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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles4May1970_16" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="289" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles4May1970_15" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="289" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As each and every ISKCON Center is my life and soul for preaching this movement, I hope you are doing your best to conduct the regular routine duties of the Temple—chanting regularly the beads, observing the restrictive regulations, taking Sankirtana Party to the streets, and selling our magazines and books.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As each and every ISKCON Center is my life and soul for preaching this movement, I hope you are doing your best to conduct the regular routine duties of the Temple—chanting regularly the beads, observing the restrictive regulations, taking Sankirtana Party to the streets, and selling our magazines and books.</p> |
| <p>Now at the present moment, I am concentrating my energy in this Los Angeles Center as ideal for all other centers in respect of Deity worship, Aratrik, Kirtana and other necessary paraphernalia. As I have curtailed my moving program, I wish that you may come here at your convenience and stay here for a few days and see personally how things are going on; and by meeting with me personally for necessary instruction, I hope simultaneously in all Centers the activities will be of the same standard.</p> | | <p>Now at the present moment, I am concentrating my energy in this Los Angeles Center as ideal for all other centers in respect of Deity worship, Aratrik, Kirtana and other necessary paraphernalia. As I have curtailed my moving program, I wish that you may come here at your convenience and stay here for a few days and see personally how things are going on; and by meeting with me personally for necessary instruction, I hope simultaneously in all Centers the activities will be of the same standard.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles9May1970_17" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="298" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles9May1970_16" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="298" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of Krsna tape transcriptions #13, 32, and 33, and 34, along with your note from the art department.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of Krsna tape transcriptions #13, 32, and 33, and 34, along with your note from the art department.</p> |
| <p>Regarding the Vedas personified, they should be drawn just like you have seen some pictures of great sages. They are young in appearance like perfect Vaisnavas, and they may be shown with tilak and Vaisnava markings in that way.</p> | | <p>Regarding the Vedas personified, they should be drawn just like you have seen some pictures of great sages. They are young in appearance like perfect Vaisnavas, and they may be shown with tilak and Vaisnava markings in that way.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoDineshLosAngeles19May1970_18" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="312" link="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoDineshLosAngeles19May1970_17" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="312" link="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970|Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I understand from Devananda that you are in immediate need of the Sony machine, therefore I am sending it through Satsvarupa. You can take it from him, and when you have finished your business or you have got a similar or better machine, you can return it to me.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970|Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I understand from Devananda that you are in immediate need of the Sony machine, therefore I am sending it through Satsvarupa. You can take it from him, and when you have finished your business or you have got a similar or better machine, you can return it to me.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoDineshLosAngeles19May1970_19" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="312" link="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoDineshLosAngeles19May1970_18" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="312" link="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970|Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Satsvarupa is returning to Boston today (Tuesday), and you can get the machine from him as soon as you go there. I understand that you are also expected there within a few days.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970|Letter to Dinesh -- Los Angeles 19 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Satsvarupa is returning to Boston today (Tuesday), and you can get the machine from him as soon as you go there. I understand that you are also expected there within a few days.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles28May1970_20" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="329" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles28May1970_19" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="329" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so pleased to learn that you are satisfied to see the Los Angeles Temple situation. Actually it is very, very nice to our purpose, and if we can maintain the standard of the Temple atmosphere certainly anyone who will come here will be influenced by the spiritual effect.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so pleased to learn that you are satisfied to see the Los Angeles Temple situation. Actually it is very, very nice to our purpose, and if we can maintain the standard of the Temple atmosphere certainly anyone who will come here will be influenced by the spiritual effect.</p> |
| <p>As I have already said many times that we have to maintain two lines parallel; namely the path of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the path of Pancaratriki. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the path for Paramahamsas, ansd Pancaratra path is for the neophytes. So the Temple worship is necessary for the beginners so that by following the regulative principles such devotees become more and more purified and thus gradually come on the platform to understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. So we shall always keep these principles in view and maintain our centers on this standard.</p> | | <p>As I have already said many times that we have to maintain two lines parallel; namely the path of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the path of Pancaratriki. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the path for Paramahamsas, ansd Pancaratra path is for the neophytes. So the Temple worship is necessary for the beginners so that by following the regulative principles such devotees become more and more purified and thus gradually come on the platform to understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. So we shall always keep these principles in view and maintain our centers on this standard.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles4June1970_21" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="338" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles4June1970_20" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="338" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The tape recorder which you have taken for Dinesh—whether he has taken delivery? He wanted it very urgently, so if he has not taken it yet, you can inform him by telephone.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 4 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The tape recorder which you have taken for Dinesh—whether he has taken delivery? He wanted it very urgently, so if he has not taken it yet, you can inform him by telephone.</p> |
| <p>Hope this will meet you in good health.</p> | | <p>Hope this will meet you in good health.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles5June1970_22" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="345" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles5June1970_21" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="345" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your informative letter dated 2nd June, 1970. Thank you very much.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your informative letter dated 2nd June, 1970. Thank you very much.</p> |
| <p>Try to deliver the tape recorder to Dinesh who is now in Washington again. So try to make some arrangement for this.</p> | | <p>Try to deliver the tape recorder to Dinesh who is now in Washington again. So try to make some arrangement for this.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles22June1970_23" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="372" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles22June1970_22" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="372" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad also to know that Satsvarupa is becoming more and more responsible for the Boston temple. That is nice. That I want. I have received his letter of 19th June 1970.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad also to know that Satsvarupa is becoming more and more responsible for the Boston temple. That is nice. That I want. I have received his letter of 19th June 1970.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles25June1970_24" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="381" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles25June1970_23" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="381" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the letter which you wish to send to inquiring persons, yes, if you have the return address to Boston and if Svarupa das can write replies nicely that will be better. But if there is some intricate question he must consult with Satsvarupa. Svarupa can reply in consultation with Satsvarupa, and some of the copies may be sent here so I will see how he is replying.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the letter which you wish to send to inquiring persons, yes, if you have the return address to Boston and if Svarupa das can write replies nicely that will be better. But if there is some intricate question he must consult with Satsvarupa. Svarupa can reply in consultation with Satsvarupa, and some of the copies may be sent here so I will see how he is replying.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles25June1970_25" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="382" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles25June1970_24" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="382" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the picture of King Paundraka, Yes, he may be colored blue. Because he was imitating Vasudeva, he had two artificial extra hands attached also. So he might have painted himself blue also.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the picture of King Paundraka, Yes, he may be colored blue. Because he was imitating Vasudeva, he had two artificial extra hands attached also. So he might have painted himself blue also.</p> |
| <p>Your question from chapter 89 KRSNA is answered in the beginning of the 90th chapter.</p> | | <p>Your question from chapter 89 KRSNA is answered in the beginning of the 90th chapter.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles11July1970_26" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="415" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles11July1970_25" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="415" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, you all must read Nectar of Devotion in your spare time. I am very glad to learn that your Boston Sankirtana Movement is very successful. If you are getting enough money now, you can send some extra money to me. I have given a loan to the BTG Department for $3000, so inform this matter to Satsvarupa and if he has got extra money he may return it. All books in soft cover which we have printed should be bound each one copy and sent to me for my library.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 11 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, you all must read Nectar of Devotion in your spare time. I am very glad to learn that your Boston Sankirtana Movement is very successful. If you are getting enough money now, you can send some extra money to me. I have given a loan to the BTG Department for $3000, so inform this matter to Satsvarupa and if he has got extra money he may return it. All books in soft cover which we have printed should be bound each one copy and sent to me for my library.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles19July1970_27" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="437" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles19July1970_26" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="437" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So far it is fixed up that I go to New Vrindaban for Janmastami day by the 20th August. So if you like I can go for a few days before to Boston to see your temple and press. You can fix up this program by talking with Hayagriva and let me know. I think everything is going nicely in Boston.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 19 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So far it is fixed up that I go to New Vrindaban for Janmastami day by the 20th August. So if you like I can go for a few days before to Boston to see your temple and press. You can fix up this program by talking with Hayagriva and let me know. I think everything is going nicely in Boston.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaUddhavaLosAngeles27July1970_28" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="453" link="Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaUddhavaLosAngeles27July1970_27" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="453" link="Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You are all my children and I love my American boys and girls who are sent to me by my spiritual master and I have accepted them as my disciples. Before coming to your country I took sannyasa in 1959. I was publishing BTG since 1944. After taking sannyasa I was more engaged in writing my books without any attempt to construct temples or to make disciples like my other Godbrothers in India. I was not very much interested in these matters because my Guru Maharaja liked very much publication of books than constructing big, big temples and creating some neophyte disciples. As soon as he saw that His neophyte disciples were increasing in number, He immediately decided to leave this world. To accept disciples means to take up the responsibility of absorbing the sinful reaction of life of the disciple.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa, Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You are all my children and I love my American boys and girls who are sent to me by my spiritual master and I have accepted them as my disciples. Before coming to your country I took sannyasa in 1959. I was publishing BTG since 1944. After taking sannyasa I was more engaged in writing my books without any attempt to construct temples or to make disciples like my other Godbrothers in India. I was not very much interested in these matters because my Guru Maharaja liked very much publication of books than constructing big, big temples and creating some neophyte disciples. As soon as he saw that His neophyte disciples were increasing in number, He immediately decided to leave this world. To accept disciples means to take up the responsibility of absorbing the sinful reaction of life of the disciple.</p> |
