Spoken January 22
Cc. Madhya 25.31-38
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 25.31–38 Prabhupāda: ...Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu the disciple of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī is quoting one verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in which it is said that simply for understanding, if you waste your time, but if you do not practically apply yourself, then it is simply a waste of time. There is a very nice story. In our college days in logic class of Professor Purnachandra Sen, he cited a very nice example, that a student approached his teacher and the cont…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...that “Unless we see.” But you see, but you cannot go. Your argument is, “Unless we see.” But you are seeing there is another planet, so many hundred and thousands, millions of planets, but you cannot go there. That is your inefficiency. How can you say? Because your theory is Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:S…
SB 3.26.47
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.47 Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " nabho-guṇa-viśeṣo ‘rtho yasya tac chrotram ucyate vāyor guṇa-viśeṣo ‘rtho yasya tat sparśanaṁ viduḥ []" [break] [01:19] “The sense whose object of perception is sound is called the auditory sense, and that whose object of perception is touch is called the tactile sense.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Viṣaya... [Bengali] This sense gratification, that is available everywhere. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Śāstrījī: [chanting Sanskrit or Bengali ślokas] [break] Āise guru-pada-kamalaṁ vande. Āise guru-pada-kamalaṁ vande. [chants Bengali verses] [break] Prabhupāda: ...sex. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Guḍākeśa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Śāstrījī:Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):…
Bg 7.1 Lecture
Prabhupāda: " mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu [Bg. 7.1]" [translated throughout into Oriya] Last night some gentleman questioned, “What is God?” Bhagavān, especially in our country, Bhāratavarṣa, Bhagavān personally comes. Devotees:Goura-Govinda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian (2):Prabhupāda:Indian (2):Prabhupāda:Indian (2):Prabhupāda:…
Room Conversation with Film Producer about Kṛṣṇa Lila
Prabhupāda: Jayadeva’s, that poetry, that Kṛṣṇa is begging pardon from Rādhārāṇī, that is also very confidential. Dehi pada-pallava... Indian man: Dehi pada-pallavam udaram. Indian man (1): We have recorded songs, thirty-four songs, written by the ancient poets and Jayadeva.Indian man (2):Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:…
Room Conversation with Sannyāsīs
Prabhupāda: So I am anxious to receive report from Satsvarūpa Mahārāja. Satsvarūpa: The library party? Prabhupāda: Yes. Satsvarūpa: He’s bringing... I have a map of all that they’ve done very recently. Right now they’re in Germany. Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. We have received one telegram from where? Poland.Devotee (1):Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Rāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Satsvarūpa:Rāmeśvara:Satsvarūp…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: They are appreciating in foreign countries also. Otherwise why these European, American boys would join? They are not fools and rascals. They understand that “Here is the genuine movement.” Indian man: Then, Prabhupāda, let us take leave, and I’d like to prostrate at your feet if you will permit me.Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Nanda-kumāra:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhu…
Letters January 22
My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated Jan. 16, 1968, and noted the contents with pleasure. The idea of opening an asrama in the near future is certainly a wish of Krishna’s. To develop our institution to its fullness, we require such an asrama without doubt. Child is the father of man, so the basic principle of any type of life is to instruct...
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I have duly received back the tapes from San Francisco. Herewith please find another tape. I have received back the edited papers on Srimad-Bhagavatam. Brahmananda & others cannot change the style. They want to see if there is any grammatical discrepancy.
My dear Vilasavigraha dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of January 18, 1969, and I have noted the contents. You have asked me how one can know that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead? How do you know that the president is the supreme person in your state? You know this through the government organizations, the constitution papers, and by traditional knowledge....
Advocate, Supreme Court of India 57/2 Ekdalia Road Calcutta-19 India My dear Barindra Babu, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind letter dated January 9, 1970. It is very encouraging to me that you are taking so much active interest in the matter of spreading Krishna Consciousness and willing our Society to gather strength throughout the world. I thank you for...
Boston My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your three letters dated January 12, 13 and 17, 1970 respectively as well as the check for .36. Thank you very much. Regarding the confidential letter, I may inform you that a Sannyasi has no connection with his family. That is legal. So at the present status, I have no legal obligation to my family. Before taking to...
Dinesh My dear Dinesh, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated “nil” and I have also received the package of tapes by separate post. Thank you very much for them. I am very pleased to learn that both you and your wife have been lecturing on Krishna Consciousness at the George Washington University and there was good response to your program. You simply read our books...
Sudama Tokyo, Japan My dear Sudama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 7th January, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. It is very good news that your wife has taken to learn the Japanese language. So you should train your wife like that instead of fighting and creating misunderstanding. You must tolerate such misunderstandings. Train her for useful purpose...
Jagadisa Dallas My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 3rd, 1976 and I have noted the contents carefully. Jayatirtha has also written me the future of Gurukula. He was suggesting to have a Gurukula in Santa Cruz. I have replied his letter and am enclosing a copy for you. It is my opinion that considering all points, we will do best to move...
Sir West Bengal Dear Sir, Please accept my greetings. It is understood from His Holiness Babaji Advaitanandan das Bhaktibhusan that some respectable gentlemen, headed by your Honor, have selected me as the President of Sri Krishna Caitanya Sangeet College, Bhaktivedyalaya Bisramtala, at Serampur. I wish to speak in detail this institution. For this purpose I should like to invite you on Sunday,...