Srila Prabhupad had a strong desire to open our preaching centres in the Western countries and both Bon Maharaj and Goswami Maharaj were deputed for this purpose without any tangible result

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"Srila Prabhupad had a strong desire to open our preaching centres in the Western countries and both Bon Maharaj and Goswami Maharaj were deputed for this purpose without any tangible result"

Correspondence

1947 to 1965 Correspondence

Now here is a second chance and without undergoing a long series of correspondence with Govind Maharaj, I am directly writing you about my intention. Srila Prabhupad had a strong desire to open our preaching centres in the Western countries and both Bon Maharaj and Goswami Maharaj were deputed for this purpose without any tangible result.

651108 - Letter to Teertha Maharaj written from New York

Kindly accept respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Since I have come to the United States of America I had several correspondence with Sripad Govinda Maharaj. While I was in Calcutta at that time as well as in our different exchange of letters there was some hint from Sripad Govinda Maharaj, I should work in cooperation with your holiness and in my last letter I have already expressed my readiness to cooperate with your holiness and I had to ask from Govinda Maharaj as to the basic principle of that co-operation. Before I took Sanyas perhaps you will remember it that I proposed to join you if my publications were taken up. But some how or other it was not possible and we missed the chance.Now here is a second chance and without undergoing a long series of correspondence with Govind Maharaj, I am directly writing you about my intention. Srila Prabhupad had a strong desire to open our preaching centres in the Western countries and both Bon Maharaj and Goswami Maharaj were deputed for this purpose without any tangible result.I have come to this country with the same purpose in view and as far as I see it here in America there is very good scope for preaching the cult of Lord Chaitanya. Here the Ramkrishna Mission is there for the last forty years and I attended their two centres here and I found there is no appreciable gatherings. Vivekananda preached for Daridra Narayans seva and the practical Americans question the swamijis of Ramakrishna Mission why there are still so many Daridra Narayans lying on the streets and foot paths in India. In America there is no such scene of Daridra Narayans lying on the foot path or in other words there is no question of Daridra Narayan here because every one has ample to eat and there immense vacant places for their homes. I have not seen a single spot here which is not nicely decorated with good houses and nice roads. Actually they have built a prosperous country in this part of the world and so material prosperity is concerned they are happy in every respect. So naturally there is spiritual hankerings and because India is well known for her spiritual assets they more inclined to take something spiritual from the East. But unfortunately either the Ramakrishna Mission or the Yogis have not delivered the goods they want. I had a talk the other day with Swami Nikhilanad of the Ramakrishna Mission and he also opined that the Americans are just suitable for the Bhakti Yoga cult and that is also my opinion.