Correspondence from His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Filtered by year=1976

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1976-01-03	Ramesvara Prabhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara Prabhu — January 3, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Prabhu Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara Prabhu, Please accept my blessings. Thank you for your letter dated December 15th, 1975. I have noted the contents carefully. Regarding the suggestion for book selling, the point is that the Temples must pay the cost of printing. Then they may sell for whatever price they like.	Nellore
1976-01-03	Sri Subrahmanyanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Subrahmanyan — January 3, 1976 Letter to: Sri Subrahmanyan 55 North Car Street Thiruvanai Koil Trichi Tamilnad, India 620005 Dear Sri Subrahmanyan, Please accept my greetings and prayers for your well being. Thank you for your kind appreciation of our Society	Nellore
1976-01-03	Trivikramaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Trivikrama — January 3, 1976 Letter to: Trivikrama My dear Trivikrama Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. Replying your letter dated December 17th, 1975, I beg to inform you that until the next meeting of the GBC no new arrangements can be made. Now Gurukrpa Maharaja is being sent to Japan, and as he is already the GBC, you both should work cooperatively. That is the best thing. After all, it is all Krishna	Nellore
1976-01-04	Hrdayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Hrdayananda — January 4, 1976 Letter to: Hrdayananda Los Angeles My dear Hrdayananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 22, 1975. I am glad to learn that everything is going nicely in your zone. In South America the people are not so rich nor so enlightened as their North American neighbors, but they are very nice people and somewhat pious and that is their credit. Now just try to deliver Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu	Nellore
1976-01-05	Jaduraniplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jadurani — January 5, 1976 Letter to: Jadurani Los Angeles My dear Jadurani, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your undated letter along with enclosed sketches. The sketches are all alright as they are. Please go ahead and make the paintings.	Nellore
1976-01-05	Jagadisaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jagadisa — January 5, 1976 Letter to: Jagadisa Dallas My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 10th, 1975. I accept all the recommended devotees as my duly initiated disciples. Now hold a fire ceremony, and instruct the new devotees to chant 16 rounds daily and follow the regulative principles of devotional service. Their initiated names are as follows:	Nellore
1976-01-05	Locananandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Locanananda — January 5, 1976 Letter to: Locanananda Amsterdam My dear Locanananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 31, 1976 and have noted the contents carefully. Your Deities shall be named Radha Gopinatha. Your report is very encouraging about book printing. The more we distribute books our mission becomes solidified.	Nellore
1976-01-05	Radhavallabhaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Radhavallabha — January 5, 1976 Letter to: Radhavallabha My dear Radhavallabha Prabhu, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 27th, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. Also, I wish to thank you and all the devotees serving at the BBT for helping to produce these new volumes. Thank you very much.	Nellore
1976-01-05	Satsvarupaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Satsvarupa — January 5, 1976 Letter to: Satsvarupa Los Angeles My dear Satsvarupa, Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your monthly GBC report dated December 14th, 1975. I have noted the contents carefully.	Nellore
1976-01-06	Aksayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Aksayananda — January 6, 1976 Letter to: Aksayananda My dear Aksayananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated 24th December and 31st December, 1975, and have noted the contents of each carefully.	Nellore
1976-01-06	All Governing Body Commissionersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: All Governing Body Commissioners — January 6, 1976 Letter to: All Governing Body Commissioners To All Governing Body Commissioners Re: Examinations for awarding titles of Bhakti-sastri, Bhakti-vaibhava, Bhaktivedanta and Bhakti-sarvabhauma. Your response is requested immediately by Srila Prabhupada.	Nellore
1976-01-06	Dina Dayalaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dina Dayala — January 6, 1976 Letter to: Dina Dayala My dear Dina Dayala, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 12, 1975, giving a report of your preaching in Greece. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu desires that in every city, town and village Krishna Consciousness should be preached. Therefore I left Vrindaban to come to your country. And now you have left your country also on behalf of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, therefore your life is glorious. May Krishna bless you that your preaching att…	Nellore
1976-01-06	K.C. Kapurplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: K.C. Kapur — January 6, 1976 Letter to: K.C. Kapur K.C. Kapur c/o IFOM 44, Kailash P.O. Box no. 31 Kanpur-1 Hare Krishna Land Juhu, Bombay-54 My dear K.C. Kapur, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 28, 1976.	Bombay
