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                        "*": "<div id=\"compilation\">\n<div id=\"facts\">\n{{terms|\"re-initiated disciple\"}}\n{{notes|}}\n{{compiler|Visnu Murti}}\n{{complete|ALL}}\n{{first|24Feb12}}\n{{last|24Feb12}}\n{{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=1}}\n{{total|1}}\n{{toc right}}\n[[Category:My Initiated Disciples (Prabhupada)]]\n[[Category:Our Initiations (Disciples of SP)]]\n[[Category:Disciples - different kinds of - Umbrella Category]]\n</div>\n<div id=\"Correspondence\" class=\"section\" sec_index=\"6\" parent=\"compilation\" text=\"Correspondence\"><h2>Correspondence</h2>\n</div>\n<div id=\"1969_Correspondence\" class=\"sub_section\" sec_index=\"4\" parent=\"Correspondence\" text=\"1969 Correspondence\"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3>\n</div>\n<div id=\"LettertoTirthaMaharajaLosAngeles7February1969_0\" class=\"quote\" parent=\"1969_Correspondence\" book=\"Let\" index=\"101\" link=\"Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- Los Angeles 7 February, 1969\" link_text=\"Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- Los Angeles 7 February, 1969\">\n<div class=\"heading\">The remaining four disciples were entrusted to live at the Institute of Swami Bon Maharaja, but on account of his canvassing them for becoming his disciples they left him, although one of them, Hrsikesa, is still living c/o Bon Maharaja as his re-initiated disciple (?) Two other of my disciples are still at Vrindaban in my place at Radha Damodara Temple, and Bon Maharaja is still after them to deviate their faith upon me.\n</div>\n<span class=\"link\">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- Los Angeles 7 February, 1969|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- Los Angeles 7 February, 1969]]: </span><div style=\"display: inline;\" class=\"text\"><p style=\"display: inline;\">The Holy Advent Day of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura</p>\n<p>ALL GLORIES TO SRI GURU AND GAURANGA!!</p>\n<p>My Dear Sripada Tirtha Maharaja,</p>\n<p>Please accept my humble dandabats. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your rubber-stamped circular letter of January 29, 1969 regarding the Golden Jubilee Festival of Sri Caitanya Math. Previous to this I heard about it from Sripada Sraman Maharaja and Sripada Y. Jagannatham, and expecting your invitation, I expressed my desire that during the ceremony a special home for the EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN BRAHMACARIS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT MAYAPUR. Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura and Srila Prabhupada desired that such American and European devotees may live at Mayapur for studies of Sri Caitanya philosophy, and now the time is ripe when many American, European, and Japanese students working as my disciples are ready to go there for this purpose. In 1967, when I went to India, five American disciples were with me. One of them, Kirtanananda (Keith Ham, B.A.), was given sannyasa by me at Vrindaban. He was sent back to the USA to organize my New Vrindaban scheme in West Virginia, and he is working there along with another of my disciples, Professor Howard Wheeler M.A., in cooperation with Dr. George Henderson M.A., Ph.D., and others. The remaining four disciples were entrusted to live at the Institute of Swami Bon Maharaja, but on account of his canvassing them for becoming his disciples they left him, although one of them, Hrsikesa, is still living c/o Bon Maharaja as his re-initiated disciple (?) Two other of my disciples are still at Vrindaban in my place at Radha Damodara Temple, and Bon Maharaja is still after them to deviate their faith upon me.</p>\n<p>I have therefore requested Sripada Sraman Maharaja (because you have stopped correspondence with me and I don't know why) to give some place for my disciples at Mayapur. If I get some place at Mayapur, the disciples who are already in India and those who are willing to go there can live peacefully without being disturbed by Bon Maharaja. But on my proposing this scheme, Sraman Maharaja, in his letter of 24 January, 1969 writes as follows: \"On hearing the news of Golden Jubilee of Caitanya Math, many people are coming daily to see the place. We can imagine even now how much big crowd will assemble when the actual fair will take place. Although we are constructing many temporary sheds under the circumstances, I do not think we will be able to give accommodations to your American and European students. Even after the ceremony I do not think it will be advisable to call for the American and European students here in Mayapur. Even though we make special arrangements for them, that will not be for many days. Even though you make payment for your students, the other students will feel inferiority complex. You know very well our standard of living, and therefore it will not be possible for us to accommodate your European and American students here in Mayapur. The best suggestion which I can give you is that you better rent one house in Vrindaban and accommodate them there for their education in Sanskrit and Bengali. Srila Prabhupada is so kind upon you that he is causing you to act in such wonderful way, and by seeing your activities I am feeling very much proud of you.