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Wednesday, October 4, 1967 Delhi, India
Letter to Rayarama,
"In my philosophy there is no abstinence from sex life but K.C. should teach us that sex life is the cause of us becoming conditioned to the material nature. Therefore advanced Krishna Consciousness student should know it well that sex life also should be dovetailed with Krishna consciousness. Better to avoid it; if not possible, to have in a regulated married life. But in all circumstances, our primary necessity is to advance in K.C. "
Friday, October 6, 1967
Delhi, India
Letter to Satsvarupa
"Kirtanananda may be eager to address in the Harvard university but recently he has lost his link on account of disobedience. You sing every day morning that by the mercy of the Spiritual master one can please the Lord and one who has not pleased the spiritual master cannot have any access in the realm of Krishna Consciousness. Very recently Kirtanananda has developed a different consciousness of Maya which is called misuse of one's minute independence offered by Krishna.
By misuse of one's independence one at once becomes a victim of Maya and thus he loses all importance in Krishna Consciousness. So it is my definite opinion that his lecture anywhere now will bear no spiritual sequence. He must rectify his mistake before he can play in our Society any important role. By lips he says that he is a surrendered soul but by action he is thinking differently."
Chanakya Pandit says that if there is one tree in the forest producing nice aromatic flower, that one tree can glorify the whole forest by the flavour of its flower.
Similarly if there is one tree in whose cavity there is a little fire,
that one tree can burn into ashes the whole forest.
So this simile is applicable anywhere. In a family if there is one good boy,
he can glorify the whole family and similarly if there is bad boy he can turn the whole family into ashes.
- Tokyo, August 25, 1970
It does not matter whether there is increase of population.
But if the people are unfaithful, they must be punished with starvation.
That is God’s will.
- Stockholm, September 10, 1973