Letters to the editor

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!

I can definitely try to put something together for Ram Navami.

I need some more clarity.

So you would like the story to not have too many sci-fi or wizardry elements but more modern archetypes, so that the story is relatable?

Or can we use magical elements and just not sci-fi?

This will help me in forming the story.

HpS - We, agtSP, struggle with this ourselves, so ask a lot of people, and let us know their opinions also. One standard that keeps coming to me is a phrase from Srila Prabhupada, "Whatever sells books is legal".

Yet this must be taken with depth.

If it sells one book today and gets us blocked from selling 1000 books in the next month, then it is not legal.

If it sells one book to a future book distributor, social leader, Prakazananda Sarasvati, then it is legal.

Clarify your audience.

Magical fiction//SF, modernization all seem important in the Sankirtan perspective. Think about it. Talk with others. Try something out. Watch the results.

Regarding my sadhana at Kalarigram, yes they know I’m a Gaudiya Vaishnava and they allow me to skip 1st morning class for my sadhana. However I’m still trying to figure out a schedule in which i can do both. But as a bottom line I aim to finish chanting before breakfast as you guided.

ASA/HpS - We also!!!

Now we join FES with Radha Natabara!!

Your work seems to be going well. Basic parameters fine. Just refining things so that you can be an active participant in Nitya-lila.

Yas,

SMDD

Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

When I heard that the NIOS Campus Project was becoming more and more real, I began to wonder at the most basic level.

Who I am?

A spiritual soul eternal servant of Krishna, but now in maya.

With the body of a man, already old, married to a wonderful devotee: Raman reti devi dasi.

Professor for many years, with a supposed Brahminical tendency, with completed master's studies in university education.

Who we are?

I think those of us understand the objectives and projects of ASA and NIOS well enough to want to cooperate more. Those of us who sufficiently understand the idea of the NIOS campus and can contribute something from our large or small position.

I was wondering, do I, we, fit into the NIOS campus project? As a visitor or resident?

The first thing that came to mind is: What would I be looking for? A comfortable refuge? Economic development in the USA? Or really contribute something, be an added value?

Then, I remembered a famous saying and paraphrased it:

Don't ask what NIOS can do for you, ask what you can do for NIOS.

And with my wife we began to let our imagination fly. What would happen if we were accepted into this project?

Firstly, we would go with the idea of taking vanaprastha. On campus there might be a house for girls and another for boys, so that would be ideal. We would work hard on whatever you need. In parallel, I can be trained by you, dear gurudev, to take sannyasa. And if Krishna wants, and I think it would be the perfection of life, to take sannyasa from your hands.

My wife is very pro-active and with high social skills, she is an artist, she is a specialist in the education of children with different abilities (she currently handles a couple of cases of children of devotees). She would be very useful to the community of devotees that is formed.

Personally, I have many years of teaching experience and studies, including ISKCON courses. I think it's time to share my experience with devotees who are enthusiastic about education. Furthermore, I would like to help create the curriculum, which I believe would be very innovative based on your ideas, dear Gurudev, and mine as well. I would like to include theater (I have good experience at Newton School and others) and other cultural-educational manifestations according to the people involved.

Anyway, these are some ideas. In reality, other projects we had were diluted. May be this one aswell. This project of yours opens up a whole new panorama for us. Actually, nothing keep us here.

We will see what Krishna wants.

Thank you very much for your daily inspiration. You are our reason for living.

Your servant,

Laksmana-agraja das

HpS/ASA - Super, SUPER, S U P E R! Thank you. Taken us 2-weeks to answer but I think with an old vehicle working on 50% cylinders that is to be expected.

Your perspective on your contribution is very nice.

It is a challenge to everyone.

Sri Hari Das arrives Wednesday and with his association we may be able to move ahead faster.

Of course, AGTSP.

Now we have to rush to bathe, puja, printing, packing and going to Murari Farm for Gaura-purnima.

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva,

Please accept our humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Here are our web pages:

https://nicasioayurveda.carrd.co/ version en espanol

https://nikasioayurveda.carrd.co/ english version

Thank you,

your servant.

Nikunja Bihari das

HpS/ASA - Thank you!!!

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Querido Gurumaharaja por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

Muchas gracias por su purificante asociación a nuestra existencia. Que el Señor Nrisimhadeva siempre le proteja.

ASA - TlgaSP! 🐵 Thank you all.

Quiero preguntar a UD y a otros vaisnavas si el Tava pache pache versión español también estará disponible en Amazon o por otro medio para distribución por unidad a devotos de habla hispana que se encuentran en USA y otros países por favor.

Gracias al equipo y colaboradores de ASA Audiovisual por compartir el audio libro del Tava Pache Pache en español en Youtube.

https://youtu.be/SMuGAZzwYF0?si=oxnLgFQxXlsRmq9E

Muchas gracias por su misericordiosa atención.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS/ASA - As we understand TPP is being distributed by the Spanish BBT and their vendors in Spain, South America, Mexico.

Can you contact Jayanta Das or Purnamasi Devi Dasi?

👺

Dear Guru Maharaja

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you!

