I was thinking how Srila Prabhupada always referred to the the process of Krishna Consciousness as Joyful. He mentioned this joyful process in his letters, we share some of them with you.
Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
CENTER: 1975 So. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90034
DATE: July 15, 1969
My Dear Jadurany,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your recent letter, and I have noted the contents. Regarding Festivals in Boston, you may hold as many as possible. If you can hold such festivals daily, that is also nice. Our movement is for ananda, simply bliss, and the method of pushing this movement is chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophizing. So in our almanac there are many festivals in every month. I am enclosing some festivals which were already held in Los Angeles, and if you perform them, I will give you a long list of others. But don’t embarrass yourself at present with greater plans than you can handle. The more you get devotees the more you will be able to perform nice festivals.
I am glad that Boston is improving in so many ways. So far as painting is concerned, you can begin now. I have already advised you this in a note enclosed with Tape #14 of Krishna. So read the Krishna tape transcriptions and draw pictures as many as possible. Each picture should be very much attractive, colorful and nice so that people will appreciate these paintings also. Our standard size will be like TLC, and you can make the pictures accordingly. According to my idea the pictures should be proportionate to 81/2 x 11. The style of the book will be like TLC so far as paper, print and binding are concerned.
Please convey my blessings to Satsvarupa and the others. I hope this will meet you all in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
…Simply propagate this chanting, dancing, feasting and following the regulative principles. These are the four pillars of our success. (excerpted from letter to Krishna das Dec. 25, 1969)
…Our program is the same everywhere, chanting, dancing, and feasting on Krishna prasadam. (excerpted from letter to Mohananda das December 6, 1971)
My Dear Hanuman Goswami,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 6th September, 1973, which I have read with great interest. The Argentina BTG and the photos showing Argentine men and ladies chanting and dancing in ecstasy give me great hope that our Movement will have an important place in Argentina in the near future. Our process is simple, all-embracing, we have something to offer for everyone. There is chanting, dancing, feasting and very perfect philosophy, so everyone may be satisfied with our Krishna Consciousness Movement. ( excerpted from letter to Hanuman Goswami October 4th, 1973)
And from conversation Detroit-June 14, 1976
Prabhupāda: And we have got everything. We have got feasting, dancing, chanting, philosophy, clean, and spotless life.
Hari-śauri: Friendship. Everything.
Prabhupāda: Yes. No animal killing. We are not envious of anyone.
Mādhavānanda: People come to the temple, and they say that it is like paradise here because there is no anxiety. Everyone is so happy and peaceful.
Prabhupāda: So keep this standard. At least, people will be attracted, they will appreciate it. Don’t minimize this temple, keep it nicely.
Devotee: A boy said today it was like heaven on earth.
Prabhupāda: Ācchā? That’s nice.
The Hare Krishna Movement 
