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

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I have no overwork; I am not work<strong>in</strong>g<br />

materially. Thank<strong>in</strong>g you once more for<br />

your k<strong>in</strong>d letter. Hope you are well.<br />

Your ever well-wisher,<br />

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<br />

68-2-5<br />

New Yo rk<br />

Los Angeles<br />

4th February, 1968<br />

My Dear Hansadutta,<br />

Please accept my bless<strong>in</strong>gs. I thank<br />

you very much for your letter dated January<br />

I, 1968; and I am so proud to have<br />

such spiritual sons and daughters like you,<br />

who are so humble <strong>in</strong> their deal<strong>in</strong>gs but<br />

who are so high <strong>in</strong> their spiritual understand<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Lord Chaitanya <strong>in</strong>structed us to<br />

be more humble than the grass on the<br />

street, and more tolerant than the trees,<br />

and to offer all respects to all, demand<strong>in</strong>g<br />

no respect for ourselves. All these nice<br />

qualifications make one worthy to chant<br />

Hare <strong>Krishna</strong>. Just try to follow these<br />

pr<strong>in</strong>ciples and keep staunch faith <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Krishna</strong> and <strong>in</strong> Spiritual Master, and your<br />

life will be successful without any doubt.<br />

Regard<strong>in</strong>g Kirtan Party: My idea is<br />

that at least one dozen persons should<br />

form a Kirtan Party. Two persons play<br />

mdr<strong>in</strong>gams, eight persons play kartals,<br />

one person play<strong>in</strong>g timboura, and one<br />

person play<strong>in</strong>g melodious harmonium.<br />

The person who will play on timboura<br />

will be leader s<strong>in</strong>ger. You have just calculated<br />

what I want, when you suggest that<br />

the leader should s<strong>in</strong>g as I do, and the others<br />

will respond. That will be very nice.<br />

But all the members of the party will be<br />

pure devotees. None of them should be<br />

outsiders. We do not want any outsiders as<br />

far as possible. Mdr<strong>in</strong>gam play<strong>in</strong>g as you<br />

are do<strong>in</strong>g at present will make you more<br />

and more expert as you go on play<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Here also I see Goursundar simply by<br />

play<strong>in</strong>g is improv<strong>in</strong>g. If all the members<br />

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keep their faith <strong>in</strong> <strong>Krishna</strong> and tries to<br />

please Him, certa<strong>in</strong>ly everyone will be<br />

pleased by hear<strong>in</strong>g our Kirtan. It is sure<br />

and certa<strong>in</strong>. When such Kirtan will be<br />

demonstrated, only the harmonium player<br />

may sit, and all the others may stand up<br />

and jo<strong>in</strong> the Kirtan, and danc<strong>in</strong>g properly<br />

dressed. This is actual idea and I hope if<br />

such Kirtans are performed even on public<br />

stage, we can sell tickets. That will be a<br />

source of earn<strong>in</strong>g to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> our activities.<br />

I am glad that Purushottam is try<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

get our Society recognized <strong>in</strong> the U.N. as<br />

a non-government organization. And if it<br />

is successful, then we shall be able to perform<br />

Kirtan <strong>in</strong> the U.N. stage. And if we<br />

are recognized by the representatives for<br />

different nations, then we may be <strong>in</strong>vited<br />

<strong>from</strong> different parts of the world, then our<br />

SAMKIRT AN movement will be successful<br />

. Our process will rema<strong>in</strong> the same<br />

eternally, namely, to beg<strong>in</strong> with SAM­<br />

KIRT AN and prolong it at least for 112<br />

hour, then speak someth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>from</strong> Bhagavad<br />

Gita, Srimad Bhagwatam, Brahma<br />

Samhita, etc . and <strong>in</strong>vite questions and answer<br />

them. Then aga<strong>in</strong> concluded by<br />

chant<strong>in</strong>g. This is my dream or idea, and I<br />

shall be glad if you, Brahmananda,<br />

Purushottam, Rayrama, and others can<br />

give this idea a practical shape and life,<br />

then I shall be very much thankful to you .<br />

Please convey my bless<strong>in</strong>gs to your good<br />

wife Himavati, and I hope to meet you<br />

very soon. Hope you are both well .<br />

Your ever well-wisher,<br />

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<br />

68-2-6<br />

New York<br />

Los Angeles<br />

4th February, 1968<br />

My Dear Labangalatika dasi,<br />

Please accept my bless<strong>in</strong>gs. I have received<br />

your nice letter of January 28, and I

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