February 15
Spoken February 15
Cc. Ādi 7.107-109
Prabhupāda: ...Vedic literature, it is scriptures. It is compiled by the Lord Himself. Religion means the regulation of the Supreme Lord. That’s all. Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam [SB 6.3.19]. Just like for proper execution of this material world there are certain rules and regulations of the king, of the state, similarly, to execute properly the supreme will of the Supreme Lord there are certain rules and regulations. That is called religion. This is the meaning of religion. Religion does…
Bg 6.6-12 Lecture
Prabhupāda: All glories to the assembled devotees. Devotees: All glories to you Prabhupāda. Devotee: “For him who has conquered his mind, it is the best of friends. But one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy [Bg. 6.6].” Prabhupāda: Yes. This mind, they’re talking of the mind. The whole yoga system means to make the mind our friend. The mind in material contact, just like a person in drunkard condition. His mind isDevotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Pra…
His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda’s Appearance Day, Evening
Prabhupāda: Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, my spiritual master, his advent day today. In 1922, I was at that time very much engaged in Congress activity. I was very much devout follower of Mahātmā Gandhi, and at that time, I was manager also in a very big chemical concern in Calcutta. Perhaps you may know, Dr. BoseHaṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:
His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda’s Appearance Day, SB 6.3.24
Mālatī: This lecture was recorded on February 15, 1971, in the morning, and it was in Gorakhpur, in U.P., India. It was on the occasion of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī’s Appearance Day. That day, we fasted in the morning up till noon time. Then we offered a regular noon meal, and in the evening time there was the feast of four preparations: Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Yamunā:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupā…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: [reading:] “... [indistinct] from Him, his mind becomes totally associated with Him. His Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in his discourse at the [indistinct] Sunday, said there was no rigid rules and regulations for chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Pra…
Bg 2.15 Lecture
[translated throughout by Hṛdayānanda] Nitāi: Bhagavad-gītā, Second Chapter, fifteenth verse. [indistinct] " yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ‘mṛtatvāya kalpate [Bg. 2.15]" [break] Hṛdayānanda: [leads recital of verse translation in Spanish] [break]Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hanumān:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Devotee or Guest:Pra…
Room Conversation
Hanumān: This gentleman... Permit introduce him? [indistinct] ... This gentleman is the director of the Great [indistinct] Director: Fraternity Hanumān: Fraternity of yoga. Universal fraternity here in Mexico. They’re the biggest..., probably the biggest yoga society in South America. Their following one [indistinct]Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Director:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Hanumān:Prabhupāda:Mr. Cortez:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Mr. Cortez:Prabhupāda:Hanumān:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhup…
Evening Darśana
Prabhupāda: So regarding the temple, we shall wait for the land acquisition decision or we shall begin without it? You have seen how the road is going to the site of temple? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We were planning... Brahmānanda and I just made plans for tomorrow morning to see certain lands that have newly been purchased, and we wanted to see everything tomorrow morning.Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Bhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhavā…
Letters February 15
My dear Kirtanananda, Your absence from New York is not advisable while I am not there. Therefore I have postponed your journey to Montreal. Please take care of the bill of Lading for clearing the Mrdangas. I think the ship Jaladuta must be reaching New York by this time. Please do the needful and clear the valuable goods. Hope you are all well.
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I hope you have received my previous notes sent to you in different letters. I have not as yet received the copy of Narada Bhaktisutra which you want me to write commentaries. I hope you are duly editing the tapes of Teachings of Lord Caitanya. While typing the records after your editing make it in duplicate and send me one copy to see how you are doing...
New York My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your last letter dated Feb. 12, 1968, along with Dai Nippon Printing Company’s material. Formerly, when Dvarakadhisa was in correspondence with this company, they quoted price for 400 pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam of the same size of binding at(Cc. Madhya 13.80)
My dear Rayarama, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for sending me the latest copy of Back to Godhead, which is so nicely decorated and painted. My special thanks are due to Jaya Govinda who---who has so nicely sketched the story of the Grand Procession. I think in each and every issue a similar story-sketch may be printed, and it will be very interesting for the American reading public....
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of Feb. 10, 1968, and have noted the contents carefully. The article was very nice, as I have written in Jadurani’s letter. And the radio show man is very intelligent, this is good publicity for our movement. And I am happy to hear you are holding Kirtana at so many places, and spreading Lord Caitanya
New York My dear Sudarsana devi, Please accept my blessings. In reply to your letter, Jan. 31 1968, which I received just day before yesterday, I have accepted you as initiated student and your spiritual name is Srimati Sudarsana devi. (One who looks forward on the Sudarsan wheel in the hand of Krishna)
Boston My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 9 February, 1970, and I have also received the two tapes sent by separate mail. I have sent a few tapes to Bhagavan das. He sends to you his edited copies and they may be made final. I want two editings only, just to see if there is any grammatical or spelling mistake. Your present program of...
Central Bank of India Bombay-26 Dear Sir: Re: My H.S.B. Account No. 14538 with You. I beg to inform you that I am travelling all over the country and whenever there is some collection I transfer the money by mail transfer. I had no difficulty anywhere, but here in Gorakhpur it is the first time that a branch has charged for the transfer. Previous to this they did not charge. Neither in Surat, Amritsar,...
