Hare Krishna, dear Gurumaharaja. Pamho, AGTSP!

The other day I thought I wasn't doing enough service for ISKCON. I teach once a week in the temple; I have a Bhakti sastri study group; another group with which we study the Bhagavatam. I do not serve the Deities directly, but I make donations every time I visit the temple (it is prescribed in the NOD), apart from my monthly donation of 4 kilos of raisins. Still, it seemed to me that I was missing more. Precisely, my contract at the school where I worked was finished. Now unemployed.

Almost immediately an unexpected service came to me. After talking with you and various devotees about a proposal, finally at the ISKCON Peru Associates meeting (as a legal entity before the government) I was elected secretary. The new legal board has yet to be registered in the public records, but if there is no legal problem, I will start this new service very soon.

At first, I was not very excited about the service because there are many cumbersome details regarding the operation of that position. The legal board is composed of:

P. Caitanya candra, president.

M. Candra Mukhi, Vice President.

P. raghunath, treasurer.

LAD, secretary.

I still surprised. Krishna sent me a service, a heavy one.

ASA - Be sure that you keep the Association Record book properly!

Meditating further, I realized, obviously by inspiration from Paramatma, Srila Prabhupada and you (so many suggestions and accomplishments that you has told me), that my service can go beyond a formal matter of signing papers, keeping the minutes of the meetings (of course they have their importance). I thought that the communications matters can be a great opportunity to do internal and external preaching.

ASA - Yes!

As one devotee told me, the administration needs to regain its credibility. Wonders can be done through communication and an appropriate treatment of the institutional image. We have not interacted for so long with the community, with the political authorities, with the institutions of our locality, even with the neighborhood. And then we wonder why people don't go to temples.

Some time ago I heard this concern of a guru who said that we have to go out and participate in the dialogue of the world, that we are in our bubble and still continue with the old idea (medieval said) of thinking that people have to go to the temples. Before we were invited to events in Chosica, but as we do not attend, they no longer do so. Before there was even a large sign welcoming to the city with photos of different tourist places and there was the temple. With the new mayor the billboard was changed and we no longer appear.

So, we have to work more in that direction. Someone said that the administration meetings have to be 30% problems and 70% sankirtan. The ISKCON documents say that the main task of the administration is to organize the sankirtan. Then, my work will go that way. Inspired by the preface of Srimad Bhagavatam, we must distribute the Bhagavatam in universities and educational institutions in general. We must get them to invite us to conversations, give talks in cultural institutions, interact with other religions, be part of the community. Much can be done for Srila Prabhupada. There are so many preaching strategies in his books waiting to be realized.

Again, dear gurumaharaj, please give me your blessings to do this entrusted service well, and please instruct me in this regard that you have a lot of experience. I have some experience, vision, perspective. I hope to use it well, for the interests of Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON and our beautiful Deities.

I will report regularly how I am doing in the service.

Thank you for your mercy towards me.

ss LAD

ASA - Very nice! Yes! Please report! It seems Krsna is giving an opportunity to all of us robbers!

Todas las Glorias a Sri Guru y Gauranga

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada y a su sankirtan

HpS - No hay contenido!!!!! 😯

Hare Krsna!

This is Acarya-nistha Das brahmacari from Chicago Illinois. This was a Sankirtan report from back in June that we had a little trouble posting.

I Recently got to visit Murfreesboro for college outreach cultivation efforts. Some very favorable students at MTSU and we held a small program with some of them. I was privileged to stay with Hanumatpresaka Mahārāja at his ashram for the weekend. I was deeply impressed with Maharajas austerity and simplicity. Felt like Vrindavan in Tennessee. Ecstatic tele- Mangla arati with Peruvian devotees, class, Kirtan and our greatest treasure Krsna Katha.

Mahārāja gave nice talk on BG 12.10 at the weekly Friday program on Bhakti vs Karma Yoga; very relevant for grhastas yet was surprised hardly any questions: perhaps the topic flew over some heads.. Thank you again Mahārāja and we’ll see how we can try to contribute to the preaching there.

Your aspiring servant,

Acharya-nistha Das

HpS - AgtSP. Yes, a little slow in posting. 😀 Two months. We have traveled from the Boro to Houston, Lima, Buenos Aires and back etc. How can we help you? What is your Sankirtan style???

And the last day of His Holiness's visit to Mar del Plata arrived.

The entire community was ecstatic with the transcendental visit. The most intimate day is coming, Gurudev on the farm.

