Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, AGTSP Paoho

Thank you for the below letter. From 11th February to yesterday we were very, very, very weak from the exhausting trip to South America. Then there was paralyzing cold for the same time. Some nights it was -20 degrees Celcius. It took us 30-minutes to get the ice off of our old car to visit Nitai-gaurasundara's home. After that we could not really travel at all.

Krsna arrangment. We slept a lot, but felt very refreshed and now feel with energy to work again.

Also, it is triple effort for us to handling letters not in the Blog. If you can write to the Blog, please do so. MANY other devotees will see your letters there with great joy. They all want to hear how you celebrate Gaura-purnima in Manipur!

Our travel plans are changing because of the Ministry of Education work.

Are you getting our Newsletter? It is always posted every Amavasya and Purnima at www.jayarama.us.

Of course, we are very, very happy for any news we can get from you.

What verses are you reading in the 4th Canto?

Our respected to our Sanskrit Pandita and congratulations on his book. We also hope devotees kidney transplant was useful.

Keep the daily Mandir programs as useful, but this is Kali-yuga, so home programs may be more effective. Srila Prabhupada spent a whole lifetime in preparation!!!

O.K. Waiting for your answers, news (we hope in the Blog).

On Monday, February 16, 2015 12:50 AM, Mukta Okram <[email protected]> wrote:

All Glories to Sri Hps Guruji Mahara Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha krsna Ki  Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

I am  submitting my humble obeisances unto Sri Guruji's padmacaran that Prabhu Nandagopa Das has produced a new book titled Saran Sanskrit Shiksha for the bigginers  of Sanskrit language. I also purchased a book and started reading the book. It is a very useful hand for learning Sanskrit language. It will be use a  text book in the UBC.

Another thing, Guruji might be in tour so that I could not get Guruji's reply in connection of the previous letters relating to Guruji's visit in India, Manipur and Thoubal. After knowing Gurujits timing we want to arrange and inform to all bhaktas who are interested to take initiation. So please communicate us for the time in advance.

Now I am reading regularly the 4th Canto 8th Chapter about Dhruba Maharaja's tapasya for getting Narayana.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HARE KRSNA DEAR GM

PAMHO AGTSP

THAT CONGRESS OF EDUCATION IN CHILE WAS VERY INSPIRING GURUDEVA THANKS FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT,

HpS - ASA - AGTSP paoho. It was wonderful. We almost had a brain stroke, but it is just the beginning. More in todays Kapi-dhvaja!  Very nice to hear from you all.

NOW WE ARE IN COLOMBIA WITH SANKIRTAN GROUP OF DSAL , JUST PASSING 105 BOXES OF BOOKS OF VENEZUELA, A LITTLE DIFFICULT MISSION FOR THE  ACTUAL SITUATION IN   VENEZUELA .

HpS - ASA - - -  !!!! HK / HR...  Krsna killed 17-auksahinis of Jarasandha's warriors!

WE ARE TRAVELING BY SEVERAL CITIES,  THE IDEA IS dISTRIBUTED 80 BOXES, IN THESE TWO WEEKS DISTRIBUTE 36 BOXES OF BOOKS AND IN THE NEXT TWO WEEK WAIT YOUR BLESSINGS TO DISTRIBUTE 40  BOXES OF BOOKS.

HpS - Blessing is in the Mantra!  We bless you, please bless us!  May Srila Prabhupada bless us all!!

IN COLOMBIA HAVE SEEN MY DEVOTION HAS BECOME AN EXTERNAL STANDARD NOTHING MORE, SEE THE DEVOTION OF THESE COLOMBIAN DEVOTES;  STRONGLY HOLDING SRLA PRABHUPADA'S BOOKS , AND ALTHOUGH NOT HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS , FEEL MUCH LOVE FOR KRSNA AND DEVOTEES, THAT INSPIRES ME A LOT. 

I humbly pray you to tell me which is the meaning of devotion ?  HOW I INCREASE MY INNER AWARENESS ?

