Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Todas mas glorias a Srila Prabhupada

La pregunta del día

¿Qué podemos hacer por Radharani hoy?

Gracias Maharaja.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Bhakta Piero.

HpS/ASA = TlgaSP. Pfanrh. Podemos cantar rondas entusiastas, seguir estrictamente los cuatro principios etc. Y aunando hast media dia, entonces buen festival media dia.

Puede cantar, memorizar Radha-stava, "Radha, Jaya Jaya Madhava dayite .." y la oracion en el Brahma samhita para Ella, "ananda cin maya rasa prati..".

O.K.?

Hare Krishna maharaja,

Pamho, agtsp.

Thank you for your patience, and thank you for your replies to my letters.

Your point about all philosophy comes from a person is brilliant. I have heard you say it before. But the impact is even bigger when it hits close to home.

The wonderful thing about Krishna Consciousness is that, as we go through different stages, dealing with different impurities in our motivation and consciousness, the Good Lord arranges many things synergistically for our benefit. Two days ago, I heard this wonderful class by Srila Prabhupada, delivered on the 3rd December 1975, in which he completely dismantles māyāvādism. He said (paraphrasing)...

"You love your home because you live in it. You love your body because you live in it; you love yourself - the soul. And, who is the source of your soul? Vishnu, Krishna... mamaivamsa Jiva loke jiva bhuta sanatanah (BG 15.7)... Just like Dhruva maharaja, he wanted so many material things, but when he found the source of everything, when he saw Vishnu, he only wanted to serve Him with love. We do not want to merge with our source, we want to serve. When the child cries for mother, when he finds his mother, he does not want to climb back in the womb. No, the child cries for his mother because he wants to have loving exchanges with his her."

Jai Srila Prabhupada!!! Jai HHHPS!!!

SP Lecture link - http://audio.iskcondesiretree.com/01_-_Srila_Prabhupada/01_-_Lectures/01_-_English/02_-_Month_wise/12_-_December/03/SB_7-06-02_VRN_1975-12-03_Everyone_Is_Dear_to_Krishna.mp3

Dr Mabbett

As mentioned in previous letter, Dr. Mabbett and I are scheduled to meet 9th August. I will keep you posted as that develops.

India October

My (big) little birdie said now's not the time. More time working on qualification is necessary. So, I will not come to India in October. I really look forward to someday being qualified to meet with you in Vrindavan again, maharaja. Please continue to guide me so that I too can sit at the table with Jesus.

Gotommeeting

I enjoy participating live in the classes... such elevated sanga... But they are very late for me (10:30pm) and, therefore, maybe, my participation is with rajasic and tamasic tones. The recordings are better suited for a person of my qualification, who is too fallen to even enter the temple, yet. Please keep posting the recordings on twitter. Your classes are my caitanya (living force).

Hare Krishna!

Your servant

Dhruvānanda (from down under) Das

HpS - Jaya!!! Hari Bolo! Hari Bolo! How is the Japa Mala. Do you knead your beads, feed your beads and wear them around your kneck all day so they can do great deeds?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

All glories to Hanumatpresaka Swami!!

Gurudeva, annex is the official call to write in SOLARIS No.4, the deadline date is August 23 (Janmastami), so far, we have insured 6 articles:

H H. Hanumatpresaka Swami (USA, to be delivered)

Prabhu Radhika Raman (India-USA, to be delivered)

Prabhu Badra-rupa (Switzerland, already delivered)

Juan Dejo Sj (Perú, to be delivered)

Miguel polo (Perú, to be delivered)

Malintzin Pitzahuac (México, to be delivered)

Missing invite to write:

Samaresh Bandyopadhyay (India)

Claudio Naranjo (Chile)

Through local devotees we will try to have articles from Spain, the same from Argentina, Australia and Chile. I have sent the Pdf and Word archive of the call to your email so that you can download and use it the one you want

In addition to the articles, we wait to publish poems, short texts, drawings, illustrations and photographs and all art that can be published that has content or link whith EDUCATION AND THE SACRED (this part of the call is open to all of ages: children, young and adults)

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, his insignificant servant, Abhiram Thakur das

CONVOCATORIA PARA ESCRIBIR EN SOLARIS No.4

Gurudeva anexo va la convocatoria oficial para escribir en SOLARIS No.4, la fecha final de entrega es el 23 de agosto (Janmastami), hasta ahora tenemos comprometidos 6 artículos:

H.H. Hanumatpresaka Swami (USA, por entregar)

Prabhu Radhika Raman (India-USA, por entregar)

Prabhu Badra-rupa (Suiza, ya entrego)

Juan Dejo Sj (Perú, por entregar)

Miguel polo (Perú, por entregar)

Malintzin Pitzahuac (México, por entregar)

Falta asegurar artículos de:

Samaresh Bandyopadhyay (India)

Claudio Naranjo (Chile)

Prabhu Garuda (USA)

A través de devotos locales trataremos de contar con artículos de España, lo mismo de Argentina, Australia y Chile. Le he enviado a su correo el Pdf y el archivo Word de la convocatoria para que puedan descargarla y utilizarla el que desee.

