Letters to the editor

Jaya Sri Krsna!

Esteemed Professor, Harsh, Girivaradhari Das et al,
We tried to call Nil-kamal Ashrama on Sunday at 9PM, IST, but both phones just mournfully rang and rang.
Then yesterday we were talking with Prof. Radhika-raman Das (Ravi Gupta) during that time and missed the call. Today we were little sick from some alergy reaction to cooking oil gas.
O.K. Bad instrument trying to be of some use.
We will try to call again.
The Peru Library Conference still is our first NIOS priority. Is O.K?   We see that all of our other NIOS work can fall in quite naturally behind this.
1. We have been pushing, pushing, pushing Abhirama thakur Das (Alejandro Salazaar), to get the Library to post the event on their Web-site. Then we can start promoting it as a bonafide event. We especially want to start inviting and confirming scholars for the event and the corresponding periodical, Solaris.
2. After that we are pushing for a formal budget agreement between NIOS and the Library (as fiscal agent for NIOS in Peru), then NIOS can contribute $10,000 for the event. Library will supply its prestige, big management infra-structure and continental hotel and travel for about 2-5 scholars.
3. Abhirama has been encountering bureaucracy slow downs and was scheduled to go yesterday, Tuesday, with Ramon's, Director of Museum's, personal secretary to get the announcement posted. When we talked today, he said it was postponed until Thursday. If these delays get to prominent we are inclined to think the production of the event will be too difficult and turn to some other projects.
4. If the event goes ahead, then we certainly want to include, you, Professor Samaresh, and Professor Sonu Shamdasani, as two principal NIOS participants. We would like for you and Mrs. Bandhyopadyay to come to USA and also attend the Conference in Peru, and also collaborate with museum, history and archaelogical groups there.
Of course, in Peru Mataji and you could join television shows that promote culture and speak about the parallels between Peru and Bengal from the time of your Grandparents etc. We feel sure that from a ladies point of view it would be sensational, powerful, eg. how did your Grandmother dress, did she ride in a horse carriage when she would visit relatives, do Bengali girls wear pants now?
The idea would be for your good selves to stop over in USA, but as we were making extensive discussions on the matter with Radhika we realized that this would be June or July, and the USA universities are 87% dead this time!
We thought of individual meetings with scholars you would like to meet. He knows of Prof. Solomann at University of Washington. He thinks Prof. Ludo Rocher has probably retired, but University of Pennsylvania is one of the probably 5-7 schools in USA that have a full Indological studies program. He thinks there is a regular Indological USA meeting in June or July that we could join. He is looking for the dates.
That is about all for now.
Of course, there are many NIOS details going on.
We will try to call.

Hare Krsna Maharaja.

PAMHO.AGTSP

Here I present the 4th NIMSAR report.

ASA - Hare Krsna!!

1.-Nimsar it is seeking to implement the proposals received of the sastra area in Chosica Educational Congress.

Whit short term proposals was organized:

1.1.Monthly classes of December to February (for now)

speakers: Laksmana d,Abinanda d,Isvari dd (these classes are given  in LIma and Chosica.

1.2.-Classes in Chosica  Sunday for guests  to 1.30pm-2.30pm (began in November)

speakers: Karuna Krsna d, Abhirama Thakura d,Abhinanda d,Padmavati dd

Target of this program is to raise the level of understanding of both the guests and speakers.

But it   seems that  this program  will be changed for the actual manager of education of Chosica and  your perspective.

2.-The Proposals of the sastric area are divided into short,medium and long term. In charge of organizing this  are Abhinanda d  and Isvari dd. (soon we will send posters of the programs )

Thank you very much

 The Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you .

with appreciation

ss and spiritual niece

Isvari dd

HpS - ASA --- What happened to the Blue Baboon. Laksmana's friend we have not heard from him for weeks, neither from LAD himself.   Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.  They only motor for all these things is your good Kirtan, Japa and Sankirtan!   Sankirtan can be to anyone who is passing by. Smile and then look them in the eye.

Hare Krishna GuruMaharaj!

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

We continue in Madrid,

our services are the same from some months ago:

temple commander and pujari.

In general, all is ok with the services.

We are developing this new program call

Kirtan Pizza from some weeks ago,

the devotees like a lot and

usually some new people join us to chant in the temple and

take prasadam.

The guest can chant one hour and half and

after they can eat all the pizza

that they want!

In addition, Janardana Das Prabhu (temple president) are doing

one program call Cine forum:

we watch one film at month

(very good topics reincarnation, social problems, spirituality) and

we talk around half hour about

some important topics

that we discover in the film.

