Letters to the editor

Pamho! AgtSP! 

Hare Krsna

Gurumaharaja, disculpe el atrevimiento pero me angustia sentirlo con hipo, a mí me da algunas veces y dura mucho, es horrible incluso causa dolor. 

Me ayuda un ejercicio de respiración, talves está en la pasión hacerlo pero me ayuda. 

Inhalar profundamente, retener ese aire cantando maha mantra el número que más puedo alcanzar y luego exhalar lentamente. Si logro hacerlo sin que el hipo interrumpa el ejercicio , es exitoso, usualmente me funciona mucho.  

Espero que le pase pronto Gurumaharaja, usted es un gran ejemplo de servir a Krsna y a los vaisnavas tolerando estos inconvenientes. 

Su aspirante a sirviente.

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Hare Krsna.

Asombroso.

Lo hemos estado haciendo durante años por varias razones.

Recordamos a Srila Prabhupada dando un Pranayama simple, y comentando que cantar y bailar para Krsna es Pranayama.

https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/3/28/9/

Gracias!!

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

wanted to write to him in English with the google translator, so as not to cause him much work with Spanish, I understand some words in English when reading, and I can start learning English, so I hope that my letter will arrive as it should be;

Hare Krsna dear Gurudev, please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances, now I understand better the things about my previous letter, understanding that;

 "The instructions of the Guru and the Guru himself make no difference"

The answer he told me; "Krishna left the Brajavasis so that they could have a MORE intimate association with him!"

I was reflecting, reading and meditating on this topic, reading the krsna book, caitanya caritamrta adi lila chap.1 "The spiritual masters" and quotes from Prabhupada and I can deduce that; "The separate love of the Brajavasis and Radha is more intense than when Krsna was with them physically." So the same thing happens with the Guru-disciple, when the spiritual master is no longer physically and I see in the current clear example that Srila prabhupada's disciples love Prabhupada more than he has left physically and they do much more service for him, and I think that we should all understand this and follow these steps naturally, but not imitate it. So the attitude of a disciple when his guru is not, has to have a more intimate relationship with HIM.

On the other hand I have some questions about sannyasa, I am very curious and it is not personal:

1 ° Is it necessary for a devoted sannyasa candidate to have a technical or university professional career?

HpS - No.... They are very different things.

2 ° If the devout candidate for sannyasa is married, does the wife have to agree that her husband take sannyasa or is the Guru's decision more important?

HpS - If Guru is bona fide, the he is representing Krsna and his instruction is perfect. If the wife is correct she will follow Guru. If she is 50% in Maya, then husband has to adjust help her indirectly, eg. take Sannyasa and make special arrangement for her material welfare with sons, nephews etc.

3 ° Can the devotee request sannyasa from his spiritual Master or does he have to wait for his spiritual Master to give him the sannyasi order?

HpS - Can request.

4 ° What are the requirements to aspire to take sannyasa?

HpS - Realization that it will help me improve my service to Krsna!

Thank you very much dear Guru Maharaj, and sorry for being very curious about these issues.

Atte.

nadiya nivasi dasi

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudeva, Arjuna Prabhu from Chile shared us invitation from Claudia Lira Professor. So that you and two other people can participate in the COLLOQUIUM: "Nature and sacrality, human stillness, animal and plant action"; event organized by Catholic University from Chile Aesthetics Faculty Institute of Philosophy through Zoom.

Besides you, I talked to Héctor Béjar and he agreed to participate, the title of his conference will sent this Friday. Finally, as I have received an invitation to participate in an inter-religious seminary, during August this year, around a virtual dialogue table organized by the Catholic University from Peru on "religious and/or interreligious education and its cultural influence", I think I can present the same topic in this colloquium that they are invited us from Chile (I consulted to Miguel and Héctor and they thought it will be fine).

Pending points:

1. Your conference would be on Wednesday, October 21st. What will be the title of your presentation?

HpS - Thank you for the news but the title is almost incomprehensible to us both in English and Spanish. Can you give us a more clear idea of the conference? What she means by the title!!! If that is clear then the other points in this letter seem fine.

2. Hector and me will be introduced as NIOS Peru members, and you will be introduced as the General Secretary from NIOS. That would be fine?

3. We can start to dialogue about our subjects so we can come to the online event with interrelated and complementary proposals. Seems this fine from your point of view?

4. All this participation of us could be material for SOLARIS 2021 issue number 6. Are you agree?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, Your insignificant servant, 

Abhiram Thakura das

Invitación para participar en COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL / OCTUBRE 2020

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias

Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!

