760214 - Letter to Gunagrahi written from Mayapur: Difference between revisions

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Letters by Date, 1976

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness

CENTER:Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir
P.O. Sridham Mayapur
Dist. Nadia, West Bengal
DATE 14 February 1976

My dear Gunagrahi das,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 5, 1976.

Regarding your question about the brahmacharies, you may consult the GBC regarding this matter. Tamal Krishna Maharaj especially is qualified to give you good answer.

Thank you for the picture of Radha-Giriraja: it is very nice. I am having it framed for hanging in my room here in Mayapur.

The boys you have recommended may be initiated. Hold a fire sacrifice and they may vow before the deity, the spiritual master and the fire that they will chant 16 rounds minimum and obey the four regulative principles. Their names are as follows:

Dan Cooper—Dhiman Dasa
Mary Sandoval—Mahodari dasi

The six devotees you have recommended for second initiation may also receive the gayatri mantra in the right ear and you may instruct them to be clean inside by always chanting Hare Krishna and clean externally by bathing regularly. You yourself should set the example for them all.

I hope this finds you well.

Your ever well wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Srima Gunagrahi das
3300 Third Ave.
San Diego, Claif. 92103

ACBS/dda

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+<big>Tridandi Goswami<br />
+<big>A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<br /></big>
+Founder-Acharya:<br />
+International Society for Krishna Consciousness</big><br />
+CENTER:Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir<br />
+P.O. Sridham Mayapur<br />
+Dist. Nadia, West Bengal<br />
+DATE 14 February  1976
-San Diego
 My dear Gunagrahi das,
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 Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 5, 1976.
-Regarding your question about the brahmacaris, you may consult the GBC regarding this matter. Tamala Krishna Maharaja especially is qualified to give you good answer.
+Regarding your question about the brahmacharies, you may consult the GBC regarding this matter. Tamal Krishna Maharaj especially is qualified to give you good answer.
 Thank you for the picture of Radha-Giriraja: it is very nice. I am having it framed for hanging in my room here in Mayapur.
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 The boys you have recommended may be initiated. Hold a fire sacrifice and they may vow before the deity, the spiritual master and the fire that they will chant 16 rounds minimum and obey the four regulative principles. Their names are as follows:
-Dan Cooper—Dhiman Dasa
+Dan Cooper—Dhiman Dasa<br />
 Mary Sandoval—Mahodari dasi
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 I hope this finds you well.
-Your ever well-wisher,
+Your ever well wisher,<br />
+[[File:SP Signature.png|300px]]<br />
+A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
-A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
+Srima Gunagrahi das<br />
+Third Ave.<br />
+San Diego, Claif. 92103
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