Hare Krishna querido Maharaja,
AGTSP, PAMHO.
Gracias por su respuesta. Respondiendo a su pregunta, el departamento de estudios religiosos de la Universidad Complutense se llama Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de las Religiones.
https://www.ucm.es/iucr/instituto-universitario
A Su servicio,
Diego
HpS - Super! Y... cuales son sus direcciones de Whatsapp y email. No vamos a publicar.
Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
Al Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Here we are in Sao Paulo Brazil in an Ayurvedic course with coleagues. We have been for three days at Goura Vrindavan, the rural project of Purushatraya Swami. Such a wonderful place, cows, beautiful temple with lot of Bhakti, very nice devotees.
Reading your comments about health issues reminds me how we should prepare quickly to push this movement ahead!! Conversations between Yudisthira and Bishmadeva in his bed of arrows!!
My realizations about Iskcon Administration is that we are not an efficient institution,
HpS - Yes. Abraham Lincoln said that democracy was a terrible form of government, but all the others were so much worse! Can we say the same about ISKCON? It is a terrible institution, but all the others are so much worse. Do you know of any institutions where all the top executives are vegetarian, celibate, spend 2-hours a day in prayer. Is very funny question.
I can see that both at the GBC level and in local level, Junta Nacional Argentina. But of course Iskcon is only 54 years old. It took 500 years to Jesus institution to promote his ideas all over the world thanks to Emperor Constantine.
HpS - When did Buddha appear and when did Emperor Ashoka take it up and spread it?
So I guess we are doing pretty well.
HpS - We agree! But..... we can improve, no?!!!!! So much.... Starting with... who???
And another thing is that we are promoting bhakti not profit, so we, as an institution has to deal with very complex relations. So in this context one thought is that maybe when people has complaints with the administration It could be for two reasons, either they are giving more than they can, or they have to much expectatives (avirodha priti-virodha yukta kroda) At least this happened to me. My solution was doing things at the level of not getting frustrated, little acomplishments in Iskcon are better than great ones in the material world.
HpS - Wow! This is an incredible letter. AGTSP!
Another thing is city life. Prabhupada wanted to push rural communities. Living at one and visiting Goura Vrindavan I can see why!! It is so much easier following the program there. I remember that letter by Giriraj Swami when he was amazed how SP bathed with very cold water in freezing Kumbha Mela. Rural life is austere, but free of city distractions. Easier to meditate in pantheistic form of Krishna as he explains in chapter 10.
When I was speaking about this with our GBC, Srila Virabahu (another great thing about Iskcon is that you can present your complaints in an educated fashion and you will always get a response), he told me, that people who left Iskcon they were right, we failed to them but what did they gained leaving? An interesting question.
HpS - Yes. A blind uncle is better than no uncle.
So for me is simple, endeavor to follow Srila Prabhupada's instructions and my initiation vows and do the service I can. Doing this I enjoy such greats moments within Iskcon life, and meet so much interesting people!!
Later another letter with comments about SB.3.28
Thank you Gurudev,
You are our main lighthouse within Iskcon,
Your servant,
Nikunja Bihari das.
HpS - Hope it rains some little rock for five minutes on your road into New Govardhana. Like a bridge to Lanka, no?
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Hare Krishna Amado Gurudev,
Por favor acepta mis humildes reverencias,
Todas las Glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada,
Aquí estamos en Sao Paulo, Brasil, en un curso ayurvédico con colegas. Hemos estado durante tres días en Goura Vrindavan, el proyecto rural de Purushatraya Swami. Un lugar tan maravilloso, vacas, hermoso templo con mucho Bhakti, muy buenos devotos.
¡Leer sus comentarios sobre problemas de salud me recuerda cómo debemos prepararnos rápidamente para impulsar este movimiento! ¡Conversaciones entre Yudisthira y Bishmadeva en su lecho de flechas!
