Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP, PAMHO

I hope U are fine. If I am honest, I really miss You all so much. I just had seen some pictures from U in India and listened to some classes.

I am a little concern about two topics from P Karuna Krsna das letter

First Topic:

I have 2 Bhakti Sastri students they are MALE haha, One is married (Mandali Bhadra das) we just interact like teacher and student, and is long distance education. He has already written to You about this in the blog.

The other student is Jiyada Nrismha das long distance again. I do not agree that the tutor has to be prabhus for prabhus and ladies for ladies, or at least evaluate each case.

I do not know other cases but in my case I am not interested in Romeo and Juliet topics. I just want to follow U, Srila Prabhupada and take care of my mom.

HpS - It is just more simple if men and women outside the family don't converse alone. If they do then there should be someone present who is the shelter of the lady. Is O.K.?

Second topic:

About the comittee in Chosica, about your visit and stay there. I have received a LOT LOT of complaints about your visits:

Some says that the circle is really closed, that some devotees can not reach You, etc

On the other hand I know that if one is interested in approaching You they must write here, and talk with your servant, etc

So my request is that the comittee maintains communication with the devotees in Lima. I am in charge of communications when You are in Peru. I have good relationship with Artd so I guess that there is not going to be any problem. But I have to write all this issues in public so most of the devotees have peace in mind and in their hearts.

HpS - Part of the fact is just the physical reality. Vyasadeava could not "reach" Narada Muni, but when the opportunity was there he asked his questions. Krsna arranged the meeting. We try to make our limited selves available by this media. By traveling to Peru. We give classes in Lima, Cuscso, Arrequipa, Wilson and people can approach us during the classes. We also make time before the classes. Of course, we have to always remember Mangala-ananda Das' comment, "After seven years of being initiated by you I have realized that you are not my psychologist, you are my Guru", and what kind of Guru. Good questions for this Blog and classes. Thank you.

Thanks Gurudeva, looking forward for FMP with your very good self.

I had a very nice Nityananda Trayodasi. I was in charge of the Abhishek. Thanks for your mercy

Your useless servant

Candramukhi dd

HpS - If your service is useless, we are all less than useless. Thank you.

On ‎Saturday‎, ‎February‎ ‎23‎, ‎2019‎ ‎12‎:‎33‎:‎43‎ ‎PM‎ ‎IST, Carlos Figueroa <[email protected]> wrote:

His Holiness Hanumat Presaka Swami

Receive my respectful obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!!!

As you are already aware, Prabhu Gandharva has been accepted by the National Board of Peru as representative of the Ministry of Education of ISKCON

Therefore, Myself, as the Director of Education of the Peruvian Yatra, had some meetings with him, developing projects and ideas for implement and improve spiritual and academic education in the temples of ISKCON Peru.

 We had three meetings in Chosica. In the first meeting,(only us) we talked about three points:

a) To develop a school of Brahmanas in the facilities of the Chosica Temple. This project I presented at a meeting of educators where you were present, in Lima, 2 years ago and I also presented it to the National Board. Everyone agreed with this idea. The school of Brahmanas is an ambitious project, so we have to be realistic and start it in stages. The inspiration to build this school is to follow the study models of the Radhadesh College, with Vaisnava theology courses, Vedic philosophy, etc etc and we will also take as a model the Mayapur Brahmanas school that forms Pujaris and priests trained in the worship of the Deity. Soon we will be meeting to work on the courses and curricula of this school.

b) Work with the MOE, making contact with its managers, to meet all the requirements that ISKCON requires to follow the official courses for first and second initiation

C) To develop an ecological project in the garden of our property, fostering dialogues and conversations about spiritual ecology

We also had a second meeting with mother Yugala Kishori. We three, my person, Prabhu Gandharva and mother Yugala, formed the educational committee of the Temple of ISKCON Chosica  2 years ago and since then we have met periodically, talking about many ideas and work plans. Mother Yugala is a good devotee and always collaborates, but occasionally travels and is absent. She also plans to travel to India, but always collaborates with Education at ISKCON Chosica. In that meeting we talked about several important technical aspects about the requirements that the MOE requires to follow and give the official courses, both in Chosica and in the Wilson Temple. Mother Yugala has volunteered as a teacher of Bhakti Shastri in Chosica for devotees. The idea is that we think it better for the teachers of Bhakti Shastri courses to teach these courses to devotees of their own kind, Prabhus to Prabhus and mothers to mothers. This is not a strict rule, but complaints have been heard from some devotees who use the courses as a pretext to make their students fall in love and that is not correct.

