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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" class="section" sec_index="1" parent="compilation" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<div id="SB_Canto_4" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 4"><h3>SB Canto 4</h3>
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<div id="SB4319_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1368" link="SB 4.31.9" link_text="SB 4.31.9">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.31.9|SB 4.31.9, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The word nṛṇām indicates that lower animals are not expected to engage in the devotional service of the Lord. But in perfect human society everyone should engage in the devotional service of the Lord. It does not matter whether one is born poor or rich, black or white. There may be so many material distinctions for one who takes birth in human society, but everyone should engage in the Lord's devotional service. At the present moment civilized nations have given up God consciousness for economic development. They are actually no longer interested in advancing in God consciousness. Formerly their forefathers were engaged in executing religious principles. Whether one is Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish or whatever, everyone has some religious institution. Real religion, however, means becoming God conscious. It is particularly mentioned herein that birth is successful if an interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is taken. Activity is successful if it results in serving the Lord. Philosophical speculation or mental speculation is successful when engaged in understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The senses are worth possessing when engaged in the service of the Lord.</p>
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<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Lectures" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures"><h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureonSB128NewVrindabanSeptember61972_0" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="49" link="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsām. In the human society, there is always some kinds of religious institution. That is called dharma, faith. Real dharma means—that I have already explained—occupational duty. Constitutional duty, that is called dharma, functional duty. So real dharma, real religion is to become servant of God, or to render service to God. That is real religion. But we have manufactured so many religions. Different societies, different circumstances, different country.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB128NewVrindabanSeptember61972_1" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="49" link="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Therefore, intelligent persons, they should try to get the ultimate transmigration. Ultimate transmigration means go back to home, back to Godhead. That should be the actual aim of life. That is first class intelligent. But they do not know. Therefore we are trying to render our humble service to the human society, to give this information, that "You are trying for so many things for becoming happy, but instead of being happy, you are becoming hippie. So please take this Kṛṣṇa consciousness and actually you will be happy." That is our mission. That is our mission. Therefore the Bhāgavata says to this hu..., civilized human being, those who have got some religious principle, church, religious institution, that "You are executing your religious principles very nicely, that's all right. But if you do not develop the propensity for hearing about God..."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB128NewVrindabanSeptember61972_2" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="49" link="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- New Vrindaban, September 6, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ. Dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratim ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.8|SB 1.2.8]]), by going daily to the temple, or to the church, or to the mosque, or anywhere, any religious building or institution, if you do not develop your propensity to hear about God, then you have wasted your time. Śrama eva hi kevalam. Going and coming, it is simply labor, that's all. So that is the test. Therefore either in temple, or in church, in mosque there must be regular recitation on the talks of God. Otherwise people will lose interest, and the churches and temples have to be closed.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB11620LosAngelesJuly101974_3" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="335" link="Lecture on SB 1.16.20 -- Los Angeles, July 10, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.16.20 -- Los Angeles, July 10, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.16.20 -- Los Angeles, July 10, 1974|Lecture on SB 1.16.20 -- Los Angeles, July 10, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">For example... There are many examples. This is also one practical example. In your state the government has spent millions and millions of dollars to stop the intoxication habit, but it was failure. But as soon as the same person comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness camp, he immediately gives up. This is practical. And there cannot be any comparison of the qualities of our students with any religious institution or any school, college. You cannot have. Because they are devotee. As soon as you become devotee, all good qualities... Therefore if the government takes this movement seriously, they make everyone a devotee, then everything will be solved. There will be no need of criminal court or jail or... Everything will be finished. Or, what is called, liquor house and slaughterhouse and manufacturing cigarette and advertising them two sides of the road. Although (chuckles) it is written there it is dangerous, still it is highly advertised and people smoke. These contradiction things are going on on account of godlessness.