Winds of Vraja -

Jay Radhe!

Jay Radhe everyone. We are now in Braj since almost two weeks, checking my e-mails now for the first time. Amazingly I got only 35 letters on top of the pending 150+ in my inbox. I will try and take the time to reply all in due course of time.

We received diksha last Sunday, now Baba is teaching us the procedures of puja and soon smaranam. I have been studying Ujjvala Nilamani lately, consulting Baba with any related questions. I am trying to keep a small diary, I will try and post something over the next week along with some pictures.

I uploaded four new lectures on the website before leaving, but never announced them. Please check them out.

If someone wants to send a letter to Ananta Das Babaji Maharaj, you can send them to me by e-mail, I will convey them to him and send you the replies.

Jay Radhe!

Madhavananda

Please relay my dandavat pranams to Pandit Babaji, Madhavananda Ji.

Also, please let him know that he is at the top of our list of guest lecturers and visiting gurus for when we eventually have an American center established for the Nityananda Parivar. We are currently looking into some land in Puerto Rico that might be a good location.

BTW - I deleted a disruptive topic by someone registered as Frodo and let him off with a warning for now.

Congratulations on your diksa, Madhavananda ji! And also for your wife!

I am excited for you. Then when you come back you can tell me all about it, hehe!

And I do not know what to write to Pandit Ananta das Baba, so I wonder if I could ask you to tell him about me, that you met me online and that I am interested in the process of raganuga-bhakti etc, and perhaps he could give some advice for a very very very neophyte beginner?

Don't know what else to write! I will look forward to your announcements and pictures!

I'll keep him informed, Ramdas & Sanjay. Will let you know what he says.

Ramdasji, as for deleting topics, please instead just move them to the "Admin" forum (only visible for you) so I can review them later on. (I am curious.) In the place where you delete topics, you can also use the "move" option (select "don't leave a link...").

Jagat, sorry for not writing to you yet. I conveyed your greetings to Ananta Das Pandit. He had much fond memories of you. "Oh yes, Jagadananda. Speaking just like a Bengali, writing just like a Bengali. A very good devotee. He is really a pandit." Radhe Shyam.

Everyone else, Jay Radhe too. I will write you when I get the chance. I have really been very very occupied, learning mantra, puja and everything in addition to the book publication project.

We are also working with Acyutananda on planting some trees around Radha Kund and Shyama Kund, desiring to make it look somewhat like it was decades ago, in the good old days. We only have photos, lucky are the ones who saw it with their own eyes. So much trees have been cut, some more have just recently died on account of the exceptionally heavy winter season. Anyone eager to donate is most welcome to participate. Small trees up to one meter cost around 75-200 Rs. (USD $1.50 - $4.00), bigger trees up to 5 meters costs from 400 Rs. to 1500 Rs. (USD $8.00 - 15.00 $). We begin the planting soon after Purnima and continue the work after the rainy season. We have a good number of volunteers to take care of the trees there. Pictures of tree nurseries and a map of Radha Kund along with envisioned tree locations (ca. 60 trees as of now) is coming up on a separate web-page soon.

Jay Radhe Shyam!

Madhavananda Das

Radhe Radhe !

Dear Madhava,


It sounds so attractive! How could we send donations to help you to perfome this beautiful SEVA ?

How is to get money transfers throught Western Union ? Is there any better way ? Please tell us about the Books, are they ready ?







Ys

Dear Hari & everyone,

Western union is by far the best and fastest way to send money here. I picked up your donation for Baba just 30 minutes ago from WU office in Krishna Balaram Mandir. Works smooth.

Any help is very much appreciated! I'll send pictures next time I come in for a visit and I have a spare moment of time.

The books go to print in about one week from now. There was still much editing to be done.

More later, I'm in for just a quick visit here.

Madhava

Radhe Radhe !

My pranamas to all !

Dear Madhavananda,

On 03/24/03, I sent another donation for your project, did you get it ?

How about the books, are they ready by now ?




ys

Dear Hari,

Thank you so much for the donation you sent! We did get it, we purchased Rs. 7000 worth of trees and planted them. Unfortunately we couldn't plant to each place we wanted, thanks to some people who are more fond of buildings than trees, but anyhow many new trees are there. I will send pictures later on.

I dropped the files of the books to Delhi a couple of days back and will be going to pick them up in a few days. All should be ready sometime during the weekend.

Radhe Shyam!

Madhavananda

Anyone who sent some question or message to Sri Ananta Das Pandit, and to whom the reply is still pending, you will receive your message after May 6th. I am staying in Delhi up to the 30th, then returning to Vraja, and again leaving on the 3rd to Delhi, flying on the 5th early morning.

important -- I will bring a stock of the new books of Sri Ananta Das Pandit with me; however, as I carry them in my luggage (and send the excess as unaccompanied luggage), my capacity is limited. Therefore, anyone who wishes to have more than one copy of the books (means three total) should send me their mailing address etc. at their earliest convenience (or otherwise wait for the order to reach them for some three weeks longer), as such orders will be shipped from India.

Dear Madhavanandaji,

I am happy to hear that you are coming back soon. I have increased my remembrance of you recently without knowing why, and now I learn that you are due to come back soon.

I would like to tell you that I am certainly interested in purchasing some of these books of Sri Ananta das Pandit, especially this english translation of RVC that you keep referring to. Should I send you my mailing address now and I pay you later or would you like the money first? there is no urgency though, so we can discuss this when you come back.

Jai Gaura!

If you don't want to purchase a bigger stock, then we just sort it out when I come back.

The website for the books is coming online sometime today.