Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope everything continues correctly. I am writing to report on some activities and ask some questions and for some advice:

HpS - Our first advice is to be pretty proud of your efforts to help Srila Prabhupada's movement, thank you.

• You mentioned that an evaluation model is being developed to be implemented worldwide in the Bhakti Vaibhava program. A bank of short answer questions of closed book and open-book essay questions. A few weeks ago I spoke to LAD about the need to do something similar with Bhakti Sastri, at least for the area of ​​Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. We agreed, so we will expand the number of short questions to 75 (true-false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, etc.) and add some other essay topics. The idea is to be perfectly aligned to BoEx regulations.

HpS - The Boex has just finished a collection of BG questions that they think are pretty standard, but it may be some time before they roll those out. In general, to quote Bhakti vijnana Swami from Russia, we are not fruitive workers. The diplomas and titles actually have real value, but the essence is 1. developing friendship centered around studying Srila Prabhupada's books, 2. That will naturally develop into regular meetings and systems of association, 3. Then we can learn facts, ideas, and have evaluations.

• In relation to this point, I am working on the SB 2.3 questionnaire. Firstly I have chosen reading only the translations of the first three chapters to find the elements of relation. Second, I am implementing the system that you suggest, subtracting the textual fragments and from them the questions.

HpS - Me too. It is nice. It is self propelling. I find more and more depth in the Purports, structure of the book. I really wonder if I can get beyond just a few Cantos in this whole life time! CC is more pastime driven.

• Are there other regional representatives in Argentina and Chile? If so, who are they? Would be convenient to contact them. On the other hand, I would like to contact me directly with the operational representatives in the USA and articulate, in some way, to their network. I am a bit isolated in these latitudes!

HpS - We started that, no? You join the Regional meetings with USA. There is Param-padam Das in Argentina. Do you know him. Then Nara-narayana Rsi Das. He is there also and wanted to help. Whatsapp us and we will try to get you their email address.

• Karuna Krishna prabhu has contacted me to develop an online preaching program for Chosica temple. Free online conferences and seminars. Any suggestion? Could you participate in a two or three session seminar? For the moment, Pada Padma and Bhakti Sastri are teaching online normally.

HpS - NOI and whatever closed topic seminars that anyone wants to and is qualified to do. Eg. Rupa Siksa, CC Madhya 19.

• The regional sastric education program was beginning to develop vigorously. LAD and I in Chosica, Isvari Radha dd in Wilson, Deva Deva Vyasa prabhu and his online BS program for San Borja et al., Rupa Gosai prabhu and the BS in Guayaquil, Maharsi prabhu and his Introduction course to Bhakti Yoga in La Paz. For now, online programs survive, others should wait.

HpS - You say, "was". Were they victims of the Karuna virus? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlVfVBFdMaM (extracting gold from a messy place).

That's all gurudeva

I await your recommendations and thank you very much for the opportunity to serve you.

HpS - Our practice, which I can recommend, is to read a little of different books every day. Involve others sometimes and do it alone others. We do:

CC before managala arati.

NOD (Iso now) after.

SB regularly developing things and focus with the community and your intest

Lilamrta during breakfast

NOI each evening

KRSNA book and hot milk before taking rest. All for the purpose of distributing them. Hear them and they will come out of your mouth, mind, heart.

Your servant

Gandharva dasa

Gauranga!

Hanumat Preshak Swami. Humbles and Glories.

Greetings from Santiago Chile.

While I was in Mayapur, Jayapataka Swami told me "You should go to Chile " 🌎 with no explanation why.

Anantagauranga Prabhu is from Chile and suggested that I could get a job teaching English in Santiago. 📚 It sounded like a good idea so I came here to give it a go.🛬

Then the carona hysteria lockdown shipwrecked me inside the ISKCON center. 😱I was given service in the kitchen to be of some use. 🥖Jayapataka Swami told the devotees that he was happy that I am here. When Jayapataka Swami is happy everyone is happy.

ASA - Except the Demons. 😎

The temple is managed by Bhakta Sebastian and a few other new devotees. The president comes once a week, in the afternoon. The GBC does not have a strong presence.

