Querido Gurumaharaja

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada! 

Gurumaharaja esperamos que la alergia no presente mayor inconveniente. Muchas gracias por Su ejemplar esfuerzo. 

Recientemente hubo cambio de administración en el templo de Sus Señorías Radha Madana Gopal, ahora el presidente es prabhu Sankirtana (padre de Govinda Pramodini dd y Lalita Radha dd de Monterrey) junto con otros devotos están atendiendo las necesidades inmediatas del templo.

Uno de los temas importantes es el cuidado de los devotos de la congregación pues el yatra ha atravesado por dificultades fuertes que de alguna manera han lastimado la fe de los practicantes y también considerar la pandemia que hizo que muchos devotos no puedan hacer sus servicios como regularmente lo hacían porque tienen familia que cuidar, por perdidas repentinas de familiares o cuestiones laborales y economía. 

Estoy en comunicación con las nuevas autoridades, compartimos el interés de dar seguimiento a los devotos y un tema importante son las iniciaciones que han sido congeladas por diferentes motivos. 

Las autoridades tienen mucho interés de apoyar el progreso espiritual de los aspirantes y dar el seguimiento necesario, por este interés le escribo para pedir sus bendiciones para que los aspirantes que están resistiendo las pruebas que estamos atravesando, que se encuentren luchando por su vida espiritual anhelando recibir refugio formal de Harinama diksha y segunda iniciación puedan dar este paso importante por favor.

Por ahora prabhu Sankirtana estará entrevistando a los aspirantes para conocer su determinación, sinceridad, estado de ánimo y compromisos para que si Usted lo permite se pueda agendar las iniciaciones online en un tiempo prudente mientras tanto ellos puedan continuar con los trámites necesarios de acuerdo a las leyes del GBC. Su Santidad Guruprasad Swami ha dado el voto de confianza a las autoridades para los trámites correspondientes. 

Cuando tengan la lista supervisada de los candidatos la harán conocer por este medio, por ahora quisimos hacerle conocer con humildad las intenciones de apoyo que tiene el templo. 

Gurumaharaja muchas gracias por su gentil atención. 

Disculpe nuestras ofensas por favor. 

Vuestra eterna aspirante

Asta Sakhi dd

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Dear Guru Maharaja

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HpS - We are ashamed to take so long to answer this important letter, even after you took the time to help us with a letter to Whatsapp. Caused by laziness, old age, travel... please give us your mercy so we can do our work better.

Gurumaharaja we hope that the allergy does not present a major problem. Thank you very much for his exemplary effort.

HpS - As we mention in the Kapi Dhvaja today (also late), it was almost zero en Houston but back in Tennessee it is little strain.

Recently there was a change of administration in the temple of Their Lordships Radha Madana-Gopal, now the President is Prabhu Sankirtana (father of Govinda Pramodini dd and Lalita Radha dd of Monterrey) and along with other devotees are taking care of the immediate needs of the temple.

One of the important issues is the care of the devotees of the congregation since the Yatra has gone through strong difficulties that somehow have hurt the faith of the practitioners and also consider the pandemic that made many devotees unable to perform their services regularly, They reduced it because they have family to take care of, due to sudden loss of family or work and financial issues.

I am in communication with the new authorities, we share an interest in following up with the devotees and an important issue is the initiations that have been frozen for different reasons.

The authorities are very interested in supporting the spiritual progress of the aspirants and giving the necessary follow-up, for this interest I am writing to ask for your blessings so that the aspirants who are resisting the trials that we are going through, who find themselves fighting for their spiritual life yearning receive formal shelter of Harinama diksha and second initiation can you take this important step, please.

HpS - As you can see, we are trying to represent our Acharya, Srila Prabhupada, just like you, Sankirtan Das, aspirants, so we hope we can cooperate and do our part.

For now, Prabhu Sankirtana will be interviewing the applicants to know their determination, sincerity, state of mind and commitments so that if you allow it, the initiations can be scheduled online in a reasonable time, while they can continue with the necessary procedures according to the GBC laws. His Holiness Guruprasad Swami has given the vote of confidence to the authorities for the corresponding procedures.

