2012 Letters

The Scientific Community and Consciousness (04/10/12) Dear J_____, Such a nice question... I really wish I had more time at present to dedicate to answering your question. In short, the living entities manifest from the taṭastā-śakti and their form is intrinsic. Entering the material world they take on a material form or covering. But entering the spiritual world they manifest there intrinsic form and Read more...

The Greatest Saṅkīrtana Safari Ever (04/19/12) Dear C_____ Swami, Daṇḍavats. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Yes, you were there at Delhi to meet Śrīla Prabhupāda when he flew in from Calcutta after the ’76 Gaura Pūrṇimā festival when I took sannyāsa. I like the photo you sent and especially the 'Safari'... it instantly reminded me of our plan to take one of the Land Read more...

The Elements That Surround the Universe (04/24/12) Dear J____, Thank you for your appreciation of the commentary in Chapter Seven of the Gītā. Yes, in fact i worked closely with Bhakti Svarūpa Dāmodara Mahārāja and the Bhaktivedanta Institute in 1979,80 and 81. I was so sad also when he left this world. As yet, I have not come across anything in the Vedas to Read more...

I Don’t Give a Royal Damn! (04/25/12) Dear S_____, This issue does not make me happy, but let me make this clear. I DO NOT GIVE A ROYAL DAMN WHAT ANYONE FROM H_____ HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE GTO PROJECT. Fifty percent or more of the reason that we are in GTO is to be away and have our devotees away from the bad Read more...

The Businesses are There to Support the Preaching (05/01/12) Dear S_____, I read all your emails over the past few days and also see the photos. Things are looking good and the report sounds very positive. I hope that when all is completed that we have a functioning āśrama and Deity worship with preaching on the upper floor in the GTO building as we Read more...

We are Very Clear on what Śrīdhara Mahārāja Preached (05/08/12) You can write V______ and tell him it is _____ Swami and his saṅga who are propagating the anādivāda conception. They follow the preaching of Haridāsa Śāstri and Ananta Dāsa Bābājī and try to back it up by interpolating what Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja has said. We are very clear on what Śrīdhara Mahārāja preached Read more...

Devotees in Mexico Have Big Hearts (05/08/12) Dear L____, I am happy to receive your email and i hope you will reach Mexico (GTO) safely. GTO is a very important project and I am confident that you will find the project and the association of the devotees in GTO very fulfilling. As I find it, the devotees in Mexico have big hearts and great Read more...

Śrīla Prabhupāda Will be Very, Very Happy (05/15/12) Dear _____ Dāsī, I am happy that you are doing much service for Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas. In the beginning stages of the project in GTO there may not be much time for chanting but this is the sacrifice that we have to make. When Kṛṣṇa sends more devotees there will be more and more chanting Read more...

Take a Hard Look at Your Life (05/16/12) Dear S_____ and A_____, Your email is duly noted. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura and his wife had 13 children, he was District Magistrate at Purī, he wrote books, chanted 64 rounds everyday and supported the sādhus. But I guess you are not Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. What I do notice though is that even a little māyā comes your way Read more...

Stick to the Plan (05/17/12) Daṇḍavats Swami, I think you and I may have argued on this anādi point back in 1996 when you were visiting Govindajī Gardens. I have never been one to appreciate the stance of S_____ on anadi that first appeared in "Not Even the Leaves Fall From Vaikuṇṭha". Nor do I appreciate that of other anādivādīs and offenders of our Read more...