Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada & U

please accept my humble obeisances

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva. We hope U are much better.

HpS - Better?  AGTSP  Paoho.    Better from the stress for the South American trip?   Hmmm.  That was a long time ago, no?   Better than our daily struggle, like you?  Hmmm.  Like you, we are struggling to improve, and we do discover things. We discovered that we can bake potatoes in the micro-wave in five minutes and that has helped a lot.
Ha!  Ha!   Hare!
In general, I think like you, we are discovering that, "much better", means that our improvements, externally keep up with the external degredation caused by the three modes, but internally we are getting eternally "much better", like you(?).

As we promise we are trying to write more often to the Blog telling U about our adventures. This time we are in HariKripa (Arequipa- Peru) having such a good time with devotees (Rama lila dd and family , Manasi Ganga dd, and many many more). They are such a nice devotees with so much enthusiasm…

We had a Ratha Yatra here with their Deities and the presence of H.H. MahaVisnu Swami & Harinam Ruci devotees. For Us this has been a blessing…  we could share with devotees after so many months. Its like an injection of happiness, faith, devotion, mercy, ect…  hahahaha  we are so happy… This is the best medicine…Association with devotees, kirtan, prasadam…. 

Some days ago we experienced something very very emotional for us, after many months we were dancing and singing in Goura artik. It was so so moving. In some moment we couldn’t even sing cause we were feeling like a baby crying and asking for forgiveness to his parents. We really miss that kind of things.  We need to go to temple more often and be more open and try to share more with devotees…

We still have this problem of weight but we feel with more energy and that helps a lot to follow our sadhana. We are following an alternative medicine based on herbs and meditation and eating proper food for our body, bach flower remedies. In some way it is working. But our main medicine are our rounds so we putting more emphasis on that.

Family is ok. they are 90% vegetarians now… 

Well i guess this time news are much much interesting than last letter….

Thank you SO SO SO SO much for always being there with us, helping us... we are not a good example but that is our aim....

Yours in Service

Patrak Das

HpS - People tell us that all of Patrak's problems are a result of his sadness at seeing his father go. Is it true? I did not know him very well, but I can see that he might have been a very, very intimate part of your life.  My father and I were not very close. My Mother a little more, but not much, but when I got news of may fathers mortal demis, even though I had not had any contact for years, Sannyasa, still I was having dreams of him at night.
Any Krsna conscious advice about these things for our family audience.

Your Arrequipa report is super.   Of course, we smile and think, hmmm, things are very good there when you visit, but how would it be living there. Maybe the same as Lima, ISKCON.   If.....   that is true then the answer is to travel a lot, no?    -[;o]/\____

How are you Gurumaharaja?

How is your health and your sankirtan?

HpS - ASA ---  AGTSP.  Little short of breath. May die soon, but whenever, is best to die in love rather than lust. Sankirtan is Srila Prabhupada's mercy. We try to do something. We want very much to see some success.

I recently found the location of the temple in Tennessee, using Google maps, what a nice place!

HpS - We are based in Franklin, Tennessee for at least a month. Is nice here now. Enough rain. No really extreme weather!

I'll tell you that the hurricane in my life has diminished its power to a tropical storm losing strenght more and more.

As you say, we must let Lord Krishna to drive our carriage. I find it hard but I'm trying. It's amazing how, despite my inability to correct the way I refuse to let go and stubbornly remain confident in my understanding of the facts will pull me out of problems.

You have been wise in your commentary, my past life, before coming to Krsna Consciousness, has been very complicated. I suffered an alcohol and drugs addiction for more than 25 years and, beside some nervous system damage, I was feeling tired.

The transformation process has been exhausting, four years ago I left addictions and underwent an intense devotional life, I'm happy in it, is the most important thing I've ever done. Being away from NIMSAR has been healthy.

I decided to leave the group because, in my opinion, they are concerned in issues that go beyond education, I believe that with so few members we must focus with regard to congregational education, so that we perfect and consolidate an educational product that can be competitive in society in the future. Maybe my approach has been conservative, I think there is not enough resources to venture into this kind of "bridge-programs". The other Members think otherwise and do not agree with them. My interests are simple, ISKCON Peru is suffering a severe crisis of confidence and leadership. Education, as an activity that allows the reconsideration of certain paradigms can question things from their understanding, on the other hand, education corrects false concepts, evolving in the correct attitudes and behaviors. Education is self knowledge and, therefore, represents transformation. If we do not transform ourselves, any attempt to do with the Yatra will be artificial and unsustainable over time.

