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

arrow of a hunter, Thakur Haridasa's being
canned in 22 market or Lord Jesus
Christ being crucified are all acts of the
Lord personally. We cannot always understand
the intricacies of such incidences.
Sometimes they are enacted to bewilder
persons who demons. You should therefore
discuss in the Istogosti from current
reading matters from B.G. or S.B. We
should only try to understand everything
from the standard of devotional service. It
is stated clearly in the B.G. that any one
who is cent per cent engaged in the service
of the Lord is transcendentally situated
and the influence of Maya has no more
any action on such body. The Lord and
His pure devotees are always beyond the
range of Maya's action. Even though they
appear like action of Maya, we should understand
their action of Yogamaya or the
internal potency of the Lord.
My blessings for you all
I am feeling alright.
Your ever well wisher
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
68-4-5
San Francisco
6th April, 1968
My Dear Brahmananda,
Please accept my blessings. I am in
due receipt of your letter dated 29th of
March, and I have noted the contents carefully.
Your kind sentiments are very much
appreciated by me, and I thank you very
much for them.
Allen Ginsberg and Denise Levertov's
appreciation, they are all nonsense, but in
both the appreciations there is little
substance-that Allen Ginsberg has
praised my activities and has chanted
Hare Krishna. But the other one is still
more rascaldom, but she has appreciated
my students' behavior. That means indi-
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rectly she has appreciated our movement.
If you think their names will actually increase
the sale of the book, and MacMillan
also thinks so, then never mind, you
can add their appreciation. So far their
study of Bhagavat Gita is concerned, that
is completely nil. Best thing is we shall do
it personally when I go to N.Y.
So far the quotation by the late minister
Shastri is concerned, that statement is
printed up in the leaflet with picture on it;
you know the one, where he is receiving
the Bhagwatam from me. He was very
much respectful, and met me three times.
He was to help me in so many ways, but he
died; he was my friend. In the beginning
on the Srimad Bhagwatam volumes there
are some different appreciations written
by some influential Indian gentlemen.
Hanuman Prasad Poddar also has written
several letters . I will enclose one copy for
you of a more recent letter, and also some
other letters.
The enclosed Acknowledgement
should be placed with or after the Preface,
for Teachings of Lord Chaitanya .
I am glad to hear you are handling Pradyumna's
hospital situation but it is already
settled, don't worry about it. The
engagements sound very nice, and especially
it is good if they pay us. We are not
cheap, we are distributing bonafide pro
cess, so for travelling far distance they
should especially pay us something. For
television we should have at least one hour
appearance; this 15 or 20 minutes, and
with nonsense questions by the interviewer
is not very good. We should be
given time for Kirtan, and for lecture.
That will be best. And if you can secure
some payment from each place we visit,
that will be very nice.
I am pleased to hear that Damodara is
returning; please treat him kindly and encourage
him in all respects. So far the
shipping is concerned, try to get a statement
of account from them, as I think they