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Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva

I'm sending you the NIMSAR quarterly report delivered to the National Board secretary last week. We are waiting for your comments and suggestions.

NIMSAR QUARTERLY REPORT N°002

OCTOBER 3rd 2014

Dear members of the National Board

Receive, please, our humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Hoping you are well of spiritual and physical health, we greet you warmly and present our quarterly report as promised.

1.COMMUNICATIONS

As suggestion of our senior counselor, His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami, communications has to flow through the secretaries, as in any formal institution. Therefore, the communication will be provided by Bhakta Germán, of course, with the consent of the NIMSAR board and its president.

We reiterate our concern for not receiving formal responses to our two previous communications, "Introductory NIMSAR’s letter to the National Board “and "NIMSAR Quarterly Report No. 001." We understand that you are people with many responsibilities, but we need an answer to know if we are proceeding properly and what can we do to improve our service. Also, we will appreciate receiving your suggestions and contributions to assist with the growth of ISKCON in the educational aspect.

2.BOARD

Our Board was confirmed for the period August 2014 to August 2015. The members are:

Laksmana-agraja: President

Bhakta Germán: Secretary

Isvari devi dasi: Treasurer

3.PROGRAMS

We continue to develop Bhakti-sastri and Bhakti-vaibhava courses, the Introduction to Bhakti yoga pilot program with the same management until the end of the year. Similarly, the continued the implementation of the Goloka Education Sanskrit course to make it available to everybody from next year.

Internally we are working Institutional topics like: elaboration on our Vision and Mission, as well as Values ​​and Objectives, Regulations and User Manual documents. We are also working in communication strategies and development of various media such as Facebook, blog, etc. that we will be launching by the end of november.

4.PAST EVENTS

NIMSAR took part of the North American ISKCON Symposium on Education in July, growing their perspectives, and also organized a Discussion of Education in august with Mahavidya dd, Minister of Education in ISKCON Germany, with participation of Bhadrarupa Prabhu, Ph.D. student in education. In this discussion group we received the European experience in Education and studied the GBC document on Srila Prabhupada's position in ISKCON.

These two events have inspired us for us to host future events that we will describe later.

In these days we have organized a couple of talks with Hanuman Prabhu, form the BBT. One at the Wilson temple about"Leadership in Education" and another in Chosica, entitled "Challenges of sankirtan and preaching in today’s world." Both events especially aimed to leaders, preachers and educators in ISKCON.

1. FUTURE EVENTS

NIMSAR is organizing and participating in various national and international events that will be successful only with the consent, support and blessing of the National Board.

I. Conference on Position of Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON. Speaker: Karuna Krishna Prabhu. To be held on October 25 at the Temple of Wilson.

II. ISKCON Education Congress in Peru. To be held on November 23 at the Temple of Chosica. Several speakers: P. Laksmana-agraja, P. Patraka, P. Abhinanda. We will also make a formal invitation to have the valuable experience of Karuna P. Krishna, P. Omkara, P. Jiva shakti in Education.

III. Education Congress in Bolivia. To be held on 3 and 4 January 2015 with the participation of SS Hanumatpresaka Swami.

IV. Regional Congress of Education: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, taking place between the last week of January and the first week of February 2015, with the participation of SS Hanumatpresaka Swami and various regional leaders in the educational field as Param Padam Prabhu, etc. NIMSAR has already agreed a space of 40 minutes to make its presentation.

V. We will have the visit from HH Bhaktibhusana Swami Maharaja and SS Prahladananda Swmai Maharaja so we are arranging educational programas with then through their disciples. We also have a pending conference with P. Bhadrarupa, a doctoral student in education at the University of Geneva on Teacher Training to be held in December this year. We may have a visit from Ramgiridhari Prabhu, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ministry of Education and Founder of ISKCON Goloka Education in Houston. We are coordinating with him the implementation of the Sanskrit course. Prabhu would step in Lima and we could make a program with him before accompany him to Chile for the Regional Education Congress.

Finally, we reiterate our commitment to education in ISKCON Peru and the region under the Seven Purposes that Srila Prabhupada established.

Waiting for your prompt response,

your servants

NIMSAR

REPORTE TRIMESTRAL DE NIMSAR N°002

3 DE OCTUBRE 2014

Estimados miembros de la Junta Nacional del yatra de Perú.

