Correspondence from His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Filtered by year=1977

↓ Date	Recipient	Sent from

1977-01-01	Dr. Premayogiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. Premayogi — January 1, 1977 Letter to: Dr. Premayogi c/o Krishna Balaram Mandir Chattikara Road Vrindaban, Mathura dist. U.P. Hare Krishna Land Juhu, Bombay-54 My dear Premayogi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated and some samples of your literary work.	Bombay
1977-01-01	Satsvarupaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Satsvarupa — January 1, 1977 Letter to: Satsvarupa Los Angeles My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your zonal report dated December 13, 1976 and have noted the contents carefully. The parents’ meeting in Detroit was very nice. It is a very good idea to organize a	Bombay
1977-01-03	Amarendraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Amarendra — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Amarendra Gainesville My dear Amarendra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 12-8-76. Yes, civil disobedience will be the only method in this circumstance. But there are so many judgments in our favor. We should bring the matter in the court. We have the opinions of so many scholars. Bring the matter in the court. But if it is a state policy to cut down this Movement, then civil disobedience. What can be done?	Bombay
1977-01-03	Balavantaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Balavanta — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Balavanta Atlanta My dear Balavanta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your report dated Dec. 3, 1976 and have noted the contents. That the Miami newspapers are appreciating our temple grounds is very good.	Bombay
1977-01-03	Bhakta Wayneplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhakta Wayne — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Bhakta Wayne Denver My dear Bhakta Wayne, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 18, 1976. I have noted the contents. Temple life means following strictly the regulative principles and chanting a minimum of 16 rounds, or more if possible. The temple must always be kept neat and clean. If the family is not favorable then let them remain separate and you remain in the temple. And, even if you live with your family, where is the difficulty? The …	Bombay
1977-01-03	Madhudvisaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Madhudvisa — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Madhudvisa Honolulu My dear Madhudvisa, Please accept my blessings. Srimati Govinda dasi is here and I have heard everything from her about yourself. Therefore, immediately after hearing from her I have sent you the following telegram: My dear son Madhudvisa please immediately come and live with me letter follows. So, when you come here we shall talk in detail and according to the conditions we shall arrange everything. There is no worry. I am still prepared to accept you as my or…	Bombay
1977-01-03	Sri Guptajiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Guptaji — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Sri Guptaji Sri Raj Kumar Gupta Chandigarh Dear Sri Guptaji: Please accept my greetings and sincere thanks for your kindly helping our movement in so many ways. The whole world is being misled by the blind leaders; they are keeping the people in darkness. Our present position is that we have got this human form of life after a great evolutionary process and this is the opportunity to understand God Krishna, and revive our original consciousness without which we are sure to go back…	Bombay
1977-01-03	Tikandas Batraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Tikandas Batra — January 3, 1977 Letter to: Tikandas Batra Chandigarh My dear Tikandas Batra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 27, 1976, and have noted the contents. In answer to your questions, sastra says that only for progeny there should be sex, otherwise no sex,	Bombay
1977-01-04	Balavantaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Balavanta — January 4, 1977 Letter to: Balavanta My dear Balavanta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 27, 1976 and have noted the contents. It appears that now it is the government policy to curb our activities. The zoning problem is another harassment. The general policy is to stop our Movement. That has begun, in so many ways; by the parents, by the municipality, by the government, by zoning; somehow or other to check this Movement. We are enemies to their standard of civilizati…	Bombay
1977-01-04	Ekesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ekesvara — January 4, 1977 Letter to: Ekesvara Potomac, Maryland My dear Ekesvara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil and have noted the contents. So, revive rigidly the devotional practices and be repentant. Then Krsna may be pleased to excuse you. You must be repentant.	Bombay
1977-01-05	Aksayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Aksayananda — January 5, 1977 Letter to: Aksayananda Vrindaban My dear Aksayananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 1/1/77 and have noted the contents. Now the corner land of the parikrama road may be applied for acquisition. We shall use it for agricultural purposes. Sometime back they approached us for acquiring that land. Now you can seriously do this. First of all check whether it would be possible to build a drainage line to that land. If we can arrange for that it will be very g…	Bombay
