Spoken March 1
SB 6.1.7
Prabhupāda: [chants maṅgalācaraṇa prayers] So last night in our meeting, we were... Not last night; day before last night. Parīkṣit Mahārāja, King Parīkṣit, is very much, I mean to say, compassionate by hearing different kinds of miserable conditions in different hellish situation. He is asking Śukadeva Gosvāmī whether there is any possibility of delivering them. Vaiṣṇava, a devotee of the Lord, is always anxious to reclaim the fallen souls, who, out of ignorance, they are suffering. We must kno…
Car Conversation
[in car] Prabhupāda: ... have the right to become a brāhmaṇa. Amogha: Yes. Prabhupāda: But generally, unless they are very highly elevated, why they should be called... [break] ...wanted to elevate them, harijanas. Amogha: Harijanas. Prabhupāda: But he did not know how to make them Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Devotee:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Pr…
Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...he was personal friend of Kṛṣṇa. Just try to understand how much qualified he was. Not only that; he belonged to the royal family, he was a great warrior, great hero, so many qualities. But he said that “I cannot practice this yogaAmogha:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Prabhupāda:
Cc. Ādi 7.1
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " agaty-eka-gatiṁ natvā hīnārthādhika-sādhakam śrī-caitanyaṁ likhyate ‘sya prema-bhakti-vadānyatā []" [break] [00:20] “Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the ultimate goal of life for one bereft of all possessions in this material world and is the only meaning for one advancing in spiritual life. Thus let me write His magnanimous contribution of devotional service in love of God.Prabhup…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...of Europe and of America. Everywhere, everywhere. You know who are mūḍhās? Tripurāri: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: Who? Tripurāri: Fools and rascals who won’t take your books. Sometimes we convince them that this philosophy is very nice, and they agree, and we use Lord KṛṣṇaPrabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Balavanta:Prabhupāda:Balavanta:Prabhupāda:Śrutakīrti:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Pra…
Room Conversation with three Trappist Monks
Prabhupāda: That is the Vedic description. The religious principle cannot be manufactured by anyone within this universe. It is the codes or laws given by God. That is religion. That means we have to know who is God, what is His desire, and we have to abide by that. That is religion. Just like a good citizen means he knows the government and the government laws, and he abides by it. Then he is good citizen. Otherwise he is criminal. If he does not abide by the laws of the state, he is criminal. …
Room Conversation with Svarūpa Dāmodara
Prabhupāda: Try to understand this, that life is always there, as God is there. So these living entities, part and parcel of God, they are also there. That God has got multi-energies, potencies. Out of that, three potencies have been taken as very important. Parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyateDr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Mādhava:Prabhupāda:Dr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Dr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Atomic theory... Acyutānanda: The atomic theory. Dayānanda: What is the atomic theory? Hṛdayānanda: Atomic... That everything is constituted of different atoms, and the ultimate truth is the atomic particle, and by different combinations of these particles, different material manifestations are produced, and therePrabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Guru-kṛpā:Prabhupāda:Guru-kṛpā:Prabhupāda:Guru-kṛpā:Prabhupāda:Guru-kṛpā:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānan…
SB 7.9.23
Dayānanda: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Seventh Canto, Ninth Chapter, twenty-third verse. [chants verse and synonyms, Prabhupāda and devotees respond] Prabhupāda: [corrects pronunciation of Sanskrit] Dayānanda: Translation: [06:28] “My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the higher planetary system for long duration of life, opulence, enjoyment. I have seen all of them through the activities of my father. When my father was very angry and laughing sarcastically upon the demigods, immedia…
Room Conversation “GBC Resolutions”
Satsvarūpa: The first thing we did this morning was this resolution: Pañcadraviḍa Swami and Harikeśa Swami, who were serving during the year as acting GBCs, were accepted as full GBC members. And Bali-mardana, it was decided, should continue for the next year to act in the status of an acting GBC. Then Svarūpa Dāmodara was appointed as a GBC member on your request. Then we had an election of GBC officers. Kīrtanānanda Mahārāja was elected the chairman, Jayatīrtha was elected vice chairman, and S…
Room Conversation
Hṛdayānanda: Last night you were preaching that? Prabhupāda: Yes. My lecture was very nice. Hṛdayānanda: It seemed that you were answering all the points that man had made. Prabhupāda: Ha. Hṛdayānanda: All his mistakes. Gargamuni: Who spoke? What man? Hṛdayānanda: The education minister. Hari-śauri: Mr. Bannerjee. He was talking Vivekananda, and how our movement is spreading because of our moral strength.Hṛdayānanda:Hari-śauri:Yaśomatī-nandana[?]:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatī-nandana:Gargamun…
SB 7.9.9
Pradyumna: Translation: “Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, intelligence and mystic yogic power, but I think that even by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service. Gajendra did this, and thus the Lord was satisfied with him.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Letters March 1
Acyutananda My dear Acyutananda, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter addressed to Mukunda and Guru das, in which you write to say that I may send you a telegram sanctioning your return. This means that you have become very much anxious to return back to USA, and I have become very much anxious to return back to USA, and I have also already sanctioned it, in reply to your last...
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Feb. 27, 1968, and I have already sent one letter a few days ago to Acyutananda sanctioning his coming back, in consideration of his deteriorated health. Today also I am writing one letter to him, the copy of which is enclosed herewith, which will speak for itself. This Maya will attack the body always, because...
My dear Jayananda, Please accept my blessings. I am so glad to receive your letter dated Feb. 23, 1968. The description of the house which you propose to purchase is very much attractive. And I think it is Krishna’s arrangement by His inconceivable energy in exchange of your sincere service to the Lord. I have gone through the whole letter and it is all encouraging, and therefore I have full sympathy...
My dear Uddhava and Cidananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters sent on Feb. 26, 1968. Yes, the idea of finding a large house for all the devotees is very nice. Please do it. And, if it is available, I shall stay there also, but it must be a quiet place, as much as possible. If it is not yet available, then I can stay in the building above the temple, provided the lift...
My dear Upendra, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated February 26, 1968, and I have noted the contents. No, when the Lord appears it is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita that He does so in His Own Internal Potency. This Internal Potency is called Yoga Maya. All Pastimes and activities of the Lord are administered by the Yoga Maya. Therefore, He is not under the influence...
My dear Trai Das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated February 15, 1972, and I am very much pleased that you have assumed the president’s post for Berkeley centre. That is one of our most important branches especially because it is located just in a very large university area, well known in your country as a famous seat of learning. So now it will be very important...