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Hare Krishna Gurudeva pfamhr, TLGASP!! TLGAHpS!!

Here is a report of what has been achieved in the event:

Lima, Tuesday March 15, 2016.

International Symposium

Psychology and The Sacred

Bridges between East and West. 21st, 22nd y 23rd June, 2016.

National Library of Peru, Mario Vargas-Llosa Auditorium.

1.- All invited academics, international and national, agreed to attend. That was a great encouragement to the organizing committee (we are now conducting invitations officially).

2.- Exhibitors are:

Beverley Zabriskie, world-renowned Jungian analyst, founder and past-president of the Jung Psychoanalytic Association of New York, founder and member of the board of the Philemon Foundation.

Darrol Bryant, Phd. Harvard, Director of the Center for Dialogue and spirituality in the World's Religions. Professor at Waterloo University (Canada).

HH. Hanumatpresaka Swami Psychologist. Secretary General and founder of NIOS (North American Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies). itinerant lecturer IECCO ( Institto of Eastern and Western Classical Studies ) at the University Ricardo Palma , Perú. Currently also it forms part of the Faculty of Education of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium. It is known as a Vaishnava scholar, constantly traveling , lecturing on classical literature and philosophy of India .

Ravi Gupta, (Radhika Raman Das), Outstanding Vaishnava academic. At 22 he earned a doctorate at Oxford University. He is currently President of the Center for Religious Studies at Utah University (USA).

Cecilia Montero, Dr. in Sociology (University of Paris VII), researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research in France and university professor for 30 years. She is currently director of Espacio Indigo.

Max Hernández Psychologist and psychiatrist. Diploma in Medical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry at London University and the Tavistock Institute. Founder of the Peruvian Society of Psychoanalysis and Member of the Peruvian Psychiatric Association.

Ramón Mujica, Director of the National Library of Peru. Historian and anthropologist at New College, Sarasota, Florida. He is currently a "patron" of the Cervantes Institute in Madrid and Gold Medal "José María Arguedas" by the Derrama Magisterial of Peru.

Eduardo Gastelumendi, Psychologist and Psychiatrist. President of the Peruvian Society of Psychoanalysis.

Héctor Béjar, Dr. in Sociology from San Marcos University. Professor at the Center for Higher National Studies and the Pontifical Catholic University, Peru (PUCP).

Miguel Polo, Dr. in Philosophy from San Marcos University, President of ASPEFAM, Professor at the University of Lima and San Marcos University.

Juan Dejo Bendezú, S.J. Doctor in Theology (History of Spirituality and Theology of Religious Life) at Jesuit Faculty of Paris, Centre Sèvres. Master in History at PUCP y theologian at Weston Jesuit School of Theology (Boston College).

Juan José Bustamante, Director of the Center for Oriental Studies at Pontifical Catholic University, Peru (PUCP).

3.- The general program of the event has been this way:                              

Tuesday, June 21st, 6 to 9 pm

1st Session, Theme: CARTOGRAPHIES OF THE MIND

(Understanding the relationship between Psychology and The Sacred)

Wednesday, June 22nd, 6 to 9 pm

2nd Session, Theme: LINKING THE "I" AND THE "OTHER"

(Act according to that relationship: Paradigms, compassion, revenge, happiness and love)

Thursday, June 23rd, 6 to 9 pm

3rd Session, Theme: DIAGNOSTICS OF SPIRITUALITY IN CRISIS

(What are the greatest needs for self-realization of the human being?)

3.- We are also completing efforts to involve the Musical Group “Om Bhakti” from Chile to cover the musical part of the event, a pre-concert promotion and master classes at the Conservatory of Lima.  

4.- For more information, please write to:

[email protected]

[email protected].

You can also receive personalized information (english/spanish) with Patrak Das, official secretary of the event.

Phone: (051) 1 3408731, office hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 1pm.

In the next report (in 15 days) we will inform all pre-event details and activities.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, su insignificante sirviente, Abhiram Thakur das

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Hare Krishna Gurudeva pfamhr, TLGASP!! TLGAHpS!!

A continuación un Informe de lo avanzado en el evento:

Lima, 15 de marzo de 2016.

Simposio Internacional

La Psicología y lo Sagrado

Puentes entre oriente y occidente. 21, 22 y 23 de junio de 2016.