When they have the supervised list of candidates, they will make it known by this means, for now we wanted to humbly inform you of the supportive intentions that the temple has.

Gurumaharaja thank you very much for your kind attention.

Excuse our offenses please.

Your eternal aspirant

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS - Of course, there are the two sides of the process: Brahmnical and Ksatriyal, GBC and Guru. From our side, we need to have some personal relation with the aspirants. We had that when we could visit. They were very fine people.

Now it night be possible if they attend classes we are presenting, join this Blog like your good self, and/or the Full Morning Program.

O.K?

Our respects to all of the servants and children of Radha Madana-gopal.

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, por favor, reciba mis respetuosas reverencias🙏

HpS - Todas la glorias a Srila Prabhupada! Por favor reciba nuestros. Vd es tan bueno servidor de Srila Prabhupada, ejemplo para muchos de nosotros.

Seguimos acá en Huancayo-Perú. Por lo pronto.

BW - https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.a1autotransport.com%2Fship-car-to-huancayo%2F&psig=AOvVaw06kytdYJtd0XmiUy3aderC&ust=1622065604594000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCPCem73n5fACFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD.

Tiempos un poco difíciles, en abril, estuve ayudando a mi padre a resolver unos asuntos judiciales en contra de él. Después de algunas semanas difíciles, el problema se esta resolviendo de la mejor manera.

ASA - Utsahan niscayad dhairyat.

Por otro lado, fuimos a la ciudad de Tarapoto, visitamos a Prabhu Yadu y su esposa, excelente lugar para que un devoto desarrolle alguna comunidad agricola, bastante agua y un clima muy bueno a 45 minutos de la ciudad de Tarapoto. El lugar se llama Pamashto.

Seria muy bueno que usted conozca éste lugar, ojalá sea así, si Krsna lo permite🙏

HpS - Bueno para nuevo Ashokavan? Internet. Alquilar hacienda, 5-hectarias, para uno anyo?

Prabhu Yadu tiene su casa en Pamashto - Tarapoto, hace programas todos los días (Mangal artik, Govinda y Gaura Artik) lectura de Srimad-Bhagavatam y Bhagavad-Gita. El Prabhu Yadu con su esposa se dedican al campo (agricultura), también crían abejas, un tipo de abejas pequeñas que no pican, dan un tipo de miel, también hay muchos árboles frutales, siembran verduras y vuelvo a repetir, la zona tiene bastante agua y el clima es muy bueno👍👍👍

Estuvimos como cuatro días por allá. Viajamos por carretera, un viaje muy largo y cansador, para la proxima viajaremos en avión ✈

Por otro lado aquí en Huancayo estoy haciendo Sankirtan de libros de Srila Prabhupada, aprovechando la compañia de Prabhu Adveita Takur y Prabhu Jivesvara Nityananda.🙏😊

ASA -

Hare Krsna!

También estoy estudiando Jyotish para utilizarlo en el Sankirtan de Libros de Srila Prabhupada.🙏

HpS - Banu Swami utilizando Samudrika, quiromancia, en su predica. no necesita mucho tiempo, inmediatamente puede hablar de la persona de su 'destino', idea de Karma... Krsna.

Claro las chicas son muy atraidos. 😎

Nuestro sadhana es Mangal artik 4 :30 am, el internet no es bueno por esta zona, pero probablemente vamos a poner una antena de Internet (pienso sera mejor).

16 rondas de Yapa y algunas rondas extras, cuatro principios, lectura de Srimad-Bhagavatam y estudio del canto 3 primera parte con Prabhu Laksmana Agraha.

HpS - Uddhava y Viduara??? ! Invita la gente que encuentras en Sankirtan a estudiar con Vds?