Esperamos además de los artículos publicar poemas, textos breves, dibujos, ilustraciones, fotografías y todo arte que pueda ser publicado que tenga contenido o esté vinculado a LA EDUCACION Y LO SAGRADO (esta parte de la convocatoria es abierta para todas las edades: niños, jóvenes y adultos)

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, su insignificante sirviente, Abhiram Thakur das.

HpS - ASA --- Articles can be submitted in Spanish or English with a small reading guide in the other language, no? Where should the articles be submitted?

Thank you so, so much for your efforts. We can only think that the results will be eternal.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

pamho agrSP

He encontrado la solución para todos los conflictos y me gustaría compartir

su sirviente

murari das

HpS - Si, es un hecho. Canta HK y sea feliz, con la experiencia que Krsna es feliz oir su Santo Nombre. HK, HR - HK, HR. Mas detalles???

HK PAMHO

Me alegra que pronto lo tendremos entre nosotros, sus hijos. Lo que voy a decir es con la mejor de las intenciones, sin espíritu de crítica destructiva, o politiquería, sólo deseo expresar la verdad.

Tengo una gran preocupación por la gerontocracia que impera desde décadas en ISKCON-PERÚ, al inicio, cuando conocí el movimiento pensaba que no había tendencia de ksatryas, con el tiempo comprendí, que siempre los hay, y pueden aportar mucho, si se les permite. Me preocupa que toda una generación, la mía, observemos con desaliento como muchos jóvenes educados, con grandes habilidades probadas a lo largo del tiempo y constancia de servicio a todo terreno, no puedan dirigir templos, Junta Nacional, etc. Por el apego de los mayores, de no dejar a las nuevas generaciones, liderar.

Hace poco comprendí que alguien que lidera un grupo humano debe ser un educador. El líder delega e inspira a otros a realizar vida espiritual. Si van a ver cambios en Perú pido, suplico, que vean la posibilidad de dar oportunidad a jóvenes educados y responsables, para que tengan su realización de mejorar nuestro yatra, por supuesto bajo la dirección de un consejo brahmínico como Ud. y otras personas intachables y experimentadas. Que tenga como prioridad la prédica, el factor humano y preparación de las siguientes generaciones. Por favor confiemos y apostemos por la generación activa en servicio, que hace tiempo debieron ascender a cabezas de nuestro yatra.

Algo que observo en las generaciones pasadas es maltrato, hubo mucho maltrato en el pasado y es por ello, muchos no se sienten a gusto con algunos devotos antiguos. Y esa atmósfera aleja a los personas y posibles nuevos devotos.

Por favor interceda para que el GBC, trabaje con las nuevas generaciones de devotos educados, que con toda su vitalidad y compasión podrán atraer a más jóvenes. Deseo ver un cambio en el Yatra, y eso sólo será posible si se delegan responsabilidades a nuevos valores.

Espero un renacimiento, posiblemente, se pueda organizar grupos que escuchen a los devotos con liderazgo y fijos en servicio. Y se traspase la administración a ellos. Y se invierta en entrenamiento para que cumplan su labor: conociendo la importancia de preservar las propiedades del movimiento, el tema económico, la formación en el sastra y servicios. Todo esto es posible.

 Todos los reyes de la cultura védica se desentendían de sus reinos oportunamente y entronaban a las nuevas generaciones.

De corazón apreciamos el servicio de nuestras autoridades, pese a todo, sin embargo, hay toda una generación que merece ser escuchada y atendida en sus necesidades, de forma urgente.

Tratando de servir Su hija comunicadora social que lo adora:

Yugala Kishora Dasi.

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Gracias por tu carta, Yugala-kishore Devi Dasi.

Utilizamos Translate.google.com y usted escribió de tal forma que el robot pudo entender el 90% de su carta. Gracias.

Creo que su carta bienintencionada, expresar su opinión, es un buen paso hacia el futuro. El cambio comienza conmigo, contigo, y has hecho eso.

