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<div id="Correspondence" class="section" sec_index="6" parent="compilation" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2>
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<div id="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Correspondence" text="1947 to 1965 Correspondence"><h3>1947 to 1965 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoJuggannathBabuCalcutta14March1949_0" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="5" link="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949" link_text="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949|Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Sri Krishna Caitanya preached as one of the Vaisnava acaryas like Ramanujacarya and others and His mission was to establish the same theory of deliverance as was propounded by Sri Krishna Himself in the Bhagavad-gita. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord personally described as to the method of approaching Him, His real features, His different Potencies known as the mahamaya and the yogamaya, His virat appearance His method of creation maintenance and destruction of the material world, information of the transcendental world which does not annihilate even after the annihilation of the material world. The living entities souls, the process of migration of the souls the description of the mahatmas, their duties and lastly the duty of everybody after elaborate elucidation of the three modes of nature, satya raja tama and the different human races, work, knowledge, devotion, worship activities under the influence of such modes of nature. In the Bhagavad-gita a clear distinction has been made between the asura prakrti and daiva prakrti and He has vehemently deprecated the demonic or asuric prakrti and eulogized the daiva prakrti.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJuggannathBabuCalcutta14March1949_1" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="5" link="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949" link_text="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949|Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The methods of annihilation as are invented by the human brain such as the atomic bombs etc are also Her creations but the deluded asuras, who are caused to act by the modes of prakrti the material nature, do think themselves as the originator or inventor of such weapons. In that way a constant struggle is going on between the asuras and the prakrti and the asuras are thus being punished in different ways which the asuras cannot overcome by any method except by full surrender unto the almighty God.</p>
<p>In the Bhagavad-gita the last instruction is to surrender fully unto Him the author of the Bhagavad-gita but unfortunate men of demonic mentality misunderstood the teachings of Bhagavad-gita as a method of sophistry and therefore the same Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna in the garb of a transcendental devotee preach the same techniques of Bhagavad-gita i.e. full surrender unto the almighty God or His different potencies in a demonstrative way.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJuggannathBabuCalcutta14March1949_2" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="5" link="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949" link_text="Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949|Letter to Juggannath Babu -- Calcutta 14 March, 1949]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The method of His demonstration was also very suitable. He inaugurated the sankirtana movement accompanied with melodious song which method has been found practically very effective amongst the masses. It is not possible for the masses to study the Vedanta or to undergo the difficult mystic processes especially in the Kali-yuga when the general people is indolent, unfortunate, shortlived and always disturbed by physical and mental tribulations. So they the general mass of people are fallen in the estimation of the great saints and as such for them Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the only hope for deliverance. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Varanasi He was invited to a philosophical discourse by the Prakashananda Sarasvati a great giant scholar and sannyasi of the Mayavadi or Sankara sampradaya and discussion was made on the Vedanta philosophy. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was victorious in that discussion and converted the great sannyasi with his 60,000 followers to His cult of devotion and established His easy method of sankirtana movement the most suitable method for the deliverance of the people in general.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrBaileyAllahabad7July1953_3" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="15" link="Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 7 July, 1953" link_text="Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 7 July, 1953">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 7 July, 1953|Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 7 July, 1953]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The word "Hindu" is somewhat foreign according to India's spiritual or cultural conception. The exact word used for this purpose is "Sanatanam" or the eternal. Sri "Bhagavad-gita" gives us the message that "Sanatana" religion is meant not only for the "Hindus," the Indians or all the humanity at large but also for all living beings on earth.</p>
<p>It is wrong to interpret that Vedic religion (commonly known as "Hinduism") is not proselytistic. The proselytizing method of "Bhagavad-gita" is to turn the face of all mundaners towards the transcendental service of the Absolute Personality of Godhead "Sri Krishna" which process can only save them (the mundaners) from all calamities past present and future.</p>
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<div id="LettertoDrRajendraPrasadPresidentofIndianUnionDelhi21November1956_4" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="25" link="Letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of Indian Union -- Delhi 21 November, 1956" link_text="Letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of Indian Union -- Delhi 21 November, 1956">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of Indian Union -- Delhi 21 November, 1956|Letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of Indian Union -- Delhi 21 November, 1956]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This fact is corroborated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the practical demonstrator of Bhagavad-gita and as the most magnanimous incarnation of Sri Krishna—the Personality of Sri Krishna Caitanya has made the path of going "Back to Godhead" so easy for every one that even a boy of the world can swim across the ocean of religiosity, although it is injected with so many dangerous animals ready to devour up a fallen person in that great massive water. I have simply adopted the easy method of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu just suitable to the modern people in general. As such I am feeling as sure of going "Back to Godhead" as I feel without any doubt after taking my dinner that I have eaten to my satisfaction. This feeling is a necessary concomitant factor of the great science of devotional service in the approved line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJawaharlalNehruBombay4August1958_5" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="38" link="Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Bombay 4 August, 1958" link_text="Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Bombay 4 August, 1958">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Bombay 4 August, 1958|Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Bombay 4 August, 1958]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Poverty means poverty of knowledge. Prime minister Canakya Pandit used to live in a thatched house or cottage but he was the dictator of India in the days of Emperor Candra Gupta. Mahatma Gandhi your political Guru voluntarily accepted the ways of the so called poor Indians and still he was the dictator of India's destiny. But was he actually poverty sticken on account of his plain living with the primitive charkha? He was always proud of his spiritual knowledge. Therefore it is the spiritual knowledge which makes a man really rich and not the radio set or the motor car. Please therefore try to understand this position of Indian culture and try to give it to the western brothers in the prescribed standard method of the liberated persons and that will be an exchange of Indian culture with western material advancement and necessarily bring in a happy life in the peaceful world.</p>
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<div id="LettertoAnandPrakashBombay14August1958_6" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="40" link="Letter to Anand Prakash -- Bombay 14 August, 1958" link_text="Letter to Anand Prakash -- Bombay 14 August, 1958">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Anand Prakash -- Bombay 14 August, 1958|Letter to Anand Prakash -- Bombay 14 August, 1958]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I wish that a personality like you may accept the head man ship of this institution and conduct the missionary work in a suitable manner befitting the time circumstances of the modern civilization. The old way of leaving the matter to the irresponsible class of men will not help the preaching work of this important mission. Responsible gentlemen who are managing all other affairs, must also take up the responsibility of this branch of activity and then it will successful. The present world situation is too much entangled. It is the duty of all sane men to loosen the tightened condition by the simple method of Bhagavad-gita and the result is sure to be successful.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrToshihiroNakanoDelhi1April1961_7" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="51" link="Letter to Mr. Toshihiro Nakano -- Delhi 1 April, 1961" link_text="Letter to Mr. Toshihiro Nakano -- Delhi 1 April, 1961">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. Toshihiro Nakano -- Delhi 1 April, 1961|Letter to Mr. Toshihiro Nakano -- Delhi 1 April, 1961]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The easy method is suggested in my book which is called Bhakti-yoga easy to be performed by any layman in any part of the world. By such pratice of Bhakti-yoga one can reach even the spiritual sky which is far far away from this material sky. But the propagation of Human Spiritual Culture, your institution the International Foundation for Cultural Harmony, can teach all the people of the world about the easy method of Bhakti-yoga which can carry the practitioner to any other planets even up to the spiritual sky. They are all results of cultivating Human Spirit. And if you take up the matter seriously, I can help you also very seriously in cooperation with all important gentlemen who will arrive at Japan from every corner of the world. Please therefore think of a programme for execution by your good Foundation.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSirDelhi15April1961_8" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="52" link="Letter to Sir -- Delhi 15 April, 1961" link_text="Letter to Sir -- Delhi 15 April, 1961">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sir -- Delhi 15 April, 1961|Letter to Sir -- Delhi 15 April, 1961]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This perfection of life will help also in building up the next progressive life after death. The human society is meant for liberal cooperation for this movement of all round perfection of the human society without any bar for class or nation or dogmatic faith. Spiritual culture is not dogmatic faith but it is based on philosophy, reason and culture. This can be introduced very easily through convenient methods of music, dance and refreshment which are acceptable by all grades of human being in all parts of the world. It requires only to be organized by combined effort of the intelligent class of men of all nations. I have tried to explain the human cultural synopsis in fifty pictographical explanation and I wish that these pictographical explanations may widely be distributed. The sponsors of the Congress have taken charge of this and I hope they will do the needful.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork13November1965_9" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="69" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">At any time the whole thing may collapse and therefore we may not be self complacent depending so much on artificial life. The modern life of civilization depends wholly on electricity and petrol and both of them are artificial for man. You will be surprised to know that I had to take help of the old crude method of lightening by burning some vegetable oil and use the small bowl as lamp to save myself from the extreme darkness. I could not procure any candle from the shop but by the Grace of Krishna one friend Mr. Bill happened to come and he arranged for some fruits and candle. Yes in India we such experience failure of electricity but I was surprised to see the same thing in America. In India the village people say that in Europe (Vilait) also there is ass.</p>
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<div id="1967_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Correspondence" text="1967 Correspondence"><h3>1967 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaSanFrancisco18February1967_0" class="quote" parent="1967_Correspondence" book="Let" index="26" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 18 February, 1967" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 18 February, 1967">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 18 February, 1967|Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 18 February, 1967]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Even there is no good collection, by outdoor Kirtana and lectures we shall at least be popular to everyone and automatically we shall be successful in raising fund. The other day we had a very nice meeting in the California State College it was grand successful. They are going to arrange again like that in Berkeley college where they are expecting three thousand audience. I am enclosing herewith a copy of the letter received from Himalayan Academy. See how they are appreciating our method of peace movement. So in this way we have to forward our cause. No business man will come forward to help us on utopian schemes as contemplated by Mr. Payne. We have to try for ourselves. So the summary is to obtain a hire purchase sale-contract from Mr. Taylor and popularize our movement by outdoor engagements as many as possible.</p>
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<div id="1968_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Correspondence" text="1968 Correspondence"><h3>1968 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles8February1968_0" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="48" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 8 February, 1968" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 8 February, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 8 February, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 8 February, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very much hopeful of your future glories in the matter of propagating this transcendental movement. Your remark that we cannot make Krishna our order supplier is very appropriate. We should always try to supply everything to Krishna and we shall try to avoid any return by Krishna. That is Vaisnava philosophy. The Gopis and Radharani served Krishna without any expectation of material or spiritual profit. They never expected any return from Krishna and Krishna remained ever indebted to the Gopis. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu exalted the worship method of the Gopis, and Krishna when He tries to understand the heart of the Gopis, that is the transformation of Krishna into Lord Caitanya.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSivanandaLosAngeles12February1968_1" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="51" link="Letter to Sivananda -- Los Angeles 12 February, 1968" link_text="Letter to Sivananda -- Los Angeles 12 February, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sivananda -- Los Angeles 12 February, 1968|Letter to Sivananda -- Los Angeles 12 February, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Our process of Krishna Consciousness and Sankirtana movement is already counteracting the spell of Maya, but the Maharishi says that you remain under the spell of Maya. His preaching is that you enjoy, and simply you pay him $35, and purchase his mantra. People in general are already under the spell of Maya. That is to say, they want sense gratification. If anyone encourages the method of sense gratification, at the same time become a yogi, why people will not prefer that method? We say there is no illicit sexlife, no intoxication, no meat eating, no gambling, so if Maharishi says there is no restrictions, naturally large number of people will follow him. That means they want to be cheated, and Krishna sends them a cheater. We cannot cheat people like him. We must say the truth, as they are prescribed; in the Bhagavad-gita there are 18 kinds of austerities, 13rd chapter. The restrictions which we are following are austerities. Without austerity, without celibacy, any amount of nonsense meditation will not help.</p>
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<div id="LettertoUpendraLosAngeles13February1968_2" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="56" link="Letter to Upendra -- Los Angeles 13 February, 1968" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Los Angeles 13 February, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Los Angeles 13 February, 1968|Letter to Upendra -- Los Angeles 13 February, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Impersonalist Sampradaya is not original neither the Impersonalist Sampradaya or party can help us. At the present moment there are so many Sampradayas, but we have to test them about their method of disciplic understanding. Anyway, all the four Sampradayas above mentioned, they are after worshiping the Supreme Lord Visnu, in His different Expansions, and some of them are in favor of worshiping Radha Krishna. In the later age the Brahma Sampradaya was handed down though Madhva Acarya; in this Madhva Acarya disciplic succession came Isvara Puri. This Isvara Puri was accepted as Spiritual Master of Lord Caitanya. Therefore, we being in disciplic succession of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are known as the Madhva Sampradaya. And because Lord Caitanya appeared in Bengal, which country is called Gaudadesa, our Sampradaya party is known as Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHamsadutaLosAngeles4March1968_3" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="103" link="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1968" link_text="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1968|Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have already written you in my last letter in this connection, and again I say that the responsive method should be practiced. There may be more than one singer, just like you may take the leader's seat, sometimes Jaya Govinda may take the leader's seat, sometimes others may take the leader's seat, but the method of chanting and responding, then chanting, should always be followed. When I come to New York certainly we shall devise plans on this touring program, not only traveling within the States, but also traveling all over the world. And when we go to India in course of our travel, we shall collect some Indian devotees also to join us. Not only Indian, we shall gradually collect devotees from all over the world without any discrimination. Our Krishna Consciousness movement must be all-pervading, as Krishna is all-pervading.