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| Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 |
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5 September 2008 6 September, 1974 Vrindaban My Dear Nari devi dasi: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter and have noted the contents. The problems you write of indicate that your spiritual foundation is very weak. To make advancement in Krsna consciousness one must decide whether he is going to be serious or not. If one is actually serious, then by chanting Hare Krsna 16 rounds daily, following the four regulative principles, and reading my books, certainly you will make advancement, and these such problems will fall to the side. I therefore request you because you are an initiated devotee to take up Krsna consciousness seriously as you promise at the time of your initiation, and be happy in Krsna consciousness. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: Buffalo, regulative principles, serious letters | 02:04 |21 March 2008 21 March, 1974 Bombay Dear Hasyakari, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of names recommended by your for first initiation. On your word I have accepted them as my disciples and their spiritual names are as follows. Philip Cote--Phanamandita dasa Keith Weber--Kalpavrksa dasa Ron Burnstein--Muktakesa dasa Cheryl Denbroff--Siladitya devi dasi Candy Burton--Kamya devi dasi Pam Parker--Padmahara devi dasi You may send their beads to Rupanuga Maharaja for chanting. Hold a fire yajna in the temple and impress on all these new devotees that they must chant at least 16 rounds daily, without fail and refrain from the four sinful activities. If one observes just these principles he will be rapid progress in spiritual life. I am also accepting the following devotees for second initiation: Krpamaya das Brahmacari and Gopinatha devi dasi. I am enclosing one sacred thread and gayatri mantra. Get the tape of me chanting the gayatri and have them hear it in the right ear. This initiation should be taken very seriously, and those who accept it have to prove exemplary or it will become a farce. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: Buffalo, initiation letters | 11:23 | |
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