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[[Category:Disciples of SP Receiving Their Initiated Names]]
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<div class="heading">On your recommendation, I am accepting the following devotees for initiation:
1st. Initiation: Miriam Bicks (Dhrti devi dasi)
Karen Wilson (Krsnastuta devi dasi)
Connie (Pusti devi dasi)
Maddonna (Kulapriya devi dasi)
Bhakti Pete (Mahanidhi das)
Ann Matesow (Yuvati devi dasi)
Jim—(Ksamabhudi das).
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tulsi -- Johannesburg 22 October, 1975|Letter to Tulsi -- Johannesburg 22 October, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My dear Tulsi das,</p>
<p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 13, 1975 and I have noted the contents with care.</p>
<p>I have marked how you are making mrdangas. Make many mrdangas. It will solve a great problem.</p>
<p>Concerning your idea to go port to port by ship, why waste time and energy. Don't spoil money purchasing boat. Port to port we can go by airplane.</p>
<p>I hope that this meets you in good health.</p>
<p>Your ever well-wisher,</p>
<p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
<p>Nb. On your recommendation, I am accepting the following devotees for initiation:</p>
<p>1st. Initiation: Miriam Bicks (Dhrti devi dasi)</p>
<p>Karen Wilson (Krsnastuta devi dasi)</p>
<p>Connie (Pusti devi dasi)</p>
<p>Maddonna (Kulapriya devi dasi)</p>
<p>Bhakti Pete (Mahanidhi das)</p>
<p>Ann Matesow (Yuvati devi dasi)</p>
<p>Jim—(Ksamabhudi das)</p>
<p>2nd Initiation: Gajapati das, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, and Raksana.</p>
<p>Enclosed you will find 3 brahmana threads, and you may hold a fire-yajna emphasizing the importance of strictly following the 4 regulative principles, and chanting daily minimum of 16 rounds japa.</p>
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