2013 Letters

Serve and Study (10/22/13) Dear ______ Dāsī, Our books only contain Gauḍīya siddhānta. KṛṣṇaTalk is all about Gauḍīya siddhānta and classes are also Gauḍīya siddhānta. So it's everywhere. It is not learned over night nor can you push it. Serve and study... And wait for Kṛṣṇa's mercy. SN

We are Exclusive in our Association (10/19/13) Dear Swami ______, I was quite surprised to see your lengthy message here on Facebook. I do not recall all that took place between us over ten years ago, but for me it is something long in the past. No hard feelings here toward you, but regretfully there is no desire to Read more...

Eight Things that Help a Devotee Advance (10/19/13) Dear ______ Dāsī, Firstly, there were no files of Portuguese translation attached to your email. As for the book ‘The Golden Staircase’ is concerned, please check with ____ Mahārāja about that. Several things help a devotee to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness: 1] Constant chanting of the holy name 2] good Vaiṣṇava Read more...

In India We Have Kṛṣṇa Everything! (10/15/13) Dear _____, Nice to get your email. "Souvenirs Krishna" Nice! That is called nāmābhāsa or a shadow of the holy name - not the name proper. In India we have Kṛṣṇa everything; grocery store, garages, electric companies, clothing stores... everything named "Kṛṣṇa". Years ago, India even had Guru Beer, Sannyasa Vodka and Read more...

Lord Kṛṣṇa is There to Help You (10/13/13) Dear ______ Dāsa, Sorry to hear about the divorce, but happy to hear that you are trying hard to put your life together in a more sustainable way... no drugs, no alcohol, etc. For the future, visiting our _____ projects for a couple of weeks might really do you good. You Read more...

The Attributes of Kṛṣṇa (10/13/13) Dear _____ Dāsī, The liberated associates of Kṛṣṇa also share some of Kṛṣṇa's transcendental attributes but not all the attributes. So the 64 associates would not actually correspond to the 64 attributes. The last 4 of Kṛṣṇa's 64 attributes are only had by him and no others: (61) He is the performer of wonderful Read more...

Let us Just go on with our Preaching (09/28/13) Iskcon is there, ṛtviks are there. They will enter Mysore without too much success because sahajiyāism is not so popular in South India :) Not to mention that they are 20 years behind us and with a rough road ahead. Let us just go on with our preaching and by Read more...

I Cannot Think of Getting a Deity in Fiberglass (09/26/13) Dear _____ Mātā, Thanks for the thought, but I cannot tolerate the idea of marble powder and fiberglass Deities. When we can have a Deity made from neem, silver, gold, brass or stone, then I cannot even think of getting a Deity in fiberglass. But thank you very much Read more...

Eagerness to Hear About Kṛṣṇa is the best reception (09/22/13) Dear ______ Dāsī, Thank you for your email. You have seen how the devotees greet me in _____ etc/ with happy faces, a flower garland and some nice prasādam. So if that is how we greet the mission ācārya, then that is also how we greet a _____ Mahārāja Read more...

Who is ’SP’? (09/22/13) Dear _____ Dāsa, Thank you for your question. In all my āśramas we only refer to the original books of Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī, Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thakura and other bona fide ācāryas such as the Six Gosvāmīs, etc. I don't know about Read more...