Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Following is the summary of 1.3.6-1.3.8 as discussed on Sunday.

V6:

This example suggests that one must first acquire the qualifications of a brahmaṇa, not simply by birth but also by quality, and then one can undergo the process of Brahman realization.

V7:

The incarnation of the boar was to take the earth out of Pluto’s region of filthy matter. Picking up something from a filthy place is done by a boar, and the all-powerful Personality of Godhead displayed this wonder to the asuras, who had hidden the earth in such a filthy place.

V8:

The great Ṛṣi Narada, who is an empowered incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, propagates devotional service all over the universe. 

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - ASA --- Thank you.   Are there daily classes on these verses still???   Guess they stopped while ARD was traveling?   Tonight is the BhVai workshop.   He was also making the point that book knowledge is not sufficient to be a Brahman. That would be a Pandita as the way we heard. SB 3.29.31-32 are very nice in describing these relations.

This is our means of conquest. Please lead us!

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!!

Querido Gurudeva por favor acepte Usted mis humildes reverencias.

Hoy conversé con M.Yugala K, sobre las acciones que está realizando para el desarrollo educativo en ISKCON Perú. En especial se refirió al Bhakti Sastri. Gurudeva, usted dejó las funciones de Examinador Bhakti Sastri? y este cargo ha sido propuesto a P. Maturesh, quien ha aceptado. Mataji está tratando de integrar a los devotos que podrían promover el tema educativo y entonces me convoca a continuar en la Administración del Bhakti Sastri. 

Gurudeva, siempre he estado en la disposición de realizar este servicio de administración bajo Su autoridad y ahora me preguntan si tengo la disposición de hacerlo bajo la autoridad de P. Maturesh. Gurumaharaja, por favor, podría usted darme su opinión al respecto? sólo después de oir su opinión podré de palabra y acción responder a M. Yugala.

Siempre estoy conversando con usted en mi corazón, y hoy estoy feliz de hacerlo también.

Hare Krsna Rama.

Su discípula Rohini dd.

HpS - TlgaSP!    pfanrh.   Hace mucho tiempo no oir de Vd!     Yes, I am no longer the Examiner for the Bh. Sastri diploma en Peru. I sent a letter to the Board of Examiners, Bhakta Rupa Das with a copy to everyone.

As I understand, Maturesa Das has agreed to be the Official in Peru or Bolivia, but this has not been submitted to the Board of Examiners.  Bhakta-rupa Das wrote to me that they only had you listed as an official in Peru and the Program Administrator.

So, as far as I know, there is no one in Peru now authorized to submit requests for Diplomas from the Baord of Examiners, but the local authorities can fix someone who will be integrated with their perspectives. In any case we love to hear of peoples realizations from the Sastras here in this Blog.

Thank you.

Dear maharaja
PAMHO AGTSP

In Mayapur (Feb) you asked me how was the youth program here at New Govadhan. I had no reply because I couldn’t recall one, which was silly because in 2011 (Vrindavan) I had asked you for advice on running a youth program. I was driving on to New Govardhan farm a few weeks ago and I saw the place what once was Hanuman House and I remembered. We did have a youth program! I just forgot about it. It was called "Hanuman House". A team of my generation would get together once ever couple of months and take the local youth camping on the Krishna farm, do archery, swimming and cooking the Sunday feast. We did this 2012-2014 and even built a club house. After leaving Murwillumbah for 2.5 years I forgot about it. It went well but was hard for us to find the time to maintain with our busy grihasta lives. Also the club house blew down in a storm and was recycled.

HpS - Probably was extremely effective!

Australia Visit September 2017:
Sorry if I’ve missed any details on the blog.

Please, when you are ready, tell me the day and city you want to arrive along with your personal details to this email [email protected]. We will arrange your ticket. I will make arrangements as you wish for Brisbane/Gold Coast/Murwillumbah, Sydney and Melbourne.

