Letters to the editor

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada 

Por favor asepte nuestras humildes y respetuosas reverencias, recién tnego la oportunidad de escribirle tengo algunas complicaciones de salud pero le reportamos que me encuentro bien, llevo mis actividades como japa, cuidar a los niños, atender el terreno (regar plantas, limpiar, etc..) atender mi altar, hace dos cartas me preguntó si ya tenía alguna amistad o asociado en donde vivo y la respuesta es que no tengo ninguna amistad aún  siento un poco de tristesa por estar muy lejos pero intento verle el lado positivo a todo este cambio, por cierto Jay Govinda recién cumplió 3 años y Krishna Gopal cumplió 1 año, ellos se encuentran bien continuan creciendo y tienen diferente carácter pero se llevan muy bien. estamos organizando su Vyasa puja en Mty junto con Govinda Pramodini devi dasi queríamos preguntarle si hay alguna ofrenda en especial para ofrecerle, deseamos se encuentr bien y esperamos primero Krishna poder viajar y verlo a su visita a Cdmx. el próximo año.

Su insignificante aspirante a siriviente Ananda maya devi dasi

HpS - Pizza! Graaaaacias su carta. Programas en casa para invitar la gente. A veces moving al campo es demasiado fuerte en Kali-yuga. Sea feliz!  Reverencias al Gadai. 

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaj, Pamho. AGTSP!

It's been a while since I wrote because of my work at the university. We are already finishing the semester and I can say that it has been an extraordinary experience. I was able to remember important aspects of education and analyze the new educational visions. My conclusion, so far, is that somehow the best that current education presents matches perfectly with the vision of Srila Prabhupada and you.

I want to write a series of articles for Viplavah and other forums to explain what is the current vision of education in the world and what ISCKON has to do with it. I am sure that in many places ISKCON is growing in education and has modern tools, but in my experience in South America we lack this.

I believe that Srila Prabhupada's vision in education is perfect, however we have to be able to translate it and expose it to the world in terms where the academic community and people can understand it and accept it as something scientific and not just as a religious education, or the best case philosophical .

I want to present pedagogical tools that can be very useful for the sastric education in ISKCON. I know that Yadunandana Swami and others have developed them, but my concern is Peru and South America. The medium and long-term objective is to become part of the academic community. Have an educational institution that is capable of having acceptable educational standards. For example, in my studies on the new university law there is a series of religious educational institutions that in Peru already have university status. We cannot be less. That's why I've returned to the university to do my master's degree. We are a step back in the development of education.

Well, this is just a very general introduction. I hope to receive support to achieve these goals that are in perfect harmony with the 7 purposes of ISKCON.

One of the first unfinished tasks of the MOE is to get to know each other among those who do education and know what we are doing. That's why I participated in the Chilean congress and now I want to participate in GBC college meetings in Brazil to continue learning. Of course in the educational aspect. In the administrative aspect I am a failure. For almost 15 years I tried to help out there and every time I ended up fighting with everyone. So I already understood that if something can help without disturbing the rest is through education.

Therefore, I ask for the blessings of you, dear Gurumaharaj, and of all the attentive readers of this extraordinary blog to be able to attend the meetings in Brazil and continue with my small part in this VIPLAVAH.

Thank you very much.

The LAD

HpS - Thank you for the very cogent report. We hope all of your professional aspirations are successful. The GBC College in Brazil is NOT for educator training. That is one of the things that I am trying to clarify. It is for Administrator training: Zonal Supervisors, President etc. We need to train these people how to administer education, teachers, so probably will not be effective for you to go, no?  Two weeks residential and then one year on line then two weeks more residential. Write to Devaki in Brazil. Mathuresa Dasa.

Hare krishna Gurudev acepte mis humilde reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada y guru parampara.

En Huancayo estoy trabajando con prabhu Hari Harananda y prabhu Ekala Nitay son devotos mayores de los 80's ademas con la familia de ellos.

Sobre las autoridades de Lima-Peru no tengo mas comunicacion con ellos, yo no respondi nada! ademas porq decidi hacer servicio en otros templos o casas de amigos devotos para tener asociacion distinta q me inspire en mi vida espiritual.

