Spoken April 22
Conversation in car
Prabhupāda: Almost they have become Europeanized. Sudāmā: Yes. Prabhupāda: In every respect. Sudāmā: The president seemed very interested, somewhat, in our philosophy. Prabhupāda: Hmm. He’s a nice gentleman. [pause] They are still satisfied with wooden house? Sudāmā: The Japanese people? Prabhupāda: Yes. Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Karandhar…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma eva kevalam [Cc. Ādi 17.21] What is that, that... [indistinct] the Deities? Devotee: Oh, the Deities? Prabhupāda: " śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya-nānā- śṛṅgāra-tan-mandira-mārjanādau [Śrī Śrī Gurv-aṣṭaka 3]" Wherefrom we got this?Sudāmā:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:Prabhupāda:Cintāmaṇi:P…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...“Necessity and Chance”? Pradyumna: “Chance and Necessity.” Prabhupāda: That is whole theory of the atheist class men. Pradyumna: Ohhh. Prabhupāda: That is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā. Aparaspara... Aparaspara... Just like one man and woman unites all of a sudden, and there is pregnancy. This is chance.Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation with Dai Nippon Representative
Prabhupāda: ...so many assistants. Similarly, God can expand Himself for different... So Lord Buddha appeared to stop animal killing. Keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare [Śrī Daśāvatāra-stotra 9]. This is Sanskrit. Lord Kṛṣṇa, Keśava, He was very much compassionate on the poor animals. Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:Japanese devotee:Prabhupāda:Dai Nippon Rep:Prabhupāda:D…
SB 2.9.2
Pradyumna: " ...māyayā bahu-rūpayā" Prabhupāda: " bahu-rūpa ivābhāti māyayā bahu-rūpayā ramamāṇo guṇeṣv asyā mamāham iti manyate []" Bahu-rūpa means varieties of forms, 8,400,000’s of forms. Ivābhāti: “It appears like that.” Therefore, when one is advanced in spiritual consciousness, he does not see the varieties of form, because these varieties of form are not real. Anyone can understand that. Any formBali-mardana:Prabhupāda:Bali-mardana:Prabhupāda:Bali-mardana:Prabhupāda:Devo…
SB 1.8.30
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.30 Prabhupāda: [leads singing of Jaya rādhā-mādhava] [04:36] [prema-dhvāṇī prayers] Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:PrabhupādaSB 4.8.4Cc. Ādi 1.90Devotees:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: What is preaching principle? What we should inform to the people in general? Pañcadraviḍa: I try to remember that Lord Caitanya, He informed that the purpose of all Vedic literatures is to acquaint people with their relationship, which they have forgotten, with God; to teach them how to engage themself in that relationship and to understand that the goal is to come to pure love of God. So when I speak I try to bring that into it also, because we are actually speaking f…
Bg 9.4 Lecture
Prabhupāda: [chants verse; devotees respond] " mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ [Bg. 9.4]" [01:18] So this is the fourth verse of the subject matter, the confidential and the king of knowledge, to understand God. This is the subject matter. So yesterday we discussed thatDevotees:Gurukṛpā:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Lady guest (3):Gurukṛpā:Prabhupāda:Indian guest (4):Prabh…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: What is that? Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: The machine, I forgot to turn it..., one knob down. I wanted to tape what you were saying, because... [break] We find actually it’s true that when we try to speak philosophy sometimes to unwilling persons, they take that we are trying to convert them.Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Puṣṭ…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...but they do not change the body, and [indistinct]. Immediately they are lost. That they do not know how to keep clean. So in India there is no question how to keep clean. They do not know. They’ll not take bath for days together. And he likes stop bathing, so many germs carrying. And heHari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhup…
Room Conversation with Guests
Prabhupāda: We have come to give this message of Kṛṣṇa. That is our business. We are not tourists. Michael Gordon: What does being a devotee of Kṛṣṇa involve? Does it...? Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa involved means you are... Every one of you, you are Kṛṣṇa’s part and parcel. But on account of your forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa, you are suffering. Therefore our message is that Brian Singer:Prabhupāda:Brian Singer:Prabhupāda:Brian Singer:Prabhupāda:Brian Singer:Prabhupāda:Brian Singer:Prabhupāda:Brian Singer:Pra…
Conversation with Tamāla Kṛṣṇa about Yadubara
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yadubara... There’s one letter from Yadubara Prabhu. Actually, he was hoping to get to see you. Prabhupāda: Hmm? What shall I advise? I have no experience this. You do. But this scientific film should not be done independently. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: His reason for coming to India this time was to give you that film and to now make a film India. He proposes to travel to holy places and festivals to show people engaged in the nine processes of devotional service. Prabhupāda:Tam…
Conversation with disciples of Chinmayananda and Shivananda Ashram
Indian man (1): ...mūrti, Shivananda Ashram. Prabhupāda: That Pabai[?] Ashram? Indian man (2): Tirtha Swami. Indian man (1): Krishna Chaitanya Shivananda Ashram. Virendra[?]. Shri Narayana Shri Caitanya, he has Swami Krishna[?]. He has [indistinct]. Prabhupāda: Now people are taking our philosophy. So your mission also, preach in the same way. People will be benefited. The whole world is taking Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabh…
Room Conversation
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: But there’s a lot of trouble, martial law in three cities. Prabhupāda: [indistinct] Now they are fighting. [break] ...is now ruined. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Pakistan? Prabhupāda: Yes. And just see democracy. People demanding that “You resign.” He’ll... [break] And from the very beginning, Pakistan is controlled by crooked men. They are Muhammadans, rascals, crooked, not culturedTamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Pra…
Letters April 22
Ballabhi My dear Ballabhi, Please accept my blessings. I thank you for your letter of the 18th instant and I have noted the contents with so much pleasure. I know that you poor girl have been frustrated by the so called society and you deeply needed the shelter of Krishna Consciousness. Krishna kindly sent you to me and I have tried to give you whatever I had in my possession. Please go on chanting...
