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1 February 2008 Friday, 1 February, 1974 Hong Kong Dear Madhavananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 14, 1974. Please see that accounts are kept carefully, not that money is taken for whimsical expenditure. Be vigilant. Syamasundara has made a scandal by taking money of the society's and investing it in business. This kind of thing should be carefully watched. I am still awaiting repayment from Shayamasundar. Please pursue the projects underway. Your attempt to construct a temple from donation of life members is welcome. Also your plan to get large tax returns. Now do it cooperatively. You are intelligent and experienced - all work together there for the glory of Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement. I am leaving tomorrow night for New Delhi and shall be there by the 3rd February. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Bhaktivedanta Manor, cooperation letters | 11:38 |1 February, 1974 Hong Kong Dear Abhirama das, Please accept my blessings. In his latest GBC report, Rupanuga Maharaja wrote that you are delinquent in sending him regular reports. The system of temple presidents sending twice monthly reports to the GBC was devised by me to facilitate my receiving news of all the centers through the GBC. You are free to write me directly when the occasion arises, but do not neglect to send regular reports to Rupanuga Maharaja. I hope everything is going well in the Miami temple and I will be glad to see you at our Mayapur meeting. Your ever-well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg letters | 11:37 | 1 February, 1974 Hong Kong Dear Mukunda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 14, 1974. I am glad you are cooperating with Madhavananda. That I want. As long as we are sincere there is no question of split amongst us; the split only means someone is not sincere, otherwise there is no question of it. I have received the returned bank statements and letter regarding my entry certificate. I shall take this matter up with the embassy when I go the New Delhi. I am glad to hear you are correcting the pamphlet for the Bhaktivedanta Manor. I share your confidence that if done rightly, we can attract many persons, to visit the Manor and take prasadam and chant Hare Krsna. That will be a great victory, and if they can take our books and hear the philosophy then we can make devotees out of them. This great responsibility is in your charge. I have given you all the guidance and hints and it is described in all my books. Now it is up to you. Please keep our principles firmly and everything will come out successful. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Bhaktivedanta Manor, cooperation letters | 11:37 |1 February, 1974 Hong Kong Dear Bhagavan, Please accept my blessings. I was very anxious to receive a letter and your recent report is very encouraging. The pictures sent by you are very welcome and very nice, and I thank you very much. Now print as many literatures as possible in French language and distribute. If you have any money left from the recent donations of $20,000.00 I request you to spare something to contribute to our Vrindavan construction; it can be sent to account number 230 of the Punjab National Bank, Moti Bagh Branch, New Delhi. Work combinedly and Europe can be made filled with Sankirtana. I have found all the countries eager to receive our message, especially France and Germany. Narottama dasa Thakura has sung: goloker premadhana, harinama-sankirtana, ratina janmila kenetay samsara-visanale, divanisi hiya jvale, judaite na kaimu upaya Sankirtana is imported from Goloka Vrindaban it is not material musical rock and roll. It is actually imported from Goloka. Narottama sings, Everyone is burning in the materialistic way of life. That burning can be extinguished only be employing Hare Krsna maha-mantra. It is a fact that the western countries are in blazing fire of material enjoyment. But as soon as they take to Hare Krsna surely they will find peace and happiness. There is no doubt about it. I have accepted the devotees you have recommended for first initiation and their spiritual names are as follows:* John Jean-Guy Bouchre de Belle--Jayantakrt dasa John, Jean Keraval--Jayakula dasa Kathy de Poo--Kanti-dasi Claude Landemaine--Kausi dasa I will be glad to see you at our meeting in Mayapur. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg *You can chant their beads henceforward. Hope to meet you at Mayapur. Labels: France, initiation, publishing, sankirtan letters | 11:36 |28 January 2008 28 January, 1974 Honolulu New Delhi [To Tamala Krishna] VRINDABAN A TOUR NECESSARY LETTER FOLLOWS. ALLAHABAD MEETING OKAY. YOU SPEAK IF MASS, I SPEAK IF CLASS. YOUR LETTER ___ ARRIVING NEW DELHI FEBRUARY 1ST --AC BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI Labels: New Delhi, Vrindavana letters | 12:20 | |
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