Me doy cuenta de que la Administración de Iskcon no es una institución eficiente, lo puedo ver tanto a nivel de GBC como a nivel local, Junta Nacional Argentina. Pero, por supuesto, Iskcon tiene solo 54 años. Le llevó 500 años a la institución de Jesús promover sus ideas en todo el mundo gracias al emperador Constantino. Así que supongo que lo estamos haciendo bastante bien. Y otra cosa es que estamos promoviendo bhakti sin fines de lucro, por lo que nosotros, como institución, tenemos que lidiar con relaciones muy complejas. Entonces, en este contexto, un pensamiento es que tal vez cuando las personas tienen quejas con la administración podría ser por dos cosas, o están dando más de lo que pueden, o tienen muchas expectativas (avirodha priti-virodha yukta kroda) Al menos esto me sucedió a mí. Mi solución fue hacer cosas al nivel de no frustrarme, los pequeños logros en Iskcon son mejores que los grandes en el mundo material.
Otra cosa es la vida de la ciudad. Prabhupada quería impulsar a las comunidades rurales. Viviendo en una y visitando a Goura Vrindavan, ¡puedo ver por qué! Es mucho más fácil seguir el programa allí. Recuerdo esa carta de Giriraj Swami cuando se sorprendió de cómo SP se bañaba con agua muy fría en el helado Kumbha Mela. La vida rural es austera, pero libre de distracciones de la ciudad. Más fácil de meditar en forma panteísta de Krishna como él explica en el capítulo 10.
Cuando estaba hablando de esto con nuestro GBC, Srila Virabahu (otra gran cosa sobre Iskcon es que puedes presentar tus quejas de manera educada y siempre recibirás una respuesta), me dijo que las personas que dejaron Iskcon tenían razón , les fallamos pero ¿qué ganaron al irse? Una pregunta interesante
Entonces, para mí es simple, tratar de seguir las instrucciones de Srila Prabhupada y mis votos de iniciación y hacer el servicio que pueda. Al hacer esto, disfruto de momentos tan grandiosos dentro de la vida de Iskcon, ¡y conozco a muchas personas interesantes!
Más tarde, otra carta con comentarios sobre SB.3.28
Gracias Gurudev,
Usted es nuestro faro principal dentro de Iskcon,
Su sirviente,
Nikunja Bihari das.
Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva AGTSP PAMHO
I hope this meets you well.
HpS - Actually it meets us in good spirits, but we are having chest pains more regularly. We are trying to adjust our life style.
Gurudeva I am a very impulsive girl.
HpS - So is Radharani.
Sometimes I do not know how to deal with some kind of situations. Specially when some #&#&# people talk about yourself or whenever they attack me.
This topic is linked with a letter than NN wrote complaining about some Bhakti Sastri teachers who are your disciples. He because is a he is always making critics about the movement, the gurus, the devotees, the philosophy and so forth. So one that I say that's it!!!!
He is always making inadequate comments about Iskcon and some authorities not in chosica allow him to make Kirtan and give classes. I ask myself if he did not like the philosophy why do not just leave. He is always trying to get the attention posting things on Facebook offending etc.
Recently I posted something regarding him in a very angry way. But then I guess that it is just a waste of time.
Some disciples have already presented a document complaining about him. But he continues posting things and uses my posts etc. It seems that he has plenty of time. Because I had blocked many of his accounts he continues creating and creating new ones.
Well my question is until what moment shall I put up with with this situation. Actually, I am very busy living my life. But it is sometimes annoying all these things. Sorry to bother you.
I guess that the cow will moo but the caravan will pass.
I do not understand why some authorities do not do anything about this.
Thanks Gurudeva
Trying to be your disciple
Cmdd
HpS - AGTSP. We have to deal with physical hygiene every day. It is so bad that we cannot do it in public. Just so we have to deal with these situations. O.k.?
I cannot give much detailed advice. Unless we can focus in on one detail in a certain way.
