momento de asociacion de devotos uno puede lograr el mas gran exito de la vida. 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

My remarks Maharaja,

How is your health? 

HpS - Right now we have some pain in our Inguinal Ligaments. It comes when we eat to many sweets!

How is it found in general?

HpS - Thanks to our General, Sril Prabhupada, we are engaged in Lord Caitanya's Sankirtan!

I am Ma. Soledad from Chile again. Personally Maharaja I want to tell you that I have been somewhat unmotivated, I am very tired physically, a doctor told me that I probably have a disease called "myasthenia gravis" or "fibromyalgia" I am waiting to have laksmi and to be able to do tests ... Sometimes I think it is so difficult to internalize that we are NOT the body.

HpS - It is actually easier to be a Paramahamsa, first class devotee. Just chant Hare Krsna and and be happy. Your progress will be quickly but also without violence.

Well, the main thing of this letter Maharaja is with Abhimanyu we want to make a very very important invitation. You told me that in July he travels to Chile, therefore we want to know if it is possible that on that trip he can attend our marriage. We are going to look for it and leave it where it will be staying. The truth is that there were rumors that came in April so we wanted to do the marriage ceremony in that month, but without asking anything to you. On this occasion I sincerely write to invite you to our celebration, it will be very quiet with our families and friends.

HpS - Why quiet!   20-elephants!   You can wear a silk saree with gold from India. Abhmanyu Das can arrive with his friends on big dancing horses, sweep you off your feet and carry you away to his father's castle, along with 20-girl of your girl friends.

Do you know the dates you are traveling to our country? If so, could we share that beautiful news? And also if you can share with us the day of our marriage.

HpS - June 28th to July 12th, +/- one day.

I say goodbye and I will be attentive to your merciful answer. On this occasion use the google translator, which is very efficient !!

My obeisances dear Maharaja

Greetings from Chile

ASA - Who is Krsna?  Who are you?

Haré krsna Gurudev acepte mis humildes reverencias .

Soy Rohini kumar Das reportandoce desde ciudad del este Paraguay . estoy acá ya 4 meses cocinando para el restaurante , esforzándome con el sadhana , rondas , lectura . tenemos buena asocaciacion y festival los días sábados en el templo aveces nos invitan a hacer kirtan en escuelas de yoga o eventos culturales .

Gurudev a todos los devotos acá les gustaría mucho que usted pueda visitarnos unos días  . usted podría dar quizás un seminario para los devotos , podemos organizar algo en la universidad , salir a Harinam. 

HpS - ASA - Ooof! Difícil este viaje. Ya tenemos Lima, Cochabamba (Hari-kripa), Santiago (Valparaíso) en el Calendario, pero no nos dé por vencido. ¿Estás en contacto con Maha-prabhu Das, muestra de arte?

Todas las glorias al movimiento de sankirtan de sri Caitanya Mahapraabhu y perdone mis ofensas amado Gurudev , me esfuerzo cada día por servirlo mejor . ojalá pueda visitarnos . 

Los pasajes los compramos desde cualquier punto si uted decide venir Gurudev.

Su eterno sirviente Rohini Kumar Das

HpS - Al minimo podemos conversar bien de tele-conference mientras estamos en Lima - Santiago.

HARE KRSNA GURUDEVA,

PAMHO,AGTSP!

I WAS SCARED ABOUT MANY THINGS BEFORE I STARTED TO WORK, BUT NOW I SEE RADHA AND KRSNA ARE HELPING ME

SO THAT I CAN COPE.

I WILL GET TO [two] DAYS OFF TO TRAVEL NEXT WEEK!

I WILL SERVE YOU PERSONALLY THEN! (I´LL DO MY BEST I MEAN)

SANANDA DD

HpS - ASA - http://www.vedabase.com/en/bg/12/6-7 always impressed us. We don't have to think too much about, "What we should be doing?". We just look at the postion that Krsna has arranged for us, chant HK/HR and do whatever service we can do there, then Krsna, QUICKLY, will give us intelligence how to improve our situation, service.
Can someone get a USA/Spain adapter for our computer plug?
We will post more suggestions about the visit!
 

Dear Maharaja

PAMHO. AGTSP. All glories to your service.

Firstly I must apologise. I was having trouble with my Internet connection while attempting to post my last letter (first world problems) and posted several versions of the same letter. I was not getting any conformation so I was concerned that the letter would not arrive. The last attempt I just copy-pasted the body of a word document and forgot to add formalities. I am very sorry for the disturbance.

HpS - ASA - Hain't no disturbanz, Mate!

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  Thank you! Have you seen our clip on YouTube of the last big program?

Yes. I have also subscribed to the NIOS channel. You didn’t appear in the 10 minute video?

HpS - ASA -- Radhika says enough.

HpS- When should we come? September??

I think September would be great. September takes up a good part of the second semester but we must be aware that Sat 23^rd Sep – Tue 3^rd Oct is mid semester break so generally Universities are rather quiet at this time. Maybe we should aim for the first 3 weeks of September?

HpS - ASA -- Durga Puja is Sept 26th.
Rama-vijaya is 30th.
Bengal is on holiday until 30th, I think.
So, 29th August, Radhastami in Hawaii, 3rd September in Australia, Vamana-dvadasi and three more BIG holidays.    Hmmmm?????  Any comments from anyone????

HpS- Once you have some Participants, Organizers, who are a little interested we can talk to them personally and see what their interests are.

Yes. I’m currently gathering contact details of the organisers and will forward them shortly_.

_{HpS-ASA -- If possible just meet some people personally and introduce yourself, and then give them the link to the Peru conference and then if they want more we can have a conference call etc.}

HpS - We could do a Tour with the same theme the whole way. Academic program and cultural program, distribute. Also, Conference on Cultivation of the Human Spirit is also good, Light of the Bhagavata.

Distribution TLC. NOI.

This all sounds great. Excitement is developing here awaiting your visit. 

HpS- Krsna has two dogs, no?

Yes I heard this twice last week. I didn’t know that before. Bonney the Bulldog is a great devotee. She does Japa with me everyday.

Your Servant

Dhruvananda Das

HpS-ASA -- As far as we can understand we have to keep ourselves pure: rounds, regs, Sadhana; the Govinda sends innocent people for us to enlighten; and they have to be patient to listen to us >>=====>SANKIRTAN.
Go to Dog Shows and WIN!

RR
Remembrances of Das Raktaka
One time we were in Fazilka with RD, his home town. It was small. You could pass from one side to the other just by walking in 20-minutes. He took us to the Hanuman Temple. It is the biggest temple there. Maybe three stories to the flag. He told us that they were very, very poor when he was a child. Exiles from the civil war in Pakistan. He would go on Tuesday night as a little child with friends. That is the special day of worshiping Hanuman. Many people would come that night and the would beg Maha-prasad. In the morning he would have a big bag of it and his Mother and Brothers and Sisters would try to con him into sharing it with them, but he was very greedy and kept most of it for himself.