S.B. 4-7-39 and more

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Dear Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of

Srila Prabhupada.

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.7.39

"We offer our respectful obeisances unto the Supreme, who has created

varieties of manifestations and put them under the spell of the three qualities

of the material world in order to create, maintain and annihilate them.

He Himself is not under the control of the external energy ; in His personal

feature He is completely devoid of the variegated manifestation of material

qualities, and He is under no illusion of false indentification."

Srila Prabhupada teaches us (very partial purport) : "....... the summary

is that the conditioned souls are being pulled by the action and reaction

of material qualities, which create a differentiated of energies. But in

the spiritual world the worshipable one is the Supreme Lord and no one

else."

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Chapter2- Text 46

The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna instructs us :

"All purposes that are served by the small pond can at once be served

by the great reservoirs of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas

can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them."

Srila Prabupada teaches us (partial purport) : ".......The living entities

are parts and parcels of Krsna; therefore, revival of Krsna consciousness

by the individual living entity is the highest perfectional stage of Vedic

knowledge. This is confirmed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7) as follows:

aho bata sva-paco 'to gariyan

yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam

tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya

brahmanucur nama grnanti ye te

"O my Lord, a person who is chanting Your holy name, although born of

a low family like that of a candala [dog-eater], is situated on the highest

platform of self-realization. Such a person must have performed all kinds

of penances and sacrifices according to Vedic rituals and studied the Vedic

literatures many, many times after taking his bath in all the holy places

of pilgrimage. Such a person is considered to be the best of the Aryan

family."

...... It requires much time, energy, knowledge and resources to execute

the purposes of the Vedas. This is

hardly possible in this age. The best purpose of Vedic culture is served,

however, by chanting the holy name of the Lord, as recommended by Lord

Caitanya, the deliverer of all fallen souls. When Lord Caitanya was asked

by a great Vedic scholar, Prakasananda Sarasvati, why He, the Lord, was

chanting the holy name of the Lord like a sentimentalist instead of studying

Vedanta philosophy, the Lord replied that His spiritual master found Him

to be a great fool, and thus he asked Him to chant the holy name of Lord

Krsna. He did so, and became ecstatic like a madman. In this Age of Kali,

most of the population is foolish and not adequately educated to understand

Vedanta philosophy; the best purpose of Vedanta philosophy is served by

inoffensively chanting the holy name of the Lord. Vedanta is the last word

in Vedic wisdom, and the author and knower of the Vedanta philosophy is

Lord Krsna; and the highest Vedantist is the great soul who takes pleasure

in chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is the ultimate purpose of

all Vedic mysticism."

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Your ever well-wisher

Letter to: M...

Los Angeles January 28, 1969

My Dear M...,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your

letter (undated) and I was very pleased to note the contents. Regarding

the Radha-Syama chanting which you have heard it is not very good. In our

temple, strictly Hare Krishna chanting should be given more importance.

This is no harm in this mantra you have heard, but it is not very important.

There are many such common songs composed by common devotees out of sentiment.

But our principle is to stick to the authorities, and always remember that

Hare Krishna is the prime authorized mantra.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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your servant......

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