Miami My dear Daughter Devi Dasi, Please accept my blessings. I have received one letter from Sriman Sridama Das Adhikari in which he recommends you for initiation into our Krsna consciousness Movement. I have also received your beads, but I have not received any letter from you. Thank you very much for the contribution check for fifty dollars to my book fund. This kind of offering of some gift to...
Bombay My dear Syamasundara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your tow letters dated 8th February, 1971 and nil, respectively. From the beginning it was my program not to sell books but to make life members. The idea is that in India when we speak of price Rs. 64/ for KRSNA book or say Rs. 30/ for Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, practically their hearts begins to fade because in India...
Yugalakisora Toronto My dear Sriman Yugalakisora Das Brahmacari, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your repentant letter dated 28th January, 1971, and I am so much glad that you have again come to our camp after some time being mislead by Maya. You should take severe warning from this incident and not treat the matter as very light. Maya is always peeping for a chance to...
Los Angeles My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil and I have noted the contents carefully. I am very pleased to hear of your determination in spreading this Krishna Consciousness philosophy on all these campuses. This is a very important program. Right from the beginning of my mission, I have always stressed and encouraged my disciples to work...
Gobernador Tiburcio, Montiel No. 45 San Miguel, Mexico 18, D.F. W.D. Currier, M.D., Inc. 960 East Greet Street Pasadena, California 91101 My dear Doctor Currier, Please accept my greetings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 7th, 1975 and have noted the contents carefully. Thank you for your kind suggestions and interest in our movement. In brief, I have always instructed my disciples...
Bombay My dear Giriraja das, Please accept my blessings. The interest rate here in the west is very low now, so I am thinking very seriously to invest 410,000 dollars (approximately 32 lakhs rupees). I want to know immediately what kind of monthly interest I would receive if I was to put this amount in a fixed deposit for five years. Check with the big banks and find out what the highest interest...
Brooklyn My dear Gopiparanadhana das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 6th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Regarding your problem of not being able to get married, this is not the proper type of question to place before your spiritual master. I think you should discuss this matter with Rupanuga das. Anyway, you should be sure to follow all the regulative...
Detroit My dear Govardhana dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 8th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for the photo of Sri Sri Radha Kunja-Bihari. It is very nice photo. They are looking very beautiful. I have accepted the following for 1st initiation: Bruce
San Francisco My dear Jennifer, Please accept my greetings. I am in due reciept of your letter dated Jan. 6th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for your donation of 20 dollars. We are Vaisnavas. We are not concerned with male or female position in life. That is simply bodily concept of life. It is not spiritual. Whether one is male or female, it doesn
Dallas My dear Krsna dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil and have noted the contents. You are very fortunate to be attending the Gurukula school. You please take advantage of it and become a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. I would like to come there very much and see all of my sons and daughters there. I will be coming sometime soon, maybe next time I come...
Laguna Beach My dear Mrdapriya dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated nil and have noted the contents. It is never too late to become Krishna Conscious. If you actually follow all of the regulative principles and chant 16 rounds avoiding the offenses, and attend the mangala arati and classes, then Krishna will see that you are sincerely trying to follow the real...
Denver My dear Pancananda das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 31, 1975 and have noted the contents. The problem that you are experiencing may have something to do with the drugs you were taking previous to joining our movement. Any way, you should try very sincerely to become a pure devotee of Krishna by following all of the four regulative principles and...
Dallas My dear Satsvarupa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 8th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you very much for sending the book reviews. Send more if you can. These are very very encouraging. I am keeping a collection of these reviews and I show them to big big scholars and professors when they come to see me. They are very impressed....
San Pedro, California My dear Yadhavacarya das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 6th, 1975 and have noted the contents. I think in connection with film making, you should contact Yadubara das adhikari in Los Angeles temple. He can help you and give you advice as to how is the best way to work in this way. He is experienced in this field.
New York My dear Bhaktijana das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 24, 1976. Regarding preaching in Harlem and taking sannyasa order of life, you may speak to Madhudvisa Maharaja and work with him. He is senior man and sannyasa, so I will consider seriously his recommendation.
Vrindaban My dear Krishnanga devi dasi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 4th February 1976. Do not let your mind be disturbed by so many things. Our movement is for chanting Hare Krishna. One can be happy under any condition. Samah duhkha-sukham dhiram. Krishna Consciousness does not depend on any external arrangement. You should not go outside of the...
Michael S. Darby Wheeling, W. Virginia My dear Michael Darby. Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 15 February, 1976, and I have noted the contents. Later this year I plan to come to America and at that time you may find out my itinerary from Kirtanananda Swami and you may come and see me.
New Delhi Dear Tejiyas, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 8 February 1976 and I have noted the contents. Regarding our sending someone to see Mr. S.M. Patnaik at Bhuvaneśvara, we can do this immediately, however, we may not get a good reception from this man. I would like to have a letter of introduction sent here from Mr. J.B. Patnaik. When we have a positive...
Tracy and Rita Tracy Humphreys Rita Baker 25 Labouchere Road South Perth 6151 Western Australia, Australia P.O. Sree Dham Mayapur Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal INDIA Dear Tracy and Rita, Please accept my blessings. I have received your note and thank you for your contribution. Continue chanting and associating with devotees and your spiritual growth will be assured. In this way, be happy, that is...