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB215LosAngelesAugust131972_4" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="366" link="Lecture on SB 2.1.5 -- Los Angeles, August 13, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 2.1.5 -- Los Angeles, August 13, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 2.1.5 -- Los Angeles, August 13, 1972|Lecture on SB 2.1.5 -- Los Angeles, August 13, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So generally prayers offered in every religious institution. But so far we are concerned, we not only offer prayers, but also hear about Him. And what we shall hear about Him unless He has got activities? Just like you hear in the newspaper the activities of the general people. Similarly, if we have to hear something, there must some activities. That activities we find in the Vedic literatures-immense, unlimited activities. There are eighteen Purāṇas, you'll find activities of the Lord. There is Mahābhārata, you'll find activities of the Lord. There is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. We have published. It will come very soon. Kṛṣṇa... The... Full of activities of the Lord, in two volumes of four hundred pages. So simply if you read and hear the activities, either read or hear, both of them are śravaṇam. Activities of the Lord, you get liberation, simply by reading.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32529BombayNovember291974_5" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="451" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.29 -- Bombay, November 29, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.29 -- Bombay, November 29, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.29 -- Bombay, November 29, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.29 -- Bombay, November 29, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So in this Kali-yuga nobody is interested even. We are spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness, very few people are interested to know about Kṛṣṇa or the Supreme Being. So that is not human life. Human life means when we inquire about the Absolute Truth. That is human life. So there are so many societies, so many religious institutions. But nobody is interested to know Kṛṣṇa, or the Supreme Being. Kṛṣṇa means the Supreme Being, all-attractive. No educational system, no university. Therefore Kṛṣṇa said, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye ([[Vanisource:BG 7.3 (1972)|BG 7.3]]), that is siddhi of... Siddhi means perfection of life, to understand God. Because in the human life if one tries he can understand God, he can understand himself, he can understand what is his relationship with God, he can understand how to act in that relationship and thus make his life perfect. That is human life.</p>
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<div id="General_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="11" parent="Lectures" text="General Lectures"><h3>General Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LecturetoCollegeStudentsSeattleOctober201968IntroductionbyTamalaKrsna_0" class="quote" parent="General_Lectures" book="Lec" index="26" link="Lecture to College Students -- Seattle, October 20, 1968, Introduction by Tamala Krsna" link_text="Lecture to College Students -- Seattle, October 20, 1968, Introduction by Tamala Krsna">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture to College Students -- Seattle, October 20, 1968, Introduction by Tamala Krsna|Lecture to College Students -- Seattle, October 20, 1968, Introduction by Tamala Krsna]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So people should not be put into darkness, but they should be brought into light. Therefore in every human society, there is a sort of institution which is called religious institution. Take it for granted—Hinduism, Muslimism, or Christianism or Buddhism—any "ism" you take—what is the purpose? The purpose is to bring the persons to the light. That is the purpose of religion. And what is that light? That light is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Religion means the codes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.19|SB 6.3.19]]). Just like in the state, there is king's law. The king gives you some law, and if you are a good citizen, you are to obey those laws, and you live peacefully. This is crude example. Similarly, dharma or religion means to obey the laws of God, that's all. It may be different according to time, circumstances, people.</p>
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<div id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="section" sec_index="5" parent="compilation" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<div id="1974_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1974 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1974 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkApril231974Hyderabad_0" class="quote" parent="1974_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="71" link="Morning Walk -- April 23, 1974, Hyderabad" link_text="Morning Walk -- April 23, 1974, Hyderabad">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- April 23, 1974, Hyderabad|Morning Walk -- April 23, 1974, Hyderabad]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: And they will "relax" by drinking, "relax" minister. "You save money for our relaxation. That is our necessary. You don't spend money." And people are... Because they see that "If I save, it will be taken away. Let me spend lavishly." Yes. Just like we stayed there at Mr. Patel's house. There are three men only in the family: Mr. Patel, his son and his daughter-in-law. They have got eight cars, big, big cars, Rolls Royce. And about twenty servants. They know that "They will take it away. Better spend." Everyone is doing that. Because they know, "If I save, one day the government will take 98 per cent of my savings. Then why save? Better spend." They cannot give in religious institution. If they say they want to give something, no, that will not allowed. Yes. The whole idea is that "You save, and one day I shall take the whole money and we shall distribute amongst the ministers, Indira Gandhi and company. And we relax. We are working so hard, how to impose taxes upon you. So we must have relax." This is going on. Vicious society.</p>
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<div id="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1975 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1975 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkOctober121975Durban_0" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="211" link="Morning Walk -- October 12, 1975, Durban" link_text="Morning Walk -- October 12, 1975, Durban">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- October 12, 1975, Durban|Morning Walk -- October 12, 1975, Durban]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Indian man (3): Yes. I mean they have lost their self-respect for that.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No consideration. They are actually like cats and dogs. This is going on. (break) Nobody knows what is soul; nobody knows what is the goal of life; nobody knows what is the necessity of the soul. These things are not discussed, neither they know it. So-called religious institution or so-called..., they do not know. It is only mentioned in the Bhagavad-gītā, and that... They do not take care of this Bhagavad-gītā. They manufacture their own ways of...</p>
