2007 Letters

Our Faith Has Vanished Underfoot a Long Time Ago…(08/19/07)

Our Faith Has Vanished Underfoot a Long Time Ago…(08/19/07) Dear N____ Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Sorry for this late reply to your enquiry but due to being out of station for several weeks I only received your email yesterday. “Perhaps you have a vague memory of this humble servant of Śrīla Prabhupāda?” I don’t Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:45+05:30August 19th, 2007|Letters|

From Our Side of the Fence…(07/14/07)

From Our Side of the Fence…(07/14/07) Daṇḍavats H_______ Dāsa Gosvāmī, “As I stated in the very first statement of my letter, I recognize that certain ISKCON devotees offended Śrīdhara Mahārāja. I abhor those offenses and deeply regret them. At the same time, I seek a general principle by which we may say that in all cases individual offenses expand to Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:45+05:30July 14th, 2007|Letters|

Offending Vaiṣṇavas – Is That Our Legacy? (07/13/07)

Offending Vaiṣṇavas - Is That Our Legacy? (07/13/07) Dear H_______ Dāsa Gosvāmī, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. So nice to hear from you after a very long time. The quote of Śrīdhara Mahārāja that we are discussing from below is excerpted from a conversation between Śrīdhara Mahārāja and several leading GBC men in March of 1982. Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:45+05:30July 13th, 2007|Letters|

Conversation with an ISKCON GBC (07/11/07)

Conversation with an Iskcon GBC (07/11/07) Daṇḍavats G______ Swami,All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. OK, lets discuss these points via email, but it would be much easier and more effective if we discussed in person and you recorded it also. Possibly that can be done on your way to Māyāpura this coming year. G_____Swami wrote: 1. Problems with ISKCON's policies and Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:45+05:30July 11th, 2007|Letters|

No Offense Will be Taken (06/12/07)

No Offense Will be Taken (06/12/07) Dear B_____ Devī Dāsī, Hare Kṛṣṇa. T____ Mahārāja is my dear old friend, so please offer him my humble obeisances. But I don't know who he hates more these days - me or ______ Swami? Anyway, if T_____ Mahārāja gets a little out of hand and starts speaking badly, just tolerate the experience as Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:46+05:30June 12th, 2007|Letters|

“Caitanya Monks” (06/11/07)

“Caitanya Monks” (06/11/07) Daṇḍavats _____ Mahārāja, I have been thinking about profile and presentation, particularly our profile and presentation outside India and to a broader audience. Thus, I have come up with the idea to single out and try to make better known the order of tridaṇḍi-sannyāsa in the west — not watering down the rules or the conception Read more...

2023-04-11T07:14:46+05:30June 11th, 2007|Letters|
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