Letters to the editor

Dr. Amita Singh - Hare Krishna, Maharaj. I think you could hold off on getting tested for now!

HpS - ASA - O.K.

AGTSP.... Paoho.... Start a dialog with our Primary Health Provider, Dr. Amit Singh. He was Gurukuli when I was visiting Vancouver, Canada, and his father is initiated devotee. Extremely nice devotee:

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You know that NgD went for Karuna Virus testing, as he has some fever, no?

Now, we are getting pushing to go to local testing center, but we are quite hesitant.

1. We got conjuntivitis in a 1st class medical center.

2. We have no symptoms and never had any but outside safe distance association with Prabhuji.

3. We are doing voluntary quarantine. Only going for solitary walk around the block until...

4. On Wednesday NgD gets results and if it is not positive then less reason to go for testing, and even if we do test positive there is not much that we can do, no?

So rather wait until Wednesday before any testing and risk infection in the Clinic.

What is your first opinion?

Socrates viewed his death as a blessing. Mrs. Socrates viewed it as a curse.

Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO, AGTSP! How have you been? I hope your health is fine, I am ok.

HpS - Our body is getting old. Eyes are weak... It is natural. Then this body will become used for making a new body, but we, the passenger, learn to use it as it is better and better for KRSNA!!

Fighting with my mind as usual, I haven´t been able to go to the Temple even though it has opened. I will start teaching in the new school year online, so I´m busier, I also sent my thesis to be read by the committee of professors. I haven´t communicated with you quite often because you have so much work and I do not want to bother you, or give you more work. But I´m fine in general, Baladeva just finished high school and will take his college exam the next year, Subhadra my daugther isn´t studying at the moment because she hates studying online.

HpS - We still have Baladeva's Dragon picture!

I have a question Guru Maharaja, you quite often mention the German style, and since you were very close to Hansadutta Prabhu, I guess you got so many ideas and part of his character, Is that right?

HpS - Yes, we learned a lot from him. Also, rejected some things. Our paternal Grandfather was a Austrian immigrant.

We are influenced by the type of devotees we associate with, I admire you because you are always fighting against any inconveniences.

I hope I can be in your heart and mind as your foolish disciple if I deserve to be yet.

Your servant, Jagat Bandhu Jagannatha Swami dasa

HpS - Thank you!!!! Are you doing an systematic study of Srila Prabhupada's books? What is your Thesis summary?

AGTSP, PAMHO, virtual Dandavatṣ...

Dear Gurudev, i am abhinanda das from Peru, I hardly ever write to you, maybe is one of my sins.

HpS - AGTSP!!! Paoho. If you have nothing to say it is not a sin!

I understood from his last classes, i can help to make an index for your writes of your jayarama`s archives, we can have a meeting to speak about this job and to see details.

If it is not possible, consider me to another job.

ss abhinanda das

HpS - Maybe you can be (an) editor for our ASA-Encyclopedia (asa-e)?

Hare Krsna Maharaja and Team ASA,

PAMHO! AGTSP!

My obeissances to ASA team and are marvellous service of preach. I hope they are very good and united.

Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to communicate by this means.

Briefly I communicate to you the following:

1. Tuesday 25 , day of Radhastami, the class of SBG will be given by Candramukhi dd. A consult: For this ocassion could to be bilingue?, as you see fit. ASA - Yes,YES, Y-E-S! please.
2. I sent August 7 my questions (send several for the bank) about of SBG 2.2 to your mail of yahoo. Please say me, if another correction is required, I find that I am going deeper in each correction. ASA - We saw the letter but have not been able to open it yet. We will now get to them because you reminded us. Our progress is slow because we are striking at the base: Regular Classes even if not very systematic.

Listening classes of SBG some questions arose, please If you can help me with some or all I will be very grateful:

1. In SBG 2.2.1 Sukadeva say:  Lord Brahmā, by meditating on the virāṭ-rūpa. Which virat rupa is he referring to? is the Sarga creation? ASA - We think it is the virata-rupa described in chapter 2.1. Yes, I think is creation of Maha-visnu. He looks at the things around his house, Lord Brahma, and then sees what is there, what was created by Lord Visnu, and then he will become inspired to build on that.

2.One is not able to understand everything the Guru says. I worry about not having the ability to understand the greatness of SP, not being able to understand his teachings. Please teach me how can I overcome this limitation? ASA - Srila Prabhupada says that even in one hundred years we cannot understand these books completely, but if go over them again and again, each time we will understand more. On the other hand, Krsna is also amazed at the newer and newer abilities we discover in ourselves. He made us and then tuned us on.... and now He, Radha, are amazed at the newer and newer abilities that we are discovering in our selves.

3.Some devotees comment that if there are few financial resources these should be directed to preaching and not so much to the expenses of pujari and deities since the most essential is sankirtan. Others say that if the resources for the deities are cut it will be worse, they say: "If you give to Krsna he will give you back with more". Please , what is your opinion respect to this? Have there been similar cases in yatras of USA? ASA - The Deity worship (pancharatriki vidhi) and the Sankirtan (Bhagavata vidhi) have to go on parallel like to rails of a railway track, but because it is Kali-yuga, the Sankirtan should lead and the Diety worship should be developed to follow the Sankirtan. Chant and apply this principle with the intelligence Krsna gives you!

4.Which is the Chapter or Canto of SBG inspires to you most? ASA - Ha! Ha! HaRe! Which do you like more potatoes or mangos?

Note: Abhinanda d is helping to Aravinda d in the layout and translation of books.

HpS - ASA -- Super. Please ask him to review: http://www.jayarama.us/archives/asa-mangala-arati-fmp.docx. Thank you all so much!! Please send some news about your children!!

Sri Nrsimha deva protect you🙏

whit very much gratitude

ys Isvari R dd

ASA - Swami Harsh, Gives a wonderful link:

https://www.lewissociety.org/future-events/#book-club  Education in Western mind.

ASA - AGTSP!! Looks good, but has Prof. read it? Can he give more detailed analysis? Does he recomend Monkey and Piggy invest their pennys and buy it and read it on Kindle? Their timeis worth $275/hour.

Should we include it in the next issue of Viplavah?