Letters to the editor

AGTSP

Esteemed Bhakta-rupa Das,
Paoho.   We hope this meets you well and in the best of spirits!    By this letter let us formally end our position as the Bhakti-sastri Examiner in Peru. Rohini Devi Das is still officially the Administrator for the Diploma in Peru, and as far as I know has been very careful to keep the Records for the Diplomas.
A copy of this letter is sent to the President and Secretary of the Peru National Council and I expect they will contact you to see about the new Officials for the Diplomas. Their Candidates for Examiners etc are also receiving a copy of this letter.

If you write in simple English, www.translate.google.com can make the shift from English to Spanish pretty well.

Thank you so much. We will be in India from 1st January to 15th February and hope to see you then.
Your very fallen servant,
Hanumatpresaka Swami

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj.

Dandavat Pranaam unto your lotus feet.

HpS - All glories to Srila Prabhupada (AGTSP!). We feel that we still have like "lettuce" feet. We still have material desires mixed with our desires to serve Krsna.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

PAMHO.

Guru Maharaj, I am inspired by your kind reply and spiritual instruction. As material profession, I am Divisional forest officer and I work in Guwahati. I have to be in this stupid profession every week Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.

Although  few, I have got the association of some disciples of His Holiness Bhaktiswarupa Damodar Maharaj and His Holiness Subhag Swami Maharaj, at Guwahati. We have regular Bhagavad Gita discussions on Sunday evenings where we exchange thoughts and concepts on Vedanta.

HpS - Very, very, very nice!  Expand it to include new people. Expand it to once more a week like Wednesday evening. It does not have to be everyone, maybe just one or two people who live closer to you during the week. Sunday and then once during the week makes a very strong program. Then Krsna can inform us how to make more adjustments (BG 10.10-11)

Guru Maharaj, please grace me to make myself render unalloyed service to your lotus feet through Kapi Dhvaja this  time onwards.

I am very pleased to learn about your kind India visit. I am eagerly waiting to have the darshan of your lotus feet. Therefore, I shall certainly come to Mayapur during your period of stay there. So kindly let me know. Also, Guru Maharaj, we have most humbly requested Haridas prabhu to make arrangements for your North East visit.

Again Dandavat Pranam unto your lotus feet.

Your most fallen servant

Krsna Swarup Das

Silchar

HpS - What are you discussing in your Sunday programs?    We mentioned to Yamunesvara Das in another Blog letter answered today that we are going to fix start fixing our India tickets with the next few weeks.  We have exchanged two letters recently with Hari das Das from Nigeria.

All Glories to Sri Guruji Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay, Goura Bhakta Ki Jay,

Dandavat Pranam,

Please accept my humble obeisanses unto Sri Guruji's padmacharan that in checking in the block (Blog) recently I found one letter heading After India written by Abhimanu Prabhu who is working in Bali in the  Bhaktivedanta Academy and Bhaktivedanta Dharma School.  I had met one Abhimanu Prabhu who is also an Amirican during my Bali tour. He knew Guruji also very well. Is this the same Abhimanu or another one? I had written letters and send some photos also but he did not communicate me in future. In future, if Guruji reply his letter please mentioned my name as reminder. His mail address also might change or not, but no reply.

HpS - Yes, he is the same person. We were serving together in San Francisco and on many projects for B. S. Damodara Maharaja. We will tell him to contact you as we are in contact with him.

Guruji, I had already mentioned that we are eagerly waiting  Guruji's tentative time table of North East India, specially for Silchar, Agartala, Guwahati and Imphal for taking arrangement and air tickets. I think, now Haridas Prabhu also might be  in Nigeria so no telephonic conversation and mail.

Not only that,  I am eagerly waiting Guruji's final suggestion for going to our Mandir or Not. After Guruji's reply I would arrange a meeting for all the initiated bhaktas for discussion and taking final decision about the  modalities Gurujis visit in Manipur.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - I answered two letters from Haridas Das that he sent from Nigeria. He suggested a schedule that did not leave any time for visits to Bombay, Kolkatta or Vraja. We are taking little time to get opinion of Bombay (Rama-giri-dhari Das), ISKCON Ministry of Education, Kolkatta devotees, so that we can do the best during our six weeks in India.

It is three months until we arrive in India, so it seems that we still have a little time to hear from anybody about their requests, but yes, we should start buying tickets within the next few weeks.

About going to the Mandir, do you mean Thoubal Mandir? As I understand they are keeping an old standard that is not inline with Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON method. Is that correct?

Of course, we would want to ask Banamali Das about his opinion. If he says it is alright and gives suggestions about how to adjust the details, that would be alright. Other wise you can origanize your own programs in your own homes to start with, no?

In any case you can invite people to your home and accept invitations from them and have Kirtan, Lecture (Reading and Discussion), Kirtan, Prasad. Then BG 10.10-11, Krsna will give  us intelligence how to expand more and more.

