Letters from Srila Prabhupada Vol.1 1947-1969

MAY, 1968 395know that Krishna is present, and as suchwe must be careful in our dealings, talkingsand behavior, as we are present beforeKrishna directly. The altar should beso made, with curtain, that it may beclosed when Krishna and Radha are takingrest. Dress them as nicely as possible,we have so many Radha Krishna pictures,you can take idea from them.Yes, your observation is perfect. If wespread this Krishna Consciousness movement,certainly there will be an atmosphereof purity and people will be happyboth and this life and the next.Please try for these things, draft deferraland tax exemption. It is greatlyneeded. You will be pleased to know thatRobert Kennedy heard Hare Krishna Kirtanfrom poet Allen Ginsberg. He is verykind to chant HareKrishna wherever hegoes, as I have requested him to do, andwhen he met me at San Francisco, he toldme that he chanted Hare Krishna beforeMr. Kennedy. So I think it is already in hisattention.That is all right, whenever you are ableto do so, then contribute 50% of your incometo the temple.Shyamsundar wanted to go to London;what is his opinion about this? I am verymuch eager to open a center in London. IfShyamasundar and Malati go there, thenone or two other Brahmacharies may gothere to organize a center in London; andas soon as it is in makeup then I may alsogo there for sometime, to deal with theBeatles who are so much anxious to understandabout spiritual knowledge. Anysincere person, never mind whether he ishippy or Beatie, if he is actually searchingfor something beyond this hackneyed materialsense gratification, surely he willfind the most comfortable shelter underthe Lotus Feet of Lord Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu, Who is non-different fromLord Krishna. We should try our best,begging every person to give us sometime to listen about this Krishna Consciousnessmovement, as it is taught byLord Chaitanya.Hope you are all well.Your ever well-wisher,A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami68-5-7Juno Beach, FloridaAllston Mass.1Oth May, 1968My Dear Dayananda,Please accept my blessings. I thankyou very much for your check which I begto acknowledge receipt herewith. I am sopleased to learn that you are constantlytrying to follow my instructions. Ofcourse, I have no particular instructions,save and except the instruction which Ihave also heard from my Spiritual Master.So all instructions in the disciplic successiondirectly comes from the SupremePerson. Therefore to follow the instructionsof a Spiritual Master is to follow theinstructions of the Supreme Person. Andas soon as we are accustomed to this habit,then all our misgivings of material existenceare over. Your ambition for chantingHare Krishna exclusively is very good.But sacrificing the results of action is asgood. A concrete example is Arjuna. Hefought very chivalrously under the instructionsof the Lord, and the Lord certifiedhim to be the best devotee and friendof the Lord. So there is no distinction betweenchanting and offering the results ofone's activity. Sometimes under the garbof chanting people take to the habit oflaziness,which is not required at all. Executionof devotional service is prescribedfirst with enthusiasm and patience. Onecan execute this transcendental activitiesstaying as he is, but he must follow and tryto apply in practical life the instructions as