1976-01-07	Bhakta Ralphplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhakta Ralph — January 7, 1976 Letter to: Bhakta Ralph Auckland, New Zealand My dear Bhakta Ralph Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you letter, undated. There is no reason why you cannot associate with any of my disciples, providing that they adhere to our principles. As long as Siddha Svarupa Maharaja and Tusta Krishna Maharaja act as sannyasis, ie. dress in dhoti, keep shave headed with sikha, follow strictly the rules and regulations and preach from my books, I have no objection. Sometimes there will be a litt…	Nellore
1976-01-07	Brahmanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Brahmananda — January 7, 1976 Letter to: Brahmananda Nairobi My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 17th, 1975. As you report that things have deteriorated in Africa, you can stay there if necessary. Your decision to send Dinanatha to join Tamala is a good idea. Tamala is here now. He says that before coming he telegrammed you to phone him but there was no response.	Nellore
1976-01-07	Brisakapiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Brisakapi — January 7, 1976 Letter to: Brisakapi My dear Brisakapi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 12th, 1976. I am very pleased that we have now got such a wonderful property in the nation	Nellore
1976-01-07	Madhudvisaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Madhudvisa — January 7, 1976 Letter to: Madhudvisa Melbourne My dear Madhu-dvisah Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 10th December, 1976. I have noted the contents carefully. Mr. Deoji Punja came to see me in Bombay. If any of the trustees are to be dropped, this has to be discussed between the trustees themselves. These are all important men and we should be careful lest they become offended. If I say something it will not look well. If some of the trustees are not abiding by…	Nellore
1976-01-07	Upendraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Upendra — January 7, 1976 Letter to: Upendra Honolulu My dear Upendra, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 13rd December, 1975, and I have noted the contents. Sri Deoji Punja came to see me in Bombay and he explained the whole situation, of how you missed him. Now you may write him and he has promised me that he will do the needful. Be determined and Krishna will surely help.	Nellore
1976-01-09	Abhiramaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Abhirama — January 9, 1976 Letter to: Abhirama Miami My dear Abhirama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 8th December, 1975. I have replied your previous letter. I do not know why you have not received it.	Bombay
1976-01-09	Nitaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nitai — January 9, 1976 Letter to: Nitai Vrindaban My dear Nitai, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your unsigned letter dated January 1, 1976. Regarding the translators, I like the work of Nrsimha Vallabha Goswami best, and I want to settle up with him. I have already written Visvambhara in this regard. Sri Tripathi is after money, so we do not want him. Dr. Premlata Paliwal	Bombay
1976-01-09	Tusta Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Tusta Krsna — January 9, 1976 Letter to: Tusta Krsna Auckland, New Zealand My dear Tusta Krishna Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter sent in September, which has only now reached me, having been redirected a number of times. I am very pleased to get your report.	Bombay
1976-01-09	Vishambharplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Vishambhar — January 9, 1976 Letter to: Vishambhar Vrindaban My dear Vishambhar, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter undated. I have received so many samples of translations from different persons. Most of them are not very good. Of all, I like the Goswami Nrsimha Vallabha. I want to settle terms with him.	Bombay
1976-01-09	Yasomatinandanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Yasomatinandana — January 9, 1976 Letter to: Yasomatinandana Ahmedabad My dear Yasomatinandana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 3rd January, 1976 and I have noted the contents carefully. I have sent you a telegram reading as follows:	Bombay
1976-01-10	Locananandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Locanananda — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Locanananda Amsterdam My dear Locanananda dasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 28th, 1975. Your letter was received late so it was not possible to send you a reply in time for your Deity installation ceremony.	Bombay
1976-01-10	Pusta Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Pusta Krsna — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Pusta Krsna Tanus, West Germany My dear Pusta Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your two letters dated December 23rd and 24th respectively. I have just sent you a telegram:	Bombay
1976-01-10	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara My dear Ramesvara; Please accept my blessings. Enclosed please find one book written by Harikesa Prabhu called, Spiritual Dialectism. Please first of all print it in Back to Godhead magazine and if the response is good it maybe made into a book along the lines of Svarupa Damodaras book, The Scientific Basis of Krishna Consciousness.