I pray that your dental issues get resolved soon and you are free of pain.

HpS - AgtSP. In material life we enjoy our mouth so, so, so much, no? We enjoy chewing. The pain is just the duality of that material enjoyment.

Shadow reflections of the non-dual pleasure of wresting with Krsna in Goloka?

I hope your visit to the doctor helped.

HpS - Damn fine! Now 85% recovered. Surrendering ]MY[ body two teeth at a time.

Both of us are doing alright and Divya's health is good. We get to dress the small deities, Chota Radha Kalachadji (Divya on Tuesdays) and Radha Govinda (Divya on Thursday and I dress on Tuesday).

ASA - Wow!!! 💥

This time we were fortunate to dress on Vasant Pancami and Advaita Acharya's appearance day. I've attached the photos.

ASA - Just amazing!!!

We have been really involved with the Pujari department here in Kalachandji Dham. We did an entire reorg a couple of weeks back with 6 sub departments and working with devotees to take up the head positions and so on.

Every time I engage in management situations, I am reminded about the principles of

1. Who am I,
2. Who are we,
3. What is the Process [Plan],
4. What [Things] do we need ?

ASA - We got it as a mystical experience ☁while at Rama ghatta, but Srinivasa Das showed us https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996", that Micron was using and Stanford had come to the same principles.

I came across a letter that Srila Prabhupada wrote in 1973 about Radha Kalachandji.

"I am very much pleased that the Deities are worshiped so nicely and as this continues, the children there will become more and more purified."

https://vanisource.org/wiki/730218_-_Letter_to_Bhaktin_Toni_written_from_Sydney

I've been thinking about what I am doing and also Dallas as the place that Srila Prabhupada chose to establish his first Gurukula. It was such a nice reciprocation from Srila Prabhupada for what we've been trying to do here in the pujari department!

Can we say that since Prabhupada chose Dallas as the center for education, because of his desire and potency it will be the center for learning in North America like how Navadwip was in Mahaprabhu's time?

HpS - Sanatana Goswami says that every cowherd boy, thinks that he is Krsna's closest friend.

Guess he is ashamed: Why is Krsna so kind to me???? So many other boys live Him so much more than me.

Then SG continues:... and by the nature of the internal potency, it is a fact.

We see that Murfreesboro can also become the center of education in ISKCON!

😃

I am hoping to come and visiting you in Houston this weekend.

HpS - Missed you, but didn't miss you. Right with you now!

Divya Devi Dasi's health is such a source of intense concern.

Maybe she will be personal servant of Saccimata in Nabadvipa in her next life.

Everything we are and we do is only because of your mercy Guru Maharaja🙏

HpS - We are just little bell on the Post Man's foot. AgtSP!

Your servant

Srinatha Krsna dasa

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP!

There is an incredible workshop happening here in Kalarigram. We are now graduating from long and short stick to horn and sword weapons. Such amazing expert teachers! My body is a lot stronger and their confidence in me is so empowering.

I see such an improvement in me from last year! Physically, mentally and emotionally fortified. They say a student of martial arts (4-6hrs/day of intensive training) especially one like Kalari coming from Vedic traditions makes you shed so many negative thoughts and emotions and indisciplining depressiveness to even stand in class.

Kalari is supposed to awaken your kundalini and reactivate Prana in the body and balance that Prana’s movement through your chakras up and down. It’s supposed to balance your ida and pingala energies.

I can see the results in my health too! Finally after 8 months of this struggling sadhana (4-5hrs/day) I’m starting to experience a little drop of its potency. One lecturer shared that Lord Shiva, who himself lived in the mountains created all these art forms for our benefit: dance, yoga and Kalari!

Now I’m starting to understand why you may have advised me to take this training. It was tooth and back breakingly hard in the beginning 😂, but it’s incredibly strengthening.

First the mind’s forbearance has to be activated fully to not drop to being tortured by the intensity of the practice but instead to rise with the prana and be able to tolerate the level of pain!!! I feel like if I continue to train like this, I could lead an army 😂! 🤩

ASA - The Salvation Army [https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/]??? 🙂

I don’t know of a better cleanse, from somatic release (sweating till all your clothes are dripping) to washing out and dropping out of your system all excess emotions and baggage.

Otherwise you simply can’t get through so many hours of training in martial arts!

You really learn to work with your mind and body to reduce engagement in draining activities and simultaneously channel natural sources of energy like sound, sun, air, and diet etc. to stay recharge…amazing 🤯.

When you initially gave me this instruction I was honestly a bit shocked.

I felt it so unnatural almost, coming from elegant dancer training into this military martial arts lifestyle.

Now seeing these wonderful results, my heart is filled with such gratitude! Thank you so much Maharaj. 🙏🏻

YAS,

SM DD

HpS - 💥AgtSP... and your Bhakti. Do your instructors et al, know that you are Gaudiya Vaisnava?

Helping with your hearing and chanting?

Manipuri Martial Arts are also accommodating to girls.

Very nice report!

Think is inspiring for everyone.

Seems it may fit in here in The Boro very well!

When is Sri Hari Das coming?