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<div id="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1977 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1977 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithMrMyerJuly21977Vrndavana_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="212" link="Room Conversation with Mr. Myer -- July 2, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Room Conversation with Mr. Myer -- July 2, 1977, Vrndavana">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Mr. Myer -- July 2, 1977, Vrndavana|Room Conversation with Mr. Myer -- July 2, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: There is a street, Loiya Bazaar. So there is a Punjabi's shop. He makes all preparation, first-class ghee. So whenever I used to pass that area, at least fifty customers are waiting. Somebody wanting something, somebody wanting something. That gave me the impression that if you have goods genuine, customer will come. If your dealing is straightforward and the goods are nice. So, so many religious institution and missionary and other, they are all over the world. Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mission, substantial, genuine, so why this will not be appreciated if we present properly? So I fought on that, and some way or other it is successful.</p>
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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="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork23November1965_0" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="71" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think you may take up this suggestion very seriously and immediately start the centre and other things will automatically follow. And above all this is to satisfy the transcendental desire of Srila Prabhupada who desired very enthusiastically to start centres like that in the foreign countries. If you want to start the centre on rented house, the rent will not be less than three to four hundred dollars but the space will be one fourth of the house as we want to purchase. If you agree kindly confirm it by wire so that I can ask the broker to stay the house for some time for sale to other party. The Christian churches are not very favorable in the matter of increasing the Hindu religious institutions as it is natural to think with sectarian views. I hope you will accept this proposal and confirm it by wire on receipt this letter by the end of this month. Hope you are all well and with my humble obeisances for all the Vaisnavas.</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="LettertoBrahmanandaSanFrancisco21March1968_0" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="118" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 21 March, 1968" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 21 March, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 21 March, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- San Francisco 21 March, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">By Grace of Krishna, Advaita is being transferred to Bellevue; now try to get him out with the help of the psychiatrist who helped to get out Kirtanananda. That will finalize the matter, but we must find out a way to take permission from the draft board that our institution is a recognized religious institution of Hindu Vedic origin, and we are training students for preaching God-consciousness, and building up their character by strict moral principles. Therefore, these students cannot be called for fighting. By temperament they are unfit for fighting, because they are being trained to become perfect Brahmins. The business of the Brahmins is to teach people spiritual education.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaMontreal19August1968_1" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="264" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Montreal 19 August, 1968" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Montreal 19 August, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Montreal 19 August, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- Montreal 19 August, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">"His presence is very urgently required to transact the religious activities of all the centers, and the society is pleased to provide him for all his expenditures, in the matter of living, expenses, traveling expenses, and the publication of his books. His books are already selling very nicely and one of his books is being published by Mssrs. MacMillan Co. and so personally he has also a nice income, besides from our contribution for his maintenance. So in all circumstances, he will never be public charge. His services are profoundly needed by this religious denomination in the US and he will be simply carrying out the occupation of a minister of this religious institution.''</p>
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<div id="LettertoAniruddhaSanFrancisco9September1968_2" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="301" link="Letter to Aniruddha -- San Francisco 9 September, 1968" link_text="Letter to Aniruddha -- San Francisco 9 September, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Aniruddha -- San Francisco 9 September, 1968|Letter to Aniruddha -- San Francisco 9 September, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding minor boys who want to be trained by us; as Brahmacari. It is a very nice opportunity to train such young boys, but there legal implication. Now, our society is a registered, recognized religious society. So we can consult some lawyer whether such religious institution where we are teaching specifically how to become moral in character. We are teaching them prohibition of 4 principle sinful activities, and we are teaching them God consciousness. Whether we can teach such minor boys as Brahmacaris and training them. I am very sorry that these people do not want to see their sons develop high character and knowledge in God conciousness, but they want to push them in the stereotyped way of materialistic life.