Reciban, por favor, nuestras humildes reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Esperando que se encuentre bien de salud espiritual y corporal, los saludamos cordialmente y le presentamos nuestro reporte trimestral tal como lo prometimos.

1.COMUNICACIONES

Por sugerencia de nuestro principal consejero, Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami, la comunicación tiene que fluir a través de las secretarías como en cualquier institución formal. Por lo tanto, la comunicación estará a cargo de Bhakta Germán, por supuesto, con la anuencia del directorio de NIMSAR y su presidente.

Reiteramos nuestra preocupación por no recibir respuestas formales a nuestras dos anteriores comunicaciones: “Carta de presentación de NIMSAR a la Junta Nacional” y “Reporte Trimestral de NIMSAR N°001”. Entendemos que ustedes son personas con muchas responsabilidades, sin embargo necesitamos una respuesta para saber si estamos procediendo adecuadamente, y qué debemos hacer para mejorar nuestro servicio. También apreciaríamos mucho recibir sus sugerencias y aportes para colaborar con el crecimiento de ISKCON en el aspecto educativo.

2.LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA

Nuestra Junta Directiva se corroboró para el periodo de agosto del 2014 a agosto del 2015. Sus integrantes son:

Laksmana-agraja: Presidente

Bhakta Germán: Secretario

Isvari devi dasi: Tesorera.

3.PROGRAMAS

Seguimos desarrollando los cursos de Bhakti sastri y Bhakti vaibhava, el programa piloto de Introducción al Bhakti- yoga con la misma administración hasta finales de año. De igual manera, continua la implementación del curso de sánscrito con Goloka Education para que esté a disposición del público a partir del próximo año.

Internamente estamos trabajando temas Institucionales como: La elaboración detallada sobre nuestra Visión y Misión. Valores y Objetivos. Reglamento Interno, Manual de Funciones. También las estrategias de Comunicación y desarrollo de los distintos medios como Facebook, blog, etc. que prontamente estaremos lanzando.

4.EVENTOS PASADOS

NIMSAR participó del Simposio Norteamericano de Educación en ISKCON en el mes de Julio, enriqueciendo sus perspectivas, y también organizó un Conversatorio de Educación en agosto con M. Mahavidya, Ministra de Educación de ISKCON Alemania y la participación de Bhadrarupa Prabhu, estudiante de Doctorado en Educación. En este conversatorio recibimos la experiencia europea en Educación y estudiamos el documento del GBC sobre la posición de Srila Prabhupada en ISKCON.

Estos dos eventos nos han inspirado para nosotros organizar eventos futuros que describimos después.

En estos días también se está realizando dos conversatorios con Hanuman Prabhu del BBT. Uno en el templo de Wilson “Liderazgo en la Educación”, y otro en Chosica “Retos de la prédica y el sankirtan en el mundo actual”. Ambos eventos dirigidos especialmente a líderes, predicadores y educadores de ISKCON

5.EVENTOS FUTUROS

NIMSAR está organizando y participando en varios eventos nacionales e internacionales que sólo serán exitosos con la anuencia, el apoyo y la bendición de la Junta Nacional.

I.Conferencia sobre la Posición de Srila Prabhupada, Fundador-Acharya de ISKCON. Expositor: Prabhu Karuna Krishna. A realizarse el 25 de Octubre en el Templo de Wilson.

II.Congreso de Educación en ISKCON Perú. A realizarse el 23 de Noviembre en el Templo de Chosica. Varios expositores: P. Laksmana-agraja, P. Patraka, P. Abhinanda. También haremos la invitación formal para contar con la valiosa experiencia de P. Karuna Krishna, P. Omkara, P. Jiva sakti en el campo educativo.

III.Congreso de Educación en Bolivia. A realizarse el 3 y 4 de Enero del 2015 con la participación de SS Hanumat presaka Swami.

IV.Congreso de Educación de la Región: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador. A realizarse entre la última semana de Enero y la primera semana de Febrero del 2015.Con la participación de SS Hanumatpresaka Swami y diversos líderes regionales en el campo educativo, como Param Padam Prabhu, etc. NIMSAR tiene ya pactado un espacio de 40 minutos para hacer su presentación.

