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| <div id="LettertoMahamsaKsudhiRsiKumaraNandakumaraTustaKrsnaKrsnaTulasiGurukrpaMadhudvisaothersLondon15August1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="365" link="Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971"> | | <div id="LettertoMahamsaKsudhiRsiKumaraNandakumaraTustaKrsnaKrsnaTulasiGurukrpaMadhudvisaothersLondon15August1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="365" link="Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971|Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumar, Nanda Kumar, Tusta Krishna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa Swami, etc.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971|Letter to Mahamsa, Ksudhi, Rsi Kumara, Nandakumara, Tusta Krsna, Krsna Tulasi, Gurukrpa, Madhudvisa, others -- London 15 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> I beg to thank you very much for your kind feelings of appreciation of my humble self and service unto you. You are all helping me in pushing forward this mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu coming down by disciplic succession to my Guru Maharaja. So whatever you have spoken, it is simply due to them. I am simply the via media to receive them on behalf of my Guru Maharaja His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja Prabhupada.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind feelings of appreciation of my humble self and service unto you. You are all helping me in pushing forward this mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu coming down by disciplic succession to my Guru Maharaja. So whatever you have spoken, it is simply due to them. I am simply the via media to receive them on behalf of my Guru Maharaja His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja Prabhupada.</p>
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| <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaGurukrpaBombay21December1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="629" link="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972"> | | <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaGurukrpaBombay21December1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="629" link="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972|Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My dear Yasodanandana and Gurukrpa,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972|Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Bombay 21 December, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 3, 1972, and I have very much appreciated hearing from you the news of your successes in preaching tour. You are the pioneers preachers in South India. That is very important portion of India, and there is much to do there in future, so you are paving the way. I know that you are both best preachers and you will not stand by idly and listen to any nonsense ideas or mayavadis. That is very nice.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 3, 1972, and I have very much appreciated hearing from you the news of your successes in preaching tour. You are the pioneers preachers in South India. That is very important portion of India, and there is much to do there in future, so you are paving the way. I know that you are both best preachers and you will not stand by idly and listen to any nonsense ideas or mayavadis. That is very nice.</p>
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| <p>My Guru Maharaja was also inclined toward his bolder preachers. Therefore I am requesting that both of you, with your party, join me very soon at the Hare Krishna Festival in Bombay Cross Maidan, at least you should come by January 1st. This is our big opportunity to emphasize our preaching strength to the big men of India and population in general. There is arrangement of "Questions and Answers" tents for the general public, just by the main street of the city, wherein we shall conduct throughout day and night preacing by my disciples by answering any and all questions put forward by the public. I think that you will enjoy preaching in that way, and I want to place my best preachers there for that purpose of defeating all challengers. Kindly oblige and do the needful.</p> | | <p>My Guru Maharaja was also inclined toward his bolder preachers. Therefore I am requesting that both of you, with your party, join me very soon at the Hare Krishna Festival in Bombay Cross Maidan, at least you should come by January 1st. This is our big opportunity to emphasize our preaching strength to the big men of India and population in general. There is arrangement of "Questions and Answers" tents for the general public, just by the main street of the city, wherein we shall conduct throughout day and night preacing by my disciples by answering any and all questions put forward by the public. I think that you will enjoy preaching in that way, and I want to place my best preachers there for that purpose of defeating all challengers. Kindly oblige and do the needful.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaGurukrpaLosAngeles1December1973_2" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="395" link="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973"> | | <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaGurukrpaLosAngeles1December1973_2" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="395" link="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973|Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Yasodanandana and Gurukrpa Maharaja,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973|Letter to Yasodanandana, Gurukrpa -- Los Angeles 1 December, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> I have two days ago arrived at our Los Angeles Center after going through London and New York.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I have two days ago arrived at our Los Angeles Center after going through London and New York.</p>
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| <p>I have been informed by Karandhara Prabhu that you both are presently traveling and collecting money for our Vrindaban Project. I am very glad to hear this. Just today we have received a letter from Guru das that the construction has stopped there due to lack of funds. Somehow or other we must complete this Vrindaban Temple so in this connection we require at least $10,000 per month from the U.S.A. for one year. Karandhara can manage $5,000 per month for the BBT and M-V Fund so I request that you both remain in America for 1 year further and collect and send a minimum of $5,000 per month to Guru das for the Vrindaban Temple.</p> | | <p>I have been informed by Karandhara Prabhu that you both are presently traveling and collecting money for our Vrindaban Project. I am very glad to hear this. Just today we have received a letter from Guru das that the construction has stopped there due to lack of funds. Somehow or other we must complete this Vrindaban Temple so in this connection we require at least $10,000 per month from the U.S.A. for one year. Karandhara can manage $5,000 per month for the BBT and M-V Fund so I request that you both remain in America for 1 year further and collect and send a minimum of $5,000 per month to Guru das for the Vrindaban Temple.</p> |