1977-01-05	Embar Sampath Kumaracharplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Embar Sampath Kumarachar — January 5, 1977 Letter to: Embar Sampath Kumarachar Karantaka My dear Embar Sampath Kumarchar, I am in due receipt of your letter dated 2/1/77 and have noted the contents. Whether you will be able to teach our boys Sanskrit in the standard way? That is the first question. Have you ever worked as a Sanskrit teacher anywhere? To teach these young boys requires special technique. Whether you know it? We have reports from the U.S.A. about you just to the contrary. Kindly reply this point.	Bombay
1977-01-05	Nandikesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nandikesvara — January 5, 1977 Letter to: Nandikesvara Montreal My dear Nandikesvara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil requesting initiations. Upon your recommendation I am pleased to accept these devotees: for first initiation: John	Bombay
1977-01-05	Parvatiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Parvati — January 5, 1977 Letter to: Parvati Mombassa My dear Parvati, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 25 December 1976 and have noted the contents. So, Brahmananda should be changed. Yes, I have received other reports. The GBC will change the situation. Someone of the GBC will come there and Brahmananda will be transferred to somewhere else. Perhaps he can go to Europe.	Bombay
1977-01-05	Vegavanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Vegavan — January 5, 1977 Letter to: Vegavan Stockholm My dear Vegavan, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 76/12/27 along with two copies of the Russian Easy Journey to Other Planets. Thank you very much.	Bombay
1977-01-06	Gaura Govindaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gaura Govinda — January 6, 1977 Letter to: Gaura Govinda Bhuvaneśvara My dear Gaura Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 2/1/77 and have noted the contents carefully. We shall arrange for one man to oversee the construction. That will be supplied. You have got all blessings of Krsna. You are so nice faithful servant of Krsna, surely you will be successful.	Bombay
1977-01-06	Jairamdas Kuthiala Yatriplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jairamdas Kuthiala Yatri — January 6, 1977 Letter to: Jairamdas Kuthiala Yatri Sri Jairamdas Kuthiala Yatri c/o Sadhu Ashram, 23-D Chandigarh Hare Krishna Land Juhu, Bombay-54 My dear Jairamdas Kuthiala Yatri, I am in due receipt of your letter dated 31/12/1976.
1977-01-06	Rajivaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rajiva — January 6, 1977 Letter to: Rajiva Delhi My dear Rajiva, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 3/1/77 and have noted the contents. Yes you may translate Bhagavad-gita. You’re so enthusiastic. Krsna will give you strength. The more you serve the more you	Bombay
1977-01-08	Bhagavatji, Gunarnavaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhagavatji, Gunarnava — January 8, 1977 Letter to: Bhagavatji, Gunarnava Vrindaban My dear Bhagavatji and Gunarnava, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 4.1.77 and have noted the contents. In your letter dated 24/12/76 you have stated,	Bombay
1977-01-12	Visvadhariniplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Visvadharini — January 12, 1977 Letter to: Visvadharini Bombay Dear Visvadharini dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 9.1.77 and have noted the contents. Our strength is in following the regulative principles and chanting 16 rounds japa. Then Krsna will give you protection. We don	Allahabad
1977-01-13	Jayatirthaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayatirtha — January 13, 1977 Letter to: Jayatirtha My dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 31st and have noted the contents. Let Harikesa Swami have some encouragement, and at Mayapur we can decide. He is intelligent and has got good energy. It is good news about German book printing and distribution. It is all your credit, Krsna will bless you. You are competent to decide all these things. This book printing and distributions is wanted. Thank you very much, go on and …	Allahabad
1977-01-13	Sudamaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sudama — January 13, 1977 Letter to: Sudama New York My dear Sudama Swami, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated Jan. 3rd and have noted the contents. It is nice that you are enthusiastically engaged in New York. I have no objection to your worshiping my murti for Guru Puja. But for placing in the temple there must be a pair of murtis, (my Guru Maharaja must be there) as in Krsna-Balarama Mandir, and they must be permanently installed. This may be done in accord with the temple authorities. Or …	Allahabad
1977-01-13	Uthalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Uthal — January 13, 1977 Letter to: Uthal West Germany Dear Uthal dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 31st and have noted the contents. I do not think this ship will be successful. Getting and managing a farm is a good proposal. I am encouraging farm projects everywhere. That is a very important, solid program. So do this enthusiastically and Krsna will be pleased.	Allahabad
1977-01-15	Akshayananda Swamiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Akshayananda Swami — January 15, 1977 Letter to: Akshayananda Swami Krsna Balarama Mandir Raman Reti, Vrindavana, Mathura, U.P. KUMBHA MELA, ALLAHABAD My dear Akshayananda Maharaj, Please accept my blessings. This is to introduce Sri Bajrang Bali Brahmacari. Please give him a place in our ashram in Sri Vrindavana Dham, where he may remain until my arrival.
