Trida.ndi Goswami A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami CAMP: c / o Kailash S ek s aria J 74 Marine Drive; Bopmbay-201 India January 4th, 197 My Dear Upenura, rlease accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dat* November 29th, 1970• along with enclosur�s of flyer and ne lipp ing. I so m uch glad to know that ynu are worling n both yo� and your wife with great enthusiasm to preach the message of lord Caitanya to the fallen souls of this age. My Guru Maharaj has decl�rcd that the real life of a man s preaching. If one has �t all got any life in him then he will preach • • So I em vrr · �, very pl e� sed by your constant efforts to enllventth r "" r·A·r i n general even in far off lands by the simple methocl or direct devotiona.l service to the Lord by chanting His 'ioly Names. 'e have recently been preaching and holcH 111� Smkirtans in some ma 11 villages and the result is ve o•L 'fhe simple vilgers are very mcuh attracted by thb �;mldrtan procPRs nnd they join wi th us very nicely ann listen �. ttent- ively. So I am glad that you ar e also preRching in the outlans. That is very nice. Lord Caitanya wanted that His Movement shoul be spread everyw h ere, to every village and city nd now by yonr kind cooperation His Holy Desire is being fulfilled . Rcgrding your tenddancy to become angry in public that is alright provided there is positive reaction. Other- wis� we do not wish to crea a unnecessary enemies and you should curb your anger by yonr advanced intelligence in Krsna Consciousness. We have to better correct the faulty habits of the conditioned sonls by persuasive authoritative pr�Áchin and personal example without stop. The mantra to Gana.pati is not bonaide. That is another nonsen!>C. Your worhip of Guru-Gouran£a and Nrsrngadeva is very nice. Plea�� make it aG attractive and gorgeous as possible though simple. The leaves and flowers of Tulasi may be offered to the devotess of the Lord for offering to the Lotus Feet of the Lord Krsna. Tulasi mav not be offered on the feet of anvone but Krsna, not even sr l mati Radharani. It appears that Fiji is very nice place for Krsna consiousness from the appearance of such nice flowers and Tulasi for the worship of Krsna. there. Please. off er m� blessings to your good wife. This will meet you in good hea -wisher, . r.o A. C • ·- - - · - --------------------- . �-- �
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Trida.ndi Goswami A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
CAMP: c/o Kailash S ek s aria J 74 Marine Drive; Bopmbay-201 India January 4th, 197.i
My Dear Upenura, rlease accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your letter dat* November 29th, 1970• along with enclosur�s of flyer and ne lipping. I am so much glad to know that ynu are worling n both yo� and your wife with great enthusiasm to preach the message of lord Caitanya to the fallen souls of this age. My Guru Maharaj has decl�rcd that the real life of a man .is preaching. If one has �t all got any life in him then he will preach • • So I em vrr·�, very pl e� sed by your constant efforts to enll.ventth r T'"" r·A·r in general even in far off lands by the simple methocl or direct devotiona.l service to the Lord by chanting His 'ioly Names.
'/le have recently been preaching and holcH 111� Se1mkirtans in some f';ma 11 villages and the result is very t;f'o•L 'fhe simple villo.gers are very mcuh attracted by thb �;r1mldrtan procP.Rs nnd they join with us very nicely ann listen �. ttentively. So I am glad that you are also preRching in the outlanrts. That is very nice. Lord Caitanya wanted that His Movement shoulrt be spread everywhere, to every village and city :1nd now by yonr kind cooperation His Holy Desire is being fulfilled .
Rcg:Jrding your tenddancy to become angry in public_, that is alright provided there is positive reaction. Otherwis� we do not wish to crea'te any unnecessary enemies and you should curb your anger by yonr advanced intelligence in Krsna Consciousness. We have to better correct the faulty habits of the conditioned sonls by persuasive authoritative pr�C1chine: and personal example without stop. The mantra to Gana.pati is not bona:fide. That is another nonsen!>C. Your worhip of Guru-Gouran£a and Nrsrngadeva is very nice. Plea�� make it aG attractive and gorgeous as possible though simple. The leaves and flowers of Tulasi may be offered to the devotess of the Lord for offering to the Lotus Feet of the Lord Krsna. Tulasi mav not be offered on the feet of anvone but Krsna, not even srlmati Radharani. It appears that Fiji is very nice place for Krsna consiousness from the appearance of such nice flowers and Tulasi for the worship of Krsna. there.
Please. off er m� blessings to your good wife. This will meet you in good hea
-wisher,
.liJJJ r-r.o
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My Dear Vaikunthanath, Please accept my blessings and offer the same to your
good wife, Saradia Dasi. I am very glad to hear from you after some time and I am glad that you are feeling very happy in our S ociety. That is the sign of advancement in spiritual life that one is detached f rom material sense gratification and finds pleasure in serving �rsna only.
I think as you say that Trinidad is the .. stepping stone" to South America and it is very good pror)osal that you and your wife shall go there with the encouragement and support of some natives. When people are so eager for Krsna consciousness, it is our dutyto go and enlighten them. Lord Caitanya wanted this mission i pread up all over the globe. No'� you are kindly helping to fulfil His transcendental desire. I am verv anxious to see this Movement having centers in all the important cities of all the seven continents. That will serve the �urpose to brino in unification of the entire world under the banner of Krsna Consciousness 1·:ovement wi thin�'very short time.
The secret of preaching work is that one must keep himself fit in spiritual strength by maintaining always the highest standard of purity in Krsna consciousness. Our process is simple and practically experimented every-v1here. S imply by vibrating the Hare Krsna Mahamantra sixteen rounds daily one advances to the stage of sadacar or good habits and when he ispure in consciousness by devotional service, he advances to the stage of ecstatic love of Krsna. We should always pra y to Lord Caitanya simply to be engaged in His confidential service by chanting Hare Krsna mantra always. That will purify us and give the strength needed to infuse others with Krsna consciousness.
I will be very glad to receive the package of Deity clothes made by Saradia, but they have not arrived yet. I have been travelling about between many provinces of India and my mail is not always received timely. Anyway, I am expecting them at any moment.
January 16th, 1971 ,"': . � . a: .Q .:� Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of � : � your letter dated 28th December, 1970 and have noted the
� . �contents carefully. You write to say that you �ave become .�JI; .: ,frustrated with so many dualities of the mater1.al world and · l·� that sometimes you are engaged in sense gratification and � c�sometimes renouncing. This is called bhoga-tyaga, or alter: � . 2 nating between sense gratification and renunciation. A liv. .., :· .ll':ing entity cannot remain s teady in one or the other because
changes are going on. That is the nature of the material world. Just like the businessman who works so hard the whole week long and th•n on the week end takes rest and tries to forget his business. But bhakti, or devotional service, does not change. It does not�en finish with the end of the body, but it continues eternally. And it is joyfully performed. At first, though, there may be some inconveniences, but we must tolerate them and we shall realize the goal. Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that such rules and regulations in the beginning mav be just like poison but atte end are like nectar and th•y awaken one to s elf-realization. (B.G. 18/37). So strictly follow all thenegulative principles, chant Hare Krishna Mantra regularly, 16 rounds daily, and your rapid advancement in Krishna Consciouseness will be certain.
I havereceived Sriman Jagadisha'S recommendation for your initiation and I am glad to accept you as my disciple. You can send your beads here or if yon would like tulasi wood beads th�n send $5.00 to cover cost and shipping charges and I shall send the beads to you after having duly chanted on th .. m.
Hoping this will meet you in�od health.
l � A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
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John H. Morgan c/o ISKCON Toronto 187A aerrard Street East Toronto. Ontario CANADA
ISKCON- Akash-Ganga Building : 7th fl�Warden Road; Bombay 27th January,/1971
My Dear Upendra, Please ac cept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your two letters dated 16th and 17th Narayana, 484, along with enclosures of pic ture s and newsclippings. I am so pleased to see you and your good wif! in every picture in different poses of preach ing wo rk. hat is real Krsna consciousness service to p reach• the message of th e Holy Name to all persons. And they appear to be all responding very en thusiastically to your preaching; that is very good sign. If you remain pure a nd enthusiastic, you will have the spiritual strength to enthus• others with the chanting of Hare Krsna Mahamantra and devotional service to the Lord.
I am a little concerned, however, that you are being somewhat harrasse d in your activities by these so -called swamis. But do not be discouraged by their foolish talkings, we have got more important business. We do not judge the man by his dress , so we are not concerned with the color of our cloth as much as we are concerned to keep our conduct on the plane of pure spiritual life. Our Krsna consciousness is practically being accepted by all kinds of persons all over the world and there is no discrimination of types of dress. Generally Grihastas wear white for the men and colorful saris for the women . While performing sacrifices, etc. they may wear yellow cloth which is considered auspicious. But you are always engaged in such religious activity in direct service of the transcendental Lord , so yellow garments are not inappropriate. In India our householder devotee men are all wearing white cloths and they a ll look very, very nice. You can do also if you like.
I am so glad to hear that the p eople are e�ger to have more opportunity for Krsna Consciousness. I would also very much like to trav el there. But I do not know what arrangemets you can make to bring us there.
Please keep me informed of your progressive activites a nd may Krsna bless you more and more with increased intelligence for spreading Hie movement.
Hope this will meet
ACBSsds
Sriman Upendra Das Adhikary Sri Sri Radha Krsna Temple 44,Banwai Road, Suva, Fiji
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 14th January, 197lo Also I have received thetwo American express money orders one for $65o00 and one for $1.00 enclosed therein as v.�ll cs a $15o 00 maintenance fund check sent by your good self somev�eks before and received by me on 29th December, 1970.
I am pleased t o note that Karen Anderson has teen endorsed by you for initiation and certainly I willaccept her as my disciple. Presently I am inquiring into purchasing a quantity of tulasi beads here. When I secure them, then I shall duly chant on one s et for Karen and dispatch t3em forthwith. The $50.00�initiation donation was duly received and you can thank Karen very much for her contribution to my book fund. Actually that is the parampara system. The newly initiated disciple is immediately supposed to beg alms and m ake a presenta.tion tothe spiritual master. If such presentation is not made s.if they do not follow t he system, how the effect will be there? S o far as Bhakt�jan getting himself married, I have already written him about this.
Also I have r eceived the newspaper clippings enclosed by you. The program there in Philadelphia is always so much encouraging. Continue in this way and distrubute our books nicely and Krishna will be pleased upon you to give you more and more facility for service.
Please offer my blessings to the others thereo Hoping this will meet you in good healtho / � A .
