By Rupanuga das
Dear Well-wishers and Disciples of HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj!
I trust you are all aware of the many projects that His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj is spearheading to benefit ISKCON devotees and to help spread Krishna Consciousness throughout the world. These projects span a wide variety of initiatives, from building a grand temple with a school, hospital, and IT park to a Sankirtana ship sailing across the world to freely distribute the holy name. Through these projects, he affords us (his disciples and well-wishers) a service opportunity so we may render whatever little we have—time, money, energy, skill—in Lord Chaitanya’s mission.
In addition, given his extremely compassionate nature and dedication to Srila Prabhupada, His Holiness paid half a million US dollars in April 2009 to help the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) settle the Turley case. Acknowledging His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami’s compassion and generosity, His Grace Badrinarayan Prabhu, GBC, wrote: “I don’t think we would be standing here today…if you had not taken your selfless and difficult leadership role in this effort. It is your on-going example that has largely kept this effort alive…” Please note that if the Turley case were not settled and paid in full, many ISKCON temples would be shut down.
As disciples and well-wishers of His Holiness, it is our duty to shoulder Maharaj’s responsibilities and support him financially. It is my sincere hope that ALL of Maharaj’s disciples and well-wishers will step forward to express their gratitude to His Holiness by contributing to his various projects to the best of their ability. No contribution is too big or too small; donate to the best of your ability!
In appreciation of your support, His Holiness will offer the following return gifts:
1. A set of guru-parampara deities with Vyas asanas for a donation of $1001.
2. Those who do not have enough room on their altars for the entire set may get two deities of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Bhakti Sidhanta Saraswati Thakur’s for a donation of $501,
3. Abhaya Charan DVD set for a donation of $301,
4. Srila Prabhupada’s 12” murti for a donation of $101 (S&H extra).
His Holiness is also considering Srila Prabhupada’s life size deity for a donation of $3001 or more. Those who may not want the return gift are encouraged to donate as much as they can.
To show your support for His Holiness and ISKCON, please reply to this e-mail (include your postal address for return gift) or call this USA number: (949) 929-0976 with your pledge. Please note that His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami has direct access to this e-mail account and will receive a daily report of the phone pledges, and you will receive a personal acknowledgement of your donation from him. A complete list of donors is available on Maharaj’s website
Your tax-deductible donations payable to “Veda Foundation” may be mailed, wired or paid using a credit card or your PayPal account as per details below:
To pay by credit card or PayPal:
For wire transfers:
Account name: Veda Foundation, Bank of America, Main Street, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, USA.
Account # 4033028316; Routing Number 026009593(for wire transfers within the US); Swift code: BOFAUS3N (for international wire transfers).
To mail your checks payable to Veda Foundation:
Veda Foundation, 348 Boonton Pike, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
Thank you very much for your ongoing support.
Your aspiring servant,
Rupanuga das
(A disciple of His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj)
