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7 February 2008 Thursday, 7 February, 1974 Vrindaban My dear Guptaji: Please accept my blessings. Sometime back, in your letter dated 23 September, 1973, you wrote as follows, regarding the front portion of our Vrindaban temple land given in charity by Geeta bai, wife of Kasiramji Saraf: "Sri Nandalal Saraf has already arrived and visited our temple. I introduced him to Swami Gargamuni Maharaja. We discussed with him for the donation and transfer of land at Vrindaban. He said that sometime back he has already replied a letter to Vrindaban that you can utilize the land in the manner you want. you can take it into construction." Now as we are very much eager to utilize this land as a nice front entrance, so I sent one telegram to Kasiramji Saraf, as follows: "Hare Krsna Prabhupada now in Vrindaban until the 13rd. Now settle up front piece of land as promised." I received one telegram from him, reading: "Front part of land will be used for other purposes, as decided earlier. Letter follows." This statement of Kasiramji has given me much concern. He said personally to me that under dictation of Srimate Radharani he has given the land to us in charity. We have invested already lacs of rupees for constructing a temple, and now if he uses the front portion for other purposes there will be great damage to the view of the temple. As for your letter under reference, you said Nandalalji gave us permission to use the land as we like, but still we waited for final decision. But this is the position. Will you kindly see Mr. Nandalalji, brother of Kasiraj and settle this up so we can go on in our progressive construction work. Kindly treat this as very urgent and reply to us at our Bombay Center because I am going there on the 13th. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Calcutta, construction, land letters | 17:08 |7 February, 1974 Vrindaban My dear Caitya Guru, Please accept my blessings. I was very much shocked when I learned from Tamala Krsna Maharaja that you have left our company and were living outside. Anyway, I was always thinking of you and your letter of Jan. 26, 1974 gives me much relief. Why you should be sorry if someone says you are Indian, he is American, Indians are no good, Americans are good. Why be affected by bodily relationships? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has advised us - and as an older, grownup student you should know it--that we have to become humbler than the blade of grass and more tolerant than the tree, and then we can execute our service and chant Hare Krsna. If Indians are bad then I am also bad, as I am an Indian. But they have accepted an Indian as their guru. So Indians are both bad and good according to the behavior. If they have accused you as bad because you are Indian, yet they have accepted a bad Indian as guru. Don't be afflicted by all these external features of our bodily relationships. Be steady in Krsna Consciousness and do your duty so you may be blessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Krsna and make your life successful. I am going to Bombay on the 13rd instant - please come back and if you feel inconvenience, it doesn't matter whether from Indians or Americans, you can live with me because I am an Indian. I hope you will feel no difficulty. You must come back when I go to Bombay. We are neither Indian or American; our real identity is that we are all servants of Krsna. Always remember this philosophy and all these external affairs will not trouble you. Hope this finds you in good health, and more when we meet. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Bombay, distubance, Indians letters | 17:07 |7 February, 1974 Vrindaban Dear Mukunda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 23, 1974. I am glad to hear that you are now concentrating on improving the regulative life of the temple rather than so much advertising with brochures. This is very nice; this is what I want. A good example is better than precept. The pamphlet is precept, but if we don't follow the precepts ourselves then such advertisement is not good. That Pusta Krsna Maharaja is assisting you in raising the standard at Bhaktivedanta Manor is also good news. He has written me that he is needing English boys to join him in South Africa as the English of all nations have free entry there. He is very hopeful of preaching and distributing books in Capetown. So if possible, help him by offering some English boys, and after some time he may go to South Africa with the boys. I am already trying from here for my entry visa to the British Isles. Next time I come I shall enter with entry visa. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Bhaktivedanta Manor, precept letters | 17:07 |7 February, 1974 Vrindaban Dear Pusta Krsna Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 18, 1974. Your report is very encouraging to me, that you distributed 110 Gitas in two days in Capetown, South Africa. You also find that there is good preaching to be done there among intelligent Indians and Europeans. And for the people in general you can hold kirtana and distribute prasadam sumptuously. So I understand you are now at the Bhaktivedanta Manor assisting Mukunda in strictly following the parampara and encouraging all the devotees in that direction. When your work is done there, you may return to South Africa, and I have asked Mukunda to help you with some men for South Africa. I am also very pleased with the reports I am getting from Brahmananda Swami, so please cooperate with him in Africa. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Bhaktivedanta Manor, report, South Africa letters | 17:04 |6 February 2008 6 February, 1974 Vrindaban Bombay [To Giriraja] DISPATCH BIRLAS FIFTY THOUSAND IMMEDIATELY TO PUNJAB BANK MOTI BAGH BRANCH NEW DELHI IN FAVOR OF VRINDABAN CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI Labels: telegram, Vrindavana letters | 17:04 |5 February 2008 Tuesday, 5 February, 1974 New Delhi My dear Baja Panalalji, Please accept my blessings. I thank you for your letter dated December 28, 1973 regarding a change of plan. I understand from different sources that you want to construct the Temple portion by your choice, so I accept the plan submitted by you in place of the original plan. Krsna is Bhavagrahi Janardana. Krsna has many Temples big and small, besides that He has his own abode in the Spiritual Sky, Goloka Vrndavana, so all our plans are under the jurisdiction of Bhavagrahi. To serve Krsna under a certain transcendental mellow according to one's spirit of service, everything is accepted by the Lord. So your decision to improve the first plan is certainly very much appreciated by Krsna. The work will go on and further advance with your full cooperation in order that we may be able to fulfill the job as soon as possible. I am thinking to go to Hyderabad by the end of March and certainly it would be great pleasure to me to stay under your shelter and I am looking forward to this opportunity. Hoping this will meet you in good health and my all good wishes for all your family members and servants, and my sincere regard for you. Thank you once again. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: construction, Hyderabad letters | 17:03 |5 February, 1974 New Delhi My dear Mahamsa Swami, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 26th, 1973. I have come back from Europe and America on tour and am now in New Delhi. I have seen both plans. After taking into consideration all of the points in all of your letters, the points in Sri Raja Sahib Panalalji's letters are all very good. So I prefer his plan the most, particularly I understand from different sources that he may like to construct the Temple portion. So we shall follow Sri Raja Panalalji's plan and under his leadership I think all members will be very much encouraged. Now in cooperation with all life members of Hyderabad, immediately begin construction and make this one of the great temples of the south. Hoping this meets you in the best of health. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: construction, Hyderabad letters | 17:03 | |
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