 MY LIFE IS DELIVERED TO YOUR SERVICE PLEASE TELL ME I CAN DO TO HELP YOU IN YOUR SERVICE TO RADHA KRSNA

TRYING TO BE HIS DISCIPLE

Vrajendra Kumara DAS ( B. BURRO )

HpS - More news in the DTC for today, but was very nice to get your personal association during the events in Chile with Jagad-guru Das, Arjuna, Rodrigo et al!
What is devotion: "anyabhilasita sunyam..." - BRS 1.1.11... Cited in NOI, no?  Purport in Text Three of NOI. It means activity. Activity for whom? For Krsna. For Krsna's devotee, Srila Prabhupada, Krsna's Deity, Name, Movement.

In NOI 7 - SP discusses Raganuga bhakti. Then we try to follow the Raga of Srila Prabhupada. Do you read the Lila-amrta? Are you hearing Prabhupada's words in his books as personally written for you?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I am writing as usual on Ekadasi. I hope you are well, recovering from fatigue after your trip. This morning we had a NIMSAR meeting via Skype, the first since the board meeting last Tuesday. We have talked about finding ways to deal with administrative matters with the authorities, knowing that there are many views about education and affiliated groups as NIMSAR. We are hoping that we will convene a meeting to give us feedback on our request.

We have also addressed administrative issues related to the courses to begin in early March. On Wednesday we will reconvene to work on details concerning our beginning of academic activities. Finally, we talked about the Guru - Disciple course and the possibilities we have to take it with Prabhu Param  Padam, inviting other devotees to do it with us. I will be telling you the outcome of these events.

Greetings from everybody  and hoping your preaching is going on successfully.

Your servant

Gandharva das

NIMSAR secretary

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP Paoho. Let's do some strict organization:

1) The Vision and Mission Statement you made in the last Report are very nice.

2) By next Ekadasi we need to have a Statement of Requirements for the Membership in Nimsar, a list of the Members of Nimsar and the special qualifications and duties for the President, Secretary and Treasurer.

If we go ahead like this we will be qualified to managers of  San Marcos University within three years.<img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Hare Krsna Gurudeva
Please, accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

How are you Gurumaharaja? I hope your trip is bringing you and the spiritual brothers satisfactions and realizations. I am glad to tell you that the NIMSAR team is preparing the courses for March. We have taken the decision to offer Bhakti-sastri, Bhakti-vaibhava, Introduction to Bhakti-yoga and the worship six week seminar for the first semester of the year, so we go gradually implementing new courses. Actually we have no rush. We must be aware to prepare and enable us while we do with others. In this way, we have asked mataji Isvari, who is already in Chile for the education congress, to contact Param Prabhu Padam to ask him if it is possible to receive a special VTEcourse exclusively for NIMSAR. If this is not possible, we will do it anyway by ordinary means. We are willing to prepare better for the challenges of the future. 

We've also summarized the Vision and Mission document and has resulted in the following way:

VISION

• We will contribute to the formation of ISKCON spiritual leaders, teaching them the basics of Vaishnava philosophy and other important issues, collaborating in this way with the mission of Lord Caitanya.

• We aim to be a leading educational alternative for spiritual, intellectual and physical development of devotees and society in general conducting classroom and distance education programs.

MISSION

• We are an educational institution dedicated to the academic training of devotees through the systematic study of philosophy and practice of the principles of bhakti yoga, enthusiastically participating in the temple programs and the sankirtana of our spiritual masters. For this purpose, we teach specialized courses and organize classes and seminars.

Do you have any suggestions on this? Please, let me now your opinion.

We are looking forward for your return.

Your servant

Bhakta Germán

HpS - AGTSP paoho. We have not been answer mail while traveling. Now back in USA. Your letter is very nice. We would like an official list of the courses you are offering. For example, we have not discussed the Bhakti vaibhava course. So far the classes I have been joining are informal. They are not approved by ISKCON formally. That has to be adjusted.

Lets look at the next letter. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.hps.monkeywarrior.com/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" title="smiley" width="23" />

Dear Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaj,

Please Accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It would be great to see you. My route is currently on the west coast. I travel constantly as far southeast as Arizona and as far Northwest as Washington. If you let me know in advance when you'll be in the area, I can plan my travels accordingly. You can reach me at 310.503.2989, or at [email protected], at your convenience.

