our main business is sankirtana and distribution of litterature

[Guest guest]

Letter to: Madhudvisa

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Los Angeles

26 March, 1970

70-03-26

 

My Dear Madhudvisa,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated

18th March, 1970. I have already chanted the beads of Srimati Maithili Dasi,

and I hope you have received them back.

I was very busy since a few days on account of purchasing the new church, and

other documentary activities. This morning we have paid $50,000 down payment.

Gargamuni was to take from me, from my book fund, $20,000. So the boys here

have taken a great risk by purchasing this church property. When Krsna has

given us this chance, I hope He will give us chance also to liquidate the

balance

amount as soon as possible.

You are trying for the new Temple, but our main business is Sankirtana and

distribution of literature. If Krsna gives us a better place, that is

all-right.

Otherwise, we can remain at any place never mind hell or heaven; but we shall

be only very cautious about propagating our Sankirtana movement.

I am very glad to learn that you have already been promised for $15,000, and

I think these are indication of your getting a nice house very soon. Ratha

Yatra Festival is your most important function of the year. I introduced this

Ratha Yatra in San Francisco, accepting the place as New Jagannatha Puri. So

this

festival must be observed very gorgeously every year. Similarly, if two other

processions like on the Birthday of Lord Caitanya as well as on the Birthday

of Lord Krsna, are observed, it will be still nicer.

Last time when you came here, I was very much encouraged to see you.

Similarly whenever you find some time, if you come for a day or two, you will

be able

to suggest improvement here as well as you will take improvements from here

and introduce them in your Temple and others.

It will be very pleasing to learn that in the morning you are now studying

from one and one half to two hours and in the evening you have class from forty

 

five minutes to an hour, and you are stressing the importance of lecturing and

preaching with authoritative and substantial arguments.

Please offer my blessings to all the boys and girls in San Francisco Temple.

Hope this will meet you in good health.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami