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| Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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12 June 2004 JOURNAL: Sunday 12 June Sunrise: 4/30 a.m. Sunset: 7/29 P.M. Moonrise 1/04. Navami. Today the eating of the members took place. I cooked 12 twelve different item and all present more than sixteen ladies and gentlemen ate with great pleasure. The introduction was alright. It was all Grace of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. J.N. Wankawala letter by air mail posted. Expenditure .50 Income book a/c .80 Contribution 3.00 3.80 letters | 02:28 | 11 June 2004 Saturday, June 11, 1966 New York, New York Sriman Brahmacari Mangalaniloy c.o messrs. Bhajanlal Srinivasa P.O. Shillong, Assam INDIA My dear Brahmacari Mangalaniloy, I thank you very much for your kind letter of the 3rd inst and I am glad to understand that you are serious for joining me in my great adventure for preaching the message of Rupa Raghunath in these parts of the world. I am confident to see fulfillment of Lord Caitanya's mission in every corner of the world. His Divine Grace wanted this mission to be fructified during His presence but He was so much disappointed in the last days of His life for many of His follower's indisciplinary activities. I do not know how far I shall be successful in this attempt but I am trying my best to do this job as He wanted me to do. If your Guru Maharaja Sripada Madhava Maharaja fully cooperate with me in this adventure I am confident to come out successful in my attempt. You have asked me to correspond with him but as he is always in preaching activities it is better you open the negotiation first with him and if he agrees to help me and cooperate with me in the matter of preaching work in the foreign countries, it will be great encouragement for me. Up till now I am working alone without any cooperation of any one of my Godbrothers and it is the first time that you have voluntarily extended your hand to cooperate with me in full spirit. May Srila Prabhupada bestow His Divine Grace upon you. I have already decided to get you here to help me and I am trying my best for your "No objection Certificate" as well as free passage to this country. Most probably you shall be requisitioned by the end of July next and be prepared for this. I want also another assistant who can play Khola very nicely. If you have got anybody in view you may also arrange for his coming here and I shall arrange for him also. If so please immediately send his name and address so that I shall try for his No objection certificate also. While coming here I shall require you to bring with you the following articles namely: (1) Two first class mrdangas (2) Ten pairs of first class karatalas (3) One first class Harmonium (4) one first class Tanpura (5) Four pairs of Ghungar for dancing. Regarding the construction of the Temple here in New York and in other places, I have now decided to struggle for it to the end of my life and I am glad that you have decided to follow my instruction in this connection. I think I shall be able to finish this Job even if the Government of India does not allow me any exchange. I am now trying to incorporate one corporation of the local friends and admirers under the name INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS INC Negotiation is going on with the Lawyer to formulate the scheme and as soon as this is incorporated I shall submit application for sponsoring you in this country. There is enough money in this country and for temple we may not require to get exchange from India. The only thing is the people of this country must know that this is very important work and by such conviction enough money could be raised from the local people. I hope when you will come I shall get your full cooperation in this connection. Henceforward write in English language. Here English language is very much essential so try to have it practised fluently. You are educated and it will not be difficult for you. There is another impediment for my staying here. My publication work is suspended. You know I have already published three volumes of my Srimad-Bhagavatam and further copies are ready for printing. Please let me know if your establishment can take charge of publishing these books or can manage the publication in my absence. Due to my absence from India the publication is stopped and therefore it disturbs my mind. This publication work is my main function. So at any rate I cannot stop it. I can stop my foreign activities but I cannot stop my publication work. Please let me know if there is any possibility of your institution to look after these affairs during my absence. You have asked me to write something about Mr Paul. He is a young man of twenty three years old. He was attending my class at 72nd St. along with others and when there was theft case in my room he invited me to his residence. So I am with him and training him. He has good prospect because he has already given up all so called bad habits. In these country illicit connection with women, smoking, drinking and eating of meats are common affairs besides that other habits like using toilet papers after evacuating etc. But by my request he has given up 90% of his old habits and he is chanting Mahamantra regularly. So I am giving him the chance and I think he is improving. Tomorrow I have arranged for some Prasad distribution and he has gone to puchase some things from the market in the car of a friend. I shall inform him about you when he comes back. Here we have got a big hall and my classes are going on thrice in a week. The rent is $100.00 per month. I think when you come here we shall be able to organize the things more nicely. Please be in regular correspondence with me and offer my respects to Sripada Madhava Maharaja and if possible let me know if there is any possibility of our cooperation in this attempt of foreign propaganda. If so kindly let me know your opinion in this connection. Hope you are all doing well and with my good wishes I am Yours affectionately, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Please let me know the price of two [TEXT MISSING] and shall send you cheque on Calcutta bank. - ACB letters | 19:19 | June 11, 1966 New York, New York Sri I. N. Wankawala Scindia Steam Navigation Co Ltd Central Bank Buildings, Netaji Subhas Road, Calcutta-1 Dear Mr. Wankawala, Please accept my greetings. Since I have left India I did not hear from you and I hope everything is well with you. My preaching work is going on nicely. The Americans are taking interest in the matter of Bhakti cult of Sankirtana movement. I am holding classes of Sankirtana and discourses on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam and I very glad to inform you that they are chanting the holy name of God "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare" with great devotion. There is some attempt for opening one Radha Krishna Temple in New York and Sir Padampat Sighania of Kanpur has promised to build up the temple. I am trying for the Indian Exchange sanction and if it is sanctioned, I hope one temple of Sri Sri Radhakrishna will be first built in New York. I am also trying for the temple otherwise if the Exchange is not sanctioned. I have received one letter from Srimati Sumatiji Baisaheba dated the 11th April 1966 in which she writes amongst other things as follows: ". . . Regarding free passage to be provided to your men from India to New York on our ships, kindly note that these gentlemen will have to obtain permission from the Reserve Bank of India and therefore I suggest that you please request them to complete the P form formalities and thereafter please ask them to contact Sri I.N. Wankawala of our Calcutta Office whom I am advising suitably." "As regards equipment for the temple such as Mrdanga for Sankirtana, also I am advising Sri Wankawala to allow freight free shipment on our vessels. You may therefore advise those concerned to contact him for this purpose. I may add that for shipment from Cochin also Sri Wankawala of our Calcutta office should be contacted and he will do the needful." I hope you have duly received instruction from your Bombay office regarding the instructions of Baisaheba and I am arranging my men (Sankirtana Party) to come here by the end of July with Mrdanga etc for advancing the missionary work here. Some of my goods are lying in Delhi and I wish to get them here. Please let me know where the goods should be sent either to Cochin or to Calcutta. Of course from Delhi Calcutta is nearer than Cochin. Kindly therefore reply this letter per return of post and I will do the needful regarding the above. By the by I may enquire if you are reading my Book Srimad-Bhagavatam and shall be glad to hear from you about your reaction. Hope you are well and awaiting your early reply. Yours sincerely, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami letters | 11:15 | JOURNAL: Saturday 11 June Sunrise: 4/31 a.m. Sunset 7/28 P.M. Moonrise 0/44. Astami: Today I paid Paul $2.00 and Karl -- $20.00 Total Expenditure -- $22.00 I received one letter from Mangalniloy and replied it. Afternoon there was Sanskrit class five attended and contribution--$2.00 One letter written to J.N. Wankawala for confirmation. letters | 01:08 | 10 June 2004 JOURNAL: Friday 10 June Sunrise: 4/31 a.m. Sunset 7/28 P.M. Moonrise 0/20. Saptami. There was no expenditure today. In the evening there was meeting 12 heads present contribution only $8.00 Book collection $4.00 Total Income $12.00 Invited to attend Fasting (?) function on Sunday 12th instant. letters | 02:26 | 9 June 2004 JOURNAL: Thursday 9 June Sunrise: 4/31. Sunset 7/27 PM. Moonrise. Sasthi. Received one letter from Secretary Sir Padampat that he is not at present interested in Temple Construction in New York. A laughing stock. Paul was paid for Expenditure $2.00 letters | 02:25 | 8 June 2004 JOURNAL: Wednesday 8 June Sunrise: 4/31 am. Sunset 7/26 PM. Moonrise 11/55. Panchami There was meeting in the evening about 16 persons attended one of which was a Chinese woman who became very much interested. The Collection was $11.00 Book Collection 4.00 $15.00 A letter receive from Harvey. letters | 02:23 | 7 June 2004 JOURNAL: Tuesday 7 June Sunrise: 4/31 am. Sunset 7/26 PM. Moonrise 11/26 Chaturthi: Today in the morning Paul was paid $1.35 plus $1.00 previous. I went to see Dr. Mishra & I dined with him. Expenditure -- .30 Two Dimes for telephone call -- .20 Total Expenditure 2.85 Bank deposit 15.00 17.85 letters | 02:22 | 6 June 2004 JOURNAL: Monday 6 June Sunrise: 4/32 am. Sunset 7/25 PM. Moonrise 10/49. Tritiya. Bank Deposit -- $25.00 Paper -- 1.57 Bitter Melon -- .30 In the evening there was meeting About more than 16 men & women attended. The meeting was interesting but the collection was poor: Contribution only -- $9.50 Book collection (Raphael 3 taken) 4.00 13.50 Income -- 13.50 Expenditure 26.87 one gentleman has taken a set of book. Altogether five sets distributed out of 16. There is balance now 11 sets. letters | 02:21 | |
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