P.S.

I didn't mean to give the wrong impression... I'm a horrible book distributor, I just try to help my team do big!

Your servant,

Bhakta Eric
ISKCON, New Dwarka
3764 Watseka Av.
Los Angeles, Ca, 90034

HpS - AGTSP paoho. We are back in the USA. We publish our calendar in the Kapi Dhvaja - www.jayarama.us every two weeks. We are here in Tennessee until day after Gaura purnima then three weeks in Texas. Hare Krsna!!!   Sankirtana!

Jaya Sri Krsna!

Esteemed Professor, Swami Harsh et al,

We are sitting in Ashrama of our disciple, Tandavika Das, in Franklin, Tennessee, after a long and arduous journey from Peru. It was about 22-hours with great physical and mental stress, but we are very happy and in pretty clear consciousness.

1. BOOK RELEASE IN PERU: We went to Ricardo Palma University to make the presentation of the Bharata Sanskriti volume to Prof. Dora Bazan and her husband Ruben Devoto. We were well received and asked to lecture to about 50-students of Ayur-veda officially inscribed in the study offered by Ruben and the University. They were enlightened people from 18 to 58 years old, students, and not only medical practitioners, but also directors of well known clinics.

Dora inaugurated the program and then went down to join the University Council meeting that was going on. Officially we were number 37 on the agenda and she would call us when it was time to present the volume before the Council and Rector.

The advanced copy itself had been done to the highest quality by Visual Service and I dare say that the finished publications will not surpass it. Ruben, Dora, everyone, were very, very, enthralled with the volume and kept looking through it again and again.

After about 20-minutes of lecture Dora returned and talked to Ruben with an anxious look on her face. He then approached us and asked if we could have a short break in the lecture with the students approval.

We stepped to the office next to the lecture hall and then he told as that although we were number 37 on the list there was one "small report" from the University Auditor's office as item 31.

When it came to the Auditor's report it turned out not to be a "small report" but and atomic bomb carefully covered so as to not alert suspicion.

The Auditor reported that after following small discrepancies and then make full research and documentation himself and with his Staff, he was now reporting that over $250,000 had been embezzled by members of the university academic and administrative staff, many of whom were members and present in the Council Meeting.

Basically, falsified funding notices had been given to the University treasurer who had released the funds. These then had been banked and loaned at 20% interest.

Of course at this point all pandemonium broke loose and every subsequent item on the agenda went under like a stone in the ocean. Dora is a Dean. She was not charged with embezzling funds but some of her secretaries were. She then took the volume with place markers and directly showed it to our Rector, Dr. Ivan Rodriguez, who in the middle of the chaos looked at it and told her to tell us that it was an amazing publication and it only confirmed his opinion of the work that NIOS has been doing with the university and in Peru, and after this chaos is dealt with he hopes to give proper respect to us and all facilitations to NIOS and their own IECOO to develop this kind of work.

2. NOW: We will call Dr. Sahaab and see if there is any special work for us. We still don't have the "Page Maker" files from Sanjaya which are at least as important as the hard-copies of the book, as these will be used to make the electronic copies of the book that will be marketed at Amazon.com and other places.

There is a lot of work for ISKCON Ministry of Education, Goloka Education and here in our home-town, but it all seems to be in good proportion and will yield up to a plan and calendar within the next few days. One of the most prominent tasks for us and NIOS seems to be seeing whether Dr. Eduardo Gostelumendi, whom we met at the last academic event in Lima, wants to co-author a "book" with us. He is a very respected, informed and intelligent Freudian psychiatrist in Peru and even internationally.

The idea would be that we would each write a little taking the dialog through different topics, including other people as appropriate and then publish the volume in July, organize a robust event at the Peruvian National Library in August with exhibitions in place for two weeks before, and a discussion of the contents of the book by the two principal editors and the other contributors.

Our hope is that by this NIOS might produce something as important as Hamlet, Don Quixote, Das Kapital, Mein Kampf or other publications that have been central in changing the world (for better). 

Please give us you instructions and advice.

Thank you.

Rest a little now and honor some Prasada. Below freezing here.