We also had a third meeting with Prabhu Lakshmana Agraja. Our intention, both of Prabhu Gandharva and mine, is to work in harmony with Prabhu Lakshmana, but he must agree to work in coordination with us. The courses can not be given by independent educators who do not report their results or explain their work methodology to the authorities. Prabhu Lakshmana is of an independent nature and we have not yet managed to agree, but we will continue to meet with him.

A pending issue that has been discussed is the need to meet with the other educators of the Peruvian Yatra, Prabhu Jiva Shakti, mother Ishvari, mother Candramukhi, Prabhu Jagat Pavitram, etc., etc. We agree that this meeting is important, but here we must point out the following, so as not to cause confusion; There is no such thing in the Peruvian Yatra as a "Zar" in Education, Prabhu Gandhrava as representative of the MOE will act as a link between that ministry and the Peruvian Yatra. My person, in my capacity as Director of the Ministry of Education, I am only the coordinator of the requirements demanded by the MOE, etc., with the authorities of the Temples and before the National Board, who is finally the one who decides and approves the policies be implemented in the educational area. All meetings with educators from other temples such as Wilson's will be meetings to listen to suggestions and ideas, but the final decisions on these issues will be made by the temple authorities.

Finally, an idea that we have discussed, is to form in Chosica a special committee to coordinate your activities when you give us the blessing of being with us. That committee would be formed by myself, Prabhu Gandharva, Prabhu Abhiram and Prabhu Uddhava. Of course, we are at your disposal and we always ask for your blessing and instructions on all this.

Thank you for having the patience to read all this.

Your Servant and admirer

Karuna Krishna das

HpS - Thank you, Prabhu. Your efforts are like a breath of air for us drowning people. We have been slow in answering because of these 12-hour a day meetings with the Ministry of Education, traveling and preaching in Indian universities etc. Hard but effective. Such good results to offer to Peru Yatra et al.

All of your ideas seem fine to us.

We will distribute this letter. Please send letters to Blog. It is so much more efficient.

Dear Maharaj,

please accept our obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I hope you’re very well and healthy.

I'm already in India (Goa) with a group of 11 people, mostly with a Yoga/Ayurveda background. We have been taking Panchakarma treatment, and Ayurveda therapy course. It has been very well and nourishing.

We are arriving in Vrindavan, if the Divine Couple allows us, 15 feb by noon. We will be heading to KB Mandir and Radha Raman the same day.

HpS - We are in India and in Vrndavana. We leave for Delhi the 15th by 11AM. Ha! Ha! Hare!!! We can wave as we pass on the road!!

I know you’re going to be also in Vrindavan the same days we are, so I wanted to humbly ask if you could give some class or something to the group; surely the association with an exalted Vaisnava as you, in the holy Dham, will create a profound impression on them.

Please if you could, give me some dates so I can start to manage our activities there considering your timings.

HpS - We work like an ass to always keep our calendar updated on the web-page. look there maybe we will meet other place. Text us on our cell phone.

May all be auspicious to you! Bahut shukriya! :)

Your aspiring servant

Vishvanath CT dasa

Hare Krishna Beloved Gurudeva

AGTSP

PAMHO

Gurudeva ¡¡¡¡¡ How are You? I follow your DTC, and sometimes devotees share a video of U in India, I listened to a class in Pune, we missed You all so much.

Our sadhana was kind of messed up, my mother almost left her body twice, and we have to run from our house to the hospital, etc pfff illness is one of the worst miseries in life, we can not do anything. I am not attached to her body, I know that for a reason she is still with us, so I am just there by her side. I have to chant lots of rounds, I was so so tired and stressed, so in youtube I found one priest who preaches with humor, he is a Franciscan. He is too great, the way he teaches us using easy terms how his life is an example of what he says, and most importantly that he is not interested in stay here in this material world helped me a lot. And then I realized that I can not fall in love with a man unless he is in love with God, is the way I am, despite all the spoiled that I am, and the fancy way I like to wear, if someone is connected and in love with God is the glory to me.

I used to dedicate songs of love to Nityananda Prabhu, and then when I saw that he does the same thing jaja I felt so please

I know that you are too busy there put I will put the link in here of his Youtube channel, maybe some of us gain benefit from him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-KWPCw4bo

I am also reading SP books, but in videos I feel much more connected. Nityananda Trayodasi is comming so I will take advantage of that.

I am very thankful with everything even with the cancer because it is teaching me how to be patient, merciful,and that I am too selfish.

