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Letters by Date, 1974

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
CENTER: 455 Valencia St.
San Francisco, Ca.

DATE ..................July..8......19..74

My dear Bhakta das,

Please accept my blessings. I have gladly accepted for first initiation those devotees recommended by you and their spiritual names are as follows.
Tom Guild------Tattvavit dasa
Art Yri--------Acyuta dasa
Debbie Yarber--Dhanistha devi
Leaf-----------Lila smaranam devi
Bala-----------Bala dasa
Now be sure these devotees know and vow to follow the four rules and that they are chanting at least 16 rounds daily. Initiation does not mean they have completed all spiritual perfection and now they can relax but it means now they have begun spiritual life. If they are true to their vows they will find all perfection in this life and be eligible to go back to home back to Godhead.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

ACBS:sdg
Bhakta das Adhikary
ISKCON
455 Valencia St.
San Francisco, Ca.

PS. I have also accepted Charles and Alice French for first initiation and Sriman Brikasanga das Raksana das, Srimate Havirdani dasi and Kamatavi dasi for second initiation.
Now go on following all the regulative principles and enthusiastically engage yourselves twenty four hours in the service of Sri Sri Radha and KRSNA. Alice's spiritual name is Atma-maya dasi and Charlie's is Tapan Misra das.

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-San Francisco
-My dear Bhakta das,
+<big>Tridandi Goswami<br />
+<big>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<br /></big>
+Founder-Acharya:<br />
+International Society for Krishna Consciousness<br /></big>
+CENTER: 455 Valencia St.<br />
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; San Francisco, Ca.
-Please accept my blessings. I have gladly accepted for first initiation those devotees recommended by you and their spiritual names are as follows.
-Tom Guild—Tatvavit dasa
+DATE ..................July..8......19..74
+<br />
-Art Yri—Acyuta dasa
+<br />
+<br />
-Debbie Yarber—Dhanistha devi
+<br />
+My dear Bhakta das,
-Leaf—Lila smaranam devi
-Bala—Bala dasa
-Now be sure these devotees know and vow to follow the four rules and that they are chanting at least 16 rounds daily. Initiation does not mean they have completed all spiritual perfection and now they can relax but it means now they have begun spiritual life. If they are true to their vows they will _ all perfection in this life and be eligible to go back to home back to Godhead.
+Please accept my blessings. I have gladly accepted for first initiation those devotees recommended by you and their spiritual names are as follows.<br />
+Tom Guild------Tattvavit dasa<br />
+Art Yri--------Acyuta dasa<br />
+Debbie Yarber--Dhanistha devi<br />
+Leaf-----------Lila smaranam devi<br />
+Bala-----------Bala dasa<br />
+Now be sure these devotees know and vow to follow the four rules and that they are chanting at least 16 rounds daily. Initiation does not mean they have completed all spiritual perfection and now they can relax but it means now they have begun spiritual life. If they are true to their vows they will find all perfection in this life and be eligible to go back to home back to Godhead.
-Your ever well-wisher,
+Your ever well-wisher,<br />
+[[File:SP Signature.png|300px]]<br />
 A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
+<br />
+<br />
+<br />
+ACBS:sdg<br />
+Bhakta das Adhikary<br />
+ISKCON<br />
+Valencia St.<br />
+San Francisco, Ca.
-ACBS:sdg
+PS. I have also accepted Charles and Alice French for first initiation and Sriman Brikasanga das Raksana das, Srimate Havirdani dasi and Kamatavi dasi for second initiation.<br />
+Now go on following all the regulative principles and enthusiastically engage yourselves twenty four hours in the service of Sri Sri Radha and KRSNA. Alice's spiritual name is Atma-maya dasi and Charlie's is Tapan Misra das.
-PS. I have also accepted Charles and Alice French for first initiation and Sriman Brikasanga das Raksana das, Srimate Havirdani dasi and Kamatavi dasi for second initiation.
-Now go on following all the regulative principles and enthusiastically engage yourselves twenty-four hours in the service of Sri Sri Radha and KRSNA. Alice's spiritual name is Atma-maya dasi and Charlie's is Tapan Misra das.
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