| <p>At the present moment in our ISKCON campus politics and diplomacy has entered. Some of my beloved students on whom I counted very, very much have been involved in this matter influenced by Maya. As such there has been some activity which I consider as disrespectful. So I have decided to retire and divert attention to book writing and nothing more.</p> | | <p>At the present moment in our ISKCON campus politics and diplomacy has entered. Some of my beloved students on whom I counted very, very much have been involved in this matter influenced by Maya. As such there has been some activity which I consider as disrespectful. So I have decided to retire and divert attention to book writing and nothing more.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaGargamuniLosAngeles31July1970_29" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="458" link="Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoBrahmanandaGargamuniLosAngeles31July1970_28" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="458" link="Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your two nice letters along with xerox copy of press meeting. Satsvarupa has sent me the original signed copy and I have replied him separately.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda , Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your two nice letters along with xerox copy of press meeting. Satsvarupa has sent me the original signed copy and I have replied him separately.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles31July1970_30" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="460" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles31July1970_29" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="460" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 27th July, 1970 regarding the manuscript.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 31 July, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 27th July, 1970 regarding the manuscript.</p> |
| <p>I understand that all the pictures of KRSNA, Vol. II, are not prepared, so I shall request you to complete these pictures as soon as possible. There is no hurry because now I am going with a small Sankirtana Party to the Eastern countries. I wish to remain in Japan at least for two months. Therefore if you send me the complete manuscript and pictures, then I can personally get the book, Second Volume, printed in my presence.</p> | | <p>I understand that all the pictures of KRSNA, Vol. II, are not prepared, so I shall request you to complete these pictures as soon as possible. There is no hurry because now I am going with a small Sankirtana Party to the Eastern countries. I wish to remain in Japan at least for two months. Therefore if you send me the complete manuscript and pictures, then I can personally get the book, Second Volume, printed in my presence.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo14August1970_31" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="475" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo14August1970_30" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="475" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now that I have formed this Governing Board Commission, the twelve members should each act as my zonal secretaries. So kindly keep me informed of your zone's activities at least once a week or once fortnightly. In this way I will be encouraged and can give you direction and inspiration.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 14 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now that I have formed this Governing Board Commission, the twelve members should each act as my zonal secretaries. So kindly keep me informed of your zone's activities at least once a week or once fortnightly. In this way I will be encouraged and can give you direction and inspiration.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupa6162chomeOhhashiMegurokuTokyoJapan16thAugust1970_32" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="482" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupa6162chomeOhhashiMegurokuTokyoJapan16thAugust1970_31" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="482" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 10th August, 1970, along with a list of schedule for Temple activities. It is very nice program. If you simply follow this program, then the spell of Maya will not be able to enter into your constitution. All Questions and answers are practically given in our books.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 16th, August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 10th August, 1970, along with a list of schedule for Temple activities. It is very nice program. If you simply follow this program, then the spell of Maya will not be able to enter into your constitution. All Questions and answers are practically given in our books.</p> |
| <p>I have received two Bhagavatam chapters, "Pure devotional Service" the arcan program is very nicely described in verse number 22 specifically. So these books are so valuable for public reading, but some way or other they are not being introduced in proper channel namely the school and college for reading.</p> | | <p>I have received two Bhagavatam chapters, "Pure devotional Service" the arcan program is very nicely described in verse number 22 specifically. So these books are so valuable for public reading, but some way or other they are not being introduced in proper channel namely the school and college for reading.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo18August1970_33" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="490" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo18August1970_32" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="490" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Herewith please find four pages of poems written by Tirthapada dasa Brahmacari who is working at Sydney very diligently. If our Vyasa Puja pamphlet is not yet finished, you may add them there or conveniently they may be published in BTG. He is a good worker in Sydney; he should be encouraged.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Herewith please find four pages of poems written by Tirthapada dasa Brahmacari who is working at Sydney very diligently. If our Vyasa Puja pamphlet is not yet finished, you may add them there or conveniently they may be published in BTG. He is a good worker in Sydney; he should be encouraged.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoUpendraTokyo18August1970_34" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="491" link="Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoUpendraTokyo18August1970_33" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="491" link="Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970|Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tirthapada is your very sincere devotee and combined with him the activities there will be very much exemplary. I have sent the poetry written by Tirthapada to Satsvarupa for publication in BTG.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970|Letter to Upendra -- Tokyo 18 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tirthapada is your very sincere devotee and combined with him the activities there will be very much exemplary. I have sent the poetry written by Tirthapada to Satsvarupa for publication in BTG.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo20August1970_35" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="494" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaTokyo20August1970_34" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="494" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I have left L.A. I have received many letters from many centers, but I have not received any letter from New York nor a letter from Brahmananda Swami nor Gargamuni Swami. I have already sent a circular letter requesting the Zonal Secretary Governing Body Commissioners to send me at least twice in a month the reports of the activities in the respective zones. So I shall be glad to know how the new building in New York is being worked out.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Tokyo 20 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I have left L.A. I have received many letters from many centers, but I have not received any letter from New York nor a letter from Brahmananda Swami nor Gargamuni Swami. I have already sent a circular letter requesting the Zonal Secretary Governing Body Commissioners to send me at least twice in a month the reports of the activities in the respective zones. So I shall be glad to know how the new building in New York is being worked out.</p> |
| <p>When I was in L.A. I heard that a good many visitors were coming there (N.Y.) It was very much encouraging. I think Bhavananda is president of the New York center so I shall be glad to hear from him.</p> | | <p>When I was in L.A. I heard that a good many visitors were coming there (N.Y.) It was very much encouraging. I think Bhavananda is president of the New York center so I shall be glad to hear from him.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaCalcutta13September1970_36" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="512" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaCalcutta13September1970_35" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="512" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated August 30th and September 4th 1970 and it appears that the arrangement for distributing books in the libraries of schools, colleges and universities as well as public libraries is very satisfactory. Do everything conscientiously and Krsna will give you all necessary intelligence.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 13 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated August 30th and September 4th 1970 and it appears that the arrangement for distributing books in the libraries of schools, colleges and universities as well as public libraries is very satisfactory. Do everything conscientiously and Krsna will give you all necessary intelligence.</p> |
| <p>In India our preaching work is going on. Practically everyday we have got an outside nice meeting. There is regular newspaper coverage, but the difficulty is that the whole country is now communist infected. People are in very much perturbed condition. All of them are expecting me to do something for ameliorating the situation, but I am simply advising them to chant Hare Krsna because this transcendental sound is the only panacea for all material diseases.</p> | | <p>In India our preaching work is going on. Practically everyday we have got an outside nice meeting. There is regular newspaper coverage, but the difficulty is that the whole country is now communist infected. People are in very much perturbed condition. All of them are expecting me to do something for ameliorating the situation, but I am simply advising them to chant Hare Krsna because this transcendental sound is the only panacea for all material diseases.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoRupanugaCalcutta25September1970_37" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="531" link="Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoRupanugaCalcutta25September1970_36" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="531" link="Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970|Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received Karandhara's letter and Satsvarupa's letter and I am so glad to receive their encouraging reports. So the Portland temple is now established and you try together to open as many other branches in suitable places as possible. Please try to improve our Vrndavana scheme at New Vrndavana with the cooperation of all parties.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970|Letter to Rupanuga -- Calcutta 25 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received Karandhara's letter and Satsvarupa's letter and I am so glad to receive their encouraging reports. So the Portland temple is now established and you try together to open as many other branches in suitable places as possible. Please try to improve our Vrndavana scheme at New Vrndavana with the cooperation of all parties.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay4November1970_38" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="571" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay4November1970_37" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="571" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your letter of 23 September, 1970, along with the note from your good wife, and have read them with attention. The sentiments which you have expressed are very much encouraging to me, that I have got such disciples as yourself who are more anxious to serve me than my own children. You are one of my oldest and best-qualified students, so now you may, along with the other men of GBC, take over from me management of ISKCON affairs and work combinedly to open as many centers as possible all over the world. If you simply carry out the instructions which I have given you Krsna will reward you with all success.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 4 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received your letter of 23 September, 1970, along with the note from your good wife, and have read them with attention. The sentiments which you have expressed are very much encouraging to me, that I have got such disciples as yourself who are more anxious to serve me than my own children. You are one of my oldest and best-qualified students, so now you may, along with the other men of GBC, take over from me management of ISKCON affairs and work combinedly to open as many centers as possible all over the world. If you simply carry out the instructions which I have given you Krsna will reward you with all success.</p> |
