Letters to the editor

uerido Hanumatpresaka Swami: Por favor acepte mis más humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Esta carta es una meditación sobre el viaje a India.

Agradezco a Jayanta y Abhiram prabhus por permitirme colaborar en esta película de sankirtan; y además poder tener la asociación de tan buenos devotos, incluyendo los académicos peruanos.

Comenzamos en Delhi, templo La Gloria de la India, (Sita.Rama). Comida con la embajadora de Perú en India (quedó impresionada con el programa que usted está haciendo. Después Calcuta y el evento en la Sociedad Asiatica con tan grandes académicos. El lugar donde Srila Prabhupada y su maestro Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati se encontraron por primera vez.

Mayapura fue espectacular y sus discípulos lo recibieron con gran amor y etiqueta (me siento endeudado con ellos)

Después en Manipur donde la recepción real que nos dieron los devotos no puede ser descrita con palabras. Sus discípulos completamente dedicados a atendernos. Estoy endeudado con ellos.

Y finalmente Vrindavan, el lugar mas sagrado del universo donde usted nos mostró las melosidades del amor por Krisna.

Agradezco especialemnte a Govinda Pramodhini por hacer e servicio de traducción de las clases y a Ranchor prabhu por haber organizado el viaje y los parikramas y también al resto de grandes vaisnavas, con Hector y Raúl,que fueron grandes compañeros de viaje.

Gracias Maharaja

Su sirviente

Adiras das

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Dear Hanumatpresaka Swami, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This letter is a meditation on the trip to India.

HpS - Wonderful! We are missing your association after you left India!

We will start editing the movie soon and you reflections may be essential!

I thank Jayanta and Abhiram prabhus for allowing me to collaborate on this sankirtan film; and also to be able to have the association of such good devotees, including Peruvian academics.

We start in Delhi, The Glory of India temple, (Sita.Rama). Lunch with the ambassador of Peru in India (she was impressed with the program you are doing). Then Calcutta and the event at the Asiatic Society with such great academics. The place where Srila Prabhupada and his teacher Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati met for the first time.

Mayapura was spectacular and your disciples received you and us with great love and etiquette (I feel indebted to them).

Then in Manipur where the royal reception we received from the devotees cannot be described in words. His disciples completely dedicated to serving us. I am indebted to them.

And finally Vrindavan, the holiest place in the universe where you showed us the mellows of love for Krisna.

I am especially grateful to Govinda Pramodhini for translating the classes and to Ranchor prabhu for organizing the trip and the parikramas and also to the rest of the great Vaisnavas, with Hector and Raúl, who were great travel companions.

Thank you Maharaja

Your servant

Adiras das

HpS/ASA - Super summary! So concise. I will share with Raul.

Please organize your thoughts and tell us what happened after you left us in India.

What Sankirtan we might do when we arrive and stay in NVM from last week of January to third week of February!

So, much work to do!

We WhatsApped Sri Haridasa Swami:

Reviewed the picture of the PDF and your narrative of the travel plans for Northeast. Seems will be very useful when we head out from Imphal.

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Yet, for now, can you just send me very simple text message of where we will wake up each day.

Also, the days we go by flying.

Finally, it again seems we can do the best preaching if we have 'Nectar of Instructions' to distribute and explain in Manipuri' and song sheet with songs in Bengalí and Sanskrit that regular folk can read and sing with us.

Then we might enthuse them to use the songs in their potent Sankirtan.

I would suggest:

1. Udilo Aruna puraba bhage...

2. O he vaisnava thakura...

3. Gauranga bolite habe...

Any songs you suggest? 

We could carry some and print more as we go.

They could be photocopies suitable as Commemorative.

What does the Nama Acharya Das Das think?

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Please accept our sincere obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you are very well. Our prayers are always with you.

As I told you in my last report, I no longer serve as a representative of the MOE, however (in the absence of replacement) I continue as administrator of the Bhakti Sastri program. I have just finished translating the question bank that Atul Krishna prabhu was kind enough to provide me with. From this repository, I will develop the new exam so that we can better align with the BoEx requirements.

On the other hand, I tell you that we have begun to meet to replicate the FMP program. We are few at first, but from the 23rd (commemorative day of your beautiful advent) more devotees will join. The idea is to maintain the association and continue the practice of sadhana together, thereby making the witch's service more difficult.

I also forgot to tell you that for a few months now I have been translating The Dimensions of Good and Evil, by HH Suhotra Swami, under the auspices of a disciple of his (Vidyagati prabhu) who gave me permission to translate part of Maharaja's work into Spanish. It is an acute comparative analysis between the moral systems of the West and the one established in the Srimad Bhagavatam. It is a service I gladly do as Maharaja's writings have helped me greatly in understanding Srila Prabhupada's teachings. Once this work is finished, I hope to be up to the task of translating Substance and Shadow and the Pada Padma study guides.

