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some towns in A.P. to visit life members who I know and entreat
them to donate each 5,000 or 10,000 rupees or whatever they can
(most will give about 2,000 rupees) to purchase books which they
can then distribute freely to their friends, employees, to schools
or they can let us arrange the free distribution.

You also please help us in this way. Send us a donation for
Vidya-dan and take books to distribute. Actually the idea of
doing a book on Krsna consciousness and Christianity came
after speaking to you on the subject in H so I think you should
now take as many copies of this book as you can and induce
your friends also to do so, distribute these books as you see fit,
and thus get all the spiritual benefit of participating in the all-
auspicious Prabhupada marathon.

23 December 1990

I was sorry to hear of the major loss due to fire; but, as you noted,
there was no loss of life which would have been worse. Such is
the nature of this world. “Grasisnu prabhavisnu ca” (Bhagavad-
gita, chapter 13: Krsna devours and develops all). Sometimes He
gives, sometimes He takes away; our only duty is to surrender to
Him under all circumstances.

Sometime I will and must visit Udupi. But I want to go with
devotees. It may not be so practical to take our whole bus party
down there. Let us see what the future brings.

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