| <p>I understand that you are both anxious to return to India for preaching but at this time our preaching must be to first complete the Temple construction. After that is finished up then you may certainly return to India. You are both my older disciples and Sannyasis so I am dependent on yourselves for helping me push on this Movement in this way.</p> | | <p>I understand that you are both anxious to return to India for preaching but at this time our preaching must be to first complete the Temple construction. After that is finished up then you may certainly return to India. You are both my older disciples and Sannyasis so I am dependent on yourselves for helping me push on this Movement in this way.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaYasodanandanaLosAngeles25December1973_4" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="442" link="Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaYasodanandanaLosAngeles25December1973_4" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="442" link="Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973|Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa Maharaja and Yasodanandana Maharaja,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973|Letter to Gurukrpa , Yasodanandana -- Los Angeles 25 December, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> Karandhara has received a letter from Tamala Krsna Goswami and he is expressing some hesitation about your returning to India. I can understand that previously there must have been some quarrel amongst you and that sometimes happens amongst god-brothers. Whatever is done is done; the main thing is we must not carry grudges or continue to quarrel amongst one another. So I am asking you personally, along with Tamala Krsna Goswami to whom I am sending a copy of this letter, to bury the hatchet and join together to push on this movement cooperatively. Tamala Krsna Goswami has been appointed by me to manage and direct our Indian projects and actually he is the most expert and qualified in this connection. You both are also sannyasins and I know that the service which you do the best is Hare Krsna kirtana and Bhagavata Dharma preaching. So I have no objection if you return to India. Rather, I know you both can be a great asset for our programs there. I am requesting you, therefore, to concentrate on preaching and kirtana and work cooperatively with Tamala Krsna Goswami who is in charge there. Whatever imperfections and discrepancies may exist, if you all agree to my directions and cooperate in the right spirit then everything will turn out, but it will require everyone involved to be responsible and cooperate in executing and following the instructions of the Spiritual Master. Now, one thing is I understand that in the past you were visiting Lalita Prasadji and that you may also be planning to continue to visit him when you return to India. This is not approved by me and I request you not to go to see him any more. He holds a grudge against my Guru Maharaja and even if it is transcendental it will gradually appear mundane in our eyes. Whatever is to be learned of the teachings of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura can be learned from our books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction. So I hope that you have understood these matters and I pray to Krsna always for your protection and advancement in Krsna consciousness.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. Karandhara has received a letter from Tamala Krsna Goswami and he is expressing some hesitation about your returning to India. I can understand that previously there must have been some quarrel amongst you and that sometimes happens amongst god-brothers. Whatever is done is done; the main thing is we must not carry grudges or continue to quarrel amongst one another. So I am asking you personally, along with Tamala Krsna Goswami to whom I am sending a copy of this letter, to bury the hatchet and join together to push on this movement cooperatively. Tamala Krsna Goswami has been appointed by me to manage and direct our Indian projects and actually he is the most expert and qualified in this connection. You both are also sannyasins and I know that the service which you do the best is Hare Krsna kirtana and Bhagavata Dharma preaching. So I have no objection if you return to India. Rather, I know you both can be a great asset for our programs there. I am requesting you, therefore, to concentrate on preaching and kirtana and work cooperatively with Tamala Krsna Goswami who is in charge there. Whatever imperfections and discrepancies may exist, if you all agree to my directions and cooperate in the right spirit then everything will turn out, but it will require everyone involved to be responsible and cooperate in executing and following the instructions of the Spiritual Master. Now, one thing is I understand that in the past you were visiting Lalita Prasadji and that you may also be planning to continue to visit him when you return to India. This is not approved by me and I request you not to go to see him any more. He holds a grudge against my Guru Maharaja and even if it is transcendental it will gradually appear mundane in our eyes. Whatever is to be learned of the teachings of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura can be learned from our books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction. So I hope that you have understood these matters and I pray to Krsna always for your protection and advancement in Krsna consciousness.</p>
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| <div id="LettertoNadiaLosAngeles11January1974_3" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="23" link="Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974" link_text="Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoNadiaLosAngeles11January1974_1" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="23" link="Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974" link_text="Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974|Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gurukrpa Maharaja has recommended you for first initiation, and I have accepted you as my disciples. Your spiritual names follow respectively:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974|Letter to Nadia -- Los Angeles 11 January, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gurukrpa Maharaja has recommended you for first initiation, and I have accepted you as my disciples. Your spiritual names follow respectively:</p> |
| :Eddie Yazegean—Nadia das | | :Eddie Yazegean—Nadia das |
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| <div id="LettertoTrivikramaParis9June1974_4" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="240" link="Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974" link_text="Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoTrivikramaParis9June1974_3" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="240" link="Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974" link_text="Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974|Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">. I have written to Yasodananda Swami who was thinking of travelling from Tokyo to come and join you there and also Gurukrpa Swami can come and go from Tokyo and try to help.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974|Letter to Trivikrama -- Paris 9 June, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">. I have written to Yasodananda Swami who was thinking of travelling from Tokyo to come and join you there and also Gurukrpa Swami can come and go from Tokyo and try to help.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaParis9June1974_5" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="241" link="Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoYasodanandanaParis9June1974_4" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="241" link="Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974" link_text="Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974|Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have heard very wonderful reports of the sankirtana being conducted by Gurukrpa Maharaja and yourself in Tokyo, and I am directing Jayatirtha to credit the Mayapur-Vrindaban fund for whatever amounts you deposit in Japan with Dai Nippon.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974|Letter to Yasodanandana -- Paris 9 June, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have heard very wonderful reports of the sankirtana being conducted by Gurukrpa Maharaja and yourself in Tokyo, and I am directing Jayatirtha to credit the Mayapur-Vrindaban fund for whatever amounts you deposit in Japan with Dai Nippon.</p> |