Auditorio Mario Vargas-Llosa de la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú.

1.- Todas las personalidades académicas invitadas a nivel internacional y nacional aceptaron asistir eso ha sido un gran estímulo para el comité organizador (ahora estamos realizando las invitaciones en forma oficial).

2.- Los expositores son:

Beverley Zabriskie, Analista junguiana mundialmente reconocida, fundadora y  past-presidente de la Asociación Psicoanalítica de Jung de Nueva York, fundadora y miembro de la junta directiva de la Fundación Filemón.

Darrol Bryant, Ph. D. por Harvard, Director del Centro para el Diálogo y la espiritualidad en las Religiones del Mundo. Profesor en la universidad de Waterloo (Canadá).

SS. Hanumatpresaka Swami. Psicólogo. Secretario General y fundador de NIOS (Instituto Norteamericano de Estudios Orientales y Clásicos). Conferencista itinerante de IECCO (Instituto de Estudios Clásicos Orientales y Occidentales) en la Universidad Ricardo Palma, Perú. Actualmente también forma parte de la Facultad de Educación del Bhaktivedanta College, Bélgica. Es conocido como un erudito Vaishnava, continuamente viajando, dando conferencias sobre literatura clásica y filosofía de la india.

Ravi Gupta, (Radhika Raman Das), Destacado académico vaishnava. A los 22 años obtuvo un doctorado en Oxford. Actualmente es Presidente del Centro de Estudios Religiosos de la Universidad de Utah (EE. UU.)

Cecilia Montero, Dra. en Sociología (Universidad de Paris VII), investigadora del Centro Nacional de Investigación Científica de Francia y profesora universitaria durante 30 años. Actualmente es directora de Espacio Indigo.

Max Hernández Psicólogo y psiquiatra. Diplomado en Psicología Médica en el Instituto de Psiquiatría de la Universidad de Londres y en el Instituto Tavistock. Fundador de la Sociedad Peruana de Psicoanálisis y Miembro de la Asociación Psiquiátrica Peruana.

Ramón Mujica, Director de la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú. Historiador y Antropólogo en New College, Sarasota, Florida. Actualmente es “Patrono” del Instituto Cervantes de Madrid y Medalla de oro “José María Arguedas por la Derrama magisterial del Perú.

Eduardo Gastelumendi, Psicólogo y Psiquiatra. Presidente de la Sociedad Peruana de Psicoanálisis.

Héctor Béjar, Dr. en Sociología por la UNMSM. Catedrático en el Centro de Altos Estudios Nacionales y en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú PUCP.

Miguel Polo, Dr. En Filosofía por la UNMSM, Presidente de ASPEFIP, Catedrático en la Universidad de Lima y en la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San marcos.

Juan Dejo Bendezú, S.J. Doctor en Teología (Historia de la Espiritualidad y Teología de la Vida religiosa) por la Facultad Jesuita de París, Centre Sèvres. Master en Historia por la PUCP y Teólogo por Weston Jesuit School of Theology (Boston College).

Juan José Bustamante, Director del Centro de Estudios Orientales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú PUCP.

3.- El Programa general del evento ha quedado así:

Martes 21 de junio de 6 a 9 pm

1era sesión, Tema: CARTOGRAFÍAS DE LA MENTE

(Entendiendo la relación entre la Psicología y lo Sagrado)

Miércoles 22 de junio de 6 a 9 pm

2da sesión, Tema: VÍNCULOS ENTRE EL “YO” Y EL “OTRO”

(Actuar conforme a esa relación: Paradigmas, compasión, venganza, felicidad y amor)

Jueves 23 de junio de 6 a 9 pm

3era. Sesión, Tema: DIAGNÓSTICOS DE UNA ESPIRITUALIDAD EN CRISIS

(Cuales son las mayores necesidades del ser humano para su autorrealización)

3.- También estamos terminando las gestiones para contar con la participación del Grupo Musical Om Bhakti de Chile para que cubra la parte musical del evento, un concierto previo de promoción y clases magistrales en el Conservatorio de Lima.  

4.- Todas las personas que deseen mayor información pueden escribir al:

[email protected], o a, [email protected].

