2004 Letters

I Appreciate Your Kind Invitation (12/29/04) Dear Śrīpāda J____ Swami, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Thank you for your warm invitation to attend the Prabhupāda family reunion in Māyāpura. I am sure it will be a grand success but unfortunately I will not be able to attend. We have opened a new āśrama near Read more...

Students Who are Proud of Their Small Knowledge (11/17/04) Dear Śrīpāda B_____ Mahārāja, Daṇḍavat praṇāms. All glories to Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga. My comments are as follows. First, I would like to say that the statement you sent to me sounds like a statement by X____Mahārāja. Whether or not Swami Mahārāja is in mādhurya-rasa or sakhya-rasa is debated to some Read more...

Society Consciousness is at the Forefront (07/24/04) Dear Y_____ and D______ Dāsī, Hare Kṛṣṇa. Just after sending you my first reply I realised that I had evaded your question. If I have made such a statement as “R______ Swami is not in harmony with the proper concept of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism as preached by our Guardians" then I must surely Read more...

Mind Your Own Business - Surrender! (07-24-04) Dear Mother Y_____ and D_____Dāsī, Hare Kṛṣṇa. So now D___ and I request you to please explain to us why you say that “R______ Swami is not in harmony with the proper concept of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism as preached by our Guardians." At least that for a start. It is not nice of Read more...

You Are Surrounding Yourself With Too Many Opinions (07/23/04) Dear K_____, Hare Kṛṣṇa. I read your email below. Yes, your śikṣa-gurus encouraged you to hear from me with faith. But now you have added another element to the equation and one that I am personally not I harmony with. There are many things regarding Kṛṣṇa consciousness philosophy and moods Read more...

A Discussion on Cow Protection (05/20/04) Dear B______ Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisance.  All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. I am Swami Narasingha standing in for N_____ Dāsa because, between the gośālā, āśrama management, and construction, he has very little time for correspondence. I hope you do not mind my doing so. We have been very busy and I do apologize Read more...