Letters to the editor

AgtSP!!

Paoho... Many devotees have asked us about doing systematic study of Srimad Bhagavatam etc. Of course, the basis is association. Find teachers, study-partners and students.

You can do focused seminars. Eg. One week on Rupa-siksa, CC 2.19.

You can do Srila Prabhupada's four diplomas, Bhakti Sastri etc.

If we look at our Nila-madhava Dhama, (ISKCON Hugh's Town) several of them have finished their Bhakti Vaibahva diploma and want to do Bhakti Vedanta. In response we would suggest the individual Brahmanas have a little coordination with the administration to promote a Bhakti Vedanta Study Group (BVSG), and even broadcast this to their broader audience outside of Houston eg. College Station etc.

Then, individually, those devotees can formally register with an online program like Gauranga Darshana Das Vidya pitha (Govardhana Ecovillage) or the Bhagavata Maha-vidyalaya near Govardhana.

These institutions can take care of the bureaucracy and infrastructure while the Nila-madhava devotees can have informal physical association eg. sit together and watch and discuss recorded classes, submit examinations at the same time.

Later if the Nila-madhava yatra has more demand they can develop the classes themselves.

Please give your ideas on this program.

• Bhagavata Maha-vidyalaya: https://www.ibmedu.org/
• GEV Vidyapitha: https://www.vidyapitha.in/p/contact-us

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🏻 

Please accept my humble obeisances! 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Here is a little report about our translation progress:

We have already translated into Spanish about 80 % of the book. 

We still have a few chapters and graphics left. I will do this work.

On the other hand, two of the devotees who were part of our team (helping with the style correction and the proper placement of the Sanskrit words) are not going to be able to continue with this service.

Now, we are only Indira Sakti dd and me in the team. She is in charge of the book's design and the elaboration of the graphics.

So, Gurudeva I am wondering who could help us with the style correction?

HpS - What is 'style correction'? Is it how the language flows?

Gandharva Das is not working with you? Maybe we can get him enthused to help again.

In the coming days I will meet Indira Sakti dd to discuss more in detail about the work.

Thank you so much for your patience, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Trying to be in service:

Mitravinda dd.

HpS - From our opinion this is a FANTASTIC service to the Hispanic world. This book makes NOS, the complete science of devotion, like six times more accessible.

Thank you.

What is style?

Hare Krishna, Maharaja & Dear Devotees;

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to Guru & Gauranga.

As per your instruction I am writing following message.

On May 27, 2023, Saturday morning class, we are going to start reading onwards from Adi Lila -- 10.130 verse. Thank you for your valuable association.

YS

Upendra dasa

ASA - Thank you. We shall prepare.

This went late, don't know why?

Hare Krishna, Dear Gurudeva!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and All glories to you.

Please accept our humble obeisances. (PAOHO)

As of every two weeks:

* Bulletin is now upload on Facebook (English & Spanish), it is also in Google Groups (English & Spanish) as listed at: http://www.jayarama.us/hello.htm

Hare Krishna.

How are YOU?

We are ok. Our sadhana (16R, 4.30AM, 4P) is going well. Worshipping our deities before leaving for work. Then reading SB everyday.

My appointment at the hospital was ok. My doctor said that the kidneys (transplanted 12 years ago) will stop working very soon. So it seems I will back to hemodialysis again soon. They don't know when, they just said it can happen anytime. I am still processing it, because it would change everything. However, We keep in mind that everything Krsna does for us is perfect!

Things at school are ok. I will travel with one of my groups to Oxapampa. we will do agricultural work and social work in one community.

Your aspirant servants

EDT (Patrak das & Antuanette)

HpS/ASA - AgtSP. We are so happy with your continuous, super Sattvik association.

Think your family must be gravitating to the most elevated aspects of Peruvian society.

How often is dialysis?

You are Montessori or Waldorf????

Do they have online resources that you use?????

Of course current world situation is so crazy that any of us could die of anything at any moment.

KRSNA does miracles as He wants.

asa(e), vad, sannyasa, stri dharma, conversations

🌴

Bhaktin Priya Texted HpSwami:

"I would like to tell you about my experience today going to an ISKCON temple in which there was an attempt to seriously extort me - arranged by a devotee calling me “Maraji” but misrepresenting the cost of fuel x10. You can give me a call."

ASA 🐵:

Thank you for your text message. Bhakta T. Brown here. We are HpSwami, Anjana Suta Academy (ASA), Secretary. He said to explain that someone in Sannyasa Ashrama, like himself, has got these rules to follow.

I guess it is like your good self. You have to follow rules as a lawyer.

He said that he tried to explain this before but guess he missed the mark.

Very nice explanation of ths Sannyasa Dharma, Rules, is in Srila Prabhupada's BG. Starts at the following link and then especially goes through the next two paragraphs.

Is it clear? ?? 😕

Someone like yourself can do so, so much needed service in ISKCON.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/16/1-3/#bb3635

". . . .forbidden to have any intimate relationship with a woman."

It goes on to explain this as even having conversations in a "secluded place". Of course, this also means individual telephone calls in a rigorous sense.

It is not to just avoid the tricks of Maya in causing gross fall downs. It is also to avoid becoming habitualed to an informal ambience in our dealings with the opposite sex.

Is O.K.?

If you like we can put you in touch with very nice Grhasta family in Houston who can answer a lot of these questions, and give practical help in catching Con Artists.

Please answer in this Blog 🐸. At least five more people will find this dialog personally useful.

Thank you.

Go ahead. Go back home, back to Godhead.

Hare Krishna, Gurudeva 🙏🏻

Please, accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It is the current schedule of devotees for leading kirtan on Full Morning Service:

● MONDAY: H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami.

● TUESDAY: Apsara Gopi devi dasi, Mitravinda devi dasi.

● WEDNESDAY: Yugala Kishora dasi, Jagad Guru das.

● THURSDAY: Karuna Mayi devi dasi, Caturatma das.

● FRIDAY: Abhinanda das, Deva Vrata das.

● SATURDAY: Isvari Radha devi dasi, Karuna Sakti devi dasi.

● SUNDAY: Candramukhi devi dasi, Parasurama Avatara das.

Thank you.

Your servant:

Mitravinda dd.

ASA - Thank you!