Letters to the editor

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA and all his loyal disciples like you who preach his teachings wherever they go

The most intense stage of the filming of the film DIARY OF A TRAVELING CREATURE: THE DEFINITIVE JOURNEY has begun: daily scenes on various and important topics are being filmed and now that Prabhu Caitanya Caritamrita, Mother Subra and Prabhu Radhika Raman arrive, the activities will get even more intense. We hope that by the mercy of Gurudeva and Sri Nityanananda we can properly fulfill our humble service.

The meeting on December 11 between academics and NIOS about MASTERS AND DISCIPLES was a success. Now we are in contact with the members of the Organizing Committee to define who are the guests to present. For his part HH HpS has already defined that their guests will be Dr. Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay and Dr. Bermardo Nante from Argentina. We hope that the other members of the Committee will do the same.

This Sunday 19 of december Prabhu Badra Rupa comes to speak about "Music, art and the sacred", this as part of the interviews of the series "voices of the forest". On Monday we will record kirtan and bhajans with him and the members of Nueva Asoka-van.

This week mother Subra and Radhika Raman prabhu arrive so it will be an excellent opportunity to discuss spiritual education. ARTd spoke with Juan Dejo, Mother Purnamasi, and Mother Priya-sakhi to discuss educational issues with them.

With Juan Dejo we hope to talk about “educational experiences and how to instill spiritual values”. With Mother Purnamasi we have established a coordination with educators from Hungary, Germany, Spain and other European countries. The theme is “building a Vaisnava educational base for children and adolescents in the West”. And with mother Priya-saki, it is coordinating to establish a dialogue table with representatives from Latin America to talk about "How to educate to form the character and sincere attitude of bhakti in a person."

In the next report we will expand on these topics.

That's it for now, sorry for our delays and limitations, HARE KRISHNA.

Hare Krsna Gurudeva

PAOHO

AGTSP!!

I am sending you the details for connecting to the ZOOM platform:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85473765083...

Meeting ID: 854 7376 5083

Password: 1728

(The link is not activated on the blog, I send it to you by whatsapp and by mail)



The conference titles are:

• 17 dec. / HH Hanumatpresaka Swami: The purpose of education.
• 18 dec. / LAD: The teaching-learning process.
• 19 dec. / Sarvabhauma das (brazil): "Establishing the Vanaprastha-asrama in the 21st century"
• 20 dec. / Baladeva das: Books are the basis
• 21 dec. / Candramukhi dd: Bhakti Sastri as a Base for Higher Education
• 22 dec. / Mitravinda dd: Empathic and compassionate connection.
• 23 dec. / Param Padam das: Round table: Hermeneutical attitude and pedagogical methods most suitable for teaching and studying sastra.
• 24 dec. / Harinama Gauranga das (colombia): "The role of education in building a sustainable congregation"
• 26 dec. / Karunya Nitai das (ecuador): An educated man.
• 27 dec. / Yadunandana Swami ...
• 28 dec. / Priya Sakhi dd: Reading and study as a source of inspiration and action
• 29 dec. / HH Dhanvantari Swami: Systematic study of Srila Prabhupada's books, an experience for all
• 30 dec. / LAD: summary, questions and answers
• 31 dec. / Rohini dd: "The four divisions of the social order and spiritual education
• 2 jan. / Prema Rupa das...
• 3 jan. / Gandharva das: "Pramanas in the framework of contemporary pedagogy."
• 4 jan. / Param Padam das: Round table: Processes, challenges, techniques and tips to create and maintain your own sastric course
• 5 jan. / Subhadra dd: "How to stimulate spiritual life in children and adolescents"
• 6 jan. / / LAD: summary, questions and answers
• 7 jan. Hanumatpresaka Swami: Conclusions and closing of the event

** On the other hand, we will travel to Lima from January 20 (when you return from Bolivia). The main purpose of our trip is to associate with you and discuss some educational service issues, so going earlier is meaningless. No hurry.

