Letters to the editor

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!

Querido Gurumaharaja.

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

Envío esta carta en nombre de un grupo de amigos que compartimos ideas similares.

Disculpe que recién la enviemos, hubieron algunas circunstancias que nos fueron atrasando, entre ellas corroborar si contábamos con el compromiso necesario para algo que surgió claramente por arreglos de Sri Guru y Sri Gauranga.

Desde hace aproximadamente 9 años, algunos de sus Sirvientes en México mantenemos una página de Facebook. A través de ella hemos compartido los programas que usted ha realizado durante sus visitas (Videos de sus clases o conferencias, archivos de la Anjana Suta Academy, fotografías etc..) 

Durante este año, la pandemia propicio nuevas oportunidades para ampliar nuestro servicio, y cuando Usted inicio su gira virtual por sud-américa, observamos la oportunidad de compartir en vivo vuestras clases a través de nuestra página. Por su misericordia sin causa, las clases continuaron y del mismo modo este proyecto se ha extendido a lo largo de todo este tiempo de forma espontánea e ininterrumpidamente de forma asombrosa.

Así, nuestro equipo creció considerablemente, actualmente se compone de 12 devotos (Discípulos y simpatizantes de México, Perú y Bolivia) Encabezados por sus sirvientes Asta-Sakhi DD, Isvari DD y Karuna-Sakti DD, quienes han mantenido esta página desde su creación. 

Hasta hace poco, la página se llamó ASA México DAS porque era un proyecto local; sin embargo ahora que el público se ha ampliado, nos gustaría renombrarla como ASApedia ABC, porque nuestro objetivo es proporcionar un acervo de las clases, conferencias, memorias fotográficas y archivos que usted ha compartido con nosotros por distintos medios y Yatras.

Queremos pedirle su autorización para continuar con el servicio y renombrar la página para seguir compartiendo las clases de la Anjana Suta Academy, también hemos incluído una clase de nuestro amado Srila Prabhupada cada domingo.

Nuestro interés es servir su sankirtana ya que nos mantiene activos en la conciencia de Krsna.

Cabe mencionar que hasta el momento de la redacción de esta carta, la página cuenta con poco más de 160 videos de clases en vivo y tenemos una larga lista de material por compartir (Videos, audios, imágenes y otros archivos antiguos) además estamos trabajando en la subtitulación de los videos y en el desarrollo de un Glosario que permita a los usuarios localizar con mayor facilidad las clases que están en esta plataforma.

Hemos elegido el Facebook porque esta red proporciona varios beneficios para el publico general; 1) Para muchas compañías telefónicas el acceso a esta red es gratuito y los usuarios no necesitan internet de banda ancha para acceder a ella,

2) Un gran número de devotos tienen cuenta en esta red,

3) proporciona buena capacidad de almacenamiento y

4) los usuarios pueden seguir sus clases en tiempo real sin necesidad de descargar ninguna aplicación adicional. Incluso, en ocasiones recibimos preguntas desde la página (si usted lo aprueba y el tiempo de la clase lo permite tal vez podríamos transmitírselas en algún momento de la clase)

Gurumaharaja, sus instrucciones son y serán nuestra joya más preciada, por lo que consideramos que ahora y en tiempos venideros, este almanaque puede ser de gran beneficio para todos sus discípulos y simpatizantes.

Si a usted le parece bien, nos gustaría rogar su aprobación, bendiciones e instrucciones para continuar con este servicio, que inicio hace algunos años con la intención de brindar a más devotos la posibilidad de seguirlo a pesar de la distancia y escuchar sus clases e instrucciones en una plataforma sencilla y accesible. 

Gurumaharaja, sentimos que no es suficiente recibir la misericordia también queremos compartirla como nuestro sankirtana.

Disculpe por favor por la demora en nuestro reporte.

Vuestros servidores

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Dear Gurumaharaja.

Please accept our respectful obeisances.

I am sending this letter on behalf of a group of friends who share similar ideas.

