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| Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 |
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16 February 2008 Saturday, 16 February, 1974 Bombay Dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 4, 1974. It is very reassuring for me that all our most important affairs located in world headquarters in Los Angeles are being well cared for under the guidance of your good self, Bali Mardan and Ramesvara. Therefore I have not become disturbed on that account because I know the BBT, negotiations with Dai Nippon and financial matters are being taken care of even though Karandhara has left his post. Your desire to give me relief from having to worry about these matters shows that you have understood my desires, and I thank you very much. It is nice that you have taken this occasion to impress on the devotees there the necessity to be very serious in executing regulative principles, otherwise we will surely fall away. One who sticks strictly to these principles, will not, however fall down. Your statement, "The residents of New Dvaraka are praying for your mercy" is very nice. Let us meet all at Mayapur and chalk out a years work for our great mission. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Labels: BBT, Los Angeles, New Dvaraka letters | 18:35 |14 February 2008 Thursday, 14 February, 1974 New Delhi Dear Kurusrestha das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 24, 1974 which has only now reached me due to my travelling. Your report on activities in Denver center is very comprehensive and I can understand you are feeling full responsibility for all the devotees and operations under your care. Actually the more selfless dedication you apply yourself with, the more Krsna will be pleased and the more he will give you intelligence how to expand the preaching in His Name. The devotees you have recommended for first initiation are accepted by me and their new spiritual names are as follows: John Kuiper--Jyoti dasa Buddy Woodley--Bhara-dhari Suzanne Soucy--Svarga-dasi Bobbie Mendelson--Puja-dasi Instruct them in the chanting process and the seriousness of following the vow to chant at least 16 rounds daily and avoid the four sinful activities. I hope you will be coming to Mayapur for the Appearance Day celebration of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Your well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Denver, initiation letters | 18:34 |12 February 2008 Tuesday, 12 February, 1974 Vrindaban Dear Ravendra Gupta, Please accept my blessings. I have only recently received your letter of February 6, 1974, due to travelling. I am very glad to hear you are following my instructions by chanting 16 rounds daily. In order to chant offenselessly, so that the chanting will have the greatest effect, one must avoid the four sinful activities. You have asked "How serious would it be for me if I should miss the golden opportunity to become your initiated disciple?" You should know that the value of accepting a bona fide spiritual master is more than we can calculate. It is not a mere formality. Of course everyone is encouraged to chant Hare Krishna, but until one gives up sinful activities and becomes determined to serve Krishna through His representative then the firm fixing up of devotional service will not take hold, and there is every chance that one will fall prey to all sorts of material desires and have to come back again in the next life - and one cannot guarantee that he will be born in the form of life he may desire. I know you have been attending our temple in Boston sometimes, and that you wish to be a sincere devotee of Krishna. So go on faithfully with you chanting and pray to Krishna to give you strength for advancing in His service. It is a fact, however that we must become free of all material desire before going back to Godhead, and this can only be achieved by following the instructions of a bona fide spiritual master. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami sdg Labels: Cambridge, initiation, spiritual master letters | 18:34 | |
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