Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna!

Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to you!

Gurudeva,

I am so very excited to see you soon in Houston. Your association face to face, through your blog, Kapi Dhvaja or in any shape or form is so much appreciated.

I wrote to you a sometime ago about 2nd initiation while you are Houston. I received my letter of recommendation from Nityananda Prabhu, he also emailed it to you directly at [email protected]. I have copied and pasted it below.

Letter from HG Nityananda Prabhu:

"Dear Hanumatpresaka Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace and Srila Prabhupada. 

I pray this meets you safe and well.

I am very happy to recommend your dear disciple and a very sincere devotee in our Dallas Yatra, His Grace Nanda Braja Prabhu, for second initiation.

His list of many services include:

Krishna House director

Bhakti Circle (western audience outreach) program director

Temple office congregation/guest services 

Srimad Bhagavatam class scheduling

Currently taking Bhakti Shastri

SB, BG and Sunday fest classes

Sunday feast announcements

Monthly Laxmi contribution to Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji

Contribute/Volunteer for each festival.

Thank you so very much!! 

Your servants’ humble servant, affectionately 

Nityananda dasa 

Temple President, Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Temple, Dallas Texas

Regional Supervisor for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska and Kansas"

If you are willing to give 2nd initiation to myself during your up coming visit to Houston then this mercy of yours is very welcomed. I am surrendered to whatever instruction you may give. I dedicate my life to serving your lotus feet; your very dear Spiritual Master, our founder Acharya of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktividanta Swami Srila Prabhupada's, lotus feet and Sri Sri Radha-Kalachandji's lotus feet. I will be honest seeing my wonderful godbrothers and sisters, your disciples, I understand I am not so good at this but I dedicate my life to always making progress and getting better. Most importantly I believe is that I dedicate my life to your instructions of full morning program, 16 enthusiastic rounds and following strictly 4 regulative principles. If I may serve the Lords pure devotee even just a little then it is my greatest fortune.

Your disciple,

Nanda-braja das

HpS - AgttSP. Paoho... Second intitiation is for Brahmanas, Ksatriyas and higher class Vaisyas. You got the Ksatriya spirit to some degree, no?

Your good wife taking initiations?

Kids?

Baptized as Mormons!!! ?

Trying to fix program in Houston. Arrive 22nd about 9pm after 20-hours of travel in economy plus.

so not going out and doing light work until home program Saturday. Sunday Feast lecture.

Asking Saranga about 2nd for Devendra and Sumitra, but no answer. After that just the week days and we go to Mexico on Satruday.

One month in Mexico and back to Houston for some time.

People think that it might be best to do the initiations then. April.

What do you think?

WA:

Hare krsna maharaj:

Pamho. Agtsp.

I have request from Shitij prabhu and Sumitra Radha mataji for keeping program at their houses on Friday, February 24 evening & Saturday, February 25 @ noon time. If it is acceptable for you then I can confirm with them. Also the management wants to know which day you can give morning SB class.

HpS: AgtSP and thank you.

We do two programs at Ksitiji's home? Or we chose one or the other?

Devendra Krsna Das and Mataji might also want a program. They are North. He is South.'

From Ashrama in Spain to ashrama in Houston will be about 20-hours, so we will be exhausted for maybe three days recovering. So I would suggest all programs in Nila-madhava Dhama until Saturday.

I guess we can give Sunday feast, and SB class any day, except when we have another program the same day eg. home program or goshala.

One program a day.

O.K.?

[2/11, 1:06 AM] Balimardana Das: May I request you to give a short talk of 30 mins to our Bhakti Vaibhav members on this Thursday feb 16th 8 pm PST.. will it be ok maharaj — giving some guidance to study and progress in Bhakti Vaibhav !! Pls let me know and your humble servant !! Balimardana das

If the schedule does not work then after few weeks or months is fine !! Whatever works better for you !!

HpS - ASA -- AgtSP. Thank you for your kind attention! If you follow our ASA-News, you can see our rough schedule.

We are in Spain until 22nd. Then we go to Houston, Mexico until ~3rd April.

You are 9-hours earlier than Spain. 8-pm, 16th, PST will be 5AM, 17th, Friday Spain time. I think we can do that. We don't have other class that day.

Posted in pencil to our Calendar.

Of course, we will come with our 16,000 thumb sized disciples to the Zoom link, who will also want to listen!

O.K.

?

Confirmed?

Hare Krishna Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Gracias al a los esfuerzos de los devotos en Monterrey y con el apoyo de devotos visitantes queremos presentarle el calendario de Actividades en Monterrey para su visita en Marzo. Por su puesto que estamos abiertos a sus Instrucciones Gurudeva para poder adaptar de mejor manera las actividades.

Eventos Principales:

Semana 1

04 Marzo - Llegada de Gurudeva a Monterrey, Recepcion

05 Marzo - Sesion Informativa de las Actividades

06 Marzo - Festival de Goura Purnima

07 Marzo - Semanario de Ayurveda y Alimentación consciente

08-10 Marzo - Seminario Varna Asrama (SB 1.9) o Rupa Siksa

11 Marzo - Inauguración de La Finca Nueva Govardhan

Semana 2

15 Marzo - Simposio: Cultivo del Espíritu Humano en Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC)

16 Marzo - Simposio: Cultivo del Espíritu Humano en Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)

Semana 3

19 Marzo - Harinama // Inauguración de Centro Cultural Krishna Balaram

21-24 Marzo - Seminario Reyna Kunti *Puede ser otro tema central como Desarrollo Rural*

Semana 4

26 Marzo - Paseo ASA Yatra a Santa Lucia y Centro Cultural Hare Krishna

28 Marzo - Gurudeva Viaja de Monterrey a Ciudad de Mexico

Ademas se planea tener actividades diarias en la finca en la que todos pueden ser participes, como lo son FMP, FEP, Noche de Fogatas y Bhajans, Lecturas, Agricultura, cuidado a la Vaca, Filmacion de entrevistas y de actividades en la finca, Talleres de Geo construcciones e Invernaderos, Arte, Actividades Infantiles etc.

