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| [[Category:BBT]] | | [[Category:BBT|2]] |
| [[Category:Book Distribution]] | | [[Category:Distributing My Books (Prabhupada)|2]] |
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| <div id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="section" sec_index="5" parent="compilation" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2> | | <div id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="section" sec_index="5" parent="compilation" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2> |
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| <div id="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1977 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1977 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3> | | <div id="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1977 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1977 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationon1976BookScoresJanuary161977Calcutta_9" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="30" link="Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta" link_text="Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta"> | | <div id="RoomConversationon1976BookScoresJanuary161977Calcutta_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="30" link="Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta" link_text="Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta|Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Rāmeśvara: This is just English.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta|Room Conversation on 1976 Book Scores -- January 16, 1977, Calcutta]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Rāmeśvara: This is just English.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: (Bengali) ...French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese. (Bengali) We want. (Bengali) Person to person... (Bengali) Huge organization. (Bengali) ...Bhaktivedanta Book Trust... (Bengali)... stock, distribution, salesmen control. (Bengali) ...Delhi paper... (Bengali) We have got substance. (Bengali) So it is very encouraging, this report. What else?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: (Bengali) ...French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese. (Bengali) We want. (Bengali) Person to person... (Bengali) Huge organization. (Bengali) ...Bhaktivedanta Book Trust... (Bengali)... stock, distribution, salesmen control. (Bengali) ...Delhi paper... (Bengali) We have got substance. (Bengali) So it is very encouraging, this report. What else?</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="ArrivalofDevoteesFebruary241977Mayapura_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="103" link="Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura"> | | <div id="ArrivalofDevoteesFebruary241977Mayapura_1" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="103" link="Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura|Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Rāmeśvara: We had a ceremony for our new warehouse, opening up of the new warehouse, and they published one article in the papers in California. It circulates about almost fifty thousand, this local paper. It says, "Hare Kṛṣṇa publishing office opens. Culver City councilman Paul Jacobs, assisted by Hare Kṛṣṇa leaders, cut the ceremonial ribbon last week at the grand opening of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement's new office building in Culver City Business Park at 8500 Higuera Street. The new 30,000 square foot warehouse and office building will house the organization's publishing arm, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, parentheses, BBT. BBT prints millions of dollars' worth of books every year and is the world's largest publisher and distributor of books on the culture, religion and philosophy of India."</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura|Arrival of Devotees -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Rāmeśvara: We had a ceremony for our new warehouse, opening up of the new warehouse, and they published one article in the papers in California. It circulates about almost fifty thousand, this local paper. It says, "Hare Kṛṣṇa publishing office opens. Culver City councilman Paul Jacobs, assisted by Hare Kṛṣṇa leaders, cut the ceremonial ribbon last week at the grand opening of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement's new office building in Culver City Business Park at 8500 Higuera Street. The new 30,000 square foot warehouse and office building will house the organization's publishing arm, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, parentheses, BBT. BBT prints millions of dollars' worth of books every year and is the world's largest publisher and distributor of books on the culture, religion and philosophy of India."</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Present this in the court.</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Present this in the court.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationGBCResolutionsMarch11977Mayapura_1" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="114" link="Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura"> | | <div id="RoomConversationGBCResolutionsMarch11977Mayapura_2" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="114" link="Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura|Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Satsvarūpa: Then our next business was the division of the zones.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura|Room Conversation 'GBC Resolutions' -- March 1, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Satsvarūpa: Then our next business was the division of the zones.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Hm. Where is our Bhagavān dāsa?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Hm. Where is our Bhagavān dāsa?</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationwithGBCmembersMarch231977Mayapura_2" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="116" link="Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura"> | | <div id="RoomConversationwithGBCmembersMarch231977Mayapura_3" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="116" link="Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura" link_text="Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura|Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Satsvarūpa: More resolutions about book distribution. The temple presidents, in order to control the techniques of book distribution, whether they are going against our resolution not to use illegal techniques, the presidents should go out on a monthly basis and observe their own book distributors, how they distribute books in the field. And also the GBC man should go out in each of his temples in his zone at least once during the year to see how the men are distributing books. And if a temple continues some illegal technique for book distribution, the BBT trustees are responsible to do the needful to rectify it.