Finally, I ask you to tell me how to serve you in your Sankirtana. We have the desire to collaborate with your requirements, please tell us what we can do for your preaching work.

Wishing you always the best

your servant

Gandharva das

HpS - AgtSP!!! paoho. We very much liked Maharaja's scholarly work.

What are you doing in the secular world?

Tell us what stuff of ASA you would like to translate. Maybe we can give some tips.

Yes, secular world????

Hare Krsna Gurudev,

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada y sus asociados.

***English***

We are already back in our house in the mountains, Hari has returned to school and things are settling in (this letter has been waiting for some time to be sent)

Ambarish is editing the film and somehow, through the images, it's like we're still associated with New Vrajamandala, the community and you.

This trip was a very nourishing, profound experience and I feel that it can reconnect me with my Sadhana, Japa and service.

Thank you for your association, inspiration and service opportunity. I am still digesting so much that I received.

I feel very lucky to have shared time with so many good devotees. They have nourished my soul with inspiration and enthusiasm that give me strength every day.

I can also see how for Hari the experience has been a transformation in his perspective. Many deep impressions have been left on him.

I feel that he has been positive in many aspects.

The return to routine has been somewhat disconcerting and a challenge to maintain enthusiasm. But every day I make the effort to maintain and advance. One day at a time.

Thank you very much Gurudev for being expert in guiding us and sharing his perspective.

It is my deep desire to qualify myself to be a useful tool in your Sankirtan and in Srila Prabhupada's mission.

with infinite gratitude

His apprentice servant

Vrsabhanu Nandini dd

HpS - Jaya! We visit the Holy Dhamas to get purified, energized, then we go back to the secular world to see our material attachments and work on eliminating them and making our place a Dhama.

We also come back to preach. To let others see what we saw.

Wonderful.

Sankirtan partners.

You need to stop in your Tower Construction and make a movie about "Building Vrndavana Village".

People can buy land around you.

Landholders around you can change their perspecive.

****English****

Hare Krishna, Dear Gurumaharaja,

Please accept our sincere obeisances

All glories to srila Prabhupada

Gurudeva, this letter is a report on the progress in Nueva Govardhan Monterrey, as well as Sankirtan programs as your visit approaches in March 2023.

In a friendly manner it has been decided that the administration and decision of the local activities will be done by the team in Monterrey: Gadhadar Gosai and his wife Anandamaya mataji, Lalita Mataji, Bhakta Guillermo, and Govinda Pramodini. Of course with your guidance.

Gadhadhar gosai Prabhu and Family wants to extend their welcome to all devotees who want to visit, all can connect with him at +52 81 2445 8048, email: [email protected]

Nueva Govardhan has a 80% progress, working with the surrounding resources that krishna provides. We are building with ecological construction technologies with bamboo from the area, we are near the river. Krishna always sends new people to collaborate in some way in the sankirtan. We are in the construction of roads through the different forests. 3 geodesic domes in progress, and we are expected to have 5 with capacity of a family per dome. We are improving the educational spaces, greenhouse, gosala, temple room...Also today they installed fiber optic internet...

Apart from the main house we now have another house for matajis thanks to the help of enthusiastic devotees hearing about their visit.

We are designing permaculture systems and very happy as a family collaborating to serve all the devotees.

Regarding Sankirtan, Two of the most important Universities in Mexico (located in Monterrey) confirmed that we can do programs with them:

• Tec de Monterrey - March 15, from 3 to 5 pm, auditorium with capacity for 60 people.
• UDEM - March 16 from 4:00 to 5:25 pm, auditorium with capacity for 80-100 people.

The theme that both universities were most interested in developing is "Cultivation of the Human Spirit", in a conference format with questions and answers.

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As an option, the possibility of showing the film "The Light of the Bhagavata" at UDEM the following week after the Sankirtan on March 16 is open. This is for the general public. What day do you consider auspicious for the screening to take place?

HpS/ASA - Look at the Vaisnava calendar and then consider the secular situation and yes, show the movie.

We can use selected verses from LOB for the two lecture programs and then invite people to join the cultural program: Kirtan, Movie, Kirtan/ Prasadam.

Also, some Tec de Monterrey directors would like to have a session to implement the cultivation of the human spirit in the teaching of students.

We require to know what date you consider auspicious to propose to them. It can be a week before or a week after Sankirtan on March 15.

HpS - Again, we have no preference.

We believe that this could be a good beginning of the relationship between NIOS and the Universities of Monterrey.

