Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna!

AGTSP  ... Paoho..... Brown here!

We died and have gone to heaven, or somewhere like it. We answered all the mail up to three days old and only have like two letters left from our travels to India.

Our stupid car still has the same problem with the security system (won't unlock to start the engine very well) after getting it towed 35-miles to Franklin and paying $232 for a new battery. They said that was the only problem, but as soon as we go it here. The same problem.   Oooo!

But we will go ahead with whatever we have. If we have to abandon it as a $3000 mistake, O.K. We can see that now. Sometimes Krsna sends us lots of money and we have to make decision about it. Lao Tzu said that the emperor should conduct the affairs of state the same way that one should fry a small fish. We can fry small almonds. Don't waste money. Worry about making good decisions, but realize that every endeavor is covered with fault.
I know one big devotee. Big in his professional situation also. You know him too most likely. He disagreed with some of the ways his Temple President was running things, but he said that inspite of all of that he made decisions about big money matters and took responsibility. That takes guts, he said.

It is like that. So cold outside that we can't even really go into the other parts of the mobile home except for service, but warm in or little 15x15 foot cave.

We get lonely, bored, but we are also thankful for the chance to be alone. Traveling we get a lot of pressure, attention. In Mayapura maybe 600-people will pay their obeisances to us daily. Awk!   We try to reciprocate with them. We eat too many  pnuts and bananas (and jam), but we are improving, much less jam.

How are you?

We attended the:

ABC,

Saturday Morning,

SB,

Bhaktivedanta Curriculim Development,

Workshop

and it was nice.  So, nice. Seems like it will improve, in spite of our hypocrisy. Srivasa Pandita Das, Upendra ....

Then we did a power point show, Trash, that you can find by looking in the ASA Archives in the folder Trash as trash171209.pptx. That means 2017 december 9th. That one was about Kant.

Then we did another one that turned into the Syamantaka Jewel which is in the same place with the same address but a longer extension that indicates the time.

Wellllll. Is 5.08PM now. Sun has been gone since 4.30PM. Got several problems for tomorrow. Unless we connect with NGD (He has to go to the mental hospital most weekends also) we will just submerge in World Classical Literature with a little chanting of the Maha-Mantra, but will be BACK UP AND FIGHTING TOMORROW MORNING.

Hare Krsna.  Hare Krsna.

There is no doubt about it, many or most of our disciples are more advanced than we are, but the competition is not over yet.

Ha!   Ha!  Hare!

Lord Nrsmha deva is very kind to be our friend for so many years.

The process is good. It works. Our little Bhakti grows.

See you soon.

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna!!   Fool Evening Program.

Hare Krsna!

Second Biggest Fools, Hypocrits, in ISKCON here, Ton Brown, Buck White et al,

Have been having regular heart arrythmias for 3-4 four days now. At this moment is quiet. Really could die at any moment. Don't want to get into any big needles, tubes, wires and chemical medicines universe. Prabhupada's example. Simple things O.K.  Otherwise focus on Sankirtana and let Srila Prabhupada pick our situation.

It makes us a little tired so the mail has been behind a little. Also, our eyes get tired.

Oink!

Little rain today. Maybe we go for walk. Now 5.36PM.  Sundown at 4.30PM. Evening traffice going by thirty feet from our window. Where do they go in the rain? From a Boss they hate, to a Husband or Wife they hate? Maybe there is a dog or cat whom they love waiting for them. [Of course, under the right circumstances either would probably eat them.]

Hare Krsna! We are so happy with all the news from Devaki, Abhirama, Cmdd, Jagat.... All of Maya's victories are temporary. Ours are eternally, keep adding up, forever.

Knock!  Knock!   Knock!

AGTSP paoho

Today has been a good day!      Long day, but good.     Yesterday we took complete rest and then we were able to work hard today

+++FMP!!! 

+++1/2 hour with LAD,

+++First ASA Daily SB workshop on line.    Seems we can do our reading (now it is Bhaktivedanta Canto 7.9) at 7.30AM and then go on line to discuss it and other peoples reading at 7.45AM.   Similar system in Chowpati.

How are you?

The log of letters from India is almost caught up.  No news from Poison Conspiracy lately?

Now it is 5.41PM.   It's is cold all day. Down to minus 4-centigrade at night sometimes, but sundown is at 4.30PM and then it gets  DARK and LONELY...   wooooo!!!

NGD just called. He calls as soon as he gets home from the 'funny farm". It can be different times, that is why we have some challenge in setting a time for FEP, but we will do it -- 7PM!

M. Matsya DD and Manjari came back from India. Second generation India devotee family!

You can see we got the ticket for USA Lima.

We finally got a long talk with Vaisesika Das. Has really been since last March that we have been trying to get him. He really wants to be in the loop with education.

Also, talked with Srivasa pt. and sent off the Pune Study Guide link.

Pushing the Viplavah work with phone calls to Sesa Das.

When we write it down we have to say, "That's enough for one day!"

It took one-hour to go through all the options, festival dates, costs, and fix the USA-Peru-Mexico ticket.

O.K. Pack and go to NGD houses.

