Spoken March 2
Bg 2.7-11 Lecture
Prabhupāda: Now Arjuna is perplexed. He is perplexed in the matter, whether to fight or not to fight. That was his perplexity. After seeing his relatives in front of him, with whom he was to fight, he was perplexed. And there was some argument also with Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa, of course, did not encourage him. Now, here is a point, that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What is that?Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young ma…
Talk with Lalitā Prasād
Lalitā Prasāda: [Bengali] [whispers] Prabhupāda: [Bengali] So Bhavānanda is sleeping in the car? Śyāmasundara: Yes he is feeling sick. Lalitā Prasāda: [Bengali] Prabhupāda: [Bengali] [break] [Whispering] Gurudas: the United States. In 1938 cause Bhaktivinode Ṭhākura had said that he shouldn’t go. He said I tried to disobey him [indistinct] [Bengali] [break]Śyāmasundara:Jayapatāka:Śyāmasundara:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Lalitā Prasāda:Śyāmasundara:Lalitā Prasāda:Śyāmasu…
Lecture
[Indonesian music] Amogha: This is their temple. They sit here and they pray. The priest sits on the, platform there, all, and offers prayers. There’s a chair on the top, apparently god should be sitting. Indian man: This is district of [indistinct]. They want to construct here also, some kind of [indistinct].Amogha:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Am…
Morning Walk, [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: ...recognized as “American temple.” What is this Maṭha? Śrī Caitanya... Bhavānanda: Caitanya Mahārāja? Prabhupāda: Eh? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, this one. Bhavānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda asked this Maṭha. Prabhupāda: Who, who is he? Bhavānanda: He’s a renegade brahmacārī from one of your Godbrothers.Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Pra…
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Appearance Day Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...auspicious day, hundred and one years ago, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, he appeared on this day. So Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura is gaura-śakti. Gaura-śakti means empowered, empowered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He wanted His mission to be broadcastDevotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Sunday Feast Lecture
Prabhupāda: " namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya- nāmne gaura-tvise namaḥ [Cc. Madhya 19.53]" This is a prayer offered by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the first ācārya in the line of Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. He was prime minister in the government, [indistinct] government, Muhammadan, Chand Ka.., Hussain Shah, the governor of Bengal. So when Caitanya Mahāprabhu started His movement, he and his brother Sanātana Gosvāmī resigned from the ministership …
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Matter is also there, but matter means it is sometimes manifest, sometimes not. But life is always existing. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Unless the matter is touched by life, it cannot, er, it cannot... Prabhupāda: Manifest. Just like this coat. It has not automatically come on my body. I have gathered it. Similarly, life is there, and it is gathering the matter to dress himself in a particular way. This is the varieties of life.Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa…
Room Conversation with Tripurāri
Prabhupāda: You are well now for distributing books? [break] Tripurāri: ...these are prabhus from different temples. Some work under the direction of the temple presidents and some work under my direction. But all these devotees distribute at the airports. Mostly big books.Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupā…
Room Conversation with Scientists
Prabhupāda: No, no, I shall learn. I shall... Dr. Wolf-Rottkay: Śrīla Prabhupāda, they are used to cheating, and so they couldn’t believe Kṛṣṇa either... Prabhupāda: Eh? Yes. Dr. Wolf-Rottkay: They are used to cheating, and that’s why they don’t trust anything and anybody. Prabhupāda: Hmm. Skeptic.Dr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Dr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Dr. Wolf-Rottkay:Prabhupāda:Dr…
Morning Walk [partially recorded]
Hṛdayānanda: There is a... There is a problem to some extent, but I don’t think it should be exaggerated... Prabhupāda: Hmm. Hṛdayānanda: ...that you should be disturbed. It’s not that everything is collapsing like that. Prabhupāda: No, no, they should be engaged in someDevotee:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Guru-kṛpā:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Guru-kṛpā:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛ…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: In so many ways Kṛṣṇa is trying to convince that a living soul is different, completely different from matter. Acchedyo ‘yam adāhyo ‘yam [Bg. 2.24]: “It cannot be cut into pieces. It cannot be burned. It cannot be moistened. It cannot be dried up.Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda…
Letters March 2
Janardana My dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter, undated. It is a very long letter and, as you have written it in two months, perhaps I’ll also require similar time to reply to this letter. On Monday I am going to Hawaii at least for a month, and there I shall try to read your letter very peacefully, and maybe I
London My dear Gurudasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge reciept of your two letters dated 20 and 26 February, 1970, respectively, and I am so glad to learn that you have been elected president for this year. In India, when there was congress election among the executive members, each year a person was elected president. I think this system may be followed in our institutions also....
My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February, 1973, and I have noted the contents carefully. I don’t know why they have again made the same mistake not signing jointly, but anyway you can execute the transfer without delay. I am going to India this evening and I shall talk to them further on this matter. In the meantime you can transfer...