Letters to the editor

12/07/15

Hare Krsna, esteemed Guru Maharaja!!
Dandavats and Pranams!!
ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA!!!
1. You said your health is disintegrating. Have you improved? I have been terribly sick as well but improving now. Praying this letter finds you better and stronger than previously!! You are staying with a devotee who can help you, no? You are always welcome to stay with us. We can put Radha-Gopinatha in the "den" which is where They belong, right as one enters the house - behind the large white French doors (a perfect temple room!) - and you can take what is now the puja room.
HpS - ASA --- One should always have an optimistic view toward spiritual reality and a pessimistic view toward material reality. Our health is going down each day, every day we get closer to death. The real hope is that we are dying a perfect death and after this body is finished we will never have another material body. Janma karma ca me divyam... of course, Srila Narada Muni and Lord Narayana both have spiritual bodies, even though appearing within the physical world, no?

It should have always been that you should be with us, but things got impossible - I'm very sorry. I do the best I can, but it has not been good enough.

ASA - Whatever we lack Krsna finishes!

2. So happy to learn Peru plans are taking shape. I know your heart and soul are in that venue and preaching opportunities in universities there, as well as with the Jungians.

3. I am understanding that you prefer to allow visits to No Ca to take shape as they will. So no more asking for dates. We await your notice of visits as it suits your purposes and Krsna's plans and pray most of the devotees will have open schedules when you decide it is best to visit us.

ASA - Well they are taking shape, but the pace may be a little slow and they may not come to a final shape until after we get to Goloka. ISKCON Sacramento of the Spiritual World.
Specfically, looks like we will be on the West coast like May. Depends on the Boise dates. They are inaugurating a new temple hall!

4. Photos: the reason we did not post our pics in your blog and sent them via text is because there is a limit to the digital size allowed and we didn't know how to shrink the size so they would be accepted in the blog. Is there a web master we can ask for tech support for future photo posting in your blog?

ASA - Just post your technical questions here. If you have Microsoft Office you can right click on the picture and then select "Open With" and then choose "Microsoft Office", then under "Picture", it offers the option of  "Compress pictures". Try that. We await you at the Blog!!  Great pictures.

5. New laptop: Thanks to Prabhu's generosity, I am typing my first letter on my new laptop! it is such a huge relief to be able to sit down and type a letter, or listen to streaming Krsna-related programs, etc

ASA - AGT The Good Robots.

6. Dr. Little, Sac State - Dr. Little, a SAC State professor of comparative religion, attended our Janmastami program. He also attended our Govardhana Hill program with 25 students. While speaking with him on that occasion, I volunteered to share transcendental sound vibration Kirtan with his class after he mentioned to me that his heart was deeply touched when I led Kirtan that evening. He enthusiastically accepted my service offer and will contact me when kirtan will best augment the class subject. Also, Vikasananda Krsna Das, the chief director on our board, has done a lot of teaching in his classes. So, between the two of us, it is certainly possible with Krsna's mercy that we could arrange a teaching spot in one of his classes when you visit! What do you think?

HpS - When does his school year end?

7. Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha and Their Lordships all have new outfits from Vrindabin!!! So beautiful - unbelievably beautiful. I'll send a photo.

Taking the dust of your lotus feet.

Please forgive my offences.

Hare Krsna!
YUS, Kalindi Devi Dasi

ASA - Thanks for the letter. Any news from Grass Valley? Ron or Lucille went to heaven???

Hare Krsna!

Guruprasada Swami, Latin American Regional GBC et al,

AGTSP
paoho
1. Had excellent Chat with Ekanatha yesterday about preaching and management situation in Peru. Copy of all correspondences to Mathuresh. We are waiting for H. H. Jayapataka Swami's thoughts.

2. Seeing all the formalities we would note that we were never approved as a Voting Member by GBC and if it is for a maximum of three years that has passed. We were just innaugurated by a general show of hands while we were at the Mayapura meeting about four years(?) ago. Maybe God's way of saying, "Time to retire".

