Spoken July 3
Initiation: Śrī Raṅga, Romaharṣaṇa, Śrīdhara
Prabhupāda: Ten kinds of offenses, they are mentioned in the paper. You should avoid, and follow the regulative principles. Just like if you ignite fire, if the wood is dry, then the fire very quickly takes place. And if it is moist, wet, then it takes time. So, so avoiding these ten kinds of offenses and following the rules and regulation will quickly ignite the fire of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Otherwise, the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Pr…
Departure Address
Prabhupāda: So I am going out of station for few days. I shall come back again very soon. Devotees: Jaya! Prabhupāda: In the meantime, you go on holding this class, morning, regularly, one śloka from Bhāgavata; thoroughly discuss for one hour; kīrtana. Besides that, our other regular program should go on. Nothing should be hampered. That is my request. Live peacefully and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.Devotees:
Room Conversation and Interview
Guest (1): Yes, I guess it would be hard to define in terms of a search. Man’s..., man’s search for something divine. I’d..., I’d define it in terms of, of a search for the divine. I’ve been studying Russian Elders in the Orthodox Church. Perhaps thatPrabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Reporter:Devotee:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Report…
Arrival
Devotee (1): Your Divine Grace, this is Royal Kennedy from NBC television. Royal Kennedy: How do you do? Devotee (1): She would like to ask you some questions. [lots of background chatter as things are set up] Royal Kennedy: I would like to know what the occasion is. Why are you visiting Chicago?Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Royal Kennedy:Prabhupāda:Royal Kennedy:Prabhupāda:Royal Kennedy:Prabhupāda:Royal Kennedy:Prabhupāda:Royal Kennedy:Prabhupāda:Brahmāna…
Morning Walk
[in car] Brahmānanda: ...the sun is the center. In that way, above the sun. [break] Prabhupāda: Huh? This [indistinct] is not center. It is above the sun. It has his own orbit. Brahmānanda: Oh. [break] Prabhupāda: Sun is situated in the middle of the universe. [break] ...diameter of the universe isHarikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Śrī Govinda:Prabhupāda:Kuruśreṣṭha:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):P…
Morning Walk [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: What is that building? Bṛṣākapi: This is the neighborhood. It is a very rich neighborhood, Prabhupāda. Very wealthy. This is the most wealthy neighborhood, practically all of America. The builders are putting up houses all in here, just like that house over there.Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Bṛṣākapi:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Hari-śauri…
Room Conversation
Bṛṣākapi: ...we have ordered. They will be arriving in two months. Also we have Prabhupāda-Bhaktisiddhānta deities. They will be coming also. We will be the first in America to have Prabhupāda, Bhaktisiddhānta and Sītā-Rāma. Prabhupāda: Here? Bṛṣākapi: Yes, Prabhupāda.Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Bṛṣākapi:Rūpānuga:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Vipina:Prabhupāda:Vipina:Prabhupāda:Vipina:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Rūpānuga:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:P…
SB 7.6.20-23
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting, etc.] " parāvareṣu bhūteṣu brahmānta-sthāvarādiṣu bhautikeṣu vikāreṣu bhūteṣv atha mahatsu caPrabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
“Life Comes From Life” Slideshow Discussions
Prabhupāda: Some talking? There is no talking? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Pardon, Prabhupāda? Prabhupāda: This slide’s without talking? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes, we will make little... We are just testing. [background discussion while setting up] " om ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yenaPrabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhup…
Discussion about Bhū-maṇḍala
Prabhupāda: And you think it is religion. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yeah, and he’s an animal. What does he know? Śatadhanya: And he’s limited to a certain atmosphere. Prabhupāda: Ah, yes. He is animal. Know that. What is his idea? And he has not correctly estimated how high is Himalaya. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No. A gross underestimationPrabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Śatadhanya:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:…
Letters July 3
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 28, 1968, and I thank you very much for it. Regarding Bali Maharaja: He is born in the same atheistic family of Maharaja Prahlada. He happened to be the grandson of Maharaja Prahlada, and as his great grand-father, Hiranyakasipu was very powerful, and as there was animosity between the demigods and the demons,...
My dear Yamuna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June 28, 1969, and I am very glad that Krishna has after all given you a nice place to remain in London and spread Krishna Consciousness with more enthusiasm. Your successful meeting in Oxford is also very encouraging. There is a verse in
My dear Damodara and Abhirama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated 27th June, 1971 and have noted the contents. Yes, it will be a great event if you can arrange a meeting with President Nixon. If Mr. Nixon keeps a cool head and tries to understand our movement, it will be good for us and the whole world also. Actually the whole world is suffering for want...
Brooklyn My dear Jayadvaita, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 30th June, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. Your report on the progress of Srimad-Bhagavatam, first four cantos, is very much encouraging, so continue this work very seriously. I have again begun translating work and have so far sent Satsvarupa Prabhu three tapes from 4th Canto, 8th chapter,...
My dear Phyllis Zakheim: Please accept my greetings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 16th June, 1971 and have noted the contents. Please know it that “Nara Narayana” is a spirit soul, and not the physical body. That physical body was given by you, so it is very good that you take care of the physical side. So far I am concerned, I am giving him spiritual enlightenment, and I am taking...
Boston My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. Enclosed please find tape no. 3. Kindly acknowledge receipt, and date of receipt also. After finishing with these tapes, they should be sent directly to Pradyumna in N.Y. for sanskrit, along with a copy of the finished transcript. He can forward the tapes to me.
Calcutta My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. The books in India should not be sent to U.S.A. The contract for distributing our books was a pseudo contract, so it was cancelled. So the books must be distributed in India. There is no use in sending the books back here. So you must distribute these books, and so life membership distribution program must be vigorously done.
Dakar, Senegal (West Africa) My dear Cyavana Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of 24 June which has just been forwarded to me here in Australia. I am relieved to know your wheres again after not hearing from you for some time. You want to see me and I also have some important things to discuss with you, so the best thing is if we meet at the end of July in...