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19 September 2008 Thursday, 19 September, 1974 Vrindaban My Dear Ajita das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 8/18/74. The contents have given me much pleasure. You have given me all happy news. The festival success is very encouraging to me. So go on with your festivals. Everyone will like this movement, it is such a nice thing, what Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given. You have captured the essence, and therefore you are successful in being able to distribute it to the people of Sweden. I am very glad that I have got such good disciples as you. The program is already there, publish my books and distribute to your best capacity. Yes, every town and village, that is what Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted. Krishna will bless you for your sincere effort. The price for the property you have mentioned is very cheap. You should purchase it. It is very nice that there is water all around it. Certainly I will take the first opportunity and shall go there to visit you to see how you are doing. You have the intelligence how to execute this mission. That I see. Remain sincere and fixed up and enthusiastic by following the rules and regulations and chanting 16 rounds. Then you will remain spiritually strong. Then maya cannot disturb you. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs letters | 04:39 | 5 September 2008 Friday, 6 September, 1974 Vrindaban Dear Swami Satpremananda Sarasvati: Please accept my best wishes. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July, 1974 and have noted the contents and thank you for it. So far as initiation is concerned, it is best if you live in one of our temples for some time and follow the rules and regulations and chant Hare Krsna on the beads 16 rounds. Then upon recommendation of the temple president, you can be initiated. Nowadays there are so many so-called spiritual masters, it becomes bewildering to us as to who can actually give spiritual knowledge. Therefore I have written volumes of books, authorized Vedic literature, of which you can take advantage in association with the devotees who are practicing this knowledge. Thus you will be able to learn the science of God. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: so-called spiritual masters, Stockholm letters | 02:05 |29 April 2008 Sunday, 29 April, 1974 Bombay Dear Ajita, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 9 April. The devotees recommended by you for initiation are accepted by me as my disciples, and their new spiritual names are as follows: Arne Ekstrand--Aristahe das Lena Nilsson--Sriharini dasi Inga Scavenius--Iccha dasi Be sure to instruct them on chanting at least 16 rounds daily and avoiding the four offenses--as that is the life of Krishna Consciousness. We get devotees after much difficulty, now you have to keep them nicely and see they are always engaged in serving Krsna. I want to come to Stockholm on my upcoming European tour. Bhagavan das has been arranging a number of festivals for me to speak at as well as meeting important people in Rome, Paris and Geneva. Please get in touch with him and if possible schedule a meeting with some important men of your country who may be interested in understanding the science of Krsna. Of course hardly anyone is interest in achieving his real self interest, love of Krsna, but our presentation is so scientific that learned persons are appreciating it all over the world. So if some of the leading citizens of Stockholm want to meet with me, or if you can arrange a festival with Bhagavan das and Hamsaduta then I can include it on my tour. Please fix up a time when I can come conveniently as after visiting Paris I shall be free to come to Germany and Stockholm also if you like. You can write me care of our Vrindaban temple where I am going in a few days. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: initiation, intelligent class, itinerary, Stockholm letters | 22:32 |7 April 2008 7 April, 1974 Bombay My dear Ajita, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 4/1/74, along with the new publication in Swedish of my English work, Krsna Consciousness the Topmost Yoga System. Of course I cannot read Swedish, but looking through this book has given me unlimited bliss. After all, this is my prime duty, to publish books on Krsna Consciousness. The printing of the book appears excellent, and that you are profusely distributing the book all over Sweden is the crowning success of our movement. We will conquer Europe with these books. I can only thank you again and again in sincere gratitude for producing this literature, and pray to Krsna to bless you with all spiritual advancement. I am planning to go to Paris, France in the second week of May, and while I am there I can also visit you in Stockholm. Let me know if you can arrange a meeting at the university for that time and then I shall be able to go and join you in spreading Krsna Consciousness to the people of Sweden. Hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg Labels: publishing, Stockholm, translation letters | 21:07 |5 April 2008 Friday, 5 April, 1974 Bombay Dear Krsna das, Please accept my blessings. Here in India we require paper of the size of Back to Godhead magazine, and I wish to know if you can supply it from Stockholm. We would like to purchase first-quality paper, so please let me know the ways and means. Send paper samples and prices and also let me know how things are going on there. I have not received a report since Ajita sent one in January. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/sdg letters | 21:03 | |
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