3. WHEN will the LAGBC meet in Mayapura? We arrive India, Delhi, Thursday, 18th Feb, at 10.45PM     and    leave Wed, 30th March, 2.45AM. During that time we are obliged to:  A) Do our NIOS-Scholarly programs, B) Join the Ministry work with Sesa and Rama-giridhari Das. This includes the Mayapura ILS from 24th Feb - 30th Mar. The SPT meetings are after that, C) Visit Manipur, Vraja, and Mumbai.
SO, need to fix Calendar now, no? !
HpSwami - ASA

Itinerary for Buenos Aires and Cordoba from the 14 until the 27 of january

Hare Krsna 

AGTSP 

All glories to you Guru Dev

HpS - ASA -- We are mostly a product of Guru-Krsna-prasada. We would be happy to aspire for "1% of all the glories to us and our orange blossom feet."

Hope that everytning will be super in your Sankirtan and introspection to serve Prabhupada and Vrindavana.

ASA - Gracias, Senyor

Now I'm Bs As and i tolk with Madhavendra puri  and Rati manjari About your Sankirtan in Argentina. in a few days i will return to Cordoba and meet with Maxi Peralta (the president of the Jung's asociation in cordoba) to talk about the details of your visit to Cordoba. He idea is to have 2 days of lectures with diferent speaker, Hanumatpresaka swami, Maxi peralta, Madhavendra Puri about Yoga Kundalini, and some workshop.

HpS - Super. Workshops. Super.

We will continue inform in the Blog and Skype about these. thank you. your servant Ambarisa Das

Buenos Aires#

Madhavendra Puri have more details about Bs As schedule. he will send more information

14/1 ----------scl-eze 10:45-12.45p.m

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17 /1-----------fiesta de domingo BS As mandir

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#Madhavendra Puri with others devotees are encharge of the organization and contact in Buenos Aires.

de manera de ir mejorando la organizacion y fortaleciendo la coordinacion si alguien quiere colaborar o tiene alguna propuesta para el Sankirtan de HPS en Buenos Aires por favor contactese con Madhavendra Puri Das

Cordoba#
20/1-- eze-cor-- - Jung y el Bhagavata  ciclo de presentaciones dia 1 (por la tarde en la asociación Jung cordoba)

21/1--------------- Jung y el Bhagavata ciclo de presentaciones dia 2

22/1--------------Almuerzo con psicólogos y colaboradores de NIOS

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24/1---------------fiesta de domingo comunidad Vaisnava de cordoba

25/1---------------posibles programas en las sierras: seminario japa , instrospeccion.

26/1---------------posibles programas en las sierras: seminario japa , instrospeccion.

27/1--Cor-scl 11.55-13:30--

#de manera de ir mejorando la organizacion y fortaleciendo la coordinacion si alguien quiere coloaborar o tiene alguna propuesta para el Sankirtan de HPS en Cordoba por favor contactese con Vrsabhanu Nandini dd. y/o Ambarisa Das 03548 15614057

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna. Muy bien. Programa por la manyana y tarde completa cada dia. Eso va a incluir Kirtan, Puja and libros de Srila Prabhupada. Naturalmente podemos ampliar a differentes temas, si no hay otro aspecto principal. Mucho, fuerte, permanente hacer.
Esperamos el Puri.   GRACIAS!

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP

PAMHO

First of all, I am now really concern about your health ¡¡ stomach cancer???? NOOO, please do not scare us ¡¡¡ I can not stand this ... :(

HpS - ASA -- We wrote about it in the letter to Berniebg, Sananda DD. Probably just gastrititis, but Isopanisad 11 explains that we have to be cultivating understanding of this world - "janma mrtya jara viadhi duka dosanudarsanam" - Keep a very careful contemplation on birth, death, diseas and old age. Maya sings so many cradle songs to us to put us to sleep and then very gentle sinks her fangs into us and drinks and drinks and drinks our blood.

Until we are old and confused and cannot work hard to soften our heart and play with Krsna. Who are you in Goloka? Imagine different roles?

