Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva,

Please accept our humble obeisances,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Dear Gurudeva,

I wanted to share some reflections with you and express my growing realization of the importance and value of preaching on an academic level.

Although I don’t yet find the intelligence or motivation to fully immerse myself in this field—perhaps due to my frustration witnessing the poor intellectual standards at the university where I teach, or perhaps due to my own lack of sincerity—I am beginning to understand what you meant when you described this time as a “second Renaissance.”

I can see that science is starting to develop a kind of dogmatism or fanaticism, not unlike the way religion was viewed during the Middle Ages. The cases of Piero Anversa at Harvard and Marc Tessier-Lavigne at Stanford clearly illustrate that the times are changing, and the debate between science and spirituality is becoming increasingly significant.

It is within this context that I recognize the immense importance of ISKCON’s message and its academic outreach.

On a personal level, the project that inspires me and to which I would like to dedicate my life is the development of a Gurukula. I am including a link for you and the readers of the blog to review, hoping for your and their feedback. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SJh4CO5izMVZgfPCnqbENAP3pfbfTTtJ/view?usp=drive_link)

It is deeply inspiring to see what the devotees are accomplishing with Goswami Academy in Texas and Avanti Schools in England.

I hope one day to visit these and other similar projects to learn from their experiences. Whether this vision becomes a reality depends on Krishna’s mercy to send the right team and the right people to bring this dream to life.

Thank you for your inspiration and tenacity over all these years. Without a doubt, your instructions, unconditional love, and exemplary life provide the strength to keep moving forward. You give our existence a profound, transcendental purpose.

Eternally grateful,

Your aspiring disciple,

Nikunja Bihari das.

HpS - It, the Sun, is at 9.16PM. It has taken us long time to get to this wonderful letter. We will note to look at the above link tomorrow.

In the attached picture we notice that Krsna or Balarama are not looking at the lesson, they are looking at the teacher!!!

Guru kula!

Hare Krishna, Amado Gurudeva,

Por favor, acepte nuestras humildes reverencias.

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada.

Querido Gurudeva,

Quería compartir algunas reflexiones con usted y expresarle mi creciente comprensión de la importancia y el valor de la prédica a nivel académico. Aunque todavía no encuentro la inteligencia o la motivación para sumergirme completamente en este campo (quizás debido a mi frustración al presenciar los bajos estándares intelectuales en la universidad donde enseño, o quizás debido a mi propia falta de sinceridad), estoy empezando a entender lo que quiso decir cuando describió esta época como un “segundo Renacimiento”.

Puedo ver que la ciencia está empezando a desarrollar una especie de dogmatismo o fanatismo, no muy diferente de la forma en que se veía a la religión durante la Edad Media. Los casos de Piero Anversa en Harvard y Marc Tessier-Lavigne en Stanford ilustran claramente que los tiempos están cambiando y el debate entre ciencia y espiritualidad está adquiriendo cada vez mayor importancia. Es en este contexto que reconozco la inmensa importancia del mensaje de ISKCON y su alcance académico.

A nivel personal, el proyecto que me inspira y al que me gustaría dedicar mi vida es el desarrollo de un Gurukula. Incluyo un enlace para que tú y los lectores del blog lo revisen, esperando recibir tu opinión y la de ellos. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SJh4CO5izMVZgfPCnqbENAP3pfbfTTtJ/view?usp=drive_link)Es profundamente inspirador ver lo que los devotos están logrando con la Academia Goswami en Texas y las Escuelas Avanti en Inglaterra. Espero algún día visitar estos y otros proyectos similares para aprender de sus experiencias. Que esta visión se haga realidad depende de la misericordia de Krishna para enviar el equipo y las personas adecuadas para hacer realidad este sueño.

Gracias por tu inspiración y tenacidad durante todos estos años. Sin duda, tus instrucciones, tu amor incondicional y tu vida ejemplar brindan la fuerza para seguir adelante. Le das a nuestra existencia un propósito profundo y trascendental.

Eternamente agradecido,

Su aspirante a discípulo,

Nikunja Bihari das.

Dear Guru Maharaja,

In your reply to Candramukhi, you wrote:

"In this phase, Hanuman is no longer searching for Sita, Kali-yuga in his grand form. He is dreaming.

So, we take that as our participation in many ways."

Could you elaborate on this?

Does the Ramayana mention Hanuman having a dream?

What does this mean to you, and how does it relate to your participation?

In what way do you see yourself involved? How that may/will have an effect on me?

Thank you!

Your servant Namacarya Das

HpS/ASA - AgtSP and his ISKCON Bhakta-vrnda!

https://vedabase.io/en/library/mbk/1/27/#bb1551745 gives nice description of this from the Mahabharata, no?

Hanuman did not engage in the fight. He sat up on the flagstaff and roared every now and then, by Krsna's mercy!

