Spoken July 7
SB 1.1.2
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] Prabhupāda: Then? Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satām. Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] " dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhu…
Arrival Address at Bhaktivedanta Manor
Prabhupāda: ...given the facility of assembling in this nice house, this good boy George Harrison. We must give him all glories. We must be thankful to him that he has given us the facility, and Kṛṣṇa will bless him more and more. So far Gopījana-vallabha, Rādhā-Mādhava, our simple worshipable Supreme Personality of Godhead, Rādhā-Mādhava, He is always enjoying in company with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Rādhā-Mādhava. He does not go outside Vṛndāvana. Kṛṣṇa, original Kṛṣṇa, He does not go even a step ou…
Bg 1.1 Lecture
Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] " dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya [Bg. 1.1]" [break] Prabhupāda: Now, in your leisure hour you will try to repeat and get by heart some of the Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
[in car] Prabhupāda: ...Jewish temple? Brahmānanda: Yes. Prabhupāda: Deity or not? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, no. Jayatīrtha: No. They worship their scripture, though, the Toraḥ. They keep it on one altar and then they bring it out... Brahmānanda: Once a year. Jayatīrtha: And everyone pays respects. Prabhupāda: The scripture gives any description of God?Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Tam…
SB 6.1.23
Evening Darśana
Bṛṣākapi: These are the Flemings, Prabhupāda. You are a professor? Professor Flemings: Well, I’m retired. Bṛṣākapi: Retired professor? From what school? Professor Flemings: University of Maryland. Bṛṣākapi: The University of Maryland. What was your subject? Professor Flemings: Modern poetry and theater. Bṛṣākapi: Oh, very nice, very nice. This isCarl Werntz:Bṛṣākapi:Carl Warentz:Bṛṣākapi:Prabhupāda:Carl Werntz:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Bṛṣākapi:Vipina:Bṛṣākapi:Vipina:Hari-śauri:Carl Werntz:Har…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...bora bora phet, lanka dinga ke matta kare het[?] It was translated by a Mr. Row, a professor in the Presidency College, he translated, “Big, big monkey, big, big belly, Ceylon jumping, melancholy.” When the problems of life is read, then they are melancholy, all these big, big scientists. Ceylon jumping melancholy. Hanumān, one monkey, he jumped over the Ceylon. So other monkeys also, they were very much proud that a monkey jumped over the ocean. And as soon as he was challenged, …
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: “...so we have got our authority.” I have got my authority, Bhāgavatam, Vedic literature. Why shall I give you better preference, your authority? I have got my authority. Svarūpa Dāmodara: So we’ll explain there are two types of acquiring knowledge. Two different techniques. Now the scientists are believing their ownPrabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Rūpānuga:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Ravīndra-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Ravīnd…
Room Conversations
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Everything was “probably” in their books. Prabhupāda: “Probably,” “maybe.” Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Those are their favorite words. Śrīla Prabhupāda? We’re receiving a number of letters now, and these are people who want to get initiated. So up until now, since your becoming ill, we asked them to wait. Huh.Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla K…
Room Conversations
Prabhupāda: Just see. For cutting the throat of cow, he’s going thousands of miles. This is the civilization. He’s an expert butcher, and he has got service in Australia, and he’ll go. This is livelihood, personal duty. What a nonsense business, and he’Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla …
Room Conversations
Prabhupāda: And his wife takes four bottles of Nux Vomica. If he said that “Dr. Bannerji prescribes Nux Vomica in different doses to every person, therefore we finished the Nux Vomica bottle very quickly.” He was the biggest customer for Nux Vomica, Tincture Nux Vomica. So heTamāla Kṛṣṇa: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 July 7
Mr. Bailey [True copy of the letter published in the A.B. Patrika on 7/7/53 at Allahabad under the heading “Hindu Missionaries”] Sir---With reference to the letter of Sri Satish Asthana published in your columns of the 2nd instant, I have the honour to inform all concerned through your esteemed paper, that an association for missionary activities under the name and style
My dear Sri Ved Prakash, I am in due receipt of your letter No VP 1159/58 D/2/7/58 with thanks and have noted the contents carefully. I quite appreciate your feelings for the people of India. But when we speak of humanity it does not necessarily mean Indian only neither it may be restricted within the human society even.
Los Angeles My dear Dayananda, Please accept my blessings, and offer the same to Srimati Nandarani, and to your daughter. I hope you are all well in Krishna Consciousness. And I am so glad to learn that Krishna is endowing you with more and more intelligence in the matter of understanding Krishna Consciousness. Krishna is very kind and any sincere devotee is always taken care of by His Lordship in...
My dear Govinda Dasi, Please accept my blessings, and offer the same to Gaurasundara. I am so much pleased by reading your letter of June 26, 1969, describing your preaching activities in Hawaii, both husband and wife together. It is very much pleasing to me. I was shocked when I heard that Gaurasundara was hurt on the chin, but at the same time, I was so much enlivened by hearing of your spirited...
Columbus My dear Jananivasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 12th June, 1970, and noted the contents carefully. I am very glad to learn that you are appreciating the importance of very nice Sankirtana activities for the purpose of attracting people to our movement. This was the simple program of Lord Caitanya and it is our business to follow His Sankirtana...
Detroit My dear Bhagavan das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 6th July, 1971 along with ten pairs beads for chanting as well as daksina presentation by check, .00. Thank you very much. You will be glad to know that I have gladly consented to initiate all those boys and girls recommended by you and their beads are enclosed herewith, duly chanted on, as...
Rector, Institute of Oriental Philosophy Vrndavana My dear Sripada Bon Maharaja: Please accept my humble dandavats. I thank you very much for your letter dated June 18, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. I left Honolulu on the 30th of June for Los Angeles where I stayed for one week, then I left for Denver where I stayed for one week, then I have come to Chicago, and I am staying in our...
Los Angeles My dear Tulsi das: Please accept my blessings. Upon your recommendation I am accepting the following as my initiated disciples and their names are: Barbara Stark---Bhrama Karika devi; and Bhakta Ned---Nirguna dasa. I also accept for second initiation Mahaswara dasa. His sacred thread is duly enclosed sanctified by me.