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

404 Letters from Srrla Prabhuptida
post parcel . Receive it and chant without
any offense. The 10 kinds of offenses are
like this:
Blaspheming the Lord's devotee
Considering the Lord and the demigods
on the same level-or
assuming there are many gods
Neglecting the orders of the spiritual
master
Minimizing the authority of the
Scriptures
Interpreting the Holy Name of God
Committing sin on the strength of
chanting
Instructing the glories of the Lord's
Name to the unfaithful
Comparing the Holy Name with
material piety
Inattention while chanting the Holy
Name
Attachment to material things while
engaged in the practice of chanting
So you follow those principles as well as
the four restrictive rules, namely;
No addiction to indulgence in any form
of intoxication, including coffee,
tea and cigarettes
No illicit sexual relationships
Must be strictly vegetarian
No gambling
And the other standard practices for initiated
devotees:
Must attend evening and morning
classes
Should not extensively mix with
non-devotees
Should not eat food cooked by
non-devotees
Should not waste time in idle talks
Should not become engaged in
frivolous sports
Should always chant and sing the
Lord's Holy Names
Chanting as enunciated by Lord Chaitanya
is the only means for spiritual realization
in this age of dissention. So chant at least
16 rounds daily, and for other help you
can ask assistance from your elderly Godbrothers.
Hope you are well.
Your ever well-wisher,
68-5-23
Los Angeles
Allston, Mass.
30th May, 1968
My Dear Woomapati,
Please accept my blessings. A few
days ago I received a nice letter from you
in which you wrote nice things, and I was
so glad that now you are making progress
positively towards Krishna Consciousness.
It is understood that Aniruddha and
yourself are sometimes not in agreement
in subjects concerning Krishna Consciousness,
Of course, disagreements
may be there, but there should not be dissention.
I shall be glad to hear from you
what is the point of dissention, and if it
isn't very serious, I think you should ask
Aniruddha not to be affected by such
flimsy disagreement.
I am very glad to learn that L.A. temple
is improving day by day. Similarly, the
temples in other places are also improving,
especially Buffalo, Santa Fe, and
Boston. I am starting for Montreal on the
3rd of June, 1968, and I shall be glad to
hear from you at our Montreal address.
Thanking you.
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
68-5-24
San Francisco
Allston, Mass.
31st May, 1968
My Dear Gargamuni,
Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt
of your letter post-dated May 27,