S niman Nayana Bhiram D s Adhikary 641 E. Chelten AVe. �
Philadelphia., Pa. 19144
Tridandi Goswami A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI
c/o Dr. Ravindra p. Rao; 20K Hirapuri; Gorakhpur Universitv Gorakhpur, India 16th February, 1971
My Dear Gargamuni Maharaj, Please accept mv blessings. I am so glad to receive
your letter dated 2nd February, 1971, although it was redir
ected from one place to another. At the present moment, I am
staving in a big bungalo of Gira Press of Gorakhpur. Tempor
arily we have installed nice big Deities and people are
coming here to the fullest extent of the hll. Our !:)reaching
on the basis of Personal God is almost revolutionary in India 4�so. Las� n1ght somebody said that Aurobindo �s greater than Krsna. So that is the world situation. Somebody is Krsna Himself, somebody is greater than Krsna, somebody says Krsna has no form, somebody savs that Krsna is dead and so on. Our progar is to offer vehement protest against all these nonsensical declarations. I am so glad to know that you are preaching alone assisted by a brahmacary at Gc-�inesville and it is very encouraging that you are introduc9ng our philosophy in schools, colleges, etc. This should be our present program of work. If you can introduce our books in the schools and colleges and librarres and preach there about our philosophy, that will be a great success.
My suggestion to you for going to Pakistan was on the following pointa if any mission goes to Pakistan from India, they will not allow. But Pakistan is on good friendly terms with the u.s.A. as far as we know from the political situation. Therefore, my idea was that an ISKCON mission may g o to Pakistan directly from America. I am sure that if a mission from Americca goes there, they will not deny to admit them. It is not very difficult task,Doddl% but it is difficult also, simultaneously. It is not a difficult task in this waya as we are going in so many countries, you can also go there with the Krsna ConscXusness mission. But as thev are not very advanced in culture, there is possib.lity of misunderstanding also. So both yourself and Brahmananda Maharaj may thouroughly consider this point also, before going there. On the whole, I am not insisting you to go t there, but if it is possible for you to go there, four to five men, and preach this Krsna cult there, that will be a great achievement.
Our point is that Krsna is neither Hindu, no� Mohammedan nor Christian--He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Proprietor of everything, the Supreme Enjoyer and the most well-wishing friend of everyone. We vJant to impres:� these three points everywhere and bu such understanding surely there will be peace and prosperitv all over the world. So there is no hurry. Think twice before going there. But if vou think the circumstances are not favorable, then forget this idea.
I am very glad to see the photographs and news articles sent by you. I am receiveing similar photographs from Subal Maharaj in Europe and it is very encouraging. I ak have not hear from Brahmananda Maharaj and Visnujana �aharaj since a long time. I hope I shall hera from them ver" soon. Hope you are in good health.
lle8.se 8Ccert my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated and hEJVe noted the contents carefully. I am very anxious that Lord Cr1ai tanya I·1ahar rabhu' s mes f"a[: e be carried to South America also. �JoHw= have got one center in Trinidad, st8.rted by Vaikunthanath and his wife Sare.dia. That is a beginning. So your idea o4having a large boat travelling from city to city is very encoura[ing. So if you have got the means, then go ahead and do it. Krishna Conscious men abo�rd ship and chanting Hare Krishna is very nice r-rogram and the costal people may take advantage of this transcendental vibration and be be�efitted . So do it cooperatively with Hayagriva Prabhu an�et me know of your progress.
Hoping this will meet you in good health .
ACnS/adb
Sriman Avhirama Das AdhikRry 318 E. 20th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43201
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
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10th )larCh, 1971
Your letter dEtted 6th f1arch, 1971, in
I understand that the B1rla Guest House along 1-d th other guest houses has been already bo booked and a.ccupaied ( ?) by pilgrims and guests. I informed you to go there more than one week befor they were su�posed to be occupied and still it was physically 1mposs1ble to arrange any accommodation for my party although they have come t'rom .Europe and America, somE'! thousands of miles away.
A.nywr.Jy, I Ahcll be pl 'fmsed to kno·Vl when they shall be vacant. I t'lish to go there with my l-€1-rty and stay there for ;a few clays. Kindly let me know when I can occupy the B1rla Guest House.
1·�, Dear Ut.Y�ndra, Please c�ce•,t m'.' blessings. I beg to acknov.1letlge n�ceipt
of '/OIJr lP.tt.�rs dated lOth Fr:�bruary and 3d March, 197 J respecti vr>l v and have notec1 the r:ontents carefully. I am so glad to learn that :.-ou are having �•1cr:ess in preaching to the younger J"0.0[:Jle ther8 :in �:i jt, save lor t.h'" lr.J.nrr!)age harrier, nnd that by Jlrnri ta n a n da qoir·• there, he \vill ''breal� the ice" with the Hindi speakin<J vouth.
:' 2s soon as yo11 ucquire funds. you can send his tid-::ct to CJ11,�,,tti 3, Albert ·�oad; Calc,Jtta 16, INDIA. The ticket can be made out jy th8 nul1"8 o'f Amitava Chakravarty. So you can immeoiatf"!J·., vJrlte h:im in Calc1Jtt<J for securing nassport and whatever other papers he rv·"'ds
I am al so gl a d to hear that the tape record j n r:r in Hindi is b10in'J a'."'nreciated. If you want, I can send you more. !{egardin·J Hindu sonqs, n0ne have been recorded by me here . Abo11t the "gun1" livin'J n�xt door, as well as other so-c ::alled sadht13 in Fljl, wh,· hn disturl:.l�d · lJy thcm'r' Simply go on with your preachinr:_r vJork �..;ith ��tcrminatio··. Sin�ere people will be attr act=ed hy the puritv oF your Messa10, And if that man insi sts on chanting Hare k�m� fjrst, what harm is th�re?
I h<:1ve received the nice photo s sent by your �·Jife :i.n r.1. f;�parrlt_e lett0.r, PleC!c;e thank her and offer her my 'blPss1n!JS. r�GrFtn'li ng r ·."=':i. shnrya noo jc, the murti may be c ared for t:he f�arne · CIS other Die ties, incJ•1ding offering of foodstuffs. l\11 Vishnu f·'.,rtis are vrorshi•::-t"'='r:l th� same. You have already got the mantra to �inJ: na�rlst0 nrsinghaya , , , . •
Preset' tly I nm in Bombay, If 1 return to U. '::- .H. from' here then I Hon't be able to come to Fiji for some tirn�, hut if l r eturn to u. '�.A. from C<1lcutta, surelv I shall stop iu Fiji first.
HoDin!J this will meet you in good heal th .
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�ridandi [joswami Jl.C. GJ31iaktivedanta $wami Founder-Acharya: International Society for K r ishna Consciousness
My Dear Nayana Bhiram,
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Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 28th February and 17th March, 1971 respectively and ha:Ye noted the contents carefully. Also I have received the two articles enclosed and I am so glad that they were well received by res!:)ectible persons. They are fine publicity for our society.
So far as posting articles in the state prison and corresponding with the inmates, that is nice program. If you can make good propoganda then everyone will become attracted to Krishna Consciousness. That is our mission. Yes, if the prisoners can give up their sinful activities, we can allow them to live with us. Otherwise, how it is possible? Our policy isto have shaven head, wear robes, chant 16 rounds of beads, follow the regulative principles, take prasadam only, etc. If they can follow all these principles then only it is all right. If a doctor prescribes a medicine and a diet and if the patient follows both, he will get well. If he just follows in part, then he may not. )So all these principles must be followed in order to derive spiritual benefit. That is our method.
For the time being you can go to the jail and lecture about Krishna Consciousness and the values of life. You can give this lecture simply by repeating different chapters from our books. And the same can be done in the lmental hospital as well. Distribute prasadam there also. Preaching at these and other big institutions is solid work, so try to increase this activit�'·
The suggested ceremonial gifts for the Spiritual .t-1aster are as follows: grains; fruits; spices; ghee; flowers; clothings and garments; bedding, shoes, umbrella; asana; sacred thread; utensiles; lamp; bead bag; kunti (neck) beads; incense; ornaments; money. No, th9 third floor is not too high for my quarters. When I was in Montreal I was on the fourth floor.
So far as arranging for one engagement in the art gallery, I shall be glad to accept this invitation when I return. Let him be in contact with our temple and when I go there I shall accept this invitation.
It is interesting to hear how you received last month's rent money. Just see how Krishna is helping you. Just work sincerely and follow the regulative• principles and Krishna will help us always. And now there are so many devotees there in Philadelphia. Please take care of them. Teach them how to remain neat and clean. They should be engaged always in cleansing the temple. Cleansing is urgently required. As far as possible, noninitiated devotees may not enter the kitchen or Diety area. They can help from outs�. Just take care of them so that they may become pure devotees. That is your duty. We are respected everywhere on our purity platform. This should be maintained. That the graduate student and family has also joined our movement is very -:! C'-t:1d.
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�ridandi [JoswaTni c/f.C GJ3fiaktivedanta $wami Founder-Acharya: International Soci ety for Kr ishna Consciousness
t�y Dear Vaikunthanath and saradia, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt
of your very encouraging letter dated 21st l'·�arch, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. I am so glad and proud of vou that you t\·lo young boy and girl "'have gone to Trinidad to preach the mission of Lord Chaitanva and you have impressed the public so nicely by your preaching vlork. May 1 .. ord Chai tanva bless you and bestow his benediction ,,1pon you always.
The news of your newly established temple in Trinidad, San Fernando, is so much encouraging and now Kanupriya and his wife are running <that center in your absence. Long ago I was invited by the people of Trinidad but at that time I could not go, although I had great desire to go there. How you are fulfilling my desire.
NovT you have gone to Guyana. Dr. Bah1ant Singh has written me how well you are being received there also. So take advantage and immediately onen a center. It is a good field for selling our literature (5000 BTG per month to start is very encouraging} and the inhabitants are cooperative, so it is the ideal opportunity to open a center. So Trinidad or Guyana, one center should be established very nicely. Just like we have got our L.A. center and so many smaller centers. Similarly, in that quarter of the world there must be one very nice center. So concentrate your efforts in that way and when things are ready I shall send you Dieties. And when the situation is favourable, I shall go there also.
Even though you have had no gavatri mantra, still you are more than brahmin. I am enclosing herewith your sacred thread, duly chanted on by me. Gayatri mantra is as follows&
1. om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo'yo nah pracoday�t
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2. aim gurave namah •
3. aim_· guru-dev�va'vidmahe v±s1�hRYR¥� krsnanandaya I 'I • •
Ask your wife to chant this mantra and vou hear it and if possible hold a fire ceremony as you have seen during your marriage and get this sacred thread on your body. saradia, or any twice-initiated devotee, may perform the ceremony.
I remember the days when Saradia e\:>ressed to marry you and I immediately reserved you for marriage to saradia. Later on in Boston you were marrieq and since then you are working so
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good news. Take care of him also. Let him read and study all our books.
The color slides have been given to Shyamsundar. Also I have received your maintenance checks for the months of February and March, 1971. Thank you very much. So far as'Krishna catering service', unless you have got sufficient time to accept such engagements don•t take it because everything must be done nicely. Try also and make the parents of our devotees into life members. That will help our movement; so will going on radio and TV shows. So continue such engagements as much as possible.
