Spoken June 23
SB 7.6.6-9
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.6–9 Prabhupāda: [chants maṅgalacaraṇa] So Prahlāda Mahārāja’s proposal is that kaumāra ācaret prājñaḥ. Intelligent Who is intelligent? He should begin Kṛṣṇa consciousness from childhood. Not that we have to wait. And he is presenting an analytical study of the whole life, that unless we begin Kṛṣṇa consciousness from childhood, hardly there will be opportunity to practice this transcendental method. Because in the beginning he has said that this life, human form of life, i…
SB 2.3.25
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.25 Pradyumna: Translation: “O Sūta Gosvāmī, your words are pleasing to our minds. Please therefore explain this to us as it was spoken by the great devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is very expert in transcendental knowledge, and who spoke to Mahārāja Parīkṣit upon being asked.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Bg 2.14 Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...anityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata [Bg. 2.14]. In the previous verse, it has been described that dehino ‘smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā [Bg. 2.13]: “We are transmigrating from one body to another. Exactly like we are passing from a child body to a boyDevotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Indian Man:Prabhupāda:Indian Man:Prabhupāda:Indian Man:Prabhupāda:Devotee (3):Prabhupā…
Morning Walk
[in car] Brahmānanda: He wants to go to India. Prabhupāda: Oh. Brahmānanda: They were not participating so much in devotional life. So now he wants to resume his... Prabhupāda: He can go to Māyāpur. Brahmānanda: Yes. [break] Prabhupāda: They produce fruit so big, these palm... They are palm trees, they are not coconut.Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bahulāś…
Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize
Prabhupāda: ...advises Arjuna that “I am... The body and the soul different.” Dr. Mize: The body and soul are different, yes. So it seems to me, too. Prabhupāda: That’s nice. That is the beginning of spiritual education. People do not understand. I have seen many European big, big professors, they do not have any clear conception that the body and the soul, different.Dr. Mize:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Dr. Mize:Prabhupāda:Dr…
SB 6.1.10
Santoṣa: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " kvacin nivartate’ bhadrāt kvacic carati tat punaḥ prāyaścittam atho ‘pārthaṁ manye kuñjara-śaucavat []" [break] [00:57] Translation: “Sometimes one who is very alert not to commit sinful acts is victimized by sinful life again. If one atones for the sins after committing them but then repeatedly commits the same sins, his atonement is a useless process. Indeed, it is like the bathing of an elephant, for the elephant fully cleanses itsel…
Garden Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...production of it’s external. Bahir-aṅga-śakti. But the śakti, the energy, is coming from the Supreme. Just like here we find this place is shadow and that place is sunshine. Both these places are due to the sun. When there is no sun, there is no such distinction that Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Kulādri:Prabhupāda:Kulādri:Prabhupāda:Kulādri:Prabhupāda:Kulādri:Prabhupāda:Kulādri:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhup…
Morning Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...and prostitutes. So... Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yeah, it’s even mentioned in the Kṛṣṇa book. Prostitutes came out of Dvārakā. Prabhupāda: Yes. In Calcutta in our childhood I have seen many big, big prostitutes, Vaiṣṇavī. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Really? Prabhupāda: All, their behavior, their livingBhakti-caru:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:…
Letters June 23
Dallas My dear Laksmimoni devi: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 21, 1975 with enclosed photo. Generally it is not good for the women with babies to worship the Deity, because a baby means uncleanliness. You have to touch the baby and there is so many dirtiness, so how can you remain sanctified? But if you are doing it nicely, then it is okay. But, if you...
Los Angeles My dear Mahajana das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 21, 1975 and have noted the contents. As far as this matter is concerned, it is my desire that you consult your local Governing Body Commissioner Jayatirtha das. Now I am desiring more and more to have time for translating my books, not that I have to become involved in every question. For...
Atlanta My dear Svarupa Damodara dasa: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 20, 1975 with enclosures, and I thank you very much for it. It is very good that you are progressing with the book proving scientifically that Lord Sri Krishna is the origin of life. Yes, do it slowly but surely. It is important work for our preaching mission(Bg. 2.13(Bg. 7.3)