1976-01-10	Sri Jayadayal Dalmiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Jayadayal Dalmia — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Sri Jayadayal Dalmia Sri Jayadayal Dalmia 4 Scindia House New Delhi-1 Dear Sri Jayadayalji, Please accept my best wishes. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 7th January, 1976. As you have suggested that someone from our institution be opted as a member of the Managing Committee, I have selected Sri Vishvambhar Dayala as well as myself. Both of us may be made members, and I shall give instructions through him.	Bombay
1976-01-10	Subhavilasaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Subhavilasa — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Subhavilasa My dear SubhaVilasa, Please accept my blessings. I received your letter and I gave it to my secretary with instructions to reply it. Anyway, all blessings upon you for securing this church. Krishna will certainly be pleased upon you. Now you and your good wife are both initiated, chant faithfully 16 rounds daily, and follow the four regulative principles. This will insure your spiritual perfection.	Bombay
1976-01-10	Svarupa Damodaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Svarupa Damodara — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Svarupa Damodara My dear Svarupa Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 26th, 1975, and I have noted the contents carefully. Your plan to have the Bhaktivedanta Summer Institute in one of our farms is a very good idea. But you say that there is a chance that none of our farms will be suitable. Why not? Anyway, you will be discussing it at Mayapur at which time you should fix-up everything definitely.	Bombay
1976-01-10	Visvakarmaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Visvakarma — January 10, 1976 Letter to: Visvakarma Toronto My dear Viswakarma, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your undated letter. Yes, it is the mercy of Krishna that we have got such an important building in Toronto. It is a top-most triumph. If you can fix up a neon sign always moving with the maha-mantra Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, that will be a great achievement. The sign can be on from evening to mid-night, that will be the proper utiliz…	Bombay
1976-01-11	Bahudakplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bahudak — January 11, 1976 Letter to: Bahudak Vancouver My dear Bahudak, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 15th, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. I was very glad to learn how our devotees are coming out victorious in the preaching to the university professors and students. Other groups have no philosophy nor do they have any idea of spiritual life, what to speak of living it. Our movement is authorized. Our books are based on the statements of the most exalted d…	Bombay
1976-01-11	Kirtirajaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Kirtiraja — January 11, 1976 Letter to: Kirtiraja Taunus, West Germany My dear Kirtiraja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 3rd January, 1976, giving a report of your preaching in Poland. I also received your letter dated December 7th, 1975 and replied it.	Bombay
1976-01-11	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 12, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letters dated December 18th and December 25th respectively. The quote book, “The Krishna Consciousness Movement is Authorized	Calcutta
1976-01-11	Rupanugaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rupanuga — January 11, 1976 Letter to: Rupanuga New York My dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 26th, 1975, and I have noted the contents. The bombastic distribution of Krsna Trilogies in New York is wonderful. I have read the report given in the Sankirtana Newsletter. But one thing is whether they have collected enough to cover all the costs. I have heard that despite all this distribution, now there is a big debt to the Book Fund. The GBC has to manage…	Bombay
1976-01-11	Sri Kapurplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Kapur — January 11, 1976 Letter to: Sri Kapur International Foundation of Meditation 44 Kailash Mandar, Kanpur Dear Sri Kapur, Please accept my best wishes. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 25th, 1975. I shall be returning to Vrindaban by the end of March. At that time I shall try to visit Kanpur to see the park.	Bombay
1976-01-13	Aksayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Aksayananda — January 13, 1976 Letter to: Aksayananda Vrindaban My dear Aksayananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 8th January, 1976. Why Saurabha should be consulted for Temple functioning and maintenance? He cannot give you any idea for these things. He is busy with other matters.	Calcutta
1976-01-13	Brahmanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Brahmananda — January 13, 1976 Letter to: Brahmananda Nairobi My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 27th, 1975. Our movement is so large it requires expert management and strong vigilence. Now you are finding out so many things were mismanaged, but why didn	Calcutta
1976-01-13	Jayatirthaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayatirtha — January 13, 1976 Letter to: Jayatirtha Berkeley My dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 24th, 1975. The $1900 payment should be used half for Gurukula and half for the Temple.	Calcutta
