Letters to the editor

Respected Guru Maharaj

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

One of my friend's friend from Noida went to the Delhi temple to pay the money for the guest house and they refused to accept the money when they came to know that the person who is going to stay is an approved ISKCON Sannyasi and a Prabhupad disciple, so all is well if it ends well. So now your room has been booked for 18, 19th and 20th Feb, 2016, thanks to Krishna. Srila Prabupad ki Jai.

In your answer to Girivardhari-Gopal Prabhu, you have corrected the date for your Delhi flight, thanks a lot for that, I yesterday almost booked but somehow had a narrow escape, so now I can book too, 25th march-Mumbai to Delhi, Air India-864 and I am also booking the ticket today from here Brisbane to Mumbai.

You have tremendous energy to perform sankirtan for the pleasure of Shri-Shri Guru-Gauranga, All glories for that. HARE KRISHNA.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - Jaya!!!    Yes, we are 90% incompetent, making mistakes on the Calendar dates etc!!!       We need so much help from Lord Caitanya and clearer knowledge of what are our regular duties.    We just arrived from Argentina.  It was intense travel and programs and now we are in Santiago for two nights then to and ISKCON Education Symposium.

More news in a few moments.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Thank you so much, Gurudev, we gone through the letter, URL:  http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/6171

    As per the letter, the new schedule is for Mumbai and Pune, begins from 18/Fri to 28/Mon. On 28/Mon at 7:00 AM, you would start for Delhi.
    So we have 18/Fri to 27/Sun for Mumbai and Pune.

    Once you fix, how many days you would have for Pune (after Mumbai programs), we would communicate the same to the local temple authority
    for your lectures and meeting with Temple President HG Radyshyam Das.

    Meanwhile, as the dates are not fix yet for Mumbai Program, we will just communicate your tentative schedule to Temple President
    HG Radyshyam Das and will try to seek his opinion.
 
    Thank you so much, we would wait for your next input for more clarity about Mumbai Programs then would be able to fix schedule for Pune.

    Note : As you have flight on the 30th at 2.30 AM from Delhi, so am not going to book my tickets for Vrndavana.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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HpS - AGTSP - We are in North of Argentina. We traveled all day. We are in a simple country farm house and no internet nor even cellular connection. We had to drive for 15-minutes to devotees house for connection. We have very bad headache from the travel.

BIG MISTAKE:  I wrote the flight from BOMbay to Delhi was the 28th!   It is not. It is the 25th, Air India (864). So we will be in Vraja from the 25th to 29th.

29th we will go to airport in Delhi.

In terms of visiting Pune, please contact Rama-giridhari Das. He is co-ordinating the whole visit to Bombay, Pune etc.  He is on Skype as "Ramanan Nagarajan", Mumbhai.

Respected Guru Maharaj,

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

I made a phone call to delhi guest house and they have booked a room in your name from 18th, 19th and 20th and but they won't confirm it unless they get paid, they have given me three days to pay (by Monday 25th Jan), I am trying to get in touch with Gokul Hari Das etc, so they can pay on my behalf and later, I can send them money to their nominated bank acct or through Western union, this evening I am going to the temple here in Brisbane and I would try to find someone who is from Delhi, may be their family-members back in Delhi can pay and I can pay them here, anyway, it is my duty and it would be accompalished, once I get confirmation, immediately, I would inorm you, thanks a lot, HARE KRISHNA.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - Jaya!   AGTSP.  Thank you very much. This is so complicated, but I guess for the Pandava's thikngs were even more complicated!
 

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja, Pamho, AGTSP!

I'm giving the disciples in ISKCON course in Chosica and It's been great! 14 enthusiastic devotees..including Anandamaya Prabhu and the whole family. Lots of fun with role plays, discusions, etc.

I'm looking forward to see you in Santiago, still struggling to get a good ticket.

About calendar, I think you should go straight to Chosica. Chosicanos want to see you.

You can spend monday and tuesday with us and then go to Lima in the afternoon for BG class in transit.

Initiations can be either monday or tuesday. I think they can discuss and agree on the day and hour. Depends on their activities. We have to consider Abhiram's plans as well.

Well, we'll keep in touch.

Thanks for your mercy.

your servant,

The LAD 

HpS - Yes, calendar fixed just as you suggested.  Radha Madana-bihari mercy.  Hope we can make the entire country a wonderful home for Them to play in.

Respected Guru Maharaj,

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

Thanks a lot for your kind letter.

Because of my financial and family situation, I am only able to travel with you just for two weeks, believe me that I would love to travel with you for all the one and a half month tour, but at the moment, I do not see that.  I was thinking to join you from Kolkata to Manipur and from there to Mumbai.  But now, since there is a change in your program, I have to change my program as well.  Now you are going to Manipur, and from there, you are coming back to Kolkata, whereas previously, you were supposed to go to Mumbai from Manipur as I understood,  Because in Kolkata, you might be staying with Esteemed Dr. Samresh and I do not see my role there much, unless you order me to be in Kolkata. Though I love very much to go with you to Manipur, looks like it is not going to work.  Now here is my program:- I can join you from Mumbai and then, travel with you to Vrindavan, Delhi and thus I spent my two weeks With you.