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSatsvarupaMontreal16June1968_4" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="203" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 16 June, 1968" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 16 June, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 16 June, 1968|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 16 June, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">A similar example is Lord Caitanya. He appeared as devotee, and not as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is Krishna Himself. So we should accept the Lord's mood in particular appearances and we should worship Him in that mood. Sometimes Lord Caitanya, because He is Krishna Himself, somebody worships Him in the same manner as Krishna. But Krishna was in the role of enjoyer and Lord Caitanya is in the role of being enjoyed. So the party known as Gauranga Nagari, they are considered to be deviated from pure devotional service, on account of Lord Caitanya given the same facility of Krishna, which He did not like. Our service mood should be compatible to the attitude of the Lord. Not that we should overlap the attitude of Krishna to Lord Caitanya, or Lord Caitanya to Krishna, or Krishna to Ramacandra, or Ramacandra to Krishna. Therefore, in the Sastras, specific injunctions are there, just like to worship Lord Caitanya is by the method of chanting Hare Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoPopePaulVIMontreal3August1968_5" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="253" link="Letter to Pope Paul VI -- Montreal 3 August, 1968" link_text="Letter to Pope Paul VI -- Montreal 3 August, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Pope Paul VI -- Montreal 3 August, 1968|Letter to Pope Paul VI -- Montreal 3 August, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In India, which was one day the land of religion and Brahminical culture, things have deteriorated to such an extent that a man in a higher caste is recognized simply by putting a piece of thread on the body as a sign of sanctity. The so-called Swamis are cheating the public because the public also want to be cheated by cheap method of self-realization. They are practicing so-called yoga performances for the matter of reducing fat, and keeping the body fit for sense gratification. If somebody has no sufficient money, it is very hard for him to get justice from the court. And if anyone can simply bluff by so-called advancement of knowledge, he is offered the doctorate degree. If a man is poor, he is at once accepted as non-civilized. If a man is falsely proud, he is accepted as civilized. By frustration, people are gradually becoming communists and hippies, and the guardians of the society must now take up the situation very seriously, without further delay.</p>
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<div id="LettertoNathanBaruchMontreal7August1968_6" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="255" link="Letter to Nathan Baruch -- Montreal 7 August, 1968" link_text="Letter to Nathan Baruch -- Montreal 7 August, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nathan Baruch -- Montreal 7 August, 1968|Letter to Nathan Baruch -- Montreal 7 August, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Spiritual Master must be bona fide representative of Krishna, by disciplic succession, receiving orders from the superior, and the disciple must agree to abide by the orders of the Spiritual Master. This is the simple method of spiritual advancement; if you remember this principle it will be very nice. If you can carve Radha Krishna Murti very nicely, it will be a great service to the society. There is a quality of wood, which is very hard and strong and black and heavy; in India we call it iron wood. I think it is called ebony here. If you can carve Krishna from this ebony wood, and Radharani from another wood, one which is very hard, and of golden color, and from this same golden wood, Lord Caitanya (all of Them 24" in height, and Radharani a little less) then you can begin this work immediately. I'm so glad to learn that you are eager to serve Krishna in every way possible. This mentality is very rare, and I guess that you must have been engaged in Krishna's service in your previous life. To begin eager to serve Krishna is the greatest achievement after many many duration of pious life.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSatsvarupaMontreal8August1968_7" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="256" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 8 August, 1968" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 8 August, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 8 August, 1968|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Montreal 8 August, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding collection from the public: I think you should take special license or permission from the authority because as a religious society, we can collect in such a way. Simply the authorities have to be informed that we are a serious institute for spreading God consciousness, and that we are not professional beggars. This method of chanting in the park, distributing Prasadam, and selling our literature and making some collection, is just the way by which we can make both propaganda and maintain our institution. So this process must be continued with necessary sanction from the authority. I think there will be no difficulty in getting such sanction.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles19December1968_8" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="504" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have seen the Teachings of Lord Caitanya documents and as requested by you I am returning them for your files. I am also sending back the voucher of the bank duly signed by me for debiting my account for the charges. But one thing I must inform you is that out of my account almost $7,000 has been withdrawn in so many ways. Now this should be filled up as soon as possible because a bank balance in my favor is required in this country. Due to this bank balance I got my permanent visa and also due to this bank balance we have got the nicest temple in Los Angeles. So in case of a need I may require to show this bank balance under different circumstances and especially because I am a foreigner. Therefore the bank balance's blank or vacancy already created by drawing out about $7,000 must be filled up by selling books as far as possible. My only suggestion for this selling is to get the books widely reviewed in different papers and that is the only standard method of promoting this publication. By such reviews as soon as there is some demand all the book sellers will purchase from the publisher at least three copies each. That is the way of propagating sales organization.</p>
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<div id="1969_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Correspondence" text="1969 Correspondence"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoKirtananandaLosAngeles14February1969_0" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="122" link="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Los Angeles 14 February, 1969" link_text="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Los Angeles 14 February, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kirtanananda -- Los Angeles 14 February, 1969|Letter to Kirtanananda -- Los Angeles 14 February, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding Syama Dasi's health, it is to be understood that so long we have got this material body there must be some trouble. Actually, medicine is not the remedial measures for our bodily troubles unless we are helped by Krishna. Therefore, whenever there is bodily trouble we may adopt the prescribed methods of medical science and depend upon Krishna for His Mercy. The best remedy, not only for Syama Dasi but for everyone, is to consult some approved physician. But ultimately we have to depend on the Mercy of Krishna, so we should chant regularly, pray to Krishna to give us a chance to serve Him, and, if required, we may adopt the approved method of treatment.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles17February1969_1" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="126" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So you and Gargamuni take charge of distributing the books, and you study other methods of how to do this. If distribution of my books is fixed up then my life is fixed up in your country for the remaining days of my present body. Please therefore do it seriously. I am pleased that you are willing to take charge of the printing of my books. Krishna has desired like that, so you try to execute this implicit order of Krishna. Actually, by your grace, these two publications are already in the light, so your service in this connection is approved by Krishna and naturally by me also. So you try in this line. I am sure you will be successful, assisted by your good brother, Gargamuni. It is good that you are contacting distributers. You should offer them the best terms.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles17February1969_2" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="126" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding your need for a typist. Try to find out somebody to help you for now. If need be, when I go to New York in April I shall arrange for someone to type for you. Regarding the departments not contributing to the temple, this is not very satisfactory situation. The method of contributing should be those who are not married should contribute all their income to the temple. Those who are married should contribute 50%. That should be the principle of contribution of the members and followers of the Krishna Consciousness movement. So if there are problems in this matter, discuss it in the board meetings. If such things are not settled there, then what is the meaning of this board of trustees? The local management of affairs must be decided by the board, and that decision should be final.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJanardanaLosAngeles2March1969_3" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="156" link="Letter to Janardana -- Los Angeles 2 March, 1969" link_text="Letter to Janardana -- Los Angeles 2 March, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Janardana -- Los Angeles 2 March, 1969|Letter to Janardana -- Los Angeles 2 March, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Leaving aside the too grossly materialistic persons, who are without any moral principles or social conventions, if we take the right type of civilized man, then we find that he is engaged in some type of religious principle. It doesn't matter if he is Christian, Moslem or Jew, the symptom of a civilized man is that he must have the recognition of religious principles; that is required for civilized man. But generally men take to religious principles for economic development. Just like in the Christian religiosity the prayers for solving the economic problem or bread problem. Similarly, in the Vedic rituals also different methods of sacrifices are recommended for pleasing the demigods so that they will supply quantity of rain and there will be enough grain for eating. In this way, religious principles are generally practiced by men for some economic development.</p>