Excuse us that we just sent it, there were some circumstances that were delaying us, including corroborating if we had the necessary commitment for something that clearly arose through arrangements by Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

For approximately 9 years, some of your Servants in Mexico have maintained a Facebook page. Through it we have shared the programs that you have carried out during your visits (Videos of your classes or conferences, files of the Anjana Suta Academy, photographs, etc.)

During this year, the pandemic provided new opportunities to expand our service, and when you began your virtual tour of South America, we saw the opportunity to share your classes live through our page. By his causeless mercy, the classes continued and likewise this project has spread throughout all this time spontaneously and uninterruptedly in an amazing way.

Thus, our team grew considerably, currently it is composed of 12 devotees (Disciples and sympathizers from Mexico, Peru and Bolivia) Headed by their servants Asta-Sakhi DD, Isvari DD and Karuna-Sakti DD, who have maintained this page since its creation.

Until recently, the page was called ASA México DAS because it was a local project; however now that the public has expanded, we would like to rename it ASApedia ABC, because our goal is to provide a collection of the classes, lectures, photographic mementos and files that you have shared with us through different media and Yatras.

We want to ask for your authorization to continue with the service and rename the page to continue sharing the Anjana Suta Academy classes, we have also included a class from our beloved Srila Prabhupada every Sunday.

Our interest is to serve your's and Srila Prabhuapda's sankirtana as it keeps us active in Krsna consciousness.

It is worth mentioning that until the time of writing this letter, the page has just over 160 videos of live classes and we have a long list of material to share (Videos, audios, images and other old files). We are also working on the subtitling of the videos and the development of a Glossary that allows users to more easily locate the classes that are on this platform.

We have chosen Facebook because this network provides several benefits for the general public;

1) For many telephone companies access to this network is free and users do not need broadband internet to access it,

2) A large number of devotees have an account on this network,

3) Provides good storage capacity and

4) Users can follow their classes in real time without downloading any additional applications. Sometimes we even receive questions from the page (if you approve and the class time allows it, maybe we could transmit them to you at some point in the class)

Gurumaharaja, your instructions are and will be our most precious jewel, so we believe that now and in times to come, this almanac can be of great benefit to all your disciples and supporters.

If that's okay with you, we would like to ask for your approval, blessings and instructions to continue with this service, which began a few years ago with the intention of giving more devotees the possibility to follow her despite the distance and listen to her classes

Gurumaharaja, we feel that it is not enough to receive mercy we also want to share it as our sankirtana.

Please excuse us for the delay in our report.

Your servers

Your eternal would-be servant

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS - ASA --- All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!! Even a dog can take part in this movement and dance in ecstacy. We have been trying to develop media resources with Ambarisa Das and Vrsabanu nandini Devi Dasi at the youtube channel, ASA audiovisual.

Please look at that.

If you can contact Ambo and Vrsa and Harivamsi, that would be great.

It seems that a better name might be "ASA Carnival". Then you could include many kind of things in an ambience like a Carnival. Maybe it is a bad name in Spanish.

I think the big danger is to have too many things which are often redundant, or not of good quality and not organized. Then people may come and go away without achieving the goal which is that they read Srila Prabhupada's books.

O.K.?

Bhakta Tom and Bhakta Buck:

We get the Bhagavata Pradipika each month from Sriman Gauranga Darshana Das and the Vidhyapitha (place of knowledge) of the ISKCON Govardhana Eco-village near Mumbai, India.

Fine devotees!

Fine community!

🐗 🐗🐗

Issue Dec 2020 (#42)

~The Beginning Citations about book distribution are very nice. Especially SB10.2.37. We want to put that in our ASA(Encyclopedia).

~The first article "God at the Gate" is nice summary of Bali Maharaja and Vamana avatar. Very complete. We were wondering if there was not enough distinction between blessings of Brahmanas and blessings of devotees, some citations for the explanation about why Prahlada blessed Bali to conquer the demigods.

Our question is will common folk who will not read the story in the SB, read it in this format?  It takes some time and effort. Is it better for GDD to focus on video, pptx, shows of these subjects?

These are real questions. We are looking at the Vidyapitha as a source of real inspiration and knowledge and trying to take lessons from their work for the ASA.