1977-01-16	Attorney General’s Departmentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Attorney General’s Department — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Attorney General’s Department The Secretary Attorney General’s Department Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Australia Dear Sir, This is to inform you that I, the undersigned, am the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and the world leader for all of its branches. I have appointed 18 direct representatives to manage different sectors of the world, and they are known as Governing Body Commissioners.	Calcutta
1977-01-16	Balaramaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Balarama — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Balarama Melbourne My dear Balarama dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your two letters dated December 23rd and January 7th respectively, and have noted the contents. Enclosed please find a letter as you requested announcing my appointing Bali Mardan as GBC. Upon your recommendation, I am happy to accept Nakula dasa Adhikari for second initiation. Now hold a fire yajna, and play the tape into the right ear of me chanting Gayatri. Enclosed please find one sacred th…	Calcutta
1977-01-16	Bali-mardanaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bali-mardana — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Bali-mardana Melbourne My dear Bali Mardan dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 6th along with photographs and have noted the contents. Yes take this house at any cost. It is very nice from the photographs, just suitable for our purposes. You should purchase it at once. If required, you can have a loan from BBT for the renovation.	Calcutta
1977-01-16	Dr. S.K. Mayaviplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. S.K. Mayavi — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Dr. S.K. Mayavi Dr. S.K. Mayavi Brajesh Films Mavawala, Gupte Market Malad West, Bombay-64 India Kumba Mela, Allahabad Dear Mr. Mayavi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 26th, and have noted the contents carefully. At present, I am very busy and have very little time; still your ideas are very nice. However, unless we meet together, it will be difficult to give you help. Perhaps you can come to see me, as I will be in Vrindavan, at o…
1977-01-16	Hrdayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Hrdayananda — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Hrdayananda Los Angeles My dear Hrdayananda Gosvami, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 25th and January 9th respectively, and have noted the contents. Yes, I am very pleased with your book distribution because nobody was able to defeat Radha Damodara TSKP previously. Radha-Damodara is Himself pleased upon you. sometimes the Lord wants to be defeated by His devotee. Nobody can defeat the Lord, but still He desires like that sometimes. Tha…	Calcutta
1977-01-16	ISKCON International Gurukulaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: ISKCON International Gurukula — January 16, 1977 Letter to: ISKCON International Gurukula Calcutta/ 3 Albert Road ISKCON International Gurukula To whom it may concern, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has decided to introduce the gurukula system of education for the proper training of young boys in the traditional gurukula way laid down in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. This gurukula system will be gradually upgraded to the rank of a world university according to the ideas and ideals of ISKCON. ISKCON is in contemplatio…
1977-01-16	Nayanabhiramaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nayanabhirama — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Nayanabhirama New York Dear Nayanabhirama dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 4th. Yes, you are welcome to come to India if you like, to work in Bombay.	Calcutta
1977-01-16	Prapujaka, Avinasa Candraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Prapujaka, Avinasa Candra — January 16, 1977 Letter to: Prapujaka, Avinasa Candra Frankfurt Dear Prapujaka dasa and Avinasa Candra dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your report dated Dec. 28th. Yes go on with your preaching work, Krsna will bless you. A little attempt is required, then all other things will come from Krsna. This is my practical experience I made a little attempt and Krsna has sent so many representatives like you to help me. Regarding that Sanskrit student who bought six books, yes, our word meani…	Calcutta
1977-01-18	All Iskcon Temple Presidentsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: All Iskcon Temple Presidents — January 18, 1977 Letter to: All Iskcon Temple Presidents To All Iskcon Temple Presidents, Please accept my blessings. Now you must arrange in each temple there must be sufficient stock of prasadam for distribution. You can keep first class cooks, two or three, and they should be always engaged. Whenever any guest comes, he must get prasada. This arrangement must be made, that the cooks prepare ten-twenty servings at a time, of puris and subji, and you can add halava and pakoras, and the visitors must be suppli…	Calcutta
1977-01-18	Manager, Central Bank of Indiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Manager, Central Bank of India — January 18, 1977 Letter to: Manager, Central Bank of India The Manager The Central Bank of India Limited Camac Street Branch 10, Camac Street Calcutta-17, India Iskcon 3 Alberta Road Calcutta 700017, India
