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11 January 1991

Srila Prabhupada wrote in one purport that “all the activities in
our Krsna consciousness movement are centered on distributing
books” so let us all continue to do so more and more. I’m sending
under separate cover a nice cassette for more inspiration on book
distribution right from the source: Srila Prabhupada himself!

30 January 1991

Thank you for the article in the Soviet Union magazine. I
showed it to some Soviet devotees visiting here. Things have
certainly changed dramatically in the USSR and in other parts
of the world and are continuing to do so. Is this Krsna’s plan to
prepare a situation in the world favorable for spreading Krsna
consciousness? If so, are we ready to meet the challenge?

Regarding the Gulf war I’ve just been giving several lectures
in colleges in Gujarat on the subject. Some major themes have
been 1) War is the inevitable outcome of mass sinful activity 2)
therefore Bush, Saddam etc. are not the actual controllers of
events; rather they are as instrumental puppets in the hands of
maya 3) meaningless violence is a symptom of mercilessness so
prominent in Kali-yuga 4) The real solution is not peace talks
but chanting Hare Krsna and acting on the platform of spiritual
knowledge taught in Bhagavad-gita As It Is. This may sound
impossibly idealistic but really it is factual and unless and until

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