| <p>In the meantime I have received a letter from Trivikrama Maharaja in Taiwan who reports that many Chinese boys are coming to the center and he is very encouraged. However, he had three unsteady men in his party such as Sri Ballavha, Lalita Krsna etc., and they have left him, so that there are only two of them in Taiwan. I have heard from Sudama Maharaja that Yasodananda Maharaja was planning to go to Hawaii, but I think it would be more useful for the time being if you joined with Trivikrama and helped him in Taiwan. I am often thinking if we can get a center in China, and Taiwan is a jumping off place for our entering China. Also, although the program in Tokyo is most important, Gurukrpa Maharaja may also come and go sometimes to Taiwan and help and encourage them there. I do not think it is so far away from Japan.</p> | | <p>In the meantime I have received a letter from Trivikrama Maharaja in Taiwan who reports that many Chinese boys are coming to the center and he is very encouraged. However, he had three unsteady men in his party such as Sri Ballavha, Lalita Krsna etc., and they have left him, so that there are only two of them in Taiwan. I have heard from Sudama Maharaja that Yasodananda Maharaja was planning to go to Hawaii, but I think it would be more useful for the time being if you joined with Trivikrama and helped him in Taiwan. I am often thinking if we can get a center in China, and Taiwan is a jumping off place for our entering China. Also, although the program in Tokyo is most important, Gurukrpa Maharaja may also come and go sometimes to Taiwan and help and encourage them there. I do not think it is so far away from Japan.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban14August1974_6" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="317" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban14August1974_5" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="317" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You have sent some money for Mayapur and Vrindaban projects and I am very much thankful to you. This money was properly utilized for development of the Mayapur and Vrindaban schemes. Now I am in Vrindaban, but you may have been informed that the opening ceremony has been postponed until the temple and asrama are completed.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 14 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You have sent some money for Mayapur and Vrindaban projects and I am very much thankful to you. This money was properly utilized for development of the Mayapur and Vrindaban schemes. Now I am in Vrindaban, but you may have been informed that the opening ceremony has been postponed until the temple and asrama are completed.</p> |
| <p>I would like to know how much money you have collected and how it was spent. Formally it was understood that money was paid to Dai Nippon and BBT paid to M-V Fund.</p> | | <p>I would like to know how much money you have collected and how it was spent. Formally it was understood that money was paid to Dai Nippon and BBT paid to M-V Fund.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoJayatirthaVrindaban16August1974_7" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="321" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoJayatirthaVrindaban16August1974_6" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="321" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">With regard to the collections of Gurukrpa Swami that he pays to DNP henceforth, the equivalent amount should be transferred to India as follows: 50% to Mayapur Project in care of American Express Calcutta ISKCON a/c # 090031; and 50% to Vrindaban Project direct.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 16 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">With regard to the collections of Gurukrpa Swami that he pays to DNP henceforth, the equivalent amount should be transferred to India as follows: 50% to Mayapur Project in care of American Express Calcutta ISKCON a/c # 090031; and 50% to Vrindaban Project direct.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraVrindaban30August1974_8" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="358" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraVrindaban30August1974_7" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="358" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 20, 1974 and have noted the contents. I note that Gurukrpa Swami will pay Dai Nippon $150,000 at the end of September and you will pay the Mayapur-Vrindaban account after October 8, 1974. It is good that he will be sending his collections thereafter directly to my account here in India.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 30 August, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 20, 1974 and have noted the contents. I note that Gurukrpa Swami will pay Dai Nippon $150,000 at the end of September and you will pay the Mayapur-Vrindaban account after October 8, 1974. It is good that he will be sending his collections thereafter directly to my account here in India.</p> |
| <p>Your program for printing the Spanish literature is approved by me. Do it nicely.</p> | | <p>Your program for printing the Spanish literature is approved by me. Do it nicely.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban1September1974_9" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="363" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban1September1974_8" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="363" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 27, 1974 and have noted the contents. I note that you have remitted for M-V total of $185,807.00. You say that after this last payment to Dai Nippon, you will not be able to send any legal payment out of the country. But, Ramesvara has just written that after this payment you will be able to make all future payments to my account direct. Please clarify this. But, there are Indian merchants there who can help you. If they understand that we are using the money here to build temples, they will help. You must use your best judgement. What can I advise?</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 1 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 27, 1974 and have noted the contents. I note that you have remitted for M-V total of $185,807.00. You say that after this last payment to Dai Nippon, you will not be able to send any legal payment out of the country. But, Ramesvara has just written that after this payment you will be able to make all future payments to my account direct. Please clarify this. But, there are Indian merchants there who can help you. If they understand that we are using the money here to build temples, they will help. You must use your best judgement. What can I advise?</p> |
| <p>Regarding the allurements of money and women, Krsna will protect you. Caitanya Mahaprabhu at a young age took sannyasa and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was also thinking like you are thinking. So as a friend Sarvabhauma wanted to teach Caitanya Mahaprabhu Vedanta. The result was that Bhattacarya had to learn Vedanta from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and became his disciple. So Krsna is always strong. If you are fully engaged in Krsna's service attraction of women will be a myth only. It is only Krsna's grace. Of course we are old men now, but even old men they are attracted still by women. So even old man or young man, if one's mind is fixed up in Krsna's lotus feet, there will be no such mundane attraction. Even a woman in the dead of night with all attractive features could not affect even sligtly Haridasa Thakura. So it is a very pleasant job transcendentally. So much so that women and money is no attraction to a devotee. A devotee knows how to engage himself and others in the service of Krsna completely, as well as all the wealth of the world in the matter of propagating Krsna consciousness. Rest assured.