Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HpS - ASA   ---  This is the third and most recent report that we are reading.

Dear Gurumaharaja, we are working hard in organizing the August event. We intend to support the event with a number of articles written by different devotees in their respective specialized subjects, so that some of them can be read before or during the conferences of Saturday morning and the other will be part of a booklet  published by NIMSAR, in conjunction with the conclusions and commitments. The papers should not exceed 400 words, this is a theoretical or technical input, as appropriate, to contribute to broader perspectives to stimulate discussion. We are on topics such as:

Sanskrit Education in children - Prana dasa
The homeschooling alternative - Arrudha Devi Dasi
Promoting youth leadership in ISKCON - Radhika Ramana Dasa
Sastric personal training education - SS Yadunandana Swami
Education in the grhastha ashram - HH Srila Virabahu
Education in Krishna consciousness for beginners - SS Swami Hrdayananda

. . . and other related topics to be discussed during the conference.

On the other hand, we are moving in the NIMSAR legalization issue before the Peruvian state, there are some alternatives that are driving mother Isvari and Prabhu Abhinanda, all related to the formation of a civil association, initially unrelated to educational issues because that would mean a long process with the Ministry of Eduación. Once the the Association is consolidated  we would extend our activities to educational issues. It is the right and easiest thing , we think.

We are also organizing a conference cycle divided into three main topics: education for children, education for youth and sastric education to be exposed in the temples of Lima and Chosica by members of NIMSAR from June 20 until the last week of July . The conference will promote the event to go so, to make them more attractive we should discuss Prahlada Maharaja, Nimai Pandit and Rupa Goswami, respectively.

Finally, next sunday we will be coming together with the  NIMSAR partners group to work on the themes of youth leadership in ISKCON, we believe that this issue is important and we want to clearly focus our efforts on young people. We read in an article published by Kaunteya dasa, through the Ministry of congregational development of ISKCON, that successful religions prevail in time because they have managed to integrate their young efficiently, giving them responsibility and giving them voice in making certain decisions.We must consider how education and NIMSAR can contribute to the solution of this problem removing it from the administrative and policy to make it a dynamic educational need.

Gurudeva, we look forward to your comments
I hope your travels are turning positive.
We always pray to Nrsimhadeva for your care.

Your happy servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - AGTSP.   Have you seen our Blog reports of the educational work in India and Radha-desa and the work for the Congress here at the end of July?  Unless Srila Prabhupada's books are integrally and obviously a part of these events it becomes too weak to satisfy the self. We are supposed to discuss all this with Laksmana and Abhirama Das tomorrow. Seem you should contact Mother Lalita-gopis Devi Dasi about coming for the event from Mexico. She and other Mexican devotees will attend the Houston meetings July 31st, preach about them with us the week after in Mexico and so maybe she could just continue with the same thing in Peru with a recreational visit also.
The topics you have chosen for the above persons seem good don't always  seem to match with their current passions. You should make personal contact with them before you give them an exact theme, no?

Personally I like your association, Laksmana's association, Yugala's, Omkara's, Yamumesvara's, Om Purnam's, Patrak's, Raghunatha's, Miguel Polo's and so many devotees in Peru. We would eternally want your friendship, service association, ever expanding, but these institutional things seem to be lacking basic principles, no? Again, for example, ASA does not have a letter of approval from any ISKCON, GBC approved, organization in Peru - not the national Junta, ISKCON Chosica...  We asked for this months ago and explained that it is not proper for us to do programs as a branch of ASA in Peru without this authority. So at this point we should formally stop all programs in Peru, such as NIMSAR, as "Branches" of ASA until that relationship is clear, no?

What do you think?

We can still meet as friends without formal approval, but ISKCON in Peru has to be organized enough to deal with things at this level of institutional reality or really in our opinion we should communicate with the GBC that the Yatra is dysfunctional. This is our opinion. We are asking for your opinion and the opinion of others. I think that we, ASA, based in Tennessee are acting properly in this regard. We have a formal and functional relation with our GBC Secretary, Tamohara Das, and our local branch, NIOS.
Waiting eagerly for your thoughts.

HpS, Tom Brown, Buck White et al.

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja

Please, accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am writing to you hoping you're in good health and that your sankirtan is thriving. During the last two weeks, we have not been very active. We have been sending invitation letters and talking to exhibitors about the topics they will develop.This Sunday we will meet a second time with young people who collaborate with us in the organization. After this meeting some points will be defined .

I have a question for you, concerning to our responsabilities beyond the congress:

Should NIMSAR take responsibility for overseeing initiatives during the event? Or should we limit ourselves to promote these programs apart from keeping the results?

HpS - AGTSP. We don't understand the question so well.  I guess anyone can make an initiative but then it should be co-ordinated with the local authorities and once there is a clear letter from the local authorities about NIMSAR's position in the Yatra then it can also oversee, evaluate etc. the initiatives that different people present from the administrative side.
So very nice to get letters each two weeks from you. Always be enthusiastic.

