Los Angeles, Calif. 90034 Hpmdeazraamesvara, l s Please accept my b es ings. I am in d e receipt of you letters v u dated Dec. 15th and 27th and ha e noted the contents. Hansadutta is h v u here and we a e discussed many of the points and q estions in your letters. You can discuss with him for the deta ils. You are secretary so, you sho l go on with normal business, budget the money and write u u dt reg la repas s Yourr Idea of. letting New York have the 200,000 dollars worth of books to help them get the building is good. Do it. t l Regarding the leng h of it is alri ht if it g es a ittle g books, e g o over 400 pa es , but don't let it becom 500. Whatever fund is collected for food distribution should be sent s n to India. Why is it not ent? The other funds c mi g from sales of be e o books can acc nt d properly, so where is there any fraud? ou for r Sometimes a salesman can say something extraordinary in orde to sell something, but th at is not fraud. Just like they are selling this oil, saying that if you rub it your bald head, hair will grow. e on f this oil? But Where is the case wher a bald man's hair grew rom the government u is not charging with fra d. Don't use these UNICEF ar that will no be n RELIEF c ds t You ca make ISKCON FOOD cards. u , good. B t the money collected using this card must be sent to Indi a where we i g k are actually feed n peop e If we simply spea nicely to a person sincerely l . he'll and try to get him to take the book, take it. Why should we adopt unfair means? We should not do anything which will i e o create a bad mpr ssion or make us Pe ple are after these t unpopular. books, they are hankering for hem We don't need to take cheating v . t g • method. I ne er had to use any cheating me hod when I first be an I simply presented the real thing. is Basically and practically speaking everything that done sin­ cerely for Krishna's satisfaction is perfect. we have to be very very careful in our dealings with others so thatBut they will not take the wrong view. Just like the gopis. They left their homes in the is i dead of night to go and meet th young boy Krishna for k ssing and embracing. To the ordinary person, this is sinful but to the devo­ w s s , v tee, it is or hipable and it is c on i ered the highest form of de o d a ­ tion even by Lord Caitany who was himself very strict sannyasi. Therefore we are very careful not discuss this asa li a in to r l the presence of ordi ary men because they will only misunderstand- n and , commit offense. While dealing with the ordinary men, we must spread this movement in such a way that they no:t isunderstand us and f will m · take offense Try to se 11 as many of my books \ �{ip,ssible to our 1\ be t b . �y . I: s Y i ��;! ihis meets you in good health , Y���.���\t��,'\� \' \\"t\�(� l\ ACBS/ps '�· ... '� - . V j�(,• 2nd, 1975 Hare Krishna land, Gandhi Gram Rd. Jan. 054 Juhu, Bombay 400 INDIA Adi Kesava das brahmacari ISKCON,72 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, Mass. 02116 My dear Adi Kesava das, Please accept my blessings. I am i due receipt of your letter dated n Dec. 24th, 1974 and have noted the contents carefully. s we ve The thing i , should ha a little common sense in all activities. The example can be given that women by nature, do not forget to dress very nicely although always engaged in household affairs. Deity worship or lecturing in the colleges is just as important as book distribution. So, h e be t es things must done very nicely and at the same time, book distri- bution should be done. Not that we should do one thing at the sacrifice of another. That requires a little common sense. Factually, we should be engaged 24 hours in Krishna's service and everything should be done very nicely and perfectly. I hope this meets you in good health. ACBS/ps Hare Krishna Land, Gandhi Gram Rd. Jan. 2nd, 1975 Juhu, Bombay 400 054 INDIA devi dasi laxmimoni ISKCON 5430 Gurley St. Dallas, Texas 75223 u.s.A. Ny dear Laxmimoni devi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec, 18th, 1974 and have the contents. Thank you for your nice pic- noted tures of Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha in Torronto. The thing is, we should have little common sense in all activities. The example can be given that women by nature do not forget to dress very nicely although always engaged in household affairs. Deity worship is just as important as book distribution. As we sing the Gurvastakam in prayers, srivigrahara dhana-nitya-nana-srngara-tanmandira-marjanadau. So, it should be very done, and at the same time, book distribu- nicely tion should be done. Not that we should do one thing at the sacrifice of another. That requires a little common sense. Factually, we should engaged 24 hours in Krishna's service and everything should be done be very nicely and perfectly. I hope this meets you in good health .z;=;:= 1('-'f A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami ,.QJf=JACBS /ps Hare Krishna Land, Gandhi Gram Road Jan. 3rd, 1975 Juhu, 400 Bombay 054 INDIA Ford Sriman Alfred Teton Village Wyoming 83025 USA My ear Alfred, d Please accept blessings. am writing this letter my I to inform you Svami has own plans. He that Sudama left our camp. He has his has vio- lated our rules thus down the and regulations and fallen from spiritual circumstances, please do not platform. Under these act under his advice. I have been very B about a week, I am going much busy here in ombay. In to come to Honolulu. my I will notify you of definate arrival date and request please me thexe. I that you come and see I hope this meets you in good health. ( A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami ACBS/ps ---�-· .. -----------� .. ---��-----·· -- �yarning, cc: Honolulu; c/o G.K. Swami FILE Hare Krishna land, Gandhi Gram Rd. Juhu, Bombay 400 054 INDIA Jan. 6th. 75 Hansadutta das adhikari Bhaktivedanta Manor letchmo:re Heath Watford WD2 8EP Hertfo:rdshi:re, London, Eng. My dear Hansadutta das, record Please accept my blessings. I have considered this matter of distribution and have decided that should be immediately stopped. It has i� be simply caused havoc. It should be stopped everywhe�e. The stress must on books, nothing else needs to be sold. If someone hears a record, he will not understand anything of our philosophy. He will simply enjoy it as sense gratification. But if he gets a book and :reads even one page, then he m� very likely be induced to take part in our movement. These records are not important. My books are important. You should make arrangement to distri- bute them in as much quantity as possible. Enclosed is o� letter from Ajit das (president of Stockholm ) wherein he expresses anxiety and confusion soming from this record distribution. I hope this meets you in good health. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Eno: 1 TRUE COPY of a letter from Ajit das nd Gandhi Gram Road Hare Krishna La , Juhu, Bombay 400 054 INDIA 6th, Jan. 75 N.N. Dagai 1185 Sec o t r 18-G C a di a h n g rh J de Bagai, My ar Mr. Please accept my greetings am d e receipt of your letter dated . I in u Dec. 30th and have noted the ontents. You have now got yo de ty , 1974 c u i nti card, so if you like t centers and live there for some you can go o any of our time. If you like the atmosphere, then we have o objection to accept you n in- o r institution. You should e in ith some time, otherwise how to u r ma w us for will we know what are to do? You should understand of ourse work you fit c , tha pay anyone our society After you have stayed with us for t we do not in . some time then we shall discuss i iation name and mantra. These things , nit , are not awarded immediately. When you take sannyasa, you use the word can svami -- not before. We are ot interested in these i gs like hatha-yoga and ming We n th n swi . do not encourage such useless activities, We would never take to such acti- vities for ear ing money. We money enough. We don't require to adopt any n got una i ed At r sent s e d 8 lakhs of rupees every month and uthor z means. p e we p n Krishna sends all mon y. Our r c s to chant Hare Krishna. That is suf- e p o e s is f c e t i i n . You are welcome to Vrindavana anytime. I hope this meets you ood health.