V.También queremos aprovechar la visita de SS Prahladananda Maharaja y SS Bhaktibhusana Maharaja para realizar programas con ellos. También tenemos una conferencia pendiente con P. Bhadrarupa, estudiante de doctorado en educación de la Universidad de Ginebra, sobre Entrenamiento de Profesores que se realizaría en Diciembre de este año. Posiblemente tengamos la visita de Ramgiridhari Prabhu, Presidente del Comité Ejecutivo del Ministerio de Educación de ISKCON y Fundador de Goloka Education en Houston. Con él estamos coordinando la implementación del curso de Sánscrito. Prabhu estaría de paso por Lima y podríamos aprovechar para hacer algún programa con él, antes de acompañarlo a Chile para el Congreso regional de Educación.

Finalmente, reiteramos nuestro compromiso con la Educación en ISKCON Perú y la región, bajo sus Siete Propósitos que estableció Srila Prabhupada.

Esperando su pronta respuesta, se despiden sus sirvientes,

NIMSAR 

Your servant

Bhakta Germán 

NIMSAR secretary

 HpS - ASA - Chop Itty Chip! Very nice presentation. Nothing can stop the Sankirtan movement. Just go forward, forward, forward. I think the direction of NIMSAR is good. It is the only formal group for education that I know of in South or Latin America. Spain has Cologio Bhaktivedanta. The life of NIMSAR comes from hearing Srila Prabhupada through his books through the lips of other devotees and our own personal preaching and japa of his books; and especially by chanting Krsna's Names as Srila Prabhupada, Lord Caitanya, recomends.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna....   ... . .  Then we will see pastimes that we never read in any of Srila Prabhupada's books.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja,

Please, accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dear Gurudeva, I am very happy to tell you that the last two weeks have been very profitable for NIMSAR. On Sunday, we got together to work on a 6-hour session defining outstanding issues. Academic and organizational issues were discussed but most  important was to appoint working committees to address important and urgent issues. Need to work regulations and statutes, as well as the mission, vision and values ​​of the institution, not only to define a subtle level, but to be able to commission Mataji Isabelle to the logo design and establish a visual communication strategy appropriate for the blog and the Facebook page. We'll take advantage of Prahladanada Swami and Bhakti Bhusana Swami's visits in november and december and we will request them specific classes organized by the group. We believe necessary to promote academic conferences but also issues related to values ​​and other educational practices necessary for daily and ongoing devotee development. We have defined the details for the NIMSAR's tour group to Chile and Bolivia  and requested the permits for organizing the seminar on the position of Srila Prabhupada in ISKCON commemorating the date of his disappearance. The lecture is in charge of  Karuna Krishna das and he is preparing an interesting and exciting lecture. Furthermore the agenda of the National Education Congress November was defined. 

• 09:30 – 09:45  NIMSAR Introdution (Bhakta Germán)
• 09:45 – 11:00 Philosophy of Education (LAD) (including excerpts of Navigating Academic Waters as a Devotee of Krishna)
• 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
• 11:15 – 12:45 MOE experience (including  excerpts of Sesa dasa and Urmila dd. lectures) (Patrak das)
• 12:45 – 13:45 Prasadam
• 13:45 – 14:15 USA and Europe eduicational experiences (Abhinanda dasa)
• 14:15 – 15:00 Retrospective of education in Perú (Karuna Krishna dasa)
• 15:00 – 15:30 The Bhakti yoga introduction course (Jiva Sakti dasa)
• 15:30 – 16:00 Bhakti-vrksa as an educational alternative (Omkara Krishna dasa)
• 16:00 – 16:15 Conclusions and closing (LAD)

We look forward to your comments

 HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!!  Paoho. We wish to comment that this seems great.

Yesterday we had a chat with Hanuman Prabhu and about 12 devotees on Leadership in education, this event was organized by NIMSAR and had excellent results. It was a high level discussion and many opinions about the educational future of ISKCON were expressed. We also talked about transformations within ISKCON and the role of education in these times. The devotees were pleased with the event. We trust Lord Jagannatha to inspire us to serve more and better to His devotees. I'll be reporting you next ekadasi, Gurudeva.

I say goodbye to you, begging for your health 

Your servant

Bhakta Germán

HpS - ASA -- Very nice. Now we look at last letter. As we have noted in the other letters today we are struggling to stay awake in the warm office afte lunch. Now we are starting to develop a head-ache. Ha! Ja! Ga!!!!

Dear Gurudev please acepte una y otra vez mis respetuosas reverencias a sus pies de loto. Todas las glorias aSrila Prabhupada! todas las glorias asri sri Radha Madhana Vihari!!