In NOI Text Seven, in the paragraph beginning, "The conclusion is...", Srila Prabhupada paraphrases the Bhakti-rasa-amrta-sindhu verse, "Adau sraddha...". The exact Sanskrit is in BG As It Is Purport to Text 4.10.

This verse describes the different levels of spiritual development. Look at the translation in BG and then the more detailed explanation in NOI and tell us where you see your level of development. Let us discuss this in some detail and you can also discuss it with the devotees there.

We need to become Uttama adhikari devotees as soon as possible so that we can help others!!!

HAre Krsna!

Here is Abstract for our presentation January ~7th atg Bhagavatam Symposium organized by K. Ksetra Swami and Radhika ramana Das at Madras University.

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ABSTRACT

IRON HORSES AND TALKING WIRES
Teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in the Industrialized World.

Hanumatpresaka Swami (Professor Huber Hutchin Robinson)
ISKCON – North American Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies

Presenter has been studying and teaching Srimad Bhagavatam in the industrialized world in North and South America, Europe and India for over 40-years. This has included programs with Nobel Laureates, ISKCON Temples, Universities, Museums and many others. He will outline three major areas where the message of the Bhagavata has been successfully introduced amongst the highly analytical, mechanized and scientific people of these worlds.

First is the area of Science and the Bhagavata. Here there has been colossal work for many years. The current ripened fruit has been in developing relations with the community of psychologists and scholars who are followers of Dr. Carl Gustav Jung. Jung appreciated Indian mysticism greatly but was also very concerned how to translate these things into a format comprehensible and useful to science. We just finished an intense, international symposium on “Psychology and the Sacred” in Lima, Peru and are scheduled for bigger events of this type in 2017 and 2018. Along with this a journal “Solaris” is being published, and along with other academics presenter is working on a very serious presentation of the Sankhya of Lord Kapila and others in the Bhagavata that will allow practical realization of Bhagavata Sankhya in the scientific world.

Second has been the Approach Through Drama. Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s presentation of the Bhagavata culture as broadcast by our Acharya, Srila Rupa Goswami, especially through his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu is Gandhava Veda: Music, Dance, Drama leading to ultimate realization of Krsna. This educational approach has been presented using Prof, David Haberman’s standard translations and annotations of the BRS which include the history of Rasa and theater from Bharata Muni to Abhinava Gupta, to Emperor Bhoja, to Sri Rupa Goswami. This in turn can be related with great clarity to a large Western audience through the Western theater tradition of Aristotle, Stanislavsky and Viola Spolin.

Third and finally, Academic Study of the Bhagavata through structured classes on a global basis using direct and distance education techniques. The diplomas given for these studies include Bhakti-vaibhava for Cantos 1-6 and Bhakti-vedanta for Cantos 7-12. Presenter will give a brief overview of this formal academic study and then a specific sample in the form of the natural analysis that students can learn of the very well-formed structure of the Bhagavata.

Hare Krsna SS Hanumat Presaka Swami.

PAMHO. AGTSP.

I hope you are fine

1.-We inform authorities of National Council (Caitanya Candra d, Caturatma d, Karuna Krsna d, Jiva sakti d,) the upcoming visit of SS Bhakti Gauravani Goswami (26 Octubre – 2 Noviembre).

And We offered to support services to Maharaja,

2.-NIMSAR will start to develop 3 areas or departments: Public Relations, Communication, Academic.

3.-It is quite possible that next year : To give Bhakti Sastri in modules (LOB, ISO, NOI, BG, NOD).

This to give facilities to students.

I (Isvari) want to propose to reinstate the LOB for NIMSAR Bhakti Sastri. It is a poetic and profound book, it helps develop sensitivity.

What are  your opinion?
HpS - We can always teach it as an ASA course, but it is not part of the Bhakti Sastri curriculum for ISKCON so I don't think we should make it a requirement. O.K. 

4.-LAD travels to Tarapoto city to give the course IDC (ISKCON Disciples).

5.-Jiva Sakti d and Candramukhi dd will be Examinator and Manager for BS.

What documents are required?

HpS - I will write to a letter to Bhakti Rupa Das with copy to them and Rohini DD and you (NIMSAR).

6.-Who are Examinator and Administrator for BhaktiVaibhava course?

HpS - This is important point. You all should know that Peru never made an official application to be a Bhakti Vaibhava center. I think Laksmana's stomach rupture and recovery came right in the middle of that.
NIMSAR can present courses on the Bhakti-vaibhava material but this has no formal connection with the ISKCON diploma at this point. We talked again and again about doing this work, but until now nothing has happened.

Thank you verymuch for all the efforts you do to Srila Prabhupada.

Ss NIMSAR TEAM

HpS - Sorry is a little slow in answering this wonderful Report, but seems we are still alive and going ahead from our end.  Next Report we will take as Urgent.
 

From our side:

1) We will send letter to Bh. Rupa Das et al about our leaving Examiner Post for Peru.

2) What about the letter that I suggested to go to President of National Junta? Did you all look at it? Shall we send it? Edit it?

