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<div id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" class="section" sec_index="2" parent="compilation" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<div id="CC_Adi-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Adi-lila"><h3>CC Adi-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCAdi17104_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="2041" link="CC Adi 17.104" link_text="CC Adi 17.104">
<div class="heading">The poorest man could inquire from an astrologer about his past, present and future, with no need for business agreements or exorbitant payments.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 17.104|CC Adi 17.104, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">A still-existing treatise called the Bhṛgu-saṁhitā describes a system by which anyone can immediately get information about what he was in the past and what he is going to be in the future. The brāhmaṇas who went door to door as if beggars had perfect command of such vast knowledge. Thus the highest knowledge was easily available even to the poorest man in society. The poorest man could inquire from an astrologer about his past, present and future, with no need for business agreements or exorbitant payments. The brāhmaṇa would give him all the benefit of his knowledge without asking remuneration, and the poor man, in return, would offer a handful of rice, or anything he had in his possession, to satisfy the brāhmaṇa. In a perfect human society, perfect knowledge in any science—medical, astrological, ecclesiastical and so on—is available even to the poorest man, with no anxiety over payment. In the present day, however, no one can get justice, medical treatment, astrological help or ecclesiastical enlightenment without money, and since people are generally poor, they are bereft of the benefits of all these great sciences.</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="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Lectures" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures"><h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureonBG925NewYorkNovember231966_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="303" link="Lecture on BG 9.2-5 -- New York, November 23, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 9.2-5 -- New York, November 23, 1966">
<div class="heading">If sun becomes within room, then you'll not exist. The heat is so exorbitant that it, you cannot exist.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 9.2-5 -- New York, November 23, 1966|Lecture on BG 9.2-5 -- New York, November 23, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If you think that if Kṛṣṇa, this table is resting in Kṛṣṇa, therefore Kṛṣṇa must be here, but Kṛṣṇa says that "I am not there. I am not there." The same thing. Because Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's energy is nondifferent, still, energy is not Kṛṣṇa. Just like the sun and the sunshine. There is no difference, but the sunshine is not the sun. If sunshine is present in your room through the holes of your windows, do you think that sun is also within your room? No. If sun becomes within room, then you'll not exist. The heat is so exorbitant that it, you cannot exist. Therefore it is sufficient that his rays, the sun's ray, is there.</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="1970_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="5" parent="Correspondence" text="1970 Correspondence"><h3>1970 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles22January1970_0" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="40" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970">
<div class="heading">I may inform you that we have found out a very nice church in residential quarter; and we are negotiation with them, but they are asking price which is very exorbitant.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Also I may inform you that we have found out a very nice church in residential quarter; and we are negotiation with them, but they are asking price which is very exorbitant. We are trying to bargain, but I do not think it will come down near about $200,000, and the down payment is estimated near about $65,000. Gargamuni has said that he can secure utmost $25,000 and I shall be glad how much you can help them. Gargamuni of course does not like to take from my book fund, but if need be I will have to pay the balance.</p>
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<div id="LettertoGurudasaLosAngeles27January1970_1" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="56" link="Letter to Gurudasa -- Los Angeles 27 January, 1970" link_text="Letter to Gurudasa -- Los Angeles 27 January, 1970">
<div class="heading">Gargamuni is paying very exorbitant rent for the house where I am living now.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gurudasa -- Los Angeles 27 January, 1970|Letter to Gurudasa -- Los Angeles 27 January, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes. By the grace of Krishna, Gargamuni and others here are taking particular care of me and I am very much indebted to you all; not only here, where ever I go the same care is taken of me. Gargamuni is paying very exorbitant rent for the house where I am living now. It is $600 although the house is very comfortable and silent. But still so much rent I consider a luxury for me.</p>