HpS - Wow!    This Calendar stuff is intense: Half the time planning the travel, other half traveling and then tryin to preach.  O.K.   Here is the progress.   We finaly looked at it and we get back from Boise, Sacramento, San Jose, Seattle, Houston, Mexico, Lima, Santiago, Lima, Chosica, Cusco, La Paz, Lima, Arequipa, Houston .....  on the 26th July.  Gonna be a little exhausted, Ei, Mate!!!   So, it seems sane that we rest our Ass for two months before we start off again.  That would mean heading for Boise, Hawaii, India .. about the 26th Sept.  O.K. with Hawaii,    BUT     .heavy pressure to go to the Interim GBC Meeting on the 9-17th of October (We've been researching tickets carefully also).   So, that would mean that it would be best to go to India first then Australia then...

What do you think of that!???    I guess something like:

27 Sept - 18 Oct -- India (3 weeks)
18 Oct - 1 Nov -- Australia (2 weeks)
1 Nov - 8th Nov -- Hawaii (1 week)

Yesterday I listened to your lecture on SB 5.18.12 (2012-05-05 Radhadesh) with pastime of HG Jayananda.

Ratha Yatra in Brisbane CBD, May 6^th. I’ve been called to guard His chariot. Jai Jaganatha!!!
Your servant
Dhruva

HpS - Wow!  Right at the beginning of the Vancover Rathyatra I saw the cart run right over the foot of a 75 year old India lady. She fell unconscious and went to the hospital!   Good luck!!

What do you think of this new calendar proposal?   It would be good for us also in a few other ways.

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaj, Pamho, AGTSP!
This is my regular ekadasi report. I'm trying to discipline myself a bit more. Writing to you every two weeks compels me to readjust things constantly.

HpS - ASA -- Publishing the Kapi Dhvaja every two weeks forces us to live a more regular life!!

Personally I do not have much to say. I regularly follow everything: 16 rounds, four principles and mangalartik. Some days I'm still a bit loose (I'm mandah, lazy). Chocolate ice cream and Netflix. But I do not stop doing my duties.

I have several students, classes practically every day, I continue to help in the temple, etc. I have even actively participated in a couple of FFL.

My basic concern is to implement education in the region more systematically. Today we have a meeting in Wilson several of the former NIMSAR to continue working on the subject of Bhakti sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava and the possible revival of NIMSAR. Is it possible?

I hope that when you come we will have things more clears and can help us to up-lift these programs.
I have a very good relationship with Mathuresh Prabhu and I hope to collaborate with him as much as I can on the subject of education along with other devotees.

The experience of Cuzco was very good and I will return in August to continue my service there. If Arequipa invites me, I can also help with the educational issues.

I also saw M. Goura Gadhadara and perceived that his [her] service was too strong [heavy]. In fact, a few days ago he had pneumonia. She had suffered from her lungs since she was very young. It [she] is going to take some time off. She will go to the Sacred Valley for a few days to recover. This tells me once again that the authorities of ISKCON have to watch over the welfare of the devotees. Their duty is to protect and give service, but often they only give service until the devotee collapses and goes home. Education for the Brahmanas, but also for all Ksatriyas and all.

Well, I hope to see you soon to receive your holy association and try to progress a little more in my spiritual life and my service.

We have to talk soon about your SA tour. I have a couple of suggestions and topics to develop here. Organize some initiations, education, etc.
Ys, lad

ASA - Hare Krsna. LaD.  How is the Blue Baboon!!   Of course, we talked for one hour this morning on Skype about all this.   As we just wrote in the letter to Yugala-kishora Dasi if we are going to re-activate Nimsar in Peru then we would have to have a clear proposal with selection of President et al, and then aproval of the National Council or other local authorities.  This morning you mentioned developing the ISKCON educational ministry in Peru as another option.

We have to develop very careful program of Netflix or next lifetime we will be worms in vegetarian stool in India or wife of Indra or something, no!

Start writing stories! Lad-Flixs!

