1969 Correspondence
I think all of our Godbrothers are doing the same
missionary activities without a doubt, but still the regrettable fact is
we are doing all separately, not in conjunction. I have also read
specifically your articles on the matter of acaryas, wherein on the 14th
Paragraph I see the acharya shall be entitled to nominate in writing
his successive acharya. But we do not find any record where our Srila
Prabhupada nominated any acharya after Him. Different persons have
interpreted on this point, and every one of our Godbrothers are acting
as acharya, so this is a controversial point which I do not wish to
enter into while we are proposing for cooperation.
Letter to Swami B. S. Bhagavata Maharaja -- Los Angeles 21 August, 1969:
The
main purposes of this institution are as follows amongst others: 1) To
systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to
educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to
check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and
peace in the world. 2) To propagate a consciousness of Krishna as it is
revealed in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. 3) To bring the
members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna,
the prime entity, and thus develop the idea, within the members and
humanity at large that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of
Godhead (Krishna). 4) To teach and encourage the Sankirtana movement,
congregational chanting of the holy name of God as revealed in the
teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
So practically there is no difference of opinion in our missionary
activities, especially because we all are deriving inspiration from His
Divine Grace Prabhupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami
Maharaja. I think all of our Godbrothers are doing the same missionary
activities without a doubt, but still the regrettable fact is we are
doing all separately, not in conjunction. I have also read specifically
your articles on the matter of acaryas, wherein on the 14th Paragraph I
see the acharya shall be entitled to nominate in writing his successive
acharya. But we do not find any record where our Srila Prabhupada nominated any acharya after Him.
Different persons have interpreted on this point, and every one of our
Godbrothers are acting as acharya, so this is a controversial point
which I do not wish to enter into while we are proposing for
cooperation. I think now we should cooperate fully for preaching the
Mission of Srila Prabhupada. He very eagerly desired that the message of
Lord Caitanya should be preached all over the world. About 40 years
before, Sripada Bon Maharaja, guided by our senior old Tirtha Maharaja
were sent to London, and perhaps Gaudiya Mission was established at that
time. Since then, activities in foreign countries was practically
stopped altogether. Although I was intimately connected with the Gaudiya
Math institution, I was a householder. But when I first met His Divine
Grace Srila Prabhupada, He instructed me to preach in the foreign
countries, but I could not do anything tangible on account of my family
attachment. So after taking sannyasa in 1959 I prepared myself for
coming to the foreign countries. As soon as three books were ready,
Srimad-Bhagavatam, I started for New York in 1965. This was out of my
inspiration in receipt from Srila Prabhupada, and it appears that my
attempt in the foreign countries has become successful to a great
extent. By my personal attempt I have established preaching centers
numbering about two dozen, beginning from Hamburg to Tokyo. I think if
my Godbrothers would have attempted similarly, preaching centers would
have been established all over the world by this time. Therefore, I wish
that Gaudiya Mission should send their preachers and establish
different centers in different parts of the world. That will fulfill the
Mission of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja.We also do not find any record where our AC Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada nominated any acharya after Him