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<div id="LettertoHanumanPrasadPoddarLosAngeles5February1970_2" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="77" link="Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 5 February, 1970" link_text="Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 5 February, 1970">
<div class="heading">None of the churches have we been able to acquire, on account of the exorbitant price, for which I have not got money to pay. But they are available.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 5 February, 1970|Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 5 February, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Government of U.K. has passed a bill to hand over the redundant churches to other religious sects, but the Christian authorities want good amount of money for selling these properties. So none of the churches have we been able to acquire, on account of the exorbitant price, for which I have not got money to pay. But they are available. In London we saw a redundant church and also in Oxford. They are very nice for our purpose, but the negotiation is very slow. Some other churches are also available in other districts, but they can be purchased. The government has no such scheme to place these unused churches at our disposal.</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="LettertoTamalaKrsnaNairobi13October1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="495" link="Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Nairobi 13 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Nairobi 13 October, 1971">
<div class="heading">Regarding record impressions, the price appears to be very much exorbitant.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Nairobi 13 October, 1971|Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Nairobi 13 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding record impressions, the price appears to be very much exorbitant. In U.S.A. I think such records are printed at 15 cents per copy. So that comes to Rs. 1.13. Why should we get from Gramaphone Co. at such high cost? What will be the selling price for these records? If the cost is about Rs 5/- per record then would they be sold at Rs. 10/-? I do not know at what price you have sold them in the past. Anyway if you have already placed the order with Gramaphone Co. then what can be done? We will have to take delivery of them. So in your next letter to the Bombay address you can mention the exact amount to be paid to the Gramaphone Co. and a check will be issued directly in their name. I think there is no need of issuing a check in the name of ISKCON and again have to transfer it to the company name. The real method is that the check should be issued directly to the payee's name.</p>
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<div id="LettertoKarandharaNairobi16October1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="499" link="Letter to Karandhara -- Nairobi 16 October, 1971" link_text="Letter to Karandhara -- Nairobi 16 October, 1971">
<div class="heading">From Delhi Tamala Krishna has written that they want to get "Hare Krishna" and "Govindam" 45 rpm records impressed in Calcutta but the charge is exorbitant.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Karandhara -- Nairobi 16 October, 1971|Letter to Karandhara -- Nairobi 16 October, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">From Delhi Tamala Krishna has written that they want to get "Hare Krishna" and "Govindam" 45 rpm records impressed in Calcutta but the charge is exorbitant. So if you will kindly take immediately quotation from L.A. because there are many companies which imprint records, so we can print 10,000 copies. What will be the charges?</p>
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<div id="LettertoRupanugaVrindaban30November1971_2" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="551" link="Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971">
<div class="heading">I am against the policy of our ISKCON Press charging exorbitant prices for books and other things which they sell to the temples. Our policy should be cost price, or if a little more (10% above cost) is required for other expenses, that may be added.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971|Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So far the posters for temple altars, if you have got extra money you can print the posters. But I am against the policy of our ISKCON Press charging exorbitant prices for books and other things which they sell to the temples. Our policy should be cost price, or if a little more (10% above cost) is required for other expenses, that may be added. But it is not that we are in business to make profit from each other. With the public, that is a different thing. But our real business is to spread Krishna Consciousness, and for that our centers require so many things like books, tapes, photos, like that—and these should be freely exchanged between the temples to be utilized nicely in preaching work, without profit-making.</p>
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<div id="LettertoRupanugaVrindaban30November1971_3" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="551" link="Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971">
