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

others who may be with you . I am so
pleased you ha ve started this branch , as
Kirtananda did in Montreal. Please always
keep the temple nicely cleansed , and
put as many flowers as possible , burn candles
and incense , offer fruits and nive
food stuffs , chant and dance ! If you would
like some paintings , you can ask Jadurani
in N.Y. , and she will sendyou some .
I ha vealready setn 3 mridangas , and
ve ry soon will send more; and when they
reach N.Y. you will get a mridanga and a
fewpairs of kartel. Please keep in touch
with you by your weekly reports.
So far my health is concerned , I am
impro ving slowly, and I expect to return to
you by the end of October next , as I too am
missing you ve ry much.
Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhakti ve danta Swami
67 -8- 13
Boston
29th August , 1967
Dear Sats varupa ,
Please accept my blessings. I am so
glad to recei ve your first letter to me in India
, andalso to recei ve your contrubution
of $10. Yo u are always "first" in contributions
, and therefore your contribution
is also the fi rst to come from the
American centers. It is so stated in the
S.B. that the best use of the human form of
life is to ser ve Lord Krishna by one's life.
resources , intelligence , and words; so you
are all good souls , especially your example
is ve ry nice , fo r you ha ve practically
gi ven your life and soul all to K.C. you are
utilizing your resources fo r the society,
and you are using your intelligence and
words for the furtherance of K.C. So I
ve ry much appreciate your effort , and
surely Krisnna will bless you more andmore
, and you will feel it yourself. I am
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ve ry glad to learn that you ha ve finished
editing the T. L. C. and if you send me copies
by post , I will immediately begin
printing here . I am so encouraged that one
branch in N. M. and one in Bastion are
opened, even in my absence. This is
wanted . Physically I may be present or
not; but the work must continue. Our
Guru Majaraj injected his Spiritual Vision
in some of us , and the work is continuing
in diffe rent branches , as fas as possible by
Bon Maharaj Tirtha Maharaj , my humble
self and others. Similarly in the Wetern
world , Krishna has sent me some good
souls like you , and I hope, even in my absence
, that the spiriti of Krishna Consciousness
will be spread .
Yo u will be glad to know the Kirtannada
is now Tridandi Swami Kirtananda.
I ha ve made him a sannyasi yesterday on
the birthday of Lord Krishna , and it was
unexpectedly a ve ry successful ceremony.
The moment he was being offered sannyas
there was some ceremony of Janmasthami
in the temple , and hundreds of men and
women congratulated theyoung sannyasi.
Somebody remarked that he looked like
Lord Chaitanya. He will be going back to
the States ve ry soon; in the meantime I
shall try to utilize this "white sannyasi"
fo r recruiting some members in India ,
and then he will go back. He field of work
is certainly there; but if he can be used
here also , I will try for it .
I can assure you your steady progress
in K. C.; as you are sincerely trying fo r
the cause of K.C. In the conditioned stage
there is every possiblity of being mistaken;
but Krishna will always protect us
if we are sincere; even if there is a gross
mistake , Krishna fo rgi ve s his who is ve ry
sincere so go on working sincerely and
Krishna will protect you always. Kindly
made Boston center ve ry nice. The prospect
there is ve ry good , due to the large
number of students.
Yo ur ever well-wisher,