770610 - Letter to Vishnurata from Tamal Krsna

10 June, 1977

My dear Vishnurata Prabhu,

Please accept my obeisances. I have been instructed by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupad to reply your letter dated the 11th May, 1977. Srila Prabhupad is still very ill as you may probably know from Bhagavan Prabhu. He has seen the new copy of the French BTG and very much appreciates both the contents of the magazine as well as the quality of the production. Srila Prabhupad was glad to know that you were going to include a Srimad-Bhagavatam insert in future issues. Recently in a letter to Satsvarupa Maharaja, Srila Prabhupad instructed him that we should not compromise our philosophy in any way to make it acceptable to the general public. We should go ahead and present our philosophy as it is, and elevate the public to a higher level of understanding. Prabhupad stressed to him that we are not trying to win any competition with other karmi magazines, but should go ahead and write in our own way, not imitating the karmis. So I think you can also take advantage of these instructions and also ensure the purity of Back to Godhead.

Hoping this meets you well.

Your servant,

Tamal Krsna Gosvami

Secretary to Srila Prabhupad

Vishnurata das Adhikari

c/o ISKCON New Mayapur

France

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