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<div id="LettertoUpendraHawaii11March1969_4" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="167" link="Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 11 March, 1969" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 11 March, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 11 March, 1969|Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 11 March, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">These things are explained in the Bhagavad Gita and other literatures. You try to convince people that this simple method of chanting Hare Krishna and following the easy process; actually one enhances love of Godhead without fail. So why one should be against this principle? In this way, we have to preach, depending on Krishna and showing good examples of ourselves.</p>
<p>Instead of join Samkirtan, you just develop a Samkirtan party there, I expect that each center must have a nice Samkirtan party. If you join Samkirtan party, who will maintain and manage the center? You should manage the Seattle temple; that is your principle duty. They also developed the Samkirtan party in L.A. very gradually, not in one day. So you work in this way.</p>
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<div id="LettertoVrndavanesvariNewVrindaban25May1969_5" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="306" link="Letter to Vrndavanesvari -- New Vrindaban 25 May, 1969" link_text="Letter to Vrndavanesvari -- New Vrindaban 25 May, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Vrndavanesvari -- New Vrindaban 25 May, 1969|Letter to Vrndavanesvari -- New Vrindaban 25 May, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Until then, one is not a pure devotee. In the Narada Pancaratra it is clearly stated that one has to become free from all material designations. So long as one is under the cover of material designations, he cannot serve Krishna. Therefore, we have to transcend this position by cleansing our hearts from such rubbish concept of life that I am American, I am European, I am Indian, I am this or that. Anyone keeping himself under such impression, but at the same time trying to get into Krishna Consciousness is called neophyte devotee, or prakrta. Lord Caitanya has given us a very nice method of chanting Hare Krishna, and if we execute this without any offense, we can transcend this prakrta platform and come to the spiritual platform of serving Krishna. And unless we serve Krishna there is no possibility of getting His Grace, and without His Grace it is not possible to preach Krishna Consciousness. Therefore, we should more depend to receive His Grace then to depend on mental or intellectual activities.</p>
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<div id="LettertoGaurasundaraNewVrindaban2June1969_6" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="337" link="Letter to Gaurasundara -- New Vrindaban 2 June, 1969" link_text="Letter to Gaurasundara -- New Vrindaban 2 June, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gaurasundara -- New Vrindaban 2 June, 1969|Letter to Gaurasundara -- New Vrindaban 2 June, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad to learn that you are seriously looking for some asrama site on the Hawaii island. If you are able to get some nice place there, it will be very successful because I know there are many young boys and girls there for you to chant with and speak with. This kirtana, chanting and speaking of Krishna, is the sure and certain method of propagating Krishna Consciousness, and we already have so much experience in all of our centers that if we simply chant Hare Krishna with karatalas and mrdanga and if we speak from Bhagavad-gita just as we have heard it coming down from the disciplic succession, then automatically the people become attracted. So you simply find a nice site on the Hawaii island or any other place near there where there are many boys and girls, and if you simply follow the above procedures, then your success is automatically there.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles15July1969_7" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="450" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 15 July, 1969" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 15 July, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 15 July, 1969|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 15 July, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding Festivals in Boston, you may hold as many as possible. If you can hold such festivals daily, that is also nice. Our movement is for ananda, simply bliss, and the method of pushing this movement is chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophizing. So in our almanac there are many festivals in every month. I am enclosing some festivals which were already held in Los Angeles, and if you perform them, I will give you a long list of others. But don't embarrass yourself at present with greater plans than you can handle. The more you get devotees the more you will be able to perform nice festivals.</p>
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<div id="LettertoPrahladanandaLosAngeles29July1969_8" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="478" link="Letter to Prahladananda -- Los Angeles 29 July, 1969" link_text="Letter to Prahladananda -- Los Angeles 29 July, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Prahladananda -- Los Angeles 29 July, 1969|Letter to Prahladananda -- Los Angeles 29 July, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is a fact that wherever we go, if we simply let the people hear our chanting and if we repeat what we have heard from the bona fide Spiritual Master, then surely many, many sincere souls will become attracted to our movement. This is because Krishna Consciousness is lying dormant in every living entity, just like fire is dormant within a match. If we simply strike the match, then the fire within will come in blazing light. Our method of striking the match is Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare. This vibration is sufficient to awaken the sleeping spirit soul to the fact that Krishna is there, and if we try to remember Him always and spread His message of Bhagavad-gita, then our life becomes perfect and we are perfectly executing our position as part and parcel of the Lord.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJayapatakaLosAngeles1August1969_9" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="489" link="Letter to Jayapataka -- Los Angeles 1 August, 1969" link_text="Letter to Jayapataka -- Los Angeles 1 August, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayapataka -- Los Angeles 1 August, 1969|Letter to Jayapataka -- Los Angeles 1 August, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Also, there are so many French speaking people in Canada, so please try to have this magazine come out on a regular monthly schedule. That would be very nice. Regarding the arrangements you described for having devotees come from here to work in Montreal, please send this information to Tamala Krishna, along with further details, and he will do the needful. I am pleased to note that you are selling about 25 copies of BTG daily and you are going out on Sankirtana twice daily. I have learned from Brahmananda that he is increasing the number of BTGs to be printed from 20,000 to 25,000 copies per month. So there is much potential for selling these issues to the many people who are gradually taking more and more interest in our movement, and please organize your sales there to increase at a steady rate. Sankirtana is the tried and proven method of propagating all aspects of our Krishna Consciousness Movement, so continue to go out chanting in the streets as much as possible.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSudamaTittenhurst19September1969_10" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="572" link="Letter to Sudama -- Tittenhurst 19 September, 1969" link_text="Letter to Sudama -- Tittenhurst 19 September, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sudama -- Tittenhurst 19 September, 1969|Letter to Sudama -- Tittenhurst 19 September, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I quite appreciate your method of working. Now you are contacting some influential men there, and it is very enlivening that Mr. Sharma of the Embassy is trying to help you. Now one thing is that there you have got our magazines, and simply by selling our magazines you can maintain yourself. There will be no difficulty. In all our centers this magazine has given a new impetus for solving the economic question. You will be surprised to know that in Boston they are collecting on the average $120 each day. So depend on Krishna and try your best. Use your intelligence properly and chant Hare Krishna. Then everything will come smoothly and easily. I understand that in some quarters houses are available for only $50 or $60 per month, so immediately you can occupy some such place and hang up the signboard for "International Society for Krishna Consciousness".</p>