\"</p>\n<p>This is most discouraging and against the will of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura and Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. I therefore request you to give me a plot of land within the precincts of Sri Caitanya Math to construct a suitable building for my European and American students who are loitering in Vrindaban chased by Bon Maharaja, and who may go in numbers to visit the site of the Birth place of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I can take the responsibility of constructing such building at Sri Caitanya Math and bear all expenses for the boarding and lodging of such students who will go there. Sraman Maharaja says that Sri Caitanya Math is not in a position to meet their standard of living. But that does not matter. If you simply give me a plot of land, I shall arrange everything at my responsibility.</p>\n<p>Another thing is that I have read the pamphlet on the Golden Jubilee festival in which you have described very nicely about Swami Bon Maharaja in the matter of his preaching work in Europe more than 35 years ago, but you have not mentioned anything about my humble service right now going on in the Western world. There are hundreds of letters of appreciation, including some from you also, but you have not mentioned even a single line about me in the pamphlet. Why?? Personally I don't want any such advertisement, but why this mentality of suppressing the fact? Will you kindly let me know why you have suppressed so many facts? You have also not mentioned in the matter of Bon Maharaja's preaching work why he was called back from this work in Europe, and why the Late Goswami Maharaja was sent in his place. If his preaching was successful then why was he called back? Don't you know the history?</p>\n<p>Anyway, if you have not mentioned anything about me for want of your proper knowledge about my preaching work in Europe and America, you may kindly now do it and place it before the Patrons of the celebration. I am working single-handed without being supported by my countrymen or the government of my country. You know very well that Sir Padampat Singhania was ready to spend any amount for constructing a Radha-Krishna temple in New York, and you promised to get it sanctioned by the government through Dr. Radhakrishnan who was at that time President. But you could not do anything. The same Dr. Radhakrishnan is now Patron in this celebration. Sri Visvanatha Das knows me very well. Sri Hanuman Prasad Poddar knows very well about my preaching work in this part of the world. Will you induce them to cooperate in my humble attempt? There are many friends in India who will be prepared to construct each a temple here, if the government sanctions exchange. But I don't think the government will sanction changing its policy, even though the retired Presidents or Governors might request this. If it is possible though, please try to do it now, and you will see that we have a center in each and every town and village of the world, as it was predicted by Lord Caitanya. You may please bring the following facts to the notice of the Patrons of the celebration when the session begins. I have already established the following centers:</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>"
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                        "*": "<div id=\"compilation\">\n<div id=\"facts\">\n{{terms|\"direct process of reaching the kingdom of God\"|\"reach the kingdom of God\"|\"reaches the kingdom of God\"|\"reaching the kingdom of god\"}}\n\n{{notes|}}\n\n{{compiler|Visnu Murti| Serene}}\n\n{{complete|ALL}}\n\n{{first|15Dec08}}\n\n{{last|12Jun09}}\n\n{{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=2|CC=0|OB=1|Lec=2|Con=0|Let=0}}\n\n{{total|5}}\n\n{{toc right}}\n\n[[Category:Reach|2]]\n\n[[Category:Kingdom of God|2]]\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"Srimad-Bhagavatam\" text=\"Srimad-Bhagavatam\"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2></div>\n\n<div class=\"sub_section\" id=\"SB_Canto_2\" text=\"SB Canto 2\"><h3>SB Canto 2</h3></div>\n\n<div class=\"quote\" book=\"SB\" link=\"SB 2.2.32\" link_text=\"SB 2.2.32, Purport\">\n<div class=\"heading\">Either the direct process of reaching the kingdom of God or the gradual process through the other higher planets of the universe are set forth exactly according to the version of the Vedas.