Subala, Krsna Devi My dear Subala das and Krishna Devi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter and ___ so very nicely made. I am enjoying your preparations daily and it is so ___ I am glad that you are prosecuting the ___ regularly and that will make you happy in the world both in this life and in the next. Make Kirtana your life and soul and He will give you all benediction....
My dear Dinesh, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated April 20, 1969, and the tape of our Sankirtana recording and prayer. Everyone who has heard it here is very satisfied with the result, and I thank you very much for your efforts in this connection. I am enclosing herewith one letter from Brahmananda, and you can understand from this how much this recording is being...
My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated April 18, 1969, and I have noted the contents carefully. Your idea to go to San Francisco for a short time is nice. Yes, the San Francisco temple has deteriorated from its original position, so please try to reinstate it. Jivananda and Harsarani may also go there to help. You may also help to plan for the...
Tokyo My dear Sriman Minoru and Kenji, Please accept my blessings. This is the first time I am addressing to some of my Japanese friends and admirers and I am so glad to receive your nice letters. Sriman Sudama Das Adhikari has gone to your country carrying the message of Bhagavad-gita and I am so glad to learn that you two boys are cooperating with him in this great mission.
Sydney My dear Upendra, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated 20th April, 1970, with newspaper clippings enclosures, and they are all every encouraging. Don’t worry your wife, she is trying to get immigration visa and Madhudvisa is helping her. In the meantime, I am enclosing herewith a copy of the police officer
Tallahassee My dear John Milner, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 4th April from Tallahassee, Florida and have noted the contents. It is so much encouraging to hear how you are introducing this Krishna Consciousness Movement in the schools and colleges there. Especially this is an ideal opportunity for distributing our books also, so you should make all serious...
My dear Tamala, Please accept my blessings. Replying your letter dated 13rd. Just received late as yesterday evening. I beg to reply as follows:---I agree to purchase Mr. Mohta’s house. The condition mentioned by you appears to be little hazardous. I wish that we may get full vacant possession immediately and we pay the full amount all cash down. If they can not give us full vacant possession immediately...
Dharma Gainesville My dear Dharma, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 14, 1972 and I have noted the contents. Actually, Krishna does not care for how much we give to Him, but He sees how much we are keeping back for ourselves. There is the story of Kholaveca Sridhara, a devotee of Lord Caitanya, who although he was a very poor man, gave half of his...
Buffalo My dear Gunagrahi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 21, 1972 and I have noted the contents. Upon your recommendation, I am glad to accept Sriman Larry Kelly as my duly initiated disciple, and I am enclosing a separate letter to him. The extra set of beads that were mistakenly sent to Ayodhyapati Das may be given to him. Ayodhyapati may keep...
Atlanta My dear Labangalatika, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 4 and I have noted the contents. Upon inquiring from Hayagriva prabhu regarding the deity worship program at New Vrindaban, I have been assured that everything is going on nicely now, and that Radha and Krishna are receiving proper care and service. It is very good that you are feeling...
Lalitananda My dear son, Please accept my blessings. Upon the recommendation of Gunagrahi I have gladly consented to accept you as my duly initiated disciple. There is one extra set of beads there which have been duly chanted by me, so you may take them as your beads. Your spiritual name is Lalitananda das Brahmacari.
San Diego My dear sons and daughters, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter, undated, along with your offering of , and I thank you very much. You are all very nice, sincere boys and girls, and Krishna has been very kind to send you all to help me in this great task of trying to save all the fallen souls from such a dangerous position. At every step there is danger, but under...
Sucandra Munich My dear Sucandra, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 17, 1972 and I have noted the contents. I am very glad to know that you are working sincerely to distribute this great science to the people of Germany. Not only the people in Germany, but all over the world, people are suffering due to lack of this knowledge. When the son is suffering,...
My dear Guru Das: Please accept my blessings. Since leaving India I have not received any report. So I would like to hear from you, how many men are there in Vrindaban and how the project is progressing there. Now we have got good respect there in India, so you boys manage everything intelligently and responsibly. You have all got good intelligence, now use it to full capacity for Krishna
The United States Consulate, Visa Section 24 Albert Road, Melbourne, Australia, Attn: Mr. Fagan Dear Sir: This is to inform you that I am leaving Melbourne for the United States to visit my disciples in our centres in the U.S.A. We are departing from Australia the 26th April, 1976, and first of all we will be visiting our centre in Hawaii. For the past several months, one of my disciples, Mr....