HpS - Wonderful thesis. Very nice. Are you going ahead with this thesis personally inspite of not being able to find any partnerships with NIMSAR?

I am a teacher for 20 uninterrupted years (I am 48), education has been my main activity and the means by which I achieved the best things in my life. I have met many people and I have been fortunate to teach many youngsters.

Prabhu Omkara (current president of the temple of Chosica), has given me the opportunity to take care of the temple educational program. I have ideas, there are human resources, we have teachers and students, so I'm developing a strategic plan for short and long term. In time I will present you this plan for your opinion and suggestions. On the other hand, I have left the Bhakti-Sastri course. The course has not been good, it is handled a bit superficial, your written lessons have helped me a lot as a way to access different levels of understanding of the texts, but classroom sessions have been simple, routine and very undemanding, I prefer to start in March with Padam Prabhu via online, I am sorry not to have all of your lessons. I am reading and researching much more. There are some thematic lessons I'm preparing for Chosica and Wilson, for example, classes on VAD, the Holy Name, the three modes of nature and other basic introductory topics and defining basic concepts for understanding more elaborate themes. Otherwise, I am participating in Prabhu Pancharatna's ISKCON Online project , on Wednesday we have our first meeting via Skype, ISKCON Online is intended to serve as a tool for counseling, education and outreach tool of useful content for training devotees worldwide. Of course my involvement focuses on educational issues, and I'll tell you what progress is. I have renewed enthusiasm because of new possibilities. I deeply regret having failed in my service in NIMSAR, I hope to serve you better from now on.

Basic issues go well, the saddhana is solid and I enjoy my rounds more than before, with Indira Sakti our communication flows better, I am very lucky to have her as my partner in this beautiful path.

HpS - Our humble perspective would be, 1) Work on getting your own Sadhana, work healthy. You mention this above. In First Aid this is a basic concept: Understand the danger, problem, make sure you are safe, then try to help others. So, seems you are doing well.    2) Organize healthy relations on the basis of 1) with your family. Then 3) you can also expand into other communities. Whether it is ISKCON Chosica or NIMSAR, the main thing is having clear understanding of personal realtionships, no?  You and Omkara.  You and Laksmana..... Then work out a Plan.

Personally we are involved in ISKCON Education at the International Outreach level, International, National, Nieghborhood Internal level. At the MOE level we are trying to push people to register their programs so there can be healthy perspective from different Centers on what we are doing locally and also take advantage of the success in other places.

Since our deities came home, air is thinner and days are lighter and brighter. Be fine, Gurumaharaja, Lord Nrsimha always take care of you. Your servant Gandharva dasa

HpS - Hare Krsna!!!!     Best of luck, learning about your Karma, Mind, Family, Soul!!!!  Some patience, no?

Third Report of NIMSAR November-2015

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

PAMHO.AGTSP

I hope your good health.

HpS - AGTSP.   Weak but hoping to die a hamonious death, just like you all, no?

I communicate to you the following:

1.-It was completed very successfully the course Guru Disciple of ISKCON. There were 12 attendees, they all were very inspired, they never imagined it would be so good course.

Also they were very satisfied with Baladeva d. More details on this course will be sent by Jiva Sakti d (in charge of the Education Commission).

HpS - We got a letter from The Jiva shakti Das!

2.-NIMSAR has a further course, Guru Disciple. Now Laksman can teach and examine this course.

3. - It was established a nice and fluent communication with MOE for South America (Baladeva d). We agreed to give him a monthly report on the activities of NIMSAR.

4. - Also a monthly report will be sent to Mathuresh d (Secretary GBC).

5. - We received a brief workshop on mediation and Conflict Solve that gave us another perspective to receive situations that happen to us in our life.

6. - Right now we are organizing The Teacher Training Course.

9. - We can see The Srila Prabhupada’ help in the collaboration of three of his disciples: Palika dd, Jagad Pavitram d, B Miguel (aspirant to you).

Thanks to all attendees to make possible the visit Baladeva d. Thank you very much.

Her spiritual niece

Isvari dd

NIMSAR Secretary

HpS - Jaya!   Thank you so much. We see  you in 7-weeks! Hope we can have good meetings during our two days in Lima then, and on our return from Chile. Your educational efforts seem very, very valuable to the total development o of ISKCON!!!!  Please go ahead in just this way. Personal Sadhan is the engine, no?