</div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">'''[[Vanisource:SB 2.2.32|SB 2.2.32, Purport]]:''' The two different ways of reaching the spiritual sky and thereby getting emancipation from all material bondage, namely either the direct process of reaching the kingdom of God or the gradual process through the other higher planets of the universe, are set forth exactly according to the version of the Vedas. The Vedic versions in this connection are, yad\u0101 sarve pramucyante k\u0101m\u0101 ye 'sya h\u1e5bdi \u015brit\u0101\u1e25/ atha martyo 'm\u1e5bto bhavaty atra brahma sama\u015bnute (B\u1e5bhad-\u0101ra\u1e47yaka Upani\u1e63ad 4.4.7) and te 'rcir abhisambhavanti (B\u1e5bhad-\u0101ra\u1e47yaka Upani\u1e63ad 6.2.15): \"Those who are free from all material desires, which are diseases of the heart, are able to conquer death and enter the kingdom of God through the Arci planets.\" These Vedic versions corroborate the version of the \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam, and the latter is further confirmed by \u015aukadeva Gosv\u0101m\u012b, who affirms that the truth was disclosed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, V\u0101sudeva, to Brahm\u0101, the first authority on the Vedas.</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"quote\" book=\"SB\" link=\"SB 2.3.11\" link_text=\"SB 2.3.11, Purport\">\n<div class=\"heading\">The gross materialist remains in the different material planets, but the devotees of the Lord reach the kingdom of God. The demigods and their followers are all annihilated at the period of devastation, but one who reaches the kingdom of God gets a permanent share in eternal life. That is the verdict of Vedic literature.</div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">'''[[Vanisource:SB 2.3.11|SB 2.3.11, Purport]]:''' \"The worshipers of demigods reach the respective planets of the demigods, and the worshipers of forefathers reach the planets of the forefathers. The gross materialist remains in the different material planets, but the devotees of the Lord reach the kingdom of God.\"\nWe also have information from the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 that all the planets within the material world, including Brahmaloka, are but temporarily situated, and after a fixed period they are all annihilated. Therefore the demigods and their followers are all annihilated at the period of devastation, but one who reaches the kingdom of God gets a permanent share in eternal life. That is the verdict of Vedic literature. The worshipers of the demigods have one facility more than the unbelievers due to their being convinced of the Vedic version, by which they can get information of the benefit of worshiping the Supreme Lord in the association of the devotees of the Lord. The gross materialist, however, without any faith in the Vedic version, remains eternally in darkness, driven by a false conviction on the basis of imperfect experimental knowledge, or so-called material science, which can never reach into the realm of transcendental knowledge.</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada\" text=\"Other Books by Srila Prabhupada\"><h2>Other Books by Srila Prabhupada</h2></div>\n\n<div class=\"sub_section\" id=\"Message_of_Godhead\" text=\"Message of Godhead\"><h3>Message of Godhead</h3></div>\n\n<div class=\"quote\" book=\"OB\" link=\"MOG 2\" link_text=\"Message of Godhead 2\">\n<div class=\"heading\">Even those who are faithless and are of lower birth\u2014including fallen women or professional prostitutes, ignorant manual laborers, and the merchant class\u2014all shall attain perfection and reach the Kingdom of God, if they actually take shelter of the devotional service of the Personality of Godhead, \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.</div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">'''[[Vanisource:MOG 2|Message of Godhead 2]]:''' There is nothing in the codes of \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a to stipulate that these devoted persons will make their appearance within the boundaries of a particular caste, creed, color, or country. These devoted persons can and do appear everywhere, without any restriction of caste, creed, color, or country. So everyone, whatever and whoever he may be, is eligible to be a devotee of \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. To confirm this fact, in Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 the Personality of Godhead says the following words: \"O son of P\u1e5bth\u0101, even those who are faithless and are of lower birth\u2014including fallen women or professional prostitutes, ignorant manual laborers, and the merchant class\u2014all shall attain perfection and reach the Kingdom of God, if they actually take shelter of the devotional service of the Personality of Godhead, \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.\" In other words, the unscrupulous caste system now dominant in the society of the asuras or the faithless cannot be any barrier to approaching \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, the Absolute Personality of Godhead.