Ya estoy tratando de trabajar con el Oficial de Educación, los Presidentes de los Templos, los Consejos de los Templos, el Consejo Nacional, el Supervisor de Zonas, la GBC Regional de América Latina, el Ministerio de Educación, el Secretario de Zonas, y su carta nos da entusiasmo e inteligencia para avanzar en este aspecto.

Tengo muchas faltas. Espero que la gente me ayude con ellos.

Creo que, desde mi perspectiva, los devotos convertiendan a pioneros en renunciar a las posiciones adminstracion en ISKCON, y desarrollando como Sannyasa, Viuda civil, son importantes. Estoy de acuerdo en que el desarrollo de una cultura de educación en ISKCON es esencial para que los administradores tengan la opción de renunciar a la administración. Espero que podamos discutirlo más en Perú en unas pocas semanas cuando estemos allí.

Wow Espanyol!

Dear Maharaja,

please accept our humble obeisances.

All glories to your service.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I was hoping to hear what are your thoughts/knowledge regarding the claim that Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura ate fish and goat until he received diksha from HH Bipin Bihari at the age of 42 (I’m recalling that number from memory). 

Here are two quotes from his alleged autobiography sent to his son, Lalita Prasada.

“At that time I used to eat a lot of fish and meat. I had known that killing animals was bad for a long time, but I still had a strong desire to enjoy fish and meat. Chapra had very large fish, but I did not like them. So I ate more mutton. After prolonged eating of food of this kind combined with red chillies and mustard pickle, I developed a bleeding ulcer...

“...While I was living in Narail I took diksha along with my wife. I had been searching for a suitable guru for a long time but without success. I was very unhappy on that account. It seemed that if I had faith in anyone, upon examining his philosophical ideas and character, I would lose that little bit of faith. I had done much anxious thinking, but the Lord erased my unhappiness by appearing to me in a dream. In the dream I got some indication of what was to happen and when morning came, I felt joyful. One or two days later Gurudeva wrote to me saying, "I will come soon and give you initiation." When Gurudeva came and performed the initiation rituals, it made me very cheerful. From that very day the sinful desire for eating meat was removed from my heart and I began to feel some compassion towards all living beings.”

I first came across this when reading Hindu Encounter with Modernity by Shukavak Das. For me, reading that book and witnessing Thakura Bhaktivinoda's humility and example through his journey, was a great inspiration for me. I could see how sometimes it appears that a pure devotee, what to speak of little devotees, is entangled in the material world. But really there is a greater lesson being shown or needing to be learnt (for us), and we should never be disheartened, wallowing in the mental sense gratification of guilt and hopelessness, from our own current lack of qualification or standard. And this is coming from myself, who was born and remained vegetarian my whole life.

I read Shulavak’s book about two years ago and it was a part of a great surcharge in my enthusiasm and determination in Krishna consciousness. I started this blog, podcast and YouTube channel with the title “Essence Seeker” all from Bhaktivinoda’s instruction to be saragrahis. He set the example of how to actively find and please Krishna across cultures; regardless of one’s material circumstances. 

As I share my thoughts with devotees, and observe others passing this particular topic around, I sometimes see that some devotees become greatly disturbed hearing that a pure devotee participated in eating animal flesh, even when he was aware of proper conduct. Some claim that the letter to Lalitā Prasad is inauthentic. Even there is suspicion of political strategy being mentioned; with Lalitā Prasad also being an acharya of a line in direct “competition” to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. 

So I was hoping to get your thoughts on this topic, if you have any, please Maharaja. 

From last letter: I filmed the “Origin of the Jiva” video myself with my smart phone. It’s incredible what we can do with this devices today. Mystic sidhis!

I have attached some images. Two are of myself and my eldest daughter meditating in the forest. One is of our Thakuraji at home, and one is of my daughter starting gurukula. I tried to send the image of Suryani starting gurukula with the last letter I sent but it did not make it through. (Actually I have tried several times but it looks like they haven't made it through). Maybe another time.

Hare Krishna

ys

Dhruva

HpS - Hare Krsna. It is so, so nice to hear from you. I am sorry that we could not answer letters while traveling. Sitting here in Tennessee it is a challenge because now, although, we do not have 33-interviews a day, we don't have the regulated association of Temple life that we have while traveling. All in all we are making progress in both environments. Thank you so much for the letter. So much!

I don't know much about Bh. V. Th. eating meat. Of course, Srila Prabhupada does not mention it. Also, he does not mention Lalita-prasad Ji to my knowledge either. So, can't make any comment. I think Prabhupada told us what he thought was necessary. Not that we can't investigate more, but he has made a foundation for ivestigation.

We will look for the photos!!!

Your news is always great.

What about contacting Prof. Mabbit????