We discussed this morning here is the current proposed Calendar:

June
21[We] – IAH – MEX (6.00AM – 8.30AM), MEX – LIM [5.00PM – 10.45PM] In Mexico City for at least six hours.

23[Fr] – Disp. Gadadhara Pandita, Bhaktivinode Th. 

25[SU] – Chosica, Temple.

26[MO] – Early morning, Universidad La Cantuta (Art and the Sacred); 6-9PM, Biblioteca National (Psychology and the Sacred)

27[TU] – 10am-2pm, Jesuit, Ruiz Montoya University (Psy-Sacred)

28[WE] – 10am-2pm, San Marcos University (Psy and Sacred); Lima to Santigo [7.15pm – 11.45pm] 

July
04[tu] – Ekadasi

12[we] – Santiago to lima [6.30am – 9.30am]

15[sa] – Lima to Arrequipa

16[su] – Arerrequipq to Lima to Chosica to Lima

17[mo] – Lima (8AM – 9AM) Cusco

18[tu] – Cusco > La Paz (7.45AM - 9.45AM), then to Cochabamba

24[mo] – Cocha > Lima (10.40AM – 12.20PM)

26[we] – LIM – MEX [12.15AM – 6.30AM], MEX – IAH [1.45PM – 4.00PM] 6-hours in Mexico City

Of course, co, co co-ordinate with Abhirama Das who is doing so much program development and everyone else.

When we arrive in Lima, yes, it seems best if we can stay in Wilson, but other times in Callao, near airport.  SANKIRTAN!

Also as we discussed, everyone can get oriented to the June 15th-18th, Fourth Annual Symposium on Education with ISKCON, in Seattle. We will broadcast it on Start Meeting and you all can join.  Maybe one Session can be Education with ISKCON in the Western Hemisphere and you can even get a similtaneous translator for then.

O.K.  Thank you for your association.  Hope your internal life is waking up and you are only dealing with this reflection for purification and Sankirtan!!!!!         See you next Monday at 7.57AM.

1728+++

HK PAOHO

QUERIDO GURUDEVA

CUANDO LEO SOBRE CANSANCIO Y PIENSO EN LA RUTINA DE LOS GURUS, LA DE UD. HAY UNA DEVOTA QUE HACE NAMA HATHA EN PERÚ MADRE YASODA, TIENE  70 AÑOS, ME SIENTO MUY FLOJA E INSIGNIFICANTE A COMPARACIÓN DE ESTOS DEVOTOS TAN ACTIVOS A SU EDAD.

ESTOY OTRA VEZ EN LA EDUCACIÓN INICIAL, SIEMPRE APRENDIENDO, CON DESEOS DE SEGUIR ESTUDIANDO, AHORA DE LOS CERROS POLVORIENTOS DE LOS CONOS DE LIMA, VOLVI AL CENTRO, CERCA AL CENTRO DE WILSON APOYANDO EN PUJARI Y SI KRSNA PERMITE EN EDUCACIÓN.  Y SIEMPRE FIN DE SEMANA CHOSICA, PUJARI, REABRIMOS ESCUELA DOMINICAL, DESPUÉS DE HUYCOS POCO A POCO VAN VOLVIENDO LOS DEVOTOS, (AL TEMPLO NO LE FALTO AGUA), ALGUNOS BUENOS DEVOTOS AYUDANDO CON DONACIONES PARA MANTENER PROGRAMA YACHACUY JAMBAVANITOS, LA ESCUELA DOMINICAL , NOS ALEGRO VER PROPUESTAS DE LIBROS DEL CAZADOR Y SABIO VERSIÓN QUECHUA Y ESPAÑOL, CON IMAGENES BELLAS DE MADRE NAYANA LA ESPOSA DE P. MATHURESA.