</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"Lectures\" text=\"Lectures\"><h2>Lectures</h2></div>\n\n<div class=\"sub_section\" id=\"Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures\" text=\"Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures\"><h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3></div>\n\n<div class=\"quote\" book=\"Lec\" link=\"Lecture on BG 9.26-27 -- New York, December 16, 1966\" link_text=\"Lecture on BG 9.26-27 -- New York, December 16, 1966\">\n<div class=\"heading\">Without faith, you cannot reach the kingdom of God. Your experimental knowledge, your so-called defective reasons and arguments and philosophy, that will not be applicable in the transcendental field.</div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 9.26-27 -- New York, December 16, 1966|Lecture on BG 9.26-27 -- New York, December 16, 1966]]:''' One Arya-samajist... You see, in the Hindu society since a very long time, especially since the days of India's destruction of the original culture, so many offshoots they have come out under the name of so many isms. So there is one section who are called Arya-samajists. Their business is only to criticize all the scriptures. That is their business. So one of the members of the Arya-samajis, he... They do not favor the temple worship. So he asked me, \"Swamiji, do you think God eats?\" I said, \"Yes.\" \"Then how do you think?\" \"Because God says, 'I eat.' \" Here is, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a says, a\u015bn\u0101mi. So God says, \"I eat.\" Who are you that He does not eat? I replied him like that. Who are you? You say that God does not eat, but here God says, \"I eat.\" So whom shall I believe, a loafer like you, or K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a? (laughter) I am a third person, and you are also a third person, and K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a is recognized the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Whom shall I believe? I accept that I am the fool number one, but whom shall I accept, you or K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a? You said that... What you are? What is your position? You are an ordinary man. So you say that God does not eat, but God says, \"I eat.\" Why shall I not believe?\nSo this is the question of faith. This is the question of faith. And without faith, you cannot reach the kingdom of God. Your experimental knowledge, your so-called defective reasons and arguments and philosophy, that will not be applicable in the transcendental field. You have to believe. You are believing in every sphere of your life.</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"sub_section\" id=\"Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures\" text=\"Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures\"><h3>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures</h3></div>\n\n<div class=\"quote\" book=\"Lec\" link=\"Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.142 -- New York, November 30, 1966\" link_text=\"Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.142 -- New York, November 30, 1966\">\n<div class=\"heading\">One who reaches the kingdom of God, he hasn't got to come back again to take birth here.</div>\n\n<div class=\"text\">'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.142 -- New York, November 30, 1966|Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.142 -- New York, November 30, 1966]]:''' Lord Caitanya prays to the Lord like this:\n\n:na dhana\u1e41 na jana\u1e41 na sundar\u012b\u1e41\n:kavit\u0101\u1e41 v\u0101 jagad-\u012b\u015ba k\u0101maye\n:mama janmani janman\u012b\u015bvare\n:bhavat\u0101d bhaktir ahaituk\u012b tvayi\n:[Cc. Antya 20.29, \u015aik\u1e63\u0101\u1e63\u1e6daka 4]\n\n\"Oh,\" He says, \"My dear Lord, Jagadisa...\" Jagadisa means the Supreme Lord, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. Jagat, jagat means this world, material world or spiritual world, all worlds. Jagat. Jagat gacchati iti jagat: \"Which is progressing, that is called jagat.\" So Jagat-\u012b\u015ba, the supreme master of this jagat, going concern. \"Jagad\u012b\u015ba, O the supreme master of this jagat, I pray unto You that I do not want,\" na dhanam, \"I do not want any wealth,\" na janam, \"I do not want any number of followers...\" Na jana\u1e41 na dhana\u1e41 na kavit\u0101\u1e41 v\u0101 jagad\u012b\u015ba k\u0101maye. Kavit\u0101m means very nice wife, poetical... \"I do not want.\" \"Then what do You want?\" Mama janmani janman\u012b\u015bvare. Janmani janmani [Cc. Antya 20.29, \u015aik\u1e63\u0101\u1e63\u1e6daka 4] means \"birth after birth.\" So He does not want liberation also. Because when we speak of liberation, there is no birth. Mad-gatv\u0101 punar janma na vidyate: \"One who reaches the kingdom of God, he hasn't got to come back again to take birth here.\" So here Lord Caitanya says, mama janmani janmani: \"Birth after birth.\" That means \"I do not want liberation also.\" Mama janmani janmani.</div>\n</div>\n</div>"
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