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<div id="LettertoCidanandaTittenhurst16October1969_11" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="616" link="Letter to Cidananda -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969" link_text="Letter to Cidananda -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Cidananda -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969|Letter to Cidananda -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">When everything is completed we shall install a 24" high Radha-Krishna Pair and make it exactly decorated like the Los Angeles temple. Ananda is a very silent worker and sincere devotee, and I am glad that two other brahmacaris, Ravindra and Rudra das, are also there to accompany you on the Sankirtana Party everyday. You are an experienced devotee, and I hope in your presence now Vancouver temple will come out very successful. I passed through Vancouver while coming from Seattle to Montreal, but I never saw the city. Now I hope while we install Radha-Krishna Murtis there I may see the nice city of Vancouver. Our method of establishing a flourishing center will continue to be the same. This is standard and successful. Please keep me informed about your center.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSubalaTittenhurst16October1969_12" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="618" link="Letter to Subala -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969" link_text="Letter to Subala -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Subala -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969|Letter to Subala -- Tittenhurst 16 October, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am always encouraged to hear of your nice activities in Philadelphia, and gradually I expect that our Philadelphia temple will play more and more an important role in the propagation of the Krishna Consciousness Movement. The people of the world are looking for some way of being happy and making solution to their problems, and we are presenting the best and easiest method of making final solution of all the discrepancies of life and achieving the highest bliss, which is eternal. So if we are persistent in our propaganda methods, then surely many, many persons will have the good sense to take advantage of our movement, and thereby attain the highest goal of life, unalloyed devotional service to the Supreme Lord Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoNicoKuytLondon4November1969_13" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="653" link="Letter to Nico Kuyt -- London 4 November, 1969" link_text="Letter to Nico Kuyt -- London 4 November, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nico Kuyt -- London 4 November, 1969|Letter to Nico Kuyt -- London 4 November, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In former ages the processes of spiritual elevation were very difficult and long enduring. But in this age of Kali Yuga our lives are so short and our minds are so restless that the process of spiritual realization must be very simple in order for success to be achieved. Therefore, Lord Krishna appeared on this world as Lord Caitanya to show the fallen living entities the easiest and most sublime method of achieving Krishna Consciousness. His formula is that everyone, in any position of life, should chant the Hare Krishna Mantra. So this is what we are teaching, and any benefit you are feeling from this procedure is simply the Mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu acting. I am glad that you are very much appreciating the association of Bhagavan das and Jagadisa.</p>
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<div id="1970_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="5" parent="Correspondence" text="1970 Correspondence"><h3>1970 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoKsirodakasayiLosAngeles10January1970_0" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 10 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 10 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 10 January, 1970|Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 10 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Being influenced by this movement, nobody shall now remain a Hindu, a Christian, a Mohammedan, a Buddhist, like that, but everyone should become servant of Krishna by the simple method of chanting His Holy Name. Krishna is the Supreme Father, and He claims all living entities, in all forms and species of life, as His sons. So why not take this philosophy and practically see how the followers are feeling happy on the basis of Krishna Consciousness. You have got to convince all sections of human society and induce them to come to Krishna Consciousness. London is a great city, perhaps the most important metropolis in the world, many people visit every year. So, combined together, Englishman and Indian should erect such a nice institution there that people from all parts of the world may take advantage of this. Now this is the program before you, and you can further develop it with sincere service and great devotion.</p>
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<div id="LettertoYamunaLosAngeles16January1970_1" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="31" link="Letter to Yamuna -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Yamuna -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yamuna -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1970|Letter to Yamuna -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Krishna as He is appearing in our Temples is in the Kisora age, and the dress which I have introduced is His dress of Kisora age. In our Temples the Deities, Radha and Krishna are worshiped as Laksmi-Narayana with all the opulences of Their Majestic Lordship in Dvaraka. The worship of Radha-Krishna as They appear in Vrndavana is a very advanced stage, so we worship Them in the Temples as Laksmi-Narayana. Actually there is no difference because Laksmi-Narayana is directly the expansion of Radha-Krishna. We are following the prescribed method of Temple worship as it is the effective program for developing the highest perfection of pure love of Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMadhavaMaharajaLosAngeles21January1970_2" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="36" link="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1970|Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Srila Prabhupada sent His disciples for preaching work mostly as Brahmacaris and Sannyasis; but I have adopted the method of sending young married couples for such preaching work, and you will be pleased to know that this system in these countries has proved more effective.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBarindraBabuLosAngeles22January1970_3" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="39" link="Letter to Barindra Babu -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Barindra Babu -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Barindra Babu -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970|Letter to Barindra Babu -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Actually this Krishna Consciousness Movement inaugurated by Lord Caitanya is the only panacea for all the diseases of the material world; the missing point is forgetfulness of God. This is not a new thing because the reason for our material existence is forgetfulness of our relationship with God. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu very mercifully reclaimed the fallen souls especially in this age by this short-cut method of chanting Hare Krishna Mantra.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKsirodakasayiLosAngeles29January1970_4" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="58" link="Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 29 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 29 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 29 January, 1970|Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 29 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I could not gather why the letter was sent to me, therefore, I request you to send me if possible a typed copy of English translation of it so that I can give you my proper reply to this. Keep good relations with Gita Press because they are good friends of ours. The preaching method of ourself is a little different only because we want to gather one's attention only to Krishna—that is recommended in the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita.</p>
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<div id="LettertoProfessorJFStaalLosAngeles30January1970_5" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="65" link="Letter to Professor J. F. Staal -- Los Angeles 30 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Professor J. F. Staal -- Los Angeles 30 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Professor J. F. Staal -- Los Angeles 30 January, 1970|Letter to Professor J. F. Staal -- Los Angeles 30 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Western culture is monotheistic, but they are being misled by the impersonal Indian speculation. The young people of the West are frustrated because they are not dilligently taught about monotheism. They are not satisfied with this process of teaching and understanding. This Krishna Consciousness Movement is a boon to them because they are being really trained to understand Western Monotheism under authoritative Vedic system. We do not simply theoretically discuss, but we learn by the prescribed method of Vedic regulations.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHanumanPrasadPoddarLosAngeles4March1970_6" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="147" link="Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1970" link_text="Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1970|Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 4 March, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">By the grace of Lord Caitanya, the method of self-realization is made very easy and universal by chanting Hare Krsna mantra. It is being effective practically. So let us join together to expand this great mission of Lord Caitanya Who predicted that everywhere as many cities and towns and villages are there on the surface of the globe, His Holy Name would be glorified on account of His transcendental gift to the fallen souls of this Kali Yuga.