Spoken April 2
Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...consciousness movement was started five hundred years before by Lord Caitanya. This is not a new movement. Practically, it is as old as the creation of this world, but as things change in course of time, so it required rejuvenation. So this movement was rejuvenated five hundred years ago. Before that, Lord Kṛṣṇa
Hari Hari Biphale
Prabhupāda: " hari hari! bifale janama goṅāinu manuṣya-janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyā, jāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu" [O Lord Hari, I have wasted my life. Although I have taken this rare human birth, I have not served Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, and thus I have knowingly drunk poison.] " golokera prema-dhana, hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana, rati nā janmilo kene tāy saṁsāra-biṣānale, dibā-niśi hiyā jwale,[The treasure of divine love in Goloka Vṛndāvana has descended as the congregational chanting of Lord H…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: That’s a fact. Today the superior training and intelligence. No so-called gentleman will hear. [indistinct] attention continually. Nobody will hear. They come and hear, they go on. But they were hearing very seriously. Was it not? Śyāmasundara: Yes. Prabhupāda: Questions were intelligent. So all these frustrated boys and girls in the Western world, they are all good candidate. You have to organize to give them; they are searching after.Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupād…
Morning Walk
Chandobhai: " idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ‘śubhāt [Bg. 9.1]" Prabhupāda: Yes, the first qualification is anasūyave. Dr. Patel: Anasūyave, one who is not [indistinct] against God. Prabhupāda: No. One who is not envious. A person generallyDr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr…
Cc. Ādi 1.9
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 1.9 Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " māyā-bhartājāṇḍa-saṅghāśrayāṅgaḥPrabhupāda:Trivikrama:Jagadīśa:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Morning Walk
Pañcadraviḍa: ...take the chemicals and combine them together in a test tube so that a soul can enter into that and... Prabhupāda: God is your not father’s servant, that He will arrange to bring the soul. You are God’s servant. Pañcadraviḍa: So you’re... Cannot be done, then?Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadraviḍa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Pañcadrav…
Morning Walk in the Vṛndāvana Municipal Park [partially recorded]
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: [Announces] Śrīla Prabhupāda is walking in the Vṛndāvana Municipal Park this morning. He drove here by car in his Mercedes. Now he’s taking walk here. Prabhupāda: Car? Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes, car is locked, and the driver of the other car is watching it. [break] Prabhupāda: ...Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Ādi-keśava:Prabhupāda:Pañca-draviḍa:Tripurāri:Pañca-draviḍa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Pra…
SB 7.9.47
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.47 Śāstrījī: [chants slokas, devotees repeat] Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [chants verse; Prabhupāda and devotees respond] [break] " rūpe ime sad-asatī tava veda-sṛṣṭePuṣṭa-Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Room Conversation
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So your answer to his question, “Do you consider the message of Jesus Christ to be universal?” You say yes. Prabhupāda: Yes. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Because he says, “Thou shalt not kill.” Prabhupāda: Yes. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: But none of them are following. Prabhupāda: No, all bogus. And going on in the name of Christian.Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:…
Letters April 2
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated march 20, 25, 26, and I thank you very much for them. I am glad to hear that the lawyer and psychiatrist are going to help with Advaita, and I am praying Krishna for his safety. We are awaiting to receive the judge
Rayarama New York My dear Rayarama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 28, 1968, and I thank you very much for it. I am pleased to hear that you are devoting yourself to the work on Back To Godhead, and it is all right by me if you discontinue the articles on Haridasa Thakura by Professor Sannyal. I know it is difficult to read because it is so presented in...
Vamanadeva St. Louis My dear Vamanadeva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 29th March, 1970. The newspaper portion is very encouraging. They have devoted so much space for describing ourselves. Although there are a few misquotations, never mind, it is a good publicity.
Hamburg My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 17, 1972, forwarded to me in India from Nairobi. Now we have finished our business in India for the time being, so I am stopping here in Australia for some time and then I shall return to Los Angeles for my translating work.
Ksirodakasayi Vrindaban My dear Ksirodakasayi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated 18 and 28 March, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. The fencing estimate, sometimes you say Rs. 4000, sometimes Rs. 5000, so I think you have no good idea these things, because it will not cost more than Rs. 1500. I understand that you have taken quotation from...