Maharaja Bhakti Marga Swami me escribio esta contento con mi servicio de teatro q realizamos en Febrero y me esta invitando a India el proximo año para seguir con el grupo que su santidad dirige y viajar a Mayapur, Vrindavan y New Delhi,  Yo acepte la invitacion Gurudev sera por 1 mes pero necesito de sus bendiciones para estar protegido y realizar mi servicio una vez mas. Porque Krishna me esta dando una nueva oportunidad.

Gracias siempre Gurudev por su asociación! Reverencias

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Hare Krishna Gurudev accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and guru parampara.

In Huancayo I am working with prabhu Hari Harananda and prabhu Ekala Nitay are older devotees of the 80's as well as their family.

About the authorities of Lima-Peru I have no more communication with them, I did not answer anything! also why decided to do service in other temples or houses of devoted friends to have different association that inspires me in my spiritual life.

Maharaja Bhakti Marga Swami wrote to me this happy with my theater service that we did in February and he is inviting me to India next year to continue with the group that his holiness leads and travel to Mayapur, Vrindavan and New Delhi, I accepted the invitation Gurudev It will be for 1 month but I need your blessings to be protected and perform my service once more. Because Krishna is giving me a new opportunity.

Thank you always Gurudev for your association! Resolutions!

HpS - ASA - Thank you for the news. We respond urgently. Did you ever receive a formal complaint from ISKCON about the criticism of your dealings with the lady in India?

Dear Guru Maharaja:

All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to you

Please accept my most humble obeisances

This letter is urgent for the next reason, recently a problem appeared, I can´t afford the rent and I have to leave my apartment, I think I could rent a room at the Temple meanwhile I search a new home, is it ok?

I´m pretty sad for having to leave my house, I lived here 7 years and I have so much memories, but I would be happy if I went to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai´s home.

About the Ratha Yatra, was amazing, the happiness that I felt It wasn´t from this world, and I shared it with my family and friends. With Maha Vishnu Swami and the Harinama Ruci was my godbrother Vrajendra Kumara Das, I´m glad to know him, He´s very inspiring, thanks for the beautiful spiritual family you gave me.

Could you say to Sri Krishna that I love him, and I miss him? Tell him that I think about him everyday, please, please, please.

I hope your health is well Gurudeva, I don´t know how to express you all my love.

To serve you

Bhaktin Carol

ASA - Hare Krsna!   URGENT!    Yes, it seems O.K. to us to live in the Temple. Maybe Krsna is dragging you back to Him.

Hare Krishna Hanumatpresaka Swami! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please, accept my obeisances..

My name is Arina. I was born in Russia, but i'm living in Valencia, Spain, since i was 6.

My mother always had been searching some spiritual things, buddhism, osho, mantras, tai chi... So i had grown up in ambient of inciense, mantras, oriental music, soviet films and soviet animated films. But i think those films aestetically and morally are very good.

We meet devotees when a was 13 years old more or less, i liked vaisnava filosophy, chant and listen mantras, prasadam!! But I have strarted seriusly my spiritual practice one year ago more or less, now I'm 18. I have always been clear about the existence of God.

I didn't know about His name, His form.. But i thougth that 'It' has to be someone and not something like 'the universe'. My father is orthodox, when i was a child he used to take me whith him to church, i enjoyed those moments. Orthodox temples are very beautiful. But I could never fully understrand that kind of religion until nowadays.

Sometimes i go to church to hear about Krishna. I don't see big diferences between religions. I go to church nd hear "You have to serv to God with love". It makes me feel better when i have sad things in mind. Before knowing about Prabhupada's books and all this fhilosopy, i didnt understand what the priest was saying. But now is like hear a summary, the essence of what i have learned in Krishna consciense. I think is kind how people of different cultures and traditions can worship God. Is great go to chatolic temple and understand, because is the same yoga-religion..! hahaha :)

I really admire San Francisco de Asis. I'm sure that he didn't eat meat, but everybody says me he did. ¿What do you think??

HpS – Hare Krsna, Arina. Maybe he ate it if there was nothing else to eat in the cold Winters.

I started chanting 3 rounds one year ago, now im chanting 16 since september. I like chant rounds, altough at home many times is difficult to concentrate my restless female mind in only one thing...but do it listening Prabhupada's japa recordings helps me a lot.

Sometimes i go to Nueva Vrajamandala, there i can chant rounds better in the morning with devotees.. Mangala aratii!! Is very special moment for me, it is magic.. Is night, the world is in silence yet..and the deities wake up and the tday starts with chanting holy names!!.the insciense, fire, fowers.. Very placeful! Krishna is beeing served with love and happiness and He is smiling, and everyone is happy!! Is great!

At home we worship little Gour Nitai deities, and do mangala arati too.. But in NV with devotees is more impactant. I use to do mangala arati alone because my mum doesnt wake up when is doing cold..and lately is very cold. I have a little sister, she is 11...but she doesnt care about mangala arati.. :( About 4 principles, it's ok. I neves had dificulties whith them. Altough i used to go with people who smoke a lot of weed and drink alcohol, i never felt atracctive to do that. My social life has changed a lot. Before i didnt stop at home, i was always outside whith friends... Now basically i have social life in university. But is good because in that way i have time to chant my rounds. I losed interes for things like go to concert, or to someone's house to watch a stupid movie while everyone is smoking marihuana to understand the deep sense of the movie.

Sometimes is hard for me because i feel a little alone. Nobody wants go with me to church.. We have a preaching center, we do programs every sunday. We are 10 devotees more or less who come eventually to the programs. I started this year the university of arts. Is good, people are very friendly and i can talk whith them about Krishna and take them some little Prabhupada's books. I think art can be like yoga, because it can be used to contact with God. For example, when i see a deity or a painting of Krishna...for my mind ib that moment is like "ok He is Krishna, you are at Him side right now". I like a lot The ligth of Bhagavata!! The paintings are great! When oriental art comes together with Krishna..wow!! I heard in one of your classes about some film of Light of Bhagavata...Where i can find it?

HpS – I think Sananda Devi Dasi has a copy. We left several copies in Spain. Mantri-rama Das in Madrid may have copy. It is designed for BIG screen but you can also get some sense of it on a small screen.

Also I hear some russian seminars about vedic psycology. Is very interesant and useful. I think if you know some basic ideas , for example about how works male and female mind, it is easier to live.. In my case. Because now i know that some things are absolutly normal because of my female body, and i have a diferent dharma and diferent inclinations than man, diferent views, diferent worlds. I can see many times people acting without this knowlede and destroying relationships. So sometimes my mother and i traduce this seminars into spanish. I think is vety important to know how to relate correctly with people arround you.

Krishna is someone too. Maybe we have people around us to practice and learn how to love and serv, for do the same with Suprem Person.

Now i'm reading Bhagavad Gita and Sri Isopanisad. Sri Isopanisad motivates me a lot. I am really enjoying it. I find prabhupada's coments very truly and very funny.

Godruma Das and Pushpa are going to subsidize books for sankirtan, i think i can distribute in university libraries, to people in university, and i want try to do it in streets of Valencia with devotees..

Thank you very much for your seminars and clases! They inspirate me a lot for spiritual thoughts and actions. I read some of your sounds from heart.. These one about thief dog is great hahaha it made me very funny! Hare Krishna Majaraja!! Thanks you for your time! ...And sorry for my english Arina

HpS – Hare Krsna. You, Srinatha, Yamunesvara Das, every letter I am reading today is from people who are running at 10,000 miles an hour in Krsna consciousness! It is good if you got a basis!!!    You seem to have it. Understand masculine mentality, getting up early.
I hope Krsna arranges a super, super, marriage for you soon. Maybe He will marry you Himself. Where you and Orthodox Nun in your last life?

Hare Krishna Hanumatpresaka Swami! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please, accept my obeisances..

My name is Arina. I was born in Russia, but i'm living in Valencia, Spain, since i was 6.

My mother always had been searching some spiritual things, buddhism, osho, mantras, tai chi... So i had grown up in ambient of inciense, mantras, oriental music, soviet films and soviet animated films. But i think those films aestetically and morally are very good.

We meet devotees when a was 13 years old more or less, i liked vaisnava filosophy, chant and listen mantras, prasadam!! But I have strarted seriusly my spiritual practice one year ago more or less, now I'm 18. I have always been clear about the existence of God.

I didn't know about His name, His form.. But i thougth that 'It' has to be someone and not something like 'the universe'. My father is orthodox, when i was a child he used to take me whith him to church, i enjoyed those moments. Orthodox temples are very beautiful. But I could never fully understrand that kind of religion until nowadays.

