Letters from Srila Prabhupada Vol.1 1947-1969 (in pdf) - Krishna Path

it as hypnotic chant. Many Yoga societies
here feeling the strength of our move­
ment.
Yo urs ever well wisher
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
N.B. Please send me the copy of resolution
you made in connection with purchasing
house as also the copy of
agreement made in this connection. I
hope next time when go to New York , I
shall
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in the new house
67-3-4
11th March, 1967
My dear Sripada Sar Maharaj ,
Please accept my humble obeisances
at your lotus feet. I am in receipt of your
letter dated February 20, 1967. I am so
much thankful to you all for encouraging
me in my humble attempt to preach the
message of srila Prabhupada in this part of
the world. I am sure to be successful if I
am blessed by you all Vaisnavas .
I can understand your difficulty in the
matter of my publication work. I am glad
to learn that your activities following the
foot prints of our beloved Gosvami Maharaj
is being conducted nicely.
By the by I may inform you that in the
matter of permanent Visa in this country I
require some certificates from India. Will
you kindly send me a certificate in your
personal form of letter as the President
and Acharya of the Gaudiya Sangha
(Regd) in the following words and oblige.
Wordings of the certificate: "This is to
certify that His Holiness Tridandi Swami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swamiji Maharaj is a
bonafide disciple of my Spiritual Master
On Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta
Goswami Prabhupada We have
highly appreciated his publication Srimad
Bhagavatam in our Sajjan Toshani Patrika
MARCH, 1967 141
(Monthly Magazine) in June 1963.
Swami A.C.Bhaktivedanta was the Editor
of the above magazine while the paper
was started from Delhi. Subsequently he
has accepted the renounced order of life
(Sannyasam) from His Holiness Sri Sri­
mad Bhakti Prajnan Keshav Maharaj the
Founder President of the Gaudiya Vedanta
Samity in 1959 . He is therefore bonafide
Preacher in the line of disciplic succession
from Lord Chaitanya Who preached
the cult of Krishna Consciousness in India
about 48 1 years ago. We all godbrothers
of Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in
India are very much pleased to learn that
he is executing the mission of our Spiritual
Master in the Western countries even
in his good oldage. We wish all success
for him in his great and noble attempt.
Sd/-------
(Bhakti Saurabh Bhaktisar Maharaj)
President & Acharya.
Kindly send this certificate by return of
post and oblige. Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours affectionately,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
67-3-5 San Francisco
14th March, 1967
My Dear Brahmananda,
Please accept my thanks and blessings
of Lord Krishna for your letter of the 12th
instant describing your meeting with a
Maya the illusory energy and combating
her by Krishna consciousness. In future if
any one challenges our philosophy one
may put his questions in writing and must
be prepared to receive the answers from
human understanding. We cannot talk
with any one who is not within the purview
of human understanding. You are
completely right when you refuse to debate
and accept invitation for chanting
Hare Krishna Mahamantra. Although we