Aqui le envio fotos de mis alumnas en chile la primera es del 2011, las otras son cuando viaje por primera vez a chile  por el 2006,2007 y tuve alumnas niñas que son sus aspirantes a discipulas suyas como govinda y radha govinda, seguro las conoce, era un grupo de niñas y adultas, muy muy linda expriencia!. lafoto del niño pintado de azul, hizo de Krsna, esto fue en el primer ratha yatra de cordoba. La ultima foto muestran las deidades de JBS que tallo franco para que se realizara el primer Ratha Yatra de Cordoba y fue la primera vez que vine a Cordoba a bailar para el señor Jaganatha!!

Espero pueda empezar  a dar clases en marzo del prox año, le pido una y otra vez sus bendiciones. 

En breve le envio una carta. Muchas gracias por toda Su gran misericordia y perdone please que le envie las fotos tan tarde.

Please perdoneme cualquier ofensa.

Aspirando a servir el polvo de sus pies de loto:  Japa prati jalpa Radha dd.
ASA - Los Deidades de Jagannatha aparecen muy bueno!

Haré Krsna Querido GM

porfAvor acepta mis humildes reverencias

todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada

Esa pregunta que me hizo de que si quiero seguir ese programa de joven o durare así hasta viejo me ha puesto a reflexionar mucho.

en el programa del bus tour de centro América tube muchas pruebas debido a que me enferme de dengue y me costó mucho ser consciente de Krsna, casi no salgo vivo y no me refiero al cuerpo.

Decidí pedirle a P aravinda q me enviara a México DF porque no pude resistir el ritmo.

ya llevó casi 4 años de una maratón de sankirtan a otra maratón a de sankirtan sin parar a un ritmo muy intenso, quizá podría durar unos 2 o 3 años más así pero seguro q no toda mi vida.

Viviendo ahorita en el templo me he dado cuenta q me quiero volver experto en cocinar, tocar instrumentos, leer, estudiar, vestir a PRABHUPADA y experimentar un poco de bondad para empezar a desarrollar cualidades brahminicas para poder algún día servir a la deidad en el altar e igual también aquí podemos salir a sankirtan y hacer un grupo de sankirtan.

yo quisiera consultar con usted querido padre espiritual pues he analizado mucho lo que usted me escribe y no quiero especular en esta desicion, a usted que le parece mejor para mi vida, ¿sigo con el intenso ritmo de sankirtan sin parar? ¿O me tomó un periodo en el templo igual con sankirtan pero también aprendiendo otras facetas de la vida espiritual? 

Porfavor instruyame sobre qué es lo mejor para mi, que es lo que más lo satisface GM ?

muchas gracias mi querido GM, lo que más deceo es poder servirlo toda mi vida.

su sirviente

Vrajendra Kumara Dasa

HpS - ASA - TlgaSP.  Pfanrh. No se los detalles. Si es Sankirtan viajero y Sankirtan desde el Templo. Pujari. Eso es la epoca de Sankirtana, entonces acuerdo de la naturaleza de uno, uno tiene que adoptar una posicion bueno.

NOI 8 tiene diferentes niveles de desarrolla de nuestra Sankirtan. Si es Sankirtan viajero o Sankirtan por meodio de adoracion de Radha Madan Gopal tiene que ser continua, continua y inenso, y continua, intenso y amplio.

O.K?

Possible hace tiempo clarificar mas su posicion en el movimiento de Sankirtan de Srila Prabhupada, pero un estandard bueno es: "Como esta mejorando mi Japa y 4-princiopios esta servicio?" Consultacion que sus asociados que conocen su naturaleza bien.

Hare Krishna Gurudev

dandavats 

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay

All glories to His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami  Prabhupada

All Glories to You Dear GuruMaharaja

Dear Gurudeva I want to thank You for asking about this useless aspiring servant and tell You that due to Your Mercy this donkey is healthy, a bit thinnery  but it is better that way....My dear daughter Radhika is healthy too. I see her in the school in the break time.(every time i can i give her some Prasadam). Now i am not working.

I am following 4 principles without problems, I am chanting 20 rounds daily, woreshipping Sri Sri Parama Karuna Goura Nitay Altar and reading Krshna Book, Nectar of Instruction, Bhagavad Gita however because i am a fallen person i still attached to this material world.

