Letters to the editor

Respected sir ,

वन्दे !महापुरुष ते चरणारविन्दम्

Obeisances to great man's lotus feet

Sir I am Suraj shukla I am Pursuing Shastri Under graduate degree in faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm vigyan BHU.

HpSwami - Namaste! BHU. = Bisva Hindu University? Bharata Hindu University?

I met Harsh Pradhan. I have a research mind-set. I would like to do PhD, and teach in a university. My subject of degree currently is Sanskrit Sahitya . I would like you or your disciple to guide my research career .

You can test me accordingly.

I can talk, read and write in sanskrit , Avdhi and Hindi. I am improving in English .

Suraj Shukla.

...

HpS - I know little of guidance for such a research career. I think Prof. Harsh Pradhana knows our community with such members as Prof. Ravi Gupta (Radhika Ramona Das), Rama-giridhari Das, Srinivasa-acharya Das, so that he can understand if any of them can help you.

Are you reading Srila Prabhupada's books?

Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. 

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, Hope you are good in heath and doing well.

 17 days of quarantine completed. Feeling better then earlier. Recovering 

 but still need more time to recover completely.

 Condition is very worse in Pune. Cases are huge in numbers.

 Just wanted to check with you, if devotee can take vaccine ?

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - So nice to hear from you. Guess we are connected even if we change bodies. As far as I know, the vaccines here are O.K.

NgDas, VcDas, Amita Singh, Dr. Desai's sons are all devotees, friends of devotees, esteemed and respected doctors and they say, yes, take the vaccines. Of course that is here, but they have STRONG connections with the scene in India - parents, friends, cousins, professional associates, Times of India.

Dear Maharaj,

PAMHO AGTSP

Some very humble choreographic work on a bhajan from Abhay Charan sharing here on the blog as per your guidance: https://youtu.be/cG5fOotZqx4.

Ami jamuna Puline:

https://youtu.be/0Jz-djpML6E

Odissi Sarasvati Mangalacharana: https://youtu.be/jhYSjkz2zYU

Maharaj, I have been working with the Odissi repertoire and have spent the past decade contemplating how to give it our Vaishnava perspective/flavor (this is a draft video, narrative needs to be adapted to final video):

https://youtu.be/z-I9dqRvA2w

Maharaj, I humbly seek your guidance 🙏. How am I to institute a Vaishnava pedagogical system that I can practice and teach that has KC significance for our coming generation?

HpS - Awk!! We don't know much. Parama karuna Das may read this! He was professional dancer with the National Ballet of Argentina and Peru. Radha prati jalpa Devi Dasi has been dancer for many years. She writes here. We will try to get her involved.

I'm currently working to create a pedigogical system and documentation within a book, and before I make any decisions I seek your transcendental guidance. We have some pure dance items and steps that are neutral (non-expressive) that are used to just teach student mind-body coordination/rhythm, balance, limb-isolation, strength, flexibility. Currently in my Natyasala Academy, I teach body conditioning and Odissi basics, theory, and repertoire. In a traditional odissi repertoire: 1) Mangalacharana, with kadachit Kalindi lyrics 2) Battu/Sthai, pure dance item, choreography string of postures to rhythm 3) Pallavi, pure dance item developed further by more complex rhythm and raga 4) Abhinaya: pastimes of Radha and Krsna, Dasavatar etc 5) Moksha, pure dance item ending in 'om'.

How would we envision/reinvent this repertoire from a Vaishnava perspective? I am delighted waiting eagerly to hear from you :) 🙏.

HpS - Again this way, way, beyond us. I don't know any devotees who are working on. Of course Manipuri devotees might be a natural resource for this. Please send a note by WhatsApp to remind us to send contact for devotee in Manipura. She is senior professor of biology at Manipura Medical College and about your age I think. She may be both a good technical resource and a good friend.

Maharaj, if I may, I want to ask one more question: what is my duty with regards to Odissi and KC? Please shed some light 🙏. It seems both have come to my life on their own accord and under your guidance I have found glimpses of a meaningful connection between the two. I request you to please shed some light on how I may serve, my occupational duty 🙏?

HpS - Basically the same answer as in the above comments. Of course, it is nice as we can find an audience to appreciate what we are doing. Basis is good rounds. Sincere rounds even if they are not good. Ask other people for advice. From my perspective we chant good rounds and then Krsna can get the advice through to us. It is like turning our head in his direction.

Your aspiring servant,

Shatakshi

Sripad Rupanga Das writes:

Haré Krsna, mis respetuosas reverencias Maharaja.

Qué le parece como primer tema del Saankhya hablar de lo que es el Virat Rupa

HpS - ASA -- Acepte nuestros respetos, y lo mismo para todos en su hogar, Prof Divyavani, Eric, Melinda, Gandhari, Lilly.

Estábamos ansiosos por iniciar un diálogo sobre la ciencia y los Vedas con su buen yo, pero primero teníamos que terminar los otros temas básicos, al menos "Literatura clásica mundial" y probablemente uno más, "Habilidades de comunicación con la Academia Anjana Suta".

