Spoken February 18
Cc. Ādi 7.108
Prabhupāda: Brahman means “the greatest.” So what is the idea of the greatest? The greatest means... That is described by Parāśara-sūtra, that He is the greatest in wealth, greatest in fame, greatest in knowledge, greatest in renunciation, greatest in beauty, everything, whatever attractive. How, how you can understand Bhaktijana:Prabhupāda:Ravindra-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Ravindra-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Bhaktijana:Prabhupāda:Bhaktijana:Prabhupāda:Bhaktijana:Prabhupā…
Bg 6.25-29 Lecture
Prabhupāda: Page hundred and fifty-six. Viṣṇujana: “Gradually, step by step, with full conviction, one should become situated in trance by means of intelligence, and thus the mind should be fixed on the Self alone and should think of nothing else [Bg. 6.25].” Prabhupāda: Yes. The self, the mind should be fixed in self. We are self and Kṛṣṇa is also self. So, just like if you fix up your eyes on the sun, then you can see the sun and yourself also. Sometimes in dense darkness we cannot see ourse…
Varāha-dvādaśī
Prabhupāda: ...lifted the world when it was submerged within the water of Garbhodaka Ocean. The universe which we are seeing, it is only half. The other half is filled with water, and in that water is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu lying. So one demon, Hiraṇyākṣa, he pushed this earthly planet within that water, and Lord Kṛṣṇa delivered this earthly planet from water in the shape of a boar. So that auspicious day is today, Varāha-dvadaśī. This is called Varāha-dvadasi. So on this day it is better to sing,…
Lecture
Haṁsadūta: The following lecture was recorded the evening of February 17th, 1971, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-niketana in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. [break] Prabhupāda: This is the real picture of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: rādhā-mādhava kuñja-behari. Kṛṣṇa has no other business. Indian man:Prabhupāda:
SB 6.3.25-26
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.3.25–26 Prabhupāda: " prāyeṇa veda tad idaṁ na mahājano ‘yaṁ devyā vimohita-matir bata māyayālam trayyāṁ jaḍī-kṛta-matir madhu-puṣpitāyāṁ vaitānike mahati karmaṇi yujyamānaḥ [SB 6.3.25]" So Śrīdhara Svāmī says, Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:
Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...and participating in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not a new movement. It is the oldest. From historical point of view, at least five thousand years old, when Kṛṣṇa introduced this consciousness, that is, in the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, which took place at least five thousand years ago. And if we believe Guest:Prabhupāda:
Bg 7.3 Lecture
Pradyumna: [leads chanting, etc.] [devotees repeat] " manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ [Bg. 7.3]" [01:39] Translation: “Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Departure Lecture
[translated throughout by Hṛdayānanda] Prabhupāda: We left our home and father, and we are in this fallen material world, and we are suffering too much. It is exactly like a very rich man’s son leaves home for independence and wanders all over the world, unnecessarily taking trouble. A rich manDevotees:
Morning Walk
Acyutānanda: ...ācāryas and paṇḍitas of all the sampradāyas. Yaśodānandana: One of the leading paṇḍitas of the Rāmānuja-sampradāya has endorsed us as being bona fide Vaiṣṇavas, and also one of the main Aṣṭamaṭhas[?] in Uḍupi, the place of Madhvācārya, has given a letter to define that Acyutānanda:Yaśodānandana:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Yaśodānandana:Prabhupāda:Yaśodānandana:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Yaśodāna…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: So I think that we can go day after tomorrow. Bhavānanda: That’s all right. Prabhupāda: What is that? [breaks] Satsvarūpa: He writes a note at the end of the form here just... [break] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ...kidnapped three of our devotees a week before we... Just a weekPrabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Ādi-keśava:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Ādi-keśava:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Ādi-keśava:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Tam…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...the words of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Do not forget. Hmm. Any others? What He has said the Western people? Hari-śauri: The further west you go, the more demoniac they become. Prabhupāda: You cannot speak? Paścimera loka saba mūḍha anācāraJayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari…
Room Conversation about BTG
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: There was an underlying question of whether the magazine... Brahmānanda Mahārāja had mentioned that your original idea was that this magazine was meant for the devotees to write in to the magazine, and the spiritual master would read the articles and thus see how the devotees were making advancement, and the magazine was for the devotees to read each otherPrabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Brahmānanda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa…
Room Conversation
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ...that the government is actually... It is not the government, but there are various individuals within the government. In other words, it is not the entire government. Just like in this country it is much more of a dictatorial type government. In America what is happening is that because these deprogrammersPrabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupā…
SB 7.9.4
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.4 Pradyumna: Translation: “Nārada Muni continued: O King, although the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a little boy, he accepted Lord Brahmā’s words. He gradually proceeded toward Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva and fell down to offer his respectful obeisances with folded hands.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Letters February 18
CONFIDENTIAL My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. With further reference to my letter of yesterday’s date I may inform you that from the letter of Mr. Payne and the schemes which produced no fruit, it appears to me that he is not in a position to secure money for the house from any financial party. That is my conviction. Now if you think that he is able to secure money for us, if you...
My dear Upendra and Krishna Das, Please accept my blessings. If our Berkeley centre is not going to be fruitful just now, I think you may prepare to go to India where Acyutananda has opened a centre at Kanpur. Gurudasa is in contact with Acyutananda and you can talk with Gurudasa. Our aim of starting a centre in India is to attract Indian youngsters by American devotees. Combined together we shall...
New Vrindaban My dear Kirtanananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am so glad to receive your letter dated 12 February, 1970, along with your check for , and thank you very much for this. Your touring in different places and preaching Krsna Consciousness is fulfilling my dream. May Krsna bless you on and on for being engaged in such exalted work. In the Bhagavad-gita, last portion of eighteenth...
Jadurani My dear Jadurani dasi, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of February 4, 1972, and I shall answer your questions as follows: (1) Varaha and Hiranyaksa were fighting on the water. Brahma was observing from the sky. The earth planet is being rescued from Garbhodaka sea, and from the earthly planet many rocks are coming while being balanced on the tusks of Varaha. Yes,...
Los Angeles My dear Bhaktin Toni, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated February 1st. with the nice pictures of the Sri Sri Radha-Kalacandji Deities in ISKCON Gurukula. I am very much pleased that the Deities are worshiped so nicely and as this continues, the children there will become more and more purified. These children in Gurukula are the most fortunate children...
Sri Karani My dear Sri Karani, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of two checks, one for U.S. ,000.00 and the other for U.S. ,000.00 from you and your brother. I thank you very much. The monies will be deposited into our Bhaktivedanta Book Trust account for printing books. I am instructing our Los Angeles BBT headquarters to send half of all of the books printed to you and...
Mike Gabbard Mr. Mike Gabbard P.O. Box B Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Sree Dham Mayapur Dist Nadia, West Bengal Dear Mike Gabbard, Please accept my greetings. I have received your letter of January 28, 1977, and examined the contents. Your idea for starting a Krsna Conscious center in American Samoa is very good, but first you must be well conversant with our philosophy and following all...