1977-01-19	Brisakapiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Brisakapi — January 19, 1977 Letter to: Brisakapi Dear Brisakapi dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter of Jan. 2nd and have noted the contents. It is good news that you have started a center in Bloomington. Go on chanting Hare Krsna and immediately Krsna will help you. Sex indulgence is not good; it is grossly material and we have to surpass it. But when one has staunch faith in Krsna, he	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-19	Kunja Behariplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Kunja Behari — January 19, 1977 Letter to: Kunja Behari Ashland, Kentucky Dear Kunja Behari das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated January 4th and have noted the contents. My instruction is that whatever food they serve, you should not eat meat, only bread, some butter, milk, vegetables and fruit if available. And always chant Hare Krishna. Then, it doesn	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-20	Aksayanandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Aksayananda — January 20, 1977 Letter to: Aksayananda Vrindaban Dear Aksayananda Swami, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 27th and January 12th respectively, and have noted the contents. Since we are bound to go ahead with the sewer-line, what can be done, so do it. There is no need to send me the plans for the dharmasala, simply go ahead and begin. I am staying here at least until Feb. 2nd for laying the cornerstone of our new temple, then sometime afterwards, I will be going t…	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-20	Pancadravidaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Pancadravida — January 20, 1977 Letter to: Pancadravida My dear Pancadravida Swami, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated Jan. 9th and am very pleased to note your book distribution results in Latin America. I am always thinking of Caracas temple. Although I went there once, it has given me some impression. Now I am an old man, and am depending on you to carry on our mission more enthusiastically. The seed is already there. Now water it and let it grow and fruit will come out, fruit of love of Godh…	Orissa
1977-01-20	Yasasviniplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Yasasvini — January 20, 1977 Letter to: Yasasvini Nairobi My dear Yasasvini dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 10th and noted the contents. Thank you very much. Now my request to you is that you go on faithfully chanting daily 16 rounds at least and follow all our principles, and Krsna will help you advance in Krsna consciousness.	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-23	Dhirangaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dhiranga — January 23, 1977 Letter to: Dhiranga ISKCON P.O. Box 212, Cato Ridge Natal 3680, South Africa Dear Dhiranga, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of 31st December and have studied the contents. Your report is very good in all respects. Combining your efforts on one nice farm seems best. Now live there and also go out from there for preaching, as they do on the New Vrindaban farm. Grow more grains, fruits, keep cows, make a happy home and chant Hare Krsna. The existence of a lake on the l…
1977-01-23	Mrs. Perlmutterplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mrs. Perlmutter — January 23, 1977 Letter to: Mrs. Perlmutter Dear Mrs. Perlmutter, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated January 7th, and have noted the contents with pleasure. Yes, our Society is depending on love and respect; we are bound by love. You have thought exactly like an affectionate mother. Every mother should think like you for the benefit of her son. Our endeavor is to save human society from the danger of animalism. In our scripture it is said that one should not become a father or a moth…	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-23	Rupanugaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rupanuga — January 23, 1977 Letter to: Rupanuga Sriman Rupanuga das Adhikary ISKCON 10310 Oaklyn Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854 Nayapalli P.O. Bhubaneswara 12 Dist. Puri, Orissa Dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of December 24th, and studied the contents carefully. I have also noted the photocopy of the check for $1,000.00 and thank you very much.
1977-01-23	Vasudevaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Vasudeva — January 23, 1977 Letter to: Vasudeva My dear Vasudeva, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 13rd January and have noted the contents. Yes, Krsna will give you strength because you are so sincere. I simply want to see that you, your wife and your whole family become perfect Vaisnavas, Krsna	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-24	Alex, Bob, Drdhavrata, Gupta, Rsabhadeva, Stanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Alex, Bob, Drdhavrata, Gupta, Rsabhadeva, Stan — January 24, 1977 Letter to: Alex, Bob, Drdhavrata, Gupta, Rsabhadeva, Stan Prasadam Distributing International 4350 Von Karman---Penthouse Newport Beach, California U.S.A. Dear Alex, Bob, Drdhavrata, Gupta, Rsabhadeva and Stan,	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-24	Swarupa Damodarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Swarupa Damodar — January 24, 1977 Letter to: Swarupa Damodar Sriman Swarupa Damodar das Brahmachary c/o ISKCON/ Hare Krishna Land Juhu Beach, Bombay 400 054 Nayapalli P.O. Bhubaneswara 12 Dist. Puri, Orissa Dear Swarupa Damodar,
1977-01-26	Danavirplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Danavir — January 26, 1977 Letter to: Danavir Bhaktivedanta Manor Dear Danavir, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 11th along with enclosures regarding the Bhakta Program and it is very nice. It is good to hold more classes with the bhaktas, but they should all be on the basis of our books. You should not go beyond the jurisdiction of our teaching. The idea of theater, based on Bhagavatam topics is also a very good way to introduce the philosophy to the people in general. Go on preachin…	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-26	Kay Johnsonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Kay Johnson — January 26, 1977 Letter to: Kay Johnson Kay Johnson 2616 Ashby Avenue Berkeley, California 94705 Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara, Orissa, Dist. Puri, India Dear Kay Johnson; Please accept my greetings. I have received your letter dated January 7th along with checks totaling $110.00 and I thank you very much.
1977-01-26	To Whom It May Concernplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: To Whom It May Concern — January 26, 1977 Letter to: To Whom It May Concern Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara, 12, Orissa, Dist. Puri, India To Whom It May Concern; By this letter of certification I fully authorize my representative, Robert Corens (initiated name, Rupanuga das Adhikary), to negotiate and complete the sale of property owned by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness located, 4544 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63108.