Please offer my blessings to the others there. Hoping this will meet you in good health.
Your (\
ver well-wisher,
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Sriman Nayana Bhiram Das Adhikary 641 E, Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. 19144
J.,.-.._. 'f'� � ,-:--;---� :�- - -nicely. I -am ver'.' pleased upon you. Sim!?lY use this marital life for spreading the glories of Lord Krishna and in this very lifetime you will be promoted to associate with Krishna in Goloka Vrindaban. So please stay on the puri tv ''latform; chant 16 rounds daily and without fail, follow all.the regulative principles, and read all our books and vour life is sure to be successful. Unless one is sufficiently err.i)Ovlered, one cannot preach Krishna Consciousness. So the fact that vou are 9reaching so nicely is proof that you are alreadv benedicted by Krishna. So preach Krishna Conscbusness and be happy.
Here in India \ve are having one massive san Kirtan Festival called "Bhagavata Dharma Discourses, a Hare Krishna Festival" where 20,000 to 30,000 people are attending daily for chanting, lecture kirtan and prasadam distribution. So here in Bomba? preaching work is also very successful. Many important men are becoming interested. Most proQably we will have our permanent center here soon.
Hoping this will meet you in good health. .
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami •
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Sriman Vaikunthanath Das Adhikary Srimati saradia Devi Dasi c/o .f\1ahatma Gandhi organization P .o . Box 784 Georgetown Republic of Guyana, SOUTH AMERICA
P.S. Please hand over the enclosed letter to Dr. Singh
Since the founding of our Society in 1966, we have now got established over fifty centers and Radha K{��a Mandirs and they are registered in the major cities of the Western World.
Presently I am on tour with some of mv foreign disciples in India and we have got a very lar ge program here for prea�hing this Krsna Consciousness Movement or Bhaoavata Dharma. Our program requires the assistance of both Sriman Havne G•.'nderson and his wife Srimati Chi tralekha Devi Dasi, who are mv initiated disciples. My request is that these two, husband and wife, be granted visa for coming to India. Our tour is lasting for another six months and their presence and assistance is immediatelv required. Please help them and expedite this matter as far as possible.
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My Dear Sudama,
CENTER: p .0. Box 387 Fort, Bombay-1 India llth April, 71
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated 11th February and 26th March, 1971, respectively and have noted the contents carefully. That there have been no newly initiated devotees from Japan is all right. It doesn' matter whether they are initiated or not. If they are coming in large nnrnber, that is the· success of our mission. 'IJe are not after making initiated members very many but our concern is that people understand this philosophy in wi11er circles. Initiated members are for managing the temples and preaching work, but our program is to invite people to our feasts, let them hear our philosophy and dance and chant. That is the basic principle of our philosophv in preaching work.
So far as raising money for going there, I have alreadv given Banu $280. 00. He had this for passage fee deposited in my book account and now I have returned it.
Do not worrv about the immigration difficulties. It will all be done bv Krishna's grace. Don't worry. Take to the right process and it will be done. I am writing one letter to the Tokyp Immigration office, as to your request and a copy of that letter is enclosed herewith. It is very encouraging to me that vou are so determined not to leave Japan, and this will help you for supplying advancement in Krishna Consciousness. And as soon as this situation is settled up, you can call back Chintamoni and Satyabrata also.
Hoping this will meet you in good health.
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CENTER: P . o . Bo:>: no . 3B7 Fort , Bombay-l J I�IDIA
Please accept my blP- s s i ngs . I beg to ackno�l edge rece:Wt of �,our le tter dated 1 4th Iv: ay, 1 9 7 1 and have noteq the contents carefu lly . Also I have s e en the newspaper cl ippi ngs e���oscd and _ _!hey, are ve r? -�i!"e . T�e _ _?.evotees are look-_ lng s o eneerfiJl aTso . .�o I h ave narnea -p-alil l.n a� 't'"fafulla1'!1Ukh� Devi Da s i . Prafo l 1 amuJ�hi r:>e a n s one who al�\rays ha s a cheefful :face . Her beads and J. e t t 2r a r � enclosed herewith . l have rece ived the check for $ 5 .
I t is so much en�our a c:r t n g to note how nicely things are ging on there i fl 0 u r n �Fl ' ' deve loped Vi rtoria center . S imply i f you wi l l depend on : - 1:-i shr; � , f{e wi l l hE" l p �'OU more and more .. ! arn al so glad to note hov: n l ce l ��· book di s t r i bution i s going on there . Con t i n u e i t and try t0 i ncrease mor e and more . Thi s booK: di st ribu tion program i s so very much important . Also you should try anq increase you r pro gr ams at the school s and co l leges and try to have � rery u l ar crGdited course at the University also .
Your temple bui ldin? seems to be very suitable. And the rent is very reason able al so . I t i s all Kr i sbna • s roer�y. $o take proper advan tag e and develop i t nicely . If you ca� support yourselve s by s e l l i ng c-er tain of vour crops grown there , why not? P.nd you can cultivate Tul a si devi also. Write �:vinda Dasi in Ha";vai i in thi s r egards .
YotJr proposed a shra!'!\ r:an be loca'ted anywhere,, it aoesn • t matter . Ju st •t��herever vou can attract mo st people ,
Person me ans not a dead s ton e . P er son mean s all 1 ivin9 entiti es . hie cannot �mder stand in our pre sent material condition .. An e:>tample i s a stone i n the spi r i tual wor l d t i f r csk it to move , i t Wi l l move at., 1:omat i ca l l v· . In t he mater ial world .it 'Ni l l not . l...Jni versal form i s a .,erson al so , and from that un i versal. form so manu things are appeari n g .
P lease offer my bl e s s in q s to the others . Hopin9 thi s 'n l l mee t :vou in good h�al th .
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My Dea r Chi tral ekha .
Pl ea s e a c c e p t my ble s s ing s . I b eg to a c kn owl e dge r ec e i p t o f y ou r l e t t e r unda t ed and have n o te d th e c on t ent s . I am s o glad to h e ar how n i c e ly y o u are att ending the Di e ty . P l e a s e c on t in u e th i s ac t ivi ty a l ong with y our other g o d- s i s ters . Th e m ore y ou b eaut ify the Di e ti e s , the more y our h eart will be b eD u t i f ul and Y t'U will und e r s tand Kri shna. C on s c i ousn e s s very d i s t in c tly .
Y e s , th e bumbl � b e e i s very much favored by Kr i shna and R::� dharani . S om e t im e s tle bumbl e b e e i s taken a s a m e s s eng e r b y Radharani and she rebukes the bumbl e b e e b ecau s e the bumbl eb e e is blaki sh and Kri shna i s al so bl ak i sh . S till , 1 n sp i t e of a l l r e buking , th e bumbl e b e e trie d alway s t o t ouch th e Lotus F e e t of RA dha ran i . Theref ore the bumbl e bee � s to b e off er e d o u r all r everenc e and re spec t . S o pl ea s e try to a t tra c t al wa y s th e bumbl e b e e by suf f i c i en tly dec ora ting the Diety wi th fl owers .
Pl ea s e off e r my bl e s s ings t the o thers . H op i g t will m e e t y ou in g o od heal th.
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CAMP : ISKCON ; P . O . Box no . 387; F ort , Bombay- 1 ; INDIA
My Dear Bhakta Das ,
1 7th June , 19 71
I I . Pl ea se acc ept my ble s s ings . I beg to ackn owl edge
rec eipt of your l etter dated 1 9 th Ma y , 1971 and have noted the contents with pl easure . It is s o much enc ouraging to note how nic ely y our program i s going on th ere . In all a spect of temple lif e you seem t o be doing s o nic ely and San Kirtan i s being well rec eived al s o . S o c ontinue your program wi th al: enthusiasm f pr making ISKC ON San Diego a grand success . I t appears that Kri shna has His bl e s s ings upon you , s o c ontinue as you are doing and you will get more bl e ss ings from Kri shna Thank you very much . A nd Krishna will supply �u everything . If the pre scribed rul e s and regulations are foll owed , then there will be no scarc i ty .
Pres ently I am in Bombay and on the 20 th of thi s m onth I will be going to M osc ow f or f ive day s . Thereafter I will be going to Pari s and London. I wa s wanting to go to Rathayatra f e s tival in San Franc isc o , but I don ' t think that i s possible because there are no direc t flight s from M o sc ow t o California . But after the London program , I will go direc tly t o u . s . A . ; N .Y . and then L .A .
Please off er my ble ss:tngs t o all the others . Hopi� tJ'I is will m e e t you in good heal th .
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�ridandi fjoswami JI.C. GJ3fiakjivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
CENTER: V 3764 Wat seka A e . Los Angele s , 90034
Pl ease acc ept my ble ssings . I am in due rec eipt of your letter dat ed 30th June , 1971 and hav e noted t h e content s carefully . I have not gone t o London , and w have not receive� your letter . But I have asked that London forward all my m'ail here . If I don ' t receive it , then we can d i scuss personally when I go there . I will be going t o N .Y . very soon .
So far your quest ions : N arayan appeared as a fourhanded full grown youth before Devaki and Vasudeva : during the prayers offered by Quenn Kunti , Kri shna ' s chariot was wait ing i n the background , Parik sh it Maharaj was baby . but Krishna appeared full grown but reduced to scal e , ye s , the paintings may be signed • ISKCON PRESS • ; no drawings should be made . Simply you l paint the important verses , and less important verses may be avoided . But dra�ngs are nottgood ;
Nobody i s free from anxiety . The soul is suffering and that i s expressed through the manifest ed body . Not that the body i s suffering separately . Just like , fac e is the index of the mind . Nobody can see the mind , but by the face it i s understood that the �rson i s i n good mental condition . S o the body suffering is the reflect ion of the soul suffering . So the king in your painting is not really happy , but rather full of anxiet i e s . That i s t o b e shown . Another example is �t when my garment s are dirty , I , the living ent ity , am not taking care of � dre ss . S o from mr dre ss , it appears how I am taking care . S imilarly the condit on of the soul i s expre ssed through the body . When water i s hot , that you cannot show by paint ing . You cannot paint the heat ; you must t ouch the wat er . So by seeing the expression of the bodily features , one can understand whether the soul i s happy or not .
Lord Cbaitanya was not holding Sudarshan chakra ; simply he was cal ling · Narada came out of Brahma ' s heart very little and then grew iike a child ; N arada entered the body of Narayan . That you have to show yourself . H ow can I instruct you� H e ca n enter through any part o f the body . Just like so many universes are coming out from all part s of the body of Maha Viahna , so where i s the difficulty to understand that the entire c reation can re -ent e r from any part of the body? ; Narayan appeared and disappeared to Narada ' s vision like lightening . So you can show H im almost invi sible and speaking .