1976-01-13	Sri K. Raghupati Raoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri K. Raghupati Rao — January 13, 1976 Letter to: Sri K. Raghupati Rao Sri K. Raghupati Rao 5 Raja Annamali Road, Madras 600084 Dear Sri Rao, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 5th January, 1976.	Calcutta
1976-01-13	Yamuna, Dinatarineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Yamuna, Dinatarine — January 13, 1976 Letter to: Yamuna, Dinatarine My dear Yamuna and Dinatarine, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 24th, 1976. I am very pleased to see the nice photos of your Deities Radha Vanebehari. The singasana has also come out very nicely.	Calcutta
1976-01-15	Cidanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Cidananda — January 15, 1976 Letter to: Cidananda Santa Cruz My dear Cidananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 23rd, 1975 which I only received recently. Probably it has been forwarded a number of times before arriving.	Calcutta
1976-01-15	Makhanlalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Makhanlal — January 15, 1976 Letter to: Makhanlal St. Louis My dear Makhanlal, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 1st, 1976. I accept all the new devotees as my initiated disciples. Their names are:	Calcutta
1976-01-15	Mark Phillipsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mark Phillips — January 15, 1976 Letter to: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips Darkwood, Australia Dear Mark, Please accept my best wishes. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 22nd December, 1975, along with your contribution. Please continue to chant Hare Krishna, read our books, and associate with the devotees. In this way you will surely become Krishna Conscious.	Calcutta
1976-01-15	Sri Pillaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Pillai — January 15, 1976 Letter to: Sri Pillai ABC Model House Bombay Dear Sri Pillai, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your kind appreciation of my humble preaching activities. Please continue to read Bhagavad-gita As It Is. You will derive all spiritual benefit from it. Also if you can find the time, I will request you to visit our Temple in Juhu, Hare Krishna Land.	Calcutta
1976-01-15	T. B. Randlerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: T. B. Randler — January 15, 1976 Letter to: T. B. Randler Carlton Apts. Santa Monica Dear T. B. Randler, Please accept my best wishes. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December, 1975. From your letter I can understand that for the time being you are not fixed up. I shall most probably be coming to the U.S. in May, so try to see me at that time and we shall talk about all your points. In the meantime go on chanting Hare Krishna and reading Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Ajitanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ajitananda — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Ajitananda New Vrindaban My dear Ajitananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated November 25th, 1976. Considering your problem I will advise you to chant on your lips since you become tired chanting out loud. Also you can sit and hear your Godbrothers chanting. And you can also hear tapes. Do all of these and there should be no problem.	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Atreya Rsiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Atreya Rsi — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Atreya Rsi My dear Atreya Rsi, Please accept my blessings. It has come to my attention that the GBC have not been able to fully participate in the Mayapur festivities due to the annual meeting. Therefore, I am asking all GBC members to come to Mayapur early and hold the meeting in my presence beginning the morning of March 6th.	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Bhagavanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhagavan — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Bhagavan My dear Bhagavan, Please accept my blessings. It has come to my attention that the GBC have not been able to fully participate in the Mayapur festivities due to the annual meeting. Therefore, I am asking all GBC members to come to Mayapur early and hold the meeting in my presence beginning the morning of March 6th.	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Bhagavanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhagavan — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Bhagavan My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. It has come to my attention that the GBC have not been able to fully participate in the Mayapur festivities due to the annual meeting. Therefore, I am asking all GBC members to come to Mayapur early and hold the meeting in my presence beginning the morning of March 6th.	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Manager, Central Bank of Indiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Manager, Central Bank of India — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Manager, Central Bank of India [Hand written] Please to Sulaxmana Dey Rupees Two thousand only and debit my S.B. a/c 831 Rs 2000/- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
1976-01-16	Ratnamalaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ratnamala — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Ratnamala New Delhi My dear Ratnamala devi, Please accept my blessings. Thank you very much for the nice greeting card. May Krishna bless you. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami	Calcutta