3) What about legalizing NIMSAR?    NIOS gave nice donation this one year ago, no?  We heard that the work was going on, but no result now.

4) Our respects to Bh. Gauravani Swami. He knows us very well. Please tell him:

Bitte akzeptieren Sie unsere bescheidenen Hinsicht. Wir hoffen, dass Ihr Besuch in Peru sehr erfolgreich ist und dass Sie die Arbeit dort ewig verbinden.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj, por favor reciba mis respetuosas reverencias.

HpS - ASA --- TlgaSP!!!   Pfanrh...  Gracias su asociacion.  De donde son los pasatiempos de Srimati Radharani?  Caitanya caritamrta?  Libro de Bhakti-purusottama Swami?

Nuestra respuesta es que los pasatiempos de Srimati Radharani son del Mundo Espiritual "Goloka Vrndavan", también cuando Krsna vino a la tierra y realizo sus pasatiempos, vino también Srimati Radharani, pero Srimati Radharani vino pidiendole a Sri Krsna que a la primera persona que viera seria ÉL, entonces Radharani no habria los ojos, fue entonces despues de un tiempo en que Krsna se presento ante Radharani y Ella inmediatamente abrio los ojos y asi a la primera persona que vio fue a Krsna, claro todo esto ocurrio por un encuentro entre los padres de Radharani y Krsna. 

Caitanya Caritamrta, Krsna en el humor y sentimientos de Srimati Radharani, pasatiempos en el humor de separación "Sankirtan".

Bhakti Purusottama Swami, discipulo de Jayapataka Swami, escribio el libro de los pasatiempos de Srimati Radharani.

Sobre Prabhu Ramachandra mi respuesta a sus preguntas Guru Maharaj:

HpS - Interestante. El es exitoso en su diagnotica? Tiene buen historia con su clientes? Unas de sus presentaciones lo cual me oiyo aparecen diferent de los que estuvo oyendo de autoridades tradicionales y experimento por mi propio experiencia. Me gustaria tener mas asociacion con el. Ya no tiene mucho contacto con los Temples en Lima, no? Anterioramente tuvimos mucho contacto muy agredable

El Prabhu Ramachandra estuvo varios años enseñando en el instituto Vedika de Prabhu Daru Krsna, ahora el prabhu Ramachandra esta haciendo unos cursos de medicina naturista, astrologia y yoga en Huamcayo, Chiclayo y Lima, acá en Huancayo ha tenido seminarios muy buenos a lo cual han concurrido muchas personas, nos parece muy bueno en su diagnostico,  en un momento podriamos organizar para que usted pueda venir acá a Huancayo y dar algunas conferencias en las universidades y televisoras, auditorio municipal, el templo, tenemos algunos contactos que nos pueden ayudar con respecto a las Universidades y televisoras locales y también podriamos realizarlo junto con prabhu Ramachandra, bueno ojalá se de a su debido momento.

<cite><small><big>HpS - En el infierno puede predica Krsna katha tambien!  Hoy dia nos distribuyo en NOI a un periodista.   Tambien hemos recibido carta de su estimada esposa de los actividades en Huancayo.</big></small></cite>

Si seguimos en Huancayo, las actividades marchan bien, sadhana sufriendo un poco para Mangal Artik, 5 am, tratando de mejorar en este asunto, 4 principios siguiendolos, aunque la mente perversa y lujuriosa nos molesta....16 rondas de japa, en las mañanas estamos con el negocio del snack  y en las tardes estamos saliendo a Sankirtan desde hace una semana y media de 4pm a 8pm, hacemos de 3 a 4 horas de Sankirtan de lunes a sabado, hemos distribuido alrededor de 180 libros pequeños, 1 Srimad - Bhagavatam y 1 Caitanya Caritamrta. 

<cite><small><big>HpS - Como entendemos Tulasa le gusta: 1. Asociacion con devotos, 2. Calor, 3. Luz, 4. Agua. Puede pasar unas dias sin agua y entonces mucho.</big></small></cite>

Felizmente Tulasi se ha adaptado al clima de Huancayo y ya le comenzaron a salir nuevas hojitas, tiene luz, calor solar en horarios adecuados, algunos devotos van a comprar algunas cosas al snack y ven a tulasi y la glorifican le dicen palabras agradables, también la adoramos en nuestro pequeño altar.

Bueno Guru Maharaj me despido que Krsna y Balaram lo protejan, Hare Krsna!!!

Gadai Gauranga Das

Hare Krsna, GGD et al.
Gracias sus respuestas. Con quien esta asociando alla?  Hay unos devotos mayored in Huancayo?  Puede desarollari contacto con la Iglesia Catolica or otros? Puede pedir del Alcalde si puede ayudar e El, por ejemplo en terminos de luchando contra la adiccion a drogas, estabilidad de la familia.

Luz de la Bhagavata es super para predica, no? Puede imprimir unos Textos de ww.vedabase.com, Espanyol, y distribuir, organizar seminarios en temas especificas.   Vamos a Peru en Abril-Mayo!!