2014 Letters

Living Without Devotees is Hell (06/26/14) Dear _____ Dāsa, Nice to read your email and especially happy to see the photos. But no photo of you? I have been telling you this for quite some time...ASSOCIATION is everything in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Living without devotees is HELL. You have to decide your course in life. If I were you, I Read more...

What More Can I do? (06/25/14) Unless there are extreme circumstance i would NOT use herbicides or pesticides. We are an āśrama and as such we should be as ORGANIC as possible. We should be an example to people on how to live, etc and how to be Kṛṣṇa conscious. One struggle i have with the _____ devotees also Read more...

What More Can I do? (06/25/14) Unless there are extreme circumstance i would NOT use herbicides or pesticides. We are an āśrama and as such we should be as ORGANIC as possible. We should be an example to people on how to live, etc and how to be Kṛṣṇa conscious. One struggle i have with the _____ devotees also Read more...

Offences to the Sannyāsa Paramparā (06/21/14) Dear ______ Swami, Thank you for your appreciations. Actually the sannyāsa-mantra [rāga-mantra] is to be chanted after the kāma-gāyatrī, because it is sequential/progressive. Rādhā-dāsyam is attained after progressing beyond the general conception of Kṛṣṇa [after surrender to Kṛṣṇa], when the devotee understands and transitions between devotion to Kṛṣṇa and superior devotion to Śrīmatī Read more...

You Are Always Welcome to Take Prasādam (06/01/14) Dear ______, This is NONSENSE. ____ Maharaja never said such a stupid thing, ever. I just spoke with him and told him to ask _____ what she said and to who. I told him to tell her that she is not authorised to give anyone any instruction about who can take Read more...

It is Not Too Late to Change Your Image (05/26/14) Dear _____, You will recall that during our many conversations over these past times when we met, i mentioned that you need to focus on your profile [how you are perceived by others] to project your image as a 'swami' a 'preacher', etc. and not just as a normal Read more...

There are Some Things that Money Can’t Buy (05/24/14) When i was in Europe i had a meeting with a billionaire and I preached to him for several hours. He had everything money could buy; fancy car, girlfriend, fabulous house, name, fame, etc. He had everything a man could ever want except Kṛṣṇa consciousness. His personal [love life] was a Read more...

I am Always Sad to Hear of Your Suffering (05/16/14) Dear ____ Dāsa, I am always sad to hear of your suffering condition in _____. Being alone as you are is not good for advancement in Krishna consciousness. I suggest that you try to associate with _______and our devotees or come here to India for a six month visit. Read more...

What Can be Better Than That? (05/06/14) Dear ______ Dāsī, Very nice report. Gracias. I am especially happy to hear how the three young men are working hard and serving sincerely to advance the project in ______. There are many wonderful things that can happen at ________ and in future the project can earn dinero also. More devotees will Read more...

A Rich Man is a Poor Man (05/02/14) Dear _______ Its been two weeks since i arrived in India. I wanted to say 'thank you' for all the service and assistance that you have given while i was in Czech, especially your kindness in allowing _____ Maharaja and myself to stay at your village house. Too bad that that Read more...