Gurudeva, prabhu Arjuna de Chile nos compartió la invitación de la profesora Claudia Lira para que usted y dos personas más puedan participar en el COLOQUIO: “Naturaleza y sacralidad quietud humana, acción animal y vegetal”, evento organizado por Instituto de Estética de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Católica de Chile vía Zoom. Aparte de usted hable con Héctor Béjar, el acepto participar, el título de su conferencia me lo a enviar el viernes, por último, como he recibido una invitación para participar en un dialogo interreligioso, en agosto, en una mesa redonda virtual en la universidad católica de Perú sobre “la educación religiosa y/o interreligiosa y su influencia cultural” pienso que puedo presentar el mismo tema en este coloquio (les consulte a Miguel y a Héctor y les pareció bien).

Puntos pendientes:

1. Su conferencia sería el miércoles 21 de octubre, cuál sería el título de su ponencia?

2. Héctor y yo seremos presentados como miembros de NIOS Perú, y usted será presentado como el Secretario General NIOS. ¿Estaría bien?

3. Podemos empezar a dialogar sobre nuestros temas así podemos llegar al evento con propuestas interrelacionadas y complementarias, le parece bien?

4. toda esta participación podría ser material para el numero 6 de SOLARIS, está bien?

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, su insignificante sirviente, Abhiram Thakura das

AGTSP.... paoho.... Of course, we are shocked by the departure of Maharaja. I think that almost anyone who came in contact with him accepted him as part of their life. His character was something that they wanted to remember.

Srinivasa asked us how we should act at this time, and my understanding is that it is going to be very individual. People have individual relations with Maharaja and with each other in terms of Maharaja, so we will all have different work to do.

Maharaja's departure forces me to look at a lot of memories, expectations, plans that I have. I can see that I will have to do a lot of work to adjust my heart, but...

.... it is good. Do we want Kanistha adhikari association, only Vapu, with our Godbrothers, or do we want Uttama-adhikari, mostly Vani, association?

We I want to connect with Maharaja on the eternal platform?

We have a stomach ache.

Hare Krsna!!! Jaya Bh. Caru Swami.

I hope someone composes some nice prayes, songs for his departure.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/antya/11/99/

Hare Krsna, esteemed Hanumatpresaka Swami maharaja,

PAMHO. AGTSP.

(To avoid confusion, please read in English only.)

Regarding your kind question:

"What was your idea about the name: Solar Es...?

It is aimed at being and academic periodical."

I actually didn't write "Solar Es". I wrote "Solaris". (It must've been wrongly rendered "Solar es" in Spanish by the automatic translation service.)

It is a play of words derived from the visual design of Solaris and the texts which describe the character of the jornal: "Intercultural Journal" and "Contributions for a new culture"--both sentences I found dispersed in the cover and the following page (Solaris 4/4 Oct 2019, provided by P. Abhirama Th. d.)

1. Solaris, means "pertaining to the sun" in Latin. That is solar, in English.
2. I simply articulated those two sentences following Solaris.
3. Solaris connotes "effulgence," "enlightenment," etcetera.
4. So, "Solaris" is "Enlightenment," "Solaris" is (divine) "Effulgence."
5. Just by changing the colour of the syllable "is," one can read simultaneously "Solaris" and "Solar-is" (no translation). And, with the other two sentences, one could understand that "Solar-is-Intercultural-journal," and that "Solar-is-Contributions-for-a-new-culture," because this intercultural journal aims at reflecting the enlightening divine radiance of God by means of contributions for a new culture.
6. It is a visual articulated sutra, aforism, or apotegma. That was my intention: to show form the very logo design that your magazine is spiritual thinking expressed in terms of refined intelectual honesty. No improvisations.

Please see the attached photo.

Thank you so much, maharaja for your precious time and attention. I'm sure ISKCON is blessed with so many complementary talents, and, if mine suits the goal of your excellent journal, I would be happy.

Your humble servant,

Gopa-swami dasa [GPS]

HpS - ASA --- Thank you for your effort. Just spent 1-hour talking with Abhirama Das about Solaris etc. Everyone liked your ideas about design, (but in the end considered that most of what they are doing now was better). 😁

"Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages,

And the Zoo Keeper is very fond of rum!", Simon and Garfunkel.

Abhirama Th. Das is hoping you can work with Solaris more in editorial sense, from what I understand. If you can help, it is great!!!

Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

As many of you know, HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj has tested positive with Corona Virus and has been in ICU since June 18th, 2020.

Below is the latest update on his health...

Update - 28 June - 9.15 AM US EDT 

Dear devotees, 

The medical team has reviewed Maharaj’s progress for last 12 hours. 

Maharaj is on the ventilator and his condition is stable. 

His blood pressure and parameters are stable. Maharaj’s infection is being very closely monitored. 

We humbly request to please continue to pray intensely with intent as we desperately want to see our dear Maharaj coming out of the ICU with his lovely smiling face. 

Humbly in service, 

HH BCS medical care team.