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

men like the Indian and if they appreciate
a thing they are prepared to spemd any
ammount for such hobby. They are being
exploited by simply jugglery of words and
bodily gymnastics and still they are
spending for that. But when they will have
the actual commodity and feel pleasure by
eating very delicious Prasadam of BaJa
Krishna I am sure an unique thing will be
introduced in America. As soon as everything
is arranged, I shall bring my assistants
from India to help me in all details.
The price ofthe house is $1 10,000 subject
to alteration and other expenses $5,144.
Immediately cash may be paid on $35,000
and the balance by monthly instalments to
be completed in 15 years or the whole
amount may be paid at once without
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65-5
New York
13th November, 1965
My dear daughter Sally,
I thank you very much for your letter of
the 9th instant and I am very glad to note
that your little Bijo is growing to be more
adventurous now a days. Generally the
son acquires the qualities of the mother
and the daughter acquires the qualities of
the father. And such children become
happy in life. You have acquired the qualities
of your intelligent father and your son
will be as intelligent as you are and thus
your son will be as good as your noble father.
I wish that you be happy more and
more with your growing children. You can
take me also as Old Bijo and therefore
even at my ripe old age I have taken some
adventurous task and as your little Bijo requires
your help always in his little adventures
so also your old Bijo requires your
help in his adventures in America.
Yes I am living here in a precarious
condition and I wish to leave this place at
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any time. There is a room suitable for me
but the lady wants $55.00 per month
which I cannot pay. But there is a good
suggestion for you also. If you be interested
in your improvement of economic
condition I would suggest you to start a lucrative
business in New Yo rk. As you have
liked my cooking so also here all the
friends who have tasted my cooking have
liked it. And by this I am suggesting you
whay dont you start an Indian rstaurant
here in New York? I am sure if you start a
business like that you will earn at least
$2000.00 a month nett. This is not a
dream but actual fact. In New York there
are so many restaurants and all of them are
full with customers so I thought like that
you should also start a restaurant supplying
new palatable dishes and they would
like them surely. There are about three
hundred item of good vegetable preparations
and if they are introduced in
America it will be recorded in the history
of America. People will foreget meat eating.
I do not say that cent percent people
in America will be vegetarian but I am
sure that at least the higher section will
turn to be vegetarian if they get such nice
vegetable dishes. Why not intoduce this
new thing in America and help my mission
also at the same time. It will be very
profitable business and I wish that you
may earn your fortune and help my mission
at one stroke.
This west 72nd street is just in the centre
of the city and I see there is a suitable
place also now vacant for this restaurant
business and if you come here for a day or
two you can see the place and decide if you
can star the business. The house is suitable
for residence of the restaurant keeper
and you see all these personally if you
come here for a day or two. If you comehere
there will be no inconvenience for
you because there is one lady friend at
west I 08th street and she will be very glad
to accommodate you for a day or two. I