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

68-10- 18
Seattle
lOth October, 1968
My Dear Shyamsundar,
Please accept my blessings. Since I received
your letter dated September 26,
1968, I have not heard anything from either
of you , so I am very much anxious to
know about the London affairs. You will
be glad to know that Shivananda has already
opened our Iskcon Radha Krishna
Temple in Berlin. The copy of the letter
which I am sending just now to him is also
enclosed herewith, please find. I do not
know why there is so much difficulty in
finding out a house on rent. I was in correspondence
with Mr. Webb, Annapurna's
father, and he informed me that there were
so many vacant houses , churches etc.,
simply he wanted that somebody from our
side should go to London, and see which
place was suitable. So, if possible, you
can see Mr. Webb. I understand that some
of the Indian people there are sympathetiC'
with you, but can they not help you in
finding out a place?
Regarding the money, $1655, dispatched
from Canada: I am very glad to
learn that you have traced out the money
and it is now safely lodged in your external
sterling account. In my last letter, I
asked you to deposit the money in my account
in London, expecting that I may be
called to visit London, but I can guess that
immediately there is no such prospect of
my going to London, therefore I am asking
you to transfer the money to New Yo rk
fo r being deposited in my account No.
0420160131, with the First National City
Bank, Grand Street Branch, Grand Street
at Bowery, New Yo rk, 13, N.Y. I immediately
require about $10,000 for paying
bills of DiaNippon in Tokyo, and Mac­
Millan in New Yo rk. So please transfer
the money to the above account, and let
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me know when you have done so. As you
informed me that you are going to deposit
the money in the Charter Bank which has
branches all over the world, it was nice
proposal, but as I need the money immediately
for paying my bill, you can transfer
the money to the above mentioned bank.
Here the Kirtan party headed by Tarnal
Krishna and others are doing very
nicely. They are selling Back To Godhead
, sometimes more than a 100 copies,
minimum 50 copies, and collecting donations,
30 to 50 dollars everyday. So are
you getting some collection by holding
Kirtan in different places of London?
There must be some source of income,
otherwise, how you can maintain yourself
there.
I am also trying to get one secretarial
office in the Church Center of the United
Nations, with a view to confer with the
heads of the United Nations, both political
and ecclesiastical, to propagate our
Krishna Consciousness. Please let me
know replies for all the points raised
herein, and offer my blessings to Mukunda,
Janaki, Malati, Ya muna and
Gurudas.
I have sent some drawings to Ya muna
devi for the certificates, and I hope she is
taking proper care. I understand Malati is
having some rheumatic condition, and it
is causing pain and numbness. The best
thing is to take hot baths, and massage
with camphor oil, and if it is too much
painful, use Sloan's liniment. Best thing is
to consult with some expert physician.
The Ayervedic medicine which I could
recommend is probably not available in
London, but if there is any Ayervedic shop
let me know and I shall recommend some
medicine. The best thing is to chant Hare
Krishna loudly.
Hoping you are all well,
Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami