2010 Letters

I Don’t Want to See Some Petty Māyā Destroy Everything (09/23/10) _____ Mahārāja, I understand everything, but it is very necessary to get things set up now so that nothing and nobody can crash the project in future. 1] I want a society, trust or association registered and the appropriate directors assigned. 2] Ultimately the land should be re-registered in future in the name Read more...

The Perfection of Life (09/24/10) Dear ______ Dāsī, I realized today with the help of a friend that I sometimes do not show enough appreciation to those devotees (like yourself) who have always been so supportive of my preaching and dedicated to our humble mission. So, I thought its high time I wrote you a few words just to say that even though you Read more...

If Every Devotee with Problems is Sent Away, Nobody Will Be Left (09/25/10) H____, I told you that I didn't want the details about V____ because it was long after the fact, and she was already gone, or leaving shortly. If every sincere devotee with a problem is sent away then there will be nobody left - we will all be sent away! But Read more...

A Sick Man (09/25/10) Dear R____, Now I understand even more what a rascal S_____ is. He is not welcome now or ever at _____. Because he is rascal he wants to think that everyone is a rascal. My disciples are not rascals like S______ that they have to see women on the internet. That is for perverts like S____ to do. He is Read more...

Best to Say as Little as Possible (10/10/10) _____ Mahārāja, Do nothing (NO representative from our āśrama needs to go there, and if they bring him to Rādhā-Dāmodara Temple for darśana, just stay upstairs and let K.B. Goswami handle it). Everyone knows we are on opposite sides of the fence. We have no relationship with that group so nothing is expected from us. There Read more...

We Are Not a Traditional Gauḍīya Maṭha (10/10/10) G_____, OK, the festival sounds as it usually is - wonderful, but chaotic!! I am very sorry to hear that H____ is sad and being mistreated at the maṭha. Very unfortunate. You could invite him to live with us at our āśrama in South India, but explain to him that it is not a traditional Gauḍīya Read more...

Please Forgive Me and My Disciples (10/26/10) D____, I am happy to receive your email. No, you did not 'offend' me and I hope that you will not bear any offense from me or my disciples not giving you any time when you last visited the āśrama. Please forgive us if you have been disappointed. Most of the weeks surrounding your last visit were Read more...

The Anādi Issue (10/26/10) G_____, It seems the ____ Mahārāja is coming out strong with his 'anādi-karma' issue and concludes that there is no realm called taṭastha where the jīva begins his journey. He concludes that Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura made this idea up as a 'preaching strategy'. Devotees have asked me to write something on this topic, but like the 'parrot of Rādhā’ issue, i Read more...

Distasteful, But Interesting (10/30/10) ____ Mahārāja, Below ____ Swami says, “But if you study Subjective Evolution carefully you will see that he is really talking about suṣupti, which is often compared to being merged in Brahman because the physical and psychic dimensions of consciousness are suspended therein and consciousness is undifferentiated." I have two questions: 1] Where is suṣupti "often compared" to Brahman? In Read more...

Living on His Wife’s Money (11/07/10) Just as I figured! He will be a total failure! He will only live by the money his wife earns and live by her mercy. But under no circumstances are we to extend to him another opportunity in _____. When he realizses he has failed he should just live wherever his wife finds work. I have no objection Read more...