~Prayers for Giriraja

No reference for these nice prayers!  Where are they from? Didn't Gaura tell Raghu to add the sweets?  What is Kaja?

~Magnifying Krsna Element

Nice summary of meeting of Vyasa and Narada Muni. Didn't Vyasa suspect the cause of his despondency? SB 1.4.31. We have an intuitive understanding our our problem, and then Guru makes it scientifically clear.

We remember Narada giving this very nice description of the fault in Vyasa's literature: SB 1.5.15, 'Your work is progressive Vyasa, but as the article points out, people will take the minimum austerity and the maximum concession'.

"Närada also narrates his journey from promiscuity to perfection." - Narada was promiscuous in the beginning?  "Def: promiscuity - Having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships."

This was in previous life, no?  Not narrated in the SB, no? Where? More story.

~Both the Ishopanisad Subodini and the NOI Subodini, study guides, that are promoted in this months issue are not available at Amazon. Go to www.vidyapitha.in to get on the periodical's mailing list.

com. We wanted to buy the Kindle copy!

😩 😬

Ayeee! We die a thousand deaths!

Go to www.vidyapitha.in to get on the periodical's mailing list.

The information of study materials is very important for us. New prayers of some real interest. Being able to link the Journal to new people in KC is important.

...but unless they make progress to direct study of the SB etc, is it is effective to maintain such a professional effort. Of course, some people may read this their entire life and never get to the SB direct, but is it good use of GDD effort to write these instead of making movies?

Maybe so?

Hope he writes to us here at the ASA with some comments and suggestions

Hare Krishna

All glories to Srila Prabupada.

HpS - We asked KK to join this Blog and answer the following question. He is psychiatrist in USA, from India, and wife is also psychiatrist.

How much money needed to sustain family?

Before we approach this question we need to understand the concept of charity (Daan). Even before that we have to accept that we need money to sustain our family. For that we have to work one way or the other way. Money is important but how much we need for sustaining the family is a very interesting question.

There may not be any direct answer so let's first learn about Daan. 

How much charity needs to be done according to scriptures. 

Scriptures lay down a varying proportion of one's income (ranging from 10% to 50%) to give away in daan.

Skanda Puran - According to Skanda puran one should 10% of one's justly earned income on good deeds or works of pubilc benefit.

Bhagwat puran : He quotes learned people to recommend dividing one's fund into five equal parts.

1) One part should be used for Dharma e.g Supporting Sanayasis , helping temples (daan).

2) Second for Yash (public works like for hospitals, food).

3) Third should be re-invested for generating more wealth.

4) Fourth for material things

5) Fifth for one's family and friends.

 Charity should not result hardship to donors family or loss of livelihood  

Coming to the first question, how much money... Money we need to sustain family is the money where we can also do some charity for Krishna Consciousness. So people who have decent jobs should be doing more charity .

The amount may vary but the basic ground rule is the same. Earning money with intention to support Krishna Consciousness. But also not at the cost of time needed to do your chanting and other services. Hare Krishna.

ASA - Thank you. This is very nice discussion of principles and then individuals can start to apply in their own circumstances. Very specifically, someone like yourself: Husband, wife, two children... professional people, how much is needed per year to keep house, transport, food, health, recreation ?

Hare Krsna querido Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis rendidas reverencias.

Todas las Glorias sean a nuestro muy misericordioso Srila Prabhupada!

Y Todas las Glorias a Usted querido Gurudeva!

Deseo que su salud se encuentre mejor, lamentamos enterarnos de que su cuerpo ha causado algunos problemas últimamente.    El nuestro es la principal fuente de tormento en estos días, intentamos refugiamos en sus palabras “Tener un cuerpo, es en sí mismo una enfermedad” así que hacemos lo que nos corresponde para cuidar de él y toleramos el resto.

Guru Maharaja, durante las clases recientes de ASA, hemos estudiado la conversación entre Uddhava y Vidura...  Sin duda los pasatiempos de nuestro Señor, nos dejan ver un poco de su magnífico carácter; entre sus innumerables cualidades Su misericordia me parece sobresaliente.