As far as booking the rooms in Delhi, no problem for that, I can ask Gokul Hari Das or someone to go to the temple and book on our behalf, but about  Mayapur, I am not very sure, a few days ago, one devotee from here, Brisbane, tried to book the room and answer was that all the rooms are booked during Gaur-Purnima time and the GBC meetings. What do you think? Another thing, I will book the room in Delhi Temple guest house for Doctor Bandopadhayaya only once we get confirmation from him, since you have written this letter to him as well, may be we should wait for his answer, once he says yes, immediately, I will book the room for him.

Please let me know your thoughts about it, may be you want me to be in a particular place, instead of Mumbai etc? your decision would be final, thanks a lot, HARE KRISHNA.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - AGTSP.   We answered this fine letter in Yahoo and in the letter from Girivaradhari Gopal Das. We hope you got it there. Thank you.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Thank you so much, Gurudev for your India Calendar. Since HG Raktaka Prabhuji would accompany with you
    during your India visit so no worries for me. i know, he take cares you so so much.

    i am in process of fix a schedule with you and ISKCON Pune, for lectures and meeting with Temple President
    HG Radyshyam Das so that we can utilize your time during Mumbai visit.

    As per India Calendar, you will be in Mumbai from 18/Fri to 25/Fri, would you be more specific so that can i
    communicate the same to the authority and fix programs for you, Else very difficult to get a slot (as advised by local authority).

    Means, how many days you would have for Pune, after Mumbai programs.

    On 25/Fri you would start for Vrndavan, and you would go directly from the airport (With Professor and Mataji) to
    Vrndavana and stay until,29/Tue. So if your time permit, would like to have 2nd initiation at Radha Kunda.

    Once we have your input on the above and confirmation, would book my train tickets accordingly for Vrndavan.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

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HpS - ASA

Hare Krsna. AGTSP. Paoho.   Here is the letter from the Raktak Das and our answer. I am scheduled to talk with Rama giri dhari Das Friday night or Saturday morning. He is flying to USA. We can fix the time with him in Mumbai. 

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On Wed, 1/20/16, Raktaka Das <[email protected]> wrote:

 Subject: Re: HpS India Calendar - URGENT
 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
 Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 9:22 AM
 
 Respected
 Guru Maharaj,
 Please
 accept my humble obeisances.  All glories to Srila
 Prabhupad.
 Thanks
 a lot for your kind letter.
 Because of
 my financial and family situation, I am only able to travel
 with you just for two weeks, believe me that I would love to
 travel with you for all the one and a half month tour, but
 at the moment, I do not see that.  I was thinking to join
 you from Kolkata to Manipur and from there to Mumbai.  But
 now, since there is a change in your program, I have to
 change my program as well.  Now you are going to Manipur,
 and from there, you are coming back to Kolkata, whereas
 previously, you were supposed to go to Mumbai from Manipur
 as I understood,  Because in Kolkata, you might be staying
 with Esteemed Dr. Samresh and I do not see my role there
 much, unless you order me to be in Kolkata. Though I love
 very much to go with you to Manipur, looks like it is not
 going to work.  Now here is my program:- I can join you
 from Mumbai and then, travel with you to Vrindavan, Delhi
 and thus I spent my two weeks With you.
 As far as
 booking the rooms in Delhi, no problem for that, I can ask
 Gokul Hari Das or someone to go to the temple and book on
 our behalf, but about  Mayapur, I am not very sure, a few
 days ago, one devotee from here, Brisbane, tried to book the
 room and answer was that all the rooms are booked during
 Gaur-Purnima time and the GBC meetings. What do you think?
 Another thing, I will book the room in Delhi Temple guest
 house for Doctor Bandopadhayaya only once we get
 confirmation from him, since you have written this letter to
 him as well, may be we should wait for his answer, once he
 says yes, immediately, I will book the room for
 him.
 Please let
 me know your thoughts about it, may be you want me to be in
 a particular place, instead of Mumbai etc? your decision
 would be final, thanks a lot, HARE KRISHNA.
 yours
 servant,Raktak
 Das
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HpS - AGTSP
paoho

Most important for us is that you are joining us in the journey back to Gokula!
Yes, please immediately book one room in the Guest House for us immediately. February 18, 19th, 20th nights, 3-nights, Thursday night to Sunday morning.

So, you plan to meet us 18th March in Bombay and stay with us until 30th.  That seems like it should be O.K., but Girivaradhari-Gopal Das from Pune will be with us at that time also. We can make a musical recording. 

Flight on 28th is Air India 864, BOM to DEL 7.00 a.m. to 9.05a.m.

As far as Mayapura goes, I am told that we have room with the ILS already reserved.

O.K. Hari Bolo!!!
Lets begin to plan some very nice Sankirtan in Bombay, Pune and Vraja.