I was talking with Bhadra Vardhana Das Prabhu

about going out to chant to street one day a week and

maybe we start this Thursday,

now is winter but we can find

some places like subway stations, etc…

I continue with the Bhakti Sastri

(Sri Isopanisad, I hope finish the course in

February-March) and now im reading

second part of third canto (S.B).

In December Jiva (the cooker)

will travel one month to Peru and

one devotee from the ashram

(Bhakta Victor) an me will cover him.

Also Jagamohan Das Prabhu

continue cooking all the Sundays and Mondays.

For me is a new challenge to

cook for all the prasadam program,

for next month I will

delegate part of my services to focus in the kitchen.

No more news now.

Hope to see you soon.

Thanks for your time.

Mantri Rama Das

ASA - Become rich, become famous, become beautiful, become immortal.
Become a devotee of Krsna who walks and skips with His little friends in
transcdental forest of Vraja.

We talked with Yadu Swami for 45-minutes, here in USA yesterday.
He, Sananada Devi Dasi, also told  us about: Pizza night, Cine Forum,
Kirtan in the Metro...  Go-Gopi-Gokulananda.  Just try something and
you will understand how to do better!!!!!!!!
Big results soon to come.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada y a Su Sankirtan Eterno!!!!

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, estamos en el departamento de Ayacucho - Perú,  esta ciudad esta en el Centro del Perú, estamos aquí por unos 4 dias, pues aquí no hay templo de ISKCON, tampoco restaurante vegetariano, hay otros pero no son de devotos ISKCON, así que lo unico que estamos comiendo por estos días es algo de frutas, yogur y frutas secas al medio día,  algo de leche en el desayuno y también frutas.

HpS - Como monos!

Estamos con una gripe desde hace 2 semanas, dolor en la nariz, por los sintomas parece que es "SINUSITIS", pero bueno, nuestra experiencia es que cada ves que algo malo le pasa al cuerpo es por que la Muerte esta serca....jejeje.  Estamos tomando JENJIBRE con MIEL DE ABEJA .  Bueno a seguir distribuyendo los libros de Srila Prabhupada!!!

En la calle pare a una señora, le ofreci los libros y me dijo que ya los tenia casi todos y que le gustaba mucho este conocimiento, así que se llevo un VIAJE AL  AUTOCONOCIMIENTO, asi que despues, le pregunte donde  habia conseguido los libros y me dijo que los habia conseguido hace unos años en MIRAFLORES - LIMA, serca al restaurante "GOVINDA", la señora era de AYACUCHO y no de LIMA, con esto uno se puede dar cuenta que la distribución de libros es el canto de la BRIHAT MRIDANGA, pues si le distribuyes un libro a una persona en Perú y esta persona se va a CHile o Argentina, el libro igual hara su efecto, igual explotara!!! JAY SRILA PRABHUPADA!!!  En lo personal eso me motiva más a dar los libros de Srila Prabhupada!!!

El 21 de noviembre estamos regresando a Chosica - Lima, por 4 dias, nos encontraremos con Prabhu Janardana y su esposa la Madre Kumari, conversaremos un poco, despues para el dia 26 de noviembre estaremos viajando con Prabhu Adveita a CHILE - SANTIAGO, por la marathon de diciembre y en enero probablemente podamos verlo en CHILE.

¿Como esta su salud?

Bueno Guru Maharaj me despido, Hare Krsna!!! Un abrazo.

Gadai Gauranga Das

HpS - Nuestra salud en como su salud.  Ha!   Ha!  Ha!....   Krsna, no quiere que estamos tranquilo en esta mundo. Siempre poco arena en el arroz dulce.  Krsna esta en su nariz, como Sr. Varaha en la nariz de Senor Brahma. Cuando tiene que luchar con Hiranyaksa va a salir!
Estamos muy fuerte en esta simposium 21-23 Junio con la Biblioteca Nacional de Peru, "Psicologia del Sagrado". Claro puede ser un plataforma para mucho distribucion de los palabras de Srila Prabhupada.
Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Krsna HE!!!     Mas noticias cuando puede. Son vida y aire para todos nosotros.  Puede ver lo que pasa en Mexico con Jambavati DD, no??

NitayGouraPremanande, querido y siempre recordado Gurudev,

HpS - ASA --- Jaya, Jambavati Devi Dasi. Tenemos su foto otro lado del cuarto en nuestra altar. Muy bien oir de Vd.

por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias, 

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!!