¡Cuán misericordioso es nuestro Señor!...  Él acepta la acción de Putana y la eleva a una posición de madre, pasando por alto la mala intención que ella tenía y por otro lado, en cuanto Lord Indra se arrepiente nuestro Señor lo disculpa de inmediato, a pesar de una mala acción acompañada de la peor intención, Sri Krsna lo acepto amorosamente, sin reparos, sin reproches e incluso lo reprendió en privado, no lo avergonzó...

"Misericordia" es un término que utilizamos frecuentemente, pero ahora pienso en lo lejos que estoy de comprender su significado en su sentido amplio y profundo...

Según leí, misericordia significa "tener un corazón solidario" y se dice que se manifiesta en; amabilidad, ayuda al necesitado, instruir, aconsejar, consolar y confortar pero se manifiesta especialmente en el perdón y la reconciliación... ¡Maravilloso!

Para mí, la misericordia parece ser es una cualidad divina e incomprensible; y ahora observo que cultivarla puede ser muy difícil sin abandonar el apego a la "Así llamada justicia". ¿Es así?

He pensado que algunas veces, cuando hay diferencias entre devotos. La persona que se siente ofendida, pide una sanción para los ofensores - "¡Queremos justicia!” - Y el aparente ofensor también busca justicia (todos tienen sus razones válidas)

Entonces, el maestro espiritual no imparte un castigo (quizá no es la justicia que esperamos)... a cambio ¡él otorga su misericordia, para beneficio de todos! Parece ser que, la decisión de tomarla o no, es nuestra ¿Podría ser así?

¡Es difícil entender la misericordia del Guru! Porque es ilimitada y además ¿quizá requiere de cierto grado de rendición, fe y un poco de inteligencia? 

Gurudeva, muchas gracias por brindarnos su misericordia sin causa de tantas y tantas maneras. Por favor perdóneme por distraerle, quería comentar estos detalles y tratar de entender un poco de esta incomprensible cualidad. Gracias por todo.

Su aspirante a sirviente

Karuna Sakti DD

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(Translated by Gaggle) Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva

Please accept my bowed obeisances.

All Glories be to our most merciful Srila Prabhupada!

HpS - ASA - !!

And All Glories to You dear Gurudeva!

I wish your health is better, we are sorry to hear that your body has caused some problems lately. Ours is the main source of torment these days, we try to take refuge in his words “Having a body, is in itself a disease” so we do our part to take care of it and tolerate the rest.

Guru Maharaja, during recent ASA classes, we have studied the conversation between Uddhava and Vidura ... No doubt our Lord's pastimes let us see a little of his magnificent character; Among his innumerable qualities, His mercy seems outstanding to me.

HpS - The Personified Vedas say that this is His foremost quality.

How merciful is our Lord! ... He accepts Putana's action and elevates her to a position of mother, ignoring the evil intention that she had and on the other hand, as soon as Lord Indra repents our Lord excuses him from Immediately, despite a bad deed accompanied by the worst intention, Sri Krsna accepted him lovingly, without qualms, without reproach and even rebuked him privately, did not embarrass him ...

"Mercy" is a term that we use frequently, but now I think about how far I am from understanding its meaning in its wide and deep sense ...

As I read, mercy means "to have a caring heart" and is said to manifest itself in; kindness, helps the needy, instructs, advises, comforts and comforts but it manifests itself especially in forgiveness and reconciliation ... Wonderful!

For me, mercy seems to be a divine and incomprehensible quality; and now I see that cultivating it can be very difficult without giving up the attachment to "so-called justice." Is that so?

HpS - ASA - I remember one story of Harishchandra. He was a King who had to make some decision in his court to kill some criminal. That was the truthfull application of justice, but after so many experiences he came to the conclusion that mercy is the essence of justice, not truth.

I have thought that sometimes when there are differences between devotees. The person who feels offended asks for a sanction for the offenders - "We want justice!" - And the apparent offender also seeks justice (everyone has their valid reasons).

HpS - !

So, the spiritual master does not impart a punishment (perhaps it is not the justice we hope for) ... in return he grants his mercy, for the benefit of all! It seems that the decision to make it or not is ours. Could this be so?