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CENTER : 3764 W t seka AV e . L o s Angel e s , C alif . 90034
Please ac c ept my ble s sings . I beg t o a cknowledge r e c eipt of your letter dat ed 6th July , 1971 and have not ed the cont ent s . I am so pleased t o know that you hav e b e en recommended by SRiman Bhagavandas P rabhu for gayatri mant ra init iation . A ctually that i s what I am t rying t o do in your count ry i s t o e stabli sh a brahminical so c i ety . S o when I see that these young Ameri can boys are b e c oming eligible by qualifi cat ion to take se cond init iat ion and b e c ome qualifi ed Brahmins , I become very much pleased and my Guru Mahara j becomes pl ea sed a l so .
S o you must live up t o the rul e s and regulations of brahminical life . Fi rst and forema st i s cl eanline ss . In your c ount ry they have so many filthy habit s . For example , they don ' t wa sh aft er eat ing . A brahmin d o e s not�lik e that . If h e did so in India , he would be highly c r�t i c i zed . S o even if you eat a litt l e , still you must wa sh r immediat e ly . And the pla c e that you eat at must be washed o ff immediat ely also . In this way .
A brahmin ' s name i s suchi , o r one who i s clean . In the t o il et room wa sh with wat er and wa sh your hand s with soap . Then wa sh f e et , fa c e and mouth . Y our cloth must b e washed daily , e sp e c ially any cloth used to sleep in . In th e kit chen also , things should be kept spot l e s s and c ooking should only be done by brahmins ; others may a s sist . That is the same proc edure followed with D iety worship . S o these are some of the poinm t o not e in Brahmini cal life . K eep yourself clean out side by bathing , ffi c . and cl ean inside by chanting H are Kri shna Mant ra . Go on in thi s way and your rapid a dvanc ement in K ri shna C onsc iou sn e ss will b e c drtain .
P lease accept my blessings and offer the same to the other artist s . I am in due receipt of your l ett er dated 19th June , 1971 and addressed to London . The lett er was just now forwarded to me here in .L . A . and so this late reply .
So far your questions : The demigods , \"lhen they try to ascertain who is the Supreme , they become bewildered , what to speak of ordinary men . Their senses are also limit ed . Therefore the speculation process is condemned . The picture is fine . There is no need to show the demigods bewildered ; I have already explained in my previous letter that inside the body the soul is suffering and that suffering is expressed by the bodily features • . Everyone in thi s material world is suffering . So simply the idea i s there , that ' s all . All the details it is not possible to show . ; Suta Goswami is not a very old man , but that is all.::right ; Krishna in a boat with the gopi s , that pi cture is all right . H e is enjoying . Thi s is spiritual rest and enjoyment . That is the real feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead . Why should he work? So finfish the picture nicely . The idea is all right . ; The monkeys with Lord Rama are �reyish \'lith black fac e . Why Ramachandra has only one ankle bracelet . They should be on both legs . ; Painting of Sukadeva is all right . Nara Narayan have four arms and they are bluish ; Datyatrey� P rithu and Danwantari are yellowish ; Lord Buddha is flesh colored ; Yajna is bluish ; Mohini is extraordinarily beautiful woman . There is no comparison t o her beauty , so much so that Lord Shiva i s captivated by her beauty , what to speak of others ; Vyasadev did not speak all the vedas to Ganesh . H e simply dictated . But the picture is all right . Ravana has twenty ��, 10 heads , and he is blakish in color . The tortoise incarnation , his head portion should be Vishnu , as I have told you in my last lett er ; Kalki should be on th e horse ' s back with sword in hand . It is not clear in the picture .
As I have already explained , endeavor means activity . Just like a man doing business . The place i s the market place , et c as I have already explained . The business dealing , that i s the endeavor . So you can depi ct the whole scene , or a suitable part , as the endeavor ; Krishna ap�•eared as Narayan and when requested , he became a baby . But the picture � s all right ; The position of the fo ur symbols for all three purusha avatars is the same ; All the planets within the stem , that is to be understood . But they are seednng planets and are coming out of the stem , all below the lotus flower , just as seedling universes come out from the body of Maha Vishnu ; You don ' t have to paint the subtl e bodies . They are enteringthat you have t o show. Gross and subtle , everything i s entering; ( In picture no . 4 , S . B . 1/1/1 , it i s all right , but Brahma ' s features in the darkness must be distinct . )
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Why .�st 2 5 rounds? You should chant as many as possible . Real ekadasee means fasting and chanting and no other business . When one observes fasting , the chanting becomes easier. So on ekadasee other busine ss can be suspended as far as possible unless there is some urgent business .
Hoping thi s will meet you all in good health . .
ever well-wisher , �
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P�ease accept my ble s s i ngs and offer the s ame to your wife Kri shna Devi , daughter Vi shnu Arata and I<ulushekar Prabhu . I am in due receipt of your very encouraging letter dated 30th June , 1971' and have noted the content s care ful ly . Your endeavor is very much appreci ate d . Thank you very much. You have my all good wi she s. Succe s s or no success , it doesn ' t matte r ; you have come to I sre al wi th your f ami ly and that i s my pleasure . All ble s s ings upon you.
So for the time being, you can stay in your apartment , have di scourses and ho ld ki rtan and whoever volun t a r i ly may join, no one can obje ct . Whoever comes , give him n i ce prasadam. For the time be ing thi s can be done . The re i s no need of out s i de ehgagements i f they are not poss ible to get. I f you can, that ' s a l l ri ght . But ins ide activit i e s should go on . So l ive peace fu l ly and whatever service you can render is a11 right .
You should pre ach on the pos ition o f God. You can d e s cribe how God Cons ciousn e s s can be developed . We are not p resenting anat:her G.od . ·we sha l l talk on God , hi s nature , Hi s exal ted pos i tion, hi s omnipresence and how we can tealize him . For example i n Bhagavad Gita we can rea l i ze , as i t i s staed there , that God is in everythil'lg extraordinary. We can realize God in the taste of water . When we are thi rsty and drink water, the nice taste which quenches the thi rs t, that i s God . so gradua l ly you can introduce and disclose that according to .the Vedic faith God i s cal led Kri�hna, just as he is cal led Jehovah o f A l l ah . Indi rectly you c an say that God has no name but because we are accustomed to understandi ng eve rything by giving some nomencl ature , so God has names which are ascertained by Hi s activi ties. For exampl e God is creating, so i f I cal l God the m a s � er of the world ' ( J"agadisha ) then what i s the wrong there? And 'loJ'ho can deny that GOd created the ""orld?
,We are not concerned with the common man because they will think ti1�t � are cri tici zing . So speak on general features of how � .uriltC r.stand God. God i s cal led great in every rel i gion Our appreciation of greatne s s are six i n numbe r . These are stated in the �ri shna Book Introduction . So you have to in� roduce the matter of God scient i f i ca l ly, and that wi l l be appreciated �I any reasonable ma·n . If we say that your God i s l ike thi s and our God is lik� that, then there will be �reat di sturbance . S imply speak on general topi cs , that God 1 s l ike thi s . Then let them read our l i te r a ture and a sk questions. In this way try to push on our mi ss ionary activi tie s .
Hoping thi s wi l l meet you in good he alth ,
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P l e a s e a c c e p t my b l e s s in g ::; . I a m in due receipt o f your l e t te r d a t e d 25th J u l y , 1 97 1 and h a ve not e d t he cont ent s c a re fu l l y . The a rra ngement you h a ve ma d e in Bo s t on fo r me wa s very nice . Ther e i s n o n e e d or n i c e a pa rtment . A S a nya st shou l dn ' t l ive in a very n i c e pla c e but b e c a u s e your c ountry i s s o mu ch o pul en t , even a poo r man i s o ffered a n i c e pl a c e . So wha t e ve r i s o ffered in devo t ion and love
iS a l l :r:>i ght . It i s our duty to o ffer the very best t o Kr ishna and the Spirit 1al IVJa s t e r . Tha t is re c ipro c a l love .
Enc l o s e d h erewith , p l e a s e find , s ome poems and a rt i c l e s fo r pub l i c a t ion in BT G upon your a ppro va l . So far my wri t ing i s conc erne d , ye s I ·.>�ant to s e t t l e d o wn s omev1h ere a n d wri t e my books . That i s my a im . S o mo s t p ro ba b l y it wi l l b e done by Kr i sh na ' s gr<:1 c e .
Th e s ub j e c t ma t t e r o f BT G should b e very gra v e . I t :h>uld m t b e ma d e a j o l{ing , c o mi c a l l itera ture . The s ub j e c t ma t t e r i s tlalt eve ryone shou l d know who is Kr i s hna . So pre s ent it in ph ilo s o ph i ca l vmy but with s i mp l e l an gua g e . The next s ub j e c t mat t e r i s our rel a t ionshii
v;ith Kri shna . Then how we ful .f i l l our l i!'e ' s a mb i t ion in Kri s hna G, on s c 1ousnes s . So a l l the s e s ub j e c t ma t t e rs ffi ould b e ma d e und e rs t and a hl f
by t h e people in genera l , but we s hould b e very grave in our pre s e nta t ic Hoping th i s wi l l me e t you in good h e a l t h .
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Uy Dea r Tarnal and G a m ,
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London, w.c . 1 1 En&land
23d Augu st, 1 9 71
Pl ea s e acc ep t my bl e r:: si ag a , I am in d u e rec e ip t o f your l et ters d n t ed 19th and 1 7th A.ugu st , 1971 re sp ec t ! v ely a s \fell as Yamuna s l et t er da.ted tj e 15th Ausuat . Rega.rdins Indi ra Gandhi there i s no hope. The h i gh c ommi s si oner ha s info rmed . So i t i s Kri shna ' s d e sure that sh e ah.�duno t lay d own the foundat i on s stone . The program will be execu t ed 'by some good v i shnava wh i ch I . mp thin�ot. Otherwi se I ehall p ersonal ly do i t . On th e whole e i t i s Lo rd Che.i t n .. • � d·e si re yha.t a. Ya.i alma.v-a ahall lay dwon the c o rn er stone i n s t e a d o f a skinl some materi al man or woman to p erfo rm the h oly o rk . so don • t try for Ind i ra Gand i any moi·a
Do your busine s s and try to e stabl i sh Delhi cent er ec l i dly and e ecuremember e for financ i ng the l�a.yapur e sh eme . I haTe rec e i ved one l e t t er from nrahmananda Swami In Afr i c a nad h e i a doing Tery wtll there . Th ere i e go o d pro sp ec t f o r e s tabl i sh ing a c enter t.here and mo st p rob��;bly I me,y go there on my v;ay back to Ind i a. .
