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<div class="heading">You have written that the devotees here say that you cannot know me, but only Kirtanananda Maharaja can know me. But, if Kirtanananda is a disciple and he can know me, and you are also a disciple, why you cannot know me?
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satyabhama, Paramananda -- New Vrindaban 20 July, 1974|Letter to Satyabhama, Paramananda -- New Vrindaban 20 July, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My Dear Satyabhama and Paramananda:</p>
<p>Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter undated and have noted the contents carefully. If Kirtanananda Maharaja speaks what I speak, then he can be taken a siksa guru. Guru sastra sadhu. The spiritual master is one, that is a fact. Kirtanananda Swami may be taken a sadhu not spiritual master, or as instructor guru. I don't think he is saying anything against our principles, so what is the wrong?</p>
<p>You have written that the devotees here say that you cannot know me, but only Kirtanananda Maharaja can know me. But, if Kirtanananda is a disciple and he can know me, and you are also a disciple, why you cannot know me? I have no objection to your taking Kirtanananda's instruction. There is no harm in going through Kirtanananda.</p>
<p>You are both old disciples, so why you should be feeling any difficulty?</p>
<p>I hope this meets you in good health.</p>
<p>Your ever well wisher,</p>
<p>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
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