</p> | | <p>Regarding the allurements of money and women, Krsna will protect you. Caitanya Mahaprabhu at a young age took sannyasa and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was also thinking like you are thinking. So as a friend Sarvabhauma wanted to teach Caitanya Mahaprabhu Vedanta. The result was that Bhattacarya had to learn Vedanta from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and became his disciple. So Krsna is always strong. If you are fully engaged in Krsna's service attraction of women will be a myth only. It is only Krsna's grace. Of course we are old men now, but even old men they are attracted still by women. So even old man or young man, if one's mind is fixed up in Krsna's lotus feet, there will be no such mundane attraction. Even a woman in the dead of night with all attractive features could not affect even sligtly Haridasa Thakura. So it is a very pleasant job transcendentally. So much so that women and money is no attraction to a devotee. A devotee knows how to engage himself and others in the service of Krsna completely, as well as all the wealth of the world in the matter of propagating Krsna consciousness. Rest assured.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraVrindaban3September1974_10" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="367" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraVrindaban3September1974_9" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="367" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One thing is that Gurukrpa Swami has written that he will not be able to legally send any more money out of the country after the final payment to Japan, but you have written in your last letter that he would be transferring money into my account.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Vrindaban 3 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One thing is that Gurukrpa Swami has written that he will not be able to legally send any more money out of the country after the final payment to Japan, but you have written in your last letter that he would be transferring money into my account.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban19September1974_11" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="421" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban19September1974_10" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="421" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your request through Bhagavan das to initiate the following as twice initiated brahmanas. Upon your recommendation I accept them. Enclosed are the sanctified threads and the mantra sheet for Vamsivadana Suvasa das and Nischintya das.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 19 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your request through Bhagavan das to initiate the following as twice initiated brahmanas. Upon your recommendation I accept them. Enclosed are the sanctified threads and the mantra sheet for Vamsivadana Suvasa das and Nischintya das.</p> |
| <p>You can hold a fire sacrifice and they can hear the mantra from my tape recording through the right ear. They must chant the mantra three times daily.</p> | | <p>You can hold a fire sacrifice and they can hear the mantra from my tape recording through the right ear. They must chant the mantra three times daily.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoJayatirthaVrindaban20September1974_12" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="428" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoJayatirthaVrindaban20September1974_11" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="428" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the collections of Gurukrpa Swami I have instructed to Ramesvara that the entire amount should be transferred to the Bombay American Express account. Ramesvara has written that he has sent only a portion of the collection.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Vrindaban 20 September, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the collections of Gurukrpa Swami I have instructed to Ramesvara that the entire amount should be transferred to the Bombay American Express account. Ramesvara has written that he has sent only a portion of the collection.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaMayapur17October1974_13" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="496" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaMayapur17October1974_12" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="496" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 30, 1974 with enclosed Credit Note No. 125 from Dai Nippon for Dollars 39,474.73. I am very glad to receive it, and I thank you very much. My blessings are there for you in your collecting program. After all you are already Gurukrpa.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Mayapur 17 October, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 30, 1974 with enclosed Credit Note No. 125 from Dai Nippon for Dollars 39,474.73. I am very glad to receive it, and I thank you very much. My blessings are there for you in your collecting program. After all you are already Gurukrpa.</p> |
| <p>I hope this meets you in good health.</p> | | <p>I hope this meets you in good health.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay1November1974_14" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="537" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay1November1974_13" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="537" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Also Gurukrpa Swami wrote me on September 30 with a Credit Note from Dai Nippon for Dollars 39,474.73. He said that this money was already in Los Angeles at that time and that you have been advised to transfer the money to Bombay, but it is not yet received at this date.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 1 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Also Gurukrpa Swami wrote me on September 30 with a Credit Note from Dai Nippon for Dollars 39,474.73. He said that this money was already in Los Angeles at that time and that you have been advised to transfer the money to Bombay, but it is not yet received at this date.</p> |
| <p>Also I requested Ramesvara through Brahmananda Swami on September 19 to transfer the balance of Gurukrpa's payment to Dai Nippon of Dollars 108,000.00. Ramesvara had deducted Dollars 22,490.63 for various expenses, but this money must be paid for by BBT and not deducted from the M-V construction funds. So this amount should also be transferred here immediately so that work in Vrindaban may not be hampered.</p> | | <p>Also I requested Ramesvara through Brahmananda Swami on September 19 to transfer the balance of Gurukrpa's payment to Dai Nippon of Dollars 108,000.00. Ramesvara had deducted Dollars 22,490.63 for various expenses, but this money must be paid for by BBT and not deducted from the M-V construction funds. So this amount should also be transferred here immediately so that work in Vrindaban may not be hampered.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay14November1974_15" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="564" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay14November1974_14" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="564" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 5, 1974 and have noted with pleasure that you have paid DNP Dollars 100,000.00 since September last. Here in Bombay only Dollars 86,500.00 approximately has been received, so I am enquiring from Ramesvara.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 14 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 5, 1974 and have noted with pleasure that you have paid DNP Dollars 100,000.00 since September last. Here in Bombay only Dollars 86,500.00 approximately has been received, so I am enquiring from Ramesvara.</p> |