| <p>Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that this chanting of the Hare Krsna Mantra will be heard in every nook and cranny of this globe. He is God, so there is no doubt about it. So if we are intelligent we will take advantage of this opportunity and get the credit. If we do not, someone else will.</p> | | <p>Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that this chanting of the Hare Krsna Mantra will be heard in every nook and cranny of this globe. He is God, so there is no doubt about it. So if we are intelligent we will take advantage of this opportunity and get the credit. If we do not, someone else will.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoJaduraniBombay16November1970_39" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="597" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoJaduraniBombay16November1970_38" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="597" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think that is you feel too much inconvenience just now by remaining in Boston with Satsvarupa, then you may go to some other center for some time with the art department and carry on your work there. Sometimes such separation for a time is beneficial for husband and wife both, but there is never any question of divorce.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 16 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think that is you feel too much inconvenience just now by remaining in Boston with Satsvarupa, then you may go to some other center for some time with the art department and carry on your work there. Sometimes such separation for a time is beneficial for husband and wife both, but there is never any question of divorce.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay25November1970_40" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="616" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay25November1970_39" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="616" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad that you are trying with all the other GBC members to maintain all the various functions of our very large organization up to the standard as I have set for you. This is most important. So please always work cooperatively for this end. I know that there has been a great disturbance amongst the devotees caused recently, but now things are being rectified. You are right to say that the example and kindly guidance of our elder members in the Society is the most profound force for motivating our students both new and old towards advanced Krsna Consciousness. Neglect of following the regulative activities and so-called advancement on the basis of self-motivation are both offensive. One should sincerely try to bring himself to the stage of devotional service motivated by pure love of Krsna, and our personal example must set a guide for them.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 25 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad that you are trying with all the other GBC members to maintain all the various functions of our very large organization up to the standard as I have set for you. This is most important. So please always work cooperatively for this end. I know that there has been a great disturbance amongst the devotees caused recently, but now things are being rectified. You are right to say that the example and kindly guidance of our elder members in the Society is the most profound force for motivating our students both new and old towards advanced Krsna Consciousness. Neglect of following the regulative activities and so-called advancement on the basis of self-motivation are both offensive. One should sincerely try to bring himself to the stage of devotional service motivated by pure love of Krsna, and our personal example must set a guide for them.</p> |
| <p>You have written, and several others have written to me intimations that you are establishing a membership program in the U.S. That is very good idea. However, I have already advised Rupanuga how the Membership fees are to be fixed. Please see that this business is done consistently by all our centers, otherwise there will be a confusion. Regarding means for increasing the income of the temples, I have asked Tamala Krsna to give you some hints how to do it. I am waiting further reports on the endeavors of our Sannyasis in establishing new centers in Houston, New Orleans and Coconut Grove. I have written Brahmananda how they are to manage their own establishment program. Every Temple must work independently so far as maintenance is concerned.</p> | | <p>You have written, and several others have written to me intimations that you are establishing a membership program in the U.S. That is very good idea. However, I have already advised Rupanuga how the Membership fees are to be fixed. Please see that this business is done consistently by all our centers, otherwise there will be a confusion. Regarding means for increasing the income of the temples, I have asked Tamala Krsna to give you some hints how to do it. I am waiting further reports on the endeavors of our Sannyasis in establishing new centers in Houston, New Orleans and Coconut Grove. I have written Brahmananda how they are to manage their own establishment program. Every Temple must work independently so far as maintenance is concerned.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay28November1970_41" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="623" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay28November1970_40" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="623" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You write to say that you have asked Karandhara to send some money received for the bookfund to pay for paper. That is alright provided that Karandhara can also continue making payments to Dai Nippon. The problem is that book money isn't being properly collected. Big books like KRSNA and NOD: NOD, 5,000 books printed @ $4.00 = $20,000.; KRSNA - 10,000 printed at $8.00 = $80,000. for a total of $100,000. $70,000. or $80,000. should have been collected, but Karandhara has only collected $24,000. So where is the rest of the money? This means that the money is not being collected properly. What can be done? Also there were so many small booklets printed. Where is the collection for them also? If collections are not being made properly, then there will be a shortage of money. So how to adjust things?</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 28 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You write to say that you have asked Karandhara to send some money received for the bookfund to pay for paper. That is alright provided that Karandhara can also continue making payments to Dai Nippon. The problem is that book money isn't being properly collected. Big books like KRSNA and NOD: NOD, 5,000 books printed @ $4.00 = $20,000.; KRSNA - 10,000 printed at $8.00 = $80,000. for a total of $100,000. $70,000. or $80,000. should have been collected, but Karandhara has only collected $24,000. So where is the rest of the money? This means that the money is not being collected properly. What can be done? Also there were so many small booklets printed. Where is the collection for them also? If collections are not being made properly, then there will be a shortage of money. So how to adjust things?</p> |
| <p>Arrangements should be made so that book collection can be made properly. Also how the books are collected, how accounts are kept, how books are distributed. Then there will be no scarcity of money. Even if you take $5,000. to $10,000., that's all right so long as Karandhara can send to Dai Nippon at least $50,000. So what will be the cost of printing and folding 5,000 NODs? If Karandhara can't pay, I will see how to get it from here. (You can print and fold there and send here for collating and binding.)</p> | | <p>Arrangements should be made so that book collection can be made properly. Also how the books are collected, how accounts are kept, how books are distributed. Then there will be no scarcity of money. Even if you take $5,000. to $10,000., that's all right so long as Karandhara can send to Dai Nippon at least $50,000. So what will be the cost of printing and folding 5,000 NODs? If Karandhara can't pay, I will see how to get it from here. (You can print and fold there and send here for collating and binding.)</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoAdvaitaSurat19December1970_42" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="644" link="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoAdvaitaSurat19December1970_41" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="644" link="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I know that Satsvarupa has got too much other engagement to be able to devote the requisite time for managing the press department. I had never considered either closing down our ISKCON Press or removing your responsibility for managing the press affairs. You may immediately resume your former activities and work the press according to your best ability because I am very eager to see our own press printing the majority of our publications.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I know that Satsvarupa has got too much other engagement to be able to devote the requisite time for managing the press department. I had never considered either closing down our ISKCON Press or removing your responsibility for managing the press affairs. You may immediately resume your former activities and work the press according to your best ability because I am very eager to see our own press printing the majority of our publications.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoAdvaitaSurat19December1970_43" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="644" link="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoAdvaitaSurat19December1970_42" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="644" link="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am writing to Satsvarupa to help you as I have suggested.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Advaita -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am writing to Satsvarupa to help you as I have suggested.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaSurat19December1970_44" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="647" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaSurat19December1970_43" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="647" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated November 30th, December 3rd and 8th, 1970, along with a correspondence with one E. Michael Kelly. I have read your reply to Mr. Kelly and I find it very nice. Such important persons shou be carefully instructed so they may aid us in spreading Krsna consciousness.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 19 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated November 30th, December 3rd and 8th, 1970, along with a correspondence with one E. Michael Kelly. I have read your reply to Mr. Kelly and I find it very nice. Such important persons shou be carefully instructed so they may aid us in spreading Krsna consciousness.</p> |
| <p>I have seen the layout proposal for the first pages of our new edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is and it is fully approved by me. I shall immediately write one preface to the enlarged edition as you have requested and send it as soon as possible. I have written to Karandhara that the money for printing according to Advaita's estimate of $17,000 should be realized from London. London book sales have nothing to do with my book fund. They have got 2,500 copies of KRSNA or in other words $20,000 worth of books, so they can send $17,000 for printing of Bhagavad-gita, immediately. It is a good proposal to print 10,000 copies; 5,000 for India and 5,000 for U.S.A.</p> | | <p>I have seen the layout proposal for the first pages of our new edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is and it is fully approved by me. I shall immediately write one preface to the enlarged edition as you have requested and send it as soon as possible. I have written to Karandhara that the money for printing according to Advaita's estimate of $17,000 should be realized from London. London book sales have nothing to do with my book fund. They have got 2,500 copies of KRSNA or in other words $20,000 worth of books, so they can send $17,000 for printing of Bhagavad-gita, immediately. It is a good proposal to print 10,000 copies; 5,000 for India and 5,000 for U.S.A.</p> |
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| <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaSurat28December1970_45" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="651" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970"> | | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaSurat28December1970_44" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="651" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 23rd, 1970, Along with a press letter. I am very glad that Advaita has come back to his position, but I am very much concerned that there is a Mayavadi Sannyasi among yourselves. According to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, anything spoken by the Mayavadis is very, very dangerous. If the Sannyasi who has come to our shelter becomes clean shaved and keeps a sikha with beads on his neck and chants Hare Krsna Mantra 16 rounds at least and changes his dress, then he can be allowed to stay with us. Until six months pass he cannot lecture in the meetings. On these conditions, he can render us service in the matter of Sanskrit composition, otherwise there is no need of him. Please take immediate steps in this connection and let me know what you have done in this matter.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Surat 28 December, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 23rd, 1970, Along with a press letter. I am very glad that Advaita has come back to his position, but I am very much concerned that there is a Mayavadi Sannyasi among yourselves. According to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, anything spoken by the Mayavadis is very, very dangerous. If the Sannyasi who has come to our shelter becomes clean shaved and keeps a sikha with beads on his neck and chants Hare Krsna Mantra 16 rounds at least and changes his dress, then he can be allowed to stay with us. Until six months pass he cannot lecture in the meetings. On these conditions, he can render us service in the matter of Sanskrit composition, otherwise there is no need of him. Please take immediate steps in this connection and let me know what you have done in this matter.</p> |