I would like to tell You that i have the association of devotees from Tarapoto; every vaisnava feast we went to distribute some prasadam, sing, and preaching to diferent poor places. I also helped Prabhu Maha Bhandu in two Books Fairs.

Prabhu Yadhu was here two times, he was in my house. He has plans to live here and buy some lands. Also came Prabhu Bhadra Rupa Das and Madre Maha Vidya D D from Germany.

Well this is all for this time... I want to thank You again for all the service You do. May the Lord Nrisimha always protect You .....

dandavats  ..laksmi narayan d

Hare  Krisna  Hare  Rama !!!!!  Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!!! Hanumatpresaka Swami Maharaja Ki Jaya!!!

*please forgive my ofensese.

Attached is my altar

HpS - AGTSP very nice. Paoho. Thank you so much for the news. You have the nicest thing to sell, Krsna! So let us see how you get more and more customers.

Relationship with your good wife is more simple now, clear?

Please write from time to time!!  We need a reporter from Tarapoto! Also very nice to hear about Yadu. We worry about him.

Your altar is like heaven!

Dear Gurumaharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I wish to inform you on how things are going. Principles and japa according to standard, and attempting to inject more feeling and sincerity.

. . . . HpS - ASA - !

Still, honestly said, it's a turbulent mental state, Gurudeva. Not much silence. The last two months i started going out for sankirtan by myself in the next big town. While i'm on unemployment benefits it is a nice thing to do, and it works miracles for my KC. Your question about collecting addresses, i hand out temple cards and invitations, and sometimes i share my personal email, but i don't ask for people's data. I heard some seniors say book distribution is not so potent if you don't keep in touch, but it feels awkward to me because i don't wanna infringe on people. Should i ask people anyway?

   ASA - It is very personal. There is no harm doing what you fell is natural.

Scores are: 3 gita, 25 SSR, 16 Path to Perfection, 20 Chant & Be Happy.

    HpS - Very, very nice!

I was trying to do something useful for Srila Prabhupada by seeing for publishing On Chanting Hare Krishna, but so far i didn't make much progress. Copyrights and the BBT giant needs some understanding from my side, communicating with the Dutch BBT person went slowly. The project is put aside for now, because something else came up. Already for a few years RNS devotees think about translating the Journey Home, and finally it is getting tangible. I am so fortunate to get to do the translation. I deadlined december 4th, with extra space until 23rd. I hope you can appreciate this. It is impertinent to ask for your blessings after things are already decided, but without them it will not be very auspicious.

HpS - ASA - God bless the book.

I'm happy with it, especially now that i finally have some project. So far several attempts to start something didn't really take off. So i will dedicate myself as much as possible, and i shall stay in Amsterdam temple for a while sometimes to get more work done. My wife is not too happy with my 'crazy energy' if i'm at home too much of the time.

My work as editor for Dutch ISKCON magazine will change. People weren't very interested, so subscriptions faltered, Benelux council said. At the same time i was thinking how to make it more attractive, and i started to create some new vision, but then out of nothing i was told GBC decided to terminate, and do a Dutch translation of BTG instead. "In Italy it worked." I wasn't asked anything, just a notice after the decision was made.

    HpS - Hmmmf! People just don't know how to respect a good man! (Or maybe we are idiots and they just did the right thing. Ha, Ha, Hare...)

So after deliberating I decided to quit my contribution. On one side I see the servant shouldn't care about the details, but on the other side I don't like such kind of dealings. Instead I will work more on expansion of Dutch online website content, after Journey Home is finished. It dawned on me that I do serve my own agenda Gurumaharaja, i have to admit.

I had some nice exchanges with Dutch seniors while preparing for RY Amsterdam, and it inspired me to keep growing as ISKCON devotee, so that one day i might be qualified to do something that will please you and Srila Prabhupada Very Much.

I'm very happy for the South American yatra. They derive much inspiration from your coming visit. It's a wonderful life this way. Thank you very much, Gurumaharaja. May you inspire people ever more.

Your aspiring servant,
Raghava Pandita dasa

 HpS - ASA - AGTSP. Paoho.   Just keep going ahead. Look for a nice job where you can give you association to the workforce slowly and gently and make money and preach. Look for place to continue with the publishing efforts. You are certainly on the right path, 20-times over! Krsna will certainly send you all kinds of possibilities!!!