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Again this morning, Srila Prabhupada was feeling nauseated.

I read to him the reply by Gaurasundara to the article about Maharishi, and Prabhupada laughed very much, saying that Gaurasundara should be engaged for literary work.

A very favourable newspaper article with many photos arrived, based on the New Varsana farm community.  , Srila Prabhupada said that it was very important and should be sent to all important men in India, especially Joti Basu, Communist Chief Minister of West Bengal.  It proved that we were engaged in community projects all over the world, not just in India, for propaganda.  , Srila Prabhupada said that Paramananda and Dhrstadyumna were a very good combination.

When Gopala Krsna came to read Caitanya-caritamrta to Srila Prabhupada, Prabhupada stopped him after a few verses and , Srila Prabhupada said that he could not pronounce the Bengali properly.  Srila Prabhupada had Bhakti-Caru read instead.

Sushil Asnani, our Bombay lawyer, came to Vrndavana to ask for initiation from Srila Prabhupada.

Satsvarupa Maharaja inquired in a letter about the difference between first and second initiation.  Srila Prabhupada explained, "First initiation is more important.  You can go without second initiation.  First initiation stands strong.  If it is executed very thoroughly, that is sufficient.  The Vedic system was to give sacred thread at the first initiation.  We follow pancaratriki.  Vedic initiation was given to persons born of a brahmana.  That is not possible in this age.  Therefore he has to be prepared by harinama, then second.  He's given a chance.  Therefore, others are protesting: he is not born of a brahmana, how can he be initiated?  The spiritual master accepts the disciples' sinful reactions at the time of first initiation."

For the past few days Prabhupada has had Pradyumna do all the reading to him.

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