| <p>The $28,000 plus $800 contributed by Sai may not be touched for any other purpose until you hear from me. Dai Nippon's debt regarding BTG should be liquidated by the Department of BTG. Why the debt should be cleared with a contribution which Krsna has sent for another purpose? I can understand that from London the payment is not regularly coming from the very beginning, so in order to counteract this anomaly I shall be sending someone out of the four important members to check out the condition of London. Most probably Hamsaduta will very soon go there.</p> | | <p>The $28,000 plus $800 contributed by Sai may not be touched for any other purpose until you hear from me. Dai Nippon's debt regarding BTG should be liquidated by the Department of BTG. Why the debt should be cleared with a contribution which Krsna has sent for another purpose? I can understand that from London the payment is not regularly coming from the very beginning, so in order to counteract this anomaly I shall be sending someone out of the four important members to check out the condition of London. Most probably Hamsaduta will very soon go there.</p> |
| <p>At present I am at Surat, which is very nice city in India. People are very responsive and we are getting practically every day a Life Member. There is an important meeting in Calcutta on the sixth of January, so I may be going there on the 5th of January, 1971. I am writing you this letter in great haste on account of being concerned about a Mayavadi Sannyasi being present among you. Therefore, if he completely surrenders to our principles and lives as other newcomers live, then he can be allowed. Otherwise there is no need of his staying with us.</p> | | <p>At present I am at Surat, which is very nice city in India. People are very responsive and we are getting practically every day a Life Member. There is an important meeting in Calcutta on the sixth of January, so I may be going there on the 5th of January, 1971. I am writing you this letter in great haste on account of being concerned about a Mayavadi Sannyasi being present among you. Therefore, if he completely surrenders to our principles and lives as other newcomers live, then he can be allowed. Otherwise there is no need of his staying with us.</p> |
| <p>My next letter will follow very soon. You can offer my thanks to Advaita. The dummy Bhagavad-gita sent by him is approved by me. If it is possible it may be improved further.</p> | | <p>My next letter will follow very soon. You can offer my thanks to Advaita. The dummy Bhagavad-gita sent by him is approved by me. If it is possible it may be improved further.</p> |
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| | <div id="1971_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Correspondence" text="1971 Correspondence"><h3>1971 Correspondence</h3> |
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| | <div id="LettertoKarandharaSurat1January1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="2" link="Letter to Karandhara -- Surat 1 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Karandhara -- Surat 1 January, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Karandhara -- Surat 1 January, 1971|Letter to Karandhara -- Surat 1 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am also glad that you are continuing to send money into the "Bhaktivedanta Book Fund Deposit" with Dai Nippon. I am very eager to begin printing of new books and the first thing is clearing our bills to date. So the matter of proceeds from distribution of Books should be carefully done so that the returns may be immediately sent off to Dai Nippon. I have also written to Satsvarupa and Advaita that the plan for printing our Bhagavad-gita As It Is in enlarged edition should go on as soon as possible.</p> |
| | </div> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaAllahabad11January1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="18" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 11 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 11 January, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 11 January, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 11 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your several letters and ISKCON Press Newsletters dated 13, 16 and 27th December, 1970, and noted the contents. I have been travelling considerably and the preaching work is taking up all of our time; so our tour in India is very much welcomed by the people, but I have not the opportunity to write my correspondence very often.</p> |
| | <p>I am hoping that the Bhagavad-gita As It Is and Nectar of Devotion shall be printed soon. If you require the funds for NOD and TLC, I shall send it conveniently. But I have just received a letter from Karandhara that the needed money is already arranged and the printing should begin soon. I am very anxious to see that ISKCON Press is operating effectively. Regarding the Preface to Bhagavad-gita, I shall send that as soon as I have got some time to write one. In the meantime you can go ahead with the remainder of layout work.</p> |
| | <p>It is very good news that Advaita is back with you. Please see that he is given all facilities to operate the press to fullest advantage. Kulasekhara should be a great assistance also in this connection; but Advaita is expert.</p> |
| | <p>Regarding funds for ISKCON Press, this has been very much mismanaged in the past, so now you are suffering. The right thing is that the temples have got to pay the book bills to ISKCON Press very promptly. We have got so many literatures and therefore it is not very good that there is a shortage of money realized from their distribution.</p> |
| | <p>I am still awaiting the shipment of books to India. Please let me know if they are dispatched or not.</p> |
| | <p>I hear from all our centers that they have instituted regular classes for writing articles and still you say they do not contribute sufficiently to Back to Godhead. How is that? I want all our students to write articles for our transcendental magazine. That is practical. Karandhara has also written that my long desired scheme of a Krsna Conscious daily newspaper is being implemented. Please do this work very nicely. It will be a very great step in the history of ISKCON movement.</p> |
| | <p>Regarding your proposal to approach important persons to help us in this work, I am sorry to note a consideration of some false "Trust Fund." Such false things have no value either for us or anyone else.</p> |
| | <p>I am awaiting your next letters of progress and newsletters also. Hope this will meet you in good health.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoGopalaKrsnaAllahabad21January1971_2" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="32" link="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971|Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Some improvements in the format of the magazine can be made though. For our English edition I have instructed Satsvarupa that there should only be one article by myself no more than four pages in length and that the remainder of the magazine should be made up of articles by our students. Also, so far as the order of presentation, first my Guru Maharaja or senior acaryas, then myself, then our sannyasis, and then other students. In this way you can present our French BTG and that will be very nice.</p> |
| | </div> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaAllahabad21January1971_3" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="33" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">am in due receipt of your letter dated 7th January, 1971 along with the enclosed articles, as well as the ISKCON Press newsletter dated 5th January, 1971.</p> |
| | <p>I beg to thank you very much for the magazine interview. You have so rightly said, "It's a hellish life without Krsna." These words of yours have pleased me so much. Actually it is a fact and one who has become so disgusted with material life is actually advanced in Krsna Consciousness. This is first class propaganda and it will be a hammer-blow to the proponents of materialism and atheism. I am so glad that you are feeling and speaking like this and I thank you very much. The article appears to be in a nice magazine, so if you can get further articles and interviews published in the magazines, that will be a great boon to our Movement.</p> |
| | <p>It is nice to hear that the sannyasi staying there is sacrificing his Mayavadi philosophy and willing to accept the regulative principles of devotional service. I have received his letter and will reply it separately.</p> |
| | <p>So far as ISKCON Press moving to N.Y. is concerned, if Advaita feels it will benefit the press, then why not? From your description it appears that Advaita has found a better place and if he is taking on the responsibility of expanding the Press, then he should definitely go there. For technical matters, let Advaita go on working independently. He is certainly competent. So far as decision making regarding contents of publications, etc., that can be done conjointly.</p> |
| | <p>It appears from the press report that progress is going on with Gita and 2nd Canto, but slowly. It will be nice if you please accelerate it.</p> |
| | <p>In answer to the artists questions:</p> |
| | <p>1) Simply paint the Visnu Murti in the heart. You can make the individual soul a very small spark, or spark-like.</p> |
| | <p>2) Visnu has more than thousands of arms but for this picture of the tortoise avatara. where Visnu is sitting on top of the hill, he should be shown with four hands only. We should only paint four-handed Visnus and not consult Kalayana-Kalpataru, which is not always authorized.</p> |
| | <p>3) Yes, if you would like to send the painting of my Guru Maharaja here to India, why not.</p> |
| | <p>4) Yes, Krishna can be shown seated next to Arjuna on the chariot when universal form is displayed.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaCalcutta9February1971_4" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="51" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 9 February, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 9 February, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 9 February, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 9 February, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I hope that everything is going on well there with the production of Bhagavad-gita. In this regards please make the following addition to the text:</p> |
| | <p>Chapter IX, The Most Confidential Knowledge, in the purport of the 34th verse you will read "Krishna is not an ordinary human being; He is the Absolute Truth, His Body, Mind and He Himself are One and Absolute". Immediately therefore you can add the following: In the Kurma Purana, as it is quoted by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami in his Anubhasya comments of Caitanya Caritamrta, 5th chapter Ādi lila, verses 41-48, "deha dehi bibhedo 'yang nesvare vidyate kvacit" which means that there is no difference in Krishna, the Supreme Lord, between Himself and His body.</p> |
| | <p>This evidence is given here to show that there is no distinction between Krishna's body and Himself since such commentators as Dr. Radhakrishnan make such distinction.</p> |
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| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay26February1971_5" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="83" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 26 February, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 26 February, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 26 February, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 26 February, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so glad to hear that you have just returned from a successful touring of the temples in Southern U.S.A. and had an occasion to meet and speak with our sannyasis also. The sannyasis are trying their best. So let them go on as they have been doing and let them do in their own way. There is no trouble.</p> |
| | <p>So far as my translating of the rest of Srimad-Bhagavatam is concerned, that is my next program. After returning from India I shall be seriously engaged in translating work. I shall continue as before and shall record two tapes daily. Time is short and I am aging but I want to publish all of Srimad-Bhagavatam and as you are doing now. Publishing Srimad-Bhagavatam chapter-wise is very nice and it should be continued and as soon as all the chapters of a canto are finished, we make it into a book, either in Japan or U.S.A. as is suitable. But my only request to you all is that the two tapes, regularly sent every day must be finished being transcribed, edited, composed, layed out and printed all in one week. In this way two tapes daily must be ready for printing. Then it will be nice. So far I am concerned, although I am getting old, I guarantee I shall give you two tapes daily provided you guarantee to finish printing two tapes daily. That will encourage me more and more.</p> |
| | <p>So far as securing $50.00 for each initiation into Hare Krishna Mantra, that is not compulsory. The system is that after initiations, each devotee should collect some alms to the best of his capacity either cash or something else and make a presentation to the Spiritual Master. This is called daksina. Without daksina the initiation ceremony is not perfect. The collection of alms is not necessarily to be $50. It may be $500.00 or $5.00; it doesn't matter. It depends on the capacity of the initiated person. But he should try and collect to the best of his capacity and try to collect and give to the Spiritual Master.</p> |
| | <p>I have given further instruction to Gargamuni Maharaja concerning the Pakistan affair today. A copy of that letter is enclosed herein. So far as your being replaced as President of Boston temple, I have no objection. For better management of the whole institution, the governing body commission is responsible. So I shall be simply pleased to see that things are going on very nicely.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoYogesvaraBombay4March1971_6" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="86" link="Letter to Yogesvara -- Bombay 4 March, 1971" link_text="Letter to Yogesvara -- Bombay 4 March, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yogesvara -- Bombay 4 March, 1971|Letter to Yogesvara -- Bombay 4 March, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, I have already received a copy of your book "Krsna, the Cowherd Boy" and also given suggestions for the same. So you can present it to Satsvarupa and the editors and if they approve, then I approve and the book may be printed by our Press.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay13March1971_7" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="95" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated 21st and 23rd February, 1971, respectively. I have also received the newspaper clipping showing Hrdayananda's wedding and it is very nice. So far as him taking over the management of Boston temple, that is all right. All department heads should train an assistant so that in their absence, work may not suffer but go on continuously. However, why do you want to divorce yourself entirely from management of Boston temple? Do you think that is necessary?</p> |
| | <p>Our new publication "The Modern Mission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness" sounds very nice and you may send me some copies as soon as they are printed up. So far as your suggestion for a booklet of operational principles, you may go ahead as planned. For this book so many points have been explained in the Nectar of Devotion. So why don't you refer to it? Last year's handbook was not bad. There was sufficient stock of information there but if you can improve upon it still further, that will be very nice. Also very soon I shall send you one complete set of instructions on worshiping the Deity and you can print in English and distribute. This book shall be named "Method of Worship".</p> |
| | <p>So far as life membership is concerned, what is this time and circumstance of U.S.A.? To become a life member means a person has become sympathetic. They should simply be convinced of the importance of our movement, and that according to your activity. In some newspaper clippings I have read, about our devotees. "These are good men and we want more men like this in our community." That is certainly good impression. They are sympathetic and so for them to become our life member is not difficult. There are four divisions of members; life member, donor member, subscriber member, and common member. So any membership will make the people sympathetic to our movement and it will be a stride toward our progressive march.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, it is my desire that Isana and his wife and child stay there in Boston temple and Isana may continue as cook there. He should always be kept engaged. He is a bit crazy but he is a very good soul. Please give him my blessings and let me know how he is doing there.</p> |
| | <p>So far as helping youth cases, they should live with us. We cannot devote separate time for them. That is not possible. If anyone desires to be treated, he must live with us. Before admitting him, we must see that he is not a mad man and will not create a disturbance. If he lives with us and sees how</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoJohnMilnerBombay24March1971_8" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="113" link="Letter to John Milner -- Bombay 24 March, 1971" link_text="Letter to John Milner -- Bombay 24 March, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to John Milner -- Bombay 24 March, 1971|Letter to John Milner -- Bombay 24 March, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So who is now in charge of Tallahassee center? If there are any questions which may arise, you may correspond with Satsvarupa, the governing body representative for Southern U.S.A. and he will be able to help you.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay24March1971_9" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="114" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 24 March, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 24 March, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 24 March, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 24 March, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is very encouraging news to hear that we have one new center in Amherst, Mass. amidst so many prominent colleges. So the devotees there should be very actively engaged in preaching at these schools and especially introducing our literatures, as well as teaching any classes, if that is possible. We have got so many centers. Now we should concentrate on developing the existing centers nicely rather than randomly opening new ones. If a temple has to close down it is a great discredit. So we should work in such a way that all our centers may prosper.</p> |
| | <p>According to your letter, you should have received the new Deities by now. These big Dieties should be installed in a big throne and then the small Deities may be transferred to a smaller temple if you wish. I shall be going to _____ and if you want I shall go to Boston, also. Why not? In the meantime you can have several sets of very nice dresses prepared, ornaments, etc. and keep them ready.</p> |
| | <p>So far as Citsukhananda going to replace Brahmananda Maharaja (whose last report was from London, where he is raising funds for going to Karachi), I have just received one letter from him dated 3rd March, 1971 saying that he is in L.A. making final arrangements for opening Mexico City branch. So who shall go to Tallahassee?</p> |
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| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoRupanugaBombay9April1971_10" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="145" link="Letter to Rupanuga -- Bombay 9 April, 1971" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga -- Bombay 9 April, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga -- Bombay 9 April, 1971|Letter to Rupanuga -- Bombay 9 April, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You write to say that you are relocating in N.Y. but I have received a letter from Satsvarupa saying that he cannot leave because of some financial difficulties. This complaint is practically coming from every temple. Why there is financial difficulty?</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay14April1971_11" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="162" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 14 April, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 14 April, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 14 April, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 14 April, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One of our life members here in India, and our good patron as well, has requested some back issues of BTG. So please send him as many back issues as are available, and if there are none there, then you may instruct Karandhara to do the same. Otherwise just you send some; not that both send. His name and address is as follows:</p> |
| | :Sri Mulchand Deomal |
| | :Dedi Bathena Bldg, |
| | :Palia Street, Nanpura |
| | :Surat, INDIA |
| | <p>My program here is not yet fixed up so it is uncertain when I shall be returning to U.S.A. Presently arrangements are being made for me to go to Australia, Malaysia and Moscow, Russia as well. I have received one invitation to speak at the university there. So we shall see what Krishna desires.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaCalcutta26May1971_12" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="221" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letters dated 1st and 7th May, 1971, respectively and have noted the contents carefully. So far as "Back To Godhead" is concerned, the answers to your questions are as follows: Recipes are all right if you think that there is such a public demand. But just recipes, no pictures; Yes, parts of my letters may be reprinted as a second article by me; no drawings should appear in the magazine; Yes, a question and answer article is very nice, and letters from interested persons may also be published. On other matters you can use your own discretion.</p> |
| | <p>As of yet, I have not received the check for $50 for ten tulasi beads. Yes, if you feel that she is qualified, the girl Carol may receive Gayatri initiation also so that she can take up pujari business full time.</p> |
| | <p>So far as aleviating financial difficulty by dispersing spiritual sky incense profits, whatever the GBC members think is proper is all right by me. Your specific task is to regularly compile BTG and arrange editorials, etc. These are your business. On the whole, the report submitted by you for the Southern U.S.A. centers appears very favorable. Encourage them more and more. It is encouraging to note that the court case was won in New Orleans. Requirements for Jagannatha worship is that four qualified Brahmins must be on hand to tend to Lord Jagannatha's needs. Unless there are sufficient men and Brahmins, how can such worship go on?</p> |
| | <p>Regarding the proposed book "Method of Worship", I have not had time to prepare it here. So when I return to U.S.A. and again begin to write my books, my first business will be this. Enclosed please find some poetry by some of the devotees here. If you think that they are suitable for publication, then you may do so.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoJaduraniBombay8June1971_13" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="234" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 8 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 8 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 8 June, 1971|Letter to Jadurani -- Bombay 8 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding Satsvarupa's engagement, his main business is editorial and to improve the condition of the Boston temple also. There is a vast amount of editing work. It is not an easy job. We have to print so many books and if he becomes an expert editor it will be a great asset to our mission, and he has got the capacity. Very soon I am returning and I shall overburden him with dictaphone tapes. He will have more than enough engagement.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay12June1971_14" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="242" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 12 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 12 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 12 June, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 12 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You should know that you are always with me. I am always thinking of you and your service. So there is no question of you being separated from me at any time. And you will be glad to know that very soon I am coming to Boston for installing the Deities. Recently I am in Bombay and will be leaving for Moscow on the 20th instant. I shall remain there for five days and from there go Paris and London, where I will participate in the Rathayatra festival.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, Dr. Bigelow has appreciated my article and admitted in his letter that "You people in India are so much further ahead in matters of this kind then those of us in the Western world." (letter dated 16th February, 1971) There has been no further correspondence with him in this regards. So if you wish you may publish my letter and his short reply is given above.</p> |
| | <p>So far as publishing songs in BTG, I have translated two or three songs of Narottama Dasa Thakura only but if you like, I can send you more songs and ideas. I have sent some poems by our disciples here along the line of Narottama Dasa Thakura's songs. Do you like them enough to publish?</p> |
| | <p>I have not received any check for beads for the ten devotees recommended by you for initiation, but they may be initiated when I go there personally.</p> |
| | <p>Concerning Brahmananda, I have received one telegram from Karachi and he has asked my permission to come here and I have consented. So he should be coming to Bombay very soon.</p> |
| | <p>Just recently I have received one letter from Jadurani and she is doing nicely. I have seen the pictures printed by her and her assistants and they are very nice. She is serious about you being fully engaged in Krishna Consciousness and I have given her advice in this connection.</p> |
| | <p>I am enclosing one letter from a new boy in Japan. He was going to commit suicide but came to Krishna instead. This may make an interesting topic for BTG in the new type of article you described in your last letter.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSudamaBombay12June1971_15" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="243" link="Letter to Sudama -- Bombay 12 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Sudama -- Bombay 12 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sudama -- Bombay 12 June, 1971|Letter to Sudama -- Bombay 12 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just recently I have received one very interesting letter from Damari Toshio Inove and the reply to his letter is enclosed herewith. His letter I am sending to Satsvarupa and he may publish it in Back To Godhead. Here is a boy who was about to commit suicide, but he came to Krishna instead and now he is perfecting his life. That is most encouraging news.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoRupanugaBhagavanSatsvarupaBombay15June1971_16" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="246" link="Letter to Rupanuga, Bhagavan, Satsvarupa -- Bombay 15 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga, Bhagavan, Satsvarupa -- Bombay 15 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga, Bhagavan, Satsvarupa -- Bombay 15 June, 1971|Letter to Rupanuga, Bhagavan, Satsvarupa -- Bombay 15 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The preface to the enlarged edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is was sent to you long ago, from Australia. It was sent on 12th May, 1971 and you should have received it by now. I do not know why it is missing. So I am enclosing a second copy herewith.</p> |
| | <p>Regarding press matters, whatever you GBC men decide amongst yourselves I have no objection, but economically the press operation must be sound. Formerly it was contemplated that the press would charge 10% of the total costs for maintenance of the press. Maintenance cost is $1,500 per month. So that means $15,000 worth of books must be produced each month. And this $15,000 is our cost, not the face value of the books. So if you can produce books in this manner, then it is all right. But past experience has proved otherwise.</p> |
| | <p>It appears that Dai Nippon quoted for Bhagavad-gita $23,000. and ISKCON Press quoted $20,000. So $3000 difference. But if the book fund has to maintain the press expenditure by $1,500 per month and the printing takes two years, then what becomes the total cost of Bhagavad-gita As It Is?</p> |
| | <p>I think the book fund can maintain only 10% of the books produced. That will be economical. Otherwise, whatever GBC members decide, I have nothing to disagree with. But economically the existing proposal is not very sound. Books must be produced to the extent of $15,000 per month and then it is all right.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaMoscow21June1971_17" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="255" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Moscow 21 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Moscow 21 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Moscow 21 June, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Moscow 21 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just yesterday I arrived in Moscow, and we are staying in a very nice hotel. On the whole, this is a very nice city (the best in Europe); it is very neat and clean. We are trying to arrange, through the embassy some talks on our philosophy, and I will let you know what happens. On the 25th instant I will go to Paris, stay for one day, and fly directly to San Francisco for Rathayatra. Then I will go to London for their Rathayatra on 4th July. Shortly thereafter, I will return to N.Y.C. All mail can go to L.A.</p> |
| | <p>It is very nice if we can get other magazines than BTG to print articles about our society, so try for it. Also, for BTG, I am enclosing one poem by Dravida for publishing. And so far the annual GBC meeting is concerned, it is my wish that this meeting be held in Mayapur on Vyasa Puja Day. So you arrange for this, we can go at least 100 visitors and arrange for the founding stone in Mayapur. We are trying to get Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, for laying the foundation stone.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, my order still stands. Please organize BTG distribution and do it nicely. Sankirtana Party and distribution of our magazines and books is our real program. Other things are secondary. So during the summer time you should utilize this program of Sankirtana and book distribution vigorously. Attention diverted to incense business is not a very good sign. We should give all our energy for distributing BTG.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles29June1971_18" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="262" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You will be pleased to know than I have again begun my translating work. Enclosed please find tape no. 1 from L.A. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4th canto, 8th chapter). Please acknowledge receipt and date of receipt also.</p> |
| | <p>Presently I am in L.A. where I just returned from the very successful festival, Rathayatra festival, in San Francisco. From here I will be going to London to participate in their Rathayatra festival on 4th July. Shortly thereafter I may be going to N.Y.</p> |
| | <p>Formerly, in 1966, I was dictating two tapes daily, but after becoming ill, I reduced. But very soon I will be sending you so many tapes that you will be over-burdened with work.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles1July1971_19" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="265" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 1 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 1 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 1 July, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 1 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Enclosed please find tape no. 2 from L.A., 4th Canto, 8th chapter. Kindly acknowledge date of receipt.</p> |
| | <p>I hope that by now you have got the throne, etc. all ready for installation ceremony. By the middle of July I shall be going to N.Y. and at that time you can send us tickets for going to Boston also. We are three; Syamasundara. (Samuel Speerstra); Aravinda (Arthur J. Friedman), and myself. From Boston I shall go to New Vrindaban, come again to N.Y. and then go to London. So please arrange for Kirtanananda Swami to send tickets, round trip, to Pittsburgh.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoJayadvaitaLosAngeles3July1971_20" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="270" link="Letter to Jayadvaita -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Jayadvaita -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayadvaita -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971|Letter to Jayadvaita -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Your report on the progress of Srimad-Bhagavatam, first four cantos, is very much encouraging, so continue this work very seriously. I have again begun translating work and have so far sent Satsvarupa Prabhu three tapes from 4th Canto, 8th chapter, and will be sending many more.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles3July1971_21" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="271" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 3 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Enclosed please find tape no. 3. Kindly acknowledge receipt, and date of receipt also. After finishing with these tapes, they should be sent directly to Pradyumna in N.Y. for sanskrit, along with a copy of the finished transcript. He can forward the tapes to me.</p> |
| | <p>Also please find a poem presented to me in Bombay by one French boy, Darsha. If you like, you can publish it in Back to Godhead.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles9July1971_22" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="294" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated 21st June, 1971 and have noted the contents. So far Moscow is concerned, there was only one substantial meeting, with one Professor Kotovsky and the tape of that conversation is being transcribed. Also I have written an introduction to the three lectures I had proposed to deliver in Moscow: 1) Vedic conception of Socialism and Communism, 2) Scientific values of a classless society; and 3) Knowledge by Authoritative Tradition. These are yet to be written. Photographs have been taken also. So I will collect all the material available and send it all to you in the very near future for publication in BTG.</p> |
| | <p>I have seen the newsletter and it is nicely written, but the idea itself is not so good. If you post such newsletter to big businessmen and politicians, etc., their secretaries will throw it away. It is not so easy to approach such big people by letter. An attempt to see them personally is better. Otherwise it is a waste of time. Thousands of advertisements are going in the mail. Who cares for them?</p> |
| | <p>Yes, we are above all religious work. Krishna Consciousness is post-graduate to all these religions and any religion can take lesson from us. Therefore we are not on the mundane plane. Other religions are trying to understand God vaguely and we are on the platform where God is really understood and we are associating with Him directly also.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoBalimardanaLosAngelesJuly111971_23" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="297" link="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Los Angeles July 11, 1971" link_text="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Los Angeles July 11, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bali-mardana -- Los Angeles July 11, 1971|Letter to Bali-mardana -- Los Angeles July 11, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You will be glad to know that I have again begun my translating work and have sent five tapes to Satsvarupa thus far.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLosAngeles13July1971_24" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="304" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated 7th July, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. I am glad to note that you have received tapes no. 2-4 and you are appreciating the narration of Dhruva Maharaja also. I have just received the transcription and laid-out pages for tapes no. 1 & 2. It has been done very nicely.</p> |
| | <p>One point though is that Jayadvaita writes that the synonyms for the last 18 chapters of 3d canto and the first seven chapters of fourth canto are not there. Where have they gone? I do not understand. Anyway, I have begun dictating the synonyms, and tape no. 6 was sent directly to Pradyumna. To finish these synonyms will take at least one month.</p> |
| | <p>Arrangements are being made for us to leave for Detroit on the 16th morning. We will stay there for two days and then come to Boston for a few days also. Then we will go to N.Y. so I don't think there will be time for going to New Vrindaban just now. So Kirtanananda Maharaja needn't send tickets.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBrooklyn27July1971_25" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="321" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Brooklyn 27 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Brooklyn 27 July, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Brooklyn 27 July, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Brooklyn 27 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated 25th July, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. The arrangement you have made in Boston for me was very nice. There is no need of nice apartment. A sannyasi shouldn't live in a very nice place but because your country is so much opulent, even a poor man is offered a nice place. So whatever is offered in devotion and love is all right. It is our duty to offer the very best to Krishna and the Spiritual Master. That is reciprocal love.</p> |
| | <p>Enclosed herewith, some poems and articles for publication in BTG upon your approval. So far my writing is concerned, yes I want to settle down somewhere and write my books. That is my aim. So most probably it will be done by Krishna's grace.</p> |
| | <p>The subject matter of BTG should be very grave. It should not be made a joking, comical literature. The subject matter is that everyone should know who is Krishna. So present it in philosophical way but with simple language. The next subject matter is our relationship with Krishna. Then how we fulfill our life's ambition in Krishna Consciousness. So all these subject matters should be made understandable by the people in general, but we should be very grave in our presentation.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon4August1971_26" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="334" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated nil and have noted the contents. So far the marriage of Shakuntala and Ajamita is concerned, I have no objection but you must brief them thoroughly on married life in Krishna Consciousness, how serious business it is, and that separation is not allowed under any circumstances. At one marriage ceremony in N.Y. Rupanuga had the boy and girl both sign documents saying that they promised never to separate under any circumstances. So you can correspond with him and do likewise.</p> |
| | <p>I have sent you tape no. 13 along with some poetry by separate post. I hope that you have received the package by now.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon4August1971_27" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="334" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 4 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated 28th July, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. So far your question is concerned you should understand that a devotee is never under any karmic reaction. Whatever is happening is the mercy of Krishna. That should be the view point of the devotee. Once surrendered to Krishna, karmic reaction is immediately gone, but if he acts again independently, then he is again in the clutches of maya. That marginal state is always there but for a pure devotee who has actually surrendered to Krishna, he has no karmic reaction. The same example of the fan switched off; it is still running some rounds, but that will be stopped very soon. That is his position. Therefore a pure devotee who is having some adverse reaction, he doesn't take ill of it. He knows that the karmic reaction is already stopped but what is happening is the residual turning of the fan, even after the switch is off. A pure devotee therefore takes it as the mercy of the Lord because the Lord is finishing his karmic reaction by summary punishment. ___. To the devotee such adverse condition is seen as the benediction of the Lord and more enthusiastically he engages himself in the Lord's transcendental service. He is never hampered by such reaction, neither his Krishna Consciousness is hampered by the least degree. In the presence of such adverse conditions of karmic reaction, the Lord advises to tolerate; tams titiksasva bharata. My dear Arjuna, please tolerate these things without being perplexed. They come and go like seasonal changes of summer and winter. They have nothing to do with the pure soul engaged in devotional service. So the reaction is stopped, but the momentum is still there. Simply one has to tolerate.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSukhadaLondon4August1971_28" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="336" link="Letter to Sukhada -- London 4 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Sukhada -- London 4 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sukhada -- London 4 August, 1971|Letter to Sukhada -- London 4 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Upon his recommendation and the recommendation of Satsvarupa Prabhu I have gladly consented to accept you as my duly initiated disciple and have given you the spiritual name Sukhada Devi Dasi.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoGopalaKrsnaLondon11August1971_29" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="348" link="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- London 11 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- London 11 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gopala Krsna -- London 11 August, 1971|Letter to Gopala Krsna -- London 11 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated 8th August, 1971 as well as your Vyasa Puja offering, so nicely composed. I am sending it off to Satsvarupa for future publication.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon14August1971_30" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="362" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 14 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 14 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 14 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 14 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Enclosed please find tape no. 14; S.B. 4th canto, 11th chapter continued. This is the third tape sent from London. Also please find one poetry enclosed for publication.</p> |
