Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, please accept our humble revelations.

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA !! and YOU!!

Gurudeva first, and with your permission, we want to start this report by thanking all the devotees, family members and colleagues friends who stood in solidarity with us when they knew that my wife and I were infected with covid in March. Our greatest gratitude to you GURUDEVA and SADAI NIMAI-NITAI for your mercy we can still stay on this donkey and under your guidance purify ourselves to try to please the devotees, you, Srila Prabhupada and KRISHNA himself. The first week was smooth, but the second week was a bit tricky. Thanks to mother Lavanya-mangala for connecting me with an excellent pulmonologist. From April 20, one day before RAMA-NAVAMI we were discharged, JAY SRI RAMA !!!!

HpS - Hare Krsna!!! Hare KRSNA! We apologize for the delay in responding. We have never had such bad allergy reaction in the past. Little, little, little better today, but now our right wrist is extremely bad. Can barely rotate without howling in the wrist.

Hmmmm?

So typing is very hard, but we are not easily discouraged.

Well, now if we go to the specific points of this report:

Due to the growth and the possibilities of presence of SOLARIS in the academic world, we are currently trying to delegate and establish an organizational structure, useful and efficient for the Sankirtan-academic through SOLARIS. This implies resolving clearly, (as you always say, first, who I am, who we partner with and then the plans) this translates into the magazine collectively developing a strategic plan. The first steps we are taking in that direction are:

• Develop the concept "SOLARIS contributions for a new culture" We plan to hold two Round Tables in May and June, to address this issue, and have perspectives, clear criteria and consensus, okay? All those who wish to participate in the Round Tables can register by sending a request to: [email protected]

HpS-ASA -- Oink! Oink! Whoop! Whoop. You did not answer the first question. It is what is Solaris to you???? With some depth. Also, seems the partners don't mention their motives, perspective.

Why are you motivated by this periodical. Not, "I want to help people and the world." More details.

• SOLARIS is part of NIOS, that means having constant communication, periodic meetings with the board of directors and advisers to refine ideas and establish criteria and objectives to develop a calendar of activities for 2021, which will be executed and evaluated every three months. The reports on this topic are in charge of the monocyte Manuel.

HpS - !

That's all for now, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING GURUDEVA, her insignificant servant, Abhirama Thakura dasa.

HpS - Why does this attract you? Why do you like doing books and magazines? You could fix automobiles.

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Gurudeva en primer lugar, y, con su permiso, queremos empezar este informe agradeciendo a todos los devotos, devotas, familiares, colegas y amigos que se solidarizaron con nosotros cuando se enteraron que mi esposa y yo nos contagiamos con el covid en marzo. Nuestra mayor gratitud a usted GURUDEVA y a SADAI NIMAI-NITAI por su misericordia aun podemos mantenernos en este burro y bajo su guía purificarnos para tratar de complacer a los devotos, a Usted, a Srila Prabhupada y a KRISHNA mismo. La primera semana fue suave pero la segunda se complicó un poco. Gracias a la madre Lavanya-mangala por contactarme con un excelente neumólogo. Desde el 20 de abril, un día antes de RAMA-NAVAMI nos dieron de alta, JAY SRI RAMA!!!!

Bueno ahora si vamos a los puntos específicos de este reporte:

Actualmente debido al desarrollo y las posibilidades de presencia de SOLARIS en el mundo académico estamos tratando de delegar y establecer una estructura organizativa, útil y eficiente para el Sankirtan académico a través de SOLARIS. Esto implica resolver claramente, (como usted siempre dice, primero, quien soy, con quienes nos asociamos y luego los planes) esto se traduce en la revista en elaborar colectivamente un plan estratégico. Los primeros pasos que estamos dando en esa dirección son:

·        Desarrollar el concepto “SOLARIS contribuciones para una nueva cultura” Pensamos hacer dos Mesas Redondas en mayo y junio, para abordar este tema, y tener perspectivas, criterios claros y consensos, está bien? Todos los que deseen participar en las Mesas Redondas se pueden inscribir enviando una solicitud a: [email protected]

·        SOLARIS es parte de NIOS eso significa tener una comunicación constante, reuniones periódicas con la junta de directores y asesores para afinar ideas y establecer criterios y objetivos para elaborar un calendario de actividades para el 2021, que se ejecutara y evaluara cada tres meses. Los reportes de este tema están a cargo del monocito Manuel.

Eso es todo por ahora, MUCHAS GRACIAS POR TODO GURUDEVA, su insignificante sirviente, Abhirama Thakura dasa.

