Letters from Srila Prabhupada Vol.1 1947-1969

AUGUST, 1968 493greater mridanga. The sound of pressgoes long long distance, long distantplaces, so the organization of press andliterature and public sales, should be ourmain business.The San Francisco devotees are inNew Yo rk, and so you may not send theChaitanya lila just now, better you finish itnicely. Then we shall see what to do.Ye s, Rayarama is trying his heart andsoul to improve the quality of Back ToGodhead, so this department should beexclusively managed by him, because hehas devoted his everything for this BackTo Godhead department. I have askedalso Janardan to join the editorial departmentof publication, and he will do translationwork in French, of all ourliteratures, and similarly Shyamsundarmay help in translating all the literaturesin Germany, and I am arranging to takethe mimeograph machine from NewYo rk, into Montreal, so that Janardan andother boy, Dayal Nitai, who is French Canadian,they can immediately issue, aFrench edition of Back To Godhead.I am so pleased to learn that Kirtanananda,you have already attractedneighboring devotees by your presentationof Prasadam. I am sure this Prasadamattraction will make our neighborsfriendly and surely they will come innumber in future so that New Vrindabanwill be ideal place for visiting from theneighboring provinces, counties, I thinkso and it will be done nicely. I am so gladto learn that you are feeling too much engagementin New Vrindaban, and this aspiritual inspiration. Our society shouldnever be a devil 's workshop, but it shouldbe certainly the most magnificent platformfor spiritual activities.You will be pleased also to know that Iam trying for religious minister's immigrationvisa in USA, and it is almost finished,and I am hopeful of becomingsuccessful. Hope this will meet you all ingood health, and complete Krishna Consciousness,Your ever well-wisher,A. C. Bhaktivedanta SwamiP.S. The goat can be namedsRevachhagi,and the cow can be named as Surabhigai.Also you will be pleased to note that I'veasked Goursundar to make a layout of thewhole land and I shall place 7 differenttemples in different situation, as prototypeof Vrindaban. There will be sevenprinciple temples, namely,[TEXT MISSING]68-8-25Montreal24th August, 1968My Dear Aniruddha,Please accept my blessings. I am indue receipt of your three letters, dated August19, August 13, and July 25. I beg tothank you very much for them. After thepostal strike is over, there are so many letterscongested and therefore, I am sorrythat I am late to reply your letter. But Ihave carefully seen the contents of thethree letters and I understand that you aremoving near Hollywood vicinity, andsome of the devotees from San Franciscoare going to your place to join Samkirtanand I am sure this will be a great successfulattempt. I also understand thatSamkarsam is coming to the temple, butBaladev has ceased to come on account ofinfluence of his wife. But if you let meknow his address, I can write to him personally.In the Bhagavad Gita, it is said thateven a very small attempt in the path ofKrishna Consciousness can save one fromthe greatest danger. Krishna Consciousnessis spiritual consciousness, and