Rege rd 1 ng the "Bengal i translat i on by s . J6.Ilgul i , i t i s
almo st perfec t t 9 0%. ButlO% inc orrect i e no t !li e faul t . H• i s a new man . Th•re!or8 th ere are l i ttle d 1 ee repanc1ea wi th our thoughts. Be ei de e :th n t th ere a.ro :some 11d et»ke s in sp elli.ag o s
sa.nekr1 t ·1r::r s e s . on th e wh c l e .- e c a.n imr.-:ed i a.tly _start th e Bengal i paper ou t �ne r e i e !'l ') f. o ne q ua l i. fi �dman who c an cr.. eck over th e ee••e• co rl'l!c tne � s o t th e 1)aper !":1 . Xven i t i e �9% all r i ght , t::t j_ ll th:J, t 1% mu at be co rree t ed . So fnr I am c onc ern ed� 1 canno t g i v my time
to thi !t . The "beet th i ng woul d have "been i f th i s Yr . Gangul i v:ould come and bet OU.l'' student and l ea rn o ur phi l o sop)'y careful ly and th en h e w ould be mo et eui ta.ltl e man for b e c omi ng edi tor o f our Bengali pap er . ,_Doyou think th a t A.mri tananc:h. '1:ill b(� abl e to oh ecl<: are th e sec ond :B engl3 1 1 man ? A. !k !tim if ha t s e.bl e to che.ck the paper e . Then j o intly wi th th e end ea vo r o f. Amri tananda and Gangu l i you c an ets r t th e :'Aeng1:1 1 1 pap �r a e w�ll a s publ i sh book s .
Dr. Bal i ka s been making apro gr�m si nc e a very long time bu t wha t i s the enc t progrmn in s. !nd i n ? Form s.rly, i t 'f'Ia. s settl ed b efo re Vi j antimaJ. la and Dr , :Bali tn· t we slJq,U hold a simi lar pa.r,ldel f e st i val in Madra s in oc tober . Unl e a s 20 o r 25 men perform t�i s func t i on i t wi ll not be suc c e s sful . But � .. t p:ce �e:nt i f ue haven • t
go t suff i c i ent men how we c �· n tr�k e up t.b i e ·,rogr Rm? Men wi 11 bo go ing th ere t o Ind i a gr dually.
We are maki ng a very go rge o u s pla.n a t Ma.yapur and if l�ou al to g e th er can givo sh ap e to thi s plan, i t will be unique if no t i n th e wh o l e wo rld th en A- t l e?.. st in all of Indi a . I am gi vi ng in etruc t i on :t:o al l th e worker s h ere Rnd thy a r e d o i ng ni c ely, I
th ink wh en :Bha.vananda and NaraNa rRya n go t o Ind i a. th ey wi ll C l3.! ry th e p l an s wi th th em .
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Hy Dear Bhavananda ,
7 , Bury Place London , w . c . 1 ENGLAND
5 th Augus t , 1971
Please accept my bless ings . I understand fro m Karandhar that you had some t lephone conversaaion on the matter of changing p l aces . In my opinion , Iarandhar i s required on the western s i de and you are required i.n N . Y . cen ter . You have organi zed N . Y . very nicely ; I g ive you all credit for this . But if you are ins i s t ing and require some change , then the bess thing to do is to go to Mayapur and magage the gui lding cons truct ion there . Tarnal has written in hi s las t l e t t er that he has no experience in such bui lding affars and he wants to appoint s ome big contractors . That wi l l be too expensive . We can s ave that ampunt by supervising ours e lves this cons truction . That wi l l be favorab le f.or our purpose .
I f you d•cide that you wi l l go to MaYJlpur then you should app ly for mi ssionary vi s a Prom there . I £ there is any difficulty than I can submit your name from here and you can s top over in London to 1 _ -. pick up your vi sa on the way to Indi a. . That can be do.ne for any � devot ees p laning to go t o I n di a , so this informati on shoul d be passed on to all our centers .
Please offer my bless ings to all the boys and girls there in N . Y . Hoping this wi l l meet you in 1"goo d e a l th .
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My Dear Karandhar t!
7, Bury Place London, \v.c. 1 ENgland
5th August, 1971
Please acc�pt my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 2:nd August, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. I am so glad to hear that you nav� brought the big Dieitees fromi San F'raJicisco. You can install 'theDieties according to the ceremtmial functions you have already seen in Boston. Do it nicely with cleanliness, love and affection. That is required. I don't think I shall be able to return to L.A. by Janm.astami day so I am authorizing y'ou to do the function.
Regarding your charging position with Bhavananda, I don't think L.A. can be managed at the present: time without. your presence. The original proposal was that if the presidents required the change then they cquld switch centers but chanjtl:Jg of your place will not be very favorable. So �a.y there and develop things nicely. I am so
pleased to learn that you are opening a new branch in Fresno, California and are soon to· open one in .Long Beach also. so your presence is required there in the West. Your overseeing is most important position. What I am doing but overseeing. so continue there in L,A.
In my opinion, Bhavananda isas much required in N.Y. as you� are required in L.A. , but he is wanting some change. So l think he ccm go to Mayapur to manage the building construction. Then Rupanuga <;:an take over management of N.Y. center. Yes t·erday I talked with the high commissioner from India for the 'United Kingdom. So now we shal.l get missionary visas from �e very .easily. So either they can get missionary visas from there in u.s. or if there is difficulty then you can send me the aames of the devotees who are going there and I will submit their names from here and then they can come to London to pick up thier visas on the way to India. S.o this information shoul1 be passed on to all our centers.
Forget taking Sanyas order fro the time being. Unless your child is born, tnere is no question of taking sanyas. We shall conside: thematter further when your child is born. So now you should take care of your wife. The woman should be cared for, especially during pregnancy. At the time of the marriage ceremony there is a promise that the husband will care for the wife thoughout her life and the womqn will serve the husband throughout his. life. 'r/hen the child is grown up then the husband can take sanyas. Of course Lord Chq.i tanya took sanyas at 24 years, but that is a ,special case. I thi that now you are doing more than sanyas.
Hoping this Will meet you in good
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Pl e a s e acce� t m�r b l e s s i:n sr s . I n furt h er ref cr�n c p t o m v l e t t er ct a t ed 1 4 th Aunu s t , 1 9 7 1 , I und�r s t an d fron S hyamsun d a r t h a t :rou have �n :r ar;e d a l l our S an K i r t an members o f Ams t erdam t o work i n a c i �are t t e fac t ory . I d o n o t know how pu coul d d ar e t o do t h i s wi t hou t ask in 0 � � �� o r any o t h er GBC mer.tbers . Ams t erd a m i s d o ing n i c e l�r i n S an K i r t an Party co l lec t i on s ; •;rhy they s l1 ou l c'l qo to work in a c i rr are t t e f a c t ory? I n ;rou r l n s t l e t t er t c me a l s o yo11 tr i e d t o i mpre s s me t h a t everyon e s hou l d �o to work . Th a t i s not our nrinci n l e . Our nr inci n l e i s not to work l i k e the k armi or un der a karmi -. �-Je are n o t s u dr as . Su dra s are m e an t for workin!"l u.Yl der s omebocly , n o t br ahmin s . I f you do n o t know thi s pr inc ip l e , you shou l d 'k:n m" i t l: 0''! . /� 1 1 011!' m o:n l i ".ri !' rr i V! t�o t e!"'" l "' ::o :r- · b a s i c a l ly brahmin s . O th erwi s e , wh)' t h ey are o ffered s a cred t h r e a d ?
H e s h ou l d l i ve o n the p c. l try inco:r:te , '"ho_tever we r e c e i ve , ft by s e l l i n g our m ? Q C� Z i�1 es , but in d i rP ( e c e s s i t : ' when there i s n o o t her way we m ay acce!'t
)me s ervi c e t empor ari l;' . Bu t on !'ri nci T) l c V!e shou l d CT O o n S nn K i r t an , not work , .::m d wh a t ever Kri s hn a rr i ve s u s we s hou l d accent on t h 2 t 'C'rin c i n l e . You ?.re a"
s en i or member of th e s oc i ety-. Yotl s hov l d h ave known a l l t} ' 0 S e t hi n !JS . An�rways , s en d t hen bac"< on S an K i r t an. A l ]_ Ams t erdam d evo t e es s hou l <'! bP e n a a rr n. d in S an Kirt aYl , n o t in a c i o ��et t e f a c t orv .
Pleas e accep t my bles s ings . I beg t o acknowledge receip t of your l e t ter dated 1 6 th Augus t , 1 9 7 1 an d have noted the contents c areful ly . Also I have receive d your check for $ 2 5 . 00 and I thank you very much f or the s ame . Yes , i f i t i s approved by the GBC then I h ave no obj ect i on i f you and your wi f e go to I s re al to help ou t there . Phi l ade lph i a t emp le has i mproved n i c e ly under your superv1s 1 on . S o for the t i me being cont inue to deve lop i t nicely . No thing s houl d be done h as ti ly or hapha z ard ly . T.1en when the temple i s very firmly s i tuated I have no ob j ec t i on for your going . S o d o t he needful and as k Kri shn a t o relp you .
B�cause t here is some s imi l ar i ty of the word J ew and Yadu s o . s ome h i s t or i an or s cho lar , so c a l l e d , cre a t e d this notion . I have r e ad i t also in s ome p aper . But even i t is true , we have nothing to d o wi th i t . Lord Krishna k i l l e d his o�m dynas ty under H i s p er s on al supervi s i on . S o cert ainly Krishn a d i dn ' t like the idea · that future dyn as t i e s would be abl e t o i den t i fy h aving Krishn a ' s bloo d . Kri s hn a has no materi al blood ; n e i t her H e i s different from H i s body . The examp le is given that Mal·ayan sandalwood i s f amous as grown i n Malaya but the f a c t i s that s an dalwood can grow anywhere . Now • adays in Mal aya there are only rubber tree� but s t i l l in the market t he s andalwood is known as Halayan s andalwoo d . S imi l arly a f ami ly may become f amous for Kri shna t aking b i r t h in that fami ly but Kri s hn a is indep en den t and c an app ear anywhere an d everywhere , where H i s d evo tees are . . �
Hoping this wi l l meetyou in good health . '. (/ . : r�. I \ t
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receip t of your two le t t ers m t e d 2 7 th and 2 8 th Augus t , 1 9 7 1 res p ec t i ve ly and h ave noted the contents . I n one l e t t er you dec i de to clos e H amburg cen t er and in t he next l e t ter you change your decision . So my d e c i s i on is that , at any cos t , H amburg cen t er mus t be maint ained and you cannot go to nigh t c lubs .