We began with the class of Caitanya Caritamrita given by His Grace Panca Tattva prabhu, who felt a little intimidated by the fact that gurudev was among the listeners. Many questions arose and they were answered by Gurudev, we feel that we abused of his mercy a Little, technically, it would be three classes in one day. If Gurudev's doctor reads this, he would get mad at us. Gurudev seemed calm and happy as always.

Then the class would come with the children of the Gurukula, Gurudev began leading a bhajan with the harmonium and then spoke with the children about the importance of music and celibacy for spiritual advancement.

At noon the class arrived at the Sunday feast. The weather was ugly, so we had to rescue some devotees from the mud. There were people, more than usual.

Many things happened during Gurudev's visit. The Sakti of advanced devotees.

We hope to see you soon Gurudeva !!

You show us that this process is scientific and real!

Trying to follow it !!

Hare Krishna !!

Fiesta de domingo en Sri Govardhana

Y llego el ultimo dia de la visita de Su Santidad a mar del plata.

Toda la comunidad extática con la visita trascendental. Se viene el dia mas intimo, Gurudev en la finca.

Comenzamos con la clase de Caitanya Caritamrita dada por Su Gracia Panca Tattva prabhu, quien se sintió un poco intimidado por el hecho que gurudev estaba entre los oyentes. Muchas preguntas surgieron y las termino de responder Gurudev, sentimos que abusamos un poco de su misericordia, serian técnicamente tres clases en un dia. Si nos lee el medico de Gurudev se enojaría con nosotros, el parecía tranquilo y feliz como siempre.

Luego vendría la clase con los niños del Gurukula, Gurudev comenzó liderando un bhajan con el armonio y luego hablo con los niños acerca de la importancia de la música y el celibato para el avance espiritual.

Al mediodía llego la clase en la fiesta de domingo. El clima estuvo feo por lo que tuvimos que rescatar del barro a algunos devotos. Hubo gente, mas de lo habitual.

Muchas cosas sucedieron durante la visita de Gurudev. El Sakti de los devotos avanzados.

Lo espermos pronto Gurudeva!!

Usted nos muestra que este proceso es científico y real!!

Intentando seguirlo!!

Hare Krishna!!

In this program more aimed to the local devotee community and the general public, His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami gave an excellent class talking about the subject of education from the perspective of the scriptures.

The evening began with a very sweet kirtan and concluded with more than seventy devotees sharing the nectarean prasadam with Maharaja.

Conferencia que es un hombre educado? El Loft

En este programa ya mas dirigido a la comunidad de devotos local y el público en general Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami dio una excelente clase hablando sobre la temática de la educación desde la perspectiva de las escrituras.

La velada comenzó con un kirtan muy dulce y concluyo con más de setenta devotos compartiendo el nectareo prasadam junto a Maharaja.

In this meeting Professor Huber Robinson (His Holiness Hanumatpresaka Swami) met with renowned local physician Edgar Osiris Schinder of Jewish descent, and professor and mathematician of outstanding career Jorge Ungaro, who belongs to the local Mormon community.

This was an event where the three members of the panel achieved great affinity, each one began answering the following questions:

1. With what culture or cultural universe is defined or identified?

2. How is education defined in your culture?

Then they took questions from the audience that were delighted to hear from these personalities.

The evening began with the chanting of the mahamantra by members of the local congregation of devotees and the children of the gurukula and then there was an interval with a small symphonic number on the part of the students of the city's youth orchestra.

There was also prasadam and book distribution.

Educación y lo Sagrado en la Biblioteca Municipal

En este encuentro el profesor Huber Robinson (Su Santidad Hanumatpresaka Swami) se reunió con el renombrado medico local Edgar Osiris Schinder de ascendencia Judia, y el profesor y matematico de destacada trayectoria Jorge Ungaro, quien pertenece a la comunidad mormona local.

Este fue un evento donde los tres integrantes del panel lograron una gran afinidad, cada uno comenzó respondiendo a las siguientes preguntas:

1.   Con que cultura o universo cultural se define o se identifica?

2.   Como se define en su cultura la educación?

Luego tomaron preguntas de la audiencia que quedo encantada de escuchar a estas personalidades.

La velada comenzó con el canto del mahamantra por parte de miembros de la congregación local de devotos y los niños del gurukula y luego hubo un intervalo con un pequeño número sinfónico de parte de los estudiantes de la orquesta infanto juvenil de la ciudad.

Tambien hubo prasadam y distribución de libros.