It would help if the GBC and gurus had more time to spend in Santiago! ⏳Jayapataka Swami came last year and gave a boost of inspiration.🚀

HpS - We have been spending one month every year, but our trip was cancelled this year by the pandemic. As far as I know Bhakti Bhusana Swami also comes regularly and Maha-visnu Swami and Hari nama ruci have been coming. Of course, you are there setting the proper example of Goloka life!

Sebastian wants initiation from Mahatma Prabhu and Bhaktin Phyllis is striving for Maha Vishnu Swami. Elroy for Bhakti Bhushan Maharaj. Bhakta Liisiano wants to get in line with your disciples.🗿

HpS - Is that Bhakta Luciano?

x x x (Censored because it is a comment of a lower category.)😁

It didn't take long for everyone to figure out that I am in a much lower category.

HpS - They are very clever that way! (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

You asked for suggestions so this is mine. Have some real senior devotees come to Chile and stay.🐒

HpS - We discussed that above. I think it may be that you are only getting a view of the Yatra during the Pandemic. Again, we spend 1/12 of our time there each year and run into other "senior" devotees often there. Write again with 1. How you actually fought the battle to improve your participation in the situation and 2. How you joined that with another devotee who was doing the same!!

"Inch by inch, it's always a cinch", Vaisesika Das

Sus Mishra Bhagavan Dasa

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva!!!

Dia 41 de cuarentena obligatoria... estaremos dos semanas mas en cuarentena.

Todo el sector educativo trabajara a través de la plataforma virtual. Asi es que estamos organizando, planeando y preparando clases que de alguna manera se ajusten a la pedagogía que seguimos, la cual es mas vivencial y social.

Luchamos por mantener un sadhana sano y bueno. 16r,4p, 5am. Adoración a la deidad!

El Kapi Dhvaja ya esta listo (en ingles y español) en el grupo de Facebook, aquí el enlace

https://www.facebook.com/groups/166681160058275/

Gracias por su gran asociación a través del boletín!

YS

Equipo de traductores

HpS - Gracias, Patraka Das! Quienes son "Equipo de traductores". One ape, one, parrot, one, rat????????

hare krsna gurudev por favor acepte mis reverencias . continuamos en asuncion-Paraguay . nuestro programa de distribucion de prasadam esta mejorando . vamos al templo los fines de seman y fe lunes a sabado hacemos mangalartik en casa , lectura de SB. Canto 1 , cap. 8 la muerte de Bishmadeva. Cantando las rondad a cada día un poco de harinam y libros por las calles en diciembre . aca celebramos su Vyasapuja junto con nilacala candra y vijay govinda . muchad gracias por mantenerme inspirado y ocupado en servicio. Tenemos planes para predicar mas este año . nos gustaria invitarlo este año por favor Gurudev . hay 2 ciudades y en cada una de ellas hay opcion para conferencias en universidades . en television tambien . estaremos felices de organizarle y recibirlo. Perdone mis ofensas Gurudev . su eterno sirviente Rohini Kumar Das .

HpS - Thank you!!! Of course, this is delayed in answer for our travels. Look for more current news from you. Your association is so nice! All your Sankirtan is so nice. We focus on Argentina 1-15 May. Maybe we can integrate work in Uruguay at that time!!!

Hare Krishna, dear gurudev. Pamho, AGTSP!

So, you already have worked on the Canto One questions?

Where are they?

HpS - AGTSP!!! paoho.... http://www.jayarama.us/archives/boex-sb1-questions.docx

Can I work on the chapter 4, then?

HpS - We had nice discussion of that with Yugala kishora Dasi today. There is her, you, others who can, should, work on this Educational Development, Bh. Vai. development, Bh. Vai. Evaluation Development. As we suggested, we are trying to organize the work by starting with the current Module, SB 2.1-3, by including three panditas: HpS, Isvari-radha Devi Dasi and Gandharva Das. We are trying to share our mode of work, the kind of intellectual product that we are aiming at and learn from others. Then we can go ahead with an expanded team for the next modules. Seems O.K???