<div class="heading">The photography exhibit for Delhi pandal arrived, but the exorbitant price of $240 plus shipping costs was too much for 70 photos, so I have advised them to pay only the actual cost price as will be determined by Gurudasa.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971|Letter to Rupanuga -- Vrindaban 30 November, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The photography exhibit for Delhi pandal arrived, but the exorbitant price of $240 plus shipping costs was too much for 70 photos, so I have advised them to pay only the actual cost price as will be determined by Gurudasa. I have seen the photo price list from Uddhava and the prices quoted are very high. He is simply taking advantage of our devotees' sentiment to make money, and this is not a very good position.</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="LettertoHamsadutaJaipur20January1972_0" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="54" link="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Jaipur 20 January, 1972" link_text="Letter to Hamsaduta -- Jaipur 20 January, 1972">
<div class="heading">We should not make exorbitant profit by exploiting each other in the matter of vital Krishna Consciousness paraphernalia such as books, tapes, etc. which are vital for our preaching work and for the devotees' personal advancement in Krishna Consciousness.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hamsaduta -- Jaipur 20 January, 1972|Letter to Hamsaduta -- Jaipur 20 January, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad you want to start your own press, but one thing is that you cannot close it once it is begun. When your own press is very sound and established beyond doubt, then you may call back Yogesvara. Your proposal for making records is very nice program. As for your essay on drugs and KC, do it. You may transcribe the Ajamila tapes and produce a very nice book. You may send the manuscript to Jayadvaita or Hayagriva for editing and printing with Dai Nippon. So far making tapes of Ajamila series, I have told Los Angeles tape-making operation that they should distribute to our devotees at cost price—to nondevotee that is another thing. We should not make exorbitant profit by exploiting each other in the matter of vital Krishna Consciousness paraphernalia such as books, tapes, etc. which are vital for our preaching work and for the devotees' personal advancement in Krishna Consciousness. But if you think it is a good idea to sell such tapes for profit I have no objection. Regarding salesmanship, it is a great art. It can be used for selling KC also. I am very much engladdened that you are so much enthusiastic, and you may know it that Krishna will help such enthusiastic devotees. May Krishna bless you all round.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTamalaKrsnaBhavanandaJayapatakaLondon9August1972_1" class="quote" parent="1972_Correspondence" book="Let" index="430" link="Letter to Tamala Krsna, Bhavananda, Jayapataka -- London 9 August, 1972" link_text="Letter to Tamala Krsna, Bhavananda, Jayapataka -- London 9 August, 1972">
<div class="heading">It is not that we are so rich in America we can go on forever supplying you so much money and you spend exorbitantly and become cheated.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tamala Krsna, Bhavananda, Jayapataka -- London 9 August, 1972|Letter to Tamala Krsna, Bhavananda, Jayapataka -- London 9 August, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">According to one previous letter you told me total cost will be 4 lakhs, now it is double. Why is that? In dollars that means $100,000 for the building, but I am told that such building could be built in America for less than $100,000, what to speak of India! So I do not know why your expenditure is so high, I am not expert in these matters, but it appears everything is being spent very exorbitantly. For instance, from the statements I note that you have spent so much for steel, but these things you can get donated or you can get reduction. Tamala Krishna was in Tatanagar, why he did not take promises for so much steel instead of so many useless letters? You should canvass the big manufacturers in Calcutta for giving supplies of steel and other things, now we have got some solid framework to show them. It is not that we are so rich in America we can go on forever supplying you so much money and you spend exorbitantly and become cheated. I do not think that building is worth $100,000. The engineers may be trying to cheat you. You told the total cost will be four lakhs, now it is eight lakhs, why this doubling and uncertainty?</p>
<p>Some other points, you mention "bullock for transporting supply," and it has cost you Rs. 1800/-. I think that is exorbitant price for one bullock. And for that you have purchased two bullock-carts, why? And why you are paying salaries so much to engineers, there was understanding the engineers will work for nothing, only little pocket money, but not for salary. Who is keeping the accounts? All bills must be kept. One bicycle was purchased for Rs. 300/-, but these things anyone will give you, why you are spending money unnecessarily? Why so much legal fees are being paid for purchasing land? It is a simple matter, I pay you some money for your land, the solicitor makes deed of sale, finished. Why so much exorbitant spending? The building must be finished at any cost, that's all right, but it appears there is not clear idea of how to spend, now you say four lakhs, now eight lakhs, so I cannot continue to send so much money if there is no clear idea how to save.</p>
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