Mandali Bhadra Hamburg My dear Mandali Bhadra, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 12, 1972, and I am very much pleased to hear that your German BTG distribution has gone up to 50,000 last issue, and I very much approve of your ideas for improving it more and more. In the editorial section which you plan to have for the beginning, the point should...
Revatinandana London My dear Revatinandana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 3/10/72, and I am very much pleased upon you for taking up the matter of preaching work in England especially, and also other places. I am happy to hear that new centers are being opened by you and others in Europe. This is our best field, and practically I am observing here...
Tamala Krsna, Jayapataka Calcutta My dear Tamala Krishna and Jayapataka, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your joint letter dated 19th March, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. I am very much encouraged by your progress in reporting the stockpiling of materials. It appears that things are progressing at a good rate, and if you are determined enough to make...
Zambia My dear Caranaravinda dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 15-3-75 and have noted the contents. Thank you for the interesting Photographs that you sent. I am very glad to hear report of your programs going on there, especially with the young boys. Please continue these programs with added enthusiasm. They are very important. You should be very careful...
Mr. Kimmel, Mrs. Kimmel Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel 20321 Enadia Way Canoga Park, California 91306 My dear Mr. & Mrs. Kimmel, Please accept my greetings. I have received your kind offering of guava jam through your daughter, Urvasi devi dasi. I wanted to thank you very much for becoming so much interested in our Krishna Consciousness movement. Actually, because Krishna Consciousness is the nature of the...
Siddhasvarupa Honolulu My dear Siddhasvarupa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 12th of March, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for your kind donation of 1,000 U.S. Dollars. Your small booklet seems very nice. I am very glad that you have taken my request to heart and that you are now preaching in so many nice ways. This is very satisfying to...
Citsukhananda Vrindaban My dear Citsukhananda das, Please accept my blessings. The proposed farm project in nothern California is approved by me. Such projects as well as constructing temples, protecting cows, gathering milk, then making ghee, then opening Hare Krishna Restaurants are all good programs for grhasthas.
Mr. Prem J. Batra Prem J. Batra, 97, Amatragar, Chakala Kurla Road Ardhes; Bombay 400-043 My dear Mr. Batra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 27, 1976 with enclosed article. Concerning your questions raised, the process is simply to hear from authority and accept it. From the Bhagavad-gita we can understand Krishna because He is explaining Himself. What...
Niranjana My dear Niranjana das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 16th March, 1976 and I have noted the contents with care. Concerning your translating into Hindi, you had translated some small books into Hindi, where are they? Please send them to Bombay address. Also, you can write small articles for the Hindi magazine here,
V.G.K. Dipple, 9 Kensington-Garden-Square, London W-24Bh, England My dear Dipple-Kularatnam, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 15-3-76 and I have noted the contents with care. I have forwarded your letter to one of my disciples who is presently in South India, and I have advised him that the two of you can conjointly work together to open a centre in...
Yasodanandana Hyderabad My dear Yasodanandana Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 22 March, 1976 and I have noted the contents carefully. My program will be confirmed by the end of April. There is a proposed meeting with the chief minister of Haryana for organizing Kuruksetra and if that meeting is serious, then certainly I shall remain in India. The minister...
Gainesville My dear Amarendra, Please accept my blessings. You may be knowing that we have formed one party of scientists under the leadership of Sriman Svarupa Damodara prabhu. Also we have formed the Bhaktivedanta Institute for organizing scientific presentations of Krishna Consciousness. This party is our most important preaching arm with which we will be able to destroy the bogus speculation...
Dravida My dear Dravida das, Please accept my blessings. You may be knowing that we have formed one party of scientists under the leadership of Sriman Svarupa Damodara prabhu. Also we have formed the Bhaktivedanta Institute for organizing scientific presentations of Krishna Consciousness. This party is our most important preaching arm with which we will be able to destroy the bogus speculation and...
Los Angeles My dear Rameswar, Please accept my blessings. Now we are forming scientists party and we shall try with their help to establish Krishna consciousness as the genuine scientific movement of the world exposing the so-called scientists as nothing but speculators. Svarupa Damodara has received very good response here in India from the scientific community and there is good hope that many...