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23 December 2007 23 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Hamsaduta, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 15, 1973. Previously I have seen copy of German Easy Journey to Other Planets. It is very nice. The printing is very good and I am quite pleased. Thank you very much for helping me spread this transcendental knowledge to the Germanic peoples. It is a great credit for you and all the German devotees and Lord Caitanya will bless you with devotion to His lotus feet. I am very anxious to see our Bhagavad-gita in German so as soon as it is completed, kindly send me a copy. Regarding the Volkswagen bus, if it is not possible to bring in March to India then it can be brought at a later date. Yes, you should go to London and give me a report on the progress there. Mukunda and Madhavananda are sincere workers and are trying to organize things there. So you may go and help them, not interrupt but help. I gladly accept the devotees you have recommended for initiations and enclosed find their names, threads and gayatri mantra sheets. You may chant on the beads of the first initiates and hold a fire sacrifice amongst our members. After that the second initiates may listen to the gayatri tape I have made through the right ear once only. Hare Krsna. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: Heidelberg, initiation, publishing letters | 17:33 |20 December 2007 Thursday, 20 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Atreya Rsi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 2, 1973. I have received the letter from Navayauvana along with the $150.00 daksina. I happily accept Navayauvana for second initiation. Enclosed find one sacred thread and one gayatri mantra sheet. You should hold a fire sacrifice amongst our members only, after which the initiate should listen to the gayatri mantra cassette tape which I have made once through the right ear. I hope that you are coming to our Mayapur festival March 1st to 8th. We are having a GBC meeting and your presence is required. After the Mayapur ceremony when I am coming to Europe, I will stop in Tehran for two or three days. Please offer my blessings to your wife, Navayauvana Prabhu, and all of the other devotees there. I hope this finds you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: initiation, Iran letters | 17:32 |16 December 2007 Saturday, 15 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Govardhan, Please accept my blessings. I hereby accept the devotees you have recommended for first and second initiation. Enclosed are three threads and six gayatri sheets for the second initiates. Hold a fire yajna, after which they may listen to the mantra once through the right ear from the cassette tape I have made. The spiritual names of the first initiates are as follows: Patrick - Khandaparasu dasa Donale - Daruna dasa Don Pearson - Dravinaprada dasa Chuck - Caturbhava dasa Judy - Rangavati dasi All the devotees should collect Guru-daksina and send it to Karandhar in Los Angeles. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS: Kda Enclosures - 9 Labels: Detroit, initiation letters | 18:31 |15 December 2007 15 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Kurusrestha, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 7, 1973 along with the wonderful photos of Denver Temple. Thank you very much. I am very pleased. Carry on as you are doing. When I return to the U.S. next summer I will certainly consider visiting there. I hereby accept the devotees as you have recommended for initiation and their names are as follows: Emil--Svavasa dasa Mike--Vyapi dasa Joe--Naikatma dasa Wally--Naikarmakrt das You may send their beads of Kirtanananda Maharaja for chanting upon. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: Denver, initiation letters | 12:01 |15 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Nityananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 11, 1973. Yes, I received the photo album and it was very nice. Thank you very much. I hereby accept the two devotees you recommended for second initiation and enclosed find two sacred threads and two gayatri mantras. Take instruction from Satsvarupa Goswami on how to properly perform the fire yajna after which the initiates may listen once to the mantra in the right ear from the cassette tape I have made. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: initiation, New Orleans letters | 12:00 |15 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Bhutatma, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter sated December 11, 1973. I hereby accept the following devotees for first and second initiation as recommended by you: John - Vatsara dasa Elena - Kalakantha dasi Peter - Vatsala dasa Deborah - Sasikala dasi Paul - Vatsi das Cheryl - Kandarpa-sundari dasi Naomi - Kamalalita dasi Enclosed find three sacred threads and three gayatri mantras for the second initiates. Hold a fire yajna, after which they may listen to the mantra once through the right ear from from the cassette tape I have have made. You may send the beads of the first initiates to Kirtanananda Maharaj and send it to me in Los Angeles. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/Kda ISKCON San Francisco Enclosures - 6 Labels: initiation, San Francisco letters | 11:59 |11 December 2007 Tuesday, 11 December, 1973 Los Angeles My Dear Makhanlal, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 4, 1973. Regarding the $100.00 check, send a copy of the cancelled check, both sides, to Karandhara for examination. I accept the following devotees as my duly initiated disciples: Chuck--Caturatma das Allen--Anirdesya-vapu das Robert--Pranada das Dean--Prana das Joanne--Keli-Cancala dasi Nancy--Vidamba dasi I am returning their beads by separate post. See always to their welfare in Krsna Consciousness. The conch shell is place on the altar and used for blowing. It is pleasing to the Deity and a bona fide item of worship. Never mind all the rumors you have heard. Yes, if you are able to acquire some farm land and produce grains that will be nice. Especially we want to export grains to India. Do not, however, change or disrupt the existing Temple program. The economic situation is always precarious but we are dependent on Krsna only. Thank you very much for your endeavors in book distribution and please offer your good wife my blessings for her service in this connection. Our preaching work will be measured by the quantity of books we distribute so continue ever-increasingly. Take care that devotees do not become sick. They should always be properly clothed and fed. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: book distribution, initiation, St. Louis letters | 11:52 |11 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Mahendra, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 8, 1973. You should not install the Deities until you have a complete program to see that regulated worship may go on nicely. Until then, simply worship Guru and Gauranga in pictures. I hereby accept Brahma das and Sukhada dasi for second initiation. Enclosed find one thread and two gayatri mantra sheets. Take instruction from Rupanuga Maharaja on how to properly hold the fire sacrifice and have the initiates listen to the gayatri cassette tape through the right ear. I also accept Peggy McArdle for first initiation and her spiritual name is Vidambha dasi. Rupanuga Maharaja may chant on her beads. Thank you for your sincere service and offer my blessings to all the Prabhus there. Always maintain our simple standards and be enthusiastic and serious in pushing on this movement. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: deities, initiation, Pittsburgh letters | 11:50 |8 December 2007 Saturday, 8 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Mahajan, Sharanagata devi and Bhaktim Hera, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your note and offering of December 3, 1973 and on behalf of my Guru Maharaj I humbly accept it. I am happy to have you as my second initiated disciples and I request that you take this responsibility very seriously and carry on with this Krsna consciousness Movement. Always be strong in our principles and faithful in Krsna and Guru and success is guaranteed. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS: kda Labels: initiation letters | 14:27 |8 December, 1973 Los Angeles My Dear Trai das, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 2, 1973. Thank you very much for pushing on our book distribution program so enthusiastically. Kindly offer all the devotees there my deepest gratitude for their wonderful service in this connection. I understand from Karandhara that you are one of the most staunch supporters and workers for distributing our books and I assure you that it is the highest service to my Guru Maharaja. Thank you very much. I hereby accept the devotees you have recommended as my duly initiated disciples and their names are as follows: Edward S. - Basu Gopala das Donald - Narindra das Ernest - Nityasiddha das Gary - Krsnarcana das Michael - Bhudhara das Rita A. - Govinda-vallabha dasi Rupanuga Maharaja may chant their beads. Take good care of them all and always be an example for them to follow in Krsna Consciousness. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Labels: book distribution, initiation letters | 14:26 |6 December 2007 6 December, 1973 Los Angeles My Dear Gunagrahi, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated December 2, 1973. I hereby accept on your recommendation, Hasyakari Prabhu and his wife Nari devi dasi as my second initiated disciples. Enclosed find one thread duly chanted on by me and two gayatri sheets. You may take instruction from Rupanuga Maharaja on the proper performance of a yajna and the mantra may be heard through the right ear from the cassette tape recording. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS:Kda Labels: Buffalo, initiation letters | 14:24 |4 December 2007 Tuesday, 4 December, 1973 New York My Dear Spiritual Son and Daughter: Please accept my blessings. On the recommendation of Gunagrahi Das I am pleased to accept you as my initiated disciples. I am giving you spiritual names as follows: Anthony is Ajita-ananda and Patty is Purvacitti, wife of Maharaja Agnidra. You send a copy of this letter to Kirtanananda Swami and he will send you your japa beads duly chanted upon as I have prescribed. Now my special request is that you strictly follow the four regulative principles. This will keep you strong in Krishna consciousness. Nor should you neglect the Ten Offenses against the Holy Name. Just chant Hare Krishna in this way, and you will feel yourself advancing in spiritual life. This is the program of Lord Caitanya for us. So you do these things and that will please me very much. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Labels: Buffalo, initiation letters | 14:19 |3 December 2007 Monday, 3 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Sri Govinda, Please accept my blessings. Enclosed find the names of the devotees you have recommended for initiation which I hereby accept as my duly initiated disciples: Bryan Davis--Basu-Ghosh das Paul Wax--Pandrika das Andy Frenkel--Sankirtana das Puspu Singh--Yasoda devi dasi Pat Langlois--Subhadra dasi Edie Manischewitz--Virmila dasi Also, find one sacred thread and two mantra sheets for the second initiates. Hold a fire yajna and afterwards the second initiates may listen to the Gayatri mantra tape through the right ear. I hope this finds you well. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/Kda Labels: Chicago, initiation letters | 14:17 |3 December, 1973 Los Angeles My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated November 29, 1973. Thank you for the report of the progress of Temples in your Canadian Zone. Now that we have opened some Centers, they must be maintained and our work go on. Book and prasadam distribution, Sankirtana and Deity worship is our only business so these programs must remain energetic. Your number one duty is to see that they are continuously carried on with enthusiasm. One thing is that we shall not open any more Centers for the time being. We have so many programs which require manpower and resources so we now must consolidate our energy. I hereby accept the following devotees as my initiated disciples and their names are enclosed: Sylvan Lushley--Niskincana das Jocelyn Prabhu--Ghosh Thakura das Linda Ross--Malini dasi Linda Epstein--Rudrani dasi Moria Jones--Pratima dasi Mary Everall--Misrani dasi Enclosed also find three sacred threads and six mantra sheets for the second initiates. Hold a yajna and afterwards they may hear the Gayatri mantra through the tape in the right ear. All the initiates should collect daksina and send it to Los Angeles c/o Karandhara. I will consider coming to Toronto later on. For now, carry on as my representative there and be strong and always faithful in Guru and Krsna. I hope this meets you well. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/Kda Labels: initiation, leaders, Toronto letters | 14:14 |2 December 2007 1 December, 1973 Los Angeles My Dear Abhirama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated November 14, 1973. Regarding the initiations, I accept the following as my initiated disciples: Richard Richman--Raghava das Joel Peir--Caitanya Jivan das Paul Baker--Sriman Pandit das Carl Franzen--Sulochana das Howard Wilfield--Narahari das Neils Hertz--Vallabha Sen das Barbara Drehl--Bhuvana Pavani dasi Holly Franzen--Sulochana dasi Patti Welfield--Bhagavat Sakti dasi Maureen Hertz--Ragunandini dasi So you take instruction from Rupanuga Maharaja on how to properly perform the yajna after he has chanted on their beads. Each disciple should go for collecting guru-daksine after the ceremony and the proceeds may be sent here c/o Karandhara. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/kda Labels: initiation letters | 18:23 |18 November 2007 Sunday, 18 November, 1973 Juhu, Bombay My dear Govardhan Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 12, 1973 and have noted the contents. So far the new disciples are concerned, I am accepting on your recommendation the following as my initiated disciples: Maharani Dasi - Shirley Daniels Dhenumati Dasi - Coleen Handlon Krsnakathananda Dasa Adhikary - Richard Marcolini & Sarvashaktimati Dasi- Angeline Marcolini Also enclosed find one sacred thread chanted upon for Phatikcandra dasa brahmachari. Let Satsvarupa Maharaja chant on the beads and hold a fire sacrifice amongst the devotees. Take care of the new disciples and please see that they are always engaged in Krsna’s service, chanting Hare Krsna. Regarding your successful book distribution, you should know that this is the greater preaching. I am very much pleased. The conch shells as you have described may be kept on the altar as decoration, but they must be kept clean. Everything on the altar must always be clean. Who is that rascal sannyasi who has recommended to chant Pancha Tattva mantra on the japa beads? First, send me his name. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: Detroit, initiation letters | 20:39 |14 November 2007 14 November, 1973 New Delhi My Dear Karandhara: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 28, 1973. Regarding the initiations I accept the following as my initiated disciples: Hamsavatara. das--Howard Ramacandra das--Ron Amrtananda das--Fred Jagannatha Puri das--Jesse Sangita devi das--Susan Jaya Gopi devi dasi--Jane Atma Shakti devi--Wendy Champak devi dasi--Chava Jayagourangi devi--Joanne And, I accept the second initiation of the following devotees: Devendranath das Brahmarupa das Ganedra das Jitavrata das Bhagavaccitta dasi Nirakula devi Tusti dasi Dvijapriya dasi Enclosed please find four sacred threads duly chanted upon by me. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: initiation, Los Angeles letters | 20:36 |28 October 2007 Sunday, 28 October, 1973 Vrindaban My Dear Yasomatinandana Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 13, 1973 and have noted the contents. So far your arranging to bring other men with you to India for opening a center, that is all right, but if they come as tourists and then go away that is not good. This kind of coming and going is a waste of money. Karandhara can arrange at least one year visa. In that way if you can bring some men here then it will be helpful. But, I think you can get local men here. That is the preaching process. Yes, you can have the gayatri mantra, when I am coming to Los Angeles. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Labels: Chicago, India, initiation letters | 14:28 |23 October 2007 Tuesday, 23 October, 1973 Bombay My Dear Purusottama das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 17, 1973 and have noted the contents. You should know it that without surrender bhakti does not begin. Surrender to Krsna or to His representative is absolutely necessary. I do not know why your understanding of Krsna consciousness is different from that of Madhudvisa Swami's. [text missing] ...s, it is required that 16 rounds be chanted as an [text missing] ...te necessity. Because we have got many duties, [text missing] ...ve minimized the amount to 16 rounds, otherwise [text missing] ...minimum is 64 rounds, but Western people cannot [text missing] ...this. So 16 rounds must be executed. Regarding your recommendations, I accept the following as my initiated disciples: Sutapa Das - Luke Anakadundubhi Das - David Trivarga Das - Jerry I have chanted on the beads you have sent me, and they are mailed under separate post. But, in future I request you to send the beads for being chanted upon by Madhudvisa Maharaja. This is to avoid the postal charges back and forth. Please see that the new disciples are always engaged in devotional service. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Labels: initiation letters | 14:27 |18 October 2007 Thursday, 18 October, 1973 Bombay My Dear Govardhan Das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 12, 1973 and have noted the contents. So far the new disciples are concerned, I am accepting on your recommendation the following as my initiated disciples: Maharani Dasi - Shirley Daniels Dhenumati Dasi - Coleen Handlon Krsnakathananda Das Adhikari - Richard Marcolini and Sarvashaktimati dasi - Angeline Marcolini Also enclosed find one sacred thread chanted upon for Phatikcandra dasa brahmacari. Let Satsvarupa Maharaj chant on the beads and hold a fire sacrifice amongst the devotees. Take care of the new disciples and please see that they are always engaged in Krsna's service, chanting Hare Krsna. Regarding your successful book distribution, you should know that this is the greater preaching. I am very much pleased. the conch shells as you have described may be kept on the altar as decoration, but they must be kept clean. Everything on the altar must always be clean. Who is that rascal sannyasi who has recommended to chant Pancha Tattwa mantra on the japa beads? First, send me his name. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/bs Enc: 1 thread Labels: deities, Detroit, initiation letters | 20:30 | |
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