1. Virabahu Das is an excellent source of illumination from Srila Prabhupada.
2. SVBD is one of our closest friends in ISKCON (if he hasn't gotten disgusted with our bad qualities🙄).
3. He is our GBC Secretary for the Anjana Suta Academy, and Chile, where ASA is especially designed for preaching!

We have not had contact with him for some time, so we Whatsapped him. Edited message:

AGTSP!  Paoho...  Where are you, Sir?     We are still based in Nashville, but after one year here, with our vaccinations, we went for the weekend to Richmond, Virginia. 

We still have it on our TTD list to palaver with some of the different ISKCON communities in Santiago, 😳, but since we had heard no more rumbles between them it has not gotten done.

We will do it.

Our main focus is just consolidating our Sankirtan stuff (into a movie) before we die. 🦆🦆🦢🦆....

What is your physical address?  We might mail you a sketch book. 📓

Please call, text us, as you desire.

We still publish the Kapi Dhvaja fortnightly and have about 40-people average on-line for Mangala-arati etc.

H. P. Swami, Head of the Anjana Suta Academy.

(Picture of ASA

Supreme,

Absolute,

Undifferentiated

Commando

attached).

Hare Krishna Everyone.

All glories to Srila Prabupada

Humility and tolerance as described by Acharya’s are considered to be two important indicators for spiritual progress.

I want to touch base with one aspect of humility today which helps in every aspect of life which includes relationships like with wife, kids, parents, work or associating with devotees.

Over the years conducting and participating in Bhakti Vriksha programs I have come across different versions of humility from devotees.

Let’s start with our mind.

Our mind is restless, manipulative and tells us how to act in certain situations to be appropriate for particular situation.

Humility does not mean that you have to wear old clothes, drive old car or live in a hut. Everyone lives according to their means and sometime more or below their means. We all have imbibe things while growing up and is actually very deeply ingrained to our system.

If someone tells me to buy 500-dollar shirt I won’t buy it even if I can afford it because I am not raised like that. So we have to understand that outer appearance and the way we live have sometimes nothing to do with humility.

We could be just too attached to money, we could be very frugal and also have hard time doing charity. But if we look from outside we may be considered to be very humble because we know when to fold hands and pay obeisance.

One aspect of humility which I want to discuss today is to look inside and see your faults. Then you accept it and try to rectify it. This process of seeing fault inside and trying to rectify is very purifying process and definitely helps spiritually and helps in relationships.

Another part of humility is that its all or none. If you are humble at the temple, you are also humble in front of your spouse, family and work. It’s a part of you. Otherwise you are just acting out.

I have met lot of people, men or women, who have trouble accepting faults in themselves even after chanting for many years. I am not trying to find any faults with those who are sincerely chanting. My point is If we are able to grow from inside our spiritual progress will be more expedited. 

Hare Krishna

YS

Shitij Kapoor 

HpS - Thank you, Sir!

Hare Krsna!

It seems you have been chanting for some time with some sincere effort and your heart is becoming gentle and wise.

Daksa is an example of someone who did Visnu yajna for many years but he had attachments in his heart that slowed or contaminated his progress. Lord Caitanya explains this in His analogy of the Krpa of Bhakti to Rupa Goswami (CC Madhya 19).

Thank you!!

Hare Krsna Maharaj, PAMHO,

https://monkeywarrior.com/detail/12299/ Tough time in marriage, go-dasa, seems to be our

past. If your grace feels its okay and he likes he can contact us.

HpS - We will keep this in mind. Thank you. Very valuable offer.

JAYA SRI SRI GURU AND GAURANGA !!

ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA !! and his loyal and dedicated disciples like you.

SS Hanumatpresaka Swami, first of all I want to introduce myself my name is Manuel, I am a monkey,

ASA - It is like at Alcoholic Anonymous meetings when someone stands up and he says, "My name is Manuel R and I am an alcoholic" and then gives a testimony.

(I attach my photo at the end of this report), I perceive myself cheerful, communicative and sometimes a little grumpy, I try to have a favorable attitude to Seva and, in my character prevails more a Ksatriya-vaisya attitude than a brahmana. Prabhu Abhirama told me about the importance of sending periodic reports of the SOLARIS MAGAZINE...

ASA - We know him, good man, but still some room for improvement.

...every 15 days. I have accepted this service for 6 months then we will evaluate whether it continues or not.

So let's start with the report of what is being done and progressing in SOLARIS magazine.

