Hare Krshna, Gurumaharaja
Please, accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I hope you are in good health.
ASA - Jaya. Ours is about the same as yours.
Chosica summer is coming and its share of sun and rain. We are glad to see you soon, even for two days. It will be great to hear your preaching, Gurumaharaja, we miss you and we need your association.
We are working hard in the strategic plan of the temple, along with Prabhu Omkara, Prabhu Karuna Krishna and some confident devotees and, by the grace of Radha Madana Bihari, everything that happens is a great opportunity to understand our limitations (and how to overcome them) and learn from experience. It is very favorable for neophyte devotees like me, to do service alongside with these smart and positive devotees. It is inspiring and, above all, define the correct attitude to the circumstances.
As I told you, I'm in charge of the temple educational program, I'm doing many of the things that I thought to do with NIMSAR but now in another scenario. Next week I will sit with the NIMSAR guys to establish our work together. When the annual project is ready i'll show to you (hopefully in person) so, you can give me your suggestions and comments.
HpS - ASA - We were having a NIMSAR meeting at 10AM, 5th, January in Wilson. I suggested to the LAD that we include Jiva-shakti Das and his associates and now I would suggest you and your associates also. Yes, there will be different workstyles etc. Radha and Candravali disagree on how to serve Krsna, but you can't imagine how much they love (to fight with) each other. That's the test, whether our conflict is for false ego or real ego: After the fight do I feel closer to the other devotees, am I more animated to do service?
I keep reading and doing a little work of thematic organization of my notes inspired by an index that Jagat pavitram prabhu gave to me. I want to upload that information to a program that allows an organization by topics and other useful classifications as reference material for teachers. I'm still reading the Caitanya Caritamrta. Something in me was rebellious to know Him, now I get closer to this goal. I do not intend setting an intellectual and distant concept but enjoy his magnanimity, his poetry and love. Something i'm getting about.
Says CC Madhya 6.142 ". He knows the personnel That understanding is stronger Because We See That everything is full of variety No one can see anything That Is not full of variety."
How personal understanding of God results in the finding of diversity in creation? How the variety is due to the uniqueness of God?
HpS - We looked for the verse on Vedabase.com:
CC Madhya 6.142 — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “ ‘Whatever Vedic mantras describe the Absolute Truth impersonally only prove in the end that the Absolute Truth is a person. The Supreme Lord is understood in two features — impersonal and personal. If one considers the Supreme Personality of Godhead in both features, he can actually understand the Absolute Truth. He knows that the personal understanding is stronger because we see that everything is full of variety. No one can see anything that is not full of variety.’
Well personal understanding of God doesn't seem to result in finding diversity in creation, no? We find diversity in creation, no? Hog are different than dogs and camels are no the only mammals. So the reverse seems to be true. If we find diversity in the product it indicates diversity in the source. How can a glass of water become a bad of Christmas toys?
Also, if we consider the uniqueness of God then that alone would not indicate variety, no? If there is a cause of all causes, unique, then if it is impersonal then the products would also be impersonal, no? We would not be here to wonder about it. So much personal variety indicates a background of personality. I guess that is the basic argument. O.K??
Thank you for reading my letter Gurudeva
Hope to see you very soon.
Your servant
Gandharva dasa
ASA - Hare Krsna. See you soon. Keep a regular diet. Cook for Krsna!!