Please tell us your diet¡¡¡¡ What things are suitable for U for breakfast and lunch?, milk at night?? GM this is going to help my Godbrothers in Chile and Arg also ¡¡¡ a visit to Rupanuga will be ok?? We can fix that 

I am so sorry that I put lunch instead of breakfast, yesterday I was taking exam (Long distance education...Environmental  Engineering) yes on sunday¡¡¡ I was taking exam for 4 hours, then I had pujari I was exhausted ¡¡¡ But extremely happy ¡¡ Radhe keeps me in Her service ¡¡¡ andl I guess I want something for lunch pfff

I called abhiram today .. He confirmed me that in the afternoon it will be meeting with scholars¡¡¡¡

I called Yamunesvara a few minutes ago, He told me that he answered U two times, he said that he is happy with your visit, that he admires U, I asked him about initiations, and he told me that he recommends B Victor, I asked for the second initiations he told me that I should ask P Omkara, because M Karunita and Sita lalita are from chosica, I called Omkara Prabhu, he told me that there is a GBC resolution ¡¡¡ that says that they must take the disciple course, then there will be no problem ¡¡ So as far as I understood as  LAD propose he may give them the course and the initiations will be in February ??, when U return?? ¡¡¡ what do you think?? ummmmmm.

HpS - I never got the letters from Yamunesvara Das!!!  Maybe they went to Spam!    If it is O.K. with Sita and Karuna we can wait until February, makes everything simple. Then I would suggest Victor the same time.

Program
January 4th arrival to Lima 11:30 pm rest at Patraka 's house

January 5th: Mangala artik at Patraka's 

6:00 am departure to wilson

6:30 am Srimad Bhagavatam in wilson

9:00am Breakfast

Afternoon: Meeting with ATD, scholars, etc

January 6th:

Mangala artik at Patraka's 

6:00 am departure to wilson

6:30 am Srimad Bhagavatam in wilson

9:00am Breakfast

Afternoon: Meeting with ATD, scholars, etc

January 7th: departure to chile ¡¡¡¡

That 's all so far Gurudeva, thank U all so much

Trying to be iur disciple

CMDD

HpS - Unless we get service all the time, what can we do!!!     As long as we can breath we can chant, "Hare!", and Hara, Radhika, is never alone. She always has Krsna and Rama in Her heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy2QTcd-_is

This is one of the most clear presentations of Krsna Consciousness that I know. Before there was one with English sub-titles. Wish we could find it again.

Refrain is: Have you heard (suno) the sound of Krsna's flute? Then it goes on to say, I have given up trying to not think of Him. My mind has become my friend and my enemy. I can no longer control it.
There are real problems in the Spiritual World. Radha really needs help. It is not just a mental attitude.

Hare Krishna Gurudev!!

Please accept my humble obeisances!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

I humbly request to please visit Mar del Plata two days between january 14 and 20 while you are in Buenos Aires. If you give me the dates i can book you in a flight (is 45 min flight from Bs As )

We can organize an interfaith dialog and. Jung conference.

Thank you Gurudev,

At your lotus feet,

Nikunja Bihari das.

ps: when i hit the intro key the cursor goes to the upper left portion of the screen. i'm using an ipad to write. Haribol!!!

HpS - Robots are weird.   It seems like it would be too much travel to go there this time. What does the Rati-manjari DD and others say?

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP

PAMHO

Thank U for your communications 

Gurudeva I am coordinating basically your visit to wilson, morning program.. until the breakfast

ATD will coordinate the meetings with scholars.¡¡¡

SO the plan is this, please confirm us:

Arrival at 11:30 pm then go directly to Patrakaji's house

January 5th Mangala artik at Ptrk 's house

Leave at 6 am to wilson for SB class

6:30 am Srimad Bhagavatam Class

Then at 9 am lunch [BREAKFAST] with Mr Leonardo (Jambavati's father) and everyone ¡¡¡

January 6th:

Basically the same program ?

I won't be there, My flight to chile is early on January 6th ¡¡ So we meet You in Chile ¡¡¡

Please tell us in which way we can serve U more

Trying to be useful

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA - Sounds fine. Of course, we may die before then, but sounds fine. We addeded [BREAKFAST] at 9AM not "lunch", and after that we could also meet with devotees at Wilson as needed.

Initiations???