1977-01-27	Citraketu dasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Citraketu das — January 27, 1977 Letter to: Citraketu das ISKCON London 7 Bury Place, Bloomsbury London W.C. 1, England Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara, Orissa Dist. Puri, INDIA Dear Citraketudasa, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter, undated, along with the poems.
1977-01-27	ISKCON Temple Presidentsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: ISKCON Temple Presidents — January 27, 1977 Letter to: ISKCON Temple Presidents Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara Orissa, Dist. Puri, INDIA To Iskcon Temple Presidents, This is to formally introduce Mr. Surrendra Kumar, a good friend of our Society. He will be traveling in the west and I request you to give him a respectful reception.
1977-01-27	Vidyapatiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Vidyapati — January 27, 1977 Letter to: Vidyapati Singapore Dear Vidyapati, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated January 12, and have studied the contents. I am very pleased with your activities there and advise you to go on with kirtana. You say there is a small community there taking part in kirtana and prasadam distribution, so try to increase it as far as possible, according to time and place in the situation you find in Singapore.	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-28	Gopala Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gopala Krsna — January 28, 1977 Letter to: Gopala Krsna Bombay Dear Gopala Krsna, Please accept my blessings. I have received your report of January 25, 1977 and studied the contents. I was especially pleased by the information that	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-29	Charles Goldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Charles Gold — January 29, 1977 Letter to: Charles Gold Brooklyn Dear Charles Gold, Please accept my greetings. I have only now received your letter of December 7th, and have heard the contents. It is a very good idea, that through modern science you try to convince people of Krsna Consciousness.	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-29	Jayapatakaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jayapataka — January 29, 1977 Letter to: Jayapataka Mayapur Dear Jayapataka Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. Our plan is to arrive in Calcutta on the morning of February 4th; after a day or two, we will come to Mayapur. In the meantime, what is the position of the Panihati scheme? I want you to negotiate with the municipality so that we can take over management of Raghava Pandit	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-29	Prity Ghoseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Prity Ghose — January 29, 1977 Letter to: Prity Ghose Sri Prity Ghose Sangeet Kala Kendra 27/B Gray Street Calcutta 700 005 Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara 12, Orissa, Dist. Puri Dear Mr. Prity Ghose, Please accept my greetings. I have received your letter of January 5, 1977, and appreciate your offer to perform Krishna Lila dance and music in connection with our ISKCON Movement. It will not, however, be possible for us to pay your passage fare in touring. If you can still join us, you will receive all other facilities, room …
1977-01-29	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — January 29, 1977 Letter to: Ramesvara Dear Ramesvara Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 24 with the enclosed newspaper, “The world Examiner”. He has done this expertly, in the style of	India
1977-01-31	Girirajaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Giriraja — January 31, 1977 Letter to: Giriraja Bombay Dear Giriraja, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 28, and read the contents. Yes, train the others in responsibilities in Bombay, and go on as you are doing.	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-31	Jagat-guruplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Jagat-guru — January 31, 1977 Letter to: Jagat-guru Bombay Dear Jagat Guru Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 26, 1977, and studied the contents. I like your plan to take a travelling party for concentrating on book distribution in India. Our recent success in distributing 30,000 books in Kumbha Mehla indicates that there is a big scope for this distribution in India. Please work in cooperation with the GBCs and other leading devotees in India, and never mind if your efforts take…	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-01-31	Rajendra Sahaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rajendra Sahai — January 31, 1977 Letter to: Rajendra Sahai Rajendra Sahai Maswani, Bhakti Bhawan Fatehpur, U.P. Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara 12, Orissa, Dist Puri Dear Rajendra Sahai, Please accept my blessings. I was very glad to receive your note hand carried by my disciple Prtha Prthu (sic) [Prthu Putra] Maharaj who came from Kumbha Mehla.
1977-01-31	Saurabhaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Saurabha — January 31, 1977 Letter to: Saurabha Sriman Saurabha das Adhikary Hare Krishna Land Juhu Road, Juhu Bombay Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara 12 Orissa, Dist. Puri Dear Saurabha, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 28, 1977 and read the contents. The quality of the work in Bombay must not suffer. I understand that formerly they were rushing to get it done, but now the quality is improved. This is wanted. However, the completion date should not be delayed more than October. Everything s…
1977-02-01	Harikesaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Harikesa — February 1, 1977 Letter to: Harikesa Frankfurt Dear Harikesa Swami, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 23rd, and examined the contents. As for the German court case, it now appears to be suspended. So keep prepared and let us depend on Krsna.	Bhuvaneśvara
1977-02-01	Nicholas Prokoschplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Nicholas Prokosch — February 1, 1977 Letter to: Nicholas Prokosch Mr. Nikolas Prokosch 62 Wiesbaden, Westendstr 6 West Germany Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara 12 Orissa, Dist. Puri Dear Nicholas Prokosch, Please accept my greetings. I have received your recent letter and I am glad that you are associating with the devotees at Schloss Rettershof.
