Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

Following is the summary of 1.1.14 and 1.1.18 as discussed on Sunday.

Verse summaries:

• V14:  One is freed from all sinful reactions just by chanting the holy name. VCT says that this verse talks about Ajamila’s story.  Eludes to Sanketyam Parihasyam Stobanam and Helanam verse in the 6^th canto.

Sanketyam – Indicating some one else. Eg: If some one else’s name is Krishna. Calling him intending to call him not Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Parihasyam – Not criticizing but addressing in a joking way. Eg: Are you like Krishna lifting Govardhana Hill?

Stobanam – Entertainment Eg: People chanting Hare Krishna with us on the streets without knowing what it means.

Helanam – Casually mentioning. Eg: Saying Krishna’s name without thinking about him casually.

                                Even if we chant the holy name in any of the above mentioned ways we still get benefit .

• V15:  Glorifies the devotees of the Lord.  Pure devotee association is more powerful than bathing in Ganga.
• V16 :  Glories of the Lord. Real peace comes when we glorify the Supreme Lord
• V17 & V18: Gives us Q4: How does the Lord create the universe, Q5: Incarnations of the Lord.

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!   Thank you for the news!     We tried to join last Sunday but we were just 100% exhausted, with Jet-Lead, etc from this India trip. We talked with Srinivasa Acharya Das and are reading Text 19 through the end of Chapter One, and plan to join next Sunday!

Hare Krisna, dear Gurudeva.

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

I hope your fine in all aspects.

We are fine by Krisna's Mercy.

I only thank you for your last letter. It helped me to see from other point of view.

Are you coming soon to Spain finally? I don't know if Jayanta Prabhu is in charge of that or not.

Carcika is waiting for her medical treatment for the cancer. Manu is growing up fantastically.

Thank you for all.

Your humble servant, Dandava das.

HpS - ASA --- AGTSP.  paoho.... Thank you for your sincere devotion to ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada, Nitai-Gaura, Radha-Shyama and the marvellous Sri Sri Krsna-Balarama.

We got back from this hellish and heavenly trip to [Mexico] India about 8-hours ago. Our body is recovering quickly, but we are VERY, VERY weak at the present moment, so we must be careful not damage Brother Ass.

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna.

Cancer, disease, these are good friends for a devotee. It would not be a bad thing if we had a heart attack before your read this letter and you and Carcika and Manu all died in an auto accident within 6-hours after you read it.

O.K? 

http://www.vedabase.com/en/bg/13/8-12 ... "Unless we have a pessimistic view of this material life" ...

The body rots so that a new body can be born.

                                                                  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

We have no big travel expectations until 17th May. Then we expect to visit: Denver, Boise, San Francisco/Sacramento and the Pacific Northwest.

After that Lima, La Paz, Santiago, 21st June through 28th July.

[Pacific] India, for September October.

So, we can visit Madrid, Brihuega any time from now until 17th May.

Got any ideas?

Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna.

Write every day. Read it a week later and let a strategy for Sankirtan develop!

Conquer the world for Krsna!

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja, Pamho, AGTSP!

I had a nice conversation with Mathures Prabhu. He accepted to be examiner for Bhakti sastri for ISKCON Perú. We agreed to do it with a team. We'll see details later. He likes very much the idea to continue our work with ISKCON Perú. However we have to clarify some issues on the basis of acintya aveda veda tattwa. He says everything through ISKCON, I say that ISKCON and ASA can work perfectly together in a cooperative way. I don't know why administrators have this fear that doing something a little different is a deviation.

I still have this two parallel goals: work for ISKCON and work for ASA. Ultimatetly is the same porpuse. I think that we have to continue with this debate among ISKCON administrators and entrepreneurs for the sake of ISKCON development.

We can talk more when you are in USA.

Thank you very much.

ys LAD

ASA - We will write a DTC addressing this point now.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

These days without your association is killing us :(

FMP is ok... Isvaridd, syamananda pandit, Indulekha dd join but they are not to fix... Nevetheless I continue .... with confidence

Regarding preaching.. In wilson.. Centro de Estudios Vedicos from wilson called us and asked that we lead the Bhakti Sastri Program. I accepted It will start soon in February.

