Letters to the editor

Dear Swamiji,

PAMHO, AGTSP! I'm spending 2 weeks traveling in the Philippines to see temples and meet devotees. Cebu is nice, only a preaching center now that is run by a family. They hold a Sunday feast and about 15 college students attend. I went this past Sunday and was asked to give the class. I chose Bhagavad Gita (2.26). Gaura Nitai really inspired me. I will leave friday for Manila temple. Everyday I see clearly how Krishna is arranging my life in every way.

HpS - Very nice. I bet you meet some people in route too! Have some books to give them!!!!  

Hare Krsna dear gurudeva,

AgtSP, Agty, Pamho

Please forgive me for not to be more clear in my words and for all letters that I sent you about this topic. I don't want to be a bother for you. I'm very attached to you so maybe it's became a little hard for me. 
 

In considering everything, I'd like to request your permission to accept Mahatma Prabhu as my diksha guru. I will honor you as my siksa guru and continue to learn from you. Today I talked with Maha Hari das about this and he gave me his blessings. I will continue serving you if you will allow me.

     HpS - ASA - Yes, it is fine with us! Of course, he also has to accept you as his disciple. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" /> We are so mixed with material desires that we always hope that devotees and you "serve us" only on our service to Srila Prabhupada.

We had started to make an audiovisual department -ASA Audiovisual- proposed by Vrsabhanu N. dd. and Ambarisa M. das and we are designing logo, and then we will make a youtube channel to upload edited classes from you. Maybe this is my more specific service for you now. So, we are just starting but I would like to keep it if you allow me.

Thank you always, 

My most respectful obeisances,

Ys, Belen.

HpS - ASA - Jaya. Please offer our respects to Mahatma Das when you contact him. Last time I saw him was in Mexico.  We hope that the Youtube channel can have some nice things from NIOS and other sources also! So many people want to hear about KRSNA.

Dear Gurudeva:

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope your health is good.

     HpS - ASA - Jaya!  So nice to hear from you all. Hope your health is good also. But bad health with Krsna consciousness is preferable to good health without Krsna consciousness, no? '0'

Summer holidays are finished and Nimai is back to school. I am working on the "gurukula", which is starting back again after the summer break. We are going to use the Hare Krsna Sunday School material that mexican devotees are passing to me and More staf. I am also translating more children spiritual texts such as Introduction to Bhagavad Gita, for Mexico. It is a humble service that Gopi Radha devi dasi, from Mexico, offered to me. I am very thankfuk to her. Back here, in Madrid, we have a preaching program: bhajan, children and prasadam. It will be happening on September 27th. 

About my saddhana, working on chanting better rounds and Gayatri mantra. I can not control my mind. Same thing with the Gayatri mantra. I get distracted so easily! (What I have to do after chanting, my kids, Gurukula...). Amazing! What can I do?

I miss Japa Joe. Hearing you and chanting was beatiful. Thank you for everything.

Wishing to be your humble servant,

Purnamasi devi dasi

HpS - AGTSP. Paoho. We are trying to get a practical Sadhana for us. Japa Joe was too much. But now we are doing Mangala arati and NOD and some Japa daily from 4.30-5.30AM at Start Meeting. That is nice.

How is Jayanta Das???  From a simple, friendly perspective how are the relations between Madrid and Madre Tierra Yatras going? The Rathayatra Cart?

Can you get in touch with devotees in Peru, NIMSAR? They are doing a lot of translating work also. We can co-ordinate it.
Also, end of January or start of February there will be a South America, Spanish language Yatra, symposium on education in Chile and on line. I hope devoteess from Spain can really flood it with their efforts also!

Thank you. Your efforts will build up forever!

Hare Krishna dear Gurudeva

Please, accept my obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

How are you, Guru Maharaja?

            HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!!!  Paoho.  We are too weak-willed, selfish and going on mostly by the tolerance of Srila Prabhupada, but with a    [[[little]]]    devotion..

It's me, Germán from Lima reporting our last activities and incoming events. Two weeks ago the current board was confirmed for the annual administrative period. The administrative positions are : Laksmana-agraja das (chairman), Bhakta Germán Vegas (secretary) Isvari dd. (treasurer), Patraka das (Bhakti-sastri head). Furthermore, Laksmana-agraja takes care of Bhakti-vaibhava program being Candra Mukhi dd. the examiner of the course. So the working group has a year to put things in order. 

HpS - Like until next Radha-astami.

We have two main goals, first of all we need to consolidate NIMSAR from an organized and efficient structural basis because without this our projects will not be solid in their results and to the community. We have identified that it is important not to delay over these issues involving internal bylaws and registration of Nimsar as a formal and legal institution.

        HpS - ASA - Aaah!  Very nice, but in Peru can be challenging, no?

The other goal is to plan a very well structured and realistic academic agenda for the next year. This includes the Peruvian National Congress of Education in november, a Seminar about Srila Prabhupada is due for his Disappearance Date  and the preparation of material for the February conference in Chile.

Besides this, we need to organize the different courses we plan to launch in the short and medium term as well to find out how to obtain the franchise for other official ISKCON courses such as the comunications course and the disciples course.

Finally, and considering the whole situation we should develop a much better external communication strategy, for this purpose we have created a subcommittee with Abhinanda dasa, Mataji Isabelle (my wife) for the new logo and the institutional image design.