1976-01-16	Sri S. N. Nayarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri S. N. Nayar — January 16, 1976 Letter to: Sri S. N. Nayar Sri S. N. Nayar Delhi Dear Sri Nayar ji, Please accept my greetings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 21st December, 1975. I have gone through your translation, but it is not acceptable. We have already settled with a Vrindaban gentleman. I am returning herewith your manuscript. Thanking you.	Calcutta
1976-01-18	Dr. W. H. Wolf-Rottkayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. W. H. Wolf-Rottkay — January 18, 1976 Letter to: Dr. W. H. Wolf-Rottkay Dr. W. H. Wolk-Rottkay Los Angeles My dear Dr. Wolf, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th December, 1975 and also your most recent letter, undated, both with enclosures.	Mayapur
1976-01-18	Dvarakesaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dvarakesa — January 18, 1976 Letter to: Dvarakesa Sweden My dear Dvarakesa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated Narayana 21. You have asked how you can thank me. Whether you thank me or not, if you understand the importance of this Krishna Consciousness Movement, that is my success. The whole world is thinking in the bodily conception of life and thus remaining like animals. The animals cannot be happy but people want to keep themselves like animals. For peace they are barking in the Uni…	Mayapur
1976-01-18	Mahamsaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mahamsa — January 18, 1976 Letter to: Mahamsa Hyderabad My dear Mahamsa, Please accept my blessings. I have already informed you what is our purpose in the matter of the Nellore establishment. The ladies must be clearly informed that we are not at all interested to be dictated by them. We cannot construct a meditation hall with Sarasvati and Ganesa or create a library with hodgepodge books. We can simply have our Radha Krishna Temple with facilities for the people in general to study our philosophy joining us in our Kr…	Mayapur
1976-01-18	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 18, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your sending the monthly BBT newsletter. The results for December and for 1975 are wonderful. In the material world competition one thinks my competitor can do so much, how can I bring him down? In the spiritual world there is appreciation: he has done so nicely, I could not do so well. Just like in the material world there is attraction between men and women and this attraction is stronger…	Mayapur
1976-01-18	Yasomatinandanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Yasomatinandana — January 18, 1976 Letter to: Yasomatinandana New Zealand My dear Yashomatinandan, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of the names of the persons recommended for first and second initiation. I accept all the new devotees as my initiated disciples. Their spiritual names are:	Mayapur
1976-01-20	Jayatirthaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayatirtha — January 20, 1976 Letter to: Jayatirtha My dear Jayatirtha; Please accept my blessings. Regarding the ISKCON Gurukula presently situated in Dallas---The Gurukula must be based on the principle of renunciation; vairagya vidya nija bhakti yogam	Mayapur
1976-01-21	Rupanugaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rupanuga — January 21, 1976 Letter to: Rupanuga My dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th January, 1976. Madhudvisa Swami has come here from Australia and as he is free I am sending him to New York. I have discussed with him how I want my rooms to be. As things have generally not been so well managed there I have asked him to be ad-hoc President of New York Temple until the coming GBC meeting.	Mayapur
1976-01-22	Jagadisaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jagadisa — January 22, 1976 Letter to: Jagadisa Dallas My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 3rd, 1976 and I have noted the contents carefully. Jayatirtha has also written me about the future of Gurukula. He was suggesting to have a Gurukula in Santa Cruz. I have replied his letter and am enclosing a copy for you. It is my opinion that considering all points, we will do best to move Gurukula to India. In the letter I have explained everything fully.	Mayapur
1976-01-22	Jayatirthaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayatirtha — January 22, 1976 Letter to: Jayatirtha Berkeley My dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 12th, 1975 reporting on your Zone for November, which arrived late due to having been redirected a number of times.	Mayapur
1976-01-22	Satsvarupaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Satsvarupa — January 22, 1976 Letter to: Satsvarupa My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your Zonal report for December dated January 13rd, 1976. Your November report was also received by me and I have replied it on the 5th January. By now you should have received it.	Mayapur
1976-01-22	Sirplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sir — January 22, 1976 Letter to: Sir West Bengal Dear Sir, Please accept my greetings. It is understood from His Holiness Babaji Advaitanandan das Bhaktibhusan that some respectable gentlemen, headed by your Honor, have selected me as the President of Sri Krishna Caitanya Sangeet College, Bhaktivedyalaya Bisramtala, at Serampur. I wish to speak in detail about this institution. For this purpose I should like to invite you on Sunday, 1st February, 1976, or if this is not convenient, then on such day as is convenien…	Mayapur
1976-01-23	Gopala Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gopala Krsna — January 23, 1976 Letter to: Gopala Krsna Bombay My dear Gopala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated 13rd and 20th January, 1976 respectively, and I have noted the contents.	Mayapur