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJapanesebrothersandsistersLosAngeles10March1970_7" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="160" link="Letter to Japanese brothers and sisters -- Los Angeles 10 March, 1970" link_text="Letter to Japanese brothers and sisters -- Los Angeles 10 March, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Japanese brothers and sisters -- Los Angeles 10 March, 1970|Letter to Japanese brothers and sisters -- Los Angeles 10 March, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is like pouring water on the root of the tree, or supplying foodstuff in the stomach. This method of pouring water on the root of the tree, or supplying food stuff in the stomach, scientific, practical and universal, experienced by everyone of us. Everyone of us knows it very well by practical experience that when we eat something, or in other words when we put foodstuffs in the stomach, the energy created by such action is immediately distributed throughout the whole body. Similarly, when you pour water on the root of the tree, the energy created by such watering is immediately distributed in the whole tree, never mind how great it is. But it is not possible to water the tree part by part, neither it is possible to feed the different parts of the body separately. One who does not know this method is missing the point.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles20March1970_8" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="185" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 20 March, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 20 March, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 20 March, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 20 March, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding picture pages, sections of 8 pages together is not nice. The pictures should be just at the appropriate place of description in the text. There are many modern glues which will not loosen for a very long time, so glueing is not a problem. I think that this method of insetting the picture pages is best, and even better if they can be each protected by a leaf of waxed paper also. That will be best. So do what ever you think is best for getting the book ready (printed) as soon as possible.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHimavatiLosAngeles1April1970_9" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="212" link="Letter to Himavati -- Los Angeles 1 April, 1970" link_text="Letter to Himavati -- Los Angeles 1 April, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Himavati -- Los Angeles 1 April, 1970|Letter to Himavati -- Los Angeles 1 April, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Your confidence to do whatever you are instructed by the Spiritual Master is very encouraging. Yes, this is the method of the Vedic injunction, staunch faith in Spiritual Master and Krsna makes one perfect in spiritual understanding.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMadhusudanaLosAngeles29June1970_10" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="390" link="Letter to Madhusudana -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Madhusudana -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Madhusudana -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1970|Letter to Madhusudana -- Los Angeles 29 June, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very much glad to learn that you have appreciated the subject matter of Nectar of Devotion and Krsna while working on it in the press, and actually these two books will keep us constantly in Krsna consciousness. The secret of Krsna consciousness is open in these two books. Our method is very simple. All different methods of self-realization are little or more troublesome. This is explained in the Bhagavad-gita 12th chapter that persons who have no fixed idea what is God will have unnecessarily more trouble to reach to the goal. Krsna is the ultimate objective. Unless one therefore reaches to this point he remains imperfect never mind what he is either a karmi, or a jnani, or a yogi. For a devotee the objective is directly approached. So persons will be interested simply in reading our books wherein there is only Krsna consciousness described in transcendental varieties. Thus by reading of these books, especially Nectar of Devotion, by the devotees everyone will go back to home, back to Godhead, Krsna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHamsadutaTokyo16August1970_11" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="483" link="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Tokyo 16 August, 1970" link_text="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Tokyo 16 August, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hamsaduta -- Tokyo 16 August, 1970|Letter to Hamsaduta -- Tokyo 16 August, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Your first letter was duly received, but during the last few months I was very much mentally depressed. I do not wish to discuss those points, but simply request all the members of the Governing Body Commission to organize this institution very uprightly. I am glad that you are going to New Vrndavana and with the help of your other Godbrothers make a nice program for our future activities. It is my ideology that this Krsna consciousness movement can solve all the problems of conditioned life. We can make all the people of the world united in this simple method of chanting Mahamantra. That is already proved because everywhere we introduce this Movement it is accepted gladly.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHayagrivaCalcutta19September1970_12" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="519" link="Letter to Hayagriva -- Calcutta 19 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Hayagriva -- Calcutta 19 September, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hayagriva -- Calcutta 19 September, 1970|Letter to Hayagriva -- Calcutta 19 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have read it, and am glad that you have understood the matter so thoroughly, and have now substantiated your conclusions with so much scriptural proof. Actually, that is our method of preaching, simply to repeat the message as it is coming down from higher authority. Here in Calcutta everything is going nicely. Hundreds of people join in our Sankirtana Party daily in downtown Calcutta, and I am confident that this mission of Lord Caitanya's will be successful if only we continue to push on this great movement, without any personal motivation. Hope this finds you and your good wife and child in good health.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKennethBombay17November1970_13" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="603" link="Letter to Kenneth -- Bombay 17 November, 1970" link_text="Letter to Kenneth -- Bombay 17 November, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kenneth -- Bombay 17 November, 1970|Letter to Kenneth -- Bombay 17 November, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes, it is the only way that one can approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. According to Lord Krsna's instructions to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-gita, this science is passed down perfectly only via the bona fide line of disciplic succession. So one has got to find out some representative of the Lord who is in the bona fide disciplic succession and then follow the Lord's instructions that after finding out such a Spiritual Master one should try to learn the truth from him by inquiring submissively and rendering service unto him. This method of approaching Krsna must be accepted because it is offered by the Lord Himself.</p>
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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="LettertoUpendraBombay4January1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="9" link="Letter to Upendra -- Bombay 4 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Bombay 4 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Bombay 4 January, 1971|Letter to Upendra -- Bombay 4 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so much glad to know that you are working on both you and your wife with great enthusiasm to preach the message of Lord Caitanya to the fallen souls of this age. My Guru Maharaja has declared that the real life of a man is preaching. If one has at all got any life in him then he will preach. So I am very, very pleased by your constant efforts to enliven the people in general even in far off lands by the simple methods of direct devotional service to the Lord by chanting His Holy Names.</p>
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<div id="LettertoCitsukhanandaAllahabad10January1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="16" link="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Allahabad 10 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Allahabad 10 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Citsukhananda -- Allahabad 10 January, 1971|Letter to Citsukhananda -- Allahabad 10 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you for your nice appreciations of this transcendental movement which I have been trying to present to you on request of my Guru Maharaja. Now I am counting on your good self and all my other good disciples to kindly take this message very seriously and make your lives sublime and the lives of all you contact similarly sublime. That is our business—to please the transcendental Lord by disseminating His message of Krsna consciousness or Love of God by the simple method of Sankirtana.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJagadisaAllahabad16January1971_2" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="21" link="Letter to Jagadisa -- Allahabad 16 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Jagadisa -- Allahabad 16 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jagadisa -- Allahabad 16 January, 1971|Letter to Jagadisa -- Allahabad 16 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Brahminical initiations can be given when you feel that the devotees are qualified. First you can inform me and then proceed by the method of tape recording. So far as taking disciples, their beads can be sent here and I will duly initiate them. From the picture you sent, they are looking very much qualified.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSriGovindaAllahabad21January1971_3" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="34" link="Letter to Sri Govinda -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Sri Govinda -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sri Govinda -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971|Letter to Sri Govinda -- Allahabad 21 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am glad to see that incense distribution is increasing and your method of distribution, that is with our literature prasadam, etc. is very nice. So continue it. I am especially pleased at how you are distributing our books, particularly to the schools and universities. This program is so important and should be increased more and more. We want to flood the world over with our books. So go on in this way and Krishna will surely bless you.</p>