On next 28th we will have a full day meeting with the whole eight NIMSAR members (I hope no one misses) to work on these issues. We expect Lord Jagannatha's blessings to have a productive day. I'll be reporting you the conclusions and results.

I say goodbye to you. Thank you very much.

Yor servant

Bhakta Germán

Secretary of NIMSAR

HpS - ASA - Very nice. No one is getting paid very much if at all for this work. We are motivated because we are getting a satisfaction from pure devotional service. That is based upon chanting 16 enthusiastic rounds! Four principles strictly.

Without a healthy morning program -  almost for certain can't chant enthusiastic rounds.
Hope Nimsar membership grows.

We talked with Laksmana Das for one hour this morning. He mentioned a lot of this, but is so nice that you confirm it.
Respects to Santa Isabella and everyone.
We also have some nice communication in education with Patraka Das and Candramukhi DD!

hare krsna gurudeva!!!

mis mas humildes reverencias,todas las glorias a srila prabhupada

Espero y deseo que cuando lea esto se encuentre bien de salud!oramos ara que asi sea.

le escribo para darle mi reporte.Hace un tiempo no le escribo ,tube muchos papeleos con la universidad pero estoy feliz de poder escucharlo y tener su asociacion en japa joe.

HPS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. This letter is one month old! We were traveling in USA and too busy for mail!

las rondas han estado bien,algun dia con mas dificultad pero cantando todas,los 4 principios perfectos ,estudio el bhagavad gita y nectar de la instruccion.Intentando esforzarnos cada dia un poquito mas.

HpS - Muy pronto va a jugar con Krsna y otros.

En todo el mes de verano no tuvimos programa en el templo porque como son poquitos y en familia se fueron de vacaciones a ver a la familia por eso a veces cuesta un poco tener la mente quieta, necesitaria mas asociacion con devotos y poder hacer servicio en un templo, realmente pienso que lo necesito. Tuvimos la visita de yadunandana swami y pudimos hablar sobre que hacer para volver a empezar con un templo nuevo ( los hindues se apoderaron por completo de el que los devotos construyeron)e intentar hacer harinams,festivales y escuelas de domingos para niños de colegios .Hacer cursos de cocina y repartir prasadam por la calle.pactaron puntos segun prioridades pero no se ha vuelto a hablar de el tema,en la proxima carta, le dire como quedamos con todos esos proyectos en el aire.

Esperamos poder servirle pronto en españa

que pase lindo dia de janmastami y perdoneme por todos los errores que cometo,esperamos poder servirle pronto por españa.

mis mas humildes reverencias,su burra sirvienta Mani-sati sita dd

HpS - Muy bien noticias. Y ya que pasa? Si, tiene que orar a Krsna para mas devotos y mas grande comunidad. Como esta La Hermana y La Madre? Reverencias al Presidente del Templo. Como se llama?

09/08/2014  Esteemed Guru Maharaja:  AGTSP Dundavats and Pranamas from YWS, Kalindi Devi dasi.  Hare Krsna!  Thank you so very much for all the mercy in your last post!  Communicating with you once again is such a treasure.  You are correct that using up ones body in service is a higher principle than "knowing ones limitations."  While it is true i am most likely not at that platform, in this instance it is you i am thinking of.  It sort of goes like this: i have never been to Houston and may also be unfamiliar with other venues; other than cc, i don't know any of the disciples or supporters who i would be contacting; i think you said the dr, requires a translater;  our household has only one laptop which is frequently in use by others; i feel i would need a computer immediately available and at my fingertips many, many times a day as i would likely be co-ordinating often over many days with lotsoffolks.  To have to ask someone else to discontinue use of the computer that often over a period of time just wouldn't work here and would be unbelievably stressful; so far, i must create a new password each time i write to you, which i don't mind unless it is a hastle for you.  But, imagine I have to do that so many times a day after others discontine use of our computer so i can log on; for two weeks in Sept. i will be occupied so many hours a day caring for grandchildren, it will be a super human endeavor to get my 16 rounds done nicely (and i will get them done).  I have health needs which require a great deal of time each day as i explained to you when we met last. .......  If I artifically tell you, "sure I'll do this.  Thanks for the opportunity."  and then my health goes into a stall at a crucial time or times, which i can almost guarantee you it will because this will be very stressful for me, you will be in a pickle, others will have to pick up the pieces, if they can.  So as not to have to cause you this inevitable difficulty, I decline due to my limitations and do it with tears because I really do want to serve you.

     HpS - ASA -- Jaya!  This is what we understood from last letter. Is fine! Very good way to advance. Prabhupada wanted to do so much but he was happy with what he practically got done.

Perhaps I can help organize a skype presentation between you and the SAC Preaching Ctr.  Or perhaps Dave and I can help out on site in Berkely, San Jose, etc. if the good Dr. and you speak at a No. Ca venue.  Prabhupada's and your mercy, plus shelter of Krsna's holy names are all i am made of.  Thank you for your time which is yet another mercy!  Remaining YWS, Kalindi Devi dasi

HpS - ASA - Requires a basic devotee to organize the visit. We will look for such a person. You look too. Maybe someone you know in Sac, Berkeley, etc.

Try writing a post Titled "Help! Prahlada-nrsmha Das". and state your problem with the Blog!!!  Who is in Sacramento??