Going to n i gh t c lubs wi l l deteriorate the qua l i ty of our trans c enden t al chanting . Pleas e do not do thi s . S t ick to H amburg temple and maint ain i t somehow or o t her . Of cours e touring from c i ty to c i ty i s n i c e program , but not in the c lubs . Our only program shou l d be h aving S ankir t an on the s treets and if s omebody c a l l s then a t the home and we sho�l d dis tribu t e our l i t er atures . You s ay that there i s a very good deman d for Isopan i shad , German edi t i on , s o why n o t s tress on selling this book and maint ain i n that way? And if i t is a burden that the ren t o f the t emp le i s too h i gh then you can reduce t he s i ze of the temple and H imavati may be f i xed up for wors hipping the Diety . So make your p l ans accordingly .
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.P l � a s e oc c e p t my b l e s s i n g s . 1 b e g t o � c l{ n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f y o u r l e t t e r d a t e d 1 4 t h SEp t e m b e r , 1 9 7 1 a n rt h a v e n o t e d t h e c o n t e n t s . A l s o I h a v e r e c e i v e d t h e t w o s a c r e d t h r e a d s e n c l o s e d a n d t h e y h a v e b e e n d u l y c h a n t e d b y m e . A t y o u r r e c o m me n d a t i o n P ! r a t r i d a n a n d e , S u r y a d a s , A n n a p u r n a a n a L e e l a S h a k t i ma y a l l b e g i v e n g a y a t r i m a n t r a . E n c l o s e d p l e a � e f i n d f o u r c o p i e s . T h e p r o c e d u r e f o r i n i t i a t 1 o n s h o u l d b e a s f o l l o w s : l' i r s t o f a 1 1 s e c u r e t h e t a p e o t m e r e c i t 1 n g g £� y a t. r i m a n t r a , e i t h e r fr o m K a r a n d h a r i n L . l. . o r f<O\i m J a y a n a n d a i n B e r k e l e y . T h e n y o u c a n h o l d a f i r e y a j n a . t b p n t h e d e v o t e e s � h o u l d b e a r t h e t a p e i n d i v i d u a l l y , p r i v a t e l y , a n d t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t e a r . T h e y s h o u l d r e p e a t e a c h w o r d . T h e n y o u g e t � e t h r e a d s o n t h e b o y s ' b o d i e s .
S o t a r p u F c h a s i n g t h e n e w t e m p l e i s c c n c e r n e dJ fWIIII i t 'l<. ll r fl n d h A r f e e } P t h a t i t i s b e t t e r t o w a i t f o r s o me t i me b e f o r e pu r c h a s i n g t h e n i t i s a l l r i g h t w i t h m e .
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R e g a rd i n g t h e D i e t y w o r s h i p a n d h ow t o t a k e c a re o f th e m a r b l e f o rm s , n ow y ou h v � e g o t pr a c t ka l e x pe r i e n c e f r om Ja i pu r a nd y o u c a n i s s u e a s t a t e me nt t o a l l t h e c e nt e r s wh e re s u c h D i e t i e s a re th e r e . W e m a y r e qu i r e ma n y ma rb l e D i e t i e s f rom J a i pu r a l s o . S o i t i s g oo d t h a t you lat e s e c u r e d t h e n a me a nd a d d re s s o f a g o o d s u p p l i e r . Th e D i e t i e s me a n t f o r t h e t e m p l e i n D e l h i m a y� n s t a l l e d d u r i n g t h e D e l h i f u n c t i o n a s w e d i d f o r o u r C a l c u t t a D i e t y . I n th e m e a n t i me s mr. e b o d y m a y d o n a t e a t h r o n e l i k e C a l c utt a o r Bomb a y f o r t h e D i e t i e s . A n d i n t h e f u t u re we s h a l l s e e a b ou t J a i pu r . I t i s a c i t y o f d e v o t e e s . We c a n g e t m a ny v a c a t e d t e mp l e s t h e r e i n J a i pu r j u s t l i k e t h e r e a re s om e c h u r c h e s v a c a t e d i n Lo n d o n a l s o .
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HEADQUARTERS November 12th, 1970
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cANAoiM-t Hy Dear Vamandev, ��n� Please accept my blessings and offer the same to EUROPEAN your excellent wife Srimati Indira Dasi. I am so glad torclor. to hear from you after some time. I have been recently sourH ASIAN travelling all over the land of India and just recently I Moycpcr have come back to Bombay vlhere I have received your letter FAR EASTERN redirected from Calcutta. I am so much pleased that you Tokyo are carrying on our Krsna Consciousness progran \'lith such souTH rAcine nice enthusiasm and devotion in St. Louis. I think St. Louis Syclr.,r is an important city in your country, so you must do the coMMUNITY PRoJg:a rg e work of making the whole place Krsna conscious. New Vriodohon, Wc•t v;,8,.;" Similarly we are trying in India to establish some
centers and the response of the people here has been very favorable towards our movement which they have found to be a great stimulus to the revival of Krsna consciousness which they have been forsak�ng for the imitation of your V7estern material prosperity. You all my students must simply maintain your standard of pure conduct in Pure Krsna Consciousness and everyone will be satisfied that this is the best way to bring in the needed peace and prosperity to the v1orld.
I am very pleased to learn that you have several new devotees with you and the ?Temple has been completely renovated. It is a very nice house, so simply make it a palace for Lord Krsna and Srimati Radharani and that will be the perfection of its utilization and you will become perfect·and happy by this work. Please continue your work :i.n the "P.hakt:i.-Voga S o ci e ty " at the t.'ni versi ty, the students cannot be over-estimated as our best prospects.
The new growth of Tulasi is testimony to your sincere devotion because �he will only grow and flourish in an atmosphere of Krsna Consciousness. Please see that the regular rules and practices are strictly followed by all the inmates and keep improving the quality of your Deity worship--this will keep you firmly fixed in the Absolute Truth. Always try to increase the distribution of literatures and more sincere persons \·lill be attracted by this. Please worl< in coordination Hi th Sriman Bhagavandas and the other GBC members and make progress in your center.
I beg to thahk you for your kind invitation and certainly I shal be very happy to stay for a Ylhile in St. Louis Ylhen returning to the u.s, conveniently.
Hci>pe this will meet· you in good health.
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Hlo.:-:.::c HCce;.--;; f'!�r blc::;-:d.nc;�. I ho.ve received your lct·cer Q'i: Nov. 211 1)71, o.:�:l I h('!,VC �.')j'lrcciate(i. the con·l;ents co.r�fulJ.y. r .:1,"';} crn.>ec5.a.lly )1lc:'.�er1. ti:c·c ::·0u ..... :r:o ?:i_ni'U?'.c ·:·rea·� }Jlccc.sr.u-c :i.n serving 'l1heir Lordohi_-ps in •;l')nbur0 'J�·:).n ln :'.;; puj�ri. I ·l;hiril: "lih�.t tmi!.cr your c2.rc ':Chey have b>Jr:or:o Vr:r.r c:Ol'iS8011r1 �:n(l_ l)(l,t:i.:-ofiod. II: i:::: the :::ole ::>.:tm o:r lif'e to be (;!Jn�i;,'"l.;:'t::J..:r' :;·,b:·orl:od _;_n -�>Ol.l,•":htn t't'bou·� Ro.r1ho.l"a.ni Z".nd r�rinhno, Vt'1Q beca\,Ar,e you :''l.l'n ��(') t1r:-torr·1:i.nnr�. ·to b0oorno :tully IC:dch1'ta Connciouo; I:rin1'al3 has CiV0/1 ;;·ou �hj_;_1 O';�·;f\l,"tunity to rcali7.C •bho.t :"l.im b,y �:;orvinc Jftm c.irectly. J :·:.?.VC.: ":'.l�r:;��T::c :i.:n.:"truotcr\ ·that 't;ha ctmtd.?.rd O-f ['rohan h'()!'�hip trn:U::t be 7:c:;?t. vcr';j· hi'·h, b!'lcaur::c thi:.: 111 in::::ure that· every other tco:l!1G ::.ctivHy �:il'l nlco flourlnh. So I am relieved to lmo1�. tha·� l'l.OW the :)ci·t:i.co ,'),J.'C in your C?.rC • r�IHUl.k �,rou :ror this •
If onP- :..:im:;')l�r de:;Jo:::ito :0.1 of his or her loving pr_openoity onto the :Jei ty o.Z I:rislmc-., 1m;·1N1i��:tely they rire relieved of anxiety due to Dc-.tcrirl znn:�o. "-Cit:::.tlon. Thin :is Kvishna Consciousness . • _ Your pre;yer ·:;h�.t �feu In:?.:,'" be :_,ut 0.1--..i;;yrJ in dif:::'iculty is j'n:-::t lD:e Queen Kunti :Pevi. �he :._1ra,ycrJ. to K:dshna. i11 1;ho s::tn�e Hay, 1Jecnuse henevel' th'3re l'.'as t.rouhl'!) J�:r::l:::lmo. fcl·�- the �'ltffori110 of lH.n dcvoteen c-.11d st<.'.yed b3 them ·�o h0l., thorn. fln<1 .::>..:: r;;,)on �:1 the trouble ended, Krichna vent r.>.w�l :.io �-d u:· ::\1 ;,nyi.'- :.Jr-'"1.:,· th:'tl!; Krinlmn. rn�' :,u-� ua into cl:i,f::�ioulty oo that hO 1:a;,• (�:�;er.t th:lt if(l 'o::iJ.J. r.l�o r�m:'tin b:r us �lld not go -:r··�r.
Yon· havE: a J:lr.•.turrt-1· :i. ncJ.j_netion -�� o. toac�er of ::-;mo.ll ohilt1re!l, ni1ri 9: think .. tha:h y ott . zhould utili_ze it -Go instruct ·the .;ro.ur10 children o:i' IIrunburc ii1 Krish:1o. C onsq.�ou:,;nes!-3. Children especie.lJ.y nre inclined ·l;o ajt·..,re�:ll:'l:be R;:-ichna.1:::: par:rt,;�mos, oo begin by ree.din.?; to t�H'}m from I':r�� Bool�� '�hey arc 110J1i yet .. covered by f'nl"sa pres·Uge entd t:ill veey quicld��; t�-::1J:e ·bq ·ir-�oa.Eya mt :\,':L it. wm;e l'musinc likt'l e; &:?-mel Ju�t se(' tho youn{;. bretlncchC'!.''ie::> in rn�i·a.. The Guru seys do this, do thatimP!'e-;ii0.tel�r _they do-they go 'out -v.nd bee :1.ll dey in the bot sW'l and comc bac1.:"<rith n·tit1lc r1.bP-, ·then i;�J::e rest on the flopr -.tith no covering� Anri. --'�he�r n:ce enjoyi�, i_t is pleaqurabie to them to ;,�ork very hard�- So it is vcr:J'' im;:>ortnnt tp :trc:.i'n �h:i.ldrcn to Qndure ali sortp o� .ho,rdol.li�::.; pnd rc�;h•ic·tiona at �hb bpypood ot�ge. liA,ter; no .�me will -rono�nca ·,:�2:-,t he has acoe;.1.ted '?-� '��.c ��andard of enjoym�n·!i, t o accept a. ;3t�.n�a.l"� : P:f.. lesG · �njoymeri�li . -�o I �hi11k ifO'Jf. sh9uld b�rp.n i��dietcly holch.nz _cl?.ss .rczula.rl,y a}1d_ p,dvar�t!!l:tng �or 1t_, I underst<ln4 the Gcmt".n p(vr"';)lo 'are ver;j":r.ond. of ·'ondereariic;J. s,;;hools� �o let them a.end their children to us :tor l"occi vine the htghe�t ed�tot\t�on. ·
':i.lri andi G os -ami A. C. llhn2:tivedanta Swl!Dli
My dear Bhalcta. das,
Date: iTovember 20, 1971 Cam:p: 7-D Kamala Hagar
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Please accept my blessingG. I am in due recei:pt of your letter of October 24, 1971, and have noted the contents carefully. Due to our always movine about I have not had op:portuni ty to ans1-rer until now. ?lease forcive me.