On Sat, 11/14/15, Mishra Illo, Misra Bhagavan Das,  wrote:

 Subject: Re: Kapi Dhavja 
 Gauranga. I am in Mayapur by the mercy of Lord
 Nityananda..  After mangal arotik I took the local bus
 down to the Yoga Pitha and walked the rest of the way to the
 village where I get my milk. The people live there self
 sufficiently in family harmony. 
 This  evening I went to Prabhupada's samadhi to finish my
 rounds. After they were done I felt like I should try and do
 some sankirtan. A devotee was on the top level trying to
 distribute books to the many .visitors that came up
 the stairs. I was surprised on how tough of a crowd they
 were. They came to enjoy a day at the theme park, not
 inquire into transcendental knowledge.
 I tried to use my being a foreigner to
 get them to halt and take the book. We got one family to
 almost buy, but they said that they don't speak Bengali
 and we did not have any hindi books. Then three young guys
 together came along and 2 of them bought. 
 I hope this meets you well. Mishra
 Bhagavan
 Dasa

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HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna!
We posted this to the Blog!   Very inspiring. How is your wife and stepson??????
You can see our howling and growling in the Kapi-dhvaja, no?

Sankirtan, Sankirtan, Sankirtan!!!

Hare Krishna Maharaja, Pamho, AgtSP.

Yes; to go to Vrindavan.
Maha-bhavi Manager temple; he went to Vrindavan for two weeks.
Murari-caytania is my faithful companion;
He is Lithuanian; He is married, and his son Arjuna.
He is good; chants the holy name. he has 30 years and is a carpenter; his family is in Lithuania.
just us two here.
Yesterday at the party on Sunday; Marga-mana gave the class; Yudistira cook; I clean the bathrooms.
Sanatani and Yudistira are married and two children; kamala-gopi, and Noah, he has another mother.
Marga-mana is married; two children.
His guru fell down.

HpS - Let's hope he gets back up (In a wonderful way!)

Many more details! Gustav is a bhakta with enthusiasm.
ISKCON norway ... the lotus feet of Prabhupada!

-First pure knowledge.
-Come up to the eternal platform.
- .........
jaya Rama ekadasi!

Well, time flew.
the new year is almost here.
Krishna consciousness, such an interesting thing.
we do this because we think it is good; and we will not go to hell.
but the Cowherd Boys do not know "who is God"
umm ...
that's a little strange ...

HpS - Are you sure Krsna is God?   Hmmmmm?    Or would you just love Him because you love Him, even if you might go to hell. Of course, Hell is forgeting Krsna, no?

and what is the name of the mother of Krishna's flute ???
This seems more complicated than I thought.
And what about Putana?

HpS - ASA -  She is the sister of ....(?).
Prabhupada: This movement is for the first class of men.
but that kind of intelligence is that???

HpS - Even if has third or fifth class habits, cow killer, when he hears to Message from the Messenger, Prabhupada, then he is honest with himself, admits his problem. Trys to change, and then P'pada, ISKCON, give him, us, 1st class habits. O.K???
We are looking for 1st class men (at heart) and giving them 1st class habits.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
hare hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Maharaj muchas gracias - Thank you very much for your support!

HpS - Thank you very much for your leadership. Sounds like you have a good team there. Get to work! Make it a great team. Do something in the time you have.

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

ASA - Lettuce feet. Of course, we hope to aspire that Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet are our lotus feet (possession).

    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, Hope you are good in Health.

    As i had Visited 4 small city - Chilfilly, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Raipur. Basic objective of the visit was to check scope for us (ISKCON).

    City 1 : Chilfilly - Many 'Sahajiya' sampradaya are preaching on this area. They don't follow any rules. They preach like, they are in Vraja or Gopi-bhava. They say, they can show the 'swarup' to anyone. Even they offered me to show the 'swarup'. But i did not responded. They all have big big and beautiful diets ("diets" or "dieties") at their home. They have made their own rules of bhakti, sadna and worship.

    City 2 : Bilaspur - Good city. Engineering, Medical College, High Court is there. i was success to develop a relationship with two lawyer of high court for preaching purpose.

    City 3 : Raipur - Capital of Chhattisgarh state. Scope is good. Already an ISKCON Temple is there but very less preaching.

    City 4 : Amibkapur - Nice city, growing city. Good Agriculture College is there. Scope for ISKCON is good.

    It was my first visit for these place so need more visit before making any decision.

    Why i had chosen these place : Because 'Sahajiya' preachers are there. They are misguiding people.

    Please let me know if you have any thing for me.

your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - ASA -- It sounds like you are moving toward Sannyasa dharma, traveling and preaching, not having a private family, but loving all people as your family.
When we get telephone and give you Gayatri Mantras???