PROGRESS IN THE INDEXATION OF SOLARIS IN LATINDEX

A section of CONCYTEC-Peru (National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation) It is the representative of LATINDEX in Peru. LATINDEX is the first important database to which we are applying to be indexed by them (we have good communication with Professor Bolaños who is in charge so that will help in the management) he suggests that this year we make a magazine in October or November and that we complete all that remains to be evaluated and that from 2022 if we publish 2 magazines a year (one in May or June and another in October or November), I particularly agree that we still have several requirements and formalities to meet and we are already April, SO THE SUGGESTION IS TO MAKE A NUMBER IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER what do you think?

ASA - Seems good. Seems like a possibly good pace for such and important project. 

TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMED ACCORDING TO THE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE INDEXATION

1. TECHNICAL TEAM FOR THE SOLARIS WEBSITE AND FOR EDITING TOPICS AND CONTENTS

We have read the LATINDEX regulations and according to their characteristics we have formed a technical team that according to their knowledge, experiences and skills can help to complete the formal requirements (for example, in the case of Bhakta Marcos, professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, he is a lawyer and he is dealing with the legal rules corresponding to the magazine, there are several, he includes ethical rules (for example, if we subscribe to Creative Commons 4.0 to share our articles for free, as long as it is for non-commercial purposes (they would only cite to SOLARIS in a technical way) And so we will share the content of the magazine with other researchers and intellectuals in the world.

Purnamasi and Nitya Kisori are writing all the formal information on the website (in Spanish and English). I participate in the part in Spanish and I provide you with all the documents that we have drawn up in previous years (invitations, model agreements, etc.) that material is serving as the basis.

The website is 90% ready, (Bhaktin Sandra Salazar, (a student of prabhu Gandharva has participated in a very creative way in this part).

What we are also working on is how to manage social networks and how to integrate NIOS and SOLARIS in a harmonious way. any suggestion is welcome. please, write us to this email: [email protected].

ASA - Very nice. It should be clear that Solaris is a journal of NIOS, no?

2. HISPANIC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Here each Hispanic country has its representative, our current challenge is to develop a communication strategy for the magazine. Another challenge is to make AN ATTRACTIVE AND CONVINCING BILINGUAL DIGITAL DIGITAL BIPTIC to encourage magazine writing. After the first indexing, we will no longer invite them to write on the contrary, we will have many authors who want to publish articles because in universities they pay professors to publish in indexed journals, so they improve their level, professors and universities improve their classification. Prabhu Abhirama has set himself the challenge of developing the concept: “SOLARIS Contributions for a new culture”. Everyone is invited to participate, please those who wish to do so can write to us at the e-mail: [email protected]

3. SOLARIS TEAM IN INDIA

Here is the participation of Mother Sarad Gaurangi Devi Dasi from Manipur University who is going to write an article on health, the pandemic and spirituality and Professor Harsh Pradan from the University of Banaras. Mother Purnamasi is the co-coordinator with ARTd. There we have the valuable contribution of Albert Ferrer (he is from Barcelona) but he has an important educational Asrama and a project that is on the way to becoming a University in India, He greatly appreciates SS HpS and will write in this October issue of SOLARIS.

4. SOLARIS TEAM IN USA.

The members are: Srinivas-acarya, Srinath Krishna, Radhika Raman (according to their possibilities) and we hope that there will be an Aja-Govinda, current NIOS secretary of communications.

The co-coordination is with mother Nitya kisori and ARTd. As I understand it, the ideal is that of the 12 or 13 articles in each issue of SOLARIS, at least 5 or 6 are articles that are written in English (that is, written by English-speaking teachers, not translating from Spanish to English, we have already tested that does not work well). In Latin America we already have a certain important presence in some intellectual circles, but in the US, Europe and India we are still lacking, so if 50% of the content is in English that will help to have a greater presence in the US, Europe and India.

ASA - Please bump HpSwami to give names of English speaking scholars and devotees. There is bvery nice devotee in Ojai, California and Chaitany-carana Das from India et al.

I will end this report with a quote to Albert Einstein: "The study and, in general, the search for truth and beauty make up an area where we can remain children all our lives."

That's all for now the Holiness of him, thank you very much for inspiring us to find our place and be helpful and favorable in Sri Rama's army. JAY SITA-RAMA-LAKSMANA-HANUMAN !!!!

NOTE: Sorry for the grammar mistakes, I used, the Google translator to make this report.

ASA - We edited it a little bit. Super. We can share this with NIOS members etc.

Now we wait for number two. You don't have to write as much because these can form a series.

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj

Hope you are well. I am writing you this letter to tell you a little about my existence, using the google translator.