Your servant

Gandharva das

PAMHO

AGTSP

Radhe radhe, my dear Guru Maharaja

HpS/ASA - Krsna Krsna, HARE HARE!! 😊

I offer my, and all the family, humble obeisances to your lotus (lettuce) feet. Haridev laughs a lot when he hears that.

We had an extatic kartik month full of bliss and beautiful festivals here in radhakund.

ASA - 🐵

And to keep on relishing the nectar of this holy place, on December 10th we had a nice program to open the house of Krsna Svarupa.

Vanamali prabhu from Imphal was doing the griha prabesh pooja, and some other devotees from Assam and Radhakund made kirtan, after Krsna Svarup and his wife, Indumukhi offered us bal bhoga.

So, as you can read, everything is ready for you to come to Radhakund, we are very excited about that.

My health as usual going up and down but as I always say "that is ok, if I live or if I die, I am in Radhakund, I am ready to leave this body any moment, cause I know I am in the best place for that.

In the meantime I will try to do my best doing bhajan, serving the divine couple and to serve you.

Dandavat pranam guru maharaja, thank you for all your blessings and causeless mercy.

Your (trying to be humble) servant)

Tungavidya dd

HpS - ! ! We are on our way!!! Arrive Kartika next year and never leave???

😯

PAMHO

AGTSP

Radhe radhe my dear guru maharaja

Just a note to inform you that on December 10th took place the opening of the house of Krsna Svarupa in Radhakund.

HpS - We suggested he call in New Asokavan!

Vanamali prabhu from Imphal was doing the griha prabesh pooja, there were kirtan lead by Vipin prabhu and Indumukhi mataji and Krsna Svarup offered us bal bhoga.

It was a nice program.

HpS - ASA - It sounds like a celestial program! We would be your neighbors.

Tungavidya Devi Dasi

Haré Krsna Gurudev!

Please accept our humble obeisances. 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada, 

The witch is lingering, but we still see her feet smashed under your red brick ashram. If we don’t visit our fairy Godmother Radha everyday the Oz/Goloka remnants that still linger from your blessed presence in New Biharvan may vanish very soon. 

We saw Jordan and Loo (the new couple who came with the two small children to the NOI seminar). They said that they have missed your association. They stumbled upon an Uttama Adhikari. How can anyone go back to their bungalow/trailer/and just watch tv??? Nothing will ever be the same….

HpS/ASA - AgtSP! He is living in His books! Jaya!

Jordan said he looked at you and understood you are free and it reminded him of seeing a happy boy (a cowherd boy?) I told them to check out your blog. They also want to see one of your Kapi Dvaja. Preaching with picture books Common folk like us “will connect with spiritual art books”, then the inner child could lean over to the Paratmatma and say, “I’m tired mom/dad, please take me home...”

(Switching to sleepy town news reports)

Gurudev, our priority is MA in some form. FMP association then we go to ISKCON Houston’s Syamasundar’s Chanting program, your classes, daily SB clases or devotee care course recordings. We were recently advised be the local pujari that we look really tired. We said we are blissed out. They said with kids you should rest more. We tried to do this for a week or two but our rounds felt less attentive during the day and we felt enveloped by our senses/mind. Now it scares us which is a good sign I guess.

HpS/ASA - Better to die with Chan Ting and Dan Sing.

We started a new LOB study group with new Bhaktins from the seminar. Prasadam cooking is still in place. All of us then move along to the BG class. We feel like the Mormons with a 4 hour community program (it can create a family atmosphere though, so much time spent together)!

Homeschooling with Murari the España Muestro. We started a 3-5 year old Gopal Fun School zoom group with 3 other families from Austin, San Diego, and Silicon with 2-4 year olds. We must meet with a UK and Australian family. I am teaching devotional songs and literature based on Chowpatti kids books. Sunday school is maintained and the SB activity Canto 3 books continue to be incredibly entertaining.

HpS/ASA - Super Girl!

We are continuing services for the temple and continue our cleaning service of the kitchen (we may send new pics soon!) We don’t like laundry but are trying to trick our mind into always making cleaning priority. We will always  remember seeing our Gurudev cleaning dishes very diligently.

