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Let's talk about Krishna

• Subject: Let's talk about Krishna
• From: Kamsanasha das
• Date: Wed Jul 19 00:57:37 1995
• Message-Id: id605

Dear Kamsanasha Prabhu

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha!

I'm happy to hear the temple construction is going well. It seems that Atmarama is
good at getting things done at least.

I see you have included the ISKCON home page from Sweeden. I have looked at it and
it also has links to the main ISKCON/BBT pages in the states. So there is
something there, that is good. But we could do much more. It would be nice to have
all Srila Prabhupada's books on the world-wide-web. I'm sure if Srila Prabhupada
was personally present that is what he would want. At the moment there is only a
few things like the introduction to Bhagavad-gita, Introduction to Teachings of
Lord Caitanya, Introduction to Adiraja's cookbook, etc. So it is something. But we
should put all of Srila Prabhupada's books on it. If not all then at least
Bhagavad-gita, Krishna Book, Teachings of Lord Caitanya and the small books. It
would not be so difficult we have the text-files already in computer format and
there are plenty of programs available that will convert test files into HTML for
the WWW.

You have asked about my ashram. But it is not in Sydney. I am living in Tasmania
now. So I think it may be a little to far away for you to visit. Anyhow, it's just
a single bedroom flat and I'm sitting here on the floor and typing into this
little lap-top PC. That's all. There is no one else with me. I am really not sure
what the future holds. I would be interested in your thoughts but it is quite a
difficult situation for me at the moment with ISKCON. I don't mind, I know Krishna
has some plan, but my program right now is just reading, chanting and preaching on
the internet. It keeps me very busy. I don't have enough hours in the day. It's
12:15 on Wednesday morning now and I have been preaching all day! I have written
so many letters and articles for the news system. It is nice. You are the forth
devotee I have written to today! So the internet is quite incredable. My WWW pages
are getting about 1,000 accesses a week and mostly I get two or three letters each
day from people who stumble across them and five to ten letters in response to my
news postings. So I am busy and happy in Krishna's service...

I don't really know what your position is or what it is like in the Sydney temple
anymore. I could see things were going down hill but I have really not been inside
the temple for about two years [except for one time] so I don't know what's
happening there. Perhaps you could write me with some more details. I would really
prefer to preach within ISKCON. I sort of made a promise to Srila Prabhupada that
I would stay in ISKCON and try and preach within ISKCON until at least 1996. But
they threw me out... I still don't like the idea of preaching separately, but I
have no choice... So I am unsure. I'm not full-on into starting an ashram to
compete with ISKCON, at least not at the moment. The time doesn't seem right for
it. I may do it. If Krishna wants it and Srila Prabhupada wants it then I will
have to do it. But it would be so much nicer if ISKCON could just get back on the
right track.


Srila Prabhupada clearly instructed that we should not leave ISKCON. He said we
should stay even if it becomes totally unbearable. So that was my mood. I decided
to stay until 1996... But I didn't... So I am preaching on the internet. It is
auspicous. I am spending all my time trying to explain Krishna to people all over
the world. It's all I can do at the moment.

What about the other devotees there? Do you have some friends among the devotees?
Where did you come from in Europe? Do you know many devotees back there? Would it
be better for you to go back there? What about the Australian BBS project. How is
that going?

I would like you to come and stay with me so I could benefit from your
association, but I don't really have any program established. I get up early in
the morning, chant my rounds, do some reading, down-load my mail and the
newsgroups I am posting messages in and then just type into the computer. I cook
lunch for the small Radha Krishna Deities I have at around 12:00 and go back to
the computer...

I like the idea of getting a copy of the Vedabase. It would be very useful for me.
I have only the Bhagavad-gita on my computer and it is in dos so it's not so easy
to transfer things from it into Agent, the windows newsreader I have. But I'd have
to buy another computer. The one I have only has a 60Mb hard-disk.

I think you should carefully consider what you want to do. We have to make an
arrangement to put ourselves in a position where we can chant our rounds, read
Srila Prabhupada's books and do some service. If you can do that in the North
Sydney temple and remain reasonably undisturbed that is good. But if you can't
then you may have to consider other alternatives. I can't say from here. You have
to work it out. You know what is going on there, I don't.

So that's all I can say really. Send me another letter telling me what you
think...

I will also send you a copy of the letter I just sent to Vipramukhya Swami, the
ISKCON Regional Secretary for Western Canada. He sent me a letter after reading my
WWW page today.

Looking forward to hearing from you again,

Your servant

Madhudvisa dasa.

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