I am very encouraged to hear ho;.r SanDiego center is flourishine under y.our superv�s�on. 'I'he test is that so many ne; devotees are comil"'..g. That is a very good sign. Now you must take ca.re to train them very nicely. They are voluntarily giving :their lives to Krishna, so as president y·ou must see that they are al::ays happy and satisfied in Krishna Consciousness. Then they will not go away. Your proposals for teaching them our philosophy are very good. But if .e try artificially to explain shastra in our 01-:n �;rords, there is every dw..ger of in.terpretation and speculation. First the student must be able to repeat exactly the vrords of the guru and then after some time he may be qualified to apply the principles he has learned 1·:ord-for-'l·;ord to personal situations. It is not that we are a dry philosophy of dogmas and slogans. No. The langua€e of KriGhna Consciousness is ever-fresh and ��e can e::.::plain everything by it, just like my Guru Haharaj once lectured for three months on one verse from Srimad Bha.grratam. But every precaution must be tal�en to preserve our basic guiding principles as they are and not change them becau,<;;e 1-:e "V:aht to hear somethins new.
It is very nice that you are holding fe�tivals in San Diego center. Ue are finding these festivals ver;:r successful :for a·�tra.cting the citizens to our activities. I.Iore and more these festivals may be held, at least one very large festival in a year, simply for glorifying Krishna in public places. It is not that a specific holiday or theme has to be chosen. He are simply calling our Indian programs "A Hare Krishna Festival." But if there are some holidays you specifically like, you plan them together ith Karandhar by adjusting to the local taste.
I am very pleased that your literature sales are increasing. I want this especially, that my books be sold every:here, as many as possible. Kindly do this and I shall be very �leased.
As .Per your recomr.endation, I am sending under separate parcel the initiation beads for Lyn."'le Stm'l'ers, duly chanted on. Her name shall be Srila"!l!li Dasi. I 2.In pleased that she has become my disciple, noir let her very ::eriously ta2::e U:!J this process a..nd she can l:no.: it for certain that there will be no more cominc bacl: ·to this :?lc.ce of niseries .•
Hy dear Satsvarupa,
A. C. Bhaktivcd<1nta S\-1a.mi
Date: November 21, 1971 Camp: 7�D Y.anala Nagar
Delhi-7.
Please accept my bl�ssings. I have received your letter of November 7, 1971, xerox CORY, and have noted the contents carefully.
I have sent under separate cover the initi�+.ion beads for Andrew Day, !·�art in le.ris and JiD. Lewis, duly chanted on. Their new names shall be Hathuresh (The Lord of l1athura), Raghaverrlu (The moon in the Raghu dynasty), arrl Bijoy La.xrni dasi, respectively. I am happy to accept them as my sincere disciples, n�N you give them all good advice how to push on this Krishna Consciousness NOvement. Let them lmow it for certain, that s�ething given to Krishna is never lost or wasted, and if they are detennined they may go back to Home, back to Godhead, very soon. If they like, you may perfom a Krishna Consciousness wedding ceremony for the married couple.
I am very much encouraged thatthe school building may be pu�chased in the near future. But one thing, how the $30,000 is to be paid and wheret�om 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 Irrlia. 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 thou�ht. But we have seen that the practical outcome of so much godless education in technology and science is that we are producing only
· hippies, one after another. \·lhat is the use of their skyscraper buildings if their sons will not maintain them? The old system of gurukul should be revived as the perfect example of a sYstem designed to produce great men, sober and responsible leaders, who lmow What is the real welfare of the citizens. Just as in fomer days, all big big personalities were trained in this r1ay. Now you have got the responsibility to inject this idea �� your country. Please do it with a cool head, ·and very soon we shall see the practical benefit for your countrymen.
Yes, preaching is rnore important thsn managing. Just because you are preachin� nicely and distributing so much prasadam, the management l'iill follow like a shadm1 and Krishna will serrl you no end of help.
I am glad that you ·are writing e'says, and that all of our students are contributing their work. I think that i.f we simply improve the contents of. C'ur. BTG rna�azine that so mal'\)' changes are not required. I have written to Karandhar on this point, so you may write him for my opinion. Hhat is the use of instituting manY changes? For something worthwhile people
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December 8, 1971 7-E Kamala Nagar, "Gita Bhawan," Delhi-7, India.
My dear Varnandev and Indira dasi,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated 11/20/71, and I have noted the contentso I am very pleased that you have opened another Center for spreading Lord Chaitanya•s sublime Krishna Conscious Movement all over the world. I know you are very expert in this business of opening temples, because you have done evrw nicely in St. Louis temple. Now you simply carry out our routine program very nicely there in Oklahoma City, and you will meet with the same success. I am encouraged especially that my householder disciples are carrying out this task of opening centers all over the world. Such position of leadership and organization is regarded as Krishna's special favor upon you, because you are forced in this way to become very responsible and set the ideal KC example, and in this way you will make very nice advancement in spiritual life.
As for your questions about householder life, first of all, who is looking after Oklahoma City temple? If you are the President, then what is the use of opening center if you cannot attend all temple functions? Who is looking after temple management? If you are in charge, either you should live there or there is no need for such temple. Of course, it is not that anyone is excluded from being my disciple if they do not cent per cent attend all of temple programs, but they should be encouraged to attend as far as possible. Living outside and working are not prohibited, and it is not recommended that such strict rule as no outside living should be enforced, but living in the association of devotees is better. From our side there is never any objection if it is inconvenient for temple living, but if you are in charge of organizing your new center, I think you should live in the company of the other devotees there, to train them and work with them for distributing our books and magazines and pushing on this Krishna Consciousness Movement full-time. But if there is some difficulty to do this or some problem with getting money, then you should consult further with your GBC man to make adjustment . Preaching is our first-class e ngagement, including Sankirtan party, selling books, speaking, like that. But if for some reason a devotee is unable to do these things, then I say that they are allowed to live outside and work as a concession. our service for Krishna is voluntart and can never be forced. And whatever position in life one holds he can serve Krishna in that way. But yourselves being such qualified and experienced preachers, what is the benefit of engaging in the second-class activity when there is so much preaching work to be done? Practically speaking, our Krishna philosophy will save the whole worl� from the most dangerous condition, that is a fact. So now you
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Date: December 8, 1971 Camp: 7-E Kamala Nagar, "Gita Bhawan," Delhi-7, India.
My dear U pendra ,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge your lette dated November 22, 1971, and with pleasure I note that Melbourne Temple is going on very nicely under your supervision. Now keep the standard of our routine work very high , and you wil l always meet with all success. The best news is that yo,, are increasing nicely the distribution of my books and literature. This is the best activity, to distribute solid information about Krishna. Our preaching stands solid on these books. No other movement or cult has such vast background of authority , so w e are not afraid to challenge anyone and everyone to defeat their philosophy on the basis of that authority. Krishna appreciates such strong preachers as His dearmost servants, so let us work very enthusiastically to drive away rascal philosophy and establish the real religion of Bhagavad Gita � !t Is.
You say that you have met people who claim that by evolution we are approaching a higher stage of existence. That is tr,Je in one sense, that anyone who takes to Krishna Consciousness may elevate himself to the highest status of life. Krishna men�ions many types of higher beings in Bhagavad Gita, such as demigods and those who dwell on higher planets. We have information that there are 8,400,000 species of life. out of these, 400,000 specj are considered human life. Of these 400,000, how many species de we find in our experience? Not many, probably less than 1,000, �
we must conclude that there are hundreds of thotJsands of higher and lower types of human forms. But his does not mean that automatically one body evolves into a higher body. No. It is describe by Krishna how the soul becomes embodied according to his dPsjre. So there are 8,400,000 types of bodies eternally existing. �ot that the appearance of a new form in this world means that form has never existed previously. No, as conditions change on this earth planet, the living entities here desire to enjoy in a oiffe rent way, so they take a different type of body. Even thtl��
body may be new here, it has always existed also somewhere else. So if a man qualifies for that body, he may be rewarded the body of super-man, as he desires. So if someone wants such body, he must learn the process for acquiring it that is Bhagavad Gita.
rractically speaking, history tells us that human life is becoming more and more degraded in respect of good qtJali ties. EvE there may be some temporary advancement of technology, where is the question of being higher than previ ously? In Vedic literatut we find description of all kinds of wonderful machines, like gre� airplanes which moved as fast as the mind on the principle of sound vibration. Where is that science now? And how is their science advancing when their sons are all becoming hippies who have no interest in such science? Compare our so-called knowled�
: today with the giant brains who gave us ,. �die literature. No poetry, �o science, J philosophy, no religion, no culture, no 'owledge we have today can be said to be Jperior to that we find 5000 years or more JO in India. So where isthe question of
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Please accept my blessings . I b�g to acknowledge recei�t o· your l�tter of December 6, 1971, 3nd I have noted the content s w great plea sure . I am esp�ci::.ll�r nlease"l t�at your Gurukula pro j is going forward n i cely . I consider that this is one of our mos important pro jects, because people in general are only suff er ing due to poor fund of knoHledge. So if we hav·3 facility to give them the right knowledge of how to make an end to suffe ring condition of life, then we sh<1ll be performj ng the hi;he s t t:rt;'3 of tvelfare work. So you can try on this point to convince rich businessmen, educators, politicians, etc. to help us push forwa% with this gurukul system for gu id i ng their young children on the right path to becoming sober, upright citi z ens . You can inform them that if they give me pron�r faci 1 i ti�es that I can save all the young people of your country from the wars� danger. People are always w i lling to give anythin� for educational ourposco They think that if their children get the right knowledge then they vlill become very S1Jccessful in life, and that is their concern, so thev sac rifice everything for good educational cause. Now their children are all becomin g hippies, and they do no� want so much technology and kno.-..rledge '"hich gives them no real sati sfaction , so they are losing all interest in education and only they want to enjoy life, that's all. 3ut if such children are given practical guidance on the tra n scendental platfo�m, a'::ove the bodily and mental conc ept i on o= life, then they will develo p into perfect ci tizens--rnoral, honest, ha:::-d-�.'orking, lawabid ing, clean, faithful to ho�e and country, like that. That ts the u�matched success of our Kr i shna Con sciousn ess schoo ling system, so you i ntrodu ce it nicely, so that your country's leaders will see somethi ng very nicA and come to our assistance.