Guru Maharaja le envio algunas fotos de nuestras Deidades y algunas fotos del templo de Prabhu Yadu y de la zona donde viven (Pamashto - Tarapoto)

Lamentablemente solo puedo enviar algunas fotos, por la dificultad del internet😔🙏

Bueno Guru Maharaja, eso seria el informe personal de abril y parte de mayo. Me despido, que se mejore de salud y que Nrsimha lo proteja. 🙏🙏🙏

Hare Krsna.

Gadai Gauranga Dasa

HpS - ASA --- Vamos a escribir un DTC despues de unos mas cartas. [translate.google.com]

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Hare Krisna Gurudev.

Pamho.

Gloria a todos los devotos fieles de Bhaktivedanta Swami!

Espero que se encuentre animado en su Conciencia de Krisna. Yo sigo con pocos cambios y con el objetivo en mente de volverme un buen devoto poco a poco.

Bueno, lo mas sobresaliente en estos dias es que a Avesa Rupa prabhu, sankirtanero con mas de 43 años distribuyendo los libros de Prabhupada le han diagnosticado un cancer de higado en situación terminal. Sin tratamiento.

Lo hemos llevado a Nueva Vrajamandala para que tenga la asociación de los devotos y Radha Govinda Candra. Los devotos le han propuesto diferentes remedios alternativos pero Avesa Rupa ha decidido no tomar ningún remedio y esperar el reencuentro con Krisna.

Así que estoy inmerso en comprobar que está siendo atendido apropiadamente y en ayudar en la burocracia para que podamos disponer de su cuerpo cuando lo abandone.

Estamos aprendiendo mucho de estas grandes almas. El lunes fuimos a recibirlo a la granja.

Su sirviente

Jayanta das

https://www.facebook.com/1204861533/posts/10221861272140029/

P.D. Las fotos son la llegada de Avesa a NVM y una foto del jazmín que tengo en el patio

HpS - Hare Krsna. ¿Qué será este mundo sin Avesa rupa Das? por favor envíele nuestro saludo y dígale que esperamos verlo pronto. siempre ha sido una fuente de inspiración.



Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja. Please accept our humble obeisances and all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Maharaja, I heard today in class that you will be coming to Boise in August. Please let us know what we can do. Buy your plane ticket, arrange programs...

HpS - A thought. Maybe.... Many things needed to accomplish that. Make it useful. At least we can have online anniversary of Deity installation!

The Boise temple is surviving. We are in a transitional phase in terms of leadership as you probably know.

My services are increasing all the time and I’m trying to maintain balance in all aspects. I definitely feel like a monkey or a dog in devotee dress. An imposter trying to get by, hoping no one will notice. Ultimately trying to know my own shoe size.

Maharaja, Anadi “my” wife has been doing 6 Mungal [Mangala] arti pujari services a week among many other services and her back is giving out. She’s been in so much pain that she could no longer do them and we have no one else here at the moment to do the services so I have been covering her services on the alter. I have had very little training and it’s been very intimidating and stressful but also very blissful. Please give us your blessings in regards to this temporary arrangement.

Maharaja, what are your requirements for second initiation? I have not completed my Bhakti Sastri yet.

HpS - Basically that you have come to a Brahminical level by your service. [https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/18/42/]. Find Brahma muhurta useful. Regular Japa. Reading for purification and to acquire knowledge. Bh Sastri is not required but in general good.

We have a lot of small libraries or big mail box kind of things in our neighborhood. They say leave a book take a book. We’ve been putting a lot of small Prabhupada books https://www.janisjoplin.net/life/quotes/in them steadily for the last few months and books are going and not coming back. Is this okay to distribute books like this? It almost seems too easy.

HpS - I remember one funny monolog by Janis Joplin (what do you think of this: https://www.janisjoplin.net/life/quotes/) where she asks her doctor about her drinking habits and her black doctor says, "Honkey you doin, juz fine". What you describe seems just the same: Nitisara Das, you doin juz fine! Keep it up.

