Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept our humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to your Sankirtana!

I am sending you the program proposal for the June educational meeting in Chosica (The Gateway to the Andes). Please, review it and let me know your suggestions and modifications. The programs and speakers have all been confirmed.

Saturday, June 15

HpS - What about Friday night, June 14th???

Seminars

• 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - MOE Perspective & Programs: Gandharva das (all seminars includes questions & answers) (Do you agree to begin with this seminar about MOE's activities and perspectives??)
• ASA - Yes. We agree.
• 10:40 - 11:40 / Facilitator and Student interaction: LAD
• ASA - What is this? The Students throw banana cream pies at LAD?
• 11:50 - 12:50 / Education in the ancient east: Isvari dd. (she must focus her subject to something specific)
• ASA - Sounds good. She was there? She saw it?
• 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam
• ASA - Really, after all these years, we have to say that these programs are very, very difficult for us unless they are translated phrase, by phrase. So maybe we should not attend these sessions???? It will slow them down? Simultaneous translations takes a professional usually, no? No programs about educating children?

Workshops

• 14:30 - 15:30 / GBC College Workshop (to define): Karuna Krsna das
• 15:30 - 17:00 / Montessori Workshop for parents & kids: Priya Carana dd.
• HpS - Aaaah! The parents.
• 17:00 - 18:00 / Uncle Gismo Art Workshop: HH HpS
• 18:30 / Sandhya aratik

Sunday, June 16

Seminars

• 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - Who is an educated person?: HH HpS
• 10:40 - 11:40 / Varnasrama & Education: Karuna Krsna das
• 11:50 - 13:00 / Reception (Gurupuja at the temple? Cookies?) Father's Day
• HpS - Guru puja is not allowed only once a year on ISKCON property.
• 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam
• 14:30 / Departure to Callao

Friday, June 28

• 18:30 - 19:00 / Sandhya aratik
• 19:00 - 21:00 / LOB Movie & Comments by HH HpS

Saturday, June 29

Seminars

• 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - How do we learn?: HH HpS
• 10:40 - 11:40 / Japa & Kirtan: Anandamaya das
• HpS - ??? After full morning program??? Seems this schedule we can adjust after we get to Lima, no?
• 11:50 - 12:50 / Pending... (we have some options)
• 13:00 - 14:30 / Prasadam

Workshops

• 14:30 - 15:30 / KC and Coaching: Padmavati dd.
• 15:30 - 17:00 / Cooking Workshop: Jana Pavana das
• 17:00 - 18:00 / Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Nitya Kisori dd.
• 18:30 / Sandhya aratik

Sunday, June 30

• 9:30 - 10:30 / SB Class - Closure by HH HpS
• 10:40 - 12:15 / Artistic Program by Caitanya Candrodaya & friends
• 13:00 - 13:45 / Interviews
• 14:00 / Departure to Callao

• Gurumaharaja, you should know that HH Purushatraya Swami Maharaja will visit Peru at those dates, so if so, we will make some adjustments to the programs and schedules to be included in the activities of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16. What do you think about this?
• HpS - Very nice. Maharaja is very nice person.
• What about the Lima - Houston Children frienship Society? How can we take the initiative in this matter?
• I write them right now with copy to you.
• Do you want the whole event to be broadcast? HpS - As you think proper.
• Where? HpS - Same.
• What seminars do you want in English? HpS - The one's we attend. Ha! Ha! Ha! This looks like a lot of work!! Maybe have to rest from some of the Seminars. Should be lots of short Kirtan, free-time in between Seminars. Juice breaks, no?

Waiting for your answer

Your tiny servant

Gandharva das

HpS - Seems pretty good. Like we say, Kirtan in between sessions, no? Maybe wait to fix the details of the second session until after the first. Ask people what they want, no?

Can we have a flip chart for our Workshop? Lots of paper and pens for everyone? What is the fee to join the program? Maharaja and I can stay in the new Sannyasi Ashrama.

Gate to the Andes!!

... cont'd from Part One.

After a super, all ghee lunch prasadam tali, in Govinda's restaurant, I joined the Russian Hari Nama Party.

Last week I had been having difficulty on Sankirtan. Trying to stop tourists and sell them Prabhupada's books were hard coconuts to crack.

During the Hari Nama sankirtan the crowd went wild and were dancing and chanting profusely. Then I went out with Prabhupada's books and people were snapping them up. "So this is how its done," I thought. The Russki Hare Krishna's are a small group, but being white as the snows of Moscow they are very entertaining to the Bangalas.

In the evening Srila Jayapataka Swami gives a Farshan lecture on the roof of the lotus building. These are always ecstatic. He tells many stories of Lord Nityananda, how Nitai wants to give His mercy but we have to want it. We have to stop thinking that material happiness is the goal of life.

Lord Nityananda says "Just chant the name of Gauranga and dance without anxiety. There's nothing equal to the happiness that I am giving. That happiness is pure, eternal ecstasy, beyond all illusion!"

Also was Madhavendra Puri's appearance day on top of everything else. Jayapataka Maharaj told us how Madhevendra Puri appeared in northeast Bangladesh, and had mahabhava emotions like those of Srimati Radharani. He went on to explain Madhavendra Puri's contribution as incalculable in our param para going back to Madhavacharya.

That liberation attained by Brahman realization at other holy places is obtained simply by bathing in the Ganges river at Mayapur. So every day I go to Prabhupada Ghata nad take a dip in its soothing waters. I have swam in rivers, lakes, oceans and pools all over the world, but nothing compares with the wonderful effect of diving into the ganga.

To get there I take the local bus. At 7 rupees ($.18 cents) it is the best deal in town. It only has one real stop, "ISKCON Mandir." All other stops consist of the ticket taker banging on the side of the bus. One bang to stop, two to go.