| <p>It is very good that some of the men have the missionary visas and that you are getting Japanese boys to join. You say that the Japanese are less intelligent, but when I was in Japan I saw that they were inclined towards this movement. If you deal with them nicely, they will come out very good devotees.</p> | | <p>It is very good that some of the men have the missionary visas and that you are getting Japanese boys to join. You say that the Japanese are less intelligent, but when I was in Japan I saw that they were inclined towards this movement. If you deal with them nicely, they will come out very good devotees.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay14November1974_16" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="567" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay14November1974_15" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="567" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gurukrpa Swami has informed that on October 31 he paid DNP Dollars 60,000.00. So he has paid approximately Dollars 100.000.00, but here in India only approximately Dollars 86,500.00 has been received. Please explain.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 14 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Gurukrpa Swami has informed that on October 31 he paid DNP Dollars 60,000.00. So he has paid approximately Dollars 100.000.00, but here in India only approximately Dollars 86,500.00 has been received. Please explain.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay28November1974_17" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="631" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay28November1974_16" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="631" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now enclosed please find one letter to Bank of America. Please see that this letter is executed properly. The Punjab National Bank is taking too long to credit the transfers. You have sent on November 7th and they have credited on November 20th, so we have lost interest for 13 days. So the Bank of America account is now opened. We have also opened an account with First National City Bank in Bombay, and Brahmananda has cabled the account number to Ramesvara, as it is understood he was to transfer Dollars 60,000.00 given by Gurukrpa.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 28 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now enclosed please find one letter to Bank of America. Please see that this letter is executed properly. The Punjab National Bank is taking too long to credit the transfers. You have sent on November 7th and they have credited on November 20th, so we have lost interest for 13 days. So the Bank of America account is now opened. We have also opened an account with First National City Bank in Bombay, and Brahmananda has cabled the account number to Ramesvara, as it is understood he was to transfer Dollars 60,000.00 given by Gurukrpa.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay3December1974_18" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="645" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay3December1974_17" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="645" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is understood from a telegram from Jayatirtha that Gurukrpa's Dollars 13,000.00 was not sent to India as you say but deposited in the Savings Account. So let it remain there.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 3 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is understood from a telegram from Jayatirtha that Gurukrpa's Dollars 13,000.00 was not sent to India as you say but deposited in the Savings Account. So let it remain there.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay4December1974_19" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="649" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay4December1974_18" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="649" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa Swami:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 26, 1974 and have noted the contents. The Credit Note from DNP for Dollars 60,338.98 was not enclosed however.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 26, 1974 and have noted the contents. The Credit Note from DNP for Dollars 60,338.98 was not enclosed however.</p>
| |
| <p>Regarding how the money is being spent for Vrindaban project, I have written to Saurabha Prabhu for a report, but it has not yet come. As soon as it comes, I will reply you. You must be satisfied how the money is being spent.</p> | | <p>Regarding how the money is being spent for Vrindaban project, I have written to Saurabha Prabhu for a report, but it has not yet come. As soon as it comes, I will reply you. You must be satisfied how the money is being spent.</p> |
| <p>Why are you having immigration difficulty, when others have gotten the missionary visas you mentioned in your last letter?</p> | | <p>Why are you having immigration difficulty, when others have gotten the missionary visas you mentioned in your last letter?</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay4December1974_20" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="649" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay4December1974_19" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="649" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 26, 1974 and have noted the contents. The Credit Note from DNP for Dollars 60,338.98 was not enclosed however.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 26, 1974 and have noted the contents. The Credit Note from DNP for Dollars 60,338.98 was not enclosed however.</p> |
| <p>Regarding how the money is being spent for Vrindaban project, I have written to Saurabha Prabhu for a report, but it has not yet come. As soon as it comes, I will reply you. You must be satisfied how the money is being spent.</p> | | <p>Regarding how the money is being spent for Vrindaban project, I have written to Saurabha Prabhu for a report, but it has not yet come. As soon as it comes, I will reply you. You must be satisfied how the money is being spent.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay4December1974_21" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="652" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoRamesvaraBombay4December1974_20" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="652" link="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received a letter from Gurukrpa Swami that he has given to DNP on November 26, 1974 Dollars 60,338.98. This money is not yet received here. If you have not sent it to ISKCON MAYAPUR VRINDABAN FUND A/c No. 17168 at First National City Bank, Bombay; then you can send it through Bank of America in favor of ISKCON MAYAPUR VRINDABAN FUND A/c No. 16026, Bank of America Bombay Branch.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974|Letter to Ramesvara -- Bombay 4 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received a letter from Gurukrpa Swami that he has given to DNP on November 26, 1974 Dollars 60,338.98. This money is not yet received here. If you have not sent it to ISKCON MAYAPUR VRINDABAN FUND A/c No. 17168 at First National City Bank, Bombay; then you can send it through Bank of America in favor of ISKCON MAYAPUR VRINDABAN FUND A/c No. 16026, Bank of America Bombay Branch.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaBombay23December1974_22" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="699" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaBombay23December1974_21" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="699" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974|Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of telegrams dated the 18th, 20th, and 21st of December reading as follows respectively: JAYATIRTHA REPORTS HONOLULU SUDAMA SUBAL BROKEN AWAY WITH SIX MEN TAKEN OVER RESTAURANT STOP TEMPLE PROPERTY IN NAME OF ONE OF THEIR MAN NOT IN SOCIETY NAME AM GOING THERE IMMEDIATELY GROUNDWORK GOING ON HERE STOP TROUBLE IN FRANKFURT SIXTY ARMED POLICEMEN RAIDED TEMPLE TEMPLE JAILED LEADERS IMPOUNDED VEHICLES AND BANK ACCOUNTS///HONGKONG SHOULD NOT BE CLOSED ONE INITIATED CHINESE GIVES MONEY AND TRANSLATED THREE CHAPTERS GITA STOP TEMPLE CAN BE MAINTAINED BY INDIANS TRIVIKRAMA ALONE MORE MEN REQUIRED URGENTLY TOKYO TODAY///GURUKRPA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR JAPAN HONOLULU TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION HAS GIVEN ANOTHER 63,000 HONOLULU TODAY-Brahmananda Svami.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974|Letter to Brahmananda -- Bombay 23 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of telegrams dated the 18th, 20th, and 21st of December reading as follows respectively: JAYATIRTHA REPORTS HONOLULU SUDAMA SUBAL BROKEN AWAY WITH SIX MEN TAKEN OVER RESTAURANT STOP TEMPLE PROPERTY IN NAME OF ONE OF THEIR MAN NOT IN SOCIETY NAME AM GOING THERE IMMEDIATELY GROUNDWORK GOING ON HERE STOP TROUBLE IN FRANKFURT SIXTY ARMED POLICEMEN RAIDED TEMPLE TEMPLE JAILED LEADERS IMPOUNDED VEHICLES AND BANK ACCOUNTS///HONGKONG SHOULD NOT BE CLOSED ONE INITIATED CHINESE GIVES MONEY AND TRANSLATED THREE CHAPTERS GITA STOP TEMPLE CAN BE MAINTAINED BY INDIANS TRIVIKRAMA ALONE MORE MEN REQUIRED URGENTLY TOKYO TODAY///GURUKRPA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR JAPAN HONOLULU TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION HAS GIVEN ANOTHER 63,000 HONOLULU TODAY-Brahmananda Svami.</p> |