I am excited about this Diary of a Traveling Creature: The last trip. I would love to serve the project in some way. I have many song ideas and access to a very nice recording studio here in Boise. But I want to go where I am needed so please let me know how I might be best suited for this if I am at all. A good old close friend is writing screen plays for Hollywood films now. He says it all depends on who you know and what big actors and actresses you can get. He may be able to help the project in someway.

Also, I personally know a man named Jonathan Taplin. He was the manger for The Band, produced the concert for Bangladesh with Goerge Harrison, produced Martin Scorseses first film, I believe he was a professor at Berkeley for some time, he’s also written some successful books on music history and releasing music in the modern world. Anyway, I’ve worked with his son on three full length albums and have a good connection to him. He is God conscious and may be able to help as well.

HpS -Super. Tomorrow we can look at Ambarisa/Vrsabhanu's work and see if our perspective is up on Youtube. What you are saying fits so well into what we want to do.

Welcome to:

Hari Wood

I really appreciated what you said a few months ago when you were talking about Gandhi the film. “Movies happen because God wants them to” I am keeping this in mind as I am trying to release another album and struggling and almost giving up.

Maharaja, please forgive me if I am wasting your time here. I also have faith and trust that you don’t waste your time.

But please let me know if any of this is useful to you.

I know that my main service to you is to chant my rounds enthusiastically, follow the principles strictly and rise by 4am to do morning program. I have so long to go just to improve these services so this is what I’m trying to focus on and prioritize.

Your classes continue to give me hope and inspiration and get me through almost every work day. Thank you Maharaja for having mercy on me and giving me such a clear connection to this most highest philosophy.

We hope and pray that we may see you in August. Please let us know what we can do to facilitate.

your aspiring servant,

-Nitisara das

P.S. Thank you so much for your letter. We relished every word and illustration. We have been discussing your question about Gandhari. Was she a good mother to Duryodhana? Is this a question of following Vedic culture verses following Vaishnava principles? How do we understand?

ASA -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EENh1hxkD6E

30.04 - 33.04

105.39 - (108.05) - 109.08

Some ideas. SP only gives a few comments about her as we know. So many characters, men and women, in the Maha-bharata seem to be like us, devotees with material attachments, going through strong experiences to get free from them.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Acepte por favor mi reverencias

En este auspicioso día de “Rama Navami” estoy publicando de manera oficial el proyecto: “Historias del Universo” que es un resumen del Srimad Bhagavatam en 33 episodios, que narra la vida de los personajes más importantes del SB. Ya publiqué el “Episodio 1” y cada semana estaré publicando un episodio nuevo de 10 minutos en promedio.

*Están participando 3 actores de voz para la interpretación de los personajes

*Estoy suscrito a una página: https://artlist.io/ para tomar las canciones necesarias y utilizarlas en cada episodio.

Este proyecto se está publicando por Facebook, youtube e Instagram. Aquí le muestro el 1er episodio por youtube (con subtítulos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnYC1JEK1o

Por favor deme sus bendiciones para este proyecto

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj

Jagat Pavitram das

(Perú)

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Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my obeisances

On this auspicious day of "Rama Navami" I am officially publishing the project: "Stories of the Universe" which is a summary of Srimad Bhagavatam in 33 episodes, which narrates the life of the most important characters of SB. I have already published “Episode 1” and every week I will be publishing a new episode of 10 minutes on average.

* 3 voice actors are participating for the interpretation of the characters

* I am subscribed to a page: https://artlist.io/ to take the necessary songs and use them in each episode.

This project is being published on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Here I show you the 1st episode on youtube (with subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnYC1JEK1o

Please give me your blessings for this project.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj

Jagat Pavitram das

(Peru)

HpS - We have near mortal Hay Fever reaction, but resting and Pranayama has put it under moderate limits. Consulting with out Dr. Amit Singh. Parents devotees and he was Gurukula dude.

Good to hear from you.

We looked at Episode One from your link and had many, many thoughts. To try to discuss the most salient:

So many of the images are BBT images. Do you have copyrights to use them. I have seen then stop projects that seemed to be well done in the past.

