a.c. bhaktivedanta swami
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| Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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29 September 2007 Friday, 29 September, 1973 Bombay Dear Shri Khilnani: Please accept my greetings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 25.9.73 and I have immediately informed the man in charge in Paris to suspend the marriage. The copy of the letter to Bhagavan Das, the man in charge, is sent herewith. So far education is concerned, our philosophy is: sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma nivedanam iti pumsarpita visnau bhaktis cen nava laksana kriyeta bhagavaty addha tan manye' dhitam uttamam (Bhag. 7.5.23-24) We consider one who is a devotee as being first class learned and educated. If you do not like your daughter being in Paris with the devotees, you can call her back. I have no objection. But, our mission is that everyone should be given the chance to become Krsna conscious. Many thousands of boys and girls in the Western countries are seriously taking to this movement sacrificing many things. Especially they do not indulge in illicit sex life, gambling, meat eating, and intoxication. I think your daughter is very fortunate to be amongst the devotees and living a very happy life. But, if you think it is not good, then you can guide your daughter. I have no objection. I have forwarded your letter for necessary action. Faithfully yours, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami cc: Bhagavan Das, ISKCON, 14 Le Sueur, Paris 16, France At a meeting for Janmastami in London I was present, and the Indian High Commissioner His Excellency Shri Rasagotra came to our temple amongst many thousands of Indians and Englishmen. If required you can inquire from him how this movement is going on in the Western countries. ACBS/ds Labels: disagreements, New Delhi, Paris letters | 16:14 |29 September, 1973 Bombay My Dear Bhagavan das: Please accept my blessings. Herewith please find one letter from Mr. Khilnani, father of Anita, and the contents will speak for itself. I wish that the marriage will be suspended for the time being unless the father agrees to this marriage. According to the Vedic system marriage takes place according to the sanction of the parents, although this is not being followed strictly at the present moment. So read this letter and do the needful so we may not create some disturbing marriage condition. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs cc:K.R.F. Khilnani, New Delhi Labels: disagreements, New Delhi, Paris letters | 16:09 |28 September 2007 Thursday, September 28, 1973 Bombay My dear Sukadeva Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 10, 1973. I am accepting Rasala Das (Walter Mason Woods) as my initiated disciple. Please see that he chants Hare Krishna minimum 16 rounds daily on the beads and follows our regulative principles without fail. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: initiation, Seattle letters | 10:19 |27 September 2007 Wednesday, 27 September, 1973 Bombay My Dear Rsabhadeva dasa: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 8, 1973. Regarding the initiations I am accepting the following devotees as my initiated disciples: Bhayahari das (Glen,) Visvamitra das (Vern,) Sanka Das (Jim,) Sarvani dasi (Sharon,) and Nirupadi Dasi (Judy). Please see that they all strictly follow our rules and regulations and that they chant 16 rounds minimum on the beads Hare Krishna mantra. Also enclosed is a sacred thread for Diradarsa dasa duly sanctified by me. So you can hold a fire sacrifice amongst the devotees and let him hear the mantra from the tape in the right ear. I hope this meets you all in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: initiation, Laguna Beach letters | 10:18 |27 September, 1973 Bombay My Dear Jagadisa Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your GBC report and thank you very much for it. Now regarding the initiations. I am pleased to accept the following as initiated disciples: Bhadrapriya Dasi (Cheryl Cook), Bhaktimarg das (John Vij), Bhartrihari Das (Andre Marcotte), Sukra Das (Stuart Kess), Sivarama (Peter Letai), Priyabhakta das (Denis Bernier), Priyabandu Das (Michael Bernier), Praghosa Das (Gaetan Pollerin), Srikari Dasi (Jade Zafran), Sadhvi Dasi (Lucy Toillan), and Mohini Dasi (Pat O'Reagan). I hope this meets you in best of health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: initiation, Toronto letters | 10:17 |27 September, 1973 Bombay My Dear Karandhara Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 12, 1973. I am so glad to learn that you have again ordered to Dai Nippon Printing Co., for so many books. This engladdens me when I see our literature very widely distributed. This was the subject matter of my Guru Maharaja's satisfaction. He liked to distribute books more than constructing temples. He personally advised me to print books if I have got some money. So by His mercy we are printing books and constructing temples, as well. Although in the beginning we had no such opportunity, but still I brought some books from India, and that was the foundation stone of our Krsna consciousness movement. So I want all our centers should give very much importance in the matter of book distribution. I am also very much pleased to learn that now in San Diego there is Radha Krsna Deity and They are being worshipped very nicely. Here the land negotiation and compromise with Mrs. Nair is almost complete. We have to pay immediately 14 lakhs 50 thousand, plus stamp duty, etc., so nearly about 16 lakhs. The major portion of this amount is being contributed by Bali Mardan. Still we have to arrange for transferring 20 Krsna Books. That you have to arrange and on hearing from you I shall advise you. Herewith please find a check for Dollars 111.11 which please deposit in my investment a/c. So far my going back to L.A. is concerned, it was my plan to go there by October 10, but I don't think the negotiations with Mrs. Nair will be completed before October 27, therefore I want to go back to Los Angeles after completing this transaction. I approve your proposal for converting Spiritual Sky Incense Co. into a trust, and the trustees as proposed by you are approved by me. Encourage all the GBC members to manage everything very perfectly. We are very much assured that the GBC members are improving gradually, and in the future they will be able to manage world preaching of the Krsna consciousness movement without difficulty. After finishing these Bombay affairs I am thinking not to increase any more branches for the time being. Whatever branches we have already opened let them be managed perfectly. You will be glad to know that Hyderabad land has been donated as gift and I am signing the agreement today. Another thing is that in India we are not getting expected cooperation from the intelligent younger section. Their brain is now obsessed with economic development. The government is encouraging to eat meat and drink. Big, big shops are now opened in every city for selling mutton, beef, and wine. But the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is now transferred from the Indian hands to the hands of the Americans and Europeans. I think for management of our Indian branches we shall require more men from the Western countries. Formally Western people used to come to India to teach them how to develop industries, railway and other modern activities in politics, sociology and even in religion by spreading Christianity. Now the Western people have to take the leadership of spreading Vedic culture all over the world. I have given the initiation, but the rest of the work will depend on you young men and women of America. Kindly organize things in that spirit and be blessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and through Him by Lord Krsna. Herewith also find a letter to the devotees of Los Angeles who have deposited a sum of Dollars 256.53 in my checking a/c. You have not written anything about Hawaii affairs. I am anxious to know what is the position. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Enc: 2 Labels: GBC, India, Los Angeles, publishing letters | 10:16 |24 September 2007 Monday, 24 September, 1973 Detroit My dear Govardhan Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 7, 1973. I am pleased to accept the following students as my initiated disciples: Triyogi dasa (M. Slockman); Udayananda dasa (R. Cieslak); Yajnavalkya dasa (J. Schwartz); Visalaksa dasa (R. Richardson); Nistraigunya dasa (S. Forbes); and Madhyma dasi (M. Farmer). The sacred trread for the second initiation of Indrabarta dasa is also enclosed. So you please inform Satsvarupa Maharaja to do the needful for chanting on the beads and hold a nice sacrifice. Thank you for the nice letters from the students, and I am glad that you are appreciating this Krishna Consciousness Movement. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Encl: 1 sacred thread Labels: Detroit, initiation letters | 10:17 | |
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