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[[Category:Gayatri Mantra]]
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<div id="1971_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Correspondence" text="1971 Correspondence"><h3>1971 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBhagavanBombay11April1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="147" link="Letter to Bhagavan -- Bombay 11 April, 1971" link_text="Letter to Bhagavan -- Bombay 11 April, 1971">
<div class="heading">Yes, the gayatri mantra initiations may be performed by you. Hold a fire ceremony and give the sacred thread on my behalf.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bhagavan -- Bombay 11 April, 1971|Letter to Bhagavan -- Bombay 11 April, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, the gayatri mantra initiations may be performed by you. Hold a fire ceremony and give the sacred thread on my behalf. I am enclosing herewith one thread, duly chanted on by me, along with a copy of gayatri mantra for Sri Govinda Das and mantra for his wife Srilekha Devi also. To each you should recite the mantra individually and they will repeat and then the thread should be offered to Sri Govinda Das. The tape recording is not required.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKarandharaBombay13April1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="155" link="Letter to Karandhara -- Bombay 13 April, 1971" link_text="Letter to Karandhara -- Bombay 13 April, 1971">
<div class="heading">Chant Gayatri mantra to them individually and let them hear and repeat. Then offer the threads on my behalf. The fire sacrifice should be performed as usual.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Karandhara -- Bombay 13 April, 1971|Letter to Karandhara -- Bombay 13 April, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So far as Gayatri initiations are concerned, the tape is not required. You have the threads, chanted on by me and now I am enclosing herewith copies of Gayatri mantra, one for each of the seven disciples to be initiated. Hold a fire ceremony. Chant Gayatri mantra to them individually and let them hear and repeat. Then offer the threads on my behalf. The fire sacrifice should be performed as usual.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMakhanlalLosAngeles14July1971_2" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="308" link="Letter to Makhanlal -- Los Angeles 14 July, 1971" link_text="Letter to Makhanlal -- Los Angeles 14 July, 1971">
<div class="heading">Show them how to chant on the fingers. Let them read the mantra and listen to the tape. Then, on my behalf you can present the sacred thread to Jaya Deva.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Makhanlal -- Los Angeles 14 July, 1971|Letter to Makhanlal -- Los Angeles 14 July, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, you have my blessings for the gayatri initiations of Jaya Deva Das Brahmacari and your wife Tilaka Devi Dasi. I am enclosing herewith a tape of the gayatri mantra chanted by me along with two copies of gayatri mantra and one sacred thread, duly chanted on by me, as well. The process should be that you let each of them hear the tape individually (through earphones). Show them how to chant on the fingers. Let them read the mantra and listen to the tape. Then, on my behalf you can present the sacred thread to Jaya Deva. Then hold a fire Yajna as you have seen done so many times before. If there are any questions about procedure, etc, you can consult with Karandhara and he will instruct you properly.</p>
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