HpS - The question is not clear to us. Krsna is Spiritual Master as Paramatma and He is rewarding and punishing while sitting in our heart. He gives knowledge to the Diksa and external Siksa gurus also, to punish, or not. Yes, if we are not really surrender and only superficially ask for chastisement, then Krsna may not give it, even though we need it, but He chastise as He wants.

It is difficult to understand the mercy of the Guru! Because it is unlimited and also perhaps it requires a certain degree of surrender, faith and a little intelligence?

Gurudeva, thank you so much for giving us your causeless mercy in so many ways. Please forgive me for distracting you, I wanted to comment on these details and try to understand a little of this incomprehensible quality. Thanks for everything.

Your would-be servant

Karuna Sakti DD

HpS - So far you have been a strong example of the proper life and from what we hear a good friend to others.

Go ahead. You will wake up and see everyone in their proper relation to Krsna and laugh about any friends and enemies you had.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Please accept my humble obeisances 

Hare Krishna Dearest Guru Maharaja 

Thank you very much for taking me into consideration and dedicating the DTC to this insignificant servant ... sorry for my delay in answering the DTC was saved in Spam of the email .. 

Right now in Nueva Govardhana (Mar del Platanos) we are finishing the strategic plan for this coming year with the SMART points and key areas to be developed. We did the leadership based on the material received at the Gbc College (training and strategic) and we are having a very good experience about it and I hope good results. 

Its like herding cats!!!

2020 marathon!!!!

I find the possibility of serving you personally and assisting HPS in sankirtana incredible. It is taking me time to understand the role I can play in Tennessee. I have no great expectations .. My fear is not being able to fulfill HPS expectations and those of the devotees, wasting time and money .. If I could just follow you in your Sadhana and assist you in whatever you need it would be a resounding success to me... we can see the possibility of doing something more concrete if necessary and you see it relevant to your strategy, such as studying at UT or do any cultural or educational exchange between Spanish and English speaking.

 It occurs to me that there may be two options to execute. a) travel to Tennessee at the end of December and see the possibilities of study and analyze if we could continue with a plan in the future ... as it says to travel with you to South America and then if necessary return to the USA to continue With the service.. b) continue to develop the idea of ​​Going to Tenesse to attend and do some study at UT. And we could travel to the USA in the next year after the return from the South American tour.

 As I already told you, I do not feel qualified nor do I believe I am a great University student, but we can make the effort and surrender to his plans and those of Krishna to continue harvesting our sankirtana and that Krishna gives us the necessary qualities. 

Waiting for your advice..

Your servant Ptd

HpS - Local devotees, Latin American devotees, HpS, TB/BW, everyone seems to think it is a good idea for your to come here. Abhi.Th. Das makes good point that a Spanish speaking devotee would be very useful here to help co-ordinate the Sankirtan programs.

Please contact Sesa Das (Seth Spellman) about getting a visa. Let me know the results. I don't think a Religious Worker's Visa is good. There are Business Visas or Student Visas that NIOS could sponsor. Don't think it is good for an ISKCON center (they are religious and there is none here in Tennessee) would be a good sponsor.

He is immigration lawyer with decades of success, GBC of Ministry of Education etc.

His number is +1 202 494 6601. It is also his Whatsapp number.

Thank you.

Best wishes for New Govardhana!

pamho Maharaja! AGtSP!

We need sweet smellin' badges!

Caught your note on Badges and etecetera. There are so many marketing promo's you can shake a stick at.

We need to plan out goals for this one, so many choices. The Chinese Web Marketing, such Alladin has 1,000's of choices and potential Badges, buttons, pins, baseball hats, shirts..even bobble-head figurines. We just get a design and send.

Though we should also look at local markets too, just need to centralize our needs for economical benefits to home businesses.

We'll discuss again!

HpS - ASA -- AGTSP!! paoho What about a simple rectangular cloth badge that could be sewn on shorts or t-shirt with our simple Hanuman logo (attached) and "Anjana Suta Academy" above and "www.JayaRama.US" below, in black-white-greyscale?