Letters to the editor

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada:

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias a sus pies de loto.

Su estadia en Bolivia fue muy revitalizador para muchos devotos, en especial para mi persona, estoy infinitamente agradecido por permitir que sea su sirviente, yo se que hay devotos mucho mas cualificados que yo para atenderlo de una forma mas adecuada, pero usted siendo tan misericordioso conmigo permite que una alma tan condiciona como yo intente prestarle servicio.

Estar a lado suyo es como estar en Vrindavam, mi mente no se agita, no siento ansiedad, mi alma se innunda de felicidad trascendental, y siento como sus clases van despejando toda duda o especulacion.

Espero pueda concretarse su llegada a Bolivia, para el mes de Enero del año proximo.

Atte. Su eterno sirviente Jiyada Nrsmha das.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Era un gran ayuda tener su asociacion durante estas viajes. Muchas gracias su ayuda experto. Ya estamos en Houston pero Lunes regresamos a nuestra base de Nashville. Esperamos mejor comunicacion por alla.

Tambien, muchas gracias a todos lo Bolivianos y mucha esperanza para exito para sus programas!!!   Aprecen muy buen oportunidad.  La Paz es el Brahma-loka del unverso!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

I hope iur health is Ok

Thank U all so much for iur association.

I was wondering why are so many devotees depressed.... sad... I was in this situation before . They are my friends, my brothers and makes me feel a little sad as well... Sananda dd listens to me .. she has such a huge heart that she put up with my terrible mind... So that enhances me to try to help others  But actually is a good thing isn't it? Because that means that we little by little get detached from this material world... 

I am one week delay on my rounds... yes the week of the Symposium..  But we little by little will catch up on them.

Also catch up on my BS classes... Read SB review pada padma.. SB is nectar nectar nectar

Gurudeva please may U be so kind and tell me the dates U will be in India on February 2017?? 

The book that U gave to us SP in Mexico is so so nice... It is on my drawer and I am reading it little by little.. Thank U all so much..

Yesterday we were on the Sraddha ceremony of Jambavan's mother we stay up until 1 am that is why I did not join FMP.. The sound of Houston channel.is very bad.. so please GM if U can join through SM when U give classes that will be great... 

Thank U all so much

Trying to be iur disciple

Cmdd

HpS - ASA --- Jaya.  Thank you for your letter. We are still fixing our Calendar. Looks like we will go to Houston, South America, in December and January. Then we will go with Rama-giridhari Das to India like the beginning of February. Feb 9-19th is the Guru, GBC, Sannyasi meeting in Mayapura. Besides that maybe Kolkatta, Bombay, then back through Spain. It depends on how strong is our body.

O.K. We join through SM for our Houston classes. We are 14-rounds behind right now, but also catching up.

Become an Uttama adhikari this week.

Program Schedule

Day 1: 21^st July, 2016 

Chairman of this session: Ramgiridhari Dasa

Time

Event

Speaker

6:00 PM – 6:05 PM

 Invocation

Goswami Academy Children

6:05 PM – 6:10 PM

Reading from Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions

H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami

6:10 PM – 6:25 PM

Welcome Address

H.G. Shyamsunder Dasa

6:25 PM – 6:40 PM

Event Inauguration Address

H.G. Sesa Dasa

6:40 PM – 7:10 PM

Keynote Address

H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami

7:10 PM – 7:30 PM

Formal Introduction of all the participants

7:30 PM – 7:40 PM

Announcements & Other housekeeping agendas

Ramgiridhari Dasa

7:40 PM

Supper at Govinda’s Restaurant

NOTE:  All participants are requested to attend full morning program on all the days of the Education Conference.

Day 2: 22nd July, 2016:

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast

Morning Session: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM

Chairman of the Session: H.H Hanumat Presak Swami

 Time

Event

Speaker

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM

 Invocation & Settling down

9:35 AM – 10:25 AM

Presentation: Fostering Greatness

H.G. Sesa Dasa

10:25 AM – 11:15 AM

Presentation: The Spiritual-Material Education Dichotomy

H.G. Sakshi Gopal Dasa

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Presentation: Opportunities & Challenges for Leaders in the field of Education

H.G. Nityananda Dasa

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM

Announcements

Ramgiridhari Dasa

12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Lunch at Govinda’s Restaurant & Rest

Morning Session: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM -- Afternoon Session: 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Chairman of the Session: H.H Hanumat Presak Swami

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Group Discussion(s) – Challenges being faced in Education Initiatives

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Group Presentations & Discussions – Challenges being faced in Education Initiatives

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Snack Break

4:45 PM – 5:35 PM

Presentation: Growth Mindsets Amidst Challenges

H.G. Subhra Devi Dasi

5:35 PM – 6:25 PM

Presentation: Sunday School Curriculum

Ramgiridhari Dasa

6:25 PM – 6:30 PM

Announcements & Housekeeping Agenda

6:30 PM

Supper at Govinda’s Restaurant

Day 3: 23^rd July, 2016:

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G. Sesa Dasa

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast

Morning Session: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM

Chairman of the Session: Ramgiridhari Dasa

 Time

Event

Speaker

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM

 Invocation & Settling down

9:35 AM – 10:25 AM

Key note Presentation

H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami

10:25 AM – 11:15 AM

Presentation: Increasing your Capacity: Strategic Planning

H.G. Gopi Gita Devi Dasi

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Presentation: The Making of Synergy Learning Academy

H.G. Namapriya Devi Dasi

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM

Announcements

Ramgiridhari Dasa

12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Lunch at Govinda’s Restaurant & Rest