</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="LettertoUpendraHawaii24March1969_0" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="205" link="Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 24 March, 1969" link_text="Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 24 March, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 24 March, 1969|Letter to Upendra -- Hawaii 24 March, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding your Draft Board questions: We are trying at the moment to get our society recognized by them as a bona fide religious institution, and if this is successful, rest assured that there will be no trouble for you. Karatieya has been classified in 4D ministerial status, because the officer who came to inquire about him was satisfied, but his instance is not generally recognized. We have to submit our bona fides and as soon as we get recognized then everyone of our boys will be saved.</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="LettertoSudamaLosAngeles8January1970_0" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="8" link="Letter to Sudama -- Los Angeles 8 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Sudama -- Los Angeles 8 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sudama -- Los Angeles 8 January, 1970|Letter to Sudama -- Los Angeles 8 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am so glad to learn that Mr. Row, a South Indian gentleman, is helping you, and why not take some help from Dai Nippon Co.? They can issue a certificate in our favor that we are completely non-political, religious institution meant for every human being. Bhurijana is very intelligent boy and good match for cooperating with you in the absence of Bali Mardan. I have talked with Gargamuni yesterday, and he is going to send you the letters of guarantee very soon. I shall remind him again. Even if you don't rent a temple for the time being, you can go on street Sankirtana and hold meetings from a rented hall. That will also do.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJaduraniLosAngeles14January1970_1" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="23" link="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 14 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 14 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 14 January, 1970|Letter to Jadurani -- Los Angeles 14 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now Brahmananda will be going to Boston for the further development of the center and one of the items I suggested before should be to distribute free copies of BTG to a group of respectable persons every month with special reference to presidents of the foundations who are inclined to give contributions to religious institutions. You may convey this message to Satsvarupa and Brahmananda. Hope this will find you alright.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHarerNamaLosAngeles15January1970_2" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="27" link="Letter to Harer Nama -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Harer Nama -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Harer Nama -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1970|Letter to Harer Nama -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">We require hundreds of bona fide students in Krishna Consciousness. The world is in need of this function. People are going to hell for want of proper guidance. No other religious institution are so much serious about God consciousness as we are. So you must train your contemporaries in such spirit of alertness, then we shall be able to open hundreds of centers, and the people in general shall be saved from being misguided.</p>
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<div id="LettertoAcyutanandaLosAngeles15March1970_3" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="170" link="Letter to Acyutananda -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970" link_text="Letter to Acyutananda -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Acyutananda -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970|Letter to Acyutananda -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">But, at the same time, we must remember that a sinful man cannot develop God Consciousness. The four pillars of sinful life are: 1) illicit sex, 2) animal killing or animal eating, 3) indulgence in intoxication in any form, and 4) take to the life of gambling. We therefore request all religious institutions to check their followers from the reactions of these four principles of sinful life. That will pave the way of developing God Consciousness, and thus all the people will be happy.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSubalaLosAngeles15March1970_4" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="175" link="Letter to Subala -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970" link_text="Letter to Subala -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Subala -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970|Letter to Subala -- Los Angeles 15 March, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">But at the same time, we must remember that a sinful man cannot develop God Consciousness. The four pillars of sinful life are: 1) no illicit sex, 2) animal killing or animal eating, 3) indulgence in intoxication in any form, and 4) take to the life of gambling. We therefore request all religious institutions to check their followers from the reactions of these four principles of sinful life, and that will pave the way of developing God Consciousness, and thus all the people will be happy.</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="LettertoCitsukhanandaNairobi12October1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="492" link="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971|Letter to Citsukhananda -- Nairobi 12 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is very good that you have registered the society. It is very important. Actually we are not a religious institution. We are presenting a cultural program, making men of good character. Therefore it is a cultural institution. We are also registered here in Nairobi as International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Ltd. Many people are becoming our life members also and we have collected over 30,000 shillings and are trying to find out land where to locate ourselves.</p>
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