NOTE - Srila Prabhupada sent me this letter in May 1975, it was a very difficult time and I wrote to Prabhupada telling him everything and the struggle I was going through, it was a very difficult time. At the time we were living in the incense factory in a rough slum factory area of Sydney with Radha Gopinath Deities after we were kicked out of our Temple by the Church of England who did not want us on their land once they found out the Hare Krishna's rented their Mansion. It was a very difficult time, many devotees left (blooped) due to the austerity of living in the Spiritual Sky factory. At this time there were only 12 devotees in Sydney Temple now living in the factory, some devotees had relocated to Melbourne that had about 35 devotees altogether. At that time in 1975 there was only three Temples in Australia, they were Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The entire Australian devotee population in May 1975 was about 65 devotee, that's all. —Gauragopala Dasa
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75-05-26 Alexandria My dear Gauragopala dasa,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil and have noted the contents. I think it is very obvious, even you have admitted, that the problem is that you are not following the basic principles of our society. The fact that you have not chanted your rounds for a long time is enough to make you without any spiritual strength. The best thing for you is to seriously try to follow all of the rules and regulations very strictly under the guidance of the temple authorities. Then your mind will become very clear, not so agitated. You have taken initiation from me, so actually you are obliged to do this. You have promised, therefore there is no choice,-you must follow strictly. Otherwise, you are carving your pathway to hell. I hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ACBS/ps
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