I say goodbye to you, Gurudeva.

your servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - ASA ---  AGTSP  paoho.   We couldn't answer much mail while we were in India and Europe for one month so now we have these two reports and the latest one.           Oh, goody, goody, goody!       Just like unopened birthday presents.

Hare Krsna Gurumaharaja

Please, accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I tell you that we move forward in organizing the August event. Laksmana Prabhu-agraja  will be showing the progress these days. The work is progressing quite well, we have reached important agreements and we are engaging some young devotees in the organizational part and for the development of the congress. We are excited to conduct an event that has an effect on the the community. It is very important to design the post-conference activities so that this project has a real effect on the future. NIMSAR think it plays an important role in monitoring the agreements obtained. We must be very focused on that.

ASA - AGTSP!!      Yes, pre-event, event, post-event work, but we still don't have any letter from the Peruvian National Junta accepting NIMSAR as an official ISKCON preaching organization in Peru. Did you send it to us? Without their approval we really can't do anything there. We mentioned this before, no?

Moreover, Gura Gadadhra dasi begins the worship seminar this Saturday at the temple of Lima,  devotees and authorities are awaiting our actions as a result of the conversations we had with them. We have to support this in the best possible way. I will send you details in the coming weeks.

I hope all is well with you and your sankirtan, Gurudeva.

Saying goodbye with affection

Your servant

Gandharva dasa

HpS - O.K. We look at the next two letters.

Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja, Pamho,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and you!

I hope you're well and your sankirtan for Srila Prabhupada is going fine.

2:38 in the morning. Rounds almost done. Best ones before mangalartik.

I'm very excited and happy. Yesterday, Panihati festival was great. Then we went to the city and chanted for 2 hours,

I'm sorry I didn't write before. I'm helping again in temple administration. I'll be secretary for a while until they find another one. I hope soon, cause my main service is education. Now, I'm teaching 3 courses and studying 2. Giving class in the temple, etc. My health still needs improvement, but I feel great inside.

HpS - ASA ---  AGTSP paoho....    We are so happy to hear from you.   We all thought you might have been eaten by the great snake of time. Your Sadhana sounds enviable!

NIMSAR Congress for August is taking shape. Many details giving by our fine secretary Gandharva Prabhu.

We need to get together soon to talk about your participation in the Congress. We need your kindly help to invite people to participate with us in this great experience. We already talked to Mathuresh Prabhu and Baladeva Prabhu. They are very excited about their participation, other people as well.

ASA - Because of the one month of travel we did not read his Reports. It seems we should read them all today.

We need to talk about your peruvian tour also in order to allow us to help you a little bit.

It's a great honor working with you and other fine devotees like NIMSAR People and others.

Thank you very much for your advice and mercy to your humble (no much) servant

Laksmana-agraja das.

ASA - But you wanted to fix a time for a meeting, no????    We heard from Daffy Duck that you were considering Wednesday morning. Is that correct?  Seems good for us. Shall we include others, like Swami Sattva???  Who else wants to join?   ASA is a Funcional Family (Ie. nobody is in jail and everybody is talking to everybody else).

HpS - ASA -   AGTSP.  paoho.   We are sorry that we were not able to answer this letter earlier. It came just as we were leaving on this intense India, Europe tour.

Dear Gurudeva.

Accept my humble obeisances, All the glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We moved from Chosica, now we are living in Chaclacayo in a house that bought the parents in-law, last year. There they have offered us the airs (???) in the second floor, but they have to build… Karuna mayi has always desired to have something own, and Krsna Balaram have blessed her… I don’t know if we are going to stay there in the future, because Sita and Arjuna will study in Lima. So, at least, we will stay here all 2015…

HpS - Sounds very nice. Seems like it is a place with more trees and gardens. You can meet some neighbors and share your knowledge with them, no?

We are fine, getting used, we get up at 3 am, and we are doing mangal aratik with you in japa Joe and Mayapur Tv, Houston class, from 4:30 am, …

I have to keep traveling to Lima for work, everyday like 5:15 am, and I return between 5:30 and 7 pm…

Karuna and the guys, go to the temple because of their BS classes on Tuesday, with Lakshman Prabhu. And the same day Sita and Karuna do wreaths [garlands]… Sita is still in English, and with Arjuna have retaken to their classes of Violin (Sita) and Guitar (Arjuna). Also we go to the temple on Sundays, since Govinda and then we stay to help in what we can, especially in the kirtans, Bhajans, preaching and sometimes with Srimad Bhagavatam class.

Here we have internet (at home), so we will communicate with you more often.

Thank you so much for your association, we love you so much Gurudeva…

Your foolish disciple Anandamaya das

(Traducción Sita Lalita d.d.)

HpS - ASA ----  Such nice news. We hope that you can find a way to form a Hare Krsna co-operative for transportation to Lima, riding with other devotees, civilized people.   How is Krsna Consciousness changing the heart. That is the real thing. Revolution in our heart means revolution in the world.