HpS - The Avanti schools in England have a very formal, detailed, working relationship with Cambridge University called Camast as far as we know.

The project in Monterrey could become formally connected with the university.

A program for the protection of cows and animals and theatre & art are also being developed and we look forward to providing you with more details in the next report.

ASA - If you go to

http://www.jayarama.us/archives/

You will see many files that start with "LOB". They all have materials for development a Cultivation of the Human Spirit symposium.

http://www.jayarama.us/archives/lob-sym-production.doc

Is like a production guide. The wave has come? Are we ready?

Hold on!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=krsqU2HFJkw

We are attentive to your advice and instructions Gurumaharaja

We attach the dates of the sankirtan activities so far and some photographs of the University spaces.

Hare Krishna

New Govardhan Team, Monterrey, Mexico

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Hare Krishna querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte nuestras más sinceras reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Gurudeva, esta carta es un informe sobre el progreso en Nueva Govardhan Monterrey, así como los programas de Sankirtan a medida que se acerca su visita en marzo de 2023.

De manera amistosa se ha decidido que la administración y decisiónes de las actividades locales estarán a cargo del equipo de Monterrey: Gadhadar Gosai y su esposa Anandamaya mataji, Lalita Mataji, Bhakta Guillermo y Govinda Pramodini. Por supuesto con su guía Gurumaharaja.

Gadhadhar gosai Prabhu and Family quieren extender su bienvenida a todos los devotos que quieran visitar, todos pueden conectarse con él al +52 81 2445 8048, correo electrónico: [email protected]

Nueva Govardhan tiene un 80% de avance, trabajando con los recursos circundantes que proporciona krishna. Estamos construyendo con tecnologías de construcción ecológica con bambú de la zona, estamos cerca del río. Krishna siempre envía gente nueva para colaborar de alguna manera en el sankirtan. Estamos en la construcción de caminos a través de los diferentes bosques. 3 domos geodésicos en proceso, y se espera tener 5, con capacidad de una familia por domo. Estamos mejorando los espacios educativos, invernadero, gosala, sala del templo... También hoy instalaron internet de fibra óptica... Ahora tenemos otra casa para matajis gracias a la ayuda de devotos entusiastas al enterarse de su visita.

Estamos diseñando sistemas de permacultura y muy felices como familia colaborando para servir a todos los devotos.

En cuanto a Sankirtan, Dos de las Universidades más importantes de México (ubicadas en Monterrey) confirmaron que podemos hacer programas con ellas:

Tec de Monterrey - 15 de marzo, de 3 a 5 pm, auditorio con capacidad para 60 personas.

UDEM - 16 de marzo de 4:00 a 5:25 pm, auditorio con capacidad para 80-100 personas.

El tema que más les interesó desarrollar a ambas universidades es “Cultivo del Espíritu Humano”, en formato de conferencia con preguntas y respuestas.

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Como opción se abre la posibilidad de proyectar la película “La Luz del Bhagavata” en UDEM la semana siguiente después del Sankirtan del 16 de marzo. Esto es para público en general. ¿Qué día considera usted auspicioso para que se lleve a cabo la proyección? 

También a algunos directores del Tec de Monterrey les gustaría tener una sesión para implementar el cultivo del espíritu humano en la enseñanza de los estudiantes. Requerimos saber qué fecha considera usted auspiciosa para proponerles. Puede ser una semana antes o una semana después del Sankirtan del 15 de marzo. 

Creemos que este puede ser un buen comienzo de relación entre NIOS y las Universidades de Monterrey. 

También se están desarrollando un programa para la protección de vacas y animales y teatro&arte y esperamos brindarle más detalles en el próximo informe.

Estamos atentos a tus consejos e instrucciones Gurumaharaja

Adjuntamos las fechas de las actividades de sankirtan hasta el momento y algunas fotografías de los espacios de la Universidad.

Hare Krishna

Equipo Nueva Govardhan, Monterrey, México

AgtSP

paoho/bw

Especially by efforts of Sri Hari Das, Subhadramayi Devi Dasi, but so many more devotees such as Vipina Vihari Das et al,

1000-copies of TPP have been printed and delivered at R./116,000.

We decided list price will be r./300 each with discounts for special cases.

Now we want to produce a Vaisnava Verse Booklet from the Appendix that can be printed as a separate NOI size booklet for carrying with you at times to refresh memory of essential verses.

Then we have 4-lectures videoed in Houston, introducing the book as a study resource for study.

Then, we hope to lecture on, read and explain the entire TPP while we travel to Imphal, Silchar, Agartala in Manipuri while it the translatin is being recorded, and then print that.

Then, we are already trying to collect more information to put into the next edition.