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After breakfast, Srila Prabhupada wrote to three of his disciples, acknowledging receipt of their gifts of money. By such letters, Srila Prabhupada established and illuminated the path of Krsna consciousness for his sincere followers. These letters from Prabhupada were treasured, for they contained instructions that offered encouragement and direction for the disciples' devotional lives to come.

To Rasarani he wrote:

I thank you very much for your note and offering. Always remain engaged in the service of Krishna, that is the sure method to be saved from the grip of maya...

To Rama dasa:

Thank you for this presentation. Please try very hard to remain fixed up in devotional service to Lord Krishna, always chanting Hare Krishna (at least sixteen rounds), following the four rules and reading my books frequently. Do not deviate from the path that I have chalked out for every one of you, and be happy in Krishna consciousness.

And to Ganesa:

From your letter I can understand that you are reading my books nicely and understanding our philosophy. That is wanted. By reading my books carefully, you will become enthused to distribute them more and more in greater quantities. If you continue in this way, being very much determined to achieve success in this lifetime, following all the rules, chanting at least sixteen rounds and reading my books, then all of your desires to advance in Krishna consciousness will be fulfilled and you will surely attain spiritual perfection and be able to go back to Godhead very soon.


- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu