11/30/97 - 1298

Letter from Smita Krishna Swami

USA (VNN) - Letter received 11/30/97:

Date: 97-11-20 09:19:57 EST
From: Smita.Krsna.Swami@com.bbt.se (COM: Smita Krsna Swami (Sweden))
Sender: Smita.Krsna.Swami@com.bbt.se
To: wlg@AOL.COM (WWW: Isa (Dasa) ACBSP (Miami FL - USA))

[Text 911179 from COM]

Dear Isa Prabhu
Pamho. AgtSP.

> Dear Maharaja,

> I have always felt very close to you. You supported me when
> we were trying to save the Miami Beach Temple.

I am sorry I do not remember how I helped you. Are you mixing me up with
someone else?

> I wish that SDG would have never given me the tapes to copy in '77,

> We hear these words on the end of tape 46...

> Prabhu could you tell me what a sentence similar to this in
> Bengali means

If you are asking me to translate it I am the wrong person. I speak no
Bengali but I do see the word poison in it.

> "AnKi Duloi He rasa
> Poison Ishvarya Rasa"

> How can we help our Godbrothers through this?

One godbrother helped me yesterday, by revealing his communication with
Srila Prabhupada via media a medial person (?). The message was that
Srila Prabhupada wants us to forget the past that sleep, done is done,
something was done. DonÔt get entangled in it but look and move forward.
His, Srila Prabhupada's reaction was strong anger, don't we know the
filosofi, everything happens with Krishna's sanction. Move on.

I and my godbrother take it. You make up your mind.

He reasons ill who tells that Vaisnavas die
When thou art living still in sound!
The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try
to spread the holy name around!

Srila Prabhupada did not die, He is still around. Let us be serious
about chanting, hearing, serving and preaching. Reading Srila
Prabhupada's books, living Srila Prabhupada's instruction, preaching as
Srila Prabhupada thought us to preach. (When I write this I feel like a
hypocrite, but I believe this is what to be said.)

In some hour I am leaving for a tour of the Baltic states, I believe I
will not be on COM for some weeks 3-4. But you could come back to me if
you want.

Your servant, godbrother, friend

Smita Krishna Swami

P.S. In my mind I like to take your hand and sit down and cry, those
tears might cleanse my heart and purge the movement....
(sorry if I am sentimental, but I am rather sentimental than
coldhearted)