I have given you the spiritual names as follows: Stuart Rose - Sousilya Das, Eugene Baum - Gadagraja Das, David Peterson - Dayala Candra Das

Expressions researched:
"Dayala Candra Das" |"Gadagraja Das" |"I have given you the spiritual names as follows" |"Sousilya Das"

1971 Correspondence

As soon as you are recommended for initiation by Vamanadeva, I will be glad to accept you as my duly initiated disciple.

Letter to Eugene L. Baum -- Brooklyn 20 July, 1971:

My Dear Eugene L. Baum,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kindly presentation of $20.00 for my book fund. We require such funds so that we can print our books and over-flood all of the world with Krishna Conscious literature. That is the goal.

I am so glad to hear that you have been staying at our St. Louis center under the expert guidance of Sriman Vamanadeva Prabhu and have been chanting 16 rounds of beads daily. Continue to do so faithfully and follow all the regulative principles of devotional life. If there are any questions, refer them to your god-brothers and sisters. And just as soon as you are recommended for initiation by Vamanadeva, I will be glad to accept you as my duly initiated disciple.

Hoping this will meet you in good health.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

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I have given you the spiritual names as follows: Stuart Rose—Sousilya Das, Eugene Baum—Gadagraja Das, David Peterson—Dayala Candra Das.

Letter to Sousilya (Stuart Rose), Gadagraja (Eugene Baum), Dayala Candra (David Peterson) -- Delhi 10 December, 1971:

My Dear Sons,

Please accept my blessings. Upon the recommendation of Brihaspati I have gladly consented to accept all of you as my duly initiated disciples. Your beads have duly chanted by me and they are sent under separate post. I have given you the spiritual names as follows:

Stuart Rose—Sousilya Das

Eugene Baum—Gadagraja Das

David Peterson—Dayala Candra Das

I am so glad to learn that all of you have been such a great help to Brihaspati there in our St. Louis Center. I can understand that all of you are very sincere boys and are very eligible candidates for going back to Home, back to Godhead. And the process is simple. Follow the regulative principles, chant at least 16 rounds of beads daily, read our literatures, go for street Sankirtana, etc. In this way keep yourselves engaged in Krishna's business 24 hours and you will be really happy in this life and in the end reach the Supreme destination.

I hope this will meet you all in good health.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

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