1977-02-01	Pranabaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Pranaba — February 1, 1977 Letter to: Pranaba Sriman Pranaba das ISKCON, 4544 Laclede St. Louis, Mo.63108USA Nayapalli, Bhubaneswara 12 Orissa, Puri Dear Pranaba dasa, Please accept my blessings. I have received your undated letter and considered the contents.
1977-02-01	Sri Govindaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sri Govinda — February 1, 1977 Letter to: Sri Govinda Dear Sri Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter of January 20, and I have examined the contents. I am glad to hear you are enlivened at becoming editor of Back to Godhead magazine. This magazine must be edited very carefully. Nothing irresponsible should be printed, because in the future the articles in Back to Godhead will be taken as Vedic evidence. I am asking the GBC members to also concern themselves with the content of the magazine to …	Puri
1977-02-03	Murtidasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Murtidas — February 3, 1977 Letter to: Murtidas Sriman Murtidas Adhikary 188 Chetty St., Colombo, Sri Lanka Nayapalli, P.O. 12 Bhubaneswara Dist Puri, Orissa Dear Murti das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 15th along with enclosed blueprints and have studied them.
1977-02-04	Kashinath Mullickplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Kashinath Mullick — February 4, 1977 Letter to: Kashinath Mullick Sri Kashinath Mullick President, Srimat Udharan Dutta Thakur Samity 39 Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Calcutta 5 3 Albert Road, Calcutta, 17 Dear Kashinath Babu; With reference to your letter dated 25 January 1977 and your personal interview, I beg to submit that without Krsna Consciousness the disturbances of the world will increase. The disturbances by some ruffians in the vicinity of Udharan Dutta Thakur
1977-02-04	Mark Ansonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mark Anson — February 4, 1977 Letter to: Mark Anson Mark Anson 30 Inglebar Ave. Allambie Heights, N.S.W. Australia 2100 3 Albert Road Calcutta 17 Dear Mark Anson, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter undated and have heard the contents.
1977-02-04	Tusta Krsna Swamiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Tusta Krsna Swami — February 4, 1977 Letter to: Tusta Krsna Swami His Holiness Tusta Krsna Swami PO Box 82, Mairangi Bay, Auckland New Zealand 3 Albert Road Calcutta 17 Dear Tusta Krsna Maharaj, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 19, and have heard the contents.
1977-02-05	Gurudasaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gurudasa — February 5, 1977 Letter to: Gurudasa Vrindaban Dear Gurudasa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 28, and studied the contents. Your suggestion that the devotees visiting Vrindaban engage in preaching and chanting and not in gossiping is very good. I have instructed that this be taken to the GBC and implanted. We have sacrificed our life for Krsna	Calcutta
1977-02-05	Patita Uddharanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Patita Uddharan — February 4, 1977 Letter to: Patita Uddharan Mayapur Dear Patita Uddharan, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 16, relating your preaching activities of your trip to Tirupati. Regarding the astronomy book written by Dr. Arkasomayaji, I find it is influenced by the western concept of astronomy. At least as he presents the subject in this book we could not employ his interpretation in our temple in Mayapur. I have had my secretary write to him, however, inviting him to Mayapur for…	Mayapur
1977-02-05	S.P. Malhotraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: S.P. Malhotra — February 5, 1977 Letter to: S.P. Malhotra Sri S.P. Malhotra Malhotra Bhawan 116 Koregaon Park Bombay 3 Albert Road Cacutta 17 Dear Smt and Shri S.P. Malhotra; Please accept my greetings. I was very gratified to receive your wonderful invitation. The invitation only reached me however after the event had passed. This was due to the fact I was touring in various places.
1977-02-05	Sravananandaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sravanananda — February 5, 1977 Letter to: Sravanananda Sriman Sravanananda das P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia W. Bengal 3 Albert Road Calcutta 17 Dear Sravanananda, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 18, and heard the contents.
1977-02-05	Yamunaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Yamuna — February 5, 1977 Letter to: Yamuna Dear Yamuna, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 18, and studied the contents. The picture of your Radha Krishna deities is very good. They appear to be like the Radha Govinda deities of Mullick Thakur which I used to see from my childhood.	Calcutta 17
1977-02-06	Parvatiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Parvati — February 6, 1977 Letter to: Parvati Srimate Parvati devi dasi International Society for Krishna Consciousness P.O. Box 82224 Mombasa, Kenya AFRICA 3 Albert Road Calcutta 17, INDIA Dear Parvati, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 17, and noted the contents.