AHORA ACTIVARE DE NUEVO NIMSAR, LA ESCUELA DOMINICAL ES DE NIMSAR, PARA MANTENER ÁREAS IMPORTANTES COMO ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EXAMINACIÓN DE BS EN PERU,  CURSOS A DEVOTOS, A PROFESORES, CURSOS DIVERSOS DE INTERÉS GENERAL, Y PROYECTOS COMO FORMAR EL COMITE DE EDUCADORES. ESTAMOS CONVOCANDO SEGÚN NOS DIJO MESES ATRAS, SIEMPRE CON EL DESEO QUE UD. SEA NUESTRA GUÍA,  HAY MUCHO INTERÉS DE DEVOTOS DE APORTAR MUCHO EN LA EDUCACIÓN, POR FAVOR DENOS SUS BENDICIONES PARA LOGRAR ESTE PROPÓSITO QUE BUSCA SERVIR, SER DE UTILIDAD PARA NUESTRO YATRA.  

sU HIJA QUE LO ADORA:

YUGALA KISHORA DASI

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HK PAOHO

DEAR GURUDEVA

WHEN I READ ABOUT CANSANCIO AND THINK ABOUT THE ROUTINE OF THE GURUS, THE OF YOU. THERE IS A DEVOTA THAT NAMA HATHA DOES IN PERU MOTHER YASODA, IS 70 YEARS OLD, I FEEL VERY FLOYING AND INSIGNIFICANT TO A COMPARISON OF THESE DEVOTES SO ACTIVE AT HIS AGE.

I AM AGAIN IN INITIAL EDUCATION, ALWAYS LEARNING, WILLING TO CONTINUE TO STUDY, NOW FROM THE POLAR BEARS OF THE CONES OF LIMA, VOLVI TO THE CENTER, CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF WILSON SUPPORTING IN PUJARI AND IF KRSNA ALLOWS IN EDUCATION. AND ALWAYS WEEKEND CHOSICA, PUJARI, WE REPLACE DOMINICAN SCHOOL, AFTER HUYCOS LITTLE TO A LITTLE THE VEGETABLES GO BACK, (TO THE TEMPLE DO NOT LEAVE WATER), SOME GOOD DEVOTES HELPING WITH DONATIONS TO MAINTAIN PROGRAM YACHACUY JAMBAVANITOS, THE DOMINICAN SCHOOL, US ALEGRO SEE PROPOSED BOOKS OF THE HUNTER AND SUCCESSFUL QUECHUA VERSION AND SPANISH, WITH NINETEENTH IMAGES OF THE MOTHER NAYANA THE WIFE OF P. MATHURESA.

NOW TO ACTIVATE NIMSAR AGAIN, THE NIMSAR DOMINICAN SCHOOL IS TO MAINTAIN IMPORTANT AREAS AS BS ENROLLMENT ADMINISTRATION IN PERU, COURSES TO DEVOTES, TEACHERS, DIVERSE GENERAL COURSES, AND PROJECTS TO FORM THE EDUCATORS 'COMMITTEE. WE ARE CALLING AS YOU TOLD US BACK, ALWAYS WITH THE DESIRE THAT YOU. BE OUR GUIDE, THERE IS MUCH INTEREST OF DEVOTOS TO CONTRIBUTE MUCH IN EDUCATION, PLEASE GIVE HIS BLESSINGS TO ACHIEVE THIS PURPOSE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO SERVE, TO BE OF UTILITY FOR OUR YATRA.

YOUR DAUGHTER WHO LOVES YOU:

YUGALA KISHORA DASI

HpS - ASA -  Muchas gracias su carta, Yugala-kishora Das!    El robot tuvo pequeno problema traducir todo pero entiendo que Vd. estaba quedando cerca de Wilson durante la semana para ayudar el servicio de Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai y fin de semana en Chosica.

Un pensimiento es que continua de esta manera el ambiente, la costa de Peru no mas va a ser un desierto.