Estamos comenzando la época mas bonita del año que es la fiesta trascendental de la Maraton de los Libros de Srila Prabhupada,

Podemos consagrar nuestra meditación en planear como distribuir mas libros, estoy organizando mi participaciòn de tal manera que no afecte mi salud, intercalando una semana de descanzo, actualmente me encuentro en la ciudad de Morelia y luego continuo en Uruapan estas ciudades estan en el Estado de Michoacan en el Centro del Pais, desde hace un mes invitè a varias Matajis que participen en la Marathòn junto conmigo pero, siempre una excusa de respuesta,

Las devotas internas quieren apoyar los servicios del Templo y las devotas externas estan muy ocupadas con sus labores familiares,.....la invitacion es sencilla y divertida: quieres venir a jugar con el Señor Nityananda? èl es Suki y los devotos que por su misericordia ingresemos al juego trascendental con èl,

Vamos a andar  embriagados de felicidad por las calles con los libros, sonrientes jugando con todas las personas, al comienzo con timidez luego poco a poco nos volvemos adictos, las cosas de este mundo material se perciben como murmullos lejanos,  

" aha prabhu Nityananda premananda Suki, mocsama patita Prabhu....Querido GuruMaharaja cómo agradecerle tanta misericordia?  sólo por su Compasión ésta alma caida puede acceder a tan elevado servicio!!.....

HpS - ASA --- Al maximo somos canales para Srila Prabhupada, y aun mal canales.

En tres dias mas interrumpo el Sankirtan y regreso Mexico por un lapso de tiempo que se recupere mi riñón, despues, continuo a la ciudad de Puebla y Veracruz,.....Sankirtam Yajña Ki, jay!!!  quieres jugar? si ?

su inutil y torpe sirvienta

m. jambavati d.d.

HpS - Super.    Mas noticias como puede.  En el libro KRSNA dice que ver Krsna cada dia, aun los ancianos eran llena de energia juventil.  Mejor moriendo en Sankirtan, no?
Espero que todo pasa muy tracendental. Si Krsna quiere puede arrelegar encuentra con alguien quien comprar mil BG, o cualquiere cosa.   Mantiene su pureza.  Krsna haz los milagros, no?  Tambien puede ser muy, muy pequeno milagros exterioramente.

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my obeisance’s. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!  

Here we are. A long lone time no writing here in the blog.

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!    That's what Mani-sati-sita Devi Dasi said in the last letter also.

Always following it. This has been a year of much traveling, looking for balance. Working with therapies, yoga, Ayurveda, Prasadam. Giving courses, etc. Also some Sankirtan book distribution traveling to Bolivia, learning natural building techniques.

In the long way to move from Bs As, very crazy life, to Cordoba, little bit less crazy life. First with the idea to go to the lonely hills, but then changing the idea to a more civilized place with more human interaction.  Times of many doubts, very strong mind.

By moments reflecting in the materialistic perspective of life of how everyone is living as they are never thinking going to leave this body. Many times finding difficult to find some sense to this no sense theatre material world; other than make an inner transformation or help others in that way. Apathetic many times, but then finding light in connecting all as Krishna s gift. Trying to change the paradigm of my heart.

Principles are OK, 16 Rounds are Ok , but with a large debt. Chanting Gayatris, losing many.

HpS - ASA -- Our personal experience, again and again and again. Statement of scriptures... 15% weak/behind rounds = 15% suffering, 22% = 22% etc.   We only neglect our rounds because we are STEWPID.  I am stupid sometimes, chant bad rounds.

Last weeks getting more involved in looking for interested people for your preaching in Bs As, January, is like a dead month in Bs As, but we are trying to look for some possibilities with  Rati manjari, Jhanava, and Dhanya Lalita.

ASA - Jesus says, "The Kingdom of God is only for the completely dead!". Looks like we have the right month.

Talking with some institutions waiting for their answers. There are some important people and institutions that are interested in you and in  Jung and Psychology of Yoga Kundalini, but they are on holidays or closed in January.

ASA - That means they are PERSONALLY available.

Gurudeva, here I attach some photos of some encounters of meditation japa, Mantra Proyect,I was facilitating during this year.

Always remembering you in my heart and in my little intelligence,

Aspiring to serve you,

Madhavendra Puri Das

HpS - Well, its good to hear from you. Yes, KC is 97% internal work (resulting from a lot of external work).
Let's look maybe for personal meetings in January rather than institutional meetings, no?   Also, if all the institutions are closed, the people left in BsAs may be very bored and looking for something different. Kundalini Yoga. . . Sex and Celibacy(?)  ....   Weird, but let's have lots of fun.  Lets have a revolution. Lets get 15% of the BsAs population coming to our program.  Three Radio Shows?

Nice pictures.