Hare Krsna,
AGTSP
Paoho & bw.
We we are in Lima, Peru, in the preaching center/temple in the middle of Lima, Wilson. It's a little bit tough area. Even during the daytime if you park on a side street there is a chance of getting your side mirrors stolen, but it is across from the National Art Gallery. It is always cold and overcast here. During the day it gets about 65-degrees Farenheit, but the devotees are very helpful, very eager to hear classes on the 'Bhagavata' and we are doing programs nightly with the National Museum.
We came here Monday after an extremely successful weekend in Chosika with the international Regional Educational Encounter for Education with ISKCON. At 7AM we bundle down the Central Highway with two more devotees in a taxi. Dropped off our things here in Wilson then went out and met the new Ambassador to Peru, His Excellency, Dr., Sandeep Chakraborty. He is an extremely intelligent, young, friendly person with a PhD in Physics. He could appreciate very readily our efforts to create a cultural exchange between India and Peru. He is ready to help in every way. He arrived less than one month ago and will be posted here for three years. His sister-in-law is closely involved with ISKCON in Geneva. We left with him asking us how to join the Janmastami celebration in Chosika, September 5th.
Next to the home of Dr. Dora Bazan and Vaidya Ruben Devoto. They are both participants in the Bharata Sanskriti book and four of us there again had excellent discussion of the work. She was very attached to the book and will also participate in the Release Ceremony at the National Library tomorrow and they want a program at their university, Ricardo Palma, on Thursday the 3rd, after we return form Tarapoto. She is currently Dean of Modern Languages at Ricardo Palma University, a corresponding scholar for UNESCO and he is the foremost promoter of Ayurvedic study and pracrtice in Peru, giving accredited classes at Ricardo Palma and supporting a robust therapy practice.
Back in the car after an excellent Ayurvedic lunch and quick Darshan of the new member of the family, Daniela, 5-months old. Through traffic, security, and arrived at the six story, three acre, National Library. The Director, Dr. Ramon Mujica, received us and Alejandro (Abhirama Thakura Das) commented that he had seen him make cordial, formal receptions before, but this time he was very animated in the discussions of Jung's thought and the entire Symposium being organized in the Museum for the following four evenings.
Downstairs to the auditorium and the first night of Peter Brook's epic film, The Maha-bharata. Our constant working associate, Oscar Natars, who was honored as Director of the Year by one of the biggest international film academys this year, was there. Also, Dr. Mariano Querol, 90-years and a nationally know psychiatrist and writer.
In bed by 9.45 p.m. and up by 1.45 a. m. for the full morning program in the Temple with Srimad Bhagavatam class on verses 2.2.18-21, which strangely deal with Kundalini Yoga, the topic of the Library Symposium tonight!
Tuesday similar and now is Wednesday 1.48pm - cold, dark, depressing, 67-years old. Ha! Ha! Ha! Yoga makes you happy inside with a bright future and with your association we would rather die than be anywhere else.
Tonight is the first night of the academic sessions, starting with Chinese classical literature and reflections on the Peruvian archetypical self. Principal correspondent with be Prof. Miguel Polo from San Marcos University. We obtained with great adeventure one of the last remaing copies of the excellent, scholarly translation of Journey to the West in Spanish for him while we were in Madrid in June. Already the Ambassador, Museum, ISKCON Devotees are asking for copies.
Our hope is to participate with all of you as NIOS, Hp. Swami, in producing a cultural revolution in the lives of this currently, enormously mis-directed, impious civilization by bringing the perspective of the best of the world's classical cultural assets to the foreground of public attention.
All help needed!!!
For any Urgent work call us through Laksmana-agraja Das - 51 (Peru) 98 467 7968 or Gandharva Das 51 99 275 3391. Both are excellent, intelligent English, Spanish speakers.