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<div id="LettertoGeraldISKCONAkashGangaBldg89BhulabhaiDesaiRoadBombay26India19thFebruary1971_4" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="72" link="Letter to Gerald -- ISKCON Akash Ganga Bldg; 89 Bhulabhai Desai Road; Bombay-26 India 19th February, 1971" link_text="Letter to Gerald -- ISKCON Akash Ganga Bldg; 89 Bhulabhai Desai Road; Bombay-26 India 19th February, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gerald -- ISKCON Akash Ganga Bldg; 89 Bhulabhai Desai Road; Bombay-26 India 19th February, 1971|Letter to Gerald -- ISKCON Akash Ganga Bldg; 89 Bhulabhai Desai Road; Bombay-26 India 19th February, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad Gita (11:54), "My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you; and I can thus be seen directly.  Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of my understanding."  So the method of approaching God, bhaktiyoga or devotional service, and the supreme goal of life, pure love of Krsna, is the same message taught by Lord Jesus Christ as well as Krsna Himself.  The matter is very simple:  Lord Jesus is the faithful son of God and his Father God is Krsna, so there cannot be any disagreement between them.  Therefore the Father and Son are one, in agreement.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSatsvarupaBombay13March1971_5" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="95" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Bombay 13 March, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Our new publication "The Modern Mission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness" sounds very nice and you may send me some copies as soon as they are printed up. So far as your suggestion for a booklet of operational principles, you may go ahead as planned. For this book so many points have been explained in the Nectar of Devotion. So why don't you refer to it? Last year's handbook was not bad. There was sufficient stock of information there but if you can improve upon it still further, that will be very nice. Also very soon I shall send you one complete set of instructions on worshiping the Deity and you can print in English and distribute. This book shall be named "Method of Worship".</p>
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<div id="LettertoSatsvarupaCalcutta26May1971_6" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="221" link="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971" link_text="Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971|Letter to Satsvarupa -- Calcutta 26 May, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the proposed book "Method of Worship", I have not had time to prepare it here. So when I return to U.S.A. and again begin to write my books, my first business will be this. Enclosed please find some poetry by some of the devotees here. If you think that they are suitable for publication, then you may do so.</p>
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<div id="LettertoYamunaGurudasaNairobi17October1971_7" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="501" link="Letter to Yamuna, Gurudasa -- Nairobi 17 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Yamuna, Gurudasa -- Nairobi 17 October, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Yamuna, Gurudasa -- Nairobi 17 October, 1971|Letter to Yamuna, Gurudasa -- Nairobi 17 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The whole world is so made that the living entity must serve Krishna; otherwise he has to serve maya. It is the same example that the citizen of the state has to render service to the government in order to become a good citizen. If one does not abide by the government laws then he is put into prison walls and forced to serve the government more tediously. So if we do not perform sacrifice, yajna, which means method of activities for pleasing the lord; as you know it is stated in Bhagavad-gita that any work not done for the satisfaction of the Lord must entangle the doer in the complication of the stringent laws of material nature.</p>
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<div id="1972_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Correspondence" text="1972 Correspondence"><h3>1972 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoSatyabhamaMayapur28February1972_0" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="123" link="Letter to Satyabhama -- Mayapur 28 February, 1972" link_text="Letter to Satyabhama -- Mayapur 28 February, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Satyabhama -- Mayapur 28 February, 1972|Letter to Satyabhama -- Mayapur 28 February, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This is how we train our children in Krishna Consciousness, just be keeping them always attending our regular program and associating with Krishna devotees, teaching them in spiritual realization by giving them the idea that sacrifice and tapasya for achieving the highest goal of life is a very nice way of life. Not that we shall give them many games for playing, these so-called scientific methods of learning are artificial, unnecessary, and on the whole I do not have much trust in this Montessori system or any other such system of teaching. Your idea for having altars to train the children in deity worship is very nice.</p>
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<div id="LettertoAniruddhaCalcutta7March1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="135" link="Letter to Aniruddha -- Calcutta 7 March, 1972" link_text="Letter to Aniruddha -- Calcutta 7 March, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Aniruddha -- Calcutta 7 March, 1972|Letter to Aniruddha -- Calcutta 7 March, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad to learn that you are enthusiastic to teach the children. Most of your questions I have answered as above to Satsvarupa. Simply follow the program of the elders, let the children associate as much as possible with the routine KC program, and when the others go out for working and business matters, the children can be given classes as you describe. They can learn our method of Krishna Consciousness by rising early, cleansing, plus knowledge of Sanskrit, English, a little Mathematics, history, geography, that's all. We haven't got to take any help from the government by getting so-called accreditation. If outsiders want to send their children to us, it will not be for their accreditation, but because they will get the best education for relieving them of all anxieties of material life and for this education the government has no idea.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBalimardanaBombay31December1972_2" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="652" link="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 31 December, 1972" link_text="Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 31 December, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 31 December, 1972|Letter to Bali-mardana -- Bombay 31 December, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So far the Macmillan business, as soon as you have got any information, you may send me. Yes, if it is enhancing our distribution of books to wear warm clothes like coat-pants in winter, I have no objection, you may wear them.  Of course we may take money for Krsna using any method of beg, borrow and steal, but more advanced understanding of Krsna consciousness process is that by telling the truth in a very palatable way, that is the most successful system. Your mentioning Bangladesh feeding of refugees, of course we are feeding sometimes the local inhabitants, up to 1,000 persons on some occasions, but there is no organized program of feeding the refugees at Mayapur.</p>
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<div id="1973_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Correspondence" text="1973 Correspondence"><h3>1973 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoKirtikaSydney19February1973_0" class="quote" parent="1973_Correspondence" book="Let" index="78" link="Letter to Kirtika -- Sydney 19 February, 1973" link_text="Letter to Kirtika -- Sydney 19 February, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kirtika -- Sydney 19 February, 1973|Letter to Kirtika -- Sydney 19 February, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The proper method of dressing Jagannatha is as a Ksatriya king and there is no limit to the opulence you can give Him. I am here in Australia, and will be returning to India by March 2nd., after travelling through New Zealand and Indonesia. I will be returning to America in mid-April and I hope to see you then. I hope this finds you in good health.</p>