| <p>You should stay in Honolulu and see that things are settled up there. Sudama must return the property to the Society's name, otherwise we will take action immediately. After things are settled there, you should go immediately to L.A. and take a direct flight to London and then Germany. I want to know what has happened there. How the situation can be rectified? Please keep me fully informed of all progress.</p> | | <p>You should stay in Honolulu and see that things are settled up there. Sudama must return the property to the Society's name, otherwise we will take action immediately. After things are settled there, you should go immediately to L.A. and take a direct flight to London and then Germany. I want to know what has happened there. How the situation can be rectified? Please keep me fully informed of all progress.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay27December1974_23" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="712" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoJayatirthaBombay27December1974_22" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="712" link="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your latest receipt from Bank of America dated 15, November, 1974 confirming $4235.43 that was sent to the Punjab National Bank in New Delhi. But I have not received as of yet any statement from them, indicating that the money has come. I have written them for that statement. Gurukrpa has deposited $63,752.54 to Dai Nippon under Credit note no. 134, dated December 19, 1974. Kindly animate this amount to Bank of America, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Mayapur-Vrndavana Fund, account no. 16026 in Bombay.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974|Letter to Jayatirtha -- Bombay 27 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your latest receipt from Bank of America dated 15, November, 1974 confirming $4235.43 that was sent to the Punjab National Bank in New Delhi. But I have not received as of yet any statement from them, indicating that the money has come. I have written them for that statement. Gurukrpa has deposited $63,752.54 to Dai Nippon under Credit note no. 134, dated December 19, 1974. Kindly animate this amount to Bank of America, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Mayapur-Vrndavana Fund, account no. 16026 in Bombay.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay31December1974_24" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="732" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay31December1974_23" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="732" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 20th and 22nd, 1974 and have noted the contents. Also I have received one Credit note no. 134 from Dai Nippon for the amount of 63,752.54 in US dollars. You take this project in Hawaii. Brahmananda Svami is there, so talk with him about it. It will be nice if you make your headquarters in Hawaii. You go sometimes to Tokyo and again come back.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 31 December, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 20th and 22nd, 1974 and have noted the contents. Also I have received one Credit note no. 134 from Dai Nippon for the amount of 63,752.54 in US dollars. You take this project in Hawaii. Brahmananda Svami is there, so talk with him about it. It will be nice if you make your headquarters in Hawaii. You go sometimes to Tokyo and again come back.</p> |
| <p>If there is any US bank (I think there is one Liberty Bank), you can remit through their Hawaii branch. I have got an account at that Liberty Bank in Hawaii.</p> | | <p>If there is any US bank (I think there is one Liberty Bank), you can remit through their Hawaii branch. I have got an account at that Liberty Bank in Hawaii.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaEvanstonIllinois4July1975_7" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="382" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaEvanstonIllinois4July1975_7" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="382" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dear Gurukrpa Swami:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 4 July, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> I may inform you that we have received the permission for constructing our Juhu temple. I want that your collection should be sent there so that the buildings may be completed as soon as possible.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I may inform you that we have received the permission for constructing our Juhu temple. I want that your collection should be sent there so that the buildings may be completed as soon as possible.</p>
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| <p>I am instructing Ramesvara to do the needful.</p> | | <p>I am instructing Ramesvara to do the needful.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaEvanstonIllinois8July1975_9" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="394" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaEvanstonIllinois8July1975_9" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="394" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa Maharaja:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Evanston, Illinois 8 July, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> Regarding your request to divert $5,000.00 from your collection to purchase a vehicle for the Hawaii farm costing $8,000.00 does the farm require this? Does it mean that without this truck they cannot develop? Actually I do not think it is a very good place. There is no water arrangement. The temple is not being maintained properly. They are keeping long hairs and not living responsibly. I do not think it is good to put good money after bad. So I have asked the GBC's that are here to discuss this, and the conclusion was that if you can make profit from selling the property, then it should be done. They said that the property was purchased for $60,000.00 and now is worth $100,000.00 So why not sell it and make profit.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. Regarding your request to divert $5,000.00 from your collection to purchase a vehicle for the Hawaii farm costing $8,000.00 does the farm require this? Does it mean that without this truck they cannot develop? Actually I do not think it is a very good place. There is no water arrangement. The temple is not being maintained properly. They are keeping long hairs and not living responsibly. I do not think it is good to put good money after bad. So I have asked the GBC's that are here to discuss this, and the conclusion was that if you can make profit from selling the property, then it should be done. They said that the property was purchased for $60,000.00 and now is worth $100,000.00 So why not sell it and make profit.</p>