1976-01-23	Mr. Morris Lapidusplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mr. Morris Lapidus — January 23, 1976 Letter to: Mr. Morris Lapidus Mr. Morris Lapidus Brooklyn My dear Morris, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 5th, 1976. I am forwarding your letter to His Holiness Madhudvisa Swami who I have sent to New York to organize things. You may meet with him.	Mayapur
1976-01-23	Pusta Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Pusta Krsna — January 23, 1976 Letter to: Pusta Krsna West Germany My dear Pusta Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 15th January, 1976. I am very glad to know that you have already purchased the Mercedes. For such a long time this car has been required and now you are fulfilling that desire. Thank you. But you must pay your entire debt to the Book Fund in the future, otherwise you will become that disciple who spends the money of his Spiritual Master.	Mayapur
1976-01-23	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 23, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. Last year at the Mayapur meeting it was decided to build another residential building. Now the festival is fast approaching, so construction has begun today on a very long residential quarters. Due to urgency, I have asked Tamala Krishna to supply funds immediately. So whatever money his Party sends should be credited against their book bill. Also in the ratings it should be shown for book distribution, not as a M…	Mayapur
1976-01-23	Sri Chaudhuriplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Chaudhuri — January 23, 1976 Letter to: Sri Chaudhuri Department of Development and Planning Government of West Bengal Raj Bhavan, Calcutta Dear Sri Chaudhuri ji, Please accept my greetings. I was very pleased to meet you at the airport in New Delhi. I think it was ordained by Lord Krishna because I need your help in the service of Lord Krishna.	Mayapur
1976-01-24	Cyavanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Cyavana — January 24, 1976 Letter to: Cyavana c/o John G. Milner Coral Springs My dear Cyavana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th January, 1976. Your normal life is Krishna Consciousness. If you so desire you can stay in Mayapur without taking any responsibility. Simply read books, take Prasadam, and chant Hare Krishna. Now, for the time being, you stay with your father. Later on you can decide.	Mayapur
1976-01-24	Nitaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nitai — January 24, 1976 Letter to: Nitai Vrindaban My dear Nitai, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 13rd January, 1976. Please continue to work on the Arcana-paddhati and finish it. We can not be sure that Pradyumna will come in time. Also, you can go on translating the drama of Girish Ghosh. Everyone here has appreciated it. As you translate the scenes, there should be people rehearsing it.	Mayapur
1976-01-24	Prthu Putraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Prthu Putra — January 24, 1976 Letter to: Prthu Putra Vrindaban My dear Prthu Putra Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 12th January, 1976 along with the news clippings. The newsclippings show that the public has appreciated very much our Movement. You can hold similar such programs in every big city and you will always get a nice reception. This is really preaching and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu will surely be pleased with you and bless you. That you cannot stay anywhere very long …	Mayapur
1976-01-24	Sri Debasis Bagahiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Debasis Bagahi — January 24, 1976 Letter to: Sri Debasis Bagahi Sri Debasis Bagahi New Delhi Dear Sri Bagchi ji, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 26th December, 1976, which has only now just caught up with me as I was travelling.	Mayapur
1976-01-24	Sri P. L. Khannaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri P. L. Khanna — January 24, 1976 Letter to: Sri P. L. Khanna Sri P.L. Khanna Calcutta Dear Sri Khanna ji, Please accept my greetings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th January, 1976, and I have noted the contents. Regarding the person in question, I have no such news so far. Be assured, my devotees in foreign countries do not admit unauthorized persons without first getting my permission.	Mayapur
1976-01-26	Agent, Central Bank of Indiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Agent, Central Bank of India — January 26, 1976 Letter to: Agent, Central Bank of India The Agent, Central Bank of India, Camac Street Branch, 10, Camac Street Calcutta 700017 P.O. Sreedham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal Dear Mr. Dutta,
1976-01-26	Mahamsaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mahamsa — January 26, 1976 Letter to: Mahamsa Hyderabad My dear Mahamsa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram regarding the Nellore affair. I have already written you one letter on 18th January in this regard. The summary is, don	Mayapur
1976-01-26	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 26, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Sri Sri Radha Damodara TSKP Tempe, Arizona My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 16th, 1976, and I have noted the contents.	Mayapur