| | <p>I have just now received your presentation of slippers as an offering for Vyasa puja day. They are certainly very attractive. Thank you very much for them and offer my thanks and blessings to all the nice boys and girls there in Boston.</p> |
| | <p>There is a story about one man, a cook, who bought a nice new pair of shoes. But all morning long he was in the kitchen cooking and so he couldn't wear his shoes. Similarly, all afternoon he was cooking. So what did he do? At night, when he went to sleep he wore the shoes. So these shoes are so nice, but I don't know when I shall be able to wear them. So when taking rest at night I shall wear them.</p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div id="LettertoISKCONBostonSatsvarupaAudryRosemaryCarolCarolannieThomasLarryJillJamesBarbaraRogerDonnaPaulMartinVictorNancyJodyJosephHarerNamaothersLondon15August1971_31" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="379" link="Letter to ISKCON Boston, Satsvarupa, Audry, Rosemary, Carol, Carolannie, Thomas, Larry, Jill, James, Barbara, Roger, Donna, Paul, Martin, Victor, Nancy, Jody, Joseph, Harer Nama, others -- London 15 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to ISKCON Boston, Satsvarupa, Audry, Rosemary, Carol, Carolannie, Thomas, Larry, Jill, James, Barbara, Roger, Donna, Paul, Martin, Victor, Nancy, Jody, Joseph, Harer Nama, others -- London 15 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to ISKCON Boston, Satsvarupa, Audry, Rosemary, Carol, Carolannie, Thomas, Larry, Jill, James, Barbara, Roger, Donna, Paul, Martin, Victor, Nancy, Jody, Joseph, Harer Nama, others -- London 15 August, 1971|Letter to ISKCON Boston, Satsvarupa, Audry, Rosemary, Carol, Carolannie, Thomas, Larry, Jill, James, Barbara, Roger, Donna, Paul, Martin, Victor, Nancy, Jody, Joseph, Harer Nama, 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 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> |
| | </div> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon20August1971_32" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="400" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 20 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 20 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 20 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 20 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You happen to be a member of the GBC. So whatever you want to do or whatever ideas you want to introduce in the management of our society, please write in a letter and distribute the copies to all the GBC members along with one copy to me also. Then collect the opinions of each and every GBC member and if the majority supports the idea then it should be taken as a fact for being carried out in our society. The majority vote and my opinion should be taken. When the majority opinion is present, my opinion will be yes or no. In most cases it will be yes unless it is grievously against our principles.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon22August1971_33" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="408" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 22 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 22 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 22 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 22 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated 19th August, 1971 and have noted the contents. So far the "tracts" or booklets are concerned, that is a nice idea, Jayadvaita has already asked about this and I have agreed. But these small works may be done on our own press. Dai Nippon should be given the big jobs. Otherwise it will be too costly.</p> |
| | <p>So far the marriage proposed for 29th August, I have no objection provided they are firmly in agreement never to separate and are willing to sign such a statement. This was done recently by Rupanuga Prabhu and you can get the wording from him.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon25August1971_34" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="419" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 25 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 25 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 25 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 25 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated 16th August, 1971 and have noted the contents. Also I have received your tape recording and have listened to the marriage institution very nicely. So far your questions:</p> |
| | <p>In the vedic ceremony the paraphernalia required for the sacrificial ceremony includes five kinds of powder, five kinds of leaves, five kinds of cow products, five kinds of grains and five kinds of jewels. So these are required for offering to the sacrifice: Five items of five kinds. So because we cannot collect all these things conveniently, we simply are satisfied with five kinds of powders. In the vedic system also when eatables are offered to somebody, five varieties of dishes are offered. Another significance of the vedic system is that arbitration is also made of five men. So this "five" is mentioned in many places. Just like in devotional service. Narada has written also five kinds of literatures; They are called Narada pancaratra. So it is traditional vedic system. What for they were made in routine in terms of "five" that is very difficult to find out but traditionally it is followed by vedic disciples as far as possible.</p> |
| | <p>The criss-cross pattern is simply decoration. After mopping the floor nicely, this kind of painting with colored rice powder is still prevailing in Hindu families of S. India. It is called alipna, or in other words after cleansing the rooms and floors such kind of auspicious paintings are done every morning or in every ceremony. In Bhagavad-gita is is said that they are part and parcel of religious life. In most cases these engagements are meant for the women. Women must be engaged otherwise they will be inclined to think of sex only. They are called kamini. Unless there is sufficient engagement their only thoughts will be concentrated on sex. As men are engaged in devotional service, similarly women are engaged in ritualistic engagements so that household life becomes very auspicious. These things are at the present moment impossible to perform regularly. Lord Caitanya therefore recommended Harer nama iva kevalam. Practically also we see our students being engaged in chanting Hare Krishna Mantra keeping free of all contamination. The vedic system takes especially care of women from illicit sex life. Illicit sex life is so dangerous that it produces unwanted children who create hellish life as described in Bhagavad-gita. In this age, all over the world, the sex indulgence is being unrestricted and religious principles are not being followed. The population is increasing with unwanted children like hippies. So these systems are very scientific but it is very</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoNityanandaKanyaKumariLondon26August1971_35" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="423" link="Letter to Nityananda, Kanya Kumari -- London 26 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Nityananda, Kanya Kumari -- London 26 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda, Kanya Kumari -- London 26 August, 1971|Letter to Nityananda, Kanya Kumari -- London 26 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This Sankirtana and BTG distribution is our main business and you should give as much energy in this direction as possible. Also your travelling Sankirtana party to various universities in the Southern cities is wholly approved by me. So do it nicely and in conjunction with Satsvarupa Prabhu. He is guiding you all.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaLondon27August1971_36" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="428" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 27 August, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 27 August, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 27 August, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 27 August, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 24th August, 1971 and have noted the contents. So far your travelling throughout the south, particularly Atlanta center, I have no objection. Just so long there is someone competent to look after Boston temple. If you think Harer Nama can manage all right, that is nice.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, you should try and develop a headquarters there in the Southern zone, just like L.A. in the West or N.Y. in the East. That will be very nice. I have just received one letter from Mohanananda in Dallas and he wants to purchase a very large property very much suitable for our purpose. He also proposes to have an acredited school there for the society children. All this he wants to develop in conjunction with the country asrama there. He is very enthusiastic for it. So you should encourage him and if his plans are feasible then perhaps Dallas would be the most suitable headquarters for the Southern zone. So you can discuss the matter with Mohanananda, Karandhara and the others and do the needful.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSukhadaLondon1September1971_37" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="437" link="Letter to Sukhada -- London 1 September, 1971" link_text="Letter to Sukhada -- London 1 September, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sukhada -- London 1 September, 1971|Letter to Sukhada -- London 1 September, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You are such a sincere and intelligent girl and if you will just stick to our principles you are sure to make rapid advancement in this Krishna Consciousness. So work cooperatively with Satsvarupa and the others and help to make all of Boston city Krishna Conscious.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoAbhiramaMombassaKenya9September1971_38" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="454" link="Letter to Abhirama -- Mombassa, Kenya 9 September, 1971" link_text="Letter to Abhirama -- Mombassa, Kenya 9 September, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Abhirama -- Mombassa, Kenya 9 September, 1971|Letter to Abhirama -- Mombassa, Kenya 9 September, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">With further reference to my letter dated 31st August, 1971, I have already asked you to consult with the GBC members before purchasing the boat. So do not purchase this boat unless all the GBC members agree. I understand that some of the GBC members are not favorably disposed to this proposal of purchasing a boat. In one letter I have read "Otherwise there is so much chance of misuse. For example I have heard from Satsvarupa that the President of Baltimore Temple has $10,000.00 with which he wants to purchase a boat to go to South America. Obviously this is misappropriation and could be avoided if all these kinds of funds were immediately centralized". So in this regards do not purchase this boat without unanimous consent of the GBC members.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaNairobiOctober31971Dallas_39" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="482" link="Letter to Satsvarupa - Nairobi October 3, 1971 Dallas" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa - Nairobi October 3, 1971 Dallas"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa - Nairobi October 3, 1971 Dallas|Letter to Satsvarupa - Nairobi October 3, 1971 Dallas]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have not heard from you in a long time. I hope you are well and things are going on nicely there at our Dallas center. How are the property transactions going on?</p> |
| | <p>Enclosed you will find one letter from Samkarsan das brahmachary of Austin temple. So that is in your zone. He has so many questions, and these types of enquiries should be answered locally. So you can reply this letter and send me a copy also so that I can see how you are answering.</p> |
| | <p>Things are going on very nicely here in Nairobi and the response by the Africans to this Sankirtan movement is very much encouraging. From here I will be going to Bombay, by the middle of the month.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaNairobi9October1971_40" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="490" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Nairobi 9 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Nairobi 9 October, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Nairobi 9 October, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Nairobi 9 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad to know that you are trying your best to organize a school in Dallas and purchase a building in this connection, and that you are very much anxious to get a $15,000 loan from me. So I have advised Karandhara to give you this sum as a loan for six months because this money is kept to meet emergency demand from Dai Nippon. We have to keep our credit nicely with Dai Nippon. Twice I paid $20,000 each time. so they are convinced that we are a solid party. So this $15,000 loan to your school scheme may be returned as soon as possible, not later than six months. So you can immediately complete negotiation and take the money from Karandhara.</p> |
