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

68-3-15
Los Angeles
7th March , 1968
My Dear Mahapurusha,
Please accept my blessings. I thank
you very much for your letter dated March
6, 1968, and I have noted the contents
carefully. Regarding the observance of
Lord Chaitanya's Advent Day: No, there
is no need for any other devotional songs
or chants; simply chant Hare Krishna,
with Kirtan or beads, and sing the prayer
"Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda,
Sri Adwaita Gadadhar, SriVasadi,
Gour Bhaktavrinda." You can also
chant the prayer you asked about. This
was spoken by Lord Nityananda while He
was preaching in the town. He was addressing
the people: "My dear brothers,
you simply worship Lord Chaitanya; talk
of Lord Chaitanya; speak Lord Chaitanya
's Name, so anyone who does so, he is
my life and soul ." Thus spoke Lord Nityananda.
So far the reading is concerned,
you may read any one of the books you
have mentioned-Introduction to Srimad
Bhagwatam, Professor Sanyal's book,
Srila Bhaktivinode's book Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu Life and Precepts, or English
translation of Sri Sri Chaitanya
Charitamrita. Best thing is to take any one
of the above mentioned books and finish
it, from beginning to end. You can do that
with Srila Bhaktivinode's book, that
would be very nice.
At the meeting everyone should try to
speak something on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's
life, teachings, and philosophy.
You can take quotations from the above
mentioned books, and have discussions.
Fasting should be continued up to evening,
then you may have food like on Ikadasee,
fruits, milk, etc. On the next day
You may observe festival . Janardan consuited
me and said he thinks Sunday feasting
would be best, so you may do that if
You like. Or you may do both days, as you
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feel best.
It is very good news that you are holding
kirtans at universities; I very much appreciate
your endeavors for holding
Kirtans. Krishna has given you good opportunity
for serving and you are doing it
sincerely, so there is no doubt about your
being promoted to the transcendental platform,
of eternal life, bliss, and knowledge.
I thank you very much for your good
energy in the matter of executing Krishna
Consciousness. I thank you once more ,
and I shall always pray to Krishna for your
more and more advancement in Krishna
Consciousness. Hope you are well.
Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
P. S. I am leaving for San Francisco tomorrow.
So you can write me there until I
go to New York in April .
68-3-16 San Francisco
12th March, 1968
My Dear Brahmananda,
Please accept my blessings. I am in
due receipt of your letter dated 3/9/68.
Yes, I safely and pleasantly arrived in S.F.
from L.A. on March 8th morning, and I
am keeping fit, lecturing in the Temple.
The Temple atmosphere is very nice,
when meeting takes place, the temple is
full to its capacity, and people are taking
very much interest in our philosophy. So I
am very much hopeful of this center under
the guidance of Sriman Jayananda. If you
want to put me in a separate place from the
Temple, I would prefer to stay in the Chatham
Tower. This Tower is situated in the
Chatham Square, just on the junction of
Chamber Street and Park Road. It is just
after finishing the China town. Sometimes
back, when I was searching a
house, and I didn't yet open any center at
26 Second Avenue, I liked this Chatham
Tower very much. But at that time, I had