1977-02-07	Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay — February 7, 1977 Letter to: Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay 12915 Venice Blvd. Apt 37 L.A., Ca. P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal, INDIA Dear Dr. Wolf, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 22, and heard the contents.
1977-02-08	Bali Mardanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bali Mardan — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Bali Mardan ISKCON, P.O. 170 Box, Alexandria, N.S.W. P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal, India Dear Bali Mardan, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 19, and examined the contents.
1977-02-08	Chittaranjan Mohantyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Chittaranjan Mohanty — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Chittaranjan Mohanty Ekamra Chhaya Chhabi Bhubaneswar, Orissa P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal Dear Mr. Chittaranjan Mohanty, Please accept my greetings. I have received your undated letter requesting my endorsement of your film, “Shri Krishna Rasaleela.” When I was recently in Bhubaneswara, however, your representative came to see me and I already explained why I could not do so. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu never discussed the topics of Rasaleela in public audience, b…
1977-02-08	Dr. G. Ghoshplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Dr. G. Ghosh — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Dr. G. Ghosh 22 Minto, Allahabad 1, U.P. P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal My dear Dr. G. Ghosh, Please accept my greetings. The other day when I was at Kumbha Mehla, you came to see me with your family and you invited me at your house. But in the camp it was too cold. I was reluctant to leave the Mehla because it was going nicely, but my disciples asked me to come back to Bhubaneswara. I went to Bhubaneswara from Allahabad. From Bhubaneswara I came here to our Maya…	Mayapur
1977-02-08	Omkara Girijiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Omkara Giriji — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Omkara Giriji His Holiness Sri Omkara Giriji Sri Beni Madhava Mandir Dara Ganga, Allahabad, U.P. P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal Dear Sri Omkara Giri, Please accept my greetings. We have heard about you from Mr. Rajendra Sahai. We extend an invitation to you to please come to Mayapur during GourPurnima, and if you come we will be prepared to pay you for your expenditures. (We observe this festival from the end of February to March 5th).
1977-02-08	Rajendra Sahaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rajendra Sahai — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Rajendra Sahai Rajendra Sahai Maswani, Bhakti Bhawan Fatehpur, U.P. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Rajendra Sahai, Please accept my blessings. I have already written you inviting you to attend our Gour Purnima observance at Sree Dham Mayapur. (We begin observance at the end of February, up through the 5th of February). I am very interested in the Sri Beni Madhava Temple. I have also written the Mahant Sri Omkar Giri inviting him to Mayapur for further discussion…
1977-02-08	Rupanugaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Rupanuga — February 8, 1977 Letter to: Rupanuga Sriman Rupanuga das Adhikary ISKCON 10310 Oaklyn Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854 P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal, India Dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I have received your monthly G.B.C. report dated January 24, and examined the contents.
1977-02-09	Mr. Sarkarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mr. Sarkar — February 9, 1977 Letter to: Mr. Sarkar Dear Mr. Sarkar, Regarding your proposed Hare Nama Sankirtana, please accept my well wishes for your sincere endeavor. Hoping this meets you in good health. Yours Sincerely, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami	West Bengal
1977-02-09	Sajjanasrayaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sajjanasraya — February 9, 1977 Letter to: Sajjanasraya Sriman Sajjanasraya das bramachari Sri Krishna Balarama Mandir Vrindaban, Mathura U.P. P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Sajjanasraya, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 11, and heard the contents.
1977-02-10	Bir Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bir Krsna — February 10, 1977 Letter to: Bir Krsna Caracas Dear Bir Krsna, Please accept my blessings. I have received your report of January 23, 1977, and examined the contents. Your dedication to translating and distributing my books in Caracas is very pleasing to me. This will be the most effective method for carrying out Lord Caitanya	Mayapur
1977-02-13	Adi Kesava Swamiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Adi Kesava Swami — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Adi Kesava Swami ISKCON 340 W. 55th Street New York City 10009 USA Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal, India Dear Adi Kesava Maharaj, Please accept my blessings. I have received a very favorable testimony of our Movement from the President of Indian Brain Research Association, Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Professor J.J. Ghosh. Dheera Krsna das, who obtained this letter writes that he has sent you a copy. This will help us, and therefore I want it …
1977-02-13	Bala Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bala Krsna — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Bala Krsna ISKCON 400 18th Avenue East, Seattle, 98102 Washington Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal, INDIA Dear Bala Krsna das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your January letter and examined the contents.