| | <p>Regarding your teacher problem, I have advised Pradyumna to go there and teach students primary Sanskrit lessons at least to learn the alphabet, so that in the future when they go to India they may learn Sanskrit very easily. The students should be taught Sanskrit both in Devanagari and Bengali alphabets. Satyabhama in New Vrindaban has written a nice book for elementary lessons in English. I think this book may be printed immediately. If not the manuscript may be used to teach the students. The important matter is that the children are taken care of nicely. Bhavananda was talking with me that in New Vrindaban students were very much neglected. Therefore they were immediately transferred to New York. Every parent wants to see that their children are taken care of very nicely. That is the first duty. If they are not healthy then how they can prosecute their education? If they are undernourished it is not good for their future activities. They must have sufficient quantity of milk and then dhal, capatis, vegetables, and a little fruit will keep them always fit. There is no need of luxurious fatty foods but milk is essential. A big building is also very good for the children's health. They can move freely and run and jump.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, Visnujana Maharaja is personally a nice devotee so he has created nice devotees. Apani achari prabhu jivare sikhaya, which means that Lord Caitanya used to behave personally and then he used to teach others. So every one of us should follow this principle of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoCitsukhanandaNairobi12October1971_41" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="492" link="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971|Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The prose and appreciations are very nice. Thank you very much. It is all being sent to Satsvarupa for future publication after examination. Please offer my blessings to the others there.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoMathureshAndrewDayRaghavenduMartinLewisVijayLaksmiJillLewisDelhi21November1971_42" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="536" link="Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971|Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Upon the recommendation of Satsvarupa I have gladly consented to accept all of you as my duly initiated disciples. Your beads have been duly chanted on by me and they are sent under separate post.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoMathureshAndrewDayRaghavenduMartinLewisVijayLaksmiJillLewisDelhi21November1971_43" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="536" link="Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971|Letter to Mathuresh (Andrew Day), Raghavendu (Martin Lewis), Vijay Laksmi (Jill Lewis) -- Delhi 21 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so glad to learn that you have been such a great help to Satsvarupa there in our Boston centre. I can understand that all of you are very sincere and are very eligible candidates for going back to home, back to Godhead.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaDelhi21November1971_44" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="537" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have sent under separate cover the initiation beads for Andrew Day, Martin Lewis and Jill Lewis, duly chanted on. Their new names shall be Mathuresh (The Lord of Mathura), Raghavendu (The moon in the Raghu dynasty), and Vijay Laksmi dasi, respectively. I am happy to accept them as my sincere disciples, now you give them all good advice how to push on this Krishna Consciousness Movement. Let them know it for certain, that something given to Krishna is never lost or wasted, and if they are determined they may go back to Godhead, very soon. If they like, you may perform a Krishna Consciousness wedding ceremony for the married couple.</p> |
| | <p>I am very much encouraged that the school building may be purchased in the near future. But one thing, how the $30,000 is to be paid and wherefrom you have got so much money? I am very much anxious to open schools for educating children of responsible leaders in our Krishna Consciousness way of life, especially also in India. If these leaders simply become a little convinced about the real purpose of human life, there is tremendous potency for improving the world. Last night the topic of my lecture at our Delhi pandal was the necessity for teaching Krishna Consciousness in all our schools and colleges. This is a revolutionary thought. But we have seen that the practical outcome of so much hippies, one after another. What is the use of their skyscraper buildings if their sons will not maintain them? The old system of gurukula should be revived as the perfect example of a system designed to produce great men, sober and responsible leaders, who know what is the real welfare of the citizens. Just as in former days, all big big personalities were trained in this way. Now you have got the responsibility to inject this idea in your country. Please do it with a cool head, and very soon we shall see the practical benefit for your countrymen.</p> |
| | <p>Yes, preaching is more important than managing. Just because you are preaching nicely and distributing so much prasadam, the management will follow like a shadow and Krishna will send you no end of help.</p> |
| | <p>I am glad that you are writing essays, and that all of our students are contributing their work. I think that if we simply improve the contents of our BTG magazine that so many changes are not required. I have written to Karandhara on this point, so you may write him for my opinion. What is the use of instituting many changes? For something worthwhile people</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaDelhi21November1971_45" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="537" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 21 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Enclosed please find one letter for the initiates.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaDelhi25November1971_46" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="544" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 25 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 25 November, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 25 November, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Delhi 25 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter of November 17, 1971, and I am especially pleased that the church owners in Dallas have accepted our offer of $26,000 down payment. I have seen one copy of the contract sent to me by Karandhara. It seems all right. One thing: What are the monthly payments? Now you organize our KC school very nicely on the basis of a kindergarten school and primary school for children up to 15 years old. That is a good proposal, that parents should not accompany their children. Actually that is the gurukula system. The children should take complete protection of the Spiritual Master, and serve him and learn from him nicely. Just see how nicely your brahmacaris are working. They will go out in early morning and beg all day on the order of the guru. At night they will come home with a little rice and sleep without cover on the floor. And they think this work is very pleasant. If they are not spoiled by an artificial standard of sense gratification at an early age, children will turn out very nicely as sober citizens, because they have learned the real meaning of life. If they are trained to accept that austerity is very enjoyable then they will not be spoiled. So you organize everything in such a way that we can deliver these souls back to Krishna—this is our real work. Some of our girls may be trained in colleges and take teacher exams, and their husbands also. As you develop our program there I shall give you more hints.</p> |
| | <p>As for the extra room, that may be utilized in future as classrooms as our school program expands. But for the time being why not open a hostel for the hippies? I want that all the hippies should come to me and I shall solve their problems. Actually all these hippies should join us. I am seeing that in this Delhi city many hippies from your country are coming, but they are simply hungry and dirty and being cheated. During our pandal program some of them came to me and became my disciples. So we must look out for them and take interest that they should be delivered from this miserable condition. They are our best customers. If we give them place to sleep comfortably and nice prasadam, and if they agree to follow the four rules and attend our aratis and classes, why not invite the hippies to live with us? Gradually they will become devotees. The American Ambassador to India, Mr. Kenneth Keating, is very much in favor of our Movement, especially on this point of giving you people the right advice and saving them from intoxication and being hippies. If your government would give us some help I can save all of them. That would be a great blessing for your country. Otherwise this hippie class will simply spoil everything they have worked so hard for.</p> |
| | <p>You will be pleased to note that I am taking a party of devotees to Vrindaban tomorrow for parikrama. We shall remain there for a few days,</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoNityanandaBombay17December1971_47" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="578" link="Letter to Nityananda -- Bombay 17 December, 1971" link_text="Letter to Nityananda -- Bombay 17 December, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda -- Bombay 17 December, 1971|Letter to Nityananda -- Bombay 17 December, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As soon as the Jagannatha deities are finished, you may install them nicely. Satsvarupa will give you direction how to do it. He is in Dallas now.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay17December1971_48" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="579" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 17 December, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 17 December, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 17 December, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 17 December, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 6, 1971, and I have noted the contents with great pleasure. I am especially pleased that your Gurukula project is going forward nicely. I consider that this is one of our most important projects, because people in general are only suffering due to poor fund of knowledge. So if we have facility to give them the right knowledge of how to make an end to suffering condition of life, then we shall be performing the highest type of welfare work. So you can try on this point to convince rich businessmen, educators, politicians, etc. to help us push forward this gurukula system for guiding their young children on the right path to becoming sober, upright citizens. You can inform them that if they give me proper facilities that I can save all the young people of your country from the worst danger. People are always willing to give anything for educational purpose. They think that if their children get the right knowledge then they will become very successful in life, and that is their concern, so they sacrifice everything for good educational cause. Now their children are all becoming hippies, and they do not want so much technology and knowledge which gives them no real satisfaction, so they are losing all interest in education and only they want to enjoy life, that's all. But if such children are given practical guidance on the transcendental platform, above the bodily and mental conception of life, then they will develop into perfect citizens—moral, honest, hard-working, law-abiding, clean, faithful to home and country, like that. That is the unmatched success of our Krishna Consciousness schooling system, so you introduce it nicely, so that your country's leaders will see something very nice and come to our assistance.</p> |
| | <p>That is all right if Mohanananda wants to go to Sydney, provided you GBC men agree and if there is suitable replacement.</p> |
| | <p>Regarding children without spiritual names, whatever name is there, if it is a boy, then add Bhakta first. Or if it is a girl, add Bhaktin before the child's name. For example, if somebody is named Robert, his new name may be Bhakta Robert. In general, if he is not initiated, a devotee adds Bhakta or Bhaktin, before the other name until they are initiated later.</p> |
| | <p>Your idea for 5 different articles in BTG monthly is very nice. I like your "topical articles" also. Keep them simple and Krishna Conscious, avoiding too much bending to the public taste, but if they are appropriate to current problems, then it is nice proposal. Rayarama tried this too, but his style was not very appealing to me. Actually, people are seeking after transcendental reading matter more and more, so if we stick to our standard, as I have given you, then there is no doubt they will come to read our magazines in great numbers. Now make it very attractive, with our KC subject matter as you have outlined, and our BTG will be very much in demand, without further changes. I have seen one Christian newspaper which is trying to attract the readers by resort to fashionable phrases and materialistic themes of mass public interest—simply because they have not got any real substance for attracting, they offer what they think the public might like, such as sex, crimes, amusements, like that. That is not our method. We have got such stock of real substance that alone it is sufficient to capture the readers, without such ordinary tricks and commercial formulas.</p> |
| | <p>I am very pleased that you are all working so nicely for Krishna in USA, and I shall be very glad to see you all again when I come there by springtime.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoBalavantaBombay22December1971_49" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="583" link="Letter to Balavanta -- Bombay 22 December, 1971" link_text="Letter to Balavanta -- Bombay 22 December, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Balavanta -- Bombay 22 December, 1971|Letter to Balavanta -- Bombay 22 December, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">We should always be enthusiastic to try for shooting the rhinoceros. That way, if we fail, everybody will say Never mind, nobody can shoot a rhinoceros anyway, and if we succeed, then everyone will say, Just see, what a wonderful thing they have done. So if you are determined in this way to expand the Atlanta Temple, then you can try for it by begging for the protection of Krishna. Consult Satsvarupa your GBC man in this regard.</p> |
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| | <div id="LettertoBalimardanaBombay28December1971_50" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="597" link="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 28 December, 1971" link_text="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 28 December, 1971"> |
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 28 December, 1971|Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 28 December, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 16, 1971, and I am very glad you are sincere to make an effort for managing our ISKCON Press. But what is that management? Simply taking money and no production. So I approve of Karandhara's plan not to give more money to the Press until all debts and books owed are cleared and settled up. If you think that by lowering the prices of our books that things will improve, I have no objection. But always work in consultation on these matters with Rupanuga, Karandhara, Bhagavan, Satsvarupa, and Jayadvaita. I think that you six men are a very favorable combination for successfully managing book business. Now do it very thoughtfully, with agreement among yourselves, and I'm sure there will no difficulty. Practically our Society means books, so if there are no books, how can we preach?</p> |
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