Don't be good, don't be bad,
   Don't be happy, don't be sad,
Just chant and chant until you go mad!
(Only crazy people can know Krsna)

Oink!   Wiggle, Wiggle!

Buck White here!

Can you write when you are hungry?  Are all of your essays, just your stomach talking?

Eat for you heart, eat for your soul,
   What about eating does your stomach know?

Words are like little sounds: Click! Click!   They Srila Prabhupada's feet in Braja do surround.
If you are a human or a hound, keep your nose to the ground (of Braja) and you will quickly hear Krsna's flute making a bewildering sound.

Then with the guidance of Subal et al, your chances to offer your special service will abound, on the ground, all around, with nice sound.

For how many life times we are writing these poems?  For how many lifetimes are we reading yours as they come to our homes?

We live in the dust at Srila Prabhupada's feet. We hope your messages there we will meet as we scavenge for p-nuts and raisins quite sweet.

Any service for us?

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna,

We broke Ekadasi with some baked-to-a-crisp puris and milk.

We read the "Poison Antidote" by Mayesvara in PDF format. Tough on our eyes but pretty good document. We put the link in the letter to Nanuk.

We just finished a Report to Prof. Samaresh (RGD):

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Hare Krsna!

Esteemed Professor, Rama-giri-dhari Das,

It is 3-minutes to midnight, Tuesday. Of course, we are in the iron grips of Jet Lag. We crash about 9AM and wake up about 3PM. We wanted to call at 9PM Kolkata hour but we were just to weak.

In general we are very weak, exhausted. The last push from Kolkata ISKCON to Houston ISKCON was 43-hours of hard work. We got a fever and cold, but with our efforts our deranged Pitta is about 90% normal now. Normal for a 70-year old Donkey.

We told Dr. Pankaj Gupta from the 24-December program and Sriman Gopal-bhatta Das from the 4-February programs that we would have to confirm by the 15th of November that they wanted us to present at Jendal University and ISKCON Leadership Sanga, so we should be able to finalize those calendar dates by tomorrow.

Dr. Ravi, put his foot down and set the requirement that if we came back to India so soon we would have to travel Business Class to avoid the intense pressure on our body that Economy Class presents.

I informed Dr. Panaj of that and he said he would investigate and get back to us.

In general, we feel that we pushed ourselves to the limit and unless we severely rest from travel for at least three months we are heading for an early death.

More natural seems to rest here until 15th February, then go to South America for two months. The programs with NIOS and ISKCON Ministry of Education have reasonable potential for us there.

Our Ashrama space here is pretty good. Car is O.K. Bathtub hot-water valve is broken and leaking.

I have to do the paper-work, accounting, for the last two months for ASA (NIOS).

I talked with Sesa Das (Dr. Seth Spellman), ISKCON Minister of Education, and we are supposed to have a conference call to settle the work to be done with the magazine, 'Viplavah.

For Siksadrsa I have looked on this little computer and cannot find any older files. Now as I remember we were using a computer borrowed from the Kolkata Temple to do the work in January and I looked at the three other USB-drives that I have here and also no more recent copy of Siksa than I gave Sanjaya. Hmmfff.  Can we just start to go through the book with Sanjaya from beginning to end? He can send the work as he finishes it to me as a PDF and then I can review it?

We left Canadian dollars with Sri Hari-dasa in Delhi and about 165-brochures, carrying 35-with us as hand luggage to the USA.

I will try to call today, Wednesday at 9PM.

Your stumbling servants,

HpSwami - ASA.

Hare Krsna!

Brown Tom here.

Arrived Houston ISKCON at 3.30PM Wednesday. Left Kolkata Temple at 8AM, Tuesday (= 7.30PM Monday, Houston Time). So we traveled HARD for 48-5hours = 43-hours - Kolkata-Delhi-Amsterdam-Houston.

We got association of Harsh, Sita-pati, Sataksi, Sri Hari and Mataji in Delhi Temple and went for arati and kirtan of Radha Partha-sarathi.

Ooof!     Lot of airplanes, lot of lines, lot of terrible seats, lot of impersonal people!  Some nice people. Quite a few devotees traveling (Hari Bol!)

Our "health" is O.K. We are 'yellow line". Push any more and we can die. Got light but deep fever.

Got 13-17 rounds done. Watched some movies on arquitecture, pyramids, gave class. Gonna call Joshua and go to evening program and eat Mother Subra's vegetable soup.

It's 4.30PM dark and cold, but Radha Nila-madhav are dressed like a BEAUTIFUL bowl of fruit.

Hare Krsna.

Material scientists all say that to construct the pyramids ar Giza in 20-years you would have had to put one 20-ton block in place every 5-minutes 24-hours a day.

Let's give 'em a rest and say 10-blocks every hour and the night off. These are like 5-ton blocks. Takes  a lot of people to pull 5-tons and then they fit within .5-mm on the camping surface and the North South orientation is tighter than the Greenwich observatory.

There are many aquitectural remnants like this that show a very advanced technological and social culture. Electricity and atomis power are just one of the many subtle wonders of the material energy.

Why not develop geo-magnetism and have resonating centers all around the world. You bring in a large crystal to the pyramid. We charge it and take 200 pounds of wheat and you get atomic energy for two months.