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Sunday, May 17, 1970
Los Angeles
My Dear Yamuna,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your very nice letter dated 8th May, 1970, and noted the contents with interest. Thank you for your determination. For the way in which I am trying to expand I require so many sincere assistants.
So the program which you have listed for the students and your daily schedule are very nice, and your schedule is fully approved. Just see that everything–Aratrik, Bhoga offering, etc. is done strictly on time. When every moment one is engaged it is called avyarta kalatvam which means not to spoil even a single moment of life without Krsna Consciousness.
I am so glad to learn that you are regularly observing the listed holidays in our Caitanya almanac. The roaring kirtana, offering feast to the Deities with special preparations is our simple mode of celebration, and there is no special other program, this is standard, and that is our festival.
It is good news that Sriman Tirthapada has also engaged one carpenter to help rebuilding our London Temple house. As he is giving service, gradually he will come to Krsna Consciousness. His giving service is his qualification. As we accept valuable metal like gold from a filthy place, similarly we should allow any Karmi to work for Krsna.
Regarding Rathayatra, Jagannatha starts on the second day of the moon, and on the fifth day there is no meeting, but there is some controversy with Laksmi’s servants and Jagannatha’s servants–that is Herapancami. Jagannatha returns back on the tenth day of the moon.
Thank you very much for the silver for sweetmeat preparations and also the milk massala of ginger base; I have kept it for future use as you have suggested.
Yes the Brhat Saman is meant for the demigods–devotees are demigods–but people are not so advanced that they can sing Brhat Saman so nicely in this age, therefore Hare Krsna Mantra is recommended to be chanted without diversion.
You have already mentioned yajnanam Japaya jna’smi on the head of your letter, that the Hare Krsna Mantra is the best yajna sacrifice.
Hope this will meet you in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
pamho prabhus agtACBSP,
dasami ki jai,
the special causeless mercy of SRI SRI GURU GAURANGA is so great in this first kali-yuga of yajnaih sankirtana prayair yajanti hi su-medhasah. (Bhag.11.5.32)
When every moment one is engaged in transcendental activity it is called avyarta kalatvam which means not to spoil even a single moment of life without Krishna Consciousness.
Simply by chanting Hare Krishna one can become avyarta kalatvam in a lava matra, in a fraction of a second, as soon as one becomes eager to become perfect – as God created us – by getting rid of all false designations due to the bodily concept of life.
How to be situated beyond the three gunas of material nature that is possible only by associating with a bona fide guru, sadhu and sastra.
Advancement of devotional service means always be alert whether a moment is misused. Because you cannot get back even a moment of your life if you pay millions of dollars.
These are the symptoms of advanced devotees. What is that? Nama-gane sada rucih. He’s, he’s never tired of chanting, or singing or dancing. No tiresome feeling. Nama-gane sada. Sada means always; ruci, taste. “Oh, very nice. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama…”
This sublime chanting is the best way to get free by keeping our senses engaged in the service of the master of the senses, HRSIKESA.
HE is the only one who can make everyone peacefull because everyone is part and parcel of HIS transcendental body – in others words, everything belongs to HIM.
agtys
ys
a.c. seva das
haribol