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<div id="LettertoRevatinandanaBombay4January1973_0" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="12" link="Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 4 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 4 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">It is becoming very expensive to send so many sets of beads such long distance, and it has become little bothersome for me also, so I think now you may be appointed by me to give first initiations to new disciples by chanting on their beads on my behalf. In America Kirtanananda Swami is going that.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 4 January, 1973|Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 4 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my blessings. Just now I have received some more requests for giving first initiation from Dhananjaya, and now I am receiving weekly not less than ten to fifteen such requests from new students. So it is becoming very expensive to send so many sets of beads such long distance, and it has become little bothersome for me also, so I think now you may be appointed by me to give first initiations to new disciples by chanting on their beads on my behalf. In America Kirtanananda Swami is going that. So now if there are two of you that will give me great relief. Kirtanananda will chant on the beads for new devotees in America, Canada, like that, you can chant on the beads for the European continent new disciples. They shall, of course, still be considered as my disciples, not that they shall become your disciples, but you will be empowered by me to chant their beads and that is the same effect of binding master and disciple as if I were personally chanting. They may continue to send me their letters of request, along the President's recommendation, and I shall give them name and it will be entered by my Secretary in our records, only I will send my letter of reply to you and you will purchase beads there and chant them and send, along with my letter to the new initiates. Is that all right?</p>
<p>I shall continue to deal with the matter of second initiations. The sacred threads do not require so much postage to send airmail.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBhutatmaBombay5January1973_1" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Bhutatma -- Bombay 5 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Bhutatma -- Bombay 5 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">I have delegated Kirtanananda Swami to chant on the new devotees' beads on my behalf in your country. In Europe, Revatinandana Swami will chant on the new devotees' beads on my behalf.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bhutatma -- Bombay 5 January, 1973|Letter to Bhutatma -- Bombay 5 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very happy to hear from you that everything is going nicely in the San Francisco temple. Upon your recommendation I am very glad to accept the six new students as my duly initiated disciples. Their letter is enclosed herewith. As for chanting on their beads, I have delegated Kirtanananda Swami to chant on the new devotees' beads on my behalf in your country. In Europe, Revatinandana Swami will chant on the new devotees' beads on my behalf. Because it is such long distance, therefore it is very expensive to send beads airmail from here, and there are so many instances of the beads being lost in that way. And I am getting now requests up to 20 or 30 each week, so it is practically becoming impossible for me to chant the beads when I am so far distant. Therefore the new devotees may send their beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban, and he will chant the beads and send back to them. Is this all right?</p>
<p>Now hold the fire yajna and give also second initiation to Sarvadarsan, Yajnapati, and Hari Ballav. Enclosed please find three sacred threads, duly chanted by me, along with three copies of Gayatri mantra. Now hold the fire yajna for all nine devotees, and for the second initiates teach them how to chant on the finger divisions and play for them the tape of me reciting Gayatri mantra into their right ear.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKrsnakathaKrisCarlsonAnalaAnnaCarlsonRiddhaRogerMayMaharddhiMorleyWalkowskiRohitaRandyHyndemanKalaCarlMulderBombay5January1973_2" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="17" link="Letter to Krsnakatha (Kris Carlson), Anala (Anna Carlson) Riddha (Roger May), Maharddhi (Morley Walkowski), Rohita (Randy Hyndeman), Kala (Carl Mulder) -- Bombay 5 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Krsnakatha (Kris Carlson), Anala (Anna Carlson) Riddha (Roger May), Maharddhi (Morley Walkowski), Rohita (Randy Hyndeman), Kala (Carl Mulder) -- Bombay 5 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">You may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting on them on my behalf. There is no difference if I chant them or he chants them; I have authorized him in that way.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsnakatha (Kris Carlson), Anala (Anna Carlson) Riddha (Roger May), Maharddhi (Morley Walkowski), Rohita (Randy Hyndeman), Kala (Carl Mulder) -- Bombay 5 January, 1973|Letter to Krsnakatha (Kris Carlson), Anala (Anna Carlson) Riddha (Roger May), Maharddhi (Morley Walkowski), Rohita (Randy Hyndeman), Kala (Carl Mulder) -- Bombay 5 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my blessings. Upon the recommendation of Bahudak I have gladly accepted all of you as my duly initiated disciples. You may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting on them on my behalf. There is no difference if I chant them or he chants them, I have authorized him in that way. I have given you the spiritual names as follows:</p>
:Kris Carlson/ KRSNAKATHA DAS ADHIKARI
:Anna Carlson/ ANALA DEVI DASI
:Roger May/ RIDDHA DAS
:Morley Walkowski/ MAHARDDHI DAS
:Randy Hyndeman/ ROHITA DAS
:Carl Mulder/ KALA DAS
<p>Now my request to all of you is that you very seriously and sincerely stick to the principles of devotional service, and especially observe strictly the four prohibitions, and without fail always chant at least 16 rounds on your beads daily. In this way you will be always happy.q</p>