That is all right if �ohanananda wants to go to Sydney, provided you G�c men agree and if there is suitable replacement .
Regard in(.! chi loren '"'i thout spiritu al names, whatever name is there, if it is a boy, then add B hakta first. Or if it is a girl, add Bhakti�before the child's name . For exampl e , if som9-bodv is narr.ed Robert, his neH name mav }-o ?.h::.Y:t�_: -qohert. In gen eral, if h9 is not init:iated, n r1e�rot9e a.:1ds Ehakta or "Ehakti��, before the otht�r name tmt;.l they are ini "':iated later.
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n;e. I like your "topic al articJ.es" also. Kee� them simple and I<risha Co!"l.scious, avoiding too much bending to the pul:::lic taste, but if they are appropriate to current problems, then it is nice proposal . Rayarama tried this too, but his style vras not very appea ling to me. .r.ctually , people are seeking after
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December 22, 1971 ISKCON Bombay
My dear Nayanbhiram,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 8, 1971, and I have noted the contents with pleasure. I �rn especially pleased to hear that our KC drama program is being developed by you nicely. We have got unlimited stock for such dramas, so go on in this way, improving more and more, and Krishna will give you direction so that one day, very soon9 your all dreams will come tree and you will be acting our KC dramas on the Broadway.
Everyone enjoys play-acting, only there is at present a dearth of proper material for elevating the general mass of people to the proper standards. Practically,the whole world is going to hell. There is no decency, no gentleman anywhere. So we have to portray to the people of this fallen Age of Kaliyug what is the right standard for their behavior. When they see that, Oh, here is such nice activity, such nice people, they will automatically become changed, simply we have to engage their senses in the right taste. So this drama-playing is very good- presentation for attracting their attention and displaying Krishna Consciousness very beautifully. Make everything very simple, without too much fancy costumes, and the real message will come out very nicely.
I am encouraged to hear from you that our Delhi pandal festival was seen on TV in America and other places. We can become famous for such shows, and at the same time utilize them for giving people good information about what is the real goal of life and how to achieve it. So in combination with the others you go on thinking how to improve these
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My dear Upendra,
Plense accept my hl essings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Deremher 12, 1971, and I am pleased to hear from you. I have received yesterday one phone call from Mohanananda in Sydney, inviting me to come there when I leave from here in March . I shall be very gl ad to come there, via Hong Kong. You sho uld make arrang ements for two tickets from Hong Kong to Australia and then to 'l'okyo.
I am encouraged to hear from you that Melbourne Temple is even better than Sydney Temple, so I must surely vome there to see it. Go on like this, transcehdental rivalry , just like San Francisco ann T�s Angeles, this pleases me very much. Eut it is not that we are e�vious4 No, material envy is not li�e that. Ev�n the gopis, they were envious of one another , in a transcennenta l s0nse, They were thinking, Oh, she has attracted Krishna more than me, that is very nice, she has gi ven Him more pleasure than me , now l et me try more to pleese Him. Tha t is the process, how to improve in Krishna Consciousness.
I shall he glad to install the murtis when I shall come there.
Hoping this will meet you in good health. Your wife, Chitralekha, is in Vrindahan recovering her health , but I thjnk that she wi ll he returning there soon. Her address is c/o Si'lraf Rhawan, opp. Vidya Pith College Vrindaban, ( Dist . Mat .P.
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P le a se accept �y b l e s s ing s . I beg to a cknowledge rece i pt of you r l e tter o f Decemhe r 1 3 , 1971 1 an d I am very p l e a s e d to n ote that you are so determi n ed to s pread th i s Kri shn a Con s c i ou sn e s s movement , that you are rema in i n g a lon e i n D j akarta ju s t to sei ze the won derfu l opportu n i ty we have got ther e for preachi n g . That i s the -s i gn of the f i r s t - c l a s s devotee , that he i s a lway s wi l l i n g t o sacr i f ice e ve rythi n g to p l e a s e Kri s hn a h y pre a c h i n g ffi s glori e s , even un d e r a l l s o rts of d i ffi cu l t con d i t ion s . I am very encou raged by you r att i tude of s in cere Kr i s hn a Con s c i ou sn e s s . In thi s way you go on perf e c t i n g you r l i fe more and more , an d very soon , I promi se you , you wi l l go hack to Home , back to Godhead . Knm-1 i t for c e r t a i n .
I am very g l ad that you a re teach in g KC i n the s choo l s . Tha� i s ou r be s t f i e l d for tra i n i n g people in Kr i shna Con s c i ou sn e s s . You n g chi l dren have n o t yet l earn e d an arti f i c i a l stand a rd o f sen s e grat i � i c a t i on , s o t h e y accept au s t e r i t y very n i ce ly a s en joyable . Ju s t see the you n g hrahmachary--he goe s ou t a n d begs a l l day on the o rder of h i s gu ru , to co l l e c t a l i tt l e r i c e and retu rn at n i ght to s l e e p on the floor wi t hou t cover--and he th i n J( s thi s l i fe i s ve ry n i ce : So i f chw l dren are t�a i n e d �u p i n thi s way , the y wi l l n a tu ra l ! � grow up t o b e s ober an d respon s i bl e , the be s t c i t i ze n s and a cre d i t t o the i r state . S o pre ach in th i s way , a t t r a c t the i r you n g c hi l dren t o Kr i s hn a by te achi n g in a very i n tere s t i n g fa s hion - - l e t them chan t , dance , and t ake pra sadam , that ' s a l l . l a ter , when they are o l d enou gh to u n derstan d , a l i t t l e ph i lo sophy . An d a hm y s keep them engaged on e Hay or another in d evot ion a l se rvi ce . That way t hey wi l l become very a t ta ched t o K r i s hn a and they "11 1 1 n o t go away to a l i fe o f f a l se s t a n da r d o f l i fe . I f you can get that cou p l e from Ame r i ca to he l !J you , that ,.,i l l be very n i ce . Actu a l l y , I wan ted on e hou seho lder cou p l e to come there and teach . Thi s I to ld to 3 a l i �1a rdan when he wa s wi t h me in I n d i a . S o n ow you are arran gin g for that , so that i s the be st p l an .
!\'ever m i n d we have to wa i t some t i me for a hou se . We are Va i sn a va s me an s we can l i ve under a tree . V,a i n thing i s preachi n g , so if pre a c h i n g i s go i n g on , that i s enough . E u t becau s e . peop l e wan t a comfort a b l e p l ace to si t down and chan t , therefore we have got ou r cen t e r s a roun d the \o7o r l d . S o j u s t to accomodate such pub l i c you can qet a hou se when ever i t i s po s s i b l e , and decorate it very n i ce l y for attracti n g t he c i t i zen s .
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I n re ply t o y Ju r q u o s t i on whe the r T _G or :he o ri g inal c ove r o f S l' i0 '3.d 3h:l g:J va ·�;:un c i ve s the 1 U t h o r i t a t i v<; r i c � · n e o f �he h i n d s y :n b o l s , ·t.:1n t i s wr l.t -: c: r.. i n '.L .C i 3 c o r r e c t . ·:·a pa r::; e () q o1' � -.c . i' i r s t tha r e i s a d e ::; c r i p ± i o n of tb e sy :1 b o l s f or v :� � Pl d e v.'3 , Samlce J GiL n P l . .., C14 - · •:.11'!1 n "' - "' Od \ n ' r • · dd "n· ') r: � l "' n f" c � l O "' � .., � - - - - 4 � '- i � · -" +- t·, ., :;.I. J .&J L• , Q. .l. .J.. l,.t, .4 _( · • - " � - - - " Jt � C. . .!. • ._,. ...- ... - l. .1 I.J � ;_, I. .l. 0 .!. v li -c;:;;;; re p r e a e n ta. t i o n s of � . ::: I �l J-' :s n . A l tl: c:.:.;):.. ti1 e 1· e s h ou l d ·o e tw e n ty , o r: ly e :. .;n te e n a r e g i ve n . T h e t 1·, o •··h o :1 r e m i s s in g J. r e S r i 1 : e sh::: v�.1 wh o i s r e p re 3 e n t e d. h o l d i r: g f r o.11 t h e l owe r r i g-h � h:n: d l o tu s , c or: c h , d i s k , c lu b ; : :wd S r i 'V ar!l<'?. :'l ::J h o l d i n.; c o n c h , d is k , c l u o , a n d l o tu s f l ow e r . S o �'1 1 --c o ,_::- e the r .... h i s m2 ··-: c s twe n ty - f ou r· . ': h e t we n t.y - tw o a s - h e y a r e w ri t t e G i n 7_ . . c a r e c o r re c t .
� u r l idria r ' s ve r s i o n o f Kr i 3hna a n d t he c o�h e r d b oJ S w i th the G o p i s wa t c h i n g them s h o wn i n + h E: 1. 0 :; t_t s is n ic e . (._ r i [; h n a A n d t h e c owh e :l. rd b oy s u s e d. t o : e t La n i n t h e e v e n i n g , a nd. -+: h e G o p i s w i i l e l o olc inf�; on u s e d t o e n j oy �C r i shna ' s s:n i l inc fe c e . 'T h i s i s s ta t e d i n S r im · d · h a �wa ta m .
R e ca r d i n g whe th e r the �rah . a j o t i s h ould b e pa in t e d r a i n bow c ol ou re d . I t is ou r expe 1· i e nc e th21 t in the n t e r i a l w o r l d r; � l •) t. the s u r: s h i n e i s ve rJ t r ibh t th e r e i s n o t 2 ny c ol c u �: , j u s t v;h i -t. e n e s s . C o l ou r s o f s u. rl sh i n e onl;,i b e e com e m �.n i f e s t whe n tll oe 1· e i e a t i r�ce O f C l o , a· ., � o l' tl �11 ·"' -::: r ., 'n ·" "' j n t l' � •, . p ra i s n o p f"' o ·- i ') l i 1 ; .. ,. ,.. r '"' " + (; 1 1. .., 1 \ •:l e t..tJ tl-4 _. .- (""..._ .J.. J ; o . .._ • 1 - ! i - - - . .... \.� .::> � .... .. . _ . t_ o, l. \1· 'J· _/ • . • • __ , . , � -"'"] -t inge . S o h ow i t c � n b e r c i � t c w c o l o u r e d ? I n the d a z z l in g l i g h t the r e i s n o p o :J s i b i l i ty o :� c ol ::>l .t r s . C o n s i d e r i n g <1 l l the x: e p 0 i r. t s ,
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