I have sent some suggestions. How are they?

HpS - We answered! They were great!!!! You are great.

Your servant,

Laksmana-agraja das

Hare Krishna, dear gurudev. Pamho, AGTSP!

I continue teaching the Disciples Course, Bhakti sastri and Pada padma online. Everything is going well. My mentality works in ASA mode, giving priority in studies to association, method or academic sadhana as part of spiritual sadhana.

The result is always rewarding. Lots of participation, reflection, practical matters, debate, inspiration, mutual enrichment and enthusiasm.

I feel like a fish in the water being a teacher. That is what I do. It is where I can be of some help. For some time, I think too much, I collaborated in the administration because there was nobody who wanted to take charge. I was actually there in a very dark time. Result, a burst ulcer. Happily, there are now good people in charge like Gandharva and Karuna Krishna prabhus, M. Nitya kinkari, etc. We can breathe easy.

My sadhana is quite good with the help of my future wife, Raman ret dd. When we studied the Bhakti vaibhava with you we learned many things and the matter of the relationship of the couple, marriage, was quite clear to me. So now, when the moment came I am practicing it to the best of my ability.

As for the Pada padma, I think there are things to be specified as Nikunja bijari cleverly pointed out, the other time. We are guinea pigs, we need a more precise guide. Personally, I find it hard to follow you, you are too smart for me, I am rather slow. Slow but safe.

Some points of the Pada padma that I think need to be organized, according to what I consider necessary, at least for me, to advance in the First Canto exam

1. Have the questions you said you were making.

2. Select and edit the TPP questions.

3. Ask the collaborators of each chapter a specific number of questions.

4. Ask for example, 4 essay questions and 16 short answer (say any number)

5. The short answer questions can be of several types:

a. Fill in the blanks.

b. Multiple choise.

c. Matching 2 columns.

d. Answer of one sentence, etc.

6. All these questions built the bank of questions from which some are carefully selected for the final exam. It is more fun.

7. In these questions, the normal standard of 25% high difficulty questions, 25% easy, 50% medium difficulty questions must be considered.

8. Choose a coordinator to review the questions so that there are coherence and the agreed rules are followed.

8. Collaborators must have a sufficient knowledge of the English language if they are Latin American. Questions must be submitted in Spanish and English.

I consider that these indications can help to organize the work well. Of course, other things will be lacking. I am a German guinea pig.

That occurs to me, for now, to advance.

Thanks gurudev for your constant association. We are very fortunate to always have it. Sometimes we are not considerate and we don't let you breathe. Sometimes we are so focused on our own interests and needs without taking yours into account. Hopefully I have the intelligence to take what you gives us without being a hindrance. Hopefully I can be able to help you in your sankirtan without being an insect in your seat.

Please give me the intelligence to take responsibility and take your advice without bothering you with details. As Rupanuga Prabhu advised. First one is sweating on the playing field. Then there is the coach who runs to the side of the field, screaming at his pupils. Next, sit on the bench and tell the assistant to go talk to the players. Finally, be in the stands commenting and writing articles for a sports magazine. Give me intelligence, please, to understand your position and my position in this game.

Thanks for everything. We are so lucky to have you here. And when your body is gone, I hope to serve you even better than I can now.

Your servant,

Laksmana-agraja das

HpS - ASA === AGTSP! Thank you for the precise news and positive attitude towards politics!

Yet, Iso 11, inspires us that we should focus on the good aspects of spiritual life, but also be aware of the negative aspects of material life, not to enjoy material life, hamburgers, or to drag others down, but to do positive benefit by helping people to see the devils that have them.

What about the public school work? What about the Junta Legal. You are the Secretary, no?

We hope we can be of some use in the academic work. Every point you mention is something that we have thought about and heard from others also. We seem to all see the same reality. How to integrate it with our regular SB classes etc.

Thank you. More. If you want to include some little text that we should consider in private and then edit out of the published post that is O.K. because you are a Brahmacari Grhastha!!