Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975; natively Radhakrishnayya) was an Indian politician, philosopher and statesman who served as the second president of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the first vice president of India from 1952 to 1962.
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Letter to: Doctor Radhakrishnan
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Delhi
29 March, 1961
61-03-29
My dear Doctor Radhakrishnan,
I beg to acknowledge receipt with thanks your letter of the 24th instant and have noted the contents. I have come back from Cuttack on the 26th night.
You know that I am a Sannyasi without any relation with Bank neither I am attached with financing institution. But the Japanese organizers have liked my literatures and they want me to be present there.
The Congress which is going to be held at Japan is on the matter of How One Should Cultivate Human Spirit. While the Indian leaders are giving more importance on the material construction of the human body, enlightened people of other countries are thinking of the Human Spirit. People of other countries who have already tested the bitterness of materialism, are now seeking something else other than matter.
The sages of India in the bygone ages cultivated on the Human Spirit in an elaborate way. Sripada Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhva and later on Sri Caitanya dealt on the subject most scientifically for the welfare of all men in the world. I think therefore that the Indian Government should send there all the representatives of the abovementioned Acaryas to deliver the message of Atma or the Human Spirit.
A Godless civilization cannot bring about peace and prosperity and when they are anxious about it we must administer the required medicine.
I am therefore very much anxious to attend the Congress although I have no means to go there. They are also very much anxious to get me there and if I say that I cannot attend the congress for want of means then I think it will be an insult to my country.
Formerly the Zamindars and Princes would provide for such endeavours. But they are now finished. Under the circumstances it is the duty of the Government to arrange for our travel in such noble mission.
I wish therefore that you can specially recommend my case to Minister Humayun Kabir to arrange for it.
If it is impossible altogether, then personally you can send me there without any difficulty. They have already agreed to pay for my boarding and lodging for the days I shall remain there. I may also inform you that the Secretary of the INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL HARMONY has already agreed to publish some of my literatures. If you will kindly somehow or other dispatch me there, then it will be a chance for my mission.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
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Letter to: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India
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Vrindaban
9 July, 1963
63-07-09
His Excellency
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan,
President of India
Rastrapati Bhawan
New Delhi.
Respected Dr. Radhakrishnan,
Please accept my greetings. It is understood that you have come back from your American & European Tour on the mission of philosophy and religion.
At present I am at Vrindaban. Last time (Feb. 9th 1963) when I met your Excellency to present my Srimad-Bhagavatam, you promised to read it to see what is there in it.
As Srimad-Bhagavatam is combination of philosophy and religion it is a great need of the day. It is a fact that at the present moment only philosophy and religion can bring about a __ of humanity. I think you must have ___ the required ideal.
The Governor Of U.P., the Congress President others all have sent their valued comments on the book. I am also expecting your opinion on the publication. This will help me very much.
Hope you are well and thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
___ to the Governor of U.P. writes as follows:
With reference to your letter dated March 18 __ I am desired to say that the Governor has __ with interest your book SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM _ _ under separate cover and found it instructive and scholarly. His comments on the book are enclosed.
Yours faithfully
sd/ G.B. Parit etc
Pamho agtacbsp, yes he is right by speaking the truth, so many mayavadi big scholar they can’t understand is not krsna the person that they worship because they are really big donkey in f-iskcon they are take diksa from fake guru who are against the final order of SRILA PRABHUPADA but still they think to worship krsna,brahmana with a big false ego but they don’t know they been rejected by SSGG because of GURU AVAJNA DISOBEDIENT TO THE FINAL ORDER OF SRILA PRABHUPADA. Which make them more stupid then they are and they get all the beat up at time of death because a offender can’t remember krsna at the time of death therefore one get all beat up that’s the recompensation for all the donkey in f-iskcon. Agtacbsp ys haribol
They are now trying to make classless society. Therefore they are bringing the whole human society into ruination.
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Make Kṛṣṇa center. It doesn’t matter whether I’m a businessman or professional man or engineer, doctor—there are so many varieties—or a mendicant or brahmacārī, gṛhastha. Never mind. It is, make Kṛṣṇa center. Ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā.
This was decided in the resolution of the Naimiṣāraṇya meeting. Ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ [SB 1.2.13]. There were very, very learned scholars, brāhmaṇas and sages, and that is not ordinary meeting. Just like our this meeting is not ordinary meeting; this is Kṛṣṇa conscious meeting. Similarly, there was a big meeting, Naimiṣāraṇya, wherefrom Bhāgavata was given to the public. So in that meeting Sūta Gosvāmī said, dvija-śreṣṭhā: “You are all selected first-class brāhmaṇa in this meeting.” So, ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ. There is division, varṇa and āśrama. Brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra; brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha.Now, varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ, everything has got varieties of duties. Brāhmaṇas have got varieties of duties. Kṣatriya has got varieties. Just like brāhmaṇa = sattva śamo-damas-titikṣa ārjavaṁ jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam [Bg. 18.42]. There must be a class of men, brāhmaṇa. OTHERWISE , SOCIETY WILL GO TO HELL. Who will guide? Just like in this body there must be the head. Otherwise, what is the use of these hands and legs? There is no use. Who will give direction? They are now trying to make classless society. Therefore they are bringing the whole human society into ruination. It cannot be done. There must be classes. Just like in my body there are four divisions = brain, arms, belly, leg. So they are required. Leg is also required, hand is also required, belly is also required. Similarly, brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, brahmacārī—varieties. And when the varieties center around Kṛṣṇa, it becomes beautiful. Kṛṣṇa center, and the circle, rasa dance, it becomes very beautiful.
So unless people accept this principle, that Kṛṣṇa center, their…, all their plans will be futile. Moghāśā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā [Bg. 9.12], everything. YOU TRY THE HISTORY. They are trying to do so many things, planning. In every country, there is a planning commission. But according to Bhagavad-gītā, any plan you do, it is all rascaldom if it is without Kṛṣṇa. It will fail. History will… Take, for example, in our India = Mahātmā Gandhi made so many plans to get our independence. He was taking Bhagavad-gītā in his hand and publicly said that “I get solace from Bhagavad-gītā.” He was very fond of Bhagavad-gītā. But unfortunately he could not make Kṛṣṇa as center. This is the unfortunate. Therefore whole plan failed. Gandhi wanted nonviolence, FAILED. Gandhi wanted Hindu-Muslim unity—FAILED. Why? Because he never said that Kṛṣṇa is the center. Find his lecture. He’ll never say Kṛṣṇa. Missing. Kṛṣṇa is missing. Similarly, so many… One French professor has admitted, Aurobindo or Dr. Radhakrishnan, they have written Bhagavad-gītā, annotation, so many others also, but Kṛṣṇa is missing. They’re faulty. Kṛṣṇa is missing. Through Bhagavad-gītā, they want to make the society Kṛṣṇa-less. That is their policy. So nothing has become… For the last two hundred, three hundred years, from India so many svāmīs, yogīs came. But because they missed Kṛṣṇa, it was all useless. And now this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, because we are making Kṛṣṇa as the center, you see practically, thousands of devotees.
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