1976-01-26	Sri M. N. Chandhuriplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri M. N. Chandhuri — January 26, 1976 Letter to: Sri M. N. Chandhuri Sri M. N. Chandhuri Calcutta Dear Sri Chaudhuriji, I beg to thank you for kindly accepting my invitation. It will be our great pleasure to receive you this coming Sunday, the 1st of February, at	Mayapur
1976-01-26	Sri Tikandas J. Batraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Tikandas J. Batra — January 26, 1976 Letter to: Sri Tikandas J. Batra Sri Tikandas J. Batra Bombay Dear Sri Batraji, Please accept my greetings. I beg to thank you for your nice letter dated January 20th, 1976. Those who take Indian philosophy and scripture as mythological are not at all intelligent. They have been described in the Bhagavad-gita as	Mayapur
1976-01-27	Jnanagamyaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jnanagamya — January 27, 1976 Letter to: Jnanagamya My dear Jnanagamya, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated December 26th, 1975. Regarding making a movie to help people become Krishna Conscious. If we show such devotional activities as worshiping the Deity, the karmis will think it is some sentiment, people worshiping a statue. Unless they hear from devotees and then practically perform devotional service themselves, what benefit will there be? As far as your point that those who say movie…	Mayapur
1976-01-27	Revatinandanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Revatinandana — January 27, 1976 Letter to: Revatinandana Laguna Beach My dear Revatinandana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 2nd January, 1976. Where ever you deliver your lectures to students try to introduce at least our small books. If the students purchase these cheaper, smaller books, they will get a permanent impression of Krishna Consciousness. Especially present them	Mayapur
1976-01-27	Sri Ajita Kumar Chatterjeeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Ajita Kumar Chatterjee — January 27, 1976 Letter to: Sri Ajita Kumar Chatterjee Sri Ajita Kumar Chatterjee Calcutta Dear Sri Chatterjeeji, I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 23rd, 1976. Please come with your articles and see me at Mayapur, we shall discuss on the articles and if they are correct, then we shall publish them. It will be our great pleasure. But first I must see how they are written. We have got sufficient place so you can stay here and we shall read them together.	Mayapur
1976-01-27	Sri Birendra Kisora Royplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Birendra Kisora Roy — January 27, 1976 Letter to: Sri Birendra Kisora Roy Sri Birendra Kisora Roy Calcutta Dear Sri Roy, We have received your letter in Bengali. Please come here to Mayapur. We shall talk and then we will do the needful.	Mayapur
1976-01-27	Sri Gunendunath Chaudhuryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Gunendunath Chaudhury — January 27, 1976 Letter to: Sri Gunendunath Chaudhury Sri Gunendunath Chaudhury Calcutta Dear Sri Chaudhuryji, I am in due receipt of your Bengali letter and I request you to come here to Mayapur. Live with us for some time, see the situation and conduct of your living with us, and then we shall decide what to do next.	Mayapur
1976-01-29	Aksayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Aksayananda — January 29, 1976 Letter to: Aksayananda Vrindaban My dear Aksayananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 23rd January, 1976 and I have noted the contents. I have read the letter of Mr. Kapur. I am agreeable to coming to Kanpur; the question is when. You are planning a program at the Prayag Narayana Mandir on the 15th Feb. I know that Temple, it is very famous. If some program is held there, all Kanpur people will come. Just now I am resting at Mayapur, so if it is possible …	Mayapur
1976-01-29	Dr. Wolfplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. Wolf — January 29, 1976 Letter to: Dr. Wolf Los Angeles My dear Dr. Wolf, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of a letter sent to Sriman Vedavyasa dated January 14, 1976. Mundane books are written by imperfect persons. Everyone has his own theory, which means he is imperfect. The Srimad-Bhagavatam says if there is a real presentation of spiritual understanding, then even if it is presented i broken language, it is accepted by high, saintly persons, because it glorifies the Supreme Per…	Mayapur
1976-01-29	Hansaduttaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Hansadutta — January 29, 1976 Letter to: Hansadutta Bhaktivedanta Manor My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January, 23, 1976. Your struggle in Germany is the struggle between Hiranyakasipu and Prahlada Maharaja, and Prahlada Maharaja must come out triumphant. When there is so much interference on the part of Kamsa, Krishna must come out victorious, and kill Kamsa.	Mayapur
1976-01-29	Karandharaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Karandhara — January 29, 1976 Letter to: Karandhara Los Angeles My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 21st, 1976. The photos of my murti are very nice. The murti of the Spiritual Master should be treated as good as the Deity.	Mayapur
1976-01-29	Svarupa Damodaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Svarupa Damodara — January 29, 1976 Letter to: Svarupa Damodara Atlanta My dear Svarupa Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 21st, 1976 and I have noted the contents carefully. If you cannot come to India there is no harm. Ordinarily, if you leave, your application will be closed. Better not to take any chances. You instruct your assistants who are coming how and what to discuss with the GBC on your behalf.	Mayapur
