750202 - Letter to Prabhanu written from Honolulu
51 Coelho Way, Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb. 2, 1975
Prabhanu dasa adhikari
400 18th Ave. East
Seattle, Wash. 93112
My dear Prabhanu dasa,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 1-31-75 and have noted the contents carefully. Regarding your problem, first thing is that the philosophy of the Bhagavad-gita is that one must learn to tolerate the sufferings due to the frailties of the material body. Whenever there is a material body, we have to expect birth, disease, old age and death. We don't want these things, but they are forced upon us, therefore we should try to attain that position in which these miseries will not be forced upon us—eternal life in the kingdom of God. Material life means great risk—at every step there is danger. But, a devotee is not jolted by this. He simply tries to render whatever service possible and accepts everything as the mercy of Krishna. So, you should carefully consider these points and do the needful.
I hope this meets you in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami
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