July 20
Spoken July 20
Bg 4.6-8 Lecture
Prabhupāda: " ajo ‘pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ‘pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā [Bg. 4.6]" Now, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is describing how He incarnates Himself for the benefit of conditioned souls in the material world. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, He descends. The Sanskrit word is [My dear Lord, and the spiritual energy of the Lord, kindly engage me in Your service. I am now embarrassed with this material service. Please engage me in Your service.]Student:Prabh…
Lecture [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: It is simply troublesome, kleśa. Kleśa means troublesome. Because they cannot concentrate. Avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate. Those who have accepted this body, for them, to think of something impersonal is simply artificial, is simply artificial. Therefore the impersonalists or the void philosophers, their process of so-called yoga is simply troublesome, and maybe some profit there, but the ultimate profit, they cannot have. It is not possible. Therefore in the Devotee:P…
Lecture
[tape begins with kīrtana and maṅgalācaraṇa prayers] Prabhupāda: So ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and participating with this movement. It is very important movement to bring man to his original consciousness. Kṛṣṇa consciousness means to bring a living entity to his original consciousness. Just like there are many mental hospitals. What is that? Bellevue? In your city? The purpose of the hospital is to bring a crazy fellow to his original consciousness. Simil…
Purport to Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava
Prabhupāda: So you know this song Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava? Devotees: Jaya! Prabhupāda: So you can follow me? Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! (Śrīla Prabhupāda leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava) Prabhupāda: So this is the-sit down-original nature of Kṛṣṇa, original nature of Kṛṣṇa. He is Rādhā-Mādhava. He is the lover of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. And
Room Conversation
Devotee (1): And here is the... I found the tape, [indistinct] ask you to put it on. Prabhupāda: [indistinct] has come? Devotee (1): Yes, [indistinct] has come. Here is the foot pedal [indistinct] and earplug. Is there an outlet here, Śrīla Prabhupāda? Devotee (2): There’s an outlet there.Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Pratyatoṣa:Prabhupāda:Pratyatoṣa:Prabhupāda:Pratyatoṣa:Prabhupāda:Pra…
Interview
Prabhupāda: [indistinct] ...this wrong conception should be now. We should know our real identity. Then everything will be all right. We are going on on a wrong concept of life. Therefore people are not happy. So I want to give them the message, spiritual life. If people accept it, they will be happy.Frenchman:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Bhūgarbha:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:P…
Interview
Devotee: Yes. I think this gentleman would like to have some interview with Śrīla Prabhupāda. [to other devotee:] You’re going to translate, [indistinct]? [to guest:] And you can sit here? And you can sit here, please? Prabhupāda: Give him some... Devotee: Sit here. Bhūgarbha: We have a cushion. [break] Prabhupāda:Bhūgarbha:Guru-gaurāṅga:Frenchman:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Guru-gaurāṅga:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Guru-gaurāṅga:Prabhupāda:Frenchman:Guru-gaurāṅga:Prabhupāda:Guru-gaurāṅga:Bhagavān:Frenchm…
SB 1.1.10
Prabhupāda: [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. [devotees offer obeisances] Prabhupāda: Chant. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...our shelter is land. [break] ...Juhu? No, only some birds. [several birds are making noises, including a crow] There is crow. [laughter] Bhaktadāsa: We have the ducks and swans over there, and we have the crows here. Prabhupāda: Why they are keeping crows? Bahulāśva: “Birds of a feather flock together.Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bhaktadāsa:Prabhupāda:Bhaktadāsa:Citsukhānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Citsukhānanda:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupād…
SB 6.1.39
Nitāi: “The questions asked of the Yamadūtas by the Viṣṇudūtas are: What is the process of meeting out punishment to others? Who is actually a candidate to be punished? Are all karmīs engaged in fruitive activities fit to be punished, or only some of them?Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Cc. Madhya 20.112
Pradyumna: [chants verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] " viṣṇu-śaktiḥ parā proktā kṣetrajñākhyā tathā parā avidyā-karma-samjñānyā tṛtīyā śaktir iṣyate [Cc. Madhya 6.154]" [break] [00:43] Translation: “Originally, Kṛṣṇa’s energy is spiritual, and the energy known as the living entity is also spiritual. However, there is another energy, called illusion, which consists of fruitive activity. That is the LordPrabhupāda:Devotees:
Car Ride
Prabhupāda: Appreciating. Rāmeśvara: They have so many different groups, religious groups and minority groups from other parts of the world, they call it a melting pot. So they accept us because they’ve accepted so many others, the Puerto Ricans, the blacks, so similarly they are accepting us.Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Rāmeśvara:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Rāmeśvara:Tam…
Morning Walk
[in car] Prabhupāda: Mind’s business is restlessness. Where is surprising? Therefore we have to fix up our mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Otherwise there is no way. It is very restless. That is the nature. The yogīs, they try to control the mind by mechanical processHṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Ādi-keśava:Hṛdayānanda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Hṛdayānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tripurāri:Prabhupāda:Passerby:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Passerby:D…
Letters July 20
Krpasindhu (Rick Holtzman) Toronto My dear Krpasindhu (Rick Holtzman), Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind letter dated 7th July, 1971 and you will be glad to know that I have accepted you as my duly initiated disciple. Your beads have been duly chanted by me and are being returned personally by Jagadisa Prabhu, who is here now in N.Y. I have given you the spiritual...
Bali-mardana New York Dear Bali-mardana Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 18, 1973 with enclosed photostat of Caitanya-caritamrta which I am looking over. Regarding the purchase of the building, I wish that unless the Columbia Club sells the building that you do not move from the present building. You proposed to move to another building but...
Hawaii Dear Govinda dasi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your undated letter. I am concerned that you write describing that you are bewildered by the dictates of your material mind. Of course we have to control the mind, and I have already instructed you and all my students that the restless fickle mind can only be controlled by putting the mind to the lotus feet of...
New Orleans Dear Nityananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 15, 1973 and I have carefully noted the contents. It is very encouraging for me to see the activities of the New Orleans temple. I can see you have a nice house which you have purchased in the Society
Bombay Dear Tamala Krsna Maharaja: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 15 July, 1973 and I have carefully examined the contents. Yes, I am prepared to pay the entire amount for purchase of the land at Juhu. But Mrs. Nair cannot increase the price. If she wants to increase then we will demand she return the 5 lacs rupees, plus interest and damages. So she...
Dear Yasomatinandan, Please accept my blessings. I heard you were transferring to our Los Angeles center but I do not know if you have left our Chicago center yet, so I am sending copies of this letter to both places. The thing is Brahmananda Maharaj is having difficulty translating literature into the Gujarat language in Nairobi. There is a large Gujarati population there and he has had some of...
Bombay My dear Giriraja das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 11, 1974 the copy of which was forwarded to me here at our New Vrindaban. I am very pleased to know that things are going on according to routine. This morning we held a meeting of GBC members, and I have sent a telegram addressed to Karandhara as follows:
Madhavananda Bhaktivedanta Manor My dear Madhavananda das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter hand delivered by Brahmananda Swami. I have written to Saurabha Prabhu to send you the same pattern plans for your temple construction. You should build in the same pattern, not different. More when we meet soon.
Sahadeva Houston My dear Sahadeva das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 10, 1974 and have noted the contents. I have also seen the photos. Regarding the Life Members, you cannot impose rules on the guests. They can remain two or three days as guests, so there should be no difficulty.
Bunke Behari Berkeley My dear Bunke Behari das: Please accept my blessings. I wish to thank you very much for ivory carving gift which you have kindly presented to me. You have made it very nicely. I can see that it required skill to make it so artistically. You have made Radha and Krishna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu very attractively.
Sriman G.L. Nanda 5, Tughlak Road New Delhi-11 2334 Stuart St., Berkeley, Ca. My Dear Sriman Nandaji: Please accept my greetings. I was very anxious to receive a reply to my letter addressed to you dated June 14, 1975. So if you have not yet replied, I shall be very glad if you send the reply now to the following address: ISKCON, 3764 Watseka Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90034, U.S.A.