HpS - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna!🙂

A few days ago I am living in the south of Chile with my fiancee, I no longer live in Santiago with my mother, and that has been something very beneficial for my Sadhana. Here every day I see the mountains, there is a lot of nature, which makes me connect more with goodness. I feel calmer internally, there is less noise, I can sing rounds appreciating the place, I can read peacefully, I can even get cow's milk naturally. What I don't have now is as much association with devotees as before, because few devotees live in this city, and because we are in quarentine it is difficult to see them. But my association now is through the internet in different types of preaching. So we adapt to the current circumstance and make the best of it.

HpS - Live in a village and quarantine the village from outsiders.

As I mentioned in the previous letter, now I work through the internet with psychology and vedic astrology. As for most of the people I serve, I advise them on chanting the hare krishna maha mantra, as well as understanding the eternal principles that Krishna expose in his Bhagavad Gita.

This fills me with joy, and with your blessings I hope I can do a better preaching service to these people.

HpS - I guess it fills them with joy and Krsna also.

I want to do something in a group, taking advantage of internet platforms that allow it, since so far my preaching is for each person individually. So I want to prepare a topic, expose it, and give a space for people to comment. Which I find interesting, since I have always been struck by creating a more open and supportive space for dialogue.

Finally Guru Maharaj, I want to tell you that yesterday I had a dream with you, in which you gave me 2 books; one that was called attachment and another that was called detachment. That made me think a lot and I wanted to ask you.

What is the balance between the two? I think that in my neophyte level I tend to be very extreme and go from one extreme to another extreme, but I think that balance is important, even taking the life of Buddha as an example.

I humbly say goodbye, thank you very much again for the efforts that you make for Krishna, here too we are trying to serve with the capacities that we possess.

HpS - Nirbandhe Krsna sambandhe, yukta vairagya ucchate. Rupa Goswami defines detachment as detaching things from Maya and giving them to Radha.

Cook everything for Krsna.

Of course, this develops in phases from Vaidhi bhakti to raga-anuga etc.

So, we don't detach from anything. We attach to as much as we can, for Krsna. If they give the USA nuclear missle force, accept it. We can use it for Krsna?

In the begnning we cannot see how to use it all for Krsna, so we have to balance:

• 2-10AM Prayers, hymns, Goodness.
• 10Am - 6PM - Make money, plans, Passion, Banks, Businesses. 
• 6PM - 2AM - Happy Hour at the bar. Ignorance.

FOR KRSNA more and more.

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Hare krishna Guru Maharaj espero que se encuentre bien. Le escribo esta carta para comentarle un poco sobre mi existencia, usando el traductor de google.

Hace algunos días me encuentro viviendo en el sur de chile con mi esposa, ya no vivo en santiago con mi madre, y eso ha sido algo muy beneficioso para mi sadhana. Aquí todos los días veo la montaña, hay mucha naturaleza, lo que me hace conectarme más con la bondad. Me encuentro en mayor calma internamente, hay menos ruido, puedo cantar rondas apreciando el lugar, puedo leer apaciblemente, incluso puedo conseguir leche de vaca naturalmente. Lo que no tengo ahora es tanta asociación con devotos como antes, porque en esta ciudad viven pocos devotos, y por la pandemia es difícil verlos. Pero mi asociación ahora es a través de internet en diferentes tipos de prédica. Así que nos adaptamos a la circunstancia actual y le sacamos el mejor provecho posible.

Como le comentaba en la carta anterior, ahora trabajo a través de internet con psicología y astrología. Por lo que a la mayoría de las personas que atiendo, las asesoro en el canto del maha mantra hare krishna, así como también en el entendimiento de los principios eternos que expone krishna en su Bhagavad Gita. Esto me llena de alegría, y con sus bendiciones espero poder realizar un mejor servicio de prédica a estas personas. Deseo realizar algo grupal, aprovechando plataformas de internet que lo permiten, ya que hasta el momento mi prédica es para cada persona individualmente. Entonces deseo preparar alguna temática, exponerla, y dar un espacio para que las personas comenten. Lo cual me parece interesante, ya que siempre me ha llamado la atención crear un espacio de dialogo más abierto y de contención.

Finalmente Guru Maharaj, le quiero comentar que ayer tuve un sueño con usted, en el que usted me daba 2 libros; uno que se llamaba apego y otro que se llamaba desapego. Eso me ha hecho pensar mucho y quería preguntarle. ¿Cuál es el equilibrio entre ambas? Creo que en mi nivel de neófito suelo ser muy extremista y pasar de un extremo a otro extremo, pero pienso que es importante el equilibrio, tomando incluso la vida de buda como ejemplo.

Me despido humildemente, muchas gracias nuevamente por los esfuerzos que usted hace por krishna, aquí también estamos intentando servir con las capacidades que poseemos.