Se anexó en este reporte las fotografias de como estaria el calendario de acuerdo a estas actividades, asi como los detalles de cada Programa, especialmente los simposiums que ya han sido aceptados por las universidades.

Animamos a que los devotos que quieran ser participes de estos programas puedan escribir al correo:

Ananda Maya Devi Dasi

[email protected]

+52 8132455619

Con gran entusiasmo esperamos su visita y la de los queridos vaishnavas que ya han confirmado su visita.

Quedamos atentos de sus amables Instrucciones Gurumaharaja

Hare Krishna

Equipo Nueva Govardhan, Monterrey, Mexico

*Gadhadhar Gosai & Anandamaya y Familia

*Lalita Radha Devi Dasi

*Bhakta Guillermo

*Govinda Pramodini Dasi

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Hare Krishna, Dear Gurumaharaja,

Please accept our respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks to the efforts of the devotees in Monterrey and with the support of visiting devotees we want to present you the calendar of Activities in Monterrey for your visit in March. Of course we are open to your instructions Gurudeva to be able to better adapt the activities.

ASA - AGTSP! Of course, we always remember that Srila Prabhupada says, "So, you can make plans for serving Krsna, but better to just chant Hare Krsna!" 💪💪🦆 then we see that Krsna makes the plans! I think that this is the case. The Holy Names are using us to make plans for this event, which is the most important in ISKCON.

Main Events:

Week 1

March 04 - Arrival of Gurudeva to Monterrey, Reception

March 05 - Activities Information Session

March 06 - Goura Purnima Festival

(Initiations?)

March 07 - Ayurveda and Conscious Eating, Weekly

(Including Tom Brown's, Bachelor Beans)

08-10 March - Varna Asrama Seminar (SB 1.9) or Rupa Siksa

March 11 - Inauguration of La Finca Nueva Govardhan

week 2

March 15 - Symposium: Cultivation of the Human Spirit at Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC)

March 16 - Symposium: Cultivation of the Human Spirit at the University of Monterrey (UDEM)

week 3

March 19 - Harinama // Inauguration of the Krishna Balaram Cultural Center

(Flags, popcorn in brown paper bags, nice brochures).

March 21-24 - Reyna Kunti Seminar *It can be another central theme such as Rural Development*

week 4

March 26 - ASA Yatra Tour to Santa Lucia and Hare Krishna Cultural Center

March 28 - Gurudeva Travels from Monterrey to Mexico City

In addition, it is planned to have daily activities on the farm in which everyone can participate, such as FMP, FEP, Bonfire Night and Bhajans, Readings, Agriculture, Cow care, Filming of interviews and activities on the farm, Workshops of Geo constructions and Greenhouses, Art, Children's Activities etc.

• (Uncle Gismo - Practical Arts,
• Diary Workshop,
• Caitanya Cinema Circle,
• Krsna Kidz)

The photographs of how the calendar would be according to these activities were attached to this report, as well as the details of each Program, especially the symposiums that have already been accepted by the universities.

We encourage devotees who want to participate in these programs to write to:

Ananda Maya Devi Dasi, [email protected], +52 8132455619.

It is with great enthusiasm that we await your visit and that of the dear Vaishnavas who have already confirmed their visit.

We remain attentive to your kind instructions Gurumaharaja

Hare Krishna

New Govardhan Team, Monterrey, Mexico

*Gadhadhar Gosai & Anandamaya and Family

*Lalita Radha Devi Dasi

*Bhakta William

*Govinda Pramodini Dasi

Every night, agtSP, in NVM, but Sunday visit ISKCON Madrid, Espíritu santo.

Dearest Gurudev, AGTSSGN – AGTSP.

I hope your health is good, and your sankirtan pleases Radha and Krishna and Srila Prabhupada.

I wanted to tell you that I'm going to visit you in Madrid in February (from the 14th to the 22nd), I'm in communication with Majaraha Yadunandana, He is very kind. I'm waiting for the recommendation letter from the local administration to send to Him.

Regarding your question to Maha Anandini Mataji about Bhakti sastri, Yes I am, with Priyasakhi DD as my teacher. I have some pending tests to perform from the BG, but I've done well in general.

I keep cooking for Your Honors, thinking of doing a Bhakti Vriksa group for this year, twice a month. For Kartika month, we distributed small books among the new judo kids with Kamalaksi Subhadra (disciple of Jayapataka Swami Maharaja).

In this link, You can see the video that a friend called Felipe Cárcamo made from the Ratha Yatra festival. I think it is good material that will help us get sponsors and places for other festivals, I remembered to Prabhupada and Jayananda a lot. So here my contribution, I hope the texts are good for You.

https://youtu.be/DpY1WMm0O6c

Your eternal Servant, Parasurama Avatar Das, Santiago-Chile.

HpS - Very nice. AgtSP! We will put your dates on our Calendar. You can transport Prasadam from Chile for everyone.

Very nice.

We can help some plans for Sankirtan develop.

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