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura|Room Conversation with GBC members -- March 2-3, 1977, Mayapura]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Satsvarūpa: More resolutions about book distribution. The temple presidents, in order to control the techniques of book distribution, whether they are going against our resolution not to use illegal techniques, the presidents should go out on a monthly basis and observe their own book distributors, how they distribute books in the field. And also the GBC man should go out in each of his temples in his zone at least once during the year to see how the men are distributing books. And if a temple continues some illegal technique for book distribution, the BBT trustees are responsible to do the needful to rectify it.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: What is that?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: What is that?</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationMarch261977Bombay_3" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="119" link="Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay"> | | <div id="RoomConversationMarch261977Bombay_4" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="119" link="Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay|Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: I have been in Perth.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay|Room Conversation -- March 26, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: I have been in Perth.</p> |
| <p>Hari-śauri: Yeah, you were there for ten days about two years ago. (aside:) Prabhupāda is thinking of going to Australia?</p> | | <p>Hari-śauri: Yeah, you were there for ten days about two years ago. (aside:) Prabhupāda is thinking of going to Australia?</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationApril51977Bombay_4" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="131" link="Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay"> | | <div id="RoomConversationApril51977Bombay_5" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="131" link="Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay|Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: I got a letter from Vrinda De today. He says we are getting very good inquiries from our newspaper advertisement and producing a special catalogue, which we are going to give to everyone who writes and which is going to be cheap, because the American catalogue is very expensive. So he is asking...</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay|Room Conversation -- April 5, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: I got a letter from Vrinda De today. He says we are getting very good inquiries from our newspaper advertisement and producing a special catalogue, which we are going to give to everyone who writes and which is going to be cheap, because the American catalogue is very expensive. So he is asking...</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: We wanted some.</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: We wanted some.</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="MorningConversationApril111977Bombay_5" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="136" link="Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay"> | | <div id="MorningConversationApril111977Bombay_6" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="136" link="Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay|Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: 5) The Deity worship book will be printed by Jayatīrtha dāsa without BBT funds." This is that book. I forget the Sanskrit name, Śrīla Prabhupāda.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay|Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: 5) The Deity worship book will be printed by Jayatīrtha dāsa without BBT funds." This is that book. I forget the Sanskrit name, Śrīla Prabhupāda.</p> |
| <p>Devotee: Hari-bhakti-vilāsa.</p> | | <p>Devotee: Hari-bhakti-vilāsa.</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LetterfromYugoslaviaBooksJune301977Vrndavana_6" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="203" link="Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana"> | | <div id="LetterfromYugoslaviaBooksJune301977Vrndavana_7" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="203" link="Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana|Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: (laughs) They are getting standing orders, all.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana|Letter from Yugoslavia--'Books!' -- June 30, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: (laughs) They are getting standing orders, all.</p> |
| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "And he wrote me a note for the librarian. This note influenced the librarian to take not just the standing orders or all of the books, but they have agreed to take every book that we have in each of the different languages also."</p> | | <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "And he wrote me a note for the librarian. This note influenced the librarian to take not just the standing orders or all of the books, but they have agreed to take every book that we have in each of the different languages also."</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationRecentMailJuly141977Vrndavana_7" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="223" link="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana"> | | <div id="RoomConversationRecentMailJuly141977Vrndavana_8" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="223" link="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He says, "So far, I have credits of over three lakhs of rupees with BBT in our first year of distribution." He's given over three lakhs business.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He says, "So far, I have credits of over three lakhs of rupees with BBT in our first year of distribution." He's given over three lakhs business.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Now print books and have enough stock.</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Now print books and have enough stock.</p> |
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| <div id="RoomConversationRecentMailJuly141977Vrndavana_10" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="223" link="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana"> | | <div id="RoomConversationRecentMailJuly141977Vrndavana_9" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="223" link="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I haven't seen what this is yet. It's from Gargamuni Mahārāja. It's "To all India GBC and temple presidents: Dear Mahārājas and Prabhus, please accept my humble obeisances. Enclosed please find our newly established Encyclopedia of Vedic Knowledge program. This is the beginning of the major big book distribution program in India. Our library party has already received tremendous success in this program, and Śrīla Prabhupāda has greatly encouraged us to sell these all over India. The profit only amounts to Rs. 10 per book, but it will allow everyone to regularly read our books and refer to it as an authentic encyclopedia. Our aim is to replace this encyclopedia against all other encyclopedias, which are meant to take the people to the hellish planets. When our representatives come to your area, please be good enough to assist them in making possible that Śrīla Prabhupāda's books be distributed to leading educational, intellectual persons all over India." Here's what he's published, Śrīla Prabhupāda. It's called "The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Library Encyclopedia of Vedic Knowledge." I think I should read it to you, because it's got mostly words in it.