Gurudeva please pray for us, for be more determined in helping me and then others in this spiritual path

By the way I do not have a relationship with him hahaha, I was just expressing that if I fall in love it is going to be with a man of God. I write to him in public and make some comments that's it

I am teaching BS online, It is very nice to feel SP's company and guidance too

Thanks again

Your useless servant

Candramukhi dd

HpS - ASA --- Hare Krsna, Candra-mukhi Devi Das. Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. Get up early and get your rounds done!!! A full-morning program. Join some party. Do and online program. Invite devotees to spend the night with you.

Then everything will be great.

We did 2-hours of class for the VIHE Bh. Vai. students yesterday.

What we seein Pune, Vrndavana, is that the Bh. Vai. students here are no more advanced than we are in the West. Get to work. The more purified we are the more we can explain what is this material world to others, no?

Thank you for the link.

Would this Franciscan appreciate Srila Prabhupada's company?

All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

All glories to auspicious appearance day of yours!

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Holiness Hannumat Presaka Swami who is very dear to Lord Krsna having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim

yat-krpa tam aham vande sri gurum dina-taranam

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of all fallen souls, whose mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."

Dear Guru Deva: Please accept my most humble obeisances. I want to express my gratitude to you today for your very determined and steady effort to preach Srila Prabhupada's mission.

Thankyou for training to us in sound Vaisnava principles inline with Srila Prabhupada's instructions and also in painstakingly helping us on all levels of our life.

Thankyou for having a longterm vision for the implementation of Krsna Consciousness in the modern world and not being blind to the inevitable collapse of society as we know it.

Thankyou for taking up Srila Prabhupada's mission so sincerely and pushing all preaching activities, teaching us to make this the basis of our lives.

In Srimad Bhagavatam (8.7.44) it is said that great personalities almost always accept voluntary suffering because of the suffering of people in general. This is considered the highest method of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is present in every one's heart.

Purport: Here is an explanation of how those engaged in activities for the welfare of others are very quickly recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita ( 18.68-69 ) ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati, na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah, "One who preaches the message of Bhagavad-gita to My devotees is most dear to Me..."

There are different kinds of welfare activities in this material world, but the supreme welfare activity is the spreading of Krishna consciousness. ...if one tries to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world, he should be understood to be performing the best welfare activity. The Lord is automatically very pleased with him. If the Lord is pleased with him, what is left for him to achieve?

You are an ocean of auspicious qualities, receiving benediction from the ocean of mercy of Srila Prabhupada.

I pray to please you one day. Please give me the intelligence and determination to serve you properly.

krishna se tomara,

krishna dite paro,

tomara sakati ache

ami to' kangala,

'krishna' 'krishna' boli',

dhai tava pache pache

Krsna is yours, and you can give Him to me, for such is your power. This wretch is simply running behind you, crying out, "Krsna! Krsna!"

Aspiring to be the servant of your servants: AniruddhaKrishna Das

HpS - Hare Krsna. Thank you for your encouraging words. Are you going to wrte a book???

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my must humble obeisances at your lotus feet

Hare Krishna Gurudev

This year has been very intense in my spiritual life and very special because I had the opportunity to personally serve you . It was also very good because my health was a little settled and I managed to offer more service, better sadhana, better rounds and much more reading than in other years.

My base is here in Sri Govardhana MdP and we are doing full time book distribution in the city of Mdp also organizing and promoting the congregational programs based on the Maha Sankirtan where the whole congregation distributes books, cookies and Maha Mantra. "Every day I feel more nectar in doing it and when I do it I feel like I want to do it forever."

I was also traveling through Argentina a bit in Sankirtan traveler, in February of this year I go to Mendoza to do some service by attending with Prabhu Aravinda and Baladeva das in the coordination of sankirtan of the Bhaktas and of facilitator for the Study of Sri Isopanisads, etc.

We are also going to travel in March and April through Chile, I am going to take a few weeks of rest and I plan to organize something with the temple of Santiago for a month or two, for there some courses or training of bhaktas, we are seeing that Krishna wants, humbly accepted Any suggestions you have.

Ufffff every day I'm feeling a little older and that death is approaching and I do not want to waste a single moment to serve in SP mission, also every day a little more detached from the gross enjoyment, family, friends, etc.

Please give me your blessings to become a devotee, control my senses and be able to surrender completely to the Sankirtan movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

your insignificant servant

Panca tattva das

HpS - Thank you for your service. Thanks to Sri Krsna and Srila Prabhupada for helping us, using us!!! Thank you for your association in Chile! I think that as you do service you will have very great knowledge about how to improve it. I hope that we can send some information from our learning, Sankirtan, to help you in your service. Let us stay in touch in this Blog and meet later in the year in South America or maybe some other place.