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

68-10-45
My Dear Krishna das ,
OCTOBER, 1968 573
Seattle
21st October, 1968
Please accept my blessings . I beg to
acknowledge receipt of your letter dated
13 Oct. , 1968, and I have noted the con­
tents carefully. In the beginning you write
to say that you have written at least 3 let­
ters to me, but this is the first time I have
received any letter from you. I do not
know how they are missing. Anyway, I
have also received one letter from
Shivananda, it is understood that you are
trying your best to secure a place in Ham­
burg, but still you have not been able to
find out. In the meantime, before this,
Shivananda wrote me a letter that he has
already opened a branch in Berlin. And
this news was spread by me to others.
Now it is understood that you have
changed your idea and you want to open
our center in Hamburg. It is nice so far I
get information that Hamburg is very
more important than Berlin, but if you
find difficulty in locating a place fo r our
center in Hamburg, it is better go back to
Berlin and take whatever place is avail­
able.
To feel separation from the Spiritual
Master or Krishna is very good position.
That means one who is in pure love with
Krishna and His Representative, Spiritual
Master, he thinks always of Them. And
this thinking process is Krishna con­
sciousness. If we can think a! ways of
Krishna even in separation, that is
Krishna Consciousness. And in the abso­
lute platform, there is no difference of
separation and meeting. The separation is
also meeting, rather in separation one rel­
ishes the loving relationship more tasty.
So don't be disappointed that you are
separated from me, I am also always
thinking of you how you are making prog­
ress there. And I am always expecting
your letters that you have already opened a
center there, and you are working very
nicely.
So far Seattle is concerned, we have
opened here a branch about one month
past, and it is well established. People
have known it and students are corning
from the university community, and taking
interest. I've gone to the universtiy
and delivered lecture. And last Sunday we
initiated 3 devotees, and 2 or 3 are still
waiting. So this branch is going nicely.
And the kirtan party led by Tarnal and
Jayananda, they are also selling Back to
Godhead daily, at least 50 to 75 copies,
and collecting money also, average of 40
or 50 dollars daily. So this branch is very
nice. I hope I shall hear soon that you are
doing the same thing in Hamburg.
In London, although they have not
opened a banch, but they are doing Kirtan
performances daily, twice or thrice, and
in the parks, schools, colleges, clubs, so­
ciety and private houses, so our propa­
ganda is not stopped. So even you have not
found out any place at Hamburg, you
three together you can chant Hare
Krishna, Kirtan in the same way as they
are doing in London and other cities. We
are more or less concerned for preaching.
It does not matter even if we have got a
temple, but ifthe preaching work goes on
that is a great satisfaction. I understand
from Shivananda's letters that you are get­
ting engagements in Berlin, but I don't
hear that you have got any engagement in
Hamburg. So please try to find out some
engagement and perform kirtan . You are
now three. One can play mridanga and
two can play cymbals and chant nicely,
and so even you are not yet found a place,
you can go on with your work, ask New
Yo rk to send you magazines and go on
with Kirtan. So far your long letter, I am
very much pleased to have your long let­
ter. I can see from your writing that you
have got capacity to write, this is a great
help. Yo u can write articles for Back to