I do pujari once a week in Wilson. I give classes of Bg once a month there also, and help.in the festivals like Nityananda Trayodasi.. we made more than 135 preparations for Nitai. We lead abhishek. Etc

We are taking workshops.about health coach, gem and aromatherapy. It helps us a lot. You asked me which gems I use I am attaching pictures. We are helping Jambavan's sister. We feel good helping others. We do.yoga as well

I continue in UAP. This month we have a.worksho for the.teachers.

Mom and sister are Ok. Ulyses is Ok.. we gained weight but now he is normal again. Our little kitty has grown a lot. Sweet Mia. 

Thank U Gurudeva for all.iur inspiration

Looking.forward.to meet U again soon

Your useless servant

Candramukhi dd

HpS - Thank you many for the news and photos. We will write a DTC now with our news.

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

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

Following is the summary of 1.1.3 and 1.1.8 as discussed last Sunday.

Classification of Chapter 1:

• Verses 1-3 : Prelude to Srimad Bhagavatam
• Verses 4-8 : Setting the scene for Srimad Bhagavatam
• Verses 9-end : Six questions

Verse summaries:

• V1:  Absolute truth
• V2 : Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence
• V3: Devotees who relish SB
• V4: Naimisharanya and devotees are well-wishers of everybody
• V5: Qualities required for the speaker and the listener of Srimad Bhagavatam
• V6: Goswamis’ qualifications
• V7: Six philosophies
• V8: Secret of success in spiritual life

Other Important points:

• To really understand Srimad Bhagavatam, we have to come to the stage of non enviousness.
• Verses 1,2 and 3 are spoken by Vyasa.
• Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of Vedic literature, full of juice, it is not to eat but to drink.
• Krsna is Akhila rasa murti.
• While reading Srimad Bhagavatam Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara Pandit used to shed so many tears that the whole Srimadbhagavatam’s ink disappeared and it became empty.
• If we hear Srimad Bhagavatm from a non devotee it is like drinking milk touched by a serpent.
• No one should sit on Vyasasana until they are free from the 4 vices: meat eating, intoxication, illicit sex and gambling.
• In Naimisharanya Vshnu never closes his eyes.
• Ashtavakra is a monist.

HpS - ASA -  Thank you!!!   What is the reading for next Sunday???

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja. Pamho. AGTSP!

I'm looking forward to have your assotiation again by ASA FMP. Now, I'm doing it myself and some days in the temple.

I've have a nice conversation with Karuna Krishna Prabhu about education and we agreed to work together as ASA under your protection and blessings. I'm nobody, practically nothing, without your protection.

I'm presenting myself as a member of ASA-Perú and I'm thinking of join people together in a conglomerate as ASA-Perú with a broad perspective, no attachements or administration bandages for now. In time, I think, people that really want to work together can get together in a more formal team. I still have the desire to have a formal institution in peruvian educative system. I have to be a little patient cause experience tells me that the most difficult part is to create a team. I've been in several that couldn't become something lasting.  

As M. Yugala suggested and talking to Karuna Krishna Prabhu, seems that Maturesh Prabhu is a nice option for Bhakti sastri examiner. I think that if we create a team around him we can work well. Again, it should be as ISKCON-Perú.

I hope your sankirtan is going well, and please, your blessing for mine.

Thank you for being always there for me when I need you. I want to be a help for you not a burden.

Trying to be a decent disciple,

Laksmana-agraja

HPS - ASA -- Hare Krsna!   AGTSP.   paoho.   It is very nice to hear from you. We went out early to talk with one Diocean Catholic Priest. He has the Kripa Foundation. It is the biggest NGO in India with 169 branches. They counsel and very much help people with chemical addiction and aids. He is head of one of the three Jungian groups in India and it turns out he is friends with Radha-natha Swami. We will work with his organization. Then we changed some small Rupee notes into big Rupee notes and visited a professor of Harsh's at the IIT Bombay Campus. One of the top three institutions in the country. He also appreciated Solaris very much and is very doing work in objective scientific verification of yoga. He likes Srila Prabhupada's books.  Home through rush hour like Lima traffic. It is 35 degrees Celcius here in February. 

We are really 70-years old. Can die of heart failure anytime, but in general O.K.

Go ahead with your own Sankirtan relationship with Srila Prabhupada with the perspective of your friends in ISKCON and the ISKCON institution, GBC et al. We may be able to see Jayapataka Swami in Mayapura.