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Amsterdam


My dear Locanananda dasa,
Amsterdam ''[handwritten]''


Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 28th, 1975. Your letter was received late so it was not possible to send you a reply in time for your Deity installation ceremony.
Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir<br />
P.O. Sreedam Mayapur,<br />
Dist. Nadia, West Bengal.<br />
Camp: Bombay<br />
20th January, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 76


I have received the names of all the candidates for initiation and I accept them all as my duly initiated disciples. Their new spiritual names are as follows:


Jan Appelman—Jayagopal dasa
My dear Locanananda,


Freddy Van de Buerie—Mahasrnga dasa
Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 28th, 1975. Your letter was received late so it was not possible to send you a reply in time for your Deity installation ceremony.


Raymond Nota—Jnanaraja dasa
I have received the names of all the candidates for initiation and I accept them all as my duly initiated disciples. Their new spiritual names are as follows:


Henry Fluster—Akhiladhara dasa
Jan Appelman - Jayagopal dasa<br />
Freddy Van de Buerie - Mahasrnga dasa<br />
Raymond Nota - Jnanaraja dasa<br />
Henry Fluster - Akhiladhara dasa<br />
Peter Vander Heyden - Divyasinhadasa<br />
Patricio - Krtayajna dasa<br />
Jannie Smit - Mangalaya dasi<br />
Tettje Meursing - Aharada dasi<br />
Francisco van der Linden - Atitagamana dasi


Peter Vander Heyden—Divyasinhadasa
I also accept Yasoda vatsala das and Bhasya kara das for second initiation. Enclosed you will find their sacred threads which I have chanted on. Now hold a fire ceremony and the brahmins may afterward be allowed to hear the Gayatri mantra from the tape recording through the right ear. First initiated devotes must vow to always chant minimum 16 rounds daily and strictly observe the regulative principles. The Brahmins must practice cleanliness, internally by chanting the Lord's glories and externally by bathing regularly. In addition the brahmins should study carefully, especially Gita, Ishopanishad, Nectar of Devotion and Nectar of Instruction as well as all the small paperbacks. Soon we will have yearly examinations for brahmins based on these books and those who pass will be awarded Bhaktishastri titles.
 
Patricio—Krtayajna dasa
 
Jannie Smit—Mangalaya dasi
 
Tettje Meursing—Aharada dasi
 
Francisco van der Linden—Atitagamana dasi
 
I also accept Yasodavatsala das and Bhasyakara das for second initiation. Enclosed you will find their sacred threads which I have chanted on. Now hold a fire ceremony and the brahmanas may afterward be allowed to hear the Gayatri mantra from the tape recording through the right ear. First initiated devotes must vow to always chant minimum 16 rounds daily and strictly observe the regulative principles. The Brahmins must practice cleanliness, internally by chanting the Lord's glories and externally by bathing regularly. In addition the brahmanas should study carefully, especially Gita, Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion and Nectar of Instruction as well as all the small paperbacks. Soon we will have yearly examinations for brahmanas based on these books and those who pass will be awarded Bhakti-sastri titles.


I hope this meets you all well.
I hope this meets you all well.


Your ever well-wisher,
Your ever well wisher,<br />
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami


A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Sriman Locanananda dasa<br />
ISKCON Amsterdam


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 19 June 2020

Letter to Locanananda


Amsterdam [handwritten]

Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir
P.O. Sreedam Mayapur,
Dist. Nadia, West Bengal.
Camp: Bombay
20th January,             76


My dear Locanananda,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 28th, 1975. Your letter was received late so it was not possible to send you a reply in time for your Deity installation ceremony.

I have received the names of all the candidates for initiation and I accept them all as my duly initiated disciples. Their new spiritual names are as follows:

Jan Appelman - Jayagopal dasa
Freddy Van de Buerie - Mahasrnga dasa
Raymond Nota - Jnanaraja dasa
Henry Fluster - Akhiladhara dasa
Peter Vander Heyden - Divyasinhadasa
Patricio - Krtayajna dasa
Jannie Smit - Mangalaya dasi
Tettje Meursing - Aharada dasi
Francisco van der Linden - Atitagamana dasi

I also accept Yasoda vatsala das and Bhasya kara das for second initiation. Enclosed you will find their sacred threads which I have chanted on. Now hold a fire ceremony and the brahmins may afterward be allowed to hear the Gayatri mantra from the tape recording through the right ear. First initiated devotes must vow to always chant minimum 16 rounds daily and strictly observe the regulative principles. The Brahmins must practice cleanliness, internally by chanting the Lord's glories and externally by bathing regularly. In addition the brahmins should study carefully, especially Gita, Ishopanishad, Nectar of Devotion and Nectar of Instruction as well as all the small paperbacks. Soon we will have yearly examinations for brahmins based on these books and those who pass will be awarded Bhaktishastri titles.

I hope this meets you all well.

Your ever well wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Sriman Locanananda dasa
ISKCON Amsterdam

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