También pueden recibir una atención personalizada con prabhu Patrak (español/ingles), secretario oficial del evento, él puede atenderlos llamando al Teléfono: (051) 1 3408731, el horario de atención son los días martes y jueves de 9am a 1pm.

En el próximo informe (en 15 días) vamos a informar los detalles del programa y las actividades pre-evento.

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, su insignificante sirviente, Abhiram Thakur das

Eduardo: I am very glad you met with Cecilia. She will come to our event in June. Lots on contacts !!!  Un abrazo!

HpS:  We also met with Director of Center for Mental Health in BsAs and several psychologists there. They also are animated by the conference and the perspective that is developing. Then in Cordoba we met with Maximiliano Peralta, founder of the first Jungian group outside of BsAs. Formal diplomat in Jungian therapy from Spain etc. We have know him for two years. He is a very happy, bright person and also wants to write and participate. He has a classmate in Miraflores who has translated a Jung book and also says would be very interested. Now we are in Santiago again for a ISKCON Education Symposium but should be able to talk with Mathurana.

Good morning, Professor, Hare Krsna,

It is 2.45AM here, Sunday, 3rd January. We have chanted 8-Japa malas and read a little bit from Ramananada vadanam in Caitanya Caritamrta. Sri Ramananda Rai is explain the position of Srimati Radhika to Lord Caitanya. Very interesting and awe inspiring for us.

It is minus two degrees Centigrade and we have moderate stomach pains. We had to fight with water pipes rupturing from the cold for about three hours yesterday. We won. The water lost.

Dr. Ravi mentioned that they are probably, mostly stress.

Since we last talked we have been working on the Peru psychology symposium, and these programs for education in ISKCON, Bhakti-sastri, Bhakti-vaibhava etc. We have done five Power-point shows for the first Canto in five weeks. They are available with audio on the internet and we would be very enthusiastic to send you’re the link if you could listen to them.

We will send the synopsis of our presentation for the journal, “Solaris”, which will also be our proposed presentation for the symposium under a separate cover.

Tomorrow, Monday, 4th we leave for one month in South America. Of course, things have been becoming more and more hectic as last minute requests and appointments file in. There can be a fair amount of politics in ISKCON, but also the trip is getting packed up with education programs.

I read your letter about your travel: Delhi, Bangalore, Delhi. Our “Vyasapuja, birthday party” will be the 11th in Chile.

We are supposed to sit with Ramon Mujica, Director of the National Library and Eduardo Gastalemundi, past President Peruvian Psychiatric Society and current President Peruvian Freudian Society et al, on Tuesday. They are fixing participation in the Symposium and the very good news is that Beverly Zabrienskii, President of the New York Jungian Society, and co-founder of Philemon Foundation with Prof. Shonu Shyamdasani is very enthusiastic to come for the Symposium.

They are very enthusiastic for your visit but are feeling very nervous now because the Conference is focusing on psychology and your extreme expertise is history and archaeology. So, one suggestion now is that I come back again to Peru in the Fall and then the National Museum organize a program based around your visit at that time. This seems much more practical to Radhika since the USA schools will be in full session at that time also.

I will try to call you tomorrow, Monday so this letter has time to reach you also.

Thank you so very, very much for any attention you can give to our feeble efforts and of course our respects to all.

A CERTAIN BAG OF BOOKS

Author considers in some depth, after sixty years of reading and practice, which books to put into a bag, to hang on the back of his donkey, upon receiving short-term notice to immediately leave his house, with a certain American friend:

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Nectar of Instruction (1993))

KRSNA - The Supreme Personality of Godhead (1970)

Edward T. Hall

The Silent Language (1959)

The Hidden Dimension (1966)

The Fourth Dimension In Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975)

Beyond Culture (1976)

The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)

David Haberman

The Bhaktirasamritasindhu of Rupa Gosvamin (2003)

Journey Through the Twelve Forests: An Encounter with Krishna (1994)

Viola Spolin

Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (1999)

Constantin Stanislavski

My Life in Art (1987)

Dhanurdhara Swami

Waves of Devotion (2000)

C. G. Jung

Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1989)

Analytical Psychology: Its Theory & Practice (The Tavistock Lectures) (1970)

The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga (1999)

Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology: The Dream of a Science

Anthony C. Yu

The Journey to the West  (Revised Edition 2013)