Afternoon Session: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Chairman of the Session: H.H Hanumat Presak Swami

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Group Discussion(s) – Strategic Planning for Education Projects

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Group Presentations & Discussions – Strategic Planning for Education Projects

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM

Snack Break

4:40 PM – 5:15 PM

Presentation: Creating Pathways

H.G. Hari Guru Dasa

5:15 PM – 5:50 PM

Presentation: Creating Education Resources

Ramgiridhari Dasa

5:50 PM – 6.25 PM

Presentation: Lil’ Krishna Kidz

H.G. Ananda Vrindavan Devi Dasi

6:25 PM – 6:45 PM

Summarizing the Action Items

H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami

6:45 PM – 6:55 PM

Closing Address by H.G. Sesa Dasa

6:55 PM – 7:00 PM

Vote of thanks by H.H. Hanumat Presak Swami

7:00 PM

Supper at Govinda’s Restaurant

Day 4: 24^th July, 2016

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Ramgiridhari Dasa

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast

NOTE: The conference formally concludes after breakfast.

Hare Krishna Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

I have just finished my final initiation exam, paperwork and have received my Letter of Recommendation from Ajita Prabhu (please see attachment). 

Govinda Caran Prabhu has confirmed that he will be able to conduct the initiation on Tuesday 19 July at approximately 9:30am-10am (Aust. time). We hope we can recieve name confirmation and any other details you wish to add via Govinda's email ([email protected]), by Monday 18 July evening Australian time. Otherwise we can postpone if necessary of course.

I have not asked for a Skype hook-up as I do not wish to add to your burdens, and am satisfied with the current arrangement. Thank you.

Lock and load, hari-haribol!

Your servant,

Jay.

HpS - Hare Krsna. Please excuse our delay.   As you know we were drowning in the Symposium and then the Five Cities tour in South America. It was very, very usefule, but the finale was 34-hours without laying down to sleep and then when we got to Houston, just as intense. Yesterday BAD chest pains. Doctor says, slow down or get a heart attack.

O.K.         Just put, "urgent" in the letter header and well answer very quickly.    The basic ISKCON rule, Brahminical rule, is that I should chant one round on your beads. Can you mail them to HpSwami; 2129 Stratford Rd.; Murfreesboro, TN 37129; USA?   We will be there August 1st, and stationed there until December. I was trying to avoid this but seems essential.

Hare Krshna Maharaj, 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you...

Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances.

I am really happy to know you are doing well, for me, Im doing well too; I am happy here in the temple going to get flowers for our Lordships and also trying to chant more rounds than the ones established and also following the principles, I am on a period of vacation from University but one of my family members passed away couple of days ago and I still feel some pain.

HpS - We have heard that Prabhupada said that that is natural. It is like some family member goes to a foreign country to work for 9-months. The whole family comes to see his boat leave and all feel very intense separation. They will exchange letters and phone calls, but their is a natural separation, but we dont think that the personal associate has ceased to exist!

I have a list of the ones who lead Mangala Arati Kirtan here in Mexico mandir from last week, there is nine of them: Mataji Alina, Prabhu Dharmaraja, Prabhu Ramacandra, Prabhu Adoksaja, Prabhu Mahasankarsana, Prabhu Uddharana, Prabhu Efraín, and Prabhu Hari Gopal

I hope this is useful for you. Please let me know if there is something I can do to serve you.

HpS - It is such a nice list!  Thank you. We hope people send us lists like this from other Temples.
What are the Bhagavatam class verses?

P.S.:Dear Maharaja...I also write to you.. to confirm my assistance to the airport on the 13th of July.

Your insignificant servant Bhaktin Diana

HpS - I hope all goes well and we can exit the airport and meet with everyone.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

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

I just read your thoughts on Divorce, and they are extremely positive, thought-provoking and Krishna Conscious. Having read them, I felt shame on myself, since some people in the community had asked my opinion about it and I gave them very wrong advice. But now, my eyes are opened and as a result, I would call those people who had asked my advice in the past, and would share your letter with them, thank you so much.

I am going to India in the 2nd week of Nov with all the family-members to attend the marriage of my Ganganagar sister's daughter (Silky) for two weeks.  Guruji! you were saying that His Grace Nitai-Gaur Sundar Prabhu is going to India with his family-members for Kartik, and since there is no association of anyone for you in Nashville during that time, you were thinking where to go? My humble advice is that you may go to India for Kartik with them, they would be happy to have your loving assoiciation or may be you can kindly come to India bit later, then, we can have your holy assoicitation and even I can arrange some preaching programs in Punjab, what do you think? I am giving all these suggestions because you were thinking where to go when Shriman Nitai-Gaur Sundar Prabhu is not there.

Thank you very much, HARE KRISHNA.

yours servant,

Raktak Das

HpS - AgtSP.  Hare Krsna.   Thank you so much for your news and help in our travel plans.    These are just our thoughts on Divorce and polygamy from practical point of view.   We may go to India for the Guru, Swami, GBC Sanga in the beginning of February, and to go twice may kill us. The travel was so so hard on our body last time.
We are just finishing this INTENSE program in Peru with the National Library et al.  Hansadutta told us in very intense moments: Your job in this movement is to see that people who come, dont go away, and your will be appreciated after you are gone. This is the same comment we have gotten from so many sources from first grade to PhD work.  O.K. Seems we have to learn how to write.    Please help us a little bit with that.

You write a few short poems!
All best wishes for Silky and all your family and friends.