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| <p>If the restaurant is making profit daily of $200.00 as was reported, then they may purchase the truck by paying $100.00 per day. On the whole I am not in favor of investing in this property.</p> | | <p>If the restaurant is making profit daily of $200.00 as was reported, then they may purchase the truck by paying $100.00 per day. On the whole I am not in favor of investing in this property.</p> |
| <p>Regarding Manasvi's going to India, it appears that he is doing well in Hawaii. If the restaurant is going on, then Manasvi's presence is required. Then why should he change? In Bombay there is already a qualified accountant, so why should Manasvi be chief accountant? Occasionally he may go to India if his presence is required.</p> | | <p>Regarding Manasvi's going to India, it appears that he is doing well in Hawaii. If the restaurant is going on, then Manasvi's presence is required. Then why should he change? In Bombay there is already a qualified accountant, so why should Manasvi be chief accountant? Occasionally he may go to India if his presence is required.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay30September1975_14" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="577" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay30September1975_14" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="577" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa Swami:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 30 September, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> I am in due receipt of your letter addressed to Rupanuga das dated September 16, 1975 and have noted the contents. Why is there this politics? This is not good. If politics come, then the preaching will be stopped. That is the difficulty. As soon as politics come, everything is spoiled. In the Gaudiya Math the politics is still going on. My Guru Maharaja left in 1936, and now it is 1976, so after 40 years the litigation is still going on. Do not come to this.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter addressed to Rupanuga das dated September 16, 1975 and have noted the contents. Why is there this politics? This is not good. If politics come, then the preaching will be stopped. That is the difficulty. As soon as politics come, everything is spoiled. In the Gaudiya Math the politics is still going on. My Guru Maharaja left in 1936, and now it is 1976, so after 40 years the litigation is still going on. Do not come to this.</p>
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| <div id="LettertoMrBJMurdockParis29July1976_11" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="422" link="Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976" link_text="Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976"> | | <div id="LettertoMrBJMurdockParis29July1976_11" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="422" link="Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976" link_text="Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976|Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dear Sir:</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976|Letter to Mr. B. J. Murdock -- Paris 29 July, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"> |
| <p>In regards the loan of $80,000.00 solicited by Deoji Punja in the name of ISKCON, or any other loans solicited in the name of ISKCON, as the Founder-Acarya and final authority on all ISKCON matters please be informed that until you receive authorization from me you may kindly wait in these matters of loans until further notice from me.</p>
| | <p style="display: inline;">In regards the loan of $80,000.00 solicited by Deoji Punja in the name of ISKCON, or any other loans solicited in the name of ISKCON, as the Founder-Acarya and final authority on all ISKCON matters please be informed that until you receive authorization from me you may kindly wait in these matters of loans until further notice from me.</p> |
| <p>Thanking you,</p> | | <p>Thanking you,</p> |
| <p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p> | | <p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban26October1976_19" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="600" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban26October1976_19" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="600" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 26 October, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> I am in receipt of your letter dated 15/10/76.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated 15/10/76.</p>
| |
| <p>The behavior of Sukadeva is very bad. It is good that he has resigned. The fact is that unless the management is strictly supervised, these things will happen. Sudama and Manasvi did the same thing. Be careful so that these things may not happen again in the future. The president cannot take any loans without authorization. This is a declaration. These things must not be allowed. Whatever he has taken must be returned and he must pay back the money that he has kept. How can he claim proprietorship, everything is the property of the Guru. You must inform them wherever he has gone that he must return whatever he has taken.</p> | | <p>The behavior of Sukadeva is very bad. It is good that he has resigned. The fact is that unless the management is strictly supervised, these things will happen. Sudama and Manasvi did the same thing. Be careful so that these things may not happen again in the future. The president cannot take any loans without authorization. This is a declaration. These things must not be allowed. Whatever he has taken must be returned and he must pay back the money that he has kept. How can he claim proprietorship, everything is the property of the Guru. You must inform them wherever he has gone that he must return whatever he has taken.</p> |
| <p>Now you please stay there until you have properly trained up a competent manager and then you must carefully supervise so that this may not happen again. Hawaii is a good field so do it carefully. You have done the right thing to inform me of the situation. Thank you for rectifying the situation.</p> | | <p>Now you please stay there until you have properly trained up a competent manager and then you must carefully supervise so that this may not happen again. Hawaii is a good field so do it carefully. You have done the right thing to inform me of the situation. Thank you for rectifying the situation.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban30November1976_21" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="667" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrindaban30November1976_21" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="667" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My dear Guru krpa,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings.</p>
| | <p style="display: inline;">This letter is to inform you that I am sending Bali Mardan to Australia to act as GBC for Australia and New Zealand until the Mayapur festival next year. Now you may concentrate on Hawaii and Japan.</p> |
| <p>This letter is to inform you that I am sending Bali Mardan to Australia to act as GBC for Australia and New Zealand until the Mayapur festival next year. Now you may concentrate on Hawaii and Japan.</p>
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| <div id="1977_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="12" parent="Correspondence" text="1977 Correspondence"><h3>1977 Correspondence</h3> | | <div id="1977_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="12" parent="Correspondence" text="1977 Correspondence"><h3>1977 Correspondence</h3> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay6April1977_1" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="84" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay6April1977_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="84" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Gurukrpa,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 6 April, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you for your letter dated 30 March, 1977.</p> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 30 March, 1977.</p>
