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<div id="LettertoLokanathaDetroit12June1976_0" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="344" link="Letter to Lokanatha -- Detroit 12 June, 1976" link_text="Letter to Lokanatha -- Detroit 12 June, 1976">
<div class="heading">The devotees must all bear in mind that they are promising to follow the four regulative principles, i.e., no illicit sex-life, no intoxication, no gambling, and no meat-eating, and also chanting a minimum of 16 rounds of japa daily. This promise is made before the spiritual master, before the Deity, the devotees, Vaisnavas, the Supersoul, and the fire. Everyone should take very seriously this vow and make steady and sure progress in Krishna Consciousness and go back to home, back to Godhead in this lifetime.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Lokanatha -- Detroit 12 June, 1976|Letter to Lokanatha -- Detroit 12 June, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 2, 1976 and I have noted the contents with pleasure.</p>
<p>I am very glad to see that you are enthusiastically pushing forward with this preaching work and the young Indians are coming forward to join our sankirtana party. It is very encouraging to me. Anyone who has life he can preach, so go on very enthusiastically and there will be all facility given by Lord Krishna.</p>
<p>On your recommendation I am accepting the following devotees for initiation:</p>
<p>1st initiation: Bhakta Adhira whose spiritual name is Abhayasraya-dasa</p>
<p>2nd initiation: Dharanidhara das Brahmacari, Vrajesvara das Brahmacari,</p>
<p>Enclosed please find a copy of gayatri initiation and two brahmana threads. After the yajna, the brahmana initiates should hear the gayatri mantra in the right ear. The devotees must all bear in mind that they are promising to follow the four regulative principles, i.e., no illicit sex-life, no intoxication, no gambling, and no meat-eating, and also chanting a minimum of 16 rounds of japa daily. This promise is made before the spiritual master, before the Deity, the devotees, Vaisnavas, the Supersoul, and the fire. Everyone should take very seriously this vow and make steady and sure progress in Krishna Consciousness and go back to home, back to Godhead in this lifetime.</p>
<p>When I return to India, I shall surely try to travel with your buses. It is a very nice program and I want to see it go on very enthusiastically. I hope that this meets you in good health.</p>
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<div id="LettertoRiddhaDetroit15June1976_1" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="348" link="Letter to Riddha -- Detroit 15 June, 1976" link_text="Letter to Riddha -- Detroit 15 June, 1976">
<div class="heading">The initiates are vowing before the Deity, the Spiritual Master, the fire, the Vaisnavas, and the Supersoul to follow the four regulative principles: namely no illicit sex-life, no intoxication, no meat-eating, and no gambling, and to chant daily at least 16 rounds of japa. In this way if they hold firmly to this principle there will not be any obstacle to their steady progress in Krishna Consciousness, and one can go back to home, back to Godhead in this lifetime.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Riddha -- Detroit 15 June, 1976|Letter to Riddha -- Detroit 15 June, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 7, 1976 with enclosed newspapers and pictures of Durban yatra.</p>
<p>In that newspaper, The Leader, it is very good indication of our acceptance by the South African community. They are clearly rejecting all these bogus rascals like Sai Baba and in the same issue they are glorifying our Rathayatra festival. So this is good sign that they welcome Jagannatha and so you can arrange to have Jagannatha Deities and Rathayatra festival in Durban. Just like when I first began our Rathayatra in San Francisco, all we had was a flatbed truck for the Ratha-cart. So do it immediately. They are eager for it, and this will give life to the Hindus in South Africa.</p>
<p>Actually these rascals are simply creating magic and jugglery. Even during the time of Krishna, Paundraka was there and Krishna immediately cut of his head. That is the only punishment for them, to immediately cut off the head of such rascals who pose themselves as God. They are simply cheating the people.</p>
<p>Concerning the Rathayatra festival, you can hold it in the warm months, just like in Melbourne, the festival is held in January. Pusta Krsna Swami is going to arrange to have Jagannatha Deities sent from Puri if there is no one expert enough to make Jagannatha Deities in South Africa.</p>
<p>Svarupa Damodara is the best candidate for the post at the university. What the other candidates will know? Therefore he is writing so many books. He has rejected the so-called scientific knowledge. It has no basis. So if he is chosen for the post he can go there to Durban and take up the post.</p>
<p>On your recommendation, I am accepting the following devotees for first initiation:</p>
<p>Bhakta Warrick—Caitanya-carana dasa</p>
<p>Bhakta Peter—Krsnasraya dasa</p>
<p>Bhakta Mike—Ādi Purusa dasa</p>
<p>Nadira—Syamasundari dasi</p>
<p>Hold a fire yajna and you can have Jagat Guru Maharaja chant on their beads. The initiates are vowing before the Deity, the Spiritual Master, the fire, the Vaisnavas, and the Supersoul to follow the four regulative principles: namely no illicit sex-life, no intoxication, no meat-eating, and no gambling, and to chant daily at least 16 rounds of japa. In this way if they hold firmly to this principle there will not be any obstacle to their steady progress in Krishna Consciousness, and one can go back to home, back to Godhead in this lifetime.</p>
<p>There is good potency there in South Africa and the Europeans are also taking up Krishna Consciousness seriously so continue enthusiastically to preach and distribute books and develop a nice center in Durban.</p>
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