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Correspondence

1975 Correspondence

The persons coming to India, however, must be experienced older devotees, not new men.

Letter to Giriraja -- Johannesburg 22 October, 1975:

My dear Giriraja dasa,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 11-10-75, and I have noted the contents with care. Now that you have received the order from Indian Govt. that our men can get two year visa you should send this to our centres from where men will be coming to India, such as New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Etc. This way they can show a copy of the order at the port of entry and get the two years at the port of entry. The persons coming to India, however, must be experienced older devotees, not new men. Navayogendra sent telegram saying it was 3 year visa and you say two years, but never mind, it is a good opportunity all the same.

Do the account under Mr. Vyasa' instruction. They must not remain loose. Accounting is simple, receipts and expenditures. Why complicated? From all centres receipts and expenditures should be taken and everything properly adjusted in the Bombay centre. Do it nicely.

It is very nice to hear of the book distribution. I shall be going to Mauritius from here on Oct. 24, meeting with the Prime Minister there, and then returning to Bombay by November 1.

I hope that this will meet you in good health.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

N.B. Send some book-catalogs to Vrinda Book Co. 30/1b College Row Calcutta—9

ACBS/pks

You are an old, experienced devotee; so you behave like this and teach others to do so wherever you may stay.

Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 7 November, 1975:

My Dear Revatinandana Swami:

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 17, 1975 and have noted the contents. You are happy because you are chanting, dancing, reading Srimad-Bhagavatam and all the books. If you do these things regularly, then your life is a success. I am glad that things are going on better there. For lecturing, any one of our members can speak. Simply one has to memorize the purports and then speak in one's own language. Anyone who chants and follows the rules and regulations, where is there room for anxiety for him? You are an old, experienced devotee; so you behave like this and teach others to do so wherever you may stay.

You can preach independently as you have suggested, but do not deviate from our principles. You can start out small and then increase it if is successful. I want our men to go town to town village to village to preach Krishna consciousness.

I hope this meets you in good health.

Your ever well wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

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+<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 7 November, 1975|Letter to Revatinandana -- Bombay 7 November, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Revatinandana Swami:</p>
+<p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 17, 1975 and have noted the contents. You are happy because you are chanting, dancing, reading Srimad-Bhagavatam and all the books. If you do these things regularly, then your life is a success. I am glad that things are going on better there. For lecturing, any one of our members can speak. Simply one has to memorize the purports and then speak in one's own language. Anyone who chants and follows the rules and regulations, where is there room for anxiety for him? You are an old, experienced devotee; so you behave like this and teach others to do so wherever you may stay.</p>
+<p>You can preach independently as you have suggested, but do not deviate from our principles. You can start out small and then increase it if is successful. I want our men to go town to town village to village to preach Krishna consciousness.</p>
+<p>I hope this meets you in good health.</p>
+<p>Your ever well wisher,</p>
+<p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
+<p>ACB/bs</p>
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