| |
| <p>Yes, yesterday Bank of America has received your transfer of $100,000. May you live long and serve Krsna.</p> | | <p>Yes, yesterday Bank of America has received your transfer of $100,000. May you live long and serve Krsna.</p> |
| <p>As you have suggested I am instructing Bharadraja to immediately make a new set of Panca-tattva Deities for our Hawaii temple.</p> | | <p>As you have suggested I am instructing Bharadraja to immediately make a new set of Panca-tattva Deities for our Hawaii temple.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay3May1977_2" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="104" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaBombay3May1977_1" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="104" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My dear Gurukrpa Maharaja,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Bombay 3 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings.</p>
| | <p style="display: inline;">Yesterday, Gopala Krsna spoke with Ramesvara Maharaja, and it is understood that you are waiting for a letter from me before sending the second amount of $100,000. It is also understood that no money will be coming this month from the BBT. Therefore you can arrange to immediately send the $100,000 to the Bank of America, Express Towers, Nariman Point, Bombay, India to the advice and credit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Mayapur-Vrndavana Fund, Account no. 16026. Please advise me when this transfer has been made.</p> |
| <p>Yesterday, Gopala Krsna spoke with Ramesvara Maharaja, and it is understood that you are waiting for a letter from me before sending the second amount of $100,000. It is also understood that no money will be coming this month from the BBT. Therefore you can arrange to immediately send the $100,000 to the Bank of America, Express Towers, Nariman Point, Bombay, India to the advice and credit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Mayapur-Vrndavana Fund, Account no. 16026. Please advise me when this transfer has been made.</p>
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| <div id="LettertoGirirajaNewDelhi11May1977_3" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="110" link="Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977"> | | <div id="LettertoGirirajaNewDelhi11May1977_2" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="110" link="Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977|Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As Mr. Mohatta has recommended, I have enclosed a letter to Bank of America advising them to make payment to E.C.C. for the amount of Rs. 2 Lakhs. This letter as well as the other letter advising a transfer of Rs. 6 1/2 Lakhs to State Bank of Hyderabad account, should only be presented to Bank of America after they advise you that they have received Gurukrpa Swami's $100,000.00, and not before. But Mr. Mohatta should be shown all the bills so that he can check them. I am not at all in favor of paying them any more money until the final bill is presented.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977|Letter to Giriraja -- New Delhi 11 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As Mr. Mohatta has recommended, I have enclosed a letter to Bank of America advising them to make payment to E.C.C. for the amount of Rs. 2 Lakhs. This letter as well as the other letter advising a transfer of Rs. 6 1/2 Lakhs to State Bank of Hyderabad account, should only be presented to Bank of America after they advise you that they have received Gurukrpa Swami's $100,000.00, and not before. But Mr. Mohatta should be shown all the bills so that he can check them. I am not at all in favor of paying them any more money until the final bill is presented.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrndavana18May1977_4" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="113" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977"> | | <div id="LettertoGurukrpaVrndavana18May1977_3" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="113" link="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977" link_text="Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My dear Gurukrpa Maharaja,</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977|Letter to Gurukrpa -- Vrndavana, 18 May, 1977]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"> |
| <p>Please accept my blessings.</p>
| | <p style="display: inline;">I am so much grateful to you and to all of your men how much you are sacrificing for spreading the movement of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I have heard with great pleasure how in only one month's time you have distributed 50,000 Bhagavad gita As It Is in the Japanese language. Param vijayate sri krsna sankirtanam! I think there has never been a case in history when so many religious books were distributed in such a short time. Now that our books have been taken by the people it is only a question of time until our movement is well accepted in Japan. Go on distributing these books more and more and Caitanya Mahaprabhu will bless all of you. It is simply wonderful how with only 12 men you were able to distribute so many books and at the same time send such sizeable contribution for our Indian projects. Thank you all very much.</p> |
| <p>I am so much grateful to you and to all of your men how much you are sacrificing for spreading the movement of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I have heard with great pleasure how in only one month's time you have distributed 50,000 Bhagavad gita As It Is in the Japanese language. Param vijayate sri krsna sankirtanam! I think there has never been a case in history when so many religious books were distributed in such a short time. Now that our books have been taken by the people it is only a question of time until our movement is well accepted in Japan. Go on distributing these books more and more and Caitanya Mahaprabhu will bless all of you. It is simply wonderful how with only 12 men you were able to distribute so many books and at the same time send such sizeable contribution for our Indian projects. Thank you all very much.</p>
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| <p>For some reason temples are not sending in as much money as was expected to the BBT. Ramesvara says that he cannot afford to send any money for completing Bombay at this time. Therefore I am hoping it may be possible for you to continue to send $100,000 monthly for finishing the Bombay project, until such a time when the BBT can arrange instead to send the money. When the BBT can once again transfer funds regularly then I shall tell you what to do with further collections.</p> | | <p>For some reason temples are not sending in as much money as was expected to the BBT. Ramesvara says that he cannot afford to send any money for completing Bombay at this time. Therefore I am hoping it may be possible for you to continue to send $100,000 monthly for finishing the Bombay project, until such a time when the BBT can arrange instead to send the money. When the BBT can once again transfer funds regularly then I shall tell you what to do with further collections.</p> |
| <p>I was staying in Risikesh hoping to improve my health but instead I have become a little weaker. Now I have come back to my home, Vrndavana. If anything should go wrong, at least I will be here in Vrndavana. Vrndavana is for residence, Bombay is office for organization, and Mayapur is for worship of the Supreme Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.</p> | | <p>I was staying in Risikesh hoping to improve my health but instead I have become a little weaker. Now I have come back to my home, Vrndavana. If anything should go wrong, at least I will be here in Vrndavana. Vrndavana is for residence, Bombay is office for organization, and Mayapur is for worship of the Supreme Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.</p> |