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

62 Letters from Srfla Prabhup iida
which is directly part and parcel of the
spirit Whole.
Any way the subject matter of this
spiritual energy exhibited by the living being
is undoubtedly very complicated thing
for an ordinary man. The ordinary man is
therefore astounded in the subject. Sometimes
he partially understands it through
the imperfect senses and sometimes he
fails to know it altogether. The best thing
is therefore to hear the grave subject matter
from the. highest authority Sri Krishna
or His devotee representative coming
down in the chain of disciplic succession.
Bhagwat Geeta is the essence of all the
Upanishads and Vedanta.
I am glad to note that you have got the
highest estimation for Geeta. I am just
trying to present the conclusion of Geeta
to the world as it is and without any imperfect
compromise with speculative interpretations.
We have to learn the lessons of
Geeta from the authorised dicipilic succession
as it is advised there in the book
(4th Ch.). Unfortunately every one not in
that line tries to explain Geeta in his own
way and this process is misguided the people.
We have to counteract this disruptive
tendency and put them at right.
I shall be very glad if you join my mission
(The League of Devotees) and on receipt
of your favourable reply I shall send
you the prospectus. An erudite scholar
like you should join and help in this noble
attempt. Your appreciation of India's cultural
heritage is very much enlivening for
me. Let us jointly distribute this great cultural
heritage to the world at large in an
organised manner and through the recommended
process of Divine Love propagated
by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Please try to help me as far as possible.
Awaiting your reply with interest. Hope
you are well.
Yours sincerely,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
60-2 Delhi-6
18th September, 1960
[From the Visitors' Book]
SRI SRI RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE
2430 Chhipi Wada Kalan
I am pleased to write herein that I have
come to Delhi from my H. Q. 1/859 Kesh
Ghat, Vrindaban (U.P.) purely on spiritual
mission to propagate the cult of devotional
service of the Lord. And I am more
pleased to mention herewith that Sriman
Sri Krishna Sharma, Haribhaktan das,
has provided me with a suitable room for
my literary activities. I am publishing an
English fortnightly magazine of the nae
"Back-To-Godhead" from this place and
the Nawal Prem Shabha of which Sri
Krishnaji is the Hony Secretary is arranging
for my daily lectures on Srimad
Bhagwat.
Late Pandit Jyoti Prasad Sharma father
of Shri Krishnaji was also known to me
and during his life lime whenever I used to
come to Delhi, Late Pandit Jyoti Prasadji
would provide me with residential place.
His good son is also following the foot
prints of his noble father and as secretary
of the Nawal Prem Sabha, he is doing
good service in propagating Rama Nama
all over the city.
In my opinion temples are centres for
educating the public in spiritual values
and I have a mission to organise all temples
for that spiritual education. Temples
are not meant for ordinary householders
engaged simply in the matters of animal
propensities. Those who are actually engaged
in the service of the Lord Deity, the
predominator of the temple; can only be
allowed to remain in the temple, otherwise
not.
Anyway so far I have been well treated
both by Shri Krishnaji the Secretary and
Sree Prabhatilal along with his son
Sitaram-care taker of the temple.
I wish all improvement of this spiritual