En terminos de Nimsar, si quiere presentar Vds. como rama de ASA, necesitamos bastante organizacion antes de recibir aprobacion de Tio Gismo, Tom Brown y Buck White y el Comando Ejecutiva! Elegiiendo de Presidente, Secretario, Tesorero, normas de funcion y aprobacion de Junto Nacional si es para todo de Peru. Claro es bueno hablar con Mathuresa Das acerca de estas asuntos, no?
Esperando noticias de su progresa.

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Following is the summary of 1.2.22 and 1.2.29 as discussed on Sunday.

The theme of this section is “Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and one should only worship Him”

Verse summaries:

V22:

• Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the svayaṁ-rūpa Personality of Godhead, and all other forms of Godhead are Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s plenary portions and integrated parts.

V23:

• From Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the next manifestation is Baladeva. From Baladeva is Saṅkarṣaṇa, from Saṅkarṣaṇa is Nārāyaṇa, from Nārāyaṇa there is the second Saṅkarṣaṇa, and from this Saṅkarṣaṇa the Viṣṇu puruṣa-avatāras.
• Purusa Avataras : Maha Vishnu, Garbhodaka Sayi Vishnu, Ksirodakasayi Visnu
• Guna Avataras : Brahma(can be a living entity), Vishnu(Supreme Lord), Siva( No Living entity can occupy this post)

V24:

• Fire wood – ignorance, Smoke – Passion, Fire – Goodness
• one has to rise to the platform of the mode of goodness (sattva) so that one can be eligible for the devotional service of the Lord. 
• Even from the platform of tamas, can gradually rise to the sattva platform by the expert direction of the spiritual master.

V25:

• Except for the mahājanas, or the authorized agents of the Lord, no one knows the purpose of religion. 
• Mahajanas: Brahma, Narada, Siva, Four Kumaras, Kapila, Vyasa, Bali, Sukadeva Goswami, Bhishma, Yamaraja, Prahlada and Janaka

V26:

• One should never classify the Vishnu Tattvas, or the plenary portions of Narayana, the Personality of Godhead, in the same categories with the parts and parcels.
• Kala Bhairava, Smashana Bhairava, Chandi, Sani – worshipped in the mode of ignorance
• Brahma, Siva, Surya, Ganesha – worshipped in the mode of passion
• Vishnu Tattvas - worshipped in the mode of goodness
• Highly qualified Brahmanas don’t worship any forms other than Vishnu Tattvas but they respect them.

V27:

• Material enjoyment should be accepted only up to the point of the bare necessities of life and not more or less than that.
• One should work hard and worship the Supreme Lord by the fruits of one’s hard labor for existence, and that should be the motto of life.

V 28-V 29:

vāsudeva-parā vedā
 vāsudeva-parā makhāḥ
vāsudeva-parā yogā
 vāsudeva-parāḥ kriyāḥ

vāsudeva-paraṁ jñānaṁ
 vāsudeva-paraṁ tapaḥ
vāsudeva-paro dharmo
 vāsudeva-parā gatiḥ

• One should accept voluntary bodily inconvenience for the sake of knowing Vāsudeva because that is the way of real austerities. Otherwise all forms of austerities are classified as modes of passion and ignorance. 
• No one should bother himself with fruitive activities or dry speculation about transcendental knowledge. Everyone should at once engage himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.
• The Lord is always transcendental to the laws of the material world

Next week’s syllabus is 1.2.30 – 1.2.34. Sorry Maharaj, it was a lot of time crunch resulting in my confusion when I called you.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - ASA -- These summaries are so nice. We noticed many of the same points. It is 6.23AM here in the Castle in Spain. Our clothes are almost dry. We have 10-rounds done. Now we will pack and at 7AM wwe leave for Madrid and the airport. Then Atlanta we change planes and guess we get to our cave in Murfreesboro at 5PM, which will be 12AM midnight here, so we will be traveling fromm 7AM to 12-midnight.

The technical stuff is getting adjusted very well also.

When does our Leader, Ananta-rupa Das, return?

HpS - ASA