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<div id="1974_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="9" parent="Correspondence" text="1974 Correspondence"><h3>1974 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBhumataLosAngeles2January1974_0" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="5" link="Letter to Bhumata -- Los Angeles 2 January, 1974" link_text="Letter to Bhumata -- Los Angeles 2 January, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bhumata -- Los Angeles 2 January, 1974|Letter to Bhumata -- Los Angeles 2 January, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Actually this material world is full of suffering conditions and the only way to become free from these sufferings which are due to past sinful activities is to chant Hare Krsna. In this age no other method of rectification is possible. Along with the chanting of Hare Krsna we have to rigidly observe the prohibition of four sinful activities. If only these things we can do our lives can become perfect. I think you have my books so please study them carefully. There is no other scripture which can compare to the Vedic scriptures so we should study these scriptures exclusively. When one becomes an initiated disciple although he has respect for the Christian Bible, nevertheless he must understand the Bhagavad-gita and must apply all study there and not spend time unnecessarily with other literatures.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSahadevaHonolulu23January1974_1" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="37" link="Letter to Sahadeva -- Honolulu 23 January, 1974" link_text="Letter to Sahadeva -- Honolulu 23 January, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sahadeva -- Honolulu 23 January, 1974|Letter to Sahadeva -- Honolulu 23 January, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You may hold a fire yajna for them and instruct them in avoiding the ten offenses to chanting Hare Krsna Mantra. So I am counting on your own example in these matters as the most effective method of instruction for all the devotees in you care in the Houston temple.</p>
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<div id="LettertoGurudasaHyderabad24April1974_2" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="150" link="Letter to Gurudasa -- Hyderabad 24 April, 1974" link_text="Letter to Gurudasa -- Hyderabad 24 April, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurudasa -- Hyderabad 24 April, 1974|Letter to Gurudasa -- Hyderabad 24 April, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I wish that he should mix with us with open mind, without reservation. Sometimes he hesitates to accept prasadam from us and he likes to cook for himself. If he desires to cook that means he keeps aloof. If he kindly teaches our men how to cook and worship the deity and he also takes prasadam along with us it will be a great achievement. Of course it depends on his discretion, but if he keeps aloof from us that is not very much desirable. As least he should come forward on the sastric injunction, arcya visnau siladhir gurusu naramatir vaisnave jati-buddhir. I do not think there is any difference in the method of deity worship he is teaching but you can also consult me.</p>
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<div id="1975_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Correspondence" text="1975 Correspondence"><h3>1975 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoMrKCNigamPerthAustralia11May1975_0" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="248" link="Letter to Mr. K. C. Nigam -- Perth, Australia 11 May, 1975" link_text="Letter to Mr. K. C. Nigam -- Perth, Australia 11 May, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. K. C. Nigam -- Perth, Australia 11 May, 1975|Letter to Mr. K. C. Nigam -- Perth, Australia 11 May, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad that you are holding some spiritual conference, but my only request is to follow the standard method of spiritual consciousness. One must know first of all, what is the spiritual basis. Anyone who is accepting this body as the self, he is no better than the cats and dogs. One must know what the spirit soul is within this body. He is eternal part and parcel of God, therefore, his only business is to revive his eternal relation with God and work on that fundamental basis so that he can achieve the ultimate goal of life. The whole thing is instructed in the Bhagavad-gita and if we accept the teachings of Bhagavad-gita, as it is without unnecessary commentary on it, then our spiritual movement will be successful.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSubhalaksmiMelbourne20May1975_1" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="267" link="Letter to Subhalaksmi -- Melbourne 20 May, 1975" link_text="Letter to Subhalaksmi -- Melbourne 20 May, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Subhalaksmi -- Melbourne 20 May, 1975|Letter to Subhalaksmi -- Melbourne 20 May, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please continue to sell my books as much as possible in huge quantities. This is very pleasing to me. Try to maintain the standard of a perfect person as is given in the Bhagavad-gita, and do not deviate from this wonderful method of Krishna consciousness. Follow the rules very carefully, chant at least 16 rounds, and read our books over and over.</p>
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<div id="LettertoDrYogiRajDevSvarupaVrindaban4December1975_2" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="729" link="Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa -- Vrindaban 4 December, 1975" link_text="Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa -- Vrindaban 4 December, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa -- Vrindaban 4 December, 1975|Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa -- Vrindaban 4 December, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Western people are now becoming more and more interested in yoga practice, but unfortunately because they have no authorized source of information, they are being mislead by unauthorized teachers and concocted methods of yoga practice. Actually the astanga yoga system practiced thousands of years ago is not practical for this age, therefore Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced the simple process of chanting the Holy name of Krishna for the people of this fallen age of Kali. It is said in the sastras that the same result that was formerly attained by difficult sacrifices or yoga practice is easily achieved in this age simply by chanting the Holy name of God, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.</p>
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<div id="1976_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="11" parent="Correspondence" text="1976 Correspondence"><h3>1976 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoDrSBChatterjeeNewDelhi1September1976_0" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="476" link="Letter to Dr. S. B. Chatterjee -- New Delhi 1 September, 1976" link_text="Letter to Dr. S. B. Chatterjee -- New Delhi 1 September, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dr. S. B. Chatterjee -- New Delhi 1 September, 1976|Letter to Dr. S. B. Chatterjee -- New Delhi 1 September, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This simple method of chanting the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra will awaken God consciousness, and people will become very grateful all over the world. We welcome you to Vrndavana after the 3rd of September. We have got accommodations and whatever prasadam we have got we can give.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKirtananandaChandigarh15October1976_1" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="566" link="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Chandigarh 15 October, 1976" link_text="Letter to Kirtanananda -- Chandigarh 15 October, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Kirtanananda -- Chandigarh 15 October, 1976|Letter to Kirtanananda -- Chandigarh 15 October, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">A film showing illegal techniques of distributing my books (Money shuffle) was never authorized by me. If it is actually a fact what you say, then stop it immediately. In all our dealings we should be above suspicion. They say first impressions are lasting. If someone feels cheated by our men because they are using dubious methods of distribution and collecting money our purity may be doubted and reputation spoiled. So please do not allow such film showing to take place until I have seen the film personally.</p>
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<div id="LettertoRajniVrindaban11November1976_2" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="635" link="Letter to Rajni -- Vrindaban 11 November, 1976" link_text="Letter to Rajni -- Vrindaban 11 November, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rajni -- Vrindaban 11 November, 1976|Letter to Rajni -- Vrindaban 11 November, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please be sure that anyone who comes to live with us there follows strictly the four regulative principles and chants a minimum of 16 rounds daily. Try to distribute my books as much as possible, as this is the best method of giving a chance to the conditioned souls to understand Krsna consciousness.</p>
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<div id="1977_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="12" parent="Correspondence" text="1977 Correspondence"><h3>1977 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoArtistsUnknownPlaceUnknownDate_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Correspondence" book="Let" index="127" link="Letter to Artists -- Unknown Place Unknown Date" link_text="Letter to Artists -- Unknown Place Unknown Date">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Artists -- Unknown Place Unknown Date|Letter to Artists -- Unknown Place Unknown Date]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">For instance, from the business point of view, one man is doing some business. If he goes to the marketplace, it will be done very nice, since there are so many customers. Similarly one looking for spiritual life goes to where devotees are and associates with them. So one must go to a particular type of place for a particular type of activity. And the person acting must be well versed, or expert. Just as an expert salesman, his method of business is bona fide. The senses must be used in order to see if one is cheating, hear offers, etc. And above all is the help from the Supersoul who dictates in this way and so everything becomes successful, spiritually or materially, by these five factors.</p>
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