Hoy terminamos nuestra presentación de "Hamlet y Arjuna". Está en: https://t.co/v3HF6pSAuH?amp=1

Luego tenemos "Viaje al sur, Rama envía a Hanuman como mensajero" para completar "Literatura clásica mundial".

Posteriormente íbamos a hacer circular estas presentaciones de nuestras ideas básicas en:

1. Diálogo Interaith
2. La biblioteca Bhakti-vedanta
3. La ciencia y los Vedas
4. Literatura clásica mundial
5. Habilidades de comunicación con la Academia Anjana Suta

y luego ver si nuestras ideas están relacionadas con las ideas de grandes almas como usted.

¿Es un buen plan?

Estaríamos listos en unas dos semanas ????

¡La virata rupa sería un lugar esencial para comenzar!

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Please accept our respects, and the same to everyone in your household, Prof Divyavani, Eric, Melinda, Gandhari, Lilly.

We have been anxious to start dialog about Science and the Vedas with your good self, but first we had to finish the other basic topics, at least "World Classical Literature" and probably one more, "Communication Skills with the Anjana Suta Academy".

Today we finished our presentation of "Hamlet and Arjuna". It is at: https://t.co/v3HF6pSAuH?amp=1

Then we have "Journey to the South, Rama Sends Hanuman as a Messenger" to complete "World Classical Literature".

After that we were going to circulate these presentations of our basic ideas in:

1. Interaith Dialog
2. The Bhakti-vedanta Library
3. Science and the Vedas
4. World Classical Literature
5. Communication Skills with the Anjana Suta Academy

and then see if our ideas are related to the ideas of great souls like yourself.

Is good plan?

We would be ready in about two weeks????

The virata rupa would be essential place to start!

Acepte mis humildes reverencias, Gurudeva.

TLGASP,

Por favor perdone mis faltas, las dificultades sin duda nos acercan a Krsna, ahora ya no estoy haciendo servicio para Sri Sri Radha Madan Gopal, pues vivo en otra ciudad.

Estoy distribuyendo libros en la ciudad de Cuatla junto con mi esposa y también hacemos programas Nama Hatta.

El Sankirtan irradia mucha luz en días nublados. Espero mantenerme por mucho en este servicio de Sankirtan. Esperando se encuentre bien querido Gurudeva. Su no nacido sirviente Sacinandan Das. 🎆

HpS - ASA -- Moo! Moo! Muchas gracias para su carta.

Esta super bien situado como describa.

Rondas, principios, Puja, todo, en harmonia si enfocamos en disbtribution de libros!!

Unas cuentas de sus actividades de Sankirtan!

Reverencias a su SANTA Esposa!

Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis respetuosas reverencias

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada

Hace unas semanas en el templo se está distribuyendo prasadam gratuitamente a los vecinos por parte de un grupo de devotos de food for life (alimentos libres). Esto es de lunes a viernes y nosotros como templo lo hacemos los sábados.

Hablé con el coordinador y le comenté de su deseo (Gurudeva) de crear una revista para los vecinos, ya que creo que es una buena oportunidad para empezar a distribuirla mientras se entrega el prasadam. Él me dijo que es muy buena idea.

Y bueno, necesito su guía para esto. No entiendo muy bien cómo usted piensa que debería ser. ¿Puede guiarme?

¿Vamos a hablar de nuestra filosofía?¿O va a ser mas amplio?¿Vamos a hablar de los vecinos o solo de nosotros?, Tengo varias preguntas.

Muchas gracias Gurudeva

Su pequeño sirviente

Piyari Mohan das

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva

Please accept my respectful obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Since a few weeks ago, in the temple, Prasadam was being distributed free to the neighbors by a group of devotees of Food for Life (free foods). This is from Monday to Friday and we as a temple do it on Saturdays.

I spoke with the coordinator and told him about your (Gurudeva's) desire to create a magazine for the neighbors, as I think it is a good opportunity to start distributing it while the Prasadam is being delivered. He told me it's a very good idea.

And well, I need your guidance for this. I don't quite understand how you think it should be. Can you guide me?

Are we going to talk about our philosophy? Or is it going to be broader? Are we going to talk about the neighbors or just about us? I have several questions.

Thank you very much Gurudeva

Your little servant

Piyari mohan das

HpS - ASA -- We don't have a lot of resources to describe the project in detail, but what we can suggest is to start with a meditation on who are the neighbors?

Maybe you will get three kinds, then start by saying this is a little bulletin which we think may be of use to our type A, type B and type c friends and neighbors.

Then introduce your selves in terms of each Type.

eg. We are the little chapel, monastery, private residence from which you may hear morning prayers being sung daily at 4.30AM or 7.30AM, or see monks and nuns dressed in religious outfits.

Then a little more history, and how you see the neighbors and ask them if they would like to write for the Journal.

Of course, mention that the articles must come in conformity with https://vedabase.io/es/library/sb/1/17/35/

Announce events to which they are invited.

Ask how you can serve the neighborhood.

Maybe it will be every three months.

Editorials on current issues.

Offer to teach plumbing, accounting, cooking and whatever you or they might like at their level.