Srila Prabhupada, to our understanding, was rather pragmatic about these preaching efforts: Are people buying books. At the end of the episodes do you have promotional links for purchasing BBT books?

The technical quality and narrations are quite good.

Seems you need to get an audience reaction to evaluate the project for further development.

One big Indian cinema director approached Prabhupada for his blessings to serialize the SB as a television show. SP kept saying over and over again, "Do first two Cantos", but he kept insisting all ten Cantos. In the end SP said, "Okay, do that." Look at SB 2.2.12 (https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/2/2/12/) at the end of the purport especially.

That then brings the idea of mixing information on a subject from 1st and later cantos. Maybe we must hear about Brahma's later pastimes of creation along with the other education the SB is giving us to bring us to the more advanced cantos. Of course, devotees who are familiar, spiritual advanced, would seem to like to hear these extracted lines of different persons. Eg. Someone can extract all the education on Sri Dharma from 1st to 10th canto and advanced devotees will appreciate it.

These are some of our thoughts.

We can't really enter too much into giving you much more detailed guidance because our donkey is old and his feet are slipping. Get advice from others also.

What we see so far is very nice, but there are the considerations mentioned above.

Thank you!!

HpS - ASA

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP

Some very humble choreographic work on a bhajan from Abhay Charan sharing here on the blog as per your guidance: https://youtu.be/cG5fOotZqx4.

Ami jamuna Puline:

https://youtu.be/0Jz-djpML6E

Odissi Sarasvati Mangalacharana: https://youtu.be/jhYSjkz2zYU

Maharaj, I have been working with the Odissi repertoire and have spent the past decade contemplating how to give it our Vaishnava perspective/flavor (this is a draft video, narrative needs to be adapted to final video):

https://youtu.be/z-I9dqRvA2w

Maharaj, I humbly seek your guidance 🙏. How am I to institute a Vaishnava pedagogical system that I can practice and teach that has KC significance for our coming generation?

HpS - Awk!! We don't know much. Parama karuna Das may read this! He was professional dancer with the National Ballet of Argentina and Peru. Radha prati jalpa Devi Dasi has been dancer for many years. She writes here. We will try to get her involved.

I'm currently working to create a pedigogical system and documentation within a book, and before I make any decisions I seek your transcendental guidance. We have some pure dance items and steps that are neutral (non-expressive) that are used to just teach student mind-body coordination/rhythm, balance, limb-isolation, strength, flexibility. Currently in my Natyasala Academy, I teach body conditioning and Odissi basics, theory, and repertoire. In a traditional odissi repertoire: 1) Mangalacharana, with kadachit Kalindi lyrics 2) Battu/Sthai, pure dance item, choreography string of postures to rhythm 3) Pallavi, pure dance item developed further by more complex rhythm and raga 4) Abhinaya: pastimes of Radha and Krsna, Dasavatar etc 5) Moksha, pure dance item ending in 'om'.

How would we envision/reinvent this repertoire from a Vaishnava perspective? I am delighted waiting eagerly to hear from you :) 🙏.

HpS - Again this way, way, beyond us. I don't know any devotees who are working on. Of course Manipuri devotees might be a natural resource for this. Please send a note by WhatsApp to remind us to send contact for devotee in Manipura. She is senior professor of biology at Manipura Medical College and about your age I think. She may be both a good technical resource and a good friend.

Maharaj, if I may, I want to ask one more question: what is my duty with regards to Odissi and KC? Please shed some light 🙏. It seems both have come to my life on their own accord and under your guidance I have found glimpses of a meaningful connection between the two. I request you to please shed some light on how I may serve, my occupational duty 🙏?

HpS - Basically the same answer as in the above comments. Of course, it is nice as we can find an audience to appreciate what we are doing. Basis is good rounds. Sincere rounds even if they are not good. Ask other people for advice. From my perspective we chant good rounds and then Krsna can get the advice through to us. It is like turning our head in his direction.

Your aspiring servant,

Shatakshi