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation-Recent Mail -- July 14, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I haven't seen what this is yet. It's from Gargamuni Mahārāja. It's "To all India GBC and temple presidents: Dear Mahārājas and Prabhus, please accept my humble obeisances. Enclosed please find our newly established Encyclopedia of Vedic Knowledge program. This is the beginning of the major big book distribution program in India. Our library party has already received tremendous success in this program, and Śrīla Prabhupāda has greatly encouraged us to sell these all over India. The profit only amounts to Rs. 10 per book, but it will allow everyone to regularly read our books and refer to it as an authentic encyclopedia. Our aim is to replace this encyclopedia against all other encyclopedias, which are meant to take the people to the hellish planets. When our representatives come to your area, please be good enough to assist them in making possible that Śrīla Prabhupāda's books be distributed to leading educational, intellectual persons all over India." Here's what he's published, Śrīla Prabhupāda. It's called "The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Library Encyclopedia of Vedic Knowledge." I think I should read it to you, because it's got mostly words in it.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Read the covering.</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Read the covering.</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="RoomConversationJuly27281977Vrndavana_8" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="230" link="Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana"> | | <div id="RoomConversationJuly27281977Vrndavana_10" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="230" link="Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: They got it, and I have a bill of lading. That was a completely bogus letter. I have all the evidence with me. Yes, I've got a bill of lading to show you. Fiji, Mauritius, they've all gone. Plus, I also wrote up a small catalog. This is a very cheap catalog, not like the American. A lot of people write to BBT for brochure or catalog. So this is costing us only about twenty-five paisa but advertises all your books.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation -- July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: They got it, and I have a bill of lading. That was a completely bogus letter. I have all the evidence with me. Yes, I've got a bill of lading to show you. Fiji, Mauritius, they've all gone. Plus, I also wrote up a small catalog. This is a very cheap catalog, not like the American. A lot of people write to BBT for brochure or catalog. So this is costing us only about twenty-five paisa but advertises all your books.</p> |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Hindi?</p> | | <p>Prabhupāda: Hindi?</p> |
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| <div id="1972_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Correspondence" text="1972 Correspondence"><h3>1972 Correspondence</h3> | | <div id="1972_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Correspondence" text="1972 Correspondence"><h3>1972 Correspondence</h3> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoAllTemplePresidentsTokyo22April1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="187" link="Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972" link_text="Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972"> | | <div id="LettertoAllTemplePresidentsTokyo22April1972_0" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="187" link="Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972" link_text="Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972|Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Book Trust shall see to the printing and distribution to Centers of books and magazines and it will be the serious responsibility of each Temple President to see that the billed amounts for these are paid to the BTG and Book Funds regularly. The billings and collections shall come from and to Los Angeles where Karandhara dasa will collect and keep accounts. We request that everyone will take these formulas to heart and execute them very conscientiously. In this way we shall certainly be successful in pushing on this movement.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972|Letter to All Temple Presidents -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Book Trust shall see to the printing and distribution to Centers of books and magazines and it will be the serious responsibility of each Temple President to see that the billed amounts for these are paid to the BTG and Book Funds regularly. The billings and collections shall come from and to Los Angeles where Karandhara dasa will collect and keep accounts. We request that everyone will take these formulas to heart and execute them very conscientiously. In this way we shall certainly be successful in pushing on this movement.</p> |
| <p>All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga</p> | | <p>All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoUnknownLosAngeles16September1972_2" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="501" link="Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972" link_text="Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972"> | | <div id="LettertoUnknownLosAngeles16September1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="501" link="Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972" link_text="Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972|Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my most humble obeisances at your feet. Prabhupada just spoke with me regarding the distribution of foreign (other than English) language literature. His direction is that 10% of the gross income on the sales of all of our literatures, books, and magazines, should be sent to The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. The BBT is financing many world-wide projects for the society, and therefore all income from literature distribution should contribute and support it. Please therefore make the necessary arrangements. A simple way to accomplish this would be to figure at the end of each month what your gross (total; before subtracting production costs and overhead) income from the sale of literature was for that month, calculate 10% of this figure , and send this to BBT in care of myself in Los Angeles. I know that you will understand that this subsidy will greatly facilitate the growth of Society-wide programs and everyone will benefit. From your local view it may appear to be an imposition, but I assure you that overall it is in the interest of Lord Caitanya's Movement. Regarding your regular remittance, it will be left solely to your integrity and "for the overall benefit" conscientiousness. I am sure you will do the needful.