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<div id="LettertoKirtananandaBombay5January1973_3" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="19" link="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Bombay 5 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Bombay 5 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">Now I am getting so many requests to take first initiation from temples in your country, and once before I had empowered you to chant the beads on my behalf, so henceforth, as long as I am away from America and Canada, I am requesting all of the temple presidents in that zone of North America and South America to send the beads of the new devotees to you at New Vrndaban.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kirtanananda -- Bombay 5 January, 1973|Letter to Kirtanananda -- Bombay 5 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my blessings. Now I am getting so many requests to take first initiation from temples in your country, and once before I had empowered you to chant the beads on my behalf, so henceforth, as long as I am away from America and Canada, I am requesting all of the temple presidents in that zone of North America and South America to send the beads of the new devotees to you at New Vrndaban. The candidates for new devotees will send me their letters as usual, and I will give them names myself and enter in our records, simply you must chant on their beads and then return to them. Is that clear? Or, if you think it is better arrangement, I think that Bali Mardan has got many many beads in New York which we have sent him from Mayapur, so if you like you may get from him many sets of beads and you may chant them and, whenever requested by my letter only, you may send the new beads directly to the new devotees. Henceforth, then, I shall send copies of my letters of reply to the new devotees, wherever I am in the world, to you, and besides that the new devotees themselves will write to you and send you their beads. Similarly, I have appointed Revatinandana Maharaja in England to chant the beads of the new devotees on European Continent. Otherwise, in other parts of the world, I shall chant them as always.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHasyakariHowardBerndRathangapaniRandyBuchertVaruthapaWarrenHavensLaksmivanLawsonKnightBhaktavatsalaBarryButlerBhaktililaLindaButlerBombayIndia9January1973_4" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="22" link="Letter to Hasyakari (Howard Bernd), Rathangapani (Randy Buchert), Varuthapa (Warren Havens), Laksmivan (Lawson Knight), Bhaktavatsala (Barry Butler), Bhaktilila (Linda Butler) -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Hasyakari (Howard Bernd), Rathangapani (Randy Buchert), Varuthapa (Warren Havens), Laksmivan (Lawson Knight), Bhaktavatsala (Barry Butler), Bhaktilila (Linda Butler) -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">You may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting them, as I have empowered him to act on my behalf. Or you may write him and request him to send you new beads, as you arrange.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hasyakari (Howard Bernd), Rathangapani (Randy Buchert), Varuthapa (Warren Havens), Laksmivan (Lawson Knight), Bhaktavatsala (Barry Butler), Bhaktilila (Linda Butler) -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973|Letter to Hasyakari (Howard Bernd), Rathangapani (Randy Buchert), Varuthapa (Warren Havens), Laksmivan (Lawson Knight), Bhaktavatsala (Barry Butler), Bhaktilila (Linda Butler) -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Upon the recommendation of Damodara I have gladly accepted all of you as my duly initiated disciples. Now you may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting them, as I have empowered him to act on my behalf. Or you may write him and request him to send you new beads, as you arrange. I have given you the spiritual names as follows:</p>
:Howard Bernd/ HASYAKARI DAS
:Randy Buchert/ RATHANGAPANI DAS
:Warren Havens/ VARUTHAPA DAS
:Lawson Knight/ LAKSMIVAN DAS
:Barry Butler/ BHAKTAVATSALA DAS
:Linda Butler/ BHAKTILILA DASI
<p>My request to all of you is that you very seriously stick to the principles of devotional service as you have learned them, and especially observe strictly the four prohibitions and without fail always chant at least 16 rounds on your beads daily. In this way you will be always happy.</p>
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<div id="LettertoDamodaraBombayIndia9January1973_5" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="23" link="Letter to Damodara -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973" link_text="Letter to Damodara -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973">
<div class="heading">You may request them to send their beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrndavana for chanting on them on my behalf.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Damodara -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973|Letter to Damodara -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Upon your recommendation I am happy to accept the six applicants as my duly initiated disciples, and their letter is enclosed herewith. You may request them to send their beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrndavana for chanting on them on my behalf. I have given that responsibility as it is too costly to send so many beads such great distance by air mail. Now I am getting so many requests for first initiation, therefore I have given that responsibility to Kirtanananda, and Revatinandana will chant on the beads for the European devotees.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKurusresthaMelbourne10February1973_6" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="57" link="Letter to Kurusrestha -- Melbourne 10 February, 1973" link_text="Letter to Kurusrestha -- Melbourne 10 February, 1973">
<div class="heading">Will you please send one copy of this letter to Kirtanananda Swami along with their beads of the aspiring devotees for I have authorized him to chant on the beads on my behalf.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kurusrestha -- Melbourne 10 February, 1973|Letter to Kurusrestha -- Melbourne 10 February, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Second initiations of Sudarsani dasi and Madhurya-lilananda dasi are duly approved by me. Enclosed you will find the Gayatri Mantra slips. You may have one fire ceremony and they may listen to the tape of me chanting the Gayatri Mantra in their right ear and repeat it. Regarding the first initiations, they are also approved by me and their names are as follows. Dan Swanson is now Dvijati Pujaka das, Christopher Beard is now Carucandra das, Phillip West is now Prabala das and Rebecca Strowger is now Rupa Ramesvari dasi. Will you please send one copy of this letter to Kirtanananda Swami along with their beads of the aspiring devotees for I have authorized him to chant on the beads on my behalf.</p>
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<div id="LettertoNityanandaMelbourne11February1973_7" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="63" link="Letter to Nityananda -- Melbourne 11 February, 1973" link_text="Letter to Nityananda -- Melbourne 11 February, 1973">
<div class="heading">You may send one letter to Kirtanananda Swami along with their beads for chanting on. I have authorized him to chant on the beads on my behalf.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda -- Melbourne 11 February, 1973|Letter to Nityananda -- Melbourne 11 February, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The initiation that you have recommended are approved by me. Victor Mistretta is now to be called Vrikodara and Darrel Martin is now Dvibhuja. You may send one letter to Kirtanananda Swami along with their beads for chanting on. I have authorized him to chant on the beads on my behalf. I hope this finds you in good health.</p>
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