"Hare Krishna maharaj,
Regarding Mumbai to Govardhan Eco Village January 10th, I arrive in Mumbai 9th evening and will be waiting for you at airport, 11:35am on 10th Jan. sorry I made rushed mistake in blog post. I have correct dates here. Thank you."
ASA- Thank you! So important to double check ✔ this stuff, no?
Dear maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to your service.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This post is to share my current travel plans and projects over the coming months.
1. HDG Bhaktisvaurpa Damodara Swami Maharaja vyasapuja and possible education symposium, Radha Kunda November 29th 2022.
I have booked travel tickets and accommodation to arrive in Radha Kund evening of 26th November and return to Mayapur 1st December 2022.
The assignment you gave me for this symposium was put forward some ideas on how the NIOS and the Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) along with other affiliates can expand the kirtan of Sri Krishna Caitanya. I interviewd HG Hari Suari prabhu and learnt the amazing history of the BRC. I have some ideas, most of which others are probably also having. Maybe hearing them from me, this wild, youthful outsider, might kickstart something.
If symposium is no longer viable, I will cancel/postpone the above plans.
ASA -- HK//HHR. Always welcome, but if you can save some money then maybe cancel this trip because S. Rudra broke leg and cannot come.
Also, if do come think you could stay with us.
We can talk on phone.
2. My family and I will travel to Vrindavan for your Vyasapuja 19th – 27th December.
3. January 2023, my tickets are booked. I will meet you at Mumbai airport morning of the 11th after which we spend the next few days at Govardhan Eco Village until we fly together to Imphal, Manipur. Programs in Manipur and Assam until the 24thwhen we return to Delhi.
ASA - Awwwk. We checked with Vistara, and our flight is Tuesday 10th, not 11th! Flight 927 (?) arrives 11.35am Mumbai.
I hope we didn't publish this incorrectly. We make mistakes, so best to confirm general info specifically with us.
4. 26th January 2023, we fly to Madrid, Spain together. I am developing some ideas to contribute and research with HH Yadhunandan Swami.
ASA - Yes, flight for both of us was changed from 25th to 26th January.
There are more plans for February-March, but I will leave it at this for the blog for now.
Your servant
Dhruvaananda Das
HpS/ASA - Many thanks!
[11/1, 6:41 PM] ABC Prabhu, Swami or Mataji wrote: Jaya Mahārāja
My obeisances. Jaya Srila Prabhupada
I found out today via Gadadhara Gosai that you will be coming to Mexico in March. Wonderful for us, most welcome expectations. Had I known that you were in the Vrndavana area I would have tried to come and see you. I left Vrndavana three days ago as I am meeting with the some India leaders about their incensed feelings about Vaisnavi Diksa Gurus.
My Sankirtan could be better but for my remaining two and fraction years as an ISKCON active committee member I doubt it will improve much, until that’s over with, still trying!
Your servant, ABC Swami, Prabhu, Mataji
[11/2, 10:34 AM] HPSwami - Prof. HHR: Thank you so much.
Personally we don't like the term 'Vaisnavi'. It seems to have been introduced a few years ago and it seems to be offensive, like putting a material designation on the Vaisnava.
Kind of like 'atma' and 'atmi'.
We looked at the Vedabase.io for the term and it gives maybe twenty-five citations in books.
Like 18 of those are references to the Goddess Kali.
So if we say someone in ISKCON is a great ´Vaisnavi´, we cringe because the general reference would be 'She is a big Mayadevi´
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Then it mentions the prostitute who tried to seduce Hari Das Thakura became a Vaisnavi.
Then Diti who wanted to kill her sisters children became a Vaisnavi.
Smt. Indira Gandhi should become a Vaisnavi.
Srila Prabhupada's very esteemed sister (who was cooking food that was maybe too strong for him) was a Vaisnavi.
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Yet, it says that Sikhi Mahiti's sister, who was one of Lord Caitanya's 4-1/2 most intimate associates was a Vaisnavi!
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So, we see real contrast in using the term, seems you can be calling the Mataji everything from a witch to the most elevated Vaisnava in creation.
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What do you think?
We don't mind our personal perspectives being circulated and discussed, because we are certainly open for hearing the personal reflections of others. We know that our personal opinions are not always right.
PAMHR, reverencias TLGSP, TLGHPS
Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja:
Thank you for your answer in whatsapp, my husband doesnt want to download this app in his phone. So I have written a letter to Dr. Sumanta and you fixing the date of visit to BRC Kolkata Library. This visit is going to happen on november 10th (we arrived at night), 11th and 12th. We have flight tickets for Kalindi Quintero (daughter of Angirasa), Angirasa and me, your useless servant, I hope this insignificant service will help for vinculate BRC and NIOS project. Thank you for this opportunity.
Your servant
Lalita Gopi DD
HpS - Super. BRC must develop practical interaction with Spanish language scholars.
Post the news of your work and travels here!!
Hare Krishna, Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Maharaja, I came back to Manipur on 27 Oct. We had a short meeting yesterday discussing about the programs during your visit to Manipur.
I, on behalf of the devotees here, would like to seek permission and blessings from you for the programs during your kind visit to Manipur in January 2023.
14 January (if Maharaja gives permission), we are planning to organize a One Day Conference on Science and Spirituality or Interfaith at Manipur University. (If this program is okay, what topic Maharaja would like to suggest).
HpS // ASA = Very nice to hear from you. AgtSP!!! We are 11AM Friday, 13th, so available afternoon and evening.
A good general theme is 'Cultivation of the Human Spirit'. If you did it before it can be '2nd, 3rd, Annual Conference on Cultivation of...'
That is the theme of the conference to which Srila Prabhupada was invited and for which he produced Light of the Bhagavata.
Cultivation of the Human Spirit:
We can especially focus on number three with details of 'The Encounter of Prof. C. G. Jung and the Bhaktisiddhanta of Traditional India'
LOB has several verses about Interfaith Dialog.
http://www.jayarama.us/archives/lob-sym-production.doc is a manual for producing a "C of the HS" symposium.
What do you think?
15 January – Diksha Program in the morning and devotee program in the evening (class on Upadesamrita or ........)
O.K.? Who are the candidates for initiation?
Let us work on Haridasa Swami starting to give Diksa?
16 January – Maharaja would go to Guwahati (30 mins flight) for Silchar
Or, please advise what kind of programs Maharaja wants us to organize, accordingly we will make the arrangements.
HpS - You should become Prime Minister of India, no? When do we return to Manipur? Programs then also?
Work with getting formal exchange between Manipur and Peru University.
Your servant
Sadhubhusan Das
Devotee Asks:
PAMHO, AGTSP Gurudeva, do you know when is Dr Sumanta coming to Vrndavan?
T. B. Answers:
27th - 30th November.
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