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972|Letter to Unknown -- Los Angeles 16 September, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my most humble obeisances at your feet. Prabhupada just spoke with me regarding the distribution of foreign (other than English) language literature. His direction is that 10% of the gross income on the sales of all of our literatures, books, and magazines, should be sent to The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. The BBT is financing many world-wide projects for the society, and therefore all income from literature distribution should contribute and support it. Please therefore make the necessary arrangements. A simple way to accomplish this would be to figure at the end of each month what your gross (total; before subtracting production costs and overhead) income from the sale of literature was for that month, calculate 10% of this figure , and send this to BBT in care of myself in Los Angeles. I know that you will understand that this subsidy will greatly facilitate the growth of Society-wide programs and everyone will benefit. From your local view it may appear to be an imposition, but I assure you that overall it is in the interest of Lord Caitanya's Movement. Regarding your regular remittance, it will be left solely to your integrity and "for the overall benefit" conscientiousness. I am sure you will do the needful.</p> |
| <p>Also, regarding the sale of translations to outside publishers (which we hope to do with the Bhagavad-gita As It Is for Spanish, French, and German) 50% will go to the local Center which did the actual translating and 50% will go to the Book Trust, as per Prabhupada's directions.</p> | | <p>Also, regarding the sale of translations to outside publishers (which we hope to do with the Bhagavad-gita As It Is for Spanish, French, and German) 50% will go to the local Center which did the actual translating and 50% will go to the Book Trust, as per Prabhupada's directions.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoHamsadutaBombay8December1974_9" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="659" link="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoHamsadutaBombay8December1974_8" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="659" link="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974|Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the BBT and the Society corporation, yes I want this kind of umbrella corporation. But if there is any difficulty, we have got BBT already tax exempt in India. If there is difficulty in getting BBT tax exempt in USA then we have got it here. You say that the lawyer suggests that BBT be a satellite organ of ISKCON, but does that mean that BBT is separate from ISKCON or not? Ramesvara gives the hint that ISKCON may go into liquidation. I cannot think of it. But, anyway, I cannot at any cost risk BBT if ISKCON goes into liquidation. Why risk the BBT by amalgamating it into ISKCON? Therefore I want to keep BBT separate.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974|Letter to Hamsaduta -- Bombay 8 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the BBT and the Society corporation, yes I want this kind of umbrella corporation. But if there is any difficulty, we have got BBT already tax exempt in India. If there is difficulty in getting BBT tax exempt in USA then we have got it here. You say that the lawyer suggests that BBT be a satellite organ of ISKCON, but does that mean that BBT is separate from ISKCON or not? Ramesvara gives the hint that ISKCON may go into liquidation. I cannot think of it. But, anyway, I cannot at any cost risk BBT if ISKCON goes into liquidation. Why risk the BBT by amalgamating it into ISKCON? Therefore I want to keep BBT separate.</p> |
| <p>Or there is no need of keeping a separate BBT account. The BBT is here in India. That BBT may or may not keep an office in Japan where the majority of the books are printed. The printer ships the books to, say, ISKCON LA, who can warehouse and distribute to other ISKCON centers. BBT India issues the advice what amount ISKCON LA has to pay the printer. And ISKCON LA pays 50% directly to the printer for goods received and 50% may be deposited in the ISKCON Mayapur Vrindaban Fund, to be used for temple construction or purchasing property. In this way there is no need of keeping any separate BBT account which may be taxable. And, ISKCON LA acts as the appointed agent of BBT India. So, if ISKCON LA goes into liquidation, BBT India will not be affected. If the agent goes into liquidation, does it mean that the supplier must also go into liquidation? So ISKCON LA receives goods and pays according to advice received from BBT India.</p> | | <p>Or there is no need of keeping a separate BBT account. The BBT is here in India. That BBT may or may not keep an office in Japan where the majority of the books are printed. The printer ships the books to, say, ISKCON LA, who can warehouse and distribute to other ISKCON centers. BBT India issues the advice what amount ISKCON LA has to pay the printer. And ISKCON LA pays 50% directly to the printer for goods received and 50% may be deposited in the ISKCON Mayapur Vrindaban Fund, to be used for temple construction or purchasing property. In this way there is no need of keeping any separate BBT account which may be taxable. And, ISKCON LA acts as the appointed agent of BBT India. So, if ISKCON LA goes into liquidation, BBT India will not be affected. If the agent goes into liquidation, does it mean that the supplier must also go into liquidation? So ISKCON LA receives goods and pays according to advice received from BBT India.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay21December1974_10" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="697" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay21December1974_9" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="697" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your telegram dated Dec. 17, 1974 reading as follows; "Great success, book sales for weekend of Dec. 13 thru 15. Tripurari BBT Party 1346 big books, L.A. 1002 big books, N.Y. over 950 big books, Atlanta Airport over 650 big books, in one day. Distribution definitely doubling in USA, Hare Krsna, Ramesvara" This kind of wonderful news is very pleasing to my heart and I thank you all again and again. I think this is the first time in history that ever before so many religious books have sold so popularly. Four thousand books in one day is a very unique figure. Keep distributing as many as possible in huge quantities. This is my pleasure.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 21 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your telegram dated Dec. 17, 1974 reading as follows; "Great success, book sales for weekend of Dec. 13 thru 15. Tripurari BBT Party 1346 big books, L.A. 1002 big books, N.Y. over 950 big books, Atlanta Airport over 650 big books, in one day. Distribution definitely doubling in USA, Hare Krsna, Ramesvara" This kind of wonderful news is very pleasing to my heart and I thank you all again and again. I think this is the first time in history that ever before so many religious books have sold so popularly. Four thousand books in one day is a very unique figure. Keep distributing as many as possible in huge quantities. This is my pleasure.</p> |
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