1977-02-13	Pavanadevaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Pavanadeva — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Pavanadeva Sriman Pavanadeva c/o P.S. Rosen 146 Academy Ave. Middletown, N.Y. 10940 U.S.A. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, INDIA Dear Pavanadeva, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of 27 January and heard the contents.
1977-02-13	Ramesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Ramesvara — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Ramesvara Dear Ramesvara Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have received a very favorable testimony of our Movement from the President of Indian Brain Research Association, Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Professor J.J. Ghosh. Dhira Krsna das, who obtained this letter writes that he has sent you the original. This will help us, and therefore I want it printed in prominent newspapers, even if we have to pay them to print it as and advertisement. Papers like…	India
1977-02-13	Sivaramplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Sivaram — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Sivaram Sriman Sivaram das Brahmachary ISKCON 216 Ridgewood Avenue Minneapolis, Minn. USA 55403 Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal India Dear Sivaram, Please accept my blessings. I have received your report of January 18th and heard the contents.
1977-02-13	Vegavanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Vegavan — February 13, 1977 Letter to: Vegavan Dear Vegavan, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of 19 January and examined the contents. It gives me great pleasure to hear that the Bhagavad-gita As It Is will soon be published in the Swedish language.	West Bengal
1977-02-15	Kuladriplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Kuladri — February 15, 1977 Letter to: Kuladri Sriman Kuladri das Adhikary New Vrindaban Community R.D. 1 Box 620 McCreary’s Ridge, Moundsville, W. Va. 26041 USA P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Kuladri, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of January 28 and studied the contents.
1977-02-15	Lokanath Swamiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Lokanath Swami — February 15, 1977 Letter to: Lokanath Swami His Holiness Lokanath Swami Birudiha Dist Burdwan, W. Bengal Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Lokanath Swami, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of February 14, and I am pleased to hear that you are now travelling in Burdwan and preaching in the villages.
1977-02-15	Tracy and Ritaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Tracy and Rita — February 15, 1977 Letter to: Tracy and Rita Tracy Humphreys Rita Baker 25 Labouchere Road South Perth 6151 Western Australia, Australia P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal INDIA Dear Tracy and Rita,
1977-02-16	Gaurachand Goswamiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gaurachand Goswami — February 16, 1977 Letter to: Gaurachand Goswami Dear Gaurachand Goswamiji, Please accept my dandabats. Enclosed please find one copy of advise to the Punjab National Bank, Kunjhaba-Balarama Temple branch, to pay you Rs 50 (fifty rupees) per month. I shall arrange that you get this money so long as you live. When I was in your temple both you and your wife took very much care for me, so kindly accept this little help. This is apart from my temple contribution; this is for your personal expenditure. Thank you ver…	Mayapur
1977-02-17	BBT, Gopal Krsnaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: BBT Gopal Krsna - 17 February, 1977 Hare Krishna Land Juhu Road, Juhu Bombay Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal Dear Gopal Krsna, Please accept my blessings. Please supply me the following BBT information.	Mayapur
1977-02-17	Mayesvaraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mayesvara — February 17, 1977 Letter to: Mayesvara Mayesvara das Brahmachari ISKCON 340 West 55th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019 U.S.A. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal Dear Mayesvara, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of February 7, and heard the contents. Regarding whether to follow Tamal Krsna Goswami and work at architecture and mechanical plans in the Pennsylvania farm or to come and work in the same way with Saurabha in India, now Tamal Krsna himself is in India. So you can also co…
1977-02-18	Bhagavat Ashrayaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Bhagavat Ashraya — , February 18, 1977 Letter to: Bhagavat Ashraya ISKCON 21-A Feroze Gandhi Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110024 Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Bhagavat Ashraya, Please accept my blessings. I have received, by hand delivery of devotees from Delhi, your letter making recommendations for brahminical initiation. I therefore accept the following devotees:
1977-02-18	Goursundarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Goursundar — February 18, 1977 Letter to: Goursundar Box 211 Paau Hau, Hawaii 96775, USA Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Dear Goursundar, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of February, and noted the contents.
1977-02-18	Gurudasaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Gurudasa — February 18, 1977 Letter to: Gurudasa To Gurudasa, I have received your letter dated Feb. 12, and examined the contents. Please accept my blessings. Locks on the door, ask Gaurachand to help. I have just arranged to send him Rs. 50 per month for his lifetime and he will cooperate with us.	Mayapur
1977-02-18	Mangal Chandra Moulicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLetter to: Mangal Chandra Moulic — February 18, 1977 Letter to: Mangal Chandra Moulic Sri Mangal Chandra Moulic Principal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College P.O. Betai, Dist Nadia Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia. West Bengal Dear Sri Mangal Chandra Moulic;
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