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<div id="LettertoLalitaKumarJambavatiVrindaban27November1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="546" link="Letter to Lalita Kumar, Jambavati -- Vrindaban 27 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Lalita Kumar, Jambavati -- Vrindaban 27 November, 1971">
<div class="heading">If the government is giving you money, why not use it for Krishna? Only thing we must avoid cheating them or falsely claiming something to get money. Then we are risking our very high reputation as pious people. But if they are willing to give us money and food, then of course we should accept.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Lalita Kumar, Jambavati -- Vrindaban 27 November, 1971|Letter to Lalita Kumar, Jambavati -- Vrindaban 27 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Lalita Kumar and Jambavati dasi,</p>
<p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated, and I have noted the contents carefully.  You may name your daughter Mitra dasi, I have no objection. You may call your children as you like, but you should always inform my secretary to make sure the name is entered on our list to avoid repetition. Later, the children may be given another name upon initiation, as it is seen fit. You ask if children may be taken to ordinary medical doctors. Why not? Of course we do not always trust that these doctors maybe doing the right thing, but what can be done? The governing principle for our activity should be to do what is favorable for pleasing Krishna. So if your child requires medical attention to be fit for serving Krishna, then it is only practical she should get it. Same thing—if the government is giving you money, why not use it for Krishna? Only thing we must avoid cheating them or falsely claiming something to get money. Then we are risking our very high reputation as pious people. But if they are willing to give us money and food, then of course we should accept.</p>
<p>I am very pleased that your preaching work is going on nicely. That is the test, that you are making devotees. Especially I want this school and college program. If only the intelligent class of men understand our Krishna philosophy, then our mission is successful. So try to attract these students with profuse prasadam and nice philosophy and they will appreciate more and more. Slow but sure, that is our motto—and class, not mass. So never mind some other Christian movements are getting many followers. The competition is beneficial for us. Everything is beneficial for Krishna consciousness if it is utilized properly. That is the art. Anything without substance will not last, so just demonstrate sincerely that we have got solid ground beneath us, not that we have only some sentiment, that's all. Many fanatic spiritual movements have come and gone, but without the flawless philosophy of Krishna, they cannot stand. Therefore I want especially that my books and literature should be distributed profusely. This is our substance, real philosophical information, not some weak sentiments. So try for this, to give all men this Krishna philosophy, and many real devotees will come with us back to Home, back to Godhead.</p>
<p>I hope this finds you in good health and cheerful mood,</p>
<p>Your ever well-wisher,</p>
<p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
<p>ACBS/sda</p>
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