We are still remaking Indra’s “pillars of rain clouds” for our Govardhan puppet show. We will try putting cotton on Chinese lanterns and sticking blue fairy lights inside of them. The kids made multi colored clay offerings and new puppets because Aja’s anti tech vegetarian Waldorf school visited a week ago. They are studying ancient India. The bus driver ate two plates after the Govardhan puppet show! Many students danced/chanted along while following their song sheet. Flying ribbons on sticks swayed in the Audience while re-enactment of Krsnas pastimes as described in the song “King of sweet” was sung by Aja’s esteemed parents. Aja’s teacher lives at the corner apartments on Martha street. He likes cursive, old typewriters, feathered top hats and we suspect that he misses the transcendentalist 18th century time period. Maybe he was at Walden’s Pond skipping rocks with Thoreau. He invited Balabhadra and I to teach  a “ how to write/speak in Sanskrit” You got an extra pumpkin cookie if you could write the whole maha mantra in Sanskrit.

Lately we are feeling that we are very offensive, awkward persons. I remember when Maha Bhagavat told me that she realized that the devotees are so merciful because they are merely just tolerating her.

HpS - She wrote to us after so many years. Bossy's Kitchen. Think it is in the Blog!

We feel the same. Thank you for tolerating our ego, our mind, and our soul that is somehow in the midst of this show. We pray for more and more sincere hearing and more sincere chanting🙏. Time is running out. Please give us direct instruction for artistic endeavors Gurudev. We’ve always done better with direct instruction (the sudra in us).

Thankyou Gurudev for asking us to write.

Your Servant,

Kamagayatri devi dasi 

HpS - AGTSP. It is 10.24PM. We are working in Over Time. Finished the hand written Kapi Dhvaja, posted the online calendar and now catching Blog mail. TB/BW have been catching the Priority Coded letters. (Code in each KDh). They are good guys. They try their best.

We got your letter. Yes.... God willing.... we want to visit New Biharvan from Nashville between Mar 7th and Jul 15th. What might be good dates for you all?

Your report is great. Use you life for Radha Banki bihari, but in an efficient way. Continue to make a large part of your service to them educating your kids for Them.

Our respects to Jayanta (Jayananda Das?) and Mataji, Bala b. Das and Mataji..... everyone!!!! When Radhika R. Das comes we can get some online programs set up.

Hare Krsna dear Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Maharaja, I am very happy that you are here again in Perú

I want to ask you:

What is your opinión about these vaccines in this "pandemia" time

There are diferent opinions and confusion, but what Srila Prabhupada said, and you as ISKCON Spiritual Máster, I want to listen your words as it is

Thank you in avance for the answer

Your servant

Ramachandra Das

HpS - So, nice to hear from you! Hope you are pulling out the weeds from the base of your Bhakti Creeper one by one and moving back to your real potential!!!!!

• Government Prescribed Medication.
• Feminism.
• Ecology.
• International and Religious Conflict to even nuclear war.

Arjuna had to face same choices in BG, no? Final answer is chant 16-enthusiastic rounds and follow four principles strictly ie surrender unto Krsna, and He will protect us from the greatest danger ie. separation from Srila Prabhupada's Sankirtan party, His ISKCON.

Jaya!

We are open to hear suggestions from others. Right now we are in favor of taking the vaccines. We have been Pfizered twice and boosted once.

Our community includes four doctors of Indian origin, two of whom are initiated devotees, and one is a Gurukula survivor.

We have heard some of the conspiracy theories and then looked for comments on the Blog and so far they do not seem to be valid.

Yes, all the above agree, the vaccines have not been tested over ten years, but they have been tested and from what we have seen and heard, they work and will keep us from infection and keep us from infecting others.

On the other hand, we suspect that Co-Vid is Krsna's way of taking dangerous toys away from children who are misusing them ie. industrialization. We predicted from the very beginning that Co-Vid might mutate so rapidly that industrialized medicine could not keep up with it, and the only solution is for people to return to Krsna's plan of simple living and high thinking ie. build a village community and stay there for generations.

O.K.??