Sometimes i go to church to hear about Krishna. I don't see big diferences between religions. I go to church nd hear "You have to serv to God with love". It makes me feel better when i have sad things in mind. Before knowing about Prabhupada's books and all this fhilosopy, i didnt understand what the priest was saying. But now is like hear a summary, the essence of what i have learned in Krishna consciense. I think is kind how people of different cultures and traditions can worship God. Is great go to chatolic temple and understand, because is the same yoga-religion..! hahaha :)

I really admire San Francisco de Asis. I'm sure that he didn't eat meat, but everybody says me he did. ¿What do you think??

HpS – Hare Krsna, Arina. Maybe he ate it if there was nothing else to eat in the cold Winters.

I started chanting 3 rounds one year ago, now im chanting 16 since september. I like chant rounds, altough at home many times is difficult to concentrate my restless female mind in only one thing...but do it listening Prabhupada's japa recordings helps me a lot.

Sometimes i go to Nueva Vrajamandala, there i can chant rounds better in the morning with devotees.. Mangala aratii!! Is very special moment for me, it is magic.. Is night, the world is in silence yet..and the deities wake up and the tday starts with chanting holy names!!.the insciense, fire, fowers.. Very placeful! Krishna is beeing served with love and happiness and He is smiling, and everyone is happy!! Is great!

At home we worship little Gour Nitai deities, and do mangala arati too.. But in NV with devotees is more impactant. I use to do mangala arati alone because my mum doesnt wake up when is doing cold..and lately is very cold. I have a little sister, she is 11...but she doesnt care about mangala arati.. :( About 4 principles, it's ok. I neves had dificulties whith them. Altough i used to go with people who smoke a lot of weed and drink alcohol, i never felt atracctive to do that. My social life has changed a lot. Before i didnt stop at home, i was always outside whith friends... Now basically i have social life in university. But is good because in that way i have time to chant my rounds. I losed interes for things like go to concert, or to someone's house to watch a stupid movie while everyone is smoking marihuana to understand the deep sense of the movie.

Sometimes is hard for me because i feel a little alone. Nobody wants go with me to church.. We have a preaching center, we do programs every sunday. We are 10 devotees more or less who come eventually to the programs. I started this year the university of arts. Is good, people are very friendly and i can talk whith them about Krishna and take them some little Prabhupada's books. I think art can be like yoga, because it can be used to contact with God. For example, when i see a deity or a painting of Krishna...for my mind ib that moment is like "ok He is Krishna, you are at Him side right now". I like a lot The ligth of Bhagavata!! The paintings are great! When oriental art comes together with Krishna..wow!! I heard in one of your classes about some film of Light of Bhagavata...Where i can find it?

HpS – I think Sananda Devi Dasi has a copy. We left several copies in Spain. Mantri-rama Das in Madrid may have copy. It is designed for BIG screen but you can also get some sense of it on a small screen.

Also I hear some russian seminars about vedic psycology. Is very interesant and useful. I think if you know some basic ideas , for example about how works male and female mind, it is easier to live.. In my case. Because now i know that some things are absolutly normal because of my female body, and i have a diferent dharma and diferent inclinations than man, diferent views, diferent worlds. I can see many times people acting without this knowlede and destroying relationships. So sometimes my mother and i traduce this seminars into spanish. I think is vety important to know how to relate correctly with people arround you.

Krishna is someone too. Maybe we have people around us to practice and learn how to love and serv, for do the same with Suprem Person.

Now i'm reading Bhagavad Gita and Sri Isopanisad. Sri Isopanisad motivates me a lot. I am really enjoying it. I find prabhupada's coments very truly and very funny.

Godruma Das and Pushpa are going to subsidize books for sankirtan, i think i can distribute in university libraries, to people in university, and i want try to do it in streets of Valencia with devotees..

Thank you very much for your seminars and clases! They inspirate me a lot for spiritual thoughts and actions. I read some of your sounds from heart.. These one about thief dog is great hahaha it made me very funny! Hare Krishna Majaraja!! Thanks you for your time! ...And sorry for my english Arina

HpS – Hare Krsna. You, Srinatha, Yamunesvara Das, every letter I am reading today is from people who are running at 10,000 miles an hour in Krsna consciousness! It is good if you got a basis!!!    You seem to have it. Understand masculine mentality, getting up early.
I hope Krsna arranges a super, super, marriage for you soon. Maybe He will marry you Himself. Where you and Orthodox Nun in your last life?