Maybe our stage of life, VAD, Sannyasa, is to dream of so many Sankirtan activities. Of course, that is a new challenge. Even in dreaming we can make choice about which dreams to enter.

https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Dreaming-Spiritual-Path-Everyday/dp/051788710X

Is this book any good? I think I heard part of it. I think this was the technique Jung used and was used earlier by some Western mystical/scholar who had moved to Egypt.

So, we just dream of setting up a Department of Media Sankirtan in the Houston Temple and only grossly participate by 'sleep walking'. 🙂

O.K.?

I think this is a path that you and others will also take in your right old wisdom, no?

We are trying to publish our dreams???! I guess that is like Jung's Red Book.

How is your Ashrama, family relations???

Thank you!!!

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

pamhO, agtSP

The above subject line is from your tweet.

Can you give connotative meaning of the tweet.

We thought Hari naam is everything, if we are physically then we engage senses.

I, agtSP, was thinking that we can chant just for freedom distress, out of fear of going to hell. Then it is chanting but with no service attitude. We are so close to Krsna when we are chantin His Holy Names, but without service attitude we are trying to satisfy hunger with painted fruits!

asa[e] Ayurveda; Food Groups

Ānantesvara Dāsa (Vaidya Ananda Yadav): Hare Krishna Maharaj, Dandavat Pranam. 

During night metabolism is low, yogurt by nature is heavy becomes difficult for body to digest it. It increases the Khapa in body and does effect brain.  Friut combined with yogurt becomes very heavy to digest. Ayurveda considers yoghurt or curd to be one of the heaviest foods. It takes longer to digest. Whereas fruits require very little time In Your system (one hour or more) to be digested.

Modern science says: Yogurt contains plenty of bacteria which will act on the sugar present in fruits. This results in toxins, cold, allergies. You can avoid this problem by using unflavored yogurt at room temperature and mix in honey (which contains live bacteria Lactobacillus Kunkeei that is compatible with yoghurt), cinnamon or raisins (dried fruit) instead of fresh fruit.

If you want to feel light and energized after eating, then Ayurveda offers wisdom about which foods play well with others.

👉Certain combinations will promote optimum digestion and nutrient absorption. 

👉Others, are indigestible, leading to gas and bloating, and ultimately becoming toxins in the system. 

☘️Fruit breaks down quickly and should be consumed alone on an empty stomach. 

☘️Starches require an alkaline environment

☘️proteins require an acidic environment.

The enzymes required for each will neutralize or cancel each other out, leading to neither being digested well.

Fruit: eat on its own, 1 hour before other foods or 2 hours after a meal. When we combine fruits with other foods, the fructose is not burned as energy but stored as fat.  

☘️Melons cannot be mixed with any other fruit or food. 

☘️Bananas are best alone and become toxic when mixed with milk or yogurt. 

☘️Keep acid fruits together and sweet with sweet. 

☘️Low sugar fruits like berries are easiest to combine and can be added to yogurt. But.. it’s best to eat ur fruit alone or leave it alone.

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“He who uses takra daily does not suffer from diseases, and diseases cured by takra do not recur; just as amrita (divine nector) is for the gods, takra is to humans.” Bhavaprakasha Chpt 6.7

[2/20, 5:35 PM] Ānantesvara Dāsa (Vaidya Ananda Yadav): 👆Buttermilk is best for you

[2/20, 5:43 PM] Ānantesvara Dāsa (Vaidya Ananda Yadav): 1 part yogurt mixed with 4 parts of water.

How to make Takra:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9UuHTBrL20

Dear Guru Maharaj

Please accept my humble obesances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Maharaj ,we are most grateful to you for accepting our humble attempt at offering some broken words to honor you on your 76th Vyas Puja, We also apologize for the error which we have now corrected on youtube, to your 76th Vyas Puja.

We are now looking forward to celebrating your Vyas Puja here at our bhajan kutir tomorrow😊

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Dear Maharaj we attach a link

https://youtube.com/shorts/vnUnNsw9J3I?feature=share

with the darshan of Patitapavan Jagannatha which we had by your mercy on 23rd December, and then on 24th December on Gaura Gadadhara's birthday we both managed to sneak in the main temple (there was virtually no people or security) and had amazing darshan of Sri Sri Jagannatha in the sanctim sanctorum.

hps//asa - so you were able to sneak into vaikuntha, and see the LORD, like two squirrels!

was He happy? the crowd does seem to recognize Him 😞

The whole experience was simply ... out of this world.

Thank you for your kind mercy Dear Guru Maharaj

Happy Vyas Puja

Your Servants

From Sridham Mayapur

Gaura Gadadhara Devi Dasi

Vira Gopal Das

HpS - More adventures!!!

HpS // ASA - Thank you for your, agtSP, association, Swami Eka chakra nitai candra Das.

This Blog post arrived empty but means so much to see your name daily on the GoToMeeting sanga!!