1976-01-30	Dhrstadyumnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dhrstadyumna — January 30, 1976 Letter to: Dhrstadyumna Sri Sri Radha Damodara TSKP Tempe, Arizona My dear Dhrstadyumna, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for sending the conversation between yourself and Professor Verdu. You have talked very nicely. I have asked that the conversation and photos as well as the letter of appreciation from Prof. Verdu, be printed as a small pamphlet by the BBT. Please study carefully my books to be enlightened. You have presented our philosophy very nicely. This engladdens me…	Mayapur
1976-01-30	Jayatirthaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayatirtha — January 30, 1976 Letter to: Jayatirtha Berkeley My dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I am forwarding to you the enclosed letter from Mr. Morris Yanoff, for necessary action. Please do the needful. I hope this meets you well.	Mayapur
1976-01-30	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 30, 1976 Letter to: Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. Enclosed please find a conversation between Dhrstadyumna das and a Professor Verdu of the University of Kansas. It was a television program as you can see from the enclosed photos. The professor has very much appreciated the discussion and he has written that he will now teach a course with special attention to the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This conversation can be published as a small pamphlet simila…	Mayapur
1976-01-31	Bhurijanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhurijana — January 31, 1976 Letter to: Bhurijana Auckland My dear Bhurijana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 16th January, 1976 along with the enclosed donation. Unless there is loving feeling, how is it possible for you to always make offerings to me? The spiritual master is always instructing his disciples and they in turn are always trying to serve their spiritual master. It is a reciprocal relationship of love.	Mayapur
1976-01-31	Gaura Govindaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gaura Govinda — January 31, 1976 Letter to: Gaura Govinda Puri My dear Gaura Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 19th January, 1976 and I have noted the contents. Regarding the mutation, I understand the Settlement officer has asked you to wait still another month. Also you have no men nor books. Neither you have any place to live. Therefore, the best thing is that you come immediately to Mayapur where I am staying until Gaura Purnima. You can do your translation work nicel…	Mayapur
1976-01-31	Nalinikantaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nalinikanta — January 31, 1976 Letter to: Nalinikanta Phoenix My dear Nalinikanta, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 12th, 1976. I accept Mr. and Mrs. Kelley as my disciples. Their spiritual names are Sarvasiddhirat das and Svayamprabha dasi. Now you must hold a fire ceremony and they should vow to always chant minimum of sixteen round daily and strictly to adhere to the regulative principles.	Mayapur
1976-01-31	Sri I Kulabhandra Singhplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri I Kulabhandra Singh — January 31, 1976 Letter to: Sri I Kulabhandra Singh Sri I, Kulabhandra Singh Secretary, Manipur Gita Mandal Imphal Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 8, 1976. I am looking forward to visiting Manipur in April. The list of Foreign and Indian devotees who will accompany me which Mr. L. Kulabidhu Singh has is quite alright.	Mayapur
1976-01-31	Sri K. C. Kapurplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri K. C. Kapur — January 31, 1976 Letter to: Sri K. C. Kapur Sri K.C. Kapur Kanpur Dear Sri Kapurji, Please accept my greetings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated January 17th, 1976. I am remaining in Mayapur most likely until the end of March. At that time I shall be going to Vrindaban. Vrindaban and Kanpur are not far from each other, so it will be most convenient for me to come. From Vrindaban I am tentatively scheduled to go to Manipur, so I am thinking to stop in Kanpur on the way. In the meantime I am sending S…	Mayapur
1976-02-01	Alainplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Alain — February 1, 1976 Letter to: Alain Paris My dear Alain, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your French letter. Your feelings are very nice. Please continue chanting Hare Krishna, study my books, and follow faithfully the four regulative principles. Your path Back to Godhead will be assured.	Mayapur
1976-02-01	Elaineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Elaine — February 1, 1976 Letter to: Elaine Dallas Dear Elaine, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated October 20th, 1975. Your letter must have been forwarded a number of times and I have also been travelling, so I have just now received it.	Mayapur
1976-02-01	Gezaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Geza — February 1, 1976 Letter to: Geza Elwood, Australia My dear Geza, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your appreciative letter dated December 1st, 1975. Yes, when I come next time I will see you. I hope this meets you well.	Mayapur
1976-02-01	Jagannatha-sutaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jagannatha-suta — February 1, 1976 Letter to: Jagannatha-suta Los Angeles My dear Jagannatha suta, Please accept my blessings. Thank you very much for the 10 copies of the latest issue No. 2 of Back to Godhead. It is very nicely done.	Mayapur
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