Mayapur Dhama is full of knowledge and bliss and is completely spiritual. One who sees only the activities of material nature in Mayapur Dhama is a conditioned soul under the influence of ignorance and illusion. Those people who always reside in Mayapur Gauda mandala are the most fortunate in the world.

I passed some men who were paving the road from ghrastra village to the goshall. I told them that they were doing a good job, "apnara balo kaj koren" and they exclaimed that it was because of the mercy of Bhagavan Sri Krishna as they pointed to the sky.

On this domingo fiesta day of 19 May 2019, I hope this meets you well. Mishra Bhagavan Dasa

HpS - Hare Krsna! Thank you Guru Ji! Please bless us with your brave, Sankirtan, spirit. How is your family? Starting to get hot. Are you moving?

Hare Krsna maharaj.

PAMHO AGTSP.

Some questions

What happens to food particles Krsna eat in his world? He absorbs them?

HpS - AGTSP! Paoho! I don't know. I guess many people have had the same thought. What is it like being eaten by Krsna~~

The spirit world is ever expanding? Means newer souls are created everyday?

HpS - Also don't know. They are innumerable to start with! There is no linear time on that platform.

Hare Krisna por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias todas las glorias a Srla Prabhupada estoy distribuyendo libros y CD de Hariboogies y esta teniendo buena acepteación entre los compañeros de trabajo.

hps-asa - super!!!!! cual es su trabajo ???

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

Thank you for your inmediate answer!

Yes! We have considered the ideas you texted before.

• What is an Educated Man? How do we Learn? - Given by you
• What Educational Programs are their in Lima, Peru, Globally? What is MOE? - Given by me

I'll start to work right now!

See you soon Gurumaharaja

Your servant

Gandharva das

HpS - And Uncle Gismo, Art and the Active Animal. Workshops. How draw Monkey and Piggy? How to Cook Potatoes. Everything will be bi-lingual, tri-lingual, Spanish, English and Hind?

Send us more info after a week or so, no?

Hare Krsna dear Guru Maharaja

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you

Please accept my obeisances

Long time ago I do not write on the blog and I beg your pardon.

HpS-ASA - AGTSP! It is small fault compared to our many! So good to see you.

Although I read daily your instructions and I can find similar situations to what I am living, so, I take your instructions as if they were for me.

My personal report:

For your mercy without cause we maintain ourselves chanting 16 rounds, following 4 principles, regular morning Sadhana, daily lecture of srila prabhupada’s books and we regularly listen to classes online. We maintain our service on the temple. Raja bhoga on Wednesdays and garlands on Saturday.

I’m trying to support Prabhu Arya-Srestha Das, according to my possibilities. Even there still are things that hurts me, but I’ve left it aside and above that I see him as a great devotee that has gone through adverse situations; so I’m trying to be a support and not a burden. Our deals are cordial and he is striving to correct his mistakes, we share Rajas Bhoga service on Wednesdays… after all… we will always be united by the service to you and Srila Prabhupada.

HpS - ASA - As you describe the situation, we would say that any gentleman is very fortunate to have the association of a lady like you. Thank you. Our respects to, Prabuji also.

My sakirtana report “Crecer Vaisnava” :

For your mercy without cause I have worked in this service for almost 6 years. Our intention is to bring support tools for parents and instructors vaisnavas. We have a facebook page, we have 3000 followers and the last statistic we have a range of 12.2 thousands of visits in one month.

 https://es-la.facebook.com/crecervaisnava/

https://issuu.com/crecer_vaisnava

-His holiness Guru Prasad Swami, has given us his authorization as GBC of our zone and he likes our service.

-We share articles for Grihastras, Parents, and Instructors. Quotes from Srila Prabhupada, material for kids, videos, songs, work books, children’s book, etc…

For your mercy without cause, this year various vainavas have joined to our team and we are realizing new material, they are really anxious in collaborating and it inspires me to continue.

Like maybe you remember, Crecer Vaisnava, translated the book of Homeschooling some time ago. So since that time I am in touch with Prabhu Abhirama about it, we are coordinating each other and he things that it would be possible to publish it in Mid-year. 

-In addition we have organized some conferences online with Mataji Aruddha about the Homeschooling topic, in different Yatras. (Chile, Mexico City, Cueramaro and Tulancingo) many parents have been attracted to the topic, and we have done links with some devotees that realizes home Education, since we are Crecer Vaisnava we are tracking them.

-Following the conferences we have achived a group of studies of the Homeschooling of Mataji Aruddha. Actually there are 15 devotees on the group. The parents are really enthusiastic and committed. We are learning a lot.

-We published a bimestrial magazine ”Educando para el hogar Crecer Vaisnava”. On it we share articles about devotees like Mataji Urmila, Mataji Aruddha and also we interviwed to senior devotees from different Yatras… Parents are eager to learn about the experiences of others and it looks like a good tool.

This is a little proof of what we have done during this time, we would like very much to be useful for your Sankirtan, we ask you to instruct us in how we can please you. We would like to know, ¿How can we subordinate to the Anjana Suta Academy?

HpS - I don't think there is any need to be formally a "Branch" of ASA. This communication is wonderful format for being part of the Occult ASA. You have your formal authority from the local Temple etc. O.K.?

Thanks Gurudeva, because you are the one who pushes us to try to be useful on the transcendental Sankirtana of Srila Prabhupada.

Please forgive me for the long letter. We reiterate our obeisances and eternal thanks.

Your aspirant to servant

Karuna-Sakti DD

HpS - Is not too long. Is very wonderful thing you are doing. We hope it goes to Spain, Peru, Argentina etc!!!! Send us news from time to time.