Hari Bol,
please find as ordered.
http://www.bwcindia.org/Web/QuarterlyJournal /2018/Compassionate_Friend_Winter_2018_Vol_XLI_No_4.pdf page 11
When living creatures are slaughtered or killed, the waves emitted are known as Pain Waves. This phenomenon has been completely and experimentally observed. These Pain Waves are technically nociception waves. As Albert Einstein was highly concerned about violence taking place, around 1924 he showed a great interest in stopping killing of living creatures and published several comments in favour of a compassionate way of life. We have named these pain waves as Einstenian Pain (EP) waves to show our respect to the world-renowned great scientist. There has been no difference in the views and ideas of Albert Einstein and the experimental observations which we have witnessed. In slaughter houses and other centres of killing (mechanised and non-mechanised) these EP Waves were vigorously studied at several places, for example, Brain Research Institute, Gurugram (Haryana): National University.
We reported our work with detailed experiments in India and abroad and we also presented them in the presence of several scientists. Mechanism in non-mathematical simple words. It has been found that EP Waves are different from the waves which we encounter from other sources and these waves are just opposite of compassion waves. EP waves are extremely dangerous, brutal and damaging and have been found to cause several earthquakes.
ASA - UG -- Thank you very many. We will have to look at the link above. This sounds like a good article for Viplavah, Fall issue. Are they electro-magnetic waves? How are they measured.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Guru Maharaj,
I don't know if this post should be completelly public,
HpS ... O.K. We will edit it.
...because I just would like to know your perspective and to have your advice regarding this hot topic. But always your criterion is the best.
This letter Is regarding Dhanudhar Swami. I met him at NYC 5-6 year ago. Actually he helped us to get a cheaper place where to stay that nights, a hostal managed by the food for life encharged, it was my first visit there. And he was nice and took us to meet the Hare Krishna tree and the Second Avenue Temple. A nice person in my opinion then.
After my wife post a picture with him, we received warning about his issues with the ISKCON-GBC, CPO. etc.
HpS ... From whom? Official GBC, CPO people?
Now, my question is more practical, We are using his study guide "Waves of Devotion".
So my question is, Could we separate the work from the author?
Is seems that Prabhupada used to made the connection between both. For example, Tulsi Das, Prabhupada wasn't a fully supported of him. There is conversation where Prabhupada suggested that his bad experience with his wife influenced so much in his opinion regarding women in general, and Prabhupada didn't support his Ramayana either.
HpS ... I do not have very, very deep understanding of Tulasi Das and his Rama carita manas, but as far as I know Srila Prabhupada lliked many of his things but criticized others.
So in this case, seeing Dhanudhar Swami situation, and the CPO resolution about him by, and the thousands of devotees asking to the GBC don't letting him come back (see campaign here http://chng.it/WwNqwWcPsn) And, considering that at leat I don't know any news about an apology from him to his victims.
How can we relate to his literary work considering all of this?
Thank you for always give us some enlightenment which is essential to continue.
Hare Krishna.
Your servant.
Jagad Guru Das
HpS ... All of my personal dealings with Maharaja have been nice. Maybe he was a little proud of his knowledge and competency. I have not had contact with him for many years and only a little through nice devotees whom I know.
What is the official statement for the CPO? As far as I know he left ISKCON, GBC, many years ago formally. Also as far as I know the complaints were about harsh physical treatment by former Gurukula students and never any abou sexual abuse. That is all I know about his character.
Yes, Lord Chaitanya tood Sannyasa in a Mayavadi Sampradaya, we can use things for Sankirtan. Prabhupada quotes from Chanakhya Pandita, but Krsna-kripa Das told me that Prabhupada told Tamal Krsna Goswami that Chanakhya Pandita was the greatest politician who ever lived, but also a Mayavadi.
We have to be careful, yes but that is the nature of Lord Caitanya's movement, yukta vairagya, and the example of our Aharyas, no?
This letter arrived with no Text!!
AGTSP!